1, Wanhu Hou
Yan Xing did not say anything in full. After Dong Zhuo took charge of the government, he promoted a large number of scholars. Among them, Cai Yong and Xun Shuang, famous scholars who enjoyed high status, ignored the past promotion practices. Instead, they waved their hands and said that Cai Yong and Xun Shuang, famous scholars like Cai Yong and Xun Shuang, were promoted one after another within a few days.
This is not only Dong Zhuo's intention to show that although he was a military man, he also advocated literary style and was willing to share the government with the literati and officials. Moreover, his position was not right, just like Yuan Shao was uneasy after attacking Gongshen. A group of party members led by Yuan Shao had chosen not to cooperate with Dong Zhuo, who had deposed the emperor, so Dong Zhuo could only desperately win over other scholars who seemed neutral. Among them, those famous scholars in the country were even more targeted by him. This painstaking effort and self-improvement suddenly gained a huge amount of power and wealth, which is not a good thing.
Dong Zhuo himself was not weak, but he only had an advantage in military affairs. After entering the court, facing the huge Han court, like a yak entering a porcelain shop, he not only could not rush around, but also had to be careful to prevent the breaking of these porcelains that were regarded as rare treasures. His method of commanding troops in the past was very effective when facing these court documents and government affairs in the court. Therefore, in addition to using power to win over some court officials, he could only continue to rely on scholars and officials to maintain the current shaky imperial court like He Jin and others.
Although Dong Jun is full of momentum and Dong Zhuo's power is at its peak. Cao Yuan and others are willing to make friends with them. Although there are similar factors, Dong Jun turned his back and controlled the Luoyang court. This matter was probably a major reason. However, Dong Zhuo could not control the court by relying on his own power. In addition, the Yuan brothers are not inferior. One side deliberately wins over and is afraid, the other side cooperates on the surface and secretly stumps. The two sides can still stand together at the moment, but they are just lacking a fuse. The situation of division is becoming more and more clear in the joy of the court.
Yan Xing did not say it clearly, but his words also attracted the attention of others. After Yan Xing's trip to Liangzhou, he became more mature and steady. He suddenly said softly:
"The imperial court's intention was good, but the soldiers in the army complained a lot. The captains such as Niu, Dong, Xu, Duan were just given the position of a general of the Central Army. Many men came to serve the king and rescue the emperor, but they had very little fame and honor, and the morale of the army was the most important!"
Gan Ling also looked at Yan Xing and nodded. Obviously he also agreed with Yan Xing's opinion. Yan Xing knew what Gan Ling meant, so he frowned. As they said, in order to maintain the balance of the court, Dong Zhuo deliberately tilted the balance to the literati and officials above the court. Although it was just a bribe, it became a bit favorable to the generals and officers in the army.
Once Dong Zhuo and the scholars split, Dong Zhuo, who not only has a high opinion of himself and cannot tolerate betrayal, will be furious. Those who are suppressed by Dong Zhuo's power are all about fame, wealth, and wealth. Women of the Outer Town who traveled thousands of miles to the capital will soon reveal their true colors.
Yan Xing knew what the final tragic consequences of such a thing were, so he did not follow Yan Xing's intention, but turned around and looked at Zhou Liang who was riding on the side, thinking about something but silently kept silent.
Zhou Liang was a newcomer from Li Ru's tent, but when he was at the age of the Three Guards, he secretly cooperated with him and surrendered to him. He was like a single-plank bridge built on the edge of a cliff. His status was quite awkward, but his role could not be ignored. Yan Xing kept paying attention to the only scholar in his tent. He also knew that Zhou Liang was quite eager and wise, so he treated him with courtesy. Although he only discussed with Gan Ling, Yan Xing and Ma Lin on some important matters.
"Yuan Shan, how about you looking at the three people in the Northern Army just now?"
Yan Xing talked a lot with Cao Yuan. He learned that Cao Yuan was so cunning, calm and thoughtful, and had the slightest style of a general. However, Wei Xuan and Meng Tu talked, but only from Meng Tu drinking and singing and dancing swords. Wei Xuan witnessed the knights riding horses and committing anger and changing color. He inferred that they were all people who value loyalty, ambition and chivalrous. Although Zhou Liang didn't talk much in the conversation with them, the bystanders were clear, so while Yan Xing talked about Yan Xing's deep topic, he also intended to learn from Zhou Liang about his evaluation of Cao Yuan and the other two who had just made friends.
Zhou Liang pinched the sparse beard under his jaw, thought for a while, and began to say:
"Jun Cao is a person who is calm and moderate in his behavior, and is calm and thoughtful when encountering things. He is indeed a promising general. But if he observes his expression, he is also a person who pursues fame, wealth and wealth!"
Yan Xing nodded, and he could also feel that while Cao Yuan was a steady and moderate person, he actually had a heart that pursued fame, fortune and wealth. This is not uncommon. This is the current fashion. While people are generous and talkative, they also do not hide their desire to pursue fame, wealth and honor. On the contrary, those who do not have a strong ambition and are poor and down-and-out will be even more contemptuous.
Before Han Xin became famous, "I was not allowed to choose an official, nor could I manage businessmen, and I often sent food and drink from others, and I was tired of it." The wife of Zhu Maichen, a famous minister during the former Han Dynasty, also resolutely said to her husband who could only study and sell firewood and not make any progress, "If you are the husband, you will starve to death to the middle of the ditch, how can you be rich and noble?" This is the case with the wind. A person who is poor and poor will be despised by others. Therefore, every aspiring person has to work hard to promote, hone his reputation, and pursue achievements in order to make a name for himself.
Just like the father Yan of the previous Han Dynasty, when he was too utilitarian when others advised him, he said frankly: "I have been studying abroad for more than 40 years, but my relatives don't think they are sons, my younger brother will not accept me, and my guests will abandon me, and I will be miserable for a long time. Moreover, my husband will not eat five cauldrons in his life, and he will cook five cauldrons in his life." When Liang Su of the dynasty climbed up to look far, he also expressed a similar feeling, "A real man lives in the world, he should be a marquis in his life, and he should be a temple food when he dies. Otherwise, living in idleness can raise his ambitions. The poems and book of books are enough to entertain himself, and the duties of prefectures and counties are futile."
One is to pursue the five-calf food and five-calf cooking, and the other is to be a marquis of life and a temple food. Whether they are too utilitarian or active, they are often the current trend, especially in people like Yan Xing and Cao Yuan who have great ambitions and are not famous. Although Cao Yuan is a distant family of the Cao family, even if it is a real branch of the Cao family, the title of Pingyang Marquis of their family has been cut off. However, from the fact that he still wants to regard himself as a descendant of Cao Shen, a famous minister who founded the country in the past, it can be seen that he fought fiercely in the army, and was to take advantage of the chaos in the world to make achievements, be named a marquis of the marquis of the past, and revitalize the glory of the former family.
Yan Xing and he are the same type of people, so he can understand Cao Yuan, a military man who pursues utilitarianism, and can also tolerate Zhou Liang, a literati who is greedy and lustful, and has lost his virtues. He looked calm and said to Zhou Liang:
"You keep talking!"
Zhou Liang did not hide it, and he continued:
"As for Wei and Meng, although they are both straightforward and heroic people who dare to fight, their subdivisions are different. Wei Jun likes righteousness and Meng is ambition."
Speaking of this, Zhou Liang did not finish his words, but Yan Xing also understood what he meant. In Zhou Liang's opinion, those who like righteousness could not love their bodies and end up with the difficulties of the scholars, while those who have ambitions had ambitions and dared to do things that ordinary people dare not do. The Han Dynasty was full of heroic style, and Zhou Liang, like most people, prefers those young and strong people who dared to express their ambitions.
"Shaojun, I don't know which army to use when the army conquers Bai Bo?"
After hearing Zhou Liang's evaluation of Cao, Wei and Meng's pursuit of success, Gan Ling was also moved and asked Yan Xing. At present, there were quite a few soldiers and horses stationed in Luoyang. Not only did Cao Yuan and others want to make achievements, Gan Ling and others also accumulated their energy to show their skills. In addition, he also knew that Yan Xing was thinking about staying in the Dongying camp, so he also had this question.
"When we entered the capital, the Taiwei had already left General Niu Zhonglang to lead his troops to Hedong. If nothing unexpected happens, we will definitely draw elite troops from the Luoyang army, and the two of them gather together to advance together."
"In this way, then we will have a chance to go to Hedong to attack Baibo and the Huns!"
"That is, Emperor Xiaowen once said to General Li, "I cherish the time and do not meet the times, so that I will be the Emperor of Greatness. Is it worth mentioning that the marquis of ten thousand households?" As the troubles are now, we are at the right time. We should work together to make contributions on the battlefield and gain him marquis of ten thousand households!"
Yan Xing'an sat on the horse and said generously and loudly. Gan Ling, Ma Lin and others were also infected by his emotions. They all tried their best to storm the horse, and responded loudly:
Chapter completed!