Johime Three Kingdoms

Chapter 109
In August of the first year of Jian'an, Hua Xin and Wang Lang resigned as county guards, and after several invitations from Baitu, they entered Muzhou's pastoral mansion—or so the rumors said.

It's just that the documents haven't arrived at the court yet.

The Prefectural Mufu Office has also announced the appointments of the two people. Hua Xin is the chief wine and religious minister of the Ministry of Rites, and Wang Lang is the head of the Ministry of Punishments.

The Grand Priest Liquor is a position only held by the Ministry of Etiquette, which is equivalent to the Ministry of Affairs, and is equivalent to the "Honorary Ministry of Affairs".

As for the official department of the Ministry of Rites, the white picture has been handed over to Kong Rong - not because of Kong Rong's ability, but because Kong Rong is now obsessed with writing books!

In addition to "Qie Yun", Bai Tu also compiled a lot of information on the meaning of the classics and gave it to Kong Rong to write a book.

A copy of "Qie Yun" was enough to make Kong Rong stand out among his fellow "Great Confucians", and the several commentaries on the classics that Bai Tu secretly handed over to him made Kong Rong feel... that he could go to heaven!

Of course, what Bai Tu chose were all interpretations of scriptures and meanings that had passed the test of the times and did not directly conflict with his ideas, and were gradually handed over to Kong Rong.

Kong Rong was a very emotional person. In order to cause trouble for Cao Cao, he could tear up Confucian filial piety with his own hands...

It was only after Bai Tu was convinced that Kong Rong was gradually "falling in love" with him that he secretly handed over the scriptures and doctrines to Kong Rong.

At the beginning, while shocked by Bai Tu's erudition, Kong Rong resolutely rejected this act of stealing humanity, but... now it's really fragrant.

Firstly, he is used to it, and secondly... Kong Rong is not stupid either. He has gradually realized that the reason why Bai Tu gave up his literary skills to him is because Bai Tu does not need any "literary skills" at all, but needs more practical skills. thing.

For example, a scholarly leader who can analyze the meaning of scriptures from "different angles" for the sake of white paper...

From the moment Kong Rong calmly accepted his gift, Bai Tu already knew that Kong Wenju could deny all his relatives for him!
Bai Tu is also looking forward to it. When Xiao Wang grows up and Lao Confucius becomes famous, then one forgery and one annotation will make the two swords invincible - I say what the saint says and thinks, that is what the saint says and thinks. .

The Ministry of Rites has the responsibility to educate and inspect officials. The head of the Ministry of Rites must be someone Bai Tu trusts, and Kong Rong now meets this condition.

But now, although Kong Rong is also a famous Confucian scholar, he does not have the status of a leader of the Confucian community, so Bai Tu specially set up a vacant position for the Great Sacrifice Wine in the Ministry of Rites to prevent these Confucian scholars from being dissatisfied with each other. After all, Wen Wu was the first.

In fact, Kong Rong was more like a "big sacrificial wine". The real work of the department was done by Hua Xin...

For Kong Rong, Bai Tu was really relieved, because Kong Rong himself was already obsessed with writing and writing, and what he pursued was literary excellence, not the power of the Ministry of Rites.

Bai Tu was actually more relieved about Hua Xin, who was actually in charge of the Ministry of Etiquette.

Although Hua Xin has his disgraceful side, for example... after the famous Yidai Edict incident, when Cao Cao sent people to force the palace and capture and kill Empress Fu and the prince, the person who led the troops into the palace was Hua Xin. In artistic creation , Hua Xin personally pulled out Queen Fu who was hiding in the wall by her hair.

After Lao Cao's death, Cao Pi had thoughts of usurping the throne. While other Wei officials were still hesitating, Hua Xin had already gone to the palace with the corrective edict he drafted...

This image is by no means a positive one, so in the story of "all taking a boat to escape", Wang Lang can be stepped on and enter the penultimate level of the chain of moral contempt.

But what Bai Tu is more interested in is Hua Xin's performance in Cao Wei.

After Cao Pi came to power, the major aristocratic families have gradually completed the transformation of their clans. The ninth-grade Zhongzheng system has been launched, and the major clans have begun to extend their tentacles in all aspects.

At this time, something happened, that is, the three palaces proposed to Cao Pi that in the future, talents would only be appointed based on their moral character, and there would be no need to test their classics. However, this proposal was suppressed by Hua Xin.

On the surface, what Sanfu said makes sense. Bai Tu also felt before that reading the meaning of the scriptures was nothing more than improving one's own moral character. However, with the changes of the times, the meaning of the scriptures will always become outdated.Wouldn't it be better to just look at moral character?Why do we need to study the scriptures?It’s not like you don’t have morals if you don’t read the scriptures…

But Bai Tu has done his homework now, so his understanding of this "episode" is also different. From a theoretical point of view, it seems that what Sanfu said makes sense, but in fact, it needs to be considered in conjunction with one point - "morality" How is it considered?It depends on reputation!Where does fame come from?Blown out...

Given the circumstances of the Wei State at that time, only those who had someone to help them boast would have a reputation. Ordinary people, even children from poor families, had no one to stand up for, both internally and externally, so how could they get a reputation?
In other words, the so-called "morality" is completely the monopoly resource of these clans. They say that only those who have moral character can be regarded as having moral character.

Under this situation, Hua Xin was able to stick to the bottom line and at least leave an assessment standard, which has made a huge contribution to Cao Wei's checks and balances on the power of the clan.

In the Cao Rui period, when the clans were on the rise, Cao Rui clearly said that "morality is just a piece of cake for the court" and expected to be meritocratic. However, he was repeatedly criticized by the established clans. go back……

While Hua Xin was in Yuzhang, Bai Tu also saw the people he recommended. It is true that most of them are people with real talents and practical knowledge, and many of them have little background.

In comparison, Hua Xin at least has a very good bottom line in terms of talent selection and appointment. His character is as high as the ceiling. Bai Tu doesn't have to worry about him being in the Ministry of Rites and falling to the influence of the aristocratic family.

Even thinking about it this way, Hua Xin, a person with a moral bottom line that completely blew up many social circles, was later disgraced by someone, and he seemed to have some skills.

At the same time, Hua Xin was also "induced" by Bai Tu to recommend Guan Ning and Bing Yuan - these three people were also collectively called "Yilong", and Hua Xin was also called the leader of the dragon.

"When Ziyi was in Liaodong, did you hear about the two gentlemen?" Bai Tu asked Tai Shici privately.

Taishi Ci had once been a "fugitive" after destroying the governor's book. Like many people, he regarded Liaodong as a holy place to avoid disaster.

Guan Ning and Bing Yuan also went to Liaodong after the advent of troubled times - whenever there was chaos in the Central Plains, it was an opportunity for Liaodong to develop.

"Mr. Guan and Mr. Genju broadcast the teachings of sages and sages in Liaodong. Even in Liaodong, followers gathered in large numbers. Even Gongsun Du paid great respect to them." Taishi Ci would have heard of it when he was in Liaodong. The names of these two people.

"Genju" is the character of Bing Yuan. Bing Yuan and Taishi Ci still had some friendship, so Taishi Ci used "zi" to call him.

"That's great. Can Ziyi take a trip to Liaodong?" Bai Tu asked.

From Jiangdong to Liaodong... If the journey goes well, we won't be able to see Taishi Ci until next year!
But precisely because of the distance, Bai Tu wouldn't be worried if it were anyone else, and Tai Shi Ci happened to be familiar with the road.

"My lord, when Bai Gongli and Bai Gonghuan come out..." Taishi Ci was a little worried about Bai Tu's safety.

"The only ones who will really offend are those two or three families, and there won't be any big wars in the near future. I just have to be careful." Bai Tu also knew that this matter would benefit the world, but it also offended some people.

　From all members of the state pastoral office, I would like to ask for your recommendation!
　　


(End of this chapter)