Johime Three Kingdoms

Chapter 441 The Changing Ministry of Etiquette

In addition to Liu Ye from Wei State, Jian Yong, Liu Yi and envoys from other parties joined together to discuss with the Ministry of Rites.

Even during the imperial examination, an envoy from Bingzhou came - Xia Zhao.

This guy is Yuan Shao's nephew Gao Gan, a general under his command!

In the name of representing a high-ranking governor of Bingzhou to present gifts to the Chu State and congratulate the King of Chu on his wedding, he hid his identity and took countless detours to arrive at the Chu State.

When Bai Tu was at Jinling University, he had received the news that Bingzhou envoys had entered Shouchun, but... what high-ranking officials and Xia Zhao were obviously not important enough for Bai Tu to come out early.

In fact, it was indeed just a "casual lick" sent by high-ranking cadres to the Chu State. After all, the people who decided the life and death of Bingzhou were Zhenghou Zhang Yan, who was galloping east of the river, and Wei, who was fighting for hegemony in the north.

Now the senior cadres have completely ignored his cousin Yuan Tan, and are brazenly trying to please Cao Cao and Fu Han, hoping to survive in the cracks.

This time he humbled himself in front of Bai Tu, which seemed very respectful, but it would be too pretentious to think that he really wanted to join the Chu State.

It's just that he played the emotional card well. As soon as Xia Zhao arrived in Jinling and knew that he would not see Bai Tu, he was not idle for a moment. He went to visit Lu Bu, the Privy Councilor, and then poured out his bitterness to Lu Bu. His purpose was to state - It’s not that high-ranking cadres don’t work hard, it’s because the aliens in Bingzhou are too cruel!

However, even if surrounded by a group of beasts, senior officials will inherit the will of the Bingzhou Army, protect the people of Bingzhou, and strive to regain the Hetao as soon as possible...

Trust him!

Lu Bu didn't believe it either, but as an old Bingzhou native, Lu Bu did accept this trick, and his impression of high-ranking cadres also softened a lot.

When Xia Zhao came to Chu State, besides casually licking it, he also wanted to inquire about the plate armor. In Xia Zhao's words, it was because the high-ranking cadres had failed to catch up. He hoped that Chu State would not hesitate to help and save Bingzhou for the sake of the friendship between his compatriots. .

It doesn't matter if he can't get help. With a few sets of plate armor, he can beat the Southern Huns and Zhu Qiang!
After Jian Yong, Liu Ye and others finished the imperial examination and left Jinling University, they found out that the shameless high official had also sent someone here.

But no matter how MMP he felt in his heart, he always had a smile on his face, and Jian Yong even invited him to have a meeting with the Ministry of Rites.

As for Liu Ye, he was the only envoy who did not interfere...

After all, Bai Tu had already nodded to the Wei-Chu plate armor deal, and considering the current friendship between the two parties, how could Wei get the lowest price? It would be better to just let Jian Yong and the others take the lead and give Chu a feeling in his heart. The feeling that "Wei is closer than them".

In the end, Jian Yong and others got their wish and obtained permission to trade plate armor, but... the Ministry of Rites repeatedly emphasized that the price would be very high and they needed to negotiate with the Ministry of Household Affairs themselves, which made them sweat a little.

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After coming out of the official office of the Ministry of Rites in Jiangshan Garden, Jian Yong sighed with some emotion, with three points of appreciation and seven points of helplessness.

Upon seeing this, Liu Yi asked, "Brother Jian, why are you sighing? Could it be that the Ministry of Rites gave you a headache?" He and Jian Yong are relatively familiar, and there is no conflict of interest between Liaodong and Liu Bei, who lives in Qingzhou and Xuzhou, so they can open Worthy of a joke.

However, Jian Yong looked at Liu Yi seriously, and then asked, "Brother Liu, don't you think so?"

Liu Yi was stunned when he heard this - except for Xia Zhao, who had no experience, everyone else actually felt this way!

Jian Yong used to feel that when he was on a mission to the Chu State, it would be more difficult only when he faced the King of Chu or his ministers. It was actually much easier to deal with the Ministry of Rites at the diplomatic level alone. It was equivalent to having passed the customs. Just go through the process.

However, even the Ministry of Rites is becoming more and more "people's hearts are not ancient".

In the past, it was difficult for the King of Chu, Lu Su, Jia Xu and others. As long as they spit out their mouths and then contact the Ministry of Rites, it is actually very "routine", but now... the Ministry of Rites is becoming more and more professional!
Originally, the main functions of the Ministry of Rites were to promote education and engage in foreign affairs...

However, in terms of foreign negotiations, "rituals" are just the outer layer, and the Ministry of Rites has no decision-making power. It does not mean that as long as the "rituals" are met, the Ministry of Rites can decide what diplomatic conditions to agree to.

The real core is to strive for the best interests of Chu State in accordance with the national policy agreed upon by the six ministries!
Even the promotion of enlightenment is not only "enlightenment" such as township schools and county schools, but also includes the use of opera and other means to promote the mighty virtues of Chu State internally and externally, which is also part of the promotion of enlightenment.

This is somewhat difficult for the old scholars of the Ministry of Rites, so the Ministry of Rites is also innovating.

Not only did a group of eloquent and eloquent people be promoted to make up for the diplomatic shortcomings of the Ministry of Rites, which was dominated by "great Confucians", but the original authority of Confucianism in the Ministry of Rites was also intentionally weakened!
Because what the Ministry of Rites wants to promote is "Chu", not "Confucianism"...

According to the academic classification of the pre-Qin Dynasty, eloquent people are close to political strategists. According to the classification of later generations, they should be regarded as "yin and yang masters" (dag). After all, they always speak in a yin and yang manner.

Such talents have never disappeared, but the Confucian scholars have always kept a distance from such talents. Now they are asked to work with them to run the Ministry of Rites to "maintain rituals and music" and "preach enlightenment", which makes them a little awkward.

I feel like my etiquette is dirty...

However, the effect is also obvious. Now the Ministry of Rites has become more and more formal. In the past, it was the King of Chu, the "final decision-maker", and the Ministry of Civil Affairs, the Ministry of Household Affairs and other departments to directly face the external envoys, which was an irregular "expediency". count".

After all, if the negotiation with the Ministry of Rites breaks down, there is still the King of Chu who can take care of it, but if the negotiation with the King of Chu breaks down, then it is a collapse!
The one who directly faces the foreign ministers should be the Ministry of Rites.

It's just that the Ministry of Rites was not very good at this in the past, and the plates of Yangzhou Mu and the General's Mansion were not big enough, so it has been "expedient".

And this time...

Jian Yong and others have been criticized in the Ministry of Etiquette one after another. They all speak impeccably, and they can no longer use the same routine as before - that is, using righteousness to suppress the other party's right to speak.

Whether it can be traded will be approved by the Ministry of Rites - yes.

How to deal, they need to discuss with the stingy guys and skin-picking kings in the household department...

Although the Ministry of Rites rebounded slightly from the reform, it was at least much easier than the reform of the Ministry of Punishment.

After all, Kong Rong, a die-hard "Chu sect", is now in charge of the Ministry of Rites. After so many years of packaging, Kong Rong's status as a scholar has also risen. Last year, after Zheng Xuan, a famous scholar who was well-known throughout the country and seemed to be a master of the sect, died of illness, Kong Rong had already faded away. It has the appearance of a new generation of Confucian leaders.

Wang Lang's good son, Bai Tu's good minister, the famous "inventor of classics" in ancient times, Wang Su, has also been cultivated by Bai Tu and Kong Rong. Now he is only sixteen or seventeen years old, and has already embarked on the journey of The road to "inventing the classics and meanings" is taking place near Jiangling. The invention... no, it is the excavation of Confucian cultural sites.

It is well known that Confucius met two children arguing about the sun near the capital of the pre-Qin Chu state, which is now Jiangling, where some scriptures and meanings that are different from modern Confucianism will soon be unearthed.

Regardless of whether others believe it or not, Chu King Bai Tu and Confucian leader Kong Rong will first believe in it and respect it, and then naturally obtain the final interpretation power of Confucianism, so as to better serve Confucianism and Chuology...

　Dongdong: PY again - "I don't want to be a human being": I am not just inspired to become a sea... no... uncle!I am no longer a man!
　　
　
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