Chapter 1170 Weird
Cao Wei's nine-level Zhongzheng system was improved on the basis of the Chaju system of the Han Dynasty. Its original intention was to put the character evaluations that were all the rage in the late Han Dynasty into the hands of the court.
At the same time, this can better select talents for the country.
It is a pity that it was created on the basis that aristocratic families controlled almost all the resources of society, so it naturally had major flaws that could not be corrected.
The aristocratic families that monopolized intellectual resources used the nine-level Zhongzheng system to further firmly control the promotion channels into their own hands.
Comprehensively mastered the promotion method of the Han Shu disciples, blocking the way for Cang Tou Gui Shou to turn over.
Feng Duhu must break the family's monopoly, and this is the reason why.
Wei Rong suspected that the Hedong family planned to take advantage of the dispute between Wei Yan and Feng Yong, and the fishermen would benefit, which was just a common method of the family.
Today, if aristocratic families can benefit from Liu Han, they will send their children to serve him.
If we can get greater benefits from Cao Wei tomorrow, we will send another group of disciples to serve.
In any case, in this world, they are the only ones with talents, or in other words, they are the only ones with enough talents.
It is rare to see such a few outstanding characters come out of a poor family.
As for the gray-headed Guizhou head, what can those mud-legged people who don’t even have serious names do?
When Wang Mang usurped the Han Dynasty, the red eyebrows and the green forest were powerful enough, right?
The Gengshi Emperor Liu Xuan, his rightful name is orthodox enough, right?
But they relied too much on those poor people, and even the cooks who knew nothing could be promoted to the position of general. What was the final result?
Hasn’t he been replaced by Emperor Guangwu supported by Haoyou from the Central Plains of Hebei?
天下 is not a world for one person, but a world for all people in the world.
The king can choose his ministers, and the ministers can also choose their king.
The people and ministers of this world represent different meanings in the eyes of different people.
So the right to interpret knowledge is even more important.
In this matter, don't blame Wei Rong for suspecting that the family wanted to provoke Feng and Wei to fight in order to benefit from it.
Because Wei Rong really knows his master's temperament and reputation too well.
Hands up and down, with few allies.
Looking around in the army, everyone avoids him.
Let alone being at odds with his own teacher.
And it’s still at this extremely sensitive moment.
After Wei Rong left, Feng Duhu returned to the house thoughtfully.
Seeing his appearance, General Guan couldn't help but asked with concern:
"What's wrong?"
“There is something about Wei Yan on the other side of the river east of the river.”
Feng Duhu shook his head and smiled, "It's not a big deal."
After thinking for a moment, he looked at General Guan again:
"The list of subordinate officials of the Hedong Dudu Mansion will be sent over tomorrow. I would like to take a look."
Although Emperor Guangwu of the Later Han Dynasty took over power, the power of both the great Sima generals who recorded ministerial affairs in the court and the local county governors was somewhat smaller than that of the former Han Dynasty.
But compared with later generations, the power of the great Sima generals and the frontier officials was still very great, and they were extremely independent.
For example, you can choose your own subordinate officials to assist you, you can also recommend your own staff to become subordinate officials, and it is not impossible to even be sent to a local place to become a chief official.
There is no need to avoid suspicion at all, but it is regarded as the mainstream and normal practice in the officialdom.
Wei Yan was a lonely minister, and most people couldn't stand his temper.
If someone really comes to him and gains his trust.
With Wei Yan's status, it was only a matter of words for him to become an official of the Hedong Governor's Mansion and to take part in the affairs of the Governor's Mansion.
However, the Zhongduhufu is the governor of the internal and external military affairs. No matter how powerful Wei Yan is, the change of subordinate officials in the Dudufu must be reported to the Zhongduhufu even if it is a formality.
It’s just that for Feng Duhu, these are ordinary and trivial matters, and they are generally not sent to him for him to see in person.
The most you can do is go to General Guan and the matter will be settled, that is, you can mention it to Feng Duhu afterwards.
“Official officer of the Hedong Dudu Mansion? Have a question?”
General Guan suddenly became alert when he heard what Feng Duhu said.
In terms of the importance of the various governor's offices in the Han Dynasty, Hedong must be ranked first.
Because it faces more than 200,000 Wei thieves and is a barrier to the east of the capital. At the same time, its gains and losses are also related to the safety of Bingzhou.
“As I said, it shouldn’t be a big problem.”
Feng Duhu smiled and comforted General Guan, "It's probably a small move by the Hedong family."
To say that a tragic disaster can completely bring the Hedong family to their knees, it must be a dream.
The aristocratic families in Shu were able to persist for so long under the joint suppression of the Han Dynasty Prime Minister and Feng Guiwang.
The Hedong family is much more confident than the Shu family.
Although the attack methods adopted by King Feng Gui against the Hedong family were far more violent, more direct, and more thorough than those against the Shu family.
But similarly, pointing out may also make some people more hostile and want revenge.
Although there is no direct evidence that King Feng Gui planned the Hedong Massacre, does one need evidence to freely prove such a thing?
Besides, isn’t Feng Gui Wang also a free mind now?
General Guan heard this and was about to speak. Unexpectedly, the right lady's screams of pain were suddenly heard in the delivery room.
Directly interrupted General Guan's thoughts and made her swallow back what she wanted to say.
Mrs. Right is a person who has given birth to a child after all. It seems that this second child did not have much trouble and soon entered the critical moment.
Her screams were getting louder and louder, and you could tell just by listening to the sound that she must be in great pain at this time.
“Sister Shuangshuang, shall we go?”
Outside the delivery room, several little heads were peeking out from the corners, as if they wanted to see clearly what was happening here.
Hearing Madam Right’s shrill screams of pain, someone couldn’t stand it anymore, his face turned pale, and he suggested in a low voice.
The leading sister was looking over there with her eyes wide open, and when she heard such disappointing words, she immediately turned her head to follow the sound in displeasure.
I saw that the person speaking was the young man from the Liu family who had just arrived in the house a few days ago.
“Liu Dalang, if you want to leave, go alone!”
Fourteen-year-old Zhuge Zhan already knew how to avoid suspicion and did not follow him to cause trouble.
Feng Ying, who has just turned twelve, is already showing signs of growth. Among the boys, she is the tallest.
But when I saw her phoenix eyes twitching, she seemed to have a domineering air like her mother:
"Coward, if you dare to disturb the morale of the army here again, see how I deal with you!"
Liu Dalang didn't dare to say anything nonsense when he saw his eldest sister's appearance. He just whispered with his last stubbornness:
“I’m not a coward…”
Ah Chong glanced at Liu Dalang and said "haha" silently.
This guy's surname is Liu. I heard that he is related to the royal family. When he first came here, he didn't look polite.
But that is for the adults and my mother.
When I talk to them on a daily basis, I talk about things I have seen and learned in the palace.
I don’t know where that feeling of superiority came from.
You are so powerful, why do you come to my house to study?
Not to mention that now, in front of my sister, I only dare to whisper in a low voice. What about the loud voice when I first came?
Haven’t you been beaten yet?
Coward!
On the other hand, Shuangshuang, who had just finished scolding, stretched his neck and listened to the increasingly louder screams in the delivery room, with a slightly worried look on his face:
“Aunt Zhang, will you be okay?”
Although she often contradicted Grandma Zhang, she still respected Grandma Zhang in her heart and even regarded her as her own mother.
Because when she was a child, she was taken by Grandma Zhang at least most of the time.
On the contrary, it is his own mother who is often not at home.
Finally returned home. I didn’t enjoy my mother’s love, but I felt her lashings all the time.
Hearing Grandma Zhang’s screams of pain at this time, how could she not be worried.
“I heard from people in the palace that giving birth to a child is like passing through the gates of hell…”
In order to express himself, Liu Dalang also made trouble in the palace.
"Wow…"
I don’t know how long it took, but a sound like fairy music sounded in the delivery room.
General Guan stood up subconsciously following the cry, and then looked outside in a certain direction with some suspicion.
She seemed to hear two "wow" sounds?
However, this doubt was quickly suppressed by herself.
“Six Niang, are you pregnant? Are you okay?”
Feng Duhu could not wait to walk to the door and asked anxiously, "Do you want to be a doctor or a tile?"
The door that had been closed was finally opened, and the female medical worker came out with the child in her arms and said with a smile:
“Congratulations to the Protector of China, and great joy for the tiles.”
"Nong Wa?" Feng Duhu couldn't believe it, so he repeated, "Daughter?"
“Exactly.”
“Hahaha, good, good! I finally turned over...”
Feng Duhu danced and took the child from the medical worker. Without avoiding the mess in the delivery room, he walked to the bed and said to his right wife:
“Six Niang, look, it’s my daughter.”
Mrs. You understands that this may be her last daughter. Feng Duhu, who established the medical school himself, understands even more:
With the medical and health standards of this era, the wives and concubines in my house are really no longer suitable to have children in the future.
Otherwise, the risk factor is too great.
So, this may really be the birth of my last child.
The first one is a daughter, and the last one is also a daughter. My life is considered complete.
It’s just that Feng Duhu has achieved perfection, but Mrs. Right is angry and aggrieved:
“I don’t look! It’s your fault, it’s all your fault. You always said you wanted me to have a daughter, but look! I actually gave birth to a daughter!”
As she spoke, she turned her head away and wiped tears from her eyes in anger.
Feng Duhu handed his daughter to the medical workers and asked them to clean it. Then he squatted in front of the couch and comforted his right wife:
“My daughter is also very good! All the daughters in our family are my most beloved babies.”
He leaned close to the right lady’s ear and whispered a few words.
The right lady finally turned her head with surprise: "Seriously?"
"That's natural. If you don't believe me, ask Sanniang, did I also tell her about the double dowry?"
Mrs. Right subconsciously looked at Mrs. Zuo who followed her in.
As if she had guessed what Feng Duhu had promised, Mrs. Zuo nodded:
“Alang did say that he shocked me at that time.”
The right lady was relieved a little, but she was still not satisfied. She mumbled a few words, but she blamed Feng Du for his crow's mouth.
After the medical staff cleaned the child and brought him over again, Mrs. Zuo was the first to take over.
Anyway, her biological mother was still angry at this time.
Looking at her ugly little daughter who had not yet fully stretched out, Mrs. Zuo, who had no children for a long time, felt pity for her and asked:
“What is this daughter’s name?”
“Let’s call her Xiaoxiao.” Feng Duhu replied directly, “My youngest daughter.”
Let the daimyo wait until he has grown up safely and wait for a hundred days before picking him up, lest God feels that it is too inflated and it would be bad to give him a little hardship.
Although he believed in science, Feng Duhu said he must abide by customs.
Mrs. Right’s child landed safely, and the Zhongdu Protectorate, who had been tense these days, finally relaxed.
Feng Duhu then turned his mind to business.
According to the agreement with Wu State, we will send out troops together in April.
Now that February is about to pass, there is only one month left.
The mobilization of troops and horses and the preparation of food and grass have entered the most important moment.
But the news brought by Wei Rong made Feng Duhu feel a little uneasy.
He personally checked the list of subordinate officials and military generals in the entire Hedong Dudu Mansion, and then took out Guo Xun's files.
The content about this person on the file is relatively simple:
Hedong people had traveled to various places in the Central Plains, were familiar with geography, and were quite talented. They were recommended by Wei Yan to join the army as General Zuo Hussar.
“There is no Guo family among the aristocratic families in Hedong, right?”
Feng Duhu took Guo Xun’s files and was a little confused:
“Which family does this person represent?”
Those who can travel to various places and are familiar with geography cannot do this without a certain family background.
Not to mention that no matter what his temperament was, Wei Yan was still a veteran general in the Han army. In terms of experience in defending a place, few people could compare with him.
After all, he once defended Hanzhong alone.
The suggestions put forward can persuade Wei Yan to change the defense deployment in Hedong, which is not something ordinary people can do.
So if what is said in the file is true, then this person is definitely not simple.
“There is a Guo family over there in Taiyuan, but as for Hedong,” Mrs. Zuo shook her head, “I don’t have much impression.”
She was the first to lead the army to force Taiyuan to surrender, so she had an impression of the big families in Taiyuan.
I heard that Guo Huai, the original governor of Yongzhou in Wei State, came from the Guo family in Taiyuan.
Feng Duhu checked through the influential Hedong families in his mind and made sure that none had the surname Guo.
He tapped his fingers lightly on the table.
This is a manifestation of his thinking about the problem.
Actually, it might be more appropriate to discuss this issue with Madam Right.
But the right lady just gave birth to a child, and it was at a time when she was weak and needed to rest, so Feng Duhu naturally couldn't disturb her with this matter.
“Let someone check this guy out and see which family he came from.”
Feng Duhu thought about it over and over again and finally made up his mind.
Mrs. Zuo hesitated:
"This is a person recommended by Wei Yan personally, and he is also an official of the Hedong Governor's Mansion. It can be regarded as reserved for Wei Yan himself."
“Wouldn’t it be inappropriate for us to intervene in the investigation of people like this?”
To put it bluntly, Guo Xun is from Wei Yan.
Although the Central Protectorate was in charge of internal and external military affairs, he did not make any mistakes on the other side, and it was at this sensitive moment.
If you go to investigate Wei Yan's people like this, you might be accused of deliberately delaying the attack on Wei.
It's hard to say if we can really find out anything.
I'm afraid that if I can't find out, if the army is defeated later, the Central Protectorate will be charged with shaking the morale of the army before the war.
But this time, Mrs. Zuo knew in her heart that the palace probably did not expect to achieve much results by sending troops.
It's just to give Wu Guo some face.
Hearing this, Feng Duhu couldn't help but "tsk" slightly irritably.
In fact, he had never thought of intervening in this troop dispatch.
He agreed with Mrs. Zuo’s evaluation of Wei Yan:
He is considered a general after all. Even if he cannot win, how can he deliberately sacrifice his life?
Small loss of face or return without success are within the acceptable range of the palace.
Besides, Prince Liu Chen has officially studied at the residence.
This can be regarded as the palace's attitude of taking a step back and trying to repair the relationship with the Central Protectorate.
If you go to check on Guo Xun at this time, not only will you not be able to trust Wei Yan, but you will also not be able to trust the palace, which is equivalent to taking the initiative to stir up trouble.
“It’s just that I always feel that this Guo Xun is a bit weird.” Feng Duhu frowned, “I’ll feel uncomfortable if I don’t pick out the person behind him.”
"Well, if we can't investigate openly, we can always investigate secretly, right? Let the people from the Wulin League inquire. Also, send a greeting note to Pei Qian, and I will come and ask. He is most familiar with the Hedong side."
In the Han Dynasty, knight-errants were very popular, and even the government had no way to control these guys who used force to break the law.
The Wulin League is not a government establishment, and even white gloves are barely enough, and black gloves are just about the same.
It was all supported by Feng Duhu's reputation among the knights.
The disadvantage is that it is not formal, and the government still has no way to recruit these people.
The good thing is that no knight dares to disobey Alliance Leader Feng’s order.
(End of this chapter)