As a monarch, I am most afraid that the courtiers will have no desires and no desires, because they do not believe that there is such a person in the world at all-even the legendary saints have not necessarily had a true heart like stopping water-then no desires are hiding desires, and there is no truth-seeking and asking for great things. To put it bluntly, you are either greedy for money or good name, if you refuse to touch both, the person you seek must be the authority, once you get the opportunity, will it threaten my position?

Shi Xun has a 2,000-year-old history and understands this very well, but he disdains to ask for land like Wang Jian and Xiao He, so he has no choice but to appease Cao Cao with greed and false fame - in a sense, this is also "self-defiled". Although he was a member of the Qian Pei group and was also friendly with Cao Xiahou, he refused to get involved in the military field - after pacifying Liaodong, he immediately relieved himself of the power of Youzhou and created the East China Sea Division, which was immediately handed over to Cao Cao. Because it is impossible for the monarch to suspect that a scholar wants to usurp his throne, which is fundamentally contrary to his academic cultivation, so Emperor Wu is not afraid of Dong Zhongshu (although he also refuses to reuse), Emperor Ling is not afraid of Ma Rong, and Emperor Xian and Cao Cao are not afraid of Zheng Xuan.

But Zhuge Liang's words reminded Shi Xun that scholars will not pose much threat to the monarchy, but scholars and prime ministers are different, so they become Wang Mang and Liu Xin. Moreover, in order to create a public opinion foundation for the Cao family to usurp the Han Dynasty, Xun also repeatedly preached Mencius's concept of valuing the people over the king, so what would he think when Cao Cao became the emperor? Will you suspect that Hoon is actually building momentum for himself?

So after several days of careful consideration, Shihoon finally made up his mind to resign and return to his hometown - I resigned myself to show you that I don't have much desire for power. then we can still look forward to the day of recovery; If in the end you are forced to spare me from my phase. That's when things get complicated. Even if it is not erased to the end, I am afraid it will be very difficult to enter the center again.

In Cao Cao's view, he is a loyal minister of Hongfuguo. Of course, this loyal minister also has weaknesses, one is a good name, and the other is that he still has a jealous heart - for example, he wants to take the opportunity to take revenge on Duan Fang. The monarch is most afraid that he will not be able to find the shortcomings of his subordinates, and once you have shortcomings and are caught by me, it is equivalent to having weaknesses that I will hold and use according to the situation. You'll never escape the palm of my hand!

So in today's dialogue, the two sides are deceitful and have their own intentions, but fortunately, the result is the same: Xun wants to flash people, and Cao Cao does not plan to force him to stay. So in the end, Cao Mengde pretended to be infinitely regretful and let out a long sigh: "I love Hongfu alone, and I can't bear to take away the ambition of Qing." However, today, Yunqing, in order to avoid slander, should return to the end of the matter, and do not make lonely thoughts. "Don't worry. When I clean up Kong Rong, I'll call you back.

Of course. Let you return to the court, not let you revert.

Shixun was grateful and shed tears - as a good actor, you must be able to cry and laugh at any time, but in fact, as a qualified bureaucrat, the required endowment is no different. When they returned to the mansion that night, Zhuge Liang, Guan Jing, Xiao Ji and others came over together and asked, how is the situation? Shi Xun just held Zhuge Liang's hand and replied, "Kong Ming has seen far-reaching, I might as well do it." ”

Zhuge Liang saw through that Cao Cao may not be willing to be a powerful prime minister for a long time, but this point is too big for Guan and Xiao to answer. Because of its essence, Guan Shiqi and Xiao Yuantu are just ordinary strategists, and they are politicians if they die, but Zhuge Liang has the talent of a prime minister and is a politician.

Immediately, Xun took care of Cao Miao, packed up his things, and we were ready to move.

Cao Bao had already told her daughter about the resignation of Shi Xun, and Cao Miao was so anxious that she went to her husband to ask about it, but Shi Xun was busy conceiving a list of words at the time, and he always responded vaguely. Now that this order was given, Cao Miao understood that the removal of the position was a foregone conclusion, so he chased after Shixun and asked: "Even this?" ”

Shi Xun waved his hand: "How do you know about this country?" But he also knew that he couldn't convince his wife with just these two sentences, so he had to tell Cao Miao a little about Kong Rong. Cao Miao still didn't understand: "If the husband wants to save Kong Gong, he will save it, and the king of Wei will not be guilty; If you don't want to save it, why don't you hurt it? ”

Shi Xun said that things are so simple, if I don't save Kong Rong, my reputation will be ruined, how can I still gain a foothold in Shilin in the future? If I save Kong Rong, I will touch the wrath of the King of Wei, and even if I am a relative, I may not be able to escape punishment - "Don't think that you are a relative and can be all, that is, there are many things in the world." "You are my wife, Guan is my concubine, we are all a family, you still want to have conflicts, not to mention that Cao Cao is not your brother.

"Therefore, it is also avoided for the time being, with the friendship of all marriages and the grace of monarchs and ministers, and it is not a long time to leave the court, why hurt?" I'll come back, don't I live in seclusion until I die, what kind of heart do you have? I advocate everything in the court, and you just take care of your family.

Although Cao Miao is a little petty, she is essentially a reasonable woman, and she has not been able to eat and clothe because of her husband's development - in fact, in terms of support, her current life is not necessarily much richer than before she got married - and even steals power, so she can't be Huo Xian, and she can't be Sun Shou. For this reason, after a painstaking explanation from Shi Xun, Cao Miao had no choice but to admit it, but put it forward: "We are leaving, Angelica Yinglinghu?" ”

Yeshun said of course, I said that I would not only resign, but also return to my hometown. Cao Miao frowned slightly: "I am not familiar with the eldest uncle...... "She was the pearl of her father Cao Bao and uncle Cao Hong when she was a child, and the two old men did not dare to give their daughters a little anger, and then married into a family, Xunbao loved each other, treated each other almost equally, and there was no pressure from her in-laws, and she lived a very comfortable life - if her husband did not have a concubine surnamed Guan, it would be even more perfect.

However, although Shixun has no parents, he has an uncle, according to the custom at the time, Shiyi is the head of the family, and he is Xun's elder, Cao Miao should serve Shiyi like serving his father-in-law. Fortunately, Shiyi still had a genuine son and daughter-in-law by her side, and it was not Cao Miao's turn, and soon after she got married, she followed Shixun back to Yanzhou and told her uncle that BYEBYE was over. Now if you return to the camp, all the children in the family are out of the house, and she, the nephew and daughter-in-law, must take on the responsibility of supporting, and it is really a bit of a drum in my heart when I think about it-I have no experience at all, can the eldest uncle be satisfied?

Shi Xun looked at Cao Miao's face and quickly figured this out. Immediately sighed lightly: "This is nothing to do." "You think I like to see Shiyi. I'd already tore my face with that old man. I had made up my mind not to get along with each other for a long time! It's really unsatisfactory in the world, nine times out of ten.

But seeing Cao Miao suddenly lowered his head, he quietly squinted at Shi Xun, and asked in a low voice: "If you don't return to Yingling, but return to Tan County, what?" ”

Shi Xun's eyes suddenly lit up, and he clapped his palms at the moment and replied loudly: "Yes! "I have an elder in Tan County, Donghai County. Cao Miao's uncle Cao Hong is also, just go back to serve him, isn't it better than serving the old thing of Shiyi? Although he is an in-law rather than a member of the same clan, Cao Hong has no children, no daughters, and no support, which is much more lonely than Shiyi.

He immediately hugged Cao Miao, kissed his wife fiercely on the face, and then ran away with his hands on the ground. Cao Miao still wondered: I'm afraid you won't be happy. The result was not only agreed, but also ...... Are you that excited? You like my uncle so much. Don't even want your own uncle?

The next day, an edict was issued, allowing all ministers to resign, but they were still given false titles to participate in important military and political affairs. For this reason, Shi Xun wrote a fourth recital, saying that as the prime minister, he could not assist the monarch and manage the yin and yang, causing the celestial phenomena to warn, coupled with the previous disorderly pot mouth, the responsibility was greater than that of others, and he did not dare to be rewarded again - I want to leave and restore my white body, I hope you can forgive me.

There was only one passing scene left and right, and Cao Cao immediately allowed it, but the additional rewards were gold and silk silk to reward his merits. Immediately, a new ruling team was introduced: Hua Xin was summoned to Xu Du as the Zhongshu Order, and Dong Zhao was promoted to his deputy; With Zhong Xuan as the Shang Shu Ling, and Wang Yi as his deputy; Xu Yi was appointed as the imperial historian, and Liu Xian was his deputy.

After hearing about this set of personnel appointments, Guan Jing couldn't help laughing: "King Wei abandoned Liangji and used a group of dogs." "Hua Xin and Wang Lang are the same goods, they are both old bureaucrats with a strong heart for fame and fortune, but their practical ability is only mediocre; Zhong Xuan is indeed a prime minister, but compared with Xun You, he is too serious and lacks courage; As for the rest, their fame is much worse than the original, and their ability is difficult to say because of the lack of enough display stage.

Shi Xun and Zhuge Liang confirmed their previous conjecture that Cao Cao did intend to change a group of prime ministers and form a relatively weak team of important ministers in order to enhance the monarch's voice. But they only thought that Cao Cao was taking advantage of the situation, and by the way, they couldn't guess that the whole incident was secretly planned by Cao Cao......

From the analysis of this new prime minister's team, it seems that Duan Fang is indeed just a personal act, and there is no one behind it. Originally, the biggest suspect Chen Qun didn't get an inch, and he didn't even get mixed with the deputy minister, either his conspiracy was seen through by Cao Cao, and it was more likely that it was none of his business in the first place. The new six prime ministers have almost nothing in common, except that most of their fame and ability are far inferior to their predecessors, and none of them can belong to the same interest group and thus have the qualifications to be the masterminds behind the scenes-as for Cao Cao being the instigator in fact, a wise man has a thousand worries, and there must be a mistake, neither of them thought about it from that angle......

However, it can also be seen from this that Cao Cao not only seized power, but also divided power, and for the selection of the new prime minister's team, it can be described as painstaking, meticulous planning, and almost impeccable.

But it doesn't matter what happened to Yexun, he hurriedly packed up, wanting to do his best. Before that, gather your guests and ask them where they are going—do you want to go back to your hometown with me, or do you want to stay in Anyi? Or do you need me to write a letter of recommendation, where do you want to be a servant? Most of the guests expressed their willingness to continue to follow the host. After all, everyone can see that Xun's retreat is only temporary, and he will return to the center of Wei sooner or later.

There are only a few homes in Anyi, and I hope to be able to resign for the time being.

Yes Xun finally invited Guan Jing and Xiao Ji, and asked Guan Jing first: "Is Shiqi willing to return to his hometown with a certain person?" "Guan Jing's identity is different, for Shixun, he is also a teacher and a friend, not a guest, so if you still want to stay in Anyi, I will never stop you, and I will not have the slightest resentment. Guan Jing stroked his beard and smiled: "Temporarily avoid your ears, what words does Jing say?" "Don't worry, I won't leave.

asked Xiao Ji again: "When Yuan Tu first came, he met this matter, and Xun was very ashamed." "I just summoned you, and I lost my position, I'm really sorry, do you have any plans for the future? Xiao Ji lowered his head and thought for a moment, and suddenly looked up: "Please get a recommendation." ”

Yes Hoon said yes, but I don't know whose disciple you want to throw in? Xiao Ji grinned, as if smiling: "Xianfu Er." (To be continued......)