Zhuge Hong wanted to understand this detail, but he felt extremely ashamed. was about to get up and say goodbye immediately, but Chu Xian said: "Not long after you came, I have sent someone to prepare wine and food, Lord Zhuge will stay for a while, you and I are both officials in Jingzhou, and there are few such idle moments to talk freely, don't waste this opportunity." ”

When Zhuge Hong heard this, he hesitated for a moment, but sat down again.

He naturally has his arrogance, he thought of competing for the official position before, because he knew that Chu Xian would inevitably 'retreat', but now he knows that this road is impossible to go through, and Zhuge Hong has actually given up.

But he only gave up this time, not because he didn't have confidence in himself.

His own talents and political opinions, as well as the methods of officialdom, never thought that he would lose to anyone, since he had this opportunity, it was better to discuss with Chu Xian, a world-renowned talent recognized by the Holy Dynasty, and it could be regarded as comparing the high and low in this discourse, compared with the long and short.

Soon the exquisite wine and dishes came up, and the wine was a special supply for the Shoufu Pavilion, Xianyun Yulu. The dish is also a rare delicate stir-fry, just to enhance the flavor and bring its own aura.

So Chu Xian and Zhuge Hong, the two Taoist immortals, fought in the living room to discuss the Tao.

What he said was, of course, the political affairs of the Holy Dynasty.

There is an unwritten rule when talking about political affairs, that is, to talk less about the status quo, after all, many things should not be talked about, especially the higher the level, the more cautious you must be about your speech.

But the past can be commented on.

The Tiantang Holy Dynasty has been up and down for five thousand years, and there are too many things to talk about and express their own opinions, so it's just a glass of wine, Zhuge Hong and Chu Xian have talked a lot, and there are many heroes who see the same thing, but there are also times when they have opposite views.

At this time, it is natural to fight for a high and low right or wrong.

Zhuge Hong is pretentious, he has climbed up from the bottom all the way, whether he is an official or a cultivator, so people like him are extremely assertive, under normal circumstances, they will definitely stick to their own opinions, and they can often overwhelm the crowd and persuade others.

But this time, in the discussion with Chu Xian on the promotion of officials, it was only a few rounds, and it was refuted wordlessly by Chu Xian.

Zhuge Hong believes that the current promotion of officials has drawbacks, and relatively speaking, it is not as good as the system of selecting and promoting officials implemented by the Holy Dynasty more than 300 years ago.

"At that time, the recommendation of talents, only looking at personal merit, such as the increase or decrease of taxes and silver in various places, is an important consideration indicator, which is difficult to fake, extended for a long time, but then it has to be considered by the upper and lower levels, the so-called lower and lower do not push, do not lift, it is difficult to promote, although this is also beneficial, but in my opinion, the disadvantages are greater. As an official, how can it be possible to completely balance the lower-level parties, there will always be people who will be dissatisfied with you, if you deliberately stumble when considering, you may ruin the future of a good official, the same officials do not know how to tie up with the official, do not have a good relationship, then they will not be introduced, and the same career promotion is hopeless, which is the biggest drawback at present. Some time ago, I was preparing to write a reform law, hoping to restore the system of official promotion 300 years ago, and in my opinion, the system of the past should be restored, and it should be used to cure the eternal future. ”

This is Zhuge Hong's words, and it is also his point of view, and it may even be a feeling, after all, Zhuge Hong started from the bottom at the beginning, and he must have suffered similar hardships.

Chu Xian listened, but smiled slightly, shook his head and said: "Everything has advantages and disadvantages, and we must pay attention to local conditions, according to the time and conditions, the same is true for the art of governance, and the selection of officials is also among them. If you want to improve the livelihood of the people in the states, the method you said is naturally the best, but now that the people of the Holy Dynasty are strong and the people are rich, of course, you can't use the method of stimulating taxes and silver, and it is an inevitable trend to consider many aspects, especially to be an official, you have to balance your subordinates and fear the officials, if you can't even do this, then your ability must be limited, so why promote?"

Chu Xian's words can be described as reasonable and well-founded rebuttals, which directly made Zhuge Hong speechless.

Chu Xian said at this time: "You can't just look at the disadvantages in doing things, what should be lost, you still have to lose, this is also reflected in the Dao, and it is also the way to gain and lose." ”

When Zhuge Hong heard this, he immediately had a feeling that the Daigo empowerment hut was suddenly opened, he thought about it carefully, and then spoke, but at this moment he was already in a tone of inquiry. The two talked freely, and it was late at night, Zhuge Hong took the initiative to leave, and this time Chu Xian didn't stop him, after all, when the wine was drunk, there should be a beginning and an end.

Sent to the door, Zhuge Hong thought about it, and bowed to Chu Xian: "During this period of time, the Zhuge family secretly added fuel to the fire, said some disrespectful words to the adults, and asked Lord Chu for forgiveness, what I wish is to enter the first auxiliary pavilion, do good deeds for the people of the world, and realize their ambitions, but I was a little hasty before, which led to going astray. ”

Chu Xian smiled: "Zhuge is unparalleled in learning, and he does not lose to me, if there is a chance, Chu Xian will definitely recommend Zhuge Lord." ”

As soon as he heard this, Zhuge Hong's eyes lit up, but he didn't ask again, because a character like Chu Xian, since he said this, he would definitely do it, and if he asked again, it seemed that he was too anxious.

At that moment, Zhuge Hong bowed down and thanked him, and then floated away.

How is Zhuge Hong, Chu Xian has naturally heard of it, he is not bad, and his talent is also high, just because of the Zhuge family, he is a little too hasty in doing things, which can be regarded as being involved, naturally, Chu Xian will not embarrass this Zhuge Hong, as long as the other party is still doing things above board.

But if the Zhuge family does things out of line, Chu Xian will not give up, although the Zhuge family is a family of veteran officials, once stood out like the Yang family, and the scenery is infinite, but unfortunately where is there an enduring family in this world?

Even the Yang family is now going downhill, after Yang Zhenqing, who else can support the glory of the Yang family?

It's hard.

The Zhuge family just declined hundreds of years earlier, which is normal.

This time Chu Xian came back in a hurry, except for visiting Master Xiao Yu, but he didn't go to see anyone else, but he was not in a hurry, Chu Xian would participate in the court meeting tomorrow, and he would see them all at that time.

And this time, Chu Xian brought back eight Dao immortals such as the Qinghe Immortals.

Although the number is not large, they are all masters from a hundred years ago, and this time they can also strengthen the strength of the Immortal Dynasty, these eight Dao Immortals are now arranged, and this matter will be handed over to the Ministry of Officials.

......

Morning meeting.

There were obviously quite a few officials who came to participate today, and many of them had already heard the news and knew that Chu Xian was back.

In fact, Chu Xian left for the reason of 'retreat' at first, but he originally just wanted to go for a few months, but he never thought that this would be ten months.

As an official at the level of the Shoufu Pavilion, he naturally pays too much attention, and there is no impermeable wall in this world, although it is said that Chu Xian is in retreat to comprehend the exercises, in fact, many people already know that Chu Xian has fallen under a witch spell and went out to find a way to crack it.

It's like the Zhuge family found out the truth.

So it's no secret anymore.

Chu Xian's current official position is the head of the household department, Zheng Sanpin, and there are many things under the jurisdiction of the household department, during the days when Chu Xian was away, his positions were handled by other officials at the same level in the household department, so this time Chu Xian came back to take over the original authority.

Thinking about it, there are really a lot of things, relatively speaking, when I was in the territory of the Wu Clan, I was very 'leisurely', and I didn't have any official business to occupy Chu Xian's time.

Chu Xian looked up at the starry sky at this time, and thought in his heart that as long as he achieved his wish and achieved a first-class immortal official, he would retire to the officialdom and take his family with him, or live in seclusion in the downtown area, or travel around the world, after all, he only has a lifespan of more than a hundred years now, and it is really impossible to guarantee whether he can expel the life-devouring spell spirit in the future, and even for now, the spell spirit in his body cannot be expelled at all.

And since the three spell spirits in the body reached a balance, they have been sleeping and have not reappeared, so if you want to force the life-devouring spell spirit to spit out the longevity that originally belonged to you, I am afraid it will be difficult to climb to the sky.

So in this way, I really don't have much time.

Once you are busy with government affairs, you rarely have time to cultivate, although you are only one step away from the Flying Feather Immortal, but to take this step, I don't know how much effort and time it will take, the most troublesome thing is that there is an immortal spell spirit, which is equivalent to sealing your cultivation, so you can achieve what you want as soon as possible, and then spend the rest of your time with your family, this is what Chu Xian thinks in his heart.

Chu Xian also didn't expect that he would start thinking about retreating so early, thinking about retreating.

On the way to the court, Chu Xian was thoughtful, and in front of the door, Chu Xian saw Cui Huanzhi and Kong Qian standing there, obviously waiting for him, and immediately pressed his mood and walked two steps quickly.

Cui Huanzhi and Kong Qian were taken aback when they saw Chu Xian's appearance.

However, because Chu Xian's spell was already known to many people, they also knew that Chu Xian had become like this now, it must be because of the spell.

Kong Qian, the old magistrate, was very upright, and when he saw that Chu Xian looked a lot older at the moment, but his momentum was stronger, he knew that Chu Xian must be a blessing in disguise, so he said directly: "Those people of the Zhuge family talk nonsense all day long, I thought you really didn't have a long life, but now I look at it, it must be fine." ”

Cui Huanzhi also asked, "How is the situation now?"

Chu Xian smiled and told the general situation to reassure the two elders, but to be honest, the three of them were standing together at the moment, and it might seem that Chu Xian's grade was on par with Kong Qian.

"This time, the Zhuge family is a little too ugly, and now the rumors about you are basically spread by them, but anyone with a discerning eye knows that the Shoufu Pavilion will not support Zhuge Hong, and the Zhuge family is just wasting their efforts in vain and taking humiliation on themselves. Cui Huanzhi looked at the problem very thoroughly, and directly said the essence of this matter at this moment.