The Most Romantic of the Three Kingdoms

Cen Rong secretly wrote down the names of the county officials who hated the Zhao family, and sent them to Xun Zhen in the afternoon.

These county officials vary in age, origin, experience, background, and ability.

Some are in their fifties, some are in their early twenties, some have held positions in the county, some are first-time officials, some are cold scholars, some are children of famous clans, some are pure Confucian students, some can write essays, or Through the law, there is a skill.

One of them caught Xun Zhen's attention.

This person's surname is Huo, his name is Heng, and he is from Ye County. He is now the county councilor Cao Zhusheng.

"Ye County, surnamed Huo, is this person from Huo Xu's family?"

Cen Yan replied, "Yes, this, this person is the grandson of Huo Xu."

"Do you recognize him?"

"When I was discussing Cao, there was a meeting to debate the scriptures. The officials went to listen to it a few times, and I had a few friendships with this person."

"What is his temperament?"

"Bing, upright, and jealous."

"Go and ask Gong Cao to fetch the county official's official book."

Cen Rong answered the order and quickly called Wang Cong over.

Wang Cong presented the official book of the county officials.

Xun Zhen turned to the county councilor and looked at Huo Heng's resume.

After reading Huo Heng's resume, Xun Zhen was quite surprised, but also slightly strange.

He was pleasantly surprised that Huo Heng had served in a county temple in Ye County when he was young, and worked as an official in the county judge Cao Li. To decide Cao's law, in order to be an official in this Cao, you must know the law. Since Huo Heng once served as an official in Cao Li in Ye County, it means that this person knows the law. Xun Zhen was having a headache over the selection of Cao Ye's candidates for the County Judgment, and she was naturally pleasantly surprised to see such a person who both hated Zhao and knew the law.

However, what made him feel a little strange was that since Huo Heng had stayed in the county court in Ye County, why was he idled to discuss it after he arrived at the county court? Could there be any reason for this? Could it be that Huo Heng missed the case when the county judged Cao as an official? Or made a mistake?

Although the county councilor has a high status in the county court and is on the right of all the other officials, it has no real power. It is mainly an institution for consulting and making suggestions. Cao Zhe is mostly a Confucian scholar in a well-known county, in other words, this Cao Li is mostly a person who has no special expertise other than having studied Confucian classics.

As the grandson of Huo Xu, Huo Heng also knows the law. The normal arrangement should be to put him in the county judge. If it doesn't work, he should also be arranged in the county robber and the "law". Go, should not be idle in the county council.

Xun Zhen put down the case file and asked Wang Cong, "Huo Heng used to serve in Ye County in the past, and he decided Cao officials for the county.

Wang Cong replied: "A few months ago, the Duke of Ming ordered the counties to recommend wise men, and there were many people in the counties. When Huo Heng arrived, all the cadres in the county were full, and there were no vacancies, so they were placed in the conference cadres."

"How old is Huo Heng?"

"Two out of thirty."

"What was his reputation as a Cao official in Ye County in the past?"

"Although the Huo family has passed down the Confucian classics, Huo Xu was a court officer, and there are also people in his clan who know the law, and Huo Heng is one of them. When he executed Cao officials in Ye County, there was nothing wrong with the use of sentences. , the reviews are very good.”

"Huo's family name is also the county's surname, Huo Xu, a famous minister of the previous dynasty. Huo Heng is the grandson of the Huo Xu clan, and he has passed the law and stood before him. He is young and strong.

Wang Cong knew that Xunzhen was going to promote Huo Heng, and thought to himself, "Huo Heng had been recommended to the county court long before the government ruled the county. , I reported their names to the lord, and the lord didn't say anything at that time, but why did he suddenly think of Huo Heng?" He replied respectfully, "Yes." He asked Xunzhen, "I don't know what Ming Gong thinks. Change him to He Cao?"

"Judgment against Cao Que, I want him to defend Cao Ye, what is your opinion?"

Wang Cong is not from a high surname in the county, and Xun Zhen now has control of the county government. He has no qualifications to object to Xun Zhen's opinion. Although Huo Heng has taken another step to the sky after being surprised by Luan Gu, there is no expression on his face. With a strange look, he respectfully agreed, and said, "The lower official will go and call Huo Heng."

"Wait a minute."

"What other orders does Duke Ming have?"

"I just looked through the official book and saw that Cao has a man named Li Fang..." Xun Zhen picked up the official book, turned to the page of Li Fang, pointed and said, "It is written above that he is the descendant of Li Haozhi. ?"

"Yes."

"Li Hao, a greedy and cruel official, who, because of his own faults, brought disaster to his late father, and who is disloyal and unfilial, how can his family members defile our county court? They can be expelled."

"No."

"Who recommended him?"

"His local county magistrate."

"The order is passed on: 'The election is false', which should be considered a crime, but this is the first offense, so let's avoid it for the time being.

Xun Zhen expelled a large number of county officials, which made the current county officials respect him. In the same way, he expelled Liang Qiling, which also caused the county magistrates in the county to have double thoughts about him. It also changed the previous state and became awe-inspiring. As soon as this arraignment arrives, the county magistrate with "false elections" must be sweating profusely and be frightened.

"Promise." Seeing that Xun Zhen was still in the mood, Wang Gong asked, "Does Duke Ming have any further orders?"

"I heard that there was a man named Wang Tong in Cangcao, and there was a man named Feng Qian in Shicao, from Yuancheng Wang's family, Fanyang Feng's family, and there was a man named Chen Yi in Hucao, who was Bohai Xiao The children of the princess' mother clan?"

"Yes."

"Since these three are from the famous clan, they can be summoned together with Huo Heng. I should see them."

"Nuo." Wang Cong bowed and saluted, and withdrew from the hall.

Wei County is close to Gyeonggi, and although the humanities are not as good as those of Yingchuan, Runan, Nanyang and other counties, there are also many famous clothing families in the county. The Huo Clan and Li Clan that Xun Zhen mentioned just now are one of them.

The Wang family of Yuancheng was the direct descendant of the Qi royal family during the Warring States Period. Wang Mang came from this family. Wang Chong, who wrote the immortal masterpiece "Lunheng", also came from this family. Wang Chong's ancestral home was Yuancheng, and his ancestors lived in the former Han Dynasty. Moved to Kuaiji. The Feng family in Fanyang has been dressed for generations. In the time of Emperor Xuan of the former Han Dynasty, there was a man named Feng Qin, who moved to Hongnong Prefect. He had eight sons, all of whom were 2,000 stone. "Shijun", when he entered the current dynasty, Feng Qin, the great-grandson of Feng Yang, made great contributions to Zhongxing.

The mother family of Princess Xiao of Bohai, the Chen family, is not strictly speaking from a famous family. Princess Xiao of Bohai rarely entered the Palace of Xiao Wang with her voice tricks. Fortunately, she was the Emperor of Biomass. However, because of the Liang family, her mother's family was not very authoritative until It was only four years after Xiping that she was worshipped by Jinzi as Princess Xiao of Bohai.

Huo Heng, who is valued by Xun Zhen, is the most famous predecessor in his family is Huo Xu. During the reign of Emperor Shundi, Huo Xu's uncle Song Guang was framed by others, and he sat in Luoyang's imperial prison, tortured day and night. When Huo Xu was fifteen years old, he wrote a letter to the general Liang Shang, and complained for his uncle. After Song Guang's crime, Huo Xuyou became famous. During the reign of Emperor Huan, Liang Ji, the son of Liang Shang, was in power, and he did not dare to disobey from the public officials below. However, Huo Xu reported the incident several times, and in front of the emperor Chen Liang Ji's crimes were wronged. To Sili school captain, Shaofu, Tingwei. From this point of view, Huo Heng's hatred of hatred is quite the legacy of his clan ancestors.

As for the Li family, the most famous member of his clan since modern times was Li Hao, who was pursued and assassinated by Su Buwei for many years.

Li Hao communicated with Zhongchang servant Gu Ai, greed and violence were a problem for the people, and he had a grudge against Su Buwei for killing his father. He then hung his father's head in the county's city and wrote: "Li Jun moved his father's head", which means that Li Hao hung his father's head here. Li Hao was unable to hunt down Su Buwei, and later vomited blood and died. Guo Linzong praised Su Buwei: "The strength is only one man, and the merit is a thousand rides."

Xun Zhen chased Li Haozhi as his grandson because he looked down on Li Hao's character and personality; the names of Wang Tong, Feng Qian, and Chen Yi were all on the list presented by Cen Yan, and the list presented by Cen Yan was not only for the famous family members. , There are also underprivileged children. The reason why Xun Zhen only called these three people is because these three people are from famous families, and they will not cause suspicion. As for the other underprivileged children, you can find an opportunity to talk about it later.

Not long after, Huo Heng, Wang Tong, Feng Qian, and Chen Yi were summoned.

Xun Zhen asked Cen Rong to call Xun You.

This is the first time I have met Huo Heng and others. "Those who are shallow and deep are fools." You can't talk too much about them. Xun Zhen just asked about their family background and tried their Talented, Xun You beat the drums on the side and picked it up, giving a glimpse of the aspirations of these people.

On the one hand, he intends to reuse the other party, on the other hand, he deeply admires Xunzhen's "uprightness and does not belong to the powerful". On the other hand, most of the people present are from aristocratic families, their words are speculative, and the conversation is very pleasant.

Just talking, Huo Heng and others said goodbye and left, and Cen Rong also said goodbye.

When there were no outsiders in the hall, Xun You said to Xun Zhen, "I have heard the words of the masters, all of whom are righteous men of Mushang. If you can take it for your own use, it will help to kill Zhao."

"From your perspective, who is the best among these numbers?"

"Huo Heng tried to decide Cao officials in Ye County, and is familiar with official affairs. Although He Yi is a little lacking in chapters and sentences, he is outstanding in prose, so these two sons are the best."

Among these people, only He Yi is not from a noble family, so he is not as familiar with Confucian classics as the other people, but he is good at diction. Proficient at rhetoric. Xun Zhen was short of someone who was good at writing. After thinking about it, he summoned Wang Cong again and ordered, "He Yi's writing is beautiful~www.wuxiaspot.com~ can be moved to keep the master's history."

The chief secretary is similar to the secretary of later generations, and he is the confidant of the chief official. Xun Zhen's predecessor was Xuan Kang, and the current one was Cen Rong, both of whom he trusted very much. He Yiqian was the chief recorder of history. Although his position was not as good as that of Huo Heng's chief guard Cao Ye, he was one step up to the sky.

Wang Cong couldn't help but be surprised again, saluted and promised, and retired to find He Yi to read Xun Zhen's order.

The power of writing should not be underestimated. Writing that integrates reason and can clearly explain the truth is not only helpful for administration, but also enables a certain administrative measure that may encounter resistance to be supported by the officials and the people. At that time, the fighting spirit of the enemy was disintegrated. Cao Cao read Chen Lin's letter and broke into a cold sweat, and Wu Zetian read the letter of King Luo Bin and blamed the prime minister for his lack of talent.

After arriving in Wei County for a few months, Xun Zhen first expelled the county officials of the Zhao clan in Afu, and then expelled Liang Qiling. By pacifying Yu Po, he took control of the county and county power. With the power in his hands, he began to slowly From the county officials, choose people who are upright and available, and their wings are gradually growing. Just wait for a period of observation, if Luan Gu, Huo Heng and others are really trustworthy, then you can tell them about the execution of Zhao, and ask them to assist Xun You, who is in charge of the matter, to collect evidence of Zhao's crime. They are all from this county. It will be far more convenient than Chen Bao and others to get the evidence of Zhao's crime.

Xun Zhen looked outside the hall, it was midsummer, and the courtyard was green and shaded, he thought: "If Luan Gu and Huo Heng are trustworthy, then the county bandit Cao and the county judge Cao can safely hand them over. With the county cadre in hand, and the righteous followers in the camp outside our county, the execution of Zhao is already half done. Next, we just need to wait patiently and find a chance to control the Yexian county temple. Ready to go."