Three Kingdoms

  Chapter 77 Recruitment Order

  In a room in the Xun family compound, an old man was sitting with his back to the door.

   On the wall in front of the old man is a picture of a figure. The figure on the portrait is wearing a crown and a long robe, with a clear face, a calm expression, and deep eyes that seem to be able to travel through time and space.

  Sandalwood is lit in a corner of the room. The spice is the best, which makes people feel calm and comforted. Unfortunately, the old man in the house seems to be in a state of mind that is difficult to calm down, and his long eyebrows are constantly beating.

  There were light footsteps outside the house, and a young scribe kowtowed outside the house, greeting the old man inside.

  The old man in the room did not turn around, but just ordered the young scribes to come in first.

   There was a long silence, the old and the young were so quiet, no one spoke.

   After an unknown amount of time, the old man finally turned around, broke the silence, and said, "Wen Ruo, your way of cultivating your mind is not bad, but why are you so reckless?"

  Xun Yu and Xun Wenruo kowtowed to the ground, without a word of excuse.

  The old man sighed, threw a copy of the court order beside him in front of Xun Yu, and said, "You can see it."

  Xun Yu picked it up and opened it, and found that it was the imperial court's call-up order for Xun Shuang, the old man!

   Calling orders were not available to ordinary people in the Han Dynasty. Recruitment, also known as recruiting, refers to the emperor naming certain celebrities outside the edict and calling them to the court to serve as officials by means of recruitment.

These so-called celebrities are either well-known hermits living in high mountains and deep forests, or famous figures who have been officials before and then retired to the countryside. Anyway, they are generally of the Dana level. Those who were recruited were called "Zhengjun".

When recruiting, the imperial court generally greets them with buses, and for the elderly, they use special "anche Pulun", that is, wooden wheels wrapped with cattail, so that the journey is stable and not bumpy. silk as a recruiting gift.

  Wherever he went along the road to Zhengjun, local officials must decorate the driveway and residence, and visit and greet them in person.

Therefore, conscripting was a kind of behavior that the emperor of the Han Dynasty gave local celebrities a lot of face. In return, those who were conscripted generally said that they should be called to serve the emperor. Even if they don’t want to be an official, they have to go to the capital to meet the emperor, and then ask for resignation. .

  But everyone knows how old the current emperor of the Han Dynasty is, so the call-up order at this time cannot be the voluntary will of the little emperor who is only six or seven years old. The only explanation is that Dong Zhuo ordered the call-up.

   "This... Yu is unworthy, and it will affect my uncle..." Xun Yu put the call-up order on the ground, and kowtowed to his uncle Xun Shuang to make amends—unexpectedly, when Xun Yu resigned and came back, his uncle Xun Shuang was missed by Dong Zhuo...

   "How is Dong Zhuo?" Xun Shuang wanted to hear the opinion of Xun Yu who had met Dong Zhuo.

   "Ruthful martial artist, tyrannical to the extent that he will end in chaos, he will be powerless." Xun Yu's evaluation of Dong Zhuo is very bad, he almost asserts that Dong Zhuo will not end well, and no one can save him...

This is also an important reason why Xun Yu resigned and fled back home when Dong Zhuo added an official position to him. Xun Yu was not optimistic about Dong Zhuo. I don't want to get a little bit of Dong Zhuo's favor.

   "...what you did...is putting me to death..." Xun Shuang sighed a long time.

Yes, Dong Zhuo's move is ruthless, or Li Ru gave Dong Zhuozhi this ruthless move. It was only the first step to catch the rumormongers, but now Xun Shuang's second move is here. .

  If the Wang family and the Yuan family are the largest ruling party Qingliu, then the Xun family is the opposition party Qingliu closest to Luoyang. The purpose of Dong Zhuo's or Li Ru's move is obviously to balance the Qingliu power within the imperial court and break the Qingliu alliance between the Wang family and the Yuan family.

Regardless of whether Xun Shuang stayed in the court as an official after being recruited, at least Li Ru sent a strong signal in place of Dong Zhuo—from then on, important official positions in the central court were no longer controlled by the ruling Wang family and the Yuan family, but by the opposition. Qingliu is open, as long as anyone is willing to devote himself to the great cause of the Dong family, high-ranking officials and generous salary are no problem...

What's more, Xun Shuang had rejected the recommendation of the Yuan family and Yuan Feng before, which means that everyone in the world knows that the Xun family will not stand with the Yuan family. People who have been suppressed by the Yuan family will naturally move closer to Xun Shuang, so that Xun Shuang will directly face the Yuan family...

  If you don’t take office, thank the emperor and resign—according to the current rules of the game in the Han Dynasty, the emperor can issue another call-up order, or even a third call-up order, until the person is called up to take office...

Xun Shuang is so old, can he still go to Beijing again and again with all his life, and then come back, go back and come back again? In this way, Xun Shuang will probably be exhausted on the road if he comes a few more times. Gaining a reputation for being a man of talent...

   Xun Shuang saw through Li Ru's vicious scheme, so he said that he was killed by Xun Yu this time...

   So what if you see through it, this matter is a proper conspiracy, there is nothing you can do, there is no way to break the situation...

   Xun Yu put his head on the ground, he was so guilty that he didn't dare to look up, he really didn't expect this to happen.

   "Stand up now, there is nothing wrong with seeking good fortune and avoiding evil," Xun Shuang said, "A gentleman keeps his life in the right position. This is the end of the matter, and there is no other way."

  Since you can’t hide from it, you might as well welcome it upright...

Looking at the portrait of Xunzi behind him, Xun Shuang thought to himself that the Xun family had been silent for too long, so that now the world only knows the Yuan family and the Wang family, but they have forgotten the descendants of Xunzi that have been handed down since the Spring and Autumn and Warring States periods—the Xun family, perhaps This matter is also an opportunity for the Xun family...

  Xun Shuang looked back at Xun Yu, an outstanding member of the younger generation of the Xun family. He was silent for a while, and then suddenly said, "If you try it at the beginning of tomorrow's lecture, can you?"

What? Xun Yu couldn't believe it. He originally thought that Xun Shuang would be responsible for him, but he didn't expect to let him give the first lecture of tomorrow's public class. This is only qualified for elders in the family. Why let him come?

Seeing Xun Yu's doubts, Xun Shuang said: "My son, you can't be a great weapon, and you can't be worthy of a big responsibility. But you know the truth, know how to advance and retreat, are elegant and elegant, and learn from the forerunners. Maybe you can lead the Xun family. All right." Xun Shuang's words were almost an account of the funeral, saying that his two sons, Xun Biao and Xun Wei, were not great talents, while Xun Yu was an outstanding talent, implying that perhaps in the future, Xun Yu would be able to Inheriting the position of Patriarch, the leader of the Xun family is moving forward...

The words spoken by the contemporary Patriarch Xun Shuang can be said to be quite weighty. Combined with what Xun Shuang said just now to let Xun Yu speak at the beginning of tomorrow, it means to give Xun Yu a chance to gain prestige first, so that he can accept it smoothly. Pave the way for the next Patriarch!

  Xun Yu understood Xun Shuang's meaning, and left the table to pay respects: "Please follow the family orders!" This is a preferential policy from the previous generation of patriarchs to the next generation of patriarchs, so it is called the family orders, not the orders of relatives and uncles...

   Seeing that Xun Yu understood the meaning, Xun Shuang was going to let Xun Yu go back and prepare first, but before letting Xun Yu go, he suddenly remembered something and asked Xun Yu, "The Yuan family is still in Yangcheng?"

   Xun Yu said, "Still spreading rumors."

Xun Shuang shook his head and said, "How can a prophecy represent state affairs? Inform the children of Yangcheng and return to Yangcui. The Yuan family..." Xun Shuang didn't finish speaking, but just shook his head, not knowing that the Yuan family's move was not good. , still feel that the Yuan family may not be easy to deal with?

The Xun family is a direct descendant of Xunzi in the Spring and Autumn Period...It is a pity that Xun Yu chose Cao Cao in the end...The author asks for a recommendation ticket for collection, this week's recommendation for mosquito legs...I can only say that no matter how small a mosquito is, it is still meat...Thanks to cs09 book friends, will add tomorrow Another chapter...

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