In the Han system, those who work in the state are the assistants of the governor of a state. Their rank is very low. Just like the postal governor, they only have a hundred stones... This is something that can't be helped. After all, the governor of a state only has six hundred stones! But, on the other hand, One of the same characteristics as the postal supervisor is that this position has extremely heavy powers and responsibilities. Generally speaking, it is the regular handler of affairs in the state!

As for the origin of this position, it is said that when the governor of a state inspects a certain county, he will often select a low-level official with outstanding ability from the local area to work for him. In theory, there is one for each county, and then he will be appointed by the governor. This person is responsible for the daily affairs of this county... Jizhou Jiujunguo, that is, generally nine states are engaged in it.

However, in reality, it is not so simple and straightforward.

First of all, with the establishment of the permanent governor of the state and the permanent establishment of the state government, this position has become institutionalized and permanent. Therefore, many governors will leave a lot of people behind when they leave office. It is impossible for the new governor to say that he will be the governor as soon as he takes office. It is unlikely that all the jobs of the predecessor will be replaced, and it is impossible to promote them all over again like one county and one job.

Secondly, this position has very heavy powers and responsibilities, and the original system of selecting low-level officials from various places has gradually become outdated... In fact, when working in a prefecture, you can usually chat and laugh with a county magistrate, and Qianshi County Magistrate often appears After leaving office and returning home, he was recruited by the governor of the state to work.

Later, this position even lost its local characteristics and gradually became a place for state governors to appoint private individuals.

Of course, it has to be said that Liu Yan was particularly surprised when Gongsun Xun publicly asked for a job... After all, it is no longer the time for Liu Governor Liu's son to go straight to Handan, let alone Gongsun Xun. It was time to lead two hundred cavalry and light cavalry to take office. The two sides were only a few dozen miles away. He knew everything about these capable people under Gongsun Xun. How could he, Liu Junlang, not know about them?

It can even be said that Liu Yan has already been extremely coveted by Shen Pei, Lou Gui, Wang Xiu and others.

"Follow me first!" Gongsun Xun nodded slowly, then raised his hand to signal the person sitting in the corner to come out.

Lu Bu took a deep breath, suppressed the excitement in his heart, and stood up to go out.

"This is Liu Gong, the uncle of the state." Gongsun Xun introduced him seriously. "Liu Gong, this is Wuyuan Lu Bu Lu Fengxian, a disciple of Cai Bozhe... He is good at the piano, has the ability of Boya, and is proficient in martial arts. He is like a flying general. !To be both civil and military, there is nothing better than this! He has been wronged by using the state to engage in military affairs!"

Lu Bu paid homage in the hall and held the ceremony very respectfully.

Liu Yan was stunned for a while, and then nodded helplessly: "Since he is Cai Bozhe's disciple, and Wen Qi recommended him, and there is a shortage of people in the state, let's ask him to take over the affairs of Zhao State in the future.

It’s up to you to handle it for the state!”

Lu Bu was overjoyed... He really didn't expect that at that time he couldn't even ask for county officials, but now he became a disciple of Cai Yong, and with Gongsun Xun's recommendation, he could actually work in a state, and in a big state like Jizhou.

After years of hard work, have things finally turned out right?!

Surprised, he didn't even understand Liu Yan's tone, let alone Gongsun Xun and Lou Gui looking at each other and nodding slightly.

Yes, this is Lou Zibo's suggestion - give favors, recommend them, and use them elsewhere.

This suggestion was based on the consideration of the disposal of Cheng Pu, Gao Shun, Cheng Lian, and Xu Rong... The Han Dynasty was in full swing, and it was impossible to say that all these military generals with duties would always be with them, but Gongsun Xun did.

There is little concern about what will happen to these four people in the future.

First of all, Cheng Pu was a member of the township party and was almost single-handedly promoted by Gongsun. From being Gongsun Zhao’s assistant to Gongsun Xun’s two recommendations, his fake Sima was transferred to the official position of Sima Du of the Department a while ago.

It was a favor entrusted by Gongsun Xun, and he could be called Gongsun's disciple, former official, and local party member... This kind of person, unless Gongsun Xun was extremely incompetent and unethical in the future, would really come and go as soon as he was called!

Secondly, for Gao Shun, one naturally took a fancy to his loyalty and innocence, but the other was Gongsun Xun who felt a great kindness to him... He was promoted from a military accompaniment to Qu Junhou in one fell swoop.

The kindness is enough to give Gao Suqing two lifetimes!

As for Xu Rong, he is actually somewhere in between.

The Anli ship moved eastward to Liaodong, which gave them some feeling of a rural party, but they were not as close as Cheng Pu; both father and son were promoted from the Gongsun domain, and had made meritorious service under Gongsun Xun. They were also standard Gongsun disciples and former officials, but Gongsun domain

After all, it is the Liaodong branch, but it is not as strong as Cheng Pu. In addition, Xu Rong was ignorant and got into trouble several times during the expedition to Goguryeo, but Gongsun Xun saved it with his own efforts. Although he had some kindness, it was not as deep as Gao Shun.

…But taken together, what’s there to worry about?

As for Cheng Lian... To put it bluntly, Gongsun Xun doesn't care. He was raised as a hunting dog from the beginning, so he's no less than one or two!

Then Lu Bu's treatment was inspired by the treatment of these people. It is a comprehensive treatment of distance, kindness, and personal perception:

The first is recommendation. This was the most important thing in the Han Dynasty. Needless to say, once Lu Bu's official career starts from here, Lu Fengxian will inherit the lifelong relationship between Gong Sun Xun and Liu Yan... As if theoretically he needs to be grateful to Ding

It turns out that Dong Zhuo has been the same all his life.

Secondly, this arrangement puts the two of them at a distance that is neither too far nor too close for observation.

After all, although Lu Bu, the governor, is theoretically Liu Yan's subordinate, he is responsible for the affairs of Zhao State. In addition, Yecheng is too close to Handan, so the governor does not need to stay in Yecheng.

This means that he is actually working for Gongsun Xun and Liu Yan at the same time.

In addition, the term of the governor of the state was short. Liu Yan himself was the "elder of the clan" favored by the emperor and could be promoted and resigned at any time. According to Gongsun Xun's guess about his teacher, he was afraid that he would not let him easily.

After going to the border counties, the eunuchs were not willing to return to the center by themselves, so the possibility of continuing to wander around Hebei was very high... In other words, Liu Yan could leave at any time, and Lu Bu, a border county native from Bingzhou, wanted to stay in Hebei

If you continue to maintain it, you must rely on Gongsun Xun.

By then, if Gongsun Xun has really observed enough, he can definitely use it for his own use.

Finally, what if Lu Bu was so angry that he would look down on him as soon as he got in touch with Liu Yan, and instead would follow Liu Junlang loyally for the rest of his life. Liu Junlang thought that Fengxian was a good person, so he took him to Chengdu as a godson or something...

Then let him follow, it will save you worries!

Of course, Lou Gui actually originally provided two plans, one was to recommend to the state, and the other was to ask Zhao Ping to come forward to help Lu Bu find a job among King Zhao's subordinates... However, the latter is actually nothing to do with direct appointment.

The difference, and more importantly, is that Gongsun Xun respects the weight of the word "Lü Bu". The state job is a position with extremely heavy power and responsibility, and the officials of the King of Zhao, if they are not the court officials with more than a thousand stones, are basically

Abandoning his position will only make Lu Bu feel resentful.

But for the moment... After Lu Bu bowed to Liu Yan, he quickly thanked Gongsun Xun and saluted... He was still polite and seemed sincere and reliable, as if he was really grateful to Gongsun Xun.

All I can say is that it will take time, just wait and see.

Now that this matter is over, there will be no more trouble at the banquet.

After everyone dispersed, Gongsun Xun personally took Lu Bu to send Liu Yan to rest... The latter still showed respect and actually stayed at Gongsun Xun's house.

However, just when Gongsun Xun thought that everything was settled today, Liu Yan took the initiative to grab him, shunned everyone including his own son, and reunited in the small courtyard where they had a happy conversation that day.

Be honest and honest.

"Wen Qi." Liu Yan said seriously. "You and I are in a relationship. If I ask you something, you must tell me frankly..."

"Ming Gong has something to say." Gongsun Xun didn't take it seriously.

"You have suppressed and appeased people, recruited refugees, checked household registrations, and cleared fields. Now you are building schools, promoting filial piety and honesty, and doing... what are you going to do in the future?" Liu Yan asked seriously.

"It seems that Duke Ming already knows." Gongsun Xun said disapprovingly. "Could it be Duke Wei who told you?"

"So the rumors are true, are you really going to build water conservancy projects and manage the Gelulu River next?"

"Exactly!" Gongsun Xun replied without hesitation.

"Wenqi." Liu Yan sighed. "I've been to Julu, Anping, Changshan, and Bohai in the past few months. It's been an eye-opener... Bohai is the largest county in Hebei, with a population of more than one million, and it has fish.

The benefits of salt, but the officialdom has collapsed, and refugees continue to live in the blue sky and white sun; bandits are scurrying on the left and right sides of Changshan Mountain, and only a few months after you clean up Heishan, it has become a den of thieves again; Anping is the place where the emperor is prosperous, but

It is precisely because of this that there are so many lawless people in contact with the palace that it is really difficult to control them. As for Julu, he is right next to you. I don’t believe that you don’t know about Taiping Road. A person who has rebelled.

, colluding with powerful people everywhere, recruiting disciples to confuse the public, is it possible that the State of Zhao has not been affected?"

"What exactly does Ming Gong want to say?" Gongsun Xun said helplessly.

"You have governed Zhao State very well." Liu Yan said seriously. "If the water conservancy can be completed in the future, then there will be no need to say more. But the warning you gave me in this courtyard before is even more correct...

How can a prosperous country be worth the collapse of the whole world? Even if the world does not collapse, as far as Zhao is concerned, the Julu Taiping Road is on the side. If something happens, aren't you afraid that all your hard work will be in vain?

?”

Gongsun Xun didn't know how to reply to Liu Yan, a temporary pessimist... He couldn't say, I know that the world is going to collapse, and I am more convinced than you that the collapse of the world is coming soon, but I need to solve it

To accumulate political experience in troubled times, you need to convince everyone around you that you have the ability to rebuild order, so that more people can choose you after the world collapses.

Therefore, even if chaos breaks out and your efforts will be in vain, it will still be worth it.

You definitely can't say that.

However, if you don’t say this, how should you reply to the other party?

"Since it is the right thing to do, then you should do it," Gongsun Xun frowned slightly and said perfunctorily in a tone that he was not sure about. "A man is born in this world, and when he sees that the building is about to collapse, he can't just sit back and ignore it, can't he?

?”

Liu Yan was silent for a moment, and then he said after a long time: "Actually, when I came back from my inspection of the four counties last month, I didn't mention bandits or refugees, but I had spoken frankly to the court about the Taiping Road, but nothing happened... The emperor was just enjoying himself in the West Garden,

Regardless of political affairs, Duke Yang (Yang Ci) wrote to me, saying that in the spring of this year, when the epidemic was spreading in Taiping Road, he and his commander, Duke Liu, had written a letter together to discuss this matter.

I’m afraid I didn’t even look at it.”

Gongsun Xun was speechless for a moment.

"I think you have everything in order, except for the Taiping Road in Zhao State," Liu Yan reminded in a low voice. "It is better to be more careful... You have worked so hard for so many things, how long can you save it?"

Gongsun Xun nodded slowly... He had never dealt with the Taiping Road before. Firstly, there were not as many Taiping Roads in the Zhao Kingdom as he imagined; secondly, he felt that the giant deer was right next to him and there was nothing to deal with.

Two ambivalences, this problem was missed... In fact, according to Taoist Wang Xianwang who followed Han Dang and Lou Gui back, he frankly disclosed that day that the ambitions of brothers Zhang Jiao of Taiping Dao were actually common knowledge within Taiping Dao.

I understand. The reason why Mr. Wang chose to take refuge in Gongsun Xun was precisely because he was born in the Wang family of Taiyuan and did not want to be a rebel.

"That's it!" Liu Yan waved his hand helplessly. "Let's discuss it privately. Let's stop talking here. You and I can both do our own thing."

Gongsun Xun immediately came back to his senses and said with a smile: "We meet in private, God knows that you know that I know... There is a great courtesy in the house, power is regarded as an elegant matter, Liu Gong does not need to refuse."

After saying that, he said goodbye and left directly.

Liu Yan didn't know why, but he called his son and sent the attendants to the hospital. After returning to the bedroom where he had already lit the lights, he was suddenly stunned!

It turned out that the bed was neatly stacked with countless books, and there was a piece of paper pressed on it. Liu Yan hurriedly reached out and took it off, only to see a sentence clearly written on it:

'Once a bereaved person is given a thousand pieces of gold as a gift, now that Fang Bo has accepted tens of millions of dollars in bribes from me, he must be beheaded according to the law.'

Liu Yan burst into laughter for a moment, but he couldn't help but be overjoyed. His previous forcible patience with Gongsun Xun, and even his pessimism and uneasiness about the situation just now, all disappeared in front of these thousands of books.

Of course, this is because Liu Junlang, who has been bullying the mountain for eighteen years, does not understand technology.

The difference between the cost of printing ten thousand volumes of books in one copy and ten copies is actually not big. Ninety-nine percent of the hard work is in the printing and engraving of these ten thousand volumes of books...and those were obtained from Cai Xun from Gongsun Xun.
To be continued...