Chapter 102: Everyone Does His/Her Talent (Part 1)…
Cheng Li looked at the victor who had returned from the capital, and when he heard the reminder to change his name, a knowing smile appeared on his face.
He told Qiao Yan about the dream of Mount Tai holding the sun, and she responded that she didn't think there was anything wrong with it. This was enough for Cheng Li to feel that he had not made the wrong choice.
And what he thought in his heart, amidst the feeling that he could not conspire with the ignorant people, was that Qiao Yan was the wise leader who was most worthy of following in his opinion.
She really did not disappoint anyone. Faced with the fact that one wrong step on the journey to the capital would lead to eternal damnation, although Cheng Li did not know how she planned every step, when the result was already in front of him, the process was no longer that important.
She also proved with her actions that she indeed had the capital to be this "day".
The governor of Bingzhou and the Marquis of Leping are two completely different concepts.
The existence of Marquis Leping meant that she could establish a country based on the county, but this was at best just an improvement in social status, with everyone just calling her a marquis.
However, the governor of Bingzhou is the local leader and holds real power.
This meant that the current emperor had included her in the ranks of important ministers who could be trusted, and was no longer just a loyal and good person who needed to be rewarded for quelling the Yellow Turban Rebellion.
Since she was protected by Qiao Xuan, she has officially developed into an independent political force.
Secondly, to be more realistic, the Black Mountain bandits and the White Wave bandits may come to her because they can have food to eat in Leping, Bingzhou, and the poor and the common people may make an early bet because they are optimistic about her prospects, but those who have received a good education, especially those from aristocratic families, will never give up the opportunity to advance and work for her.
Unless they are like the Hedong Wei family, who have a weak foundation and are facing a life-and-death crisis, they may choose to ask her for help and reach a temporary cooperation relationship with her. Unless they are like Yang Xiu, who is still in a state of strong desire to win rather than considering the future...
However, when the aristocratic families monopolized knowledge and education, regardless of whether using them was a dangerous thing, it was undoubtedly necessary to be able to bring people under your command.
Now, with the position of Bingzhou Mu, no matter how long Qiao Yan can stay in this position, the Mu's subordinates are a political asset that he can show off.
This is the trend of clouds and fog dissipating.
The clouds have cleared and the fog has dispersed, revealing the sun. This name change is indeed a good omen that suits the current situation.
Cheng Li, no, it should be Cheng Yu, only asked one more question: "Your Excellency, are you not afraid of being thought to have ulterior motives?"
Cheng Yu was not a Han official, so he was less afraid than anyone else to ask this question.
He truly felt that the Han Dynasty was now beyond salvation.
The emperor was only concerned with checks and balances, and never considered how heavy a burden the taxes he levied would be on the common people. The ministers were only concerned with the power they had within their own little piece of land. The so-called killing of eunuchs and restoring peace to the world was only for the benefit of the gentry.
The wealthy and powerful are hiding the people, bandits are plundering at will, the people have no land, and the times are not right. This is not an environment that can be changed by just saying "Support the Han Dynasty"!
He saw Qiao Yan's ambition and was extremely grateful to see such ambition at this time.
That's why he was pleasantly surprised by Qiao Yan's gains this time, but at the same time he was worried that some of the things brought to the table might lead to adverse consequences.
But what he heard was Qiao Yan's reply: "Mr. Zhongde is wrong. I, Qiao Yeshu, dare to use such a name, and I will take Yan Yu Sheng Guang as my ambition. Now Bingzhou has a lot of things to be rebuilt and bandits to be eliminated. We need to have a bright and glorious tomorrow. How can we not make this change?"
This is a change that can provide a justifiable explanation to the outside world and reassure people at home.
Cheng Yu understood the meaning of Qiao Yan's words and replied, "Then I will follow your words."
"We still need to work hard," Qiao Yan handed the paper with the positions to Cheng Yu, and said with emotion, "For the positions that are still vacant, I'll trouble you and Zhicai to decide together."
Cheng Yu took the paper and saw the vacant positions of Gongcao Censor, Liujun Censor, Dazhongzheng, Duyou, Jili and Jiazuo.
As Qiao Yan said, it is a state of shortage of people.
Previously, the staff in Leping seemed a bit crowded, but now there are many vacancies. This made Cheng Yu feel relieved, but also gave him a sense of urgency.
As the right-hand men of a state governor, the governor-general and the governor-general are indeed responsible for this.
"There is one more thing you need to pay attention to, sir." Qiao Yan had no need to hide this matter, and continued, "The Jia Xu and Jia Wenhe I brought back from Luoyang City were praised by famous scholars in Liangzhou in the past, saying that they had the talent of Zhang Liang and Chen Ping. However, this person has always adhered to the principle of...keeping a low profile and cultivating oneself to prolong life. He would not stand out if he could. There is no rush for him to change his principles, but I would like to ask you to keep an eye on him for me."
"Fortunately, the reason I used when I brought him out of the Taiwei Mansion was that he is proficient in literature and laws, and is about the same age as you, so why not let him serve as your assistant?"
The suspicious pause in Qiao Yan's words is really telling and quite interesting.
Cheng Yu probably had some idea about this kind of person. Thinking about the fact that he had not been in official office for a long time, he could probably guess what Jia Xu was thinking. But it is obvious that Jia Xu values his life much more than he does.
He said: "I am afraid that unless the situation is chaotic and his life is at stake, he will not speak rashly."
"That's fine," Qiao Yan was very tolerant of this strategist who was known as a poisonous scholar. "Anyway, what Bingzhou needs now is his skills and experience in assisting in governance, not his ability to make suggestions. There's still a long way to go."
Hearing Qiao Yan's words, Cheng Yu felt relieved, "Then, my lord, just hand him over to me."
Even if he is currently slacking off considering his talent, Bingzhou is seriously short of manpower and he cannot reduce his workload. Sooner or later, he will be able to expose this old fox's true colors.
If all else fails, we can capture his sons and serve as soldiers.
In Qiao Yan's impression, Jia Xu's eldest son Jia Mu also followed him to Leping. This man had served as a county governor and even once became the prefect of Hedong. It seemed that he had some talent for management, and it was not impossible for him to start as a minor official now.
When Xi Zhicai arrived according to the order, he saw Qiao Yan putting down the pen at the table, as if he was planning something.
However, she was calculating the power of the current situation before, but now she is calculating how to make people work for her. It seems a lot easier now.
Of course, when Qiao Yan said that Xi Zhicai would be the governor, a position second only to Cheng Yu's, Xi Zhicai felt a lot more relieved.
When the first merit system was proposed earlier, Xi Zhicai lamented that his annual salary of about 600 shi was not enough. Now...
The governor replaced the position of the provincial governor, but his salary was higher than that of the provincial governor, which was a real two thousand dan, on the same level as the princes. The governor-general was slightly lower than the county magistrate, that is, a salary of one thousand two hundred dan was lower than that of the two thousand dan. The governor was the same as the chief secretary of the prime minister, and was a thousand dan official.
Qiao Yan's advancement not only gave him a legitimate official position, but also almost doubled his salary.
In addition, as the second person under the governor, the power over personnel in the governorship often brings with it a considerable amount of benefits.
This does not mean that Xi Zhicai is going to do anything corrupt, but in a state, if the water is too clear, there will be no fish. Unless the governor of this place and the county is replaced by Qiao Yan's own people, the income brought by such exchanges will inevitably exist.
When his boss gets promoted, he will be promoted as well, which is much easier than seeking advancement on his own.
It’s a pity that it’s unlikely that I’ll be able to taste this sweetness a second time in the short term.
Xi Zhicai calmed down and said to Qiao Yan in a serious tone, "The fact that Marquis Qiao was able to obtain the position of Bingzhou Governor is somewhat influenced by luck. If you want to keep this position for a long time, you should be prepared for danger."
"Earlier, Marquis Qiao was only the Marquis of Leping, trapped in a county, and repeatedly made reckless moves. The Qiao family of Yanzhou wanted to stay away from him, so they could wait and see the situation of Marquis Qiao. They occasionally sent letters, but they were always careful to be careful in their letters, trying to win him over as a sign of respect. It was obvious that they had the family's hopes, but they didn't dare to send anyone to come, so as not to implicate Marquis Qiao when the time came to settle accounts."
"But the situation is very different now. Marquis Qiao was praised by the emperor for what he did and was appointed as the chief pastor of a state. Even if the Qiao family is not in Bingzhou, they should be able to understand the current situation. His Majesty relies heavily on Marquis Qiao, so they must make sure that Marquis Qiao is still a member of the Qiao family and can be the head of the Qiao family, rather than an existence that draws a clear line between the two."
"This relationship needs to be maintained, but it can't be too close, otherwise Marquis Qiao will no longer be the emperor's lone minister. Marquis Qiao did it very properly before, not getting close, not rejecting, but he can't really regard himself as a lone minister and cut off his retreat. In the first three years, he could limit contacts because of mourning, but he can't completely cut off contact afterwards."
"I won't say too much about family matters. It's good for Lord Qiao to know what's going on."
Qiao Yan nodded and replied, "Don't worry, sir."
The Han Dynasty actually encouraged the separation of families. This tendency to promote the payment of taxes by the people made it not difficult for Qiao Yan to reduce his contacts with reason if he wanted to.
But as Xi Zhicai said, this rejection does not mean a complete severance of relations.
The existence of clan blood ties is a kind of social relationship, and it also makes the master appear more humane to a certain extent.
"Now, there are only two people in the Qiao family who hold official positions, Qiao Mao and Qiao Rui. However, Qiao Rui has joined the Yuan family as a lieutenant. It seems inappropriate for them to have such dealings with each other. I intend to write a letter to Qiao Mao to ask if he is willing to send his second daughter to Leping to study and keep Zhao Ji company. What do you think, sir?"
Xi Zhicai replied: "Your Excellency's action is appropriate."
This is a gesture of goodwill, but the contact is not close.
"There is one more thing I want to ask you to do." Seeing that Xi Zhicai approved of her action, Qiao Yan continued, "Before, we were only in Leping and did not need to know all the powerful clans in Bingzhou. But now it is different."
"When a governor takes office, those who have connections in the state must come to pay him a visit, but there must be rules for who is an enemy and who is a friend, who should come first and who should come later. We can't really let this state capital become a living room."
Since Zhizhong is responsible for managing personnel, it would be convenient for him to do it at this time.
After hearing what Qiao Yan said, Xi Zhicai did not say whether to accept or refuse, but just smiled and said: "To be honest with Lord Qiao, before I came here, someone told me that if Lord Qiao needs help with this matter, she can help. Since Lord Qiao wants to fight for this, why should she still back down?"
Qiao Yan could guess who Xi Zhicai was talking about from his words. She said thoughtfully, "Let...let Lu Zhubu come to see me."
Since her position has been determined, it should be revealed when Xi Zhicai goes to send the order to find someone.
After Lu Yuan entered the room, Qiao Yan saw that she looked clear-headed, as if she had no worries about offering to share her worries, and she did not take back what she had said to Xi Zhicai at this time.
Qiao Yan originally wanted her to work as Gongcao, and now she is temporarily in the position of Zhubu, which is obviously not a wrong person.
But before mentioning the reception rules, Qiao Yan saw Lu Yuan bowing to her and said, "It was wrong to hide it from Marquis Qiao before, but it is not impossible to tell now. Yuan is from the Wujun Lu family, to be more precise, the Huating Lu family."
"Who is the elder in your family...?"
"My father is Lu Jining." Seeing that Qiao Yan was still a little confused, Lu Yuan continued, "My father's taboo name is Kang. In the past, my father was recommended by the governor of Yangzhou as a talented person and became the magistrate of Gaocheng County. Gaocheng was in Jizhou, and it was at this time that my father married me to the magistrate of Xiaquyang County."
"During the Guanghe period, my father was successively promoted to the position of governor of Wuling, and then transferred to Guiyang. He was dismissed because he wrote a letter to the emperor to advise him on making a bronze man, and was reinstated as governor of Lujiang because of the suppression of the Lujiang rebellion. During the Yellow Turban Rebellion, I was afraid that my father's reputation would be implicated, so I never told him."
Qiao Yan did not feel that her identity needed to be changed because Lu Yuan suddenly revealed that she was the daughter of Lu Kang, the elder sister of Lu Lang, and the aunt of Jiangdong's famous general Lu Xun. She just shook her head and sighed, "Why do you have to do this?"
Lu Yuan replied, "Yes, I don't need to harbor such thoughts of bringing disgrace to the family, so I came here today to ask Lord Qiao to entrust this matter to me, and I will definitely supervise it for Lord Qiao."
The determination in her words made Qiao Yan clap his hands and smile, "Okay, if you have this wish, I will fulfill it. I will return to Leping temporarily, and let Cui Gong pack his luggage within three days. You can ask me for any manpower you need, but after three days, I want to see an answer."
If you want to do this, you have to show enough ability.
Lu Yuan agreed without hesitation.
Having assigned an important task, Qiao Yan breathed a sigh of relief. The next person she should meet was...
Just as she was thinking of this, Xu Fu's voice suddenly came from outside the door: "Lord Qiao, someone outside wants to see you. He said he wants to recommend himself."
Recommend yourself?
"We told Mr. Zhongde that we were short of people, and someone came to our door." She said this with a smile to Lu Yuan, and immediately stood up and walked out of the house.
Once she recommended herself, no matter whether the other party had wanted to surrender before but failed to meet him because she had left Bingzhou and went to Luoyang, or because she had now obtained the position of Bingzhou Mu, making it more likely for him to come, as long as the other party was truly a virtuous and talented person, it didn't matter at all.
As she walked, she turned to Xu Fu, who came to deliver the message, and asked, "Do you think this person is like this?"
Xu Fu replied: "This man claims to be from Wuyuan County, Bingzhou."
Considering the distance between Wuyuan and Taiyuan, it is probably not enough for him to rush here on a whim, so he must have had such a plan in advance.
Thinking about it this way, Qiao Yan began to look at him with a higher opinion.
This is still a person with vision.
However, the three words "Wuyuan County" inevitably gave her some intuition, which was hard to describe, whether it was bad or subtle.
Xu Fu was completely unaware of Qiao Yan's associations at this time, and only continued: "He claimed that his name was Lu Bu, and that he was strong enough to lift a tripod and fight against the Five Barbarians. He had seen the scene of Qiao Hou defeating the Xiu Tu Ge Hu and returning with singing, and was very shocked. He immediately resigned from his position as a minor official in the county and wanted to come to Qiao Hou to join the army."
"I think what he said is true. Looking at his size and physique, he is indeed able to fight tigers and drive away wolves as he said. If Lord Qiao is worried that he is exaggerating, just send someone to test him."
Qiao Yan subconsciously paused.
As soon as Qiao Yan heard the name Lu Bu, he knew that if there was any lie, it was not true. It was just that the statement of "one man fighting against the Five Barbarians" was probably a relatively modest one.
I don't know why, but the moment Qiao Yan heard this name, he couldn't help but think of -
Fortunately, there is no vacant position of chief clerk under her command now, and she cannot be Lu Bu's adoptive father! 1
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