Chapter 295 The Beginning of Tao Qian’s Banquet
“Yes, why did I forget that you two are here.” Li You slapped the table as if he suddenly understood.
It seemed like he just remembered that Chen Deng and Zhao Yu were here. In fact, Li You had glanced at these two people just now.
If you want to test these two people, just say so, and the hint is too obvious. This is because you are afraid that Chen Deng and Zhao Yu will not know what you two are doing.
Chen Deng and Zhao Yu looked at each other and saw a hint of helplessness in each other's eyes. Are these two Shangguan giving them hints, or are they looking for trouble?
Chen Deng and Zhao Yu tried their best to reduce their presence in front of Yang Ji and Li You, but they didn't expect that they couldn't escape after all.
"You two, please don't use the two of us for entertainment. If the aristocratic families in Xuzhou could receive gossip from the aristocratic families in the next state and county, the military rebellion in Xuzhou City would not have happened." Chen Deng smiled bitterly.
It was also after the military rebellion in Xuzhou City that Chen Deng and other Xuzhou resourceful people realized that the reason why most of the aristocratic families in Xuzhou rose up or supported this round of mutiny was because someone was behind it. .
As for who was behind the fire, Chen Deng now has a guess, but there is no definite evidence.
However, at their level, many things no longer require evidence. Just a little suspicion is enough to confirm many things.
"It seems you have guessed who was behind the Xuzhou mutiny." Yang Ji looked at Chen Deng with interest.
For Chen Deng, Yang Ji is not easy to evaluate, and there is nothing good to evaluate. After all, Chen Deng has the ability.
But his vision is always limited to family interests. Compared with those top civil servants who set their sights on the world and the future, he is not even a little bit behind.
"When Guo Fengxiao was on inspection in Yanzhou, he met Yuan Jiujiu in Yuzhou. Then Yuan Jiujiu's principles for cleaning up the aristocratic families changed. Who believes that there is nothing fishy in it." Chen Deng said rather bitterly.
After guessing who promoted and planned the mutiny, Chen Deng inquired and collected information about Yuan Shu.
The result was not unexpected. The Xuzhou family was just treated as a soft persimmon at the right time and dragged into their game against Liu Bei as a pawn.
Chen Deng now knows the real gap between himself and those top civil servants.
This kind of courage, which is not limited to one place or moment, and casually fiddles with the chess pieces on the chess game, is really not a plan that Chen Deng can make
If Chen Deng could put aside the interests of the family and set his sights Elevate it to the entire Han Dynasty, or break away from the eyes limited to Xuzhou.
With Chen Deng's first-class abilities, he might be able to compete with those top civil servants.
After Chen Deng realized his limitations, he also thought about whether he should give up his family's interests or take care of both the world and his family.
Unfortunately, Chen Deng asked himself, he could not give up the interests of his family. The interests of his family were always the first thing in Chen Deng's mind.
It was destined that Chen Deng had almost first-class abilities in the world, but he could only display third-rate strength.
"Since you have guessed who the person behind the scenes is, don't you have any other ideas?" Li You asked, looking at Chen Deng.
Although he already knew what Chen Deng’s ambition was, Li You still wanted to ask, did he really give up on the possibility of becoming a first-class player?
"The entire Xuzhou family has nothing to do, what can I do alone?" Chen Deng shook his head and smiled bitterly.
After all, this mutiny did not affect his Xuzhou Chen family, and he even stood on the right side of his teammates in this mutiny, which can lead to greater benefits in the future.
Zhao Yu frowned, constantly thinking about the meaning of the riddle between the three people.
"Forget it, if that's what you think, then so be it." Yang Ji said indifferently.
Yang Ji sat back directly and stopped looking at Chen Deng. He didn't know if Chen Deng would regret everything he said today when he knew about the world-class stage Chen Xi had built.
Li You glanced at Yang Ji, who had already sat back in his seat, and narrowed his eyes. It seemed that Chen Deng had not passed Yang Ji's test.
[What exactly is the Saga Drive Plan? ] Li You sat back in his seat with thoughts and ignored Chen Deng.
Seeing that Yang Ji and Li You ignored him, Chen Deng was stunned. What is going on?
[It seems that you failed the assessment. 】Zhao Yu used the secret technique he had just learned a few days ago to transmit the message to Chen Deng.
Chen Deng frowned and sent a message to Zhao Yu: [It is impossible for me to really come up with a plan to take revenge on the Yuzhou family, right? 】
[I don’t know about that. Judging from the disappointed looks on both of them, maybe it is. ] Zhao Yu shrugged.
[However, looking at the disappointed looks of the two of them, I guess you won't be able to transfer to the Fenggao Government Affairs Department] Zhao Yu mentioned another issue.
【My ambition is not in the center, but in the place. 】Chen Deng does not think that going to Fenggao will bring greater benefits to his family.
[Can aristocratic families really survive in the face of universal education? 】Zhao Yu said with some confusion.
【You don’t really think that those mud-legged people can surpass our family, do you? ] Chen Deng sneered.
[That’s right. 】Zhao Yu thought for a while and felt that what Chen Deng said made sense. How could those mud-legged people who ran around all day just for a bite of food surpass aristocratic families like theirs.
Li You glanced at Chen Deng and Zhao Yu who had not added the secret key to the sound transmission link at all.
[Zichuan’s evaluation of them is really appropriate. 】Li You sent a message to Yang Ji.
【People have limited their attention to family interests, what else do you expect from him? ] Yang Ji shook his head and said.
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After Liu Bei and Tao Qian dealt with the mutiny of the Xuzhou family, he took Sun Qian's letter and went to personally invite Zheng Xuan out.
Oddly enough, Zheng Xuan's disciple Sun Qian also served as the chief official of transportation construction under Liu Bei's rule, and was also one of the top officials.
As a result, Zheng Xuan, as one of the great scholars in the Han Dynasty, did not know about the changes in Taishan Academy, which made Yang Jijian not know what to say.
Normally, no matter how busy Sun Qian is, he should have written to his teacher Zheng Xuan and said these things.
After all, Taishan Academy has gathered more than a dozen great scholars, and even gathered other scholars from hundreds of schools. Even a big shot like Zheng Xuan would be interested.
However, what Yang Ji never expected was that Sun Qian did write a letter to his teacher, but Zheng Xuan just didn't receive it.
Yang Ji really couldn't figure out the reason why Zheng Xuan didn't receive the letter from Sun Qian. [Wen Ru, why do you think Kang Chenggong didn’t receive Gongyou’s letter? 】Yang Ji looked at the Xuzhou family who were gradually arriving, and asked Li You in confusion.
【What do you think a great Confucian like Kang Chenggong is usually busy with when he is not studying abroad? 】Li You also had some guesses about this matter, but he didn't make a conclusion.
[If you don’t go on a study tour... teach and educate people, and devote yourself to spreading what you have learned? ] Yang Ji thought for a while and expressed his impression of the great Confucians of the Han Dynasty.
[Now that you know what Kang Chengping is doing all the time, what are you still wondering about? 】Li You asked puzzledly.
[It’s just... I didn’t expect that this was the reason why Duke Kang Cheng didn’t receive Gongyou’s letter. ] Yang Ji sighed and said.
He did not expect that this was the reason why Zheng Xuan did not go to Taishan Academy to teach. No wonder Zheng Xuan was never seen in Taishan Academy. It turned out that he went to teach in seclusion.
Although Yang Ji still has some questions about why Zheng Xuan did not receive Sun Qian’s letter.
But when he thought that this was a mythical version of the Three Kingdoms world, Yang Ji didn't want to delve too deeply into this kind of thing.
Tao Qian took Liu Bei to the table, and after placing Liu Bei on the same seat as himself, he and Liu Bei looked at the Xuzhou family who were seated under the leadership of Chen Deng.
When the heads of the Xuzhou family saw Tao Qian and Liu Bei sitting on the throne, their eyes showed a little fear and flinching.
It seems that these few days of reckoning have left a very deep impression on the Xuzhou family.
I don’t know what Liu Bei has done in the past few days to make the Xuzhou family show such a cowering look when they see Liu Bei, who is famous for his kindness, again.
"It seems that the Xuzhou family was frightened by Xuande Gong and Tao Gong this time, otherwise they wouldn't have shown such expressions when they saw these two people." Yang Ji said with some surprise.
"Xuan Degong and Tao Gong brought them the death notice. How can you not be afraid?" Li You said nonsense speechlessly.
"It can't be said that they are all death notices. After all, many of the children from aristocratic families will be sent to Qingzhou to fill in the gap of universal education." Yang Ji retorted.
What Liu Bei brought was a probation notice for reform through labor. How could it be a death notice?
Besides, even if it was a death notice, it was brought by Tao Qian. How could it be said that it was brought by Liu Bei.
"You are right. The only person who can make the Xuzhou family feel so scared is Tao Gong. It has nothing to do with our famous benevolence, Xuande Gong." Li You quite agreed with Yang Ji's statement.
"Yes, the reason why the Xuzhou family feels scared and cowed is because of what Mr. Tao has done these days." Yang Ji kept echoing Li You.
Tao Qian, who was sitting in the main seat, couldn't help but twitch the corner of his mouth a few times as he listened to Yang Ji and Li You's slander.
Tao Qian couldn't help but look at Liu Bei next to him. If daggers in the eyes could kill people, Liu Bei's body would have been filled with knives flying out of Tao Qian's eyes.
Faced with Tao Qian's glare, Liu Bei smiled awkwardly, and then looked at Yang Ji and Li You who were still talking.
Liu Bei's eyes instantly turned cold. Can these two guys read the atmosphere of the surrounding environment?
Liu Bei had a sullen face, and with a flick of his finger, two internal energy bullets hit the foreheads of Yang Ji and Li You.
"Hiss!" Yang Ji glanced at Liu Bei with a sullen face, then touched his forehead and shut up, although Liu Bei's internal energy bomb did not hit Yang Ji at all.
Li You, who was sitting next to Yang Ji, restrained his inner energy and pretended that he had also been hit on the forehead by Liu Bei's inner energy bullet.
Although Yang Ji and Li You shut up and stopped talking, Liu Bei had an even bigger headache. What was going on with these two guys, Yang Ji and Li You?
"Tao Gong is laughing." Liu Bei turned to Tao Qian and smiled awkwardly. He couldn't really say a few words about Yang Ji and Li You in front of Tao Qian.
"It's okay, it's okay. Doesn't this just illustrate the harmony of civil and military affairs under Xuande's rule?" Tao Qian shook his head and said.
At the same time, Tao Qian sighed in his heart. He could see that the harmonious relationship between emperor and ministers under Liu Bei's command was one of the fundamental factors for maintaining a foundation.
"Come, Xuande, let me toast you." After everyone in the Xuzhou family was seated, Tao Qian picked up his wine glass and toasted Liu Bei.
“You can’t be like Tao Gong!” Liu Bei hurriedly raised his wine glass and said.
"You deserve it, Xuande deserves it. Under Xuande's rule, the territory is prosperous and the people live and work in peace and contentment. Why can't you deserve it?" Tao Qian shook his head and said seriously.
Tao Qian really believed that Liu Bei was worthy of being a wise king. In less than three years, he was able to build the territory under his rule into such a prosperous place that the people lived and worked in peace and contentment.
If these people cannot be worthy of the term "Mingjun", then who can the term "Mingjun" be used for? Those guys who only suck blood from people?
Liu Bei shook his head again and said: "I don't have much credit for the development and construction of people's livelihood under the rule.
The little credit I can get depends on the many capable ministers in the Government Affairs Department. Ganjiang and others.
Without them, I, Liu Xuande, would not be able to have such smooth sailing now." Liu Bei raised his glass and toasted to Yang Ji and Li You.
"Without Mr. Xuande's trust, we may not be able to demonstrate what we have learned." Li You said calmly.
"Only Mr. Xuande can condone the nonsense of us people like this." Yang Ji looked at Liu Bei and said seriously.
Everyone at the banquet quietly looked at the harmonious appearance of the monarch and his ministers in front of them. Although they had thousands of words in their hearts that they wanted to express, their intuition told them that it was best not to disturb the current atmosphere, otherwise You have to be asked to drink tea.
"Xuande, what do you think of Xuzhou?" Tao Qian asked Liu Bei with a smile.
The heads of the aristocratic families who were extremely worried during the banquet finally breathed a sigh of relief. They couldn't enjoy the meal just now because they were afraid that Tao Qian would bring up old scores and talk about the hasty mutiny.
Now that Tao Qian has talked about Xuzhou with Liu Bei, it means that Tao Qian has overcome this mutiny, and it is Liu Bei's business how to deal with them next.
"Xuzhou is indeed a prosperous place in the world, not comparable to other states and counties." Liu Bei said realistically, "But it is all plains, and it cannot be defended for a long time without a strong army and good generals."
After following wise men like Chen Xi for a long time, Liu Bei had some ideas of his own about the situation in the world.
"Xuande has grown a lot over the years, and his view of things is no longer the one-sided way he was at Hulao Pass." Tao Qian said with some nostalgia, things really have changed.
“With such a group of outstanding people working together, growth is inevitable.” Liu Bei said with a smile.
(End of this chapter)