Chapter 205 Even if I, Chen Deng, Die on the Spot or Outside, I Will Never Buy It!

Xu Jing and Xu Shao mentioned Cao Cao, which made Xi Yu's expression change slightly, "It doesn't matter, my lord should be on his way here."

"Well, we, we heard some news, that is, many Confucian scholars are worried about a certain situation..."

"What's going on?" Xi Yu asked with a smile.

"That is, what does Cao Gongjiang mean by spreading the instructions written by Mr. Cao Gongjiang?"

When Xi Yu was asked this question, he was also stunned.

Speaking of which, he himself didn't expect Cao Cao to do this? !

Xu Jing said: "Could it be that... Mr. Cao is actually secretly angry..."

"How to say?"

"Well, there are rumors in the market that the lord will ask the husband to disarm and return to his hometown after this incident, so he will use this to attract the world's counselors to return. Therefore, even if this month's review is opened, the people who come will not necessarily be celebrities. …”

Having said this, Guo Jia's hand holding the wine glass suddenly paused.

Then he looked at Xiyu.

The two of them suddenly smiled.

Xi Yu smiled and said: "That's great, celebrities must not come! Just do it, I don't want celebrities."

"Not a celebrity?? Then, what do you want to do here..."

Xu Jing and Xu Shao were both stunned. They had never done such a thing before. After all, they were facing the entire Han Dynasty. The people being evaluated are also celebrities, so the evaluation has the effect of rising like a dragon.

But if they only criticize some people who are not very high-status, they really don't have that much information.

Although Xi Yu is in Xuzhou, his reputation is already very great. Apart from being able to rely on a poor family, the other nobles will only praise him, but will not come to vote for him.

Because I understand that there is no benefit in coming. After all, the real credit must be distributed by Cao Gong. How much will be distributed to Mr. Xi?

At most, he could be a prefect in Xuzhou, or a minister in the government.

In today's world, official positions are easily available. Talented people are of course willing to rise through the reputation of their clan and expand their connections, so that they can get more people's attention and praise, and be praised for their filial piety and integrity.

Therefore, if you become an official and have political achievements in a few years, you can rise to the top and give feedback to your clan. This is the key to their original control of books, and their purpose is of course to control the court.

Preventing the poor men from rising too much suppresses the prosperity of the clan.

Therefore, if Cao Cao has planned to give up Master Xi, of course his advisers will go there, but the humble family can come here.

Xu Jing and Xu Shao understood this in an instant.

For them, this is also a problem.

If they don't choose the path they should take, they may end up in trouble. At least this kind of power whirlpool is not something they can bear nowadays.

The two of them were just reviewers. They had no official status and were considered celebrities at best.

However, if you look at it from a certain perspective, this is not a problem.

There seems to be nothing wrong with following Mr. Xiyu.

"Okay," Xu Jing nodded immediately, and quickly stood up and bowed deeply, "We brothers know what to do."

"No, no, no, you don't know yet," Xi Yu suddenly stood up, walked over and whispered to the two of them: "I think this is the case. In the future, the monthly reviews can be set up for Xuzhou, and only review the products in Xuzhou. The characters are used for my promotion and appointment. Secondly, your comments on the scholars in the world are written down in the form of silk cloth, sealed and hidden, and sold to the princes or other officials. "

"ah?!"

Xu Jing was stunned immediately.

Can it still be like this?

"Then, will it have any impact on our reputation?"

Xu Shao blinked. The two brothers had been celebrities for many years, and secretly... they also received money. Although everyone knew that celebrities should be noble, they would also give money when they wanted to give a word or two of criticism.

Xi Yu shook his head with a smile and said: "I think so. Your existence is actually a recommendation to people from all over the world. Since it has such an effect, there is nothing wrong with selling. As for how to recruit, That’s up to the princes themselves.”

"Some governors and state shepherds don't even know how many advisers there are in their territories. If you can solve these problems, you will definitely be able to make a lot of money. If you think so, you will deceive the hearts of the sages. Well, Leave the money here."

Xi Yu smiled and said: "I'm not afraid, I will bear this kind of infamy! Let money corrupt me, Xi Yu."

Leave the money to me...let the money corrupt my Xiyu...

You are really...

Both of them laughed. This, this Mr. Xi... is worthy of being a Mr. Xi. He talks and acts differently. He may be the first person today to express his request for money in such a fresh and refined way.

"Okay, but we don't know what kind of people are there now."

Xi Yu smiled: "I know."

His smile was full of confidence.

And I also understand that someone will definitely buy such a silk book!

…

At the end of the month, the news of the Yuedan Ping spread throughout Xuzhou City. The lost territories also received the news of the opening of the Yuedan Ping. Yuan Shu's generals felt very distressed.

Because they have been eagerly waiting for Xiapi to send troops to fight so as to find out the true situation, but now they are not sure what the commander inside is thinking.

And now Yuan Shu has few generals to use. The only remaining Liu Xun has been sent to the south to resist Sun Ce, and he is in danger and alone.

Now he has only 100,000 troops, but he dare not go north to attack Xuzhou, and he dare not even go to Xiaopei, after all, Liu Bei still occupies four counties and is eyeing it covetously.

It's crazy.

The more peaceful and stable Xia Pi is, the more afraid Yuan Shu is.

He already knew that Xi Yu was coming, but he didn't know where Cao Cao was.

If Cao Cao's army was behind, he would attack Xia Pi by himself, and something big would happen.

So he froze.

Instead, Xi Yu lived a happy life.

Those young scholars who came to participate in the Yuedan Review, including Chen Deng who was invited, felt their heads buzzing.

Because he didn't know the people evaluated by Xu Jing and Xu Shao brothers!

He didn't know any of them!

A total of thirteen people were evaluated! They are all people in Xuzhou who have helped with farming, water conservancy, commerce, construction, and medicine.

Xi Yu invited several extremely famous people to sit in, and he said that they were called "judges" to echo the characters mentioned by Xu Jing and his brother.

The poor scholars were excited all of a sudden!

Because these people all came from humble backgrounds! Some of them were even farmers! They only read a little bit of books, and the so-called farming strategies were written based on their many years of experience!

They were actually evaluated! In order to examine their filial piety and integrity, if they are appropriate, Lord Xi will recruit them to his own command and arrange them as county magistrates!

The prefects will select those who have not expressed their attitudes among the gentry and secretly knock them.

In this way, there is only one Guangling prefect, which is difficult to determine. Once it is determined, basically all official positions are considered to be selected.

This sends a signal!

Chen Deng was stunned on the spot at the Yuedan Review, and felt like he was falling into an ice cave.

I was tricked! People are not fighting!

He had thought Xi Yu was trying to suppress the gentry for the sake of fighting.

He didn't expect that such an arrangement would be made!

This was to force these scholars to death!!

The key is that these judges...

They have something!

The genius doctor Hua Tuo, the medical saint Zhang Zhongjing, the general of the Han Dynasty Dian Wei, the Minister of Agriculture and the governor of Xuzhou Xi Yu, as well as the famous Xiaolian Jia Xu, the famous scholar Guo Jia, are all people who followed Xi Yu and made great contributions.

Especially Hua Tuo and Zhang Zhongjing, their medical skills have become myths and their reputations are extremely high.

As a result, at this time, Chen Deng was suffering from angina pectoris.

Xu Jing also announced another thing.

"Everyone, this is the most recent celebrity in Xuzhou. My master, Mr. Xi Yuxi, intends to run a school in Xuzhou. These people can be teachers or county officials, but they need to submit a policy paper based on their strengths. Those who pass the paper will be eligible to enter the official position in Xuzhou, and their achievements will be calculated every quarter."

"In addition, Xu Shao and I have an evaluation of celebrities, hermits, and retired masters in the world, including the previous evaluation of Mr. Chen Deng's achievements, but only contributors can see it. Now that Xuzhou is in ruins, there are many ways to make contributions. If you want to see it, you can contribute one or two."

Xu Jing's words immediately caused an uproar.

Chen Deng and Chen Gui, father and son, suddenly changed their faces! Stunned.

This, this is not charging money? !

You actually started to charge money for evaluation? !

Why do you want to charge money? Don't you want to save your face? !

What about contribution! Contribution, contribution, there is a lot of waste to be rebuilt, isn't that just asking for money? !

No! I won't give it to you even if you kill me!

Even if I, Chen Deng, die on the spot, die outside! Jump down from here! I will never give it to you!!

Chen Gui said: "Son, why don't you buy a copy and take a look? What is discussed in this silk book may include your achievements. It will be better for you to go to another place in the future. We have a bottom line in our hearts."

Chen Deng put away his inner anger and nodded, "That makes sense. Everything is up to your father."

...

They finally spent a thousand gold to buy it, which can be said to be one of the few reserves in the family. With this, everyone gathered at Chen Deng's mansion to see it.

A thousand gold is not much, but it is not a small amount. After all, there are not many effective currencies. The effectiveness of the five-zhu coin is now declining, and the price of silk and some precious antiques is also difficult to estimate.

So gold and silver have become popular. In short, in troubled times, the currency for trading still depends on the overall situation in a territory.

This thousand gold naturally fell into Xi Yu's pocket.

Although Chen Deng, Chen Gui and others were furious, they could do nothing about it.

Who made the brothers Xu Jing and Xu Shao so famous!

The comments they made in the monthly review were really not to be underestimated.

…

At the same time, the news of selling secret reviews through "contributions" also spread, almost overnight, and the adults in nearby cities and territories received such news.

I feel very excited.

They also want to see it.

If there are celebrities in their own territories, maybe they can recruit them and make contributions. The future rewards will not be limited to thousands of gold.

So they all sent people to Xuzhou Xiapi.

Such days continued for a long time, and some wealthy businessmen were willing to see young talents from all over the country, so they also spent money.

After making the so-called "contribution", even officials from Jingzhou were willing to spend money to buy it.

At this moment, Cao Cao, who was on the road, heard the news of Yuedanping and sent Li Dian to Xuzhou alone to ask for a copy.

Li Dian looked unhappy when he came back.

"What's wrong? Didn't get it?"

Cao Cao asked on the carriage. He was only three or four days away from Xuzhou Xiapi. Now he knew that the war ahead was not so urgent.

Moreover, after the emperor's edict was issued, the princes in various places had already begun to take action.

Moreover, the Tiger and Leopard Cavalry were brought back to Xuchang from the north and returned to the nearby camp. After a few days of rest, they will set out again to Yuan Shu's place.

At that time, they will follow the trend and attack from three sides, and they will definitely cut off Yuan Shu's head!

"Didn't get it! Dian Wei is guarding the door!!"

Li Dian's face was suddenly bitter.

Cao Cao remembered Dian Wei's majesty and loyalty, and laughed out loud.

"Impossible! What does this have to do with Fengyi?"

After Cao Cao finished laughing, he thought for a moment, "Could it be that Fengyi is behind this?"

Li Dian's face was full of bitterness, and he said unwillingly: "I don't know, anyway, he said that if there is no thousand gold, you have to make some contributions. If you have nothing, do you really think that the famous people in the world are willing to let poor people read it?"

Poor...

This...

"I really don't know where this guy learned this word from."

After hearing this, Cao Cao was also stunned. It seems that Fengyi is really living well in Xuzhou. Xu Jing and Xu Shao are already "masters". The silk books they wrote and the characters mentioned will also cause a sensation.

"Okay, you go to the military supply department to get three thousand gold, bring 30,000 stones of grain, plus a hundred feet of silk, and ask Dian Wei for a copy of the silk book for me to see."

"Hey, okay!!"

Li Dian was full of smiles, took the soldiers and horses to get the money, and went to Xuzhou after getting it. Dian Wei was simply too much! !

...

Zhuge Liang, who followed Xi Yu from Xuzhou, almost entered the city. In the name of returning home to visit his ancestors, he entered Xia Pi City. Although there was martial law during the war, the guards here were still relatively friendly.

They didn't make things difficult for them.

"Brother, what are these people doing in a hurry?"

"I don't know. I heard recently that Xu Shao and Xu Jing brothers came to seek refuge with Master Xi. A few days ago, they started the Yuedan Review. It should be this matter. With the famous scholars, Master Xi's reputation can almost stabilize the situation in Xia Pi City."

"What's so good about this! My brother's name is not even on it!"

Zhuge Liang smiled and said, "Of course there won't be any."

Since he entered Xuzhou, he has never entered the officialdom, nor has he communicated with others. What's more, he just studied many books at home. This time, one is to see the old residence, and the other is to seek refuge with Master Xi. It would be a pity if he didn't take a look at this extraordinary man in the troubled times who led his hometown.

"Brother! But if not! This Yuedan Review will not look good."

At this time.

A scholar hurried past.

He said confidently, "Nanyang Zhuge Liang, Xiangyang Pang Tong, are these two famous?"

"No reputation, why do they appear in the silk book? Are you sure you didn't see it wrong?"

"Absolutely not!"

"Impossible, we have never heard of it."

The two hurried past.

After saying this, Zhuge Liang was dumbfounded, and the little book boy Zhuge Yi was also dumbfounded.

"Yier!" Zhuge Liang immediately scolded, "Have you secretly told others that I am very talented behind my back! I can remember everything I see and draw inferences from one example?!"

The little book boy Zhuge Yi immediately bowed deeply, scared to death, "No!! I absolutely didn't!! At most, I said one or two words when I was bickering with other book boys!"

The little book boy's personality is timid, but he likes to flatter. He was scared when he was called like this. Don't dismiss yourself!

Don't do that! ! I've been eating and drinking well with my brother, but if I'm dismissed, I don't know where to go!

Zhuge Liang pointed at him, and said in anger, "Oh! I wanted to live a quiet life in Nanyang! I didn't want to be famous among the princes, but you..."

"Brother, isn't this the "Departure Memorial" written by Xi Daren?"

"Can't I borrow it?!"

Zhuge Liang's heart suddenly felt blocked. The more he read this sentence, the more comfortable he felt. No matter how he read it, he felt that it was talking about himself!

"I really didn't say that! Brother, you can't slander someone's innocence out of thin air!"

Zhuge Liang was so proud that he suddenly felt a sense of horror in his heart, and became more interested in the silk book.

So he asked Zhuge Yi to ask about the residence of the brothers Xu Jing and Xu Shao, and he went to visit them in person. If he could get the rumored silk book, he might understand it.

...

Soon, they arrived outside the inner city of Xia Pi. Under the questioning of the guards at the gate, Zhuge Liang said that he was from Langya and knew Lord Chen Gui in Xia Pi.

Then the guards said seriously: "Oh, Lord Chen Gui has resigned."

They admired him, so they respected Zhuge Liang. After all, this guy was more than seven feet tall and had a great appearance. He didn't look like an ordinary person.

"Why did you resign? Is it because Xuzhou is difficult to stabilize..."

"Oh, that's not the case! This gentleman, Lord Chen Gui and Lord Chen Deng, are both people who are indifferent to fame and fortune. In order to follow Lord Xi's policies, they supported the poor, overcame all objections and withstood the pressure of the gentry, resigned and returned to their hometowns, and thus have become commoners."

As soon as these words came out, Zhuge Liang yearned for Xi Yu even more.

So that's it...

He grew up in Xuzhou in his early years, so he knew the intertwined situation in Xuzhou and the relationship between various forces.

Surprisingly, have all the aristocratic classes supported Lord Xi?

And they are willing to make such a contribution, which is really... unusual.

In the mansions of Xu Jing and Xu Shao, a large area of ​​the house is empty. The two of them used the whole house to pile up books, all of which are books from Lord Xi Yuxi's house.

There are so many more books for no reason, so the two are simply grateful and grateful.

And they also got an official position.

Librarian.