Three Kingdoms

  Chapter 164 All friends and parties

  Yuan Shu wanted to recruit Fei Qian, but Yang Hong was not very willing in his heart.

  Yuan Shu told him some time ago that there was a Yuan Yin in the Runan County of the Yuan family, who was Yuan Shu's follower, and he was about to vote.

  As far as Yan Xiang is concerned, whether Fei Qian became an official with Yuan Shu is irrelevant, and there is nothing special about it. Because Yan Xiang's family background is relatively low, he can't compare with Hongnong Yang's, and being the chief bookkeeper is already good, and he doesn't have much extravagant expectations, so even if Fei Qian really took refuge in Yuan Shu, Yan Xiang There is no big opinion either.

   Just…

  Yan Xiang lowered his head, remembering what Yang Hong had said to him in private, he still hesitated.

  As the saying goes, there are no friends and no party. At this time, Yang Hong, who is far away from his hometown, urgently needs to find someone to support him. Therefore, under Yang Hong's deliberate friendship, Yang Hong and Yan Xiang's personal relationship is not bad.

   Cliques are a Chinese tradition, and the "disaster of the party" that occurred during the Eastern Han Dynasty was caused by crony parties.

The imperial court needs officials to handle affairs, and in the process of handling affairs, in order to suppress or even attack political opponents and maximize personal interests or group interests, officials will inevitably make use of various relationships such as the same family, fellow countrymen, and same clans to form various interests. Groups and various "cliques" were born as a result.

  When various interests are mixed up like a mess, factional disputes will become increasingly fierce, and the government will gradually deviate from the right track and go astray.

   Moreover, for a relatively long-lived dynasty like the Han Dynasty, the problem of cronyism was already intertwined and became a normal political problem.

  Yuan Shu opened a mansion and built a yamen, which can be regarded as a small court, so it was naturally unavoidable.

   It turned out that Yang Hong's idea was to win over Yan Xiang to fight against the members of the Yuan family who would join in the future. After all, the Yuan family is so big, some people will come to join him, which is impossible to avoid.

  So before the members of the Yuan family came, it was Yang Hong's best strategy to win over a group of scribes including Yan Xiang.

   But unexpectedly, a Fei Qian appeared suddenly.

   It would be fine if this Fei Qian was Liu Biao's subordinate, but unexpectedly, as Liu Biao's envoy, he would not take the position of Liu Biao! Yang Hong really couldn't understand what was going on in the head of Liu Biao, Liu Jingsheng, governor of Jingzhou...

   Fortunately, Fei Qian said that he would go to Luoyang to find his master Cai Yong, otherwise Yang Hong would really not know how to deal with it for a while.

"The Duke of Ming's intention to recruit talented people is to display the ambition of Kunpeng. He greatly admires him. Fei Qian Fei Ziyuan, who is married to the Huang family of Jingxiang, can also be used as a prospect, but he is talking about this trip in the daytime to find his teacher. I'm afraid I'll stay here soon." Yang Hong said without haste, as if he was considering Yuan Shu's problems from Yuan Shu's standpoint.

Yan Xiang, who lowered his head, frowned slightly. What Yang Hong said seemed to have nothing wrong with it, but Yan Xiang could hear some undertones, but even though he could hear it, he couldn't say it clearly. , so I bowed my head and remained silent.

  Yuan Shu nodded and said: "This is also my concern. It would be a bit unsightly to hinder the righteousness of his master and apprentice."

   This is why Yuan Shu has been hesitant.

  Yuan Shu was in Luoyang City when he was young, and when Yuan Shao and Cao Cao were young and frivolous, they formed cliques, flying eagles and lackeys, and were free and easy. At that time, Yuan Shu and Yuan Gonglu still had a famous name, known as "anxious public and good righteousness", so he had a good impression of Fei Qian's move to abandon officials and follow righteousness.

  So in Yuan Shu's heart, on the one hand, he felt that Fei Qian should be allowed to fulfill the righteousness of master and apprentice, and on the other hand, he felt that Fei Qian had the Jingxiang clan behind him, so it would be a pity to let him go like this...

  Yang Hong listened, and felt a little relieved. He was worried that Yuan Shu would invite high-ranking officials with rich salary in order to force Fei Qian to stay. Can the so-called high-ranking officials have a greater position than the post-general Changshi?

   But this is still not safe. What if Yuan Shu thinks that the Jingxiang gentry is more attractive and changes his mind temporarily?

  So Yang Hong rolled his eyes, suddenly had an idea, and said: "Minggong loves talents, Hong Shen understands it, and there is a strategy to trap his heart..."

  Yuan Shu said: "I would like to hear the details."

Yang Hong pointed to the letter on Yuan Shu's table, and said with a smile: "Liu Jingzhou sent Yi Jibo to deliver this letter at night, most of them deceived Fei Qian and Fei Ziyuan, so Minggong might as well show his sincerity, and he will surely let him I am grateful for Duke Ming’s high righteousness.”

  Yuan Shu picked up the letter again. After roughly reading it again, I felt that what Yang Hong said made some sense.

No one likes the feeling of being kept in the dark, so Yang Hong proposed to do so, one is to let Fei Qian know that in fact, Liu Biao made some arrangements behind his back when he was an envoy this time. There will be some dissatisfaction with Liu Biao. Even if Liu Biao thinks of using it in the future, Fei Qian will think about it again; secondly, he also shows Yuan Shu's own open mind. If you want to seek an official career, Yuan Shu will naturally be ranked higher here...

Yan Xiang thought more about it. Although writing this letter will indeed have the above two effects, but also, there are some negative things. Yang Hong didn't make it clear, and looking at Yuan Shu's appearance, he didn't seem to think of it either. , but do you want to talk about it yourself?

  Yan Xiang glanced at Yang Hong, but saw Yang Hong slightly shake his head.

   Forget it, so be it.

  Yan Xiang thought, if Fei Qian didn't know the power of it, and acted rashly, leading to some bad consequences, it also showed that Fei Ziyuan was not a smart person, so he didn't need to care about it.

However, if Fei Qiang could penetrate the meaning, he might also think that Yuan Shu gave it to him. In this way, he would somewhat lose his will to contribute. In this way, Yang Hong's goal will also be achieved, so for the lord Daye …

  Well, for Yang Hong’s sake, let’s just take this as an example... After all, the focus is now on seeking Dong, and Jing Xiang can still let go. If there is a need for an explanation at that time, it’s okay...

  While Yan Xiang was thinking secretly, Yuan Shu agreed to Yang Hong's proposal and handed the letter to Yang Hong, asking him to show Fei Qian some time after dawn.

   Right at this moment, the candles in the hall shook a little, and suddenly became darker. The three of them turned their heads and saw that several candles were about to burn out.

  Yuan Shu frowned, and called the waiter loudly to add it quickly.

  The servants who were waiting outside the hall came in quickly, put on new candles, and asked if they wanted some more tea soup and cakes, saying that it was almost the end of time.

  The three of them realized at this time that they had been discussing all night without knowing it. At this time, the originally dark night was slowly fading, and the sky was getting brighter. In the eastern sky, a red line was gradually lighting up...

   Another new day has arrived.

Yuan Shu raised his sleeves to cover his face, and yawned big behind the sleeves. After staying up all night, he was a little sleepy, so he said to Yang Hong and Yan Xiang: "You two are also very lucky, why don't you take a rest here. It can be preserved too early for use, and then it can be used for business."

  The two quickly expressed their thanks, and Yuan Shu nodded, and told his servants to serve Yang Hong and Yan Xiang to rest and eat, and then went back to the backyard to catch up on sleep.

  It was a day when Sun Jian recommended a fellow villager from the same county, and Su, a man from Wu, acted as the prefect of Changsha...

Regarding the stalks of noodles and dumplings, choose noodles, a stable choice, from the big flow will not offend the leader or colleagues, choose dumplings, a radical choice, a little thinking about what you want, happiness is simple in the heart of the emperor, not If you are happy, you don’t fit in with the group...Of course, you can also listen to the leader, to show your support, but it’s a bit of a lack of opinion...In fact, the right to choose is ultimately in the hands of the leader, which is why the leader asked around and finally served porridge s reason…

  (end of this chapter)