Chapter 491 I don’t know what to say

In the afternoon, Wang Can returned to the library and prepared to read the manuscript.

Bing Yuan was seen standing in front of the residence with his hands behind his back. When the carriage stopped, Bing Yuan stepped forward and bowed, "Greetings, Mr. Zhongxuan."

Wang Can got out of the car and deliberately looked around: "Why don't I see Wang Shuzhi?"

He was not familiar with Bing Yuan, and in fact, he was not familiar with Wang Xiu either, but it was Wang Xiu who introduced Bing Yuan to him.

Seeing Wang Can asking this question, Bing Yuan smiled and replied: "Shuzhi is on a business trip and is not in Nanxiang. I have something important to do, so I am inconvenient to bother you. I hope Mr. Zhongxuan will forgive me."

Wang Can frowned, glanced at the scholars waiting a dozen steps away from Bing Yuan, and said, "The Chrysanthemum Banquet is about to be held. This is a grand event for the scholars and people in Guanzhong. On this occasion, we should humble ourselves and keep our integrity. It is not appropriate to move around to avoid misunderstandings."

"How could this happen?"

Bing Yuan bowed to the north and said, "The Grand Marshal is a man of great virtue and wisdom. We are eager to obey and follow him. How could we have second thoughts?"

Wang Can just shook the draft collection in his hand and said, "Forgive me for being suspicious. I just visited the Grand Marshal to discuss important matters, and you are waiting at the door... This is a secret of the shogunate, please forgive me, I will close the door and refuse visitors immediately."

After saying this, the two knights that came with the carriage rode forward. Bing Yuan could only bow and sigh, "I will come to bother you again when the time is right."

"Okay, walk slowly."

Wang Can simply agreed and watched Bing Yuan and his group leave.

After watching for a while, and waiting for the carriages and horses and knights to leave, Liang Mao asked, "Sir, what do you think they are planning?"

"What else can a stray dog ​​like you and me plan?"

Wang Can asked back, unwilling to talk further. He turned and walked towards the courtyard only after Bing Yuan and his group disappeared from his sight.

Liang Mao stood there thinking for a moment, then quickly followed.

Soon, Wang Can walked to the gate of the courtyard with a pen in hand and wrote a simple notice on the door.

He had just returned to the dormitory and was about to sit on the kang to read the draft.

In Ganquan in September, the mountain breeze is already a bit chilly.

For a thin person like Wang Can, it was already a little too much to bear.

This September is much colder than the year before.

But when there was a knock on the door, Wang Can frowned and went to open the door, only to see Pan Jun appear in front of him again.

Seeing Wang Can's unhappy expression, Pan Jun immediately explained: "Sir, I am here to present the imperial edict and official uniforms to Liang Bo Fang."

"Ah."

Wang Can was relieved and turned to make way: "Chengming, please do your business first."

"Yes, sir, wait a moment."

Pan Jun bowed, then took a few guards and Liang Mao to a small room. Reading the imperial edict was one thing, but he also had to give instructions on some things.

Wang Can returned to his dormitory, but seeing that he had no time to spare, he simply put away his manuscript and got some firewood to start a fire.

When Pan Jun came over after finishing his work, the pottery pot was already boiling. Wang Can was holding a long spoon and adding broken tea leaves into the pottery pot: "Chengming seems to have something to say?"

"I knew I couldn't hide it from you, sir."

Pan Jun went forward and sat opposite Wang Can, stretching his hand over the charcoal stove to warm himself: "It is like this, I heard that a few people are going around, trying to persuade the Grand Marshal to ascend the throne and act as regent."

"Which throne is Chengming talking about? What throne is it?"

"It's not the throne of Chen."

Pan Jun pointed out the key point. Liu Ba was a lesson for the past. Who would want to push the Grand Marshal to the position of King Chen? If he touched on the Grand Marshal's sad past, he deserved it.

Seeing Wang Can frown slightly, Pan Jun said: "I took on the task of announcing the imperial edict just to remind you, sir, not to get involved. The Grand Marshal has no intention of becoming a king, even if it is a duke."

"Chengming is thoughtful. When I came back just now, Bing Yuan wanted to talk to me, but I refused. I think this person knows the inside story."

"May I ask, sir, what did this man reveal?"

"I don't know what you mean." Wang Can curled his lips and glared at Pan Jun. Pan Jun restrained his expression and listened to Wang Can saying, "If they have committed any crime, the authorities will investigate and arrest them. This is not something Chengming should be involved in. Although you and I are not teacher and student, we are old friends. I see that the Grand Marshal attaches great importance to the law, and Chengming is also proficient in the law. Why do you have such evil thoughts now?"

"Sir, I am not trying to quibble, but this matter concerns the shogunate, so I am inevitably a little too concerned."

Pan Jun said with a forced smile: "Around the end of this month, I will be assigned to Tianshui. When the Grand Marshal inspects Tianshui, he feels that Tianshui can serve as a model for other counties, so he will select a group of officials to go to Tianshui to observe government. After the observation, they will be assigned to the counties of the three prefectures."

"This is a good thing. Congratulations, Chengming."

Wang Can also smiled. The levels of the counties in Guanzhong were very high.

With the same population, the official rank in other places may be 600 shi, but in Guanzhong it is 1,000 shi.

Before the official title decree was issued, any promotion in position would shorten the time required to accumulate merit in the future.

Pan Jun's smile became natural. He also knew that if Guanzhong was not sorted out, they would not easily launch a foreign war.

Although the Inspector of the Imperial Capital, Zhong Yao, does not have any jurisdiction over the counties now, as long as this government office exists, it has the legitimacy to issue operational orders to the counties.

As for why Zhong Yao, the Inspector of the Imperial Capital, was still allowed to stay, Pan Jun felt that it was meaningless and simply inferred that the Grand Marshal was tolerant of others.

There's no other reason, it's just laziness.

As long as he is not caught with evidence of treason, Black Bear will have the patience to keep the other party.

Should we be wary of the existing and frightened Zhong Yao, or be wary of unknown enemies?
There is a high probability that this enemy evolved from his subordinates.

Therefore, retaining internal enemies and allowing these targets to continue to exist will help maintain the stability of the internal core strength.

To put it more bluntly, dogs cannot be fed too much.

They were oppressed by people like Zhong Yao and Kong Rong, and had to work on an empty stomach. Most of them just hated these two small groups.

Even if there are smart people, they dare not speak out.

Compared to fighting, it is a charge with guns and swords.

Now Black Bear has begun to like the various internal tasks and adjusting the personnel framework, which is much more interesting than building houses and repairing cities.

In short, Black Bear was really reluctant to kill people like Zhong Yao and Kong Rong before they passed away.

Without these people, we have to find new people to replace them and fill their ecological niches.

If no filling is done, the ecology will change and evolve into a situation he does not want to see.

Therefore, if it were just official titles and salaries, it would not cost much to support Zhong Yao, Kong Rong, Wang Can, and Zhang Song.

These people are all in the open, and the role they play cannot be measured simply by money and food.

So, what was happening at this moment was not a secret to him.

At night, Bing Yuan came to Zhang Song's temporary courtyard again.

Zhang Song was a man of courage and action, but after listening to Bing Yuan's advice, he asked directly, "Will Lord Yuan Chang also persuade me to ascend the throne?"

"Here is the handwritten letter."

Bing Yuan immediately took out a stack of silk books and handed them to Zhang Song. Zhang Song took them and observed them for a few seconds, then looked at Bing Yuan's expression carefully, and asked in confusion: "Although I come from a poor family, I have also heard about the Qingzhou incident. Will the Grand Marshal send troops to attack Cao Cao after he takes the throne? Even if Cao Cao is defeated, the territory stretches from east to west, and will inevitably be attacked from both north and south. Even an ordinary person would not take it, let alone the Grand Marshal?"

"This is not a matter of my state, but a matter of the whole world."

Bing Yuan lowered his voice and said, "Although Yizhou is remote, I have heard about its internal situation. Doesn't the Grand Marshal know about it? Now everyone is covering their eyes. When the Grand Marshal pacifies the Youyan area in the northeast, how will Yizhou cope with it?"

"If you can persuade him to ascend the throne, sir, you are a man of merit, how can the Grand Marshal treat you harshly?"

Zhang Song was instinctively alert, thinking that a cunning old villain like Zhong Yao would not take the initiative to participate or even leave any traces, but he nodded slowly: "It makes sense, but my family is rich and my relatives are prosperous. I would rather wait for the shogunate to deal with it than take such a risk. Please forgive me."

Zhang Song stood up and turned to the steward and said, "Bring me three pieces of brocade."

Although he said this, he had already decided in his heart to write a secret letter to expose Bing Yuan and Zhong Yao, whose attitude was uncertain.

(End of this chapter)