[Three Kingdoms] Burning incense and sacrificial wine

Does Cui Song have the right to refuse recruitment?

Have.

In this era, whether to serve the court or the government is purely voluntary.

Of course, with the euphemism of famous scholars in the late Han Dynasty, it is impossible to do something like Duan Ganmu, a hermit in the Warring States Period and escape by jumping over the wall[1].They have only one routine: pretend to be sick.

It's not the kind of sickness that Cui Song once thought of in order to avoid the Luoyang Wenhui, but the "pretend" in the true sense, the well-known "pretend".

It is a euphemism for refusal to say openly that one is sick and cannot hold a post due to poor health.

Looking through the history of the Three Kingdoms, you can see descriptions of "XXX will not take office (do not take office), and complain about illness" everywhere.Mi Heng is even more exaggerated. Others call it sick, but he calls it madness, which means that he will go crazy at any time. If the madness attacks and bites someone, don't blame him.

Objectively speaking, Cui Song really thinks that Mi Heng is a "clear stream" in this era.

Everyone knows that complaining about illness is a code word to express refusal, in order to ensure the good looks of both parties, and not to offend others.When it came to Mi Heng's side, he played a flower in a daze, turning the euphemistic refusal into a threat.

——If you dare to summon me, you must be prepared to be bitten, don't say it is unpredictable.

Closer to home.

Cui Song believes that with his half-baked level, there are only two options to deal with He Jin's call.

One is to complain and refuse.The implied meaning is well known, meaning "I don't intend to be an official at the moment", or "I don't want to work for you".Simple, direct and easy to use.There is just one shortcoming: when you meet someone with high spirits, you may leave a pimple on him, thinking that you look down on him.

Second, Xu Shu entered Cao Ying without saying a word.Just eat and do nothing.Talk less and listen more.Don't worry about making suggestions, I'm the best at eating and drinking... that's probably what it means.Anyway, he has the youngest qualifications and young age, so showing off his sharpness will cause displeasure, and being humble and low-key is the last word.But there is also a problem: if he plays silently, it is not because of modesty, but because he really has nothing in his stomach.What if He Jin asks him for advice and he can't answer?Saying that he has no real talent and learning, no one will believe it, and he will definitely be regarded as passive sabotage... Why is he passive sabotage? Is it because he is dissatisfied with the chief officer of Bizuo, or looks down on him?

Going around and around, the ending is back to the original point.

Since no matter what you choose, you may offend the other party. Instead of being a wooden man with trepidation and sticking in front of your eyes, it is better not to go in the first place.

After making up his mind, Cui Song planned to ask his elder nephew to help him and write a medical report to reject He Jin.

The letter was never written.

Before the Luoyang Wenhui, Cui Yan once told him that he intended to go to Beihai to study with the famous scholar Zheng Xuan.

The famous scholar Zheng Xuan is a Confucian master known as the "Jingshen" and as famous as Cui Song's teacher.

For today's scholars, this is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, even if the mountains are high and the roads are far away, and the world is dangerous, it can't stop them.

But Cui Yan chose to give up this opportunity.

It wasn't because it coincided with the emperor's funeral that the talismans used for customs clearance were strictly restricted, but because of the assassin, he couldn't worry about his uncle who was eight or nine years younger than him.

He was unwilling to leave Luoyang until the black hands behind the scenes were caught.

Originally because of studying, He Jin's invitation to call Cui Yan must have been rejected.But now that he has decided to stay in Luoyang and accept the olive branch from General He, it is only natural for him to become an official in the court.

This is also the thinking of most scholars today.Even though He Jin was a butcher in the past, he was born poor and humble, and many scholars looked down on him, but who made He Jin have a good sister who was a queen and brought him to the pinnacle of power?If he wanted to become an official, he had to pass the hurdle of He Jin first. What's more, compared to the eunuch who hated them, He Jin was barely on their side.

These scholars have read the books of sages and sages since they were young, in order to show their ambitions and serve the court.As for the name of He Jin, whether he really agrees with him and serves him is hard to say.

Under such circumstances, Cui Yan was unavoidably surprised to hear that Cui Song was unwilling to become an official.

But he quickly remembered Cui Song's evaluation of He Jin:

More courage and less planning, acting recklessly, lack of planning.

To be honest, Cui Yan felt that this evaluation was a bit too much.

Although He Jin was born and was not good at long-term planning, but he has become the No. 1 power center from a grassroots person, and he has been seen by the famous scholar Yang Ci as his teacher. After all, he is not a fool, and he can even be called astute.

Cui Yan really couldn't understand why his own father had such a big prejudice against He Jin, thinking that he was "insufficient and resourceful"?

If Cui Song could hear Cui Yan's inner voice, he would probably complain silently: As a cannon fodder who died early, who knows what kind of person He Jin really is after being outlined by the Spring and Autumn brushwork in history books?

Including him, most modern people's impressions of He Jin are the brainless image of "not listening to persuasion and insisting on going his own way, belching farts and luring wolves into the house to let Dong Zhuo in". As for whether there is an inside story, He Jin himself is smart or not. Stupid to know nothing.

Therefore, out of preconceptions, Cui Song's evaluation of He Jin is the twelve words.

And Cui Yan, out of admiration for his uncle, couldn't help but began to doubt his own vision of seeing people, thinking that He Jin might really be out of gold and jade, but in fact, there was a worm living in his brain, and he had a fit from time to time. Do something out of IQ?

After all, his uncle is so disgusted that he doesn't want to be an official anymore... And his uncle has always been accurate in seeing people, so how can this be done? Isn't there really a problem?

Cui Yan began to have reservations about He Jin.

Cui Song didn't know the complicated inner activities of his elder nephew. He tried his best to persuade Cui Yan to go to Beihai to study and not to worry about him.

Cutting off a person’s way of learning is tantamount to murdering one’s fortune. If Cui Yan, who is upright and majestic and respected by all, loses the opportunity to study with a famous teacher because of him, he will never be able to fall asleep every night in the future. portrayal.

But what troubled Cui Song was that no matter what he said, Cui Yan still insisted on his own opinion, putting his safety first, and refused to leave.

As described in history, his honesty is beyond words.

Although he was a little entangled with Cui Yan's brains, after all, Cui Yan did this because he was worried about him, and Cui Song was somewhat moved.

In the end, Cui Song really had no choice but to turn on the deceptive mode again, confidently expressing that the murderer was Jian Shuo, and set up arguments one, two, three, four, and now that Jian Shuo is dead, there is nothing to worry about.

Who would have thought that Cui Yan, who had always believed in his words, would suddenly stop doing so.

Although Cui Yan felt that with his uncle's talent and character, there should be no one who wanted to kill him except Jian Shuo who had an old rift, but Cui Song persuaded him to leave at this juncture. The farther away the better.

Cui Song just wants to have a salted fish party.

Fooling doesn't work, so he can only act with emotion and reason, while confidently expressing "I know what's in my heart, Ji Gui can rest assured", while pointing out the problem with half-truth and half-false: the opportunity to study is so rare, I really delayed it because of him , How uncomfortable should he be as an uncle?Cui Yan is worried about him, but he is also concerned about Cui Yan's future.Why not take a step back from each other and give each other more trust?

At the end of the sentence, he added a sentence: If you enter General He's tent, you must not go far.You should think carefully and act carefully, seize the rare opportunity to study at Zheng Gong.

Seeing Cui Yan's wavering expression, Cui Song made persistent efforts, and chewed and chewed the point of view of "Jian Shuo is the mastermind behind the scenes". It was so well-founded that even he himself almost believed it.

Maybe it was because he was too confident, or maybe it was his previous "trust theory" that moved Cui Yan. Although Cui Yan seemed a little reluctant, he finally agreed to Cui Song's request.

The new emperor ascended the throne and was changed to Yuan Guangxi. He was the eldest son of the first emperor Liu Hong, born of Empress Dowager He, named Liu Bian.The emperor was only fourteen years old, so the Empress Dowager He came to the court to listen to the government, and the power was shared by her and the uncle He Jin.

On Jiahai Day, He Jin followed Yuan Shao's suggestion, falsely claiming that he was suffering from a serious illness due to excessive grief, and refused to enter the palace to guard the spirit of the emperor.

On the day of Yiyin, the emperor helped the spirit and set up road sacrifices. He Jin took care of his illness and survived.

Two days later, in the suburbs of Beicheng, Cui Song saw off his nephew.

Cui Song said take care, Cui Yan also said take care.Facing the breasts and bowing to each other, cherish each other.

After the first seven days, Fengchang drew up a posthumous title for the late emperor Liu Hong.

It said: Emperor Ling.

What is "spirit"?If you don't work hard, you are called a spirit, if you are dead, you are called a spirit, if you are chaotic but not damaged, you are called a spirit, if you like to sacrifice to ghosts and gods, you are called a spirit, if you don't obey the orders, you are called a spirit... In short, it is not a good word. meaning.

Some people sweated for Feng Chang's "uprightness", but unexpectedly, the new emperor Liu Bian didn't say anything about this evil posthumous title, and Empress Dowager He also turned a blind eye, as if she didn't understand the meaning of this posthumous title .

As for He Jin, he didn't have time to care about these details.The so-called taking advantage of his illness to kill him.All the rights of the eunuchs were bestowed by the emperor. Taking advantage of the death of the first emperor, the ten permanent attendants lost their backing, and the new emperor was young and careless. If we don’t suppress the eunuchs now, when will we wait?

Originally extremely arrogant, using the excuse of the party to suppress countless high-ranking officials to the end, even the fourth generation and third father of the Yuan family had to treat them well, but now he has to suspend his flag and temporarily bow his head to He Jin.

He Jin was busy beating the dogs in the water, as if trying to keep them from turning over.

Who would have expected that five years ago when the eunuchs were at their most rampant, Han Sui, a famous scholar from Xiliang, asked for the execution of the eunuchs, but He Jin at that time did not even dare to think about it, and flatly refused.

The eunuchs couldn't bear He Jin's pressing step by step, and offered money to bribe the Empress Dowager He's mother, He Jin's stepmother, Lord Wuyang, and begged her to speak up after the Empress Dowager He.

What is advanced is naturally slander.

Wuyang Jun was originally a rural widow with little knowledge. After remarrying He Jin's father, she had some opinions on her husband, the "very strong" eldest son.

It wasn't that his own son didn't feel sorry for him, but also that the eunuch knew the benefits and mobilized them for money, and a few sugar-coated shells fell down, and Lord Wuyang soon fell.

She immediately went to the palace to find her daughter: "I see that Zhang Rang and others are all good. When His Royal Highness poisoned Wang Meiren earlier, if there were not a few of them, An Neng could keep the back seat? Now the general is relying on power. Forcing, driving them to a dead end, what is the purpose? I am afraid that I have evil intentions, so I kill the Holy One's cronies without authorization, intending to hold the Holy One in my hands!"

Empress Dowager He was shocked: "Why is this so, brother?"

Lord Wuyang peeked around, waved back the maid, and approached the Empress Dowager, saying: "The general is very thoughtful, and he seems to be honest, but in fact he is deceitful for no reason. As the saying goes, if the general really knocks Zhang Rang and others into the abyss, you and I Orphans and widows, how do you protect the emperor? Don't you want to live by looking at the face of the general?"

Empress Dowager He thought so deeply, and said with restraint: "Zhang Chang has a kindness in serving me, and I will protect it."

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He Jin was completely unaware of the undercurrents in the deep palace, he was still thinking about how to suppress the eunuchs, firstly to get rid of the bad breath that had been suffocated for many years, and secondly to make a petition to please many scholars.

However, suppression is suppression, but He Jin does not want to kill all eunuchs.

No matter how the officials under his account persuaded him, he was unmoved.

Since He Jin worshiped Yang Ci as his teacher, he read and read the history of the two dynasties diligently every day.

The death of Dou Xian sounded the alarm in his heart.

This uncle of the country who used to be so powerful a hundred years ago and bullied the princess at will, died tragically. Apart from his personality, a large part of it was because he angered the queen mother.

The power of eunuchs depends on the love of the emperor, so why not relatives?

All his glory is connected with his sister and nephew who are related by blood.

If the eunuch is punished, it will inevitably make the younger sister feel that he wants to take away her power and become dissatisfied with him.

In fact, a few days ago, when he told the queen mother about Yuan Shao and others' plan and asked to depose the ten permanent servants, the queen mother refused.

Then killing eunuchs will make the queen mother angry, so it's better not to mention it.

He Jin had a plan in his mind, so he became bored with Yuan Shao's vigorously preached "If you don't punish the eunuchs at this time, there will be no end in the future".In the end, on the surface, he still upholds the style of courteous corporals and honors them with courtesy.

He Jin didn't care much about Cui's uncle and nephew declining his invitation.

In his opinion, although Cui Jiasonglang has some talent and reputation, he is not old enough.And being an official is not a gift, and those with a bit of literary talent may not be good at planning.Those who are good at discussing the classics may not necessarily understand official affairs.As for Yan Lang, his fame is still not obvious, far inferior to Yuan's second son and Xun's uncle and nephew.They were conscripted for the Cui family of Qinghe, and to show the general's style of "treating scholars with courtesy" and "regardless of talents". Therefore, General He did not feel any pity when the uncle and nephew of the Cui family resigned.

He Jin walked in the west market, holding the horse's bridle with one hand, listening to the people in the market talking about "Jian Shuo Fu Zhu".

For the common people at the bottom, they don't understand the struggle for power. Because they often hear examples of eunuchs selling their officials, abusing their private power, and bullying others, they hate them to the bone and pin all the suffering they have suffered on them.

Usually afraid of their own lives, they dare not talk about it.But this time, the eunuch named Jian Shuo was "righteously punished". The government has publicized his charges and criticized a criminal. The eunuchs with all-hands-on-the-eyes will not come to trouble them, right?

So there was rustling and chattering, and the sound of cursing came straight to my ears from time to time.

"Heavenly eunuch, retribution is not good."

... However, eunuchs are all cut off the day after tomorrow, so there is no such thing as the eunuch's disease[2].

"I heard that a well-known scholar once wrote a Fu to satirize Jian Shuo. The Fu was so well written that even the late Emperor was full of praise—what does it seem to be called... "Ode to Shuo Shuo"?"

He Jin was a little speechless, an ignorant person who mistook pearls and jade for inferior stones. That Fu was clearly a classic work on current affairs, so why did it have something to do with that old man Jian Shuo?

He Jin led the horse, shook his head secretly, and took a few steps forward.Only three or four steps away, he suddenly saw a man with a strange expression who looked more speechless than him.

Not yet the age of Ruoguan, with a slender figure, cropped eyebrows, phoenix eyes and starry eyes, and a sassy demeanor.

Cui Song, who was wandering in the street, had a stomach ache.

Shuo Shu Fu = Sarcastic Jian Shuo?What kind of talk is this?Is it because they all have the word "Shuo"?

The author has something to say: [1] Duan Ganmu: A hermit in the Warring States Period, in order to refuse Wei Wenhou's solicitation, he jumped over the wall and escaped.

[2] Tianyi's disease: Hidden disease, born with no penis, you understand.