Pingcheng.
The people crowded on both sides of the road, and sergeants were on guard, keeping distance to prevent trouble and stampedes.
More than a hundred people walked in from the city gate.
The leader had disheveled hair, wore a huge cyan mask, and was covered with all kinds of weird magic weapons.
As the man moved around, all the magical instruments all over his body were making crisp chirping sounds.
He was followed by two people, both dressed as evil spirits, one holding a drum and the other holding a torch.
The leader takes a step forward, then stops and then steps back, to the left, then to the right.
He was saying some words that no one could understand, and he was walking forward at such a weird pace. He didn't know how he could move forward. The steps looked similar, but he kept moving forward.
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The man on the left is beating the drum, and following the master's rhythm, the other man is waving the torch in his hand, and the torch is flying over the master's head again and again.
Behind them were more than a hundred people, all dressed in this strange way. Some were dancing and some were singing.
The scene is full of strangeness.
They walked in from the North City Gate and walked all the way towards the South City Gate.
The people along the road shouted loudly, and some people spontaneously shouted the same as them, watching them pass by on the road.
These people really don't seem tired at all.
After walking all the way for more than an hour, we finally reached another city gate.
The people roared, and some people threw money outside. The children squatted on the ground and picked up these things.
When they walked out of the city gate, there were officials waiting for them.
Everyone took off their clothes and began to take off the masks on their heads. The leader finally slowly took off the mask.
The person under the mask is none other than Chu Jiande.
Chu Jiande was panting and covered in sweat. Several minor officials rushed up and took off the equipment for him with distressed expressions on their faces.
"Mr. Chu, you are old. You can just leave this kind of thing to others. Why do you need to do it yourself?"
"How can we leave this Nuo ceremony to others?"
"The Chun Nuo opera is a national event. I have to do it myself, so I can't make any mistakes."
Chu Jiande said breathlessly, then looked at the other people pretending to be noble, and finally a smile appeared on his face, "You guys, you did a pretty good job!"
"I was worried that you wouldn't be able to play Fang Xiangshi. It seems that I can slowly give in in the future!"
Everyone laughed.
It is spring planting. Before spring planting, according to the country's system, a huge Nuo opera will be held in the city.
This is not something that came about after Lao Xianbei entered the Pass, it was something passed down from the pre-Qin Dynasty.
In the pre-Qin Dynasty, this ritual was mainly aimed at exorcising ghosts and avoiding epidemics. The ceremony was complicated and noble, and ordinary people were not qualified to participate. Only princes and nobles could participate.
With the development of the Han Dynasty, there were state-run Nuo operas and private Nuo operas. The private ones can be participated by the common people.
After Lao Xianbei entered the customs, probably because the old men suffered heavy casualties and had no intention of doing this anymore, Nuo opera became completely secular, without strict regulations, and the gods were diversified, including Buddhist and Taoist gods. Even a single
Beggars can wear masks to participate, and the purpose of Nuo opera has changed from exorcising ghosts to rewarding gods.
To be serious, the essence is to hold an event before starting farming in the spring and let the people participate.
To thank the gods and nature, we hope to receive their blessings this year and live a better life with fewer disasters. With full joy and expectations for the new year, everyone starts this year's farming events.
In a sense, this matter is indeed important.
The honor guard to honor the gods completed their mission, but the people in the city could continue their own carnival. They wore various masks and celebrated in their own way.
The streets were very lively with people coming and going.
It is difficult for horse-drawn carriages to pass through, so most people travel on foot.
At this moment, a group of people became unwelcome guests. They squeezed a way out of the lively crowd and the carriage passed slowly.
With the sound of curses all the way, the carriage finally arrived at a relatively peaceful alley.
The carriage stopped, and an official muttered something and got out of the carriage.
The person who got off the bus was Yang Xiuzhi, the minister of the Han Dynasty.
Yang Xiuzhi looked around and made sure that there was no one here, and then asked his men to knock on the door.
Soon, he walked into the mansion.
This was not the first time Yang Xiuzhi came here. He walked very fast. Under the leadership of several servants, he quickly appeared in the study, opened the door, and walked in.
There was an old scribe sitting in the study.
It is Cui Jishu.
Cui Jishu was not surprised to see the distinguished guest coming to the door. He seemed to have expected it. He gestured and asked Yang Xiuzhi to sit next to him.
Yang Xiuzhi sat down and saw many documents placed in front of Cui Jishu, with various names written on them.
Yang Xiuzhi narrowed his eyes.
Cui Jishu pointed to a name and asked: "Mr. Yang, what do you think of this person?"
Yang Xiuzhi glanced at him, "Meng Ye?"
"Isn't this the prefect who bought the donkey?"
Cui Jishu laughed and said, "It's the governor who bought the donkey."
"Why, are you going to be promoted to governor?"
Yang Xiuzhi said disdainfully: "This man is as timid as a chicken. When Gao Yue summoned him to Sizhou, this man was actually made things difficult by several Xianbei soldiers at the city gate. He was so scared that he didn't dare to go in. He even asked Gao Yue to send someone to invite him.
He comes in."
"I don't even dare to kill a chicken, I just keep my promise."
"Can someone like him also be the governor?"
Cui Jishu exclaimed, "I dare not say that."
"Your Majesty only arranged for three people, one of whom is Meng Ye. Your Majesty said that this man is honest, loves the people, and benevolent, and is a suitable candidate for the governor."
Yang Xiuzhi's lips trembled, trying not to criticize.
But his attitude still betrayed his inner thoughts.
He deserves it too??
He simply stopped thinking about it, "Three people? I wonder who the other two are?"
"One is Cheng'an Lingfangbao, and the other is Su Qiong."
"Oh, Fang Bao is good at talking empty words, but Su Qiong is pretty good, but unfortunately, she doesn't look good."
"Then who do you think Yang Jun can take up?"
Yang Xiuzhi cleared his throat, "I think there are two people who can do it. One is Cui Zhan, Zhongshulang. He was highly valued by Prime Minister Yang in the past. After the founding of the country, he also made great achievements. He is smart, knowledgeable, honest and upright. He can be the governor.
"
"One is my son Yang Piqiang. He has extraordinary understanding and the ability to govern the world."
Cui Jishu suddenly laughed.
"No wonder Mr. Yang looks down on others. He speaks like Cui and Yang."
Yang Xiuzhi hurriedly said: "Mr. Cui, I am not the kind of person who likes to tell lies. My son is already very old, but he still has not been able to find a suitable official position. I am only a son like him, and I am not as old as I am.
Now that I’m older, I’m very worried about what’s going to happen in the future.”
"As long as these new governors are not mediocre people, they can all achieve political achievements."
"It's so dilapidated over there, it's a good opportunity to make contributions."
"I'm not afraid of what others will say about me. I just want to give my son a chance. My son can do what others can do. With my help, he may be able to do better."
"Cui Gong, your son is currently discussing with Gao and Lu on the candidate for the governor. Everyone knows this. If you are willing to help,"
Cui Jishu tapped her fingers lightly on the case in front of her.
"Of the eight governors, Your Majesty took three."
"Gao at least has to give one to the former clan, and Lu has to give one to the Cheng'an people. My son and I were officials in the same dynasty, but the roads are different after all, and he has to give one to the Dingzhou people."
"That leaves three less candidates and only two candidates left."
Yang Xiuzhi said hurriedly: "Then it's our turn to choose."
"There are not many talented people among the people in the frontier, and they can't speak up in the court."
Cui Jishu laughed, "That's not possible. She Di Xian'an is still here. Many of the people around him are dominated by him. He can speak in the court. If he is taken away like this, he may not
willing."
Yang Xiuzhi frowned, "That's it, then there is still one who belongs to us."
"I'm willing to change it so that I can contact the rest of the people myself and ask them to give me the last spot."
Since the founding of the People's Republic of China, this is the first time that governors have been assigned.
In the past, the ten governors were directly selected by Liu Taozi and Zu Jue, without involving the ministers at all.
The governors of Han State were different from those of Qi State.
There are more states in Qi, and the governor is cheaper. At least he has to be the governor of four or five states to be able to see through it.
But today's Han Dynasty has fewer states. Let's take the eleven governors now. Each of them has a high position of power. They not only have prosecutorial power, but also have direct jurisdiction over the counties and are fully responsible for administration and economic aspects.
That was much more powerful than the previous governors.
This war resulted in eight more states. In the eyes of many people in the court, these eight states were the eight shining chickens that laid golden eggs.
Whoever takes it will be promoted and rich, and will have great power.
In the past, everyone liked to run to the middle of the court, and sent them out to serve as governors as a way to deal with political opponents, but now, they are trying their best to let their heirs run away.
After Liu Taozi's edict arrived in Pingcheng, Gao Jun summoned his officials twice to discuss the candidate for the governor.
Because this matter is of great importance, it cannot be left to the officials to decide. It needs to be discussed by all the ministers together.
When Cui Jishu arrived at the official office of Shangshutai, several important ministers were already waiting there.
Cui Jishu bowed to everyone, and when the scheduled time came, he followed them in.
Liu Taozi was not in the capital, so many important matters were discussed in the small courtyard of Shangshutai.
The surrounding area of ​​this small courtyard is heavily guarded and ordinary people cannot approach it.
But the interior is very simple, not luxurious, just an ordinary small courtyard.
There were a total of fourteen officials who came, all of whom were ministers with temporary posts in various ministries. Since Liu Taozi was not around, the decision was made between China and North Korea, so the discussion was mainly conducted by Lu Qubing, with Gao Wei as the assistant.
Lu Qubing still likes meetings.
It’s just that others don’t like having him come to meetings.
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After everyone arrived, they took their seats, and the discussion went smoothly.
The first is the three candidates given by Liu Taozi. Of course, without exception, these three candidates have been recognized by everyone and passed unanimously.
Then comes what everyone is most looking forward to, the traditional part of dividing the spoils.
Cui Jishu looked around and saw his son Cui Gang opposite, but Cui Gang's face was solemn and he didn't even look at his old father.
It is a good story that father and son share the same dynasty. The Cui family has always had such an old tradition, so it is not surprising.
Cui Jishu weaved words in her mind and waited for the quota to be allocated.
Many ministers present looked at each other with expectation in their eyes.
"Lang Mao."
"Zi Weizhi, born in the second year of Xinghe, native of Hengshan New City, started his career as Si Kongxing, joined the army, and moved to Baocheng County Magistrate. He has outstanding political achievements and is honest and upright. He was awarded Shuozhou Hucao. His political achievements were outstanding and he was awarded three times."
Gao Jun asked the soldiers to distribute one person's information to everyone, and then read it softly.
There was some surprise in Cui Jishu's eyes. He picked up the document in his hand and read it repeatedly.
Lang Mao??
Where did this come from?
He couldn't help but look at Gao Wei, Lu Qubing and Cui Gang.
This is not a clan, and it seems that there is no marriage relationship with the clan. Excluding Gao Jun, he is not from Cheng'an, not from the elder sect, and excluding Lu Qubing, but he is not from Dingzhou, either?
Cui Jishu couldn't judge his background for a while.
Gao Jun looked at everyone, "What do you think?"
For a while, there was some silence in the room.
Lu Qubing asked, "Mr. Gao, is this person a little too young? He is only twenty-nine years old this year?"
Gao Jun nodded, "He is a little young, but I have seen it. This person has studied the science of criminal names since he was a child, is proficient in law, and is good at governance. After serving as a local household minister, his political achievements are particularly outstanding. He is a virtuous person, and
There is no impatience of young people, and things are done calmly.”
Cui Jishu looked at Yang Xiuzhi in the distance, and both of them saw some confusion in each other's eyes.
Everyone agreed to the proposal.
"Pei Jianzhi."
"Zi Shiping"
Gao Jun immediately talked about the next person.
This person was from a wealthy family, Hedong Pei, but the problem was that Cui Jishu still couldn't connect this person with those three.
His eyes became increasingly confused.
Gao Jun and others named several candidates for governor.
Not just one person with three candidates as Cui Jishu expected, they gave more than a dozen candidates, all of whom have outstanding political achievements and are good in all aspects.
Gao Jun also expressed that he also hopes that everyone can give their own candidates to see if there are still missing talents.
Cui Jishu gently touched the list in his sleeve, but he didn't dare to speak.
Yang Xiuzhi in the distance was even more like this. He drooped his head and lost his soul.
Among the candidates given by Gao Jun and others, no one can be found who can be related to the three of them. It seems that they really only care about political performance.
And among these people, Yang Xiuzhi's son would be miserable.
Even the one with the least seniority can beat Yang Xiuzhi's son in all aspects.
Things progressed very smoothly. Everyone discussed for a whole day. When it got dark, Gao Jun came up with a list of eight people.
"With Yuan Biao as the governor of Luozhou."
"Su Qiong serves as the governor of Yuzhou."
"Fang Bao serves as the governor of Yanzhou."
"Liu Xuan serves as the governor of Xuzhou."
"Meng Ye serves as the governor of Haizhou."
"Pei Jianzhi serves as the governor of Chuzhou."
"Lang Mao serves as the governor of Weizhou."
"Xu Yuan serves as the governor of Xiazhou."
Cui Jishu did not dare to speak from the time Gao Jun opened his mouth until the end. Many ministers were like this. Many different emotions could be seen in their eyes, including confusion, confusion and confusion.
In addition to the past eight governors of eleven states, there are now nineteen governors.
These nineteen governors were strictly controlled by the temple and selected from the wise men all over the world. Basically, they had proven their talents, had sufficient political achievements, and checked their character.
According to Zu Jue, governing a place is not difficult at all. As long as an outstanding governor can be arranged, governance will be mostly successful, and it will be at least dozens of times better than before.
Gao Jun could finally breathe a sigh of relief and looked a little tired.
Lu Qubing, however, looked at the people around him and slowly opened his mouth.
"Everyone, before discussing these important matters, someone came to me, asked me, and told me some things."
"I know what you are thinking."
"Isn't arranging governorships just about distributing benefits?"
"However, that was the Qi State in the past. Qi State has been destroyed. Not long ago, the young emperor who was supported formally bowed his head to the King of Han."
"Now is the Han Dynasty."
"I don't know what will happen in the future, and I don't know if one day the Han State's negotiation conference will become Qi State's spoils sharing conference."
"But at least, this situation will never happen while I'm alive!!"
"Everyone knows how much influence a governor can have. Not only a governor, but also a small official in the countryside can sometimes have an unimaginable effect."
"You will eat your salary and share your worries. You are all ministers of the Han Kingdom. Don't bring your own personal schemes to dirty this temple."
"This is the first time, so I just pretend that I don't know. But if something like this happens again in the temple, and I dare to openly arrange for my own children to enter temples or places, hold any official positions, and lead to unhealthy trends, then I won't
I will let it go easily."
Lu Qubing suddenly turned his head and looked at Yang Xiuzhi not far away.
"Mr. Yang, what do you think?"
Yang Xiuzhi trembled all over, then slowly lowered his head, "What Mr. Lu said is absolutely true."
After Lu Qubing said this, he made the final decision, drafted the edict, and decided on the candidate for the governor.
After the governor, there are also candidates for local officials such as prefects and county magistrates.
But at this moment, no one dared to think too much.
After completing the initial negotiation, everyone left one after another.
Cui Jishu was in a daze, and as soon as he walked out of the door, he almost bumped into Yang Xiuzhi.
Both of them woke up with a start.
Before they came here, they had conspired a lot with everyone.
But now, they don't know what to say.
The past practices seem to be somewhat ineffective in today's court.
Yang Xiuzhi let out a long sigh and looked at his old colleague faintly.
"Mr. Cui, what time is it now?"
Cui Jishu was stunned, raised his head and looked at the sky, "It must be Xu Shi, right?"
Yang Xiuzhi slowly shook his head.
"wrong."
"It's Tatsuki."
"It's just us, but we're still in Zishi."
Chapter completed!