noffsinger Chapter 588 Xun Yu Displays His Strength! Who is the Mastermind Behind the Internal Strife?
Chapter 588 Xun Yu Displays His Strength! Who is the Mastermind Behind the Internal Strife?
"Someone! Summon the Prefect of Xuchang!"
At this moment, Xun Yu demonstrated the power and influence of the Ministry of Personnel.
In Xuchang city, except for a very few places.
For example, the three Heavenly Dragon departments: the Sikong Mansion, the Tingwei Mansion, and the Weiwei Mansion, along with their subordinate offices.
Of the remaining departments, the Minister's Office takes the highest priority!
If the Ministry of Personnel encounters difficulties, other departments must cooperate unconditionally and actively!
The prefect of Xuchang, who had already fallen asleep, rushed to the Minister of the Imperial Secretariat's residence to receive a reprimand from Xun Yu.
"I think you've reached the end of your reign as the Prefect of Xuchang."
"Starting tomorrow, you will also enter my Minister's Office and learn how to handle government affairs!"
Xun Yu's two short sentences terrified the governor of Xuchang.
What a pity!
His position as the Prefect of Xuchang is just an empty title!
There are a lot of big shots in Xuchang City, and every single one of them is much more powerful than him.
However, as the prefect of Xuchang, he often dealt with the Ministry of Personnel.
The Ministry of Personnel's mansion, which seemed mysterious to outsiders, was actually known to the Prefect of Xuchang in some ways!
Having come to the Minister's residence, I can finally have something to look forward to in this life!
"My lord, spare me! My lord, spare me!"
The governor of Xuchang was in tears, clearly terrified by Xun Yu.
"Tell me, why was this impeachment memorial, which should have been marked as urgent official business, treated as ordinary official business?"
Xun Yu stared intently at the Prefect of Xuchang.
The prefect of Xuchang hesitated, gritted his teeth, and finally answered truthfully:
"I lost my composure and misunderstood the meaning."
"I previously thought that Lord Zhao Yan's matter should not have escalated to this extent."
Xun Yu gave a cold laugh.
Although the governor of Xuchang had not finished speaking, he already roughly knew what this fellow was thinking.
To put it bluntly, the Prefect of Xuchang was also a person who fawned over the powerful and flattered the weak.
Zhao Yan was a close friend of Xun Yu and had extensive experience in political affairs.
Being appointed as a high-ranking official in a region for the first time was precisely when political achievements were needed.
It's like spending ten years honing a sword, and now it's ready to slay the monster!
If news broke at this time that Zhao Yan was oppressing the people and forcibly seizing their land, it would definitely cause a huge uproar!
This would be a fatal blow to Zhao Yan's entire official career.
Therefore, the prefect of Xuchang, resorting to his petty tricks, adopted a "cold treatment" approach.
When government affairs are sent to the Ministry of Personnel, their priority is reduced.
In this way, he neither failed in his duty nor offended anyone.
However, Xun Yu could only say that the Prefect of Xuchang had seriously underestimated the Ministry of Personnel!
There can be many oxen and horses, but only Xun Yu can steer them!
Xun Yu's eyes were the last line of defense against the "leaking government affairs" in the Ministry of Personnel!
Moreover.
Xun Yu felt that Zhao Yan's affair was more like a conspiracy.
Behind all this lies a vast and intricate web.
If we ignore this memorial impeaching Zhao Yan today, it will give the hidden enemies a real means to attack Zhao Yan in the future!
In the end, the Prefect of Xuchang could not escape the fate of having to study at the Ministry of Personnel.
As for the Prefect of Xuchang, Xun You concurrently served as the Prefect.
Xun You held a sinecure similar to that of Jia Xu and Cheng Yu.
He himself was not someone who craved fame and fortune.
After defeating the two Yuan brothers and avenging his great enemy, Xun You gradually faded out of the army.
Before Cao Cao's army set out to conquer Shu, Xun You fell ill again and stayed at home to recuperate. He did not go on the expedition and thus began his retirement life ahead of schedule.
After recovering from his illness, he has been leisurely writing military books at home.
Now, he was being dragged out of the mountains by his uncle Xun Yu, who was six years younger than him but a generation older.
Xun You's complexion was definitely not good!
The resentment on his face was no less than that of the many outstanding talents in the Minister's mansion!
Regarding Zhao Yan's matter, Xun Yu decided to use some of the intelligence guards stationed in Xuchang to go to Nanyang to find out the truth.
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南阳郡
叶城
Zhao Yan was in a complete mess.
On the desk was a resignation letter that he had already written halfway.
The identities of those people were genuine; they were all registered citizens, not bandits or outlaws in disguise.
But no matter how high the price Zhao Yan offered, the people were unwilling to settle.
This made Zhao Yan very frustrated.
He didn't understand why things had turned out this way in Nanyang, which was doing so well.
Could it be that I was too hasty? Did I fail to understand the true demands of the people?
Suddenly, a personal guard rushed over and reported:
"Sir, there are nearly a thousand civilians outside, occupying key points in the streets."
"They're yelling that they want an explanation from you, sir!"
"Is...is that really the case?"
Zhao Yan's world has collapsed.
He was too honest. If it were Cao Cao's four scourges here, they would never have let those people be driven to this point.
In the current situation, it's obvious to anyone with eyes that someone is instigating things behind the scenes, and there's a mastermind behind it all.
Therefore, the four evils of Cao Cao's camp will stop at nothing to find out who is behind this.
What? What if civilians get hurt?
No, I just invited them over for a chat and some tea. The four pests of Cao Cao's camp were approachable and got along well with them.
If anyone dares to oppose law enforcement, they are definitely troublemakers, not ordinary citizens!
After all, the people of the Han Dynasty were extremely simple and honest; they couldn't possibly be so ignorant.
Only troublemakers who deliberately stir up trouble would be so reckless!
Unfortunately, Zhao Yan was not one of the four scourges of Cao Cao's camp; his methods were too soft.
From beginning to end, we've been led by the nose by these troublemakers, which has led to this current situation.
"grown ups!"
"I will go and invite General Xiahou Shang, who is stationed outside the city, to lead his troops to maintain order."
The guards spoke to Zhao Yan.
Zhao Yan quickly pulled him away:
"No, it's not that bad yet."
But the guard said:
"My lord! What time is it?"
"Among those people, there must be some who harbor resentment towards you."
"The guards inside the manor alone are not enough to stop these rioters!"
"What if someone takes advantage of this to attack you?"
"We invited General Xiahou Shang here not to punish this mob, but simply to maintain order and prevent casualties!"
"Alright... then you should explain the truth to General Xiahou Shang to avoid any misunderstandings."
The guards received the order and left.
Xiahou Shang was one of the more outstanding talents among the second generation of the Xiahou family of the Cao family.
His abilities were second only to Cao Zhen and Cao Xiu.
Historically, he succeeded Cao Ren and was responsible for defending the Wu front line in Xiangfan against Zhu Ran, who was stationed in Jiangling, and achieved a series of victories.
Besides, Xiahou Shang and Meng Da had a very good relationship.
It can be said that Xiahou Shang was Meng Da's biggest backer in the Wei Kingdom, that seasoned opportunist.
Meng Da's rebellion against Wei was triggered by the death of Xiahou Shang and Sima Yi's arrival to replace him.
Meng Da was not familiar with Sima Yi at all, and he also knew to some extent how intense the political struggles were within the Wei Kingdom.
Sima Yi, from the Yuzhou aristocratic families, will definitely not let him off easily!
With the help of many factors, Meng Da rebelled against Wei, which led to Zhuge Liang's first Northern Expedition.
Well, the initial purpose of the first Northern Expedition was actually to support Meng Da's rebellion against Wei, recover the three eastern commanderies, and then march north to attack Yongzhou.
However, Sima Yi eliminated Meng Da with a blitzkrieg before Zhuge Liang arrived in Hanzhong.
Luo felt this would damage Zhuge Liang's image, so he made a major alteration, changing Meng Da's death to a story of Zhuge Liang strategizing and deliberately using Meng Da to draw Sima Yi's firepower.
However... Sima Yi didn't need to participate in the first Wei-Shu showdown at all.
There was no intention within the Wei state to send Sima Yi with troops to support the western defenses.
The defensive line that Sima Yi was in charge of was the Xiangfan defense line against Wu!
After eliminating Meng Da, his military mission was complete, and he could continue to be responsible for the defense line against Wu.
On the battlefield of the first Northern Expedition, the team that faced Zhuge Liang from beginning to end was an impregnable fortress composed of Cao Zhen, Zhang He, and Hao Zhao!
The extent to which Lao Luo distorted this matter is like some marketing accounts claiming that Sun Quan "deliberately" suffered a defeat at Xiaoyao Ford in order to weaken his political enemies.
Anyone who believes that is a fool.
Because those who died beside Sun Quan were all his own loyal followers!
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