The Three Kingdoms: If you don't have money to buy an official position, you can only be the em

Chapter 1 Xiyuan Court Meeting
In Xiyuan, at the monthly court meeting, Jiang Cheng stood in the crowd, waiting for the results of the meeting.

"I invested so much money in one go, I wonder how high a position I can get?"

He is a time traveler. In his previous life, he died suddenly due to working overtime all night. He was reincarnated as a native scholar from a poor family in the late Eastern Han Dynasty, also named Jiang Cheng.

Before he was eighteen, he had no memory of his past life and was just an authentic native.

The family fell into poverty and both parents died.

Although he had the great scholar Cai Yong as his teacher and came from a prominent family, he had never achieved anything.

Fortunately, on his eighteenth birthday, his memories of his past life were awakened.

"Is this because the fetal confusion has ended, or because I didn't drink enough Meng Po soup when I was reincarnated, so it can only last for so many years?" Jiang Cheng couldn't help but wonder, but soon, his thoughts returned to the present.

In his previous life, he worked 715 days a week, hours a day.

No social interaction, no entertainment, and feeling as tired as a dead dog every day.

The results of it?
He and countless other fellow workers worked so hard that their boss could drive a luxury car and live in a villa, but he himself got nothing.

My last thought before I died was that if there was an afterlife, I would rather starve to death than work!

"A man cannot eat five pots of food in life, and he will be cooked in five pots of food in death!"

After making up his mind, he asked his mentor Cai Yong for a place in the Imperial Library to be selected as a filial and honest official. He then came to the Western Garden founded by the current emperor, Emperor Ling of Han, to attend the monthly court meetings, hoping to seek an official position first.

He has made sufficient preparations for this.

He first stitched together various ideas and wrote an article titled "Encouraging Learning", which made him famous among scholars. He also met Yuan Shao, Yuan Shu and other children of noble families through his junior brother Cao Cao, and asked them to speak well of him.

To this end, a recipe for making soap and the manufacturing process of horseshoes were developed.

The former was given to the Yuan family as a reward for asking them to speak well of him.

The latter was given to Cao Cao as an advance investment.

Not only that, he also prepared a set of glass-making techniques and a set of policy papers on "economic construction" to target Emperor Ling of Han's weakness of loving money.

In this way, one has birth, fame, and benefits.

At this moment, he felt that he could surpass Crouching Dragon and Phoenix, and that his power over the government was just around the corner.

He even began to think in his heart how he would be able to rule the country in the future... However, Jiang Cheng's capital was his memories of his past life, but these memories also led him to make some misjudgments.

This is a feudal society, the late Eastern Han Dynasty where corruption is rampant and the emperor is not wise!
"Sun Jian from Jiangdong offers 10 million coins? Well, very good, let him be the governor of Changsha!"

"Gongsun Zan offered eight thousand cattle and sheep and a hundred Hu concubines?"

"Cao Song offers 100 million to buy the head of the Three Dukes? Great! I approve!"

"Liu Biao..."

At this court meeting, many people gave gifts. Some were promoted, some were promoted from commoners to high-ranking officials, and some gained nothing, such as a young scholar named Chen Gong in the crowd.

Brought nothing and took nothing away.

A relative of the Han royal family named Liu Bei, even though he was recommended by the great Confucian scholar Lu Zhi, still did not get the emperor's attention.

"Maybe I can ask about his residence and recruit Chen Gong as my deputy later!" Jiang Cheng thought to himself.

As for the fact that he was not eligible for the official title, he didn't care.

In his opinion, since he had dropped so many bombshells, he should at least be summoned for a private meeting, right?
I am different from those who buy official positions.

Not long after, he was indeed summoned: after everyone dispersed, a eunuch called him over alone and brought him before the current emperor, Emperor Ling of Han, Liu Hong.

Next to him were the brothers Yuan Shao and Yuan Shu, who were trusted by the emperor, as well as the great Confucian scholar Kong Rong and Prime Minister Wang Yun.

"What do you think about this person?"

"Heretical, too heretical!" Kong Rong blew his beard and glared, "As a scholar, you don't study the works of sages, but write 'economic theories' and promote business. You deserve to be killed!"

This made Jiang Cheng stunned.

It seems that I have never offended the Kong family, right?

Then, Minister Wang Yun spoke up: "Even if he studies and writes, he has evil intentions. Although the article "Encouraging Learning" encourages people to study, what does "learning medicine cannot save the Han Dynasty" mean? Our Han Dynasty is just like the rising sun, why do we need to save it!" After a pause, he said: "He is secretly insulting the emperor!"

Jiang Cheng: “…”

For the first time, he understood what "misinterpretation" meant.

But don't panic at this time.

It is well known that Emperor Ling of Han loved money. He believed that the glass-making method he offered was significant enough, and Liu Hong would not listen to what the two of them said.

Unexpectedly, Liu Hong heard this and immediately ordered: "Come here, capture him!"

Let Jiang Cheng be confused.

Before I had time to think about it, I heard another sentence: "Drag him out and behead him."

But at this time, Yuan Shao, who had received benefits from him, remained silent, as if he didn't know him at all.

On the contrary, Yuan Shu, who was standing next to him, smiled and said, "Your Majesty, wait a minute."

Jiang Cheng breathed a sigh of relief.

Yuan Shu is still an influential figure, so it should be okay if he asks for mercy.

Unexpectedly, the next moment, he heard the "Skeleton King" say: "It would be too easy for such a thief to die. It is better to castrate him and keep him in the palace to serve him, giving him a chance to atone for his sins!"

Jiang Cheng: “???”

Upon hearing this, Emperor Lingdi Liu Hong immediately nodded.

He waved his hand and said, "Send her to the cleansing room!"

Immediately, Jiang Cheng was dragged out with a confused look on his face.

After dragging it for two miles, he arrived at the gate of the cleansing room, then he realized: A tree that stands out in the forest will be destroyed by the wind. He just wanted to make a big move, but in fact he was hurting himself!

The article "Encouraging Learning" combines the past and the present, and is a top-notch patchwork with impeccable quality.

But this also caused many people to feel jealous.

For example, Wang Yun.

It also made some people feel wary and worried that their status would be shaken, such as Kong Rong.

He gave soap to the Yuan family, but how should the two brothers of the Yuan family divide it?
Who got it and who didn’t?
He gave Liu Hong glass and proposed "Theory of Economic Construction". He dared to say that Liu Hong must be moved and must want to use him, but he did not necessarily want to make him a court official.

You can also be a "general manager".

In this way, the emperor can reap all the benefits.

"So, Kong Rong and Wang Yun wanted to put me to death, Liu Hong wanted to use them to convict me, Yuan Shao saw through it but didn't say anything, and Yuan Shu helped the emperor?"

Thinking of this, Jiang Cheng was completely desperate.

Castration is just around the corner.

Even if he climbs to the top step by step in the future and has power over the government, what is the point if he can't even be a man?
Can a modern person accept becoming a eunuch and living in such a miserable way?

Jiang Cheng didn't know.

But no matter how hard he struggled, he couldn't get free and was dragged into the cleansing room little by little.

Looking at the old eunuch holding a sharp knife in front of him, his face was as pale as death.

"Don't worry, my knife is very fast, it won't hurt!"

As the old eunuch spoke, he was about to take action.

But at this moment, a long sword came from behind and pierced through the chest of the old eunuch to death. Then, the man stabbed the soldier who was escorting Jiang Cheng to death with a few quick sword strikes.

Then he came before him, bowed and said, "Don't be alarmed, sir. I am here to save you!"

(End of this chapter)