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

Chapter 9: Fooling Chen Gong, the Emperor's Divine Assist

How tough is Chen Gong's temper? Anyone who has read the Romance of the Three Kingdoms knows this.

When he recognizes you, he will fight for you and die for you without frowning. But when he doesn't recognize you, even Cao Cao can't win him back.

He would rather die than bow to Cao Cao, who would lose his approval.

Therefore, she became the white moonlight of Cao Cao's life.

Together with Guan Yu, there happened to be one civil and one military, both of whom he valued very much, but could never get in his lifetime. If Chen Gong had not left, there would have been five of Cao Ying's "Four Great Counselors" in the future.

In the Battle of Red Cliff, there would be no one who could persuade the inflated Cao Cao!
Because he can really give advice until his death!
"Bring him here! I have a way to subdue him!" Jiang Cheng said.

Hearing this, Zhang Yue nodded and asked someone to bring Chen Gong in.

Then, at Jiang Cheng's instruction, he untied the ropes and walked out, leaving only Jiang Cheng and Chen Gong behind - if Chen Gong had grabbed the sword at this time, he could have killed Jiang Cheng with his backhand.

But Jiang Cheng was not worried.

If he did that, he would no longer be Chen Gong.

"Gongtai, how have you been since we last met in Xiyuan?" Jiang Cheng greeted him.

These words startled the angry Chen Gong, who said unsurely, "How can a big shot like you remember a humble scholar like me?"

Chen Gong's background was not very good, otherwise he would not have asked Cao Cao for an official position.

At the Xiyuan court meeting, he had no money to buy an official position and returned empty-handed.

All the policy papers and articles are like a drop in the ocean.

No audio.

This is normal. Liu Bei, who studied under the great Confucian scholar Lu Zhi and was also a relative of the Han royal family, ended up in failure without getting any official position. So what could Chen Gong, no matter how talented he was, do?
On the contrary, Jiang Cheng, although he almost became a eunuch, caused a sensation.

The emperor personally persecuted the rebels, and the rebel leader rushed thousands of miles into the palace to rescue them. With just a few things in hand, he stirred up trouble in the world.

Now he is a walking hereditary duke.

In addition, because he was known as "Shennong", some people scolded him, but no one looked down on him.

"Who said it's insignificant? If the Qin Emperor was still alive and Emperor Wu of Han was in power, you would have been promoted immediately after writing this policy paper. By now, you would probably be calling the shots in the court!" Jiang Cheng said.

Chen Gong was very pleased with these words.

Because he also thinks so. People who are ambitious but lack the ability to achieve their goals will think that they are not appreciated for their talents, but people who truly feel that their talents are not appreciated will also think so.

He suffered greatly from the darkness in the court.

"Having said that, I, Chen Gong, am a Han citizen who eats Han's salary. I dare to do anything, but I dare not be a rebel!" Chen Gong said resolutely.

Jiang Cheng was not surprised by this.

He laughed and retorted: "Have you become an official? Do officials in the current court still receive salaries? Even if you work for a hundred years, your salary will not be as much as the cost of buying an official position! They are Han people. Which of the Yellow Turbans is not a Han Chinese? When they were starving to death, did the emperor care whether they lived or died?"

These words made Chen Gong's expression freeze.

"The imperial court...is also short of money."

"If you starve to death, will the court care?" Jiang Cheng asked again.

At this point, Chen Gong was completely speechless.

Will the court care whether he lives or dies?

of course not.

The Han people today are corrupt to the core. If the local rich are kind, the people can still survive, but if the local tyrants are rich and unkind, their bones are already scattered all over the ground.

Otherwise, how could the Yellow Turbans' fire be started?

"Even if the court is corrupt, it cannot hide your ill intentions. I will never go along with you even if I die!" Chen Gong said.

He is known for being stubborn and cannot be shaken by Jiang Cheng's words.

Jiang Cheng didn't expect to be easily convinced.

"Come on, I'll take you to see something!"

Having said that, he stood up and walked out without waiting for Chen Gong's response.

Chen Gong had no choice but to follow.

As a result, as soon as I went out, I saw Hua Tuo, who was rumored to be a master, holding a piglet for castration.

"This is?"

It took Lu Zhi's army a month to arrive, but the news could be delivered in a few days by carrier pigeons. The imperial court only needed one day to send an urgent message of 800 miles, so the message was not very slow. Hua Tuo joined the Yellow Turbans and became the first purple-robed Heavenly Master of the Taiping Dao. The news that he could cut open the five internal organs to save people had already reached the imperial court.

Today, he is the rebel leader with a bounty on his head, and his bounty is only lower than that of Jiang Cheng and Zhang Jue.

But I never thought that this kind of person is raising pigs?
"Gongtai thought that what Hua Tuo did was meaningless?" Jiang Cheng shook his head and said, "In fact, he was improving animal husbandry and wanted to help the people get rich through medical skills. Castrated piglets can grow meat quickly and have no fishy smell. If this is promoted, in a few years, all the people will be able to eat pork and afford lard."

These words refreshed Chen Gong's understanding.

"Come, look here."

Jiang Cheng took him to a "residential area" that was under construction.

There, the soldiers of the Yellow Turban Army were helping the common people build houses, while the common people, while eating their fill, were happily making arrows, crossbows, and weaving armor.

The smile on your face can't be faked.

"Don't they know they are rebelling?" Chen Gong said.

"I know, but I don't care." Jiang Cheng said, "We have no food to eat and are starving to death. We will follow whoever gives us food. To be honest, the number of Yellow Turbans is not decided by us, but by the court. If the court is united and the king is wise and powerful, how many people will respond even if Zhang Jue shouts at the top of his lungs?"

At this point, he paused, and then said, "If it were a prosperous era, my Shennong lineage would not have been born. Wouldn't it be better to marry a few beautiful wives and concubines and enjoy happiness at home?"

Chen Gong fell silent after hearing this.

He knew Jiang Cheng was trying to persuade him, but the facts were right in front of him.

In that court meeting, official positions were given according to money, and the position of Grand Marshal was sold directly for 100 million coins. Is this also fake?
No!

If that were all, it could still clear the emperor's name, since he was short of money after all.

But how did the emperor treat Jiang Cheng?

He is the descendant of Shennong, the direct descendant of Emperor Yan, and the only successor in the contemporary era. You want to castrate him and make him a eunuch. You want to use the descendants of Shennong for your own purposes, and you also want to cut off his bloodline.

Who can tolerate it?
There are not only loyal emperors and patriots in China, but also kings, princes, generals and ministers. Are there any special kinds of people?

"I won't force you to do anything, but in fact, you have no choice." Jiang Cheng said again.

This made Chen Gong confused.

But soon, in just three days, he was no longer confused: when he went to seek an official position, his invitation was like a stone falling into the sea. He used to think that the emperor did not see it, but after he came to the Yellow Turbans, the emperor immediately offered him a reward.

A reward of a thousand gold, life or death is not important!

This shows that the emperor knew him and saw his talents.

But just don't reuse him.

"Why?"

"Because what the court needs is not talented people at all, what he needs is the support of the children of aristocratic families like Yuan Shao." Jiang Cheng said: "This is actually understandable. What's too much is that he has no intention of changing this situation. In his heart, he doesn't even regard you poor scholars as human beings!"

Don’t be afraid of the treacherous people in higher positions, and don’t be afraid of the evil people in higher positions. If you can reach a high position, you cannot be kind.

I’m afraid that those in power don’t treat you as a human being!

For a king, being kind is not a compliment; loving one's people like one's own children is a compliment.

Why?

Because a king cannot be good, and the good and evil of an individual cannot be used to measure a king. How he treats the people is the standard for judgment!

Unfortunately, Liu Hong did not do well on this point!

"It's true, there is no way out!" Chen Gong smiled bitterly.

He was still resisting, but the emperor didn't even give him a chance to explain and simply labeled him a traitor, which made his persistence a joke.

Some people may say that this was Jiang Cheng’s plan.

However, the facts cannot be changed.

"Since Your Majesty has regarded me as a traitor, Chen Gong, as a Han Chinese, must obey your orders!"

I feel really depressed.

In the end, Chen Gong gritted his teeth and agreed to join the Yellow Turbans.

This made Jiang Cheng smile.

"Very good, follow me to the front line quickly before the fighting starts."

(End of this chapter)