Chapter 109: The first meeting with Yuan Cao
After He Bai bid farewell to He Jin and the Third Duke, he left the palace gate. Not long after he walked, he saw another official in the 40-meter-75-meter-tall red military officer court uniform, and an official in the wardrobe of a bearded black civil servant court uniform about 1.6 meters tall. He Bai thought to himself, I wonder which two court officials were these?
I saw the beautiful and extraordinary military officer of the forty-seven years and said to Xi first: "Runan Yuan Benchu, pay homage to Mr. Tianming."
He Bai was shocked, not expecting that this person was Yuan Shao. He once asked Ding Yuan to write a letter saying that his admiration for Yuan Shao was as straight as the surging river. He didn't want to come to Luoyang for more than a month, but he had never taken the initiative to meet Yuan Shao, let alone come to visit him. In the future, at least for a few years, he may need Yuan Shao's support, but he must not neglect him now.
He Bai pretended to be panicked, but instead said: "Oh, it turns out that he was the model of Benchu Gong in the world. Bai was rude and rude. He Bai has admired Benchu Gong since he knew the world and often hoped to get Benchu Gong's personal advice. He originally thought that after he arrived in the capital, he would go to Yuan's mansion to pay homage to Benchu Gong. However, He Bai had no relatives in the capital, and no one could introduce him to me. He Bai was afraid of disturbing Benchu Gong, so he was afraid to go and pay a long time to visit him. Unexpectedly, he was so tired that Benchu Gong came to meet him in person today. He Bai was really a sin, a sin."
Yuan Shao laughed loudly, very satisfied with He Bai's respectful attitude towards himself, and supported He Bai and said, "Dadays should have come long ago. You are afraid that you will disturb me. I still wish you could not know you early. Today, in the morning court, Shao saw the sky and the gods were floating, the artifacts were majestic, knowledgeable and talented, and he was very respectful to you. He also regretted that he met you too late."
"I dare not, but I dare not, but I have to do what I need in the future. I just want to follow the orders of others. He Baiding rushed over and listened to his teachings."
After He Bai and Yuan Shao praised each other for a while, He Bai then looked at the man standing smiling aside. He saw his big beard, his nose was high and straight, his eyebrows were thick and messy, and his slender eyes were not as good as he looked, but his slender eyes always showed a shiny brilliance. It seemed that he was Cao Cao, who had always been accused of being with Yuan Shao at this time.
He Bai asked deliberately: "Mr. Benchu, I wonder who this lord is?"
Yuan Shao smiled and introduced: "This is Cao Mengde, Qiao County. He is currently the Constitutional Officer and the position of the Xiyuan Military Academy. He is the eldest son of the former Grand Marshal Ju Gaogong."
As expected, he was the future overlord of the northern Wu Emperor Cao Cao. However, Cao Cao's reputation was not very good at this time, and he was far from comparable to Yuan Shao, a model of filial piety among scholars all over the world. So He Bai just bowed his hands in a slight manner and said: "It turns out that he was Cao Yilang, the commander of the Dianjun Academy, and he is lucky to meet, and lucky to meet."
However, Cao Cao respectfully bowed and said, "Cao has heard a lot about the name of Mr. Tianming recently. First, there were rumors in the market that Mr. Tianming did major things in You and Ji, and then there was an article "Luo Shenfu" written by Mr. Tianming. Today, he received a lot of teachings from Mr. Tianming. Cao Cao was not talented, and hoped to receive the teachings from Mr. Tianming day and night."
He Bai was surprised when he heard this. Wei Wu and Cao Cao wanted to get his own advice. For a moment, He Bai couldn't help but feel a little drunk and drunk. But soon after, He Bai woke up immediately. This was just a means of Cao Cao's respect for the wise and the rude, but it was very different from Yuan Shao's respect and rudeness in the front. Relatively speaking, Cao Cao's performance was more willing and sincere. However, Yuan Shao's performance was a little bit decent, just a superficial appearance.
He Bai secretly remembered the method of treating the wise and humble men in his heart so that he could imitate it in the future. He originally wanted to praise Cao Cao for his five-color stick when he was appointed as the Northern Quarter of Luoyang and his position as the prime minister of Jinan, but he also thought that Cao Cao would be his own enemy in the future, but he could not be too close to him.
Yuan Shao was too friendly with Cao Cao when he was young and saw through his vital nature, so he defeated him in the Battle of Guandu. He may show his face as a good example in front of him. In this way, when fighting with him, he would make wrong judgments because he did not understand his true nature.
He Bai just responded lightly: "If Meng De wants to ask for advice, just come here. I will teach you when I have time." In front of Cao Cao, He Bai looked like a reserved and self-respecting wise man, and did not regard Cao Cao's official position as a higher than himself, but treated him as a teacher.
When facing Yuan Shao, He Bai looked like a terrifying look, which made Yuan Shao very proud. He looked like a shallow scholar who was determined to pursue fame. However, Cao Cao remained calm and looked indifferent and respectful. He was secretly surprised. This was the real person who achieved great things.
After saying goodbye to the two, He Bai returned to the mansion. He was hungry for a while and finally could eat hot rice during the day. He only ate some jerky meat in the early morning. Later, in full view of the public, there was no time to eat.
This is also strange that in ancient times, the custom of eating only two meals was usually left at around eight or nine o'clock in the morning. This would not affect the daily business in the morning, nor would the consumption of breakfast. The 10,000-person dynasty once a month usually lasted one morning, and rarely for nearly a whole day. Today is because I made an exception.
Fortunately, according to Cai Yong's teachings, he tried to answer the same statement as Huang Lao when he was discussing the banquet. Therefore, the originally violent disputes he had imagined did not have, but instead attended a materialistic course similar to Huang Lao Lao's all day long with the court officials. Although the "Yin and Yang and Five Elements" was not approved by the people of the time, the "Nine-Rank Zhongzheng System" once again made him famous and profitable.
He was promoted to Taizhong Doctor, and he was an intermediate court official who could go to court to discuss matters every day. He was able to witness with his own eyes how this great dynasty gradually became chaotic until it perished. He Bai suddenly felt aroused in his heart.
In the later "Romance of the Three Kingdoms", what He Bai was most interesting was the history from the death of Emperor Ling of Han to the heroes' confrontation with Dong. The heroes who fought for hegemony later would become unclear due to He Bai's joining, which was very different from history. At that time, he would not be watching quietly as a leisurely person at this time.
Fifty-six female slaves were sent in the afternoon. He Bai was still in the morning court before he returned. After being examined by Diao Chan and Gongsun Ju, he accepted them all. He Bai looked at the few people, all of whom were beauties from a hundred, but at this time he became slaves. He was really unfortunate. After eating the food they made, he was still satisfied, so he settled down.
After dinner, He Bai went to Cai Mansion again, and met someone who visited Cai Yong at the door of Cai Mansion. He waited for Zhong Bo to send the person away first, and He Bai came forward to pay homage to him. Today's Zhong Bo is not as sad as yesterday. After all, he learned that the old master's illness was just a pretender. But when He Bai saw him, he felt that this was not good and it was difficult to hide it from others.
After saying hello to Bo Zhong, He Bai was admitted to the hospital again and came to Cai Yong's bedroom. As soon as the door was opened, Cai Mingji shouted at He Bai: "It's all your fault. He is so tired that his father is lying on the couch and pretending to be sick every day. He also wants me and my sister to keep receiving visitors, and they are so tired that they are so tired."
When women in the Han Dynasty had no male at home, they could receive visitors, which was different from later. He Bai smiled and said, "I came for this matter this time. Most of the people who should know about Mr. Bo Yi's illness are known in Luoyang City, and almost all those who should ask about the condition are here. Cai's house is small, which is not conducive to Mr. Bo Yi pretending to be sick, and he is honest and not good at making false statements, for fear that he will be seen through by those who are interested. So I want to ask Mr. Bo Yi to stay in my house for a while. I can stop the people who visit later."
After Cai Yong thought about it, He Bai would help to shirk Cai Wenji's marriage. If he lives in Cai's Mansion, he might be seen through by the people of the Wei clan in Hedong, so he responded and asked again: "Will the morning court be smooth today?"
Cai Mingji shouted: "Let's see if he is sanitary, you will know that it's going well."
He Bai bowed and said, "Fortunately, Mr. Bo Ji's advice, Bai was able to get out easily. Today, the court answer was very smooth. Bai also wrote "Yin and Yang and Five Elements" and "Nine-Rank Zhongzheng System", so he was praised by the emperor and promoted to Taizhong Doctor."
Cai Yong sighed: "Tianming has reached the high position of Taizhong Doctor at a young age. He must be careful in his words and actions in the future. Don't be proud and arrogant."
He Bai knew that Cai Yong's sigh was because he was in his forties or his position as a counselor. He then wandered around the world for twelve years, wasting a lot of time in vain and was unable to do anything practical for the country and the people of the world. Moreover, Cai Yong's guidance was also a good word, and he was afraid that he would get a high position, so he became arrogant. So he thanked Cai Yong again.
Cai Yong asked about "Theory of Yin and Yang and Five Elements" and "The Nine-Rank Zhongzheng System". After listening to He Bai's explanation, he immediately praised He Bai's talent. He was particularly saddened by Emperor Ling of Han's random actions. If he really did the emperor break the law and committed the same crime as the common people, how could the emperor do anything like Emperor Ling of Han?
Cai Yong did not argue with the theory of the Five Elements. Although Cai Yong had a broad mind, was not careful in his character, and was even more casual and easy-going, he was a man of the world after all, and he had been used to the inequality in the world since he was a child. Therefore, he did not think that the five types of people in the Five Elements should be treated equally, and they must pay attention to the same thing and despise the rest of the world.
Of course, He Bai also knew this point, and it was difficult to change the views of the world. Even if he was not as great as those of those later generations, he liked the servants of others and the feeling of being superior. However, when governing the country, he still had to try his best to achieve equality in the five elements, so that the world could be safe. However, people at that time were not happy, He Bai had no choice but to give up the "Yin and Yang and Five Elements".
As for "Nine-Rank Zhongzheng System", Cai Yong also praised it after careful inquiry. But he was too honest and could not see the loopholes contained in "Nine-Rank Zhongzheng System".
But it is true that any policy in the world is good at the beginning. But later it was found by cleverness, so it became worse and worse, and the final result was something that no one could have imagined. However, no matter how loopholes there are in the "Nine-Rank Zhongzheng System", it is countless times more skillful than the already corrupted system of recommendation. Naturally, it can get praise from others rather than make things difficult for them.
Chapter completed!