Volume 3: The Land of Jingchu Chapter 253: Governor Selection
"Mr. Guan, how do you want to teach him?" Bai Tu was touched by Guan Ning's sincerity and did not refuse directly.
But I still have to ask...
"Education" was Guan Ning's strong point. When he was hiding from disaster in Liaodong, he was able to lead the people of Liaodong around him to be polite and righteous simply by "teaching by words and deeds". This is something Guan Ning would brag about for the rest of his life.
However... although Liaodong is a place where Han and Hu people live together, and is at the end of the Han Dynasty's territories in the moral contempt chain, its situation is still fundamentally different from that of the Dongyu people in Yizhou.
"When man is born, his nature is good... Get rid of the form, get the essence, and adapt it to local conditions." Guan Ning first quoted the opening of "Three Character Classic", and then stated that he would attach importance to "reality" and combine it with the situation in Yizhou.
Bai Tu couldn't help but look at Guan Ning in surprise...
Originally, he was worried that even if Guan Ning had a sincere heart to educate the Dongyu people, his actions might be too pedantic. If he led the Dongyu people to read the scriptures with their heads shaking, he might not be able to convince the Dongyu people with this.
However, Guan Ning's answer was beyond Bai Tu's expectations.
Guan Ning accepted Bai Tu's surprised look calmly and looked at Bai Tu calmly.
What Guan Ning saw and heard in Jinling during this period also had a subtle effect on him.
It is true that Guan Ning is a person with moral cleanliness, but... Guan Ning's cleanliness is also the cleanliness of an idealist - he is not burdened by a family, will not consolidate his own ideas for the sake of profit, and he is famous all over the world, and it is long past the time for him to seek fame.
Guan Ning was initially dissatisfied when he saw that a large number of people with poor moral character occupied high positions in the general's mansion. But later he gradually discovered that it was these "people with poor moral character" who were doing practical things, such as Hua who did not want to reveal his name.
As for those officials who had overcome the hurdle of "morality" and had indeed committed immoral acts, there were more than one or two such officials who were caught by the Ministry of Personnel and the Ministry of Justice.
As for the Ministry of Justice's rude interference in clan affairs, the Ministry of Personnel's blind evaluation of officials based on "profit", and the people in the Ministry of Rites who do not want to reveal their names, such as Kong and Ni... it is better not to mention them!
Guan Ning had many dissatisfactions.
However, Guan Ning’s dissatisfaction did not prevent him from noticing that the people of Jinling and even Yangzhou were living better and better lives even in troubled times. He also did not fail to see that countless sons of common people were able to go to the countryside to learn a few words and understand when to seek help from the government.
Even more and more wealthy and powerful families began to "expect" these commoners to have some knowledge, which made the resistance to rural and county schools less and less.
After all, every workshop is short of people, and an apprentice who can't read a single word will be despised in any workshop!
As a famous scholar born in a commoner family, Guan Ning has thrown himself into the arms of the aristocratic families since he became famous in literature, otherwise he would not have such a great reputation now, but...how could he really not understand the stubbornness of the aristocratic families?
Therefore, although Guan Ning was dissatisfied, he also approved of Bai Tu and the General's Mansion.
This recognition gave Guan Ning some ideas after he learned the news from Yizhou - after all, Hua, who had always been at the bottom of his moral contempt chain, had done a lot of practical things, but he was still just a "mascot."
Especially when those people spoke earlier, Guan Ning's disgust at the idea of slavery made him completely determined.
Perhaps Guan Ning was indeed pedantic in some aspects, but at least in terms of simple values, he was not a person who put interests first - he really did not put interests first, not that he did not put the interests of others first!
It would have been fine if Bai Tu had appointed Wei Teng, Gu Yong and others before, but since Bai Tu also had this intention, Guan Ning thought that he should do something as well.
Not for anyone or any benefit, just to verify myself.
"It is a blessing for Yizhou that Mr. Guan has this intention! It seems that the position of Governor of Yizhou has been decided." Bai Tu said with relief.
Since Guan Ning has stepped forward, although we are surprised, but... no one dares to say that they can do better than Guan Ning in terms of education.
"However, Yizhou has high mountains and deep forests, and there are still many dangers. We will send another General Anyi to assist the Governor-General...Bo Yan." Bai Tu said and called Lu Xun.
As a rising star of the Lu family, Lu Xun not only has the support of Lu Kang, but is also a student of Lu Su. He himself has strong abilities, both literary reputation and military merits, and is able to participate in the Yuedan Club.
However, he was still young after all, only seventeen years old, and he only sat at the last seat. He usually appeared very "stable" and had little sense of presence at the monthly parties.
At this moment, he suddenly heard Bai Tu calling him, and Lu Xun was also startled...
He then noticed that Lu Su and Lu Kang were both looking at him encouragingly. Lu Xun swallowed his saliva and mustered up his courage and said, "Your subordinate is here." He was an official in the general's mansion, and Bai Tu had already been conferred the title of Marquis of Chu, so calling himself "your subordinate" at this time would not be considered an overstepping of authority on behalf of Bai Tu.
"You have followed your teacher for three or four years. You should have some understanding of battles in complex terrains such as mountains and dense forests, right?" Bai Tu asked.
"I only understand a little bit of what you have taught me... But if you go to Yizhou, I am willing to sign a military order." Lu Xun was humble at first, but when he thought about his young age, he thought being too humble might seem like evasion, so he added another sentence.
The decision to send Lu Xun to Yizhou was not Bai Tu's sudden impulse.
Even with Lu Xun's ability, Yizhou alone is not enough to satisfy him, but that refers to Lu Xun's potential... For Lu Xun now, Yizhou can not only make him famous, but also be his testing ground!
If the Dongyu people rely on the mountains and forests to become enemies of the Governor's Office, they will face similar troubles as when facing the Shanyue. However, for Lu Xun, taking advantage of the terrain is his strong point.
More importantly, not only in terms of military merit, Lu Xun is a man of both civil and military talents. Having him serve under Guan Ning temporarily can also help him gain experience in governing a place...
In just a few years, Bai Tu will be able to "harvest" a quasi-complete Lu Xun!
"Okay, then in half a month, you will go to Yizhou with Xingba. If you have any requests during this period, try to prepare them in advance and report them to the General's Mansion. The six departments will fully cooperate." Bai Tu said.
As for Gan Ning, after sending them to Yizhou and completing the handover, he will start a new mission - heading north to Liaodong!
Once successful, it will alleviate the problem of "insufficient war horses" encountered in the route of unifying the south with the north, and lay the foundation for future competition with the northern princes.
After the matter of Yizhou was decided, Bai Tu asked as usual: "What have you found worth noting in the past month? Do you have any suggestions for improving the administration of the General's Office?"
After Bai Tu finished speaking, Zhongtang was obviously quiet for a while - what's your opinion? Of course I have an opinion!
For example...the person sitting third from the left of Bai Tu, who is considered to be "very close to the front" in the seating arrangement of the Yuedan Club, is actually a woman in a white veil.
Since what happened before had nothing to do with her, Huang Yueying lifted her veil and started eating the candied fruit on the table.
Now that the topic of Yizhou has ended, everyone's attention has been focused.
Huang Yueying saw this, wiped her mouth silently, and then put her veil down again...
