Chapter 3 The Growing Days

"Your Majesty, the minister said that now the states are assassinating the history and bribing officials, exploiting the people, and incurring the scolding of the world. The old minister suggested that you should select those incorruptible important officials of the court and the central government to serve as local governors of prefectures and counties, gradually abolish the history of assassination, and use the position of state pastor to stabilize the world. ”

"Turning history into pastoral?" Liu Hong asked: "Is the authority of the state pastor too big?" ”

Liu Yan arched his hand and said: "This is just a temporary expedient measure, when the bandits are in trouble today, you can send trusted important people to serve as state pastors in the place of danger, retire to ensure the tranquility of a state, and many disasters will arise again, and several states will attack together, so that the rebellion can be quelled overnight, and the Beijing division can be defended." However, there are not many posts, two or three states are sufficient, one of which can show the prestige of the Han family, and the other can not be chaotic. When the world is stable, it will turn pasture into history, and the world can be settled. ”

Liu Hong's eyes lit up, leaned forward, and asked, "Then Tai Changqing thinks, where should he set up a pastor?" ”

"Yizhou thieves and horses rebelled, and Jiaozhou can be one place, and two states can be protected. Qingzhou Xuzhou Yellow Turban Yu Party resurgence, can Yuzhou as a place, protect Gyeonggi. Jizhou Montenegro thieves are endless, you can place herding in Youzhou, you can attack Jizhou Montenegro, and you can prevent the disaster of border jams. ”

The state pastor is the general leader of a state's military affairs and civil affairs. Liu Hong followed Liu Yan's grand blueprint for the state pastor, if the three states were released, the world would be safe, and all that was needed was to select key personnel.

"What Tai Changqing said is very true, which is exactly what I want, but I have a question, and I hope that Qing will solve it...... This Liangzhou, can you place a state pastor? ”

"Liangzhou?" Liu Yan read silently, in fact, although Liangzhou has gradually settled down under the strength of Gai Xun and other scholars and warriors, no one in the temple really takes Liangzhou seriously, just like Cui Lie said, they have actually abandoned Liangzhou outside the territory of the Han Dynasty in their hearts, and Gai Xun's Liangzhou assassination history is nothing more than a general who fights abroad in their hearts, and it is a assassination history outside the borders. The ideal border in their hearts is Longguan. Just keep the rebels out of Longguan.

There really is no one who plans to recover Liangzhou...... Perhaps, Your Majesty thinks so?

"Your Majesty, with all due respect. The minister thought that Liangzhou was not only not easy to set up a state pastor, but also minimized the military supply of the Liangzhou Thorn History Department...... Liangzhou is located in a high mountain, the Central Plains army is difficult to attack, and the rebels enter Longguan is a horse Pingchuan. Although Liangzhou produces horses, the military horses of Youzhou are also enough to supply the standing army of the Han Dynasty. The land of Liangzhou is now full of Liangren governing the government and taking charge of the army, if the state pastor is set up with two hearts, and the rebels are united with Kou into the three auxiliaries for fear of endless troubles. ”

"Tai Changqing is alarmist." Liu Hong snorted, and when he saw that Taichang's face didn't seem to be fake, he pouted awkwardly and said, "Do you want to let Liangzhou be separated from my territory?" ”

"Back to Your Majesty, yes." Liu Yan wiped the sweat from his forehead and said: "The minister thinks that Hanyang is too guarded by Fu Nanrong, what he said is true, Liangzhou cannot be abandoned, and if he is abandoned, the three assistants cannot be guarded." But the minister thought that it could not be defended, the land of Liangzhou was vast for thousands of miles, but in the meantime, the mountains were towering, the miasma was endless, the curtain was boundless, and the population was sparse. There are millions of registered people in Luoyang alone, and how much is the land of Liangzhou ten times that of Luoyang? However, its most prosperous Hanyang is worth more than 100,000 people, and the whole state has less than 500,000 people, and the annual tax is only 17 million yuan, and the grain is even more miscellaneous than 1,000 acres and less. ”

"Your Majesty, due to the war in Liangzhou, how much does the imperial court need to allocate military funds to Liangzhou every year? As far as the minister knows, the military funds allocated in the first year of Zhongping alone were nearly 200 million yuan, and then decreased year by year, but at least it was more than 50 million yuan, and the rebellion continued, and the imperial court had to fill it endlessly, and every year it had to pay Liangzhou ten years of taxes to barely maintain. Therefore, the minister thought that Liangzhou would be autonomous first, and the assassin Shi Gaixun was a great talent, and now the rebels have been maintained. At present, what is more important than Liangzhou is to clean up Yunei, and the rebellions in various states are cut off in the same day, and there is only one Liangzhou rebel army is not a concern. Under the current national situation, it is inappropriate to support Liangzhou again. ”

Liu Hong sighed deeply and nodded slowly, Liu Yan said this to his heart, he now wants to clear Yunei very much, the more he feels that time is short, the more anxious he is. He can't do everything he can for the rest of his life, busy playing with power, and finally leaving a country full of holes for the little prince behind him!

"Tai Changqing go down first, Rong Zhen thought about it a little."

Liu Yan stepped back, his eyes crossed the palace, and he looked at the waning day.

……

Yan Xing, the captain of Changshui, led his horse back to the Liang Mansion in military uniform and walked around the courtyard.

"Yanming, go and go around, what's the matter with you, the old man is worried!"

Ma Yue was imprisoned again, and he was clueless.

Cheng Li had nothing to do, standing in the middle of the courtyard with his hands in his hands, looking at the west in a daze.

Ma Chao sat alone in the stable with an iron spear, not knowing what he was thinking.

An Mu and the seven men who came back from Youzhou sat shirtless on the martial arts arena.

Guan Yu, the scholar of the Dongguan School, came back, took out a ring knife from the other courtyard, sat on the steps and polished the stone.

Peng Shi, Sun Yi, Cao Yao, and Ma Yu are not to mention those young people.

This is like a bolt from the blue for Ma Yue, who is in the limelight, and the subordinates who follow him, Liang Hu thought.

For many years, Liang Hu, who is getting old, has not been as embarrassed as he was during the court meeting yesterday, and he is completely unsure of what His Majesty is thinking. Didn't Your Majesty always trust yourself and trust Saburo? How this time...... Liang Hu clearly knew that Liu Hong was very clear about the things before Ma Yue started his family, including the various pasts of the servants around him.

"Don't worry, something is wrong this time." Liang Hu stood in the atrium with his hands in his hands, looking at this generally arrogant person, and felt worried about them in his heart, these people Guan Yu was okay, he had been reading the famous articles of the sages in Dongguan for two years, and his temperament was relatively stable. But looking at everyone, especially Yan Xing, a general with soldiers and horses under his hands, Liang Hu was particularly frightened, for fear that this miscellaneous boy would not be able to think of doing irreparable things. "If Your Majesty really wanted to punish San Lang, he would have been punished a long time ago, and he would not be used so seriously."

Guan Yu on the steps stopped with his hand, put the knife on his lap, looked up and asked, "Sir, I heard that it was because of He Miao's hands and feet?" ”

"Ugh." Sighing, Liang Hu looked around at the people who had stopped their work in the house, knowing that if he didn't give them an explanation, he was afraid that this matter would not be so easy to pass, so he turned around and climbed the steps of the middle hall with his hem, walked two steps and turned back to Guan Yu and said, "Before it's time to use the knife, call all the generals of San Lang's family and let An Mu watch the door." ”

"No!"

Liang Hu turned around and entered, Guan Yu put down the ring knife, and ordered Yan Xing, Ma Chao, Cheng Li, Peng Shi and others to enter together.

Liang Hu sat on the top, waited for everyone to come in, signaled to close the door, and then said: "I know all about San Lang's imprisonment." Ten years ago, Taishi Lingcheng, who was watching the stars at night, impeached His Majesty, which was intended to be Saburo, but His Majesty did not speak at that time. ”

"San Lang's business in Jing Zhaoyin was not done cleanly. Yesterday, the court discussed He Miao put all the incriminating evidence seized from Chang'an Yang Mansion on the surface, it stands to reason that His Majesty will not put San Lang in prison because of these things, after all, the reward for rectifying Jingzhao has been given, and there is something strange about this matter. ”

Yan Xing couldn't sit still and said, "Lao Tzu knows that it is He Miao's bastard, and the lord should have slashed that bastard with a knife last year." ”

"Huh?" Liang Hu glared at Yan Xing, this group of outlaws are brave on the battlefield, but they are less confident in the court class after all, and they always think about dancing and swords without the slightest scruples, even if the waist hanging ribbons are less hot than San Lang now, and they can't be called atmospheric, "It's not that simple, those astrologers are the former officials of the Yuan Mansion, and He Miao is the younger brother of the general, the queen didn't speak, but Jian Shuo, who wore a pair of pants with San Lang, didn't say a word this time, plus San Lang killed Guo Sheng some time ago...... When was the last time Jian Shuo went to the house? ”

Peng Shi arched his hand and said: "Back to Shangshu, it is when the lord is still in Jingzhao." ”

Liang Hu nodded and asked, "Who is San Lang who has a close relationship with him in Jingzhao?" ”

Peng Shi couldn't speak, Cheng Li threw out two words, "Cao Cao." ”

Lao Shangshu, who has been immersed in the Tao for 30 years, has low intelligence, but he is sensitive enough to politics, and clapped his hands and said: "Relatives, eunuchs, and Qingliu work together just to put my disciple in prison?" The old man didn't believe it. ”

Liang Hu had a guess in his heart and didn't want to tell everyone. No matter how hard the three families exert their strength, as long as Your Majesty doesn't want to, will they be able to get their wish?

"Zhongde and Yun Chang, write down all the names of people in the world who are related to Jun Hao that you two know."

Cheng Wu ran to get a pen and put it in front of the two.

They wrote a name, and Liang Hu read the power behind it.

"Liangzhou Huqiang Captain Ma Teng, Brother Jun Hao, under which Ma Zong, Ma Wan, Cheng Yin, Cheng Yi...... plus Yang Feng, who guarded Longguan. Liang Hu read these names and said, "The soldiers of Liangzhou are all under his command." ”

"Liangzhou Thorn Shi Gaixun, Hanyang is too shou Fu Xie, and Beidi is too shou Dou Liang...... Half of the government of Liangzhou, three people are in charge of 500 miles. ”

"Dong Zhuo of Bingzhou, the new Taishou of Hedong, now supports the army and respects himself, and the thousands of people under his command of Qianghu and Tuge should not be underestimated."

"Youzhou Gongsun Zhan, Liu Bei, Zhang Fei, Gongsun Du. More or less has something to do with Saburo. ”

Liang Hu took the wolf from Cheng Li's hand, waved his hand and wrote a few names on the paper, "You have all missed the most important thing, Shangshu Ling Pei Mao, Shangshu Ling Liang Hu...... Alas. ”

"Your Majesty is imprisoning San Lang, I'm afraid it's Xiang Zhuang dancing the sword." Liang Hu looked at the names one by one and said: "Your Majesty is beating you, let Yang Feng of Longguan resign from the official, the authority of Longguan will be placed in the hands of others, otherwise Your Majesty may not be at ease." Zhongde, on behalf of the old man, sent a letter, entered the Shangshu Mansion and asked San Lang's father-in-law to come over the house. ”

Turning around, Liang Hu said to everyone: "Yun Chang, write a letter to Shou Cheng, tell him about the situation here, and ask him not to make any changes, and settle down first." San Lang's affairs are handled by his own husband. ”

With a sigh, he pushed open the door and looked at the falling leaves in the atrium, and the old man, who was bent on achieving greater achievements in calligraphy, seemed to be hunched a little more.

"The old man's Shangshu order should also be returned to His Majesty......"