Inside the Hall of Virtue

Zhou Yu sat solemnly in front of the Son of Heaven, seeing him, Liu Xi was very happy and excited, after all, he was the minister of his own East Palace, Zhou Yu had left Luoyang for a long time, usually Fa Zheng contacted the temple, Zhou Yu was rare, this time, because of the restructuring, Zhou Yu had to come in person, so there was a chance for the monarch and the minister to meet.

"Gong Jin.. I haven't seen each other in a while, but you still haven't changed... A heroic spirit that is difficult to hide. Liu Xi praised with a smile, Zhou Yu didn't dare to say anything, and said: "Your Majesty too, when you parted, Your Majesty was just a teenager, but now he is exuding elegance, really handsome..."

"Hehe..."Guo Jia on the side sneered, he just couldn't get used to the appearance of these two people touting each other.

Isn't it just good-looking? I think back then, when I Guo Fengxiao was young, I was also a famous handsome son in Luoyang.

Liu Xi and Zhou Yu ignored Guo Jia, his temperament, both of them understood, Liu Xi opened his mouth and asked, "How is the situation overseas now?" Zhou Yu said seriously: "Thanks to the cars and ships of the Jiangzuo government, now the overseas government has built more than 4,000 vehicles and ships for overseas affairs, including Jianning Long Island, Yankang Islands, and many other islands in the south have become the territory of the Han Dynasty..."

"The overseas government has arranged officials and garrisons here, and recruited some soldiers from the natives, so that they are responsible for local security, they are fully engaged in the production of local products, as well as the excavation of gold and silver, the harvest is huge, the entire southeastern islands, are currently under the control of the overseas government, and have formed a connection with each other, in addition, in Yangzhou, Jiaozhou and other regions, there are often merchants who go to sea to go to various overseas islands of the Han Dynasty..."

"By sea, the fleet of the Great Han has been able to appear in the southern part of Kushan... I also fought against the Kushan Navy several times before and after, and the gains were huge..."

Zhou Yu said, hesitated suddenly, and looked at Guo Jia on the side.

Liu Xi said: "It's okay, Guo Gong can definitely be trusted, if there is anything, you can just tell me directly." ”

Zhou Yu hesitated for a moment, and then said: "There are some things, the minister really doesn't know whether to say or not...", Liu Xi was taken aback and asked, "Could it be that something happened?" ”

Zhou Yu frowned and said, "Your Majesty may know that there are many thieves overseas, and these thieves usually drive small boats, plunder ships, and do all kinds of evil, but they are traitors who have lost their conscience!" Hearing his words, Liu Xi's face gradually became solemn, and he said: "I have seen the watch, indeed, there are indeed many thieves, especially after Yangzhou Daxing, many thieves have gone overseas and become water thieves..."

Zhou Yu nodded, and said with some guilt: "Your Majesty, the minister made a mistake. ”

"Oh?"

"What kind of sin is you?"

Liu Xi asked suspiciously: "Isn't it to please the thieves and fail to eliminate those water thieves?" ”

"Your Majesty, the minister persuaded them not to be filial piety, filial piety attracted those water thieves, and even gave them identities so that they could not infringe on the Han ships, but they were sent overseas, let them invade the Kushan, and even the ships of the rest of the states, and plunder the villages on their coasts, these water thieves, funded by the Han Dynasty, are exceptionally strong, and the evil is even worse, the minister came this time to inform His Majesty of this."

"What?! And this kind of thing!! ”

Liu Xi stood up angrily, extremely irritable.

Zhou Yu was silent for a moment, and then said: "He is in the master, outside the minister, he is on the same level as the minister, and the minister can't convince him, these things, he does it very secretly, if it weren't for his long history to tell me, I wouldn't even know... I hope that Your Majesty can dispose of... However, filial piety and diligence in governance, although the water thief, but the wealth and slaves obtained from the water thief, he used all the overseas development, as well as the Han Dynasty's taxes... The revenue of overseas governments in a year accounts for most of the revenue of the national treasury..."

"The minister hopes that His Majesty can not punish him too heavily, but the minister failed to learn in time, the sin is on me, Your Majesty can deal with me, and the overseas government can do without me, but not without the law and filial piety." , Zhou Yu whispered.

"His achievements over the years, there is no one who can replace, the overseas government has developed so rapidly, and can occupy the entire southeast islands, it all depends on him, these years, the Han has established thirty-seven strongholds overseas, these strongholds, all of which have garrisons, digging gold and silver, or cutting wood, all kinds of materials are transported to Yangzhou... The degree of development of Yangzhou can only be compared with Si Li..."

"Your Majesty!!" , Zhou Yu bowed to the Son of Heaven.

Liu Xi frowned and gritted his teeth, obviously, he was extremely angry.

Guo Jia looked at them, sighed, and said: "This can't be blamed on Fazheng, Your Majesty, in these years, building Chi Road, digging canals, and setting up official schools, which point does not need money?" Although it is not good for Fa Zheng to do this, however, it is not my Han people who are killed or injured... If you have sufficient financial resources, you will be able to make the Han stronger and more prosperous, and the Han will be able to help the surrounding neighbors in the future, which can be regarded as compensation..."

"Shut up!" , Liu Xi yelled.

This is the first time that Liu Xi has treated Guo Jia so badly, Guo Jia couldn't help but be stunned, Liu Xi said angrily: "My Han is a state of etiquette, the form is dignified, if there is a lack of land, I still have the northern and southern armies, lack of wealth, I still have a large number of virtuous ministers, when, when will it be the turn of some thieves to make profits for the Han??" Is the face of the Han going to be discarded like this? ”

Listening to Liu Xi's roar, Guo Jia was extraordinarily calm and speechless.

Zhou Yu hurriedly said: "Your Majesty, they didn't use the name of the Great Han, if it weren't for the long history, even I wouldn't know about these things." ”

Liu Xi was still a little angry, he frowned, and said: "Okay, I know, I have a copy of the book, you take it, hand it over to Fa Zheng, let him give me some restraint, I will bypass him this time, and when he returns to Luoyang, I will deal with it, as for you, don't pay attention to those thieves, concentrate on developing overseas, I hope that you can establish the fastest shipping route between Qingzhou, Yangzhou, Ningzhou, and Wadao as soon as possible." ”

"Respectfully!"

"Humph!" , Liu Xi snorted coldly, picked up the pen and ink, and began to write.

"I've never heard of anything so bad anywhere else."

"I'd rather die than lose the face of a big man, that's what a minister should do."

"I haven't seen you for a long time, and I don't know that you have fallen to this point."

"How would the chroniclers record such an act of the Dharma?"

"We must change our current behavior, and we can no longer condone those thieves."

"Don't humiliate those who are more kind abroad."

"The good hermit cannot hide the mistakes he has made, and he must be sincere."

"This secret is only known to me and Zhou Jun, and it must not be passed on, otherwise it will not be spared!"

Liu Xi angrily wrote the document, and then handed it to Zhou Yu, saying: "You personally hand over this document to Fa Zheng, and tell him that he is the best candidate for overseas government, and he can't make such a mistake again. Zhou Yu nodded, took the paperwork, and lowered his head with some guilt.

He betrayed His Majesty's trust and harmed his best friend, which made Zhou Yu very uncomfortable, Liu Xi seemed to see his thoughts, his expression calmed down, sat in front of Zhou Yu, and said seriously: "Gong Jin, don't be like this, I know that Xiaozhi and Jun are friends, but Jun's actions are to save Fa Zhengzhi's life." ”

"If you don't say it, you'll hurt him."

"And I am very happy that you can tell me the truth."

"I think that you will be able to handle overseas affairs well, and I will definitely find a time to go to Yangzhou to take a look at your situation."

Zhou Yu nodded, clenched the paperwork in his hand, and the two exchanged pleasantries for a long time, Zhou Yu left, and after seeing Zhou Yu leave, Guo Jia shook his head and said, "Your Majesty... Your Majesty is wise... The minister didn't know that His Majesty still had such talent... Your Majesty's wisdom is not as good as filial piety...", Guo Jia appreciated.

Liu Xi looked at him with some confusion and asked, "Why am I so smart?" Guo Gong, this touting also needs to have a credential. ”

"Hahaha, the minister is not a stupid person, His Majesty wrote it, and the minister saw it.."

"Oh? Hahaha, what does Guo Gong think? ”

"It is said that Your Majesty is a benevolent monarch, but the minister thinks that Your Majesty is a Ming monarch."

"Hahaha!"

The two laughed.

And Zhou Yu didn't stay in Luoyang for too long, he originally wanted to see Yuan Yao, but he didn't know that Yuan Yao had been taken away by Zhuge Liang and worshipped Zhuge Liang as a teacher, which made Zhou Yu's heart a little unhappy, even if Yuan Yao wanted to apprentice, he should worship himself, or worship Sima Yi, what is Zhuge Liang, and he is worthy of teaching him?

However, his time was urgent, and he really couldn't go to Yuzhou to educate him, and he was still in a hurry to go back and hand over the letter from the Son of Heaven to Fazheng.

With dissatisfaction with Zhuge Liang, Zhou Yu left Luoyang.

After more than a month of travel, Zhou Yu finally rushed to Yangzhou, and now he wants to rush to Yangzhou, which is very convenient, through the gallop road, to Jingzhou, and then through the canal, directly to Yangzhou, which greatly saves time, but Zhou Yu also has no way to pass through Yuzhou, to see Yuan Yao, when he arrived in Yangzhou, Fa Zheng has already been waiting on the shore.

Fa Zheng knew Zhou Yu's character very well, so he didn't bring the minister to greet him, Zhou Yu didn't like the feeling of being surrounded like this, if he could, he preferred to play the piano alone and make music.

From a distance, Zhou Yu, who was standing at the bow of the boat, saw Fa Zheng with a little wry smile on his face, how should he face this old friend?

Fa Zheng waved his hands happily and looked at Zhou Yu in the distance, very happy.

Zhou Yu also beckoned, lowered his head, and looked at the letter in his hand.

I can only hope that the Son of Heaven's accusation is not too harsh.

ps:Presumably everyone has guessed the secret in the letter.,Such a simple word game.,Tell what you can say here.,Let the old wolf see how many people's IQ is online.,This is a word game made by the old wolf himself.。