Yang Ci saw six or seven tall and short people in the room, all of them handsome, confident and heroic. The male tiger back bee waist, strong and fierce, the female beauty of the flowers, elegant and refined, when it is really like things to gather, people to groups, a glance, you will know that the people in this room go out casually one is the dragon and phoenix among the people, the handsome people.

Hearing that the young man behind Yuan Shao and Cao Cao was Guo Bin, Yang Ci's eyes lit up, and then his divine light disappeared, and he said with a smile: "Oh? This is the Marquis of Fulong Pavilion? Oh, no, it should be the Marquis of Yangzhai County now. Are you singing it? ”

When Guo Bin heard this, he was embarrassed for a while, and said stubbornly: "The kid has a few crooked poems, which is insulting to listen to, and he is really embarrassed." ”

Yang Ci stretched out his right hand, which seemed to be only wrapped in a layer of skin covered with age spots, stroked a few sparse locks of silver beard under his chin, nodded, and said: "Not bad, you know how to be humble at a young age, no wonder whether it is Cai Bojiao or Huangfu Yizhen, they are full of praise for you, that is, Lu Zigan, a guy who never praises people, has mentioned you in front of the old man several times." ”

After a pause, he continued: "With the so-called crooked poems you have written, you can enter the Prime Minister's Mansion. ”

Guo Bin said: "Poetry and songs, or cultivating the heart, or entertaining others and entertaining themselves, but after all, it is only the last skill. If there is chaos today, and thieves are swarming, these crooked poems of the boy are really not helpful. ”

Yang Ci glanced at Guo Bin, lay down with silver eyebrows, and said slowly: "Poetry and songs, educating the people, is not useless, but in today's world, it is not appropriate." You kid, it's kind of interesting. ”

Guo Bin didn't dare to say anything, and hurriedly stretched out his hand to invite Yang Ci to take a seat.

Yang Ci was not polite, and slowly entered the main seat and sat down, and everyone hurriedly sat down again. After a while, the shopkeeper of the Drunken Immortal Building had already removed the leftovers on the table, re-served the hot dishes and a few fresh side dishes and fruits, and was ordered to take out the best hero's blood in the store, pour wine for everyone, and personally stood at the door to wait.

Everything was natural, Yang Ci didn't feel that there was anything wrong, and Yuan Shao and Cao Cao didn't feel that there was anything wrong. Because Yang Ci's status in the court is too high, and his reputation among the scholars is too great, it is already lucky to invite him to this banquet. If Lu Zhi and Cai Yong are the mainstays of Shilin, then Yang Cishang is the predecessor of these two. This is not only the efforts of Yang Ci's generation, but also the result of the Yang family's three generations.

After some commotion, the crowd sat down again.

Yang Ci took a sip of the bright red wine in the crystal clear crystal cup, and said: "Qianyang's wine is well-brewed, not only is the taste mellow far beyond its peers, but it is also a great enjoyment!" ”

The crowd didn't know what he meant, so they had to say yes.

Yang Ci continued to use his unique thick voice and said slowly: "Qianyang is good at the art of breeding goods, and he is famous all over the world. Running the county with the method of a merchant did not cost a penny to the imperial court, and in more than half a year, the number of mouths in Yangzhai County more than doubled. As he spoke, he stared at Guo Bin and said, "This is really the Tao Zhu of the world!" ”

Guo Bin hurriedly said: "The small skills of carving insects can't enter the eyes of the Fang family." The kid's move is really poor in donkey skills, and he also did it at the risk of dying and annihilating the clan, who would have thought that the Son of Heaven would be so discerning, not only did he not punish the crime, but he was also rewarded. In fact, speaking of which, the kid's move is a bit of a trick. ”

Guo Bin was right, he originally placed 30,000 displaced people in the west of Yangzhai City, avoiding the tragedy of Yangzhai County being surrounded by the Yellow Turban Army; Later, the Yellow Turban of He Man's department was broken, and 20,000 or 30,000 people were absorbed to become the household Qi people of Yangzhai County, which was indeed suspected of cheating. After all, the previous drought did not occur every year, nor did it happen every year, in this sense, it was indeed a trick.

Yang Ci laughed, pointed at Guo Bin and said, "You kid! If the county commanders in the world are like you, they don't care about their own lives and devote themselves to the country, then the world of the Han Dynasty will not be able to reach the current situation. ”

Waving his hand to stop Guo Bin who was about to speak, Yang Ci continued: "Nowadays, people all over the world say that you Guo Qianyang is very favored by the Son of Heaven, and the speed of promotion is unprecedented, everyone is envious, and everyone is red-eyed, but you are hiding in this drunken immortal building to drink and have fun with Ben Chu and Meng De, and you even sang such a heroic song that is full of ambition and hard to pay. If it spreads, I'm afraid it will kill a large number of people. ”

Yang Ci is really extraordinary, this poem "Will Enter the Wine" was indeed written by Li Bai after the twists and turns in his political future, so although the whole poem is heroic, emotional, fluent, and has a strong appeal, it hides helplessness and confusion under its wild and unruly appearance. For example, "Bells and drums are not expensive enough, but I hope that I will not wake up after a long drunk." In a word, although it is true that he does not regard the rich life in his eyes, but only wants to get drunk and sleep, and does not want to wake up, is this not a naked dissatisfaction with reality?

Guo Bin listened to Yang Ci's words, smiled self-deprecatingly, and said: "Old Yang is smart, the kid is a little careful, let the old man see it." ”

Yang Ci listened, but he didn't answer, took a sip of wine, and said: "Now Nangong has suffered a disaster of Zhurong, Yuntai has been burned, and the world is shocked. The Son of Heaven wanted to rebuild the South Palace, rebuild the Yuntai, and cast bronze people to suppress demons. What do you guys think? In this sentence, the object of the question was Yuan Shao and Cao Cao.

When Yuan Shao heard this, his spirits perked up, and he immediately said: "It takes a lot of money to rebuild the South Palace and cast the bronze man. And now that the Yellow Turban Rebellion has not been settled for a long time, the world is in chaos, and the people are determined. It is the time to recuperate and recuperate, and to collect the hearts of the people with a light endowment, how can we increase taxes at this time and cut off the way back? ”

Yang Ci is in a high position, and although he has been stripped of his official position, his influence in the court is still significant. Therefore, it is indeed a great opportunity to be able to present my views in front of him. Moreover, Yang Lao's attitude on this matter has always been obscure, so Yuan Shao did not hesitate to speak, in order to impress him, so that the princes of the court and the central government would have to be strengthened when they persuaded the Son of Heaven.

After listening to Yuan Shao's words, Yang Ci just slowly twisted his silver beard to think, but did not make any comments. This style made a cold sweat break out on Yuan Shao's forehead.

Cao Cao took over the conversation and said, "Cao thinks that the reconstruction of Nangong is imperative. However, now that the national crisis is peaceful and the people's livelihood is withering, it is advisable to slow down rather than rush. Moreover, the eunuchs are a disaster for the government and the opposition, and if the court is eager to build, it will inevitably go up and down to loot the people's wealth. If this is the case, then the government will be in trouble, the people will lose their ground, and the spark of the Yellow Turban bandits will be rekindled! ”

Yang Ci listened, his eyes lit up, and he nodded, obviously Cao Cao's words went to his heart. Because Nangong is so important, there are not only many books, art books, treasures, and treasures, but also about the destiny of heaven! The palace of the Son of Heaven caught fire and was burned, is it a shame to say it? Wouldn't it be repaired as soon as possible, and it would be left there to hinder the eyes of the Son of Heaven?

Therefore, now many important ministers and old ministers in the court are clamoring to dissuade the Son of Heaven and ask the Son of Heaven to give up his plan to rebuild the South Palace. However, that is unrealistic, how could the Son of Heaven agree! What is related to the will of heaven and the legitimacy of the throne of the Son of Heaven is really the reverse scale of the dragon, and if you touch it, you will die. Therefore, for the sake of today, it is not to dissuade the Son of Heaven, but to delay the construction of the South Palace as much as possible, so that the people of the world can recover their vitality, so that it is easier to implement. The so-called exhortation should be given priority, otherwise if you always admonish for the sake of admonition, and go against the intention of the Son of Heaven everywhere, where is the long-term solution? Could it be that the subordinates should make decisions for the Son of Heaven?

At that moment, Yang Ci said to Cao Cao: "Mengde's words are deeply in my heart. ”

However, Cao Cao held the wine glass, stared at Guo Bin and said: "Cao's strategy, although it does not lose a solution, but it is not the way of a gentleman after all, it is really not worth a sigh. ”

Yang Ci saw Cao Cao's move, and was surprised in his heart, and hurriedly stared at Guo Bin and said, "Oh? Could it be that the latent sun has a clever plan? ”

Guo Bin was distracted, and after hearing Yang Ci chatting with everyone about the burning of Nangong, he began to wander around the world. This Guo Bin is such a problem, no matter when, as long as he has a new idea or a new inspiration, he will always be stunned and silently immersed in his own thinking logic.

Cao Cao and Guo Bin are accustomed to each other, where do you not know that he is distracted? And he knows that whenever this kid is stunned, he will always come up with a good idea that makes people shine. Therefore, seeing that Guo Bin began to wander again, Cao Cao pulled him into the water.

Guo Bin was stunned for a moment when he heard Yang Lao call him, and when Yang Lao Fang Cai's question was said again, Fang picked up the tea on the table, took a sip, pondered for a long time, and said: "Although Guo has a not very mature method, he has not thought it carefully, so he doesn't dare to say it rashly." ”

Seeing him like this, everyone in the room, except for Yang Ci, was in high spirits. They are too familiar with Guo Bin, and whenever Guo Bin starts to handle it, it means that he does have a good idea. Everyone thinks that Cao Cao's procrastination technique is the wisest and most effective method at present, but they really can't think of a simpler, clearer and more effective method.

What kind of character is Yang Ci? Seeing everyone's expressions at this time, his heart was also excited, and he hurriedly said: "Don't be restrained in Qianyang, today is a banquet, not a performance in the court, but it doesn't hurt to talk about it." ”

Guo Bin brushed his thoughts and said, "Brother Meng De's procrastination trick, if the Son of Heaven just doesn't listen?" How's that good? ”

Everyone was silent, if the Son of Heaven did not listen, with his political wisdom and means for seventeen years of imperial space, who could stop him? If the ministers of the DPRK and the Central Committee really try to block it, I am afraid that it will be another disaster for the party.

I only heard Guo Bin continue: "Even if the Son of Heaven obeys, half a year or a year later, he still can't hide." Besides, even if the Son of Heaven really obeyed the need to postpone the construction of the South Palace for a few years, the materials, gold and silver must always be prepared in advance, right? So how to raise it? ”

"The people of the world have suffered a new catastrophe from the Yellow Turban, and their families have no money to spare, so they can't increase taxes and taxes, so what about the officials in the world? Will the Son of Heaven step up his efforts in selling official titles? Guo Bin didn't make it very clear, but things were all there. In order to raise money, it is not enough for the Son of Heaven to loot the money of the small people at the bottom of society, so what should I do? In the world, who else has surplus wealth? Naturally, it is a wealthy family and an official.

Historically, after the Yellow Turban Rebellion, Liu Hong's sale of official mantles really became more and more frenzied, and he kept the treasures and silver coins obtained from selling official mantles in the inner treasury, and the imperial court did not see a single copper at all. He brought the art of selling officials to the extreme, saying: "Selling officials in the West Mansion has different incomes." ”