Guo Jia is not a person who likes sycophants.

Born in a poor family, he has seen the hardships of the people at the bottom, and he hates the corpses of high-ranking officials and nobles. Therefore, Guo Jia's thought will have a strong Mohist thought of sympathizing with the working people at the bottom.

The true identity of Liu Wei and Liu Xie remains to be guessed, but it is certain that the two of them are either rich or expensive. However, even Guo Jia, who knows something about this, has not changed his attitude towards the two of them, and still treats them as ordinary people.

Regarding Liu Wei's proposal to ask for advice on how to save the country, Guo Jia just smiled slightly and said lightly: "The two little brothers are still young, how can they care about national affairs?" ”

Liu Xie saw that Guo Jia looked down on his youth, and his face was uneven. But Liu Wei didn't care, and said with a serious expression: "The rise and fall of the world is the responsibility of the husband." Although the boy is young, the country is in trouble, and it is incumbent on us to do so. ”

Guo Jia was stunned. He thought that the two teenagers were just trying to have fun for a while, so they came to discuss the world with him. Who knew that the young man in front of him had such a mind and could say the phrase "the rise and fall of the world, the husband is responsible", it can be seen that this young man must be extraordinary.

Liu Wei saw Guo Jia's awe-inspiring expression, and smiled secretly in his heart. Consider whether you should say "the worries of the world first, and the joy of the world after the world" to show your noble sentiments.

Guo Jia's expression no longer had any look of contempt for Liu Bian, and he arched his hand and said to Liu Bian: "Lu Gongzi has great ambitions, and Jia Wan is not as good as one. Jiacai is shallow in learning, and he doesn't dare to give any advice on the way to save the country, if Lu Gongzi is interested, you and I can discuss it. ”

Liu Wei nodded happily and said, "Listen to Mr. Gao's opinion." ”

Guo Jia took a sip of tea and said eloquently: "At this time, the Han world has reached the brink of chaos!" ”

The first sentence was amazing, and Liu Xie couldn't help but let out a low exclamation. Liu Wei has been dealing with political affairs for a long time, and he has historical knowledge of later generations, so he naturally has some understanding of the situation in the world, but he nodded solemnly.

Guo Jia continued: "Now the local prefectures and counties of the Han Dynasty have violated the orders of the imperial court, and they have their own policies, as if they have already had the trend of secession in the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period. It's just that now I'm afraid of the majesty of the court, so I can't bear it. However, if the court is left alone, there will be chaos in the long run. ”

When Guo Jia entered Beijing to participate in the imperial examination, he naturally wanted to enter the court as an official, and when he analyzed the situation in the world, he must also look at the problem from the perspective of the imperial court. Under his analysis, Liu couldn't help but nod his head. The greatest threat to the imperial court today is the emergence of these local warlords.

Liu Xie asked anxiously after hearing it on the side: "Sir, is there a way to solve my Yanhan's danger?" ”

Guo Jia replied: "The imperial court is struggling now, and once there is any mistake, it will be taken advantage of by the young people. In Jiazhi's humble opinion, if the imperial court wants to solve the matter of the division of local princes, it must take advantage of the fledgling of the princes to start immediately, first issue an edict to recover the autonomy of the state pastor Taishou, and then levy the stubborn and stubborn resistance with a large army, and the world can be peaceful! ”

Liu Wei shook his head and said: "At the beginning of his succession to the throne, the Son of Heaven issued an edict to reform the military system and divide the military power of the localities. But the princes obeyed the yang and the yin, shirked the prevarication, and finally failed. What's the point of issuing another edict now? ”

Guo Jia explained: "This time and that time. At the beginning of Guangxi's succession to the throne, the imperial court had just experienced the rebellion of the Ten Standing Servants, and its vitality had not recovered, and then it encountered the rebellion of Xiliang, so it was naturally unable to restrain the locality, resulting in the edict of the Son of Heaven becoming a dead letter. And now that Xiliang has been flattened, the border is safe, and the strength of the imperial court is thriving, it is a good time to take power. The edict was issued again in order to let the imperial court occupy the position of righteousness, and if the two edicts were issued again, it would be unrighteous in the world, and the wolf's ambition would be clearly revealed. The imperial court can attack it with the momentum of righteousness, and the world can be determined. ”

Liu Wei clapped his hands and laughed, and said, "Mr.'s words made the kid pause. Dare to ask Mr. again, who among the princes is the confidant of the imperial court? ”

Guo Jia was stunned. Among the princes, Yuan Shu of Runan and Yuan Shao of Bohai should be the most powerful, and the threat to the imperial court is also the greatest. It's just that Yuan's strength in the court is also very great, and his uncle Yuan Kui, as a prince, holds power, and there are many henchmen in Luoyang. If you rashly offend them, wouldn't the situation in Luoyang be very difficult?

Guo Jia just hesitated, and this thought disappeared in a flash. He has always been determined to save the country, how can he be afraid of danger? Thinking of some of his gains and losses just now, Guo Jia couldn't help laughing at himself.

Guo Jia replied to Liu Wei seriously: "The princes of the world, only Yuan Shao and Yuan Shu need more attention from the imperial court. ”

Hearing what Guo Jia said, Liu Wei nodded approvingly. And Liu Xie has lived in the palace for a long time, unlike Liu Wei who handles political affairs and knows the changes in the court. And his impression of Yuan Kui is not bad, and he will ask suspiciously about Guo Jia's words: "The fourth generation and three princes of the Yuan family, who are deeply favored by the emperor, can they betray the imperial court?" ”

Guo Jia laughed and said, "Yizhou Liu Junlang is not also a member of the Han family, and the first emperor relied on it. Can you still cut the land and defend yourself, and disobey the court? ”

Liu Xie's face was red and his ears were red, and he was silent. Those relatives in his own family are really too disagreeable.

Liu Wei smiled and asked, "Why does Mr. say that the Yuan brothers are a big trouble for the imperial court?" ”

Between the words, Guo Jia's knowledge is already in the examination school. Guo Jia didn't care, and said freely: "Among the princes of the world, Liu Yan of Yizhou only knows how to cut the land and defend himself, and has no enterprising heart. Liu Biao of Jingzhou is a man of empty talk, he is still enough to defend the land, and he is not enough to enter, and he is not afraid; Liu Yu of Youzhou is loyal to the imperial court, but he is at odds with the general of Youzhou, Gongsun Zhan, if the two have a dispute, I am afraid that someone will take advantage of it. As for Tao Qian in Xuzhou, Liu Dai in Yanzhou, etc., they are all inactive, and the imperial court takes them lightly. ”

When Guo Jia said this, he paused, and said in an aggravated tone: "Only Yuan Shao and Yuan Shu are extremely ambitious. Yuan Shu was entrenched between Runan and Nanyang, resisted the edicts of the imperial court many times, and instigated others to openly kill the imperial court officials, which was really a great scourge to the imperial court. And Yuan Shao kept recruiting troops and horses in Bohai County, expanding his power, and he had already been separated from Jizhou Mu Han Fuxiang, and he was on the same page. Jialiu Han Fu is incompetent, and he must not be Yuan Shao's opponent, and it is only a matter of time before Yuan Shao takes Jizhou. After he took charge of Jizhou, his strength swelled, and that was when he openly rebelled against the imperial court. ”

Guo Jia talked about this, and he felt a little worried about it. Before he came to Luoyang, he was invited by his clansman Guo Tu to go to Jizhou to assist Yuan Shao, and there was even a letter from Yuan Shao, which was sincere and did enough to do the work of Corporal Lixian. It's just that after the Jingzhou incident, Yuan Shu's actions made the world's corporals, including Guo Jia, quite dissatisfied, and even his good impression of Yuan Shao dropped a lot. A far-sighted person like Guo Jia even saw the harm of the Yuan brothers to the world. It just so happened that the imperial court carried out the imperial examination to select scholars, and compared with local warlords like Yuan Shao, the orthodoxy of the imperial court was still more attractive to Guo Jia, who was determined to save the country and the people. That's why he rejected Yuan Shao's invitation and came to the capital to take the exam.

After listening to Guo Jia's long list of analyses, Liu Wei kept sighing in his heart that Guo Jia was really an excellent strategist. It is no wonder that history can put forward a theory of ten wins and ten defeats comparable to Xun Yu's theory of four wins and four defeats. It seems that the problem of dealing with the Yuan clan is imminent.

Liu Wei couldn't help but sigh in his heart when he thought of this, since he succeeded to the throne, he can be said to be conscientious, forgetting to sleep and eating, dealing with political affairs every day, and not even having any entertainment activities. But the country didn't even have a day of peace, and after extinguishing the rebellion of Li Dao and Guo Yan, it still had to pacify the Qiang people, and now it had to deal with the Yuan family. Liu Wei sighed heavily and said, "Why are there so many disasters and hardships for my Yan Han! ”

Guo Jia actually has such a sigh in his heart, watching the people suffer, he often looks up to the sky and sighs why the world is so chaotic.

Following Liu Wei's words, Guo Jia said: "My Han Dynasty has reached such a point, because the second emperor Huan Ling lost his morality, so the heavens were angry and people were resentful, and the people were bored. ”

Liu Wei bowed his head and was silent on the side, Guo Jia's words were not entirely correct. The chaos of the Huan Ling period is only one of the reasons for the decline of the Han Empire today. If the real reason is traced, it can be traced back to the compromise and connivance of the Haoqiang gate valve during the period of Emperor Guangwu. Coupled with the infighting between relatives and eunuchs in the later period, the internal force of the Han Empire was greatly consumed. The chaotic government of Emperor Huan Ling can only be regarded as the last straw that breaks the camel's back.

Liu Xie was not polite when he heard Guo Jia mention Emperor Han Ling's words on the side, he was dissatisfied in his heart, and muttered a sentence in his mouth: "The first emperor was just bewitched by the ten permanent servants and others. ”

Unlike Liu Wei and Emperor Han Ling, Liu Xie's feelings for Emperor Han Ling are still relatively deep. Although he was dissatisfied when he heard Guo Jia's words, he also understood that his father was indeed too disobedient, and he really couldn't find any bright spots since he took power. Liu Xie couldn't speak against his will, so he had to put the fault on the ten permanent servants, after all, this ticket person was not a good bird.

Guo Jia didn't argue about it, he still had doubts about the identity of Liu Xie and Liu Xie, if it was really the noble identity he had thought of, he couldn't scold Lao Tzu in front of his son.

Liu Wei saw that the atmosphere was a little stiff, and said in a round: "Don't forget the past, and the teacher of the future." Now that I am suffering from internal and external troubles, I should work hard and cheer up. Mr. Fengxiao is a great talent, and he will definitely come out on top in the imperial examination this time. When the time comes, he will be an official to show his ambitions and assist the Son of Heaven Kuang Fu Sheji, which will inevitably be recorded in history.

Guo Jia humbly waved his hand again and again, and said with a smile: "Xie Gongzi Jiyan, the name is Qing Shijia never thought about it, but if he can end the troubled times and relieve the people from hanging upside down, it will be enough to comfort Jia's life." ”

Liu Wei praised: "Mr. Hongzhi, the kid admires it very much. ”

The two of them were chatting when a teahouse waiter approached and asked, "Does this boy want to add water?" ”

Liu Wei nodded, and the waiter bowed his head to fill the teapot with water. Then he didn't leave, but said seemingly casually: "After a while, the teahouse has arranged a drama for Hongdu Menxue, are you interested in taking a look?" ”

The so-called drama is actually similar to modern drama, and it combines a variety of performance forms such as singing and dancing, music playing, etc., which was originally conceived by Liu Wei and created and perfected by Ren Hongchang with the students of Hongdu Sect.

Initially, the purpose was to promote Liu Bian's personal image and political propaganda for the Han court, and later a number of performances were developed purely for entertainment. Later, some folk elites also imitated this form of performance, and the programs became more colorful, and gradually spread in the Han Empire.

There are many official gentry or wealthy businessmen who will arrange excellent singers to perform at banquets, and not everyone can invite national-level performance units like Hongdu Menxue. Only important ministers and high-ranking officials like Yang Biao and Lu Zhi can be invited to perform at the banquet. Then there is the typhoon shelter, a related household with the shares of the Son of Heaven, who can invite Hongdu Gate to perform twice.

There is also a performance of Hongdu Gate School tonight, but the content of the performance has been changed temporarily.

The waiter introduced: "Tonight is the story of King Chuzhuang's astonishing death."

Liu Bian's heart moved, and he looked up at the waiter. Different from other teahouse waiters, this waiter has clear eyebrows and beautiful eyes, and he is a talent. There is a bookish atmosphere between his eyebrows, and at first glance he is a scholar who has read poetry and books.

Liu Wei looked at him and asked with a cold gaze: "What is there to watch in this play?" ”

Liu Wei has been on the throne for a long time, and he has unconsciously had the majesty of a superior who is not angry but mighty. What's more, the waiter already knew his identity, and the power of the Son of Heaven was not something that everyone could resist.

The waiter was shocked, avoided Liu Wei's gaze, and continued stubbornly: "The king of Chuzhuang is like a stream, and he puts down the pleasures of dogs and horses, and finally becomes a hegemon. ”

Liu Wei was silent. vaguely understood that the other party was using the story of King Chuzhuang to admonish him. It was very concealed and ingenious, and Liu Wei couldn't help but glance at the waiter again.

At this time, the waiter's mind gradually stabilized, and his eyes were opposite to Liu Wei, neither humble nor arrogant.

"What's your name?" Liu argued.

"Villain Xun Yue."

Sure enough, it was a disciple of the Xun family, and it seemed that his identity was discovered by Xun Qu.

Liu Wei smiled helplessly and shook his head, and waved his hand to order Xun to pray down.

Guo Jia blinked his eyes slyly, and said meaningfully: "The Yingchuan Xun clan is really talented!" ”

At this time, his guess about Liu Wei's identity was already very likely, and he thought of the incomparably noble person in the Han Empire.

The two continued to talk for a while. At this time, Xun Yu hurriedly walked in, and both of them were stunned at the same time.

To be continued, stay tuned for the next chapter.