Chapter Seventy-Three: Getting to the Bottom of the Matter
After bathing for a while, Cai Wenji only felt refreshed, and her whole body became lighter. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info At this time, Xiao Lian waited to change the clothes she had prepared for Cai Wenji. Cai Wenji saw that the underwear and outerwear were really all new, and the headdress and wearing were all available, and her heart was even more moved.
After dressing, Xiao Ai said, "Miss, please come here for dinner." β
A few small dishes had been prepared in the hut, and the dishes in them were all unheard of by Cai Wenji, unseen and fragrant. Cai Wenji had only used a few refreshments before, and after washing this for a while, her stomach was already empty again, and she couldn't help but swallow her saliva.
"What kind of dishes are these? How come I've never seen this before? β
"The slaves don't know each other. But it should be those strange dishes made by Liu Gongzi. Little Mercy said.
Cai Wenji couldn't help but wonder: "Why is it called a strange dish?" β
Xiao Lian grinned and said: "I heard that Liu Gongzi's cooking method is very different from our usual days, not only is there a lot of tricks, but also a lot of seasonings that we don't know when cooking. It smells fragrant and makes people drool. β
Xiao Ai also said: "Miss, it's the first time I've seen the maid, and I don't know if it's or not, or Miss will ask Liu Gongzi in a while." β
"It does smell good, and it must taste good." Cai Wenji's stomach growled, and she secretly swallowed her saliva, "Don't guess, don't you know if you taste it?" Two sisters, let's enjoy it together. β
"Miss, please use it, how dare the slave." The two girls were salivating when they smelled it.
Cai Wenji took the hands of the two, "The two sisters don't have to be polite, since they haven't eaten yet, let's enjoy it together." Besides, there are so many, I can eat alone! β
Seeing that Cai Wenji was easy-going, and there was no one else in the house, and they were extremely eager in their hearts, they sat down with Cai Wenji and ate after a few excuses. The dish was really different from what I usually eat, sweet and sour, and it was so refreshing that I couldn't stop it.
"It's delicious." Cai Wenji put down her chopsticks and said curiously, "I'll have to ask later." β
"Well, Liu Gongzi is also waiting for Miss." Xiao Pian said, "After the young lady has eaten, please go to the study to talk." Saying that, he waited with Xiao Ai for Cai Wenji to finish washing, and then led her to see Liu Yong.
"Miss Cai is here." Personally reported with Song Jiuyu.
"Miss Cai, please." Liu Yong hurriedly put down his crossed legs, sat down, and thought to himself, this Han Dynasty people are really not used to sitting, so let's make a chair one day.
There was a ring sound, and Cai Wenji walked in lightly. Liu Yong only felt that his eyes lit up, and he saw Cai Wenji dressed in white and plain face, although she was not as good as Diao Chan and Er Qiao, she was also like a flower and jade, young and beautiful, compared with when she first saw her, she was really like a pheasant turning into a phoenix, so she arched her hand and said: "Miss Cai, please take a seat." β
Cai Wenji returned the salute and sat down on the side.
"How did Mademoiselle get here?" Liu Yong is strange after all, didn't the history books say that Cai Wenji asked Hu Ren to take him away?
Cai Wenji sighed lightly and said: "Since the death of my father, ......" It turned out that Dong Zhuo's generals Li Dao and Guo Yan were disgruntled because they were not pardoned by Wang Yun, thinking that they were desperate anyway, so they might as well fight hard, so they gathered scattered troops everywhere, killed Chang'an, drove Lu Bu, forced Wang Yun to death, imprisoned Emperor Xian, and wantonly took revenge on the slaughter of officials in the court and plundered the property in the city. Later, the Qianghu soldiers also took advantage of the chaos to invade Chang'an, burned, killed and plundered, and Cai Wenji and many captive women were taken to the southern Xiongnu together. Halfway through, Cai Wenji and a few women escaped at night, for fear of encountering robbers and soldiers, so they blackened their faces, lowered their voices, and only relied on begging for leftovers along the way to survive, and finally escaped to the border of Henan, and when they saw Cao Junqi and Liu Yong Bangwen, they came to defect.
"Miss Cai will rest for a few days first, and then send someone to escort Miss to Xudu to meet the prime minister."
"I heard that Gongzi will also go to Luoyang, can you bring the slave family with you, the slave family's old house is in Luoyang. When my father was coerced to Chang'an by Dong Zhuo, he did it in a hurry, and most of the books and manuscripts in the family were not taken away, and the slave family wanted to take a look. Cai Wenji sighed deeply, thinking that there are no eggs under the nest, and the country is still not guaranteed, let alone a home?
Liu Yong guessed what she was thinking, so she comforted: "The books in Miss's house are extremely precious in the hearts of the literati, but in the eyes of ordinary people, they are just some bulky bamboo slips, which are useless, and maybe they are all kept. β
"Thank you, Childe, for your words." Cai Wenji's eyes lit up, and she felt a little comforted, but she was still not at ease, and asked again: "When will the son leave?" β
"I'm afraid it's going to be a few days. It is necessary to arrange this place properly before you can get out. Liu Yong knew that Cai Wenji was still worried, so he said: "I will pass the book to Mr. Wei Qi first, and ask him to clean up Miss's old house first, is this good?" β
Cai Wenji thanked him and said, "Thank you, son." β
The young lady was serious. Are Xiao Lian and Xiao Ai still satisfied? β
"Satisfied. The slave family and the two of them are like sisters, and the son is ......"
"Hmm. Since Miss likes it, Liu Yong will let the two of them stay with Miss. β
Cai Wenji was even more overjoyed, and thanked again: "Thank you, Gongzi." β
Liu Yong waved his hand and said, "Miss Mo Xie first." Liu Yong has something to ask for, I wonder if the young lady can agree? β
Cai Wenji was stunned for a moment and said, "Childe, please speak." β
Liu Yong arched his hand and said: "Miss is erudite and talented, but she rarely reads at Xia, and she is even more ignorant of political affairs, I don't know where to start, I want to ask Miss for advice, I don't know if Miss is willing?" β
Cai Wenji said a little strangely: "The slave family has seen the list text sent by Gongzi. That's thoughtful and proper, everyone praises it, why did Childe say this? β
Liu Yong smiled awkwardly and said, "Liu just did it according to other people's appearance, and I don't know if it's feasible." By the way, I didn't make it clear, I'm from the Western Regions......" Liu Yong brought out his own set of lies again.
"The Western Regions? Which country is Childe from in the Western Regions? Cai Wenji was even more curious when she heard it.
"Which country?" Liu Yong listened to the drum in his heart, and no one had ever asked this question. How do I know what countries are in the Western Regions at this time, why is this Cai Yan so fond of digging into the roots.
Liu Yong thought about it for a long time, but Leng didn't come up with a few names. Forget it, take a gamble," Loulan. β
"Loulan." Cai Wenji smiled, "Hanshu? The Legend of the Western Regions" contains: 'Shanshanguo, whose real name is Loulan, Wang Zhihu Mud City, went to Yangguan for 1,600 miles......"
Liu Yong was dumbfounded, and secretly complained in his heart, this Cai Wenji is well-versed in the past and the present, I am afraid that I will be exposed if I ask a few more times.
Sure enough, Cai Wenji asked again: "What did the people in Loulan Country say?" In the book, it is said that the language of the Western Regions is obscure, but the slave family is curious, can the son say a word or two? β
Liu Yong's head was slightly sweaty, and he said stubbornly: "What does Miss want to hear?" β
Cai Wenji thought for a while and said, "How do you say it?" β
βHello!β Liu Yong secretly called it a fluke, but he still understands some English.
Cai Wenji didn't doubt him, and asked a few more commonly used words, and Liu Yong answered them one by one, anyway, Cai Wenji didn't understand.
Cai Wenji frowned, read silently for a while, and said with a smile: "Sure enough, the slave family didn't understand at all." Well, the slave family will do their best to solve the confusion of the son. β
In fact, Liu Yong has already considered it, but he just wants to find an expert to put forward opinions to make various policies more reasonable, more perfect, and more feasible. Cai Wenji is familiar with all kinds of books, and she has long been familiar with these political affairs, but unfortunately because of her identity as a woman, she can only fiddle in front of Cai Yong for a few points, and she is often depressed in her heart. It's gratifying to meet Liu Yong, a bastard who doesn't know how to be rude, and he doesn't care about her identity, and now he can take this opportunity to show what he has learned in his heart and realize his dreams, Cai Wenji can't help but be ecstatic in her heart, and points out all her thoughts and worries one by one.
The two discuss and discuss according to the article, and if both parties agree to it, it will be retained, and if there is an increase, decrease or modification, they need to come up with evidence to convince the other party, and after a war of words, the opinion of the winner shall prevail; If they all say that they are not convinced by the other party, Liu Yong has to be a man once, and he has made up his own mind.
finally came up with a version that was basically satisfactory to both of them. Liu Yong asked Cai Wenji to copy a copy of the new policy, and instructed the main book to be made into an official document in the name of Cao Cao and handed over to officials at all levels for execution. Officials at all levels in Hanoi Prefecture were trusted by Liu Yong, and most of them were retained in their original positions, and they were all grateful, so they all conscientiously fulfilled their duties and never shirked. Liu Yong's new policy has been of great help in resuming production and stabilizing the local area, so the local large households and displaced people are also satisfied and fully support. However, in a dozen days, Hanoi once again showed a sign of stable development.
Seeing that the situation was stable, Liu Yong stayed in Hanoi to guard against Yuan Shao, and he took his headquarters to Luoyang.
Wei Qi was overjoyed when he saw Liu Yong, "General Liu, I can look forward to you." Xia Guan has been waiting for many days. β
Liu Yong smiled and said, "Brother Bo Ji doesn't need to worry, but what happened?" β
"Exactly." Wei Qi said with a sad face, "The general's entrustment to Wei has been completed, and I wanted to continue to send an envoy to Yizhou according to the Prime Minister's order." Unexpectedly, there is a humane way to Chengdu to do business, the road through Hanzhong into Shu has been washed away by floods, and it is impossible to move forward in the short term. β
Liu Yong smiled secretly in his heart, I already knew this result, but I didn't break it, and said with a smile: "This is the will of heaven to stay here." You and I jointly wrote to the prime minister and explained the matter, and I don't expect the prime minister to blame. β
Wei Qi sighed and nodded, "That's all it can be." β
Liu Yong asked: "Brother Bo Ji, how is the situation of the people in Luoyang and other places?" β
"Dong Zhuo's rebellion caused the people inside and outside the customs to be scattered, and the population was less than one-tenth of the original." Wei Qi sighed and said, "According to the general's orders, the lower officials have ordered all prefectures and counties to clean up the population, acres and acres of land in various places, and organize local government soldiers to quell the bandits. Just ......"
"Brother Bo, but it doesn't hurt to say it."
"Yes, General. Guanwai and Guanzhong were originally rich and rich lands, and Gaozu became an emperor because of this. However, due to Dong Zhuo's rebellion, the land was deserted, and more than 100,000 households fled to Jingzhou and other places. Now that the rebellion has been put down, these people are looking forward to returning to their homeland and rebuilding their homeland. It's a pity that when these people came back, they found that their land was all lost and they had no livelihood, so they had to take refuge in the powerful people in various places to eat. Wei Qi said worriedly, "Now that the local forces are getting stronger and stronger, if the imperial court does not take precautions, once there is a change in the world, it is difficult to guarantee that these heroes will not become the next Dong Zhuo, and it will become a problem for the society and the court." β
At the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, there were constant wars, and in addition to the more powerful princes such as Cao Cao, Yuan Shao, and Liu Biao, there were many local warlords with small strength. Although the scale of these small warlords is not too large, but now the troops of the counties and counties are extremely weak, unable to fight against them, so they have to turn a blind eye.
Liu Yong nodded secretly in praise and echoed: "Brother Bo is very worried. Does Prime Minister Cao know about this? β
Wei Qi sighed and said worriedly: "What's the use of the prime minister just knowing?" Even if Xu Du, who is no longer fighting, is not a blessed land, let alone Luoyang and Chang'an, which are still in constant war? β
"Brother Bo said this, he must have thought of a way to deal with it in his heart, right?"