"The edict of the Son of Heaven of the Great Jin Dynasty said: I have heard that there is virtue, reward to the material, the general of Zhenbei Shuo Shi Jun is loyal, Xuande Ming'en, keep the festival and take the friendship, with An Sheji, I am very Jiazhi, and specially entitle him as the Great Sima, the Duke of Yan County, and seal 3,000 households with the benefit of Liaodong!"

After the decree was announced, the crown prince Sima Shao smiled and said: "Great Sima will thank you for the decree!" ”

"Thank you, Your Majesty, Longen!"

Wei Shuo respectfully accepted the holy decree in the prince's hand, and was extremely surprised in his heart, he didn't expect to ascend to the sky so quickly. Da Sima was the head of the military generals in the Wei and Jin dynasties, tied with the generals, one rank higher than the general of Zhenbei, and was the first rank of the official position.

"The name of Da Sima has been heard for a long time, and it is indeed worthy of its reputation when I see it today!"

Sima Shao was very enthusiastic, stepped forward and picked up Wei Shuo, and pulled his arm, he sighed with emotion. Wei Shuo was only eight or nine years older than him, but his achievements were beyond his reach.

"His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is polite, the ministers are just a fluke, and compared with the ministers of the court, there are still many deficiencies in the subordinates."

"Hehe, Da Sima is too modest. Who in the world doesn't know that Da Sima has turned the tide and saved the precarious court many times! ”

The two sides exchanged pleasantries for a while, and Sima Shao suddenly leaned into Wei Shuo's ear and whispered, "Don't hide it from Da Sima, this time I mainly want to visit Liaodong in the lonely north, I don't know if it's convenient?" ”

Hearing this, Wei Shuo's heart was shocked, although he couldn't figure out Sima Shao's true intentions, but he said quietly: "What's inconvenient about this?" Please rest assured, Your Highness, Liaodong will fully cooperate. If there is a place that needs Liaodong's help, although His Royal Highness says it bluntly, the minister will definitely help. ”

Seeing Sima Shao and Wei Shuo whispering there, whether it was Zhou Yi, Wang Dao, Liu Kui, Gu Bi and others from Jiangzuo, or Wen Qiao, Mo Han, You Ziyuan, Lu Chang and other high-level officials in Liaodong, they were all stunned on the spot.

"Hahaha, okay, Da Sima is really refreshing! Come, come, Lone will introduce several important ministers of the court to Da Sima. ”

Saying that, Sima Shao pointed to Wang Dao and introduced: "This is Wang Dao Wang Hussar, who is known as 'Jiangzuo Guan Yiwu', is the pillar of the imperial court and the minister on whom His Majesty relies very much." ”

Director Wang didn't dare to slack off, and arched his hand: "The prince has a good reputation, and the minister is ashamed to be ashamed. ”

"It turned out to be Wang Hussar, who has admired the name for a long time!"

Looking at Director Wang, who looked calm, Wei Shuo's eyes flashed. Director Wang is worthy of being the top talent of the family, especially good at reconciling the contradictions of all parties, and he was born to be the prime minister. If it weren't for him in Jiangzuo to reconcile in the middle, maybe Sima Rui and Wang Dun or the Beidi family and the Jiangzuo family would have fallen out long ago.

"The person standing on the right side of Lord Wang is Gu Bi, who was born in the Gu family of Wu County in Jiangzuo, the son of Gu Gongrong in the former servant, and now the official residence is scattered and riding; And the one on the left is General Zhou Yizhou, a native of Runan, and a general of the official residence and the protector army; The last one doesn't need to be introduced, right? He is an old friend of Da Sima, Liu Kui and Lord Liu. ”

"The remaining person is Yu Bing, a subordinate official of the lonely retinue, who heard about the fame of the general of Zhenbei, and specially came to meet the world."

Wei Shuo was full of smiles, listening to Sima Shao's introduction in his ears, his eyes swept over the faces of Zhou Yi, Wang Dao, Liu Kui, Gu Bi, Ying Zhan, and Yu Bing one by one, and his eyes emitted a hot light, these six are all talented people.

In history, the six people in front of him, including Sima Shao, except for Gu Bi, whose reputation is not obvious, the rest of them have all left a great reputation in the annals of history.

In the past, Wei Shuo always felt that the decline of the Western Jin Dynasty was related to the withering of talents, but now when he saw the six people in front of him, he suddenly realized that the Western Jin Dynasty was not without talents, but that the upper-class nobles and the royal family were too wasteful, which led to the inability to make the best use of talents. Not to mention Wang Dao and Yu Bing, two auxiliary ministers with remarkable achievements, that is, Zhou Yi, Liu Kui, and Ying Zhan are not ordinary people.

Speaking of Zhouyi, everyone may not be familiar with it, but when it comes to the allusion of 'I don't kill Beren, but Beren died because of me', most people are not unfamiliar with it. And this 'Boren' refers to Zhou Yi, whose word Boren, and the owner who said this sentence is the famous Wang Dao.

"Hahaha, Shuo is here to welcome you to Chang'an." Wei Shuo smiled heartily, and with a wave of his big hand, he led the people of Jiangzuo to slowly enter Chang'an City.

On the way to Weifu, Jiang Zuo and the others couldn't help frowning when they saw that there were ragged and hard-working people everywhere inside and outside Chang'an City. Everyone couldn't understand why Wei Zhenbei, who has always been known as loving the people like a son, was so eager to abuse the people's power when he had just recovered Chang'an, wasn't he afraid that the officials would force the people to rebel?

Others were not easy to ask, but the crown prince Sima Shao originally came with a learning attitude, so he asked: "Da Sima, seeing that the laborers around him are all ragged and frail, why doesn't Liaodong release grain for disaster relief, but instead forcibly conscripts the people to labor?" ”

Seeing that Sima Shao's face was full of questions and he was so studious, Wei Shuo did not hide it, so he introduced Liaodong's 'work for relief' policy to everyone in detail.

"Your Highness doesn't know that there is no such thing as labor in Liaodong, and if the government wants to use the people's power, there is no other way than to pay for it. These laborers came voluntarily and received daily wages from the government to support their families. ”

"Pay to hire?" Sima Shao's face was sluggish.

"What? Your Highness doesn't believe me? Hehe, there are many differences between Liaodong and the outside world, and His Royal Highness will know it when he stays for a long time in the future. To put it simply, in Liaodong, you pay attention to equivalent exchange, and you have to pay the price for what you want to get, even the government. ”

"Equivalent exchange?" Sima Shao was completely blindsided, since he was a child, he knew that the superior naturally had all the privileges, but this did not seem to be the case in Liaodong.

"Wouldn't this increase the burden on the government?" Yu Bing, who had been silent, suddenly spoke.

"Hehe, no matter how heavy the burden of the government is, it is better than making the people's lives difficult!"

After listening to Wei Shuo's introduction, Wang Dao, Yu Bing, Liu Kui, Zhou Yi and other resourceful people were thoughtful, no wonder Liaodong was dressed all over the world, and the people lived a solid life, which was not unrelated to Wei Shuo's treatment of the people so well.

Wei Shuo explained in detail to everyone the policy of cash-for-work, but he was not worried that Jiang Zuo would learn. Because he knows very well that all policies in Liaodong are based on the premise of restricting the power of the family, and in a place like Jiangzuo, where there are many families, no matter how good the policy is, it is impossible to implement it.

"His Royal Highness the Prince, I may have to grieve you, because Chang'an has just been recovered, the materials and conditions are not as good as Jicheng, I hope you will forgive me."

"It's okay, just have a place to live."

Sima Shao waved his hand and didn't care, he didn't come to Liaodong to enjoy Qingfu, but to inspect various policies in Liaodong and learn from it.

After placing Jiang Zuo and the others in the post house, Wei Shuo said goodbye and left. And the people in Jiangzuo were already exhausted from driving all the way, so they went back to their respective rooms to rest.

After Sima Shao returned to the room, he immediately brought his confidant Yu Bing to discuss.

Yu Bing is the elder brother of the crown princess Yu Wenjun, the younger brother of Yu Liang in the East Palace, known as the treasure of the Yu family, and was cited by Sima Shao as a confidant because of his talent and in-laws.

"Ji Jian, how do you feel about Da Sima when you see it today?"

Yu Bing sighed slightly: "Back to Your Highness, Da Sima is worthy of being the most handsome among the people, with a graceful demeanor and extraordinary bearing. Knowing that His Royal Highness was inspecting Liaodong, he still told him without concealing it, Da Sima was obviously full of confidence in doing this, and he was not afraid of what we learned at all. ”

Sima Shao's eyes tightened and he hurriedly asked, "Huh?" What does Ji Jian mean by this? ”

"Although His Royal Highness has the intention to emulate Liaodong, he doesn't know that all the policies of Liaodong are aimed at weakening the privileges of the family, how can such a policy be implemented in Jiangzuo? Da Sima obviously saw the key clearly, and explained everything to His Highness, because he knew that even if His Highness understood it thoroughly, he would not be able to implement it in Jiangzuo. ”

"Alas! In this way, this trip to Liaodong is going to be in vain? ”

"Your Highness doesn't need to be annoyed, you should still learn or learn, some policies in Liaodong are still good, and they are worth emulating by Jiang Zuo. For example, although the burden on the government is heavier, it is beneficial to the people. Your Highness may wish to continue your investigation, and perhaps there will be other discoveries. ”

"Alas! Gu Zhen hated that he was born a few years late, otherwise he would have to ask His Majesty to summon Da Sima to Jiangzuo back then! ”

"Your Highness, if Da Sima had gone to Jiangzuo in his early years, it would not be difficult for him to achieve some results with his talent, but it would be impossible to have today's achievements." (To be continued.) )