"Listen to whom?"

"Megumi wrote to me." Shen Xuan said calmly: "King Wu is spending a lot of effort to adjust the interests of the courtiers from Huaisi and Jiangdong, which is also a normal thing, but his bold move can reveal the taste of impatience. Why is he in such a hurry? What was he thinking? Don't take it lightly, my lord. ”

"The trees want to be quiet and the wind does not stop, what do I have to fear." Sun Shao pursed his lips: "You tell me what Hui Shu told you." ”

Shen Xuan was very strange, Sun Shao didn't seem to care about Sun Quan's actions, and even seemed a little careless, but he was more concerned about Zhang Wen's situation, and seemed to put the cart before the horse, but he thought about it, although the territory of Yue Guo was not as good as Wu State, but whether it was external conditions or various strengths, Yue Guo was not much worse than Wu State, and the development momentum was not comparable to Wu State, which was busy adjusting internal relations.

"The reuse of forgiveness was last year......"

Zhang Wen should have been reused a long time ago, five years ago he sent an envoy to Cao Ying in Jiangbei to promote Sun Cao's dismissal, three years ago he sent an envoy to Shu to promote Wu Shu's joint efforts, and then it was Wancheng negotiations, he made great contributions, but I don't know if it was because of Sun Quan's suppression of Jiangdong nationality, or Zhang Wen was too arrogant and offended those who were in the right position, he has not been promoted, or to be precise, he has not been promoted as he wants, so he has not been happy in his heart, and he has not complained in the letter to Shen Xuan, and the words reveal regret for the original choice, If he hadn't recommended Shen Xuan to Sun Shao at the beginning, but had been following Sun Shao to give advice, he would have been at least as big as Shen Xuan now.

The state of Wu was established, and Sun Shao, who he had always looked down on, became the prime minister, and his promotion seemed to be more difficult, and he couldn't get the opportunity for a long time. It wasn't until after the hostage incident that Sun Quan was tricked by Sun Shao and made him disgraced, and suddenly, Zhang Wen's opportunity came, and he and Ji Yan were entrusted by Sun Quan with important responsibilities and were responsible for the selection of officials. This is a very important position, the real power is very large, and the oil and water are naturally very sufficient, it is said that Zhang Wen should be satisfied, but Zhang Wen is a smart person, and he quickly discovered the problem.

Sun Quan sorted out the rule of officials, and there was the meaning of killing people with a knife.

The most serious rule of Wu is that the disciples with big surnames have entered the bureaucratic system at an unprecedented speed, and there are nearly 100 Wu Jun disciples recommended to Jianye by Wu Jun Taishou Zhu Zhi every year, of course, most of these people are mainly the children of Wu Jun's family, and there are certainly not a few people who are related to the four major families of Gu Lu, Zhu and Zhang. Zhang Wen himself is from Wu County, can he cleanse these children? If he did this, then he would become the enemy of the Wu Jun family, if he didn't do this, it would obviously not meet Sun Quan's expectations, so Zhang Wen could please him?

Zhang Wen found that he had taken on a hot task.

Zhang Wen is Zhang Wen, he made an unexpected move at this time, he married Gu Lu's family. He first married Lu Yusheng, the youngest daughter of Lu Ji who stayed in Wu County, for his third brother Zhang Bai, and then married his sister Zhang Yuying to Gu Shao's second son Gu Cheng.

"Isn't this a hornet's nest?" Sun Shao frowned and said worriedly.

"Of course, there was an uproar in the court of the Wu Kingdom." Shen Xuan pinched the tip of his nose, his face was full of admiration, "King Wu is furious, but under the pressure of the Wu Jun family, he has no choice but to lift a stone and hit himself in the foot." I heard that Sun Shao was under pressure and wrote to resign as prime minister, but Wu Wangzhun was not, not allowed, and now he is in a dilemma. ”

"Dilemma?" Sun Shao listened quietly, and saw that Shen Xuan was a little proud of Zhang Wen's method of solving difficulties, and couldn't help laughing: "Mozhi, do you think Hui Shu is very clever in doing this?" ”

Shen Xuan glanced at Sun Shao and asked with a smile, "The king doesn't think it's smart?" Hui Shu stood with the Wu Jun family with a clear attitude, and married the Gu Lu family, what can King Wu do? Hui Shu is no longer alone, behind him stands the entire Wu County family, and even the entire Jiangdong people. ”

"Mozhi, do you really think that two marriages can unite the two families of Hui Shu and Gu Lu?" Sun Shao shook his head again and again, "Perhaps, he did the opposite of this." ”

Shen Xuan was a little puzzled, he looked at Sun Shao, wanted to ask but didn't ask.

"Do you think that the Gu Lu family is now related to me, and King Wu will not be unfavorable to them in order to maintain stability, so as not to force them to my side? So, if you marry them, the Zhang family will be safe? ”

Shen Xuan nodded, that's exactly what he thought. Why are the Gu Lu family so strong now? It is because they are stepping on two boats, not only in a very important position in the state of Wu, but also in an important position in the country of Yue, no matter which side they are, they must pretend to be colored, so as not to force them to the other side. Zhang Wen lost a good opportunity to cling to Sun Shao, and instead married Gu Lu's family, isn't it a good means? Could it be that Sun Quan would ignore the overall situation and force Zhang Gu and Lu Sanjia to turn against him?

"Mozhi, you and Huishu ......" Sun Shao turned his head and glanced at Shen Xuan, and suddenly shook his head with a smile, with a bit of unfathomable and helplessness in his smile: "Very smart, but more or less harmed by books." ”

Shen Xuan was even more puzzled, although he didn't know why Sun Shao said this, but he heard that Sun Shao was not optimistic about Zhang Wen's approach, he suddenly became a little worried, he and Zhang Wen sometimes had the heart to fight for high and low, it was just out of the competitiveness of young people, everyone is young and handsome, it is inevitable that they think very highly of themselves, they want to compare themselves with others, and good friends are no exception, but it is a matter of life and death, and he can't help but worry about Zhang Wen.

"Mozhi, in the face of real life and death, what is the use of in-law relationship?" Sun Shao sighed: "Don't you know that my eldest sister is married to the Gu family, and the third sister is married to the Lu family?" But what did you see the Gu Lu family do for me? ”

Shen Xuan's eyes blinked, thoughtful.

"As long as King Wu doesn't harm the vital interests of the Gu Lu family and doesn't force them to the point where they have no way out, they won't tear their faces with him, a marriage, one or two women, how can it affect their decision? As long as King Wu finds an excuse to make people look logical and save everyone's face, then no one will be stupid enough to jump out to support Hui Shu. With Megumi's temper, it's so convenient to find an excuse to clean up. Mo Zhi, believe it or not, as long as King Wu reveals this meaning, someone will soon be able to list more than a dozen charges of putting Hui and Forgiveness to death, and all of them seem reasonable, leaving others with nothing to say. For example, he befriended foreign countries and had a too close relationship with Zhuge Liang, the prime minister of Shu......"

Shen Xuan's forehead was dripping with cold sweat, he knew Zhang Wen's temper too well, as Sun Shao said, Sun Quan didn't need to open his mouth if he wanted to find Zhang Wen's fault, as long as he signaled, someone could find a lot of them, and Zhang Wen also took this into account, so he wanted to pull the Gu and Lu families, but listening to Sun Shao's analysis, these marriages have no benefit except for aggravating Sun Quan's suspicions, so isn't Zhang Wen self-defeating? Zhang Wen and Zhuge Liang's relationship Shen Xuan also knows a thing or two, Zhuge Liang's younger brother Zhuge is in Zhuya, because he has a mutual friend Zhang Wen, plus they have a similar temper, Shen Xuan has chatted with him a few times, and knows that the relationship between Zhang Wen and Zhuge Liang is as Sun Shao said, and it is comparable to a nodding friend.

And Zhang Wen said that Sun Shao was incompetent, and it was in the comparison between Sun Shao and Zhuge Liang that he came to the conclusion, and in Zhang Wen's letter, he compared the two more than once. Of course, there is Zhang Wen's side in this, but it can also be clearly seen that Zhang Wen appreciates Zhuge Liang.

"Hui Shu's temper is indeed a little ......" Shen Xuan sighed and shook his head, and began to worry about Zhang Wen. He is the kind of person who does everything to eliminate evil, and he is proud of his talents, and he doesn't know how to deal with people. ”

"Why aren't you?" Sun Shao smiled, "You are similar to Hui Shu, both have an ancient straight style, he thinks that a gentleman is frank and open, and everything must be said to others, you are a tendon, and you would rather end up in the hometown for the sake of your father's hatred, and resolutely refuse to cooperate with King Wu." ”

Shen Xuan smiled, with a bit of pride and arrogance, Sun Shao's words seemed to be talking about their shortcomings, but in fact he was praising them for their backbone, not kitsch, this is what scholars value most, of course they also have to fight for power and profit, but they are not the kind of mercenary villains after all, most of the time, for the sake of fame and backbone, they still dare to fight, this is not only for better fame and fortune, but also a kind of pride, the inherent pride of a scholar.

"Now that I think about it, Hui Shu is really not thin on me." Shen Xuan smiled meaningfully: "If it wasn't for Hui Shu's recommendation, I wouldn't have been able to follow the king." ”

Sun Shao walked forward slowly, leaving footprints one after another on the beach, slowly blurring and disappearing under the washing of the sea. He had walked far ahead, the water had overflowed his calves, and he was surrounded by a vast expanse of sea and sparse mangrove forests before he stopped. Sun Shao raised his head, looked at the endless sea, and exhaled softly: "Mount Tai does not give up the soil, so it can become its height, and the sea does not reject the last stream, so it can become its broad, not to mention a talent like Huishu." Write to Hui Shu, if he has a heart, the door of my kingdom will always be open to him. ”

Shen Xuan stood behind him and bowed: "Great King Shengming." ”

"Mo Zhi, I invited the prime minister to Zhuya this time, hoping that Zhu Ya's achievements in the past few years can make them change their thinking and stop holding those ideas based on agriculture. Of course, those ideas are good, but they always limit their vision to Yuejun, which is a bit too narrow. Just like Zhuya, if you only limit your eyes to Zhuya County, how can you have Zhuya today? ”

Shen Xuan smiled happily: "Chen understands." The minister must give all the gains and losses of Zhu Ya's development for the prime minister's reference. ”

Sun Shao nodded with satisfaction, turned around and glanced at Shen Xuan, and suddenly smiled a little mysteriously: "Mozhi, do you know why I did this?" ”

Shen Xuan didn't understand for a while, didn't he do this to pave the way for himself to take over as prime minister? This is already obvious, Sun Shao asked the prime minister and the imperial doctor to come to Zhuya to learn from the scriptures, naturally he was satisfied with the development of Zhuya, and he was satisfied with his Shen Xuan's achievements, which had surpassed that of Prime Minister Yu Xuan. Yu Fu is already old, and he can be the prime minister, firstly because he is old and highly educated, and secondly because he is a big clan in Yuejun, so Sun Shao used him to control the situation. With the stabilization of the political situation, in order to balance the growth of Yuejun's strength, Sun Shao's next prime minister should not be from Yuejun, and he Shen Xuan is a worthy successor. Just listening to Sun Shao's words, he seems to have other intentions?

"The minister is stupid, please ask the king to dial it."

"Mozhi, you have also seen that as long as you can prosper industry and commerce, you can get a hundred times more profits than agriculture. But have you noticed, from ancient times to the present, everyone is bleeding and fighting around the land, not to mention far away, let's talk about the yellow scarf, Zhang Jiao, a monk, why can the world respond with a call, shake the foundation of the Han Dynasty for 400 years, and almost push the Han into a land of no return? ”

Shen Xuan didn't answer immediately, he knew that since Sun Shao raised this question, he was obviously not talking casually, there must be a deeper meaning behind him, and then in connection with his actions in front of him, he pondered for a long time, and suddenly his eyes lit up: "It's a merger, the family has annexed the land for more wealth, so that the farmers have no place to stand, and they have worked hard for a year, but they still have no clothes to wear, no food to eat, and they are desperate, so they fight to the death." ”

"Hahaha......" Sun Shao laughed, his hands on his waist, and between his expectations, he had a kind of majestic spirit that looked at the world. Silence is silence, a little bit is clear, I have thought about the question for a long time, and the silence is like watching the fire in a moment. Yes, it was land annexation, and the powerful people deprived the peasants of the foundation of their lives for the sake of the little wealth on the land, so the peasants had to fight to the death and did not hesitate to burn the jade. But we now know that the wealth that can be produced on the land is very limited compared to that of industry and commerce, so why should we put ourselves at risk for the sake of such a small amount of wealth? Why not leave the land to the peasants and instead seek more wealth. It's like a person who doesn't pick up a piece of gold when he has a piece of gold around him, but he has to grab half of the bread in the beggar's hand, forcing the beggar to fight with him, don't you think it's ridiculous? ”

Shen Xuan couldn't help laughing, he understood Sun Shao's intentions, and felt Sun Shao's trust in him, and his heart was a little more happy than becoming a prime minister. He nodded again and again: "Yes, the minister also thinks this is very ridiculous, the minister thinks that not only should we not rob the beggar of half a piece of bread, but on the contrary, we should give him land and turn him into a peasant, so that not only can he have enough food and clothing, but also have surplus grain to sell to us, even if we pay twice the price, it is much more affordable than buying it from other places." ”

"Those who know me are silent." Sun Shao turned his head to look at Shen Xuan, who was smiling, and the corners of his mouth provoked a smile of relief.

The two had a common ideological foundation, talked happily with each other, and unconsciously talked for more than an hour. Returning from the mangrove forest, Shen Xuan went to prepare a debriefing report, and Sun Shao returned to the palace. As soon as he entered the palace, Sun Shao saw Sun Shangxiang pulling Daqiao and muttering something, Daqiao looked impatient, and from time to time he threw off the sleeves that Sun Shangxiang was pulling. But Sun Shangxiang was unrelenting, accompanied by a smiling face, and went straight around the bridge. As soon as he saw Sun Shao come in, Daqiao glanced at Sun Shao reproachfully, and turned into the inner room with a calm face.

Sun Shao was puzzled. "What's going on?"

"Nothing." Sun Shangxiang smiled awkwardly, said a few perfunctory words, and ran away. Sun Shao was just about to go in and ask about the bridge, Xiahou Hui glanced at him, Sun Shangxiang hurriedly walked aside, and Xiahou Hui smiled at this time: "The fifth general came to the Queen Mother today and said that he wanted to thank her and take her to swim." The Queen Mother refused to go, so she talked about the benefits of swimming, saying that it was great for the Queen Mother's body, and she had to pull the Queen Mother to the beach to try it. ”

Sun Shao's eyes rolled, and he finally understood why Daqiao was glaring at him just now. With Ohashi's surname, let her wear that kind of swimsuit to go into the water, which is basically no different from being naked [***], even if there are all female pawns next to her, she can't accept it. He scratched his head: "What does the fifth general want to thank the Queen Mother?" ”

"I don't know." Xiahou Hui shrugged his shoulders, "I can't eavesdrop on what they say." ”

"Hehehe, I'll go see the Queen Mother." Sun Shao pinched Xiahou Hui's little face, tiptoed to the door of the bridge, and took a look at it, but as soon as his head poked out, the bridge said: "As the king of the king, can't you come in openly?" ”

Sun Shao smiled, straightened his clothes, entered the floor seriously, glanced at the light pink swimsuit on the case, and said with a smile: "What kind of anger is this mother, is it because you are not used to living in Zhuya, or is it the wrong appetite to eat?" ”

"Fortunately, the climate here is warm, I live well and eat well, but I am not used to some of the king's initiatives." Daqiao glanced at Sun Shao, who was smiling hippie, and wanted to sink his face, but he couldn't be serious, so he had to look at the swimsuit so that he wouldn't be amused by Sun Shao: "In order to give your aunt something to do, it's just a matter of establishing the Flying Tiger Camp, why do you want to make this kind of swimsuit, let so many women be naked in front of people [***], don't you think it's immoral?" ”

Sun Shao touched his nose, and said in his heart, what kind of immorality is this, these arms and legs are still wrapped in a section, you haven't seen the three-point style in later generations, that's called eye-catching, no, it's immoral. He coughed dryly: "Mother, they are soldiers, so naturally they have to follow the rules of soldiers." As for whether it is immoral, it depends on who says it. Mother may not know very well, whether it is Zhuya or Yizhou, it is very hot, whether it is Yiren or Han people, it is very simple to dress. If they are all dismissed as immoral, will they not be in opposition to those people? Entering a township and following a custom, doesn't my mother feel very uncomfortable wearing so much? ”

"Uncomfortable? Isn't it uncomfortable to be naked? Daqiao said angrily, very dissatisfied with Sun Shao's explanation.

"I didn't let them go naked." Sun Shao spread his hands aggrievedly: "This is just the clothes you wear when you enter the water, do you have to be neatly dressed when you go into the water?" Don't hide it from my grandmother, I introduced the female pawns into the barracks, and it also played a role in changing customs. Mother may not know that when the sailors used to train in the water, the gang were all bare-bottomed, saying that they were reluctant to waste clothes, and I said it a few times, but they didn't listen, and then there were female pawns, and they didn't need me to say it, they all wore ox-nosed robes. ”

"You're still reasonable?" Daqiao was so angry that the lord was speechless, picked up the swimsuit on the case, and said hatefully: "As a king, you actually connived at this kind of immoral and unethical things, how can you build a country for a long time?" Aman, my king, you are not an ordinary person now, and every move you have to prevent bad hearts. ”

"Hey, why am I bringing bad hearts?" Sun Shao jumped up: "Mother, do you think this is my decision alone?" If it was really to satisfy my unsightly selfish desires, would my aunt agree? Can the five hundred maidens agree? Do you know that my aunt was the first to open the city gate in Xiangping, and the first to trap 20,000 Yi people in Yizhou? Why? It's because others look down on women and never think that women can go to the battlefield, and I do the opposite, so I even build miracles. It turns out that female pawns may not be the best fighters, but with hard training, they can become qualified fighters. Five hundred female pawns can calmly face the attack of 20,000 Yi people. Isn't that good? If a woman can fight for a place on the battlefield, why can't she do something else? Whether it's an aunt or a silver screen, they are all very good generals, fighting on the battlefield, don't let the eyebrows, that ...... That Lu family is called ...... The woman named Lu Shan, which one is not convinced by the study of mental arithmetic? Doctor Yu Shi came to Zhuya to check the accounts this time, just to rely on her as the biggest support, in this case, why not just let her serve in the court? ”

"Do you still want a woman to be an official?" Daqiao was confused by Sun Shao's words, and felt that he seemed to have misunderstood Sun Shao's meaning.

"I don't care if he's a man or a woman, as long as he's talented, I'll use it." Sun Shao waved his hand and said very calmly: "Yiyun Yin and Yang, people are divided into men and women, women account for half of the world's population, peasant women do not have so many rules, when Gaozu stung the people, Empress Lu also went to the field to farm, and the queens of the past dynasties also had to perform the gift of sericulture, thinking that the world women are role models." I'm just turning their false courtesies into facts, what's all the fuss? Mother, there are also many talents among women, if they are abandoned, it will be a great waste for them and for the country. You know, I was going to invite Zhuge Liang's wife to Zhuya at the beginning, because they thought that women should not show their heads, so they replaced his younger brother Zhuge Jun, but in my opinion, this Zhuge Jun is not a little worse than his sister-in-law Huang Yueying, if Huang Yueying can come, the process of my project can be greatly shortened. ”

(To be continued)