"Grass people Xun Yu to see Your Majesty."

Not long after, Xun You appeared in Liu Hong's bedroom.

Liu Hong looked at Xun You, who was paying homage, and a trace of appreciation flashed in his eyes.

Without it, just because of this dignified appearance, it is difficult for people not to appreciate it.

Everyone has a love for beauty, and the same is true for future generations, let alone at this time?

I think that when Liu Bei first saw Zhuge Kongming, he was first attracted by his appearance, and then began to be famous in Longzhong. And Pang Tong is not good looking, when Liu Bei first saw him, he didn't want to talk to him, so he arranged a position at random.

If it weren't for the fact that he later learned of his great talent, bowed his head to make amends, and wantonly wooed him, I am afraid that Pang Tong might not have joined Liu Bei's camp.

Therefore, Liu Hong's initial impression of Xun Yu is very good, and he is a famous figure in history, so Liu Hong smiled gently, "Gongda, don't be polite, get up!" ”

"No! Thank you, Your Majesty. Hearing this, Xun You stood up, but he muttered to himself in his heart.

Listening to His Majesty's tone, His Majesty doesn't have any prejudices against someone? Why was Situ Li Ying dismissed from his position as first assistant because of a certain one?

At this time, Liu Hong said, "Gongda, what are you good at?" ”

"Back to Your Majesty, the minister has studied Confucianism with his uncle since he was a child, and he has also been slightly involved in the art of war."

Hearing this, Liu Hong gently picked up the teacup and took a sip, and secretly thought to himself: "Isn't Xun You a strong strategic sense of the overall situation?" Could it be that I am mistaken? Is the overall strategic view Xun Yu's specialty? Ay! As time goes by, the memories of these later generations become more and more blurred. ”

Immediately, Liu Hong gently put down the teacup and said, "What advice does Gongda have?" ”

When Xun You heard this, he knew that the main event was coming, and he was suddenly shocked, and said loudly, "Your Majesty, the minister has three advices." ”

"Your Majesty attaches great importance to military power, and the military is a sharp weapon of the country, which can hurt others and oneself. Emperor Wu of the first Han Dynasty had a strong army, and broke the Xiongnu in the north, so that he did not dare to invade the south, but the soldiers were too strong, so that when Emperor Wu was in his later years, the people of the Han Dynasty were poor, and the prosperity of Wenjing's rule was not there. ”

"Although Your Majesty did not make war a matter of making money like his predecessors, the soldiers who participated in the war could be richly rewarded regardless of whether they were killed or disabled, so that there were soldiers' homes, and they were all rich, and now every time the Han army heard about the war, they all rejoiced."

"This situation is like the pre-Qin period, but the national strength of the Han Dynasty is rising, the east destroys Goguryeo, the north rejects Xianbei, and the southern barbarians do not dare to be presumptuous, so the grass people think that in recent years, the Han Dynasty is afraid that there will be no war, if they still support many large armies, it will greatly consume the treasury financial resources, and it is really worth the loss.

Liu Hong nodded when he heard this, Xun You said this, Liu Hong had already considered it, after all, at this time, the Xianbei army was all consuming the territory of Fuyu Kingdom, and there was no big war in the north for three years, and in this case, the Han Dynasty still supported nearly a million professional troops, which was really worth the loss, but the matter of disarmament was not a momentary decision.

So Liu Hong motioned to Xun You to continue.

"Your Majesty, in the past, the merchant was actually the mainstream of the treasury taxation, when the grass people learned of this, the grass people once thought that this was a rumor, but as it went by, the grass people knew that the Sang Hongyang of the Han Dynasty was a peerless talent, but the businessmen were more mercenary, and now the Han Dynasty did not have a law to restrain them, so the second admonition of the grass people is to ask Your Majesty to issue a law to restrain the merchants."

Liu Hong's eyes flashed when he heard this, and he said secretly, "Sure enough, although the Han Dynasty is the only one who respects Confucianism, those who are really talented and learn know the importance of the law. Immediately, Liu Hong thought of the Sang Hong sheep mentioned by Xun You, and couldn't help but sigh for a while, why?

Because this Sang Hong sheep is the first to put forward 'to build a country based on business, based on agriculture.' How could Liu Hong, who came from later generations, not know whether this national policy was correct or not? Unable to talk to such a big talent, Liu Hong can be said to be embarrassed!

At this time, Xun You suddenly bowed and said, "Your Majesty, the third admonition of the grass people is the most important, and the grass people ask Your Majesty to retreat." ”

Liu Hong was stunned when he heard this, then waved his hand, and the people waiting in the hall retreated one after another.

Seeing this, Xun You said loudly, "Your Majesty, the third admonition of the grass people is to ask Your Majesty to rectify the rule of officials, since ancient times, except for the officials appointed by the court, all of them are not the people in charge of the local affairs, and the rest are recruited by the people in charge, and the grass people have not taken this matter to heart, but seeing that Your Majesty has abolished the recruitment system, they know the harm of this, the private army harms the country, and the private officials mislead the country!" ”

Hearing this, Liu Hong suddenly got up and came to Xun You's side, paced back and forth, and after a while stopped and asked, "Gongda, is there a solution?" ”

"Abolish the probationary examination and open the imperial examination. Before His Majesty, the imperial examination system could provide talents to the imperial court every year, so that within five years, the officials of the Han Dynasty were all appointed by the imperial court, which complemented the official appointment standards issued by His Majesty. ”

"No kidding, right?" Liu Hong exclaimed in his heart, a person from a family took the lead in proposing the abolition of the probation system, is it really not a joke? Once this probationary system is abolished, it will do more harm than good to the family!

So Liu Hong asked puzzledly: "Gongda proposes to abolish the probation system?" Does Gongda know what it means to abolish the probation system? ”

Hearing this, Xun You said proudly: "Yingchuan Xun has no mediocre talent. ”

"Good, good, good." Liu Hong saw Xun You's arrogant appearance, and listened to Xun You's arrogant words, not only did he not have a trace of displeasure, but also applauded loudly.

Immediately, Liu Hong returned to his seat, stared at Xun You and said, "This matter is indeed very important, and when there is no complete solution, it must not be leaked." ”

"No"

Liu Hong nodded when he saw this, although Xun You said that there was no trace of the battle formation change strategy, rather than saying that he was good at it, but Liu Hong was still very satisfied with Xun You, besides, how to test the battle formation change?

The form on the battlefield is changing rapidly, if you don't come in person, how can you know its capabilities?

After chatting again, Liu Hong ordered someone to send Xu You back.

Xun You, who returned to Situ Li Ying's mansion, did not feel a trace of sleepiness, he knew that he had been valued by His Majesty, so he could do it again.

Sure enough, after dawn, Liu Hong summoned Xun You in the early dynasty, and after some torture, all the officials agreed with Xun You's talent.

Immediately, Liu Hong issued an order: "Yuzhou Xunyou is talented, and he has been recommended by Situ Li Ying, and he is specially appointed as the staff officer of the General Staff." Situ Li Ying recommended meritorious service and gave a pair of jasper. ”

"Thank you, Your Majesty."

Li Ying came out of the queue and thanked Xun Yu together.

At this time, Liu Hong said again, "Li Hao, pass on the decree." ”

Li Hao opened the holy decree and said, "Since I ascended the throne, there have been many wars, if there is no merit of soldiers, I am afraid that the world will be turbulent, but at this time, the war is getting farther and farther away, and then supporting many armies, it is really a waste of labor and money, so the "Art of War" is hereby issued. All the people of the Han Dynasty, whether they are relatives of the emperor, meritorious families, or ordinary people, must follow. ”