The Son of Heaven breathed a sigh of relief: "That's good, I know you must have a way." Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 infoHowever, although Guanzhong Tuntian has achieved initial results, this year is in a hurry after all, and I have spent a lot of money on a trip, and it is estimated that your RI this year is tight enough. It is difficult to completely annihilate the Qiang people, but you have to kill Song Jian as soon as possible. ”

Liu Xiu bowed and said, "Your Majesty is wise." ”

"How dare you be the king." The face of the Son of Heaven was a little ugly, it seemed that Song Jian's claim to be the king was really angry with him, and he had already put him in a higher priority position than the rebellion. "Emperor Gao has an appointment, if he is not high, he cannot be crowned a marquis, and if he is not a descendant surnamed Liu, he Song Jian actually dares to be the king, and he really doesn't take the court seriously. Such a chaotic minister and thief, everyone will be punished, how can he be allowed to swagger in the world. ”

Liu Xiu felt a little uncomfortable in his heart, on the one hand, it was the beating and youhuo implicit in the words of the Son of Heaven, and on the other hand, it was an antipathy to hereditary inequality that had been strange for a long time. In the previous life, the second generation of officials was annoying, not to mention that the one in front of him didn't know how many generations it was, if it wasn't for the Empress Dowager Dou's greed for power, how could he, a declining royal family, have the opportunity to ascend to Jiuding, and now make this posture of giving up to me?

Just because you don't know what fraction of the blood is in your veins? You think you're a thoroughbred and want to talk about pedigrees?

Liu Xiu bowed down silently: "The minister leads the edict, when there is food after the autumn, the minister will do his best to sweep away Song Jian." ”

"I believe in you." The Son of Heaven waved his wide sleeves, looked at the rolling wheat waves outside, and smiled: "I think now that although your method is slower, it is indeed much safer." Do your job well, and I won't treat you badly. ”

Liu Xiu said goodbye, and then got out of the car backwards. The Son of Heaven drove slowly, and Liu Xiu hurriedly returned to his position and escorted the Son of Heaven back to Chang'an.

As soon as the Son of Heaven returned to Chang'an, he decided to return to Luoyang, he issued an edict to Liu Xiu, there are many affairs in Guanzhong, you don't have to send it far, the autumn harvest is imminent, you should prepare for the war. Liu Xiu received the edict and stopped when he sent the Son of Heaven to Xinfeng. Standing on the side of the road, watching the Son of Heaven's car gradually move away, Liu Xiu straightened his waist and let out a long sigh.

Changshi Xun Yu, Jun Mou Xun You, and Sima Fu Xie got together and whispered something, and kept sighing and shaking their heads between words, looking worried. Yan Zhong walked over and said to a sloping area not far to the east: "General, do you know what kind of place it is?" ”

Liu Xiu shook his head absentmindedly.

"That's Hongmen." Yan Zhong smiled and stomped the ground under his feet: "This is Xinfeng. Xinfeng, Xinfeng County, is Emperor Gao, in order to please the Emperor Taishang, so that he has a familiar native voice, so that he will not be lonely, and all the people in his hometown have moved here, and the people of the world call it filial piety. ”

Liu Xiu felt that there was something wrong with his voice, and turned his head to look at him.

"However, when the Taigong was captured in King Xiang's army, and King Xiang wanted to cook the Taigong, Emperor Gao said, and give me a piece of the pie." The corners of Yan Zhong's mouth were crooked, with endless sarcasm: "Who remembers his unfilial piety at that time?" ”

Liu Xiu smiled silently, he remembered that Zheng Banqiao, one of the eight monsters, said that among the ancient books, only the "Historical Records" was the best, and the "Historical Records" was the best in the "Hongmen Banquet", and he was now standing in the place where this big drama that changed history was staged, Yan Zhong's words He understood that it was Liu Bang's filial piety to his father, referring to his loyalty to the Son of Heaven, and Yan Zhong was using every opportunity to break the remaining worries in his heart.

In fact, Yan Zhong is simply redundant, he has no loyalty to the Son of Heaven, he just can't bear to see the world in misery.

"Follow this water to the south, is Lishan, where there is the Mausoleum of Qin Shi Huang, and over there, there is also a beacon tower, which is said to be where the princes of Zhou Youwang are located......" Yan Zhong pointed to the peaks in the distance, like a dutiful tour guide, but he talked about the rise and fall of ancient and modern times. Liu Xiu listened quietly, but his thoughts were a little flustered, he had the impression that the terracotta warriors and horses of Qin Shi Huang were here, but now they were still sleeping underground, and he didn't need to dig them, because Qin Shi Huang's military array was not important to him, but it is said that there are many ancient books hidden in the Mausoleum of Qin Shi Huang, will there be rare books of ancient history recorded in them?

"Mr. Gongxiao, do you believe that there is a God?"

Yan Zhong was stunned, he was telling Liu Xiu about people, how could he get involved with God? It seems that Liu Xiu still has some scruples about the so-called providence. He smiled, "I believe in God, but I think God may be busy and may not have time to take care of human affairs." ”

Liu Xiu smiled, this guy is a bit of an atheist bachelor. "Why?"

"It's simple. Zhang Jiao is said to be able to communicate with the gods, but he is not defeated by Mr. Lu's men? Don't talk about him, which of the so many people who made things in the name of God before was not suppressed by the imperial court? If God really does, it certainly wouldn't be like that. If he blesses them, they will not be defeated, and if he does not bless them, then why does he not punish these people who use his name fraudulently? ”

Liu Xiu glanced at him, and the two of them understood and laughed in unison. Xun Yu glanced over here, walked over, and arched his hand with a smile: "What are the generals and Mr. Gongxiao saying so happy, can you share it with us?" ”

"Mr. Gongxiao said that Zhang Jiao pretended to be a ghost." Liu Xiu briefly repeated it, and then asked, "Wen Ruo, what do you think of the war in Kanto?" ”

Xun Yu shook his head: "I don't think the prospect is good. Although Mr. Lu won the small battle, he did not hurt Zhang Jiao's vitality, and now he is besieging Julu City with inferior forces, which is not the best strategy. Once Zhang Jiao eases up, he will inevitably counterattack, and at present, it seems that he has not been able to break through the stalemate. ”

Liu Xiu nodded slightly, he also felt the same, Lu Zhi took advantage of the victory to attack Julu, which looked very exciting, but in fact, he had forced himself into an embarrassing realm. Attacking, the strength is insufficient, it is difficult to attack, retreat, will fall morale again. The current situation is far from being solved by his 20,000 or 30,000 people, there are countless homeless people behind Zhang Jiao, and this battle cannot be won without killing Zhang Jiao.

"The generals of the Kwantung region are not stupid people, but it is a pity that the troops are scattered and cannot work together, which makes Zhang Jiao delay so far. The longer it drags on, the more unfavorable it will be to the imperial court, and if you want to break this deadlock, the only troops that can be used at the moment are Bingzhou and Liangzhou. If Zhao Zhonglang led the army to go down to Jingcheng, and the general led the Liangzhou army out of Wuguan, things would be different. ”

Liu Xiu glanced at Xun Yu in surprise, and said in his heart that this guy is really smart, if it is really as he said, then the pressure on the yellow scarves of Julu and Nanyang will increase greatly, once these two roads are torn apart, they can only retreat back and compress to the area of Qingxu Jianghuai, which is the place where the cavalry is crisscrossed, and the yellow turbans can't defend if they want to.

It's a pity that the Son of Heaven doesn't mean this at all.

"Bingzhou must guard against Xianbei, it is said that Xianbei is now in civil strife, and Lian and Murong Feng will not give in, and they will fight for the right culprit, and the state army cannot leave the garrison lightly. As for Liangzhou, Wen Ruo, do you think that with our current strength, we can make the Liangzhou soldiers obedient? ”

Xun Yu sighed: "Therefore, our most important task now is to pacify Liangzhou, and to pacify Liangzhou, we must expand the scale of Tuntian in Guanzhong, and if we want to expand the scale of Tuntian in Guanzhong, the most urgent thing is population." General, have you asked Your Majesty for an edict to allow the displaced people to enter Guanzhong through Bingzhou, and that Bingzhou will bear some grain? ”

Liu Xiu had asked the Son of Heaven for an edict before, asking for the displaced people to move to Guanzhong, but the biggest problem with the migration of the displaced people was who would bear the food on the way, the Son of Heaven had no money, and the money and property of the counties under the division had to be supplied to the Beijing Division. This year's achievements in Tuntian came from the support of Guanzhong Haoqiang, who used the efficiency brought by the new farming machinery to expand the amount of cultivation, but these amounts have been released almost, and if there is no large number of people coming in, there will be no greater growth next year.

Xun Yu proposed that the state bear part of the cost of the displaced people, so as to open a road from Jizhou to Guanzhong, which can be regarded as a more feasible method. "What Wen Ruo said is very true, please don't plan to play it, I'll send someone to catch up. In addition, please go back to Jinyang. ”

Wang Yun made a bitter face: "General, let me borrow money again?" ”

Liu Xiu scratched his head embarrassedly: "Zishi, I can't help it." You tell them that after the harvest next fall, I will pay off the debt. ”

"Next year?" Xun Yu was taken aback: "General, you won't be able to do it next year, you still have to pacify Liangzhou." ”

"Wen Ruo, it's good to be able to borrow it, so don't pick and choose, and make it difficult for the submaster." Liu Xiu smiled helplessly: "Let's all tighten our belts, we can only hope to produce more grain next year, not only to pay off the debt, but also to have some surplus." ”

Xun Yu saw that Liu Xiu was determined, so he had to nod and agree. He is now Liu Xiu's housekeeper, but this family is really difficult to do. Guanzhong Tuntian has just begun, and this year's income has been advanced to Na Haoqiang in exchange for their early investment, and they wanted to bring more displaced people from Bingzhou, but in this way, next year's income will also have to repay the debts of the people of Bingzhou, and if you want to have a harvest, you will get later.

This is called Yin eating grain, right?

At the same time as the headache, Xun Yu felt a little relieved, Liu Xiu still refused to plunder the wealth of the people at will under such a difficult situation, so when he had money, of course, he would not arbitrarily strip the family property of the family, which was good news for them, indicating that Liu Xiu's idea of not wanting to use strong means against the family was not a painstaking effort, and it really became a long-term strategy.

Xun Yu is also a family, of course he doesn't want Liu Xiu to use brutal means to plunder the wealth of the family, but he is not an ordinary child of the family, he can stand at a higher level to look at this problem, knowing that the uncontrolled development of the family will hollow out the foundation of the empire, how to solve the problem between the two, so that the family becomes the pillar of the empire instead of a moth, this has become a problem that Xun Yu must consider.

He didn't know if Liu Xiu's solution would eventually solve the problem, but he believed that this was the best solution that could be chosen. Common development, appropriate suppression of the family, concession to the people, and laying a solid foundation are beneficial to the family and the empire.

……

Zuo Feng Yi Gaixun hurriedly walked into the line of the Son of Heaven and bowed to the Son of Heaven who was wearing regular clothes.

The Son of Heaven gave him a hand, motioned for Gai Xun to get up, pointed to the seat opposite, and motioned for Gai Xun to sit down. Gai Xun kowtowed again, and then sat down, his back straight, but his eyelids drooped, waiting for the inquiry of the Son of Heaven.

"You gave me a note, I read every one seriously." The Son of Heaven said in a harmonious voice, "I have walked around the Guanzhong these days, and I feel that the effect of the Tuntian in this Guanzhong is still good, at least it can be self-sufficient, and I don't need to bother to allocate money and food for these soldiers." ”

Gai Xun nodded and said: "Your Majesty Shengming, although Guanzhong Tuntian is only the first to achieve results, as long as you raise it well, don't make extraneous branches, supply the soldiers under General Wei's account, and stabilize Liangzhou, it is still something to do." ”

The Son of Heaven couldn't help but laugh: "Are you talking about my western tour?" ”

Gai Xun was silent. The Son of Heaven smiled a little unnaturally and was relieved again. It is precisely because of Gai Xun's uprightness that he trusts Gai Xun. "I also know that this trip to the west has increased the burden on the people along the way, so I also tried my best to reduce the driving, but the ministers refused to save it for safety reasons, otherwise, I would only take hundreds of tigers and feather forests to make the trip, where do I need such a big expense."

Gai Xun broke out in a cold sweat and hurriedly bowed to the ground: "Your Majesty, by all means." Your Majesty is the king of a country and the lord of the world, how can there be any mistakes? The son of a daughter, he can't sit down, and the minister just said that His Majesty doesn't have to work hard, and has no other meaning. ”

The Son of Heaven laughed, waved his hand and said, "Don't worry, although I am not as brave as General Wei, I am not weak. I read ancient and modern stories in the palace and found a problem, but there are few heroes among emperors who do not go through civil affairs. I came from the people, although I am no stranger to civil affairs, but I was too young at that time, and I was not sensible, and now I am the lord of the world, I know that the people's livelihood is difficult, and I want to look around, but I am not so ziyou. General Wei is in charge of Guanzhong, what can be the accident? ”

Gai Xun still didn't dare to be careless, his original intention was to persuade the Son of Heaven not to go on patrol, the cost was too great, and now the national strength was insufficient, so don't make it worse, but the Son of Heaven said such a reason, the meaning of insisting on patrolling is obvious, and even at the expense of reducing the guards, then something really happened, he Gai Xun is to blame. "Your Majesty, you should be cautious in everything, the fish and dragon are white, and the sage will not do it."

"Gai Qing's loyalty, I know." The Son of Heaven waved his hand, not wanting to dwell on this issue any longer, he also knew Gai Xun's temper, once he got up, no one could persuade him. "I want to ask you, what do you think of General Wei...... How is it? ”

Gai Xun had long known that the Son of Heaven would ask him these questions, and immediately replied: "The minister thinks that General Wei's soldiers are unique, worthy of being Duan Gong's disciple, and he has the potential to be better than the blue. In the first battle of Taoshui, more than 100,000 Qiang people were broken, which can be seen. The minister thought that it was really a wise move for His Majesty to send General Wei to quell the Qiang rebellion. ”

"Oh, what do you say?" The Son of Heaven was in high spirits. When he was in Guanzhong, Liu Xiu mentioned his military exploits, and he pushed the credit to others, and he couldn't talk to those soldiers one by one, so he always didn't understand, and now Gai Xun took the initiative to talk about it, he was naturally full of interest.

"The minister thinks that General Wei has the strength of Liangzhou Sanming, a combination of rigidity and softness, a good way to soothe and suppress, and is good at ......" Gai Xun said this, and suddenly felt a little inappropriate, but the Son of Heaven looked at him, and he didn't say well: "Good at pretending to be a god and playing ghosts, with the way of others, and the body of others, it plays a very important role in winning the submission of the Qiang people." ”

The Son of Heaven: "Hahaha...... You don't have to shy away from this, I've always known his ability to pretend to be a ghost. ”

"Your Majesty...... Know? ”

"I know, I know, he still performed in front of me." The Son of Heaven thought of the almost smooth beauty, and couldn't help but feel a little regretful, this time the time to Guanzhong was too tight, and he didn't let Liu Xiu perform for him again, so that he could enjoy it. "He doesn't believe in this himself, but now it seems that this side door is used well, and it is indeed very useful."

"Your Majesty, what the minister is worried about is that those Qiang people listened to his Gu huo, and they will ...... it from now on" Gai Xun said worriedly: "This is only afraid that it will be unfavorable to the imperial court." ”

The Son of Heaven was stunned for a moment, his brows furrowed, he thought for a moment, and then said, "I know this, you go on." ”

Gai Xun was puzzled, so he had to skip this topic, and then commented on Liu Xiu's acting characteristics. He said that Liu Xiu was not a simple fuss, nor was it a simple suppression, he was dividing the Qiang people, and then using the Qiang to govern the Qiang. This method was not unused before, but Liu Xiu used it more extremely, he built the Qiang Seven Battalions to curb the development of the Qiang people, and at the same time used the Han Seven Battalions to balance the Qiang Seven Battalions and protect Liangzhou, while in Guanzhong, he put the main Jing on the Tuntian, and used the grain in the Guanzhong Tuntian to feed the Han Qiang Seven Battalions in Liangzhou, and there was a slight difference in the Han Qiang Seven Battalions, the Han Seven Battalions were fully supplied, but the Qiang Seven Battalions were half purchased, and the Qiang Seven Battalions were stabbed to rob the Qiang tribes and weaken each other in the battle.

The Son of Heaven listened carefully and nodded again and again: "What do you think of Liu Xiu's new policy in Guanzhong?" ”

Gai Xun said without thinking: "The minister is happy and worried. ”

The Son of Heaven looked at him in surprise: "Happiness can be solved, where does worry come from?" ”

"Your Majesty, I beg your pardon. General Wei's new policy in Guanzhong has just been implemented for a year, and all the ethnic groups in Guanzhong have already fallen into it, thinking that in another three or five years, Guanzhong and Liangzhou will inevitably support General Wei's new policy as well as Merge Prefecture. For the Han Dynasty, this is of course a good thing, if it can be pacified like the Xianbei people, the Qiang chaos can be pacified, the northwest is stable, and it will no longer become a trouble for His Majesty, wouldn't it be a great good thing? But Your Majesty don't forget, the world's Jing soldiers, all in the quiet and Liang, now Bingzhou is a follower of General Wei, Liangzhou with the establishment of the Hanqiang Seven Battalions, will also be the head of General Wei, Youzhou is General Wei's Xiangzi, General Zuo Gongsun Zan is General Wei's classmate, Shanggu Taishou Lu Min is General Wei's brother, this Youliang Sanzhou is under the control of General Wei, how Lu Zhonglang made meritorious service in Julu, when the time comes, there is Lu Jun in the court, and there are General Wei and General Zuo in the frontier, if they are loyal to the country, they are naturally the pillars of the country, If you have a heart of disobedience, this half of the country will not be owned by Your Majesty for a while. ”

The Son of Heaven was shocked, and a drop of cold sweat dripped from his forehead.