At the beginning of the lanterns, the moonlight dimmed, and the whole earth seemed to fall asleep.

In the old mansion of the Xun family in Yingchuan, a young man with an extraordinary face like a crown of jade was lying on the couch depressed, his eyes were blurred, holding a wine jug, and constantly pouring wine into his mouth.

The moonlight outside the window sprinkled on his face, and there was no trace of his former composure and confidence, and all that was left was decadence and confusion.

"Squeak."

The door was gently pushed open, and a handsome person, who was three points similar to the young man on the couch, walked in unhurriedly, frowned and sighed.

"Wen Ruo, stop drinking!"

Xun Yu didn't seem to hear, his eyes looked out of the window blankly, he kept looking up and pouring wine, there were water stains all over his body, and he couldn't tell whether it was wine or his tears.

Xun Zhan stood quietly in front of the couch, watching his younger brother self-anesthetize, and waited until he drank all the wine in the jug, then sighed and said:

"What can you do if you're like this?"

Xun Yu laughed at himself: "Now no one can make up for it, you venture back to Yingchuan this time, is Chen defeated and wants to be the emperor, right?" ”

Xun Zhan sighed and sat on Xun Yu's couch:

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"It's all at this time, shouldn't the lord be called the emperor?"

For example, the princes today, even if you count the Shixie of Jiaozhou, there are only nine left.

Among them, Cao Cao and Tao Qian submitted to Yuan Shao, and they could not be regarded as princes; Liu Bei and Liu Yan nominally belonged to Liu Biao, and they could only be regarded as one force.

Jiaozhou is vast and sparsely populated, and there is no strength to compete for hegemony at all, and Shixie Bacheng can't withstand the pressure of the Southern Han Dynasty, and it is a matter of time before he surrenders.

Therefore, the real princes are left in the Quartet, Dong Zhuo, Yuan Shao, Liu Biao, and Chen Wei, representing Guanzhong, Central Plains, Jiangnan, and Hebei respectively.

If only one of these four forces is the emperor, it is almost no different from seeking death, and they will soon be annihilated by the other three parties.

Even if there are two emperors, although the situation is corrupt, but the Han Dynasty has raised scholars for 400 years, there are still a large number of loyal and righteous people among the scholars, and there is no possibility of saving the sky.

But now that even Liu Biao, who is the queen of the clan, is called the emperor, how much of the prestige of the Han Dynasty remains?

Don't look at the three herds of the Liu family in the south, they are all relatives of the Han family, but the three of them are all descendants of the emperor of the Western Han Dynasty, and they have no relationship with the Guangwu lineage of the Eastern Han Dynasty.

Their method of claiming the title of emperor is not much different from Yuan Shao and Dong Zhuo in the eyes of many scholars who follow tradition.

This is also one of the reasons why Liu Bei was not recognized by the Central Plains family after he became emperor in Shuzhong.

According to the normal procedure, it should be that after the three Liu first established a Guangwu, even if they cede the throne to Liu Biao a few years later, they can also inherit the throne of Guangwu in the same vein.

The same sect gave way to Xian, which can be regarded as a good story for the ages.

But Liu Biao lost his mind somehow, and was fooled by Liu Yan and Liu Bei, and directly ascended the throne in Xiangyang and became the emperor.

Although he is still known as Han, he is no longer the same concept as the previous Han, just like Liu Bei's Shu Han, most of the people at the time called Shu Guo, not Han.

Liu Biao messed around like this, and his identity as a relative of the Han family not only failed to bring any help, but poured cold water on the people in the world who cherished the Han family.

Even a hardcore like Xun Yu was already discouraged.

Cao Cao didn't know why before, his temperament suddenly changed greatly, not only did he lose his previous perseverance and heroism, but even he, a like-minded person, avoided him.

When Yuan Shao's subordinates took over the affairs of Yanzhou, Xun Yu returned to the old mansion in Yingchuan alone.

Every day with wine, drunk like mud, no longer back to the previous state of the incense Xun order.

Xun Zhan also heard about Xun Yu's situation, and knew that Zhao Kong attached great importance to Xun Yu.

With Jia Xu's assistance, he quietly returned to Yingchuan, preparing to persuade this talented younger brother to join Hebei.

Xun Yu smiled bitterly and said: "Also, now that the general trend of the world has reached such a point, no matter whether Chen Yu wants to be the emperor or not, you will also force him to be the emperor." ”

Xun Zhan's gaze dodged, and he didn't dare to look at Xun Yu.

Although Zhao Kong has not officially claimed the title of emperor now, the family led by the Xun family has been persuading in various ways in order to obtain the merit of being a dragon.

"Wen Ruo, the decline of the Han family is a foregone conclusion, even the pseudo-Han in the south has no hope of unifying the world at all."

"You have always been smarter and more rational than me, you should be able to see that Hebei is the most hopeful one in the Quartet, so let's come with me to assist the lord."

Xun Zhan took Xun Yu's hand and said sincerely.

"It's a foregone conclusion?" Xun Yu sighed a little self-deprecatingly: "If it weren't for Chen's earth-shattering blow, the situation in the world might not have reached this point." ”

Xun Zhan shook his head and said, "The lord swore in front of us that the Han Emperor was definitely not killed by him. With the prestige of the lord now, there is no need to lie to our subordinates anymore. ”

Zhao Kong can be sure that Liu Xie was not killed by him, no matter what, Liu Xie is also the son of the Han Dynasty, if he really dies at his hands, his own luck will change greatly no matter what.

Therefore, in order to appease the hearts of the people of Hebei, Zhao Kong made a poisonous oath in front of all civil and military officials to prove his innocence.

People in this era attach great importance to oaths, and they also believe that the oaths made in public will be fulfilled, so after Zhao Kong made the oath, no one in Hebei really doubted him anymore.

Including Xun Yu who heard this, he also hesitated a little.

Indeed, with Zhao Kong's current identity and status, when the dignity of the Han family is lost, there is really no need to swear against his will.

But at this point, whether the emperor was killed by Zhao Kong is no longer the point, Xun Yu sighed and asked:

"Is Chen Wei really worthy of our Xun clan's refuge?"

Previously, the Xun clan was divided into two, and half of the clan moved to Hebei and overseas, and took refuge in Zhao Kong's side.

The other half of the elite of the clan stayed in Yingchuan to protect their ancestral industry on the surface, but in fact they secretly supported Xun Yu.

If Xun Yu is now under Zhao Kong's command, it will be equivalent to the entire Xun clan choosing Zhao Kong.

As one of the top four super families in the world, the Xun family has completely reserved capital and the strength to bet on multiple parties, no matter how optimistic Zhao Kong is, it is a bit reckless to take refuge in the family.

Xun Zhan smiled and said, "Wen Ruo, you haven't been to Hebei to really see it, you can't imagine how powerful Hebei is now." ”

"This year, the lord even abolished all agricultural taxes under his rule, banned non-governmental grain transactions, and transferred them to the unified collection and sales of local yamen."

"Through the local 'state-owned enterprises', a large number of industrial products are manufactured and sold to the people, making today's Hebei extremely prosperous."

Xun Zhan has been following Zhao Kong for quite a long time, and often brings out some words from Zhao Kong's spoken language when he speaks.

Although Xun Yu had never heard of these words, with his wisdom, he could completely guess seventy-seven-eighty-eight.

"If you follow this method, do you really have so many goods to sell to the people?"

As a master of internal affairs in this era, Xun Yu quickly grasped the biggest problem in Zhao Kong's policy.

Xun Zhan nodded and said: "In fact, the lord is not only the heir of the Yin and Yang family, but also the master of the Mo family and the Legalist family. ”

"The lord made a weaving machine, named the shuttle loom, which increased the efficiency of weaving by more than 20 times!"

"If it weren't for the lack of spinning now, I'm afraid that tens of millions of people in Hebei would have new clothes to wear."

"If you also know that Hebei Iron and Steel has a lot of literature, now after the lord took the grassland, he found a giant iron ore in the newly established Baotou County."

"In order to settle a large number of people on the grassland, the lord set up a second steel plant in Baotou County and recruited a large number of workers."

"Nowadays, there is so much steel in Hebei that it can't be used up, so we can only make a large number of steel buildings and then sell these exquisite buildings to the people......"

Listening to Xun Zhan's endless talk about Zhao Kong's way of governing the country, Xun Yu became more and more surprised, and there were more and more questions.

The two chatted until the second half of the night, and Xun Zhan said sincerely:

"Wen Ruo, the lord's development vision and internal affairs ability are definitely beyond the existence of Prime Minister Xiao He."

"It has only been more than nine years since he led the army to Taiwan Island, and it has taken less than two years to take Hebei."

"Under the macro-control proposed by the lord, as well as a large number of 'state-owned enterprises', Hebei is simply one day at a time, and the families who were originally forced to exchange land for shares have also made a lot of money."

"Brother Fool dares to say that as long as this development continues, with the output of the four prefectures of Hebei and the overseas islands alone, there will be no pressure to raise 50 million people in the entire Central Plains."

Since taking Hebei, Zhao Kong has planned to follow the path of dynastic socialism in the Bismarck era, incorporating some of the characteristics of Stalin's economy.

In less than two years, more than 200 state-owned enterprises were set up in the four prefectures of Hebei, and 30% of the shares of each state-owned enterprise were forcibly sold to local families.

This unprecedented economic model is incomprehensible to many people.

However, Tian Feng and others considered that they had grain from Taiwan Island and South Korea, and that they could afford to pay for the large amount of copper money that Dongying shipped back even if they messed up, so they honestly implemented Zhao Kong's policy.

However, since the beginning of this year, the wealth created by a large number of "state-owned enterprises" has snowballed, leaving everyone jaw-dropping.

The Hebei family, who originally obeyed Zhao Kong on the surface and secretly resisted, was even more full of oil this time, coupled with the temptation of overseas fiefdoms, almost all of them became Zhao Kong's staunchest supporters.

Even if the news came out that he had killed the emperor and hundreds of officials, these families who had benefited a lot also did their best to help control public opinion among the people, so that the people of the four states of Hebei did not cause any turmoil.

In addition to these Hebei families, including the various ministries of the grassland that had just been won not long ago, they were also involved in the large economic system.

Through state-owned enterprises, Zhao Kong used copper money to buy a large number of cattle, sheep and horses, and even wool that was worthless in the eyes of Xianbei people.

At the same time, the Xianbei people under his rule were allowed to use copper coins to buy everything including grain, salt, and ironware.

Unknowingly, these steppe barbarians abandoned the habit of bartering in the past and began to accept the concept of money.

Under the guidance of Zhao Kong, either explicitly or covertly, in recent months, many tribal leaders who have tasted the affluent life of the Central Plains have begun to abandon their past living habits.

Compared with slow-growing cattle and horses, the real value of wool production is significantly higher.

In order to harvest more wool, a large number of warriors who rode horses and archery were forced to herd sheep.

Although they were originally herders, they used to at least find time to hone their martial arts, but now they are trapped in sheep all day long, wondering how to produce more wool.

In addition, Zhao Kong, as the big leader, personally went to the tribes to ask for the proceeds of the wool, and the tribal leader had to give half to the herdsmen.

This not only won the support of a large number of herdsmen, but also turned all the thoughts of the Xianbei people under his rule to the sheep.

With the frenzied enclosure of sheep by various tribes, the alternative phenomenon of "sheep eating people" appeared on the Oriental prairie more than a thousand years in advance.

A large number of cultivated cattle, mutton, horses and wool textiles entered Hebei, making the four prefectures of Hebei more and more rich and powerful.

Although it does not mean that rich money and food will definitely win the world, it can bring infinite confidence to Xun Zhan and others.

It was precisely for this reason that Xun Zhan was willing to take the risk and personally returned to Yingchuan County under Yuan Shao's rule to persuade his younger brother, who was stronger than himself, to further strengthen Xun's position in Hebei.

Xun Yu thought for a while, then raised his head and asked:

"Fourth brother, have you considered it? You are now an important minister of Hebei, and your status is only below Tian Feng, tied with Cheng Yu. ”

"Gongda is also Chen's confidant and strategist, I'm afraid that only the mysterious Jia Wen is tied with Kekan."

"If I join Hebei again, are you sure that Chen Wei will not be jealous of our Xun clan?"

Xun Zhan smiled slightly and said confidently:

"You can rest assured about this, the lord is not very human, Shouyuan far exceeds us people, and those scruples of Gaozu do not exist in the lord at all."

"As long as the lord is alive for a day, who among the ministers will dare to speak out?"

"No matter how powerful my Xun clan is, the lord is also extinctional, in this case, where will there be jealousy?"

Xun Yu was silent for a moment, nodded and said, "Let me think about it for a few more days." ”

Xun Zhan also knew that he couldn't press too hard, so he smiled and said: "As soon as possible, the lord will be the emperor next month, and the front and the back are completely two concepts." ”

Xun Yu pursed his lips and said softly, "I know." ”

Looking at Xun Zhan who was leaving with a smile, Xun Yu was a little stunned, took out a note from his sleeve, and said to himself:

"Yuan Shao is suspected of being borrowed from the corpse to return his soul, he is really invincible, Wen Ruo quickly threw himself into Hebei, and used the power of Chen to destroy this demon! Meng De, is it true that the Han family can't be restored? ”

The reason why Cao Cao, Yuan Shu, and Tao Qian suddenly took refuge in Yuan Shao was undoubtedly because Yuan Chu used some means.

But Cao Cao is a masterpiece after all, how can it be so easy to be completely controlled.

In addition, he and Yuan Shao have been playing since childhood, so they naturally noticed the abnormality of this friend, but they were indeed powerless to resist, so they could only disguise themselves as obedient.

Although Cao Cao didn't dare to see Xun Yu directly, he also stuffed a note for him through his henchmen.

But Xun Yu knew very well that once he went to Hebei, the forces that supported the orthodox revival of the Han family would inevitably decline, and it would not even take long for it to disappear.

So after returning from Yanzhou, Xun Yucai has been hesitating, and even extremely rare borrowing wine to kill his sorrows.

But today he was persuaded by Xun Zhan like this, especially when Zhao Kong swore that Liu Xie was not killed by him, and he barely untied Xun Yu's heart knot.

Since there is a downhill slope, a smart person like Xun Yu naturally knows how to choose.

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