Chapter 659: Weighing the Pros and Cons
Twenty-three years after Jian'an, it was an early spring.
The spring in the north is cold, the south is already full of flowers, the great river goes to the east, and outside the Qu'a naval base, the ripples shine on people.
Liu Qi, the king of the Han Dynasty, stood in the harbor for a long time, looking at the turbulent river, his clothes fluttering, and a person beside him was seven feet tall, with purple hair, and the deep eyes of the river were shining.
Wuhou Sun Quan, who had been filial piety for three years, finally walked out of Ganlu Temple, and the monarchs and ministers of Jiangdong all looked around, expecting and apprehensive.
At that time, Sun Quan ignored the discussion of the ministers, and temporarily entrusted the military and political affairs of Eastern Wu to Liu Qi on his behalf, and now three years have passed, Liu Qigui is the king of the Han Dynasty, owning half of the country, and is about to rejuvenate the Han family, how to choose the foundation of the Sun family?
Jiangdong was stable for several years, Liu Qi implemented a new policy, the government was harmonious, the army and the people were happy, and there were many wars in the north, all of them were happy, and no one wanted to have any more wars at this time.
After a long time, Sun Quan turned around and looked at Gu Yong and the others, and said angrily: "I went out of the East China Sea, and there has been no Wu army since then!" ”
Gu Yong bowed and said: "Wuhou Shenwu is smart, and he will definitely be able to expand his territory and become a wolf." ”
The people in Jiangdong had different expressions, and they all followed Gu Yong's salute: "May the prince go here and win." ”
Sun Quan bowed slightly, turned around and saluted Liu Qi deeply: "I know the king and live up to this life." ”
After three years of lying on the salary and tasting courage, Sun Quan has also been relieved, let go of the past and re-examine himself, the hero does not ask where he comes from, and he wants to make contributions with his own ability.
Liu Qi also saluted: "Go to the east of the great river, the heroes of the waves, the general is going, I am afraid that he will not return!" ”
"Then there will be no return!" Sun Quan smiled proudly, and restored the momentum of Sun Zhongmou, who was sitting in Jiangdong, looking at the sea from afar, and said loudly: "If the eldest husband does not make meritorious achievements, how is it different from this passing water?" ”
Liu Qi didn't say anything more, hugged his fists and said, "Go solemnly!" ”
Sun Quan is also a hero in the world, otherwise he would not be able to gain a foothold in the troubled times, and was praised by many people in later generations, and now the mystery of his identity is revealed, and there is no constraint of the Jiangdong family, such as a bird out of the cage, the dragon returns to the sea, you can play to your heart's content, and there must be unexpected innovations.
Sun Quan laughed, said goodbye to everyone, stepped onto the battleship, hugged his fists at the bow of the ship and said, "Please wait for good news!" ”
The fleet went down the water, and the two generals on board, Wei Wen and Zhuge Zhi, commanded the three thousand naval troops, and shouted in unison: "The Han is mighty!" ”
Wei Wen is a distant relative of Sun Quan, the best at building ships and sailing, Sun Quan knows his ability, and is the first general to go to sea who was personally selected, and Zhuge Zhi is recommended by Liu Qi according to historical records, these two people are the heroes of the South China Sea in history.
The 3,000 naval army has the old generals of the Sun family, as well as Wu Guotai's henchmen, and the soldiers recruited from Lingnan, as well as the five hundred good boat-driving Shangoe, who basically all know how to repair ships and find the way, plus assemble a compass, it should not be difficult to find Ryukyu Island.
Originally, Liu Qi planned to let the fleet set off from Lingnan and directly cross the strait to find the island of Taiwan, but Sun Quan was eager to confirm his background and find those pirates who had failed the Sun family to take revenge, and decided to go to Ryukyu Island, so he had to set off from Qu'a nearby.
The fleet was far away, and it didn't take long for only a few sail shadows to be left on the sea level, and everyone retracted their gaze, even Gu Yong, who knew the inside story, couldn't imagine that Sun Quan would leave Jiangdong so simply and go to the depths of the dangerous and unpredictable sea.
While suspecting in his heart, he also secretly breathed a sigh of relief, Sun Quan confessed that he had obviously attributed Jiangdong to Liu Qi, and the Han Dynasty was about to re-prosper, wouldn't they be Zhongxing heroes again?
Everyone followed Liu Qi and turned back to Jianye, thinking about their own affairs, they couldn't participate in the war ahead, and there were many talents in Jingzhou in internal affairs, and if they didn't make meritorious contributions, it would be difficult to gain a foothold in the court in the future.
Back in the city, Liu Qi signaled everyone to go and get busy, arrange Sun Quan, and a stone fell to the ground in his heart, it was time to clean up the mess in the north.
was about to go to visit Cao Ren, but when he saw Gu Yong going and returning, he asked: "Now that the south has been decided, the Cao family is still breathing, Xianbei is raging in Hebei, Gongsun Kang covets Youzhou, and the king is in the Central Plains in the north, is there a good plan?" ”
Liu Qi said with a smile: "Cao Pi, Kebineng, and Gongsun Kang are not united, but the rabble, going north alone, there is no need to use a plan, the army is coming, and the enemy is like an autumn wind sweeping the leaves and ears!" ”
Gu Yongyan said: "The king is a martial artist, the world knows everything, but the three armies are concurrent, and countless money and food are needed. Now the Central Plains was initially decided, Huainan has not been revived, and I don't know where the grain and grass come from? ”
Liu Qi sighed lightly: "After years of fighting, even with the wealth of Jiangnan, it is difficult to support, and Lone is worried about this matter." ”
Gu Yongdao: "Our people of Jiangdong, although they can't rebel with the king, are willing to contribute to the country, and are willing to dedicate their family property to the imperial court, and are willing to eliminate violence as soon as possible, stabilize the world, and raise the prestige of our Han Dynasty." ”
"Really?" Liu Qi's eyes lit up and looked at Gu Yong: "What does this gentleman mean, or does it mean that everyone in Jiangdong does?" ”
Gu Yongyan said: "The rise and fall of the world is the responsibility of the husband, not to mention the ministers and other ministers who eat the court?" The Gu family is willing to be a pioneer, donate family property for the modest strength of the imperial court, and hand over the excess land to the public, advance and retreat with the king, and share glory and disgrace with the Han Dynasty. ”
"Ming Gong is really a righteous person!" Liu Qi was overjoyed, although the grain and grass in the army are barely enough now, if these families are willing to donate, then they can fight a rich battle.
The Han Dynasty family was already powerful, especially Liu Xiu started from the family, and in the later period of the Eastern Han Dynasty, the gate lord clan controlled the imperial court, from the Yuan family and the Yang family in the court, to the local scholars, whether the emperor or the magistrate, they were all influenced by it.
For a big family like the Gu family, one family can form an army of 10,000 people, and the children of the clan are all serving in the government, which is deep-rooted, which is also the reason why Sun Quan did not hesitate to kill heroes in the later period, but also suppressed the four major families.
This is quite similar to Liu Biao at the beginning, but Liu Biao is old, the eldest son is sick, the second son is young, and he has been lying flat to protect himself, Sun Quan is a hero after all, and he is unwilling to accept his fate, so he can only kill the killer, otherwise the foundation of the Sun family will be over.
The first new policy implemented by Liu Qi in Jiangdong was to abolish the inspection system and change it to the imperial examination, which is of course different from the imperial examination in history, and it is according to the technical examination.
This move caused an uproar, and the Jiangdong clan was extremely dissatisfied, and they were originally very cooperative with the recalculation of the land, but they were uncharacteristically pushed back and forth, although they did not dare to use force, but secretly they did not obstruct it.
Now the representatives headed by Gu Yong are willing to donate money and grain and hand over the excess land, how can Liu Qi not hear their voices, this is a sign of returning to the heart and recognizing the Lord, of course, he also wants to exchange for merit and go further.
Politics is the process of weighing the pros and cons, Liu Qi will not refuse people thousands of miles away, and discuss with Gu Yong at the moment, and he will take the lead in advocating righteous deeds to support Xinghan, and after it becomes large, Jiangdong will be used as a model to gradually implement it throughout the country.
After the discussion, Liu Qi said: "The public thinks of the country, the public is selfless, and can be a model for the world, and the public should be published in the "Xinghan Daily"!" If the juniors are willing to contribute to the country, they can go north with the lonely, and it is the right time for a good man to make contributions. ”
Of course, the more money and food, the better, don't look at the wars in the Central Plains, there are still a lot of private goods of those wealthy families, they are all waiting for speculation, opportunities can be given, but whether they can make meritorious contributions depends on the strength of the children of each clan, otherwise using these to weigh the merits, wouldn't it become a spirit emperor who sells official beards?