Chapter 165 is the next best thing

"Has the identity of the visitor been found? Also, it is necessary to find out whether Liu Garlic is involved. ”

In his heart, he still hopes that Liu Garlic can stay out of the matter, but judging from the current information, the possibility is very small.

It seems that while he is trying to change his own destiny, he has also unknowingly changed the trajectory of many people's fate.

The direction of history has become confusing, whether Emperor Ling of Han will appear, and whether the Three Kingdoms will come as scheduled, is already unknown.

Everything is already unpredictable, and he can only cross the river by feeling the stones, relying on his own efforts to find the ending.

"I haven't found out for the time being, but our people have successfully infiltrated the palace, and I believe that news will come in the near future."

After Yang Jian retired, Liu Zhi's heart fluctuated, after so long, he never calmed down and looked back at his life trajectory.

At first, he just wanted to be an ordinary small county marquis who didn't worry about food and clothing, and then he was trembling and walking on thin ice, thinking only about how to save his life.

In the end, he gradually realized that Gou alone could not save himself at all, and pinning his fate on the whim of others was like an ice floe that could overturn at any time.

So he copied the struggle of Emperor Huan of the Han Dynasty, fortunately, he, like the original, was full of luck and achieved his goal dangerously.

I didn't think it at the time, but when I looked back, I was shocked into a cold sweat.

The whole plan is actually full of loopholes, and it is too hasty, if it weren't for Liang Ji's arrogance and arrogance, it would not have been possible to succeed.

After ascending to the throne, he was unwilling to continue to copy the path of Emperor Huan of the Han Dynasty and be a faint monarch who was infamous through the ages, not to mention the rapid decline of the Han Dynasty, and even killed himself.

So he wants to be self-reliant, to reform, to make the country strong again, and at the same time to change his own destiny.

He also knows that his knowledge is limited and he is short board in handling government affairs, so he wants to rejuvenate the country by attaching importance to science and technology.

thought that if he removed a few mountains above his head, he would be able to guide the country and indulge in galloping.

But the cruel reality gave him a blow to the head, an emperor who could not centralize power, was controlled by others almost everywhere, and it was difficult every step.

It's just that in the past, it was the general and the Empress Dowager Liang, but now, it is the entire court with many factions, and it is the ancient thinking and system that collides with his thoughts......

If you want to reform, you must first change their thinking and concepts, but how difficult is it to ascend to the sky?

If you don't do it well, it will end up the same as Wang Mang.

Where do we go from here?

He's already at a crossroads, and it's really time to stop and reflect on himself.

Before, he was worried that he would be fiercely opposed, so he formulated the policy of boiling frogs in warm water, and wanted to change it quietly little by little.

But this policy requires a large number of henchmen who approve of his approach, and what he desperately needs now is talent.

Chen Fan, Dong Ban, Li Ying...... There are too few people who can be sent to the localities to do practical things, and they cannot play a role in influencing the general trend.

Now that there is a potential threat, even threatening his rule, it seems that he is still too merciful to kill decisively.

Modern thinking gives him many advantages, but at the same time, it is also a double-edged sword, people-oriented, the concept of attaching importance to life, which makes him subject to others everywhere and difficult.

Only by blending these two ideas together can we find a path that is truly suitable for his development.

In terms of innovation, learn from modern times, and in terms of style, it is still necessary to be consistent with the style of the ancients.

Liu Zhi took a deep breath and secretly warned himself, remember, this is a troubled time, and troubled times should be restricted, not blindly benevolent.

He closed his eyes, and after a moment, when he opened them again, the determination and determination in his eyes were noticeably different from before.

"Someone is coming, passing on Gu Xuan."

He must give full play to Long Linwei's role as a secret agent, take the initiative to attack, and turn passivity into initiative, instead of waiting to see the move, tired of running for his life.

At this time, Taishan County, thousands of miles away, the Jizhou Army, which was rapidly moving south from Jinan County, had recovered Taishan County.

However, the Youzhou Iron Cavalry, which advanced eastward, took over Juping County left by Duan Xi, and formed a semicircular solid defense line with the Jizhou Army and Tian Zheng's men and horses led by Li Ying.

However, the Liangzhou army went south to the state of Lu, preparing to quickly advance to Peixian to meet Dong Ban's army.

In the face of the unstoppable officers and soldiers, Gongsun Ju's sphere of influence continued to move eastward, and now it is mainly in the area of Nanwuyang and Dongpingyang in the east of Taishan County, while Donghai County in Xuzhou has almost completely fallen.

However, places such as Dongping Kingdom and Juyeze in the north of Yanzhou are still under the control of the rebels, but if Duan Xi succeeds in taking over Dong Ban this time, he can cut off the rebels.

Therefore, the focus of the entire strategic layout has been focused on Dong Ban's whereabouts, where is he?

It's impossible for 20,000 people to fly at the same time.

Deng Yan disguised himself as a foreign merchant who bought dried fish, and spent the past few days shuttling around the wharf, seriously bargaining with others.

"The big shopkeeper, the dried fish in our Wu Mansion is already the best in Pei County, this price can't be fairer, it can't be less."

This Wu Mansion is the largest Haoqiang in Pei County, with hundreds of fishing boats in the mansion, and almost all of the nearby wharves belong to his family.

It is said that the backers of the Wu Mansion are also very hard, and there are many people in the family, and several of them hold important positions under the Yuzhou Assassin History.

There are even rumors that the Wu family also has people in Kyoto, and the local government and these wealthy families are also colluding with each other to seek common interests.

Because the situation there is not good, the fresh aquatic products from Weishan Lake cannot be transported, so they can only be dried into dried fish and sold.

However, the price of dried fish was also kept very low, and the market was not smooth, so when I saw new merchants, I was very enthusiastic.

"The condition is passable, but it's too little, it's not cost-effective to run a trip, don't you say it's the largest in Pei County, just this inventory?"

Deng Yan changed his name to Yan Cheng, and deliberately shook his head with disdain, "It seems that I shouldn't have come to Pei County, if it weren't for the bandits over there in Juye, where would I retreat to the second, and I ended up running in vain, alas~"

The words made the steward of the Wu Mansion very ashamed, "The boats were requisitioned by the government a few days ago, and these days they are not allowed to go fishing far away, and there are indeed not many of them."

Otherwise, I will give you a little less price, and I guarantee that your next arrival will be more and better. ”

Deng Yan's eyelids jumped, and he deliberately shook his head and sighed according to the joy in his heart.

"Look at what you said, since your government here often requisitions ships, how can you guarantee that they will not be requisitioned in the future?"

"This kind of thing is an accident, and in a few days, those people will be sleepy......"

The steward's mouth was about to leak for a while, so he quickly stopped, "Hey, there won't be a next time anyway, if it's like this, our family master won't obey." ”

Deng Yan pretended not to understand the loopholes in his words, and he didn't ask for further research on the spot, but only nodded, "Since that's the case, then I'll think about it." ”