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"Jiamou, Shenpei, Tian Feng committed suicide, Yecheng surrendered without a fight, are you relieved?"

Zhou Zhong chuckled, but didn't speak.

He was indeed relieved, but not only because of these.

What he was relieved of was that Lujiang had been saved, and although it was not complete, it was better than other counties.Even if the emperor wants to force Dutian in the Central Plains, Lujiang will not be greatly affected.

As for the Zhou family, it is a model of supporting the imperial court, so there is nothing to worry about.

It's just that these words can only be hidden in the heart and cannot be spoken.

"The emperor has conquered but not fought, and Jizhou is pacified. Although Junrong failed to make great achievements, he has been recognized by the emperor and is about to move to Yizhou. In such a situation, what is there to worry about?"

"The Son of Heaven is going to try out virtuous government in the Bohai Sea."

"Try to implement virtuous government?" Zhou Zhong was slightly stunned, and then smiled: "Isn't what we are practicing virtuous government now?"

Yang Biao sighed. "Obviously some people think so, so they want to put an end to the land order in Bohai, promote education, and purely govern with virtue, in order to seek kingship."

The smile on Zhou Zhong's face froze, and he said after a while, "Which rotten scholar is this? What's wrong with the Son of Heaven? How could he agree to such absurd suggestion?"

"You also think it's ridiculous?" Yang Biao shook his head helplessly, and pushed over a document on the case. "You also know this person, Pengcheng Zhang Zhao."

Zhou Zhong frowned, and his mouth was pursed, wanting to curse.

But he didn't scold, not because he was worried about Zhang Zhao, but because he was worried about the emperor.

Based on his understanding of the Son of Heaven, the Son of Heaven was able to agree to such an absurd proposal, not because he was confused, but because he retreated to advance and lured the enemy into deeper.It would be inappropriate if Yang Biao misunderstood him as scolding the emperor if he made a careless statement.

Zhou Zhong read it once, thought about it, read it again, and smacked his lips. "This is not a plan that Zhang Zhao can draw up alone. There are people behind it, and they are people who are familiar with the New Deal."

"Who do you think it will be?"

Zhou Zhong raised his eyelids, looked at Yang Biao, smiled, and put down the document. "Does it matter?" He then sighed again. "Such a talent, but still has doubts about the New Deal, I'm afraid it's not that I don't know enough, but that I'm blinded by profit..."

Yang Biao raised his hand and signaled Zhou Zhong not to say any more.

As soon as he saw the document, he knew that the person behind Zhang Zhao was probably Xun Yu.Although Xun Yu is not in Chang'an, Xun Wenqian is. If these words reach Xun Wenqian's ears, they will inevitably be embarrassed when they meet in the future.

"If a wise man is like this, others can see it." Yang Biao rubbed his hands. "The Son of Heaven allowed Zhang Zhao to act in such a way. Thinking about it, he knew that attacking the heart is difficult to attack the city, so he must encircle three buildings and one, so that those foolish people have a way out and avoid trouble."

Zhou Zhong nodded, agreeing with Yang Biao's opinion.

"Then you came to me to discuss this matter?"

"Well, the emperor is not in the capital, so he can't hold a court meeting. If there is something to do, I have to discuss it first. Before I go to see Jia Wenhe, I want to discuss it with you first, so as not to show timidity in front of Jia Wenhe."

Zhou Zhong rolled his eyes and suddenly smiled. "Yang Wenxian, I probably know what kind of person Jia Wenhe is. Even if he has an opinion about such a thing, he won't say anything. Why do you worry about him? You think this is difficult and you want to drag me Right? Let me tell you, don’t even think about it. The emperor has an edict, the Taiwei governs the soldiers, and Situ governs the people. In addition to water and soil, our Sikong Mansion also has supervision affairs. Besides, your Situ Yan is so capable, why don't you let him share more responsibility?"

Yang Biao pointed at Zhou Zhong with a finger, and scolded with a smile: "You old thief, you can hide quickly at this time. I know that your Zhou family in Lujiang has already gone to the fields, so there is nothing to worry about. But don't forget, Zhang Zhao is still there after all. He is Sun Ce's staff member, and has an inexplicable relationship with your son Zhou Yu..."

Zhou Zhong stood up. "You don't come here. Even if you get involved, Zhang Zhao can't get involved with me."

Yang Biao was quick-eyed and grabbed Zhou Zhong's sleeve. "Sit down and want to run before you finish talking, can you run away?"

Zhou Zhong struggled twice, but couldn't get away, so he had to sit down again.

The two chatted and laughed for a while, and then sighed at the same time.

"The Son of Heaven is lenient on Bohai Net, which means that there will be no further concessions in Jizhou?" Zhou Zhong said.

"Should be." Yang Biao nodded and said, "Although the Son of Heaven didn't say it directly, he announced Xun Gongda's conquest of Liaodong so quickly, which shows that he has no plan to return to Beijing in the short term. He wants to occupy Jizhou with a large army and supervise other counties Country field."

"So, the reason why he promised Sun Junrong to conquer Yizhou was also to send Sun Junrong away so as not to hinder him?"

Yang Biao raised his eyebrows, but did not speak.

Zhou Zhong rolled up his sleeves and fanned the wind, feeling a little irritable.

The Son of Heaven is getting stronger and stronger, and these arrangements are being made step by step, without giving them any chance to interfere.When Shi Sun Rui was preparing for the war in Yizhou, Ju Jun returned to Chang'an and took office as Zhijinwu, and there was no old minister by the emperor's side.

As for Han Sui, that man had already been tamed by the emperor, and he would not have the slightest desire to resist.

"Wen Xian, if the emperor wants to stay in Jizhou, shouldn't we also rush to Jizhou to serve him? The Sangong is thousands of miles away from the emperor, and it is not a problem after all to rely on paperwork."

Yang Biao smiled. "I think so too. As you said just now, it is a matter of Situ's mansion to save the fields. Since the emperor wants to spend the fields in Jizhou, I should naturally go to Jizhou instead of pointing out here."

Zhou Zhong said with emotion: "I will accompany you for a walk."

"You can't go." Yang Biao vetoed it. "You and I are gone, only Jia Wenhe is left, how can we do it? The Taiwei governs the army, not the people."

Zhou Zhong suddenly realized, pointing at Yang Biao, hesitant to speak.

Only now did he understand that Yang Biao came to him because he wanted him to stay in Chang'an and balance Jia Xu.

Chapter 948

Zhou Zhong stroked his beard, silent.

It is not difficult to check and balance Jia Xu, and it can even be said that there is no check and balance at all.

The reason is also very simple, Jia Xu hardly cares about things.During the period when the emperor was not in the capital, the defense of Chang'an City was always in charge of Weiwei Wangfu, and when Jujunzhi Jinwu arrived, Jia Xu had nothing to do.

Wang Fu and Ju Jun are the strength of their lineage. I heard Jia Xu's Ma Teng is Guang Luxun, and now he is by the emperor's side.

Besides, Jia Xu is not someone who likes to fight for power, so why check and balance.

"Wen Xian, are you worrying too much? Jia Wenhe is not good at fighting for power. If you hadn't persuaded him, he wouldn't even be a captain."

Yang Biao glanced at Zhou Zhong. "I'm not worried about Jia Wenhe, but you."

"us?"

"Yes, especially Ju Yuanying." Yang Biao frowned slightly. "He's an old man, but he still behaves like a child. Thanks to the magnanimity of the emperor, he misses the old kindness, doesn't care about him, and proposes him to be the Jinwu. When he arrives in Chang'an, if he is still so ignorant What should I do? The scholars of Taixue and the soldiers in Guanzhong seem to be in conflict with each other, but in fact there are serious contradictions. If one is not handled properly, Chang'an may be in chaos."

Zhou Zhong suddenly realized.

What Yang Biao worried about was not Jia Xu fighting for power, but Jia Xu not doing anything.

Chengnan Taixue has gathered thousands of scholars. Although the scale is far smaller than that of Luoyang Taixue, they are not weak at all in discussing and criticizing the government. Liangzhou people who moved to Guanzhong are also one of the targets of their criticism. .Only with Yang Biao in the middle to mediate, the conflict did not intensify.

Once Yang Biao leaves Chang'an, and Ju Jun, who has a more intense temperament, comes to Chang'an, without Jia Xu's cooperation, it's hard to say whether Chang'an can maintain the situation of fighting without breaking.

"The emperor's delay in returning to court is against the system."

"Who says it's not." Yang Biao sighed, "I went to Yecheng this time to persuade the emperor to return to the court. As for Dutian in Jizhou, it is enough to arrange competent people. Why should the emperor personally sit in the town?"

Zhou Zhong got up and flicked his sleeves. "Let's go, let's go to Taiwei's Mansion and visit Jia Wenhe."

Yang Biao tidied up a bit, and went out with Zhou Zhong.

Sangong's mansion is very close, and there is no need to prepare a carriage, the two walked side by side, and after a few steps, they arrived at Taiwei's mansion.The two came here often, and the guards on duty in front of the gate knew each other, so they went straight into the atrium without notification.

Not surprisingly, Jia Xu was not in the atrium, and Chang Shi Yang Fu was handling affairs in the hall.

Seeing that Yang Zhou and the others came together, Yang Fu was very surprised. While inviting them to sit down, he sent someone to invite Jia Xu.

Yang Biao stopped Yang Fu. "The lieutenant sneaked off again?"

Yang Fu said with a smile: "The Son of Heaven marches eastward, and there is nothing wrong in Guanzhong. Mr. Jia is studying in the backyard."

"That's fine, you are busy with your work, let's go find him." Yang Biao waved his hand. "We have nothing serious, just chatting with him."

Yang Fu looked at Yang Biao, then at Zhou Zhong, but it was hard to stop them, so he had to let them in.

The two of Yang Biao entered the backyard, and the backyard was completely silent, with almost no one in sight.There are only shaded trees, gurgling water, and a garden of chrysanthemums in full bloom.Jia Xu and his wife were picking chrysanthemums in the flower garden, the lady was holding a small bamboo basket in her hand, they were talking without saying a word.

Yang Biao coughed.

Jia Xu and his wife turned their heads, seeing Yang Biao and Zhou Zhong, they both laughed.

"The second lord is here to visit, what advice do you have?"

"I heard that the chrysanthemums in Taiwei's mansion are blooming, so I want to eat a bowl of chrysanthemum soup." Yang Biao laughed.

Jia Xu's wife bowed and saluted, and said with a smile: "Then please sit down for a while, and I will prepare it. It happens that the fish in the pond in the backyard is also fat, so I will go and get one and make a fish soup for drinking. "

"Thank you ma'am." Yang Biao bowed to pay tribute.

Zhou Zhong also nodded, but said nothing.

Jia Xu led the two of them to the rockery in the center and sat down in the small pavilion.A boy came over, offered chrysanthemum tea, and quietly retreated.

Yang Biao picked up the teacup and sniffed it. "Is this a chrysanthemum from Xixian County, Nanyang?"

"It seems to be, General Hussars sent someone to send it." Jia Xu said unhurriedly: "Situ has such a research on chrysanthemums?"

"I heard from Cai Bozhe that Cai Bozhe's teacher Hu Boshi likes to drink this tea. I drank it once and was very impressed."

Jia Xu clapped her hands and asked Xiao Tong to get the dried chrysanthemums.Yang Biao quickly refused, Jia Xu smiled and said: "You also saw that the chrysanthemums in my flower garden can be picked, and after a few days in the sun, they can be used to make tea. I was going to give you some, but you just came, so it's easy to save my business."

"You also grow chrysanthemums from Xi County in this nursery?"

"The seeds are the same, but the flowers that grow out seem to be different, and the flowering period is several days later, presumably because of the water and soil." Jia Xu sighed softly. "At the beginning, the emperor said that the world is getting colder, and the northern barbarians are bound to go south. I still don't believe it. Now, it seems that the emperor is wise and has seen people. Yang Gong, there is little rain this summer, and I am afraid that there will be severe cold in winter. The winter clothes of frontier soldiers can be prepared earlier."

"The Yanran Dufu Mansion and the Western Regions Dufu Mansion are all ready, but the Youyan Dufu Mansion is more nervous. I thought they were besieging the city of Jizhou and didn't need thick winter clothes. I didn't expect Yecheng to be pacified smoothly. They immediately It’s about to move to Liaodong, but I’m a little caught off guard.”

Yang Biao smiled. "So I decided to go to Jizhou in person to supervise, and the matter of Chang'an will be handed over to Wenhe and Jiamou."

Jia Xu raised her eyelids slightly, glanced at Yang Biao, picked up the teacup, took a sip of the tea, and tasted it for a while.

"The Taiwei governs the army, Situ governs the people, and Sikong governs the water and soil. This is the imperial court system. Even if you are not in Chang'an, you can arrange someone to act as an agent. Why bother me? The Taiwei's mansion is not idle for military training in winter. Not necessarily free."

Yang Biao and Zhou Zhong were taken aback and looked at each other. "The Taiwei's Mansion wants to organize winter leisure training?"

Jia Xu nodded. "This year is the first winter for the Hulu to be naturalized. Organize military training so that they can understand some rules. I have already asked the emperor for an order. If there is no accident, the emperor should agree. The Northern Army will move to Yizhou. We need to add some men and horses, and take advantage of the opportunity of training to select some elites to kill two birds with one stone."

"Didn't the emperor say that 3 or [-] people will be transferred from the generals of the Fu army to the Northern army?"

"Now that the general of Fujun is in Yecheng, how can he be transferred?"

Zhou Zhong thought for a while, and then said: "The Hushi General has already pacified Jingzhou, so this time to attack Yizhou, we should advance in two ways, right?"

"There is indeed a plan."

"Then it's okay if the Northern Army doesn't replenish for the time being. The mountains are high and the roads are far away, transportation is inconvenient, as long as there are enough troops, it seems that there is no need to increase manpower."

Jia Xu lowered his eyebrows and said nothing.

Zhou Zhong tugged at Yang Biao's sleeve, reminding him not to rush to conclusions.

Hussar general Zhang Ji dispatched troops from Jingzhou, which could indeed relieve Sun Rui's pressure, without having to prepare too many troops.But in this way, who is the main force?

The emperor gave this opportunity to Shi Sun Rui to accumulate military merits for Shi Sun Rui to take over as Taiwei in the future.If the military exploits of pacifying Yizhou were divided by Zhang Ji, the next Taiwei might not be Sun Rui, but Zhang Ji.

Jia Xu proposed this plan at this time, perhaps it was a temptation.

Chapter 949

Yang Biao had a headache.

The three princes govern affairs, and the emperor hangs his bow. This is the good governance that literati and bureaucrats dream of.But actually implementing it is no easy task.

Especially in wartime, how to raise the money, food and supplies needed by the army is enough to collapse the Situ Mansion.

If it weren't for the taxes brought by Dutian, Yang Biao wouldn't be able to persist until now.

Even so, Yang Biao was exhausted from the successive battles.If Liaodong and Yizhou were not the original territory of the Han Dynasty, he might have asked the emperor to stop the conquest and rest with the people.

Don't say that after the chaos now, there is an urgent need to rest and recuperate, even in a world of peace, it can't withstand such consumption.

Therefore, compared to Zhou Zhong's worries, Yang Biao hopes to reduce some consumption.

If Zhang Ji could send troops from Jingzhou and use Jingzhou's money and food directly, Situ Mansion's burden would be much lighter.

But Zhou Zhong's idea is also reasonable. Only by making scholar-bureaucrats like Shi Sun Rui become Taiwei, can the conquests be reduced in a real sense.Jia Xu may be an indifferent person, but Zhang Ji and Han Sui are not.If they become Taiwei, they will definitely encourage the emperor to continue the conquest until the treasury is empty and the finances collapse.

Every time he thought of this, Yang Biao gritted his teeth at Liu Zhang and others.

What do you want to do?

Although Yizhou has a favorable location, it is still within the territory of the great Han Dynasty. Liu Zhang is still the clan, and the emperor can even take the official position of Zhijinwu. His sincerity can be learned from heaven and earth.Now the emperor withdrew his promise and decided to send troops to attack, will you have any good results?

Wouldn't it be better to surrender early?

Yang Biao managed to calm down, and told Jia Xu that the emperor was going to stay in Jizhou, urging him to save the fields, and that he was lenient to Bohai, and let Zhang Zhao try to govern with virtue.

He hopes that Jia Xu can cooperate to reduce the number of troops as much as possible, and wait for Jizhou to complete the field.

Judging from the existing experience, Dutian can greatly increase the tax revenue of the imperial court.

After hearing this, Jia Xu laughed: "The land saving in Guanzhong and Liangzhou went well, why is it so difficult to save the land in Jizhou? The emperor sits in the town, and some people want to restore the old style and conduct moral government. I really don't know if they are determined or have ulterior motives." .”

Neither Yang Biao nor Zhou Zhong answered.