Han Dao world

Chapter 994

After thinking about it, Sun Zhizhi told the story of his meeting with Zhang Zhao.

He didn't want to hide it from the emperor, and he couldn't hide it.

After listening to Liu Xie, his face was calm.

In contrast, Kong Rong went to Bohai Sea to surprise him.

No wonder they couldn't find him. It turned out that he fled to Bohai overnight.At first I thought this old scholar was pedantic, but now it seems that he is actually very shrewd and has a strong ability to act.

Seeing that the situation was not right, he slipped away immediately, faster than a rabbit.

"Do you hope that when the country is established in the future, Zhang Zhao will be invited as Prime Minister?"

Sun Ce was a little embarrassed. "What your majesty said is right. There are many powerful generals under your command, but too few capable ministers. Zhang Zhao is not only a famous scholar in Pengcheng, but also a great Confucian. I think he is the best person to promote enlightenment. But now it seems that I still think too simple gone."

"There's nothing wrong with that. There are many people like Zhang Zhao. In all fairness, he's considered good. At least he's willing to prove the Tao with his own body, not just talking about it. As for the future, anyway, you won't be able to establish a country overseas so quickly. Time to see if he can get rid of the waste and save the essence."

Sun Ce's heart skipped a beat. "Your Majesty's words, can I pass this on to Zhang Zhao?"

"Yes." Liu Xie readily agreed.

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Liu Xie talked with Sun Ce for a long time.

Sun Ce finally explained his plan.

Although it is not possible to make the trip now, it will be a matter of time before he goes overseas.The second younger brother, Sun Quan, was already a casual rider, and his other younger siblings were too young to take care of the housework, so he decided to send all his family members to the capital.

In this way, not only the family can be reunited, but also get close to the court and share the favor.

Liu Xie could understand Sun Ce's implication, family reunion is of course a practical need, but it is more important to seek the court's peace of mind.Moving the whole family to the capital is more sincere than Nazhi, and it is a routine operation to show loyalty.

Liu Xie agreed, and tacitly allowed Yu Fan to accept Sun Shangxiang as his disciple.

As for Sun Yi and Sun Kuang, we will make arrangements in the future.

Sun Ce was very satisfied, and bowed again and retreated.

Back at the residence, Sun Ce reported to his mother, Mrs. Wu, what happened to him.

Knowing that Sun Ce had a very happy conversation with the emperor and gained a lot, Mrs. Wu was naturally satisfied.If there is any regret, it is that Sun Ce's wife, her daughter Mrs. Wu, will also stay in the capital and cannot go with Sun Ce.

It is not a good way for husband and wife to live apart for a long time.

But fortunately Mrs. Wu has already given birth to Sun Ce's son, Sun Shao. No matter how much foundation Sun Ce will lay down in the future, Sun Shao will be the heir.Before that, it was safer to keep Sun Shao in the capital to receive education than to fight with Sun Ce.

According to Sun Quan, although the emperor is young, he is the best at educating talents.In a few years, when Sun Shao meets the standards of Tongzilang, it is also a good choice to send him to the emperor and ask the emperor to teach him himself.

With this relationship, Sun Shao's status as heir will also be more stable.

A few years of separation, in exchange for decades of wealth, is still worth it.

For several days, Sun Ce was not idle, running between the lecture hall, the wooden school and the Imperial Medical Office.

Yu Fan explained to him the method of training generals, Mu Xuetang discussed with him the allocation of sea ships and related weapons, and the Imperial Medical Bureau focused on introducing the research results of southern medicine.

Sun Ce lived a fulfilling life and was very active. He was eager to learn all kinds of knowledge, and every now and then he would be summoned by the emperor to perform military exercises or hunt.

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In a blink of an eye, autumn is here.

Autumn harvests began everywhere.

Today is the quietest year in more than ten years. Except for a big battle in Liaodong, there are no real wars in the whole country. The Central Plains is even rarer.

News came from the counties in the south of the Yangtze River that were the first to harvest. This year's harvest was about [-]% more than last year's.

This is mainly due to peace.

There was no war, the people could farm with peace of mind, the abandoned land was also utilized, and the actual cultivated area was greatly increased.While the yield per mu has not increased substantially, or has even been insufficient, the total grain output has increased significantly.

This made the prefects and prime ministers of the counties very happy.

These are achievements, although not necessarily due to their own efforts.

Then there was news from the Central Plains that Jingzhou, the Jiangbei part of Yangzhou, Yuzhou, Yuzhou, Qingzhou, and Xuzhou all recovered to varying degrees. Among them, Nanjun, Nanyang in Jingzhou, Runan in Yuzhou, and Chenliu in Yanzhou were the most.

Runan even reported a [-]% increase in revenue.

But all of this ended when the results of the counties and counties in Jizhou were sent to Jizhou one after another.

Jizhou's results are even more dazzling, enough to eclipse the results of other states.

As far as the results of the counties that have been received, the income is generally increased by more than [-]%.

The most outstanding is Ganling, followed by Zhao Guo.

The growth rate of grain production in Zhao State was slightly lower than that of Ganling, but the income from commercial taxes was more, the overall growth rate exceeded Ganling, and the absolute value even exceeded that of Wei County.

The most prominent is Handan, whose various data have almost doubled, not only leading Zhao, but also leading Jizhou.

Zhao Guo's outstanding performance even aroused Situ Yang Biao's suspicion.

Yang Biao proposed to organize an activity for the governors of various counties to go to Zhao to learn from them, to investigate Zhao's successful experience on the spot, and to see how they did it.

Liu Xie knew what he was thinking, so he readily agreed, and decided to visit Zhao Guo during the Spring Festival, take a look in person, and hold an on-site office meeting.

Anyway, walking is a mobile court.

If Zhao Guo's achievements are true and experience is also desirable, it may be the best time to adjust Jizhou.

Of course, not every county in Jizhou has a good harvest.

Bohai's results are not very good.

In general, the grain production in Bohai Sea has neither increased nor failed, which is the same as last year.However, the money and food received have shrunk significantly, about [-]% less than last year.

Zhang Zhao's explanation for this is that a large number of people outflowed, resulting in the abandonment of some land.Although the production of other lands has increased, it has not been able to make up for the gap in these abandoned lands, resulting in unsightly book data.

Liu Xie didn't say much, but asked the Situ Mansion to issue a notice as usual, and asked the Bohai Prefect's Mansion to send personnel to participate in the plan and visit Zhao Guo. The specific issues will be discussed at that time.

Sun Ce followed the emperor and moved to the country of Zhao. He saw a lot of how the emperor dealt with the government and confronted the ministers. Now he will see the emperor confronting Zhang Zhao head-on.

Liu Xie and his party had just entered the territory of Zhao State, and Zhao Wang Liu Gui and Zhao Xiang Yang Jun came to the county to greet them.

As soon as they met, Liu Xie said to Yang Jun: "A tree is beautiful in the forest, and the wind will destroy it. I am the first gust of wind. Is Yang Xiang nervous?"

Yang Jun laughed. "Your Majesty, I am not only not nervous, but rather excited. To tell you the truth, when I first received the advice from the counties, I was just as surprised as Your Majesty, and I have already sent someone to check it out."

"Is there a problem?"

"Have."

Liu Xie was surprised. "what is the problem?"

"The counties were worried that their grades would be too good and it would be difficult to continue next year, so they unanimously reduced this year's grades. It's just that they didn't expect that it wasn't their own county that was good, but all the counties, so the final grades were still very good. It was so unexpected that it aroused His Majesty's concern."

Liu Xie couldn't help laughing.

Yang Jun Is this Versailles?

Yang Jun said again: "Among the counties, only Handan's data is real, without any reduction. Because of this, Handan's data is particularly excellent. In fact, it is true that Handan is the crown of all counties. The advantages are not so disparate.”

Chapter 995

When he first saw Zhao Guo's statistics, Liu Xie was worried about Zhuge Liang.

He is so conspicuous.

As the capital of the country and a big city with a strong commercial foundation, it is no problem that Handan County's economic strength ranks first in Zhao State, and it should be so.

But you are much higher than the other counties, forming a crushing advantage, thriving, not only makes others lose face, but also makes yourself a target of public criticism.

Those with a broken mentality will even say that this is not your Zhuge Liang's ability, but because you are the person the emperor favors, so all kinds of resources are tilted towards you, regardless of fairness.

That being the case, then there is nothing to argue about, just lie down and watch you perform alone.

Yang Jun should have seen this too, so he explained the whole story as soon as they met, so as to relieve Zhuge Liang's possible pressure.

Although the commanders of the other counties were not there, Situ Yang Biao was there, and Yang Jun's opinion would be passed on to other people through Yang Biao's mouth.

Besides, the emperor and Situ were mentally prepared, and it would be difficult for others to make sarcastic remarks.

Yang Jun is middle-aged, and his mind is much more meticulous than Zhuge Liang.

The only thing Liu Xie didn't understand was that Yang Jun and Zhuge Liang ruled in the same city. Why didn't he remind Zhuge Liang in advance that he had to wait for Zhuge Liang to make an unintentional mistake and become the target of public criticism before Yang Jun would come forward to explain?

What Liu Xie first thought of was that Zhuge Liang rejected Yang Jun's reminder and insisted on reporting the truth.

As for whether this is the case, and for what reason, it can only be asked in private.

After listening to Yang Jun's report, Liu Xie chatted with King Zhao Liu Gui immediately.

Liu Gui was taciturn, Liu Xie asked a question, and he answered a question, never saying a single word, which seemed somewhat depressed.

Liu Xie didn't say much.

He didn't have high expectations for these clans. If he wasn't worried about causing public opinion shock, he even wanted to exempt them all.

After more than 100 years, these people have been raised and disabled, and they can't play the role of defending the royal family at all.

But from another point of view, if they are really capable, the court will be nervous again.

After all, the age has passed and the bloodline has become estranged, but ambition may grow with strength.

How to treat the clan is a major problem in the imperial system. It was not until the Qing Dynasty that a relatively safe solution was found, but tragedies like fratricidal fratricide were still unavoidable.

Liu Xie doesn't want to move them yet, maintain the status quo, and wait for the opportunity.

Arriving at the border of Handan County, Zhuge Liang appeared in the welcoming team.

To Liu Xie's surprise, there was another person beside Zhuge Liang, Zhou Yu.

Seeing two young men who are eight feet tall, face like a crown jade, and handsome, standing together, everyone wants to applaud.

The two stepped forward to salute, and Liu Xie asked curiously.

"Gongjin, when did you come back?"

Zhou Yu said with a smile: "I entered the fortress from Feihu Road the day before yesterday. When I heard that His Majesty moved to Zhao State, I changed my route and rushed straight to Zhao State. I was in a hurry and did not report in time. Please forgive me."

"Find the big water?"

"I found it, and there are some other gains, and I will report to His Majesty at that time."

Liu Xie was overjoyed, turned around and called Sun Ce.

Zhou Yu and Sun Ce were both surprised and excited to meet again in a foreign country.

Taking advantage of this opportunity, Liu Xie relayed Yang Jun's explanation to Zhuge Liang, and asked Zhuge Liang what he thought.

Zhuge Liang seemed to have been prepared for a long time, and said calmly: "In fact, I didn't think too much about it. I just remembered a teaching from Your Majesty, that you must first seek the truth in everything. The above plan is of great importance. It will not only affect the income of the court, but also affect the direction of the court's administration. , How can you pretend? It’s not good to make something out of nothing and increase your political achievements, but it’s not what ministers should do to cover up your existing achievements and only seek self-protection.”

"Aren't you worried about poor grades next year and being laughed at?"

"Don't worry." Zhuge Liang said calmly: "I only know how to do my best and don't pay attention to other things."

He suddenly chuckled: "Besides, according to Yichen's estimate, these three or four years will be the fastest growing period, and other counties will not be able to catch up. When the momentum slows down, I will no longer be in the Handan Order. There is pressure. The pressure of succession has nothing to do with the minister."

Liu Xie was slightly startled, and before he could speak, Yang Biao laughed first, pointing at Zhuge Liang.

"Boy, don't show your sharpness too much. Besides, how do you know that you will only serve one term? Maybe the people recognize you, and it is possible for you to serve another term."

Zhuge Liang bowed his hands and saluted. "When it comes to sharpness, how dare Liang compare with your son Yang Dezu. But when it comes to your son, Liang has a little opinion."

Yang Biao was greatly surprised. "Oh?"

"My son is about to complete his term in Hanyang, and he has done everything that needs to be done. It doesn't make much sense to stay in Hanyang. Why doesn't Duke Yang transfer him to a county that needs him more to make the best of his talents?"

Yang Biao turned his head and glanced at Liu Xie.

Liu Xie nodded. "Situ should really think about it."

"only."

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Camped in Congtai.

Congtai was originally the site of the palace of King Wuling of Zhao, and it got its name because the pavilions are connected like a cluster.Now those palaces are naturally gone, only earthen platforms are left, where you can climb high and look far away, and reflect on the past and think about the present.

Standing on the high platform, Liu Xie heard Zhou Yu talk about the trip to Mobei.