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Zhang Zhao nodded. "When did Gongjin come?"

"A few days ago." Zhou Yu looked at Zhang Zhao with a smile. "I heard from Marquis Wu that Mr. Zhang has achieved outstanding achievements in his virtuous administration in Bohai. Yu even admired the scholar-officials. I wanted to rush to visit, but the prince said that Mr. Zhang was coming soon, so I am here to congratulate you."

When it comes to political achievements, Zhang Zhao is somewhat entangled.

On the one hand, he does not admit the failure of Bohai's virtuous government. After all, everyone lives in peace and gets along with courtesy, which is close to the country of gentlemen advocated by Confucianism.

Against the backdrop of more than a dozen turmoil, such a rare sight is enough to comfort people's hearts.

In a sense, this is the ideal situation for Confucianism.

Do not suffer from widowhood, but suffer from unevenness.

On the other hand, he had to admit that the recovery speed of Bohai was not as fast as that of other counties, and there was no possibility of narrowing the gap for the time being, and it would only widen.

Entering the territory of Handan, his feeling was even more obvious.

Even the simplicity he was proud of became shabby in the eyes of Handan people, which caused visible changes in the mentality of his followers.

Facing Zhou Yu, Zhang Zhao smiled lightly. "Gong Jin is not afraid of hardships, goes deep into Mobei, takes merit as his business, and still has the mood to go to Bohai Sea to see us a group of pedantic scholars entertaining themselves?"

Zhou Yu shook his head seriously. "Zhang Zhao's words, forgive me for not agreeing. I was ordered to go to Mobei. Although I have the intention of making contributions, it is not limited to this. In the future, I will survey the situation in Mobei and provide reference for the border guards. In the past, I was looking for the lost Chinese people and leading them back to civilization."

Zhang Zhao was taken aback for a moment, and his eyes became focused. "The lost Chinese people?"

Zhou Yu then told about the tribes he saw in Mobei.

Although he didn't insist that those people were the adherents of the Shang Dynasty, the evidence he presented was enough for Zhang Zhao to associate in that direction.

Confucianism is not known for its rigorous logic, and far-fetched thinking is a habit.

Zhang Zhao was moved when he heard that there were indeed survivors of the Shang Dynasty living in Mobei.

Speaking carefully, the origin of Confucianism has a lot to do with Shang. Confucius himself was a survivor of the Shang Dynasty, and his ancestor was Shang Tang, one of the sage kings.

"In this case, Gong Jin's trip has been of great merit."

Zhou Yu smiled wryly and shook his head. "It's a pity that I have little knowledge, and I don't know anything about exegesis. Although I feel that the languages ​​of those tribes are close to ancient sounds, I don't have the ability to distinguish them. If there are great Confucianists who are proficient in exegesis, they may be able to hear the words of Lianshan and Guizang from their mouths." original."

"Lianshan, Guizang?" Zhang Zhao turned pale with shock.

"I guessed it." Zhou Yu said with a smile: "Those tribes have no books, no scholars, only stories passed down by word of mouth, and those who remember these stories are the wizards of the tribe. They use divination to predict good and bad luck, which seems to be a bit like Gu Yi. resemblance."

Zhang Zhao rolled his eyes and nodded repeatedly. "Very likely, very possible. If Lianshan and Guizang can be reappeared in the world, it will be auspicious for Confucianism. Gongjin, when will you go next time?"

"After the Chinese New Year." Zhou Yu said: "It is most convenient to go north by boat, but the journey is longer. It takes at least three months to get there, and it takes at least a year to come and go."

"It doesn't matter, it doesn't matter. Su Wu has spent 19 years herding sheep in Beihai. If he can find Lianshan and Guizang, it will be worth living in Mobei for ten years."

Chapter 998

Seeing that Zhang Zhao was so excited, Sun Ce looked at Zhou Yu, hesitant to speak.

Zhou Yu made it clear that Kong Rong was pitted, but Zhang Zhao not only didn't notice it, but jumped into it on his own initiative.Seeing his vigor, one even doubted that he would not be the prefect of Bohai Sea, and go to Mobei to visit and study in person.

So why are Lianshan and Guizang so precious?

He didn't understand.

Before Sun Ce could figure it out, Zhou Yu and Zhang Zhao chatted about the rumors along the way, especially their impressions of Handan County.

Zhang Zhao was already in a bad mood, but when he talked about this matter, his mood got worse.

But in front of Zhou Yu, he couldn't walk away, so he could only bite the bullet and boast insincerely.

Following this topic, Zhou Yu said earnestly that now Yang Xiu, Zhuge Liang and others have proved that it is feasible to save the land, how to realize the kingly way without saving the land is up to Zhang Gong and you.

This is not your honor or disgrace, but the dignity of the entire Confucian school, so don't be careless.

At the end, Zhou Yu saluted Zhang Zhao solemnly.

Zhang Zhao was under a lot of pressure suddenly, and his mood was anxious, like claws scratching his heart.

Sun Ce could see clearly from the side, dumbfounded.

He knew that Zhou Yu was not a small-hearted person, but he knew better that Zhou Yu didn't respect Zhang Zhao that much. He did this for only one purpose, which was to put Zhang Zhao on fire.

Didn't he have a problem with Kong Rong? Why did he get into a fight with Zhang Zhao?

Just because Zhang Zhao took Kong Rong in?

Zhang Zhao was in a bad mood, citing physical exhaustion as an excuse, declined Sun Ce's kindness to welcome him, and went straight back to the post house.

Sun Ce felt a little regretful, and complained to Zhou Yu, "Gong Jin, why did this happen?"

Zhou Yu looked at Sun Ce. "Bo Fu, do you want to use him as your prime minister when you establish a country overseas in the future?"

Sun Ce was embarrassed by what he said, so he talked about him from left to right. "It's all right now, let's break up unhappily. There is no host at the reception banquet. Do you still want to drink?"

"I don't care." Zhou Yu waved his hand. "I just borrowed two books from Lantai. If there is no wine to drink, I will go back and read."

Sun Ce's heart suddenly moved. "Gongjin, you've been running to Lantai a lot lately."

Zhou Yu panicked. "Are you... so diligent? I'm on official business, and I'm following orders."

Sun Ce chuckled twice, and looked at Zhou Yu meaningfully.

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After Zhang Zhao rested for a day, he wrote to ask to see him.

Liu Xie met him immediately.

After seeing the ceremony, Liu Xie gave him a seat. Seeing that Zhang Zhao's complexion was not good, and his eye circles were still a little dark, he hurriedly asked a few words with concern.

Zhang Zhao didn't sleep well last night.

On the one hand, they were attracted by Zhou Yu's mention of the adherents of the Shang Dynasty.If Lianshan and Guizang can be retrieved and the Three Changes can be completed, it will be of great significance to Confucianism.

On the other hand, along the way, he saw the development of many counties, and the more he watched, the more he felt guilty.

He is a Confucian scholar, but he is not a Confucian scholar who keeps his ears open and only reads sage books.After Jiangdong was in power for several years, he knew that besides etiquette and righteousness, money and food were also an important indicator.After all, there are only a few gentlemen who can live in peace and happiness. If Bohai's economy and people's livelihood and the surrounding counties and counties grow bigger and bigger, his virtuous government may end without a problem.

This is more frustrating than Wang Mang's failure.

After all, Wang Mang's failure was caused by natural disasters and man-made disasters, and he governed under the protection of the emperor, without external pressure, and even the people were selected.If this fails, what reason can there be?

Two questions bothered him and kept him awake.

Hearing the emperor's question, Zhang Zhao knew that he had lost his composure, and quickly pleaded guilty, saying that it was caused by the exhaustion of the horses and horses, and the unaccustomed climate.It doesn't matter, just rest for two days.

"I thought you were worried about government affairs." Liu Xie joked. "Actually, although Bohai's performance is not very good, there is something to be proud of. I'm still thinking about whether to choose a few counties in the Central Plains and follow the rules of Bohai."

Zhang Zhao looked up at Liu Xie, doubtful.

"After the people who opposed Dutian went to Bohai, the resistance to Dutian was much smaller. The current achievements of the counties and national powers also have a contribution to Bohai. Now the progress of Dutian in the Central Plains is sluggish. s Choice."

Zhang Zhao was speechless.

The Son of Heaven regards those who oppose Dutian as criminals who do not obey their teachings, and Bohai as a place of exile, right?

He really wanted to ask, but he didn't know why.

"I heard that Kong Rong went to Bohai Sea?" Liu Xie changed the subject.

Zhang Zhao nodded.The meeting between Kong Rong and Sun Ce must have been hidden from the emperor.

"He is indeed in Bohai. Before I set off, I invited him to go with me. It's just that he didn't intend to obey the order. He just wanted to study and drink with his friends in Bohai. Please forgive me."

"That's right." Liu Xie felt a little regretful. "I originally wanted to entrust him to rewrite "Emperor Xiaohuan". In that case, I had to find someone else. You must not lose your ambition. If he doesn't want to come, you can't force him to come. Are you right?"

Zhang Zhao didn't know whether to laugh or cry, nodded in agreement, and asked, "Your Majesty has decided to revise the "Emperor Xiaohuan Ji"?"

"Well, I think Kong Rong's suggestion is very good. Although he is not willing to participate, he should be credited with credit for him after the reconstruction is completed in the future. Thinking about it carefully, the root of the party's affairs is really in the Xiaohuan Dynasty. "Emperor Xiaohuan Ji" is too brief to be used as a reference."

Zhang Zhao secretly complained.

Looking at it this way, regardless of whether Kong Rong participated in the re-editing of "Emperor Xiaohuan Ji", he can't escape this trouble.If you want to spend your old age peacefully, you must make some contributions to block the mouths of many people.

Perhaps he should be allowed to go to Mobei to look for the survivors of the Shang Dynasty, as well as the lost Lianshan and Guizang.

After Zhang Zhaolue thought about it, he made a decision instead of Kong Rong.

Although it would be presumptuous to decide such a big thing on behalf of Kong Rong, he believed that Kong Rong would understand his good intentions and gladly accept this arduous journey.

"Your Majesty, I believe that there is one thing that is more urgent than re-editing the "Emperor Xiaohuan Ji", and it must be done by Kong Rong."

"Oh? What are you talking about?"

"Yesterday, I heard Zhou Yu talk about his trip to Mobei, and learned that some survivors of the Shang Dynasty may have hidden tombs such as Lianshan and Guizang in the farthest part of Mobei. I thought that Kong Rong could be sent to go north with the envoy. , study its language and classics, and retrieve the leftover pearls. "Yi" is the first of the six classics, and Sanyi is the symbol of the three generations. It is a sign that the king's way will prosper."

Liu Xie was a little dazed when he heard it, and it took him a while to react, and then he realized what Zhou Yu was up to.

It has to be said that this trick of inviting you into the urn was played very cleverly, using a meeting with doubtful credibility as bait, and directly hooked Kong Rong.

He was just a little strange, didn't Zhang Zhao know about those things?

He didn't even think about it, he was exhausted when he came to Zhao from Bohai Sea. Kong Rong was almost 60 years old, and it was a little exaggerated to go to a cold place thousands of miles away to find some survivors of the Shang Dynasty.

"Are you sure Kong Rong is willing to go? Mobei is not the Central Plains. It is winter for half a year, covered with ice and snow, and supplies are scarce. The young man may be able to support it. He is a scholar who is nearly sixty years old..."

As soon as Zhang Zhao heard the word "scholar", he felt harsh, and couldn't help but said: "Your Majesty, although Kong Rong is a scholar, he has a great spirit in his chest. If you look at the world, where can you go?"

Liu Xie was also bored by Zhang Zhao's choke, so he simply nodded in agreement.

"It's up to you."

Chapter 999

Zhang Zhao strongly asked Liu Xie to arrange for Kong Rong to go to Mobei.

The resolute attitude made Liu Xie unable to refuse, so he reluctantly agreed.

After talking about Kong Rong, Zhang Zhao began to report on the development of Bohai this year.

In general, just eight words: the beginning is difficult, the future is bright.

The so-called difficult start mainly refers to the large loss of population.Specifically, too many people moved out and too few moved in, which was not enough to compensate for the loss of household registration.

Now Bohai can be said to be sparsely populated, with a household registration of only one-tenth of what it was in its heyday.

Speaking of these, Zhang Zhao felt a little guilty.

One of the fundamental reasons for such a huge loss of household registration is that he not only refused to advance the field degree, but restored the field degree that had been completed before.A large number of people had just obtained the land and worked hard to cultivate it, but they were taken back by an order. Many people complained about this and moved out of Bohai in a rage.

Bohai suffered a loss of household registration far beyond the war.

To put it bluntly, the benevolent government in his heart is an out-and-out bad government in the eyes of the people who moved out.Most of these people were scattered in the surrounding Ganling, Hejian, and plains, which had an inestimable impact on his reputation and put him under tremendous pressure.

But Zhang Zhao feels that the difficulties are only temporary. As time goes by, the benefits of benevolent governance will gradually manifest, and the world will know his hard work and give him justice.

The Master once said that the people can let them know, but they can't let them know.Ordinary people are short-sighted and do not understand his intentions, and only time will prove it.

Liu Xie nodded silently after listening. "How do you plan to solve the problem of insufficient household registration?"

"Please rest assured, Your Majesty, more and more people are moving into Bohai, and many of them are from the Central Plains. I estimate that there will be more after the spring. Before the spring plowing, the household registration in Bohai can increase by another [-]%."

Liu Xie nodded, and it took a lot of effort to hold back his laughter.

"Really?"

"I don't dare to deceive the emperor." Zhang Zhao said solemnly: "Before I set off, there are nearly a thousand households who will move in, and there are about [-] people."

Liu Xie nodded with satisfaction.

What he was satisfied with was not the attractiveness of the Bohai Sea, but the deterrence of Han Suiyi's township in the Central Plains.

The big families in the Central Plains must have felt the pressure and worried that the counties and counties would force their land to be farmed, so they moved out early to their paradise-Bohai Sea.

The more such people there are, the less resistance there will be to farming in the Central Plains in the future, and the idle land will allow more people to get enough arable land.

This is the fundamental purpose of him sending Han Sui to the Central Plains to supervise and lead the two prefectures of Yanyu.

Now that the opening of Bohai Sea has been opened, it is necessary to make full use of it and drive those lucky people to Bohai Sea to speed up the pace of the Central Plains.

The contact with Rome came sooner than he expected, and he had to speed up and be ready to compete with Rome.

Therefore, he turned a blind eye to Zhang Zhao's guilty conscience, and instead comforted him a few words, saying that Zhang Zhao could help if he needed it.

For example, arrange for part of the Black Mountain Army or the remnants of the Qingxu Yellow Turban to enter the Bohai Sea.

The Black Mountain Army is planning to leave the mountain, and the remnants of Qingxu Huangjin also plan to surrender.The world will be settled, and no one is willing to suffer in the mountains anymore.

Zhang Zhao was taken aback, and politely refused.