Han Dao world

Not long after, a fast boat sailed away from the shore and sped north.

The people who came to greet him looked at each other in blank dismay.

The people on the shore didn't know what happened. Why did the emperor just arrive in Changsha and before he disembarked, an edict was issued.

The people on the boat were horrified by the emperor's decisiveness. They didn't have the evasion and protection they imagined, and directly issued an edict, which was jointly investigated by the Taiwei and Sikong.

"Can we disembark now, Lord Han?" Liu Xie asked lightly with a smile on his face.

Han Xuan came back to his senses, got up quickly, and walked in front.

"Your Majesty, please."

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After getting off the boat, I met the people waiting on the shore. After a short chat, I boarded the car again and entered Changsha City.

Zhang Ji was in a state of confusion, and took advantage of the opportunity of being in the same car to ask Jia Xu for advice.

Looking at Zhang Ji, who was sweating profusely and even his neckline was wet, Jia Xu couldn't help sighing. "What are you afraid of?"

Zhang Ji smiled wryly. "Wenhe, can I not worry? Those are all my subordinates, if I really want to find out something..."

"What are you really trying to find out?" Jia Xu asked back, "Did they wrong you?"

"Uh..." Zhang Ji swallowed, and said with a dry smile, "Most of them are true."

Jia Xu nodded. "Since it's true, let's go and investigate it. If it's true, deal with it one by one. It's also considered to eliminate the black sheep. Don't let them drag down all Xiliang people. The emperor has been enlightening for so many years, and there are still people who harass the local people. They are too courageous. .”

Zhang Ji didn't dare to say anything, but his expression was still tangled.

The corruption of military discipline has an indissoluble relationship with him.Jia Xu can stay out of the matter, but he can't be so calm.

Seeing this, Jia Xu had no choice but to remind him again. "You have already been disarmed, even if the emperor punishes you, it's just a punishment and a reduction of household income, so don't worry too much."

Zhang Ji felt relieved, but he couldn't believe it. "That's all?"

Jia Xu smiled. "Can't you trust me?"

Zhang Ji grinned and stroked Jia Xu's back affectionately. "Wenhe, how could I not trust you? If it weren't for you, I wouldn't be where I am today, and the people of Xiliang wouldn't be where they are today. I just..." Seeing Jia Xu's unkind expression, he quickly withdrew his hand and said with a sneer: "I just feel ashamed of you and your Majesty."

"You should really be ashamed." Jia Xu said quietly: "But you are a rough person. Your job is to fight, not to educate. Even if there is any problem, you are not the main person responsible."

Zhang Ji blinked and realized instantly, the corners of his mouth twitched, he wanted to laugh but didn't dare to.

That's right, Ding Chong is in charge of enlightenment, not Zhang Ji, so why should he worry?

In an instant, Zhang Ji felt relaxed.

After entering Changsha City, Liu Xie, accompanied by Han Xuan and others, came to the Pantheon.

The Pantheon in Changsha is star-studded, and there are many names that Liu Xie is familiar with, not only celebrities with a long history, such as Qu Yuan and Jia Yi, but also those who have made outstanding achievements in previous Changsha prefects, such as Zhi Yun and Kang Xu.

To Liu Xie's surprise, he actually saw Sun Jian's name.

Sun Jian used to be the prefect of Changsha, but he is still a warrior in essence, and he is not very good at people's livelihood.He himself knew this, and he claimed that "the prefect has no civility, and he used conquest as a merit." Such a person can have a place in Changsha's Pantheon, which shows that there is still some difference between Changsha and the Central Plains scholars who advocate Confucianism and strongly depreciate warriors. of.

From another perspective, although Changsha has been included in the territory of Chu State since the pre-Qin period, it has always been on the edge of civilization and has not been completely assimilated.

This point is even more obvious in Jiangxia, which is separated by a river.

Until now, there are still some tribes in Jiangxia called Jiangxia Man.

Although Confucianism is good at enlightenment, their economic conservatism doomed their enlightenment efficiency to be limited, most of the time they were in a state of letting go, concentrated in relatively economically affluent areas, and had limited impact on border and poor areas.

Cang is honest and polite.If the people are not allowed to get rich first, there will be no way to talk about enlightenment, and in the end it will become the enclosure of the scholar-bureaucrats, and the kingly way will always be an unattainable dream.

Liu Xie stood in front of the portraits of Qu Yuan and Jia Yi and looked at them for a while, then turned to Han Xuan and said, "How do you think of these two sages?"

Han Xuan bowed and said: "Qu Yuan is talented, he wrote "Heavenly Questions" and "Li Sao", Jia Sheng is intelligent, wrote "Passing the Qin Dynasty" and "The Bird", and they are all loyal ministers, so he should be the teacher of the latecomers."

Liu Xie smiled, and looked at Huan Jie behind Han Xuan. "What does Gongcao think?"

Huan Jie thought for a while, then cupped his hands and said, "Although the second student is talented and thoughtful, he is short of doing things. He can't show off and repay the negative. Later generations will lament his emptiness."

Liu Xie smiled slightly and motioned for Huan Jie to come in. "Please tell me in detail."

"Don't dare." Huan Jie bowed and saluted, and simply stated his point of view.

He believes that although Qu Yuan and Jia Xu are loyal ministers, they are hard to get rid of bookishness, good at speech, clumsy in deeds, leaving a virtuous name, but they have no achievements in the world, and they are not perfect.

Liu Xie asked: "Gong Cao thinks, what is perfect?"

Huan Jie didn't think about it. "Be three immortals."

Chapter 1197

Liu Xie chatted with Huan Jie for a few words and was very satisfied.

Although history has changed, Huan Jie is still the leader of scholars in this era, and his knowledge is higher than that of his contemporaries.

Compared to him, the prefect Han Xuan is nothing but a mediocrity.

Such a person can live in the official residence of two thousand stones, which is enough to prove that the previous investigation system has become terminally ill and cannot meet the needs of the times.It is impossible to make a difference in troubled times, and governing the world is just a vegetarian meal, just dawdling.

Go back and ask Situ Mansion how he managed to get such an important position as the prefect of Changsha.

Liu Xie didn't say a word to Han Xuan, but chatted happily with Huan Jie, going deep into the topic of Qu Yuan and Jia Yi, talking about his expectations for scholars.

Scholars are the elite of an era.The simplicity of the Han people has not been lost, coupled with the influence of Confucianism, there are still many people who respect integrity and take the world as their own responsibility, which is fundamentally different from the later generations who consider themselves elites, but are actually just refined egoists.

Liu Xie cherishes this very much.

He feels that this is the source of power for the Chinese nation to thrive.

Whenever there is a crisis, there will always be a group of real scholars who stand up, abandon their personal interests, go upstream, and move forward bravely.

Although there are tens of millions of people, I am going.

The reason why he spent so much time dealing with Yang Biao, Xun Yu and others, guiding them, stimulating them, and even persecuting them, but he refused to tear his face and kill them, is to preserve his integrity .

Killing is easy, but killing doesn't solve the problem, it just creates more problems.

Both Cao Cao and Sima Zhao committed mass killings, but what was the result?They broke the backbone of the scholars, and also destroyed the responsibility of the family and the country of the scholars, turning them into selfish hypocrites.

When the Sima clan usurped Wei, the scholars stood by and watched.

When Wuhu was in chaos, Wang Xie was talking in the south of the Yangtze River.

How to correct the extreme habits of the scholars while retaining their family and country feelings, unite as one, and build a better future together is the goal he is striving for.

It is inevitable that you will be restrained and not happy enough to cast a mouse.

But governing a big country is like cooking a small fish. It is a delicate job and cannot be willful.

Liu Xie attaches great importance to pragmatists like Huan Jie, and will not let him go when he meets a suitable partner.After talking with Huan Jie for a long time, he issued an edict on the spot, promoting Huan Jie to be a servant.

Shizhong is a trusted minister, his status is second only to Sanqi, and it is also the first choice for talents who lack martial arts skills and cannot pass the selection of Sanqi.

Since Liu Xie came to power, there are only a handful of people who have been promoted to servants. Jia Xu, Yang Xiu, Ding Chong, and Xun You are all talents.

Huan Jie obviously knew the weight. Although there was not much expression on his face, there was a wave of emotion in his heart.

He pondered for a moment, bowed and saluted. "Your Majesty, just now General Hussar said that someone must deceive the eunuch to file a complaint before the imperial court. It is not a lie. It is none other than the minister who deceived the eunuch."

Liu Xie smiled. "I know."

Huan Jie looked at Liu Xie in surprise. "In that case, Your Majesty..."

"Only Chu has talents, and Jin is practical. Chu, a country of thousands of miles, also won the championship in Zhou Dynasty, but was repeatedly defeated by Qin and Jin. Flaws in military discipline. Since I have come to Changsha, I have a chance to talk with you, how can I miss it?"

He pointed to the portraits of Qu Yuan and Jia Yi, and pointed to the portrait of Sun Jian.

"I don't want to have the regrets of King Huai of Chu and Emperor Xiaowen. I want to be like the first emperor who used his grandson to win captives. He knows people well, so that all the scholars and bureaucrats in the world can use their talents, and make the court of the great man shine like a galaxy."

Huan Jie held his breath, hot blood rushed to his head.

The emperor compared him with Qu Yuan and Jia Yi, which was a praise he couldn't afford.Even for Sun Jian, that is an unattainable goal.

Sun Jian is an inspirational example of being named a marquis and general by the son of a businessman by virtue of his own ability.

At least he himself has both respect and envy for Sun Jian.

If he could gain the trust of the emperor like Sun Jian and be useful, even if the emperor is the same as the late emperor, he would recognize it.

What's more, the son of heaven is wise, a hundred times better than the first emperor.

Huan Jie took a step back, raised his hands above his head, and saluted deeply, his words choked with sobs.

"I don't want to be a minister, and I am willing to do the work of a dog and a horse for His Majesty."

Seeing this scene, the people on the side were envious of Huan Jie, but at the same time felt unspeakably happy.

Huan Jie is the leader of Changsha scholars.It is a good thing for the whole Changsha County that he becomes a close minister of the emperor.

Furthermore, Huan Jie admitted to his face that he encouraged Han Xuan to sue, but the emperor didn't mind, and promoted Huan Jie, which showed that the emperor's thorough investigation of the case was not perfunctory, and the grievances that Changsha people have suffered all these years can finally be expressed quickly.

"Your Majesty is holy!" Someone raised his arms and shouted.

"Long live!"

"Long live!"

"..."

For a time, the mountain shouted long live, and the crowd was excited.

Zhang Ji looked at Jia Xu in embarrassment, and raised his arms.

After waiting for a while, Liu Xie lightly pressed his hands to signal everyone to be quiet.

The atmosphere has been rendered in place, and he can deliver his first speech in Changsha.

His original intention of coming to Changsha was not to uncover Zhang Ji's scandal and to avenge the Changsha people, but to show the Changsha people the existence of the imperial court, to show the existence of the emperor, and to test the effect of Jia Xu's suggestion on the spot.

So far, the effect is still very good.

He first explained his original intention of going to Jiangling.

There are various indications that the weather will gradually become colder in the next two to three hundred years. Food in the north will decrease, and the barbarians in the deep grasslands will be forced to make a living, and they will continue to invade the border south. These are all problems that the imperial court must face.It is the established policy of the imperial court to develop towards the south of the Yangtze River, develop the south, make up for the lack of output in the north, and provide sufficient food, grass and supplies for the border guards.

Therefore, someone proposed to use Jiangling as the capital.

Although judging from the current situation, Jiangling is not suitable as a capital city, but in the long run, this possibility exists, and the determination of the imperial court to develop Jiangnan will not change.

As the county state with the earliest development and the strongest economic strength among the four Jingnan counties, Changsha should play a role model.

Even if Jiaozhou is pacified, Changsha's historical mission will not end there, but just begin.

"This requires the support of the people of Changsha, and more importantly, your support." Liu Xie swept the crowd with expectant eyes, and his tone was sincere with volcanic passion. "Gentlemen act when they see the opportunity, and don't wait for the end of the day. The world will be settled, and I am willing to share the world with the scholars and bureaucrats. I also hope that the kings will not give up and go to the king's way together."

After finishing speaking, he arched his hands and bowed.

Everyone was enthusiastic, and under the leadership of Han Xuan and Huan Jie, they saluted in unison and shouted in unison.

"The ministers are willing to serve His Majesty and do the work of dogs and horses."

Listening to the roar of mountains and tsunami, looking at the emotional emotions, Jia Xu was as calm as ever, but Zhang Ji and Huang Zu were a little inexplicably terrified.It was the first time they had seen such a scene in Changsha for so long.

Changsha people rarely even look at them directly, let alone support them so enthusiastically.

The Son of Heaven deserves to be the Son of Heaven, where the destiny belongs, everything will be beneficial.

Besides him, who else could have such appeal?

Chapter 1198

An open and honest speech instantly narrowed the distance between Liu Xie and Changsha.The officials present became enthusiastic and asked questions to the emperor one after another.The questions were varied, including about the sages in front of me, and the people's livelihood policies they cared about, all-encompassing.

Liu Xie answered one by one patiently, without concealing it.

Good is good, bad is bad.

He said before that someone proposed Jiangling as the capital, and he also talked about why Jiangling should not be the capital. Now he also talked about his understanding of Changsha and some changes in his views after coming to Changsha, not because it might damage his image as a sage. And avoid it.

He knows one thing very well, sincerity with flaws is always more friendly than false wisdom.

People can not escape from doing wrong?A perfect saint can only be engraved on steles and worshiped in temples, but he will not live in the real world.

Changsha people are simple, but not stupid, and there are many wise men like Huan Jie among them.Talking empty words and big words in front of them will only end up with the same treatment as Liu Biao.On the contrary, he is not as good as Sun Jian, who admits his shortcomings openly.

Only sincerity can move people.

This is true in Changsha, and even more so in other counties in the south of the Yangtze River.Compared with the counties in the Central Plains, the economic development level of these counties is far from sufficient, and their culture and education are relatively backward.Dealing with them requires real benefits, not lip service.