Three Kingdoms

Xu County, Imperial Palace.

"Come, go and ask Dr. Zhongsan to come." 』

Liu Xie continued to read the rumors in his hand and gave instructions in a deep voice.

The Huangmen eunuch took the order and left. Not long after, Liu Ye followed the order.

The Chancery is not far from the palace, but if it weren't for Liu Xie's order, none of these people would have come.

Including Liu Ye, who is a member of the royal family.

Liu Xie watched Liu Ye come forward to pay homage, his eyes a little complicated, but he quickly concealed these complicated emotions, first asked Liu Ye to sit down, and then patted the records of Dong Yu's rumors on the table. , asked: "Has Aiqing ever read these rumors?" 』

Liu Xie seemed to ask casually, but Liu Ye couldn't be casual at all when he answered.

Liu Ye lowered his head and said, "Replying to Your Majesty, this is a letter to Your Majesty. How can I read it without permission?" 』

"oh? Liu Xie smiled and said, "I'm talking about the chancery to the west..."

"ah? This..." Liu Ye was stunned for a moment, raised his head and glanced at Liu Xie, then lowered his head again, "This little minister doesn't know..."

"Haha..." Liu Xie laughed a little and did not continue.

Is he just talking about the Western Bookstore?

Apparently not.

Liu Xie was helpless because all his information was filtered by category.

Liu Ye was also helpless.

Isn't this the same thing as lice on a monk's head? If there were no two ministers to look at it, who would be so bold as to casually deliver things from Guanzhong to Liu Xie's hands? Therefore, it is obvious that these letters and rumors found their way into the hands of Liu Xie, which means that they passed through the hands of at least two ministers, or at least tacitly approved them.

Because Dong Yu delivered it via the official route, the Xishang Shutai in Guanzhong must know what is written in these anecdotal records.

What Dong Yu could see and describe could also be seen by other gentry children, but some other gentry children were not interested in what Dong Yu described.

There are only a few people like Dong Yu who are sincere and dedicated to studying, and there are many people who go there with various purposes.

For most children of the gentry, studying may be a pretense. They would rather go to Guanzhong to find out information about gunpowder, papermaking, metallurgy, etc., and they would even pay a lot of money to bribe some people for this purpose...

After all, there are rumors in Shandong that Fei Qian has some secret biography of Mozi.

There are also people who have said with certainty that Fei Qian is actually a direct descendant of the ancient Mozi and a contemporary Mohist, so he knows so many novel techniques and so on...

If we could find out one or two things, wouldn't it be a great development?

Even if you don't find any secret, you can find a way out in Guanzhong. Wouldn't it be better than breaking your head and squeezing the low-level officials in Shandong? As for studying, it is just a step into the world. Who can do it for studying? Going to study?

Therefore, perhaps in the eyes of Xishang Shutai, these anecdotal records of Dong Yu are more like what a scholar should do, so they did not stop them or make any restrictions.

That's just maybe, that's what's on the surface.

Of course, Liu Ye instinctively felt that there might be some other factors involved in Xishang Shutai, such as some plans, but he couldn't think of it...

So he didn't say anything.

It is even more impossible to tell the emperor Liu Xie.

Liu Ye coughed slightly and changed the slightly embarrassing topic, "Dong Xunfeng is loyal to the country, worried about the world, and an honest gentleman. He is truly a great blessing to His Majesty..."

"Um. ” Liu Xie nodded.

It is said to be a letter, but in fact it is more like a diary or a document such as an investigation manual.

Dong Yu is indeed an honest man. He likes to specialize in learning, and most of the time he regards patrolling as a matter of learning.

Being an official and being a scholar are two completely different things. In some things, they are like ice and fire that cannot mix. Being an official is often confusing, and you cannot get to the bottom of some things. If you find it too clear, many people will not be able to bear it, and they will all think about getting rid of this guy who is trying to raise the curtain. When it comes to learning, if you don’t have the spirit to get to the bottom of things, you will only have a vague understanding of everything, and you won’t be able to specialize at all, let alone make further progress.

As for those in a certain college who use their status to squeeze the disciples, even occupy the first signature for a long time, and push the real researchers to the second signature, and even paint some oil and paint on their own children. The family is called a beast, which sounds more like a bureaucrat than a scholar.

The letters reported by Dong Yu, the patrol envoy, were like learning. They were completely different from the usual memorials delivered by officials. Not only did they not have flashy rhetoric, they even sounded dry and uncomfortable to read.

However, the more Liu Xie looked at it, the more interesting it seemed.

People in this era of Han Dynasty prefer "understanding". Whether it is the official language in the officialdom or the writing in daily life, it should even be the most strictly prohibited and the most accurate map is "draw a circle with the left hand and a dragon with the right hand", which requires the person who reads the map himself Come to think of it...

The most important thing is that in many cases, when expressed, the numbers listed are fictitious!

Before Liu Xie, he once thought that things like "the river is thousands of feet wide and the building is hundreds of feet high" were true, but when he actually went to measure it, he was dumbfounded again. In the same way, there is no such thing as a fierce general wearing a thousand catties of armor who can defeat ten thousand people in battle...

In Dong Yu's patrol records, there are almost no such exaggerated or descriptive words, and there are more simple and straightforward expressions, allowing Liu Xie to have an understanding of the actual situation at a glance. gain a more thorough understanding.

Liu Xie picked out a few of the notes and weighed them with his hands, as if he was feeling the weight of the notes and the weight of Dong Yu's words.

Liu Xie's concern for the Han Dynasty and the country far exceeded that of his predecessors. The Second Emperor Heng Ling actually had his shit on the wall sometimes, but he gave up quickly after suffering setbacks. He seemed to think that if he didn't want to do it, let his son do it. If the son couldn't do it, he would be a grandson. Anyway, there are endless descendants. Yeah, then I didn't expect to come to Liu Xie...

"My dear, you might as well take a look at these rumors. Liu Xie handed the letters in his hand to the eunuch and asked the eunuch to pass them to Liu Ye for viewing.

These rumors are the ones that Liu Xie feels are the most important.

Among these anecdotes, most of what Dong Yu wrote were about things in the countryside and fields. In many cases, officials did not bother to write about these things. On the surface, they said that these things were too trivial. It's too vulgar and not conducive to viewing, but in fact it's because most of the time these officials don't know the actual situation personally, so naturally they can't talk about it or write it down.

Dong Yu was different. He described everything he saw in the villages in Guanzhong in detail, describing the Guanzhong family's acres of land, livestock, planting and breeding matters, and also outlined this information in the form of drawings. Of course , which is also an important reason for his particularly large volume of letters.

In Dong Yu's description, the production activities of farmers in Guanzhong are almost lifelike.

Dong Yu even noted the differences in planting and breeding between farmers in Guanzhong and Shandong, focusing on eight aspects such as farmland, poultry, land, irrigation, etc., all realistically, and even with graphics for comparison. It almost made Liu Xie see the differences in real details between farmers in Guanzhong and Shandong.

A pindrop could be heard in the main hall, and the sound of Liu Ye lowering his head and turning it slowly was very clear.

After a while, Liu Ye put down the rumor record and said that he had finished reading it, "Your Majesty, what Dong Xunfeng said is very detailed and can be used as a reference." 』

"It's really... well written. Reading it feels like seeing it in person..." Liu Xie sighed, then patted the rest of the pile of rumors with his hand, "The big man... really needs such loyal ministers... …』

This is so true...

Liu Ye stood silently, pretending not to hear.

Liu Ye himself had never read this anecdotal record, but after reading it, he suddenly understood why the Shang Shu Taiwan in Xu County did not restrict these slips and sent them to the emperor Liu Xie. It's just that the reason for this cannot be explained to the emperor Liu Xie.

Even if you mention it a little bit, you can’t do it!

Although most things are basically linked to interests, and most conflicts between people are caused by uneven distribution of interests, basically no one will directly expose them. "Get a salary, marry a wife, have children" is obviously not as nice as "career, love, family". Although they are essentially the same, most people feel that the latter one is more stylish. .

People who speak outspokenly are often disliked.

But Dong Yu spoke up frankly, and the two ministers did not dislike it. The secret of this...

Liu Ye was living in Xu County and was relatively far away from the political circles in Guanzhong, but he could probably guess what he thought about the Shangshutai in Xu County or Cao Cao's Prime Minister's Palace.

Most of the time, behind some political initiatives is the exchange of interests.

When Dong met this person, Liu Ye also heard a little bit about it, and only a little bit about it.

This time Guanzhong sent an envoy, saying that they wanted to congratulate the emperor and pay tribute. The formality was very good, and they also brought many letters with the envoy. Among these letters, most of them were sent home, and the only ones sent to Emperor Liu Xie were the rumors about Dong Yu.

Although there were not many "Guanzhong Patrolling Envoys" that Liu Xie appointed before, there were at least twenty or thirty people!

It is often not possible to see any problems just by looking at the superficial matters, and it seems that on the surface, this is also a good thing.

Dong Yu's anecdotes are indeed well written.

Dong Yu's anecdotal record is not like other people's memorials, with passionate words pointing out the country, as if to say that if the emperor does not act according to the memorial, he is not worthy of being an emperor and will be ashamed of his ancestors. On the contrary, Dong Yu There is no sentence in Yufengwenlu that indicates how to do it, or how to do it better, but after everyone reads it, they can immediately react, oh, it turns out that the gap is here.

But this gap, Liu Ye knew in his heart, was not something that could be bridged by just reaching out and stepping on the ground.

Take water conservancy facilities as an example. The fields in Guanzhong have ditches and water trucks, but many fields in Shandong do not. They can only be irrigated by manual labor. Is this a gap? Obviously yes, but to make up for this gap, don't we just need to build ditches and build waterwheels? Yes, but also no.

Liu Ye felt a little emotional. Although Liu Xie's growth rate was not slow, and he seemed to be stronger and better than his father and grandfather, but...

"My dear! This patrolman, Mr. Dong, is loyal to the state and has fulfilled his duties, so he should be rewarded! I wonder what Aiqing thinks? "Liu Xie seemed to still be in the excitement of reading the anecdotal records. His tone was a little higher, and he seemed to be in a good mood. "Although Dong Aiqing was in Guanzhong, his heart was still tied to the people of the Han Dynasty and dedicated to the farmers. This is Very good... very good! 』

Liu Ye sighed slightly in his heart, but his tone and tone on the surface remained calm, "Your Majesty is right about what he said. This man is loyal to the country and should be rewarded." 』

Of course, he will give rewards. Needless to say, Liu Xie will do it in Shangshutai, and he will do it with great fanfare, which is known to the world. But the key is not the reward, but what should be done after the reward?

"That's right!" Reward! ” Liu Xie nodded and said, “In addition, the great minister of agriculture should use this article as a guide to balance the gains and losses of the land, to eliminate the good and bad crops, to increase the yield of the fields, and to increase the gains of the people! 』

"Your Majesty, Holy Ming!" Liu Ye bowed his head and bowed. On the surface, he seemed to agree with Liu Xie's opinion, but in fact, he sighed in his heart.

His Majesty……

After all, you still can’t escape this trap!

Liu Xie watched Liu Ye take the order and leave. He was silent for a while, then slowly stood up, then left the throne, walked down the Dan steps, stood at the bottom of the steps and looked up at the lonely seat above. He looked at the black and red screen with gold and silver lines behind the seat, and then just looked at it quietly, silently, without moving for a long time.

Is Liu Xie really making limited progress as Liu Ye expected?

After standing in front of the main hall for a moment, Liu Xie turned around and headed towards the Ancestral Temple.

Liu Xie felt that he had a very big harvest today...

He found a new idea.

Liu Ye is not as loyal as he seems on the surface.

In fact, Liu Xie understood this to some extent. Just like the emperor's throne in the main hall, it was not as beautiful or as easy to sit on as it looked.

Everything looks beautiful, but it may not actually be beautiful.

The same is true for Dong Yu's rumors.

Is it really possible, as Liu Xie and Liu Ye said just now, to leave it to Da Sinong and everything can be done?

Obviously impossible.

Liu Xie slowly walked around the palace and along the corridor.

In the cloister, the carved beams and painted buildings were all beautiful, but they limited the route Liu Xie could take.

When Liu Xie went to court, he took this route, and when he walked back from the main hall, he also took the same route. Even if he saw fragrant flowers, flying butterflies, or other novel things on the way, he could only maintain the dignity of an emperor.

Because if he himself doesn't care about the emperor's majesty, I'm afraid the world...

However, after reading Dong Yu's rumors, Liu Xie seemed to see a new direction.

This direction was something he had never considered before, but the more he thought about it now, the more feasible it became.

The world belongs to the Liu family, but it also belongs to the common people.

Without these people, what could Liu Xie do no matter how capable he was?

And for these people, what is the most important?

Is he the emperor?

Liu Xie showed a wry smile.

No, Liu Xie himself understands this.

In front, the Imperial Ancestral Temple looked majestic from a distance, but the moss in the corners and the dust accumulated on the green bricks made Liu Xie, who was getting closer and closer, feel a sense of desolation in his heart, just like Dong Yu The situation in Luoyang described in the records of rumors is the same. Even if it is rebuilt, how can it be restored to its original appearance?

What is destroyed will eventually be destroyed.

What can't be saved will eventually be saved.

Liu Xie walked into the Ancestral Temple and kicked out all the eunuchs as usual. Then he lowered his head and paid homage to the ancestor's shrine, offering incense and praying. This process seemed to have become a habit.

"Kong Wenju... I can't keep him..." Liu Xie murmured in a low voice, "I really want to keep him... but now it seems... I can't..."

At the very beginning, Kong Rong had just been arrested, and there seemed to be a lot of chatter in the government and the public. Everyone was talking about Kong Rong, which made Liu Xie also have the illusion that Kong Rong was a key point, and Liu Xie he As long as you grasp this key point, you can profit from both sides. But as time goes by, Kong Rong's popularity is declining. Now it seems that no one talks about Kong Rong, and no one cares about Kong Rong's life and death. This makes Liu Xie hang up in the air, and it is also If you can't go up, it's hard to come down.

Liu Xie's plan to win over people's hearts through Kong Rong's incident did look beautiful, but it failed during the implementation process. He wanted to hold a celebration to gather more voices and more "public opinion", but now Liu Xie found that his celebration had not been held yet, and the "public opinion" he originally thought had changed, making his plan lost. original meaning.

No matter what the East-West Shangshutai meant, when Liu Xie saw these rumors about Dong Yu, he thought of a new direction.

"Food is the most important thing for the people..." Liu Xie smiled, but his smile quickly fell again. He sighed, "Why didn't I think of this before?" Food is the most important thing for the people... This sentence was told to me by Hussar..."

Suddenly, Liu Xie paused. He suddenly remembered the unpalatable bowl of mushy soup he had eaten back then, and then thought of the situation of the farmers in Guanzhong that Dong Yu had written about in the rumors. He couldn't help but let out a long sigh, "It turns out... Qiusi... I told you a long time ago..."

Liu Xie's eyes were a little bright. He felt that he had discovered the secret, the real secret of Hussar!

Let the people eat better, and the people will naturally support it. If the people feel that they and their families are not getting as good as they eat day by day, will this dynasty still have a future? Is there still hope? Relying on those officials, those children of the gentry, even ministers like Liu Ye, who are of royal blood, cannot be relied on!

Only rely on the people!

To gain fame among the people and occupy a certain position in the hearts of the people, there is no other way than to focus on agriculture!

"Starting from today..." Liu Xie smiled, "I will be a great emperor who is pro-farmer..."