Han Dao world

Chapter 1002
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, in vain 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 a hundred 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.

He has traveled tens of thousands of miles over the past year, met many tribes that he had never heard of, and saw scenery that he could not even imagine. His eyes were wide open, but he never forgot his mission, and he accomplished these things brilliantly. mission.

First of all, he found a large river that traversed from east to west, traveled up the river, found the North Sea where Su Wu used to herd sheep, and found several large rivers near the North Sea that went north and west, basically verifying the possibility of transporting grain by navy.

Secondly, he proved Liu Xie's conjecture.

In recent years, the north has been getting colder and colder, and the barbarians in the northern forests have been moving south for decades.It's just that most of the tribes in the north of the North Sea have limited strength. They are not the opponents of the Xianbei people, either killed by the Xianbei people, or become slaves of the Xianbei people.

But he heard that there is a large mountain running north-south thousands of miles to the west.Beyond that mountain, there are many plains where the forests are more habitable and the tribes are much stronger.

Finally, he met some tribes that were very similar to the Central Plains people.

According to the old people in those tribes, according to the old legend, their ancestors did come from the south, but the time is so long that no one remembers the specific age. Some say hundreds of years, some say thousands of years, and some even say Said it was tens of thousands of years ago.

Those people don't have written words, but from their language, they can vaguely hear some pronunciations that are very similar to ancient sounds.

"I boldly guess that they may be descendants of merchants," Zhou Yu said.

“How come you see?”

"It is said that when King Wu destroyed Shang, the main army of Shang was marching eastward. When they learned that Chaoge was burned and King Zhou died, those people were unable to restore their country and refused to work for Zhou, so they chose to go to sea to survive. Some people went to sea to survive. And OK, Jizi is one of them. After arriving in Liaodong, some people stayed in North Korea with Jizi, and more people continued to move forward to the extreme north. According to legend, it was written by Dongfang Shuo in "Hai Nei Ten Continents" "It was recorded in "Fusang Mirage, there are also Hills of Dark Night and Mausoleum of Pure Yang, which are very similar to what I saw and heard."

Liu Xie's heart suddenly moved. "Perhaps we should send some scholars to study it."

　Conscientious Lonely Brother Leader Jiageng Thirty-seventh
　　
　
(End of this chapter)