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"Very good!" Liu Xie then turned around and said to Yang Biao and Zhou Zhong: "Situ and Sikong have deployed manpower to strengthen the planning and supervision of Henan to ensure that the agreement between me and Xun Jun can be carried out fairly and fairly. After two years, no matter what the result is, who wins and who loses, it must be announced to the world to set the record straight."

Yang Biao and Zhou Zhong smiled wryly to themselves, but they couldn't stop them.

They also felt that it was impossible to double their income within two years, but Xun Yu himself had already agreed, so they couldn't think about it either.

From another perspective, this might not be an opportunity for Xun Yu.As an excellent candidate in his forties to serve as a county guard, if Xun Yu can really do this, it will be a matter of course for him to become a minister.

"only!"

Liu Xie turned around and looked at the governors and planners in the hall. "My lords, you might as well give it a try to see if you can increase the income of this county. Since you are an official, you are in charge, seeking wealth for the country and benefiting the people, it is not a shameful thing, but yours. The responsibility lies. It is shameful to use public equipment for private use, not for the benefit of the people, but to devote all your energy to your own selfishness. This is what a hypocrite does, not what a real gentleman should do. Come drink!"

Zhou Buyi immediately stepped forward and offered him a glass of wine.

Liu Xie took the cup in his hand and held it high. "My dear friends, please remember that the king's way is done, not spoken. Those who agree with this statement, please raise your glass and drink with me."

Everyone raised their glasses and said loudly, "As Your Majesty wishes."

Chen Qun also raised his glass, but his lips moved, but he didn't make a sound, as if something was blocking his throat.Liu Ba at the side could see clearly and patted Chen Qun on the back quietly.

"Boy, here's your chance. Whether it's true or not, whether it's false or true, we'll see in two years."

Chen Qun's face was flushed, half ashamed and half excited.

As Liu Ba said, Xun Yu's two-year agreement with the emperor was also a rare opportunity for him.If he can assist Xun Yu and win the two-year contract, his official career will be bright in the future. No one dares to say that he is just borrowing Xun Yu's relationship.

After drinking the wine in the cup, Liu Xie opened his arms and chanted aloud.

"When a man is born in the world, he should make a name for himself!

Peep the avenue with your heart, and practice it with your body.

Pursue the former sages and promote their great achievements.

Educate all people, make Datong well-off.

The country is strong and the people are rich, and the country is forever.

Changle is still young, the great man has lived for thousands of years..."

Yang Xiu stepped forward, stroked his palms and sang, stepped on his feet and sang. "When a man is born in the world, he should make a name for himself!

The heart peeks at the avenue, and the body follows the sage.

Fish jumping over the dragon's gate, flying freely and horizontally.

Going in and out of hundreds of families is the only way to follow.

Virtuously caress all people, and prestige towns all over the world.

Changle is still young, the great man has lived for thousands of years..."

The monarch and his ministers danced to each other and chanted again and again.

Seeing this, everyone in the hall and in the hall became emotionally excited, got up one after another, danced lightly, and echoed in unison.

Seeing this, the musicians picked up their instruments again and played passionate and cheerful music to accompany Liu Xie, Yang Xiu and others.

Standing aside, Xun Yu watched Liu Xie dance with Yang Xiu, feeling a little inexplicably complicated.

Compared with Yang Xiu, he always seems to be a little slower.

Yang Biao stood a little far away and shook his head inadvertently.He looked at Madam Yuan who was overjoyed, and secretly sighed in his heart.

It is a good thing for Yang Xiu and the emperor to have one heart, but it is difficult to have both loyalty and filial piety, and differences between father and son are inevitable.Yang Xiugang said that he wanted to speak out for Liangzhou, and he danced with the emperor under such circumstances. His posture was too high, and it was probably intentional.

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Once the dance is over, Liu Xie returns to his seat.

Yang Xiu couldn't finish it, he played music and danced.

After all this tossing, although the atmosphere is still lively, everyone's mood is somewhat different.

Xun Yu's admonishment in public cannot be said to have failed—the emperor accepted his suggestion in principle, but only proposed a harsh condition, and the pressure was shifted to his side.

How can Henan's tax revenue be doubled within two years?He has no idea.

It's just that when he was forced to do so, he couldn't do it if he didn't agree. Now that he calmed down, he couldn't help but feel worried again.Picking up the wine glass, he drank several glasses in a row until Liu Ba pressed his hand.

"Zi Chu?" Xun Yu was startled, and looked up in Chen Qun's direction. "Are we finished?"

Liu Ba smiled slightly. "You still care about him now? Take care of yourself. Doubling in two years, how dare you promise."

Xun Yu smiled wryly, and said in a low voice, "You have seen it too, the arrow is on the string, so it has to be fired."

"I see. The Son of Heaven controls his ministers like soldiers, and he can do it easily without showing any trace." Liu Ba raised his eyebrows lightly, showing a bit of cunning. "Success or failure is determined by one action. Wen Ruo, this is the final test for you by the emperor. If you succeed, after Duke Yang, Situ must be you."

Xun Yu hastily stopped him. "Zi Chu, don't speak nonsense."

Liu Ba smiled, didn't say anything, just raised his wine glass to salute Xun Yu.

Xun Yu also raised his wine glass, but he was not as confident as Liu Ba.He knew that the emperor had high expectations of him, and if nothing else happened, it would be expected that the official would reach Situ.But he knew better that the Situ the emperor wanted was not a Situ with a vegetarian meal, or even a Situ in the conventional sense, but a Situ who could sweep away old habits and lead a big man on a new path.

In this sense, the emperor is indeed very anxious.

Before the Western Expedition, he wanted to see this Situ appear and take power, manage the government well during his Western Expedition, lead the big man to the next ten or twenty years, and realize the kingly way.

Realizing the doubling of taxes in Henan within two years is just a test.

Xun Yu had a big head, but when he saw Liu Ba, he had some hope.

"Zi Chu, this is not my honor or disgrace."

"Ah."

"Do you have a trick to teach me?"

"No."

Xun Yu was stunned, not knowing what to say.

Seeing that Liu Ba was so calm, he thought Liu Ba had a solution, but he didn't expect Liu Ba to answer so simply.

Liu Ba took a sip of his wine and smiled slightly. "Brother Wen Ruo, if you ask me for a ready-made solution, I definitely don't have it. But I can be sure of one thing, the emperor has confidence, and he believes that you can do it too."

Xun Yu was stunned for a moment. "Why did Zichu say that?"

Liu Ba put down his wine glass, turned his head, and looked at Xun Yu. "Don't you think the emperor did this to humiliate you?"

Xun Yu shook his head quickly. "Of course not." After thinking for a while, he added another sentence. "The emperor treats his ministers politely. He is not such a person. Even if his tone was a little more intense just now, it was me... who disappointed him first."

Thinking of the emperor's words about women just now, Xun Yu still felt a little uncomfortable.

But thinking about it carefully, he felt that the emperor was right to criticize.

A housewife pays attention to living within her means because she has a husband who is working hard outside and looking for income. She does not need to care about the source of income, and can just concentrate on managing expenses.As a minister in charge of a county, he only knows how to live within his means and doesn't care about production, which is biased.

Fortunately, I still have the nerve to make suggestions on such an occasion, and I have a generous appearance for the sake of the world.

Am I worthy?