Han Dao world

Chapter 172

This time, Liu Xie did not speak in a negotiating tone, but issued an edict directly.

If you are asked to lead the army to fight, you can't do it, so it will be no problem to let you go on an envoy.

If you can't even undertake such a simple task, then you'd better avoid it and don't waste court food.

For the imperial court, this is also a clever plan with more advantages than disadvantages.

Worshiping Sun Ce as the prefect of Kuaiji means that the imperial court took the initiative to give Sun Ce a title by letting go of the past.

If Sun Ce refuses—although the possibility is extremely low—it is clear that he is an enemy of the imperial court, and the imperial court has nothing to lose.

Anyway, Kuaiji is far away in Jiangdong, and the imperial court can't control it.

If you accept it, it means breaking with Yuan Shu.Yuan Shu had to guard his back, unable to move westward.

As for Zhou Yu, is it not enough benevolence and righteousness for the imperial court to enlist Zhou Yu as an official regardless of previous suspicions?

Of course Zhou Yu could refuse to be recruited—celebrities often do this—but according to the usual practice, Zhou Yu could refuse to recruit, but he couldn't refuse the emperor's kindness of knowledge and encounter, and he must repay in the future.

With such a relationship, can Sun Ce trust Zhou Yu without reservation?
Regardless of the final result, Liu Xie has nothing to lose anyway.

Zhang Xi was unable to refute, so he had to second the proposal.

Liu Xie then ordered someone to draft an edict, and recorded the full text of what he said just now, and signed the relevant content by Zhou Zhong.In the future, if Zhou Zhong commits a disobedience, these records will be the evidence.

In desperation, Zhou Zhong finished signing, put down his pen, and quit the big account on the grounds of physical discomfort.

Liu Xie watched Zhou Zhong leave and sighed.

"My lords, there is a way to govern a country, but the country must first be established. If the country is destroyed, what is the way to do it? You can discuss it slowly with punishments based on virtue, and power based on scriptures. However, it is imminent to save life and death, and there is no room for looking forward and backward. Still I hope that all the lords will suspend the views of the sects, the conflict of will, and build peace with one heart and one mind. Then return the sword to the arsenal, release the horse to the south mountain, open the pavilion of the stone canal, and the view of the white tiger. Wouldn't it be better than this time?"

Yang Xiu, who was writing in a hurry, felt his heart twitching, remembering the last time Jun asked right, he couldn't help but glance at Jia Xu.

Jia Xu is still sitting in meditation, expressionless.

Situ Zhao Wen sighed, stood up and saluted. "Your Majesty's words are very true, and I will obey them."

Zhang Xi's mood is more complicated.

After Zhou Zhong left the meeting angrily, the Son of Heaven confessed to his ministers, which not only showed his expectation, but also showed his tolerance.

The young emperor does not avoid academic disputes, but focuses on solving the immediate problems first, what's wrong?
In contrast, it seems inappropriate to care about etiquette and ancestral system, and it even seems to be deliberately disruptive.

There are many such people, and Zhou Zhong unexpectedly became a typical example and was recorded in the annals of history.

No matter what his intentions are, whether he still considers himself a Hanchen in the future, this stain cannot be washed away.

This is murder.

This is by no means the emperor's intention for a while, but on purpose.

After all, the origin of the Zhou family in Lujiang and the Yuan family in Runan is not a secret. The emperor didn't know it before, but he must know it now.

Despite all kinds of reluctance in his heart, Zhang Xi could only follow Situ Zhao Wen to express his position, support the emperor's decision, put aside the academic dispute for the time being, and solve the problem first with a pragmatic attitude.

Situ and Sikong expressed their views, and other ministers also expressed their views.

The meeting was back on track, and Liu Xie announced the continuation.He announced one more rule before anyone else could speak.

The minutes of the meeting are for reference only, and there is no right or wrong. Everyone can express their views and speak freely without any psychological burden.If you feel that these words are not suitable to be recorded in the annals of history, you can declare it when you sign after the meeting, and you can anonymize your name when you write history in the future.

After hearing this, all the ministers breathed a sigh of relief as if they were relieved.

Who dares to speak when thinking of saying the wrong thing and it may leave a bad reputation for thousands of years?

Liu Xie looked at Song Guo. "You have been the governor of Bingzhou before, why don't you tell me about the situation in Bingzhou?"

Zhou Zhong was driven away, and Song Guo was the happiest.Hearing that the emperor ordered the general, Song Guo stood up, strode to the map, and bowed to Liu Xie.

"I take the liberty to explain the situation in Bingzhou for His Majesty."

Liu Xie bowed slightly. "I have Lao Songqing."

Song Guo turned around to the ministers, exchanged glances with Shi Sun Rui and Wei Jie, and smiled knowingly.

Regardless of whether the emperor did it intentionally or unintentionally, after driving away Zhou Zhong, one of the representatives of the Guandong ministers, he appointed Song Guo, a native of Guanzhong, to explain the situation. This is an attitude in itself.

Kansai people - especially Guanzhong people - the opportunity has come.

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Bingzhou is similar to Youzhou and Liangzhou, and it is connected with Qianghu, which is a veritable frontier.

But Bingzhou has its unique features.

In terms of history, Bingzhou is the land of three generations of Longxing, which is far older than Youzhou and Liangzhou.

In terms of geography, Youzhou borders Jizhou and is far away from the Central Plains.Liangzhou borders Guanzhong and can break into Guanzhong, but it is quite far away from Luoyang.Only Bingzhou is narrow from east to west and long from north to south. Along the Fenshui River Valley, you can drive straight to Pujin.Or take the way to Shangdang, cross Tianjingguan, and drink horses and Mengjin.

Because they are often harassed by Hu people, and the people of Bingzhou are aggressive, the cavalry of Bingzhou and Liangzhou cavalry are both called elites.

From the security perspective of the Central Plains, Bingzhou's threat is by no means comparable to that of Youzhou and Liangzhou.

Because of this, the imperial court's suppression of Bingzhou was consistent.

The last time Bingzhou had a famous minister of the third rank was probably Wang Jian of the Qin Dynasty.

As the Huns moved inward, the situation in Bingzhou became even worse.

The Huns enjoyed the preferential treatment from the court, but they did not have to bear taxes. The population increased rapidly, which put great pressure on the locals of Bingzhou.In order to survive, many Bingzhou people began to do business with the Huns, and even took the initiative to become Huns in order to avoid rent and tax, which further promoted the expansion of the power of the Huns.

This is also the reason why more and more Huns came to Bingzhou.

When Bingzhou had the largest population, there were about [-] households, of which Taiyuan and Shangdang counties accounted for about half.

When the Huns moved into the Great Wall at most, there were only more than [-] households, but now they have more than [-] households.If it is not controlled, the population of the Xiongnu will exceed that of the Han, and Bingzhou will really become the land of the Hu people.

In fact, in counties other than Taiyuan and Shangdang, the population of the Xiongnu was equal to or even exceeded that of the Han.Counties and counties exist in name only, even if there are prefects and county magistrates, it is difficult for government orders to go out of the government and county.

It may be an accident that the Fuluo tribe stayed in Hedong, but if this trend continues, the Huns will not be too far to officially enter Hedong.

How to deal with the Huns is not only a question of whether they can keep Bingzhou, but a question of whether they can keep China's well-dressed and prosperous land.

After Song Guo finished speaking, the big tent fell into a deathly silence.

For these officials, they knew that there were a lot of Huns in Bingzhou, but they really knew how many Huns there were in Bingzhou. Most of them only had a feeling, and they didn't know how serious the situation was.

After listening to Song Guo's explanation, he realized that most of Bingzhou had been reduced to the pastures of the Huns. Not only did it fail to protect the Central Plains, but it became a threat to the Central Plains.

The Xiliang people have already killed the Central Plains so much that blood is flowing all over the ground. Once the Huns, who are more barbaric than the Xiliang people, enter the Central Plains, what kind of tragedy will it be?
Countless people had cold backs and numb hands and feet.

(End of this chapter)