Han Dao world

Chapter 400 Jia Xu on Liangzhou

Although he knew from the beginning that he would eventually become the emperor's woman, Ma Yunlu still hoped that this day would come later.

She prefers to be like Lu Xiaohuan, to be an official next to the emperor, and to learn literature and martial arts like men.

If the emperor didn't mention the matter of serving the bed, she would pretend not to exist, and sometimes even feel that such days may last forever.One day in the future, she will also have the opportunity to be employed on the battlefield like her elder brother, and beheaded for meritorious service.

She even discussed with Lu Xiaohuan about being a Marquis.

But the emperor's words broke all her dreams.

Although the emperor's tone was very relaxed, she didn't feel that the emperor was joking, maybe she could refuse.

Ma Yunlu couldn't remember how to pay back the account next, she only remembered that the emperor looked at her a little strangely.

Sitting in the tent, Ma Yunlu looked at the pale young woman in the bronze mirror, sighed faintly, turned around and found the mirror dome that had been sealed all the time, and took out the tweezers, bone comb, powder cake, etc. Makeup utensils are placed on the small case one by one.

My eyebrows are thick and I need to pluck them.The face is also rough, and I need to use powder to smear it.

I didn't think so at ordinary times, but when I looked in the mirror today, I suddenly felt that I was quite unfamiliar with these things that I used to be familiar with.Facing the mirror, no matter how you look at it, it's awkward.After tossing and tossing for a long time, I didn't even pluck out a single eyebrow. It was even more difficult than archery. I was inexplicably anxious and threw the tweezers on the desk in a fit of anger.

"Sister, what's the matter?" Lu Xiaohuan opened the tent and entered, walked to Ma Yunlu's side, looked at the makeup on the table, thoughtfully. "You are..."

Ma Yunlu didn't speak, just nodded.

Like her, Lu Xiaohuan will enter the palace in the future.It's just that Lu Xiaohuan is still young and still has a few years of free time.

"The emperor ordered?" Lu Xiaohuan raised her eyebrows.

Ma Yunlu nodded again, looking a little impatient.It wasn't ordered by the emperor, could it be that I recommended myself as a pillow mat?
"It turns out that the Son of Heaven doesn't like masculinity." Lu Xiaohuan patted his chest, feeling relieved.

Ma Yunlu was startled, then turned to look at Lu Xiaohuan. "What did you say?"

Only then did Lu Xiaohuan realize that she had slipped her tongue, and quickly said, "I didn't say anything, I didn't say anything." Before Ma Yunlu could speak, he turned around and slipped out.

Ma Yunlu thought for a while, and couldn't help laughing out loud, most of the depression in his heart disappeared.

Although the emperor has queens and nobles, those few are not by his side.In Meiji for so long, I haven't seen anyone called to sleep with him, so it is indeed easy to be misunderstood.

"The Son of Heaven is not a lustful person. Maybe he just called me to talk about life?" Ma Yunlu looked at the cosmetics in front of him, and suddenly his heart moved, and he put them away and stuffed them into his luggage.

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Liu Xie and Jia Xu sat across from each other, chatted about the customs of Liangzhou, as well as possible problems, and prepared some plans that might be useful.

"Westward from Jincheng to the West Sea is Xihai Road, also known as Qiangzhong Road and Huangzhong Road, which is earlier than Hexi Road. After Hexi was opened, this road is not as good as before, but the Qiang people in Huangzhong still use this road. Contacts have not been cut off." Jia Xu took a sip of tea. "Han Sui would rather give up Lingzhou than Jincheng, because he liked the convenience of this business route and the convenience of contacting the Qiang people. In contrast, the Eastern Qiang in the northern region has no friendship with him, so he just gave up if he gave up."

"What Han Sui wants is profit?"

"Benefits are the priority, and strength is to ensure interests. As long as His Majesty does not move his fundamentals, he will not jump the wall."

"Then reopen the Hexi Commercial Road in the future, this West Sea Road will be affected, can he agree?"

"It will indeed have an impact, but as long as it is done properly, it should not cause Han Sui to react too violently." Jia Xu took it easy, as usual. "Your Majesty is not competing with the people for profit, but to store wealth with the people, and everyone, including the Qiang people, will benefit. If this is the case, even if Han Sui is dissatisfied, the Qiang people will not support him."

Jia Xu flexed his fingers, thought for a moment, and said: "If someone is ignorant of current affairs and insists on jumping out, Your Majesty might as well make an example and let them know the majesty of the court."

Liu Xie agreed, and Jia Xu's suggestion was hardly what he expected.Compared with the imperial court, Jia Xu didn't want people like Han Sui to appear in Liangzhou.Once Han Sui rebelled again, it would not only split Liangzhou's strength, but also allow the Kanto people who had long been dissatisfied to find a reason.

"Sir, have you heard of Song Jian?"

Jia Xu's brows trembled slightly, and then he regained his composure. "Chen and Song Jian used to be colleagues."

Liu Xie was stunned.Jia Xu and Song Jian are colleagues?
Seeing Liu Xie's surprise, Jia Xu smiled. "He used to be Duan Gong's loyal servant, as did Li Wenhou, Beigong Boyu and his ilk, and there is a more famous one, His Majesty may have heard of it."

"Who?"

"The leader of the Xiliang Rebellion in the fourth year of Zhongping, the Kingdom of Hanyang."

Liu Xie was completely shocked.

"Dong Zhuo used to be Zhang Huan's former subordinate, Your Majesty should be aware of that, right?"

Liu Xie nodded.It's not a secret, he already knew it.

"Liangzhou Sanming can make meritorious service and become famous all over the world, relying on Liangzhou Han and Qiang righteous congregations. When they were alive, if they could be used by the imperial court, the Liangzhou people would be the swords in the court's hands. When they resigned, the Liangzhou people had no one under their command. It has become a hidden danger in Liangzhou. The change of interests is not in Liangzhou, but in the court."

"So, it's the court's fault?" Liu Xie laughed softly.

"Forgive me, the court is actually not only the court of your Majesty, but also the court of scholar-bureaucrats. When the court is full of Kanto scholar-bureaucrats, the attitude of the court is actually the attitude of Kanto scholar-bureaucrats. They think that Liangzhou people are a scourge, but Liangzhou people are not. A scourge will become a scourge. Even if there are one or two famous ministers like Yu Shengqing (Yu Xu), it will not change the prejudice of the Kwantung scholar-bureaucrats towards Liangzhou."

Liu Xie nodded thoughtfully.

He had discussed the imperial court's Liangzhou policy with Jia Xu and Xun You many times before, and he was no stranger to Yu Xu.

This man is from the Kanto, but he is a Kanto native who advocates keeping cool, and he is a Kanto native with both civil and military skills.

When he was the prefect of Anding, Yu Xu once defeated the Qiang people with the plan of increasing stoves.He also used the strategy of suspicious soldiers to let his subordinates go out from the east gate and enter from the north gate, change their clothes, and come back again.The Qiang people couldn't figure out what was true about him, so they believed him to be true, and they were so frightened that they retreated without fighting.

Dong Zhuo later learned the skill he played in Luoyang from Yu Xu.

If Yuan Shao knew more about Yu Xu's story, maybe he wouldn't be intimidated by Dong Zhuo.

There were not many Kwantung scholar-bureaucrats with both strategic vision and practical combat ability like this in the entire Eastern Han Dynasty.

However, Yu Xu's official position was limited to Sili Xiaowei and Shang Shuling, and it was not Liangzhou people who prevented him from becoming a public minister, but Kanto people.

The reason is simple, Yu Xu is so good that those Kanto scholar-bureaucrats who can only talk about it feel ashamed.

When Jia Xu mentioned Yu Xu, he naturally wanted to tell him that if he wanted to master Liangzhou, he had to be as strong as Yu Xu.Liangzhou people believe in the strong, respect the strong, and follow the strong.As long as you are strong enough, Your Majesty, the Liangzhou people will not be your trouble, but the knife in your hand.

"How should I treat Song Jian?"

"If Your Majesty is interested, I will go with His Majesty. Song Jian is knowledgeable, and it is best if he is tied up. If he is not, His Majesty will raise his hand and kill him." Jia Xu shook his cattail fan and said lightly: " Why should His Majesty worry about a jumping beam?"

(End of this chapter)