Han Dao world

Chapter 640 The Way of Horse Racing
Is the Son of Heaven weak?
Anyone with common sense would not think so.

As a young man, the Son of Heaven went to the battle in person, and after a series of victories, Liangzhou was pacified within two years, and the frontier troubles were preliminarily resolved.Who dares to say that such a monarch is weak?
But it does not rule out that some people are selectively blind, or deceiving their ears and stealing the bell, and treat the emperor as an ordinary boy.

Or, they believed too much in the power of the courtiers, thinking that they could control the emperor, so that the emperor could not let go.

Accepting Yuan Shao's peace negotiation will undoubtedly aggravate this miscalculation.

Thinking about it this way, I really can't give those people too many concessions.

The more you make concessions, the more he feels that the Son of Heaven is nothing more than that, and he goes further and further down the wrong path, eventually causing unmanageable results.

Yang Biao has been an official for many years and has seen many such examples.

Looking at Jia Xu with sharp eyes and sharp eyes, Yang Biao couldn't help smiling wryly. "Wenhe, is this what the emperor means?"

The sharpness in Jia Xu's eyes faded away, and she returned to her indifferent look of indifference. "It doesn't matter who means it, what matters is whether it is true or not. No matter who it is, it is impossible to go against the sky. Only by following the sky and responding to others, can there be no disadvantages."

Yang Biao also regained his composure. "According to Wenhe's opinion, how can we be in harmony with nature?"

"do not know."

"I don't know?" Yang Biao asked in surprise.Seeing Jia Xu speaking so calmly, he thought Jia Xu had already made up his mind.

"The emperor said a word, and I very much agree with it."

"It must be the most reasonable thing to get words and approval." Yang Biao said with a smile, with a three-point tease.

"It's not an exaggeration to say it's the most reasonable." Jia Xu also smiled. "The Son of Heaven said that he is not Bole and does not know how to judge horses, but he can let horses compete with each other and see who can stand out."

Yang Biao thought for a while, thoughtfully. "So Xun Wenruo is in Bingzhou, and Gouzi is in Liangzhou. They are all the arenas hired by the emperor?"

Jia Xu nodded, and said, "Actually, Yuan Shao did too."

"Yuan Shao?"

Jia Xu smiled, picked up the teacup, and took a shallow sip of tea.

Yang Biao understood and didn't ask any more questions.

Jia Xu's meaning has been made very clear, the emperor is not in a hurry to pacify Shandong, he is more willing to let Yuan Shao toss and see where Yuan Shao can go, and whether he can realize the ideals of the scholar-bureaucrats.

But the result is already very clear, Yuan Shao not only failed to bring peace to Shandong, but only brought war to Shandong.

Yang Biao couldn't help but think again, if the emperor never sends troops, will Yuan Shao be able to pacify Shandong?

After he pacified Shandong, can he resume production and make the country rich and powerful like the emperor implemented the New Deal in Bingliang?

When the thought came together, Yang Biao smiled wryly.

This is simply impossible.

There are many reasons why the great Han has fallen to this point, one of the important reasons is land annexation.A large number of common people had no place to stand, coupled with continuous natural disasters and refugees everywhere, it eventually turned into the Yellow Turban Rebellion.

Who is the culprit of the land merger?
Those who support Yuan Shao.

Even the century-old Qiang Rebellion was promoted by those people. As an official in Liangzhou, they expropriated and extorted money. In the court, they advocated abandoning Liangzhou.If you think about it carefully, you will find that although they are full of poems and books, their policies are extremely stupid.

Abandoning Liangzhou, treating the main force against Xianbei—Liangzhou people as barbarians, and then appeasing Liangzhou people like Xianbei people, will Liangzhou be peaceful?

How absurd.

Yang Biao was originally a pragmatist. After nearly two years in charge of affairs in northern Xinjiang, he felt that the ideas of those scholar-bureaucrats were unreasonable, and even less likely to become a reality.Enlightenment is indispensable, but it cannot be achieved by shouting.

Do it like an angel.

Perhaps, the Son of Heaven did not send troops, and let Yuan Shao torment, let Shandong scholar-bureaucrats suffer, and let them know the consequences of empty talk about morality, which is the real healing and saving lives.

It's just... If it happens, countless people will die innocently, Shandong will also be greatly damaged by this, and the consequences of Confucianism will be even more serious than the consequences of Wang Mang's usurpation of the Han.

Yang Biao let out a long sigh, hesitant to speak several times.

He can't be as free and easy as Jia Xu.

"Wenhe, Yuan Shao is not a talent for governing the country."

The corner of Jia Xu's mouth twitched slightly. "I'm afraid someone disagrees with you."

Yang Biao was helpless.He knew who Jia Xu was talking about, and there were quite a few people who hoped that Yuan Shao would be in charge of the court. He said that Yuan Shao was not a talent for governing the country, so he naturally stood on the opposite side of those people, and he would inevitably be criticized.

"As you said just now, it doesn't matter whether someone disagrees with you or not. What matters is the fact or not. Although Yuan Shao is a student of a high school, he has no local experience other than being the head of Puyang when he first became an official. The governance achievements of Bohai and Jizhou are also obvious to all. How can Shandong be governed? Knowing that it can’t be done, and letting it go is not the way of horse racing.”

Jia Xu asked back, "What do you think?"

"In my opinion, the emperor's plan is very good." Yang Biao gritted his teeth. "Let him be the prefect of Bohai first."

Jia Xu laughed silently. "Wen knows the current affairs first, I'm afraid others won't."

"I'll convince them." Yang Biao said with emotion: "No one is more suitable for this kind of thing than me."

Jia Xu nodded and raised his teacup.

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After Yang Biao sent Jia Xu away, he ordered someone to invite Zhao Wen and Zhang Xi.

Zhao Wen and Zhang Xi came soon.

They had actually been waiting outside and saw Jia Xu leave with their own eyes.

"Wen Xian, what did Jia Wenhe say, is he willing to explain it?" Zhang Xi asked impatiently.

Yang Biao glanced at Zhang Xi, then at Zhao Wen. "Zi Rou, if you don't ask about Shandong, and the imperial court pardons Liu Yan, Liu Zhang and his son for their sins, will Yizhou be safe?"

Both Zhang Xi and Zhao Wen were stunned, and looked at each other with uneasy eyes.

Yang Biao didn't talk about Yuan Shao, he asked Yizhou directly, and he didn't ask Zhang Xi who just came back from Yizhou, but asked Zhao Wen, what does this mean?
But they are all elites who have been in officialdom for a long time, and they quickly understood what Yang Biao meant.

Zhao Wen thought for a while, and then replied: "People think about Han, and the court doesn't ask about the past, and Yizhou has no worries about the future, so it can be at ease."

"Can you guarantee it?"

"Yes." Zhao Wen said confidently, "I can go there myself. If I can't stabilize Yizhou, I will forgive myself and apologize."

Yang Biao turned to look at Zhang Xi. "What about you, would you like to go to Pengcheng to persuade Yuan Shao to accept the edict and be his Bohai prefect with peace of mind?"

Zhang Xi looked pale. "Wen Xian, the emperor decides to use force?"

Yang Biao shook his head. "Ji Li, do you think it will take Yuan Shao a few more years to pacify Shandong? How many more years will it take to restore peace and stability in Shandong, as stable as Liangliang? What are the chances of winning against the imperial court in the future?"

Zhang Xi was speechless, with cold sweat on his forehead.

"If you can't, why not be the prefect of Bohai with peace of mind. Wouldn't it be better to leave a little room for others and yourself?"

Zhang Xi's face turned red, and then turned pale again, repeated several times, before he murmured: "What if Yuan Shao refuses?"

"Whether he is willing or not is not important." Yang Biao patted Zhang Xi's arm and said meaningfully. "The important thing is, are you willing, are the Shandong scholar-bureaucrats willing?"

(End of this chapter)