Han Dao world

Chapter 880
Zhou Zhong walked quickly into the atrium and looked at Yang Biao who was swinging his arms in the courtyard.

"Brother Wen, why is it so urgent that I have to come here?"

Yang Biao continued to move his body without turning his head. "Don't worry, wait for the Taiwei to come."

Zhou Zhong was taken aback, didn't say any more, just sat down on the railing and fanned the wind with his sleeve.Although it was still early spring, he was sweating all over.

Situ Tuan and Du Ji walked in and offered Zhou Zhong a cup of tea with his own hands.

Zhou Zhong took it, glanced at Du Ji, and said with a smile: "Uncle, how long have you been in Situ Mansion?"

"It's been almost two years."

"Have you thought about changing to a more suitable place?"

Yang Biao laughed. "Zhou Jiamou, you are really good. You have dug someone into Situ's mansion. Are you afraid that I will sue you in front of the emperor?"

Zhou Zhong laughed. "Brother Wen, I'm not poaching people, I just hope that people can give full play to their talents. Bohou is an upright person, and he is more suitable for supervision. It's a pity to be in Situ's mansion."

Yang Biao turned around and walked over, took another cup of tea from Du Ji, and took a sip. "When everything is waiting to be done, production is more important than supervision. Situ Mansion's affairs are heavy, and it is not as easy as you think. Without a young man like Bohou, how many days can I last with my old bones? Besides, I have already decided to recommend him to be an official, so you don't have to worry about it."

Zhou Zhong lowered his head and drank a cup of tea, sipping it carefully. "Bohou is a person who has served as a county magistrate. He can be the governor of the county and the prime minister of the country. There is no need to waste four years as the magistrate of the county. For the country, you should be eclectic."

Du Ji stood aside, his expression unchanged, but he was very moved in his heart.

He is from Situ Mansion, even if Yang Biao appreciates him, he can't ignore other people's opinions and directly recommend him to be the prefect.But Zhou Zhong was Sikong, and he suggested to him face to face. Tai Wei Jia Xu always ignored these things, and in such a situation, there was a high probability that he would agree.

In this way, it is tantamount to a joint discussion between the three publics, and the reason is very good.

Yang Biao nodded slightly, but said nothing.

After a while, Jia Xu walked in with her hands clasped.Yang Biao got up and led Jia Xu to the hall.Zhou Zhong sat still, and after finishing the remaining half cup of tea, he slowly got up and sat down in the hall.

"Taiwei, is there any good news from Jizhou?"

Jia Xu smiled slightly. "There is no good news in Jizhou yet, but there is one outside the Great Wall. The emperor was very happy when Zhou Yu and Jiang Gan returned from their missions. He specially held a meeting to discuss the news they brought back."

Zhou Zhong was startled, and the brows twitched involuntarily.

Zhou Yu came back with important news?This is a good thing.The problem is that Zhou Yu didn't give him any information beforehand, and he still wanted to hear about it from Jia Xu.

From another point of view, this news allowed the emperor to hold a special meeting and notify the Taiwei's mansion as soon as possible, which is enough to show that Zhou Yu's envoy mission this time has been accomplished quite well.

"Is it convenient to say?" Yang Biao asked.

Jia Xu shook his head. "It's not urgent, let Situ talk first."

Yang Biao didn't ask any more questions, but took an official document from the case and handed it to Du Ji.Du Ji turned around and handed it to Jia Xu.Jia Xu read it and handed it to Zhou Zhong.

Zhou Zhong opened it, glanced at it, and couldn't help frowning.

Yuan Shu asked to become an official, but the emperor accepted his resignation as the governor of Youzhou, but he did not intend to let him resign. He wanted to arrange for him to repair the two palaces in Luoyang, asked the three princes to discuss a suitable position, and drew up a candidate for the governor of Youzhou.

This edict is very simple, but its significance is great.

One was to order Yuan Shu to repair the two palaces in Luoyang, but the imperial court did not ask Situ and Sikong Mansion to cooperate, nor arranged funds and materials, but only discussed giving Yuan Shu an official position.

The second is that Youzhou Mu is gone, and there will only be Youzhou Governor in the future.

That's all for the latter point. It is the established policy of the imperial court to dismiss the state shepherd and reset the governor.

But the first point is very weird.

It stands to reason that even if such a major task as repairing the two palaces is not entrusted to Sikong who is in charge of water and soil, it should be entrusted to the general who is in charge of palace construction.Now the emperor didn't mention Sikong Zhouzhong, nor the master craftsman Huang Chengyan, and directly handed over the task to Yuan Shu.

This is naturally reminiscent of Yuan Shu's crime of setting fire to the palace.

Zhou Zhong let out a sigh of relief. "The Son of Heaven is really merciful. First he pardoned Lu Bu, and now he makes Yuan Shu pay for his merits."

Yang Biao and Jia Xu nodded in agreement, but did not speak.

The point of this matter is not here. No matter how nice the words are, it will not solve the actual problem.

The emperor only asked the three princes to discuss Yuan Shu's official position, but did not ask Situ Mansion and Sikong Mansion to allocate funds and materials. How could Yuan Shu complete the task?

If they didn't believe that the emperor had no motive to force Yuan Shu to death, there was no need for them to discuss it.

"To restore the two palaces, does the emperor want to return the capital to Luoyang?" Zhou Zhong said again.

Yang Biao shook his head in denial.

He had considered this issue after receiving the edict, and thought it was unlikely.

Although the emperor didn't say it clearly, his attitude of studying Taixue in the south of Chang'an City and moving the capital to Guanzhong has been fully revealed.Taking a step back, even if the capital is moved to Luoyang, there is no reason for Yuan Shu to restore the two palaces.

At least the entire Luoyang City, including Taixue, Mingtang, Piyong and other facilities outside the city.

"Wenhe, Jiamou, you should still remember that the emperor left Liu Biao in Luoyang and asked him to draw the picture scroll of the ruined Luoyang." Yang Biao said unhurriedly: "Is there any connection between these two things?" ?”

Jia Xu frowned and fell silent.

Zhou Zhong's heart skipped a beat, and he became a little uneasy.

He has been in Luoyang for many years and is very familiar with Luoyang. He knows that there are many rich and powerful mansions in the city, and the Yuan family is a typical example.It's just that under normal circumstances, everyone maintains a tacit understanding. Zhang Rang, Zhao Zhong and others are often criticized for their house overruns, while those of scholar-bureaucrats are avoided.

Now the emperor asked Liu Biao to draw the scroll of Luoyang, and asked Yuan Shu to restore the two palaces, which may be an invisible hint.

The emperor wanted to save face for the scholar-officials by not revealing these things, but the scholar-bureaucrats were required to remove the evidence of violations and use the dismantled materials to restore the two palaces.

Zhou Zhong stroked his beard and said meaningfully: "According to the etiquette and law, those who belong to the palace belong to the palace, and those who belong to the common people belong to the common people. Each belongs to his position, and naturally we will live in peace."

Jia Xu nodded in agreement. "This is indeed a choice. Monarchs and ministers each follow their own rituals, restore rituals to benevolence, and promote the kingly way together, which is in line with the meaning of saints."

Seeing that both Jia Xu and Zhou Zhong agreed, Yang Biao immediately asked the next question.

"Materials are settled, what about manpower? The people around Luoyang either died in the war or fled. There is not one out of ten household registrations, and there are not enough civilian workers to recruit. Wenhe, can the local garrison cooperate?"

Jia Xu said with a smile: "The general of the Fu army followed the emperor to conquer Jizhou, and the four generals from front to back, left and right also accompanied him. The number of troops stationed around Luoyang is pitifully small, and they are a bit reluctant to deal with the thieves. How can we spare the energy to cooperate with the restoration of the two palaces?"

"Then what should we do?" Yang Biao was a little embarrassed.

Zhou Zhong said suddenly: "I have a solution, but I just need the cooperation of Situ Mansion."

"You said."

"Most of the people in Luoyang flee to the south. Those who are near go to Jingzhou, and those who are far away go south from Jingzhou to Jiaozhou, or go up the river to Yizhou. Register and provide some help, maybe some people are willing to return to the old register. With a registered permanent residence, are you afraid that there will be no civil servants?"

Yang Biao thought about it. "It takes a long time to return home after thousands of miles, I'm afraid it won't be so fast."

Zhou Zhong smiled. "The Son of Heaven didn't worry about taking too long to conquer Jizhou, so why rush to build the palace? Yuan Shu is still young, so it won't be a problem to build it for ten years."

(End of this chapter)