Picked up a copy of Romance of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 780 Word Game
Houde Hall
Zhou Yu sat in front of the emperor solemnly. Seeing him, Liu Xi was very happy and excited. After all, he was a minister of his own East Palace. Zhou Yu had been away from Luoyang for a long time. Usually, Fazheng was in contact with the temple, but Zhou Yu seldom , this time, because of the restructuring, Zhou Yu had to come in person, and only then did he have the opportunity to meet the monarch and his ministers.

"Gongjin, you haven't seen each other for so long, and you still haven't changed. You have a heroic spirit, which is hard to hide." Liu Xi praised with a smile, but Zhou Yu didn't even dare to say it, and said just now: "Your Majesty, too. At that time, His Majesty was only a young man, but now he exudes a refined air, really handsome."

"Hehe." Guo Jia on the side sneered, he just couldn't understand the way these two people flattered each other.

Doesn't it just look better?Back then, when I was young, Guo Fengxiao, I was also a well-known handsome son in Luoyang.

Neither Liu Xi nor Zhou Yu paid attention to Guo Jia. Both of them understood Guo Jia's temper. Liu Xi asked, "How is the situation overseas?" Vehicles and boats, now the Overseas Government has built more than 4000 vehicles and boats for overseas affairs, and many southern islands, including Jianning Chang Island and Yankang Islands, have become the territory of the Han Dynasty."

"The Overseas Government has arranged officials and garrisons here, and recruited some soldiers from the natives to take charge of the local security. They have devoted themselves to the production of local products, as well as the mining of gold and silver. The harvest is huge. The entire southeastern islands , are currently under the control of the Overseas Government, and they have formed contacts with each other. In addition, in Yangzhou, Jiaozhou and other areas, merchants often go to sea to various overseas islands of the Han Dynasty.”

"Through the sea route, the Dahan's fleet has been able to appear in the southern part of Guishuang and has fought against the Guishuang water army several times, and the harvest has been huge."

As Zhou Yu spoke, he suddenly hesitated, and looked at Guo Jia beside him.

Liu Xi said: "No problem, Mr. Guo is absolutely trustworthy. If there is anything wrong, just tell me directly."

Zhou Yu hesitated for a moment, and then said: "There are some things, I really don't know whether I should say it or not." Liu Xi was startled, and asked, "Could it be that something happened?"

Zhou Yu frowned and said, "Your Majesty may know that there are many bandits abroad. These bandits usually drive small boats, plunder ships, and commit all kinds of crimes. They are traitors with no conscience!" Hearing his words, Liu Xi's face gradually became solemn, and he said: "I have read the memorial table, indeed, there are indeed a lot of thieves, especially after the great prosperity of Yangzhou, many thieves went overseas and became water thieves."

Zhou Yu nodded, and said with some guilt: "Your Majesty, I made a mistake."

"Oh?"

"What is your crime?"

Liu Xi asked suspiciously: "Could it be that you are trying to harm the thieves and fail to eliminate those water thieves?"

"Your Majesty, I can't persuade Xiaozhi. Xiaozhi won over those water thieves and even gave them their identities so that they could not invade the ships of the Han Dynasty. Instead, they were sent overseas to invade Guishuang and other countries. The boats plundered the villages on their coasts, these water thieves, with the support of the big man, are extraordinarily powerful, and their crimes have intensified. This time, I came here to inform His Majesty about this."

"What?! There is such a thing!!!"

Liu Xi stood up angrily, extremely irritable.

Zhou Yu was silent for a moment, and then said: "He is in charge of the inside, and the minister is in charge of the outside. He is equal to the minister, and the minister can't convince him. He does these things very secretly. If his long history didn't tell me, I wouldn't even know him." I don’t know. I hope His Majesty can handle it. However, Xiaozhi is diligent in governing the country. Although he uses water thieves, the wealth and slaves he got from water thieves are all used for overseas development, as well as the tax of the big man. income, it accounts for more than half of the national treasury income.”

"I hope that Your Majesty will not punish him too severely. I failed to find out in time that the fault lies with me. Your Majesty can deal with me. The Overseas Government can lose me, but Fa Xiaozhi cannot be lost." Zhou Yu said in a low voice. .

"His achievements in these years cannot be replaced by anyone. The overseas government has developed so rapidly and was able to occupy the entire southeast islands. It all depends on him. In these years, Dahan has established 37 overseas strongholds. These strongholds, They all have garrisons, mining gold and silver, or cutting wood, and transporting all kinds of materials to Yangzhou. Only Sili can compare with the development of Yangzhou."

"Your Majesty!!" Zhou Yu bowed to the emperor.

Liu Xi frowned and gritted his teeth. Obviously, he was extremely angry.

Guo Jia looked at them, sighed, and said, "You can't blame Fazheng, Your Majesty. In these years, building roads, digging canals, and setting up government schools, what do you need money for? Although Fazheng is so It’s not very good to do it, but the casualties are not due to the fact that my people have enough financial resources to make the big man stronger, so that the big man can help the neighbors around him in the future, which can be regarded as compensation.”

"Shut up!", Liu Xi yelled.

This is the first time that Liu Xi has treated Guo Jia so badly, and Guo Jia couldn't help being stunned. Liu Xi said angrily: "I am a man of etiquette, and the form is dignified. If there is no land, I still have the Northern and Southern Army." , lack of wealth, I still have a large number of talented ministers, when will it be the turn of some thieves to profit for the big man?? Is the face of the big man going to be discarded like this?"

Listening to Liu Xi's roar, Guo Jia remained extremely calm and said nothing.

Zhou Yu said hastily: "Your Majesty, they didn't use the name of a big man. If it wasn't for Chang Shi, I wouldn't even know about these things."

Liu Xi was still a little angry, he frowned, and said: "Okay, I know, I have a letter of divorce, you take it, give it to Fazheng, and let him calm me down, I will bypass it this time." He, when he returns to Luoyang, he will deal with it. As for you, ignore those thieves and concentrate on developing overseas. I hope that you can establish Qingzhou, Yangzhou, Ningzhou, and Wadao as soon as possible. Fastest route."

"Please!"

"Huh!" Liu Xi snorted coldly, picked up the pen and ink, and began to write.

"Nothing of this magnitude has ever been heard of anywhere else."

"I would rather die than lose the face of a big man, that's what a minister should do."

"I haven't seen you for a long time, I don't know that you have fallen so far."

"How would a historian record such an act of the Fajun?"

"If you want to change the current behavior, you can no longer condone those thieves."

"Be more kind to people overseas and don't bully them."

"A good hermit can't hide the mistakes he made, you must be sincere."

"This secret is only known to me and Mr. Zhou, and it cannot be passed on to the outside world, otherwise we will never let it go lightly!"

Liu Xi finished writing the document angrily, and just handed it to Zhou Yu, saying: "You hand over this document to Fazheng yourself, and tell him that he is the best candidate for the Overseas Government, and he cannot make such a mistake again. If you make a mistake, you must correct it, and correct it thoroughly!" Zhou Yu nodded, holding the paperwork, and lowered her head guiltily.

He failed His Majesty's trust and harmed his best friend, which made Zhou Yu very uncomfortable. Liu Xi seemed to have seen his thoughts, and his expression calmed down. Sitting in front of Zhou Yu, he said seriously : "Gongjin, don't do this, I know that Xiaozhi and Jun are good friends, but what you did is to save Fazheng's life."

"If you don't say it, you're hurting him."

"And you can tell me the truth, I am also very happy."

"I think you will be able to handle overseas affairs well, and I will definitely go to Yangzhou sometime to take a look at your situation."

Zhou Yu nodded and clenched the documents in his hands. The two exchanged pleasantries for a long time before Zhou Yu left. After seeing Zhou Yu leave, Guo Jia just shook his head and said, "Your Majesty, Your Majesty is smart. I didn't know that before. , His Majesty still has such talents, His Majesty's intelligence is not as good as filial piety," Guo Jia praised.

Liu Xi looked at him with some doubts, and asked, "Why am I so smart? Mr. Guo, there must be a proof for this flattery."

"Hahaha, I'm not a stupid person. I just saw what His Majesty wrote..."

"Oh? Hahaha, what does Mr. Guo think?"

"It is said that His Majesty is a benevolent monarch, but I think that His Majesty is a wise monarch."

"Hahaha!"

The two laughed.

And Zhou Yu didn't stay in Luoyang for too long, he wanted to see Yuan Yao, but only after he went there did he know that Yuan Yao had been taken away by Zhuge Liang, and he had worshiped Zhuge Liang as his teacher, which made Zhou Yu's Feeling a little displeased, even if Yuan Yao wants to be a teacher, he should be worshiping himself, or Sima Yi, what is Zhuge Liang, who deserves to teach him?

However, his time was urgent, and he really couldn't go to Yuzhou to educate the guy, so he was in a hurry to go back and hand over the emperor's letter to Fazheng.

With dissatisfaction with Zhuge Liang, Zhou Yu left Luoyang.

After more than a month's journey, Zhou Yu finally arrived in Yangzhou. It is very convenient to rush to Yangzhou now. He can go to Jingzhou through Chidao, and then go directly to Yangzhou through the canal, which saves a lot of time. However, Zhou Yu had no way to pass through Yuzhou to see Yuan Yao. When he arrived in Yangzhou, Fazheng was already waiting on the shore.

Fazheng knew Zhou Yu's character very well, so he didn't bring his ministers to welcome him. Zhou Yu didn't like the feeling of being surrounded by people very much. If he could, he would prefer to play the piano alone.

In the distance, Zhou Yu, who was standing at the bow of the boat, saw Fazheng with a wry smile on his face. How should he face this old friend?
Fazheng waved his hands happily, looking at Zhou Yu in the distance, very happy.

Zhou Yu also waved, lowered his head, and looked at the letter in his hand.

I can only hope that the emperor's accusation will not be too severe.

ps: Everyone must have guessed the secret in the letter. It’s such a simple word game. Let the old wolf see how many people’s IQs are online. This is a word game made by the old wolf himself.

(End of this chapter)