I, Liu Bian, Sanxing Han Dynasty

Chapter 273 Reminder
Liu Xie, who was beside Liu Bian, was a little confused and continued to ask in a low voice: "Brother Emperor, does the Jun Transfusion method have something to do with salt and iron?"

The sudden criticism of the salt and iron monopoly was somewhat beyond Liu Bian's expectations. This was a situation that had not occurred during previous simulations with Zheng Xuan, but after thinking about it, Liu Bian understood - "They are afraid that the two are related."

The local wealthy people who already had the advantage of salt and iron in their hands were worried that Liu Bian would imitate Emperor Zhang and bring up the monopoly of salt and iron again.

Although the measures to restore the salt and iron official camp during Emperor Zhang's period ended in failure, the losses suffered by the wealthy families during this period were real.

Zheng Yi, who was on the other side, heard Liu Bian's words and felt a chill in his heart. He stared at the people debating, as if he had not heard what Liu Bian had just said.

But Liu Bian was unwilling to let him go. After talking to Liu Xie, he turned around and asked, "Yi En, do you think what I said is wrong?"

Zheng Yi opened his mouth and said, "I don't know."

Liu Bian smiled and said, "Yi En is indeed a sincere gentleman."

Perhaps out of tacit understanding, the debate on salt and iron did not last long.

By noon, although the debate was more in-depth, many repeated views emerged.

Liu Bian had already arranged for lunch to be prepared, and the officials and scholars who were hungry all thanked Liu Bian.

Especially when some scholars who were close to him saw that Liu Bian ate the same food as them, they felt even more in their hearts and knew that the rumors about the emperor's frugality that were widely circulated were true.

Outside Taixue, when they heard that Taixue's discussion was suspended due to lunch, some scholars with sharp noses smelled the aroma of rice coming from the distance.

The scholars who had been very devoted began to feel hungry.

The same goes for Guo Jia. Sitting on the floor, he took out two wrapped pieces of biscuits from his arms and waved them in front of Xun Yu. However, he noticed that Xun Yu didn't seem to be bringing food.

But he heard Xun Yu say: "It's better to wait a moment and eat hot food."

Guo Jia curled his lips. Today, Xun Yu relied on the fact that he knew the inside story better than him, and he had done this several times. He said bluntly: "I guess it must not be Wen Ruo who asked the servant to bring hot food?"

Xun Yu nodded, looked in one direction, and said, "Here he comes."

Guo Jia looked along and saw a man who looked like a general leading his soldiers carrying many buckets of food to where the scholars gathered.

The general looked back and forth, and Guo Jia noticed that he paused when he looked towards him. He guessed that he recognized Xun Yu beside him, but this person did not come over.

Xun Yu, who was beside him, took the lead in cupping his hands towards the general who saw him. The latter paused for a moment, returned the salute and then went elsewhere.

Guo Jia continued to joke: "It seems that the favor Wen Ruo has received is not enough!"

"This is Yu Lin Zhonglang General Guan Yunchang. He never flatters others. He is proud of his superiors but never bullies his subordinates."

"It turns out it's him!" Guo Jia understood. He had naturally heard about Guan Yu leading people to rectify the governance of the village. "In this case, his behavior is not surprising."

Xun Yu did not rely on his status to jump in the queue. All the soldiers and soldiers present were in good order.

Not long after, Guo Jia looked at the food in front of him. In his eyes, although it was better than the Hu Biscuit he brought, it was definitely not good.

Xun Yu saw Guo Jia's doubts and said, "This is the same as the food of the army sergeants."

"It's not that no one wants to make the meals richer, it's just that there is already a trend of scribes despising warriors. Your Majesty is not happy with this and does not want to encourage this trend."

Having said that, depending on who compares the food of the elite soldiers of the Central Army, compared with ordinary people, they are definitely far ahead.

Guo Jia didn't say anything, but just thought to himself that these meals were all prepared by the army. The soldiers knew that the emperor regarded them as the same as the scholars, which would definitely cheer them up. Not long after that, the debate continued.

But at this time, not to mention Guo Jia, there were some scholars who felt that the debate within Taixue was somewhat inadequate from the perspective of bystanders. Some of them could not help but express their opinions, and thus another debate started. The discussion outside Taixue.

It can be said that this kind of scene was common before today, but it was the first time that it happened on such a large scale as today.

After all, scholars who pay attention to this matter have reached almost everything they can.

It's just that the external debate is quite different from that within Taixue. Here, the scholars who believe that the equal loss method should be abolished have the upper hand as always.

And because there are many people, the advantage will be further expanded. At the same time, these people were dissatisfied with the progress within Taixue, and their speech and behavior became more radical.

Elsewhere, Yuan Shu was sitting under an exquisite pavilion. Judging from the new soil nearby, it was obvious that the pavilion was newly built.

Yuan Shu had a panoramic view of the movements of the soldiers, and turned to Yuan Yin and said: "Cheng Xu, if there is a disturbance over there and someone takes action, I will immediately ask several of Luoyang's lieutenants to lead them up."

"Brother, don't worry, we have already made arrangements." Yuan Yin responded.

Yuan Shu nodded: "Guan Yu, who is lucky enough to be here, comes from a humble background and doesn't know the cause of conflicts among scholars. He may not be able to detect the hidden dangers here. If someone is injured or dies, let's see what dignity he has left!"

Yuan Yin kept echoing on the side. He didn't know that Yuan Shu originally wanted to intervene in the security guard near Taixue, so he asked himself to find Guan Yu who was in charge of the matter. After all, this place was under the rule of Yin in Henan, and Yuan Shu intervened. Makes sense.

However, Yuan Yin was mercilessly rejected by Guan Yu. The new hatred and the old hatred that made Yuan Shu very passive when Guan Yu reorganized the government led to Yuan Shu's gloating today.

"Wen Ruo, where are you going?" Guo Jiazheng was watching the excitement. When he turned around, he found that Xun Yu was getting up and seemed to be leaving.

"Go to General Guan to prevent them from actually fighting." Xun Yu left in a hurry.

Guo Jia thought for a moment and immediately stood up to follow.

Because he was not in the military camp, after Xun Yu showed the copper seal and yellow ribbon hanging around his waist, the journey was smooth. There was also Yu Linlang who knew Xun Yu to guide Xun Yu. Finding Guan Yu was not a big deal for Xun Yu. difficulty.

Guo Jia behind him also caught a ride.

When Xun Yu saw Guan Yu, he saw two people talking about something in front of Guan Yu.

As he got closer, Xun Yu heard Guan Yu's somewhat helpless tone.

"Forget it, I'll send Lang Yulin and Lang Huben over right now."

Xun Yu quickly stepped forward and asked, "General Guan wants to send Yu Linhu Ben to the arguing scholars?"

"Xun Youcheng also came to persuade me?" Guan Yu asked.

Xun Yu was stunned and immediately said: "That's it, let's get started without further delay!"

Guan Yu originally thought that the scholars could only show off their rhetoric and dare not take action. The two lieutenants, Cui Yan and Chen Rong, had previously warned him of nothing but unfounded worries.

That is to say, Guan Yu can distinguish between public and private affairs. Otherwise, he would have driven away Cui Yan who wrote a letter to impeach Zhang Fei. Why would he have thought of sending some people first just in case.

But now that Xun Yu also said the same, Guan Yu did not dare to be careless and said with his hands in hand: "Gentlemen, I will make arrangements right now!"

Xun Yu said: "I will go with General Guan. The Xun family still has some reputation among the scholars. It may be able to help the general calm down a little."

(End of this chapter)