Xu County, the imperial palace.
"Come here, go and invite the Zhongsan doctor to come."
Liu Xie continued to read the news in his hand, and ordered in a deep voice.
The eunuchs of the Yellow Gate took the order and left. Soon after, Liu Ye came by the order.
The Shangshu Deck is not far from the palace, but if it weren't for Liu Xie's orders, none of these people would have come.
Including Liu Ye, a royal relative.
Liu Xie looked at Liu Ye coming forward to pay a visit, his eyes slightly complicated, but he quickly concealed these complex emotions. He first asked Liu Ye to sit down, and then patted the news about Dong Yu on the table and asked: "Have you ever seen these news records?"
Liu Xie seemed to ask casually, but Liu Ye couldn't answer at all.
Liu Ye lowered his head and said, "Report to Your Majesty, this is a letter to Your Majesty. How can you read it without authorization?"
『Oh?』 Liu Xie smiled, 『I was talking about the Shangshu Deck on the west...』
『Ah? This…』 Liu Ye was stunned for a moment, raised his head and looked at Liu Xie, and then lowered his head, 『I don’t know this gentle minister…』
"Haha..." Liu Xie laughed and did not continue.
Is he just talking about the Xishangshutai?
Obviously not.
Liu Xie was helpless because all his information was filtered through category.
Liu Ye was also helpless.
Isn't this the same thing as the lice on the monk's head? If there were no two Shangshutai's reading, that guy would be so brave and would randomly deliver the things from Guanzhong to Liu Xie's hands? So it is obvious that these news reports of letters could be reached by Liu Xie, which means that he had passed at least two Shangshutai's hands, at least with acquiescent.
Because Dong Yu was delivered by the official route, the Xishangshutai in Guanzhong must know what was written on these rumor records.
Other gentry children can see what Dong Yu can see and describe, but some other gentry children are not interested in what Dong Yu describes.
There are only a few people who are sincere and devoted to studying like Dong Yu, and many people go there with various purposes.
For most children of the gentry, studying may be a guise. They want to go to Guanzhong to find out about gunpowder, papermaking, metallurgy, etc., and even spend a lot of money to buy some people...
After all, there are rumors in Shandong that there is a secret legend of Mozi in Fei Qian's hands.
Some people said with a firm word that Fei Qian was actually personally passed down by ancient Mozi and a contemporary Mo family, but they knew so many novel techniques...
If I could find out one or two, wouldn’t it be developed?
Even if you don’t find any secret, you can still make a way out in Guanzhong. Wouldn’t it be better than to squeeze out those low-level officials in Shandong? As for studying, it’s just an advancement level. Who can study for the sake of studying?
Therefore, perhaps in the eyes of the Xishangshutai, these rumors and records of Dong Yu are more like what a scholar should do, so they did not stop it and did not make any restrictions.
This is just maybe, that is, what is on the surface.
Of course, Liu Ye instinctively felt that there might be some other factors in the Xishangshutai, such as some planning, but he couldn't think of it...
So he didn't say it either.
It is even more impossible to talk to Emperor Liu Xie.
Liu Ye coughed lightly, distracting the slightly awkward topic, "Dong Xunfeng is loyal to the country, worried about the world, and honest gentleman is indeed the great blessing of Your Majesty..."
"Yes." Liu Xie nodded.
It is called a letter, but it is actually more like a diary or a survey manual.
Dong Yu is indeed a honest person. He likes to study and study, and then he mostly treats this kind of storm as a piece of knowledge.
Being an official and studying are completely different things. In some things, it is like ice and fire that cannot be blended. Being an official is often difficult to be confused, and some things cannot be found in the bottom line. If you are too clear, many people will often not be able to stand it, and they will also think about getting this guy who is upset. If you don’t have the spirit of looking for the bottom line, you will be confused in everything and you will be unable to specialize in it at all, let alone go further.
As for those bricks in a certain academy who rely on their own status to exploit disciples, even occupy the first signing for a long time, squeeze real researchers to the second signing, and even put some oil and color on his own children, they are more like bureaucrats than scholars.
The letters reported by Dong Yu, the patrolman, were like doing academic research, which was completely different from the memorials delivered by officials. Not only did they have no flashy rhetoric, but they even felt a little dry and uncomfortable to read.
However, the more Liu Xie looked at it, the more interesting it felt.
People in the Han Dynasty like to "understand" more. Whether it is the official language in the officialdom or the writing in daily life, it should even be the most prohibited. The most accurate picture carriage is also "draw a circle with your left hand and a dragon with your right hand". You need to read the picture people to understand it yourself...
The most important thing is that when it comes to expressions, the numbers listed are virtual references!
Before, Liu Xie thought that "the river is a thousand feet wide and the building is a hundred feet high" and something like that is real, but when he really went to measure it, he was stunned. Similarly, there are some powerful generals wearing a thousand pounds of armor that can compete with tens of thousands of people...
In Dong Yu's patrol record, there are almost no exaggerated or descriptive words, and they are more simple and straightforward expressions, which allows Liu Xie to have a more thorough understanding of the actual situation by looking at it.
Liu Xie picked out several of the records of experience and then held them in his hand, as if he was feeling the weight of the book, and as if he was feeling the weight between the lines of Dong Yu.
Liu Xie's concern for the Han Dynasty and the country was far beyond his ancestors. The two emperors Hengling actually had time to apply feces and hair on the walls, but they quickly gave up after being setbacks. They seemed to think that it was okay if they didn't do it and let their son do it. If they didn't do it, they would be grandson. Anyway, their descendants were endless. Then they didn't expect to come to Liu Xie...
"My dear, you might as well take a look at these news records." Liu Xie handed the letters in his hand to the eunuch and asked the eunuch to pass them to Liu Ye for viewing.
These news records are the ones that Liu Xie feels the heaviest.
Among these news records, most of what Dong Yu wrote were rural affairs and fields. In many cases, officials said that these things were too trivial and vulgar, which was not conducive to viewing. But in fact, it was because these officials did not understand the actual situation in person most of the time, so naturally they could not say it and write it down.
Dong Yu was different. He described in detail everything he saw in Guanzhong villages, described various matters of the land, livestock, planting and breeding of Guanzhong families, and also outlined this information in the form of drawings. Of course, this is also an important reason why he wrote a lot of letters.
In Dong Yu's description, the production activities of farmers in Guanzhong are almost vivid.
Dong Yu even noted the gap between farmers in Guanzhong and Shandong in planting and breeding, and focused on eight aspects such as farmland, poultry, leeway, irrigation, etc., which were all realistic. There were even graphics as comparisons, which almost allowed Liu Xie to see the differences in the real details between farmers in Guanzhong and Shandong.
The needles fell in the hall and the sound of Liu Ye slowly turning around sounded very clearly.
After a while, Liu Ye put down the news and said that he had finished reading it. "Report to Your Majesty, what Dong Xunfeng said is very detailed and can be used as a reference."
『It's really... well written, and it's like seeing it in person..." Liu Xie sighed, and then patted the rest of the news with his hands, "The great man... really needs such a loyal minister..."
This is really...
Liu Ye was silent while standing aside, pretending not to hear.
Liu Ye himself had never read this news, but after reading it, he suddenly understood why the books were not restricted at the Xu County Shangshu Desk and sent to the emperor Liu Xie. However, the reason for this is probably not explained to Emperor Liu Xie.
If you mention it a little, you can’t!
Although most things are basically linked to interests, and most people's conflicts are formed by uneven distribution of interests, basically no one will directly reveal them. "Get salary, marry a wife, and have children" is obviously not as good as "career, love, and family". Although it is essentially the same, most people think the latter statement is more stylish.
People who speak frankly are often annoying.
But Dong Yu said frankly, and neither of the two Shangshutais was disgusted. The mystery of this...
Liu Ye is in Xu County and is far away from the Guanzhong political circle, but he can probably guess one, two or three of the ideas of Xu County's Shangshutai or Cao Cao's Prime Minister's Mansion.
Most of the time, some political measures are behind the exchange of interests.
When Dong met this person, Liu Ye also heard about it slightly, but only heard about it slightly.
This time, Guanzhong sent an envoy to congratulate the emperor and pay the tribute. On the surface, the article was done very well, and the mission also brought a lot of letters. Among these letters, most of them were sent home, and the only one who gave the emperor Liu Xie was Dong Yu.
Although there were not many "Guanzhong Fengshang Envoys" before, there were at least twenty or thirty people!
Just looking at the surface matters often makes no mistakes, and it seems that this is also a good thing.
Dong Yu’s Story is indeed well written.
Dong Yu's Record of Wind and News is not like the memorials of others, which are inspiring words, as if it means that if the emperor does not follow the memorials, he is not worthy of being the emperor, and he is ashamed of his ancestors. On the contrary, there is no sentence in Dong Yu's Record of Wind and News that indicates how to do it or how to do it better, but after everyone has read it, they can react immediately, oh, it turns out that the difference is here.
But Liu Ye knew this gap in his heart, and it was not the kind of person who could just reach out and get a foot.
Take water conservancy facilities as an example. There are ditches and water trucks in Guanzhong fields, and many land mu in Shandong do not have them. They can only carry water and irrigate by manpower. Is this a gap? Obviously, but to make up for this gap, do you only need to build ditches and water trucks? Yes, but not.
Liu Ye sighed a little. Although Liu Xie was not growing slowly, he seemed to be stronger and better than his father and grandfather, but what if...
"Love! This patrol in the wind makes Dong family loyal to the state affairs and do their duty and deserves reward! I wonder what I think?" Liu Xie seemed to be in the excitement of reading the news, his tone was a little raised, and he seemed to be in a good mood. "Although Dong Aiqing was in Guanzhong, his heart was still related to the people of the Han Dynasty and the farmers, which was very good... very good!"
Liu Ye sighed slightly in his heart, but his tone on the surface was still stable. "Your Majesty said so much. This person is loyal to the country and should be rewarded."
Of course, you can reward it. If Liu Xie doesn’t need to say that, Shangshutai will do it, and it will do it with great fanfare, which is well known to everyone. But the key is not reward, but what should you do after the reward?
'Yes! It should be rewarded!' Liu Xie nodded and said, 'In addition, the Grand Minister's farmers should use this article as the basis to balance the gains and losses of the land, increase the quality of the crops, increase the yield per mu of the land, and increase the gains of the people!'
"Your Majesty is wise!" Liu Ye bowed his head and bowed. On the surface, he seemed to agree with Liu Xie's opinion, but in fact he sighed in his heart.
His Majesty……
After all, you still couldn't escape this pit!
Liu Xie watched Liu Ye take the order and left. After a while, he stood up slowly, then left the throne, walked down the elixir steps, stood under the steps and looked up at a lonely seat above, looking at the black and red bottom and gold and silver lines behind the seat, and then looked at it quietly, silently, not moving for a long time.
Liu Xie is really as Liu Ye expected, with limited progress?
After standing in front of the main hall for a while, Liu Xie turned around and headed towards the Taimiao.
Liu Xie felt that he had a great gain today...
He found a new idea.
Liu Ye is not as loyal as he seems on the surface.
In fact, Liu Xie understood this a little bit, just like the emperor's throne in the main hall, it was not as beautiful as it looked and so easy to sit on.
Everything looks beautiful, but it may not be really beautiful in fact.
The same is true for Dong Yu’s rumor.
It can really be done as Liu Xie and Liu Ye said just now, and you can do anything to the Grand Secretary?
Obviously impossible.
Liu Xie slowly paced around the palace and walked along the corridor.
In the corridor, carved beams and painted roofs are all beautiful, but they limit the route Liu Xie takes.
When Liu Xie went to court, he took this route. He walked back from the hall and took this route. Even if he saw fragrant flowers, flying butterflies, or something new, he could only maintain the majesty of a emperor.
Because if he himself ignored the emperor's majesty, I'm afraid the world...
However, after passing Dong Yu's news, Liu Xie seemed to see a new direction.
This direction was something he had not considered before, but now he thinks about it the more he feels it is feasible.
The world belongs to the Liu family, but also to the people.
If there were no such people, even if Liu Xie had the ability, what could he do?
And for these people, what is the most important thing?
Is it my own emperor?
Liu Xie smiled bitterly.
No, Liu Xie himself understands this.
In front, the Taimiao still looks majestic from a distance, but the little moss in the corner of the wall and the dust accumulated on the blue bricks made Liu Xie, who was getting closer and closer, feel a kind of abandonment in his heart, just like the situation in Luoyang depicted by Dong Yu in the Record of Storms. Even if it is rebuilt, how can it be restored to its original appearance?
What is destroyed will eventually be destroyed.
If you can't save it, you can't save it after all.
Liu Xie walked into the Taimiao, drove all the eunuchs out according to the convention, then lowered his head, worshiped the ancestors' spiritual positions, burned incense, and prayed. After a series of processes, it seemed that it had become a habit.
『Kong Wenju...I can't save it anymore...』 Liu Xie murmured in a low voice, 『I really want to save it...but now it seems...I can't save it anymore...』
At the beginning, Kong Rong had just been arrested, and there seemed to be a rush in the court and the whole country. Everyone was talking about Kong Rong, which made Liu Xie also have an illusion that Kong Rong was a key point, and as long as Liu Xie grasped this key point, he could get along with everyone and make profits. However, as time went by, Kong Rong's popularity was declining. Now no one seemed to be talking about Kong Rong, and no one cared about Kong Rong's life and death. This made Liu Xie put it in the air, unable to go up and difficult to get down.
Liu Xie's plan to win people's hearts through Kong Rong's incident seems beautiful, but it failed during the implementation process. He wanted to hold a celebration to gather more voices and more "public opinion", but now Liu Xie found that his celebration had not been held yet, and what he originally thought was "public opinion", which made his plan lose its original meaning.
No matter what the East and West Shangshutai meant, when Liu Xie saw these rumors about Dong Yu, he thought of a new direction.
"Food is the best..." Liu Xie smiled, but his smile quickly collapsed again. He sighed, "Why didn't I expect it before? Food is the best... This sentence was told by the cavalry...
Suddenly, Liu Xie paused. He suddenly remembered the bowl he had eaten that was hard to swallow, and then thought about the situation of the Guanzhong farmers who Dong Yu wrote in the news of the news. He couldn't help but sigh, "It turns out... the cavalry... had said it long ago...
Liu Xie's eyes were a little shiny. He felt that he had discovered the mystery, the real mystery of the cavalry!
If the people eat better, the people will naturally support them. If the people feel that they and their families are eating worse day by day, will this dynasty still have a future and hope? Relying on those officials and the children of the gentry, even the royal bloodline, ministers like Liu Ye cannot be fully reliable!
Only rely on the people!
To gain reputation among the people, we must occupy a certain position in the hearts of the people. There is no other way except to value agriculture!
Chapter completed!