Liu Xie continued to read through the anecdotal records in his hand while giving instructions in a deep voice.
The Huangmen eunuch took the order and left. Not long after, Liu Ye followed the order.
The Chancellor's Desk is not far from the palace, but if it weren't for Liu Xie's order, none of these people would have come.
Including Liu Ye, who is a member of the royal family.
Liu Xie watched Liu Ye come forward to pay his respects, his eyes a little complicated, but he quickly concealed these complicated emotions, first asked Liu Ye to sit down, and then patted the records of Dong Yu's rumors on the table.
, asked: "Has Ai Qing ever read these rumors?"
Liu Xie seemed to ask casually, but Liu Ye couldn't be casual at all when he answered.
Liu Ye lowered his head and said, "Replying to Your Majesty, this is a letter to Your Majesty. How can I read it without permission?"
"Oh?" Liu Xie smiled, "I'm talking about the Chancellor's Desk to the west..."
"Ah? This..." Liu Ye was stunned for a moment, raised his head and glanced at Liu Xie, then lowered his head again, "This little minister doesn't know..."
"Haha..." Liu Xie laughed a little and did not continue.
Is he just talking about the Western Bookstore?
Obviously not.
Liu Xie was helpless because all his information was filtered by category.
Liu Ye was also helpless.
Isn't this the same thing as lice on a monk's head? If two ministers hadn't looked at it, who would have been so bold as to casually deliver things from Guanzhong to Liu Xie? So it's obvious that these letters are rumored
The fact that Lu Neng got to Liu Xie means that it passed through the hands of at least two ministers, or at least tacitly approved it.
Because Dong Yu delivered it via the official route, the Xishang Shutai in Guanzhong must know what is written in these anecdotal records.
What Dong Yu could see and describe could also be seen by other gentry children, but some other gentry children were not interested in what Dong Yu described.
There are only a few people like Dong Yu who are sincere and dedicated to studying, and there are many people who go there with various purposes.
For most children of the gentry, studying may be a pretense. They would rather go to Guanzhong to find out information about gunpowder, papermaking, metallurgy, etc., and they would even pay a lot of money to bribe some people for this purpose...
After all, there are rumors in Shandong that Fei Qian has some secret biography of Mozi.
There are also people who have said with certainty that Fei Qian is actually a direct descendant of the ancient Mozi and a contemporary Mohist, so he knows so many novel techniques and so on...
If we could find out one or two things, wouldn't it be a great development?
Even if you don't find any secret, you can find a way out in Guanzhong. Wouldn't it be better than trying to squeeze out the low-level officials in Shandong? As for studying, it is just a step into the world. Who can do it for studying?
Going to study?
Therefore, perhaps in the eyes of Xishang Shutai, these anecdotal records of Dong Yu were more like what a scholar should do, so they did not stop them or make any restrictions.
This is just maybe, that's what's on the surface.
Of course, Liu Ye instinctively felt that there might be some other factors involved in the Xishang Shutai, such as some plans, but he couldn't think of it...
So he didn't say anything.
It is even more impossible to tell the emperor Liu Xie.
Liu Ye coughed slightly and changed the slightly embarrassing topic, "Dong Xunfeng is loyal to the country, worried about the world, and an honest gentleman. He is truly a great blessing to His Majesty..."
"Yeah." Liu Xie nodded.
It is said to be a letter, but in fact it is more like a diary or a document such as an investigation manual.
Dong Yu is indeed an honest man. He likes to specialize in learning, and most of the time he regards patrolling as a matter of learning.
Being an official and being a scholar are two completely different things. In some things, it is like ice and fire that cannot mix. Being an official is often difficult to get confused, and some things cannot be understood. If it is too clear, there will often be many people.
If they can't stand it, they will all think about getting rid of this guy who is trying to raise the curtain. And if you don't have the spirit of searching for the bottom of things when it comes to learning, you will only have a vague understanding of everything, and you won't be able to specialize at all, let alone learn.
One step further has been achieved.
As for those in a certain college who use their status to squeeze the disciples, even occupy the first signature for a long time, and push the real researchers to the second signature, and even paint some paint on their own children's bricks
The family is called a beast, which sounds more like a bureaucrat than a scholar.
The letters reported by Dong Yu, the patrol envoy, were like learning, completely different from the usual memorials delivered by officials. Not only did they not have flashy rhetoric, they even sounded dry and uncomfortable to read.
However, the more Liu Xie looked at it, the more interesting it seemed to him.
People of the Han Dynasty prefer "understanding". Whether it is the official language in the officialdom or the writing in daily life, it should even be the most strictly prohibited and the most accurate map.
"Draw a circle with your left hand and a dragon with your right hand", you need to understand the picture yourself...
The most important thing is that many times when describing, the numbers listed are fictitious!
Before Liu Xie, he once thought that "the river is thousands of feet wide and the building is hundreds of feet high" was true, but when he actually went to measure it, he was dumbfounded. In the same way, why would he go into battle wearing a heavy armor?
A powerful general who can defeat thousands of people...
In Dong Yu's patrol records, there are almost no such exaggerated or descriptive words, and there are more simple and straightforward expressions. Liu Xie can understand the actual situation with just one look.
Gain a more thorough understanding.
Liu Xie picked out a few of the notes and weighed them with his hands, as if he was feeling the weight of the letters and the weight of Dong Yu's words.
Liu Xie's concern for the Han Dynasty and the country far exceeded that of his ancestors. In fact, the second emperor Heng Ling also had his own troubles, but he gave up quickly after suffering setbacks. He seemed to feel that he
If you don't want to do it, let your son do it. If the son is not good, then he will be a grandson. Anyway, there are endless descendants. Then I didn't expect to come to Liu Xie...
"My dear, you might as well take a look at these anecdotal records." Liu Xie handed the eunuchs in his hand and asked the eunuch to pass them on to Liu Ye for viewing.
These anecdotes are the ones that Liu Xie feels are the most important.
Among these anecdotes, most of what Dong Yu wrote were about things in the countryside and fields. In many cases, officials did not bother to write about these things. On the surface, they said that these things were too trivial.
It's too vulgar and not conducive to viewing, but in fact it's because most of the time these officials don't know the actual situation personally, so naturally they can't talk about it or write it down.
Dong Yu was different. He described everything he saw in the Guanzhong villages in detail, describing the Guanzhong family's acres of land, livestock, planting, and various breeding matters, and also outlined this information in the form of drawings. Of course,
, which is also an important reason for his particularly large volume of letters.
In Dong Yu's description, the production activities of farmers in Guanzhong are almost lifelike.
Dong Yu even noted the differences in planting and breeding between farmers in Guanzhong and Shandong, focusing on eight aspects such as farmland, poultry, land, irrigation, etc. They were all realistic and even included graphics for comparison.
It almost made Liu Xie see the differences in real details between farmers in Guanzhong and Shandong.
You could hear a needle drop in the main hall, and the sound of Liu Ye lowering his head and turning it slowly sounded very clear.
After a while, Liu Ye put down the anecdotal record and said that he had finished reading it, "Your Majesty, what Dong Xunfeng said is very detailed and can be used as a reference."
"It's really... well written. Reading it feels like seeing it in person..." Liu Xie sighed, and then patted the rest of the pile of rumors with his hand, "The big man... really needs such loyal ministers...
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This is so true...
Liu Ye stood silently, pretending not to hear.
Liu Ye himself had never read this anecdotal record, but after reading it, he suddenly understood why the Shang Shutai in Xu County did not restrict these slips and sent them to the emperor Liu Xie. But the reason for this is probably
You can't explain it to Emperor Liu Xie.
Even if you mention it a little bit, you can’t do it!
Although most things are basically linked to interests, and most conflicts between people are caused by the uneven distribution of interests, basically no one will directly expose it. "Get a salary, get married."
"Wife, give birth to children" is obviously not as nice as "career, love, family". Although it is essentially the same, most people feel that the latter one is more stylish.
People who speak outspokenly are often disliked.
However, Dong Yu spoke frankly, and the two ministers did not dislike it. The secret of this...
Liu Ye was living in Xu County, so he was relatively far away from the political circles in Guanzhong, but he could probably guess what he thought about the Shangshutai in Xu County or Cao Cao's Prime Minister's Palace.
Most of the time, behind some political initiatives is the exchange of interests.
When Dong met this person, Liu Ye also heard a little bit about him, and only a little bit about him.
This time, Guanzhong sent an envoy, saying that they wanted to congratulate the emperor and pay tribute. The formality was very good, and they also brought a lot of letters along with the envoy. Among these letters, most of them were
It was sent home, and the only one given to Emperor Liu Xie was the anecdotal record of Dong Yu.
Although there were not many "Guanzhong Patrolling Envoys" that Liu Xie appointed before, there were at least twenty or thirty people!
It is often not possible to see any problems just by looking at the superficial matters, and it seems that on the surface, this is also a good thing.
The anecdotal record of Dong Yu is indeed very well written.
Dong Yu's anecdotal record is not like other people's memorials, with passionate words pointing out the country, as if to say that if the emperor does not act according to the memorial, he is not worthy of being an emperor and will be unworthy of his ancestors. On the contrary, Dong Yu
There is no sentence in Yufengwenlu that indicates how to do it, or how to do it better, but after everyone reads it, they can immediately react, oh, it turns out that there is a gap.
But this gap, Liu Ye knew in his heart, was not something that could be bridged by just reaching out and stepping on the ground.
Take water conservancy facilities as an example. There are ditches and water trucks in the fields in Guanzhong, but there are not many fields in Shandong. They can only be irrigated by manpower. Is this a gap? Obviously, but if you want to make up for this gap, is it necessary to just
Is it enough to build ditches and build waterwheels? Yes, but no.
Liu Ye felt a little emotional. Although Liu Xie's growth rate was not slow, and he seemed to be stronger and better than his father and grandfather, but nothing could be done...
"My dear! This patrolman, Mr. Dong, is loyal to the state and has fulfilled his duties, so he should be rewarded! I wonder what my dear, what do you think?" Liu Xie seemed to still be in the excitement of reading the anecdotal records. His tone was a little higher, and he seemed to be in a good mood.
Not bad, "Although Dong Aiqing is in Guanzhong, his heart is still attached to the people of the Han Dynasty and devoted to the farmers. This is very good... very good!"
Liu Ye sighed slightly in his heart, but his tone and tone on the surface remained calm, "What your Majesty said is true. This person is loyal to the country and should be rewarded."
Of course, he will give rewards. Needless to say, Liu Xie will do it, and he will do it with great fanfare. Everyone knows it. But the key is not the reward, but what should be done after the reward?
"That's right! You should be rewarded!" Liu Xie nodded and said, "In addition, the great agricultural officer should use this article as a guide to balance the gains and losses of the land, to eliminate the good and bad crops, to increase the yield of the fields, and to increase the gains of the people!"
"Your Majesty, Your Majesty!" 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 can't escape this trap!
Liu Xie watched Liu Ye take the order and leave. He was silent for a while, then stood up slowly, left the throne, walked down the Dan steps, stood at the bottom of the steps and looked up at the lonely seat above.
He looked at the screen with black and red background and gold and silver lines behind the seat, and then just looked at it quietly, silently, and did not move for a long time.
Is Liu Xie really making limited progress as Liu Ye expected?
After standing in front of the main hall for a moment, Liu Xie turned around and walked towards the Ancestral Temple.
Liu Xie felt that he had gained a very big harvest today...
He found a new idea.
Liu Ye is not as loyal as he seems on the surface.
In fact, Liu Xie understood this to some extent. Just like the emperor's throne in the main hall, it is not as beautiful as it looks or as easy to sit on.
Everything looks beautiful, but it may not actually be beautiful.
The same is true for Dong Yu's rumors.
Is it really possible, as Liu Xie and Liu Ye said just now, to leave it to Da Sinong and everything can be done?
Obviously impossible.
Liu Xie slowly walked around the palace, walking along the corridor.
The cloisters, carved beams and painted buildings are all beautiful, but they limited the route Liu Xie could take.
When Liu Xie went to court, he took this route. He also took the same route when he walked back from the main hall. Even if he saw fragrant flowers, flying butterflies, or something on the way,
He could only maintain the majesty of an emperor with novel things.
Because if he himself doesn't care about the emperor's majesty, I'm afraid the world...
However, after reading Dong Yu's rumors, Liu Xie seemed to see a new direction.
This direction was something he had never considered before, but the more he thought about it now, the more feasible it became.
The world belongs to the Liu family, but it also belongs to the common people.
Without these people, what could Liu Xie do no matter how capable he was?
And for these people, what is the most important?
Is he the emperor himself?
Liu Xie showed a wry smile.
No, Liu Xie himself understands this.
In front, the Imperial Ancestral Temple looked majestic from a distance, but the moss on the corners and the dust accumulated on the green bricks made Liu Xie, who was getting closer and closer, feel a sense of desolation in his heart, just like Dong Yu
The situation in Luoyang described in the records of rumors is the same. Even if it is rebuilt, how can it be restored to its original appearance?
What is destroyed will eventually be destroyed.
What can't be saved will still be unsalvable.
Liu Xie walked into the Ancestral Temple, kicked out all the eunuchs as usual, then lowered his head, paid homage to the ancestor's shrine, offered incense, and prayed. This process seemed to have become a habit.
"Kong Wenju... I can't keep him..." Liu Xie murmured in a low voice, "I really want to keep him... but now it seems... I can't..."
At the very beginning, when Kong Rong had just been arrested, there seemed to be a lot of chatter from the government and the public. Everyone was talking about Kong Rong, which made Liu Xie also have the illusion that Kong Rong was a key point, and Liu Xie and others
As long as we grasp this key point, we can profit from both sides. But as time goes by, Kong Rong's popularity is declining. Now it seems that no one talks about Kong Rong, let alone cares about Kong Rong's life and death.
, this caused Liu Xie to be suspended in mid-air, unable to get up and down.
Liu Xie's plan to win over people through Kong Rong's incident looked really beautiful, but failed during the implementation process. He wanted to hold a celebration to gather more voices and "public opinion", but
Now Liu Xie discovered that his celebration had not yet been held, and the "public opinion" he originally thought had changed, making his plan lose its original meaning.
No matter what the East-West Shangshutai meant, when Liu Xie saw these rumors about Dong Yu, he thought of a new direction.
"Food is the most important thing for the people..." Liu Xie smiled, but his smile soon fell. He sighed, "Why didn't I think of this before? Food is the most important thing for the people... This sentence
It was Qiusi who told me..."
Suddenly, Liu Xie paused. He suddenly remembered the unpalatable bowl of glutinous rice that he had eaten back then, and then thought of the situation of the farmers in Guanzhong written by Dong Yu in the rumors. He couldn't help but think long and hard.
He sighed, "It turns out... Hussar... said it a long time ago..."
Liu Xie's eyes were a little bright, and he felt that he had discovered the secret, the real secret of Hussar!
Let the people eat better, and the people will naturally support them. If the people feel that they and their families are not eating as well as they do day by day, will this dynasty still have a future? Is there still hope? Rely on those officials, those children of the gentry, even if they are of royal blood
, even ministers like Liu Ye cannot be trusted!
Only rely on the people!
To gain a reputation among the people and occupy a certain position in their hearts, there is no other way than to focus on agriculture!
"From today on..." Liu Xie smiled, "I will be a great emperor who is pro-farmer..."
