The emperor held a court meeting, mainly to discuss Yuan Shao's strategy, which was a series of business plans he proposed before. As for Yuan Shao's memorial, many people in the court were aware of it, and he also found many friends.
, to make them accept his strategy, however, Yuan Shao seems to have overestimated his appeal among the ministers, and he did not get the support of too many people.
When the officials gathered in front of the palace, Yuan Shao stood alone with a cold face. This was different from usual. You must know that since Yuan Shao entered the temple, he has been receiving praise from the officials in the temple, and he has attracted more people than Situ.
Gong Luzhi was a majestic figure in the temple, but now, he was alone. Yuan Shao must have never thought that this would happen. Of course, it was not that no one supported his behavior.
Xing Ziang, a veteran minister of Jianning, supports Yuan Shao. Xing Ziang is different from other ministers. He values the practicality of policies rather than other empty ones. Xing Ziang has always been low-key. He has been doing this for decades, and it has been so long.
It can be said that it is unprecedented for someone to occupy such an important position, but Xing Ziang is exactly like this. For one thing, his moral character has always been a topic that people talk about.
In addition, his talents are indeed extraordinary. Over the years, all the emperor's decrees have been implemented through the Shangshutai. As a minister, Xing Ziang has never let the emperor down from beginning to end. He has never even let the emperor down.
After questioning or asking for help from the emperor, any policy was delegated to his hands, and he would implement it immediately without saying a word. Under his leadership, this style of deeds emerged in the entire Shangshutai.
Over the years, few ministers have paid attention to the Chancellor's Desk, and the Chancellor's Desk has always been looked down upon. It seems that the Chancellor's Desk does not have any decent memorials, or even no sound, but Xing Zi'ang has such a temper.
, as he grew older, he became more and more silent, and only focused on practical things. Whether it was the previous construction of Chidao, official school affairs, or water conservancy, they could not avoid Shangshutai.
The original Shangshutai only had the role of reviewing and issuing government orders. However, in Wang Fu's era, he made a bad start by taking the power of implementing administrative orders into the hands of the Shangshutai, proposing policies himself, and then implementing them himself.
Implementation, this was Wang Fu's idea back then. Of course, in his time, such behavior did save him a lot of trouble and allowed him to fully display his ambitions.
But now, this has become a disadvantage, because Wang Fu is no longer here, but the power of Shangshutai to handle affairs is still retained. The officials in Shangshutai can be said to be the busiest officials in the entire temple. The official policy is put forward
, they went to notify the county magistrates and prefects in various places to carry out the construction work, and they also had to contact the officials to offer wine and send them to various places. In the end, everything went smoothly. The Si Nong who raised the matter was praised, but nothing happened to them.
The emperor also approached Xing Ziang and asked him if he should let Situ take away some of the responsibilities of the minister's desk to prevent him from being so tired. However, Xing Ziang refused. He did not think that he could not do what the prince could do.
, In the past twenty years, he worked hard to do this job well. The emperor saw that he was so lucky, so he sent Guo Jia, who was the best in the four subjects, and Xun Yu, who was not good at farming and mulberry, to his command.
These three people have always worked hard and carried out all the government orders issued by the emperor. Although they are not as outstanding as Wang Fu's era, they have not made any mistakes. All government orders are completed seriously. After hearing Yuan Shao's memorial
, Xing Ziang felt that this was feasible and a good policy, which could allow the Han Dynasty to accumulate a lot of wealth again. He successively followed He Xiu, Wang Fu, Wen Renxi and other great talents, and he still had a good vision.
Everyone gathered together, waiting for the arrival of Lord Situ Lu. It was February, and it was still a bit cold. Although everyone was wearing thick clothes, it was still a bit cold. Lu Zhi didn't come for a long time, and everyone could only pace and rub themselves in front of the palace.
Hands, waiting, Lu Zhi arrived in a carriage. The servant stopped the carriage, helped Lu Zhi in the carriage to stand up, and walked down. Lu Zhi also had some eagerness on his face.
Looking at the people in front of him, he said helplessly: "Gentlemen, please get up. In the cold winter, my knees are in unbearable pain. I really can't get up. I hope you can forgive me!!" Everyone heard this.
, hurriedly said that he didn't dare, and flattered him a few more words, but Lu Zhi still looked guilty. He came to the door of the palace, straightened his clothes tremblingly, picked up the crutches on the side, and led the ministers to court.
Walk towards the main hall.
Lu Zhi walked very slowly. He was already very old. He was over seventy years old and was the oldest person in the court. What's more, when he was young, he often led troops to fight and was a captain of the Northern Army. Later, in Xinzhou,
Working in a bitterly cold place like Hezhou left him with a lot of diseases. In this year's cold winter, all the diseases seemed to have broken out. His ears gradually became unable to hear sounds, and his eyes gradually became blurred. The most terrible thing was that
His legs began to lose control.
As a Situ, he had to walk in front of all the officials, and he walked very slowly, using a cane and walking with difficulty step by step. He knew that all the officials must be watching him from behind, and he did not dare to look back.
Look, he could only grit his teeth and speed up his pace. The more anxious he became, the slower he walked. Tears burst out of his eyes at some point. He felt extremely aggrieved and walked forward step by step.
Behind him, all the officials looked at him silently. This old man had been a soldier all his life. Although he was a great scholar, he still behaved like a general, extremely tough and capable. But now, looking at
The staggering old man in front of them, looking at his gray hair, they realized in their hearts that this respected Situ Gong had also aged. His staggering appearance was particularly heartbreaking.
While everyone was watching, a man walked over quickly. His rash actions alerted the surrounding guards, who quickly grasped the hilt of the sword at his waist. That man was Liu Xuande, and he walked to the teacher's side.
Next to him, he stretched out his hand to support Lu Zhi's right hand, looked at Lu Zhi, and said with a smile: "Master, I will take you in!" Looking at the gentle smile on his face, Lu Zhi smiled and said
:"good!"
The emperor was sitting in the main hall, looking at the empty main hall, still a little confused, where are the people?
There is a court meeting today, yes, but why is there not a single minister?
This is wrong!!
Just when the emperor was about to call Zhang He, he saw the two people at the front. Liu Bei supported Situ Luzhi and staggered towards the hall step by step. The surrounding guards looked at the emperor. Liu Bei's behavior was inappropriate.
, except Sikong and Taiwei, no one can come with Situ. Now that Situ's status is constantly being improved, even Taiwei and Sikong may not be able to come. How dare Liu Bei do this!
The emperor stood up, stepped down from his position, and walked towards Lu Zhi. Lu Zhi was about to speak. The emperor looked at him, shook his head, took Lu Zhi from Liu Bei's hand, supported him personally, and brought him to
Lu Zhi didn't know how he felt when Situ sat down in his position. In short, his eyes were still a little wet, but he still smiled very happily. The emperor then returned to his high position.
The ministers all sat in their seats, but they were still admiring the emperor's behavior just now.
Lu Zhi got up, took his ministers with him, paid homage to the emperor, and then sat down.
"I have something to report!" Yuan Shao stood up first, faced the officials, and said: "I look at Xizhou today. Although it is small in scale, it has huge profits. It enriches the national treasury and benefits the family and the country. It is really a good thing. I think that the temple should be
In order to support the business in Xizhou, I also request that three trading places be opened, with Ningzhou, with Xizhou, and with Jiaozhou, so that foreign merchants can do business with Han merchants."
"Restrict merchants, build inns for merchants to rest, and provide passage orders so that merchants can come and go freely."
The more Yuan Shao spoke, the more surprised the officials below became, and they started making noises. This was more exaggerated than they knew. They originally thought that Yuan Shao wanted to develop Xizhou's foreign trade, but they didn't expect that this guy actually wanted to develop foreign trade in Xizhou.
Wanting to support merchants, the sages immediately began to accuse Yuan Shao of villainous behavior with righteous indignation. Someone stood up to impeach Yuan Shao and said: "Yuan Benchu has ruined the country's foundation and engaged in mercantile activities. He should be removed from the position of the Three Dukes!"
Some people also tried to persuade them with kind words: "If there is no farming and mulberry farming in Xizhou, it's okay to do despicable things. I love the Central Plains so much, how can I do business as a merchant?"
There were also great sages who doubted Yuan Shao's character and said, "Could it be that you accepted bribes from merchants? Why do you want to be spoken of by those merchants in the court?"
Faced with various responsibilities, Yuan Shao just smiled coldly and said: "This year, if it weren't for the Xizhou Commercial Tax, I'm afraid the treasury would have been empty. If we didn't think of something, something would happen to the treasury."
The great sages asked back: "When Kushan conquered, the national treasury was able to support it, why can't it support it now? This is obviously your lie!"
Yuan Shao was speechless at this time and clenched his fists. Sometimes, he really wanted to let these thieves become Sikong for two or three days and let them experience it.
Yuan Shao could not answer, and the wise men felt that they had defeated Yuan Shao and were overjoyed.
Of course, Yuan Shao was not alone. Among the ministers, Xing Ziang stood up and said: "I think that Yuan Gong's strategy is feasible. If implemented in this way, it will definitely accumulate a lot of financial resources for the national treasury and be able to implement more
policy”
"How can we talk about money and copper-smelling things in the temple?" the sages asked in displeasure.
Looking at the chaotic situation in front of him, the emperor frowned and did not speak in a hurry. Xing Ziang just said one sentence and stopped talking. On the contrary, Guo Jia and Xun Yu beside him couldn't help but wanted to speak, but were stopped.
He shook his head to stop him. Looking at the current situation, Situ Luzhi fell into deep thought. The figure of the previous Situ Cui Gong appeared in his mind. He still remembered that Cui Gong once said that in the temple, the older you are, the older you are.
, the more powerful!
Old age is not only a curse, but sometimes it can also be a blessing.
Lu Zhi thought, was he old enough? He looked around, well, they were all young people. It seemed that he was indeed old.
Thinking about it, he stood up with a cane and looked at the guard Chun Yujia who was criticizing Yuan Shao. He raised the cane in his hand and gave it a sudden movement. Suddenly, the whole temple fell silent. Chun Yujia
Jia covered his forehead, widened his eyes, and looked at Lu Zhi in front of him, but Lu Zhi was confident and cursed angrily: "You kid, money smells like copper? If the treasury has no money, what do you want us to do?
Governing the world??Ah?"
"What do you want the people to eat and drink?"
Chun Yujia was stunned. When Lu Zhi asked, he said angrily: "Even if I am wrong, Situ Gong cannot commit murder in the temple. Beating a colleague is a serious crime!!!"
As soon as he spoke, Lu Zhi's eyes widened and he looked at him, panting violently, covering his chest, pointing a finger at Chunyu Jia in front of him, his whole body was trembling, and he looked like he was about to run out of breath. This was a big surprise to Chun Yujia.
Jia was frightened. If this guy died here today, wouldn't he bear this bad reputation and be yelled at by future generations pointing at the tombstone? Suddenly, a statue of himself kneeling in the traitor house appeared in his mind.
A scene that people despise.
"Situ, Mr. Situ!!"
It took a long time for Lu Zhi to recover. He looked at Chun Yujia in front of him and asked angrily: "Do you have anything else to say?!"
Chunyu Jia shook his head quickly and said, "No, no."
Lu Zhi nodded and looked at everyone. For a moment, the entire temple was strangely silent. Most of them looked at Lu Zhi in front of them strangely. When did Mr. Lu become like this????