Yuan Yao changed so much that his mother was particularly surprised. After that day, Yuan Yao did not stay away from home all day like in the past, wandering outside, locking himself in the study, and reciting Gongyang all day long.
After Yuan Shu's death, his study had hardly been touched. Sima would come to clean it in person, but refused to change the layout. Yuan Shu's many books and articles he had written all belonged to Yuan Shu.
Yao.
Sima Yi was not in a hurry to find Zhuge Liang. Zhuge Liang had just returned home and needed to rest for a while. He understood that. Besides, he had other things to deal with. His father had prepared a marriage for him. Sima Yi
You can't refuse, you can only obey.
After the two of them rested at home for three or four days, the Houde Palace sent officials and asked them to go to see the emperor immediately.
Zhuge Liang rushed to the entrance of the palace first, asked the guards at the door, and learned that Sima Yi had not arrived yet, so he waited for Sima Yi's arrival at the door. Zhuge Liang waited for a moment, and then a carriage appeared in the distance.
Driving slowly, the carriage stopped at the entrance of the palace. Zhuge Liang knew in his heart that the person coming was definitely not Sima Yi. Except for Sangong, no one dared to stop here, and Sima Yi would not do the same.
Sure enough, just as he thought, the person who got off the carriage was none other than Cao Cao.
Cao Cao got off the carriage, glanced at Zhuge Liang in front of him, but walked towards the palace without saying a word. Zhuge Liang had just possessed him and was about to bow to him, but Cao Cao had already disappeared in front of him. Zhuge Liang looked at
Cao Cao left in a hurry. It seemed that Situ Gong was in a bad mood. Could it be because of the Sikong incident? As he was thinking about it, someone suddenly tapped his shoulder from behind.
Zhuge Liang turned around, and the person behind him was Sima Yi.
"How come you don't even make a sound when you walk??"
"I'm not feeling well. I walk slowly and my steps are light..."
"Just now, Mr. Situ came in..."
"I know, and Sikong is also in the Hall of Houde..." Sima Yi said with squinted eyes. Zhuge Liang really didn't know about this, and he didn't know how Sima Yi learned about these situations.
Suddenly he whispered: "Kong Ming, when we enter the hall later... we must not get involved in the conflicts between the three princes. Even though His Majesty is protecting us, in front of the three princes, we cannot afford to offend either party...
"
Zhuge Liang frowned and said nothing.
The two of them walked into the palace together. The entire Han Dynasty had undergone earth-shaking changes. The only thing that had not changed at all was this palace. It was the same as before, without any changes. The emperor had not spent any time on this palace for six years after he ascended the throne.
Above, this point is different from Emperor Xiaoxian, but similar to Xiaokang. Under the guidance of Huangmen, the two came to the door of Houde Hall. Huangmen entered and told them before they entered.
"Greetings to Your Majesty!"
The two said in unison, Liu Xi suddenly stood up, with a smile on his face. Liu Bei and Cao Cao did not dare to continue sitting. Seeing that the emperor had stood up, they naturally stood up quickly. Zhuge Liang and Sima Yi were both shocked.
, how dare you let these three people get up to greet you... Liu Xi helped them up and looked at the two people in front of him. At least at this moment, he showed a sincere smile.
"Kong Ming...Zhongda...you are finally back...I really miss you these days..." Liu Xi's eyes filled with excitement, and he wiped his tears and held their hands.
His hands were trembling, Zhuge Liang's heart trembled, his eyes gradually turned red, but he did not shed tears. He could only hold the emperor's hand tightly. As for Sima Yi, he began to sob softly, "Your Majesty,
, I almost thought I would never see you again, Your Majesty..."
"Zhongda!! Thank you so much!"
"His Majesty!!"
Cao Cao shook his head. Looking at the scene not far away, he felt sick to his stomach. There was no warmth like the meeting between monarch and minister. When he turned his head, he found that Liu Bei on the side was also wiping his tears with his sleeves. He was particularly excited.
, Cao Cao was stunned and asked: "Are you doing this to shed tears again??"
"To have such a wise king and such a wise minister makes me cry with joy!"
Cao Cao's face darkened, but he remained indifferent.
When everyone sat down, all four of them had red eyes. Cao Cao cleared his throat and said: "Your Majesty, let's get down to business... I think that ten years is too long.
Emperor Xiaokang is still implementing various policies and making continuous innovations to this day, but even so, the national power is still rising. Today, the Han Dynasty is ten times more powerful than it was in the past... Liu Sikong's memorial, no matter what
It is said that it is useless, but the effect is not great."
"Situ Gong and Miao Ye have never tried it, so how do they know it won't be effective?"
Liu Bei asked rhetorically.
Cao Cao stood up, faced everyone, and said angrily: "Let me put it this way, if you replace the national power with money, you can make a thousand dollars in the ten years of running the country... Within ten years, you can earn a thousand dollars.
On weekdays, there is no vigorous development of local areas. The money earned from local development is 100. If you can increase it ten times, it is certainly a big deal. However, during this development, you have to suspend some expenditures on military and innovation, and
On ordinary days, these expenditures can have an impact of more than just this thousand dollars in ten years!"
"Can you understand what I'm saying? Oh, by the way, Xuande Gong was the best in mathematics at that time. With his amazing eyesight, he surpassed all the heroes. He knows these things much better than me!!"
"Presumptuous!!" Liu Bei's face was full of anger, and he was very angry at Cao Cao's behavior of exposing his boss. Cao Cao just looked at him coldly, then looked at the emperor and said: "Your Majesty, during the Xiaokang period, if there was no princely reform,
During the Xiaoxian period, if there had not been Cui Gong's reforms, would there really be the changes we have today? After taking office, the ministers changed laws, protected women and children, changed official schools, and built canals... Without these, would Yankang be as strong as it is today?
??”
"Haha, Mr. Situ is extremely talented. If it were not for Mr. Situ, how could there be a prosperous age? None of our ministers, including the Hall of Houde, can compare to you alone, Mr. Situ!" Liu Bei suddenly said.
Hearing Liu Bei's words, Cao Cao suddenly laughed, shook his head, and said: "Xuande, you are quite capable on weekdays. How could you be childish and use such a low-grade alienation strategy in front of His Majesty today? What do you think of His Majesty's behavior?
Would such a tolerant and benevolent king be angry with me because of a few words of mine? What your Majesty cares about is the world of Han Dynasty. Although my words are not pleasant, they are also for the strength of this Han Dynasty!"
Sima Yi lowered his head, as if he had not heard these words at all. Zhuge Liang on the side was a little anxious. He wanted to get up several times, but was held tightly by Sima Yi.
When Cao Cao finished saying these words, Zhuge Liang still couldn't hold back, broke away from Sima Yi, stood up suddenly, looked at Cao Cao, and said: "What Cao Situ just said makes sense. Since Emperor Xiaokang, many people have
Innovation has indeed made the Han Dynasty more powerful, but, Mr. Cao, you just used money as an example, so I will do the same. Within ten years, Dace may only be able to earn a thousand yuan."
"However, the improvement in these ten years is not just about the harvest after ten years. In ten years, we will go all out to build people's livelihood. In ten years, we can get countless cultivated land, countless household registrations, and even make every family rich. The big man will have all the benefits.
In the future, these will become the cornerstone of the Han Dynasty. These cultivated lands will bring more and more food. These people will become soldiers and ministers like you and me. In the next hundred years, these
It will play an important role in ten years!”
"What's more, since Emperor Xiaokang, the temple has been focusing on the people. Why not spend ten years of time and energy on these people?"
Cao Cao glanced at Zhuge Liang in front of him and completely ignored him.
Zhuge Liang frowned, but still didn't get angry at Situ.
Liu Bei said: "This is exactly what I thought... Situ Gong, please don't care so much about your own political achievements, and think more about the people of the world..."
"Oh, you are just the Third Duke. How dare you make decisions for His Majesty and still insist on implementing your decrees??" Cao Cao asked angrily. Then he looked at the Emperor and said: "Your Majesty, these matters still need to be handled by Your Majesty personally.
I will never oppose His Majesty's will!" Liu Bei was stunned, good fellow, just now you said that I was using countermeasures, but in the blink of an eye, you used it??
Faced with the quarrel between the three men, Liu Xi was always speechless.
At this moment, after hearing Cao Cao's inquiry, everyone became quiet, and Liu Xi then said: "In the past few decades, the people have been cultivating, digging, and building everywhere, and there has never been a day to rest... In my heart
Knowing the difficulty of the people, I decided to give them ten years of cultivation time... Cao Situ, please don't argue with Liu Sikong on this point anymore... Of course, cultivation of rest does not mean doing nothing.
, On the contrary, I want the temple to devote all its energy to the local area."
Liu Xi clapped his hands, and soon Qi Yue walked in, holding a huge map. Two yellow gates, holding the map, stood behind Liu Xi. Liu Xi stood up, and everyone also
Getting up, Liu Xi looked at the map behind him. This map was the most detailed and detailed map that the Han Dynasty had made in recent times. It was so accurate that even the names of some rural areas could be found on it.
"Everyone, this map relies on a talented person from the Japanese island..."
"Come on, let's all take a look... This is Wadao, the easternmost part of Dahan... This is Ningzhou, the coldest area of Dahan, here is Hexin Erzhou, the endless Caoyuan, here is
Xizhou, the foreign trade port of the Han Dynasty, here is Yizhou, where the merchants of the Han Dynasty gather, and here is Jiaozhou. After years of reclamation and development, Jiaozhou has become so huge... These are the largest overseas islands of the Han Dynasty.
, this is Yizhou..."
"Among the big Han people, there are still people who are hungry, and there are still people who are not clothed... In these, these places... there are still people who cannot afford to eat one meal of meat a year... And these few days The tax revenue of this region and the entire region is even lower than that of a county in Luoyang!!"
Everyone looked at the map seriously and remained silent.
Liu Xi looked at the map, his eyes flashing, and he said seriously: "Ten years, within ten years, I will make all these areas develop. At least, the people will not die of hunger and cold. A county must have a road to the outside world, and the taxes in ten years will definitely be ten times more than today! Regarding these, Liu Sikong has a detailed memorial, you can take a look..."
Cao Cao sighed, it seems that His Majesty has made a decision.
Is the Nuo Da Canal incident going to end in such an anticlimactic manner?
ps: Brothers, don’t blame Lao Lang for the lack of updates. Lao Lang is taking exams, so it’s good if he can still update. He can go home soon. When Lao Lang comes home, he will start updating 10,000 words a day until Lao Lang starts his internship.