Liu Xi gradually recovered. The emperor once again walked out of the desperate situation and sat in the Hall of Houde, with his eyes half closed and always holding a book in his hand. No one dared to look at him, and no one dared to look at him.
No one dared to look at him. Beside him, Sima Yi led all the officials in the central government to review the memorials sent from various places. He was the most diligent today.
First, Situ Cao Gong said: I have heard that at the time of Ren Temple, the review in the hall was carried in three carts, but at the time of Yi Temple, there were still two carts. This is the beginning of the prosperous age.
Probably, that was when the emperor began to have strict requirements for handling government affairs. Every day, officials drove carriages to deliver memorials from various places to the Houde Hall for the emperor to review and approve. Cao Situ used to
His words were probably intended to encourage the emperor through Emperor Xiaokang's diligent work, so that the emperor would not be lazy. However, he probably did not expect that the emperor actually believed his words.
That's right, the three-carriage memorial was compiled by Cao Cao. Even though there were so many, the memorial at that time went directly to the minister's desk and reached Wang Fu's hands, so the three-carriage memorial was actually reviewed every day.
The person should be Wang Fu. He just exaggerated to persuade the king. However, Liu Xi believed his lies. Starting from the third year of Yankang, he reviewed two or three chariots every day, but never
One day it was deserted.
Sitting in the Hall of Houde, Sima Yi quickly completed the review of many memorials. The emperor was still very diligent. However, since the establishment of the Three Orders, the emperor handed over part of the local reviews to the Shizhong Ling for approval.
In this aspect, Sima Yi is obviously better than Zhuge Liang. Zhuge Liang is good at everything, but he is too gentle to his ministers.
Let’s just say that in the past, ministers often presented memorials to the emperor, and the memorials were full of nonsense. When Guo Jia was reviewing them, he cursed them so hard that they couldn’t hold their heads up, or even removed them from their official positions, so that the villains did not dare to
However, when Zhuge Liang was serving as Shi Zhongling, he did not dare to do so. Fortunately, today's Shi Zhongling is not easy to get along with. Just relying on a few memorials, you can tell what kind of person he is.
, and dismissed many mediocre people.
After finishing the review again, Sima Yi slowly raised his head. As soon as he raised his head, he saw Liu Xi who had been staring at him. He was shocked and quickly lowered his head. The emperor was so powerful that he was nearly forty years old.
, became more and more terrifying, and his thoughts became deeper, Sima Yi thought to himself, since Emperor Shizong, among the emperors of the Han Dynasty, only Emperor Xiaozhuang has lived beyond the age of forty.
The longest-lived emperor after that was Emperor Weizong, who died at the age of thirty-six. However, this year, the emperor has surpassed him and became the longest-lived emperor since Emperor Xiaozhuang, with age of thirty-six.
As time goes by, Liu Xi becomes more and more unpredictable, and his words are domineering. He already has the demeanor of an emperor through the ages.
"Your Majesty...Fuyu reported that there were remnants of Xianbei who plundered the Han caravan..."
"Well..." Liu Xi squinted his eyes and then asked: "Then what do you think we should do?"
Sima Yi thought quickly. He needed to think clearly about the emperor's thoughts. The emperor's actions became more and more sophisticated. In this year, the emperor actually distributed part of the power in the temple to everyone. He said that there was Kongming in political affairs and Zhongda in internal affairs.
The supervisor, Xun Gong, I have nothing to worry about. He went to pay homage to the loyal and martyrs several times and made a series of personnel arrangements.
In Sima Yi's eyes, the emperor looked more and more like a person, like a certain noble pavilion chief hundreds of years ago. Especially in terms of employing people, the emperor was already very proficient, and all the officials were in his hands, and he could use them freely.
He is already a very powerful charioteer. Many horses are under his control and he dare not leave the road at all. So, how should we answer the emperor today?
"I think these thieves should be punished if they dare to harm our merchants!"
"I request your Majesty to send troops from You and Ning to the outside of the Great Wall to suppress the bandits!"
Liu Xi nodded, but did not speak, which made Sima Yi a little uneasy, "Zhongda, when I was young, I also went to Hebei. I wonder what the situation is like in Hebei and Xin Erzhou now?" Hearing this,
The emperor asked, and Sima Yi could only reply: "Your Majesty, since General Duan conquered Xianbei, and Duke Lu and Duke Yang governed the two places, in recent years, there have been countless fertile fields here. The household registration has reached 3.2 million...
.It’s all because of His Majesty’s virtue...”
"It was originally only used for animal husbandry. I heard that for animal husbandry, if there are less cattle and sheep, it will consume hundreds of acres of land. But if it is cultivated land, five acres of farmland is enough to run a family. What does Zhongda think?"
Sima Yi hesitated for a moment and immediately understood what the emperor meant. He bowed again and said, "I have something to say!"
"explain."
"I ask your Majesty to conquer the new land and cultivate vast areas of the desert to open up fertile farmland, so that millions of people can survive!"
Liu Xi still didn't reply, smiled, and then said: "You'd better report this to the court meeting. The ministers need to discuss it before taking action."
"Here you go!"
After walking out of the palace, Sima Yi suddenly felt much more relaxed. He sighed helplessly. Sure enough, the longer the emperor lives, the harder it is to figure out his temper. It depends on the emperor's intention. He wants to congratulate the new emperor.
, to open up new land outside of You, Ning, of course, he, Sima Yi, has to do the dirty work. He can already imagine that the controversy in the court meeting will arise again.
However, he is not afraid. Now he has the emperor's back. As long as he does not lose the emperor's favor, no one can be his enemy, not even Zhuge Liang.
After returning to his mansion, he began to think about the Emperor's thoughts. It was just an ordinary robbery. Bandits were everywhere. Why would the Emperor want to go to war in such a big way, or even have thoughts of conquering beyond the Great Wall?
Could it be that... Sima Yi already had some ideas in his mind.
"What? Conquer the remnants of Xianbei?? Where did the remnants of Xianbei come from!"
Sure enough, when Sima Yi proposed in the temple that he wanted to conquer the outside world and open up territory, the ministers were shocked. Several ministers immediately stood up and scolded him. Among them, the most resolute one was Liu Ba. Poor Liu Ba was not very young.
His hair and beard are all white. In the temple, he is probably the one who is under the greatest pressure. The pressure on the treasury is huge. It is not easy to support Zhuge Liang's policies. He still wants to go to war???
Liu Ba immediately ignored the temple etiquette, pointed at the minister in front of him, and started to curse.
Sima Yi was quite calm and just looked at Zhongshu Ling. Xun Yu was also shocked for a moment before he stepped forward to stop the quarrel. The speaker needed his consent before he could speak. Liu Ba's face turned red with anger. When Xun Yu asked him
When he opened his mouth, he said to the emperor seriously: "Your Majesty, the national treasury is empty now. Since the law was implemented, huge expenditures have been made. How can the current treasury support a war?"
"If we insist on doing it, we can only collect more oral gifts from the people...I am afraid it will arouse the dissatisfaction of the people and make the prosperous age no longer exist."
"Nowadays, people are rich. Is it just a few words that can make the prosperous age disappear?" Sima Yi did not back down and retorted directly. Although these disciples of Wenren's family had inherited Wenren's talent very well, they also inherited Wenren's talent.
Wen Renzhi, because Wen Renggong ruined his family due to Fu, so he particularly hated Kou Fu. This is why he cares about the national treasury so much, because he doesn't want the emperor to put financial pressure on the people.
This habit was naturally learned by the followers of later generations. Today's wealth can be said to be the lowest in the history of the Han Dynasty. Every family is rich. However, what Liu Ba said is a bit excessive. The people of the Han Dynasty are so rich.
There are so many people, and given decades of cultivation time, how can taxes make them bankrupt in a short time? This is not half a hundred years ago!
Everyone started to debate. Sima Yi didn't care about winning or losing, and kept arguing with them. Even if he lost the debate, it didn't matter. After all, the one who judged their victory or defeat was not others, but the emperor who sat on top. Only the emperor could.
Decide which of them is right, and his proposal was made by the emperor.
Liu Xi just sat calmly, watching the quarrels among the officials without speaking. When Xun Yu once again suppressed the quarrels, Liu Xi slowly spoke and said: "Order the Northern Army to send out three captains and assemble at
"Congratulations, order the Southern Army to send out five captains to gather in Xin, and the prince will supervise the army...to conquer the outside of the Great Wall..." As soon as the emperor said this, everyone was shocked, and when they were about to speak again to persuade them, the emperor had already ordered to retreat.
towards.
The officers and soldiers of the Han Dynasty were the most meritorious in military affairs. In the year of Yankang, the Han Dynasty rarely engaged in foreign wars. Finally, they had the opportunity to make contributions. This made the officers and soldiers of the Northern and Southern armies extremely happy. The emperor gave an order,
The ministers had no chance to refute and began preparations for the conquest. Liu Ba was so anxious that a few wrinkles appeared on his face.
The happiest person is none other than Prince Liu Qu.
When Hu'er heard that he would go out to fight with the army, he couldn't believe it for a while, because in these years, countless people had reminded him that as a prince, he would never have the chance to go out to fight, but this day
So quickly, after hearing the emperor's edict while still studying with Cui Yan in Imperial College, he said goodbye to Cui Yan and rushed to the palace happily.
When he arrived at Houde Hall, he just calmed down. He knew that his father never liked to see him getting carried away. When he walked into Houde Hall, he found that there were actually several people in Houde Hall who were not as good as him.
He greeted the generals he knew one by one, and they stood up and returned the greeting. Liu Xi did not look at him, but just gave instructions to these generals.
"Send more new soldiers, don't be too hasty, it's important to train the army... The Northern and Southern armies have not participated in the war for a long time. This time, we must let them grow up. The war against Guishang is not far away...",
Liu Xi said seriously. In front of him were many generals of the Southern Army. They were naturally happy. It turned out that Hexin outside the Great Wall was just an appetizer. The real war was still in Guishang.
As long as there is a battle to fight, they are extremely happy. This is a rare opportunity for them.
It seems that the day when Kushan will be destroyed is not far away. Thinking that they may participate in the next several battles to destroy their country, these generals are so excited that they can even speak.