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Pei Mao is also very aware of this, so he has the confidence to come to see Xun Yu.

He can come forward to raise food, but the court must also make corresponding concessions and give enough returns to the people of Hedong.

This is an exchange of interests.Without benefits, his face is worthless, and no one will take him seriously.

This was an unspoken tacit understanding, but now Liu Ba broke it down.

Pei Mao didn't know if this was done on purpose by Xun Yu, or if Liu Ba had just arrived and had no scruples.

There is no stake, so it is natural to speak up.

Facing Pei Mao's puzzled eyes, Xun Yu smiled and remained silent.

Pei Mao withdrew his gaze, pondered for a while, and raised his head again. "I really don't know what Zichu said. Maybe the lord of the government can ask the emperor to save the land and investigate thoroughly so that the country's wealth will not be lost."

After speaking, Pei Mao got up and said goodbye.

Xun Yu said, "Juguang, are you leaving just now?"

"I asked for leave to take a bath, but after running for a day, I was covered in sweat." Pei Mao smiled. "I'm going to be on duty tonight, so I hurry up and go back and take a shower. I can't be on duty with a bad smell and make my colleagues cover their noses."

Xun Yu didn't say anything more, got up and sent Pei Mao to the steps.

Pei Mao walked away.

Xun Yu stood in the courtyard, thought for a moment, turned back to the hall, and said to Liu Ba: "Zi Chu, you should stay in the prefect's mansion first, and familiarize yourself with the documents of Hedong County. If there is a chance, I will recommend you to the emperor. Whether you can handle it properly is up to you.”

Liu Ba looked back at Xun Yu's book case. "Is the accounting book here?"

"exist."

"I'll just take a look at the accounting book, the rest is not important." Liu Ba curled his lips. "With a prefect like Wang Yi around, all the counties respond to stories, and the documents are full of empty words, so you don't need to read them."

Xun Yu nodded. "Alright, then you wash up first, change into clean clothes, and go through the accounting book by the way. I'll come when I go."

"Thank you, Mr. Xun." Liu Ba bowed his hands and saluted.

Xun Yu called Xun Yun and asked him to take Liu Ba to wash and change clothes, then turned around and left the door.

-

Liu Xiegang returned to the city and was disarming in the court.

Fushou took a feather duster and dusted off a layer of loess from Liu Xie's helmet.

In winter, the wind was strong and the loess was all over the sky. Liu Xie stayed in the military camp outside the city for a day and almost became a clay figurine.

"Your Majesty went to train again?" Xun Yu asked casually, not surprised.

Liu Xie looked back at Xun Yu. "Have you had dinner yet?"

"Not yet." Xun Yu said, "However, I have guests visiting, so I'm afraid I won't be able to accompany Your Majesty."

"Where is the guest from?"

"He's from Jingzhou, Liu Ba from Lingling, has Your Majesty heard of it?" Xun Yu looked at Liu Xie curiously.

He has always suspected that the emperor has an unknown news channel, and the emperor knows a thing or two about many people who are not well-known.

Will he know Liu Ba?

"Liu Ba?" Liu Xie's heart moved slightly. "Liu Zichu?"

Xun Yu secretly sighed.Sure enough, he knew again, and he didn't know whether Liu Ba's reputation was big enough or whether Pei Qian had mentioned it.

"Yes, he is in the prefect's mansion. The minister talked with him, even speculated, and specially recommended him to His Majesty."

Liu Xie turned to Fushou and said, "Queen, order people to prepare two more meals, and I will share them with Jun Xun and Liu Ba."

Fu Shou agreed, put down the feather duster in his hand, and turned to make arrangements.

Xun Yu stepped forward to take the feather duster and dusted off the armor for Liu Xie. "Your Majesty is training soldiers, so heavy dust?"

"Cavalry, there is a lot of dust." Liu Xie opened his arms and cooperated with Xun Yu's movements. "Mr. Xun, the river is clear and rippling. Is this river a big river?"

"It should be that most of the rivers in the "Book of Songs" refer specifically to big rivers."

"Then tell me, when did the river turn yellow?"

Xun Yu was stunned for a while. "Your Majesty, I have little knowledge, and I don't understand why."

""Fat Tan" is a song by Wei Feng. Can it be said that the river was still clear in Wei Dynasty, and it turned yellow later?"

"It seems... so to speak."

"The river turns yellow, does it have something to do with the division of the three families?"

Xun Yu smiled wryly, and decided to have a talk with Cai Yan later.

The emperor was accompanied by Cai Yan to study, and he didn't know how to read. He didn't see any progress in Confucian classics, but he asked tricky and weird questions one after another, making it impossible to answer.

"If I follow the kingly way, will the river become clear again?"

"It should be." Xun Yu said smoothly.In any case, it is always a good thing that the emperor is willing to act kingly.

Liu Xie nodded, and said seriously: "You recommend a few people who can practice the kingly way, and I appoint them as the prefects of the counties in the upper reaches of the river.

The feather duster in Xun Yu's hand shook, and it twitched lightly on Liu Xie's body, with a soft "snap".

Liu Xie turned his head, his eyes were not friendly. "Mr. Xun?"

Xun Yu hadn't recovered from Liu Xie's proposal just now, and his face was at a loss.

"Are you teaching me about my inappropriate words just now?"

Xun Yu was taken aback for a moment, and then realized that he was startled, and hurriedly bowed his hands and saluted.

"How dare I, it's a death penalty, a death penalty."

The more he thought about it, the more panic he felt, and he knelt on the ground with a "plop", his forehead touching the ground.

Liu Xie turned around, picked up the feather duster on the ground, and tapped it lightly on the palm of his hand.

"If Mr. Xun has an opinion on me, you might as well speak it out, and don't keep it in your heart. Although I am young, I can still listen to opinions, and I am willing to be honest with Mr. Xun."

"I am very grateful." Xun Yu was sweating profusely. "I feel your Majesty's sincerity as a child, and I have nothing to hide from your Majesty. Just now... just a moment ago, I just lost my mind and hurt Your Majesty. I am guilty of death, death penalty."

"Since it was an unintentional mistake, that's all. I have thick skin and thick flesh, and this little strength can't hurt me." Liu Xie leaned over, helped Xun Yu up, and tapped Xun Yu's clothes with a feather duster, dusting off the clothes on top. dust. "I have recovered this debt, and I will not raise it again."

"Thank you, Your Majesty." Although he knew that Liu Xie was probably joking, Xun Yu was still afraid for a while.

The king's heart is like the sea, who knows if the emperor is joking or pointing it out?

"However, you just said that you have nothing to hide, and I have reservations." Liu Xie walked back and forth twice with his hands behind his back.

Xun Yu was very helpless.Sure enough, the Son of Heaven is making use of the problem.

"Your Majesty is stupid, please make it clear."

"I heard that when you went to Yecheng, you brought your entire clan with you. Why do you only bring your eldest son Xun Yun with you when you come to the court?" Before Xun Yu could speak, Liu Xie raised his hand. "I know, you came in a hurry and didn't have time to bring your family. Now that you are stable, shouldn't your family come too? Even if not all of you, your wife and daughter should come too."

Xun Yu heaved a sigh of relief, it turned out to be this matter. "Thanks to His Majesty's concern, I will arrange it now."

Liu Xie nodded with satisfaction. "I heard you have a daughter?"

"Yes."

"Have you asked anyone?"

Xun Yu felt a sense of uneasiness in his heart, thinking that he had promised someone.But looking into the eyes of the emperor, he still answered truthfully.

"not yet."

"I would like to hire her as a beauty, is Mr. Xun willing?"

Chapter 234

Xun Yu really wanted to refuse, but after weighing it over and over again, he still agreed and bowed to thank him.

Whether the emperor's move was a temptation or a request, it was all forced by the current situation, and it was definitely not voluntary.

He doesn't know whom to trust, and can only offer assurance in the form of marriage.

Fu Wan is like this, Dong Cheng is like this, and he is no exception.

If there is a difference, it is that Fu Wan is a pure scholar and cannot take on important responsibilities.Dong Cheng was a mediocre general, and the emperor didn't even dare to entrust him with the position of Wei Wei, so he only let him take over temporarily.

As for him, he was a hero whom the emperor placed high hopes on, and he was awarded the important task of the governor of Hedong as soon as he arrived.

For the Kanto people, becoming a foreign relative means that the imperial court did not reject the Kanto people because they valued the Kanto people.

For the entire court, the emperor wanted to marry the rootless Xun family of Yingchuan, which was a symbol of relying on scholars, and there was no reason to refuse.

All in all, he has no reason to refuse, both public and private.

"Thank you, Your Majesty, I am sincerely afraid."

Looking at Xun Yu, who looked conflicted but could not refuse, Liu Xie almost laughed out loud.

He knew that Xun Yu would not refuse, even if he was 1 unwilling.

What's more, he has no reason not to.

In terms of objective conditions, it is also difficult for Xun Yu to find a more ideal son-in-law than him.

"How about Liu Ba?" Liu Xie quickly brought the topic back, not giving Xun Yu a chance to regret it.

He has already issued an invitation, and the next step depends on Xun Yu's sincerity.

"Liu Ba..." Xun Yu withdrew his mind, and told about the meeting with Liu Ba just now, but concealed Pei Mao's reaction.

Pei Mao had a bad impression of Liu Ba, which was visible to the naked eye.

"There are really [-] households in Hedong?" Liu Xie was surprised.

Xun Yu sighed softly. "It may even be more. Although there have been military disasters and natural disasters in the past few years in Hedong, they have not been so severe that the household registration has been halved. Most of the household registrations that have been reduced should be the trilogy and hidden households of large households. Large households range from thousands to small households. Ten, everywhere."

Liu Xie let out an "oh", lost his mind for a while, and said again: "You already knew?"

"The states and counties in the world are generally like this, and how can Hedong be an exception. The reason why I don't say anything is because I don't want to meet with each other. Your Majesty, the strategy of saving the land is absolutely unfeasible. Back then, Guangwu was in the court, after the world was pacified, even Cause civil unrest. Now the world is uneasy, and it is not appropriate to cause trouble. There is more than enough arable land in the east of the river, but the household registration is insufficient, so there is no need to rush to save the land."

"So, you agree with Shi Sun Rui's move, but oppose Liu Ba's suggestion?"

"From the heart, Shisun Rui and Liu Ba are no different. They both hope that the court will be stable as soon as possible. It's just that Shisun Rui is mature and Liu Ba is determined. That's all. Priorities have their own advantages and disadvantages. May Your Majesty carefully observe and weigh the interests , based on the overall situation."

Liu Xie laughed silently. "Okay, then I'll meet Liu Ba and listen to what he has to say."

-

Liu Ba knew that Xun Yu recommended himself to the emperor, but he didn't expect the emperor to receive him so soon.

He had just finished taking a shower and his hair was not dry yet, so he could only invite Huben, who was passing the edict, to reply to the emperor on his behalf, and let him go see him later.

When Huben left, Liu Ba held his wet hair, thinking nothing of it.

All he could do was sit down by the firepit, let the waiter fan him, and look through this year's accounting book of Hedong County.

Xun Yun was by his side, looking at Liu Ba from time to time with a little curiosity.

"If Mr. Xun has any doubts, you may as well speak up." Liu Ba put down his plan, with undisguised disdain.

This bookkeeping is a bunch of fake numbers.

Xun Yun smiled embarrassingly, cupped his hands and said, "Excuse me, I'm really curious. Corporal Liu Muli is a virtuous sergeant, everyone in the world knows why all the lords have abandoned him and returned to the court? Isn't it the same to serve the court if you stay in Jingzhou? ?”

Liu Ba chuckled. "In a time of great peace and prosperity, Liu Mu might have been able to bow down gracefully and become a famous minister for a while. Now, he is definitely not the master to serve. Peace of mind for a while is what the fools like, but not the wise."

"Liu Mu became a minister of the court, what troubles can there be?"

Liu Ba pondered for a moment. "Mr. Xun, if Yuan Shao goes south, defeats General Hussars, takes possession of Nanyang, and advances to Xiangyang, will Liu Mu become a minister and raise his troops?"

Xun Yun looked puzzled. "Ji Province has not yet been decided, can Yuan Shao come down?"

"Unless the Son of Heaven goes east, Yuan Shao's pacification of Jizhou is just around the corner, and Yanyu is also in his pocket. Within two years, he will definitely be able to refer to Xiangyang." Liu Ba curled his lips. "Do you think the Son of Heaven can go east?"

Xun Yun didn't say a word.

He follows his father Xun Yu every day, and he is familiar with the affairs of Hedong and the situation of the court.

Go east in two years?It would be nice to gain a firm foothold in Hedong.

If the current food crisis cannot be resolved, the emperor may have to eat elsewhere.

As for where to eat, Xun Yun couldn't think of one.

Jingzhou?Yizhou?