Han Dao world

"Happy today." Liu Ba laughed. "The Son of Heaven is a great victory, why are you unhappy?"

Xun Yu put down the pen in his hand, rubbed his cold hands, and took the hand warmer beside him. "I'm not upset, I'm just not surprised."

"Do you have confidence in the emperor, or is it because you have an insider?"

Facing Liu Ba's ridicule, Xun Yu took it easy. "It's both." He pointed to Liu Ba again. "Liu Ba, don't let yourself get carried away when everyone is watching. The Son of Heaven has won a great victory and will return soon. The veterans should be back. It's better for you to restrain yourself as soon as possible."

Liu Ba smiled slightly. "Whether the veterans will come back or not, I don't know, but the emperor should not come back in a short time."

Xun Yu was slightly taken aback. "How did you see that?"

"Do you still remember Liu Shizong (Liu Xian) whom I recommended to the emperor?"

Xun Yu recalled a little bit. "I have an impression."

"Liu Shizong just received a letter saying that Hussar General Zhang Ji issued an order in Nanyang to recruit scholars to go to northern Xinjiang to educate the people. There is no limit to the number of people. The more the better, the applicants will be reinstated, and their wives, concubines, and children will be exempted from tax and labor."

Xun Yu's complexion changed slightly.

He is not surprised to recruit scholars to educate the people in northern Xinjiang, but recruiting scholars in Nanyang, and exempting wives, concubines and children from oral taxation is related to the treatment of Jingzhou.Nanyang was originally the county seat of Jingzhou, and Zhang Ji's order in Nanyang was tantamount to facing the entire Jingzhou.

This will inevitably conflict with Jingzhou Mu Liu Biao.

The recruited scholars are from Jingzhou, and the exempted taxes and duties are directly related to Jingzhou's income.

Is this Zhang Ji's own decision, or the emperor's intention?

If it's the latter, why didn't the emperor discuss it with him?

Xun Yu suppressed the doubts in his heart and asked, "How many applicants are there?"

"There are some, not too many, but the impact is not small." Liu Ba smiled slightly. "Of course, when the news of the emperor's great victory reaches Nanyang, the impact will be even greater. Liu Jingsheng won't be able to sleep at night."

Xun Yu pondered for a long time. "Zichu, please ask Liu Shizong to find out if this is what General Hussars meant, or whose idea it is."

Liu Ba understood and agreed. "I also have something to ask for your help."

Xun Yu smiled lightly, waved his hand, and signaled Liu Ba to speak quickly.

He knew that Liu Ba came here in such a hurry that he must have something to solve.

"Can you send a letter to Yanzhou, asking Cao Cao to send a group of craftsmen who are proficient in raising silkworms and reeling silk. I want to plant mulberry in Anyi and open a weaving workshop."

"That's not easy." Xun Yu couldn't help laughing and said, "You want to do the silk business, but Yanzhou doesn't want to?"

"Yuan Shao went south, can he hold Yanzhou?" Liu Ba disagreed.

Xun Yu thought for a while, then nodded in agreement.As Liu Ba said, Yuan Shao is going south and besieging Dongwuyang. Once he succeeds, he must cross the river to capture Yanyu.No matter what choice Cao Cao makes at that time, Yanzhou will not be owned by the imperial court.

Taking advantage of Yuan Shao's arrival and the emperor's great victory, the people of Yanzhou were moved to Hedong as much as possible to enrich the population of Hedong, which can not only enrich the court's taxes, but also have a place for those people to settle down.

Satisfied with Xun Yu's promise, Liu Ba got up to leave.

He also has a lot of business to deal with, so he doesn't have time to chat with Xun Yu.

"Zi Chu, wait." Xun Yu stopped Liu Ba, got up and sent Liu Ba to the corridor. "Is Liu Shizong in Xiangyang?"

"Yes."

"Ask him to persuade Liu Jingsheng not to let down his clan status and help the evildoers."

Liu Ba looked at Xun Yu and grinned. "You think Yuan Shao is Zhou?"

Xun Yu ignored Liu Ba's teasing and reached out to pat Liu Ba's back. "Jingzhou is rich and prosperous, which is very important to the imperial court."

Liu Ba nodded, turned around to say goodbye, and strode away.

Xun Yu looked at Liu Ba's back and fell into deep thought for a moment.

The speaker has no intention, but the listener has intention.Comparing Yuan Shao to King Zhou may not be a slip of the tongue, but just a feeling.

Yuan Shao sent a large army to besiege Dongwuyang for several months. It really didn't seem like a sign of Yuan's destiny.

Xun Yu lost his mind for a while, and was about to turn around and go back to the hall, when someone rushed in from outside, rushed to the front of the steps, and bowed his hands in salute.

"Your Majesty, there are guests outside the door asking to see you, and they say they are from Lord Xun's family."

Xun Yu was very surprised, so he called Xun Yun and asked him to go out and have a look.He also confessed to his official business, and rushed out the door excitedly.As soon as he arrived at the vestibule, he saw a group of people head-on. The one walking in the front was his wife Mrs. Tang, and his daughter Xun Wenqian followed closely, chatting and laughing with Xun Yun.

Xun Yu was greatly surprised. "Ma'am, why are you here?"

"Husband!"

"Father!"

Mrs. Tang and Xun Wenqian stepped forward to salute, and then hugged Xun Yu together.Xun Yu hugged them, forgetting his feelings for a moment, his eyes were a little moist.

He is not surprised that his daughter Xun Wenqian can come.Madam can also come, he did not expect at all.

It stands to reason that Yuan Shao would not let him go so easily.

In this way, the family is reunited.

Xun Yu led them to the back hall and asked about the situation. Only then did he know that the fourth brother Xun Chen had gone to Yecheng and exchanged his family members on the condition that he would contribute to Yuan Shao again.

Xun Yu's heart tightened.

Because of Han Fu, Xun Chen had separated from Yuan Shao, and once avoided seeing him in the name of traveling.Now that he has returned to Yuan Shao's camp, no matter whether Yuan Shao can achieve great things in the future, Xun Chen's situation is quite embarrassing.

"The fourth uncle said that the hearts of the people are in the Han Dynasty. Since my father has such an opportunity, he should seize it and report it to the court to make the family prosperous." Xun Wenqian said, with a shy blush on her face.

Chapter 358

Xun Yu was silent for a long time, then nodded.

He sent someone to pick up his daughter because the emperor invited her to marry him.

He didn't have to use marriage to win the trust of the emperor, but the emperor gave him the important task of realizing the king's way, which made him unable to refuse.

The emperor did this not because of lust - he had never seen his daughter - but because of a lack of trust.

This is not only related to the personal experience of the Son of Heaven, but also to his experience.

Getting married is a plan that everyone can accept.

The only person who might suffer is the daughter.

He wrote a letter to Chen Qun, who would become his son-in-law, revealing his intention, but Chen Qun didn't reply, obviously acquiescing to this matter.

According to the person who sent the letter, Chen Qun and his son lived in Xuzhou and attached themselves to Liu Bei.

Liu Bei supported Yuan Shao.

Therefore, since he and Chen Qun had different positions, marriage was unnecessary.

But Chen Qun was disdainful of his decision, so he didn't even want to reply to the letter.

"Wen Qian, I have wronged you."

"For the family and the country, what grievance is there?" Xun Wenqian lowered her head.

"Ah Weng, I don't feel wronged either." Xun Yun couldn't help but said: "Although the Son of Heaven is two years younger than Wen Qian, he is a wise king and a hero born in the world. It is impossible for ordinary girls to marry such a husband. Qian is lucky enough to enter the palace, I don't know how many people envy her."

Xun Yu looked at Xun Wenqian. "Do you think so too?"

Xun Wenqian responded in a low voice, and didn't know what to say, but refused to look up.

Mrs. Tang quickly rescued her daughter. "Husband, we have been walking all the way, and I heard that the emperor defeated Xianbei and beheaded [-] people, but is it true?"

"Of course it's true." Xun Yun exclaimed, his eyes sparkling with excitement. "The Son of Heaven led three thousand cavalry to conquer the north, defeating the Xiongnu first, and then defeating Xianbei. The battle must be won, and the attack must be conquered. It is amazing. Compared with this battle, the original Huayin battle is simply not worth mentioning."

Xun Wenqian couldn't help raising her head. "Really, brother, have you received the battle report?"

"Yeah." Xun Yun nodded repeatedly, then turned to look at Xun Yu.Xun Yu was a little displeased at first, but when he saw Xun Wenqian's eager eyes, his heart moved slightly, and then he nodded again, asking Xun Yun to fetch the battle report.

The battle report described the whole process of the battle in detail, except for the routine exaggeration of the number of beheadings, it was almost all the truth.

Xun Wenqian took the battle report, read it quickly, and then showed it to Mrs. Tang overjoyed.Mrs. Tang was not very interested in this, but saw that Xun Wenqian was happy, so she read it along with her.

There are no conspiracies and tricks in the battle report, but the imagination through words is even more exciting.

"The Son of Heaven has such talent. It seems that the big man really has a destiny." Mrs. Tang put her arms around Xun Wenqian, smiling all over her face. "My son is lucky. All the ancestors of the Xun family will be happy to be able to marry such a husband."

Xun Yu raised his hand, covered his mouth with his sleeve, and coughed twice, reminding Mrs. Tang not to be too happy and to speak out of nothing.

"Wen Qian, I have a few words to remind you."

"Father, tell me." Xun Wenqian broke free from her mother's embrace, and bowed respectfully.

"I sent you into the palace not for the sake of wealth and honor, but for mutual trust with the emperor and his ministers, and to build a kingly way together. The emperor has a heart, and he is also a rare genius, but after all, it is hard for a young man to fail to devote himself to learning. There is some narrowness. After you enter the palace, you will be assisted by Kuangfu at that time, so as to promote the kingly way, you should not blindly flatter you."

"Here." Xun Wenqian bowed her head and agreed.

"Okay, okay. We just got out of the car and didn't take a sip of water, so don't rush to teach me a lesson." Mrs. Tang said angrily: "Eat first, and then send someone to take us to the paper workshop , ask for a few pieces of paper."

Xun Yu also felt that he was too impatient, so he laughed dumbly and nodded repeatedly.

After lunch, Xun Yu asked Xun Yun to take someone to accompany his wife and daughter to Zhifang to meet Tang Ji.

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Hedong Zhifang is located on the bank of Huangshui River. It is not small in scale. There are dozens of courtyards, large and small, and they are tightly guarded.

Even Xun Yun could not enter the workshop unless he had a document from the prefect's mansion.

Among a group of craftsmen, Mrs. Tang and Xun Wenqian saw Tang Ji.

Tang Ji wore a simple hairstyle, wrapped in a headscarf, and wore a coarse cloth gown. She was almost unrecognizable among the craftsmen.But she has a strong figure, and she has a calm and relaxed aura when she moves her hands and feet, which makes people unforgettable.

Even the craftsmen around her, male or female, all had rosy complexions and calm eyes, and they knew that they were living a good life.

Thinking of the sights she saw along the way, Xun Wenqian suddenly understood what Xun Yu meant.

The kingly way is to let everyone live with confidence and dignity, even if it is a woman.

"Sister?" Seeing a group of strangers coming in, Tang Ji came over to check out habitually, and was surprised to see that it was Mrs. Tang.

"There's me, aunt." Xun Wenqian jumped forward and said dissatisfied.

Although Tang Ji is of the same generation as her mother, her age is closer to her, and she has been a playmate since she was a child.

"Wen Qian is here too." Tang Ji squeezed her eyes, put her arms around Xun Wenqian's shoulders, and covered her lips with a smile.

As the person who proposed it in the first place, of course she knew why Xun Wenqian appeared here.

Xun Wenqian turned her head shyly, avoiding Tang Ji's teasing eyes. "Auntie, this paper workshop is really big."

"Of course, the paper in our paper workshop is not only supplied to Hedong, but also to Tianzixing and Guanzhong. Recently, merchants from Liangzhou and Yizhou have come to buy it. After a while, we will expand."

Mrs. Tang and Xun Wenqian were amazed.

"Sister is so brave, she is indeed a hero among girls." Mrs. Tang laughed.

"A hero is a hero. Why should there be a distinction between men and women? In my paper workshop, more than half of the workers are women. When it comes to work, they are not inferior to men. On the contrary, they are more careful than men and suffer more. At the beginning, the trial production of new paper was not smooth. , often without rest for several days and nights, many men can't bear it, but there are not many women who complain of suffering and tiredness."

Mrs. Tang and Xun Wenqian couldn't believe their eyes as they looked at the busy craftsmen around them and listened to Tang Ji's introduction.

Hearing the cocoons along the way, the Hedong Zhifang is actually a workshop supported by a large group of women. In the past, they would not believe it anyway.

It is common sense that men dominate outside and women dominate inside.Even in weaving workshops, women are only weavers and cannot be managers.

But what I saw before my eyes turned out to be mostly women.

"Sister is really a genius." Mrs. Tang said with emotion: "I have been since I was a child, but this is even more useful."

"I'm not." Tang Ji said: "The Son of Heaven is the real genius, the hope of the great man."

Mrs. Tang glanced at Tang Ji in surprise, and said in a low voice, "Sister, it's fine if others say that, but if you say that, could it be..."

"This is all from my heart." Tang Ji turned around, took a sample paper from a female craftsman who came to ask for instructions, looked at it twice, and gave some instructions. "My late husband is only suitable to be the lord of peace, not capable of saving the world. The Son of Heaven is. At the beginning, the Emperor intended to be the Son of Heaven, and it was a foresight."

Mrs. Tang and Xun Wenqian looked at each other in surprise.

They all knew that Tang Ji had a deep relationship with King Hongnong, and they were also worried about King Hongnong being deposed, but now they said such words, it was really unimaginable.

But they knew better that with Tang Ji's temperament, if she was not willing, even if someone put a knife on her neck, she would not give in.

What virtue and ability does the Son of Heaven have that Tang Ji willingly agrees with?

Chapter 359 Milk and Tea

Tang Ji led them around and returned to her apartment.

Along the way, people kept stopping her and asking for instructions, which she arranged in a few words, and it seemed that she often did this kind of thing.