Han Dao world

There are few scholars in Liangzhou, and the veterans are not around the emperor, so no one can stop the emperor.Liangzhou's population is insufficient, and there is more room for women to play.What's more important is that the conditions in Liangzhou are difficult, and women who are forbidden to show their faces can only wait to starve to death.

Tian Chou was inexplicably anxious.

When crossing Wushao Ridge, Tian Chou, who was almost insane from reading, was summoned by the emperor.

Tian Chou followed Xia Houchong, the servant who came to pass the edict, to a hillside in front of the emperor.

Liu Xie stood with his hands behind his back and glanced at Tian Chou, a little surprised. "Zitai, your complexion is very bad, are you sick?"

Tian Chou stepped forward to salute and smiled wryly. "Your Majesty, the subject is sick, heartbroken."

"Heart disease?" Liu Xieyang raised his eyebrows and smiled. "Heart disease needs heart medicine, but I don't know where Zitai's heart medicine is? I have a copy here. I'm afraid it won't cure your heart disease, but it will only make your heart disease worse. Would you like to see it?"

Tian Chou reluctantly picked up his mood. "Dare to ask Your Majesty to show you."

Liu Xie winked, and the attendant at the side handed over a document.Tian Chou took it over, glanced at the inscription on the cover, and knew that it was Yuan Shao's upper form, so he didn't dare to neglect it, and quickly read it carefully.

Liu Xie was not in a hurry, chatting with Cao Ang, Pei Jun and others. "Who knows what is here, what's the story?"

"I know." Pei Jun spoke first. "Wushaoling is the main road from Jincheng to Hexi. Back then, Huo Piaoyao left Hexi through Wushaoling. When I was studying Huo Piaoyao's achievements, I read related geography documents."

Liu Xie smiled. "You work so hard, do you want to learn from Huo Piaoyao, who joined the army at eighteen?"

Pei Jun has served as an attendant for many years, knows the emperor's temperament, and is not afraid. "Your Majesty, I can't be Huo Piaoyao, but I can learn from Marquis An Lu, become a history of thousands of people, accept His Majesty's edict, cooperate with the generals in expeditions, and educate the soldiers from all directions."

Chapter 549

Liu Xie laughed, and turned to Cao Ang again. "Zixiu, what about you?"

Cao Ang looked at the distance, fascinated for a moment. "Your Majesty, the subject is mediocre and has no great ambitions. When I was at the knee of the teacher, I heard about my father's ambitions."

Liu Xie's eyes flickered slightly. "tell me the story."

"My father was touched by the chaos in Liangzhou, and he wanted to serve the court to pacify Liangzhou. I hope that after a hundred years, the tomb of Caohou, the general who conquered the west of the Han Dynasty, can be engraved on the tombstone." Cao Ang looked away, with a smile on his lips. "At the moment, it seems that this wish may not be realized. Liangzhou has been flattened, and the Qiang people have obeyed the enlightenment, so there is no need to conquest."

Liu Xie's mood was a little complicated.

On the one hand, he knows Cao Cao's life trajectory in history.If he did not change his itinerary and set up his capital in Hedong, but went to Luoyang and Xu counties, he would inevitably become a puppet in Cao Cao's hands.On the other hand, he believed what Cao Ang said that Cao Cao a few years ago might have been loyal to the imperial court and wanted to be a general who conquered the west.

Shandong prefecture and county challenged Dong, and Cao Cao and Sun Jian were the only ones who took the initiative to attack Dong Zhuo.

As for now, it doesn't matter whether Cao Cao, who is the shepherd of Yanzhou but only controls Chenliu, Runan, and Yingchuan, is loyal to the court or not.Even if he fell to Yuan Shao, he would kill himself.

So Cao Cao was very smart and made a choice early and sent Cao Ang here.

"Although Liangzhou is flat, it doesn't hinder the expedition to the west." Liu Xie stretched out his hand and pointed. "The Protectorate of the Western Regions can only be responsible for the area between the two rivers west of Congling. But there is still a vast land west of the two rivers, which is no less than the territory of the Han Dynasty. If Yanzhou Mu has ambitions, he can go all the way west."

Cao Ang bowed and bowed. "Thank you, Your Majesty, I will write a letter to inform my father of the good news."

Liu Xie nodded and looked at Xia Houheng again. "And you?"

Xia Houheng rubbed his head and glanced at Cao Ang. "Your Majesty, I will just follow Your Majesty. I am practicing martial arts hard, and I am preparing to participate in the next selection. I will learn how to use soldiers from Mr. Jia."

Xia Houchong went on to say: "The minister is also."

Several other servants followed suit, most of them want to learn the art of war from Jia Xu, some want to be a general, some want to be a long history, and some don't want to do anything, just want to travel around the world and see how big the world is.

A group of young people talked enthusiastically, completely forgetting the coldness of Wushao Ridge.

Tian Chou had already finished reading Yuan Shao's above table, but he was lost in thought while watching these young people talking.The seventeenth son of heaven, Pei Jun, Cao Angruoguan, Xiahouheng and Xiahouchong are all under twenty, and the oldest of the others is only around thirty. They are all full of vigor and hope, and they don't feel hard work at all.

It's no wonder, how could they be afraid of suffering when the emperor set an example?

A gentleman is virtuous, and a villain is virtuous.The ancients were sincere and did not deceive me.

Only the sage can achieve prosperity.

Although he was happy in his heart, Tian Chou still persuaded him: "Your Majesty, not to mention that the world is not safe, it is not suitable to go on expeditions. Even if the world is peaceful, it is not appropriate to resort to military violence. It must be known that although a country is large, it must die if it is warlike."

Liu Xie nodded. "What Zitai said. There is a limit to everything, and it is too late. The outside must be strong from the inside. The first thing is to cultivate the body and regulate the family, and then to govern the country and the world." He put his hands on his hips, took a deep breath, and let it out heavily. "If the 6000 million people of my great Han are all ambitious people, with high aspirations and down-to-earth, even if they don't conquer, the world will be owned by China."

Tian Chou nodded again and again in agreement.

Before he could speak, Liu Xie said again: "It takes ten years to grow a tree, but a hundred years to grow a person. The time is not waiting for me. Sow the seeds today, cultivate and maintain them carefully, maybe it will take me a hundred years to get a dense forest."

Tian Chou became anxious immediately.

According to what you mean, those who are older than you don’t count?

"Your Majesty's lofty ambitions, I deeply admire, but I have something to say, and I have to say it."

"It's okay to be blunt."

"Your Majesty, it is rare to be young, and you must listen to the words of veterans. Since ancient times, knowledge has been passed down in an orderly manner, and it is not suitable for teachers to use for themselves..."

"Hahaha..." Liu Xie laughed out loud.Laughter echoed across the valley.

Tian Chou closed his mouth unhappily, and looked at Liu Xie quietly.

Cao Ang, Pei Jun and others also looked at Tian Chou with different expressions, but they all disagreed.

Liu Xie laughed for a while, stopped laughing, and looked at Tian Chou with a smile on his face. "Isn't Jia Shizhong an old official? Isn't Ma Weiwei an old official? Isn't Han Zhenxi an old official? Zitai, you've been here for a while, and it's comforting to say such words."

He shook his head, and said again: "Forget it, let's talk about Yuan Shao first."

Tian Chou blushed.He heard the disappointment of the emperor, but he couldn't explain it, so he had to turn his mind back to the matter in front of him.

Yuan Shao declared himself the prefect of Bohai Sea, professed his vassal status, and acted as a crusade against Gongsun Zan.The purpose is very simple. It is nothing more than to obtain the approval of the imperial court, avoid direct conflicts, and at the same time command the Hanhu in Youzhou in the name of the imperial court.

Yi County is located in the north of Yishui and the south of Jumashui. It belongs to the Hejian State of Jizhou and is the northern gateway of Jizhou.After defeating Gongsun Zan, Yi County will naturally be brought under Yuan Shao's control, and Yuan Shao will also be promoted because of his achievements in defeating Gongsun Zan, becoming the shepherd of Jizhou.

For the imperial court, this is obviously not an ideal result, and the possibility of acceptance is extremely small.

As a representative of Youzhou people, the purpose of Tian Chou's trip is to persuade the emperor, facilitate this matter, avenge Liu Yu as soon as possible, and elect Liu He as Youzhou shepherd to repay Liu Yu's kindness and stabilize Youzhou at the same time.

After Liu Yu died, Youzhou had no owner.The counties are independent, and people's livelihood is difficult, and there is a possibility of being annexed by Yuan Shao.

Tian Chou adjusted his mood and said earnestly: "I take the liberty to ask Your Majesty. Yuan Shao is a minister, does Your Majesty believe it?"

Liu Xie rolled his eyes, and said again: "So what if you believe it, so what if you don't believe it?"

"If your majesty believes it, then accept his request and make him attack Gongsun Zan. If you don't believe it, you might as well reject his request, and then move eastward to capture Jizhou, so that Yuan Shao will not invade Youzhou."

Liu Xie laughed silently. "Can Yuan Shao take Youzhou?"

"Your Majesty doesn't know that Youzhou has few household registrations, less arable land, and lives with Hulu, so it cannot be self-sufficient. In the past, when the world was peaceful, the imperial court cut the gift from Qingji to supply Youzhou and appease the Hulu, so that Youzhou could be stable. Now the world is in chaos, Qingzhou is desolate, and Youzhou can only rely on Jizhou. And Yuan Shao is kind to the Hulu, Xianbei and Wuhuan are willing to serve Yuan Shao. If you become an enemy of Yuan Shao, Youzhou will not be able to protect itself, but can only hope Your Majesty."

"Youzhou can't be self-sufficient?" Liu Xie asked again.

"No..." Tian Chou's words came to his lips, he suddenly became alert, and quickly closed his mouth.

After thinking for a while, he had a flash of inspiration and suddenly understood what Zhao Yun meant.

The Son of Heaven is in Bingzhou and Liangzhou. Although he relies on Hedong, the production in Hedong has just resumed, and the supplies he can provide are very limited.There are two important reasons why the emperor can persist until now: one is that the emperor leads by example and does everything possible to reduce consumption;

Defeating the cattle and sheep seized by the Xianbei people twice is the main reason why the emperor can persist until now.In contrast, the materials provided by Hedong are negligible, and many of them are exchanged for captured cattle and sheep.

If the Son of Heaven can do it, why can't the people of Youzhou do it?

In fact, even though the people of Youzhou regarded him as a mortal enemy, Gongsun Zan was still able to persist until now, relying on the spoils he won when he defeated the Yellow Turban in Qingzhou.

Zhang Liao and Gao Shun lived well in Daijun and Shanggu.

In other words, the so-called Youzhou can't be self-sufficient, it's not that Youzhou can't, but they can't.

Chapter 550 The Road to Awakening

Tian Chou opened his mouth for a long time, but finally closed it, feeling extremely depressed.

What could be more hurtful than finding a way that others can walk, but you can't walk it yourself.

And that person was the emperor who he had just sternly admonished, hoping to help him.

At this moment, Tian Chou felt ashamed, feeling that his face just now was extremely ugly.

What qualifications do I have to offer advice?

Tian Chou's face turned red and white for a while, and a fine layer of sweat appeared on his forehead.

Liu Xie let out a sigh of relief, joyful in his heart.

He still has high hopes for Tian Chou, which is the hope of Youzhou.

In any case, the scholar class is still the elite of this era. If some of them can adjust their thinking, it will definitely be much easier than starting from scratch, although future troubles are inevitable.

Liu Xie didn't urge Tian Chou, he left Xia Houchong to watch Tian Chou to prevent him from falling down the mountain when he lost his mind, while he took Pei Jun, Cao Ang and others to inspect the terrain.

Wushao Ridge is an extremely important place, and it is also the only place to pass in and out of the Hexi Corridor via Jincheng (Lanzhou).The road through the Jingshui River Valley can also be taken, but there is a desert in the middle, and the geographical conditions are far inferior to the road through Jincheng.

After the western Xianbei was defeated, with Cheng Gongying, the protector of the capital, taking office, it was only a matter of time before the Hexi Corridor was reopened.

The small countries in the Western Regions did not have the ambition and strength to be enemies of the Han, and doing business with the Han would do them more good than harm.Throughout the Eastern Han Dynasty, the Western Regions had always hoped to pay tribute to the Han court and maintain commerce, but the Han court was not firm enough, and the Kwantung scholar-bureaucrats who wanted to give up even Liangzhou could not care about the Western Regions thousands of miles away.

The Qiang rebellion in Liangzhou lasted for a hundred years, and shortly after Xia Houyuan pacified Liangzhou, the Western Regions resumed communication with the Central Plains Dynasty.

If there is no accident, the first batch of Hu merchants are likely to be on their way.

Long before the Western Xianbei was defeated, Anthony released the news that many Hu merchants were already waiting outside Yumen Pass.

When he returns to Jincheng this time, he has two things to deal with. One is to make sure that the main commercial roads are unimpeded and there will be no institutional obstacles; the other is to discuss with Han Sui again to balance the interests of the tribes along the Xikaido.

The restoration of Hexi Road will inevitably affect Xikaido.If it is not handled properly, there may be turmoil in Jincheng, which is the intersection of the two commercial roads.Jincheng is Han Sui's lair, and it is impossible for Han Sui to leave with peace of mind if these relationships are not resolved.

For Liu Xie, this matter was obviously more important than Yuan Shao, Liu He's siege of Gongsun Zan.

So what if Yuan Shao controls Youzhou?It's not all taken away in one wave.That being the case, why give Liu He another chance.If you are honest and honest, the court will not treat you badly. If you are half-hearted, just wait for your demise.

After a while, Tian Chou came over and handed Yuan Shao's upper watch back to Liu Xie.

"Do you have an idea?" Liu Xie asked unhurriedly as he looked at the document soaked in the sweat of Tian Chou's hand.

Tian Chou nodded. "I take the liberty to speculate, Your Majesty will not agree to Yuan Shao's request to become a minister?"

"No, I will agree." Liu Xie smiled slightly. "However, it needs to be discussed by the ministers. After all, the four generations and three princes of the Yuan family have too much influence. Yuan Shao became a minister, and Shandong can be safe. Although I dare not have too much hope, I can't give it a chance. Maybe there will be someone else I hope Yuan Shao will enter the court and take charge of the government."

Tian Chou was stunned. "So... Your Majesty will call Yuan Shao into the court?"

"Hahaha..." Liu Xie blinked. "Do you think Yuan Shao dares to come?"

Tian Chou smiled wryly, how could Yuan Shao dare to come.

If the Son of Heaven returns to Luoyang, sits and discusses with the minister, and is unable to control everything by himself, and is at the mercy of the minister, Yuan Shao may still be able to enter the court and take charge of the government.Now that the emperor is patrolling the world, there are not many ministers and ministers, the emperor is arbitrary, and Yuan Shao doesn't even have an ally. If he comes, he will be at the mercy of the emperor.

Moreover, Liangzhou is poor, Yuan Shao can't bear it.

The emperor didn't want to accept Yuan Shao's appointment as a minister at all, but he didn't directly refuse, but pushed out the ministers and ministers as a strategy to slow down the army.

If it comes, Yuan Shao or Liu He will be in a dilemma, and they can only besiege Gongsun Zan in mutual distrust.

A hundred thousand troops besieged the city, and the consumption was unimaginable.Every day of stalemate will make Yuan Shao weaker.

"Yuan Shao is Yuan Shao, and Liu He is Liu He." Liu Xie waved his hand, interrupting Tian Chou's entanglement. "Liu He is still the imperial court's Zhengbei Zhonglang general, and he has the legacy of the Taifu. It is enough to be the governor of Youzhou, but it is not suitable for Yuan Shao, a criminal minister. You tell Liu He, where to go, let He decides for himself."

"Wei." Tian Chou understood what Liu Xie meant, but his mouth was a little bitter.

Yuan Shao's fate has been decided, and the emperor will never let him go easily, but Liu He still has a chance to save him, as long as he cuts off Yuan Shao in time.He can be the lord of Youzhou if he wants to, but he has to be self-reliant, just like the emperor in Liangzhou.

Can Liu He do it?

Liu Yu and Liu He are both clansmen. Even if they are not well-clothed and well-fed, they are nobles who open their mouths for food and stretch out their hands for clothes.When Liu Yu was in charge of Youzhou, he dressed frugally, but that was just to set an example for others to see. The wives and concubines in the inner room were not like this.

But he couldn't say no.

After careful consideration, Tian Chou decided to send someone back to deliver the letter, and he stayed in the line to follow the emperor all the way.He wanted to see more about the emperor's administration, to provide some reference for Liu He's governance of Youzhou, and to repay Liu Yu's kindness in another way.

The premise is that Liu He is willing to cut off with Yuan Shao and accept the imperial edict.

Tian Chou wrote a long letter, describing what he saw and heard after his trip, for Liu He's reference.

Liu Xie accepted Tian Chou's request and worshiped Tian Chou as Yilang.

Yilang is a type of Langguan, but unlike Huben, Habayashi and other Langguans, he has no on-duty tasks and only participates in discussions.Yilang was also not under the command of the general of the five senses, but directly obeyed the orders of Guang Luxun.

However, Guang Luxun Deng Quan himself is not good at it, so Tian Chou's immediate superior is the emperor Liu Xie himself.In other words, Tian Chou can appear beside Liu Xie at any time.

Of course, this is to facilitate him to understand Liu Xie's every move, which is a rare honor.

This time, Tian Chou did not refuse, but readily accepted.

After learning of Tian Chou's choice, Zhao Yun was very happy and prepared some wine and food to celebrate Tian Chou.

The two exchanged cups and exchanged cups, and said some personal words.They originally admired each other, but now they have become colleagues, so they are naturally closer.

After drinking for three rounds, Tian Chou asked Zhao Yun a word.