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"Is it convenient to say?" Yang Biao asked.

Jia Xu shook his head. "It's not urgent, let Situ talk first."

Yang Biao didn't ask any more questions, but took an official document from the case and handed it to Du Ji.Du Ji turned around and handed it to Jia Xu.Jia Xu read it and handed it to Zhou Zhong.

Zhou Zhong opened it, glanced at it, and couldn't help frowning.

Yuan Shu asked to become an official, but the emperor accepted his resignation as the governor of Youzhou, but he did not intend to let him resign. He wanted to arrange for him to repair the two palaces in Luoyang, asked the three princes to discuss a suitable position, and drew up a candidate for the governor of Youzhou.

This edict is very simple, but its significance is great.

One was to order Yuan Shu to repair the two palaces in Luoyang, but the imperial court did not ask Situ and Sikong Mansion to cooperate, nor arranged funds and materials, but only discussed giving Yuan Shu an official position.

The second is that Youzhou Mu is gone, and there will only be Youzhou Governor in the future.

That's all for the latter point. It is the established policy of the imperial court to dismiss the state shepherd and reset the governor.

But the first point is very weird.

It stands to reason that even if such a major task as repairing the two palaces is not entrusted to Sikong who is in charge of water and soil, it should be entrusted to the general who is in charge of palace construction.Now the emperor didn't mention Sikong Zhouzhong, nor the master craftsman Huang Chengyan, and directly handed over the task to Yuan Shu.

This is naturally reminiscent of Yuan Shu's crime of setting fire to the palace.

Zhou Zhong let out a sigh of relief. "The Son of Heaven is really merciful. First he pardoned Lu Bu, and now he makes Yuan Shu pay for his merits."

Yang Biao and Jia Xu nodded in agreement, but did not speak.

The point of this matter is not here. No matter how nice the words are, it will not solve the actual problem.

The emperor only asked the three princes to discuss Yuan Shu's official position, but did not ask Situ Mansion and Sikong Mansion to allocate funds and materials. How could Yuan Shu complete the task?

If they didn't believe that the emperor had no motive to force Yuan Shu to death, there was no need for them to discuss it.

"To restore the two palaces, does the emperor want to return the capital to Luoyang?" Zhou Zhong said again.

Yang Biao shook his head in denial.

He had considered this issue after receiving the edict, and thought it was unlikely.

Although the emperor didn't say it clearly, his attitude of studying Taixue in the south of Chang'an City and moving the capital to Guanzhong has been fully revealed.Taking a step back, even if the capital is moved to Luoyang, there is no reason for Yuan Shu to restore the two palaces.

At least the entire Luoyang City, including Taixue, Mingtang, Piyong and other facilities outside the city.

"Wenhe, Jiamou, you should still remember that the emperor left Liu Biao in Luoyang and asked him to draw the picture scroll of the ruined Luoyang." Yang Biao said unhurriedly: "Is there any connection between these two things?" ?”

Jia Xu frowned and fell silent.

Zhou Zhong's heart skipped a beat, and he became a little uneasy.

He has been in Luoyang for many years and is very familiar with Luoyang. He knows that there are many rich and powerful mansions in the city, and the Yuan family is a typical example.It's just that under normal circumstances, everyone maintains a tacit understanding. Zhang Rang, Zhao Zhong and others are often criticized for their house overruns, while those of scholar-bureaucrats are avoided.

Now the emperor asked Liu Biao to draw the scroll of Luoyang, and asked Yuan Shu to restore the two palaces, which may be an invisible hint.

The emperor wanted to save face for the scholar-officials by not revealing these things, but the scholar-bureaucrats were required to remove the evidence of violations and use the dismantled materials to restore the two palaces.

Zhou Zhong stroked his beard and said meaningfully: "According to the etiquette and law, those who belong to the palace belong to the palace, and those who belong to the common people belong to the common people. Each belongs to his position, and naturally we will live in peace."

Jia Xu nodded in agreement. "This is indeed a choice. Monarchs and ministers each follow their own rituals, restore rituals to benevolence, and promote the kingly way together, which is in line with the meaning of saints."

Seeing that both Jia Xu and Zhou Zhong agreed, Yang Biao immediately asked the next question.

"Materials are settled, what about manpower? The people around Luoyang either died in the war or fled. There is not one out of ten household registrations, and there are not enough civilian workers to recruit. Wenhe, can the local garrison cooperate?"

Jia Xu said with a smile: "The general of the Fu army followed the emperor to conquer Jizhou, and the four generals from front to back, left and right also accompanied him. The number of troops stationed around Luoyang is pitifully small, and they are a bit reluctant to deal with the thieves. How can we spare the energy to cooperate with the restoration of the two palaces?"

"Then what should we do?" Yang Biao was a little embarrassed.

Zhou Zhong said suddenly: "I have a solution, but I just need the cooperation of Situ Mansion."

"You said."

"Most of the people in Luoyang flee to the south. Those who are near go to Jingzhou, and those who are far away go south from Jingzhou to Jiaozhou, or go up the river to Yizhou. Register and provide some help, maybe some people are willing to return to the old register. With a registered permanent residence, are you afraid that there will be no civil servants?"

Yang Biao thought about it. "It takes a long time to return home after thousands of miles, I'm afraid it won't be so fast."

Zhou Zhong smiled. "The Son of Heaven didn't worry about taking too long to conquer Jizhou, so why rush to build the palace? Yuan Shu is still young, so it won't be a problem to build it for ten years."

Chapter 874

With Zhou Zhong's words, he reminded Yang Biao.

Time is not a problem, just go slower, as long as you can solve the problem.

Yuan Shu is only in his 40s, even if it took ten years to restore the two palaces, it would still be in time.

Tianzi is younger and has plenty of time to fix potential problems.He wasn't in a hurry, and he didn't need to be in a hurry.

After all, I am still old and inexplicably anxious.

Yang Biao discussed with Jia Xu and Zhou Zhong, and decided to give Yuan Shu the post of Master Craftsman.The general will be a master of six hundred stone officials, and he seems to have wronged Yuan Shu, but considering that Yuan Shu is a guilty person, there is nothing to say.

In addition, there is another question: who will take over as governor of Youzhou?

This problem is not a big problem, Yuan Shu took the initiative to request to be appointed, and the emperor did not kill them all. Everyone is very knowledgeable, and this governor of Youzhou is regarded as compensation for Yuan Shu, and Yang Hong, Yuan Shu's confidant, will take over.

The only trouble is that Yang Hong is a member of Yang Biao's tribe, and it is not appropriate for Yang Biao to write directly.Considering that the governor is the supervisor, Sikong Zhou Zhong came to write a letter to recommend it, and Taiwei's Mansion and Situ Mansion jointly signed their opinions.

After discussing the matter, Zhou Zhong made another suggestion.

Since the two palaces are to be restored, it is better to clean up Luoyang City by the way.Coupled with the fact that a large number of people are about to return home, Henan Yin and Luoyang Ling should also be replaced with competent people. He recommended Situ Yu Du Ji as Henan Yin.

Yang Biao felt it was inappropriate.

Recommending Du Ji as the first-level official post of the prefect has already been suspected of being promoted by leapfrogging.It would be too much to be directly promoted to Henan Yin.

Just as Sili Xiaowei is the head of the governors of the thirteen states, Henan Yin is also the head of the prime ministers in the world. His status is outstanding and cannot be compared with ordinary prefects and state ministers.

But Zhou Zhong has a good reason.

Henan Yin is indeed the number one prime minister in the world, but Henan is already barren and cannot be judged by common sense.When Cao Cao was in Yanzhou before, the prefect of Henan was once served concurrently by Cao Cao's subordinate Xiahou Dun, so there is no such thing as the leader of the prime minister.

Nowadays, there is a lot of waste waiting for work, and a capable person is needed to take up the post. Du Ji is the leader of Situ Mansion, and his ability is obvious to all.

If Yang Biao thinks it is inappropriate, he is willing to submit a letter of recommendation in his capacity as Sikong.

Yang Biao was caught off guard by Zhou Zhong's insistence, so he had to turn around and discuss with Jia Xu.

Not surprisingly, Jia Xu agreed.

Yang Biao had no choice but to agree to write a letter and recommend it to the emperor.

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After seeing off Jia Xu and Zhou Zhong, Yang Biao was a little tired, so he went back to the backyard and sat in the pavilion in the corner of the garden to rest.

Madam Yuan came over with a maid, put a cup of ginseng tea in front of Yang Biao, glanced at Yang Biao's pale face, and said pitifully, "Husband, you should pay attention to rest."

Yang Biao smiled wryly. "Since I want to share the world with the Son of Heaven, how can I relax? After the chaos, everything is waiting to be done, and even if I rest, I can't live in peace. Once this uncle leaves, I'm afraid I will be even more busy."

Madam Yuan was shocked. "Du Bohou is leaving?"

Yang Biao talked about Zhou Zhong's recommendation of Du Ji as Henan Yin just now, and his brows looked a little helpless.He did recommend Du Ji for the position, but not now.

Du Ji is very capable and undertakes most of the transactional work in Situ Mansion.Once released, it is difficult for him to find a suitable replacement in a short time.

Madam Yuan's face darkened. "This stinking problem of the Zhou family in Lujiang can't be changed. The sale of kindness is actually sold to Situ's mansion. It is tolerable, but it is unbearable."

Yang Biao stretched out his hand, put it on Mrs. Yuan's hand, and patted it lightly, signaling her to be calm and calm.

Ever since she failed to persuade Yuan Shao and returned to Chang'an angrily, and received the news of Yuan Shao's death, Mrs. Yuan's mood has been unstable.

Madam Yuan held Yang Biao's hand backhand and sighed softly.

Yang Biao is already very tired, she can't trouble Yang Biao any more.

After a while, she suddenly said: "Suddenly, he is so active, maybe it's because of his brother Zhou Yi's comeback?"

Yang Biao thought for a while, and finally came to his senses.

Zhou Yi is Zhou Zhong's younger brother and Zhou Yu's father, who once served as Luoyang Commander.After the fall of Luoyang, he still persisted in his post until Han Sui entered Luoyang, and he and Han Sui were at odds, so he abandoned his official position and returned to his hometown.

Now that the situation in Shandong is gradually stabilizing, Zhou Yi's wish to come back is also unexpected.He was the magistrate of Luoyang before, and his political achievements were not bad. Now that he is back, he is at least the magistrate of a large county. If he goes further, it is reasonable to be awarded the prefect.

But this power is in the Situ Mansion, and Zhou Zhong himself is not good at recommending it.

He recommended Du Ji so hard to be Henan Yin, probably because he wanted to sell him a favor in exchange for him recommending Zhou Yi.Not only that, after Du Ji took office as Henan Yin, he would definitely hear news about Zhou Yi.

Yang Biao couldn't help smiling wryly to himself.

When it comes to being an official, as Mrs. Yuan said, the Zhou family in Lujiang is a family tradition.

Zhou Zhong's father, Zhou Jing, is well-known for cultivating contacts.Every year when Xiaolian is raised, the Xiaolian who is raised will be invited to the back hall to meet with his family, and he will repeat it again and again.Zhou Zhong, who followed Zhou Jing as a traveler since he was a child, is naturally familiar with this set.

In this regard, even the Runan Yuan family and the Hongnong Yang family feel ashamed.

Yuan Shi is disdainful, Yang Shi is unwilling.

"I think of someone." Madam Yuan said suddenly: "He may be able to succeed Du Bohou and help you, even better than that."

"Who?"

Madam Yuan showed a smug smile. "You balance and you are just."

Yang Biao was stunned for a moment, but also felt that this plan was good.

Not only is Mi Heng outstanding in talent, but he also went to Hanyang for a year, and after returning, his knowledge has greatly improved, and he seems to be a staunch supporter of the New Deal.It stands to reason that such a person should be a confidant of the emperor, but Mi Heng was unlucky and missed the opportunity to become a loose rider. Now because his martial arts are not up to the standard, he can only submit to the doctor.

He is not inferior to Du Ji when he is appointed as situ.

"Ma'am, your recommendation is wonderful." Yang Biao laughed.

Madam Yuan was a little proud. "It's easy to get a thousand troops, but it's hard to find a general. I can't share my husband's worries. It's also good to find a general for my husband."

Yang Biao laughed, feeling a little more relaxed.He stroked his beard, thought for a while, and said, "Ma'am, I have an idea recently, but no one discussed it. Help me with an idea."

"Isn't this considered a woman meddling in politics?" Mrs. Yuan joked.

"Emperor does not reject women as officials, so why should I care about those. Madam was born 30 years earlier, otherwise she would have become an official like Ah Quan."

Madam Yuan suppressed a smile. "I think so too. Tell me, what's the matter?"

Yang Biao put away his smile. "Scholar-bureaucrats take it as their duty to share the world with the world. What's more, they hope that the emperor will rule under the roof, and the internal and external powers will belong to the ministers, but most of them have never thought about a problem. Governing a world with more than ten million households The heavy burden cannot be borne by one person alone. Abolishing the prime minister and establishing the three princes is of course the emperor's right to divide the ministers, but it is also inevitable."

Madam Yuan put away her smile and her eyes flickered slightly. "So, you want to decentralize power and let more people share the responsibility?"

"Yes, it's just that in this way, the country will have to support a few more ministers, the burden will be heavier, and the struggle for power and profit will be more intense." Yang Biao sighed. "If the emperor intends to fight for power, there will be more chances of defeating each."

Chapter 875

Madam Yuan did not take Yang Biao's concerns seriously.

She made a suggestion, only increase the number of ministers, not the public.

Qing is a dual responsibility system, which not only has to report directly to the emperor, but also is controlled by the three princes.Specifically, the public tends to sit and discuss with the emperor, while the Qing is responsible for handling more specific affairs.

So the public has always been the three publics—although the name and function have been changing, the Qing is the Jiuqing in name, but in fact the number has long exceeded the number of nine.

Since there are many affairs, just add a few more ministers.

Sangong doesn't need to move, otherwise he may be defeated by the emperor one by one.

When today's son suffered chaos, he was willing to give up part of his power and sit and discuss with the Sangong.The monarchs of later generations may not have such insight. Seeing the power of the Three Dukes, it is inevitable that they will have the desire to seize power again.There are too many dukes, the more chances the emperor has to defeat each.

Yang Biao shook his head, feeling that Mrs. Yuan had simplified things.

Although Mrs. Yuan lived in Situ's Mansion, she had no chance to get in touch with actual government affairs, so she naturally couldn't realize that behind the so-called three officials sitting and discussing Taoism, there were also a lot of specific affairs that could not escape.

Even if Qing is in charge of the specific affairs, you want to read the report they handed in, right?You have to check the account book handed in, right?You have to sort out the entanglement between each other, right?

Just these things are already a headache, not to mention the emperor who is watching coldly.

The Son of Heaven is magnanimous, willing to control the expansion of the inner court and transfer the power of the court to the outer court, but his requirements for the Sangong are also higher.Sit down and talk?There is no such thing as easy.

It's really like Zhou Bo who asks three questions and doesn't know. Just wait and see what the emperor will look like.

"I heard Dezu say that the emperor once said that no matter how good the ancient government was, it was only suitable for a small country with few people. Now that Liuhe is unified and the world has more than ten million households, that method is no longer suitable and must be changed. So It is said that ancient times are bound to fail, and saints should make rituals according to the times. At that time, I thought that the emperor was young and crazy, but now it seems that this is the real insight."

Yang Biao sighed quietly. "It is both the minister's luck and the minister's misfortune to meet such a young hero. It is really difficult to be a qualified minister."

Madam Yuan rolled her eyes. "You think it's difficult, don't other people have more difficulty? But I think Taiwei and Sikong are very relaxed, and they don't see difficulty at all."

Yang Biao nodded. "Jia Wenhe didn't find it difficult because he didn't want to compete with the emperor for military power. Zhou Jiamou didn't find it difficult because Sikong's role had just begun to change, and the task of monitoring was not so heavy. He..."

Mrs. Yuan said angrily: "The task is not so heavy. He is just like ten years ago. The three men are leisurely and carefree. Zhang Xi Yin Jian is in front of him, but he turns a blind eye."