Han Dao world

This time the situation is a bit special, Xun Yu has to discuss important matters with Situ Yang Biao and others, living in the post house is too conspicuous.Yang Biao's original plan was to let Xun Yu also live in Situ's Mansion, but the emperor invited him, so Xun Yu simply accepted the guest and followed suit.

Although the yard is small, it is cleaned quite neatly, but there are no luxurious decorations, and it looks a bit shabby.

Tang looked around and sighed. "The Son of Heaven is too frugal. Just this yard is not as good as an ordinary house in Luoyang." She raised her chin and looked towards the yard next door. "So are you?"

"Almost." Xun Wenqian said nonchalantly: "We each have our own business, and we don't have much time in the yard. We just come back to sleep at night. A comfortable bed is enough."

Tang shi stared at Xun Wenqian and looked at it again and again, feeling a little strange.

Is this really my daughter?

"When are you free? Accompany me to Yinfang to see your aunt."

"You can do it at any time." Xun Wenqian said with a smile: "I asked the queen for leave, and I also raised some money. I don't do anything these two days, and I will stay with you."

"That's great." Xun Yu jumped up first. "Sister, let's go buy a telescope."

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Xun Yu came to the courtyard, where Liu Xie was discussing with two men who looked like craftsmen.Seeing Xun Yu coming in, Liu Xie confessed a few more words and ended the conversation.

"Don't worry, let's celebrate the new year with peace of mind, and then slowly test after the first month. When developing weapons, safety is the first priority. First, we must make a good plan to ensure everything is safe."

"Wei." The two craftsmen bowed, turned and left, discussing something in a low voice while walking.

Liu Xie turned around, glanced at Xun Yu, and raised his hand as a signal.

"Mr. Xun, please."

Xun Yu went forward to salute, followed Liu Xie to the hall, and took their seats.The Qiao sisters came over, changed the tea set, and poured tea for Xun Yu.Xiaoqiao leaned into Liu Xie's ear and asked softly, "Your Majesty, do you want to record it?"

"Yeah." Liu Xie nodded.

Xiaoqiao then sat down behind the desk, sorted out his pen and ink, and spread out the paper.

Xun Yu saw it and was a little curious. "Is this a daily note?"

"The daily life notes are recorded by the Taishi Department. This is a summary for my own use, so as not to forget it." Liu Xie raised his finger and pointed to his temple. "Too many things to remember."

Xun Yu was even more surprised. "Isn't she a secretary of the Taishi Department?"

Liu Xie was slightly taken aback, then smiled. "They are the nobles of Xinna this year. This is my sister Daqiao, and that is my younger sister Xiaoqiao. You should know their father Qiaorui."

Xun Yu suddenly realized and slapped his forehead. "Capital crime, capital crime. It's the minister who is confused and rude to the nobleman."

Liu Xie looked at Xun Yu with a smile. "Did Mr. Xun receive any news?"

Xun Yu shook his head. "No. The news I heard before said that His Majesty planned to accept Yuan Shunv as a nobleman this year. Why did he suddenly change his mind?"

Liu Xie said indifferently: "If the plan changes, it will naturally change. If Mr. Xun is interested in learning about the origin of the inner middle, wait for the opportunity to speak slowly. Time is limited, let's talk about your situation in Henan first."

Xun Yu pretended to be stupid on purpose, and originally wanted to bring the topic to the fugitive case, but seeing that Liu Xie didn't answer him, he had no choice but to give up.

"Wei." He took out a document from his sleeve and handed it to Liu Xie's case with both hands. "This is a copy of Henan's plan for this year, and some ministers' insights on governance. Please read it, Your Majesty."

"Talk about it." Liu Xie took the document, but didn't open it, but just signaled Xun Yu to continue.

He is generally clear about the situation on the plan.Overall, Henan is doing well this year, at least much better than last year.However, in the national ranking of counties and states, Henan is not high, and even a little inconspicuous.

Whether in absolute value or relative value, Henan is not outstanding, and Xun Yu's political achievements are not even as impressive as when he was in Hedong.

Xun Yu also knew what Liu Xie wanted to know, so he described the situation in Henan.

The biggest problem in Henan right now is household registration.

Henan originally had 20 households with a population of more than 100 million.Dong Zhuo's rebellion forced the people of Henan to move westward to Guanzhong, and the methods were extremely cruel, resulting in heavy casualties.After that, there were many wars, and the remaining people were also forced to flee to the Quartet, and the remaining household registrations were less than one-tenth.

Today the world is peaceful, but there are not many fleeing people returning to their hometowns. There are three reasons.

One is that the emperor has not planned to return the capital to Luoyang for a long time, and Luoyang is no longer the capital, which greatly reduces its attractiveness; second, in order to attract household registration, even if they are not locals, as long as they are naturalized in the local area, they can get land and escape from disaster. The people do not have to return to Luoyang.The third is that Yuan Shu drew the scrolls in Luoyang. Before the completion, the restoration of the old houses was prohibited. Even if many people wanted to return to their hometowns, they changed their minds after hearing the news.

"The most fundamental reason is that Chen Dutian was too late and missed the best opportunity. Now many people have naturalized in other places and don't want to bother."

Liu Xie picked up the teacup and glanced at Xun Yu, noncommittal.

In all fairness, he was not satisfied with Xun Yu's answer.

Xun Yu seemed to be brave enough to take responsibility, but he only assumed one of the three reasons, and he didn't admit to the remaining two reasons at all.

Especially the first reason, has been pointed directly at him.

With Xun Yu's intelligence, can't he see the real reason why he stayed in Nanyang and did not return to Luoyang?

Just pretend not to know.

"This time Situ Mansion recruited you guys to amend the law. What plan do you have?"

Xun Yu thought for a moment. "Not yet. We can only make suggestions after discussing with Situ and Sikong. However, I feel that Your Majesty's statement of governing the country by law is very reasonable, but this law should be the Confucian ritual law, not the legalist Qin law. "

After Xun Yu finished speaking, he looked at Liu Xie quietly, ready to face the storm.

Although he was not in Nanyang, he knew that the emperor was furious because of his escape.But after thinking about it again and again, he still decided to remonstrate with Yan Yan.

If someone must be punished for offending the emperor, he is willing to be that sacrifice.

Chapter 1143

"Isn't the law of Qin also included in the etiquette?" Liu Xie teased. "The two disciples of Xunzi are both outstanding legalists. Speaking of which, Li Si is from Runan. Although Han Fei is not from Ruying, he is not far from Yingchuan. He is barely half Ruying."

"It's too late." Xun Yu cupped his hands and said, "Although the laws of Li Si and Han Fei came from the Xun family, they are no longer ritual laws. I hope your majesty will learn from them."

"Understood." Liu Xie nodded, and then said: "I agree with your point of view. The rule of the country should be governed by etiquette, not by Qin law. After all, Qin II died in the same way before, and we can't deceive ourselves and others."

Xun Yu was stunned for a moment, he didn't expect Liu Huihui to be persuaded so easily by him, and he felt a little uneasy subconsciously.

Liu Xie then said: "It is a good thing to learn from history, but the past and the present are different, and we can't remain unchanged. Are you right?"

"It's natural." Xun Yu nodded instinctively.

"The current situation is different from when Emperor Gao started his career, so what we have to worry about is not going too far, but not going too far." Liu Xie put away his smile. "In the eyes of Mr. Xun, am I the king who collects taxes and competes with the people for profit?"

Xun Yu bowed and said, "Your Majesty loves the people, and the whole world can see it. Even though I'm stupid, I dare not call black and white. I advocate etiquette and law, not because your majesty respects the law, but because your majesty lacks etiquette."

Liu Xie was stunned and didn't speak for a long time.

He really didn't expect that Xun Yu would focus on etiquette.

In this regard, he is indeed very careless and careless.There was no condition before, but now there is no interest.

He has always felt that Confucianism's emphasis on etiquette is formalism, extravagant and wasteful, and has no practical effect.Just like the so-called nobles, they always like to engage in some red tape to show their differences.In fact, to put it bluntly, it's just pretending.

Only those who are fierce and soft inside need those external things to pack themselves, and those with a strong heart don't need such things at all.

It is people who can really be respected, not those bluff formalisms.

No matter how gorgeously dressed an actor is, he is not as good as a national soldier in cloth shoes and sweatshirt.

Liu Xie said word by word: "Mr. Xun, I have no objection to propriety, but as you said just now, too much is not enough, and too much propriety is not a good thing. Although the world is peaceful, there is no time to enjoy it."

He paused, and then said: "Of course, at any time, I don't agree that writing is better than quality."

Cold sweat broke out on Xun Yu's forehead. "Your Majesty's words are very true. Gentleness and gentleness are the only way to be a gentleman."

The corner of Liu Xie's mouth twitched, a smile that was not a smile.

What he has always advocated is Mencius's "born in sorrow and died in peace", but Xun Yu insists on "gentleness and gentleness". Although they are all Confucian ideas, there are some essential differences.

It seems that the Confucian sect is unwilling to retreat this time, and is determined to fight.

That's fine, let them come if they should come.

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Liu Xie and Xun Yu didn't have a good conversation, but they didn't tear each other up. They are gentlemen who are harmonious but different.

He was somewhat disappointed in his heart.

He paid enough respect to Xun Yu, the most outstanding counselor in the Three Kingdoms era, but he still couldn't get his support.That kind of awkwardness of incongruity has always been there, making him very uncomfortable.

He maintained his basic decency, and frankly communicated with Xun Yu about the situation.

But he didn't keep a meal, which was a small dissatisfaction.

Mrs. Bian, the prime minister of Shangshi, has prepared Yingchuan special food for Xun Yu, but has not received any news of the food being served.Finally, when the emperor came, he sent the food to the small courtyard and gave it to noble Xun.

Xun Wenqian went shopping with her mother and younger brother, only Xun Yu was waiting in the room, reminiscing about the conversation with the emperor.

He can feel the emperor's dissatisfaction, but he has no regrets.

Some things must be insisted on and cannot be compromised.

When Xun Wenqian came back, Shangshijian immediately delivered food.When Xun Wenqian saw it, she immediately understood the meaning, but she didn't say much, she just arranged food and cloth for her parents and younger brother to feast on.

The Son of Heaven is not extravagant and wasteful, but he still pays attention to food. Mrs. Bian's ability is well-known.

Early the next morning, Xun Yu went to Situ Mansion to meet Yang Biao.Xun Wenqian accompanied her mother to Yinfang first.

Situ Mansion was nearby, Xun Yu chose to walk, and Xun Wenqian took a car.After going out, they parted ways. Xun Wenqian got into the car, lifted the curtain, looked at Xun Yu's back, and asked, "Did Ah Weng sleep well yesterday?"

"Not good." Tang yawned, and said, "Maybe it's because he was in bed and baked the cake in the middle of the night. Even on the road, I've never seen him sleep so badly."

Xun Wenqian smiled slightly. "It's not that I'm accepting the bed, it's that I didn't have a good talk with the emperor yesterday, and he's anxious."

Tang was taken aback, and leaned over to look at it for a while, then at Xun Wenqian. "You, A Weng, did not have a good talk with the emperor. Are you so happy?"

Xun Wenqian put down the curtain of the car, tapped on the wall of the car, and signaled the driver to start.She put her arm around Tang's shoulder and shook it lightly.

"Mother, you don't know, the emperor has always been happy and angry. I have been with him for so many years, and I only saw him get angry once. Do you know the reason?"

"how could I know?"

"You should know."

Tang was stunned for a while, then suddenly said: "Is it the time that Sikong was confronted for fleeing and brought to justice not long ago?"

Xun Wenqian nodded vigorously. "The emperor was angry because he had high hopes for San Gong. He expressed dissatisfaction with A Weng also because he had very high expectations for A Weng, otherwise he would not mind at all."

Tang was a little confused for a moment, not knowing whether he should be happy or worried.

The carriage moved forward all the way, turned to the right, and left the city.

For the convenience of transportation, several large workshops in Wancheng are located along the banks of the Feishui River, and Yinfang is no exception.Not long after leaving the city, the carriage drove lightly along the avenue by the bank. Xun Yu looked around with the binoculars he just bought yesterday, and felt that everything was new.

"Sister, what is that?" He kept asking.

Xun Wenqian was by his side and answered them one by one.

There are too many new things in Wancheng recently, some of which she doesn't know very well, so she has to ask the accompanying maid.Xun Yu quickly lost confidence in her and chose to ask the maid directly.

Xun Wenqian was a little disappointed. After watching for a while, she suddenly pointed to a group of people and said, "Do you know what they are doing?"

"You know?" Xun Mata asked with some disdain.

"They're building a bridge." Xun Wenqian smiled triumphantly, "Building a bridge across the Fei River."

Xun Yu looked at Xun Wenqian, then at the group of people, half-believing. "Sister, are you lying to me? How to build a bridge with such a wide water surface?"

"How could my sister lie to you? If you don't believe me, come back in a few days."

"In a few days?"

"If it goes well, it will be completed before the New Year. No matter how slow it is, it will definitely be completed before Shangyuan. When you return to Luoyang, the carriage can go over that bridge."

"Is it so fast?" Tang also craned his neck to look. "The piers haven't even been built yet."

"This is a new bridge-building technology. There are no piers. There are many large ships passing by on the water every day. If the piers are built, the large ships will not be able to go."

Tang was even more surprised. "How to build a bridge with such a wide water surface without piers?"

"That's technology."

Chapter 1144 Words are not speculative

When Xun Yu came to Situ Mansion, Yang Biao had prepared tea in the back hall and was waiting for Xun Yu.

As soon as they met, he glanced at Xun Yu, and the corner of his mouth twitched.

"I heard that you had a bad conversation with the emperor yesterday?"

Xun Yu nodded.

"Mainly because of what?"

"There is no unity of views on text and quality."