Han Dao world

"Ah."

"Let me read it." Liu Xie put down the book and sat up.

Xiaoqiao was even more puzzled and looked at Liu Xie. "Your Majesty wants to see it for himself?"

Liu Xie took the letter from her hand and read it.Generally speaking, when writing a book in private, he usually does not read it in person. Daqiao and Xiaoqiao read it, and just tell him the general content.

Han people value etiquette, and they often have to say a lot of polite words before talking about business, especially when writing letters to the emperor.He didn't have time to look at these, he either listened to the key requirements, or listened to a general idea, knowing that someone would say hello.

But Mrs. Tang seldom gave him news, and sometimes mentioned a few words in Xun Wenqian's letters. There were not many opportunities to write letters like this.

After reading the letter, Liu Xie was also a little surprised.

Mrs. Tang was talking about the veteran minister Han Rong's arrival in Wancheng. Unlike what others mentioned before, Mrs. Tang said a few more words, describing the process of meeting Han Rong and Han Rong's whereabouts in Wancheng. Finally, it also mentioned the meeting between Xin Pi and Han Rong.

Liu Xie put down the letter, feeling puzzled.

Earlier, Yang Biao had a memorandum, mentioning Han Rong, saying that it was related to the Shixie brothers in Jiaozhou.

Could it be that Simpi also wanted to intercede for Brother Shi Xie?

As for Xun You, is he also involved in it?

The people of Ruying had a lot of friends, even if the Yuan family in Runan, who was full of disciples and old officials, was frustrated, the influence of other people should not be underestimated.Over the years, because of the party's imprisonment, he has been paying attention to the Ruying people to prevent them from jumping out.Now it seems that what should come is still coming.

Veteran Han Rong is fine and can't cause any disturbances, but the actions of Xun You and Xin Pi cannot be taken lightly.

Youyan Dufu Mansion is directly related to the stability of northern Xinjiang, Youzhou and Jizhou.

"If there is any news about Han Rong and Xinpi..." Liu Xie thought for a while, and then said: "Including those in Youyan Dufu, they will be dealt with first, and I will go through them personally."

Seeing Liu Xie's dignified expression, Xiaoqiao, who was always playful, also became nervous and responded quickly. "Do you want to transfer the previous ones?"

Liu Xie glanced at Xiaoqiao with satisfaction. "Let's do it tomorrow, it's not in such a hurry."

Xiaoqiao put away the paperwork and prepared to wash and rest.

Looking at the busy little bridge, Liu Xie suddenly thought of Zhou Yu, and then thought of Kong Rong.

Before receiving news, Zhou Yu left Kong Rong near Langjuxu Mountain and went to the Western Regions by himself.This result was not in his plan, and he did not know whether Kong Rong could adapt to life on the grassland.

If Kong Rong died on the grassland, it would be a bit ugly.

To be honest, he didn't quite understand Zhou Yu's motives for doing this, but he felt an indescribable impulse, an impulse unique to young people.From east to west, from south to north, this impulse is ubiquitous, gradually gaining momentum.

This is of course the situation he expects, but expectation does not mean that he can relax his vigilance, or even rush forward.

If the mind is overheated, problems will arise.

As far as governing the country is concerned, the most taboo thing is to be hot-headed and make decisions when you pat your chest when you are emotional.

When necessary, not only can't get hotheaded, but also pour a little cold water appropriately.

At least in his view, the conditions for a large-scale westward expedition have not yet matured.He prefers to wait until the research on the steam engine is on the right track, or even a prototype is built, and the first railroad track is laid before making a decision.

In the final analysis, the foundation of civilization is technology, without the backing of advanced technology, the so-called conquest can only be taken for granted.

China after the Opium War had no civilization, no technology, and could only be beaten.

For 70 years, China has ushered in a great renaissance. As the technological gap is gradually filled, the advantages of civilization are gradually revealed. Only then can we have the confidence to shout out such heroic words as "our journey is the sea of ​​stars", which no one can stop .

"Your Majesty, what are you thinking?" Xiaoqiao got into the quilt after washing, and asked curiously seeing that Liu Xie was indifferent.

"It's nothing, I was thinking..." Liu Xie glanced at the shy Xiaoqiao, and the corner of his mouth twitched slightly. "How can you not be tempted by the beauty in front of you, keep calm, and avoid making impulsive decisions."

Chapter 1236 Self-defeating

Xiaoqiao covered his mouth and smiled. "Does Your Majesty still need to be restrained? I have never seen such a restrained person as His Majesty. He is clearly a young man, but he is looking forward and backward, and is old-fashioned."

Liu Xie was taken aback. "I am so unbearable in your eyes? I always thought it should be wise and powerful."

Xiaoqiao knew that he had made a slip of the tongue, and his face changed slightly. Seeing that Liu Xie didn't mind, he said: "Wisdom and martial arts are naturally known to everyone, but your majesty is steady, which is indeed rare among his peers. Maybe... Because your majesty is too knowledgeable and sees too clearly?"

Liu Xie glanced at her, and didn't tell her about her little trick of seeking love back.

He has always been more generous to those around him, as long as it is not intentional, he generally doesn't care.

To have just turned eighteen, Xiaoqiao, who has a lively nature and a lively personality, has every sentence properly and has no faults at all, which is a luxury in itself.If so, he would be bored.

He's bored enough.

Seeking truth from facts, Xiaoqiao had nothing to say wrong.

Even without the status of emperor, the soul in his 20-year-old body has long been beaten by the society. After passing the age of childish speech, he has to fight wits and courage with the ministers who are per capita for nearly ten years. Can't take it off.

If you want to wear a crown, you must bear its weight.If you want to do something, you have to pay a price, not to mention his ambitious goal.

"Am I bored?"

"That's not it." Xiaoqiao wrinkled his nose. "Although your Majesty doesn't like to tell jokes like those young officials, you are not bored at all. You have a big world in your heart. Although we can only guess a corner, it is enough to yearn for you. When you think about the future, not only will you not be bored , and will be excited, wishing that day would come sooner.”

Xiaoqiao blinked, and said again: "Sister said, if a gentleman is not serious, he is not powerful. If your majesty ascends the throne as a young man, if you don't calm down, you will be bullied by the ministers. If you are bullied by them like Emperor Xiaohuan and Emperor Xiaoling Now, not only will His Majesty have the reputation of being a faint king, but we will also become troublesome beauties like Meixi, Daji, and Baosi, what a shame."

Seeing Xiaoqiao's indignation, Liu Xie immediately realized that there was a story behind it. "Someone said that?"

Xiaoqiao was stunned for a moment, then shook his head, and said disapprovingly: "That's not true, but it can be seen that that's what they said about Xiaohuan and Xiaoling at the beginning. The harem cost tens of thousands of dollars a day. The harem really wants With so many people, how could it be possible that Emperor Xiaohuan has no son, and Emperor Xiaoling only has you three siblings, and now there is not even a clan to support His Majesty."

Liu Xie could only speak in one breath. "I didn't expect that you sisters are the ones who understand the truth the most."

"It's not that we understand things, it's that they are pretending to be confused." Xiaoqiao moved his body to make himself lie down more comfortably. "Those old ministers are the worst. They are all as smart as foxes, but they put on the appearance of a loyal elder, and they use great principles to suppress others. It's a pity that these methods can only be used against their own people, not the real enemy. . Otherwise, they would have been invincible long ago, so why would they give His Majesty a chance."

Liu Xie couldn't help but patted Xiaoqiao's shoulder lightly. "You are really sharp-tongued, you don't save face for scholars at all."

"This is my Qiao family tradition."

"Is it?"

"Of course, my uncle is such a person. He doesn't like hypocrites the least, and he likes people who are really talented. Otherwise, he wouldn't have valued Cao Duhu so much."

Knowing that Xiao Qiao was talking about Qiao Xuan, Liu Xie couldn't help being interested and asked Xiao Qiao to tell more stories about Qiao Xuan.

He was very impressed with this famous official at the end of Han Dynasty, but his real understanding was limited.He has been in power for many years, and among the courtiers, he rarely heard about people and things related to Qiao Xuan.Hearing what Xiaoqiao said at this moment, he suddenly felt something strange.

It stands to reason that Qiao Xuan should have many disciples and former officials, and there should be many high-ranking officials among his disciples.This is a common practice, even the Hongnong Yang family, which is known for its integrity and fairness, is no exception.With these people in court, he should have heard something about Qiao Xuan's deeds.

Happily not.

Seeing that Liu Xie was interested, Xiaoqiao started talking.

But her understanding of Qiao Xuan is also limited.Before she was born, Qiao Xuan had passed away, and the Central Plains soon fell into war.In her childhood memories, most of them are traveling here and there with her father, and she rarely stays in one place for a long time. Naturally, it is impossible to talk about systematic inheritance.

Even reading, they all learned from Queen Fushou and Ling Shi Caiyan after they came to the line.

Most of what she knew about Qiao Xuan came from hearsay, and her impression was rough.It mainly focuses on two points: First, Qiao Xuan's level of Confucian classics is better than none, and he is famous for his administration of officials.The second is that Qiao Xuan is impatient and often does some disrespectful things and is laughed at.

"Those who laugh at Mr. Qiao should be mostly celebrities, right?"

Kobayashi blinked. "Your Majesty is really perceptive, and he hits the nail on the head."

Liu Xie smiled. "I've seen too much, I can guess without thinking."

"My great-uncle is not lucky. If he was born 50 years later and could serve His Majesty, it would be more than enough to town a state."

Liu Xie agreed.

Qiao Xuan has a talent for practical work, and being an official in the court is not suitable for him. Only when he is deployed in the local political army can he use his expertise. More importantly, he is also willing to do practical things.

It is a pity that the big man at that time had internal and external troubles, and there was neither room for him to play, nor suitable public opinion.He was able to leave his name in history because of the misunderstanding of Cao Cao and Erqiao.

After all, there are limited heroes who can make the situation, and most of the time it is the situation that makes the hero.

While sighing with Qiao Xuan, Liu Xie heard something else from Xiao Qiao's words.

"How many people have been discussing the candidates for the state recently?"

"Many, almost everyone talks about it."

"Who are you most concerned about?"

Xiaoqiao thought about it. "It should be that there are more elders in the family who are generals in the army, and there are older ones. It may be that they feel that they are too old to follow His Majesty's expedition to the west. It is better to be a general of a state and wait for his official career."

"No young ones?"

"Very few, even if there are, I dare not say it, for fear of being laughed at."

After hearing this, Liu Xie became a little worried.

It is of course a good thing for young people to aim everywhere, but if everyone thinks about conquering foreign countries, it is ashamed to stay in the Central Plains, and even regards guarding the states as an excessive time before becoming an official, which is against his original intention.

The New Deal has been implemented for nearly ten years, and most of the people have not yet become rich. It is still common to see troublesome people in poor mountains and rivers. The centripetal force on the imperial court is limited, and the responsibilities of stationing troops in various places are still very heavy.If everyone regards the garrison as a pension and doesn't train hard, how can there be combat effectiveness?

In the future Western Expedition, the best young people will follow him, and the rest of the Central Plains will be people who don't think about making progress. What future does the big man have?

After all my hard work, wouldn't it be self-defeating and harm Huaxia instead?

This is absolutely impossible.

Chapter 1237 The Veteran's Words

Seeing Liu Xie lost in thought, Xiaoqiao didn't dare to disturb him, and huddled under the quilt obediently, leaning against Liu Xie's chest quietly.

Liu Xie's breathing is very steady, and his heartbeat is strong and powerful, which can give people a firm sense of security.His arms are also very strong, and the strength of the muscles can be clearly felt in the flat stomach, which makes Xiaoqiao very curious.

Since she was a child, she traveled to various places with her father, and met many generals and warriors, most of them were big and round, and there were very few emperors.

Xiaoqiao was in a daze, and subconsciously caressed Liu Xie's abdomen with his fingers, and then unexpectedly touched a certain forbidden place.

The pensive Liu Xie woke up suddenly, looked down at Xiaoqiao who looked like a frightened deer, and smiled slightly. "I'm really bored. On such a beautiful day, I have to think about those headaches."

Before Xiaoqiao understood, Liu Xie bowed his head and kissed him.A strong masculine breath hit, and Xiaoqiao let out a "huh" and became limp all over, without thinking about anything else.

Spring nights are worth thousands of dollars.

When the clouds dispersed and the rain gathered, Liu Xie and Xiaoqiao fell asleep in an embrace.

Mrs. Tang's letter lay quietly on the case.

-

Early the next morning, Liu Xie told Cao Zhang to go and see if Taiwei Jia Xu had woken up before his morning practice.If you wake up, ask him to come over for breakfast.

Cao Zhang said carelessly: "Taiwei practices Qi and gets up very early every day. It's hard to say whether he eats breakfast or not. Even if he does, he still eats light food, and he doesn't know how to eat meat porridge."

Liu Xie was a little surprised.He often invites Jia Xu to have breakfast together, discussing some things by the way, but he has never heard Jia Xu talk about nourishing Qi and not eating meat porridge, although he doesn't eat much every time.

"Who did you hear?"

"My mother, the astragalus used in Taiwei's health porridge was found by my mother for him."

Liu Xie thought about it, and asked Cao Zhang to go to Shangshijian first, and asked Mrs. Bian to arrange two bowls of light porridge, and then went to invite Jia Xu.

Cao Zhang took the order and left.

After the morning exercise, the porridge was delivered, and Jia Xu came to order.

The monarch and his ministers exchanged a few words and sat down together.Opening the tightly covered porridge pot, the porridge was fragrant, and Jia Xu, who was talking to Liu Xie, was slightly startled, turned his head to look at it, and then smiled.

"Your Majesty is paying attention."

"I was careless before." Liu Xie also smiled.

"Your Majesty has many affairs, so there is no need to worry about these trivial matters. Although I am getting older and have a bland taste, it is not impossible for me to eat meat. If I really don't want to eat it, I will tell Your Majesty frankly and will not wrong myself."

Liu Xie was a little surprised. "So, that's what you deliberately let out?"

Jia Xu stroked her beard and laughed. "Those who know me, Your Majesty also. Although I can still eat meat and drink alcohol, I really don't like the atmosphere at the banquet. If I don't go, I will lose face. If I go, it will really hurt my ears. Find a monk Reason, save trouble, and earn some fame by the way."

Xiaoqiao who was waiting on the side smiled and said: "The Taiwei is famous all over the world, do you still want to earn fame?"

Jia Xu sighed softly. "The nobleman doesn't know something. Although Xu is famous all over the world, he is notorious, so don't worry about it. What you earn now will be a reputation worth writing about in history. It's not just me, most people in Liangzhou are like this."

Kobayashi blinked. "No wonder General Fujun is so famous."

"Presumptuous!" Liu Xie frowned and scolded.

Xiaoqiao smiled embarrassedly, bowed his body to apologize to Jia Xu, filled the wine, and stepped aside.

Jia Xu disagrees. "Your Majesty, you don't need to mind. Your honor is right. When it comes to a good name, Han Sui is even worse. A good name is not a bad thing, as long as it is not too much. People who cherish their reputation are better than those who are shameless."

Liu Xie took advantage of the opportunity to raise his concerns. "I'm afraid that the ministers will cherish their reputation, so they won't do things that offend others. After all, the public opinion in this world is still in the hands of the scholar-bureaucrats."

Jia Xu nodded. "Your Majesty is naturally right to be worried, but this time is no longer what it used to be. The general trend has already happened, and no one can reverse it. What Your Majesty needs is some patience."

"So, isn't Mr. Jia worried that the only ones left behind will be the conservative ones?"