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"What's wrong, it's already a common practice." Gao Rou said, and said loudly to the little boy, and said: "The emperor said, it's good to be at home for a thousand days, but it's difficult to go out for a day. Can you eat a few bites?" The delicious food from my hometown is also a kind of comfort.”

"I didn't expect the emperor to be so caring."

"Of course, although the Son of Heaven is young, he knows how to care about people better than the elders."

"But it's also ruthless to deal with people, and they are often exiled for thousands of miles."

Gao Rou looked up at Yuan Hui, and couldn't help laughing. "There is a lot of resentment. For your fellow clan in Runan?"

The Yuan family of Chen Guo and the Yuan family of Runan are of the same clan, and they have a very close relationship with each other. To Gao Rou, this is no secret.

"This is something everyone in the world knows." Yuan Hui was noncommittal.

Gao Rou thought about it. "You should know that based on the actions of Yuan Benchu's brothers, family punishment is light. The emperor just sentenced them to exile overseas, which is considered an extrajudicial favor."

"If that's the case, then..."

Gao Rou raised her hand and interrupted Yuan Hui. "It is precisely because of the kindness outside the law that people are lucky. Later, the emperor emphasized that there must be law, and that is why. Confucianism emphasizes the power of scriptures, and the scriptures are the main ones, and the powers are supplemented. If you act cheaply everywhere, then you have to What have you done?"

Yuan Hui was at a loss for words.

He understood what Gao Rou meant.If you want to intercede for Shi Xie, please refrain from opening your mouth, the time for Quan has passed, and this time it must be dealt with according to law.

"Wen Hui is worthy of being a disciple of the Legalist school." Yuan Hui was extremely angry, and his tone was a little aggressive.

Gao Rou smiled silently. "Everyone in the world abides by the law, but the Son of Heaven does not abide by the law. That is the law of the Legalists. Everyone in the world abides by the law, and the Son of Heaven is no exception. Is it still the law of the Legalists?"

Yuan Hui was taken aback for a moment, and then said, "The emperor also abides by the law?"

"If the Son of Heaven doesn't abide by the law, Shi Xie can still live until now? With an edict, his head will fall to the ground." Gao Rou said lightly: "If you think this is not good, I really don't know what you want gone."

Yuan Hui was dubious.

But he knew Gao Rou well, and he didn't quite believe that Gao Rou would lie to him.

When the tea was boiled, Gao Rou lifted the teapot and poured Yuan Hui a cup of hot tea. "Xia Qing, the Confucian school has worked hard for hundreds of years and argued for hundreds of years, but the emperor treats his ministers with courtesy, and the ministers treat the emperor with loyalty. The so-called courtesy is the law. The emperor abides by the law, which is to observe the ritual. Isn't this you The desired result?"

"But..." Yuan Hui hesitated to speak, not knowing where to start.

"You want the emperor to observe the etiquette, but you don't, is it possible?" Gao Rou took a sip of her Chinese tea and slowed down her tone. "The ideals of Confucianism for hundreds of years are not as good as the heads of brothers Shi Xie, or his personal favors to you guys? Xia Qing, you really can't tell which is more important, right?"

"I..." Yuan Hui blushed and was speechless.

Gao Rou got up, took a residence newspaper from the bedside, and pushed it in front of Yuan Hui. "There is an article here written by Cai Lingshi. You might as well read it. Women have such insights. You and I must not fall behind."

Chapter 1255

Yuan Hui looked down.As expected, it was the issue that contained the article "On Legislation with Benevolence".

He pulled the newspaper from his sleeve. "Mr. Shi Sun gave it to me, saying he wanted to save Shi Xie, so I can only start from now on."

Gao Rou was a little surprised and blinked.

He didn't expect Shi Sunrui to have the idea of ​​saving Shi Xie, so it's not easy to comment at the moment.

Anyway, in his opinion, Shi Xie is doomed, the only difference is whether he will punish the three clans or not.

It's just that in front of Yuan Hui, it's inconvenient for him to comment directly on seniors.

If what Yuan Hui said was true, Shi Sunrui still wanted to save Shi Xie, and after he met him, there might be some disturbances.

When it came to the news of the emperor at the end, especially Cai Yan's sudden article, Gao Rou even suspected that the emperor had been waiting for this moment, and that the life and death of Shi Xie brothers was just a chance.

Anyway, in his opinion, Shi Xie brothers' fate is already doomed, and there is no need to discuss it.

"Do you think the ideal of Confucianism can be realized through the law of benevolence?" Yuan Hui pushed the Dibao back and picked up the teacup.After taking a sip, he felt something was wrong. "What kind of tea is this? Why isn't it bitter, but rather sweet?"

Gao Rou was also a little confused. "I don't know, I just think it tastes good and I'm used to drinking it."

"Habit?" Yuan Hui's eyes widened. "Do you know how expensive sugar is?"

"Is it expensive?" Gao Rou called the boy over and asked him the price of sugar.The little boy was busy going out, without thinking too much, and said: "It's not very expensive, it's more expensive than salt, one hundred yuan can last a month."

After speaking, he cupped his hands and went out.

Gao Rou chuckled, and said: "I don't ask these things, it's just Zhuo Jing who cares about it, and she'll know when I turn around."

"Are you married?"

"Ah."

"Whose daughter?"

Gao Rou sized Yuan Hui up and laughed. "Is it important whose daughter she is? My uncle is famous for his carelessness. He doesn't even ask about his son's future, let alone my son-in-law." He raised his hand and interrupted Yuan Hui. "Xia Qing, don't ask. It's very simple for me to get married. I just met each other's eyes and didn't think about family matters. When I met her, I didn't know that today would happen, let alone whose daughter she was."

Yuan Hui looked at Gao Rou seriously for a moment, then snorted disapprovingly. "If you don't tell me, I can find out."

Gao Rou waved her hand. "Don't talk about me, are you married?"

"Not yet, nothing suitable." Yuan Hui sighed. "You also know that my background... I can't let it go. I'm fleeing in Jiaozhou, and I can't live there for a long time. If I marry a Jiaozhou woman and go back, I'm afraid I won't even be able to enter the ancestral grave."

Gao Rou laughed loudly, and after she finished laughing, she said, "Xia Qing, I can see that your ten years in Jiaozhou have been wasted, you look like an old man."

Yuan Hui and Gao Rou were about the same age, and she was very dissatisfied with being called old by Gao Rou. "Really? The Central Plains has changed so much?"

"It's useless to talk too much. You can feel a thing or two after you stay in Quanling for a few days."

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Liu Xie and Liu Ba were sitting opposite each other, with steaming wine and food on the table in front of them.

"Zi Chu, try it and see if it smells like this." Liu Xie greeted warmly.

Liu Ba was not polite either, picked up the chopsticks, put a chopstick in each of several plates, and tasted it carefully. "It's the same taste, but it's made more delicate." He sized it up and said, "It's beautifully placed. It can be seen that it has put a lot of thought into it, and it has the meaning of a famous painter."

Liu Xie laughed. "Recently, literati come here more, not only pay attention to the taste, but also to look good, forcing the Shangshi Supervisor to improve. I have followed Zhanguang, and it has become much more refined. But when I think about it, it was the most enjoyable roasting sheep in Xiu Tuze back then."

Liu Ba also laughed. "Your Majesty, Xiu Tuze's sheep are very popular in Guanzhong nowadays, especially those salt flat sheep that grew up eating goji berries. The price has risen again and again, and even the minister can't afford it. Let them raise more, they But he said that the water and soil of the pasture should be protected, and that too much grazing should not be allowed, and he also said that this was what His Majesty said, which made the minister dare not say more. Your Majesty, did you really say such a thing?"

"I said it." Liu Xie didn't deny it.In fact, he has been paying attention to the development of the Northwest. He is most afraid that the local economy will ignore the ecology, and the gains will outweigh the losses. "The ecology of the desert is very fragile. It is easy to destroy, but difficult to restore. We cannot repeat the mistakes of Emperor Xiaowu when he opened the border."

"Then I'm relieved." Liu Ba nodded. "The Bingliang people regard His Majesty as the sky, and the Hulu people also regard His Majesty as their Shanyu. They often rely on His Majesty's words to fight with the local officials. The officials don't distinguish between truth and falsehood, and dare not be too fussy with them."

"This is why you are wrong. Even if I said it, can't it be changed? You must seek truth from facts..."

Before Liu Xie finished speaking, Liu Ba raised his hand. "What your Majesty said is true. It's just that the people's wisdom is just beginning, and it's not appropriate to encourage the growth of seedlings. Not to mention border officials, even if they are officials in the court, how many people are there who can know good and evil? I think that within at least ten years, the majesty of the emperor Still can't offend, let them have awe, so they don't dare to act recklessly."

Liu Xie frowned slightly. "Someone acted recklessly?"

Liu Ba smiled. "If there is something good from the superior, the subordinate will be more serious about it. If it involves personal interests, it will be all the more. This time I came to see His Majesty, I just want to present it to His Majesty, and I implore His Majesty to pay attention."

Liu Xie put away his smile.

He originally thought that Liu Ba was visiting relatives and came to see him by the way, but he didn't expect that Liu Ba made a special trip to report the situation.

Judging by the tone, it seemed serious.

The Northwest does not play a large role in the economy, but it is crucial to security, so it should not be careless.It took so much thought to stabilize it, but there should be no more problems.

Just as Liu Xie was about to speak, Sun Quan walked over quickly. Seeing Liu Ba present, he was taken aback for a moment, and asked Liu Xie for instructions with his eyes.

Liu Huihui agreed, and said to Liu Ba: "You eat first, and then talk slowly after eating, I have time today."

Liu Ba nodded in agreement, stopped talking, and buried himself in eating.

Sun Quan walked behind Liu Xie, leaned over and whispered in his ear, "Your Majesty, I have seen Yuan Hui."

"Yuan Hui?" Liu Xie thought for a while before remembering who Yuan Hui was, and then frowned slightly. "He alone?"

"Together with Gao Rou, a sacrificial wine from the Law Academy, and a few people from Ruying, ordered a large table of food and wine..."

Liu Xie glanced at Sun Quan with a stern expression.

What he dislikes the most is that people around him avenge themselves and deliberately provoke them.He had already heard about Liu Xi's refusal of Sun Ce's invitation, and it is estimated that Yuan Hui and others did not give Sun Ce any good looks.The Sun brothers are all quick-tempered, and Sun Quan is slightly better, but not much better.It is obviously unrealistic to say that Yuan Hui has no ideas.

Sun Quan said seriously: "Your Majesty, what I said is the truth, there is absolutely no lie. They are in the restaurant and saw many people."

Liu Xie snorted and said, "Don't rush to draw conclusions, first understand the situation, and then report."

"Wei." Sun Quan bowed to accept the order, turned and left.

Liu Ba looked at Sun Quan's back. "Is he Sun Jian's second son, Sun Quan?"

"You've heard of it too?"

Liu Ba nodded. "It is said that he is different from the other brothers. According to Yichen, the difference is not that big. It is only the difference between fifty steps and one hundred steps. If Mrs. Sun wants to change this warrior's style, I am afraid that he will have to wait for the next generation."

Chapter 1256

Liu Xie smiled and shook his head.

Liu Ba is right in saying that it takes time to change thinking, and haste makes waste.

Others are like this, and Liu Ba is no exception.

In his eyes, the Sun father and son brothers will never be able to get rid of the brand of martial arts.

What about other people, especially those Xiliang generals, can they get rid of the label of cruelty and easy to kill, and become ministers who can stand in the court together with the Central Plains scholar-bureaucrats?

I am afraid it is also difficult.

With such prejudices in mind, whether Liu Ba's judgment on the situation in the Northwest is accurate made him very worried.

After dinner, the bowls and chopsticks were removed and teacups were put on. Liu Ba talked about what he knew about the situation in Northwest China.

The first problem is that with the stability of the situation in the northwest, many people have the idea of ​​underestimating the enemy, including Yan Ran's Protectorate, the most concerned issue is not to guard against the barbarians who go south, but how to follow the emperor to march west.

Although the number of Hu people who have gone south recently is not as large as in previous years, the situation in the frontier is not easy because of this.The Hulu would not accept control easily. The reason why they obeyed was because the Han army had a strong force, which prevented them from acting rashly.If the Han army relaxes its vigilance ideologically, it will be a matter of time before they are attacked by the Hulu.

Secondly, the number of household registrations in the border counties is increasing, and it is too late to transfer to the same inland. In the absence of a large amount of land reclamation or grazing, the inland has increased supplies, which has put pressure on transportation.

Finally, with the recovery of the mainland, the gap between the rich and the poor that was not too obvious has gradually emerged, and the imbalance in the border counties has become more and more serious.There are more frontier demands to increase the price of horses, cattle and sheep, and to increase compensation for frontier counties.

Yang Xiu's article was dug up before and used as a basis to ask Situ Mansion to make adjustments.

This incident made Situ's mansion very passive, especially Shi Miheng, the head of Situ who stayed in Chang'an, was blocked almost every day.

Thanks to Mi Heng's good eloquence, easygoing, and not caring about face, the fight was evenly matched.For a thin-skinned veteran, I'm afraid they would have already lost his temper and agreed to their request.

"The fierce girl is afraid of pestering the Han. Your Majesty, the door is blocked by people every day, and normal business can't be done."

Liu Ba finished with a sigh, picked up the teacup that was not too hot, and drank it down in one gulp.

Liu Xie listened very carefully, but his mood was very calm.

The problem Liu Ba mentioned did exist, but it was far from urgent enough that the Situ Mansion could not handle it and needed him, the emperor, to come forward.

In other words, Liu Ba should have another purpose in coming to see him.

Could it be Shi Xie?

Liu Xie murmured in his heart, but he didn't say anything.He wanted to wait for Liu Ba to speak, instead of asking.

The contest between monarchs and ministers is sometimes a bloodless battlefield.

Liu Xie picked up the teapot, refilled Liu Ba's water, and said with a smile: "The first problem is easy to handle. I will issue an edict to Yan Ran's guards, telling them to be cautious and not to underestimate the enemy. As for the other two problems, Situ Mansion Should be able to handle it."

He took a sip of tea and said unhurriedly: "These are problems that will be encountered sooner or later. It is better to start to solve the problem now than to solve the problem when it is serious. Governing the country is like this. There will always be problems. No At leisure."

Liu Ba who had just picked up the teacup was startled and hesitated for a moment. "Your Majesty is not surprised?"

"Accident what?"

"For example, the generals of Yan Ran's Protectorate are arrogant."

"We're all human. When you have the upper hand, you will inevitably indulge. When you encounter a strong enemy and suffer, you will naturally restrain yourself." Liu Xie turned the teacup in his hand. "Besides, you can't feel that you will be arrogant just because they speak louder. It also depends on whether they train hard and prepare well for battle. Warriors are different from scholars. It's normal for you to not adapt."

Liu Ba's eyes flickered slightly, and he hesitated for a moment. "Your Majesty thinks that the minister misjudged?"

"I don't mean that." Liu Xie smiled. "Have you ever lived in a barracks? Which general do you have a better conversation with?"

Liu Ba was at a loss for words immediately, and then blushed, and his expression was a little embarrassing, and he did not return to the publicity just now.

He never lived in the barracks for a day, nor did he have any friendship with any general, but the emperor has always been in the barracks and won the trust of the generals.

Talking about military affairs in front of the emperor, he is playing tricks.In terms of knowing people, he cannot be compared with the emperor.

"Zichu, it's not just warriors who need to change." Liu Xie said meaningfully.

"Your Majesty... what you said is very true." Liu Ba put down his teacup and bowed his hands in salute. "The minister made a slip of the tongue."

"Even so, it's very rare for you to travel to the Northwest by yourself." Liu Xie waved his hand and eased his tone. "It is my responsibility that the generals are eager to march westward. I was not cautious enough and gave them a bad influence. Now it seems that whether the domestic construction can be completed within ten years is still in doubt. Even if everything goes as planned, Ten years later, I am afraid that there will be problems with the newly grown generation. These are all seeds and cannot be sacrificed in vain."

"Your Majesty..." Liu Ba was even more embarrassed.