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Zhou Zhong was a little embarrassed, and nodded embarrassingly.

"As you get older, your habits are hard to change." He patted his mouth lightly, and laughed at himself: "You are born with a quick mouth, and you will inevitably make mistakes."

"Words are the voice of the heart." Yang Biao said bluntly: "You don't think so in your heart, how can you say so?"

Zhou Zhong put down his teacup and solemnly cupped his hands in thanks. "Yes, yes. Wen Xian taught me the lesson. I will remember it. When I get back, I will thank the guests behind closed doors and reflect on myself."

Yang Biao snorted and didn't say anything more.

Zhou Zhong is about the same age as him and has a similar official position, so he can't say too much, he can only find an opportunity to remind him.

The topic returned to Jia Xu's hunting strategy.

The two discussed for a long time, and felt that this plan seemed absurd, but it had merits.

The running water does not rot, and the door hinge does not moth.It is not conducive to the long-term stability of the country for the emperor or the prince to live in the capital. When the expenditure is under control, regular inspections are not a way to supervise the local area, and it is also consistent with the emperor's civil appointment of Situ and Sikong.

The emperor was patrolling outside, and interfered less with Situ and Sikong.

As for the military, anyway, it is impossible for the emperor to give up for the time being, so it is better to maintain this situation for the time being.When the world is at peace, the influence of Jia Xu and Xiliang people will weaken, and Xun Yu, Zhou Yu and others will take over, the situation will naturally change.

To take a step back, the Son of Heaven is not a warlike person, and there will be no problem with military power in his hands.

In principle, Yang Biao agrees, open and in-depth discussions can be conducted.

After listening to Yang Biao's analysis, Zhou Zhong also changed his mind and said it was acceptable.He then mentioned the matter that the emperor was going to the south of the Yangtze River.

"Wen Xian, do you still remember Liu Tao?"

"Of course I remember." Yang Biao said lightly. "Are you worried that the Son of Heaven will link Shi Xie with the people of Ruying?"

"Aren't you worried?"

Yang Biao didn't answer right away, but just sipped his tea leisurely.

When he learned that the emperor was going to Jiangnan, he thought of this question.Although Liu Tao's official position is not high, his reputation is very high. At that time, he respected this scholar who was ten years older than him.When Zhang Jiao was in trouble, they all reminded Emperor Xiaoling many times that they were considered comrades.

Liu Tao was later accused of conspiring with Bian Zhang to rebel and died unyielding, which Yang Biao never forgets.

If twenty years later, Liu Tao is involved in his death because of Shi Xie, he will be very disappointed.

He couldn't understand why the Ruying people didn't use this relationship to persuade Shi Xie to surrender when things had come to this point.

Do they think that Shi Xie can still live in Lingnan?
In the final analysis, it was because the Ruying people did not understand the situation clearly, were unwilling to lose their unique influence, and were angry with the emperor, hoping that the emperor would make some concessions and recognize the unique status of the Ruying people.

This emotion was so strong that even Xun Yu himself could not control it.

"Liu Tao and I are on the same path. I will write a letter to ask Liu Tao's son to go to the address and persuade Shi Xie to surrender."

Zhou Zhong nodded. "That's all."

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After seeing Zhou Zhong off, Yang Biao sat alone in the hall, drinking tea slowly, looking a little lonely.

Madam Yuan came out from the back hall, looked at Yang Biao, and spat.

"I know you are worried about the country and the people again."

Yang Biao came back to his senses and couldn't help but laugh. "As a Situ, I don't worry about the country or the people. Could it be that the corpse is a vegetarian?"

"Having said that, there is no one who is as eager as you. The emperor can wait, can't you wait?"

Yang Biao smacked his lips. "The Son of Heaven is still young, but I am over sixty years old. How can I be as calm as him." He sighed faintly. "Speaking of which, I'm really jealous of Xun Wenruo."

Madam Yuan lowered her eyelids, poured herself a cup of tea, and held it in her hand, but she didn't drink it, she just stared at the curling tea mist in a daze, her eyes somewhat helpless.

Three months ago, Yang Xiu wrote to the Son of Heaven, complaining about Liangzhou's grievances, asking Situ Mansion to adjust the prices of materials allocated from Xiliang, especially the price of horses, and to adjust the indicators of officials' performance appraisals in order to be fair.

Once the memorial was published, it caused an uproar.

Yang Xiu's opinion is fair, there is no problem with it, even the officials from the Central Plains will not object, after all, no one can guarantee that he will be transferred to the border county one day, of course he hopes that the performance appraisal will be fairer.

But the son's impeachment of the father, even though it was for official business, still had the name of unfilial piety, which made Yang Biao face irrelevant.

Being impeached is one aspect, but the point is to teach children incompetently.

Loyal ministers come from filial sons.Between loyalty and filial piety, most people still recognize filial piety first.

The relationship between the monarch and his ministers is dispensable - even if facing a Mingjun, the minister can still choose not to be an official.But the relationship between father and son cannot be dissolved—even if the father is dull, the son cannot be unfilial, but the son has the obligation to hide from the father.

Although Yang Xiu did not criticize Yang Biao by name, it was tantamount to accusing Yang Biao.

"Husband, it is Situ's mansion that Dezu impeached, not Situ himself, so you don't have to take it to heart."

Yang Biao was taken aback for a moment, and then he realized that he couldn't help smiling.He wanted to explain a few words, but when the words came to his lips, he swallowed them back. "Madam, what do you think of Xun Changqian?"

Madam Yuan thought for a while before she remembered that Xun Changqian was Xun Yu's eldest son and had been to the Western Regions for several years.

"Okay, young people are promising, courageous and resourceful."

"But he went to the Western Regions, and I'm afraid he won't be able to fulfill his filial piety in front of his knees in this life."

Madam Yuan smiled, and was about to speak when she suddenly became alert, her eyes suddenly became sharp, and her body straightened subconsciously. "Husband, Dezu...doesn't mean he wants to go to the Western Regions?"

Yang Biao avoided Madam Yuan's gaze and lowered his head to pour tea. "Didn't you say Xun Changqian was young?"

"But..." Madam Yuan's complexion changed from red to white, white to red again.

"But Xun Changqian has brothers, but Dezu is the only son, right?" Yang Biao sighed softly. "But don't forget that the Son of Heaven's Western Expedition is imminent. If Dezu goes to the Western Regions, he will not be exiled, but will be accompanied by him. The Western Regions are vast and have a lot to do."

"But..." Madam Yuan sat back, but clenched her fists. "But Wanli in the Western Regions, if he really wants to go to the Western Regions, our mother and son may never have the chance to meet again in the future."

"Not at all." Yang Biao smiled. "If he doesn't come back, we can go."

Madam Yuan raised her head in surprise, as if waking up from a dream. "You have discussed it a long time ago, but you just kept it from me, right?" She gritted her teeth in hatred. "You still act like this in front of me all day long, making me anxious?"

Yang Biao smiled wryly and shook his hand. "I'm not pretending to be like this, I'm really anxious, but it's not for Dezu, but for Zhou Jiamou, and the old officials who are as stubborn as Zhou Jiamou."

He let out a long sigh. "The world has been unified, but they are still immersed in the dream of spring and autumn. If ordinary scholars complain, that's fine. As a public minister, but still so stubborn, what should I do?"

Madam Yuan sneered. "So you want to lead by example and take the initiative to let the virtuous?"

The corner of Yang Biao's mouth twitched slightly. "After resigning, let's take advantage of our health and travel around the world, isn't it good?" Before Madam Yuan could speak, he said again: "Don't you love wine the most? Let's go to the place where wine is abundant and ask the emperor Wouldn't it be nice to have a piece of fiefdom to support the rest of the world and entertain grandchildren?"