Han Dao world

Chapter 256 Won My Heart
After reading the ordnance and sitting down again, Pei Mao's attitude changed significantly.

"Your Majesty just said that inner moistening with civilization means enlightenment?"

Liu Xie asked back: "Do you think it is feasible?"

Pei Mao said with emotion: "It's feasible if you get the right person, but it's not feasible if you don't get the right person."

"Please tell me the details."

"Does Your Majesty know the story of Fu Xie and Fu Nanrong?"

As soon as Liu Xie heard the name, he understood the meaning of Pei Mao.

But he didn't say anything, and asked Pei Mao politely.

First of all, his understanding of Fu Xie comes from history, not necessarily the facts.Secondly, since Pei Mao took the initiative to speak up, he naturally wanted to let him speak quickly.

These scholars talk about things, never just talk about things, most of them have sustenance.Only by listening to what he said, and then pondering over and over again, can it be possible to figure out what he really wants to say.

Pei Mao took a sip of water and began to tell Fu Xie's story.

Fu Xie is a native of the North, the descendant of the famous minister Fu Jiezi.

He has both civil and military skills. He was taught by Taiwei Liu Kuan, and later followed Huangfu Song to break the yellow scarf and was awarded Yilang.

When Han Sui and Bian Zhang started an incident, Liangzhou was uneasy, and the discussion of abandoning Liangzhou resumed.Fu Xie blatantly refuted Situ Cui Lie in court, proving that Liangzhou could not be abandoned, became famous and respected by all officials.

Later, because he offended the eunuch Zhao Zhong, Fu Xie was appointed as the prefect of Hanyang.

Hanyang is Tianshui County in Liangzhou, where the Han and Qiang lived together.

Fu Xie has been in the county for several years, and he has won the trust of the Han and Qiang, and many rebellious Qiang people have come to surrender.Fu Xie garrisoned the fields in Hanyang to resettle the surrendered people, and the situation in Hanyang quickly improved.

However, Geng Bi, the governor of Liangzhou, was a corrupt and incompetent person. Seeing that the situation was getting better, he used the pretext of conquering the rebels, and used the government to engage in Chengqiu, wantonly exploiting the people.The army mutinied, and Geng Bi, Cheng Qiu and others all died.

The rebels then surrounded Hanyang.

There were thousands of Huns from the north among the rebels. They admired Fu Xie as a man and asked Fu Xie to leave the city to surrender, vowing to guarantee the safety of Fu Xie and his son, but Fu Xie refused.

Fu Xie died for his country.

"It's not that Qianghu doesn't keep loyalty, it's just that he lives in poverty and is vulgar and ignorant. If he can be compassionate with kindness, he will treat him like a parent. If he exploits greed and oppression, he will treat him like an enemy. Therefore, to govern Qianghu, we must have both civil and military skills, and give both kindness and power. , it cannot be settled without this.”

The more Pei Mao spoke, the more excited he became, and his voice became louder.

"Shandong scholar-bureaucrats are good at sitting and talking about Taoism, but they are not good at holding spears and riding horses. If there is nothing to do, they will spit out lotus flowers and waste money and food. If there is something to do, they will be helpless and panic. What's more, they are greedy and unsatisfactory. They don't care whether Liangzhou is Anding, just want to fill his own pocket, and when the term of office is up, he will be transferred to another."

Liu Xie raised his hand to signal Pei Mao not to get too excited.

Going on, it is estimated that the first emperor will be scolded for favoring eunuchs.

"What your lord said is very true. Those who are in border counties must have both civil and military skills. Both are indispensable. The pedantic people will only harm others and themselves, and delay the state affairs."

"Your Majesty is wise." Pei Mao was satisfied.

Although the Son of Heaven was young, he was very clever, and he understood what he meant as soon as he heard it.

The Kwantung scholar-bureaucrats only know how to abandon the cold, how can they guard the border.Bingliang's situation has deteriorated to this point, which has a great relationship with Shandong scholar-bureaucrats.

"Ling Jun, come with me." Liu Xie extended an invitation to Pei Mao.

Although Pei Mao's official is not very big, but his influence in Hedong is not small.Leaving him in Hedong would interfere too much with Xun Yu.

"Dare not to obey orders." Pei Mao took the order in his heart, bowing his head.

Liu Xie took out Yang Biao's memorial again. "If you have anything to add to this plan, you may as well speak up."

Pei Mao thought about it. "The princes are all famous ministers. How can I dare to comment on their plans. Although, as a native of Hedong, I have a little knowledge of Hedong affairs, and I have a few superficial remarks. I dare to ask Your Majesty to consider them."

Liu Xie nodded. "Whether it is feasible or not depends on the interests, not on the status of officials. Please give me your advice."

Pei Mao raised two fingers. "Firstly, do these tens of thousands of field soldiers belong to the imperial court, or do they belong to the county? Second, who will support the imperial court by farming for self-sufficiency? Your Majesty's food and clothing, and the salaries of all officials, where do they come from?"

Liu Xie laughed silently.

He had considered these two issues when he received the memorial, and now Pei Mao raised them again.

It's not that he and Pei Mao are so clever, even surpassing Yang Biao, Xun Yu and others, but that Yang Biao and Xun Yu deliberately avoided this question.

According to common sense, the garrison soldiers in Hedong County are naturally controlled by the governor of Hedong.But now that the imperial court is also in Hedong, the imperial court also has reasons to control this force.

The memorandum was signed by Yang Biao, Zhao Wen, and Zhang Xi. It is not good for them to take the initiative to ask for military power, and it is not good for them to directly control the military power by the governor of Hedong. Suspect.

As for the issue of supporting the court, it is actually not complicated.

There is salt and iron in the east of the river. As long as it is managed properly, it is basically more than enough to support the current court, but it is impossible to be rich.

"Does Ling Jun have a solution?"

Pei Mao hardly hesitated. "The great affairs of the country lie in the etiquette and military affairs. Military power is the foundation of the Son of Heaven, and cannot be shared with others. Your Majesty is in Hedong, and he belongs to His Majesty. If your Majesty is not in Hedong, you should be a general."

Liu Xie smiled with satisfaction.

Pei Mao put forward such an opinion, it can be seen that he has made up his mind to tie Pei Shi to his chariot.

Striving for military power has always been the wish of the scholar-bureaucrats and officials in the foreign dynasty, and they have paid a bloody price for it.The two generals Dou Wu and He Jin were the closest to their goal, but they still missed it.

That's why Yang Biao and Shi Sun Rui are so eager to take command of the Taiwei.

As a member of the scholar-bureaucrats, Pei Mao bluntly said that the emperor should be in charge of the army. Although the monk Shuling belongs to the inner court to some extent, it is also an important choice to show loyalty.

Officials from the inner court can switch to the outer court at any time, but the status of scholar-bureaucrats will not change lightly.

In doing so, he is simply an enemy of the entire scholar-bureaucrat class.

This sacrifice is not insignificant.

"How to solve the imperial support?"

Pei Mao smiled. "Your Majesty shares joys and sorrows with ordinary soldiers, eats the same taste, does not have heavy seats, how much expenses can be spent. The master is in trouble with Chen Cai, and never forgets rituals and music. All the gentlemen are moral gentlemen. For the sake of kingship, there is no harm in frugal for a few years .”

Liu Xie couldn't help laughing.

When the history books of later generations mentioned the collapse of the dynasty, they would attribute the responsibility to the extravagance of the foolish emperor.

This was true of Jie and Zhou, and so were Qin Shihuang and Sui Yang.

Few mention the corruption of the bureaucracy as a whole.

Even if it is mentioned, it is mentioned in one stroke, hidden between the lines.

But no matter how extravagant the emperor was, the wasted finances were insignificant compared with the entire bureaucratic class.

As far as the later Han Dynasty is concerned, it is said that the second emperor Huanling was fatuous and incompetent, selling officials and nobles, especially the Hanling Emperor who built the Wanjin Hall, but no one said that the extravagance of a minister like Yuan was not inferior to the imperial court, or even worse.

Liu Xie's frugality and self-sufficiency are certainly the reason for his poverty, but he also has the meaning of competing with ministers.

Isn't it just more thrifty, let's see who can't bear it first.

Now, Pei Mao has also raised this point, which can be said to lead to the same goal.

Liu Xie pointed at Pei Mao and then at himself.

"Ling Jun's words won my heart."

(End of this chapter)