Han Dao world

Chapter 38 The Minister Also Chooses the King
When Liu Xie woke up, Jia Xu and Yang Xiu were whispering in front of the bed.

They didn't talk about big things, just some gossip. Yang Xiu asked Jia Xu about the customs of Liangzhou, and Jia Xu asked Yang Xiu for anecdotes about Huashan. The atmosphere was very harmonious, but not nutritious.

Hearing the sound of Liu Xie turning over, they turned their heads in unison.Seeing that Liu Xie had woken up, Yang Xiu rushed over with a stride.

"Your Majesty, are you awake? Do you want a drink?"

Liu Xie nodded.His head doesn't hurt, and his mouth is indeed a little dry.

Yang Xiu brought water, and Liu Xie took a sip. The temperature was just right, so he took a big sip and sat up.

"Mr. Wenhe, have you completed the entry procedures?"

Jia Xu sat quietly at the side, bowing slightly. "Thank you, Your Majesty, for your concern. Captain Meng and Yang Shilang have taken care of you. It's already done."

"Very good." Liu Xie said with a smile, "Before I came here, Madam Hongnong Wang asked me to say hello to my husband. If it wasn't for my husband, she would have escaped from Li Jue's hands."

Jia Xu's brows moved slightly, and she sighed lightly. "Li Jue and Guo Si's attack on Chang'an was originally planned by me, but I didn't expect them to be so absurd and cause a catastrophe. I can save Mrs. Hongnong, but I can't save the thousands of people. I am ashamed of the world. "

Yang Xiu quietly looked at Jia Xu with complicated eyes.

Liu Xie was very calm.

Jia Xu's words are half-truth and half-false. It can even be said that there are more false elements, so don't take it too seriously.

"The world is in such chaos, how can one person take responsibility for it. Mr. Wenhe, governing the country should be the most important. It is inevitable to take responsibility and self-examination, but the more important thing is to learn from it, so that this human tragedy No more repeats."

"Wei." Jia Xu bowed and accepted the order.

Liu Xie looked at Yang Xiu. "Dezu, you are the same."

Yang Xiuxiu listened intently, and when the emperor mentioned him, he hurriedly bowed his head. "What Your Majesty said, I deeply agree with you. Before His Majesty's question, I was always on my mind, but I couldn't understand it. Now that Mr. Wenhe has entered the court, I am asking for help at the right time, and maybe I can get something."

Liu Xie sat up. "There are talented people from generation to generation. I believe that as long as you and my monarch and ministers are of the same mind, not only can we save the great man from danger, but it is not impossible to reproduce Wei Huo's feat of conquering the desert."

Yang Xiu immediately said seriously: "Your Majesty, although Wei Huo Hengjue Desert is mighty, it is a waste of people and money, and cannot be imitated."

Liu Xie laughed and waved his hand, signaling Yang Xiu not to be nervous. "Dezu, it is indeed costly for Wei Huo to cross the desert, but it is not a waste of money, so let's talk about it again. Among other things, can you calculate how profitable the trade routes leading to the Western Regions have been in the past four hundred years?"

Yang Xiu was speechless for a moment.

Liu Xie looked at Jia Xu. "Mr. Wenhe, what do you think?"

Jia Xu nodded calmly. "Your Majesty is right, and Yang Shilang is right."

Yang Xiu rolled his eyes, his mouth curled up.

Jia Xu went on to say: "Your Majesty is right, focusing on the long-term. Yang Shilang is right, focusing on the present. As Your Majesty said, for hundreds of years, the trade routes leading to the Western Regions have made countless profits. At least ten It was twice as much as in the past. However, Emperor Xiaowu's conquest of the barbarians not only exhausted the accumulation of [-] years, but also exhausted the people's strength and halved the household registration. It is really not suitable for your majesty to follow."

Liu Xie asked: "Mr. Wenhe, is there a way to have both?"

Jia Xu was silent for a moment, then shook her head. "Forgive me for being dull, fish and bear's paw, it seems that you can only choose one."

Yang Xiu couldn't help asking: "Then what are you taking?"

Jia Xu glanced at Yang Xiu. "I seek the advantages and avoid the disadvantages."

Yang Xiu snorted disdainfully: "I thought that a wise man in Liangzhou should have a good opinion, but I didn't think it was the opinion of the local people."

Jia Xu remained indifferent, as if she had never heard of it.

Liu Xie didn't say anything. He felt that although Jia Xu had a strong desire to survive, he would not use such two-faced rhetoric to perfuse him at this time, but he habitually said it in a cryptic manner.

From another perspective, this might not be a test, not only for him, but also for Yang Xiu.

In troubled times, not only the ruler chooses his ministers, but also the ministers choose their ruler.

After thinking for a while, he understood Jia Xu's intention.

Jia Xu seems to have no attitude, but in fact he has already expressed his attitude.

As far as he is from Liangzhou, it is of course beneficial to Liangzhou.If Huo Qubing hadn't taken the Hexi Corridor and set up four counties, he would be a barbarian now.

As a close minister of the emperor who seeks the greatest power in the country, it is still beneficial to Liangzhou.Because it is one or two generations who suffer, but it is the descendants who benefit.It is precisely because of this that he strongly opposes the strategy of abandoning coolness.

Whether it is public or private, abandoning coolness is not the right way.

Liu Xie understood, but didn't say anything.He coughed lightly: "I may have a way to have both."

"Oh?" Yang Xiu looked over in surprise.

Jia Xu also raised her head and looked at Liu Xie expectantly.

"For the sake of long-term planning, Hexi should be taken. It goes without saying, but how to take it is open to discussion. Roughly speaking, there should be two strategies: one is to appoint talents and abilities, and not to seek to be better than a moment. Like Wei Huo, believe in it Use it to the best of its ability. People like Li Guangli should discard it and not use it, so as not to make innocent sacrifices. If Li Guangli can't do it, but Li Ling sees it, how can there be a sudden defeat?"

Jia Xu nodded slightly, with a slight smile in the corner of his eyes.

After hearing this, Yang Xiu nodded in agreement, and asked again: "Another strategy?"

"The country's wealth is useful. Since it is urgent for the military, it is necessary to practice frugality in other areas. Emperor Xiaowu used one-third of the world's wealth to fill the mountains, which is unnecessary. As for asking immortals, it is even more unworthy to spend extravagantly." gone."

Yang Xiu opened his mouth, but said nothing, looking at Liu Xie with complicated and weird eyes.

Jia Xu was also a little surprised, stroked his beard, and pondered for a moment. "Your Majesty's words are of course the most reasonable, but it is inappropriate to criticize the ancestors. The great man ruled the world with filial piety, this..."

Liu Xie interrupted Jia Xu unceremoniously. "Then Mr. Wenhe refuted me face to face, is it appropriate?"

"Uh..." Jia Xu was also at a loss for words, with an embarrassed expression.

"You see, this is a paradox." Liu Xie said with a smile: "According to the way of filial piety, a son cannot discuss his father. According to the way of ministers, ministers cannot discuss the emperor. Back then, when Xiahou Sheng criticized Xiaowu, the ministers agreed secretly, but they had to punish him. , how ridiculous?"

Liu Xie glanced at Yang Xiu. "Compared to calling Yao and Shun face to face and Jie and Zhou behind his back, I'd rather all the ministers be like servants of the king's family, scolding the late emperor face to face, instead of shaking his head and sighing behind his back, at least the late emperor would have the chance to scold him face to face."

Yang Xiu looked embarrassed, he didn't answer, and he didn't answer.

Jia Xu couldn't help laughing.Yang Qi reprimanded Emperor Xiaoling and Emperor Xiaohuan face to face, and Emperor Xiaoling replied that he had heard of the legend that a big bird must come when a king dies.Seeing that the Son of Heaven spoke so frankly and used it to insult Yang Xiu now, he couldn't help laughing.

Although the Son of Heaven's actions seemed disrespectful, he was also straightforward and cute. Unlike those pedantic and hypocritical Kanto people, he was somewhat similar to the rough-and-tumble Liangzhou people.

Of course, what made him more satisfied were the two policies put forward by the emperor. Whether it was the selection of talents and abilities, or the practice of frugality, they all showed his determination and will to rejuvenate the big man, and they were by no means empty words or big words that came up on the spur of the moment.

With this ambition, those red tapes will not matter.

If you want to do extraordinary things, you must treat extraordinary people.Can following the gentle Confucian etiquette rejuvenate the great man?
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