People in the Eastern Han Dynasty, Hu and Han respected together

Chapter 274 Warm Winter
Li Yao smiled and said nothing, he could also forcibly deduct the salaries of hundreds of officials, but his actions were too rough, such a superficial effort would have the same effect, and he could even exchange for a good reputation.

In the end, even Liu Xie could only take the initiative to say:

"From today onwards, all the people in the palace will shrink their clothes and go on a diet, and no extravagance and waste will be allowed. All the food saved will be given to the refugees..."

Hearing this, Li Yao saluted and said:
"Your Majesty is wise."

……

After the dynasty was over, Li Yao went to Shangshutai first, found Yang Xiu, Zhong Yao, He Luan, and Huang Hua, and then ordered:

"I plan to write an imperial edict to give Gongsun Zan the title of Shepherd of Youzhou and add General Zhenbei, and I will seal it and send it to Youzhou..."

"Then count the amount of food that can be saved by reducing the salaries of the hundreds of officials in the court. I couldn't intervene in the past, but now I control the government affairs. Then this winter, I don't want any more people to die because of hunger and cold..."

Speaking of this, Li Yao thought for a moment and said:

"By the way, the saved grain does not need to be pounded repeatedly, and the layer of bran can be left behind!"

Not to mention Yang Xiu, Zhong Yao, including He Luan and Huang Hua, they can all understand that grains with bran are difficult to chew, swallow, and digest. People who can live well will never want to eat this kind of food.

People who are really willing to eat these things are hungry people and refugees. Only those who are hungry will be willing to eat grains with bran. No matter how unpalatable it is, it is difficult to chew and digest, but it is better than bark and grass roots.

Yang Xiu showed admiration on his face, watching Li Yao bow his hands and salute:

"The virtue of a general is really admirable. In today's world, few people can compare it!"

Yang Xiu was born in a family, and he was familiar with classics and history books since he was a child. He is extremely smart and knowledgeable. In his opinion, this move is very correct, but there are very few people who can do it.

Zhong Yao's eyes were complicated. He didn't expect Li Yao, the leader of the Xiliang Army who was always brutal, to have such a side. He suffered all the officials and saved the people. As a native of Yingchuan, he was greatly shocked by this, which was completely different from what he had known before.

As for He Luan and Huang Hua, they thought this was an opportunity, looked at each other, decided to seize the opportunity, and said one after another:
"The good deeds done by the general are enough to benefit all the starving people and refugees in Chang'an and Guanzhong. They should know who they are getting relief for..."

"We are willing to distribute these grains for the general, and at the same time praise the name of the general, so that the people in Guanzhong will know the general's benevolence and righteousness, and the general's kind deeds!"

A light flashed in Li Yao's eyes, and then looked at He Luan and Huang Hua. With this flexible mind, these two people can be reused.

So he reluctantly nodded:

"Then, I will leave this matter to you. Zuo Servant Li Ru is still resettling the refugees. If you ask him carefully, you will know where the refugees are the most and where the refugees need relief the most. This is the first big thing you will do after you enter the court. Do things well and don't let me down. I have big things to entrust in the future!"

Hearing this, He Luan and Huang Hua were immediately overjoyed. Although they were both from a wealthy Hexi family, these days, there is no backer in the court, so it is basically difficult to get reused.

Now that Li Yao gave them this opportunity, if they don't make good use of it, they might as well go back to Liangzhou and Hexi.

The two responded in unison:

"Obey, you must live up to the general's expectations!"

Li Yao smiled and nodded.

……

When the time came to the end of November, the first snow had fallen in Guanzhong, the weather suddenly cooled down, and all human activities were rapidly reduced.

Ordinary people don't have so many thick clothes that can help them resist the severe cold, so when winter comes, they mostly hide at home.

In previous years, those refugees were the most difficult, no clothes, no food... Among them, many elderly people and children could not bear it.

But this year, the imperial court suddenly distributed the land and helped them set up shacks to withstand the wind and snow. In addition to the original food provided, they also distributed an additional relief, even if it was not a lot, but it was cooked and eaten while it was hot.

Compared with before, it can be called a warm winter.

And all of this is because of Li Yao, when distributing the food, someone kept shouting loudly beside him:

"It's from the imperial court, General Wei, Shang Shuling, Jing Zhaoyin, Li Yao, who wrote to the imperial court to ask for a reduction in their salary, so they won this relief for the refugees!"

With the food in hand, Li Yao's name was truly remembered by many refugees. Food with bran is also food.

can save lives.

And in Chang'an, in General Wei's mansion!
Li Yao looked at Qu He, Qu Ping, and listened to their narration of the journey. He knew that the three hundred soldiers and horses were first snatched by Yuan Shao's subordinates.

He was very happy, now it depends how long Yuan Shao can endure, when the conflict broke out between the two, Li Yao can send troops to meet Qu Yi and bring Qu Yi back.

Then he looked at the two of them and said:

"Thanks to you guys this time, I was able to get in touch with Qu Yi again. I will never break my promise. You guys go back to rest first. If you want to stay in the army or transfer to another place, let me know when you have made up your mind!"

Qu He and Qu Ping were overjoyed when they heard the words, they both saluted and said gratefully:

"Thank you General!"

At the same time, Qu Yi, whom Li Yao was thinking of, was still stationed in Maocheng, but the Black Mountain Army had retreated.

But Zhang Yan, Tao Sheng, Yu Du, Bai Rao, Zuo Miao Zhangba... these army leaders are extremely unwilling, because they didn't get much, so this winter will be very difficult. They discussed and discussed, and finally decided to give Yuan Shao a ruthless next year and take a good loot.

Xuzhou, Langya County, Cao Mansion, Cao Song received a letter from Cao Cao, Cao Cao said that he had conquered the Qingzhou Yellow Turban, and now he has become the real master of Yanzhou, and asked Cao Song to bring his family to meet him, enjoy the blessings, and live a peaceful life.

Cao Song was quite emotional that his son was finally promising, so he planned to wait until next year to go to Yanzhou.

Yuzhou, Runan, and Yuan Shu were actively preparing for the war, but Chen Wen, the governor of Yangzhou, was unwilling to give in. He planned to send troops to Yangzhou next year.

Occupy Yangzhou as his base, then go north, and fight Cao Cao and Yuan Shao to the death. A son of a domestic slave, a castrated man, will definitely not be more noble than Yuan Shu.

Youzhou, Jixian County, after several twists and turns, Gongsun Zan finally received the imperial edict in winter and officially became the shepherd of Youzhou and the general of Zhenbei.

Gongsun Zan was very happy to transfer Liu Yu away first, and then let him become the shepherd of Youzhou, but he was also puzzled.

His long history Guan Jing explained this:

"Yuan Shao used to be the leader of the Kwantung alliance. He united the Kwantung princes to attack Dong Zhuo and Li Yao. Now that the court is so wooing the general, it must be because the general has a rift with Yuan Shao and wants the general to contain Yuan Shao!"

Gongsun Zan accepted this explanation. He gritted his teeth with hatred for Yuan Shao. His three thousand white horse followers were all destroyed at once.

Even though the main force is still there, without three thousand white horse followers, his title of White Horse General will not be worthy of the name.

When this winter passes, the third year of Chuping (AD 192) will enter the fourth year of Chuping (AD 193), and the world will only become more and more chaotic.

　Many details are not written, but if you want to write details, it will seem endless. This year will pass earlier, and next year will attack Yizhou.
　　
　
(End of this chapter)