The elite did not migrate south

Chapter 474 I Can’t Stand It This Time
Wang Su glanced at Du Yu. This man seemed quite honest at first, but he didn't know who influenced him.

Cao Mao pondered for a moment and decided that perhaps he should let Pei Xiu think of a solution.

Cao Mao did not mention the printing matter anymore. He explained a few more words to Wang Su and then asked Wang Su to go back and rest. He could see that although Wang Su looked energetic, he had been busy for a long time to do the things in his hands.

Historically, Wang Su seems to have died this year.

Cao Mao didn't dare to let Wang Su be too busy. If he kept this man busy, it would be a disaster.

Cao Mao personally arranged for someone to send him back. Wang Su could feel the emperor's attention to him and was quite moved.

After Wang Su left, Du Yu still did not leave and stayed here.

Cao Mao knew in his heart that he must have something to say to him.

Sure enough, after seeing Wang Su off, Du Yu finally spoke.

"Your Majesty, the affairs between Hebei and Qingxu cannot be tolerated any longer."

"Oh??"

Cao Mao was somewhat surprised. Aren't these two places peaceful? How could they be allowed to do so?

Du Yu hurriedly took out the memorial and handed it to the emperor.

He explained seriously, "General Hu and General Yang initially had some disagreements. They wrote petitions to compete for the position of prefect, and later began to argue about water conservancy projects. They instigated the provincial governors to oppose each other, and the conflict became increasingly obvious!"

Cao Mao looked at the contents of Du Yu's memorial and immediately understood the reason.

Hu Zun and Yang Hu started fighting.

This doesn't mean that the two people are fighting, but that they are openly competing with each other and trying to see who is better.

Cao Mao remembered that they initially had friction because of the issue of several county governors. They all wanted a group of people to serve as county governors, and later Cao Mao divided them equally among them.

In many projects, they began to compete with each other, wanting to outperform the other during the assessments.

Cao Mao looked at it for a few seconds and shook his head.

"I'm not surprised that General Hu would do such a thing, but General Yang is definitely not a competitive person and would never do such a thing."

Cao Mao still trusted Yang Hu very much. Given his character, he would never go against Hu Zun.

Du Yu hesitated for a moment before saying, "General Hu sent people to take in a large number of refugees from Hebei."

Cao Mao pursed his lips.

Oh, now that makes sense.

There was war in Hebei and the farmers were displaced. After Yang Hu arrived at the local area, he began to try to solve these problems, and Hu Zun was indeed a person who was capable of doing such a thing as robbing people.

If the refugees under his command fled to Qingxu on a large scale, Yang Hu might really compete with Qingxu in order to get them back.

Cao Mao shook his head. "These two, don't these projects all require corvée labor? If corvée labor is frequent, the people will sooner or later flee to places like Huainan!"

"Don't approve their petitions anymore. Send someone to warn them and stop levying corvée labor!"

Du Yu hurriedly accepted the order.

Du Yu talked about Jingzhou again.

Cao Mao was extremely confident about Jingzhou, and his attitude was completely different from before.

"Don't impose any restrictions on Wang Zhennan. He's very experienced in this area and won't cause any major chaos. Approve his request as much as possible. If the temple needs to distribute supplies, don't be stingy and help with all your strength!"

After finishing his explanation, Cao Mao asked again, "Why do you think Pei Xiu has a solution?"

Du Yu finally explained, "Your Majesty, Lord Pei has complained to me many times in the past about Your Majesty opening the Eastern Palace."

"He said that Your Majesty was too anxious and made it too easy for everyone to obtain it, so it didn't have the desired effect."

"When Your Majesty mentioned this matter just now, I remembered Pei Gong's words, so I suggested that he take charge of this matter."

"Oh"

Cao Mao nodded, his expression a little strange.

It turns out that you, Pei Xiu, are still disrespectful to me in private.

Cao Mao saw that Du Yu was still standing in front of him and had no intention of leaving.

Cao Mao asked again, "Does Yuan Kai have anything else to say?"

Du Yu then said, "Your Majesty, if you want to govern the world today, you cannot leave talented people in the wilderness. Yang Zong, a wise and talented man, is a man of integrity and righteousness. He is a man who can be used."

Hearing his words, Cao Mao fell silent.

"Let's wait until Pei Xiu finishes the job before summoning this person."

Yang Zong had good talents, but he also had big problems. He was no different from Ji Kang and others. They were all extremely pessimistic about the current situation. They used metaphysics to comfort themselves and as their spiritual pillar, and faced everything with a pessimistic attitude.

If Wang Su's knowledge can play a role and re-energize him, then perhaps he can continue to be used.

Du Yu finally left.

He had said everything he wanted to say.

When Wang Su left the palace and arrived at his own residence, he found that someone was already waiting for him.

There were three people in total, and they were standing at the door of their house at this moment.

When the carriage arrived, the three of them came together to pay their respects.

"Mr. Situ!"

The one leading the group was Pei Xiu.

Wang Su was somewhat surprised. He had not had much contact with Pei Xiu, but looking at the two people beside Pei Xiu, one old and one young, and their clothing, Wang Su could tell that they were two Xiongnu. Wang Su did not understand why Pei Xiu was waiting for him here, nor why he brought two strange Xiongnu people with him.

But Wang Su still did not act rudely.

He knew that the current ministers, especially the younger ones, were all the emperor's favorites and were highly valued.

Even if you are not very close, you cannot offend them.

Wang Su smiled and asked, "Since Minister Pei is here, why doesn't he come into the mansion but instead stands outside the door?"

Pei Xiu quickly replied, "I'm anxious to see you soon, my Lord, so I'm waiting outside the door for your carriage."

Wang Su then helped him up and looked at the other two people.

Pei Xiu introduced their identities.

Wang Su suddenly realized and returned the gift.

"So you are the Commander of the Left Army. I have heard of your great name for a long time."

He invited this group of people into the mansion. Wang Su sat in the upper seat, Pei Xiu and Liu Bao sat on both sides, and Liu Yuan could only stand beside his father and was not qualified to sit down.

Pei Xiu exchanged a few pleasantries with Wang Su, and then turned the topic to Liu Bao.

"This Lord Liu is the first tribal commander to come visit Your Majesty. Your Majesty specially gave him a reward and asked me to entertain him."

“Having learned that this man greatly admired the prince, I brought him here to meet him.”

Wang Su was a little surprised, "Admire me?"

Liu Bao then took over the conversation, "Your teachings are very popular in Bingzhou. I often hear your name even though I'm in a remote place. That's why I came here this time and specifically asked Minister Pei to bring me to see you."

Wang Su was very surprised by this.

Have even the Huns started studying classics these days?
Liu Bao then went on to talk about his admiration, which was mostly flattery.

But Wang Su was still in a good mood. His theories could even spread to the Xiongnu tribe, which was a great honor.

Pei Xiu seized the opportunity and interrupted, "Your Majesty, this Liu Jun is different. He has loved classics since childhood and is willing to actively cooperate with the Ministry of Rites on many tasks. Your Majesty attaches great importance to this."

"This is his son Yuan. He's also studious. Even though he's still young, he's already learning to read."

"Lord Liu wants to keep him in Luoyang, saying he wants him to be closer to the prince, perhaps to be influenced by his literary talent."

"I thought about it and decided to send him to you and let him serve you."

After hearing Pei Xiu's words, Wang Su already understood the other party's intention.

This is because he wants me to accept this disciple.

He suddenly remembered what Du Yu had just said and immediately made a decision in his mind.

"What are you talking about serving me? Since you're eager to learn, why don't you just stay by my side and be my disciple?"

Wang Su looked at the little kid with a smile in his eyes.

It doesn't matter whether the other party can learn it or whether I have time to teach him. What matters is that Pei Xiu will soon be responsible for helping me. If I do him a favor now, I will have the final say in the future.

Pei Xiu seemed to be surprised that Wang Su would agree so quickly, and was a little stunned.

He thought he would have to pay a price.

Liu Bao was also overjoyed at this moment. He hurriedly pulled his son and asked him to pay his respects. He also took out the meat he had prepared in advance as a gift for his son to become his apprentice.

Wang Su accepted this disciple on the spot and asked Kong Chao to take him out.

I continued chatting with them.

When the time was almost up, Liu Bao said goodbye to Pei Xiu and left. Liu Bao didn't even go to see his son again, nor did he give any instructions. He was very relieved.

Although his son was young, he was extremely precocious and sensible. He had already explained everything that needed to be explained before he arrived, so he was not worried at all.

Pei Xiu was a little suspicious at this moment.

He knew that Wang Su would most likely agree, but he didn't expect Wang Su to agree so quickly.

It's like there's some conspiracy.
Just when he brought Liu Bao back to his mansion, he found Guo Ze also waiting at the door.

Liu Bao was extremely grateful to Pei Xiu and repeatedly expressed that he would do as he instructed, and then left.

Pei Xiu got on the carriage and headed towards Taiji Hall again.

In recent days, Pei Xiu has been going to Taiji Hall more and more frequently.

Pei Xiu was different from Zhong Hui. He liked to be idle and would rather be summoned as few times as possible. He was not very enthusiastic about these major events. Unless Cao Mao urged him, he would be happy as long as there were no problems.

When Pei Xiu arrived at Taiji Hall, Cao Mao had been waiting for him for a long time.

Cao Mao didn't waste any words and went straight to the point. He made a new annotation on Wang Su and told Pei Xiu that he wanted to find a way to promote it.

At this moment, Pei Xiu suddenly realized.

No wonder the old man was so polite to me. It turned out to be because of this matter. He must have known that I would be responsible for it.

Pei Xiu muttered to himself.

"Your Majesty, I am not very good at doing this kind of thing."

"Oh, I heard that Minister Pei had many ideas of his own regarding the collection of books in the Eastern Palace, so he asked you to be the host this time. What do you think?"

"I will definitely live up to your majesty's high expectations!!"

Pei Xiu replied with a serious face.

(End of this chapter)