Three Kingdoms New Emperor

Chapter 186 Seeking Skin With A Tiger?

Xun You quietly left Chang'an and entered Dongjun, waved his hand, and left behind a copy of the truly touching "White Horse Chapter", and brought back a letter written by Cao Cao himself - of course, Xun You did not live up to Liu Xie's expectations. A letter of remonstrance written by Cao Cao for reform.

When Liu Xie saw this letter of remonstrance, he couldn't close his mouth with a smile.He once thought that Cao Cao would be very good, but he never thought that Cao Cao would be so good!
In that remonstrance, Cao Cao was not as cautious and reserved as Zhong Yao, Yang Xiu, or Xun You, the gentry counselors. In the first sentence of the opening, Cao Cao bluntly stated that the reason why the Han Dynasty has flourished and declined in recent decades is because The powerful gentry could not lose their tails, leading to land annexation and the decline of people's livelihood.The words are radical and sincere, and the resentment is deep, as if those gentry tyrants robbed Cao Cao's wife.

But Liu Xie has to admit that Cao Cao is indeed worthy of being the pioneer of Jian'an literature.An orthodox remonstrance made him write so brilliantly.Among them, in addition to a large section of penetrating analysis, Cao Cao also combined theory with practice, tracing the past and discussing the present.It is mentioned that in the old days of Emperor Guangwu, the county government collected [-] land rents and [-] tax, and the people were deeply virtuous and worked diligently on farming.

Also, the emperor Xiaozhang issued an edict to open up the famines in Changshan, Weijun, Qinghe, and the plains, and learned from the example of endowing the poor. It shows that the fertile land in Hebei that Yuan Shao and Gongsun Zan are competing for today.

In the end, Cao Cao was almost critical, saying that the imperial court was generous, but the aristocratic families were still annexing fertile fields, mountains, forests and lakes, poor people could not have enough food and clothing, and the wealth of rich families was better than the status quo of the Han Dynasty.Said bluntly, "don't worry about scarcity, but worry about unevenness, don't worry about poverty, but worry about uneasiness".It is suggested that the emperor should act vigorously and resolutely, imitating the story of Emperor Guangwu who killed Ouyang She and went to Tianxing, and drastically reformed the government.

Liu Xie naturally knew about Liu Xiu killing Ouyang She.In the past, Emperor Guangwu Liu Xiu went to Zhaozhou County to inspect and reclaim an area of ​​[-] acres in order to facilitate the collection of taxes.However, the local wealthy families had superior land properties and were unwilling to report the real numbers, so they fabricated the numbers to conceal the annexation.

At that time, the official Ouyang She worshiped Da Situ. He was a famous scholar in "Shangshu" and the founding hero of Emperor Guangwu.At that time, his disciples and many officials wrote letters to express their grievances, but Emperor Guangwu ignored public opinion in order to assess the land property and restrain the powerful, so he executed Ouyang She to death.

Cao Cao actually raised this matter in this letter of remonstrance, obviously to tear up with those gentry tyrants.

And this is also the fundamental reason why Liu Xie sighed that Cao Cao was "very good".As long as this letter of advice is brought to the court, no matter how those gentry lords try to pretend to be confused, they will know what Liu Xie's intentions are.But unfortunately, these gentry lords can't directly confront Liu Xie. After all, Cao Cao said this. If they want to fire, they can only fight with Cao Cao. Liu Xie can't mess with this at all. Sao.

After reading this remonstrance, Liu Xie was inexplicably grateful, and felt a little guilty.Anyway, the "White Horse Ode" he asked Xun You to take when he was an envoy to Dongjun was still the masterpiece of Boss Cao's son-although, that Cao Zhi will not come to this world until next month.

"I can't imagine how Cao Aiqing is an upright and courageous loyal minister of the Han Dynasty. If I had known that there are such staunch Han officials in the world, why would I be trapped in the deep palace and have no way out?" Liu Xie rubbed the remonstrance in his hand After watching it for a long time, I couldn't bear to let it go. After watching it six times, I reluctantly said to Xun You with a smile.

Xun You in the hall naturally knew that Liu Xie's words were ironic, but as his duty as a minister, he felt that he still had to remind Liu Xie that Cao Cao was not an obedient little cat character, but a man who was about to break free from the cage, Hungry Tiger:

"Your Majesty, this letter of remonstrance was not a fluke. I dare to say that Cao Mengde had already seen His Majesty's intentions when he was in Dongjun. The reason why he reciprocated like this is because he is loyal to the Han Dynasty. But more , I am afraid that His Majesty and Cao Mengde both have a tacit understanding and each takes what he needs."

For Xun You's reminder, Liu Xie didn't seem much moved.But in fact this is not the case, because after Liu Xie crossed over, he always regarded Cao Cao as a potential biggest opponent.And when one kind of embankment is too much and too heavy, it will make people look more calm and calm in normal times.This is not to say that Liu Xie is so numb to Cao Cao that he doesn't care, on the contrary, he has integrated this kind of embankment into instinct.

Therefore, Liu Xie got up from his seat, paced slowly back and forth in the Xuanshi Hall, with a half-smile on his face, and replied to Xun You: "Of course I know this, otherwise, I wouldn't ask Cao Mengde to be my friend." Endorsement."

Hearing these words, Xun You slightly closed his eyes, and then gently showed a smile just like Liu Xie's.Because, he already understood what Liu Xie meant.

Indeed, no matter how you look at it, Cao Mengde is currently the most suitable figure in the Han Dynasty to be cited as Austrian aid.

In terms of Cao Cao's background, although he sat on the seat of a nobleman with half his buttocks, his father was the adopted son of an eunuch after all.Because of such a background, Cao Cao has always been called a traitor and ugly by those traditional scholars.Before he made his fortune, only Qiao Xuan, He Yong, and Bao Xin were optimistic about him.Even Xu Shao, who is good at commenting on others, was forced by Cao Cao with the Yitian sword to say the comment of "a capable minister in governing the world, and a traitor in troubled times".

With these unforgettable experiences, how could Cao Cao have a good impression of those high-spirited nobles?But such a person has been valued and recognized by the most orthodox, authoritative and credible court in the Han Dynasty. How could he not be inexplicably moved?
In addition, from the perspective of Cao Cao's current sphere of influence.Cao Cao is now the shepherd of Yanzhou.The position of Yanzhou, which controls Dahe on the top, Yangzhou on the bottom, Xuzhou on the east, and Yuzhou on the west, is an important place for the Fourth World War.If Cao Cao gained a firm foothold in Yanzhou, it would mean that the Han Dynasty had a crucial springboard in the Kanto area, and it was very in line with the strategy of "distance and near attack" advocated by pre-Qin strategists.In this way, a good foundation was laid for the future development of the Han Dynasty.

Naturally, Cao Cao could see this.But what he wants to get from Liu Xie is the legitimate edict of the Han Dynasty.Although this seems flashy, in this morally-conscious Han Dynasty, with the amulet of the Han court, no matter what Cao Cao did, he was much more confident than other princes.

In the end, even though Liu Xie and Cao Cao are more than 20 years apart, they have never met each other.But the two of them do have many similarities in terms of philosophy and behavior, which has created a mutual sympathy between the two.

Liu Xie was unwilling to be reconciled to the power being controlled by Dong Zhuo and Wang Yun, so he launched two coups, one bright and one dark, and defeated his opponent.And Cao Cao, in order not to be dependent on others, did everything possible to break away from Yuan Shao, led his troops south to Dongjun and started his own business.

In order to keep the peace in Chang'an area, Liu Xie spared no expense to go to Mei County to attract reinforcements to relieve the people; Tranquilizing the world and saving the common people.

The most important point is that both of them are very smart, cunning and determined to reform. From this, they both see each other's intentions and understand their own needs.Therefore, only after Xun You went on a mission, the two easily gave each other what they wanted most.

Thinking of this, Xun You suddenly understood the meaning of the strange smile he saw on the face of his uncle Xun Yu in Dongjun: Sure enough, most of the heroes in the world see the same thing.The fire of wisdom and coincident ideas are not hindered by the alienation of the region. In the ever-changing historical tide of the Han Dynasty, they collide with a star of bright light.

However, while sighing, Xun You thought of his uncle, and couldn't help but think of something again, and said without thinking: "Your Majesty, before I rushed to Dongjun, Your Majesty never forgot about my uncle Xun Yu. And for For a righteous man in Youzhou, His Majesty has written an imperial edict with his own hand, so why didn’t His Majesty order his ministers to take this opportunity to summon his family uncle into the court to participate in important events?"

"Gongda has a heart, but does Gongda think that your clan uncle will agree to this?" Liu Xie returned to Xun You with a smile, but the expression on his face could not express the sincerity.Xun You looked at Liu Xie's weird smile, thought for a moment, and suddenly became ashamed.

Indeed, it is impossible for Xun Yu to come to Chang'an.Just like his third brother Xun Yan and fourth brother Xun Chen are still officials under Yuan Shao's tent in Hebei.This approach is the wisdom of the nobles not to put all their eggs in one basket.They made their nephews and nephews disperse among various forces, no matter which branch finally gains power, the incense of their own family will not be cut off because of this.

Therefore, what Xun You said before can be said to be self-inflicted.

However, at the same time, Xun You was also very curious, how did this young emperor know about the means of such a nobleman?You must know that this kind of method, no matter which famous family it belongs to, is an extremely secret matter, and it is a secret that no son, nephew or descendant will ever mention.

Could it be that this son of heaven is really a talent born with knowledge?

(End of this chapter)