"Although there are no servants, it is because of the lack of ambition, so the disease has passed away and has not been heard of." [Book of Jin·Zuna Zhuan]
After returning home, Da Sinong Liu He saw his father sitting on the porch with a worried look on his face, frowning. After saying hello in the open space in front of the porch, he asked curiously: "Aweng, what's going on?"
Liu Yu sighed lightly and did not elaborate on his inner frustrations to Liu He. This matter was too nonsense. Could it be that he just came and couldn't withstand Dong Cheng's aggressiveness? Or maybe he had some reason for it?
Such a ridiculous speculation, privately asking people to divine the emperor's heir?
After thinking for a while, Liu Yu did not speak about the matter, but looked at his still young son: "You and I haven't seen each other for so long. I miss the past and still feel sad."
Liu He thought that the other party had brought back memories of the past, and felt relieved, and then smiled and said: "Now is different from the past, why should I dwell on the past? The country is smart and brave, and a prosperous age can be expected. We can see you again in troubled times.
If peace is achieved, we, father and son, will also be honored."
"Yes." Liu Yu's heart suddenly moved, and he began to ask about the current situation calmly: "After the spring plowing, is Si Nong not busy lately?"
"It's just not as busy as at the beginning of spring." Liu He seemed to be reporting work to the prime ministers in Chengming Palace: "Now we are preparing for locusts, persuading people everywhere to remove insect eggs, and inspecting river embankments and ditches to prepare for dredging at any time...
…Zheng Zhenggong, the Minister of Agriculture Encourage, is taking action on this matter.”
"The imperial court attaches great importance to agriculture and mulberry trees, and the system has been established. It seems that Da Sinong has no other difficulties." Liu Yu said.
Liu He honestly said what he had to say, and then mentioned: "However, recently, Taicang Lingguo Gong and Jun Shuling Mijun have been having many arguments over Taicang, and they have refused to give in to each other. My son is really in trouble."
These words aroused Liu Yu's interest, and he asked: "Is it because of the construction of Changpingcang in various places?"
With the gradual advancement of various rest and recuperation policies, the emperor modified the old Changpingcang system and formed a set of nationwide grain storage systems. Changpingcang in various places was built at key passes in prefectures and counties, and was divided into A and B according to the reserves.
Bing and Ding levels, among which Chang'an and Luoyang will build Grade A Taicang with a capacity of tens of millions of stones. Bohai, Guangling, and Nanyang will build Grade B warehouses with a capacity of tens of millions of stones. They have the function of supplying demand from all directions through waterways, and then there will be
Hanyang, Taiyuan, Dunhuang, Beihai and other counties.
The difference between Guoyuan and Mi Zhu is that the former believes that Taicang's function is only to supply nearby military operations, help the poor, stabilize food prices, and prepare for years of famine and poor harvests. However, Mi Zhu does not want to waste Baoshan and tries to make Taicang except food.
In addition, it can also store other goods. With the massive storage after the completion of Taicang in various places, he was able to mobilize various resources on a large scale and seek huge profits for the government through commercial activities.
According to Mi Zhu's idea, Pingzhun Supervisor is responsible for collecting market prices, Taicang is responsible for warehousing materials, and Junshu Supervisor is responsible for central trade. With the power of the government, it can earn more than one billion a year without damaging people's power or taking away people's wealth.
However, Guoyuan is conservative and cautious, and is unwilling to hand over important livelihood issues such as Chang Pingcang to Mi Zhu, a businessman, as business capital, so the two have been arguing over this matter in recent days. Especially since Guoyuan once accompanied Guan Ning in Liaodong.
After taking refuge, there was a period of getting along with each other in adversity. Because of Guan Ning's unreasonable disaster, Guoyuan was in a bad mood, and he had more quarrels with Mi Zhu than before.
"It's still Guozini who is a prudent person, but Mi Zhu is just a businessman who only seeks wealth, thinking that if he has enough wealth, he can rule the world. But when the imperial court governs the people of the world, it involves many things, and it's not just about the word 'wealth'?" Liu Yu
After hearing the conflicting opinions within Da Sinong, he shook his head in amusement, and then asked: "What do you think?"
"It's actually not important what the son thinks." Liu He didn't hide it, and said with a wry smile. It had only been a few years since the father and son had not seen each other, and some subtle lines appeared in the corners of Liu He's eyes: "The important thing is that they can fight.
What will be the result?"
"What do you mean by this?" Liu Yu didn't understand.
Of course, he could not put himself in Liu He's shoes and understand Liu He's predicament. Because of his early friendship with Liu He who ventured out of the country to win the Kwantung reinforcements for the emperor, Liu He was highly valued by the emperor at a young age and served as the chief agricultural officer of Zhong Er Qian Shi very early.
Today, with the emperor's firm endorsement, Liu He's move to the position of Jiuqing is as simple as an edict. However, some positions are easy to sit in, but difficult to get things done.
It was okay at the beginning. Although he had little qualifications, Wang Jiang and Jia Xu of the Fifth Patrol were all good-tempered and good at protecting themselves. They were also willing to get close to Liu He, who had a humble attitude and a rich background. In addition, he was diligent and conscientious enough.
, and then slowly established a foothold. However, with the successive transfers of the Fifth Patrol and others, the new Taicang Ling Guoyuan and the Farming Ling Zheng Hun were all great Confucians and celebrities.
The emperor was related by relatives, and everything under his command was full of troubles. Liu He's own reputation was not as big as others' names. How could the words he sometimes said convince these seniors?
"You are not qualified enough after all." After Liu Yu knew the whole story, he sighed: "In order to win over me, Dong Zhuo appointed you as his servant, which already caused criticism. Now he is occupying the position of minister, and with the qualifications of a junior, nine
If you take the position of minister to take care of your seniors, it is inevitable that someone will look down upon you."
Young, incompetent, and insignificant, these are Liu He's shortcomings. In his early thirties, he reached the high position of Jiuqing, with a bright future, and it was easy to get it; he did not make outstanding achievements during his tenure as the chief minister of agriculture, even the drought locusts that year
, to stabilize grain prices in Guanzhong, he cooperated with Mi Zhu and others. Later, with the emperor's permission, Mi Zhu held regular meetings with Taicang and Pingzhun's three supervisors to monitor the social economy, warn of emergencies at any time, and jointly report financial aspects every quarter.
health status, and provide relevant suggestions for economic development and reform, and participate in adjusting fiscal policies. His power almost exceeds that of his superior, Da Si Nong himself.
"As a Shangguan, shouldn't you intervene in the meeting of the three supervisors? As long as you intervene, you will have something to say, and you won't let others take the limelight." Liu Yu said with a bit of hatred for iron.
I vaguely thought that Da Si Nong had become a weak force with strong branches. Liu He could not suppress talented celebrities like Zheng Hun. Zheng Hun and others had political disagreements several times and were dissatisfied with each other. Liu He did not have the ability to mediate.
and prestige, sooner or later it will cause internal chaos, and at this time, as long as someone comes to impeachment once...
Not to mention anything else, just a few stains such as 'incompetence' and 'dereliction of duty' cannot be washed away!
"Wei, Wei." Liu He has an honest nature and is only suitable to be a humble gentleman. Once faced with such complicated personnel relationships, he can only do nothing. Facing his father's reminders and reproaches, he felt even more guilty and kept lowering his head.
Place.
"Back then, I made good friends with Zong Zheng, Ling Tai Ling and other clan members, and asked them to take better care of you for the sake of my fellow clan. It seems that my face is not enough." Liu Yu said with a neither sad nor happy expression. At that time, he
I recalled Chang'an from Youzhou, and after the clan meeting that year, I had a small gathering with Zongzheng, Liu Song, Liu Wan and other clan members. In accordance with the emperor's wishes, I wanted to recruit talented people from the side clans to serve the country. Therefore.
Liu Yu also asked Liu Song for help when he went to Bingzhou, but the other party didn't seem to appreciate it.
"Aweng..." Liu He lowered his head with some shame. When Jia Xu made a peace order to his subordinates, he did not get any response from the other party despite all his attempts to show his kindness. Thinking of the fact that now Jia Xu is the official of Zhongshu, he is so powerful.
Wuliang couldn't help but feel even more upset: "It's my son who didn't do well."
"Perhaps you still need some experience." Although Liu Yu was a little uneasy about the friction within Da Sinong, he was more confident about his son's future than his own: "When the emperor was in danger, you served as a servant and took advantage of it.
You have taken care of you a lot, and you risked your life to ask for help under the secret edict, which can be said to be sincere. The emperor trusts you closely, so he can keep you in this position for a long time. As long as you don't make any big mistakes, I don't think anything will happen. As for Mi Zizhong and the others,
If you can't figure it out, you might as well tell the emperor about it, saying that it's difficult to deal with it, and the emperor must make a decision on this strategy."
Liu He thought for a moment, then nodded and said, "Sincerely."
Like his father, Liu He has always been a filial and loyal man. After listening to Liu Yu's words, he detailed the internal discord the next day and pushed the unresolved matters to the emperor. Taiwei Tun Cao Yu Sun Zi learned of this
Afterwards, he was shocked. He really didn't expect that Liu Yu would be so stupid that he let his son expose his own shortcomings. Wasn't this an open door for others to fall? He rushed to see Liu Yu in a hurry. At first, Liu Yu didn't know what was going on until he asked him.
He explained the pros and cons, and Liu Yu panicked a little.
Liu Yuqiang calmed down and tried his best to have hope for the trust between the emperor and Liu He: "This is a matter of political differences. It is difficult for the great farmer to make a decision on his own. Naturally, he has to go to the emperor to make a decision." He recalled what Liu He had written.
After reading the content of the memorial, he breathed a sigh of relief: "It's not an ordinary trivial matter. In the past, if there were any objections in the court, they would all be decided by the superiors. Why not?"
"As a chief official, his reputation is not as good as that of his subordinates, and he is not even convinced, which is unethical; between two political opinions, both of which are beneficial to state affairs, but he has no way to weigh and make a decision, and instead leaves it to the emperor, which is untalented;
The quarrels among his subordinates over political opinions almost led to personal grudges, but he couldn't control them. This is incompetence." In General Wei's Mansion, Cao Cao said to Guo Jia with a smile in his eyes, "Liu Bo'an did the same in Youzhou back then.
He couldn't live with Gongsun Zan, and there was discord between the superiors and the subordinates, and they even got into trouble with him. The father and son are really inseparable, let alone give in." He joked for a while, and then said: "It was only the emperor who personally reconciled it back then that didn't happen now.
Let the two of them cause trouble, and now I wonder if the emperor is willing to reconcile again..."
"The reason why we originally persuaded Liu Gong and Gongsun Zan to live in two places was to allow Youzhou and Bingzhou to form a pincer attack on Hebei. At the same time, we also valued Liu Gong's reputation and Gongsun's martial arts." Guo Jiaqi sat on the cold floor.
, holding a bent knee with both hands, he said very leisurely: "But now it is just a dispute over a few six hundred stones. How can the emperor be worthy of doing such a thing? There are so many affairs in the world, and the power is all over the top, how can he still be busy?
Are you coming here?"
"My original intention was to let Dong Cheng fight with Liu Bo'an for a while. After Liu Bo'an suffered a setback, I could cooperate with him." Cao Cao slowly brewed hot tea and handed it to Guo Jia: "But Liu Yu himself
I didn't expect this to happen. In addition, Dong Cheng recently wanted Fan Chou to continue stationed in Sanfu according to the rules, and even went to Liangzhou to take my place, which made him unhappy with Liu Yu. In my opinion
, I think Liu Yu will soon be unable to resist. At that time, everyone is unanimous, and it is inevitable to get rid of Dong."
It actually doesn't take much effort to get Liu Yu on board, but if he only allows himself to take the lead and get the final victory, Cao Cao has to think about it in advance.
"There are many clan members in the imperial court, ranging from Liu Gong to Lingtai Ling Liu Wan, as well as Yingchuan prefect Liu Bei, Shi Yushi Liu Yao, Yuzhou governor Liu Ai, etc. I think the emperor trusts the talents of the clan, and now the clan
His talents are so impressive that they should not be underestimated. They are clearly comparable to those of Guanxi and Guandong in the old days. Looking at it now, Taiwei Liu Gong should be the most valued by the emperor." Cao Cao counted them carefully and finally said: "We want to curb his power.
If it rises, its wings must be folded first, so you need to be cautious about this.”
"No, before this, there was another Zong Zheng." Guo Jia touched the tea bowl and said suddenly.
"Zongzheng?" Cao Cao was stunned, then smiled and said: "Although Liu Song is the son of Zhaoliehou, he inherited the legacy of the former Taiwei, and there are many disciples and former officials in the court, but now most of them are withered and can no longer be successful."
"It's not the number of soldiers, but the quality that matters." Guo Jia took a sip of hot tea and said softly: "For example, the Taiwei Liu Gong is only surrounded by Zhao Gai, Liu Miao and others can be called confidants. And Zhaoliehou
Among the old officials left to Zongzheng, there were not only Wang Yi, the governor of Jizhou, but also Dong Cheng’s counselor Du Zhi, Hedong farmer Cao Liangze, and even the Fu family in the north, who had close contacts with him."
Cao Cao was not as familiar with people in Guanxi as he was with Guandong. Moreover, he had often led troops in Guandong and Longshang in recent years. How could he remember that Liu Kuan, the teacher of Emperor Xiaoling, would leave such a legacy to his son?
Rich connections! It’s just that Liu Song has always kept a low profile and kept a low profile, so people intentionally or unintentionally ignore his existence. But with such a wide range of connections, can he really keep a low profile?
"As Feng Xiao said, it seems that I have to change my opinion of this Zongzheng." Cao Cao nodded solemnly. This Zongzheng seemed to be more important than Liu Yu. Perhaps it was for this reason that the emperor was selecting the Taiwei.
When promoting the leader of the clan, they did not take into account Zongzheng Liu Song, who had worked hard for many years and never made any mistakes.
"But Ming Gong, there is no need to worry too much." Seeing that Cao Cao had attracted attention, Guo Jia put down the tea bowl and dismissed it lightly: "The court has been in turmoil over the years, and the power of the Guanxi and Yang families has been greatly damaged.
How can we be spared? Besides, after so many years, who will miss the missionary experience back then? Ming Gong should let the Taiwei worry about it!"
Cao Cao felt that this was the right thing to say, considering that although the Liu clan had many talented people, there were still many people with fame and ability, and no one could be completely subordinate to anyone. At most, it was just a loose force, and Liu Yu could act as a facade emperor.
The expectations are probably just like this.
Clan members should have a sense of presence in the court, but they should not be overly strong or too weak, and they should have their own way of doing things. The emperor still needs to worry about the appropriateness. He used Liu Yu as an example, and Cao Cao saw this.
point, you can also start the subsequent arrangements calmly.