Chapter four hundred and twenty second close conversation
"Once the king wipes his hair, he breaks his heart and loses the essence of his heart." [After driving to the hot spring, he gave it to Yangshan people]
As soon as Huang Wan and Lai Min finished talking under the tree in the courtyard of Chengming Palace, they were hurriedly summoned by Li Jian to question him. Li Jian himself didn't know what was going on. No matter how much Huang Wan tried to test him along the way, he pretended to be serious. Huang Wan thought to himself for a while, and couldn't help but think of one thing. When he arrived at Bailiang Terrace and climbed up to the heavily guarded and abrupt pavilion, the emperor exchanged a few words with him, and as expected, he talked about Jingzhou.
Compared with the news that Wei Jie died in Yuzhang, which Liu Ai, Zhu Jun and others had to go through Huainan to find out, Huangzu of Jiangxia, which is adjacent to Yuzhang, had already reached Huangwan through the Huang family's influence in Jingzhou. In his ears, he has been waiting for the opportunity to report the news these days. But the time has not yet come, and the imperial spy in the southeast reported the general information to the emperor. At this time, if Huang Wan had suggested that Huang She was in Chang'an, or The news that he has contacts with Jingzhou will inevitably not arouse suspicion.
So Huang Wan changed his expression and simply narrated: "As time goes by, it is still unknown what Yuzhang's current situation will be. It's just that Zuo Rong was cunning and cunning. After stealing Yuzhang's treasury and murdering the governor, he will not be aware of it. To the imperial court, it would be a disaster if he defected to Yuan Shu and joined forces with Sun Ce."
"You don't need to talk about this." The emperor waved his hand unintentionally, and Sun Ce secretly promised that only Zhou Yu, Xun You and a few other people knew about the affairs of the imperial court. With the rift between Sun and Yuan Shu, there was no need to worry too much about Jiangdong's affairs. .But this made Huang Wan stunned for a moment, and he was filled with doubts. He did not answer for a while, but the emperor continued to say: "The world says that Liu Biao, the herdsman of Jingzhou, is respectful, loyal, humble and humble, but he has been treating Xu Huang and others recently. This is not the case with the army. Huang Gong is also a well-known family in Jingzhou. They are married to each other and must know the internal affairs of Jingzhou very well. Now I might as well go through the details so that I can have an idea."
The words "knowingly" really struck a chord with Huang Wan. He couldn't help but remember that he had found out in advance that the emperor intended to enter Yizhou, and specifically used his marriage relationship with Liu Yan to send Minnan to Shu to make plans in advance. .Although this kind of thing is beneficial to the country, it is all done by oneself, and may not really please the emperor afterwards. Moreover, the situation of Li Min and others at the time was that they did not really get things done, they just made a mistake. I accidentally cooperated with the people sent by the emperor, and together they facilitated this matter. Fortunately, the final outcome of the Yizhou battle was a smooth one, otherwise if there were any mistakes, acting without authorization, intentionally deceiving, and taking advantage of the merits to repay, etc. It will prevent him from turning over.
Huang Wan was stimulated by the emperor's seemingly different words, and suddenly understood why for such a big matter, the emperor did not summon the other ministers of the Chengming Palace, or Zhao Wen, who was more trusted than him, but wanted to first That's why he was summoned.
Thinking of this, Huang Wan stabilized his thoughts and decided to speak according to the caliber he had previously imagined. Not only that, but he also had to be frank and tell the truth: "Jingzhou's powerful people are far less powerful than Sili, Yuzhou and others in terms of reputation and family heritage. Counties in the Central Plains." He vaguely summarized a geographical scope, and then said: "But within it, Cai, Kuai, Pang, Ma, Xi and other families are all powerful and should not be underestimated. Liu Biao is in Jingzhou, although With the nobility of the clan, the dignity of a marquis, and the position of state pastor, he is still generous and philanthropic, and a magnanimous scholar."
The emperor had long understood this. Like Yuan Shao, Liu Biao seemed to be the lord of Jingzhou, but in many cases it was not he alone who had the final say. However, the powerful powers in these places were very independent. If they wanted to bring them back,
Under the rule of the imperial court, no one may be happy to live a peaceful life or even live an honest and well-behaved life like the powerful men currently under the emperor.
It's just that the powerful are independent, not only for economic and cultural reasons, but also because they are far away from the center politically and are in places where the central power cannot extend its influence. As long as it develops to a certain level or changes its role, it will
It affected the political stance of the response. For example, Huang Wan immediately said: "In the past, when the Central Plains was in chaos, Jingzhou was still stable, so many people living in exile remembered their hometown. The rich and powerful people in this place bathed in the holy lake and enjoyed the virtues of the Han Dynasty.
For hundreds of years, there will be no shortage of loyal and capable people. If your majesty can enumerate the imperial edicts and send them to conquer the dynasty, or confer official positions on the spot, you can both market favors and divide them."
The emperor came back to his senses, understood, and said with a playful smile: "What is the connection between Huang Zu, the governor of Jiangxia, and Situ?"
If he had known that there would be such a question, Huang Wan just raised his eyebrows and said unhurriedly: "They are the relatives of Jiang Xia." Without waiting for the emperor to answer, Huang Wan paused for a moment and then continued: "It's just Liu Biao's rule.
Fang, in order to secure his position, did his best to win over people, and he did not hesitate to violate the imperial court's "three mutuals" system and allow people from his hometown to keep his hometown duties. How ridiculous! When he was last year, he sent a letter to reprimand him and ordered him to resign.
Now I have received a letter, saying that I have sent my son Huang She to find Wuguan Road and enter the court, and explain the reasons. I only mentioned a brief summary, but I don’t know the details. I originally planned to wait for Huang She to come, and then go to investigate in detail, but now I
Thinking of this military incident, I boldly speculated that Huang Zuxu wanted to report the Yuzhang war to the court."
This not only shirks the responsibility for Huang Zu's official residence in his hometown on Liu Biao, but also expresses the loyalty of the Huang family in Jiangxia, who is far away from home. It also makes Huang She's private visit to Chang'an public and reasonable. This will not make it appear that
Huang Wan's refusal to report the knowledge allowed the emperor and courtiers to see Huang's sincerity and frankness.
The emperor still had a smile on his lips: "Huang Zu had his heart in mind, but the news came from Jiangxia to Chang'an, which is closer and more convenient than Liu Ai and the others. They were supposed to arrive first, so why did they fall behind?
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"Maybe there was an accident on the road and we had to delay." Huang Wan's tone was calm and his expression remained unchanged, as if he was stating a fact.
The emperor gently placed his eyes on Huang Wan's slightly stooped back, as if to see through him. After a few breaths of silence, he said: "Then wait until Huang She comes, and then bring him into the palace to see me.
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After listening, ww. Huang Wan couldn't help but secretly breathed a sigh of relief, thinking that as long as Huang She performed well this time, the Huang family in Jiangxia would be able to escape from the quagmire of Jingzhou and continue the Huang family's century-old destiny.
Thinking like this, Huang Wan couldn't help but feel a little anxious. He mentioned it again: "Your Majesty, Wei Jie is dead. The only Pingnan general Lu Kangshang in Jiangdong is stationed in Kuaiji, and it is difficult to defeat Sun Ce's troops under Yuan's command. If Jiangdong is left alone, Yuan Shu will wait for Yuan Shu to pay attention.
Don’t worry, the campaign to suppress Yuzhou and other places will become even more difficult! The most urgent task is to plan ahead instead of making preparations in advance.”
"It's not urgent." The emperor still rejected Huang Wan's suggestion, seeming somewhat confident.
Huang Wan had doubts just now, but seeing him now, he felt even more doubtful. Regarding the battle situation in Jiangdong, the emperor seemed to be very sure, and he did not feel any panic at all because of Wei Jie's death. This made him have to calm down. , I thought about it carefully.
At this time, Xun You, who had been silently watching, spoke: "Nanyang is very important. It can guard against dangers in the south of Guanzhong, and it can also take care of Yingchuan and Runan. Since Liu Biao is uncertain and hesitant to advance or retreat, the imperial court might as well take advantage of Xu Huang to garrison troops. Xinye, take Nanyang first."
The emperor pondered for a moment and then quickly said that regarding military matters, he rarely formally consulted all the ministers in the Chengming Palace for their opinions. Instead, he tended to consult with Xun You and Jia Xu, who really understood military strategy, and then directly issued an edict. Gang is arbitrary. This is his way to prevent the political system of Chengming Palace from having too much power. It is also his political tendency to intentionally establish the separation of military and political affairs, and the emperor to monopolize military power without relying on others. "The imperial edict to Fujun Zhonglang General Xu Huang led the Nanyang Prefect , stationed troops on the spot and reorganized the armaments. Then ordered the former general Zhu Jun to send an army to pretend to be in Runan, Nanyang and other places."
"I want to see what kind of trouble Liu Biao can make at this time!"