Liu Xie held his mount and watched Zhao Wen, Zhang Xi and others get off the car down the hillside, looking upwards.
Even though he was so far away, he could feel the helplessness on their faces.
Tang Ji came and returned without success.
Zhao Wen and Zhang Xi finally couldn't help but pull Yang Biao and came to pay their respects in person in the name of the court meeting.
Every five days, this is the system, and he is not easy to refuse.
Liu Xie got off the horse and ordered people to put on a few slaps.
In extraordinary times, everything is simple. The three men sit and discuss the truth, and the nine ministers can only stand.
When Zhao Wen and others walked up, Liu Xie stood up and showed a harmless smile.
"For the hard work of all the officials."
"No, no hard work." Zhang Xi said panting.
Among the three masters, although he is not the oldest, he is the weakest.
"Your Majesty is waiting for the revival, and he is not talking about his hardships. How dare you regard yourself as hard work?" Grand Marshal Yang Biao said slowly, his face calm, and he could not see the embarrassment of being neglected by the emperor for several days.
Liu Xie also pretended that he didn't hear it and turned to look at Tian Fen, Shaofu.
"Have Huchuquan settled?"
Tian Fen bowed to salute with helplessness. "Your Majesty, the Great Master is missing and there is no one to be the director."
Liu Xie looked at Yang Biao and others. "Why don't you make up for the absence of the Great Hongluo Minister?"
Yang Biao bowed and said, "There are many things at that time, and the court has no time to take care of itself, and the vassals do not contribute. The Great Honglu has no one for a while, and it does not delay political affairs. Now that there is something to do, I will make up for it. I will come and ask for an imperial edict if I have any matters.
This is one of them.”
Liu Xie nodded and said, "If the Great Honglu is absent for a while, who should act as a proxy for the affairs of the vassal state?"
Yang Biao bowed again. "According to the old system, the Taiwei was in charge of military affairs in all directions. Most of the vassal states were related to military affairs, and the Taiwei's office should be in charge. I am negligent and ask Your Majesty to dismiss me from my post to choose a wise man."
Liu Xie looked at Yang Biao, both angry and funny.
It’s already this time, but you still refuse to give up and insist on reinforcing Sun Rui to the throne.
If you have the chance, you will resign. OK, then let you get what you want.
"What about Situ, what about Sikong's opinion?"
Zhao Wen and Zhang Xi exchanged glances and bowed to accept the order. "I will discuss with you."
Liu Xie nodded. "Then let the Taiwei be exempted and appointed as the Grand Master for the time being. I am just trying to pacify the Huns, and the Grand Master is indispensable."
The expression on Zhao Wen and Zhang Xi's face instantly became extremely exciting.
He accepted Yang Biao's resignation and removed Yang Biao's Grand Marshal, but appointed him as the Grand Master. It seemed to be a respect for the old minister, but in fact it was very cramped and even childish.
It seems that the emperor's anger is not gone.
Yang Biao was stunned for a moment and bowed to accept the order.
"Situ, the war on Weiwei's side has not yet ended, can food and weapons be supplied?"
Zhao Wen said: "The grain from the counties has been shipped one after another, and there is no worries about the food. According to Wei Wei, Fan's intention to surrender, and it may not be necessary to attack. There is not much demand for military weapons, so the weapons seized by the Wei family are enough.
…”
Zhao Wen hesitated for a moment. "Your Majesty just said that he wanted to quell the rebellion of the Huns. I have never heard of the imperial edict. I don't know what your majesty is, how much troops you use, how much food and weapons you need, please let Your Majesty make it clear."
"We should discuss the matter of military use with the Grand Marshal first, and I won't talk to you more for the time being." Liu Xie waved his hand. "Let's talk about education. Situ, Sikong, and Li Shi have made great progress recently?"
When Zhao Wen and Zhang Xi heard the word "education", they felt their heads buzzing and they didn't want to mention them.
Zhao Wen insisted: "Your Majesty, the Grand Marshal is here, and I am here, why not discuss with you?"
Liu Xie was very surprised. "Didn't the Taiwei just resign?"
Zhao Wen's mouth twitched, his gray beard shivering, and his sleeves were shaking. He felt the urge to roll up his sleeves and beat people. "Your Majesty, using troops to fight against the Huns is not a joke. Not only should we discuss with the Grand Marshal, but all three of us should participate in the matter."
Liu Xie pondered for a moment. "What Situ said cannot be said to be completely unreasonable. Not only does the food required for military use, but the weapons needed to be raised by the Situ Mansion, but the rewards of the soldiers who made meritorious service after quelling the rebellion are also inseparable from the Situ Mansion, especially education..."
Zhao Wen was anxious. "Your Majesty, can you not mention education for now?"
One Li Shi is enough for him to have a headache. Let’s have another group of Huns?
"Just the opposite." Liu Xie said seriously: "I think education is the most important thing to discuss. If one army and one soldier can be sent, and only a few great scholars can read the saint's scriptures, the Xiongnu rebels can be rescued.
If you bind yourself, why mobilize the troops and work hard to expedition?"
"This..." Zhao Wen's face turned blue with anger.
The emperor did it on purpose.
"Why, Situ thought it was not feasible?" Liu Xie said lightly: "When in Luoyang, the sermons discussed the situation, and the Tai students often wrote to write to the court to tell the truth and follow the plan, and they would definitely achieve the kingly way and promote peace. They are so talented,
Send a few people to educate the Huns, there is no problem."
"The Huns are barbarians, how can they be compared with the court? I dare not agree with your Majesty's words." Yang Biao couldn't see them and had to speak.
"The Master said that people who are far away are not convinced, and they should cultivate literary virtues since they are cultivated. The etiquette says: to comfort guests, to please distant people. The Great Honglu manages vassal affairs, how to cultivate literary virtues and come from distant people, and how to comfort guests, to please distant people, to cultivate literary virtues, to help distant people, to help distant people, to help distant people, to cultivate literary virtues, to help distant people, to help distant people, to help distant people
Is it okay for three years?”
Yang Biao bowed and said, "I did my best, but my wisdom and strength are weak, and I will not be able to achieve success in three years."
"In those years, I can get what I want?" Liu Xie said lightly: "I am still young and can afford it. If I can't do it for three years, I can do it for ten years. If I can't do it for ten years, I can do it for thirty years. As long as you have confidence, I want to do it for ten years.
I will wait with you. But before the rebellion of the Huns is pacified, all the expenses required will be deducted from your salary."
Liu Xie snorted. "Since the Southern Xiongnu surrendered, the court has rewarded more than 100 million yuan every year, but now it has ended up in such a situation. The money is really unfair. I am now penniless and dare not waste it like this. I also ask you all to join me.
Share the burden.”
Everyone looked at each other.
One hundred million yuan is not a big deal, especially for the three dukes who have a salary of 10,000 stones. But the emperor’s meaning is obviously not to say that there is more money, but to be dissatisfied with the policy of appeaseing the Huns, and to change the course.
In this way, the emperor was not going to send troops to fight against the Huns for a moment, but had a longer-term plan.
Zong Zheng Liu Ai mustered up the courage and stepped forward to salute.
"Your Majesty, although there is not much effect on appeasement of the Huns, the expedition can only be rewarded for a moment. If there is a failure, the loss will be huge. If there is a great chaos today, Your Majesty should appease the Huns. Use his life force to send troops to fight, but it is probably to drive fish for the abyss.
To drive away the birds, the loved ones are in pain and the enemy is happy.”
Liu Xie had a slight head and his expression was slightly relaxed.
"So, we should use both civil and military affairs, use military force to fight and educate. I have already had a strategy for the fight. The matter of education must be done by you."
He paused for a moment and sighed again.
"The Master, with his own strength, had no distinction, gave him three thousand disciples, and then he developed a great career in Confucianism and became a saintly teacher. You all regard yourself as a saint disciple, and should follow the master's career and flourish, but look forward to the future,
I really puzzled my mind.”
Zhang Xi rolled his eyes and said, "Your Majesty, if you are not willing to spread the saint's career, you are really unable to achieve it."
"What's wrong?"
"If you teach people how to learn, you need a simple book. The pen and ink cannot be passed on by word of mouth. The descendants of the Central Aboriginal family cannot have all their possessions. The Xiongnu lived by chasing water and plants, so how can there be a simple book? "