Sikong Zhang Xi sat on a huge rock opposite a middle-aged man with a mighty appearance.
"Yuan Xiu, listen to my advice, don't hesitate anymore." Zhang Xi advised him again. "It's only three things. If you don't take office again, you may have no chance in your life."
The middle-aged man is nothing but Zhang Ze, who failed to meet his wish after the emperor's two summons.
Zhang Xi was ordered to inspect Yizhou this time. After arriving in Hanzhong, his first stop was to meet Zhang Ze, hoping that Zhang Ze could follow him to Yizhou and accumulate some credit, and then he would recommend it to the emperor.
After refusing the emperor's conscript twice, Zhang Xi suspected that the emperor would be willing to use Zhang Ze.
Although the emperor is young, he has a little temper.
Zhang Ze was unmoved and glanced at Zhang Xi. "Mr. Zhang, I am not accusing myself of the emperor. It is not that I am proud of my reputation or to raise my reputation, but that I am different from the emperor's idea, and I am afraid that I will be unable to bear heavy responsibilities."
"What does it mean to be difficult to bear heavy responsibilities?" Zhang Xi was a little anxious. "How many ministers in the court can be like you? People like Song Guo can be valued by the emperor, so why can't you?"
Zhang Ze shook his head repeatedly. "I am different from Song Guo. After I entered the government, I was mostly in prefectures and counties, and I knew the difficulty of chaotic governance. If there is a great chaos today, the emperor is determined to revive. This is certainly good. But he will not return to Luoyang and will not be treated.
I returned to the original world, but I have been patrolling the hunting market all the time, and the meaning of using martial arts is very clear. I am very forgiving, this is probably not a long-term solution."
Zhang Xi patted her thighs and sighed with a sigh.
Zhang Ze's words came to his heart. He did not agree with the emperor's current decision, but the emperor did not give him a chance to give in person. Even if he wrote a letter, the emperor would stay and not post it, as if he was sinking into the sea. Now he was even more willing to let him go.
Inspection of Yizhou is like exile.
"Yuan Xiu, because of this, he needs an old minister like you and me. You..."
"Someone is here." Zhang Ze suddenly turned around and looked into the distance.
Zhang Xi followed Zhang Ze's gaze and saw a fast horse galloping along the official road beside the Mian River. The messenger stopped under the hillside, said a few words to his entourage, and hurried up the mountain.
Seeing this, Zhang Xi did not dare to neglect her clothes, so he quickly got up and tidied up his clothes. If it was an ordinary official document, just hand it over to his entourage directly. What he needed to accept in person was probably an edict.
The envoy went up the slope, came to Zhang Xi, and took out an edict.
Zhang Xi received the edict and asked a few more questions. He knew that the emperor was still in Wuwei, so the edict was sent from Wuwei in a hurry. Because he didn't know the specific location of Zhang Xi, he went to Guanzhong first.
I met Situ Zhao Wen, and then rushed to Hanzhong from Baoxie Road.
Zhang Xi understood as soon as he heard this, that this edict was not issued to him alone, at least three dukes.
He had received a letter from Yang Biao before and knew that Yang Biao was leaving for a trip.
After dismantling the edict, Zhang Xi read it quickly. He was happy at first, then sighed again, revealing a hint of helplessness.
Zhang Ze saw it and was a little curious, but he didn't ask much.
Zhang Xi returned to the table and sat down, holding the edict in his hand, looked at it and sighed.
The emperor intended to set up a protective palace in the outer border, and regarded Xun You as the first protective palace. This result exceeded his imagination and also meant that the Kanto people had gained an important position in the army, which was of course a good thing.
But Zhang Xi has been an official for many years and of course he knows the reason why big trees attract wind.
Xun You attacked Danhan Mountain and took Zang Hong as his first contribution, which could easily cause criticism from others. For example, today, Zi highly rewarded Xun You and promised him a heavy responsibility, and the dissatisfaction of Liang's generals would inevitably intensify. In the future, Zhang Liao and Gao Shun would not be able to fight again.
It's hard to say that you will do your best.
Zhang Liao, Gao Shun refused to work hard, can Xun You, the escort, sit steadily?
In addition, setting up a Protectorate in the Peripheral Frontier is different from setting up a Protectorate in the Western Regions. The Western Regions are too far from the Central Plains, and even if someone raises troops to rebel, it will not have any direct impact on the Central Plains. Set up a Protectorate in the Peripheral Frontier
, Once someone has bad intentions and leads a large army to hit the blockade, the Central Plains will inevitably be shaken.
How to eliminate such hidden dangers and bring the credit for the great victory of the Danshanshan to the extreme is an issue that Zhang Xi must consider.
This is also a test for the emperor to take on old ministers like them, especially those of Kanto like him.
He must give a clear reply whether the safety of the court is important or the interests of the Kanto people.
Zhang Xi was a little envious of Zhang Ze. Zhang Ze refused to recruit, so he didn't have to face such a test. However, he was unable to do as free and easy as Zhang Ze.
Zhang Ze was not an official or a Kanto, so it was not convenient to discuss with him such a thing. Zhang Xi thought about it and then thought, and could only put away the edict first. Anyway, the emperor did not ask for a date for reply, so he could think about it slowly.
However, after being disturbed, he was not in the mood to persuade Zhang Ze to become an official again.
"Who is Zhang Lu?"
"He claimed to be the descendant of Zhang Ling, and it is hard to say whether it is true or false." Zhang Ze said: "Although he has no faith, he is not good to the people, and has never heard of any cruel acts. This man ruled Hanzhong just to seek temporary comfort.
Not to be afraid.”
"I think there are many household registrations in Hanzhong."
Zhang Ze shook his head. "There are fewer now, and there are more before. Last year, Li Jue and Guo Si were killed by the emperor. Zhang Yi, a senior farmer, went to Guanzhong to cultivate land, and many people who fled from Guanzhong moved back.
It is hard to leave, and the land in Hanzhong is limited, so it cannot support so many people."
Zhang Ze hesitated for a moment and said, "Now the people who returned to Guanzhong are not only Guanzhong, but also some people who fled from other places. I heard that Guanzhong is traveling to the fields, is that true?"
Zhang Xi's eyes flashed slightly. "Is the land annexation in Hanzhong?"
Zhang Ze glanced at Zhang Xi, snorted softly, but didn't say anything.
Zhang Xi understood that the land annexation in Hanzhong may not be as serious as that in Guandong, but it is not easy to underestimate it. If it weren't for this, no one would be willing to leave Hanzhong and return to Guanzhong.
"No ten household registrations in Guanzhong are stored, and it is time to settle the field." Zhang Xi said slowly: "Although many people moved into Liangzhou, compared with the idle land in Guanzhong, it is still far from enough.
.Dutian hopes to do his best to restore vitality as soon as possible."
"What about Kanto? Will you also want to save the field in the future?"
Zhang Xi smiled bitterly. He felt that the emperor had this meaning, but the emperor didn't say it, so he could not guess randomly. Even if he had any ideas, he could not say it to Zhang Ze, so as not to cause unnecessary fear.
What Zhang Ze was worried about was not that the emperor would go to Guandong in the future, but that the emperor would go to Hanzhong.
Zhang Ze has been an official for so many years. Even if he is not greedy, the land he owns must have exceeded the regulations of the court. Therefore, he is very sensitive to the Dutian in Guanzhong and is worried that the imperial court will implement Dutian in Hanzhong, which will cause him to suffer significant losses.
Not only Zhang Ze, but all those who own a lot of land, including him, Zhang Xi himself.
Therefore, he always felt that the emperor was not in a hurry to return to Luoyang or to conquer Yuan Shao, but he just hoped that Yuan Shao would take all Guandong, and then wait until the Guanzhong tribes all depended on Yuan Shao and became rebels, and then they would all be beaten up in one go.