As a young man, the emperor went to the battle in person, fought and won consecutive battles, and pacified Liangzhou within two years and initially solved the border troubles. Who dares to say that such a monarch is weak?
But it cannot be ruled out that some people are selectively blind, or cover their ears and think that the emperor is an ordinary boy.
Or, they believed too much in the power of the courtiers, thinking that they could influence the emperor and prevent him from doing anything.
Accepting Yuan Shao's peace proposal will undoubtedly aggravate this misjudgment.
If you think about it, you really can't make too many concessions to those people.
The more you give in, the more he will feel that the emperor is nothing more than this, going further and further down the wrong path, eventually causing irreparable consequences.
Yang Biao has been an official for many years and has seen many such examples.
Looking at Jia Xu with sharp eyes and sharp edge, Yang Biao couldn't help but smile bitterly. "Wen He, is this what the emperor means?"
The sharpness in Jia Xu's eyes faded away, and he returned to his calm and indifferent appearance. "It doesn't matter who means it, what matters is the fact. No matter who it is, it is impossible to go against heaven. Only
Only by obeying nature and responding to people can you be successful in all directions."
Yang Biao also regained his composure. "According to Wen He, how can we obey nature and respond to people?"
"have no idea."
"Don't know?" Yang Biao asked in surprise. Seeing Jia Xu speak so calmly, he thought Jia Xu had already made a plan.
"The Emperor said something, and I very much agree with it."
"To be able to get Wen He's approval, I think it must be the right thing to do." Yang Biao said with a smile and a hint of ridicule.
"It's not an exaggeration to say it's reasonable." Jia Xu also smiled. "The emperor said that he is not a Bole and does not know the art of horse-reading, but he can let the horses compete in the same field to see who can stand out.
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Yang Biao thought for a while, thoughtfully. "So Xun Wenruo is in Bingzhou and Quanzi is in Liangzhou. They are both the competition venues given to them by the emperor?"
Jia Xu nodded and said: "Actually, Yuan Shao is too."
"Yuan Shao?"
Jia Xu smiled, picked up the teacup, and took a sip of tea.
Yang Biao understood and didn't ask any more questions.
Jia Xu's meaning has been made very clear. The emperor is not in a hurry to pacify Shandong. He prefers to let Yuan Shao toss and see how far Yuan Shao can go and whether he can realize the ideals of the scholar-bureaucrats.
But the result is already very clear. Yuan Shao not only cannot bring peace to Shandong, but will only bring war to Shandong.
Yang Biao couldn't help but think, if the emperor never sent troops, would Yuan Shao be able to pacify Shandong?
After he pacified Shandong, could he restore production and enrich the country and strengthen the army just like the emperor implemented the New Deal in Bingliang?
As soon as the thought came together, Yang Biao smiled bitterly.
This is simply impossible.
There were many reasons why the Han Dynasty fell to this point, one of the important reasons was land annexation. A large number of common people had no place to stay. Coupled with constant natural disasters, refugees spread everywhere, which eventually evolved into the Yellow Turban Rebellion.
Who is the culprit of land annexation?
They are those people who support Yuan Shao.
Even the century-old Qiang Rebellion was promoted by these people. When they were officials in Liangzhou, they imposed excessive taxes and levies. In the court, they advocated abandoning Liang. They devoted themselves to appeasing Wuhuan and Xianbei. If you think about it carefully, you will find that although they are full of poems and books,
The policies pursued are extremely stupid.
Abandoning Liangzhou, treating the Liangzhou people who are the main force fighting against Xianbei as barbarians, and then appeasing the Liangzhou people just like the Xianbei people, can Liangzhou be brought to peace?
How ridiculous.
Yang Biao was originally a pragmatist. After presiding over affairs in northern Xinjiang for nearly two years, he increasingly felt that the ideas of those scholar-bureaucrats were unreasonable and impossible to become a reality. Education was indispensable, but it could not be achieved by just shouting.
Do it like an emperor.
Perhaps the emperor did not send troops, but let Yuan Shao do what he wanted and let the Shandong scholar-officials suffer, so that they would know the consequences of empty talk about morality, which is the real way to cure diseases and save people.
It's just that...if it happens, countless people will die innocently, Shandong will also be severely damaged, and the Confucian sect will suffer a heavy blow that will be even more serious than the consequences of Wang Mang's usurpation of the Han Dynasty.
Yang Biao let out a long sigh and stopped talking several times.
He can't be as free and easy as Jia Xu.
"Wen He and Yuan Shao are not talented in governing the country."
Jia Xu raised the corner of her mouth slightly. "I'm afraid someone might disagree with you."
Yang Biao was helpless. He knew who Jia Xu was talking about, and there were many people who hoped that Yuan Shao would join the government. He said that Yuan Shao was not talented in governing the country, so naturally he stood on the opposite side of those people, and would inevitably be criticized.
"As you just said, it doesn't matter whether some people disagree or not. What matters is the fact. Although Yuan Shao is a son of a high-ranking family, he has no local experience except for serving as the chief of Puyang when he first entered the officialdom. In
The achievements of Bohai and Jizhou are also obvious to all. How can we govern the whole of Shandong? Knowing that we can't do it and letting it go is not a horse race."
Jia Xu asked in return: "What do you think?"
"In my opinion, the emperor's plan is very good." Yang Biao gritted his teeth. "Let him be the governor of Bohai first."
Jia Xu laughed silently. "Wen knows the current affairs first, but I'm afraid that others won't."
"I'll convince them." Yang Biao said with enthusiasm: "No one is more suitable than me for this kind of thing."
Jia Xu nodded and raised his tea cup.
After Yang Biao sent Jia Xu away, he ordered people to invite Zhao Wen and Zhang Xi.
Zhao Wen and Zhang Xi will be here soon.
In fact, they had been waiting outside and saw Jia Xu leave with their own eyes.
"Mr. Wen, what did Jia Wenhe say? Is he willing to explain it?" Zhang Xi asked impatiently.
Yang Biao glanced at Zhang Xi and then at Zhao Wen. "Zi Rou, if you don't ask about the affairs of Shandong and the court pardons Liu Yan, will Yizhou be safe for Liu Zhang and his son's crime of being careless?"
Zhang Xi and Zhao Wen were both stunned and looked at each other with uneasy eyes.
Yang Biao didn't talk about Yuan Shao, but asked Yizhou directly. He didn't ask Zhang Xi, who had just returned from Yizhou, but asked Zhao Wen what he meant.
But they were all experienced in officialdom and quickly understood what Yang Biao meant.
Zhao Wen thought for a moment and then replied: "People miss the Han Dynasty, and the court does not ask about the past. Yizhou has no worries about the future, so it will naturally be at peace."
"Can you promise?"
"Yes." Zhao Wen said with confidence, "I can go there myself. If I can't stabilize Yizhou, I am willing to forgive myself."
Yang Biao turned to look at Zhang Xi. "What about you, are you willing to go to Pengcheng to persuade Yuan Shao to accept the imperial edict and be his Bohai governor?"
Zhang Xi looked pale. "Mr. Wen, the emperor is determined to use force?"
Yang Biao shook his head. "Ji Li, do you think it will take a few more years for Yuan Shao to pacify Shandong? How many more years will it take for Shandong to regain peace and be as stable as a cold war? What is the chance of winning against the imperial court in the future?
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Zhang Xi was speechless, with cold sweat on his forehead.
"If you can't, why not be the governor of Bohai with peace of mind? Wouldn't it be good to leave some room for others and yourself?"
Zhang Xi's face turned red, then turned pale again. After repeating it several times, he muttered: "What if Yuan Shao refuses?"
"Whether he is willing or not is not important." Yang Biao patted Zhang Xi's arm and said meaningfully. "What is important is whether you are willing or not, and whether the Shandong scholar-officials are willing?"