As he was talking, a man came to report that Yang Biao and Zhao Wen were here.
Liu Xie was prepared and gave Cai Yan a wink and asked her to avoid it for a while.
Cai Yan said, "If Your Majesty doesn't mind, please listen to the record."
"Are you sure?"
"Can you hide for a while, and you can hide for a lifetime?" Cai Yan raised his chest and ordered someone to prepare his pen and ink. "Unless I resign and I will be relieved, even if I do not admit that I am your confidant, they will not believe it."
Liu Xie laughed silently and stopped refusing, but felt a little apologized. "I wanted to take you to relax, but I didn't expect to catch you again."
"Maybe this is God's will." Cai Yan said with a smile.
After a while, Yang Biao and Zhao Wen arrived together. Seeing Cai Yan standing aside, holding a pen and ink and wooden slips in his hand, he was stunned.
"Ling Shi is here too?"
"Ling Shi was so worried about Zhang Gong's biography that he was restless. I felt very pity for her and specially invited her to relax. The second husband came here, but he didn't think the task was too heavy and he didn't want to take the order, right?"
"How dare you?" Zhao Wen said with a smile: "I have left the article to Kong Wenju. I came here to greet Your Majesty and report some other things by the way."
Seeing Zhao Wen's old face smiled into a flower, Liu Xie was somewhat surprised.
It seems that Zhao Wen's attitude has changed and is not as stubborn as he thought.
"Thank you for your concern, especially Mr. Zhao." Liu Xie said lightly: "I used to only focus on military affairs. In the past few days, I finally know the complexity of civil affairs and have experienced Mr. Zhao's hard work."
Zhao Wen held back his laughter. The emperor was very resentful. It seemed that the pressure during this period had taken effect.
"Your Majesty is so serious. In fact, compared with military affairs, civil affairs are just complicated. Even if they are handled slowly, there will be no major problems. Military affairs are not the case. If they are not handled in time and cause unnecessary casualties, it will not be good. Now.”
Liu Xie did not take on this matter.
Zhao Wen's meaning was that he wanted him to turn Yang Biao, the fake Grand Marshal, into the truth. But he had other ideas. Although Yang Biao was loyal and stayed in the border for two years, he was not a general after all. , does not meet his basic requirements for the Taiwei.
And he didn't plan to hand over the military power.
"What is the situation in the three counties of Yuan Shao's retreat to Jizhou, Taiyuan, Shangdang and Hanoi?" After Liu Xie said that, he added. "Is the scholar Sun Junrong good?"
When Yang Biao and Zhao Wen heard this, they understood the emperor's meaning and looked at each other and smiled.
The Taiwei was kept for Shi Sun Rui, so don’t think about others.
This is better than Yang Biao's transformation into a true Taiwei himself.
Yang Biao immediately reported on the situation in the three counties.
The three counties had limited troops and did not actually send troops. They just bluffed and threatened Jizhou. The vanguard troops did not leave Taihang Mountain. After receiving the news of Yuan Shao's withdrawal, they retreated.
If there is an accident, it is that Yuan Shao retreated faster than they expected. They all thought Yuan Shao would drag it until after the New Year.
The New Year is a symbolic festival.
"After Yuan Shao retreating, the situation in Jizhou has changed a lot." Yang Biao said: "The biggest change is that people think about the Han Dynasty. Many people have seen the destiny clearly and know that the Han Dynasty will never decline, and are willing to serve the court."
Liu Xie responded lightly.
This was expected, but to be honest, it was not the result he hoped.
The so-called serving the court is just a change of military struggle to literary struggle.
He hopes to fight harder, but he is not happy with the fight harder.
"Your Majesty, I have a suggestion." Zhao Wen said.
Liu Xie nodded and signaled Zhao Wen to say directly, don’t beat around the bush.
"Since the people of Jizhou are concerned about the Han Dynasty, you might as well arrange a few prefects and the county magistrate goes to Jizhou to test Yuan Shao's bottom line."
Liu Xie thought about it and couldn't find out any bad motives Zhao Wen had, but it was a little strange.
Zhao Wen just caused a lot of trouble for him, but why did his attitude change so much suddenly? It was not because he asked Kong Rong to write Zhang Xi's biography and released the meaning of reconciliation.
Zhao Wen shouldn't be so naive.
"Wait, don't be in a hurry." Liu Xie politely declined Zhao Wen.
Zhao Wen didn't insist, and nodded with a smile. "Just follow Your Majesty."
"By the way, Mr. Wen is here just now. When talking about Zhou Yafu, I think it is quite innovative. Should the second master listen?"
Yang Biao and Zhao Wen bowed to take the order.
Liu Xie asked Cai Yan to relay Lu Bu's point of view, and then looked at the two of them quietly. Yang Biao and Zhao Wen were both human geniuses, and they knew what the emperor meant at first.
Yang Biao said: "I think what Mr. Wen said is a bit new. If you want to treat honorary ministers, Emperor Guangwu's approach is more stable. It not only rewards the merits of honorary ministers, but also does not allow them to interfere with government affairs."
Zhao Wen echoed: "It's true. The heroes are good at fighting in battles, so they don't know any government affairs. On this point, I agree with Your Majesty's opinion. Situ, Sikong must come from the prefectures and counties, and the Taiwei must come from the army. Even
After two years in northern Xinjiang, Yang Gong was deeply trusted by the soldiers. After all, he was not a general who commanded troops and was not suitable for being a Grand Marshal."
Yang Biao agreed repeatedly, expressing his desire to give up the virtuous.
Seeing these two old ministers singing and combining, only choosing to express their ideas that suited their own ideas, Liu Xie was amused and secretly glad.
Sure enough, you can't be too naive.
"Yang Gong, although Yuan Shao withdrew his troops and was safe south of the river, Jizhou is also a territory of the Han Dynasty, and the people of Jizhou are also citizens of the Han Dynasty and cannot be abandoned. He sent letters to the generals and ordered them to prepare for war. If Yuan Shao could correct his mistakes from now on, then it would be
Good thing. If he is unwilling to surrender, he must fight with force."
"Yes." Yang Biao bowed to accept the order. "I took the liberty, but I still hope that Your Majesty can be more patient and allow Shandong prefectures to rest. Before the army moved, food and grass would go first. Shandong prefectures and counties fought hard for many years, and now they need to rest urgently.
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Liu Xie nodded in agreement, and then changed the subject. "Situ, when will the money and grain of Yizhou be sent to the capital? Jingzhou sent troops, but Yizhou did not send troops. Is there any change in this money and grain that has not been delayed? If you can't arrive before spring plowing,
Just ask Situ to take a trip and see what Sikong has done in Yizhou, which will make it easy to be recorded in history."
Zhao Wen's face froze, but he could not refuse, so he had to nod and agreed.
The emperor is going to drive me out of Beijing.
Does he hope that I will follow Zhang Xi’s footsteps and die on the road?
Seeing the emperor's tone getting heavier, Yang Biao and Zhao Wen knew that they should say goodbye. But they came here not just to talk to the emperor, but how could they leave now?
The two pretended not to understand the emperor's intention to expel the guests, and had a random report. Anyway, it was still easy for them to find the topic.
Time flies and it is noon.
A man came to report that Cao Cao, the governor of Yanzhou, learned that the emperor was hunting in Shanglinyuan and rushed to offer a bow.
Liu Xie immediately ordered someone to pass on an imperial edict and announced that Cao Cao would meet him.
Taking advantage of the absence of Cao Cao's arrival, Liu Xie threw out a question. "Second Duke, how do you think it is appropriate to place Cao Cao?"
The two were right in mind, and Yang Biao immediately said: "Although Cao Cao has made contributions, he has a bad reputation in slaughtering Pengcheng, which is contrary to Your Majesty's love for the people. It is not advisable to peasant Yanzhou again. It is better to be transferred to another position."
"It's better to transfer any position?"
Zhao Wen said slowly: "I think I can turn it into Jinwu."