Liu Xie once again made the decision to worship Zhou Yu as his doctor, and ordered him to go as an envoy outside the Great Wall to find out the truth about Xianbei.
Shen You and Jiang Qian, as Zhou Yu's followers, were invited by Zhou Yu to join Zhou Yu in Chang'an.
Zhou Zhong once again witnessed Liu Xie's decisiveness.
When things are agreed upon, the decision is made on the spot and there is no delay.
Zhou Zhong even felt that he was a little reckless.
However, he also understood what Yang Biao said before. The emperor could indeed deal with the affairs of the court in a short period of time, instead of sitting around for a long time without dealing with anything.
This is far from Zhou Zhong's impression.
When General He Jin was in power, there were often loud quarrels in the court meetings, but nothing could be solved. In the end, they had to go to the General's Mansion for further discussion.
Of course, Zhou Zhong also knew that some quarrels were just quarrels for the sake of quarrels, and the point was that the problem could not be solved. Only in this way could He Jin gain power.
It's a pity that He Quan is greedy for power but doesn't know how to use it. The one who is really in power is Yuan Shao.
And Yuan Shao is an indecisive person.
How is Yuan Shao doing recently? Zhou Zhong was suddenly curious.
"Duke Zhou?"
Liu Xie called out, but Zhou Zhong had no reaction. It was Zhou Yu who pulled him and he came back to his senses.
"Your Majesty, minister..."
The corner of Liu Xie's mouth twitched. "Gong Zhou, someone suggested increasing the number of counties that can trial farming. What do you think?"
Zhou Zhong was about to speak when he was suddenly startled.
He thought he was going to discuss the land transfer in Lujiang, but he didn't expect that the emperor wanted to talk about something else. He was not mentally prepared.
"Your Majesty... Your Majesty, the trial field cultivation has not yet seen results, why rush to push it away? And... shouldn't this matter be discussed with Situ? The Situ Mansion is also..." Zhou Zhong looked around. "No one is here."
Liu Xie was a little unhappy.
You used to say seriously that if a gentleman is not serious, he will not be powerful. What are you talking about now?
Han Sui seized the opportunity and said calmly: "The doctor was distracted just now and didn't pay attention to what we were talking about. What we want to discuss now is not in Shandong, but in Jizhou on a trial basis for farming."
"In Jizhou?" Zhou Zhong became nervous. "That is also related to Situ Mansion."
"The situation in Jizhou is different. If we don't put some pressure, I'm afraid Yuan Shao won't agree." Yang Biao took over the topic and helped Zhou Zhong. "So General Fujun suggested to increase the pressure on Jizhou and march into Qingzhou. On the one hand,
Cutting off Jizhou's reinforcements to Yuan Xi, on the one hand, forced Yuan Shao to accept the imperial edict and choose a county to try out farming. The Situ Mansion has already agreed, and it depends on the opinion of the Taiwei Mansion."
"If that's the case, then Taiwei will definitely be the one."
"Forcing Yuan Shao to submit requires the cooperation of the Taiwei Mansion. In the future, monitoring the trial implementation of Dutian will require the Sikong Mansion to come forward." Liu Xie paused to give Zhou Zhong some buffering time. "If Dutian is completed, naturally
It's easy to say. If it doesn't work, there is something wrong with the field itself, or someone is perfunctory or even deliberately sabotaging it. Naturally, it needs to be monitored."
"I hope the Sikong Mansion will shoulder this responsibility." Liu Xie added. "I wonder what the doctor thinks?"
Zhou Zhong quickly weighed the pros and cons.
This is the condition for him to take over as Sikong. If he is willing to accept this responsibility, the emperor will let him be Sikong. If he is not willing, Sikong will have nothing to do with him.
This is troublesome and he doesn't want to do it.
But this is the best opportunity to capture Sikong, one of the three men, and I believe Zhang Xi is also willing to see this step.
Shandong scholar-officials needed someone who could speak out in court.
"I second the proposal." Zhou Zhong bowed and said.
Liu Xie nodded with satisfaction and looked around. "Sikong is one of the three men and cannot be absent for a long time. Since the doctor works hard and has the courage to take responsibility, how about letting the doctor be Sikong?"
Everyone knew very well that this was not only to give Zhou Zhong the opportunity to repay his previous hard work and bring back Sun Ce and Zhou Yu's credit, but also to put pressure on him to take responsibility.
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In the future, if the trial of farmland cultivation fails, the Sikong Mansion will come out to investigate the reasons. This is an offending job, and it is the Shandong scholar-bureaucrats who are offended.
After the court meeting, when we walked out of the main hall, the sun had just turned west.
The outside of the hall was brightly illuminated by the bright sunshine, giving it a hint of unreality.
Zhou Zhong squinted his eyes, looked at the broken palace wall, touched the ribbon around his waist, and felt a little uncomfortable.
The emperor had even prepared the seal and ribbon, so he had to do it even if he didn't want to do it. If he had known this, he shouldn't have agreed so readily at that time. He should at least show humility, and it would be better to explain the conditions.
This is a big trouble.
"Jiamou, congratulations to you." Yang Biao said with a smile on his face, but there was a hint of cunning in his eyes.
"Is it just words?" Zhou Zhong said angrily.
"If you want a gift, I don't have one. If you want a suggestion, I have one."
Zhou Zhong said "Qi" and said, "Tell me and listen."
"Find a man who is young, strong, and knowledgeable about the law."
Zhou Zhong's heart moved. "Do you have any suitable candidates to recommend?"
Yang Biao smiled and said nothing, turned and left.
Zhou Zhong smacked his lips, knowing that he had made a mistake. Even if Yang Biao had a suitable candidate, he would not recommend it to him. Zhou Yu requested to be sent as an envoy, but Yang Biao himself also needed a suitable long history, so how could he give it to him.
Besides, it means that the appointment of Situ Changshi must be approved by the emperor, but the power of expulsion belongs to Sikong himself. This is the right of Sikong, and Yang Biao has no reason to grab this spot.
Zhou Zhong searched around in his mind and thought of someone.
He turned around and saw that Sun Ce and Zhou Yu were still in the palace, talking to the emperor. They didn't look like they could come out for a while, so he decided to wait and talk.
He caught up with Yang Biao. "Since there is no suitable candidate to recommend, why not treat me to a drink and introduce me to the current situation of Chang'an. I haven't been back for several months, and I can't understand the court."
Yang Biao laughed dumbly and nodded in agreement.
The two of them walked out of the palace and got into the car. However, Yang Biao had no intention of returning to the Taiwei's Mansion. He ordered someone to drive the car, turned onto Zhangtai Street, and headed south.
"Where to go?"
"Go to Chengnan Taixue. It is the most lively place in Chang'an. Not only does it have delicious food, it is also a place where many people studying abroad gather. If you are lucky, you may be able to find someone available."
"I have a candidate, but I don't know if it's suitable."
"who?"
"Pengcheng Zhang Zhao, you should have heard of it."
Yang Biao thought for a moment. "Fame is enough, but what about his ability? I heard that he is good at internal affairs, but he is a good Situ Chief. I don't know if he can be a good Situ Chief."
Zhou Zhong nodded.
He also had this view, but other than that, he really couldn't find a suitable candidate. If Sun Ce gave up Jiangdong, Zhang Zhao would have to make other arrangements. Going to Sikong Mansion to become a long-term historian is also a good way out.
"Jia Mou, you should have heard that the emperor intends to restore Sikong to the position of imperial censor and the governor of each state, so that he can concentrate on supervision."
Zhou Zhong was surprised. "Now?"
Yang Biao shook his head. "It's just a teaser now, there's no formal proposal. But you know that if the emperor doesn't have an idea, he won't give it away easily."
Zhou Zhong's mouth was bitter, but his face was forced to remain calm.