After discussing for half an hour, we finally decided to arrange for people to go deep into the Mobei tribe in the name of doing business, survey the geography, understand the direction of the mountains and rivers, and prepare for the future management of Mobei.
If we can really find the big water that Zhou Yu mentioned that can communicate with the North Sea, and transport it by water, it will indeed be possible to solve the problem of transporting troops and food, thus strengthening the control of Mobei.
If the actual line of control of the Han Dynasty can be pushed to the Beihai area, then the possibility of the Hu people in the north threatening the Central Plains will be smaller, and the business roads on the grassland can also be connected all the way.
That big water itself can be used as part of the trade route.
The group of excited young people dispersed, and Liu Xie asked Yuan Shu to sit closer. "I didn't expect you knew the situation in Mobei so well."
Yuan Shu was a little embarrassed. "I just listened at that time and never thought of using it to transport troops and food. It's embarrassing to say that compared with the young people around your majesty, I was really useless back then. As long as I have some potential, I can follow the army.
If we had conquered Mobei instead of plundering Luoyang, we would not have fallen into this situation today."
Liu Xie laughed silently.
He looked at Yuan Shu, guessing how much he was telling the truth and how much was just a show.
However, Yuan Shu is right about one thing. One of the best ways to solve population pressure is external expansion. The Han Dynasty twenty years ago was more capable of external expansion. However, the Han Dynasty who was bound by Confucianism not only had no ideas in this regard, but also no
motivation in this regard.
Those young people with the most knowledge and potential were either criticizing the imperial court in Taixue and living a sober life, or they were wandering the streets of Luoyang, taking pleasure in robbing homes and houses.
"I remember you and Cao Mengde are about the same age?"
"Yes, I am one year older than him."
"That's not old yet." Liu Xie said faintly: "Although you can't command the troops outside the Great Wall like him, what you have to do is definitely not inferior to him. Luoyang was once the capital of the capital and the heart of the Han Dynasty. If the heart is not good, people will be in trouble.
You are weak. The capital has no spirit of advancement and indulges in luxury. How can the world not be in chaos? I want to conquer Jizhou, and I will leave the task of rectifying Luoyang to you."
Yuan Shu bowed and accepted the order. "I will do my best until I die."
Liu Xie opened his mouth and glanced at Zhuge Liang, feeling a little ridiculous.
This was supposed to be Zhuge Liang's famous saying, but it actually came from Yuan Shu's mouth.
"Liu Jingsheng has drawn some pictures, and I'm not very satisfied with them." Liu Xie calmed down, his expression a little unsightly. "Concealing illness and avoiding medical treatment will only delay treatment. Covering up the wrongdoing will not help Confucianism's self-renovation. You go.
After Luoyang, check again to make sure nothing is missed."
"Wei." Cold sweat broke out on Yuan Shu's back.
Although he spoke righteously in front of Yuan Quan, after all, he is a descendant of an aristocratic family and has lived in Luoyang for decades. How could he not know how many houses in Luoyang exceed the regulations? This needs to be exposed one by one and drawn up.
Picture scroll, I don’t know how many people will be infamy for thousands of years.
Even if the Yuan family in Runan is not the first of all evils, it is still among the best, on par with the despised eunuchs such as Zhang Rang and Zhao Zhong.
But now that things have come to this, he can't hide even if he wants to. He can only press forward like he told Chen Deng not long ago, hoping to have a chance to start a new life.
The elder brother is dead, and Yuan Shao is also dead. Now he is the head of the Yuan family, and only he can bear this important responsibility.
He thought of Yuan Xi, Yuan Shang and others in Ye City, and gritted his teeth.
"Your Majesty, I have just returned from Chen Deng camp."
"Oh?" Liu Xie knew that Yuan Shu had gone to Liu Bei's camp, but he didn't know that he had met Chen Deng. But it didn't matter. He had nothing to do and it was normal for him to go see Chen Deng.
"I heard that Chen Deng was in contact with Shenpei and wanted to persuade Shenpei to surrender the city."
Liu Xie's eyebrows raised slightly.
Yuan Shu actually cares about these things? This is not like his style.
"When I met Chen Deng, Chen Deng had just received a reply from the judge. It was said that the judge was holding Ru Ying as a hostage and asked Chen Deng for advice. Chen Deng was unable to do anything, so he asked me for help."
Liu Xie also raised the corners of his mouth, put down the paperwork in his hand, and rubbed his hands.
"So, you also come to persuade me to negotiate peace?"
Yuan Shu shook his head. "No, I just reported the matter to your majesty, and had no intention of urging your majesty to negotiate for peace. On the contrary, I hope that your majesty will never negotiate for peace, unless the trial match is tied up. How can a rebellious minister be qualified to negotiate for peace with your majesty?"
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Liu Xie looked at Yuan Shu, then smiled and said, "What about the Ruying people in the city?"
"They deserved their crime and deserved their death." Yuan Shu said solemnly: "Your Majesty, with all due respect, if it weren't for Your Majesty's bravery in saving the building from falling and allowing Yuan Shao to conquer the world, would these people have let Your Majesty go? They might have protected their relatives and friends.
, but he may not say a good word for His Majesty."
Liu Xie smiled slightly and nodded, indicating that Yuan Shu could leave.
Although Yuan Shu spoke very cryptically, he still understood the implication of Yuan Shu's words. If there was a chance, he might as well let them go.
There are many people in Ruying, and there are many people who want to save them. If you don't give them any face, the hatred will be deep, and there will inevitably be discord between the monarch and his ministers.
In fact, he had already realized this without Yuan Shu reminding him.
Zhong Yao did not move his troops, and so far no soldiers from Shangdang County have entered Jizhou.
Xun You was in Youzhou and had not yet crossed the state border.
Xun You did not express any opinions, but his brother Xun Chen was running around trying to promote the conversation. An article discussing the situation in Jizhou had already appeared in the Di newspaper. Although it was scolding Shen Pei for being crazy, the target was directly aimed at him, the emperor.
If he refused to negotiate with Shenpei and forced Shenpei to kill all the Ruying people, wouldn't he be as crazy as Shenpei?
But he wasn't going to give any response.
If you want to negotiate, you can surrender unconditionally, otherwise there will be no need to negotiate.
He didn't care about the life and death of those Ruying people, but the implementation of land reclamation in Jizhou must be expanded and thorough, without any bargaining.
They are not in a position to bargain anyway.
As early as the beginning of the dispatch of troops, he had sufficient psychological preparation, knowing that this would be a protracted war, and made sufficient material preparations.
If Zhong Yao doesn't come, Xun You doesn't come, and there is still the Northern Army commanded by Shi Sun Rui. Even if Shi Sun Rui doesn't come, he can still use the 50,000 troops he has at hand to kill the army.
These 50,000 troops are all from Bingliang, Guanzhong, and Hedong, and have nothing to do with the aristocratic family.
If necessary, he can also recruit troops from Guanzhong and Liangzhou, 50,000 to 60,000 people.
Without the support of Ruying people, I can't take Yecheng or Jizhou?
You guys really think too much and take yourselves too seriously.
Liu Xie sat in the tent for a while and asked Zhuge Liang: "Where is Sun Ce?"
Zhuge Liang responded: "The latest news I received yesterday is that he has arrived on the plain. It's just that because of the shallow water in the river, the warships are temporarily unable to move up, which affects the advance of the troops."
"Pass an edict to him not to come to Yecheng for the time being and to take Bohai first."
"Only." Zhuge Liang responded, spread out his paper and pen, and prepared to draft an edict. "Do you want to send a letter to the three Dukes to adjust Sun Ce's official position?"
"No need for the time being, just follow military orders. In addition, please ask Yu Jijiu to arrange for some people to go to the Bohai Sea to practice warfare and assist Sun Ce."