Zhou Zhong stroked his beard and pondered without saying a word.
It is not difficult to check and balance Jia Xu, and it can even be said that there is no need to check and balance at all.
The reason is very simple. Jia Xu almost didn't care about the matter. During the time when the emperor was not in the capital, the defense of Chang'an City was always under the responsibility of Wang Fu, and when Ju Jun took office, Jia Xu had nothing to do.
Wang Fu and Ju Jun are all their strengths. As Jia Xu's Ma Teng is Guangluxun, he is now by the emperor.
Besides, Jia Xu is not a person who likes to fight for power, so why bother checking and balancing?
"Wenxian, are you worried too much? Jia Wenhe is not good at fighting for power. If you hadn't persuaded him, he wouldn't even be willing to do it."
Yang Biao glanced at Zhou Zhong. "I am not worried about Jia Wenhe, but you."
"us?"
"Yes, especially Ju Yuanying." Yang Biao frowned slightly. "A man of his age is still as handsome as a child. Fortunately, the emperor is generous and nostalgic, he doesn't care about him, and he also proposes to
He was in charge of Jinwu. When he arrived in Chang'an, if he was still so ignorant, what should he do? The scholars of the Imperial Academy and the soldiers in Guanzhong seemed to be in trouble, but in fact there were big contradictions. If one cannot handle it well, Chang'an might be
It's messed up."
Zhou Zhong suddenly realized.
What Yang Biao was worried about was not Jia Xu's struggle for power, but Jia Xu was not in charge of the matter.
The Chengnan Taixue gathered thousands of scholars. Although the scale was far inferior to that of the Luoyang Taixue back then, their sects and their enthusiasm for criticizing the government was not weak at all. The Liangzhou people who moved to Guanzhong were also one of their criticism goals.
.It was just that Yang Biao was in the middle to reconcile, and the contradiction did not intensify.
Once Yang Biao left Chang'an and Ju Jun, who was more intense, came to Chang'an, without Jia Xu's cooperation, it is hard to say whether Chang'an could maintain a situation of fighting without breaking it.
"The emperor has been slow to return to the court, which is not in line with the system."
"Who said no?" Yang Biao sighed: "I went to Yecheng this time to persuade the emperor to return to the court. As for the Dutian area in Jizhou, it is just a matter of arranging capable personnel. Why should the emperor take charge in person?"
Zhou Zhong stood up and shook his sleeves. "Let's go, let's go to the Taiwei Mansion together and visit Jia Wenhe."
Yang Biao cleaned up a little and went out with Zhou Zhong.
The three dukes' mansions were very close, and there was no need to prepare a carriage and horse. The two walked side by side and walked a few steps before they arrived at the Taiwei Mansion. The two of them came often, and the guards on duty in front of the door knew each other, so they didn't need to inform them.
Go straight into the atrium.
As expected, Jia Xu was not in the atrium, and the chief secretary Yang Fu was the one who handled the affairs in the hall.
Seeing Yang Zhou and the other two coming together, Yang Fu was surprised. While asking them to take their seats, he sent someone to invite Jia Xu.
Yang Biao stopped Yang Fu. "The Grand Marshal took a break again?"
Yang Fu smiled and said, "The emperor went east to fight, and there was nothing to do in Guanzhong, so Mr. Jia was studying in the backyard."
"Okay, you're busy with yours, let's go find him." Yang Biao waved his hand. "We have nothing big to do, we just chat with him."
Yang Fu looked at Yang Biao and Zhou Zhong again. It was difficult to stop him, so he had to let them in.
Yang Biao and the others entered the backyard. The backyard was silent and there was almost no one to see. Only green trees were shaded, the water was gurgling, and a chrysanthemum was blooming in full bloom. Jia Xu and his wife were picking chrysanthemums in the flowerbed, and the wife was holding a
There was a small bamboo basket, and the two of them said nothing in a word.
Yang Biao coughed.
Jia Xu and his wife turned their heads and saw that it was Yang Biao and Zhou Zhong, they both laughed.
"The second official is here to visit, I wonder if there is any advice?"
"I heard that the chrysanthemums in the Taiwei Mansion are blooming, so I want to come and take a bowl of chrysanthemum soup." Yang Biao said with a smile.
Jia Xu's wife bowed and gave a bow, and said with a smile: "Then please sit down for a while, and I will prepare it. Just as the fish in the pond in the backyard was fat, I will take one and make a fish soup and serve wine.
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"Thank you, madam." Yang Biao bowed to greet him.
Zhou Zhong nodded, but said nothing.
Jia Xu led the two to the rockery in the center and sat down in the pavilion. A boy came over, served chrysanthemum tea, and quietly retreated.
Yang Biao picked up the teacup and sniffed it. "Is this the chrysanthemum from Xi County, Nanyang?"
"It seems that it was sent by General Cavalry." Jia Xu said slowly: "Situ has such a research on chrysanthemums?"
"I heard from Cai Boji that Cai Boji's teacher Hu Boji's first time drinking this tea. I drank it once and I was deeply impressed."
Jia Xu clapped his hands and asked the little boy to get the dried chrysanthemums. Yang Biao quickly refused. Jia Xu smiled and said, "You can also see that the chrysanthemums in my flowerbed can be picked. After drying for a few days, you can make tea.
I'm going to give you some, just as you are here, saving me a lot of trouble."
"The chrysanthemums planted in your garden are also from Xixian?"
"The seeds are the same, but the flowers planted seem to be different. The flowering period is several days late. I think it is because of the water and soil." Jia Xu sighed softly. "The emperor once said that the world is getting colder, and the north is Hu.
It is inevitable that the enemy will go south, and I don’t believe it very much. Now it seems that the emperor is still wise and has seen people. Mr. Yang has little rain this summer, and there is probably a great cold in winter. You can prepare the winter clothes of the frontier soldiers earlier.
”
"The Yanran Protectorate and the Western Regions Protectorate are all ready, but the Youyan Protectorate is a little nervous. I originally thought that they were besieging the city of Jizhou and did not need thick winter clothes, but I didn't expect Yecheng to be pacified successfully, and they were about to be immediately
I was about to go to Liaodong, but I was caught off guard."
Yang Biao smiled. "So I decided to rush to Jizhou to supervise that the matter of Chang'an would be left to Wenhe and Jiamou."
Jia Xu raised his eyelids, glanced at Yang Biao, picked up the teacup, took a sip of the tea, and tasted it for a while.
"The Taiwei governs the army, the Situ governs the people, and the Sikong governs the water and soil. This is the court system. Even if you are not in Chang'an, you can arrange for someone to act on the affairs. Why do I have to be too busy? I am idle in the winter and the Taiwei's mansion is not idle. Even if I have the will, I will
There may not be any free time.”
Yang Biao and Zhou Zhong were surprised and looked at each other. "The Taiwei Mansion wants to organize the winter training?"
Jia Xu nodded. "This year is the first winter for the barbarians to become naturalized. We will organize military training so that they can understand some rules. I have asked the emperor for the order. If nothing unexpected happens, the emperor should agree. The Northern Army will turn to the battle
Yizhou also needed to add some troops and take advantage of the opportunity to train troops to select some elite soldiers and kill two birds with one stone."
"Didn't the emperor say that he would draw 20,000 or 30,000 people from the command of the General of the Fu Army to convert them into the Northern Army?"
"Now the general of the Fu Army is in Yecheng, how can he be transferred?"
Zhou Zhong thought for a while and said, "The General of the Cavalry has pacified Jingzhou. This time, the two sides should advance together, right?"
“There is indeed a plan.”
"The Northern Army is okay if it doesn't replenish for the time being. The mountains are high and the road is long, and the transportation is inconvenient. It's enough for the troops to be strong, and there seems to be no need to increase the manpower."
Jia Xu lowered his eyebrows and said nothing.
Zhou Zhong pulled Yang Biao's sleeve and reminded him not to rush to draw conclusions.
The general Zhang Ji of the Cavalry sent troops from Jingzhou to reduce the pressure on Sun Rui, and there is no need to prepare too much force. But in this way, who is the main force?
The emperor gave this opportunity to Shi Sun Rui, which was to accumulate military merits for Shi Sun Rui to take over as the Taiwei in the future. If the military merits of pacifying Yizhou were separated by Zhang Ji, the next Taiwei would probably not Shi Sun Rui, but Zhang