Luoyang. ¡Ð, Situ Yang Biao and Xun Yu hurried into the residence of Taifu Huangfusong. Two young slaves in green clothes followed behind, looking worried, and repeatedly apologized to Huangfu Song. Huangfu Song was sitting in the hall, with a military map spread on the table, teaching his two young grandchildren about the geographical situation. Seeing Yang Biao and Xun Yu coming in uninvited, they couldn't help but be a little surprised. He waved his hand to signal the young slave in green to go down, then slowly rolled up the map and put it in his green bag, then chuckled. "It's a good thing you didn't bring any soldiers. Otherwise, I would have thought that His Majesty had an edict to take me in." Yang Biao said angrily, "Yizhen, I don't have time to joke with you." Huangfu Song laughed and caressed. He held the head of a young grandson and said: "Look, Mr. Yang is anxious again. He is quite angry. Go, bring the great father's good tea, cook it for Mr. Yang to taste, and let him calm down his anger." Yang Biao Seeing this, he became even more annoyed. "Yizhen, I don't have time to drink tea. The door of Situ's Mansion is almost crowded." "Mr. Wen, isn't this what you want?" Huangfu Song said unhurriedly: "The Confucian sect is determined to To rule the world together with the imperial court, we will do this at all costs. Now that your Majesty has let go, do you have any complaints? If this reaches His Majesty's ears, and His Majesty changes his mind and takes back the power, will you be satisfied?" Yang Biao said for a moment. choke. Seeing this, Xun Yu had no choice but to pick him up. He is now serving a crime, and does not have the status of an auxiliary minister, but he has no less responsibilities than an auxiliary minister - he is stationed in Luoyang with Yang Biao and is responsible for handling related affairs, especially the meetings held by virtuous people from all over the country in Lantai. He was extremely busy every day and had to assist Yang Biao in handling some affairs of the Situ Mansion. Today, Yang Biao came to Huangfu Song to discuss the war in Shandong. He had to follow him to prevent Yang Biao's hot temper from quarreling with Huangfu Song. ¡° Contrary to him, Huangfu Song is the most leisurely person in Luoyang. Nor does he have the responsibilities of a auxiliary minister. But everyone knows that he is the assistant minister, and he will be involved in all major decisions. But he didn't ask about trivial matters, he only asked about military affairs, and he only asked about general plans, and the specific execution was left to Xu Huang, Zhang Yan, Gao Shun and others. It's so leisurely that it makes people jealous. While all the important ministers in Luoyang were busy, Huangfu Song remained motionless. However, it was precisely because of his immobility that Luoyang was able to maintain stability despite wars outside and political discussions inside. Xun Yu envied Huangfu Song's philosophy of doing things, but he couldn't learn from it. "Tai Tuo, there are wars outside and political discussions at home. There are so many things going on that we cannot make ends meet. Although Your Majesty has recovered Yizhou, the taxes from Yizhou have not yet been paid, and the Situ Mansion cannot allocate enough food and grass to supply the counter-rebellion army. Can Taifu" Huangfu Song didn't have a good impression of Xun Yu, and he didn't need to be as polite as he was to Yang Biao. He asked bluntly: "How many more months can you supply food and grass?" Yang Biao and Xun Yu looked at each other. "Three months." "Three months? That's enough." Huangfu waved his hand: "Give me three months of food and grass, and you won't have to worry about it in the future." "Taifu, Shandong can be pacified in three months. "Even if Jizhou cannot be conquered, there will be no problem in Yuzhou." Huangfu Song smiled confidently: "However, we have agreed that all the taxes in Yan, Yu, Qing, and Xu will be guarded by the locals. The generals will control them. Until Yuan's rebellion is completely suppressed and the relevant garrisons are withdrawn, these states will be handed over to the imperial court. Do you have any objections?" Xun Yu's face darkened. He understood Huangfu Song's intention, which may be Liu Bian's intention. They are not in a hurry to completely end the war in Shandong. They want to use the most suitable reason during the war to clean up Shandong. Perform pressing. If the Shandong people caused such a big thing, it would be impossible for the imperial court not to retaliate against them. Xun Yu looked at Yang Biao pleadingly. Huangfu Song was from Liangzhou. He had never had a good impression of Shandong people and had no real friendship with Confucianism. When the Party was in prison, Huangfu Song also called himself a Party member. I wanted to take the opportunity to join the Confucian camp, but was rejected by the Confucian people intentionally or unintentionally. The situation is different now. It would be good if Huangfu Song did not add insult to injury. It is undoubtedly wishful thinking to expect him to help the Confucian sect. He can only count on Yang Biao, hoping that Yang Biao will take into account the overall situation and not let the situation escalate. "Yizhen, you also know that His Majesty intends to conquer the West. The Western Expedition will require a lot of food and supplies, and Shandong needs to be pacified as soon as possible. If Shandong is severely damaged, I'm afraid it will delay His Majesty's plan for the Western Expedition." Huangfu Song He smiled and pointed at Yang Biao. "Mr. Wen, Your Majesty has not yet made a final decision on whether the Western Expedition can take place. Are you a little too hasty now to use your excuses? Furthermore, by intervening in the war arrangements, is the Situ Mansion suspected of exceeding its authority?" "Although I I¡¯m not responsible for the war, but how could I not foresee something as important as the Western Expedition?¡±  "Don't worry, if we march westward, we won't allocate food and grass from Luoyang. The eldest princess and Jia Xu will be responsible for this matter." Huangfu Song put away his smile, and there was an indifference in his words that would make people thousands of miles away. "Your Majesty never expected that the noble families in Shandong could support his great cause of the Western Expedition." Yang Biao was speechless and could only sigh. A heavy dark cloud also passed over Xun Yu's heart. Liu Bian did not expect the aristocratic families in Shandong to support his western expedition. There are two explanations: one is that Liu Bian wanted to raise supplies from Jingyiliang and the four prefectures, and the other was that Liu Bian wanted to uproot the aristocratic families in Shandong. In his opinion, the latter explanation is obviously more likely. ¡°As a result, it is inevitable that Shandong Confucian will suffer heavy losses. If you want to keep your last strength, you can only count on those virtuous people who come from all over the country to participate in political discussions. He suddenly wondered whether the emperor had convened this meeting just to screen out the Confucian people in Shandong. Those who were willing to participate in political discussions and cooperate with the court had a chance of survival. Those who refused to participate in the meeting and cooperated with the court were naturally Kill without mercy? It is indeed a clever plan that kills two birds with one stone. ?¡ ?Long Kang. Yuan Shu stood in front of the camp, looking at the battle flags fluttering in the wind, feeling extremely depressed. In the battle of Suiyang, he and Yuan Shao joined forces, but not only failed to conquer Suiyang, but were defeated by Xu Huang and Cao Cao. Yuan Shao has returned to Jizhou, but he has nowhere to go. Lu Kang was in Shouchun, Cao Cao was in Zhi County, Tao Qian was in Zhunyin, and Xu Huang was pressing forward step by step, chasing from the west. Four armies were about to encircle him, and he had no way to go. Further east is Gaixia. He didn't know if this was a coincidence or a conspiracy by Xu Huang and others to force him into Gaixia and make him follow in Xiang Yu's footsteps. Xiang Yu was once Liu Bang's fierce rival, and he was also from Runan - the ancestral home of the Xiang family was Xiang County in Runan County. Qiao Rui came over and stood quietly behind Yuan Shu. "How did we get to this point?" Yuan Shu suddenly asked: "The fourth generation and the third prince of the Yuan family, disciples and former officials are all over the world. When they rise up and shout, the world responds. Seeing that as long as Luoyang is invaded, the country can change its surname, why is it reversed? Ended up like this?" Qiao Rui remained silent. He knew the reason, but he couldn't explain it to Yuan Shu. Yuan Shu was a hero, but he was preconceived and too ambitious, so he was not the best candidate to compete in the world. If you can't even tolerate your own brothers, how can you tolerate others. Seeing Qiao Rui's silence, Yuan Shu said to himself: "I know, you all think that Liu Bian is too strong. But, he has a dragon, why don't our Yuan family have a phoenix? It's just that the commoner son is not living up to expectations and only wants to gain fame. , but he doesn¡¯t want to make progress. The phoenix egg has been in his hands for so long, and there is still no sign of the phoenix bird being born. If the phoenix bird appears, Liu Bian¡¯s dragon is not afraid, how can he be defeated by Cao Cao¡¯s dragon. " He sighed: "We are deceived by ourselves even if we say one thousand, we are still deceived by ourselves. All the benevolence, justice, morality, poems and articles are empty, only strength is real. It is a pity that the hope of the Yuan family has been destroyed by my uncle." He placed his trust in that concubine, but never thought of me. I am the legitimate son of the Yuan family." Qiao Rui frowned, not knowing how to explain it. He felt that Yuan Shu was wrong. Yuan Wei did not place his hopes on Yuan Shu, not because he was discriminating against Yuan Shu, but because Yuan Shu himself did not live up to expectations. If you think about it carefully, starting from the struggle for military power in Luoyang, wasn't the initial mistake made by Yuan Shu? If he did not despise Lu Bu, how could the emperor control Luoyang and turn the tide? It can be seen that Yuan Shu did not understand why he lost. He would only blame others. Now that he is cornered, this is the fate he deserves. Are the Qiao family going to follow Yuan Shu all the way? Is it worth it to be buried with such a fool? Why did the Yuan family of the fourth generation and the third prince give birth to such a prodigal son? Is it fate? Qiao Rui had a lot of thoughts at the moment. ¡¡¡ Yizhou, Guanghan County, northwest of Luo County. Liu Bian walked slowly onto a large mound, looked at the river not far away, and looked at the golden rapeseed flowers all around, feeling very good. "Ayan, maybe there is a secret you want to know hidden here." Liu Bian said to Cai Yan with a smile: "However, I don't want you to waste your time on this. After all, this is just a transit point. It's the source." Cai Yan said with a smile: "Then why did your Majesty bring me here and tell me the foreboding dream?" Liu Bian smiled helplessly. "Yes, I am also very conflicted. I hope you can find the source directly, but I also know that if you do not trace it back step by step, the final results may be completely different and specious. This road may be the right road, but It cannot be accomplished in one or two generations; it may take several generations or more than a dozen generations to accumulate.Liu Xie came over with a puzzled look on his face: "What is the road that the emperor mentioned?" "The road to pursue the great road." Liu Bian held Liu Xie's shoulder and squeezed it gently. "Just like your practice, this is the practice of a nation. You can't rush it. Haste makes waste, and you can't expect others to do it for you. After all, your own destiny should be in your own hands." (To be continued.) Please search Piaotian Literature, the novels will be better and updated faster!