Chapter 1246: Observing the Wind
Chapter 1246: Observing the Wind (Additional Chapter 5 for Alliance Leader Yu Yuanchuyu)
"'Guanfeng' means 'to observe the customs of the people.'" Outside the main hall of Guanfeng Palace, Wang Yan stroked his beard with a smile, looked at Yan Han affectionately, and said.
Yan Han looked around silently without saying a word.
Guanfeng Hall is the main building of the Bianliang Palace, where court meetings were held and the appointment of nobles and prime ministers was held.
In Yan Han's opinion, it is similar to the Taiji Hall in Jianye Palace, but not as good as the Taiji Hall in Luoyang.
A secondary capital is just a secondary capital after all.
"In the past thirty years, have you observed the customs of the people?" Yan Han suddenly asked.
Wang Yan pondered for a moment and said, "The people in the north are strong and brave, and they do not value empty talk. They also advocate the selection of people based on their talents. They are indeed different from those in Jiangdong."
"It's not just different from Jiangdong, it's also very different from Luoyang thirty years ago, right?" Yan Han said, "I don't know how you, Wang Yifu, have survived all these years. Most of your skills lie in your mouth, but you can still be the prime minister. I wonder if the customs in the north have changed."
Wang Yan laughed and did not refute, and invited everyone to take a seat.
Today's main purpose is to entertain the surrendered people, and the only people from Daliang who are accompanying are Prime Minister Wang Yan, Shangshu Ling Chu Huo, Zuo Pushe Liang Fen, Chen Jing, Minister of Personnel Mao Bang, Shizhong Yang Man, Liu Runzhong, Huangmen Shilang Yin Yuan, Zhongshu Ling Le Kai, Zhongshu Shilang Shen Ling, Imperial Censor Pei He, Zhongcheng Imperial Censor Lu Rong, and Du Shuijian Fan Ben.
The Privy Councilor Chen Yougen, the generals of the imperial guards in the capital, General Guangwei Zu Yue, and Lieutenant Sima Zuhuan of the King of Chu also came.
Huan Yi and his son Huan Wen were "special guests" and were also present.
The accompanying personnel were very representative, including aristocratic families, new military nobles, disciples of the emperor, and representatives of the Hu people. Some of them had other labels, such as the father and son of the Huan family and the uncle and nephew of the Zu family who returned north after migrating south, Shen Ling, a southerner who served in the north, old acquaintances from Luoyang in the late Jin Dynasty, and surrendered officials from Shu, etc. In short, they were very representative.
The people who surrendered from Jiangdong were mainly Sima Pei, and there were also dozens of others including Yan Han, Liu Wei, Liu Qun, Wang Xizhi, Ying Xuan, He Chong, and Lu Wan.
After everyone sat down one by one, the palace servants began to serve the dishes.
Before Shao Xun arrived, Wang Yan greeted everyone. He glanced at Sima Pei and said, "The Earl of Linyi has been in the south for many years. Do you still know the delicacies of the north?"
Sima Fei had been canonized as the Earl of Linyi, which made him feel greatly relieved. At this moment, he felt a little reserved when he heard Wang Yan's words, and smiled apologetically, "I'm sorry that I made a fool of myself, Prime Minister."
People are strange. Sima Fei was originally uneasy and thought about death, so he could pretend to be strong sometimes. Now that he knows he will not die, he is not as natural as before. He is cautious in everything, which makes the officials from Jiangnan who surrendered sigh secretly. Those who are emotional have already shown sadness on their faces, but they dare not show it.
"Shiyao." Wang Yan looked at Lu Wan again and said with a smile, "Can you eat some cheese today?"
Lu Wan's face changed, but he grabbed the cheese in front of him, put it in his mouth and ate it. After swallowing it, he said, "I am honored to have received the cheese, which is sweeter than delicacies. I heard that the eight delicacies of Zhou Li were delicious, and now I know that the delicacies of the king and nobles are authentic. How fortunate is it?"
Wang Yan laughed out loud.
After laughing, he wiped the corners of his eyes with his sleeves, as if tears were coming out of his eyes. He looked around and asked, "In this prosperous time, I wonder if there are any pines and cypresses planted in the fields?"
Upon hearing this, Shen Ling smiled bitterly and sighed. Today, Wang Yifu was targeting the Jiangdong gentry everywhere, and he probably knew the reason.
One is that Wang Dao invited Lu Wan to eat cheese. After Lu Wan returned, he wrote a letter saying that he felt exhausted all night after the meal and almost turned into a "ghost".
Secondly, in the past, Wang Dao wanted to marry Lu Wan, but people said that pine and cypress could not grow on a small mound (there are no pine and cypress in a mound, which means that a poor family and a noble family cannot marry each other), fragrant grass and smelly weeds cannot be put together (fragrant grass and yew are kept in different containers, which means that gentlemen and villains cannot live together), and our Wujun Lu family cannot be in the same boat with the Langya Wang family ("it is not right to be the beginning of incest"). This reply was actually quite harsh.
I didn't expect Wang Yifu to bring up the old matter again, which was a bit rude.
But Shen Ling smiled bitterly, and the warriors present burst into laughter.
General Miao Yuan of the Right Imperial Guard laughed so hard that his belly burst out, and said, "Times have changed. Now Xun and Yu can also be used in the same way, Minister Liu?"
"Your mother..." Liu Runzhong almost blurted out a curse word, but he quickly stopped and said angrily: "General Miao climbed up to the royal family, and now he looks down on my Shangdang Liu family."
Miao Yuan raised his glass to toast Liu Runzhong from afar.
Liu Runzhong drank it all in one gulp. Military men often speak without thinking, and a glass of wine is all they can handle for a trivial matter.
Lu Wanze's face was stiff.
The other surrendered officials also looked at each other in dismay.
However, Lu Wan quickly adjusted himself. He smiled and said, "Your Majesty is right. In the past, Yu dug the Dragon Gate, moved mountains and filled the sea. Peihu can also be the foundation of the Five Sacred Mountains. If we can get the soil from the East China Sea, why worry about not having pines and cypresses growing in Peihu?"
After hearing this, Shangshu Zuo Pushe Liang Fen glanced at Wang Yan out of the corner of his eye.
They are not pushovers, and there is a hint of sarcasm in their words, saying that only the "soil of the East China Sea" can make pines and cypresses grow on a small mound. The implication is that if the Wujun Lu family wants to marry, it must be the East China Sea Shao family, and you, the Langya Wang family, are not worthy!
When these words were spoken, the warriors did not react for a moment, but soon someone whispered and explained to them.
So everyone burst into laughter again. This group of heartless killers really made everyone laugh, the people of Wu and the scholars of the north.
Wang Yan was about to say something when he saw the attendant enter the hall and shouted, "The emperor has arrived."
Everyone then calmed down.
Shao Xun had been listening outside for a while, and when he came in he laughed, "You guys are all very talkative."
"Your Majesty." Everyone bowed. "No need to be polite." Shao Xun sat behind the imperial desk, glanced around, and said, "As the poem says, 'The kite flies to the sky, the fish leaps in the abyss', each has his own place and the way of life runs parallel, why do we argue? Besides, the clouds of Langya are connected to the clouds of Wuhui? The people of Wu are also my children. When the northerners and southerners complement each other, things will be accomplished. Come, drink this cup."
After saying that, they raised their glasses to each other.
"Drink this cup to the full." Everyone responded.
After putting down his wine glass, Shao Xun glanced at Sima Pei and asked, "The Earl of Linyi has been in Beijing for a few days. Are you getting used to it?"
As he was speaking, a palace servant had already served him a dish: water shield soup and sea bass sashimi.
When Sima Fei saw this dish, his eyelids twitched and he immediately said, "Your Majesty has received the mandate of heaven, and I am honored to be honored by your glory. I have absolutely no intention of eating water chestnuts or sea bass."
Shao Xun nodded with a smile and said, "This is made by the kitchen in Jianye Palace. I also love Jiangnan cuisine."
Sima Fei kept apologizing with a smile.
Shao Xun had already gotten the result of the test, so he stopped making things difficult for him. He looked at Lu Wan and said, "Jiangnan has just been settled, but the people are not convinced. Does Shiyao have any advice for you?"
Lu Wan was silent for a moment, then said, "Your Majesty has cleared the world and made greater contributions than Emperor Wu of Han. If you want to reward your meritorious officials, I dare not refuse your respect!"
Shao Xun shook his head and said, "Shiyao is angry, I sincerely ask for your advice."
Lu Wan glanced at him, and after a moment's hesitation, he said, "Since Your Majesty has asked, I will speak frankly."
"But there's no harm in talking."
"First, there are many school fields in Jiangdong. Although they are entrusted to a certain family, they are not the property of the family alone. The income from the fields is not only used to provide education for the children of the family, but also to educate the barbarians. Taking them away may damage culture and education."
"Secondly, I have heard that Your Majesty values commerce. The Gu family of Wu County is good at trading. Most of the products produced in the mountains and forests are turned into paper, tea, bamboo, lacquer and other products. Taking them away may hinder the trade route."
"Third, the various tribes in the south of the Yangtze River opened up the wasteland and several generations of hard work to achieve today. The Yu family in Kuaiji once used their own money to build a cofferdam to facilitate irrigation for the people, so they were highly respected by the people. There is a folk song saying that 'Yu Gong built the cofferdam, and thousands of families had food'. If the owner is suddenly changed, the people may resent it."
"Fourth, Sima Yan implemented the land occupation system in the past, allowing the nobles to protect the land and provide shelter for their guests. Your Majesty established the military merit system, which allows officials with honors to exchange their ranks and titles. Governing a large country is like cooking a small fish. In my humble opinion, -"
At this point, Lu Wan raised his head, glanced at Shao Xun, and said, "Your Majesty can reward the meritorious service with newly reclaimed land in the south of the Yangtze River, and preserve the ancestral property of the old clan. In this way, the 'new and old co-governance' will be joyful."
Shao Xun said unhappily, "You said to preserve the ancestral property of the old clan. Do you want me to follow the example of King Jiangdong and Ma sharing the world?"
Wang Yan coughed lightly, feeling a little embarrassed.
"Your Majesty is wise and enlightened, how can you compare to the Sima family? In the past, Emperor Wu of Wei established military farms in Xuxia, which strengthened the army without harming the Yingchuan gentry. Why doesn't Your Majesty follow suit?" Lu Wan said.
"How do my contributions compare to those of Wei Wu?" Shao Xun asked.
"Wei Wu is not as good as Your Majesty."
"If that is the case, why do you keep promoting Wu?"
"Zhang Liang once advised to move the capital to Guanzhong, not for the Chu people, but for the Han Dynasty. I am making this suggestion now because I am afraid that changes in the south of the Yangtze River will affect your virtue." Lu Wan replied.
"What if I divide the land by force?" Shao Xun asked again.
Lu Wan was silent for a moment, then said, "Wherever your majesty's military might goes, there will be peace."
Shao Xun smiled and said, "I will issue the "Edict on the Land Affairs in Jiangnan". If you take this edict back to Jiangdong and persuade the tribes, I can give your family more land in Helong, and I can also issue an edict to the descendants of the Lu family. The imperial court's prestige in Fuhan, Xiping and other places is difficult to reach. The barbarians have repeatedly encroached on pastures and fertile land. It is hard to prevent them. We need the well-dressed and upright families to move west to curb the bandits. What do you think?"
"Your Majesty has given an order, how dare I disobey it!" Lu Wan secretly sighed that his last effort did not work. The Jiangdong nobles should not blame him, as Emperor Liang was determined to divide the land.
"I am not lying." Shao Xun said, "The Hehuang Valley has sweet water and fertile soil, and there are thousands of acres of fertile fields. In the past, there were great families such as Wei, Guo, and Ma, but now they are all gone. Your ancestors were also martial. Lu Xun and Lu Kang were both outstanding at the time, and they fought against the Wei and Jin dynasties without losing. Now we should revive our forces. When we move west, I will allow you to bring thousands of your troops with you."
"Thank you, Your Majesty, for your grace." Lu Wan said in a deep voice.
Shao Xun laughed again.
Lu Wan thanked him for his "great favor" by moving his entire family west to Hehuang. Was that true? He didn't believe it.
But he doesn't care.
Not to mention Hehuang, there are also people going to Gaochang!
According to the latest news, the troops from all directions attacked Kuaiji, and the Yu clan of Yuyao had already fallen to their knees. Shao Xun ordered them to move their clan to Gaochang County. This was because Shazhou reported that there were many Hu people in Gaochang, and the people were in a bad state, so they requested to move the big clans in the Central Plains.
Why must it be the big families and not the retail people? There are reasons for this.
Large clans are more likely to gain a foothold in the local area and have stronger assimilation capabilities. The Yin, Fan, Li, Ma and other clans in the counties of the Hexi Corridor all migrated there during the Han Dynasty, so Shao Xun naturally had to follow suit.
This matter has been decided and there is no possibility of changing it.
(End of this chapter)