sweeping the world

Chapter 393

There is no doubt that the heart of belonging is still very important, but the real fight is actually for those who have knowledge and talents from poor families and above.This type of people may not be able to draw in benefits alone. They have their own capital. It is not difficult to win over big benefits.Fame can play a key role at this time.

The common people do not fight for it with any righteousness, they only need to provide practical benefits, such as farmers having their own land and not causing harm from time to time. People are the same about who is ruled by them, and they all have to pay taxes and gifts. .They tend to be ruled by whomever they have hope for. They only see small profits in the immediate future but fail to see the long-term. This is why people are easy to fool. However, not all rulers are willing to "fool" the people in this way.

Whether in an era when knowledge was not widespread or when knowledge was widespread, there were only a handful of people who governed the world, and there was only one person in the highest position of power.What the highest authority wants to control is the small group of officials who serve as "tentacles". In fact, they cannot control everyone under their governance. Recruiting and utilizing talents is extremely critical.

Liu Yan likes talented people very much, even if it is by robbery or captivity, he will try his best to get them. Huan Wen, Yuan Qiao, Xie An and others are such manifestations.

There is no doubt that Xie Ai is also a talented person, but his talents have not yet been fully utilized. What he did most in Zhang's Liang Kingdom was assisting others as a deputy, and his military talents were also due to the fact that he did not have the ability to lead troops. There was no chance to use his qualifications, he was recruited just because he was famous among the people.

Because what happened before and after was so strange, Liu Yan had every reason to suspect that Xie Ai's intentions were impure, but he was suspicious but could not show it.This has nothing to do with the king's demeanor, or whether it will ruin his reputation of not caring about talent. Does Liu Yan really need to understand what Xie Ai wants to do, or to take precautions before it happens, maybe to eliminate the root cause and eliminate the harm?

The existence of Ran's Qin State may be beneficial to the Han State, and Ran Min may have relapses after his surrender, but it should not be said by Xie Ai, a non-Han official or anyone with any status.Xie Ai is a scholar after all, and he can be appointed as an envoy, there is no reason why he doesn't know!

Sending Xie Ai away, Liu Yan ordered people to urgently recruit Ji Chang and Cai You, and Tiao You, who had been staying in Han territory, was also invited.

Inviting people is naturally not like a serial drama. Just say please, the next moment, no matter how far away the invited person is, it will appear immediately after being "instigated".

In fact, Ji Chang arrived near noon the next day, Cai You arrived in the afternoon, but Tiao You had been following Wang Chaan from the beginning.

When all the people who wanted to meet arrived, Liu Yan briefly explained what had happened without any concealment, but he didn't bring up his own speculation, and asked, "What do you guys think?"

"You have something to say." Tiao You is no longer Sikong, and he has no official status at all. If he insists, it is Ran Min's part.With an almost ashen face, he said: "My lord has already sent his family members to the Han territory, and even our family members have also arrived in the Han territory. The sincerity of surrendering to the king can be learned from the sun and the moon. I am afraid that Xie Ai said what my king said. It's alienation..., no! It's not fear, it's alienation at all!"

According to common sense, as a king, even if Liu Yan had doubts in his heart, he would at most talk about it in private with his confidantes, and no king would directly talk to the party being mentioned.But Xie Ai did not understand Liu Yan, and absolutely did not expect things to be like this.

"We'll talk about that later." Liu Yan didn't appease Tiao You, but looked at Ji Chang and Cai You respectively, and asked, "What do you think?"

"Liang State naturally hopes that Qin State will exist." Ji Chang was not shy and said in front of Tiao You: "Whether Liang State said it was deliberate or because of needs, it was indeed with their support that it came into being. The State of Qin. And the State of Liang has never concealed its intention to use the State of Qin as a barrier. The King of Qin wants to bring his land and guests to join the king, so it is right for the King of Liang to be anxious."

Tiao You knew that he couldn't talk too much, and could only nod his head in agreement with Ji Chang's analysis.

"The state of Qin was removed by the King of Qin himself. It was not because of anyone's criticism. The king accepted it out of benevolence and righteousness. No one can say a bad word, let alone taking advantage of people's danger." Ji Chang said forcefully: "The king is He is the lord of the Han Dynasty, whom he aids, whom he criticizes, whom he makes peace with, whom he attacks, and what does he do to others in other countries?"

Tiao You was immediately excited, not because of the domineering side that Ji Chang said, but because Ji Chang obviously took their side.

"Your Majesty." Cai You asked calmly or flatly: "What Xie Ai said is too messy and complicated, and I don't have the slightest intention to serve the Majesty."

Isn't it because of this Liu Yan that he feels weird in it?Xie Ai really wanted to come and join him, even if it was harsh, even if he didn't give any good prescriptions for governing the country, it would always be okay to use black words to vote for a certificate to reveal a little bit about the purpose of Zhang's Liangguo.But Xie Ai didn't do that, the target of the operation was Ran Min, and Xie Ai absolutely knew that Han Guo had already reached a conclusion about Ran Min.

"Let's not care what Xie Ai is trying to confuse..." Ji Chang sneered a few times, and said, "We will do what we want."

This is also true when Liu Yan thinks about it carefully. It is his fault that he is too eager for talents, and he is confused by going around.

A seemingly big matter is solved in a few words, and that is the benefit that someone can discuss.Now that they were all here, Ji Chang and Cai You simply started to report on the recent office progress, and Tiao You, who listened for a while, let them go.

"Your Majesty." Ji Chang looked at Tiao You's back and said slowly, "King Qin will know about this soon."

The reason why Tiao You was there was to let Ran Min know what was going on here.

If Ran Min is determined to belong to everything, everything is fine. If he has other thoughts, he must ask for proof if he knows what is going on here, so that he can investigate.Furthermore, it is very likely that Ran Min will be forced to act on the plan in advance.

Don't blame Liu Yan for secretly setting up such a trap.It's not easy to be a king. It's easy to die if something happens, but it's more serious to ruin the country.

Liu Yan just nodded, revealed the matter, and asked the two of them to continue reporting.

The local resettlement of Jizhou, including the appointment of officials and household registration, cannot be completed in a short time. Ji Chang just started it, mainly dealing with local wealthy families and powerful people, and will leave it to the appointed governor later.

As Cai You, who is in charge of tax revenue and financial revenue and expenditure, his first stop is to Jizhou. After having a rough item, he will rush to Yuzhou, and even Xuzhou, Yanzhou, and Liaodong will follow Liu Yan.

After the report was over, Ji Chang and Cai You left without talking too much.

Liu Yan originally wanted to go to the front line to learn about the confrontation with Shi Bin and Murongge, but Wang Meng came to report during the preparation, saying that it was Xie Ai who asked to see him.

Ji Chang, Cai You, and Tiao You were summoned and came without any secret. Liu Yan knew that Xie Ai would ask for a meeting, but he didn't expect it to be so urgent.

Liu Yan, who had finished dressing up, thought for a moment and said, "I will set up a seat in the king's chariot and let Xie Ai and the others ride together."

If you don't know what the hell is going on, please be courteous and high-profile, otherwise Wang Nian is not a foreign minister and can go up casually, let alone sitting together all the way.

Liu Yan just wants to show Zhang Zuo, observe Zhang Zuo's reaction, and maybe show it to more interested people. If Xie Ai can really come to Han to play in the end, it can be regarded as leaving behind a similar "a thousand pieces of gold to buy" The good talk about horse bones.

It is not easy for a king to travel. Even if it is for the sake of defense, there is no such thing as cycling.

The king's chariot is very large. In addition to the necessary furnishings, it is equipped with a bed-like platform, leaving a space for furnishings or meeting people.

The huge king's chariot naturally required multiple horses to pull it, and it was impossible to have ventilation on all sides. It should be tightly closed, but Liu Yan just let the windows on the left and right sides be opened.

Xie Ai hadn't said a word since he got in the car, but he didn't look flustered, he could only say he was very calm.He was sitting on his knees, observing the king's chariot, and through the window he saw Zhang Zuo's chariot accompanying him. After a long silence, he finally spoke: "Your Majesty, you are worried about Ai, why do you want to see him?"

"Few people love talents." Liu Yan actually waited for a while, but he listened to the opening remarks of a very second-rate romance. It is absolutely true to say that patience will be almost worn out.He said very seriously: "I really love talents, but I don't like being fooled."

"Who likes to be fooled?" Xie Ai remained calm, his hands were always on his thighs, and his body was sitting upright: "Ai knew that his actions would be doubted, and he also knew that he was suspected of being a villain, but what he said was Truth."

Liu Yan's patience was actually gone, but he still had the magnanimity of a king. He didn't curse on the spot, and even treated Xie Ai politely, but no matter what Xie Ai said, he would turn a deaf ear to it, and he should completely ignore Xie Ai next. Ai.

"Your Majesty should have doubts. He didn't capture and kill Ai. In fact, Ai was quite surprised. Now that he has lost all patience, he still treats Ai courteously, which makes Ai see the demeanor a king should have." Xie Ai's hand Finally moved, regardless of the surprised expression of Zhang Zuo who was watching from a distance, he bowed deeply and said: "When talented people recommend themselves, they have to show off their knowledge or make surprising remarks, all for the purpose of attracting the attention of the king. Attention. What Ai said before is for the present.”

Liu Yan quietly looked at Xie Ai who bowed down and said nothing.

"Han has sufficient national strength to support wars everywhere, and it also has a strong army to guarantee conquests in all directions, but seeing that the national policy is chaotic, Ai now has a word, and I will give it to the king." Xie Ai said and stood up again, confronting Liu Yan Looking at it, he continued: "Meng Liang, He Jin, Yu Dai, Attack Zhao, Yu Yan."

Liu Yan didn't hear anything enlightening, but he was a little interested.

Xie Ai stopped talking, but just looked at Liu Yan quietly.

"I'm going to write a letter to the King of Liang and bring Mingda's family to Han." Liu Yan looked at Xie Ai with bright eyes and asked, "Are you willing?"

Just for the ten words "Meng Liang, He Jin, Yu Dai, Attack Zhao, Yu Yan", Liu Yan felt that it was absolutely necessary to take some risks, and it would be even more appropriate if Xie Ai's family members came.

……Dividing line……

The title of the chapter refers to something Xie Ai did in history. He was one of the few Confucian generals who really accomplished great things during the Five Husties period.

(End of this chapter)