In the newly completed greenhouse hall, the emperor held his hands, raised his head, and looked at the newly painted roof with his eyebrows raised, as if he was happy but not happy.

Dou Ying, who rushed over, looked at the military newspaper again and again. He wanted to speak several times, but he couldn't speak. The military newspaper was very simple, with only a few words: Liang Xiao conquered the Bingling Fortress, the Right Xian King withdrew from the Yili River Valley, hunted Jiaomi and surrendered. After the beginning of spring, he would set off to Chang'an to face the Saint.

This military newspaper was very hasty, like a hurry to get on the battlefield. Whether it was the writing format or the materials used, it did not comply with the rules. It was like Liang Xiao’s excitement after winning the battle. He pulled a piece of silk and wrote a few sentences, which made people deliver it from thousands of miles away. There were many important contents not mentioned, such as casualties between the two sides, how to distribute spoils, and especially who controlled the valley. These were not mentioned.

Is it because it's too hasty or because of negligence? Or is it because Liang Xiao deliberately ignored it?

Liang Xiao is not a rough person. He will not be able to catch up with this moment even though he is thousands of miles apart. Then there is only one possibility, which is his intention. So why did he do this? What did he want?

Dou Ying couldn't guess it, so he couldn't explain it to the emperor.

The emperor withdrew his gaze and glanced at Dou Ying. "Does Wei Qihou understand?"

Dou Ying blinked his eyes, put down the military newspaper slowly, stroked his beard, and laughed silently. "I am stupid, I only see a little bit clearly. The most unruly hunting Jiaomi bowed his head to surrender. Liang Xiao conquered the Western Regions. The thirty-six countries in the north and south of the Tianshan Mountains will be the vassal states of my Han Dynasty from now on."

"Is it true?"

"Whether it is true or not, you can know at most one year. What else can I doubt when Liejiaomiruo arrives in Chang'an?"

The emperor's eyebrows trembled slightly, his mouth tilted, and he wanted to say something, but gave up again. Dou Ying was obviously standing by Liang Xiao and talking. It was impossible for them to have any tacit understanding. At this time, footsteps outside the hall sounded, Cao Shi walked in, and Wei Qing followed closely, with a respectful expression, as if he was a servant. When the emperor saw this, his brow frowned slightly, and a hint of displeasure flashed through his eyes, and then he returned to his peace and reached out to signal them to take their seats.

Just when Cao Shi was reading the military newspaper, Prime Minister Han Anguo, Censor Li Guang, Daxing Order Wang Hui and others arrived one after another. They were all very happy to learn that Liang Xiao defeated Lie Jiaomi and pacified the Western Regions, but when they saw the emperor's face, they couldn't help but feel dark in their hearts and closed their mouths with cognitive abilities.

The Lord Father Yan, Yan An and others also arrived one after another and took their seats one by one.

After a while, Tian Fu also arrived. Seeing Tian Fu, Han Anguo and Li Guang were a little surprised. Tian Fu resigned from the position of prime minister due to illness and had been unemployed at home for more than half a year. He has always lived in seclusion and rarely showed up. Why did he suddenly appear today?

The atmosphere in the hall suddenly became strange. The people who originally wanted to express their congratulations also closed their mouths, fearing that a careless word would cause unnecessary trouble. Dou Ying saw it and suddenly felt an indescribable depression. The people here were basically younger than him, but when they looked at their appearance, they all seemed to be older than him and had no vitality at all.

"A great victory in the Western Regions, Wusun bowed his head, and the beautiful jade of Khotan was guaranteed, and the business road was unobstructed from now on. This is a major event." The emperor sat upright and talked happily. "The soldiers of the Western Expedition were outstanding and must be rewarded. How to reward, you have to get a charter. The Western Regions are far away, and it took several months to go. It was delayed too far, which would hurt morale."

The emperor chuckled: "Marquis Pingyang, Marquis Changping, Marquis of Champion pacified the Western Regions, and the matter of the Huns must be left to you. Have you ever been prepared?"

Cao Shi hurriedly bowed and bowed. "Report to Your Majesty, the preparations are progressing smoothly. You have drawn relevant maps and mastered the mountains, rivers, waters and soil. But..."

"Just what?"

"It's just that the contact with North Korea was not going well. The news I got originally said that the King of Korea was a descendant of Jizi, the remnant of Shang, but according to the news we have received now, at least fifty years ago, North Korea had been conquered by the Yan people Weiman, and the current King of Korea's surname is Wei."

"Yanren Weiman?" The emperor snorted and shook his head. "Originally, the dynasty changed fifty years ago, but we only now know that it seems that we are really shutting our eyes and listening." He turned to Dou Ying. "Wei Qihou, it seems that you are right. We should indeed encourage young people to go out for a walk and read thousands of books, which is worse than traveling thousands of miles. No matter how good the saint's articles are, without these customs and customs, they will inevitably lose their emptiness."

Dou Ying nodded. "Your Majesty said so much."

Tian Fen coughed, interrupting Dou Ying. "Although traveling outside helps increase your knowledge, it should not be too much, otherwise people will be moved, which is not a blessing for the country. Your Majesty, the Han Dynasty built a country with farming, and one man farmed but seven people had food. There are too many people with floating food. It is not a good idea to ignore the roots and seek the end."

Dou Ying sneered: "What Wu'an Hou said is not right but wrong, and I dare not agree."

Tian Fen was angry and retorted. "I would like to ask Wei Qihou for advice."

"The students who traveled are not farmers, and they are all people with floating food in Chang'an or not. The only difference is that they go out and eat wherever they go. They stay in Chang'an, but they eat rice transported from Shandong. Not everyone has 10,000 acres of fertile land and rent and tax to eat."

Dou Ying glanced at Tian Fu with disdain and turned to the emperor. "Your Majesty, I think there are not too many people going out now, but too few. The population around Chang'an is one million, far exceeding the population that Guanzhong can supply. Three million stones are needed to transport from Shandong every year to make up for the shortage of Taicang. If merchants are trafficked, the number will be even more amazing. With a scholar and a servant, a year of 40 stones, ten thousand men will travel out. Not to mention how much they can increase their experiences, the food saved alone is 400,000 stones."

The emperor frowned slightly. "I'd better talk about these details later."

"Your Majesty, this is not a matter of detail, but the fundamental."

"Basic?" The emperor looked at the others and turned his gaze back to Dou Ying's face. "Then tell me, how many scholars who went out to travel became the fundamental thing. You said just now that the food that ten thousand scholars could save was only about 400,000 stones."

"Your Majesty, ten thousand men and servants can save 400,000 stones of grain by eating it alone. What if you add drinking, eating meat, dressing, and riding on horses? So far, I know that most people who travel outside are wealthy families. They usually live in Chang'an, but they are not just forty stones per year. I estimate that such a person can spend no less than five hundred stones per year. Your Majesty might as well ask the Grand Secretary’s farmers how much the population in Chang'an changed last year and how much the food consumed changed."

The emperor did not ask Prime Minister Han Anguo, nor did the Grand Secretary General Zheng Zheng at that time. As soon as Dou Ying said that, he understood. Now the scholars who were traveling outside were mainly young people from the Chen and Dou families. These people were dressed in fine clothes and furs in Chang'an, and they were fat and lightly furs. What was the food that a person could consume 500 stones of food a year? Their horses ate more than this one in a year.

The imperial court transported three million stones a year, but that was only supplied to the court and various government offices. If the food transported by privately is added, the number would be at least twice. The manpower and material resources consumed here must be a large amount. But the emperor did not want to talk about these issues at this moment. When he was about to send Cao, Wei Qing sent troops to the grassland to completely solve the threat of the Huns. Isn’t it a waste of time to talk about food consumption?

"But, what does this have to do with what we are discussing? The army can eat in Hebei without transporting it to Chang'an when it goes to the grassland."

"Don't your Majesty want to manage the river?"

The emperor was stunned for a moment, his face looked a little bad. Why did he get involved in the river control again? This question cannot be answered. The flood in Shandong has not been completely resolved. The river control is a major event that concerns millions of people in Shandong. Even if he doesn't care in his heart, he cannot help but express his attention.

"Your Majesty, after searching for classics, understanding the flooding of rivers, and comparing them with the hydrology of recent years, although there is no confirmed evidence at present, I think that flooding of rivers has a lot to do with the population of Guanzhong. The more the population of Guanzhong, the more frequent floods in Shandong."

As soon as this said, everyone looked at each other and felt something was wrong no matter how hard they heard it. According to Dou Ying's statement, then the capital of Chang'an is the fundamental reason for the flooding of rivers? If the capital was not in Chang'an, why would the people in the world rush to Guanzhong?

Countless eyes looked at Dou Ying, including Tian Fen. Tian Fen looked at Dou Ying and felt secretly happy. Dou Ying, an old gossip, was talking nonsense and was going to cause trouble for him again.

The emperor had a calm face. "Does Wei Qihou mean to move the capital?"

Dou Ying smiled slightly and was confident. He had such an idea for a long time. The reason why it had not been announced was that this matter was difficult and involved too many problems. But now he had to say that the flood had not been resolved yet, and the emperor wanted to send troops to the grassland again. This was simply nonsense. It was true that Liang Xiao conquered the Western Regions, but how many people did Liang Xiao bring? Four hundred. During the Cao Shi, how many soldiers did Wei Qing need to conquer the grassland? If there were fewer, it was 100,000.

Is this the same thing?

Dou Ying stood up and bowed slightly. "Your Majesty, I'm brave. If you say that Chang'an's capital will be settled for one day and the flood will be difficult to cure it in one day, will Your Majesty move the capital or not?"

The emperor was stunned, his face turned red and white. He didn't expect Dou Ying to be so foolish, and he would block him in the corner without any hesitation.

If the capital of Chang'an is the root of the flood in Shandong, will you move the capital? Even if there are ten thousand reasons not to move, the emperor cannot say it. Some things can be done but cannot be said, and this is one of them.

Dou Ying looked at the emperor with bright eyes, not allowing the emperor to dodge any chance. The emperor wanted to speak but stopped several times. When Tian Feng saw it, he immediately stood up to help the emperor. "This is simply a silence. Do you have any evidence?"

Dou Ying glanced at Tian Feng and snorted: "Wu'an Hou wants to hear the evidence? Well, later, I will send someone to copy a manuscript to the Wu'an Hou's mansion and ask Wu'an Hou to correct me. However, here, I can roughly talk about it and see if I'm talking nonsense."

Dou Ying talked freely and briefly explained the history of the changes in the river. Dayu's flood control was too far away and could only be used as a legend, and there was no solid historical fact to prove it. However, the events of the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period could be roughly explained. Major events like Juehe would not be recorded in any country.

The palace has rich collections of books, not only in the history of the Qin Dynasty that ordinary scholars can see, but also in the history of other countries. Dong Zhongshu spent several months picking up all the historical materials, excerpting these records one by one, and sorting them by year. Although there are still some details that may be debated, it is undoubtedly true that the river has been diverted more and more frequently since the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period.

The most obvious connection between this is Qin's development of Guanzhong and Zhao Wei and Qin's development of Hexi. As a large number of people moved to Shangdang and the Hexi area, the time interval for Shandong's Dahe diversion was significantly shortened. The increase in the population of Hexi in Guanzhong and Hexi was significantly related to the breach of the Dahe River.

After listening to Dou Ying's argument, everyone shut up. Controlling rivers is a major event that concerns the reputation of the emperor, and the capital is also the foundation of a country. Who dares to speak easily? Not only do the ministers dare not speak easily, but even the emperor dares to speak casually. After a long time, he forced a smile and said, "So, sending more scholars out for traveling can not only increase their knowledge, but also alleviate river disasters?"

"Your Majesty said very well, strong, weak branches, and the gathering of talents from all over the world in Chang'an is of course beneficial to Your Majesty to select the best and win the talented people, but everything is too much. If everyone is concentrated in Chang'an, it is probably not a good thing. Chang'an has gathered a large number of talents. If it is just a chat, fighting cocks and horses, it is better to let them travel around the world and be heard by the court. Your Majesty, can the strategy of governing the river achieve today's results? Isn't it the knowledge that Liang Xiao has only when he travels around the world?"

The emperor raised his eyebrows and smiled in his heart. After wandering around for a long time, Dou Ying finally got back to his words.

However, he said nothing. When the river broke, the world was raging. Liang Xiao sent a mission to Nanyue to pacify Minyue in one fell swoop and forced Nanyue to surrender, which blocked the Youyou people's mouths. He also proposed that the river broke had nothing to do with who the emperor was, and helped him block the attacks of the royal family. Now Liang Xiao went out of the Western Regions with 400 people, pacifying the north and south of the Tianshan Mountains, and stabilizing the source of jade. In the face of such great achievements, if Liang Xiao was not good, he would hurt the hearts of the soldiers. If the soldiers were tired of war, even if Cao Shi and Wei Qing were loyal to him, he would not be able to fight this battle.

What's more, if you want to completely pacify the Western Regions, Liang Xiao must block the Xiongnu's way of fleeing west unless he sends someone to replace Liang Xiao. Judging from the current situation, even if there is no suitable candidate, he cannot issue such an order.

Liang Xiao just made a contribution and deprived him of his military power? What a stupid decision that only a fool can make.

The emperor is a smart man. He can deliberately ignore Liang Xiao’s contributions and ignore him, but he will not say in person that he wants to suppress him and give him a handle.

"Since that's the case, you might as well send some people to the Western Regions. If the Western Regions have been pacified, the road is clear and safe. Let these scholars walk this path and experience it personally the difficulty of the soldiers of the Western Expedition. Wei Qihou, what do you think?"

Dou Ying was slightly stunned, and then said with a sigh: "Although I am old and weak, I have always wanted to see the thousands of miles of rivers and mountains in Xintuo. If I can get what I wish, I will not be willing to die." -

(To be continued.)
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