As spring passed and summer came, many things gradually got on track, and Liu Xuan found that for a while he had nothing to do.

In terms of internal affairs, Xun You has sorted out the population figures of Chang'an during these days, and at the same time began to pay attention to the specific situation of surrounding counties.

From the current point of view, Liu Xuan is quite satisfied with the results obtained. After all, it has not really become a troubled time. In addition, the Sili area was least affected by the Yellow Turban Rebellion. Therefore, the population of the counties and counties near Chang'an not only did not decrease too much, but was even smaller than that of the Yellow Turban Rebellion.

Usually there is a slight increase during the peace season.

The fundamental reason is that there are frequent wars in the surrounding areas and the Yellow Turbans are raging, so many people have fled here.

If it were someone else, I'm afraid I would have to worry about how to deal with the influx of people. If it is not handled properly, it will trigger a popular uprising, which will be even more troublesome.

Liu Xuan didn't care about this, and was even more happy.

Now, under his private instructions, Wang Yun personally presided over the burial of those talismans in the designated place, and then either piled large stones on them, or simply erected a stone statue. At the same time, he presided over the distribution of grain and encouraged the refugees to reclaim wasteland -

—There is still a lot of land at this time of year, and the northwest has not yet seen large areas of desertification due to war, so as long as people are willing to cultivate it, they can cultivate a piece of land that is enough to support their families.

At the same time, after Lu Bu returned to Beijing, he brought back many blacksmiths, all of whom were originally from the Niu Fu Army. The arrival of these blacksmiths also solved another problem: farm tools!

Originally, the blacksmiths were worried that if they were captured by Lu Bu and taken to the capital, the emperor would punish them as rebels. Unexpectedly, the emperor not only did not punish them, but even directly arranged new jobs for them - although it was not very easy to leave their hometown.

It's fun, but it's better than moving your head.

In addition, the imperial court had not paid them any wages, and the work might not be completed until next year. It was not easy to find a profitable business at this time, so instead of being dissatisfied, the blacksmiths started working happily.

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There are enough farm tools, there is a population, and the land still needs to be cultivated. Although the newly cultivated land cannot directly become fertile land, who is Liu Xuan? There are countless methods in his heart. If he can't solve this problem, he should clean it up quickly.

, and then take the knife and hit it on the neck to make it more painful.

Secretly sending people to do some tricks near these lands. Although the wonders of thousands of hectares of fertile fields cannot appear immediately, these lands can be turned into generally good fields, and the harvest will not be much different.

This act was originally a great act of kindness, but it was not suitable to publicize it with great fanfare at this time. However, Liu Xuan would not let go of such an opportunity to enhance his reputation, so he had made preparations early. As long as he waited until the autumn harvest, this

As soon as the scene of large tracts of land harvesting together appeared, words such as: The emperor is blessed by God, and now under the emperor's rule, he should have enough food and clothing!

To this end, Liu Xuan also asked Xun Yu to contact some fellow students. It was not enough for these people to become officials in the court, but it was most appropriate to create some rumors everywhere - scholars have a high status in the hearts of ordinary people, and they are so

It is said that eight out of ten people will believe it, and the remaining two will be dubious but will not think about what is wrong.

It can be said that if these people are used properly, the effect will be no worse than that of thousands of troops. At the same time, it is this ability of these people that has made emperors of all generations hate them.

Of course, if these people handle things beautifully and cleanly, Liu Xuan will not be stingy. This is not possible for high-ranking officials. Some low-ranking officials can still give favors, and even if it is not good enough, they can still give favors to a small official.

Xun Yu would not object to this kind of thing that showed the power of a scholar, so he went to work on it early. He didn't stay in the palace much during this period, but Liu Xuan was not afraid that no one could discuss the matter.

After Xun You recommended Guo Jia, Liu Xuan directly asked Xun You to recruit Guo Jia to the capital with a letter.

Right now, this Guo Fengxiao was sitting in front of him.

Guo Jia is only twenty-one years old this year. For this era, this age is quite embarrassing - he is already an adult, but he is not the age to start a family and start a business. Many people think that men of this age are still in the learning stage, even if

He is already quite talented, and he should be accumulating knowledge and experience everywhere. Basically, no one will reuse such a young man.

In fact, it's almost the same. In the original history, Guo Jiacai was famous for a long time, but he kept it at home until he was twenty-six years old before he was appointed by Cao Cao (Yuan Shao was recommended by Tian Feng, but he was not reused). This was because of his ability.

He has the reputation of being a great talent, otherwise it would be impossible for him to hold on until he was thirty.

"How are Fengxiao feeling lately?"

Liu Xuan sat there casually, and then looked at Guo Jia diagonally in front of him. This young man seemed very casual in front of many people, a bit bohemian, and did not pay special attention to etiquette. But in front of him, he showed that side

Everyone has restrained themselves.

After all, he is the emperor, and this status exerts extraordinary pressure on these scholars. Liu Xuan did not play any friendly tricks, he just did what he wanted. After taking the exam, he casually sealed the position of Yilang.

This position also has no fixed number of people, and its powers are somewhat similar to the emperor's advisory group. Cao Cao originally held this position.

Generally speaking, many people start as Yilang when they become officials in the court. It is also normal to determine their future promotion path based on the situation in the court at that time and the person's performance. However, Liu Xuan used Guo Jia as Yilang.

, but he made up his mind to let him be his senior consultant.

In addition, Liu Xuan also noticed that Guo Jia's health was not very good, and Guo Jia seemed to have the habit of swallowing pills, and a lot of toxins accumulated in his body. Therefore, after the school had banned him from official position, Liu Xuan

The topic turned to this matter.

Guo Jia didn't hide anything about this. Many people nowadays have this habit, especially among wealthy families. It has become a popular practice. Some people say: If you haven't taken pills, you are too embarrassed to go out to meet people! Like this

the trend of.

In addition, Guo Jia's body and bones are relatively weak, and colds and fevers are common. After seeking medical treatment, he learned that he had a congenital defect in his lungs, so he took pills more frequently than ordinary people, in order to recuperate his body.

good.

Naturally, he didn't know that the so-called pills he swallowed not only didn't help at all, but would actually make his health worse - maybe it's nothing now, and he even feels that his energy is indeed much stronger, but that's just because he is now

You are young and your body can still withstand this kind of torment. If you can no longer survive in the future, your end will be near.

Liu Xuan didn't just say: "Your elixir is not good, don't take it in the future."

Instead, he and Guo Jia talked about alchemy. He didn’t go into too much detail. He just talked about the ingredients of several popular elixirs, and then asked in a different way: "If a person swallows gold, iron, stone, and earth for many years, what will happen to him?"

Things, but I don’t know what they will become in the end..."

Although Guo Jia was unhappy, he also began to think about what effects these things would have on his body.

For this reason, there was no need for Liu Xuan to say anything more. He just asked Xun Yu to send Guo Jia away, and then Xun Yu did the rest. How could he, the emperor, have the same relationship with a subordinate?

So much nonsense? If he had some brains, he would understand what was going on.

Guo Jia naturally has a brain, and his brain is better than most, so as soon as he came out of the announcement room, he asked in a low voice what Emperor Xun Yu said. Could it be that he was really trying to persuade him not to be too obsessed with alchemy?

At this time, what Guo Jia was thinking about was not that the emperor knew Taoist mysticism, but that the Yellow Turban Rebellion that had caused trouble to everyone in the past few years might have made the court dissatisfied with Taoism and wanted to kill him, so he asked himself to be careful.

, so as not to get into trouble and be taken advantage of.

But Xun Yu's answer completely surprised Guo Jia. He even wondered if Xun Yu was joking with him?

"Your Majesty, does he know mystical arts?"

He thought about this issue for three whole days after he returned, but he still couldn't figure it out. He always felt that it was too illusory. In the end, Zhonglang Habayashi personally sent Zhang Liao a wooden box, and he believed it after reading the contents inside.

He didn't believe it at first, but Zhang Liao demonstrated the mystery a little bit, and Guo Jia couldn't help but not believe it.

Now that spring has passed and summer has arrived, Guo Jia has also lived in Chang'an City for more than a month. He has been practicing the techniques that Liu Xuan sent to Zhang Liao for some time. Although it is impossible to have any immediate effect, it has indeed cleaned up a lot of things in his body.

toxin.

Today the emperor summoned him and asked him about it. Guo Jia answered truthfully: "At first, my hands and feet felt weak, but in the past two days I have felt much refreshed."

When I first started practicing, I drank medicine to detoxify according to Liu Xuan's prescription, and I had a complete ejaculation every day. It was strange not to be soft-handed. In those few days, Guo Jia couldn't even go to court and could only claim to be sick.

At that time, Guo Jia even suspected that the emperor had poisoned him. But after thinking about it, there was no need to poison the emperor if he wanted to kill him. He could just ask the guards to chop him down. Besides, there was no need for the emperor to do that.

Xun You happened to take the time to take a look at him, and at the same time brought something to Guo Jia to help him recover. By this time, Guo Jia was sure that the emperor valued him very much.

After confirming this matter, although Guo Jia was still a little reserved in front of Liu Xuan, Bugui was much more relaxed than when they first met.

"Your Majesty summoned a few ministers to come here today. I wonder why?"

As Yilang, he is not a very high official, but he would not be specially summoned by the emperor if he had nothing to do. This time the emperor asked him to come, he must have something to inquire about. These days have been

After confirming that the emperor really values ​​me, I have to show some ability, so that the emperor knows that he is not wrong about the person.

"Oh?" Liu Xuan looked at Guo Jia, knowing that Guo Fengxiao also wanted to prove his ability, so he smiled and said: "I am sitting in Chang'an now, looking at the northwest counties in the distance, where do you think we should choose first?"

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Chapter completed!