Xun Yu continued to move forward and walked to Situ's Mansion. Chang'an City originally had only the Prime Minister's Mansion, but there was no Situ's Mansion. After the emperor moved the capital, he placed the Situ's Mansion in the east gate of Weiyang Palace for easy summoning. Situ Shi Sun Rui was detained by Sun Ce in Jiangdong for several years, and the emperor never arranged Situ. Situ's clerk Liu Ba became the head of the Situ's Mansion, and in fact he was the nameless Situ. The reason why he did not appoint him as Situ was because his qualifications were too shallow and it was difficult to convince the public.

Shi Sun Rui is coming back, and the emperor is willing to promote him to the Grand Marshal and in charge of military affairs. The position of Situ cannot be left empty anymore. According to the rules, Sikong Zhao Wen should take over as Situ. Thinking of Zhao Wen, Xun Yu felt a little uneasy. Zhao Wen once mentioned something to him. Guo Jia asked Zhao Wen about growing tea. Now Yang Xiu discovered wild tea in Lushan again, and Mrs. Yuan also invented a new method of making tea. Is there any connection between this?

While thinking, Xun Yu walked into Weiyang Palace and came to Situ Mansion. Liu Ba was busy, but when he saw Xun Yu coming in, he was not surprised and asked him to go to the small seat of the back hall. Xun Yu often came and did not be polite. He sat down in the back hall and found his subordinates to boil water and make tea. When the water was almost boiling, Liu Ba came in, rolled up his sleeves covered with ink, and washed his hands in the basin of the water beside him.

"Where did this glass cup come from?" Liu Ba saw the glass cup on the table at a glance, stepped forward and picked it up, looking at the sunshine carefully. "Good cup, very clean and there are few bubbles." He bent his fingers and flicked it lightly, his voice was as crisp as a chime, and it lasted for a long time. "The treasures of the Great Qin?"

Xun Yu shook his head. "New products of Runan Workshop."

Liu Ba's eyes flashed. "Did Yang Xiu give it?"

Xun Yu nodded and told him what he had just met Yang Xiu. Liu Ba listened carefully and said with a smile: "This is for me."

“Is there a way to deal with it?”

"Let me think about it." Liu Ba said. Xun Yu asked someone to wash the cup with boiling water, take out the bamboo jar, pour some tea leaves, and pour half a cup of boiling water. The tea leaves churned in the hot water, stretched out, and floated up and down. Liu Ba looked quietly, his eyes flashed slightly, but he said nothing. Xun Yu made tea and took someone to deliver one of the cups to Liu Ba. Liu Ba sniffed it, took another sip, closed his eyes, tasted it, and nodded.

Xun Yu looked at Liu Ba without saying a word.

Liu Ba put down his cup. "Lingjun, since last year, many places in the four counties of Jiangnan in Jingzhou have started growing tea. It is still in the trial planting stage, but judging from the location they chose, the picture is quite large. Within three or five years, I am afraid that tea will be planted in places where I can grow tea."

"so much?"

"Yes, so I was thinking, maybe Sun Ce discovered the business opportunity of tea and needed a lot of tea."

"What are your plans?"

"Growing tea takes time. Before Jiangnan can produce large amounts of tea, we have at least three to five years. The weather in Guanzhong is cold, but Yizhou is suitable for growing tea, so the foundation is good. If we collect a large amount of tea from Yizhou and then find the place where Sun Ce plans to sell tea, we can get the first place."

Xun Yu nodded and said, "Planning is a good plan, but unfortunately it is not a long-term plan." But he thought of the incident of "Huanglong meets Qiao" in his heart, which adds three more anxiety. All kinds of signs point to Yizhou at the same time. Could it be that Cao Cao is really the biggest trouble in the court? Sun Ce is like his name as a little overlord, but he just repeats the story of Xiang Yu?

Liu Ba smiled bitterly. "Now there is no long-term solution. Guanzhong practices the family law of scholars and fishing out of the lake. If the victory or defeat is not decided within three to five years, the court can only stay in seclusion. It is unlikely that it will take the initiative to win when Guandong is in chaos."

"Do you think Kanto will be in trouble?"

"I dare not assert, I can only say that I hope so." Liu Ba raised his glass cup, took a sip, thinking. "People's hearts are not enough, and you and I know how greedy the aristocratic families in Guandong are. If Sun Ce handles it improperly, it may not be without his own turmoil. The thousand-foot dike is broken by the holes of ants. The three families divide Jin and the Tian family replaces Qi. There are countless examples of this."

Xun Yu looked at Liu Ba in surprise. The sentence "A thousand-foot dike is broken by an ant's hole" comes from "Han Feizi". Liu Ba quoted it so naturally. It seems that he has been very concerned about the Legalist knowledge recently. However, judging from Liu Ba's financial management methods, it should be said that he was originally the shadow of the Legalist, and his style is basically the continuation of Sang Hongyang.

However, although Liu Ba's statement is straightforward, it is also true. Sun Ce is strong and faces head-on. The court has no hope of winning, but it is not without a way out. Sun Ce has many internal hidden dangers, and once it is not handled properly, it will collapse faster than rise. This was the case with Xiang Yu back then.

Xun Yu was mixed with joy and sorrow.

"Zichu, you should be more careful about this glass cup and come up with a way to deal with it as soon as possible." Xun Yu took back his mind and reminded: "There is not much money in Guanzhong, and the only thing that is valuable in Guanzhong is grain. Once the food is out of the way, it will not be a good thing for us."

Liu Ba laughed: "So I said that if the law of this scholar family is not thorough, it is ultimately a hidden danger."

Xun Yu smiled bitterly. He was also thinking about this question. The emperor implemented the method of the scholars in Guanzhong, which was similar to the Qin farming war, but was not thorough. The royal family and the powerful Guanzhong were retained. They had a large amount of land in their hands that were not controlled. Yang Xiu probably saw this flaw and wanted to exchange the food in the hands of the royal family and the powerful with luxury goods such as glass cups, forcing them to occupy the land of the scholars and make the system of the scholars end in failure.

If they succeed, Guanzhong will collapse without fighting.

Should we continue to implement the family law of scholars and family, carry out the strategy of farming and war to the end, follow the old path of Qin again, or stop the horse and return to the lost path? Xun Yu is in a dilemma. It seems that farming and war is almost the only opportunity for the court to save himself, and Qin defeats the six countries and unify the world, which is a successful example. But that is definitely not the situation he hopes to see. He does not want the tragedy of his ancestor Xun Qing to do it again.

But he also knew that this matter was final, and even the emperor had the final say. The emperor might not have seen this, but he couldn't help but be unable to turn back. He could not just give up the hope of revival and wait for the 400-year foundation of the Han Dynasty to be destroyed in his own hands. As long as there is a front-line opportunity, he will definitely do his best. But did he know that the real threat may not be Sun Ce, but Cao Cao? All his efforts to save the Han Dynasty may only provide opportunities for Cao Cao's rise?

Could it be that the Han Dynasty is destined to perish, and no matter how hard the emperor tries, he cannot change this result?

Xun Yu was very desperate. He thought for a long time, raised his hand and waved it gently, signaling Bao Chu and others to retreat. Liu Ba understood and asked the subordinates to retreat, and only the two of them were left in the hall. Xun Yu told the story of "Huanglong See Qiao". Liu Ba was also surprised, but he quickly returned to his peace and said quietly: "If this is really the destiny of heaven, the destiny of heaven cannot be violated. If it is not the destiny of heaven, why should I look forward to it and hesitate? Let me solve the urgent problem and think about the future again."

Xun Yu frowned and asked back, "Are you and I just care about the situation in front of us and ignore the future? Since that's the case, why should we save the Han?"
Chapter completed!