Chapter Twenty-Eight: A Balanced Relationship
Cao Cao has always reported that he is ill recently, which has a lot to do with his overwork, but even if Yuan Yun once took Cao Qinghe to visit Cao Jie and repeatedly warned him, he still couldn't change Cao Cao's style. Books.com
As the lives of the people in the world have become better and better in recent years, Cao Cao's old father-in-law's body has deteriorated, mainly because he is too tired, and he has to ask about everything one by one.
According to history, Cao Cao's death period has also been two years, so Yuan Yun is very concerned about this matter, and there are people supervising him at all times, because he is worried that various accidents will occur due to poor information.
Looking at the letter from Hua Tuo sent by Deng Ai, Yuan Yun sighed secretly, Cao Cao's body seemed to be bad after all, only from the letter that Cao Cao was now full of gray hair, it could be known that he had indeed aged a lot in recent years.
It seems that the world is going to change greatly, and the so-called change of dynasty will inevitably be soon, and Cao Ang must be very clear about this, once Cao Cao dies, he will immediately be the emperor, this is also the consensus of many people, and even the current Son of Heaven and the Empress are very sure.
"This one has been reading all kinds of letters for a long time, since you are idle at home, you should take care of the affairs of the house, Shi Shen's wife came to visit just now, but she only saw you in the study, so she didn't dare to disturb." After Liu Yiyi finished speaking, she had already placed a booklet on Yuan Yun's desktop.
Yuan Yun glanced at the cover of the booklet, immediately laughed, and then said: "Shi Shen wants to naturalize a few Hu brothers who were born and died together, this is not a difficult thing, why do you want to send his wife to find the door?" ”
Liu Yiyi pouted, pointed to the booklet and said: "If it is just a few people, there is naturally no problem, but he wants to give more than 100 people household registration, and also ask for a second-class household registration, this is difficult to do, our Luoyang rules are very clear, Hu people who have no military merits can only have a third-class household registration, and now Shi Shen, a fool, has made more than 100 people at once, how can he not send his eldest wife over to cry?" ”
Yuan Yun was stunned when he heard this, and hurriedly glanced at the roster, those Hu people were all helping Shi Shen in the Western Regions, this is the so-called strategy of using Yi to govern Yi, but this method was not thought up by Yuan Yun, but came out of Shi Shen's not very bright head, and the result was very good, not only expanding the controllable scope of the Western Regions, but also reducing the cost of manpower, which can be described as very real.
It's just that when it comes to Luoyang's household registration, this is in trouble, and now almost all the Hu people in the Western Regions want to get a Luoyang household registration, as long as they have this household registration, they can enjoy a lot of benefits and guarantees.
For example, people who do business can be exempted from a lot of taxes, making it more convenient for them to enter and exit the original territory, and then ordinary people, so they can not worry about what king will suddenly jump out to bully men and women, if there is really a king of a small country whose brain is overheated and bullied the people with Luoyang household registration, those Han volunteers who can't find an excuse to launch a robbery will inevitably arrive under the city one day.
Therefore, Luoyang's household registration is now worth gold, and even if you really use gold to exchange, there is no way to start, because the control in this area has always been very strict, and it is naturally not easy to get a household registration, let alone a second-class household registration.
Yuan Yun pondered for a while, and finally suddenly smiled: "It's okay to send these Hu people to Chang'an for naturalization, and now under Kong Ming's governance, there is not much worse than Luoyang, the main reason is that the rules over there are much looser, and these people can still enjoy the treatment of Luoyang after entering the household registration of Chang'an." ”
Liu Yiyi heard Yuan Yun say this, and immediately laughed sweetly, this fairy-like smile almost stunned Yuan Yun, even if the old husband and wife have been for many years, Liu Yiyi is still as delicate as a girl, and her charm is getting bigger and bigger, which often makes Yuan Yun unable to extricate herself.
Feeling the heat coming from his abdomen, Yuan Yun suddenly felt that something was wrong, and the heat dissipated in an instant, and then he patted the roster and said: "Shi Shen, where is that idiot who dares to ask me for this, I'm afraid it's your idea, right?" There are more than 100 Hu people, so many people are going to be arranged together, it should be based on the promise you made to them, right? So that these people can sell their lives to make money, yes or no? ”
Liu Yiyi's face, which was still smiling sweetly, immediately stiffened, her eyes rolled in an instant, and then she smiled softly: "Lang Jun, although these people are not our clan, but they are willing to serve us to the death, now the disobedient Hu people in the Western Regions are all whipped by these Hu people, they are even ruthless to our Han people, with these people, we can do things more smoothly, and it will not cause national contradictions, what a good arrangement, but since they are effective, how can we give some benefits, right?" ”
Yuan Yun smiled bitterly, he really couldn't say anything big to Liu Yiyi, in the position of treating the Hu people, I am afraid that the Han people are a standard, that is, they are born to be first-class, and all other races are in the back row, especially in recent years, Luoyang has become extremely powerful, and this concept has become more deep-rooted.
Liu Yiyi saw that Yuan Yun didn't speak, and knew that she had acquiesced to this matter, so she didn't dare to stay longer, grabbed the roster and ran out of the study, and then naturally went to write a letter to Zhuge Liang, since Yuan Yun, the head of the family, nodded, then everything was easy to do.
When Liu Yiyi went out, Cai Ji and Zhen Mi just entered the door, and when the two saw the radiant Liu Yiyi, they immediately looked at each other and smiled, because they only knew from their expressions that Yuan Yun must have agreed to some kind of weak request, but such a request would generally bring great benefits to the Yuan Mansion.
Putting the fresh fruits and vegetables on the desk, Cai Ji leisurely stretched out her jade fingers, and then began to peel the pears with a knife, and said: "Hua Xin's eldest son, Hua Biao, sent his wife to visit today, and the concubine sent her out just now." ”
Yuan Yun was slightly stunned, and before he had time to ask, he heard Zhen Mi add unhappily: "Hua Xin's family rarely interacts with us, and today suddenly let the eldest son and his wife come over, it is to ask for benefits, it is really infuriating, their family's Lao Tzu is embarrassed with Sima Yi in the court every day Yuan Lang, but the daughter-in-law still dares to come to the door, and if she is not driven out, we are in a good temper." ”
Yuan Yun smiled bitterly and said: "The difference between this remark, the old man Hua Xin is only about things, but he has never targeted individuals, and he and Sima Yi are not in the same party, Zhen Mei should not say this casually." ”
Zhen Mi raised his eyebrows when he heard this, and said: "Why is it not a party, he has stood on the side of Sima Yi several times, and then came to target Yuan Lang you, is this not fake." ”
Yuan Yun smiled bitterly again and said: "Hua Xin often targets Sima Yi, so he only treats things, not people, if it is really as Zhen Mei said, then I am afraid my life is really difficult." ”
After explaining to Zhen Mi, Yuan Yuncai looked at Cai Ji and asked, "Why did Huabiao's wife come to our Yuan Mansion?" ”
Cai Ji thought for a moment, and then replied: "She didn't say it clearly, she just talked about the business road in the Western Regions, and said that their family didn't want to develop there before because of the relationship between the old man Hua Xin, and she came to the Yuan Mansion to inquire and see if it would be too late to take the business road in the Western Regions now?" ”
Hearing Cai Ji say this, Yuan Yunxin sighed secretly, Hua Xin is now Cao Ang's chief staff officer, almost on a par with Jia Xu, and his hands are very powerful, if their family wants to open up the Western Regions trade route, why bother to come to Yuan Mansion, I am afraid there are many reasons for this, it is not possible that his eldest son Hua Biao did it behind Hua Xin's back.
Thinking like this, Yuan Yun suddenly shook his head and said, "The next time Huabiao's wife comes again, no matter what kind of business she wants to discuss with Yuan Fu, Ji will refuse in person." ”
Cai Ji didn't want Zhen Mi, she knew a little about the affairs of the court, and when she heard Yuan Yun say this, she immediately suggested: "Why does Yuan Lang refuse people thousands of miles away like this, if we have a good relationship with Hua Xin's eldest son, maybe we can win Hua Xin over, which will be very beneficial to you." ”
Yuan Yun said with a smile: "Now what I am asking for is just a balance, the current confrontation between me and Sima Yi, in fact, many people want to see it, if this balance is broken, I am afraid that there will be more troubles, so as long as Hua Xin maintains the status quo, there is no need to ask for help." ”
After explaining these things, Yuan Yun didn't talk about the outside things anymore, but started to pull the family routine with the two wives, the old husband and wife were so affectionate, they would naturally pull out some new family routines, so soon the atmosphere in the study changed, and Cai Ji smiled lightly because of her period, and slipped out of the room, leaving only Zhen Mi with a blushing face.
Two months later, Sima Yi's relocation of the workshop in the city finally began to enter the process, and he only understood Yuan Yun's arrangement a little earlier, and he had nothing to do except hate the road construction that had been taken away in the outskirts of Dongcheng.
And this relocation is equivalent to the loss of more than half of the interest group led by Sima Yi, after all, most of the businessmen came from the east, so the road tolls in the western suburbs were immediately reduced by a lot.
In addition, Sima Yi also found that the relocation of the workshop seemed simple, but it involved a lot of miscellaneous things, and everything was very complicated, and it took a lot of energy to deal with it.
It was also from this day that Sima Yi's study began to be lit up all night, and officials of all sizes who came in and out began to flow endlessly, and it became the norm to stay awake for several days, plus the arrival of winter, soon Sima Yi got a cold, but in order not to delay the construction period, he could only grit his teeth and insist, and as a result, he suffered from some lung diseases.
In January, Luoyang finally entered the deep winter, the entire city was covered with snow, and the wild was even whiter, so that the heaven and earth completely turned into two hues, but in such weather, Cao Ang received a letter from Cao Cao, instructing him to rush to Yecheng immediately in the near future, without any delay.
Also receiving the news was Yuan Yun, and on the night of receiving the news, Yuan Yun was drunk, and when Qing'er was waiting for him to lie down and rest, he only heard Yuan Yun muttering: "The hero is dying." ”