Chapter 100 Win-win

"Your Majesty, what do you think of you now compared with the time of mourning?" Yang Biao inspired.

The emperor was stunned for a moment and did not answer immediately, but he already understood what Yang Biao meant. At the time of mourning, Wang Mang was regent, and the power of the world was in the hands of Wang Mang. The emperor was just a dispensable puppet, in the same situation as his current situation, or worse than him - although he has three thief ministers now, no one has an absolute advantage. He still has some room to move, even if Cao Qian's power is the strongest. When he was tough, there were also many loyal men who rose up to resist. Although their voices were very weak, it was better than Wang Mangshi's civil and military ministers, including the Liu clan, who stood behind Wang Mang's generation to support him on behalf of Han. Wang Mang's generation did not have such people as Ji Ben and Wei's sarcasm.

From this point of view, the situation seems to be better than the time of mourning.

However, from another perspective, it's not much better. Wang Mang controlled the imperial power, but he did not control the place. If troops from all over the country soon rose up and opposed Wang Mang under the banner of the restoration of the Han Dynasty, it was easy for Wang Mang to come and go. In a few years, his new dynasty was abandoned by those who supported him at the beginning. Now, Cao Qian, Liu Bei and Sun Quan all hold heavy troops in their hands. If this military conference wants to go smoothly and admit that their separation is the basic condition, whether it is Cao Qian, Liu Bei or Sun Quan, it is difficult for them to spit out the occupied land. What the emperor can master may be Nanyang, maybe it may be just Wancheng. Maybe it's just his palace, or nothing.

If you think so, the situation is far less hopeless than when you are in peace.

"So...what about it?" There was no excitement in the tone of the emperor, and he regained his usual feeling of frustration.

"Your Majesty, this is just an opportunity." Yang Biao did not mean to be depressed at all. On the contrary, he seemed to be more confident than the emperor. He explained patiently, "There are 800 years in the world, but how many years can the real government come from the emperor?"

The emperor grinned and smiled silently, with a bitter smile. Zhou claims to have been in the world for 800 years, but from the beginning of the eastward migration of King Ping, in fact, the next 400 years are simply nominal and real, but anyway, the Ji family has inherited the truth for more than 400 years, and how many years is the Han Dynasty? From the founding of the Gaozu Emperor, it is not 430 years now, and the fifteen years of the new dynasty have to be excluded. In his current situation, if he can be like the emperor of the Zhou Dynasty after King Ping, it is not an acceptable result, at least the big man did not die in his hands.

The emperor's tight face slowly loosened. He nodded slowly and accepted Yang Biao's opinion.

"As long as the great man's fire virtue is not extinguished, how can he know that there will be no ZTE one day?" Seeing that the emperor was a little sad, Yang Biao comforted him: "Emperor Gaozu raised his army with cloth and raised a three-foot sword to determine the world. At the beginning, what else was there besides Xiao Cao's generation? When Emperor Guangwu of the ancestor of the world rose up, isn't the situation more difficult than your majesty now? He can calm the world, rejuvenate the Han Dynasty, and create a prosperous era of Guangwu. Why can't your majesty?

The emperor smiled bitterly. How dare he compare with Gaozu and Shizu? But then again, it seems that the situation of Gaozu and Shizu was indeed more difficult than he is now. Suddenly, he remembered Sun Shao's words. Sun Shao once said, "Your Majesty, you may not be as good as Emperor Gaozu, but you can be compared with Emperor Shizu." At that time, he just thought that this was Sun Shao's crazy rebellious words. Now it seems that Sun Shao actually has something to say.

"Yang Gong, do you think... I can imitate the merits of Emperor Guangwu?"

Yang Biao blinked his eyes, looked at the emperor for a long time, and then nodded: "Your Majesty ascended the throne at the age of nine, full of the hard work in the world, and the cave reached the world, just like the situation of Emperor Guangwu in those years. As long as your majesty has confidence and your ministers work together, there is no chance to reappear in the prosperous times.

The emperor smiled. He heard Yang Biao's advice, but these were enough. He did not dare to expect to reappear the achievements of Emperor Guangwu. He just wanted to do his part to save the fire virtue of the Han Dynasty. As long as he could continue the fire of the Han Dynasty, even if he was as empty as the emperor of the Eastern Zhou Dynasty, he would admit it.

"Everything is entrusted to Yang Gong." The emperor earnestly took Yang Biao's hand.

"I dare not do anything." Yang Biao bowed to the ground and cried.

"I issued an edict to worship Yang Gong as the imperial servant, record the book affairs, hold the festival, and be fully responsible for the relevant matters of the military conference."

Yang Biao received the edict.

Out of the simple Nan'an Hall, Yang Biao boarded the carriage and did not go to rest, but went directly to Guan Yu's mansion. Although Guan Yu didn't like the scholar, when he saw Yang Biao, he was still very polite and personally went to the gate to welcome Yang Biao in. Yang Biao looked at Guan Yu, who was nine feet tall, and sighed, "General Guan, I was in Xu County 20 years ago. I haven't been able to meet you. Last year, you surprised Xu County, and I happened not to be there. Unexpectedly, we met today. Although General Guan was a young man, his prestige did not diminish when he was a white horse.

Guan Yu laughed loudly. He was furiously said by Yang Biao's praise, and he hurriedly saluted, "Yang Gong praised it. How can Yu Yiwufu be Yang's words? Mr. Yang, if you come to Wancheng, it's much better than my tens of thousands of soldiers.

Yang Biao smiled and said, "General Guan, don't be too modest. As the saying goes, only when literature and martial arts are combined can the country be stable. It's okay for me to sell my mouth. If I really want to suppress those little people, I have to turn off the power of the general's thunder. When he was in Xijing, if there was a loyal minister like the general, how could he be arrogant like Li Yu and Guo Duo? Now General Guan is trying to turn the tide, and there will definitely be a place for a general in the youth history in the future.

When Guan Yu heard these words, he was so beautiful that his heart bubbled. Although his face still had to be a little reserved, his eyes were a little warm. When he reads Spring and Autumn, what he respects most is loyal ministers and righteous people. The most desirable thing is nothing more than leaving a name in history. Yang Biao's words can be said to be scratching his itch. How can he be unhappy? He quickly let Yang Biao in. While leading the way in front of him, he smiled and said, "Yu is not talented. The reason why light soldiers raid Xu County is that he can't bear the emperor's dust. Liu Shijun accepted the imperial edict in those years, and he dared not forget it for 20 years. I just invited the sky to do it by chance. To be honest, Wancheng has been trapped by Meng De in the past few months, and Yu is really trembling. It's not that Yu is afraid of death, but that he is worried that the emperor will be involved. Yu saved him regardless of his life. If he killed his life in the end, Yu Wan couldn't take the blame.

Yang Biao looked at Guan Yu, the corners of his mouth trembled gently, and then his smile returned. The two came to the hall to sit down. Guan Yu ordered people to serve tea, and then sat respectfully in the guest seat. Yang Biao took a sip of tea and praised: "Good tea. I heard that this tea was sold for one gold and one tael in Xu County and Yecheng, and there is still a price. Fortunately, I tasted some occasionally. I didn't expect to drink it at the general's place today."

Guan Yu patted his chest proudly and said, "If Mr. Yang likes it, Yu will send some to Mr. Yang immediately."

"Does the general have a lot of this kind of tea?" Yang Biao said in surprise.

"It's not a lot, but it's enough for Yang Gong to drink." Guan Yu tried his best to keep himself calm, but his surname was obviously not the kind of city, and the joy on his face showed his mood. This kind of tea is made by my son-in-law Sun Shao. Now in the tripartite talks, his merchant ship can go directly to Wancheng. This is still last year's tea. In a few months, spring tea will be on the market, which will be called a fragrance.

Yang Biao nodded repeatedly: "I'm going to General Sun's house after visiting General Guan. So, I'm going to ask him for something with a thick face at that time."

Guan Yu laughed: "Why is Yang Gong so troublesome? Just sit down. I'll send someone to call him. Yang Gong's virtue is high. He should have come to visit Yang Gong. How can he let Yang Gong go to see him? With that, he could not say anything and called a personal guard: "Go and call General Sun, just say that Mr. Yang is here. He wants to discuss state affairs with me and let him listen."

Yang Biao smiled. Guan Yu is indeed a martial artist. Although Sun Shao is your son-in-law, he is now General Wei. How can he drink like this? However, this is his family matter, and there is no need for him to get involved.

After a short time, there was a sound of horses' hoofs at the door. Then, Sun Shao and Guan Feng, dressed in uniform, came in side by side and bowed in front of Yang Biao and Guan Yu. Yang Biao looked at the two powerful young people in front of him. He was a little strange and pointed to Guan Feng and said, "Is this one?"

"This is my daughter Guan Feng, with a small silver screen." Guan Yu stroked his beard and his face was full of color.

Yang Biao was a little angry. The woman ran around and still wore armor. However, when he saw that Sun Shao and Guan Yu did not mind, he had to hide this unhappiness in his heart and forcibly accepted Guan Feng's salute with a smile, with a slight bow, which was a return. Seeing that Yang Biao's face was not gloomy, Sun Shao smiled and said, "Yinping, it's quite rare for Yang Gong to visit. You go to the kitchen and arrange someone to make some fresh and refreshing dishes. Yang Gong has worked hard all the way. I don't think he can eat too greasy food."

Guan Feng answered and turned around and left. Sun Shao came up to the hall, sat upright, picked up the teapot next to him, refilled a glass of water for Yang Biao and Guan Yu, and then poured himself a cup of tea, picked it up in his hands, smiled at Yang Biao and said, "I've heard the name of the old man for a long time, and now it's enough to comfort my life. Please use tea instead of wine. I wish you a long life and a long life.

Yang Biao smiled with satisfaction, picked up the teacup and took a sip, and said with a smile, "The general has been mentioned many times in the children's book, saying that the general is a young hero, resourceful, generous and gentle. At that time, he thought that the child was barren. Now at first sight, I know that although he usually talks a lot of nonsense, these words are the truth."

Sun Shao smiled shyly: "Mr. Yang's words made Shao feel ashamed. Yang Gongde is highly respected and makes the world handsome. How can I afford it?

"I can afford it." Yang Biao motioned the waiter next to him to pour a cup of tea for himself and raised a glass to Sun Shao: "I greet Sun Jun on behalf of my wife, and thank Sun Jun for conveying the news of the Yuan brothers and sisters."

When Sun Shao heard this, he didn't dare to neglect it. He hurriedly returned the gift and took a sip.

Guan Yu was a little surprised. Yang Biao's politeness to Sun Shao has puzzled him. Why does his wife still thank Sun Shao? I have never heard Sun Shao say that he has any relationship with the Yang family.

After a few words of gossip, Yang Biao got to the point. He asked Guan Yu and Sun Shao for their opinions on this soldier conference. Guan Yu knew little about this. He didn't know until the emperor appointed him as a cavalry general, led the governor of Nanyang, and was responsible for the safety of the Nanyang area. Now Yang Biao asked him, he couldn't say too much. He just said a few words and handed the words to Sun Shao.

Sun Shao smiled and looked at Yang Biao seriously: "Yang Gong has been in power for many years and has read a lot of scriptures. He must have a clear understanding of the current world. My father-in-law is the leader of the army. He is invincible in the battlefield, but the power of the court is not what he is good at. As for me, I am just lucky and have a small record. I can only make up for my father-in-law. This thing in the court is not what I can understand. The reason why I invited Mr. Yang to come is to take advantage of Mr. Yang's reputation and experience to truly promote this military conference, return the peace of the people of the world, and win a respite for the scarred man.

Seeing that Sun Shao spoke sincerely, Yang Biao did not speak for a moment. He twisted his beard and was silent for a moment: "General is too modest. General Guan is a hero in the world and loyal and unparalleled. If it weren't for him, it would not have been possible to have this opportunity today. Although the general is young, he plans to move later and does it when he sees the opportunity. The timing is just right. Even those who have been officials for many years may not be able to have this insight. To be honest, I still can't believe it. I always feel that there should be a master's advice behind the general.

Sun Shao smiled in disguise. Lao Yang's eyes were called hot eyes. If he hadn't been used to these deceptions in his previous life and had not had been political power for thousands of years, he really not have grasped the timing so well. He smiled and explained, "Mr. Yang is flattered. In fact, I only did this out of a businessman's instinct, not a real insight."

"Businessman's instinct?" Yang Biao didn't believe Sun Shao's words. He stared at Sun Shao's eyes, hoping to see some information from his eyes, but Sun Shao's eyes were very clear and calm, and he had no intention of retreating at all. Instead, he couldn't help believing his words.

"Yes, Mr. Yang should have heard Ling Lang say that I didn't go to the South China Sea to fight, but to do business." Sun Shao talked talked, talking about the most contemptuous topic for a scholar like Yang Biao, but there was no trace of uneasiness on his face. In fact, business is the same as fighting and politics. It also pays attention to the timing of action. There may be a world of profit at different times.

Yang Biao listened quietly. He suddenly felt a little strange. He didn't want to deal with mercenary businessmen all his life. Unexpectedly, he could sit here today and listen to a young man talk about the commonalities between business and politics.

After Sun Shao slightly explained the timing of business, the topic changed and talked about the soldier conference: "Shao is not talented, dare to talk about this soldier conference in business. There are also several people among the merchants. The lowest-class businessmen only care about their immediate interests. They cheat and do everything. It seems that they have made money, but they can't make money for a long time. After a long time, they will be spurned and finally have no place to stand. First-class businessmen can know the long flow of water and pay attention to accumulating their own credit and capital. In this way, although he does not make money so fast, he can grow steadily, but their vision is limited to their own interests, low in and high out, which is also profit-oriented. And a higher-class businessman not only has to make money by himself, but also makes everyone profit. Such a person is never a person doing business. There is always a group of partners around him who can work with him. His business is getting bigger and stronger. Does everyone make a profit? Yang Biao suddenly caught what Sun Shao wanted to say.

"Yes, this is called win-win." Sun Shao smiled with admiration, and the words of being old and refined were vividly displayed on Yang Biao. As long as Yang Gong can find a win-win way, this military conference can be truly successful and the world can be truly peaceful.

"Is it okay to have only profit?" Yang Biao asked with a smile, "A gentleman is a metaphor for righteousness, and a villain is a metaphor for profit. Isn't the general afraid that others will say that you are profit-oriented?"

Sun Shao smiled indifferently: "Shao thinks that the benefits of the world are the great righteousness." He paused and laughed at himself, "Besides, I'm a businessman, and I'm not afraid that others will say that I'm mercenary."

"So... What kind of benefits does the general want to get from this military conference?" Yang Biao said half-truth and half-false.

Sun Shao turned over and bowed down: "Shao wishes that the emperor would give an edict and entrust Shao to form a Han sailor, ride the long wind, break through thousands of miles of waves, and make our Han's prestige thousands of miles outside the sea."

Yang Biao was stunned, and Sun Shao's words were unexpected. Throughout the ages, the King of Qin's contribution to protect the driving is the greatest. Many people rely on this credit. In the history of the Han Dynasty, there were small eunuchs who were awarded the title of princes because of their merits in driving protection. Sun Shao's credit now is more than a guarantee. He is simply a reinvention of the Han Dynasty. If it hadn't been for the practice of not being crowned as a king with different surnames, his credit could have been crowned as king. However, he is now just asking the emperor to authorize him to form a Han sailor and go overseas. He has no intention of obtaining any benefits in the existing territory of the Han Dynasty. This is ridiculous. No one would make such a request. Even if Yang Biao had been in officialdom for a long time, he didn't expect Sun Shao to think so, so he didn't have any preparation at all.

Yang Biao thought for a little and understood what Sun Shao meant. This time, the military conference was to put it bluntly, the meeting of dividing the stolen goods. On the basis of recognizing the separation of Cao, Sun and Liu, it subdivides the sphere of influence of each person. Sun Shao originally belonged to Sun Quan's side. If not surprisingly, his territory must be separated from Sun Quan's sphere of influence. Come on, this is equivalent to damaging Sun Quan's interests, and Sun Quan will definitely not agree. In order to promote the military conference, Sun Shao took retreat as a step forward. He first put himself out of the fight, at least to eliminate Sun Quan's suspicion.

No matter what Sun Shao is going to do in his heart, he can think so, at least he has the performance of the world. He would rather give up his own interests and promote this military conference, which is what he said.

Yang Biao sighed that in this era when everyone wants to dominate, a young man who claims to be a businessman can have such a mind, whether he is willing or forced to be helpless, it is worthy of praise.

"General Sun, can the win-win situation you mentioned include the emperor?" Yang Biao said with a smile, "Where is the benefit of the emperor?"

"Hahaha..." Sun Shao smiled, "Why does the old man come to test me? In the situation in front of him, the old man is like watching the fire, and your majesty is also aware of it, so why do you have to cover it up? However, since the old man inquired, Shao did not dare to hide his clumsiness. He thought that the fire of the big man would not be extinguished, which was the benefit of the emperor.

"Is it a fire that the government order that day does not go out of the palace wall?"

Sun Shao frowned: "Your Excellency, do you mean that there is a way in the world, and the government comes from the emperor?"

Yang Biao nodded and looked at Sun Shao with bright eyes. Confucius's words come from the Analects. Since Sun Shao studied from Zhang Zhao, of course he knows the basic skills. Yang Biao does not expect that people in the world can still respect the emperor as before, but he hopes that Sun Shao in front of him is a young man with great potential. If he is really a loyal minister, then as long as he is cultivated, he will be a strong force that the emperor can borrow in the future. If he is the same as those people, then there is no need to bother too much.

"My lord, I have a word to ask you." Sun Shao was silent for a long time, and suddenly bowed.

"General, please speak."

"The Duke of Lv said, 'Those who live in the world are not the world of one person, but the world of people in the world. Those who benefit from the same world get the world.' What do you mean?"

Yang Biao was silent.

"The old man thought that in the four hundred years of the Han Dynasty, could there be a former emperor who could govern the world with the power of one person?" Sun Shao's words became very sharp. Yang Biao's eyes narrowed, a wisp of cold light flashed away, and then dimmed again. He was silent for a long time, and finally shook his head.

"My lord, Emperor Wen wanted to kill the man who shocked the horse. Zhang Shizhi blocked it with the three-foot law of the Han family, which was passed down as a beautiful talk. Why do you use a word to cast up Cao Jie to list the scholars and doctors under the whole world as party members and imprison them for life? Sun Shao straightened up and looked directly at Yang Biao: "My lord, there is only this fire left in the fire of the big man. The boy is incompetent and exhausted his mind. He can only create such an opportunity to deal with this matter, but the boy is powerless, so please ask the old man to rush to Wancheng to preside over the big event. If the old man is only considering the authority of the emperor at this moment, I'm afraid that the fire of this big man can't be saved after all.

Yang Biao sighed: "I understand. General Sun, although you are not meticulous, you have a far-sighted view. It's a blessing for me to have a young man like General Sun.

"I dare not." Sun Shao said modestly, "The boy is ignorant and crazy. Please forgive me."

After a quick meal, Yang Biao left. He had figured out Sun Shao's meaning and had a bottom in his heart, so although he was a little disappointed when he left, his footsteps were very firm. Guan Yu and Sun Shao sent him out of the door. They watched him get in the car and rushed away. Guan Yu turned his head and said, "Fengxian, what on earth are you talking about? If you talk about doing business, you will talk about governing the world. What does it matter?"

"Well, how to say it?" Sun Shao scratched his head. Although Guan Yu is not a great scholar, he is not much different from a nerd. He belongs to the category of dead reading, reading and reading. He thought for a thought and explained, "Have you read Tai Gong's Liu Tao?"

Liu Tao is a kind of military book. Of course, Guan Yu has read it.

"There is a saying in Liu Tao that those who benefit from the world get the world. That is to say, whoever can find a way to benefit more people in the world, he can win the world. To put it more bluntly, whoever can bring benefits to more people can be the emperor.

"How can you say that? What's the use of benevolence and morality?" Guan Yu suddenly changed his color: "What do you say, you still look like a bitch."

(to be continued)