Hong Ya remained speechless, but Erluguan couldn't help but chuckle, "After all, Emperor Zhao is a benevolent and forgiving emperor."
Mao Shuo ignored him and continued to talk about the third decree: "This third decree is both military and political, but it still starts with farming... It means that Emperor Zhao will select many things from the imperial court for consultation, and will recruit a large number of military scholars from the army, either in groups of three or five, and will go to the surrounding military states to inspect the spring plowing under the escort of a small force..."
"Brilliant! Not only the pattern is brilliant, but also the means are brilliant!" Before he finished speaking, Hong Ya raised his voice and then sighed in a low voice. "It's really brilliant! No wonder you, Mao Zhongquan, changed your mind this morning... I just don't know if it was the writing of Lord Zhao himself, or if that Lu Xianggong has been a little better these days and made the arrangements."
"What's the difference? Isn't my husband also employed by the government?" Mao Shuo shook his head slightly, then nodded slightly. "But no matter what, it can be called brilliant."
Of course it’s brilliant! Even Eluguan nodded.
The vision is high, so there is no need to say more… Others didn’t know about the great victory at Huolu, but it had been seven or eight days, so how could Dingzhou, which was a hundred miles away, not know about it? How could the three people present not know about it? And when the great victory came, the official did not rush in for glory and success, nor did he slaughter the captives to show off his power. Instead, he focused on the farming work that was forced by the season, and did everything around farming. It really showed that he had a vision and could distinguish the primary from the secondary.
Apart from that, the means used are actually very clever.
For example, as a local official of the Jin Dynasty, you can always do it, and you should do it, whether you accept it or not. No one will say that you are wrong to appease the people, restore order, and pay attention to spring plowing.
However, there is a hint of foreshadowing and psychological suggestion.
Therefore, the second decree gave some people who already wanted to surrender the opportunity to go with the flow.
The third decree is even more interesting. The so-called inspection of spring ploughing, of course, refers to the inspection, supervision and examination of spring ploughing matters, but since it is an inspection, there must be judgment, and since it is a judgment, there must be pros and cons.
Putting aside other things, let’s go back to the Hebei local officials appointed by the Jin Dynasty. How should they face the inspection teams sent by the Zhao Song officials?
First of all, should we open the city gate to let the Song State inspection team in?
If it is not opened, there is no problem, that is the military’s business; but if it is opened, won’t the most important psychological threshold be passed?
Next, one thing to say is that he performed very poorly, which is also normal. A new emperor appoints new ministers. This is a replacement of two countries. So what if he leaves office peacefully?
But what does it mean if the spring farming work is really rated as excellent?
I can't say that I followed Emperor Zhao's orders to appease the people and supervise spring ploughing, and I did a great job, and the imperial envoy of Song State praised me for it. But then he turned around and said I was a traitor of the enemy country and killed me with one stroke, right?
In most cases, they will take advantage of the situation to stay in office or transfer to another position.
So, how about working hard and giving it a try?
Of course, this is not the end yet. The spring plowing is over, and the working group stays in one place. Can they take over and clean up the property and land that were previously allocated to Meng'an, Mouke, and Puliyan by the Jin Kingdom?
Can we further fulfill Emperor Zhao’s pre-war promise after the spring plowing?
Mao Shuo and others were not aware of these events that happened later, but just the previous considerations, just the political attitudes contained in the three edicts, and just that little bit of political manipulation were enough to shake the hearts of many local officials of the Jin Dynasty.
You have to know that everyone wants to make progress.
In short, if the three edicts were implemented, the spring ploughing issue would be remedied to the greatest extent. Apart from the spring ploughing, even the surrendered people would have a way out, thus avoiding a large number of punishments and reducing social unrest. It can also be regarded as an orderly step to transform military achievements into political achievements.
All I can say is that things have indeed changed in Hebei after the Battle of Huolu, but not as rough and direct as one might imagine.
"So, Shi Mao is worried that we leave too late, and the work team comes in right after us, which might cause trouble?" The Sixth Prince Eluguan was not stupid, but he just didn't react as quickly as Hong Ya, and he didn't have as many thoughts as her.
"That's exactly what I meant." Mao Shuo replied with a bit of embarrassment, but then shook his head slightly. "Besides that, I also want to advise my old friend... Mr. Hong?"
Hong Ya sighed in Eluguan's realization, and kept silent for a while with his head down, apparently feeling touched that Mao Shuo had not forgotten their old relationship.
But after a moment, he shook his head slightly, which made Eluguan feel slightly relieved.
Of course, what Eluguan didn't know was that Hong Ya's expression was just perfunctory, and there was no ripple in his heart at the moment... This is not to say that Hong Ya was only thinking about fame and fortune, and had never thought about staying in the Song Dynasty and settling down. He had thought so a long time ago, otherwise he would not have facilitated the surrender of Zhending... But didn't Emperor Zhao want him?
Especially after he returned to Zhending for the second time but was not summoned, this man who was almost an expert in guessing people's minds had a definite guess about the official's intentions... No matter if he really wanted to facilitate peace talks on those conditions, or it was a typical tactic of sowing discord, the official didn't want to see Hong Ya in front of him.
As I followed Eluguan back north, I was certainly excited about the possible best outcome, but more than that, I felt helpless.
Back to the present, Dingzhou Governor Mao Shuo was moved by the obscure and conditional amnesty decree from the Zhao Song government... This man was a recognized capable official, and believed that he could manage Dingzhou properly, so he chose to stay in Dingzhou and return to the Song Dynasty... At the same time, no matter how emotional Eluguan and Hong Ya were, they could only hurriedly set off after breakfast as if they were expelled.
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