The Reincarnation of Lu Bu at the End of the Han Dynasty

Chapter 414 State Shepherd and Jackal

Liu Yan had mentioned the establishment of the State Shepherd in the court when Zhang Yi died four years ago, but Liu Hong directly rejected it at that time.

Now that he brings up the old matter again, he has his own plan.

The current Han Dynasty is chaotic and the royal family is in decline. Staying in Luoyang is extremely dangerous. If you are not careful, you will be doomed.

Although Jiuqing had a good position, Liu Yan didn't want to be a mermaid here, so he recommended himself to the emperor, willing to be the post of Jiaozhou pastor.

Liu Yan's proposal was approved by the emperor. He vetoed the proposal before because the world was peaceful and there was no need to establish a state pastor.

However, in the second year, moth thieves headed by Zhang Jiao of Taiping Dao appeared. In order to quell this massive rebellion, the governors and prefects of various places obtained the military power granted by the imperial court, monopolized the local military and political power, and to a certain extent emptied the imperial court. .

Liu Hong was deeply worried about this. He was a person with a strong desire to centralize power. At the same time, he was also afraid that the local power would become too strong, which would threaten the imperial regime.

Lizhou Mu can just solve this problem.The confidants and the Zong family will guard the Quartet, first deal with the crisis of war in the Quartet at this time, and wait for the world to be peaceful in the future, and then put away the power.

Liu Hong took a pen to review it, stamped it with the jade seal, and agreed to Liu Yan's proposal.

After the matter was completed, Liu Yan left the palace, he was obviously in a good mood after getting the post of Jiaozhou pastor.

"Why is Tai Changqing so happy?" A person walked up to him and asked pleasantly.

Liu Yan looked at him, he recognized this person, he was the servant Dong Fu, and he had a very good relationship with him in private.

Since he was not an outsider, Liu Yan did not hide it from him, dragged Dong Fu to a relatively secluded place, and said in a low voice: "My dear brother, brother Yu has the trust of the emperor, and he is about to take up the post of Jiaozhou pastor. Now he is no longer Taichangqing. .”

Dong Fu was extremely surprised when he heard the heavy news.He didn't understand why Liu Yan would go to Jiaozhou, the southernmost part of the Han territory, to be a poor Jiaozhou shepherd without the good Jiuqing's high position.

Liu Yan saw that he didn't know much about Zhou Mu, so he explained briefly, and Dong Fu came to his senses.

Liu Yan is a thoughtful person, and taking refuge in Beijing is just one of them.What he wants most is to find a place far away from the emperor, where he can be a feudal official and dominate one side.

After dating for so many years, Dong Fu understood the thoughts of this royal family member very well, and reminded him aloud: "I chatted with Wang Qizuo a few days ago, and I learned from him that Yizhou has the spirit of the emperor, why don't you move there?" Driving to Yizhou?"

As soon as Liu Yan heard that Yizhou has the spirit of the Son of Heaven, his heart was naturally moved, but then he seemed to think of something, and sighed again and again: "I don't know something, Brother Yu has already reported to the Son of Heaven and recommended himself as the shepherd of Jiaozhou. If you are generous at this time If you have the shame to ask the emperor, you may offend Long Yan."

The emperor has a surly temper, which is difficult to figure out. If he doesn't handle it well, he may steal chickens and lose money.

Liu Yan was in a dilemma. At this time, Dong Fu gave him a new strategy: "Brother, don't be discouraged. I heard that the governor of Yizhou is frugal in Yizhou, and greed is common. Why don't you use this as an excuse to ask the emperor Explain the whole story, and go to rectify the officials."

Liu Yan's eyes lit up when he heard this suggestion, and it was a good idea.

"If elder brother achieves a great cause in the future, don't forget to promote younger brother." Dong Fu bowed his body at a right angle of ninety degrees, and made a royal gift to Liu Yan.

The almost flattering tone made Liu Yan's heart burst into joy, and he smiled from ear to ear: "That's natural."

Afterwards, Liu Yan returned the same way, and trotted to see the emperor again.

A few days later, Liu Hong issued an edict to the world, setting up four state shepherds.Among them, Huang Wan was the shepherd of Yuzhou, Liu Yu was the shepherd of Youzhou, Liu Yan was the shepherd of Yizhou, and Dong Zhuo was the shepherd of Bingzhou.

The first three were within most people's expectations, but Dong Zhuo was beyond everyone's expectations.

The emperor worshiped Dong Zhuo as the shepherd of Bingzhou, and he was not allowed to stay any longer. He immediately went to Bingzhou to take office, and asked him to transfer his subordinate army to Huangfusong for control.

Ever since Dong Zhuo refused to enter the capital last time, he has become a thorn in Liu Hong's heart. If he doesn't pull it out, he will have trouble sleeping and eating.

The imperial edict spread quickly to Chang'an, but Dong Zhuo did not accept the edict, and wrote again to defend himself, saying that his officers and soldiers were reluctant to say goodbye, and petitioned to go to Bingzhou with him to serve the frontier.

The purpose of Liu Hong's move was to cut off the military power of Dong Zhuo's subordinates. If he was asked to take all the soldiers to Bingzhou, wouldn't this move make Dong Zhuo cheaper in vain?
Naturally, Liu Hong would not engage in such a loss-making business. He sent a group of ink pens and replied in two big characters: No.

In the end, under the pressure of the court, Dong Zhuo took only five thousand flying bears under his command to take office in Bingzhou.

When he received the brief note from Huangfusong from Guanzhong and learned that Dong Zhuo was leaving, Liu Hong heaved a sigh of relief.If Dong Zhuo refused the imperial edict again, he was ready to dispatch troops to encircle and suppress Dong Zhuo. Fortunately, Dong Zhuo was still aware of current affairs this time.

Bingzhou used to be Lu Bu's territory. Although Lu Bu left, the generals under his command still guarded the land.

Even if Dong Zhuo became the shepherd of Bingzhou, once he went there, it would be difficult to take root in a short time.When Lv Bu came back, let him stand up to Dong Zhuo's Bingzhou Mu.

This was the plan Liu Hong had in mind.

However, time waits for no one.

At the end of March, Liu Hong was dying of illness. He was lying on the couch and needed someone to help him even get up and turn around.Having been in charge of the Han Dynasty for nearly twenty years, this young emperor will finally usher in his end.

Even if you are the emperor, you can't turn back the time.

Liu Hong, who was lying on the dragon couch, had someone call Jian Shuo.

Jian Shuo became the new lieutenant of the military academy after Lv Bubei begged Zhang Ju.The emperor still favors him, and the last arrest of a woman in the north of the city made Liu Hong extremely satisfied.

"How are the Xiyuan soldiers training?" Liu Hong's voice was low.

Jian Shuo didn't know how to train soldiers, but he certainly wouldn't show his incompetence in front of the emperor, so he replied firmly: "Return to Your Majesty, I have become a tiger and wolf, and I can remove all obstacles for Your Majesty!"

Seeing that Jian Shuo was full of confidence, Liu Hong believed him too.

Later, under Liu Hong's signal, Zhang Rang handed over a copper tiger-shaped token to the emperor.

Liu Hong gently touched the tiger talisman, and the breath from it was still cold.He originally wanted to leave this to Lu Bu, but now it seems that he may not be able to wait.

Liu Hong had no choice but to hand it over to Jian Shuo, and said to him: "This is the tiger talisman of the city gates around Luoyang. If there is any change, you can use this to mobilize the soldiers and horses in the hands of the captain of Baguan to come to Luoyang to serve the king."

Long before the Eighth School of Xiyuan, Liu Hong also set up the Eighth Pass School Captain.

The so-called eight passes are the eight passes of Yique, Hangu, Guangcheng, Dagu, Zhiyuan, Revolving Gate, Pingjin, and Mengjin.

These eight checkpoints take advantage of the dangers of mountains and rivers to guard the passages and defend Luoyang.

Each checkpoint is guarded by a school captain appointed by the imperial court.

After Jian Shuo took it respectfully, a flash of greed flashed in his eyes, but Liu Hong did not forget to remind him again and again: "Among the eight passes, Hangu and Mengjin are the most important and must not be missed. Have you made it down? "

In order to deal with Liu Hong, Jian Shuo specially learned some martial arts strategies. It is not enough to kill the enemy in front of the battle, but it is still okay to talk about it on paper, so he nodded and replied: "I have written it down."

Liu Hong waved his hand, Jian Shuo put away the Tiger Talisman, said "Take care, Your Majesty" again, bowed, and slowly exited the hall.

(End of this chapter)