Great Military Division

Chapter 254 Return to Nanyang, choose an auspicious day, and become emperor!
Liu Bian suddenly remembered a story his teacher told in class when he was in junior high school.

During the Spring and Autumn Period, King Wen of Wei asked the famous doctor Bian Que:

All three of your brothers are good at medicine, which one is the best?
Bian Que replied: The eldest brother is the best, the middle brother is the second, and I am the worst.

King Wen asked again: Why are you the most famous?
Bian Que said: Eldest brother treats the disease before the onset of the disease, so the name cannot be publicized;

When Zhongxiong was treating illnesses at the initial stage of his illness, people thought he could only treat minor illnesses, and his name was only heard in the village;
I treat diseases when they are seriously ill, and I perform major operations, so I am the most famous.

The real wise man may really be unknown.

They deeply understand a truth:
Take precautions before they happen.

Control after the event is not as good as control during the event, and control during the event is not as good as control before the event.

Only by eliminating hidden dangers in the bud can we win the greatest victory at the least cost.

Historically, although Xi Zhicai did not take refuge in Cao Cao for a long time, he helped Cao Cao, from a baseless vassal to a vassal in Yanzhou who could compete with Yuan Shao and Yuan Shu.

It's not easy!

This is the first time that Liu Bian has developed a strong interest in Xizhicai.

He looked at it with great interest, the thin man in front of him, it was hard to believe that such a thin body could support the development of Cao Cao's career in the early stage.

Amazing!
It's really amazing!
"teacher."

Immediately, Liu Bian asked secretly: "What about Guo Jia? What kind of person is he?"

The Alliance of Military Division explained: "Guo Jia's information mainly comes from history, including his strategy, character evaluation, etc., supplemented by the Enneagram analysis, the experts came to the following conclusions:"

"Guo Jia's personality analysis is not as obvious as that of Xi Zhicai. He belongs to the intersection of two personalities. He is a typical rational type, and he also has a self-styled personality."

"Guo Jia can really look at the world with a cold eye. He likes to stay away from the crowd and emotion. He likes to think and analyze. He doesn't have high requirements for material life and likes the satisfaction of spiritual life."

"This point can be seen from the fact that he likes to take Wushisan. It is a slow poison, but it can make people feel ecstatic. It originated in the late Han Dynasty and the Three Kingdoms period, and flourished in the Wei and Jin Dynasties."

"also."

The Alliance of Military Division emphasized: "Guo Jia's character is also accompanied by a certain ego personality. In a sense, it is a bit like an artist's temper."

"This kind of person has an extremely rich imagination, likes to create and indulge in his own world, and then constantly self-awareness, self-reflection, and self-exploration to improve the world."

"Based on Guo Jia's historical data and the on-site question-and-answer dialogue, the experts deduced that the world Guo Jia created in history is Cao Cao's exclusive intelligence agency."

"The School Affairs Office controlled by Guo Jia is to spy on people's hearts and characters through events, and to control people's hearts to increase the success rate of his schemes and make him famous all over the world."

"For example, he speculated on the death of Sun Ce, the infighting between the Yuan brothers, and the expedition to Wuhuan, and he predicted that Liu Biao would block Liu Bei. All of them were based on the judgment of people's hearts, and even the discussion of ten victories and ten defeats was aimed at controlling Cao Ying's people's hearts. .”

"This is a super high technology, even experts in modern society can hardly do it!"

The Military Division Alliance made a simple comparison: "In a sense, the expert's intelligent event processing model is a kind of intelligent analysis software for planning things, while Guo Jia's brain is a kind of intelligent processing system for planning."

"Of course, the expert's intelligent analysis software for planning affairs includes consideration of people's hearts, but the proportion is not very large. It is really because people's hearts are unpredictable. Once the proportion is too large, the reliability of the system will inevitably be reduced."

Liu Bian was overwhelmed with admiration, and thought to himself: "Dare to ask the teacher, does the expert have any advice for these two people?"

The military division alliance said softly: "Yes! At the beginning of the new dynasty of Master Bian, it is a time when there is a shortage of manpower. Experts suggest that Xi Zhicai cooperate with Xun Yu, share the burden on Xun Yu, and be the prime minister of the government affairs of the new dynasty."

"Secondly, considering Guo Jia's characteristics and the internal and external hidden dangers of the new dynasty, it is time to build our own intelligence system. This matter can be handed over to Guo Jia."

Liu recognized it in his heart, and secretly heaved a sigh of relief.

Immediately.

He raised his eyes to look at Guo Jia and Xi Zhicai, and saw that the other party looked suspicious, obviously because he was confused by his long silence, but he didn't dare to disturb him.

Cough!

Liu Bian deliberately coughed twice, pretending to be in a daze, and turned to look at the two of them: "Well, let's talk to each other. Now that the Nanyang New Dynasty is about to be established, how will we start the work next?"

"You can speak freely, combining your own understanding and what you are best at. This will make it easier for you to make arrangements for you and make the best use of your talents."

Finally back to the topic.

The two breathed a sigh of relief, and then glanced at each other.

Xi Xian nodded and nodded: "Since that's the case, let me talk about it first."

Liu Bian was full of curiosity about Xi Zhicai, and said kindly: "Yes, then Zhicai will speak first."

Xi Xian was clearly prepared, and answered fluently: "The new dynasty was first established, and His Highness is naturally ambitious, but this is not an easy process, and the court needs to solve too many problems."

"First of all, there is a serious shortage of officials, and it is difficult to support the affairs of all parties. His Highness is bound to issue an edict to recruit talented people from all over the world into the new dynasty, but its ability is open to question."

"Secondly, His Highness's incident against the Kong family in Nanyang has now spread all over the world. His Highness must have his own way of screening and sorting out the noble families in Nanyang, but how to really stand up and get rid of the dependence on the aristocratic family is still a huge challenge. challenge."

"The people's livelihood, the military, Nanyang's internal and external relations, etc., all these factors that affect the stability of the new dynasty must be considered in place, and they must be put into practice as soon as possible."

"Further."

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Barbara.

If Xixian doesn't open his mouth, it's enough. Once he opens his mouth, there will be seven or eight hidden dangers, and all of them are straight to the point, well-founded, giving people a feeling that they are in danger and are about to die.

If it weren't for the Military Division Alliance to consider everything thoroughly, Liu Bian might not be able to hold back at this moment. It is good to establish a new dynasty, but building a building is a complicated engineering discipline. easy to do.

but
Judging from Xixian's analysis process, it confirms the expert's judgment of this person's perfect personality. The thinking problem is indeed very comprehensive, and it is clear, from simple to deep, complex but not chaotic, which is beyond the control of ordinary people.

At the same time, Liu Bian also understood why Xun Yu wanted to recommend this person first, because Xi Zhicai is definitely a comprehensive player. In the early stage of any entrepreneurial company, such a person can be called a treasure.

Xun Yu is not only recommending talents for himself, but also looking for assistants for him!

After all, even Wang Zuozhi's personal energy is limited.

He can support the various tasks of the entire barracks with his own strength, it is indeed Alexander.

Poor Xun Yu.

call-

Liu Bian heaved a sigh of relief, nodded with great interest, and turned to look at Guo Jia: "Feng Xiao, what about you? What are your thoughts and suggestions on the current new dynasty?"

Guo Jia glanced at Zhicai and sighed: "Your Highness, Zhicai's words are very comprehensive, Jia didn't add anything, but Jia is slightly interested in internal and external troubles, and has some ideas."

Liu Bian waved his hand to signal: "Feng Xiao can speak freely without restraint."

Guo Jia nodded, and said softly: "As Zhicai said, the new dynasty is just being established, and everything needs to be perfected. All the princes and families in the world are all staring at His Highness's next actions, and even want to get a piece of it."

"For Dong Zhuo and others, this is an excellent opportunity to infiltrate the new dynasty. Whether it is people's livelihood, military affairs, court officials, etc., it is undoubtedly a huge opportunity."

"Han Feizi once said: An embankment of a thousand feet will be destroyed by an ant's den; a room of a hundred feet will be burned by a gap! When His Highness concentrates on building a new dynasty and launching various tasks, it is necessary to guard against the poisonous hands extending from the dark .”

"I think below."

Speaking of this, Guo Jiayi bowed and said loudly: "With the formation of Your Highness's new dynasty, the assassination work cannot be ignored. At this moment, it is dedicated to the inside, and after the stable period, you can turn to the outside and continue to play a role. "

Hard to imagine.

Guo Jia's considerations and arrangements for himself are exactly the same as those of the experts of the Military Division Alliance.

It seems that he has a very clear understanding of his own abilities, and he also has clear goals for his career development.

Liu Bian nodded with interest, glanced over the two of them, and showed a knowing smile: "If you are alone, you will be able to achieve your ambition, and Feng Xiao will help you, so why worry about not being able to rejuvenate the Han Dynasty and rebuild the world."

The two quickly bowed to each other and saluted: "Xixian (Guo Jia) will definitely serve the new dynasty!"

Liu Bian helped them up with his own hands: "Please get up quickly, we will return to Nanyang now and start a new dynasty."

The two were delighted: "Here."

The carriage returned to the ferry.

Everyone boarded the boat and continued to discuss military affairs.

When Xi Zhicai learned about Liu Bian's efforts for the new dynasty, especially when he saw Zao Zhi studying "The Essentials of Farming", he became more and more admirable for King Hongnong.

You know, it took me a long time to think about these issues before I came to some conclusions, but who would have thought that King Hongnong had already started to do preliminary preparations for these issues.

Hard to imagine.

King Hongnong is only 15 years old this year!
Previously, Xi Zhicai had doubts about the King Hongnong mentioned in Xun Yu's letter. After all, he was only a 15-year-old child, how meticulous could his mind be?
But who would have thought.

Now, after learning about these preparatory work, Xi Zhicai is completely convinced, and even has the urge to meet each other later, and is bound to seize every next period of time and work hard!
"Wen Ruo, you are right, His Highness is indeed the rare Lord of ZTE."

"When you get along with His Highness for a long time, this feeling will deepen."

"Well, I believe you."

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Arrive at Yingyang by boat.

Cao Cao had already prepared his horse and waited.

Knowing that the Kong family in Nanyang had been subjugated, Liu Bian and others rushed to Nanyang.

A few days later, Liu Bian and others returned to Wancheng.

Prefect's House.

Liu Bianduan sits at the head, and his subordinates, civil and military, line up on both sides.

The prefect Tang Hao took a step forward, bowed his body and cupped his hands: "Your Highness, the Kong family has been punished, and all members are currently imprisoned in the sky prison, and all their assets have been seized."

Immediately.

Tang Xiang handed over a volume of accounts: "This is the account of its assets. Among them, Wancheng, Xinye, Duyang, Biyang and other counties have a total of more than 84 mu of paddy fields, 730 manors, and 120 square meters of smelting workshops. There are [-] iron shops and grain stores in various counties, and there are more than [-] soldiers, please take a look at it.”

hiss-!
Liu Bian gasped in shock.

It's just a small Kong family in Wancheng, but the family property is so rich?
He hurriedly took over the account, opened it casually, and was startled, with a look of disbelief on his face: "A small Kong family actually has such rich assets?"

Tang Mao said casually: "His Royal Highness, the Kong family started with metallurgy. After hundreds of years of development, their family assets have already exceeded [-] million, and the family's industries have spread all over all walks of life. They are well-known wealthy businessmen in Nanyang."

Liu Bian naturally heard the meaning behind his words clearly. To the Kong family, this was just a drizzle, not worth mentioning. Maybe there were some assets that they hadn't discovered at all.

Liu Bian has ten rows at a glance, slowly unfolding.

On the one hand, he has to browse it himself, and on the other hand, he has to pass the information as detailed as possible to the experts of the Military Division Alliance to facilitate their subsequent work arrangements.

"Defense Lord."

After a while, the voice of the Military Division Alliance sounded: "All the content has been recorded and can be flipped through. Now let's ask the specific details of the interception and kill to see if there are other families involved."

"Ok."

Liu Bian let out a sigh of relief, immediately closed the accounts, and then asked: "Who is in charge of the process of killing that day and the current progress of the investigation?"

Tang Xiang took a step forward, bowed his body and cupped his hands: "Your Highness, this matter will be taken care of by this subordinate together with Zhong Xiang. The Kong family was bewitched by Dong Zhuo in Guanzhong, so they finally embarked on the road of rebellion."

"However, since the blockade near Nanyang was very effective, Dong Zhuo's team could not infiltrate it. Therefore, Dong Zhuo did not participate in the interception process, but only sent people to plan the interception process."

Liu Bian frowned slightly: "Where is this person?"

Tang Xiang replied: "When the subordinates sent people to apprehend him, he had committed suicide by taking poison."

In view of Shi Zixuan's situation, Liu Bian couldn't help asking: "Are you sure he's dead?"

Tang Xiang nodded, very sure: "The imperial physician Wang Xuan has personally examined the corpse, and he committed suicide by taking poisonous poison. There is absolutely no possibility of survival."

"kindness."

Only then did Liu Bian exhale, waved his hands and said, "Go ahead."

Tang Xiang pondered for a while: "At present, the only doubtful thing is the cavalry that intercepted and killed His Highness. There are a total of 180 cavalry, but there are less than [-] horses in the Kong family's horse farm. The rest of the horses should be from the Deng family, the Yin family, and the Li family. Borrow from home and so on."

"Currently Yu Juncheng is leading people to investigate and collect evidence. Eight stables of the Yin family, Li family and other gentry families have been seized. Today they should be at the Deng family's horse farm. I think they will return soon, and I will explain them to His Highness in detail."

Liu Bian couldn't believe it: "The Nanyang nobles really helped the Kong family secretly?"

Tang Xiang did not answer directly, but relayed Kong Ben's answer: "According to Kong Ben's account, these horses were used by various families to help him escape with luggage, and they did not know the specific purpose."

quibble!

Obviously sophistry.

Liu Bian has already made a judgment without the military division alliance answering.

Most of the horses in various racecourses are good horse standards, and they can be used as war horses when pulled out.

If it's just pulling luggage, a rough horse will do, so why borrow it from a racecourse?

Presumably, the people sent by Dong Zhuo not only infiltrated the Kong family, but even threatened the rest of the gentry, they were also lobbied by them, and they even promised them benefits.

really!

The Military Division Alliance is right.

It's time to form your own intelligence system, which is beneficial both internally and externally.

Although the Nanyang Hanting has not yet been formed, the struggle with the Chang'an Hanting has already begun, and this is just an appetizer, and there will be more and more ruthless methods in the future.

The ideal is beautiful, but the road is tortuous.

It is really not as easy as imagined to make the big man stand up.

Liu Bian took a deep breath, waved his hand and said, "Go ahead."

Tang Xiang cupped his hands: "Well! In addition, the Kong family is indeed making weapons privately. According to the evidence obtained, it has already started long before the Taipingdao rebellion. Everything."

"And judging from the accounts, the Deng family, the Yin family, the Li family, the Feng family and other families all had business contacts with him, but most of these were after the Taiping Dao rebellion, and the number ranged from hundreds to thousands. "

"Judging from the situation seized by the smelting workshop, dozens of sets of knife models and gun models were found, and there were more than [-] apprentices who were responsible for this work."

Liu Bian was shocked when he heard it, and was even more puzzled. He asked in his heart: "Teacher, what is this knife and spear model? And pawns, what are they? Shouldn't they be blacksmiths?"

The voice of the military division alliance immediately sounded: "Master Bian, model means mold, and knife model and spear model are the molds for casting knives and guns. These things will be introduced in detail after we enter the smelting workshop."

"As for the pawns."

The voice of the military division alliance paused slightly: "They are engaged in smelting and casting production! Pawns refer to soldiers who serve in the military; apprentices refer to people who commit crimes and are punished and confiscated."

"Gong Yu wrote a letter at the beginning of Emperor Han Yuan's accession to the throne: the officials who minted money and the iron officials used the soldiers who opened copper and iron mines, as many as more than [-]! There are at least hundreds of soldiers under the command of the iron officials. "

"what?"

Liu Bian's face changed when he heard the words, and he couldn't help being startled: "Let criminals smelt iron? Don't they want to make trouble?"

The Alliance of Military Advisors said affirmatively: "Of course! According to historical records, in June of the third year of Yangshuo, Emperor Cheng of the Han Dynasty, the iron officials and apprentices in Yangcheng, Yingchuan County held an armed uprising. Nearly 200 iron officials and apprentices participated in this uprising."

"In addition, in December of the third year of Yongshi Emperor Cheng of the Han Dynasty, the iron officials in Shanyang County, Yanzhou staged an armed uprising. In this uprising, there were 220 iron officials including Su Ling."

"you need to know!"

The military division alliance emphasized: "Yingchuan and Shanyang were not the largest smelting and handicraft industries in the Han Dynasty. They can't be compared with Nanyang. The more than [-] disciples under the command of the Kong family are enough to prove this point."

"Experts estimate that if you add up all the pawns in Nanyang, there may be at least seven or eight thousand, or even tens of thousands. It is possible."

"After all, Nanyang was the national smelting center of the Han Dynasty. It not only smelts iron, but also has a large amount of copper resources, which can be used to smelt coins for the Han Empire."

hiss-!
Liu Bian tentatively asked: "Then this time to kill the lonely king. Is it a pawn under the Kong family?"

Tang Xiang nodded affirmatively: "That's right! The Kong family has thousands of apprentices in Nanyang. Because of their low status, Kong Ben treats them very well, so he is extremely loyal to Kong Ben."

"How many people died?"

Liu Bian didn't care whether they rebelled or not.

After all, they are all a bunch of poor people, and they are completely forgivable.

He was worried that if too many pawns died, it would inevitably affect the subsequent iron smelting industry: "Will it affect the normal operation of the smelting workshop?"

"Ah, this"

Tang Xiang didn't seem to think of it.

King Hongnong did not scold the pawns who helped the tyrant, but he was worried about their casualties and the operation of the smelting workshop.

After being dazed for a moment, Tang Xiang quickly shook his head: "Don't worry, Your Highness, not many people died, and most of them were caught alive by His Highness Chen Wang. It will not affect the operation of the smelting workshop at all."

call-

Liu Bian secretly breathed a sigh of relief: "It's good that it doesn't affect the casting workshop."

Immediately.

Liu Bian turned his head and glanced at King Chen who was standing sideways below, nodded and said, "King Chen, you have done a great job."

Chen Wang and Liu Chong looked sad and ashamed: "How dare you! I'm alone."

Now, as long as Liu Chong thinks that his greed almost caused the army to fail, he will regret it.

"Whoa!"

He simply stopped covering up, took a step sideways, cupped his hands and cupped his fists: "Your Highness, although Gu captured many soldiers and apprentices alive, he almost caused your Highness to be assassinated and killed. This is really a crime."

"This"

Liu Bian frowned slightly, turned his head to look at Tang Mao, only to see Tang Mao nodding his head: "The soldiers are all armored and well-equipped to fight. His Highness, he couldn't bear to lose the spoils he got, so he sent a large number of people to arrest him, resulting in insufficient troops around him. .”

"When the team came out of the forest and was about to arrive in Duyang County, His Highness encountered a suicide attack from bandit cavalry. If Shi Yu and Zhong Xiang led the troops to arrive in time, the entire army might be wiped out."

In the past, Liu Bian would have waved his hand and smiled, and the matter would have passed. After all, there was no major mistake, and continuing to investigate would only hurt feelings, which is not worth it.

but
After more than half a year of tempering, Liu Bian has already understood the importance of military discipline.

He was immediately angry, and snapped harshly: "Why didn't you report such important details?"

Tang Mao hurriedly cupped his hands and apologized: "This subordinate knows his mistake, and I hope His Highness will punish you."

So what if he is an old man?
The training still needs to be trained!

Training one's father-in-law will have a greater deterrent effect on the rest.

How could Liu Bian let go of such an opportunity: "A merit is a merit and a fault is a fault. The two must not be confused. You can cover up the past for King Chen today, but what about tomorrow?"

"Although this matter did not cause any bad influence, it is different in nature. If it is small, it is just a cover-up, but if it is serious, it is suspected of forming a party!"

Tang Mao was terrified, hurriedly bowed, and said earnestly: "Your Highness has learned from you, how dare your subordinates."

Liu Bian waved his hand: "One month's salary is fined as a warning. As for Chen Wang's failure to strictly follow the strategy, our department suffered too much damage and was almost destroyed overnight. Twenty sticks are responsible."

Liu Chong had already learned that King Hongnong was strict in governing the army, so he didn't dare to refuse, and replied, "Here."

Of course, everyone knew that this kind of rod punishment was the same as nothing, and who would dare to really hit King Chen. King Hongnong punished him like this, which was considered an extrajudicial favor to Liu Chong.

This scene made the Military Division Alliance couldn't help but praise: "Master Bian, you already have a certain leadership temperament, if you continue to maintain it, we will definitely be able to create a strong dynasty."

"kindness."

With a thought in his mind, Liu Bian turned around and said: "Five days later, it will be an auspicious day. I will ascend the throne in Nanyang alone and proclaim myself emperor. I will temporarily use the eunuch's mansion as my residence. Everything else will be kept simple. Let's prepare to go."

All civil and military officials clapped their hands together: "Here."

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