I will be the master of Xuande

Chapter 137

While the two of them were talking, Zhang Fei hurried over: "Brother, Xuande! General Huangfu and General Dong entered the city, and they are already rushing to the county office."

Liu Jian nodded, and then said to Liu Bei: "Help me pack these things, as well as the things containing Zhang Jiao's handwriting, and put them away together! Take them back to my hometown secretly, don't say a word to the outside world, and rot in your stomach." .”

Liu Bei nodded solemnly: "Okay."

……

At this time, Huangfusong and Dong Zhuo had arrived at the main courtyard of the county office, and Liu Jian walked into the house from the outside to greet them.

"Hahaha, Deran, among the three of us, you are the first to enter the city, and you have made great contributions. It is really enviable!"

Dong Zhuo laughed loudly, walked towards Liu Jian, and patted his arm vigorously.

In all honesty, Dong Zhuo was a little jealous of Liu Jian, but after all, Liu Jian helped him before, even if he was envious now, it didn't help, and there was no need to turn against Liu Jian because of this, let alone let Liu Jian win the merit of killing Zhang Jiao. It's better than letting Huangfusong take it away.

Huangfusong looked at the inner house of the county office and asked, "Is Zhang Jiao dead?"

"Dead, stabbed to death by my sword, do you want the general to go and see?"

Huangfusong sighed regretfully, he really hoped that Zhang Jiao could seize the city and escape, giving himself a chance to make meritorious deeds, but unfortunately, this chance no longer exists.

"Don't look at it, what are you doing looking at his corpse? General Liu has made great achievements, and he should not lose his position as a Marquis. The old man is here to congratulate you."

"What are you talking about, general? We are all loyal to the emperor and fighting for the great man. How come we don't deserve credit? Besides, the three of you and I attacked Guangzong together. Liu's achievements are naturally also the achievements of the two generals. "

Huangfusong and Dong Zhuo smiled awkwardly when they heard the words.

"Report!" At this moment, another scout rushed over and said to the three of them, "Report to General, the leader of the bandits, Zhang Bao, led the remnants of the moth bandits to break through Lord Guo's defensive formation in the north, and they have already fled!"

Dong Zhuo laughed loudly and said: "The moth thief has escaped this time, and it will not be able to gain momentum."

Huang Fusong was not as optimistic as Dong Zhuo: "Even though the army is defeated, the army is so powerful that it cannot be underestimated. We still need to cut the grass and get rid of the roots. The three of us need to hurry up to gather troops and horses, and we need to chase them quickly." .”

But Liu Jian cupped his hands and said: "Mr. Yizhen, some of Liu's generals have suffered heavy losses, and they are exhausted. After this pursuit, I will not go. The two generals lead their troops first, and I will follow up later. How about it? "

Huangfu Song was taken aback when he heard the words, and then he reacted.

Liu Jian deliberately let himself and Dong Zhuo do not want to compete with them for credit after he gained credit.

Thinking of this, Huangfusong felt somewhat ashamed, he hesitated and said, "This..."

"Deran, since that's the case, you should rest in Guangzong for a while. Zhang Bao and the moth thieves have no desire to fight. If the old man and Yizhen go, they will surely defeat them!"

After finishing speaking, Dong Zhuo looked at Huangfusong, said with a chuckle, "Yizhen, if we leave the younger generation and go together, you and I can't even clean up the remnants of moth thieves?"

After hearing this, Huangfusong felt that his face was dishonored.

Dong Zhuo naturally wanted to make meritorious service, and he had a close relationship with Liu Jian, so he was not afraid of accepting Liu Jian's favor.

Previously, he and Huang Fusong wrote to He Jin that the yellow turban is hard to beat, and this time, he humbly allowed Zhang Bao to chase after Zhang Bao. In Dong Zhuo's view, it was enough to offset his contribution to supporting Zhang Fei in Bingzhou.

But if Huangfu Song wanted to save face, it would be somewhat difficult to handle, so Dong Zhuo could only speak out to provoke him.

Dong Zhuo had already talked about this point, and Huangfusong could only use the slope to get off the donkey.

"Since Deran needs to organize his troops, the old man and Zhong Ying will go after them first. You pack up your troops and horses, and come quickly."

Huang Fusong changed his words at this moment, and changed "General Liu" to "De Ran", which shows that his attitude and view towards Liu Jian has taken a qualitative leap compared to the original one.

……

On the [-]th day of the [-]th month, the elite Zhonglang generals from the three sides gathered together to join Julu Taishou Guo Dian in Guangzong, defeated Zhang Jiao, and beheaded more than [-] people.

The thief's first horn was Zhonglang's Liu Jian's formation, and the thief's first Liang was acting as Sima, and Youzhou Wumeng was engaged in Guan Yu's formation.

At that time, there were more than [-] Yellow Turbans, who refused to surrender and jumped into the river to die.

On October 10th, Zhonglang's general Huang Fusong and Dong Zhuo joined forces and pursued Zhang Bao. The two sides fought in Quyang.

Huangfusong and Dong Zhuo built a capital with the bones of 10 people to show their achievements.

But it was when Huangfusong and Dong Zhuo built the Beijing Temple, Liu Jian sent someone to send Zhang Jiao's body to the imperial court, and told the imperial court to request that Jizhou be exempted from Fu for several years to support the hungry people.

Not long after, Huangfusong also played, asking Liu Hong to waive the one-year land rent in Jizhou to support the hungry people.

……

In the West Garden, Liu Hong looked at Huangfusong and Liu Jian's two performances with deep eyes and a sneer on his face.

"At the critical moment, we will finally see who is the real loyal minister!"

Lu Qiang, Zhang Rang, Zhao Zhong, Guo Sheng, and Bi Lan waited at the side, and they were a little confused after hearing Liu Hong's words.

Both Liu Jian and Huang Fusong asked Liu Hong to reduce or exempt taxes, how can we still see the pros and cons of the two?

Seeing that the five people were unclear, Liu Hong then said to them: "Jizhou is the birthplace of moth thieves. This battle has caused a lot of damage, and there have been many casualties. Deran asked me to reduce the oral tax, which is what the people of Jizhou think, and also For the sake of my imperial prestige, Huangfusong's request to exempt the land rent is nothing more than speaking to the rich and right families in Jizhou."

The scope of oral tax collection is for children aged seven to 14. As long as every household has it, it must not pay less money, and because it is counted on the head, it must be collected.

Now that Jizhou is suffering from the Yellow Turbans, both its economy and its population have been seriously damaged. At this moment, protecting the surviving young people is a top priority.

Once the calculation is forced, those at the bottom who are originally due to war and famine, in order to reduce the cost of living, it is difficult to guarantee that they will do something to the underage children...

Or they will directly sell the children who cannot afford the money to the local tyrants as private slaves and become hidden populations.

Although the exemption of money cannot completely eliminate this situation, it at least reduces the tax burden of each family to support their children, which can play a certain healing role.

But Huangfusong's admonition to exempt land rent and support the people...

Anyone with a long head knows that most of the fields in the Han Dynasty were in whose hands.

It's too late for Liu Hong to grab money from these people.

"Huangfu Yizhen!"

Liu Hong threw his top note directly on the ground.

Zhang Rang was startled when he saw this, and hurried over to pick up the bamboo slips on the ground for Liu Hong.

"At the critical moment, it has to be my own brother who is loyal to me." Liu Hong pursed his lips and sighed.

Zhang Rang hurriedly said: "What your majesty said is that recently, many ministers in the court have come forward, saying that Jizhou has just experienced the Yellow Turban Rebellion, and the political situation is unstable. Please set up a prefectural pastor to shake it and strengthen the foundation of the Han Dynasty. Then Dong Zhuo If there is too little merit, it will be fine if they are not punished severely. The Huangfu family has been loyal to the party members since the beginning of Huangfu Gui, and cannot be reused, so it is safest for this Jizhou Mu to be established by Liu Deran."

Guo Sheng, Zhao Zhong and others beside him also expressed their opinions one after another.

After hearing what they said, Liu Hong's complexion was somewhat gloomy.

He stood up and walked back and forth in the garden.

Then, he suddenly looked at Lu Qiang and said, "Lu Qing, what do you think?"

Subconsciously, Lu Qiang wanted to say something - take Liu Jian as herdsman.

But when the words came to his lips, Lu Qiang had a long memory.

He remembered what Liu Jian had told him many times not to speak out in front of Liu Hong easily.

Especially major national policy decisions!

Especially the advice that others have already said, if Liu Hong still asks him, it means that Liu Hong is not satisfied with the answer.

Thinking of this, Lu Qiang said: "The matter is of great importance, and this old slave does not dare to speculate."

Although Lu Qiang didn't speak, Liu Hong actually nodded and said: "Old and prudent, yes, very good, this is the attitude that a minister should have, it's about a party's shepherd, how can it be concluded like this ?”

Zhang Rang glanced at Lu Qiang, feeling angry.

How can you be praised without expressing your opinion?Isn't Your Majesty a bit too biased?

At this time, Huangmen entered the West Garden and asked Liu Hong for advice: "Your Majesty, Uncle Zong is asking for an audience outside the hall."

"Xuan!"

Afterwards, Liu Hong looked at the group of eunuchs and said, "Retire, gentlemen."

Obviously, he didn't want the eunuchs to know about some things he discussed with Liu Yan.

When he was young, Liu Yan came to Liu Hong.

"Old minister, see Your Majesty!"

"You don't have to be polite, Aiqing, get up."

After Liu Yan got up, he said to Liu Hong: "Your Majesty, according to His Majesty's order, I have sent someone to write a letter to Liu Bo'an, so that he will be ready to come to Beijing in the next year to take over the affairs of the Zong Zhengfu. "

Liu Hong nodded, and said: "Okay, Uncle Huang, you have been upright for me for three years, you have done your best, and you have relieved me of my worries. It is a reward for the three years of meritorious service of the emperor's uncle."

"I thank God for your kindness!"

Afterwards, Liu Yan said again: "Your Majesty, I heard that since the three-sided Zhonglang general defeated the Yellow Turban, there have been a lot of counselors and shepherds in the court and the public. This is a big matter. I have come to discuss with Your Majesty."

Liu Hongyan said: "According to the emperor's uncle, what's the matter?"

"Your Majesty, forgive me for the old minister's words. In recent years, soldiers and bandits from all directions have gradually risen. The local situation is uncertain. The governor's prestige is light. He can't be banned, and the use of wrong people will increase the riots. Therefore, the stubborn state can be appointed as the governor. In Zhen'an Fangxia, it is indeed the best way to select important ministers and take their posts."

Liu Hong seemed a little surprised and said: "Even Uncle Huang thinks Li Mu is okay?"

"Yes, especially with the Yellow Turban incident, local disasters will continue in the future! Don't check it carelessly."

Liu Hong sighed, "This is a big deal."

Before Liu Yan came to Liu Hong's place again, he had written with Liu Jian, and after several discussions, the two had basically reached an agreement and settled on a plan.

The establishment of a herdsman cannot be done overnight, it must be done step by step, and gradually let the emperor accept it.

Therefore, today, Zhu Qing asked to set up Muyi'an in Jizhou, which is a test of the water.

No matter who this Jizhou Mu is, it is impossible to do it for a long time.

Since he is a Jizhou shepherd who won't last long, then use this opportunity to make Liu Hong accept this matter in his heart.

At the moment, I heard Liu Yan say: "Among the ministers, Huangfu Song is a great soldier, a strong general on the border, and this time he stands in the capital again, which will surely deter Xiaoxiao. If he is used as a shepherd, it will be fine."

Liu Hong looked at Liu Yan and said, "How about loving Qing?"

"Regardless of Huangfusong himself, he is not His Majesty's confidant after all." Liu Yan said to the point.

Liu Hong nodded and said: "Yes, among the three Zhonglang generals in Jizhou, I am most assured of De Ran, but Dong Zhuo and Huang Fusong were recommended by the officials in the court. However, there may be chaos afterwards, not to mention, this Jizhou Mu, I will not stand for too long, and after March or two, I will look for opportunities to withdraw."

Liu Yanwen said with a smile: "Since this Jizhou Mu, His Majesty does not intend to stand forever, but does not want to delegate power to the ministers of the public clan, then the minister has a method, which can be tried temporarily, and one can block the remonstrance of the ministers. The second can also reassure His Majesty."

"Oh? What can the emperor do?"

Liu Yandao: "Your Majesty may wish to use Xindu in Anping Kingdom as the boundary, and set up three shepherd envoys. The boundary is divided into three. , Changshan, and Wei Jun are the shepherds of the west of Hebei, and Bohai and Hejian in the east of Xindu are the shepherds of the east of Hebei, and Huangfu Song, Liu Deran, and Dong Zhuo are appointed respectively."

When Liu Hong heard the words, he suddenly realized.

"Anyway, the reason why people in the court remonstrated with Li Mu is because of the moth bandit army chaos, and the strong generals thought it was a deterrent. I set up three side shepherds to restrain each other and hinder each other. In just a few months, no one in Jizhou Can't do anything big! Can you?"

Liu Yan smiled and said, "Your Majesty, that's exactly the case."

Liu Hong nodded, and said: "Let's settle this matter tentatively. I'll send someone to ask Deran to see what the emperor thinks?"

Liu Yan thought to himself, this method was told to me by Liu Deran!Of course he would agree.

(End of this chapter)