I will be the master of Xuande

Chapter 618 The emperor asked the eunuch anxiously

Naturally, Yuan Shao cannot be the only one who knows about the situation in Guanzhong. Liu Jian naturally also knows the news.

After Liu Jian learned about this, the first thing he did was to quickly find Jia Xu, who was in charge of the school affairs office, and asked him to send more people to Jingzhou to check Yuan Shao's movements at any time.

However, there are some things that Liu Jian does not need to inform in advance. Jia Xu has already done everything in advance.

He told Liu Jian all the current important information about all parts of the world, and the information was very detailed, including the details of Dong Zhuo's battle with Ma Teng and Han Sui in Liangzhou. The school affairs office also tried its best to do so. The rewards of micromanaging.

Obviously, Jia Xu is indeed very capable and potential in this area.

However, he also put forward an opinion to Liu Jian.

Although the current school affairs office has made great progress, there are still too few elite personnel. Hebei has enough financial resources to train talents, but training takes time, and there are too few elite talents in management. Jia Xu can direct and dispatch around him. senior staff are stretched thin.

In response to this problem raised by Jia Xu, Liu Jian already had a solution.

Before establishing the school affairs office, Liu Jian asked his colleague Guoyuan to organize a strong investigation department.

Although the personnel of this department do not bear as many responsibilities as the school affairs office, such as assassinations and lurking, the strength and quality of the people in this team led by Guoyuan are indeed very high when it comes to intelligence spying.

Therefore, Liu Jian decided to let Guoyuan's team join Jia Xu's school affairs office to enhance the overall strength and quality of the school affairs office.

Now, compared to Guanzhong, Liu Jian pays more attention to Yuan Shao's current actions.

The death of Liu Yan in Yizhou will definitely prompt Yuan Shao to take action. It depends on whether his action is to the north or west.

Because when Jia Xu went to Yizhou, he also sent many school sergeants to be stationed in Yizhou itself and send news back regularly.

"Since Liu Yan is dead, the situation in Yizhou will definitely favor Yuan Yi. Liu Yan's sons are far inferior to their father in terms of reputation and ability."

"I'm afraid it's impossible to expect them to stir up any trouble in Yizhou. Now I just hope that they won't be completely wiped out by the Yuan family in Yizhou and can leave some residual influence."

"This will also make it easier for me to contact them in the future."

Jia Xu said regretfully: "In this case, we can only rely on fate."

"General, Yuan Shao mobilized soldiers and horses from various counties in Jingzhou to prepare ordnance. At the same time, he also secretly mobilized civilians, mules and horses, and concentrated the grain in the warehouses of various counties to Nanjun. It is obvious that a large-scale operation is needed."

"According to my inference, Yuan Shao originally wanted to take a preemptive attitude and let the general enter Guanzhong first, but now, he has changed his mind."

"We should act quickly."

Liu Jian said: "This matter is important this time, so you will go with me. In addition, Xun Yu will also go with me. You should keep an eye on Jingzhou and see what follow-up actions Yuan Shao will make. Knowing yourself and your enemy will never slack off in a hundred battles." .”

Jia Xu asked: "General, when should we set off?"

"After Yuan Shao takes action, we will raise troops."

Jia Xu stroked his beard and asked curiously: "General, I just don't know if our weapons, food, grass, and soldiers are all ready?"

"Of course preparations are being made everywhere, but the momentum is not that big."

"Every county is following my instructions and secretly gathering their original grain reserves in the direction of Hanoi. Now the rebellion in Sanhe is the most violent. Zhu Jun is seriously ill and cannot get up from bed. Han Hao cannot resist the rebels. We have been repeatedly asked for help.”

"So concentrating some troops and food in Sanhe at this time will not affect the vigilance of others, and I am using the method of breaking it into parts."

"These things have been prepared as early as when I was in Xuzhou. Tian Feng and Jushu arranged it for me, so don't worry."

After Jia Xu heard this, he couldn't help but sigh: "The general is indeed a very resourceful man!"

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A few days later, news from Jingzhou quickly spread to Hebei.

Just as Jia Xu expected, Yuan Shao drove his army northward, passed Wuguan, and headed straight for Luoyang.

Since the leaders of Sizhou and the top wealthy people in Guanzhong have reached a political consensus with Yuan Shao, these people very much welcome Yuan Shao's arrival in Sizhou.

Yuan Shao represents the interests of the old officials and the old feudal system. He and his men maintain the old traditional system of the world.Those old-established aristocrats and established wealthy families have now suffered a lot because of the New Deal, and have given away too many political benefits.

They really want to change all the systems to the original Han Dynasty before the New Deal, and all resources will still be provided for them to distribute.

The group that Yuan Shao represents is such a group. In places like Sizhou and Guanzhong, where the old elites gather, Yuan Shao is relatively supported.

In terms of reinforcements, Cai Mao, Huang Zu, Sun Jian and others divided their troops into three groups and went directly north to attack Sizhou first, aiming directly at Luoyang.

At the same time, Yuan Shao also sent someone to report to the court, saying that there were too many rebellions in Sizhou and Guanzhong, and as a Han official, he naturally could not just sit back and watch.

He raised troops this time to solve the national crisis and not for anything else.

But these words are just to deceive ordinary people who do not understand politics. If they were replaced by a group of court political veterans headed by Liu Bian, it would naturally be different.

Dong Zhuo fell seriously ill in Xiliang, and his soldiers were counterattacked by Han Sui, Ma Teng and other Liangzhou rebels and retreated to Hebei County. This incident was already a headache for Liu Bian.

Now Yuan Shao suddenly sent troops and entered Sizhou again, which can be said to have caught Liu Bian off guard.

Logically speaking, Yuan Shao is indeed capable of quelling various local rebellions in Sizhou.

But after extinguishing the local rebellion in Sizhou, will he continue to withdraw?

Luoyang was originally an important area where noble families originally gathered, and it was also a very sensitive political location.

This is the very center of the world.

Once the five counties of Sizhou are controlled by Yuan Shao, plus the famous families in Nanyang County, the famous families in these two places will definitely support Yuan Shao in restoring the old system in order to revive their original status and interests in the Eastern Han Dynasty.

This will pose a huge threat to Liu Bian's throne, which is probably in danger.

Under this situation, Liu Bian had no time or energy to continue to suppress the Qingliu gentry in the court.

Because in terms of the political stances of Yang Biao, Wang Yun and others, although they have different interests from Yuan Shao, they are still on the same team in general.

Dong Zhuo is now ill and cannot be relied upon. These people are the most powerful political group in the court.

The only one who can compete with them is the Qingliu group. If the Qingliu group is wiped out again, once Yuan Shao enters Chang'an City and joins Yang Biao and the others, Liu Bian's game will be completely over.

Liu Bian couldn't help but break into a cold sweat when he thought of this.

Now Dong Zhuo can't count on anything. What he can count on is the clean flow in the court, and his mother, the He family.

Liu Bian stopped suppressing the Qingliu Clan, and at the same time began to delegate some official positions to young talents from the Qingliu Clan as a show of goodwill to the Qingliu Clan.

In addition, Liu Bian also asked his mother, He, what should she do?
He's intention was to ask him to consult Lu Qiang, the Great Changqiu.

Liu Bian really didn't want to hear Lu Qiang's name.

Since the last time Liu Bian hinted at Lu Qiang, Lu Qiang has been shrinking more consciously.He rarely showed up in the inner palace, only doing some things within his scope to prevent Liu Bian's jealousy from burning into him.

However, although Liu Bian disliked Lu Qiang very much, He Hou's feelings for Lu Qiang have always been very strong. She always regarded Lu Qiang as her elder, so she forced Liu Bian to recognize Lu Qiang as her grandfather.

At this juncture, He Hou thought that asking Liu Bian to consult Lu Qiang and asking Lu Qiang to give Liu Bian advice might ease the relationship between the two of them.

But the problem is that He Hou made the wrong decision. Liu Bian never regarded Lu Qiang as a relative in his heart. He only regarded Lu Qiang as the lowest slave.

Asking Lu Qiang for advice this time was just a last resort.

However, the emperor today is not the same as before, and he suppressed his contempt for Lu Qiang.Visit Lu Qiang in person and ask him how the current situation should be stabilized.

Logically speaking, as a Da Changqiu and at such an old age, Lu Qiang should not get involved in politics in order to get a good ending. However, he is an old minister after all, and he has a deep affection for Liu Bian, so Lu Qiang Qiang finally gave Liu Bian an answer.

The first is to use Liu Jian and let him enter Sizhou to fight against Yuan Shao, and the second is to immediately abolish the policy of small money.

Logically speaking, these two suggestions were words of loyalty to the emperor, but they both offended Liu Bian.

Ever since Lu Qiang told Liu Bian these two opinions, Liu Bian had already made up his mind not to let Lu Qiang survive in this world.

(End of this chapter)