I will be the master of Xuande

Chapter 686: Outstanding People of the Han Dynasty

It is still difficult to resolve matters in the Central Plains. After all, the Yanzhou area of ​​the Han Dynasty was too dilapidated. If it were replaced by the original Yanzhou, it was also a major economic area of ​​the Han Dynasty in the Yellow River Basin, whether it was food, talents or Resources in all aspects are very abundant.

However, since the Zhongping period, the world has been in chaos. The originally prosperous Central Plains region has become like a bird after ten years of war.

After Liu Chi arrived in Yanzhou, although he had material support from Hebei and his previous experience in farming and industrial development in Hebei, Liu Chi still felt very strenuous.

In fact, it’s no wonder that the Central Plains region has become a place without legal control. Even if we don’t count the bandits and bandits who cause trouble everywhere, there is no legal restraint among the local people. It has become a common practice for ordinary people to snatch food from each other. Even if they were summoned to work in the fields again, their behavior would no longer be constrained. All survival depends on robbing or fighting. How could such a situation change overnight? ?

In response to this situation, Liu Chi was a little at a loss, so he sent someone to the court to ask Liu Jian what to do.

After Liu Jian received Liu Chi's secret letter, he only replied to him in eight characters.

“Enforce the law, with clear rewards and punishments.”

Liu Jian knew that the stall in Yanzhou was very messy, and it would be too difficult for Liu Chi to handle it all by himself.

Therefore, Liu Jian assigned a very powerful figure to Liu Chi.

This person is a clan member of the Han Dynasty...Liu Ye.

Liu Ye was recommended to Liu Jian by Liu Zhong, the king of Ganling, before leaving Chang'an.

Liu Ye, whose courtesy name was Ziyang, was a famous scholar in Huairu.

When Liu Ye was seven years old, his mother died.

When her mother was dying, she said: "Your father's servant has the tendency to falsely accuse others. I am worried that there will be trouble after my death. I hope that you and your brother can eradicate this person."

Therefore, when Liu Ye was thirteen years old, he followed his mother's orders and killed his father's favorite waiter, and then confessed to his father frankly.

Liu Ye's father Liu Pu was furious, but after knowing Liu Ye's motives, he admired him very much and did not criticize him harshly.

Liu Ye also became famous in Huairu land.

Of course, the situation at that time was that there were many people who used this method to deliberately enhance their reputation. Who knows whether his mother really gave this order when she was dying, or whether the Liu family deliberately borrowed a life to make Liu Ye famous... …these are unknown.

When Liu Ye was in his twenties, the world was in chaos. Most of the powerful people in Yangzhou were unwilling to restrain the strong and support the weak and were cunning and cruel.

There were Zheng Bao, Zhang Duo, Xu Qian and others in the local area who supported themselves as soldiers. Among them, Zheng Bao was the most brave and decisive, with outstanding talent and strength, and was feared by the local people. At that time, Zheng Bao wanted to capture the people and cross the Yangtze River to the Jiangnan area. , took a fancy to Liu Ye as a local celebrity, and wanted to force him to initiate this strategy.

Liu Ye was very worried when he found out, so he thought carefully about good strategies.

At this time, Cao Cao had occupied Yangzhou and sent an envoy to recruit Liu Ye. Liu Ye went to see the envoy, discussed the current situation, and asked the envoy to stay with him for a few days.

Then he sent someone to inform Zheng Bao that an envoy from Cao Cao had arrived and was interested in joining forces with Zheng Bao.

Zheng Bao then took hundreds of people with meat and wine to greet the envoy and waited for Liu Ye.

Liu Ye set up a banquet for Zheng Bao's tribe outside the middle gate, while he and Zheng Bao had a banquet inside, and secretly asked someone to kill Zheng Bao during the toast. However, Zheng Bao was not good at drinking, and he paid attention to them. , so that the man did not dare to take action.

Liu Ye then personally beheaded Zheng Bao with his own sword, beheaded him, and threatened his tribe: "Cao has an order, and anyone who dares to do anything will be guilty of the same crime as Zheng Bao."

Zheng Bao's men were shocked and frightened when they saw this, and ran back to the camp.

At that time, there were thousands of elite soldiers in the camp. In order to prevent them from causing rebellion, Liu Ye rode Zheng Bao's horse to the gate of Zheng Bao's camp and told some leaders about the disadvantages and disadvantages. Finally, everyone kowtowed to welcome Liu Ye.

After Liu Ye entered the camp, he appeased the people and convinced them to submit. The people even elected Liu Ye as the new leader. However, Liu Ye considered himself a member of the royal family and did not want to support troops, so he entrusted all the troops to Liu Xun, the prefect of Lujiang.

The current Lujiang Governor Liu Xun and Cao Cao are old friends. Cao Cao also knew Liu Ye through Liu Xun in the past, so he just sent people to recruit Liu Ye, and Liu Xun also tried his best to recommend Liu Ye to Cao Cao.

Cao Cao kept sending people to express his goodwill to Liu Ye and wanted to recruit Liu Ye with heavy gifts.

But it's a pity that Liu Ye has his own heart at this time.

In fact, Liu Ye had some considerations about Cao Cao and Yuan Shao, but in the end, he decided to give up on these two southern princes.

Liu Ye felt that as a clan member of the Han clan, he could not work with the Liu clan to protect the royal family in this era of great strife. Instead, he devoted himself to the two southern overlords, Cao Cao or Yuan Shao. Going out would somewhat damage the face of one's own clan.

Especially, in this world, it is not like there are no Han clan members who can fight against Cao Cao and Yuan Shao!

In the world of the Han Dynasty, there is still an extremely powerful Han clan clan member!

As long as this person is around, there is hope for the revival of the Han Dynasty!

There is no doubt that this person is Liu Jian.

After all, Liu Ye was a clan member of the Han clan, and he was quite famous among the clan clan members of the Han clan. Many celebrities from the clan had long been in contact with him, including Liu Yu.

A few years ago, Liu Ye also made up his mind to go north. He first went to Liu Yu in Qingzhou, and then joined the army of King Donghai. Then he met King Liu Zhong of Ganling and became his staff.

In fact, according to Liu Ye's talents, King Ganling Liu Zhong or King Donghai were not at all within his consideration range. However, through these two people, Liu Ye could join his ultimate goal, which was Liu Jian's service.

After all, having Liu Jian's relatives or princes recommend him to Liu Jian can make Liu Jian take him more seriously.

The recommendations of princes and kings such as Ganling King Liu Zhong or Donghai King in front of Liu Jian still carry some weight.

But what Liu Ye didn't know was that even without the recommendation of Liu Zhong, the king of Ganling, Liu Jian would still treat him kindly if Liu Ye went to seek refuge.

After all, this is a famous figure in history.

But for Liu Ye, Liu Jian was not in a hurry to let him show up. He was a clan member of the Han Dynasty. As long as he was well cultivated, he would definitely become an important minister of the Liu family in the future. However, what position he would be asked to hold in the first place also made Liu Jian hesitated for a while.

And it was at this time that Yanzhou needed to start rectification.

So Liu Jian decided to give Liu Ye an important position, that is, the prefect of Dongjun.

Don't underestimate Dongjun. Among the counties in Yanzhou, Dongjun can be said to be a large county with very important geographical location, population, and economy.

Its importance cannot even be compared with that of Chenliu, where Zhang Miao is located. If Dongjun can be developed well, it will be equivalent to stabilizing half of Yanzhou.

Therefore, the land of Dongjun is representative in Yanzhou. If the rebellion of bandits and local powerful people in Dongjun, as well as the work of farming and appeasing the refugees, can be done well, then the other counties of Yanzhou can be dealt with well. The impact on the country will be huge.

Therefore, the Yanzhou prefect must choose a suitable person.

After much thought, Liu Jian felt that Liu Ye was the most suitable person, so he decided to appoint Liu Ye as the prefect of Dongjun and go to Yanzhou to develop Dongjun and set a benchmark for other county governors and officials in other places.

In this way, it will also help Liu Chi, the governor of Yanzhou, to carry out the next work. Liu Ye was shocked when he learned that Liu Jian wanted to appoint him as the prefect of Dongjun.

Even if he had killed Zheng Bao with his own hands back then, he would not have been as nervous and frightened as he is today.

No wonder, Liu Jian suddenly supported him to become the prefect with two thousand dan. Is it a little over-promoted?

So Liu Ye hurriedly came to see Liu Jian and explained the pros and cons to Liu Jian.

After all, the position of Governor of East County is a bit too big, and with his current qualifications, he really can't afford it.

But Liu Jian explained to Liu Ye that he naturally had his own ideas.

What Liu Jian means is that Liu Ye is not completely unqualified to serve as the prefect of Dongjun, because Liu Ye previously stayed under Liu Yu in Qingzhou for a period of time. During that time, due to the special reason of Liu Ye leaving his hometown, Liu Yu specially approved He was asked to take part in the provincial, county and state examinations in Qingzhou that year.

And Liu Ye also became the first place in Qingzhou with his first place in the state examination.

Liu Jian felt that since Liu Ye had such achievements, he should naturally be entrusted with important tasks. After all, Liu Ye was promoted now, which was an affirmation of the imperial examination system and could further establish the status of the imperial examination system in the Han Dynasty. At the same time, Effectively destroys the confidence of those who intend to restore the investigation.

After listening to Liu Jian's story, Liu Ye probably understood Liu Jian's intention, but he still advised Liu Jian that even if he ranked first in the Qingzhou imperial examination, if he was to directly serve as a prefect with a salary of two thousand dan, it would be a waste. It might be counterproductive and allow people to use this incident to attack the imperial examination system.

Liu Ye felt that if he could serve as a six-hundred-stone county magistrate, assist Liu Jian's newly appointed East Commandery Governor, and manage Dongjun into a benchmark for Yanzhou, this would make it impossible for people to find excuses to attack the imperial examination. After all, the six-hundred-stone Jun Cheng, the first placer in the Qingzhou Prefectural Examination, is still worthy of it.

Liu Ye's thoughts and sincere attitude made Liu Jian very pleased. It seemed that his brother from the same clan was still very far-sighted.

Liu Ye is very shrewd. He knows what he should be suitable for, and he is also good at analyzing the situation calmly. This, coupled with his previous killing of Zheng Bao in Huainan, is enough to prove that he is not only resourceful but also brave.

The current situation in Yanzhou is full of chaos and bandits everywhere. It takes a man with both wisdom and courage, as well as military and political skills, to play a huge role.

Therefore, Liu Jian agreed with Liu Ye and made him the county magistrate of Dongjun.

As for the prefect of Dongjun, he left it to Dong Zhao. After all, Dong Zhao was by no means comparable to ordinary people in terms of ability. With him and Liu Ye as partners, great things can be decided.

Dong Zhao has been in the court for long enough. This time he was transferred to Dongjun to give Dong Zhao a chance.

As for other prefectures, counties and government offices at all levels in Yanzhou, Liu Jian assigned a group of talents accordingly.

Hebei has cultivated many young elites in recent years. These young elites all graduated from Hebei University, and they all participated in the imperial examinations in counties, townships, and states, and achieved rankings and results. They were on the list and they were fully qualified. Practical actions have proven their capabilities.

And it's not just the talents who came out of Hebei University, including the scholars from Guanzhong, Sizhou, Sanhe and other places who took the imperial examination and achieved fame. Liu Jian, regardless of whether they are nobles, poor families or powerful, as long as they are on the list and proven by their results Knowing that he was indeed a talented person, Liu Jian gave them official positions in this Yanzhou appointment, allowing them to give full play to their talents.

Of course, this does not mean that students who do well in the exam will definitely become good officials.

There are no absolutes in the world, but officials promoted through the imperial examination system are, at least for now, relatively fair and just.

Those who can pass the exam have improved their cultural accomplishment and increased their knowledge reserves through their efforts, thereby proving that they are indeed talents.

Compared with those who rely on those who resort to tricks in the countryside, make false reputations, and use all kinds of unimaginable and ridiculous things to gain fame, the officials in the imperial examination are actually much better and more useful.

Liu Jian planned to use this big appointment in Yanzhou to let everyone in the world know that the imperial examination system is fair. As long as everyone works hard, they will have a chance!

The era of relying on family status and connections to fan the flames and build momentum to gain prestige as an official has passed.

The officials in Yanzhou have all been arranged, but the military forces must also be arranged properly.

Liu Jian asked Zhang Fei to continue to supervise the generals in Guanzhong to train their troops, while Zhao Yun was to quell local banditry in various places in Yanzhou in the Central Plains.

Regarding the mob in Yanzhou, Liu Jian felt that it was most appropriate for someone like Zhao Yun to pacify them. After all, Zhao Yun was a brave general who was both brave and very calm.

He can effectively judge what strategy he should adopt based on the situation.

Whether it should be suppressed, appeased, or both appeased and suppressed, Zhao Yun knew all the situations.

Moreover, the riots in the Central Plains for so long were not just as simple as using the military.

Zhao Yun was also a member of the rural volunteer army. For the rebels composed of rural rebels, Zhao Yun was better able to capture their psychological appeal, and at the same time, he could use more appropriate methods to make them submit. If they refused to submit, Zhao Yun would also I will definitely eliminate them mercilessly for the sake of the country.

If generals like Yan Liang and Wen Chou were sent there, I'm afraid they would kill all the bandits without leaving any trace.

Letting Zhao Yun go is more in the interests of the country, and it is also a huge experience for Zhao Yun's own abilities.

After making these preparations, Liu Jian began to wait for good news from Yanzhou in Chang'an.

At the same time, he began to send people to Liangzhou to deliver letters to the local rebel leaders in Liangzhou, asking them to surrender to the court as soon as possible.

As for the rebels in Liangzhou, in addition to the two huge rebel leaders Ma Teng and Han Sui, there are also more than ten rebels such as Cheng Yin, Hou Xuan, and Li Kan. They lead many soldiers and horses. , large and small, ranging from tens of thousands to more than ten thousand.

Moreover, they are very close to the local Qiang people in Liangzhou and can get the support of the Qiang people, so these rebels are still relatively difficult to deal with.

According to the advice of his generals, the imperial army should take them by surprise and attack them unprepared, and suddenly march into Liangzhou. In this way, the rebels could be caught off guard.

But Liu Jian sent people to notify these rebels and ask them to surrender before the army went out. Isn't it a little too impatient?

But there are still people who can understand Liu Jian's intentions. For example, Xun Yu, Xun You, Jia Xu and others understand Liu Jian's strategic intentions very well.

Now Liu Jian is committed to stabilizing the situation in Guanzhong and developing Yanzhou, and Hebei is also fully subsidizing Guanzhong, Hanoi and the Central Plains region with financial resources. It can be said that the entire country is using all its strength to help the residents on the south bank of the Yellow River resume production.

At this moment, Liu Jian did not have the strength to take action against the Xiliang rebels, but the Xiliang rebels were able to launch a surprise attack on the imperial court.

If the rebels in Xiliang send troops to plunder Guanzhong at this juncture, it will most likely hinder and delay the court's current policy of restoring people's livelihood.

What Liu Jian needs most now is to seize time and complete the industrial restoration on the south bank of the Yellow River as quickly as possible. This is the most important thing for the Han Dynasty and himself, and there is no room for interference from others.

Liu Jian is now writing letters to the rebel leaders in Xiliang to persuade them to surrender. The implication of his words is that the imperial court will soon use troops against Liangzhou.

In this way, these people would subconsciously think that Liu Jian might be gathering troops to prepare for the Western Expedition. They would not march to Guanzhong, but would formulate various defensive strategies.

In this way, it can be ensured from the side that the development of Guanzhong and Sizhou will not be affected by them.

It can be said that this is a bluffing tactic, but it is very effective.

(End of this chapter)