I will be the master of Xuande

Chapter 695 Adopted Son

King Hongnong would become Yuan Shao's target. As soon as Xun You mentioned this matter, he immediately gained the support of most people present.

So what if Yuan Shao could raise troops on the east, west, and southeast routes to create obstacles for Liu Jian?

Without the orthodox support of the imperial court, he was just a thief who pretended to be crusade against bandits, but actually harbored evil intentions. He had no defensible slogans.

It may be okay in the short term, but over time, there will definitely be big problems.

In this era, everything must be justified.

The fourth and third prince of Runan, the Yuan family, was no exception, and Yuan Shao had now lost his reputation as a model in the world.

Although he still has the support of many powerful families, he is simply untenable in name.

And King Hongnong is indeed the key to his breakthrough.

Therefore, it is understandable that Liu Jian wanted to use King Hongnong to undermine Yuan Shao's morale.

"Wenhe."

As soon as Jia Xu heard Liu Jian calling him, he knew what he probably wanted to say.

But even so, he still asked Liu Jian respectfully: "What are your orders, Prime Minister?"

Liu Jian said with a smile:

"Send your capable men to King Hongnong's fiefdom to take a good look at King Hongnong's situation, and also find out who has been friends with King Hongnong recently. Remember not to alert the snake, and don't let King Hongnong find out. , it doesn’t matter even if he does something outrageous, as long as he can get the information back at any time and let nature take its course.”

Jia Xu said calmly: "Prime Minister, don't worry, I will not let go of any traces, and all the information will reach the Prime Minister's desk as soon as possible."

Since Jia Xu and Guo Yuan took charge of the school affairs office together, the overall efficiency of the school affairs office has been greatly improved.

Liu Jian was very satisfied with Jia Xu's work ability.

Jia Xu and Guoyuan's abilities in this area are indeed beyond the comparison of ordinary people.

Then Liu Jian asked everyone to perform their duties. He was loose on the outside and tight on the inside, closely watching the actions of Yuan Shao and the major forces. At the same time, the development of Guanzhong and Yanzhou did not stop.

Now Liu Jian is in charge of a country, and the military and political affairs of the country are in his hands. Moreover, these are troubled times, although his rule is relatively peaceful for the Han Dynasty. But the more peaceful it is, the more hidden undercurrents there are.

The higher Liu Jian's position, the more things he can see, and the heavier his sense of responsibility.

Now, it can be said that he has many things to do every day, and he can't be busier.

But no matter how busy Liu Jian was, he would still personally participate in his son's studies and some of his teaching examinations.

Now most of Liu Jian's sons are still young, but his eldest son Liu Ji has grown up and is his future heir.

Liu Jian paid close attention to Liu Ji's growth, and in order to prevent him from being limited by the inherent ideas of this era, Liu Jian would have long talks with Liu Ji every once in a while to instill some of his own ideas into Liu Ji. Liu Ji opened up his thinking pattern and at the same time opened up his horizons so that he would not be restricted by this era.

And Liu Ji did inherit Liu Jian's inheritance in this regard, especially his several sons who were extremely close to Guan Yu, Zhang Fei, Liu Bei and others. They had become sworn friends since childhood.

Moreover, Liu Ji is calm, thoughtful and quick-thinking, and he has the ability to help these boys solve the difficulties in life. At the same time, Liu Jian found that Liu Ji also had lofty ambitions.

Of course, the reason why Liu Ji has lofty ambitions is also related to Liu Jian's education and Liu Ji's background.

The most important thing is because Liu Ji has a good mother Zheng Ci.

I have to say that Zheng Ci is not only a good wife, but also a very good mother.

He never deliberately restricted Liu Ji's development, and at the same time, he did not use Zheng Xue's theories that she was familiar with to trap Liu Ji's thoughts.

Zheng Ci, like Liu Jian, tried his best to guide Liu Ji on the right path, but did not trap his thinking.

What Zheng Ci valued most was to increase Liu Ji's knowledge as much as possible.

In addition to Liu Ji, there was another person who taught Zheng Ci and Liu Jian very carefully.

This person is Yuan Chong, the son of Liu Jian's good brother in Luoyang.

Yuan Chong is older than Liu Ji. After many years, these two children have grown into handsome young men.

If there is one person in the world that Liu Jian feels sorry for, it is Yuan Ji.

But Yuan Ji was dead, and Liu Jian could not do anything to make up for Yuan Ji himself. He could only teach Yuan Chong well, hoping that Yuan Chong would be successful and Yuan Ji's spirit in heaven could be comforted.

But regarding Yuan Chong's past, Liu Jian's family, including Zheng Ci, were a little hesitant at the time, wondering whether they should tell Yuan Chong the truth.

In the end, Liu Jian decided to tell the truth to Yuan Chong about what happened in Luoyang that year.

The child has grown up. There is no impermeable wall in this world. He will eventually know everything.

At that time, Liu Jian would inform Yuan Chong about what happened between Yuan Ji, Dong Zhuo and the Yuan family in Runan.

And he told Yuan Chong exactly.

In the past, when Yuan Chong was in Hebei, he cried bitterly after learning about his life experience.

As the saying goes, the hatred between parents is irreconcilable. Yuan Chong, a young man at that time, said that when he grew up, he would definitely kill his enemies... This enemy included Dong Zhuo, Yuan Shao, Yuan Shu... and those who were arranged by the Yuan family back then. Local people stationed abroad.

Liu Jian did not lie to Yuan Chong. He also told Yuan Chong that when he was in Luoyang, his friendship with Yuan Ji was mostly for his own development and future. His relationship with Yuan Ji was mixed with political interests. .

Including the fact that he later took huge risks to bring Yuan Chong out of Luoyang, on the one hand, to repay Yuan Ji for his kindness back then.

At the same time, it was also to attack his political enemies, Yuan Shao, Yuan Shu and others.

Liu Jian never deceived Yuan Chong about this.

He told Yuan Chong that he had feelings for Yuan Chong, his adopted son, but at the same time he also had some use for this adopted son. As for the choice, it was all up to Yuan Chong himself.

If Yuan Chong grows up in the future and wants to leave Hebei and return to the Yuan family in Runan, Liu Jian will never stop him.

Of course, if Yuan Chong grows up and wants to seize the position of the head of the Yuan family in Runan, he will need Liu Jian's help, and Liu Jian will spare no effort to help him.

Of course, the premise is that what Yuan Chong does will not conflict with Liu Jian's ambitions.

Liu Jian was very kind to Yuan Chong. He also taught the child carefully and gave him family-like care.

But Liu Jian also infiltrated his ambition towards Yuan Chong at all times.

He needed to let his adopted son understand that Liu Deran's ambition was more important than his hatred.

Yuan Chong actually didn't agree with his adopted father's words and the way he acted at first. He felt that his adopted father was too cold to him.

However, as he grew older, and with Liu Jian's care and education for Yuan Chong, Yuan Chong gradually began to understand Liu Jian more.

He also knew Liu Jian's ambition.

Moreover, Yuan Chong also understood Liu Jian's feelings towards him. If Liu Jian wanted to use him completely from the bottom of his heart, with Liu Jian's strength, there was no need to tell so many truths to Yuan Chong. He could make Yuan Chong He was raised in Hebei like Liu Xie, his information channels were closed, and Yuan Chong was trained into a tool man to deal with the Yuan family in Runan.

But he didn't do that.

Previously, Yuan Chong began to travel in Hebei because he had reached a certain age. He chose to travel in the border areas of Youzhou to observe the local people's livelihood and conditions as well as the situation with foreign ethnic groups.

Over the years, he has seen a lot in Youzhou and heard a lot locally. As for Youzhou, before Liu Jian was in charge of Hebei. Having fought against the Xianbei or Wuhuan people all year round, the people's lives can be said to be very difficult.

Let alone living a normal life at that time, the people on the border of Youzhou could easily be robbed and taken to the grassland by foreigners if they were not careful.

That kind of life is really worse than death.

But now everything has changed.

The main fighting forces of the Wuhuan and Xianbei people were wiped out by Liu Jian.

They now have to rely on Han people's graphite, Han people's white porcelain, and Han people's food to maintain their lives.

They no longer continued to nomadic on the grasslands, but organized farms and farms.

Here they accepted Han Chinese clothes and culture, read Han Chinese books, and lived a relatively stable life.

Although bloodshed would still occur from time to time, these were only issues related to local security. It was no longer like before, where wars broke out frequently between grassland foreigners and Han people.

These foreigners could even become corvees for the Han Dynasty, responsible for the construction of large-scale infrastructure in the Hebei hinterland, and contribute to the construction of the Han people's hinterland.

Now in Hebei, including Youzhou, Bingzhou and other places, the people's happiness index of life can be said to be the highest in the country.

The more things like this he saw, the more Yuan Chong was shocked.

Although his surname was Yuan, he basically couldn't remember anything about the Yuan family.

He grew up under the guidance of Liu Jian and Zheng Ci.

His outlook on life and values ​​were greatly influenced by Liu Jian and Zheng Ci.

You can't find in Yuan Chong the arrogance and innate self-esteem that existed in the Yuan family of the fourth and third generation of Runan in the past.

Yuan Chong received the care of Zheng Ci, and he understood empathy better than others.

He can understand that the life of ordinary people is not easy, and he can also understand how terrifying the endless devastation caused by the war over the years has been to the people.

And slowly through traveling, Yuan Chong was better able to understand what Liu Jian said to him when he was a child, and he was also able to better understand Liu Jian's ambition now.

He began to understand Liu Jian's painstaking efforts.

His adoptive father was never for himself, he was really working hard for the Han Dynasty.

It is precisely because of these years of travel experience and the ups and downs of his life that the hatred in Yuan Chong's heart has become dull, and his ideals have gradually replaced the ignorant hatred of his youth.

After he understood Liu Jian's ambition, he began to think about what his own ambition should be?

Liu Jian clearly knows his life goal, but what about him? What should Yuan Chong's life goal be?

……

And this time happened to be the mid-autumn of the second year of Jian'an.

Liu Jian had already established himself in Chang'an. He sent someone to call Yuan Chong, who was traveling in the border counties, and asked him to come to Chang'an too.

The journey from Youzhou to Chang'an was not short. It took Yuan Chong two months to reach Chang'an.

In the past two months, wherever he passed, he also carefully examined the local people's sentiments.

After these two months of inspection, Yuan Chong was more sure of how good the living conditions of the people of Youzhou were now.

Their sense of happiness is much happier than that of the people in Guanzhong and Yanzhou.

Father, he is really great!

With such a mood, Yuan Chong came to Chang'an and met Liu Jian.

Although they are not father and son, emotionally, after so many years, the two of them have become as close as father and son.

My incomprehension towards Liu Jian when I was a boy has now turned into deep gratitude.

After meeting Liu Jian, Yuan Chong went to the Prime Minister's Mansion to visit his adoptive mother Zheng Ci and his younger brothers and sisters.

That night, the family happily held a banquet at the house to welcome Yuan Chong home after many years of travel.

Liu Jian drank a lot during today's meal.

After not seeing his adopted son for three years, Liu Jian was rarely as happy as he was today.

At the banquet, Liu Jian announced one thing to everyone, that is, he would like his sons to participate in the imperial examination next year.

This also includes Yuan Chong.

He told his children that it was time to become an official and serve the country, but since they were serving the country, they had to take the formal path of the current court...that is, take the imperial examination and get an official position based on their ability. .

Liu Ji was very excited. He had always hoped to become an official as soon as possible, join the court, fight alongside his father, and serve the country.

Yuan Chong is also very happy. He has clearly defined his goals and knows what he should do.

To realize their ideals, entering the official career of the Han Dynasty was undoubtedly a necessary prerequisite.

After the banquet, Yuan Chong came to Liu Jian's room. The father and son had not seen each other for a long time and had a lot to say.

"Father, how is that man doing now?"

Liu Jian's face turned a little darker. He slowly put down the tea cup in his hand and looked at Yuan Chong seriously.

Although Yuan Chong did not say who the person was, Liu Jian knew very well who he was talking about.

"Actually, when he was in Liangzhou last year, his health was already failing. Later, when he returned to Chang'an, Hua Tuo nursed him back, and he was somewhat relieved. Unfortunately, it didn't last long."

"Last month, he had already relapsed again. This time he was very ill. It is estimated that it will be difficult for him to recover."

Yuan Chong nodded gently.

"Father, I want to see him."

"Okay, I'll make arrangements."

Yuan Chong didn't expect that Liu Jian would agree to him so happily, and looked at Liu Jian in surprise.

"Father, aren't you afraid that if I see him, I will do something unwise for revenge?"

Liu Jian said slowly and calmly: "So what if you do it? You are my son. Even if you poke a hole in the sky, my father has to bear the burden for you... Of course, my father does not want you to do this."

Yuan Chong was very moved after hearing this.

"Father, don't worry. The child is no longer the ignorant and ignorant boy he once was. From the perspective of the father and him, many things are beyond his control. These children can understand."

"I just want to meet this person. I have some questions to ask him. As for from now on, after meeting him, from now on, this person will have nothing to do with the child."

"Haier doesn't want revenge. Now he already knows in his heart what he should do, but after all, he wants to put an end to these people."

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(End of this chapter)