I will be the master of Xuande

Chapter 736: Consolidating New Territories

Sun Ce no longer continued to compete with Zhao Yun in Yuzhou.

After some discussions with his subordinates, he also knew that it was not suitable for him to continue to be stationed in Yuzhou now.

So, he called on his soldiers and generals, and at the same time began to gradually evacuate to the south.

Zhao Yun's army was not far from Yangdi, and Sun Ce decided to stop him personally.

He personally led his troops to cut off the rear in order to prevent Zhao Yun from raiding him.

This is also a conclusion reached after careful discussion.

After all, the imperial army is now stationed in Yuzhou, and it has already begun to station in Nanyang County. Now Liu Jian needs to divide a large number of troops to occupy the cities of these two counties, and at the same time, he must appease the people in both places. He must not Will deploy too many troops to pursue themselves.

Absorbing and digesting large counties such as Nanyang County and Yingchuan Runan is what the Northern Army should really do now. If Sun Ce were to stand in Liu Jian's position, he would definitely do the same.

Facts have proved that Sun Ce not only had excellent military vision, but also had a very keen political sense.

But before the five thousand cavalry could be dispatched, Liu Jian's military order was sent to Zhao Yun, Xu Huang and others.

The so-called occupation is to truly assimilate these areas.

Yingchuan and Runan counties, on the other hand, were full of outstanding people and were truly the splendid hometowns of the Han Dynasty. Here, noble families were everywhere, and there were many groups of powerful people. The prominent families and noble families from all over the country were intertwined, and the relationship was extremely complicated.

In particular, the hometowns of many people such as Xun Yu and Guo Jia under Liu Jian are also in Yuzhou.

Therefore, Zhao Yun immediately appointed Xu Huang as the vanguard, and he himself led 5,000 cavalry for the Chinese army, preparing to launch a trailing attack on Sun Ce.

It is said that a strong guest does not overwhelm the host, it is purely for self-comfort.

Therefore, Sun Ce's troops retreated. Liu Jian also meant that he did not want Zhao Yun and others to chase him too much, and he only needed to occupy Runan County and other places.

He himself wrote a letter and sent someone to Nanyang County to ask Liu Jian the reason.

Liu Jian looked back and forth at the two people in front of him with a smile and said, "Fengxiao, Gongda came to congratulate me, but he doesn't know where the joy comes from?"

After seeing Xun Yu's letter of recommendation, Liu Jian didn't say much, just smiled faintly, then folded the silk and placed it under the inkstone on his desk.

In order to gain their support, Yuan Shao allowed them to recruit private soldiers, expand their power, and occupy large amounts of land.

After Liu Jian obtained Nanyang County, Yingchuan County and Runan County, Guo Jia, Xun You and others immediately congratulated Liu Jian.

"Congratulations, Prime Minister, congratulations, Prime Minister."

Sun Ce's strength is very strong, and according to Liu Jian's observation, he is not someone who has been under others for a long time. With such a strong general under Yuan Shao's command, once there are changes in Yuan Shao's family, Sun Ce may not be good to the Yuan family in Jingzhou. matter.

Liu Jian's main order to Zhao Yun was to capture the two major counties of Runan and Yingchuan in Yuzhou.

His primary goal is to effectively bring all the county towns in Nanyang County under his command.

The next day, Guo Jia and Xun You came to Liu Jian together.

The people below naturally did not dare to disobey Liu Jian's order, but Zhao Yun was very puzzled as to why Sun Ce and the others were allowed to return to Jingzhou from Yuzhou without incident at such a critical moment.

Liu Jian did not hide anything from his confidant and general, and immediately gave an answer.

To some extent, this is much more difficult than fighting.

The content of Liu Jian's military order was very simple. He ordered Zhao Yun, Xu Huang, Yan Liang and others not to act rashly. If Sun Ce withdrew his troops, they must not pursue him.

Even Xun Yu, who was far away in Chang'an, sent people to deliver a letter to Liu Jian at night, saying that Yingchuan and Runan and other places have outstanding people. Liu Jian got here, which was equivalent to getting half of the talents of the Han Dynasty. In fact, It's gratifying.

The so-called occupation does not mean to drive out the enemy forces in these two places and then occupy the city.

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Among these three major counties, Nanyang County was the land of Longxing in Guangwu.

However, after Zhao Yun sent out scouts to conduct some investigation, and after analysis by Yi Yan Liang and Xu Huang, he felt that his side was now sending cavalry to pursue Sun Ce. Although it might not cause a devastating blow to them, it could still give them a devastating blow. They hit hard.

Many of the names of these talents were known to Liu Jian in his previous life.

Let the people here abide by the imperial court's new policies, and all systems, including land and official schools, should be unified.

Therefore, after several military meetings, Zhao Yun felt that it was better to send troops to harass Sun Ce, which would be of greater benefit to his own side.

Guo Jia said with a smile on his face: "Congratulations to the Prime Minister for winning Nanyang, winning Yingchuan, winning Runan, and occupying the top of the world!"

In particular, places such as Nanyang County and Runan County have been in Yuan Shao's hands for many years. In order to expand his power, Yuan Shao indulged the local prominent families in these two places.

News of Sun Ce's withdrawal soon reached Zhao Yun.

The Yingchuan Clan in Yuzhou was also a source of talent for Cao Cao's staff in history. Most of the scholar families here lasted for hundreds of years. You can imagine how complicated the relationship here was.

Obviously, Liu Jian did not want Zhao Yun and others to pursue Sun Ce, but to let Sun Ce and others take their own course and return to Jingzhou where they should go.

He asked Zhao Yun to lead his troops to regain the counties one by one in Yuzhou, appease the local people, and contact the local nobles.

In the next step, Liu Jian will start to truly govern the three counties of Nanyang, Runan, and Yingchuan.

At the same time, Xun Yu also provided Liu Jian with a list of talents he recommended from Yingchuan, Nanyang and Runan.

However, despite doubts in his heart, Zhao Yun did not disobey the military order. He asked his men to begin to pacify various counties in Runan and Yingchuan, and at the same time appease the emotions of local wealthy families.

Liu Jian does think so now.

In this way, Sun Ce was let go.

He wrote a letter to tell Zhao Yun that the reason why he asked Sun Ce to return to Jingzhou was to attack the south in the future.

Liu Jian laughed loudly and said: "Nanyang County is indeed the hometown of Guangwu. Runan and Yingchuan also have a long history in our Han Dynasty. They are places of splendid articles. To capture these two places is indeed a big deal for me." It's a great thing, but if you say you've reached the top of the world, that's not necessarily true, right?"

"When I won Guanzhong last year, I saw you two congratulating me like this, right?"

Xun You said: "Although Yingchuan and Runan are not as dangerous as Guanzhong in terms of geographical location, Yuzhou is the foundation of our heroic heroes in the Han Dynasty. If the prime minister captures Yingchuan and Runan, it means he has With half of the world’s outstanding people in hand, and with these outstanding people assisting the prime minister, the imperial court will undoubtedly become more prosperous, and our Han Dynasty will undoubtedly become stronger!”

Liu Jian nodded with satisfaction and said with a smile: "What you two said is indeed true. Not to mention the geographical location and population of Yuzhou and Nanyang, the number of nobles and heroes everywhere is inexhaustible. .”

When he said this, Liu Jian looked at Xun You and Guo Jia and said, "You two are here today. Do you want to come here for more than this?"

Xun You then took out a piece of silk from his hand, handed it to Liu Jian, and said: "Prime Minister, these are all rare young talents among the Yingchuan and Runan gentry. They are all outstanding talents. If If you can use it, you will definitely be able to govern the world and make it rich." "You have carefully compiled it and presented it to the Prime Minister. Please accept it at his discretion. In this way, it will be a great blessing for the world and also for all the people."

Liu Jian seemed quite happy when he heard this.

"Thank you for your service. I will definitely consider these talents carefully and put them to use later."

Speaking of this, Liu Jian looked at Guo Jia aside with a smile.

"Fengxiao must have someone who wants to recommend it to me. How about bringing it out together?"

After hearing this, Guo Jia immediately wanted to take a step forward, but suddenly, he seemed to have thought of something.

After Guo Jia was stunned for a while, he then smiled and said: "I came here today just to congratulate the Prime Minister, but I have never recommended anyone to the Prime Minister. Guo was used to wandering in Yingchuan in the past, although I don't know him. There are few talented people, but they have no ability to recognize people.”

"Guo is not sure what kind of person is a real talent."

Liu Jian smiled and nodded:

"In that case, I have to go back and think about it carefully before we make a decision."

After hearing this, Guo Jia nodded vigorously and said Nono said yes.

He and Xun You gave Liu Jian a rough report on the current situation in Nanyang, Runan, Yingchuan and other places, and also talked about their next governance methods in these areas and the measures they had conceived.

After the discussion, the two of them said goodbye to Liu Jian, left the animal husbandry office in Wancheng, and went back to handle their official duties.

After Xun You and Guo Jia left, Liu Jian immediately took out the list that Xun You had delivered to him.

He looked at the list presented by Xun Yu again and made a rough comparison.

After that, Liu Jian had a rough idea.

He folded the two pieces of silk again and pressed them under the inkstone. Then he ordered the guards on the left and right: "Go and ask Mr. Jia to come to my place. I have something to tell him."

The guards immediately took the order and went to invite Jia Xu. Not long after, they saw Jia Xu coming to Liu Jian's pastoral office.

"Jia Xu, the last official, has met the prime minister."

"The officials were ordered to send people to investigate the situation in various counties in Yuzhou and Nanyang. Now they have been sorted out. Today is the time when the prime minister is looking for the officials. It is just right to report the recent local situation to the prime minister."

"Very good."

Liu Jian took the information about the place that Jia Xu had handed over, opened it and took a rough look, then nodded with satisfaction.

Jia Xu is quite dedicated in his work. What Nanyang County, Yingchuan and Runan County's local families and local families have done in recent years, as well as their relationship with Yuan Shao and their general relationship with each other, have been Jia Xu compiled a document.

These things will be very useful for Liu Jian to rectify Nanyang County and Yuzhou in the future.

To improve the local area, we cannot just carry out drastic reforms. We also need to understand the local situation, and be clear about the relationship between local families, as well as the interest chains and background conflicts between them. Only in this way can we start effective implementation, especially Places like Nanyang County and Runan that have been run by Yuan Shao for many years must know themselves and their enemies.

"Wen He, well done." Liu Jian praised him.

Jia Xu smiled faintly, without showing the slightest hint of pride.

Liu Jian took a brief look at Jia Xu's memorial, and then said: "This material of yours is just some information that we have just dug out, but based on the content alone, we can see that the interests between these families And the level of binding is extraordinary, even worse than when I was in Jizhou, Hebei."

Jia Xu said: "What the Prime Minister said is true. This is only a temporary dig. The school affairs office has not done a deep dig yet. If it digs deeper, the things involved behind the scenes and their interests will surely be entangled even deeper."

"But this is also expected. Nanyang County also has Yingchuan, Runan and other places. During the time of the late emperor, they were originally places where local noble families prospered. After Yuan Shao took control of these places, he relied on local families. It is deeper and more decentralized to them. Now the major local families are like small countries within the country, and outsiders cannot penetrate with a pin or water."

"When Yuan Shao is here as the master, he can only seek help from them if he has something to do. But the more they help Yuan Shao, the more tolerance Yuan Shao will give them, and the greater their power will be. Tens or even more than a hundred years of interest entanglements and marriages are tied together one by one and are intricately intertwined."

“It’s not impossible for the New Deal to be implemented here, but it’s hard to say to what extent it can be implemented.”

What Jia Xu said was absolutely correct, and Liu Jian knew it very well.

The only person Liu Jian can discuss these words with at present is Jia Xu, like Xun You and Guo Jia, and it is not convenient for Liu Jian to discuss them with them.

Although people like Xun You, Xun Yu, and Guo Jia are also loyal to Liu Jian, especially people like Xun Yu, whose ambitions are also tied to Liu Jian's, this does not mean that when major family interests are involved, , Xun Yu would not care about his family at all, and would consider entirely on Liu Jian's side.

This was formed by the political stance and local pattern of the Han Dynasty for more than a hundred years.

Even a saint has his own selfish side after all.

Therefore, Liu Jian's current words can only be spoken to Jia Xu.

Although Jia Xu also came from a noble family, he was different from these noble families in the Central Plains, and his personal goals were also different. What Jia Xu pursued was different from Xun Yu and Xun You.

He is a man who is good at protecting himself.

Moreover, he was born in Liangzhou. In the final analysis, he is still very different from the gentry in the Central Plains. It can even be said to be incompatible with him.

"Wen He, in your opinion, I want to launch a new policy in the local area. Is it difficult to implement the land and farmland, or is it difficult to implement the policy on population and fertility? Or is it difficult to implement the reform of government and private schools?"

Jia Xu shook his head and said: "Prime Minister, according to my opinion, the New Deal is in Nanyang County, Runan and other places, and the families in these places cannot interfere with land matters, because these matters are related to the country. They were unable to resist and were powerless to resist.”

"If they don't want to have their families confiscated and exterminated by the Prime Minister, they can only follow the laws of the imperial court."

When Jia Xu said this, he stopped talking.

Liu Jian knew Jia Xu very well.

This person always talks halfway, saying what he should say but not saying anything he shouldn't.

"What you are implying is that the only thing they are able to resist is the personnel appointment matter?"

Jia Xu hurriedly said: "The official didn't say anything."

"you said so……"

"No, no, the official didn't say anything."

"That's what you meant."

"What do you mean? Prime Minister, the officials don't understand."

(End of this chapter)