I will be the master of Xuande

Chapter 771: Ten Years of Sharpening the Sword
Yuan Yi came to Liu Jian crying. When Liu Jian was in Luoyang, he had met Yuan Yi several times, but they were not very familiar with each other. At that time, they were just acquaintances. Yuan Yi knew that Liu Jian Jian was Yuan Ji's little follower, and Liu Jian also knew that Yuan Yi was Yuan Ji's brother.

Times have changed, and nearly twenty years have passed. Both parties have entered middle age from the high-spirited young people back then.

Liu Jian's son has grown up.

But no one thought that things would turn out like this.

They went from being ministers in Luoyang back then to princes who each dominate their own side today.

Moreover, each other has the mission of danger for the family and the country, and even if they fight, they will fight to the death.

Sure enough, times have changed and things have changed.

"The sinner pays homage to the Prime Minister and asks the Prime Minister to grant him the death penalty."

Yuan Yi cried and bowed to Liu Jian.

Liu Jian smiled and helped Yuan Yi up.

"Why is Bo Ye like this? As far as the court is concerned, although you have made mistakes, you are not guilty of death."

"Although you have been resisting the imperial court in Shu all these years, when it comes to your true intentions, it is still because you were bewitched by Yuan Shao. I don't blame you for this."

"In the past, there were frequent wars in central Sichuan. Ma Xiang and others rebelled one after another, which caused the people in central Sichuan to live in poverty. However, since you unified Yizhou, you have also implemented a lot of benevolent policies so that the people can live in peace and not suffer from displacement. In addition, I heard that you opened a bookstore in Yizhou following the example of Qingzhou papermaking? Although the progress is not as fast as Qingzhou, it has also laid a foundation for our papermaking in the south... There are many bamboos in Sichuan, so you can use bamboo to make paper, but it is also a good idea. Policy, as far as the country is concerned, your merits and demerits are equal to each other."

"From now on, you and I are both Han ministers and we should serve the country together without any selfish motives. Believe me, the court will definitely live up to you."

When Yuan Yi heard this, he hurriedly thanked him.

Liu Jian continued: "Bo Ye, you are from the Central Plains. Living in Shu for such a long time, you must be somewhat acclimatized, right?"

"Today, Yizhou can be re-administered by the imperial court, and your responsibilities have been relieved. You should go back to the Central Plains to do something that is beneficial to the imperial court and the world."

What Liu Jian said is very clear.

He wanted Yuan Yi to leave Yizhou, return to the Central Plains, and live the rest of his life well where he could monitor him.

Of course, he also wanted Yuan Yi to help Yuan Chong within his ability and stabilize the Yuan family in Runan.

Although Yuan Yi is not a qualified state pastor, he comes from a high family after all. He naturally understands Liu Jian's remarks.

Then Yuan Yi hurriedly bowed to Liu Jian and said, "I will obey the Prime Minister's instructions in everything. Whatever the Prime Minister asks me to do, I will naturally do it from now on."

Seeing this, Liu Jian couldn't help but nodded with satisfaction.

Compared with the brothers Yuan Shao and Yuan Shu, Yuan Yi is indeed very well-behaved.

Fortunately, he is in charge of the mountains and rivers of Yizhou. If it were like Yuan Shao, it might be too troublesome to win Yizhou.

Not long after Yuan Yi surrendered, Liu Zhang also led his troops to Chengdu.

It's not that Liu Zhang arrived deliberately slowly, but because the journey from Nanzhong to Chengdu is restricted by mountains and rivers, and the transit of food is also very inconvenient.

If you want to send troops from Nanzhong to this side, you must be well prepared.

Therefore, Liu Zhang delayed. When he was fully prepared and returned to Shu County after traveling through mountains and rivers, he found that Yizhou had been occupied by Liu Jian, and Chengdu had also been captured by him, and Yuan Yi surrendered.

In this situation, Liu Zhang felt very embarrassed.

Originally, he and Liu Jian made an appointment to attack Yuan Yi together, but as a result, he delayed his arrival there for a long time, and they had already dealt with the enemy.

Don't you think you're just joining in the fun at this time?
At this moment, Liu Zhang felt that he was neither advancing nor retreating.

Although he was very embarrassed, Liu Jian was very enthusiastic towards him.

Liu Jian sent people to Liu Zhang and told him not to worry, and asked him to lead his troops into Shu County as soon as possible, and he would also send people to meet him.

Liu Zhang was very moved when Liu Jian was willing to take the initiative to help him and promised to provide food for his own army even though he had not been able to help him in any way.

They have to be brothers from the same clan.

In the end, he temporarily stationed his army in the south of Shu County, and under the leadership of Liu Jian's envoy, he went to Chengdu and expressed his sincerity of surrender to Liu Jian.

After meeting Liu Zhang, Liu Jian personally held hands with each other as brothers.

In terms of seniority, they are indeed brothers.

Seeing how enthusiastic Liu Jian was towards him, Liu Zhang was deeply moved. He was not embarrassed and shed tears in front of Liu Jian. At the same time, he explained to Liu Jian the suffering he had suffered in Nanzhong over the years.

Liu Jian expressed great sympathy for Liu Zhang's situation and expressed his willingness to let Liu Zhang return to the Central Plains.

As for where to return to the Central Plains, it all depends on Liu Zhang's own preference.

Whether he wants to return to Chang'an and become an official, or whether he wants to return to his hometown... Liu Jian can make arrangements for Liu Zhang as long as he wants.

Liu Zhang was deeply moved by the fact that Liu Jian was so kind to him.

Except for Liu Yan, he hadn't met such a sincere person in many years.

These are brothers from the same clan. They are closer than their fathers!
Finally, Liu Jian asked Liu Zhang about Nanzhong.

Although Liu Zhang has no political talent or military ability, he is quite familiar with it in Nanzhong these years.

He explained to Liu Jian everything he knew about the general situation of Nanzhong. At the same time, he also told Liu Jian that his men in the army had been exploring Nanzhong over the years and communicating with the local tribes in Nanzhong. At the same time, he also did some business and exchange, which can be said to be very familiar with the situation in Nanzhong.

If Liu Jian wanted him to return to the Central Plains, then Liu Zhang was willing to hand over this army, which was very familiar with the situation in Nanzhong, into Liu Jian's hands. Although the number was small, it was enough to serve as the vanguard guide of the army.

Liu Zhang provided Liu Jian with such a precious army, and Liu Jian was very happy.

He immediately promised Liu Zhang that he was willing to grant Liu Zhang a title. As long as Liu Zhang chose a place he liked first, he would handle all other matters. Make sure he has enough food.

Liu Zhang didn't have much ambition to begin with. Now that Liu Jian has given him such a guarantee, he is of course happy.

So he told Liu Jian that he was eager to return to his hometown in Jingzhou and live in peace, and hoped that Liu Jian would fulfill his wish.

Liu Jian agreed to Liu Zhang's request, but he told Liu Zhang that this matter might have to be postponed for a while. After all, Jingzhou was not completely under his control yet and was on the frontier of war-torn territory. Let Liu Zhang go there now. It is irresponsible for his personal safety.

Liu Jian promised him that after taking Yuan Shao, he would let Liu Zhang return to his former residence.

I promise to make him rich and prosperous throughout his life without any worries.

Liu Zhang immediately thanked Liu Jian profusely.

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The imperial army captured Yizhou, and the world was shocked!
The morale of the north was greatly boosted, while the morale of the south was naturally in decline, and the situation became increasingly serious for them.

Cao Cao in Jiangdong may not have felt that much pressure yet from Liu Jian's conquest of Yizhou.

But for Yuan Shao in Jingzhou, the pressure has become extremely great.

Militaryly, Yuan Shao is now fighting Zhao Yun in Xiangyang.

The troops of Zhao Yun, Yan Liang and others are so aggressive that they have beaten Yuan Shao's army and horses to a crawl. Xiangyang City can now be said to be in danger. Yuan Shao has already given up on Xiangyang and is ready to move his troops to Jiangling at any time.

The situation in the war with the north was already very unfavorable, but suddenly at this time, news came out that Yuan Yi had surrendered and the entire Yizhou fell into Liu Jian's hands.

After Yuan Shao learned the news, he immediately spurted out a mouthful of blood and fell down in front of his men.

Everyone shouted for their lord and rushed forward.

Yuan Shu on the side also trembled with shock after hearing the news.

He didn't expect that things would turn out like this.

In fact, Yuan Shu, under Yuan Shao's command, always wanted to harm Yuan Shao.

But the prerequisite for harming Yuan Shao is that he will help Yuan Tan in the future. After seizing Yuan Shao's foundation, he will be Yuan Tan's right-hand man to take charge of the Yuan family's north-south confrontation with Liu Jian.

The premise is that the Yuan family's power is still consolidated and can be on par with Liu Jian.

But now everything is deviated from Yuan Shu's previous plan.

Originally, Yuan Shao had Cao Cao, Yuan Yi, and elite soldiers like Sun Ce as auxiliaries. He controlled half of the country in the south, competing against Liu Jian.

Yuan Shu felt that even if Yuan Shao could not defeat the imperial army, he would have no problem standing on a foothold with the imperial army.

Who would have thought that in just over a year, the situation would have undergone earth-shaking changes.

Liu Jian either didn't exert any force and pretended that the two sides were equally powerful.

Now when he exerted his strength, Yuan Shu discovered that the power in the south was actually very different from that in the north.

If the South wants to be on par with the North, its comprehensive strength in all aspects must be at least doubled.

Things were not what he imagined. They were too different.

But now it is impossible for the Yuan family to make adjustments.

There is nothing that can be done about this. Liu Jian has made sufficient preparations and is pressing southward like Mount Tai. The Yuan family now has no energy left to reorganize the internal affairs.

The only thing he could do was to show off his moves as he saw them, and Liu Jian would take the blows no matter how hard he hit him.

Now that Yizhou is gone, the balance of power between the two sides has completely tilted towards Liu Jian's side.

Yuan Shu also started to panic. He didn't know how to deal with this matter.

There was a major flaw in his plan.

But at this moment, he had no choice. He was not a particularly smart person to begin with. To be able to do what he did today was, to be honest, not easy. It was an extraordinary performance.

Moreover, Yuan Yi's surrender also illustrates another problem, that is, the Yuan family has now begun to fall into Liu Jian's hands.

The headquarters of the Yuan family in Runan has now been occupied by Liu Jian, and Yuan Chong also represented the court's will and became the head of the Yuan family.

Now that Yuan Yi surrendered, Liu Jian was bound to let Yuan Yi assist Yuan Chong in carrying out in-depth transformation of the Yuan family.

In this way, Yuan Chong, who is assisted by Yuan Yi, is bound to suppress Yuan Shao and Yuan Shu in terms of reputation and name.

Yuan Yi's status among the only remaining members of the Yuan family can be said to be extraordinary.

If he assists Yuan Chong, and Yuan Chong is Yuan Ji's son... no one can question Yuan Chong anymore.

And Yuan Shao and Yuan Shu will also lose this golden sign of the Yuan family's orthodoxy, and they will be completely labeled as rebels of the Yuan family.

They are no longer just a rebellion of the court, but also a rebellion of the family.

When he thought of this, Yuan Shu could not help but tremble all over. It was no wonder that Yuan Shao would vomit blood in public. The consequences of this were really terrifying.

I think back then, how glorious it was for Yuan Shao to be a role model in the world.

But over the years, he was picked apart by Liu Jian, until he became an unworthy descendant of the Yuan family!
What if he doesn't vomit blood?

He should vomit bile! Vomiting blood is mild!

Liu Deran, who has been sharpening his sword for ten years, is so cruel!
(End of this chapter)