Wait, please don't call me Emperor Zhaolie

Chapter 464: Jianxing Should Become a Model for Emperors of All Dynasties
Nowadays, scholars all over the world have gradually understood that as long as one can be summoned to the Secretariat by the emperor, even if he starts as a secretary, when he is sent out to other places, he will at least start out as a county magistrate.

The emperor always has channels to know the talented people in various states and counties. There are also rumors that the nine ministers and six ministers in the future will be trained in the Secretariat and then dispatched to various government offices.

Liu Ye always felt worried when he thought about more and more talented people competing with him for the position of "Wanshi".

Although he believes that he is extremely talented, there are always people better than you, and Liu Ye does not think that he can suppress the world's talents.

The only thing he can do is to let the emperor notice him. If the strategy he proposed to defeat the Xianbei and the arrogant Wuhuan can be effective, it will surely occupy a place in your majesty's heart.

After Liu Ye offered his advice, even though he was standing upright, he still watched Liu Bei's reaction with his remaining eyes.

Just when Liu Bei was about to speak to praise Liu Ye, an official from the Secretariat came outside the door and asked to see the emperor on an important matter.

Liu Bei then asked him to come in quickly and report.

"Your Majesty, the General of the Cavalry and the Captain of the Wuhuan have sent a letter that needs your urgent review."

The clerk of the Secretariat handed the flying seal with clay to Xu Chu. After Xu Chu bowed his head to check the clay seal, he respectfully presented the flying seal to Liu Bei with both hands.

However, Liu Bei frowned unconsciously, removed the clay seal, slowly opened the two memorials, and looked at them carefully.

According to the Han laws he rewrote, once something happened on the border, it no longer needed to go through the Shangshu Tai, but could be sent immediately to the Zhongshu Tai in an urgent manner.

Since the fourth year of Jianxing, there have been only a handful of matters that could be reported by flying seals.

As Liu Bei paced and read the memorial, the entire hall fell silent, and not a single sound could be heard except his footsteps.

Xu Chu and Liu Ye looked at each other in confusion and remained speechless.

Suddenly, a laugh startled the two men as they looked at each other. Then, they looked over and found that the emperor had rolled up the memorial and said with a smile, "Gongsun Du believed that the road from western Youzhou to Liaodong was rugged and difficult to travel, and he thought that the Han army could not reach it. So, he took advantage of the internal strife and mutual attack of the Wuhuan and sent troops to capture Liaoxi County in the name of revenge for Liu Xie."

"At this time, most of Liaoxi County has been lost. The Wuhuan leaders in Youbeiping and Liaoxi, such as Tadun, Su Puyan, Wuyan, and Louban, are attacking each other. Ziyang, do you have a good plan to defeat the Wuhuan and take Liaodong?"

Liu Bei told Liu Ye directly what was in the memorial, wanting to test his ability to respond.

Upon hearing this, Liu Ye could not help but fall into deep thought, and asked in detail why the Wuhuan leaders attacked each other. When he learned that it was the emperor who led the central army to Youzhou, the Wuhuan leaders Su Puyan and Lou Ban were frightened and led the tribal herdsmen to rebel against Chanyu Tadun.

Liu Ye was also shocked by this. After thinking for a moment, he clasped his hands and replied, "Your Majesty, the Wuhuan people thought that your Majesty led the central army to Youzhou to conquer the Wuhuan. Therefore, they are eager to sever ties with Tadun and even want to use his head to curry favor with the Han Dynasty. It can be said that the Wuhuan people are in chaos without spending any money or silk."

"I have heard that Su Puyan has been dissatisfied with Chanyu Tadun for a long time and wants to make Lou Ban the new Chanyu. However, Lou Ban is afraid of Tadun's power and dares not call himself Chanyu. I think these two dare to rebel against Tadun now because they want to get support from the Han army. This will not only avoid being captured and killed by the Han army, but also avenge their past grievances and support Qiuliju's son Lou Ban as Chanyu. It can achieve multiple goals at one stroke."

"Your Majesty, now is the time to defeat the Wuhuan in the three counties. We only need two or three thousand Youzhou cavalry to kill Tadun. Then we can take advantage of the situation to lead the army to surrender the Wuhuan tribes in Youbeiping and eastern Liaoxi, and send Wuhuan nobles and adults such as Su Puyan and Lou Ban to the Luoyang Barbarian Residence to accompany the Xiongnu Huchuquan."

"As for this thief Gongsun Du, when we have rectified the Wuhuan tribe and ensured that the Han army's food and grass are not taken advantage of by the Hu people, we can send troops to exterminate the three clans of Gongsun Du as a warning to others."

When Liu Ye talked about Gongsun Du, he also felt a lingering anger in his heart for a long time. Now His Majesty has not officially determined the ancestral temple sacrifices. Should he adopt the lineage of Guangwu, adopt himself to the filial emperor, or reopen the lineage of King Jing of Zhongshan?

The officials in the court were still arguing, and Gongsun the dog thief repeatedly used Liu Xie, the King of Donglai, to stir up trouble.

If it affected the emperor, even if Gongsun Du's three clans were exterminated, it would not relieve the hatred of the Guangwu clan. Not only Liu Ye hated Gongsun Du, but Liu Bei also hated him. They had a grudge against each other in Donglai. Unexpectedly, more than ten years later, Gongsun Du dared to take the initiative to attack Liaoxi.

He wanted to occupy the dangerous terrain in the mountains to block the pass and prevent the Han army from having the opportunity to enter Liaodong.

Do you still think that the Han family has no other solution?

Liu Bei immediately ordered the officials of the Secretariat to write an official document and send it to the State of Donglai, inquiring about the progress of Lu Su's supervision of the construction of the sea ships.

He also asked his assistant to write an imperial edict to the Wuhuan commander Yan Rou, Youbeiping prefect Cao Hong, and Yuyang prefect Tian Yu, asking them to lead 3,000 cavalry to respond to Su Puyan and kill Tadun before the first month of the fifth year of Jianxing.

He ordered Guan Yu to provide relief to the Wuhuan tribes that surrendered to the Han Dynasty, and then to find an opportunity to disperse and resettle the herdsmen. He also ordered the prefects, county magistrates and county magistrates of each county to register the Wuhuan as ordinary people and promote Han customs in the three counties.

Don't let evil officials stir up conflicts between the Han and the Hu people.

After all the documents were written and the assistant read them over to make sure they were correct, Liu Bei nodded and ordered his assistants to stamp them and send them out.

There are eleven counties and kingdoms in Youzhou, with a border stretching for thousands of miles. Xianbei, Wuhuan, Buyeo and Goguryeo surround it, but Yunchang is stationed in the north for him, and there are Bu Zhi, Liu Ye, Sima Lang, Cao Hong, Tian Yu and Yan Rou, these prefects and generals.

With the assistance of staff such as Gongcao Xin Ping, Zhubu Guo Tu, and Canjun Ju Su, even if the three Xianbei tribes joined forces and went south to invade Youzhou, they could let the other side know how powerful the Han Dynasty was.

Once the Wuhuan were defeated, the Han Dynasty's worries in the north were temporarily alleviated.

That would allow the court to turn its attention to the south, and at the same time free up its hands to clear up the hidden evils.

"How can I find brave warriors to guard the four directions? I will never feel the sorrow that Emperor Gaozu felt in my lifetime."

Liu Bei's eyes were filled with mixed emotions and he couldn't help but laugh, looking at the map he brought with the army. In order to prevent the Xianbei in the north of Bingzhou from moving south and occupying the three counties of Yunzhong, Wuyuan and Shuofang due to the great reduction in the strength of the Xiongnu, Liu Bei would have to fight a battle in vain.

He directly stationed Lu Bu in Linrong County of Shuofang, and Gongsun Zan in Jiuyuan. He appointed Huang Quan as the prefect of Yunzhong, Zhuge Jin as the prefect of Wuyuan, Zhang Liao as the prefect of Shuofang, and Wei Jing as the prefect of Shangjun.

He also left Cao Ren, Cao Chun, Xiahou Yuan, Xiahou Dun and Wu Yi as colonels to stay in various counties in Bingzhou and monitor the movements of the Xiongnu.

Xu Huang, who had not made any contribution in the fight against the Huns and was still the military commander, hesitated for a long time before he dared to ask for an audience with the emperor, seeing that there were too many generals and captains. He wanted to ask for permission to go to Dunhuang County in order to seek a title of nobility in a foreign land.

Seeing his determined look, Liu Bei nodded and agreed to Xu Huang's transfer, appointing him as the commander of Dunhuang.

To be honest, not many military officers were willing to go to Zhangye, Jiuquan and Dunhuang counties, because they were too far away from the capital of the Han Dynasty. Only a few dared to ask for the mission. Zhang He and Gao Lan were two of them, and now there is Xu Huang.

"A true man has lofty ambitions and outstanding talents, and makes use of all the wise and powerful people in the world..."

Thinking of this, Liu Bei couldn't help but raise his eyebrows, looking very proud.

He dared to say that the talents selected during the Jianye period were no less than those during the Zhenguan and Hongwu periods. It could also serve as a lesson for future emperors to see how Liu Xuande was not reckless and neglected talented people, but selected talents to govern the world.

Let the emperors of all dynasties take him as a role model to help the world and bring peace to the people.

(End of this chapter)