I, Liu Bian, the hero

Chapter 49 Eventful Autumn
When Liu Bian came to Chongde Hall that day, he saw Zhang Rang standing outside the hall.

Of course Liu Bian knew that the court officials were celebrating the return of his father-in-law Cai Yong, at first he thought Zhang Rang was going to talk about it, but unexpectedly Zhang Rang gave him a solemn memorial and said in a low voice: "Your Highness , this was just delivered."

Seeing that Zhang Rang's expression was serious and did not look like a joke, Liu Bian's heart skipped a beat, and he glanced down at the signature of the memorial.

Liu Yan, governor of Jizhou.

Seeing this, Liu Bian frowned without leaving a trace. The reason is that Liu Yan was also a warlord in a separate area in history, and he was also the one who proposed the reform of "abolishing history and establishing animal husbandry".

Originally, the rule of the Han Dynasty over the local area was a "three-level system" of the imperial court, the prefect, and the county magistrate. The governors of each prefecture only supervised the censors. Apart from supervising the officials of each prefecture, county, and county, they could not interfere with the military affairs of various places.

However, Liu Yan proposed the reform of "abolishing the history and establishing the animal husbandry", replacing the governor with the state animal husbandry, forcibly adding a state animal husbandry between the imperial court and the prefect, and the state animal husbandry has great power over the counties and counties under its jurisdiction. This turned the local rule of the Han Dynasty into a "four-level system", and also made most of the prefectures and herdsmen of the states become princes of the separatist side at the end of the Han Dynasty.

And since Liu Bian wanted to strengthen the imperial power, he naturally couldn't just sit back and watch this reform pass.

Heh, Abandoned Shi Limu...

Snorting coldly in his heart, Liu Bian opened the memorial and watched it carefully, but he was taken aback by the first sentence on the memorial: Zhang Chunfan, the prefect of Zhongshan...

This...how could it be?
Liu Bian frowned and read the memorial intently, but saw that the memorial said: Zhang Chun, the prefect of Zhongshan, joined forces with Zhang Ju, the prefect of Taishan, and Qiu Liju, the leader of Karasuma, to plunder Jizhong and kill Qi Chou, the captain of Wuhuan. , Liu Zheng, the prefect of Youbeiping, Yang Zhong, the prefect of Liaodong, and others gathered a crowd of more than [-] people, garrisoned fat as soldiers, and plundered Youzhou and Jizhou.

It is even written in the memorial that Zhang Ju claimed to be the "Son of Heaven", and Zhang Chun called himself "General Mitian" and "King of Peace".

There are still a few lines left behind, but Liu Bian is not in the mood to look at it again, he gritted his teeth and said, "What a thief!"

The imperial guards standing outside the hall turned their heads to look at it. Lu Zhi inside the hall was also very puzzled when he heard Liu Bian's scolding. He got up and walked out of the hall, cupping his hands and saying, "Why is Your Highness angry?"

Liu Bian endured his anger and handed the memorial to Lu Zhi.

Lu Zhi was taken aback for a moment, then glanced at Zhang Rang without leaving a trace, and his heart skipped a beat.

Since the memorial of the Liangzhou rebellion last time, Zhang Rang no longer withholds the memorial of the local rebellion privately, but will be the first to give it to Liu Bian for review, because Liu Bian never blames the local rebellion on their regular servants in the palace .

On the other hand, the memorial that allowed Zhang Rang to make such a move was basically something that had a huge impact on the court, just like the previous Liangzhou rebellion.

Could it be... another rebellion?
Lu Zhi hurriedly read the memorial, and when he saw it, he also bristled with anger, his face was shocked and angry.

You must know that Li Xiangru, the prefect of Longxi, and Huang Yan, the prefect of Jiuquan, rebelled and defected to the rebel army, which has greatly damaged the face of the court. With the military weapons allocated by the imperial court, the mere surrender of the prefect to the enemy is a serious blow to the prestige of the imperial court.

Therefore, after Guan Yu beheaded Huang Yan, almost all the imperial court, from Emperor Ling down, agreed to the promotion of Liu Bei, Guan Yu, and Zhang Fei. The killing of Huang Yan maintained the majesty of the court.

And now Zhu Jun, who was hunting for thieves in Hanyang County, also strictly followed Liu Bian's instructions. When he published the call for thieves, he warned the Han, Qiang, Hu, and Di people in the rebel army to surrender before the war and they would be pardoned.

Even, if Han Sui was willing to surrender, he would be pardoned, but only Wang Guo, Ma Teng, Li Xiangru and other former court officials were not pardoned, just because they were "Han officials against Han", and the crime was aggravated, unlike Han Sui. At first, he was coerced into becoming a thief, but later his ambition grew and he voluntarily became one of the leaders of the Liangzhou rebel army.

Unexpectedly, the imperial court saved face because of Guan Yu beheading Huang Yan, and Zhang Chun, the prefect of Zhongshan, and Zhang Ju, the prefect of Taishan, rebelled. This simply made the imperial court lose face.

Therefore, it is not to blame Liu Bian for gnashing his teeth, but Lu Zhi couldn't help but scolded loudly.

Fortunately, Lu Zhi finally restrained himself, and calmly persuaded Liu Bian to enter the hall, so as not to lose his composure in front of the guards.

After entering the hall, Lu Zhi carefully read Liu Yan's memorial again, with a heavy heart.

The rebellion of the two prefects and the leader of Karasuma, Qiu Liju, caused harm that was not comparable to that of Ou Xing, Zhou Chao, and Guo Shi. It was no less serious than the Liangzhou rebellion. The governors of Youzhou and Jizhou put down the rebellion together.

Lu Zhi immediately sent someone to call Xun You, the servant of Huangmen, and ordered the latter to deliver Liu Yan's memorial to General He Jin immediately, and asked He Jin to discuss the generals who would send troops to conquer as soon as possible.

Like Liu Bian and Lu Zhi, General He Jin also attached great importance to it, and immediately summoned his younger brother He Miao, as well as Yuan Shao and his staff to discuss candidates.

In the end, it was decided that Zhonglang General Meng Yi would lead the army to conquer.

During this period, Cai Yong also learned that Zhang Ju, the prefect of Mount Tai, had rebelled, and secretly rejoiced that he, his daughter, and the Yang family had left Mount Tai ahead of schedule.

Cai Zhenji also had lingering fears, and said to her husband Yang Qin: "Thanks to Shi Hou, otherwise my Yang family would also be affected?"

Sheep has sympathies.

By the way, the Yangchen brothers now serve as servants at Hongdumen School. At first, the brothers thought they would encounter unpleasantness, but unexpectedly, the academic atmosphere in Hongdumen School is very friendly. Dr. Hongxue, headed by Shi Yiguan, knew the relationship between the Yang brothers and Liu Bian, and treated the brothers with kindness. This made the brothers gradually integrate into it and made many friends.

The fly in the ointment is that Hongdumenxue is very hostile to Taixue, just like Taixue is hostile to Hongdumenxue. The Yang brothers originally wanted to be admitted to Taixue, but now they joined Hongdumenxue and were dragged to be hostile to Taixue. It is also embarrassing to be hostile by Tai students.

On the same day, Cai Zhenji went to the palace to meet her sister Cai Yan, and talked about the matter with Cai Yan, and it was only then that Cai Yan knew about Zhang Ju and Zhang Chun's rebellion.

Seeing this, Cai Zhenji realized that she might have done something wrong, and asked tentatively, "Will Shi Hou not tell you these things?"

Cai Yan shook his head and said: "He will only tell me the strange and interesting things that happened in the world. As for the rebellion in various places, including those things that bother him, he never tells me. He said that I don't need to know those things, I just need to be at ease Just do what I want."

"Shihou really dotes on his younger sister."

Cai Zhenji left enviously. After all, compared with each other, Yang Ying also poured out the troubles he encountered to her from time to time, although she could do nothing but follow the troubles together.

However, Cai Yan didn't think so. Since she gradually accepted Liu Bian in her heart, she hoped to face Liu Bian together, even if all she could do was comfort him.

So when the two of them took a bath that night, Cai Yan endured her shyness and acquiesced to being taken advantage of by Liu Bian.

Liu Bian felt very surprised, and joked: "Could it be that Wen Ji has gradually let go of her father-in-law's approval? If so, Wen Ji called me to listen to my husband?"

Although Cai Yong has already approved their marriage, Cai Yan still feels very ashamed to call a child who is five years younger than herself and one head shorter than her husband. Shamefully, he let him get his wish in a low voice: "Husband, husband."

Looking at Cai Yan's shameless appearance, Liu Bian felt something was wrong despite the beautiful scenery in front of him, so he frowned and asked what happened.

Cai Yan couldn't hide it, so he told about Zhang Ju and Zhang Chun's rebellion, and thanked Liu Bian on behalf of his sister and Yang's family.

Only then did Liu Bian feel relieved, scratched Cai Yan's nose and said angrily, "Didn't I say that you don't need to understand these things, I'll wait for the man to deal with these things, you wait for the little woman, you only need to settle down every day. Just live in peace.”

"Didn't you say that women can be like men?" Cai Yan, who was treated unfairly, puffed up her face.

"Except for military affairs." Liu Bian justified himself casually, and Cai Yan was so angry that he gritted his teeth. He didn't know if he was really angry, or he was secretly cooperating with Liu Bian to let him see her angry appearance as he wished.

Who made bickering become an indispensable adjustment for two people to get along.

That night, it was rare for Liu Bian not to procrastinate while taking a bath. He finished washing early, put on new clothes and lay on the couch thinking about Zhang Ju and Zhang Chun's rebellion.

He knew about this matter that General He Jin had recommended Zhonglang general Meng Yi to put down the rebellion, and he also knew that Meng Yi had indeed lived up to expectations in history and had quelled the rebellion with Liu Yu, Gongsun Zan and others. Lost all face, and what will appear immediately later, Liu Yan's memorial of "abolishing history and establishing animal husbandry".

He absolutely cannot let this reform pass.

The next day, Emperor Ling, who learned of the rebellion by Zhang Ju, Zhang Chun, Qiu Liju and others, was furious and ordered Meng Yi, the general of Zhonglang, to immediately organize an army in Sanhe and go to You and Ji Liangzhou to quell the rebellion.

Lu Zhi made a suggestion to Emperor Ling: "Liu Bo'an, the former governor of Youzhou, is very famous in the local area, and he can be recruited to suppress bandits together."

Emperor Ling accepted Lu Zhi's suggestion, and reappointed Liu Yu, who was currently serving as Zongzheng, as the governor of Youzhou to go out with Meng Yi.

Afterwards, Lu Zhi made another suggestion to Zhonglang General Meng Yi: "Gongsun Bogui (Gongsun Zan), the magistrate of Zhuo County, is my disciple. He is brave and courageous and has a reputation for bravery in the local area. he."

Meng Yizheng was worried that all the good generals who had done meritorious service in begging for the yellow scarves in the past were sent to conquer Liangzhou. He was suffering from no one available. He was very happy to see Lu Zhi's recommendation. If it is said that Gongsun Zan has talent, then Gongsun Zan must have it.

That afternoon, when Lu Zhi and Liu Bian talked about this matter, Liu Bian was taken aback.

Good guy, without him flapping his wings, Liu Yu and Gongsun Zan would still meet in Youzhou as they did in history, and the result would be a political dispute between Liu Yu, who advocated the appeasement of alien races, and Gongsun Zan, who advocated severe suppression. A serious conflict occurred, and finally Liu Yu couldn't bear it anymore and led his army to attack Gongsun Zan, but was killed by Gongsun Zan instead.

But this time, with Liu Bian as the mediator, he will never let Liu Yu and Gongsun Zan get into that kind of trouble. After all, 'Fuzhen and Jin' is the best answer.

In late August, when Liu Bian was expecting the good news that Zhu Jun, Wang Kuang, and Meng Yi would have defeated the enemy, Zhang Rang once again handed him a memorial with a heavy expression.

"Another rebellion?"

Liu Bian was almost terrified and gasped.

He very much hoped that Zhang Rang would give him a different answer this time, even if Dong Zhong and Sun Zhang impeached him again.

However, Zhang Rang smiled wryly at Liu Bian.

Liu Bianchang breathed out, took the memorial, held his breath and glanced at the signature on the memorial: Bing Cao under the governor of Bingzhou engaged in Ding Yuan.

When I opened the memorial, I saw that it said: Xiutu rioted, attacked and killed Zhang Yi, the governor of Bingzhou, raided the counties, killed officials and people...

"Hold!"

Furious, Liu Bian kicked over the short case in front of him, stunned Lu Zhi and the other eunuchs who were reviewing the memorial in the Chongde Hall.

(End of this chapter)