I will be the master of Xuande

Chapter 30 The Last Level

Hearing the names of these three people, even Liu Jian couldn't help but his heart beat twice more.

Tao Qian, Liu Yu, Dong Zhuo...these were all heavyweights who took control of one side during the Yellow Turban Uprising. Unexpectedly, the three of them are now governors, and they took turns in the two prefectures.

Although the governor only has [-] shi, he still has the responsibility of supervising the officials of the prefectures and counties. Compared with the power of the prefect in the court, the words of the governor will be more convincing.

"Your Majesty's meaning is that if the governors of two prefectures and the three uncles are able to play at the same time, His Majesty will have more confidence in the matter of going out of the fortress, right?"

"Yes, in Youzhou, the prefects of the various counties have been suffering for a long time. With Hou Jun and I taking the lead, there should be no surprises. Tao Gongzu's term of office has come, and he will rebel against Beijing soon, and Liu Bo'an has also left. Luo Yang set out and was about to take office in Youzhou. At this time, the two of them came and went, and their shifts alternated. If the two of them could withdraw at the same time and jointly advise against Hu, the pressure on His Majesty's side would be great. , it will be much smaller.”

"If Dong Shijun from Bingzhou is added to play together, then this matter can be settled?" Liu Jian said tentatively.

"exactly."

Lu Qian propped up his body. He is not too young in this era, and his lower body was stiff after sitting for a long time, so he stomped back and forth in the hall while talking.

"Deran, this matter is of great importance. Before the matter is settled, I should not spread it too much. Therefore, except for a few of my confidants, no one in the mansion can use it. The former Gongsun Bogui told me There are many praises in the letter for recommending you, I have a detailed discussion with you today, and I see that although you are young, you are indeed a talented person, so I will entrust you with a big event today."

Liu Jian thought to himself that it's no wonder that Lord Lu had been analyzing with him for so long, so it turned out that he was waiting for him here.

He planned to let himself do big things, but he was afraid that he would not be able to do it, so he talked so much.

But right now, helping him is helping himself, no matter what difficulty it is, Liu Jian has to go up.

He is now determined to promote the decisive battle between the imperial court and Xianbei.

"I also ask the governor to order, and the last official will do his best."

"Okay, just now I also told you that the people of Youzhou counties, if I contact Brother Hou, Bo Gui and others, there should be no serious problems. Tao Gongzu's resignation has nothing to do with him. Let me give you a word It's not difficult to go back, Liu Bo'an is a virtuous minister of the clan, and we all knew each other back then, it's all for the sake of the country, there should be no serious problems, the key is still here in Bingzhou."

"In today's counties of Bingzhou, apart from the locals, the people in charge of military affairs are the most in Liangzhou, and Dong Zhuo is the leader among them!"

"I plan to send a letter to Dong Zhuo, and ask him to write a letter to the imperial court to send troops out of the fortress. However, the sender must be my confidant and must not leak the news, and the second must be shrewd and capable. Dong Zhuo Although I haven't met him, I know that he is not a good person, and I've been turning around Duan Jiong, Zhang Huan, and the Yuan family. Even if you can't beat him, you still have to figure out his thoughts, so that we can act better. "

It turned out that I was asked to meet Dong Zhuo.

But it's right to think about it, even though he is the head of a county, but in this matter, it may be really not easy to choose someone who is both smooth and trustworthy.

Instead of deliberating back and forth, it would be best for him, the person who got the most direct news, to meet Dong Zhuo directly.

"Since that's the case, I don't know when the last official will leave?"

Lu Qian pondered for a while, and said: "It's better sooner than later. In this way, you will take over the post of soldier Cao Zuoshi in the county office first, and you have met the soldier Cao Jun. I will give you a general handover. I will have someone issue a pass for you. You go to Jinyang immediately to deliver a letter to Dong Zhuo."

Liu Jian immediately took the order, and then said: "From Jicheng to Jinyang, the round trip is nearly two thousand miles. It is inevitable that there will be some dangers along the way. I want to take three entourages with high martial arts skills, and I also ask the lord to accompany them. Open the Talisman."

Lu Qian said with a smile: "It's easy to talk about. You four, I will accompany you with eight nasty horses. You can change trains along the way, and you can arrive in Jinyang earlier."

Liu Jian hurriedly said: "There may be something wrong with this matter. If the imperial court decides to fight Xianbei, there will be a shortage of horses in Youzhou, whether it is war horses for battle or poor horses for carrying luggage. A good horse?"

Lu Qian was quite surprised when he heard this.

Unexpectedly, this young man is not only far-sighted, but also so loyal to the emperor and patriotic, that he even thinks about saving a few poor horses for the county.

Details determine success or failure. This simple sentence doubled Lu Qian's affection for Liu Jian.

"Young man, don't worry so much. I am a great Han Dynasty with the might of the heavens, and I have tens of millions of Li Shu. Can't I still afford you eight poor horses? There is no need to be like this."

Liu Jian tentatively said: "Dare to ask the lord, I heard that Xia Jun went out of the fortress three years ago and was defeated by Tan Shihuai. The lost war horses and pack horses alone amounted to as many as [-]. I'm afraid they still haven't regained their vitality now." ?”

"The number of [-] is a bit exaggerated, but it is indeed a heavy loss."

Everyone knows about this matter, and Lu Qian is not shy about it: "However, over the years, the imperial court has always wanted to fight Xianbei again, so horse gardens in various places are stepping up their efforts to train and stockpile food. The required cavalry should be barely enough."

"What about the pack horses that transport the fodder?"

Lu Qian turned his head to look at Liu Jian, and found that he had a worried expression on his face, thinking that this son is really worried about the war... Not bad, not bad, he is a good boy.

"Although there are not enough pack horses, even if they are temporarily recruited from the people of the two states, there is still time."

"Does the imperial court have enough money?"

Lu Qian laughed loudly and said: "You are worried, kid. If Your Majesty really wants to do something, money is not a problem."

What Lu Qian said, Liu Jian thought about it carefully, and it was true.

He doesn't know if Taicang has money, but the emperor and Shaofu must have money.

Even though today's imperial power is weak, he knows how to seize money, and once the money in His Majesty's hands is used to benefit him, the emperor will not be stingy.

It depends on how Liu Hong wants to spend it.

Playing is also a flower, and doing great things is also a flower.

And come to think of it, Lu Qian would not be aimless, and he dared to say this because he had grasped some rumors in the court.

Liu Jian's thoughts changed slightly, and he remonstrated: "Your Majesty, according to the opinion of the last official, although the imperial court does not lack money to buy horses, if it wants to buy horses from the people, once the news is released, I am afraid that every powerful family will secretly hear the news. To unite and raise the price of horses in order to make huge profits, so that the imperial court will be damaged but the local tycoons will benefit, so we need to be careful."

Lu Qian himself and Lu Zhi are in the same line, both belong to the Qingliu people, and they don't associate with the powerful and right. Hearing Liu Jian's words is quite appreciated.

"Your words make sense? Is there a way to crack it?"

"Have."

"tell me the story."

"If the Northern Expedition is finalized, why not spread the news in secret before buying horses on the public list, saying that the imperial court is short of horses for this battle, and is unable to support the purchase price in the horse market. It is to secretly deal with the excess horses in hand, so that the horse market will decline in a short period of time. When the public list is announced, the imperial court will buy it at the current market price of the horse market. Count."

Lu Qian was stunned when he heard the words. He looked at Liu Jian in surprise for a while, and then nodded slowly.

This kid really knows a lot!

"It's doable! Just do as you say."

(End of this chapter)