I will be the master of Xuande

Chapter 40
Liu Zhou stared blankly at the post official, unable to speak for a while.

Listening to what the postman said, his son not only made great contributions in offering advice outside the Great Wall this time, but also helped the imperial court win a big battle. He also personally killed the new Khan of the third tribe of Xianbei...and beheaded the other party. class?

Moreover, even the body of Tan Shihuai, who had been harassing the border of the Han court for ten years and involved almost half of the Han Dynasty's military force, was brought back by his son?
There are also 35 close officials of Danhanshan and Tanshihuai...

Hearing this, Liu Zhou's Adam's apple rolled involuntarily. The news came so suddenly that he couldn't bear it.

How much impact did this news have on him?
To give a simple example, an ordinary young man in the later generations, after graduation, has no house or car, and earns a meager salary for moving bricks every month. When eating and drinking are problematic, and then you suddenly tell him that you bought it last night That lottery ticket won the first prize, 800 million per bet, and it happened that he also added ten bets on the same number.

Yep, that's how it feels.

"Congratulations, Brother Liu! Your son is truly a hero of the age, and indeed the glory of our Zhuo County office!"

"It's hard to find one person in ten years with such achievements."

"Even Lu Shangshu's achievements in conquest of Jiujiang in the past, compared with today's son's achievements, are like fireflies and compared with Haoyue!"

I don't know who said congratulations first, and then all the tyrants in Zhuo County got up one after another and went to congratulate Liu Zhou in turn, with smiles piled up on their faces.

Although I don't know whether this smile is sincere or not, but their praise and praise for Liu Jian is indeed sincere.

Liu Jian's achievements are indeed great. Although I don't know if he happened to be lucky by chance, but this big luck is too accurate. You must know that Xianbei is currently the most powerful opponent of the Han Dynasty in the north , In the past ten years or so, it has almost involved half of the annual military expenditure of the Han Dynasty.

But now, whether it is from the discovery of Xianbei's mutation at the beginning, but the division of advice and strategies in the middle, and then Liu Jian took the lead and won the first victory of Danhan Mountain in an emergency, what is certain is that this man who came from Zhuojun The boy who came out was already famous.

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In the camp of the Han army at the foot of Danhan Mountain.

"hiss--!"

The military doctor was changing Zhang Fei's cloth for the arrow wound, even a tough man like Zhang Fei couldn't help but take a deep breath.

No way, it is easy to hit an arrow and difficult to pull it out. No matter what nationality, the arrows basically have barbs.

You won't feel anything when you hit the arrow, but once it involves pulling out the arrow, you will inevitably tear off a large piece of flesh. With the medical level of the Han Dynasty, it is impossible to cure tetanus, so it is This piece of flesh that was torn off was enough to kill someone.

"This means that your physical fitness is good. If someone else got hit by this arrow, I'm afraid they would have died already!"

"Hey, for the sake of brother, this little injury is nothing to worry about." Zhang Fei smiled and didn't care.

Liu Jian stretched out his hand and pinched Zhang Fei's shoulder, and after the medical officer left, he picked up the lacquer bowl and fed Zhang Fei porridge.

Liu Bei and Guan Yu stepped forward to hold the bowl for Liu Jian, but he refused.

"Sigh, I was negligent in order to fight for merit this time. Although I had received a letter from Kuidou in advance and knew the exact location of Helian, it was also because I miscalculated the strength of Helian and the others. Thieves, although they succeeded by chance, but they lost 35 Erlang brothers, and injured younger brothers, it's my fault."

Liu Bei comforted him and said, "Deran, don't blame yourself so much. When Kuidou secretly sent a letter and Lian was about to escape, there was really limited time for us to prepare. After all, Dong Zhuo's subordinates were also eyeing tigers. Teacher supports it, but if you don’t act quickly, the credit will belong to others, and Danhan Mountain is Xianbei’s territory, how can you succeed without getting injured? This is already the best result!”

Jian Yong also nodded and said: "That's right, this expedition, from the beginning to the end of the expedition, thanks to your careful planning, it made our brother's journey smooth and achieved extraordinary achievements in the world! Now our brothers are famous all over the world, The days to come will get better!"

Liu Jian didn't say anything when he heard the words, he just turned his head to look at Liu Bei.

"How does brother feel?"

Liu Bei was also full of joy: "To be honest, based on this achievement, it is reasonable to say that it is not a problem to be sealed!"

Liu Jian stretched out his hand to feed Zhang Fei a mouthful of porridge, and said: "This achievement can indeed make us famous, but I'm not sure how the imperial court will award it. I will discuss this matter with Master Lu later, but in Before that, I want to explain to you first."

After finishing speaking, Liu Jian put the porridge on the table next to him, and then looked at several people with a serious face.

"What do you think the world of the Han Dynasty will become in the future?"

This question stumped Liu, Guan, Zhang, and Jane.

The four of them are indeed rare talents in some respects, but if you ask them to make a prediction about the future of this world, none of them can say for sure.

Guan Yu stroked his three long beards, and replied earnestly: "Either, your Majesty will work hard to rule the Qing Dynasty, sweep away all difficulties in the court, and restore the peace in the world, or it will continue like this, with treacherous and sycophants in power, local tyrants and rightists stirring up trouble, and rascals. The first food is not enough to satisfy the hunger, and the head of Qian has no clothes to cover his body."

Liu Jian was silent for a while, and said slowly: "Have you ever thought that my big man is on the verge of collapse, and the sky will collapse and the earth will collapse sooner or later, and the four directions will be divided?"

"what?"

Several people were dumbfounded when they heard the words.

When people of later generations analyzed the situation at that time, they naturally felt that the Han Dynasty fell apart and local separatism was a matter of course, but for the people at that time, this was tantamount to fantasy.

Even if everyone knows that it is extremely difficult for the big man to return, and the internal disease is already deep, no one has ever thought that it will fall apart.

The Qin Dynasty was the first feudal dynasty in China, but it existed for too short a time. In a sense, it was just a flash in the pan. According to the actual situation, the Han Dynasty should probably be regarded as the first Chinese dynasty in the true sense. The Great Unification Dynasty was also the first golden period of development in the land of China, the first era in which the barbarians served the barbarians.

Ninety percent of the people living in this land dare not imagine that this empire will collapse one day.

Zhang Fei stared blankly at Liu Jian, and finally said after a while: "Brother, you must have achieved great success, and you became hysterical in a moment of excitement, right? Didn't you just take down Helian's head? It's not like..."

"Do you really think that under such circumstances? The world will still not be chaotic?" Liu Jian's expression was surprisingly serious.

Guan Yu stroked his long-bearded hand, obviously speeding up.

Jian Yong was embarrassed at the side, and murmured: "I just want to get ahead, to be an official, I never thought about anything else... You suddenly told me such a big thing, how should I, how should I respond? How should I accept it?" ?”

Liu Jian turned to look at Liu Bei.

On weekdays, Liu Bei, who most likes to claim to be the descendant of the Empress Han, also became solemn at this moment.

"Brother, no matter whether the world will be chaotic or not, what can we do now?" Finally, Liu Bei spoke.

Sure enough, at the critical moment, Liu Bei's thinking must be able to match his own.

"We have to prepare with both hands. Regardless of whether the world will be chaotic or not, the first thing we have to do is to have strength, but it is not that simple."

"In this way, each of us must have a task for each of us."

"Deran, tell me, I will listen to you!" Liu Bei said to Liu Jian without hesitation.

After finishing speaking, he turned his head to look at the people beside him and said, "What about you?"

Guan Yu solemnly saluted Liu Jian: "Without Mr. Liu, Guan would not be where he is today. Don't say that he has made meritorious deeds for the country. Now, Guan is probably a murderer who hastily wandered in Youbing. Fate belongs to brother!"

Zhang Fei said anxiously: "I am the same."

Jian Yong chuckled, pointed at Zhang Fei, "I'm the same as him."

Several people in the tent all laughed.

Afterwards, I heard Liu Jian say: "From now on, the identities of each of us will be very different from before. I have planned the future for each of you. From now on, our respective paths will not be the same. But we only need to do what we should do in our respective fields, and we can gradually accumulate strength, and if the world really changes in the future, we can rely on each other with our lips and teeth."

"Brother, tell me, what should we do?"

Liu Jian pointed to himself first, and then pointed to Liu Bei: "You and I must separate."

"Ah?" Liu Bei was surprised when he heard the words: "Deran, what do you mean by that?"

"The two of us have military merits this time, and the imperial court will definitely reward them. But in my opinion, even though we have military merits, if we are promoted based on military merits alone, it is still not a big deal. I want to open up a world with military merits, but I don't want to just Promoted as a warrior, and in this world, if you enter an official position based on military merit alone, you will not be able to get on the stage after all, so you and I must take advantage of this opportunity to gain fame through military merit, and take a regular official career, that is, the combination of civil and military Road."

"You mean, you don't want a military post, but you want to be a filial piety?"

Liu Jian shook his head and said: "Your words are half right and half wrong. A few days ago, I asked Master Lu about this matter side by side, but I didn't expect that Master Lu had already prepared for this matter. You and I have thought about our future, and some time ago we specifically asked Mr. Lu about this matter."

When Jian Yong heard the words, he laughed beside him and said: "It seems that General Lu Zhonglang is quite satisfied with your performance. It's different from the past. I'm afraid he will take special care of you this time."

"Master Lu is naturally happy that there are more promising students among his disciples. It's just that you and I were too low-ranking before, and there was no gimmick. Now that we have this opportunity, he is naturally willing to help."

Liu Bei asked: "So, this is also the reason why you went crazy and wanted to achieve immortality?"

Liu Jian laughed loudly and said: "For some things, it is useless to rely on Master Lu's operation alone. After all, he is a master of ancient Chinese classics and Confucianism. Although he is respected in the court, he cannot share power with the family and officials. Family background, relying on Master Lu's rigid recommendation, can't compete with those generations of officials, so there must be a reason that can shut everyone's mouths, so that they can't even refute."

"Is it this extraordinary achievement?" Liu Bei asked.

"Yes! This achievement can be fulfilled sooner or later, but what Master Lu means is that there is no rush. He took advantage of this opportunity to promote Xiaolian. Everyone is outstanding, and the future is extraordinary."

The meaning of Liu Jian's words is that there were many Xiaolian and Langguan in the Han Dynasty, but there were no Xiaolian and Langguan who had broken Hu Tiangong. Looking at the world, this is the number one.

Liu Jian continued: "At the beginning, I also thought about it. If I can't achieve the merits that can reach the heavens, then I will be willing to follow the path of military merit and official career, but it seems that the sky still favors us."

Jian Yong said from the side: "So, in the coming year, both of you will have a chance to be promoted to be Xiaolian and become an official?"

"One."

Liu Jian shook his head and said: "Master Lu said that his greatest ability, and Lord Lu's greatest limit, can only give our family a place of filial piety."

"Well, what about the other one?"

"Master Lu said, there are two of us, one is Xiaolian and the other is Chalian."

"Oh." Jian Yong suddenly realized when he heard the words: "That is to say, one is going to Luoyang, and the other is here?"

Xiaolian and Chalian are both part of the age division. Xiaolian has a relatively high status and usually goes to Luoyang as a Langguan, and then appointed as an official post, while Chalian is elected among local officials and reported to the imperial court. , and then appointed by the imperial court, compared to Ju Xiaolian, it is a grade lower, and the appointed official positions are generally not too high.

But Liu Jian and Liu Bei brothers have a special situation at present, that is, they have great military achievements now, even if one of them goes the way of Cha Lian, the rank of appointment will not be low.

Jian Yong looked at the two brothers back and forth, and asked, "Then who will promote filial piety and who will be judged?"

Before Liu Jian could speak, he heard Liu Bei say, "Naturally, De Ran will go to Luoyang, and I will stay there to help!"

Liu Jian laughed when he heard this.

"Brother, you can think clearly. Although the inspectors can be directly appointed in the local area, but the court's three mutual laws are here, it is impossible for you to stay in Zhuojun."

"If you don't stay, don't stay. If you go to another place, it's better to spread your hands and feet!" Liu Bei said indifferently.

Liu Jian nodded with emotion, and then looked at Jian Yong.

"Brother Xianhe, although you don't have martial arts skills this time, you have been serving as a curtain in Lu Shi's army, and you have some merits. I ask Lu Shi to write a letter to Lord Lu, enlisting you to be the prefect's mansion, and you stay in Zhuo. County, cooperate with Su Shuang to help our brothers build a family business in our hometown!"

"Family business?"

"That's right, Su Shuang is different now. Now he is in line with Zhang Shiping and others, monopolizing the horse market in Youzhou. In addition, the emperor will buy Luji's stable this year. It is inevitable that he will make a lot of money year after year. The Zhen family And the Gongsun family has already taken care of it, and they are all connected with us, you enter the county office, and get along with him inside and out... I will give you three years, and you must lay down a family business for use!"

Jian Yong's Adam's apple rolled slightly. He never expected that Liu Jian would leave such a task for him and Su Shuang.

Speaking of this, Liu Jian turned his head to look at Guan Yu and Zhang Fei again.

"The two of you have made a lot of contributions this time. I would like to recommend one person to serve as an official in the border county of Youzhou and lead troops to station the border, while the other person also needs to stay in Youzhou and cooperate with Jian Yong in recruiting manpower!"

(End of this chapter)