I will be the master of Xuande

Chapter 74

Later, Liu Hong let Liu Jian go first, and only the emperor and Liu Yan were left here.

"Uncle, how is this person?"

Liu Yan smiled and said: "Although he is young, he is calm and introverted, quite resourceful, and loyal to His Majesty, even among the clansmen, it is very rare."

"I don't worry about anything else now, but I am worried that he will really fall to Yuan's side."

Liu Yan thought about it carefully for a while, and said: "Yi Chen sees it, no, after all, when he first entered Luoyang, he did not let the Yuan family get what they wanted. It should not be possible to immediately fall in love with each other after saving face, and he understands that the Yuan family's kindness to him is far inferior to that of His Majesty.

After listening to Liu Yan's words, Liu Hong was completely relieved.

He stood up and said, "Uncle Huang, accompany me for a walk."

"Here."

The two began to walk along the incense canal in the West Garden.

After walking for a while, I suddenly heard Liu Hong say: "Zongzheng Temple has rectified his name, he will be my clan brother from now on, and this matter will soon spread to Luoyang, he is only my clan brother, but now he is still It's just a Lang official, and it's not easy."

Liu Yan tentatively asked: "Your Majesty intends to promote Liu Jian?"

"Yes, but in the past, I once summoned a group of filial sons from Xuanling to the court to serve as the prince's family, but they were surrounded and impeached by the ministers of the Manchu Dynasty on the grounds that they did not conform to the Han system. Liu Jian has only been a Lang Guan for a few days, if he is promoted, I am afraid that he will be confirmed again."

Liu Yan smiled when he heard the words: "Your Majesty is a fan of the authorities. You forgot that this son has another great achievement, which has not yet been rewarded by the Shangshutai. Who would not accept this achievement as a gimmick for promotion? Who would dare to perform it?"

"You mean, the great achievement of breaking Xianbei?"

"Beheading the head of Xianbei relieved the disaster of the Han Dynasty in the northern border counties for decades. It is said that the people who accompanied this expedition, even those who were in the same battalion as Liu Jian, also made military exploits of a thousand stones or six hundred stones in the border counties. What can he do if he is a Marquis based on his achievements? It’s just that this person is very high-spirited and doesn’t want to be directly promoted in the border county with military merits, after all, it’s a low-level path.”

"So you'd rather come to the capital to be an official?" Liu Hong thoughtfully said.

"Exactly, now that he has become famous among scholars, this military achievement is not that important in the hearts of scholars all over the world."

Liu Hong stroked his beard and smiled.

"It seems that Xiaolian, the one I like, still has some foresight?"

Liu Yan shook his head: "It's not that this person is farsighted, but His Majesty is farsighted!"

"Hahaha, Aiqing Zan is really bad!"

Among all the courtiers, Liu Yan is the person Liu Hong trusts the most, and at the same time, Liu Hong likes to listen to what he said the most.

"However, Uncle Emperor, it's useless for you to just praise me. You also need to mention a suitable position."

Liu Yan immediately said: "Isn't there a ready-made one right now?"

"what?"

"Your Majesty, Cao Poshi has been injured. With his current situation, how can he be in charge of the Yueqi camp?"

"You mean, let Liu Jian be the captain of Yueqi?"

"That's right. The five schools of the Northern Army have always been filled by the clan, relatives, and close officials. The rank ratio is two thousand stones, and the officials are idle. Now the news of Cao Poshi's blocking of Liu Jian in Zuozhonglang's office is very fierce in Beijing. Everyone in the middle is looking for Liu Jian, and using him to replace Cao Poshi is undeniable, and the princes of the Manchu Dynasty can no longer covet this position, and they can accept Liu Jian's heart, why not do it?"

Liu Hong pondered for a while, and said: "From a Langguan to a rank ratio of two thousand stones, is it appropriate?"

"He beheaded the leader of Xianbei, took Tan Shihuai's body, and shocked the world, which is naturally appropriate. Moreover, it is also His Majesty's punishment and warning to the Cao family... so, it can also be preserved. The Cao family."

"Ai Qing's words are very true!"

Liu Hong nodded with satisfaction: "I will discuss this matter with Lu Qing and the others in the future, and I think they will not be able to respond."

"Exactly!"

……

The matter was exactly as Liu Yan said. In the case of Cao Jie, Cao Poshi was removed from the position of Yueqi school lieutenant and sent to his original place of origin, and Liu Jian was replaced, which completely blocked the mouths of everyone in the court. .

It is impossible for Qingliu gentry officials to object, because Liu Jian's reputation in Luoyang is so good now that he can faintly drive a wave of wind.

The aristocratic family can't refute it, because Liu Jian is the main "victim" of the Cao Poshi incident, and both imperial power and public opinion support him.

Most fundamentally, he has made great achievements.

……

In the absence of any objection from all parties, the process of Liu Jian's appointment went very quickly, and Lu Zhi was in charge of Shangshutai, and all procedures and inspections were carried out smoothly.

In this way, at the beginning of November this year, Liu Jian jumped from a small official to a captain of Yueqi, one of the five schools of the Northern Army.

Before that, the Zongzheng Mansion also announced Liu Jian's clan history, and it was confirmed that he is the younger brother of the current emperor!

As soon as he rose to a high position and was recognized as a royal relative by the Zong Zhengfu, Liu Jian's status rose instantly.

All the scholars in Luoyang City praised Liu Jian's status.

……

On the night when Liu Jian received the official appointment, Zheng Ci cooked in person, prepared some delicious meals, and boiled the Dukang wine purchased in Luoyang City, congratulating Liu Jian on being appointed as the captain of Yueqi.

Liu Jian and Zheng Ci sat facing each other in this small plan in the room, and Liu Jian also filled Zheng Ci's goblet with wine.

"Sister, I'm happy today, how about drinking three cups with me?"

Zheng Ci smiled and nodded.

Liu Jian raised the wine cup and signaled to Zheng Ci: "This cup, I respect my wife. My wife traveled thousands of miles to marry Zhuo County, and came to Luoyang with me all the way. On weekdays, I just travel around and rarely have company. Madam I don’t have a maid by my side, I’m just serving me food, dressing me, sleeping me, and taking care of all the affairs of this family, although I won’t tell you about the hard work, I know it in my heart.”

"Thank you ma'am."

After some words, even Zheng Ci was smiling all over his face, but there were still two tears streaming down the corners of his eyes, crying and laughing at the same time, so embarrassing.

She hastily wiped the corners of her eyes with her hand, and said: "Your Majesty, today is a day of great joy. The Fujun has to pay homage to the school lieutenant and high-ranking officials. Finally, he will have a bright future. Why do you still talk about these things? This concubine is in such a mess. "

Liu Jian reached out to wipe Zheng Ci's face, and said with a smile, "Stop talking, drink!"

"Ok!"

The two raised their heads and drank the wine in their hands in one gulp.

Zheng Ci was not good at drinking, so she coughed twice, but she still put a piece of venison on Liu Jian's lacquer plate first.

"Husband, eat quickly."

Liu Jian put the venison in his mouth and said as he ate it: "It's still my sister's cooking skills, you don't know, compared with the meals made by my sister, the food in Lang's office is simply for feeding porpoise dogs, it is impossible to eat it." Swallow."

Zheng Ci laughed when he heard this: "How can you talk about yourself and your colleagues like that."

"By the way, sister, now I'm already a captain of two thousand shi. It's inconvenient for us to live in the suburbs. I think we can rent a house later, move closer to the city, and buy two more. A maidservant, it will save you from working hard on your own."

"Don't buy, don't move."

Without even thinking about it, Zheng Ci flatly refused.

Liu Jian didn't expect Zheng Ci to refuse so quickly.

Don't even think about it, just refuse?
Refused, why?
Is it because of money?

Then my wife is really wrong, he has money now.

In the past six months, Su Shuang, Zhang Shiping and others have been doing well in Hebei, and with the cooperation of the Zhen family and the Gongsun family, they have not only monopolized the official horse market in Hebei, but now they have extended their hands to Ironware and salt roads.

But Jian Yong has already fully gained the trust of Lu Qian, and with Lu Qian, the eunuch as the guarantor, and Su Shuang is a hero among the merchants in the North, the eunuchs of Youzhou counties naturally opened up channels to serve Su Shuang and others. People provide convenience.

Gradually, the commercial roads in Hebei have begun to form an alliance, with Su Shuang, the Liu family of Zhuojun, Zhang Shiping, and the Gongsun family of Liaodong forming a new group of chambers of commerce.

Under such a situation, Liu Jian, who is the boss behind the scenes, is naturally not short of money.

Of course, Liu Bei, Guan Yu, Zhang Fei and others are not short of money, and any key places that need money to get through are unimpeded for them.

Especially Liu Bei, although others were visiting Tianjin in Jizhou, they had been maintaining correspondence with Liu Jian.

Sending letters across thousands of miles should be about some important content, but the content of the letters between Liu Bei and Liu Jian is indeed a mixture of useful and useless.

Liu Bei told him that he was doing very well in Guanjin, and he wiped out several gangsters near Qinghe, so he specially rewarded himself with some nice clothes.

Liu Jian said that brother, you did a good job, but don't just suppress the thieves, but also remember to choose the available ones among the thieves, and buy less clothes, you have a lot of clothes.

Liu Bei wrote again to tell him that Taipingdao's momentum in Jizhou was getting bigger and bigger, not to mention the county magistrates and county lieutenants under him, even the county magistrate, he would give some points to the teachers of Taipingdao Thin noodles, during this period of time, he gave many gifts to people in Taipingdao, and also bought some nice clothes for himself.

Liu Jian told him, you can't offend the Taipingdao, but don't go too close. You must keep a close eye on the whereabouts of the leaders of the Taipingdao within your jurisdiction, and make them trust you with more money. It will definitely be useful... Besides, don't buy any more clothes, you have enough clothes to wear!
(End of this chapter)