Han family achievements

Chapter 237 Cao Cao wants to do something big

The sudden changes in the south not only shocked Huangfu Jianchang and others, they were caught off guard.

After being stunned, various forces in the southern states quickly began to compete for territory and consolidate their power.

Liu Biao of Jingzhou, after Liu Yan withdrew his troops, occupied almost the entire Jingzhou, and even extended his hands to Yuzhou, Yangzhou, and Jiaozhi.

After Sun Jian of Wu Commandery occupied Guangling, he fought with Lü Bu many times and actually drove Lü Bu back to Xiapi and secured Guangling.

After Yuan Shao recruited and surrendered Zhang Yun from the former Yuan family, his troops increased greatly, occupying Jiujiang and Jiangxia counties, and he was in a stalemate with Yuan Shu.

As for the scholars in Jiaozhi, because the imperial court made rumors that Shi Xie would be appointed governor of Jiaozhou, his prestige increased greatly, not only blocking Yuan Shu in Nanhai County, but even having the strength to destroy Yuan Shu!
However, the territory of Yuan Shu, Han Fu and others continued to shrink, and they were limited to the four counties of Kuaiji, Danyang, and Dongye, and they were not far from extinction.

And under such circumstances, the forces of all parties, as if they had made an agreement, used the excuses of "winter is not suitable for marching", "need to rest", "money and food are not enough" and other excuses to withdraw their troops and start to consolidate their power and territory.

This sudden change was naturally noticed by Luoyang immediately.

Yonghan three years, the thirteenth day of the first month.

Chongde Hall, apse.

Liu Yu coughed constantly every winter, which worried the whole palace.

The little guy was lying on the soft couch, his face was pale and full of pain, looked at Liu Bian beside him, and said in a weak voice: "Father, it hurts..."

These words were like a knife piercing into Liu Bian's heart, but he had no choice but to touch his little face and comfort him, "Don't be afraid, don't be afraid, Father is here, you will be fine after taking the medicine."

The little guy hummed and frowned, his little face was full of joy.

Liu Shao walked over with a bowl of water, a little shaky, to Liu Yu's side, and whispered: "Drink."

Liu Yu didn't seem to hear it, and made humming sounds from time to time.

Liu Bian sighed softly in his heart, took Liu Shao's teacup, reached out and patted his head, and said, "Brother is fine, you go and play."

Liu Shao obviously didn't believe it, lying on the edge of the couch, pursing his lips, looking at Liu Yu quietly.

Pan Yin quietly appeared at the door and looked at Liu Bian.

Liu Bian reached out his hand to touch Liu Yu's frowning brow, and quietly walked out the door.

Pan Yin followed closely behind him and said, "Your Majesty, the news from the Grand Sima's Mansion said that the more Lü Bu and Dong Zhuo colluded, it is said that there were cavalrymen from Xiliang among the soldiers in the battle between Lv Bu and Sun Jian."

Liu Bian hummed, and said: "Go to Shangshutai, Da Sima, Cao Cao is also here."

Pan Yin responded, ordered someone to spread the message, and said: "Your Majesty, the Black Mountain Army has submitted another letter requesting surrender, but Cao Changshi refused. Cao Changshi said that the Black Mountain Army 'gathered people to rebel, with ulterior motives, and should do everything in their power to suppress'."

Liu Bian nodded and said, "Er Xun, Zhong Yao is also here."

Pan Yin ordered someone to spread the message again, and continued: "Your Majesty, Liu Biao, the governor of Jingzhou, has written a letter requesting the imperial court to allocate money and food, and there is a list of more than 200 people to be rewarded."

Liu Bian raised his eyebrows and chuckled: "Does he think that the Jingzhou family's support for him is not enough? With more than 200 people, he dares to come up, which shows that he is very confident..."

Pan Yin bowed his head slightly, and waited for a while before saying: "Your Majesty, regarding Liu Bei's transfer to Xuzhou Inspector, Shang Shutai, Da Sima's Mansion and Liu Cao have different opinions, and the appointment has been put on hold."

Knowing this, Liu Bian thought for a while and said, "What's going on in Hanzhong?"

Pan Yin immediately knew what Liu Bian was asking, recalled for a moment, and said: "There is no movement. However, since December last year, Yizhou Mu has written the fourth letter, asking the court to release Liu Zhang."

Liu Yan's health is getting worse and worse, and he is obviously planning to succeed.But now, only one of his sons is still alive, that is Liu Zhang.

But Liu Zhang has been staying in Luoyang as a "proton" since two years ago, and served as a "doctor" in Xingcao.

Liu Bian pondered for a while, and said, "Leave him alone for now. What's the matter with Sanqiang?"

Pan Yin followed closely beside Liu Bian, and said, "No. On the contrary, Han Sui seemed to intend to join him, but he kept going back and forth. Zhong Tingwei thought it was 'Let's wait and see', and Shang Shutai agreed."

Liu Bian saw that Shangshutai was watching, he suddenly stopped and said, "What is Cao Cao up to now?"

Pan Yin glanced at the direction of Da Sima's mansion, and said: "It seems that there is nothing else, just in the mansion and Da Sima's mansion. By the way, I heard that a baby is going to be born soon."

Liu Bian put his hands behind his back and kept thinking.

The sudden change in the situation in the south was indeed beyond his expectation.Originally thought that Yuan Shu would be able to last for at least three to five years, but unexpectedly, he would not be able to last in just two years.

Speaking of which, he has been releasing water, but this Yuan Shu is really incompetent and useless at all.

With the fall of Yuan Shu, various contradictions under the cover of Yuan Shu's rebellion will surface. The court wants to continue to stay out of the matter and concentrate on the "New Deal", which is a failure.

Liu Bian had to consider how to suppress various contradictions and continue to concentrate on implementing the "New Deal" to restore and accumulate strength for the Han Dynasty.

Pan Yin saw Liu Bian deep in thought and did not dare to disturb him.

Seeing a small official coming from the Shangshutai from a distance, he waved his hands calmly.

Liu Bian looked at the sky and thought about it for a while. In the complicated situation, it was difficult to figure out the clues, so he couldn't help frowning with some annoyance.

After another long while, Liu Bian took a breath and said, "Is it going to snow?"

Pan Yin turned her head to look at the sky, and said, "Your Majesty, there should be another snowfall."

It's not even the first month yet, so it stands to reason that it will still snow.

Liu Bian nodded and said, "Let's go."

Pan Yin responded silently, and followed Liu Bian to Shangshutai.

In the small conference hall, Prime Minister Yang Biao, Da Sima Huangfusong, Xun Yu, Xun You, Zhong Yao, Cao Cao and others were already waiting.

"Your Majesty, I will see you!" All the people saluted together.

"no."

Liu Bian strode in. After sitting down, he looked at the group of people and said, "Everyone in the Qing family knows about the matter. Please tell me your opinion."

Yang Biao was fatter than before, with a big belly and a serious face, he said: "Your Majesty, Yuan Shu and others are rebellious, plotting rebellion, and everyone will be punished! Now defeat is God's will! Your Majesty, please come down!" Order, all generals use their orders to put down Yuan Ni before the middle of the year!"

The others didn't speak, they watched Liu Bian secretly.

As for Yuan Shu, everyone here had clearly felt that the majesty in front of them was conniving intentionally or unintentionally. They couldn't figure out what he was thinking, and no one dared to speak at will.

Liu Bian looked as usual, and said: "The Prime Minister's words are reasonable. Who is the handsome and who is the vanguard?"

A group of people didn't expect Liu Bian to be so happy, and they couldn't help being startled.

Immediately, they almost understood that Yuan Shu now only had four counties, and after a big defeat, people's hearts were scattered, and defeat was imminent.

But whoever finally destroys Yuan Shu will have a great achievement, and the title of Marquis is just around the corner!

Cao Cao was short of breath, glanced at the crowd from the corner of his eye, couldn't bear it anymore, raised his hand and said in a deep voice: "Your Majesty, I am willing to lead the army to quell the chaos for Your Majesty!"

Xun You was wary of Cao Cao, and said calmly, "Your Majesty, I wish to take Liu Biao, governor of Jingzhou, as the commander, and Sun Jian, governor of Wujun, as the vanguard."

Zhong Yao thought for a while, and said, "Your Majesty, I believe that Gongsun Zan can also be the vanguard when we divide our troops into two groups."

Huangfusong and Yang Biao didn't intervene and let them fight.

The two were condescending, and they had no interest in it, so they watched with cold eyes, seeing very clearly.

Cao Cao did it for himself, Xun You wanted to keep Cao Cao in Luoyang, and Zhong Yao wanted to prevent Liu Biao and Sun Jian from becoming powerful and intended to divide them.

Cao Cao was also aware of this, and with his usual expression, he said in a deep voice, "Your Majesty, the imperial court must be the one who destroys Yuan this time, and it must not be the local shepherd. Please learn from your majesty!"

Liu Bian raised his eyebrows and understood what Cao Cao meant.

If it was Liu Biao, Sun Jian and others who put down Yuan Shu, it would only make the place bigger and the court further weakened.But to destroy Yuan by the imperial court is just the opposite - the imperial court is strong, and those people in the local area have to control whether they are dragons or tigers!

Yang Biao also woke up and said quickly: "Your Majesty, I agree with Cao Changshi's intention."

Xun You's mind is exquisite, and he agrees with Cao Cao's statement, and he is already considering candidates other than Cao Cao.

After thinking about it, he found that apart from Cao Cao, there seemed to be no more suitable candidate.

In the sudden silence, Xun Yu, who had been silent all this time, interjected, "Your Majesty, if Liu Bei, the prefect of Hanzhong, is the governor of Xuzhou, he would be a suitable candidate."

"No!"

Liu Bian resolutely rejected Xun Yu's suggestion, and said, "The prefect of Hanzhong must not move. Da Sima, what do you think?"

Xun Yu wanted to say more, but Huangfu Song had already raised his hand, and said, "Your Majesty, Youzhou Shepherd Liu Yu is available."

Last year, Wang Yun was executed, and rumors spread wildly between the government and the public that Liu Yu would come to Beijing to take over Wang Yun's position. However, as time passed, these rumors were self-defeating.

When Huangfusong mentioned Liu Yu again, his purpose was also simple. Only Prime Minister Yang Biao was left in Shangshutai, so he should add.

After all, Da Sima Mansion had a successor Cao Cao, but Shangshutai did not.

Liu Bian still shook his head, said: "Wuhuan, Xianbei and others rebelled from time to time, Liu Qing's family has mighty virtue outside the Great Wall, so it is not appropriate to move lightly."

Xun You, Zhong Yao and the others looked at each other quietly. After all, there was only one Cao Cao left.

A trace of excitement flashed through Cao Cao's long and narrow eyes, and he said more and more solemnly: "Your Majesty, Yuan Shu is in a doomed situation. The court should turn its attention to Dong Zhuo and others!"

Liu Bian glanced at Cao Cao, deliberated over and over in his mind, and still made up his mind, saying: "Take Cao Cao as the general who will show his prestige, supervise the military affairs of Xu and Yangzhou, Sun Jian, the prefect of Wujun, and Gongsun Zan, the general of Fenwu, will leave Beijing in April. Suppress Yuan Shu and other rebels!"

Cao Cao maintained his composure and said loudly: "My lord, Cao Cao has received the order!"

Xun You was still wary of Cao Cao, and after a moment of pondering, he said, "Your Majesty, I invite Guo Jia and Xi Zhicai to be responsible for the military affairs, such as money, food and military affairs."

Liu Bian saw Xun You's thoughts clearly, and said, "Yes."

Cao Cao didn't care about this. He originally wanted Guo Jia, so he followed the trend and said: "Your Majesty, I also want to dispatch some people to listen to you."

"You discuss with Da Sima."

Liu Bian was somewhat wary of dispatching Cao Cao, looked at Huangfusong, and said, "Does the Grand Sima Mansion have any plans?"

Huangfu Song looked cold, paused for a moment, and said: "Return to Your Majesty, the incident happened suddenly, and the Da Sima Mansion has not yet formulated a comprehensive strategy."

Liu Bian nodded, let alone Huangfusong and others, he hadn't thought it through yet.

"but,"

Liu Bian sat upright with a stern look on his face and said: "Yuan Shu is defeated before his eyes, but it is also true that some people have become powerful. What I want to know is, can my will still cross the Yangtze River?"

Everyone's face changed slightly, and they bowed and dared not speak.

South of the Yangtze River, the main major forces now include Sun Jian, Liu Biao and Shi Xie.

Sun Jian was a man who would kill the prefect as soon as he said he wanted to, and he didn't see the court in his eyes.

As for Liu Biao, after receiving the support of the Jingzhou family, he had military power in his hands. Not only did he "not accept military orders from outside" the imperial court's military orders, he also had many demands on the imperial court.

Shi Xie was relatively special. While the aristocratic family was resolutely resisting Yuan Shu, they were still suppressing some barbarians. Before they knew it, more than half of Jiaozhi counties fell into the hands of the Shi family.Since last year, there have been more and more memorials that Shangbiao Shixie was the governor of Jiaozhou.

These three people have a tendency to never let go.

At the same time, there are also Liu Yan from Yizhou, Dong Zhuo and Gongsun Zan from Yuzhou, and Lu Bu from Xuzhou. These people seem to have ignored the court.

"His Majesty,"

Xu Yan, who was outside the door, came in quietly holding two memorials, and said, "The memorials of Dong Zhuo and Lu Bu."

Liu Bian's eyes changed, he stretched out his hand to take it, and opened it under the eyes of all the people. After reading it, he was slightly silent, and then he couldn't help laughing, saying: "Lu Bu recommended Dong Zhuo as Zuo Servant, and Dong Zhuo recommended Lu Bu as Xuzhou Shepherd."

Yang Biao snorted coldly and said: "These two people are so ambitious. When Yuan Shu is defeated, they should be wiped out!"

Liu Bian pondered, and suddenly said: "I have changed my mind, Cao Cao, after the beginning of spring, you go to Jizhou first, and put down the Black Mountain Army!"

Cao Cao was startled for a moment, but immediately realized, he raised his hand decisively and said, "Your servant is in command!"

Xun You, Xun Yu, Zhong Yao and others looked at each other and understood Liu Bian's intention. Zhong Yao answered: "Your Majesty, since the battle the year before last, the Black Mountain Army has been on the verge of disintegration. I asked you to go there, maybe there are some People, no need to use troops.”

Liu Bian nodded and said with a smile: "Well, the Qing family will be involved in political affairs and envoys, giving them the power to act expediently."

Zhong Yao bowed and said, "I accept the order."

Liu Bian looked at Cao Cao again and said: "I will allocate [-] troops and horses to you, and provide you with enough money and food. You are not allowed to do anything else. You must wipe out the Black Mountain Army as soon as possible without making any mistakes!"

Cao Cao's expression darkened and he said, "I accept the order!"

He heard the meaning of Liu Bian's words, giving money and food to soldiers means that he is not allowed to recruit soldiers and horses by himself, let alone "raise money and food by himself".

Liu Bian stared at him for a moment, then turned to Xun Yu, and said, "Your family, last year's summer grain and autumn grain both increased. Can you predict this year?"

Xun Yu bowed and said, "Your Majesty, the increase in taxes last year was due to the imperial court's vigorous anti-corruption efforts, not an increase in taxes. This year, according to Hu Cao's estimation, the increase will not be much, and the total will be around one hundred million."

Liu Bian frowned, and then secretly let out a sigh of relief.

Xun Yu's words wiped away some of Liu Bian's expectations.

'Should we implement land subdivision? Liu Bian thought about it in his heart, hesitating a little.

The reason why taxes are no longer increasing is essentially because the land tax that the imperial court can collect is limited, and most of the land is still in the hands of various aristocratic families.

Although after years of war, some aristocratic families were annihilated, but this part of the land could not be returned to the imperial court.

It is necessary for the imperial court to thoroughly clarify the relationship between them, especially to strengthen the control of the local area, so that the "ownerless" land can be taken back to the imperial court and distributed to the common people again.

But the "New Deal" has only been three years, and with various wars, it has not been fully cleared up to now, so how can it be divided?
Moreover, once the land is redistributed, the big and small families will probably be fried!

Add to the chaos!

While Liu Bian was pondering, Xun Yu spoke again and said, "Your Majesty, with the successive stabilization of the states, the salt tax is increasing. This year, the salt tax is expected to be more than [-] million."

This Liu Bian knew it, but he couldn't make up his mind over and over again. He said, "Yes. For Qingzhang Tianmu, registered household Ding, Shangshutai must work together and spare no effort. Before the end of this year, there will be a result in Bingzhou and Sili."

"I accept the order." Xun Yu raised his hand, a solemn look on his somewhat mature face.

These two things have been carried out for three years, and there are many difficulties and obstacles in it. Xun Yu has already felt great pressure.

Liu Bian reached out to take the teacup that Lu Yu handed over, took a sip, felt refreshed, and said, "I have three things to explain."

"Your servants are listening to the hadith." A group of people raised their hands and said.

Liu Bian organized his wording, and said: "First, pass the decree to the world, no official shall appoint subordinates privately, all officials in charge of the court, state, county, and county must be reported for approval, and no one is allowed to order indiscriminately! "

Everyone raised their hands, knowing clearly that this kind of situation is very common in all parts of Dahan, and it has long been commonplace.

"second,"

Holding the teacup, Liu Bian said calmly, "The separation of 'military and government' is a national policy. This point must be persevered and unswervingly implemented. No one can stop it!"

"third,"

Liu Bian stared at them and said, "As for the affairs in the south, Xuzhou's Inspector will not be appointed for the time being. Sun Jian, the prefect of Wujun, must strictly follow the imperial court's order and not mess around. Ignore the memorials of Dong Zhuo and Lu Bu, and strictly monitor them. .Liu Biao’s memorabilia will not be published. An order was issued to Yuan Shu to order him to plead guilty and submit to the law. As for changing Jiaozhi to Jiaozhou, I have no idea for the time being.”

This 'third' is a general outline for dealing with a series of things that have changed suddenly in the south.

"The minister waits for the order."

Everyone thought about it for a moment, but they didn't feel anything wrong, and they all raised their hands in response.

Liu Bian stood up and said: "For the specific matters, the Shangshutai and the Grand Sima Mansion will discuss and submit the report. That's it for today."

"Your Majesty will be sent off respectfully." The people present raised their hands and said.

Liu Bian left the small conference hall, leaving a group of people in silence.

Many things were decided in this meeting, but the biggest gainer was the humble Cao Cao!
Yangwei general Jiadu Xu, Yang military, this weight is more important than the general state shepherd!
Cao Cao sat upright with no expression on his face, but he was full of ambition in his heart, determined to make a big hit!
Liu Bian left the chancery and walked out of the palace, followed by Lu Yu.

Lu Yu, who was about ten years old, had been brought by Liu Bian's side after Lu Zhi's death.

"Do you think it's inappropriate for me to go out to Beijing for inspection?" Liu Bian asked Lu Yu with a smile.

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