The Power of the Three Kingdoms at the End of the Han Dynasty and the Imperial Power of the Han Dyna

Chapter 365 Liu Yan takes action

The battle between Liu Han, Han Sui, and Ma Teng did not start in the end. It could be said that the thunder was loud and the rain was light, which made the princes who were ready to watch the excitement somewhat regretful.

"What are you talking about, Liu Yan! Why is he such a good man when he has nothing to do?!"

Liu Han was confronting Han Sui and Ma Teng in the west. Liu Yan intervened and sent people to bring food to relieve Han Sui and Ma Teng's urgent needs.

This incident was beyond everyone's expectation, even Liu Han was no exception.

According to Liu Han's idea, as long as the confrontation lasts until the locust plague is over, he can start to turn from defense to offense. He will definitely kill Han Sui and Ma Teng!

If there is a chance, it is not necessary to capture the entire territory of Liangzhou, but it is still possible to capture a few counties close to Sanfu. This will strengthen the strategic depth of Sanfu, and at the same time, it will be possible to capture Liangzhou and regain control of the Western Region in the future.

But it doesn't work anymore. Liu Yanlai made a lot of money out of his reputation as a good guy, which made Liu Han feel sick.

"Liu Yan... is really good at playing!"

Based on his understanding of him, Liu Yan was definitely not so "kind" to help him.

Liu Yan, courtesy name Junlang, was a descendant of Liu Yu, King Gong of Han and Lu, and had the same ancestors as Liu Biao, who now guarded the nine counties of Jingxiang. An advocate of abolishing history and establishing animal husbandry, he is an absolute hero.

Liu Yan worked as an errand in prefectures and counties when he was young. Later, because he was a noble family member, he was promoted to Zhonglang. His official career has been smooth since then, and he has successively served as the Luoyang order, Jizhou governor, Nanyang prefect, Zongzheng, and ranked among the nine ministers.

To be able to blend in among the four forces of foreign relatives, eunuchs, gentry, and imperial power at that time and achieve such a position as an official, it is definitely not enough to just rely on the name of a descendant of the Han Dynasty. He must have very shrewd political methods.

In Liu Han's impression, apart from Liu Yu, the only member of the Han clan who could reach such a high level was himself.

But I am an exception and have too many innate advantages.

It can only be said that reincarnation is a technical job.

Liu Han also asked Zhang Rang privately. He had always opposed the abolition of Shi Li Mu. Zhou Mu alone controlled the military and political power of a state. No matter in prosperous or troubled times, the central government could not let the central government delegate power at will. However, the emperor's brother still chose Liu Yan's proposal for the same reason. It made me dumbfounded. I did so well in Bingzhou and Youzhou, which made the emperor feel that the clan was in charge and there was hope for the revival of the Han Dynasty.

Can Liu Yan do it?

Liu Yanqi was not a hero, but he was lucky. He seemed to be a minister who cared about the country and the people, but in fact he had his own plan: he expected that the undercurrents in the court were surging, and the forces of all parties were ebbing and flowing. , combined with the emperor's licentiousness, he was afraid that the world would be in chaos, so in order to avoid chaos, he wanted to separate one side in advance and wait for the right time.

At first he set his sights on Jiaozhi, but later Dong Fu, his servant, said to him privately: "There will be great chaos in the capital, and the Yizhou area is full of emperor spirit."

When Liu Yan heard this, he immediately became excited and immediately changed his mind to go to Yizhou to take up his post. He happened to meet the governor of Yizhou who was notorious for being thrifty and extortionate, so the emperor agreed to his request.

The most ridiculous and irritating thing is that Liu Yan heard a fortune teller say that Wu Yuan had the appearance of a queen, so he married the Wu family for his son Liu Hao.

When the country was in crisis, and as a clan member of the Han Dynasty, he did not think about turning the tide and supporting the building when it was about to collapse. Instead, he wisely protected himself, ignored the foundation of his ancestors, and tried to hide from the world and steal the artifact. He was really the number one in the clan. careerist.

"How about Yizhou?"

Liu Yan suddenly jumped out, and of course Liu Han wanted to see what happened in Yizhou in recent years. Especially during the years when Liu Yan was in power, what exactly happened in Yizhou!

Cheng Yu ordered people to take out all the information about Liu Yan in the five years since he entered Yizhou.

First, he watched the fire from across the bank. However, the former governor of Yizhou, Que Jian, gathered big things in Yizhou. Greed became common and his crimes were heinous.

Ma Xiang and Zhao Zhi of Yizhou claimed the Yellow Turban Uprising in Mianzhu. The leader of the rebel army, Ma Xiang, claimed to be the Son of Heaven. They gathered tens of thousands of people and captured many cities. They killed Quejian, who had levied excessive taxes. Jia Long, the leader of the Yizhou army, led hundreds of people. Famous soldiers recruited more than a thousand soldiers in Jianwei County to fight with Ma Xiang for several days, and finally suppressed the uprising.

The corrupt official Que Jian died, the rebel army was suppressed, and the local powerful armed forces were weakened. At this time, Liu Yan moved, and was welcomed by the local powerful Jia Long and took control of Bashu.

In this matter, Liu Yan's political skills are evident.

Liu Han refused to comment. Liu Yan deserved to die, but Que Jian deserved to die even more!

After entering Shu, Liu Yan was regarded as a diligent leader. The land of Shu was in chaos. The first problem before Liu Yan was how to win over the people. He rebelled against the remaining parties. He was particularly unstable, but he was frugal and taxed harshly. Fame is worthless.

On the one hand, he appeased the defeated troops in the uprising and let things go by the wayside. On the other hand, he practiced lenient laws and regulations to benefit the people and allow them to rest and recuperate. After experiencing cruel government and war, the people of Shu thought they had finally ushered in the "parent official".

Zhang Lu, the leader of the "Five Pecks of Rice", was popular among the local people. His mother was beautiful and charming. Liu Yan appointed Zhang Lu as the governor of the army. Together with Zhang Xiu, the commander of another department, they attacked Hanzhong County and killed Su Gu, the prefect of Hanzhong. , cutting off the communication between Yizhou and the imperial court.

At the same time, Liu Yan wrote to the court, placing the responsibility on the Five Dou Rice Cult. If Dong Zhuo invaded Hanzhong, Yizhou would send more troops to rescue him. The most important thing was to prepare for a direct attack on Chang'an in the future.

After Zhang Xiu killed Su Gu, Zhang Lu killed Zhang Xiu again and captured his soldiers. He also cut off the Xiegu Road and killed the imperial envoys under Liu Yan's instruction.

At this point, Liu Yan had initially secured Yizhou by relying on the natural dangers of the Shu Road, and Yizhou was therefore in a semi-independent state.

After sending Zhang Lu to seize Han Dynasty, cut off transportation and bring a large number of "Dongzhou scholars" into Yizhou, Liu Yan "relented to the Dongzhou people and brought them into the party" and began to cultivate his own team. He no longer relied solely on Jia Long and others. Yizhou native. After the internal and external separation, Liu Yan began to integrate the entire Yizhou for his own use.

Next, he will deal with another force within Yizhou - the local powerful who suppressed the rebels.

Liu Yan also learned from Liu Han, but unfortunately he didn't learn everything.

Both are necessary, but the premise is that you have good teeth, otherwise your teeth will collapse and your face will be splattered with blood.

Liu Yan further attacked the local tyrants internally. In order to establish his authority, he killed Wang Xian, Li Quan and others from the Bajun tycoons to consolidate his own power. His idea was very simple. You have an army and you are a local with deep roots. If I threaten you, you're done.

But he messed up, and the consequence was that Yizhou natives such as Ren Qi and Jia Long, who initially supported Liu Yan, rebelled. You must know that Liu Yan was able to gain a foothold in Yizhou at first, and Jia Long took great credit.

In the second year of Chuping (191), Ren Qi, the prefect of Jianwei, was dissatisfied with Liu Yan's execution of powerful men in the state, so he called himself a general and joined forces with Chen Chao to attack Liu Yan. Ren Qi and Jia Long burned the capital city. Liu Yan sent Qingqiang soldiers to fight and killed Ren Qi and Jia Long.

It can only be said that Yizhou really has the "spirit of the emperor". It took Liu Yan Liu Yan nearly three years to completely control Yizhou.

(End of this chapter)