I, Liu Bian, Sanxing Han Dynasty

Chapter 24 Candidates for counterinsurgency

The main reason why I didn't prepare a perfect answer is that no one is a fool, especially when it comes to the military.

As a time traveler, Liu Bian has no big problem with talking about military affairs on paper, but when it comes to specific military matters, he has to be blind now. Rather than bothering to come up with an answer that is fake at first glance, it is better to be more conservative.

Liu Bian believed that Lu Zhi's ideas were more prudent. It was enough to ensure his sense of presence when he appeared in front of officials for the first time, and going too far was not enough.

Soon someone understood what Liu Bian meant. The court had the right to decide the identity of the abducted person.

Many ministers looked at Liu Bian in surprise. In recent months, they had heard of Shi Hou's name more or less.

But now I see with my own eyes that Shi Hou, who is twelve years old, behaves so steadily and politely, just like the rumors, I can't help but be surprised.

After Liu Bian finished speaking, General He Jin immediately praised: "Your Majesty, I think your Highness's words are reasonable and can divide and disintegrate the rebels."

He Jin took the lead, and many ministers, including Taichang Yuan Wei, praised him one after another.

But Liu Bian didn't say much to begin with, and half of it was nonsense. His boasting turned into embarrassing boasting. Liu Bian himself felt embarrassed when he heard it, so he might as well not boast at all!

Fortunately, Lu Zhi interrupted these praises. His hometown was in Zhuojun. He knew Liu Yu's prestige here and valued Liu Yu's opinions.

"I thought that Zong Zheng was the governor of Youzhou, and he must have a solution." Lu Zhi saw that Liu Yu had something to say, but Liu Yu himself was a humble gentleman and could not do anything to grab the words, so he had to do it for him. , he doesn't care about this.

Zongzheng and Liu Yu are very aware of the current dilemma in the court. The biggest hidden danger to the Han Dynasty is still the Liangzhou rebels in Sanfu. Apart from anything else, the geographical location speaks for itself. Therefore, it is necessary to use as few resources as possible to deal with the Youzhou rebels.

Liu Yu invited himself to go to Youzhou. He said: "Although the three Xianbei tribes in the north of Youzhou have had civil strife in recent years, they must guard against it, or they can take advantage of their internal disputes to prevent them from visiting the south.

Wuhuan in the three counties of Liaodong, West Liaoning and Youbeiping rebelled, as well as Wuhuan outside the Great Wall. However, Wuhuan in the remaining counties did not rebel and needed to be appeased.

When I arrive in Youzhou, I don’t need to take any soldiers with me from Luoyang. Treat the rebels, suppress them and pacify them.

The Hu people see gains and forget their loyalty. As His Highness said, if Qiu Liju, the leader of Wuhuan, can sharpen his spirit and defeat him, I can make him turn against Er Zhang. "

Liu Yu paused in his words because he suddenly thought that in the past, there were princes who participated in politics in the court, either as princes or as kings. But nowadays, the so-called "Marquis of Shi" and "Marquis of Dong" are actually just commonly used pronouns, and there is no actual title. .

As Zong Zheng, he is quite sensitive to this point. Strictly speaking, it is appropriate to be called His Highness only after he is crowned Queen. It's just that this is not the time to discuss etiquette, and Liu Yu is not a particularly serious person. He hesitated for a moment and decided to call His Highness the same as He Jin. He couldn't just call "Prince Bian" in front of him on such an occasion. !

As one of the few people who could make Emperor Ling take the initiative to reduce official fees, Liu Yu was still trusted by Emperor Ling. The most important thing was that Liu Yu did not need Emperor Ling to pay.

For Emperor Ling, any solution that does not require him to pay is a good solution.

It would be best if Youzhou could provide money, food, and people to solve the rebellion on its own.

As the person in the court who knows the most about the current situation in Youzhou, Liu Yu's words are even more realistic than Zhang Wen.

Liu Yu's intention was very clear. Fight first. After winning, he could send someone to contact Wuhuanqiu Liju, so as to avoid sin and draw him into rebellion with Zhang Chun and Zhang Ju. As for Qiu Liju, he is a barbarian. For the Han Dynasty, there will be many ways to deal with him in the future!

This is currently the most cost-effective way to save money and manpower.

Although Liu Bian felt that treating the Wuhuan rebels in this way was a bit too gentle, he also understood that this was indeed the most worry-free way, and the imperial court had indeed used excessive force on the Wuhuan people inside.

Liu Bian hesitated for a moment, but Emperor Ling was very moved.

He immediately appointed Liu Yu as the governor of Youzhou, and as the general on the right, to take charge of the military affairs of Youzhou.

At the same time, Emperor Ling also understood that Liu Yu had no experience in leading troops in war. Liu Yu himself knew this well and asked Emperor Ling to send someone who knew the soldiers to go to Youzhou with him. Speaking of which, most of the young and middle-aged generals who are currently in the imperial court have been transferred to the third auxiliary position.

If someone from the older generation, such as Tao Qian, is recommended, although he has military experience, he has a bad temperament, and Zhang Wen is worried that he will have trouble with Liu Yu.

For a moment, Zhang Wen could not think of the suitable candidate in Luoyang. Just when he was about to directly recommend Gongsun Zan, the captain of Zhuo County, Sikong Cao Song suddenly appeared.

Cao Song bowed and said, "Your Majesty, in the past Qi Xi did not lose his son when he was promoted internally, and he did not lose his enemies when he was promoted externally. Although I am not talented, I am willing to imitate him."

"You can speak frankly." Emperor Ling looked very pleased with Cao Song, who responded to the call and donated 100 million yuan, and his attitude was also pleasant.

"My son Cao Cao resigned from office and returned to his hometown due to illness last year. He has recovered now. He wrote to me a few days ago, saying that he often regretted not being able to serve the country due to illness."

It turned out that after Cao Song became Sikong, he immediately wrote to Cao Cao who returned to his hometown of Peiguoqiao County, asking Cao Cao to come to Luoyang quickly to find a future.

Although Cao Cao believed that his father had been taken advantage of by spending 100 million yuan, after careful consideration, he felt that the money must not be wasted, and finally decided to take several young people of the right age from the Cao family and Xiahou family to Luoyang.

Of course, you can't come to Luoyang empty-handed. Cao Song has spent almost all the money, so he can only ask Cao Cao to bring more money from his hometown Qiao County.

In addition, capable young adults have gone off to pursue their futures, and their families are small enough to settle down well. Don’t let the grown-up men go out to make great achievements, only to have their homes stolen when they return home.

With such a delay, it has been three months since Cao Song took office, and Cao Cao's reply to Cao Song has arrived long ago, but Cao Cao and his party are still halfway there.

Cao Song estimated that it would be in the next few days.

Cao Song hasn't told anyone about this yet. He plans to wait until Cao Cao comes to Luoyang and then take him to visit Zhang Wen and others. Then he will make detailed plans for official positions. Who would have thought that now he suddenly has such an opportunity to make contributions, Cao Song immediately Couldn't help it anymore.

Cao Song was still very proud of his son Cao Cao's abilities.

Zhang Wen agreed: "In the past, Cao Cao conquered the Yellow Turbans from the Zuo General and the former General, and made many military exploits. I thought it was feasible."

Emperor Ling actually remembered Cao Cao, and out of nowhere he had a lot of favorable impressions of Cao Cao, who was not impressed at first, and he immediately agreed.

In the end, it was decided to make Cao Cao the Zhonglang General to assist Liu Yu in fighting against the thieves. At the same time, he mobilized 3,000 elite cavalry from several counties in the west of Youzhou to join his command.

At Zhang Wen's suggestion, he appointed Gongsun Zan, the Commander-in-Chief of Zhuo County, as the Cavalry Commander-in-Chief to assist Cao Cao.

With this combination of civil and military affairs, from the perspective of all the ministers in the court, there was basically no problem.

At this time, Liu Bian suddenly remembered that Liu Yu died at the hands of Gongsun Zan in history.

But then he thought about it, that was after the Luoyang Palace Change. Now Gongsun Zan has just reached Liu Bei's current height, and he should be focusing on making achievements. The conflict between the two should not have begun yet.

As long as the court remains stable, Liu Bian doesn't think Gongsun Zan really dares to attack Liu Yu.

Speaking of which, Liu Bian vaguely remembered that in history it was Liu Yu who attacked Gongsun Zan first, but because he was reluctant to burn people's houses, he was killed by Gongsun Zan who was willing to burn them.

The worst case scenario is not letting these two people work together in the future.

And the most important thing is, now that there is one more Cao Cao, it is not certain what will happen!

(End of this chapter)