I, Liu Bian, Sanxing Han Dynasty

Chapter 299 The Rise of Kirby
Liu Bian knew that Kong Rong lacked the ability to do things, but in Kong Rong's resume, there were many actions by those who exposed corrupt officials, and there was almost nothing wrong with it.

So he hesitated again and again and agreed to let Kong Rong go there. After all, he was still in the business of supervising illegal activities, and he was not alone, so what could happen?
Then as expected, something unexpected happened.

Liu Bian even suspected that Kong Rong deliberately wanted to use these heads to express his opposition to his policies.

But then he thought about it. According to Kong Rong's style, he would either write a letter quoting scriptures or directly make sarcastic remarks. Does he really have such scheming and execution ability?
So there is only one answer.

Is this the gold content of Kong Rong? Compared with him, Liu Bian felt that he was still too gentle.

But no matter what Kong Rong's original intentions were, his deeds are here.

It is true that Kong Rong killed all guilty people, and there has always been discussion in the court about the use of heavy penalties. However, Kong Rong's punishment was indeed too severe, and he did something beyond his authority by killing the county magistrate, although the latter was punished by Kong Rong. Rong explains it as following the right when things are urgent.

On the other hand, this campaign to rectify officialdom had just begun. If Kong Rong was severely punished, it would be detrimental to morale.

If Kong Rong is allowed to do what he does, I am afraid that many people will imitate him, and it will really become what Yuan Kai said: "All the officials are strict and harsh in order to improve themselves." High-pressure politics will cause problems.

"Master Lu, do you think Kong Rong should be recalled?"

Lu Zhi said: "Not only do we need to recall Kong Rong to return to his post of imperial censor, but we also need to send an envoy to reprimand Kong Rong for excessive punishment. However, Kong Rong has always been proud of his talents, so the envoy selection needs to be careful to avoid self-defeating."

Liu Bian understood this and used scolding as punishment for Kong Rong, and asked him to come back and continue to serve as the censor. Is this considered punishment? Such as punishment.

But Kong Rong was a face-loving person. If the messenger was not qualified to rebuke him in his heart, he would probably leave with his seal hanging, thus damaging morale.

Liu Bian never thought that he would still worry about Kong Rong resigning one day.

He made up his mind that there would be no next time, and he would never give Kong Rong another chance to serve as a foreign minister.

"Just what Master Yi Lu said!" Liu Bian first thought of two people who were qualified to be envoys. One was Cai Yong and the other was Zheng Xuan. But the question was, was it worth sending these two people specifically for Kong Rong?
Moreover, a Taichang who is the leader of the Nine Qing Dynasties and a spiritual god who is famous all over the world cannot be sent out casually.

Liu Bian looked at Lu Zhi and asked, "Who does Master Lu think we should send as envoy?"

"I heard that Qing Taichang sometimes lamented that the talents of the imperial students selected by the county were insufficient. It would be better to send Qing Taichang to the five states in Guandong to select young talents and enroll them in the imperial college."

Liu Bian's eyes lit up. From this, he could win over some people and play a role in appeasing people's hearts.

He agreed immediately.

In the evening of that day, Liu Bian chose to go to Cai Yan's palace to rest.

……

While the Han family was vigorously carrying out the construction of clean government, outside the northern wall, the Xianbei people were not at peace either.

In the battle of Beidi County, the central and western Xianbei suffered many losses.

The first is Xianbei in the west. As Tuoba Lin, the western leader established by Tan Shihuai, died of illness, and the Xianbei tribe in the west moved eastward without any scruples, Tuoba Suo's head was no match even if he joined forces with the Luhui tribe. Several times After the defeat, they gave up the pasture.

After Tuoba Liwei became the son-in-law of Dou Bin, the leader of the Luhui tribe, in accordance with Tuoba Lin's will, Tuoba Pigu, who took over Suo's head, did not take his tribe to Mobei where the living environment was worse.

Not only Tuoba Pigu was unwilling to go, but his tribe was also unwilling. Then there is only one option - keep fighting.

The Han people didn't even need to take action. The original Xianbei tribe in the west sacrificed their brains for the Hetao Plain on the top horizontal line of the Yellow River.

Many of these places actually belonged to Beidi County, Shuofang County, and Wuyuan County, which were originally the territory of the Han family. But now, due to years of war, there have long been no Han people in these places. Therefore, the generals headed by Cao Cao not only did not interfere, but also reduced their troops to prevent the Xianbei people from fighting too much.

After Xianbei in the central part was divided into two, it would be difficult to regain the glory of Tanshihuai.

And in the north of Shanggu County, close to Xianbei in the east, a new Xianbei force is rising.

Kebi Neng was of unknown origin, just a small and unknown tribe in Xianbei. He was able to make a name for himself because of his bravery and strength.

The split in central Xianbei caused by the conflict between Budugen and Fuluohan gave Kirby the opportunity to rise.

Kirby was able to judge the law fairly and not be greedy for money. At the same time, some small tribes who were unwilling to participate in the dispute between Budugen and Fulohan were jointly promoted as their own Xianbei masters in order to continue to stay together for warmth.

At the same time, because the pastures of these small tribes were close to the Han family's frontier, just north of Shanggu County, contact with the Han people was inevitable.

Especially after Shanggu County was replaced by a captain named Lu Bu, the life of these small tribes was very difficult, which was also a major reason for them to unite.

When they were not in a group, they would not dare to enter the fortress to plunder. The man named Lu Bu would sometimes lead a few cavalry out of the fortress to plunder them. For a moment, they all doubted who was the barbarian!

After becoming Lord Xianbei, Kirby Neng did not think about using force to solve the survival problems of his tribe.

He targeted Tanshihuai, but unlike Tanshihuai who was more inclined to learn from the Huns, Kirby was more inclined to learn from the Han.

He kept seven or eight educated Han people who plundered from the border areas. Among them, the one he valued most was a man named Yan Rou whom he snatched from a Wuhuan tribe.

Whenever he encounters something, he likes to discuss it with Yan Rou.

Yan Rou, who was kidnapped when she was young and became a prisoner of Wuhuan and Xianbei, was keenly aware of Liu Yu's governance characteristics and gave Kebi Neng a good idea. That is to say, he sent envoys to express his goodwill to Liu Yu, relied on the salt and iron trade with Liu Yu to strengthen his tribe, and finally used Liu Yu's help to annex the surrounding small tribes.

The first step of this strategy went smoothly, and Liu Yu accepted his overtures. But there was some trouble in the second step of the trade. Liu Yu was willing to sell salt but not iron. Even the iron used to make farm tools could be smuggled, but the quantity and price could not be compared with formal trade.

In addition, the biggest trouble comes from Lu Bu.

The captain of Shanggu County ignored Liu Yu's ban and secretly looked for opportunities to attack the Xianbei people.

Is it possible that Kirby never thought of appealing to Liu Yu, but Lu Bu would give the same reason for every different action - it was the Xianbei people who made the move first.

Then different Han people were pulled out as witnesses.

Even if Liu Yuming knew that these Han people deliberately helped Lu Bu to give false testimony because of their past hatred against the Xianbei people, could he still punish these people who had suffered from the Xianbei invaders in the past?
So things often end up unresolved.

In the process, the Xianbei people who felt they had been wronged couldn't help but doubt the decision of Sir Kirby Neng. Kirby Neng knew that he had to do something.

(End of this chapter)