I, Liu Bian, Sanxing Han Dynasty

Chapter 422 Changing name and surname
In Jianwei County, Xun You and Zhao Jin cooperated very happily, but Liu Bian in Luoyang was not in such a good mood.

He knew as soon as possible that the powerful families in the world would definitely react to the new tax system, but when the time came, Liu Bian still felt angry.

The farther away from Luoyang, the greater the reaction.

During this period, Liu Bian placed a map in the side hall of the Yuntai Palace, recording recent events.

Xun Yu was beside Liu Bian, updating the latest news from various places.

The emperor and his ministers have become accustomed to it.

The situation under Sili's rule is still stable.

Even though there has been no rain since April, the drought is most severe in Sanfu.

"Although the people of Sanfu are praying for rain every day, the Sanfu area has also been hit by natural disasters over the past few years, and the local government has done its best to provide relief... Therefore, although the drought this year is severe, the people of Sanfu, especially those who live in the military farms, generally believe that Your Majesty will order timely disaster relief, and there has been no large-scale escape from famine."

Liu Bian replied: "Today's Sili Department can be said to be fundamentally stable."

Last year's heavy rain in Youfufeng happened to avoid the summer harvest. Sanfu had the grain stored in the military farms of the previous two years, and Chencang and Bashu and other places provided supplements, so there was no shortage of food for disaster relief.

Liu Bian would certainly not let down this heavy trust - as long as he ensured that the administration of officials was not too outrageous, there would be no problem in the three prefectures remaining stable.

Xun Yu bowed and said, "Congratulations, Your Majesty!"

"You and I, the ruler and the subject, should encourage each other!" Liu Bian smiled and pointed to Jizhou on the map. "Ten days ago, the governor of Changshan wrote to the emperor saying that Black Mountain bandits had come down the mountain to rob the people. The governor Ying Shao also said that the bandits were suspected to be Black Mountain bandits. Yesterday, Zhang Yan, the General of the Central Army of Pingnan, wrote to the emperor to prove his identity. What do you think of this?"

Xun Yu replied: "I don't think it was Zhang Yan's idea."

Liu Bian nodded: "Zhang Fang is still a Yulin Lang, there is no need for Zhang Yan to cause chaos at this time... Hebei has long mountains, I am afraid he has lost control of some of the bandit leaders."

"Ying Shao should be able to deal with it properly... and should not send troops."

Liu Bian came to the conclusion that the matter involved the safety of the people. As early as when the incident happened, he had issued an official document requiring Ying Shao to strictly prevent the bandits from taking the opportunity to cause chaos. Now it is only equivalent to a summary after the fact.

"The Yellow Turbans have reappeared in Qingzhou... Zhang Jue has been dead for ten years, and there are still Yellow Turbans in Qingzhou..." Liu Bian sneered twice, "It seems that what Liu Xuande did in Beihai Kingdom has not yet awakened some people."

Xun Yu just pretended not to hear.

"Should we discuss this after sending troops to Qingzhou? What about Jingyang? Both states will need to resettle the people who migrated south in the future. What are the situations like?"

Jing Yang was mentioned in the same breath by Liu Bian, and their situations were roughly the same - barbarians were always the best excuse for causing chaos.

Yangzhou was home to the Shanyue people of Danyang County, who were once pacified by Xun Shuang, while Jingzhou was home to the Wuling barbarians, who had always been unstable.

Xun Yu said: "The Shanyue were first conquered by my uncle. Although they are in chaos now, the scale is not large. The Wuling barbarians have rebelled many times, so they are not a cause for concern."

Liu Bian had a large army under his command, but for a moment he didn't know where to send his troops.

There were disturbances in many places, but none of them were too big.

He drew his sword and looked around at a loss.

I don’t know if it was because of the intimidation from the Northern Army and the Western Garden Army, but everyone tacitly agreed not to be the first to stand out.

In addition, the Qiang people in Liangzhou rarely took the opportunity to cause chaos. Only the remnants of the Lushui Miscellaneous Hu who had been pacified joined forces with the Xianbei people to cause some trouble in the four counties of Hexi, which was quickly pacified by Xu Huang and Zhang Fei. Another official impeached Fu Xie on the grounds that he was from the north of Liangzhou and demanded that the governor be replaced.

Cui Jun and Cui Yuanping, governors of Bingzhou and Xihe, also wrote to impeach Cao Cao for having the General of the Central Army of the Xiongnu invade the military power of Geng Zhi, the General of the Liao Dynasty. Like the reasons for impeaching Fu Xie, these impeachments were all based on legitimate facts, which Liu Bian knew but did not want to change, so he did not respond.

However, in Youzhou, some people impeached Liu Yu for holding his own troops.

It would have been fine if only Liu Yu was impeached. After all, Liu Yu had been in control of military and political power in Youzhou since Liu Bian ascended the throne, no different from a governor. However, the impeachment memorial also included Liu Yu's old official Zhao Yun.

So the question is, should we believe that Liu Yu and Zhao Yun colluded with each other and had their own troops, or should we believe that Liu Bian was Qin Shi Huang.

Yanzhou, which had been drastically reorganized by Huangfu Song the year before, and Yuzhou, which is also not far from Luoyang, appeared to be very stable this time.

The only region that Liu Bian could send troops to was Bashu, but due to the road conditions he only sent a colonel's unit. However, it was enough to demonstrate his determination to quell the rebellion.

Shu County, Canling County.

A battle just ended.

Several Qiang people were holding worn-out weapons in their hands, one of them even holding a sharpened wooden stick, and were pushing a wealthy man over.

This man looks sloppily dressed and dusty, but his fair skin, straight teeth, and neat hair and beard that only appear after careful grooming... can't fool anyone at all.

"Sir, we caught another one escaping in disguise."

The "master" who was personally recording the results of this battle heard this, turned around, saw the person coming, and immediately drew the knife at his side without thinking, looking at the other party with eyes that seemed to be breathing fire.

"Yan Yan, it really is you. It's just a misunderstanding. All those things before were misunderstandings! You are also a reasonable person. It's really not my fault. We can discuss it!" The man wanted to say more, but with the knife on his neck, he couldn't speak clearly.

The man called Yan Yan just sneered and cursed: "In the past, when I wanted to have a good discussion with you, you were unreasonable and only wanted to bully me. Now that I have started fighting, you want to reason with me!"

Seeing that the other person's face turned pale with fear, he lost interest in talking to him anymore. He took back the knife and ordered, "Press him down and keep a good lookout for him!"

The man thought he had a livelihood, and begged for mercy again and again: "Yan Jun...Oh no, sir, keep me, sir, you will never regret it!"

Yan Yan was stunned, and stopped the Qiang people who were about to drag the man away, and kindly explained: "I don't know if you have any misunderstanding, I just think it's too easy for you to die now!"

"Also, let me tell you one more thing... My real name is not Yan Yan, but Yan Xing!"

"take away!"

The person who gave the order was none other than Yan Xing, who fled into Qiang with his family along with Han Sui's subordinate Cheng Gongying after Han Sui's death.

Now he has become the "master" in the eyes of the Qiang people outside the Great Wall.

The experience was obviously not simple.

After spending half a day counting the supplies and money, Yan Yan met Cheng Ying.

This Cheng Ying is naturally Cheng Gongying.

On a temporarily built platform that was not very high, Yan Yan, Cheng Ying, and several Qiang people who looked like leaders were standing on their sides.

Under the gazes of the Qiang people, Yan Xing spoke: "Today, here, we finally got our revenge!"

"Bring up those criminals!"

(End of this chapter)