I, Liu Bian, Sanxing Han Dynasty

Chapter 44 Testing

Whenever this happens, Liu Bian is always worried that his current identity is just a prince, and he is not even qualified to form his own team.

Unfortunately, it was not easy for him to seek to open a government by pursuing the title of Duke or King.

In the past, although there were examples of kings being crowned princes, the premise of these cases was that there were other princes at the same time as the king.

There is no precedent, and being crowned king without a prince will indeed send a signal that he has lost his qualifications to run for the prince.

Therefore, the target should still be the prince.

It's just that although Liu Bian is currently getting along well with Emperor Ling, he still has some unclear understanding of Emperor Ling's context.

As the ruler who actually holds the highest power, Emperor Ling's attitude towards the current plight of the empire made Liu Bian feel that he cared but didn't care at all, which was simply magical.

As a result, Liu Bian began to gradually doubt whether Emperor Ling's hesitation in his becoming the crown prince was really due to the opposition of Empress Dowager Dong.

Therefore, Liu Bian wanted to do a test.

It has to be said that it is human nature to want to visit Shu. Liu Bian initially felt that it was enough to participate in the handling of government affairs, and it was not impossible to be real and anonymous.

Now, he realized what it means to be just in name and not fake, and he couldn't help but want to take it one step further.

However, Liu Bian also has a reason. The country is in such chaos now. If he doesn't take action, who can he rely on? You can't rely on insects like Yuan Shao and Zhang Rang, right?

Currently, Liu Bian generally has two ways to inform He Jin of his thoughts. The first is to use the system of Xiao Huangmen and Huangmen Shilang to directly notify the general through official channels; the second is to choose to entrust the matter to an intermediary like Liang Hu, who will pass the message on his behalf.

The general is in charge of military expeditions, and has a certain degree of overlap in power with the Taiwei, who is responsible for military operations in all directions. After Dou Xian, the general's position was higher than that of the three princes. Strictly speaking, General He Jin also had jurisdiction over the Huns in Bingzhou.

It's not over the top.

Therefore, Liu Bian chose the first option without hesitation.

This was the first time that he used the inherent system to contact foreign ministers.

The first step is to write a small note.

The formation of a formal edict is actually quite troublesome. It is not as simple as the emperor waving his hand and stamping the seal. Instead, it has to go through a circle of chief officials to read the signatures. The vacancy of the chief officer must be filled by the deputy. You have to keep a backup to prevent any clever edicts. After this round of process, it usually takes one or two days to be considered efficient.

Therefore, in the process of actually handling government affairs, when the emperor encountered something that he wanted ministers to handle or give advice on, he would naturally not choose an imperial edict with a slow process, and the small note was born.

Theoretically, the small note is something that does not exist inside or outside the court, and has no actual binding force. When ministers receive the small note, it is entirely up to their own volition whether they are willing to act on it.

After making the decision, Liu Bian immediately wrote a handwritten letter stating his concerns about the Huns in Bingzhou without saying much.

When Emperor Ling was away, Liu Bian called Zhang Rang and handed Zhang Rang the things that were originally delivered by Xiao Huangmen, saying: "Mr. Zhang, please give this handwritten letter to the general from Huangmen Shilang Xun Yu."

Zhang Rang was stunned, took the handwritten letter to the entrance of Yutang Hall, and handed it over to a small yellow door.

For Liu Bian, the next step is to wait.

If He Jin responded, it would mean that Emperor Ling did not care about Liu Bian's contact with foreign ministers in Yutang Hall, which meant that he gave Liu Bian more room to display his talents.

If He Jin did not respond, it meant that Liu Bian's note did not reach He Jin's hands, and Liu Bian needed to be careful.

As for He Jin seeing the small note but being indifferent...Liu Bian felt that He Jin would not be so stupid anyway.

He Jin's response came much faster than Liu Bian expected. He said that he would order Ding Yuan, the captain of Taiyuan County, to be alert to the Huns' movements. Liu Bian was reluctant to worry about something.

In the final analysis, there is no evidence to prove that the Huns will rebel. With the current situation of the court, it is really unable to mobilize more resources for prevention and can only rely on local power.

Again, the Ling Emperor is unwilling to pay, so what can he do?

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It is said that He Miao's rebellion was very smooth at first. Emperor Ling was so happy that he worshiped He Miao as the general of chariots and cavalry, and was granted the title of Marquis of Jiyang. He still served as Yin Rujiu of Henan.

But soon someone wrote a letter stating that it was not appropriate for the Chariot and Cavalry General to concurrently serve as the Yin of Henan. After all, the Chariot and Cavalry General could run a government and have a department. If you serve as a local official, your authority will be too exaggerated, which is what you should do.

When He Miao found out, he immediately wrote to Henan Yin to resign.

The person who took over He Miao was Yuan Shu, who had been building up his reputation in the local area.

With the return of Huangfu Song and Zhu Jun, not to mention the increase in food and property, after the general seals and ribbons given during the war were handed over, their subsequent appointments were also finalized.

Huangfu Song wrote to Hanyang that the five thousand troops stationed in Hanyang were still too weak and needed three assistants as backup, so he was worshiped as Jingzhao Yin and trained the county soldiers under the jurisdiction of the Jingzhao Huya Duwei Department.

Together with Dong Zhuo, who still guards Fufeng on the right, he guards Sanfu.

Zhu Jun's original servant, one of the nine ministers, was naturally gone. After returning to the court, he was worshiped as Guanglu doctor, worth two thousand stones.

Although he belongs to Guanglu Xun, from Dr. Guanglu down to Dr. Jianyi and Yilang, they are all in charge of advisors and response, and nothing is normal.

In other words, Dr. Guanglu is the emperor's advisor. If he can make the emperor remember and discuss everything with him, he will be given a position that will not be changed by the three princes.

Of course, if the emperor doesn't summon him at all... it can only be said that it is exclusive for the elderly.

Liu Bei, who was newly worshiped as Yilang, naturally did not want to take care of himself in old age.

He and Huangfu Li led their troops to kill the kingdom and got a lot of credit, but it was a pity that they defeated the fallen dog.

Sun Jian's ability to become a marquis was not only due to his first contribution in suppressing the rebellion, but also included a series of military achievements such as his previous assistance in pacifying the "Yangming Emperor" and annihilating the Yellow Turbans.

Liu Bei's military exploits at this time were not enough to make him a marquis, but they could already make his career clear.

Huangfu Li gave up the opportunity to be worshiped as Yilang and still chose to serve Huangfu Song.

Regardless of Liu Bei's dissuasion, Guan Yu and Zhang Fei resolutely gave up Fu Xie's recruitment and chose to follow Liu Bei back to Luoyang.

Under He Miao's arrangement, Guan Yu and Zhang Fei were worshiped as Zhonglang and became reserve officers.

Of course, He Miao did not arrange it randomly. After Guan Yu and Zhang Fei had the experience of Zhonglang, they might not be enough to be captains, generals, etc., but to be army commanders in the army, or There is basically no problem if you go to a local place and become a county magistrate.

When Emperor Huan and Emperor Ling first sold their official positions, they unanimously chose Sanshulang and several types of officials from Huben and Yulin because these officials could provide such an opportunity.

In November, the imperial court's rewards for military merit were in place, and the review of military merit was completed. Soldiers recruited from Sanhe and Sanfu were returning home one after another. Liu Bei, who had completed his last job in the army, also officially joined Yilang.

(End of this chapter)