I, Liu Bian, Sanxing Han Dynasty

Chapter 465 Hit it off

Who can't see the problem of land? But if we really raise this issue openly, we will inevitably offend countless people, and few people dare to pay the price.

Dong Zhuo himself naturally knew this, but he still had a granddaughter, a younger brother, a nephew, and he was alone. How could he not consider them?

Yang Xiu came up with such a bad idea, so he deserved the beating!

——This is how Dong Zhuo comforted Dong Bai.

But Dong Bai, who acted impulsively and hit Yang Xiu a little too hard, felt a little guilty after beating him.

She said to Dong Zhuo very sensibly: "If you can fulfill your wish, it doesn't matter if I suffer a little. And if you can really accomplish this great task, I won't have to suffer because the heavenly family will take care of me."

"As for Yang Xiu, his words in a hurry should not be taken seriously. My granddaughter was too heavy-handed... I don't know how seriously he is injured. Why don't you send someone to visit him?"

After listening to his granddaughter's words, Dong Zhuo wanted to beat Yang Xiu again.

It is said that what goes up must come down. After Cai Yan became the queen, the powerful and influential people who already attached great importance to women's education paid even more attention to it.

After Dong Zhuo came to Beijing, he was eager to become one of the upper class of powerful people.

Dong Bai also read a lot of books because of this.

Now, in his opinion, Dong Bai had become stupid because of reading too much. A man like Yang Xiu could be beaten, so why bother visiting him?
Wouldn't that be admitting your mistake to Yang Biao?
However, after this incident, Yang Xiu's and Dong Bai's words appeared in my mind from time to time.

——Yes, he has no son, only a granddaughter. If she can help the emperor accomplish great things, the emperor will cherish old friendships. Not to mention the three officials he has been thinking about in recent years, even if he is dead a hundred years later, who would dare to bully his granddaughter?

His brothers and nephews are all grown up and don't need him to take care of them too much. His granddaughter is also old enough to get married, and he will choose a reliable husband for her by then.

As Dong Zhuo thought about it, he felt very excited.

Liu Bian had no idea of ​​Dong Zhuo's thoughts. After Dong Zhuo warned his ministers in a tactful way not to manually concoct auspicious signs, he had no intention of staying in Henei County for long.

Henei was under the jurisdiction of Sili, and with capable officials like Zhong Yao, it was normal that there were no problems. If there were really problems, everyone from Liu Bian onwards would have to reflect on themselves.

After all, it has been half a year since Liu Bian announced that he would go on a tour and set the location in Hejian State. In this situation where it is known that the emperor is going on a tour, problems can still occur. One can imagine what the situation is like on normal days.

Liu Bian did not choose the water route that would save money and gave up going down the Yellow River, just hoping to see more of the situation on the road.

But when Liu Bian arrived at Huai County, the capital of Henei Prefecture, and was planning to speed up and head straight to Wei Prefecture in the east, he suddenly received a piece of news.

Yang Biao said to Liu Bian with a bitter face: "Such a trivial matter should not disturb Your Majesty, but the child is in a bad condition and has been injured. He needs to rest and cannot accompany you."

Liu Bian knew the reason and asked, "Why?"

"Alas, it was my fault first, so I can't blame others."

"Since you are unwilling to talk, then let your son stay in Huai County to recuperate. He can catch up with the emperor after he has recovered from his injury." Liu Bian said.

"...Yes!" Yang Biao was stunned. According to His Majesty's character, shouldn't he continue to dig deeper?

Liu Bian looked at Yang Biao who was resigning. After having a father who was the Prime Minister, Yang Xiu had forgotten the punishments he had received from Liu Xie and was dancing happily.

As for the matter of Dong Zhuo, in fact, only high-ranking officials and close ministers should have known about it, but it was made known to everyone by Yang Xiu, and Yang Biao could not escape the blame.

This can be regarded as a warning to Yang Biao and Yang Xiu. ...

When the imperial court left Henei and arrived in Jizhou, the governor Ying Shao and the Weijun prefect Li Pan, along with a group of officials, came to greet him.

Li Pan was another person Liu Bian had never heard of, but he performed well in the annual performance evaluation. After several rounds of rectification of the administration of officials, the current official evaluation system is still relatively trustworthy.

This situation is also normal. Liu Bian has met many talented unknown people over the years, and this one is not the only one.

As for the governor Ying Shao, Liu Bian was extremely satisfied with him. Last year, the imperial court did not even need to send troops to eliminate the rebellion in Jizhou in its infancy.

In fact, just from the patches on the clothes of the people busy in the fields, it can be seen that the people's livelihood in Wei County is not as good as that in Hanoi.

This is not necessarily because Weijun is too bad, it is likely that Henei is too good.

Ying Shao and Li Pan accompanied Liu Bian. Compared with Li Pan, who had little contact with Liu Bian, Ying Shao's communication with the emperor was much smoother.

Along the way, Ying Shao was explaining to Liu Bian: "Last year, Bai Rao, Yu Du and other Black Mountain bandits rebelled. Although Wei County was not affected by the rebellion, in order to mobilize county troops to suppress the rebellion, the corvée labor imposed on the people was heavier."

"Thanks to your majesty, Jizhou has enjoyed good weather and a bumper wheat harvest this year. The people have also recovered from the natural and man-made disasters."

Liu Bian nodded slightly. Seeing that Li Pan was silent most of the time, he also asked a few questions and found that Li Pan was indeed a man of few words.

Ying Shao said: "Li Taishou is not good at talking, but he is good at handling affairs."

Liu Bian didn't think the prefect was incompetent just because he was quiet, but he did think speculatively - Li was a rare surname, so he didn't know whether Li Pan was related to Li Ji.

If there is a connection, it is because the Li family has learned the lesson that disaster comes from the mouth and has become so cautious in their words.

But Liu Bian was concerned about his status as an emperor and did not ask him in person. He planned to turn around and ask secretly.

Not long after, Ying Shao mentioned another important matter——

It turned out that because of the existence of the Black Mountain Army, Jizhou had always maintained a certain number of state and county soldiers. Although Jizhou had a large and dense population, it was not a big deal to maintain a relatively large number of state and county soldiers in military service. But now the Black Mountain bandits are a thing of the past, and the original Black Mountain people have also been brought under the jurisdiction of the government.

Naturally, there would be no need to maintain the original number of state and county soldiers.

Ordinary county soldiers are naturally easy to deal with, as they are eager to return home as soon as possible after completing their military service.

But those middle-level officers who were the backbone of the army, as well as those who were unwilling to return to their hometowns to farm and only knew how to fight, all remained in the county troops.

In addition to the fact that there are more generals than soldiers, these people also need Jizhou to provide additional salary expenses every year, and retaining these officers also has hidden risks...

But these people are unwilling to farm.

So Ying Shao set his sights on the emperor.

In fact, as early as last year, Zhang He and Gao Lan from Jizhou had stood out from the Jizhou prefecture and county soldiers and were recommended to the Xiyuan Army.

At present, the Han Dynasty still adopts the policy of strengthening the trunk and weakening the branches. Liu Bian is naturally happy to recruit military talents from all parties into the central army. Of course, the premise is that they are real talents.

The emperor and his ministers agreed on this.

(End of this chapter)