I, Liu Bian, Sanxing Han Dynasty

Chapter 68: The Eighth Colonel (please read it on Tuesday)

Liu Bian really wanted to have a hand in the selection of the Eighth Colonel, but at the same time he also understood very well that as a prince, military power was a very sensitive area.

Especially as he now enjoys increasing political freedom.

He wanted to wait for Emperor Ling to speak.

However, Emperor Ling was arbitrary in the selection of the Eighth School Lieutenant and had no intention of asking Liu Bian for his opinion.

It was not easy for him to take the initiative to make requests to the Ling Emperor.

Fortunately for him, the results weren't too bad.

For the current Liu Bian, as the crown prince, he only needs those who lead the troops to obey the orders from the central government. It is not necessary to be 100% loyal to him personally, and it is not 100% realistic.

As Bao Xin, Wang Kuang and others from the General's Mansion returned to recruit troops one after another, combined with soldiers and horses sent from various places and the re-recruited Three Rivers Knights, an army of more than 8,000 people gradually took shape.

Emperor Ling still chose Xiao Huangmen Jian Shuo as the military captain to lead the entire new army.

For this reason, the number of military captains is the largest, with 1,500. Zhang Yang, who was engaged in Bingzhou, and Zhao Jin, who was engaged in Jingzhao, were appointed as deputy commanders of the Second Army.

Cao Cao, the Zhonglang general who returned from Youzhou, was appointed as the lieutenant of the Zhongjun.

Bao Hong, the captain of Jingzhao Huya Command, was appointed as the junior military school captain.

The imperial servant Yuan Ji was appointed as the captain of the Dian Military Academy.

Zhonglang appointed Liu Bei and Xia Mou, the admonishing doctor, as left and right captains respectively.

Feng Fang and Sima Huang Zhong of the other department were respectively the left and right captains of the assistant army.

These seven captains all lead nearly a thousand people, and each has a fake commander.

The following officers, commanders, captains, commanders, and corps commanders are all the same as in the old system.

Feng Fang was the son-in-law of the late Zhongchang Shi Cao Jie, and he was the person who had the closest connection with the eunuchs besides Jian Shuo.

Because Liu Bei participated in two battles, served as Cavalry Commander and Yilang, and had the experience of quelling the Yellow Turbans, he was qualified enough.

Huang Zhong followed Gai Xun and participated in two battles, but his qualifications were actually slightly insufficient. He was able to become a captain of the First Division, at least because of Gai Xun's love for Wu and Wu.

In addition, Zhang Liao seemed to be quite valued by He Jin. After leading his troops into Luoyang with Zhang Yang, he was intercepted by He Jin and recruited as a subordinate officer of the General's Mansion, becoming a fake military commander in the General's Mansion.

When Liu Bian found out, it was already too late. He was a little greedy and planned to find an opportunity to discuss with He Jin and get Zhang Liao to the crown prince's womb.

Originally, there were more than a thousand tribes in the General's Mansion, with an army commanded by a Sima. At this time, the cavalry general He Miao and the hussar general Dong Chong also increased their troops to 800 people.

Dong Chong and Liu Bian had nothing to do with it. He just suggested that He Miao could learn from He Jin's methods of cutting off Hus and appoint Guan Yu as Army Sima.

Although at present, Liu Bian believes that it is almost impossible for the tragic Luoyang Palace Incident in history to occur in the future, and Dong Zhuo will never have the opportunity to come to Luoyang, let alone recruit He Jin and He Miao's tribe.

But the opportunity is right in front of you, so don’t use it in vain.

In fact, He Miao also has his own team, such as Chang Shi Leyin, Zhonglang Weizi, etc.

Therefore, Liu Bian just made a suggestion and didn't say much.

He Miao did not reject Liu Bian's suggestion this time.

Liu Guan and Zhang had long understood that it was impossible for the three of them to serve as officials in the same place forever. Facing He Miao who had been a great favor to them, Guan Yu readily accepted the conquest.

The rest, such as Zhang Fei, Xu Huang, Wang Kuang, Bao Xin, etc., all used their bravery to serve as fake army commanders.

At first, Liu Bian considered whether to recommend Zhao Yun, who had just become the palace official of the Crown Prince, to He Miao. Later, he thought that he himself would not want to live in the deep palace for the rest of his life. He would still come out to truly understand this if he had the opportunity. world.

Zheng Xuan benefited a lot from his conversations with ordinary farmers when he visited Zheng Xuan last time.

He even had a dream - now that he has Zhao Yun, he will have the opportunity to recruit Dian Wei, Xu Zhu, and Chen Dao to form a heavenly guard group in the future. In Liu Bian's memory, Dian Wei should be on the run after killing a friend. Xu Zhu was a powerful man from the Jianghuai area. As for Chen Dao, he really didn't know his origins.

Of course, more just thinking about it.

Just ask because you want it. As for whether you should mobilize your efforts specifically to find it?

At least now, Liu Bian is unwilling to do this.

Not to mention that he couldn't explain how he knew these people. After all, Shi Zixuan couldn't be used as a universal excuse. It might not be worth the effort and effort to find a few people.

If you have this kind of energy, you might as well find a way to recruit Xun You and others to develop them openly and honestly!

There is also a thousand-year-old poison like Jia Xu, and Liu Bian is not willing to let him go outside.

Don’t you like to protect yourself? Then tie you to our chariot!

This is one of the things Liu Bian plans to do.

Moreover, the most important thing is that Zilong is full of courage, which is enough to make people feel at ease.

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After the eighth captain of Xiyuan was selected, Liu Bian did not express any opinions on the candidates.

But he never thought that Emperor Ling would take the initiative to find Liu Bian and talk about the Eighth Military Academy Captain of Xiyuan: "Bian'er is not curious, why should I use Yuan Ji as the Military Academy Captain?"

Liu Bian replied: "I have heard this saying, hit a stick and give a sweet date. The captain of the Dian Army is the sweet date given by the father!"

Although Emperor Ling was satisfied with Liu Bian's answer, he did not educate Liu Bian and always felt that it was a little less interesting.

Then he asked: "Does Bian'er have any generals he likes? I can make the decision and arrange them among the eight captains!"

Hearing this, Liu Bian could only secretly roll his eyes at Emperor Ling in his heart, and only asked now that the arrangements for the Eighth School Lieutenant had been completed.

He shook his head and said, "No, but speaking of it, there is a person who wants Father to arrange it."

"Just tell me!"

"When you were reporting your military exploits in Youzhou, there was a man named Zhao Yun who worked for Wu Meng. He was said to have a handsome appearance, excellent martial arts, and was also brave and cautious in battle. So I recruited him into the Third Department as Zhonglang."

"You just have to make the decision on such small matters... Could it be that Bian'er wants him to go further?"

Liu Bian then talked about what he saw at Zheng Xuan's last time and concluded: "Outside the palace is different from inside the palace. You can learn some news that will not appear in the palace."

Emperor Ling sighed after hearing this: "I never thought that at such a young age, my son would actually understand that he would be deceived by others in the palace!"

Liu Bian couldn't tell the expression of Emperor Ling for a moment.

"Do you know that it's not safer outside than in the palace? Especially after leaving Luoyang City."

Liu Bian replied: "Of course he knows, that's why he needs brave and cautious people to protect him! Moreover, my father set up another eight captains in Xiyuan, which is enough to intimidate the young people."

Emperor Ling did not agree immediately, but told Liu Bian that he would consider it.

Emperor Ling left with something to worry about.

After he left, Liu Bian calmed down a little and took out the information on Dong Zhuo's subordinates that he had obtained.

He first checked the civil servants, but did not find Jia Xu's name.

This made Liu Bian suspicious for a while.

Fortunately, he did not give up, and finally found Jia Xu as a military attache among Niu Fu's subordinates.

Jia Xu once promoted filial piety and integrity, served as a third-level official, and later became Dong Zhuo's subordinate.

(End of this chapter)