The Jagged Cavalry of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 236 Chapter 235
The Yuan Shu Rebellion in Huainan was quickly put down, and Zhang Yan was able to expand his power to Huainan, echoing Chen Dengyao in Jiangdong.

On the way back to the court, Zhang Yan's class teacher went up to the emperor and asked to reward the ministers with meritorious service. The emperor Liu Xie rewarded the officials according to the official positions Zhang Yan had asked for, and he was not stingy at all.

When he returned to Pengcheng, Emperor Liu Xie personally led civil and military officials to greet him at the gate of the city to show his long favor for Zhang Yan.

However, Zhang Yan did not feel proud and complacent because of this, nor did he have an air of domineering. Instead, he worked hard and maintained the courtesy of a monarch and minister with Liu Xie very carefully.

Liu Xie saw that there was nothing arrogant in Zhang Yan's words and deeds, and what he did was remarkable and impeccable.

In fact, from the moment Liu Xie entered Pengcheng, he was secretly competing with Zhang Yan.

He was continuously controlled by Dong Zhuo, Li Jue, Guo Si and others. He was young at the time and he had no confidantes. After several years of training, he finally had confidants headed by his relatives Fu Wan and Dong Cheng.

The older he was, the more he felt that he wanted to get rid of the shackles, so he was hostile towards Zhang Yan from the beginning.

But Zhang Yan is powerful, and the whole Pengcheng is his confidant. He knows in his heart that he, the emperor, is just a puppet.If you don't want to become a puppet, you can only bring down Zhang Yan.

Therefore, he retreated into advance, obediently obeyed Zhang Yan's opinions on some matters, and gradually let Zhang Yan's desire for power continue to expand. Jue and Guo Si are so greedy that they will even be attacked by the heroes of the world.

However, what Liu Xie didn't expect was that Zhang Yan was always impeccable in his work, even in terms of etiquette, he always maintained a relationship with him as a monarch and minister, and he would ask Liu Xie for approval for any major things he wanted to do.In other words, all of Zhang Yan's actions were completed within the permission of the imperial decree or the holy will, and there was no act of arrogance.

It has been more than half a year since Liu Xie came to Pengcheng. During these half a year, he has not seen Zhang Yan showing his fox tail. This made him look at Zhang Yan differently. Dong Zhuo, Li Jue, Guo Si and others are more difficult to deal with.

In addition, Zhang Yan also deliberately arranged for the early court. Most of the civil and military ministers in Pengcheng went to the Chonghua Hall to meet the emperor every day, and invited the emperor to state important affairs.And these major national events are usually requested by the ministers, and then he personally agrees.

Although Zhang Yan also went to court every day, he was silent most of the time.

In this way, it will be very difficult for Liu Xie to grasp Zhang Yan's handle, and it will be difficult for Zhang Yan to be offended. Moreover, the officials seem to be very satisfied with Zhang Yan's actions, and they are all courteous and respectful to Zhang Yan. Very.

This made Liu Xie think for a time that Zhang Yan might be the minister of the country sent by heaven to assist him.

However, Liu Xie always reminded himself not to be deceived by false appearances. The waiter believed that a cunning fox would eventually show its tail one day. All he had to do was to wait patiently for Zhang Yan to show his fox tail Moment.

Liu Xie personally greeted Zhang Yan's class teacher back to the court. In the eyes of the officials, what an honor it was. Not only that, Liu Xie also invited Zhang Yan to ride with him on the jade leg.

However, this request was politely declined by Zhang Yan, and he told Liu Xie in a reproachful tone what is the gift of a monarch and his ministers, which made Liu Xie feel ashamed.

When they came to Chonghua Hall, Zhang Yan presented the Jade Seal of Chuanguo obtained from Yuan Shu to Liu Xie in front of all civil and military officials.

When Liu Xie saw the Chuan Guo Yuxi, his eyes lit up and he was extremely pleasantly surprised.

"Chuan Guo Yuxi", also known as "Chuan Guoxie" and "Chuan Guobao", is the seal passed down by the emperors of successive dynasties after Qin Dynasty, and it was engraved by the order of Qin Shihuang.

The Jade Seal of Chuanguo is four inches in diameter, with five dragons in Shanghai and New York. On the front, there are eight seal characters written by Li Si, "Designed by the heavens, and live forever".

Since then, the emperors of all dynasties have regarded the Jade Seal as a talisman, and enshrined it as a rare treasure, an important weapon of the country.

Getting it symbolizes that it is "destined by the sky", and losing it means that it is "exhausted".

Those who ascended to great positions without this seal were ridiculed as "white emperors", and were despised by the world for their lack of confidence.As a result, those who wanted to seek great treasures were scrambled for each other, and the jade seal of the handed down country changed its owner many times. Sigh.

But this time the Jade Seal of Chuanguo presented by Zhang Yan is the real thing.

The Jade Seal of Chuanguo was finely ground and carved by Heshibi.

At the end of the Western Han Dynasty, Wang Mang, a foreign relative, usurped power, and when Ruziying was young, the Imperial Seal was hidden in the Empress Dowager of Changle Palace.Wang Mang sent his younger brother Wang Shun to ask for it, but the Queen Mother was furious, and threw a jade seal on the ground, breaking a corner, and Wang Mang ordered the craftsmen to mend it with gold.

Liu Xie got the Jade Seal of Chuanguo and played with it carefully.When he was a child, he had the honor to witness the Chuan Guo Yuxi, and he was deeply impressed by it. This time he held it in his hand to watch it again. No matter how he looked at it, it was exactly the same as the Chuan Guo Yuxi he had seen when he was a child.

That is to say, this Jade Seal of Chuanguo is real.

Today, the Chuanguo Yuxi has once again returned to the hands of the Emperor of the Han Dynasty, and Liu Xie, the emperor of the Han Dynasty who has been jokingly called the White Emperor, has also regained the dignity and glory of being an emperor.

In addition to being happy, Liu Xie immediately asked: "The general not only put down the chaos in Huainan this time, but also presented an important weapon for this country. I am very happy. General, what kind of reward do you want? Just say it. I will definitely fulfill your request!"

Standing in the main hall, Zhang Yan clasped his fists and said, "I would like to report to Your Majesty, I am grateful to Your Majesty for allowing me to hold the two important positions of Taiwei and General. I am in charge of the court, Chinese and military officials. I am already a very good minister. Is there any reward."

Liu Xie was stunned for a moment, and hurriedly said: "How can I do that! If I don't reward me for my merits, who will serve me in the future? Now that the ministers are by my side, I don't know how all the loves think I should reward the general?"

Da Sinonong Chen Qun said: "I would like to report to Your Majesty, I think that the General is already a very respected minister, and he can no longer be rewarded in official positions. If Your Majesty insists on rewarding him, I think that the General can be made a public servant!" Demonstrate the majesty of His Majesty's grace!"

As soon as this remark came out, Guang Luxun Zhong Yao, Wei Wei Wang Lang, Da Honghe Hua Xin, Ting Wei Zhang Zhao and others all played: "My ministers and others!"

When Liu Xie saw this scene, although there was no expression on his face, he was extremely unhappy psychologically. More than half of the civil and military officials in the main hall are Zhang Yan's confidantes, that is to say, the entire court controls In the hands of Zhang Yan, although he, the emperor, goes to court every day as usual, he still feels that he is being manipulated and controlled by others!
But at this moment, Liu Xie had nothing to do. After all, it was he who proposed that if he could not be promoted, he could only be promoted.

"Well, what Qing and others said is very true, then I will make the general in Jin the Duke of Liu, and Liuxian, Guangqi, Yinping, Qixian, Xuexian, and Fengxian counties will form Liuguo, which will be the feudal kingdom of the general. Six counties in Shiyi." Liu Xie said.

"Thank you, Your Majesty Long En!" Zhang Yan clasped his fists and said.

After leaving the Chonghua Hall, Chen Qun walked beside Zhang Yan and asked, "Master, just now His Majesty asked the Lord what reward he wanted, why didn't the Lord ask for anything?"

Zhang Yan said with a smile: "If your majesty really wants to reward me, why bother to ask me? Don't look at your majesty's young age, the city is deep, this little emperor is not simple, I will never leave him any handle."

"My lord is wise! Your subordinates are far behind!"

"No need to flatter, come with me to the General's Mansion, I have something to discuss with you!"

"Here!"

Zhang Yan and Chen Qun came to the General's Mansion together, and when they returned to the mansion, the two sat down as guests and hosts. Zhang Yan said to Chen Qun: "Now that the chaos has been settled, Yuan Shu's influence in Huainan has also been uprooted, but Yanzhou and Qingzhou Yuzhou and Yuzhou are all war-torn lands, the fields are barren, and the people are seriously displaced. Although Yuan Shao has already occupied Bingzhou, there is still Gongsun Zan in Youzhou. Even if he destroys Gongsun Zan, he will not have three to five years to digest his occupation The situation in Jiangdong is generally the same. With Chen Deng sitting in Jinling, I feel a lot more at ease. In this way, we will have a stable period of three to five years. I mean, you will take full charge of the farming affairs , widen the fields, build water canals, use these few years to save food and fodder, and concentrate on development, what do you think?"

Chen Qun said: "My lord, I agree with you. Now that Yuan Shu in Huainan has been pacified, our army has no opponents in the entire Central Plains. I think that we can send troops to occupy Yingchuan, completely occupy the Central Plains, and then start to implement garrison farming." , Within three to five years, great achievements are bound to be made."

"Well, in your opinion, who should Yingchuan send to guard?"

"The subordinates think that Chen Ying is the most suitable. He can lead [-] troops to Yingchuan. Chen Ying is Chen Deng's younger brother. Although he is not as talented as Chen Deng, he has a different way of guarding the place. In addition, the lord should also send someone who can Those who govern the local area should assist Chen Ying, so that Yingchuan will not have to worry about it."

"Is there anyone in your mind?" Zhang Yan nodded, expressing his affirmation of Chen Qun's opinion, and asked.

Chen Qun said: "The subordinates think that Yang Xiu who is beside the lord is worthy of this job. Yang Xiu is a young talent, if he stays by his side, he will be overqualified, so it is better to let him out, and with experience, he will definitely become a minister of the world in a long time!"

"Okay, then let Chen Ying be the prefect of Yingchuan, Yang Xiu be the long history, and Chen Gui be the governor of Yuzhou. When you go to court tomorrow, you will ask His Majesty about the matter of garrisoning the land."

"Here!"

After the discussion was over, Zhang Yan asked someone to call Yang Xiu, and taught him honestly, hoping that Yang Xiu could understand his arrangement and shine his due light on the land of Yingchuan.

Yang Xiu was very happy with Zhang Yan's arrangement. He had long thought of being an official in another place, but unfortunately he never had the chance. This time, he would never miss this opportunity.

(End of this chapter)