The last three kingdoms

Chapter 694
The reason why Liu Yuan became the prefect of the Shangdang Party was actually very accidental. If Liu Yin hadn't instigated a mutiny in Luoyang at that time, Liu Yuan might not have had the chance to get his hands on this two thousand stone position.

When he was in Luoyang, Liu Yuan's identity was actually very embarrassing. He came to Luoyang neither as an official nor as a businessman, but was detained in Luoyang as a hostage.

Liu Yuan is a descendant of Maodun Chanyu, the leader of the Xiongnu in the Western Han Dynasty.Liu Bang, Emperor Gaozu of the Han Dynasty, married a daughter of the clan to Maodun Chanyu as a concubine princess, and became brothers with Modun Chanyu. Therefore, the descendants of Maodun Shanyu all took Liu as their surname.

During the Eastern Han Dynasty, the Xiongnu split into two tribes, one was the Northern Xiongnu, who continued to stay in the desert, and the other was the Southern Xiongnu, who moved south and entered the Xihe area of ​​Bingzhou, where they lived together with the Han people.During the Zhongping period, Liu Yuan's grandfather Yu Fuluo was called Shan Yu. Taking advantage of Dong Zhuo's rebellion and the chaos in the Central Plains, he raised troops to attack Taiyuan, Hedong, and Hanoi. He plundered numerous and his power grew.

After Yu Fuluo's death, his Shan Yu's position was succeeded by his son Huchuquan, and another son of Yu Fuluo, Liu Bao, was named Zuoxian King, and Liu Bao was Liu Yuan's father.

Later, after Cao Cao unified the north, he was deeply aware of the power of the Huns and feared that they would cause chaos. Taking advantage of the opportunity of Huchuquan's pilgrimage to see him, he was detained in Yecheng and would not be released. At the same time, Huchuquan was divided into five parts. , divide and rule, in order to divide the power of the Huns.Liu Bao was appointed as the commander of the left, commanding the left of the Xiongnu.The left part of the Xiongnu is in Xihe County, on the west bank of Fenshui, occupying a land with rich water and grass, and the left part of the Xiongnu has also become one of the tribes second only to the central part among the five tribes.

In order to control the various ministries of the Huns, the court of Wei State has always had the tradition of asking the heirs of the various tribes of the Huns to come to Luoyang as hostages. As the son of Liu Bao, Liu Yuan became a hostage of course and has been living in Luoyang for a long time.

Staying in the capital of the Wei State for a long time, Liu Yuan was deeply influenced by Han culture, which made this seemingly incomparably fierce Xiongnu man improve his knowledge and talent by leaps and bounds, and became a genius of both civil and military skills.Liu Yuan is eight feet three inches tall, extremely burly and strong, with extraordinary appearance. He has amazing physical strength and is good at using a three-stone strong bow.

It was precisely because of his superior martial arts that at the most critical moment of the Luoyang Incident, Wang Ji recommended Liu Yuan to Sima Yan.The situation was extremely urgent at that time, Sima Yan saw Liu Yuan stepping forward, and immediately agreed that Liu Yuan would be the prefect of Shangdang and go out to the Jin Palace to fight against the rebels.

Although Liu Yuan was extremely brave, he still ran away when he was outnumbered, but Liu Yuan was extremely lucky to be able to save his life in the chaos.

If I remember correctly, Liu Yuan was chased and killed by many powerful generals at that time, and even Liu Yuan couldn't help but feel deeply puzzled. Didn't he just fight for Sima Yan, how could he become the target of public criticism? He wanted to take his life, so Sima Yan, who was placed in the Jin Palace, didn't fight, but wanted to cause trouble for himself.Liu Yuan was called unlucky, but thanks to his superb martial arts skills, he fought his way to the death, and finally he didn't give his life to Luoyang City.

After the Luoyang Incident, Sima Yan really didn't say anything bluntly, and made Liu Yuan the prefect of the Shangdang, and he will take up his post soon.

This appointment really excited Liu Yuan for a while. First of all, he can get rid of his hostage status and no longer have to live a life of relying on others in Luoyang. Second, Shangdang prefect is an official position of two thousand stones. Whether it was the Cao Wei period or the Mao Zedong era, there was no precedent for conferring on the Hu people. This is undoubtedly the first time that the Huns served as high-ranking officials of the Han people.

The official position of two thousand stones is a watershed in the past, which is used to distinguish high-level and low-level officials. Being able to step into the ranks of two thousand stones is equivalent to a qualitative change in official career.Although there were precedents for the Huns to serve as officials in the Wei State before, the highest position was only the captain of Qianshi, and they all belonged to auxiliary officials. How can the top leader of the county keep Liu Yuan from being excited.

After staying in Luoyang, a prosperous and prosperous place for a long time, Liu Yuan's ambitions are also expanding step by step. If he was young, he would set his ambitions, hoping to become the Shanyu of the Huns and unify the five tribes If you want to be the real king of the prairie, then Liu Yuan must be dismissive of his own idea now. The king of the prairie is also a thief.

Although this dream is somewhat out of reach, for Liu Yuan, who is the only one now, it is the time when he is young and frivolous. There are no dreams that he dare not dream about, and there are no grand plans that he dare not dream of. Let Liu Yuan see where his hope lies. The road to hegemony may be long, but Liu Yuan is full of ambition and confidence at the moment.

For his own ideal, after Liu Yuan took office as the prefect of Shangdang, he worked diligently and frugally to manage Shangdang County in an orderly manner. This undoubtedly reflects Liu Yuan's ability to govern the country from one side.

Liu Yuan was well-groomed and born with extraordinary visions. At that time, the most famous physiognomy masters in the world, Cui Yizhi from Tunliu, and Gong Shiyu from Xiangling, all showed Liu Yuan a physiognomy, and believed that Liu Yuan would become a great weapon in the future.The two physiognomists did not explain to what extent it is considered a great tool, maybe they dare not explain, after all some things should not be said indiscriminately.

But Liu Yuan didn't take it seriously. Is natural vision so important? Liu Yuan is not as superstitious as Sima Yan. He believes that fame and wealth will never fall from the sky. If you don't work hard, you can only fetch water from a bamboo basket In vain, if you want to achieve something, you must fight for it yourself.

Serving as the prefect of the Shangdang really gave Liu Yuan a stage to express himself. Although the land of a county is not big, it is enough as a touchstone. Excellent, at his age before the weak crown, it is impressive enough to achieve such achievements.

Of course, Liu Yuan's ambition is not limited to this county. His vision is far-sighted. Everything that happened in the Central Plains has already been seen in his eyes. The world is full of chaos. This is both an opportunity and a challenge. Liu Yuan Climb to the top of Zhongtiao, where you can see the Yellow River meandering, the land of the Central Plains is vast, and there are many people accompanying you, but no one has seen the strange brilliance shining in Liu Yuan's eyes, at this moment Liu Yuan's heart was surging like a tide, and he asked himself, who is in charge of the ups and downs in this vast land?

However, at this moment, a piece of imperial edict from Luoyang, the capital city, suddenly shattered Liu Yuan's dream.

(End of this chapter)