Zuo Ci looked at the square meat in Liu Zhan's hand, and his heart was shocked: He, he, how could he know this craft at a young age! This is a unique skill that the old man has spent more than ten years to practice!

Seeing that Zuo Ci was stunned there, his expression stiffened, Liu Zhan smiled slightly, and then said, "Mr. Zuo, your movements are still too slow. Do you want to perform for Mr. Zuo again? ”

Zuo Ci's face darkened, he knelt on the ground, and waved his hand again and again: "Forehead...... No, no, old man...... The contemptible people dare not deceive the prime minister, the contemptible people are just ...... I just want to beg for food, and I asked the prime minister not to remember the villain, and spare the contemptible person this time. ”

"Hehe......" Liu Zhan said with a slight smile on the corner of his mouth, "That's it, Benxiang is kind-hearted, and he can't bear to cure your crimes, you just need to dedicate the unique work in your hand, and Benxiang can keep you, otherwise, Benxiang is not so kind sometimes, you know." ”

Skills?

Zuo Ci was overjoyed when she heard this, her mind turned sharply, and she opened her mother to think about what she could offer.

After a long while, a bright light flashed in Zuo Ci's eyes: "Old man...... Oh, no, my subordinates once got a book of room tricks in a cave, and I would like to dedicate it to the prime minister. ”

Well? Is there really one? Liu Zhan originally asked casually with the attitude of trying it out, but he didn't expect Zuo Ci to really have this thing, so he immediately smiled slightly: "Then have you ever practiced?" ”

"The subordinates have practiced, and it's very good! It can be ten at a time, it can be ...... In short, the prime minister knows the beauty of it. ”

Zuo Ci said as he took out a piece of bamboo slip from his arms and handed it to Liu Zhan.

"Well, I'll trust you for the time being. Is there anything else, if you dare to hide it, your true appearance will not let you go easily. ”

"Uh...... Also, his subordinates can also do alchemy, and they know a little bit about Qimen Dunjia, and there is the hand just now. ”

Liu Zhan frowned slightly when he heard this: "These true appearances are not needed." ”

"The subordinates really have these means of pressing the bottom of the box, and there is nothing else."

Liu Zhan took out a few pieces of gold, put them on the table, and his face was solemn: "You can take these gold, buy a property, and wait for this dispatch at any time." ”

Zuo Ci got up and took the gold, and bowed deeply to Liu Zhan: "The subordinates thank the lord for taking it in, and he will definitely serve the lord and serve the dogs and horses." ”

"Well, whether you serve or not depends on your performance. Remember, don't cheat in Luoyang and Yingchuan, if you are discovered by your true nature, you will not be spared. ”

"The subordinates don't dare, don't dare."

Zuo Ci bowed to the end, his face full of sincerity.

"Go down, there are still important things to deal with." Liu Zhan waved his hand at Zuo Ciyi and said.

"The subordinates retired."

Zuo Ci gave a deep bow and withdrew.

……

After dealing with Zuo Ci's little episode, Liu Zhan rode the black horse to the palace.

After a delay for a while, it is estimated that the hundred officials have been waiting for a while.

When he came to the palace, Liu Zhan crossed the hundreds of officials who exchanged heads and ears, and walked to the top of the royal stairs with his feet.

As soon as Liu Zhan arrived, the hall quickly quieted down, and all the officials looked at Liu Zhan with puzzled expressions. They didn't know what Liu Zhan was doing when he summoned everyone to the court.

Liu Zhan stood still on the royal ranks, glanced around the hundreds of officials of His Royal Highness, and saw that everyone was quiet, he raised his hand and said loudly: "Ladies and gentlemen, the main purpose of today's court meeting is to solve the problem of insufficient manpower in the court.

The prime minister recruited a group of wise men from Yingchuan for the imperial court to fill the vacancy.

Do you have any opinions on this? ”

When the hundred officials heard this, they were stunned for a moment and then understood that Liu Zhan was trying to cultivate his own power in the court, but they couldn't say anything.

Some people are afraid that they will cause trouble by talking too much; Some people think that there is nothing for the prime minister to arrange a group of his own people to do things in the court, hasn't it always been like this; Some people are dissatisfied, and they talk to each other in twos and threes; Most of the people felt that this matter had nothing to do with them, and they all kept their heads shut and did not speak, secretly observing the reactions of others......

Liu Zhan pursed his lips and continued: "Since everyone doesn't speak, then the prime minister thinks that you have acquiesced. Gongda, read the Prime Minister's decree. ”

"Yes! Lord. ”

Xun You, who was waiting on the side, slowly picked up the silk cloth on the desk and read it out loud......

After the photo book was read out, Liu Zhan said: "All of the above people are listening to Yuxuan to deal with the affairs of the DPRK and China, and in the future, you will still send the report to Tingyuxuan, understand?" ”

"We will obey the Prime Minister's orders."

The people of His Highness were silent for a moment and answered in unison. No one jumped out to oppose it, and those who were dissatisfied did not dare to come out to find trouble.

This is the root of human inferiority.

"Well, that's it. Do you have something to say? ”

Liu Zhan nodded with satisfaction and said.

"Prime Minister, the lower officials have something to do." Yuan Feng took a step across and arched his hand.

"Lord Yuan, please speak."

Liu Zhan raised his hand and said.

"Now that the treasury is empty, the taxes paid by the states and counties to the imperial court have been decreasing year after year, and this year it is even worse, and some states and counties even say that there is no money and grain to pay. This matter is related to the Han Guozuo, and I also ask the Prime Minister to have an idea. ”

"Huh? Can't these people wait so soon...... Which states are reluctant to pay taxes? ”

Liu Zhan's face was not shocked, and he said lightly.

"Yizhou, Jingzhou, Bohai, Nanyang and other places all have the above table, for different reasons, but for the same purpose, that is, to exempt the imperial court from taxes for three years."

"Well, Liu Yan and Liu Biao are relatives of the Han family, but they don't set an example for the world, which is really chilling. Lord Yuan, as far as the prime minister knows, the two counties of Bohai and Nanyang were occupied by the two sons of the Yuan family, what do you think of this matter? ”

Liu Zhan nodded, looked at Yuan Feng and said. What Liu Zhan has to do now is just to maintain the status quo, and he does not want to drastically rectify the officials in various prefectures and counties and the central government. In his opinion, all states and counties recruit private soldiers, all of them have different degrees of dissenting intentions, and now that Liu Zhan is nowhere to be found, if he forcibly implements the new policy planned by Liu Zhan, it will inevitably attract opposition from all states and counties. This is what Liu Zhan doesn't want to see, he just wants to quickly find Liu Wei and let everything return to its original trajectory.

Well...... Dong Zhuo is dead, and it seems unlikely that everything will return to its original trajectory.

How much can you go back......

Liu Zhan thought so in his heart, only to see Yuan Feng bow his hand: "The rebel son does a big rebellious thing, but he gets along with each other." ”

"Haha...... Okay, Lord Yuan is public and selfless, worthy of being the minister of the humerus, you have to learn from Lord Yuan. This matter is fully handed over to Lord Yuan, and if anyone does not obey the order, the prime minister will send someone to arrest them to Luoyang for disposal. ”

Liu Zhan smiled loudly and said.

Yuan Feng didn't expect Liu Zhan to kick the ball back, and his heart tightened at the moment, and he lowered his head and pondered. Yuan Feng was one of those who were dissatisfied with Liu Zhan's placement of so many Yingchuan scholars to serve in the imperial court, and he originally wanted to throw this tricky matter to Liu Zhan and let Liu Zhan touch a soft nail. What Yuan Feng didn't expect was that Liu Zhan kicked the ball back quietly. What is infuriating is that Liu Zhan put a high hat on him again,

Seeing that Yuan Feng didn't speak, Liu Zhan smiled, and said with a straight face: "Could it be that he mislooked at Lord Yuan?" ”

"......" Yuan Feng didn't know how to respond for a while, so he had to reply stubbornly: "The lower officials obey orders." ”

"Well, that's right, Lord Yuan works hard, I'm optimistic about you. By the way, if Lord Yuan needs manpower, the officials of the DPRK and China will be transferred by Lord Yuan. ”

Liu Zhan saw that Yuan Feng took it, he nodded and said.

"Thank you, Prime Minister."

Yuan Feng bowed, but he was very distressed in his heart.

……

After settling in Luoyang, Liu Zhan returned to Yingchuan, and after living in Yingchuan for a few days, he returned to Tingyuxuan with Diao Chan and Lian'er. Cai Yan was pregnant and couldn't go back and forth for a long time, so Liu Zhan let her stay in Yingchuan, and asked Guo Xin to stay with Cai Yan, Guo Xin is the deputy commander of the Moon Shadow Guard, she stayed in the palace, not only can accompany Cai Yan, but also lead the Moon Shadow Guard to protect the safety of the inner courtyard of the palace. Since Buyun was in Luoyang, Liu Zhan asked Lian'er to follow her to Luoyang, first, so that the two of them could meet often, and second, Luoyang's Moon Shadow Guard also needed a commander to lead them on a mission, Guo Xin stayed in Yingchuan, and Lian'er naturally wanted to go to Luoyang.

As for why you brought a sable, this ...... It's hard to say, but ...... Everybody gets the idea, huh.

In a blink of an eye, it was 190 AD.

Although Liu Zhan sent all the spies at his disposal, there was still no news of Liu Zhan, as if he had disappeared from this world out of thin air.

Since Liu Zhan became prime minister, the world has been relatively peaceful, there have been no large-scale peasant uprisings in various places, and the prefectures and counties and the imperial court have also maintained superficial harmony, and everything seems so calm, as if Liu Zhan did not appear and did not have much impact.

Liu Zhan knew that the calmness of his performance did not mean anything, and it did not mean that those who wanted to jump out and dominate the side would surrender with peace of mind. They are just hibernating, they are waiting for an opportunity, waiting for a suitable reason.

Just as Liu Zhan was worried, something still happened.

On this day, Yuan Shao spread the word to the world, openly raised troops against Liu Zhan, and even made a "Book of Asking for Liu" in a matter-of-fact manner, scolding Liu Zhan to the point of incompleteness.

Together with Yuan Shao, various states and counties raised troops in response, and actually formed an eighteen-way crusade against Liu Zhan:

The first road, Nanyang Taishou Yuan Shu;

the second road, Jizhou Thorn Shi Han Fu;

the third road, Yuzhou Thorn Shi Kong Ling;

the fourth road, Yanzhou Thorn Shi Liu Dai;

The fifth road, Hanoi County Taishou Wang Kuang;

On the sixth road, Chen Liutai guarded Zhang Miao;

The seventh road, Dongjun Taishou Qiao Mao;

The eighth road, Shanyang is too guarded by Yuan;

Ninth Road, Jibei Xiang Baoxin;

The tenth road, Beihai Taishou Kongrong;

On the eleventh road, Guangling guarded Zhang Chao;

Twelfth Road, Xuzhou Thorn Shi Taoqian;

The thirteenth road, Xiliang is too shou Ma Teng;

The fourteenth road, Beiping Taishou Gongsun Zhan;

The fifteenth road, the party guards Zhang Yang;

The sixteenth road, Wucheng Hou, Changsha Taishou Sun Jian;

The seventeenth road, Qi Xianghou and Bohai Taishou Yuan Shao were originally written;

The eighteenth road, Cao Cao, the captain of the military academy.

There are 30,000 people, there are 120,000 people, and all the civil officials and military generals come to Luoyang......