At the end of the war, the soldiers and horses of Xiliang were weakened by another layer.

Xu Rong led 20,000 soldiers and horses, still west of Luoyang.

Liu Fan can be sure that there are less than 100,000 soldiers and horses around Dong Zhuo.

His odds are getting bigger and bigger.

At the same time, Liu Fan has to face more difficult problems. Can the ruined Sili area be re-established so that the people who have no place to return can have a place to live?

If he really kills Dong Zhuo here in one fell swoop, then he will not be able to attack Guanzhong, Longdi, and Hexi Corridor as soon as possible. He wants to settle the people of Luoyang!

The people have the joy of the rest of their lives after the catastrophe, and the sadness of their broken families.

They took up arms and defended their dignity. When he was about to be defeated, Liu Fan came with his troops and defeated the Xiliang soldiers and horses.

The living people are grateful to King Zhao, and Liu Fan was famous in the Sili region many years ago. His kindness to Si Li, which had been weakened by time, has now soared to the peak.

"The king is worried, but is it because these captives are bored?"

Xun You came to Liu Fan and asked him.

"Not really!"

Liu Fan shook his head and said.

"When Wang Mang was in power, the thieves burned Chang'an, which was all rubble, and the Guanzhong was broken and withered. Therefore, the reconstruction was all in Luoyang. Chang'an lost luck, making Luoyang City the most prosperous in the world. Time has passed, and Chang'an is still a prosperous city. It can be seen that there is a heart to govern, and natural disasters and man-made disasters are not terrible! ”

Xun You said slowly to Liu Fan.

"Those who know me in the world will also be able to make peace with Wen."

Liu Fan opened his mouth and said. What Xun You said was exactly what he was thinking.

"There is a saying in the book, the people are beneficial, and the people are cherished. After the end of this battle, the army was mighty in Hangu to deter the remnants of Xiliang, so that they did not dare to act rashly. Now in the land of Luoyang, there are corpses everywhere and scorched earth everywhere. A part of the soldiers can be sent to bury the bones of the corpses in the wilderness of the subordinate place, and bulldoze the ashes of the ruins of the cities, counties, and villages. Then the sergeants picked the wood and grass from the mountains to help the people of Luoyang build simple houses, which were temporarily used as shelters from the wind and rain. Then wave the troops to the west, after Pingke Guanlong, transport the wood and stone of Guanlong to Sili. Presided over by competent officials, rebuild the division! Rebuild Luoyang! ”

"The Zhangjiao Uprising a few years ago and the situation at that time. I thought of the daughter of the lacquer room of the Lu State in the past, crying against the pillar, probably because I saw that the Lu State was too heavily conscripted and the people lived too hard. The vast land was uncultivated, and the people had no food. Corrupt officials and corrupt officials are pervasive, holding the power given by the state, not thinking of serving the country, rampaging through states and counties, and harming the people of the world. The crows are forced to eat, and their skin and bones are swallowed, and their desires will never be satisfied. Therefore, those servants and poor craftsmen suddenly rose up in the midst of labor, rolled up their sleeves, turned the tools and agricultural tools in their hands into weapons, and shouted from the heights, and the hungry, poor and resentful people responded one after another, and all directions fell apart. This is the root cause of the chaos in the world. ”

Xun Youxian simplified the complex situation of subordinates, so that Liu Fan could see the road ahead very clearly.

Then he analyzed the root cause of the turmoil in the world to Liu Fan. Xun You is a member of a family, and he analyzes it from the perspective of a Qingliu family.

The whole process revolves around the sentence in the book, "The people are beneficial, and the people are cherished." ”

It is a favor to make the people stable, and the people will miss it.

"Listening to Gongda's words makes me refreshed. At the same time, I thought of the white horse in "Poems". The white horse eats my field seedlings. The maintenance of the silk is eternal and present. The so-called Iraqi people are at ease. When I was still the county Sima, I accidentally befriended Uncle Ling Xunyu. It is the sage who leaves, and does not stay! ”

Liu Fan was too breathless.

He needs a peerless talent to re-rule Luoyang. to accomplish his strategic objectives.

Thinking about it, only Xun Yu, who is talented by Wen Taowu and Wang Zuozhi, is the most suitable.

Xun Yu's character, Xun Yu's strategic vision, Xun Yu's political talent, Xun Yu's broken corporal.

He is the best candidate to govern Luoyang.

"Wen Ruo has few great ambitions, and when he sees the people displaced, he has the heart to help the Han. If Wen Ruo is in the office, the only person he can choose in the world is you. ”

Xun Yu said to Liu Fan.

"There are seven counties under the division, Henan, Hedong, Hanoi, Hongnong, Jingzhaoyin, Fufeng, Feng (píng) Yi (yì). Jing Zhao Yin, Fu Feng, and Feng Yi are the land of the three auxiliaries, which are in Hangu Guanxi, and are not advisable now. There is a warlord Wang Kuang in Hanoi, Hongnong is stationed in Xiliang soldiers and horses, Hedong should be able to submit to me, and the most important Henan is dilapidated! Gongda thinks that this situation of Si Li should be solved? ”

Liu Fan asked Xun You.

"As the king said, the king's hometown is Anyi, and the people support it, and the east of the river will return to the lord. After killing Dong Zhuo, Hongnong can directly take it, and sooner or later the land of Sanfu will be the lord's. Wang Kuang of Hanoi was ambitious and had the intention of attaching himself to Yuan Shao. When the problem of Henan is dealt with, the Taihang Mountain is cut off, and Yanmen, Dingxiang, Shangjun, and Hedong are added, our army will be equivalent to encircling Hanoi, Shangdang, Taiyuan, and Xihe, and take the opportunity to recover the entire territory of the state. ”

Xun You replied to Liu Fan.

"Good, Gongda's words, coincide with what Wen He said!"

Liu Fan exclaimed.

"It's just that the problem now is that there is a lack of someone to preside over for me. Sheep can continue, but Yanmen is my foundation and is equally important. There is no one who has a strategic plan and a full display of political talent! ”

Liu Fan said again.

"The king doesn't have to worry about this time, maybe after defeating Dong Zhuo, there will naturally be a hermit who will serve the king."

Xun You said to Liu Fan.

"Yes, it's really not possible, so Gongda will take on this heavy responsibility."

Liu Fan understood, and then asked Xun You: "Most of the Xiliang captives have committed the crime of adultery and plunder. How to dispose of it? I will kill the prisoners to show the world! How? ”

"In the name of the king's benevolence, how can he do the act of killing the captives? If you kill the Xiliang captive, it will be unfavorable to the lord in three ways. In the name of the lord's benevolence, killing prisoners destroys his reputation. Second, the soldiers of the world are afraid of the king, which is extremely unfavorable to the lord's future conquest. The three lords will soon be stationed in Liangzhou, and the young men of Liangzhou will be killed, and the people of Liangzhou will resist the lord's entry into Liangzhou. ”

Xun You told Liu Fan about the disadvantages of killing prisoners.

"But the crimes they committed, if they don't kill, it's not enough to calm the anger of the people, and if they don't kill, they will leave a mustard in our army, mess up our army's heart, and cause a big disaster in the future!"

Liu Fan knows Xun You's words, but he also has his own opinions.

This is the reason for the dilemma of the lord. Killing them all is suspected of indiscriminateness. The merits of the law are determined by themselves, and those who break the law must be brought to justice. Gather the Xiliang captives together, let them identify each other, there are no criminals, they can live. Those who are innocent, in order to live, will certainly identify the guilty people around them. Kill all who are guilty. Even if you kill ninety percent, you will leave one percent. Put these people back in Liangzhou and preach the law of the lord. The world will only think that the king is strict in enforcing the law, and will not think that the lord has killed prisoners. While setting an example, comfort the people's hearts and punish the army's hearts! ”

Xun You suggested to Liu Fan.

(End of chapter)