Liu Yu was appointed as the assassin of Jizhou after Wang Fen's suicide, and he was lenient and benevolent in government, pacifying the people, and won the hearts of the people.

In March, he was promoted to Jizhou pastor, and began to rectify the soldiers and horses, recruit the Black Mountain Army, and achieved outstanding results; Not only did a strong army be formed, but also many small forces in the Montenegrin army went out of the mountains one after another to accept the government's placement.

Liu Yu exempted the surrendered Montenegrin Army and its families from all previous crimes, provided food and farm tools, and arranged for them to open up wasteland and settle down, and gained a reputation for mercy in Jizhou.

Except for the western mountainous areas occupied by the Montenegrin Army, the rest of the counties in Jizhou are very stable.

In accordance with Gao Shun's instructions, Zhou Fei formed 60,000 cavalry and 40,000 infantry, forming a powerful military force, expelling the Xiongnu Youxian Wang from Shangjun, recovering Haoyan County, completely recovering Shangjun, and the state was stable.

Qingzhou Mufangliang, formed 50,000 cavalry and 40,000 infantry, not only stabilized the state, but also assisted Xuzhou and Yanzhou to quell the Yellow Turban Rebellion.

After his arrival, Yizhou Mu Liu Yan tried his best to implement a policy of tolerance and favor, pacify the people, and form a strong army, and the situation was very stable.

So in August, Emperor Liu Hong appointed Huang Wan as the pastor of Yuzhou, and ordered him to quickly pacify the local rebels.

Under strong military pressure, all localities gradually returned to stability, and the matter of rebuilding the Yugoslav Army was put on the agenda.

Zhang Rang and others reported the plan that had been prepared long ago to His Majesty, and Liu Hong praised the plan for selecting soldiers, which could save him a lot of money, but he was very disgusted with the plan for selecting generals.

Emperor Liu Hong's purpose in forming the Southern Army was to protect himself and divide the military power of the great general He Jin, so he hoped to directly control the army in his hands, how could he let the general and the scholars interfere?

At this time, the general He Jin fully fell to the scholars, and the contradictions with the eunuchs intensified, which also represented the confrontation between the scholars and the eunuchs.

The plan for the selection of eunuchs also represents the differences between eunuchs, and it is a life-and-death struggle between Zhang Rang, Jian Shuo and others and the generals; Guo Sheng, a member of He Jin's county, the Empress Dowager He and He Jin's honor, Guo Sheng contributed and helped, so Guo Sheng trusted He's family.

Zhang Rang and Zhao Zhong's plan was just a compromise plan, they knew that the power of the general He Jin and the scholars was too large, if they were not allowed to participate, first, it would be difficult to pass the matter, and second, it would lead to the intensification of contradictions in advance; If the generals and scholars participate at the same time, and introduce external forces, such as the power of the champion Hou Gaoshun, Guangnian Hou Zhoufei, Guangping Hou Fangliang, and Huxiang Hou Dong Zhuo, it will greatly weaken the power of the generals and scholars, and facilitate the control of the southern army.

Sure enough, when Emperor Liu Hong was in the last dynasty, he announced the rebuilding of the Southern Army, which was immediately opposed by the scholars and generals.

Liu Hong insisted that the southern army must be rebuilt, protect the imperial capital, and maintain the balance of power.

The scholars and generals felt that Gao Shun, Zhou Fei, Fang Liang, Dong Zhuo and others were too powerful, and although they could check and balance each other, the military strength of the imperial capital was not strong, and it was difficult to restrain them; And the army formed in the imperial capital will definitely be under the control of the general in the future; The gentry had similar thoughts.

So after a quarrel in the court, a new plan was finally formed, that is, to form the Eighth School of the West Garden.

As for the source of the soldiers, they adopted the suggestions of Zhang Rang and others, and everyone had no objections, which could weaken the strength of Gao Shun and others, and their people joining the Eighth School of the West Park would strengthen their control over the Eighth School of the West Garden.

In the court, it was unanimously confirmed that the Quartet forces such as the champion Hou, the Great General, the Yuan family and the Cao family would each send 2,500 people, and the other families would send 2,500 people.

The Yuan family sent 2,500 people, and everyone had no objections; Cao Song of the Cao family has just resigned from the post of Tai Lieutenant, has a close relationship with the eunuch faction, and has some incense with many officials in the court, and the Cao family has already shifted its goal from politics to military affairs, and it is determined to succeed, and it is reluctantly passed.

In April, Taiwei Cao Song resigned.

In May, he took Nanyang Fan Ling, Yongle Shaofu, as a lieutenant.

Taiwei Fan Ling was also an official who was bought with money from Zhang Rang, so he was naturally classified as a eunuch.

Taiwei proposed that except for Youzhou, Bingzhou, Qingzhou and Liangzhou, the rest of the states that had not sent troops should pay a certain amount of money and grain, and this proposal was not only supported by His Majesty, but also unanimously supported by eunuchs, generals and representatives of the scholars, and was successfully approved.

The selection of the eighth lieutenant has become the focus of controversy in the court, and any force wants to control the eight schools in the West Park for their own use.

The general proposed that each family should send one person, and those who did not want to be sent would be recruited, and finally they would be recruited through a unified assessment; In this way, one party will not be dominant, so that he can seize power in the future.

Emperors, eunuchs, scholars, and others all had similar ideas, and the proposal of the great general He Jin was unanimously adopted, and the holy decree was quickly issued.

At the beginning of June, Gao Shun received the holy decree, and soon, letters from Fang Liang and Zhou Fei also arrived, seeking a solution.

Gao Shun thought about it for a long time, and finally decided to push Lu Bu to the forefront.

So, he led Li Qiang and five hundred senior cavalry, hurried to Linhe City, where Lu Bu was located.

When Gao Shun arrived, Lu Bu was very surprised.

Explaining his intentions, Lu Bu was very excited, if he became one of the eight schools, it would also be a high-ranking official of two thousand stones, so he agreed without hesitation.

According to Gao Shun's suggestion, Lü Bu, as the other Sima sent by the Marquis of Guangnian, led 2,500 cavalry, and two other people were selected as military Simas, representing him and Fang Liang, the Marquis of Guangping, each leading 2,500 cavalry.

Zhang Yang voluntarily withdrew, unwilling to go to the imperial capital, so Lü Bu made Wei Xu and Cheng Lian the two military horses, each leading 2,500 cavalry.

For the big gift sent by Gao Shun, Lu Bu smiled happily, and asked Zhang Yang to lead the eliminated officers and soldiers to join Gao Shun's forces, and the territory was also given to Gao Shun.

In Lu Bu's mind, Gao Shun's design is very perfect, in this way, he actually controls the three schools in the eighth school of the West Garden, and he will definitely become the backbone; And he represents the Marquis of Guangnian, which can not only get His Majesty's attention, but also not cause too much hostility.

Gao Shun's goal was also achieved, not only to complete the task assigned by His Majesty, to exempt the three states from paying money and grain, but also to occupy Lu Bu's territory, and to be able to put a catfish in the imperial capital, as for the effect, we can only wait for the test of time; It can be said that he didn't pay anything, but he made a lot of profits, and Gao Shun was very happy just by befriending Lu Bu.

So, Gao Shun immediately wrote back to Zhou Fei and Fang Liang, informing them of his handling method; He also sent a letter to the Emperor to send the strongest cavalry in full accordance with the holy decree, and as for the officers sent, if your Majesty is satisfied, you will continue to stay in office, and if you are not satisfied, you may send someone to replace them, and thereafter you will disassociate themselves from them, and they will be completely loyal to Your Majesty; And in the letter to Zhou Fei and Fang Liang, he urged them to also write the same content to His Majesty to ensure His Majesty's satisfaction.

Lu Bu was busy selecting officers and soldiers, his wolf cavalry guards must be taken away, and the remaining places should be selected from all the cavalry The strongest ones must be selected; The best of the war horses is also selected from all the war horses to take away; Gao Shun had no objection to this, he hoped that Lu Bu would lead a strong army and quickly occupy a place in the capital.

In order to curry favor with His Majesty, Dong Zhuo also sent a strong army that had experienced the baptism of war, and sent Sima Zhang Ji of other departments to lead the troops.

The general sent the Taishan Army led by Bao Hong, which also participated in the battle in Liangzhou and made outstanding achievements.

The Cao family sent Cao Cao and sent Cao Hong, Cao Ren and others to assist.

The Yuan family sent Yuan Shao.

The remaining 2,500 people were filled by the domestic slaves of the major families.

In July, Ma Riyan, the captain of the shooting voice, was the chief lieutenant, Ma Riyan, the grandson of Ma Rong's clan, representing the representatives of the party; After he became the captain, he would inevitably fight for the interests of the party, which made the competition for the eighth lieutenant of the West Garden even more intense.