Clever sowing discord is not a day long to speak ill of people, it is the most inferior means. A real master is often a word or an action that seems irrelevant to outsiders, and that can achieve the goal. Jia Xu went back to his hometown, he didn't say a word to Han Sui or Ma Teng to sow discord, but just casually sprinkled a handful of salt on the fire that Han Sui and Ma Teng were not very harmonious, so he withdrew and returned to Chang'an slowly with two generous gifts.

On the way back to Chang'an, Jia Xu received the news that Li Wei and Zhang Ji and Fan Chou sent troops to attack Song Jian, although Jia Xu didn't know what happened between Li Wei and Guo Yan, but this result was what Jia Xu wanted to see, and he couldn't help but sigh Liu Xie's good luck.

As soon as Dong Zhuo died, most of the inheritance left behind was taken over by Liu Xie, and most of the visible wealth such as money and grain was handed over to the imperial court for disposal, but the detailed rules hidden in the shadows were all mastered by Liu Xie...... It's not quite accurate to say this, it should be those who were ordered to be placed everywhere back then, and through Li Ru, they are now serving Liu Xie.

Among them, the witch Qu clan beside Li Dao is the inner detail that Dong Zhuo asked Li Ru to insert by Li Dao's side. After Dong Zhuo's death, people with dual identities like Qu originally thought that they had gained freedom, but they didn't expect Li Ru to contact them endlessly. However, Li Ru also knew that people like Qu were no longer enough to be trusted, so after Qu promised to do things for himself, he should also make a promise to return Qu's freedom after the matter was completed.

What is the specific relationship between Li Dao and Guo Yan, Jia Xu can only know when he returns to Chang'an, but when he heard that Li Dao led the crowd to find trouble with Song Jian, this also means that the Xiliang army has no time to harass the imperial court in a short period of time, and the longer the time drags on, the more beneficial it will be to the imperial court.

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Changan

Liu Xie is still living in an orderly manner as usual. The most important thing in being a man is to have self-knowledge, Liu Xie knows that he is not the kind of genius who is born to know, even if he is given military power, he will not be able to train a strong and loyal army. At present, the most important thing for him is to study. Just like building a house, if you want to build a high-rise building, it depends on whether the foundation is firmly laid. At the moment, Liu Xie does not need to worry about three meals a day, nor does he have to live a life of displacement, what he needs to do now is to concentrate on laying a solid foundation and preparing for the future.

As a superior, you don't need to be proficient in everything, as long as you know how to use people, you can become a qualified superior. Liu Xiegui is the Son of Heaven, so he doesn't have to do everything himself, as long as the right talent is put in the right position, someone will naturally do it for Liu Xiegui. For example, now, although Wang Yun is in charge of the government affairs of Chang'an, Wang Yun's age is finally getting older, and Liu Xie promoted Zhong Yun to serve as Wang Yun's deputy to assist Wang Yun in handling the usual government affairs.

Reading is boring and boring, so for every time he leaves the palace, Liu Xie regards it as a good day for himself to let off steam. He can stop reading at will, but then he will be the one who will be damaged in the end. When a person understands self-discipline, it is easy not to make any big mistakes.

Everything is going on in an orderly manner, all the current imperial court needs is time, accumulating grain and grass, and organizing and training a new army, it will take time, what Liu Xie can do at the moment is to wait, and by the way, recall and remember to see if he has missed any great talents. In Liu Xie's memory, the main strategists or generals in the Three Kingdoms period can be memorized backwards, but the problem is that those people came out relatively late, even if Liu Xie knows that there is such a person, he doesn't know where that person is now.

Like Dian Wei and Zhao Yun recruited by Liu Xie now, in fact, they are all the favor of the god of fate for Liu Xie, otherwise where would Liu Xie go to find them?

The recruitment order was issued, but the problem is that there are few people who really come to Chang'an, and none of the people who come are impressed by Liu Xie. Although Liu Xie would not despise the people who came because they were unknown, he still couldn't help but be a little disappointed in his heart. If they don't come, it means that these people are not optimistic about themselves, and what makes Liu Xie feel even more upset is that Wang Yun is sick.

For Wang Yun, Liu Xie is grateful. Although he was a little lenient, Liu Xie knew that Wang Yun was actually doing it for his own good. Otherwise, if you are not a relative, why force Liu Xie to study.

"Come on, get ready, I'm going to leave the palace." Thinking of Wang Yun, Liu Xie's heart moved, and he ordered the guards outside the door. There are no more chamberlains in the palace at the moment, not that Liu Xie has any prejudice against those chamberlains, but that Liu Xie is unwilling to use chamberlains anymore. The chamberlain is said to be a man, but it has no male characteristics, it can be said to be a woman, but it is not. The appearance of the chamberlain can be traced back to the Qin State, and before the appearance of the chamberlain Chang Yu, the so-called chamberlain in the palace were actually in good health. But except for the scum of Chang Yu, if others want to enter the palace and become a chamberlain, they must go through a process, castration.

What unforgivable thing did Chang Yu do? To put it bluntly, it was **, not only hooked up with Qin Shi Huang's mother at that time, but also let Qin Shi Huang's mother give birth to a child for him. It's just cheating, and he dares to have a baby, coupled with Qin Shihuang's violent temper, as a result, all the servants after his concubine have been unlucky.

People often say that there are three thousand beauties in the harem, and only these three thousand people are enjoyed by the emperor alone, and in order to prevent scandals in the harem, it becomes necessary to cut it off fundamentally.

Liu Xie didn't plan to marry so many wives, nor did he plan to delay other people's youth. After Chang'an basically stabilized, Liu Xie ordered the freedom of those palace maids and eunuchs in the palace, but anyone who wanted to leave could leave, and a severance pay would be given. Wang Yun was against it at first, but after listening to Liu Xie's reasoning, he remained silent. To say that Wang Yun has suffered a lot of losses in his life, the ten permanent servants of the Spirit Emperor, not only Wang Yun hates, but anyone who has a little conscience hates it. But the arrogance of the ten permanent servants is due to the favor of Emperor Ling. In order to avoid the existence of such an existence as the "Ten Standing Attendants" in the court in the future, Liu Xie's decision not to continue to use chamberlains in the palace was still in favor of Wang Yun's decision.

There are fewer people in the palace, which means that the daily expenses will be reduced, and now the court is the time to use money, and it will be saved if it can be saved. However, the lack of manpower means that many things in the palace are too busy, in order to solve this problem, Liu Xie left the 200 people who were responsible for protecting his own safety and were innocent in the palace. In normal training, if there is a need to work, these 200 people are the main force.

Out of the palace, because Liu Xie didn't like to talk about pomp and circumstance, it was a carriage that went to Wang Yun's house. Liu Xie originally planned to ride a horse, but the palace was not prepared, and Liu Xie did not plan to bother. Anyway, it's close, and the forbearance is over.

didn't let the housekeeper of the palace go in, Liu Xie came to visit the patient, not to toss Wang Yun, if Wang Yun knew that he was coming, he would definitely drag the sick body out to greet him. Liu Xiejing, who knew that Wang Yun was a person, entered Wang Yun's bedroom, but he didn't expect that there was not only Wang Yun in the room, but also a woman who was taking care of him.

"Holy!" Wang Yun, who was lying on the bed, was also taken aback, struggling to get up, Liu Xie hurriedly stepped forward and said, "Master Wang, you are sick now, so this little bit of false courtesy will be forgiven." ”

"Thank you, Holy Lord, for your concern." Wang Yun's body was already weak, and after listening to Liu Xie's words, he could only reluctantly accept Liu Xie's kindness, and after thanking Liu Xie, he said to the woman who looked a little panicked on the side: "Xiu'er don't need to panic, I haven't seen the saint soon." ”

“…… The concubine bowed to the Holy One. Hearing this, the woman fluttered down to Liu Xie.

Liu Xie was amazed at the beauty of the woman named Xiu'er in front of him, but he only admired it, and he never had the slightest lustful heart. It's only twelve after the New Year, and even if you have the heart, it's powerless. And the woman who can enter and leave Wang Yun's bedroom at will, that identity is probably not ordinary.

Xiu'er retreated with the medicine bowl, leaving Liu Xie and Wang Yun to talk in the room. Visiting patients is nothing more than asking about their condition, comforting and comforting patients, and Liu Xie doesn't want to say anything superfluous.

"Master Wang doesn't have to worry about the affairs of the imperial court, Zhong Yuanchang is very capable and handles everything in an orderly manner. Wang Shi only needs to recuperate with peace of mind, and after he recovers, the court will still be reused. ”

"Alas~ The saint doesn't have to say all the good things, the old minister has gone through a lot of things, and no bad news will bring down the old minister." Wang Yun sighed and said to Liu Xie.

Liu Xie couldn't smile bitterly when he heard this, and said to Wang Yun: "Master Wang, Chaoli has really been fine lately, it's not because I came to visit you because of something." ”

"Really?" Wang Yun still didn't believe it.

"What can it be? Everything was running normally for the imperial court. ”

"Longxi is okay?" Wang Yun knew about Li Dao sending people to urge food, but unfortunately he fell ill on the night he learned about it, and this matter could only be handed over to Liu Xie to deal with personally.

"It's okay, I sent Jia Wenhe to Longxi with 100,000 stone grain, and now Li Dao and the others are busy attacking Song Jian in Caohan."

"Song Jian? Is that the traitor who claims to be the king of Pinghan? ”

"Yes, it's him, but he, the king of Pinghan, has also done it."

“…… How did Shengshang persuade Li Dao and the others to attack Song Jian? Wang Yun was silent for a while, and couldn't help but ask curiously.

"I don't know about this, anyway, I handed it over to Jia Wenhe at this time, if you want to know the details, you will have to wait until Jia Wenhe comes back to know."

“…… Holy Lord, is that Javin and reliable? ”

"It's good, although there are selfish intentions, but there are no selfish people in this world. As long as it's not too much, it's worth entrusting with the task. Liu Xie nodded and replied.

"The Holy One still has to appoint more people who are of pure character." Wang Yun persuaded.

Liu Xie didn't want to have an argument with Wang Yun at this time, so he casually echoed: "Well, what Master Wang said is, I don't know if Master Wang has any recommendations?" ”

"Can the Holy Lord know the Sima Fang of the Sima family in Hanoi?"

"Sima Fang? Who is he? Liu Xie didn't know Sima Fang, after all, this person basically did not appear in the Three Kingdoms games in later generations. Sima Fang, Sima Yi's father, Liu Xie knows Sima Yi and Sima Lang, but he doesn't know Sima Fang. So when Wang Yun mentioned Sima Fang, Liu Xie looked very dazed.

"Sima Fang, the word Jiangong, a native of Wen County, Hanoi, Sizhou, has served as Luoyang Ling and Jing Zhaoyin, and is now idle at home. This person has an upright and fair personality, and since the saint intends to strengthen the rule of officials, then Sima Fang is a suitable candidate. ”

“…… Well, since Master Wang recommended it, I will personally visit him another day, and I will ask him to return to the court to take up an important position. Liu Xie couldn't help but feel a little moved when he saw Wang Yun introduce Sima Fang like this, and Liu Xie inadvertently thought of a little bit just now, that Sima Yi seems to also live in Wen County, Hanoi, and if he can't keep it, he will be related to Sima Fang.

Although Zhuge Liang was highly regarded in later generations and was considered by most people to do his best for the Han family, Liu Xie honestly didn't like Zhuge Liang very much. This Zhuge Liang is smart, but he is a little too authoritarian. Of course, the environment at that time was also one of the reasons for Zhuge Liang's dictatorship, Liu Bei suddenly hung up, the young master was young, Zhuge Liang was not autocratic at that time, and Shu Han was not in order to be completely finished because of people's discouragement. But what Zhuge Liang did after that was a little unacceptable, and people said that Liu Adou couldn't be supported, but Zhuge Liang, as a father, didn't have a little responsibility. Liu Chan is mediocre and useless, whether Zhuge Liang was negligent in discipline or intentional, no one knows, but since Liu Bei's death, there has been a shortage of talents in Shu Han, which is also a fact.

Shu Han is not unavailable, but Zhuge Liang is too capable and takes care of everything, he can do those things well, but in this way, it also causes others to lose the opportunity to exercise. When he dies, there will be no one to use. Compared with Zhuge Liang, Liu Xie prefers Sima Yi. Although this Sima Yi said that he usurped Cao Wei's country, Cao Wei's country should not have usurped Liu Han's. Strictly speaking, Sima Yi can be regarded as avenging Liu Han.

He agreed to Wang Yun's recommendation, but before leaving, Liu Xie was sure to ask someone to investigate the matter about Sima Fang, and it was not as suitable for anyone to find this kind of thing as Li Ru. In order to help Dong Zhuo take power, Li Ru did a detailed investigation of all the officials in the court, and Li Ru was clear about his family background and personal preferences. Since Wang Yun said that Sima Fang had made the Luoyang Order and Jing Zhaoyin, it should also be one of the objects that Li Ru needed to investigate back then.

……

"Is there something the lord has ordered here?" Li Ru saw that Liu Xie was eating, and hurriedly put down his rice bowl and asked.

"It's not a big deal, you eat first." Speaking of this, Liu Xie found a place to sit down, and added to Li Ru, "Pay attention to rest, don't exhaust your body." ”

"Thank you for your concern, I don't know what the lord is looking for his subordinates?"

Liu Xie saw that Li Ru refused to continue eating, and no longer persuaded him, so he immediately explained his intention, Li Ru thought about it after hearing it, and said to Liu Xie: "The lord wants to ask this Sima Fang, his subordinates really have a little impression, he did serve as Luoyang Ling and Jing Zhaoyin, but before his subordinates followed Dong Zhuo into Beijing, he had already stepped down. Why did the lord suddenly remember to ask him? ”

"It's not Situ who recommended this person to me, Situ said that if I want to strengthen the rule of officials, then Sima Fang is indispensable. At the moment, Situ is sick, and I don't want him to affect his recovery for this matter, but I still need to figure out in advance what kind of person this Sima Fang is. ”

"I see, please let your subordinates think about it carefully." Li Ru nodded and said to Liu Xie.

"You think slowly, don't rush."

……

After waiting for a while, Li Ru opened his mouth and said to Liu Xie: "Lord, this Sima Fang's personality must have been told by Situ that his subordinates will not be here to rap, and his subordinates will tell the lord about this Sima Fang's family." ”

"Okay, just say it."

"This Sima Fang has eight sons, and the eldest son, Sima Lang......"

"Wait." Liu Xie interrupted Li Ru's words. Ignoring Li Ru's puzzled gaze, Liu Xie asked, "Who did you just say is Sima Fang's eldest son?" ”

"Sima Lang, the word Boda."

“…… Is his second son named Sima Yi? ”

"Exactly, how did the lord know?" Li Ru asked curiously.

"Hehe, hehe, it's okay, you go on, who are his other sons?"

Li Ru didn't understand why Liu Xie suddenly became like this, but Liu Xie asked him to say, could he not say it? When he told Liu Xie everything he knew about Sima Fang. From Li Ru's mouth, Liu Xie knew the details of Sima Fang, and according to Li Ru's suggestion, he thought about how to recruit Sima Fang.

Sima Fang's rules are not ordinary, and his family education is extremely strict. Sima Lang and Sima Yi, who are sons, as long as Sima Fang is at home, dare to sit when he is sitting, let him get up quickly, and be as well-behaved as a little white rabbit. In particular, it can be inferred that the Sima family should belong to the strict father and mother type in the area of godson.

Liu Xie wants to recruit Sima Fang, first of all, he must ensure that he cannot be rude, and secondly, he must see if this Sima Fang has a loyal heart, which is very important. After all, this Sima Fang's descendants usurped Cao Wei's country, and Liu Xie didn't want to leave such a hidden danger for his descendants in the future.

"It's a pity that Wen He hasn't come back yet, if he is in Chang'an at this time, he can let him accompany the lord on such an experience." Li Ru said to Liu Xie with some regret.

"Don't say it's useless, by the way, when Wenhe comes back, you can also prepare."

“…… Lord, it's better for your subordinates not to show their heads now. Li Ru was stunned when he heard this, and then said to Liu Xie.

"What do you think? I'm certainly not sending you to show up. ”

"Then the lord is ......"

"Liu Yan of Yizhou is about to be finished, and he sent someone to ask the court to let his two sons go back to see him for the last time."

"Then the lord wants to ......" Li Ru somewhat understood what Liu Xie meant.

"Liu Yan now has three sons, among which the youngest son Liu Zhang is the most useless, you are a good hand at playing conspiracy and tricks, find a way to let him inherit Liu Yan's family business, so that the court will encounter much less difficulties when it recovers Yizhou in the future."

"Then what should Liu Fan and Liu Dan do?"

“…… Don't make people suspicious of the court. ”

"My subordinates understand."