The news that Lu Bu wanted to say was really good news for Liu Xie. Hao Zhao came back, and when he came back, not only the Dian Wei family he met on the way, but also the disciples of Zheng Xuan who came from Beihai with Hao Zhao and several scholars who were persuaded by Zheng Xuan to come to Chang'an together, and these scholars were all capable people who had at least one county's talents.

Sun Gan, Guan Ning, Bing Yuan, Hua Xin, needless to say, Sun Gan is a talent with an internal affairs value of more than 80 in the Three Kingdoms game, and Guan Ning and Bing Yuan, although Liu Xie has not heard of them before, but since they can be called a dragon with Hua Xin, they must also have two brushes.

According to the person who sent the letter, Sun Qian and others were already waiting for Liu Xie's reception in Chang'an at this time, Liu Xie's heart was like an arrow, but Liu Xie still needed to stay in the current matter, and he really didn't worry that Lu Bu was a master who could do fine work. In order not to miss the big event, Liu Xie could only send a letter to someone to send back, and he continued to deal with the matter of placing the white wave thief.

Of the 100,000 white wave thieves, about 20,000 Qingzhuang, excluding the 5,000 people who had promised Lu Bu in advance, Liu Xie did not plan to stay among the remaining people, and all of them became civilians and devoted themselves to farming. Although Lu Bu wanted to incorporate all 20,000 men into his own state army, considering the ability of the imperial court to bear it, he could only give up in the end. Because Liu Xie said to Lu Bu very bluntly, the imperial court can't afford to raise so many soldiers, if Lu Bu must have 20,000 people, then 20,000 mouths have to be supported by Lu Bu himself.

Guanzhong is now recuperating, and Lu Bu can't do the things of arson and looting. But except for Guanzhong, the only thing that Lu Bu can directly plunder is Bingzhou, and Lu Bu came to the Central Plains from Bingzhou, and he knows better than anyone about the situation in Bingzhou. The state is poorer than the current Guanzhong, and there is no oil and water at all.

Liu Xie originally thought that he would not be able to see Sun Gan and others in Chang'an until he was busy with the matter at hand, but he didn't want to start the army on the third day, Sun Gan and others came to the army under the escort of Dian Wei. Seeing Sun Qian and the others, Liu Xie was very happy, and hurriedly asked people to clean up the messy table and prepare to entertain the guests.

"I don't know what to see above the saint?" Sun Qian asked first.

"Oh, after subduing the white wave thieves, you need to re-register and divide the land, but there are not many people in the Wenhou army who are familiar with Wenmo, so I will help deal with it and make a few gentlemen laugh." Liu Xie explained with a smile.

"I wonder what the Holy One has plans for the future?" Guan Ning and Bing Yuan glanced at each other, and Guan Ning asked.

"Recuperate, accumulate strength, and reorganize the rivers and mountains." Liu Xie was not ambiguous, and answered directly with twelve words. Hua Xin, who was sitting next to Bing Yuan, was shocked when he heard this, and asked, "I don't know what the Holy Lord thinks about the current general trend in the world?" ”

“…… Han lost its deer, and the world chased it. The four gentlemen, Liu Xie is foolish, although he has the heart to revive the Han family and return the people of the world to peace, but in the end, he is weak, and he also asks the four gentlemen to help Liu Xie regardless of hardship. Liu Xie said this, got up and bowed deeply to Sun Qian and the others.

Sun Qian was entrusted by his mentor Zheng Xuan to defect to Liu Xie, and Liu Xie pleaded like this, so Sun Qian naturally would not refuse. And Guan Ning and Bing Yuan originally planned to go to Liaodong to join Gongsun Du, but it was only because they listened to Zheng Xuan's persuasion that they decided to come to Chang'an to meet whether the current Han Emperor was worthy of assistance, as for Hua Xin, he was different from the previous two groups of people, although he also came to Chang'an after listening to Zheng Xuan's persuasion, but before coming, Hua Xin was not very optimistic about the future of the Han family. Among the four people, only Hua Xin is the most difficult to convince.

Liu Xie's gift kept Sun Qian, Guan Ning, and Bing Yuan, and Hua Xin was still a little hesitant in his heart. However, on the surface, Hua Xin still showed that he was advancing and retreating with the other three.

Liu Xie is very happy! Hanzhong was handed over to Xun Yu, and Tianshui was handed over to Fa Yan, but if you want to support a county, it is far from enough to rely on one or two capable people. Xun Yu is famous, but his qualifications are shallow, those officials who serve in the court are not necessarily more capable than Xun Yu, but his temper is greater than Xun Yu, except for Liu Ba and Du Ji who returned to Chang'an with Fa Yan, Liu Xie did not send any additional people, not that there was no one to send, but Liu Xie did not want Xun Yu and Fa Yan to be wronged.

But now it's different, compared to Xun Yu and Fa Yan, Sun Qian and others are just fledglings, talented and talented, but in terms of seniority, they are not as good as Xun Yu and Fa Yan, let them serve as deputies, not only can help Xun Yu and Fa Yan share government affairs, but also will not let Xun Yu and Fa Yan be wronged. This is the best of both worlds, and the only trouble is that I don't know if Sun Qian and the others are willing to agree to Liu Xie's arrangement.

"Four gentlemen, although all four of you are talented, but after all, you have just entered the officialdom, and it is inevitable that you will not be able to convince the public if you are rashly promoted. I intend to invite Mr. Hua and Mr. Sun to Tianshui, and Mr. Guan and Mr. Bing to Hanzhong to serve as the deputies of Fa Jimou and Xun Wenruo respectively, but after a year or two, I will entrust the four gentlemen with important tasks, I don't know what the four gentlemen think? Liu Xie looked at Sun Qian and the others and said the arrangements for them slowly.

People who have the ability have a certain degree of self-confidence, although they were not immediately entrusted with important tasks, but Sun Gan and others did not complain, especially for Liu Xie's arrangement, Sun Qian and others felt Liu Xie's sincerity. The deputy of the county guard, this is a newcomer to officialdom, the position is not low.

"We are willing to obey the Holy Lord's arrangement." Sun Qian said to Liu Xie on behalf of the four people.

"That's good, if you have anything unclear after you go, you can ask Fa Jimou and Xun Wenruo. By the way, you don't want to meddle in military affairs, just help the county guard share government affairs, and there is a special person in charge of military affairs. Liu Xie's ugly words were ahead, and Sun Qian and others were vaccinated in advance.

Sun Qian and the others had no opinion on this, only Hua Xin was puzzled and asked Liu Xie why. Liu Xie did not hide it, "Mr. Hua, there is a specialization in the art industry, just like letting a martial artist handle government affairs, nine times out of ten he will mess things up, and literati may not be proficient in military affairs, rather than handing things over to people who are not good at it, it is better to hand them over to professionals who are good at it." And I regard the four gentlemen as confidants, and I will not hide some things from the four of you. Although the Han family is weak now, the orthodoxy is still in the hands, and in the future, the rivers and mountains will be reorganized, and I don't want there to be a prince in the world who divides one side. ”

"Civil-military parting?" Hua Xin asked tentatively.

"Exactly. Ambition is something that can become a catastrophe sooner or later if it is not prevented in advance. Not to mention, the state pastoral system implemented by the imperial court today is not the cause of the princes' merger. The shepherd of a state, holding the power of military administration, is like a country within a country, and since this kind of evil government can be stopped from the source, it is natural that the sooner the better. ”

After listening to Liu Xie's explanation, Guan Ning and Bing Yuan looked at each other, but Hua Xin looked at Liu Xie a little differently at this time. As long as you know your own shortcomings, you can effectively correct them. However, whether this great man is just talking or not doing it or really has his talent depends on his future performance, but now, Hua Xin has deliberately stayed and waited for the result.

"Holy Lord, Hua Xin has one last question to ask."

"Mr. Hua, please speak."

"Since the Holy Lord already knows the disadvantages of the state pastoral system, how do he plan to abolish it?"

"Mr. Hua, if I directly issue a holy decree, do you think there will be a few princes in the world who are willing to respond?" Liu Xie asked rhetorically.

“…… I'm afraid no one will respond. ”

"Yes, Mr. Hua is right. Iron striking also needs its own hardness, only when it is strong, people will be willing to listen to what is said, and how to become strong, it depends on the efforts of the four gentlemen. In fact, with the talents of the four gentlemen, there is no problem in serving as a county guard, but a few months ago I have appointed a number of old ministers in the court to the county guard, those people have been busy for several months in order to reassure the people, at this time the replacement makes me feel unbearable, and the order is changed every day, it is easy to make the people at a loss, so I can only wronged the four gentlemen first, and after three years, I will have a new appointment to the four gentlemen. ”

"The saint is serious, and we have no complaints in our hearts." Sun Qian said to Liu Xie on behalf of the four people.

After arranging the affairs of Sun Qian's four people, Liu Xie personally sent the four people out of the camp, these four people were all in a hurry, and after getting Liu Xie's handwritten letter, they planned to take office, and even Liu Xie wanted to wait for Chang'an to hold a reception banquet for the four people, and bluntly said that he would return to Chang'an when the celebration banquet was held.

His subordinates were in a hurry to do things, and Liu Hexi, as the leader, naturally wanted to support him, so he asked Gao Shun to borrow a hundred soldiers from the trapped camp to escort Sun Qian's four people to Tianshui and Hanzhong to take office. After Sun Qian and the others left, Liu Xie also had time to talk to Dian Wei and Hao Zhao. Knowing that he had been appointed as one of the eight schools in the West Garden, Hao Zhao was surprised and excited at the same time.

"Bo Dao, I will arrange for you to go to Tianshui to assist Zilong, and then learn more from Zilong, and train the first school you are responsible for to become combatable soldiers as soon as possible." Liu Xie smiled and told Hao Zhaodao. Hao Zhao missed the meeting with Zhao Yun, and when Liu Xie and Zhao Yun met, Hao Zhao had already set off with Lu Zhi's handwritten letter to Beihai, Qingzhou to meet Zheng Xuan. However, no one has heard of his name, and from Dian Wei's mouth, Hao Zhao also knows that Zhao Yun and Zhao Zilong, who are highly valued by Liu Xie.

Originally, he was just an uncle in the camp, but now he has become the right lieutenant in the eighth school of the West Garden, which can be regarded as a step to the sky for Hao Zhao. As Hao Zhao's former commander, Gao Shun was also happy for Hao Zhao, and this happiness, it would be bleeding, at the request of Liu Xie, Gao Shun agreed to continue to follow Hao Zhao with the twenty soldiers who had fallen into the camp to do things, so that Hao Zhao had the team to form a new army.

Hao Zhao knows the training method of trapping the camp, Zhao Yun can train the white horse righteousness, as for Huang Zhong in Hanzhong, who has led the troops for so many years, he must also have something unique about the training of soldiers. In time, Liu Xie can have at least three elite soldiers, which is very important for Liu Xie, who has little military power in his hands.

After talking about Hao Zhao, let's talk about Dian Wei. Dian Wei's position was the lieutenant of the Dian Military Colonel in the Eighth School of the West Garden, and he was also the only one left in Chang'an by Liu Xie. The full number of 1,000 people, not only Dian Wei, but also the upper limit of the soldiers brought by the rest of the schools is 1,000 people, because with the current financial resources of the imperial court, they can't afford to support it.

Since it is not possible to recruit troops on a large scale, the only way to do this is to take the route of elite soldiers. Whether Dian Wei is a training material or not, Liu Xie can only put a question mark here. Dian Wei in history does not seem to have led the army independently, although this is related to his perennial role as Cao Cao's personal guard, but in Liu Xie's impression, Dian Wei seems to be more suitable for charging into battle. As for military training......

Fortunately, now Liu Xie has accepted another Xu Huang, since this Xu Huang can be praised by Cao Cao for having the style of Zhou Yafu, then there will definitely be no problem in training. Hearing Liu Xie mention Xu Huang, Dian Wei suddenly became interested. After learning that he was going to lead an army alone, Dian Wei was not only excited but also a little hesitant, just as Liu Xie thought, Dian Wei knew that he had no problem charging into battle now, but the training was a black eye for him. His military experience is not comparable to Xu Huang at all, so after hearing that Liu Xie arranged such a deputy for himself, Dian Wei couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

According to Dian Wei's request, Liu Xie took Dian Wei to Xu Huang, so that these two people who need to work together in the future can get to know each other first. But what Liu Xie didn't expect was that Dian Wei and Xu Huang hit it off at first sight, and the two chatted very speculatively, which also made Liu Xie breathe a sigh of relief, originally worried that the two would not get along, but now it seems that there is no need to worry about this.

Not wanting to disturb Dian Wei's interest in discussing with Xu Huang how to train in the future, Liu Xie quietly withdrew from the camp, but before he could sit down in his own camp, Lu Bu ran over again.

"Wen Hou, do you have something to look for?" Looking at Lu Bu's smiling faces, Liu Xie couldn't help but be happy and asked.

"Holy Lord, Bu does have something to ask Holy Lord's permission."

"Huh...... Wen Hou said if he had something to say, this is a bit unlike you. ”

"Actually, it's not a big deal, I just want the Holy Lord's permission to let Bu and Na Dian Wei learn from each other."

"Ah...... Wen Hou didn't fight this time? Liu Xie was stunned and asked tentatively.

"Uh-huh. Originally, I wanted to give that Xu Huang a test, but who would have thought that Xu Huang would be injured, so even if he defeated him, it would be a victory. ”

“…… Not...... Well, since Wen Hou is interested, this is not a big deal, but can we wait until we return to Chang'an. After all, we still have something to do right now, I don't know what Wen Hou wants? ”

"Shengshang, after that Dian Wei returns to Chang'an, he won't be sent to another place, right?" Lu Bu asked with some hesitation.

"Huh...... No, Dian Wei is a lieutenant of the Dian Military Academy, and he needs to lead his troops to stay in Chang'an. Wen Hou, don't look at Dian Wei as famous as you, but his ability is not ambiguous at all, and when the time comes, Wen Hou should not underestimate the enemy. ”

"Is it really that powerful?" Lu Bu didn't believe it when he heard this.

"Huh...... It doesn't matter if Wen Hou doesn't believe it, after comparing it, Wen Hou will naturally know that what I said is true. If Wen Hou feels idle during this time, it is better to lead the troops to work hard, and clear up the bandits and rogues along the way back to Chang'an, and he is willing to let these people harm the local people in the future. ”

"The last general commands."

Liu Xie just wanted to find something to do for the uncomfortable Lu Bu, and the matter of receiving the remnants of the White Wave Thieves had been handed over to Zhang Liao, who was more stable than Lu Bu, and now Lu Bu was an idler. But what Liu Xie didn't expect was that Lu Bu worked too hard, so he took the five hundred people around him to sweep away nearly 30 cottages of all sizes nearby, and the local security became good in an instant. For a time, Lu Bu's reputation among the people has improved greatly.

was praised by the people, and Lu Bu became more and more active in suppressing bandits. And Liu Xie didn't have a good impression of those thieves who occupied the mountains as the king, so he tossed by Lu Bu, but when he returned to Chang'an, he saw Lu Bu's harvest through the suppression of bandits, and Liu Xie was also surprised.

The trophies of a full twenty wagons! This is the harvest of Lu Bu's expedition with five hundred negative bags, and others are sure of it, but Liu Xie also knows that these can only be regarded as windfalls, and he doesn't plan to rob Lu Bu of these things.

Changan

Liu Xie and Lu Bu went home after breaking up at the city gate, to put it mildly, although Lu Bu's character is not very good, but no one is perfect, and Lu Bu is very good at treating his own family. Compared with Liu Bei, who said that brothers are like siblings and women are like clothes, Lu Bu is tantamount to a good man who cares about his family.

A person who still knows the Gu family, then there is still merit. Liu Xie didn't disturb Lu Bu to go home to share the joy of family with his family, and returned to the palace with Dian Wei, Hao Zhao and others.

This is Liu Xie's home, and after returning to Chang'an, those who followed Liu Xie to Chang'an were all arranged in the palace, anyway, there are many empty houses, and it takes money and time to find a place, so it is better to live in the palace. However, it is no problem for others to live in the palace, but not for the Zhen family. The Zhen family came back to Chang'an to open a shop, prepare a back road for the Zhen family, and how to act if they stayed in the palace.

Taking advantage of Liu Xie's absence in Chang'an, Zhen Jiang begged Wang Yun and took his family to find a big house in Chongrenfang, East City, Chang'an. Anyway, when he returned to Chang'an with Liu Xie this time, in addition to the grain and grass that he promised to sell, Zhen Jiang also brought some other goods, and he didn't have to worry about no goods when he opened at this time.

Generally speaking, no one dares to come to trouble the Zhen family's store, after all, Wang Yun's face is there. Who will have trouble with Situ when he is full? But there is that kind of stupid boldness, and when Liu Xie came to discuss further cooperation with the Zhen family, he came to the door to find trouble.

The ruffians and hooligans usually come to make trouble for money, and this time Liu Xie met was no exception. It can be seen from Zhen Jiang asking the steward to deal with it that this is not the first time that something like this has happened.

"Miss Zhen, isn't it the first time that something like this has happened today?" Liu Xie frowned and asked Zhen Jiangdao. The Zhen family has five golden flowers, if there are other Zhen girls present, Liu Xie will bring a number to the title, Zhen Jiang is the big Zhen girl, Zhen Mi is the little Zhen girl, as for the other three girls, they are the second, third, and fourth Zhen girls, like now, only Zhen Jiang is there, and Liu Xie is directly commensurate with Zhen girl.

"Alas~ This is not unusual, spending money to eliminate disasters is, anyway, there is not much money spent." Zhen Jiang sighed and said.

"No, since it's on my territory, I can't allow this kind of extortion to happen." After Liu Xie finished speaking, he got up and walked out, Zhen Jiang hurriedly beckoned the guys in the store to follow, lest Liu Xie would suffer a loss if he appeared.