Liu Cun smiled, stood up and clapped his hands, and began to sort out his appearance: "Don't be surprised, I talked with Cao Mengde for most of the day during the day, that's what I said, and I also told him unmistakably that no matter who becomes the emperor in the future, he will no longer have the supreme power he used to have, in addition to having the supreme ruling power of the army and the appointment power of cabinet ministers, the administrative power, personnel power, financial power, etc. of the entire Han Dynasty will be handed over to the reorganized imperial cabinet and central ministries." ”

Huo Jian was dumbfounded, Zhao Rong reacted immediately after the moment's shock, hurriedly took two steps forward, and asked in a low voice: "Cao Mengde is willing to obey the call of the lord?" ”

Liu Cun sighed: "Although he was persuaded by me, the group of civil and military generals under his command whose hearts are higher than the sky are not so easy to convince, so they can't come in a hurry!" ”

"Since this is the case, let's drag it out, and after we take the young emperor back to Luoyang, we will simply mobilize all walks of life to conquer Yanzhou and eliminate this biggest henchman."

Zhao Rong, the military advisor who had long regarded Cao Cao's forces as a great enemy, showed a rare look of resentment.

Liu Cun shook his head again and again: "It's easy to destroy Cao Cao's tens of thousands of troops, but it's difficult to destroy all the princes of one side of the world, even if it can be done, it will take at least ten years or so, but where do we have so much time to conquer the world?" How can there be so much money for war? ”

"If Cao Cao can be recovered, then the situation will be different, it will definitely be a huge deterrent to the princes of the world, and it is completely easy to achieve the goal of surrendering the army without a fight, and it will only take five years at most to regain a unified Han world, and the huge wealth used for the war can be transferred to the restoration of the national economy and people's livelihood."

Zhao Rong could only nod silently. stepped forward to help Liu Cun sort out the cumbersome belt behind his back. Seize the precious time before the meeting and ask in a low voice, "Lord." If Cao Mengde decides to join him, how does the lord plan to arrange it? ”

Liu Cun shook his wide sleeves, motioned to the sluggish Huo Jian to go to the meeting in the front hall together, took Zhao Rong's hand, and went out side by side:

"When we parted in the evening, I made it clear to Cao Mengde that if he was willing to lead his army west to Liangzhou, I would be responsible for providing the necessary grain, grass, horses, and weapons. Assist him in completely exterminating all rebel forces and local armed forces in the Chang'an and Liangzhou regions, and then use this as a merit to put him on the throne of the prime minister of a country, and he Cao Mengde will form a cabinet and create a new political system of three courts and nine ministries, and I will only need to continue to control the national army and be responsible for the arrangements of the royal family. ”

"So, the lord has made up his mind to reform the old system?" Zhao Rong was pleasantly surprised.

Liu Cun replied in a low voice: "If you don't change it, if it goes on like this, there will be no hope for my Han to revive." ”

Zhao Rong asked again: "Then, how to deal with those ministers and those family valves in the court?" ”

Liu Cun explained as he walked: "I know what you mean, and I also know the worries in the hearts of Mr. Gongsun and his colleagues in Qingdao and Hebei. I better understand what is the biggest worry in the hearts of those great Confucians in Langya Academy......"

"I have also changed my mind now, and for the time being, I will not touch the interests of all the family valves except Qingzhou, Jizhou and Xuzhou. As long as they support me in implementing the new policy and reinvigorating the government, I will protect their safety and interests, and I will also give them the opportunity to become officials. ”

"But if the confrontation continues, then there is no need to talk about any feelings, and after we welcome back the young emperor and reorganize the imperial court, we can directly send troops to eliminate it."

Zhao Rong finally put his mind at ease, what he was most worried about was Liu Cun's ruthless suppression policy against the world's family gate valves, compared with Cao Cao, who had tens of thousands of troops and was entrenched in Yanzhou, the family gate valves scattered in various states and counties with hundreds of years of roots are not necessarily much inferior, although these family gate valves do not have as many strategists and generals as Cao Cao, but most of them have huge wealth far beyond Cao Cao's power, up to tens of thousands of slaves and countless granges and forests, as well as intertwined hidden forces. ”

"Even if these family lords are temporarily conquered by force, they will not really give in, and in the end they will be the source of the world's turmoil and a huge hidden danger for long-term peace and stability.

Liu Cun's strategic change to the family's gate valve made Zhao Rong, who had been worried about it for a long time, very pleased, and his steps to follow Liu Cun became much brisker.

When he was about to arrive at the side door at the back of the front hall, Liu Cun suddenly stopped, and asked Zhao Rong in a low voice in front of Huo Jian: "When I come back from the Western Expedition, how about changing places for Mr. and serving as the pastor of Yanzhou?" ”

Zhao Rong was stunned and overjoyed, glanced at Huo Jian, who was happy after being surprised, and then turned to Liu Cun with a serious face: "Everything is according to the lord's orders." ”

"Good! I can rest assured that Mr. is sitting in Yanzhou, don't look at the current Yanzhou is sparsely populated and barren, just absorb the experience of Qingzhou's new policy and industrial and commercial technology, raise a start-up capital of no less than 50 million yuan, and then issue a few decrees to the world to encourage industry and commerce and encourage reclamation, and in less than five years, Yanzhou, which is located in the heart of the Central Plains and connects the world, will be able to restore the prosperity before the Yellow Turban Rebellion. At that time, it will be logical for Mr. to return to the court to receive a single one. ”

Liu Cun smiled slightly after speaking, and no matter what Zhao Rong and Huo Jian thought, he strode into the side door, saluted back to the dozens of civil and military officers and the four special envoys of the DPRK and China, walked up to the main seat and sat down with a golden sword, and talked in a low voice with the henchman Tai Shici, who was sitting at the bottom right, raised his head and calmly looked around the solemn civil and military forces in the venue: "Everyone, please take a seat!" ”

There was a sound of "bang, lala", and all the civil and military officers in the hall, including the special envoy Yang Biao, sat solemnly and respectfully, facing Liu Cun who was not angry but powerful on the main seat, only to feel an invisible pressure slowly approaching.

Liu Cun's thick voice sounded again: "The reason why I invite everyone to come together tonight is because this is the last meeting of our western expedition to Chang'an, the return of the Young Emperor, and the Chinese martial arts of the dynasty, and it is also the most critical meeting. ”

"Before that, in order to save my Han court and welcome back the bloodline of the first emperor, we worked hard secretly for three and a half years, in these three and a half years, Lord Yang Biao, Lord Zhao Qi and other respected seniors in the court endured humiliation and ran around day and night, and my high-level military attachés and generals in Qingzhou also worked hard to plan day and night for this, until now, finally waited for the best time!"

Liu Cun paused slightly, looked around at the crowd of civilians and warriors who were full of excitement and eagerness, and said the secret plan that had been secretly implemented for a long time but few people knew about it:

"Tomorrow morning, together with most of my colleagues here, I will lead 100,000 soldiers on the journey, and General Yang Feng, who has long cherished the imperial court, will meet my army at Hangu Pass, and then take Tongguan with lightning speed."

"The 20,000 cavalry led by General Xu Sheng and General Yan Shen will cross Tongguan and go straight to Chang'an at the fastest speed, and the rest of the troops will quickly follow!"

"The three important ministers of the court in Chang'an City and the great eunuch Zhang Dun, who is in charge of the inner palace guards, will find an opportunity to leave Chang'an City under the escort of nearly 1,000 elite guards who have already been sent by our army and are now lurking in Chang'an City, and under the escort of our army's 20,000 cavalry, they will join the 50,000 cavalry led by me, and then turn around and go east, and return to Tongguan, which is occupied by 30,000 soldiers under General Zhang Rao!" (To be continued......)