Just when the undercurrent of Luoyang was surging, the envoy sent by the imperial court was escorted all the way by the guards sent by Liu He himself, and finally arrived at Jicheng in Youzhou safely and smoothly.

Along the way, the series can be regarded as fully appreciating the scenery of the north, and also fully understanding how high the prestige of Liu Yu's father and son is in the north. To put it in a disrespectful sentence, that is, the common people in the north only know the Taifu and the eldest prince, but they do not know that there is a court and the Son of Heaven.

When he passed through Hanoi from Luoyang, he saw a chaotic scene after the war, and when he entered the southern part of Jizhou, he saw the scene of post-war recovery, and after arriving in the northern part of Jizhou, it was a calm and serene idyllic scene. After entering the territory of Youzhou, the road is wider and smoother, the villages on both sides are neatly and beautifully built, the pedestrians on the road are calm, and the children are laughing and playing in the wide fields, and there is no ruin and barren place as far as the eye can see.

Although Chong Ji was very worried about Liu Yu's father and son, he had to admit that in terms of the means and ability to govern the world, the father and son were really a perfect match. Liu Yu has a gentle temperament, likes to simmer slowly in the governance of internal affairs, and Liu He's character is as jealous as hatred, and when leading the troops to fight, he is like a fire and a wind.

However, the more capable Liu Yu's father and son are, the greater their influence and influence in the north, the more uneasy they are in Chongji's heart, because from the perspective of power balance, Liu Yu's father and son have actually become the biggest warlords in the Han Dynasty, the king is weak and the minister is strong, which is not a sign of rejuvenation!

Chongji still remembered what Sikong Zhao Wen said to him before leaving, Zhao Wen told him that Liu Yu's father and son, the biggest trouble was not Liu Yu, but Liu He. Liu Yu's loyalty to the Han is undoubted. Even if he has been staying in the north all these years, he will not change his original intention, and Liu He is not easy to say, this young man has the ability and means, and the most important thing is that his ambition is terrifying, just look at his layout in recent years, it is clearly a posture that has swept the world. Liu He's wings are already full, and now if he wants to control Liu He, he can only find a way from Liu Yu, and if he wants to influence Liu Yu. Then you have to invite him from Jicheng to Luoyang, otherwise the two places are separated by more than 2,000 miles, and no one has that kind of ability.

It was with this complex mind that he walked into the wide and towering south gate of Jicheng, and Zhao Cai, who was in charge of greeting him, seemed to be unable to see the melancholy eyes of Chongji, and was enthusiastically introducing him to the various buildings and facilities in the city.

"The kind of envoy, the octagonal tower in the southeast corner, called the 'Star Picking Tower', is located in Yenching University, and is the largest library building in Jicheng. There are more than 100,000 volumes of various books in it, which can be described as the crown of the north. ”

"Kind of envoy, in front of you is the Youyan Library, which is the place where Scholar Cai and Gong Kang Cheng are taught. Although this library is small in scale, it is a sacred place for scholars in the north, and thousands of scholars come from all over the world to study every year. ”

"Since there are so many scholars who come to study, why is the gate of the library deserted? Don't even see a figure? Tanji asked, a little puzzled.

"It's the weekend, and the library is closed, so no one comes in or out."

"Weekend?"

"Oh. This is the suggestion of Xu Yue, a bachelor from the Tiansuan Institute of Yenching University, to arrange the work and rest time according to one day off every Saturday and two days off at the end of the month, seven days a week, and the last day off is the weekend. ”

Zhao should patiently explain to the seed series, and before he knew it, the convoy came to the square outside the gate of Taifu's mansion.

Liu Yu received an urgent report from his son from Yecheng more than ten days ago, so he had plenty of time to prepare. According to the rules of etiquette, Liu Yu put a long case outside the door of the house, and the case was full of various ritual utensils, and then took the men in the family to stand behind the case to welcome the arrival of the envoy of the Son of Heaven.

Chong Ji read out in public the imperial court's decree to crown Liu Yu as the Great Sima and invite Liu Yu to go to Luoyang to take office, but Liu Yu thanked him but did not accept the decree.

Liu Yu said to Chongji: "Yu Bucai, since he is already a Taifu, how can he covet the power of the Great Sima anymore, and ask the imperial court to withdraw his will and confer another person of high morality!" ”

Seeing that Liu Yu refused to accept Da Sima's seal, Chong Ji was anxious for a while. According to the etiquette and system at this time, the minister does have the right to resign, and others want to fight for this big Sima, but when they come to Liu Yu, they will resign with a word.

As if he had seen through Chongji's thoughts, Liu Yu comforted Chongji and said: "The envoy doesn't need to worry, even if he doesn't accept Da Sima's seal, the old man will go to Luoyang with you to take office!" Listening to Wu'er Shiren, the two-color peony in the Taifu Mansion in Luoyang is about to open, and the old man is just in time to watch it this time! ”

After hearing Liu Yu's words, he couldn't say anything, so he had to listen to Liu Yu's arrangement.

Liu Yu's resignation from the post of Da Sima in public this time was not only his original idea, but also what Liu He wanted to see.

In the Eastern Han Dynasty, the scriptures were emphasized, and the vassals in the palace were headed by the Taifu. The Taifu used this to instill his own political ideas into the prince, and after the prince ascended the throne and became the emperor, he often let the Taifu record Shangshu and become the de facto prime minister. Historically, Zhao Xi, Deng Biao, Zhang Yu, Feng Shi, Feng Yi, Huan Yan, and Zhao Jun all used Taifu to record Shangshu. After the death of the Taifu, he was removed from this official and no longer appointed to show respect. During the reign of Emperor Ling of the Han Dynasty, Chen Fan was appointed as the Taifu Lu Shang Shushi, and later Chen Fan was executed and succeeded by Hu Guang, which was the only exception.

Unlike the Western Han Dynasty, which had Taishi, Taifu, and Taibao as the three princes, the Eastern Han Dynasty only had Taifu as the upper duke, and there were no two officials, Taishi and Taibao. A few years ago, Dong Zhuo moved the capital to Chang'an, appointed himself as the Taishi, in order to block the mouth of the world, he asked the imperial court to add Liu Yu who was far away in Youzhou as the Taifu, and now Dong Zhuo is dead, and Liu Yu's position as the Taifu is more and more stable.

According to the official system of the Han Dynasty, Taifu was the spokesperson of the emperor's rule in all directions, and could directly participate in the formulation and decision-making of military affairs, and was the real ruler of the empire when the emperor was young or the imperial family was weak.

Although Da Sima is responsible for controlling the power of the world's soldiers and horses, in Liu Yu's view, he is now a very popular minister, and taking the position of Da Sima as his Taifu is not only a violation, but also makes people in the world say that he is greedy for power and intends to overthrow the court and the emperor. Since Da Sima is just a nominal official position, why should Liu Yu ask for trouble?

In Liu He's opinion, Dad does not accept Da Sima's false position, and then gives up the position of Hussar General to himself justifiably, which can not only block the world's mouths, but also exchange the position of Da Sima for many tangible benefits. The ministers in Luoyang who can only shout, don't they hope that they can get a hat and belt for the third duke? After Wang Yun's death, there is now only Sikong Zhao Wen among the three dukes, and the vacant seats of Situ and Sima can just arrange two people.

Although Liu He didn't want his father to accept the appointment of the imperial court, it involved the sensitive issue of asking his father to hand over the hussar general, so he didn't say anything, so as not to cause a misunderstanding between father and son. Although Liu Yu is a little deficient in the military aspect, he is obviously mature enough in politics, so even if his son has no hints, he has made the choice that is most in line with Liu He's interests.

At this time, Liu Yu was also in charge of the military and political affairs of the five northern states, so he could directly transfer and appoint all the officials below the state pastor level in the five northern states, as long as he reported to the imperial court afterwards.

Liu Yu followed his son's suggestion and talked to Han Fu first, saying that he was going to Luoyang to take up his post, and asked Han Fu if he had any thoughts about going to Luoyang together. Han Fu had already heard the rumors and knew that Liu He wanted him to resign from the position of Youzhou Mu, and now that Liu Yu had come to ask in person, it would be unwise if he didn't know each other again. Han Fu has always been timid, as soon as Liu Yu asked, he happily agreed to Liu Yu, expressing his willingness to resign from the post of Youzhou pastor and follow Liu Yu to Luoyang.

Liu Yu is not dragging his feet, Han Fu just announced his resignation from the post of Youzhou pastor, he immediately announced that Liu Hui in Jizhou will take over Han Fu as Youzhou pastor, Youzhou Don't drive Zhao should take over the post of Jizhou pastor, Qi Zhou in Youzhou Zhizhong took over the post of Youzhou Beijia, and Taifu Fu engaged in Guo Jia and Tian Chou respectively served as Jizhou Beijia and Zhizhong.

After deciding on the candidates for the main officials of the two states, Liu Yu and Han Fu went to a banquet in Jicheng one after another, saying goodbye to Cai Yong, Zheng Xuan, Hua Tuo and other old friends one by one.

After a few more days, Liu Yu packed up and stopped, escorted by 10,000 tiger guards, and came south with Han Fu and Chongji.

At the beginning of the Dragon and Tiger Guard, the main task was to protect the safety of Liu Yu's father and son and the city where they were located, Liu He took 5,000 people when he went to Yecheng, and this time Liu Yu went to Luoyang and took 10,000 more, and there were 5,000 people left in Jicheng to watch the family.

Judging from the current situation that Liu He has mastered, the five thousand dragon and tiger guards guarding Luoyang City are obviously insufficient, and this time he just took the opportunity of his father to enter Beijing to increase 10,000 elite troops to Luoyang openly. Liu He believes that with the addition of these 10,000 troops in Luoyang, no one will be able to make any waves!

Liu Yu went south without bringing his family, and the two wives and the youngest son Liu An'an stayed in Jicheng. This is also what Liu He meant. Luoyang is a place of right and wrong, far less safe and comfortable than living in Jicheng, although Liu Yu's father and son have gone south, but Jicheng is definitely still the safest and most stable rear.

Although Liu Yu himself did not bring any family members, he brought the two sisters Da Qiao and Xiao Qiao to Liu He to Yecheng. According to Liu Yu's thoughts, although Cai Yan and Mi Zhen have added a grandson and a granddaughter to him, this is obviously far from enough, since Liu He has already married Da Qiao, this time it is just sent to Yecheng to accompany Liu He, so as to add Ding to the Liu family.

As for Xiao Qiao, isn't there a saying that half of my sister-in-law's ass is my brother-in-law's...... (To be continued......)