In July of the third year of Chuping, the imperial envoys who set out from Chang'an to Jizhou and Youzhou to announce their will finally arrived in Yecheng.

At this time, a full year has passed since Liu He fled from Chang'an.

This envoy's name is Duan Xun, and he has the same name as the guy in history who tampered with the will of the imperial court and assisted Gongsun Zan in executing Liu Yu, and was sent by Dong Zhuo.

At the beginning of the year, Liu Yu wrote to the imperial court, requesting that the Taishi Dong Zhuo be crowned as the general, the Jizhou Mu Hanfu as the general of Anbei, and the general Zhang He under the command of Han Fu as the general of Jianzhong; Gongsun Zhan, the general of Fenwu, was the Qingzhou pastor and was crowned the general of Pingdong; Yuan Shao, the Taishou of Bohai, was the pastor of the state and was crowned the general of Anxi; Liu He was crowned as the captain of Wuhuan and Guangyang Yan Rou was crowned as the Sima of Wuhuan Guard.

This long piece of music was carried by Ding Kuang himself, and after secretly sneaking to Chang'an, it was presented to Situ Wang Yun.

Wang Yun had no ill feelings towards Liu Yu's father and son, otherwise he would not have secretly appointed the great swordsman Wang Yue to escort Liu He out of Wuguan and back to Youzhou. He understood Liu Yu's difficult situation in Youzhou very well, and he also appreciated Liu Yu's approach of taking into account the overall situation and guarding the border, so he took a lot of effort to persuade Dong Zhuo to agree to Liu Yu's letter.

At this time, the emperor Liu Xie was still a doll and had no power at all, but it was just a useful tool for Dong Zhuo to play with the courtiers.

After Dong Zhuo read Liu Yu's letter, he was more satisfied, and felt that Liu Yu was so upright, and he was far away in Youzhou and wanted to let the imperial court crown him as a general, so he had to agree to this plan, in addition to Yuan Shao's appointment as the governor of the state and the general of Anxi, the other appointments were done according to Liu Yu's wishes, and at the same time Liu Yu was crowned as the general of the hussars, and the prime minister of all affairs in Hebei.

Dong Zhuo's son-in-law Li Ru questioned it at this time and suggested that Dong Zhuo adjust the appointment of several key figures.

Li Ru's questioning could not let Liu Yu's power in the north be too great, since he was crowned as the hussar general, then he should withdraw the appointment of Youzhou Mu, and only let Liu Yu wear the two false hats of Taifu and Hussar General on his head, and not give him actual territory. At the same time, Li Ru was also very wary of Liu He, who secretly ran back to Youzhou, and suggested that Dong Zhuo should not appoint Liu He with a real position in the north.

Dong Fatzi usually attaches great importance to the opinions of his son-in-law Li Ru, and what Li Ru said is not unreasonable, so he started to change the appointment proposal reported by Liu Yu beyond recognition.

In the end, the canonization order officially issued by the imperial court became like this: Liu Yu, the Taifu was crowned as a hussar general, in charge of the affairs of Jizhou, Qingzhou, Youzhou and Pingzhou; General Fenwu and Gongsun Zhan of Jihou took over the post of pastor of Youzhou by Liu Yu, and at the same time promoted Gongsun Zhan to General Anbei; Yan Rou, a native of Guangyang, succeeded Gongsun Zan as the captain of Wuhuan.

He was crowned as the general of the former Jizhou Mu and reappointed as the Qingzhou Mu. Zhang He, a general under Han Fu, was named General Zhenwu. Yuan Shao, the former Bohai Taishou, succeeded Han Fu as the pastor of Jizhou, and was crowned General Anton. He was crowned the Marquis of Liaodong and the Mugong Sun Du of Pingzhou as the general of Anyuan. Zhang Yang, the Taishou of Hanoi, was crowned as the general of Duliao, and he was annexed to the state pastor.

Liu He was promoted to the middle of the imperial history, and from the date of receiving the order, he went to Chang'an to restore his life.

Duan Xun, the envoy of the imperial court, first arrived in Hanoi and announced the authorization and appointment of the imperial court to Zhang Yang, and then came to Yecheng to announce the appointment of the imperial court to Yuan Shao.

After Yuan Shao received the order from the imperial court to grant him the Jizhou Mu and General Andong, he had mixed feelings and did not know whether Lu Dao should refuse or accept it.

Yuan Shaoxi was the position of Jizhou pastor that he tried his best to obtain, and Dong Zhuo directly gave it to him in the name of the imperial court, and it would be more reasonable to do it to Han Fu in the future, but Han Fu didn't know what to do now. Yuan Shao was even happier that Liu Yu's father and son seemed to be beautiful this time, and they were promoted one by one, but in fact, they did not have any real power, and they were completely hollowed out.

Yuan Shao was worried that Dong Zhuo was now beginning to guard against his westward advance, so he would rather throw the fat of Jizhou to him, and then promote Zhang Yang to the position of pastor of Bingzhou, so as to contain and guard against him. In addition, Dong Zhuo's appointment of Gongsun Zhan as the pastor of Youzhou was also very unfriendly, which was always a big trouble for Yuan Shao.

The strategist Tian Feng suggested that Yuan Shao first accept the appointment of the imperial court, and then wait for the reaction of Han Fu, Gongsun Zhan, Liu Yu and others, if the others were willing to accept, then he would not suffer. If the other parties are unwilling to accept it, it is convenient for them to keep silent about the appointment of the imperial court, and they will not suffer at that time.

Yuan Shao thought about Tian Feng's words, and felt that he would not suffer a loss, so he happily received Duan Xun, and then sent someone to escort Duan Xun to Gaoyi with gongs and drums, so that Duan Xun could harm Han Fu.

When he received the new appointment from the imperial court, the people around Han Fu were a little stunned, except for Zhang He, who was a little happy in his heart. Although Han Fu is now a bit unworthy of the name of Jizhou Mudang, and only controls one-third of Jizhou's territory, he can still have the final say on this one-third of an acre, and there is a trustworthy and fierce brother behind him.

What the hell is Qingzhou? That is the place where the remnants of the Yellow Turban can make trouble seven or eight times a year, and millions of people kill officials and rebel every year! If Han Fu goes to Qingzhou, wouldn't that be equivalent to sticking his neck out for people to cut off?

What's even worse is that Han Fu's subordinates no longer have the Yingchuan Gang, like Zhang He, Fu Zhu and Xian Pei, etc., all of whom are locals in Jizhou, if they follow Han Fu to Qingzhou, what will the clansmen do? It was Yuan Shao who succeeded Han Fu as Jizhou, not Liu Yu or Liu He!

Han Fu was very disappointed, and turned his head to look at the frustration and the trial, hoping that they could give him a useful idea.

The meaning of the frustration is similar to that of Tian Feng, and it is recommended that Han Fu first catch the official documents appointed and canonized by the imperial court, and as for whether to go to Qingzhou or not, just wait for the instructions of the leading brother Liu Yu.

Han Fu thought about it, and felt that what he said was right, anyway, it was not him who was hurt the most this time, but Liu Yu, as long as he hid behind and "watched" how Liu Yu dealt with Dong Zhuo, he was a little brother.

Han Fu then pretended to be happy to receive the appointment document and the seal letter of the canonization of the general from Duan Xun's hand, and then followed Yuan Shao's style, beating gongs and drums to send Duan Xun to Nanpi. While doing these things, Han Fu also sent a fast horse and hurriedly reported this matter to Liu Yu in Jicheng.

When Duan Xun was taken around by Han Fu's people to Nanpi, Liu Yu had already received an urgent report from Han Fu. At this time, Liu He happened to be not in Jicheng, but took Zhao Ai'er to Yuyang County to regulate Lu Zhi's body, and at the same time studied with Zhao Yun how to divide the northern Wuhuan strategy. Liu Yu hurriedly sent people to Yuyang and summoned Liu He to return to Jicheng to discuss countermeasures.

After Gongsun Zhan received the appointment document from the imperial court, he was the happiest, because he was an authentic beneficiary this time, not only deservedly obtained the appointment letter of Youzhou Mu, but also promoted to the rank of general.

Gongsun Zhan gave Duan Xun a large amount of goods to express his gratitude, and then sent a team of people to send him to Jicheng, which was the last stop of the trip.

The matter of canonizing Gongsun Du and Yan Rou, Duan Xun can entrust Liu Yu to do it at that time, after all, Liu Yu has now become a hussar general, in charge of the affairs of the four states of Qingji, Youping, and he has this power.

When Duan Xun came out of Nanpi and walked to Quancheng, Liu He had already returned to Jicheng from Yuyang. Liu He was very annoyed that Dong Zhuo's old thief had put his father and son together, but he had already thought of countermeasures, so he was not worried about Duan Xun's arrival.

Taking advantage of the fact that there were no outsiders in the house, Liu He patted his chest and assured his father that the death of Dong Zhuo's old thief was not far off, and maybe his head had been cut off by now, so as long as he found a way to break Duan Xun away, he would never let Dong Zhuo's chaotic life spread to Jicheng, and it wouldn't be long before a new appointment came from the direction of Chang'an.

Although his son never lied to himself, Liu Yu still couldn't believe that Dong Zhuo was about to die, he asked Liu He why he was so sure, Liu He said nonsense that he had recently studied Zhou Yi and had experience, and occasionally he could speculate about major things that would happen in the future.

Liu Yu didn't want to talk nonsense with his son, so he directly asked him what method he could use to break Duan Xun away, but Liu He came up with a very bad idea, and almost didn't make Liu Yu laugh.

Liu He's idea was to immediately send someone to intercept Duan Xun on the way to Jicheng, of course, not to slaughter Duan Xun, but to spend money to bribe Duan Xun and escort him to Xiangping, Liaodong, far away, to read the imperial court's canonization will to Gongsun Du, and then return to Jicheng to announce Liu Yu's appointment.

Liu He's reason was that Duan Xun had announced the canonization and appointment of the state pastors all the way, and there was no reason to omit Gongsun Du and go directly to Liu Yu, Duan Xun should have told the new state pastors of each state one by one that the imperial court had appointed Liu Yu to take charge of the four northern states, and finally announced the appointment to Liu Yu in the name of justice.

Liu He's plan to delay the army and the reason for the crown can be said, anyway, at this time, no one would have thought that Dong Zhuo was already close to the braids, and when Duan Xun went to Liaodong to come back, why couldn't it be more than three months?

It's July now, even if Dong Zhuo lives longer, he won't be able to live past the three years of Chuping, right?

Liu He clearly remembered that Dong Zhuo was killed by Wang Yun, Lu Bu and others in April of the third year of Chuping, and now it has been delayed to July to make Liu He feel surprised, even if his appearance has changed the direction and trajectory of the wheel of history moving forward, but the current changes are still limited, and there is not much intervention and impact on the situation in the entire northwest region, and what should happen in Chang'an City can have minor changes, but major events should not change.

Liu Yu then followed his son's suggestion and sent Zhao to Yongnu to stop Duan Xun, first sending a batch of valuable gold and silver treasures, and then conveying Liu Yu's intention to accept the appointment as soon as possible.

Duan Xun didn't want to go so far away from Liaodong, but now he has gained a lot of benefits, and Zhao Gai also hinted that he would be grateful when he returned from Xiangping, so he happily turned from Yongnu to the northeast, but he did not come to Jicheng in the northwest.

Liu Yu's strategy of delaying the army was wonderful, but Yuan Shao and Gongsun Zhan, who were in a hurry and waiting to see his jokes.

However, there is no need to be too anxious, because there will soon be a more exciting news coming back from the direction of Chang'an......

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