The first to send back the good news was the trial, he had already raised 50,000 stone of grain for Liu He in Jizhou.

According to the Han unit of measurement, one stone is about 120 city catties, and 50,000 stone of grain is 6 million catties, and the average is in the hands of 200,000 people who are short of grain, and one person can get 30 catties of grain.

Of course, the 50,000 stone of grain was not given to Liu He for free, it was purchased under the banner of Liu He in the free trade market of Xindu, and it was Liu Zheng, the minister of Anping, who paid the account for the trial.

The question now is how to transport these millions of catties of grain from Xindu to Luoyang.

When the trial returned to Jizhou, he walked with Xu Rong's team to the north, although it was a little hard along the way, there was no danger, anyway, Li Yan settled everything for him.

The southwestern part of Jizhou is controlled by Yuan Shao, and Yuan Shao's relationship with Han Fu of Jizhou and Liu Yu of Youzhou can only be described as blowing his beard and staring. In order to avoid unnecessary conflicts and troubles, Xu Rong led 5,000 infantry to pass through Cao Cao's territory in Yanzhou, crossed Chenliu County and Dongjun County, and entered the Qinghe Kingdom of Jizhou near Boping.

A few months ago, Lao Cao suddenly incorporated nearly one million Yellow Turban refugees in Qingzhou, and he was a little "indigestion", and now he doesn't want to make enemies everywhere, so he is quite supportive of Liu He, and has always acquiesced to Liu He's team transiting from Yanzhou.

Although the Qinghe Kingdom was under the control of Yuan Shao, it was far away from Yecheng, and according to the original agreement, a public passage from Anping to the south of the Yellow River was located in the territory of the Qinghe Kingdom, so Xu Rong could lead his troops to continue north from the territory of the Qinghe River.

In the territory of Qinghe, Xu Rong encountered the interrogation of Yuan Shao's subordinate Lu Weihuang, but after Lu Weihuang saw the wolf-like soldiers behind Xu Rong, he did not dare to make more trouble, so he could only turn a blind eye and let Xu Rong pass. Lu Weihuang only has 2,000 infantry under his command, and it is okay to blackmail the passing traders, but if he really wants to face the 5,000 Xiliang soldiers under Xu Rong, he immediately showed his timidity. Stay away.

After the trial arrived in Xindu, he stopped and did not go to Gaoyi again, because he was now equivalent to breaking away from Han Fu, so he didn't want to look at Han Fu's face anymore, so he simply followed Liu He's instructions and put his idea on the Xindu Free Trade Market, which had just opened, and the result was very fruitful.

The Xindu Free Trade Market was a proposal put forward by Liu He when he was in Xindu League, and it did not attract the attention of all parties at first until Liu Zheng replaced Liu Bei as Minister of Anping. This is really done, and it has become an important distribution center for goods from the north and the south.

In order to stimulate the market reaction, Liu Zheng sold thousands of Xianbei slaves, sold some eliminated war horses, and sold some special products only in the north in the market of Xindu, which immediately mobilized the appetite of the surrounding forces, and then completely invigorated this emerging bazaar.

Not only did Yuan Shao and Gongsun Zan send people to keep an eye on the market in Xindu, but even Cao Cao, Tao Qian, Kong Rong, Yuan Shu and other powerful forces south of the Yellow River sent people to trade and sell bulk commodities. At the same time, buy some much-needed supplies.

Not long after the trial returned the good news, Chen Yi also sent back good news from Xiangyang.

Chen Yi's father, Chen Fan, was one of the "Three Gentlemen" at the time of the party's disaster, and Liu Biao, as one of the "Eight Harmony" at that time, was praised by the people of the time as "a person who can guide people to pursue their ancestors". That is, he can guide others to learn from the example of Sanjun, so he has a good relationship with Chen Fan.

After Liu Biao saw Chen Fan's son, he was naturally courteous, and he did not hesitate to agree to Chen Yi's request for Jingzhou to support Luoyang's grain.

Liu Biao told Chen Yi. It is not impossible to provide food to Luoyang, 100,000 stone is guaranteed, and 200,000 stone is not impossible. The price is also negotiable, and the key issue is how to transport the grain to Luoyang, because Nanyang County, the northernmost county of Jingzhou, is now occupied by Yuan Shu, and the relationship between Yuan Shu and Liu Biao is extremely unharmonious, and now it is almost time to fight.

Chen Yi was powerless to solve this problem, so he could only send the news back to Luoyang and wait for Liu He's coordination to solve it.

If Liu He can solve the problem of grain transportation, once Jingzhou's 200,000 stone grain is transported to Luoyang, then the problem of grain shortage that plagued Luoyang for half a year will be completely solved, and these grains can allow the people of Luoyang to hold on until after the summer grain harvest.

When Liu He received Chen Yi's news, he immediately sent someone to contact Tian Chou in the direction of Danshui, instructing Tian Chou to continue to stay in the Nanyang area, and wanted to open up the water passage from Danshui to Xiangyang, and adopt the means of "smuggling" to purchase grain from the direction of Xiangyang, and then transport it to Danshui by water, and then transfer it to Hanguguan by land.

After solving the problem in Jingzhou, Liu He received news from the direction of Youzhou: Li Yan had raised 1,000 ploughing cattle, 5,000 horses, 20,000 quyuan ploughs, 1,000 stone of improved seeds, and 50,000 stone of edible millet from Youzhou, and now they were on the road, and it is estimated that they will be able to arrive in Luoyang within a month and a half.

Compared with the news from other people from all walks of life, there is no doubt that Li Yan's news is the most powerful. Not to mention the 50,000 stone grain, just the 1,000 ploughing cattle, 5,000 horses, and 20,000 curved ploughs, any one of which is enough to make people blush, and these are the production materials that the people of Luoyang are in short supply!

When Li Yan returned to Youzhou, the imperial court's sealing and appointment of Liu Yu had already been communicated to all states and spread to Jicheng.

Liu Yu has now changed the attitude of Taoguang and passive self-preservation, and has not shirked the belated appointment of the imperial court, and has firmly obtained it in his hands, and he has spread the word to the states north of the Yellow River, and in the future, the Taifu Mansion and the Hussar General's Mansion will be set up in Jicheng, and the affairs of the five prefectures of Qing, Hebei, You, He, and Ping, all major matters involving the five states must be carried out with his own consent.

With Liu Yu's current strength, he is simply unable to supervise and dispatch states, but it does not mean that he will not have such strength in the future. Liu Yu will release the cruel words now, and when his son Liu He's wings are hardened in the future, he can swing the big stick and beat them one by one, and remove all the forces that do not obey his command.

After Li Yan saw Liu Yu, he reported to Liu Yu in detail that Liu He went to Chang'an to solve the mutiny launched by Li Dao and Guo Yan, explained the reason why Liu He did not welcome the young emperor back to Luoyang, and also reported to Liu Yu without concealing that Liu He did not wait for the imperial court to appoint the official document to arrive in Youzhou and then took the history of the Taifu Mansion, and at the same time appointed several subordinates as Cao Peng.

Liu Yu listened to Li Yan's report, did not have any doubts, and did not express dissatisfaction with his son's practice of taking the history of the Taifu Mansion by himself, but was worried about Liu He, who was currently staying in the land of the four wars.

Liu Yu said: "Wu'er led the lone army to Chang'an this time, and made immortal achievements, although he never welcomed the Son of Heaven back to Luoyang, but he also did his best. Now he can't see the hunger of hundreds of thousands of Luoyang people. Volunteering to stay in Luoyang to save the people from fire and water is a great thing! It's just that Luoyang is the place of the four wars, it is difficult to get support from the direction of Youzhou, and it is surrounded by foreign powers, once it is in danger, it will be dangerous. ”

Li Yan comforted Liu Yu and said: "The son always makes a decision and then acts, and will not be reckless and impulsive. Although it was very dangerous for him to stay in Luoyang this time, he had many diligent and attentive subordinates to assist him, and General Wei Zhu Jun was also very supportive. If Master Taifu can echo him in Youzhou, I believe that the surrounding forces will not dare to act rashly. ”

Liu Yu nodded and said: "Since Shiren is so determined, I naturally can't lose him, what do you need to go back to Youzhou this time, just ask, as long as I can do it, I will not delay!" ”

Because of Liu Yu's full support, Li Yan had a "green light" all the way in Youzhou, and soon raised such a large amount of urgently needed materials for Liu He.

When Li Yan left Youzhou. Liu Yu prepared 800 ox carts and 3,000 carriages for him, as well as 5,000 people who were responsible for driving the carts, and also appointed Murong Ping, a marksman, to lead 2,000 cavalry to escort him all the way, which can be said to be very important.

Yuyang Taishou Lu Zhi holds Liu Yu's appointment documents. Walk with Li Yan. Xu Rong, who had arrived in Youzhou, was appointed by Liu Yu as the general of the Broken Captives, and at the same time succeeded Lu Zhi as the county guard of Yuyang, and in the future Xu Rong will lead 5,000 Xiliang soldiers and 5,000 Youzhou cavalry to garrison Yuyang. A long struggle against the restless Wuhuan people.

Murong Ping escorted Lu Zhi and Li Yan to Gaoyi, Jizhou, and Han Fu, who received the news in advance, went out of the city ten miles accordingly and welcomed everyone into the city. Lu Zhi came to Jizhou this time. It is to take over the position of Han Fu Jizhou pastor, and Han Fu will go north to serve as the pastor of Youzhou.

The suggestion to let Lu Zhi replace Han Fu as the pastor of Jizhou was discussed by Liu He with Liu Yu as early as when he left Youzhou, and Lu Zhi and Han Fu's opinions were also consulted in advance.

Han Fu has long wanted to leave Jizhou, the land of right and wrong, and now Liu Yu, who is in charge of the affairs of the five states of Hebei, asked him to take over his class, replace Sun Zhan, the pastor of Youzhou appointed during the Dong Zhuo period, and go to Youzhou, where the situation is very good, Han Fu is of course happy.

As for appointing Lu Zhi as the pastor of Jizhou, it is even more miraculous. With Lu Zhi's loyal attitude and his ability to fight, after arriving in Jizhou, not only Gongsun Chan has to be a man with his tail between his legs, even Yuan Shao will have a headache in the future.

Lu Zhi is not Han Fu, not only good at commanding operations, but also good at managing internal affairs, coupled with his reputation as a great Confucian at home, whether it is Gongsun Zan or Yuan Shao, if he wants to make trouble in Jizhou in the future, he will face huge public opinion pressure.

After the smooth handover between Lu Zhi and Han Fu, he immediately summoned important subordinates such as Fu Zhu, Xian Yufu, Tai Shici, Li Min and Zhao Fu, who were very supportive of Lu Zhi's arrival, and they all felt that if Lu Zhi could be in charge of Jizhou, the situation would definitely be better than when Han Fu was in charge.

Li Yan and Lu Zhi took their leave, and rushed to Xindu under the escort of Murong Ping, where they met up with the waiting judges, and then loaded 50,000 stone of grain into wagons and ox carts with the huge convoy provided by Liu Yu, and made a mighty march towards the banks of the Yellow River.

When the team passed through a hilly area of Qinghe Country, they were ambushed by a bandit army of nearly 10,000 people, and it is said that these bandits were all remnants of the Yellow Turban who had fled from Qingzhou.

In the face of this group of "robbers" who acted quickly, were well-organized, and clearly did not wear military uniforms, Murong Ping and Li Yan were not afraid, and immediately organized their cavalry and infantry to fight back fiercely.

When Li Yan went south, wasn't it only escorted by two thousand cavalry led by Murong Ping, and where did another infantry come out?

It turned out that the 5,000 people who drove the car arranged by Liu Yu for Li Yan were actually the elite soldiers of the Dragon and Tiger Guards who had been secretly trained in the mountains of the military capital for a year! And when these dragon and tiger guards followed Li Yan south, they carried the most sophisticated weapons in their cars, and when facing the robbers who suddenly appeared, they could just try whether the new weapons produced in the Macheng Weapons Workshop were easy and sharp!

This unit founded by Liu He himself, from the beginning of the selection of soldiers, has adopted extremely strict standards, not only to select only the Han children of the strong body, hard-working young people, but also the children of good families with reliable backgrounds, family and social relations in Youzhou, can be described as a pure bloodline, the purest guard.

Liu He's original purpose in founding Longhuwei was originally to be used as Liu Yu's most reliable personal guard to prevent the recurrence of historical tragedies, but this time Liu Yu did not hesitate to send it to his son.

Liu He is now known as the Tiger Ben Zhonglang General, and he is in the eastern capital of Luoyang, so letting Long Huwei go to listen to him call is also in line with Long Huwei's resounding name. (To be continued......)

PS: In the past few days, there are some work things to deal with in the South Road, and the code word time is unstable, so I can only insist on constantly changing, sometimes there is only one change, and I ask for your understanding. Entering March, Nandao will guarantee that two chapters will be updated every day!