Just as Liu He was about to make a move against Liu Bei, who was quietly growing, some changes occurred in Luoyang City at this time, allowing Liu Bei to avoid another crisis for the time being.

General Wei and Sili Lieutenant Zhu Jun, an old minister who had been working hard for the Han Dynasty all his life, finally couldn't bear the ruthless erosion of the years, and passed away in Jian'an, where he returned to the land in the spring.

When Zhu Jun was alive, he fought for the imperial court in the south and north for decades, once quelled the Yellow Turban Rebellion in various places, and fought against Dong Zhuo for many years, and worked closely with Liu He in the last ten years of his life to rebuild Luoyang City on a ruin.

Chu Ping Sanjie, Zhu Jun ranked first, Huangfu Song second, and Lu Zhi third. These three men were the most outstanding representatives of the scholars of the late Han Dynasty, who were well educated, knew how to march and fight, and were able to navigate the country in the court. If you look at it from Liu He's point of view, the "three heroes" who have always been loyal to the royal family are undoubtedly the best partners to work with, and the facts have proved that Liu He's approach is effective.

Because of the unremitting persistence of Huangfu Song's father and son in Chang'an, they saved the lives of the emperor and his ministers, so that the Han Dynasty was never completely annihilated in form, and won valuable time for Liu He's revival plan.

Because of Zhu Jun's hard work in Luoyang, Liu He was able to fully mobilize and use the power of the royalists to stabilize and occupy the Luoyang area at a relatively small cost.

Because of Lu Zhi's planning and command in Xuzhou, Cao Cao and Yuan Shu successively ran into a wall in Xuzhou, and when the imperial court and Liu He were unable to govern Yanzhou, Yuzhou, Qingzhou, Xuzhou and Yangzhou south of the Yellow River and east of Hujiao Pass, Lu Zhi effectively curbed the rise of several major warlords, leaving enough space and paving the way for Liu He's unification in the future.

Now, with the death of Zhu Jun, there is only Lu Zhi left in Chuping Sanjie, and Lu Zhi's age is also approaching the hurdle of sixty years old, and no one knows how many years he will be healthy.

After Zhu Jun's death. In order to praise his achievements during his lifetime, the imperial court awarded him the title of Taishi, and awarded his title to his son Zhu Hao, which is also extremely honorable. Dong Zhuo crowned himself as a Taishi when he was alive, but he was a chaotic minister and thief, Zhu Jun fought with Dong Zhuo for many years, but after his death, he won the "honorary title" of Taishi, I have to say that life is really full of all kinds of changes and unknowns.

When Zhu Jun died, I didn't know if he had any regrets, but among the people who got the news of his death, many people regretted it.

Although Zhu Hao inherited Zhu Jun's title and reward. However, after Zhu Jun's death, he still left behind the two hot positions of General Wei and Captain Si Li, and at the same time there was an army of about 15,000 people.

According to Zhu Jun's confession before his death, the troops he had pulled up against Dong Zhuo in the Zhongmu area were handed over to Ma Riyan or Zheng Tai to command, and Ma Riyan gave the matter to Zheng Tai in order to avoid suspicion. Zheng Tai, as the father who had plotted to kill Dong Zhuo, and he was a person near Kaifeng, close to Zhongmu County. The troops left by Zhu Jun can also hold down the position, but the two official positions of General Wei and Captain Si Li left by Zhu Jun are not easy to redistribute.

There are now four troops around Luoyang, of which the Shen Xi Army and the Long Hu Wei are directly attributable to Liu He, and the nearly 10,000 horses left over from the original Duan Xuan defection are temporarily belonging to the Shen Xi Army. Directed by Zhao Yun. In addition to Shen Xijun and Long Huwei, there were also the Zhongmu army left by Zhu Jun and the Hanoi army led by Zhang Yang. The main duty of the Zhongmu army at present is to assist the Shen Xi army in defending the area around Hangu Pass, and the Hanoi army led by Zhang Yang was originally in Hanoi against Yuan Shao, and later contributed to the escort of the Son of Heaven to Luoyang. He was stationed near Mangdang Mountain and became a close army to protect the Son of Heaven.

For Zhongmu Jun, because of Zhu Jun's face. Liu He has always acquiesced to his status and power in Luoyang, which can be regarded as a cover to cover people's eyes and ears and prevent tongues. Regarding the army that Zhang Yang brought to Luoyang from Hanoi, Liu He was unhappy and had been thinking about how to disintegrate it, but because Zhang Yang was more honest and had to take into account the feelings of Emperor Liu Xie, it was also inconvenient for Liu He to really start, so he had to leave Zhang Yang in the north of Luoyang City and ignore it for the time being.

Now that Zhu Jun is dead, there are Duan Xuan, Sima Fang and Zhang Yang and others competing for the very critical position of Si Li's lieutenant, but these three are not absolutely loyal to Liu He, and Liu He is currently unable to put forward a candidate with enough fame and qualifications to serve as Si Li's lieutenant.

Unless, Liu He asked Lu Zhi to leave Xuzhou and go to Luoyang as an official.

In addition to the position of Si Li's lieutenant, the title of General Wei is also coveted by many people. Liu Zhang, from Yizhou, asked someone to go to Luoyang to intercede with the emperor, expressing his willingness to hand over to the imperial court the backlog of the old money accumulated in recent years due to the blockage of the road, on the condition that the imperial court crowned him as General Wei. The emperor was not stupid at all, he asked the people who came to Yizhou how the road to Luoyang was unobstructed now, and Liu Zhang's secret envoy replied that the team escorting Suifu in Yizhou was going to take the Yangtze River by waterway and detour through Jingzhou to Luoyang. After hearing this, the emperor was noncommittal, but threw this problem to the Taifu Liu Yu.

Liu Xie is now twenty years old, and he is no longer the child who turned pale with fear when he heard Dong Zhuo's name in Chang'an, although he did not have a group of bad guys like the "Ten Standing Servants" around him to instigate him to do some bad things, nor did Dong Cheng and other so-called diehards engage in such a bloody incident as "Yi Tie Zhao", but after all, he is the nominal supreme ruler of the Han Empire, so his attitude is very important.

Whether it is Liu Yu or Liu He, they are all entangled in their hearts, not knowing whether to open a power opening for this emperor who has grown up, or mobilize more manpower to block his contact with the outside world, lest he raise the butcher knife to Liu Yu and his son in the name of the emperor one day.

For Liu Zhang's conditions, Liu Yu is actually a little moved, last year's catastrophe has exhausted his son's hard-earned family funds, if only a hat of General Wei can be exchanged for Yizhou's money and grain, this kind of business is still cost-effective. It's just that the practice of exchanging official hats for money and food doesn't seem to be very glorious, and Wang Yun did this in Chang'an, which doesn't seem to be beneficial to the country's long-term peace and stability in addition to making the Han Dynasty more chaotic.

Liu Yu considered it again and again, and decided not to do this kind of thing similar to "selling official beards" during his reign, even if he tightened his belt for a few more years, he would also establish the majesty of the imperial court.

Liu Yu told the emperor the truth about his thoughts. Then send the people sent by Liu Zhang back to Yizhou. At this time, Li Wei from Longxi and Ma Teng and Han Sui from Xiliang also sent people to Beijing respectively, and their appetite was not as big as Liu Zhang's, but it was not small.

After Li Wei returned to Longxi, he merged with his old partner Guo Yan, and also killed Fan Chou, who liked to be a grass on the wall, and now he has gathered some Qiang tribes in Longxi, and has gathered tens of thousands of horses under his command, as if it has become a force that can confront Ma Teng, Han Sui and Yuan Shao in Guanzhong. Li Dao had dominated Guanzhong for five or six years, and the title added to his head was not small. This time, he sent people to Luoyang to express his willingness to submit to the imperial court, and the condition was that the imperial court officially granted him the position of Yongzhou pastor, and at the same time crowned him as a general.

In fact, even when Li Dao and Guo Yan and others were the most ferocious in Guanzhong, none of them openly expressed their intention to replace the imperial court and stand on their own, at most they were warlords under the banner of the Qing monarch's side, and later Li Dao and other forces fought with Lu Bu and Yuan Shao around Chang'an City The scuffle between warlords was also a melee between warlords, and it did not directly involve rebellion, so in a strict sense. The imperial court really couldn't accurately convict Li Dao.

Now Li Wei sent people to Luoyang, not only to show his willingness to give in, but also to remind Liu Yu and the ministers that he is now far away in Longxi, if the court does not appease him. If you return to obedience and rebellion, then everyone's face will not look good.

Liu Yu is not as incomprehensible as other ministers in the court as his son's repeated letting go of Li Dao, he knows very well that his son is using Li Dao every time. It's not a woman's kindness, or it's self-respect.

At the beginning, Li Dao and Yuan Shao failed in the battle for Chang'an. When retreating to Tongguan, Liu He had every chance to strike the final fatal blow at Li Dao, but he did not do that, but surprisingly ceded part of the territory of Hongnong County near Tongguan, so that Li Dao could stabilize his position in Tongguan and survive.

At that time, Liu He was busy mobilizing and commanding millions of soldiers and civilians in the north to fight against the Great Famine, but Li Dao was beaten by Jia Kui in Shaanxi County and his nose and face were swollen, and even Tongguan, where he lived, was attacked and occupied by Zhang Jiqi. At that time, Li Dao was like a tiger in a cage, as long as Liu He gave an order, he would be wiped out by the army brought by Zhao Yun from Hanoi. However, Liu He once again unexpectedly let Li Dao go, suggesting that Zhao Yun let go of the Tongguan exit, and let Li Dao escape all the way back to Longxi with his soldiers and horses.

People who can't understand Liu He's intentions are laughing at him for not knowing people, and actually trying to subdue an ambitious person like Li Wei, and those who understand Liu He's intentions will only sigh that Liu He's vision is so open-minded.

Li Wei's return to Longxi, although it was like a tiger returning to the mountains, also curbed the eastward advance of the ethnic minorities west of Guanzhong, and at the same time integrated the forces of Guo Yan, Fan Chou, and Wang Fang again, forming a huge containment and deterrent effect on Han Sui and Ma Teng, who were far away in Xiliang. This time, he sent people to Luoyang to ask the imperial court to grant him the position of Yongzhou pastor, which was to show his intention to deal with Xiliang Ma Teng, Han Sui and Yuan Shao in Guanzhong.

Yongzhou was originally one of the nine prefectures established during the Qin Dynasty, and its location mainly included the four counties of Zuo Fengyi, Right Fufeng in the Sili region and Beidi, Anding, Hanyang and Wudu under Liangzhou. Because the Qiang people in Longxi and the Qiang people in Hexi kept invading the Guanzhong region, many ministers in the court proposed to re-establish the construction of Yongzhou a long time ago, and Wang Yun even discussed this matter with the ministers when he was alive.

Li Dao wanted to separate the four richest counties in Liangzhou from the original territory, and Ma Teng and Han Sui, the two guys who intended to monopolize Liangzhou, naturally would not agree, so soon after Li Dao sent people to Luoyang, they also sent capable subordinates to Luoyang to persuade the imperial court to stop Li Dao's plot, and at the same time expressed their support for the imperial court.

Liu Yu felt that Li Wei's problem needed to be carefully considered and treated, so he sent someone to Yecheng to send a letter to Liu He to ask for his son's opinion. (To be continued......)