After He Jin established the candidates for the three lieutenant generals, he began to prepare to assign tasks, but at this time, Liu Hong's holy decree arrived in front of He Jin.

It was Lu Qiang who came to pass the holy decree to He Jin instead of the Son of Heaven.

The exact content of the decree is unknown to others.

But when Lu Qiang left, He Jin immediately went to the table, and according to the situation on the battlefield, he asked the imperial court to select another Zhonglang general to quell the rebellion of the Yellow Turban.

Liu Hong played it logically.

Subsequently, the fourth Zhonglang general who was responsible for the conquest of the Yellow Turban appeared, which was Liu Hong's imperial brother - Liu Jian.

General Zhonglang is not a military position, but a general name temporarily set up by the imperial court for the commander of the army when the war is about to be, and they are used as a conquest.

Previously, according to He Jin's plan, only Lu Zhi, Huangfu Song, and Zhu Jun were appointed as Zhonglang generals, responsible for the conquest of Hebei and Ruying.

The things that had been basically agreed upon, for some reason, changed the plan temporarily, and the Son of Heaven appointed the emperor's younger brother Liu Jian as a general along the way, holding the festival, and Lu Zhi, Huangfu Song and others.

However, although he is young, he has the merits of the North Land after all, and if he is appointed as a commander all the way, it will be said in the past.

Therefore, He Jin re-made the strategic deployment, let Liu Jian lead the road alone, and in addition to the Yue cavalry battalion in the five battalions of the Northern Army, he also gave him 25,000 newly recruited warriors from Sanhe, and he led an army alone to Nanyang County to rescue.

Although he didn't understand the meaning of the imperial court, since it was appointed by the imperial court, Liu Jian did not shirk, he also learned more from Lu Zhi outside the Saiwai to learn the military strategy battle formation, and also knew a lot about the layout of the battlefield and the grain and grass, if he led an army alone, Liu Jian thought that it was no problem.

What's more, he is also assisted by Xu Rong.

After being appointed as the general of Zhonglang, Liu Jian immediately asked the imperial court for advice, and asked him to transfer Sun Jian of Pixian County as the Sima of the Zuojun Army, and join him to fight the thief.

In fact, Zhu Jun had already advised He Jin with Liu Jian a few days ago, please transfer Sun Jian.

But He Jin found Liu Jian, showed him Zhu Jun's recital, and told Liu Jian that he would hand over Liu Jian's recital first, and as for Zhu Jun's recital, He Jin would deliberately submit it one or two days later.

And when the time comes, Liu Jian's recital will be sent first, and the person who will first recruit Sun Jian to assist in the army will naturally become Liu Jian.

It seems that He Jin has always remembered Liu Jian's reminder of him and his kindness to the position of "general".

came and went, and Liu Jian's friendship with He Jin was concluded.

……

In April, just before the new Zhonglang stopped Liu Jian's troops and horses and was about to lead his troops to the Nanyang battlefield, an unexpected person sent a famous assassin to visit Liu Jian.

This person is his clan uncle, Liu Yan.

For Liu Jian, Liu Yan can also be regarded as his benefactor, after all, if there was no Liu Yan's help at the beginning, Liu Jian would not be able to be a clan relative of the Han family no matter what.

In order to show the etiquette of being a nephew, Liu Jian sent someone to send a famous assassin to Liu Yan's mansion, saying that he would personally visit Liu Yan's mansion and visit the other party.

Liu Yan met Liu Jian in his warm pavilion, and at the same time introduced him to an old man who had just arrived in Luoyang, who was also Liu Yan's old friend, and was the famous master of the Han Dynasty, Dong Fu.

The so-called art of the weft is similar to theology, and in popular terms, this one is the master of the Han Dynasty.

Dong Fu is already in his seventies and nearly eighty years old, and in this era of extremely short average life expectancy, he can be regarded as the auspicious in the auspicious.

He Jin had just ascended to the position of general this time, in order to show his civil rule, but also to facilitate the establishment of authority and grace, he immediately recommended a group of virtuous people to the imperial court to enter Beijing, and the seventy-year-old Dong Fu was one of them.

After Dong Fu entered Beijing, he had to pay respects.

Today, Liu Yan invited this old friend to meet Liu Jian, but I don't know what he was thinking in his heart.

After all, according to Liu Jian's memory, before today, except in Liu Hong's West Garden, Liu Yan had never interacted with him in private once.

If he said that he saw himself off because he was going on an expedition...... Then Liu Jian categorically wouldn't believe it.

After Liu Yan introduced Dong Fu to Liu Jian, he asked Liu Jian with concern about the expedition, and at the same time, he told Liu Jian to be careful when he went on the expedition, and the sword and halberd on the battlefield had no eyes, etc., showing the love of an uncle for his son and nephew.

Liu Jian listened unhurriedly to Liu Yan's unnutritious words to himself: "Uncle is kind, and he knows that he is thrifty, so he must be more careful and cautious when he goes on this expedition." ”

Liu Yan sighed and said: "That's good, that's right, virtuous nephew, now the Yellow Turban Moth thieves are rising, all the states are in chaos, and the war is raging, according to your opinion, within a few years, what situation should I fall into?" ”

Liu Jian secretly said in his heart: "This is his real goal today, and he didn't say it until now." It's just what exactly he wants to do? ”

At that moment, I saw Liu Jian say quietly: "I don't know what Uncle Huang's opinion is?" ”

"Virtuous nephew, according to the old man, this time the moth thieves rebelled greatly, even if it can be pacified, but within a few years, the remaining thieves must be out in an endless stream, swarming, according to the old man's view, within a few years, the states are uncertain, and the sea is restless."

Hearing this, Liu Jian probably understood what Liu Yan was going to say.

Unexpectedly, it's just that the Yellow Turban Rebellion has just risen, and this old guy has already begun to have this idea in his heart? Sure enough, it is deeply hidden, and he is really a good imperial uncle of the Han Dynasty.

"Uncle Huang cares about thousands of Li people, and he has the country and society in his heart, and his nephew deeply admires it, but the situation is already like this, so what can we do if we wait?"

Liu Yan stroked his beard and glanced at Dong Fu beside him.

Dong Fu knew that there were some things that Liu Yan was inconvenient for him to say directly, so he said: "Don't hide it from Zhonglang General, in fact, in the past two days, I have discussed this matter with Uncle Zong, and I feel that although the moth thief can be defeated, it cannot be completely destroyed in a short period of time."

"If you want to protect the unification of the Han Dynasty, you have to reform the administration at the local level,"

"Now there are more than 100 counties in the Han Dynasty, and they have no right to cross the border to suppress thieves, and they have no advantage of directly managing the local area, and they are constrained by each other, so it is very easy for moths and thieves to take advantage of the situation, so they have to think of a good strategy."

Liu Jian patted his head "suddenly": "Dong Gong's words are very true, but what is this good policy?" ”

Dong Fu said with a smile: "The old man has a way to change the system. ”

"Please also ask Dong Gong to teach?"

Dong Fu said slowly: "Assassin history, too guarded, bribe as officials, cut off the people, and even rebel, but in the Han clan, choose the Qingming important ministers as the shepherd, guard the place, and make Antai." ”

After saying that, the hall fell silent.

Liu Jian drank the boiled tea slowly, without raising his eyebrows.

Liu Yan also bowed his head and remained silent.

Between the two Han clan relatives, there was an eerie silence.

When he was young, Fang listened to Dong Fu say slowly: "According to the old man's opinion, now in the clan, there are only two people who have such a good name and prestige, and can be trusted by His Majesty, but there are only two people, Zongbo and Zhonglang, if you have to add one more, Liu Boan can also be one person." ”

This is purely sycophant, with Liu Jian's reputation in the clan, how can he compare to Liu Yu?

When Liu Yan heard this, he looked at Liu Jian and said, "What does the virtuous nephew think Dong Gong said?" ”

Liu Jian knew in his heart that Liu Yan had already had the intention to promote this matter at this time, but after all, the stakes were very high, and in the face of a person like Liu Hong, it was easy to be suspicious of the emperor if he was not good, so he needed someone to promote this matter with him.

Now Liu Yu is not in Beijing, and according to Liu Yu's personality, even if he is in the capital, he may not conspire with Liu Yan in this matter, so after thinking about it, Liu Yan finally found himself.

I have to say that Liu Yan's vision is indeed unique, because judging from the current situation, once this matter is completed, the two people who will benefit in the end are undoubtedly Liu Jian and Liu Yan.

Liu Jian said: "Although this matter is beneficial to the government, it will definitely arouse discussions among the government and the opposition, and it is also easy to make His Majesty suspicious, so you have to be cautious." ”

The implication of this is that he is willing to cooperate with Liu Yan in this matter.

Liu Yan smiled with satisfaction and said: "The words of the virtuous nephew really show the heart of the loyal minister, I also think that this matter can be done overnight, but for the sake of the Han world, you and I still need to continue to promote this matter." ”

An old fox and a little fox are thinking about each other in the hope of getting the greatest benefit for themselves by "establishing a state pastor".

Liu Jian stood up and said to Liu Yan: "Uncle Huang is old and serious, he does his best for the country, and my nephew admires him very much, I have written down this matter, and if there is a good opportunity in the future, I will advise Your Majesty with Uncle Huang." ”

Liu Yan sighed and said: "It is also a last resort, asking for the establishment of a state pastor, and then taking up a foreign appointment, it is just to see the chaos in the world, the states are uncertain, you and I, as clan relatives, need to share the worries for Your Majesty,"

"In today's situation, moths and thieves have risen suddenly, mountains and rivers have collapsed, and there is no reason for chaos in various places? Although the authority of the state pastor is great, if Your Majesty only allows me and other clan relatives to be the pastors, there will be no great disaster,"

"Isn't it beautiful for us to defend the court and deter the ministers as a vassal herd? I have this idea, completely for the world, for Your Majesty, it is really heaven and earth can be learned! ”

Liu Jian said with a smile: "Uncle Huang is loyal, but the sun and the moon are known, and my generation knows about it." ”

"Okay, okay."

Liu Yan nodded with satisfaction, and said: "This Dong Gong is a master of Wei Wei, and he is too old and has a good plan, this time to pacify the moth thief, I intend to recommend him to your army as a staff officer, if there is a change, it may be possible to get twice the result with half the effort." ”

Liu Jian looked at Dong Fu and saw that he had silver threads and a withered face, and he was a little hesitant in his heart.

"Dong Gong is resourceful, I have heard a lot, but the public is old and works hard in the army, I'm afraid it will ......"

Dong Fu said with a smile: "Lian Po is eighty years old, he can still eat ten catties of rice and meat, although he is old, he is also willing to use his meager wisdom to serve Zhonglang General, even if the horse leather shroud, there is no regret, but Zhonglang will not dislike the old man and his teeth are too high to delay things." ”

Liu Jian looked at Liu Yan and thought that since Liu Yan was willing to recommend Dong Fu to come, this person must have his strengths, and it must not be ordinary to be able to accompany Liu Yan to stir up the matter of "abolishing history and establishing pasture" at his age.

Liu Jian now has soldiers and generals around him, but he lacks a resourceful person, since Liu Yan needs to work with him to promote the abolition of Shi Limu, he will not deliberately pit himself, this old Mr. Dong may really be of great use.

At that moment, I saw Liu Jian arching his hand and said: "If Dong Gong is willing to go with Liu Jian, Jian should treat each other as a teacher!" ”

"Zhonglang will be polite, don't dare, the old man is just a scholar, he is older, he has seen more, if he can give Zhonglang some ideas, he will be satisfied."