Liu Hong was very angry when he heard Liu Jian's words.

He said angrily: "Deran, what you said is your mistake!" Your Liu family in Zhuoxian County has been considered by me to be a clan relative who knows the seniority, and this matter is still handled by the emperor's uncle himself, is the person in the clan I recognize not worthy of an orphan daughter of the Cao family? It's nothing more than an official position! ”

"I won't hide it from you, now I want to set up the Eighth School of the West Garden in the capital, your brother Liu Bei, who also made many contributions during the Yellow Turban War in the past, is also your confidant, and he also gave me pertinent advice on local matters in the past, he is a talent! The clan relatives in my hands are not good enough to be used, so I will give him a grace and give him the position of captain! ”

"Let him assist me in the capital to take charge of the army! I still don't believe that he can't be worthy of the daughter of the Cao family! ”

When Liu Jian heard this, he was overjoyed.

He hurriedly bowed to Liu Hong: "Thank you for your brother Longen!" Hail to Your Majesty! ”

Liu Hong said again: "As for this family matter, it's so decided!" You must know that this is also for the sake of the Han and for the extension of my life! It is also a great merit for Liu Bei, and when I go back, I send someone to Cao's house to find Cao Song, how can that old man not give me face? ”

At this moment, even if Liu Bei married the daughter of the Cao family, Liu Hong would not have any opinion on Liu Jian, because this matter was purely caused by Liu Hong himself, not only would he not blame Liu Jian, but he felt that Liu Jian and Liu Bei had done him a great favor.

Liu Jian doesn't need to stand in line.

As for Yuan Ji's side, it's easy to say, it's exactly what he wants.

However, I never thought that Liu Hong was so generous, and directly agreed to promise Liu Bei the position of lieutenant. It can be seen that the sky also wants to give Liu Bei a chance.

When he said this, Liu Hong was already very tired, he lay down weakly to the side, and his two eyelids couldn't stop fighting up and down, as if he was about to fall asleep.

But it's no wonder that Liu Hong is now seriously ill, he doesn't have much physical strength at all, and his appetite has also decreased greatly, and he is getting thinner and thinner day by day.

It is not easy to insist on saying so many things to Liu Jian and them today.

Liu Jian glanced at Liu Yan, and Liu Yan immediately understood.

"Your Majesty, the minister has something to advise." Liu Yan said loudly.

Liu Hong coughed heavily again and spit out a mouthful of bloody phlegm.

He looked at Liu Yan and said weakly: "What Aiqing wants to say is the matter of the pastor, right?" ”

Liu Yan said: "Exactly! Your Majesty, the ministers heard that since February, due to the remnants of the Yellow Turban Rebellion, thieves have risen all over the place, west and Yizhou, south to Jiaozhi, the Central Plains has dozens of bandit armies such as mountains and Huanglong, the big ones have 2 or 30,000 soldiers, the small ones are 6 or 7 thousand, and there are more than one million Yellow Turban troops in Qingzhou, and the Black Mountain Army is also up to one million. Attacking counties and killing officials, the momentum is huge, one after another, forming a trend of burning the prairies. The minister thought that at this time, if he did not establish a pastor to secure the states, the country and society would be in turmoil! ”

"In addition, in order to deal with the thieves, the powerful people in various places also secretly hoarded grain, grass and armaments. In the future, it will gradually rise, and it may be difficult to suppress it! Your Majesty! ”

Liu Hong sighed, he knew more or less about these things.

Especially the last time Liu Jian wrote about the righteousness of Changshan County and Zhending County, Liu Hong's heart was deeply shocked.

The prestige of the Han family has weakened to such a point in the place!

At this time, the places are restless, and the counties are uncertain.

Liu Hong also knew that he might have to use the means of standing a pastor to make himself feel at ease.

Liu Hong looked at Liu Jian and asked, "Deran, what do you think?" ”

Liu Jian said solemnly: "Your Majesty, the minister thinks that Your Majesty should not only establish a pastor, but also delegate power to other Liu clan relatives. ”

Liu Hong didn't understand the meaning of Liu Jian's words for a while.

Establishing the Liu clan as a pastoral envoy is not delegating power to them?

What does it mean to "have to give the right to other Liu clan relatives", and who are the other Liu clan relatives referring to?

Seeing that Liu Hong didn't seem to understand the meaning of his words, Liu Jian immediately said: "Your Majesty, the delegation of power referred to by the minister refers to the princes and kings who have been delegated by Your Majesty to various places. ”

As soon as these words came out, not only Liu Hong, but also Liu Yan was stunned on the spot.

Dong Fu was even more embarrassed on the side.

Who would have thought that this kid would be so bold as to say such a thing!

Containing the princes and kings was the administrative policy of the Han emperors of the past dynasties, how could it be possible to delegate power to them?

Liu Hong's face was a little flushed, although he was horrified in his heart, he also knew that Liu Jian was not the kind of person who spoke to him at will.

Liu Hong patiently asked, "Deran? Why do you say that? ”

Liu Jian said solemnly: "Your Majesty, the minister thinks that over the years, the princes and kings have been suppressed by the kings of the past dynasties, and whether it is power, connections, or influence in the local area, they have reached the lowest level, and there is no threat to Your Majesty at all, and the local tyrants have completely overridden the princes and kings." ”

"I'd rather lose two thousand stones, don't lose everyone! This is the common sense in the hearts of all the local people, the influence of Haoyou, in the local has been far stronger than the Han family, and now it is the Yellow Turban, the national strength is empty, I am afraid that within ten years, the world's heroes will establish a country within the country in the counties! ”

"Li Shu in various places only recognizes the big clan, not His Majesty, if you don't clamp down on the place, then a few years later, it will be a great disaster for my dynasty! Granting the princes and kings the right to open a government is not to grant the princes and kings the right to govern the localities, but only to allow them to have a certain amount of influence, to contain the local tyrants, and to form a tripartite check and balance with the local ministers, which is conducive to the re-infiltration of His Majesty's imperial power in the localities. ”

"After hundreds of years of suppression, the kings of various places have been resolved into mediocrity, even if they have the right to open the government, they simply cannot have the ability to cause trouble to the central government, this law will not let the power of the princes and kings expand too much, they will only be used by Your Majesty, of course, the minister is just a small suggestion, whether to adopt it or not, it depends on Your Majesty's self-determination."

Liu Hong listened to Liu Jian's words, was silent, and didn't know how to answer for a while.

But Liu Jian could see through Liu Hong's face that Liu Hong was not completely repulsed by this matter.

It's just that I can't accept it for a while, and I believe that after weighing the pros and cons, you, the emperor who is good at deceitful schemes, will definitely make up your mind to grant the princes the right to open the palace.

In this way, the pressure on the local government in the future can be much reduced.

Subsequently, Liu Hong spoke again: "The matter of establishing a pastor, I feel that as the two Aiqing said, the current situation is very special, when changing the local government affairs, it is necessary to have the Liu clan to lead the locality, but everything needs to be tried slowly at the beginning, and the system cannot be comprehensively changed, so as to avoid turmoil. ”

When Liu Jian and Liu Yan heard this, they knew that the matter had been completed.

Then the next step is to see who will be the pastor.

In fact, the primary candidate for this pastoral is not a good choice for Liu Hong at all.

Liu Hong looked back and forth at the old man and the young man in front of him.

Then he glanced at Dong Fu next to him and asked, "This shepherd must be someone who is extremely loyal to me, and there are two loyal people in front of me!" Who else can I trust but the two of you? ”

Liu Yan hurriedly bowed to Liu Hong, saying that he was old and frail, and it was difficult for him to take on a big responsibility.

Liu Yan is modest, and Liu Jian is naturally not far behind.

To be polite and polite, I still want it.

He also said to Liu Hong: "The stakes are very high, the minister is young and virtuous, and he does not dare to take charge of one side for His Majesty." ”

Liu Hong stretched out his hand to block the words of the two people.

"Two Aiqing, don't be presumptuous, except for you, I don't believe anyone, there is no need to push back!"

What Liu Hong said is indeed true.

Originally, abolishing Shi Limu was an extremely difficult decision for Liu Hong, and it was impossible for him to pick up a few people at random and throw them at this sensitive position.

Looking at all the clans, only Liu Yan, Liu Jian, and Liu Yu, a Ganling minister in Jizhou, will be trusted by Liu Hong.

No one else is good.

"Two Aiqing, when this time comes, don't be polite to me, you are the only one who is in charge. Just send you to what state? This is a big headache for me......"

At this time, Liu Hong seemed to suddenly remember something.

He looked at Dong Fu on the side and asked, "Dong Aiqing, in your opinion, where should you try to establish a pastor first?" ”

As for the place where Liu Yan and Liu Jian wanted to go, the three of them had already passed each other's anger in advance, and Dong Fu naturally knew it in his heart.

Liu Jian wanted to go to Jizhou.

But Liu Yan wants to go to Jiaozhi.

However, some time ago, Dong Fu persuaded Liu Yan on the grounds that Yizhou had a genius and asked him to change his career to Yizhou.

At that moment, I heard Dong Fu suggest to Liu Hong: "Today, if you talk about the intertwined high-ranking families of the scholar clan and the place where they are friends with each other, Jizhou is the most. If the local people do not return to the king, they are prone to rebellion, remote and isolated, and the emperor's order is not time to be conveyed, headed by Yizhou. ”

"If you can decide the affairs of these two states first, you will definitely be able to set an example for all the states in the world, please think twice."