Dong Zhuo's words made Dong Min and Dong Huang understand.

They didn't expect that after Liu Jian took office, the current situation in the Chang'an court was still so complicated, just sending Hu Zhen over, there were so many twists and turns, which really made people feel puzzled.

Dong Huang rubbed his head with his hand and said, "This Prime Minister Liu is inevitably too unstraightforward, why don't you tell the second uncle directly about this kind of thing, and let the uncle guess it himself?" ”

When Dong Zhuo heard this, he laughed on the spot.

"Nephew, things in the court are like this, many things can't be told to you directly, this is different from the army."

"Just like this incident of sending Hu Zhen to the old man, Liu Jian knew in his heart that the old man would definitely be able to understand his intentions."

"This kind of thing, in terms of the status of the old man and Liu Deran, it is not necessary to say it so clearly, everyone knows each other, what to do, it is just a matter of one sentence and one look."

Dong Min has been following Dong Zhuo for a long time, and he has a lot of experience in this matter compared to Dong Huang, so he said: "Nephew, you and your uncle still have a lot to learn." ”

Dong Huang said helplessly:

"My nephew does have a lot to learn from my uncle, but my nephew is afraid that he will not be able to learn it if he is stupid."

Dong Zhuo turned his head and reached out and patted Dong Huang on the shoulder.

"Nephew, in fact, these things are not to be learned by rote, but to be slowly comprehended during the court."

"You are still young, and there is still a long way to go."

"Slowly, you'll find out."

"But to be honest, now that you don't know much about these conspiracies, it will only be good for our Dong family, not bad, no harm, and you don't have to blame yourself too much."

After saying this, Dong Huang was suddenly a little stunned.

"Uncle, why do you say that? If I don't grow, how can it be good for the Dong family? ”

Dong Zhuo's smile was a little unfathomable.

"If you can always maintain a loyal and reckless appearance, Liu Cheng will be relieved to our Dong family, after all, my uncle is already old...... Some time ago, Prime Minister Liu Cheng found Zhang Zhongjing and Hua Tuo to see a doctor for me, although he cured the old man's stubborn disease, but the two miracle doctors said that the old man's internal disease could not be eradicated, and he still needed to take care of it in the future. ”

"But how long this life will last is not certain."

"Your third uncle's age is not much younger than the old man, but I am afraid that he will not be able to support the banner of the Dong family, and you will be the only one who can guide the way for the Dong family in the future and make the Dong family prosperous."

Dong Huang didn't understand too much, even though he became the head of the Dong family...... But what does this have to do with how much he knows about the way of the court?

Dong Zhuo didn't seem to want to explain more to Dong Huang, he said to Dong Huang: "You will go to the Prime Minister's Mansion in the coming day and meet Prime Minister Liu!" Convey the old man's decision to intercede with Hu Zhen today to the prime minister. ”

Dong Huang asked Dong Zhuo: "Uncle, if I bring this news to Prime Minister Liu, what will Prime Minister Liu Cheng say to me?" How should I respond? ”

Dong Zhuo said slowly: "He will naturally say what he should say, you can answer whatever he says, you don't need to deliberately hide it, you can answer him how you want......"

Dong Huang didn't think much about it, and immediately received Dong Zhuo's order.

On the second day, he went to the Prime Minister's Mansion to meet Liu Jian, and conveyed Dong Zhuo's decision to intercede for Hu Zhen to Liu Jian.

When Liu Jian heard that Dong Zhuo actually wanted to intercede for Hu Zhen and save his life, he was a little hesitant at that time.

"I'm afraid that's a bit wrong, isn't it? Hu Zhen is guilty of rebellion. Even if you kill him a thousand times, it will not be enough to appease the hatred of all the people! Taifu wants to leave his life now, if this matter spreads, I am afraid that people in the world will think that I did not enforce the law impartially, and left the life of the traitor without favoritism, which is harmful to the court and me. ”

Dong Huang said: "Uncle said, he also knows the difficulties of the prime minister, but Hu Zhen has followed his uncle for many years, no credit, and hard work, yesterday, in front of me and the third uncle, he kowtowed to my second uncle one by one, crying is a miserable!" ”

"My second uncle is old, and when I think about the past between him and Hu Zhen in the past, I can't bear it, so I am cheeky and let me tell the prime minister, can you save Hu Zhen's life?"

"As long as the prime minister can save Hu Zhen's life, he can be punished in any other way, such as imprisoning him in the prison forever, or cutting off one of his opponents and one pair of feet...... Or exile him and all his people as punishment? ”

Liu Jian said: "This torture of cutting off hands and feet has been abolished as early as the founding of the Han Dynasty, but what you just said is also right, leaving Hu Zhen with his life and imprisoning him in prison, so that it will not make it difficult for Taifu to do, and it can be regarded as an explanation for him." ”

"It's just that this matter still needs to be discussed in the court, how to do it when you turn around? I'll think about it again. ”

Dong Huang hurriedly said: "Thank you for taking such care of my uncle!" If there is anything that the prime minister needs to do, even if he tells Dong Huang, he will definitely die! ”

Liu Jian said kindly: "What do you think of Uncle Ling's intercession for Hu Zhen?" ”

Dong Huang was stunned when he heard this, then stretched out his hand and scratched his head, and said, "I, I think, I think I should be killed!" ”

Liu Jian said: "Since Huang you think you should be killed, but Taifu feels that this person's life should be left behind, do you think you are wrong, or Taifu is wrong?" ”

Dong Huang said: "The last official thinks that I and Uncle Cong are not wrong. ”

"What the last official wants is to kill Hu Zhen and be ashamed of Uncle Cong!"

"And what Uncle Cong thinks about is to leave Hu Zhen's life, because the life of such a rebel has been forgiven by the prime minister! When the prime minister sent troops to Liangzhou, those rebellious thieves would definitely have expectations in their hearts. ”

"If they really can't beat the prime minister and want to surrender to the prime minister, they won't hold back, because Hu Zhen is a precedent! At that time, they will know that they will have a good fate if they take refuge under the prime minister, after all, after all, even the prime minister of a very vicious person like Hu Zhen has not killed ......."

Liu Jian raised his eyebrows and said, "Taifu actually thought of such a layer? It seems that the reason why Mrs. Dong wants to leave Hu Zhen's life is not entirely for his friendship with Hu Zhen, and it seems that there is a lot of consideration for me and the court. ”

Dong Huang said: "Uh...... Yes...... My second uncle is indeed for the prime minister and the court, and he has a lot of consideration......"

Looking at Dong Huang's honest appearance, Liu Jian couldn't help but be happy.

"Taifu didn't say anything, Hu Zhen was sent to your uncle, was someone Liu deliberately doing it?"

Dong Huang heard this. I was stunned.

Then I saw that his expression was a little twisted, and he subconsciously shook his head: "No, no, no, I didn't say!" ”

Dong Huang's ability to lie is a little ungood, although he didn't tell the truth in front of Liu Jian, but his expression has betrayed everything.

Liu Jian saw it in his eyes and was quite happy in his heart.

As far as the court is concerned, such a character can already be regarded as a rare honest person in Chang'an.

"General Dong, the next day, I sent troops west to Liangzhou and the Western Regions, if I use you as a guide, are you willing to fight with the army?"

Dong Huang listened to Liu Jian's words, and hurriedly said: "Naturally, I am willing, but it is okay for me to fight in front of the battle, but if I am used as a guide, I am afraid that it will be unsatisfactory, and please consider it carefully." ”

Liu Jian nodded with great satisfaction and said, "You can look at yourself so squarely, and you can see your own strengths and weaknesses, which shows that you are a person who can be of great use...... Now that you know your shortcomings, it's a good idea to hone yourself in this area in the future. ”

Dong Huang immediately arched his hand and said, "No! When the last official goes back, he must start to review many things about the geography, mountains and rivers of Liangzhou, as well as the people's livelihood and customs, so that when the prime minister's troops go to the Western Regions in the future, he can become the prime minister's guide! ”

"Good."

……

In the scorching heat of August in the first year of Jian'an, when the heat in Guanzhong was too hot, two heavyweights finally arrived in Chang'an.

First, Zhao Yun, who was appointed as the right general, came to Chang'an.

Subsequently, it was the left general Zhang Fei who protected Liu Jian's family and arrived in Chang'an City together.

This time when he came to Chang'an, Zhang Fei also took Liu Jian's family over so that they could be reunited.

Liu Jian hasn't seen his wife and concubines and children for a long time, and now that the whole family has finally been reunited again, Liu Jian is really overjoyed, and he couldn't be more happy.

Even though he is above the temple, he is still a person with seven emotions and six desires, and it is really his greatest happiness to be able to reunite with his family.

Not only his wife and children, but also his father, mother, and younger brother all came to Chang'an.

And now, Liu Jian's children have also grown up.

The eldest son, Liu Ji, is now thirteen years old.

The second son, Liu Yu, is also eleven years old.

The eldest daughter, Liu Li, is eight years old.

The second daughter, Liu Xi, is also eight years old.

In addition, there are four new children he added, but when these four children were born, Liu Jian was not by their side.

Before leaving Hebei, Liu Jian had worked hard to sow seeds according to the words of his mother Hu, and now when he met several ladies, he had already achieved results.

Zheng Ci added another son to Liu Jian, who is now one year old and named Liu Zhi.

Bian Yuer added a son to Liu Jian, named Liu Ji.

Cai Mi gave birth to a daughter named Liu Dan.

Du Yan gave birth to a son named Liu Sheng.

With so many children at once, Liu Jianle couldn't close his mouth.

Happiness came too suddenly.

And the arrival of the two generals, Zhang Fei and Zhao Yun, also made Liu Jian feel full of anger.

Although Zhang Fei and Zhao Yun are now nominally the left and right generals, in fact, the left and right generals of the two of them were all enshrined in the name of General Fuyuan when Liu Jian was the general of Fuyuan, but they were subordinate to the system of General Fuyuan.

The imperial court did not officially recognize their positions as left and right generals.

But now, Liu Jian decided to officially appoint them as the left and right generals from the perspective of the Han court.

Liu Jian had wanted to do this for a long time, but because Zhang Fei and the others had not yet arrived in Chang'an, it was not easy for Liu Jian to implement it for the time being.

Now that they are here, Liu Jian is going to determine the titles of these descendants, of course, not only them, but also many people who he originally appointed in Hebei will come out one after another, but Zhang Fei and Zhao Yun are thrown out to test the water first.

When Liu Jian proposed in the court that Zhang Fei and Zhao Yun should be appointed as the left and right generals, he immediately received opposition from many courtiers.

These courtiers didn't really want to target Liu Jian, but they did have their reasons.

Previously, a Lu Bu became a general of the expedition to the west, and in a sense, it was a bit too touching the bottom line of the imperial court.

But after all, Lu Bu defected from the side of the Bingzhou army, and the courtiers also knew that Liu Jian and the imperial court needed to use Lu Bu as the main figure to pacify the Bingzhou army, and it was normal for him to be given a heavy title.

However, the position of the left and right generals is even higher than that of Lu Bu's general Zhengxi.

In the eyes of the courtiers, they did not make much great achievements from the official point of view of the Han Dynasty, and what they did was always done by Liu Jian's subordinates.

Now that they are suddenly promoted to left and right generals, isn't this a bit too child's play?

Huang Wan has now taken refuge in Liu Jian's camp, but he is also an old minister after all, and he has his own rules.

He immediately told Liu Jian that Zhang Fei and Zhao Yun were suddenly promoted to the real left and right generals, which was a bit too fast, so it was better to let them temporarily occupy the position of Zhonglang General first, and then promote them according to Liu Jian's intention after making contributions in the future.

Most of the courtiers in the court agreed with this opinion, and they felt that Zhang Fei and Zhao Yun's merits were not enough to serve as left and right generals.

At least they should go through a while of training, so that they can accumulate more credit before they can be given the title of heavy general.

But Liu Jian directly refuted their opinions.

In Liu Jian's view, it is not a matter of merit to let Zhang Fei and Zhao Yun be the real left and right generals, he wants to use this matter to establish one thing in the court, that is, Liu Jian must have the power to make every word.

Even if there are some things that are not in accordance with the rules, as long as he Liu Jian opens his mouth, then this matter must be done according to his will.

To put it bluntly, this is indeed somewhat arbitrary, and it is not suitable for a long-term political position.

But Liu Jian has to do this now, because it is a troubled time, and if he can't be arbitrary and make a statement in the troubled times, he will be constrained by many things in the future.

At that moment, Liu Jian said to everyone: "You say that Zhang Fei and Zhao Yun can't serve as generals on the left and right because their merits are not enough, but I think they have a lot of merits, although they have made achievements before, although no court directly gave them military orders and orders. However, the exploits they established in Biansai were for the benefit of the people of the entire Han Dynasty. ”

"The first Xiongnu and Wuhuan are the first to be restricted, and the convergence of these alien races all rely on these generals to be born and die, and command the army, so that there can be such a situation in the north."

"Now countless foreign populations have been incorporated into our Han Dynasty, and their descendants will learn our culture, learn our script, speak our language, and they will become the labor of our Han Dynasty, farming for us, paying taxes for us, and increasing the population for us."

And the reason for all this depends on the achievements of the border conquest in the past ten years! In the more than 400 years of the Han Dynasty, who else has been able to achieve such a feat? ”

"Even the champion Hou may not have such a feat, right? What about sealing the wolf? Today's Hebei border has become unique to our Han Dynasty, and the grassland peoples who have been in trouble for hundreds of years have become our courtiers! Becoming our people, with this conquest alone, is there any problem with just sealing a general? ”

The courtiers present were speechless when they said this, and they had already seen that Liu Jian took Zhang Fei and Zhao Yun as the left and right generals from the perspective of the imperial court, and this matter was a sure thing and could not be changed.

(End of chapter)