It is still relatively difficult to solve the matter in the Central Plains, after all, the Yanzhou area of the Han Dynasty is too dilapidated, and the original Yanzhou is also a major economic area of the Han Dynasty in the Yellow River Valley, which is very rich in food, talents and resources in all aspects.

But since the Zhongping period, the world has been in turmoil, and the originally rich Central Plains has become such a bird after ten years of war.

After Liu Ya arrived in Yanzhou, although he had the material support of Hebei and the previous experience of Hebei Tuntian and industrial development as assistance, Liu Ya still felt very difficult.

In fact, it is no wonder that the Central Plains region has become a place without legal control, even if you don't count those thieves and grass cowards who are in trouble everywhere, there is no legal constraint between the local Li people, and it has become commonplace for ordinary Li Shu to snatch food from each other, even if they are summoned to come to Tuntian again, but their behavior has no constraints, and all the things of survival are to rely on robbery or fighting, how can such a situation change overnight?

In response to this situation, Liu Ya was also a little at a loss, so he sent someone to the imperial court to consult Liu Jian what to do.

After Liu Jian received Liu Ya's secret letter, he just replied to him with eight big characters.

"Enforce the law, reward and punish clearly."

Liu Jian knew that the stall in Yanzhou was very messy, and it would be too difficult for him to let Liu Ya deal with it alone.

So, Liu Jian equipped Liu Ya with a very powerful character.

This person is a member of the Han family...... Liu Ye.

Liu Ye was recommended to Liu Jian by Liu Zhong, the king of Ganling, before he left Chang'an.

Liu Ye's character is Yang, and he is a famous person in Huairu.

When Liu Ye was seven years old, his mother died.

When his mother was dying, she said: "Your father's servant has a disposition to slander people, and I am worried that there will be chaos after my death, and I hope that you and your brother will be able to eradicate this person." ”

So, when Liu Ye was thirteen years old, he killed his father's favored waiter according to his mother's will, and then calmly pleaded guilty to his father.

Liu Ye's father Liu Pu was furious, but after knowing Liu Ye's motives, he also admired him very much and did not criticize him.

Liu Ye is also famous in the land of Huairu.

Of course, the situation at that time was that there were not a few people who used this method to deliberately enhance their reputation, who knows if his mother really gave this order when she was dying, or if the Liu family deliberately borrowed a life to make Liu Ye famous...... None of this is known.

When Liu Ye was in his twenties, the world was in turmoil, and most of the powerful people in Yangzhou were unwilling to suppress the strong and help the weak, and they were cunning and brutal.

There are Zheng Bao, Zhang Duo, Xu Gan and other people in the local area to support the army and self-respect, among which Zheng Bao is the most brave and decisive, talent and strength are very prominent, and are feared by the locals, at that time Zheng Bao wanted to kidnap the people to cross the Yangtze River to the Jiangnan region, and took a fancy to Liu Ye is a local celebrity of the Gao nationality, and wanted to force him to advocate this strategy.

Liu Ye was quite worried when he found out, so he thought carefully about a good strategy.

At this time, Cao Cao had already occupied Yangzhou and sent an envoy to recruit Liu Ye, who went to see the envoy, discussed the current situation, and asked the envoy to stay there for a few days.

Then he sent someone to inform Zheng Bao, saying that Cao Cao's envoy had come and intended to unite with Zheng Bao.

Zheng Bao then led hundreds of people to greet the envoy with meat and wine, and waited for Liu Ye.

Liu Ye set up a banquet for Zheng Bao's subordinates outside the middle gate, and he feasted with Zheng Bao inside, and secretly asked someone to kill Zheng Bao by toasting, but Zheng Bao turned out to be not good at drinking, and he paid attention to them, so that the man did not dare to start.

Liu Ye then killed Zheng Bao with his own saber, beheaded him, and threatened his subordinates: "Cao envoy Jun has an order, and those who dare to move will be guilty of the same crime as Zheng Bao." ”

Zheng Bao's subordinates were shocked and frightened when they saw this, and ran back to the camp.

At that time, there were still thousands of elite soldiers in the camp, and in order to prevent them from making trouble, Liu Ye rode Zheng Bao's horse to the gate of Zheng Bao's camp, and told some leaders Chen about the benefits and disadvantages, and finally everyone kowtowed to welcome Liu Ye.

After Liu Ye entered the camp, he pacified the masses and made everyone submit, and everyone even elected Liu Ye as the new leader, but Liu Ye thought that he was a royal clan and did not want to support the army, so he entrusted those troops to Liu Xun, the Taishou of Lujiang.

The current Lujiang Taishou Liu Xun and Cao Cao are old friends, and Cao Cao also knew Liu Ye through Liu Xun in the past, so he sent someone to recruit Liu Ye, and Liu Xun also tried his best to recommend Liu Ye to Cao Cao.

Cao Cao kept sending people to show favor to Liu Ye, and wanted to recruit Liu Ye with heavy gifts.

But it's a pity that Liu Ye has a place in his heart at this time.

In fact, for Cao Cao and Yuan Shao, Liu Ye had some considerations in his heart, but in the end, he decided to give up the two southern princes.

Liu Ye felt that as a clan member of the Han family, in this world of great contention, he could not serve the Liu clan to protect the royal family, but instead threw himself into the command of Cao Cao or Yuan Shao, the two southern overlords.

Especially, in this world, it is not that there are no Han clan relatives who can confront Cao Cao and Yuan Shao!

In the world of the Han Dynasty, there is still a superb Han clan member!

As long as this person is here, there is hope for the revival of the Han family!

There is no doubt that this person is Liu Jian.

After all, Liu Ye is a relative of the Han family, and he is quite famous among the relatives of the Han family, and many clan relatives and celebrities have long been in contact with him, including Liu Yu.

And Liu Ye also made up his mind to go north a few years ago, first to Liu Yu in Qingzhou, and then to the command of the king of the East China Sea, and then met Liu Zhong, the king of Ganling, and became his staff.

In fact, according to Liu Ye's talent, Liu Zhong, the king of Ganling, or the king of the East China Sea, is not in his consideration at all, but through these two people, Liu Ye can take refuge in his ultimate goal, that is, Liu Jian's command.

After all, the Liu clan or the princes and kings recommended themselves to Liu Jian could make Liu Jian pay more attention to himself.

For example, Liu Zhong, the king of Ganling, or the king of the East China Sea, the recommendations of these princes and kings in front of Liu Jian still have some weight.

But what Liu Ye didn't know was that even without the recommendation of Liu Zhong, the king of Ganling, if he Liu Ye went to defect, Liu Jian would still treat him warmly.

After all, this is one of the most famous people in history.

However, for Liu Ye, Liu Jian was not in a hurry to let him show his head, the other party was a member of the Han family, as long as he cultivated well, he would definitely be able to become an important minister of the Liu family in the future, but what position did he have to hold at first, which also made Liu Jian hesitate for a while.

And it was at this time that Yanzhou needed to start remediation.

So Liu Jian decided to give Liu Ye an important position, that is, the Taishou of Dongjun.

Don't underestimate Dongjun, among the counties of Yanzhou, Dongjun can be said to be a large county with very important geographical location, population and economy.

Its importance cannot even be compared with Chen Liu, where Zhang Miao is located, if it can develop Dongjun well, it will be equivalent to stabilizing half of Yanzhou.

Therefore, the land of Dongjun is representative in Yanzhou, and if the rebellion of bandits, local heroes, and tuntian and the pacification of the displaced people in the land of Dongjun can be done well, then the impact on other counties in Yanzhou will be very huge.

Therefore, this Yanzhou Taishou must choose a suitable person.

After thinking about it, Liu Jian felt that Liu Ye was the most suitable person, so he decided to appoint Liu Ye as the Taishou of Dongjun and go to Yanzhou to develop Dongjun and set a benchmark for county guards and officials in other places.

In this way, it is also conducive to Liu Ya, the Yanzhou assassin, to carry out the next work.

Liu Ye was taken aback when he knew that Liu Jian wanted to appoint himself as the Taishou of Dongjun.

Rao was the one who killed Zheng Bao with his own hands back then, and he didn't have the tension and fright like today.

It's no wonder that Liu Jian suddenly supported him to this 2,000-stone Taishou. Isn't it a bit overpromoted?

So, Liu Ye hurriedly came to see Liu Jian and explained the pros and cons to Liu Jian.

After all, the position of Dongjun Taishou is a bit too big, and with his current qualifications, he really can't afford it.

But Liu Jian explained to Liu Ye that he naturally had his thoughts.

What Liu Jian means is that Liu Ye is not completely unqualified to serve as the Taishou of the Eastern County, because Liu Ye had previously spent a period of time under Liu Yu in Qingzhou, and during that time, because of the special reasons for Liu Ye to leave his hometown, Liu Yu specially approved him to participate in the township examination, county examination and state examination in Qingzhou that year.

And Liu Ye also became the first place in Qingzhou with the first place in the state examination.

Liu Jian felt that since Liu Ye had such achievements, he would naturally have to be reused, after all, Liu Ye has now been promoted, which is an affirmation of the imperial examination system, which can further establish the status of the imperial examination system in the Han Dynasty, and at the same time effectively hit the confidence of those who intend to restore the probation.

After listening to Liu Jian's story, Liu Ye probably understood Liu Jian's intentions, but he still suggested to Liu Jian that even if he was the first place in the Qingzhou imperial examination, if he wanted to directly serve as a 2,000-stone taishou, it might backfire and let people use this incident to attack the imperial examination system.

Liu Ye felt that if he could serve as a 600-stone county commander, assist Liu Jian's new Dongjun Taishou, and govern Dongjun into a benchmark for Yanzhou, then people would not be able to find an excuse to crack down on the imperial examination, after all, the 600-stone county prince, he would still be worthy of the first place in the Qingzhou Prefecture Examination.

Liu Ye's thoughts and his sincere attitude made Liu Jian very pleased, and it seemed that his brother of the same clan was still very far-sighted.

Liu Ye is very shrewd, he knows what he should be suitable for, and he can also be good at calmly analyzing the situation, coupled with the incident where he killed Zheng Bao in Huainan before, it is enough to prove that he is not only resourceful, but also brave.

The current situation in Yanzhou is full of chaotic people and bandits everywhere, and it is necessary to be a wise and brave figure who is both military and political to be able to play a huge role.

So, Liu Jian agreed with Liu Ye's opinion and made him the county governor of Dongjun.

As for Dongjun Taishou, it was handed over to Dong Zhao, after all, in terms of ability, Dong Zhao is by no means comparable to ordinary people, with him and Liu Ye partnering, big things can be decided.

Dong Zhao has been in the court for a long time, and this time he delegated Dongjun to give Dong Zhao a chance.

As for other states and counties in Yanzhou and government offices at all levels, Liu Jian has placed a group of talents accordingly.

Hebei has cultivated a lot of young elites in recent years, these young elites have all graduated from Hebei University, and they have all participated in the imperial examinations of various counties, townships and prefectures, and have achieved rankings and results, and they have fully proved their ability with practical actions.

And not only the talents from Hebei University, including Guanzhong, Sizhou, Sanhe and other places who participated in the imperial examination and achieved fame, Liu Jian, whether they are nobles or poor or strong, as long as they are on the list, through the results to prove that they are indeed manufacturable, Liu Jian will give them official positions in this Yanzhou appointment, let them give full play to their talents.

Of course, this does not mean that a student who does well in the exam will necessarily become a good official.

There are no absolutes in the world, but the officials promoted by the imperial examination system are relatively fair and just, at least for now.

Those who can pass the exam are through their efforts, improve their cultural accomplishment, increase their knowledge reserves, and prove that they are indeed talents.

Compared with those who rely on those who play tricks in the township, make false reputations, and use all kinds of unbelievable and ridiculous things to gain fame, the officials of the imperial examination are really much better and more useful.

Liu Jian plans to use this big appointment in Yanzhou to let everyone in the world know that the imperial examination system is a fair existence, as long as everyone works hard, there will be a chance!

The era of relying on family and connections to fan the flames and build momentum to increase prestige and become an official is over.

The officials in Yanzhou are all arranged, but the military force must also be properly arranged.

Liu Jian put Zhang Fei in charge of continuing to supervise the training of generals in Guanzhong, while Zhao Yun pacified the local bandits in Yanzhou in the Central Plains.

For the mob in Yanzhou, Liu Jian felt that it was most appropriate for a figure like Zhao Yun to calm down, after all, Zhao Yun was a brave general who was both brave and very calm.

He can effectively judge what strategy he should adopt according to the situation.

Whether it should be suppressed, or appeased, or used in combination, Zhao Yun knew all kinds of situations in his heart.

Moreover, the Central Plains has been rioting for so long, and it is not just as simple as using the military.

Zhao Yun is also from the township volunteers, for such a rebel army composed of rebels in the township, Zhao Yun is more able to capture their psychological demands, and at the same time, he can also use a more appropriate way to make them submit, if they refuse to submit, Zhao Yun will definitely eliminate them mercilessly for the sake of the country.

If you send generals like Yan Liang and Wen Chou, I am afraid that they will not ask about the merits, as long as they are bandits, they will all be eliminated, and no one will be left.

It is more in the interests of the country to let Zhao Yun go, and this is also a huge experience for Zhao Yun's own ability.

After making these preparations, Liu Jian began to wait for good news from Yanzhou in Chang'an.

At the same time, he began to send people to Liangzhou to send letters to the local rebel leaders in Liangzhou, asking them to quickly surrender to the imperial court.

In terms of the rebels in Liangzhou, in addition to Ma Teng and Han Sui, the two huge rebel leaders, there are more than ten rebels such as Cheng Yin, Hou Xuan, and Li Kan, and they led a lot of soldiers and horses, ranging from tens of thousands to more than 10,000 large and small.

Moreover, they are extremely close to the local Qiang people in Liangzhou, and they can get the support of the Qiang people, so it is still relatively difficult to deal with these rebels.

According to the advice of his generals, the imperial army should be taken by surprise, attack it unprepared, and suddenly enter Liangzhou, so that the rebels can also be caught off guard.

But Liu Jian sent people to inform these rebels before the army set out to surrender, was it a little too impatient?

But there are still people who can understand Liu Jian's intentions, such as Xun Yu, Xun You, Jia Xu and others who understand Liu Jian's strategic intentions very well.

Now Liu Jian is committed to stabilizing the situation in Guanzhong and developing Yanzhou, and Hebei is also making every effort to subsidize Guanzhong, Hanoi and the Central Plains with money and goods, so it can be said that the whole country is using all its strength to help the residents on the south bank of the Yellow River resume production.

At this moment, Liu Jian did not have the strength to make a move against the Xiliang rebels, but the Xiliang rebels had the ability to carry out a surprise attack on the imperial court.

If the rebels of Xiliang sent troops to loot Guanzhong at this juncture, it would most likely hinder and delay the current policy of the imperial court to restore people's livelihood.

What Liu Jian needs most now is to seize time and complete the industrial recovery on the south bank of the Yellow River as quickly as possible, which is the most important thing for the Han Dynasty and himself, and no one can interfere with it.

Liu Jian is now writing letters to the leaders of the rebel army in Xiliang to persuade them to surrender, and the implication is that it is clear that the imperial court is about to use troops against Liangzhou.

In this way, these people will subconsciously feel that Liu Jian may be gathering troops to prepare for the westward expedition, and they will not march to Guanzhong, but will formulate various defensive strategies.

In this way, it can be ensured from the side that the development of Guanzhong and Sizhou will not be affected by them.

It can be said that this is a bluffing tactic, but it is very effective.

(End of chapter)