The sudden change in the south not only shocked and caught Huangfu Jianchang and others off guard.

The various forces in the southern states, after being stunned, quickly began to compete for territory and consolidate their power.

Liu Biao of Jingzhou, after Liu Yan withdrew his troops, occupied almost the entire Jingzhou, and even extended his hand to Yuzhou, Yangzhou, and Jiaozhi.

After Sun Jian of Wu County occupied Guangling, he fought many battles with Lü Bu, and actually drove Lü Bu back to Xiapi and occupied Guangling.

After Yuan Shao recruited Zhang He of the old Yuan family, his troops increased greatly, occupying Jiujiang and Jiangxia counties, and Yuan Shu was in a state of stalemate.

And in the Jiajia of Jiaozhi, because of the rumors released by the imperial court, Shixie will be appointed as the assassin of Jiaozhou, and his prestige has increased greatly, not only blocking Yuan Shu in Nanhai County, but even having the strength to destroy Yuan Shu!

The territory of Yuan Shu, Han Fu and others continued to shrink, and they were confined to the four counties of Huiji, Danyang, and Dongye, and they were not far from extinction.

In this case, as if they had discussed it, the forces of all parties unanimously withdrew their troops and began to consolidate their forces and territory under the pretexts of 'it is not suitable to enter the army in the cold winter', 'it is difficult to rest and recuperate', and 'there is not enough money and food'.

This sudden change was naturally noticed by Luoyang for the first time.

In the third year of Yonghan, the thirteenth day of the first month.

Chongde Hall, apse.

Liu Yu coughed constantly every winter, which made the palace worry a lot.

The little guy was lying on the soft couch, his little face was pale, his face was full of pain, he looked at Liu Wei on the side, and said in a weak voice: "Father, it hurts ......."

This sentence was like a knife stabbed into Liu Wei's heart, but he had no choice but to touch his little face and soothe: "Don't be afraid, don't be afraid, my father is here, and he will be fine if he takes medicine." ”

The little guy snorted, frowned, and his little face was happy.

Liu Shao came over with a bowl of water, walked over with some trembling, came to Liu Yu's side, and said in a low voice: "Drink." ”

Liu Yu didn't seem to hear it, and made a snorting sound from time to time.

Liu Wei sighed lightly in his heart, took Liu Shao's teacup, reached out and touched his head, and said, "Brother is fine, you can go play." ”

Liu Shao obviously didn't believe it, lying on the edge of the soft couch, pursed his lips, and looked at Liu Yu quietly.

Pan Yin quietly appeared at the door and looked at Liu Wei.

Liu Wei reached out and touched Liu Yu's frowning brows, and quietly walked out of the door.

Pan Yin followed closely behind him and said, "Your Majesty, the news from the Great Sima Mansion says that the more Lu Bu and Dong Zhuo collude, the more the soldiers and horses of Lu Bu and Sun Jian fought together, it is said that there are Xiliang cavalry. ”

Liu Wei snorted and said, "Go to Shangshutai, Da Sima, Cao Cao also comes." ”

Pan Yin responded, ordered someone to pass the word, and said: "Your Majesty, the Montenegrin army sent a letter to ask for surrender again, but Cao Changshi refused, Cao Changshi said that the Montenegrin army 'gathered a crowd to rebel, with ill intentions, and should do its best to suppress it'." ”

Liu Wei nodded and said, "Erxun, Zhong Xuan is also here." ”

Pan Yin ordered someone to pass the word again, and continued: "Your Majesty, Liu Biao, the assassin of Jingzhou, wrote a letter requesting the imperial court to allocate money and grain, and there is a list of more than 200 people. ”

Liu Wei raised his eyebrows and snorted: "Does he think that it is not enough for the Jingzhou family to support him?" More than 200 people, he dared to come up, which shows that his confidence is not small......"

Pan Yin lowered his head slightly, and waited for a while before saying: "Your Majesty, there are different opinions on Liu Bei's transfer to Xuzhou Assassin Shi, Shangshutai, Da Sima Mansion and Liucao, and the appointment has been shelved. ”

Liu Wei knew about this matter, thought about it for a while, and said, "What is the movement in Hanzhong?" ”

Pan Yin immediately knew what Liu Wei was asking, recalled for a moment, and said, "There is no movement." However, since December last year, Yizhou Mu has sent a fourth letter, asking the imperial court to release Liu Zhang. ”

Liu Yan's health is getting worse and worse, and he is obviously planning to take over. But now, only one son is still alive, and that is Liu Zhang.

But Liu Zhang has been staying in Luoyang as a 'proton' since two years ago, serving as 'Langzhong' in Xingcao.

Liu Wei pondered for a while and said, "Leave him alone for the time being." What is the movement of Sanqiang? ”

Pan Yin followed closely beside Liu Wei and said, "No." However, Han Sui seemed to be intended, but it was always back and forth, Zhong Tingwei thought that it should be 'watched and watched', and Shang Shutai agreed. ”

Seeing that Shang Shutai was in sight, Liu Wei suddenly stopped and said, "What has Cao Cao been busy with lately?" ”

Pan Yin glanced at the direction of the Great Sima Mansion and said, "It seems that there is nothing else, it is in the mansion and the Great Sima Mansion, by the way, I heard that I am going to have a child recently." ”

Liu Wei put his hands behind his back, thinking in his heart.

The sudden change in the situation in the south was indeed beyond his expectations. originally thought that Yuan Shu would be able to support it for at least three or five years, but I didn't expect that it would not be able to support it for only two years.

Speaking of which, he has been releasing water, but this Yuan technique is really incompetent and useless at all.

With the fall of Yuan Shu, all kinds of contradictions covered by Yuan Shu's rebellion will surface, and the imperial court still wants to stay out of the matter and concentrate on the 'new deal', which is beyond its reach.

Liu Wei had to think about how to suppress all kinds of contradictions, continue to concentrate on the implementation of the 'New Deal', and restore and accumulate vitality for the Han Dynasty.

Pan Yin saw that Liu Wei was pondering, and did not dare to disturb.

From a distance, he saw a small official coming from Shangshutai, and waved his hand quietly.

Liu Wei looked at the sky and thought for a while, but in the complicated situation, it was difficult to sort out the clues, and he couldn't help frowning with some annoyance.

After another half of the day, Liu Wei exhaled lightly and said, "Is it going to snow?" ”

Pan Yin turned his head to look at the sky and said, "Your Majesty, there should be another snowfall." ”

It's not yet the first month of the year, and it stands to reason that it will snow.

Liu Wei nodded and said, "Let's go." ”

Pan Yin responded silently and followed Liu Wei to Shangshutai.

In the small conference hall, Prime Minister Yang Biao, Da Sima Huangfu Song, Xun Yu, Xun You, Zhong Xuan, Cao Cao and others were already waiting.

"Your Majesty!" The crowd saluted together.

"Excuse me."

Liu Wei strode in, sat down, looked at a group of people, and said, "You all know about the matter, tell me your opinions." ”

Yang Biao was fatter than before, with a big belly and a serious face, and said: "Your Majesty, Yuan Shu and others, they are rebellious, plotting rebellion, and everyone will be punished!" Now it is the will of heaven to perish! Please ask Your Majesty to issue a decree, and the generals will use their lives to pacify Yuan Rebellion before the middle of the year! ”

The others didn't speak, secretly observing Liu Wei.

For Yuan Shu, everyone present had already clearly felt that His Majesty in front of him was conniving intentionally or unintentionally, and he couldn't figure out what he was thinking, and everyone didn't dare to speak at will.

Liu Bian's expression was as usual, and he said: "What the prime minister said is reasonable. Who is the handsome and who is the pioneer? ”

A group of people didn't expect Liu Wei to be so happy, and they couldn't help but be stunned.

Immediately, almost everyone understood that Yuan Shu now only had four counties, and under the defeat, the people's hearts were scattered, and the defeat was just around the corner.

But whoever finally destroys Yuan Shu will have great merit, and the feudal marquis is in front of him!

Cao Cao's breathing was a little short, the afterglow swept over everyone, he couldn't help it, raised his hand and said in a deep voice: "Your Majesty, the minister is willing to lead the troops to quell the chaos for Your Majesty!" ”

Xun You was wary of Cao Cao, and said quietly: "Your Majesty, the minister's intentions, with Liu Biao, the assassin of Jingzhou, as the commander, and Sun Jian, the Taishou of Wujun, as the vanguard. ”

Zhong Xuan thought for a moment and said, "Your Majesty, the minister thinks that when the troops are divided into two roads, Gongsun Chan can also be the vanguard. ”

Huangfu Song, Yang Biao did not interject, and let them fight.

The two of them were condescending, and there was no interest in them, so they watched from the sidelines and saw very clearly.

Cao Cao is for himself, Xun You is for keeping Cao Cao in Luoyang, and Zhong Xuan is thinking about preventing Liu Biao and Sun Jian from sitting big and deliberately dividing.

Cao Cao also noticed it, his face was as usual, and he said in a deep voice: "Your Majesty, this time to destroy Yuan, it must be the imperial court, and it must not be a local shepherd, please Your Majesty Mingjian!" ”

Liu Wei raised his eyebrows and understood the meaning of Cao Cao's words.

If it was Liu Biao, Sun Jian and others to pacify Yuan Shu, it would only make the place bigger and the imperial court further declined. And the court exterminated Yuan, just the opposite - the court is strong, and those people in the local area have to be coiled whether they are dragons or tigers!

Yang Biao also woke up and hurriedly said: "Your Majesty, the minister agrees with Cao Changshi's intentions. ”

Xun You's mind is exquisite, and he agrees with Cao Cao's statement, and he is already considering candidates other than Cao Cao in his heart.

After thinking about it, he found that there seemed to be no more suitable candidate besides Cao Cao.

In the sudden silence, Xun Yu, who had been silent, interjected and said, "Your Majesty, if Liu Bei is the assassin of Xuzhou in Hanzhong, he is a suitable candidate." ”

"Not allowed!"

Liu Wei decisively hit Xun Yu's suggestion back, and said: "Hanzhong is too guarded to move. Da Sima, what do you think? ”

Xun Yu wanted to say more, but Huangfu Song had already raised his hand and said, "Your Majesty, Youzhou Mu Liu Yu is available." ”

Last year, Wang Yun was executed, and the government and the opposition once went viral that Liu Yu was going to enter Beijing to take Wang Yun's place, but as time passed, this rumor was also self-defeating.

Huangfu Song mentioned Liu Yu again, the purpose is also simple, Shang Shutai is left with Prime Minister Yang Biao, who should be added.

After all, the Great Sima Mansion has a successor, Cao Cao, but Shangshutai does not.

Liu Wei still shook his head and said: "Wu Huan, Xianbei and others rebel from time to time, and Liu Qing's family has a virtue outside the Sai, so it is not appropriate to move lightly." ”

Xun You, Zhong Xuan and the others quietly looked at each other, which said that, in the end, there was only one Cao Cao left.

Cao Cao's long and narrow eyes flashed with a hint of excitement, and he said more and more darkly: "Your Majesty, Yuan Shu is already a mortal situation, and the imperial court should turn its attention to Dong Zhuo and the others!" ”

Liu Wei glanced at Cao Cao, and after thinking about it again and again, he still made up his mind and said: "With Cao Cao as the general of Yangwei, supervise the military of Xu and Yang Erzhou, Wu County is too protective of Sun Jian, and Gongsun Zhan, the general of Fenwu, will return to moderation, and go out of Beijing in April to exterminate Yuan Shu and other rebellions!" ”

Cao Cao held his composure and said loudly: "Minister, Cao Cao commands!" ”

Xun You was still wary of Cao Cao, and after a little hesitation, he said: "Your Majesty, the ministers invite Guo Jia and Xi Zhicai to be the military, and the total money, grain, military intelligence and other affairs. ”

Liu Wei saw Xun You's thoughts clearly, and said, "Yes." ”

Cao Cao didn't care about this, he originally wanted Guo Jia, and said with a smile: "Your Majesty, the minister still wants to send some people to listen to it." ”

"You consult with Da Sima."

Liu Wei was also a little wary of sending Cao Cao, looked at Huangfu Song, and said, "Do you have any plans for the Great Sima Mansion?" ”

Huangfu Song's expression was cold, he paused for a moment, and said, "Back to Your Majesty, the incident happened suddenly, and the Great Sima Mansion has not yet had a comprehensive strategy. ”

Liu Wei nodded, not to mention Huangfu Song and the others, he hadn't thought it through yet.

"Still,"

Liu Wei sat up straight, his expression was grim, and said: "Yuan Shu's defeat is in front of him, but it is also a fact that some people are sitting big. What I want to know is, can I still cross the Yangtze River with my will? ”

Everyone's faces changed slightly, and they bowed down and didn't dare to speak.

South of the Yangtze River, the main forces now include Sun Jian, Liu Biao and Shi Xie.

Sun Jian, a person who is too guarded by one side, will kill when he says he will kill, and there is simply no court in his eyes.

And Liu Biao, after receiving the support of the Jingzhou family, held the military power in his hands, not only did he not accept the military orders of the imperial court, but also had many requirements for the imperial court.

Shixie is relatively special, the family resolutely resisted Yuan Shu, and was still suppressing some barbarians, and before he knew it, most of the counties in Jiaozhi fell into the hands of the Shi family. Since last year, there have been more and more performances of the above table Shixie for the history of Jiaozhou.

These three people have a tendency to be big.

At the same time, Liu Yan in Yizhou, Dong Zhuo and Gongsun Zan in Yuzhou, and Lu Bu in Xuzhou, these people don't seem to take the imperial court seriously.

"Your Majesty,"

Xu Yan, who was outside the door, took two playbooks, quietly walked in, and said, "Dong Zhuo and Lu Bu's playbooks." ”

Liu Wei's eyes were different, he stretched out his hand to take it, opened it under the gaze of a crowd, and after reading it, he was slightly silent, and then couldn't help laughing, and said: "Lu Bu recommended Dong Zhuo as the left servant, and Dong Zhuo recommended Lu Bu as the pastor of Xuzhou." ”

Yang Biao snorted coldly and said, "These two wolf ambitions, to be eliminated Yuan Shu, should be wiped out!" ”

Liu Wei groaned, and suddenly said: "I have changed my mind, Cao Cao, after the beginning of spring, you will enter Jizhou first and pacify the Black Mountain Army!" ”

Cao Cao was stunned, then realized, and decisively raised his hand and said: "The minister's order!" ”

Xun You, Xun Yu, Zhong Xuan and others glanced at each other, and realized Liu Wei's intentions, Zhong Xuan answered: "Your Majesty, since the first war the year before last, the Montenegrin army has a tendency to fall apart. ”

Liu Wei nodded and said with a smile: "Well, the Jiaqing family is a governor and envoy, and they have the right to act cheaply. ”

Zhong Qian bowed down and said, "The minister's order." ”

Liu Wei looked at Cao Cao again and said, "I will allocate 30,000 soldiers and horses to you, the money and food will be sufficient, and you must not do anything else, you must destroy the Black Mountain Army as soon as possible, there must be no mistakes!" ”

Cao Cao's expression sank, and he said, "The minister's order!" ”

He heard the meaning of Liu's argument, and gave money and food to the soldiers, that is, he was not allowed to recruit soldiers and horses on his own, let alone 'raise money and food by himself'.

Liu Wei stared at him for a moment, turned to Xun Yu, and said, "Qing family, last year's summer grain and autumn grain have increased, can there be any predictions this year?" ”

Xun Yu bowed and said, "Back to Your Majesty, the increase in taxes last year was based on the imperial court's vigorous anti-corruption, not the increase in taxes. This year, according to Hucao, it will not increase much, and the total is around 100,000. ”

Liu Wei frowned, and then secretly exhaled lightly.

Xun Yu's words wiped out some of Liu Bian's expectations.

'Do you want to promote re-division of land?' Liu Wei pondered in his heart and hesitated.

The reason why the tax is no longer increased is essentially because the land tax that the imperial court can collect is limited, and the vast majority of the land is still in the hands of various families.

Although after years of war, some families were annihilated, but this part of the land could not be returned to the hands of the imperial court.

It is necessary for the imperial court to completely clear out the relationship between them, especially to strengthen the control of the localities, so that the 'ownerless' acres of land can be collected by the imperial court and distributed to the common people again.

But the 'New Deal' has only been in three years so far, and with all kinds of wars, it has not yet been completely cleared, so how can it be divided again?

Moreover, once the land is divided again, the families of all sizes are estimated to be fryers!

Add to the chaos!

While Liu Wei was groaning, Xun Yu spoke again and said, "Your Majesty, with the successive stabilization of various states, the salt tax is increasing, and it is expected that there will be more than 30,000 salt taxes this year. ”

This Liu Wei knew that he had repeated it in his heart, but it was still difficult to make up his mind, and said, "Well." For Qingzhang Tianmu and registered households, Shangshutai must work together and spare no effort, and before the end of this year, there will be a result for the state and the division. ”

"Commandment." Xun Yu raised his hand, and his face was a little old, with a solemn expression.

These two things have been implemented for three years, and there are many difficulties and obstacles, and Xun Yu has felt great pressure.

Liu Wei stretched out his hand to take the teacup handed over by Lu Yu, took a sip, refreshed a little, and then said, "I have three things to explain." ”

"Listen to the hadith." The crowd raised their hands.

Liu Wei organized the wording and said: "First, the decree of the world, no official shall appoint subordinates privately, and the officials of the imperial court, state, county, and county must all be reported for approval, and no one shall be allowed to take a disorderly life!" ”

Everyone raised their hands, knowing in their hearts that this situation was very common in all parts of Dahan, and it was no surprise for a long time.

"Second,"

Liu Wei held the teacup, his tone was flat, and said: "The separation of 'military and government' is a national policy, and this point must be persevered and unswervingly implemented, and no one can stop it!" ”

"Thirdly,"

Liu Wei looked at them and said, "For all matters in the south, the history of Xuzhou is not set for the time being. Wu Jun Taishou Sun Jian must strictly obey the will of the imperial court and not mess around. Dong Zhuo and Lu Bu's recitals were ignored and they had to be strictly monitored. Liu Biao's recital was left in the middle and not sent. gave Yuan Shu a decree and ordered him to confess his sins and surrender to the law. Regarding changing Jiaozhi to Jiaozhou, I don't have this idea for the time being. ”

This 'third' is a general outline for dealing with a series of things that have abruptly changed in the South.

"Minister's order."

Everyone thought for a moment, didn't feel anything wrong, and raised their hands in response.

Liu Wei got up and said, "For specific matters, Shang Shutai and Da Sima Mansion will discuss and play, and we will stop here today." ”

"Greetings to Your Majesty." Those present raised their hands.

Liu argued out of the small conference hall, leaving a group of people in silence.

In this meeting, a lot of things were decided, but the biggest benefit was the inconspicuous Cao Cao!

General Yang Wei added Xu and Yang Military, which is heavier than the average state pastor!

Cao Cao sat upright, his face expressionless, but he was full of ambition in his heart, determined to do a big vote!

And Liu argued out of Shangshutai, paced out of the palace, followed by Lu Yu.

Lu Yu, who was about ten years old, was always taken by Liu Wei after Lu Zhi's death.

"Do you think it's inappropriate for me to go out of Beijing to inspect?" Liu Wei asked Lu Yu with a smile.

Deletion, deletion, alteration, and loss, 2,000 words o(╥_╥)o

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