ushernet Chapter 113 Returning to Beijing
Chapter 113 Returning to Beijing
Chapter 113 Returning to Beijing
Although the Han Dynasty is weak, it is not the time for some ambitious people to openly rebel!
"Yes." Pan Yin responded cautiously.
Liu Bian had a blank expression on his face as he thought carefully in his mind.
Bingzhou had just been pacified, Yanzhou had not yet been completely pacified, Qingzhou was in even greater turmoil, and now Yuzhou was in chaos again, and his tax reform had just begun.
There are so many things to think about, it's a mess.
He took a deep breath and said, "Write a letter to the Grand Marshal. Send an order to the Shangshutai. I will arrive in the capital tomorrow."
"Yes." Pan Yin's heart skipped a beat for unknown reason, and he tried his best to remain calm.
Liu Bian immediately laughed, hugged Tang Ji, and said to Huangfu Jianchang and Shi Adao: "You continue to explore."
In his opinion, this kind of "clearing the court" was too stupid when he was leading the army in person and winning a great victory, and it would not make any noise at all.
He made such arrangements more for the purpose of preparing for the future.
Liu Bian had a strong premonition that something big would happen soon!
"I obey your order!" Huangfu Jian responded with his hand raised. He waited until Liu Bian's carriage went far away before he got on the horse.
The two men rode their horses and headed back to Luoyang City. Huangfu Jianchang glanced back at Liu Bian's convoy and said, "Didn't you say before that there were members of the royal family involved? Why didn't you let me say it?"
Shi Ada frowned and said, "There is no evidence at all. If it is later proved to be false, how will you explain it to His Majesty?"
Huangfu Jian looked ahead and said, "Then, how do we check?"
Shi A was a knight-errant, famous not only in Luoyang but also among the knights-errant in various states. He was good friends with Cao Cao, Yuan Shao and others, and his network of relationships was very large and complex.
He glanced at Huangfu Jianchang and said, "Didn't you send someone there?"
Huangfu Jian smacked his lips, glanced at Shi A and said, "Don't I trust you?"
Shi Aqing knew that this person was smarter than him, so he asked, "The person you sent is to find Yuan Shu, right?"
Huangfu Jianchang looked surprised and asked loudly: "Old Shi, are you spying on me?"
Shi A had no expression on his face, and said calmly: "Most of the people you sent have some relationship with Yuan Shu. It would be strange if you didn't go to him."
Huangfu Jian touched his face and said, "I have to be on guard against you in the future. It's a secret mission for him that the Grand Chamberlain gave me."
Shi A was also familiar with Yuan Shu. After thinking about it carefully, he said, "I have investigated and heard that he fled in a hurry and was later attacked by unknown assassins. He almost died and then disappeared without a trace. No one knows where he is hiding."
"Do you think he will die?" Huangfu Jian asked.
Shi A shook his head and said, "Someone saw him later."
Huangfu Jian thought for a while, then suddenly tilted his head to look at Shi A and said, "I plan to go to Yuzhou."
Shi A saw Huangfu Jian's serious face and said, "Are you still not going to tell your benefactor?"
Huangfu Jian flicked his whip and shouted, "Wait until I wear purple clothes!"
Shi A didn't say much and rode his horse to catch up.
evening.
Liu Bian appeared in the imperial guards camp.
Only Xu Rong was stationed here, and the fortifications were obviously more tidy than when Liu Bian came last time.
The soldiers' dormitories, canteens, stables, training grounds, armories, etc. have basically been built and are beginning to take shape.
After Liu Bian made a big circle, he left the camp and inspected the surroundings of the camp in the carriage.
Xu Rong had a square face and a calm expression. He rode his horse beside Liu Bian's carriage and said, "Your Majesty, the total area around us is 1,000 hectares. The household department has already collected all the land and handed it over to the Imperial Army Camp for cultivation."
Liu Bian looked around and saw that most of the land was wasteland. This place was basically still within the scope of Sili. To the east and north were Yanzhou and Jizhou.
"not enough."
Liu Bian said: "An army of 100,000 must have at least 10,000 hectares."
Xu Rong didn't say anything. Ten thousand hectares? There is not so much land nearby.
Liu Bian thought to himself, ten thousand hectares is impossible to achieve now, but it does not mean that it cannot be achieved in the future. Moreover, the imperial army camp cannot be in one place, it must be divided into at least three places.
Moreover, other states, especially those in the north, had to intensify their farming efforts, otherwise the imperial court would not be able to afford it.
"Let's go back and take a detour from that side," Liu Bian pointed to the north, where there was a piece of farmland and people could vaguely be seen farming.
"Yes." Xu Rong, who was dressed in casual clothes, responded and ordered the plainclothes guards to turn around.
Not long after they walked, a large group of people came out of the woods. They were dressed in rags and had their families with them.
Liu Bian pulled aside the curtains and looked over, saying, "Pan Yin, go ask where it came from."
Pan Yin responded, hurried over, gave them a few coins, and started chatting with them.
Not long after, Pan Yin came back and said to Liu Bian, "Your Majesty, they are fleeing from Qingzhou and Yanzhou. They heard that the new emperor will take the throne and will build a palace, so they need young men, so they came here."
"Give them some money." Liu Bian shook his head. He didn't have the money to build a palace.
Seeing Pan Yin passing by again, Tang Ji whispered to Liu Bian, "Your Majesty, I heard that many refugees from Qingzhou and Yanzhou have arrived in Kuaiji."
"So far?" Liu Bian was stunned.
The South is now seen by most people as a desolate, remote, barren land covered by smog. Fleeing there shows how bad the situation is.
Tang Ji nodded slightly, her pretty face full of sympathy for these refugees.
Liu Bian quietly looked at the victims who were thanking Pan Yin profusely. His heart was heavy and his sense of urgency became even more urgent.
The convoy moved slowly, and after half an hour, it returned to the Imperial Guards camp.
As soon as I reached the door, I saw a group of people blocking it, shouting and yelling.
When Xu Rong saw this, his face suddenly darkened. He turned to Liu Bian, but before he could speak, Liu Bian suddenly sat up and said, "Don't move. Let's see what happens."
Among the crowd, there was a person who stood out very much. He was nearly two meters tall, more than a head taller than an ordinary person!
He was seen waving a long stick, with a fierce look on his face, and shouting, "You lied to me, let me out!"
The soldiers tried their best to stop him, but they couldn't stop him and kept retreating. One of them, who looked like a sergeant, shouted, "You can't just go in and out of the barracks whenever you want!"
"You lied to me!"
Dian Wei was furious. He pushed the crowd away with his long stick and strode out.
"Stop! If you continue to mess around, we won't be polite!"
The imperial guards did not use their weapons, and when they saw Dian Wei about to rush out, they shouted, "Dian Wei, if you go out, you'll be a deserter! You'll go to jail!"
"You lied to me!"
Dian Wei was not good at speaking, so he repeated this sentence, quickened his pace, and was about to flee the military camp.
"Then don't blame us!"
The leader's face turned fierce. He waved his hand and the imperial guards drew their swords, drew their bows, and surrounded Dian Wei.
Seeing this, Dian Wei was furious and said, "You lied to me, why don't you let me go!"
The sergeant said, "If you go out, you are a deserter. Go back!"
"Then you won't let me eat!" Dian Wei held a long stick and was wary of these people.
The captain choked, looked around, and said, "If you eat less than half, we will keep you!"
"How can I fight on an empty stomach?" Dian Wei's eyes were as big as copper bells.
Xu Rong did not expect Liu Bian to see this scene, and said solemnly: "Your Majesty, I will go and sort it out."
Liu Bian smiled, jumped out of the carriage and said, "I'll take care of it."
Xu Rong was startled, and hurried over, shouting, "Everyone put down your weapons!"
When many soldiers saw Xu Rong, they put away their weapons and greeted him, saying, "Greetings, General Zhonglang."
When Dian Wei saw Liu Bian, he threw away the long stick in his hand, ran over happily and said, "Benefactor!"
Liu Bian looked up at the big man and asked, "Your name is Dian Wei?"
Dian Wei looked down at Liu Bian and said in a muffled voice, "Well, my friend Maocai got it for me. It cost me ten coins."
Liu Bian looked at Dian Wei. He had an honest face, strong limbs, and looked fierce with his expression.
"I didn't expect that the person I met that day was actually him!"
Liu Bian half-closed his eyes, unable to hide his smile, and said, "I'll make sure you have enough to eat, how about coming with me?"
Dian Wei opened his eyes and said in a muffled voice: "As long as I have enough food to eat, I can do anything!"
Seeing that Dian Wei hadn't reacted yet, Xu Rong said, "Why don't you thank your Majesty?"
Dian Wei was stunned, then he knelt down and said, "Dian Wei thanks you... Your Majesty!"
He was right in front of Liu Bian, and when he knelt, he almost hit Liu Bian's head, so he had to turn sideways, and half of his head was already behind Liu Bian.
Liu Bian smiled, patted his thick shoulders, and said, "Get up, from now on, wherever I go, you go. Pan Yin, prepare some clothes for him, and make a set of armor and weapons. Oh, and give him another 10,000 yuan to treat his mother's illness."
After Liu Bian finished speaking, he looked at Dian Wei who had stood up and said, "If it's not enough, just tell me."
"Thank you, Your Majesty." Dian Wei, who had just stood up, knelt down again with a plop, raising a cloud of dust.
Liu Bian smiled and patted his shoulder, and said to Xu Rong: "Prepare more food, I will stay in the camp tonight."
"Accept the decree!"
Xu Rong raised his hand.
He was calm and serious by nature, and he turned around and went to make arrangements.
Liu Bian was extremely happy to receive Dian Wei, and said, "You can eat as much as you want later."
Dian Wei seemed to have heard something very surprising. His eyes widened, and then he smiled happily and said, "Thank you, Your Majesty."
Liu Bian walked forward and said, "By the way, why don't you speak Mandarin?"
Dian Wei followed behind Liu Bian, looked down at him and said, "My mother said that my official language is not nice."
Liu Bian laughed and said, "Then you can say whatever you want to say from now on."
"Okay." Dian Wei grinned, giving people a very honest feeling.
Liu Bian glanced at the long stick he threw away, which was stuck in the ground and at least as long as his calf.
"What a great arm strength!" Liu Bian was secretly surprised.
Less than half an hour later, in the cafeteria of the camp, Liu Bian and others sat at the small table at the front.
In addition to Liu Bian and Xu Rong, there were also some military commanders, military Sima, and captains, a total of seven people.
They all sat solemnly, with their heads down, looking very serious.
Liu Bian picked up the chopsticks and said with a smile: "Relax a little, take the chopsticks, and talk while eating. Xu Qing's family, within half a month, there will be at least 50,000 people in the imperial army camp. You will be responsible for training, and Cao Cao, Zhang Liao and others will come to assist. The Grand Marshal and the Secretariat will arrange the farming matters for you. The monthly money and food will be distributed in full, and there must be no deductions. It must reach every soldier..."
Xu Rong bent his body and listened solemnly.