Lu Bu's troops almost went on a rampage, crushing Niu Fu's army and running around. Lu Bu didn't care how Niu Fu ran. Anyway, I will chase you wherever you go, and then beat you up.

In addition to Li Jue, Guo Si had already met with the special envoy sent by the imperial court - Liu Xuan sent Yang Qi as an envoy to appease Li Jue and Guo Si and promised that the imperial court would only pursue Dong Zhuo's crimes and not go too far.

Investigate the matter of Li Jue and Guo Si.

Even in order to appease the two of them, Liu Xuan also named them Zhonglang General who defeated the bandits and Zhonglang General who attacked the thieves.

For these two official positions, the first names were just casually mentioned by Liu Xuan, and they were not accurate at all. However, after all, they had the title of Zhonglang General, which was considered a high-level military position with real power. At the same time, he ordered that the two of them be stationed in Tianshui respectively.

The two counties of Anding and Anping were considered to have determined the territory for the two of them - in fact, Liu Xuan would not have settled it for them. These two counties were in the hands of the two of them, so it was better to make a favor.

At the same time, the two of them were defending against the Huns in the north and the Qiang Di in the west. As for the crusade against Niu Fu, they were not involved. However, with such a reward, as long as these two were not idiots, they would not be involved in Niu Fu's affairs.

go.

Therefore, when Lu Bu chased Niu Fu behind and beat Hai Bian violently, the two men remained stationary and just placed their troops and horses at the door of the house, euphemistically saying: to protect the prefecture and county and prevent bandits from escaping in.

This gesture not only showed that he was still wary of the imperial court, but also completely drew a line with Dong Zhuo, because the envoy sent by Niu Fu to ask for help was beheaded by the two men and handed over to the attendant Yang Qi.

Please take it back to the capital to show your loyalty.

When things got to this point, Niu Fu had no way to escape. Finally, he led three or five personal guards to sneak out of the military camp at night, trying to enter Hanzhong along the inaccessible mountain road through the woods, and then go to Yizhou to avoid disaster - his father-in-law Dong Zhuo.

It was no better than him there. At this time, he had been sent to death in the past, and Niu Fu was not great enough to live and die with his father-in-law.

But he didn't expect that before he could run very far, he would be stabbed to the head by one of his personal guards. Then, after seizing his finances, he would take Niu Fu's head and run to Lu Bu to claim credit - this guy didn't get any benefits either.

I don't know if it was because of his own experience, but Lu Bu was extremely taboo against such behavior and directly ordered the man to be beheaded.

Therefore, in this period of fighting, only Lu Bu gained the final victory. Not only did he remove the thorn in the side of Niu Fu, but at the same time, this period of chaos also cleared up the area west of Chang'an.

And because Niu Fu fled without fighting in the end, Lu Bu directly took over the troops left by Niu Fu.

There are quite a lot of people, there are still six thousand soldiers left to fight, and there are also many strong civilians, and there are many blacksmiths mixed with the army. This battle can be said to be a great harvest. Lu Bu happily wrote all these in the battle report

above, and then send someone to rush back to Beijing to report the victory.

Then, according to Liu Xuan's instructions in advance, he led troops to occupy the area from Xianyang to Shenling. As for the many counties further west, Lu Bu was limited by the lack of troops and horses in his hands, so he could only watch Li Jue and Guo Si.

The two sent troops and horses to occupy it.

"Sooner or later we will knock down all these places."

After withdrawing his troops and returning to the capital, Lu Bu could be said to have achieved a complete victory in this battle. Although the princes in the court were quite wary of Lu Bu, having such a fierce general in charge made them feel more at ease. At least they had someone they could rely on in the war.

What surprised them was Cao Cao. The newly appointed General Pingxi did not withdraw his troops directly after pacifying the bandits. Instead, he continued to advance north and helped the court to capture Feng Yi and other places. It was adjacent to Beidi County. If he fought further north, he could

All areas south of the Great Wall were reclassified under the direct rule of the imperial court.

Later, Cao Cao organized the captured surplus people to reclaim the land and cultivate the land on a large scale, and asked Liu Xuan to send officials to take over. He continued to train troops outside and at the same time guarded against the foreign tribes in the north.

Cao Cao's memorial was read directly in the court hall. Liu Xuan did not make a decision directly this time. Instead, he asked the princes in the court: "What are your suggestions for this?"

At this time, the general situation in the court was under his control, and at the same time, the six ministries began to be organized as planned. Seeing that the emperor had made up his mind, the veterans knew that they could not go against the emperor's will on this matter. In addition, many people in the court

They had no objection to the Six Ministries system, but if they forced themselves to cause trouble, they might be resented by the emperor, so they all thought about how to better consolidate their rights.

The emperor's current inquiry is also an opportunity to express himself, and the princes in the court immediately put forward their suggestions.

One sentence that concerned Liu Xuan was: "Cao Pingxi has now stabilized Feng Yi's situation. If he does not take the opportunity to stabilize it, he may be taken advantage of by bandits. In addition, it is adjacent to the capital, so a capable official must be sent there. I recommend someone who can take charge of this task."

appoint."

He knew that these people must take the opportunity to install their cronies. Feng Yi was located in the north of Chang'an. It was not really a remote place. In terms of the current situation of the imperial court, Feng Yi was the only county directly controlled by the imperial court.

The county is a county, so the officials sent out are real local governors with real power. If they can be the governor of this place, they can be regarded as working under the eyes of the emperor. As long as they have some achievements, they will be valued by the emperor in the future.

And if he was recommended with merit, he thought that his position in the court would be more stable in the future. Many people were thinking about this. In an instant, various names kept popping up in the court, and Liu Xuan's head hurt hearing it.

, but unfortunately I never heard any familiar name.

In the end, it was Xun You who recommended someone who made Liu Xuan slightly interested.

"Wei ministers recommend a person. His surname is Guo, his name is Jia, and his courtesy name is Fengxiao. He is from Yangzhai, Yingchuan. He has been talented since he was a child. He can be appointed for this position."

As soon as these words came out, all the princes in the court looked at each other. Some of them who were from Yingchuan remembered such a person, but their faces were not very good-looking, which shows that they had no impression of Guo Jia.

not so good.

In fact, it's almost the same. Although Guo Jia is considered a famous scholar in Yingchuan, not all his names are good.

First of all, some of this person's temperaments are not acceptable to today's scholars. In addition, this person is quite arrogant and is not so friendly to people he looks down on. Therefore, for many people, Guo Jia is annoying.

very.

Unexpectedly, Xun You actually recommended this person today. Don't they remember the relationship between Guo Jia and Xun You?

In fact, Guo Jia did not have a close friendship with Xun You, but he and Xun Yu were old acquaintances. In addition, Xun Yu was as talented as Guo Jia, and Guo Jia was also quite friendly to this talented person, so the two became close friends.

Liu Xuan was now the emperor, and after he attracted Xun Yu to his side, Xun Yu still had an attitude of observation at first, and was not really prepared to fully assist. Later, as time went by, he slowly understood Liu Xuan.

Due to some of Xuan's abilities and ambitions, he felt that the Han Dynasty might not be exhausted yet, and that a resurgence would not be impossible.

In this way, he had to start thinking about how to maximize Liu Xuan's strength while weakening the strength of potential opponents.

Xun Yu knew Guo Jia's talents best. If he were left outside and reused by others, it would probably not be a blessing to the imperial court, so it was wise to win him over as soon as possible.

With this idea, Xun Yu told Xun You about the matter. He happened to correspond with Guo Jia a few days ago and knew that Guo Jia had joined Yuan Shao's account because of Tian Feng's invitation. However, it took only ten days for him to realize that Yuan Shaofei was successful.

He resigned and returned to his hometown. He couldn't miss this opportunity. He planned to ask Xun You to find an opportunity to recommend Guo Jia to the emperor.

Xun You was quite puzzled at the time, because Xun Yu was a close official of the emperor. Wouldn't it be more convenient for him to recommend someone? As a result, Xun Yu made such a recommendation, which was inappropriate given his position, and he was afraid of being criticized.

Only then did Xun You do this.

What these uncles and nephews didn't know was that Liu Xuan had long been thinking about those counselors who originally worked under Cao Cao. He remembered that in the novel, it was these uncles and nephews who introduced outstanding counselors to Cao Cao one after another after they defected to Cao Cao.

Under the tent, this was called Cao Cao's tent. The civil and military forces were well prepared, and his power gradually increased, becoming one of the most powerful princes in the north.

It's just that after so many days, neither of them mentioned this matter. Liu Xuan knew that this was because the uncle and nephew had not truly recognized him, so he could only continue to work hard for now.

I didn't expect that Guo Jia was mentioned during today's discussion. He is a great talent and you must not miss it.

It's just not appropriate for Guo Jia to be the prefect of Feng Yi. Guo Jia's talent lies mainly in strategy. In other words, it is best to stay by his side to make plans. If he is put outside, his power will not be shown. So the position of the prefect,

You still have to let someone else take the job.

What's more, no matter how talented and famous Guo Jia is, he is only a young man of 21 years old. Even if the emperor wants to use him, he cannot directly hand over the governor of the place to him.

"Attendant Yang Qi has made meritorious service on a previous mission and has been appointed as the prefect of Feng Yi. Guo Fengxiao has a reputation as a talented person and should be recruited into the court."

After thinking about it, I finally made Yang Qi the prefect. Anyway, Feng Yi's place is currently mainly focused on people's livelihood and armaments. Cao Cao has to deal with armament matters. Yang Qi doesn't have to worry about it. As long as he stabilizes people's livelihood, it won't matter.

It would be more suitable for Guo Jiaxian to be a minister in the imperial court. In the future, we will see whether his strategy is more military or government-oriented. At that time, we will consider whether he should serve in the Staff Department of the Ministry of War or elsewhere.

If both parties are involved, he can only stay around and act as an assistant. Of course, even if an assistant reaches the top, he will not have a high position. The Taifu is actually a high-level assistant, and his authority is to answer the emperor's inquiries at any time and help.

The emperor advises and advises - unlike the prince and tutor, the prince and tutor are the prince's teachers.

These decisions were made in an instant, but now he was looking forward to what other talents the Xun's uncle and nephew could recommend to him?

But before that, he thought of something, so he left Wang Yun behind after the morning court. Without waiting for Wang Yun to ask, he said directly: "I heard that there is a singer in your house, named Diao Chan, who has been practicing since childhood.

Sing and dance, and I will send someone to the palace later to relieve my boredom with you, Mr. Cai."

After hearing this, Wang Yun was stunned for a while at first, but even though the boss was reluctant, he finally responded with a grimace: "I obey the order."

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Chapter completed!