Chapter 112 Rumors and Prophecy

Dunhuang County, Liangzhou is the capital of Dunhuang City.

For some reasons, the new Liangzhou Governor did not set up his mansion in the Liangzhou Prefecture, but instead set it up here.

Liangzhou was originally not as good as those rich and wealthy states in the Central Plains, so the governor's mansion, which was located in a remote place in Liangzhou, was very shabby...

It is not suitable to talk about any proposition here. Survival in a harsh environment is a serious matter. Being able to have such a city in the yellow sand is a gift from God.

However, Liu Fan did not have this idea. As the eldest son of Liu Yan, the governor of Liangzhou and the political affairs of Liangzhou, he was ambitious and always hoped to do something and receive a reward from his father.

As the eldest son of the family, Liu Fan is very confident.

And he also thinks he has the qualifications to be confident. Since his father went to the capital to report his work and asked him to take charge of the affairs in the mansion, all plans have gone very smoothly. Doesn’t this tell his ability?

Although the younger brother Liu Gui was responsible for training the recruits, the younger brother Liu Dan went to develop the business path in person, and the temporary secret base was built by the old housekeeper Ma Chi...

But aren’t these all coordinated by him?

Isn’t it all the result of his strong leadership and good at judging people and being able to take responsibility?

Isn't this a credit?

What's more, he told his father when reporting that all these were done by himself.

That must be my own credit!

In order to take the credit and prevent my younger brother from leaking the matter, Liu Fan even transferred Liu Dan from Dunhuang City before his father came back and asked him to expand the remote temporary city.

When his expansion is completed, the credit will be his own...!

This move is simply amazing, at least that's what Liu Fan himself thinks.

Because in his eyes, there is only his father. As long as his father says it is right, it is right. When his father says it is a credit, it must be a credit.

Liu Yan rushed back a few days ago and hurriedly read the reports on various affairs in the mansion, he praised him very much. This means that the efforts he has made over a period of time are still effective, right, and rewarded...

However, just when he felt that everything would go smoothly as he expected, things began to deviate within a few days.

My father began to adjust many plans he had already made.

It is said to be an adjustment, but it is actually a complete change, and some matters have even been cancelled directly...

My father's attitude also began to change, and he became increasingly disgusted with him. When there were no outsiders, he often blamed him sternly and reorganized the things he had already arranged.

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Liu Fan got up early in the morning and came to the Political Affairs Hall because he learned that his father had already come here to deal with political affairs.

My father said that when dealing with matters, he hopes that he will study well, so he has to come.

Originally, Liu Fan did not boycott this.

Seeing his father arranged the people under his subordinates in an orderly manner and cleverly dealing with various matters in the mansion, Liu Fan still admired his father very much. It seemed that the people under him could arrange chess pieces at will, and his father was the experienced chess player outside the chessboard!

But when Liu Fan was helpless in this, his attitude gradually changed when he learned that some of his confidants were transferred from important positions and then replaced them with strange newcomers.

If that's all, it would be fine, but my father actually scoffed at some of his plans to control Liangzhou and canceled them all...

This is what Liu Fan thinks he did the most right and most proud, and it is also the only thing he planned independently!

He even guessed whether he was also one of the chess pieces in his father's chessboard...?

He began to lose his understanding of his father. What is he going to do?

After gaining the power to take charge of the political affairs of Liangzhou, shouldn’t we gradually eliminate those disobedient subordinates and gradually strengthen our control over the entire Liangzhou?

Don’t my father want to take this great opportunity to develop his own power?

So why did we secretly establish Linshi City, develop our own private army, and form our own caravans to open up new trade routes...?

Liu Fan really couldn't figure it out.

So he tried to ask his father, but the busy father did not answer his doubts, but asked him to do his own thing.

Liu Fan suddenly became a little agitated and asked his father abnormally:

"Do my own thing? I can't do anything at this moment! The power in my hands has been gradually emptied, and the arrangements I made are now completely disrupted. What else can I do...!"

The words suddenly increased the volume suddenly disrupted Liu Yan's complicated thoughts. Looking at his anxious son, Liu Yan was a little amused and crying.

I have been too busy recently and have not had time to communicate with my son about all aspects and his own future layout.

However, some of Liu Fan's previous actions were indeed inappropriate. After gradually understanding the details of many matters in the mansion, Liu Yan even felt that some of his methods were too immature, which was also the reason why he always blamed his son. Liu Fan is the eldest son. How can he inherit the family business after doing things like this?

Liu Yan regretted that he was not strong enough, but when he taught Liu Fan a lesson, he deliberately chose when no one was gone, so he had already given him a face!

But it seems that this rebel still doesn't understand his intention...

But thinking about Liu Fan was always the eldest son, Liu Yan could only explain to him helplessly:

"Liangzhou seems calm now, but in fact, the forces in various places are intertwined, and the relationship between them is very delicate. This place is not a good choice for foundation. Even if you have the great righteousness of taking charge of Liangzhou's political affairs, it is extremely difficult to do it..."

Liu Yan felt that Liangzhou was a complex minefield. If you were not careful, you could easily step on the mine. How difficult it was to fully control it, let alone there were strong enemies around.

Therefore, he had already changed his strategy and tried his best to mediate among various forces, so as to accumulate strength to prepare for the future of taking other places.

Liu Yan opened the map of Liangzhou and pointed to the land on it one by one to explain patiently to his son Liu Fan:

"Here, here, these are either Qiang people or Di people. They have been oppressed for many years and are accumulating strength to resist the Central Plains. In addition, there are Zhang Huan in Jincheng County, Ma family in Zhangye County, and Duan in Wudu County. They have been controlling the local area for many years, and even the orders of the court are perfunctory, let alone the governor of his father? There are still remnants of Longwei Mansion in Qinghai County. You should know this, let alone Dong Zhongying is around the Western Regions..."

Liangzhou is indeed very large, but now the territory that Liu Yan can truly control is Dunhuang County and Jiuquan County.

These two counties are the most barren, with the least population, the harshest environment, the fewest arable land and the fewest pastures. Even here, Liu Yan cannot even be considered fully controlled because there are still many horse thieves who come and go without a trace...

He looked at his son who seemed to understand it, sighed and continued:

"Look at this place, here, and here, Han Sui, Bian Zhang, Yang Qiu, Liang Xing and others have all controlled it separately. The mercenaries below are proud and are actually uncrowned kings in the local area. And how can we subdue the strong people with just these two poor counties?"

Liu Yan was very thoughtful, but Liu Fan was not convinced:

"How could my father be so depressed? Everything in the world is difficult, so how can he avoid it easily? Now that the mansion has been planning for many years, it has a lot of foundation. If so..."

"Ignorance and rebellious son! I have to argue..."

Liu Yan couldn't bear to listen anymore and interrupted Liu Fan angrily.

"Liangzhou cannot be done. My intention has been decided, and the reason is that you think about it!"

"The child really doesn't understand why my father didn't want to leave the good governor and went to the remote Linshi City to develop. Is it just because my second brother is there?"

Liu Fan thought his father could not say that he was arbitrarily and unreasonable, so he asked the biggest doubt in his heart with confidence...

Recently, my father repeatedly sent people to secretly send all kinds of materials obtained in Liangzhou to the expansion of Linshi City, Liu Fan was extremely dissatisfied with this, and even felt that his father was favoring his younger brother Liu Dan.

"You...ah ah ah, when did I say it..."

After hearing this, Liu Yan was furious. He didn't expect that Liu Fan would have such a ridiculous idea.

In Liu Yan's eyes, Yizhou is the best choice, and the temporary city is just a springboard for entering Yizhou in the future.

After he rested for a long time, he continued to explain his thoughts to Liu Fan.

Yizhou has a fertile land of thousands of miles. Not only is it rich in grain every year, but it also has utensils and trade. It is surrounded by mountains. It can be fully developed with peace of mind when it is closed and not disturbed by the disputes in the Central Plains.

When the people in the Central Plains fight and their strength is exhausted, then they will use their strong troops to leave Sichuan. That is when they will win the world!

Of course, there is another key point that Liu Yan has always kept in his heart and never told anyone.

That is a rumor that has always been: the capital is about to be in chaos, and Yizhou is divided into different places with the emperor’s aura!
Chapter completed!