"When entering the dynasty, the distinction between monarch and ministers is determined, selling the throne is a plan for the descendants, starting well and ending wisely." [Old Book of Tang Dynasty: Biography of the Clan]

On the afternoon of the day when he summoned Wang Yi, the emperor finally asked Jia Xu about Fan Chou: "After much thought, Fan Chou cannot let them down at this time. Dong Cheng's memorial may not be able to suppress the outcry.

Even if it can be suppressed, I don't want to see it like this... Although the plan proposed by Jia Gong that day is feasible, it seems not enough to silence everyone?"

"Any words of prevarication, no matter how effective they are, should be written by the Taiwei himself." The words to defend Fan Chou's strong words are naturally the best choice to be said by Dong Cheng. Otherwise, if the emperor says it, even if it can block everyone's discussion,

If he wants to deal with Dong Cheng and his family in the future, the emperor will not be able to overturn what he said. Jia Xu narrowed his eyes slightly, stroked his beard and said: "And these words do not need everyone to listen, only one of the most powerful ones needs to be convinced."

Just be strong."

"The most powerful one?" The emperor immediately thought of him: "Is it Jushou?"

"If Your Majesty trusts me, I am willing to be your Majesty's lobbyist this time." Jia Xu took the initiative to take over this task.

"Okay." The emperor also noticed what Jia Xuhui did. He nodded slightly and said unequivocally: "I think even though he has entered the court, he still feels unsatisfied. You give him what he wants this time.

Let’s see if he will give in.”

Jia Xu softly agreed, and when he was about to leave, he heard the emperor's unnecessary reminder: "However, what should be beaten must still be beaten, and he must be alerted. I am not Yuan Benchu. Although I can listen to Jin's blunt advice, but

He doesn’t like to listen to anything bluntly said... Also, he needs to start thinking about how he should behave in the court in the future."

This was a bit redundant. Jia Xu actually knew what to do better than anyone else, so before the emperor was going to convene everyone to discuss matters the next day, he found Ju Suo in advance.

Jushou didn't seem surprised by the other party's arrival. He stood still in a quiet place and asked, "Jia Gong is looking for me, but what's the important thing?"

"I just came to congratulate you." Jia Xu smiled softly, and naturally reached out and grabbed Ju Shou's wrist, as if the two had been friends for a long time: "The country praises your bravery and resourcefulness, your Majesty

According to the imperial edict, I worship your son as the Yin Palace Order."

Yinguan County is located in Yanmen County, Bingzhou. It used to be the county seat of Yanmen County. This place has mountain springs and luxuriant water and grass. It is a rare treasure land in the north of the Great Wall that is suitable for farming and animal husbandry. Because of Xiaohuan, the imperial court since Xiaoling has paid great attention to Xianbei outside the Great Wall.

After the defeat of the other tribes in the battle, the scope of the imperial court's influence had to be greatly reduced, resulting in the county being occupied by the Xianbei and other barbarians. Later, the emperor defeated the Xiongnu in the south and reestablished his authority in Bingzhou. Jin Shang, the new governor of Yanmen, relied on his military power and

The blood descendants of the prairie nobles of his ancestor Jin Rixi gradually opened up the situation in Yanmen.

Because this place was too remote and had been in the hands of the Hu people for decades, Jushou had to rely on Jia Xu's reminder to remember that the Han Dynasty actually had such a place. He laughed angrily and said: "I have only one son, and now I have to be blinded."

Your Majesty takes it seriously, so I would like to thank Wenhe very much."

He thought that Jia Xu, a native of Liangzhou, came here specially to gloat about his misfortune, but unexpectedly, Jia Xu congratulated him seriously, as if it was a good thing for Ju Shou: "I didn't say anything, but the country took the initiative to mention it."

, it is said that although Doctor Ju can only mention his contribution in Yecheng to the world, the country has never forgotten the things he has done for the court in these years... The country has never been stingy about awarding marquises to ministers who have made meritorious deeds. Now, the doctor

Since it is inconvenient to reward him, he can simply show kindness to his son, which can be regarded as a reward for his merits."

Ju Shou was slightly moved. The world only knew that he surrendered to the imperial court when the troops in Yecheng were depleted and Yuan Shao was completely hopeless. However, they did not know that a few years ago, through Ju Jun, Ping Zhunjian and others, he surrendered to the imperial court.

The imperial court got in touch. This connection was quite secretive. Even Tian Feng, who was close to Jushou, was kept in the dark. Only a few people around the emperor, such as Jia Xu, Xun You, and Ju Jun, knew about it. If anyone had known about Jushou, they would have already secretly known about it.

If the matter of surrendering to the imperial court is leaked, Jushou will not only be disloyal to Yuan Shao, his old master, but will also bear most of the responsibility for the Yuan family's defeat. No one will believe that Jushou never passed any important secrets to the emperor.

In this era when Tian Feng, Chen Yi and others were willing to die for the traitor Yuan Shao, they were regarded as "loyalty". Many things that would seem unreasonable to later generations were so natural at this time. If the emperor was not careful one day,

Praising Jushou for his past achievements, what awaits Jushou will be a result more painful than death.

"Regret?" Jia Xu was keenly aware of Ju Shou's frightened look, but he still smiled, like a qualified friend asking after Ju Shou: "Repent, shouldn't you please both sides and exchange letters with Ju Jun? Or regret, should you be like Tian Yuanhao?

In that way, are you loyal to Yuan Shao to the end? Ju Gong and Ju Gong, although Tian Feng died, he still had a good reputation, but all the old and weak of his family were exiled to the border, and the Julutian family's century-old business was destroyed in one day. Such a posthumous reputation has

What does that mean?"

He reached out and patted Jushu on the shoulder, and politely expressed the doubt that had been bothering him for a long time: "Sometimes I can't understand what you Guandong people think. For a name or righteousness, you can even risk your life. Is it worth it?"

"Mencius once said, 'He who sacrifices his life for righteousness'." Jushu Wu argued to himself.

"But you are not qualified to seek justice now." Jia Xu moved his hand away from Jushu's shoulder and said with regret.

"That's you!" Ju Shou suddenly glared at Jia Xu angrily: "I have received letters from Ju Jun several times, but they were all written by you! You were the one who coaxed me into a trap."

Seeing Jushu, who was always known for being calm and strong, losing his composure in front of him, Jia Xu laughed silently, and then said calmly: "Yuan Shao is in name only and cannot be assisted. The people in Yingchuan only fight for power, but the country has great righteousness, soldiers and horses.

Strong enough to swallow up the world. You agree with these words, don't you? Otherwise, I wouldn't be disappointed with the Yuan family and start to approach the imperial court."

Jushou's face was ashen, as if he had lost all color. He lowered his head in frustration. In the past, he was aggressive and sharp, but he fell silent in front of Jia Xu. One wrong step, one wrong step, he had no scruples before.

The tiger is now being grabbed by the scruff of the neck.

"Actually, there's nothing wrong with this." Jia Xu relaxed and began to persuade again: "Once a person dies, who will he rely on to realize his ambition? Gongyu, His Majesty values ​​your upright temperament very much, and said that you can do it

Dong Xuan is not afraid of the powerful."

Jushou sneered: "Not only His Majesty and you know about this kind of thing, Xun Gongda also knows about it."

"But the only country that can talk about him is the country." Jia Xu said with certainty.

Jushou's expression softened slightly, and then he completely let go of his hanging heart.

At this time, Jia Xu looked at the tree behind Ju Shou, and then at the clear blue sky in the distance, and said leisurely: "Actually, I came here to really wish you congratulations. Although the Yin Pavilion is dilapidated, it was only recovered not long ago.

But after all, he is the former governor of Yanmen County. According to the country's aspirations, the county administration will be moved back sooner or later. Shuofang, Yunzhong, Wuyuan and other counties will also be taken back. After merging with the north, there will be great potential. Your son is still young.

A few years of experience in Saibei is better than staying in a peaceful place in the Central Plains, isn't it?" He paused and then said: "After Wang Yi came to Jizhou, the most important thing was to clean up the powerful people in Jizhou who rebelled against Yuan Shao.

...The Julutian family should be among this group. They were escorted from Jizhou to Yanmen and Shangjun. They traveled thousands of miles to a bitter and cold place and had to work hard every day. How can ordinary people endure it?"

The other party showed from the beginning that the emperor could control Jushu's life and death, and then offered benefits. Relying on Jia Xu's friendship with Wang Yi, Wang Yi could take more lenient measures towards the Tian family during the liquidation process, and could better control the Tian family.

The Tian clan was exiled to Yinguan County, Yanmen County, which was governed by Juhu. With Juhu personally taking care of the area, and Yanmen being thousands of miles away, the Tian clan could live a life that was no different from ordinary people.

He was willing to risk the emperor's wrath in order to obtain the best interests for the Tian family.

"The king's order cannot be violated..." Jushou took a deep breath, and a glimmer of success quickly flashed in his eyes: "But after all, we are old friends who have worked together for many years. I can make people suffer less, which can make up for the regrets in my heart.

"

Jia Xu seemed not to notice the joy in Ju Suo's tone and hid her hands in her sleeves.

Soon, in the ensuing debate about Fan Chong, Ju Shou remained unusually silent. Without him, a straightforward and strong-willed person, no one else dared to take the lead rashly. So Fan Chong's matter of killing good people and taking credit for their crimes became clear.

The situation was temporarily suppressed by Taiwei Dong Cheng's demonstration.

The heroes of Wei County who had been plundered by Fan Chou could not swallow this sigh of relief, but with the arrival of Wang Yi, the governor of Jizhou, the scholars in other counties of Jizhou gradually began to turn their attention to Wang Yi himself, and for a while they did not gather to attack Fan Chou.

Criticize.

Although Wang Yi was a disciple of the great scholar Liu Kuan, because he was from the north of Liangzhou, his reputation was not widely known. Jizhou scholars tried their best to collect information, but they only knew that Wang Yi was known for his gentle but firm governance style when he was the governor of Hedong.

Relying on the almost extinction of the powerful people in Hedong and the strong support of the emperor, they unswervingly implemented every policy of the imperial court to restrict the powerful. However, the specific situation in Jizhou was different from that in Hedong. Despite the struggle between Gongsun Zan and Yuan Shao, the court

The conquest of Hebei and other battles, as well as the emperor's severe liquidation of some powerful people who participated in the rebellion against Yuan Shao, but Jizhou is a big state after all, and powerful families are deeply entrenched and intertwined here. They can form a strong resistance to Wang Yi.

When Wang Yi began to follow the imperial edict to liquidate Jizhou's rebellious powerful people one by one, some of these powerful powerful people were unwilling to surrender and relied on Wubao's soldiers to resist the edict. The emperor originally wanted to lead his army to stay in Jizhou to serve as a deterrent to Wang Yi.

Hebei Xiaoxiao thus basically laid up the framework of the New Deal. However, he had delayed in Guandong for too long and had to return, so only Jizhou Diannong Zhonglang Yu Jin was left to lead Li Dian and other troops to help Wang Yi.

Suppress rebellion.

July 26, the fourth year of Jian'an.

The emperor's cavalry had just crossed the Yellow River, and before they arrived at Luoyang, they heard Liu Biao's report from Jingzhou that the emperor's teacher, the imperial servant Zhao Qi, had died.

At the beginning of the Eastern Campaign, Zhao Qi, the Imperial Servant and the Marquis of Duting, went south to Xiangyang on the emperor's order. He implemented the strategy of "disadvantaging Jing" proposed by Jia Xu, contacted Jingzhou's powerful people and scholars, and used both hard and soft tactics to force Liu Biao to half-heartedly raise funds for the Eastern Campaign.

A large amount of manpower and material resources wiped out Jingzhou's many years of savings. In addition, Cai Mao, Huang Zu and others cooperated with Gan Ning to lead the army eastward. During the year and a half of the Eastern Expedition, Jingzhou has been honest and peaceful.

Most of the credit goes to Zhao Qi.

Zhao Qi is over ninety years old. He has experienced several generations of emperors and witnessed with his own eyes how the Han Dynasty turned from prosperity to decline, and how the world collapsed and returned to the Zhongxing Dynasty. In fact, he had been seriously ill a few months ago.

At that time, he held on to his breath and said to Sun Song, his former savior whom he unexpectedly met in Jingzhou: "The Han Dynasty has not yet revived. If I die today, how will I be able to rest in peace!"

At that time, Liu Biao, who was taken back by the emperor as General Zhennan, did not want the emperor's teacher to die in his residence, so he went everywhere to seek medical treatment for him, and even asked the emperor to transfer Zhang Ji from Chang'an to treat him. However, Zhao Qi was too old.

His body was exhausted, and no matter how good the doctor was, it was of no avail. It was not until he heard the news that the emperor had completely regained Hebei and conquered Nanpi that Zhao Qi passed away in satisfaction.

Liu Biao was extremely frightened. Although it was not his fault that Zhao Qi died of illness, he was still afraid that he would be caught for doing something wrong. If the emperor disliked him for this, what chance would he have of surviving in the future?

Fortunately, Sun Song, Zhao Qi's savior when he took refuge in Qingzhou, had lived in Jingzhou many years ago, and Liu Biao also respected him very much. When Zhao Qi was there, Sun Song was the mediator between the two. Now that Zhao Qi has died,

Liu Biao had to tell the emperor exactly what happened here, especially to clear away his relationship and prove that he had done his best for Zhao Qi. So Liu Biao found Sun Song, hoping that he would go to the emperor for him.

They went to Yecheng, but Sun Song was exhausted both physically and mentally and refused Liu Biao's request, saying:

"My health is not good either." Sun Song gasped, and his body seemed to collapse after his old friend's death: "Your Majesty, you should hire someone else who is wise."

Liu Biao sighed deeply. He had been looking very haggard these days, and his eye circles were still red: "Looking at the wise men of Jingzhou, who can I place my hope in?"

In fact, after parting ways with the Huang family, Pang family and other wealthy families in Jingzhou, Liu Biao no longer really trusted anyone in Jingzhou. However, Sun Song did not think so. He recommended: "I heard that Han Song in Yiyang, in order to make Jun Zheng

I am appointed as a middle man. There is a good bond between the king and his ministers. This person has always been loyal and loyal. If you have doubts, why don't you let him go?"

Sun Song was a well-known scholar. Regarding his words, Liu Biao had no choice but to invite Sun Song with suspicion: "We have made peace today and the country is stationed in Ye. As ministers, we should send an envoy to congratulate him. I have not been to the court for many years."
Chapter completed!