Chapter 47 The situation has changed! (Thanks to [Prince Heshuo Limi 1]
Although the emperor granted Lu Yan the post of general of hussars,
But since Lu Yan returned to Chenliu, he has been staying in Chenliu and has never been to Xuchang, let alone to the morning court.
For this reason, many ministers secretly reported on Lu Yan, but the emperor wanted to win over Lu Yan, so he ignored Lu Yan's impeachment.
After arriving in Xuchang, Taiwei Yang Biao, who felt physically and mentally exhausted, wanted to resign and go into seclusion in the countryside on the grounds that he was too old and unfit for his responsibilities.
However, the emperor tried his best to keep him because of his hard work and achievements. In the end, Yang Biao was worshiped as Taichang and was in charge of the etiquette and cultural education of the imperial temple.
In recent days, Yang Biao, who had a lot of free time, visited Yingchuan County and Chenliu County.
He wanted to see for himself and carefully what made these two counties so prosperous and stable.
After nearly half a month of secret visits, Yang Biao made some discoveries and insights, but the most shocking thing in his heart was the person he tried to win over, Lu Yan!
"Lu Yan is one of the best in the world in both literary and martial arts, but he has the biggest problem: Lu Yan only cares about the people and does not care about the imperial power!"
This discovery gave Yang Biao mixed feelings.
Fortunately, the Han Dynasty has such a genius and attaches great importance to the people. If he is in a high position, the people will definitely benefit a lot.
What worries me is whether there will be big men in the future...it's really hard to say.
Yang Biao decided to go out to visit Chen Liu later today. He wanted to try again to see if he could make Lu Yan pay more attention to the imperial power and the emperor.
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At today's court meeting, Cao Cao mainly said two very important things.
The first thing is that famous people from all over the world gathered in Xuchang, and Cao Cao hoped that the emperor could use their talents according to his needs.
For this reason, Cao Cao asked Xun Yu to draw up a list, and then the emperor only needed to give corresponding official positions to the people on the list.
This is also the reason why Cao Cao asked Xun Yu and others to contact the celebrities who came to serve.
None of the emperor's officials had any objections to Cao Cao's proposal.
In fact, everyone knows that the current emperor is just a puppet.
The only difference is that under Li Jue and Guo Si, today's emperor and officials have no worries about food and clothing, and can even occasionally say something and pay attention.
The second major event was that Cao Cao came up with the latest version of bamboo paper that had been improved countless times by Chenliu Workshop.
Compared with the bamboo paper that Guo Jia took out at that time, the improved bamboo paper is whiter, more flexible, and has a smoother surface.
Although it is still not comparable to modern paper, it still made the entire court go crazy!
That's right, whether they are civil servants or emperors, they are all crazy!
This kind of new paper with high quality, good appearance and extremely low cost is bound to change the pattern of scholars in the world.
What kind of contribution is this? What an excellent opportunity this is to leave a mark in history!
Cao Cao took out a new piece of paper in the court with the purpose of asking the emperor to act as a shield for him.
Although the emperor would gain a lot of prestige, the risks faced by Cao Cao would also be greatly reduced.
After all, in addition to promoting new paper, Cao Cao also wanted to mass-print and distribute books such as the Four Books and Five Classics, and even wanted to open a school in every village...
The crisis involved in breaking the family monopoly was so great that even Cao Cao was unwilling to face it head-on.
Cao Cao revealed his intention, and the emperor also knew the huge benefits.
So the two parties hit it off and finally decided to release and promote the new paper in the name of the Han Dynasty. The emperor needed to reorganize the prestige of the Han Dynasty, and this bamboo paper would be a great weapon.
As for how to promote the new paper, Cao Cao once again recommended Lu Yan to the emperor. However, since Lu Yan did not come to court, the emperor had no choice but to send people to Chenliu to discuss with Lu Yan.
By the way, when Cao Cao went to court, he asked the emperor for an official position for Lu Lingqi.
When the emperor heard that the daughter of Marquis Wen Lu Bu was serving under Lu Yan, he immediately gave her the title of General Anhan.
General Anhan's position is not low, even higher than that of Zhao Yun, Taishi Ci and others.
As a result, the highest-ranking general under Lu Yan suddenly changed into Lu Lingqi!
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Lu Yan's house, no, should be called General Hussar's Mansion now.
Guo Jia is sharing with Lu Yan the news that the shadow guards have gathered from various places recently.
"Chang Sheng, I have received news that Sun Ce is leading his troops south and is likely to escape Yuan Shu's control.
Secondly, Yuan Shao refused the emperor's reward because his rank as Taiwei was lower than that of General, so we must always pay attention to Yuan Shao's movements."
Lu Yan nodded and thought: "It's almost time. Sun Ce should really break away from Yuan Shu. Then the big event of Yuan Shu becoming emperor is about to begin."
Seeing Lu Yan lowered his head in thought, Guo Jia poured himself a bowl of tea soup. Looking at the turbid tea, Guo Jia shook his head and sighed: "Oh... if only this was wine!"
Lu Yan heard Guo Jia talking to himself, he raised his head and suddenly said: "Feng Xiao, I think Sun Ce probably used the jade seal to exchange for his freedom."
"Pfft!" Guo Jia was shocked when he heard this. The tea soup he had just drank into his mouth suddenly spurted towards Lu Yan.
Lu Yan is not Cao Cao, how could he be looked at by Guo Jiazi?
A wall of air appeared instantly and all the tea was blocked.
Guo Jia did not pay attention to this incident, but asked in surprise: "How are you sure that Sun Ce will offer the jade seal?"
"Guess."
"..."
Although Lu Yan said it was his guess, the more Guo Jia thought about it, the more likely it became.
Yuan Shu has coveted the Jade Seal for a long time, and he has been watching Sun Ce closely, firstly because of his talent, and secondly because of the Jade Seal.
Who is Yuan Shu? He is extremely ambitious and has even blatantly shown that he wants to replace the traitor of the Han Dynasty!
If he gets the jade seal, the consequences...
Guo Jia looked at Lu Yan, frowned and said, "Then we have to prepare in advance..."
Regarding Yuan Shu's imminent proclaimed emperor, Lu Yan suddenly remembered the strategy of "driving the tiger and swallowing the wolf" used by Xun Yu!
So Lu Yan said: "If Yuan Shu dares to proclaim himself emperor, the princes in the world will definitely rise up to attack him.
I remember that Liu Bei, the pastor of Xuzhou, claimed to be a clan member of the Han Dynasty, so I might as well make use of it when the time comes."
Guo Jia's eyes lit up, he clapped his hands and applauded: "This plan works! Let Xuzhou Liu Bei and Yuzhou Yuan Shu fight hard first, and when they both lose, we can reap the benefits. But, then Liu Bei will really respect the emperor.
An imperial edict to attack Yuan Shu?"
"Yes!" Lu Yan was sure in his heart.
Because Liu Bei knew that his only advantage was his status as a clan member of the Han Dynasty. If he did not respect the emperor's order, his status would be greatly diminished.
Liu Bei gained the status of imperial uncle because of his contact with the emperor. He gradually became famous and recognized by some scribes, and then he got his first real adviser.
Who is the rival of the heroes in the world? Cao Liu! Lu Yan is more afraid of Liu Bei than anyone else.
Although Liu Bei was also a wise man, in order to put an end to the troubled times as soon as possible, Lu Yan still had to prepare to attack Liu Bei hard.
Seeing that Lu Yan stopped talking again, Guo Jia wanted to take another sip of tea, but he held it back when he thought of the gaffe just now.
Fortunately, Lu Yan did not think about it for too long, "Feng Xiao, send more shadow guards to investigate Yuan Shu's situation. Once there are signs that he will become emperor, we will immediately start the strategy of driving away tigers and devouring wolves, and at the same time prepare for the expedition to Xuzhou and Yuzhou."
Prepare!"
"I see."
"You have to find time to tell Duke Cao, Zhicai, Wenruo and others about our reasoning. They can make up for the loopholes in our plan."
"I will go to Xuchang tomorrow." Guo Jia nodded and replied.
Although Guo Jia's tone was very calm, as if he was agreeing to a trivial matter,
But Lu Yan knew,
This is exactly when Guo Jia is at his most serious!