In the conscience of heaven and earth, Liu Xie really had no intention of humiliating Yang Xiu.
In his memory of two generations, the first step for the children of Han Dynasty officials to enter the officialdom was to become a man. The only difference was what kind of man they were and the length of their tenure.
If a person from a good family background and well-connected people can just show up for the position of Lang Guan, he will be transferred to another position soon.
If you come from an ordinary family and have few connections, you may stay in the position of Lang for more than ten years until you feel bored and voluntarily resign.
Wang Yue has been a tiger benefactor for more than ten years.
Jia Xu also promoted Xiaolian to the rank of Lang. He stayed in the palace for several years without being promoted, and finally resigned due to illness.
In contrast, Xun Yu, who was the same as Jia Xu, also promoted Xiaolian as his son, and within a few days he became the palace guard.
In his opinion, appointing Yang Xiu as Huang Menlang was a normal decision without any discrimination. After making the decision, he continued to practice martial arts and let Yang Xiu go through the entry procedures by himself.
Given Yang Biao's position in the court, Young Master Tian Fen would be polite to Yang Xiu and would not embarrass him.
Yang Xiu came down from the plateau and looked around. He saw Zhong Yao, the servant of the Huangmen, standing aside. He didn't want to talk to him at first, but he thought that from now on he would be regarded as a colleague. He could not see you without looking up, so he had to say hello.
"Zhongjun."
Zhong Yao was surprised and quickly returned the gift. "Master, what advice do you have?"
Yang Xiu reluctantly laughed twice. "The emperor will not give up, and he has been recruited as Huangmenlang. From now on, he will work with Zhong Jun. I hope Zhong Jun can give me some advice."
Zhong Yao was greatly surprised and couldn't help but look at Yang Xiu a few more times.
Yang Xiu was extremely depressed.
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With the coordination of Yang Biao and Shi Sunrui, Liu Xie made some personnel adjustments.
First, the Zhijinwu and Tiqi led by Zhijinwu were merged into the guards, under the unified command of Shisun Rui.
Since the sixth year of Zhongping, the military and political power has been controlled by Dong Zhuo and his party members for a long time. The Forbidden Army is seriously short of personnel and training is seriously insufficient, and its combat effectiveness is out of the question. Fu Wan himself is a scholar and has no military knowledge, so he handed over his infantry and cavalry to the command of Shi Sunrui.
,training is a good choice.
As compensation for Fu Wan, Liu Xie made Fu Wan his young master and studied with him every day.
I was freed from the tedious daily affairs and could study with peace of mind. I was promoted to an official position and I happily accepted it.
Immediately afterwards, Liu Xie accepted Yang Biao's recommendation and worshiped Song Guo as the Tiger Guard and Lieutenant General.
Song Guo's courtesy name was Zhongyi, and he was a native of Pingling, Fufeng. Not only was he the same hometown as the scholar Sun Rui, he was also the same clan as the noble people of Song Dynasty.
Considering that the beneficiaries of these two adjustments are all Fufeng people, but the loser is Fu Wan, a Guandong people, and Fu Wan's daughter Fu Shou is the queen, it is easy to think of the competition for favor in the harem, which inevitably caused some
dispute.
Fortunately, the recommender was Captain Yang Biao, and Fu Wan himself did not express any dissatisfaction. Others could only keep their opinions to themselves, and there was no overt conflict.
Striking while the iron was hot, Liu Xie summoned the fifth captain of the Northern Army.
The Fifth School of the Northern Army is the main force of the Forbidden Army, with more than 2,000 troops, more than the combined strength of Guang Luxun, Wei Wei, and Zhi Jinwu.
Among the five lieutenants, Infantry Colonel Wei Jie is the oldest and has the richest combat experience. He served as captain under Gai Xun together with Shi Sunrui and led his troops to quell the Qiang rebellion. He has both ability and experience.
Scholar Sun Rui recommended Wei Jie to Liu Xie and suggested that Wei Jie's position should not be changed for the time being to avoid unnecessary criticism.
Wei Jie was a native of Duyang, Fufeng, and was from the same county as the scholar Sun Rui. There was a serious conflict between the central government and the central government in Guandong and Guanxi. The sudden promotion of too many people from Fufeng could easily arouse the sensitive nerves of the ministers from Guandong.
Liu Xie deeply agreed.
He may have a deeper understanding of the inherent infighting among ministers, especially civil servants, than Shi Sunrui.
Stories like this have repeated themselves time and time again in history, and they are always heartbreaking.
In order to maintain the balance of power in Kanto and Kansai, Shi Sunrui recommended another person to Liu Xie: Shesheng Colonel Jujun.
Jujun is from Jizhou, he is loyal and courageous, and he is a useful person.
The surname Ju was rare, and he was from Jizhou. Liu Xie naturally thought of another Jizhou person with the surname Ju.
He summoned Jujun and asked, and as expected, Jujun was indeed of the same clan as Jushu. However, he was from the main sect and Jushu was a branch. The two of them didn't have much contact, especially in the past few years, when they had no contact at all.
Liu Xie couldn't help but laugh when he saw Jujun hurriedly disassociating himself from Jushou.
Ju Shou is now Yuan Shao's mastermind, and Yuan Shao's disobedience has long been obvious. As a minister of the imperial court, it is human nature for Ju Jun to avoid suspicion.
As for whether they are multi-betting, it's hard to say.
There is nothing wrong with making multiple bets. Ju Jun fought bravely in the war that followed, and would rather die than surrender. Needless to say, Ju Jun was loyal to Yuan Shao and vowed not to surrender to Cao Cao until he died. He was worthy of the moral values of this era and could be called a loyal man.
"Jujun, in your opinion, who can have the last laugh between me and Yuan Shao?" Liu Xie looked at Jujun with a smile.
Ju Jun was slightly startled, and then said loudly: "Of course it is Your Majesty."
Liu Xie raised his eyebrows. "Is this what Jujun said from the bottom of his heart? Bullying the emperor is not what a minister should do."
Jujun looked embarrassed and didn't know how to answer for a moment.
Liu Xie waved his hand and said calmly: "Jun Ju, there is no need to rush to answer. It may be necessary to think about it for a few more days."
Jujun glanced at Liu Xie in surprise, then bowed and saluted.
"only!"
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After adjusting personnel and meeting with relevant officials, the training of the Forbidden Army was naturally put on the agenda.
The emperor personally performed martial arts as a call to action, and guards Sun Rui, Guang Luxun and Deng Quan gave demonstrations. The five schools of the Northern Army also strengthened their daily drills.
Once a person takes action, his mental outlook will change unconsciously.
The lazy Northern Army was a rabble, while the trained Northern Army gradually took on the appearance of the Forbidden Army.
At least it seems so.
When the news reached the ears of Yang Feng, Yang Ding, and Dong Cheng, they could not remain indifferent. They either actively or passively strengthened their training and acted like a battle is coming and I will win.
In late October, news came from Huangfu Li who was on an envoy to Shaanxi County. Zhang Ji welcomed the emperor's visit and actively prepared for it, but declined the emperor's call for Zhang Ji.
From different channels, Huangfu Li heard the news that Li Jue and Guo Si had sent people to contact Zhang Ji, and it was likely that an agreement had been reached to raise troops to attack the emperor. If nothing else, Li Jue and Guo Si were likely to
Already on the way to Huayin.
After reading Huangfu Li's letter, Liu Xie couldn't help but feel a little nervous.
What was supposed to come eventually came, and it came when he was not prepared.
Liu Xie thought for a while and sent someone to call Yang Xiu.
After Yang Xiu became an official, he kept his father's orders in mind and kept his tail between his legs. He was with Zhong Yao, Ding Chong and others every day, trying his best to be approachable, but the effect was not very good.
Everyone was very polite to him, but they were reluctant to get close to him and stayed away out of respect for ghosts and gods.
Yang Xiu was helpless.
When he learned that the emperor had summoned him, Yang Xiu was overjoyed and rushed over immediately.
He vaguely felt that the poor attitude towards him among the officials was largely due to the fact that the emperor had rejected him, which made people think that his success in becoming an official was all due to his father Yang Biao, and that he had no real talent or learning.
If you want to get rid of such prejudices, you must get the emperor's approval.