Chapter 252 Return to Nanyang, choose an auspicious day, and become emperor!
Liu Bian suddenly remembered a story his teacher told in class when he was in junior high school.
In the Spring and Autumn Period, King Wen of Wei asked the famous doctor Bian Que:
All three of your brothers are good at medicine, which one is the best?
Bian Que replied: The eldest brother is the best, the middle brother is second, and I am the worst.
King Wen asked again: Why are you the most famous?
Bian Que said: The eldest brother treated the disease before the onset of the disease, so his name should not be spread to others;
When the middle brother's illness first appeared, people thought he could only treat minor illnesses, and his name was only heard in the countryside;
I treat patients when they are serious and perform major surgeries, so I am most famous.
A truly wise man may be truly nameless.
They deeply understand one truth:
Nip problems in the bud.
Control after the event is inferior to control during the event, and control during the event is inferior to control before the event.
Only by nipping hidden dangers in the bud can we win the greatest victory at the lowest cost.
Historically, although Xi Zhicai took refuge with Cao Cao for a short time, he helped Cao Cao. From a vassal with no foundation, he became a prince who controlled Yanzhou and could compete with Yuan Shao and Yuan Shu for supremacy.
Not simple!
This was the first time Liu Bian had a strong interest in Xi Zhicai.
He looked at the thin man in front of him with great interest. It was hard to believe that such a thin body could actually support the development of Cao Cao's career in the early stages of his career.
Awesome!
It’s really awesome!
"teacher."
Immediately, Liu Bian asked secretly: "What about Guo Jia? What kind of person is he?"
The Military Advisor Alliance explained: "Guo Jia's information mainly comes from history, including his suggestions, character evaluations, etc., supplemented by Enneagram personality analysis. Experts have drawn the following conclusions:"
"Guo Jia's character analysis is not as obvious as that of Xi Zhicai. He belongs to the intersection of two personalities. He is a typical rational type and also has an ego-type personality."
"Guo Jianeng can truly look at the world with a cold eye. He likes to stay away from people and emotions. He likes to think and analyze. He does not have high requirements for material life and likes the satisfaction of spiritual life."
"This can be seen from his fondness for taking Wushi Powder, which is a chronic poison but can make people feel ecstatic. It originated in the late Han Dynasty and the Three Kingdoms and flourished in the Wei and Jin Dynasties."
"also......"
The Military Advisor Alliance emphasized: "Guo Jia's character is also accompanied by a certain ego-type personality. In a sense, it is a bit like the temper of an artist."
"This type of person has an extremely rich imagination. He likes to create and be immersed in his own world, and then constantly self-aware, self-reflective, and self-explored to improve this world."
"Based on Guo Jia's historical data and the on-site question and answer dialogue, experts speculated that the world created by Guo Jia in history was Cao Cao's exclusive intelligence agency, the School Office."
"The school affairs office controlled by Guo Jia uses events to gauge people's hearts and personalities. By controlling people's hearts, it improves the success rate of his strategies and makes him famous all over the world."
"For example, he speculated on the death of Sun Ce, the internal fighting between the Yuan brothers, and predicted that Liu Biao would stop Liu Bei during the expedition to Wuhuan. They were all based on judgments of people's hearts, and even the discussion of ten victories and ten defeats was aimed at controlling the hearts of Cao Ying.
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"This is an ultra-high technology that even experts in modern society find difficult to achieve!"
The Military Advisor Alliance made a simple comparison: "In a sense, the expert's intelligent event processing model is an intelligent analysis software for plotting, while Guo Jia's brain is an intelligent processing system for plotting."
"Of course, experts' intelligent analysis software for planning will take people's hearts into consideration, but the proportion is not very large. It is because people's hearts are difficult to predict. Once the proportion is too large, it will inevitably lead to a reduction in the reliability of the system."
Liu Bian was so impressed that he fell to the ground and thought to himself: "I dare to ask the teacher, do the experts have any suggestions for these two people?"
The Alliance of Military Advisors said softly: "Yes! Currently, Bian Ye's new dynasty is in its early stages, and it is relatively short of manpower. Experts suggest that Xi Zhicai cooperate with Xun He, share Xun He's burden, and be the prime minister of the new dynasty's government affairs."
"Secondly, considering Guo Jia's characteristics and the internal and external hidden dangers in the early establishment of the new dynasty, it is time to build our own intelligence system. This matter can be left to Guo Jia."
Liu Bian understood it in his heart and breathed a sigh of relief.
Immediately.
He then raised his eyes to look at Guo Jia and Xi Zhicai. They saw that the other party was suspicious. It was obvious that they were confused by his long silence, but they did not dare to disturb them.
Ahem!
Liu Bian deliberately coughed twice. Yang Zuo came to his senses in a daze and turned to look at the two of them: "Well, let's talk about it each. Now that the new Nanyang Dynasty is about to be established, how will we start the work next?"
"You can speak freely and combine your own understanding and what you are best at. This will make it easier for me to arrange your arrangements and make the best use of everyone's talents."
Finally got back to the topic.
The two of them breathed a sigh of relief, and then glanced at each other.
Xi Xian nodded: "In that case, let me talk first."
Liu Bian was full of curiosity about the play Zhicai, so he said favorably: "Okay, then Zhicai will tell you first."
Xi Xian was obviously well prepared and answered fluently: "The new dynasty has just been established. Your Highness is naturally ambitious, but this is not an easy process. The court needs to solve too many problems."
"First of all, there is a serious shortage of officials, making it difficult to support all parties' affairs. His Highness will definitely issue an edict to recruit talented people from all over the world into the new dynasty, but how capable they are remains to be discussed."
"Secondly, His Highness's actions against the Kong family in Nanyang have now spread throughout the world. His Highness must have his own way of sorting out the Nanyang gentry, but how to truly stand up and get rid of dependence on the aristocratic family is still a huge problem.
challenge.”
"People's livelihood, military affairs, internal and external relations in Nanyang, etc., these factors that affect the stability of the new DPRK must all be taken into consideration and put into practice as soon as possible."
"Moreover..."
"..."
Barabara.
Xi Xian didn't open his mouth, but as soon as he opened his mouth, seven or eight hidden dangers appeared, and all of them went straight to the point and were well-founded, giving people a feeling that they were in imminent danger and were about to die.
If the Alliance of Military Advisors hadn't considered every issue thoroughly, Liu Bian might really be unable to hold back at this moment. The establishment of a new dynasty is good, but building a building is a complex engineering discipline. How can it be so difficult?
Easy to do.
but......
Judging from Xi Xian's analysis process, it confirms the expert's judgment of this person's perfect personality. The thinking of the problem is indeed very comprehensive and clear, from simple to deep, complex but not chaotic, which is beyond the control of ordinary people.
At the same time, Liu Bian also understood why Xun might be the first to recommend this person, because Xi Zhicai is definitely an all-rounder. In the early stage of any entrepreneurial company, such a person is a treasure.
Xun He was not only recommending talents to himself, but also looking for assistants for him!
After all, even if Wang Zuo is a talented person, his personal energy is still limited.
He can single-handedly support the various tasks of the entire military camp. It is indeed Alexander.
Poor Xun or.
call-
Liu Bian let out a long breath, nodded with interest, and turned to look at Guo Jia: "Fengxiao, what about you? What are your views and suggestions on the current new dynasty?"
Guo Jia glanced at Xi Zhicai and sighed: "Your Highness, Zhicai's words are already very comprehensive. Jia has nothing to add. However, Jia is slightly interested in internal and external troubles and has some ideas."
Liu Bian waved his hand and said: "Following filial piety allows you to speak freely without restraint."
Guo Jia nodded and said softly: "As Zhicai said, when the new dynasty is first established, everything needs to be perfected. All the princes and aristocratic families in the world are watching His Highness's next actions, and even want to get a share of the pie."
"For Dong Zhuo and others, this is an excellent opportunity to penetrate deeply into the new dynasty, whether it is people's livelihood, military, court officials, etc., it is undoubtedly a huge opportunity."
"Han Feizi once said: An embankment of a thousand feet can be destroyed by the nests of ants; a room of a hundred feet can be burned by the cracks of the gap! When Your Highness is concentrating on establishing a new dynasty and carrying out various tasks, you need to beware of the poisonous hands reaching out from the dark.
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"I thought..."
At this point, Guo Jia bowed his head and said loudly: "With the establishment of His Highness's new dynasty, the work of assassination cannot be ignored. At this time, it is focused on the internal, but after passing through the stable period, it can be turned external and continue to play its role.
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Unimaginable.
Guo Jia's considerations and arrangements for himself were exactly the same as those of the experts from the Military Advisor Alliance.
It seems that he has a very clear understanding of his own abilities and also has clear goals for his career development.
Liu Bian nodded with interest, glanced at the two of them, and gave a knowing smile: "You can only succeed with great ambition and talent, and if two people of filial piety help each other, why worry about being unable to revive the Han Dynasty and rebuild a prosperous world."
The two of them hurriedly bowed and saluted: "Xian Xian (Guo Jia) will die for the new dynasty!"
Liu Bian helped the two of them up with his own hands: "Please get up quickly. We will return to Nanyang now to create a new dynasty."
The two of them were delighted: "Here."
The carriage returns to the ferry.
Everyone got on the boat and continued to discuss military and state affairs.
When Xi Zhicai learned about Liu Bian's efforts for the new dynasty, and especially when he saw Zao Zhi studying "Farming Essentials", he admired King Hongnong even more.
You know, it took me a long time to think about these issues before I came to some conclusions. But who would have thought that King Hongnong had already begun to make preliminary preparations for these issues.
Unimaginable.
King Hongnong is only 15 years old this year!
Previously, Xi Zhicai had doubts about King Hongnong mentioned in Xun Huo's letter. After all, he was just a 15-year-old child. How thoughtful could he be?
But who would have thought.
Now after learning about these preliminary preparations, Xi Zhi is completely convinced, and even feels that it is too late to meet him. He must seize every moment in the next period and work hard!
"Wen Ruo, you are right, His Highness is indeed a rare master of ZTE."
"As you spend more time with His Highness, this feeling will become deeper."
"Well, I believe you."
"..."
Arrive at Yingyang by boat.
Cao Cao has already prepared his horse and is waiting.
Knowing that the Kong family in Nanyang had been brought to justice, Liu Bian and others hurriedly went straight to Nanyang.
A few days later, Liu Bian and others returned to Wancheng.
Prefect's Mansion.
Liu Bian sat at the head, and under him were civil and military officers on both sides.
The prefect Tang Mao took a step forward, leaned forward and handed over his hands: "Your Highness, the Kong family has been brought to justice. All members of the Kong family are currently imprisoned in the sky prison, and all their assets have been seized."
Immediately.
Tang Xiang handed over a volume of accounts: "This is the account of its assets. Among them, Wancheng, Xinye, Duyang, Biyang and other counties have a total of more than 170,000 acres of paddy fields, 84 manors, and smelting and casting workshops.
There are 732 places, 126 places including iron shops and grain stores in various counties, and more than 2,000 soldiers. Please take a look at it."
hiss-!
Liu Bian gasped in shock.
It's just a small Kong family in Wancheng, but the family fortune is so rich?
He hurriedly took over the account and started browsing it. He was suddenly frightened and looked in disbelief: "A small Kong family actually has such rich assets?"
Tang Mao said casually: "Your Highness, the Kong family started out as a smelter. After hundreds of years of development, the family assets have already exceeded 100 million, and the family's industries have spread across all walks of life. They are well-known wealthy merchants in Nanyang."
Liu Bian naturally heard the implication clearly. To the Kong family, this thing was just drizzle and not worth mentioning. There might be some assets, but they had not discovered it at all.
Liu Bian glanced at ten columns and slowly unfolded them.
On the one hand, he wanted to browse it himself, and on the other hand, he also wanted to pass the information to the experts of the Military Advisor Alliance in as much detail as possible to facilitate their subsequent work arrangements.
"Master Ben."
After a while, the voice of the Military Advisor Alliance sounded: "All the contents have been recorded and can be turned over. Now let's ask about the specific details of the interception and see if any other aristocratic families are involved."
"OK."
Liu Bian was angry and immediately closed the account and asked: "Who is responsible for the interception and killing process that day and the current progress of the investigation?"
Tang Xiang took a step forward, leaned forward and handed over his hand: "Your Highness, my subordinates and Zhong Xiang will be responsible for the matter together. The Kong family was bewitched by Dong Zhuo in Guanzhong, and finally embarked on the road of rebellion."
"However, due to the excellent blockade effect near Nanyang, Dong Zhuo's team could not penetrate. Therefore, Dong Zhuo was not able to participate in the interception and killing process. He only sent people to plan the interception and killing process."
Liu Bian frowned slightly: "Where is this person?"
Tang Xiang replied: "When I sent people to arrest him, he had already committed suicide by taking poison."
In view of Shi Zixuan's situation, Liu Bian couldn't help but ask: "Are you sure he is dead?"
Tang Xiang nodded and was extremely sure: "The imperial doctor Wang Xuan personally examined the body. He committed suicide by taking poison. There is no chance of survival."
"kindness."
Liu Bian then took a breath and waved his hand: "You continue."
Tang Xiang pondered for a while: "The only thing that is currently doubtful is that the cavalry that intercepted His Highness had a total of one hundred and eighty-two, but there were less than thirty horses in the Kong family horse farm. The rest of the horses should have come from the Deng family, Yin
I borrowed it from home, Li family and other places.”
"Currently, Yu Juncheng is leading people to investigate and collect evidence, and seal eight racecourses of the Yin family, Li family and other noble families. They should be at the Deng family racecourse today. I think I can return soon and give details to His Highness."
Liu Bian looked in disbelief: "The Nanyang nobles really secretly helped the Kong family?"
Tang Xiang did not answer directly, but paraphrased Kong Ben's answer: "According to Kong Ben's account, these horses were used by various families to help him pull luggage to escape. They did not know the specific purpose."
quibble!
It's obviously a quibble.
There was no need for the military advisor alliance to answer, Liu Bian had already made his judgment.
Most of the horses in each racecourse are of good standard and can be used as war horses after being pulled out.
If it's just a matter of pulling luggage, a horse can be used, so why borrow one from a racecourse?
It seems that the people sent by Dong Zhuo not only infiltrated the Kong family, but also threatened other noble clans, and were also lobbied by them, and even promised benefits.
really!
The Military Advisor Alliance is right.
It's time to set up our own intelligence system, which will be beneficial to both internal and external parties.
Although Nanyang Hanting has not yet been established, the struggle with Chang'an Hanting has already begun, and this is just an appetizer. There will definitely be more and more ruthless methods in the future.
The ideal is beautiful, but the road is tortuous.
It is really not as easy as imagined to make a big man stand up.
Liu Bian took a deep breath, waved his hand and said, "You continue."
Tang Xiang handed over his hand: "Well! In addition, the Kong family is indeed forging weapons privately. According to the evidence collected, it started long before the Taiping Dao rebellion. From the Huanshou sword, the horse spear, the iron spear, the war spear, the armor,
Everything is available.”
"And judging from the account transactions, the Deng family, Yin family, Li family, Feng family and other families all have business dealings with him, but most of these were after the Taiping Dao rebellion, and the number ranges from hundreds to thousands.
"
"Judging from the seizures of the smelting and casting workshops, dozens of sets of sword and gun models were found, and there were more than a hundred soldiers specifically responsible for this work."
Liu Bian was frightened when he heard this, and he was even more puzzled. He asked secretly: "Teacher, what is this sword model and spear model? And what are the soldiers and disciples? Shouldn't they be blacksmiths?"
The voice of the Military Advisor Alliance immediately sounded: "Master Bian, fan means mold, knife fan, and gun fan are the molds used to cast knives and guns. We will introduce these things in detail when we enter the smelting workshop."
"As for the disciples..."
The voice of the Military Advisor Alliance paused slightly: "They are engaged in smelting production! Soldiers refer to soldiers who perform military service; disciples refer to people who commit crimes and are punished with confiscation."
"When Gong Yu first came to the throne as Emperor Yuan of the Han Dynasty, he wrote a letter saying: The officers who made coins and the iron officers used the soldiers who mined copper and iron mines, and there were more than 100,000 soldiers! There were at least hundreds of soldiers under the command of the various iron officials.
"
"ah?"
Liu Bian's expression changed after hearing this, and he couldn't help being frightened: "Let criminals smelt iron? Don't they want to cause trouble?"
The Military Advisor Alliance affirmed: "Of course! Historical records record that in June of the third year of Yangshuo, Emperor Cheng of the Han Dynasty, the Iron Officials and Disciples in Yangcheng, Yingchuan County staged an armed uprising. Nearly two hundred Iron Officials and Disciples participated in this uprising."
"In addition, in December of the third year of Emperor Yongshi of the Han Dynasty, the iron officials of Shanyang County in Yanzhou held an armed uprising. In this uprising, there were 228 iron officials including Su Ling."
"You need to know!"
The Military Advisor Alliance emphasized: "Yingchuan and Shanyang were not the largest smelting and handicraft industries in the Han Dynasty. They can't compare with Nanyang. The more than two thousand soldiers under the Kong family are enough to prove this."
"Experts estimate that if we add up all the soldiers in Nanyang, there will be at least seven or eight thousand, or even tens of thousands. It is possible."
"After all, Nanyang was the national smelting center of the Han Dynasty. It not only smelted iron, but also had a large amount of copper resources, which could be used to smelt coins for the Han Empire."
hiss-!
Liu Bian asked tentatively: "Then the person who intercepted and killed the lone king this time... was a soldier under the Kong family?"
Tang Xiang nodded affirmatively: "That's right! The Kong family has thousands of followers throughout Nanyang. Due to their low status, Kong Ben treats them very well, so he is extremely loyal to Kong Ben."
"How many people died?"
Liu Bian didn't care whether they rebelled or not.
After all, they are all a bunch of pathetic people, and they are completely forgivable.
He was worried that if too many followers died, it would inevitably affect the subsequent iron smelting industry: "Will it affect the normal operation of the smelting and foundry workshops?"
"Ah, this..."
Tang Xiang didn't seem to think of it.
King Hongnong did not angrily scold the soldiers for helping the tyranny, but he was worried about their casualties and the operation of the smelting workshop.
After being stunned for a moment, Tang Xiang quickly shook his head: "Your Highness, don't worry, not many people will die, most of them will be captured alive by His Highness King Chen, and it will not affect the operation of the smelting workshop at all."
call-
Liu Bian secretly breathed a sigh of relief: "As long as it doesn't affect the smelting workshop."
Immediately.
Liu Bian turned his head and glanced at King Chen who was standing sideways below him, nodded and said, "King Chen, you have made a great contribution."
Chen Wang Liu Chong looked worried and ashamed: "How dare you! I am alone..."
Now, Liu Chong would regret it whenever he thought about how his greed almost led to the defeat of the army.
"Harmful!"
He simply stopped covering up, took a step forward, cupped his hands and clasped his fists: "Your Highness, although I captured many soldiers alive, I almost caused your Highness to be assassinated. This is really a sin."
"this......"
Liu Bian frowned slightly and turned to look at Tang Mao, only to see Tang Mao nod: "All the soldiers are wearing armor and fighting and are well-equipped. Your Highness, he couldn't bear to throw away the trophies he got, so he sent a large number of people to arrest him, resulting in a shortage of troops around him.
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"When the team left the woods and was about to arrive at Duyang County, His Highness encountered a suicidal attack by the traitor cavalry. If Zhong Xiang had led the troops to Shi Yu in time, the entire army might have been annihilated."
In the past, Liu Bian might have waved his hand, smiled, and let the matter pass. After all, it was not a big mistake. Continuing to delve deeper would only hurt feelings, which is not worth it.
But......
After more than half a year of training, Liu Bian has already understood the importance of military discipline.
He was immediately angry and scolded: "Why didn't you report such important details?"
Tang Mao hurriedly handed over his hands and apologized: "I know that I made a mistake, and I hope that His Highness will punish me."
Even if it’s my father-in-law, so what?
You still need to be trained!
Disciplining your father-in-law will have a greater deterrent effect on others.
How could Liu Bian let go of such an opportunity: "Gong is merit and fault is fault. The two must not be confused. You can cover up the past for King Chen today, but what about tomorrow?"
"Although this incident did not have a bad impact, it is of a different nature. At the very least, it is just a cover-up. At the most serious level, it is suspected of forming a clique!"
Tang Mao was frightened and hurriedly bowed his head and said sincerely: "Your Highness clearly knows this, how dare I?"
Liu Bian waved his hand: "I will fine you one month's salary as a warning. As for King Chen's failure to strictly follow the strategy, which caused excessive damage to our department and was almost destroyed, I will be punished with twenty canes."
Liu Chong had already experienced King Hongnong's rigorous military management, so he did not dare to refuse and responded: "Here."
Of course, everyone knows that there is no such thing as this kind of rod punishment. Who dares to really hit King Chen? King Hongnong punished him like this, which can be regarded as an extrajudicial favor to Liu Chong.
This scene made the Military Advisor Alliance couldn't help but praise: "Master Bian, you already have a certain leadership quality. If you continue to maintain it, we will definitely be able to create a strong dynasty."
"kindness."
Liu Bian had a thought in his mind and turned around and said: "Five days from now, it will be an auspicious day in the zodiac. Guhui will ascend the throne in Nanyang and proclaim himself emperor. He will temporarily use the prefect's palace as his palace. Everything else will be kept simple. You can prepare to go on your own."
All the civil and military officials raised their hands and said, "Here."
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