Upon hearing the names of these three people, even Liu Jian couldn't help but his heart skipped a beat.
Tao Qian, Liu Yu, Dong Zhuo... these were all heavyweights who took control of each side during the Yellow Turban Rebellion. Unexpectedly, the three of them are now governors, and they alternately serve in Youbin and the two states.
Although the governor only has 600 stones, he still has the responsibility of supervising the officials of the prefecture and county. Compared with the power of the prefect in the court, the advice of the governor will be more convincing.
"If the prince's intention is to persuade the governors of the two states and the three uncles to report it at the same time, then your majesty will be more confident about the matter of leaving the fortress, right?"
"Yes, here in Youzhou, all the prefects of the counties have been suffering for a long time. With Hou Jun and I taking the lead, there shouldn't be any surprises. Tao Gongzu's term has expired and he will rebel against the capital soon, and Liu Bo'an has also resigned from the army.
He set off from Luoyang and was about to come to Youzhou to take office. At this time, the two of them were coming and going, taking turns to take turns. If these two people could go out and retreat at the same time, and jointly advise against the enemy, the pressure on His Majesty's side would be
, it will be much smaller.”
"If Dong Shijun from Bingzhou is also included in the report, can the matter be settled?" Liu Jian asked to test.
"Exactly."
Lu Qian supported his body. He was not too young for this era, and sitting for a long time had made his lower body stiff. So he stomped back and forth in the hall while talking.
"Deran, this matter is of great importance. Before the matter has been decided, it is not appropriate for me to spread the matter too much. Therefore, except for a few of my confidants, no one in the palace is available for the time being. The former Gongsun Bogui asked me
I recommended you. There are many praises in the letter. I talked with you in detail today and found that although you are young, you are indeed a talent that can be built, so I want to entrust you with big things today."
Liu Jian thought to himself that no wonder this Mr. Lu had been analyzing with him for so long, and it turned out that he was waiting for him here.
He planned to let himself do big things, but he was afraid that he would not be able to do it, so he was verbose.
But right now, helping him is helping himself. No matter what the difficulty is, Liu Jian has to shoulder the responsibility.
He is now determined to promote a decisive battle between the imperial court and Xianbei.
"Please give me your orders, I will definitely do my best."
"Okay, I told you just now that people from all the counties in Youzhou should be fine if I keep in touch with Brother Hou, Bogui and others. Tao Gongzu has left office. This matter has nothing to do with him. Please tell me something.
It's not difficult to go back. Liu Bo'an is a virtuous minister of the clan, and we all knew each other in the past. They are all for the sake of the country, so there should be no serious problems. The key lies here in Bingzhou."
"Except for the locals, Liangzhou has the largest number of people in charge of military affairs among the counties in Bingzhou today, and the leader among them is Dong Zhuo!"
"I plan to write a letter and send a confidant to Dong Zhuo, asking him to jointly submit a letter to the imperial court to mobilize troops. However, the messenger must be my confidant and cannot leak the news. Secondly, he must be shrewd and capable. Then Dong Zhuo
Although I have never met him, I know that he is not a good person, and he has turned to the Duan Jue, Zhang Huan, and Yuan families. Even if you cannot defeat him, you still have to figure out his thoughts, so that we can do things easily.
"
It turned out that I was asked to meet Dong Zhuo.
But it's right to think about it. Even though he is the head of a county, in this matter, it may not be easy to choose someone who is both comfortable and trustworthy.
Instead of thinking about it back and forth, it would be most appropriate to let yourself, the person who has the most direct information, go to see Dong Zhuo.
"In that case, I wonder when the official will set off?"
Lu Qian pondered for a moment and said: "It's better to do it sooner rather than later. In this way, when you come to the county office, you will first take over the post of Bing Cao Zuo Shi. You will meet Bing Cao Peng and give you a brief handover. I will ask someone to issue you a customs clearance pass.
You go to Jinyang immediately to deliver a message to Dong Zhuo."
Liu Jian immediately accepted the order, and then said: "It is nearly two thousand miles from Jicheng to Jinyang. There will inevitably be some dangers along the way. I want to take three followers with strong martial arts skills to go with me, and I also ask the prince to accompany them.
Issue a talisman."
Lu Qian said with a smile: "It's easy to talk about this. You four, I will take you eight horses, and you can transfer horses along the way, and you can reach Jinyang earlier."
Liu Jian hurriedly said: "There may be something wrong with this matter. If the imperial court goes to a decisive battle with Xianbei, there will be a shortage of war horses in Youzhou and horses to carry heavy loads. How can I still take away eight soldiers at this time?"
A good horse?"
Lu Qian was quite surprised when he heard this.
Unexpectedly, this young man not only has far-reaching thoughts, but is also so loyal and patriotic that he even wants to save a few horses for the county.
Details determine success or failure. This simple sentence made Lu Qian's affection for Liu Jian double.
"Young man, you don't have to worry so much. With the great power of the Han Dynasty and tens of millions of people, can't we afford eight horses like yours? There is no need to be like this."
Liu Jian probed without leaving any trace: "I dare to ask the prince, I heard that three years ago, Mr. Xia went out to the fortress and was defeated by Tan Shihuai. He lost as many as 30,000 war horses and pack horses. I'm afraid he still hasn't regained his strength now."
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"The number of thirty thousand is a slight exaggeration, but the losses are indeed heavy."
Everyone knows about this matter, and Lu Qian is not shy about it: "However, in recent years, the imperial court has always wanted to fight with Xianbei again, so horse farms in various places are stepping up training and preparing food and stockpiles. If they want to set up a fierce battle station,
The cavalry needed should be barely enough."
"What about the packhorses that transport grain?"
Lu Qian turned to look at Liu Jian and found a worried look on his face, thinking that this boy was really worried about the war... Yes, yes, he was a good boy.
"Although there are not enough pack horses, even if we temporarily recruit people from the two states, it will still be enough."
"Does the court have enough money?"
Lu Qian laughed loudly and said, "You guys are worried. If your Majesty is really determined to do something, money is not an issue."
Liu Jian thought about Lu Qian's words carefully and found that they were indeed true.
He didn't know if Taicang had money, but the emperor and the young master must have money in their hands.
Even though the emperor's imperial power is weak at the moment, he knows how to seize money, and once the money in His Majesty's hands is used for things that are beneficial to his grasp of power, the emperor will not be stingy.
It depends on how Liu Hong wants to spend it.
Playing is also a flower, and doing big things is also a flower.
Come to think of it, Lu Qian was not innocent. He had the guts to say this because he had some control over the situation in the court.
Liu Jian's mind changed slightly, and he admonished again: "Master, according to the opinion of the officials, although the court is not short of money to buy horses, but if it is to be purchased among the people, once the news is released, I am afraid that the powerful people in the family will secretly hear the news."
They join forces to raise the price of horses in order to seek huge profits. In this way, the imperial court will be harmed but the local tycoons will benefit, so we need to be careful."
Lu Qian himself was of the same lineage as Lu Zhi. They were both clean-minded people and did not associate with the right and powerful. He was quite appreciative of Liu Jian's words.
"What you say makes sense? Is there a way to solve it?"
"have."
"Tell me and listen."
"If the Northern Expedition is finalized, why not spread the news secretly before purchasing horses publicly, saying that the imperial court is short of horses for this war and unable to support the market price of horses, and intends to force the recruitment, so that the rich can hide horses or
This is to secretly dispose of the excess horses in hand. In this way, the horse market will decline in the short term. When the list is announced, the court will explicitly purchase the horses based on the current market conditions. Horse prices will be difficult to rebound in a short period of time, thus avoiding the consequences of the tycoons.
Calculated."
Lu Qian was stunned when he heard this. He looked at Liu Jian in surprise for a long time, and then nodded slowly.