In fact, the rapid quelling of the civil strife in Jizhou this time relied on the support from Youzhou.
According to the inertial thinking of most people, Youzhou has just been pacified, the Juchun Rebellion has ceased, the Wuhuan civil war has not yet been decided, and Guan Yu, Zhang Fei, Huang Zhong and other powerful generals have just taken up their respective positions. As for Liu Jian,
It was at the time when these people were making drastic changes in Youzhou that it was absolutely impossible to mobilize Guan Yu, Zhang Fei and others to help Jizhou at this time.
But Liu Jian did the opposite. The more impossible the thing, he would do it.
Of course, Liu Jian could not let Guan Yu, Zhang Fei, Huang Zhong and others lead the army back. They only led a small number of elites. Following Liu Jian's instructions, they captured these more than forty people with lightning speed.
Let’s talk about the family, the backbone of the family.
A snake cannot fly without a head, and a bird cannot fly without a head. It is impossible for all of these forty families to be equal. At least in each area, there must be a backbone family among them. As long as the backbone is eliminated first,
, then what is left must be panic, loss of linkage, like a piece of loose sand.
Afterwards, Liu Jian just took the time to deal with them slowly.
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The news that Yuan Shu fell down from the Fallen Arrow Tower in his camp on the south bank of the Central Plains spread like wildfire. Everyone in the counties of Henan and Hebei, both high-ranking officials and common people, soon learned about it.
At present, Yuan Shu has become a joke in the hearts of people all over the world, a huge joke.
Who would have thought that Yuan Feng's lineage has repeatedly produced heroes, such as Yuan Ji and Yuan Shao, who are all heroes of the world, but why did Yuan Shu emerge?
Are you like this, still thinking about dominating the Central Plains?
Liu Jian asked someone to shout slogans on the other side of the river, which frightened him into jumping off the building.
It can make people laugh to death.
Of course, Yuan Shu was just out of breath for a moment, nothing serious, and he regained consciousness after a few days of practice.
But now the rumors against him are spreading in the Northland, and they just want him to dig a hole in the ground.
This incident can be said to have caused fatal psychological trauma to Yuan Shu. Now he only thinks about how to take revenge on Liu Deran.
At the same time, news came from the Black Mountain Army that Cao Cao had made a big breakthrough in the Black Mountain Army, killing countless people and capturing countless people from the Black Mountain Army.
These Montenegrin troops captured by Cao Cao, plus those captured last time, after some preparation by him, became an important guarantee for Cao Cao to expand his strength.
Moreover, the victory of this battle also made Cao Cao famous.
Because the leader of the Black Mountain Army, Daqu Commander Zhang Niujiao, was actually killed by Cao Cao.
This is no small feat.
Cao Cao also knew how to assess the situation very well, so he secretly sent someone to report the matter to the court.
However, he did not report it to Dong Zhuo, but reported it to Lu Qiang through the eunuch's network about his defeat of the Black Mountain Army.
Today, Lu Qiang has become the most popular person in front of the Emperor Liu Bian and the Queen Mother He.
In order to be able to implement the new personnel policy and the new land policy, the emperor, Queen Mother He, Dong Zhuo, Lu Qiang... these people are on the same front.
It's just that the resistance to this matter in the court was too great. Every time this matter was brought up in the court discussion, all the ministers would seek death and life, shouting loudly and insisting on blood splattering on the spot.
Liu Bian saw that the reaction of the courtiers was so great that he did not dare to say anything and wanted to delay the New Deal.
Empress Dowager He was a woman, and she didn't dare to overturn the table all at once.
But Dong Zhuo had lost his patience after several tossings from the ministers of the DPRK.
He has decided that before the end of the year, he will let the scholars who have turned to him implement all the implementation details of the New Deal and various possible situations, and then change the Yuan Dynasty next year to completely implement the New Deal.
The Empress Dowager He, the Emperor and others saw that Dong Zhuo was so anxious and tried to persuade him one after another. However, Dong Zhuo was stubborn and refused to give face to anyone.
This made the Emperor, Queen Mother He and others hesitate.
It was at this time that Lu Qiang received a letter of merit from Cao Cao.
Cao Cao only stated in his letter that he defeated the Black Mountain bandits and killed Zhang Niujiao.
He didn't say a word about the rest.
The moment he saw Cao Cao's letter, Lu Qiang became a little silent.
He knew something about this person.
Cao Cao's identity is very complicated. He is a good friend of Yuan Shao and is very familiar with the party's gentry. However, after he was still a eunuch, he will always be branded as a eunuch's son.
Although when he was young, he worked hard to eliminate the mark of eunuchs on himself, but he has not succeeded for so many years.
When Lu Qiang saw the name Cao Cao, the first reaction in his mind was still...this guy is the same as me!
Lu Qiang thought seriously for a while, and then put away the letter sent by Cao Cao.
The next day, Lu Qiang went to the palace to meet the Queen Mother He and the Emperor, and gave them Cao Cao's handwriting.
The emperor did not understand the profound meaning.
However, Queen Mother He seemed to understand what Lu Qiang meant.
"Does grandpa think this person is useful?"
Lu Qiang said respectfully: "It is said that Cao Cao is Yuan Shao's loyal subordinate, but the old slave does not think so. After Cao Cao became an eunuch, he tried his best to curry favor with Yuan Shao, befriended him, and was even willing to go through fire and water for him, which shows that he
I have a strong desire to change my identity. This time I killed Zhang Niujiao, but instead of offering credit to Yuan Shao, I secretly sent the news to the old slave. Why do you think His Majesty, Your Majesty?"
Empress Dowager He has been around the court for a long time and has great political wisdom.
"Cao Cao intends to use his merit to get promoted and become an independent family?"
Lu Qiang nodded and said: "I heard that he conquered many Montenegrin refugees this time, and over the years, he has been accumulating strength in Shanyang and Dongjun. It seems that Cao Cao led Yuan Shu to take over the Central Plains.
Extremely deep, maybe giving Cao Cao a fiefdom will allow him to better use it for the court. After all these years, Yuan Shao seems to have given him only a limited amount."
"But what use is Cao Cao to us?" Queen Mother He asked puzzledly.
"New Deal!"
Lu Qiang said: "The new policy that the prime minister wants to establish will indeed be of great benefit to the Han Dynasty, the world, and the imperial power. Even most of the poor families in the world, as well as some high-ranking families, will also look forward to the imperial court. After all, the imperial court's new policy will be of great benefit to the emperor."
The old hierarchies have been broken, giving those who want to be promoted a chance."
"However, the approach of the Prime Minister seems to be too hasty. The ministers and ministers do not agree to the full implementation of the New Deal, so the Prime Minister wants to go on a killing spree. This is not advisable. According to the old slave, the New Deal can be implemented gradually on a trial basis, such as now in Hebei and Guanzhong
Or it may be a good idea to promote it in several counties in Xuzhou, Liangzhou, and Jiangdong first, and then gradually expand it according to the situation."
Queen Mother He nodded and said: "My grandpa is mature and prudent. This is indeed a golden word."
"But, why do we have to choose Jiangdong, Xuzhou, Hebei, Guanzhong to promote?"
Lu Qiang sighed: "It is impossible to land in Jing and Yi. After all, it is controlled by members of the Yuan family. It is placed in Yan and Yu in the Central Plains. It has always been a place where noble families and scholars are entrenched. Now it is even more dilapidated and Yuan Shu is there. It is really
It is difficult to advance. Sizhou is now in chaos, and there are many prominent families... It is better to only implement it on a trial basis where it can be advanced. Guanzhong is now the foundation of the imperial court, and the people in the frontier areas of Liangzhou are even more eager to advance. The scholars in Guanxi
It has always been suppressed by the people of Guandong, and most of the promotion channels in the officialdom are controlled by the scholars of Guandong. Most people west of Hangu Pass will definitely respond to this new policy!"
"As for Hebei, if the emperor's uncle is in charge, there will be no problem..."
"Now that Yuan Shu is in Yanzhou, according to Lao Nu, the key is whether there is anyone who can take his place in Yangzhou."