Later, Liu Hong asked Liu Jian to leave first, and only the emperor and Liu Yan were left here.
"Uncle Emperor, how is this person?"
Liu Yan smiled and said: "Although he is young, he is calm and restrained, quite resourceful, and loyal to His Majesty. Even among the clan members, he is very rare."
"I'm not worried about anything else now. I'm only worried that he will really fall to the Yuan family."
Liu Yan thought carefully for a while and said: "In my opinion, no. After all, when he first entered Luoyang, he did not let the Yuan family get what they wanted. Even though the Yuan family would not bear any grudge against him, as the head of the Yuan family, he would
It would be impossible for him to immediately fall in love with each other after losing his temper, and he understood that His Majesty's kindness to him was far beyond that of the Yuan family.
After listening to Liu Yan's words, Liu Hong was completely relieved.
He stood up and said, "Uncle, come with me for a walk."
"Here."
The two of them started walking along the fragrant canal in the West Garden.
After walking for a while, I suddenly heard Liu Hong say: "Since Zongzheng Temple has corrected his name, he will be my clan brother from now on. This matter will spread throughout Luoyang soon, but my clan brother is still here."
He's just a lieutenant, quite uneasy."
Liu Yan asked tentatively: "Your Majesty intends to promote Liu Jian?"
"Yes, but in the past, I once summoned a group of filial sons from Xuanling to the court to sacrifice their lives for the crown prince, but the Manchu ministers gathered around and impeached them on the grounds that they were not in compliance with the Han system. Even Cai Yong was so loyal to me that he also came up to remonstrate and fight hard. Now,
Liu Jian has only been a Langguan for a few days, and if he is promoted, he is afraid that he will fall into the trap again."
Liu Yan smiled when he heard this: "Your Majesty is a fan of the authorities. You have forgotten that this boy has a great merit that has not yet been commended by the Chancellor. If he is promoted based on his merit, who would be dissatisfied? Who dares to report it?"
"You mean, the great achievement of defeating Xianbei?"
"Beheading Xianbei eliminated the Han Dynasty's decades of trouble in the border counties of the north. It is said that the people who accompanied Liu Jian in the expedition were those who were in the same camp with Liu Jian, and they all made military exploits of one thousand or six hundred stones in the border counties.
His position is that of a marquis based on his merits, so what? It’s just that this person is very ambitious and doesn’t want to be directly promoted in the border county based on military merit. After all, that is the inferior path.”
"So you would rather come to the capital and become a royal official?" Liu Hong said thoughtfully.
"Exactly, now that he has become famous among scholars, this military achievement is not that important in the hearts of scholars all over the world."
Liu Hong stroked his beard and smiled.
"It seems that the Xiaolian I like has some foresight?"
Liu Yan shook his head: "It's not that this person is far-sighted, but His Majesty is far-sighted!"
"Hahaha, I love Qing Zan very much!"
Among all the officials, Liu Yan was the one Liu Hong trusted the most, and Liu Hong also liked to listen to what he said the most.
"However, uncle Huang, it's useless for you to just praise me. You still need to find a suitable position for me."
Liu Yan immediately said: "There is no ready-made one right now."
"What?"
"Your Majesty, Cao Poshi is injured. With his current condition, how can he be in charge of the Yueqi Camp?"
"You mean to appoint Liu Jian as the captain of the Yue Cavalry School?"
"Yes, the five schools of the Northern Army have always been filled by members of the clan, relatives, and close ministers. Their ranks are as high as two thousand shi, and their officials are idle. Now the news about Cao Poshi's attempt to prevent Liu Jian from attacking Liu Jian in Zuo Zhonglang's office is very fierce in Beijing.
Everyone in the court is looking towards Liu Jian and using him to replace Cao Paishi is a sure thing, and the Manchu ministers can no longer covet this position, so why not do it if they can win over Liu Jian?"
Liu Hong thought carefully for a while and said: "Is it appropriate to go from being a Langguan to a rank of two thousand stones?"
"He killed the Xianbei leader and took Tan Shihuai's body. He shocked the world, so it was naturally appropriate. Moreover, replacing Cao Paishi with him was also regarded as His Majesty's punishment and warning to the Cao family... In this way, it can also be preserved.
Cao family."
"I love you so much!"
Liu Hong nodded with satisfaction: "I will discuss this matter with Lu Qing and others in the coming days. I think they will not be able to respond."
"Exactly!"
…
Things turned out exactly as Liu Yan said. Regarding the Cao Jie incident, Cao Poshi was removed from the position of Yueqi captain and assigned his origin, and Liu Jian was replaced, completely blocking the mouths of everyone in the court.
.
It is impossible for the officials of the Qingliu gentry to object, because Liu Jian's reputation in Luoyang is now so good that he can already stir up a trend.
The aristocratic family members could not refute it, because Liu Jian was the main "victim" of the Cao Poshi incident, and both the imperial power and the public opinion supported him.
The most fundamental thing is that he has great achievements.
…
With no objection from all parties, the process of Liu Jian's appointment went very quickly. Lu Zhi was in charge of the Chancery, and all procedures and inspections went smoothly.
As a result, at the beginning of November this year, Liu Jian jumped from a small rank officer to a Yueqi captain, one of the five schools of the Northern Army.
Before that, the Zongzheng Mansion also announced Liu Jian's clan resume. After confirmation, he was the clan brother of the current Emperor!
As soon as he reached a high position and was recognized as a relative of the emperor by Zongzheng Mansion, Liu Jian's status rose instantly.
All the scholars in Luoyang City greatly praised Liu Jian's identity.
…
On the night when Liu Jian received the official appointment, Zheng Ci personally cooked, prepared some delicious meals, and boiled the Dukang wine purchased in Luoyang City to congratulate Liu Jian on being appointed as the captain of the Yue Cavalry School.
Liu Jian and Zheng Ci sat across from each other in this small room, and Liu Jian filled Zheng Ci's glass with wine.
"Sister, I'm happy today. How about drinking three squid with me?"
Zheng Ci smiled and nodded.
Liu Jian raised his wine bowl and signaled to Zheng Ci: "This is my greeting, madam. Madam traveled thousands of miles to marry in Zhuoxian County, and also traveled thousands of miles to follow me to Luoyang. On weekdays, I just travel around and rarely have company. Madam
I don’t have any maids around, I just have to feed me, clothe me, sleep with me, and take care of all the affairs of the family. Although I don’t say it, I know it in my heart.”
"Thank you ma'am."
After what he said, Zheng Ci was all smiles, but two tears still flowed from the corners of his eyes. He was crying and laughing at the same time. It was so embarrassing.
She hurriedly stretched out her hand to wipe the corners of her eyes and said: "Sir, today is a very happy day. The Lord of the House has to pay homage to the high-ranking official of the school captain. Finally, he has a chance to succeed. Why do you keep talking about these things and make me so miserable?"
"
Liu Jian stretched out his hand and wiped it for Zheng Ci, and said with a smile: "Stop talking, drink!"
"Um!"
The two of them raised their heads and drank all the wine in their hands.
Zheng Ci was not good at drinking and coughed twice due to choking, but she still put a piece of venison on Liu Jian's lacquer plate first.
"Husband, eat quickly."
Liu Jian put the venison in his mouth and said while eating: "My sister's cooking is better. You don't know that compared with the food cooked by my sister, the food in Lang Shuzhong is just like feeding dolphins and dogs. It's not good at all."
Swallow."
Zheng Ci smiled when he heard this: "How could you say that about yourself and your colleagues?"
"By the way, sister, now I am already a captain of two thousand dan. It will be inconvenient for us to live in the suburbs anymore. I think we can rent a house instead, move closer to the city, and buy another two thousand dan.
A maidservant will save you the trouble of working alone."
"If you don't buy it, you won't move it."
Zheng Ci refused without even thinking about it.
Liu Jian didn't expect Zheng Ci to refuse so quickly.
You refused without even thinking about it?
Refuse, why?
Is it because of money?
Then this wife of my own has made a mistake. She is a bit rich now.
In the past six months, Su Shuang, Zhang Shiping and others have been doing a great job in Hebei. Coupled with the cooperation of Zhen Ji and the Gongsun family, they have not only monopolized the official horse market in Hebei, but now they have extended their hands to
Towards the Iron and Salt Road.
And Jian Yong has completely gained the trust of Lu Qian. With Lu Qian as the prefect as the guarantor, and Su Shuang is a prominent figure among the merchants in the north, the prefects of Youzhou counties naturally opened up channels to provide services to Su Shuang and others.
People provide convenience.
Gradually, Hebei's merchants have begun to form an alliance. Su Shuang, the Liu family of Zhuojun, Zhang Shiping, the Gongsun family of Liaodong and others have formed a group, forming an emerging chamber of commerce force.
Under such a situation, Liu Jian, as the boss behind the scenes, is naturally not short of money.
Of course, Liu Bei, Guan Yu, Zhang Fei and others are not short of money. All key places that need money to open up will be unimpeded for them.
Especially Liu Bei, although he was visiting Jizhou, he kept in correspondence with Liu Jian.
Letters sent thousands of miles away are supposed to contain important content, but the contents of the letters between Liu Bei and Liu Jian are indeed mixed, both useful and useless.
Liu Bei told him that he had done well in Guanjin and that he had wiped out several groups of bandits near Qinghe. For this reason, he specially rewarded himself with some beautiful clothes.
Liu Jian said, brother, you have done a good job, but don’t just suppress the thieves. You must also remember to pick out the available people among the thieves and subdue them. Also, buy less clothes. You have a lot of clothes.
Liu Bei wrote another letter telling him that Taiping Dao was becoming more and more popular in Jizhou. Not to mention the county and county magistrates under his command, even he, the county magistrate, had to give some thumbs up to Taiping Dao's division commanders when he saw them.
, he gave many gifts to people in Taiping Road during this period, and also bought himself some nice clothes.
Liu Jian told him that you can't offend Taiping Dao, but you shouldn't get too close. You must closely monitor the whereabouts of the Taiping Dao leaders under your jurisdiction, and spend more money to make them trust you. In the future, at critical moments
It will definitely be useful... Also, don't buy any more clothes, you have enough clothes!