Several maids helped Liu Jian leave the bathroom after bathing. Liu Jian sat quietly in the bathtub indoors, closing his eyes and meditating.
When he was young, several more maids came into the room, filled the big bucket next to Liu Jian's bath with hot water, and sprinkled flower petals and medicinal ingredients on it.
Then, Yuan Ji, who was muscular and naked, was seen walking into the tub next to him.
As the hot water soaked his body, Yuan Ji let out a low hum of pleasure.
"Comfortable!"
"Your Majesty, you have worked hard." Liu Jian smiled and said to Yuan Ji, "There are quite a few people paying homage to me today."
"Hey, just as you expected, Deran, the matter of party supervision affects the scholars at all. This time I took the lead, it really shocked the capital. Not only the scholars in Luoyang, but also several high scholars in the Three Rivers Land, also overnight
They came all the way, insisting on meeting me and trying to gain momentum for me, but I declined them all."
Liu Jian gently rubbed his arms with his hands and said: "It's best this way. The party's imprisonment will eventually be lifted, but the monarch also needs to have a measure of what he does. Don't push your majesty too hastily, so as not to let Zhang Rang and others take advantage of it."
Taking advantage of the loopholes and instigating them will be detrimental to the situation."
As the leader of the Yuan family, Yuan Ji naturally thinks clearly about this matter.
"Don't worry, Deran. I have thought clearly about this matter. I will definitely not quarrel with His Majesty because of my passion. I will naturally save the face that I should save for Your Majesty... But, when you entered the palace today, did you ever persuade Your Majesty?
"
Liu Jian nodded and replied: "I persuaded you."
"What does your Majesty mean?"
"If Your Majesty does not agree to lift the imprisonment of the party, how can I have the dignity to come to see you?"
After hearing this, Yuan Ji was overjoyed: "Is Deran's words serious? If so, great things will happen!"
"Don't be anxious, Your Majesty. Some things are not as simple as we imagined. Even if Your Majesty agrees to lift the party ban, this matter will never be accomplished overnight. Full lifting of the ban will not be achieved overnight. It still needs to be peeled off.
Figure it out slowly."
Yuan Ji's face darkened when he heard this.
He hesitated for a long time and then said: "Deran, what do you mean by this? Doesn't His Majesty intend to completely lift the party's prison terms?"
Liu Jian smiled and said: "Of course not. According to my inference, Your Majesty should re-set a limit. For example, people from ancestors or uncles can be lifted from the ban, but the direct members who were originally appointed may not be able to do so for a while.
It will not be lifted."
Yuan Ji frowned and said, "This is a little different from what I originally imagined."
Liu Jian stood up, took down the long towel from the shelf next to the bathtub, and began to wipe himself.
As he wiped it, he said: "Although it is different from what Junhou originally imagined, it is the best result."
Yuan Ji pointed to the lacquer plate on the table in front of the bathtub and told Liu Jian to take it. There were fruits and vegetables that the maids had washed long ago.
Liu Jian put on his robe, sat on the couch, picked up a big pear, and bit into it.
The taste is average, not very sweet, but quite watery.
"Deran, I made such a big move now, but I didn't fully achieve my goal. Why is this the best result for me?"
Liu Jian smiled and said: "Junhou, why do you propose to lift the party imprisonment?"
"Of course it's to recruit party members for your own use."
"But have you had any friendship with party members over the years?"
Yuan Ji quickly replied: "Of course not. As the next generation of clan leader, Yuan is responsible for guarding the Yuan family property. He could not have too many close friendships with party members before."
"That's right, the monarch and the party members have no close friendship, and the relationship between them is not strong. If the party's imprisonment is suddenly completely lifted, without knowing each other, I am afraid that the wise people among the party members may not be able to be used by the monarch. ,"
"Besides, the party released the prisoners too quickly. For the party members, they will only feel that this matter is a bit natural. Some people among the party members will feel that your majesty may have intended to release the party members, and the prince just took advantage of it. .”
Yuan Ji suddenly realized what he said.
"Slowly opening up the party members has given hope to the party members. In order to completely lift the shackles of the party, party members all over the world will inevitably become more attached to me. With heroes from all parties gathered together, Yuan can slowly choose the available people among them? This Just like raising an eagle?”
Liu Jian said: "Exactly! Don't raise an eagle to make it full, otherwise the eagle will fly far away and cannot be used by the king."
"Okay, my dear brother is indeed very clever and can think of things that ordinary people cannot think of!"
As Yuan Ji spoke, he slapped the water surface hard, causing a lot of water splashes. He was obviously in a happy mood.
Later, I heard Yuan Ji say: "However, there are so many talented people in the world. If I rely on Yuan alone, I may not be able to cope with it. In the future, I will need your help to make friends with all the heroes."
When Liu Jian heard this, he breathed a sigh of relief.
Finally got to the point.
The shackles of the party are bound to be lifted, and making friends with party members to expand your reputation and connections is an important part of paving the way for your future.
Just like Yuan Shao, after the great chaos in the world, he was able to win the support of outstanding celebrities from all over the world. In addition to his reputation as a member of the Four Generations and Three Dukes, it was also because when he was young, he established a reputation as a "model for the world" among party members.
After Cao Cao became an eunuch, he was able to recruit Yingchuan sages for his own use. This was also related to his previous behavior of contacting party members from Yuan Shao. Although the famous people who took refuge with them were not necessarily party members, all the famous people at home were closely associated with the party. People are connected secretly, and the rules of the game hidden in it are as clear as a mirror in everyone's mind.
With Yuan Ji as his backing, Liu Jian now interacts with various celebrities in his name. There is no doubt that he will also be responsible for lifting the party's prison in the future.
In a sense, Yuan Ji and Liu Jian are both heroes in Qingliu's eyes, and they are worthy of being flaunted and pursued.
And in terms of status, Liu Jian can even dominate the world.
Because you are asking me to do something, and after the thing is done, I will be one of your benefactors.
"I'll do my best on this matter. After all, I'm too busy and exhausted, and some things are beyond my ability." Liu Jian sighed and said to Yuan Ji.
Yuan Ji frowned: "Everyone knows that you, a high school student in the fifth school of the Northern Army, are busy with your busy schedule. How busy can you be? Don't take your time here!"
Liu Jian sighed helplessly: "For those who have been around Beijing for a long time or have a background, the fifth school of the Northern Army may be a good place to relax, but for me, it may not be..."
Yuan Ji frowned and said, "What?"
"People's hearts are broken, and it's hard to lead the team."
"What's the meaning?"
"Many of the ordinary knights in the fifth battalion of the Northern Army have been handed down from generation to generation, and many of them have fathers and uncles who were soldiers in the camp, and the next generation's nephew Meng Tianen also came to serve in the camp. The relationship between them is complicated and intertwined, and their combat power has weakened from generation to generation, and Many people have connections in Beijing, especially among the 120 officials under me, some are people left by Cao Poshi in the past, some are people assigned by Zhang Rang and Zhao Zhongan, and some are from the Northern Army. The prince and his subordinates, as well as the people arranged by the people in the court, will tell you whether it is better for me to touch them or not to touch them."
Yuan Ji laughed loudly when he heard this: "What a joke! Why can't the eunuch's cronies placed in the fifth camp be moved? I don't even need to look at them to know that they are all like Cao Poshi. They can't get a spear or mount a horse. Such characters
If you take it on the battlefield, why would you use it? You are a clan member after all. If it were them, what could the eunuchs do to you?"
Liu Jian nodded: "I'm not afraid of the eunuchs, but if I accidentally touch the 'confidant' of any of the high officials in Luoyang who is in the camp, I might not look good on my face."
"I see."
Yuan Ji also stood up, wiped himself with a towel, and said comfortingly: "Don't worry! You can move whatever you want in your Yueqi camp. Who dares to say no? If you really offend someone in the court,
, Yuan Mou personally went to tell you, let go and do your thing!"
Hearing this, Liu Jian cupped his hands and said, "Thank you very much, Mr. Yuan. In addition, I would like to directly promote sergeants from among the county soldiers or county officials in various counties to be officials in Beijing. Isn't this against the rules?"
"As long as your majesty allows it, everything will be fine. As for the people in the court, no one will have any objections. I guarantee this for you! But you must remember that your majesty and the wise ministers will take charge of the affairs of the minister's desk.
Don't reach too far in."
Liu Jian smiled when he heard this, as long as you say this.
If so, I will recruit the people I want from various counties to join the capital.
Although it is only a military position, in this way, I, Liu, can be regarded as a military attaché.