The field guards... were protecting the fields of Henan Yin in Sizhou, and those who were about to be allocated the land were mainly the remaining Yellow Turbans from Hedong County, Henan Yin County and Yingchuan County, as well as hundreds of ministers in court. official.
This is a bit like distributing the land of the Sili gentry to the poor lower-middle peasants and outsiders in Sili... Although this matter is ultimately to help the Sili gentry regain more land, this principle must be compared with the Sili gentry. Gentlemen, speak clearly.
And another problem is population!
The reason why Zhou Yu previously proposed the concept of "conferring knights and allocating lands to those who are willing to serve as soldiers" was to avoid conflicts with aristocratic families who controlled a large population.
There is a surplus of land in the seven counties of Sili now, but the population is very scarce!
But if Liu Xie wants to quickly expand his strength, he will inevitably have to poach some people from the wealthy families in the seven counties of Sili, especially the two counties of Hanoi and Hedong, which have relatively large populations.
Therefore, this position must be held by the leader of the Sili noble clan who has both ability and political integrity. After all, Liu Xie does not have the strength to suppress the Sili clan now. He and the Sili clan can only cooperate and cannot bite dogs! Foreign nobles like Zhou Yu and Zhuge Liang naturally could not serve as field guards.
Therefore, Liu Xie did not ask for their opinions, but directly asked Yang Xiu, the young master of the Hongnong Yang family, the top one in the Sili wealthy family. And Yang Xiu was also very satisfied with the little emperor's attitude of "trusting the Sili people the most" - the emperor was from Henan, and he, Yang Xiu, was from Hongnong. We are neighbors and should rely on each other!
However, Yang Xiu himself did not want to be the offending captain of Tianhu, nor did he want to recommend other people from the Hongnong Yang family to take this position. The three Sili nobles, Tai Chong, Feng Shuo, and Hou Zhe, either did not have enough family status or lacked energy (their families were in Sanfu and their clansmen were scattered), so they were not suitable to be Tianhu captains. Moreover, the relationship between these three people and Cao Cao is not good. Letting them serve as field guards will irritate Cao Cao.
It would be best to find a leader of the Sili wealthy clan who has a good relationship with Cao Cao, has a powerful clan, is of moderate family status, will not threaten the Yang family of Hongnong, and is very reasonable to be the Tianhutian captain... Who? Is it appropriate to come? Got it!
Yang Xiu's eyes lit up and he already had the most suitable candidate.
"Tianjia, I recommend a person who can definitely do the job of guarding the field. Is he the only one who is qualified for this position?"
"Who is it?" Liu Xie asked while thinking in his mind: It should be Yang Biao's younger brother, Yang Zhong, right?
Yang Xiu smiled and said: "This person is from Wen County, Hanoi County..."
The little emperor interrupted Yang Xiu in surprise: "Is it Sima Zhongda?"
Yang Xiu was stunned and said with a smile: "The Tian family didn't make the right calculation this time. The one I want to recommend is not Sima Zhongda."
No... Liu Xie was a little disappointed.
Yang Xiu continued: "It's Sima Jiangong who once served as Luoyang Ling, Jing Zhaoyin and Qi Duwei!"
This Yang Xiu is amazing!
Liu Xie thought to himself: This is Sima Yi's father! Sima Yi has eight brothers, all of them are talents, known as Sima Bada! It's a lot of trouble to invite their father here one by one. Shouldn't Bada follow him and become a loyal minister of the Han Dynasty?
When Yang Xiu saw the joy on Liu Xie's face, he knew that the person he recommended was very suitable for the emperor - Hanoi and Luoyang were also very close. They were all neighbors and fellow villagers, so they were reliable!
He went on to say: "This Sima Jiangong has a very good relationship with General Cao. He has recommended Cao Cao to the court more than once. Moreover, his father Sima Yuanyi once served as the prefect of Yingchuan and worked with the grandfathers and fathers of many Yingchuan gentry. We all have friendships. And this old gentleman is still alive today, he is eighty-four years old this year!"
When Liu Xie heard Yang Xiu mention that Sima Jun was still alive, he couldn't help but take a look at Zhuge Liang, who had been an orphan at a young age - it turned out that Zhuge Liang was defeated by his genes in Wuzhang, and Sima Yi had the longevity gene. born!
Nowadays, not only is Sima Yi's father still alive, but his grandfather is also not dead, and he is already eighty-four years old! And what about your dad and grandpa? It’s long gone!
And although Sima Yi, who lived to be seventy-three years old, was definitely a long-lived person in the Later Han Dynasty and the Three Kingdoms era, his lifespan was not the longest among the Sima family. His grandfather was already over eighty, and his younger brother Sima Fu seemed to have lived to be ninety. How old...
"Okay!" Liu Xie clapped his hands and said with a smile, "Since Sima Jiangong's father is still here, let's invite him to Luoyang to live in his old age! Zhang Changshi and I are both proficient in medical skills... People As you get older, you will inevitably have some minor ailments."
"Tianjia Guo is a benevolent king!" Yang Xiu paused and then said, "Then I will go and tell my father and ask him to recommend and recruit Sima Jiangong to the court."
"No need," Liu Xie rejected Yang Xiu's proposal this time. "The matter is urgent now. If we delay it for too long, I might miss the farming season. So I have to go to Wen County in person to ask the Sima family to come out!"
The emperor came to invite him, which stopped Sima Fang from refusing to be recruited. He couldn't let Liu Xie do a favor, could he? Even if he has to look after him three times, Liu Xie can do it. And if Sima Fang could not get out of the mountain without carrying him, what would the people in the world say about him?
Of course, the matter of inviting Sima Fang to come out and setting up the Tiantian Guards Division cannot be completely carried out behind Cao Cao's back, but who should be allowed to communicate with Cao Cao? By the way, Zhong Yao is from the Yingchuan sect and is relatively close to me. Maybe he can serve as a bridge of communication between me and Cao Cao.
Thinking of this, Liu Xie said to Zhuge Liang again: "Ah Liang, could you please go to Zhong Yuanchang's mansion and tell me that I want to set up the Tianhutian School Lieutenant Department and I want to invite Hanoi Sima Fang to come out and serve as the Tianhutian School Lieutenant." He...and asked him to help test Cao Mengde's attitude."
"Wei." Zhuge Liang accepted the order without saying a word.
He is indeed the most suitable for this matter... He is still a "child", how can he have any bad intentions? Moreover, he was the emperor's "playmate" and was sent by the imperial benefactor Liu Biao. His uncle was neither big nor small, and he was far away from Luoyang, the prefect of Yuzhou. No one could argue with him!
If Cao Cao loves Sima Yi "too much" and refuses to let Sima's family help Liu Xie farm the land, then just think Zhuge Liang is talking nonsense.
Liu Xie then told Yang Xiu and Zhou Yu: "Dezu, Gongjin, the matter of allocating land to the soldiers and civilians in Luoyang City can be started now... You two will be responsible for it first, and we will wait for Sima Jiangong I will hand it over to him after taking office. After all, in ten days and a half, it will be the first month of the second year of Jian'an."
Next, Liu Xie continued to chat with Yang Xiu, Zhou Yu, and Zhuge Liang while eating and drinking, discussing various details of farming between Luohe River and Yinshui outside Luoyang City, and they did not leave until dark. By the time he returned to the harem of Luoyi Palace, it was almost Haishi.
Haishi is from 9 to 11 pm. The ancients went to bed early. After becoming Liu Xie, Liu Yifu also developed a good habit of going to bed early and getting up early. There's nothing to do if you don't sleep. Let's play the "Three Kingdoms Game". Didn't we just have a meeting with Zhou Yu and Zhuge Liang's true self? Do we have to meet Cao Cao tomorrow? Let's watch a movie... With Empress Fu and Dong Guiren here, what else should we watch? Just get on it and that’s it!
After returning to the harem, Liu Xie went straight to his bedroom. Before going to court today, he had already turned over Queen Fu's sign... Queen Fu was two years older than Dong Guiren, and she was also developed. Even better, the food in the palace has improved significantly recently, and she has grown even more. Especially with that big heart, there is a lot to be done!
Therefore, Liu Xie now likes Empress Fu more and more. When he walked to the door of the dormitory, his steps were much brisker. But just when he was about to throw himself into the arms of his beloved Queen Fu, Dong Guiren's voice came from the bedroom.
"Sister Queen, please stop crying. Brother Emperor is coming soon. He won't like it when he sees you like this..."
Cried? dislike? When the little emperor Liu Xie heard Dong Ji's words, he disagreed a little. Empress Fu was also very beautiful when she cried. She cried like pear blossoms and rain, which was also very interesting!
Just when she was about to have a good time with Empress Fu, Empress Fu's crying voice sounded again: "Sister Dong Ji, don't you understand yet? The Emperor no longer likes me, and the Emperor will soon Marry Lu Fengxian’s daughter... Lu Fengxian’s daughter will soon be Empress Lu!”
Oh, it’s related to Empress Lu again! Liu Xie thought to himself: Queen Lu... seems to be quite interesting! You must get her into the palace. If you don’t want to be a queen, you can change your name and call her “Queen Lu”! Later, I will accept a plump beauty from the Hongnong Yang family, and she will be Yang Guifei! It’s exciting just thinking about it!
Thinking of something good, Liu Xie opened the door and entered the bedroom. Now Liu Xie's court staff is quite streamlined. There are only one empress, one nobleman, dozens of palace servants, some servants, cooks, oh, and an uncastrated Changqiu Jiazhong regular attendant, who is Da Changqiu. Manager!
The people on duty in Liu Xie's dormitory tonight were two elderly palace maids. When Liu Xie came over, they were not guarding the door, but were inside supporting Empress Fu who was almost fainting from crying.
When Liu Xie saw Empress Fu crying, her chest rising and falling, as if she was about to faint, his literary talent immediately came to him, and he blurted out a "Tang poem": "Hey, the servant is really weak to lift me up, it's the beginning of the new inheritance." .The flowers on the temples are swaying with golden steps, and the hibiscus tent is a warm spring night..."
This literary talent is almost catching up with Bai Juyi!
After hearing Liu Xie's poem, Empress Fu was dumbfounded. She originally wanted to make a fuss and let Liu Xie take back the fate of Nalu Bu's daughter as a nobleman. Unexpectedly, the emperor did not act according to common sense, neither persuaded nor scolded, but wrote poems!
What about "feeling weak", "accepting the favor", "spending a spring night"... these are not what the emperor would say to the queen who wants to be deposed!
Dong Ji on the side was also a clever talker, and immediately continued Liu Xie's words: "Sister Queen, listen... The Tian family will pamper you soon! This is better than any sweet words! "
Yes, this is practical action!
In the harem, no palace fighting skills are as reliable as sleeping with the emperor every day!
Queen Fu now has "soft power" and it is getting bigger and bigger!
However, Empress Fu, who has "strength", is not as obedient as Dong Ji, who lacks "soft power". Even if she knows that Liu Xie really loves her, she still wants to find out what happened to Empress Lu.
"Tianjia, do you really want to accept Fengxian's daughter as a noble?"
Liu Xie nodded and his expression became more serious: "Ah Shou, I not only want to take in Lu Fengxian's daughter, but also prepare to take in Cao Mengde's daughter and Sun Bofu's sister, as well as the daughters of the Hongnong Yang family and the Runan Yuan family. Maybe they will enter the palace as concubines... They will not be as obedient as Dong Ji! It is difficult for you to be the queen! But your husband's favorite must be you!"
Fu Hou was completely relieved now. What Liu Xie accepted was not the beauty, but the support of the beauty's father! The current strength of the Tian family is enough to deal with the Black Mountain bandits in Hongnong County next door. If they want to maintain and grow in Luoyang, in addition to pretending to be gods and ghosts, they have to defeat a few enemies and a lot of father-in-laws.
And when there are many powerful father-in-laws, the position of the queen is more secure... After all, there is only one queen, but there can be a group of concubines!
Thinking of this, Empress Fu knelt down in front of Liu Xie and said, "I'm such a rude concubine. Please be punished by the Heavenly Family."
Asking for punishment? Liu Xie looked at Empress Fu with a smile, and then nodded: "Ah Shou, how shall my husband punish you?"
