Although the Han court was weak, it was not the time for some careerists to openly rebel!
"Yes." Pan Yin responded cautiously.
Liu Bian had no expression on his face, thinking carefully in his heart.
Bingzhou has just been pacified, Yanzhou has not yet been completely pacified, Qingzhou is even more in flames, and now Yuzhou is in chaos, and his tax reform has just begun.
Thousands of threads turn into a mess.
He took a deep breath and said: "Send a letter to Da Sima. I will deliver the message to the Chancellor. I will arrive in Beijing tomorrow."
"Yes." Pan Yin's heart jumped inexplicably, and he tried his best to remain calm.
Liu Bian immediately laughed, hugged Tang Ji, and said to Huangfu Jianchang and Shi A: "You continue to investigate."
In his opinion, this kind of "Qingjun side" appeared when he personally conquered and won a great victory. It was simply too stupid and would not have any momentum at all.
He arranged it this way more to prepare for the future.
Liu Bian had a strong feeling in his heart that something big would happen before long!
"I accept the order!" Huangfu Jianchang raised his hand in response. He waited until Liu Bian's carriage was far away before he got on his horse.
The two rode horses and turned back towards Luoyang City. Huangfu Jianchang looked back at Liu Bian's motorcade and said, "Didn't you say before that there was a royal family involved? Why didn't you let me tell you?"
Shi Ada raised his eyebrows and said: "There is no evidence at all, and it was later proven to be false. How can you explain it to His Majesty?"
Huangfu Jian looked ahead and said, "Then, how do we check?"
Shi A is a ranger, famous not only in Luoyang, but also among rangers in various states. He is good friends with Cao Cao, Yuan Shao, etc., and his network of relationships is very large and complex.
He glanced at Huangfu Jianchang and said, "Didn't you send someone?"
Huangfu Jianchang smacked his mouth, glanced at Shi A from the corner of his eye, and said, "Don't I trust you?"
Shi Aqing knew that this person was smarter than him, so he said, "The people you sent are looking for Yuan Shu, right?"
Huangfu Jianchang looked surprised and said loudly: "Old Shi, are you spying on me?"
Shi'a had no expression on his face and said calmly: "Most of the people you sent have some relationship with Yuan Shu. It would be strange not to look for him."
Huangfu Jian Chang touched his face and said, "I will have to guard against you in the future. It is him who is looking for him. It is a secret mission given to me by Great Changqiu."
Shi A was also familiar with Yuan Shu. He thought about it carefully and said, "I have investigated and heard that he fled in a hurry. Later, he was attacked by an unknown assassin and almost died. Then he disappeared without a trace. No one knows where he is hiding." .”
"Do you think he is dead?" Huangfu Jian asked.
Shi A shook his head and said, "Someone saw him later."
Huangfu Jian thought for a while, then suddenly turned his head and looked at Shi A, and said, "I plan to go to Yuzhou."
Seeing Huangfu Jianchang's serious face, Shi A said, "You still don't plan to tell your father-in-law openly?"
Huangfu Jian Chang swung his riding whip and said loudly: "Wait until I wear purple clothes!"
Shi'a didn't say much and rode up to follow.
evening.
Liu Bian appeared in the Forbidden Army camp.
Here, only Xu Rong is stationed, and the fortifications everywhere are obviously more tidy than the last time Liu Bian came.
Soldiers' dormitories, canteens, horse pens, training grounds, weapons depots, etc. have basically been built and are beginning to take shape.
After Liu Bian made a large circle, he left the camp and patrolled around the camp in the carriage.
Xu Rong, with a square face and a calm expression, rode a horse next to Liu Bian's carriage and said: "Your Majesty, there are currently a thousand hectares in the surrounding area. The households have been collected and handed over to the Forbidden Army camp for farming."
Liu Bian looked at it and saw that most of it was wasteland, which was basically still within the scope of Sili. Further east and north were Yanzhou and Jizhou.
"not enough."
Liu Bendao: "A hundred thousand troops would need at least ten thousand hectares."
Xu Rong said nothing. Ten thousand hectares, there is not so much land nearby.
Liu Bian thought to himself that ten thousand hectares is impossible now, but that doesn't mean it won't be possible in the future. Moreover, the Forbidden Army camp cannot be in one place and must be divided into at least three places.
Moreover, other states, especially the northern states, had to step up their farming operations, otherwise the imperial court would not be able to support them at all.
"Go back and take a detour over there." Liu Bian pointed to the northern road. There was a piece of farmland there, and people were still farming vaguely.
"Yes." Xu Rong, who was dressed in regular clothes, responded and ordered the plainclothes imperial troops to turn around.
Not long after walking, a large group of people came out of the woods, dressed in rags and dragging their families.
Liu Bian opened the curtains and looked over, saying, "Pan Yin, go and ask where it comes from."
Pan Yin responded, hurried over, gave a few pennies, and started chatting with these people.
Not long after, Pan Yin came back and argued with Liu: "Your Majesty, they escaped from Qingzhou and Yanzhou. They said they came here because they heard that the new emperor had succeeded to the throne and was going to build a palace and needed young people."
"Give them some money." Liu Bian shook his head. How could he have the money to build a palace?
When Tang Ji saw Pan Yin coming over again, she whispered beside Liu Bian: "Your Majesty, I heard that many people fleeing from Qingzhou and Yanzhou have arrived in Kuaiji."
"That far?" Liu Bian was startled.
Today's south is a desolate, remote and barren land shrouded in smoke in the eyes of most people. Fleeing there shows how bad the situation there is.
Tang Ji nodded slightly, with a look of sympathy on her pretty face towards these fleeing people.
Liu Bian quietly looked at the victims who were grateful to Pan Yin. His heart felt heavy and his sense of urgency became even more urgent.
The convoy walked slowly, and after half an hour, it returned to the Forbidden Army camp.
As soon as I arrived at the door, I saw a group of people blocking the place, shouting and shouting.
When Xu Rong saw it, he suddenly became sullen and turned to Liu Bian. Before he could speak, Liu Bian suddenly sat up and said, "Don't move, take a look before talking."
Among the crowd, there was a very conspicuous person, nearly two meters tall, which was more than a head taller than an ordinary person!
I saw him waving a long stick, with a fierce look on his face, and shouted: "You lied to me, let me out!"
The soldiers tried their best to stop him, but they couldn't stop him. They kept retreating, and a tall-looking man shouted: "You can enter the barracks as soon as you say it, and leave it as soon as you say it!"
"You lied to me!"
Dian Wei was furious, pushed the long stick horizontally, pushed everyone away, and strode out.
"Stop, we won't be polite if you mess around again!"
The soldiers of the Forbidden Army did not use their weapons and kept their hands. When they saw Dian Wei rushing out, they all shouted: "Dian Wei, if you go out, you are a deserter! You will go to jail!"
"You lied to me!"
Dian Wei was not good at words. He repeated this sentence and quickened his pace to escape from the military camp.
"Then don't blame us!"
The chief looked fierce, waved his hand, and the imperial guards drew their swords, drew their bows, and surrounded Dian Wei.
Dian Wei saw this and said angrily: "You lied to me, why don't you let me go!"
Shi Chang said: "If you go out, you are a deserter. Come back here!"
"Then you won't let me eat!" Dian Wei held a long stick and was wary of these people.
Shi Chang choked, looked around, and said, "If you eat half of it, we'll keep you!"
"How can I fight when I'm hungry?" Dian Wei's eyes were as wide as bells.
Xu Rong didn't expect that Liu Bian would see this scene, and said solemnly: "Your Majesty, I will go and straighten things out."
Liu Bian smiled, jumped out of the carriage and said, "I will handle it."
Xu Rong was startled and quickly followed him, shouting: "Everyone put down their weapons!"
When many soldiers saw Xu Rong, they took back their weapons and saluted, "I have seen General Zhonglang."
When Dian Wei saw Liu Bian, he threw away the long stick in his hand and ran over happily, saying, "My benefactor!"
Liu Bian looked up at the big man and said, "Your name is Dian Wei?"
Dian Wei looked down at Liu Bian and said in a low voice, "Well, Maocai over there got it for me, and it cost ten pence."
Liu Bian looked at Dian Wei. He had a simple and honest face, thick limbs and a fierce expression.
'I didn't expect that the person I met that day was actually him! '
Liu Bian's eyes were half-squinted, and he couldn't hide his smile. He said, "I'll make sure you have enough to eat. How about coming with me?"
Dian Wei opened his eyes and said in a loud voice, "As long as I have enough to eat, I can do anything!"
Seeing that Dian Wei hadn't responded yet, Xu Rong said, "I still haven't thanked Your Majesty."
Dian Wei was stunned, and suddenly he knelt down and said, "Dian Wei thanks you for your kindness... Your Majesty!"
He was right in front of Liu Bian. When he knelt down, he almost hit Liu Bian's head. He had to turn sideways, and half of his head was already behind Liu Bian.
Liu Bian smiled, patted his thick shoulder, and said: "Get up, you will go wherever I go from now on. Pan Yin, prepare some clothes for him, and make a specially made armor and weapons for him. By the way. , give him another 10,000 yuan to treat his mother’s illness.”
After Liu Bian finished speaking, he looked at Dian Wei who stood up and said, "If it's not enough, just tell me."
"Thank you, Your Majesty." Dian Wei, who had just stood up, knelt down again with a pop, raising a cloud of dust.
Liu Bian smiled and patted his shoulder, and said to Xu Rong: "Prepare more food. I will spend the night in the camp."
"Accept the decree!"
Xu Rong raised his hand and said.
He was calm and unsmiling by nature, so he turned around and made arrangements.
Liu Bian accepted Dian Wei, feeling extremely happy and said, "You can eat as much as you want later."
Dian Wei's eyes widened as if he had heard something big. Then he smiled happily and said with a grin, "Thank you, Your Majesty."
Liu Bian walked forward and said, "By the way, why don't you speak in official Chinese?"
Dian Wei followed Liu Bian, looked down at Liu Bian, and said, "My mother-in-law said that my official language is not nice."
Liu Bian laughed and said, "Then you can say whatever you want from now on."
"Okay." Dian Wei grinned, giving people a very honest feeling.
Liu Bian glanced at the long stick he threw away. It was stuck on the ground, at least the length of his calf.
'What a great arm strength! Liu Bian was shocked in his heart.
Half an hour later, in the canteen of the camp, Liu Bian and others were sitting at the small table at the front.
In addition to Liu Bian and Xu Rong, there are also some military commanders, military commanders, captains, etc., totaling seven people.
All of them sat solemnly, with their heads lowered, looking very serious.
Liu Bian picked up the chopsticks and said with a smile: "Relax, take the chopsticks, and talk while eating. Xu Qing's house, within half a month, there will be at least 50,000 people in the Forbidden Army camp. You will be responsible for training, Cao Cao, Zhang Liao and others will come over to assist. Grand Sima and Shangshutai will arrange farming matters for you. The monthly money and food will be distributed in full, and there must be no deductions. It must go to every soldier..."
Xu Rong bowed and listened solemnly.
(End of chapter)
