It took nearly a year from Zhang Yuntian's cultivation of illness to attacking Han Sui. Although the actual battle time was very short, the preparations for both sides had been long before the war, and the roads in Xiliang were rugged and difficult to travel, so it took a long time to go back and forth. When I returned to Chang'an, the court was no longer the same as before.

Since Wang Yun began to recruit talents, he suddenly discovered a very serious problem.

Few young talents in the opposition came to the court to serve. Instead, all the important officials who fought against the Yellow Turban bandits in various counties returned, and the cities under the air were all seized by the local princes. As for those princes, no one responded to the court's call.

After Wang Yun's introduction, Zhang Yuntian found out the identities of these people. Among the civil officials, there were Wang Lang, Jin Xuan, Kong Rong and Han Xuan. Needless to say, Kong Rong. When Cao Cao supported Emperor Xian in the official history, he threw him into the important town of Beihai and returned alone to serve. He was scolded by Cao Cao.

As for Wang Lang and others, they originally had cities in the southern part of Jingzhou, especially Han Xuan, who was not very good, but Huang Zhong and Wei Yan under them were very powerful. I don’t know if they brought them back together.

Among the military generals, Yang Feng, the commander of Bai Bo’s army, is currently the general and is the highest position among military officers.

The so-called Baibo Army is actually a branch of the Yellow Turban Army, just like Zhang Yan's Black Mountain Army. However, after Zhang Jiao died of illness, the Yellow Turban Army was divided into pieces. Except for the remnants of the Yellow Turban Army that were chaotic in the Central Plains, the others changed their flags and flags. Some became bandits, some set up their own families to conquer cities and territory, and some were also granted the imperial edict of the Han Dynasty.

I didn’t expect that a person of this level could become a general. I guess this is the chess piece that Wang Yun used to check and balance Zhang Yuntian!

At this time, the princes in the Central Plains also underwent a huge change. Liu Dai, the governor of Yanzhou, was killed by the Yellow Turban bandits. Cao Cao took the opportunity to surrender himself to the governor of the prefecture, and his strength grew stronger. He was using his father Cao Song to die in Xuzhou and led his troops to sweep Tao Qian's army and had captured nearly half of the cities.

Yuan Shao established himself in Jizhou and at the same time annexed Bingzhou and Qingzhou. He severely damaged Gongsun Zan to the north and defeated Zhang Yan many times to the west. He was in full swing and was the most powerful among all powerful people.

Yuan Shu in Shouchun wanted the jade seal, so he led his troops south and cooperated with Yan Baihu and others in Wujun to fight with Sun Jian who had just returned to Jiangdong.

In short, all forces are busy expanding their strength. Only Emperor Xian's subordinates have only a group of officials who earn salaries, but no actual land or army. If it weren't for Liu Zhang from Shu and Liu Biao from Jingzhou, they would have been busy paying taxes in half a year, Emperor Xian would have no food.

The rule over the past year made Wang Yun suddenly grow old a few years old, his hair became a little white, and his wrinkles became a little deeper, because he finally realized a serious problem. Although the emperor was still the emperor, the world was no longer the world he used to be.

Since the military power was transferred from the centralized power to local tyrants, the court's control over these princes has become increasingly poor, so even if Wang Yun wants to regain military power, he is still powerless.

"It is rare that all the families of ministers gather together today. If you have a copy, you will go down and rest if you don't have a copy!"

Although Emperor Xian was only in his teenage years, he was still reasonable. Now that the Qiang riots in Xiliang have been quelled and stabilized the rear, his brows have been slightly relaxed.

"The old minister has a memorial!"

Wang Yun bowed to the emperor and said slowly: "If the powerful people are rising today, each with their ambitions, and it is difficult to surrender for a while. The old minister thinks that Your Majesty should accept it with a kind heart and show kindness, so that the country can be stabilized. As for military power, it is better to make a long-term plan!"

It seems that Emperor Xian has long proposed to take back military power, but this matter is easy to say, but it is difficult to do.

The soldiers were recruited by local tyrants, and they would be the families and confidants of local tyrants. Even the people supported the tyrants more than those who supported the court. What's more, the court today had almost no army to use except Zhang Yuntian's Xiliang Army and Yang Feng's Baibo Army.

Zhang Yuntian deliberately concealed the real force, saying that the military force that could be called was 15,000. Yang Feng's Baibo army had a good force, with more than 50,000 people, but the level of the soldiers was uneven and lacked training. Therefore, Wang Yun evaluated according to this situation. Now the court is still reluctant to protect itself, so he is grateful to the gods for any shocking heroes.

"What the Prime Minister said is extremely true, but he doesn't know how to show his kindness so that these powerful men can obey orders?"

After all, Emperor Xian was a child, and his knowledge and experience were extremely limited. Many major and minor matters needed the help of ministers to come up with ideas.

The civil and military officials and talented people in the court have not yet emerged. Those who can speak are basically those incompetent people who rely on the achievements of their ancestors to make money. Wang Yun is an outstanding existence among them.

So after a while of silence, Wang Yun finally took the chore back:

"The old minister thinks that among the powerful people, Yuan Shao is the strongest, and he is closest to Chang'an, so he should treat him well. Since he has occupied Jizhou, Qingzhou and Bingzhou, he simply handed over the appointment power of the governors of these states to him! He will upgrade the title to a higher level and give him a thousand silk pieces to commend him!"

Among the many local tyrants, the one that caused the most headache for Wang Yun was Yuan Shao in Hebei. Jizhou was full of talents, and the reputation of the Yuan family's fourth generation and three dukes was extremely prestigious among scholars. Moreover, Jizhou was a large granary with few disasters and abundant soldiers. Recently, Yuan Shao had merged Qingzhou and Bingzhou, which was even more powerful than before, which was a great threat.

Wang Yun paused, looked at Zhang Yuntian again, hesitated for a while, and then said: "In addition, Cao Cao in Yanzhou, although his power is not strong yet, he is a loyal talent for the country. The old minister thought that Tao Qian should be dismissed and Xuzhou would be presented to Cao Cao as a show of grace! This man had a little affection for his daughter. For the sake of the country, the old minister was willing to betroth Diao Chan to him. In this way, the Central Plains and the northern region will be restored to the control of His Majesty, and with the support of Jingzhou and Shu, the revitalization of the Han Dynasty is just around the corner!"

"I wonder what the people are thinking?"

Emperor Xian's tender voice echoed in the hall, and the ministers below had no idea. Anyway, they were not married to their daughters, and they did not spend their own salary when they were promoted to the position, so they had no objection and expressed their approval and flattery to Wang Yun.

Zhang Yuntian frowned. Wang Yun, the old boy, had stolen his head before, and hadn't even bothered him yet. This time he had to break the appointment to marry Diao Chan again! Isn't this treating himself as air? He took a step forward and clasped his fists and said:
Chapter completed!