Chapter 9 Potential Victory
In Weiyang Palace and Chengming Palace, the atmosphere seemed to solidify as Liu Xie said. In addition to Liu Xie, Li Jue, Wei Zhong and two guards who were dragging him, there were also Xu Huang and Yang Ding, who were responsible for monitoring or house arrest of Liu Xie. At this moment, they all looked at the gentle and gentle young emperors on weekdays, and rarely showed their tough side.
Li Jie's face turned pale. Liu Xie was forced back in front of so many people, which made him feel that his face was refuted. Why didn't he find that this kid was so kind before? Now he was stumbled here by Liu Xie's words. It was neither going forward nor retreating for a moment.
Whether to kill Wei Zhong or not is actually irrelevant to Li Jue. He just felt that this little eunuch was too close to the emperor. Liu Xie must not let him show his confidant or something around him, so he found an excuse to kill Wei Zhong, and he could also reduce Liu Xie's prestige. But he never expected that Liu Xie would be so tough and not give him face. He didn't know if the other party's life was controlled by him now.
He pressed the hilt of the sword, but he was slow to pull it out. Although he was rather reckless, both strategy and politics, in Liu Xie's opinion, it did not mean that he was stupid. If he really cut off Liu Xie, it would be great, but next, he would probably face the siege of all the heroes in the world. Although Liu Xie was not very effective when he was alive, once he died, there were countless princes in the world who wanted to borrow this righteousness, so although he was arrogant, he did not dare to do anything to Liu Xie.
Looking at Liu Xie with a righteous face, Li Jue suddenly felt extremely painful. He definitely couldn't kill him, but forget it, where can he put his face?
As for Liu Xie, he was also a little scared, especially the dangerous light flashed from time to time in Li Jue's eyes, but he knew that he could not retreat.
If you want to develop your power, you must first make your subordinates feel worthy of being with you. If you become a supervisor in your previous life, if your subordinates have a dispute with other departments, no matter whether they are right or wrong, even if they are punished, they must protect their people as soon as possible. This will give the team enough cohesion and your subordinates will support you with all their support.
Although the situation is different now, the reason is the same. If Li Jue kills Wei Zhong and gives up for self-protection, others will only feel disappointed with him, and Li Jue will also be more aggressive. Many things are like this. If you take a step back, others will take two steps. Many times, taking a step back is not a vast sky, but a cliff. Especially when your current situation is already in a situation where you have no choice, you must not give in to these issues. His only reliance now is that he is sure that Li Jue will not dare to kill him. Of course, after this, his situation in Chang'an will be even more difficult.
"Li Jue, bold, are you coercing Your Majesty!" With an angry shout, a group of people hurriedly came in from outside Chengming Hall. Yang Biao was the leader. Seeing two Western Liang troops drawing swords at Liu Xie, Li Jue also pressed the hilt of the sword, as if he wanted to draw his sword to chop people at any time, he couldn't help but be shocked and angry.
"A bastard, dare to meet His Majesty with swords and seek death!" Behind Yang Biao, a tall middle-aged general was followed. Seeing that the two Western Liang troops dared to compete with Liu Xie with swords, he was furious and pulled out the sword from his waist without saying a word. Before the two Western Liang troops could react, they were killed by the other party's two swords.
"The old minister is late to save the emperor, Your Majesty forgive me!" Yang Biao hurried forward and knelt in front of Liu Xie.
Liu Xie looked at the middle-aged general, feeling relieved, and smiled and said, "Old Yang and General Huangfu are here just in time, so why are you guilty?"
The middle-aged general was Huangfu Song, one of the three commanders who suppressed the Yellow Turbans in the late Eastern Han Dynasty.
"Li Jue, you are so brave! How dare you assassinate Your Majesty!?" Huangfu Song looked at Li Jue at this moment, his eyes full of murderous intent. This was a good opportunity to kill Li Jue.
"I..." Xu Huang and Yang Ding were already standing behind Li Jue with their guards, but facing Huangfu Song, the famous Han general, Li Jue was a little timid for a moment.
Liu Xie's eyes moved, and he couldn't help but feel a little moved. If Li Jue could be eliminated at this moment, it would be better. These days, Liu Xie also has some understanding of Li Jue and Guo Si. Li Jue is reckless and dares to fight, but sometimes he is just a brain. Guo Si is meticulous but not enterprising enough. If these two people are separated, they are not worth worrying. But if they are combined, their personalities can complement each other and are difficult to deal with. Now it is rare that Li Jue is alone and is frozen by himself. Even if he kills Li Jue, he cannot control all his troops and horses, and he can still seize some real power in the chaos. It will be much easier to deal with Guo Si.
Just as he was about to give an order, a burst of rapid footsteps sounded. Guo Si rushed in with hundreds of Xiliang troops. Seeing the situation in front of him, he hurriedly stepped forward and bowed, "My minister, Guo Si, please see Your Majesty."
Liu Xie felt a little regretful, but he also knew that since Guo Si had come, he missed the best opportunity to kill Li Jue. He shook his head and said, "General Huangfu, forget it, I think General Li was also unintentional, so let's give up this matter."
"I obey the order!" Huangfu Song glared at Li Jue fiercely and retreated silently behind Liu Xie.
"Thank you Your Majesty." Li Jie was a little unwilling, but at this moment, he could only bow to Liu Xie with a frustrated look on his face.
"You all come here, but I don't know what's wrong?" Liu Xie waved his hand and signaled Li Jue and others to get up.
"Yes, Your Majesty." Guo Si took a step forward, took a roll of bamboo paper from his subordinates, and handed it to Liu Xie and said: "Now Chang'an is a time to stabilize people's hearts. I hope that Your Majesty can award the positions of the generals and officers of the three armies to abide by the soldiers of the three armies. These are the list of meritorious soldiers in our army. Please check it out."
"That's right." Liu Xie took a deep breath when he heard this. Although he didn't want to, he knew that he had no choice at this moment and that these officials must be granted. Even if they were not granted, Li Jue and others would forcefully grant rewards. At that time, his emperor would have no face and no inner thoughts. Instead of doing this, it would be better to give them away.
I opened the booklet and read it carefully. Most of them were names that had never been heard of in history. Among them, there was Yang Ding, but Xu Huang. Although he was not well-official, it was obvious that Yang Ding was the direct descendant of the Xiliang Army or Li Jue and Guo Si.
In addition, I found a few interesting names, such as Zhang Ji and Jia Xu.
"I'm sure, I'll go to the front hall to stamp it with a big seal later." Liu Xie handed the booklet to Wei Zhong and looked at the people and said, "But since there are soldiers from the three armies, why are there no local officials?"
"This..." Li Jue and Guo Si couldn't help but feel a little bitter when they heard this. It was not that they didn't want to seal it, but that there were indeed not many talents under their command who could govern the local area.
Liu Xie shook his head and said, "Although our dynasty is only in charge of one place, it cannot be abandoned. People's livelihood is related to the stability of the country. If there are no suitable candidates, I have an idea."
"Oh?" Guo Si's gaze swept across Yang Biao and others, and said with a smile: "But I don't know what tricks Your Majesty has to solve the current predicament?"
"The two generals Huangfu Song and Zhu Jun were not only able to command troops to fight, but also had experience in governing one side, and were quite effective. However, now General Huangfu and General Zhu Jun are old and it is difficult to fight on the battlefield again. According to my wishes, it is better to let the two generals go to the local area to govern one side. The local military power will be selected by the people above the military merit list. As for governing people's livelihood, the two old generals will be left to the responsibility of them. I wonder what you think?" Liu Xie looked at everyone with a smile.
Huangfu Song and Zhu Jun were not only the only remaining famous generals in the court in the late Eastern Han Dynasty, but also had experience in governing the local area. Liu Xie had also seen the abilities of the two before.
Huangfu Song, 77, 89, strategy 76, politics 81; Zhu Jun, 82, 91, strategy 80, politics 73, all have good governing abilities. He stayed in the court and could help him fight against Li Jue and Guo Si, but now the two hold the military power in Guanzhong, and their use is not very good. It is better to let go and govern one side, one to help him stabilize the hearts of the people and restore people's livelihood; secondly, Liu Xie believes that it is good to accumulate some strength with the skills of the two, especially Huangfu Song, who was originally a Chang'an family, has a deep foundation in this Guanzhong and can rely on foreign aid in the future.
However, people from aristocratic families must be careful and cannot believe it all. But at present, don’t think so far. Now everything is mainly about defeating Li and Guo.
"Your Majesty, this..." Huangfu Song frowned and wanted to refute, but Yang Biao beside him pulled the corner of his clothes quietly.
"Oh?" A thoughtful look flashed in Guo Si's eyes: "But I don't know where your Majesty thinks he should send the two generals?"
"I don't know much about this place in Guanzhong. Let's discuss where the two generals go." Liu Xie smiled and said, "No matter where the ten counties of Yongzhou go, they can be used as foreign aid.
"Since that's the case..." Guo Si nodded after hearing this, looked at Huangfu Song, and smiled and said, "Now, there are Qiang people in the north, and they are about to go to appease the two generals. What does your Majesty think?"
To comfort, but not to calm down, that is to say, the two have no military power.
Liu Xie frowned and said, "When the late emperor was alive, he said that the Qiang people were capricious. I wonder who the two generals were going to send to command the troops in both places. This matter should be fought with one hand and comforted with the other."
"Of course, I am ready to order Fan Chou and Zhang Ji to be responsible for the Qiang Rebellion." Guo Si said with a smile.
Fan Chou and Zhang Ji are both old subordinates of Dong Zhuo, and they are also a force in Chang'an, but they are not as good as Li Jue and Guo Si.
"Okay." Liu Xie nodded without comment and looked at everyone, then let's discuss other matters.
Chapter completed!