Chapter 65 Rewards

  Henan Prefecture was where the capital Luoyang was located, and in order to elevate the status of the prefecture governor, it was not called a taishou but rather a Henan Yin.

  Henan governor governed Luoyang and surrounding areas, totaling more than 20 counties, which was a very powerful position. However, due to the special situation of the capital, the Henan governor had little control over Luoyang. Major events were handled by the imperial court, while minor matters were taken care of by the Luoyang magistrate.

  Now that the capital has been moved to Chang'an, Henan Prefecture is no longer the location of the imperial court, so the position of Henan Governor can no longer be established. On the other hand, Chang'an needs to establish a Metropolitan Governor, but for now, there is no time to select a candidate. Anyway, the so-called major events in the country are just limited to Chang'an, and it has not yet reached the point where someone needs to be assigned to handle Chang'an's affairs separately.

  Therefore, Henan Prefecture should be re-established with a governor, whose administrative office is in Luoyang. If the governor's administrative office is fixed in Luoyang, then the problem of the magistrate of Luoyang will naturally be solved. The governor on duty will surely appoint someone trustworthy to govern his own city and county. Moreover, he himself also lives there, if he doesn't want to live miserably, he must put some thought into it.

  As for the person proposed by Yuan Yi, I think everyone knows that even if they are not familiar with this period of history at the end of Han Dynasty, they have also heard of Kong Rong's name - it is the one who let Li Ruo, and his learning is also good. In today's society, he has a reputation, and when he took the post of Governor of Henan, no one could raise any objections.

  This is the benefit of having a good reputation at this time, but Liu Xuan didn't particularly like this person. Kong Rong was not only highly respected in his own right, but also represented the current aristocratic families. Moreover, Kong Rong himself wasn't particularly skilled in military and national affairs, so Liu Xuan thought that even if he were to be recruited into the imperial court, he wouldn't be of much use.

  At the same time, Kong Rong was a man with a very unpleasant temperament, who had a sense of self-importance and acted recklessly. He had resigned from office several times and never put on a good face to anyone. Later, Cao Cao killed him, which was also largely due to this reason. It's hard to say whether he could have endured it if he had really entered the imperial court.

  Of course, Kong Rong himself still has some abilities, such as encouraging education, which is quite impressive to Liu Xuan.

  However, for the time being, Kong Rong's move to Henan Governor is absolutely beneficial to the imperial court. As long as Kong Rong controls the east of Chang'an, Liu Xuan can go all out to deal with the northwest forces.

  Kong Rong's reputation was high, and the vassals of the world would not dare to move him even if they raised troops - except for the Yellow Turbans. Therefore, Kong Rong could gain enough time for the court even without any military ability. At the same time, although Kong Rong was fighting for the interests of the aristocracy, he still appeared loyal to the Han dynasty on the surface. When the imperial court or the emperor issued an edict, Kong Rong had to follow it. In this way, when Liu Xuan cleaned up the northwest and turned back, he would not have to attack Luoyang with great effort.

  At the same time, Kong Rong's presence in Luoyang also created a buffer zone between the imperial court and the warlords of Guandong. This buffer zone allowed for limited communication between the two sides, while preventing the imperial court from directly influencing Guandong, allowing the warlords to act more recklessly.

  In short, from all aspects, Kong Rong was an excellent choice, so Liu Xuan immediately issued a decree: abolishing the Henan Governor and reinstating the Henan Taishou, Kong Rong moved from Beihai to Henan Taishou, governing Luoyang.

  An imperial edict was issued, and all civil and military officials in the court thought this arrangement was most appropriate.

  Yuan Wei and others thought that the emperor's use of Kong Rong was a sign of reusing the great clan scholars, so they naturally had nothing to complain about. Some people from humble backgrounds also felt that Kong Rong's prestige was impressive, and he was a descendant of Confucius, so they didn't think it was inappropriate either.

  It turned out that Guo Jia was sitting in the corner, vaguely guessing Liu Xuan's true intention - His Majesty is probably not willing to see this person, otherwise, with Kong Rong's prestige, it would be better to recruit him into the court? Luoyang has been abandoned anyway, and anyone can use it.

  But he didn't say this, and just sat there with no difference from others.

  Liu Xuan then issued another edict: "Yuan Shao has made contributions in suppressing the bandits, and is promoted to Governor of Qingzhou."

  He originally wanted Yuan Shao to be the governor of Ji Province, but then he remembered that Han Fu was already the governor of Ji Province. Although he knew that this guy probably wouldn't have many good days left, for now there was no place to arrange him, and it couldn't be that there would be two governors of Ji Province, could it?

  In addition to Kong Rong leaving Beihai, the bandit troubles in Qingzhou were particularly severe, and someone capable had to be sent to govern it. As Yuan Shao was the governor of Bohai, which was not far from Qingzhou, he would not have opposed being transferred to become the governor of Qingzhou. At the same time, he would not have let go of Bohai, so his conflict with Han Fu would have escalated more quickly, leading to an inevitable clash.

  He then ordered Liu Yu to be recalled to the imperial court for service. Previously, due to many changes, Liu Yu was able to decline and not go; now that the roads were clear, if he still did not come back, there would really be a problem, and it would be necessary to send someone from the Ministry of Rites to investigate, and then issue an imperial edict in the emperor's name to "abolish the vassal state and suppress rebellion".

  "But Liu Yu entered the court, what position did he hold?"

  This needs to be discussed first, can't just call him back without even deciding what position he will hold, that's too ridiculous.

  Liu Yu could have entered the capital to serve as Taifu, but at that time, Taifu was Yuan Wei. This old man sat firmly in that position, and it would not be good to directly remove him, right?

  So it can only be found in the nine temples and six departments, and it must be a master official, otherwise it does not match Liu Yu's current status.

  After discussion, Liu Xuan found that the suitable ones were the Minister of Revenue, the Commander of the Guards, the Minister of Justice, and the Minister of Agriculture, and the Minister of Personnel was also acceptable.

  After discussing with the gentlemen, it was finally decided to recruit Liu Yu to enter the capital as a minister of agriculture. After all, during Liu Yu's time in Youzhou, he governed the local area quite well. However, this person advocated for a policy of appeasement towards foreign tribes, which was disliked by Liu Xuan, so he did not plan to let him take up positions related to military affairs.

  It's just a matter of managing logistics and governing the world should be no problem.

  The decree was immediately issued: "Gongsun Zan has made achievements in suppressing the bandits, and is promoted to Governor of Youzhou! The original Governor of Youzhou, Liu Yu, enters the imperial court as Minister of Agriculture. The decree arrives, and he sets out on the same day."

  The key point of this edict is the last sentence, otherwise ordinary edicts would not have specified a time so clearly. Liu Xuan just wants to see what kind of mind Liu Yu has.

  After a busy day, I finally managed to resolve these more troublesome matters. However, the Kanto Allied Army also made contributions, and it's not possible to only partially reward them. The remaining issues are minor, and Liu Xuan doesn't need to personally take care of everything. He can just ask the officials to draft the reward program and then review it himself before issuing a decree.

  Anyway, those people are just making some changes on their own basis, and Liu Xuan doesn't mind. On the contrary, the previous reward has changed the situation in the world immediately, and it's unknown what the final result will be.

  "And then... what other moves will that old immortal from Nanhua make?"

  Since Nan Hua assassinated him once, there has been no movement, which makes Liu Xuan very concerned.

  Nan Hua Lao Xian wanted to establish a cultivation state, or rather, establish a system similar to the Western Vatican, where he himself did not directly participate in governing the world, but was above the entire country.

  The Yellow Turban Rebellion was just a product of his plan, and although it has been pacified now, many remnants are still around, and there are still many Yellow Turban remnants in all directions. If the old immortal Nan Hua rises up, I estimate that there will not be few responders, but what specific place it will happen in makes Liu Xuan very curious.

  Apart from this, the events in Nanyang also reminded Liu Xuan that during this period, there were not only the Yellow Turbans, but also another religious force called the Five Pecks of Rice Sect, or the Way of the Heavenly Master (which seems to be the precursor to the later Heavenly Master Sect?), which was currently causing trouble in the northeastern part of Yizhou and the area around Hanzhong. Liu Yan, the governor of Yizhou, had also reported this matter several times.

  However, according to Liu Yan's statement, only one of them was making trouble, and the leader of the bandits was named Zhang Xiū. Today, the orthodox heir of Zhang Dao, Zhang Lu, has already contacted Liu Yan and is preparing to eliminate this branch. If successful, then the land of Shu will be pacified again. At that time, Liu Xuan didn't think much about it, but now he realizes that things might not be so simple after all.

  "I wonder if there's any connection between Tian Shi Dao and Nan Hua?"

  If there is involvement, then the power of Nanhua cannot be underestimated. With the Tianshi Dao in the west and a large number of Taiping Dao remnants in the east, as long as Nanhua makes a call to arms, it's likely that another wave of uprisings will erupt across the land, making the situation even more chaotic at this time.

  But he was just guessing about this matter, and even if there was a connection, he had no way to deal with it. For now, it's still best to focus on his own farm work and increase his personal strength before considering other things.

  Just as he was thinking, Xun Yu suddenly came in and reported in a low voice: "Liu Bei Liu Xuande has arrived at Tongguan. His assistant Jian Yong has already arrived in Chang'an ahead of him and is currently at Lu Zigang's residence."

  Lu Zigang is Lu Zhi, Liu Bei wants to enter the capital, first send someone to Lu Zhi's mansion to inquire about some news, it's normal. Liu Xuan didn't take it seriously, but instead paid attention to other things: "Is there any news from Liu Ziying?"

  "Zi Yang has been gone for many days. The other day, a letter was finally sent back, saying that Ma Teng promised to enter the capital to meet Your Majesty, and is currently making preparations."

  "Ready?" Liu Xuan was taken aback, then came to his senses. The Western Liang where Ma Teng was located was not close to Chang'an, and more importantly, Li Jue and Guo Si were blocking the way. If they really wanted to enter the capital, they would have to fight their way through at least one passage.

  If Ma Teng wants to enter the capital, what will Li Jue and Guo Si think? They won't let him pass easily. With a large army, they wouldn't dare block his way; with a small one... would he even dare go? Those two aren't benevolent people, for the sake of eliminating future troubles, ambushing him halfway is entirely possible.

  But since Ma Yun agreed to go to Beijing to see him, it can be regarded as making a gesture.

  "In that case, I shall personally go and welcome him!"

  He didn't really mean to go out of the city to welcome Ma Teng, but had already made up his mind to join forces with Ma Teng to eliminate these two tigers blocking their way.

  Xun Yu naturally understood, but Liu Xuan said this, isn't he going to personally lead the expedition? Although it doesn't represent that the imperial court will immediately send troops, first of all, with winter approaching, it's not a suitable season for war.

  But if it's really a personal expedition, I'm afraid there will be more preparation work to be done.