The Maojin knife from the late Jin Dynasty

Chapter 194 Recruiting Xun Chuo

To be honest, the rest of Youzhou and Jizhou are actually a mess.

There are the wails of wealthy noble families whose homes and families were confiscated and exterminated by Liu Tai's army; there is also the fear of surrenderers who tremble and kowtow to beg for mercy; and of course, there is also the indifference of people like Xun Chuo who wrote history line by line.

However, what Xun Chuo didn't expect was that Liu Tai would take the initiative to visit him.

"I've met Duke Ming!" Xun Chuo didn't dare to stop him and greeted Liu Tai solemnly.

Liu Tai entered Xun Chuo's house and looked at the rather exquisite courtyard. Passing through the courtyard was the inner hall. Liu Tai had no intention of continuing in. He pointed to the small courtyard and said, "Why don't we chat in the courtyard? How about a sentence?"

"Everything is respectful to the Lord Ming." Xun Chuo heard Liu Tai's words and didn't force anything.

And Liu Tai looked at Xun Chuo and said, "There have been a lot of things going on in Youzhou recently, and I just found time to see Master Xun today. Please don't blame Master Xun!"

"Ming Gong is responsible for important matters in Youzhou. Today's visit has frightened Chuo!" Xun Chuo couldn't help but salute Liu Tai.

"Don't say these lies." Liu Tai looked at Xun Chuo and said, "I have taken over the affairs of Youzhou in recent days. During the investigation, I found that only Master Xu and Pei Xian had no external possessions in Youzhou, which is admirable. So I came here today, I hope that Master Xu can help me, and I wonder if I can use the post of governor of Youzhou to bring peace to the people of Youzhou!"

"Pei Jingsi is a brilliant man who is bright and broad-minded, has a thorough understanding of life, profound knowledge of life, and does not care about worldly things. He is a talent of the world. However, a certain person is only good at writing and engraving historical facts. He has no talent, let alone anything. Youzhou Being the governor of Youzhou is an important task, and if you get the position by being honest, you will definitely not be lucky to Youzhou!" Xun Chuo heard Liu Tai's words and quickly refused, saying, "Youzhou governor, this is a position that he can hold!"

"Although Pei Xian is an upright and famous man, I fought with him first in Sizhou, and now that I have captured him, I understand that he is not a practical official, but is better at etiquette and rules.

Youzhou is now in ruins and waiting for development. If the governor of Youzhou is entrusted to him, chaos will occur! "Liu
At this moment, Tai looked at Xun Chuo who refused, with a slight sigh.

"However, since Master Xun is good at engraving historical facts, I wonder if he would be willing to order history for me and record my decisions for the sake of clear history."

"Ming Gong..." Xi Shenjun, who was beside Liu Tai, couldn't help but want to say something when he heard this.

Liu Tai stretched out his hand slightly and said, "Xi Jianjun, you are responsible for the military history of our army. You may need to rewrite the history of Han Dynasty in the future, so how can you always be by my side."

Master Xu is also a master of history, and I believe that the history books written by him must be carved with knives and axes, and every word is not easy to write.

In contrast, the military history system needs your supervision and training more than Xi Jinping. "

When Xi Canjun heard this, he sighed helplessly, took a step back, and said nothing more.

To be honest, as Liu Tai's territory expands, the military history system will inevitably expand its enrollment further.

In the past, when he only controlled one state, Xi Jianjun could still work part-time to record the words and deeds around him. But now that he controls almost two and a half states, and the Military History Department has been further expanded, Xi Jianjun does not have enough time to record the words and deeds around him. .

Under such circumstances, we took advantage of this opportunity to further separate Xi Jinping's duties in the army.

Xi Jinping also understood that Liu Tai wanted him to continue to be in charge of the military history system, which in itself showed that Liu Tai valued him.

Others don't know it. Xi joined the army and followed Liu Tai all the way. Don't he still know the importance of the military history system established by Liu Tai?

It can be said that it is the core of Liu Tai's army, and it is another cornerstone of Liu Tai's army in addition to Liu Tai himself's continuous winning streak.

Even so, I have always been responsible for recording Liu Tai's words and deeds. Now that I can't do this job, I feel a bit melancholy.

Liu Tai then said to Xun Chuo, "Sir, please don't mind. Our army attaches great importance to history books. The army has specially set up military history to tell the story of the glory of the Han Dynasty and the mediocrity of the Jin court, as well as the military history and military achievements of our army."

There are all the historical records from the sneak attack on Yecheng to the current occupation of the three states. When we unify the world in the future, we can use them as historical materials. If you are willing to make history for me, sir, you can read these at any time. "

Xun Chuo looked at Liu Tai's words. To be honest, he really wanted to refuse.

But as a historian of this era, it would be strange to say that he has no interest in the historical materials Liu Tai mentioned.

More importantly, he had just rejected Liu Tai's Youzhou governor, saying that he was not competent enough because of his lack of ability.

Could it be that when faced with an opportunity to revise history, could I still tell Liu Tai that I didn't have enough integrity, so I refused? !
Isn't this shameless?

So Xun Chuo finally decided to say to Liu Tai, "Chuo thanks you for your grace, and I am willing to serve as your official history!"

Liu Tai was very satisfied with Xun Chuo's decision. No matter what, it was a good thing that Xun Chuo was willing to surrender to him.

"Yan Shu thinks, are there any talents in Youzhou now who can assist me in governing Youzhou?" Liu Tai asked, looking at Xun Chuo.

"Are we so familiar with each other? We all know each other by name?" When Xun Chuo heard Liu Tai's words, he couldn't help but have questions in his heart. However, facing Liu Tai's inquiry, Xun Chuo did not dare to be careless and said ,

"I am only good at recording words and deeds, but not good at recommending worthy people. However, when Zaosong led Wang Jun's power and ran rampant in Youzhou, he still recommended worthy people.

Among them, Liu Han of Yan State, who was known for his moral character and Yang Yu of Beiping, was the most recommended by him for his talents as an official.

It's a pity that Wang Jun abandoned these two people! "

"Liu Han of Yan State, Yang Yu of Beiping..." After hearing this, Liu Tai said to Xun Chuo, "Thank you Yan Shu for recommending talents. I will definitely come and visit them one by one."

After Liu Tai saluted Xun Chuo, he took Xi Jianjun, Xi Jian and Liu Xia to say goodbye to Xun Chuo.

Liu Tai knew very well that after he returned, he would release the news that Xun Chuo had surrendered to him.

And this incident will become a kind of weathervane. Whether it is the aristocratic families in Youzhou or the local surrenderers in Youzhou who want to surrender, they will gradually come out of their fearful attitude.

After all, although Liu Tai spared their lives, their land was taken away by Liu Tai. At the same time, they themselves could not become officials under Liu Tai, so they had no possibility of protecting the wealth in their hands.

But now that Liu Tai has chosen to accept Xun Chuo, it sends a positive signal to these local aristocratic families in Youzhou, which means that the political system in which Liu Tai belongs is willing to accept Wang Jun's strength.

This is very important, and it is also the key point to calm people's hearts, showing that Liu Tai is not hostile to them.

As for who will fall into Liu Tai's eyes and enter Liu Tai's office in the end, it depends on their respective circumstances.

It has to be said that after Liu Tai made such a trip, the original riots in Youzhou City were reduced a lot.

After all, for most people, what they fear is a hopeless future.If there is hope in the future, then who doesn't want to have a good start?

Wang Jun originally wanted to proclaim himself emperor, but was rejected by everyone, but now that they are under Liu Tai, they are eager for Liu Tai to proclaim himself king and emperor immediately, and he will be able to take advantage of the situation to make a wave of political assets.

After all, Wang Jun dared to proclaim himself emperor after taking only Youzhou. Now that Liu Tai has obtained the essence of the three Youzhou and Qingzhous, what are you waiting for? What about granting a great power, granting nine tins, and adding special gifts?

However, after Liu Tai found out about this news, he found an excuse and killed a group of people directly, and then it stopped.

As these disturbing things subsided, Chu Hui, Cao Yi, Yang Man, Gou Chun and others also came to Youzhou one after another.

To be honest, Chu Hui and others were still very worried that Liu Tai would take advantage of this meeting in Youzhou to propose the idea of ​​moving the administrative center, so he asked himself and others to come to Qingzhou for the meeting.

After all, the terrain currently occupied by Liu Tai is quite narrow and long. Although Jizhou was severely damaged, it would not be difficult to recover.

But the problem is, everyone knows that Liu Tai and Shi Le are not dealing with each other, and now there is Yuan Yan in the middle, so the two sides are barely at peace with each other, but if the two sides really fight again, Jizhou is afraid of being beaten to pieces, which makes everyone feel that in the past Jizhou invested but was a little reluctant to give up.

Therefore, the arrival of Chu Hui and others at this moment is both a joy and a headache. However, no matter how you say that Youzhou is in the hands of Liu Tai, there is nothing to argue with the overall improvement this has brought to Liu Tai's army.

These people only rested for one day when they came to Youzhou, and soon gathered at Liu Tai's mansion. It turned out that Wang Jun planned to use it as a palace for himself, and the renovation was stopped halfway. However, even so, this area was quite large. It's also quite big.

At this time, the civil servants included Chu Hui, Cao Yi, Xi Canjun, Zhang Song, Yang Man, Gou Chun, Xi Jian, and Xun Chuo. Among them, Meng Dong, Guo Pu, Liu Han, Yang Yu, and Liu Yin were considered Liu Tai. Specifically designated to participate in the audit.

The generals are Liu Ming, Wang Sang, Zhou Ping, Zhao An, Tian Tian, ​​Ge Xin, Liu Xia, Su Jun, Xu Mao, Gaoliang, and You Lun and Sun Wei who surrendered. Unfortunately, Yu Yao and Bian Hu returned. I am in Taishan County, so I cannot participate in this big meeting.

Even so, Liu Tai's generals were all gathered together at this moment. Liu Tai looked at them and became more convinced that he could conquer the world.

Liu Tai looked at the crowd and said, "Everyone, our successful capture of Youji and the destruction of Wang Jun are all due to our concerted efforts and hard work."

"Ming Gong Yingren!" Chu Hui took the lead, but everyone also responded and flattered him.

Liu Tai waved his hand, stopped everyone talking, and said, "Yanshu, please explain Youji's current situation."

"Yes!" Xun Chuo walked out of his seat at this time, saluted everyone respectfully, and then said slowly:

"Ming Gong sent people to collect the complicated affairs of Youji for two weeks, and after refining them, they were gathered into three items.

One is that spring plowing is about to begin, but rebels are on the books, and it is necessary to clear out the rebels and restore the production order of the people.

Secondly, although Youzhou is peaceful, the important land in Jizhou is still owned by Shi Le, so we must discuss defense.

Third, it is necessary to build a horse farm in Youzhou to provide horses for our soldiers! "

Liu Taiting said to the crowd, "These three matters are matters that we need to urgently solve at the moment. Please express your opinions freely and deal with these three difficult matters first."

Several people present couldn't help but look at each other, and each of them began to express their own opinions.

Only Chu Hui looked at his nose, his nose and his mind motionless, as if he were a wooden figure here.

Liu Tai looked at Chu Hui, but Chu Hui said that he didn't see Liu Tai's gaze, but Liu Tai was helpless.

At this time, Yang Yu said, "Now that spring plowing is approaching, the government should send officials to encourage mulberry farming, rent cattle and farm tools, and build water conservancy projects, so as not to cause the people to miss the farming season. What is there to argue about? The real issue is It’s about clearing out the defeated troops!”

"It's better to leave it to the general!" Zhao An stood up and said, "The general's subordinates are good at dealing with the people and can easily suppress bandits!"

"Yes, I will leave it to you to handle the defeated troops in Youzhou, and leave it to General Gaoliang to handle the defeated troops in Jizhou." Liu Tai nodded.

After hearing Liu Tai's words, the two generals immediately went out to receive the order.

Liu Tai continued to say to Yang Yu: "What Shi Lun said is true. I will entrust you with all the spring plowing in Youzhou. If you need any personnel, you can ask Mouyuan and he will arrange it for you!"

"Please rest assured, Mr. Ming, Hui will definitely make arrangements and it will definitely not delay the farming season!"

Chu Hui stood up decisively and said, what a stupid person, finally an enemy took over the job, and he didn't give up the matter at this time.

Yang Yu couldn't help but look at Liu Tai's former subordinates, all of whom looked relieved.

Suddenly I felt like I didn’t know enough about the new working environment in front of me, so I had no choice but to treat it as paying tuition.

"As for the defense of Jizhou, I entrust it to General Wang with full authority. From today on, you will be the guardian of Jizhou and command the soldiers of Jizhou to defend Shile!" Liu Tai looked at Wang Sang and said seriously.

"I obey!" Wang Sang looked happy when he heard Liu Tai's words. After all, he was familiar with this place.

Liu Tai, on the other hand, didn't say much. He finally said, "It's just that the third party wants to build a racecourse to cultivate horses for military use. I don't know who can take over this task."

Everyone looked at each other, and finally Liu Han stood up and said:

"Although I am not very good at training horses, I am at least from Youzhou. I know the habits of horses to some extent. I have also dealt with the Xianbei people and know their habits. So I ask Ming Gong to give Han a chance!"

"In this case, this matter is entrusted to you, and all the expenses can be taken from Chu Hui's hands!" Liu Tai couldn't help but say.

Everyone was somewhat relieved when they heard this, but looking at Liu Tai still sitting in the main seat, they knew that today's meeting was not over yet.

At this moment, Liu Tai said, "Now that these minor matters have been dealt with, now is our main task today!"

At this moment, everyone swallowed a mouthful of saliva unconsciously when they heard Liu Tai's words.

Yang Yu and Liu Han were both a little confused at this moment. Are these things just trivial? What is the important task?
Chu Hui and other guys who were familiar with Liu Tai looked at the new civil servant and couldn't help but glance at him.

He knew that there must be something important when Liu Tai asked people like him to come over, otherwise what would be the purpose of having so many people come this time.

(End of this chapter)