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"Didn't Liu Hao marry Wu Yi's younger sister? With her current appearance, she originally wanted to reconcile, but she was afraid of the court's suspicion, so she never dared to make a decision. Can you ask the emperor to see how to deal with it. "

Zhang Song's mouth twitched. "Brother Wu Yi is here too?"

"Of course it is."

"If the relationship between husband and wife is still good, there is no need to divorce. The emperor doesn't care about these things. As for the Wu Yi brothers, let them find a way to ask Mrs. Tang for a favor, and it should be over. If you are young and strong, if you are willing to join the army Conquest, the emperor will not refuse."

Zhang Su felt relieved.

Chapter 1096 Good Man Liu Zhang

How to deal with Liu Zhang and his ministers, Liu Xie was a little hesitant at first.

Liu Yan has nothing to say, the reverse has been revealed, and he is even worse than Liu Biao.But he has already been condemned by God, and the matter of punishing him can only be left to the late emperor.Considering his two sons, Liu Fan and Liu Dan, who were killed by Li Jue, it is estimated that the late emperor would not be easy to attack.

As for Liu Zhang himself, he is even more innocent.

This is a useless person, a puppet from beginning to end.This is true for succession, and it is also true for professing ministers.

He also has an elder brother, Liu Mao, who married the wealthy Wu family, and is Liu Yan's favorite heir.Liu Yan's last wish before his death was to designate Liu Mao to succeed him.Yizhou rich Zhao Wei and others felt that Liu Zhang was easy to control, so they elected Liu Zhang as the governor of Yizhou.

Perhaps the only tough thing Liu Zhang did was to kill Zhang Lu's mother, Mrs. Lu.

Other than that, he's a puppet.

For such a person, there is no point in killing him, but it will allow the real person responsible to escape.

Moreover, Liu Zhang moved westward with the imperial court, and later entered Shu because of Liu Xie's intention to persuade Liu Yanqin to be king, so Liu Yan stayed by his side.As Liu Zhang himself, he did not do anything to offend the court.

So Liu Xie decided to let Liu Zhang go and deal with those who refused Zhao Wen's persuasion to surrender and had been stubbornly resisting.

Zhao Wei is dead, but the others are still there.

After a little discussion with Yang Biao, Zhao Wen and others, the imperial edict was issued.

Brother Liu Zhang was exempted from being a commoner, imprisoned for life, and not allowed to be an official.

The world will be settled, they have no value to use, and Liu Yanmou is in the front, it is really unreasonable not to deal with it.

As for the others, they will be dealt with one by one according to their attitude towards the court.

Those who opposed professing to the court at the beginning should be killed, those who should be ransacked, and those who should be exiled.

Those who support professing ministers to the court will have their own worship according to their talents.

The most typical one is Yan Pu, who was officially worshiped as the prefect of Guanghan.

The direct promotion from an official to two thousand shi is not only to give the scholar Sun Rui face, but also to reward Yan Pu himself.

Then, Liu Xie issued an edict, recruiting 20 handsome young men who were interested in joining the army in Yizhou, and added them to the lecture hall.

After the edict was issued, Liu Xie summoned Liu Zhang.

Compared with ten years ago, Liu Zhang is much haggard, and his eye circles are also a bit dark. It should be because he has not slept soundly all the time.After seeing Liu Xie, he fell down on the ground, kowtowed repeatedly, and claimed to be a capital offender.

Liu Xie was also a little emotional.

In this chaotic world, the wicked succeed and the good suffer.If Liu Zhang was really a villain, he would not have fallen to where he is today.

Liu Xie got up, helped Liu Zhang up, and patted him on the shoulder.

"Ji Yu, how many years have we not seen each other?"

Liu Zhang wiped away his tears, raised his hand and flipped it over. "It's been ten years. I was ordered to enter Shu, but failed. I failed His Majesty. I really feel ashamed."

Liu Xie smiled and signaled Liu Zhang to take his seat.

After exchanging pleasantries, he explained the original intention of summoning Liu Zhang.

Imprisoning Liu Zhang was not aimed at Liu Zhang himself, but because he was Liu Yan's heir.Except for Liu Zhang, no one can bear this responsibility.But the imprisonment is just not allowing him to be an official, and there are no other restrictions.After returning to his hometown, he can study behind closed doors, and he can also do some business. Although he will not become rich, he will not live in embarrassment.

As the clan, the Jiangxia Liu family is a distant branch.As a rich family, the Liu family in Jiangxia still has a solid foundation.Even after Du Tian, ​​it is more than enough to maintain life.

Liu Zhang was very calm, saying that he deserved what he deserved.If the emperor didn't kill him, he was already so grateful that he didn't dare to think too much.

He has a request, but it is not for himself, but for his elder brother Liu Mao.

Liu Mao is quick-tempered and always arrogant. After marrying Wu Yi's younger sister, he feels that he has a great responsibility on his shoulders.Unexpectedly, after Liu Yan's death, Zhao Wei and others elected Liu Zhang as the leader and threw him aside without even giving him a formal official position.

Liu Mao was furious because of this, and once thought of rebelling against the army, but was persuaded by his wife Wu.

He didn't raise an army, but he was depressed because of it. Over the past few years, his spirit has become a little abnormal, and his body has also become weak.

This time he went to court to plead guilty, and someone persuaded him to divorce his wife, lest the news of Wu's noble life would reach the ears of the emperor and cause unnecessary suspicion.But Liu Mao has been wronged all these years, thanks to Wu's persuasion, the husband and wife feel very good and refuse to divorce.

Liu Zhang wanted to ask Liu Xie to let Liu Mao go, and not to convict or force them to reconcile because of rumors that the Wu family has a noble life.

Liu Xie laughed out loud after hearing this.

"Ji Yu, you are such a kind person. At this time, you still want to beg for mercy. Okay, for your kindness, I agree. You go back and tell Liu Mao to let him recover from his illness and raise his children well. In the future When you are an adult, send it to my side."

Liu Zhang was overjoyed, and thanked him again.

After seeing Liu Zhang, Liu Xie immediately summoned Qin Mi.

Qin Mi was in a very good mood.

He was worshiped as Shangshu and became a close minister of the emperor.Although the grade is not high, it is very suitable for him.After the news was announced, many people came to congratulate him, including Wang Can.

Wang Can is currently studying the classics of the Western Regions, like a fish in water.He tried his best to encourage Qin Mi to study the knowledge of the Western Regions like him, and not to care too much about the temporary grade.The emperor's ambition is in the world, as long as he follows the emperor, he will go to the Western Regions in the future, and Qingzi will be able to pick it up.

After seeing the ceremony, Qin Mi told the emperor one by one the process of the trip.He made sufficient preparations and wrote a memorial in advance for the emperor to read slowly.

Liu Xie was very satisfied and asked about Qin Mi's wish.

Qin Mi expressed his satisfaction with the current situation, and immediately recommended Zhou Qun emphatically.

He told Liu Xie Zhou Qun's reaction to Yang Xiu's two articles, and said that Zhou Qunzhi was not in an official career and was very suitable for studying astronomy and astrology.For the hypothesis put forward by Yang Xiu, he has the interest and ability to further study, but he lacks a good telescope.

Liu Xie was a little surprised.

It may be that he knew the answer a long time ago, and he gave great support to Yang Xiu's hypothesis, but he did not verify it.

As far as he knows, there is no telescope that can tell whether the shape of the stars is round or flat. He doesn't know where the telescope in Yang Xiu's hand came from, and he doesn't care too much.

There was nothing he could do about Zhou Qun's request.

After thinking about it for a while, he accepted Qin Mi's recommendation and arranged Zhou Qun to the Taishi Department, allowing him to concentrate on studying astronomy and astrology.

As for the telescope, it may have to wait.

Military telescopes are still being developed, and there is no possibility of success in the short term, but breakthroughs will surely be made in the future, and telescopes that can be used to observe astronomy will also continue to develop.

This will be a very important industry, far from being as simple as toys.

Although he failed to get the telescope as he wished, Qin Mi was still very satisfied.After he told Zhou Qun the emperor's reply, Zhou Qun was also very satisfied and accepted the emperor's task with pleasure.

Not only that, he also volunteered to join the development team of the telescope.

Observing for many years not only allowed him to know the stars well, but also exercised his hands-on ability.He has made some small tools before, and the effect is still good.If you can participate in the study of the telescope, maybe it can help.

Liu Xie agreed to Zhou Qun's request and let him participate in the development of the telescope as Taishi.

Chapter 1097 Military Service Reform

Taking advantage of the opportunity of Yizhou's surrender, Liu Xie and Jia Xu discussed the adjustment of the military service system.

Compared with the Western Han Dynasty, the military achievements of the Eastern Han Dynasty were much inferior. In addition to the rise of wealthy families and aristocratic families that emptied the Qianting's finances, the military service system was also a reason that cannot be ignored.

Emperor Guangwu was worried that others would follow suit because of the prefecture-state capital test, so he canceled the prefecture-state capital test, which severely damaged the military service system of the Western Han Dynasty.In order to cope with the war, the recruitment system gradually became the mainstream.

The transition from full military service to recruiting was not unique to the Eastern Han Dynasty, and it was the same in the Tang Dynasty. It was an inevitable phenomenon following the merger.But the Eastern Han Dynasty was especially important. Because of the personal reasons of the founding monarch, he became conservative from the beginning.

A bit like Zhao Song.

Compared with the national military service system, the recruitment system has the advantages of being more professional, having stronger combat effectiveness, and not affecting the farming season.But the disadvantages are also obvious. One is that recruiting soldiers fight for money, and it is fine when the wind is up. Once the situation is not right, it is impossible to expect them to fight hard.The second is that the cost of recruiting troops is very high, and it is acceptable to deal with small-scale wars. Once the war is protracted, military pay will become a heavy burden.

But in reality, universal military service is not sustainable.

This military service system guarantees the source of soldiers, but it cannot improve combat effectiveness.Less than two years of training can only allow them to master basic combat skills and cannot become a real elite.Once it is difficult to win quickly, it will inevitably affect the farming season.

When Liu Xie was going to march thousands of miles with elites, the national military service system obviously couldn't meet the requirements.

Therefore, Liu Xie drew on the system of later generations, combined the advantages of the national military service and the recruitment system, and implemented a parallel system of compulsory soldiers and volunteer soldiers.

Conscripts provide basic training, undertake local security tasks, and select candidates who are suitable to become volunteers.

Volunteers, as professional soldiers, are separated from production and concentrate on training, and as the main body of the army controlled by the imperial court, they undertake combat tasks.

Jia Xu already had this intention.

For Liangzhou people, because the land is barren and not suitable for farming, and the folk customs favor martial arts, conquest is more attractive than farming.Otherwise, even after Dutian, Liangzhou would not be able to support as many people as Kanto.In other words, the number of Liangzhou people will never catch up with the number of Kanto people, and their voices in the court are limited.

Once the world is peaceful and the role of warriors is reduced, where will the people of Liangzhou go?

Expedition is a good choice.

When the people of Liangzhou became the main force of the expedition and the power that the emperor relied on, who would dare to underestimate the people of Liangzhou?

In addition, there is an urgent problem: Zhang Jibu's way out.

When the two routes attacked Yizhou, although Zhang Ji was the leader of the Eastern Route Army, it was actually Sun Ce, Huang Zu and others who made contributions. Zhang Ji was only in name, and the Xiliang elite under his command did not play much role.Now back in Jingzhou, preparing for the war against Jiaozhou, Zhang Ji is still a spectator.

Zhang Ji is old, and he can be disarmed and returned to the field when he reaches the rank of general of hussars. What about the soldiers under his command?

It can be solved by expedition.

Transfer them back, select the elite who can go on an expedition, as the backbone, and train a group of recruits, who will go out with the emperor a few years later.

The real elite needs years of training, and there are some experiences that cannot be directly passed on, and only time can accumulate. These veterans still have the opportunity to use their residual heat.

Liu Xie agreed with Jia Xu's opinion and asked him to make a detailed plan.

For example, how to carry out regular recruitment and training of volunteers, how many volunteers should be formed as a standing force, how many of them are in the capital, how many are in the interior, and how many are used for expeditions.

When discussing the plan, Jia Xu suggested that Zhang Ji should be called to report on his work, and his appointment as an official should be resolved by the way.

Liu Xie agreed.

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Xiangshui.

Sun Ce and Zhou Yu bid farewell to each other, saying that they cherish each other.

The war in Yizhou is over, and Zhou Yu will return to Mobei to continue his journey to the north.Kong Rong was already waiting for him in Liaodong, ready to leave at any time.

"Gongjin, although it's not your first time to go to Mobei, you still have to be careful. You can't be careless in your journey."

Zhou Yu laughed. "Bo Fu, thank you for your concern. But you have to be more careful than me. There is a lot of miasma in the south. Even if the Imperial Medical Office and Nanyang Herbal Medicine have spent a lot of manpower and material resources on research, it is still difficult to guarantee everything. You and I are still young. There are opportunities to make contributions, so there is no need to rush."

Sun Ce also smiled, and nodded solemnly. "I understand, haste makes waste, some things can't be rushed." He winked his eyes and said again: "It's the same as fate."

Zhou Yu rolled his eyes speechlessly, raised his hand, turned and entered the cabin.

Sun Ce laughed.

He and Zhou Yu are as close as brothers, knowing that Zhou Yu likes Caiyan, the governor of Lantai.However, Luohua has intentions, while flowing water is ruthless, Cai Yan has his own heart, and has no feeling for Zhou Yu at all.Zhou Yu is committed to Mobei, and he himself is suspected of fleeing love.

The boatman untied the cable, pulled up the sail, and the passenger ship left the shore slowly and headed north.

Zhou Yu showed his face through the porthole and waved goodbye to Sun Ce.

While waving his hand, Sun Ce said to Wu Fen, "I didn't expect that Gong Jin is still a lover. It can be seen that although this person wants to study, he can't read too much. A woman is to have children, pass on the family, and be in good health." , A good temper is the key point, why do you need so much knowledge. Too many thoughts will be troublesome."

Wu Fen chuckled twice, but didn't speak.

Watching Zhou Yu's boat disappear into the distance, the two turned around and were about to go back when a fast boat appeared in sight.Sun Ce's eyesight was excellent, and at a glance, he recognized that it was a mail ship conveying military information and edicts, and immediately stopped in his tracks.

After a while, the cruise ship came to Sun Ce and docked.

The postman with the triangular flag on his back got out of the cabin, and Sun Ce said loudly, "Is this news from Nanyang? I'm going to challenge the rebellious general Sun Ce, and I can provide the messenger with a fast horse."

Hearing the sound, the postal envoy turned his head to look at Sun Ce, rushed over, and bowed his hands to salute.

"Thank you, General. Dare I ask General, is General Hussar in the city?"

"Of course." Sun Ce smiled. "Otherwise, where else could he go?"

Zhang Ji has been too lazy to move recently. After returning from Yizhou, he nestled in Linxiang City, and did not even participate in normal drills and exercises. Military advisers Ding Chong, Pang Tong and others were in charge.

"Thank you." The postal envoy cupped his hands in thanks, and strode towards Linxiang City.

Sun Ce and Wu Fen glanced at each other and smiled in unison.