Reborn in the Three Kingdoms, I stole Liu Bei's uncle

The news of Li Ru's death soon reached Liu Yu's ears, and he was helpless about such an outcome.

Although he did not agree with Li Ru's approach, he understood it very well.

It has nothing to do with life or power. Dong Zhuo's death represents the collapse of Li Ru's spirit and ideals. When the pillar that has always maintained his spirit suddenly collapsed, Li Ru had already developed the intention to die.

From the first time Liu Yu saw Li Ru, there was no color in his eyes.

Deathly silence, this color filled Li Ru's eyes.

After burying Li Ru, Jia Xu, who had been silent all this time, suddenly spoke up: "Uncle, Wen You and I were like brothers. His sudden death is heartbreaking. I cannot serve you for the time being. I want to build a hut in front of Wen You's grave to guard it, to repay his kindness to me. I hope you can help me."

Liu Yu understood very well what Jia Xu said, that the so-called building a hut for protection was just an excuse.

After all, Jia Xu, this old fox, was still a little unsure of himself. He had just entered the center of power and occupied the two territories of Chang'an and Luoyang, but everyone in the world knew that although these two places were the capitals of the Han Dynasty and were once prosperous and wealthy, today they no longer had any trace of their former selves.

The city of Luoyang was almost completely burned down by Dong Zhuo, leaving only ruins.

The situation in Chang'an City was not much better. After Wang Mang's rebellious rule, many heroes emerged across the country. After being tormented by the Red Eyebrow Army, Chang'an City had been turned into ruins.

It was because of this situation that Emperor Guangwu was forced to abandon the city of Chang'an.

After Emperor Guangwu established his capital in Luoyang, Chang'an was gradually abandoned. After nearly two hundred years, the prosperity of Chang'an city had long gone.

After countless years, it still hasn't recovered its former prosperity.

Dong Zhuo led the emperor and his officials to Chang'an City, but there was not even a decent palace. After repairing the palace with great difficulty, after the Xiliang Rebellion, Chang'an City, like Luoyang, was also left with ruins everywhere. It would take a huge amount of financial and material resources to restore these messes.

He had just stepped into the political center, and although he tried his best to show his magnanimity, he would not easily impress Jia Xu after learning from Dong Zhuo's previous experience. He still had to wait and observe, and only when he could get his approval would he sincerely submit.

Liu Yu had anticipated this and was not worried as long as he could keep Jia Xu under his control.

"Wenhe is a man of great loyalty and righteousness. How can I be so unkind? I will send people to build a thatched cottage for Wenhe. You just need to live here. If you need anything, just tell the soldiers."

"Thank you, uncle."

Liu Yu nodded slightly, indicating that Jia Xu did not need to be so polite.

He walked to Li Ru's grave, bowed again, and then slowly left.

After Liu Yu returned to his study, he promulgated the edict seeking talents that he had already written to the whole country.

Since ancient times, when the rulers received the mandate and restored the country, have they not been able to find virtuous people and gentlemen to rule the world with them? When they found virtuous people, they never left their homes. Is it just a fluke? The superiors sought them out. Today, the world is not yet settled, and this is a particularly urgent time to seek virtuous people.

"Meng Gongchuo was good as an old man in Zhao and Wei, but he could not be a great official in Teng and Xue." If only honest people could be used, how could Qi Huan dominate the world! Is there no one in the world who fishes on the banks of the Wei River wearing a coarse cloth and holding a jade? Is there no one who steals his sister-in-law and receives gold without being treated as an ignorant person?

You two, please help me to promote the humble and the ignorant, and select only the talented, so that I can use them.

Cao Cao's edict to seek talents was brilliant and unconventional. Liu Yu used it at this time because it was just right for the occasion.

Regardless of family background, origin, or even moral character, as long as the person has talent, he or she can be employed.

Liu Yu read this order seeking talents carefully countless times, and even he had to admit that this order was very bold, avant-garde, and even a little bit out of line.

This order seeking talents alone is enough to show Cao Cao's broad mind and magnanimity.

On the other hand, he was obviously facing a strong sniper force at that time.

He could even feel Cao Cao sighing quietly in the dark night, feeling extremely helpless.

In the thatched cottage in front of Li Ru's grave, Jia Xu was drinking. He felt very lonely. The person who used to drink with him was lying not far from the cottage. He could even call out softly and hear bursts of response.

After a long time, there was still no response. Jia Xu knew that although the two were close to each other, they were also far away from each other.

While Jia Xu was in a trance, the old slave beside him walked over quickly.

"Master, the most widely circulated news in Chang'an City today is the call for talents issued by the emperor's uncle."

"A call for talents?" Jia Xu took a sip of wine and narrowed his eyes. "The emperor's uncle has a small number of people under him, so it's not surprising that he wants to recruit talents. When this call for talents was issued, the princes, ministers, and aristocratic families must have been very happy and celebrating."

The old slave bowed and spoke with suspicion.

"On the contrary, all the princes and ministers looked panicked. They surrounded the Emperor's uncle's residence and demanded to see him. When I came back, the Emperor's uncle's residence was already full of people."

"Why is this happening?" Jia Xu was puzzled. "Could it be that something else big is happening in Chang'an City?"

The old slave shook his head.

"I asked two scholars, and they said the problem lies with the order to seek talents."

Jia Xu was stunned.

"Do you still remember the content of the Talent Seeking Order?"

The old servant took out a piece of white paper from his bosom and placed it in Jia Xu's hand.

"Master, I don't know many people, so I asked a scholar to copy it for me."

Jia Xu was stunned and speechless for a moment when he looked at the densely packed orders for talents. He did not expect that Liu Yu would be so courageous.

How dare you issue such a call for talents in this era?

Nowadays, the channels for upward mobility are completely monopolized by the aristocratic families. It is extremely difficult for children from poor families to move up.

Jia Xu was deeply touched by this. He was proud of his talent and believed that there was no one in the world who could match him. He had appeared in the world countless times, but still had not been appreciated by others.

It was not until he met Li Ru that his talent was displayed to the world.

This is also one of the reasons why he is very grateful to Li Ru.

Although he was not very optimistic about Dong Zhuo, he was still very grateful to Li Ru for recommending him.

He looked at the lonely grave, his eyes full of loneliness.

After drinking a glass of wine, Jia Xu spoke sadly.

"Wenyou, if you were still alive, you would surely applaud this recruitment order!"

He drank another glass of wine, his expression distant.

"You are right. If there is anyone who can revive the Han Dynasty, it must be Uncle Liu. Just based on this demeanor, it is enough to make countless people admire him."

Jia Xu drank countless cups of wine and was half drunk and half awake, with his eyes blurry.

His interest in Liu Yu gradually grew stronger.

However, he was not in a hurry to make a decision. If his prediction was correct, the issuance of the order to seek talents would inevitably cause some vested interests to obstruct him in every possible way. It was still unknown whether Liu Yu could withstand this wave of pressure.

Just as Jia Xu had expected, since Liu Yu issued the order to seek talents, many princes and ministers came to Liu Yu's mansion to ask to see him.

Liu Yu predicted this, so he was not panicked. Since they had doubts, he would answer them himself.

Although he wanted to use the children of poor families to impact the status of the aristocratic families, it did not mean that he could break away from the control of the aristocratic families at this time.

After countless years of sedimentation, aristocratic families have long been deeply rooted in society. They are related by marriage, form alliances of interest, and control all the resources of a place.

A big part of the reason why the Yellow Turban Army was quickly destroyed was that the aristocratic families did not stand on their side from the beginning.

Their strength is terrifying, and they have sufficient population, food, weapons, etc. If you offend them all at this moment, you will soon disappear in the long river of history.

All steps can only be taken one step at a time, and Liu Yu has a clear idea in his mind.

Faced with the growing crowd outside the door, Liu Yu sent a soldier to the door of the mansion.

The soldier's voice was clear and ringing slowly in everyone's ears.

"Uncle, I am not feeling well and cannot see guests for the time being. Please go back."

Everyone was obviously not satisfied with this reply. They had seen the emperor's uncle yesterday and he was in high spirits and there was nothing unusual. How could this happen suddenly? Could it be that he knew the purpose of our visit and deliberately refused to see us?

Although everyone had some complaints, they did not dare to act rashly when they saw the majestic soldiers in front of Liu Yu's mansion.

The stakes this time were so high that although they were anxious, they did not leave.

"No matter what, we must wait until the emperor's uncle and explain the situation to him."

A voice came from the crowd, and everyone nodded, exclaiming in admiration from time to time.

Since I can't go in, I'll just wait in front of the emperor's uncle's mansion. Anyway, I won't feel at ease even if I go back now.

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Liu Yu was a little depressed. The series of events in the past few days had consumed a lot of his energy. At this moment, he was leaning on the couch, with a look of fatigue that could not be concealed in his eyes.

The ministers outside the door came to the door of his mansion and asked to see him. Liu Yu didn't need to think about what their purpose was. He knew it very well.

In the final analysis, it was nothing more than the order seeking talents that touched their cake and they were unwilling to see the power fall into the hands of others, so they all came to his mansion.

At this time, Liu Yu didn't want to see them. He had more important things to do.

Guan Yu, Zhang Fei, and Zhao Yun stood in front of him and reported in detail the situation of incorporating the Xiliang Army.

This time the recruitment went smoothly, and after the old and young were dismissed, a total of 50,000 elite soldiers were obtained.

Fifty thousand? The scale of the army brought a smile to Liu Yu's face.

There are now 10,000 elite soldiers left in Luoyang, plus the 50,000 soldiers captured this time, Liu Yu now has a total of 60,000 troops.

Sixty thousand men was already a peak for Liu Yu at that time, but considering that he had to defend the two passes of Chang'an and Luoyang City, these troops were a little stretched.

Liu Yu carefully analyzed the current situation and asked Guan Yu to stay in Chang'an City, leaving behind 20,000 elite soldiers to guard the city.

The remaining 40,000 people, led by Zhang Fei and Zhao Yun, returned to Luoyang City to defend Luoyang.

Chang'an City is easy to defend but difficult to attack. Now the Xiliang Army, which poses the greatest threat, has been completely defeated by Liu Yu and it will be difficult to recover in a short time.

The only thing we need to consider is another force of the Western Liang Army, Ma Teng and Han Sui.

In Liu Yu's memory, when Li Jue and others occupied Chang'an, Ma Teng and Han Sui were dissatisfied with their current situation. They led their soldiers to rise up and defend the king. They fought hard and directly reached Chang'an City. If there had not been changes later, the two of them might have occupied Chang'an.

Even though they did not occupy Chang'an, after a period of attack, they still had a certain impact on the situation in Chang'an City.

Later, they were defeated and were granted titles by the imperial court, and only then did they settle down in Xiliang.

Faced with these two ferocious wolves, Liu Yu showed great composure.

He first wrote a letter to get close to Ma Teng, and then rewarded the two in the name of the court. From the two's reply, Liu Yu did not see anything unusual.

However, Liu Yu did not relax his vigilance. He sent out a large number of scouts to closely monitor the movements of the two.

Liu Yu knew that an experienced hunter would not show his teeth and claws before catching prey. The hunter would be very careful and not make any sound. He would not deliver a fatal blow until the prey completely relaxed its vigilance.

Liu Yu was unwilling to be such a prey. If he had not just occupied Chang'an, Liu Yu would not mind sending troops to launch a surprise attack on the two men.

He wanted to bring people with him to see what a hero the young Ma Chao was.

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Compared with all the threats to Chang'an City, Luoyang City was attacked from all sides.

Both the two Yuan brothers and Cao Cao must have received the news that he had occupied Chang'an by now.

How could they be willing to see the emperor fall into their hands? They would definitely find a way to win the emperor over to their side.

If they wanted to enter Chang'an, they would first capture Luoyang.

Luoyang is now empty and does not have many troops. An attack from any side is enough to break through Luoyang City.

Liu Yu has been waiting these days, waiting for the three men to reorganize the Xiliang soldiers.

Seeing that the three men had finished organizing their troops, Liu Yu hurriedly ordered Zhang Fei and Zhao Yun to lead their troops back to Luoyang as soon as possible.

After settling all this, Liu Yu finally breathed a sigh of relief.

As long as they act according to their plan, Chang'an and Luoyang will be firmly in their hands.

After everyone left, Xu Shu thought about the scene outside.

"My lord, the princes and ministers are all standing guard at the door. No matter how much we urge them to leave, are you really not going to see me?"

Liu Yu stretched lazily.

"Things here have been dealt with almost completely, let them all come in."

Led by Xu Shu, everyone came into the hall.

After everyone saluted, Ma Riti said, "Uncle, it has been four hundred years since Emperor Gaozu founded the country. In the past four hundred years, Emperor Gaozu once said, "The order and chaos of the world depends on me. I will select virtuous and upright people who can speak frankly and make suggestions to correct my shortcomings." The most important thing here is virtuous and upright people. If we don't have these as a foundation, the court will be filled with treacherous people. How can the Han Dynasty last long?"

As soon as these words were spoken, everyone echoed them.

"What the Grand Master said is absolutely right. Please think twice, uncle."

"What the Grand Master said is absolutely right. Please think twice, uncle."

Liu Yu wanted to laugh at their words. They were obviously worried that once this precedent was set, the interests of the aristocratic families would not be guaranteed, but they were unwilling to say it directly and could only use morality as an excuse.