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When Zhao Yun came, Liu Xuan did not make special arrangements, but directly arranged for him to join the Forbidden Army as an ordinary captain.

In fact, this is already a very high salary. Taishi Ci and Ma Chao are just captains now, and captains are also mid-level military attachés now. As long as they take one step further, they will be generals. Zhao Yun was originally just a cavalry, even if he was saved

Gongsun Zan only became closer and did not receive any special promotion.

What concerned Liu Xuan was how Gongsun Zan should arrange it.

"Bogui, don't be too restrained!"

Liu Xuan met Gongsun Zan in the back garden, accompanied by Queen Cai Yan and noble Diao Chan. The presence of these two concubines made the meeting seem less tense and formal, just like a normal chat with his ministers.

, rather than talking about military and national affairs.

In addition to these few people, Liu Bei, the Central Protector, Xun Yu, the Minister of Civil Affairs, Cao Cao, the general who controlled the east, and Lu Bu, the general who conquered the west, were all accompanying him.

These people can be said to be the top figures among Liu Xuan's current confidants. They have given Liu Xuan great help in both civil and military aspects. At the same time, calling these people together may not have given Gongsun Zan a sense of power.

Liu Xuan is the emperor, but in all dynasties this court has never belonged to the emperor alone! The factions in the court have never disappeared, and it is not necessarily the emperor who is the most powerful every time. Therefore, after he rescued Gongsun Zan, he

, we cannot think that Gongsun Zan will serve the emperor wholeheartedly.

There are many veterans in the court, and some of them are even well-known and well-established. If Gongsun Zan surrenders to those people, wouldn't it mean that he is causing trouble for himself?

Liu Xuan rescued Gongsun Zan, but in order to let him lead the army, if there was a collusion between civil and military forces, the forces in the court would be even more chaotic - he could accept appropriate competition or division of forces in the court, but the army was absolutely

He wanted to control everything in his own hands, so he spared no effort to win over the generals.

Today he wanted to tell Gongsun Zan that the current emperor holds real power and his control over the court is absolutely first-class, no better than any famous emperor in history (whether he is a wise emperor or a tyrant, no matter what he wants to accomplish,

One, having sufficient control over the court is a must).

Gongsun Zan took a look and immediately understood what the emperor meant, so even if Liu Xuan asked him not to be too restrained, he did not dare to relax at all, but honestly did not dare to go beyond the slightest, and he would think carefully when speaking.

Think carefully, for fear of saying the wrong thing.

Now he doesn't have to be like that before. At that time, he had his own family in Peiping and tens of thousands of troops under his command. Even in the face of Liu Yu, a relative of the emperor, he could refute his words without giving him any face. But now he

He was just a defeated general who fled to the capital with only his wife and children to protect him. No ads in the entire text.

Look at the person opposite, he is young - Liu Xuan is only twenty-six years old this year. He has a high status, many ministers and powerful generals, and it seems that the broken country of Han Dynasty can be restored to its old appearance under his hands.

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If Gongsun Zan was not optimistic about the continuation of the Han Dynasty before, his thoughts have completely changed after seeing the combat power of Yu Linqi and Liu Bei that ordinary people cannot compete with.

Especially during those few days by the Yellow River, I asked Liu Bei a lot about the imperial court. Although there were too many things that Liu Bei couldn't tell himself, he still had a vague understanding of them.

For example... although Liu Bei's military power is pretty good, there are many generals who are stronger than him in the imperial court. Among them, Lu Bu, who is known as the most powerful general in the world, even personally beheaded the Yellow Turban traitor Dao Nanhua, and Nanhua... that is the real

An immortal who knows the magic of immortality.

Gongsun Zan didn't take these so-called immortals seriously before, but after meeting Zuo Ci and seeing Liu Bei's methods, he couldn't help but ignore them.

At the same time, today's emperor himself is not as brave as anyone, not even Lu Bu is his opponent.

What is this concept? This means that today the emperor's personal combat power is invincible in the world. Who can compete with such tyrannical force? In other words, as long as no one can truly defeat the emperor, then the imperial court will be completely invincible.

A place of defeat.

Then he asked about the current situation of the court and learned that Yongzhou has had good harvests for several consecutive years, and Liangzhou has vigorously developed animal husbandry and war horse breeding...

As for the popularization of education, Liu Bei didn't say anything more, but even if it was just these, it would have enough impact on Gongsun Zan.

Everyone told him that the current imperial court was no longer the same imperial court ten years ago when the eunuchs were in power, the emperor was fatuous, the government was in chaos, the finances were in ruins, and even the decrees could not even leave the capital.

Some of the things displayed by the current court were not comparable to those of the Han Dynasty when it was at its most prosperous. Therefore, in Gongsun Zan's eyes, what appeared was no longer the end of the dynasty, but rather the appearance of a revival.

"Bogui thinks how long will it take for the world to return to peace?"

Liu Xuan's question made Gongsun Zan feel excited. He thought this was the emperor's intention to express his position.

In fact, it was exactly like this. Liu Xuan and Gong Sun Zan said that as long as he answered to his satisfaction, he could be sealed with an official position on the spot today and take office immediately.

Liu Xuan didn't like procrastination. Something that could have been solved in half a day had to be delayed for ten days and a half. That was too boring and annoying.

Gongsun Zan felt uncomfortable everywhere in his body, and he didn't know how to place his hands. He thought for a while, and finally said: "Your Majesty's generals and commanders are as powerful as the emperor... Then within ten years, the world can be conquered."

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"ten years!"

Liu Xuan nodded, and then did not comment on whether Gongsun Zan was satisfied or not with his answer. Instead, he just left Gongsun Zan with a back view. After a while, he said: "I don't know if Bogui still wants to meet the Northeastern leader."

Land?"

Gongsun Zan was startled. He didn't know what he meant this time. Could it be that the emperor wanted to test whether he still had the desire to seize the throne? Just as he was about to answer that he didn't want to, he felt Liu Bei poke him at the side, and then nodded slightly.

Lower your head.

Although he didn't know why Liu Bei reminded him like this, he thought that Liu Bei had gone all the way to rescue him from Peking, so he shouldn't harm himself, so he said: "I think!"

"Just think about it!"

Liu Xuan's answer made Gongsun Zan let out a sigh of relief.

It turns out that Liu Xuan wanted to test whether Gongsun Zan still had any ambition. If he lost even a little bit of ambition after the battle with Yuan Shao, then he would not be suitable to continue to lead the army. Even if he wanted to use it, he would do more in the capital.

Logistics and stuff like that.

But now it seems that even though Liu Bei reminded him of the reason, it can still be heard from the tone of Gongsun Zan's answer - he is not willing to give in!

How could the majestic White Horse General be able to swallow his breath after being defeated like this by Yuan Shao? It would have been fine if he had just stood and died. Since he survived the disaster, if he didn't think about regaining his position, then he would probably have no shame in continuing to deal with the people in the court.

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"Bogui will serve in the army in the future, so the position of Youzhou Mu will no longer be available!"

Gongsun Zan was stunned for a moment, and then he understood that the emperor was conferring an official position on himself. Does this mean he was conferring a general position? As for the Youzhou Mu... without the territory, the title was just a decoration, with no practical significance at all.

He still sees this point quite clearly.

He knew which one was better, a Youzhou Mu with a false reputation or a general with real power, without being reminded.

"But according to His Majesty's orders!"

"Well... let's take the post of General Pingbei first. Let's get familiar with the military affairs of the Forbidden Army with the emperor's uncle these days. If there is anything you don't understand, you can ask the emperor's uncle nearby!"

He turned around and nodded to Liu Bei: "I'll just trouble you, uncle!"

"This is my duty!"

After saying that, he led Gongsun Zan away, leaving only a group of Liu Xuan's cronies. As for the matter of cultivation... Although Liu Xuan did not give direct instructions, Liu Bei knew how to do it. In fact, from Liu Xuan's previous instructions, Liu Bei knew how to do it.

You can find out.

Without saying anything else, he directly asked Zhao Yun to serve in the Forbidden Army. He had mentioned this person specifically before, so he didn't need to think too much. He just taught him what he needed to teach.

As for Gongsun Zan... he said that he must first get familiar with it. This proves that Liu Xuan is not prepared to directly teach him the cultivation techniques. He must first observe and observe, and then make a decision based on the situation.

Naturally, everyone had nothing to say about the emperor's arrangement. After Gongsun Zan left, Lu Bu just said: "Why should your majesty attach so much importance to a defeated general?"

However, after thinking about it, Cao Cao guessed a little bit based on what he specifically said to him back then: "Is your Majesty preparing to march into the Northeast in the future?"

Liu Xuan nodded and admitted directly: "Gongsun Zan has been in the Northeast for a long time, and he is most familiar with the customs and customs in that area. In addition, Gongsun Zan himself is quite capable in cavalry tactics, and he can be regarded as a talent..."

The majestic White Horse General was just such an evaluation in Liu Xuan's eyes, but no one here felt it was inappropriate. They even felt that Gongsun Zan's ability to say such a thing was already considered highly by the emperor.

Everyone accompanied Liu Xuan and walked around the garden again, and said a few trivial words along the way. Most of them were Xun Yu reporting on the personnel changes in the recent period.

There is no need to say too much if it is too detailed. I just want to tell Liu Xuan how much territory the "Emperor's cronies" have covered under his jurisdiction.

Among them, Yongzhou was the seat of the capital and the place where Liu Xuan started his career again. The emperor had the most stable control over this place, followed by the southeastern region of Liangzhou and Yuzhou.

In comparison, the emperor had less control over the prefectures and counties that were almost completely accepted by Yanzhou, Sizhou and Xuzhou.

"If I had known earlier, it would be better to let the Yellow Turban Thieves cause more trouble!"

However, since it is already in his hand, there is no reason to throw it out again. Liu Xuan's request is to take it easy. Anyway, according to the current steps, even if it is consumed, those annoying guys can be consumed to death.

Compared with these things, the focus of the imperial court should have shifted to the upcoming war with Yuan Shao.

p.s: Something happened yesterday, so I only updated one chapter... Well... I'll see if I can finish it sometime.

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