"Your Majesty, the Embroidered Uniform Guards have sent news that the civil and military officials have already contacted all the talents recommended by Your Majesty. Some of these people have agreed to enter the capital, some have refused to be conscripted on the grounds that they are not feeling well, and some are still considering it…"
Shen Lian received the secret letters from the Jinyiwei from all over the country. He finally heaved a sigh of relief and hurried over to inform Liu Bian.
Liu Bian sat on the dragon throne, his expression unchanged. He only nodded slightly, his expression unreadable. Shen Lian tried to figure out the Holy Decree, but he could not see through the true face of Mount Lu. He could only continue to report.
"Your Majesty, you asked the Embroidered Uniform Guards to set up an intelligence network, and now it has been roughly completed. The Jinyiwei had spies all over the thirteen states.
"Some of them are hiding among the people, gathering information from restaurants and tea houses. Some established brothels to gather information from those who were looking for women.
" Some became the guests of honor of the dukes as diners, some hid in the homes of the dukes as cooks, and some joined the army to join the dukes in recruiting soldiers…"
Shen Lian reported the Jinyiwei's spying activities in detail and then told them about the results of this period of time.
"Your Majesty, although the Jinyiwei's spies have just begun their spying activities, they have already achieved great results.
"We've learned that Yuan Shao and Yuan Shu have dealings with the heroes of the world. Yuan Shao already had plans to invade the capital!
"Not only that, our scouts in Jizhou reported that Yuan Shao has many Jianghu rangers under him. Among them, the most frequent contact is with thirteen highly skilled rangers, known as the Thirteen Slayers.
"Two of the 13 slayers are disciples of Chang Shan's Nine Nether Divine Lord. He is very skilled in martial arts and has many connections with aristocratic families. His disciples include Xianbei King Kebineng, Xiongnu Left Xianwang Yu Fuluo and other nine people.
" The spies of the Embroidered Uniform Guards have discovered that the 13 murderers have been heading to various places in this period of time. Even the Xianbei Royal Court and the Xiongnu Royal Court are among them. They have incited these forces to make trouble. Their wild ambitions are obvious…"
Following Shen Lian's report, Liu Bian's calm expression finally showed a trace of fluctuation. He frowned slightly and a powerful aura burst out.
Yuan Shao and Yuan Shu, the two brothers, had colluded with the aristocratic families to plot for the world. Liu Bian wasn't surprised that the rest of the vassals were trying to fish in troubled waters.
In fact, Liu Bian had been conserving his energy and planting sweet potatoes, potatoes, and corn. He had recruited talents who were still loyal to the Han Dynasty to enter the capital for the war to unify the world!
Liu Bian understood that if he wanted to take back the military power of the local areas and once again concentrate the power of the imperial court, those ambitious dukes would not submit without fighting and conquering them with absolute force!
Including Yuan Shao and the other aristocratic families, at the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, at this juncture when the building was about to collapse, everyone already had disloyalty and wanted to fight for the Central Plains and become kings themselves!
However, Liu Bian did not expect that Yuan Shao would actually want to join forces with the foreign barbarians.!
In the land of China, no matter who was the ruler, Liu Bian could accept it! Only barbarians can never become the ruler of China!
Thinking of the future chaos of the Five Nations, Liu Bian's expression was terrifyingly gloomy, like a storm gathering, causing the officials to tremble!
"Where are Huangfu Song and the Bingzhou Army?”Liu Bian asked in a deep voice.
Zhuge Zhengwo immediately stepped forward. He was the Great General and had the overall power of the military. He was in charge of supervising this matter.
"Your Majesty, General Huangfu led the Snowy Dragon Cavalry and passed through Mengjin Pass three days ago. They should have reached Taiyuan Prefecture by now.
"General Zhang Liao is leading the Bing Province Army a day behind. The distance between the two sides is less than a hundred miles, so they should be within Shangdang County!”
Shangdang County used to be Taiyuan County, which used to be Yanmen County. Next to it were Yunzhong County, Wuyuan County, and Shuofang County.
Liu Bian recalled the map of Bingzhou and said in a deep voice,""Order Huangfu Song and the Bingzhou Army to speed up their march and return to defend the border of Bingzhou. Don't let the Xiongnu take advantage of this.”
"Yes, General!"
"Send a special envoy to Youzhou and order Youzhou Overseer Liu Yu to tighten the border defense. Be on guard in advance and be careful of assassins to avoid any accidents at Youzhou's border defense!”
"Yes, General!"
"Increase the intelligence gathering in Youzhou, Bingzhou, and Liangzhou. If necessary, you can go deep into the grassland and infiltrate the alien tribes to spy on the enemy. I don't want to see any foreign soldiers enter the Great Han border!”
"We obey!"
Shen Lian, Cao Zhengchun, and Yu Huatian immediately bowed and accepted the order.
At the border, besides the secret agents of the Jinyiwei, there were also spies from the East and West Chambers. This was also the special permission of Liu Bian and the imperial power!
After discussing the military for an hour, they turned to other topics.
As the ruler of a country, Liu Bian was extremely busy. Even if Liu Bian was willing to give up his power, there was no one in the Han Dynasty that could be used.
Most of the officials from the aristocratic families who were in cahoots with him had been killed by Liu Bian. This was also the reason why he urged the recruitment of talents!
The talents recommended by the ministers and the talents recommended by Liu Bian were all famous generals and strategists in the future. They were all the pillars of the country!
When the matter was settled, Xun Yu stepped forward. All the positions in the yamen were vacant, and even the nine ministers of the court had not been gathered. The ministers were very busy and lacked manpower. They were already in a state of anxiety. This move would definitely affect the operation of the country.
"The Embroidered Uniform Guards have recruited several hundred talents and have gathered in the capital. This subject suggests that we begin the examination first. The person who cleared the stage could be directly employed by the department!”
"We agree!" Xun You stepped forward.
Cao Cao also stepped forward.”
The dozen or so officials of the court did not have any selfish motives. It was because he had been so busy recently that his bedroom had become his office.
One by one, they went from 955 bosses to 996 bosses, and they were even heading towards 007 working hours.
Every minister had dark circles under their eyes. It was obvious that they were already overloaded with work.
Liu Bian looked around and nodded. Recruited talents could choose between the literary and martial examinations.
"As for the theory examination, I have already prepared the questions and will open them on the day of the examination! In terms of martial arts, General Zhuge can appoint his own people to take the martial arts test and the military strategy test.
"If any of your beloved ministers 'children, relatives, and friends have any references, you should avoid them to avoid suspicion…"
Liu Bian had extremely strict requirements for the examination. These were equivalent to the national examination. Moreover, they were the pillars of the country who could be appointed to important departments after passing the examination. They could not be careless!
"We obey!"
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