Li Tian carefully calculated the schedule and had a rough idea of the requirements.
There were so many things to think about. The situation was really urgent.
Tomorrow, he would be summoned by He Jin together with Liu Bei. By right, he should have a good rest tonight, but he couldn't even sleep.
"Go to sleep later. Write something down to make your heart feel at ease.”
Li Tian tossed and turned for a while before deciding to use the habit he had developed in his previous life.
Writing something before going to bed would help to distract himself and help him sleep.
So he got out of bed and found a piece of wood suitable for carving.
He decided that he would first read the first chapter of the Filial Piety Record tonight.
It was the story of Liu Yao sneaking into the thief's nest to kill the thief and save his uncle.
"Boya, why aren't you sleeping yet?”
Guan Yu, who was next door, saw him brighten the wick of the oil lamp.
In a daze, she was shaken by the contrast between light and dark, and she couldn't help but feel a little angry when she woke up.
"Brother, go to sleep first. I remember that I still have a letter to write. It might be useful to big brother.”
Li Tian explained while licking his pen.
Hearing that Liu Bei wanted to use it, Guan Yu immediately shut up and turned back to sleep.
Li Tian wrote down the story he remembered.
He even added some hair-raising details to the story.
After he finished writing, he was quite satisfied with his story.
The Han Dynasty people wrote very briefly.
Because it was difficult to write on bamboo slips and wood slips, copying was also slow, and words had to be cherished like gold.
If there were too many words in a story, others would be too lazy to copy it.
However, Li Tian had planned to print it anyway, so he wasn't afraid of the details.
The story was much more readable and exciting than the works of the same era.
However, after he examined it, he still found a problem.
His calligraphy was still too ugly!
If he asked the woodcarving master to carve according to his handwriting, he was afraid that he would not be able to sell the printed ones.
"It's really troublesome to do something. It seems that I can only write the story first, then spend money to find someone who is good at calligraphy to copy it for me, and then let the woodcarving master carve it according to the good calligraphy version.
Forget it, this was not something that could be settled in a short period of time. It was better to sleep first.
After meeting He Jin tomorrow, he would slowly find a famous calligrapher.”
……
The night passed uneasily.
The next morning, at 11:45 AM.
There was still two hours before Li Tian, Liu Bei, and the others would be summoned.
However, the general's residence was already busy.
Before summoning the envoy, a few of He Jin's trusted aides had already been summoned for a meeting.
He was prepared to discuss a preliminary countermeasure against the new rebellion in Youzhou Province.
There were a total of four invited guests.
To be exact, it was Yuan Shao, Cao Cao, and Bao Hong.
Including one of their own, the general's chief clerk, Chen Lin.
He Jin is at the center,
Of course, he knew that the Emperor's health was already somewhat poor.
Thus, he began to plan to build the Eight Commanders of the West Garden to divide the military power of the He family.
To pave the way for the Second Prince Liu Xie who was not from Empress He.
At this moment, after everyone sat down, He Jin said,
"At the beginning, the chaos in Hebei spread to the two prefectures. How do you think we should deal with it?
Should he go all out to suppress them, or should he use both suppression and pacification?
How should he punish the Hu involved?”
Among He Jin's subordinates, Yuan Shao's position was obviously the most respected.
After all, the family background of the four generations and three dukes was there.
He Jin, as a "butcher",
Even though he had become a "nouveau riche in officialdom" because of his relatives,
He still had to give face to the wealthy families.
Every time he asked about military and political affairs, he would first listen to Yuan Shao's opinion without exception.
Yuan Shao was also used to this kind of rhythm, and without the slightest bit of humility, he spoke with assurance,
"Great General, I thought that Zhang Chun's rebellion could have been completely suppressed. Zhang Chun only has a county's army, how much can he do?
The reason why the enemy's power was corrupt was that Xianbei, Wuhuan and Zhang Chun colluded.
Therefore, the most important thing now was to investigate the local officials in Youzhou who had failed to appease the Wuhuan and their maladministration. The imperial court should also dispatch troops to suppress them.
On the other hand, he wanted to show goodwill to the Wuhuan and divide them from the Xianbei.
The Wuhuan people had always been used by the Imperial Court. It was because of the lack of money and food in recent years that the Imperial Court had repeatedly delayed the payment of the Wuhuan Tuqi and had also collected them without restraint that they had forced this elite troop to go to Zhang Chun's side.
Since I'm going to punish some corrupt officials in Youzhou, I might as well borrow their heads and spread the news.
He said that the Wuhuan army's salary owed by the imperial court a few years ago was all because of these people's greed.
Now that the Imperial Court had confiscated his property, the money obtained could be used to win over the Wuhuan again.
It would be best to appoint Liu Yu, who had always been famous in the Northern Territory, as the governor of Youzhou again.
If they spent money to appease the Wuhuan, as long as the Wuhuan returned to normal and joined forces with the Imperial Court to kill Zhang Chun and the Xianbei, why would they have to worry about Zhang Chun's injustice?”
Yuan Shao's words were a typical example of 'killing a greedy person to atone for his wrong'.
He pushed the responsibility of the previous salary arrears to the dead, giving both sides a way out.
This was to preserve the reputation of the court and the Wuhuan before they could talk about persuading them to surrender again.
This kind of trick was very well played by the later generations.
"Hmm, what I said was exactly what I wanted…"
He Jin had no opinion of his own.
Listening to Yuan Shao's grand theory, he instantly felt that it was very organized.
"Great General, you can't!"
Unfortunately, two seconds after he finished speaking, objections immediately came.
He Jin was a little disappointed. He followed the voice and asked patiently,
"What is Meng De's opinion?"
Cao Cao humbly cupped his hands and sincerely advised,
"Zhang Chun's rebellion was caused by Wang Fen's sudden death. The court was suspicious and sent Jia Cong to eliminate Wang Fen's remaining party, causing everyone in Jizhou to feel insecure.
If today, because the Youzhou officials are not good at appeasing the Wuhuan and Xianbei people and do not report the salary owed, causing the Hu soldiers to follow the bandits,
'If I use them as a scapegoat, aren't I afraid that more Zhang Chuns will be forced out of Youzhou Province?'
This was absolutely impossible!
Not only could he not persuade His Majesty to pursue the Youzhou officials, but he also had to appease them so that they could focus on exterminating the bandits.”
When He Jin heard this, it seemed to make sense. He quickly looked at Yuan Shao,
"This…Meng De, what do you think?”
Yuan Shao glanced at Cao Cao and calculated in his heart for a few seconds. Then, he suddenly laughed,
"Hehe, Meng De's words are probably selfish! General, I have something to say. Please dismiss the attendants!”
He Jin was a little embarrassed. There were no servants or maidservants to serve him.
There were only five people in the room. If they dismissed the people around them, wouldn't they be specially guarding against Bao Hong and Chen Lin?
He Jin said,
"Just say it. The four of you are all confidential people. If you shouldn't say anything, you will naturally keep your mouth shut.”
Seeing He Jin insist, Yuan Shao also said loudly,
"Meng De, you keep saying that Zhang Chun's rebellion was caused by the investigation of Wang Fen's remaining party.
He even stopped the officials of Youzhou Province from punishing some typical cases like Wang Fen's case.
I'm afraid it's not because you were also persuaded by Wang Fen back then, but you didn't report it!”
"You…How do you know?"
Hearing this, Cao Cao's expression changed drastically, and he lost the courage to retort.
Even if Cao Cao felt that his point of view was correct, he could only shut up.
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