The Yuan Shu Rebellion in Huainan was quickly put down, and Zhang Yan was able to expand his shili to the Huainan area, echoing Chen Dengyao in Jiangdong.

On the way back to the court, Zhang Yan's class teacher played the Son of Heaven and asked for the reward of meritorious ministers, and Liu Xie, the son of heaven, rewarded him according to the official position that Zhang Yan played, without being stingy at all.

When he returned to Pengcheng, Liu Xie, the son of heaven, personally led hundreds of civil and military officials to greet him at the gate of the city, in order to show his favor for Zhang Yan.

However, Zhang Yan was not complacent because of this, nor did he have an invincible look, but was conscientious and very careful to maintain the courtesy of a monarch and a minister with Liu Xie.

Liu Xie saw that Zhang Yan's words and deeds did not have any arrogance and domineering, and what he did was commendable and impeccable.

In fact, from the moment Liu Xie entered Pengcheng, he was secretly competing with Zhang Yan.

He was continuously controlled by Dong Zhuo, Li Dao, Guo Yan and others, he was young at the time, and he didn't have any henchmen, after several years of training, he finally had henchmen led by his relatives Fuwan and Dong Cheng.

The older he gets, the more he feels like he wants to get rid of the shackles, so he was hostile to Zhang Yan from the beginning.

But Zhang Yan is powerful, and the entire Pengcheng is his confidant, and he understands in his heart that he, the emperor, is just a puppet. If you don't want to become a puppet, you can only bring down Zhang Yan.

Therefore, he took retreat as advance, and in some things, he obediently listened to Zhang Yan's opinions, and gradually let Zhang Yan's desire for power continue to expand, and when it swelled to a certain extent, he would become as greedy as Dong Zhuo, Li Dao, and Guo Yan, and even suffer from the crusade of the world's heroes.

However, what Liu Xie didn't expect was that Zhang Yan has always done things without leakage, even in etiquette. also maintained a relationship with him at all times, and all the major things he wanted to do would be approved by Liu Xie. In other words, all of Zhang Yan's actions were done within the scope of the Holy Decree or Holy Will, and there was no transgression.

Liu Xie has been in Pengcheng for more than half a year, and in the past half a year, he has not seen Zhang Yan show his fox tail, which makes him look at Zhang Yan differently, and he only thinks that this person is. The city government is extremely deep, and it is very likely that it is more difficult to deal with than Dong Zhuo, Li Dao, Guo Yan and others.

In addition, Zhang Yan also deliberately arranged for the early dynasty, and most of the civil and military ministers in Pengcheng went to the Chonghua Hall every day to meet the Son of Heaven and ask the Son of Heaven for national affairs. And these countries are big things. It is usually invited by the ministers, and then he agrees in person.

Although Zhang Yan also goes to the morning court every day. But most of the time there was silence.

So. It is difficult for Liu Xie to grasp Zhang Yan's handle, and it is difficult for Zhang Yan to fall into his mouth, and the ministers seem to be very satisfied with Zhang Yan's approach, and they are also polite and respectful to Zhang Yan.

This made Liu Xie think for a while that Zhang Yan might be the minister sent by God to assist him.

But. Liu Xie always reminded himself not to be deceived by illusions, and the servant believed that he was a cunning fox. There will be a day when his tail will be exposed, all he has to do is wait patiently and wait for the moment when Zhang Yan shows the fox's tail.

Liu Xie personally welcomed Zhang Yan's class back to the court, in the eyes of the ministers, what an honor, not only that, Liu Xie also invited Zhang Yan to ride with him.

However, this request was politely declined by Zhang Yanyan, and told Liu Xie in a reproachful tone what was the gift of a monarch and a minister, which made Liu Xie feel a little embarrassed.

When he came to Chonghua Palace, Zhang Yan presented the jade seal of the country that he had obtained from Yuan Shu to Liu Xie in front of hundreds of civil and military officials.

When Liu Xie saw the jade seal of the country, his eyes lit up and he was pleasantly surprised.

"The jade seal of the country", also known as the "national seal" and "the national treasure", is the seal of the emperors after the Qin Dynasty, and is engraved by the order of Qin Shi Huang.

The jade seal of the country is four inches in circumference, and the five dragons are handed over to New York, and the front is engraved with the eight seal characters of Li Si's book, "Ordered by the sky, both longevity and Yongchang", as a token of "imperial power, orthodoxy and legitimacy".

Since then, the emperors of all dynasties have taken the jade seal of the country as a symbol, and they are like rare treasures, and they are important weapons of the country.

If you get it, it symbolizes that it is "ordered by the sky", and if you lose it, it shows that its "qi has been exhausted".

Those who ascend to the throne without this seal are ridiculed as "white emperors", which appear to be lacking in confidence and are despised by the world. As a result, the people who want to seek great treasures will fight for me, causing the jade seal of the country to change its owner repeatedly, and it has been in Chixian County, Shenzhou for more than 2,000 years, flickering and flickering, and then finally disappeared, and there is no trace of it so far, which makes people sigh.

But this time, the heirloom jade seal presented by Zhang Yan is a real and genuine product.

The heirloom jade seal is finely ground and carved by the family.

At the end of the Western Han Dynasty, Wang Mang, a foreign relative, usurped power, and the children were young, and the jade seal of the country was hidden in the Queen Mother of Changle Palace. Wang Mang sent his brother Wang Shun to ask for it, and the queen mother was angry and scolded him, and threw the jade seal to the ground, breaking a corner of it, and Wang Mang ordered the craftsman to make up for it with gold.

Liu Xie got the jade seal of the country and played it carefully. When he was a child, he had the privilege of witnessing the heirloom jade seal, and he was very impressed by it, and this time he held it in his hand again to watch, no matter how he looked at it, it was exactly the same as the heirloom jade seal he had seen when he was a child.

In other words, this heirloom jade seal is true.

Now, the jade seal of the country has once again returned to the hands of the Emperor of the Han Dynasty, and Liu Xie, the son of the Han Dynasty who has always been nicknamed the white version of the emperor, has also regained the dignity and glory of being the emperor.

While rejoicing, Liu Xie immediately asked: "The general not only quelled the Huainan Rebellion this time, but also dedicated the important weapon of this country, and I am very happy." General, what kind of reward do you want, though, I will definitely meet your request! ”

Zhang Yan stood on the main hall and hugged his fist and said: "Qi Bixia, the courtier is grateful for Bixia's love, let the courtier hold two important positions of imperial lieutenant and great general, and the general leader of the Chinese military hundred officials, the courtier is already a very human subject, and there is no need for any more rewards." ”

Liu Xie was stunned for a moment, and hurriedly said: "Then how can it be done!" If I am not rewarded for my merits, who will serve me in the future? Now that the ministers are on the side, I don't know how you think Aiqing will reward the general? ”

Dasi Nong Chen Qun played: "Qi Yu Bixia, the minister thinks that the general is already a very human minister, and the official position can no longer be rewarded, if Bixia insists on rewarding, the minister thinks that the general can be crowned as a public!" In order to highlight the majesty of Bixia's Longen! ”

As soon as these words came out, Guangluxun Zhong Xuan, Weiwei Wang Lang, Da Honglu Huaxin, Tingwei Zhang Zhao and others played one after another: "The ministers seconded the proposal!" ”

Liu Xie saw this scene, although there was no expression on his face, but his psychological side was extremely unhappy, now more than half of the civil and military officials in the main hall are Zhang Yan's confidants, that is to say, the entire court is controlled by Zhang Yan's hands, he, the emperor, although he goes to the court every day as always, still feels at the mercy and control of others!

But at this moment, Liu Xie was helpless, after all, he proposed it, and if he couldn't increase the rank, he could only be promoted.

"Well, what Qing and the others said is very true, then I will be promoted to the general to stay in the country, and the six counties of Liuxian, Guangqi, Yinping, Qi County, Xue County, and Feng County will form the Liuguo, which will be the general's feudal country, and the six counties of Shiyi." Liu Xie said.

"Thank you, Bixia Longen!" Zhang Yan hugged his fists.

After leaving the Chonghua Palace, Chen Qun walked beside Zhang Yan and asked, "Lord, just now Bixia asked the lord what reward he wanted, and the lord of Weishenme said that he didn't want anything?" ”

Zhang Yan smiled: "If Bixia really wants to reward me, why ask me again?" Don't look at Bixia's young age, the city is deep, this little emperor is not simple, I will definitely not leave him any handle. ”

"The lord is wise! The subordinates are out of reach! ”

"Don't be a sycophant, come with me to the General's Mansion, I have something to discuss with you!"

"Whoa!"

Zhang Yan and Chen Qun came to the General's Mansion together, returned to the mansion, the two sat down separately, and Zhang Yan said to Chen Qun: "Now that the chaos has been settled, Yuan Shu's shili in the Huainan area has also been uprooted, but Yanzhou, Qingzhou, and Yuzhou are all war-torn places, the fields are barren, and the people are seriously troubled. Although Yuan Shao has already occupied the state, there is still Gongsun Chan in Youzhou who has not been destroyed, even if he destroys Gongsun Zan and does not have three or five years to digest the area he occupies, he will definitely not go south. And the situation in Jiangdong is generally like this, with Chen Deng sitting in Jinling, I am also much more relieved. In this way, we will have a period of stability for three or five years, I mean, you have full authority to preside over the affairs of the tuntian, open up the land, build canals, and use these few years to accumulate grain and straw, and concentrate on development, what do you think? ”

Chen Qun said: "The lord's subordinates deeply agree, now that Huainan Yuan Shu is pacified, the entire Central Plains has no opponent of our army, and the subordinates think that they can also send troops to occupy Yingchuan, completely occupy the Central Plains, and then begin to implement Tuntian, within three or five years, it will be able to achieve great achievements." ”

"Well, in your opinion, who should Yingchuan send to garrison?"

"The subordinates thought that Chen Ying was the most suitable, and he could lead 10,000 troops to Yingchuan. Chen Ying is Chen Deng's younger brother, although his talent is not as good as Chen Deng's, but he has a different set of guarding places. In addition, the lord should also send a talent who can govern the place to assist Chen Ying, so that Yingchuan can not worry. ”

"Do you have a candidate in mind?" Zhang Yan nodded, expressing his affirmation of Chen Qun's opinion, and asked.

Chen Qun said: "My subordinates think that Yang Xiu, who is next to the lord, is up to the task. Yang Xiu is a young talent, if he stays by his side, it will inevitably be overkill, it is better to release and experience, and he will definitely be able to become a minister who governs the world in the long run! ”

"Okay, then Chen Ying will be the Taishou of Yingchuan, Yang Xiu will be the long history, and Chen Qi will be the history of Yuzhou. Tomorrow morning, you will ask Bixia about the Tuntian matter. ”

"Whoa!"

After the discussion, Zhang Yan asked people to call Yang Xiu and gave Yang Xiu some pure teachings, hoping that Yang Xiu could understand his arrangement and bloom his due light in the land of Yingchuan.

Yang Xiu was very happy with Zhang Yan's arrangement, he had long wanted to be an official in other places, but unfortunately he never had the opportunity, this time with this opportunity, he would definitely not miss it. (To be continued......)