When Huo Jun came to Xiangyang City, he first went to the post house to report, and when foreign officials came to Xiangyang City, they had to report in the post house, and then the post house arranged a place to stay, and if he needed to see someone, he would also be reported by the post house people.

When Huo Jun came to the post house, he first reported his official position, what he was doing in Xiangyang, and he recorded them one by one, when he learned that Huo Jun was here to offer the head of Cai Yao, the Taishou of Nanjun, Yi Cheng immediately looked at Huo Jun with admiration, but he didn't expect Huo Jun to be able to carry Cai Yao's head.

These days, Liu Qi has been cracking down on the Cai party, and as long as it is related to the Cai party, it must be reported immediately. Yi Cheng was also deeply persecuted by Cai's party, and now that he finally came out, he didn't dare to delay, and immediately went to tell Liu Qi.

After Liu Biao returned to Xiangyang, he was quickly sent back to Fuzhong by Liu Qi, at this time Liu Biao was already exhausted, because the moment Liu Qi saw him, he told Liu Biao what Liu Qi had done in the past few days.

After Liu Biao heard this, he made it clear that even if Liu Qi didn't do it, Liu Biao himself would do it. In addition, Liu Biao also wrote a letter of resignation, directly giving Cai's divorce, and asking Cai's to leave Xiangyang within three days, as for Liu Cong, after all, he is Liu Biao's biological son, and the tiger poison does not eat children, not to mention that Liu Biao is such a person who values love and righteousness.

Liu Biao took a leave of absence from Cai's family, left Liu Cong in the mansion, and officially appointed Liu Qi as the governor of the capital, with full responsibility for the affairs of Jingzhou, and there was no need to report anything to do. This also means that Liu Biao has officially taken Liu Qi as his heir, and has given Liu Qi absolute power.

For the defeat of this campaign, Liu Biao has always been unable to accept it. So much so that depression became ill. As soon as I returned to the house. He was bedridden.

After Liu Qi settled his father, he left the room, and after coming to the hall, Liu Qi arranged for someone to find a famous doctor to see his father.

Kuai Liang recommended the divine doctors Zhang Ji and Hua Tuo, and Liu Qi sent Kuai Liang to invite Zhang Ji and Hua Tuo in person, and Kuai Liang also attached great importance to this matter, after all, if Liu Biao really couldn't afford to be sick. Liu Qi doesn't necessarily pay attention to them. Kuai Liang felt a serious crisis, so even if he worked tirelessly, he had to find one of Zhang Ji and Hua Tuo to heal Liu Biao.

After Kuai Liang left the mansion, Yi Cheng came to the mansion and informed Liu Qi of the news that Huo Jun had brought Cai Yao's head.

After Liu Qi heard this, he immediately asked Huo Jun to be brought.

After Huo Jun entered the mansion, he first saluted Liu Qi respectfully, and then presented Cai Yao's head and a letter.

Cai Yao's head was placed in a wooden box, Huo Jun opened it immediately, and Liu Qi glanced at it. confirmed that it was Cai Yao's head, so he waved his hand. He motioned to take it.

Then, Liu Qi took the letter and asked, "What is this?" ”

"During Cai Yao's tenure as Taishou, he filled his pockets, and the taxes of Nanjun for several years were all embezzled by him, in addition, Cai Yao also sat on empty salaries, squeezed the soldiers in the army, and looted the people's fat and ointment, these are all Cai Yao's family property confiscated by the last general after Cai Yao's death, as well as the family property of Cai Yao's henchmen, all of which were sealed in the treasury by the last general, and the numbers were also counted, and I specially dedicated it to the eldest prince, please make a decision." Huo Jun said.

After Liu Qi listened to Huo Jun's words, he immediately looked at Huo Jun with admiration, because Huo Jun was the same age as him, he didn't expect to be able to do things so well, and on the other hand, if he didn't have Sima Yi, he would probably achieve nothing.

Liu Qi opened the letter, hurriedly glanced at it, his face suddenly changed color, and said angrily: "I really can't imagine that Cai Yao is so bold and reckless, embezzling so much stolen money, and actually sitting on a vacant quota of 27,000 people, which shows how serious my Cai party is to harm my Jingzhou officialdom." ”

Sima Yi stood beside Liu Qi, and after hearing this, he took the letter and read it hurriedly, he was also surprised, he never expected that there would be such a big oil and water in a southern county. At the same time, Sima Yi also looked at Huo Jun differently, thinking that Huo Jun was very thoughtful in handling things, and he could be regarded as a candidate for too much guarding.

Nanjun is the richest county in Jingzhou, and Xiangyang City also belongs to Nanjun, but later because Liu Biao was stationed in Xiangyang, Xiangyang was regarded as the seat of the state pastor, and from then on, Liu Biao divided Nanjun into two, with Dangyang County of Nanjun as the boundary, Dangyang County and the boundary of the south, all belong to Nanjun, and the place of the original Nanjun north of Dangyang County became Xiangyang County.

Xiangyang, Nanjun and Jiangxia, because of their superior geographical location, as well as the development of the water system, and the fact that there are many plains here, so there are many cultivated areas, and they are also the most fertile places.

Now that Cai Yao, the Taishou of Nanjun, is dead, there is no Taishou in Nanjun, and Liu Qi does not have many henchmen, so promoting talented people has become the top priority today.

So, Sima Yi attached it to Liu Qi's ear and whispered something, and after Liu Qi heard it, he nodded again and again.

"Huo Jun, Cai Yao's affairs, you did a good job, but after Cai Yao died, there was no Taishou in Nanjun, and now Cai's party is all over the place, and I don't have many officials who can be trusted, since you have been in Nanjun for a long time and are very familiar with Nanjun, then you will be the Taishou of Nanjun." Liu Qi said.

After Huo Jun heard this, he was extremely surprised, and said: "The eldest prince, Nanjun is too guarded and has a great responsibility, and the last general is young and has no qualifications, so I am afraid that it will be difficult to do it." ”

Liu Qi turned his head and glanced at Sima Yi, Sima Yi took a step forward and said to Huo Jun: "Ganluo was ten years old back then, and he was not younger than you?" He can be the prime minister, why can't you be the Taishou? Moreover, judging from your handling of Cai Yao's affairs this time, you are an upright person, and now the eldest prince needs someone like you to assist him. Nanjun is the important place of Jingzhou, and it is also a place where money and grain are widely gathered, if it is handed over to outsiders, the eldest prince is not at ease, but if it is handed over to you, the eldest prince is very relieved. I hope you don't shirk anymore, and after taking office, you will do your best to benefit Nanjun. ”

Huo Jun himself is a native of Nanjun Zhijiang, and he can be said to be a native of Nanjun, so he knows Nanjun well, which Sima Yi also knows very well, so he recommended Huo Jun a lot.

In fact, after Sima Yi came to Jingzhou, he was not idle, while doing things by Liu Qi's side, he sent people to secretly collect information on all the officials in Jingzhou, so that he could select young and promising talents from them to take on a great responsibility.

Therefore, Sima Yi had also heard about Huo Jun's matter, and he knew that Huo Jun didn't like to form gangs and was an upright person, so he vigorously recommended Huo Jun. Moreover, he recommended Huo Jun to lay a foundation for the future.

Huo Jun saw that Liu Qi and Sima Yi were very important to him, and if he refused again, it would be too false. And after Cai Yao's nonsense for several years, the people of Nanjun are also miserable, he is a native of Nanjun, and he doesn't want to see his fellow villagers suffer and suffer, so he hugged his fists and said: "Okay, since the eldest prince can afford the last general, the last general should be this Taishou, and he will definitely do his best to govern Nanjun well." ”

"Okay, it's enough to have your words, you go and rest first, tomorrow morning, I will make it clear to my father that I will officially appoint you as the Taishou of Nanjun, and when the time comes, the ribbon and the letter of appointment will be sent to you together." Liu Qi said.

Huo Jun said: "Then I will retire here." ”

As soon as the words fell, Huo Jun walked out of the hall, and after Huo Jun left, Sima Yi said to Liu Qi: "Eldest prince, now almost the entire Jingzhou is the power of the Cai family, and they all have more or less dealings with the Cai family, some are forced, some are forced by the situation, and some are tending to be inflammatory, but no matter what, if you want to clear the entire Jingzhou, these people must all be replaced." Of course, if you have the ability, you can keep it. In this way, the subordinates of the eldest prince need a large number of talents to fill these vacancies, but the brain drain in Jingzhou is more serious, why not follow the example of Zhang Yan, the king of Yan, and open the imperial examination, as long as there are talented people, they can come to Xiangyang to sign up for the imperial examination, and after the assessment, if they are qualified, they can be directly officials. In this way, it will be able to provide a steady stream of talents for the eldest prince, and the muddy waters of Jingzhou will gradually become clear. ”

After hearing this, Liu Qi said with a little hesitation: "Open the imperial examination? This is what Zhang Yan did, and my father has just been defeated by Zhang Yan's army, wouldn't it be too ...... if we suddenly opened the imperial examination?"

"I know what the eldest prince means. But if Jingzhou wants to become rich and powerful, it must know how to make up for its weaknesses. The imperial examination cannot be copied, and the eldest prince can issue a merit-seeking order, as long as he changes the way. Sima Yi said.

Liu Qi smiled and said, "It's still Zhongda, you are smart." I almost forgot that you were the top student in the imperial examination. ”

"The past, don't mention it again, I don't care about the champion, now I only care about the eldest son, I want to use what I have learned in my life to help the eldest prince govern Jingzhou well." Sima Yi said.

Liu Qi stopped talking, but accepted Sima Yi's suggestion and let Sima Yi take full responsibility for the matter.

Sima Yi said "snort", and a servant girl broke in, walked directly to Liu Qi's side, bowed slightly, and immediately said: "Eldest son, the lord invited you to come over, saying that you have something to say." ”

Liu Qi didn't dare to delay, and immediately came to Liu Biao's room with Sima Yi. After Liu Biao saw Liu Qi, he was very excited, and immediately grabbed Liu Qi's hand and stopped talking.

Liu Biao looked at Sima Yi and many maidservants in the hall, and then ordered: "You all go out, I have something to say to the eldest prince." ”

"Whoa!"

Sima Yi also left the room with the maidservants, and he didn't have to eavesdrop, because now Liu Qi was completely dependent on him, and he would discuss everything with him, he didn't have that need at all, and when Liu Qi came out, Liu Qi would take the initiative to talk to Sima Yi. (To be continued......)