The revival of the Han Dynasty must start with Dong Zhuo

Chapter 265 Volume The style of Emperor Gaozu?

"But I have something to explain to you."

When Liu Xie saw the expressions of the two men, he knew that they were overthinking.

"After this war, the military system will definitely need to be reformed."

"I'm afraid the status of generals in the past and generals nowadays is somewhat different."

In the past, a colonel would often have thousands of soldiers under his command, a typical example being the five colonels of the Northern Army.

Even when Huangfu Song, Lu Zhi, and Zhu Jun led their troops to quell the Yellow Turban Rebellion, their initial rank was only General of the Central Army.

As for generals, they are even fewer in number and have no real power.

But as wars became more frequent, it was obviously impossible for the Han Dynasty to be stingy in granting generals.

As military merits gradually increase, the titles of general and lieutenant general will definitely be "issued more frequently", and their value will inevitably depreciate.

"So, you two don't have to feel too burdened."

After hearing the emperor's explanation, Hao Zhao and Guo Huai felt a little relieved.

Honestly speaking, if their positions were really suddenly raised to the same level as Lu Bu and Niu Fu as current generals, they would be terrified.

After hearing the emperor's explanation, the two men gladly accepted their positions as generals.

"You two are both talented young men. Sooner or later you will achieve something great in your career."

Liu Xie encouraged the two men: "To fight to the end in a war, you can't just rely on bravery. You two should read more books... military books, arithmetic books, and medical books. You can all go and read them."

"Here."

After Liu Xie finished speaking, he began to look for something on the table beside him.

"These things have not been recorded in a book, but they are all some questions I solved casually in my spare time. You two can take a look at them."

"Here!"

When the two men received it, they saw that there were not only some arithmetic problems about marching calculations, but also some "fine theories" written by the emperor. Obviously, they were all key points carefully sorted out for the war.

"Many things, such as the theory of "fine poison", are considered alarmist by most elderly people, so they would be dismissive. But you two are both young people, and you should be able to find many such cases from the things around you. You can figure out the reasons with just a little thought."

Now many soldiers have been injured on the battlefield, and the matter of "Xi Gu" was mentioned again by Liu Xie. By the way, he also informed young generals such as Hao Zhao and Guo Huai, asking them to be careful and respect life.

It would be better if we can "carefully study" it on the basis of "careful prevention"~
"Thank you, Your Majesty!"

The two men had obtained official positions and titles, and had received personal "teachings" from the emperor, so they were somewhat dizzy. After thanking the emperor, they left the emperor's tent in a daze, and even almost bumped into someone who came in later.

Ju Su, who was just entering the room, avoided Hao Zhao and Guo Huai, came to the tent, met Liu Xie, and called himself the emperor.

"Am I also considered the Son of Heaven of Boshu?"

Liu Xie's attitude was completely different from the gentle one he had shown when he met Hao Zhao and Guo Huai just now. He exuded a murderous aura, which made Ju Shou dare not look him in the face.

"Shouldn't your master be Yuan Shao?"

"Shouldn't your emperor be Liu He, the descendant of the King of Donghai?"

"I still remember that when Yuan Shao appointed Liu He as the emperor, he directly appointed the King of Donghai as the eldest son of the Later Han Dynasty and even spread rumors that I was not the son of Emperor Xiaoling... Could it be that I remembered these things wrongly?"

Ju Su fell to his knees, sweating profusely, but he still defended himself by saying, "I really had no choice at the time."

Liu Xie was so angry that he laughed.

There was no other choice, so they appointed an emperor? They established a fake court?

Liu Xie shook his head, but he also knew the temperament of these scholars.

"Then if I kill you now, am I helpless?"

After hearing that Liu Xie seemed to really want to kill him, Ju Shou was no longer as fearful as before, but straightened his back and said, "If the king wants me to die, I must die!"

"Don't act like a loyal subject in front of me. I can't stand you being like this."

Liu Xie sometimes couldn't understand what these scholars were thinking.

They talk about morality, loyalty and patriotism, but they actually do vile and divisive things.

If Ju Shou could stand up and scold him at this time, Liu Xie might even begin to admire Ju Shou.

Liu Xie really couldn't stand this double-dealing.

"Ju Shou, do you know why Yuan Shao was defeated by me?"

Liu Xie thought Ju Shou would remain silent, but unexpectedly Ju Shou nodded.

"After all, Lord Yuan is lenient on the outside but cautious on the inside, and he cannot unite his subordinates as one."

"Just now, I saw Your Majesty summon the two generals Hao Zhao and Guo Huai who had made military achievements, and rewarded them, and then I was invited to come in..."

"If it were Lord Yuan, he would probably summon me here first to show his benevolence. He would then reward the meritorious people."

"How can Lord Yuan make his subordinates submit to him when he is so harsh to both the inside and outside? I guess this is the reason for Lord Yuan's failure?"

"..."

Ju Su attributed Yuan Shao's failure to his character.

In his opinion, if Yuan Shao could trust Dong Zhuo and the Hebei families as much as the emperor trusted the Western Liang Army, the world would have fallen into Yuan Shao's hands long ago!
"Ah."

Liu Xie sneered.

Ju Su was puzzled: "Why is the emperor laughing? Is it possible that what I said is wrong?"

"Of course not."

Liu Xie glanced at Ju Su. "People often say that Yuan Shao is cautious inside but lenient outside, which is not like a ruler... But I want to say something fair for Yuan Shao."

"Although Yuan Shao committed many crimes, he was still a hero after all, and he was not that stupid. You think that Yuan Shao failed because of his character and talents, but you really underestimated Yuan Benchu."

Jushou was stunned.

Liu Xie continued: "Being generous on the outside but cautious on the inside is not Yuan Shao's character, but he has to do so."

"I have told others before that Zhang Jue, the Grand Master, and Yuan Shao are all challengers."

"Zhang Jue wants to challenge the aristocratic families and the majestic imperial power with the power of a humble family."

"Yuan Shao wanted to challenge the imperial power with his aristocratic family."

"The Grand Master wants to combine the power of the poor with the mighty imperial power to challenge the aristocratic families."

“Each choice has its own difficulties.”

"The poor family has declined, and Yuan Shao has never even taken it seriously."

"With the imperial power in the wrong hands and people like Yuan Shao and Yuan Shu around, it won't be able to have much effect."

"Therefore, whether it is Zhang Jue or the Grand Master, they are both walking on a road that is full of obstacles, so naturally, the journey is more difficult."

"Yuan Shao thought that if he could check and balance the aristocratic families and imitate Emperor Shizu Liu Xiu, things would be easier. But he ultimately overestimated his own abilities and underestimated the abilities of Emperor Shizu."

Check and balance the family...

How can it be that easy?
From ancient times to the present, there has only been a big monster like Liu Xiu and a small monster like Sun Quan.

It is said that Yuan Shao is generous on the outside but cautious on the inside, what about Cao Cao?
Later, Cao Cao forced Xun Yu to death and moved his power to Hebei, allowing the Hebei families to check and balance the Yingchuan families that had always supported him, in order to ensure power in the hands of himself and his descendants.

From the moment you choose the path of aristocratic family, the outcome of many things has been determined.

In particular, the existence of aristocratic families is bound to threaten imperial power. The so-called "lenient on the outside and cautious on the inside" is essentially just a means of checks and balances.

In history, Yuan Shao was "lenient on the outside but cautious on the inside" all his life, but after his death, his will was still tampered with, which led to the split of the Yuan family, and then allowed Cao Cao to take advantage of it.
The defeat of Yuan Shao.

The defeat of Cao Cao.

Even for the failure of the Jin Dynasty.

Liu Xie summarized it as – class limitations.

The lack of cognition made them believe that the imperial power was supported by the aristocratic families, so they began to be lenient to the aristocratic families and try to please them.

This led to a situation where even scholars like Ju Shou, who came from aristocratic families, actually believed that the world would be useless without them, that imperial power could not function without them, and that both the common people and the emperor had to lick their boots.

This kind of cognition created their arrogance and led to the fact that even Ju Su, a minister, dared to openly say that Yuan Shao was "lenient on the outside but cautious on the inside."

Ju Su's eyes were a little dazed at this moment, and it was obvious that the emperor's words had shattered some of his inherent cognitions.

"But it's a good thing you think so."

Liu Xie suddenly felt a little amused.

"Since you think Yuan Shao is generous on the outside but cautious on the inside, I'm sure there are many officials in Hebei who share the same view as you."

"I really want to know, after you all start to question Yuan Shao, will Yuan Shao continue to win you over?"

If all the Hebei aristocratic families began to betray Yuan Shao, would Yuan Shao still insist on taking the "aristocratic family route"?

But if he doesn't take the "aristocratic family route", what else can Yuan Shao do?

Instead of letting Yuan Shao fail in a daze, why not let Yuan Shao realize his helplessness when he is sober and kill people to destroy their hearts?

The more Liu Xie thought about it, the more interesting it became: "I originally wanted to kill you."

Ju Shou, a leader of the Hebei gentry, is naturally in opposition to the current court and the emperor. Once captured, he will surely be killed.

But now, Liu Xie suddenly changed his mind.

When Ju Su saw the emperor like this, he was also moved and knew that he might have a chance of survival.

But at this moment, Liu Xie suddenly rubbed his temples to relieve the pain in his head.

"Forget it, I haven't thought about it yet."

"I haven't slept for three consecutive days, so I'm a little sleepy. My mind is a mess and I can't figure out many things."

Liu Xie stood up and waved his hand.

"I'm going to take a nap first, you wait here."

"I will decide whether to kill you or not after I wake up."

Done.

Liu Xie actually left Ju Shou who was kneeling there, and went back to sleep alone. Soon, he could hear snoring.

Ju Su:?
Could the emperor please not be so casual?
Do you have to decide whether to kill yourself after you wake up?

Do I have to wait in fear and anxiety for the emperor to wake up?

……

But the snoring coming from behind was real, and Ju Shou knew that the emperor might have really fallen asleep...

The emperor's sense of relaxation made Ju Shou smile bitterly and think of a character in history books.

"Is this the style of Emperor Gaozu?"

(End of this chapter)