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Zhao Hanzhang smiled and said: "Ji Ping is a calm man and has experienced hundreds of battles. He won more than he lost after leading an army alone. My brother can rely on him in the military."

Liu Kun: ...This is not to give him an army. It is clearly to separate the military power from him, the governor, and only give him local management rights.

However, Xuzhou is still the territory of King Langya. Most of the wealthy families and gentry there obey the orders of King Langya. In other words, he has to snatch the local management rights from King Langya.

Liu Kun looked at Zhao Hanzhang resentfully and wanted to ask her, did he have the words "I'm stupid" written on his face?

Zhao Hanzhang met his gaze and burst into laughter. He reached out and patted his shoulder and suddenly stopped smiling. He said with a serious face: "Brother, I know that going to Xuzhou is not only difficult, but also dangerous. Wang Cheng died in Wang Dunzhi." Hand. I asked you to go to Xuzhou, not because I don't believe in your talent. On the contrary, I feel that Jinyang is relatively safe at this time. It would be unworthy of my brother to guard Jinyang anymore. Moreover, I looked around and saw that only my brother was the only one in the civil and military personnel of the dynasty. Can gain a firm foothold in Xuzhou."

Liu Kun's heart was filled with excitement. After a pause, he asked, "Does Hanzhang mean to represent heaven?"

Zhao Hanzhang shook his head with a serious look on his face, "I just want peace in the world and no more wars. I have no intention of disobedience."

Liu Kun breathed a sigh of relief, became serious, and said to her: "Okay, I will go to Xuzhou and take care of Xuzhou on your behalf."

Zhao Hanzhang was overjoyed and looked at Liu Kun with admiration.

Liu Kun's vanity was greatly satisfied, and he had a great conversation with Zhao Hanzhang. The two expressed their opinions on the future development direction of Xuzhou and Jiangnan.

Mainly Liu Kun inquired whether Zhao Hanzhang intended to centralize power by force and whether he wanted to use him as a pawn... Ahem, although this time he was deeply aware of his shortcomings in military ability, he believed that he could improve through learning.

Liu Kun was not good at fighting, but he still had strategic awareness. Although he wanted to make contributions and build a career, he still hinted that this was not the time to use troops. He believed that Zhao Hanzhang would have to wait for a while to centralize power. , wait until their forces have penetrated across the Yangtze River and have a certain say among the Jiangnan gentry before taking action.

The best way is to peacefully centralize power and win the hearts and minds of the Jiangnan nobles. It is best to use Jiangnan people to govern Jiangnan and establish prestige, so that she can get more support.

Zhao Hanzhang nodded repeatedly, indicating that she did not want to start another war in the short term. She sighed: "There is a severe drought in the North. The drought and locust plague have affected Youzhou, Jizhou, Qingzhou, Bingzhou, and Sizhou. Even parts of Yuzhou and Yanzhou have been affected. If it weren't for As a last resort, if the country is destroyed and the nation is destroyed, I will not launch an army at this time. After this battle is over, the people will need a long period of time to recuperate."

If the fight continues, no matter how good her reputation is, the people will turn against her in order to survive.

At the moment of life and death, the reputation of the superior is just a mirage in the sky to them, which is of no use at all. Looking at it will only make them more resentful.

The people who were in desperate situation and extremely hungry would think, why didn't Zhao Hanzhang save them? Since she wanted to save the world, didn't they belong to the world?

So she needs a Jiangnan agent. This person should have a noble identity, and be neutral on the surface, but also have some connection with her. It is best to have an excellent reputation and great prestige, so that he can fight against King Langya and Director Wang and replace her. Temporarily stabilize Jiangnan.

The Central Plains and Northland need time to recuperate.

There is no more suitable person than Liu Kun.

He was of noble birth and was one of the famous ministers at the time. Because he stood firm in Jinyang and sent troops to support Luoyang and Yuncheng several times, his reputation spread throughout the world. The nobles fell in love with him, and even ordinary people regarded him as their leader. idol (otherwise, how could he attract so many refugees to Jinyang?), and now, the aristocratic families who have migrated to the north and south of the Yangtze River will find their own past in Liu Kun, and will be impressed by his moral character and elegance;

Not to mention the gentry in the south, Liu Kun's articles were excellent. His reputation among Jiangnan literary circles was even stronger than hers, and he was very popular.

Even those extravagant habits and dandy qualities that Zhao Hanzhang looked down upon were also admired in Jiangnan for being elegant, unrestrained and generous. Well, Jiangnan was really suitable for him.

Therefore, even though he had all kinds of problems, even though he didn't listen to others' advice, and he didn't recognize people well, Zhao Hanzhang endured it just to put him in the big dye vat of Jiangnan and let him guard Jiangnan for her. Kouzi, curbing the power development of King Langya and Director Wang.

There is no such thing as a wasted nail in this world. If there is, it must be that it was not used in the right place, and it was forced to twist off, and then the nail was broken.

Therefore, in order to build momentum for Liu Kun and raise his reputation to a higher level, Zhao Hanzhang did not publicize the fact that he lost the battle or the bet. Instead, she praised several generals in public, including Liu Kun, thinking that Liu Kun He cooperated very well with Ji Ping and Li Tianhe and successfully captured Liu Jie, making a great contribution.

Liu Jie was the eldest son of Liu Cong, and his victory was second only to Liu Cong.

After boasting, he formally issued an edict, appointing Liu Kun as the governor of Xuzhou and supervising the government and military affairs of Xuzhou. Ji Ping was appointed as the general of the Xuzhou army, obeying Liu Kun's orders;

As for Jinyang, Zhao Hanzhang appointed Beigong Chun as the governor of Bingzhou, supervising the government and military affairs of Bingzhou. Linghu Sheng and others did not move.

In other words, Liu Kun's generals became Bei Gongchun's subordinates.

Bei Gongchun is not only a general, he is also a person with a gentle personality. The two contradictory personalities of arrogance and tolerance are perfectly integrated in him. He can listen to advice better than Liu Kun.

Linghu Sheng communicated with his new boss and was very satisfied with him.

Only Ji Dan was not very satisfied. As a staff member, he had to follow Liu Kun, so his master was still Liu Kun.

As a subject, he naturally had to proceed from Liu Kun's interests and consider what to do next from Liu Kun's thoughts, so he said to Liu Kun: "My lord should not leave Linghu Sheng and the Jinyang army in Jinyang." , I am going to Xuzhou now, my lord should have his own manpower."

Liu Kun sighed and said, "I made a bet with Hanzhang, and we agreed that if I lose, I will listen to her."

Ji Dan frowned, knowing that Liu Kun was loyal to the Jin Dynasty, so he said: "Does the lord just believe that she has no intention of harming the world?"

Liu Kun said calmly: "Of course I don't believe it, so she just said it casually. But now the people in the world are in great danger, especially in the North. They are starving and dying thousands of miles away. Only she can save them, and only she can give the people a longer period of stability." .”

Ji Dan: ...After a long time of quarrel, it's still a plastic brother-sister relationship. One just said so, and the other didn't believe it in his heart. But for the common interests of the people of the world and the current situation, one temporarily kept his promise and honored the Jin family, and the other temporarily believed that the other had no intention. In the world.

Ji Dan rubbed his forehead and asked Liu Kun: "My lord, have you not considered King Langya? He is also from the Jin Dynasty."

Liu Kun curled his lips and said, "King Langya, you have a long bloodline."

King Langya is a side branch of the distant branch, and his blood relationship is too far away. Moreover, he himself has no achievements worthy of praise. Most of his achievements so far are due to Director Wang's planning, and a small half are due to Wang Dun's In military affairs, he just has a reputation.

How could Liu Kun like him?