Chapter 291: Jia Xu

"Respectfully send off Your Majesty!" The ministers shouted in unison and bowed.

Liu Bian walked with light steps back to the Imperial Study. With the cultivation method he transmitted, it was estimated that in a month's time, quite a few warriors should appear. Many military generals should enter the Postnatal Realm, though it was hard to say for the legion soldiers. However, as long as they could cultivate the technique to the introductory level, they would have the strength of a first-rate military general. By then, with generals at the Postnatal level and soldiers at the first-rate level, who in this world could stop them?

Luoyang, in the mansion of Grand Tutor Yuan Kui, Yuan Kui and Yuan Shao, who had withdrawn from court, were sitting in the main hall at this time: "Shao'er, go to the army immediately and transmit the cultivation method to the soldiers. Also, your own cultivation must not fall behind. There are many capable people in the court, and you must not fall too far behind. The current Emperor has too much ability and mysterious methods, far beyond what other emperors can compare to. Back then, the First Emperor pursued the dream of immortality his whole life and did not achieve it until he died. I never expected that His Majesty would actually grasp the method of immortality cultivation. I estimate that this Han Empire will soon welcome unification. By then, whether our Yuan family can enter the high levels of the Empire depends on you." Yuan Kui said to Yuan Shao, who was sitting below, with a solemn expression.

"Yes, Uncle, Shao'er understands. I will go to the army now. I will be stationed in the army for this period and will not return home first." Yuan Shao said to Yuan Kui above with a solemn expression and a face full of determination. Hearing Yuan Shao's words, Yuan Kui waved his hand at the latter, signaling him to go quickly.

After Yuan Shao bid farewell to Yuan Kui, he immediately walked towards the Yulin Army camp.

For a time, the common people in the entire Luoyang city discovered that the court ministers they used to see when they went out were now gone, and even the soldiers guarding the city had become fewer.

"Someone." In the Imperial Palace, Imperial Study, Liu Bian called out to the outside of the hall.

"Your Majesty!" Eunuch Chief Steward Li Liangcheng, who was waiting outside the hall, immediately entered the main hall and bowed to Liu Bian.

"Go and call Lü Bu, Cao Cao, and Xun Yu to me."

"Nuo!" Subsequently, Eunuch Chief Steward Li Liangcheng turned and left.

Watching Li Liangcheng leave, Liu Bian immediately began to process the memorials. Currently, he did not have much territory in his hands, and there were not many things to do.

About an hour later, Li Liangcheng brought Lü Bu and the others: "Your Majesty, General Lü and the others are waiting outside the hall."

"Let them in."

"We ministers pay respects to Your Majesty." After the three entered the hall, they hurriedly bowed to Liu Bian.

"You ministers, please rise. Sit." Liu Bian waved his hand at the three.

"Your Majesty, this minister has found a great talent for Your Majesty." After Lü Bu sat down, he suddenly said to Liu Bian with a proud expression.

"Oh, I wonder which great talent Fengxian has found for me?" Liu Bian looked at Lü Bu's proud face and asked with slight curiosity.

"Please wait a moment, Your Majesty. Wenhe, why don't you come in and see His Majesty?" Lü Bu shouted loudly towards the outside of the hall.

Subsequently, he began to look at Liu Bian and said: "Your Majesty, the one I found for you is the former strategist under Dong Zhuo, Jia Xu, Jia Wenhe. This person absolutely possesses great talent. Moreover, back then under Dong Zhuo, his son-in-law Li Ru was there, so Wenhe's status in the Xiliang Army was not high. When I went to receive the Xiliang Army back then, it was thanks to Wenhe's help; otherwise, this humble general would not have received the Xiliang Army so smoothly." Lü Bu explained to Liu Bian.

"Jia Xu, good! Minister, you really have found a great talent for me!!!" Liu Bian was overjoyed when he heard Lü Bu say it was actually Jia Xu.

The Poison Strategist Jia Xu, ah! There were not many people in later generations who did not know him. Back then, when suggesting Dong Zhuo burn Luoyang, this person participated. The strategies he devised were sinister and vicious, making people tremble with fear. As for his character, he was even more deeply versed in the way of survival, living until the Cao Pi period, enjoying the age of seventy-seven, and dying of natural causes. You tell me, is that impressive or what!

Subsequently, a middle-aged man dressed in a plain robe, with a slender figure and a kind expression, stepped into the main hall.

"Minister Jia Xu pays respects to Your Majesty." After Jia Xu entered the hall, he immediately knelt and bowed to Liu Bian.

"Minister, no need for formalities. Rise, grant a seat." Liu Bian looked at Jia Xu with a gentle expression.

"Thank you, Your Majesty." After Jia Xu finished thanking him, he stood up and sat in the position below Xun Yu.

"Very well, now those present are all our own people. I summoned you all here because I want to ask, what are your views on the current Han Empire?" Liu Bian said, glanced at everyone's expressions, and continued on his own.

"Since the founding of our Han Empire by the Gaozu Emperor, it has gone through four hundred years of wind and frost. Since the Yellow Turban Rebellion began, the late Emperor enabled the Provincial Governor system, and there was the struggle between He Jin and the Ten Attendants, plus the previous disaster of Dong Zhuo, this Han Empire is already riddled with holes. If it weren't for the fact that I still have some means, by this time, I might have been harmed by Dong Zhuo."

"We ministers are incompetent, please punish us, Your Majesty!" After hearing what Liu Bian said, the few immediately knelt to the ground, saying with faces full of panic. They lowered their heads, not daring to look directly into Liu Bian's eyes, as if they were children who had done something wrong.

"This matter has nothing to do with you; this was not caused by you. To say something treasonous, if it weren't for the late Emperor appointing people by nepotism, favoring eunuchs, and selling offices, leading to officials being people who just occupied positions without doing their jobs, causing our Han people to live in misery, making it so that now, the people of the Han world live in hardship. Among the officials in the thirteen provinces of the Han, those loyal to our Han house are very few. Many marquises have revealed their ambitions and are eyeing our Han world like tigers. Do you think it is easy for me to be this Emperor?" Liu Bian stood in the palace with his hands behind his back, looking up at the sky, his voice carrying a trace of helplessness and desolation. His eyes revealed deep worry and a sense of mission, as if he were thinking about how to deal with the current predicament.

After speaking, Liu Bian turned slowly and looked at everyone with burning eyes. His eyes were filled with determination and resolve, as if he were telling everyone that no matter how great the difficulties he faced, he would not easily give up.

After hearing Liu Bian's words, the few were deeply shocked. They did not expect that the young Liu Bian could see the current situation so clearly. They originally thought that Liu Bian was just a young, impulsive, and hot-tempered teenager, but at this moment, they discovered they were wrong. This young Emperor had far more insight and wisdom than they had imagined.

"Your Majesty, rest assured, this humble general will definitely charge and break through enemy lines for Your Majesty, sweeping away all those who do not submit to the world!" Lü Bu said with an excited expression. His eyes flashed with determined light, as if he had already made up his mind to serve Liu Bian to the end. The others also expressed their positions one after another, indicating their willingness to be loyal to Liu Bian.

Especially Cao Cao, Jia Xu, and Xun Yu—they were not like Lü Bu. If Liu Bian had not risen at that time, given their characters of not knowing how to fight in officialdom and currying favor, it would have been very difficult for them to survive, possessing full hearts of passion but having no opportunity to display them.

Now that Liu Bian had given them this opportunity, they had to serve well to live up to Liu Bian's high regard.

"Good! As long as you ministers are loyal and devoted, I will definitely not let you down!" Liu Bian nodded with satisfaction, secretly rejoicing in his heart that he had met these loyal ministers. He knew that if he wanted to revitalize the majesty of the Han, he had to rely on the strength of these people. Next, he would strive to cultivate these ministers and let them become his capable assistants. ===== CHAPTER 292 =====