Liu Yu came to the front hall and met the envoy sent by Sima Rui.

It is Sima Rui's most trustworthy Diao Xie.

Diao Xie was from Bohai County, Jizhou. He was about fifty years old. He once served as a Chinese and Korean official in the Jin court in Luoyang. He can be said to be one of the witnesses of various turmoils after Emperor Hui of Jin ascended the throne.

In the fifth year of Yongjia, when Luoyang was overthrown, Diao Xie was already the prefect of Yingchuan.

However, in the face of the collapsed situation, Diao Xie was unable to support him, and finally abandoned his official position and went to Nandu River to join the then Langya King Sima Rui.

After a greeting, Liu Yu asked first.

"I heard that the Duke is a Bohai people. Now I have pacified the Hu barbarians in Hebei. The four thousand miles of Yanzhao are already a place of peace. Why not return to your hometown?"

Before coming to meet Diao Xie, Liu Yu had already heard that although Diao Xie was a little older, he was a person with great governance ability.

However, because he was not from a high-class gentry, his official positions in the Jin Dynasty were always the second-rank officials such as Taichang and Changshi.

But when Liu Yu said this, he was actually a little abrupt.

If Diao Xie agrees happily, this very obvious behavior of poaching will be too slim for Diao Xie.

"Your Majesty, I understand it. I am just aware of the matter of loyalty to the emperor. I can no longer be attached to the countryside."

When Diao Xie said this, the expression on his face was very serious.

If Liu Yu hadn't prepared in advance, he would have been fooled by him.

Because Diao Xie was stubborn and was very harsh in treating his officials and servants, since Diao Xie crossed the north of Huaibei, the Han officials who were receiving along the way soon bribed his entourage.

Liu Yu already knew that among the group who came with Diao Xie, many people told Han officials that when they were in Jiangdong, Diao Xie always wanted to return to his hometown in Jizhou.

After hearing Diao Xie's rejection, Liu Yu didn't care too much.

Anyway, for Liu Yu, most of the things he needs most are middle-level officials like counties, and those like Diao Xie are not in urgent need.

What's more, the current Bohai Diao family is not strong at all. Even if they are promoted by Diao Xie, they are just a medium-sized powerful man.

"Did the King of Jin send Diao Jun here just to appoint an envoy?"

After reading the letter submitted by Diao Xie, Liu Yu asked again.

Because in this letter from Sima Rui, he simply mentioned the matter of ascending the throne and then inviting Han to serve as an envoy.

However, when Liu Yu saw Diao Xie's face full of worries, it was absolutely impossible that it was so simple.

"Your Majesty is really open-minded. My King of Jin does have other things to discuss with Your Majesty." Diao Xie said immediately.

"What's the matter?"

Diao Xie's face was solemn at this time, but he had been preparing for a long time.

"The King of Jin heard that Xunsong in Yingchuan, Du Zeng and others in Xiangcheng, have been in conflict with Wang Dun, the governor of Jingzhou since the Battle of Luoyang. Although they are far away in Jiangdong, there are rumors that Xunsong and others seem to be thinking of taking Yingchuan to His Majesty. I don't know if this is true?"

When Liu Yu heard this, his face turned cold.

As a great gentry, the Xun family in Yingchuan can definitely occupy half of the strength in Yingchuan.

And if Liu Yuen got Yingchuan County without bloodshed, he believed that even if Sima Rui and others who were far away in Jiangdong were unhappy, they would have no choice but to deal with him.

The commercial venues between the north and the south must be carried out, and they will never be cut off because of this time.

For the poor Jiangdong regime, the tax calculations that can be collected are very limited, otherwise nearly ten types of tax collection would not be added in just one year.

In this way, the commercial tax on both sides' Huaihe River was very important for Sima Rui.

"I and Xun Song were old friends, but I had more letters to communicate with each other. How could there be such rumors?"

Liu Yu immediately pretended to be surprised.

If this kind of thing is not admitted and done silently, Sima Rui will suffer a loss.

But if you admit it directly, it would force Sima Rui to be an enemy of him.

"I and the King of Jin have already written letters to join forces, how could I do such a thing?"

"Although I love talents, I have learned it well."

"How could it do such a thing to lure allies and ministers?"

Liu Yu's expression was very serious and earnest as he spoke.

However, after hearing this, Diao Xie's expression on his face did not change, but he had already cursed a few words in his heart.

Just now, Liu Yu used the excuse of "country and rural feelings" to lure Diao Xie back north?

Now he is boasting that he is not that kind of person and is simply shameless.

However, Liu Yu could say this, which shows that he would not break up with Jiangdong.

As long as Liu Yu has such an attitude, the remaining things to appease Xun Song in Yingchuan, Du Zeng and others in Xiangcheng will be another task.

If the people in Jiangdong cannot appease these two people, they will be unrestrained by Liu Yu when there is any change in the future.

Liu Yu was so happy that Diao Xie had prepared for a long time and had no place to use his skills.

Diao Xie simply talked about another important task directly.

"The King of Jin knew that Tuoba Xianbei was now in Bingzhou to be enemies with Your Majesty. Although his tribe Shanyu Tuoba Pugen was named Jinchen, he had no title at all."

"Now the Hulu and Ba Di have cut off their contacts with Qinzhou and Liangzhou. The only way left is the place occupied by the Tuoba Xianbei."

"So, the King of Jin wants Diao to discuss with His Majesty. The King of Jin is willing to send an envoy to the Tuoba Xianbei tribe with the rituals and ask him to stop his troops and apologize."

"From then on, Your Majesty will be at peace in the north, and the King of Jin can also transfer the road to Liangzhou and Qinzhou. Wouldn't it be the best of both worlds?"

After Diao Xie finished speaking, he kept paying attention to Liu Yu's expression, and was always ready to decide what kind of speech to say based on the changes in Liu Yu's expression.

It turned out that Zhang Gui, the governor of Liangzhou who supported Sima Bao of Nanyang to advance to King Jin, suddenly became worse and could no longer handle military and political affairs in Liangzhou.

Now Zhang Gui's son Zhang is on his behalf to deal with the affairs of the state.

However, Zhang Shi himself did not have a good impression of Sima Bao and others who occupied Qinzhou, but instead preferred to support Sima Rui.

Therefore, Sima Rui couldn't wait to contact Liangzhou through formal channels.

If the Zhang family in Liangzhou can be brought under his command, no matter how Sima Bao and others in Qinzhou jump up and down, they will no longer have the courage to proclaim themselves emperor.

Once there is no support from Liangzhou, a poor Qinzhou will definitely not have the strength to support Sima Bao to become emperor.

Otherwise, once Sima Bao himself became emperor, he would never receive support from Liangzhou when facing the attack of the Huns in Guanzhong.

"The King of Jin is so concerned about the matter of a mere Soulu?"

Liu Yu was certainly not very clear about Sima Rui's thoughts.

He just felt strange, why Sima Rui was like this.

"Now the King of Jin will inherit the ancestral temple immediately. Qinzhou and Liangzhou will naturally inform you as soon as possible. Otherwise, the scholars and people in Liangzhou will not be in danger for a day, and they will be in panic for a day." Diao Xie said very seriously.

Liu Yu sneered at this answer.

He knew that Liangzhou and Qinzhou have been border areas since ancient times. Although they are not powerful, they are a place where elite soldiers gather. How could they be in panic because there is no emperor above their heads?

However, since Sima Rui is willing to settle the Tuoba Xianbei for him, Liu Yu is also happy and leisurely.

It’s not that Liu Yu was afraid of the attacks of the Tuoba Xianbei, but because the more he fought the Tuoba Xianbei, Liu Yu felt the hardship of fighting against the poor.

That means the more you fight, the poorer you get.

Dai County and Yanmen are already very poor, and now they are suffering from several battles between the two sides. Even if the Han army sent by Liu Yu has regained many cities, it has consumed a lot of food and grass, but has not received much supply.

"Haha, if the King of Jin can let the Xianbei tribes be content with their own affairs, I will naturally let them live." Liu Yu said generously.

Diao Xie was naturally very satisfied with this answer.

"Don't worry, Your Majesty, the King of Jin will definitely let these Xianbei be at peace and no longer disturb Your Majesty's northern border."

When Liu Yu heard this, he nodded.

After Diao Xie left, Liu Yu couldn't help but fall into deep thought.

Now Sima Rui is about to ascend the throne and become emperor. In that case, Sima Ye, the young emperor who had just been captured to Pingyang, might be dead.

In this way, although Sima Rui is just a bare-headed emperor, he can integrate a group of useful talents in the future, such as Diao Xie.

The scholars of Diao Xie had two obvious purposes, one was to return to their hometown in the north, and the other was to suppress the oligarchs of the Wang family of Langya.

Because the high-ranking families such as the Wang family of Langya not only squeezed the political power of the gentry in the southeast of Jiang, but even the inferior gentry in the north could be excluded.

"I just don't know if Sima Rui can make good use of people like Diao Xie. If they really use them to get rid of the influence of the Wang family of Langya, it may indeed become a big threat to me."

Although Sima Rui from Jiangdong shouted every day to attack the Huns and restore the two capitals, the most bordered forces were Liu Yu's Han State, not the Han State of the Hu.

In this way, once the power in Jiangdong increases greatly, it is very likely that the war will be burned to Liu Yu's head.

When Liu Yu thought of this, he immediately woke up.

"No, I can't just sit and wait like that. I have to find a way to find trouble for Sima Rui. As long as everyone in Jiangdong cannot rest, I can rest assured."

After thinking about it, Liu Yusai finally came up with a solution, which he could give it a try.

He immediately ordered the guards outside.

"Go for me, General Guangwu Qian Duan invites you."
To be continued...