Emperor Ling then ordered the officials in Taiyuan, Hedong, and Didao commandaries to transport wood and patterned rocks to Luoyang as construction materials to rebuild the palace as a sign to symbolize their victory against The Yellow Turbans
To please Emperor Ling, there was information that some regional officials levied heavier taxes and forced the people to produce greater quantities of construction materials which led to greater resentment from the populace.
Lie Fan as the Inspector Of Xu Province uses the boon he got from The Emperor before to pardon Xu Province from the taxes which Emperor Ling only approve to cut half of the original taxes, This raises Lie Fan's profile as a benevolent and virtuous Official that care about the people
Lie Fan now is meeting with Jia Xu accompanied by Sun Qian in the study room at Lie's Manor, Jia Xu come here today to say give his gratitude to Lie Fan for the medicine he gave
Jia Xu: "I'm coming here today to say thank you for the medicine that General Lie gave to my mother and now her symptoms are lighter than before"
Lie Fan: "That's great, I'm happy that Aunty is getting better now that's all Master Jia Xu going to say?"
Jia Xu: "Aha-haa of course not just that, I wanted to say thank you also for *ahem* bringing my Family here to Luoyang"
Lie Fan: "Hmm, then it's okay if I invited them to my hometown right? Enjoying the seaside and nature there?"
Jia Xu hears that knows his time to decide whenever to join Lie Fan's side is short and Lie Fan's patience with him is already thin like ice but he still wanted to try and escape this hole that has been dugout for him
Sun Qian the side using his orator skill began to persuade Jia Xu, about the benefits of joining Lie Fan where he can have the place to show his talent to the fullest and be trusted with whatever plan he come up with
Jia Xu knows that his position as the Commandant of Pingjin is restricting the means he has to achieve something so he was moved by the way Lie Fan trying to recruit him but he doesn't like it when the circumstances are not by his choices
Due to his cautious nature, Jia Xu is still undecided and Lie Fan knows that is why he always pressures him as Jia Xu's true talent will not be shown for another 10 years when he finally joined Cao Cao
Sun Qian was an orator and a diplomat so he can see a bit of Jia Xu's reluctance in his body language, he continued persuading Jia Xu as Lie Fan will go to Xu Province bringing his army to begin cleaning Yellow Turbans remnant there and demoted even execute corrupt officials as he has the authority to do so
He will stay in Luoyang to oversee their plans here and Lie Fan needed another advisor at his side that's why he is trying his best to make Jia Xu join Lie Fan's side
Lie Fan: "I will be honest with Master Jia Xu, I will be going back to Xu Province to do my duty as their Inspector and I need someone to give me advice at my side"
Jia Xu: "Oh? Isn't there Brother Sun Qian by General Lie's side?"
Lie Fan: "Master Sun will be staying in Luoyang overseeing my plan here, that's why I wanted to invite Master Jia Xu to join my side as I needed talents to improve the livelihood of the People of Xu province"
After saying that Lie Fan gets up and now toward Jia Xu shocking Sun Qian and Jia Xu as there was never someone high-ranking bowing to the people below them, in the future only Cao Cao and Liu Bei will be the one who does so as the former knew that dignity is nothing if you can recruit talent while Liu Bei is a compassionate and humble person
Jia Xu seeing this was moved by the first time someone goes to this extreme just to invite him and due to this he reluctantly accepted Lie Fan's invitation to save Lie Fan's face
Jia Xu: "My Lord please get up, Jia Xu can't accept your bow"
Lie Fan: "My Lord? Then Master Jia Xu accepted my request for you to join under me?!"
Jia Xu: "Like the saying a good bird chooses the tree to build its best, then Jia Xu will choose My Lord as my tree to perch on"
Lie Fan hearing that let out a loud laugh which shows the happiness he is feeling right now, Sun Qian on the other side congratulated Lie Fan on recruiting a great talent to his side and welcome Jia Xu as a fellow compatriot
[Congratulation to the Host for completing the Achievement 'Poisons Is Released To The World' for recruiting The Poisonous Strategist Jia Xu
The host received 75.000 SP, 200.000 Taels, and The Gu Jar as your reward]
The jar was used as a container to seal several venomous creatures to create the strongest poison and no antidote can cure them
Jia Xu joined under him making Lie Fan's powerbase to double up in their think tank capability, as no matter how Lie Fan remembered historical events he still needed to think about his next move
Lie Fan assign Jia Xu as his Chief Advisor where it was Sun Qian's position before and now he become Lie Fan's Chief Diplomat, Lie Fan assigned Jia Xu as the Grandmaster of Oriole and alongside Sun Qian began to fill in their plan and course of action
Jia Xu was astounded by the preparation that Lie Fan made especially the Oriole where it was the first he sees a unit just for subterfuge and the plans that he made alongside the ambition Lie Fan had made his blood boil hearing it
With Jia Xu joining him, Lie Fan began to report to the Emperor the next day that he will leave Luoyang and bring his army back to Xu Province to do his duty as the Inspector of Xu Province
Emperor Ling praise Lie Fan for his hardworking personality and assign 10.000 soldiers to help him clear Xu Province from the Yellow Turban remnant, Lie Fan thanks the Emperor for his assistance and praised him for his benevolence and wisdom which Emperor Ling accepted happily
After the Morning Court, Lie Fan meets up with Zhu Jun, Huangfu Song, and Lu Zhi where he says his goodbye for now and also asks for a favor to protect his family in Luoyang while he leaves for Xu Province
The Uncle laughs and agrees to do so as they already think of Lie Fan as their nephew, Lie Fan says his thank you and promises to give them more wine and beer with Copper Mirrors after he came back from Xu Province
After meeting the Uncles, Lie Fan meets up with Wang Yun and Xun You where he says goodbye and asks them to help Sun Qian if he ever needed assistance.
Wang Yun tells him to be careful along the way and Xun You promises to help Sun Qian even hinting that he already accepted the Han Dynasty's demise.
When leaving Wang Yun's residence, he meets with Diao Chan and says goodbye to her where Diao Chan tells him to be careful and that she will wait for him here in Luoyang which is the first time Diao Chan makes the first move
Lie Fan smiles warmly and promises her, Diao Chan gives a pouch she just made herself and tells him as a protection for him which Lie Fan happily accepts after talking for a bit Lie Fan says goodbye
Back at his residence after dinner, Lie Fan announce his departure to Xu Province to his family and told them to stay in Luoyang as it's safer than journeying back to Huai'An as he knows the Yellow Turbans remnant resurgence will rise
Yu Yan and Ying Yue protested as his departure is too sudden, Ying Yue especially feels sad as they just spend time together and now they will separate again. Lie Fan understand how they feel and explain that this is his duty to do so
He also announces that after his duty in Xu Province is done, he will marry Ying Yue at Huai'An which Yu Yan immediately agrees clapping her hand happily while Ying Yue's face is as red as a tomato and shows a shy smile full of happiness
Lie Fan then called for all his revenues to meet him in the main hall, he finally meet up again with Huang Zhong, Chao Bai, and Zang Ba after months of separation in which he thanked them first for their loyalty and contribution promising to give them rewards.
He also introduce Jia Xu to everyone as his new Chief Advisor, Jia Xu greeted everyone and hope they can work well together.
Lie Fan then tell them in 3 days they will do an expedition to Xu Province where Sun Qian and Xu Kai will stay in Luoyang to oversee the plan here, The rest will follow him back to Xu Province where they will clean up Xu Province
Huang Zhong will become the Chief Commander of their army and Chao Bo, Choa Bai, and Zang Ba will lead their respective battalion as before
The meeting lasted until midnight and everyone goes back to the rooms that were set up for them in Lie Fan's Manor, Lie Fan goes back to his room and lay down on his bed thinking about how his plan is coming along nicely but he still needs to be in his guard as the situation can suddenly change
3 days later, in front of Luoyang's east gate Lie Fan and his army numbering 15.400 men composed of 10.000 Men from the Imperial Army and 5.400 where 2.400 his original men from Huai'An and 3.000 the Yellow Turbans prisoner who have become his permanent soldiers
His Family and Friends accompanied him and say their goodbye to him, after that He ordered his army to begin their march toward Xu Province raising the banner of the Han Army and Lie Clan
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Title: Yellow Heaven Subjugator
Age: 17 Years Old (184 AD)
Cultivation: Art Of War (level 7)
SP: 176.700 -> 256.700