"Haha, Demou, please come in quickly, I invite you here today to be introduced to you by a noble person." Liu Zhan smiled and invited Cheng Pu in, Cheng Pu hugged his fists and saluted, "Since Lord Taishou said that he is a nobleman, Pu must pay a visit." ”

The look of loss flashed in Liu Zhan's eyes, "I haven't told you yet, from today onwards, I am no longer a Taishou, and the new Taishou will soon be able to take office." ”

Ignoring Cheng Pu's surprise, Liu Zhan continued: "This is the noble person I want to introduce to you, Lu Zhi Lu Zigan, the former official worships Lujiang Taishou, recently transferred back to Beijing, moved to Yilang, is my senior brother, today's introduction, I also hope that you can communicate more, and he will help you find a future in the future."

Lu Zhi stood up to salute, and Liu Zhan introduced Lu Zhi: "This is Yun'er's father, Cheng Pucheng Demou, who has the style of happiness and perseverance, and can be a handsome, his eldest son can be his pioneer in the future, and his nephew Tian Shiyu should be the town guard."

Cheng Pulian praised the reputation, Liu Zhan continued: "A few years ago, I helped the north to fight against foreign tribes, Demou is a rare wise and brave man, for my right-hand man, today Zhan was demoted to a grass people, I can't bear to be implicated, lose a good future, Zigan is also lacking henchmen, so I will introduce it to you, and then run in with each other to protect my Han foundation."

Lu Zhi said with a smile: "Virtuous and resolute, steady but modest, he will shine one day."

When the three of them saw each other, Cheng Pu hadn't recovered from a series of news, Liu Zhan told Cheng Pu about the holy decree, Cheng Pu frowned, stood up and clenched his fists: "A certain Taishou knows that he has met a great grace, and today Taishou was mistaken by a traitor, how can he abandon it, and he must not mention it again."

Liu Zhan knew that this was the case, and quickly explained to Cheng Pu the relationship with Lu Zhi and others, as well as the responsibilities of Lu Zhi and others, and specially emphasized: "To repay my kindness, you must be persistent and persistent, and you must overcome every battle, instead of hiding in the rivers and lakes with me."

Seeing that Cheng Pu wanted to say something more, Liu Zhan comforted: "I know that Demou has always been loyal, so I can rest assured that I recommend it to Zigan, now the traitorous ministers are in charge, the foreign relatives and the eunuchs are dictatorial, the officials are not clear, the external troubles are unknown, the rebellions are everywhere, and the country needs people with lofty ideals to come forward." If you shirk it again, you will trap the people in dire straits! ”

Cheng Pune, if you want to talk about the tongue, Cheng Pu, who was born as a military general in the cold family, is 108,000 miles away from a literati, so he can only respond.

Lu Zhi said at this time: "I discussed the Jiangnan traitors twice a few days ago, and recently I am going back to Beijing, Demou will go with me, and then Uncle Wang will repair a book, and Demou will temporarily serve as the tiger servant, under me." When he fights on the battlefield one day, he will have to make more efforts. ”

Cheng Pu thanked him again and again, and at this time, other officials also came one after another, and several people also went to the banquet hall.

Ma Gongli, who had a very good relationship with Cheng Pu, saw Cheng Pu's depressed expression, came over to inquire about the news, and was prevaricated by Cheng Pu, but just pointed out that "the adults will talk at the banquet later", he was confused, and went to pull Liu Yuan to the side to whisper.

Everyone sat down separately, and Liu Zhan raised the wine bottle, "Everyone, I invite you here today to explain one thing. Today, His Majesty issued an order to cut my title and official body, that is, from today onwards, I will become a grass citizen, so I will explain it to you. ”

He paused and said slowly: "Maybe some people don't know who I used to be, because I don't talk much to everyone, and if I don't say it, everyone can't dare to ask."

"Zhan is the great-grandson of Emperor Zhang of the Han Dynasty, the grandson of King Xiao of Hejian, Prince Hui, and the younger brother of King Zhen, who is the uncle of today's emperor. He once studied under Ma Rong and Wang Yue, and later became a party leader. ”

"Therefore, all of you here today, don't say that you know me when you go out, not to let you protect yourself, but every official who tells the truth and does practical things should not bury his precious future just because of party disputes."

"Especially, now that the eunuchs are in power, the relatives are not visible, the family is dominant, and countless loyal ministers can only retire with hatred. In this way, the darkest days are still the people of my Han Dynasty. So I thanked you in advance, I can contribute to the Jiangshan Society and the people of Dahan. ”

The guests were in an uproar, first of all, they didn't expect Liu Taishou to be so big, and then they didn't expect that even with such a noble bloodline and strong ability, they couldn't withstand the turmoil of the party, so they could only save their lives and get rid of the officials.

All the guests here are basically promoted by Liu Zhan, not those promoted by Liu Zhan can stay, which also shows that they are very capable, when Liu Zhan just came to Liaoxi, whether it is Youzhou Thorn Shi Guo Xun or Liaodong Taishou Gongsun Chen, they are all ten miles away from each other, and the appointment of county officials is decided by Liu Zhan in a word, which can be regarded as the "Emperor of the Soil", but Liu Zhan is not arrogant, but diligent and conscientious, for the benefit of one party, and even with Gongsun Chen, he has learned some government decrees, So that the people of Liaodong and Liaoxi, who occasionally encounter grass valleys, can also survive. And Liu Zhanzhi army also has a set, before suffering from no fierce generals, a few years ago after the introduction of Cheng Pu, the army was also built into a tiger and wolf division, for the invasion of Wuhuan and Xianbei, the attack was invincible, and there were no bandits and robbers under the rule.

Now that I heard that my parents' officials were going to fall, although they only lost their power, no one knew what would happen to the next officials, and whether they would bury the situation that had been stabilized with great difficulty again, and everyone was very worried in their hearts.

Liu Zhan looked at everyone and took a breath, "You don't have to worry too much, even if I don't have a title or an official position, I won't be bullied in Liaodong." Guo Tingshi is my good friend, and he will inevitably take more care of me, and I will revise a book at night to clarify the interests and disadvantages, and the new Taishou will not go too far. Just do your job. ”

After Liu Zhan finished speaking, Lu Zhi stood up: "A certain is Lu Zigan of Zhuo County, since you are Qing ministers and officials, I will replace the next Taishou Liu Ziji, although Ziji is not a close relative of the royal family, but it does not affect his loyalty and patriotism, Ziji is a literati, has a backbone, and I hope you will help you to benefit the people, and I thank you in advance."

Only then did everyone know that this middle-aged scribe turned out to be the Confucian handsome Lu Zhi, before Liu Zhan came, Lu Zhi had always been the pride of the people of Youzhou! Everyone who is an official in Youzhou, there is no one who has not heard of Lu Zhi's name, he can lead the army to fight when he gets on the horse, and he can write and publish books when he gets off the horse, and he should be called an all-round talent in civil and military affairs.

With Liu Zhan's exhortation and Lu Zhi's protection, the guests were no longer worried about their future, and at this time they were just worried about Liu Zhan's next days.

However, Liu Zhan's parties are very open-minded, there are no various government decrees and documents, they only need to make tea at home and play the piano, those who talk and laugh are celebrities, and those who come and go are masters, what's wrong with this kind of day?

Although everyone knew that Liu Zhan would not be defeated by such setbacks, he could not drink happily at the wine table, and the atmosphere was relatively heavy. Later, everyone lost the interest in feasting and drinking, and retired one after another.

Liu Zhan and Lu Zhi haven't seen each other for a long time, they talked very happily, they drank a few more glasses, they got drunk, Lu Zhi didn't get much better, the two went back to the room to rest, presumably it was another "sleep on the foot", Cheng Pu drank silently next to him, borrowing wine to kill his sorrows.

Cheng Zhi and Tian Yu didn't like this atmosphere because of their young age, they all ate with the princess and Cheng Tian's family, I don't know the situation here, although Cheng Yun is not here, but he expected that Cheng Pu would be affectionate and difficult to let go, so he quietly slipped over after eating.

"Father, I have been talking with my teachers and uncles for a long time, and I promised them to help them when they want to realize their dreams." Cheng Yun took the wine jug from Cheng Pu's hand, poured half a cup into his cup, put the wine jug on the other table, and continued: "Father, do you know how painful it is for a prince who attaches great importance to the inheritance of his ancestors, the emperor is mediocre, and the traitor is in charge, and you can also think of how difficult it is to achieve his ideals. Since Yun has already asked to help them, he should practice it. But at my age, I don't have the right to speak at all, and I can't implement many of my means. Therefore, the teacher asked our family to move to Luoyang, instead of me going to study with the teacher and uncle, just to let you escort me, the faster I grow, the sooner the day of political clarity will come, and the teacher will suffer less, so you can go to Luoyang with the teacher to repay the teacher's kindness. ”

Cheng Pu pinched the bronze wine bottle until it was deformed, drained half a glass of wine, put it on the case, and took a deep breath, "Yun'er is right, it's that I don't have a clear idea." Yun'er is smart, and she will give her father more guidance in the future. Lu Shuai mentioned that he will leave tomorrow, you go back with your mother and brothers to clean up first, and I will go to the barracks to find your Uncle Li to hand over military affairs. ”

Seeing Cheng Yun responding, Cheng Pu strode away.

"Luoyang~ Wang Fu, Zhang Rang, He Jin, wait for me!" Cheng Yun exhaled a long breath, the smoke of gunpowder at the end of the Han Dynasty is inevitable, but how to go is the best? If you make a wrong move, you will lose everything!