Xiapi City.

Zhuge Liang slowly walked into a mansion, asked the servants, and walked straight to the courtyard. Before I arrived, I heard a faint sound of the piano.

Stopped to listen, after half a ring, Zhuge Liang shook his head and smiled, "Hehe, this Yuan Xianyi is very leisurely~"

After listening to Yuan Xi's words, Liu Bei settled Yuan Xi in this mansion and asked him to wait for a while.

"Zhuge Kongming has seen Yuan Gongzi." Before the person arrived, the sound arrived first, and after a while, Yuan Xi saw a handsome young man appear in front of him.

By the way, although Zhuge Liang is only seventeen years old this year, because of Liu Bei's favor and his identity as his adopted son, he has already assisted Liu Bei in handling government affairs. So for the sake of convenience, Liu Bei helped Zhuge Liang perform the crown ceremony in advance.

"Yuan Xianyi has seen Zhuge Gongzi." Yuan Xi stood up and said.

After re-seating and casually being polite, Zhuge Liang went directly to the topic, "Although my father agrees with Yan Gong's plan, he still has some concerns, I don't know if Yan Gong has a solution?" Zhuge Liang looked at Yuan Xi and asked meaningfully.

"Master Zhuge please speak." Yuan Xi replied respectfully when he heard this.

"That's the right thing to do." Zhuge Liang looked at Yuan Xi and said with a smile, "Although it is forced by the situation, the matter of Yan Gong and private emperors and the resetting of the imperial court is obviously not in line with the system." If this matter can't be resolved, I'm afraid my father really won't be able to unite with Yan Gong. ”

"Then what His Royal Highness King Yiqi means......" Yuan Xi looked at Zhuge Liang and said tentatively.

He didn't say the words he said to Zhou Yu before, because of this time and that time. Yuan Shu has established himself as emperor, but Liu Bei is still Hanchen, if you use the previous words, it will only be a failure.

Hearing this, Zhuge Liang did not answer, but talked about an old incident, "In the past, Emperor Huan died, but there was no child under his knees, in order to choose a new emperor to inherit the unification, the sergeant doctor and the general He Jin, the ten permanent servants Zhang Rang and others put down the fight, and jointly chose the Ling Emperor to succeed among the many Liu clansmen......."

"I also hope that Yuan Gongzi will bring this to Yan Gong, after all, if this matter cannot be solved, I am afraid that my father will not agree. Moreover...... Zhao Gong had just eliminated the Taiping Thief Country, but he had a great credit to Sheji......" As he spoke, Zhuge Liang got up and made a gesture to Yuan Xi, and then turned around and left.

"Oh, I'm quite proud." Yuan Xi looked at Zhuge Liang's departing back, the corners of his mouth curved slightly, revealing a charming smile.

Qi Wangfu.

"Hehe, my son has just arrived, come and read this letter." Liu Bei saw Zhuge Liang coming back, but he didn't ask if the trip went well, he directly beckoned and smiled, and handed over a letter.

"But a letter from Duke Zhao?" Zhuge Liang asked with a chuckle, as he stepped forward to take the letter.

"Haha, my son is getting smarter and smarter, in a few years, I'm afraid I will be able to compare to that Jiang Shang!" Liu Bei laughed when he heard this.

"My father has a good reputation." Zhuge Liang was humble when he heard this, and then opened the letter and read it. After a while, he shook his head and sighed, "It's worthy of Zhao Gong, this proposal seems to be much more tempting than what Yan Gong said." ”

"Yes, when I first read the letter, I also had the slightest thought of agreeing." Liu Bei also sighed. "I just hope that Yan Gong can see the situation clearly and not be stubborn. Otherwise, the merger will not succeed, and it can only repeat the situation of the Qin State sweeping the Six Kingdoms in the past. ”

Luoyang.

"Wen Ruo, Feng Xiao, do you think they will agree?" Li Yi shook his head and asked, his tone was very relaxed.

"Hehe, if they agree, then the lord probably doesn't need to pay so much attention, right?" Guo Jia smiled indifferently.

"Yes, although Yuan Benchu is not as radical as Yuan Highway, he is also a person with obvious ambitions. As for Meng De and Xuande, they are both heroes in troubled times......" Li Yi sighed when he heard this.

"Things may not have taken a turn for the better, if the two Royal Highnesses of the King of Shu and the King of Chu agree, I am afraid that His Royal Highness the King of Qi will not have any way even if they want to oppose it." Xun Yu stroked his beard and groaned.

"Who knows?" Li Yi pursed his lips, and then stopped mentioning the matter, and instead discussed with Xun Yu and the others about reminting coins.

In fact, Li Yi had this idea for a long time, and the reason is very simple, big money. Jing Zhaoyin, Youfufeng, and Liangzhou were the former Dong Zhuo's governing places, and after Ma Teng took over, he did not care about the harm caused by big money, but intensified the casting of copper coins for military expenses. This has led to very terrifying inflation in the entire Jingzhaoyin, Youfufeng, and Liangzhou.

And this kind of thing is not only in the territory of the Taiping Kingdom in the past, Jizhou, Yanzhou, and Yuzhou...... There is also a lot of big money in these places. Not all of these big coins were minted by Dong Zhuo, but many of them were privately minted by the people, and some were newly minted by Cao Cao, Yuan Shao and others in order to increase their wealth.

If the money only circulated in their territory, Li Yi would not bother to care. But now Li Yi has seized the territory of the Taiping Kingdom, and the people of Jizhou, Yanzhou and other places often come to Sili and Merge Prefecture to do business. Although Li Yi gave strict orders, there was still a lot of money circulating under Li Yi's rule.

Therefore, Li Yi planned to mint a new kind of coin, completely replacing the previous five-baht coin. At the same time, it can be regarded as a little foreshadowing for the future.

In Xiangyang City, South County, Jingzhou.

Liu Biao's expression was very gloomy, in fact, he had been like this for many days. Because his mood was very, very bad, not only because he lost Lujiang and the four southern counties of Jingzhou, but also because in recent days, he has received letters from Li Yi and Yuan Shao one after another.

"Ladies and gentlemen, so many days have passed, I wonder if you have come up with any countermeasures?" Liu Biao looked around at everyone and asked in a low tone.

It's just that in the face of Liu Biao's inquiry, none of the people below opened their mouths to answer. They just lowered their heads in contemplation, with a sad face.

"Zirou, what do you think?" Seeing that everyone was silent, Liu Biao simply named them directly.

Hearing this, Kuai Liang arched his hand and said in a deep voice, "Your Highness, my subordinates think that Duke Zhao's proposal seems to be good. ”

"Tell me more." When Liu Biao heard this, he said noncommittally.

"Your Royal Highness, although the proposal of Duke Zhao and Duke Yan is a joint plan, Duke Yan supported the new emperor and established a new court when the first emperor was still alive, and his ambitions are well known to the world. Moreover, he and the national thief Yuan Shu are out of the Yuan clan, even if His Royal Highness unites with him, I am afraid it will ......," Kuai Liang said respectfully, "and the name of Zhao Gongren and righteousness is known to the world, and everything he does is a act of loyalty and righteousness." Now that Zhao Gong has eliminated the Taiping Thief Country, he has made great contributions to Sheji, even if he supports the new emperor to ascend to the throne, I am afraid that the people of the world will have nothing to say. But instead of doing so, Duke Zhao planned to consult with His Royal Highness, King Shu, King Qi and other princes...... This alone is not comparable to that Yan Gong. Kuai Liang talked eloquently.