Chapter 4 Section 8 Changing the Heavens

When the officials dispersed, Dong Zhuo was indignant, and stood at the gate of the palace with his sword, secretly wondering in his heart who to attack in order to dispel his evil breath.

Li Ru bowed to accompany him, and he also fell into deep thought.

Murderous aura, a murderous aura that filled the heavens and the earth came, and the soldiers guarding the door trembled. Dong Zhuo was startled, turned his head to look, and a pair of red fierce eyes came into view. I saw the majestic man standing behind Ding Yuan just now, riding a horse and carrying a long halberd with sharp teeth of a crescent moon, quietly hiding near the palace gate.

Ah, it was the crescent-like sharp teeth, flashing with cold light, like the fangs exposed by the roar of a vicious wolf, bringing a heavy murderous aura. At the same time, the flickering cold light also revealed his whereabouts.

Dong Zhuo hurriedly asked Li Ru beside him: "Who is this?" ”

Li Ru didn't have time to answer, grabbed Dong Zhuo's sleeve, and ran towards the palace in a panic. It's urgent, and I can't care about picking up my shoes when they fall off.

The two hid in the palace, wheezing, Dong Zhuo asked again: "Who is this person, why is the virtuous son-in-law so panicked?" ”

Li Rushang leaned against the wall, wheezing to himself, and only after a while did he breathe and replied: "This is Lu Bu, the son of Ding Yuan, the word Fengxian." It is said that this person has been practicing martial arts since he was a child, and he is good at riding and shooting, and every shot must be hit within 100 steps. This son must have seen Ding Yuantang humiliated, so he came to assassinate him, and the lord must avoid it for the time being. ”

Dong Zhuo was shocked.

In the era of cold weapons, the accuracy of the bow and arrow was not high, and the hundred-step piercing Yang only existed in Chinese literary works, which was described through a literary technique called "exaggeration". The modern Olympic Games proved that even with a modern bow and crossbow in hand, there is no such thing as a hundred shots and a hundred steps. Being able to hit every shot, even if it's aiming at the head and hitting the toes, is already a top-tier assassin's trick. In Luoyang City, the streets are curved and complicated, and according to Lu Bu's technology, he can shoot anyone at any time.

"What should I do?" Dong Zhuo asked questions again and again, but Li Ru was helpless.

At this time, Hu Ben Zhonglang, who was guarding the palace gate, ran Li Su at a trot: "Don't worry, lord." I am a fellow villager with Lu Bu, and I have persuaded him to return at the gate of the palace just now, so the lord can go home with confidence. ”

Li Ru's eyes lit up and asked, "You are the same villager as Lu Bu, how is this person?" ”

Li Su bowed and replied: "This person has been poor since he was a child, and he often worked for the county officials when he was a child, hunting down and killing bandits. The county officials loved him so much that they taught him to read and write. When he was 15 years old, his father died, and he was introduced by the county officials to Ding Yuan's disciples. Ding Yuan treated his kindness with his father and son, and taught him a lot of bow and horse skills. Lu Bu practiced martial arts day and night, and his bow and horse were skillful, and his strength was endless. Within the territory of the state, there is no triad enemy. Therefore, it is called "flying general". Later, Ding Yuan ordered Lü Bu to be the commander of the cavalry and stationed in Hanoi (north of the Yellow River). Soon, he appointed Lu Bu as the main bookkeeper, pawned the documents, and handled the affairs of the yamen. ”

Without waiting for Li Ru to interject, Li Su hurriedly added: "The lord is in charge of the world, and there is a shortage of such an eagle dog, how about I solve this worry for the lord?" ”

Dong Zhuo was overjoyed and hurriedly said, "I think Lu Bu is also very human. If you have this person, why worry about the world! However, since Ding Yuan treats him with the same kindness as father and son, how are you going to persuade him? ”

Li Su replied confidently: "It's okay, I have known Lu Bu since I was a child, and I know this person's temperament very well, and he forgets his righteousness when he sees profit. Because of his poor background, this person's desire to be motivated is more intense than anyone else. Therefore, he can be impassioned without faith, unswervingly treacherous, righteous and awe-inspiring traitor for glory, and shameless without hesitation. If the lord is gracious, it will be as easy for him to kill his father and betray the lord as it is to drink cold water. ”

Dong Zhuo stroked his beard and said happily: "I am in charge of the world and rich in the world, what can I not take out?" If I have Lu Bu and regard him as an eagle dog, the world will be under my control. Li Su, tell me, what do you need to impress Lu Bu? ”

Li Su snapped his fingers and calculated: "One: I need some gold beads." Lu Bu is the master of Ding Yuan's subordinate to Ding Yuan, the commander of Wumeng, and his salary will not be too generous. If you impress him with enough gold beads, it will be easy;

Second: a number of silk satin. Lu Buqi was a man who loved beautiful clothes and was extremely particular about dressing (ancient Yapish?). Hanoi people are called "Lu Bu among the people", and they praise Lu Bu for his exquisite dress, and Lu Bu is also very proud of it. If you give him some of the finest silk and silk, it will be easy to kill your father;

Third: a BMW. Lu Bu is a warrior and proud of his riding and archery, and he likes good horses very much, but unfortunately his salary is small and he can't buy good horses. I heard that the lord has a famous horse, called the red rabbit, and he travels thousands of miles a day. This horse must be obtained in order to tie his heart. Lu Bu will oppose Ding Yuan and come to vote for the lord. ”

Dong Zhuo was reluctant to say: "The first two, I promise you, but BMW Chitu, I like it very much, can I replace it with other horses?" ”

Li Ru vetoed loudly: "No, if the lord wants to win the world, why not a horse!" ”

Dong Zhuo nodded and said categorically: "It's okay, I promise you." ”

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Later, under the temptation of BMW Jinzhu, Lu Bu, the first fierce general in the Three Kingdoms era, really killed his father to seek glory and took refuge in the **** Dong Zhuo. According to modern terms, Lu Bu killed his father and took refuge with Dong Zhuo, the **** who held the power of the central government, was a national hero who opposed secession, represented the most advanced historical concept, represented the unification trend of the motherland, and represented the interests of the broadest masses of the people......

After Dong Zhuo entered Beijing, he first annexed the troops led by the He Jin brothers, and now, he has annexed the departments of Ding Yuan. Dong Zhuo, who has become stronger, is more and more enthusiastic in his attempt to abolish the emperor. The next day, he convened his ministers again and proposed the abolition of the emperor in the court.

Dong Zhuo, who was in power, announced arrogantly: "The Son of Heaven is the lord of all peoples, and he cannot serve the temple without prestige." Today's saints are cowardly, not as smart and studious as Chen Liuwang. I want to abolish the emperor and set up the king of Chenliu, why do the ministers think so? ”

Shangshu Lu Zhi was furious, angrily came out of the ranks, and refuted: "Since the former Taijia is unknown, Yi Yin is put in Zhutong Palace; The heir of the king of Changyi was only 27 days, and there were more than 1,000 crimes, so Huo Guang abolished him; Today's emperor is still young, and he has not been at fault in his actions, how can he compare with the past and dethrone the emperor by plotting privately? ”

When Dong Zhuo heard this, he couldn't help but be furious, and immediately drew his sword and stood up, and pounced on Lu Zhi viciously. Seeing this, Lu Zhi hurriedly left the table to dodge. Seeing that the situation was critical, Zhang Wen hurriedly alluded to Lu Zhi outside the palace. Lu Zhi understood, turned around and ran outside the palace.

In fact, Dong Zhuo just wanted to increase his authority by abolishing the legislature. Dong Zhuo wants to monopolize power, so he naturally does not want the original emperor and the empress dowager to remain in power, because the original reigning Empress Dowager He is unwilling to be a puppet. If another emperor is appointed, this emperor will be more likely to accept the situation of being a puppet, and the threat to the powerful ministers will be smaller.

After six years of chaos in the world, the scope of the imperial court's control is now getting smaller and smaller. Of the thirteen states in the world, less than half of the imperial decrees have been implemented. Under such circumstances, the plan to seize the power of the imperial court was opposed one after another. This made Dong Zhuo even more angry. Seeing Lu Zhi hiding outside the palace, he still refused to take a break, drew his sword and chased him out of the palace gate.

At the gate of the palace, Lu Zhi got into the carriage in a panic, and when he saw Dong Zhuo chasing him out, the guard Xiao Fei helped Lu Zhi to get into the car, and shouted loudly: "Shanzi array, prepare for the attack." ”

With Xiao Fei's order, the six guards in front of the car immediately approached and formed a shield mountain with shields. In the gap between the shields, a cold light flickered. The guards behind the car quickly approached the door, drew their swords and unsheathed them, forming a defensive formation. On the roof of the car, with a tooth-aching squeak, four crossbowmen pulled on the bowstring, and the crossbow bolts were aimed at Dong Zhuo.

Dong Zhuo was so angry that he trembled all over his body and shouted: "It's against the sky, you dare to threaten the minister at the gate of the palace and put down the crossbow." ”

Xiao Fei's face was expressionless, and he waved his hand and ordered: "Deterrence shooting, three consecutive shots." ”

A crossbowman on the roof of the car heard the order and raised his hand to shoot the arrow in the crossbow. Toot toot, three arrows drilled into the stone crack in front of Dong Zhuo's feet, and the tail of the arrow made a buzzing trill.

Looking at the crossbow bolt at his feet, Dong Zhuo looked up again. At this time, the soldier who shot arrows from the roof of the car was still gesturing at him with a crossbow, and it seemed that there were many arrows in the crossbow, and the other three bows and crossbows were also aimed at him. The determined gaze of the soldiers made Dong Zhuo have no doubt that once the order was given, these crossbowmen would pour all their arrows on him without any scruples.

Facing the crossbow at such a distance, Dong Zhuo no longer dared to move, cold sweat flowed down his backbone, and he stood at the gate of the palace in a stiff posture.

Li Ru, who then chased him out, ordered loudly: "This is the imperial court general Dong Taishi, you are so bold that you dare to force you with a bow and arrow." Put down the crossbow, and I will spare you from death. ”

Xiao Fei smiled coldly, pointed at Dong Zhuo, and replied, "If you dare to move, try it?" ”

Li Ru looked up at the roof of the car, and the four crossbowmen targeted Dong Zhuo, ignoring his entanglement. Depending on the situation, no matter who attacks them, Dong Zhuo must die first.

Behind him, the sound of boots was puffed, and a group of ministers chased them out, and they were all stunned when they saw this scene.

Seeing this, Cai Yong hurriedly leaned sideways in front of Dong Zhuo, and said to Xiao Fei sharply: "Before the palace gate, force the minister with a bow and arrow, do you still have a royal law?" Lu Gong, you can send a message in the car. ”

After Cai Yong arrived in Luoyang, Dong Zhuo appointed him as a sacrificial wine, saluted, and moved to the imperial history the next day, and then transferred to the imperial history of the servant, and was promoted to the book on the third day, and was promoted to three levels within three days, and the honor was great. Subsequently, Dong Zhuo appointed Cai Yong as the Taishou of Bajun, and concurrently served as a servant in this position. Cai Yong, who has been wandering for a long time and has been coldly regarded by the powerful, is grateful to Dong Zhuo and is willing to die for it. He stepped in to cover Dong Zhuo, and immediately, Xiao Fei and the others lost their barrier. Seeing this, the guards outside the palace gate were ready to move.

Xiao Fei saw that he couldn't do anything, so he resolutely ordered: "Retreat, the soldiers behind the car will open the way, and the soldiers in front of the car will cover - I am invincible." ”

The guards on the side of the carriage responded in unison: "I am invincible." ”

Immediately, without waiting for Dong Zhuo to react, the carriage turned around and galloped away, and 12 soldiers stayed at the gate of the palace, covering alternately, and retreating layer by layer. Quickly and disappeared into the street.

Dong Zhuo was furious and roared: "Quickly mobilize people and horses, I will slaughter all the people in the Lu Mansion." ”

Cai Yong still leaned sideways in front of Dong Zhuo and persuaded him: "Lu Shangshu is a great Confucian in the sea and has a great reputation, if the Taishi harms him, it will make the world uneasy!" Moreover, Lu Shangshu has two apprentices, a bear and a tiger. Gongsun Zhan had tens of thousands of armor soldiers under him, and the tiger was based in Youzhou. Don't drive Liu Bei in Qingzhou, Xiong dominates Liaoxi in Qingzhou, the lord does not consider the identity of Duke Lu, but also the attitude of his two disciples. ”

Dong Zhuo asked unwillingly: "In front of the palace gate, the minister is coerced with a bow and arrow, is there still a royal law?" Shall we leave it at that? ”

Zhang Wen snorted from his nose and shook his head silently. Dong Zhuo drew his sword in the palace and wanted to kill the minister Lu Zhi, does this count as a royal law? If you don't abide by the king's law, but ask others to abide by the king's law, and let yourself kill them, what kind of truth is this?

Li Ru hurriedly interjected and also persuaded: "Cai Shizhong (Cai Yong) said well, 'I am invincible, there is no advance and no retreat', this is the slogan of Qingzhou soldiers. It seems that those guards just now were Liu Bei's subordinates. That Liu Bei was a crazy person, who was humiliated for Duke Lu, and tried to hijack the car, and beat the forbidden army, resulting in several years of not being promoted. These guards advance and retreat in an orderly manner, they must be Liu Bei's elite soldiers, the lord intends to plan big things, let's bear with it first, don't give Liu Bei an excuse to go crazy. ”

After Dong Zhuo heard this, he stopped and did not chase. After pondering for a long time, he said indignantly: "It's a pity that my righteous son Lu Feng went out of the city first to collect Ding Yuan's old department, if he is here, I will kill Lu Zhi to relieve his hatred." ”

Throwing down the sword, Dong Zhuo was still angry, turned around and walked into the court, forcing the other Shangshu to write an edict and depose Lu Zhi.

Lu Zhi turned around and returned home, only then got out of the carriage, looked up and sighed: "Xuande, this kid once wrote and said: 'Three days a day, prepare early', I have never guessed what it is.

Since the beginning of the year, we have changed the era name three times. The first emperor died, the new emperor ascended the throne, and the era name was changed to Guangxi; and the young emperor returned to the palace, and changed the year name to Zhaoning. There are three years in a year, and I wonder what it means to be three days a day, and I think that this is the end of the disaster. Oh my God, who knows, this is just the beginning. Three days a day, three emperors in a year, isn't it 'three days a day'? ”

Turning around, Lu Zhi ordered Xiao Fei in despair: "It's impossible to do big things, you guys go." Please reply to Xuande, I have planned to sacrifice my life for the Han family, and I hope he will remember my teaching: what the heart is good for, although he has not regretted nine deaths. ”

Xiao Fei clenched his fist with his right hand, struck his breastplate and gave a military salute: "Master Lu, don't worry, the Lord sent me here just for today." ”

Lu Zhi was puzzled and just wanted to ask something. Xiao Fei had already taken out a bronze medal and ordered loudly at the guards of the Qingzhou Trading Company in the courtyard: "Qingzhou soldier, Xiao Fei, the commander and lieutenant of the first battalion of the Guards Regiment, hereby gives an order: put on armor and prepare for battle." ”

As soon as this order came out, the guards in the courtyard put down their things no matter what they were doing, and after a burst of footsteps, 300 guards lined up in a neat line. Immediately, the three non-commissioned officers stepped out of the ranks and checked the bronze talisman in Xiao Fei's hand.

"The inspection order has been completed, the command has been handed over, all soldiers, salute-" The three non-commissioned officers took the lead in saluting Xiao Fei.

"The first row, quickly rushed to the clipper boat at the edge of the Luoshui water, informed the clipper, and prepared to set sail. The second row, rush to the south gate, occupy the city gate and wait for us to arrive. The 3rd and 4th platoons are on alert, and if any outsiders approach Lu Fu, report immediately. The rest of the rows, packed up and prepared to board the ship. Xiao Fei grimaced and hurriedly issued a series of orders.

Lu Zhi looked gloomily at the busy soldiers, and said gloomily: "I don't need the property in the mansion anymore, you can take it all, tell Xuande, take care of my children." ”

In the blink of an eye, the remaining Qingzhou trading company guards threw away their civilian attire and changed into armor, revealing a soaring murderous aura. Large pieces of luggage and furniture were overturned on the ground, and the coins scattered all over the place were left unattended, and after a while, the soldiers took their weapons and bows and arrows, and finished loading.

"Newspaper, there is a military general who is dressed very gorgeously, wearing a golden crown, a hundred flowers robe, wearing Tang Yi armor, wearing a lion barbarian treasure belt, and riding a big horse like fire coals - it seems to be an Izumo god horse. He took 500 soldiers with him and surrounded Lu Mansion on all sides. The non-commissioned officer in charge of vigilance came to report urgently.

Xiao Fei waved his hand: "On the shelf, Master Lu, open the road in front of the 3rd and 4th rows, and escort the left and right rows of the 5th and 6th rows, go." ”

A non-commissioned officer casually buckled a helmet to Lu Zhi, picked him up and left. After Xiao Fei pressed with his sword, he circled around the discarded light carriage, and with a wave of his hand, the group disappeared into the street.

Lu Bu had just rushed back to Luoyang, and he was anxious to behave in front of his new father, so he led his soldiers to Lu Mansion. The soldiers who rushed into Lu Mansion saw the money all over the land and plundered it. Wait until Lu Bu restrains the troops. The people in Lu Zhi's mansion had boarded the boat docked in Luoshui, and went down the river to the plain Gaotang.

Seeing this situation, Lu Bu had no choice but to take the light carriage captured by the Lu Mansion and hand over to Dong Zhuo.

When Dong Zhuo saw the carriage, he knocked on the wall of the carriage and said to Li Ru excitedly: "I have heard that Lu Zhi has an iron-walled car, and he walks very briskly. When I saw it at the gate of the palace just now, the guards up and down, left and right were exceptionally tight, and I loved it very much. Today the car is in my hands, and since then I have been on patrol again, and it will not be difficult for me to go on patrol. ”

Li Ru echoed and said: "I heard that this car was presented by Liu Bei, a student of Lu Zhi, and we can send an order to Liu Bei to present ten more iron-walled cars, and the lord can change them at will when he arrives, or reward the meritorious heroes." In exchange, we will not hold him accountable for sheltering Lu Zhi. ”

Dong Zhuo agreed, and then asked: "Lu Zhi has escaped, and there is still Yuan Shao who has escaped, what should I do?" Jiao He went to Qingzhou to assassinate the history, Liu Bei is just a small county guard in Qiguo County, Qingzhou has frequent wars, and the people are weak, so we can ignore it. And Yuan Shao IV and the third duke, the protégé and the old official, are full of the world, in case he collects heroes, gathers disciples, and dominates one side, how should we deal with it? ”

Li Ru smiled and explained, "Yuan Shao, do big things and spare your life. Greedy for small profits and forgetful, there is nothing to worry about. The lord can worship as the county guard, Yuan Shaoxi is exempt from sin, and he will be secretly grateful in his heart, and he will not change again."

Dong Zhuo suddenly: "Okay, give an edict, worship Yuan Shao as the Bohai Taishou, Feng Yi Xianghou, and Yuan Shu as the rear general." Also, Cao Cao was appointed as the captain of the Xiao Cavalry. ”

After the edict was issued, the news of Lu Zhi's departure spread quickly. Yuan Shu was afraid of disaster and ran to Nanyang; Cao Cao was reluctant to go out of Dong Zhuo and rushed back to his hometown of Yanzhou East County.

On September 8, Dong Zhuo ordered the abolition of the young emperor and the establishment of Chen Liuwang as the emperor, which is called Emperor Xian by historians. After the abdication, the young emperor was appointed as the king of Hongnong. Dong Zhuo then issued an edict of amnesty and changed the first year of Zhaoning to the first year of Yonghan.

The young emperor succeeded in April and was deposed in September, only five months apart, and changed the yuan twice. To the dedication of the emperor both standing, and the restoration of the yuan, there are four years in one year, which is also a strange news.

After the officials finished congratulating and the emperor returned to the palace, Dong Zhuo immediately ordered Liu Wei, the king of Hongnong, to take the palace concubine Tang Ji and move out of the palace to live in the outer residence. At the same time, he coerced the Empress Dowager He to move to Yong'an Palace. Empress Dowager He caused trouble herself, and when she moved, she was inevitably full of grief and anger, and she had nowhere to vent, crying and scolding, and cursed Dong Zhuo as an old thief. After Dong Zhuo heard the news, he immediately poisoned Empress Dowager He with wine.

As a result, the world was shocked.

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Luoyin Pavilion Station, Monk Jiao was waiting for Gary to return, suddenly, the bell in the city rang, and a soldier with a loud voice shouted along the street: "Enemy attack, Qingzhou heroes, pick up the sword and assemble." ”

Yan Fei asked puzzledly: "Liu Bei controls Qingzhou so tightly, how can there be enemy attacks?" Looking at this situation, it seems that the enemy army has reached the city. How could Liu Bei let the enemy army cross the plains and fight under Luoyin City? ”

No one answered, and after a while, Wang Xiu suddenly stood up and muttered loudly: "Under the city? Could it be Gary? ”

Jiao He was shocked and said hurriedly: "Go and inquire." ”

Wang Xiu Yanfei hurriedly rushed out, and after a while, he turned back and reported: "Lord, it is likely to be Gary." According to the post officer's reply, a total of 200 spies did not know that they had come there, and they touched the outskirts of Luoyin City, where they quarreled with the villagers and killed several villagers. The bells have been ringed in the eight townships on the outskirts of the city, and the village guards are closing in to hunt down the thieves. ”

Jiao He asked: "How can it be Gary?" ”

Wang Xiu replied: "There are exactly 200 people led by Gary, and they must have had a dispute with the villagers when they arrived in the township to ask for land, so they killed several villagers. ”

Yan Fei added: "The people of Qingzhou are fierce, and it is said that the surrounding villagers are all Yellow Turban soldiers who were placed here by Liu Xuande. After the villager was killed, a total of 4,000 young people gathered in Luoyin Baxiang and were rounding up the thieves. Lord, the situation is unstable, let's go first. ”

The accompanying squire asked urgently, "We're gone, what should Gary do?" ”

Wang Xiu said resolutely: "I can't take care of it, we won't leave at the moment, in case it is really Gary, once he is captured, confessing that he is with us, I'm afraid we won't be able to leave." ”

Jiao He said hesitantly: "The sky is blue and the sun is white, the villagers dare to make trouble, aren't they afraid of the government?" Let's find Liu Bei and ask him to suppress the people's rebellion. ”

Yan Fei was about to cry: "Lord, why do you think so? The villagers are resentful, and once they know that we are with us, they will not vent their anger on us. If you don't leave, when Liu Bei comes, I will wait for the bones to be cold. ”

Wang Xiu hurriedly urged: "Lord, let's go." Even if Liu Bei comes, I don't think I can save anything? I heard that the laws of Qingzhou are strict, and the head of a county does not have the power to try cases, and the criminal trial is handled by special personnel. If this gang is really Gary, it is also a capital crime to kill the villagers without trial. We will walk with him, if we are detained by the villagers and ask for the crime of complicity, even if Liu Bei comes forward in the end, it will not look good with the adult. ”

At this time, Jiao He understood, and immediately jumped up and urged: "Hurry up, go quickly." ”

The squires also understood, packed their bags, and ran away, leaving behind smoke and dust all the way.

After this lesson, Jiao He and others restrained their arrogance, lest the teacher of Luoyin ask for guilt would catch up, and hurried straight to Linzi day and night. In the evening of the 2nd later, the group ran into Linzi City. By this time, the crowd was exhausted and staggered in their walk.

Liu Bei led Gong Jing's eldest son, Gong Qing, and welcomed Jiao He and others into the former Qingzhou Governor's Mansion. As soon as he entered the mansion, Jiao He let out a long breath and sat down on the ground.

Liu Bei smiled and picked up Jiao He, and quipped: "Why is Ming Gong in such a hurry? A few days late, the post of assassin will not run away with long legs, Qingzhou wars are frequent, and no one grabs this official position with Ming Gong. ”

With Liu Bei's support, Jiao He reluctantly sat on the chair. Gasping for breath, he looked at the mansion.

This Qingzhou Governor's Mansion is Gong Jing's place to recuperate. Gong Jing let Liu Bei take care of things, and Liu Bei also decorated this mansion extremely luxuriously. On the roof of the conference hall, 16 huge glass chandeliers are hung. Above this glass chandelier, there are also slings and pulleys, so that they can be raised and lowered at any time to add oil and twist to it.

On three large walls, there are huge glass windows. Many glazed windows are slightly open, and in the twilight, the autumn breeze is slow, and it is indescribably cool.

And on the only windowless wall, there is a huge map of Qingzhou County. There is a ladder on the side of the map for easy viewing.

In the hall, there are many chairs and coffee tables in two rows. The furniture is painted with tung oil and sparkling.

After several years of implementation, tables and chairs have begun to become popular in the Central Plains, but this popularity is only popular among a few nobles and eunuchs - after all, when this chair first appeared, it was presented in the name of the senator's chair, which was a symbol of status and status.

At this moment, the countless tables and chairs placed in this hall make it look extraordinarily noble.

Seeing that Jiao He was still gasping, Liu Bei stood up with a smile and said, "Ming Gong is tired all the way, how about we deliver the procedures tomorrow?" ”

"No", Jiao He hurriedly grabbed Liu Bei. Just kidding, a large group of angry villagers chased after him, and if he didn't hurry up and get caught by the villagers, how would it be good.

"Now for the handover," Jiaohe gasped.

The corners of Liu Bei's mouth turned up, and a faint smile hung on his lips, which could not be said to be ridicule or appreciation.

"Ming Gong is really dedicated to the country!" , Liu Bei nodded, and then said: "In this case, please show the Thorn History Seal Ribbon, and we will start to deliver." ”

Gong Jing's eldest son, Gong Qing, stepped forward to inspect Jiao He's seal on behalf of his father, the late Qingzhou Governor. Immediately, the transfer of the Qingzhou book began.

With the power in hand, Jiao He breathed a sigh of relief, pointed out his subordinates, and introduced to Liu Bei: "Xuande Gong, this is my subordinate Gao Cai, Beihai Wang Xiu, I am ready to let him serve as the commander of Qingzhou, this is Jibei Yan Fei, I am ready to let him be the lord of Qingzhou." Xuande is strong in martial arts, I am ready to let you serve as Qingzhou soldiers and horses, how about managing Qingzhou soldiers and horses? ”

Liu Bei replied indifferently: "Just according to Ming Gong's orders." ”

There was no salute, and there was no salute and no salutation of "lord", Jiao He was a little unhappy, and was about to take the opportunity to make trouble, Yan Fei let out an exclamation: "What, I heard that the people of Qingzhou have two years of food. Why is there only 3 big money in this Qingzhou account? ”

Jiao He's face sank like water, and he asked gloomily: "Xuande, what's going on?" ”

Liu Bei still had a faint smile on his face and replied, "Is this account wrong?" ”

Jiao He gritted his teeth and asked, "So, where did the money go?" ”

Liu Bei replied quickly: "No money." ”

Jiao He jumped violently: "Liu Xuande, you also said just now, this account is wrong, and everyone has heard it." Now there are only three big money on the account, where does the rest go? ”

Liu Bei smiled and replied: "Qingzhou has confiscated taxes for five years, and the taxes paid to the imperial court are all paid by me out of my own pocket. It's just that Lord Thorn Shi is new to Qingzhou, and in order to welcome Lord Thorn Shi, I erased the old account and put 3 big money out of my own pocket. So, I said that the account was wrong. If Lord Assassin Shi intends to pursue it, I will make up the old account. Fortunately, Qingzhou will start to levy agricultural taxes next year, since Lord Thorn Shi is interested, I will be disrespectful, and I hope that after the collection of agricultural tax, Lord Thorn Shi can compensate me for my advance in full. ”

Jiao He suddenly collapsed on the chair like a deflated ball. He also muttered: "Seeing that the New Year is about to pass, there is no money, how can I spend and work?" ”

Wang Xiu smiled coldly and suggested: "It's okay, since Xuande Gong asks for the return of the advance, we will issue an order to ask the people of Qingzhou to pay back the taxes for these five years, so that we can return Xuande Gong." ”

Jiao He Yixi, yes, under the banner of Liu Bei, he collected taxes and paid Liu Bei 30%, and he could get 70%. With Liu Bei's popularity in recent years, the people of Qingzhou dare not not pay, isn't this a great thing.

Looking up at Liu Bei, Jiao He found that the smile on Liu Bei's lips became more and more obvious.

Ignoring the psychology of guessing Liu Bei, Jiao He hurriedly added: "Xuande Gong, in recent years, Qingzhou has been governed by military law, and now, Qingzhou is in chaos, let's restore the law of the Han Dynasty." ”

Liu Bei smiled and replied: "Since it is the government of Princess Ming, it is up to Duke Ming to decide." ”

Wang Xiu looked at the hall where he was, and asked with interest: "Xuande, is your official residence in the city like this?" ”

Gong Jing's eldest son replied enviously: "Brother Xuande is so beautiful, with beautiful clothes, food, and beautiful utensils, and he is wide around the official residence in the city, although it is not as wide as here, but the utensils are more exquisite than this. ”

Wang Xiu nodded happily and said: "Since Xuande Gong has handed over the official title of Qingzhou Driver, please move out of Qingzhou Farewell Driving Mansion within the same day, I will go to Guanghuan City tomorrow and ask Xuande Gong to hand it over." ”

Liu Bei smiled, his words became colder and colder, and he said word by word: "Guanghuan City, it is the thank you gift given to me by the Guzhou Mu Gong Envoy to thank me for rescuing Qingzhou." The eight townships outside the city and the people in the city are all the township warriors brought by Liu Bei from Zhuo County, as well as the Yellow Turban captives that I captured. In the five years since the construction of the city, it was all the people who took their own property little by little to build city walls, houses, streets, kilns, and so on. This is my Liu Bei's own property, so before the death of Mu Gong Jun, he specially allocated the Guanghuan real estate to me, I have the title deed in hand, and no one can take away my light around the city. ”

Standing up, Liu Bei smiled contemptuously and said to Wang Xiu: "I, Liu Bei, am a Qingzhou don't drive, and I work in Guanghuan, where is Qingzhou Beijiafu, and now, as the Xiangguo of Qi County, there is the Prime Minister of Qi." Without my permission, I went to see who dared to set foot in my wide city! ”

Liu Bei's sudden toughness overwhelmed everyone. Wang Xiu rebuked viciously and said: "The whole world is not the king's land, and the shore of the land is not the king's minister." The land under the feet of the Son of Heaven, as a Qingzhou driver, who dares to stop me? ”

Liu Bei's face sank, and he replied: "The whole world is not the king's land—but it is not your king's land; Whoever breaks into my house without my permission will know at once that my blade is not sharp. ”

Great Han courtier! When Dong Zhuo abolished the emperor, under the blade, I didn't see a few Han courtiers jumping out, swearing to defend the concept of "the shore of the land is not the king's minister". When robbing other people's homes, one by one officials jumped out under the banner of a big Han courtier - something.

Glancing at everyone in the hall, Liu Bei had a smile on his face, and said again: "Everyone, if the transfer of government affairs has been completed, and it is not early, please go back - I forgot to tell you that this is the place where I built the late Zhou Mu Gong Junjian to recuperate, not the official residence of Qingzhou Thorn History." Gong Yuanjun is deceased, and this is Gong Gongzi's mansion. There are no guests in the middle of the night, and everyone waits for three days at the Linzi Post House. Three days later, I invite you to take up your posts at the Qingzhou Assassin's Mansion."

Seeing Liu Bei turn his face, the servants below immediately drove everyone away like wolves and tigers. Gong Qinggongzi, as the host, smiled awkwardly, accompanied everyone out of the hall, and made the appearance of sending off guests.

Sent to the door, Gong Gongzi looked around cautiously, and saw that there were servants of the Gong Mansion all around, so he approached Wang Xiu's ear and said in a low voice: "Lord Wang, you have uncovered Longlin, be careful." ”

After speaking, leaving Wang Xiu in a daze, Gong Qinggongzi turned around and walked towards the house.

"How?" , Liu Bei saw Gong Qinggongzi coming back and asked.

Gong Qinggongzi smiled lightly and replied, "I have hinted at their kindness, and when they come to me, I will come forward to turn your life for you." ”

Picking up a cup of tea on the table, Gong Gongzi made a smacking sound in his mouth: "Don't even let them finish a cup of tea, you are really slamming the door." ”

Drinking tea with a sigh, Gong Gongzi smiled and said, "I have done so much for you, how are you going to repay me?" ”

Liu Bei picked up the tea, drank it slowly, and replied: "This big house was originally intended to be given to Jiao He, but I didn't expect that they would have Longwangshu and want my Guangrao house." I'll bring you back this big house, and I'll pay out of my own pocket to build them a new mansion. This is a big return. ”

Gong Gongzi held the tea bowl, slowly inspected the big house, and said with emotion: "If you want to say that this house, the three-sided glass windows alone are worth a lot of money, not to mention that I have left too many memories in this house." Thanking me with this big house, it's worth it.

However, our Gong family's property is now in Le'an County and Beihai County. What is the use of me leaving this house in Linzi City? If you could build me a house in the city, I would consider it. Everyone can see that the center of Qingzhou will be in Guanghuan City.

In this way, early this morning, I heard that your teacher Lu Zhi escaped from Luoyang. I'll give this house to your teacher Lu Gong'an's house, and you can build a house for me in the inner city, how about it? ”

Liu Bei readily agreed: "I received great favor from your father, and your father entrusted you to me before he died, since you opened your mouth, how can you not do it." ”

Patting Gong Gongzi on the shoulder, Liu Bei advised: "I will take the Guards Legion to the plains tomorrow, on the one hand, to greet Lu Shi, and on the other hand, to deal with the remnants of the Yellow Turbans who have wandered to the plains. I'm not here, you're just talking to them. In addition, the 11th, 12th, and 13th Army Corps that went to Taishan County are about to return to the division, these people are your original family members, if Jiao He abolishes the Qingzhou War Meritorious Reward and Punishment Order, you need to control them, don't let them make too much trouble. ”

Gong Qing nodded and agreed: "I understand." ”

Liu Bei confessed again and said: "Also, Jiao He wants to use my name to collect taxes from everyone, and you let him go." I have prepared a proclamation announcing to the people of Qingzhou: I have no intention of asking them to repay the agricultural tax for five years, and anyone who collects money under this banner can refuse to pay it. At the same time, the people of Qingzhou have the right to directly tell the tax collector: Liu Bei's money will be collected by Liu Bei. You have to pay attention and control the people of Linzi. It's okay to make trouble, but if you dare to take advantage of the fire and rob, I won't be able to spare them. ”

Gong Qing snickered and replied, "If this is the case, as soon as they come up, the first decree will be resisted, who will carry out their decree in the future?" ”

Liu Bei said calmly: "Yes, I just want to do so." Qingzhou has been governed for five years, this is the hard work of my father and me. If he respects us, it's not impossible for me to take a step back. But if he wants to take away my vast house, I will let him sleep in the streets. ”