On the roster, the first dozens of pages are all spies planted in the Wei State, and the first one is Xu Shu, under the pseudonym "Mr. Qiu".

After learning that there was such a person as Mr. Qiu from Jin Mo's mouth, I have been wondering who this Mr. Qiu is. Adou also once suspected that Mr. Qiu might be Xu Shu, but Xu Shu was very low-key when he was in Xu Du, and basically had no dealings with other officials, and that Mr. Qiu was a well-informed person, so Adou thought about it carefully and sent Xu Shu out of the possibility. Now it seems that Xu Shu must have other ways to obtain information, and it is also because Xu Shu is low-key, so he can hide in Xu Du for so long without being discovered.

"Yuan Zhi went to Xu Du back then, but was forced by Cao Cao, and later I sent someone to Xu Du to secretly contact Yuan Zhi, and now lurk among the officials of Xu Du, headed by Yuan Zhi." Liu Bei explained from the side.

Adou then flipped down, followed by one after another names, of course, the largest official position was Xu Shu, and the youngest even had the county order Gongcao. For example, Jin Yi, Geng Ji, Wei Wei and others who had rebelled against Cao Cao before were also on this list.

Turning the pages one by one, many of them don't know Adou, and many of them are local officials. In Adou's opinion, many of them are still magistrates in the hinterland of Cao Jun, and such officials are not very useful.

Next, it will be installed in Soochow. of spies. In comparison, there are many fewer people on the Soochow side, and there are no high-level people. After all, the vast majority of officials in Jiangdong are from local families, and the children of these families are people with strong family values, and it is difficult to develop spies.

Liu Bei quietly waited for Adou to finish reading, and then. said to Jian Yong next to him: "Xianhe, you will obey the command of the heir in the future!" ”

Jian Yong's body trembled slightly, and then he lowered his head and said, "The minister obeys the order." ”

"Xianhe, it's okay, you step back first." Liu Bei. said to Jian Yong, and Jian Yong bowed slightly to Liu Bei and Adou and retreated.

"Heir, I want you to keep an eye on someone."

"Who?" Adou asked.

"Ma Chao!"

"Did my father mean General Ma Chao?" Adou was slightly stunned, and then immediately became clear. Come over in vain.

Ma Chao used to be a prince, but he was forced to surrender to Liu Bei. Although. However, in the battle for Hanzhong, Ma Chao made great contributions, but he still did not eliminate Liu Bei's mustard against Ma Chao. After Liu Bei became the king of Hanzhong, he gave Ma Chao a big official title, and among the generals, he was only under Guan Zhang, and then Liu Bei ordered Ma Chao to guard Yangping Pass, nominally to guard against Cao Cao, but in fact he was restricting Ma Chao again. The grain, grass and baggage in Yangping Pass were all supplied by Hanzhong, so even if Ma Chao on Yangping Pass had heavy troops, it was impossible to rebel.

Liu Bei was on guard against Ma Chao all the time, but Liu Bei absolutely. Won't show it. On the surface, Liu Bei still attaches great importance to Ma Chao, and secretly has not relaxed his guard against Ma Chao at all.

Push over time. moved, Liu Bei's wariness of Ma Chao became more and more serious. Ma Chao is famous for his bravery, and when Ma Chao just surrendered, the other four of Liu Bei's five tiger generals were all on a par with Ma Chao. Now a few years later, Huang Zhong is already nearly eighty years old, Guan and Zhang are both over sixty years old, Zhao Yun is a little younger, almost sixty years old, only Ma Chao is only in his forties, and he is still strong. Back then, Zhang Fei could come to a naked war Ma Chao and fight with Ma Chao from day to night, but now Zhang Fei may be difficult to do. Therefore, among the five tiger generals today, Ma Chao is the most powerful.

As for the younger generation of generals in Shuzhong, although the martial arts of Zhang Bao, Guan Xing and others are good, they are still inferior to Ma Chao, Guan Ping is deeply rooted in Guan Yu's true biography, and may be able to take a few moves in Ma Chao's hands, and the only one who can have enough strength to defeat Ma Chao is Adou.

Now Ma Chao is in Liangzhou, although he is still surrounded by the Qiang army, but Liangzhou is Ma Chao's lair, especially after Liu Bei fell ill, his fear of Ma Chao is increasing day by day.

I only heard Liu Bei continue: "Ma Mengqi is a hero in the world, if he is sincerely attached, he may be able to build Huo Hussar and Ban Dingyuan, but this person is extremely arrogant, and it is difficult for ordinary people to make him sincerely attached." People like Ma Mengqi, if they use it well, they can open up territory, and if they don't use it well, they may be devoured by it. Heir, if you think you can control Ma Chao, keep him; If you find it difficult to control, kill him......"

Liu Bei's tone was very calm, and he couldn't hear the slightest ripple. Adou can even feel that Liu Bei may have planned for a long time to kill Ma Chao, thought about it many times, and may even have implemented some specific links, so Liu Bei will be so calm and calm when he says it.

"Erchen understands." Adou nodded and said.

I saw Liu Bei sigh slightly, and said: "More than 30 years have passed since the Yellow Turban Uprising, and I have been adrift for half my life, and only in the last few years can I be regarded as a small foundation. I don't have any ability, I couldn't even keep a Xuzhou back then, and I can have such a foundation all thanks to my courtiers planning for me, if there is no courtiers to help, there would be no me today. In summary, I'm just a doer. You are different, you are much smarter than me, and your ability is much greater than mine, but you must remember that you don't have to do it yourself, you need to know that you are good at it. Moreover, there is no distinction between large and small state affairs, and it is necessary not to act arbitrarily, and all superfluous subordinates should consult and discuss. ”

"The retainers obeyed."

"Heir, now that I have handed over all the major affairs of the military and the country to you, remember one sentence: don't take the good for the small, don't take the evil for the small! Military affairs cannot tolerate the slightest sloppiness, and we need to be cautious in following them......"

"The retainers must be remembered!"

"Heir, you step back first, I'm a little tired, let me rest well!" After the tossing and turning of the prisoner sacrifice ceremony during the day, and after saying such a few words, Liu Bei was already very tired.

"The retainers retired." Adou bowed slightly, while Liu Bei on the other side closed his eyes, and the sound of peaceful breathing gradually rose, and he seemed to be asleep.

……

The summer noon sun swayed on the land of Yongzhou, the temperature has gradually climbed to the top, the cool breath brought by the heavy rain a few days ago has been wiped out in this hot summer season, as noon approaches, Chang'an City has become extremely hot.

Gonggong Zhang is one of the oldest eunuchs in Weiyang Palace, and Gonggong Zhang, who is over sixty years old, has experienced Emperor Huan, Emperor Ling, Emperor Shao, and Emperor Xian of the four generations of emperors of the Han Dynasty, especially in recent years, Chang'an City has changed its masters, starting from Dong Zhuo, to later Li Dao Guo Yan, Zhang Xiu's uncle and nephew, Cao Cao, Ma Chao, and then Cao Cao recaptured Chang'an, Zhang Gonggong is to verify all this.

Gonggong Zhang is an old man in Weiyang Palace, and he has been staying in Weiyang Palace for many years, even if Li Dao Guo Bian rebelled in Chang'an and the emperor fled, Gonggong Zhang has never left Weiyang Palace. Liu Bei was born as a commoner, and he didn't have the background of a family, even if he became an emperor, he was still unfamiliar with some things in the court. After Liu Bei occupied Chang'an, he appointed many old people in the Weiyang Palace, and Gonggong Zhang was one of the people who were reused by Liu Bei.

With his veteran experience, Gonggong Zhang quickly gained Liu Bei's trust and became the leader of the eunuchs in Weiyang Palace, as well as Liu Bei's close attendant eunuch.

Father-in-law Zhang walked to the door of Liu Bei's room, gently opened the door, and came to Liu Bei with a light step. At this time, Liu Bei's eyes were still closed, and there was still a hint of a smile on his face.

"Your Majesty hasn't woken up yet...... Gonggong Zhang sighed slightly in his heart, and at the same time began to hesitate whether to wake Liu Bei up. After all, it is now noon, from yesterday to now, Liu Bei has not eaten anything at all, and has not drunk any water, for a person who is seriously ill and weak, it is not okay not to eat for more than a day.

A little eunuch next to him with a bowl of ginseng porridge asked in a low voice, "Father-in-law, it's time for Your Majesty to eat, should we wake up Your Majesty?" ”

"When did Your Majesty last eat?" Zhang Gong asked openly.

"Yesterday at noon."

Father-in-law Zhang nodded: "It's been so long, Your Majesty should eat something, I'll wake up Your Majesty." ”

Gonggong Zhang lowered his head and gently called out in front of Liu Bei's face: "Your Majesty, Your Majesty wake up, it's time for you to eat." ”

Liu Bei still closed his eyes tightly and did not wake up, the only thing that remained unchanged was the smile on the corner of his mouth.

"Your Majesty......" Father-in-law Zhang's voice was three points louder, but Liu Bei still didn't wake up, a trace of uneasiness rose in Father-in-law Zhang's heart, and Father-in-law Zhang had the courage to gently pull the corner of Liu Bei's clothes, hoping to wake up Liu Bei. But Liu Bei's body still didn't move at all.

"Your Majesty, Your Majesty, wake up! Your Majesty! Father-in-law Zhang plucked up his courage again, stretched out his hand to Liu Bei's nose, and then, Father-in-law Zhang's face changed greatly, he took a few steps back and sat on the ground, while muttering in his mouth: "Your Majesty has died......"

However, after all, Grandpa Zhang was an old man in the palace and had a lot of experience, and after four or five seconds, Grandpa Zhang stood up with a pale face, and shouted loudly at the same time: "Quickly pass on the imperial doctor!" ”

……

When Pang Tong rushed in, he found that Guan Yu, Zhang Fei and Adou had already arrived.

Guan Yu stood stupidly against the pillar, his face was confused, and his eyes were dull looking ahead. And Zhang Fei was holding Liu Bei's corpse and crying bitterly, but it was Adou, except for a trace of sadness on his face, he did not show any abnormality.

Pang Tong took a deep breath and tried to be as sober as possible. Originally, the imperial doctor once said that Liu Bei could hold out for about a year, but he didn't expect that Liu Bei would go after only a few days. This also disrupted all the plans that Pang Tong had drawn up for Liu Bei before.

Liu Bei died, but Pang Tong knew that this was the end of Liu Bei's life, but in a sense, Liu Bei's death was a new beginning.

"His Royal Highness the Prince, the second general, the third general, please mourn and change." Pang Tong said. At this time, Guan Zhang and the others found that Pang Tong had come in.

"Shi Yuan, my eldest brother ......," Zhang Fei said with a snort.

"Three generals, now that Yongzhou is suffering from internal and external troubles, I think that I should immediately handle the funeral for His Majesty, and then ask His Royal Highness the Crown Prince to ascend the throne and quickly stabilize people's hearts." Pang Tong said calmly.

Guan Yu had been in a state of confusion, and when he heard Pang Tong's words, he finally came to his senses.

"Third brother, what Shi Yuan said is that now is not the time for you and me to be sad. The situation in Yongzhou is not good, the eldest brother is gone, I am afraid that Yongzhou will be even more unpeaceful, and now it is time to handle the funeral affairs for the eldest brother, and then let the heir ascend the throne. Guan Yu said.

"Second brother, I'm in a mess right now, you decided to ......"

……

As he got closer and closer to Chang'an City, Zhuge Liang's heart became more and more uneasy.

"Hurry, hurry!" Zhuge Liang commanded, and the groom immediately whipped the horses fiercely, and the speed of the carriage sped up a little.

But the uneasiness in Zhuge Liang's heart is still improving. Zhuge Liang involuntarily poked his head out and looked in the direction of Chang'an City.

Guan Suo next to him saw Guan Yu's anxious expression, and immediately said: "Prime Minister, we are almost here, Chang'an City is in front!" ”

As Guan Suo's voice fell, Chang'an City had appeared in everyone's sight.

The distance is getting closer and closer, and Zhuge Liang can already see that the white silk hanging in front of the gate of Chang'an City is fluttering in the wind.

"White Aya!" Zhuge Liang stared at the city gate with his eyes, his mouth opened slightly, and he was speechless for a long time.

The carriage drove to the gate of Chang'an City, Zhuge Liang raised his eyes and looked inside, only to see that the streets of Chang'an City in the city were full of white silk. None of the merchants in the city opened the door, and what made Zhuge Liang even more uneasy was that the defenders at the city gate were all wearing filial piety clothes!

"Your Majesty, he ......" Zhuge Liang's brain "boomed", and he suddenly lost some consciousness, and then Zhuge Liang only felt that the world was spinning, and then Zhuge Liang felt a tingling pain in his chest.

"Poof......" Zhuge Liang spurted out a mouthful of blood.

"Your Majesty, the minister is late......" Zhuge Liang burst out of his throat with these words, and then his eyes went dark, and he fell on the carriage with a bang.

……

Liu Bei's funeral was very fast and very simple, if measured by the standard of an emperor, Liu Bei's funeral should be considered simple, not even as grand as Cao Cao's funeral. After all, there are still hundreds of thousands of victims waiting to be fed outside Chang'an City, and Chang'an City does not have the manpower and material resources to organize a grand funeral.

Liu Bei was called Emperor Zhaolie, and the temple name was Liezu, that is, the ancestor of Shu Han.

If according to "Zhou Li", Adou should be filial piety for Liu Bei for three years. It's just that now Adou is the crown prince and is about to become the emperor, and there will be a lot of things to deal with, so three years of filial piety can't be applied to Adou.

As the saying goes, a country cannot be without a monarch for a day, not to mention that it is still a troubled time, and Shu needs a monarch to lead, so three days after Liu Bei's funeral, Adou ushered in his own enthronement ceremony.

Similarly, because of the limitations of manpower and material resources, Adou's enthronement ceremony is very simple, and it is far less than Cao Pi's huge Zen ceremony, but neither Adou, nor Zhuge Liang, Pang Tong and others care about this. The priority now is to stabilize people's minds as soon as possible.

At the beginning of August, on an auspicious day calculated by Zhuge Liang, Adou ascended the throne and became the second emperor of Shu Han. This year is the fourth year of Wei Huanglong. After Adou ascended the throne, he changed the yuan to Jianxing. And this year is the first year of Jianxing.

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The fourth volume is over, but there are still many things that have not been dealt with in Yongliang Erzhou, and these will not be until the fifth volume. Tomorrow begins the fifth volume of this book.