Thirty and standing, forty is not confused, fifty knows the destiny of heaven, sixty ears are shun, seventy are rare, eighty are old, this is the state of people at different ages, Liu Yan is now in the state of knowing the destiny of heaven. Since the Yellow Turban Rebellion served as the Taishou of Youzhou, Liu Yan has been a horse all his life.

Liu Yan is not a person who keeps to himself, and he is also not a qualified Han clansman. If there is a big chaos today, and the princes rise together, there is Liu Yan's credit in the middle. Because the suggestion of causing the warlords in various places to divide the territory was put forward by Liu Yan to the imperial court.

Before Liu Yan proposed to the imperial court to "abolish the history and establish the pastor", the highest officials in various places were still assassins or taishou, and the central government had direct jurisdiction over the localities. After adopting Liu Yan's suggestion, the supreme power of the local area was vested in the state pastor, and the localities were thus freed from the direct control of the imperial court.

Liu Yan became a pastor in Yizhou, originally he wanted to recommend himself as a pastor in Jiaozhou, but it was because he heard Dong Fu, a servant in the court at that time, say that Yizhou had the spirit of the Son of Heaven, so Liu Yan changed his mind and asked the court to serve as the pastor of Yizhou.

Yizhou has been known as the land of abundance since ancient times, and with dangerous mountains as a barrier, Yizhou is indeed a place where you can accumulate strength and watch the world change. However, it was not the right time for Liu Yan to go, Yizhou was greedy at that time, and Shi Jian was a mediocre and incompetent person who bought officials with money, and when Liu Yan set off for Yizhou to take office, Yin Jian was killed by Ma Xiang and Zhao Yi, who called themselves the Yellow Turban. However, what Liu Yan did after that was a bit unkind, after he sat in a stable position, the first thing he dealt with was Jia Long, who welcomed him into Yizhou at the beginning.

Even if Yizhou is a country of abundance, every year there will be wars, and Tianfu will become an underworld. Fortunately, Liu Yan was not dizzy at that time, and after quelling Jia Long's rebellion, he began to rest with the people, and the people of Yizhou also lived a stable life for a few days.

Liu Yan is an ambitious person, otherwise he would not have changed his mind to come to Yizhou because of Dong Fu's words. He knows very well that the Han dynasty is weak, this Yizhou has the spirit of a genius, and it is the birthplace of the Han Gaozu back then, and now he Liu Yan has become the king of Shu, so he naturally has the opportunity to be on the ninth five-year list.

Since the imperial court adopted Liu Yan's suggestion to abolish Shi Limu, Yizhou has also become Liu Yan's Yizhou, although they are all surnamed Liu, but Liu Yan has always wanted to addict the emperor. But at the same time, Liu Yan also knew in his heart that at this time, he would definitely become the target of public criticism, although the Han family was weak, but his strength was not exhausted. I think Jia Long had a close relationship with him at that time, but after he revealed a little bit of his heart to him, he immediately turned against him. Although Jia Long was pacified, Liu Yan didn't dare to act rashly, after all, Jia Long was not the only one who opposed him at the beginning, but he acted quickly, and those who secretly opposed him did not show up for the time being, but it was difficult to guarantee that these people would not jump out when he wanted to be the emperor.

Liu Yan has now reached the age of knowing the destiny of heaven, and there are not a few days to live, Liu Yan does not want to die with regrets, that is, at this time, the court sent the will of the king. The king and the emperor are one step apart, and the Son of Heaven is young, so if he can't keep it, he will encounter any accidents, as long as the Son of Heaven has an accident, it is logical for Liu Yan, who has already been crowned king, to go further. Liu Xie didn't know that it was none other than Liu Yan who was far away in Yizhou in this world.

In Liu Yan's opinion, just relying on Wang Yun's group of old ministers in the court, they can't keep the Son of Heaven, even if they have Lu Bu, who is known as the world's number one fierce general, on their side, it is also not safe. What Liu Yan needs to do is to wait patiently and wait for Li Dao Guo Yan of the Xiliang Army to react and turn against the imperial court.

But things are not as expected, Li Dao Guo Yan of the Xiliang Army is so stupid, he didn't even notice the weakness of the court, and he hated Liu Yan more than once and wanted to send someone to tell the truth to these two. Of course, this is just thinking about it, in order for Liu Yan to be the emperor logically, he can't have half a stain on his body. There is no impermeable wall in this world, and if people know that they are in contact with the Xiliang Army in private, they will inevitably become the target of public criticism.

Seeing that the imperial court was becoming more and more stable, Liu Yan became more and more anxious. He is old, and he is always in a hurry, and it is inevitable that something will happen. The years are unforgiving, even if there is Lu Shi, who is good at health preservation, to regulate his body, Liu Yan still fell ill, and this disease is unaffordable.

Liu Yan felt that his life was coming to an end, and a problem that had to be considered was placed in front of Liu Yan, and this problem was the heir problem. Liu Yan had four sons, and when he was the pastor of Yizhou, Liu Yan only brought his favorite third son, Liu Mao, with him, and the other three sons stayed in Luoyang as hostages. It's a pity that the third son Liu Mao is not a long-lived person, and he died soon after Liu Yan entered Yizhou because of water and soil adaptation. Later, in order to show the sincerity of the king, the court asked Fa Yan to bring Liu Zhang to Yizhou, and Liu Zhang stayed with Liu Yan, but Liu Yan's eldest son Liu Fan and second son Liu Dan are still in Chang'an.

Liu Yan didn't like Liu Zhang, he always felt that Liu Zhang was indecisive, cowardly, and not like himself at all. But it is always his own species, so Liu Yan did not treat his son badly. But on the issue of heirs, Liu Yan did not hesitate to exclude Liu Zhang.

In Liu Yan's mind, the most suitable heir is the third son Liu Mao, but unfortunately Liu Mao is dead, and Liu Zhang is useless, so the eldest son Liu Fan and the second son Liu Dan have become Liu Yan's choice. In order to let the court let his two sons come back, Liu Yan called himself sick, saying that his time was short, and he wanted to see his two sons again before he died.

The old father was sick and lying in bed, and the filial son was filial to his knees, which was human nature, and Liu Fan and Liu Dan's talents were not very good, so there was no need for the court to use the means of "seizing affection" to keep him, so he agreed to Liu Yan's request. However, Liu Xie didn't want Liu Fan and Liu Dan to go back smoothly. It's not that Liu Xie has any personal enmity with these two, but that these two are always a little stronger than Liu Zhang. The more incompetent the Yizhou Mu is in the future, the more beneficial it will be to the imperial court, and Liu Xie does not want to make it more difficult for him to recover Yizhou in the future.

It is certain to let the Liu Fan brothers go back, after all, the imperial court has agreed, and it is easy not to go out of Erfar, but it is also necessary to take this opportunity to disturb Yizhou. Liu Xie handed over this task to Li Ru, and with Li Ru's insidious viciousness, Liu Xie believed that he would definitely be able to do this thing perfectly.

The Liu Fan brothers left Chang'an without knowing it, and rushed to the Zhizhi CD in Yizhou day and night. It's just that the two brothers don't know that on their way back, there are countless traps waiting for them.

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CD

Liu Zhang was talking to someone in his house. After returning to his father, Liu Zhang did not live with his father, but settled down separately. Liu Yan did not treat Liu Zhang badly, everything related to food, clothing, housing and transportation was the best for Liu Zhang, but Liu Zhang did not want this.

At this time, Liu Zhang was in his early twenties and wanted to have a career, in other words, the age of the greatest ambition, Liu Yan was seriously ill, which made Liu Zhang see a glimmer of hope. The fourth son of the Liu family, Liu Zhang is at the end, and it stands to reason that Liu Zhang has no chance. But now Liu Yan only has himself by his side, once Liu Yan passes away, the position of the son of the world is still very hopeful to fall to Liu Zhang's head.

But Liu Zhang soon found that his father's attitude seemed to be very unfavorable to him, and his father, who was sick in bed, did not regard himself as an heir at all, because of his illness, even Liu Zhang's usual invitation to peace was refused, so it was not easy for Liu Zhang to meet his father.

Seeing that the duck in the hand may fly away, no one is happy. Although Liu Zhang is cowardly, but for his own future, he still wants to fight, coupled with the help of some families in Yizhou, Liu Zhang finally realized that he wants to become the prince of Shu, and the biggest obstacle is his two sibling brothers.

How do you eat apples that you would have to share with four children? Hack the other three! Liu Zhang was originally a soft-eared master, and after being fooled by those people with ulterior motives, he immediately recognized this matter, and by the way, he also had a trace of resentment towards his father Liu Yan.

Liu Zhang is Liu Yan's youngest son, but Liu Yan did not pay much effort for Liu Zhang's growth for his own career, Liu Zhang was basically raised by his mother, and later his mother died of illness, Liu Zhang lived with his two brothers, and his father Liu Yan and Liu Zhang's feelings were not very close.

And after being left on the CD by Liu Yan, Liu Zhang always heard some gossip about his father and the Lu family on weekdays, and his dissatisfaction with his father became more and more deep, and by the way, he also hated the fox spirit Lu who seduced his father. Although those who know the inside story know that Liu Yan's relationship with the Lu family is just to ask for advice on health preservation, in the eyes of outsiders, if nothing happens to the lonely man and widow together, they don't believe it! Liu Zhang is the kind who doesn't know.

When he knew that the Lu family "seduced" his father, Liu Zhang wanted to kill the Lu family directly. It's just that he was dissuaded later, firstly, his father Liu Yan "needed" the Lu clan very much, and secondly, the identity of the Lu clan was not simple, he was the leader of the "Five Buckets of Rice Dao" in Yizhou, and killing her could easily cause the dissatisfaction of the Yizhou Daoists. Liu Zhang was new to the scene, so he could only endure this breath, but he endured it and did not do less things to make stumbling in secret, which caused Liu Zhang to have a very unharmonious relationship with Lu's son Zhang Lu.

Originally, Zhang Lu was going to be sent by Liu Yan to Hanzhong to serve as the taishou, but it was only because the angel of the court brought the conditions for the king that Zhang Lu did not go to Hanzhong, and Liu Zhang and Zhang Lu had a chance to face each other.

There has never been a shortage of opportunists in this world, and Zhao Wei is one of them. He was originally an official in Yizhou, and after Liu Zhang came to the CD, he thought that Liu Zhang was a strange commodity to live in, and he was bent on making friends, and when Liu Zhang first arrived, he needed his cronies, and the two hit it off and became close friends at first sight in the eyes of outsiders. At this time, it was Zhao Wei who analyzed the situation for Liu Zhang and made suggestions.

"Ji Yu, have you ever seen the lord today?" Zhao Wei asked Liu Zhang with a concerned face.

Liu Zhang shook his head with a depressed face, "No, I was blocked out of the door by that slut again." I really don't know if it's the Liu family or the Zhang family. ”

Zhao Wei understood who the slut in Liu Zhang's mouth was when he heard it, but he was not in the mood to accompany Liu Zhang to scold the Lu family who had an affair with Liu Yan, now is really not the time to gossip.

"Ji Yu, I just received news today, and your two brothers will be back soon." Zhao Wei lowered his voice and said to Liu Zhang.

"Huh? Are they coming back? Will the court let it go? Liu Zhang was shocked, he dared to think that the premise of the position of the prince was that the two brothers in Chang'an could not come back, but now that the court released him, his chances would be even more slim.

"Ji Yu, do you want to retreat?" Zhao Wei observed his words, and when he saw Liu Zhang's expression at this time, he guessed what Liu Zhang was thinking, and immediately asked in a low voice.

"Hmm...... This ......"

"Ji Yu, I advise you not to have that illusion, your every move these days will definitely be watched by people with a heart. Do you think that when your brother becomes the son of the world, he will easily let you go who wants to compete with them for the throne? Even if they don't care at first, will those who want to step on you and gain your brother's attention from saying bad things about you? Zhao Wei's voice was a little low, and every sentence knocked on Liu Zhang's heart.

Liu Zhang's relationship with Liu Fan and Liu Dan is not very good, when he was a child, he was protected by his mother, and he lived well, but as soon as his mother died, Liu Zhang lived with the two brothers, and his life was not so smooth. It can even be said that Liu Zhang's character is a little cowardly, and the reasons are all related to Liu Fan and Liu Dan.

The relationship between the brothers is not harmonious, and Liu Zhang naturally does not want to continue to live in the shadow of Liu Fan or Liu Dan in the future. But the two of them want to come back, and they have no soldiers and no power in their hands, so what can they do to prevent them from coming back.

"Ji Yu, do you know the sentence that a small man is not a gentleman, and he is not a husband if he is not poisonous." Zhao Wei said to Liu Zhang in a low voice again.

Liu Zhang's personality is just a little cowardly, but he is not stupid, he was just stunned after hearing Zhao Wei's words, and then he understood, looked at Zhao Wei in amazement and said, "Are you crazy?" ”

"I'm not crazy, it's just that now you and I are grasshoppers on a rope, and protecting you is actually protecting me. Ji Yu, don't look down on yourself, in Yizhou, there are many people who are willing to support you. "Zhao Wei is not lying, there are many families in Yizhou, and the more useless the future King of Shu is, the more beneficial it will be for the family to safeguard the interests of the family. Like Zhao Wei, those families who want to protect the interests of the family are also willing to see Liu Zhang's success.

"Let me think, let me think." Liu Zhang didn't dare to make this decision, and said in a loud voice.

Zhao Wei couldn't help but say when he saw it: "Okay, Ji Yu thought slowly, when the axe is added, don't hate me for not reminding you in advance." ”

"This, let's be serious, they and I are compatriots after all, how can they do this to me."

"There is no family affection in the emperor's house, for the sake of power, father and son become enemies, and brothers have turned against each other since ancient times. Ji Yu, your family treats you as a brother, but you don't see people treating you as a brother, think about it yourself. After Zhao Wei said this, he got up and said goodbye.

Liu Zhang sat there and didn't get up to see him off, thinking about the scene of being punished by his brother back then, and the more he thought about it, the more he felt that Zhao Wei's words were very reasonable. Even if I can save my life in the future, I'm afraid life will not be much better. Is it to be raised as a pig after that? Or do you grit your teeth and fight for it? Liu Zhang was very embarrassed.

"Husband, it's not early, it's time to go to bed." Just when Liu Zhang felt that he didn't know how to choose, his new wife Fei walked in.

Liu Zhang is the Fei family who married his father after coming to the CD. The newlywed Yan'er of the little couple is like glue, and Liu Zhang is usually very fond of Fei's. It's just that when I see Fei Shi now, because I have something on my mind, I don't act as anxious as usual.

"Alas~" Liu Zhang sighed.

Although the Fei family is not from a famous family, but it is also a beautiful girl, seeing Liu Zhang's abnormal expression, now he sighed again, knowing that something must be wrong, so he asked softly: "Husband, is there something on your mind?" ”

“…… Nothing. Liu Zhang shook his head.

"Husband, since you and I are husband and wife, we should have something to do together, although the concubine doesn't know if she can solve problems for her husband, but when she says something, she can feel better." Fei persuaded softly.

Liu Zhang was originally a person with very soft ears, and what Fei said was not unreasonable, so he told Fei about the discussion with Zhao Wei. Fei's expression changed slightly after hearing this, but after a moment of silence, Fei asked Liu Zhang softly: "Husband, dare to ask how is the relationship between Husband and several uncles on weekdays?" ”

“…… My brother and I are not small in age, and the relationship cannot be said to be harmonious, but it is not to the point of life and death. Liu Zhang thought about it and replied.

"Husband, how many words does the concubine have that I don't know if to say or not?" Fei Shi was silent for a while, and only asked Liu Zhang when he felt a little impatient.

"Lady, you just said that husband and wife have to share things, what else can't be said at this time, the husband is in a dilemma now, whether the lady is reasonable or not, I don't blame it."

“…… Husband, now that his father-in-law has little time, only his husband and his two uncles can inherit the position of state pastor. I heard from my husband that Mr. Zhao had begun to build momentum for my husband some time ago, that is to say, many people in CD City knew about his intention to be the state pastor. The husband intends to back down at this time, but can you be sure that the two uncles will not be suspicious of the husband after knowing about it? ”

“…… No. ”

"If the two uncles use this as an excuse to make things difficult for their husbands in the future, how will the husbands protect themselves then?"

"This ......"

"Husband, from the day you decided to compete for the position of state pastor, you have no way back, either you can successfully become a state pastor, or you will never recover. Why should you hesitate at this time? Fei said to Liu Zhang.

Liu Zhang felt woken up by someone's words, indeed, as Fei said, their brotherly relationship was not very close, once the elder brother gained power, even if he spared his life in brotherhood, he would be under house arrest until death in the future. And this kind of result is not bad, I am afraid that Liu Fan or Liu Dan will directly take their lives in order to do it once and for all.

"Thank you, lady, for your kind words." Liu Zhang got up and saluted Fei.