Huang Yueying and Zhang Ren returned to their respective positions, and after Liu Zhang saluted Fu Shou, he walked up the steps and said loudly to the ministers: "Colleagues, since Dong Zhuo's rebellion, the Han family has been overthrown, and the Han Dynasty has suffered a great disaster that has never been seen in four hundred years.

I, Liu Zhang, have conquered the north and south for six years, which is a bit of a thin virtue, but now half of the Han world is still in the hands of the traitors, and the Zhongxing Han has a long way to go.

Some people say that the country cannot be without a king for a day, but now the Han country is no longer a country, how to talk about the king, there is no king in the dynasty for many years, that is, let your colleagues, the people of the Han Dynasty in the world, and the people of later generations in China, remember this period of history, remember this period of disaster that led to no king in the dynasty.

When the Son of Heaven of the Han Dynasty ascended to the Great Treasure, it was the time when the Great Han got out of the disaster and moved towards Zhongxing. ”

Liu Zhang raised his sword horizontally, raised his mid-air and shouted loudly: "Colleagues, I, Liu Zhang, hereby swear to you that if the Han Dynasty is not unified for a day, I will never talk about the establishment of the emperor. ”

After Liu Zhang finished speaking, he bowed to Fu Shou and strode out of the hall, the ministers did not react for a while, most of the civil and military generals hoped that Liu Zhang would be the emperor, because Liu Zhang was called the emperor, and their official positions were promoted, and they were the founding heroes.

They thought that Liu Zhang would resign and resign, but it was just for show, but they didn't expect to refuse so thoroughly, which was beyond their expectations.

But the ministers were all infected by Liu Zhang's generous statement, and suddenly felt that it was very selfish to think about supporting Liu Zhang before the Han Dynasty was unified, so as to achieve the goal of his promotion, and admired Liu Zhang's ambition in his heart. He also desperately hoped for the unification of the Han Dynasty.

And wait until the unification of the Han Dynasty. Aren't these people still the founding heroes? At that time, the status will only be higher.

The ministers reacted. Liu Zhang had already walked outside the hall, and the ministers bowed down together: "Long live the Great Han, long live the King of Shu." ”

In addition to the low survival rate of red lotus and pumpkin, there are no accidents, and the reason for the low survival rate is that the storage is too long, and many tubers and seeds cannot germinate, even in the dungeon with insulated air.

However, the surviving pumpkin and the red lotus both bear fruit, and the red lotus is not the same as the red lotus that Liu Zhang knows. The shape of the leaves and the color of the flesh of the tubers are different, but it is already certain that it is the sweet potato mentioned in the "Southern Grass and Trees", which is consistent with the description above.

However, this kind of food, which was used as the staple food for the Zhuya people in the "Southern Grass and Trees", has the same high-yield characteristics as the sweet potato in later generations, because the fields provided are fertile, and the red lotus grows slightly larger than that of later generations.

The pumpkin is exactly the same as the one in later generations.

Except for a small part of the storage for later use, half a basket of red lotus was eaten, and the rest were all planted in the second season, but many people tasted the taste of pumpkin, which was not too popular in later generations. Because of the early taste, many people find it very novel. It tastes good.

After the end of the autumn harvest and the establishment of the capital Chang'an, the four imperial examinations were still held in Chengdu, because now Chang'an is beginning to see prosperity, and Chang'an holds the first examination throughout the five states and the Qiang and barbarian aliens and the people of the Western Regions.

At this time, the Sichuan army was ready for the expedition after the autumn harvest.

Jingzhou, Yizhou, Guanzhong land harvest, the Sichuan army in Guanzhong gathered 100,000 troops, including 5,000 Wan cavalry, 5,000 heavy cavalry, 3,000 archers, Xiliang cavalry, Qiang cavalry, Yumen cavalry and conventional cavalry 50,000, rattan armor soldiers and conventional infantry 40,000.

The army sent out of Guguan through the land of Heluo, crossed the Yellow River and set out in the lower Hetao area.

The Hedong clan in Hanoi, who heard the rumors, moved their families from the north to the state because the Tiger Prison Pass was sealed, but Cao Jun heard that the Sichuan army was pressing the border, so the entrance was closed, and he didn't dare to open and let so many people enter.

The clans can only continue north.

Wu Jun was defeated in Chang'an, and the Xiongnu army had less than 20,000 left, where was the opponent of the Sichuan army, and when he heard that the Sichuan army was not going to attack Cao Cao's Yanzhou, he came to attack him, and he was frightened.

Wu Jun hurriedly asked Cao Jun for help, and Cao Cao's third son, Cao Zhang, led an army of 100,000 out of the state and formed an alliance with Wu Jun to prepare for the Sichuan army's attack.

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A remote courtyard under Mount Tai does not look luxurious but very quiet, and no one knows that this is the ancestral hall of the Xu family, a warlock clan in the world.

"What happened to Uncle Xu Zhen? Why the execution? Is it that serious? ”

Xu Zhaoxue hurriedly asked his grandfather, who is also the patriarch of the Xu family, the Xu family is not the same as other families, and other families are in the inheritance, although the ancestors are the same, but they have been divided into many branches over the centuries, each with its own patriarch, and they do not belong to each other.

However, as a warlock, many activities of the Xu family are integrated, including sacrificing to the gods, clan rituals, and collecting raw materials and herbs for alchemy, which are all systematic.

With these ties, the entire Xu family looks scattered, but it is actually connected, and although each branch has a patriarch, there is only one real patriarch, which is Xu Zhaoxue's grandfather Xu Liang.

Xu Liang was full of white hair, his beard was like falling snow, sitting on a Taishi chair, there was no fairy wind bones, but it was very in line with the appearance of an old man who had vicissitudes of life.

"Girl, I heard that you are finally getting married? It's really rare, but it's a piece of my heart. Xu Zhen didn't answer Xu Zhaoxue's words, and said slowly, and some of the elders of the Xu family around laughed.

These people go outside, everyone is a master in the eyes of ordinary people, even the princes have to treat each other with courtesy, and ordinary rich and landlords can't invite them, but now they don't have the demeanor of a master, and in the eyes of outsiders, the laughter is not quite in line with their identity.

Xu Zhaoxue is Xu Liang's pearl, because she likes to travel the world since she was a child, she has not been famous for more than ten years, and the Xu family is really worried that she will not be able to get married, and she will disappear later, but the Xu family is not lightly scared.

"Oops, Grandpa." Xu Zhaoxue said angrily: "Say it quickly, what did Uncle Xu Zhen do?" Do you have to use the clan rules? ”

"I heard that person is Liu Zhang, the king of Shu, well, yes, the girl's vision is very accurate." Xu Liang said with a smile, the wrinkles on his face squeezed together.

"Grandpa hasn't seen him, how do you know he's good." One mention of Liu Zhang. Xu Zhaoxue suddenly forgot what she had just said. A flush appeared on his face.

"That's fine." Xu Liang knocked on the Taishi chair under his buttocks. The person who is more than 100 years old knocks on it and sighs: "If it weren't for Chuandi to get this thing, I'm afraid my old bones would have to lie in bed every day." ”

"Grandpa is not old at all." Xu Zhaoxue said obediently, but suddenly came to her senses: "Hey, grandpa, you haven't said Xu Zhen ...... yet"

"Zhaoxue."

A middle-aged man in his forties came over and pulled Xu Zhaoxue, and said in a low and stern voice: "Why are you so ignorant." Do you think grandpa can't hear what you're saying? Do you know what Xu Zhen committed this time? That may bring a big disaster to the Xu family, and you still make your grandfather angry. ”

The middle-aged man is Xu Zhaoxue's third uncle.

"What the hell did he do with that uncle?" Xu Zhaoxue frowned and asked, she had a good relationship with Xu Zhen's family, and she really didn't want anything to happen to her uncle.

"Xu Zhen helped Sun Quan seize power, and also used the power of the Xu family to call on the Xu family's alchemy resources."

"What?" Before the third uncle's words fell, Xu Zhaoxue's little face became white: "Uncle, uncle, why is he so confused." ”

As a member of the Xu family, Xu Zhaoxue is very clear about the rules of the Xu family, no matter how many troubles Xu Zhaoxue makes outside. The family can help Xu Zhaoxue settle down, but there are only a few taboos. If Xu Zhaoxue offended, no one would be able to save her.

The Xu family has been inherited for thousands of years and is deeply rooted, but there was a catastrophe in the Qin Dynasty, because the first emperor advocated immortal art and pursued immortality, so a large number of warlocks were reused.

At that time, the Xu family felt that this was a good time to carry forward the family, so a large number of Xu family warlocks began to serve the imperial court, and after a period of time, they did get a lot of benefits.

Under the edict of the First Emperor, the Xu family received countless rewards and privileges, as if they were already higher than all the people, including many court ministers.

But the good times didn't last long, because it was profitable, in addition to the Xu family, other warlocks also fished in troubled waters and entered the First Emperor, and in order to gain attention, the more they bragged, the more they boasted, those warlocks who had no ability, boasted of all kinds of quick ways to become immortals, so that the First Emperor became more and more superstitious.

In the end, the First Emperor could no longer satisfy the Xu family's step-by-step order, and began to put pressure on the Xu family, asking the people of the Xu family to give a quick way to cultivate immortals.

The Xu family thought about withdrawing at that time, but it was too late, the Xu family and the court were too deeply implicated, how could it be so easy to withdraw, and finally had to bite the bullet to find some fairy herb and elixir.

But no one in the Xu family could find them, but one by one they either fled, disappeared, or died in the sea.

As the first emperor's health became worse and worse, the pressure on the Xu family increased, and finally forced the ancestor of the Xu family, that is, Xu Fu, the patriarch of the Xu family at that time, to lead a fleet and take five hundred boys and girls to the sea in search of the elixir.

This voyage was made by not only 500 boys and girls, but also all kinds of skilled craftsmen and other people, and the cost of building ships and providing food and supplies alone was very expensive, which can be said to be the largest expenditure in the later period of the first emperor.

However, the First Emperor waited for a year, long past the return date promised by Xu Fu, the sea was vast, and there was no one who came back, and Qin Shi Huang finally found that he had been deceived.

The emperor who swept Liuhe was deceived, the first emperor was furious, and slaughtered the Xu family, everything related to the bloodline of the Xu family, as long as it is found, it will not be forgiven, whether it is found in the Xu family or killed the Xu family, there will be a heavy reward.

The Xu family suffered an unprecedented catastrophe, and thousands of people were killed in the Xu family, except for a very few who hid in the deep mountains and old forests, and were almost wiped out.

If it weren't for Qin Shi Huang's sudden death in the sand dunes, and then the world was in chaos, the Xu family might have really died out.

After this catastrophe, the Xu family, which was restored in the Han Dynasty, established a family rule, and no Xu family member was allowed to enter the office, and doing things for the princes and officials was limited to praying for blessings and choosing feng shui, as well as weddings, funerals, and auspicious days, and even these could only be done in the name of individuals, and family power could not be used.

And interfering in politics is a taboo in taboos, and personal interference in politics is already a taboo, not to mention using family power to support the rise of a force.

Xu Zhen used the power of the Xu family in Jiangdong this time, including dozens of Xu family disciples, as well as various alchemy resources allocated to Jiangdong, which had touched the strictest clan rules of the Xu family.

No one can save Xu Zhen.

Xu Zhaoxue frowned when she thought of this, although she decided to marry Liu Zhang, she never thought about interfering in any Sichuan military and political affairs, let alone using her family strength to help Liu Zhang, just follow Liu Zhang by herself and take care of him in life.

Xu Zhaoxue didn't expect Xu Zhen to do this, when he was staying overnight in Jiangdong, Xu Zhen also warned himself to abide by the clan rules when he traveled the world, but why was Uncle Xu Zhen so confused.

Xu Zhaoxue's eyes suddenly opened, grabbed the third uncle's hand and said, "Third uncle, Uncle Xu Zhen must be because of his aunt, who died when she was young because she tried Uncle Xu Zhen's elixir, and Uncle Xu Zhen has always felt guilty.

And the aunt is Sun Jian's sister, Sun Quan's aunt, now Sun Jian's sons, Sun Ce and Sun Yi are dead, and Sun Quan is left, and he is still held hostage by the Jiangdong clan, how can Uncle Xu Zhen see it, how can he stand by and watch, this is understandable, third uncle, you beg grandpa, is it okay to be light? ”

"Zhaoxue, don't be so naïve, okay? Do you think it's possible? What's more, Xu Zhen has already pleaded guilty and accepted punishment, he should be responsible for violating the clan rules, otherwise anyone can violate the clan rules in the future, and what if there is another catastrophe for the Xu family? ”

Xu Zhaoxue was silent, pinched the corner of her clothes and stopped talking, bowed to her grandfather, and was about to go to see Xu Zhen, but Xu Liang spoke: "Girl, there is only one person who can save your uncle now." ”

"Huh?" Xu Zhaoxue turned around in surprise, she didn't expect Xu Zhen to be saved, and immediately asked, "Who?" ”

Xu Liang slowly raised his withered fingers and pointed at Xu Zhaoxue: "You." ”

"Me?" Xu Zhaoxue was confused.

Xu Liang glanced at an eighty-year-old man next to him, the old man also had white hair and white beard, but his face was clear, and he came out and said to Xu Zhaoxue: "We were originally embarrassed about one thing, but I heard that the girl is going to marry Liu Zhang, the king of Shu, maybe you can solve this matter." ”

"What's the matter?" Xu Zhaoxue asked, mentioning Liu Zhang, Xu Zhaoxue was a little apprehensive, she was not married yet, listening to the tone of the second grandfather, this is to find Liu Zhang by herself.

However, Xu Zhaoxue suddenly remembered that when he was leaving, the guy said that he would not marry him.

The old man said to Xu Zhaoxue: "Back then, the ancestor of my Xu family, Xu Fu, went to sea, it was really a last resort, and most of the five hundred boys and girls came from my Xu family, in order to protect my Xu family.

Otherwise, even if the ancestors did not go to sea, the first emperor would not get the elixir of immortality, and he would attack our Xu family, and the ancestors were worried about the destruction of the entire Xu family, so they made this decision. (To be continued......)