Guo Jia pointed out the direction to Cao Cao again this time, the analysis was very in place, Cao Cao and everyone were also very recognized, and finally Cao Cao clapped his hand and said: "Guan Yu wants to carry out reforms in the coming year, if Yuan Shao sends troops to recruit Guan Yu, we must also help the field, and actively participate in the battle, it is expected that he is not Guan Yu's opponent at the beginning, but the two or even many join forces will cause pressure on Guan Yu, Guan Yu must be prepared for the big war to launch reforms, so we should try our best to obstruct his reform plan, If the big war can't happen, we must also send troops to attack him, on the other hand, we must also recuperate and let the sergeants recuperate, and make adequate preparations for the future war, especially in terms of grain and grass, there must be sufficient supply, to be honest, the successive years of conquest have destroyed the agricultural production under the rule, and it is even more difficult to raise food, and the people are in dire straits, so we should vigorously develop the tuntian! Boost agriculture under your rule! ”

Cheng Yu added after hearing this: "The lord has far-reaching considerations, the development of agriculture can be carried out by Chen Deng, he is an expert in agricultural production, and we will not lose to him Guan Yu in terms of agricultural development!" As much grain and grass he can get, we will definitely be able to get it! ”

Cao Cao nodded after hearing this: "That's it, let Chen Deng vigorously promote agricultural production in Xuzhou in the coming year, and we will build Xuzhou into a grain and grass base!" At the same time, prepare for military struggle in Wancheng, Nanyang! ”

Xun Yu then recommended: "Guan Yu is crowned prime minister, the lord sits on such land and becomes a saint and a knight, how can he not be too far behind him!" ”

"It's better to put this matter on hold! Guan Yu's appointment as prime minister will naturally cause the dissatisfaction of all the princes, he is isolated, I must not do this to avoid being burned! You can postpone this for a while, but this year still has to pass, and I want to have a grand New Year with you in Xuchang! Cao Cao decided as he spoke. In this way, Cao Cao's plan has been decided, and he will go separately

However, it was said that Guan Yu had regained Bishui Guan and received the general Zhang He, which could be described as a victory. Since then, there has been one more general under his command, returning to Luoyang, Guan Yu decided to add Ma Chao as the captain of the military academy, Pang De as the captain of the Xiao cavalry, and Zhang He as the general of Fubo. At this time, there are less than ten days left before the New Year, Guan Yu personally inspected the various preparations in Luoyang, and constantly put forward opinions on specific matters, and he also personally invited Emperor Xian and the ministers of the court to visit the various preparatory work together, so that the ministers could express their opinions and make suggestions, Emperor Xian looked at all kinds of costumes curiously under the embrace of the ministers, and was very happy, Luoyang has not had such a grand style for a long time, Guan Yu served as the prime minister and dressed up the whole Luoyang. Luoyang has regained its vitality and vitality. The ministers also praised the new atmosphere in Luoyang.

Guan Yu led everyone to visit one by one, it is not easy to dress up such a big city in Luoyang at once, this Luoyang is divided into the South Palace and the North Palace, the South Palace is the place where the government is located, the North Palace is the place where the Son of Heaven and the concubines live, the two palaces have a number of palaces up to dozens of places, it is impossible to light up every link and detail, as the home of the whole event, Guan Yu decided to make a big embellishment of the Luoyang City Tower after careful planning. Make a grand decoration, as the scene decoration of the whole event should be warm and solemn. The palaces of the South Palace and the North Palace of Luoyang City are appropriately decorated, as well as the mansions where the senior officials of the court and the central government live, so as to reflect the atmosphere of welcoming the new year.

Guan Yu and Emperor Xian and the ministers visited while sighing and put forward opinions from time to time, Liu Bei as the general dispatcher Yang Xiu as the main planner followed all the way to explain to everyone, everyone was satisfied with the progress of the work, Guan Yu also suggested to everyone: "The ceremony will be held in a few days." At that time, everyone must participate on time, and all the big households in Luoyang will be notified to participate too! The whole country celebrates the New Year! ”

"Aiqing's idea is very good, Luoyang hasn't been so lively for a long time, the more grand the ceremony, the better!" Emperor Xian agreed.

Guan Yu immediately ordered: "Yang Xiu hurriedly sent someone to inform the big families in Luoyang, there is not much time left." Notices should be delivered before the ceremony, and don't be lazy! ”

"No!" Yang Xiu commanded.

Guan Yu finished the arrangement and led everyone to continue to visit, Yang Xiu was ordered to do this matter, since he served as Guan Yu's main book, Yang Xiuzhi felt that the burden on his body was not light, and he was busy with the affairs arranged by Guan Yu every day, fortunately, he was young and promising, shrewd and capable, and he completed things properly, in fact, what is the master Bo is simply Guan Yu's secretary, Guan Yu finally found a person who does things for himself, Yang Xiu is a smart person who understands Guan Yu's meaning very well, and works hard under his account, At the age of only 20, he served as Guan Yu's secretary, and his future is bright! Young and vigorous, Yang Xiu, who is full of vitality and drive, still has passion when he does things

Yang Xiu immediately went to Dasi Nong to coordinate this matter, but when he thought that Da Si Nong had been replaced, the one named Zhang Ji was still serving in Xiliang, Yang Xiu had to go to Luoyang Ling to coordinate, he needed to investigate the list of big households in Luoyang, and then send invitations one by one, this matter is completed, in fact, the list of big households in Luoyang should be under the control of two people, one is Dasi Nong, but now it has been replaced and is not in Luoyang, so there is no way to find it, and the other is Luoyang Ling, which is the local chief official, I am very familiar with local affairs, and the Luoyang order at this time is Chen Xin, this person has been in charge of Luoyang's affairs for many years, but he has not been promoted.

Yang Xiu came to the Luoyang Lingfu under the escort of several entourages, and found Luoyang Ling Chen Xin to tell Chen Xin what happened, and Chen Xin said after hearing this: "Do you want them all to go to the welcome ceremony?" ”

"Of course! In this way, this matter will be handled by you, and all the notices will be in place! Yang Xiu said Chen Xindao.

Chen Xin replied happily: "Okay! You can rest assured, I'll call someone to do it right away! ”

"That's the best! I won't stay here for a long time on official business, and I'll come back to you in two days! Yang Xiu explained.

After the two exchanged pleasantries, Chen Xin set out to handle the matter, and immediately sent someone to send the invitation letter to the big household in Luoyang.

Luoyang, as the imperial capital, not only concentrates the main members of the imperial court, but also concentrates the largest number of large households in the world, more than the large households in Nanyang mentioned earlier, of course, it can concentrate so many rich people. This is inseparable from Luoyang's secular status, the Eastern Han Dynasty has been operating Luoyang for more than 200 years, although it has now come to an end, but it is an indisputable fact that the court is corrupt, and the people are living in dire straits, which is also an indisputable fact, and the landlords and heroes of this era are increasing unabated. Land annexation is becoming more and more serious, which has produced a lot of large households, and Luoyang as a gathering place of the royal family and nobles, is close to the water and the first month, these royal relatives and nobles have some hereditary Wang Lu and some are from famous families, because of the prominent status, naturally have to share a lot of land, as the gathering of the imperial relatives and court members of Luoyang naturally produced a lot of rich households, and most of them have an extraordinary background. It can be said that the people who live here are either rich or expensive, either big officials or big money!

Immediately, Chen Xin sent the invitation letter to these big households, there are hundreds of them! What counts as a big business? This also has a standard, that is, the property of more than 1,000 stone is counted as a large household, so it is estimated that there are hundreds of households, Chen Xin sent invitation letters one by one, and conveyed them in place, and these large households were flattered when they received the invitation. It is naturally an honor to be able to attend such a scene, and it was personally sent by Guan Yu. How can you not give face? But if you look closely, you can't be surprised, what's going on? The date of the invitation is the first day of the Lunar New Year, oh my God! As the saying goes, "one person is the best at the beginning of the New Year", this is a good time to worship the New Year, the same is the first day of the New Year to visit relatives and friends, but also choose this day, visit relatives and friends to take gifts This is a must, the first day of the New Year to hold a spring ceremony. Can this go empty-handed? Since it was given to Xin'er, and the people who gave it to Xin'er were all big households, this intention was already very obvious, and it was the first time to meet with the court officials, especially when Guan Yu had just been promoted to the position of prime minister, he chose this way to meet with the big families in Luoyang during this time period. Is that what it is like to go in vain? This has to come with a meeting to see the prime minister! And if there are fewer meeting gifts, it is estimated that it is impossible to say! After all, on such an occasion, I went to meet the prime minister who held the real power in the current court!

I nominally received the invitation, and I feel very honored, but behind the honor are tears! This is clearly a hidden needle in the cotton! You have to bleed a lot! But if you don't go, it's naturally unreasonable, that is, you don't give the prime minister face, but if you choose to go, you can't take less, but how much is it decent enough not to hurt your muscles and bones? This question is debatable, and soon a large number of Luoyang big families gathered in Luoyang's mansion, and they all found Luoyang Ling Chen Xin to study this matter, and everyone gathered together to have different opinions, Chen Xin said to everyone: "You don't have to fight!" Isn't that clear? The current situation is no longer what it used to be, who is the current ruler of Luoyang? Yes? It's not someone else Guan Yuguan Prime Minister, you said that you used to rely on modernity! Zuo Feng! What has fallen now, as the saying goes, 'those who know the times are Junjie', if we want to make a fortune, especially if we want to continue to make a fortune in Luoyang, we have to support the prime minister Guan Cheng, the new official of Guan Cheng has real power, and he is young and promising, he took the initiative to throw an olive branch to everyone, and gave everyone a step, the intention is obvious, just want to make friends with everyone, what is the point of some blood? In the future, everyone will have to point to others and cover it, you have given a salute to others, and you will be in the eyes of this prime minister, who will dare to provoke you when you mention the prime minister when you encounter something in the future? How can we understand a truth: whoever eats will be praised! There is no cat in the world that does not eat fishy, if you want to have something to gain this year, you have to give up, how to say that you are willing to give up? ”

"How much should I take?" One of the wealthy men asked.

Luoyang made Chen Xin think for a while and said: "A character like Prime Minister Guan has been seen before, as a big man, it is the first time to meet and he is invited to participate, how can he not be too shabby, it is better not to go if he takes less, what do you say?" ”

After Chen Xin finished speaking, all the big families felt that what they said was reasonable, and they all nodded yes, and some big ones asked, "Do you all have the same courtesy?" ”

"How is this possible? You said that you are not at the same level, although you are all big households, there is still a difference between us, so the salute is naturally done according to your ability, how can there be a standard for this! It depends on your own strength, there are more generous, and there are fewer economic strengths, but whether you are generous or relatively poor, I don't think you can be less than this! Chen Xin stretched out a finger as he spoke

The big ones didn't understand what Chen Xin meant when they saw Chen Xin stretch out a finger, and one of them asked, "One hundred taels of silver?" ”

Chen Xin pouted after hearing this: "What are you kidding, who do you send a hundred taels?" At least 1,000 taels! ”

"A thousand taels? My grandmother, even if she has money, she won't be so ruthless, right? "A thousand taels is also fine as a greeting gift!" "It's only a thousand taels, is this the bottom line?" The big guys exploded all at once. Some said they didn't care, some were dismissive, and some seemed a little embarrassed.

Seeing this, Chen Xin hurriedly stopped them with his hand and motioned for them to stop talking, and then said: "As the saying goes, 'I can't let my children trap the wolves, and I can't let my daughter-in-law trap the hooligans, if you want to continue to make a fortune in Luoyang in the future, I think you have to do it!'" When everyone saw Chen Xin say this, they had no choice but to give up and expressed their support. Everyone generously donated money to prepare for a "big blood donation". The big guys reached an unprecedented unanimity.

I have to admit that Guan Yu is indeed resourceful, taking advantage of the opportunity of the New Year to collect money from the big families in Luoyang in disguise, of course, the festival is money, this trick is not a naked tax, but it has achieved unexpected results, compared with Dong Zhuo's previous cruel exploitation, Guan Yu's way is more humane, and its purpose can be achieved, this is Guan Yu's wisdom.

After careful preparation. Finally hit the day of the first day of the Lunar New Year, Luoyang on the first day of the Lunar New Year, the sun is shining, sprinkling a piece of tenderness, falling on Luoyang City with dazzling light, shining, this weather is also known, to create a harmonious atmosphere for the whole festival. On this day, I saw Luoyang City's colorful flags fluttering and lanterns. Dressed in red and green, dressed and decorated, the whole city was dressed up, as if reborn, showing a new attitude, very moving. The whole city also looks vivid, it is really a new look! With the sunshine of this winter, Guan Yu and his wife Hu Dingjin and Diao Chan slowly climbed the city tower of Luoyang City, but saw that the entire Luoyang City was lit up with lights, a lively scene, and the entire city tower was submerged in flowers and colorful flags. The city is surrounded by guards, servants, crowds of people, everyone's face is full of joy, the emperor and the ministers have also climbed the city tower to open, the emperor walks in the forefront of the crowd, Guan Yu and his wife followed, the ministers followed Guan Yu and his wife, step by step, the whole step is paved with a red carpet, it looks elegant and walks up is very comfortable, everyone climbs up the stairs, everyone's face shows a look of joy.

Looking at the tiaras, everyone is wearing a crown, one foot two inches (27.96 centimeters, one ruler of Han ruler is 0.233 meters), seven inches (16.31 centimeters) wide, the front is round and the back is round, the crown is painted black on the outside, and red and green on the inside. The emperor's crown is twelve, which is white jade beads, and the three princes are seven, which are green jade beads, and the five princes are green jade beads, and the black jade is a pearl. Each is composed of ribbon color and hangs on the side. When wearing a crown, wear a crown dress, and cover the knees and wear a ribbon according to the rank. Made of woven materials, the emperor's yellow red ribbon is colorful, yellow and red is ethereal, two zhang nine feet nine inches long, five hundred heads, the queen is the same. The princes and kings are red and colorful. Red and yellow, two feet and one foot long, three hundred. The eldest princess, the same as the nobles of the Son of Heaven. The prince general has a gold seal and a purple ribbon. Purple and white, one foot and seven feet long, one hundred and eighty songs. Jiuqing silver seal green ribbon three colors, blue, white and red, one zhang seven feet long, one hundred and twenty songs. Thousand, six hundred stone copper seal ink ribbon three colors. Fourth, three, two hundred stone copper seal yellow ribbon. Since the green ribbon is above the silk ribbon there are three feet two inches long silk and ribbon with the same color, and the first half of it, used to wear the ribbon.

Look at Guan Yu wearing a red robe, wearing a jue ben, wearing a Xuanduan suit, a dark shirt and a silk (red and yellow) bottom, wearing a white silk single coat, red shoes, wearing jade, and a saber. Wearing a square hat, his face is like a crown of jade, his lips are greased, and the jade tree is in the wind, and the whole person shows his demeanor. This is the first time in his life that he has dressed up like this, and among all the people, only Diao Chan's dress is the most eye-catching, but he sees Diao Chan's hands like soft wattles, skin like clotted fat, collar like a grub, teeth like a rhinoceros, a moth with a moth eyebrow, a clever smile, and beautiful eyes; Double butterfly embroidered skirt. The vermilion powder is not deep and even, and the idle flowers are faintly fragrant; Look carefully at all the good places, everyone is humane, willow waist; The feet are on silk shoes, the head is tortoiseshell light, the waist is like a stream, the ears are bright and the moon is shining, the fingers are like cutting onion roots, and the mouth is like a beaded Dan slender step, which is exquisite and unparalleled. He wears a "ji" (a braided wig that is combed together with one's own hair when worn) and a "silk" (a cloth used to tie one's hair). 2 feet 2 feet wide, 6 feet long) bundle hair, insert 1 foot 2 long flutes. With a green ribbon, Peiyu. Use "white makeup", green eyebrows, and dotted lips. Accompanying Guan Yu is dazzling and outstanding, attracting the attention of many men, what a natural stunner! It really responded to that sentence, "This woman should only be in heaven, and there can be a few times in the world!" "Such a woman, not to mention sleeping with her, is fascinated by a glance, and the Diao Chan in full costume is even more beautiful (to be continued......)