"Ladies and gentlemen, please be seated"

Liu Xiuyi waved his hand and motioned for everyone to sit down.

Immediately, Liu Xiu said slowly with a soft expression on his face: "My father died of illness suddenly, and the incident happened suddenly, so that the official was not prepared in a hurry, and the official was not very familiar with the government affairs of Jingzhou. When the official first took office, he didn't understand a lot of things, and the official was young and inexperienced, so he also needed to be mentioned by the princes. ”

Speaking of this, Liu Xiucai said: "I hope that the princes and the officials will work together to create a new situation." ”

When everyone heard this, they called Liu Xiu humble.

Many people's hearts are even more slanderous, if you Liu Xiu have little experience, then you are even more mentally retarded. Liu Xiu's old scheming and deep calculations completely convinced the officials of Jingzhou.

Yi Yuan stepped forward and arched his hand: "When the new official takes office, the first thing is to deal with the funeral of Jingsheng Gong. The humble office suggested that the state priest immediately arrange the funeral and begin to prepare the location and date of Jingshenggong's burial. ”

Liu Xianse said: "This matter was arranged by Mr. Jibo." ”

Yi Yuan smiled slightly and said, "Obey the order." ”

Immediately, the Yi nationality sat back.

Immediately afterwards, Kuai Yue stood up again and said, "Lord, the Cai family committed a crime, causing Jingsheng Gong to die of illness." Although Cai Mao has been sentenced, the Cai family should also be punished. He believed that the Cai family should be raided and the Cai family's servants should be dismissed. ”

The Cai family's private soldiers have all been taken, but the rest of the Cai family's heritage cannot be underestimated. In order to prevent the resurgence of the Cai family and pose a threat to Liu Xiu, it is necessary to completely defeat the Cai family.

Liu Xiu nodded and said, "This matter, please ask Mr. Xenodu to handle it." ”

"No"

Kuai Yue nodded in response and returned to his seat.

Wen Ping stood up again, clenched his fists and said: "My lord, the state pastor has died of illness, this matter should be immediately notified to all counties, and the Cai family's rebellion should be announced." ”

Liu Xiu said again: "This matter, please ask General Zhongye to arrange it." ”

What a few people wanted to do was considered in advance, and Liu Xiu agreed directly, without a trace of hesitation at all.

Wang Cang handed the edict back to Liu Xiu and returned to his seat, and now he got up again, came to the hall, and reported: "Lord, Jingsheng Gong died of illness, and I think that I should invite Gongzi Qi to return to Xiangyang for funeral." ”

Liu Xiu's eyes lit up, revealing a look of approval.

This matter, he did not take into account.

Liu Qi in Xinye County, if he is provoked by Liu Bei, then there may be trouble. If Liu Qi returned to Xiangyang for the funeral, Liu Xiu could leave Liu Qi behind in a grand manner under the pretext of brotherhood and weaken the threat brought by Liu Bei. Without Liu Qi, Liu Bei would just live in Jingzhou, and it would be difficult for him to become a big deal, and he would not be able to cut into Jingzhou's government affairs.

Wang Cang's suggestion came very timely.

Liu Xiu said: "Zhong Xuan's consideration is very thorough, the eldest brother is the eldest son of his father, his father died of illness, and the eldest brother should go back to Xiangyang for funeral. He looked at Yi and ordered, "Mr. Jibo, this matter should be arranged immediately." ”

"No"

Izuku nodded, taking the matter to heart.

At the end of the political deliberations, all the officials stepped down.

Then, the state pastoral office began to arrange Liu Biao's mourning hall, and Wen Ping also relaxed the control of Xiangyang City, allowing entry and exit from Xiangyang, but heavy troops were arranged in the square city towers of Xiangyang City, and even soldiers were arranged around the state pastoral mansion to guard, which was loose on the outside and tight on the inside.

In the mourning hall, Liu Xiu wore plain clothes and carried filial piety cloth, kneeling in front of the mourning hall. One by one, the people who came to the state pastoral mansion to mourn respectfully offered incense, and then had a brief conversation with Liu Xiu.

The words he said were all clichés, nothing more than to comfort Liu Xiu not to be overly sad, to mourn and change, and to take care of his body with the overall situation as the priority.

Liu Xiu returned the salute one by one, and in the evening, he eased up slightly.

Huang Yueying also came to the state pastoral mansion, wearing plain clothes to fulfill her filial piety. Although Huang Yueying did not pass through the door, in Liu Xiu's heart, Huang Yueying was the daughter-in-law of the Liu family.

Huang Chengyan did not object to this.

Late at night, Huang Chengyan, Pang De, and Kuailiang sat down in a house in the backyard.

After Liu Xiu came in in plain clothes, he bowed his hand to the three of them.

After taking a seat, Liu Xiu said: "Mr. Chengyan, Mr. Zirou, the teacher is busy during the day and the hospitality is not good, please forgive me." The three of them helped Liu Xiu very much, and they can also be called Liu Xiu's think tank. Although Liu Xiu has taken over the official position of state pastor, his mentality has not changed, and he respects the three of them very much.

Pang De said fairly: "Xiu'er, Brother Jingsheng died of illness, you have to mourn and change." ”

Liu Xiu said: "The teacher can rest assured, the disciple understands. ”

Pang De said fairly: "We have all heard about your inheritance of Jingzhou. It's just that we all think that you have suddenly inherited Jingzhou now, which is a little abrupt, a little hasty, and a lot of things have not had time to prepare. ”

Liu Xiu sighed lightly and said with emotion: "No way, what happened last night was too sudden. The disciple continued to suppress Cai Mao, and expected that Cai Mao might make a move. However, I did not expect the situation to develop to this point. It would have been much better if my father had held out for another year or two. ”

Kuai Liang said: "Last night, what happened?"

As soon as he asked like this, Liu Xiu knew that after Kuai Yue went back, he didn't tell Kuai Liang, otherwise Kuai Liang would not have known.

Liu Xiu didn't hide it either, and told him what happened last night.

After finishing speaking, Liu Xiu said with emotion: "I didn't expect that Cai's would finally deceive my father and say that he had committed adultery with his second brother, in that case, my father couldn't calm down at all, and in anger, he killed the second brother." The second brother died unjustly, and Cai said that there was no such thing at all. Then, the father killed Cai again. A series of events hit my father too hard. ”

After Kuailiang Pang Degong and Huang Chengyan heard this, they couldn't help but sigh and sigh.

These things are emotional.

Kuai Liang said: "When Gongzi Xiu first took charge of Jingzhou, Changsha County and Jiangxia County, there should be no problem, and there should be no problem in Xiangyang." But the other counties are too guarded, I'm afraid it's hard to guess. In the event of turmoil, the situation may be unpredictable. ”

Liu Xiu also thought about this problem, but in the current situation, there is no way to stop it, and said: "It's going to rain and the mother is going to get married, what to do, what to do." Even if there is turmoil, there is no way to do it. ”

Huang Chengyan said: "Xiu'er, about the matter between you and Yueying, what do you think Originally, at this time, the old man should not have brought it up, but Yueying, a girl who wears linen and wears filial piety for Jingsheng, you should give an explanation." ”

Liu Xiu replied: "What I'm thinking about is that I will get married almost again after the beginning of spring." Now that it is the end of the year, and my father is newly mourned, it is more appropriate to wait a few more months for things to fade. ”

Huang Chengyan got an approximate time, breathed a sigh of relief, and nodded: "Yes"

Pang Degong thought for a long time, and said in a deep voice: "Xiu'er, early tomorrow morning, you send people to the counties to inform the county guards of each county to come back and mourn Jingshenggong. This way, you can roughly estimate who will support you based on the people who come back. ”

The teacher reminded him that the disciple would arrange it immediately. ”

Immediately, Liu Xiu directly sent someone to call Wen Ping, and then arranged it.

After the matter was done, Liu Xiucai said: "Mr. Chengyan, Mr. Zirou, I was in charge of Jingzhou for the first time, and there was a shortage of talents under my command. All three gentlemen are my elders, I"

"Wait"

Seeing this, Pang Degong interrupted Liu Xiu's words.

Obviously, Pang Degong had already understood Liu Xiu's intentions, and Liu Xiu was planning to recruit them.

It's just that Pang Degongzhi is not in the officialdom, and explained: "Xiu'er, although the old man is not in the Jingzhou officialdom, he also pays attention to your development and your every move. The old man is unwilling to step into the officialdom, so you will stop thinking. ”

Huang Chengyan said: "When you are in officialdom, you can't help yourself. Now living in seclusion in the mountains, not only is you free, but you can also help you, which is the best result. ”

Kuai Liang said: "Master Xiu, I am not in good health, and it is difficult to become a leader. So, you still don't have to be persuaded. ”

The three of them all rejected Liu Xiu's proposal.

Liu Xiu sighed lightly and said, "Even so, the juniors don't force it. But what is the matter with the younger generation, the teachers Mr. Chengyan and Mr. Zirou can't avoid it, you are my brains. ”

"That's nature"

Pang Degong smiled, and there was a smile on his face.

Huang Chengyan and Kuai Liang also nodded, with an unshirkable expression.

After talking to the three of them, Liu Xiu returned to the mourning hall. Huang Yueying was still keeping vigil, she sat withered, and from time to time put a little paper money in the brazier to ensure that the brazier was not extinguished.

Huang Yueying saw Liu Xiu coming and asked, "Third brother, what about their father?"

Liu Xiu said: "It's already rested, Yueying, you go down and rest." Next, I'll keep a vigil. ”

Huang Yueying shook her head and said, "It's okay, I'm in good spirits." On her beautiful face, there was clearly a trace of tiredness, and there was also a trace of bloodshot in her eyes, but she insisted on staying with Liu Xiu.

Liu Xiu said: "If you want to stay, just stay." ”

In the second half of the night, Huang Yueying couldn't stay up, so Liu Xiu asked Huang Yueying to be sent down to rest, and then kept a watch in the hall alone