In the eleventh year of Jian'an, the general trend of the world has changed.

In Jizhou in the north, although Yuan Shang was not justifiable, he was next to Yuan Shao at the time, and the main forces of Jizhou were all obtained by him.

In fact, at that time, Yuan Shao also vaguely knew that he wanted to solve the problem of the heirs clearly.

But first, he loves Yuan Shang the most, and the palms and backs of his hands are full of meat.

Second, and most importantly, even if he was indeed sick at the time, if he lived a few more days before he died, he could arrange the aftermath.

As a result, after defeating Cao Cao, he was in an excited mood, vomited blood and fell into a coma at that time, and then soon fell ill and died, and did not have time to strip Yuan Shang's military power and let Yuan Tan inherit the position.

This led to Yuan Shang getting the military power, and Yuan Tan got a righteous name, with only tens of thousands of Qingzhou soldiers, it was difficult to compete with Yuan Shang, and he was defeated and retreated, even if he used Tian Feng Guo Tu's strategy, it was just to protect Qingzhou.

Among them, there is another unstable factor, Tian Feng resolutely supported Yuan Tan because he got Yuan Shao's suicide note, and the same was true for Guo Tu and Xin Ping, and he also brought a part of Yuan Jun to support Yuan Tan.

But Guo Tu and Fu Zhu were not in harmony, plus Fu Zhu was a local family in Jizhou, and he didn't want to offend Yuan Shang, so he supported Yuan Shang, so the trial, Feng Ji, and Fu Zhu stood on Yuan Shang's side, and Tian Feng, Guo Tu, and Xin Ping stood on Yuan Tan's side, attacking each other, and they were deadlocked.

And Yuan Shang was powerful, and repeatedly attacked Yuan Tan, wanting to unify Jizhou. However, Cao Cao sometimes sent troops to help Yuan Tan and stop Yuan Shang's reunification plan, and the two sides continued to confront each other, and Jizhou naturally began to fall into ruin from chaos.

Yanzhou Cao Cao's side slowly collected Luoyang, Yuzhou, Yanzhou, Xuzhou and other places, occupying the entire Henan Province equivalent to later generations, constantly collecting refugees, cultivating fields, recuperating and recuperating, but it grew stronger.

However, Cao Cao did not immediately take the initiative to send troops, but Chen soldiers were in Yingchuan, claiming that Liu Biao was the emperor, which was unjust, and raised troops to fight, except for when Yuan Tan was about to be destroyed, he would never interfere in the affairs of Jizhou.

This made Yuan Tan breathe a sigh of relief, Yuan Tan had actually formed an alliance with Cao Cao, and married his daughter to Cao Cao's son Cao Cheng, but he was afraid that Cao Cao would not help him, and he was afraid that Cao Cao would come to annex him. So when he started to look ahead, he didn't dare to fight to the death with Yuan Shang.

Now Cao Cao's main energy is in the south, and he also has a lot of troops on the border of Yanzhou, and he will send troops to help him at any time, so he began to be bold and constantly invade the Qinghe country of the Bohai Sea, wanting to recapture his Jizhou.

The second Yuan stalemate, Cao Cao did not move, and the land of Guanzhong was that Han Sui began to gain momentum and gradually occupied Guanzhong, and Ma Teng and others were forced to go to Hedong.

Zhang Lu of Yizhou went south in a big way to seize Yizhou as the foundation while Liu Zhang was weak, but Liu Biao also had this intention, so he sent Cai Mao in the name of concluding a clan, but he actually wanted to annex Yizhou.

But this kind of annexation must be separated from Zhang Lu, and even before Zhang Lu was defeated, Liu Biao did not dare to kill directly to Shu County.

Because Chengdu was strong at that time, Shu County also had some natural risks, unless Liu Zhang surrendered, it would definitely be difficult to conquer in a short time, once it fell into a protracted war, it was extremely unfavorable to Liu Biao's logistics, and Zhang Lu would also wait for the opportunity to reap the benefits of the fisherman.

Therefore, after Cai Mao occupied Ba County, he went north along the Dianjiang River to Danqu and fought with Zhang Lu in Xuanhan County, that is, in the area of Dazhou City in the later world. Zhang Lu occupied Hanchang, and the two sides confronted each other on both sides of the Ba River.

As for Liu Zhang, he retreated to Guanghan and Shu County, and let Ba County Taishou Pang Xi retreat to Jiangyang, Han'an and other places, defend Zhang Lu in the east, defend Liu Biao in the south, and stick to Chengdu.

After the fiasco at Wuling, Sun Quan retreated to Danyang and Wu County, controlling the lower reaches of the Yangtze River to prevent Huang Zu from attacking again.

Everyone is licking their wounds.

At the end of March of the 11th year of Jian'an, Shen Chen received a letter from home and returned to Xinye Huangmen Pavilion.

The Yellow Gate Pavilion is lit up at this moment and entertains guests from all over the world.

Of course, the children of ordinary families and crowns are not a big deal, but for the powerful, it is a good time to exchange feelings and take the opportunity to get together.

Deng Hong, Liu Xian and others arrived one after another, and even Liu Biao sent people to send gifts, and many families sent people to attend.

For example, Ma sent Ma Liang, who is also the champion this year, to come over and congratulate Dao.

Because when Ma Liang won the crown this year, the Deng family sent someone to send a congratulatory gift, although the Shen family is not a big family, but the Deng family gradually grew with Deng Hong's career, and once again became a new wild wealthy family.

Many Xinye Deng clans have attached themselves to them, just like Deng Ai's mother who is ten years old this year has become a sericulture girl recruited by Huangmen Pavilion, making money and working hard to raise Deng Ai.

It's just that because Deng Ai's current name is Deng Fan, although Shen Chen occasionally inquired about whether there was anyone named Deng Ai in the clan, he never got it.

However, Huangmen Pavilion has opened a school to teach Deng's children to read for free, and Deng Fan is among them, which is obviously a promising future.

Shen Chen was because of the Deng family, and he himself was also hot, and it was only a matter of time before Liu Biao reused him, so many families in Jingzhou were willing to make friends with them, and it was lively for a while.

Zhuge Liang, Xu Shu, Pang Tong and other friends, as well as Wang Cang, Pan Jun, Wang Han, Zhou Sheng and other classmates, as well as Xie Hui, Zhang Li, Hu Wei, Huo Yang, Wu Dang, Wu Tao, Shan Yi and other students, came to congratulate.

The invitation was sent out 10 days in advance, because the preparation time for the crown ceremony is very long, and within 10 days before the crown, the recipient must first divinate the auspicious day, and then inform relatives and friends of the auspicious day, so it is not until mid-April that the crown ceremony officially begins.

On April 10, the day of the crown ceremony, the guests who came were like clouds, even if they were not present, they also sent congratulatory gifts, such as Liu Bei and Liu Biao, Liu Qi, Huang Zu and others, all gave generous gifts.

Shen Chen put on the dress early in the morning, and then met the guests one by one, and after the morning meal, the guests were full of food and drink, and the ceremony officially began.

Hundreds of people gathered outside the ancestral hall of the Shen family, and the "big guest" who presided over the crown ceremony must be served by an elder with a foreign surname and high morality, generally the three elders of the township, but now the most respected in Xinye is Deng Mao, the commander of Xinye County, so he is the most suitable.

Then there is the "praise crown", which is the master of ceremonies when the crown ceremony is held, this position is second only to the big guest, and it is up to the big guest to choose. At that time, Sima Hui also received an invitation, and the old man was used to being lively, so he was invited by Deng Mao to be the praise crown.

Dabin and Zanguan and the host, that is, Shen Chen's parents, all put on ceremonial clothes and attended the ceremony in the ancestral hall of the temple, while the rest of the guests watched the whole ceremony from outside the ancestral hall.

At this moment, outside the ancestral hall, everyone gathered. Shen Chen knelt in front of the ancestral hall, facing the ancestors of the Shen family, with Deng Mao in front of him and Sima Hui on his right.

The rest of Shen Zhen, Deng Shi, Deng Hong, Shen Zhong, Deng Zhao and other close relatives stood behind him.

Zhuge Liang, Xu Shu, Pang Tong, Wang Cang and other friends watched in the crowd, as well as generals such as Gan Ning, Lou Fa, and Shen Mi, as well as many students and representatives of major families in Jingzhou.

As soon as he began to salute, Dabin Deng Mao took a black cloth crown, that is, a cloth hat, and walked in front of Shen Chen and began to put this cloth crown on him.

Sima Hui sang loudly: "On the auspicious day of the month, the first Jiayuan is served." Abandon your young ambitions, and become virtuous. Shou Kao Weiqi, Jieer Jingfu! ”

Then Shen Chen kowtowed to the ancestral hall.

After the ceremony, Deng Mao came over again to take off the cloth crown, and took a leather cloth made of deerskin, that is, a leather hat, and put it on for Shen Chen again.

Sima Hui continued to sing: "Jiyue Lingchen, Nai Shenerfu. Respect for the majesty, the grace of the soot. Eyebrows live for 10,000 years, and will always be blessed by Hu. ”

Shen Chen continued to kowtow to the ancestral hall.

After the ceremony, Deng Mao came over and took off his fur hat again, and then conferred the knighthood. This hat is the same as the hat used by the emperor, but the difference is that the emperor's hat has a reel, that is, a string of beads on the front and back, and a black top hat.

Sima Hui finally sang: "With the right of the year, with the order of the month, the salty gar is served." Brothers are there, in order to become a virtue. The astragalus is boundless, and it is celebrated by the sky. ”

Shen Chen kowtowed for the third time, and this was considered a courtesy.

At the moment when the drums were playing, Shen Chen visited his parents and relatives in turn, and then Deng Mao and Sima Hui walked over, Sima Hui looked at him with a smile and said, "Ah Chen, entrusted by your parents, I will take the word Xiaoqing for you, what do you think?" ”

At that time, the choice of words was not actually decided by the parents and family, but by the Dabin and Zanguan who presided over the ceremony.

The word "morning" can be either morning or a synonym of the word "chen".

Therefore, all the words related to morning and chen can be used.

For example, Deng Chen, the brother-in-law of Emperor Guangwu Liu Xiu, was known as Weiqing because of the morning Tongchen, and Chen was the general name of the sun, moon and stars at that time, and the sun had the saying of Dachen, so the word Weiqing was taken from the meaning of the greatness of the sun.

Shen Chen's word is taken directly in the morning, and it is not passed through the morning, because the morning is the time of dawn, and there are clouds in "Shuowen Jie Zi", morning, dawn and dawn, so the word Xiaoqing is taken.

It's just Xiaoqing.

Xiaoqing?

Shen Chen slandered in his heart, it seems that there is a problem with this word.

However, since it was given by the elders, he couldn't resign, so he had to kowtow to him and salute: "Thank you Mr. Decao for giving me words!" ”

"Xiaoqing!"

Sima Hui raised his hands and said, "Please get up." ”

"Thank you, sir."

Only then did Shen Chen get up from the ground, look around at everyone, and then bow to the guests, and finally saluted.

After the ceremony, many of the guests dispersed freely.

In the backyard of Huangmenting Manor, Shen Chen gathered many relatives and friends to hold a small banquet, and only in the evening did he bid farewell to Wang Cang, Pan Jun, Wu Dang, Xie Hui and other classmates, and finally left Zhuge Liang, Xu Shu, and Pang Tong.

In the early summer of April, the moon and stars are sparse at night, the forest in the house is forested, there are cicadas and insects crying, fireflies are flying, and the crickets are constantly screaming, but it is a little refreshing.

Shen Chen was drinking and talking with three friends in the back garden pavilion, and now he can finally drink openly, and he and the three of them want to have a drink today.

"Xiaoqing, come."

Xu Shu raised his glass with a smile: "Take a sip." ”

This word is obtained.

Shen Chen rolled his eyes, always feeling that the white lady was shouting to himself, raised his wine glass and said, "Today's crown ceremony, thank you very much, come, drink together." ”

The three of them raised their glasses and drank together.

Pang Tong looked at Shen Chen, and said with a little envy: "Xiaoqing is now famous all over the world, the north rejects Cao Cao, the east breaks Sun Quan, and the king of Chu is the emperor, I am afraid that it is at least half of the credit." ”

"What's more, if there is no Xiaoqing, the king of Chu will not dare to call him the emperor, and he will not dare to call the king."

Xu Shu joked with a smile: "It's just that Xiaoqing is still strongly opposed to King Chu being called the emperor, isn't this the mastermind behind the scenes?" ”

Shen Chen shook his head and said, "I served the King of Chu because the King of Chu was kind to me, but I can't say that I instigated him to call the emperor because I helped the King of Chu defeat Cao Cao Sun Quan." Could it be that the melons planted by the Liang people are good, and the Chu people should steal them? This is putting the cart before the horse. ”

"It's just the right thing to play, what are you doing so seriously."

Xu Shu joked, then turned his head to look at Pang Tong and said, "Shiyuan, now that Kong Ming has defected to General Zuo, when do you think you will come over?" ”

Pang Tong smiled: "You are all great talents, I am just a stupid person, how can I be like you?" ”

"Mr. Shuijing, but I gave you the name of the phoenix."

Xu Shu said sourly: "I have a good relationship with Mr. Shuijing, he doesn't give me a font number, but you are a Wolong and Phoenix Chick, and what's even more excessive is that Xiaoqing gave him two font sizes, Tiger Silver Fox, but he is still saying that he is stupid, which is really unreasonable." ”

"Hahaha."

The three of them laughed, speaking of which Sima Hui's character is relatively old, and Xu Shu's personality is also very good, historical records record that the two of them went to Pang De's house to fight tooth sacrifices when they were fine, and treated Pang De's house as their own home.

So the relationship between the two can be said to be very good, but Sima Hui gave Zhuge Liang, Pang Tong, Shen Chen, and the three of them all the names, but they didn't give him them, which made Xu Shu very unhappy.

However, he also knew that the talents of the three were indeed above him, so Xu Shu was just joking and didn't take it seriously.

Shen Chen looked at Zhuge Liang and said, "Brother, how do you feel about General Zuo?" ”

Zhuge Liang held a feather fan in his hand and shook it gently: "General Zuo has great ambitions and has the heart to govern the country and secure the people. He should be a gentleman with a benevolent heart. ”

"General Zuo is indeed benevolent and righteous, and he also has the grace to save my life."

Shen Chen nodded and said to Zhuge Liang: "Now that General Zuo lacks a place to stand on his own, I am very good at viewing Bashu, what does my brother think?" ”

Zhuge Liang smiled and said: "Yes, I am also suggesting General Zuo Xitu Bashu." ”

"Looks like we're going to go together."

Shen Chen groaned and said: "Now the King of Chu is prosperous in the Spring and Autumn Period, the West Tu Bashu, and the East seeks Yangzhou, but this prosperity is only temporary, the King of Chu is very old, once he dies, the industry of Jingzhou will fall apart in an instant, and the south needs a wise and martial master to command!" ”

"Are you all optimistic about General Zuo?"

Pang Tong looked at the two.

Xu Shu said: "General Zuo is in the prime of life, and he is determined to be in the world, does Shi Yuan think it is impossible?" ”

Pang Tong pondered for a long time and nodded slightly: "General Zuo is indeed the male lord." ”

"It seems that Shiyuan will also become our companion in the future."

Xu Shu laughed.

Only Shen Chen said softly: "The dispute in the world has come to an end, and in the future, the north and the south will be ruled in the future, and it will be up to us who is the opponent!" ”

His eyes looked at the sky in the distance, although Liu Biao was strong at this time, but just like the last bloom of fireworks, he was too old, if he was ten years younger, he would be able to achieve great things.

It's a pity that the future does not belong to such a dying old man, he is born magnificent, but there is only this moment of brilliance, and in the end, it is shattered after all.

Therefore, the world in the future belongs to Cao Liu.

(End of chapter)