After coming out of the restaurant, Shen Chen separated from Zhuge Liang and Xu Shu.

They still have a lot to do.

For example, to assist Liu Bei in sorting out information, understanding the current situation in Xiangyang, and also to arrange the soldiers who came with Liu Bei to live, etc., there are a bunch of messy things.

Shen Chen was not so troublesome, because he was Liu Qi's general, and as long as Liu Bei didn't give him a task, he would be free.

So he went back to Deng Hong's mansion.

As soon as I entered the door, I saw a twelve or thirteen-year-old boy running towards him, and when he saw Shen Chen, his eyes lit up and said, "Ah Chen, save me!" ”

"Ugly, run, where do you run, see if I don't break your legs!"

Later, Deng Hong rushed over angrily.

Shen Chen smiled: "What did you do to make your grandfather so angry?" ”

The young man's name is Ah Chou, and his big name is Deng Yan, who is the son of Deng Hong.

Speaking of which, he was born in October of the first year of Jian'an, and now he is twelve years old, and he is fourteen years old.

It stands to reason that the Cai family is a beautiful girl, and Deng Hong is also a famous family, and the two of them are also very strict in educating their children, and they should be able to educate an excellent child of a family.

However, Deng Yan's personality is whimsical, he doesn't like to follow the rules, and the stricter he is, the more rebellious he is, which makes the husband and wife very headaches.

However, it is not that the children of the great family are necessarily polite, Yuan Shao and Cao Cao are also from a big family, and they were also two demon kings of the mixed world when they were young, so such a character may not be a bad thing.

At this moment, Deng Hong chased him out, Deng Yan hid behind Shen Chen, and when Shen Chen didn't intend to protect him, Deng Hong reached out and grabbed his erection.

"Ah Chen, help!"

Deng Yan bared his teeth and roared.

Deng Hong dragged him back, and said as he walked: "Just now, this little uncle came over, and while I was discussing things with their sister and brother, he actually secretly rode Zimu's horse and ran away, but fortunately was found by the slave and chased back. ”

"How are you going to teach a lesson?"

At this moment, Cai's money walked out and looked at Deng Hong with horizontal eyebrows.

Deng Hong shrunk his neck and said, "Whip him a few times." ”

"How many?"

Cai sneered and said to the housekeeper beside him, "Twenty strokes." ”

"Wow."

Shen Chen was shocked, he only knew that the Cai family was very strict with Deng Yan's discipline, but he didn't expect that this was a fight to death, and hurriedly said, "Grandmother, do you want to be so strict?" ”

Cai Shi glanced at Deng Hong and said: "If it weren't for the fact that my grandfather was always soft-natured and reluctant to beat his son, and every time he punished Ah Chou, he was raised high and gently put down, why would I be so harsh?" ”

"Amount"

Shen Chen glanced at Deng Hong, it seemed that he had made a mistake.

I often saw my grandfather physically punishing Deng Yan before, and I thought he was a strict father, Cai was a loving mother, and Deng Yan was a loser.

Now it seems that Deng Hong is a loving father, and the father and son are afraid that they are often embarrassed, probably to deceive Cai, which makes Cai's more and more angry, so they begin to discipline strictly.

"Father!"

Deng Yan saw that his mother was angry, and hurriedly looked at Deng Hong.

Deng Hong gave a helpless expression, and he couldn't protect him this time.

Shen Chen hurriedly came out and said, "Grandmother, today's big happy event is not suitable for beating the child, my suggestion is to let him copy the scriptures once, and let him remember it for a long time." ”

"What's the happy event?"

Cai asked.

Shen Chen said with a smile: "Now that General Zuo is in charge of Jingzhou, my grandfather is about to be reused, which is a great joy." ”

"That's right."

Cai Shi turned his head to look at Deng Yan and said, "Follow me to the backyard and punish you for copying the Analects." ”

Punishment for copying the Analects?

There were nearly 20,000 words in the Analects, and Deng Yan was numb at that time, revealing an expression that was more ugly than crying, and he would rather be beaten.

After Cai pressed Deng Yan away, Deng Hong and Shen Chen entered the living room.

The two of them sat down, and Shen Chen said, "Cai Zimu came to find his grandfather, he should have wanted to ask about the future of the Cai family." ”

"yes."

Deng Hong nodded and said, "Although your grandmother and I both know that my uncle can't do anything, after all, we are blood relatives, so I still hope to save my uncle's life." ”

Shen Chen thought for a while and said, "This is not difficult, the question is how to take care of the aftermath of the King of Chu and the face of the imperial court." ”

"What's the matter with the face of the King of Chu and the court?"

Deng Hong wondered.

Shen Chen said: "Grandfather, think about it, the king of Chu is the emperor, for the imperial court, it is a great rebellion, Cai Mao Kuai Yue and others followed, naturally they are also chaotic ministers and thieves, but after all, the king of Chu is the father of the eldest son." ”

"What do you mean?"

"We have to consider the feelings of the eldest son, and after the king of Chu became the emperor, the title was deprived by the imperial court, and now the eldest prince wants to take over Jingzhou justifiably, and he will inherit the title of the king of Chu, so we have to ask the court to forgive the king of Chu for being the emperor and return the title of the king of Chu to the eldest son."

"How is this possible?"

Deng Hong was very surprised and said: "The king of Chu is the emperor, how can the Son of Heaven forgive him?" ”

Shen Chen said with a smile: "Everything is possible, the Son of Heaven is imprisoned by Cao Cao in Chen, if there is a powerful clan outside who waives his flag and shouts for him, echoing each other from afar, his situation in Chen Capital will be much better." Therefore, if the eldest son sets things right, the Son of Heaven may agree to it for the sake of the eldest son sitting in Jingzhou as his foreign aid. ”

"Even if the Son of Heaven agrees, Cao Cao will not agree. It is said that the edicts of the Son of Heaven could not be issued by Shangshutai, and the edicts that could be issued were either approved by Cao Cao or issued by Cao Cao in the name of the Son of Heaven. ”

Deng Hong frowned.

"Cao Cao will agree, and when it is already an established fact, he can only pinch his nose and admit it."

Shen Chen said: "Now that he is defeated, he must only think about appeasing the eldest prince, so that he can have the energy to recover the north." If he dares to get in the way, then General Zuo doesn't mind leading his troops north to deter Cao Cao. ”

It is the so-called 30 years in the east of the river, 30 years in the west of the river. Cao Cao's strategy made a mistake, and after the battle of Guandu, there was no one in the limelight, and now he is losing everything.

Now what he is most afraid of is that Liu Bei and Liu Qi will send troops north to harass him.

Because once he sends the soldiers and horses from the north to the south to defend Liu Bei, then the days of recovering Youzhou, Bingzhou, Guanzhong, and Xiliang will be far away.

Although Liu Bei and Liu Qi did this, it would also be harmful to others and themselves, which would cause them to be unable to attack Yizhou and Yangzhou and unify the south.

But Cao Cao didn't dare to break the net with a real fish, so he probably pushed the boat down the river, pinching his nose and admitting bad luck.

When the time comes, everyone has a little tacit understanding with each other, and you should be given a lot of titles, you go to fight your south, I will fight my north, and when the north and south are peaceful with each other in the future, then each will rely on his ability.

Deng Hong said: "Then what does this have to do with Uncle and Kuai Yue." ”

Shen Chen explained: "If you want the Son of Heaven to forgive the King of Chu and restore the title of King of Chu, you have to give the Son of Heaven a step down." For example, the King of Chu is old and faint, and he is bewitched by the people around him, so who can bewitch him? Naturally, it is Cai Mao Kuai Yue and others, if the first evil is not punished, where is the face of the Son of Heaven? ”

It's about throwing the pot.

Because of the matter of being called emperor, Liu Biao's title of King of Chu was withdrawn by the imperial court.

Now that Liu Qi is in power, he naturally wants to attack the lord, and at the worst of all, he has to bring back a justifiable Jingzhou pastor.

So I have to find a way to make up for Liu Biao.

said that he was old and faint, and his power was held by Cai Mao and Mrs. Cai, and finally made a mistake, and asked the court to forgive Yunyun.

Liu Xie needed a strong clan to support him, and Cao Cao was defeated again and needed to pacify Jingzhou so that he could have time to recover the north as soon as possible.

Therefore, the two of them will definitely go down this staircase when the time comes.

But in this way, Cai Mao and Yue will become the first evil, if the first evil is not killed, then Liu Xie, the face of the Son of Heaven, will be gone?

Hence the contradiction.

Hearing Shen Chen's words, Deng Hong suddenly became anxious and said, "How is that good?" ”

Shen Chen said with a smile: "There is no absolute, although they are the first evil, but there are ways to give the court a step, but the capital crime can be avoided, and the living crime cannot be escaped, the Cai family and the Kuai family, they have to bleed to save their lives." ”

Deng Hong breathed a sigh of relief and said, "I knew you had a way." ”

Shen Chen said: "Grandfather, don't worry, I can handle this matter, General Zuo is estimated to convene a meeting tomorrow, and I will notify the Cai family and the Kuai family at any time, and let them make a statement." ”

"Okay."

Deng Hong nodded, indicating that he understood.

Soon, on the second day, Liu Bei held a meeting in the palace of the king of Chu.

This place is still called the Chu Palace.

Except for Liu Cong's group, the whole of Jingzhou, including the scholars, did not want to recognize Liu Biao as the emperor.

But they recognized the king of Chu.

Because Liu Biao's surname is Liu, which does not violate the White Horse Alliance, and the source of this King of Chu is legitimate, and it is Liu Xiefeng, so they usually call Liu Biao the King of Chu.

The original palace sign and the over-the-top building were also demolished by Liu Qi, and now it is like a huge city manor.

Shen Chen and Deng Hong entered the mansion.

At this moment, in the central hall, many people from the state government and Liu Bei's subordinates were seated separately, and there was no one on the main seat, and Liu Bei rearranged a mat a little closer to the steps under the main seat.

Obviously, Liu Qi is recuperating in the backyard, and from today on, Liu Bei will preside over the affairs of the state capital, but he is afraid of taking the lead, so he has re-established a seat.

In addition to the state capital, there are also Cai Zhan, the representative of the Cai family, Kuai Qi, the representative of the Kuai family, Ma Jun, the representative of the Ma family, Xiang Lang, the representative of the Xiang family, etc., almost except for the Huang family and the Pang family, who do not ask about the world, all the major families have come.

Everyone sat in columns, Shen Chen still sat on the left hand side and was the first to be the first, as Liu Qi's most trusted general at present, to a certain extent, he represented Liu Qi's power, and he was also one of the spokespersons of the Jingzhou family.

After they sat down, Liu Bei looked around at the people below: "Everyone, I am favored by the eldest son, so that I am temporarily in charge of Jingzhou." But I have no intention of seizing the same sect, when my virtuous brother is better, I will go to Bashu, but now that the virtuous brother is in poor health, it is a matter of Linfu for the time being, and I hope you can understand. ”

"Naturally."

"In order to avoid the overthrow of Jingzhou, there is no way for the eldest son to make such a choice."

"General Zuo's coming to Fuzhou is in line with public expectations."

Seven or eight state capitals below, including Liu Qi, Liu Xian, Deng Hong, Wen Ying, and Wang Wei, hurriedly responded, because Liu Qi had already handed over the power to Liu Bei, and Liu Bei had become their current boss, so naturally they could not disobey it.

Liu Bei saw that everyone had no objections, so he said: "Now that the state capital is in ruins, some major matters still need to be discussed by everyone, first of all, the eldest son has decided on Jingzhou at the beginning, and he needs to have a reputation. I want to report to the imperial court, inform the Son of Heaven of the crimes of the King of Chu and Cai Mao, Zhang Yun and others, and then ask Your Majesty to let the eldest son attack the lord, what do you think? ”

Someone hurriedly said: "The king of Chu rashly proclaimed himself emperor, which is immoral, but after all, he has been guarding Jingzhou for the imperial court for many years, governing the state affairs in an orderly manner, so that the people can live a rich life, there is no war inside, and strong enemies are resisted outside." He once repaired the palace for the Son of Heaven, and was kind to the people of Jingzhou, and asked General Zuo to think twice. ”

"Hmm."

Liu Bei nodded and said: "I also think the same, so I plan to inform the Son of Heaven that the King of Chu is a little deaf in his later years, and he is deceived by the instigation of the villain, so he claims to be the emperor in vain. ”

Everyone glanced at each other, got up and said, "It's all up to General Zuo." ”

That's where qualitative it comes in.

As Shen Chen analyzed to Deng Hong yesterday, first of all, it is justified to send troops to Liu Bei and Liu Qi, and it is wrong to determine that Liu Biao is the emperor, and they sent troops in order to fight Liu Cong, who inherited the position of Emperor Liu Biao, and they are the righteous side, so as to gain the support of the orthodox court.

Now that Liu Qi has successfully taken down Liu Cong, it is natural to go to the court to prove Liu Qi's legitimacy.

So how can it be proven?

Naturally, Liu Biao's behavior should be called a great rebellion.

But Liu Biao is Liu Qi's father, and in the case of the Han Dynasty, he ruled the world with filial piety, so he can't say it clearly.

So they could only throw the pot to Cai Mao and them, saying that Liu Biao was deceived to do this.

In this way, Liu Biao's culpability was much lighter, and the court also turned a blind eye, and the two sides could be regarded as giving each other a step.

After thoroughly characterizing this matter, Liu Bei continued: "The major affairs of the state capital are still inseparable from your help. In addition to this matter, what do you think I should do with Liu Cong, Cai Mao, Kuai Yue, Zhang Yun, Mrs. Cai and others? ”

Everyone looked at each other again, but their eyes were on Cai Zhan, Kuai Qi, Zhuge Liang, Shen Chen, Deng Hong and others.

They are the parties involved, and it naturally depends on their attitude.

It's just that a few people didn't speak, after all, they want to avoid suspicion, so it's best for outsiders to talk about this matter.

Xu Shu Shi Shiran stood up and said: "General Zuo, although these people are heinous, after all, they assisted the King of Chu to pacify Jingzhou in his early years, and the eldest son has always been benevolent and attaches great importance to family affection, so he still has to be lenient. ”

"Do you think the same way?"

Liu Bei looked down.

When everyone saw Xu Shu speak, they knew that this was also what Liu Bei or Liu Qi meant, and at the same time, in order to give the Cai family and the Kuai family a favor, they got up and replied.

"Xu Yuanzhi's words are very reasonable, although they are guilty, but since they have surrendered, they should not be treated severely, it is better to be lenient."

"Yes, if it weren't for Cai Maoyue and others, I am afraid it would be difficult for the King of Chu to pacify Jingzhou."

"Even if you surrender voluntarily, you shouldn't kill more."

"Exactly."

Several people expressed their opinions.

Liu Bei nodded and said: "Since this is the case, then first confine it down, but the death penalty can be avoided, and the living crime cannot be escaped, in order to prevent others from following suit, it should be punished heavily, what do the Cai and Kuai families say?" ”

His gaze looked at Cai Zan and Kuai Qi.

The two of them hurriedly got up, and Cai Zan arched his hand and said: "My brother has made a big mistake, and it is a blessing for General Zuo to save him from death, and the Cai family is willing to accept the disposal without complaining." ”

Kuai Qi also said: "Kuai is also willing to accept the disposal. ”

Liu Bei nodded and said, "Good, then the specific matter will be handed over to Mi Zhu under my rule to deal with." ”

"The two of you are polite."

Mi Zhu got up with a smile and bowed to Cai Zan and Kuaiqi.

I heard that these two families owned more than 100,000 acres of land in Jingzhou, and there were thousands of slaves in the family.

Then he has to let these two families have some blood.

"Now Jingzhou is in ruins, and we need everyone to work together."

After dealing with Liu Biao and Cai Mao's affairs, Liu Bei said: "I heard that Cai Du of the Cai family, Kuai Qi of the Kuai family, Xiang Xiang Lang of the Xiang family, Ma Jun of the Ma family, Xi Xi Zhen, Yang Yi of the Yang family, all have great talents, I plan to recruit into the official to determine the state affairs, do you have any objections?" ”

"I am willing to do the work of dogs and horses."

Several juniors of the family stood up one after another to salute Liu Bei.

It's really about dividing the cake.

During the Liu Biao period, except for the Cai family and the Kuai family, who invested in Liu Biao, the rest of the families were not very optimistic about Liu Biao.

The main reason is that Liu Biao is old, and he also likes to engage in small actions that want to be emperors, such as taking the carriage of the Son of Heaven and sacrificing heaven and earth, and his words and deeds are too outrageous, so that these families choose to be cautious and dare not be too involved.

Now that Liu Bei is in power, anyone with a discerning eye can see that Liu Qi is not in good health and may not live long, and there is a high probability that this Jingzhou will become Liu Bei's world in the future.

So it is reasonable to take advantage of this time to switch into Liu Bei's arms.

As for the Pang family's Pang Tong.

Since the Huang family and the Pang family are resolutely not outstanding, they are not here.

Liu Bei planned to visit in person in two days, after all, it was a phoenix chick that was called by Mr. Shuijing Sima Decao as famous as the Wolong Silver Fox and Tiger, and it was worth his personal visit.

Next, Liu Bei said some other things.

For example, the four Taishou in Jingnan, in response to Liu Cong's call, must be removed and replaced by Liu Bei's own people. And how to deal with the soldiers who surrendered, and who should the military power of Jingzhou be distributed?

Of course, it is impossible for Liu Bei to put the current military power in Jingzhou in his own hands, and if he lets his generals lead those people, he will definitely be gossiped about.

Therefore, he mainly promoted Shen Chen to be the governor of Nanjun, in charge of part of the Jingzhou army, and promoted Gan Ning to be the general of Zhonglang, and also in charge of part of the Jingzhou army, while the rest of Huang Zu, Wen Ping, Liu Pan, Huang Zhong and others did not move, and still controlled their own soldiers and horses.

And Cai Mao and Zhang Yun surrendered more than 100,000 troops, of which 50,000 were in Xiangyang, Shen Chen alone controlled nearly half of the Jingzhou army, plus Gan Ning was also in charge of about 20,000 people, and the remaining 50,000 were scattered in the troops of Liu Pan, Huang Zhong, Huang Zu and others, Liu Bei indirectly controlled most of the Jingzhou army.

But outsiders don't know.

Because Shen Chen and Gan Ning are both Liu Qi's generals, the ghost knows that they are secretly implicated with Liu Bei.

Therefore, this indirect way of controlling the army can be described as unaware, and the world will not know that Shen Chen has already selected Liu Bei to be the person who can dominate the world in the future.

After the main affairs were dealt with, Liu Bei announced the dismissal of the meeting and asked everyone to do their own things.

"Kong Ming, Yuan Zhi, Xiaoqing, the three of you, there are some things to tell you."

After the meeting ended, Liu Bei left the three of them behind.

And they departed.

The four of them went to the backyard, it was already afternoon, the sun was high, they first went to visit Liu Qi, cared about his body, and then left the backyard and went to a side courtyard on the left side of the Chu Palace.

In the middle of spring in February, the breeze came, and the branches and leaves of a towering tree in the yard had already sprouted and turned green, swaying in the wind.

A few people were not in the house, the Han Dynasty building was known for its grandeur, the interior was dark, and it was more troublesome to relight the candle flame, so they simply sat under the porch outside the house.

After Liu Bei sat down, he looked at the three of them and said, "Sun Quan sent an envoy to negotiate peace, hoping that we can fulfill our promise and give Jiaozhou to them, what do you think?" ”

The three looked at each other.

Just after dealing with internal affairs, this diplomacy will come soon, and it seems that after Jingzhou is pacified, it will not be too idle.

(End of chapter)