Liu Hong dragged the sick body to appear, threw down three heavy news in the court, and immediately ordered Zhang Rang to send Huangmen as an envoy to complete the matter, and did not allow the slightest delay.

He did not intend to give the DPRK and the Chinese ministers a chance to criticize, and directly rushed to deal with this matter.

In fact, with the precedent of Liu Jian and Liu Yan, the two state pastors, and now Liu Yu and Lu Zhi have been added as state pastors, there is nothing inappropriate.

After Liu Hong announced the news, several councillors stood up and admonished Liu Hong, saying that it was necessary to give one person to exercise false temperance in the land of Youzhou and Jizhou.

Liu Hong looked at them with a sneer and asked rhetorically: "If it is not necessary, how can the war in Liangzhou be postponed to this day?" ”

As soon as these words came out, the ministers of the Manchu Dynasty stopped talking.

In fact, it's not that they can't continue to advise Liu Hong, the key is that this Liu Jian's identity is indeed more sensitive.

He is not only a relative of the Han family, but also a close friend of Yuan Ji.

Before Yuan Ji made a formal statement, the ministers of the DPRK and China could not say much about this matter.

And when Liu Hong announced the right to give Liu Jianji and Youliang Prefecture the right to fake the festival, Yuan Ji's face has always been not good-looking.

But he didn't say much, and he never stood up to refute Liu Hong.

After the court meeting, Yuan Ji returned to his house, and then ordered people to find Yuan Shao, Cao Cao, Yuan Shu, Liu Bei, Chun Yuqiong, and Xu You.

These people, currently in Luoyang, are all considered to be the talents of the younger generation that Yuan Ji is more optimistic about.

Everyone arrived one after another, but Liu Bei was the last to arrive.

After Liu Bei entered the main hall, he saluted Yuan Ji, but then he realized that something was wrong.

All of them were looking at him with a strange look.

Although he is one of the eight captains of the West Garden, at the time of today's court meeting, it coincided with Liu Bei's training of military horses, so he never entered the court.

The sensitive Liu Bei guessed in an instant, it must have been a big incident in the court.

And if there is no accident, this matter has something to do with his younger brother Liu Jian.

However, Liu Bei today is no better than he was back then, his experience over the years and his experience in communicating with Liu Jian, coupled with his talent, have made him a delicate and profound character.

Even though he felt some crises at this time, Liu Bei pretended to be unaware of it.

He sat on one side as if he hadn't understood anything.

After a while, he suddenly heard Yuan Shu speak: "Xuande, your brother is doing a great career in Hebei now, and no one in our hall can match it." ”

Liu Bei was stunned when he heard this.

He arched his hand at Yuan Shu and said, "I don't know what Brother Highway means by this?" ”

"What do you mean?"

Yuan Shu said with a smile: "Today's court meeting, Your Majesty issued an order to give your family the right to fake the festival of your younger brother Deran, the governor of Ji and Youzhou, and the military affairs of the two states, specializing in the northern expedition, you say, should I say hello to your brother?" ”

Liu Bei's face remained unchanged, but he gasped in his heart.

You're a Weng's! Deran, this kid is really capable! Did he get his hands on this big axe?

Then don't blame Yuan Ji, if it's me, I'm not satisfied with you!

For such a big matter, why didn't you discuss it with Yuan Ji's letter in advance......

Wait, no!

In his recent letter, Deran did not mention this to himself.

He should now just concentrate on raising grain in Jizhou's tuntian, accommodating displaced people, and increasing the number of people and grain and grass in his territory.

That means that this matter was not requested by him on his own initiative, but was indeed given to him by His Majesty.

This emperor is going to die, and he will do this thing!

Liu Bei secretly planned and agreed in his heart, and immediately smiled: "If there is such a thing, then this is a good thing!" ”

Yuan Shu said sarcastically: "Of course it's a good thing for your Liu family brothers. ”

Liu Bei shook his head and said, "Why did Brother Highway say this? In my opinion, this is a great thing for the prince. ”

After that, Liu Bei looked at Yuan Ji and arched his hand: "Junhou, I'm here to congratulate Junhou!" ”

Yuan Ji's expression was unhappy, and he said lightly: "Your brother has won His Majesty's axe, why do you congratulate me?" ”

Liu Bei hurriedly said: "Why did the prince say this? I and my virtuous brother of Deran, all rely on the marquis to live and breathe, my two brothers can have today, thanks to the marquis, I serve the marquis in Beijing, the virtuous brother is outside for the marquis to guard one side, now my virtuous brother has the court axe, can be in Jizhou and Youzhou two places to conquer, said that the Son of Heaven gave my virtuous brother the power, in fact, in my opinion, this is not the power of the prince? ”

"My Liu brother, I'm just guarding the household for the prince!"

When Yuan Ji heard this, he was stunned.

Over there, Wang Fen, who had just been conscripted into Beijing, suddenly spoke: "Xuande's words seem reasonable, but on this day, the birds fly and the fish swim in the depths of the sea, I am afraid that Liu Deran will be powerful, and I am afraid that he will not obey the orders of the prince in the future." ”

The party has been lifted, and people like Wang Fen with the name of "Eight Chefs" were naturally conquered into Beijing by the Yuan family and used as help.

Liu Bei sighed: "Brother Wen can say this, which shows that His Majesty's plan has been successful. ”

Everyone present couldn't help but be stunned when they heard this.

Yuan Ji raised his eyebrows: "Your Majesty's plan? ”

Liu Bei sighed: "Imagine the prince, what kind of person is Your Majesty today? ”

"What is the way he has always behaved? This balancing act is your Majesty's specialty! ”

"The power of the axe, how important, is this something that my brother can ask for when he asks His Majesty?"

"It must have been given by His Majesty after careful consideration!"

Yuan Ji nodded and said, "Reasonable." ”

"Junhou, Your Majesty has always wanted to reuse my brother Deran, but he also knows that Deran and Junhou are friends of each other,"

"Therefore, setting up this plan before dying is just to pave the way for the next generation of emperors,"

"If the prince suspects my virtuous brother because of this, then my virtuous brother will inevitably return to the royal family and be used by the next generation of emperors,"

"Isn't this divisive plan incomprehensible?"

Yuan Ji frowned when he heard this.

Suddenly, he saw Liu Bei stand up from the spot and pull out the sword at his waist with a "brush".

Yuan Shao and Yuan Shu, Chun Yuqiong, Cao Cao and others hurriedly got up and drew their swords one after another.

"Liu Bei, what do you want to do!" Yuan Shao yelled at Liu Bei.

Liu Bei put his sword across his neck in front of everyone.

"If the prince doesn't believe in my brother, then I will kill myself in front of the prince today, and use my life to prove my Liu brother's loyalty to the prince!"

After all, if you make a gesture, you will cut your own throat.

"Save him!" Yuan Ji was shocked.

Cao Cao had already prepared, strode forward, and picked up the long sword in Liu Bei's hand with a sword.

saw that Liu Bei's neck had left a blood mark, which was shocking.

Yuan Ji slapped the table heavily and said angrily: "Xuande! You're so foolish! When did Yuan say that he didn't believe in your brothers! ”

When he said this, he saw Yuan Ji looking around at everyone present and said loudly: "Liu Deran, I am my best friend!" Life and death together! ”

"This Liu Xuande is also my close friend of the Yuan family, he is the brother of Deran, and he is also the brother of Yuan, who is so good, speculating in vain, hurting people's hearts, and almost mistakenly harming Zhongliang!"

Everyone bowed their heads to Yuan Ji and saluted: "The prince forgives his sins!" ”

Yuan Ji looked at Liu Bei and said, "Xuande! Say no more, believe in your brothers! ”

"Prince!"

But seeing Liu Bei crying and bowing to the ground, he hugged his fists and said: "Brother Liu, swear to serve the prince to the death!" Although the liver and brain are smeared, I will not give up! ”

Cao Cao glanced at the aggrieved Liu Bei lightly, and suddenly said: "Prince, in fact, if you think about it carefully, what is the purpose of Your Majesty's arrangement of Lu Zigan as the pastor of Northern Jizhou?" ”

"It's just to restrain Liu Deran, once you find out that Deran has a problem, let Lu Zigan come forward to subdue him,"

"Liu Deran is a person who respects his teacher, and he may not care about others, but in the face of his own teacher, he will definitely not have any disobedience, so it seems that he ...... His Majesty did not believe Liu Deran. ”

Yuan Ji pointed at Cao Cao and said, "This is reasonable!" In this way, this matter is clear, it is clear that the emperor wants to carry out a divisive plan, and wants to pull Liu Deran to the side of the new monarch, how can Yuan do what he wants! ”

Yuan Ji stood up, pulled out his sword, and said: "I and Deran, life and death together, as close as brothers, who dares to talk about Deran in the future, don't blame me for being ruthless under the sword!" ”

With that, a sword slashed the corner of the table.

Yuan Ji looked at Yuan Shu and Wang Fen with an angry face: "Don't apologize to Xuande yet!" ”

Yuan Shu and Wang Fen faced the angry Yuan Ji, and hurriedly got up and apologized to Liu Bei.

Subsequently, Yuan Ji comforted Liu Bei again, and then everyone talked about some things in the court.

In the end, Yuan Ji left the Yuan brothers and said that they wanted to talk about some family affairs, and the rest were not surnamed Yuan, so they let them go back first.

Before leaving, Yuan Ji ordered someone to prepare a generous gift and let Liu Bei take it back to the house.

Liu Bei insisted on not accepting it, but Yuan Ji must send it.

Out of Yuan Ji's mansion, Liu Bei carefully touched his neck, and secretly said in his heart that it was really dangerous.

"Xuande."

With a light call, Liu Bei hurriedly turned his head and saw Cao Cao with a smile on his face.

"Oh, it's Brother Mengde!"

Cao Cao smiled and grabbed Liu Bei, pulled him to the corner, and asked, "If there is no Cao Mou out of the sword, how does Xuande plan to end up?" Are you really going to splatter blood on the spot? ”

Liu Bei was stunned when he heard this, and then said: "We are loyal to the prince and the marquis, the sun and the moon can be learned, if there is no Mengde, I should kill myself in front of the prince!" ”

Cao Cao laughed: "Okay, I'll kill myself when you are going to!" ”

Liu Bei frowned.

How does this man speak?

What do you mean by "dang?" ”

Cao Cao gently tapped Liu Bei's chest with his hand, and said: "Next month, you will marry me from my sister into the house, and then I will have to call you brother-in-law, there is no need to have any estrangement between us, we are all a family, don't hide too deeply." ”

After saying that, I saw Cao Cao laughing.

Liu Bei was stunned, and then laughed with Cao Cao.