"Spring is late, Hui Mu Ming, has the general gone to pick the sake?"

…… Zhang Liao and her looked at each other.

…… As illiterate, she had to think carefully about what Chen Qun was talking about.

…… Then she understood, and she should have said, "No, I'm going to see the horses with Wenyuan." ”

But the disciplinary committee member asked with a small face, why did she reply in a good voice?

"Well, isn't this a bad test?"

Chen Qun's snow-white little face seemed to turn blue for a moment.

His eyes widened.

"Hanging fish has something to do here," the corners of Zhang Liao's mouth curled, "I'll go back to the camp first." ”

"Okay, the horses—"

The young general at the foot of the stairs seemed to be a little happy again, "I'm going to find the country." ”

Mmmmmmmmmmmm

She turned her face back in satisfaction and saw a Chen Qun whose face was a little greener than just now.

“…… Changwen, what are you looking for me? ”

Chen Changwen's chest seemed to rise and fall a few times, and finally calmed down.

"My lord has a letter for you," he said, taking a letter from his sleeve and handing it to her, "I want you to go back to Xiapi with me." ”

“…… What's the matter? ”

She opened the letter suspiciously, and was stunned for a moment.

Spring has not yet fully arrived, and the Yellow River is still in the flood season, and large chunks of ice block the river, so the people on both sides of the Yellow River suffer a lot.

The people who had slowly moved from the south bank of the Yellow River to Beihai had not yet been fully settled, and a new war was about to begin—

Yuan Shu was nicknamed, calling himself the "Zhong family", placing the ministers and hundreds of officials, and worshipping heaven and earth in the suburbs. The Son of Heaven issued an edict asking the princes of the clan to fight against the traitors.

Chapter 217

When the peach blossoms on the branches braved the cold and trembled and unfolded their first buds, the edict of the imperial court was also sent to Xiapi by a councilor.

This speaker was received by Liu Bei with a very high standard, and this high-level reception was not for him as a person, but to express his respect for the court he represented.

In the edict, the imperial court denounced Yuan Shu's behavior of "being rampant with the times and arrogant self-esteem", pointing out that he was bringing about his own destruction by arrogating his name, and asked Liu Bei to rebel by name.

Such an edict gave Liu Bei the title of righteousness, so that he could stand on the moral high ground to fight Yuan Shu at any time, but it was not responsible for providing food and money, let alone sending a single soldier.

…… In other words, the edict of the imperial court could only give the princes all support except help. But this is not surprising, after all, not long ago, Lu Bu brought a large number of materials from Xuzhou, "Feng Zhang, worship and sacrifice things", how can a court that even has to be fed by the surrounding princes have money and food to support the princes in the war?

This speaker also understood that it was not good for Liu Bei to fight Yuan Shu with a holy decree with empty white teeth, so he also brought a second edict - this edict not only warmly praised Liu Bei's loyal and courageous act of paying tribute to a large number of materials, but also deserved to be an example of the clan, and even named him General Zuo, the Marquis of Yicheng Pavilion.

In the eyes of the world, from this moment on, Liu Bei is no longer the Xuzhou Mu who played with a title by himself, or the king of Turtle Mountain who ran out of a small county town. Although the origin of weaving mats and selling shoes may still be mentioned when scolding the war, no matter what, after Liu Bei took this edict, he was so excited that he cried!

The Xuzhou Shi clan immediately came to congratulate! The lord also immediately put on a thank-you banquet! Heavy traffic! It's very lively! It is said that in addition, the imperial court also rewarded Liu Miao with a title, but Liu Miao was seriously ill and it is said that he had no strength to get up again to help the Han family, which was a force majeure......

The lights flickered, and the two maidservants came over, carefully cut the lanterns, and gently lifted the lid of the Boshan stove, put a few handfuls of spices into it, and then closed the lid again.

The smell of wine and the smell of the oil lamp were obscured by the cold aroma rising from the incense burner.

The banquet was about to be dispersed, the envoy had already run out of alcohol, and went back to sleep, and the remaining people were all very familiar with Liu Bei, and they could chat a few words, such as Liu Yan, who came over and sat down silently after serving "Jun Xing Drink".

Liu Bei likes this person very much, he is not only a brother of the Liu family of the same clan, but also quite able to talk loudly, and is very good at communicating, so although he has nothing outstanding in strategy and martial arts, Liu Bei is still willing to take him with him, and he can talk about the world in his spare time, chat to relieve boredom, and when needed, he can ask him to come forward as a messenger and communicate with people.

Seeing him coming to his side, Liu Bei beckoned very casually, "Weishuo looking for me?" ”

"Congratulations to my lord." Liu Yan said with a smile, "The flag at the head of the city has been changed, and it is really different from the past!" ”

In addition to the word "Liu" on the banner, it is natural to write an official position, which was originally the plain order, and then the plain state minister, and so on to Xuzhou, it is the history of Xuzhou thorn.

Now that the book on the banner is more justified and decent, he has become General Zuo, which is indeed worth congratulating.

Seeing Liu Yan raise the wine cup, Liu Bei also picked up the wine cup, took a sip very casually, and after putting it down, he casually complained about his bitterness.

"Yuan Shu occupies Runan and Nanyang, has rich properties, and has Sun Ce as his minion, how easy is it to destroy him? Although Liu Jingsheng of Jingzhou is a relative of the Han family, he is interested in self-preservation, and this battle is just a matter of looking at Yu Xu's soldiers. ”

Liu Yan glanced at Liu Bei's expression carefully, "Yuan Shu is extravagant and presumptuous, and he doesn't know how to care for the scholars, which makes Runan difficult. Now that the lord is in Xuzhou, and half of Qingzhou is in hand, it is not difficult to break through Yuan Shu. ”

"He doesn't know about the pensioners, don't I know either?" Liu Bei complained.

There was a big drought in Xuzhou last year, and there has been no rain this spring. Lu Lian ordered some soldiers to go home to farm in Qingzhou and fight drought, although Liu Bei did not make up his mind, but it was true that he could no longer levy Xuzhou Jingzhuang.

Liu Yan listened carefully and felt that he had found the point - Liu Bei felt that it was very expensive to fight Yuan Shu, but he was not without confidence, as long as Liu Bei was willing, he did have a great deal of confidence in defeating Yuan Shu.

After finding this point, Liu Yan's small talk quietly changed direction.

"The imperial court can't help, so it can only send some empty titles here," Liu Yan said with a smile, "Why don't you want a few more?" ”

Liu Bei didn't understand for a while, "How many more?" ”

"Since the lord has the title of General Zuo, he can be a close person ......"

Of course, it is necessary to ask for a thief, but it is also possible to bargain with the imperial court.

Although Liu Yan didn't expect the lord to immediately realize that he also wanted a knighthood from the court, he was still happy when he saw the lord's eyes light up.

He worked so hard to serve left and right, singing and making peace with those Xuzhou families for the lord, although the war achievements were not obvious, but he should also-

The lord beckoned to a servant, "Take the county records of Qingzhou and the county records of Guangling for me." ”

The scribe's breath suddenly choked.

Since coming to Xuzhou, Liu Yan has hardly left Xiapi, his mansion in the city is gorgeous, and there are fertile fields outside the city, so he really has no reason to leave Xiapi and go to other places to suffer.

Therefore, he has nothing to do with Qingzhou, nor does he have anything to do with Guangling, and he also knows the unfinished meaning of Liu Bei's words.

Lu Lian conquered half of Qingzhou for him, and Guan Yu repelled several attacks by Yuan Shu for him, holding a large territory from Huaiyin to Guangling.

Once he moved the idea of looking for the imperial court to reward him, Liu Bei immediately thought of these two people, which was really natural.

But Liu Yan still felt the secret jealousy, Lu Lian and Guan Yu had not returned to Xiapi for a long time, and he was with the lord almost every day, and even went to and from the house more often than Jian Xianhe - the lord never noticed his hints, and his humble request.

But Liu Yan was a shrewd, cautious, and tactful man, and he was unwilling to be an enemy of the people on whom his lord relied on him, but he also wanted a piece of the pie in this war.

He can always find someone who is willing to help him with this, Liu Yan drank the wine in the wine cup, and secretly thought in his heart, if Guan Yu and the lord have brotherly kindness, everyone is convinced, then what about Lu Lian?

It rained a little on the day Lu Lian returned to the city, which was gratifying, and there was finally a rain to moisten the dry land.

But for some of the officials and scholars who lived in Xiapi City, they didn't care what the peasants were thinking, and for them, it was better to travel on a sunny day, and if they traveled every day, it was better to have a sunny day every day.

But it doesn't matter if it rains a little, because the nobles can always find a shelter from the wind and rain quickly. Fu Shiren sat in his carriage, not worried about the dark clouds overhead, but waited very reassuringly to enter the city.

The procession at the gate of the city soon lined up, and there seemed to be many chariots and horses surrounding the gate, but no one was allowed to pass through.

Fu Shiren frowned, "What is the dispute ahead?" ”

The servant stood on tiptoe and looked over, "It doesn't look like an argument, but like someone talking to a soldier at the gate......"

This answer obviously did not satisfy Fu Shiren, and he frowned arrogantly, "Who is so bold as to stand in my way!" ”

"The lord wants the villain to take a closer look?"

As the servant replied, a drop of rain fell on Fu Shiren's brow, causing his anger to rise higher and higher.

"There is someone in front of you who is blocking the way of the lord, you should come forward and clear the way!"

"Lord, Lord, in case ......"

In case of something! The rain is getting heavier and heavier, and the relatives brought by Liu Bei from Youzhou are getting more and more angry, who in Xiapi City won't let him be three points of thin noodles! But let him wait here for a long time! And it rained like this!

If the man in front of him didn't let him, he should have smashed his car! Kill his horse!

Although he is a little arrogant, Liu Bei governs Xuzhou very strictly, and such thoughts can only be tumbling in his head, and he only scolds in the end!

"What's the use of Lauer and other cheap slaves! I haven't found out who is in front of you! He scolded, "Hit! It's time to fight! ”

A slightly hoarse voice passed through the bustling crowd and convoy, through the rain, and into his ears.

"Huh? It's raining, so don't block the city gate and let the people behind you enter the city. ”

The rain hit the wagon, and the wheels ran over the dirt, bringing up mud everywhere.

Fu Shiren saw the soldiers at the city gate first, and although they were drenched in the rain, their faces still had unfinished joy.

Then he saw five or six carriages in front of him, which seemed to be a few families of scholars who had met to get out of the city, and somehow stopped at the city gate, and even the scholars got out of the carriages, borrowed a shed by the roadside to shelter from the rain, and were also talking excitedly about something.

The scholars were very polite when they saw him, but today it was as if they hadn't seen him.

Their eyes were all focused on a young man leading a horse and standing in the muddy rain, as if there was some dazzling treasure on the young man's body, which attracted them to give him the slightest glance.

Fu Shiren became curious because of this, and he almost wanted to stop the carriage and get closer to see what kind of family that young man was, so that everyone admired him.

Then the unremarkable face turned, glanced at him casually, and then turned his gaze back.

The voices of the young family were still a little excited, and she had to distract herself from answering their questions, so that she turned her gaze back and paid no more attention to the carriage that passed behind her.

The rain was not heavy, especially after passing through the city gate, Fu Shiren immediately ordered the carriage to speed forward and leave here, so no one noticed that he had passed by the city gate, especially Lu Lian, she didn't know that she was just so emotionless, and a glimpse of the past when she heard the sound of the carriage could also anger others, which was not a reasonable reason at all.

But she did anger Fu Shiren.

"The lord is deaf! It's just enough to make the witch so swaggering in the city! He actually wanted to ask for a seal for it?! ”

Liu Yan picked up a glass of honey water, took a sip slowly, and put the cup down again.

The court's tricks are cautious, and Liu Bei is just a pavilion marquis, so even if Liu Bei is on the table, most of them want to ask for an official position for her, it doesn't matter whether they are high or low, but the name they have for the court is important.

But Liu Yan wasn't going to say that, he waited for Fu Shiren's breath to catch evenly before he spoke again.

"I see that the lord has taken the Qingzhou County Chronicle to see, maybe he will indeed be crowned a marquis," Liu Yan said with a smile, "Who made you and I inferior to her in military achievements?" ”

"What a feat! Yuan Tan is just a vain appearance, and a thousand-multiplying earth city can't attack it! It shows incompetence! Impotent! Fu Shiren scolded, "If the lord reuses me, don't say that it is half of Qingzhou, and I will fight for him in one Qingzhou!" Isn't it a thousand times stronger than that witch! ”

He walked around in the quiet and gorgeous mansion like this, and the maidservants who came and went held their breath, and only Liu Yan opened his mouth alone.

"That's what I thought, too."

The furious Fu Shiren paused and looked at him with some surprise, "What can Weishuo have to say?" ”

"The lord wants to go south to attack Yuan Shu," Liu Yan said with a smile, "If the eldest husband wants to make merits, is there a better chance than this?" ”