In the first year of Zhangwu (AD 220), it was the 30th day of the twelfth lunar month.

The New Year is coming, and the whole city of Nanzheng is filled with the flavor of the New Year.

After the Battle of Hanzhong, Liu Chan suggested leaving the capital in Nanzheng.

With the development in the past two years, the number of people in Hanzhong has gradually increased, and Nanzheng, as the capital of the country, has naturally become full of vitality.

Mainly the family members of officials and military personnel, the two together are already a lot.

Coupled with the people who spontaneously moved from Shu, as well as the people who Cao Cao had not moved away at the beginning, the number is already very considerable, and it is obvious that the population is becoming denser.

When the imperial court determined the population of Hanzhong, it was discovered that Cao Cao had left many people behind.

There will still be fish that slip through the net when catching fish, not to mention migrating hundreds of thousands of people. Even if Cao Cao digs three feet into the ground, there will definitely be people who slip through the net.

All in all, Nanzheng has begun to look like the capital of a country.

Temporary palace.

The house where Liu Bei lived was already bustling with people.

According to custom, Yuan Day falls after Zi hour, so the court will naturally hold a big banquet.

Especially this year, as good things continue to happen, it is even more important to celebrate.

Huang Hao drove the carriage to a stop in front of the mansion. Liu Chan got out of the carriage first and helped the Crown Princess Wu Ran out of the carriage. Then the couple helped Sun Shangxiang get out of the carriage.

"I didn't expect my mother to come back tonight. Liu Chan said with a smile

"how? I can't come?"Sun Shangxiang glanced sideways at Liu Chan.

"Can come, can come. Liu Chan rubbed his hands and smiled,"Mom, please." Sun

Shangxiang raised his chin and said,"You go ahead, and my mother will follow you to the banquet to join in the fun.""

"Why."Liu Chan agreed and walked in.

The two girls followed Liu Chan on the left and right as mother and wife.

Sun Shangxiang's attitude was obvious. She would rather sit next to Liu Chan than sit on the queen's throne.

For this Liu Chan had been mentally prepared for this situation.

After Sun Shangxiang returned, except for the day of Liu Chan's wedding, he never sat with Liu Bei as Gaotang again.

Liu Chan couldn't say anything about this kind of thing, so he could only pretend that it was nothing..

The three people entered the hall. At this moment, many ministers had arrived, and the hall was very lively.

After noticing the three people, the hall quickly became quiet, and then there was the sound of the ministers standing up.

"The ministers and others pay homage to the Crown Prince, pay homage to the Crown Princess, pay homage to the Crown Princess..."

When it was Sun Shangxiang's turn, the ministers didn't know what to shout.

Normally, one would call her Queen, but who doesn’t know that this aunt is"rebellious and disrespectful"?

"No need, everyone sits down."Sun Shangxiang just said a word to resolve the embarrassment of the ministers.

Just as Liu Bei was about to stand up to greet him, he saw Sun Shangxiang quickly walked to the table belonging to the prince, and then sat down on his own.

Liu Bei could only swallow his words. , pretending that nothing happened.

The singing and dancing continued in the hall, and people gathered together in twos and threes, chatting and drinking with acquaintances.

Time passed quickly, and the minutes sounded at midnight, symbolizing the end of the year and also symbolizing the end of the year. With the arrival of the new year. In the second year of Zhangwu, the first day of the first lunar month.

As the bell slowly fell, the hall became quiet, and the singers and dancers left one after another.

On the dragon chair, Liu Bei stood up and raised his glass, shouting:"Congratulations new year! Congratulations, big man!"

"Happy New Year!!!"

"Congratulations, big man!!!"

The ministers raised their glasses and shouted to welcome the arrival of the new year.

"A lot of things happened last year, the most exciting thing was undoubtedly the success of the Northern Expedition. Liu Bei raised his wine glass again,"Have a glass of wine to commemorate the soldiers who gave their lives for the Northern Expedition. The man will never forget their dedication!""

The ministers looked solemn, and poured the wine in front of them as a memorial ceremony.

After the memorial ceremony, Liu Bei filled up a glass of wine again, with a smile on his face, and said:"There is another great thing, that is Yuan Yuan. Straight back!"

After the words fell, the eyes in the palace fell on one person.

He was dressed as a scribe, and he was not young, but his temperament was a bit fierce, and he looked more like a knight. He was Xu Shu who had returned from Wei.

Liu Bei held the The wine cup went down the jade steps and came to Xu Shu.

"In the past, I was powerless and could only watch Yuan Zhi leave. Liu Bei bowed slightly, toasted with both hands and said:"Now that Yuan Zhi has returned, I will be surprised. I respect Yuan Zhi!""

"lord...His Majesty! Xu Shu's eyes turned red, he raised his glass and said in reply:"After all these years, Your Majesty has never forgotten me....Grateful!"

"Yuan Zhi. Liu Bei's eyes were also wet,"After drinking this glass of wine, no one in this life can separate our monarch and his subjects!""

"good! Respect your majesty, respect the great man."

The monarch and his ministers raised their glasses at the same time and drank it all in one gulp.

The ministers were also very moved when they saw this touching scene.

It has been almost fifteen years since Xu Shu left, but Liu Bei still can't forget his old minister. It's really It is commendable.

The ministers couldn't help but think that if one day they were trapped in the enemy camp, they would never give in, because sooner or later the big man would come to rescue, and His Majesty would rescue him!

Even if the rescue was not successful in the end and he died, the big man would definitely not forget it!

Xu Shu The return incident not only gave the Han Dynasty an extra talented person, but more importantly, it greatly enhanced the cohesion of the Han Dynasty.

The Han Dynasty would not give up any loyal ministers of the Han Dynasty. This was to exchange Zhang He for Xu Shu the value of

"Your Majesty, when Yuan Zhi returns this time, he should be put to good use."Zhuge Liang said.

In the past, Xu Shu recommended Zhuge on horseback, and this was the story of three visits to the thatched cottage.

Now that Xu Shu has returned and has no official position, Zhuge Liang will naturally reciprocate the favor.

"If Kong Ming is too worried, why don't he use Yuan Zhihu? Liu Bei laughed and said,"I know Yuan Zhi's abilities very well.""

Needless to say, Xu Shu's ability is well known to Liu Bei.

As for his qualifications, although he has not been with Liu Bei in the past fifteen years, Liu Bei has always kept Xu Shu in his heart.

Xu Shu has never given Cao a plan. He This is the state of"being in Cao's camp and being in Han".

In this way, the Jingzhou faction and the Dongzhou faction are not as good as Xu Shu in terms of qualifications, and Xu Shu followed Liu Bei earlier than them.

"Your Majesty, how about letting Mr. Yuan Zhi serve as the Minister of the Six Departments?"Fazheng spoke immediately.

Everyone can see now that Liu Bei attaches great importance to Xu Shu.

Naturally, Fazheng wants to draw people into his camp to prevent the Jingzhou faction from increasing their power.

Although Xu Shu is naturally close to the Jingzhou faction, he is not close to the Jingzhou faction. Zhuge Liang had a close relationship, but Fazheng still wanted to fight for it.

Firstly, Xu Shu was not from Jingzhou, and secondly, the positions of the Three Gongs and Nine Ministers were all filled, and there was no suitable place to arrange them. On the contrary, there were vacancies in the three provinces and six ministries, so Fazheng Just thought there was a chance.

Zhuge Liang and Fazheng started to compete again, and Liu Bei was both happy and worried.

He was happy that now the two sides were competing in conscience instead of malicious political fight.

He was worried that he didn't know how to arrange Xu Shu.

It would definitely not work if his position was low. Liu Bei himself felt very sorry.

But the high-level official positions were falling apart, and the redundancy of officials in the Han Dynasty was serious, and it was already full. When Liu Bei was worried, he looked at his son Liu Chan for help.

Liu Chan understood this and stood up slowly.

Everyone saw this They all looked over, waiting for His Highness the Crown Prince to speak.

In the time it took to get up, Liu Chan had already thought of an excellent location.

"Father, Uncle Meng Qi has been promoted to General of Hussars. The position of Liangzhou Mu is currently vacant. It would be better for Uncle Yuan Zhi to take the position."

"good!"Liu Bei's eyes lit up and he clapped his hands and applauded,"Haha~ Yuan Zhi has been a big help. I was just worried about who should be appointed as the shepherd of Liangzhou, and this is just the right time."

Previously, the DPRK and China had a heated discussion about the personnel of Liangzhou Mu, but it has been unresolved. The reason is still that the Jingzhou faction and the Dongzhou faction are still unwilling to give in to each other, and both want to win this position for themselves.

The Jingzhou faction has a strong presence in Jingzhou Influence, the Dongzhou faction is influential in Shu, and the two are equally matched.

If one can win Liangzhou, he will definitely dominate the other in terms of power.

Both sides are competing for it, and Liu Bei can't make a decision for a while.

Now Okay, let Xu Shu take the post directly, and the Jingzhou faction and the Dongzhou faction don't compete for it. At the same time, it also perfectly solved the problem of Xu Shu's appointment. I thought it would kill two birds with one stone.

It not only calmed down the internal disputes, but also placed Xu Shu's position.

"Your Majesty, this..."Xu Shu quickly declined,"How can I take on such a big responsibility without making any achievements?"

The Han Dynasty currently only has three states, and there is no need to say more about the value of state pastoral care.

"Yuan Zhi, what are you talking about? He's just a state pastor, so I feel like I've treated Yuan Zhi badly. Liu Bei pretended to be displeased and said:"If the prime minister and minister were not occupied by Kong Ming Xiaozhi, I would have wanted Yuan Zhi to take over.""(To read Baoshuang novels, go to Feilu Novel Network!)

This is a joke. Zhuge Liang and Fazheng will not take it seriously.

But Liu Bei has said so, so Xu Shu can't continue to refuse.

"I thank you, Your Majesty."After Xu Shu thanked him, he quickly came to Liu Chan and said,"I thank you, Your Highness."

"Uncle, please get up quickly, my descendants can't bear it."Liu Chan quickly helped Xu Shu up.

"No. Xu Shu shook his head and said,"Your Highness, please be sure to accept this courtesy.""

Xu Shu knew in his heart that he could return to the Han this time only in exchange for Zhang He, and Zhang He was captured alive by Liu Chan. The hostage exchange between the two parties was also handled by Liu Chan.

It can be said that Liu Chan was"life-saving" to Xu Shu."Grace" allowed him to return to the Han Dynasty and regain a new life.

Not only that, Liu Chan also recommended him to be the pastor of Liangzhou, which was another"grace of knowing and encountering".

In both emotions and reasons, Xu Shu had to thank Liu Chan.

Seeing that Xu Shu persisted , Liu Chan did not refuse anymore, and His Royal Highness the Crown Prince calmly accepted Xu Shu’s great ceremony and paid homage.

"OK OK. Liu Bei stroked his beard and smiled,"Yuanzhi, please get up quickly. Today is a happy day. We must celebrate it well.""

"His Majesty! Xu Shu bowed his hands and saluted, then looked around at the ministers and said,"Excuse me, everyone. While everyone is here, there is something I must say.""

Everyone looked at each other, wondering why Xu Shu suddenly became serious.

"Before I returned to the Han Dynasty from Wei, I heard that..."Xu Shu glanced at Sun Shangxiang[]

"What do you want me to do? I am the crown prince’s mother. Sun Shangxiang said displeasedly:"Just say so.""

Xu Shu bowed to apologize, and then continued:"Cao Pi heard that the envoy from Jiangdong had arrived in Luoyang. Cao Pi paid great attention to it and personally received the envoy from Jiangdong. The two sides reached a friendly consensus and established diplomatic relations."

"buzz buzz..."

As soon as these words came out, there was an explosion in the palace.

The Sun and Liu families were in an alliance. Even if Chen Qun came before, it was as a private envoy to secretly discuss the exchange of hostages. There was no possibility of any communication between the two countries.

The Jiangdong envoy went to Luoyang and was personally received by Cao Pi.

It is not difficult to see from Xu Shu’s words that the Cao and Sun families should have established formal diplomatic relations.

"What does Sun Quan mean? Liu Bei said angrily:"Do you have both sides?""

"Father, please calm down. Liu Chan acted relatively calmly,"It's not the first time. My sons and I are all used to it." During the Battle of Xiangfan, didn’t the two sides also collude?"

"Rats are rats! Guan Yu slapped the case and cursed,"The most capricious and shameless thing!""

"Father Zhong scolded well!"Liu Chan followed suit.

There was a sudden pain in his waist. Liu Chan bared his teeth and whispered,"Mom, what are you doing?"

"You bastard, just let them scold you and you will scold them too? Sun Shangxiang exerted strength on his hands,"You don't take me seriously, do you?" Are the wings stiff?"

"Mom calm down...hiss...Calm down. Liu Chan quickly apologized and explained,"Except for my mother, uncle, and grandpa, the rest are all rats!""

"That's pretty much it."Sun Shangxiang smiled and let go.

As long as Sun Ce and Sun Jian were excluded, Sun Shangxiang immediately had no objection.

Even if Sun Quan was also scolded, Sun Shangxiang didn't care. After all, she was forced by Sun Quan to marry Liu Bei....Sun Shangxiang himself often scolded Sun Quan

"It is not a good thing for us that the Cao and Sun families are hooking up."Liu Bei looked heavy and said:"We are not strong enough to deal with two families at the same time."

Not to mention the two families, without the existence of Jiangdong, the Han Dynasty would have a hard time facing Wei alone.

No matter how useless Jiangdong is, he can still contain Wei's 100,000 troops in Hefei.

If Jiangdong is wiped off the map, the pressure of the Han Dynasty will be Doubling the number, let alone Jiangdong falling to the Wei side, was definitely a burden that the Han Dynasty could not bear.

This matter was so serious that Liu Bei immediately stopped thinking about celebrating the New Year, and the palace instantly switched to a discussion state.

"Dear friends, what do you think?"

Faced with Liu Bei's inquiry, the ministers did not speak for a moment.

This matter is too big, and the ministers must think carefully before speaking.

"His Majesty. Zhuge Liang cupped his hands and said,"I don't think the matter is too serious.""

"What does Kong Ming mean?"Liu Bei immediately asked

"Because my brother also came to Nanzheng once as an envoy."Zhuge Liang analyzed:"Jiangdong sent envoys to the Han Dynasty on the one hand, and Wei Guo on the other."

"Obviously, it is necessary to have both sides and tread on both sides. Zhuge Liang continued:"But because of this, it shows that Jiangdong has not yet made up his mind. He has neither been united with the Han nor completely surrendered to Wei.""

"Even Jiangdong would maintain superficial relations with the Han Dynasty openly, and then secretly communicate with Wei State."

"Although this is not a good thing, one thing is certain. At this stage, Jiangdong will not unite with Wei to use troops against the Han Dynasty."

"The minister seconded the motion. Fazheng then spoke,"Your Majesty, since Jiangdong has both sides, it's best for us to pretend to be snakes and continue to maintain a superficial relationship with Jiangdong, but secretly we need to be careful to prevent Jiangdong from launching another sneak attack on the Han Dynasty.""

Xu Shu stood up immediately after him and said,"Your Majesty, I think what the Prime Minister and the Minister said is reasonable."

"The best way for the big man to deal with it at the moment is to pretend not to know, pretend that nothing happened, and there is no need to increase troops in Jingzhou, so as not to scare (Qian Nuo Zhao) and let Jiangdong notice something."

"Now that the Northern Expedition has just ended, the Han Dynasty is unable to fight anymore. Once the war resumes, it will be very troublesome. Xu Shu continued:"It is better to maintain the status quo and wait until the big man accumulates enough food and grass before taking action.""

After listening to the analysis of the three major think tanks, Liu Bei nodded repeatedly.

"It makes sense, but we have to be careful secretly. You three will go back and come up with a charter and show it to me."

"obey."The three of them took the order together.

"This rat has made me not even in the mood to celebrate the New Year. Liu Bei laughed and said,"I happen to be too old to stay up late. Why don't we just come here tonight?""

"obey."The ministers are all good for themselves.

In fact, not only Liu Bei, but also the entire core leadership circle of the Han Dynasty are very young. It is really unbearable to stay up all night. It is better to go home and have a good rest.

"Adou, my father is too drunk, so he helped me go back to my room to rest."Liu Bei spoke again and gave instructions.

"Here."Liu Chan knew in his heart that he must have something to talk about.

"Mother, eldest sister, don’t wait for me, let Huang Hao take you back first"

"knew."Sun Shangxiang nodded slightly.

"It's all gone."Liu Bei waved his hand, and Liu Chan supported him

"Congratulations to Your Majesty."

After the father and son left, the officials dispersed.

When the two men came to the back house, Liu Bei dispersed all the servants, leaving only the father and son in the room.

After sitting down, Liu Bei got straight to the point and said:"Adou, Liu Feng came back"

"Well, the child is also preparing to discuss this matter with his father."

The father and son looked at each other and smiled, saying nothing about China.

During the Chinese New Year, Liu Feng will definitely return to Nanzheng from Dongsan County, and the two of them will discuss how to deal with him.

Liu Feng leaked Liu Chan's itinerary, although there is no evidence to prove it. , but the father and son knew it well.

Previously, Ma Chao raised the matter in public, but it made it difficult to deal with it. Now that one year has passed, the father and son are also treating it coldly.

Let the heat of the matter subside first, and then treat Liu If it is sealed and processed, there will be no criticism

"It seems that Adou has already had an idea. What do you plan to do with Liu Feng?".

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