Picked up a copy of Romance of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 742

Inside and outside the post station, a piece of snow is white.

Zhongchang led the officials of the county and county, stood outside the post station, bowed his head, mourning the dead warrior, almost all the officials, big and small, rushed to the street, with sad faces, all of them bowed their heads , there were still a few sobbing in a low voice. Most of the people didn't know about Hua Xiong, nor did they know about Hua Xiong's death. When they found that almost all the officials in Zhangye were standing here mourning, they finally understood. A nobleman has left.

People in Zhangye worship ghosts and gods, and generally they dare not approach such places, for fear that something filthy will entangle them. However, there are always good things. Curiosity in my heart overcomes fear, and I come here cautiously, whispering to The soldiers I knew asked about the situation. These soldiers were sent to protect many officials who came to mourn. The Duke passed away."

Hearing the words of the soldiers, these troublemakers were stunned for a long time. The words quickly spread in the county, and there were whispers everywhere. Not long after, countless people came around and spontaneously saw this talented man off. There were cries everywhere, and these people were extremely sad, which made more people come out of curiosity to find out.

"what happened?"

"Duke Hua is gone!"

"Duke Hua? Which Duke Hua?"

"It's our servant. I visited him a few days ago. He and I are neighbors. I didn't expect him to leave just like that!"

"I know him too, we used to study together in government schools when we were young!"

"Duke Hua!!"

Around the entire post station, there were all the sounds of crying and howling. Guan Yu was standing in the distance, but he was not close to the post station. He didn't dare to go in, didn't dare to see Dong Bai. He took Hua Xiong away, but failed to take Hua Xiong away. After sending it in intact, he didn't dare to hear the heart-piercing cries, let alone face Dong Bai's questioning. The fear and anxiety in his heart made him unable to even face Hua Xiong's body. Seeing more and more people outside the station, Guan Yu sighed, turned and left.

Inside Houde Hall,

Liu Xi and Xun Yu sat facing each other. After Xun Yu arrived, Liu Xi was very happy. When Xun Yu was there, Liu Xi directly handed over most of the matters to the waiter, and he didn't worry much. When he went to Jingzhou After that, Liu Xi just realized the importance of Xun Yu to him. These days, he checked the memorials from various places all day and all night, and also had to review the content of government orders, which made Liu Xi lose a lot of weight.

Now that Xun Yu has finally arrived, Liu Xi can breathe a sigh of relief.

"This month, many state shepherds have also arrived at their offices, and Kong Ming, Zhongda, and tomorrow will also leave." Liu Xi said, pursing his lips, and then said: "At this time, Duke Xun's Shangzuo , maybe it's a bit late, but I will seriously consider it."

"Well, Your Majesty, don't I need to go to Sikong?"

"No need."

As Liu Xi said, he looked down at Xun Yu's memorandum. After Sikong decided to use the state shepherd to govern the region and remove the governor, Xun Yu also quickly came up with his own plan. The governor usually wanted to play a role in the local area. If the supervisory role is abolished, it is natural to start from other aspects. Naturally, Xun Yu's purpose is to find a way to replace the inspection role of the governor. In addition, he must also find a way to strictly control the prefect.

Naturally, it was impossible for Xun Yu to bring these matters to the court council. The emperor trusted the local officials very much, so how could he restrict them?So he can only find the emperor in private, and then talk about these things. Liu Xi also understands what Xun Yu said in his heart. However, he does not want to implement the state pastoral system for too long. Greatly enhance the national strength in the country, and be prepared.

Liu Xi's ambition is not just a mere Guishuang, his ambition needs more preparation before it can be realized.

Therefore, he did not pay much attention to this aspect. After all, as long as he is in power, there will be no turmoil within ten years, and he is not in a hurry for the supervision of the state pastor. They will be withdrawn anyway. .

From the emperor's words, Xun Yu probably understood his thoughts, so he didn't mention it again. The two were chatting. Suddenly, Qi Yue hurried into the Hall of Houde and bowed to the emperor. Liu Xi Frowning, he said with some displeasure: "I'm in a panic, but what happened?"

"National. National Zhangye urgent report!" Qi Yue raised the watch in his hand above his head, lowered his head, bent over, and walked to the side of the emperor.

Liu Xi picked up the emergency report from his hand, could it be that something happened to Hua Xiong again?
Xun Yu was a little puzzled, sitting opposite the emperor, Liu Xi looked at the watch in his hand, his expression gradually became dull, astonished, confused, pained, sad, the face of the emperor changed, even the hands holding the watch began to tremble slightly , "Your Majesty? What happened? Your Majesty?" Xun Yu shouted, Liu Xi was still sluggish, as if he hadn't heard his call, which made Xun Yu a little worried.

"His Majesty?"

Xun Yu called again, and Liu Xi just woke up. He raised his head, took a deep breath, tears glistened in his eyes, and finally he spoke, his voice trembling.

"Uncle Hua left the day before yesterday, he left."

"What?!" Xun Yu was taken aback. Similarly, he couldn't believe it. Wasn't Hua Xiong always in good health?He always looked like he was in his 40s, why did he suddenly leave?

"Isn't he always well?"

"Grand Xun, I want to be alone for a while." Liu Xi shook his head and said in a deep voice.

Xun Yu stood up slowly, said his condolences, and walked out of Houde Hall. Liu Xi raised his head, looked at Qi Yue, and said, "You go out too, I will call you when I have something to do." Qi Yue nodded , followed Xun Yu, and left Houde Hall together. After everyone left, Liu Xi slowly slumped on the Hu chair, covering his chest with his hands, but the tears could no longer be stopped. He raised his head and opened his mouth wide. , but weeping silently.

Liu Xi locked himself in Houde Hall for a whole day.

In the end, Qi Yue and the others had no choice but to alarm the queen. The queen sighed again and again when she heard the bad news. She knew in her heart how much Liu Xi cared about this Hua Xiong, and the relationship between Hua Xiong and him, maybe She was closer to Zhuge Liang than Sima Yi. She took the prince and hurried to Houde Hall. The door of Houde Hall was unlocked, but no one dared to enter.

The queen carried the child and broke into the Hall of Houde directly.

Liu Xi hung his head, covered his face with his hands, and sat on the chair.

"His Majesty?"

Empress Lu asked, Liu Xi raised his head slowly, his face was covered with tears, he looked at the door, and said, "Close the door", Empress Lu hurriedly closed the door again, and carefully sat beside him, The little guy was in Grandma's arms. When he saw Father, he was about to jump into Grandfather's arms. Liu Xi smiled and hugged the little guy in his arms. Empress Lu looked at him worriedly, and said: " Your Majesty, Duke Hua is over seventy years old, and it is a joyous funeral, so don't do that."

"seventy?"

"That's right... a long life and a good death are happiness and mourning."

"Queen, you don't know something. From childhood to adulthood, everyone I love has abandoned me one by one. My parents, teachers, relatives and friends have completely left me. I don't understand why God treats me like this. When I looked up, I was already alone.”

"Your Majesty, and me, and Changling, and Auntie, and His Majesty Ah Hu, why did you say such things?"

"I just hope that I will leave before you, otherwise, I'm afraid I won't be able to bear it."

"Your Majesty, stop talking nonsense!!"

The news of Hua Xiong's death finally spread to Luoyang. When the court officials heard about it, they didn't know what it was. Anyway, their faces were extremely sad. Many people went to his mansion to mourn. Unfortunately, his mansion There was no one there, and while Situ Gong was eating porridge, he heard the news from a customer nearby. He was stunned for a long time, sighed, and was in no mood to continue eating porridge.

The same is true for Zhuge Liang. Hearing the news, he stood in the front yard, raised his head, looked at the sky, and said nothing for a long time.

Inside the mansion, there was even more crying. These people got along with Hua Xiong all day long, and they knew Hua Xiong's character. pain of.

Xun Yu, who came out of the Hall of Houde, stayed at home all day. He had some clues about the local policy, but he couldn't go deep into it. After staying for another day, his heart was extremely disturbed. To dissipate, Xun Yu had no choice but to get some wine from the house and left the house. The servant wanted to prepare a car, but Xun Yu refused. Xun Yu walked through the street and arrived in front of Shangshu's mansion.

Walking into Shangshu's mansion, the officials stood up to meet him one after another.

These people all know him, Xun Yu often comes here.

Cao Chong, who was working, saw Xun Yu walking in, trotted quickly, and walked up to him, "Greetings, Mr. Xun!" "Yeah," Xun Yu nodded. Cao Chong lowered his voice and said, "Mr. Ah, Mr. Guo stayed in the inner courtyard all day and never went out. We were all a little worried, but we were all kicked out by him. He is a bit weird, and we have nothing to do. I am about to send someone to find you."

Xun Yu was taken aback for a moment, and walked into the inner courtyard of the Shangshu Mansion with the jug in hand.

Under a big willow tree, Guo Jia was sitting comfortably. In front of him were two cups of fine wine. He picked up one and would drink from time to time, but the other cup was not touched by anyone. However, Guo Jia seemed to have drunk too much, talking to himself all the time, as if drinking with someone, Xun Yu walked up to him, sat down, put the fruit wine he brought on the ground, stretched out Take the wine cup when you make a move.

Guo Jia reached out and took his arm.

"This is not yours. Wait, I will ask the servant to bring you another one."

ps: I was typing at home, and suddenly the mountains shook. I realized it was an earthquake, so the old wolf picked up the computer and ran away. Fortunately, nothing happened.

(End of this chapter)