Silver Fox of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 284 Internal Affairs and Diplomacy

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, to understand the current situation in Xiangyang, and to accommodate the soldiers who came with Liu Bei, etc., there are a lot of messy things.

Shen Chen is not that troublesome, because he is Liu Qi's general, as long as Liu Bei doesn't give him tasks, he is free.

So he went back to Deng Hong's mansion.

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

"Ah Chou, run, where are you going, see if I don't break your leg!"

Deng Hong rushed over angrily.

Shen Chen smiled and said, "Ah Chou, what did you do again to make Grandpa so angry?"

Shen Chen explained: "If you want the emperor to forgive the king of Chu and restore the title of king of Chu, you have to give the emperor 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 For Cai Mao, Kuai Yue and others, if the chief culprit is not punished, what will the face of the Son of Heaven be?"

The descendants of several aristocratic families got up and saluted Liu Bei one after another.

Liu Bei looked down.

Xu Shushi stood up and said: "General Zuo, although these people are heinous, after all, they have made great contributions in assisting the king of Chu to pacify Jingzhou in the early years, and the eldest son has always been kind and valued family affection. He didn't want his relatives to spill blood, so we still have to deal with them leniently." .”

Everyone looked at each other, stood up and cupped their hands and said, "It's all up to General Zuo to decide."

Someone quickly said: "The king of Chu hastily proclaimed himself emperor, which is morally unrighteous. However, he has guarded Jingzhou for the imperial court for many years, managed the state affairs in an orderly manner, and made the people live well. You are kind to the people of Jingzhou, and General Zuo please think twice."

"Now Jingzhou is waiting for prosperity, and we need everyone to work together."

Soon, on the second day, Liu Bei held a meeting in the Chu Palace.

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

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

Seeing his mother getting angry, Deng Yan quickly looked at Deng Hong.

For example, the four prefects in Jingnan responded to Liu Cong's call, and they must be removed and replaced by Liu Bei's own people.Also, what should be done with the soldiers who surrendered, and who should get the military power in Jingzhou?

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. In the future, there is a high probability that Jingzhou will become Liu Bei's world.

This is actually a cake.

"Ah."

Speaking of which, he was born in October of the first year of Jian'an, and now he is 12 years old in real age and 14 years old in imaginary age.

"Kong Ming, Yuan Zhi, Xiaoqing, the three of you, I have something to tell you."

Liu Bei plans to visit in person in two days. After all, Mr. Shuijing Sima Decao calls it a phoenix chick who is as famous as Crouching Dragon, Silver Fox and Tiger, so it is worth his visit.

Therefore, he mainly promoted Shen Chen to be the governor of Nanjun, to take charge of a part of the Jingzhou army, and promoted Gan Ning to be a Zhonglang general, and to take charge of a part of the Jingzhou army. They still each control their own soldiers and horses.

"exactly."

This time, there are many more people in the hall than yesterday. In addition to the state government, there are Cai Zan, 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. Wait, except for the Huang family and the Pang family who don't care about world affairs, all major families have come.

The two got up hurriedly, Cai Zan cupped his hands and said, "My brother made a big mistake, General Zuo spared his death as a kindness, Cai is willing to accept the punishment, and has no complaints."

It is natural to call Liu Biao's behavior treasonous.

This is to be qualitative.

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

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

Cai glanced at Deng Hong and said, "If it wasn't for your grandfather's soft temper, he was reluctant to beat his son, and every time he punished Ah Chou by holding it up high and putting it down gently, why should I be so strict?"

Shen Chen was startled. Before, he only knew that the Cai family was very strict with Deng Yan, but he didn't expect this to be a death blow. He quickly said, "Grandma, do you have to be so strict?"

But Cao Cao didn't dare to really kill the fish and break the net, so he probably pushed the boat along with the current and pinched his nose to admit his bad luck.

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

Cai turned her head to look at Deng Yan and said, "Follow me to the backyard, and I will punish you for copying the Analects."

The four of them went to the backyard. It was already afternoon and the sun was high, so they first visited Liu Qi and cared about his health.

Liu Bei nodded and said, "Shan, let Mi Zhu, my subordinate, handle the specific matters."

The Analects of Confucius has nearly [-] words. Deng Yan was numb at that time, showing an expression uglier than crying. He would rather be beaten.

"Yes."

Because Liu Biao's surname is Liu, which does not violate the White Horse Alliance, and the origin of the King of Chu is legal, and he was granted by Liu Xie, so they usually call Liu Biao the King of Chu.

Except for Liu Cong's group, everyone in Jingzhou, including the gentry, didn't want to recognize Liu Biao as emperor.

Everyone sat in rows, and Shen Chen sat first on the left. As Liu Qi's most trusted general, he represented Liu Qi's power to a certain extent, and he could also be regarded as the spokesperson of the Jingzhou family. one.

"What happy event?"

"Xu Yuanzhi's words are very reasonable. Although they are guilty, since they have already surrendered, they should not be stricter. It is better to be lenient."

Shen Chen and Deng Hong entered the mansion.

Deng Hong dragged him back with his arms, and said as he walked, "This kid's uncle came over just now. While I was discussing things with their siblings, he secretly rode Zimu's horse and ran away. Fortunately, the servant found him and chased him. When I came back, when I learned about this, I naturally had to teach him a lesson."

Logically speaking, the Cai family is a lady of the family, Deng Hong is also a descendant of a famous family, and the two of them are also very strict in educating their children, so they should be able to educate an outstanding child of a family.

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

Deng Hong was very surprised and said: "The King of Chu has proclaimed himself emperor, how could the emperor forgive him?"

But Liu Biao is also Liu Qi's father, and he cannot say it clearly when the Han Dynasty ruled the world with filial piety.

"You two are polite."

But they recognized King Chu.

Although Liu Bei and Liu Qi did this at the expense of others, it would prevent them from attacking Yizhou and Yangzhou and unifying the south.

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

"That's right, if the king of Chu hadn't been for Cai Mao, Kuai Yue and others, it would have been difficult to pacify Jingzhou."

Therefore, this method of indirectly controlling the army can be said to be invisible, and the world will not know that Shen Chen has long selected Liu Bei as the person who can rule the world in the future.

Liu Bei saw that no one objected, so he said: "Nowadays, the state capital is in disarray, and some major issues still need to be discussed by everyone. First of all, the eldest son first decided Jingzhou, and he needs to be famous. I want to make a statement to the court, and the king of Chu and Cai Mao, Kuaiyue, Zhang Yun and others informed the emperor of their crimes, and then asked His Majesty to let the eldest son take over the title, what do you think?"

"Ah Chen, help!"

However, it doesn't mean that the children of a big family must be polite. Yuan Shao and Cao Cao also came from a big family, and they were also two devil kings when they were young, so perhaps such a personality is not a bad thing.

"I wish to do the work of a dog and a horse."

The two sat down, and Shen Chen said, "Cai Zimu came to see his grandfather, probably because he wanted to ask about Cai's future."

Liu Bei nodded and said: "I think so too, so I plan to tell the emperor that the king of Chu is a little stupid in his later years and was deceived by villains, so he pretended to be the emperor. Please see the king of Chu for his many years of merit Now, let the King of Chu be treated lightly, what do you think?"

Just as Shen Chen analyzed to Deng Hong yesterday, first of all, Liu Bei and Liu Qi should be sent troops justifiably, and it is wrong to believe that Liu Biao is called emperor. They sent troops to attack Liu Cong, who succeeded Liu Biao as emperor, and they are the party of justice. Only in this way can they win the support of the orthodox court .

Shen Chen thought for a while and said, "It's not difficult. The problem is how to take care of King Chu's affairs and the face of the court."

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

As for Pang Tong of the Pang family.

Because of proclaiming himself emperor, Liu Biao's title of king of Chu was taken back by the court.

Deng Hong shrank his neck and said, "Slap him a few times."

However, Deng Yan has a wild personality and doesn't like to follow the rules. The stricter he is, the more rebellious he is, which makes the couple very headache.

"Since you voluntarily surrendered, you shouldn't cause more killings."

Penalty for copying the Analects?

"How is this possible?"

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

At this moment, in the central hall, many state officials and people under Liu Bei's subordinates were sitting. There was no one in the main seat, and Liu Bei relocated a mat under the main seat, a little closer to the steps.

Shen Chen hurriedly came out to smooth things over and said, "Grandmother, it's a big event today, and it's not appropriate to beat the child. My suggestion is to make him copy the scriptures as a punishment, so that he can remember it long."

So we can only blame Cai Mao and others, saying that Liu Biao was deceived.

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

Tsai asked.

Shen Chen said: "Grandfather, think about it, for the king of Chu to become emperor, it is a great act of rebellion for the court. Cai Mao Kuaiyue and others are naturally traitors and traitors, but the king of Chu is the father of the eldest son after all. "

This is to dump the pot.

After thoroughly categorizing this matter, Liu Bei continued: "The major affairs of the state government cannot be separated from your help. Apart from this matter, what do you think should I do with Liu Cong, Cai Mao, Kuai Yue, Zhang Yun, and Cai Yue? Madame waiting for someone?"

Everyone left separately.

"Even if the emperor agrees, Cao Cao will not agree. It is said that the imperial edicts of the emperor cannot be issued at the Shangshutai. The edicts that can be issued are either approved by Cao Cao or issued by Cao Cao in the name of the emperor."

It is still called Chu Wangfu.

Now that Liu Qi is in power, he naturally wants to seize the title, and at worst, he has to bring back a legitimate Jingzhou shepherd.

Because Shen Chen and Gan Ning are both Liu Qi's subordinates, ghosts know that they are secretly involved with Liu Bei.

As the saying goes, 30 years in Hedong and 30 years in Hexi.Once Cao Cao made a mistake in his strategy, he won the limelight after the Battle of Guandu, and now he has lost everything.

"it is good."

"General Zuo came to Fuzhou to obey the expectations of the public."

Liu Qi also sent people to demolish the original palace sign and over-the-top buildings, and now it looks like a huge manor in the city.

I heard that these two great families both own more than [-] mu of land in Jingzhou, and have tens of thousands of servants in their families.

"Father!"

"Forehead"

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

Then Liu Bei said some other things.

The boy's baby name is A Chou, and his real name is Deng Yan, who is the son of Deng Hong.

Apparently Liu Qi was recuperating in the backyard. From today onwards, Liu Bei will preside over the affairs of the state government, but he was afraid of making noise, so he re-established a seat.

Shen Chen said with a smile: "Everything is possible. The Son of Heaven was imprisoned by Cao Cao in Chendu. If there is a powerful clan outside to cheer for him and echo each other, his situation in Chendu will be much better. So if the eldest son To set things right, the Son of Heaven may agree because the eldest son sits in Jingzhou and serves as his foreign aid."

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

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

He looked at Cai Zan and Kuai Qi.

So when the time comes, the two will definitely go down this step.

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

"That's it."

"what do you mean?"

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

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

The main reason is that Liu Biao is old, and he still likes to do those little tricks that he wants to be the emperor, such as riding in the emperor's carriage, offering sacrifices to heaven and earth, and his words and deeds are too outrageous, so that these aristocratic families choose to be cautious and dare not get involved too deeply.

Deng Hong frowned.

"How are you going to teach me a lesson?"

"Naturally."

After they sat down, Liu Bei looked around at the people below and said: "Everyone, Mr. Chang loves me to take charge of Jingzhou temporarily. But I have absolutely no intention of seizing the same clan. When my virtuous brother is in better health, I will go to Bashu , but brother Bo Ruixian is ill now, and it is a matter of visiting Fuzhou for the time being, I hope you can understand."

Seeing Xu Shu speak, everyone knew that Liu Bei or Liu Qi meant it, and at the same time, in order to give Cai and Kuai a favor, they stood up and answered.

Deng Hong nodded, expressing his understanding.

It's just that none of the few people said a word. After all, they want to avoid suspicion, so it's best for outsiders to talk about this matter.

"We have to consider the feelings of the eldest son, and after the king of Chu proclaimed himself emperor, the title was deprived by the court. Now the eldest son wants to take over Jingzhou in a legitimate way, so he must inherit the title of king of Chu, so the court must forgive the king of Chu's proclaiming the emperor, Return the title of Prince of Chu to the eldest son."

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

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.

Cai Mao and Zhang Yun alone surrendered more than 2 troops, [-] of which were in Xiangyang. Shenchen alone controlled nearly half of the Jingzhou Army, and Gan Ning also controlled more than [-] troops. The [-] of the remaining [-] were scattered among the troops of Liu Pan, Huang Zhong, Huang Zu and others, and Liu Bei indirectly controlled most of the Jingzhou army.

Hearing Shen Chen's words, Deng Hong became anxious all of a sudden, and said, "Then what should we do?"

Shen Chen laughed and said: "There is no absolute. Although they are the culprits, there are some ways to give the court a step down. It's just that capital crimes can be avoided, but living crimes cannot escape. The Cai family and the Kuai family can only save their lives if they bleed."

At this moment, Mrs. Cai stepped out and looked at Deng Hong with cross eyebrows.

"Do you think so too?"

But outsiders don't know.

Then he has to make these two great families bleed.

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

So how can we prove it?

But in this way, Cai Mao, Kuaiyue and the others became the chief culprits. If the chief culprits were not killed, then would Liu Xie, the emperor, lose face?
The question is thus rather contradictory.

Shen Chen said: "Now that he is defeated, he must only want to appease the eldest son, so that he can regain the energy to recover the north. If he dares to obstruct it, then General Zuo doesn't mind leading troops north to deter Cao Cao."

In this way, Liu Biao's crime was much lighter, and the court also turned a blind eye, and the two sides gave each other a step down.

At this moment Deng Hong chased him out, Deng Yan hid behind Shen Chen, and Shen Chen didn't intend to protect him, but Deng Hong stretched out his hand and grabbed his collar.

Mi Zhu stood up with a smile and saluted Cai Zan and Kuai Qi.

Looking at it now, it turned out that Deng Hong was the loving father. The father and son were probably colluding frequently, and they probably just lied to Mrs. Cai, which made Mrs. Cai even more annoyed, and thus began to discipline him strictly.

"Wow."

Deng Hong was puzzled.

At that time, everyone will have a tacit understanding with each other, and you should be given a lot of titles. You go to fight your south, and I will fight my north.

Several people expressed their opinions.

Kuai Qi also said: "The Kuai family is also willing to accept the punishment."

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

Shen Chen said: "Don't worry, grandfather, I can handle this matter. General Zuo will probably convene people to discuss matters tomorrow. At that time, I will notify the Cai family and the Kuai family and let them make a statement."

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

Liu Xie needs a strong clan to support him outside, and Cao Cao needs to appease Jingzhou when he is defeated again, so that he has time to regain the north as soon as possible.

Below Liu He, Liu Xian, Deng Hong, Wen Ying, Wang Wei and other seven or eight officials from the prefectural government quickly responded, because Liu Qi had already handed over all power to Liu Bei, and Liu Bei became their current supervisor, so naturally they could not violate it.

After finishing dealing with Liu Biao, Cai Mao, Kuaiyue and the others, Liu Bei said again: "I heard that Cai Du from the Cai family, Kuai Qi from the Kuai family, Xiang Lang from the Xiang family, Ma Jun from the Ma family, Xi Zhen from the Xi family, and Yang Yi from the Yang family, They all have great talents, and I plan to conscript into an official position to decide state affairs, do you have any objections?"

Since the Huang family and the Pang family are determined not to be official, they are not here.

Liu Bei nodded and said, "If that's the case, let's imprison him first, but the death penalty is inevitable, but the living crime is inevitable. In order to prevent others from following suit, they should be severely punished. What do Cai and Kuai have to say?"

During Liu Biao's period, except for the Cai family and the Kuai family who invested in Liu Biao, the other aristocratic families were not very optimistic about Liu Biao.

Deng Yan grinned strangely.

It is said that he is old and faint, and his power is controlled by Mrs. Cai Mao, Kuai Yue and Cai, and finally made a mistake. Please forgive me.

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

"few times?"

"What does it matter about the face of King Chu and the court?"

A few people were not in the house. The buildings of the Han Dynasty were famous for their grandeur, and the interior was rather dark, so it would be troublesome to re-light the candles, so they all sat on the porch outside the house.

After Liu Bei sat down, he looked at the three of them and said, "Sun Quan sent envoys to discuss peace, hoping that we can fulfill our promise and give them Jiaozhou. What do you think?"

The three looked at each other.

Just after dealing with the internal affairs, this diplomacy will come immediately. It seems that after Jingzhou is pacified, it will not be too leisurely.

(End of this chapter)