I will be the master of Xuande

Chapter 157 Liu Bei's New Best Friend
After half a year, Luoyang's tall city walls appeared in Liu Jian's sight again.

Jizhou is a prosperous place among the Han states, but compared with Luoyang, there is still an insurmountable distance.

In terms of overall scale, all the cities in Jizhou are more than two grades behind Luoyang. This is Liu Jian's most intuitive feeling in Jizhou in the past six months.

Back in Luoyang, he first went to the Grand General's Mansion and the Selected Department to go through the formalities of stepping down as Jizhou Mu, and then he got a copy of Ren Yilang's thorn, which was a necessary procedure for the Han court.

All outgoing officials will stay in the Yilang position of six hundred stones for a period of time before a new official position is issued.

Afterwards, Liu Jian returned home.

After giving birth, Zheng Ci didn't change much, but her thin body seemed to be thinner than before, and she looked a little frail, which made Liu Jian feel distressed.

He hurriedly ordered the kitchen to boil more broth every day to strengthen his wife's nutrition.

"Ma'am, where is Ji'er?"

Thinking of his newborn baby, Liu Jian couldn't help being a little excited, so he hurriedly asked.

This is his first son who came to this world!
In this patriarchal world, the eldest son is the closest existence to the father, and can even be regarded as the father himself, because he will inherit everything his father has except life.

Zheng Ci said softly: "The child is in the room."

"Take me to see it!"

Zheng Ci led Liu Jian to the inner room, where little Liu Ji was sewing and was awake.

The child was held in the arms of the nurse, staring at Liu Jian curiously with a pair of big eyes.

Since the child was born, today is the first time he saw his biological father.

Zheng Ci walked over with a smile, hugged Liu Ji, and said in a low voice, "Look, Xiangbai, this is your father."

"Ah, ah!"

Little Liu Ji stretched out his chubby little hand, and exerted all his strength in the direction where Liu Jian was.

Or this is the power of blood connection. The child is not afraid of Liu Jian, and even asks him to hug him.

Liu Jian reached out and hugged the child.

The child itself is not heavy, but under this embrace, Liu Jian's heart seems to have become heavier.

At this moment, an indescribable feeling took root in Liu Jian's heart.

Looking at the child in his arms, Liu Jian seemed to be more determined and made it clear what he wanted to do!
Whether it is physically or mentally, at this moment, it is full of strength.

The love of father and son for life is sometimes under this embrace.

only……

"Xiangbai?"

While holding the child, Liu Jian looked at Zheng Ci in surprise, and asked in confusion, "What's the name?"

"It's the baby name my concubine gave to the child."

"Why did you come up with this nickname? Like a girl... Oops! Don't pull me!"

Xiao Xianghai, who was less than one year old, had dishonest hands and feet, and started pulling his father's hair in Liu Jian's arms.

Zheng Ci smiled and said: "When Xiangbai was born, there was a strange fragrance all over her body, so I gave the baby such a baby name."

"Is there a strange fragrance all over the child's body when it's born?" Liu Jian looked at Zheng Ci in amazement: "Sister, you must have smelled it wrong, right? Are you smelling yourself?"

Zheng Ci smiled and said: "My own child, how can I smell it wrong? This child did have a strange fragrance when it was born, it is quite miraculous."

Liu Jian lowered his head and sniffed the child, feeling that there was no smell at all.

Different fragrance?Really can make trouble.

Probably because the pain was too much during childbirth, and I had hallucinations, right?

Forget it, no matter what, the baby name given to the child by the child's mother can't be easily changed by himself.

Xiangbai is Xiangbai.

Fortunately, he was not called Red Boy.

Otherwise, I would really be an old cow.

……

……

Liu Jian teased Liu Ji for a while, when Xiaoxiang fell asleep when he was young, Liu Jian quietly left the room and went to find Liu Bei in the side house.

The two met in a hurry at the main entrance just now. Liu Jian went to see his wife and children first, and asked Liu Bei to settle Zhao Yun, Xia Houlan and others on his behalf.

It has to be said that the house that Yuan Ji bought for Liu Jian still occupies a very large area. Even if Zhao Yun and other [-] young men live in the side house, it is still enough.

It's just that they can't live in independent houses, they have to be bunks in one room, with six or seven people in one room, as crowded as possible.

But even so, it is very good for them to have such a place to live in Luoyang, a land where every inch of land is precious.

Seeing Liu Jian looking for him, Liu Bei hurriedly said: "Deran, I have settled the 34 young Yicong you brought back."

"Brother worked hard!"

"My dear brother, I just had a few conversations with Zhao Yun and Xia Houlan, who are the leaders, and found that although they are young, their words are full of calmness, kindness and righteousness. I asked Li Damu to arrange houses for them. The two of them As the head of a group of loyal followers, but let others live in a bright and spacious room, and the two of them chose the most remote and dampest room. Although it is a simple little thing, it is enough to see the The mind of character."

Liu Jian sighed: "This group of young volunteers came here with me. From now on, you and my brothers will treat them well. They are all poor young people after all."

Liu Bei was quite curious when he heard the words: "Why did De Ran make such a statement?"

Liu Jian then roughly told Liu Bei about Zhao Jun, Zhao Yun brothers, and Xia Houlan and other volunteer soldiers in Changshan.

After Liu Bei finished listening, he remained silent for a while.

When I was young, Fang heard him sigh: "Although I have never met Zhao Jun, I only heard De Ran's words, and I know that he is a good boy who restrains himself and values ​​righteousness. This Zhao Zilong lost his brother for the righteousness of his fellow countrymen. But he is not complaining, he is also a young hero! What the brothers of the Zhao family have done is really admirable! They are really heroic!"

Liu Jian sighed and said: "It's a pity that the court's laws and regulations are in place. I can't let Zhao Jun go for personal reasons. I can only send him to Liaodong and entrust him to Yunchang in a letter."

Liu Bei laughed and said, "Yun Chang is a man with the most loyalty. He has always been proud of the superior but not inferior. With his nature, if he knows Zhao Jun's experience, he will take great care of him!"

Liu Jian smiled and said, "I think so too."

The two brothers walked in the courtyard together, talking about Luo Yang.

"Brother, after coming to Luoyang, apart from being met by His Majesty, what else happened?
Liu Bei shook his head and said, "Nothing serious happened. The time His Majesty called me for an audience was only to inquire about the affairs of Youzhou. I answered Your Majesty according to the teaching method in your letter. Since then, I have never been called again. .”

"Where is Master Lu? Have your master and apprentice met before?"

Liu Bei said: "Naturally, after I arrived in Luoyang, I visited Master Lu three times. Master Lu also gave me a lot of advice on my career. He asked me to follow you well, and let us brothers support Your Majesty well and revitalize the Han Dynasty. "

"However, after three meetings, Master Lu was transferred to Hedong as the prefect, and we never met again after that."

"Hedong prefect?"

Liu Jian muttered silently, then nodded suddenly.

It seems that Liu Hong is somewhat sorry for Lu Zhi.

The land of three rivers, Suwei Gyeonggi, belongs to the barrier of Luoyang.

And it intersects with other counties. Because it is closer to Luoyang, the land of Sanhe belongs to the jurisdiction directly under the central government. Its status is second only to the Gyeonggi region and belongs to the quasi-Gyeonggi region.

The north and the south are connected, the economy is developed, and there are many wealthy households. There is an old saying: In the land of three rivers, the people of the Tang Dynasty were in Hedong, the people of the Yin Dynasty were in Hanoi, and the people of the Zhou Dynasty were in Henan.Fu Sanhe is in the world, if it is like a tripod, the king's home is even better.

Therefore, the appointment of Lu Zhi as the governor of Hedong, in a sense, not only expressed Liu Hong's trust in Lu Zhi, but also reflected his guilt towards Lu Zhi.

Teacher Yilu's character, I am afraid that this time, he will also be grateful to His Majesty.

Liu Jian sighed and said, "As soon as Master Lu leaves, my elder brother has no one he knows in Luoyang. I think it will be very depressing to stay during this period of time, right?"

Liu Bei answered seriously: "To be honest, I was really depressed at first, but fortunately, I met a person who was very enthusiastic about me. Every few days, he would invite me to the suburbs for outings and outings. Shooting and hunting is fun inside and outside Luoyang City, but he led me to play it all over, so it's not too boring."

"What about this good guy?"

Liu Jian was stunned when he heard the words: "Could it be Yongle Shaofu, An Guoting Marquis Yuan Ji?"

Liu Bei shook his head and said: "What! You and An Guotinghou are close friends, everyone knows about it, but as the head of the Yuan family, you won't look down on me like this, but Yuan Junhou, for your sake, On the contrary, they sent people to the mansion to ask about my affairs, so as to spread the word that if I have any difficulties, I can go to the Yuan mansion for help, but I don't have any difficulties at all, so I don't have the nerve to go to the Yuan family!"

"This is also..."

Liu Jian nodded.

To tell the truth, Yuan Ji and himself have become friends to such an extent. To be honest, there is a certain element of luck, but after all, he is Zheng Xuan's son-in-law, and with Yuan Ji's status, how can he talk to Liu Bei?
"Then who is the person who led you to play together in Luoyang City?"

"It's Yilang Cao Cao, Cao Mengde."

(End of this chapter)