Ji Han Liu Zhang

Liaodong, Xiangping.

"The Han Dynasty is in decline, and the nation is in decay. Even county governors and vassal ministers have begun to harbor rebellious thoughts." Liu Bei stood on the south wall of Xiangping City, looking at the altar outside the city set up by the former Liaodong prefect Gongsun Du, and he let out a long sigh.

It is also known that the altar in the south of Xiangping City was set up by Gongsun Du to offer sacrifices to heaven and earth. Only the emperor of the Han Dynasty was qualified to do such things. However, Gongsun Du was just a prefect of a county, but he took the initiative to offer sacrifices to heaven and earth, which was really a great usurpation.

In addition to offering sacrifices to heaven and earth, Gongsun Du committed many other acts of usurpation. He personally tilled borrowed fields, set up six armies, and when he traveled, he rode in a sedan chair that only the emperor could ride. He wore a hat with nine jade strings hanging from it, and used cavalrymen wearing flag hats as the Yulin Army. These were many outrageous and rebellious acts.

Now Liu Bei, who had entered Liaodong, had made inquiries along the way and learned that, as a member of the royal family, he felt deeply sad for the Han Dynasty and had infinite sadness in his heart. So, Liu Bei read out an order in a stern voice.

"I went to Liaodong to defeat Gongsun. My original intention was to comfort the people and bring peace to the area. I really had no intention of killing him. However, Gongsun Du was so rebellious and his words and deeds were so treacherous that if I didn't kill him, it would not be enough to appease the people's anger and serve as a warning to future generations."

Sun Qian nodded and said, "My Lord, you are right. For a rebellious person like Gongsun Du, the only way to eliminate his crime is to punish him. If we let him go, it will go against human nature and harm justice and the people's hearts."

A few days later, in the East Market of Xiangping City, the former Liaodong governor Gongsun Du and his sons Gongsun Kang and Gongsun Gong, dressed in prisoner uniforms, with their hands tied behind their backs, knelt on the pounded ground, waiting to be beheaded at noon.

Gongsun Du looked sad, his eyes were dark and dark like black pearls. He looked at his sons Gongsun Kang and Gongsun Gong and said, "Knowing this day would come, why did I bother to seek the post of governor of Liaodong and cause you to be executed?"

Gongsun Kang and Gongsun Gong were not as good at cultivating their Qi as Gongsun Du. Both of them were trembling, tears were streaming down their faces, they were sobbing and begging for mercy.

However, no matter what Gongsun and his two sons did, the only outcome that awaited them was death.

When the sun rose to the center of the sky and hung high in the blue sky, the Gongsun father and his two sons, who had dominated Liaodong for more than ten years, surrendered their heads in the East Market of Xiangping. This meant that from that day on, Liaodong would be named "Liu" again.

Xiangping County Temple, inside the east wing.

Liu Bei sat in the main seat, with civil and military officials sitting on his left and right in order. The civil officials included Sun Qian, Jian Yong, Mi Zhu, Mi Fang and others, and the military officials included Zhang Fei, Zhao Yun, Qian Zhao, Tian Yu and others. There were also scholars from Beihai who had taken refuge in Liaodong, such as Guan Ning, Bing Yuan, Wang Lie and others.

But Bing Yuan introduced: "Liaodong has Goguryeo in the east, Wuhuan in the west, and borders Fuyu and Xianbei. It is indeed a dangerous place with many foreign barbarians. Among them, Fuyu is known to be the strongest. Therefore, the governor Gongsun Du married his daughter to Fuyu King Qiutai to form an alliance and swear to be on good terms with him."

"Now that Gongsun Du has been executed by the Lord, Qiu Tai's wife Gongsun Shi must be angry when she hears this. If Gongsun Shi persuades Qiu Tai to attack Liaodong, war will break out and weapons will be exchanged. We should make safe arrangements as soon as possible to deal with the possible attack from Fuyu State."

"Mr.'s words are right. I will certainly follow them." Liu Bei readily accepted Bing Yuan's advice. Speaking of his familiarity with Liaodong, he was far less familiar with it than Bing Yuan, who had taken refuge in Liaodong in his early years. Therefore, he valued Bing Yuan very much and followed Bing Yuan's opinions and suggestions.

After Liu Bei first occupied Liaodong, he had no plans for the next step. He planned to first control Liaodong, and then make the next move and plan. At the moment, the first thing he needed to deal with was the possible invasion of Fuyu mentioned by Bing Yuan, and the second thing was to deal with Yuan Shao. Sun Qian introduced to everyone: "Since Yuan Benchu ​​helped you conquer Liaodong, he has repeatedly sent letters to summon you to return to Yecheng. As for Liaodong, Yuan Xi, the governor of Youzhou, is temporarily in charge. He probably doesn't want you to stay in Liaodong, and is worried that you will become too powerful in Liaodong."

Upon hearing this, Jian Yong sighed in his heart. This was all due to his reputation. While Yuan Shao respected Liu Bei, he was also secretly afraid of him. That's why when Liaodong had just been conquered and the situation was not yet stable, Yuan Shao hurriedly summoned Liu Bei back to Yecheng and kept him under close watch.

"My lord," Jian Yong suggested, "You can decline by saying that Liaodong has just been settled and the internal troubles have not been resolved. If the army leaves lightly, it may collapse in just ten days... Yuan Benchu ​​is currently fighting with Liu Jiyu in Bingzhou and has no time to return to Liaodong. He will not issue any harsh words. My lord, just stay in Liaodong."

"Well, Lao Xianhe will write a letter and send it to Yuan Benchu." Liu Bei nodded and agreed to Jian Yong's plan.

Liu Bei didn't care about Yuan Shao's repeated orders to return to his army, because Yuan Shao had Cao Cao in the south and Liu Zhang in the west, so how could he take care of Liaodong at the moment? He was confident that he had enough time to make Liaodong an iron wall.

Goguryeo, Buyeo, Han Ye, Wuhuan... Liu Bei was thinking about the targets he needed to conquer and destroy in order to expand his influence in the sea east. Only by wiping out these foreign barbarians could he truly take root in Liaodong. Otherwise, he would have to be on guard against foreign invasions at all times.

In the following month, Liu Bei began to govern Liaodong and win the hearts of the people. He appointed Bing Yuan and Wang Lie, both from Beihai, as Beijia and Zhizhong respectively, relying on their administrative talents and making use of them.

Bing Yuan and Wang Lie were indeed talented in governing. Within a month, the Liaodong region was governed by a system where the strong no longer bullied the weak, the majority no longer oppressed the minority, and merchants all had the same price in the market, thus bringing about great peace and order.

Liu Bei felt happy as he slowly took root in Liaodong. Looking around the world, he finally had a place to stand. However, he felt something was missing in his heart, as if there was a gap that had not been filled. That was his second brother Guan Yu.

It has been several years since he and Guan Yu were separated after the battle of Xuzhou. Now he lives in Liaodong, but Guan Yu cannot be with him, which really makes him melancholy and unhappy from time to time.

However, just today, news came from Anshi County that a big red-faced man had crossed the sea from Donglai County. He said his surname was Guan, his name was Yu, and his courtesy name was Yunchang.

The next quarter of an hour after receiving the news, Liu Bei and Zhang Fei rode out on their horses and galloped towards Anshi County.

Halfway through the journey, Liu Bei and Zhang Fei ran into Guan Yu, who was also flying from Anshi County. The three brothers from Taoyuan met again.

"Brother." A voice full of true feelings came out of Guan Yu's mouth.

"Second brother." Liu Bei held Guan Yu's arms, looking very happy.

"Second brother." Zhang Fei's leopard eyes narrowed with a smile, and he laughed loudly, shaking the whole field. (End of this chapter)