When Ji Han and his men traveled to the Three Kingdoms crew

Chapter 737 Yang Hong? Is he one of the twenty-eight wise ministers?
After dozens of blows, Qiao Zhou fainted from the pain.

Liu Xie said with disdain: "Come here, send this man back to the Imperial College and send the imperial physician to take good care of him. Don't let him die."

"promise!"

The imperial guards brought a stretcher and, under the instructions of Hua Tuo and Zhang Zhongjing, carefully placed Qiao Zhou on it.

After sending Qiao Zhou away, the matter came to a temporary end.

Liu Xie held Guan Xing and Zhang Bao's hands and praised them repeatedly, "You two brothers are worthy of being the sons of my second and third uncles. You will definitely be good generals in the future. If I remember correctly, you two brothers have been admitted to the Military Strategy Department of the Imperial College in Chang'an, right? How about you become my guard commanders after you have learned enough?"

The guard commander mentioned by Liu Xie was the Weiwei. Unlike the previous Han Dynasty, the modern Han Dynasty no longer had a Weiwei in every palace. Instead, the guard commanders of the North Palace and the South Palace were set up to take charge of the North and South Palaces respectively, eliminating the Lu Ben Commander.

It can be said that only a close confidant can hold this position.

Guan Xing and Zhang Bao were overjoyed and thanked him repeatedly, "Thank you, Your Majesty!"

"We are one family and we don't talk about other families. You two brothers are the biological children of my second and third uncles. There is no need to thank me. Please stand up quickly."

Liu Xie brought together Guan Xing and Zhang Bao.

Liu Xie asked, "My two brothers, I heard that you two have become brothers for life and death. Is this true or not?"

"Real, truer than gold!" Zhang Bao said, patting his chest.

Guan Xing nodded vigorously and added, "I dare not deceive your majesty. Zhang Bao, the prince and I have become brothers in life and death."

"Hahaha, good, good!" Liu Xie laughed.

I don’t know if it was an illusion, but Liu Bei felt that Liu Xie’s eyes were shining after getting a positive answer.

Liu Xie was delighted and said excitedly: "Not only are you the sons of my second and third uncles, you are also brothers in life and death with Adou. Adou also calls me "Royal Brother", so you two brothers should not call me "Your Majesty". You two brothers should call me "Royal Brother" just like Adou!"

Such shocking words made Guan Xing and Zhang Bao's eyes widen. They glanced at Liu Bei, whose eyes became sharp, and swallowed their saliva. Their expressions seemed to say, Your Majesty, shouldn't you avoid your uncle first?
Liu Xie also saw Liu Bei's eyes. He thought it was not good and quickly changed his words, "Ahem, after leaving the palace or when there is no one around, you two brothers can call me brother or emperor brother."

After saying this, Liu Xie stole a glance at Liu Bei, and seeing that Liu Bei looked normal, he breathed a sigh of relief.

After some greetings, Liu Xie reluctantly saw Guan Xing and Zhang Bao off, and only Liu Xie and Liu Bei were left in the huge palace.

Liu Bei reminded: "Your Majesty, have you forgotten something?"

"Something." Liu Xie slapped his head and suddenly realized, "Is the uncle talking about the Bo Diao incident?"

"good."

"Who does the emperor's uncle think should be sent?" Liu Xie did not even consider Qiao Zhou, who was suggested by Bo Diao. Forget about this traitor. As for the specific candidate, Liu Xie did not think too much about it. After all, didn't the emperor's uncle have it?

Liu Bei was somewhat helpless. Your Majesty, could you please stop counting on me?
Under pressure from Liu Xie's pleading eyes, Liu Bei still proposed a person, "Yang Hong, the prefect of Former Shu County who will be transferred to Chang'an soon."

"Yang Hong." Liu Xie chewed on the name. The more he chewed it, the more familiar the name seemed to him, as if he had heard it somewhere before.

Suddenly, Liu Xie had an idea and asked excitedly, "Uncle, is this one of the twenty-eight wise ministers in the Wuhou Temple mentioned by Ah Dou?"

"good."

"Where is this great talent? I wish I could meet him right now!"

"I think we will arrive in Chang'an today, right?" "Uncle, we have nothing to do right now. Why don't we take this opportunity to ride our bicycles out of the city and wait for this talented person?"

"Right on my mind."

Liu Bei and Liu Xie reached a consensus and decided to get to work.

Under the secret protection of the imperial guards, Liu Bei and Liu Xie each rode a Feng brand bicycle, through the bustling streets and alleys, and rushed to the station outside the city.

After walking twenty miles out of the city, Liu Xie felt extremely thirsty. "Uncle, why don't you and I go to the village to get a bowl of water first?"

"Walk."

Liu Bei and Liu Xie pushed their bicycles towards the village. When they reached the entrance of the village, they saw an old man leading a mule returning from the field.

The old man's cloudy eyes sparkled, "What are you two doing?"

"Father-in-law, my uncle and nephew are so thirsty after riding our bicycles that we want to go into the village to ask for some water to drink." Liu Bei pointed at his bicycle, then at himself and Liu Xie, with a friendly and easy-going tone.

The old man smiled and said, "So you want to ask for a bowl of water. Come on, please follow me, my two nobles."

Along the way, Liu Bei talked and laughed with the old man. The old man was no longer surprised by Liu Bei and Liu Xie's bicycles. Bicycles have been around for some years and are no longer a rare item.

When the old man mentioned bicycles, he started talking about his son. "Haha, I'm sorry to make you laugh. My good-for-nothing son made a living in a workshop. He spent three months' wages to buy a bicycle. It's really convenient to go back and forth with a bicycle. I didn't say anything, but this boy also bought a mule from me. Don't you think this is a waste of money?"

"Alas, what you said is wrong, old man. You have a good son."

"Alas, what a good son, you bastard, you bastard." Although the old man called him a bastard, the corners of his mouth were almost stretched to his ears.

The old man suddenly came to his senses and asked, "Look at my brain. I still don't know how to address the two nobles?"

"My name is Jian Liang." Liu Bei patted Liu Xie on the shoulder, "This is my adopted son, named Jian Li."

"Oh, your last name is Jian, this is amazing. Are you two relatives of Mr. Jian?!" When the word 'Mr. Jian' was mentioned, the old man immediately showed respect.

Liu Bei did not comment, "Distant relative, distant relative, within the fifth degree of mourning."

"Alas." The old man looked regretful when he heard this.

Liu Xie asked curiously, "Why are you sighing, old man?"

"I originally thought that you were a relative of Lord Jian, and I wanted to ask you two about the appearance of His Majesty and the Regent." Although the old man was disappointed, his enthusiasm remained undiminished.

Liu Xie asked, "Why do you want to know what the emperor and the regent look like?"

"Life has been getting better and better these years. Four years ago, the head tax was even waived. People with more land are taxed more, and people with less land are taxed less. This is all thanks to your majesty and the regent. I am thinking of finding someone to carve a statue of your majesty and the regent and put it at home for worship."

Liu Bei and Liu Xie didn't know whether to laugh or cry. Liu Bei said with a smile: "That's not necessary. I think it's better to live a good life than anything else."

"Your Excellency is right, very reasonable." The old man smiled.

Later, Liu Bei learned about the situation in the village. The situation in the village was similar to that of the old man's family. Young people went to work in the workshop, and most of the villagers were old people and children. When talking about the future, the old man was full of smiles and expectations, "I think the future will get better and better."

Liu Bei took the hot water and smiled. His voice was not loud, but very firm, as if he was making some kind of promise, "I will."

(End of this chapter)