Wait, please don't call me Emperor Zhaolie

Chapter 187 The wording is a bit wrong

Three days later, Liu Bei led his army to Xiang County as scheduled.

Chen Gui, the prime minister of Pei State, led his officials out of the city to welcome the troops and prepared a lot of wine and food to reward the troops.

"The people of Peidi have been looking forward to Lord Xuande for a long time."

Chen Gui bowed again and again and saluted.

"Mr. Chen, what does this mean?"

Liu Bei pointed at the follower following Chen Gui, who was holding a table with a seal on it.

"I am deeply ashamed. I was granted the title of prefect of Pei. Yuan Shu was tyrannical and destroyed the city. The people's cries could be heard. Gui defended a small corner and was powerless to resist the enemy. It is a pity that Pei, which had prospered for a hundred years, was destroyed in one day."

"Duke Xuande hopes that you will lead the army to punish the tyrants. The people of Pei are willing to follow you. This is a good thing. I hope Duke Xuande will not refuse to do so."

Chen Gui said in a low voice.

Wow! Liu Bei's eyebrows moved slightly, and he looked at Chen Gui's performance in surprise.

No wonder he was in such a hurry, it turned out that he wanted to give Pei to him too. Looking at Chen Gui with gray hair on his temples, he couldn't help but sigh that he was such a shrewd old fox. He must have wanted to give Pei to him a long time ago, but just couldn't find an excuse.

Now, taking advantage of Yuan Shu's attack on Pei, he directly gave the position of Prime Minister of Pei to Liu Xuande, and also gave him a reasonable excuse to send troops to Huainan, leaving Yuan Gonglu with no choice but to bear the consequences.

As long as Liu Bei takes over the seal, Yuan Shu will start fighting with Qing, Yan, and Xu states, but...

"Mr. Chen, you can't do that." Liu Bei sighed slightly and declined, "I led the people here only to quell the rebellion and bring peace to the people, not to covet the land of Pei. You should put away the seal."

"Pei State has long awaited Lord Xuande. Now it is like a rain after a drought. I hope you will not refuse."

Chen Gui respectfully requested to follow the Tao.

"Lord Xuande, please don't refuse."

"Peidi cannot do without Lord Xuande."

"Yuan Shu has betrayed the Han ruler and is on the verge of collapse. This has caused loyal people to shed tears. Please put the people and nobles first and do not give in."

Pei State's subordinate officials Gongcao, Zhubu, Shuzuo and others followed behind Chen Gui and also advised him.

The voice of advice was the loudest from the young man who wore a scholar's cap, an official robe and a short goatee.

It immediately covered the rest of the officials, including the assistants and clerks, and Liu Bei couldn't help but glance over.

Chen Gui pointed at him and introduced him, saying, "Mr. Xuande, this is the chief clerk of Pei. He is from the Chen family of Yingchuan. His name is Chen Qun, and his courtesy name is Changwen. He is the grandson of Chen Jun, the former chief of Taiqiu."

Seeing that he had indeed attracted the attention of Lord Xuande, Chen Qun was undoubtedly delighted. He hurriedly stepped forward, bowed and said, "Chen Changwen of Yingchuan greets Lord Xuande."

Liu Bei nodded slightly, then smiled and said, "I have heard Wen Ruo mention you, a brilliant talent from Yingchuan. A few years ago, you wrote to Chen. I never thought that Chang Wen would become an official in Peidi."

It would have been better if Lord Xuande didn't mention it, but as soon as he mentioned Chen Qun, he felt so regretful that his intestines turned green.

At that time, Liu Bei was the governor of Qingzhou, Gongsun Zan had been defeated repeatedly and had to retreat back to Youzhou. Yuan Shao's reputation had been greatly shaken, and everyone in the Chen family was not optimistic that Liu Xuande could break out of the siege of Yuan Shao, the governor of Jizhou, and Liu Dai, the governor of Yanzhou.

Chen politely declined Xun Yu's letters. Moreover, Qingzhou was located in Hebei, and many prominent families in Yingchuan were more optimistic about Yuan Shao occupying the four states in Hebei.

Liu Bei was a member of the royal family, but only of the pre-Han royal family. Liu Yu, the governor of Youzhou, was a relative of Emperor Guangwu. Although he had a reputation for being a virtuous man, he could not accomplish anything great and would sooner or later be annexed by Yuan Benchu.

Unexpectedly, the weather was gloomy and stormy, and scholars all over the world thought that Liu Xuande would be imprisoned. Unexpectedly, he defeated tens of thousands of Liu Dai's soldiers in the Battle of Dongjun, and captured the famous general Yan Liang alive in the attack on Yecheng, defeated Wen Chou at Huanshui, and beheaded the Huns' Chanyu Zi. Hebei was greatly shocked!

In just one year, the whole country was hit by strong winds and heavy rains, and thick fogs made the whole country darker and darker. All the scholars were caught off guard and had no idea what was happening. Then in the first year of Xingping, Liu Bei defeated Liu Dai again and took over eight counties and states of Yanzhou. In the second year of Xingping, he led his army to attack Henei and Henan, recovered Luoyang, and offered sacrifices to the ancestral temple. He also annexed Yingchuan County.

In the same year, Tao Qian petitioned Liu Xuande to take over the concurrent post of governor of Xuzhou, but even a powerful man like Yuan Shao could not control him.

Looking at the most powerful princes in the world, Yuan Benchu ​​fought with Gongsun Zan in the second year of Chuping, and until today, in the first year of Jian'an, he has been fighting fiercely with Gongsun for six years.

Compare this with Liu Bei's swiftness in conquering cities and taking over territories. How could this not be the legacy of Emperor Gaozu?

Thinking of how quickly Emperor Gaozu conquered Qin in three years and Chu in four years, the scholar's knees suddenly felt weak and he wanted to crawl forward on his knees.

Many scholars packed their bags and bid farewell to the local county magistrate, preparing to travel far away to join Lord Xuande. It didn't matter now as the journey was long, and perhaps they would be able to return to their hometown in two or three years, and then they would return home rich and powerful.

Under such circumstances, Chen, who could have boarded the boat first, was undoubtedly a few steps slower and could only stroke his thigh and sigh like his fellow sufferer Xin.

"Lord Xuande, you should put the people first."

Chen Qun bowed and advised sincerely.

Now, the Chen family of Yingchuan only wants to catch up with the Xun family and the Guo family, and devote their hearts and souls to the foundation of Lord Xuande, and offer their little talents to save the Lord trouble.

Liu Bei pondered for a moment, pushed the seal on the table in front of him, and said, "As the ancients said, no reward without merit. I have led the army here but have not yet defeated the bandits. Why should I be appointed as the county governor?"

Chen Gui's eyes turned, and he vaguely guessed that Liu Shijun knew that taking the position of Pei Xiang would give him an excuse to go to Huainan to attack Yuan Shu, but he was reluctant to accept it. He might be because Pei was different from other places and was the place where the Han Dynasty rose.

Emperor Gaozu once said: "A wanderer feels sad for his hometown. Although my capital is Guanzhong, my soul will still be happy and miss Pei after I die."

Now I'm afraid that someone is not good enough to stop them from talking.

Chen Gui couldn't help but blame himself for not being well prepared and almost embarrassing Lord Xuande.

He then straightened his robe and hat, stepped forward with his back straight, and bowed to the sky, saying: "In the past, our Emperor Gaozu started his army from Pei County and conquered the world. He pardoned taxes for the merits of the elders of my hometown, and there has been no tax for generations. If Emperor Gaozu knew about this, how could he tolerate the Yuan family harming the elders of Pei? I hope that you will remember Emperor Gaozu's wishes, pity the people, and truly lead the elders of Pei to eliminate violence and rebellion, and restore the land of happiness for the common people."

After saying this, he took the seal from his attendant, knelt down and held it high.

"Please remember Emperor Gaozu's wish and take over Peidi."

Gongcao, Shuzuo and other subordinate officials bowed and shouted in unison.

No matter what, Chen Qun cannot be allowed to stand out from others this time. I didn't expect Chen Changwen to be so creative and use shouting to show his uniqueness, and he was not afraid of making a fool of himself and offending Lord Xuande.

After all the officials finished speaking, they realized that Chen Changwen didn't seem to shout.

The young man waited until they finished shouting before he took a leisurely step forward, bowed humbly and said, "Your Excellency is a descendant of Emperor Gaozu, Emperor Xiaowen and Emperor Xiaojing. All the battles you have taken have been to quell rebellions. You have made decisive decisions and acted with swiftness and determination. This is the blessing of Emperor Gaozu's spirit from heaven for his descendants to bless the Han Dynasty."

"You should inherit the throne and honor your ancestors. How can you abandon the world for a momentary reputation?!"

"I hope you will not forget this."

After Chen Qun finished speaking, he knelt down heavily and kowtowed three times.

Many officials of Pei State were dumbfounded when they heard this. How could one persuade from so many aspects?

Is this Shepei or Shehan?
Chen Changwen, your words are really too advanced. If you use them again in a few years, they will probably be very appropriate!
Can you please stop trying to find new ways of doing things? It makes us look old-fashioned.

The senior officials said bitterly, "Being an official is too much of a waste."

(End of this chapter)