Lu Bu, God of War of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 397 Liu Bei Recognizes Relatives

"Boom, boom." Just as Hu Zhen led a large group of soldiers and horses, engulfing Emperor Xian, and marched towards Chang'an City, the sound of rumbling horseshoes suddenly sounded in front of him, and then a group of men and horses appeared in front of them, leading the way Over [-] years old, with a majestic double-strand sword in his hand, who is this person if he is not Liu Bei?

"Brother, you are here, hurry up and see Emperor Xian." Seeing Liu Bei appear, Zhang Fei shouted excitedly.Then he looked towards the middle of Hu Zhen's team, and this gaze was exactly where Liu Bei explained Xiandi.

"Brother, what the third brother said is right, the opportunity must not be missed, and it will never come again." At this time, Guan Yu also came to Liu Bei to persuade him.He looked very much looking forward to Liu Bei seeing Emperor Xian.

"Chen Pingyuan Taishou Liu Bei has an audience with His Majesty, and I would like to invite His Majesty to meet you." Looking at Guan Yu, Zhang Fei, and the two brothers, Liu Bei nodded, and then came to Hu Zhen's team, Liu Bei said loudly.

"Magistrate Liu, the request to meet His Majesty, I have just told your two brothers below. First, you can't bring soldiers, and second, you can't bring weapons by your side. Is Liu County magistrate willing to abide by these two points?" Hu Zhen Seeing Liu Bei go forward and cup his hands, he said in a businesslike manner.

"What General Hu Zhen said is that Liu Bei has no objection to these necessary measures." As for Hu Zhen's request, Liu Bei fully accepted and carried it out. Anyway, Guan Yu and Zhang Fei are here, Liu Bei was not worried about his own safety. If even Guan Yu and Zhang Fei couldn't protect Liu Bei, then Liu Bei really had nothing to rely on.

"In this case, please come with me to see His Majesty." Seeing Liu Bei unfastened the weapon on his body, Hu Zhen showed an imperceptible smile on his face, and then turned around and walked towards the middle of the team with Liu Bei. With Liu Bei without weapons on his body, Hu Zhen finally felt that he had room to bargain in front of Guan Yu and Zhang Fei, and he couldn't help but settle down.

"Your Majesty, Liu Bei, the county magistrate of Pingyuan, has arrived. I wonder if His Majesty is going to meet him now?" Hu Zhen led Liu Bei to stand beside Xiandi's carriage, and then bowed into the carriage and said respectfully.

"Oh? Is County Magistrate Liu here? Let him come." Hearing Hu Zhen's report, Emperor Xian raised his eyelids slightly and said listlessly.At this time, the distance between the carriage and Chang'an was gradually increasing, but Xiandi's mood gradually turned bad. He must return to Chang'an, and Xiandi would start his gloomy life again, and the county magistrate Liu obviously did not have the ability to save himself.

"Your Majesty, this Liu Bei is very capable. If he can stay in Chang'an and attract foreign aid, it will be a powerful help for His Majesty. Your Majesty must not wait for you." Seeing Emperor Xian's contempt for Liu Bei, Cao Yin couldn't help crawling into Emperor Xian's ear Side, whispered softly.

Hearing Cao Yin's words, Emperor Xian's eyes flashed away. As a puppet emperor, Emperor Xian did not have great ambitions, nor did he want to restore the glory of his ancestors. I can pretend to be mediocre, let others manipulate me, and linger on, but in Xiandi's heart, I struggle all the time, and I don't plan for future struggles. It's just that these plans have always been so insignificant, but Xiandi has never This kind of struggle has never stopped. In this sense, Emperor Xian can be said to be a rare Qingming monarch in the history of the Han Dynasty.Others may not be clear about these things, but Cao Yin who is beside Emperor Xian is very clear. Although Cao Yin's goal is to restore the glory and power of the eunuch, all the glory and power of the eunuch can only be established on the basis of a strong On the basis of imperial power, in this sense, the goals of Emperor Xian and Cao Yin seem to be the same.

"My subject, Liu Bei, has seen Your Majesty." Upon being summoned by Emperor Xian, Liu Bei hastily stepped forward and kowtowed three times to the frame of Emperor Xian. passed.

"Liu Bei, raise your head up, let me take a good look at you." Seeing Liu Bei bowing three times and nine times bowing to him, with a humble and respectful expression, Emperor Xian was overjoyed, and his evaluation of Liu Bei couldn't help but be two points higher. Knowing that Emperor Xian has been living under the shadow of Dong Zhuo since he ascended the throne, Dong Zhuo walked with his sword and never worshiped when he entered the court. Emperor Xian was not trembling when he saw Dong Zhuo, even though Dong Zhuo was killed later, Wang Yun and Ma Teng respected Emperor Xian , but this kind of respect is completely admiration for the imperial power. Both Wang Yun and Ma Teng have contempt for the young Xiandi in their bones, rather than respect for Xiandi from the bottom of their hearts. This has been in the palace for a long time. How could Emperor Xian not see it.This made Emperor Xian attach great importance to Liu Bei's performance in front of him.

"Your Majesty, it's your incompetence that caused you to suffer." When Liu Bei raised his head according to Emperor Xian's order, Liu Bei was already in tears. When he raised his head, Liu Bei expressed his concern for Emperor Xian from the perspective of an adult. Said.And weeping.

Although Liu Bei's greeting was not eye-catching, it touched all of Emperor Xian's thoughts. Since the death of Empress Dowager He, there was no one around Emperor Xian who really cared about Emperor Xian. The ministers in the court either flattered Emperor Xian and wanted to If you want to get a high official and a generous salary, you have to rely on powerful ministers and dismiss Emperor Xian, but you never cared about the feelings of Emperor Xian as a child. No one has ever known the hardships of Emperor Xian in surviving in troubled times, and no one knows that Emperor Xian was once today. How many dangers have been encountered, how much pain people have endured, who really cares about Emperor Xian's feelings, but today, Liu Bei just said a word, but it made Emperor Xian feel that Liu Bei completely empathized with all the pain he has suffered in these years.How could Xiandi, who was still a child, not be moved by this.

"Your Majesty, this Liu Bei is a respected relative of the Han Dynasty. Your Majesty should be close to his family." Seeing the inadvertent mood swings on Emperor Xian's face, Cao Yin reminded him softly.While speaking, he glanced at Hu Zhen who was at the side.

"Liu Bei, since you are a respected relative of the Han family and of the same clan as me, please get in the car and come talk to me." Seeing Cao Yin's expression, Emperor Xian would not understand. Cao Yin was afraid that walls have ears, but Liu Bei didn't talk to people everywhere. Do you say that you are a respected relative of the Han family? Now as long as Emperor Xian says yes, who can say no?What's more, as long as Liu Bei is labeled as a respected relative of the Han family, no matter how close Liu Bei is to Emperor Xian, it is the Liu family's business, and it is really difficult for others to refute.

"This?" Hearing Emperor Xian's greeting, Liu Bei was overwhelmed by the sudden joy. Many of the rhetoric that had been prepared turned into useless waste. Liu Bei never thought of recognizing relatives with Emperor Xian. It is actually such an easy thing, and judging from Emperor Xian's intentions, it seems that he wants to get closer to himself, but in this way, Liu Bei is a little hesitant. After all, Liu Bei's current strength determines that Liu Bei can only act in a low-key manner. Meaning, it seems that I don’t want to keep a low profile anymore. After thinking about it, Liu Bei’s footsteps can’t help but go towards Xiandi’s frame. Obviously, in Liu Bei’s current position, he can only follow Xiandi’s wishes, and that’s the only way to be right. The most beneficial thing for Liu Bei, although the closeness with Emperor Xian is a bit sharp, but at the same time it is also the best opportunity for Liu Bei to show his orthodox status to the world. The prestige of the world's princes competing for hegemony, and this is undoubtedly the weapon that Liu Bei has relied on throughout his life.

"General Hu Zhen, Your Majesty and Liu Bei still have a lot to say, please do it yourself." Seeing Liu Bei get on the carriage of Emperor Xian, Hu Zhen rolled his eyes and wanted to go forward to hear what the two had to say , but was blocked by Cao Yin with a smile. "Hehe, General Hu Zhen finally found a relative to talk to his relatives. We'd better not bother him. We must hurry back to Chang'an as soon as possible."

"Hehe, thank you Eunuch Cao for your reminder. In this case, I will leave it to Eunuch Cao to take care of you." Cao Yin is right. Even if Hu Zhen knew what Liu Bei and Emperor Xian were talking about, at most he would make a small report to Lu Bu. That's all, how can this be compared with the credit for bringing Emperor Xian to Lu Bu? Thinking of this, Hu Zhen's interest in eavesdropping on the conversation between the two has greatly diminished, but this does not mean that Hu Zhen can relax, so Hu Zhen After leaving another team of soldiers and horses as a precaution, they got up and left, driving the army to continue their journey towards Chang'an City.

"Liu Aiqing, I don't know who your ancestors are? I think you have an extraordinary appearance, so you must be very human." Staring at Liu Bei for a long time, Emperor Xian never realized that Liu Bei resembled his ancestor. Naturally, it is impossible to estimate Liu Bei's birth origin, but But this cannot change Emperor Xian's determination to recognize his relatives. Emperor Dong Zhuo and Xiandi must be able to recognize him as his father, and Emperor Ling even has a precedent for recognizing eunuchs as his father. Therefore, it is not a big deal for Emperor Xian to recognize several fathers for his own glorious cause. It's difficult, let alone identifying a relative. Since Liu Bang, the great ancestor of the Han Dynasty, divided the world, Liu's lineage has continued to have many descendants. Even if there are many relatives to recognize relatives, it is not surprising.

"I am the descendant of King Jing of Zhongshan, the great-great-grandson of Emperor Xiaojing, the grandson of Liu Xiong, and the son of Liu Hong." Hearing what Emperor Xian said, Liu Bei hurriedly replied.

So Emperor Xian called Cao Yin over, and the two pinched their fingers and began to calculate Liu Bei's seniority.

"Haha, it turns out that they are arranged according to the family line. Aiqing is definitely a generation higher than me. It seems that I will call you the emperor's uncle in the future." After speaking, Emperor Xian smiled and nodded to Liu Bei, which means he recognized the emperor's uncle. , and then said to Cao Yin: "Back to the court, you remember to remind me that this matter must be included in the genealogy, and there should be no delay."

"Don't worry, Your Majesty, the villain will naturally remember. Please let the villain here congratulate Your Majesty on being a good minister, and then congratulate Uncle Liu on recognizing his ancestor and returning to his clan." Seeing that Emperor Xian and Liu Bei had a good relationship, Cao Yin said flatteringly.

(End of this chapter)