Three Kingdoms New Emperor

Chapter 458 New Year's Gift
Early in the morning, Liu Xie stood in the courtyard of the palace, took a toothbrush and began to brush his teeth.It is said to be a palace, but in fact it is just a luxurious mansion of Mi Zhu in Xiapi.At this time, he was dressed in plain clothes, sleepy-eyed, and foaming at the mouth. If someone saw him and said that this man was the Son of Heaven, no one would believe him.

But at this time, Liu Xie was indeed frothy and had no image at all.Don't think that the hygienic habits of the ancients are inferior to those of the previous life, it is a big mistake.In the Han Dynasty, there was a court every five days, and a bath every five days. The purpose was to keep the courtiers and scholar-bureaucrats in good shape.

In the era of etiquette, people lived in a somewhat depressive way, especially for women.But etiquette also has its advantages, that is, people are so polite and gentle in dealing with others. If you want to achieve this, your personal image is very important.

For example, things like toothbrush and toothpaste are not much worse than later generations.The toothbrush in Liu Xie's hand has a slender bone handle, a thread at the end that is easy to hold, and two rows of eight hair-planting holes on the head, which is surprisingly similar to the standard health toothbrush of later generations, which has twelve rows of hair-planting holes.The ponytail hair planted is also moderately soft and hard, making it very comfortable to brush your teeth.

As for the toothpaste, although it is not a stick, it is a powder, but some herbs are added in it. The main raw material is flavescens, which is definitely good for the teeth...Of course, this kind of high-end equipment is only paid so much attention to by nobles and bureaucrats. Common people generally use toothbrushes with bamboo stems and bristles and green salt as toothpaste.

There is an ancient mulberry plant in the courtyard, which has lost all its leaves at this time of year, but a few magpies have built their nests on it, chatting with each other, discussing something private, and not afraid of Liu Xie under the tree. Listen to it.

There was no wind in the yard, and the deep blue sky could be seen through the trees. The branches seemed to be drawn on the blue paper with a brush.The remnant star of the dawn moon has receded, but the sun has not yet risen, and the sky is only dark enough to see the people on the opposite side clearly, but according to the habits of the ancients, everyone has already woken up at this time.

If it's too early, Liu Xie will wait for others to come to him to pay New Year's greetings.Because, today is the first day of the new year.

One thing that Liu Xie accepted more easily in the Han Dynasty than in the Qin Dynasty was that the customs of the Chinese New Year were almost the same.Unlike the Qin Dynasty, the end of October was the end of the year, so the first day of the new year was as cold as something.As for the custom of paying New Year's greetings, it existed in the Han Dynasty.

The first ones to come were naturally the emperor's close ministers. Zhao Yun, Li Yan, and Sima Yi all had beaming expressions.But none of them were the first, because Comrade Diao Chan had already received the red envelope from Liu Xie first.

The biggest disadvantage of being an emperor is that he can only give red envelopes to others, but has no place to receive them.Of course, he didn't want to be an emperor like Emperor Ling of the Han Dynasty or Emperor Qianlong of the Qing Dynasty, who used the reason of the New Year to search for rare treasures.

"Congratulations to your majesty for the success of martial arts and the unification of the Han Dynasty as soon as possible!"

The three of them seemed to have thought up their congratulatory speeches long ago, and the imposing manner was a little more heroic, which was much more pleasing to the ear than what Diao Chan said, "The younger you live, the more beautiful you live."After all, even this year, Liu Xie is only 15 years old. Why is he young and beautiful?

"I wish your Majesty a prosperous martial arts, and the people of the world will be at peace soon."

The congratulatory speeches of the three of Liu, Guan and Zhang were also good, but Wu Yunchanglong and Tianxia Anning put together, it sounds a bit awkward no matter how they sound.But for those who celebrate the new year, any auspicious words are pleasant to the ear, not to mention that today Liu Xie saw that Guan Yu was wearing the beard sac he bestowed.

This small detail may explain some problems, but it may not explain anything.But at least, it is much better than Guan Yu not wearing it before.The only thing that gave Liu Xie a headache was that Li Yan and Sima Yi always had weird eyes when they met Guan Yu and Zhang Fei. Obviously, these four people had very different impressions of each other.

As a result, Liu Xie hurriedly shouted: "Come here, take out the gifts I prepared for the two generals."

Seeing the gift prepared by Liu Xie, Guan Yu's Danfeng eyes stopped squinting, and Zhang Fei's charcoal face also glowed red with excitement.Because these two gifts are too much for Guan Yu and Zhang Fei to dream of.

The horse that was given to Guan Yu was a Dawan Liang horse. Guan Yu was big and tall. He rode a Karasuma horse in Youzhou that had good stamina but lacked explosive power all day long. His legs just wanted to hang down. Son.Moreover, after Cao Cao's surprise attack on Cao Cao, he was even more desperate for a good horse after he escaped with the yellow flying electricity of his claws.

This tall horse with a full head of Dawan Liangju has nothing to say about its explosive power, and it is the most suitable for Guan Yu.After riding this horse, Guan Yu's combat effectiveness can directly increase by five points.After all, in ancient wars, if you are tall and you ride tall, you can cut the neck of the enemy general with a single knife, and if the enemy general raises his head and chops you, it must be very disadvantageous.The reason why Lu Bu is so good is definitely directly related to owning Chitu.

What was given to Zhang Fei was a set of triple chain armor.Unlike Guan Yu, Zhang Fei, a farmer and entrepreneur, is rich, and the war horse under his crotch is not inferior to Dawan Liangju at all, and there is nothing to say about the weight.After putting on this set of heavy armor, Zhang Fei's whole body became a moving steel fortress, and he would absolutely crush everyone when he charged into battle.

Even if it is a one-on-one fight, Liu Xie also believes that Zhang Fei with this equipment can completely suppress Dianwei and Xu Chu when he meets Dianwei and Xu Chu... Well, this refers purely to horse fighting. Can kick Zhang Fei to the ground and can't get up.Everyone knows that a heavy cavalry without a horse is worse than a light infantry.

Of course, as the emperor, Liu Xie must have political intentions in doing these things.Although he knew that it was impossible for him to win Guan Yu and Zhang Fei over, it was definitely not wrong to make them feel good about him.This is also good for his planning in Xuzhou.

Xuzhou is not a small place with only a few cities, but one of the fourteen prefectures in the whole Han Dynasty. According to the census during the period of Emperor Shun of the Han Dynasty (62-126), the total population was about 144 million, making it a truly large place.

What is an upstart?
Liu Bei is now.

Liu Bei and his brothers were very happy to become Xuzhou Mu.After all, after struggling for a full ten years, he finally came out on top.

The current Liu Bei is no longer a poor boy selling straw sandals at a street stall in Zhuo County, no longer an aspiring young man with nowhere to serve the country, no longer a rootless duckweed in troubled times under the fence of others, he finally has his own territory and becomes A town of princes, the prospects for development are bright.

But both Liu Xie and Liu Bei knew that in such an era when the world was governed by the public, it was still unknown how long he could be the Xuzhou Shepherd.Especially regarding Yuan Shu, Liu Bei invited Yuan Shao to help him, which made Liu Xie not mind at all, it was impossible.Because this made Liu Xie see Liu Bei's awakening prematurely, so naturally he would not be unprepared.

Even if it was Xuzhou Mu who fell from the world, since it fell into his own hands, of course he would not want to share it with others.

This is a common problem of vested interests.

Liu Xie doesn't dislike Liu Bei's behavior, he just wants to let this Xuzhou shepherd get closer to the Han Dynasty under such circumstances, and it's best to firmly label him as a loyal minister of the Han Dynasty, so that Liu Bei will feel bad about it. , Can't get up.

And if you want to achieve this, Liu Xie's plan is to help you secure Xu Zhoumu's seat.Let you know that Yuan Shao in the north is just using you, and we are all surnamed Liu, so we are a family.For the short-term goal, Liu Xie must at least be like the UK where the sun never sets. Even though those colonies were independent from the British Empire, during the First and Second World Wars, they still remembered their former love and sent troops. Just come and help.

As for the future, the territory of the Han Dynasty will completely border Xuzhou. You, Liu Bei, were like a frog in warm water at that time. He and Li Yan discussed for a long time, and exchanged views with Zhong Yao, Xun You, Jia Xu and others through letters with the help of Jinyiwei's network, before finalizing the grand diplomatic strategy.

Therefore, when Liu Bei saw that the two righteous brothers had received gifts, but he didn't have any, he jokingly asked Liu Xie for them.Liu Xie suddenly sat upright, and said solemnly to Liu Bei: "Uncle Huang, I give you a generous gift, which is this Xuzhou... a real Xuzhou shepherd's seat! Tonight, Uncle Huang will be will know."

(End of this chapter)