Shu Han Confucian General of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 123
"General Guan, Cai Mao Kuaiyue has already been captured. I don't know where the general will go?" Guan Yu, Zhuge Liang and others were discussing the aftermath in the big tent, but they were a little caught off guard by Liu Pan who had just entered.

This is a blatant order to chase away guests!Zhao Feng sighed in his heart.Guan Yu was very upset when he heard the words, but he tried his best to restrain his emotions and just snorted.Seeing this, Zhuge Liang quickly smoothed things over and said: "Since we have understood the matter here, my lord, we should also return to Yuzhou. Right now only Xu Wenxiang is here in Yuzhou. If Cao Cao comes and commits a crime, it will be a big disaster!"

"Kong Ming's words are not bad." Guan Yu glanced at Liu Pan and said, Zhao Feng didn't like this kind of people who crossed rivers and demolished bridges. After Guan Yu and Zhuge Liang agreed, it was decided that Li Tong would be stationed in the important area of ​​Wancheng, and told Li Tong that he would He personally told Liu Bei that Li Tong was the prefect of Wancheng, acting as the first line of defense against Cao Cao.

During the Eastern Han Dynasty and the Three Kingdoms period, the post of prefect was mostly the chief of a county.However, there are occasional exceptions, that is, some important cities also set up the post of prefect, such as Jianmen Pass and Yanmen Pass.The land where Wancheng is connected to Yongsi is only a hundred miles away from Luoyang, and it is one of the most important passes under Liu Bei's rule. It is also necessary to set up a prefect.

"General Guan, Wancheng is under the rule of Nanyang, and the establishment of a prefect still needs the permission of the state shepherd, so I don't need to bother General Guan." Liu Pan on the side heard the words and said again.This time Guan Yu was really upset, he was about to explode, but he saw the curtain of the big tent opened, and a person walked in, it was the young master Liu Qi.

"Mr. Liu?" The arrival of this person was beyond everyone's expectation. "General Guan, General Zhao, Mr. Kong Ming, my father heard that Nanjun was pacified, so he specially ordered me to invite you to go to Jiangxia to discuss matters." Liu Qi said respectfully.

"What's the matter?" Guan Yu and Zhuge Liang were a little puzzled, Liu Qi smiled and said: "My father never made it clear, and Qi didn't ask too much. But my father has sent someone to Shouchun to invite Liu Huangshu to come together to discuss important matters."

Even Liu Bei invited, so mobilizing teachers?Guan Yu and the other three also looked at each other. Seeing that Liu Qi was so polite, it was hard for Guan Yu to refuse, so he had to agree first.Let Li Tong guard Wancheng, Li Yan guard Fancheng, Zhang Liao and Wenpin lead the Yuzhou troops to Yuzhou, Zhao Feng and Zhuge Liang follow the Yangzhou army from Nanjun to Jiangxia, and Liu Qi also goes with the army.As soon as Liu Pan waited for them to leave, he immediately arranged for his trusted generals to station in Jiangling, Xiangyang and other places.

In Shouchun City, after reading Guan Yu's military newspaper, Liu Bei sighed and remained silent for a long time.At this time, someone sent a letter, saying that Liu Biao invited Liu Bei to Jiangxia to express his gratitude to him in person for sending troops to help him put down the rebellion.After discussing with Liu Bei, Lu Su and others, they all felt that Liu Biao's move should have no malice, but just in case, let Chen Dao lead the elite soldiers of Baier to follow, and at the same time let Gao Lan lead the army to Chen Bing on the border of Runan, as a precautionary measure.

"Mr. Xuande!"

"Brother Jing Sheng!"

A few days later, the two heavyweights of the Han clan met in Jiangxia, and Guan Yu and Zhao Feng, who had come from Jiangling, were also there.After the meeting, the two parties were divided into guests and hosts to sit down. Liu Biao, as the host, spoke first: "Liu Biao is ashamed. He is incompetent in managing the family, and has no way to control his subordinates. His subordinates rebelled, and the house was even more troubled. It is really embarrassing. .This time, I am fortunate to have a virtuous brother to help me out of righteousness, so I am rebellious. Liu Biao is really grateful!"

"Brother Jing Sheng, what are you talking about? This time, the purpose of marching troops is to protect our great Han country. Right now, Cao Cao is monopolizing power and bullying the emperor. We, the descendants of the Han family, should work together to help the country!" Liu Bei said solemnly.

"It should be so!" Liu Biao also said with emotion, and then ordered a banquet to welcome Liu Bei and others.After drinking for three rounds, Liu Biao stopped the crowd and said, "Mr. Xuande helped me put down Jingxiang's rebellion this time. Liu Biao is very grateful. If there is no way to repay such a great kindness, how can I feel at ease? There is nothing long in the body, only to use This is to express my gratitude." After speaking, he ordered someone to present a red lacquered wooden box, and Liu Biao himself brought it to Liu Bei himself.

"Brother Jing Sheng, why bother to be so polite!" Liu Bei hurriedly got up and said humbly.Liu Biao just smiled and said, "Xuande doesn't need to refuse. In today's world, except you, no one else can take on this important task."

"What do you mean?" Liu Bei opened the box with a puzzled look, and the surprise was no small matter. "Brother Jing Sheng, what do you mean?" Liu Bei said in amazement, holding the box in his hand trembling.Liu Biao calmly took out the Jingzhou shepherd official seal from the box, held it in his hand and handed it to Liu Bei with a precious and precious seal, saying, "Xuande, this Jingzhou shepherd seal was given to me by the late emperor 18 years ago. At that time, the first emperor canonized the thirteen prefectures, and the clansmen of the Han family who received the seal with me also included Liu Dai, the Mu of Yanzhou, Liu Yan, the Mu of Yizhou, Liu You, the Mu of Yangzhou, and Liu Yu, the Mu of Youzhou. It still exists in I, Liu Biao, are the only ones alive. After this rebellion, I know that with my own abilities, I am afraid that it will be difficult for me to take on this important task. If I do it reluctantly, I am afraid that I will follow in the footsteps of those brothers sooner or later. In today's world , The Han Dynasty is in decline. Now who can reorganize the government, who else can take on this important task except you? Please do not refuse, my dear brother!"

After Liu Biao finished speaking, the scene was suddenly silent. No one expected that Liu Biao would suddenly lose his temper as the state shepherd after his rebellion was suppressed. Even Zhao Feng, a time traveler, was unexpected.Although Liu Biao once intended to entrust Jingzhou to Liu Bei in history, it was a helpless move when he was at the end of his life. Although Liu Biao is over half a hundred now, he is still in good health. At least another three to five years is not a problem. So early in the rush Why is it necessary to entrust important tasks?
But on second thought, Zhao Feng had to admire Liu Biao's insight.Now his time is running out, and his son is useless.Under such circumstances, Jingzhou, which occupies the most important place in the world, is like a three-year-old child living in a busy city with gold in his hands, which is extremely dangerous.Under such circumstances, the most realistic goal is to take the next best step to preserve future generations.As for Liu Bei, referring to Tao Qian and those two young masters, they lived quite comfortably, and Liu Biao was not worried that his descendants would be punished by him.

It's a long story, but these thoughts just flashed through Zhao Feng's mind.It is not difficult for Liu Biao to have this insight, but it is even more difficult to be ruthless about not being the Jingzhou shepherd.Liu Bei was about to resign, but Liu Biao jumped in front of him and said, "My dear brother, I already know what you are worried about. My dear brother is now Xuzhou shepherd, or it is inconvenient to also be Jingzhou shepherd. However, my virtuous brother has a lot of talents under his tent, General Guan, General Zhao and Lu Changshi are outstanding people in the world. Whoever succeeds Jingzhou Mu depends entirely on his virtuous younger brother. I am over half a century old, and neither of my two sons are capable of taking on great responsibilities. I ask my virtuous younger brother to resign himself to this heavy responsibility. .Liu Biao is good enough to be unofficial, and go to the countryside of Jingnan to live a stable life for a few years.” After saying all this, Liu Biao directly held the official seal above his head and knelt down in front of Liu Bei.

"Brother kills younger brother!" Liu Bei hastily knelt down to return the salute. When the people around him saw that their lord was kneeling, they also knelt down quickly. Hulala, the whole banquet knelt together, and they didn't even have time to eat.

"Brother, please stand up, you can discuss things slowly!" Liu Bei said anxiously.

"If my virtuous brother refuses to agree, Liu Biao will kneel and die here!" Liu Biao refused to give an inch, and said with his neck stuck.

"Please uncle to fulfill my father's wishes!" Liu Qi also persuaded at this time, Liu Bei had no choice but to take the card seal from Liu Biao's hand first, and then everyone got up one after another.Liu Biao seemed to be relieved a lot as if he had unloaded a heavy burden. He patted Liu Bei's shoulder and smiled, "The reason why I'm not busy dealing with Cai Mao and Kuai Yue and those young people is to wait for you to deal with them. I'm not in my position." , If you don’t plan for your own affairs, then don’t care about these nosy things.”

"Brother is serious!" Liu Bei sighed.At the moment Liu Biao looked relaxed and accompanied the crowd to eat, drink and have fun until late at night.

"Father, why are you resigning from your old age and returning to your hometown now?" In the middle of the night in Liu Biao's study, Liu Qi asked his father with some doubts.

"Hey!" Liu Biao took a sip from his teacup, looked at Liu Qi for a long time, and then said, "I did this because of you!"

Liu Qi was silent when he heard the words, and after a while he opened his mouth and said: "The child knows that he is not a talent for competition, and he is willing to go back to hiding with his father."

"My son don't need to underestimate yourself. With your talents, you are more than enough to be the head of a county. You can also be competent as the head of a county, but it is inevitable that you are not capable enough to be the head of a state." Liu Biao laughed.After a pause, Liu Biao continued: "Although your second brother was born to your stepmother, he is still young, only seven years old. He has nothing to do with Cai's rebellion. I will take him to Jingnan in a few days. , if you stay here, even if Xuande will not reuse you, he will not treat you too badly. In the future, you should be cautious in everything. Your cousin is brave and eager to win. You must not join him and take it for yourself Its woe."

"My child understands!" Liu Qi respectfully listened to Liu Biao's instruction.In the early morning of the next day, Liu Biao took his youngest son Liu Cong and several servants by boat from Jiangxia to his own courtyard in Xiangtan County, leaving such a big mess for Liu Bei.When Liu Pan learned that Liu Biao had quit, he hurried to Jiangxia, but he couldn't even see him off.Liu Pan, who was obviously a little disappointed, didn't say hello to Liu Bei, so he could only run back to Xiangyang in despair.

But Liu Bei is not easy. Now Liu Biao left him a huge mess. Compared with the Xuzhou left to him by Tao Qian, and the Yuzhou pacified by Guan Yu and Zhao Feng, Jingzhou is more important than that in terms of population, territory, and even strategic significance. Both states add up to matter.Even the degree of dilapidation is no less than when Liu Bei took over those two states.

But before thinking about how to calm down Jingxiang, there is one more important thing to do, and that is to behead the people who rebelled this time.

Nearly [-] members of the Cai and Kuai clans were all escorted to Jiangxia, where they were executed in public.The executioner killed for a long time until all his hands were numb, and then he killed hundreds of people, and the heads like blood gourds were everywhere.Cai Mao and Kuai Yue were hanged high above the gate of Jiangxia City to show the public. The eyes of Kuai Yue, who was dying, seemed to be still looking at Xuchang, and looking at Prime Minister Cao, the lord in his heart.

(End of this chapter)