The Northern Expedition to Xianbei made Liu Bian so powerful that rumors spread among the people that "everyone knows the emperor of the Han Dynasty but not the emperor of the Han Dynasty".
But as a result, Liu Hong's psychology and attitude towards his eldest son in the Luoyang court became more and more subtle. Although he issued edicts to praise him, there was no substantive content, and he never mentioned the matter of calling Liu Bian back to the capital.
Liu Bian didn't seem to understand the pros and cons at all, and he only focused on managing the land of Youzhou, which had been severely damaged by the Yellow Turban Rebellion and the Xianbei invasion to the south.
Although Liu Bian does not have any clear title or official position on his head now, most of the officials in Youzhou were recommended and appointed by him during the two quelling the rebellion. Therefore, he has essentially brought the entire Youzhou under his control, and Liu Hong seems to have Acknowledging this, even if the post of governor of Youzhou was temporarily vacant, it was never re-appointed, which made it convenient for Liu Bian to flex his muscles in Youzhou.
The first thing he did was to move the hundreds of thousands of Yellow Turban family members, old and weak, who had surrendered when Zhangjiao was destroyed, to Youzhou for resettlement. Then he issued several recruitment orders, and with his achievements and reputation in quelling internal and external troubles, he recruited numerous civil and military talents.
With the population and talents, Liu Bian integrated the military and political methods he learned from Hu Yuan and promulgated them one by one. Youzhou, which was originally devastated, quickly recovered under his governance.
On this day, Liu Bian was handling official business in the palace. Suddenly someone came to report that an envoy from Fuyu State wanted to see him.
Liu Bian frowned slightly when he heard this.
Fuyu State is located to the east of Youzhou, with a territory of about 2,000 miles. It is usually very capricious. Whenever it sees the Han Dynasty's border defenses are slightly lax, it will send troops to seize the land and kill and plunder the people. However, after being taught a lesson by the Han Dynasty, it will quickly return. Apologize and surrender.
In recent years, the Han Dynasty has been experiencing constant civil strife. The Fuyu Kingdom has not been honest for a long time. Not only does it no longer rely on the power of its vassal state to pay tribute, it also sends small teams to harass the border many times to test the Han Dynasty.
When Liu Bian defeated Xianbei and established his power in the north, Fuyu immediately restrained his minions and became submissive. He repeatedly sent envoys to express his loyalty to the Han Dynasty with humble words and generous coins.
Liu Bian was originally very dissatisfied with Fuyu State, and planned to use its intention to rebel against the Han Dynasty as an excuse to simply send troops to devour the country and completely eliminate this scourge on the eastern border.
Unexpectedly, Fuyu Guo was so obedient that he had no excuse to get angry.
Thinking that this time the envoy from Fuyu State only sent some gifts and said some flattering words, Liu Bian felt disgusted. However, the other party was an envoy from a country after all, and there was no reason to turn him away, so he had to send an order to summon him.
Not long after, a middle-aged man wearing a Han official uniform came as a waiter, saluted respectfully in front of Liu Bian, and said, "I have seen your highness since ancient times."
"Your envoy is exempt from courtesy." Liu Bian sat still. After the other party saluted, he first arranged for the other party to sit next to him, and then said calmly, "In total, the Lord of Weiqoutai has sent envoys seven times this year, which shows that A sincere and sincere heart towards the great man."
Fugu then apologized and said with a smile: "Your Highness, you can see clearly that our country has always admired the majesty of the superior country and has always been respectful to it. However, it is located in a wilderness, the people are stupid and stubborn, and there are always ferocious savages who refuse to accept the enlightenment and offend the superior country. However, our country has made the Lord I am so frightened. Previously, our Lord had ordered the beheading of all the criminals who secretly intruded on the border of our country. Now, he has sent foreign ministers here many times to explain the reason to His Highness and ask Your Highness to forgive the Lord for his unintentional crime of lax governance. "
"What a 'lax rule', what an 'unintentional crime'!"
Liu Bian laughed dumbly.
"Even if it is unintentional, how can there be any guilt? The intention of the leader of Weichutai Kingdom is already known. After your envoy returns to Buyeo, he can make it clear to the leader of Weichutai Kingdom that he must be careful to restrain the people in the future. If another soldier invades our Han territory, , I will no longer care whether the leader of Wei Qiutai Kingdom is 'unintentional' or 'intentional', he will personally bring the army to teach those murderers who refuse to change despite repeated teachings!"
Fu Guji's forehead was dripping with cold sweat, and he stood up in a hurry and forced a smile: "Your Highness's words, the foreign minister will definitely tell the king, and this kind of thing will definitely not happen again in the future."
Liu Bian snorted: "I hope so."
Fugu immediately peeped at Liu Bian and saw that his expression softened a little, and he smiled and said: "This time, in the name of the king, the foreign minister will send a special gift to His Highness."
Liu Bian thought that he had already beaten the other party, but the benefit he brought to his door was that he would not take it for nothing. Anyway, when he wanted to use troops against Fuyu in the future, he would not show any mercy just because he had received the other party's gift. He immediately nodded slightly to express his agreement. .
Fugu was overjoyed and hurriedly waved out. At that time, two strong men came in carrying a huge box.
Although Liu Bian practiced martial arts at Hu Yuan, he was quite accomplished in martial arts. With the keen sense of a martial artist, he realized that the gifts in the box seemed to be living things.
But before the gift could be delivered here, it must have passed strict inspection, so he was not afraid that there would be anything weird in it, so he just watched it with interest.
Fugu immediately stepped forward, raised his hand and patted the top of the box. The top of the box opened automatically, and the walls on all sides also unfolded, revealing the special gift inside.
A petite body in white clothes curled up in a ball at the center of the bottom of the box, like a cute little beast.
As the box unfolded, she stretched out her limbs lazily, as if awakening from a big dream. Her seemingly natural movements perfectly presented the infinite beauty of this body in the eyes of Liu Bian opposite her.
When she slowly raised her head, revealing a pretty face that was both happy and angry, and alluring, Liu Bian was stunned unconsciously.
Fu Gu, who was on the side, saw it and was secretly happy in his heart. At the same time, he felt deeply sorry for his own country's leader. In order to save the country, he had to give up such a stunning beauty to others.
He came closer to Liu Bian and said with a smile: "Your Highness, this girl was bought by our merchants in the Japanese country for a large amount of money. After returning home, she presented her to the king. But the king thought that such a stunning beauty was not for someone as noble as your highness. There is no blessing to accept it. Therefore, I ordered the foreign ministers to offer it in front of His Highness, hoping that Your Highness can observe the sincerity of the Lord towards the Han Dynasty and Your Highness."
Liu Bian was now fourteen years old. It was the time when he was admiring Ai as a young man. When he suddenly saw such a charming person of the opposite sex, he was so fascinated that he couldn't control himself.
But after all, even though Hu Long had been practicing for many years, after a moment of being absent-minded, he woke up when he heard Fu Guji speak. When he looked at the woman again, his eyes had returned to clarity and he asked, "What's your name?"
The woman bowed to Liu Bian Yingying, and replied in a slightly weird Chinese accent: "Beimihu, the king of a small overseas country and the king of Yamatai, pays homage to His Highness the Prince of the Kingdom of Han Dynasty!"
As soon as these words came out, Liu Biangu was shocked and incomprehensible, and Fu Guji's face became extremely ugly. However, in an instant, he realized that he was the king of the country and was being used by others. He was used as a raft for people to cross the river without knowing it.
