Looking at the setting sun ahead.
The soft light is like a gentle hand, gently brushing the cheek.
"Sun Ce and Zhou Yu are my beloved relatives and friends of Zhang Xiu, how can I refuse to save them even if they are facing death? Even if they want to conquer the world, they must compete with him in an honest and fair manner."
He made up his mind and felt relaxed. If he knew he was in trouble and didn't help him, he would never let him go after Sun Ce died.
"Father!"
At this time, Zhang Biao raised his little head and looked at Zhang Xiu.
"Huh?" Zhang Xiu lowered his head gently and touched Zhang Biao's head with his hand, "What's wrong?"
"Father, look, the lights over there are so beautiful!" Zhang Biao pointed to the lanterns on both sides of the river ahead.
Look up.
I saw bright lights on both sides of the river in front of me. Crowds of people were crowded up and down the bridge. The sound of hawkers kept coming and going. It was very lively. There was a lantern every ten steps, lighting up the whole street. The night market was booming.
Liu Rui's bright eyes sparkled: "I didn't expect our night market in Chang'an to be so beautiful."
Huang Yueying and Xiao Qiao looked around with surprise.
Usually they stay in the inner courtyard of the palace and rarely come out to show their faces. But tonight when they came out and saw such beautiful scenery, they couldn't help but be stunned.
Due to the large number of people, Hu Cheer and Zhang Gan approached with their own soldiers, consciously or unconsciously guarding Zhang Xiu and the others, looking around with vigilant eyes.
Although the night markets in later generations were prosperous, they lacked the smell of fireworks and only had the antique bustling atmosphere at this moment. This reminded Zhang Xiu of Xin Qiji's poem: "Thousands of flowers and trees bloomed in the east wind at night. Even more, the stars fell like rain."
"Come on, let's go over and take a look!"
Zhang Xiu led everyone towards the lively night market.
…
Xiangyang City, Chu Palace.
The entire palace was silent, and there was a sound when the silver needle fell to the ground. The civil servants and generals of Chu State were quietly waiting for Liu Bei, who was sitting majesticly above him, to speak.
At this moment, Liu Bei was sitting on it with a livid face.
Despite arranging manpower to investigate in Xiakou, the envoys of Jing State were still able to successfully enter the territory of Wu State. I am afraid that a joint attack on Chu has now been reached, putting Chu State into a dangerous situation with two sides attacking.
"For national affairs, you can fight for it and use some means," Liu Bei said with a cold voice, "But don't use the means too much, otherwise you will destroy yourself!"
There was silence in the hall.
A thin layer of sweat broke out on Kuai Yue's forehead.
I heard Liu Bei's voice from above again: "Since my brother Liu Biao was appointed by the emperor to serve as the pastor of Jingzhou, he has been deeply supported by the Jingzhou nobles. This has also allowed brother Gu to take power in Jingzhou and govern Jingzhou. Now that my brother has passed away, some nobles are worried. He started to change, and he dared to collude with other countries and harm the interests of our country! Alien!" Liu Bei's dagger-like eyes were directed at Kuai Yue, who was standing in the third row.
"I'm here!" Kuai Yue came out.
"Have you checked it out?" Liu Bei asked.
"We found out clearly that it was Cai who secretly sent the Jing family eastward." Kuai Yue did not dare to hide anything.
"Have you all heard this?" Liu Bei glanced at the nobles in the palace, "The Cai family, as a member of our Jingzhou family, secretly colluded with the Jingguo. How should we deal with such a treasonous act?"
"Of course I will behead him in public!" Zhang Feibao stared angrily, wishing he could kill all the Cai family now.
Kuai Yue's heart skipped a beat.
All the disciples of the Jingzhou noble clan became afraid.
Chen Gong came out and said: "Your Majesty, ministers, although the Cai family is a family of merchants, they must abide by the regulations of the Chu State when doing business in Chu State. Now they have committed treason first. They should confiscate their property and blockade the Han River. The Cai family Caravans should never enter the river. As for the destruction of the whole family, Caizhou is now the territory of Jingguo and is guarded by troops. It needs to be dealt with carefully. "
Liu Bei said: "All the Cai family's assets in Jingzhou were confiscated, and the Cai family's caravans were prohibited from traveling to and from Chu. As for the crime of treason, they will not be condoned and will be liquidated in the future."
"Here!"
All ministers agree.
"Of course, the Cai family is not the only family that is close to Jingguo." Liu Bei's tone suddenly changed, "The Cai family is not the only family in the country. There are many families that are attached to the Cai family. Since the Cai family has defected to Jingguo, these gentry families may have also defected to the country. Alright, Alien, how do you think we should deal with it?"
Liu Bei gave this difficult question to Kuai Yue to answer, naturally forcing him to express his position in front of all the nobles.
How could Kuai Yue not know?
I was sweating so anxiously that I regretted supporting Liu Bei at that time.
Liu Biao was a soft-hearted person, and he would just say something when asking for mercy. But Liu Bei was different. On the surface, he looked very gentle and benevolent, but in fact he was really ruthless. Anyone who touched the bottom line would never be merciful.
Thinking of countermeasures, he swallowed and said, "The Cai family's dependence on the gentry does not necessarily mean that they have taken refuge in Zhang Xiu. They can be dealt with as appropriate. If they really take refuge in Jingguo, they can confiscate their families and exterminate them. If not, they can be punished and given a warning."
Liu Bei also knew not to push too hard, so he nodded and said: "That's it, Yidu, you are fully responsible for this matter. Any stubborn nobles must not hold back."
"Here!"
Kuai Yue bit the bullet and agreed.
Chen Deng came out and said: "The power of grain, grass, and military power in Chu State should belong to the king. In the past, during the reign of Liu Biao, the Cai family and the Kuai family held the important positions of food, grass, soldiers, and horses. Now the power belongs to the king. The nobles are not allowed to touch the affairs of soldiers, horses, grain, and grass. .”
This is a power grab.
Since Liu Bei took control of Jingzhou, Chu State's military power was still in the hands of Kuai Yue, part of which was in the hands of Wenpin. After Liu Biao died, Wenpin defected to Liu Bei, and these troops were in Liu Bei's hands.
Kuai Yue knew that this would happen sooner or later. It would be better to give up sooner rather than later, so he said: "The power naturally belongs to the king. How can the ministers take power? Your king, the food and grass used to be in Cai's hands, but now The Cai family has committed treason, so the food and grass will naturally return to the king, and half of the military power is in my hands, so it will naturally return to the king."
Liu Bei nodded with satisfaction, and the sharp edge on his face was hidden, and he said kindly: "Whether they are nobles or common people, they are all people of our Chu country. We should work together and work together to ensure the peace of Chu country." .”
"Here!"
Everyone shouted in unison, the sound was like a loud bell.
At this point, the power in Jingzhou was centralized and belonged to Liu Bei, and future actions were no longer affected by the Jingzhou nobles. At the same time, Cai's incident was also used to defeat a group of Jingzhou nobles and then pacify a group of them.
Hit a stick and give a sweet date.
This was a combination of kindness and power, which made the nobles in Jingzhou clearly realize that he, Liu Bei, was not Liu Biao, and he would never spare those who committed crimes lightly, and at the same time, he would never treat those who had meritorious service badly.
Under Liu Bei's strict instructions, Jingzhou soon took on a new look.
Those who believed that they were old Jingzhou nobles paid a heavy price for this, and everyone cooperated obediently with Liu Bei and implemented the New Deal.
In a short period of time, Jingzhou entered an era of prosperity.
Liu Bei also planned to carry out his plan to capture Shuzhong.
