Under pressure from many parties, Liu Bei finally couldn't bear it anymore and sent Chen Deng as an envoy to Jingjing to discuss lifting the ban on Jianghai.
Zhang Xiu naturally would not let go easily.
Since Liu Bei has been forced to this point, what's the harm in pushing him further? And if he didn't press harder, how could Liu Bei agree to let Dajing's currency flow into the territory of Chu?
You must know that once the Dajing civilian banknotes flow into the Chu State, it will cause an irreparable blow to the Chu State, lead to a large loss of gold and silver within the Chu State, and eventually lead to the collapse of the entire Chu State. Of course, this result is what Zhang Xiu is happy to see. Yes, but Liu Bei is not a fool, and of course he knows the stakes.
But in the current situation, Liu Bei had no choice.
After traveling long distance for three months, he finally arrived in Jingjing from Jianye, but he was not received by Jingguo officials, and there was not even a post house. He had to pay for his own stay in an inn. Even so, he came to Jingjing. In one month in Jingjing, not to mention the emperor, even officials of third rank or above had not met.
The situation within the Chu State became increasingly fierce. There were rebellions in several places in Wu County and Kuaiji. Of course, Liu Bei expected that the rebellions in these places must have the shadow of nobles, otherwise there would not be such frequent rebellions, but he could only The mute eats Coptis chinensis and endures it.
The Jing army outside was watching eagerly, eagerly waiting for Liu Bei to make a wrong move, so that they could take the opportunity to enter the Chu State and completely destroy the Chu State. In view of the external situation, Liu Bei chose to be patient and only sent troops to suppress these rebels without going into details.
As time went by, Chen Deng made no progress in Jingjing, but the rebellion within Chu State increased day by day. Liu Bei was so angry that he wanted to send heavy troops to clean up the interior, but had to convince himself again and again to endure it, and just urged Chen Deng to move quickly. a little.
Several urging orders were sent to Chen Deng in one day. Chen Deng was also very anxious. Finally, he had no choice but to go and guard Jia Xu. After all, Jia Xu was the first assistant prime minister of Jingguo. As long as he could meet Jia Xu, Once we get there, everything will be easier.
So Chen Deng went to the gate of Jia's house alone without his entourage and squatted there.
In the past few days, Jia Xu has been feeling a little unwell. He has been recuperating at home for several days. He just felt better and was about to go to the palace to deal with political affairs. The housekeeper hurried in and said: "Master, the envoy from Chu State, He has been guarding the door and said he would not leave unless he could see the master."
Jia Xu smiled: "That's a good stupid idea. Don't worry, let him wait for a few days before we talk. You ask someone to prepare the sedan to the back door, and I will go through the back door."
The butler said: "Sir, you can use the back door so well, why don't you drive him away?"
"That's not necessary. Tell him that I'm still recuperating these days. When it's time for dinner, I'll give him something to eat. After all, he's an envoy of the Chu State."
"Yes, sir."
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Jia Xu went out from the back door and first went to Shangcheng Pavilion to handle government affairs. When Li Ru and Liu Ye saw him coming back, they greeted him warmly. Jia Xu said something about Chen Deng at the door, and the three of them laughed.
Liu Ye twisted his beard and said: "Liu Bei is a hero. Although he is not as talented and powerful as the emperor, he should not be underestimated. Liu Bei has not been forced to a dead end yet. He probably will not agree to the flow of Dajing's money into the Chu State. It is not yet seen." When it's time for him, let him stay at the door of Mr. Jia for a few more days."
Jia Xu pretended to be angry: "Liu Ye, you can't stand and talk without hurting your back. How about I invite him to the door of your Liu Mansion? As a result, I can only use the back door every day."
The three of them laughed again.
At this time, Zhuge Liang and Pang Tong walked in and saw the three teachers talking and laughing together. They also walked in with smiles on their faces. Zhuge Liang smiled and said, "What made the three teachers laugh?"
Zhuge Liang, Pang Tong and others were elected by Jia Xu and others, so they naturally belonged to their disciples.
It makes sense to call him a teacher.
Li Ru told Chen Deng the story about guarding the gate. Zhuge Liang and others also smiled. Pang Tong suppressed his smile and said: "Teachers, there is news from Chen Wu. Liu Bei seems to have accelerated his preparations to attack Jingzhou. I guess. When our army attacks Japan, Liu Bei will take action."
Jia Xu's face sank: "Liu Bei is really well-informed. He actually knows that we are going to attack Japan?"
Liu Ye said: "I really can't underestimate Liu Bei, but it's okay. We're not afraid that Liu Bei won't take action, but we're afraid that he won't move. As long as he dares to move, we can try to deal with it."
"Do you know what Liu Bei is planning to do?" Li Ru looked at Pang Tong, "There is news from Gan Ning that they have found the approximate location of Liuli Island mentioned by the emperor, and they have sent several large warships to Liuli Island. As long as we find it, we can station troops there, and when the time comes, we can catch Chu State by surprise."
Jia Xu nodded: "For the time being, Chu's internal problems cannot be solved. Even if he has the opportunity, he will not dare to act rashly. Well...send Lu Xun to Jingzhou and appoint him as the commander of the capital of Jingzhou to guard against Chu."
"Who will Yizhou send to replace him?" Pang Tong asked.
"E Huan and Li Yi, how about sending these two people to Jingzhou? In the battle to destroy Wei and capture Jingzhou, E Huan performed outstandingly and made great contributions, and he is a foreigner. Reusing him can improve the sense of belonging of the foreign people; what about Li Yi? , performed well in Nanyang, and is the number one scholar in martial arts. If he cooperates with Kuai Yue, there should be no problem." Zhuge Liang said.
Jia Xu thought for a while: "This matter is decided by the emperor. With the incident on Liuli Island, we can enter the palace to meet the emperor."
So, the three ministers handed the sign to the palace.
At this time, Zhang Xiu was busy checking the lessons of several sons, especially the youngest Zhang Kai, the son of Sun Shangxiang. When Zhang Kai was born, Dajing successfully went south to capture the Central Plains, so he was named Zhang Kai.
Zhang Kai is now seven years old and has reached the age of study.
Zhang Kai followed Sun Shangxiang. He likes to wield swords and guns and has little interest in learning. Unfortunately, in the royal family, learning is necessary, and he has to face the test of his father all the time. Fortunately, sometimes their elder brother, His Royal Highness, Instead of taking the exam for their father, they could still escape.
Today, Zhang Xiu decided to check their subjects in person.
The biggest headache is of course Zhang Kai.
Even the emperor and I can't avoid the anger of 'if you don't check your homework, a mother is kind and her son is filial, but if you check your homework, you'll be all over the place'. At this moment, Zhang Xiu was already furious. If he hadn't been comforted by the fact that he was his biological child, Otherwise there would have been a big fight.
Just because Zhang Kai wrote Qi as "嘁", "Marriage" as "Qi", and "Meng" as "Meng".
Zhang Xiuquan came out and asked him to correct it, but he wrote it down again with the same mistake. Zhang Xiu became so angry that he was so frightened that Zhang Kai knelt down and trembled. Pang Shanmin, Zhang Kai's master, was also frightened. light.
After the Nanyang War, Zhang Xiu promoted Pang Shanmin to be the prince's teacher.
But Zhang Kai was naughty and Pang Shanmin couldn't control it, so what happened today happened. Fortunately, at this time, Jia Xu and others came in with a sign.
