After Liu Bei finished speaking, Zhang Rang was stunned.
"You...what did you call me just now?"
Liu Bei glanced at Zhang Rang.
"Old Zhang, you are over forty, and I am only over twenty. Can't I call you Lao Zhang?"
Zhang Rang was stunned again before he reacted.
"It's not impossible, it's just that no one has ever shouted like this...it's quite strange..."
"It won't be weird if I shout more."
Liu Bei waved his hand and said slowly: "I like power, wealth, beauty, everything, but I know better that without a stable situation, everything is a castle in the air. Lao Zhang, remember, water It can carry a boat, but it can also overturn it."
"This sounds quite bluffing, but I won't be surprised by anything that comes out of your mouth."
Zhang Rang said slowly: "You said that you have a country in your heart and want to make this country better. If others say this, I may not believe it, but if you say this, I have to believe it."
"Because of what?"
"Because you really dare to go to the battlefield and fight with all your might. I can also hear what you said just now. It's true. I grew up surrounded by lies. People who lie can't express that feeling."
"Of course, I'm telling the truth."
Liu Bei rolled his eyes at Zhang Rang: "It's still the same sentence, if Liangzhou is good, Sanfu is good, Sanfu is good, Luoyang is good, Luoyang is good, then the world can be good. I must stabilize Liangzhou, and I will never allow Liangzhou to be good. The state is ruined!”
Zhang Rang was noncommittal about this.
Now facing Liu Bei, he has developed a strange habit - he does not exchange opinions with Liu Bei on matters that are not within his professional scope, so as not to be criticized by Liu Bei.
At the palace gate, Zhang Rang called out to Liu Bei.
"I've done the thing you asked me to do for you. The Hu family can be said to no longer exist, and no one will bother you. But in order to help you do it, I spent a lot of money. A lot of thought, you said you owe me a favor, is that true?"
"I keep my word."
Liu Bei looked at Zhang Rang and nodded: "This is a big favor. It saves me from worries. Lao Zhang, remember, even if your life is threatened in the future, you come to me and I will save your life."
"The tone is not small."
Zhang Rang grinned and said: "Whenever it will be your turn to save me, something earth-shaking will definitely happen in Luoyang. By that time, do you think you can survive alone? It's not certain who will save whom, don't make big claims. , just remember that you owe me a favor."
"I keep my word."
Liu Bei nodded, turned and left the palace.
Looking at Liu Bei's retreating back, the corners of Zhang Rang's mouth suddenly curled up.
"Old Zhang...Old Zhang...hey..."
Zhang Rang returned to Liu Hong with a rather relaxed mood, and saw Liu Hong lighting the lamp and holding his chin, frowning in front of the table.
"Your Majesty, what are you doing?"
"Grandpa, although I know that Xuande is dedicated to serving the country, I always feel uncomfortable when I think that Xuande is going to Liangzhou to take up a position and may not be with me for several years."
Liu Hong sighed and said slowly: "I may never have someone as loyal and talented as him. I used to think Lu Zhi was good, but now compared with Xuande, so what about Lu Zhi? How about Lu Zhi? Isn’t it full of selfishness?”
Zhang Rang thought for a while and then spoke slowly.
"Your Majesty, I think that it is precisely because of this that you need to let Liu Xuande go to Liangzhou, because only Liu Xuande can govern Liangzhou sincerely and make the situation in Liangzhou stable. I am afraid that it would not be possible for anyone else. What contribution will it make to the improvement of the situation in Liangzhou?
After all, Liangzhou is too close to the land of Sanfu. If there is any turmoil and the late emperor's mausoleum is threatened, it is really not a trivial matter. How can the world stop talking about it? Your Majesty should be happy that someone is finally willing to put in the effort to completely resolve Liangzhou's problems. "
"Of course I know these things, but..."
Liu Hong sighed again: "Grandpa, what would it be like if there were two Xuande? One would relieve me of worries outside, and the other would advise me inside. Then I could really sit back and relax and be the Emperor of Peace. ."
"Your Majesty, where in this world can we have everything both ways?"
Zhang Rang smiled and said: "There is only one Liangzhou with more than 500,000 people. Let Liu Xuande give it a try. If he doesn't do well, you can call him back at any time. Isn't it just a matter of your thoughts?" "
"That's true."
Liu Hong smiled and said: "I hope that he can govern Liangzhou well, and I hope that if he fails to govern Liangzhou, I can call him back immediately. In the end, a pure minister like Xuande is still too much. Too little, too little, as long as I have one more person by my side, I won’t worry about him so much.”
What Liu Hong said is true.
Zhang Rang was also deeply touched.
Scholars who could treat him as a normal person from the very beginning, indeed, Liu Bei was the only one. The world was so turbid, but it made Liu Bei seem like a true gentleman inexplicably.
"Your Majesty is in the prime of life, and Liu Xuande is also young. There is still plenty of time to come."
Zhang Rang comforted him, and Liu Hong's mood improved a lot. Once he was in a good mood, Liu Hong felt that he had unlimited motivation to work in the harem.
It just so happened that due to the war these days, he had no intention of farming and fighting. Now that the war in Liangzhou has come to an end, he can finally take a breath and return to Pansi Cave to enjoy life.
When Liu Bei returned home, it was already very late, but the house was still brightly lit.
The family prepared a table of delicious food and waited for Liu Bei to come back from the palace. Han Ning and Han Xiaodie were so excited that they couldn't contain themselves. They ran directly to the gate to wait, looking like they were transformed into Wangfushi.
When Liu Bei came back with a slightly tired body, Han Ning and Han Xiaodie were the first to notice and the first to rush to hug Liu Bei.
Anyway, it was dark and no one was watching, so the two of them let go of their shame.
Liu Bei didn't care too much. He had lived in harmony with a bunch of big men for several months. The smell he smelled every day was the sour smell on their bodies. When he smelled the aroma of the sachets on Han Ning and Han Xiaodie's bodies, he immediately felt I feel as if I am not in this world.
After hugging his wife and concubines for a while to ease their lovesickness, the mother and father-in-law also heard the news and came out to greet Liu Bei. Liu Bei quickly stepped forward to salute the three elders.
There was nothing to talk about at the door of the house, so the father-in-law quickly took Liu Bei to eat. Liu Bei ate some in the palace, but he had a big appetite, so it didn't matter if he ate more.
And there was actually his favorite fried chicken on the table. This was something that could not be eaten in the military camp, and even the whole man could not eat it. Only his own kitchen had such a dish.
So he hugged the fried chicken and ate it wildly.
"Eat, eat more. My son is fighting for the country. It is right to eat more. You should eat more."
The mother caressed Liu Bei's cheek, her face full of kindness: "My son, I have pity on him. He has lost weight after going out to fight for so long."
Liu Bei laughed and said nothing, just eating fried chicken and letting his mother caress him.
The mother was busy caressing her son, her father-in-law and mother-in-law, as well as Han Ning and Han Xiaodie. Then she kept putting vegetables and meat for Liu Bei into his rice bowl. The large sea bowl he used most often was filled to the brim and piled up into a hill.
This feeling made Liu Bei very comfortable.
No matter how scheming a person is, he will still get tired. The meaning of home is to give people a place to rest, where they can take off their guard and take a breath.
As soon as he left home, Liu Bei faced all kinds of calculations, all kinds of challenges, and all kinds of malicious onlookers.
Only by staying at home and with his loved ones can he feel like a normal person.
When Liu Bei finally couldn't eat anymore and burped until he was full, his father-in-law Han Rong slowly started talking and began to praise Liu Bei for his meritorious service to the country and that he would definitely receive generous rewards.
Then Han Rong boldly guessed what rewards Liu Bei would receive.
"Not to mention property, whether it is coins, gold, silver, pearls, jade, land, or houses, they are all trivial matters. As for titles, Xuande himself is already the Duke of Dukang Ting, and he has beheaded two generals this time. I captured the flag twice and turned the tide of the war once. My military achievements are so high that I can at least be granted the title of Marquis of the Countryside. If His Majesty favors me, I can also become the Marquis of the County."
Liu Bei smiled.
"These are matters for His Majesty to make decisions. We, as ministers, are just waiting to be rewarded."
"Having said that, it's not bad to look forward to it."
Han Rong stroked his beard and said happily: "Of course, the most important thing is your position. Before, you were the servant of the minister Zuo Cheng, and then you became the cavalry captain. Now you have achieved such military honors. There were rumors in the outside world that you have a lot of achievements. The older ones may be directly promoted to Jiuqing."
Hearing this, the mother covered her mouth.
"My son is going to be a high-ranking official of Jiuqing?"
"Probably."
Han Rong said with determination: "Xuande's military exploits cannot be rewarded by property or title. If you want to reward his merits, it is enough to hold the high position of Jiuqing. Otherwise, how will the people of the world view the imperial court?"
What's more, Xuande was a clan member of the Han clan and had made such great contributions to the emperor. The emperor would not be stingy with power and position towards clan clan members of the Han clan. If Xuande hadn't been a junior, so what if he was the Third Duke? "
Liu Bei smiled, picked up another piece of roast mutton and started to chew on it.
"My father-in-law is right."
"Hahahahahaha!"
Han Rong stroked his beard and laughed proudly.
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PS: Because I have to go out to play script killing and have fun today, I won’t add any updates.
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