The imperial edict is usually first sent to the government office to read it out by angels, and then circulated to all counties. Finally, the imperial edict will be issued to the thirteen states.
For example, if Liu Cong is awarded the title of Taichang Taizhu of the imperial court, the angel will arrive in Xiangyang first, and then he will spread the name among the counties in Jingxiang.
Then, Liu Qi laughed from ear to ear.
Wonderful, send my stupid brother to Xuchang, then no one will compete with me for position.
Liu Qi didn't understand why others would care about Cao Cao being a Han traitor. He was clearly a pillar of the Han Dynasty, so considerate.
Of course, this was just Liu Qi's bad taste. He knew that Cao Cao probably wanted to hold a hostage. At this time, the most favored Liu Cong was obviously more suitable than his eldest son Liu Qi.
The Autumn Harvest Temple Fair in Jingxiang is coming soon. Liu Qi plans to perform well in front of Liu Biao after returning to Xiangyang this time, and at the same time, he will take this opportunity to get closer to the major families gathered in Xiangyang.
In the past, you had no choice due to the power of the Cai family, but it is different now. Once Liu Cong goes to Xuchang, I will be the future lord of Jingxiang. We can come here through negotiation.
Zhuge Liang was not as optimistic as him. How could Cao Cao be a good man? He would never do such a thing to help others. It was impossible to offend the Jingxiang family and support Liu Qi who was of no help to him. Thinking about it, he knew it was impossible.
"Now that Lu Bu has taken control of the Northern Kingdom, although he has not been able to conquer the four states, it is only a matter of time in the two states of Ji and Qing. Lin Moding can help him stabilize the interior.
However, Cao Cao only gained one state and lost his troops in Anfeng. I am afraid that it will be difficult for him to have any thoughts about the Northern Kingdom for a while. The only one that can catch his eye is Jingzhou, the heart of the world. This imperial edict is obviously to help. By killing the young master, he was actually provoking civil strife in Jingxiang so that he could take advantage of it. "
Zhuge Liang said this to Liu Bei privately, as he did not want to dampen Liu Qi's enthusiasm.
Since coming out of the mountain, although Zhuge Liang has not had the opportunity to shine in the military, his connections have really helped Liu Bei tremendously. Today's Changsha needs soldiers, money, and food. This is all Zhuge Liang’s hard work.
In return, Liu Bei slept with him every night.
Therefore, the two still spend a lot of time together in private.
"Sir, are you saying that Cai Mao may attack the young master during the Autumn Harvest Temple Fair?" In the bedroom of the General's Mansion, an oil lamp flickered on and off next to Liu Bei, who was kneeling on the mat with a look of horror on his face.
"Compared to Liu Cong, the eldest son's voice is of course far inferior, but Cai Mao would not dare to take action against the eldest son unless he had to. Otherwise, even the prestige of the Cai family may not be able to withstand the consequences."
The autumn tiger was in danger, Zhuge Liang waved his feather fan to bring some coolness, and said solemnly: "But in Cai Hao's eyes, the young master can secure the position of Changsha governor in such a short period of time, and add more troops and food, it must be the lord's gift." He helps."
Liu Bei raised his eyes and looked at Zhuge Liang, "You mean, Cai Mao might take advantage of the temple fair to attack me?"
The most desired outcome of Xun You's plan was the death of Liu Biao. Even if it failed, killing Liu Bei would probably cause quite a stir.
After all, he is always labeled as an imperial uncle, and he has two younger brothers who will not let it go.
Zhuge Liang was not evil enough to see through Xun You's clever plan at a glance, but after the imperial edict entered Jingzhou, he deduced a series of possible situations, among which the most likely one was to attack Liu Bei.
Regardless of whether the Cai family was able to make the emperor change the imperial edict in the end, it was a fact that Liu Qi became bigger, and it was also a fact that Liu Bei acted as a helper. From this perspective alone, it is not difficult to judge the degree of danger of this trip.
"Cai Mao dares to kill me in Xiangyang City?"
Seeing Zhuge Liang nodding, Liu Bei pondered for a moment and said suspiciously: "Brother Jing Sheng doesn't give the order, how dare he act rashly."
"My lord, Cai Mao is a general in Jingzhou. There are many families gathered at the Autumn Harvest Temple Fair. He must be responsible for the security of the city. Mobilizing thousands of people is just a trivial matter."
Zhuge Liang still waved his feather fan slowly and said calmly: "Besides, he naturally does not dare to take action in the city. Instead, he will wait for the Autumn Harvest Temple Fair to end and the family officials return to their jurisdiction to ambush him, fearing that he will be unable to prevent them."
After such analysis, Liu Bei became a little uneasy.
Of course, this kind of temple fair also allows officials and aristocratic families to accompany some guards, but usually the number cannot exceed 500 people. How can they stop the Xiangyang cavalry.
Although Guan Yu and Zhang Fei were both capable of defeating thousands of people, they obviously couldn't withstand the charge of thousands of cavalry.
Seeing the uneasy look on Liu Bei's face, Zhuge Liang quickly pressed his hands and said with a smile: "I have prepared everything for my lord, so there is no need to worry, my lord."
"Sir, you know the enemy before you, which is admirable, but you don't know how to break the situation?" In front of Zhuge Liang, Liu Bei indeed behaved like a well-behaved and motivated student.
"I have found a man in the army. His figure and appearance are fifty-six times similar to my lord. When it gets close to dark before leaving the city, Cai Hao may not be able to detect him. After he leads his troops out of the city, my lord will look for another city gate. And when Cai Mao came out, he couldn't catch up after he reacted."
Liu Bei did not clap his hands as Zhuge Liang thought he would, but looked at him in surprise, the light in his eyes dimmed, and said with a wry smile: "If I follow Mr.'s plan, I can escape from danger, but I can deceive Cai Hao." But hundreds of innocent soldiers were about to lose their lives. This action undermines justice and is not something a benevolent person would do."
Zhuge Liang was slightly startled and wanted to persuade Liu Bei, but he saw the latter paused for a moment, with a look of sudden realization on his face, "I understand, sir, you want to kill two birds with one stone. This move will not only allow me to escape danger, but also put this matter at ease." It was passed down to brother Jingsheng, and Cai Mao was placed under heavy responsibility."
"It's killing three birds with one stone."
The corner of Zhuge Liang's mouth raised slightly, "It was Cai Mao who made the first move. He harmed the emperor's uncle for no reason. He cannot justify himself morally. All the major families will be alienated because of this. Even if we want to attack the Cai family in the future, it will be a famous example." .”
This is what Zhuge Liang really wants.
However, Liu Bei was still not as impressed as he thought he would be. He still shook his head and said, "Sir, this plan is astonishing. However, I cannot do such a thing if I want to put five hundred soldiers with me to death without caring about it." of."
The two of them had been getting along for a long time. Of course, he knew that Liu Bei was very benevolent, but he didn't expect that he would give up such a great opportunity to build momentum for the benevolence and righteousness in his heart. For a moment, he was filled with emotions, he was truly a benevolent and righteous king.
"Sir, this is an unkind plan. Please forgive me for not adopting it. Now that I know that Cai Mao may want to take action, I just need to be more careful. He may not be able to succeed easily."
Seeing Zhuge Liang's hesitation, Liu Bei smiled bitterly and said: "Life and death are determined by fate. If God really wants me to die in Xiangyang, I will have no regrets."
Zhuge Liang quickly put down his feather fan, stood up and bowed: "Don't worry, my lord, I will never let my lord fall into danger."
Liu Bei is not as ruthless and vicious as Cao Cao, and he is bound to do things with his hands tied; he is also not as capable as Lu Bu, who can ignore all moral principles in the world, so he often falls behind others.
However, Liu Bei's benevolence and righteousness were not expressed in words, but were engraved in the bones and reflected in the trivial matters he did every day. It is precisely because of this that the people in all counties in Changsha praised him full of praise.
Based on this alone, Zhuge Liang felt that there was no other prince in the world who could compare with Liu Bei.
As for those dark things that cannot be seen, as long as it comes to a critical moment, he will have a way to let Liu Bei make a decision.
After all, these mountains and rivers have been shattered, and the smoke has spread thousands of miles away. If we want to clear up the sea, Yan, and the river, we cannot rely solely on benevolence. When we should be overbearing, we still have to be overbearing.
Jizhou, Qinghe County, Dongwucheng, Cuijia.
Cui Yan, who is in his early forties, wears a goatee and a Confucian crown. Cui Yan, who looks upright, was originally in a very good mood.
Because today, Xi Liu, a classmate from more than ten years ago, came to visit me. It was supposed to be a great pleasure to have a friend come from afar.
It's just that after Xi Liu explained the purpose of his trip, Cui Yan couldn't be happy anymore, and his face was darker than Zhang Fei's.
Although he didn't like Lu Bu Lin Mo, the refugee son-in-law, and although he also believed that the two of them were dishonest, what status did the Cui family have? How could they do such a despicable thing.
But what did Xi Lu bring? A bloody edict from the emperor. The edict accused Lu Bu and his son-in-law and his son-in-law of countless crimes in the past few years. They were almost blamed for the chaos in the world. As loyal people, The Cui family, who regarded themselves as Han Dynasty, also helped Yuan Shao in the name of Qing Junzi.
Naturally, he could not remain indifferent to this blood edict.
Coupled with the various righteousness Guo Jia taught Xi Lu, Cui Yan was kidnapped by morality. If he didn't help, he would be a worm of the Han Dynasty. Seeing the emperor weeping blood, he would not help. If Cao Cao made a fuss about this matter , then the Cui family will be in trouble.
Moreover, people have also said that after the matter is completed, the imperial court will issue an imperial edict to show that the Cui family is contributing to the emperor, and Cui Yan will also serve as the governor of Qingzhou.
Since Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, the idea of deposing all schools of thought and only respecting Confucianism, and being loyal to the emperor and serving the country has been the consensus of scholars all over the world, and Cui Yan was no exception.
He was very embarrassed and paced back and forth in the hall. After more than an hour, he finally sat down again and faced Xi Xi, "Don't you think this matter is too simple? Wang Yun used beauty traps back then." You tempted Lu Bu to kill Dong Zhuo, do you want to follow suit now?"
He looked melancholy, shook his head and said: "Besides, I saw the person you brought just now. Although he is very beautiful and has the air of a lady, I'm afraid he can't compare with Diao Chan back then with just one finger." However, trying to use a beauty trap to drive a wedge between Lu and Lin will only make people laugh."
After finishing speaking, Cui Yan seemed not satisfied and added: "And I think she doesn't seem to be able to smile. She is cold and will not please Lu Bu."
Xi Liu showed a meaningful smile, "Back then, Wang Situ set up a beauty trap just because Lu Bu was unwise. Lin Mo is such a smart man, how could he hide it from him?"
Not a honey trap?
It’s not that you have to marry someone else.
Cui Yan stared at Xi Su with some confusion, as if hoping to get an answer from his face.
But this matter was of great importance. After hearing this secret, Xi Xi had to send the whole family to Cao Cao. How could he easily tell Cui Yan? He could only say in a deep voice: "Brother Ji Gui, what should we do? She is very worried." It is clear that what Brother Ji Gui wants to do is to give her an identity and then marry her in the name of the Cui family. Now that all the northern families are ashamed of Lu Lin and cannot tolerate her, he is naturally happy to marry her."
"It's not difficult to give her an identity."
Cui Yan's own daughter is obviously impossible. This is too dirty, and even if his daughter is raised in a boudoir, it is impossible for no one to see her.
But if you just give her an identity, with the huge Cui family, it is not difficult to find a niece who never leaves home and rarely sees people.
"But just now my dear brother said that the northern families are incompatible."
Cui Yan gave a bitter laugh, shook his head and said, "That was before. This guy Lin Mo does have some tricks up his sleeve. It is estimated that the heads of all the major families will go to Yecheng for this year's Autumn Harvest Festival."
"What?"
Xi Liu looked surprised, "This, this, this, how is this possible? Who doesn't know now that Lu Bu is holding Yuan Shanngling in the Northern Kingdom? Even if the major families at the Autumn Harvest Festival don't want to openly offend Lu Bu, they can at most send a few It’s enough to be a representative, how can we summon all the family heads!”
Xi Lu thought this was a bit of a fantasy. He had traveled a lot over the years. Except for Cao Cao, who held the emperor's hand, he could use the emperor's edict to summon all the heads of the two states' aristocratic families to Xuchang to hold temple fairs. The local princes can do it.
In fact, Cui Yan himself was helpless. Even Yuan Shao, who was at the height of his power, could not do this after he destroyed Gongsun Zan and took the land of the four states into his pocket.
At least the heads of the Cui family of Qinghe, the Li family of Zhaojun, and the Lu family of Fanyang rarely attended. After all, a wealthy family must have the airs of a wealthy family, so sending a deputy would be considered a favor.
But Lin Mo, he really did it. Of course, this matter was done with great effort.
"No more, no more."
Cui Yan waved his hand bitterly, "I want to go too, otherwise, the Cui family may not be able to control the wind and rain in the North as before."
"You've all gone, but do you know what this means?" Xi Liu said in horror.
"Of course I know, but I can't help but go. He holds the opportunity for the major families to dominate. At this autumn harvest event, we will know who will win." Cui Yan felt that the Northern Family Alliance was ruined by Lin Mo. .
It was originally agreed that no one would attend the Autumn Harvest Festival this time, and it would be enough to send a representative to express their wishes.
And now, not only the heads of the major families had to attend, but he himself was no exception.
Once all the family heads gathered in Yecheng, in the eyes of outsiders, Lu Bu would legitimately become the leader of the Northern Kingdom. Even Yuan Xi might be frightened into giving up resistance, because his biggest backer, the Lu family, also had to participate.
Seeing that the deal was done, Xi Liu stopped asking any more questions and said instead, "Even so, the Cui family is unrivaled in the Northern Kingdom. If brother Ji Gui opens his mouth, Lu Bu will only ask for it."
Cui Yan smiled and said, "This is natural. I will act carefully."
Excluding Bingzhou, among the three major aristocratic families in the three northern states, the Cui family is the strongest, which probably has a lot to do with Cui Yan.
The Li family escaped from Yingchuan, and the Lu family rose to power through Lu Zhi, but it was still not as sharp as the Cui family.
Therefore, if the Cui family took the initiative to form a marriage alliance, he believed that Lu Bu would laugh it off.
It's just that Cui Yan never understood what kind of things such a little girl could do even if she was sent to Lu Bu's side.
He admitted that the people Xi Lu brought could indeed watch it, but it would not be enough to captivate the country. Not to mention other things, his daughter was not even half inferior to her.
The only thing that impressed me was that she looked like a puppet. She couldn't smile and had no expression, but this was not a plus. Men were not interested in such a woman.
Could it be
Is she good at sex?
Cui Yan thought about it and thought it was impossible. He looked like he was only thirteen or fourteen years old and had just reached the age of marriage. How proficient could he be?
No matter how powerful it is, it is limited.
But other than that, he couldn't imagine what kind of trouble such a little girl could cause.
If he had a choice, he would not bet on such a little girl, but the emperor's blood edict arrived, coupled with Cao Cao's cake drawings and the avoidance of various risks, he could only sigh helplessly in the end, " No matter what you want to do, I think it’s a bit dirty, and the Cui family will be ashamed of it.”
"Brother Ji Gui, don't worry. After the matter is completed, the emperor will issue an edict. The Cui family will be the pillars of saving the country. The Cui family will also become the leading family in the world. Don't worry." Xi Lu followed Guo Jia's instructions and said every word. Cui Yan felt relieved.
"Forget it, I'll think about it carefully, which room has a suitable candidate, and then I'll take her to identify the person. There are more than 600 people in the Cui family, but I can't remember anyone wrong."
Seeing that Cui Yan had made up his mind, Xi Lu bowed his hands and said, "Brother Ji Gui, don't worry, this girl looks dull, but she is actually very smart and has the ability to remember things. I would like to express my gratitude to the people of the world for saving the country from collapse." .”
The fever hasn't gone down yet, and I'm not sure if I can take any more, and my head is cracked.
(End of chapter)
