Chapter 51 Liu Xuande's entry into the position of Duke of Qi Zhao Botao ordered Jiaozhou Pastoral

"Guys, there are a lot of rumors at present. Why did you come here?" In the lieutenant's mansion, Liu Bei once again called everyone to discuss. Unlike when he received the imperial edict before, Liu Bei is not so excited now. After just passing Cao's handwritten letter to everyone, everyone also thought about the mystery.

A group of officials, look at me, I look at you. In the end, the lieutenant's office, Shi, who is also the governor of Guangling, said, said, "Master, rumors have never been groundless, and this rumors are the same as what Cao Qian said in his letter. It must have been Cao Qian's. Cao Yan spread this rumor, which is nothing more than two plans. First, if he really wants to fight against the aliens in the northern border, he is afraid that the lord will take the opportunity to disturb his rear, so he will coerce him with rumors. If the lord rises up to attack, it will inevitably disappoint those who are loyal to the Han Dynasty. It is also possible that Cao Yan wants to paralyze the lord by this. When the lord is trapped by rumors and relaxes his guard, he will suddenly wave his army to the south.

"What Lord Lu said is not bad, I don't know how the lord chooses?" Chen Qun nodded, and everyone's eyes were focused on Liu Bei for a moment. Liu Bei did not hesitate for a long time and said directly, "I was born in Zhuo County, and I know that the people in northern Xinjiang are deeply affected by alien invasion. Although Cao Mengde is the enemy, he has made great contributions to the Xiongnu in the north. As the uncle of the Han Dynasty, how can he be constrained by abolishing the public for private reasons? Order Wenyuan to suspend the attack on Yanzhou.

"It's so good!" When Chen Qun and Lu Su saw Liu Bei's decision, they were secretly relieved. Liu Bei's current achievements are inseparable from the assistance of these talents under his command. The reason why these people are willing to assist him is not only for their own intentions, but also largely for his reputation of benevolence and loyalty. If Liu Bei is now openly against Cao Qian, who attacked the northern frontier and contributed to the country, then some relatives and enemies will be faster. It is estimated that at that time, people's hearts will be scattered, and these people will have to walk 30% if they don't walk halfway. At least, Zhao Feng will not stay again. What's more, Liu Bei has just accepted the title of the court. If he continues to fight with Cao Qian of Wuwan in the Northern Expedition at this time, the situation will be more serious.

"Since the Lord has accepted the canonization, he should build an altar as soon as possible and accept the seal of the Duke of Qi and Jiuxi of the imperial court!" At this time, Sun Qian changed the topic and said.

"It should be like this!" Liu Bei nodded. Looking at Sun Qian in front of him, Liu Bei said, "Gong You, you are a disciple of Mr. Zheng Xuan, a great scholar. You know the etiquette well. You will preside over this ceremony. However, the third brother is still fighting in Jiangdong, so don't be too extravagant and wasteful.

"I understand!" Sun Qian nodded and prepared not to mention it. After counting, 30 miles south of Shouchun City, Liu Bei built an altar to worship heaven and earth and accepted the title of Duke of Qi granted by the imperial court. Liu Bei has occupied Huainan for more than four years. During this period, through the careful management of Chen Qun and others, the wealth of Huainan has surpassed that of Yuan Shu. Although some people have moved to the south, there are still no less than 600,000 people in Shouchun and Nantong. The people nearby have been relatively peaceful in recent years. They are deeply aware of Liu Bei's Ende. When they learned that Uncle Liu became the Duke of Qi, they all came to see the bustle.

At noon, Liu Bei wore Shu Jin's clothes, wore male and female swords on his waist, and drove slowly from Shouchun to the throne. Guan Ping led 3,000 armored soldiers to guard the army, and the people worshipped spontaneously all the way.

Liu Bei, who was sitting in the car, looked at the people in front of him. His face was still very calm, but his heart was not so calm. He was used to galloping, and he felt that the carriage was too slow and a little bumpy. Over time, Liu Bei couldn't help recalling his past.

He remembered that more than 30 years ago, when he and his companions were playing under the big mulberry tree at the head of the village, he pointed to the crown and said, "He said that if I were the emperor, I would take this carriage."

More than 20 years ago, when I was fifteen years old, I only had a few copper coins on my body. I said goodbye to my mother and went to the capital to study from the great scholar Lu Zhi. At that time, I, who was poor, suffered a lot of white eyes in my classmates, and I still had friendship with the same poor children such as Gongsun Zan and Wu Ju. How many of the famous children who once despised themselves are still alive?

More than ten years ago, I met two brothers and initially established my reputation in the troubled times of the Yellow Turban. But because of the fire, he beat the governor's post, and in the end, even the sesame official was not right.

Ten years ago, I was a county guard after several years of ups and downs. I thought it was almost over. How could I think that I could be promoted to the position of Duke and sit in the land of the four states. At this time, Liu Bei suddenly remembered what Zhao Feng said when he was farming in the plains: I'm not afraid that I can't do it, but I'm afraid that I can't think of it.

Yun Chang, Yide, Bo Tao, Zi Jing, with the help of so many good brothers and loyal people in the world, his goal of helping the Han Dynasty is no longer so far away. Thinking of this, Liu Bei is also very open-minded, and even the speed of the car seems to be a little faster.

Finally, he arrived at the altar of the throne. Liu Bei stepped up to the altar calmly. Sun Qian recited the sacrificial text and announced the world. Then Liu Bei received the seal of the Duke of Qi and Jiuxi issued by the court, and finally ascended the throne to receive the congratulations of the officials and the people. The whole ceremony lasted from the afternoon to the evening. God is also very face-given. Not to mention the rain, it didn't even blow much. The whole process of ascending to the altar was very smooth.

However, it is only a form to be on the throne. Besides, Liu Bei himself will be very excited to say something that he doesn't listen to. At this time, what the rest of the people are eagerly waiting for is the real benefits. Among other things, Liu Bei entered the position of the Duke of Qi, and his rule was a small duchy. According to the customization, except for some central officials, such as prime ministers, generals and even Jiuqing, who can't be can't be canonized, many others can be can be canonized directly without asking the court. As for the local officials, as long as they are under your rule, you can seal it as you want. At present, the territory of the State of Qi is nominally only six counties in Xuzhou, but obviously as long as it is Liu Bei's territory, he has the final say. In addition, Liu Bei was originally a lieutenant in the current dynasty, but theoretically he could be divided into military positions. Now he has a lot of freedom to do it.

Liu Bei didn't let everyone wait long. The next day, a long reward list was newly released. Worship Zhang Zhao as Taifu, Wuhou, and Yangzhou Mu. Although he is now detained by Sun Quan in Wu County, Zhang Zhao's prestige among the scholars in the world is the first person under Liu Bei's command. Even Sun Qian, a personal disciple of Zheng Xuan, is not as good as Liu Bei's own. This time, the effect of buying people's hearts is quite good.

He worshipped Guan Yu as a former general. On the holiday, he was promoted by the Marquis of Han Shouting to the Marquis of Hanshou County and led the herdsman of Jingzhou.

worshipped Zhang Fei as the future general, and was promoted by Xinting Marquis (Khan, who wrote it wrong before) to the Marquis of Wuyuan County and led Xuzhou Mu. These two are their most intimate brothers, so naturally they can't treat them badly. According to the system, you can't be canonized as a general. The generals are the most noble military position you can. Your two brothers should make good arrangements first.

Worship Liu Qi as the right general, the Marquis of Qixiang, and the governor of Jiangxia. Liu Qi is Liu Biao's son. According to the principle, Jingzhou should be his. Now that he has given it to himself, Liu Bei will naturally make a big compensation, which is of great benefit to subdue Jing Xiang's heart.

He worshipped Zhao Feng as the general of the left, and was promoted from the Marquis of Guannei to the Marquis of Jiangdu (township) to lead the state herdsman.

Zhao Yun as the general of the army, Huang Zhong as the general of Zhennan, Wei Yan as the general of Zhenbei, Liu Pan as the general of Zhendong, Zhang Liao as the general of Zhenxi, Wen Yan as the general of Long Xiang, Huang Zhong as the general of Huyi, all of them are Tinghou, and the rest of the generals such as Zang Ba, Gao Lan and others also have their own rewards.

In terms of civil servants, Bai Lusu is the Sima, Zhuge Liang and Pang Tong are the left and right military divisions, and all three of them are township marquis, and they are the general leaders of military and state affairs. In addition, Chen Qun is Si Nong, Mi Zhu is Sikong, and Sun Qian is Shang Shuling. All the people have a reward. Generally speaking, the promotion of local officials is limited, and many of them are to give some more titles. After all, the territory has been given to you, and you can't be promoted again. The main reason is that the central officials and generals have been promoted much more. Even so, everyone is already very happy about this promotion.

When this long list was sent by Liu Bei to the Jiangdong front line, Zhang Fei and Zhao Feng had already led a large army to Wu County. The messenger chattered about reading the list, and everyone was overjoyed when they had finished thanking.

"Haha, the eldest brother has become a prince. In the future, he will be a prince and an emperor!" As soon as Zhang Fei was happy, his mouth was out of control. Zhao Feng and others smiled bitterly. Finally, Pang Tong opened his mouth to remind him, "General San, be cautious!" Turning his head to look at Zhao Feng, Pang Tong changed the topic and said, "General Zhao, the lord is giving you Sun Quan's official position directly!"

"I know!" Zhao Feng sighed. Although Liu Bei has occupied the land of the four states, it is reasonable that these states can be divided. However, Cao Ren, the herdsman of Yuzhou, who was canonized by the imperial court, did not move, although only the three counties of Xiangcheng, Liangjun and Yingchuan in Yuzhou are still in Cao's hands. However, Sun Quan, who was also the seal of Jiaozhou by the imperial court, did not hesitate to replace it with Zhao Feng. It seemed that Liu Bei's resentment for Sun Quan was already very deep. However, this is also normal. Since the time of fighting against Jiangdong again, Sun Quan and Liu Bei have been in a dead situation.

"The lord entered the position of duke, and the soldiers were canonized. At present, their morale is strong, and it's just the right time to enter the army!" Pang Tong said at this time. It should be so!" Zhang Fei nodded and ordered the three armies to kill Wu County directly. The army was stationed in Shentingling tonight.

Sun Quan didn't seem to want to be a shrinking turtle this time. Just dozens of miles away from Shentingling, he came to report that there was a man in front of him who was blocking the way and ready to fight.

"Who is the enemy general?" Zhang Fei was overjoyed when he heard the words and asked quickly.

"Look at the flag, it should be Tai Shi Ci." Tan Ma replied.

"Very good, this man is capricious. It's not enough to deter Jiangdong without killing. I'll meet this first fierce general in Jiangdong today!" Zhang Feimo wiped his hands and ordered the whole army to advance and fight against Tai Shici.

The army could not advance for more than eight or nine miles, but saw a man in front of him touching about three or five thousand people to stop the way. One of them was wearing a silver armor, a brocade robe on his back, a muddy iron point steel gun in his hand, and a short halberd in his back.

Seeing the arrival of Zhang Fei and others, the general immediately took a few steps forward and shouted, "Donglai Taishi Ci is here, Zhang Fei and Zhao Feng, which of you will die first?"

(to be continued)