The three countries are very nuclear

Chapter 626 Zhuge Liang Arches the Cabbage
The current power structure in Xuzhou was created by Lin Chao.In this regard, Liu Bei is also very relieved.

As a monarch, there are three important reasons why Liu Bei has unreserved trust in Lin Chao, apart from his open-minded and benevolent character.

First, the inertia of history.

Throughout the past history, even if it dates back to more than three generations, there are very few cases of courtiers usurping the throne.

It's not that there are no ministers of power, such as Yi Yin, Duke Zhou, and even Huo Guang later, are all ministers of power who can control the country.But except for Wang Mang, all of these people are truly loyal ministers to the country.

Even Zhou Bo and Chen Ping, who eradicated the chaos of Zhulu in the early Han Dynasty, did not proclaim themselves kings, but chose the descendants of the Liu family to inherit the Datong.

It can be seen that up to now, people and ministers rarely have the intention to usurp the throne.

Second, he and Lin Chao got acquainted in Wei Mo.

When Zhongshan raised troops in the past, Liu Xuande was only a county lieutenant, while Lin Chao had already raised Xiaolian and was about to become an official.

It was under such circumstances that it was difficult for Lin Chao to destroy his family and support Liu Bei's army, which was equivalent to bringing capital into shares, and he made great contributions along the way.Even in the past, Xiao He was not in such a situation for Liu Bang.

Thirdly, and most importantly, the Lin Dynasty was in power but not exclusive.

Over the years, no matter how the current situation changed or how the strength of the Liu Bei Group expanded, Lin Chao had always managed the balance between the monarch and his ministers.

In terms of government affairs, the Lin Dynasty set up an internal government to divide the power in their hands equally.

In terms of soldiers and horses, Lin Chao established a policy of changing defenses. At the same time, he strongly advised Liu Bei to go to the army if he had nothing to do, so as to strengthen the friendship with the soldiers and eliminate the hidden danger that soldiers only know the general but not the monarch.

As for personal prestige, Lin Chao has been trying to transform the achievements of the policy of helping the people to make a living into Liu Bei's reputation in the past few years.

In today's Xuzhou, everyone may have differences in government affairs, but in the hearts of soldiers and common people, everyone knows the name of Liu Taiwei, and everyone does not follow.

To put it bluntly, as long as Liu Bei gives a ban, no one can mobilize a single soldier.

As long as Liu Bei ascends to the top and shouts, the common people will surely follow like clouds!

In this way, Liu Bei is not afraid of anyone seizing power, so he will naturally be able to boldly delegate power.

As for personal relationships, although Xun Yu and Xun Chen are great talents in governing the world, they are not friends with whom Liu Xuande can talk about everything.Although Guo Jia escapes from the casual, Liu Bei is the most congenial, but it is a pity that he is not very stable.

Lin Chao and Liu Bei were the only one, just like a folk couple, they knew each other very well, and they had to discuss everything first.

Because of this, when Liu Bei entered the city, he announced a banquet to entertain all the officials tonight, and then ordered all the officials to disperse on their own, but brought Guo Jia to Lin Chao's mansion as a guest.

Of course, that stone tablet was also carried into the Lin residence.

Although Guo Jia once said that there were only three people in Xuzhou who could understand the prophecy, Liu Bei still wanted to hear Lin Chao's opinion first.

In the hall, Liu Bei didn't buy Guanzi, he pointed to the stone tablet and said, "Zichu, do you have any research on Chenwei?"

Lin Chao glanced at the stele pretending to be surprised, and then cupped his hands and said, "Xuande Gong Ming Jian, Chao Xi studied under Zheng Gong, first learned arithmetic, and then delved into the scriptures. As for the way of prophecy... I only know a little bit about it. That's all."

"It's good to understand a little, it's good to understand a little..." Liu Bei laughed loudly when he heard the words, and pointed to the stone tablet, "Zichu, what is the meaning of this inscription?"

Hearing this, Lin Chao could only pretend to look at it for a while, then frowned and thought for a while, Guo Jia who was next to him wanted to laugh but didn't dare.

In fact, when Lin Chao sent people to carve the inscription, he didn't think too much about it, and the six sentences on the stone tablet are more like anagrams than prophecies.

The prophecy is okay, but the way of playing crossword puzzles in this era has not yet been popularized.So don't talk about Liu Bei, even Guo Jia and Jia Xu look blank.

The reason why Lin Chao was thinking suspiciously was that he did it for Liu Bei to see, and the other was thinking about whether he should solve this thing by himself.

After thinking about it for a while, Lin Chao finally decided that he had to solve it himself.

Otherwise, if the stele is taken to the teacher or Cai Yong, the two old men don't know what it means. After consulting the classics and explaining it according to the method of prophecy, they may give an answer!

Anyway, I had done enough to clean up the matter of being king before, so I am not afraid to make a move at this time.

Thinking about it, the doubt on Lin Chao's face turned into surprise, and he cupped his hands to Liu Bei and said, "Congratulations to Lord Xuande, this is God's order, which indicates that Lord Xuande will achieve great things!"

"Why?"

Hearing what Lin Chao said, Liu Bei breathed a sigh of relief, but asked again.

Lin Chao pointed to the first line of the inscription and said with a smile to Liu Bei: "Mr. Xuande, please see, among Yanzhao, beside the Five Elements, actually refers to a place."

"where?"

Guo Jia asked. At this time, he had almost seen through the clues, but he didn't expect that this sentence could be played like this.

"Zhongshan."

"Why?"

Lin Chao smiled and said, "Mr. Xuande, in the pre-Qin period, was there a country between Yan and Zhao?"

Guo Jia said at the right time: "Zi Chu's words are too far-fetched. In addition to Zhongshan Kingdom, there is also Dai Kingdom between Yan and Zhao."

Hearing Guo Jia's words, Liu Bei couldn't help but nodded.

"Dai State is in the north of Zhao State and west of Yan State, which does not conform to the prophecy in Yan Zhao. Let's look at the second half of the sentence, the side of the Five Elements. The Five Elements should refer to the Five Elements Mountain Range, which is located between the Yan State and the Zhao State, and is in the Five Elements Mountain Range. Next to it, there is only Zhongshan Kingdom."

Zhongshan?

A certain happened to start his army from Zhongshan, and this prophecy was indeed related to a certain one!

After hearing the words, Liu Bei couldn't help asking: "What's the second sentence, Zi Chu?"

"The second sentence, after thinking hard for a long time, finally has some clues. It should refer to a word or a person."

"Who?"

Lin Chao analyzed: "The minister of the pillars represents that this person is an extremely human minister. The attack on Bike is to point out the name of this person."

Liu Bei smiled wryly and said, "Zichu, don't be so tight-lipped at a time like this, just speak quickly."

"As ordered!"

Lin Chao cupped his hands, then took out a pen and paper, and wrote a word on it.

Liu Bei and Guo Jia took a closer look, but they were both stunned.

Because this word is exactly the word 'win'!

Combined with the previous location of Zhongshan, it is not difficult to guess the identity of this person, that is King Jing of Zhongshan——Liu Sheng!
After Liu Bei hesitated for a while, he saw and asked: "Zichu, this word is the name of the ancestor Zhongshan King?"

"good."

Lin Chao nodded, affirming Liu Bei's statement.

"What about the third sentence?"

"Like the second sentence, it refers to a person."

Lin Chao picked up a pen again and wrote the word "zhen" on the paper, which was used to represent Liu Zhen, the first Marquis of Lucheng, who was the direct ancestor of Liu Bei.

"Mr. Xuande, the word Qianqiu in the third sentence refers to the fact that it has been passed down from the King of Zhongshan to the Marquis of Lucheng, and has been passed down from generation to generation to a certain person."

After hearing this sentence, Liu Bei already had a premonition in his heart, but he still asked, "Who is that person?"

Lin Chao smiled, and did not answer the question directly, but continued to point to the fourth sentence: "Those who face Sanshui to the east, those who have Sanshui are also the sea. To the east, Sanshui refers to Donghai County, which is located on the coast of the East China Sea. .As for Zhongyide, it means that this person is extremely virtuous."

"Zi Chu said this, but someone has a different opinion." Guo Jia jumped out and laughed, "In my opinion, this person is not only extremely virtuous, but his name should also have the word 'virtue'..."

As he said that, Guo Jia bowed his hands solemnly to Liu Bei and said: "My lord, based on the first three sentences explained by Cai Zichu just now, I think this person is undoubtedly the lord!"

"That's right, Chao also holds the same opinion as Feng Xiao." Lin Chao also cupped his hands.

Faced with the affirmation of the two, Liu Bei's face was cloudy and uncertain, and he fell into deep thought.

The reason that made him think was in the last two sentences.

In the past, the great ancestor Liu Bang established the state for two hundred years, but was usurped by Wang Mang.Later, Emperor Guangwu Liu Xiu pacified the world, and this was the Zaixing Han Dynasty.

Now the world is once again full of wars, and the heroes stand side by side. Although the emperor is still there, the decree may not even be passed on to the palace gate.Compared with the situation when Wang Mang usurped the Han, it is just the same.

If Liu Bei sweeps the world at this time, it can be called the Sanxing Han family and continue the country.

As for the last sentence, it indicates that Liu Bei will ascend the throne and proclaim himself emperor.

It was this sentence that made Liu Bei embarrassed.

It's okay to help the world, but the key is that Liu Xuande can't be called emperor if the emperor is still alive.

With Liu Bei's personality, he couldn't do the act of poisoning the emperor like Dong Zhuo.

But the prophecy also said that he will inherit the great rule and continue the country...

After Liu Bei struggled in his heart for a long time, his eyes became clear again.

Forget it, a certain self abides by his heart, so why bother with a little bit of prophecy.

If the destiny is with me, I don't have to worry about it.

If the destiny is not with me, then I will turn to Ningguo and leave a clear name for future generations!
Liu Bei had already made up his mind, facing the congratulations from Lin Chao and Guo Jia, he slowly shook his head: "These prophecies are just nonsense, you must not take it seriously! Zichu, turn around and you will make people smash this stele ..."

"My lord, don't do it!" Guo Jia hurriedly urged loudly, "The prophecy says that the destiny lies with the lord, why don't you place this monument outside the city and announce it to the world, so that..."

"Shut up, Feng Xiao!"

Liu Bei suddenly raised his voice and scolded.

"How about announcing it to the world? So what if everyone in the world knows it? Do you want someone to follow the example of Dong Bandit and kill the king and seize the throne!"

Faced with Liu Bei's sudden anger, Guo Jia immediately broke out in a cold sweat. Knowing that he had made a slip of the tongue, he quickly cupped his hands and said, "My lord, calm down, Jia didn't mean that."

"It's fine if you don't have that meaning..."

Seeing that Guo Jia admitted his mistake, Liu Bei's tone softened a bit, and he continued to say to Lin Chao: "Zi Chu, after XX leaves, you immediately order someone to smash this stele. What the three of us just said, must not be leaked.

Feng Xiao, you will order the school affairs office to monitor those who have seen this monument on the top of Mount Tai that day, and anyone who dares to speak nonsense will be executed! "

"As ordered!"

Lin Chao and Guo Jia hurriedly cupped their hands.

Seeing that the two of them had no objection, Liu Bei breathed a sigh of relief, but said with a smile: "Leave first, and you can go to the banquet later on your own."

"Congratulations to the lord!"

Lin Chao and Guo Jia cupped their hands again.

After Liu Bei left, Lin Chao looked at Guo Jia who was still sighing, and joked, "Feng Xiao, your eyes are usually higher than your head, why are you so stupid?"

Guo Jia smiled wryly and said: "Is it possible that I don't know that this remark is outrageous, but such an excellent opportunity is really rare, if the lord agreed to this just now..."

"If Duke Xuande is willing to agree, then he is not Duke Xuande." Lin Chao said, and then walked outside, "I'm going to start working, and there will be a dinner later, so I won't let you eat here Yes, please come back."

Hearing this, Guo Jia was taken aback, and quickly followed.

"Zichu, you don't really want to smash this stele, do you?"

Lin Chao said with a half smile but not a smile, "What do you think?"

Guo Jia:  …

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Liu Bei has been fighting abroad for nearly a year, and now he is returning triumphantly. He is planning to host a banquet for his ministers. Naturally, the specifications cannot be shabby.

So Tian Feng gritted his teeth, took out enough money and food from the treasury to make his heart ache, and held a rather sumptuous banquet.

Of course, it is rare to see vegetables in winter in this era, so most of the banquets are meat.

However, with the living standards of people in this era, they would definitely not eat vegetables if they had meat, which was also to everyone's appetite.

Liu Bei made up his mind to have fun with everyone, so even the family members of some important officials hosted a banquet to entertain them.The men lived in the main hall, and the women went to the back house, where the Mi family hosted a banquet.

All of a sudden, everyone in Taiwei's mansion became busy, with a buzzing appearance.

In the evening, when the banquet was about to start, Lin Chao took Lin Xi, Diao Chan, Xun Cai and other girls to the banquet together.

It's not that Lin Chao didn't want to go early, it's just that the etiquette of superiority and inferiority cannot be ignored.If Lin Chao went first, how would those who arrived later than him deal with themselves?

Furthermore, Lin Chao arrived first, and every official who came must come up to pay his respects.So Lin Chao is very annoying, and those people are also uncomfortable, it is better to be late, it is convenient for everyone.

As soon as he left the gate of the mansion, he saw Zhuge Jin and Zhuge Liang waiting in front of the gate, and beside him were brothers Zhen Yan and Zhen's two unmarried younger sisters.

Hmm... until Lin Chao stepped out of the threshold, Zhuge Liang was still pulling little Zhen Mi aside and whispering.

Zhuge Liang didn't know what he said, but it caused little Zhen Mi to smile coquettishly, her face flushed.

Seeing this scene, Lin Chao was greatly astonished, and felt an indescribable feeling in his heart... a little surprised, a little happy, and more of a feeling of comfort.

Could it be that Zhuge Liang wants to take little Zhen Mi to see the goldfish?

It's not easy, the little piglet I raised has finally learned to push other people's cabbages!

"Meet Chang Shi!"

Seeing Lin Chao coming out, everyone hurriedly cupped their hands.

"Free gift!"

Lin Chao waved his hand, but strode up to Zhuge Liang.

"teacher."

Zhuge Liang cupped his hands and said, as always, he was well-behaved and sensible.

As expected of Xun Yu's training, even Lin Chao's petty thoughts can become calm in an instant.

Looking at Zhen Mi again, her performance was much worse.Seeing Lin Chao approaching, he immediately lowered his head and fiddled with the hem of his clothes to cover up his embarrassment.

Snapped!
Without saying a word, Lin Chao immediately patted Zhuge Liang on the head.

"Ouch!"

Xiao Liangzai cried out with his headache in his arms, and asked in puzzlement, "Teacher, what do you mean?"

Lin Chao lowered his head and whispered in Zhuge Liang's ear, "Ah Liang, what were you doing just now?"

"Forehead……"

Little Zhuge Liang's face was still not thick enough, so he stammered immediately: "Teacher, this disciple just...invited sister Zhen's family...to visit her home..."

"Sister Zhen?"

Lin Chao glanced suspiciously between Zhuge Liang and Zhen Mi, and said, "A Liang, shouldn't you be called Auntie?"

Zhuge Liang:? ? ?

Teacher, let's talk about each other, shall we?
(End of this chapter)