Picked up a copy of Romance of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 553
The 17th year of Xiping, April
In the palace, everyone became extremely busy again, just because the empress gave birth again, even though this was not the first time the empress gave birth, the emperor was still very anxious, staying in Houde Hall, he couldn't sit still, wandering back and forth in the hall Then, Liu Mastiff sat in front of him, seeing his father's irritability, he didn't know how to comfort him. In this regard, Liu Mastiff didn't know anything, he just heard that childbirth is a very dangerous thing, not just Among the people, even the royal family, accidents often happen.

Grandfather is so anxious, Liu Mastiff also understands in his heart, why is he not anxious, worried about Grandma.

The two stayed in Houde Hall, but they didn't say a word, and the atmosphere was very silent.

When Hanmen rushed in to announce the good news to the emperor, the two breathed a sigh of relief. The emperor smiled and rushed out of Houde Hall. Liu Mastiff also wanted to follow, but Hanmen stopped him and said: "Your Highness shouldn't go there, it's not in accordance with etiquette. After half a month, His Highness won't meet the queen, and after a full month, you can see your younger sister." When Hanmen opened his mouth, Liu Mastiff not only didn't get angry, but laughed and said: "New Tim family, I'm really excited, almost rude, thank you Mr. Han for reminding me, I entrust Mrs. Han to take care of my mother and younger sister."

Han Men didn't dare to talk, so Liu Mastiff left the hall.

In April, the queen gave birth to a daughter. This is the eldest daughter of the emperor. The emperor loves him indescribably. What makes the emperor the happiest is that the daughter's birthday is on the [-]th of April. The next day is also the emperor Xiaokang. This made her birth even more mysterious. Fortunately, she is the eldest daughter, not the second son. In the next few days, the emperor will be immersed in happiness and accompany her all day long. Little girl, even Liu Mastiff can't see him anymore. Under such joy, the emperor once again pardoned the world, except Dong Chong and Zhang Song who rebelled against the party.

This year was indeed a festive year. Apart from the queen, Princess Raoyang was also pregnant. Zhuge Liang, who was dealing with political affairs in Hezhou, was directly recruited back by the emperor with three edicts, and he was also given He had a whole year of vacation and asked him to accompany Princess Raoyang. The emperor seemed to feel that this was not enough. He also selected a dozen maids from the palace who had experience in delivering babies and taking care of them, and sent them to Princess Raoyang. In the mansion, he even wanted to meet Princess Raoyang in person.

However, this is also impolite, and Princess Raoyang also dare not come to see the emperor.

If it wasn't for the empress repeatedly blocking the emperor and telling him, wouldn't it be possible that you were going to embarrass Princess Raoyang to death if you passed by like this?The emperor just gave up. Even though he has his own daughter, he still regards Princess Raoyang as his eldest daughter, and his affection makes even Liu Mastiff feel envious.

At this time, Zhang Liao, the Marquis of the Southern Army, rushed to Luoyang. He had previously guarded Jiaozhou and had outstanding military achievements. He was recommended by Liu Mo, Gu Yong and others. However, the emperor had not summoned him yet, instead Sun Jian, the Taiwei, summoned him first. Zhang Liao was led by the soldiers to the Taiwei's mansion, entered the mansion, and was directly taken to the study.

Sun Jian was sitting in the study, looking at the young general in front of him. Of course, he was not that young, but he was still much younger than Sun Jian. Zhang Liao stood in front of Sun Jian. It could scare him, but it didn't make him angry. His face was calm, neither humble nor overbearing, and he stood straight in front of Sun Jian. Sun Jian looked at him for a long time, and then he said, "Sit down." Zhang Liao thanked him and sat down. In front of Sun Jian.

"The Southern Army was rebuilt by Emperor Xiaokang. After it was established, it was under the jurisdiction of Duan Gong and I, two generations of Zhonghou. Hand over the Southern Army to your hands," Sun Jian said solemnly.

"I will definitely live up to the emperor's high expectations." Zhang Liao said.

"I heard that you were in the southwest, and you defeated tens of thousands of bandits with your border guards without any casualties?" Sun Jian asked back.

"exactly."

"How did you do it?"

"The battle must come first, the reward must be clear, and the punishment must be strict." Zhang Liao said seriously. Sun Jian looked at him, frowned, and thought for a long time, but nodded helplessly. He took out a pile of letters from under the desk and put them down Looking at him on the copybook, he said, "I'm going to rest. You can read these letters and leave before leaving. You don't have to say goodbye to me." After he finished speaking, he left the study without looking back. At a loss, he certainly understood why Sun Jian called him over. Sun Jian had led the Southern Army for a long time, and now that he was going to command the Southern Army, he definitely wanted to investigate himself.

However, unlike what Zhang Liao thought, Sun Jian didn't ask him about his detailed military achievements or military tactics, but just asked him to read through the pile of letters?

After taking the letter from the copybook, Zhang Liao looked at it with some doubts. This is not a letter, but a list.

In the fifth year of Jianning, the South Army fought against South Vietnam:

"Soldier Zhang Xing, died in battle."

"Soldier Wang Yan, died in battle."

"Marquis Ji Ling, die in battle."

Looking at these lists, for some reason, Zhang Liao felt a little heavy in his heart. He looked at them bit by bit. From the fifth year of Jianning to the 17th year of Xiping, all the names of soldiers who died in battle were on this list. There are many generals like Junhou Xiaowei. Zhang Liao watched for more than three hours in the study. When he walked out of the study, he happened to see Sun Jian who had come. Sun Jian was a little surprised. He never thought that Zhang Liao would I will wait three hours to read this list.

"Are you finished?"

"Um"

Sun Jian smiled and said, "Very well. Originally, I was very opposed to you being the Marquis of the Southern Army. Among the generals, whether it is Guan Yu, Xu Huang, Qu Yi, or even Hua Xiong, the Hun , are more qualified than you to take this position. However, I heard that after several battles, all of you have returned, and no one was killed. At that time, I think, perhaps for the soldiers, you are more suitable to be a commander. I am a wicked man, I am a good general of the emperor, but I have never been a good commander of the soldiers."

"Over the years, in order to obtain military merits, I took this group of comrades who have been with me for nearly ten years to the battlefield. In Guishuang, there are less than a thousand soldiers of the Southern Army." Sun Jian smiled wryly, and he pointed Pointing to himself, he said, "Have you seen my official uniform? It was bought with the lives of thousands of soldiers."

Zhang Liao frowned and said nothing.

"I can't tell you the nonsense of cherishing soldiers. In the face of foreign enemies, someone will always fall to the ground. However, I still hope that you can bring the glory of the southwest to the northwest. The southern army is mostly composed of rangers. They They're all nice people."

"Honestly!" Zhang Liao bowed to him.

Walking out of Taiwei's Mansion, the general standing at the door had been waiting for a long time. Seeing Zhang Liao coming out, he stepped forward and said with some disdain: "This Taiwei's Mansion has a really high family status. I think I went in to have a rest, but I was stopped by the servants at the door." Hearing his complaint, Zhang Liao was shocked, and quickly asked, "Aren't you making trouble?"

"Never before, in front of the majestic Sangong Mansion, how could such a lowly captain like me dare to make trouble??" The man said with a sneer.

"Okay. Don't lose your word and follow me back to the station. I'm going to have a face-to-face tomorrow."

As Zhang Liao said, he dragged the man towards the post station, but the man broke free and said, "Captain, I have some private matters, can you give me two hours?" Zhang Liao looked at him, thinking After a while, he said: "Okay, but don't make trouble. This is Luoyang, not Jiaozhou. If you make trouble here, no one can protect you."

The man nodded, bowed to Zhang Liao, and left.

Zhang Liao ignored him and returned to the station alone.

There was a knock on the door of Zhuge Mansion, the servant opened the door and walked out, but he was startled. In front of him stood a strong and strong man. People, the servant took a step back, looked around, and then asked with a smile: "This general, what do you want to do?"

"This is Zhuge Liang's mansion??"

"Exactly, I don't know what's the matter with the general?" The servant was still a little displeased with this man's way of calling the master's name directly, but because of his good self-cultivation, he never got angry. The man nodded and said: "You let him When you come out, say it’s an old friend’s visit.”

The servant was stunned for a moment, nodded, and then entered the courtyard. This person looked at Zhuge Liang's mansion. It was so luxurious. Standing outside the mansion, he could hear the noise of people in the courtyard. There were also many servants. Thinking about it, I saw a person coming out, this person was very handsome, and his figure was slender, walked to the door, looked at him, and said with some doubts: "I am Zhuge Liang, I don't know who you are?", this The man didn't answer, but just looked at Zhuge Liang quietly and sized him up.

Because of Princess Raoyang's pregnancy, Zhuge Liang was also a little anxious. Seeing that this person didn't answer, he felt a little irritated, and asked displeasedly, "Who is the king?? What advice do you have?"

"Oh, you're not like him, you're not like him, you're far behind" the man sighed, said disdainfully, shook his head, turned around and left without saying a word, Zhuge Liang stood in front of the mansion gate in a daze , Looking at the strange man who was going away, he pondered for a long time, but he still didn't understand the purpose of this man.

The next day, Zhang Liao rushed to the Hall of Houde to meet the emperor.

Contrary to what Zhang Liao thought, today's emperor is very approachable. As soon as he came in, the emperor took his hand with a smile and let him sit down. The emperor sat opposite Zhang Liao and looked at him seriously. He said with emotion: "Okay, I've been looking forward to it for a long time, and finally my champion has finally arrived!!!"

Hearing the emperor's words, Zhang Liao was startled, stood up quickly, and said, "How can I be so praised by the emperor?!"

"Hahaha, it's okay, I heard Zhang Jun's military achievements in the Southwest, I couldn't bear it, so I invite you to come here, I want to see what this general looks like, now it seems that it is indeed extraordinary!! "

The two chatted, and the chat was very joyful. Seeing Zhang Liao, who was a little flattered and said goodbye to him with excitement, the emperor was relieved. He likes such honest people. Like some idiots, if he praised him as a champion to his face, he might immediately jump up and thank him for his canonization! !He is indeed the most praised general in the heavenly scriptures! !
And Zhang Liao was also happy, and when he returned to the station, he pulled Gan Ning and told him triumphantly.

The emperor praised me for being a champion!

ps: It’s like this, Lao Lang has class today, only on Thursdays a week, and has not been able to update it. After class, Lao Lang went directly to the Internet cafe to open all night. I hope I can make up [-] words for everyone tonight. Thank you With everyone's support, Lao Lang will work hard.

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