Shuhan

Chapter 323 Liu Bei’s political test, Liu Chan’s way to break the situation!

Chengdu.

Hanzhong Palace.

The snow is still falling.

It was not until noon that Liu Bei got up from the bed.

The reason why I got up so late was not because of the fight with Mrs. Wu last night.

But I drank too much last night, and it was only when the sun was shining that I felt drowsy. Up to now, my head still hurts a little.

"Husband, I've taken some medicine."

Mrs. Wu, dressed in palace attire, brought a bowl of medicinal soup on a red plate.

Mrs. Wu's face is as fair as jade, and her skin is as smooth and delicate as a peach blossom.Her eyes are large, bright, and deep, revealing wisdom, gentleness, and demureness.

of course
The most eye-catching thing is her swollen belly. It seems that in a few months, a new life will be born.

Liu Bei's many days of hard work have finally paid off.

but
Liu Bei now has no sense of accomplishment.

Looking at the medicinal soup with a strong flavor of Chinese herbal medicine, Liu Bei's brows suddenly frowned, like the word "Sichuan".

But although he frowned, he still took the medicine bowl with his hand, endured the discomfort, and drank the turbid medicine soup in one gulp.

After drinking it, I felt extremely bitter in my mouth and tongue, and it really felt like I was being tortured.

When you are healthy, you will not feel that health is a gift from God.

And when you are sick and your body is not good, you will find that no matter how many achievements you have made, if your body collapses, everything else will be in vain.

The body is the most important.

At this moment, Liu Bei deeply realized this.

"Adou is back. Do you think he has grown up?"

Mrs. Wu was a little surprised when Liu Bei asked such a question.

She was stunned for a moment, and the young man's appearance appeared in her mind, and she immediately said: "He is already much taller than when he was in Chengdu the previous year. Everyone says that His Highness can go on an expedition and perform such feats. He is the True Dragon Emperor, similar to Emperor Gaozu."

Emperor Gaozu?

Liu Bei shook his head.

Is he just like Emperor Gaozu?

Repeatedly defeated, yet defeated again and again.

And his son can be said to be invincible, even more like the First Emperor.

"A Doujun is unparalleled, but I don't know what his political skills are like? How is his way of serving?"

There are too many people who know how to fight.

For example, the Overlord of Western Chu can be said to be invincible. What is the result?
The world was still taken away by the old Liu family.

Conquering the world is a skill, but being able to defend the world is an even bigger skill.

"Based on my understanding of His Highness, I think he is not the kind of reckless man who knows nothing about political affairs."

Mrs. Wu thought for a long time before speaking cautiously.

"Report~"

At this time, a steward came to report outside the palace.

"Reporting to your Majesty, the military advisor would like to see you."

Naturally, this military advisor does not refer to Zhuge Liang, but to Fa Zheng.

Zhuge Liang is still dealing with the follow-up matters in Jingzhou and has not returned to Chengdu yet.

The face of the law is like a cold stone statue, but his eyes are deep but reveal a sharp light.His high nose bridge, well-proportioned facial features, and slightly raised corners of his mouth all reveal an air of confidence.Under the tight-fitting black robe, he had a tall and straight figure without a trace of fat.

But if you look carefully, you will find that there is a long, shiny sword on his waist, which looks like a dragon, and people can't help but take a closer look.

"My lord, pay homage to the king."

Liu Bei stood up slowly, and Mrs. Wu also walked towards the back room very wisely.

"Xiaozhi, sit down."

The messenger in the hall placed a deerskin cushion in front of Liu Bei.

The two sat opposite each other. Between them was a brazier with burning charcoal. A pot of wine on top of the brazier was boiling after Fazheng arrived.

"Look, you came just in time, the wine is just boiling, come on."

Liu Bei picked up the wine pot and filled two bottles of wine on the wine bottle in front of him.

"Come on, it's freezing cold, warm yourself up."

With that said, the messenger placed the bottle of hot wine on Fazheng's food table.

"Your Majesty, thank you for the wine."

After saying that, Fazheng covered his sleeves, took a sip of hot wine, and his face became slightly rosy.

After the wine is boiled, it is equivalent to distillation, and the alcohol content is much higher.

Liu Bei drank a sip of hot wine, and a blush appeared on his originally pale old face.

"Good wine, really good wine. I haven't tasted this fine wine from Jingzhou for a long time. Thanks to the prince's business alliance, I can recall the taste of my youth."

Fazheng smiled, and his serious face softened a lot.

"His Highness's business alliance is a stroke of genius. The business alliance is mixed with the secret agents of the Military Division, which really allowed Han China to get a lot of information."

If the information received by the Han Dynasty Military Division was one before, after the merchant alliance was established, the information received by the Military Division was ten, or even twenty.

Moreover, in the past, large sums of money were spent to win over people's hearts and intelligence, but now they spend less money and the effect is even better.

"The move of the Merchant Alliance has indeed solved many problems in Jingzhou. With the prosperity of business, the people's livelihood in Jingzhou will recover faster. However, not everyone can imitate this Merchant Alliance."

Liu Bei said on the side.

"Yes!"

Fa Zheng was also filled with emotion.

"Although the business alliance is good, why doesn't the Wei Kingdom imitate it? How can the colored glaze be easy to make? How can the Wei Kingdom have such beautiful porcelain? Not to mention perfume, soap and the like, they were all obtained through the instruction of His Highness the Immortal. It's not an ordinary thing, this is why there are rumors that His Highness has dragon energy!"

When Liu Chan was mentioned, Liu Bei took another sip of wine, looked at Fazheng and said, "The prince is very talented and proficient in military strategy, but only in political affairs."

Fa Zheng chuckled and said, "Your Highness, don't worry. His Highness was able to recover the nine counties of Jingxiang and Runan because he is proficient in the ways of serving his subordinates and his political skills are certainly not bad."

Liu Bei is naturally willing to believe that his son has outstanding abilities, but
He looked at Fazheng and said, "I still have to give it a try. Otherwise, I won't trust him in handing over the foundation. If I don't trust him, I'll have to ask you to supervise and support the country on my behalf."

Liu Bei just wanted to see if he needed to arrange for someone to help him.

"only."

Fazheng frowned slightly.

"How to test this kind of thing? Are you asking the prince to supervise the country?"

It's just that in the previous episode, the prince had already overseen the country.

It doesn't seem impossible. "The prince's supervision of the country can indeed reflect his ability. However, he did not interfere in political affairs before, but left all political affairs to his ministers. In terms of major decisions, it was all under the control of the scholar, and his ability was not evident. "

"That"

Fazheng frowned.

"Then how can we try it?"

Liu Bei chuckled, drank the slightly cooler wine from the wine bottle in his hand, and said, "Actually, the exams have already started."

Already started?

Fazheng was stunned.

"The King means"

"When the prince first returned, he received 46 invitations to greet him. Who will he receive first?"

46 greetings?

Fazheng's cheeks turned red and he said: "Among these 46 greetings, there is one from me."

Liu Bei didn't care at all and said: "With such an outstanding son, it is understandable that you would come forward to make friends with me."

Liu Bei did not blame Fa Zheng.

The reason why there were 46 greetings was because Liu Bei was actually behind it.

Without his acquiescence, who would dare to legitimately collude with the prince?
Liu Bei is sick, but he is not dead yet!

"Then what decision does the king hope His Highness will make?"

"There is a difference between closeness and distance. If you want to invite someone to receive you, you should naturally get close first and then become distant."

Fazheng raised his eyebrows and asked, "Who is close and who is distant?"

"Of course I'm the closest to Yide."

Now that the Yuancong faction is the strongest and the closest, they naturally have to be treated differently.

"I think you should meet talented scholars. After all, talents are your future ministers."

Who has talent and learning?

Naturally, they are from the Jingzhou faction and Dongzhou scholars.

Liu Bei smiled softly and said, "Then let me wait and see!"

Prince's Mansion.

Liu Chan was indeed faced with a choice in the lobby.

In these 46 invitations, who do you want to see and whom do you not see? Who do you want to see first and who do you want to see slowly?

Liu Chan was thinking about this issue.

He glanced at the prince's official in the hall.

Fei Yi, Dong Yun, Guan Xing, Zhang Bao.
He looked up and asked: "Of these 46 invitations, who do I want to see first?"

The four of them looked at each other and did not dare to speak.

In fact, they are in the middle of the situation and whatever they say is wrong.

But Liu Chan just wouldn't let them go.

He called directly.

"The left guard leader of the Prince's Mansion, you speak first."

Being called by Liu Chan, Zhang Bao had no choice but to step forward.

"Your Highness, please come down and take a look. My father's invitation should be the first thing Your Highness wants to see and deal with."

Liu Chan frowned and said, "Why is this?"

Why?

Zhang Bao hesitated, but couldn't give a reason.

He is your father-in-law, the king's sworn brother, and the leader of the Yuancong faction. He is the closest to you in terms of status and relationship with you.

Shouldn't this be the first to see you?

"Wen Wei, what do you think I should do?"

Liu Chan did not continue to embarrass Zhang Bao, but looked at Fei Yi.

Being called out by Liu Chan, Fei Yi felt like he was being roasted on the fire.

He hesitated, and after thinking for a long time, he said something smoothly.

"Your Highness, among your ministers, no one will be seen."

no one?

Dong Yun, who was frowning on the side, showed a look of enlightenment.

If you don’t see anyone, then no one will be offended!

Liu Chan looked at Dong Yun, who quickly stepped forward and said, "My minister and Wen Wei have similar opinions."

Liu Chan turned his attention to Guan Xing again.

The latter raised his chest and cupped his hands, took a step forward and said, "Me too!"

Seeing that the people below had reached an agreement, Liu Chan shook his head.

"Not seeing anyone makes it difficult for people to see the distance, but it also offends people, or it means they don't win over people's hearts."

Liu Chan's words stunned Fei Yi.

"What does your Highness mean?"

Liu Chan laughed and said, "I mean, everyone can meet."

See everyone?
Zhang Bao was stunned.

"How come we can meet everyone?"

"I will host a banquet in the prince's palace to entertain all the nobles in the city."

As a prince, I am very stable. Why should I look forward and backward when I see no one?

in contrast
I have met them all and let them know me, Mr. Liu.

I will be your lord in the future, and it would be best to get to know each other better now.

As for the thoughts of the King of Hanzhong.
He was probably so happy!

A future King of Hanzhong who can conquer thousands of miles of rivers and mountains is better than a submissive and hesitant Crown Prince of Hanzhong.

Ps:

Today is full of worldly affairs, and those who can endure hardship will always endure more hardship.

I will add an update tomorrow to make up for what I have learned today.

(End of this chapter)