Coincidentally!My name is Liu Bian

Chapter 99 Listen to Jian Yong ask Yuan what he wants

The result of the discussion was that Xia Houyuan, Cao Hong, Cao Chun and Cao Xiu, together with more than 100 servants of the Cao family, escorted Xun You to Luoyang - for Xia Houyuan and others, this was like going back the same way, at most they had just changed. The place is just changed from Yuzhou Peiguo to Sizhou Luoyang!

It's not a big deal.

As for Cao Ang, Cao Ren and Xiahou Dun, they stayed.

Liu Bian was so moved: Cao Ang was the first to be loyal to him and should follow him as a matter of course; while Cao Ren and Xiahou Dun were going to Dongguang County with Cao Cao and needed to assist Cao Cao in handling Dongguang County affairs——

The three people were clearly arranged, but all three of them were quite satisfied and did not refute at all!
Of course, Xun You said he was going back to Luoyang City, but he didn't leave right away: after all, Xun You and others had to escort Xia Yun alive before they could leave!This means... patting his head, Liu Bian looked at Liu Bei, and then said:
"Uncle Wang, where is Xia Yun?"

Liu Bei did not answer the question and asked: "Does Your Highness need to take Xia Yun away?"

"...What do you mean by this?" Liu Bian was thoughtful.

Liu Bei cupped his hands and said, "Your Highness, Xia Yun..."

"The Summer Dog eunuch is being tortured!" Seeing his eldest brother hesitating, Zhang Fei blurted out anxiously, "If we want to take the Summer Dog eunuch away, we will have to wait for a while..."

Zhang Fei said the latter sentence very quietly.

Huh? !

Except for Liu Bei, Guan Yu and Zhang Fei, everyone was startled and looked at Zhang Fei in unison.

Zhang Fei glared and said: "What? What did I do wrong? - The Summer Dog eunuch almost hurt His Highness, can't I find a way for His Highness? It is said that the Summer Dog eunuch is the most worthy servant. Your Majesty attaches great importance to it, but I don’t believe it! Your Highness is His Majesty’s eldest son, no matter how alienated Your Majesty is, it is impossible to alienate him to any extent... He is much more important than the Summer Dog Eunuch!"

Bah bah bah, Zhang Fei probably felt guilty and was rarely talkative.

Liu Bian couldn't laugh or cry. He didn't know whether to lament that Zhang Fei acted too fast and tortured Xia Yun, or lamented that Xia Yun had bad luck and how he fell into Zhang Fei's hands - wait a minute!By the way, how did Zhang Fei attack Xia Yun?Is there no jail in Nanpi City yet?
However, if Xia Yun is really seriously injured, then Xun You will have to stay in Nanpi City for a while until Xia Yun recovers... Not bad?Although Xia Yun was disliked by others, Liu Bian was looking forward to taking the opportunity to consult with Xun You and talk about the general situation of the world, and he was not disgusted.

Casually, Liu Bian swore that he really just asked casually, and asked: "Did you get the result?"

"Ah?" Zhang Fei was stunned and said, "I have to ask Mr. Xianhe."

"Mr. Xianhe?" Liu Bian thought: Jian Yong?

As expected, Liu Bei said: "Mr. Xianhe's surname is Jian and his given name is Yong. He is from my hometown."

Then Zhang Fei said hurriedly: "Yes! Your Highness, do you want to ask someone?"

"Let's ask then?" Liu Bian said.

So Zhang Fei sent someone to invite Jian Yong to come.

When he was young, Jian Yong came over, saluted Liu Bian generously, as if he knew Liu Bian, and said familiarly:

"Jian Yong, Jian Xianhe, pays homage to His Highness."

"Please get up." Liu Bian asked bluntly without mincing words, "May I ask, sir, if you have the result?"

Jian Yong looked calm and replied: "It's a question."

"...It doesn't matter if you can't ask - ah?!" Liu Bian was sure that Jian Yong couldn't get the result from asking, and wanted to comfort Jian Yong with a few words, but unexpectedly, he almost bit his tongue!With tears in his eyes and pain, Liu Bian said quickly:

"What did the other party say?!"

"This..." Jian Yong became embarrassed, "Can I only tell your highness about this matter?"

Raising his eyebrows, Liu Bian looked around at the crowd.

But he saw Liu Bei stepping out of the crowd again, cupping his hands and saying, "Your Highness, how about Mr. Yi Xianhe?"

Waving his hand, he said, "Okay."

Then, everyone gathered outside the study, but only Liu Bian, Jian Yong, and five guards including He Xian who had bandaged their wounds were left in the study.

"Can you say it?" He looked at Jian Yong.

He saw Jian Yong brushing his sleeves and sitting cross-legged simply, as if he were on an equal footing with Liu Bian. He almost made He Xian and the other guards angry - "How brave!" He Xianhan said in a cold voice, "How dare you do this to Liu Bian?" Your Highness is rude!"

"He Xian, step back." Liu Bian raised his hand and shouted back to He Xian.

He Xian had no choice but to take a step back and, together with the other guards, quietly acted as a mural without saying a word.

Looking at Jian Yong again, Liu Bian said: "Just say it! I am all ears."

Jian Yong said: "It's true!
Your Majesty, please send a letter to Luoyang, requesting your Majesty's consent to knight Zhang Yan, and your Majesty also agreed.

The reason is that the general is too high-profile!When it came to sending an envoy, Mr. Xun You was actually selected to go to Bohai County to announce the decree, and he won the favor of a wave of ministers in the DPRK... But His Majesty felt that the general was too flamboyant and didn't like it, so he sent Xia Yun again. Come to Bohai County, reprimand Liu Bian, and at the same time investigate the development of Bohai County!
Then, Xia Yun was secretly summoned by Empress Dowager Dong on the way to Bohai County.

——His Highness guessed correctly: Later, Xia Yun became the eagle dog of Empress Dowager Dong!
It was Empress Dowager Dong who tampered with His Majesty's order and wanted to escort you back to Luoyang City and poison you on the way!
Fortunately, your highness is smart and the man protected your highness, so that you, your highness, escaped this disaster! "

At this point, Jian Yong paused obviously.

"What's wrong?" he asked.

Jian Yong smiled bitterly and said playfully: "Your Highness, Your Highness, do you really not know, or do you pretend not to know? - Such secrets are only known to me. This means that I will not escape and will be loyal to you, Your Highness." ?”

"...I thought we were our own people." After a moment of silence, Liu Bian said, "Uncle Wang is willing to help me, and you are a fellow countryman of Uncle Wang and have followed Uncle Wang for many years. Could it be that I have to doubt your loyalty? ?”

Jian Yong asked curiously: "So we are our own people?"

Liu Bian asked strangely, "Isn't it?"

Suddenly, Jian Yong laughed out loud, and his laughter became louder and louder.

After laughing for a long time, Jian Yong calmed down and said calmly: "Your Highness, you are lucky this time and were not injured, but there are many times when you are unable to prevent yourself? Besides..."

"Besides?"

"Besides, His Majesty doesn't want to make you the Crown Prince? - Does everyone know this?" Jian Yong said abruptly, not knowing where this person came to the conclusion.

Hearing this, Liu Bian fell silent again.

It seems not all? ——Jian Yong thought: This is interesting.

Standing up, Liu Bian said: "Thank you, Mr. Xianhe, for your guidance. I understand."

Jian Yong stood up, bowed to Liu Bian, and said, "Please allow me to retire."

Jian Yong retreated.

Liu Bian was in a trance.

All this time, he has deliberately ignored one problem, that is: although Yuan Shao and Yuan Shu are his subordinates and have a harmonious relationship, they do not directly call him "Lord" like Cao Cao does... As long as Yuan Shao and Yuan Shu don't call him He is the "Lord". I believe that as long as a piece of paper is given, Yuan Shao and Yuan Shu will most likely not refuse!
In other words: After learning that the Emperor of Han still did not want to see his eldest son, and that there was no hope for the eldest son to succeed to the throne, what attitude did Yuan Shao and Yuan Shu have in assisting him?
He must win the loyalty of Yuan Shao and Yuan Shu and understand the thoughts of Yuan Shao and Yuan Shu. Otherwise, if he allows these two uncertain guys, Yuan Shao and Yuan Shu, they may turn against each other in the future!

How can this work? !

Thinking of this, he quickly came to his senses and ordered: "Come here, call Yuan Biejia."

This time, he thought carefully and stopped calling Yuan Shao and Yuan Shu over at the same time.

What if they were rejected by Yuan Shao and Yuan Shu at the same time... That would be too scary.

He Xian took the order and left.

After a while, Yuan Shao came, saluted Liu Bian and said, "I have met His Highness."

Liu Bian deliberately found trouble and asked: "Didn't you "meet the lord"?" "

Yuan Shao was dumbfounded and immediately understood the purpose of His Highness' visit.Yuan Shao lowered his head and remained silent.

Liu Bian said: "Yuan Biejia, why don't you call me 'Lord'?"Could it be that I'm not worthy? ! "

"No." Yuan Shao was surprised and quickly knelt down.

Liu Bian pushed further and asked again: "No, why don't you change your story?"

"This..." Yuan Shao's scalp was numb, but he finally gritted his teeth and plucked up the courage to say, "Your Highness! It's not that I don't want to, but my family is the Runan Yuan family——

During this period, I know that His Highness has been suppressing the aristocratic families and powerful people in Bohai County... If I regard His Highness as my lord, will one day His Highness point the finger at the Yuan family?At that time, should I agree or refuse?
This is really difficult for me, I can't make a choice, so I don't dare to let go! "

Liu Bian said thoughtfully: "I understand... Putting aside the family factors, Yuan Biejia, will you be loyal to me? Even if my father does not make me the crown prince!"

He doesn't dare to be too extravagant: in his eyes, all aristocratic families or powerful people should be suppressed!Even if Yuan Shao regards him as the leader, he will not tolerate the Runan Yuan Clan's wanton interference just because Yuan Shao is a member of the Runan Yuan Clan -

Heartbroken, Yuan Shao said: "Your Highness, are you going to..."

"Answer my question!" He would not be changed by Yuan Shao.

Yuan Shao struggled for a long time before whispering: "...yes!"

"Even if we are enemies of His Majesty?" Liu Bian asked.

Yuan Shao's face turned pale and he stopped talking.

Liu Bian said: "Don't run away, answer my question!"

Yuan Shao said helplessly: "Yes."

"Really?" he demanded. "Put your head up."

Yuan Shao raised his head.

And when he looked into Yuan Shao's eyes, he found that Yuan Shao's eyes were slightly dodged, but after dodging, his expression became firm again... At this moment, Yuan Shao seemed to understand his thoughts and was willing to accompany him to the end.

That's enough.

"Thank you for your hard work." Liu Bian waved his hand, "Just go down."

Deeply, Yuan Shao looked at Liu Bian deeply, and finally turned around and left.

Soon after Yuan Shao left, Liu Bian said again: "Go and call Yuan Shu."

It was He Xian who took the initiative to find Yuan Shu.

Less than a moment later, Yuan Shu came. When he saw Liu Bian, he ran down and said:
"Your Highness! Please give me a few more days. I really can't count all the fields in Nanpi County within a few days and make a clear calculation!! I'm too busy..."

"What are you doing?" Liu Bian was amused by Yuan Shu's series of explanations.

Yuan Shu was stuck.

Liu Bian was asked to say: Yuan Shu is not busy at all!In addition to registration every day, there is registration, and with Shi Yue's help... If he is really busy, Yuan Shu must at least add a few different types of account books, such as the rental of farming tools, the rental of carts, etc. - Ha!He was almost taken off topic by Yuan Shu!

After regaining his composure, Liu Bian said, "I'm not summoning you for field statistics."

Yuan Shu pursed his lips, and said cautiously: "Then, what is that for?"

Liu Bian followed the question and hummed: "I'll tell the truth... Yuan Jijiu, why don't you call me 'Lord'?"Could it be that I'm not worthy? "

Yuan Shu: "..."

Yuan Shu was sweating profusely, and said anxiously: "Your Highness, Your Highness, where did you start talking about this?"

"Oh? Since Yuan Jiu has no objection, why not change your words and call me the king?" Liu Bian suggested.

Yuan Shu said tremblingly: "Your Highness, Your Highness, please stop teasing me."

"How could I tease you? I am serious." He looked at Yuan Shu very seriously.

Lowering his head, Yuan Shu felt that he could not look directly at His Highness.

Seeing this, Liu Bian sighed and said: "It seems that I am not qualified enough to win your loyalty! That's right, you are the second son of the Runan Yuan family who was born in the Fourth Generation and the Third Duke, so you don't need flattery at all. who……"

"Your Highness, Shu is terrified!" Yuan Shu said.

Liu Bian said: "Don't panic! Are you the same as Yuan Biejia, and you don't want to serve me as master?"

Yuan Shu was slightly shocked, but quickly calmed down and said softly: "Your Highness, you mean...?"

"Yes! That's right! Yuan Biejia is just like you, Yuan Jijiu, and refuses to accept me as your master?" Liu Bian looked distressed, but listening to his tone, he was not distressed at all, "Yuan Biejia said it was because of his family. , what about you? What's your reason? "

Yuan Shu said dryly: "Shu is ashamed! Shu...it's also because of his family!"

"The specific reason?" Liu Bian asked.

Yuan Shu held his breath and then said: "To be honest with Your Highness, our Yuan family... supports Marquis Dong. But I am an exception!"

"Oh?" He squinted at Yuan Shu and thought to himself: Editor!Edit!Make it up again!I'd like to see what you can make up.

I heard Yuan Shu say: "Although I supported Dong Hou at the beginning, in the process of getting along with Your Highness, I want to support Your Highness even more! ... Moreover, I wrote to my family and mentioned Your Highness's affairs to the elders in the family. , but unfortunately the elders are too busy and haven’t replied yet!”

The underlying meaning: Yuan Shu wants to make Liu Bian his lord, but he has to obey the family's arrangements!As long as the family agrees, Yuan Shu can immediately change his tune and call Liu Bian his lord!

On the contrary, wouldn't Yuan Shu know?
——Who believes this? !
As soon as he heard it, he knew that Yuan Shu was talking nonsense!

"What a disappointment to me! It seems that the Yuan family is very important to you?" Liu Bian said, "Yuan Jijiu can't be willful? Don't listen to the arrangements of the clan and only follow your heart? - If your Yuan family If the family disagrees, what will you do? Will you still help me?"

"I..." Yuan was at a loss for words and couldn't speak.

Liu Bian was also very patient, waiting silently for Yuan Shu's answer.

I don't know how long it took, but it was so long that Yuan Shu felt that he had no feeling in his legs. Then he stood up slowly and said decisively:

"meeting!"

"Really?" Liu Bian said deliberately, "Even if he raises troops to cause trouble?"

Yuan Shu: "..."

Yuan Shu shivered, vaguely guessed something, and said: "——Really, really!"

The voice was very small, very forced, but it made Liu Bian very happy.

"I understand." Liu Bian thought: Can everyone think clearly in private?

...This matter ends here.

Although Yuan Shao and Yuan Shu did not call Liu Bian "lord", their words and deeds regarded Liu Bian as their lord.

On this day, the weather was fine and it was a suitable day to bid farewell to Xun You and set off.

Just thinking about it, Liu Bian inexplicably heard He Bai's voice announcing the battle outside the door:
"Your Highness! Something bad has happened! Zhang Wu was plundered by the Yi tribe!!"

Huh? !

(End of this chapter)