I, Liu Bian, Sanxing Han Dynasty

Chapter 236 Liu Bei returns to Beijing
"I thank your Majesty!"

After hearing Cai Yan's words, Liu Bian sat up from the recliner and said, "No need to be polite."

Then he pointed to the recliner next to him and asked, "Would you like to give it a try?"

Cai Yan didn't know that Cai Yong was admonishing the emperor before she came to Yuntai Palace to see her father. Naturally, Cai Yong would not mention political affairs with her.

She thought that Liu Bian listened to what she said yesterday, so he arranged for her to meet her father today.

Now that she had just met her father, she was filled with joy.

Looking at the recliner next to Liu Bian, this kind of unethical thing was... In the past, Cai Yan would not have done such a thing with his character.

But now... She carefully followed Liu Bian's example and slowly lay back. The recliner was different from the bed. Cai Yan, who was lying back for the first time, couldn't help but exclaimed.

Feeling the soft cushion on the back that fit the body shape, Cai Yan suddenly understood why Liu Bian liked to lie on it.

Although today's kneeling seats have heel supports placed under the buttocks, there are also softer sitting bags made of silk.

Guan Yu smiled and said: "Your Majesty, please rest at home for two days before going to see me."

They understood that this was the time the emperor left for the three brothers to reminisce.

But Lu Jun's work must continue - it's not difficult, he just needs to play his true character - a person who lacks independent opinions and is easily coerced by persuasion.

In the days that followed, Zhou Hui still contacted officials in Yangzhou, and invited Lu Jun several times during this period.

In the blink of an eye, it was June, and Liu Bei led his army to Luoyang.

Lu Jun had received a reply from Lu Kang before, which meant that Liu Bian had received it. Lu Kang had indeed lived up to Liu Bian's trust.

The two lay quietly like this for a while, until the sun rose high in the sky, and Liu Bian returned to Yuntai Hall.

Afterwards, Liu Bei handed over the military seal ribbon, and Guan Yu accompanied him all the way.

Guan Yu was waiting outside Luoyang City, but his mind was full of thoughts.

In the eyes of the scholar-bureaucrats, Chen Ji was a famous scholar, but Liu Bei was different. He was just a lucky man!
Since then, there have been many memorials to impeach Liu Bei. Guan Yu, as the general of Yulin Zhonglang, led Yulin Lang to garrison in the East Palace, and he has heard about it for a long time.

Finally, Guan Yu followed the road and saw the flag rising in the distance.

Although Liu Bian did not go to greet him in person, he sent Guan Yu there.

Hongluqing Zhou Zhong still made no move, making it difficult for Liu Bian to tell whether he knew what his son had done.

Guan Yu recalled the heart-to-heart talks he had with Liu Bei and Zhang Fei when he went to Hanoi County.

That night, they seemed to have endless things to say.

Liu Bei cooperated with Chen Ji in Beihai Kingdom and forced the local wealthy families to spend money and food to relieve the people, but he did not even leave the good reputation of Hehu Township to the local wealthy families.

When the three of them met again, they all felt that the other person had changed a lot, but a thousand words they said only turned into a laugh!
That's enough.

It had been more than a year since they were separated again, and the feeling of missing him made him unwilling to wait where he was, so he rode forward to greet her.

Unexpectedly, before he found a chance to deal with the wealthy family, Liu Bei would already take action.

Guan Yu didn't know how much brotherhood Liu Bei considered when making this decision, but he believed that there were always reasons of his own. Otherwise, Liu Bei could have left his good reputation to the local wealthy families.

Although the heel support and seat bag are not as comfortable as a chair with a backrest, Liu Bian is unwilling to make trouble in this aspect for the time being, and he can accept it once he gets used to it.

On the third day after Liu Bei returned to Beijing, he appeared in Yuntai Hall after adjusting to the exhaustion from the journey.

Liu Bian asked about the process of suppressing bandits in Qingzhou. These were written very briefly in the memorial, and Liu Bei answered truthfully. He was very eloquent, and he could speak in an ups and downs without adding words.

When Liu Bei talked about cannibalizing Guan Hai's tribe bit by bit, and finally killed Guan Hai in one fell swoop, Liu Bian clapped his hands and applauded: "What a great opportunity to catch a turtle from the urn!"

Liu Bei couldn't hear what the allusion was, so he just thought he was ignorant and could understand what it meant.

Later, Liu Bei talked about how to use Sun Gu to cooperate with Chen Ji. This is something that cannot be said in the memorial. After hearing this, Liu Bian appreciated it, smiled and ordered someone to take out a box less than two feet long and put it in front of Liu Bei.

Liu Bei was confused: "Your Majesty, what is this?"

"You'll know when Xuande opens it." Liu Bian suppressed a smile.

Liu Bei opened it in confusion and saw a pile of memorial books neatly placed in the box.

"Here are the memorials to impeach Xuande in recent times."

"After reading these memorials, will Xuande regret his actions in Qingzhou?"

Liu Bei said categorically: "No regrets!"

"I haven't read any of these memorials. What do Xuande think we should do with them? Someone suggested that I pursue the people who wrote the petitions."

Liu Bei bowed and said, "Your Majesty, I think it is not allowed to block the way of speech, so just burn it."

"Okay, just follow Xuande's words."

It was June, and Zhao Rong of You Fufeng wrote a letter saying: There was a fire in Maoling.

A few days after the fire was put out, officials found a jade box and jade staff in the village where the people living in the field were suspected of belonging to Maoling. Maoling is in danger of being stolen.

This was not the first time that Emperor Wu's mausoleum was stolen. In fact, it was discovered that someone had robbed it during the reign of Emperor Zhao, three years after Emperor Wu was buried. There was also the subsequent period of Emperor Xuan, and the subsequent blatant excavations by the Red Eyebrow Army.

These two things appeared together, which made Liu Bian wonder if there was someone behind the scenes.

Liu Bian immediately ordered Zhao Rong and Tao Qian to investigate the matter.

However, within a few days, an urgent report came from Sanfu that an earthquake had occurred, with the epicenter in Youfufeng.

Liu Bian's heart tightened.

He quickly inquired about the damage caused by the earthquake, but the emergency report did not provide details. It was estimated that at least one county must be affected by the disaster. The specific information could only wait for the next document.

While Liu Bian summoned Lu Zhi and others to discuss the disaster relief plan, he was thinking about the impact of the earthquake.

In his strategy, Guanzhong, as the rear area, is a top priority.

Both of these disasters occurred in Youfufeng, a place with the largest number of farms among the three auxiliaries.

……

Zhou Hui was very excited. The earthquake in You Fufeng could not be hidden from anyone. When he heard about it, he immediately laughed three times.

There was a fire in Maoling and an earthquake in Sanfu. Emperor, Heaven and God were all helping him!
"Someone must have violated God's will and done something unkind and unjust, so God would bring disaster." Zhou Hui repeated these words, "You Fufeng, God's instructions are self-evident, hahaha..."

"Yes, that's it!" Zhou Hui called his servants and prepared to go out to tell others his point of view.

But suddenly I heard a noise coming from the front yard.

Zhou Hui was dissatisfied and immediately asked his servants to check, but there was still no reply for a while, and there were even cries.

He was angry in his heart. What kind of behavior did he think these servants in his family had? My good mood is gone.

Just as he was about to yell and curse, he suddenly saw several men in armor appearing in his courtyard.

"Who are you? How dare you break into this place without permission? Don't you know this is the residence of Qing Honglu? Why don't you leave quickly!" Zhou Hui had some courage and resolutely drew his sword in front of the soldier.

"Are you Zhou Hui?"

"Exactly!"

"Take it!"

(End of this chapter)