I, Liu Bian, Sanxing Han Dynasty

Chapter 463 Auspicious
Although Zhuge Liang was not very sure about what he said, Sun Ce took into account that the emperor had previously paid special attention to Sima Yi, and his intuition told him that Zhuge Liang's feeling was true.

Thinking of this, he saw that Zhuge Liang had not hidden anything from him, so he patted Zhuge Liang on the shoulder and said, "Kong Ming, sometimes when you can't judge, you have to trust your intuition. This is the experience I have summed up from leading the army in battle. I don't tell ordinary people about it!"

When the two met Liu Bian and told him what they were thinking, Liu Bian smiled and said, "Kong Ming's intuition is indeed very accurate... Bo Fu is also very accurate."

Sun Ce left with satisfaction.

Sima Yi was two years older than Zhuge Liang. Liu Bian did not want to attack Sima Yi. He could tolerate Dong Zhuo, not to mention Sima Yi. However, Liu Bian felt that he could keep Sima Yi by his side in the name of training.

——Don’t you like to hide your shortcomings to protect yourself? Then I will make sure you can’t hide.

Liu Bian also thought that if something unexpected happened to him, he could take Dong Zhuo, Sima Yi, Yuan Shao and others with him.

Speaking of Cao Cao, Cao Cao appeared. Just as Liu Bian was thinking about Dong Zhuo, Dong Zhuo came to meet him.

Looking at Dong Zhuo's increasingly fat body, Liu Bian felt that he was becoming more and more like the Prime Minister Dong in his memory, who had lost several days of fat in his belly button after his death, at least in terms of body shape.

However, Dong Zhuo's image was ruined as soon as he opened his mouth - Dong Zhuo's face was full of smiles, and Liu Bian, who should have looked ferocious, looked a little silly and cute for a moment:

"I had nothing to do before, so I was thinking of going to investigate the people's conditions for Your Majesty. I didn't expect that after arriving at Hanxingli, I suddenly found that there was a Ganoderma on the beam of a house! According to him, there was no Ganoderma yesterday, but it appeared out of nowhere today. I think it must be because of the arrival of the Holy Emperor! This is a good omen from heaven, and I congratulate Your Majesty!"

Is that all Prime Minister Dong is?
Liu Bian wondered if Dong Zhuo, who was once a powerful figure in the border areas, had been ruined by himself.

After all, this Ganoderma lucidum that suddenly appeared on the beam looked fake at first glance.

Coupled with the simple and straightforward name of Hanxingli...

Even if the Ganoderma lucidum has been growing for several months!
In this way, Liu Bian might have some time to check if there were any edible mushrooms.

Now the question is, Ganoderma lucidum appears, should we take it or not?

Liu Bian asked: "Do many people know about this?"

Dong Zhuo didn't think he was useless. After seeing Huangfu Song from Liangzhou become the Grand Marshal, he felt that he had more hope - I, Dong Zhuo, will become one of the Three Dukes!

But he didn't quite understand what the emperor meant. Did the emperor want to know many or few people?
He answered tentatively: "When I heard the news, I came to report it to Your Majesty as soon as possible. The only people who knew about it were my followers and the people of Hanxingli."

"Then give me a small reward..." Liu Bian ordered Guo Zhidao beside him. As soon as Guo Zhidao responded, he asked again, "Is there a shortage of money and grain in the treasury for the tour?"

Guo Zhi immediately reacted when he heard it, and cried with great emotion: "I didn't want to disturb your majesty's mood for the tour with this matter, but... your majesty is worried about the people and doesn't want to add to their troubles. The money and grain are indeed insufficient."

After getting the answer, Liu Bian looked at Dong Zhuo and sighed, "Look, Lord Dong, I am helpless most of the time! But since it was Lord Dong who discovered this auspicious sign, it means that Hanxingli is destined to be with Lord Dong. How about asking Lord Dong to share my worries? The reward money and food will be paid from Lord Dong's salary?"

"It is my honor to share your majesty's worries!" Dong Zhuo bowed happily.

However, beneath his apparent excitement, Dong Zhuo's heart was bleeding - it was not because he felt bad about the salary, but because he was flattering the horse too much.

Faintly, he seemed to see that the position of the Three Dukes was one step further away from him. Dong Zhuo admitted that he was a little anxious, but he couldn't blame him. Nowadays, the position of the Three Dukes is not as easy to change as before. It is common for a Three Duke to serve for one or two years. As far as he knows, Huangfu Song and Cui Lie have not been in good health in recent years, so they must seize the opportunity!
Dong Zhuo made up his mind that if auspicious signs didn't work, he would look for another strategy!
It was not easy to accompany the emperor on his tour, and he must take this opportunity to let His Majesty know that he is the most suitable candidate for the next one of the Three Dukes!
After Dong Zhuo left, Zhong Yao came again.

"Your Majesty, when the tax law was changed in the past, the Zhao family of Wen County and Zhao Weisun, the temporary Sima of Liyang Camp, once divided their family land among their clansmen to reduce the land rent they had to pay. I tacitly agreed to it at the time, and many people in Henei County followed suit."

Liu Bian looked at Zhong Yao, who was pointing at him, and asked, "Come to think of it, I have not visited the farmland since I went on tour. Do you have any good places to go?"

Zhong Yao replied: "I happen to know a place, which is less than five miles away."

The king and his minister smiled at each other - everything was said without words.

If the situation is allowed to develop freely and there are no accidents, the conflict may not be intensified for a generation or two.

But who is Liu Bian?

How could he be peaceful while on patrol?
It is June now. In Hanoi County, where rice is generally no longer grown, farmers who have the conditions have already re-plowed their fields after the wheat harvest last month and planted soybeans, which have a short growing cycle.

But more farmers do not have oxen for farming, so they either rent oxen or work hard from dawn to dusk to use human power instead.

When Liu Bian arrived at the edge of the field, there were still cows plowing the land!
Before the curved plow was popularized, many places still used the straight-beam plow that was pulled by two oxen. The curved plow, which was more labor-saving and ox-saving, was adopted in one go and was popularized very quickly. At least now, all Liu Bian saw were curved plows.

The farmers who were still busy in the fields were soon called together by the township officials, and looked blankly at the officials and soldiers who appeared here...

Soon, they were no longer confused. The local officials told them that since the emperor had come here, everyone would be rewarded, and that he intended to summon people to question them. If they could answer questions that satisfied the emperor, there would be a generous reward!
As soon as these words were spoken, the people became happy instantly, especially when they saw the heavy copper coins in their hands, and they all looked forward to the huge reward that would follow.

There were also people who tried to use their relationship with the village official to try to get some backdoor advice in public, but were sternly rejected by the village official - this was a major matter that had to be heard by the emperor, and he dared not interfere, otherwise he would die without knowing how he died.

After the local officials had distributed the money, several young scholars who were obviously the emperor's attendants came over. They first asked the people how much money they had received, and then began to select people.

The local official was so scared that he broke out in a cold sweat. Fortunately, he didn't dare to embezzle a penny this time.

"Do any of you have 60 to 100 acres of good farmland at home?"

"What is your name?"

"What's your name?"

"..."

"You are not impersonating me, are you? Don't let the land listed in the official records be different from what you said!"

"Remember, only look at the official register, everything else is fake..."

"It's up to you guys, follow me!"

(End of this chapter)