I, Liu Bian, Sanxing Han Dynasty

Chapter 587 Family
In the late Eastern Han Dynasty, there were many princes from the royal family, but those princes whose status was second only to the emperor were all reduced to background boards. Now, those who wanted to make a difference have appeared in front of Liu Bian.

At this time, Liu Bian was inviting three people to a banquet, and Liu Xie was also called to join them.

There weren't many people, and the banquet was quite lively.

It was naturally not Liu Bian's turn to liven up the atmosphere.

Compared to the embarrassment he showed when he just came out of the imperial prison, Liu Chong is now much more prosperous than before, but his eyes and eyebrows still show his former capable look.

Needless to say, King of Hejian Liu Xi was also inspired by Liu Bian to have great ambitions. As for King of Dongping Liu Kai, he was an unexpected surprise.

Liu Xie's plan to follow Hua Tuo to leave Luoyang and practice medicine was ultimately strongly rejected by Empress Dowager Dong. At the beginning, Empress Dowager Dong had already compromised by agreeing to let Liu Xie follow Hua Tuo to practice medicine under an assumed name. Later, when she learned that Liu Xie was planning to abandon his wife to practice medicine, even though Empress Dowager Dong loved Liu Xie very much, she had the idea of ​​giving Liu Xie a severe punishment.

Not only did Liu Xie's previous plan to eat in vain, but Empress Dowager Dong even detained Liu Xie and prevented him from going to the medical officer. Therefore, although Liu Xie indirectly promoted the birth of medical officers in various counties and kingdoms, he became a little depressed during this period of time with the departure of Hua Tuo.

Liu Bian knew that Empress Dowager Dong was angry, so he did not try to persuade her. Instead, he pulled Liu Xie over to help her relax.

But Liu Xie was sensible after all. He behaved like a well-behaved junior in front of the three elders. He acted like he was trying to coax the Queen Mother Dong, and stunned the three kings who were confused.

After three rounds of drinking, Liu Kai, who was the most senior, began to speak with the help of alcohol: "In the final analysis, it is still the wise emperor... In the early years, even though I was deep in the palace, I knew that the situation in the world was not optimistic. Only because of your majesty's wisdom and the selection of virtuous and capable people, can we have the revival today..."

Wear it a thousand times, but flattery never wears it.

Using the excuse of being drunk, Liu Kai, who was obviously the grandfather of Liu Bian and Liu Xie, began to speak flattering words that he usually said without hesitation.

Liu Bian accepted it calmly. If he hadn't accepted it, Liu Kai would have thought more about it.

He also responded: "The affairs of the world are still complicated, and I need a virtuous family member to share the burden with me!"

When the word "family" was mentioned, Liu Kai became even more excited.

He immediately patted his chest and followed Liu Bian's words and assured: "Your Majesty, rest assured. The affairs of the Western Regions are family affairs! I will do my best!"

As soon as the word "family affairs" was mentioned, the very sensitive Chen Wang Liu Chong and Hejian Wang Liu Xi both put down their glasses of wine.

The emperor said you are a family member, do you really consider yourself a family member?

Still doing housework?
Liu Bian sat in the main seat and saw all of this. Before Liu Kai could come to his senses, he raised his cup and said, "The affairs of the Western Regions are both family affairs and national affairs. All of you are virtuous people of the Liu family. The family and national affairs of the Western Regions are entrusted to you!"

After saying this, Liu Bian was the first to drink up the wine in the cup.

The three kings and Liu Xie also drank a full glass of wine. Only then did Liu Kai realize the danger in his words.

But he was not stupid. He knew that it was better not to mention such things. Once mentioned, it would only make things worse. The emperor calmly passed over the matter, and he could only continue to flatter him.

After drinking a few more cups, Liu Bian said, "Today, many royal family members have come here after hearing the news. You can choose the good ones and follow them."

The three kings all obeyed the order and did not mention it.

Liu Bian had always been very strict about controlling his drinking. After all, the best thing he could do in terms of drinking and sex was to quit drinking. He left early soon, and after he left, the three kings became more lively when facing Liu Xie. This was the first time the three kings had gathered after arriving in Luoyang, and they also took this opportunity to talk about their future plans.

Although these have not been determined yet, as the king who is going to the Western Regions in person, the three of them must always help each other and share what they have.

"You must bring people, the more the better, but it's best to bring healthy young men." Liu Chong said first, "The Western Regions are not like a feudal state. I have been to the Western Regions to find out from merchants. Although there are many countries, the land is vast and sparsely populated. There are countless uninhabited areas in the Western Regions. And because trade in the Western Regions has become more and more prosperous in recent years, there are many bandits in the poor and mountainous areas. The fewest are a few days, and the most are hundreds. There are even some small countries that covet wealth and goods and disguise themselves as bandits..."

After all, Liu Chong had led troops to fight against the Yellow Turbans. He was the most cautious of the three and had already collected a lot of information about the Western Regions.

Liu Kai didn't bother pretending to be drunk and listened attentively.

In Liu Chong's description, the Western Regions, filled with the four big words "survival of the fittest", appeared in front of several people.

While Liu Chong was taking a sip of wine to moisten his throat, Liu Kai pursed his dry lips and asked Liu Chong with some fear: "Can we really stay in the Western Regions?"

After Liu Kai asked, he heard Liu Chong suddenly smile: "Remember, we are the strongest in the Western Region!"

Hearing Liu Chong's powerful words, Liu Kai immediately felt relieved.

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The royal family members are working hard, and some people have also seen this opportunity.

Yuan Wei, who had not blamed Yuan Shu in person for many years, could not help but curse him in secret this time - it was not that Yuan Wei did not want to curse him in person, but he had no choice. Now that the two sides had separated, he did not blame Yuan Shu openly.

So, he could only scold it to his son Yuan Yin.

"Why is he so anxious? Aren't they just some slaves? Why is he so anxious to speak up for them?" Anyway, Yuan Yin and Yuan Shu had a good relationship, so scolding Yuan Yin was the same as scolding Yuan Shu!

Yuan Yin complained in his heart - this is not what you said when Xu Huang was causing trouble.

Yuan Wei did not understand Yuan Yin's thoughts, otherwise he would not know how to blow his beard and glare. He continued: "Now that I think about it, letting the Yuan family establish a foothold in the Western Regions, although there will be losses, it is not entirely a bad thing..."

However, he understood Yuan Wei's increasingly stable style in recent years, and did not go against Yuan Wei. Instead, he followed Yuan Wei's thoughts and asked, "Father, do you want to send more slaves to the Western Regions?"

Yuan Wei felt very relieved to see that his son had finally come to his senses.

He agreed, "We can't just send slaves, we have to send my Yuan family members to the Western Regions with our slaves to follow the kings to start a family and career in the Western Regions... I'll leave this to you, see if any of my family members are willing to go there on their own initiative?"

Yuan Wei was not afraid that no one would go. After all, even though they all came from the Yuan family of Runan, there were distinctions between rich and poor, and between legitimate and illegitimate children. The family would take the initiative to provide wealth, so there was no need to worry about not having young men willing to take risks for this.

It was the first time that Yuan Yin was entrusted with such an important task by Yuan Wei. He was very excited and accepted the task immediately.

Before leaving, Yuan Wei instructed: "You have a good relationship with Gonglu, that's fine, but you have to remember that you and Gonglu are no longer from the same sect, and you can't just follow Gonglu in everything you do."

(End of this chapter)