The Three Kingdoms: A vicious plan was offered, and Liu Bei was stunned!

Chapter 409: The Ceremony of Liu Huangshu's Appointment as Prime Minister, Jia Wen and the Loyal Officials of the Han Dynasty

Luo Yuan looked down on this letter of loyalty, but to be honest, under the social system of the Han Dynasty, this thing was still useful.

It is very useful to control Liu Bei.

Aren’t you loyal to the emperor and say that everything you own belongs to the emperor?

You should do whatever the emperor tells you to do, otherwise your image will collapse.

If no one believes in you in the future, you will not be able to survive among the gentry. Don't expect the gentry to believe in you again.

Not everyone is like Luo Yuan, who doesn't care about the gentry.

Liu Bei relied on the gentry. Without their support he could not move forward, so reputation was very important to Liu Bei.

Kong Ming quickly put away the thing, bowed to Luo Yuan, and said nothing.

"Sir, I didn't tell you!"

Kong understood it and turned around and ran away.

Once it's in my hands, I can give it back to you!

Luo Yuan shook his head, and after a while Xu Shu and Pang Tong came out from behind the screen and looked at Luo Yuan.

"That thing is useful. When we control Liu Bei in the future, he will never dare to say anything."

"My lord is confused!"

Xu Shu and Pang Tong blamed Luo Yuan, asking how he could give that thing to Kong Ming.

With Kong Ming's intelligence, how could he not know the usefulness of the letter of allegiance?

"Stop thinking about killing Liu Bei all day, okay? The world is so beautiful, why are you so angry? He is a relative after all!" Luo Yuan said. "What good will killing him do to the world?"

Luo Yuan took a sip of tea and said, "Uncle has been busy for many years and has suffered a lot. His ambitions have not been fulfilled. Now that he has become the prime minister, he will surely be more ambitious. The Han Dynasty can be saved."

Xu Shu and Pang Tong looked at each other, and neither of them believed that Luo Yuan thought so.

What nonsense are you talking about.

But think about Liu Bei. He doesn't have much territory and army now. After becoming the prime minister, he will definitely recruit soldiers and expand his territory to make his strength match the status of prime minister.

Otherwise, all the princes in the world would definitely laugh at him. Is there a prime minister who only has one city?
By then Liu Bei will definitely invade everywhere.

Pang Tong's eyes lit up: "My lord, do you want Liu Bei to expand his power?"

"Why not?" Luo Yuan said while drinking tea, "If he has no strength, he will be beaten by Cao Cao. If he is beaten to death, we will face the pressure of Meng De. Meng De looks generous, but he is actually petty. If we are unwilling to join him, we have already offended him. He is the kind of person who doesn't say anything but has a secret in his heart."

If Liu Bei had more power, he could have established his own regime in Jingzhou, which would have become a strategic buffer between Jiangling and the Cao family. Cao Cao, Liu Bei, and Sun Quan would have been able to check and balance each other in Jingzhou, and Luo Yuan could have boldly moved south.

The conflict between Han Xuan and the Changsha gentry has become increasingly serious recently. In order to make money, Han Xuan has become shameless.

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Changsha is about to be in turmoil, so of course we should follow Liu Bei at this time.

Does it mean that I have to give face just because Kong Ming said so?

This doesn't make sense. Luo Yuan is a vassal lord, so he naturally has his own plans.

"It is a blessing for Jiangling that the emperor's uncle is serving as prime minister. Doesn't he need to buy supplies or spend gold and silver? Is he just serving without inviting guests to dinner?"

Such an event is completely a large-scale celebration that can make money.

Those who organize food festivals and events in later generations have the best chance of making money.

There are always some die-hard fans of Liu Bei among the aristocratic families. To be honest, Uncle Liu is quite good-looking.

He has the temperament of a middle-aged elegant uncle, and the gentry likes his style.

With the halo of the prime minister, don’t be too dazzling.

Luo Yuan not only hoped that Liu Bei would succeed, but also needed him to make a big fuss. "Send a gift to the emperor's uncle. If he becomes prime minister, Jiangling should also show some appreciation."

After a moment's consideration, Xu Shu seemed to understand Luo Yuan's meaning. After noting down Luo Yuan's request, he asked someone to prepare gifts and send them to Liu Bei.

Liu Bei was delighted to see the gift from Luo Yuan, and said to Kong Ming: "It seems that Gong Qi has no objection."

After Kong Ming came back, he did not blame Liu Bei, nor did he take out the letter of allegiance. He just acted as if nothing had happened.

Looking at Luo Yuan's gift, Kong Ming's face twitched.

Luo Yuan definitely had bad intentions. But now Liu Bei and Sun Qian had already informed those nobles that the news of his appointment as prime minister had been sent out, so it would be meaningless to stop Liu Bei.

After some simple preparations, Liu Bei invited the princes and nobles who were still in Jiangling to witness his appointment as prime minister, and the emperor personally placed the prime minister's seal in his hand.

Luo Yuan was also present, and seeing Liu Bei thanking the emperor with a grateful face, he felt happy for Liu Bei.
The appointment as prime minister was quick, and the emperor appeared, completed his task, and prepared to leave.

Liu Xie didn't want to stay any longer, but when he saw Luo Yuan, he stopped for a moment and said, "Gong Qi, the palace matters."

"I know. I'll make it for you."

"Okay." Liu Xie laughed and was very satisfied.

Gongqi always keeps his word.

After all, Luo Yuan had already given the letter of allegiance to Kong Ming, and the emperor also had to show his appreciation.

Liu Xie was about to leave when Luo Yuan asked, "Are you in such a hurry?"

"I have an appointment with a merchant today. If you have nothing else to do, don't try to keep me. I'm very busy."

"Ok."

Liu Xie turned around and left. Luo Yuan turned around and saw Ma Chao standing beside him with a smile.

Luo Yuan moved aside a little.

Ma Chao angrily asked, "What do you mean? Am I not worthy to stand with you?"

"No, I just think you have bad intentions."

Ma Chao was speechless: "How did Liu Bei become the prime minister? I heard that he gave gold to the emperor, so the emperor appointed him as prime minister?"

"You said that?"

Ma Chao looked at him seriously and said, "How about I get an official position?"

Another person who is willing to give money to the emperor.

Luo Yuan was too lazy to pay attention to Ma Chao, but when Ma Chao saw him like this, he thought Luo Yuan agreed.

He felt that his official position was too low, just a general.

Since the emperor gives officials whatever money they receive, why not buy one and show it off to those grassland people?

Am I awesome?

Not only Ma Chao but also other nobles were envious of Liu Bei becoming the prime minister and congratulated him one after another.

When Luo Yuan walked out, he saw Jia Xu standing outside.

When Jia Xu saw Luo Yuan, he said, "The Prime Minister knows that Liu Bei has been appointed Prime Minister and is very angry."

"Oh."

"The Prime Minister ordered me to give him some trouble." Jia Xu said.

Luo Yuan understood that Ma Chao must have learned from Jia Xu that one could get an official position by giving money to the emperor.

"Did you spread the news?"

"Of course!"

Jia Xu laughed and said, "Since it is the Prime Minister's order, how can I not carry it out?"

I, Jia Xu, am a loyal minister. Since everyone knows that Liu Bei, the prime minister, was bought, they naturally look down on him.

As for how Liu Bei would feel, Jia Xu didn't care at all. Who asked you to shamelessly buy an official position?

I'm not allowed to say anything.

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Liu Bei was drinking and celebrating with his guests. Sun Qian said something in Liu Bei's ear, and Liu Bei's face changed immediately.

Outrageous!

He was annoyed in his heart, but there was no reaction on his face. He apologized to everyone, gave Kong Ming a look, and took Sun Qian to discuss things alone.

Everyone immediately started discussing what had happened.

(End of this chapter)