Ji Han Grand Commander

Chapter 175 169. Return to Jiangling

"Your Majesty!"

From the time Liu Chan in Chengdu followed Yang Hong's advice and contacted Kou Feng in Qianwei County, while at the same time sending troops out to intercept Huang Yuan, to the time Huang Yuan was captured and brought back to Chengdu alive, where he was held down by two guards and made to kneel in the Chengdu meeting hall, it took only three days.

"Huang Yuan, the traitor, the late emperor treated you well, why did you commit such a treasonous act!"

Liu Chan's childish face was filled with a bit of forced seriousness and anger. Although anyone with a little insight would not take it seriously, Huang Yuan was a prisoner at the moment, and Liu Chan was still the high and mighty new emperor.

Just two days after Huang Yuan was escorted back, news came from Yong'an that Liu Bei had passed away and Liu Chan had ascended the throne. At the same time, news also came that Zhuge Liang and his men were rushing back. However, even before Zhuge Liang came back, Liu Chan had already dealt with Huang Yuan.

"..."

Huang Yuan hung his head, looking like a defeated rooster, not knowing what to say.

"Come on! Drag this disloyal, rebellious villain away and execute him!"

Seeing that Huang Yuan remained silent, Liu Chan simply stopped asking questions. He slammed the table in a childish voice and shouted, which seemed quite funny.

But Huang Yuan couldn't laugh. He widened his eyes, his pupils dilated unconsciously, and his mouth opened wide, with a look of disbelief.

"Your Majesty, spare my life! I just wanted to go to Yong'an to visit the late emperor! I was temporarily... I was possessed by a demon! I am absolutely loyal to our Han Dynasty! Spare my life!"

Huang Yuan found that he couldn't remain calm in the face of death, so he begged for mercy from the bottom of his heart.

However, as the old saying goes, a new official starts with three things, and Huang Yuan was also one of Liu Chan's things. Yang Hong had already analyzed this kind of traitor to Liu Chan privately, and he couldn't let him stay, in order to confirm the new monarch's majesty and deter other scoundrels with evil intentions.

Secondly, if this loophole is opened, wouldn't it encourage all those people to rebel in the future? After all, if the rebellion fails, it will only be punished, but if it succeeds, it will be a huge fortune with the expansion of territory.

Therefore, Liu Chan was reminded at this moment and appeared to be extremely decisive. He completely ignored Huang Yuan's wailing and let the warriors drag him down and behead him.

"what!"

"Your Majesty, the traitor Huang Yuan is here."

Following a scream, the warrior who had just left returned to the conference room carrying a tray containing Huang Yuan's head. How could Liu Chan, at such a young age, have ever seen such a bloody scene?

An expression of disgust and fear flashed across Liu Chan's face, but he finally forced himself to straighten his face, waved his hand, and let the warrior take the head away with a look of disgust.

"Your Majesty, please allow me to report that the traitor Huang Yuan has been executed. You should inform the Prime Minister and tell him not to rush back so quickly. In addition, Linqiong City was burned down by the traitor Huang Yuan, and the surviving people still need to be comforted. Hanjia County has suffered from the decline of people's livelihood due to the traitor Huang Yuan, and we need to send another wise man to govern.

General Kou Feng, the governor of Qianwei, has made great contributions in defeating the bandits this time, so perhaps he will be rewarded..."

Liu Chan was just about to breathe a sigh of relief and go back to the palace to play when a few young eunuchs said they had caught some crickets and wanted to perform cricket fighting for him. Liu Chan was so eager to return home that he could not help but announce his resignation, but was immediately interrupted by Yang Hong.

Yang Hong stepped out and spoke eloquently about a bunch of things that needed to be dealt with now, which made Liu Chan feel overwhelmed and dizzy.

"This... you can ask the Prime Minister to return quickly. You can discuss the matter of pacifying the people's livelihood and report it to me later. As for the matter of rewarding brother... General Kou, you can return his title of Guannei Hou. I encourage you hereby."

Liu Chan hurriedly uttered a few words, leaving the court officials with helpless faces, and hurried back to the harem to watch the cricket fight.

Yang Hong also looked at Xu Jing, Liu Ba and others helplessly, and discussed the selection of the new governor of Hanjia County and how to appease the people of Linqiong.

……

"Your Majesty, have you quelled the Huang Yuan rebellion?" Zhuge Liang, who had already arrived in Ba County, was surprised to receive the letter from Chengdu. Zhuge Liang had originally thought that as long as Chengdu was not lost, he would be able to easily destroy these clowns when he returned, but Liu Chan's performance made Zhuge Liang feel refreshed.

"Ji Xiu is truly a man of great talent... Fortunately, Ji Xiu is by your side offering advice."

When Zhuge Liang saw Yang Hong's performance, he couldn't help but admire him. However, when he saw that Liu Chan still hoped that Zhuge Liang would come back quickly to deal with the follow-up of the rebellion, he couldn't help but smile bitterly.

"Tell your Majesty that I will return as soon as possible. If there is anything unclear, you can discuss it with the ministers in the court."

Zhuge Liang asked the messenger to report to Liu Chan, while he and Liu Bei's body continued up the river, preparing to return to Chengdu.

……

Feng Xi returned to Jiangling early. After all, Li Bai, a poet in later times, wrote, "I left Baidi in the morning amidst the colorful clouds, and returned to Jiangling a thousand miles away in one day." It was a very fast journey from Yong'an to Jiangling, even if they were traveling light.

Along the way, Feng Xi also saw that many places had already held various memorial activities with white banners, white cloth, etc. It seemed that the news of Liu Bei's death had also spread from Yong'an.

After returning to Jiangling City, Feng Xi immediately summoned all his generals. After all, he had decided many things during this trip to Yong'an, so naturally he had to communicate with his subordinates.

"Grand Commander, I heard..."

Although Huang Quan asked a question, he asked it with a certain tone and he was also wearing white clothes.

"Yes, the previous emperor has passed away. Now he is the director of the new emperor."

Feng Xi was also wearing the same white clothes that he had not changed since the Eastern Expedition, which saved him a lot of trouble.

"Woooo..."

Many officials loyal to Liu Bei could not help but begin to sob quietly. After all, rumors were one thing, but Feng Xi, as an important official in the court, had also visited the late emperor, and the news he brought back was naturally accurate.

Feng Xi gave these people some time to cry for a while before speaking.

"Everyone should cheer up. The late emperor was always thinking about the revival of the Han Dynasty when he was on his sickbed. We should inherit the late emperor's will and help the new emperor stabilize Jingxiang. Don't fall into sadness, which goes against the late emperor's wishes."

What Feng Xi said was not wrong, so all the officials wiped their tears, cheered themselves up, and listened to what the commander-in-chief had to say.

"I have discussed this with Prime Minister Zhuge before, and it's like this..."

Feng Xi said most of what he and Zhuge Liang had discussed, including personnel arrangements and so on, and informed everyone in advance.

"Congratulations, Governor Huang. I will have to trouble you for your assistance in future affairs of Jingzhou."

At the end, Feng Xi did not forget to tease Huang Quan and bowed to Huang Quan, which made Huang Quan smile a little awkwardly, but he still bowed in return with a happy smile.

After all, the governor of Jingzhou was also a high-ranking official. Although Huang Quan was a bold and rational person, who could refuse to go a step further? Even Huang Quan was no exception.

"Then I'll trouble you all to gather the troops and horses, and have the soldiers of the Eastern Expedition pack up and prepare to return to Sichuan."

After congratulating Huang Quan, Feng Xi's face became serious and it was time to discuss the issue of the Eastern Expedition Army returning to Sichuan.

(End of this chapter)