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Tao Zheng retreated first, leaving only Tao Sheng and his brother Tao Li in the room. Only then did Tao Sheng ask, "Just now I wanted to ask you about the Guhuai Mansion, why did you wink at me?"

Tao Li also knew that sooner or later his elder brother would not be able to hide this matter, so he could only sigh: "I promised the King of Han that I would not tell anyone about this matter, if you must ask me, you must first know about it as a result of."

"What exactly is it?" Tao Sheng's expression became more astonished, "You can't hide it from me."

Tao Li's expression was extremely serious. Seeing that his elder brother didn't understand his warning, he couldn't help but coldly said: "Brother, if this matter is leaked out, the Tao family will no longer be trusted by the King of Han, and it may even affect Zheng'er's official career. .”

Only then did Tao Sheng come to his senses. He walked a few steps with his hands behind his back, and then bowed his head in thought for a long time. Finally, he said in a deep voice: "I assure you, only I know about this matter, and I will not tell anyone, including your sister-in-law. , and I will never reveal it."

"Okay!" Tao Li nodded and said, "Because the Guhuai Mansion is the future Qiao's Mansion, and it's a place for Da Qiao to live. Brother, do you understand?"

"Big Joe!"

Tao Sheng was very surprised, "You mean King Han and her..."

"Brother, I didn't say anything."

It took Tao Sheng a long time to recover from his surprise. For Tao Sheng who had been dealing with Jiangdong for a long time, he certainly knew that Da Qiao and Xiao Qiao were peerless beauties in the world. Even Cao Cao thought about them for a long time, but he did not expect that Liu Jing would also see them Hit the sisters.

Not only did she marry Xiao Qiao as a concubine, but she also seemed to have something to do with Da Qiao, but the problem Tao Li said was not here, but that Da Qiao might become Liu Jing's housewife.

Once this kind of thing is leaked, it will not only affect Liu Jing's reputation, but Tao Zhan will definitely be angry. With Tao Zhan's temper, once she turns against Liu Jing, her position as princess may not be guaranteed, let alone Sun Shangxiang and Cao Xian. A very threatening woman, Tao Sheng finally understood why his brother had to warn him repeatedly.

After a long time, Tao Sheng nodded slowly and said: "You are right, only the two of us know about this matter, and we must never tell the third person, including Zheng'er and your sister-in-law."

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Early the next morning, Liu Jing submitted the Guannei government plan to Pingzhangtai. He did not restore the name of the county in the Han Dynasty, but set up four strategic areas of Shangjun, Beidi, Anding, and Lingzhou, and selected qualifications from each county. The governor of Shenhou is the envoy of Jinglue, the prefect of Chengdu Ma Liang is the envoy of Shangjun, the prefect of Changsha County Su Fei is the envoy of Beidi, the prefect of Wuling County Yiji is the envoy of Anding Jinglue, and the prefect of Jingzhao Tao Zheng is the envoy of Lingzhou Jingzhou Use slightly.

Each envoy is one level higher than the prefect, and he is granted the title of Marquis of Ting. The term of office is five years. Ding granted [-] mu of land and a ten-year tax exemption.

The news spread all over the world, and many people in the Guan who were exiled to the Central Plains and Jiangdong were very excited when they heard the news, and they all returned to their hometowns with their families. The old people even ignored their old age, and even if they died, they would die in their ancestral land .

At this time, Cao Cao's special envoy Chen Qun also arrived in Chang'an City. This was a delicate moment when the relationship between the two sides was breaking or continuing after the Han-Hungarian War. Chen Qun's arrival was particularly important.

Of course, in name Chen Qun came here for Liu Cao's marriage, and Liu Jing had sent a gift before, so the last two steps in the six rituals, the date of invitation and the personal welcome, had to be put on the agenda.

Chen Qun was accompanied by Liu Du, Marquis of Yiyang. Liu Du was the father of Liu Xian, the prefect of Nanjun, and also Liu Biao's brother. After Liu Jing unified Jingzhou, Liu Du volunteered to live in Yedu as the representative of the Jingzhou royal family. .

This time when Liu Jing married Cao Cao, Cao Cao specially asked Liu Du to be the man's witness. It happened to be the end of the year, and Liu Du wanted to come to Chang'an to have a look, so he came to Chang'an with Chen Qun to discuss the details of marrying Cao Xian. detail.

Chen Qun also knew that Liu Du was not involved in the government affairs of the Han Dynasty, so during the journey, Chen Qun did not discuss military affairs with him, but only discussed knowledge and chatted about Liu Cao's marriage, and they got along well along the way.

Early this morning, the emissary team arrived at Chang'an City, a few miles away from the city gate, and happened to meet thousands of Huns prisoners of war who were building official roads. The official roads were dusty and lively. Chen Qun looked at these Huns prisoners of war strangely. There were not many Han soldiers under supervision, and many Xiongnu soldiers had a chance to escape, but they seemed to be working very hard and had no intention of escaping, which puzzled Chen Qun.

At this moment, a troop of cavalry galloped up, and the leader was Honglu Qing Liu Min. Liu Min cupped his hands on the horse and said with a smile: "Mr. Chang, come here all right!"

Chen Qun hurriedly returned the gift with a smile: "This time I came here for a special marriage, and the two families are getting married. Congratulations!"

Liu Min and Liu Du met again, and said to them: "You two have worked hard all the way, please follow me to the posthouse to rest."

Perhaps because of his old age, Liu Du's temper was a bit weird. He had a very good relationship with Liu Min's father Liu Xian in his early years. They were very familiar with Liu Min when he was a child. He felt that Liu Min was a little neglectful of him, and his face darkened. Unhappily said: "I want to see His Highness King Han now, is it convenient?"

Liu Min saw that he was unhappy, so she smiled and said: "Uncle Shi must go to see His Highness the King of Han now, that's fine, but I need to report first, if you two don't feel tired all the way, you can follow me to Weiyang Palace. "

Chen Qun also laughed and said: "In that case, let's go see His Highness the King of Han first."

"Please follow me, both of you!"

Liu Min ordered his subordinates to take the envoys to the posthouse to rest first, while he turned his horse's head and led Chen Qun and Liu Du to the west along the city wall.

Chen Qun also found that many Huns were building the moat, and there were not many soldiers guarding the city. He couldn't bear it any longer, so he hurried forward and asked with a smile, "Mr. Liu, along the way, I found many Huns prisoners of war serving as laborers. This is of course normal, but it seems that there are very few soldiers guarding them, isn't the Han army afraid of them fleeing?"

Liu Min smiled slightly and said: "Mr. Chen does not know that the Huns are divided into two types of labor. One type needs to be closely monitored. Most of them build the city wall in Chang'an City. The other type is relaxed type. They are also most of the Hun prisoners of war. They Then work outside the city, dredge water conservancy rivers, or build official roads, so you don’t have to worry about them escaping.”

"Why don't you have to worry about running away?"

"Because their family members are here, and they have made an oath that they are willing to become civilians in three years. Only a small number of family members of the Huns prisoners of war are not here, and they refuse to swear, so they must be strictly guarded."

"I see!"

Chen Qun nodded. Only then did he realize that he was a little worried. This time he was going to Chang'an as an envoy, and he had an additional task, which was to exchange for Liu Bao's more than [-] Bingzhou Xiongnu. I don't know if Liu Jing would agree. this exchange.

After a while, everyone came to Weiyang Palace. Liu Min led the two of them into the palace to rest. He smiled and said, "Please sit down for a while, I will report to His Highness the King of Han."

He saluted and hurried away. Liu Du watched him go away, then sighed and said to Chen Qun, "I am also an uncle of the Han Dynasty, and I can be regarded as a veteran royal family of the Han Dynasty. Why did I end up becoming a foreign envoy just like Mr. ?”

Chen Qun comforted him with a smile and said: "It should be that the Han Dynasty has no corresponding etiquette system. Liu Shijun doesn't know how to arrange the old man at the moment. Please wait a moment. I believe he will not neglect the old man after consulting the Queen of Han." .”

Liu Du sighed and said, "I hope so!"

Not long after, Liu Min came back in a hurry. He bowed to Chen Qun and said, "His Royal Highness said, Mr. Cao is the envoy of Minister Cao, and he needs to choose an auspicious day for an interview. Tomorrow is an auspicious day. Mr. Go back to the post house to rest. Tomorrow morning, the King of Han will formally receive him."

"What about me?" Liu Du asked loudly, his face extremely dissatisfied.

Liu Min smiled slightly, "Elder Ge is one of his own people, so you don't need to be so particular about etiquette, please follow me to see the King of Han now!"

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Liu Du has been very disappointed in the past few years, not because he was discriminated against and treated coldly in Yedu, on the contrary, he is highly respected by the royal family in Yedu, and can be said to be the most popular figure in the royal family, because he is a member of the royal family of the Han Dynasty. As the representative of Liu Jing, everyone flattered him and hoped that he could speak well of himself in front of Liu Jing in order to obtain the greatest benefit.

Liu Du's trouble lies in this. He is a respected royal family, but he has not obtained the corresponding power and status. In the Han Dynasty, except for his son Liu Xian who served as the prefect of Nanjun, he has no status, let alone any power. After a long time, the royal family in Yedu might gradually see through his namelessness, and he would fall from the sky to the ground. He couldn't bear this loss. .

This time he came to Chang'an from the west, he just hoped to gain some benefits, at least Liu Jing could give him a status.

Liu Du was very resentful at first, but when he arrived outside Liu Jing's official room, his resentment disappeared and turned into an indescribable uneasiness and uneasiness.

In fact, Liu Du is not confused. He knows that he has not done much. He has never written any report to the King of Han. He even tried his best to stop many royal families from coming to Chang'an to meet the King of Han. He is afraid that these royal families will go to Chang'an. , his intermediate role is lost.

At this moment, a member of staff came out, bowed to him and said: "His Royal Highness, please come in, elder!"

Liu Du took a deep breath, and walked quickly into the official room. The layout of the official room was very simple. There was only one cupboard and one table in the spacious room. Han Wang Liu Jing was sitting on the table, scribbling and writing, reviewing the ultimatum.

Liu Du hastily stepped forward and knelt down to salute, "My minister Liu Du pays homage to His Highness King Han, His Highness is a thousand years old!"

"Third Uncle, no courtesy, please sit down!"

Liu Jing put down his pen and asked Liu Du to sit down with a smile all over his face. Liu Du sat down on the soft seat beside him with trepidation. At this time, an employee came in and served tea. : "Third Uncle went to Yedu, almost four years ago!"

"Yeah! It will be four years in two months. Thinking about it, time flies really fast, as if it just happened yesterday."

"How does Third Uncle feel in Yedu? I heard from Brother Xian that Third Uncle seems to be doing well and is quite respected by the royal family in Yedu."

Liu Du's face was flushed red, and he couldn't say a word for a long time. These are the reports he should write, but he never wrote. Liu Jing saw his embarrassment, smiled and said: "We have accumulated a lot! It takes time for Uncle to accumulate connections, but I really want to know how Liu Cong and Madam Cai are doing now?"

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