Shu Han Confucian General of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 330
"Daddy, are you a little reluctant?" Zhao Zheng, who was already 12 years old, asked his father, looking at the gate of the Zhao Mansion that was about to close with nostalgia.

"After all, I've lived here for more than ten years, and I really can't bear to leave!" Zhao Feng didn't deny it.I have been in this world for so many years, and I have been wandering before. It was not until I came to Xichuan that I settled down a little.If you want to talk about the feeling of home, this place brings you the most.Pengcheng, Lujiang, Chaisang and even Hanshou cannot compare with it.

"Lock the door, let's go!" Zhao Feng took one last look, then turned his head and ordered.Since the imperial decree required him to leave Xichuan within three days, he packed lightly and did not take many things with him.Zhao Feng also bought some properties in Xichuan these years, but his family has a big business, so he didn't care about these things, so he simply distributed them to the servants in the mansion, and he left Xichuan with only a few followers and two carriages.The road to Shu is difficult. In the past few times, in order to hurry, he always took the water route.Now that I am not in a hurry to do anything, I simply take the overland route, which can be regarded as a taste of the Shu Road.

"Father, I really didn't expect that you would resign from office. What's more, I didn't expect that His Majesty would let you go like this. You really have given him so much credit for nothing!" Sitting in the car, Zhao Zheng suddenly felt a little nervous. Indignant and authentic.

"Stupid son, you will understand why daddy did this in the future. It's just that you have to keep in mind that if you devote yourself to official career in the future, you must remember that the most important thing for an official is to work for the people of the world. Welfare, do not be ashamed of the emperor at the top, and not ashamed of the people at the bottom. As for some personal gains and losses, it is not so important in many cases!" Zhao Feng patiently enlightened.

"My child, remember, to be honest, Daddy, today I really admire you, your mood is always so peaceful and cheerful!" Zhao Zheng sighed solemnly as if he had grown up a lot suddenly.Hearing his son's words, Zhao Feng patted his head lovingly, but didn't say anything.A group of people walked quietly. Outsiders looked like they were traveling from a wealthy family. They never thought that the person in the car would be a famous general of the generation.By the time the new Yizhou Mu Luxun and his wife were ready to see him off, Zhao Feng had already gone a long way.

"Bo Yan, let's go back!" Seeing her husband standing in front of the Zhao Mansion with a sense of loss, Sun Shangxiang also persuaded him, ignoring the biting cold wind.Lu Xun sighed softly, and then said: "General Zhao has promoted me many times, and his kindness is as great as a mountain. Now that he has left like this, I can't even send him off. I really feel uneasy!"

"I think General Zhao just didn't want to make too much noise, so he left quietly early in the morning!" Sun Shangxiang said quietly, the resentment in his tone had long since disappeared.The couple sighed for a long time before going back.For them, life is about to enter a new stage.

Zhao Feng's family left Xichuan all the way in a low-key manner, followed the Shu Road to Yong'an, passed through Yidu to Jingnan, and then took the waterway to Chaisang.After staying overnight in an inn owned by the Zhen family property, Zhao Feng also found out that his old house in Chaisang is still there, and the current Chaisang county magistrate is Zhuge Xi, the Yangzhou governor of Cao Wei in history, and Zhuge Liang's younger brother.Zhao Feng himself was a resigned cadre, and he didn't want to have anything to do with people in the officialdom anymore, so he simply closed the door to thank guests. In addition to teaching his son's articles and martial arts every day, the rest is to manage the business and accounts, and then have a good time with his wife .Although most of the property of the Zhen family has been inherited by his brother-in-law, the younger brother of the sisters of the Zhen family, the Zhen family has been messed up over the years, as well as some properties that Mi Zhu gave to him, plus some fishing grounds and manors he bought. What, but also a lot.Zhao Feng has never paid much attention to these things. Now that he is no longer an official, Liu Bei does not pay him a salary. If he wants to live a life, he still needs to tidy up these things.

Not surprisingly, Zhao Feng's resignation caused a lot of commotion in the imperial court that was just in the city.By the time many people knew the news, Lu Xun had already taken over as Yizhou Mu.Moreover, he walked too fast and didn't tell anyone where he was going. Even Liu Bei didn't know about him for a while.It was not until a month later that Liu Bei learned from Zhuge Liang that Zhao Feng had returned to Chaisang.

"That is to say, Bo Tao closed his door to thank guests in Chaisang, and didn't care about anything anymore?" Liu Bei was also a little surprised when he heard this.

"Exactly, General Zhao is now a commoner, so naturally he doesn't want to take care of things anymore, and he can't do it anymore!" Zhuge Liang replied honestly.With his wisdom, there was some embarrassment in his words.To retire so simply in the prime of his life, Zhuge Liang asked himself that he might not be able to do it.Liu Bei was silent for a long time, and suddenly asked: "Kong Ming, what are you thinking in your heart at the moment? I'm afraid it's the eight words that the bird is dead and the bow is hidden, and the rabbit is dead and the dog is cooking!"

"Your Majesty, I don't dare to have such an idea!" Zhuge Liang was shocked when he heard Liu Bei's words, and he knelt down to apologize.

"Okay, okay, you don't need to worry too much, I also know your loyalty. I am still at ease with you!" Liu Bei sighed.In this world, there are only a few people he really trusts, but there are still a few people who really don't understand.The two monarchs and ministers were silent for a long while, but at this moment they heard the servant report that it was Zhao Yun who asked to see him.

"Zilong, what's the matter?" Liu Bei also asked a little strangely when he saw Zhao Yun coming, and he was still hesitant to speak.

"Your Majesty, after thinking over and over again, I deeply feel that with my ability, I can't bear the position of Hussar General. Therefore, I beg Your Majesty to withdraw my order. Besides, I am very tired after working half my life, and I want to resign from Your Majesty and return to my hometown to retire." Zhao Yun Gritting his teeth, he simply said it all.

"Why, Zilong and you too?" Liu Bei was shocked when he heard the words, and looked at Zhao Yun with a firm face in front of him. To calm the world and clarify the region, I wanted to share the wealth and honor with all the nobles, why, why are you leaving me in such a hurry?"

"Your Majesty, I have only this wish, and I hope for your Majesty's permission!" Zhao Yun didn't say anything, but asked in a firm tone.Liu Bei looked at Zhao Yun, waved his hand weakly at last, and said shyly, "Go, all of you, leave me here alone to be the emperor! Go, let me go!" said Wan overturned a plate on the table angrily, and left bitterly, leaving behind a group of servants who were silent and Zhao Yun who was a little at a loss.After a while, Zhuge Liang tugged Zhao Yun's sleeve lightly, and the latter came back to his senses and followed Zhuge Liang.

In the next few days, other civil and military officials bid farewell to Liu Bei one after another, including Xu Shu, the governor of Xuzhou, and Lu Su, the prime minister who was ill in bed.While Liu Bei sighed, he also agreed one by one.That night, Liu Bei picked up "Fengshen Bang" and looked at it. He has been reading this book recently and is almost finished.

"Everyone has his own aspirations!" Liu Bei sighed at the end.In the book, Li Jing, father and son, Yang Jian and others were unwilling to be officials, and would rather go back to the mountains to practice Taoism. Seeing this, Liu Bei suddenly understood that maybe Zhao Feng had thought of these things when he compiled this book.I have been worrying for so many years in vain, but in the end I was a villain in vain.

That night, Liu Bei had rare insomnia.

The next afternoon, Liu Bei specially summoned Zhuge Liang. "Kong Ming, Zijing and the others are gone?" Liu Bei asked quietly.

"They're all gone!" Zhuge Liang said cautiously.A companion is like a tiger, even Zhuge Liang feels the pressure on his body is much more than before.This pressure naturally came from Liu Bei.

"Last night, I thought about it all night. You said that like Bo Tao and Zijing, they have worked so hard for the great Han country and society over the years, but in the end I let them go away in such a miserable state. After so many years, I even I haven't given them any benefits, if this continues, I'm afraid it will chill the hearts of the courtiers!" Liu Bei sighed.

"Your Majesty is serious!" Zhuge Liang knew that Liu Bei was really emotional this time.It's no wonder that Liu Bei was hit hard by so many people leaving as soon as they said they would.It's just that Zhuge Liang couldn't persuade Liu Bei any more at a time like this.

"In this way, Kongming, you draw up an order for me. Zhao Botao, Lu Zijing, Xu Yuanzhi, Zhao Zilong and other court officials, although the important ministers of the society resigned from their official positions and allowed them to return to their hometowns, they are still young and they are not allowed to return to the fields for the elderly. Keep everyone's titles and titles. You don't sit in one side, but you can enjoy the court's offerings. If there are important national events, you can consult them." Liu Bei said after thinking.

"Your Majesty, what are you?" Zhuge Liang didn't know why Liu Bei did this, but Liu Bei sighed and said, "Maybe they can feel more at ease by doing this!"

"Alas!" Zhuge Liang sighed softly, and went to draw up the decree without mentioning it.A few days later, several imperial edicts were successively issued to Chaisang, Linhuai, Changshan, Yingyang and other places to restore Zhao Feng, Lu Su and other princes or marquises who had no official status, so that they could rest at home with peace of mind.Although these titles have too much real power, they also ensure that they will not be exploited by the local government, have a high salary, and can live at home with peace of mind.In fact, other people are still there. Xu Shu's idea is that he hasn't bought any property for himself in these years. If he doesn't pay him any more wages, he might have to beg for food in a few years.

"Come on, it seems that it is really not easy to let Lao Liu completely forget me!" Zhao Feng, ah no, the freshly baked Marquis Chai Sang looked at the imperial decree just issued in his hand, and said helplessly.But my son has nothing to do with me, and the old god can persuade me a few words: "Father, although His Majesty granted you the Marquis of Chai Sang again, he didn't ask you to take care of anything, and the food town is only in the county of Chai Sang. You just need to catch thieves and thieves along the way, and that’s about it!”

"That's right, my dear son can think about it!" Zhao Feng smiled and patted Zhao Zheng's head.After thinking about it carefully, his current title of Chai Sanghou is almost the same as those of the honors in the Tang and Song Dynasties, such as Luo Cheng in the Tang Dynasty and Cao Bin in the Song Dynasty.Apart from a little fiefdom, there are not many other privileges.That's fine, too few privileges make it difficult to do things, and too many privileges can be troublesome. Now that I am a rich man like this, it's almost perfect.

Liu Bei's series of actions did not bring a lot of convenience to Zhao Feng and his step-down cadres.But for the whole big man, it has no effect.Although Zhao Feng and the others have retired, Zhuge Liang, Gu Yong, Lu Xun, Ma Su, Zhang Ren and other civil servants and generals are still there, and relying on the imperial examination system, they can still select a steady stream of talents to contribute to the newly prosperous Han court.For several years in a row, the whole world was peaceful.

Four years later, that is, the fifth year of Zhangwu, Wei Yan, the governor of Qingzhou at the time, played a memorial to Emperor Zhaolie Liu Bei, saying that some wanderers and exiles of unknown origin appeared along the coast recently, burning, killing, looting and doing all kinds of crimes, but he couldn't understand his words.After Wei Yan sent troops to exterminate them, the interrogation of the captives could not find out why.Wei Yan had no choice but to report to the court and wait for disposal.Coincidentally, similar news came from Kuaiji, Liaodong and other places, and Huo Jun, the king of Gaoliang who guarded Yizhou, repeatedly asked for support.

(End of this chapter)