The Jagged Emperor of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 534 Pan Jun's Temperament ([-])

On this day, Liu Chan finally arrived at the city of Jiangling.

But what surprised Liu Chan was that the city walls of Jiangling City look very intact today, but there are some incomplete parts in some places, which must have been made during the battle with Sun Quan's army.But overall, the city wall is still intact, as if the flood didn't have much impact on it.

With a hint of doubt, Liu Chan led the troops and slowly approached the city gate.The summer sun had risen so high that it shone straight down, leaving only a small shadow at the foot of the city.

The gate of Jiangling City is slightly recessed forward, and the walls on both sides are protruded forward, mainly to increase the attack surface for the enemies attacking the gate.So, the shadow here is actually the biggest.

The place at the gate of the city was already full of people, all of whom came to welcome the eldest son Liu Chan, and behind him were a group of guards lined up on both sides, which seemed quite imposing.

Being able to meet acquaintances, Liu Chan's mood suddenly became excited.

His eyes saw that the first person was his uncle, Mi Fang who acted as Jiangling prefect.Behind Mi Fang is Yu Jin.His hair is still a little gray, but his expression seems to have improved a lot, and he looks a little high-spirited.

Behind Yu Jin were some generals and civil officials of Jingzhou, but there was no sign of Pan Jun in Zhizhong.

Liu Chan felt very strange, everyone came out to greet him, why didn't Pan Jun show up.But Liu Chan thought about it, maybe Pan Jun was too busy with his affairs and couldn't spare time to greet him.

Liu Chan ordered the men and horses to slow down and approached the city gate.Mi Fang, Yu Jin and the others quickly stepped forward to salute Liu Chan.

Only then did Liu Chan and the others get off their horses, so that everyone needn't be too polite.

Then, Liu Chan first chatted with Mi Fang for a while. Although his attitude was enthusiastic, he didn't mean to be too involved.

Liu Chan knew what Mi Fang did when Sun Quan was besieging the city.Although he despises Mi Fang's behavior in his mind, but now is the time to deal with him, so he reluctantly deals with his unworthy uncle.

Seeing Shizi's attitude, Mi Fang seemed a little lukewarm, and couldn't help but feel a little lost, even slightly dissatisfied.

At this time, he even thought that he was helping the King of Hanzhong to defend Jiangling City.This contribution is extremely great, the son should not be indifferent to himself no matter what.

People like Mi Fang, who are greedy for life and afraid of death during the war, but want to grab credit after victory, are really not worth mentioning.No wonder Liu Chan didn't bother to pay attention to him.

Then, it turned to Yu Jin.However, he changed his lukewarm attitude towards Mi Fang just now, he held Yu Jin's hand as soon as he went up, and said with a smile: "General Yu, you have really worked hard for more than half a year."

Seeing Liu Chan again, Yu Jin was even more excited, and said with a smile, "It's all thanks to the preparations that the prince completed when he left Jiangling City, otherwise we would not be able to defend Jiangling City no matter what."

Then, Liu Chan enthusiastically asked about Yu Jin's recent situation, and even asked about his physical condition, which was a bit too enthusiastic.It can be seen that he really admired Yu Jin's performance in this battle of Jiangling City.Yu Jin was a little flattered, and responded to Liu Chan's inquiries one by one.

Then, Liu Chan looked around again, but he still didn't see Pan Jun rushing over, so he couldn't help but feel a little disappointed.

Yu Jin was an old man, and he could see Liu Chan's thoughts at a glance, and asked, "My lord, are you looking for Pan Zhizhong?"

Liu Chan nodded and said, "Yes, is it because Pan Zhizhong is too busy to make time to come?"

Yu Jin laughed dryly, looking a little unsure how to answer.

Liu Chan's heart moved, and he had already seen some clues from Yu Jin's expression.It seems that Pan Jun might not have shown up just because he was too busy with his affairs.

But now that it is in public, Liu Chan is unwilling to ask any more questions.After that, he exchanged pleasantries with the civil and military officials behind him one by one, and then everyone turned around and walked out of the city.

As they walked along the way, Liu Chan carefully checked the situation in the city.

The expressions on the faces of the people walking on the street were relatively calm.This war has not had much impact on their lives for the time being.This is indeed all thanks to Liu Chan's previous preparations for the Jiangdong Army's sneak attack on Jiangling City.

Everyone sent Liu Chan to the mansion where he used to live.At this time, Aunt Lan has brought a group of servants and has been waiting outside the door for a long time.

Moreover, since Liu Chan had already sent news to Jiangling City before his departure, Aunt Lan knew that Liu Chan liked to be clean, so she had already ordered the servants in the mansion to clean the inside again.

Seeing Aunt Lan, Liu Chan was even more happy, so he asked her about her situation in the city these days.Fortunately, she is doing well recently.

Only then did Liu Chan bring everyone into the mansion together.

At this time, it was already past noon, and everyone stayed at the city gate and dared not leave in order to welcome the son.Therefore, none of them actually had lunch, and now all of them are so hungry that their chests stick to their backs.

Liu Chan is not a miser, of course it is impossible to send them all back like this.He ordered Aunt Lan to send someone to the kitchen to prepare lunch quickly, and he wanted to keep everyone eating in the mansion.

Everyone followed Liu Chan to the living room in the mansion.After everyone took their seats, they began to discuss the details of the Battle of Jiangling City.For a while, the hall was noisy with people talking, which showed how excited everyone was.

Liu Chan, Zhuge Qiao and Xia Houyun couldn't talk for a while, so they all quietly listened to everyone's narration.

Not a moment later, the meal was finally ready.But it's actually very simple. Apart from rice, there are some simple side dishes, and there is no drink.

In the past, everyone participated in the feast of the prince. Although it was not extravagant at that time, the dishes were actually quite rich.When everyone saw this, they couldn't help being a little stunned.

Yu Jin looked at Liu Chan thoughtfully, with doubts in his eyes.However, he felt in his heart that perhaps the son wanted to say something to everyone by doing this?When he was under Cao Cao, he had encountered such a situation before.

Sure enough, Liu Chan cleared his throat, glanced at everyone in the hall, and said loudly:
"Everyone, I should have ordered someone to prepare more for this meal. But everyone should know more about the current situation in Nanjun than I do. It can be said that it is a waste of time. All I have seen along the way are barren fields. Due to the current situation, this year's harvest is probably gone, and Nanjun is likely to experience food shortages. Therefore, all our officials in Nanjun must practice frugality from now on."

Yu Jin nodded appreciatively to Liu Chan, the son's insight is really far-reaching.Now everyone is still complacent about defeating the Jiangdong Army, but he has already seen the difficulties he will encounter later.

However, some people are obviously too obsessed with victory, and they seem a little overwhelmed by Shizi's sudden words, and even a little disapproving.This includes Mi Fang.

It can be seen how timely Liu Chan's words were, otherwise many people would be overly happy because of this victory.

(End of this chapter)