Wait, please don't call me Emperor Zhaolie

Chapter 175 Changing the reign title to Jian'an

In the third year of Xingping, on the seventh day of the first lunar month in spring, Emperor Liu Xie issued a general amnesty in Chang'an and changed the reign title to the first year of Jian'an.

The court secretary Jia Xu once again stood up to speak for Liu Xie, saying that if he wanted the princes to come to pay homage, he must first establish the emperor's authority.

Unfortunately, the Chang'an Palace caught fire and burned down. It would be better to choose a new location to rebuild the palace as the emperor's residence.

Jia Xu discussed privately with Li Jue and Guo Si that because of the excessive violence against the emperor and the three dukes and nine ministers in the court, the princes in Guandong no longer took the Han court seriously. If they wanted to issue imperial edicts and decrees outside Guanzhong in the future, they had to show more respect to the emperor and ministers.

If nothing else, at least we should be like Mr. Dong in the past.

Li Jue and Guo Si looked at each other and nodded in agreement. After what happened with Liu Bei, they realized that the emperor and his ministers were bullied too harshly, and the princes in Guandong no longer recognized the emperor.

The official titles given to the captains under his command would also be much lower than before. He agreed to build a new palace in Chang'an and was willing to give the emperor more face. He would not embarrass the emperor and his ministers in public to avoid gossip.

The two also asked whether they should intervene in the incident where Zhao Qi, the Grand Coachman, was intercepted in Henei County when he was taking the imperial edict to Xuzhou.

Jia Xu shook his head and smiled, "The plan to sow discord has been completed. It doesn't matter whether Liu Xuande accepts the imperial edict or not. The news has spread throughout Jizhou. Yuan Benchu ​​will never tolerate his Yecheng becoming Liu Bei's fiefdom."

"We just have to wait for the two tigers to attack each other."

Li Jue and Guo Si couldn't help but smile. Wenhe was indeed thoughtful.

Then Jia Xu suddenly remembered something, frowned and repeatedly warned: "The noble lady Fu Shou has been made empress by the emperor. I hope the general will not let Li Xian do anything that will bring shame to the Han family and provoke the Liu clan from all over the world to march into Guanzhong."

After being reminded by Jia Xu, Li Jue also thought of his nephew Li Xian who had been restless recently and always staring at Liu Xie's residence.

I thought he had taken a fancy to some beauty in the palace, but I didn't expect that he had fallen in love with Empress Fu Shou. I couldn't help but curse him, saying how bold he was.

He had never touched the emperor's empress, so he didn't know what it felt like. Perhaps only Grand Tutor Dong had experienced this.

Li Jue thought to himself.

But he was not sure. At that time, he was leading troops outside and only heard some gossip in the military camp. He heard that the Queen Mother, the Empress, and the Princess were all killed by Lord Dong...

This kind of thing would definitely be kept extremely secret, and those who knew about it would probably have died long ago.

Li Jue suppressed the desire that suddenly arose in his mind.

After all, his authority is far less than that of Grand Tutor Dong. If he did such a thing, Duan Wei, Ma Teng, Han Sui and others in Liangzhou would be furious, not to mention the princes in Guandong.

If the princes come together to attack Guanzhong again, he and Guo Si will not be able to resist.

Li Jue said in a deep voice: "Wenhe, don't worry. I will remind Li Xian to put away some of his thoughts. The emperor and the queen are still the emperors after all. Jue is not so unwise."

Seeing that Li Jue's expression did not seem fake, Jia Xu nodded slightly.

He was really afraid that these colleagues would ruin the situation that they had managed to consolidate with great difficulty, and then he would have no choice but to find a way to escape.

After Master Dong was killed by Lu Bu, he was able to stabilize the situation in Liang Province to this point today. He was trembling with fear and anxiety, as if he was on the edge of an abyss, in danger of losing his steps. It was a matter concerning the lives of his entire family and he had to consider it carefully.

Seeing Li Jue and Guo Si talking and walking further away, Jia Xu looked up into the distance, sighed slightly, and was stunned, not knowing what he was thinking.

"Ugh…"

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The emperor of Guanzhong changed the reign title to Jian'an, and as the prophecy of Dangtu Gao, who replaced the Han Dynasty, spread widely in Yuzhou, tens of thousands of Yellow Turban troops who had occupied Runan and Yingchuan, after several hesitations, finally surrendered to Yuan Shu, who had been three generations of prime ministers under the leadership of his leaders He Yi, Liu Pi, Huang Shao, He Man and others.

Yuan Shu's power increased greatly, so he excitedly held a three-day banquet for his guests in Shouchun. During the banquet, he asked Yan Xiang with a smile: "Isn't it because people's hearts have turned to the Yuan family?"

The chief clerk Yan Xiang was speechless.

Neighboring Xuzhou also received news that tens of thousands of Yellow Turbans had surrendered to Yuan Shu.

But Liu Bei really didn't have time to care about so many things. In late December last year, he rushed back to Tan County, Donghai from Xia Pi to participate in the Nuo opera ceremony to exorcise ghosts, and has been busy ever since.

Xun You of Luoyang sent someone to deliver a letter. Although the Baibo bandits failed to capture Dongyuan County at the end of the year, they angered Zhang Fei and he wanted to lead his troops to Dongyuan.

Fortunately, Xun You dissuaded him in time, saying, "There are few soldiers in Luoyang now. We should defend the Heluo area. Even if we win the battle against the Baibo bandits, we will not have enough manpower to occupy Hedong County, which will also arouse the vigilance of the people in Guanzhong and Liangzhou. When you fight with Yuan Shao, you will need to send more troops to garrison Luoyang, which will undoubtedly reduce our strength and strengthen Yuan Benchu.

It is a good thing that the Baibo bandits in Heluo and Guanzhong are acting as a buffer in front. Besides, they are not good at attacking cities, so even if they besiege a city, it is nothing. They are just bandits, and we can find a way to win them over. "

When Liu Bei saw Xun You's document, he could not help but sigh: "Gongda is truly a talent who can assist the king. I feel relieved to have him in Heluo."

Then he wrote a letter to Zhang Fei, first asking about his recent situation, and then gradually and gently explained that out of brotherhood, he entrusted the most important ancestral temple to him, and asked him to consult with Xun Gongda on all matters. He said that a good warrior does not have outstanding achievements, but is more cautious and prudent. The best military operation is to attack the enemy's plans, the next best is to attack their alliances, and the worst is to attack their cities.

Liu Bei did not blame Yi De, but encouraged him, which moved Zhang Fei who was far away in Luoyang.

Xun You asked Zhao Qi, the Imperial Coachman, what to do. Liu Bei thought for a moment and wrote back, "Henei and Henan are both under reconstruction. Since these officials are idle and not doing their jobs, don't leave. Bring them all here to handle the work. If they don't do anything, let them chop wood themselves and only provide them with one meal a day."

"If they can do the work, I will provide them with food and shelter. If anyone makes a fuss and says that they are working for the Liangzhou bandits who are causing trouble for the country, even if I, Liu Xuande, kill them, no one in the world will say anything."

When Xun You received the letter, he couldn't help but sigh that the envoy really had some means.

Liu Bei was busy in Tan County until the 20th day of the first month of the first year of Jian'an. After finishing all the matters, he turned his attention to Pengcheng County.

It was interrupted by many things before, but now it can come to deal with the violations of the law by these Liu clan members.

Without caring about his feelings for Gan and Huan, or sleeping in the same bed with them, Liu Bei moved into the military camp again to train his soldiers.

Part of the Huben Cavalry remained in Xia Pi under the command of Taishi Ci to guard against Yuan Shu, while the rest were in Tan County, Donghai.

In the spring, many horses were thinner after enduring the cold winter, so Liu Bei did not plan to bring the Huben Cavalry to Pengcheng. He only brought the soldiers of the Ruichong Camp, Dian Wei, Liu He, and Zhang Liao who came from Liyang.

Originally, Liu Bei wanted to let Zhang Wenyuan, who had come from afar, have some rest, but he took the initiative to volunteer to go with the army. Liu Bei had no choice but to agree.

When the spring rain stopped a little, Mi Zhu wanted to send Mi's younger sister to the provincial capital, but was worried that the envoy would refuse because she was not old enough. So Liu Bei entrusted the provincial capital to Mi Zhu and Guo Jia, and led his army straight to Pengcheng.

(End of this chapter)