Wait, please don't call me Emperor Zhaolie

Chapter 294 Good, good, good!
When the people, soldiers and officials heard that the envoy agreed to go to Luoyang to worship the ancestral temple and then kill a white horse to be crowned king, they were all delighted.

Many people can't wait to celebrate at this moment.

Seeing more and more people flocking in, Liu Bei was afraid that too many people would cause pushing and trampling, so he quickly ordered his soldiers to call on the people to disperse.

"Wen Ruo, come into the city with Bei, and I will explain it to you in detail."

Liu Bei held Xun Yu's arm and said with a smile.

Although it had already been decided that in the first month of the second year of Jian'an, he would lead some officials to Luoyang to worship the ancestral temple and then become the King of Han, various details still had to be finalized.

Once the announcement is issued, it will surely attract attention and shock from all over the world.

Coupled with the previous incident in Hebei, it was enough to make some princes' scalps numb.

On the way back to Pingyuan County, Liu Bei suddenly thought of the "Dongguan Hanji" which had been lost in later generations. This book records the 164-year history from Emperor Guangwu to Emperor Xiaoling. The book consists of 143 volumes. It was compiled by Ban Gu, Liu Zhen, Cai Yong, Yang Biao and others over a hundred years. Unfortunately, after the Dong Zhuo Rebellion, many old texts were lost and could not be found.

Especially after Cai Yong was executed by Wang Yun, many books and classics were lost.

However, at this time, thanks to him, Cai Zhaoji escaped from Chang'an in time with the Grand Tutor Ma Riti and the Grand Coachman Zhao Qi, and brought many books with her. There should be quite a few chronicles, records and biographies compiled by Cai Yong. It was time to spend effort to revise the "Han Ji" again.

Since this book was started to be written during the reign of Emperor Xiaoming, and so many ministers have put in so much effort, it would be a waste of resources if this matter was not carried out to the end.

Liu Bei felt that it was a good thing to start compiling historical books again. It would also allow some old ministers to make use of their remaining energy for the Han Dynasty, so that they would not have nothing to do and would not stand up and make comments.

After much thought, it would be better to go to Luoyang next year and discuss this matter with Cai Yan when passing by Chenliu County. It should not be difficult to convince her to take out the Han Ji written by Cai Yong.

Liu Bei thought to himself.

"After defeating Yuan Shikai, you also killed all the lawless tyrants in Ganling, distributed land to the people and soldiers of Jizhou, and shook the hearts of the people in Hebei. You can be said to have established military power to intimidate the people and punished evil to stop evil."

Xun Yu paced back and forth while praising.

In recent days, he has heard many interesting stories from Yanzhou and Xuzhou.

When the news that Lord Xuande had defeated Yuan Shao reached Yanzhou, the patriarchs of the Xue clan of Dong'e in Dongjun and the Wu clan of Jiyin did not even bother to put on their shoes. Instead, they got up from their beds barefoot and ran into the streets, cheering in jubilation.

"Lord Xuande has won, and our Han Dynasty has prospered!"

Even the sick and dying Wei clan leader heard Wei Feng whisper in his ear: "Your Excellency has defeated Yuan Shao's 100,000 troops, and Hebei is in great turmoil!"

He sat up in surprise and said three times: "Good! Good! Good!!" As soon as he finished speaking, he died with a smile on his face.

When the news of victory in the battle reached Xuzhou, it caused an uproar. Previously, because of the land measurement issue, Liu Bei had used a trap to enforce the law and killed many of the Xuzhou nobles and wealthy families.

This made many powerful families feel grief-stricken, especially the many Liu families in Pengcheng County who were personally targeted by Liu Bei, who became more and more timid from then on.

Although they appeared to be extremely respectful, they were extremely dissatisfied with Liu Xuande in their hearts. Some people even secretly thought that it would be better if Liu Bei was defeated.

At least they don't have to worry about Du Tian's knife falling on their heads one day.

If Yuan Benchu, who was a role model for the world, could win, he would not have forced land measurement in Xuzhou and wantonly killed the various clans who refused to hand over their troops. Some people even secretly cursed Tao Qian, saying that if they had known that Liu Xuande was so harsh in punishment and liked to use cruel officials to govern, they would have been better off welcoming Yuan Gonglu from Runan as the governor of Xuzhou.

Many officials appointed by Liu Bei personally were also well aware of the undercurrents in Xuzhou.

On the surface, he was able to suppress the momentum of some things, and all the nobles and powerful families he met would bow to him respectfully and nod their heads in agreement when doing things.

Little did they know that some powerful families were secretly unhappy and harboring resentment that would take a long time to get rid of.

If you don't sweep the floor more often and sweep every corner carefully, you will never be able to sweep away all the dirt.

At that time, Liu and Yuan were at war. Chen Deng, the prefect of Guangling, visited Li Dian and discussed the matter of Lord Xuande sending troops and guarding against Cao Mengde of Jiangdong while playing Liubo chess.

Chen Deng picked up the chess piece, smiled and said confidently: "Lord Xuande is now at war with Yuan Shao. I only need to dispatch Guangling's grain and grass to the north, and I don't care about other matters. Deng already knows that this battle will be won by you. No matter how many millions of people Yuan Shao brings, he will definitely lose."

Li Dian was quite puzzled and asked the reason.

Chen Deng smiled and calmly explained the reasons one by one.

According to his careful observations around the envoy, Lord Xuande had the style of Emperor Gaozu and the ability of Emperor Guangwu, which was definitely not false. The envoy was the only hero in the world.

How could a mere Yuan Shao possibly be a match for Lord Xuande? He is nothing but a pile of dry bones in a tomb, and he will be captured sooner or later.

Instead of worrying about the war with Liu Shijun, it would be better to focus on the nobles and wealthy families in Guangling, and think about the recent training of the navy by Cao Mengde of Jiangdong on the other side of the river.

If he crossed the Yangtze River by boat and led his troops to attack Jiangdu, how would the thousands of defenders in Guangling respond? Xuzhou did not have as many warships as Jiangdong.

After finishing his words, Chen Deng clapped his hands and said with a smile: "Mr. Chen said: A real man should sweep the world, why bother with a room? The envoy retorted: If you can't even sweep your own room, how can you sweep the world? After hearing this, Deng deeply agreed with it. Mancheng, why don't you help me sweep Guangling first, so that Lord Xuande doesn't have to worry about Xuzhou? What do you think?"

At that moment, I heard county officials running and cheering outside the window. Lord Xuande had defeated an army of 100,000 in Hebei more than 40 miles away from Du County.

Li Dian did not care that the prefect Chen Deng was present. He immediately jumped up, clapped his hands and shouted to express his joy. He was so happy and comfortable that if he had not been still lying on the bed, he would have wanted to celebrate with dance.

In the Han Dynasty, both men and women loved dancing. Whenever there was a happy occasion, they liked to dance together. If you went to someone's house as a guest and the host invited you to dance, you would be considered looking down on him if you disagreed.

At that time, Cai Yong and Tao Qian both offended others and were retaliated against because they refused to turn around and dance.

After Li Dian vented his joy, he was surprised to see Chen Deng just smiled and said nothing after hearing such shocking news.

After finishing the game of chess, he said goodbye and left calmly.

This made Li Dian stand in awe. He bowed and personally escorted the man to the door, and watched him walk away with light footsteps.

I couldn't help but think in my heart: "It is indeed Chen Yuanlong, the talented man from Xuzhou, who is highly regarded by the envoy. When faced with matters concerning the country, he was able to remain calm and indifferent, and his demeanor was calm and composed. He is truly a great general."

When he saw Chen Deng off and turned back into the hall, he suddenly discovered that the couch opposite him had obvious traces of sweat.

Li Dian was extremely surprised, but then he changed his mind and couldn't help shaking his head and laughing, saying, "As expected of Chen Yuanlong, he actually deceived me."

(End of this chapter)