Wait, please don't call me Emperor Zhaolie

Chapter 322: Bu Clan also wants to improve
The Bu family learned that their clansmen were safe and sound, and that some of their clansmen were being examined and appointed as county officials in Xia Pi. It was rumored that Lord Xuande personally supervised the examination and asked questions, and they were still praised.

Even the Huaiyin Bu family has caught the eye of Lord Xuande, and now is the best time for them to join him and serve him.

When the Bu clan, who had been hiding in Huainan to avoid disaster, prepared to return, Yuan Shu in Huainan began to fight with Xuzhou, especially after Sun Ce abandoned his rebellion and surrendered to Lord Xuande.

Yuan Shu even ordered the officials of all counties not to let anyone go to Xuzhou, Jiangdong, Jingzhou and other places.

No official shall be allowed to pass without a pass or a token. Anyone who violates the rules will be punished without mercy, no matter how high his status.

Not long after this order was issued, several people violated it. Yuan Shu immediately beheaded them in public as a formality.

Many people dared not return to their hometowns easily. Now Yuan Gonglu had suffered a series of defeats, and officials from all over the country were in a panic and were in a state of anxiety.

The officials were busy taking care of themselves, so how could they do anything else? The strict orders that had been issued made others flee for their lives, but the Bu clan members wanted to take this opportunity to run directly back to their hometowns in Xuzhou, Xiapi and Huaiyin.

Today, the Yuan family is doomed, Nanyang in Jingzhou has been lost, and two of the six counties in Yangzhou are about to fall into the hands of the King of Han.

If Jing and Yang provinces were owned by the same princes, perhaps they could have contended with the Han family in Luoyang for more than ten years like Gongsun Shu and Wei Xiang did. However, Liu Jingsheng, the governor of Jingzhou, was still a relative of the Han royal family. From his abandonment of Nanyang, it was evident that he had no intention of competing with the King of Han. Moreover, he was old and was capable of defending one place but not of expanding the territory.

Cao Mengde, the governor of Yangzhou, was able to stabilize Jiangdong and still used Yuan Shao's name a lot. Unfortunately, Yuan Benchu ​​had passed away at this time. Facing the Han army drinking water from the Yangtze River, the officials in Jiangdong were all terrified and everyone felt insecure.

Seeing that there is no prospect of crossing the river to the south, it is better to return home early.

After all, no matter how good the outside world is, it is not as safe and reliable as being in one's own clan village. What's more, the King of Han also knows the Huaiyin Bu family, so how can he miss such a good opportunity to rise to heaven.

It is said that the King of Han had few heirs. Haven't you heard that the rise of the Han Dynasty began with the prosperity of the population? Xuzhou successively offered the Huan family and the Gan family, and recently I heard that Mi Zhu of the Mi family offered his sister as a concubine to the King of Han.

In the past few years, all the new concubines taken in by the King of Han were from Xuzhou. This shows that the King of Han likes many women from Xuzhou. In this case, the Bu family of Huaiyin also has virtuous young girls who are worthy of emulation.

The head of the Bu family came to his senses and looked at one of the carriages. He happened to catch a glimpse of the girl's pretty face and couldn't help but smile.

Although there were many women from Xuzhou offered by others, in terms of their kind and virtuous nature, he was not bragging, but those beautiful concubines were not necessarily better than the woman from the Bu family.

Even though the status of Empress was untouchable to Bu Shi of Huaiyin, she could at least settle for the next best thing and become the Zhaoyi or Jieyushi of the Han Emperor.

Since the restoration of Emperor Guangwu, the power of the foreign relatives has been very great, and thus there is a danger of the extinction of the family line, but those are only the foreign relatives to which the Empress and the Empress Dowager belong.

Lord Xuande will inherit the work of Emperor Gaozu and will certainly restore the foundation of the early Han Dynasty. If there are Zhaoyi, Jieyu, Meng'e, Ronghua, Chongyi, etc.

Not being a relative of the empress, one can avoid attracting attention and can also often come and go in front of the emperor, thus having all the wealth and honor one desires.

As for the second-rate in-laws, my Bu family has decided to be the one.

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The middle-aged scholar drew his sword and fought with Chen's servant, which attracted countless onlookers. Seeing that several servants and soldiers were unable to defeat this man, Chen of Lujiang couldn't help but feel nervous.

Nowadays, the world is in turmoil and wars are breaking out everywhere. Many nobles are running to seek refuge with the princes. This madman has considerable knowledge, agile skills, and is quite skilled in swordsmanship. He might be from a noble family.

If it was in the wilderness, we could just kill him and bury him hastily. But now we are blocked on the highway, and all we see are officials' relatives, crowded with people watching the show. If we kill him by mistake, the news will surely get out. We may not be afraid of the sons of the wealthy families, but we must be afraid of the big families coming from the north.

Especially listening to his accent, he didn't sound like someone from Huainan, which made Chen feel even more nervous. Now everyone can be offended, but the only people who can't be offended are the clans in Yuzhou, Xuzhou, Yanzhou, and Qingzhou.

Then, Chen waved her hand to let the servants and followers leave. She could not help but frown and shouted, "Who are you, where are you from, and why are you trying to make trouble for me?"

"If I have offended you, please forgive me."

He bowed his hands in greeting, showing his submission in his words, just waiting for the other party to take advantage of him.

The middle-aged scholar also saw that Chen was planning to skim over the matter so that both sides could save face.

I thought that Chen was a smart man after all, who knew when to stop and let go of his anger and mistakes.

Thinking of this, the middle-aged scholar also put away his sword, saluted and said: "I am Liu Fu, Liu Yuanying, from Xiang County, Peidi, Yuzhou. I came to Yangzhou to avoid the chaos. When I heard that the King of Han had recovered Pei, I wanted to return to my hometown to seek refuge. Unfortunately, Lord Yuan blocked the road, so I was trapped in Huainan and could not return."

"I hope you will forgive me for any harsh words I said."

After saying that, he bowed again.

"So that's how it is..." After hearing this, Chen from Lujiang breathed a sigh of relief, but then her heart tightened again, and she asked again, "May I ask if you are a relative of the Han royal family?"

"It is said that the Prime Minister of Pei State at that time was the descendant of King Jing of Zhongshan, Liu He of Pingyuan County..."

While talking and laughing, Chen seemed to be trying to get other useful information. Just as this person said, Lord Yuan was about to be overthrown, and his subordinates knew it better than anyone else. Even if they abandoned their official positions and fled at this moment, where could they escape to?
All the world belongs to Han, and there is no place for rebels to hide.

There must be a channel for introduction, even if it means losing face.

What disappointed him was that the other party just shook his head and bowed, saying: "Although I am from the Liu family of Pei Xiang, my ancestors are not relatives of the Han family."

At this point, Liu Fu couldn't help but smile bitterly and shook his head, sighing: "If I were a member of the Liu clan, I would have gone to join the King of Han long ago, why would I still be in Huainan. The only reason I knew where the Han army was marching was because of a letter from an old friend."

The Liu family had ruled the country for four hundred years, and the number of Han royal family members must have exceeded one million. However, it was not yet the case that one could be considered a member of the Han royal family simply by having the surname Liu.

Before this, the world was in turmoil, and no one was nervous when seeing the relatives of the Han royal family.

Since the reigns of Emperors Huan and Ling, some scholars have not even taken the emperor seriously, so how could they still be afraid of the Han royal family?
The reason why the world can be made to fear the Liu family of Han again is that the King of Han was willing to die, dared to take up the three-foot sword and risk his life, led the people, showed his majesty, defeated the princes, regained the hearts of the people for the Liu family, and made the Han flag fly on the city wall again.

The King of Han surveyed the land, suppressed the powerful, and rewarded military merit. His reputation was so great that it terrified the whole world. Who could be his enemy and not be terrified?

Liu Fu envied the Liu family and also envied the Han family. At a time when the world was in danger, a young man like Lord Xuande appeared, sweeping away the princes, establishing the country, and then receiving the mandate of heaven.

In Huainan, he secretly sighed more than once, wishing that the King of Han was born in Xiang County, Pei.

Why did he come to Huainan to serve as an official, only to be stopped here by Yuan Shu, wasting time and ultimately failing to achieve anything?

"Yuan Gonglu, you are really my mother's servant! Why are you doing this to harm me?!"

Liu Fu couldn't help but curse inwardly.

(End of this chapter)