Wait, please don't call me Emperor Zhaolie

Chapter 353: The king should have many sons and be blessed!

It was late December in the second year of Jian'an, and the end of the year was approaching.

After staying in the Qingzhou Plain for three days, he talked with Xun Wenruo all night about the spring ploughing in Hebei next year. He entrusted the important task of restoring the people's livelihood in Jizhou to Xun Yu, who was feeling anxious, and urged him to leave for Xindu as soon as possible to govern Hebei well.

Then, with Xun Wenruo bidding farewell with a stiff smile, Liu Bei led his army back to Luoyang.

At the end of each year, ancestors would be worshipped, but there was no one offering sacrifices to the Luoyang ancestral temple. The ancestors of all generations would be furious. Apart from Liu Xuande, who else had the qualifications to offer sacrifices to Gaozu, Xiaowen, Xiaowu, Xiaoxuan, Shizu, Xianzong, and Suzong? Even if the other princes had ten times the courage, they would not dare to say that they were qualified to offer sacrifices to the ancestral temple.

While handling many affairs in Youzhou, Xun Gongda kept writing letters to the King of Han, earnestly persuading Liu Bei that he should return to Luoyang as soon as possible and not delay the ancestor worship.

Moreover, now that the imperial seal has been lost and recovered, it should be brought back to Luoyang before the end of the year to inform the previous emperors, and then announced to the world. In this way, people's hearts will be restored.

Xun You waited day and night in Luoyang for nearly two months before he heard the news of the Han army's return.

After the date is determined, the worship preparations will be started immediately.

On the day of the ancestral temple sacrifice, before dawn, Liu Bei put on his crown and entered, followed by Queen Yin Jun, and Crown Prince Liu Yong behind them. They followed the calls of the ritual officer and paid homage to the ancestral temple in order.

The tables in the seven temples of Gaozu, Xiaowen, Xiaowu, Xiaoxuan, Shizu, Xianzong and Suzong were filled with the head of the traitor Yuan Shu who was executed, as well as the imperial seal and the prey hunted by Liu Bei during the sacrifices.

The other officials also wore Liang crowns and robes and followed the Han king to worship the Han ancestral temple.

Liu Bei was like a puppet, busy for a whole day before he completed the sacrifice.

After finishing the ancestor worship ceremony, he had several days of free time, and Liu Bei was happy to rekindle his intimacy with Yin Jun every day.

Under Yin's service, he bent down and kissed the other's forehead. When her face turned red, Liu Bei couldn't help but grin and walked out of the house. They were already an old couple, but they were still so shy after touching each other a few times.

It seems that it is because of the frequent military campaigns every year and the long absence from home that makes Xijun so shy.

Think about the world today. Two-thirds of it has been occupied. The remaining Jingzhou and Yizhou are the old places.

He should also divert his attention and not be busy with official duties all day. After all, he only has one son and one daughter, and it would not be safe if he did not have more.

Thinking that besides Yin Jun, he also had Gan, Huan, Mi, Zhen, Guan, Yan, Rong, Yi, three daughters from Wei, and Cai Yan, who he had just married.

Almost everyone had a feeling of being reunited after a long separation. It seemed that they would have to be busy every night for at least one or two months before they could stop.

Liu Bei couldn't help but feel deeply moved. The number of his concubines was more than that of ordinary people, but much less than that of other princes.

Especially compared with Yuan Gonglu, I don’t know how far behind it is.

I don't know how Yuan Shu managed to recruit hundreds of people. No wonder he often felt dizzy. After having sex every day, how could he have any spare energy to think about the affairs of the world?

Liu Bei thought of the letter Taishi Ci wrote to ask what to do with Yuan Shu's many concubines after he captured Shouchun. Liu Bei simply replied that he would first settle them in the local counties and then choose those who had made great contributions to marry after he pacified Huainan.

Unexpectedly, Taishi Ci actually sent several of the most beautiful people in Yuan Shu's rear house to Luoyang and let Xun You settle down near his mansion. Among those people was the famous daughter of the Feng family.

Then he wrote to the emperor that the Bu family in Huaiyin had a daughter who was virtuous and kind. According to someone who had a good appearance, this girl had the potential to have many children and could bring more descendants to the Han family.

Bu Zhi also wrote a letter to guarantee that his clan had a beautiful daughter who could bear many children for the king. Even Zhang Liao had learned to be bad. After he became the governor of Lujiang, he moved the seat of government to Wan County. He found that Qiao Rui, who he had captured alive before, also had two daughters in his family. They were both very beautiful. Then he wrote a letter to the prison where Qiao Rui was imprisoned, asking him if he was interested in marrying the king. Qiao Rui, seeing that he had a chance to be released from prison, immediately nodded.

He wrote the letter personally and asked someone to deliver it to his wife in Wan County, urging her not to miss this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.

He saw that his officials and generals were trying their best to help him find unmarried girls who were fertile and suitable for him.

Liu Bei could not help but speak out to stop it, but was persuaded back by a joint letter from Xun Yu, Xun You, Guo Jia, Sun Qian, Cui Cui, Chen Deng, Mao Jie, Man Chong and others.

Even Guan Yu, Zhang Fei, Zhao Yun, Jian Yong, Qian Zhao, Lu Zhi and Zheng Xuan wrote letters to persuade Liu Bei to put the world first. They said that the reason the Han Dynasty was in danger was that it had no descendants, and the situation was irreversible. It should not be restored at this time.

The most urgent task now is no longer to subdue the princes of the world, but for the king to give birth to dozens of sons for the Han family, following the example of his ancestor King Jing of Zhongshan, so as to stabilize the Han Dynasty.

As a result, the issue of taking a concubine became more and more serious. While Liu Bei was dealing with the affairs of Youzhou, he also had to respond to officials from all over the country to appease the people.

In the end he had no choice but to give in and take the daughter of Cai Yong from Chenliu as his concubine. He would deal with the rest after he pacified Guanzhong and destroyed Zhang Lu in Hanzhong. Only then would he have real free time.

After hearing the King of Han's assurance, many officials stopped writing letters to persuade him.

"The Luoyang Palace must bear a great responsibility for the lack of offspring in Xiu'er's lineage."

Liu Bei couldn't help but ponder.

Especially among the emperors who lived in the palaces of Luoyang, except Xiu'er and Liu Zhuang, few of them had the appearance of longevity...

Could it be that there are some materials that are harmful to the body piled up in the palace?
Now that he has started rebuilding the palace, he must keep a close eye on it and not ignore any details.

If you feel unwell, you can go and live in Chang'an City.

When Liu Bei came to his senses, he had already arrived at the study in his mansion. Xun You, Guo Jia, as well as Lu Su, Mao Jie, Man Chong and others who had returned to report on their work had been waiting there for a long time.

Liu Bei came in and apologized: "Gentlemen, I am late. I slept for an hour last night, so I got up late today. I hope you can forgive me."

"No, no..." Guo Jia suppressed his smile and immediately said with a cupped hand: "We all hope that the king will get up at noon every day, which will be a blessing for our Han family."

"Your Majesty is busy for the world, so what if you sleep a little longer? No problem, no problem."

Guo Jia waved his hands, and finally couldn't help laughing out loud, and the others followed suit.

This made Liu Bei cough awkwardly.

When everyone heard the cough, they immediately sat up straight and pursed their lips, not daring to make fun of the King of Han anymore.

Liu Bei couldn't help laughing. Just as he was about to speak, footsteps suddenly sounded outside the door. Xu Chu saw this and went out for a short while before returning to salute and said, "The rice thief Zhang Lu sent Gong Cao Yan Pu to come here overnight just to ask to see the king."

"Zhang Lu..." Liu Bei smiled and pointed at the sand table in the room, "I was just about to mention him, but I didn't expect that he would be here."

"Well, let him in and listen to his intentions."

(End of this chapter)