Wait, please don't call me Emperor Zhaolie

Chapter 36 Things are different now
Liu Bei was not aware that Xun Yu was coming.

At this moment, he was visiting the Pingyuan Liu clan, who were also descendants of King Jing of Zhongshan.

After this branch migrated to Qingzhou, it produced Liu Zan, a prefect of 2,000 stones, during the reign of Emperor Huan. Unfortunately, he was involved in a struggle among eunuchs and died tragically in prison.

It was Wang Yun of Taiyuan who sent Liu Zan's body back to his hometown Pingyuan for burial and stayed beside his tomb for three years before leaving.

Since the Eastern Han Dynasty, Han Confucian scholars have advocated a three-year mourning system. Although the imperial court has repeatedly abolished it, scholars have their own opinions and believe that those who can mourn for three years can gain fame.

It caused many people to follow suit.

The people who are being guarded by the system range from parents to grandparents.

Then, when uncles, brothers, sisters, cousins, aunts, and even higher-ranking officials passed away, there were many people who went to mourn.

As those who are quick-eyed and quick-handed taste the sweetness.

Later, many officials heard the news of the death of an acquaintance and hurriedly left their county affairs and resigned.

The court had to ban it repeatedly but it continued to do so, and by the time of Emperor Huan, it could no longer be tolerated.

Liu Zhi had no choice but to give in and renegotiate the matter. He made a request to the ministers and officials with the rank of two thousand stones. The first condition for those who went to mourn was to complete the handover work.

After the handover, he was too lazy to care about what the other party did.

Many scholars of this period loved to show their inner feelings. Everyone did it, and if you didn't, you would lose your reputation.

People will be criticized for not having a loyal and filial heart.

Although you have resigned from your official position, you have become more famous and well-known. When there is a vacancy in a few years, someone will remember you and recommend you.

If you are lucky, you can move up one level.

Everyone was involved, and in the end, if he could mourn his parents, I would be his brothers and sisters. If he could mourn his uncles and aunts, I would be his superiors.

Even when the former master whom they had recommended in the past passed away, the former officials would come in groups to mourn for him, with as many as seventy or eighty people mourning together.

The reason why Liu Bei thought of this was that before, there were officials who came to resign from their official positions to mourn. The people who mourned were of all kinds, and some even mourned for their neighbors.

Fortunately, unlike the scholars, they would always impose a three-year period...

Standing in front of the dock wall built by the Liu family, Liu Bei stared with his hands behind his back.

The newly built dock is not large in size and has a regular shape. There are corner towers on the four walls and double doors at the front and back. The dock can accommodate hundreds of people.

Since the Xinmang period, in order to avoid war and protect themselves, the wealthy families built forts on their respective lands and stationed their troops there for defense.

After Liu Xiu unified the country, he ordered the destruction of the fort. However, due to the Yellow Turban Rebellion, the fort was exposed again.

During the Zhongping period, fortresses were built on the plains.

The reason why Liu Bei tolerated it until now was that it was located in the countryside and built on flat land, making it easy to attack.

If the mountain they were building was too large, Liu Bei would not have just left it alone, and even the cooperating nobles would have been found guilty and razed to the ground.

How can I allow others to sleep soundly on the side of the couch?

Liu Yuan, the head of the Liu clan, saw Liu Bei looking at his own fortress without saying a word. He then looked at the more than sixty neatly-armed knights beside him, as well as the scouts in the distance, who were still ready to go even while resting.

I suddenly felt a chill on my back.

Liu Yuan hurriedly said respectfully: "Don't worry, sir. Previously, this fortress was built only to guard against the Yellow Turbans. Now that Qingzhou is safe, this fortress should be demolished."

"Since the Liu family is a relative of the Han Dynasty, they must set an example and start by dismantling the fortress walls from my family."

Liu Bei smiled and said, "This matter is not urgent, we can postpone it for some time."

What this means is that it still has to be demolished.

But today, I am not here for this matter.

He took Liu Yuan's arm, walked forward, and said as he walked: "Mr. Liu, I came here today to ask for something, I hope you will agree."

When Liu Yuan heard this, he immediately carried it out, shouting, "Sir, you are really embarrassing me."

"I am just an ordinary old man from a wealthy family. How dare I address you as Lord? You are Lord Liu, Lord Xuande in person!"

Liu Bei pretended to be displeased and said in a deep voice: "Back then, some powerful families bullied me when I first arrived. It was thanks to Lord Liu that the disputes were stopped and I was able to gain a foothold in Pingyuan." It would have been better if Liu Bei had not mentioned this matter. As soon as he mentioned Liu Yuan, he felt so regretful that his intestines turned green.

Looking back, his help was not for nothing. He got almost half of the profits from the new salt. It was not until Liu Bei became the Prime Minister of Pingyuan that he divided the profits into 30:70 and took the smaller share for himself.

Now that Liu Bei has brought up the old matter again, is he going to start settling old bad debts?
When it comes to understanding Liu Bei's rise to power, these powerful families know it best.

Within just five or six years of Liu Bei's arrival in Qingzhou, he was promoted from county magistrate to governor of a state.

If you don't quickly line up and let Envoy Liu pick your food, you may not even be able to drink the hot soup, let alone offend him.

Didn’t you see that even Guan gave away her concubine’s daughter?

Yan, Rong, and Yi went to visit Envoy Liu secretly. Don't think that Liu of Pingyuan didn't get wind of the news.

As soon as these old men returned, they began to select beautiful girls from their clans, obviously harboring evil intentions to form an alliance of marriage with the envoy.

Liu Yuan couldn't help but look up to the sky and sigh why Lord Xuande's surname was Liu. People with the same clan surname could not marry each other, which had started as early as the Spring and Autumn Period.

Then I changed my mind and realized that I, Liu, am also a descendant of King Jing of Zhongshan and a true relative of Lord Xuande!

Liu Yuan wanted to swallow his pride and apologize several times.

In the past, I did not realize the power of the Lord and wanted to be on an equal footing with him, which led to many offenses. Now, I have come to my senses and just want to serve him face to face and compete with other powerful families.

What's more, as a member of the Liu family, Liu Yuan is more sensitive to prophecies.

There are indeed many Liu clan members who can stand out, but it always feels like they lack some charm.

According to the prophecy, the one who can rule the world must have extraordinary military strategy, at least not inferior to Emperor Guangwu.

Among the royal family members who are famous all over the world, Liu Yu, Liu Yan, Liu Dai, and Liu Biao can be said to have made outstanding achievements in governing a region.

But in terms of talent and military strategy, he was far surpassed by Emperor Guangwu.

In the past, I always felt that the prophecy of the golden sword was illusory and might not be realistic. Unexpectedly, Liu Xuande emerged as a rising star and soared to fame in just a few years.

The Battle of Le'an defeated 400,000 Yellow Turbans, which attracted worldwide attention and Liu Bei became famous.

In addition, he was good at managing internal affairs, and was clear about rewards and favors, so the people were loyal to him and the soldiers were loyal to him.

In the past, Emperor Guangwu defeated and subdued the Bronze Horse Bandits, and was nicknamed the Bronze Horse Emperor. Today, Liu Bei has subdued the Yellow Turbans, and perhaps he can be called...

Liu Yuan pondered and thought hard, going through the Liu clan's branches.

There is no other person who fits the prophecy better than Liu Xuande.

I can't help but wonder: "The only person in the world who can wield a golden sword is Liu Bei of Zhuo County!"

What happened next made him even more dumbfounded. The famous scholar Kong Rong personally recommended Liu Bei to be the governor of Qingzhou. Even Lu Zhi, a model of famous ministers throughout the country, came from Youzhou to support Liu Bei.

When is the best time to place your all?

Everyone is not stupid. They see that the imperial court's decrees are difficult to issue outside Guanzhong, and the power of each state is controlled by the governor.

Liu Bei was already powerful, and now he has even more legitimacy.

Even the Hua family of Gaotang provided food and supplies to support Jinan and Le'an, intending to get closer to Liu Bei.

You should know that Hua Xin of the Hua family worshipped the Grand Marshal Chen Qiu as his teacher in his early years, and was a fellow student of great Confucian scholars such as Lu Zhi, Zheng Xuan, and Guan Ning. Before, relying on their status, almost no one of the Hua family could take up official positions, but now it is different.

Times have changed after all.

In the past, he was secretly called Liu Bei, then he was called Liu County Magistrate, then Liu Envoy and Liu Qingzhou. Now he no longer tries to curry favor with Lord Xuande.

It will be too crowded later, and I'm afraid that not only the prefect, but also the county magistrate will have their places divided.

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