The revival of the Han Dynasty must start with Dong Zhuo

Chapter 278 Volume Return to the Court
Sima Yi's reaction was all seen by Liu Xie, who also smiled slightly.

Just like that day on the battlefield of Anyi.

Guan Yu killed Yan Liang and Wen Chou in battle, which might be because after Lu Bu killed the Right Wise King of the Xiongnu, Qubei, Guan Yu wanted to compete with Lu Bu.

If people are too high up in the world, they will feel lonely and lose the motivation to move forward.

"I wonder if Zhuge and Sima can become the twin pillars of my empire?"

Liu Xie tilted his head and looked at it for a while, then called everyone over: "Today we are having grilled fish, all of which I caught myself."

"Dezu, come and help me kill the fish!"

Yang Xiu immediately shut up his mouth, which had been nagging the emperor, and came up to help kill the fish, remove the scales, light a fire and thread the skewers.

By the time everything was done, it was already evening.

In front of several bonfires.

Liu Bei, Guan Yu, Zhang Fei, Zhao Yun and others sat together, speaking in a Youyan accent, discussing what they had seen and heard during their travels.

Zhuge Liang looked uneasy at the moment. On his left was Yang Xiu, and on his right was Sima Yi. It seemed that they were testing Zhuge Liang, trying to see why Zhuge Liang was so valued by the emperor.

The palace maids and attendants around were also sitting in separate places, whispering in groups of three or four.

The occasional gusts of cool breeze swirled the flames into various shapes, and shadows and scales appeared on the water, stirring the starry sky into chaos.

"When you are drunk, you don't know that the sky is in the water, and the boat is full of clear dreams that overwhelm the stars."

Liu Xie was lying on a blanket at this moment, squinting his eyes slightly, enjoying this moment of tranquility.

"Alas, the green sunflowers in the garden! The morning dew waits for the sun to dry!"

Just then, there was a sudden loud roar.

Liu Xie suddenly opened his eyes and found that Zhang Fei was drunk and was singing Yuefu poems at the top of his voice.

Yan and Zhao were known in ancient times for being home to many people who lamented and sang tragic songs.

Zhang Fei's powerful singing voice really brought out the heroic spirit of "The Long Ballad".

"Yide! You are drunk!"

Guan Yu and Zhao Yun wanted to step forward and snatch the wine bowl from Zhang Fei's hand so that Zhang Fei could go down and rest.

But Zhang Fei was so strong after drinking that he shook them off and continued to sing the second line with a roar:

"Spring brings blessings to all things! Everything is bright and beautiful!"

Zhang Fei's voice was like thunder, which frightened Liu Bei and others so much that they wanted to step forward and hold Zhang Fei down to prevent his voice from disturbing the emperor.

"Just let Yide sing."

When everyone looked back, they found that the emperor, who had been lying down, had sat up at some point and motioned for everyone to disperse.

Zhang Fei burped in confusion and continued to chant -

"I always dread the coming of autumn! The flowers turn yellow and the leaves wither!"

"Alas, all rivers flow east to the sea! When will they return west again?"

The sunflowers in the garden are lush and green, with crystal dewdrops rising in the sunlight.

Spring spreads hope all over the earth, and all things appear prosperous.

I am always afraid that the bleak autumn will come, when the leaves will turn yellow and the grass will wither.

Hundreds of rivers rush eastward to the sea, when will they return to the west?

In fact, everyone is very familiar with this song "The Long Ballad".

Seeing that the emperor did not stop them, Liu Bei, Guan Yu, Zhao Yun, Zhuge Liang, Sima Yi, and Yang Xiu gradually found the tune and began to hum along.

At this moment, it seemed as if they were suddenly no longer living in troubled times, nor on a battlefield, but just like in their youth, they were in the wilderness of their hometown, calling their friends and humming tunes together.

"If you don't work hard when you're young, you'll regret it when you're old!"

Liu Xie also followed the tune and sang the last line of this Yuefu poem.

If you don’t work hard when you are young, all you will have left is sadness when you are old!

Fortunately...

Liu Xie glanced at everyone.

We are not old yet, so it is not time to grieve.

……

The next morning.

Zhang Fei was so scared that he ran before Liu Xie and admitted his mistake to the emperor.

"I was drunk yesterday and really disturbed the emperor! Please forgive me!"

Liu Xie rubbed his eyes sleepily and said, "I'm not too disturbed. Yide is a man of temperament. I understand."

"but……"

Recalling some of the eye-catching scenes last night, Liu Xie still advised Zhang Fei: "Yide, you should drink less wine in the future."

"Did you know that in the second half of last night, you took off all your clothes and jumped into the lake to swim?"

"Also, you like to beat and scold others when you are drunk. You need to change this...especially don't hit the women. Some hobbies should be played in private at home, and not revealed in public."

……

Zhang Fei's face was as red as a monkey's butt at this moment. He was so embarrassed that he wanted to find a crack in the ground to crawl into!

"Here..."

Zhang Fei swore that from now on, he would never drink again!
At least... I will never drink in front of the emperor!!!

With Liu Bei's reply, everything began to proceed in an orderly manner.

With Li Ru's operation, all of Sun Ce's family members, except Sun Quan, were sent to Jingzhou.

Liu Xie personally met with Sun Jian's wife, Wu, who was also Sun Ce's mother, and comforted her not to panic and just go to Chang'an to recuperate, as she would have another chance to meet Sun Ce in the future.

The debt to Sun Jian and Sun Ce cannot be implicated on just one woman, Madam Wu.

However, when he saw Sun Shangxiang, Liu Xie's mouth twitched.

Sun Shangxiang is now not even taller than Liu Bei’s knees!
"A sin!"

Liu Xie looked at Liu Bei with contempt, which made Liu Bei confused...

As Sun Ce's family was safely rescued, Lu Su also presented the shipwright and blueprints that Liu Xie wanted. In addition, there were Lu Meng and Lu Yi.

However, to Liu Xie's surprise, Lu Yi had actually changed his name to Lu Xun.

"Why did you change your name to 'Xun'?"

Although Lu Xun was young, he answered in an orderly manner.

"General Sun Ce once led his soldiers to confront my grandfather in Lujiang for two years, resulting in numerous casualties. Now that Sun Ce is in a high position, I am afraid that Sun Ce will be suspicious of me and harm my Lu family, so I changed my name to "Xun"."

Liu Xie frowned: "Now that you have left Jiangdong, you don't have to be afraid of Sun Ce anymore. Naturally, there is no need to be "afraid"."

Lu Xun looked gloomy: "But my clan is still in Jiangdong after all. In order to prevent harm to the clan, I'd better continue to use the word "Xun". "

……

He is indeed a descendant of a noble family who puts the survival of his clan above his own honor and disgrace.

Seeing this, Liu Xie did not intervene too much: "Since this is the case, it's up to you."

The opposite of Lu Xun.

Lu Meng is now just a passionate young man with a heroic aura.

When he met Liu Xie, he was not as respectful as Lu Xun. Instead, he kept secretly looking at the emperor's appearance.

"Yun Chang."

Liu Xie called Guan Yu over and pointed at Lu Meng and said, "I will leave this man to you. Whether he is a hard stone or a jade in the rough depends on how you teach him."

Guan Yu knew that Lü Meng and Lu Xun were both specially requested by the emperor from Jiangdong.

And the price was actually three counties of Jingzhou!

To some extent, Lu Meng and Lu Xun each almost took over an entire county!
The emperor gave such a precious person to Guan Yu, and even Guan Yu was a little overwhelmed.

Lu Meng, on the other hand, was very outgoing. He immediately became excited when he saw Guan Yu's iconic beard: "General, aren't you the Guan Yu who killed two of Yuan Shao's generals, Yan Liang and Wen Chou, in Hedong?"

Guan Yu remained calm on the surface, but in fact his right hand had already unconsciously stroked his long beard: "Exactly!"

"Good!"

Lu Meng's eyes widened, his face full of excitement!
"I have heard of General Guan's bravery for a long time. I have always taken General Guan as my role model! I want to serve under General Guan!"

"I hope General Guan will not despise me and let me serve you like a slave in front of your tent!"

……

Guan Yu also gritted his teeth and praised Lu Meng at this moment: "He is really a good boy..."

"Just be a good boy."

By entrusting Lu Meng to Guan Yu, Liu Xie had put his last concern aside before going to Jingzhou.

"Now Jingzhou's internal affairs have been sorted out and the borders have been demarcated."

"In this case, I should go back to Guanzhong."

Before leaving, Liu Xie made a special trip to Xiangyang.

Liu Bei was appointed as the governor of Jingzhou, in charge of the military affairs of Jingzhou.

Wen Pin was appointed as the governor of Jiangling, in charge of controlling the Jiang and Xiang rivers.

Guan Yu was appointed governor of Nanjun and stationed troops in Xiangyang.

Zhang Fei was appointed governor of Nanyang and led the cavalry to occupy the plain.

In addition, Gan Ning's navy controlled the two counties of Wuling and Lingling to guard against Sun Ce and Shi Xie of Jiaozhou.

In addition, there are generals such as Zhao Yun, Liu Pan, and Huang Zhong, all of whom are guarding important towns.

With such a lineup, they would be able to face Cao Cao and Sun Ce attacking from both sides with ease.

Not to mention, there is also a Zhuge Liang...

"Uncle, I will entrust Jingzhou to you."

Before Liu Xie left, he didn't actually have much to say to Liu Bei about his settlement.

"The offensive and defensive situation has changed now. It is unlikely that Cao Cao will attack Jingzhou again."

"Even if they attack, I will send troops from Guanzhong to help in time, so you don't have to worry too much!"

Liu Bei was also full of ambition: "If Cao Cao dares to attack us, he will never return!"

Liu Xie laughed and said, "What if Sun Ce also attacks?"

Liu Bei was speechless.

"Of course, we will make sure he never returns!"

Liu Xie laughed loudly: "The imperial court is the backing of the emperor's uncle! If they dare to attack, the emperor's uncle does not need to worry about priorities or the overall situation, and can directly lead the troops to attack!"

"The Han Dynasty now no longer needs strategies like 'allying with Sun Ce in the East to resist Cao Cao'!"

"and……"

Liu Xie called Liu Bei over and whispered to him, "If this is the case, it will surely turn Cao Cao and Sun Ce against each other, and the emperor's uncle won't have to worry about the two of them joining forces to attack!"

After hearing the emperor's plan, Liu Bei was shocked.

"How can you still act like this?"

"Why can't we do this?"

Liu Xie asked back, and Liu Bei smiled knowingly: "Your Majesty is right!"

"Ah."

Liu Xie also assured Liu Bei at this time -

"Uncle Huang is waiting for me."

"One day, I will go east to Taihang and retake Hebei!"

"When the time comes, Uncle Huang, Yide, and Zilong, you will all be able to return to your hometown!"

Liu Bei bowed without saying anything.

Because he has always firmly believed in this!

The Emperor will surely be able to support the Han Dynasty and bring about its revival!

(End of this chapter)