The revival of the Han Dynasty must start with Dong Zhuo

Chapter 307: The Four Han Eldest Sons

After packing up Guo Jia and Shi Huan, Liu Xie decided to return to Chang'an.

After hearing that the emperor would not release Guo Jia, Cao Cao became anxious and wrote a letter to ask the emperor why and demanded that the emperor release Guo Jia, otherwise he would turn against the emperor!
In response to this, Liu Xie only had one sentence:

"You want someone from me? Sure! Come to Chang'an!"

Naturally, Cao Cao did not dare to cause trouble for the imperial court.

After angrily strolling around Hulao Pass with his soldiers twice, he had no choice but to retreat to Xu County.

After Liu Xie hurriedly offered sacrifices to heaven and earth on the newly built Jinyong Hundred-foot Terrace, he left only Xun You, the governor of Henan, and some officials there before setting off.

Before leaving, Xun You even pulled the emperor's sleeve and pleaded, "Your Majesty! This year's imperial examination is about to begin. Luoyang is short of people, please send the scholars to Luoyang first!"

Xun You previously served as the prefect of Hanzhong, and could be considered one of the first officials to enjoy the benefits of the imperial examination.

There are basically no complicated relationships with the scholars sent under his command. He just lets them do whatever they are told to do, without causing him any trouble.

Moreover, those scholars were very familiar with the basic laws, which allowed Xun You to spread them to various counties and towns with confidence.

Although scholars who have read a lot of books always have some stupidity, as long as they are slightly trained, they can definitely become qualified officials in the Han Dynasty.

Xun You was used to dealing with these scholars, so when faced with this scholar who had not even started taking the imperial examination, he picked him first!

"Okay! This time I will definitely give priority to sending scholars to Gongda!"

Most of the first batch of scholars were sent to Guanzhong, and only a small number went to Liangzhou and Yizhou.

For this second batch, we cannot continue to keep them in Guanzhong, but instead we have to transfer these talents outward.

Wei Kang, the governor of Liangzhou.

Wu Yi, the governor of Yizhou.

These two people probably tasted the sweetness of being "selected by the central government" and had written many letters to the emperor before, asking him to give them more of the scholars selected in the imperial examination.

"No, this year there are also Jingzhou and Bingzhou..."

Liu Xie scratched his head and said, "At most, I can send a hundred scholars to Luoyang. But I promise to send the best batch!"

This year's imperial examination is destined to be more grand than the previous one.

During the first imperial examination, the Han people had no idea what it was and were not well prepared.

After two years of preparation, the quality of the scholars will undoubtedly be higher than in the first year of Jian'an.

and……

Scholars from Jingzhou will also participate in this year's imperial examination.

Under the protection of Liu Biao, the literary style of Jingzhou flourished, which was unique!
Zhuge Liang alone was destined to make this imperial examination go down in history.

If the other scholars from Jingzhou are added, the quality and quantity of scholars admitted in this imperial examination will most likely exceed everyone's expectations.

Now Liu Xie has agreed to send the best batch of scholars to Xun You, which is already a secret favor to Xun You!
Xun You was delighted when he heard the emperor's assurance. He said, "I heard that Zhongda and Dezu highly praised a scholar named Zhuge Kongming from Jingzhou. I wonder if we can send him to Luoyang as well."

Liu Xie didn't know whether to laugh or cry.

It seems that Xun You is waiting for Zhuge Liang!

Sure enough, good cattle and horses were coveted by others before they were even released...

"Forget about Kong Ming. I want to keep him to assist my uncle and help him guard Jingzhou."

Otherwise, if it was just Liu Bei and Guan Yu, Liu Xie would really not feel comfortable entrusting Jingzhou to them.

"But if we are lucky, we might be able to send Gongda a person as famous as Kong Ming this time!"

Xun You's eyes widened with curiosity: "May I ask, Your Majesty, who is so famous as Zhuge Liang?"

"You'll know then!"

Xun You had long been accustomed to the emperor's behavior of keeping things in suspense from time to time.

But since the emperor has promised to send him a group of outstanding scholars, he doesn't have to worry about it anymore.

……

Return to Chang'an.

Dong Bai was extremely dissatisfied with the emperor's absence for several months, and he threw a tantrum in front of Liu Xie.

Cai Yan, who had always stood on the emperor's side, also complained to him: "The queen and others are all pregnant, and your majesty's trip to Luoyang this time was indeed a bit long."

Leaving four pregnant wives at home for months...

Liu Xie didn't think there was anything wrong at first, but after thinking about it carefully, he felt that he was a bit inhuman.

In this case, Liu Xie could only coax them one by one, and coax them hard.

When it came to Dong Bai's turn, Dong Bai completely ignored Liu Xie's attempts to please him, and lay on the bed with his butt pointed directly at Liu Xie, making Liu Xie get a cold shoulder.

Liu Xie could only sit on the bed timidly and explain patiently: "I had no choice but to go to Luoyang."

"Right now, Yuan Shao is confronting Gongsun Zan in the north, and Cao Cao is also managing the newly acquired Xuzhou... If we can't take advantage of this gap to manage Luoyang, there will be no chance in the future..."

But when Dong Bai heard this, he simply covered his ears, obviously not wanting to listen to Liu Xie's chatter.

"I forgot. I don't like to hear this."

Instead of saying these things to Dong Bai, it would be better to give Dong Bai a windmill or a kite.

Liu Xie tried to please Dong Bai again.

"How about I accompany Bai to visit Mount Taihua in a while?"

"The Taihua Mountain is majestic and magnificent, and its cross-section looks like it was cut by a knife or an axe. Doesn't Bai want to know the reason behind this?"

Dong Bai still covered his ears and ignored Liu Xie.

But for some reason, the gaps between his five fingers were getting bigger and bigger, revealing most of his ears.

"Rumor has it that there was once a Third Holy Mother who gave birth to Chenxiang and lived with my father..."

"But because the Third Holy Mother is the daughter of the Emperor of Heaven, she is not allowed to have a private relationship with a mortal..."

"..."

"..."

"Finally! Chenxiang learned a lot of skills and was going to Mount Taihua with a mountain axe to save his mother. Suddenly! A figure with a dog appeared!!!"

Liu Xie's voice suddenly stopped, and Dong Bai suddenly turned around, with anxious eyes: "Then what? Then what?"

"Are you angry with me now?"

Only then did Dong Bai realize that Liu Xie, who had been sitting and telling a story, had now lay down beside him. When he turned around, he happened to fall into Liu Xie's arms.

"Still angry!" Dong Bai looked at Liu Xie hatefully.

Liu Xie chuckled and began to bargain with Dong Bai.

"What if I tell Bai the rest of the story about Chenxiang? How much energy will Bai have left?"

Dong Bai's eyes rolled: "Ninety percent!"

"Only 90%?"

Liu Xie made another offer in frustration: "What if I make Bai some delicious food that Bai has never eaten before? For example, braised pork, sweet and sour pork tenderloin..."

Saliva gradually oozed from the corners of Dong Bai's mouth.

Although I don’t know what braised pork and sweet and sour pork are, they sound delicious!

"Seventy percent!"

"What if I stay with Bai for a month straight?"

"Fifty percent!"

Although Dong Bai tried hard to appear angry, his eyes that were curved into crescent shapes could no longer conceal his anger.

Liu Xie took the opportunity to hug Dong Bai and kissed him on the cheek: "What now?"

"Four percent!"

Kiss again.

"Thirty percent!"

Twice in a row.

"There's still 10% left!"

In the end, without waiting for Liu Xie to get close to him, Dong Bai took the initiative to move forward and kiss Liu Xie on the lips.

After dozens of breaths, the two separated because they were almost suffocating.

At this moment, tears gradually appeared in Dong Bai's eyes.

"It's not that I'm ignorant. It's not that I don't know that the emperor is going out this time to deal with state affairs."

"but……"

Dong Bai stroked her already round belly with both hands.

"Every time the child kicked me, His Majesty was not here."

"When Sister Zhaoji said that she could hear the baby's heartbeat, His Majesty was not here!"

"And when the children are making noises..."

As Dong Bai spoke, he began to sob.

"When the child does something, His Majesty is not here..."

"When this child is born, will he think he has no father at all, just like I did when I was a child..."

Seeing this, Liu Xie once again hugged Dong Bai guiltily.

"It's my fault."

At this moment, Liu Xie suddenly thought of what Cai Yong had said to him before.

Among all the concubines in the harem, only Dong Bai had no elders to take care of her.

At times like this, Dong Bai's heart is naturally more fragile than that of ordinary people.

Liu Xie hugged Dong Bai and said, "Don't worry, Bai. This time, I can always stay in Chang'an with peace of mind."

"And how could this child think that he has no father? Does Bai really think that I have never missed this child? If I didn't miss him, how could I have given him a name?"

Hearing Liu Xie's words, Dong Bai looked up with red eyes in astonishment: "Your Majesty, have you already chosen a name?"

"Ah."

"what is it call?"

"Whether it's a boy or a girl, it's just one name."

Dong Bai frowned, as if he was disgusted with the emperor for being so perfunctory in order to save trouble.

“No matter if they are male or female, they are all named with the character ‘Dong’.”

Mr. Liu.

The name of the future eldest son or daughter of the Han Dynasty.

"Director Liu..."

Dong Bai read it several times, then frowned: "What an ugly name!"

?

"No way? I thought about this name for a long time!"

Anyway, Dong Bai is not happy!
"I've already thought of a name!"

Liu Xie suddenly felt that something was wrong.

Because according to Dong Bai's culture, Liu Xie doubted that Dong Bai would come up with a name like "Liu Amao" or "Liu Amao"...

"What name do you want Bai to take?"

"Lizhu!"

Ok?
Dong Bai explained confidently: "These two words come from a book. As for which book it is... Your Majesty knows, I can't remember."

"But I remember that Master mentioned that the Li Pearl is a precious pearl under the chin of the Li Dragon, so it also symbolizes the most precious person."

"So, I want to name my child Lizhu..."

Liu Xie didn't expect that Dong Bai didn't write down anything else, but the two words "Lizhu".

Then, he smiled with relief: "Then your nickname is Lizhu, and your full name is Director Liu."

"Okay! It's a deal!"

One month later.

Liu Xie's eldest son Liu Dong, Liu Lizhu, was born successfully in the Weiyang Palace!

(End of this chapter)