Rejuvenation of the Han Dynasty in the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 153 Ling Emperor's Favor

After Xu You left, Liu He immediately sent an order to Xu Rong, ordering him to transport all the remaining money and food to Fanyang, and the soldiers and horses slowly retreated to Wuji, and then marched down to Quyang after the second batch of money and food from Jizhou arrived.

Now that Xu You was promised to send troops in person, he could not stay in Zhuo County. After arranging all the affairs in the county, Liu He also packed up and set off for Fanyang. This is the next key development area, and he must make good preparations.

I was saying goodbye to the two wives at home, when Gao Wang came to report that the angel had arrived with the imperial decree, and asked Liu He to take Guan Zhang to the government office to receive the decree.

Liu He was taken aback. He didn't know what the imperial decree was, but Guan Zhang was mentioned. Could it be that the bandit army was too strong and wanted to transfer both of them away?

Thinking of countermeasures in his heart, he ordered Guan Yu to be called, and they went to the county government office together. Zhang Fei had been waiting outside the gate of the mansion, and the three of them looked at each other and came to the government office.

Seeing that it was Zuo Feng again, Liu He felt at ease, it seemed that this guy had tasted the sweetness, and every time he ran to Youzhou to deliver messages regardless of the long distance.

It should be a good thing that Zuo Feng can come, and he doesn't want to poach his own people!

Liu Fang had already ordered people to set up the incense table, and the three of them stepped forward to receive the order, but it was a reward edict. It turned out that the court rewarded and rewarded the hero who begged for the yellow scarf. And seal the Marquis of Guannei.

The three were overjoyed, and after receiving the imperial edict, Liu He ordered a banquet to receive the envoy and his party, and specially prepared a jug of newly brewed wine for Zuo Feng.

Liu He's General Dubian is a miscellaneous general with a silver seal and green ribbon and a rank of two thousand stones. The defenders in the cloud area can be mobilized.

But at this time, Yunzhong and other lands had long been deserted, and his powers were not much different from before. This was just Emperor Ling's appeasement, but Guan Yu and Zhang Fei's Guan Nei Hou was a little more practical.

The Marquis of Guannei is one level lower than Liu He's Liehou. They only have titles, but no feudal states. Generally, they are rewards for generals with military merits.

In the Han Dynasty, there were 20 ranks of titles. The real status was the highest No.19 Chehou. Later, he was changed to Liehou to avoid the taboo of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty. The next highest was No.[-] Guanneihou. The peasant households in the fief enjoy a high degree of control, while the Marquis of Guannei can only enjoy the salary and food, and cannot dominate the peasant households.

Although the marquis of Guanzhang has no food, and the salary is also given by Liu He, but this title is actually conferred by the emperor, which is of great significance.

People in the Han Dynasty regarded being a Marquis as the pinnacle of their lives, no matter what their titles were, they would always be a Marquis. For Guan Zhang, this undoubtedly elevated his status a lot.

Originally, Guan Yu was still entangled in whether to restore his ancestral surname, but after the issuance of the Marquis's edict, he completely gave up his thoughts. The emperor decided that it was the destiny and the supreme glory.

This time Emperor Ling didn't give any money or cloth, but still ordered people to bring over thirty carts of slips, but they were the ancient books collected after the Nangong caught fire.

Liu He was speechless for a while. He said earlier that he needed some classics in order to build a good reputation. By the way, he used this to attract some talents and prepare for printing books in the future.

This Liu Hong is good, I don't know if he is serious, or pretending to be confused, he simply sent all those books, as a favor, even the rewards from Guan Yu and Zhang Fei were included.

Zuo Feng drank half a jug of wine, his dark blue face also glowed red, and asked: "Oh, this kind of fine wine is nothing more than Yaochi Yuye. I don't know where it came from?"

Liu He said mysteriously: "This wine is occasionally obtained from the Donghai Mountains outside Liaodong. It is a small number, and it is specially dedicated to the envoy."

Zuo Feng smacked his lips, nodded in praise and said: "The general is thousands of miles away, but he still thinks about our family. I must remember this kindness. I can't drink this half pot anymore. I have to leave it to Zhang Changshi!"

Liu He said with a smile: "Don't worry about drinking it, Mr. Zhang. I have reserved a couple of taels at Changshi Zhang's place. This wine has the effect of warming up the body and strengthening the yang..."

"Oh hahaha——" Zuo Feng raised his orchid finger, pointed at Liu He and smiled knowingly: "The general really has a heart."

"This fine wine may come from the fairy mountains of the East China Sea. It is extremely rare in the Central Plains. There are only these, but they are worth a thousand gold!" At this point, Liu He approached Zuo Feng and whispered: "To put it mildly, after you bring it back, don't forget to drink it!" Don't let other people know, especially His Majesty... otherwise I will be guilty of deceiving the emperor."

"Understand, understand!" Zuo Feng nodded again and again, knowingly said: "I will only tell Zhang Changshi privately about this, but I don't know about you, General... Is there anything else you can do for us?"

Sure enough, the people who have been in the palace are different, and it is obvious.

Liu He felt emotional, but shook his head and said: "My father and son were ordered to guard the border. As long as the barbarians don't violate the border, we don't have anything to ask for. It's just that His Majesty bestowed so many books, and most of them are incomplete. I'm afraid it will be difficult for me to sort them out."

Zuo Feng was startled, he didn't expect that Liu He didn't ask for Juelu's official position, but cared about those books, so he said with a dry smile: "If it's sorting out the books, I'm sorry our family can't do anything."

Liu He sighed, and said, "I do know one person who might help me. This person once taught the book to Dongguan, and because he was afraid of revenge from Wang Fu's old party, he avoided the chaotic rivers and lakes and went away to the place of Wuhui. If you can ask Zhang It is a great favor for the constant attendant to speak to His Majesty and call him to Zhuo County to review and revise the books."

"Could it be that the person the general is talking about is Cai Bojie?" Zuo Feng is very familiar with the affairs in the palace, Cai Yong was murdered back then, he was just a little eunuch, Liu He understood it as soon as he said it.

At that time, Cai Yong was exiled to Shuofang for winning the ministers and eunuchs of the court. After he was pardoned, he offended Wang Zhi, the prefect of Wuyuan, and secretly accused Cai Yong of slandering the court because of his resentment. Wang Zhi was Wang Fu's younger brother. Naturally, he also framed Cai Yong.

Cai Yong was worried that Emperor Ling would listen to the slander and would not be spared, so he fled to Jianghai and went away to Wuhui. It has been more than ten years, and now Wang Fu and his group of eunuchs have been wiped out long ago.

Liu He nodded and said, "It's Cai Zhonglang, who has profound knowledge. He and Lu Shangshu worked together to revise the books in Dongguan. The two of them will work together again, and they may be able to re-correct these books to fill in the gaps."

Zuo Feng laughed and said, "This matter is easy to hear! Then Wang Fu has been dead for a long time, and the party members in the court have been wiped out, Cai Zhonglang actually doesn't need to worry."

Liu He sighed: "Since Your Majesty has painstakingly sent these books here, I plan to build a school to store them, and invite learned people to come and help. In the future, after finishing the books, I will send them back to Luoyang to repay Your Majesty's kindness. So that you can say a few words."

"What's so difficult about this?" Zuo Feng patted his chest to assure, suddenly smiled and said: "To tell you the truth, His Majesty is planning to make Zhang Changshi and them Lieutenant Marquis, lest there will be any opposition. It’s not a big deal, it can distract those people’s attention.”

Liu He frowned secretly, and suddenly understood why Emperor Ling brought up the matter of the Yellow Turban Army again and awarded them a reward. It turned out that it was to pave the way for Zhang to let them become marquises. However, this kind of thing is not something he can stop, it is what he can do now It is to maximize the benefits.

Thinking of this, Liu He's heart moved, and he said to Zuo Feng: "Listen to what the envoy said just now, I have a plan, and I can make a great contribution to the envoy."

Zuo Feng hurriedly said: "General, tell me!"

(End of this chapter)