"Fu'an!" Liu Chan glared at the young eunuch Fu'an: "Didn't I ask you to stay in Chengdu? Why are you here?"
"What did I tell you when I left?"
Liu Chan was a little angry. Fu'an was his personal eunuch. He came to Qingcheng Mountain quietly this time because he didn't want the courtiers to know.
So I didn’t take Fu’an with me.
This is to confuse those ministers.
Because of Fu'an, he never left Liu Chan.
"Your Majesty!"
Fu'an knelt down with a pop: "Of course I remember what your majesty said, but... just..."
"Just what?"
Liu Chan felt something was wrong. Fu'an was a well-behaved and obedient person. If there was nothing important, he would definitely follow Liu Chan's instructions and stay well in Chengdu.
Could something happen in Chengdu?
Liu Chan couldn't help but become nervous.
Without Zhuge Liang in charge, it’s really not surprising that something would happen in Chengdu.
"Your Majesty!"
"In the past few days, adults have asked to see Your Majesty from time to time," Fu'an said: "The slaves and maids have excused themselves on the grounds that Your Majesty is training soldiers and is too busy and has no time to meet them."
"Isn't this great?" Liu Chan said casually.
Anyway, in the eyes of those ministers, he, the emperor, was just a decoration. People from the Prime Minister's Office would help him with the government affairs, and he could just tell him important things.
He, this emperor, can be regarded as the happiest emperor in history.
He doesn't have to worry about government affairs, but his imperial power is still stable because he has a particularly loyal prime minister.
"Your Majesty!" Fu'an said again: "Master Shangshu will see your Majesty tomorrow."
"Tomorrow?" Liu Chan asked in horror.
"Yes!"
Fu'an said with certainty, which is why he came in such a hurry.
"Originally, Lord Shangshu wanted to meet with His Majesty today, but the servant said that His Majesty was a little tired from training the soldiers, so he was able to prevarication."
"Later, Lord Shangshu said, then come back to see Your Majesty tomorrow!"
When Liu Chan heard this, he became a little nervous.
The current Shangshu is Chen Zhen. As early as when the late Emperor Liu Bei led Jingzhou as a pastoralist, he followed the late Emperor. Later, he followed the late Emperor to Shu and served successively as the governor of the northern part of Shu County, the prefect of Wenshan, and the prefect of Qianwei.
He was transferred to Chengdu at the beginning of this year to pay homage to the Minister.
According to historical records, in two years' time, Prime Minister Zhuge Liang will launch the first Northern Expedition. Chen Zhen will be promoted to Shangshu Ling and stay in Chengdu to assist Liu Chan.
This is Zhuge Liang’s trusted minister.
Liu Chan must be respected.
Since Chen Zhen proposed to see Liu Chan tomorrow, if Liu Chan didn't see him tomorrow, he would probably break into the small ruined courtyard or even the palace.
Liu Chan had no choice.
He must return to the palace early.
He couldn't let Chen Zhen know that he was not in Chengdu now.
"It's too late to go back to the palace now," Liu Chan paused and said, "I'm going back now. The city gate has been closed long ago. I'll go back to the palace early tomorrow morning."
"No!"
Fu'an breathed a sigh of relief. He didn't ask the emperor to rush to Chengdu now. As long as he returned to the palace tomorrow, everything would be fine.
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Training ground——
The soldiers have just finished today's training and are preparing to disperse and rest.
But at this moment, Liu Chan slowly walked towards them.
"Gather!"
Zhuge Qiao shouted a greeting, and the soldiers quickly returned to the center of the field.
"Long live your Majesty!"
"Long live your Majesty!"
"Long live your Majesty!"
Amid the soldiers' three cheers of long live, Liu Chan nodded with satisfaction and walked to the front of the queue.
"Soldiers!"
"You are all soldiers selected by me. After these days of training, I am very satisfied."
Liu Chan's sudden affirmation made the soldiers' blood boil. This seemed to be the first time His Majesty the Emperor had praised them.
"I once told you!" Liu Chan said loudly: "I will train you to become elite soldiers. In the future, you will follow me in the northern expedition to the Central Plains and revive the Han Dynasty."
"Roar!"
"Roar!"
"Roar!"
The soldiers roared three times in a row, as if they were about to embark on a journey. Their momentum was like a rainbow, which made Liu Chan feel very pleased.
"I will return to Chengdu early tomorrow morning," Liu Chan continued: "I hope you will continue to train hard. Although I am very satisfied with the training during this period, you are still far from the elite soldiers I want."
"If you want to become the elite soldier I want, and if you want to make contributions to the country in the future, you must continue to train hard. Do you understand?"
"Understood!"
"Understood!"
"Understood!"
After getting along with each other for more than twenty days, these soldiers have gradually understood their emperor and recognized their emperor more.
He is not as cowardly as outsiders think.
He is not as stupid as outsiders think.
On the contrary, they now feel that Liu Chan will become a great monarch.
"You all listen carefully!" Liu Chan glanced at the soldiers present: "As short as one month, as late as three months, I will come back to evaluate you."
"When the time comes, I will entrust those with outstanding results with important responsibilities. If they fail to pass my assessment!"
"Humph!"
"Just go back to the Guards Camp by yourself."
"Do you understand everything?"
Liu Chan cares about these soldiers very much. He doesn't want these soldiers to become lazy after he leaves. If so, these more than twenty days will be in vain.
The soldiers were not nervous, but rather excited because the emperor gave them hope.
Train hard and pass the test.
They will be entrusted with important tasks.
With the emperor's promise, none of them would not train seriously unless their brains were broken.
After lecturing the soldiers, Liu Chan called Zhuge Qiao into the room alone.
"Bosong," Liu Chan said, "I will leave the training of the soldiers to you first."
"Your Majesty, don't worry, your subordinates understand!"
"Also," Liu Chan added, "you have completely mastered the method of refining refined salt."
"You can just watch the soldiers' training. You don't have to focus on them." Liu Chan reminded: "Take this time to find a secret place nearby. I want to set up a salt refining department. The location is here."
This is in Qingcheng Mountain."
"After choosing a location, arrange for people to set up the workshop; if you need anything, send someone to come to me, and I will fully support you."
"Your Majesty, please rest assured that I will live up to my command!"
Zhuge Qiao was a little excited. The Refined Salt Refining Department is a new organization in the Han Dynasty, and it is also a very important organization.
The fact that the emperor left this matter to him proves that His Majesty the Emperor really trusts him.
He secretly swore that I, Zhuge Qiao, would never betray His Majesty's trust.
"I'm in Chengdu, waiting for your good news, Bo Song," Liu Chan smiled easily: "I hope our Dahan Salt Refining Department can start mass production of refined salt as soon as possible."
This is what Liu Chan is saying.
He wished he could mass-produce refined salt right away.
The reason why he is so anxious is not because he wants to add a new source of income to the Han treasury.
The main reason is that he doesn't want to eat food made with that kind of bitter salt again.
After arranging things for Qingcheng Mountain, Liu Chan and Queen Zhang Yuan went back to Chengdu before dawn the next day.
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This chapter has been completed!