Chapter 179: High-five and pledge to never fail each other
Liu Chan was born in Xinye, Jingzhou, in the winter of the 13th year of Jian'an. At that time, Jingzhou was on the eve of great changes.
The next year, Cao Cao led an army of 200,000 to conquer Jingzhou southward.
At that time, Liu Biao died of illness, and Liu Cong, Liu Biao's second son, succeeded to the throne and sent envoys to surrender to Cao Cao.
Liu Bei stationed his troops in Fancheng to resist Cao's army going south. He didn't know that Liu Cong had surrendered. He didn't know the situation until he arrived in Wancheng.
After knowing the situation, he immediately led his army to retreat south, thinking of leading troops to Jiangling to defend Cao's army.
When they arrived in Dangyang, more than 100,000 people spontaneously followed Liu Bei, carrying thousands of vehicles and traveling more than ten miles a day.
After such a slow march, Liu Bei's army was finally caught up in Dangyang by 5,000 cavalry led by Cao Cao himself.
At that time, Liu Bei could have left behind more than 100,000 people and marched quickly to lead the army to occupy Jiangling.
Jiangling is a prosperous place in Jingzhou, and there are countless grain, grass and armors in the city. With Jiangling, Liu Bei has enough capital to gradually unify Jingzhou.
Cao Cao was worried that Liu Bei would occupy Jiangling, so he led his cavalry in pursuit.
But for the sake of the safety of the people, Liu Bei couldn't bear to abandon them.
After Cao Cao's 5,000 cavalry troops pursued Liu Bei's army, in order to protect the people, Liu Bei's army could not move at all.
This was caught by Cao Cao, who was good at seizing opportunities. Cao Cao did not care about the life and death of the people, so Liu Bei's army was almost wiped out in that battle. Liu Bei led Zhang Fei, Zhao Yun and dozens of others to escape.
If Liu Bei had followed the advice and abandoned the people, Jiangling would have been in his pocket.
Even if he cannot capture Jiangling, he will not end up with his entire army annihilated.
During the Battle of Dangyang, Liu Bei's two daughters were captured by Cao Cao's general Cao Chun, and even the infant Liu Chan fell into the rebellion.
Fortunately, with Zhao Yun's desperate guard, Liu Chan had a near-miss in the end.
Between the 14th year of Jian'an and the 17th year of Jian'an, Liu Chan gradually grew up and began to have some ability to remember things.
But at that time, Liu Bei was busy in alliance with Sun Quan and conquered Jingzhou to establish a base, while Liu Chan followed Liu Bei all the way south and north.
In the 17th year of Later Jian'an, when Liu Chan was five years old, he was almost taken back to Jiangdong by Liu Bei's step-wife, Mrs. Sun.
Fortunately, Zhang Fei and Zhao Yun intercepted the river and seized the ship in time, preventing Liu Chan from being put in danger and becoming a hostage.
But this incident left a deep impression on Liu Chan, who was young at that time.
In the 19th year of Jian'an, when Liu Chan was seven years old, Liu Bei took him to Chengdu after pacifying Yizhou, and his life gradually became stable.
These past events undoubtedly planted some seeds of surprise and hesitation in Liu Chan's heart.
Because of these seeds, Liu Chan developed a benevolent and weak character since he was a child, and had no independent opinions and was not arbitrary enough.
Coupled with his childhood experiences, Liu Chan developed the habit of relying on others.
After Liu Chan arrived in Chengdu, he was in a new environment. Because he lacked a sense of security, he had a long period of discomfort.
Most of his close friends such as Liu Bei, Zhuge Liang, Zhao Yun and others are busy with official duties and cannot always accompany him in the courtyard.
As for Liu Chan's new stepmother, Mrs. Wu, Liu Bei had just welcomed her as his stepmother in order to stabilize the people of Yizhou.
Liu Bei didn't have much affection for the Wu family to begin with, not to mention having the example of his previous stepwife Sun, so Liu Bei was not completely confident in leaving Liu Chan to the Wu family's upbringing.
Under this situation, Mi Yang, who was about the same age as Liu Chan and often accompanied Liu Bei at that time, took on a large part of the responsibility of accompanying Liu Chan.
Mi Yang's aunt is Liu Bei's wife. As the mother of Liu Bei's wife, Mi Yang is a serious relative of Liu Bei and is nominally Liu Chan's cousin.
In addition, Mi Yang's aunt Mi died to save Liu Chan. With this kind of kindness, Liu Bei felt more at ease to let Mi Yang accompany Liu Chan.
During that time, Mi Yang studied with Liu Chan during the day and roomed with him at night. He spent a full five years with Liu Chan.
During those five years when Liu Chan was hesitant and restless, it was Mi Yang who stayed with Liu Chan day and night.
During the five years when Liu Chan's character and mind gradually matured, it was Mi Yang who, as his cousin, took care of and mentored Liu Chan.
After five years of companionship, Liu Chan's feelings for Mi Yang were not ordinary deep.
For Liu Chan, compared to his two younger brothers Liu Yong and Liu Li, who were born in recent years, Mi Yangcai is more like his relative.
So the moment Liu Chan saw Mi Yang returning, the joy on his face could hardly be concealed.
When Liu Chan came to Mi Yang, he was about to bow to Mi Yang as before.
But his behavior was stopped by Mi Yang who reacted faster.
After stopping him, Mi Yang took the lead in bowing to Liu Chan and said: "I pay my respects to the crown prince."
After Mi Yang bowed to Liu Chan, Mi Yang turned to Yi Ji and bowed again: "Well, Master Yi."
Yi Ji was Liu Chan's teacher, and Mi Yang was Liu Chan's former reading companion. Naturally, Yi Ji also taught Mi Yang.
This scene of Mi Yang fell in Yi Ji's eyes, making him nod slightly.
Mi Yang has the style of an Anhan general. Although he has great achievements, he does not rely on pampering.
After Yi Ji bowed to Mi Yang, he stood up slowly, bowed slightly to Mi Yang, and then he straightened his sleeves and walked out of the hall.
Anyone who is not blind can see that after Mi Yang's arrival, Liu Chan no longer had the intention to study.
In this case, it is better to take the initiative to give Liu Chan a holiday and let him and Mi Yang catch up on the past.
After Yi Ji left, Liu Chan breathed a sigh of relief, and then he asked with puzzled eyes: "Why didn't my cousin let me salute you just now?"
"Before my cousin left Chengdu, Zen took the initiative to salute my cousin."
Facing Liu Chan's question and looking at her cousin who had grown a lot taller, Mi Yang smiled and replied:
"Before, the heir was just the prince's son and had no title. When we interact with each other, the elder and the younger take precedence."
"But the heir is now the prince, and the prince is half a king. How can a king salute his ministers?"
In ancient times, men were crowned when they were twenty, which represented adulthood, and they were given the title only after they reached adulthood.
But in fact, many people do not acquire handwriting after adulthood.
Choosing a name for your nephew in advance is a good hope that your nephew will grow up quickly.
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! When Liu Bei established Liu Chan as the crown prince, he took advantage of the situation and gave Liu Chan the title of public heir.
Mi Yang's answer made Liu Chan frown slightly, but he didn't think much about it.
After Mi Yang answered, Liu Chan pulled Mi Yang's sleeves and came to his inner hall because his height had not yet fully grown.
Chongwen Hall is not only the place where Liu Chan studied, but also his residence.
After taking Mi Yang into the inner hall, Liu Chan waved his hand and dismissed all the waiters in the inner hall.
Liu Chan asked Mi Yang to sit down in front of the bookcase in the inner hall, and then he ran to the bookshelf next to his bed and took down a brocade box from the top.
Liu Chan held the brocade box and came to sit in front of Mi Yang with a mysterious look on his face.
He placed the brocade box on the desk and pushed it in front of Mi Yang. Then he opened the brocade box and revealed a book inside.
A proud look appeared on his face and he said to Mi Yang: "Before my cousin left for Jingzhou the year before last, he lamented in front of me that after leaving Chengdu, he could no longer listen to the teachings of famous teachers."
"My cousin's words were remembered in my heart at that time."
"Later, after my cousin left, whenever famous teachers taught me scriptures, I would record their opinions verbatim."
"What I thought was that although my cousin is no longer in Chengdu, I have recorded the teachings and insights of those famous teachers.
In this way, when my cousin comes back and sees the words I recorded, he can probably listen to them live."
"Under my long-term record, without realizing it, the teachings and insights of those famous teachers have actually filled a book."
"If my cousin doesn't come back, I will have to record it again."
After finishing speaking, Liu Chan took out the book and opened it page by page for Mi Yang to read.
Looking at the dense but neat handwriting on that book, Mi Yang couldn't help but recall the image of Liu Chan biting the tip of his pen and writing furiously under the dim light.
Thinking of this scene, a warm smile appeared on Mi Yang's lips.
Many people in later generations hated Liu Chan and thought that he had ruined the foundation that Liu Bei had worked so hard to build.
Liu Chan is not a qualified king in troubled times, but when it comes to the people he relies on, he is not a ruthless tyrant either.
Mi Yang took the book from Liu Chan's hand and put it into his arms with joy on his face. He said to Liu Chan:
"Brother likes this gift very much, thank you sir."
Since Liu Chan dismissed all the servants, he certainly wanted to get along with Mi Yang as brothers.
The joy on Mi Yang's face was caught by Liu Chan. Seeing that the gift he carefully prepared for Mi Yang was liked by Mi Yang, Liu Chan was also very happy.
Previously, in order to express his gratitude to Zhuge Liang for his teachings and mentorship, he specially drew a portrait of Zhuge Liang and gave it to Zhuge Liang. At that time, he was so happy to receive Zhuge Liang's praise.
After Mi Yang accepted his gift, Liu Chan immediately asked about Mi Yang's deeds in Jingzhou.
Mi Yang's achievements in Jingzhou had already spread throughout Chengdu. When Liu Chan heard the news for the first time, his inner excitement was beyond words.
It seems that he has achieved such a success.
Liu Chan originally wanted to write a poem to praise his cousin's great achievements, but unfortunately, it has been so long and he, with his poor literary talent, has not yet finished the poem.
However, this small episode did not affect Mi Yang's tall image in Liu Chan's heart.
Young people often admire heroes.
The relationship between Liu Chan and Mi Yang was already very good, and now that Mi Yang has achieved such great achievements, Liu Chan has completely regarded Mi Yang as his idol in his heart.
Although Liu Chan already had a pretty good idea of Mi Yang's record from various intelligences.
But that information is only approximate, and the real details must of course be narrated by Mi Yang herself.
Under Liu Chan's curious and expectant eyes, Mi Yang roughly recounted to Liu Chan what happened to him at the police station, selecting interesting content.
Under Mi Yang's narration, Liu Chan, who had been raised in a deep courtyard to study boring scriptures, listened with great interest.
After a long time, Mi Yang roughly explained everything.
After finishing speaking, Mi Yang looked at Liu Chan and asked him: "Do you know where Sun Quan was defeated?"
Regarding Mi Yang's inquiry, Liu Chan thought carefully and then gave his own opinion.
"My father once taught me to be trustworthy in employing people."
"As the leader of a country, Sun Quan was too suspicious, causing his superiors and subordinates to become disloyal. This was a recipe for disaster."
Listening to Liu Chan's opinion, Mi Yang reached out and touched Liu Chan's head as if he were a child, and praised him: "My father-in-law is smart."
There were many factors that contributed to Sun Quan's defeat in the public security battle, but there was no doubt that his deep suspicion was a very important factor.
Although Mi Yang had made some points in his narration just now, Liu Chan could see that this was in line with normal expectations.
This proves that Liu Chan is not a fool as has been spread in later generations. Of course, Liu Chan is not what some Douyin marketing accounts in later generations have said, but is some kind of emperor who pretends to be a pig and eats the tiger.
Being mediocre but not stupid is the correct evaluation of Liu Chan's talent.
It's much better than the Jin Rou Emperor.
Facing Mi Yang's praise, Liu Chan looked at Mi Yang and said sincerely: "I will not be suspicious of Master Ge and my cousin in the future."
After saying this, Liu Chan asked Mi Yang: "My cousin will not leave when he returns to Chengdu this time?"
When asking this question, Liu Chan had expectations on his face.
"During the period when my cousin was away, many Yizhou scholars were pestering me, which made me very annoyed."
"Then Qiao Zhou also said that my cousin was too murderous, which really made me mad."
"Cousin, why don't you stay in Chengdu and serve as my family leader."
The full name of the family order mentioned by Liu Chan is the prince's family order.
According to the etiquette system of the Han Dynasty, the emperor, princes and princes all had fiefdoms, and the person who managed the affairs of the fiefdoms for the princes, princes and princes was the family order.
The family minister is more important than the governor or the prime minister, and is the core confidant among the prince's subordinate officials.
If Mi Yang serves as Liu Chan's family magistrate, and once Liu Chan inherits the Han Dynasty in the future, Mi Yang's starting official position will be at least one of the nine ministers.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! Hearing that Liu Chan trusted him so much and wanted to serve as his family leader, Mi Yang was happy but couldn't accept it.
Mi Yang said: "The post of prince's family order is usually held by a great scholar. Although my achievements are sufficient, my reputation as a scholar is not enough."
"Besides, the king has appointed me to serve as the prefect of Hanxing. I cannot disobey the king's order."
Mi Yang's answer made a look of disappointment appear on Liu Chan's face. He just wanted Mi Yang to stay by his side and continue to take care of him. Is it so difficult?
Seeing the disappointed look on Liu Chan's face, Mi Yang knew what Liu Chan was thinking.
He comforted Liu Chan and said: "Although I will no longer be by Gong Si's side in the future, whenever Gong Si needs me, I will definitely travel starry and night to come to Gong Si's side."
"Really?" Liu Chan asked.
"That's natural." Mi Yang assured.
After Mi Yang's assurance, the disappointment and depression on Liu Chan's face disappeared.
"Then if I ask you to go back to Chengdu to record ministerial affairs in the future when I come to power, you can't refuse."
"I want you to always help me."
Liu Chan said with a very solemn look on his face.
When Liu Chan said these words, he had already extended his palm to Mi Yang.
Why did you suddenly mention this when recording the affairs of the minister?
Although Mi Yang has doubts, isn't it his responsibility for his elder brother to protect his younger brother?
As Mi Yang promised to protect Liu Chan when he was young, he stretched out his palm to strike Liu Chan.
When the palms hit each other, there was a crisp sound, which meant that the oath was fulfilled.
After striking each other with their palms, the two young men in Chongwen Hall looked at each other and smiled.
The sunlight outside the hall scattered from the windows and fell on these two young people, both of whom were young. This scene seemed to symbolize the bright future of the man.
The oath of love has been concluded and will never be broken. This is the character of the previous generation and should be passed on to the next generation.