When all the governors and ministers heard that Yuan Shu had more than forty prominent families as internal collaborators, their hearts began to feel alive.
Those who just now were shouting that Liu Jian was too powerful and not worthy of fame have stopped making noises now.
They all lowered their heads, began to think carefully, and pondered the feasibility of this matter.
After all, the allure of Jizhou is too great.
People died for money, and birds died for food. Although Yanzhou Central Plains used to be the economic and cultural center of the Han Dynasty, it has been too ruined in recent years.
Any sensible person would not want to stay here.
Although the heritage of the Central Plains region is indeed still there, it may return to its former prosperity after care and management.
But man is an inert animal. Who is willing to work hard to cultivate land and hunt when there are ready-made things to eat?
Isn’t it good to pick something ready-made?
These people are the top figures in the Han Dynasty. People who earn two thousand dan usually don't get it for free.
Under Yuan Shu's words, all the governors and ministers seemed to acquiesce to this matter.
After all, if Yuan Shu takes the lead in this matter, it doesn't seem to be a bad thing.
Zhang Miao couldn't help but sigh in his heart when he saw that everyone was silent.
To be honest, Zhang Miao respected Liu Deran quite a lot.
Although the person he is loyal to is the Yuan family.
But Liu Jian was the one who worked with Yuan Ji to promote the party's release.
Among the party-governed noble clans in the world, many were close to Yuan Shao, but how few were grateful to Liu Jian?
Of course, with interests in front of them, most people may still acquiesce that they have no conscience.
But as one of the eight chefs, Zhang Miao did not allow himself to do this.
After all, it was Yanzhou Hu Baoyi, Chen Liu and Ji Yu, so he had to take some face into consideration when doing things.
The appearance of these people in the hall was really ugly.
Zhang Miao turned to look at Wang Fen, and saw that Wang Fen, who was also the eighth chef, seemed to have some light in his eyes, and seemed to be quite moved.
Seeing Wang Fen's dead look, Zhang Miao felt extremely angry.
The name of the Eighth Chef is really in vain!
He was so angry that he stopped talking.
Just as everyone was discussing this matter, they saw Yuan Shu's general Chen Lan rushing into the hall.
"Your Majesty!"
Yuan Shu stared at Chen Lan quite dissatisfied.
"You bastard, why are you trespassing when things are being discussed here? Don't go out yet!"
Chen Lan was startled when she heard this, and could only say that she retreated obediently.
But I heard Zheng Sui say: "Don't be angry, Mr. Yuan. Since Chen Sima is in such a hurry, there must be something important. Mr. Yuan doesn't need to worry about us."
With Zheng Sui helping Yuan Shu and Chen Lan, Yuan Shu's condition improved somewhat.
"What's the matter? Tell me."
"Your Majesty, Liu Jian built a high platform at Dunqiu on the border of Jizhou, and told him to organize a banquet at the Dunqiu high platform after the 25th to celebrate this year's harvest in Jizhou. It is said that the civil and military officials of Jizhou will all
Follow Liu Jian to Dunqiu to celebrate the good harvest."
Speaking of this, Chen Lan's tone was a little nervous: "Your Majesty, there is only a river between the place where Liu Jian built the high platform and our army's garrison camp in the north of Puyang. Although they are celebrating a good harvest, the officials are still
I request you to send more troops and horses to the north camp to deal with emergencies."
After Chen Lan finished speaking, there was no movement in the hall for a while.
Everyone was silent.
When I was young, I heard Yuan Shu say: "Is this true?"
Chen Lan nodded vigorously: "It is indeed true."
Yuan Shu looked around the people in the hall and slowly said: "I heard that Guan Yu, Zhang Fei, Huang Zhong and others are all in Youzhou. Liu Jianqiang will be reduced by half. At this time, if Liu Jian holds a harvest celebration in Dunqiu
, if all the officials in Yecheng leave, then the local prefectures and counties in Jizhou will definitely be empty..."
Yuan Shu didn't say his next words, but most people had already understood.
If the more than 40 ethnic groups rebelled at this moment, what kind of blow would it have to the empty Jizhou interior?
…
Then, within a few days, an envoy from Sun Qi's family sent Yuan Shu a list of more than forty rebel families who wanted to eliminate Liu Jian.
Later, Yuan Shu chatted with the envoy about this matter.
The messenger said that this was precisely why he came.
Liu Jian built a high platform at Dunqiu to celebrate the harvest, and all the major families knew about it.
And not only the major families, but everyone in Jizhou now knows that the entire Jizhou is celebrating, and everyone is waiting for the arrival of Qingfeng.
The forty or so rebellious wealthy families had already made up their mind to take advantage of the harvest festival in a month's time to stage an uprising to catch Liu Jian off guard.
They hoped that Yuan Shu could also cooperate with them on the day of the harvest festival and raise troops to march north and enter Hebei.
Yuan Shu hurriedly inquired about Liu Jian's arrangements for the deployment of the generals in Jizhou on the day of the festival.
"Replying to your words, my father-in-law and I have already sent people to find out. People who are good at fighting in Jizhou, such as Zhao Yun, Zhang He, Gao Lan, Xu Rong and others, all accompanied Liu Jian to Dunqiu, and even went to Jizhou.
All the princes and kings are also included in this celebration."
"Except for the small county of Dunqiu, places including Yecheng are extremely empty. It's time to use troops!"
"On the day of celebrating the harvest, we are raising uprisings in various places in Jizhou. We also ask your envoy to send elite soldiers and generals to capture Liyang in one go and advance to Yecheng. Zhao Yun, Xu Rong, Zhang He and others are all in Dunqiu. There are no people in Liyang who are good at fighting.
With the ability of your elite troops and strong generals, you will be able to achieve success."
"good!"
Yuan Shu slapped the table and said: "If the day of the uprising comes, Yuan will send 10,000 elite soldiers to quietly cross the border of the Yellow River and go straight to Liyang!"
"Thank you very much, Ming Gong. It's time for us to cooperate with each other inside and outside, and we can make a big deal."
…
On October 7, the fourth year of Chuping, Liu Jian held a banquet on the newly built high platform of Dunqiu to celebrate the good weather and abundant harvest in Jizhou this year.
And because of the good publicity in advance, in addition to the celebration in Dunqiu, all the counties in Jizhou, from the wealthy and wealthy people to the common people in Lizhou, also celebrated the harvest in various forms.
The world is really too chaotic. Everyone wants to find a suitable reason to relax, even the people of relatively peaceful Hebei.
Jizhou has a bumper grain harvest this year. Liu Jian held this celebration because he wanted to use this event to show his kindness. After all, most people in this era are still very superstitious.
He wanted to use this method to let the people of Jizhou know that he was not only a hero who was good at governing and loved his people like a son, but also a heroic leader who was favored by heaven.
It is precisely because of him...Liu Deran's existence! The land of Hebei can have good weather and good harvests every year.
Perhaps three years ago, Liu Jian was not particularly keen on this kind of thing.
But now he has deeply realized the importance of having fun with his ministers and the people.
Everyone living in this world needs an appropriate occasion or day to vent their feelings.
Especially for people in troubled times, the suppressed emotions and panic in their hearts may need to be released.
This earthen platform was not built grandly because Liu Jian did not want to waste too much money on the people.
However, on the day of the banquet, the height of the earth platform did not affect the scale and momentum of the banquet.
Hundreds of banquets were placed under the high platform.
All the civil and military officials in Jizhou were present at the banquet.
In a unique area, Liu Jian's family members, including the female relatives in his mansion, were also present. However, the seats of Liu Jian's family members were all on the left side of the high platform, separated from the civil and military officials and would not be disturbed.
Including Liu Zhou, Hu, Zheng Ci, Bian Yu'er, Liu Bei's mother, and other female relatives in the mansion were all there, and the children were also there.
Among them were Cai Mi and Du Yan, two beauties presented by the envoy.
The envoy who sent them to Jizhou left a month ago.
After Liu Bei placed them in the Animal Husbandry Department, Liu Jian's house provided them with good food and drink, including gold, silver, silk, and satin.
The maids and servants in the mansion also respected these two beauties and responded to any request.
But the problem is that they have not even seen Liu Jian once in this month, not even once.
But I don't know what Liu Jian was thinking, putting two beautiful women who were all over the country to live in his mansion and keep them idle.
To this day, even if they come to sit at the Dunqiu high platform, they can only look at Liu Jian sitting at the highest place on the high platform from a distance, and cannot say a word to him.
It is as if the person sitting in the highest position is a bright star that they can never touch with their hands. They can only watch and admire the brightness of the star from below forever.
After taking the seats, the sound of drums rang out from the high platform, and a group of dancers danced to add to the entertainment.
Today, Liu Jian is wearing a silk robe and a red cloak, looking extremely festive.
Below the high platform, a group of white soldiers were all wearing armor, holding long swords in their hands, and lined up in a row.
When the wine is halfway through, the dance music has dispersed, and all the officials and soldiers present, both on and off the stage, will stand up together to drink wine in celebration of Liu Jian's honor.
Congratulations to their lord for being favored by heaven and blessing the people of Hebei with peace and prosperity and a good harvest.
I hope that their lord can travel thousands of miles, rule Hebei forever, and protect thousands of people in the Han Dynasty forever.
"May you be blessed!"
"May you be blessed!"
"May you be blessed!"
On and off the stage, whether they were officials, waiters, dancers, musicians, soldiers, guards... more than thousands of people all shouted in unison.
Wish you all the best!
The sound was earth-shattering and soared straight into the sky.
This voice was praised by everyone present, and they all came from the bottom of their hearts.
These people who praise Liu Jian are all talented people in Jizhou!
They also include such powerful generals as Liu Bei, Zhao Yun, Xu Rong, Zhang He, and Gao Lan.
For a time, the four words "May you be blessed" resounded throughout the sky and the earth, and could be heard in the wilderness.
Even people in Yuan Shu's camp on the south bank of the Yellow River across from Dunqiu could hear it.
This exciting shout made even the soldiers in Yuan Shu's camp change their expressions.
Many people began to feel frightened.
His aura is so majestic and powerful... So what we did today, is it right or wrong?
Listening to the shouts of "May you be blessed", Yuan Shu bit his lip in jealousy and clenched his fists tightly.
"Liu Deran, Liu Deran, you are so grand. After tonight, I wonder how long you can stay blessed?!"