When Liu Bei was thirty miles away from Zhuoxian, Chen Deng, the governor of Youzhou, came to visit him. At this time, Chen Deng was already fifty-three. When he led the crowd to greet him, he had to sit on an ox cart and had to be supported before he could stand up.
After saluting, Liu Bei was very moved when he saw him and hurriedly told him to sit down. Then he picked him up in his car and drove with him to Zhuoxian County.
But having said that, Chen Deng's health has been in extremely poor condition since the decisive battle in Pingcheng. Every year there are reports that Chen Yuanlong is critically ill and incurable, but he has been able to survive until now. But now, Chen Deng's health has deteriorated to an unprecedented level.
To the point where he could no longer write in person and had to sign documents and issue orders by dictation. However, this also shows the extent to which Liu Bei relied on Chen Deng. Among the scholars who defected to the West in Xuzhou at that time, this kind of treatment was unique.
The uninformed Eastern court thought that Chen Deng had great influence among the Xuzhou nobles and had a desire to be independent, so they sent a secret envoy to try to instigate Chen Deng's rebellion. Chen Deng drew a knife and killed the emissary during the banquet.
It was buried in the backyard, so no one knew about it.
Liu Bei stayed at Chen Deng's house that day, feasting and watching songs. He invited all Chen Deng's relatives to come and pay homage, and each received a reward. At that time, Chen Deng specifically pointed to his son Chen Su and said to Liu Bei: "I have nothing else in my life."
It's a pity that I don't have any talent in this generation. I'm afraid that my family will be ruined once I die." Liu Bei couldn't help but look at Chen Su, and saw that he had slender eyes, a long head, thin cheeks, and a long beard under his chin. Although he had a small figure,
He was tall, but very strong. He asked with a smile: "You look like a warrior. How many battles have you fought?" Chen Su replied: "The decisive battle in Pingcheng, the night attack on Kebineng, and some battles against northern barbarians and bandits.
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Liu Bei suddenly asked: "I heard that Ke Bi was a Shanyu of Xianbei and had countless treasures in his account. Did you get anything by participating in this matter?" Chen Su was startled and looked up at his father Chen Deng.
He smiled and gestured to himself, which seemed to mean that it was okay. Then he boldly said: "I did get some lives, gold and silver, and brought them back to the house." Liu Bei did not ask further questions, smiled and said to Chen Deng:
"No one is a saint, and no one can make mistakes, but it is enough to keep it in mind."
Liu Bei was so happy that night that he made an exception and drank some wine. After falling asleep at night, he felt severe pain in his abdomen. He vomited a mouthful of blood and soiled the mattress. He panted for half the night before he calmed down. He didn't want people to know.
Regarding this matter, Zhang Bao, who was guarding the outer room, was called in and exchanged mattresses with him. Zhang Bao worked carefully. He took out a short knife and cut his own arm, smeared blood on it, and told others that he had accidentally drawn the knife.
Injured.
The next day, King Heng Tuoba Liwei came to visit him. Tuoba Liwei was very familiar with Liu Bei, but he had not seen him for a long time after establishing the Yunbei Changshi Mansion. When I met him today, I saw him in all his clothes.
Wearing a military uniform with a round collar and narrow sleeves, dark skin, a strong build, and a short sword hanging from his waist while standing bowed, Hu Fengzhong still had a certain gentleness to him. Liu Bei had always admired him very much, and he was very happy to see that Li Wei was still dressed in gorgeous clothes.
After all, in Liu Bei's view, even compared with the current Ji Ji Junyan in the imperial court, Li Wei's talents can be regarded as outstanding.
Tuoba Li micro-reported that Hengguo has been in existence for ten years. To this day, it has a total of 136,400 horses, 1,600 hectares of farmland, 30,000 knights under its command, and 20 slave contracts for tribal subjects.
Ten thousand people can pay tribute to Chang Shi's Mansion of 10,000 cattle and sheep every year. Liu Bei was surprised when he heard this, but felt that Li Wei was honest, so he talked to Li Wei for a moment or two and gave him a jade sword.
, and a string of agate beads from the Western Regions.
He thought of his eldest son in Luoyang, and couldn't help but secretly compare him. As his health became worse and worse, he often thought about the prince. After seeing Tuoba Liwei this time, he had more things on his mind. But in just a short time
In the past ten years, Liwei has grown so powerful in Hengguo. It is too fanciful to just use the five thousand heavy cavalry of Yunbei Changshi Mansion to control the grassland. After his death, will his son be able to control him? This
The problem became Liu Bei's concern. He considered whether to marry a weak girl in order to increase his influence on Hengguo. At the same time, he also wanted to reuse Tuoba Pigu, who could be made the governor of Yuyang, so as to recruit Xianbei.
People enter the court.
Liu Bei thought of this and quickly made the appointment, but was not in a hurry to issue the order. He planned to hand over the matter to Liu Xie for execution after returning to Luoyang. In this way, the prince could complete various personnel appointments and dismissals, and he could also increase the number of Tuoba
Li Wei and Tuoba Pigu's loyalty to their new master.
Liu Bei and his party rested in Zhuoxian County for about seven or eight days, and then headed north to Xiubuli, which was his real hometown. At this time, he returned here with a mighty team of thousands of people. Liu Bei couldn't help but remember
When I was a child, I followed my mother to weave mats and shoes, and went to sell grass in the market. Who would have thought that a child who picked up frogs to satisfy his hunger in the countryside would one day become the emperor of the Han Dynasty?
After Liu Bei arrived in Xiuburi, he visited his former residence and met with his villagers and elders. However, most of the people who were familiar with him back then have died of illness. Only Liu Miao, whom he met when he returned home, is still there. After he and Liu Miao sat down at the table, they were filled with emotion.
Because of the spirit of Liu Bei's mulberry tree, the villagers set up an ancestral hall in the old house to worship the earth spirits. Liu Bei took people to see it in person and found that the old tree was still green and the branches were covered with mulberries. He said to everyone
: "Back then, I was sitting under the tree and told the villagers that I wanted to ride in this feather-covered carriage. Now it has become true, but what I am thinking about is that I have no parents to comfort me. How can people be embarrassed if the tree is like this!"<
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After saying that, Liu Bei couldn't help but shed tears under the tree, patted the tree trunk and said to everyone: "I often encourage myself with the words of Emperor Gaozu, but now that I think about it, I am just a mere shadow. It is not until today that I really understand the thoughts of Emperor Gaozu. The wanderer is so sad for his hometown."
." So he ordered people to sing "Song of the Great Wind" at the banquet. After the song, he sent someone to take down a basket of mulberries from the old tree and share it with everyone. He also said: "Cao Cao will not cut down this tree, so I can treat it kindly.
His descendants." At the same time, the name of the village was changed, Xiu Buri was renamed Lou Sang Lane, and the folks here were ordered to rent free for a hundred years.
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It was already early April, and Liu Bei sent another knight into Liaodong to persuade the remnants of the Eastern Dynasty to surrender. Liu Bei then entered Jicheng and waited for news in the city. During this time, the wounds on Liu Bei's back worsened, and a lump began to bulge in his abdomen.
, he had blood in his stool for days and was in very bad spirits. His entourage advised him to return to Luoyang as soon as possible to recuperate, but he still insisted on waiting for news in Jicheng.
In late April, the knight brought back Cao Pi's reply. Unfortunately, although Cao Pi was very polite in the letter and called Liu Bei his elder, he did not mean to surrender in his words. Instead, he claimed that he had 100,000 troops in Liaodong.
, enough to defend Liaoze, and also sent some wild ginseng unique to Liaodong to persuade Liu Bei to take good care of his health. Liu Bei couldn't help laughing when he saw the reply. He actually boiled the wild ginseng and drank it, and said to his cronies: "It seems
Cao Pi guessed that if I am still alive, I will recuperate and will not launch troops in Liaodong. The boy really guessed it right!"
After drinking the medicine, Liu Bei's health improved slightly and he continued to travel north. He walked out of Yanshan through Juyongguan and passed Gongsun Zan's cemetery. He paid homage to his friend again and buried two swords in front of the tomb to show that he would not forget his friend.
But at this moment, Liu Bei felt more and more that death was getting closer and closer to him. Then the convoy moved slower and slower, and could only move about twenty miles a day.
By the time he arrived at Pingcheng, it was already mid-May. The cavalry general Zhang Fei heard that Liu Bei was seriously ill, so he came to visit without authorization. Unexpectedly, when Liu Bei learned about it, he was extremely angry and turned Zhang Fei away.
Zhang Fei still refused to leave and stood in front of the mansion for another half day, so Liu Bei sent someone to send a message saying: "You are already an important minister of the country and a role model for all officials. Why are you still so high-spirited in your work? A general is not allowed to leave his territory without authorization. This is
How many times have I told you the truth? I often think of you as my brother, so I condone many things, but I also broke many rules and made you do such stupid things as killing prisoners in Linzi! You don’t have to
If you come to see me, you should go back to the army first and examine your sins of dereliction of duty to your subordinates!"
This was the first time Liu Bei mentioned killing prisoners in Linzi, and it was also the last time. After he waited for Zhang Fei to return to his station, he thought sadly that after his death, if Zhang Fei still had the same temper, he might be like Chen Chong and Guan Yu.
There is discord, let alone the other officials. I hope my words can teach him some lessons and make him restrain his temper.
In addition to Zhang Fei, Liu Bei was also worried about the arrangements for Liangzhou. After all, although the three towns of Liangzhou had surrendered, there were actually a large number of private soldiers, which had to make Liu Bei wary. And on the plateaus on the north and south sides of Liangzhou
There are still a large number of Qiang and Di tribes in the grassland. Although they are currently at peace with the country, I am afraid it is not because the country has many means, but because the weather has been good in the past few years and all tribes have been free from disasters. Once there is a drought, I am afraid that it will soon be
All kinds of chaos will happen. Every time Liu Bei thinks of Emperor Ling, who was in chaos and squandering state assets, he has a horrifying feeling.
Therefore, he endured the torture of illness, carefully considered and arranged the preparations for his trip to Long on the road, and planned to solve these hidden dangers himself before his death. However, he also had hidden worries about not being able to travel, so he made relevant appointments in advance: Ma Chao was appointed as the governor of the Western Prefecture.
He is stationed in Brazil; Han Yue is the prefect of Hanzhong; Song Ning is the general of Guanghan and is stationed in Mianzhu; Cheng Gongying is the general of Pingdi and is stationed in Yinping.
As a result, the old forces in the three towns of Longyou were basically transferred to Bashu, and at the same time they coordinated with the celebrities from Henan previously sent by the court. On the one hand, they speeded up the digestion of Shu, and on the other hand, they could check and balance each other. In the past, the warriors in Longshan gathered together on the plateau, and there were rumors that
The situation of Dongyu no longer exists. This is all Liu Bei's painstaking arrangement.
The only person who may be sorry is Duan Yan, the current governor of the Western Prefecture. Duan Yan has been guarding the country's border for about 20 years. Removing him casually would not be a crime, so Liu Bei changed his actual position to a false one and awarded Duan Yan the title of Tai.
Fu Zhizhi, in order to show his respect for the hero.
After Liu Bei made these adjustments, he couldn't help but said to his confidants: "The prince wants to be the first in everything, but as a father, I have to consider it for him. This time should be regarded as the last time I will do it for him!" p>
After saying this, Liu Bei coughed repeatedly. When he set off from Linzi, the wild geese were returning north, but when he left Pingcheng by car, it was already late June, and the day for the wild geese to fly south was coming soon.