Far away in Liangzhou, Sun Jian, who was recruiting soldiers and preparing for training, suddenly received an order from the temple. Moreover, there were two orders. The first one was about the death of Dong Gong, and the second one was for him.
After receiving the recall order, the emperor wanted to appoint him as Taiwei. Sun Jian was sitting in the tent with two letters on the desk. His expression was complicated and difficult to describe.
He should be saddened by the news of Dong Gong's death. This was a conscientious general. Although he had a violent temper, he treated his subordinates very well and was able to bear the sins of his subordinates. Since Duan Jiong's death, Sun Jian has never met him again.
He had experienced such a commander-in-chief, but now, he passed away like this. Sun Jian could only shake his head with regret, and the position of Taiwei
It would be false to say that Sun Jian did not want to be the Third Lord. Is there any fool in the world who would not want to be the Third Lord?
Oh, by the way, I almost forgot that there is also Jia Gong, slip of the tongue, slip of the tongue.
Sun Jian really wanted to be the Taiwei, but he couldn't be happy. It was as if he had taken this position away from Dong Gong. After thinking for a long time, he still sighed and could only wait until he arrived in Luoyang.
, went to pay homage to Duke Dong. Not long after, Sun Ce left all matters concerning the general in the hands of Sun Ce, and went to Luoyang alone.
After this battle, Sun Ce has also grown a lot. Now, he can convince many soldiers without relying on his background.
At this time, Hua Xiong arrived in front of Yuan Mansion. When he came here, he was a little confused as to what was going on around him. The houses on the left side of Yuan Mansion had disappeared. Here, another mansion appeared.
It still says Yuan's Mansion, which is not even smaller than Yuan Shu's mansion. I heard before that the school captain was getting married. Could this be the mansion of the school captain's son?
Hua Xiong thought to himself, the captain's actions were really fast, and his financial resources were huge. His son was not even old yet, and he built such a big mansion. While thinking about it, he knocked on the door of Yuan's mansion.
The door was slowly opened, and a strange servant walked out. The man opened the door and saw Hua Xiong outside the house. He was stunned and asked with a smile: "I wonder what you have ordered?"
"I don't have any orders," Hua Xiong said, and was about to go in, but the servant stretched out his hand and quickly stopped him. He asked awkwardly: "I wonder what you want to do when you are here?"
"I want to see the captain."
"Colonel Captain?"
"My captain, Yuan Shu."
Hua Xiong said, and the servant nodded and said, "Please allow me to go and report. I don't know your name?"
"My name is Hua Xiong."
"Okay, Hua Jun, please wait for a moment, I will report it right away!"
The servant walked to the study and said through the door: "Master, there is a man named Hua Xiong who wants to see you." Just as the servant finished speaking, the door suddenly opened. Yuan Shu looked at him and asked: "Hua Xiong is back?"
" Before the slave could answer, he hurriedly walked out of the door. The slave was shocked and quickly picked up the exquisite crutch from the door and said: "Master, are you okay?"
"Shut up! You idiot, put that away from me!!" Yuan Shu cursed, and the slave was in a hurry. He quickly handed the crutch to another slave and asked him to take it away. He stepped forward to support him, but was pushed by Yuan Shu.
Opening the door, enduring the severe pain in his back, he walked step by step to the gate. Hua Xiong was looking around. When he saw Yuan Shu coming, he was overjoyed and walked up quickly.
"Colonel!!" Hua Xiong hugged Yuan Shu. Yuan Shu's face was a little ferocious in pain. The servant was shocked and wanted to speak, but he remembered Yuan Shu's appearance just now. Fortunately, Hua Xiong let him go quickly.
Looking at Yuan Shu in front of him, Hua Xiong had a lot to say in his heart. Yuan Shu pulled him and walked towards the study. Hua Xiong looked around and continued to say: "Captain, the changes here are really big. Those weapons
Woolen cloth?"
Yuan Shu did not reply. He gritted his teeth and walked into the study with him. Then he carefully sat down and leaned against a soft cushion. His face was still a little painful. Looking at his pale face and the drops of sweat rolling down his forehead, Hua Hua
Xiong asked with some confusion, "Captain, your arrow wound has recurred again?" Yuan Shu nodded and said, "I've been feeling some pain for the past few days."
"Then you have to take care of yourself. Captain, you know that Mr. Dong is dead. He is a good person. He is gone. I was stunned. Lieutenant, your body is already injured. You have to take good care of yourself. Otherwise,
I’m afraid I’ll be like Dong Gong!”
After listening to Hua Xiong's words, the servant standing at the door turned pale with anger. The master of the house was kind enough to pick you up in person, but you still cursed the master like this. When he was about to speak, Yuan Shu waved his hand and said: "
You all go out! You don’t need to wait here!”
"This" slave hesitated.
Yuan Shu looked at him coldly, and the servant quickly left.
"Who are these people? Where are the old brothers?"
"These are all slaves sent by my wife's clan. Old brothers, they are all working in Luoyang now and are doing well. If you have time, you can go and visit them."
"Hahaha, I almost forgot, Captain, you are also getting married." Hua Xiong smiled, took off his sword from his waist, put it on the document, and said, "I didn't bring any gifts, this is my sword.
, you have been following me all these years, and today, I am giving it to my nephew as a gift!" He said, but Yuan Shu was stunned, "Which one is your nephew?"
"Could she be my niece? I saw that a large side courtyard was built next door, and it was also named Yuan Mansion, so I thought..."
"That's where the mastiffs live."
Hua Xiong suddenly realized this and quickly took the sword back and hung it on his waist again.
"Changsheng was originally going to come to see the captain, but he still needs to hand over the soldiers to the newly appointed Jinwu. He is busy. Maybe he will come in a few days."
The two chatted for a long time, and then Yuan Shu said: "Okay, now that you have made great achievements, I'm afraid you can sneak into the temple. If you sneak into the temple, keep your mouth shut and don't talk too much. You can go."
Just take a look at the mastiff. He misses you a lot. Let me rest for a while." Yuan Shu said. Hua Xiong nodded and said goodbye. Yuan Shu walked out of the study. Watching Hua Xiong leave, Yuan Shu quickly rubbed his back.
Come.
The severe pain made him extremely uncomfortable. He lay on the document, his face twisted, and he endured the pain. Computer version::/
Hua Xiong walked into the side courtyard. There was no one stationed here, and no servants blocked the way. He walked directly in. As soon as he walked in, he saw several people sitting in the courtyard. There was a small pavilion in the courtyard. They were sitting in the pavilion.
While chatting, as soon as Hua Xiong walked in, they already noticed that Liu Mastiff was the most excited. He quickly stood up and ran towards Hua Xiong.
Zhuge Liang and Sima Yi also stood up quickly, and Yuan Shang also stood up slowly. He had only been here for a short time and had never seen this person before. He didn't know who this person was. He was a little confused. Looking around, Zhuge Liang whispered.
: "This person is Hua Xiong!" Yuan Shang suddenly realized that this person was mentioned by Liu Mastiff many times on weekdays.
Hua Xiong also gave Liu Mastiff a hug, but Liu Mastiff was still young and could barely reach Hua Xiong's chest, which was still a bit embarrassing.
Hua Xiong laughed, looked up and down at Liu Mastiff in front of him, and said with some surprise: "I haven't seen you in the past few days, you are so old, I almost don't recognize you!" During this period, Liu Mastiff
Zhuge Liang and Sima Yi may not have noticed the drastic change in their temperament, but Hua Xiong, who had been away for a long time, could tell at a glance that his temperament was quite similar to that of the man in the palace.
Liu Mastiff took Hua Xiong to the pavilion, held him down, sat on the main seat, and showed him great respect.
Hua Xiong smiled stupidly and accepted the obeisances of Zhuge Liang and Sima Yi. He looked at Yuan Shang and saw that between his eyebrows, he was somewhat similar to Yuan Shu. He was shocked and said: "The captain tricked me!!" Yuan Shang was also a little stunned.
He bowed his hands and said, "Yuan Shang has met the general!"
"Okay, okay!" Hua Xiong looked at him and asked, "Are you the illegitimate son of the captain?"
"I, I am." Yuan Shang looked at Hua Xiong blankly, speechless.
"Ahem, Uncle Hua, this is Mr. Yuan's nephew."
"Oh! Hahaha, that's it!"
A few people sat down, but Yuan Shang was still a little embarrassed and uneasy even while sitting.
"The changes here have been too great, especially the fact that the captain actually got married. I never thought of it. You don't know that when I went to Guishang this time, the people there were very strange. Some people could never be
If you marry a wife, you cannot engage in farming and can only work in the most humble industry." Hua Xiong quickly got into the mood and began to tell many interesting things about Kushan.
Liu Mastiff and others listened carefully.
"Also, their appearance is also very different. Some are blond, some are black, and some are red. I thought I saw a monster. Moreover, their land is very good. They grow food and have a lot of harvests.
of"
Hua Xiong talked a lot and was never tired.
"What about the war?" Zhuge Liang asked.
Hua Xiong was stunned, smiled sarcastically, and said: "There is nothing to say about the war."
Looking at the new scar on Hua Xiong's ear, Zhuge Liang asked: "What about your wound?"
"Well, it's inevitable. I won't talk about this anymore and I'll tell you other interesting things." Hua Xiong stayed here until the evening, and then he became a little tired from talking. However, the stories he told were particularly exciting. Several people
He was so fascinated that he forgot the time. Zhuge Liang looked at the sky, suddenly stood up and shouted: "No, I have to go back!"
Before Hua Xiong could wake up, he saluted Hua Xiong goodbye and hurried out of the courtyard.
Hua Xiong looked at him and asked in a daze, "What's wrong with him?"
"Hahaha, it's okay. General, please continue talking and ignore him!" Sima Yi said with a smile.
"I've also talked a lot, and you guys should also talk about the changes in Luoyang."
"Luoyangli? Does it count if the emperor canonizes His Highness the Crown Prince?" Sima Yi said with a smile. Hua Xiong was shocked. He looked at Liu Mastiff beside him and asked, "You have become the Crown Prince?"
Liu Mastiff smiled and nodded.
"Great, hurry up and give me a high official position! I don't want to stay in Zhijinwu anymore!!"
"this"
They were chatting here, and in the palace, the emperor was also chatting with Yuan Shao, Liu Bei, and Lu Zhi.
"Jia Xu's report, you have also seen that he wants to resume foreign trade, or directly conduct foreign trade with An'an. He wants to turn Xiting County into an important area for foreign trade, and he also wants to trade with Kushan. What do you think?
how?"
"Your Majesty, it's just trade with Anxi, but now we are going to war with Kushan, what a big deal" Mobile version::
The emperor shook his head and said with a smile: "You underestimated Cao Mengde and Jia Wenhe. After discussion, they decided to set up a trading place in Xiting County. In other words, we don't need to send people to follow them."
Trade, but let them come to Xiting to trade with us. Han merchants no longer need to take risks and can just go directly to Xiting."
"They want to accumulate all the goods here and make it a trade center between the East and the West. If their plan can be completed, I am afraid that the development of this West Court will be extremely rapid, and in the future, it will become an important part of the Han treasury.
The source of this is better than the New Deal," the emperor said with a smile.
Lu Zhi and others suddenly realized, but asked: "How can they come to trade with us?"
"Because merchants from Kushan can no longer go to Xi'an. If Xi'an still wants to get Kushan's products from the Han Dynasty, he must come to Xiting."
The emperor smiled, looked at Lu Zhi beside him, and asked:
"I govern the great Han Dynasty, with a household registration of nearly 100 million, making the people rich, expanding the territory, opening up trade routes, laying the foundation for future generations, cultivating official education, and cultivating thousands of talents. I don't know how my merits compare with Xiaokang?"
Lu Zhi pondered for a moment, pursed his lips, and said: "Your Majesty has great merits, but Emperor Xiaokang's merits are unparalleled, and I have never heard of him asking a minister to compare his merits with his ancestors."
The smile on the emperor's face froze and he nodded without saying anything.