The Collection of The End

——AD 185——

In the fourth year of Guanghe's reign, Taiping Dao, which had audaciously tried to assassinate the emperor's ministers, fell apart under the arrest order of Emperor Ling. Only Jizhou, its birthplace, still had some remnants. Emperor Ling was very relieved and decreed that all meritorious officials from various places would be promoted.

However, during the arrest process, there were many unknown things such as galloping beasts, hailstorms, earthquakes and tsunamis, tengu swallowing the sun, and meteors turning upside down. Huangfu Song, the general of the Western Expedition, wrote a letter saying that this was due to the interference of the Fusi (harem or eunuch) in politics, and asked for help. The emperor restrained his power.

Emperor Ling saw this sparse memorial when he was appreciating the treasures and taking the "elixir" in the Western Garden. He was deeply convinced and handed over the matter of restraining imperial power to Zhang Rang.

After Zhang Rang discussed with Cao Jie, Jian Shuo and other ministers, Luo Zhi dismissed Huangfu Song from his post and returned his power to control the army to the emperor.

For a time, everyone in the government and the public knew that the Ling Emperor's orders would be issued through the hands of the Ten Constant Attendants, and everyone was cold-hearted. Moreover, because Cai Yong, Lu Zhi and other important ministers resigned, no one was willing to write a letter except during the court meeting.

Although Emperor Ling was a little confused, after being told by the Shichang Shi that this was because "the world is at peace", he continued to play with peace of mind.

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After Lu Zhi successfully returned to Youzhou, both Liu Yu and the Gongsun family felt like they had found a treasure. Not only did they personally accompany him to visit various places, but they also acted as if they wanted to get everything they asked for, almost saying that they would give up the governor of Youzhou. .

Since he himself was a native of Zhuojun, Youzhou, after entering the court and becoming an official, his various deeds spread, and his reputation in Youzhou became more and more famous. Now he can be regarded as returning home in glory.

What's more, as a scribe, he finally sat in the position of "Great Sima". He was only one step away from becoming the "Great General" who can command the world's troops. And who is the person sitting in the "Great General" position now? Anyone with eyes can see it, so it is not surprising to call Lu Zhi "the best general in the world".

For the Youzhou frontier troops who have been fighting against the Wuhuan foreigners all year round, Lu Zhi's achievements in defeating the invasions of Shanyue, Nanman, Huns, and Turks cannot be more dear.

Therefore, it is not surprising that Lu Zhi is so popular in Youzhou. However, due to his old age, it is unlikely that he will go into battle in person. After everyone fights for it, he will probably end up in a city with a huge military camp—— For example, Yecheng or Nanpi-Rongyang passed on his experience to more younger generals.

As for Liu Bei, the hero who brought the teacher back, he was left far away to "play with Gongsun Zan".

Although this sounds unpleasant, after all, Guangyang County only has two small counties, Liangxiang County and Jixian County. For the big shots of Liu Yu and the Gongsun family, governance is no different from playing.

The governor's mansion of Youzhou and Guangyang.

Liu Bei was sitting behind the desk processing official documents.

"Xuande, I heard that 'Jiangzuo Meilin' is dead. Is it true?" Gongsun Zan asked curiously.

"Brother Bogui, I thought you weren't the kind of person who would just listen to rumors." Liu Bei replied angrily.

"I'm just a little curious. After all, it's dark all over Sili, and those people are said to have good noses and eyes." Gongsun Zan said with a smile.

"You also said it was a rumor." Liu Bei sighed.

Since he evacuated Luoyang relatively early at that time, Lu Zhi did not have much luggage or family members, so he had already left Sili when the "Tiangu eclipsed the sun and the meteor reversed" happened and did not see it in person.

After questioning those who witnessed it afterwards, Liu Bei easily deduced the situation at that time:

The "Sword Master" finally discovered that the "Princess of Ten Thousand Years" was the key to breaking the situation in Luoyang. He hurriedly came to capture her and used the same tactics as when he made the "mark in the sky". Similar tricks.

Maybe he was just using this move to get away, and he was confident that he could control its power so as not to harm others, but after all, the lethality of the move itself was there, and Ling had always been committed to preventing anyone from dying in accidents. The name was unknown. Merlin" or "Lin Hao"'s "Bodhisattva" had to take action to intercept it.

Perhaps Merlin's appearance was just an accident for the Sword Master, but since it was just the right time, the Sword Master who had suffered losses at her hands naturally didn't mind avenging his shame, so he did not hesitate to use the brewing method. A long-standing move.

Obviously, the "Sword Master" has been studying the "move" that made him return without success for a long time, and the new sword move directly destroyed the "garden" with a devastating force.

What happened after that was the "Meteor Reversal".

Those bystanders all swore that "Jiangzuo Meilin" was seriously injured by that move and was on the verge of death. He only managed to break the sword master's sword with a life-threatening move, forcing him to retreat temporarily, and then followed A puff of golden light scattered and disappeared, and the fragrance was gone.

In this regard, Liu Bei just wanted to say that these people were not beaten to death for spreading such nonsense, just because the "Bodhisattva" was unwilling to kill.

No one who has actually been in contact with "Merlin", has been favored by her, or even regards her as an enemy or rival, will not believe this rumor. The people who are the happiest are those who have nothing to do with it. And even if these people die a hundred times, "Merlin" will not die... Should they really be captured and resettled for the victims?

When it comes to disaster victims, Liu Bei is not sure how the disaster victims in other states are generated, but here in Youzhou, with the snowfall every winter, many snow disaster victims in the north of Youzhou have to move south.

In addition, when Liu Yu was dealing with Taiping Road, the Wuhuan tribe brazenly invaded and attacked him. They also created many "disaster victims" along the way. I don't know whether they were too arrogant or the villagers were lucky enough. After the aliens who destroyed the village were driven away, many indigenous people would run out from the mountains or forests. Very few people were actually killed, but they had to move to other places after losing their homes.

In addition to these "natural disasters" and "man-made disasters", there are also many "refugees" who have lost their livelihood due to the ban on Taiping Road and are unwilling or unable to rush to Jizhou Julu. Liu Bei also "absorbed" and " within the scope of "resettlement".

Liu Yu and the Gongsun family did not care about Liu Bei's behavior of asking for trouble. After all, Guangyang County only played a role in separating the east and west Youzhou, and it was vast and sparsely populated. If Liu Bei could add more resources to those two counties, Setting up some subordinate townships or villages will be very beneficial to Youzhou's tax revenue and the reputation of both parties.

Therefore, when Liu Bei took in many refugees, the big shots who were busy trying to please Lu Zhi did not forget to provide him with some considerable assistance - in addition to manpower.

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"If Brother Bogui is very free, why not go back and take care of your sister-in-law?" Liu Bei retracted his thoughts and looked at Gongsun Zan, who looked like he wanted to find out the truth: "Or think about the name of the future child."

When Liu Bei picked up Lu Zhi and returned to Youzhou, Liu Ling was already several months pregnant. Sure enough, it was the right decision to leave Gongsun Zan alone when he went to Luoyang. Otherwise, the two of them would have gotten into a fight over a disagreement. Due to the situation, Mr. Gongsun didn’t know when he would be able to hold his great-grandson in his arms.

"I've taken it, and the single name has the word 'continuation'," Gongsun Zan said proudly, "I think it's pretty good."

"Continue?" Liu Bei read slightly doubtfully.

Continuation and Zan don't go well together, and the meaning is also problematic, such as discontinuation, continuation...etc.?

Liu Bei recalled Zhang Fei's dark face. This speechless adopted brother treated Liu Ling completely as a brother, but at the same time he acted like he didn't want to marry Xiahou Ji. He almost wanted to know The insider dies of embarrassment.

Perhaps, this distant cousin wanted to express through the name of this unborn child that she had completely given up on Zhang Fei and planned to "continue" with Gongsun Zan? In this case……

"Well, it's indeed good." Liu Bei looked at Gongsun Zan, who was completely unaware, and nodded in agreement.

Two of the three parties involved in this matter were completely unaware of it, but he, as a bystander, had been worrying blindly. Liu Bei silently thought to himself, what exactly was he planning on...

"Right~ By the way, why haven't you seen Xuande's two sworn brothers?" Gongsun Zan turned to look at the situation in the governor's house and said, "They actually left you here to handle official business - ah, Xianhe, I’m not saying you didn’t work.”

"Haha, it doesn't matter." Jian Yong, who had been silently handling official duties, raised his head and responded with a smile, and continued to comment on the "complaints" collected from various places on the desk.

In fact, what Liu Bei is dealing with now is his own "extra" official business due to the need to resettle the victims, while what Jian Yong is instructing is the "normal" official documents of Guangyang County.

"Yun Chang is okay, let Yide help with political affairs? Brother Bogui, you are probably joking," Liu Bei shook his head: "The villages where refugees are resettled in Guangyang are all primitive, and several defense and security measures are not complete enough. Recently, there have been many bandits and robbers attacking them, and tigers, leopards, and wolves have also invaded. A few days ago, I specially ordered my second and third brothers to patrol around the counties in the opposite direction, and I will definitely return soon."

"You are the one who is joking, Xuande," Gongsun Zan said in an incredulous tone: "Just let Yunchang go on patrol, but let that little kid who burns wherever he goes go on patrol?"

"..." Liu Bei was stunned for a moment, then turned to look at Jian Yong.

"Xuande can rest assured," Jian Yong pointed to the scroll on the table: "There are no urgent reports or reports of villages being burned in the 'cheng' sent in the past two days."

Isn’t that “right now” or “about to” happen? !

Liu Bei stood up suddenly, took off his official hat, tied up his cloak, and raised the black and white swords beside the table: "Brother Bogui! Let me borrow the white horse you rode here!"

"It's in the government stable..." Gongsun Zan saw Liu Bei stepping out of the door in three steps and two steps in a row. He quickly shouted: "Xuande, do you want to consider changing to another horse? In order to prevent my brothers from my hometown from riding, I specially I named it 'De Lu'!"

"As long as you run fast enough -" Liu Bei probably heard it, but he kept walking, and all he heard was that the sound quickly went away, leaving only a faint echo.

"——Why can't the Lord catch up with him?" Gongsun Zan answered with a confused look on his face.

"..." Jian Yong, who wanted to say something, silently closed his mouth.