Just after the end of the year, Liu An left the county government.

Liu An's schedule was relatively tight, and tomorrow happened to be an auspicious day, so he made an appointment with Guo Yuan to crown him tomorrow.

Afterwards, Liu An, accompanied by Gao Sheng, came to Zhangjia Winery.

Liu An was going to visit Zhang Fei and needed someone with strong military skills to accompany him, so he asked Guo Yuan for instructions. It just so happened that Gao Sheng had nothing to do in the county government, so he agreed to leave as soon as possible.

Arriving at the Zhang family residence, not long after Liu An delivered the famous assassination, Zhang Fei came to the door to greet Liu An.

He has a pretty good impression of Liu An, of course, the main reason is because of the fight with Liu Bei.

When Zhang Fei saw Liu An, he responded with a heroic smile, and randomly noticed Gao Sheng beside Liu An.

He could feel that this man's strength was not low, not inferior to that of the man who accompanied Liu An before.

However, after learning the lesson from last time, Zhang Fei was not rude this time. After bowing to Liu An, he looked at Gao Sheng and said:

"Liu Langjun, I think the strong man behind you is also extraordinary. Can you please give me a few moves?"

Liu An had already opened Zhang Fei's system panel at this time. He hadn't seen it for a few months. Zhang Fei's force value had increased by 3 points, and it was now 74 points.

However, after using the Death Card, Gao Sheng's military strength has increased to 80, which is higher than Liu Bei's. It's not a bluff.

The two of them still only exchanged punches and kicks, without using weapons.

Liu An stepped aside and watched the two fight and learned from the experience.

As expected, Zhang Fei showed his weakness in half an hour, and after waiting for a while, Liu An stopped Gao Sheng before Zhang Fei was defeated.

Now it is almost the fifth month of the lunar calendar, the weather is already hot, and the two of them are really fighting each other, so naturally they are sweating profusely.

Zhang Fei greeted Gao Sheng to the well and fetched water himself. The two of them washed their faces happily.

At this time, Zhang Fei said to Liu An: "Liu Langjun is very lucky. Zhang Fei has fought all over the country for ten miles and eight villages without encountering an opponent. I thought that there were no heroes in the world, but I never thought that all the heroes went to Liu Langjun! Hahaha.

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"Zhang Shaojun thanks you."

"Come, come, come and sit in the room!" Zhang Fei greeted Liu An as he walked to the living room. At the same time, he loudly ordered his servants to prepare wine and food, threatening to have a few drinks with Liu An.

He said he wanted to drink a few drinks, but when the servants brought the wine, Zhang Fei actually took a bowl to fill it with wine.

However, the alcohol content in the Eastern Han Dynasty was very low, so Liu An could drink a lot, so he drank with Zhang Fei as much as he wanted.

Gao Sheng was also a rough man, and he liked Zhang Fei very much, and the two chatted happily.

After three rounds of drinking, Liu An saw that the atmosphere was very good, so he promptly expressed his intention to come.

"Zhang Shaojun, I will be going to Wuyuan County in Bingzhou to serve as the county magistrate of Jiuyuan in the near future. Jiuyuan is a borderland where foreign invasions are common. After I take office, I plan to form a guard to fight against Xianbei in the north. I wonder if Zhang Shaojun would be willing to accompany me to kill him.

enemy?"

"Oh? Is this happening?" Zhang Fei couldn't help but be surprised when he heard this. Liu An was younger than him, but he had already become the head of a county.

Liu An did not wear the official seal ribbon on his body. Although the imperial court stipulated that the seal ribbon should be worn around the waist, Liu An had not yet left for his post and it was too conspicuous to wear, so he put it away.

Zhang Fei only pondered for a moment and then agreed: "I, Zhang Fei, have long wanted to kill the enemy and serve the country, but I just regret that there is no way out. Liu Langjun thinks highly of me, Zhang Fei, and invited me personally. I will go with him!"

"Good!" Liu An praised loudly, picked up the bowl and walked up to Zhang Fei and said: "Zhang Shaojun is really a hero! I respect Zhang Shaojun!"

"Come!" Zhang Fei didn't show any pretense, he picked up the bowl and drank the wine from the bowl with Liu An.

Next, Zhang Fei asked some details about going to Bingzhou, departure time, what to bring, etc.

Originally, he was worried that Liu An would not have enough funds to form a strong guard, so he wanted to provide some financial support, but Liu An refused.

Liu An had seen Zhang Fei's attributes, but he was not loyal to him, he just followed him to Bingzhou.

In this case, how could Liu An have the nerve to ask Zhang Fei to finance it?

If Zhang Fei is loyal to him, he is one of his own, and Liu An will never miss Zhang Fei if he gets any benefits in the future. In that case, he can accept Zhang Fei's assets with a shameless face, but now he can't.

Not only did he kidnap someone, but he also took their money. Liu An was afraid that Zhang Fei's father would have a bad impression of him if he knew about it.

Of course, Liu An is confident that as long as Zhang Fei stays by his side, he will be able to subdue Zhang Fei sooner or later.

Liu An still had many things to deal with and could not determine the departure time yet, so he only told Zhang Fei that he would leave in about seven or eight days and someone would be sent to notify him in advance.

The three of them drank wine all afternoon, and it was almost dusk. Liu An refused Zhang Fei's warm invitation for dinner and left with Gao Sheng.

After returning home, after Liu An prepared the meal, Xia Houlan happened to come back.

Liu An then asked how the matter he had been told to do was going.

Xia Houlan bowed respectfully and said: "Back to Ming Gong, we are ready to ask Patriarch Liu Ji to preside over the crowning ceremony. The ancestral temple is at Patriarch Liu's home, and all the necessary items have been prepared today."

"Yes, very good." Liu An nodded, and then asked: "How about Xuande's marriage?"

"There is a girl in the Zhang family in the city who is waiting to be married. However, she suffered from an old illness a few years ago and has been recuperating. She is now eighteen years old..." Xia Houlan said and looked at Liu An with a look of embarrassment.

"Which Zhang family?" Liu An asked.

"Ming Gong, have you ever heard of Zhang Fei?"

Xia Houlan's question made Liu An instantly interested. Could this woman be related to Zhang Fei?

"Of course I've heard of it. Zhang Fei is said to be an invincible fighter from all over the country. Who knows?"

"Well, this woman is a sister from the Zhang Fei clan, and she is from a wealthy family. Although Xuande's family is not well-off, this girl is already quite old. Her parents are anxious to marry off their daughter, so they don't think they care about Xuande's family background."

"Well..." Liu An pondered for a moment and asked, "What does that woman look like?"

Xia Houlan replied: "I heard that she is indeed very handsome, with white skin and beautiful appearance. It's just that she is a little weak, so I'm afraid she won't be able to have children."

Liu An felt relieved when he heard what Xia Houlan said.

You can adjust your body if you are weak, but looking good is the most important thing.

"In this case, after dinner, I will ask my sister-in-law what she thinks. If she agrees, I will propose marriage as soon as possible. When Xuande comes back, the marriage will be consummated. The matter is urgent. Since her parents are in a hurry to marry their daughter, they will save the engagement.

When it comes to the stage, just get married directly."

"No!" Xia Houlan responded with his hands raised.

After dinner, Liu An came to Liu Bei's house and told Mrs. Lu her thoughts. Although Mrs. Lu complained about Liu Bei's hasty marriage, she had no choice but to agree because of Liu Bei's age.

Especially when Liu An said that Liu Bei would go with him to Bingzhou to take office, Lü, like Cui, was reluctant to give up, but she was also happy that her son had a future.

Liu Bei is the nephew of the Liu An clan. Working under Liu An, the county magistrate, he can at least reach the level of Cao Li or above. In the future, he will slowly accumulate qualifications and may even be promoted to a higher position.

This matter is related to Liu Bei's future, and Lu will not stop it under any circumstances.

In this case, Liu Bei must get married before going to Bingzhou, otherwise he will have to wait until the year of the monkey and the month of the horse. Liu Bei is already twenty-one, and he really can't delay it any longer.

After that, Liu An chatted with Lu about the details of Liu Bei's wedding, and two-quarters of an hour later, he went home and went to bed.

On the second day, Liu An got up early.

After breakfast, Xia Houlan went to Liu Ji's home to prepare for the coronation.

Liu An boiled a large bucket of water, picked up the new clothes Cui had prepared for him, and went to the room to take a bath.

It is necessary to bathe before the crowning ceremony. This is because before the crowning, there are steps to worship heaven, earth, and ancestors. Bathing not only shows respect for heaven, earth, and ancestors, but also expresses the importance that the person receiving the crown attaches to the crowning ceremony.

After changing clothes, Liu An and Cui went to the ancestral temple together.

The process of the crown ceremony is extremely complicated and lengthy. First, Liu Ji takes him to the ancestral temple to worship heaven, earth and ancestors, and then the distinguished guest, Guo Yuan, gives Liu An a cloth crown, a leather crown and a plain crown respectively. Each item has its own characteristics.

different meanings.

After that, he had to pay a visit to his mother, and the distinguished guests would express their names, etc. However, Liu An had already expressed his names, so there was no need for Guo Yuan to express his names again.

The whole crowning process lasted until past noon. After the ceremony, Liu An changed into black clothes and hat, and went to visit the village elders with gifts.

Until then, the crowning ceremony is considered complete.

When Liu An returned home, it was already dusk, and everyone attending the ceremony had already left by this time.

Liu An changed into his usual clothes and drove to the manor.

After two days, more than half of the pool has been dug. In another two days, the pool Liu An requested will be almost ready.

On the second day, Liu An summoned all the management of the village except Gao Sheng and Liu Bei to discuss the next plan.

First of all, the "trade with foreign countries" that has been suspended for a long time needs to be started again.

However, this matter needs to be arranged after Liu Bei comes back. Previously, Liu An asked Liu Bei to find the source of goods, but Liu An arranged for Liu Bei to go to Luoyang soon afterwards and has not returned yet.

Therefore, this matter has been put on hold, and the funds are all with Liu Bei. Now Liu An cannot come up with money to do business.

However, Liu An decided in advance that Liu Ming would still be responsible for the trade, and asked him to choose a fifty-year-old strong man in the village to do business with him.

The second is to gather the victims.

After Liu An went to Bingzhou, he could not accurately screen out those with evil intentions. Liu An ordered that after he left, he would place the newly adopted victims outside the village. After Liu Bei came back, he would buy some fields and build on the new fields.

Residential area for newly admitted disaster victims.

The newly admitted victims are not allowed to enter the manor at any time. They are only allowed to build a residential area outside the manor. After the construction is completed, the new residential area can be surrounded by walls to prevent bandits from invading.

The third issue is food.

According to Qu Ze, there are still 17,000 shi of food left in the village, and there are currently nearly 3,000 people in the village, and the number will increase in the future.
To be continued...