In fact, not only did Fu Shou not feel cold tonight, but she no longer felt cold in the following days.

The construction of the Xiongnu City had to be accelerated due to Liu Bian's arrival. After all, King Bingzhou was doing the construction himself, and the slaves and captives worked hard with all their strength, striving to perform well in front of Liu Bian and get pardoned. The issue of pardoning slaves and captives

It is very common in Bingzhou. Even the Southern Huns and Xianbei people know this. Being a prisoner of the Bingzhou King does not mean that this life is over. As long as you work hard, you will still have a turn for the better.

As time went by, Liu Bian also spent more than a month, and the construction of Xiongnu City was orderly and step-by-step. The relationship between Liu Bian and Fu Shou also warmed up rapidly. Fu Shou accompanied Liu Bian on weekdays, and in order to avoid gossiping

There were other students following him. Of course, in front of others, Liu Bian and Fu Shou did not have any intimate behavior, but in private, the two of them hugged and hugged each other.

Taking advantage of Liu Bian's establishment of the Xiongnu City, the Jingqi Army and the Simon Army were dispatched at the same time to carry out a thorough sweep of the surrounding Hu tribes. Either they came to serve, or they left completely. What faced these Hu tribes?

There are not many choices. Anyone who resists will be directly exterminated, captured, and made into slaves.

With the grassland platform, Liu Bian's behavior became domineering, but he did not blindly kill all the barbarians. As long as there were barbarians who came to serve, the policy was still very good.

In the west of Xianbei, Xiu Gan leads 10,000 troops and is still resisting tenaciously. This is the last army to resist Liu Bian. Zhang Liao is currently leading troops to fight against him. According to military intelligence from the front, Xiu Gan's most powerful supporter

Yanliyou has been killed by Zhang Liao in the rebel army. Xiu Qian's forces were defeated but still stubbornly resisted. Judging from Zhang Liao's current momentum and high morale, it is only a matter of time before he completely defeats Xiu Qian.

But now Liu Bian did not have enough time to wait for the outcome of the war. Something big happened in Luoyang. He Jin sent people to Bingzhou many times to deliver messages. Several cabinet bosses stationed in Zhongyang City had to quickly send people to ask Liu Bian.

Return, because what happened in Luoyang is of great importance and affects the situation of the world.

However, Liu Bian was not in a hurry. Although he had ordered his army to return, the return process was very slow. It was not until Shi Zixuan came in person to interview Liu Bian that Liu Bian speeded up his march slightly.

To say that the marching speed is really not much faster, after leaving the army, there are officials and students, and there are so many supplies, how can they go so fast. Of course, what happened in Luoyang is not a big deal to Liu Bian, so he

Not so impatient.

In addition, the incident in Luoyang actually had nothing to do with Liu Bian. It was entirely because He Jin was making a fuss out of a molehill. The cause of the incident was also because He Jin was a general, held a high position and became increasingly arrogant, so Ling Emperor Liu Hong became wary of him.

.The Eastern Han Dynasty was actually like this. Foreign relatives were powerful, eunuchs were in charge of politics, party members were interfering, and the court had no peace.

Because of Liu Hong's indulgence and enjoyment, his health was getting worse and worse. Even taking pills could not make up for the depleted body. Therefore, Liu Hong, who felt that his time was running out, finally began to think about his posthumous affairs. On the matter of establishing a prince, he

Started to hesitate.

Logically speaking, Liu Bian should be the most suitable person to be the crown prince. After all, he has great achievements, high prestige, and stable base. There are many voices supporting Liu Bian, both inside and outside the court, the common people, and military officers.

But this aroused Liu Hong's suspicion.

How could Liu Hong be so happy after hearing his great achievements and shocking the master? His son was even more powerful than me. Especially since Liu Bian expanded his territory and defeated the left part of the Southern Xiongnu and the western part of Xianbei successively, occupying such a large piece of grassland territory. Liu Hong only gave Liu Bian the general Zhenbei and sent him away. However, Liu Hong smiled and accepted the many supplies and beauties that Liu Bian attacked. Although Liu Hong was suspicious of Liu Bian, this did not affect Liu Hong's victory over Liu Bian. It's cheap to argue.

This is all suspicion, how can it be so easy

Should he make Liu Bian the crown prince? Even if Empress He blows the pillow wind, Empress Dowager Dong doesn't agree with it. There are too many nonsense. But he doesn't think it's appropriate to let Liu Hong make Liu Xie the crown prince. After all, he is the legitimate prince. With his prestige so high, Liu Xie could not convince the public at all. Just when Liu Hong was hesitant here, He Jin jumped out.

It was reasonable for He Jin to jump out. After all, this general was helping his nephew fight for the crown prince's position. With this kinship, He Jin had to fully support Liu Bian, otherwise if Liu Xie became the crown prince, , then He Jin’s life will not be easy in the future.

Originally, Lu Zhi, Huangfusong, Zhu Jun, Ma Rixi, Yang Biao, and the others wanted to silently vote for Liu Bian, and even wanted to cheer for Liu Bian. Fortunately, Shi A came to the group. After people conveyed Liu Bian's intention, this group of pro-bian faction ceased their activities and became silent.

When the pro-bian faction stopped making any movement, the pro-association faction naturally jumped up. Headed by Yuan Wei, a group of people instigated Liu Hong to make Liu Xie the crown prince. They said that since Liu Bian was a good fighter, it would be better to let him stay in Bingzhou to deter the barbarians. , so that the border area can be stabilized and he will not have to worry about the affairs of the court.

He Jin could not sit still after hearing this, so he jumped out. General He Jin stepped forward, and a group of younger brothers around him naturally also spoke out bravely. Unfortunately, such as Yuan Shao, Cao Cao, Yuan Shu, Xun Yu, Chen Lin, Wu Kuang, Zhang Zhang, etc., these people are soft-spoken and have no say in the court at all, so the important responsibility lies with He Jin. In fact, He Miao can talk to He Jin, but this guy is now with He Jin was not of the same mind at all, and with Shi'a's message, He Miao chose Mingzhe to protect himself.

He Jin danced so hard that Liu Hong was definitely unhappy, so he decided to mess with He Jin. So who should be used to mess with He Jin? Jian Shuo, the leader of the eight captains of Xiyuan, took the lead.

Jian Shuo got Liu Hong's order to attack He Jin and wanted to assassinate him, but Sima Pan, one of Jian Shuo's subordinates, hid in He Jin's old friend. Under his wink, He Jin managed to escape. The assassination failed, but Jian Shuo knew it. He Jin must have been on guard, and he also felt that his own strength alone was not enough to kill He Jin, so Jian Shuo conspired with Zhongchang Shi Zhao Zhong, Guo Sheng and others to kill He Jin and He Miao together. .

However, the relationship between Zhao Zhong and others and Jian Shuo was not very good, and Guo Sheng was a member of He Jin's faction. Therefore, before this conspiracy plan could be implemented, Jian Shuo was completely betrayed by Guo Sheng. He handed the letter about Jian Shuo's conspiracy to He Jin, and He Jin was furious after reading it. Then he sent Huangmen general Jian Shuo to kill him, and the Xiyuan army was also under He Jin's control.

He Jin gained the Xiyuan Army and became more powerful. He felt that when the time came, he wanted Liu Bian to return to Luoyang and compete for the position of crown prince. After all, the position of crown prince was a battle between Liu Bian and Liu Xie, and He Jin felt that he was always the one in charge. Helping Liu Bian rob is not a problem. As long as Liu Bian comes, he doesn't need to speak. Just by standing in the court, all those who oppose him have to shut up. He Jin's idea is very good, and he will have more This time I sent someone to invite Liu Bian, but Liu Bian didn't take it seriously.

"Your Highness, this girl Xiang'er has now reached the age of getting married. Where will her husband's family be?" Although Shi Zixuan came to invite Liu Bian to return, he didn't care much about court affairs or world affairs at all. He Jin

After all the letters sent by people were handed over to Liu Bian, Shi Zixuan completely forgot about these things. The only thing that could worry Shi Zixuan now was Liu Xiang'er's marriage.

Shi Zixuan raised three children, Liu Bian was the first, and both Liu Xiang'er and Qin San'er were raised by him. As the king of Bingzhou, Liu Bian could have as many queens and concubines as he wanted in the future. Qin San'er was still young, so with him

With his status, it is expected that it will not be difficult to marry a wife in the future, but Liu Xiang'er is different. When she is old enough to get married and her status is changed, it will be difficult to find a suitable husband.

"What do you think of Zhao Yun?" Liu Bian answered without thinking. In fact, many people knew about the incident between Liu Xiang'er and Zhao Yun.

But everyone tacitly understood it and did not spread it. Liu Bian also knew something about it, but Shi Zixuan knew very little. If not for this, Liu Bian would have thought that Shi Zixuan was here to help Zhao Yun as a lobbyist.

"What about Zhao Yun? He has a good appearance and a lot of ability, but his current official position seems to be a bit lower." Shi Zixuan said after thinking about it. He was really thinking about this matter, and there was an old feeling in his words.

The father's sadness about marrying his daughter.

"Are you afraid that you won't be able to become a high official in the future if you have the ability?" Liu Bian said.

"That's true." Shi Zixuan replied.

"Besides, the two of them are very much in love with each other, and they have been flirting with each other for a long time."

"What? There is such a thing? How come the old man doesn't know about it?"

"You stay in the restaurant every day, either refining elixirs or cooking. You know there are ghosts."

"Why didn't that boy San'er tell me?"

"Xiang'er must not have allowed him to say it!"

"Then how did His Highness know?"

"Of course I can see it. Not only I can see it, but many people can see it. That kid Zhao Yun is also lucky. He stole Xiang'er's heart without saying a word."

"They're all taken away? Then there's nothing we can do about it!"

Liu Bian and Shi Zixuan decided on the marriage between Zhao Yun and Liu Xiang'er in just a few words. They got some paper to draw up, and when they co-authored the Bingzhou King's seal, the transfer order was completed. Liu Bian facilitated the marriage between Zhao Yun and Liu Xiang'er by issuing an order. As long as

After Zhao Yun accepted the order, he would definitely be tied to Liu Bian from now on and would not be able to escape.

It's a pity that Zhao Yun and Liu Xiang'er, who are still kissing me at the back of the team, are completely unaware of this. I can only imagine how rich and wonderful the expressions on Zhao Yun's face will be when he receives Liu Bian's order.

Shi Ling, Guan Yu, Zhang Fei, Huang Zhong, Zhao Yun, Liu Bei's five tiger generals except Ma Chao, Liu Bian already has four of them around him. Even if Liu Bei can get along in the future, he will still lack a lot of help. But now

Liu Bei was still serving as the county magistrate in the plains of Jizhou with peace of mind. In addition to Jian Yong, Wei Zhongdao and others, he also relied on Zhang Yan and other remnants of the Black Mountain Army. However, these people abandoned their identity as the Black Mountain Army and from then on

After leaving the army, life became much easier.

Liu Bei was doing quite well, but no matter how well he developed, he could only roam around in Pingyuan County, which was nothing compared to the vast Bingzhou.

After some time, Liu Bian's army finally arrived at Xihe County. They kept on going and were covered in dust. The army was resting and recuperating. Suddenly, more than a dozen fast horses galloped towards them. The leader was Lu Jun.

When Lu Jun saw Liu Bian, he hurriedly said: "Your Highness, something big has really happened now. Your Majesty has passed away!"

At this moment, Liu Bian, who was happily weaving garlands with Fu Shou, immediately turned pale when he heard this, "What did you say?"

"Your Majesty has passed away!" Lu Xunfu said.

"When did it happen?" Liu Bian asked.

"A month ago, His Majesty passed away without issuing a testamentary edict. Empress Dowager Dong teamed up with the ten permanent servants to conceal the matter and made a false edict to make the prince Xie his younger brother. General He Jin and others did not agree. There was chaos in the court.

.Your Highness, the general asks Your Highness to return to Luoyang as soon as possible to take charge of the overall situation!" Lu Jun said and bowed. His intention of bowing was very obvious, asking Liu Bian to return to Beijing and ascend the throne as emperor.

Everyone's eyes were all focused on Liu Bian, and Fu Shou looked hopeful. Everyone could see that as long as Liu Bian rushed back to Luoyang at this time, it would be natural for him to sit on the dragon throne. But Liu Bian

His face was full of hesitation.

At this time, Xun Chen leaned next to Liu Bian and said in a low voice: "Your Highness should cry, and then return to Zhongyang City to discuss this matter in detail."
Chapter completed!