Seeing that Liu Xun never came back, Liu Bei was so anxious in Xiangyang City that something might happen to Liu Xun. At that time, the situation in Jiangling was extremely urgent, and Liu Xun took the initiative to ask Ying to distract Cai Hao's army, and Liu Bei was able to escape safely. Now, Liu Xun has not returned. Liu Bei is both worried and guilty, worried about Liu Xun's safety, and regrets letting Liu Xun take risks at that time. If Liu Xun had three longs and two shorts, how could he explain to the dead Mrs. Gan? Liu Bei sighed deeply, and his heart was extremely painful.
"Report... Report to the lord, General Anhan is back." The soldier hurried to report
After Liu Bei heard it, he hurried out and saw that Liu Xun not only came back well, but also brought a team of people. He was very happy.
Liu Xun told Liu Bei about his experience, and strongly recommended Xiang Chong and Liao Hua. Xiang Chong and Liao Hua are both usable talents. Both of them have made great contributions to the prosperity of the big man in the future. Of course, these are all things to follow.
Liu Bei learned from Liu Xun's introduction that Xiang Chong and Liao Hua are both rare talents, and now they have just established a foothold in Xiangyang. Liu Bei decisively promoted Xiang Chong and Liao Hua to the ranks of Xiaoli, and Xiaoli was a grassroots officer commanding a thousand people. For Xiang Chong, who was still a soldier a few days ago, Xiaoli was undoubtedly a great official. And Liao Hua was just a thief yesterday, but today he has become a high-ranking official over a thousand people. How could he be upset and kowtow to thank you, and I am very grateful for Liu Xun's recommendation.
At the end of the year again, the new year is the fourth year of Jian'an (AD 199). In order to celebrate Liu Xun's safe return and welcome the new year, Liu Bei hosted a banquet for generals, counsellors and some famous people in Jingzhou at the Jingzhou Governor's Mansion in Xiangyang.
The Jingzhou Provincial Governor's Mansion in Xiangyang was originally the prefecture and animal husbandry mansion of Jingzhou Mu Liubiao, which was built by Liu Biao with a lot of manpower and financial resources. The governor's mansion is magnificent, covering an area of nearly 100 acres, with more than 150 rooms, and a variety of facilities in it. Everyone sighs that this mansion is more stylish than the prefect of Fancheng.
After Liu Bei occupied Xiangyang, he took Liu Biao's prefecture and pastoral mansion as his governor's mansion, and various important activities and meetings were held here.
At the beginning of the banquet, everyone sat down in order of status. Liu Bei is the leader of the people, so naturally he sits on the back of the seat. Liu Xun is Liu Bei's son, second only to Liu Bei in official position and status, and sits closest to Liu Bei. Zhang Fei, Guan Yu, and Zhao Yun are the three most important generals in Liu Bei's army, second only to Liu Xun, and they all sit next to Liu Xun. Then came Chen Dao, Wei Yan and other generals. In the end, the others waited to sit down one by one.
At the banquet, everyone scrambled and toasted frequently, very happy.
After drinking for three rounds, Liu Bei stood up, raised his glass and said, "Our army finally got Xiangyang County and finally got a safe foothold. Because of everyone’s joint efforts, the situation in Xiangyang has improved, and we can be regarded as standing still in Xiangyang. But this is just a small step on the road to rejuvenate the Han Dynasty. I hope that everyone will continue to work hard to give the Han people a peaceful life."
After hearing Liu Bei's words, everyone was in high spirits, and they praised that it was because the Lord and the Lord’s Shengming made this small achievement today. At the beginning, Cao Ren's army was overwhelmed, and Fancheng was in danger, as if he was right in front of him. Now that our army is gradually developing and growing in Xiangyang, how can it not make people very happy.
"At the beginning, thanks to the help of son Liu Qi, we were able to win Xiangyang smoothly. Everyone respected Liu Qi's prefect," Liu Xun proposed to everyone with a toast. Indeed, if it were not for the 20,000 soldiers brought by Liu Qi, the Yellow Turbans could not be forced to land anyway. After winning Xiangyang, Liu Qi knew that his talents were difficult to convince the public, and did not strive for merit, so he assured that Xiangyang was handed over to Liu Bei, Liu Xun and others to manage. He just left a free job.
"Where and where, it was General Liu Xun who used conspiracy to convince the Yellow Turban Army. Only then did the Yellow Turban Army surrender. How dare I take credit for it?" Liu Qi waved his hand again and again, not daring to put the great work on him. In fact, Liu Qi was originally a young man with no ambitions, he just wanted to live a rich life. Thanks to Liu Xun's help, Liu Qi was able to leave Jiangling, or he would be killed by Cai Wei and others sooner or later. After Liu Xun came to Xiangyang, he stayed away from those days of fighting, and lived the life of the son-in-law comfortably. He was very comfortable, and he didn't care about his fame and fortune.
"On behalf of the people of Jingzhou, I would like to thank Liu Cishi and General Liu Xun. Since Liu Cishi ruled Xiangyang, the people of Xiangyang have lived and worked in peace and contentment, with no roads to pick up, and no households closed at night. Everyone is very grateful to Liu Cishi," a famous old man in Xiangyang said , "On behalf of the people of Xiangyang, I respect Liu Cishi and General Liu Xun a cup," he said in one fell swoop. In the hearts of the people, Liu Xun's reputation is no less than that of his father Liu Bei.
"Old man, the words are serious. It is my responsibility, Liu Bei, to manage Xiangyang." Liu Bei also gave it his way, so proud.
"Please also celebrities come out early to make suggestions for us and give pointers to the country," Liu Xun said with a smile. Liu Xun is very eager for talents. Liu Xun understands that to win the world not only depends on military commanders, but also on strategists. But now Mi Zhu, Jian Yong, Sun Gan and others in the army are very ordinary, and they are not people who can give pointers to the country. Therefore, Liu Xun eagerly hopes that there will be great talents to assist him and his father, and restore the Han room as soon as possible.
"There are many celebrities in Jingzhou, two of them are the most powerful, one is Wolong and the other is Fengchu," said a local official in Xiangyang.
"Wolong? Phoenix? I often hear others mention it," Liu Bei said, "I don't know who knows their situation?" It seems that Liu Bei is also very eager for the assistance of talents.
"I know," Xiao Hua hurriedly replied, "Wolong's name is Zhuge Liang, written by Kong Ming. He is often compared to Jiang Ziya and Xiao He. He is very ambitious and lives in Longzhong, Xiangyang. The young girl's name is Pang Tong, Shiyuan, and he is also very ambitious. People from Xiangyang, but I don’t know where he lives. I met Kong Ming two days ago and he said that I would meet a noble person soon. I didn’t believe it at the time. I didn’t expect to meet An General Han is really a god." Liao Hua was very excited, it seemed that he was convinced by Zhuge Liang.
"Oh, what happened?" Liu Bei couldn't help sighing. If there are such great talents, why worry that the world is uncertain and the Han Dynasty is not thriving
"Mr. Shui Jing also highly recommended "Wolong" and "Feng Xiao" to me. It seems that these two people are really great talents. There are so many people recommending them. As long as we can get one, it is our military's blessing. "Liu Xun said with emotion. When Mr. Shui Jing recommended these two people, Liu Xun only regarded them as ordinary talents. He didn't expect so many Jingxiang celebrities to be inferior. It seems that Wolong and Phoenix Cubs are not comparable to ordinary people. They are most likely to be wizards that have not been met in a century. This has increased Liu Xun's determination to invite them out of the mountain.
"With the prestige of Uncle Liu, Wolong and Fengcu will definitely come here to vote," Liu Qi said from the side, seeming to compliment Liu Bei.
"Why should my eldest brother value sour and rotten Confucianism so much? They don't really have any real talents." Guan Yu has always despised literati. Seeing everyone praise Zhuge Liang and Pang Shiyuan so much, he was very disdainful. Guan Yu thinks that they are just imaginary names.
"I don't agree with the second brother's words. Literati and celebrities must have certain talents." Zhang Fei has always respected scholars, so he disagrees with Guan Yu's statement. "Okay, let's talk about this after a few years. Now everyone has to drink and eat meat happily." Liu Xun saw that the atmosphere was a little embarrassing, and he hurried to mediate.
"Also, today I want to know if the people in Xiangyang have any requirements, I will try my best to do it," Liu Bei asked humbly.
"Liu Shishi treated me Xiangyang people like a parent, and helped us solve the problem of thieves. The Xiangyang people were too grateful, so there was no request," Xiangyang officials answered one after another.
"Okay, everyone will be drunk today." Liu Bei was very happy to hear everyone's answer.
This banquet was very successful, and everyone returned with great fun.
Winter passed quickly, and in the spring of Jian'an 4th year (AD 199), everything was revived, and there were vibrant scenes everywhere. Seeing that the weather was getting warmer and suitable for travel, Liu Xun wanted to go to Longzhong to meet Zhuge Liang, and even wanted to invite Zhuge Liang to help himself and his father, dominate the world and rejuvenate the big man.
However, since the banquet, Liu Bei has never mentioned asking Zhuge Liang to come out of the mountain. Therefore, Liu Xun was very anxious and couldn't figure out the attitude of his father. Therefore, Liu Xun couldn't sit still, and went to the governor's mansion to discuss the matter with his father.