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After nearly half a month of hard travel, Chen Qun and his family finally arrived in Chang'an. Although Chen Qun had been on missions to Chang'an many times, this time he was particularly excited. He had the idea of ​​serving the King of Han many years ago, but he could not break through the constraints of betrayal, so he had to suppress this idea in his heart. Today, he finally realized his long-cherished wish for many years and he would start a new career. Thinking of this, his eyes were a little wet.

"When was the last time my uncle came to Chang'an?" Xun Zhi asked with a smile beside him.

Chen Qun quickly calmed down and said, "Two years ago or the New Year, I can't remember it clearly. Although he served as Miss Ning's wedding sending envoy last year, he did not come to Chang'an, but only sent it to Pujin Pass."

"Did my uncle feel that Changan has changed a lot compared to last time?"

Xun Zhi's reminder made Chen Qun realize that it was indeed very different from before. They had passed Duling, and the official road they are now in should be the official road leading to Chang'an City from Duling.

He remembered that there were endless farmland on both sides, but now there were dense buildings on both sides, one by one, all kinds of shops, continuing to the distant Chang'an City.

Moreover, the official road has become flat and wide, at least twice as wide as before. Both sides are covered with snow and the roofs are covered with snow. Now it is dawn and many shops have not opened yet. However, there are already many pedestrians on the street, most of them ride horses or donkeys, and there are also many carriages. Both people and carriages are in a hurry, and they have not even noticed this convoy from afar.

Xun Zhi sighed softly: "It seems that it has been completed. It has only been a year, and it is indeed changing with each passing day!"

"What are the nephew's referring to?" Chen Qun asked in confusion.

"I mean a deputy city. When I left Chang'an and went to Yangzhou the year before yesterday, the city was still being rebuilt. I didn't expect it to be completed now, and the sides have become so prosperous."

Chen Qun also heard Zhong Yao talk about the deputy city of Chang'an. The size of the deputy city is comparable to that of Shangxian County. It shared the population of Chang'an and made Chang'an more tidy and orderly. He nodded. This was indeed an amazing creation.

At this time, a group of people rushed forward, and the person for it was Prime Minister Sima Yi. He was commissioned by Liu Jing to come to welcome Chen Qun's arrival. "Elder brother!" Sima Yi smiled and waved his hand from a distance.

Chen Qun and Sima Yi were very familiar with each other. He was overjoyed and urged the horse to meet him. The two of them laughed and greeted each other, "When I see Zhongda again, my style is still the same!"

"Where! I am happy to see my elder brother."

Sima Yi bowed to Xun Zhi again, and then smiled at Chen Qun and said, "His Highness the King of Han sent me to welcome Chang. This time, Chang and his family have worked hard."

Chen Qun was a little stunned. Sima Yi was actually here to welcome him. You should know that the last time we welcomed Zhong Yao was just a yellow party minister. This time we sent the prime minister to welcome him. This solemn courtesy made Chen Qun feel a little sour. He moved him and quickly turned his head to come up to greet him to hide his emotions.

When everyone saw the greeting, Sima Yi accompanied Chen Qun to slowly walk into Chang'an City and introduced Chen Qun to the newly built sub-city. "Now it seems that the plan to build a sub-city is completely correct. The land in Chang'an City is expensive, and with a sub-city, civilians can also have a place to stay. However, a sub-city is definitely not enough. We are not going to expand the sub-city, but we are going to build a few more sub-city. I estimate that in decades, more than a dozen sub-city will appear around Chang'an."

"Will the King of Han consider the construction of the eastern capital Luoyang in the future?"

Sima Yi shook his head, "I won't consider it for at least ten years. The main thing is to develop Longyou and Hexi, as well as Shuofang County in the north, and to restore the Western Regions Protectorate in the future. These will not be completed in a short period of time, but will take at least a few decades, so Chang'an should still be used as the capital."

The group came to the VIP hotel. Sima Yi apologized: "The official house I have not prepared for is still available. I am sorry that I will stay in the VIP hotel with my family for a while. At most one month, I can move to a new home."

Chen Qun smiled and said, "This is okay. The VIP hotel is very good. I have stayed in it, which is better than my mansion in Yedu."

At this time, the chief of the library came out to greet him and led Chen Qun's family to the VIP hotel first. Chen Qun had not gone to rest with his family for the time being because he was going to see Liu Jing. Xun Zhi also said goodbye and returned to his home. Sima Yi saw that Chen Qun's family had been arranged, so he took Chen Qun to the Weiyang Palace.

"Zhongda, what news will happen after I leave?" Chen Qun asked Sima Yi quietly when he saw that there was no one else around him.

Sima Yi smiled and said, "The long-term departure caused a stir in Yedu. The government and the people in Yedu were uneasy, and people were thinking about the Han Dynasty. It was useless to maintain stability. I heard that Cao Pi urgently established a patrol envoy. His name sounded good, but in fact he was secretly monitoring all officials."

Chen Qun sighed. He didn't expect his departure to cause such an uproar. He asked again: "What did Mr. Wei say?"

Sima Yi shook his head, "Only Duke Wei doesn't know about this. I heard that all the high officials of Cao Wei concealed Duke Wei."

Chen Qun was speechless. He understood why he did this. Mr. Wei's body could not withstand the stimulation. In fact, this was the best. He didn't want to disappoint Cao Cao.

When the two arrived in front of Weiyang Palace, Sima Yi smiled and said, "Wait for a long time, I will report to His Highness the King of Han now."

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Although there was a peaceful atmosphere of singing and dancing in Chang'an City, the Weiyang Palace was filled with tension before the war. In the 24th year of Jian'an, the armistice contract signed by the Han and Wei countries after the Hefei War expired, and at this time the two sides returned to the state of war.

More importantly, the Han State completely unified the south last year, and after nearly two years of preparation for war, all kinds of materials and combat preparations have been completed. The Han State's war status has returned to its best and can launch a thunder attack on the Wei State at any time. However, the Han State still owes an excuse to launch a war.

Although Cao Cao established the Wei Kingdom and completely undermined the Han Dynasty, he did not usurp the throne, and his title was only Duke of Wei, and he was essentially a Han minister. Liu Xie was still there, and the Han Dynasty did not disappear. Whether Han or Wei Kingdom or Wei Kingdom, they were just vassal states below the Han Dynasty. Liu Jing and Cao Cao were also Han ministers. It was precisely this that made Liu Jing lack a moral excuse for war.

Although this excuse seems to be unimportant, if it is not resolved, it will become a flaw in history for Liu Jing. It is also affected by this reason that the Han army only tried to attack the Wei State several times without a substantial attack.

However, the opportunity will not come, and Liu Jing was also waiting patiently, but the preparations for war did not relax for a moment.

In the study hall, Liu Jing stood in front of the sand table with his hands behind his back, thinking for a long time. The sand table in front of him was the entire world sand table, made of seven sand tables, which was extremely huge, occupying half of the area of ​​the lobby.

At this time, an employee stepped forward and whispered: "Your Highness, Sima Prime Minister has heard that the envoy Chen has arrived at Weiyang Palace."

Liu Jing recovered from his meditation and nodded, "Please come to my study to meet."

After engaging in the work, Liu Jing reached out to take a corner flag and planted it at the estuary of the Yangtze River outside Jianye. There was a surprise soldier he deployed there. Everything was ready, but the east wind was not needed.

At this time, the employed person reported at the door again: "Your Highness, they are here."

Liu Jing turned around and walked towards his study. Liu Jing's study was actually a group of buildings, including the Gongju Hall, the Convention Hall, the Battle Hall, the Yinbin Hall, the Secretary Hall, the Book Pavilion, the Guantian Tower, etc., covering an area of ​​more than ten acres.

Liu Jing usually handles official duties in the court hall and meets important ministers such as prime ministers. However, if he meets Zhong Yao and Chen Qun and other foreign ministers, he usually stays in the Yinbin Hall.

Chen Qun and Sima Yi were already waiting in the Yinbin Hall. He was quite nervous while drinking tea. At this time, footsteps came from outside the hall, and Sima Yi whispered to him: "The palace is down!"

Chen Qun quickly stood up with Sima Yi, and saw dozens of guards surrounded Liu Jing and appeared in the hall. The guards were on both sides. Liu Jing quickly walked up to the hall. Sima Yi and Chen Qun quickly stepped forward and bowed to the salute, "See Your Highness, the King of Han!"

"Thank you for your hard work in Sima, please forgive me!"

Liu Jing greeted Sima Yi, and then turned his attention to Chen Qun. Liu Jing smiled and said, "It is gratifying that Mr. Chen has arrived in Chang'an smoothly. On behalf of the Han Dynasty, I warmly welcome Mr. Chen and his whole family to come."

Chen Qun bowed deeply again, "Reviving the Han Dynasty is my greatest wish. It is also Chen Qun's honor to be able to serve His Highness the King of Han today."

"Well said!"

Liu Jing held Chen Qun and smiled and said, "Please sit down and let's talk slowly."

After the person sat down, Liu Jing smiled and said, "I talked to Mr. Chen about the law back then, and I was quite interested in Mr. Chen's Nine Middle School. I wonder if Mr. Chen still implemented this system in Wei State?"

Chen Qun was a little surprised. He remembered clearly that Liu Jing firmly opposed the nine-central system at that time. Moreover, judging from his several imperial examinations, his approach was contrary to his own nine-central system. Why are he interested again now?

He was puzzled and had to say carefully: "Duke Wei originally did not agree with the Nine Zhongzheng, especially in the past two years he has implemented the Ding Ling and suppressed the aristocratic families, so Nine Zhongzheng did not mention it again."

Liu Jing nodded, "The Nine-Central System is not good for poor people. If strictly implemented, it is equivalent to depriving them of their own doors to advance. It is indeed unreasonable. However, the Nine-Central System also has its own side, such as a long-term assessment of the Scholars, which is very important. In the past, many Scholars came to Chang'an to sleep in the flowers and willows, squandering, and then continued to be an official after passing the exam, without any impact. Such people may also cause harm to the side of the party as an official, so I consider changing it slightly in the future, called "regardless of high and low, only talent and virtue are the ones. After passing the exam, they may not be able to become an official. The Ministry of Personnel must also evaluate his usual virtues. The Nine-Central System is just a supplement to this point."

Chen Qun was filled with wry smiles. The original Nine-Central System was not an imperial examination. As long as the local Central Committee was in charge of the imperial examination and then recommended, he could become an official. This was actually the improvement and continuation of the Han Dynasty's filial piety and honest system. Unexpectedly, Liu Jing removed it from the key points and retained the secondary assessment, which completely changed the flavor.

Chen Qun had no choice but to smile bitterly and said, "Your Highness is right."

Liu Jing understood his helplessness and smiled, and stopped mentioning this matter for the time being. He turned the topic back and said to Chen Qun: "I have carefully considered it this time when Mr. Chen came to Han to serve as an official in Han Dynasty. I want to first aggrieved Mr. Chen as the right prime minister of the Shangshu Province and presided over the formulation of the new Han law. After the formulation of the Han law, I will reuse Mr. Chen again."

Chen Qun was overjoyed and bowed down and said, "I wish to serve Your Highness!"
Chapter completed!