Chapter 898 Cao Envoy Arrives
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Tao Zheng retreated first, and only Tao Sheng and his brother Tao Li were left in the room. At this time, Tao Sheng asked: "I just wanted to ask you about the ancient Huai Mansion, why did you wink at me."
Tao Li also knew that this matter would not be hidden from his elder brother sooner or later, so he could only sigh and said, "I promised the King of Han that I would not tell anyone about this matter. If you must ask me, you must first know the consequences of this matter."
"What the hell is it?" Tao Sheng's expression became more and more shocked, "You can't hide it from me."
Tao Li's expression was extremely serious. Seeing that his brother didn't understand his warning, he couldn't help but say coldly: "Brother, if this matter is leaked, the Tao family will no longer be trusted by the King of Han from now on, and it will even affect Zheng'er's career."
Tao Sheng then felt a little reminiscent. He walked a few steps behind his back, lowered his head and pondered for a long time. Finally, he said in a deep voice: "I promise you that only I know about this. I will not tell anyone again, including your sister-in-law, I will never disclose it."
"Okay," Taoli nodded and said, "Because Guhuai Mansion is the future Qiao Mansion, and it is the place for Da Qiao to live. Brother, do you understand?"
"Da Qiao"
Tao Sheng was extremely surprised, "You mean the King of Han and her..."
"Brother, I didn't say anything."
Tao Sheng recovered from surprise for a while. For Tao Sheng, who had been dealing with Jiangdong for a long time, he certainly knew that Da Qiao and Xiao Qiao were the peerless beauty in the world. Even Cao Cao thought of them for a long time, but he did not expect that Liu Jing also took a fancy to the sisters.
Not only did he marry Xiao Qiao as his concubine, it seemed that he had something to do with Da Qiao, but what Tao Li said was not here, but Da Qiao might become Liu Jing's other owl.
Once this kind of thing is leaked, it will not only affect Liu Jing's reputation, but Tao Zhan will inevitably be angry. With Tao Zhan's temper, if she turns against Liu Jing, she may not be able to protect her position as a princess. Besides, there are two threatening women, Sun Shangxiang and Cao Xian. Tao Sheng finally understands why his brother warns him again.
After a long time, Tao Sheng nodded slowly and said, "You are right. Only the two brothers know about this. We must never tell the person, including Zheng'er and your sister-in-law."
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The next morning, Liu Jing submitted the plan of the government in the inner palace to Pingzhangtai. He did not restore the name of the Han Dynasty county, but established four jurisdiction areas, Shangjun, Beidi, Anding and Lingzhou, and selected experienced governors from each county as governors. Ma Liang, the governor of Chengdu, was the governor of Shangjun, Su Fei, the governor of Changsha, was the governor of the northern region, Yiji, the governor of Wuling, and Tao Zheng, the governor of Jingzhao, was the governor of Lingzhou.
All the commanders of the generals were one level higher than the level and were granted the title of Tinghou. The term of office was five years. After five years, each was transferred back to the court to apply for it according to political achievements. In order to attract Han people from all over the country to reclaim land within the pass, the Han State Pingzhang Platform gave a discount of two acres of land per council and exempted from taxes for ten years.
This news spread throughout the world with the proclamation. Many people in Guannei who were exiled to the Central Plains and Jiangdong heard the news and were extremely excited and returned to their hometowns. The elderly even ignored their age and would die in their ancestral lands even if they died.
At this moment, Cao Cao's special envoy Chen Qun also arrived in Chang'an City. This was a delicate moment when the relationship between the two sides was at a breakdown or continued after the Han-Hungary Battle, and Chen Qun's arrival became particularly important.
Of course, Chen Qun came in name for Liu Cao's marriage. Liu Jing sent a bride before, so the last two steps of the six rituals, such as asking for dates and brides, must be mentioned on the agenda.
Chen Qun was accompanied by Liu, the marquis of Yiyang. Liu was the father of Liu Xian, the governor of Nanjun and the younger brother of Liu Biao. After Liu Jing unified Jingzhou, Liu volunteered to live in Yedu as a representative of the royal family of Jingzhou.
This time Liu Jing and Cao Cao got married, so Cao Cao specially asked Liu to witness the marriage. It was just the end of the year. Liu wanted to come to Chang'an to take a look, so he came to Chang'an with Chen Qun and discussed the specific details of marrying Cao Xian.
Chen Qun also knew that Liu did not participate in the government affairs of the Han Dynasty. As a result, Chen Qun did not discuss military and national affairs with him. He just discussed and talked about Liu and Cao's marriage, but got along well.
Early that morning, the envoys arrived in Chang'an City, and were still several miles away from the city gate. They happened to meet thousands of Xiongnu prisoners of war building official roads. The dust was everywhere on the official roads, which was very lively. Chen Qun looked at these Xiongnu prisoners of war strangely. He found that there were not many Han soldiers supervising around, and many Xiongnu soldiers had the opportunity to escape, but they seemed to work hard and had no intention of escaping, which made Chen Qun puzzled.
At this moment, a team of cavalry rushed over, and the person who was the Minister of Rites Liu Min. Liu Min immediately bowed and smiled, "Sir, don't be fine."
Chen Qun quickly smiled and replied, "This time I came together specially. The two families are going to get married, which is a happy congratulation."
Liu Min met Liu again and said to them: "Thank you two, please follow me to the inn to rest."
Perhaps because of his age, Liu's temper is a bit strange. He had a good relationship with Liu Min's father Liu Xian in his early years. When Liu Min was a child, they were very familiar with them. He felt that Liu Min was a little neglected to him, and his face darkened. He said unhappily: "I want to see His Highness the King of Han now, is it convenient?"
Liu Min saw that he was full of unhappiness and smiled and said, "Uncle Shi must go to see His Highness the King of Han now, it's OK, but I need to report it first. If you don't feel tired, please go to Weiyang Palace."
Chen Qun also smiled and said, "Since that's the case, let's go to see His Highness the King of Han first."
"Please come with me"
Liu Min ordered his subordinates to take the envoys to rest first, but he turned his horse's head and took Chen Qun and Liu along the city wall to the west.
Chen Qun found that many Huns were building moats, and there were not many guards. He could no longer help, so he urged him to come forward and asked with a smile: "Jun Liu, as soon as I stepped forward, I found that many Hun prisoners of war were acting as laborers. This is of course normal, but it seems that there are very few soldiers guarding them. Isn't the Han army afraid that they will escape?"
Liu Min smiled and said, "Mr. Chen doesn't know that the Huns are divided into two categories for labor. One is that they need to be closely monitored. Most of them build city walls in Chang'an City, and the other is that they are relaxed. Most of the Hun prisoners of war. They work outside the city to clear water conservancy and river channels, or build official roads, so there is no need to worry about them escaping."
"Why don't you have to worry about running away"
"Because their family is here, and they have made vows to become civilians after the New Year, only a small number of Hun prisoners of war are not here and they are unwilling to swear, so they must be strictly supervised."
"I see"
Chen Qun nodded and realized that he was a little worried. This time he went on a mission to Chang'an, and there was another additional task, which was to exchange for more than 10,000 Bingzhou Xiongnu from Liu Bao. I wonder if Liu Jing would agree to this exchange.
Everyone came to Weiyang Palace for a while. Liu Min led the two of them into the palace to rest. He smiled and said, "Please sit down for a while, I will report to His Highness the King of Han now."
He bowed and hurriedly left. Liu looked at him and walked away. Then he sighed and said to Chen Qun: "After all, I am the uncle of the Han royal family, and I am also a veteran royal family member of the Han Dynasty. How come I became a foreign envoy like my husband in the end."
Chen Qun smiled and comforted him, "It should be that the Han Dynasty does not have the corresponding etiquette system. Envoy Liu didn't know how to arrange the cabinet master for a while. Please wait a moment. I believe that he would not neglect the cabinet master again after asking the Queen of Han."
Liu sighed and said, "I hope this is the case."
Soon, Liu Min came back in a hurry and bowed to Chen Qun and said, "His Highness of the King of Han said that Mr. Cao is an envoy of Mr. Cao, and he needs to choose an auspicious day to receive him. Tomorrow is an auspicious day. Mr. Go back to the inn to rest first. The King of Han will officially receive him tomorrow morning."
"What about me?" Liu asked loudly, his face dissatisfied.
Liu Min smiled slightly, "The Master Ge is his own person, so you don't have to pay so much attention to etiquette. Please follow me to see the King of Han now."
Liu has been very disappointed in the past few years, not because he was discriminated against and treated coldly in Yedu. On the contrary, he was respected by the royal family in Yedu. He can be said to be the number one hot figure in the royal family, because he is the representative of the royal family in Han Dynasty. Everyone flatters him and hopes that he can speak good things for him in front of Liu Jing to get the greatest benefit.
This is Liu's trouble. He was a respected royal family, but he did not get the corresponding power and status. In the Han Dynasty, except for his son Liu Xian as the governor of Nanjun, he had no status or any power. Over time, the royal family in Yedu would gradually see through his name and reality, and he would fall from heaven to earth, and he could not bear this loss.
This time when he came to Chang'an, he hoped to gain some benefits, at least Liu Jing could give him a certain status.
Liu was very angry at first. When he arrived outside Liu Jing's official room, his anger disappeared and turned into an indescribable uneasiness and uneasiness.
In fact, Liu was not confused. He knew that he had not done much. He had never written any report to the King of Han. Even many royal families wanted to come to Chang'an to meet the King of Han, but were blocked by him. He was afraid that these royal families would lose their intermediate role when they went to Chang'an.
At this time, a person who was engaged came out and bowed to him and said, "Your Highness the King of Han, please come in."
Liu Shen took a deep breath and quickly walked into the official room. The official room was arranged in a simple manner. There was only one cupboard and one table in the spacious room. King Liu Jing of Han was sitting at the table and writing quickly, reviewing the certificates.
Liu hurriedly stepped forward and knelt down to salute, "My minister Liu paid homage to His Highness, His Highness, Thousand Years, Thousand Years, Thousand Years, Thousand Years, Thousand Years, Thousand Years, Thousand Years, Thousand Years, Thousand Years, Thousand Years, Thousand Years, Thousand Years, Thousand Years, Thousand Years, Thousand Years, Thousand Years, Thousand Years, Thousand Years, Thousand Years, Thousand Years, Thousand Years, Thousand Years, Thousand Years, Thousand Years, Thousand Years, Thousand Years, Thousand Years, Thousand Years, Thousand Years, Thousand Years, Thousand Years, Thousand Years, Thousand Years, Thousand Years, Thousand Years, Thousand Years, Thousand Years
"Uncle, please sit down."
Liu Jing put down his pen and asked Liu to sit down with a smile on his face. Liu was nervous and sat down on the soft mat aside. At this time, an employee came in and served tea. Liu Jing picked up the tea cup, took a sip of tea and asked, "Uncle, it's almost four years since he went to Yedu."
"Yes, it will be four years in two months. Thinking about how time passes really fast, just like what happened yesterday."
"How is my uncle feeling in Yedu? I heard from Brother Xian that I seem to be doing well and is highly respected by the Yedu royal family."
Chapter completed!