Chapter 619 Bronze Sparrow Spring is deeply locked in the beauty
Yecheng, Prince Yan's Mansion.
Liu Bei, dressed in royal robes, sat there majestically, with a hint of pride on his gray face.
Today Liu Bei is sitting in the seat where Yuan Shao once sat.
You, Yuan Shao, the fourth generation and the third Duke, can call himself the King of Wei, and Liu Bei, who is a mat weaver and shoe seller, can also call himself the king.
Moreover, I, the king, was still named by the imperial edict of the emperor today, and it is more justifiable than you, Yuan Shao, the king of Wei.
In today's world, let's see who dares to laugh at me, Liu Bei, for being a mat weaver and shoe seller!
As he was thinking in his mind, Liu Bei became more and more proud as he thought about it, and the cold smile on the corner of his mouth became stronger and stronger.
Just when he was feeling proud, the soldiers outside the palace came to report that Chen Qun, the visitor from the Han court, had arrived and was now waiting to see him outside the palace.
Liu Bei restrained his pride and ordered Xuanyin.
After a while, Chen Qun, who was on another envoy to Yecheng, walked into the palace and said to meet "His Royal Highness King Yan".
Liu Bei felt better when he heard Cao Cao's ministers calling him "Your Highness" respectfully.
After a few polite greetings, Liu Bei asked Chen Qun why he came here.
Chen Qun then made his purpose clear, saying that he was here on the orders of Prime Minister Cao, and wanted to make an agreement with him and Liu Bei to send troops at the same time to attack Yan Liang in the south.
Expedition to Yanliang in the South...
In Liu Bei's mind, the scene of Liang Guo's disastrous defeat suddenly emerged, and the humiliating scene of being forced to write a letter of divorce emerged.
A long-suppressed anger emerged spontaneously.
"The traitor Yan made himself king, which is really treasonous and unethical. Now the king has defeated Youyan and conquered Hebei. He has no worries anymore. It is time to send his troops south and defeat the traitor Yan in one fell swoop. Only for the sake of the country and the people of the world can we eliminate this violent man.
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Sitting with the left leader, Zhuge Liang spoke generously, seeming eager to urge Liu Bei to march south.
The anger in Liu Bei's heart aggravated Zhuge Liang, and he felt a sense of justice in his heart that was upright and upright.
Just when Liu Bei was about to make a move, Sima Yi, who was sitting with him on his right, said: "Although the king has pacified Youzhou, the Wuhuan and other barbarians outside the wall have not yet surrendered. Yuan Tan in the east fled to Liaodong and joined forces with Gongsun Kang, which is also a hidden danger.
.And the Yan bandit has newly acquired Yizhou and is in great power. I think it is prudent that the king should not be in a hurry to send troops southward."
Sima Yi was quite calm, and his attitude was completely opposite to Zhuge Liang's, and he was obviously singing the opposite tune.
Liu Bei, who was originally ready to fight, soon calmed down after hearing Sima Yi's advice.
After pondering for a moment, Liu Bei turned his eyes to Chen Qun: "Chen Changwen, you have also heard what my King Zhongda said. It's not that I can't afford to send troops south, but the time has not yet come. You should go back and tell Cao Mengde that we will join forces to fight against Yan. I will
Since the king has promised him, he will never repeat it. However, it is not at this time. Please let him wait patiently."
When Zhuge Liang was still waiting to persuade him, he didn't expect Liu Bei to make his decision early because of Sima Yi's words.
When the words reached his lips, Zhuge Liang could only swallow them back and turned to look at Sima Yi, a trace of fear flashing in his eyes.
Sima Yi looked as usual, looking selfless and calm.
When Chen Qun saw that Liu Bei was unwilling to send troops, he had no choice but to accept the offer.
After the official business was discussed, Chen Qun immediately resigned, but Liu Bei turned around and said with a smile: "Long article, I and you are also old ministers. It is rare for you to come to Yecheng now, how can you go back so easily?"
, it’s not too late to go back to Chang’an after drinking a few jugs of good wine with me, and reminiscing about old times.”
When Liu Bei took over Xuzhou from Tao Qian in the early years, Chen Qun was Liu Bei's subordinate. Later, when Liu Bei sent him to Xudu, Chen Qun was conquered by Cao Cao.
Speaking of which, Liu Bei can be considered Chen Qun's old master, which is why Chen Qun dared to step forward and ask himself to be Cao Cao's envoy.
Seeing that Liu Bei was in a good mood, Chen Qun cupped his hands and smiled: "Since your Majesty is so kind, we should be respectful rather than obey."
"Very good, very good, let's go and talk in the back garden." Liu Bei, who was in great interest, picked up Chen Qun and walked out of the hall with a big smile.
Zhuge Liang and Sima Yi hurriedly stood up to accompany him. When they stood up, their eyes happened to meet.
A hint of gloom flashed across those two eyes for an instant.
Immediately, the gloomy look disappeared, and in a blink of an eye, their faces were occupied by indifferent smiles.
"Please, Military Advisor Kong Ming."
"Commander Zhongda invites you first."
The two of them bowed to each other, then walked side by side and walked out of the hall together with their heads held high.
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Yingtian City, Palace of the Prince of Chu.
All the advisers were discussing when Liu Bei would send troops to join forces with Cao Cao to go south.
It seems that top advisers such as Pang Tong and Jia Xu all believed that Liu Bei would not send his army southward in a short time.
The superficial reason is simply that Yuan Tan is not dead yet, and Liu Bei's worries have not yet been eliminated.
However, Pang Tong and others believe that the main reason is that the Liu-Cao alliance seems to be incompatible with each other.
Cao Cao wanted Liu Bei to send troops, of course he wanted to use Liu Bei's hand to deal with Yan Liang, and then profit from it.
Liu Bei is not stupid, and he cannot easily take advantage of Cao Cao.
The Cao-Liu Alliance, just like the Sun-Liu Alliance in history, was inherently flawed.
The speculations of Pang Tong and others were in line with Yan Liang's thoughts, and the intelligence coming from Yecheng soon confirmed Yan Liang's judgment.
"Hmph, big-eared thief, if you don't take action first, let our three armies rest and recuperate, then just wait for me to come and kill you."
Amidst the sneers, a palace guard suddenly entered the room in a hurry and shouted in surprise: "Your Majesty, General Ling Gong of Wu Commandery has reported his success!"
Good news from Lingtong?
Previously, Ling Tong had been ordered to besiege Shanyue. It had been almost a year now. Now, suddenly, good news came, and Yan Liangliang had vaguely expected it.
"Read it out." Yan Liang waved his hand.
"General Ling reported that after besieging Shanyue for a year, the people of Shanyue have become extremely miserable and have no way out. He has sent an envoy to General Ling not long ago, saying that 200,000 Shanyue people are willing to come out of the mountain and surrender to the king."
As soon as this news came out, the hall suddenly became excited.
After a year of siege, those tenacious Shanyue people finally surrendered.
Those are 200,000 Shanyue people. They are brave and good at fighting and are born to be excellent warriors. Among the 200,000 Shanyue people, at least 30,000 to 40,000 elite soldiers can be formed.
The most important thing is that once the 200,000 Mountains fell, the threat in the hinterland of Sanwu was relieved.
This means that from now on, Yan Liang no longer has to worry about the rear and can safely send troops north to attack the Central Plains.
"Okay, very good, God is helping me, haha." The excited Yan Liang stood up, slapped the table, and laughed wildly.
All the ministers were also excited and had heated discussions. There was great joy in the main hall.
At this time, Pang Tong came out of the team, raised his hands and said excitedly: "Your Majesty, now that Shanyue has surrendered, Your Majesty can issue an edict to organize all the 200,000 Shanyue people into military households, and collect their best soldiers into elite soldiers. Once the recruitment is completed,
Then we can send our troops northward and seize the Central Plains in one fell swoop."
Pang Tong's words were in line with Yan Liang's wishes, and Yan Liang immediately ordered that 200,000 Shanyue people be moved to the plains along the river, and all of them were organized into military households. The strongest ones were recruited as soldiers, and the rest were used to open up wasteland for farming and occupy the fields.
As a result, the edict was issued and the recruitment of Shanyue people began to proceed in full swing.
At the same time, Yan Liang also issued an edict to the various states, ordering local generals to seize the time to train soldiers in preparation for the Northern Expedition in the coming year.
At the same time, Yan Liang ordered the local officials in various states to issue an edict, ordering them to reserve as much grain and grass as possible to make sufficient logistical preparations for the Northern Expedition.
Yan Liang's good luck had not yet run out. Not long after, good news came from the palace, saying that the concubine Ma Yunlu had successfully given birth to a little prince for Yan Liang.
Yan Liang was naturally overjoyed to have another son, so he named his second son Yan Tai, which symbolized the peace and prosperity of the Chu Kingdom.
Just as Yan Liang was making preparations for the Northern Expedition, unknowingly, winter turned to spring, and another piece of good news came.
The Tongque Tower was finally built.
It took 40,000 to 50,000 soldiers to build the Bronze Bird Tower day and night. It is so spectacular.
The entire Tongquetai building has pavilions, flying pavilions and double eaves, carved beams and painted buildings. It is so magnificent and magnificent.
On the day when the Tongque Tower was built, Yan Liang held a large banquet on the high platform and entertained hundreds of officials to celebrate.
Of course, Yan Liang will never forget his original intention of building the Tongque Tower.
Nature is about enjoyment.
The day after the banquet for the ministers, Yan Liang issued an order to move all the beautiful concubines he had collected over the years to Tongque Terrace.
Therefore, except for queens such as Huang Yueying and several concubines who were officially granted concubines, all kinds of beauties were moved to Tongque Terrace from various places.
Cai Yu, Cai Shu, Mi Zhen, Gan Mei, Fan Shi, Zhu Rong, Hua Wan, Zhen Mi, Xiao Qiao and other beauties all moved to the bronze bird for Yan Liang.
In addition, Yan Liang remembered that Zhuge Liang had a sister, Zhuge Ling, who was in Xiangyang. Yan Liang was annoyed that Zhuge Liang was helping Liu Bei against him, so he ordered people to go to Xiangyang to move Zhuge Ling.
All the beauties have entered the Bronze Bird Tower. From now on, Yan Liang, the king of Chu, can enjoy all the beauties without running around.
For several days in a row, Yan Liang sang and sang night after night, wandering among the red tents and having a great time.
On this day, after conquering Xiao Qiao, Yan Liang suddenly remembered that there was another Da Qiao, whose taste he had not tasted yet.
Therefore, Yan Liang immediately ordered the eunuch to be moved from Sun Ce's old mansion in Yingtian City to Tongque Terrace.
After receiving the order, the servants and maids hurriedly went to Yingtian City and invited Da Qiao to Tongque Terrace in the name of King Chu's edict.
When Da Qiao received the edict, his mood calmed down for half a year, but he couldn't help but have troubles again.
Remembering how she had witnessed with her own eyes how her sister was "humiliated" by Yan Liang in the military tent, she had been worried that she would not be "humiliated" by Yan Liang in the end.
But after Yan Liang went to war in the east and west, he seemed to have forgotten about her, and Da Qiao began to relax.
But she never thought that a year later, when Yan Liang claimed to be the King of Chu, he would think of her again.
In this way, Da Qiao reluctantly came to Tongque Terrace with an uneasy mood.
The maid took Da Qiao into a gorgeous palace and said: "Mrs. Qiao, the king has ordered that from now on, this house belongs to the lady. Madam can live in peace and quiet. The king will come tonight. Mrs. Xing
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Hearing this, Da Qiao's beautiful face turned pale and her plump body trembled violently.