Three Kingdoms: Ancestors of the Han Dynasty

Chapter 176 Second Brother Liu Yong
In 228 A.D., the second year of Wei Emperor Cao Rui Taihe, the sixth year of Han Emperor Liu Chan Jianxing, the seventh year of Wu Wang Sun Quan Huang Wu, May.

Wei Yan, the captain of the Qiang guard, and Jiang Wei, the chief historian, marched westward to conquer Tang Fan, defeated the Qiang people Tang Fan in Yuhan, and moved the Qiang people to Didao to garrison fields.

The [-] troops of the Northern Expedition withdrew from along the Qishan Road one after another and returned to the country.After all, Qinzhou has been pacified and Cao Zhen has withdrawn his troops. Zhuge Liang doesn't need so many soldiers and horses around him, which can greatly reduce Ji Han's logistical pressure.

However, with the progress of the Northern Expedition, Zhuge Liang used the land in Longyou as a reward. Four or five thousand soldiers decided to move from Yizhou to several counties in Longyou. It is estimated that there will be nearly [-] households and nearly [-] people .

And as the awards continue, it is believed that more sergeants will move to Qinzhou.

However, there are more than [-] households, and Yang Xi, the prefect of Wudu, directly took half of them. The reason is conclusive, that is, once the Han Dynasty and Cao Wei fight, Wudu County is located in the place where Longyou and Hanzhong must pass, and it faces Chencang Road. Bingfeng is an important way for military strategists, and Wudu is bound to bear a considerable part of the money and food expenses.

However, given the current lack of population in Wudu County and the poor livelihood of the people, it is impossible to provide money and food at all.In the event of a war, it is bound to need to requisition food and grass from other places, so the gain will not be worth the loss. It is better to directly expand the population and fertile land of Wudu County and save food and grass.

Ma Liang and Zhuge Liang agreed deeply and supported this very much.

At the same time, good news came from Xicheng County. The prefect Jufu restored Anyang County, and then worked tirelessly to go deep into the Renhe Valley Road, moving more than a thousand households out of the mountains to Anyang County for resettlement, and registered them as households of Qimin.

Ma Liang was overjoyed, and immediately ordered Yizhou immigrants and barbarian registered households to be exempted from tax for three years, and the government distributed farm tools to help them settle down.

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Tianshui, Ji County.

It was early summer, and the weather was getting hotter. In the government office, everyone's clothes were much thinner.

The originally quiet Ji County Government Office became a little bustling.Liu Chan met with Liu Yong, who joined the army in the Northern Expedition, and invited him to a banquet.

The atmosphere in the banquet room was relaxed and warm, and the food was a little richer than usual.

Liu Chan looked at the thin and dark second brother with some distress.Because of his slogan before the war, "men should fight, women should be transported", he asked his younger brother, who had just grown up, to go out with the army to supervise the transportation of food and grass.

After all, he was young and ignorant, and soon Liu Yong and Liu Chan started laughing, completely forgetting the suffering they had suffered in the past six months.

Liu Chan was silent for a while, and asked: "Can Gongshou complain about his elder brother? He insisted on letting you supervise the transportation of food and grass despite his mother's crying."

Liu Yong pondered for a moment, and said: "My brother dare not, your Majesty also considers for the big man, and in order to call on the people of Yizhou, I have no choice but to let my brother do it."

Liu Chan stared at Liu Yong, shook his head and said: "There is no emperor at this banquet, you are my real brother, and I am your real brother, why don't you dare to say it?"

Liu Yong scratched his head and said with a naive smile: "It would be a lie to say that I don't blame my brother in my heart, but along the way, my brother supervised the transportation of grain and grass, and saw the hardships of my big man and the people, and gradually understood the difficulty of my brother."

Liu Chan showed sincerity, and said with emotion: "It's really hard for you. The second child is supervising food outside, and I have been thinking about it all the time! Although there are many officials in the court, they are all untrustworthy. You are the only one who can entrust important matters. Why? You He is my brother."

"In the past six months, it must have been difficult for you." Liu Chan continued to ask.

Hearing the words, Liu Yong's nose became sore, and he suddenly felt that half a year's hard work was worth it, and said slowly: "It's okay, I have Brother Zhuge (Zhuge Qiao) to take care of me, although the wind and sun are blowing, I dare not speak bitterly, and my younger brother is also slow." Get used to it slowly."

Liu Chan looked at Liu Yong and said sincerely: "Ruling the country is a hundred times more difficult than supervising food. It is not easy for me to be in charge of the family! My father died, and my brother was only fifteen or sixteen years old at that time. At that time, Nanzhong rebelled, and Soochow The big man is in danger! Fortunately, all this has passed, and now that the Northern Expedition has captured Longyou, the big man's revival is hopeful!"

Liu Yong was silent for a while, and said: "I know that my younger brother Du Liang is always thinking about this matter."

"The second brother remembers that the world is big, but in troubled times, only you and my brother can support those who advance. If the big man is defeated, you and I will die without a place to die! You must know these things, but you dare not make any decisions. Lax!" Liu Chan exhorted.

Feeling Liu Chan's attention, Liu Yong nodded solemnly, raised his wine to salute, and said: "I dare not forget, I will devote myself to state affairs in the future."

Liu Chan also raised his wine glass in return, and said: "This big man is named Liu, your Liu, and my Liu."

As soon as these words came out, Liu Yong couldn't hide his smile and drank the wine in his hand.

Liu Chan put down his wine glass and asked, "I remember that Gongshou hasn't married yet?"

Liu Yong was a little shy, and said: "Last year, my mother wanted to arrange a marriage for me, but because of the Northern Expedition, it was delayed."

"It's my fault, if I didn't let you supervise the transportation of food and grass, you must be married by now." Liu Chan said with emotion.

After a pause, Liu Chan raised his head to look at Liu Yong, and thoughtfully said: "Now Longyou has been calmed down. After I go back, I will ask my mother to choose for you a virtuous and virtuous woman from the Longyou gentry to marry you. How? ?”

Liu Yong blushed and said in embarrassment: "Brother decides."

Liu Chan nodded in satisfaction, Liu Chan had already made arrangements for Liu Yong's marriage.

Last year, Liu Chan prevented the Queen Mother from choosing a woman of the right age for Liu Yong to marry, and wanted to wait until after the Northern Expedition before deciding on Liu Yong's marriage partner. After all, how could royal marriages not be mixed with political factors.

Now that Longyou is pacified, he also accepts the children of the Longyou surname into the Yulin Guard, but it is not enough. If he can marry the royal family, he will definitely be able to further win over the Longyou surname.

Of course, Liu Yong is not the only one, Liu Chan is also planning to accept the daughter of the surname Longyou to enter the palace.During a hunting trip a few days ago, Liu Chan met the surname of Longyou, and at the same time secretly released the news that he would choose a woman to enter the palace.

"Is Gongshou interested in becoming an official?" Liu Chan seemed to think about it for a while, and asked in a discussing tone.

Liu Yongdun was surprised. Facing Liu Chan's calm gaze, he pondered for a while, then clasped his hands and said, "I'm willing, but I don't know if the Prime Minister is willing."

Liu Chan pondered for a while, and said: "There is nothing wrong with Xiangfu. I have spoken to Xiangfu before. I hope that my second brother will follow the example of Lu Wang Liu Xing (Note ①), the nephew of Guangwu in the Later Han Dynasty, and learn from him. Good governance."

Regarding Liu Yong's question, Liu Chan is not surprised, but Zhuge Liang attaches great importance to the stability of Ji Han's internal situation, and does not want to cause trouble, and is wary of the clan's children except Liu Chan.

But with the victory of the Northern Expedition and the stability of Liu Chan's throne, Zhuge Liang no longer worried that it would interfere with Liu Chan's throne, so when Liu Chan proposed to let Liu Yong become an official, he did not object.

Hearing this, Liu Yong no longer hesitated, and replied with cupped hands: "Your Majesty has an order, and my younger brother is willing to go, and dare not disappoint His Majesty's expectations."

"I want my second brother to be the magistrate of Anyang." Liu Chan said directly.

"Anyang County" Liu Yong muttered a word, thought for a while, and finally realized: "But the new county has been reestablished in Xicheng."

"Exactly!" Liu Chan said calmly, "This county has just been reestablished, and it is in the middle of Hanzhong and West City. I wonder if the second brother is willing to take on this important task?"

Liu Yongning brows pondered for a while, then questioned later: "My brother is inexperienced in governance, I'm afraid I have failed His Majesty's entrustment."

"Second brother, don't worry, I have ordered Lu Jiyang, the prefect of Hanzhong, to help and teach you. You can go to Hanzhong to ask him for advice at any time." Liu Chan said.

"My brother is willing to go to Anyang to govern for the people." Liu Yong replied.
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① Liu Xing served as the county magistrate of Gou's family.He has a wise strategy, is good at hearing lawsuits, and has a good reputation.Later, he was promoted to the prefect of Hongnong, and he also had good governance.Unfortunately, he died at the age of 39.

(End of this chapter)