Luoyang, Sanwanju, VIP private room.
Those who can sit in the VIP room of Sanwanju are either rich or noble.
Today's VIP room is even more unique. To sit in this room, Liu Han needs to nod, except for one person.
Cai Yan, I'm here today, hosting a banquet for two people.
To be more precise, I wanted to meet these two people.
Diao Chan, Zhang Ning.
Diao Chan is the same age as Cai Yan. She had been in Jinyang originally, but this time she was also brought to Luoyang. As a prince, Liu Han cannot be without a maid by his side.
Zhang Ning is a little two years older. Her identity, Liu Han and Cai Yan said that Zhang Ning, the daughter of Zhang Jiao on Taiping Road, was able to resettle the Yellow Turban refugees so quickly, and Zhang Ning was indispensable.
The two of them were at the palace, and they didn't expect that Cai Yan would entertain them today.
"The slave girl (civilian girl) pays homage to the princess."
Cai Yan could tell at the first glance that the two of them were not of ordinary beauty. Although Diao Chan was a maid, she was naturally charming, and her appearance could not be compared to that of himself. While Zhang Ning, although not as handsome as Diao Chan, was very heroic and charming. Watchable.
"Sisters, please get up. Yan'er is not His Highness's wife yet, so she is not worthy of such a gift as a sister."
Cai Yan no longer had the confidence he had when he first arrived, but at first he had no intention of declaring sovereignty. He just wanted to see what the women around Liu Han were like.
Zhang Ning and Diao Chan secretly breathed a sigh of relief. The person in front of them was not hostile to them.
Let’s be honest, women know women best.
A man like Liu Han is destined not to have only one woman.
But there are almost no men in the world who can do what Liu Han does.
With such two beauties by his side, he was able to remain as still as a mountain, even if he said he wouldn't touch them, he wouldn't touch them.
"I have no other intention of calling my two sisters here. I just want to meet you two. I heard His Highness tell you about you a few days ago, and I just have the opportunity today."
"What's the matter with Princess, but there's no harm in talking about it. We can do it, and we will do it."
Since Cai Yan has no ill intentions, the two sides should open the sky and speak openly.
"The two sisters also know that I will marry His Highness in half a year, but I lack two dowries. I don't know."
"This"
Diao Chan and Zhang Ning looked at each other.
Will there be a shortage of people around Cai Yan? Obviously impossible.
But she still told the two of them. Their status was sensitive, and logically they were not even qualified to enter. However, Cai Yan gave them a chance to enter, and they still entered through the front door openly. Although there was a big gap between them and Cai Yan. big.
Cai Yan, she was to be entered into the genealogy and recorded as the royal concubine of Jade Butterfly. She was recognized by the emperor and the queen mother.
They have to recognize this kindness.
In this world, which woman doesn’t want to enter through the front door when getting married?Who wants to be a concubine?
"Yan'er has no other intentions. If the two sisters don't want to, let this be done."
Cai Yan saw some hesitation on the faces of the two of them, fearing that they would misunderstand that Liu Han was good to her, but he never wanted to make the house uneasy. It was Cai Yan who was looking for them in private this time, and Cai Yan was afraid of disturbing them.
"No, no, no, princess, don't get me wrong. Thank you very much, princess!"
After saying that, the two of them bowed to Cai Yan.
"It's nothing. If there is no one around us in the future, we will still get along as sisters."
"..."
Women are such strange creatures. They have only known each other for a long time and have become good sisters. # The words are divided into two parts.
Of course Liu Han didn't know what Cai Yan had planned, and he might be shocked on the wedding day.
What he has to do now is to go to Nanyang to quell the rebellion.
"Master Lu, Nanyang has been a bit evil in recent years. Two prefects died in office."
(Lu Zhi and Zheng Xuan are brothers, so it’s not an exaggeration to call them both masters.) The originally tense march became relaxed because of Liu Han's joke.
"Don't worry, my lord, Nanyang is just suffering from scabies and is nothing to worry about."
Because of Liu Han's rescue, Lu Zhi was spared from prison. In addition, the Fan Yang Lu family was very cooperative with Liu Han's political affairs. Lu Zhi, like Duan Jiong, simply recognized his master. In the original history, although Lu Zhi escaped death, it was not until the death of Emperor Ling that the young emperor It was continued to be used after Liu Bian ascended the throne, but at that time...
Although the King of Hejian is not very old, is it embarrassing to admit his master?
No shame! Looking at the other noble families in Youzhou, the Fanyang Lu family is the only family that Liu Han treats politely, so what else?
"Master Lu, please don't call me lord. I'm afraid the teacher will tear me down when he finds out. How about we each take a step back? I already have a word. How do you call me my cousin?"
Lu Zhi was very pleased to see that although Liu Han was in great power, he was still neither arrogant nor impetuous, humble and polite.
"Okay, as you wish, I will ask you to call you Zhongqing."
"Okay, Master Lu, that's right. Why are you so polite to me?"
"Hahaha, Zhong Qing, it seems you have also discovered the importance of Jingzhou."
"Well, Jingzhou controls Han and Mian in the north, takes advantage of the South China Sea, connects Wuhui in the east, and connects Ba and Shu in the west. This is a place where military power can be used. We must check it out."
"Yes," Lu Zhi agreed with Liu Han's words, "Zhongqing, you have taken control of You and Bing prefectures. The next step must be to capture Jizhou. Jizhou is the important grain-producing area of our Han Dynasty. If you capture Jizhou, the food of the three prefectures will be safe." , and Jizhou is connected to Zhuo County by the river to the east, and Jizhou can be captured, and there is Bingzhou Shangdang in the west, so it is easy to attack from the east and west. "
Lu Zhi's strategic ideas coincided with Liu Han's, "Master Lu is right, I do have this plan."
Not only Liu Han thinks this way, but also Xi Zhicai, Cheng Yu, Jia Xu, and other counselors under Liu Han think this way. If a clean Jizhou is captured, the number of people under Liu Han's rule will exceed tens of millions. , can support at least 50 troops.
But now is not the chance.
If the trees are beautiful in the forest, they will be destroyed by the wind; if they are piled up on the shore, they will be destroyed by the waves.
Now Liu Han has mastered the two states of You and Bing. The reason why the nobles did not attack him is because these two states are border states anyway. The border states are barren and will not give Liu Han the ability to lift the table.
"Master Lu, Nanyang County will be my nail in the Central Plains in the future."
Of course Lu Zhi understood what Liu Han meant. If Jingzhou is the place where military strategists must fight for the Four Wars, then Nanyang is the most important. To the south are Nanjun and Jiangxia, to the north is the capital Luoyang, and to the east are Yingchuan and Runan , which place is not important? "I also have some properties in Nanyang. When Master Lu arrives, you can use the resources there."
"Here."
Liu Han had developed in Nanyang thanks to his good cousin Zhang Zhong, although he was building roads and digging coal in Bingzhou.
This time, in addition to the three thousand Yulin Guards who went to Nanyang to quell the rebellion, there were also Huang Zhong's three thousand Northern Army.
As Captain Sili and a native of Nanyang himself, Huang Zhong was the best candidate to counter the rebellion.
In addition, Liu Han was accompanied by Dian Wei, Zhang Liao, the vanguard of the rebellion, and Zhang He, the rear guard.
Of course, if such a big thing happened in Nanyang, the governor of Jingzhou must be blamed, so Wang Min, the governor of Jingzhou, also brought 4000 people to Nanyang to quell the rebellion.
A total of 1 people.
"There are also many problems with officials in various counties in Nanyang. Master Lu must control this well."
"Thief? Who knows who is the thief?"
When Huang Jin was defeated, Lu Zhi had already seen that it was no longer clear who was an official and who was a thief in this world. (End of chapter)