Chapter 470 It's broken, Sun Bofu is in big trouble (four thousand)

"This trip to the Western Regions took several years. Now that I am back home, I never thought that there have been so many changes."

Looking at the wide and flat official road, watching the carriages and horses coming and going, and listening to the endless laughter, Taishi Ci was filled with emotion.

This journey was truly an eye-opener for them.

If Liangzhou Governor Sun Qian had not sent officials to guide them when they were traveling in Liangzhou, they would probably have made a lot of jokes.

Just the official road in front of us has undergone tremendous changes. It is no longer as rugged and overgrown with weeds as before.

The official road now is very wide and there are even trees planted on both sides of the road.

Previously, official roads were only used for court officials to travel and transport money and materials. Now, restrictions on official roads have been relaxed, and people can walk on the flat and wide official roads by paying a toll.

They also walked on ordinary roads other than official roads. Although ordinary roads were not as wide as official roads and had no post stations, they were relatively flat after being repaired.

Zhang Liao, who was riding beside Taishi Ci, nodded in agreement. He smiled and said, "If the three generals were here, they would probably compose an impromptu poem, right? I wonder how the three generals are doing now."

Xu Huang mercilessly exposed Zhang Liao's thoughts, "Wenyuan, I think you want to show off your military exploits to the Second General?"

"Oh, he is worthy of being Gongming. Nothing can be hidden from Gongming." Zhang Liao was not annoyed at all. He knew that Xu Huang was just joking with him.

Taishi Ci suddenly coughed a few times, which startled Zhang Liao. He was about to ask, "Ziyi, what happened?"

However, before Zhang Liao could finish his words, Xu Huang said in a deep voice, "Wenyuan, look ahead."

Ahead?

Zhang Liao looked in the direction Xu Huang pointed and saw a team appear at the end of his sight.

This team consisted of hundreds of people, all dressed in military uniforms, holding weapons, and marching in unison. At first glance, they looked like a group of soldiers who were good at fighting.

However, Zhang Liao quickly rejected this idea. As the soldiers advanced, the passionate music became clearer.

Zhang Liao, Xu Huang, Taishi Ci and the others looked at each other in bewilderment. They all understood each other's eyes. This looked like a guard of honor? Could it be that they were coming to greet them? You know, this place is a hundred miles away from Chang'an!

"Wenyuan, Gongming, Ziyi!"

The familiar voice brought the three people back to the present, and they almost blurted out, "Shu Zhi?!"

The one riding a horse galloping over was Chen Dao!
Zhang Liao, Xu Huang, and Taishi Ci were all delighted. They had heard that Chen Dao was highly valued by the emperor. It was Chen Dao who came to welcome them back to the capital. The meaning was self-evident. Zhang Liao laughed and asked, "Uncle Zhi, I miss you so much after not seeing you for so many years!"

"Me too." Chen Dao said with a smile, "Wenyuan, stop talking nonsense, the lord is still waiting for you."

All three of them were shocked. There was only one "lord" that Chen mentioned, and that was Liu Bei.

You must know that Liu Bei is now the General of the Guard. Although his nominal status is not as high as the Three Dukes, all power is concentrated in one person, which is unmatched by any of the Three Dukes in history.

Even though taking root in the Western Regions was a merit, the problem was that the merit did not seem to be that great. Even Zhang Liao, Xu Huang and Taishi Ci felt that the emperor already valued Chen Dao just by allowing him to come.

You have to know that it was Liu Bei, Guan Yu and Zhang Fei who first pacified the Western Regions.
Zhang Liao, Xu Huang and Taishi Ci couldn't help but be moved.

"Wenyuan, Gongming, Ziyi, let's go, don't delay." Chen Dao urged.

Taishi Ci noticed that something was wrong with Chen Dao, so he asked, "Shuzhi, why are you so anxious?"

Chen Dao hesitated for a moment. Seeing that the honor guard behind him was about to arrive, he took a deep breath and said, "Just now I told the lord that I missed Wenyuan Gongming Ziyi very much, so I wanted to ride here first. The lord readily agreed. Actually."

"Actually?" Xu Huang figured out that there was something else behind Chen Dao's words.

Chen Dao gritted his teeth and told the truth, "To be honest, Zilong also arrived in Chang'an these few days. Zilong brought back high-yield rice for the Han Dynasty. All officials will welcome him, and the lord will be no exception."

Zhang Liao, Taishi Ci and Xu Huang suddenly realized that Zhao Yun would arrive in Chang'an soon, and they had probably been preparing to welcome Zhao Yun these days. No, to be more precise, they were preparing to welcome Liang Dao.

High-yield rice is of great importance to people's livelihood. For Liu Bei, who is able to establish a government and govern affairs, this period of time must have been his busiest time.

Even at such a busy time, Liu Bei still found time to greet them.

The three of them actually felt a little guilty. How could they have deserved Liu Bei to come to meet them from hundreds of miles away?

"Wenyuan! Gongming! Ziyi! Why are you standing there? Are you admiring the beautiful mountains and rivers of our Han people?"

Zhang Liao, Taishi Ci and Xu Huang were startled at once. They recognized the voice at the first moment. It was their lord!

Everyone looked up and saw Liu Bei and Jian Yong leading the guard of honor.

"Lord."

Seeing Liu Bei's happy face, Zhang Liao, Xu Huang and Taishi Ci spoke out this familiar yet unfamiliar name in a complicated way.

Liu Bei naturally noticed something was wrong with them, and he thought to himself: What happened? Could it be...
His eyes swept around casually, and when they fell on Chen Dao's face, Chen Dao felt a little guilty and did not dare to look at Liu Bei.

It must be Shuzhi who said something.

Liu Bei did not blame Chen Dao. He first ordered the guard of honor to stop and then dismounted.

This action made everyone except Jian Yong look puzzled. The same thought emerged in their minds: What is the lord trying to do?
While several people were puzzled, Jian Yong had already taken action. He dismounted from his horse and ran to the back to get something.

"Wenyuan."

Liu Bei walked to Zhang Liao's side with a smile, and Jian Yong came trotting over with three Hu beds in his hand.

"!"

Zhang Liao, Xu Huang, and Taishi Ci were all shocked. Is the Lord going to personally help us dismount from the horses? !
The next moment, Liu Bei's actions confirmed several people's speculations.

He stretched out his hand towards Zhang Liao, and the sharp-eyed Jian Yong quickly put down the Huchuang.

Then, under Zhang Liao's distracted gaze, Liu Bei slowly said, "Wenyuan, come, I'll help you off the horse."

For some reason, Zhang Liao felt his throat become particularly dry, and even the words he squeezed out were hoarse and low, "My lord, I... I have no merit, I didn't know you did this."

"Alas, Wenyuan is wrong. I have heard of Wenyuan's name in Chang'an. Eight hundred cavalrymen killed the rebels and made them flee in disarray! How wonderful! It really enhances the prestige of the Han Dynasty! Wenyuan's bravery really fascinates me."

Zhang Liao couldn't help but sigh in his heart, no matter what high position he holds, the lord is still the lord!

Zhang Liao grabbed Liu Bei's hand, and with Liu Bei's support, he stepped onto the Huchuang and dismounted from his horse.

Then Liu Bei looked at Xu Huang, and Xu Huang said ashamedly: "My lord, I have never repelled the enemy like Wenyuan."

"Not really." Liu Bei shook his head. "As the saying goes, food and fodder must be sent before troops move. In my opinion, the importance of Gongming's duties is the same as Wenyuan's."

Hearing Liu Bei's affirmation, Xu Huang felt warm in his heart. He did not refuse again. With Liu Bei's support, he stepped off the horse on the Huchuang.

The last one was Taishi Ci. There seemed to be worry between Taishi Ci's brows. He expressed the thoughts of the two people, "My lord, we were able to pacify the countries in the Western Regions and maintain stability in the Western Regions because of you and the two generals. This credit is not ours."

"Zi Yi." Liu Bei shook his head. "Our contribution lies in bringing the three of you to the Western Regions. The Western Regions are different from the Central Plains. The Western Regions are restless. If you were not nailed to the Western Regions like nails, how could the Western Regions give up? If we do not use force to scare the Western Regions, how can they sit down and listen to the voice of the Han Dynasty?"

"Ziyi, I wonder if you have seen any merchants heading to the Western Regions?"

"Of course I saw it." "Without you, how could the Western Region be peaceful? How could merchants bring back wealth from the Western Region? Ziyi, don't underestimate yourself. You have made great contributions!"

"Listening to your words is worth ten years of reading."

Taishi Ci took the hand that Liu Bei extended and, with Liu Bei's support, stepped onto the Huchuang and dismounted from the horse.

After Liu Bei invited the others to come down, he pointed to the post station not far away and said with a smile, "Wenyuan, Gongming, Ziyi, you are tired from the journey, why don't you stop and rest for a while."

Zhang Liao subconsciously said: "What about General Zilong?"

After hearing this, Zhang Liao suddenly felt something was wrong. Why were Xu Huang and Taishi Ci both looking at him?

Only then did he come to his senses. Oh no, did he say something wrong?

Chen Dao dismounted and walked to Liu Bei. He lowered his head and said ashamedly, "My lord, I told them about this. I was afraid that you would be troubled."

"Haha, no problem, no problem." Liu Bei patted Chen Dao's shoulder, "Shuzhi, don't worry. Zilong's affairs have been arranged properly. According to the time, I will definitely be able to return to Chang'an before Zilong. As for the matter of hard work, how can it be considered hard work to meet and greet Wenyuan, Gongming, and Ziyi today?"

"gollum"

At this moment, the sound of protest from the belly jumped among the people.

Liu Bei, Taishi Ci, Zhang Liao, Xu Huang and Chen Dao were all stunned. They looked in the same direction and saw Jian Yong with an embarrassed look on his face. "My lord, what you five people said makes me hungry."

Liu Bei and others looked at each other and laughed. There was a happy atmosphere everywhere.

Liu Bei led Taishi Ci, Zhang Liao, Xu Huang and others into Chang'an. The current Chang'an really opened the eyes of the three of them.

As we walked along, we saw smoke rising from cooking fires, the sounds of chickens and dogs returning to the villages, and the fields filled with corn.

The farmers worked hard and wielded sickles to harvest corn, saying repeatedly that this year was a rare bumper year.

The children playing in the fields stopped when they saw Liu Bei and others passing by.

But he was not afraid. Instead, he looked at them with curious eyes.

The peasant woman with a bamboo basket in her hands grabbed the child's ears and scolded him, saying what would happen if the child was delayed in fighting the evil villain.

Zhang Liao, Xu Huang, Taishi Ci and others had never seen such a situation before. It was no joke that the soldiers passed by like a comb.

But what about the scene before them? The farmers were not afraid of them, the children were full of curiosity, and even the peasant women who scolded the children were just afraid that they would delay their fight against the evil bandits.

At this moment, the three of them only thought of one word: the king's teacher.

Well, that's great.

Not long after, everyone arrived in Chang'an, and just as Liu Bei said, Zhao Yun was still on his way back to Chang'an.

The emperor personally met Zhang Liao, Xu Huang and Taishi Ci. The emperor issued an edict, which was read out by the envoy.

In recognition of Zhang Liao's contribution in quelling rebellion, he was granted the title of Marquis of Duting.

Xu Huang was awarded the title of Marquis of Duting for his meritorious service in governance.

Taishi Ci was awarded the title of Marquis of Ting for his meritorious service in defending the territory.

As for his official position, he was one of the eight colonels of the Northern Army.

When Zhang Liao, Taishi Ci and Xu Huang heard the imperial edict, their first reaction was that there was something wrong with their ears.

Although the Eight Colonels of the Northern Army belong to the Northern Army, they are actually the emperor's personal soldiers. Different from the Northern Army guarding the capital, the soldiers of the Eight Colonels of the Northern Army are only responsible to the emperor.

The emperor actually let them serve as the eight captains of the Northern Army?

You have to know that strictly speaking they are Liu Bei's old subordinates. Although they know that Liu Bei is not Dong Zhuo, even if he loves money as much as the late emperor, he will share power with He Jin.

On the other hand, the current emperor not only did not take precautions, but was also afraid that Liu Bei would have too few soldiers to use, so he quickly stuffed his old subordinates into the eight colonels.

Zhang Liao, Taishi Ci and Xu Huang looked at each other and saw the surprise in each other's eyes. For the first time, they realized how much the emperor trusted Liu Bei.

"Shuzi!"

"Qiao Rui, you bastard!"

At the same time, Yuan Shu, who fled back to Huainan in a panic, received terrible news before he could even sit down.

Qiao Rui's family, who had disappeared without a trace, now appeared in Guangling!

This made Yuan Shu so angry that his eyes were about to burst!
He accidentally spat out a mouthful of blood. His face was distorted, he gnashed his teeth, and cursed angrily, "Good, good, good, Qiao Rui, no wonder we couldn't conquer Guangling, it turns out you were involved with that Chen Yuanlong! No wonder, no wonder, no wonder you always oppose me! No wonder you disappeared that night!"

Zhang Xun really couldn't listen to it. To be fair, he felt that Qiao Rui was not that bad. He wanted to explain for Qiao Rui.

But just as he was about to open his mouth, Yang Hong grabbed his sleeve. He turned around and saw Yang Hong shaking his head at him.

He lowered his voice and asked in confusion: "Yang Changshi, why are you stopping me?"

"Captain Zhang, Lord Yuan is furious now, don't go and get into trouble."

"This"

After Yang Hong's reminder, Zhang Xun began to hesitate. They had finally withdrawn from the battlefield to Huainan. It would not be worth it if they spoke for Qiao Rui and lost their lives.

After struggling for a while, Zhang Xun gave up the idea. He closed his mouth and remained silent, pretending that Yuan Shu's words fell on deaf ears.

After venting his anger, Yuan Shu staggered and sat down on the main seat.

His chest heaved violently and he gasped for breath, but his face looked calmer and he seemed to be feeling much better.

Yuan Shu supported himself with both hands and slowly sat down.

After a long silence, he looked at Zhang Xun and Yang Hong and said, "We have lost many soldiers and should replenish them. If I remember correctly, Sun Bofu borrowed 3,000 soldiers from the army, right?"

what?
Zhang Xun was stunned. How much? Three thousand?
Sun Bofu and Zhou Gongjin only have three or four thousand, right?
Why did you lend Sun Bofu three thousand?

Just as Zhang Xun was stunned, Yang Hong hurriedly said, "Ming Gong is wise."

Yuan Shu nodded naturally, "Since these soldiers are loaned out, it is natural to take them back. Zhang Xun, you lead the troops to ask for them back."

Even Zhang Xun felt that Yuan Shu had gone too far this time, so he subconsciously asked, "What if Sun Bofu refuses to give it to me, refuses to wait for me?"

"You won't?" Yuan Shu sneered, "If you won't, then rob!"

Oh no, Sun Bofu is in big trouble this time.

Zhang Xun had a good impression of Sun Ce, but impressions were just impressions. Yuan Shu's orders far outweighed his impressions, so he could only express regret in his heart.

"There is one more thing." Yuan Shu suddenly said, "Go, find me some assassins. I want the heads of Chen Yuanlong and Qiao Rui!"

(End of this chapter)