Chapter 100 Post-war gains, summary of Liu Bian’s current power!
After hearing this, Liu Bei sighed in his heart!
Putting aside the fact that Yuan Shao was a traitor, Liu Bei still had great respect for this former leader of the princes, overlord of Hebei, and descendant of the Yuan family!
Yuan Shao’s sudden death made him feel deeply sad!
Liu Bei led his naval fleet to take over Yuan Shao's Bohai Navy and supervise Yuan Shao's civil and military officials.

Then the naval fleet returned to Bohai Sea.

Liu Bei immediately delivered the military intelligence and battle reports to the capital and the allied forces on the front line to stabilize the morale of the troops!
Afterwards, Liu Bei began to take over and clean up Bohai County.

After receiving the news from Liu Bei, Cao Cao, Bao Xin, Wang Kuang, Wang Fang and other generals immediately passed it on to the three armies, which immediately boosted the morale of the imperial army!
With the assistance of Jizhou people such as Ju Shou and Tian Feng, they quickly cleaned up and recovered Jizhou counties such as Weijun, Qingheguo, Zhaoguo, and Julujun.

Military intelligence and war reports were also gradually transmitted to the capital.

……

Deyang Palace in the capital.

The commander of the Royal Guard, Suzaku, was the first to enter the palace to see the emperor: "Your Majesty, Yuan Shao died suddenly!"

"What are the details?"

After hearing this, Liu Bian was a little surprised for a moment.

He thought of many possibilities.

Yuan Shao was defeated and captured, Yuan Shao fled to Jianghuai, Yuan Shao died on the battlefield, but no one expected that Yuan Shao would die suddenly!

Although Yuan Shao seemed to have many shortcomings, it is undeniable that he could become the overlord of Hebei and was recommended by many aristocratic families, so he must have his strengths.

The sudden death was indeed unexpected!
"Your Majesty, this is what happened..."

Zhuque led the Bohai Navy and the Qingzhou Navy to fight, and then Guan Yu and Zhang Fei captured Yuan Tan and Gao Gan alive, and Lu Bu used Yuan Xi to exchange hostages with Liu He in Yuan Shao's hands, which caused him to die of anger.

Upon hearing this, Liu Bian understood!
Yuan Shao had many weaknesses, one of which was that he attached too much importance to the feelings of his offspring.

In the original history, because his youngest son was ill, he gave up the opportunity to take action when Cao Cao divided his troops to suppress Liu Bei in Xuzhou. Otherwise, it might have been possible to rewrite the history of the Battle of Guandu.

Because of his concern for his offspring, this hostage exchange caused him to feel torn between conscience and conscience, and his anger was understandable.

And of course...

The defeat of Yuan Shao's army in Weijun and the loss of many years of hard work in Jizhou, all kinds of emotions converged and finally exploded in the naval battle in Bohai Sea, causing Yuan Shao to become furious and die suddenly.

This result made Liu Bian sigh!
"I understand. Order Liu Bei to handle the aftermath of Bohai. Kill those who should be killed and exile those who should be exiled."

Upon hearing this, Zhuque accepted the order, but after observing the other's expression, he asked again, "Your Majesty, Liu Bei dares to ask, how should Gongsun Zan be dealt with?"

"It turns out that the drunkard's real interest is not in drinking!"

Liu Bian was well aware of their schoolmate relationship. Gongsun Zan was indeed very caring towards Liu Bei, almost opening his heart to him.

In the original history, Liu Bei's early troops and even Zhao Yun were all lent to him by Gongsun Zan. Later, Gongsun Zan helped him to show his face in the war against Dong Zhuo among the princes, and recommended him, etc. There was nothing to say about it.

The same is true in this life. Liu Bei, remembering Gongsun Zan's kindness, has always wanted to plead for him, but he knows that Gongsun Zan's crime is unforgivable, so he works hard to make meritorious contributions in the hope that His Majesty will show leniency.

"Gongsun Zan guarded the frontier in Youbeiping and defended his country. Even if he had no merit, he had worked hard. Although he could escape the death penalty, he could not escape the punishment for which he was sentenced alive. He was demoted to a commoner and served as a laborer at the frontier to make meritorious contributions while serving his sentence."

Liu Bian’s words were the final word.

"My subordinate understands!"

Zhuque took the order and withdrew, conveying the emperor's will to Jizhou.

Liu Bei was overjoyed when he heard this!
He originally thought that Gongsun Zan was doomed to die, and he only hoped that with his own merits, he could prevent Gongsun Zan from being implicated and his entire clan from being exterminated.

But Your Majesty is kind and righteous!

After hearing the news, Liu Bei knelt down and kowtowed towards Luoyang, meticulously and courteously!

Liu Bei knew that this was a pardon given to Gongsun Zan by His Majesty for his sake!
This was also how Liu Bei repaid Gongsun Zan's kindness!

At this moment, Liu Bei's loyalty to the Han Emperor skyrocketed again!
It seemed to be just a simple means of winning people's hearts, but it made Liu Bei burst into tears of gratitude.

If you treat me like a countryman, I will repay you as a countryman!

After Liu Bei kowtowed three times and nine times, he stood up, immediately became solemn, and began to deal with the aftermath of Bohai!
Those who deserve to be killed should be killed! Those who deserve to be exiled should be exiled!
And these things naturally need to be solved by him!

His benevolence and righteousness are towards the country, the people, and not towards traitors!
……

The entire Jizhou began a major cleanup of the aftermath.

He took control of the counties and prefectures of Jizhou bit by bit, and Liu Bian also received corresponding instructions.

[Your forces control the entire Bohai County, and gain one year of life! ]

【Lifespan +1】

[Your forces control the entire Wei County, and gain one year of life! ]

【Lifespan +1】

[Your forces control the entire Julu County, and gain one year of life! ]

【Lifespan +1】

【…】

As the year draws to a close, the entire Jizhou is completely under the control of the imperial court.

This winter is very cold, the weather is freezing, even the Yellow River has frozen over. Just like the saying goes, "When I want to cross the Yellow River, the river is blocked by ice; when I want to climb the Taihang Mountains, the mountains are covered with snow." The sky is covered with ice and snow, and the cold wind is howling!
But this winter was also warm. After the imperial court took control of Jizhou, it launched relief assistance to poor families.

In the past, countless people died in the winter, and people had to rely on shivering to survive the winter. Now, they finally have warm firewood to keep warm.

This is a coal-fired heating livelihood project that Liu Bian transformed after he conquered Heishan and other Taihang Mountain areas and dug open-pit coal mines.

Each county has a relief station with a "kang heating" facility, which uses coal to burn for heating.

It can help the people survive this harsh winter.

This is just the beginning. Liu Bian has already formulated a ten-year plan. In the future, every household will live in a new house and have a kang for heating.

Among the necessities of life, firewood is the most important, and this includes heating projects, which is the bulk of people's livelihood!

Liu Bian decided to solve it!
He wanted to eliminate the starving people in the world, and the problem he wanted to solve was not just food, but also shelter and clothing.

Thanks to the court's disaster relief, although this winter was cold, only a few people froze to death. The number was so low that it was difficult to achieve even during the prosperous reigns of Emperors Wen and Jing.

Liu Bian initially thought that it was his officials who had falsified the data. After all, data falsification has been commonplace throughout history.

But data can be falsified, but public sentiment and public opinion cannot be falsified.

And the people's will represents destiny!
With the blessing of the emperor's fortune-telling technique, Liu Bian can gain fortune from the hearts of the people.

As the imperial court took control of Jizhou, Liu Bian gradually gained millions of luck points.

This made Liu Bian's luck exceed 30 million!
This also convinced Liu Bian that the data sent back by various states and counties was true. Only a few people froze to death this winter!

The 30 million luck points also allowed Liu Bian to gain a new ability [Riding the Same Boat].

[Riding the Same Boat]——Benefits solidarity, mutual assistance, and teamwork during naval battles.

Perhaps it was because of the victory in the Bohai Sea naval battle, or perhaps it was because Liu Bian’s main battlefield in the future would be in the Yangtze and Huaihe River regions, where most of the battles would be naval battles.

The emperor's luck technique actually drew something related to water battles.

After dealing with Yuan Shao in Hebei, Liu Bian's next target was naturally Yuan Shu in Huainan. He would not let go of any of the Yuan family members who attempted to usurp the Han Dynasty.

Of course not now!

Now the imperial army controls Jizhou, and Youzhou has been gradually recovered under Liu Yu's purge after the demise of Gongsun Zan. Bingzhou has also been gradually recovered because of the suppression of Yufuluo, the right wise king of the Southern Xiongnu.

The most important things are to manage these territories, govern the politics, military, economy, and people's livelihood, measure the land, implement the land tax, and plant and promote sweet potatoes, potatoes, and corn.

In this busy time, the New Year finally arrived. It was the second year of Xingping, that is, 191 AD. This year, Liu Bian was years old!
According to the genes of the Eastern Han emperors, the average life expectancy was only 30 years old, and Liu Bian originally only had about 10 years left to live.

However, with the blessing of the "Emperor's Longevity Technique", Liu Bian can gain one year of life for every county he controls!
Liu Bian’s current upper limit of life expectancy has reached the future average level!

This can be seen from his attribute panel——

[Host: Liu Bian]

[Identity: Emperor of the Han Dynasty]

[Attributes: Military Strength 100+, Command 100+, Wisdom 100+, Internal Affairs 100+]

[Skills: The Emperor's Qi-gazing Technique, The Emperor's Qi-fortune Technique, The Emperor's Longevity Technique...]

[Life span: 20/81 years]

[States under complete control: Sili, Qingzhou, Yanzhou, Jizhou, Youzhou, Bingzhou (6/13 states)]

[Luck value: more than 30 million]

...

After years of lottery draws, Liu Bian's attribute points have reached the maximum level!
In terms of martial arts strength, he is no less than Lu Bu and Li Siye.

In terms of command ability, he is not inferior to Lu Zhi, Huangfu Song, Cao Cao and other generals.

In terms of wisdom and domestic affairs, he was not inferior to Xun You, Xun Yu and other talented people who were good at governing the country and saving the people.

In terms of lifespan, he can definitely outlive the Sima family.

This also made Liu Bian want to lead the army in person more and more strongly. Unfortunately, there were many pregnant concubines in the harem, but they had not yet reached the stage of giving birth.

Ten months of pregnancy, the time has not come yet!

Without an heir to support the country, Empress Dowager He and all the officials in the court advised him not to lead the army in person.

Liu Bian missed the expedition against Yuan Shao in Hebei and did not participate in the Battle of Guandu, which made him feel regretful.

He doesn’t want to miss the next battle against Jianghuai Yuan Shu!
As for the Battle of Red Cliffs... after the sudden emergence of Liu Bian and the butterfly effect, it is probably unlikely!
Liu Bian had no regrets, because his presence could avoid such a huge battle with casualties, which was also a great achievement!
Sometimes, to change history, you don’t have to participate in historical battles. Even if you rewrite such historical battles and allow many soldiers and civilians to survive, this is a great merit!

In addition, Liu Bian's 30 million luck points also gave him many abilities -

Such as [good weather], [prosperity], [good harvest], [peace and prosperity], [settlement and stability], [being in the same boat] and so on!
They are all suppressing the country's destiny!

It should be noted that it is now 191 AD, and the natural environment has entered a "cold period" from a "warm period".

This climate change is accompanied by natural disasters, and natural disasters are accompanied by man-made disasters.

This is also one of the main reasons for the demise of the Eastern Han Dynasty, and even one of the main reasons for the demise of all dynasties!

The dynasty cycle is also affected by climate change!

And Liu Bian is now using the "Emperor's Luck Technique" to suppress the country's destiny! Fighting against this natural law! Fighting against the cycle of dynasties!
Liu Bian believed that man can conquer nature!!!
……

After the New Year, state affairs remain busy.

However, at the beginning of the new year, Liu Bian received a somewhat ridiculous report:

At the beginning, Liu Bian drew a million duck soldiers to fight against the impact of the locust plague.

After the sweeping work of these duck soldiers, the locusts were suppressed. But then these duck soldiers also matured and developed!
This is a real "walking duck"!
The officials under his command asked what to do with these duck soldiers? ! Can they be cooked and slaughtered to provide relief to the people? !

Liu Bian finally agreed!

But the result is——

This move caused resistance from the people, who refused to kill the duck soldiers.

Because of their contribution to suppressing locusts, people in many areas worship these duck soldiers as "heavenly soldiers and generals". They are "duck gods" rather than "food".

The local officials had no choice but to give up!

Today, ducks have become like "oxen" and seem to have become the "old friends" on which people depend for survival.

Slaughter is not allowed unless it is due to birth, old age, sickness or death!

Liu Bian let things take their course and was grateful to the "duck soldiers" who suppressed the locust plague.

But the food chain also has the principle of natural selection. Without locusts, raising ducks has become a very troublesome task.

and also……

Ducks cannot live completely away from water, and their diet is not as diverse as that of chickens. Therefore, large-scale domestication and breeding of ducks is far less popular and easier than that of chickens.

Even among the “six domestic animals”, there are chickens but no ducks.

However, as long as the people are willing and happy, their livelihoods can be improved with the promotion of sweet potato, potato and corn planting.

If you don't want these "duck soldiers" to improve their diet, then let the people do it.

The court officials no longer interfered and killed the duck soldiers, and the people were rejoicing. It is said that in some areas, activities were even set up to worship the "Duck God" to combat the impact of the locust plague!
...

Time passed in this busyness, winter turned into spring, and when February arrived, the palace became busy.

Because the concubines in the harem have reached the delivery period!
This caused some conflicts among the concubines, because the first-born child would most likely be the eldest son.

You must know that His Majesty has not yet appointed a queen, and these concubines all have the opportunity to gain status through their sons!

The concubines who were allowed to enter the palace were all good girls from excellent family backgrounds. If they could give birth to children first, they could turn the tide and become the mother of the country.

This made many concubines try their best and try every possible means to give birth early.

But due to the low medical level in ancient times, the fertility rate was very low, and many children died young.

Even the royal family can't guarantee it!
Therefore, no matter what the concubines thought, they did not dare to tamper with the time of their offspring's birth to avoid causing any accidents!
...

The atmosphere in the harem was tense and busy as preparations were being made for the births of many concubines.

This atmosphere has also emerged at the local level.

Many high-ranking officials and governors of prefectures and counties had their legitimate daughters enter the palace and be favored by the emperor.

For example, Cao Cao and Lu Bu, their daughters also reached the childbearing period. If they gave birth to a son or a daughter, the mother would naturally be honored by the son.

Of course, as fathers, they are also worried about their daughters' safety during childbirth.

...

In fact, even Liu Bian himself was a little worried and nervous.

This is the first time that Liu Bian becomes a father in his two lifetimes.

Although he was working hard to be the emperor in person at the beginning, and finally got a harvest, as the birth date approached, the nervousness of being a father for the first time still spread.

This is a feeling that single people cannot understand, it is the responsibility and pressure of being a father!

And the surprise and relief of the continuation of bloodline and the birth of offspring!
of course.

As the ruler of a country and having reached the highest level of political proficiency, Liu Bian was worried and nervous in his heart, but he managed to remain calm on the surface.

Be able to remain calm even when Mount Tai collapses in front of you!
...

Finally, in this waiting.

The production period has arrived!

(End of this chapter)