The Jingzhou Governor's Mansion was very lively. The two courtyards of the vestibule and the atrium were filled with table tables, and each of them attended the seats according to the designated location. However, the banquet has not started yet, and it is the time for everyone to reminisce about the past, so there are quite a lot of people who have joined the position. Some are reserved, some are generous, and some are cramped. The laughter burst out from time to time, attracting the attention of people around them.

Yang Xiu noticed that most of the vestibule were officials of the Jingzhou Governor's Mansion, and he didn't care much about it. Today is New Year's Eve, and these people did not go home for the New Year, but rushed to the Governor's Mansion to attend the dinner. Naturally, there were reasons for attracting them. He followed Sun Ce into the atrium, and when he saw the scene in front of him, he couldn't help but be shocked.

There were more people in the atrium, but they spoke less and were not as loud as the vestibule, so this made people feel very quiet. Most of these people sat quietly in their seats, and at most they whispered to the people around them and talked in a low voice. Few people left their positions. However, Yang Xiu could still see from their clothes that these should be the officials of the prefects of the prefects of each county, some of which were the prefects himself, and some were very ordinary officials.

Yang Xiu was surprised and asked Sun Ce with his eyes. Sun Ce smiled slightly, "These are all outstanding officials commended by various counties. They were specially invited by General Cheqi to attend the New Year. Those who can come here will be promoted next year. Those who attend banquets in this county will be able to stay."

"There are still people who don't attend the banquet?"

"Of course, although it is relatively rare, there will be people in every county. It is because they are not doing their jobs and they need to be dismissed."

Yang Xiu was shocked. Liu Xiu actually interfered in the promotion of ordinary officials in each county? This hand was too long. Generally speaking, the governor only went to the prefect of each county, and at most it was strong to several major officials, such as Gongcao, chief clerk, chief clerk, etc. There were few people who interfered in those ordinary officials. This was the power of the prefect of each county, and even the prefect could not move. This was the category of local autonomy. To move these, it would inevitably involve fighting with local tyrants, which could easily cause civil unrest.

Yang Xiu had a lot of questions. But he didn't have time to ask Sun Ce. Sun Ce led him to the main hall, and Liu Xiu sat in the middle. Two middle-aged people with a strange appearance were sitting on the left and right, probably what Sun Ce mentioned, Pang De Gong and Sima Dehui. The first person on the left was Gong Cao Kuai Liang of the Jingzhou Governor's Mansion, and the first person on the right was Sima Fuxie of the General's Mansion. Yuan Shu was dragging a broken leg and was squeezing beside Liu Xiu's desk. He was talking with Liu Xiu's head and said something, and he was talking with him, pointing to the sky and the earth. Liu Xiu smiled and nodded from time to time.

Sun Ce stepped forward to report: "General, Yang Xiu has arrived."

Yuan Shu stopped talking, gave Yang Xiu a wink, limped back to his seat. Yang Xiu bowed to show his salute to Liu Xiu and said loudly: "Students of Deyang Palace, Hongnong Yang Xiu, are in the imperial edict of the Queen Mother. Escort Dangxiang Jun and General Cheqi to celebrate the festival together. I would like to celebrate the joy of the New Year to General Cheqiqi."

Yang Xiu's voice was full of energy and almost roared, so that his voice, which had not changed, was sharp and thin, a bit like an eunuch. Yang Xiu's face turned red, and then he stared at Liu Xiu.

The lobby suddenly became quiet. Wang Chu was named Xiangxiang Jun. He rushed to Jingzhou to accompany the general of the chariot and cavalry to celebrate the New Year. Everyone knows this a little bit. Many wives were in the back hall to accompany the eldest princess to talk to the newly-private wife of Xiangjun, but she was sent by the empress dowager and sent someone to escort her. Moreover, the escort was actually from the Yang family of the Hong family, which was not clear at all. Since the general of the chariot and cavalry had not said it before, it was obviously dissatisfied with this matter. Now that the envoy sang it in public, it was a bit of a competing. Thinking of the abnormal behavior of the general of cavalry and cavalry during this period, these traitors who were engaging in the officialdom immediately felt a different meaning, closed their mouths, and turned their eyes to Liu Xiu in the hall.

Liu Xiu sat up straight, raised his eyebrows lightly, stood up, walked to the hall, turned around, and bowed slightly in front of him: "Crown Prince Chu, General Chen Xiu, dare you ask the Queen Mother's good luck?"

Yang Xiu breathed a sigh of relief. In the public eye, if Liu Xiu refused to recognize his identity as an envoy, he would not be able to step down.

"Hello, Your Highness, the Empress Dowager." Yang Xiu responded reservedly.

"Dare you ask your Majesty for your good luck?"

"Hello, your Majesty."

Liu Xiu nodded, turned around, clapped his hands, making the entire courtyard, which was already quiet, quieter. He smiled and said, "Everyone, you all heard it. Your Majesty, your Majesty, this is truly a blessing for my great man."

When everyone heard this, they quickly got up and left the table. Although there were many people, they did not make too many sounds. The jade pendant on each person was just like the joy of the Yaochi, which was extremely pleasant. Everyone bowed to the hall and said in unison: "Long live the Empress Dowager, long live the Majesty, long live the King of Chu!"

Yang Xiu was very happy to hear it. No matter what, he had earned face for the empress dowager and the emperor, but when he heard the following sentence, he was a little embarrassed. The empress dowager was in front of the emperor, so it was fine. The Han Dynasty ruled the world with filial piety, and even the emperor was no exception. However, it was a bit inappropriate to follow the empress dowager and the emperor. Yang Xiu frowned and asked Liu Xiu softly: "General Cheqi and Cavalry, are these people officials from various counties in Jingzhou or officials from Chu?"

Liu Xiu smiled faintly: "Of course, he is an official from various counties. Although the Chu State is here, the Chu State has not yet established any official subordinates except the national tutor. Since you are the attendant of the emperor, you must not be unaware of it."

"Then... is this a bit inappropriate?" Yang Xiu asked deliberately hesitantly.

"What's wrong?" Kuai Liang stood up and took the conversation: "This is the fief of Chu State. We are all from Chu. I wish His Highness the New Year to His Highness the King of Chu. What's wrong with it?"

Yang Xiu sneered: "How dare you ask what you call me?"

Kuai Liang replied slowly: "Kuai Liang of Xiangyang is appointed as the Gongcao of the Governor of Jingzhou."

"Do you know that although you are from Chu, you are not a citizen of Chu."

"I know." Kuai Liang raised his eyebrows: "I said, I am the Gongcao of the Governor of Jingzhou. I have not yet been honored to serve as an official of Chu State and serve His Highness and the Crown Prince."

Yang Xiu was stunned. He was stunned by the threat revealed by Kuai Liang's words. He looked around and saw that the people looked calm and did not think that there was anything wrong with Kuai Liang's words. Yang Xiu tried his best to calm himself down and said in a deep voice: "Is it wrong for Kuai Jun to rank the King of Chu, the Queen Mother and the Emperor?" He held up his courage, but in the end he did not dare to spit out the word "user". He could only use these two words that were inappropriate.

Kuai Liang said calmly: "Although we are not a citizen of Chu, we have been deeply favored by the King of Chu. On the New Year's Day, what's wrong with congratulating him on the New Year?"

Yang Xiuqi said: "His Royal Highness of Chu is in the capital, what are the Enshi and you?"

Kuai Liang was unhappy and lowered his face and said, "No wonder the military achievements of General Cheqi and Cavalry in the first half of the year have not been rewarded. It turns out that the court did not know about this? The military newspaper had been sent to the court for a long time. I wonder who was so brave and dared to ignore it?"

Yang Xiu was shocked and shook his head and said, "Mr. Kuai has misunderstood. The court already knows your military achievements, but the rebels have not been completely pacified. He wants to wait for the world to reward them together." He knew that Liu Xiu's military achievements have never been rewarded, whether it is Jingzhou or Yizhou. All the soldiers under Liu Xiu had some opinions. At this time, Kuai Liang started this talk, obviously he had bad intentions, so he could not fall into his trap.

Kuai Liang looked at Yang Xiu with appreciation, but did not get entangled in this issue. He then said, "Since the court knows these contributions, why don't you know the kindness of His Highness the King of Chu to the people of Jingzhou?"

Yang Xiu frowned slightly: "What does King Liu Yuanqi of Chu have to do with the war here? Could he pay for helping the army?"

Liu Xiu frowned secretly. Although Yang Xiu was young, his mind was really fast. He actually made a trap for Kuai Liang inadvertently. The King of Chu invested in the army, which was not a merit, but a rebellion. All the soldiers under General Cheqi were from the court. As a vassal king, the King of Chu paid money to help the court's army fight but did not pass through the court. What's the difference between rebellion? This is a more serious crime than buying people's hearts.

"Although the King of Chu did not pay for the help of the army, he took out the most important part of himself." Kuai Liang praised Yang Xiu's cleverness and said with a smile.

Yang Xiu was puzzled: "Dare to ask for advice."

Kuai Liang smiled slightly and pointed at Liu Xiu: "Far from the sky, near in front of him, is the prince of the King of Chu and the general of the cavalry. He is the only heir of the King of Chu. For the sake of peace in Jingzhou, the King of Chu let him risk the danger of Fengdi and take bloody battles. Only in this way can he pacify Jingzhou in a battle. Isn't this the greatest kind of kind to the people of Jingzhou?"

Yang Xiu suddenly realized that he knew that in this round of competition, he was eventually surrounded by Kuai Liang. He could not say that Liu Xiu was not a hero in front of so many people. Liu Xiu was the only son of the King of Chu, and of course the most important part of his life. Liu Xiu's appointment was appointed by the court, and no matter what, he could not find any flaws.

In this way, it is not only reasonable for the people of Jingzhou to congratulate the King of Chu to the New Year, but it also seems natural for them to be loyal to Liu Xiu. You can say that they are loyal to the Crown Prince of Chu, but they can also say that I am loyal to the General of the Cheval and Cavalry appointed by His Majesty, that is, to the Emperor. As for whom I am loyal to, only they know.

Kuai Liang, the old fox, Yang Xiu, was so angry that he was itchy, but he could do nothing. He finally understood what I, Yang Biao warned him, "There are many people in the world, don't always show off your cleverness, otherwise you will suffer sooner or later."

Seeing that Yang Xiu blushed and his face turned silent, Liu Xiu laughed and smoothed out the situation. "Everyone, let me tell you a good news. I originally wanted to keep this news confidential, but now I'm all together, and I can't help but feel joy in my heart and want to share it with you."

Kuai Liangxin knew it well and said intriguingly: "I don't know what good news it is, which makes General Cheqi so happy, and we can't wait."

Liu Xiu smiled and said nothing, and everyone below urged: "General, tell me quickly, let's listen."

"Yes, the most, please tell me quickly, and let us be happy."

Liu Xiu waved his hand and suppressed the chattering comments: "Everyone, when the Empress Dowager ordered someone to send my family to Jiangling, he also brought an edict: Your Majesty will be in charge of the emperor next year. Your Majesty's power is so powerful that peace can come wherever you go. Everyone, the peace and prosperity are just around the corner."

The hall was stunned for a moment, then there was a loud bang and a discussion. Then, they came back to their senses, bowed again, and said in unison: "I wish Your Majesty a victory, a success, to wipe out the Yuan family, and peace in the world!"

Yang Xiu's head buzzed, and his heart couldn't help but sink. He found that compared to Liu Xiu's sinkhole, Kuai Liang's trap was just a joke. This pit was so big that even the emperor had installed it. (To be continued) Please search for Piaotianwen, the novel is better and faster!!!
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