After the New Year, a very important thing was placed in front of Liu Bei's eyes. It's a matter of the year name.

The year before last, that is, in the sixth year of Xingping, Emperor Xiaohuai Liu Wei died, and then Yuan Shao risked the world's disapproval to establish Liu Min, the son of Emperor Xiaohuai, as the emperor, and then changed to Zhaoning. Liu Bei did not recognize the Son of Heaven of Zhaoning, and he has been using the era name of Emperor Xingping of filial piety until now. As a result, last year, the Son of Heaven of Chang'an was welcomed to Qingzhou. The Son of Heaven in Chang'an uses the era name of Jian'an.

So now it's time to think carefully about which era name to use. So taking advantage of a big court, Yang Biao brought up this matter. Liu Bei didn't pay much attention to this matter, but when he heard Yang Biao say it, he also felt that it was quite important. The major affairs of the country are in worship and Rong. To put it bluntly, it is etiquette and military affairs. If the name is justified, then it is necessary to change the yuan. This Xingping and Jian'an are not very proper.

Liu Bei then ordered the ministers to draw up the era name. After several tosses, the ministers drafted two, one is called Yonghan; One is called Yanping. After thinking about it, Liu Bei chose Yanping. Yanping can refer to Yan Xiping and Yan Xingping, proving that the inheritance is orderly. In addition, Yanping also means hoping for peace in the future. As for Yonghan, the slogan is a bit too big. As a traverser, he doesn't dare to guarantee that he will be able to live forever in the future, so forget it.

So after sending it to the Son of Heaven, he issued an edict to change the Yuan Yanping. This year is the first year of Yanping.

The first task in the first year of Yanping was spring ploughing. On the streets on both sides of the city, the ice and snow have not completely thawed. Although the spring day is warm, the spring breeze is still a little cold. The branches have not yet sprouted. On this day, the street was bustling with onlookers and Yu Linwei who opened the way.

Dressed in brand-new black red uniforms, the Yulin children lined up along both sides of the road with halberds. When the Son of Heaven and the hundred officials were about to travel, they had to guard both sides of the road to prevent the foolish people who did not know the etiquette from colliding with the car.

The Son of Heaven was a symbol of supreme authority, and he represented the entire Han Dynasty. So his every move is also very symbolic. For example, this spring ploughing. The Son of Heaven drove in a car, followed by hundreds of civil and military officials. They went out of the city to a cultivated field. At this time, some officials have already chosen to advocate a film to play the gods of wind, thunder, clouds and rain here. Then he invited hundreds of people, including nearby good families and village elders, to watch the ceremony.

After reading a beautiful prose, two officials from Dasi Nong and Shaofu appeared with cattle, and at this time, there were two elders to help support the plow. The designated peasants then carry various agricultural tools, such as hoes, dung baskets, etc., and follow them to work as farmers. The advocacher next to him led the people to sing the Taiping Song together.

After the performance, it was the turn of the Son of Heaven, who held the whip in his left hand and the plough in his right hand. With the support of two village elders, a small piece of land was ploughed in the field. In this way, even if he has completed the task of pro-farming. Then the Son of Heaven returned to the car and sat down to watch the performances led by Taifu Yang Biao, the general Liu Bei and others. Finally, it is the appearance of the pro-steroid order. He was a magistrate of the Steroids, and his task was to sow seeds. After he had ploughed the land, sown the seeds, and covered the ground. He advocated and the representatives of the people immediately offered five grains to the emperor, saying that with the hard work of His Majesty the emperor this year, there will be a bumper harvest and good weather.

The Son of Heaven took over the grains, all the officials knelt, and the mountains shouted long live! So far, the rite has been completed. After returning to the city, the emperor held a banquet and celebrated with the officials.

It was a lively day, and the Son of Heaven was also quite interested. As a representative of the empire, he usually lives in the palace, but this time it is a rare trip out of the city. I saw the mountains in the distance and the water in the distance. I saw the people, the cattle, and the land. And the whole ceremony is much easier than the court meeting.

After persuading the cultivators, Liu Bei returned to his home, looked at the results of the official inspection of the previous year, and fell into deep thought. Qing and Xu are the most stable, as for You, Merge and Ji, because they are newly attached to the land, people's hearts are unstable, so they can't be called any governance. Originally, he decided to wait and see. But time is not waiting, and Bingzhou and Youzhou are border states, shouldering the heavy responsibility of fighting against the Hu people, while Jizhou is a rare rich land, if you don't send capable officials to govern, it's really a loss.

Looking at the heavy list in his hand, Liu Bei was also full of emotion, he couldn't imagine that there were so many talents in his hands.

Looking at this long list, Liu Bei couldn't believe it. Not to mention the older generation, Zhuge Liang, Lu Yi, Pang Tong, Liu Ji, Li Yan and other younger generations have all governed a county under his command. I think that after a period of experience, they will move to a higher position.

After thinking about it again and again, Liu Bei circled three more names. In a few years, Fu Gan was the Gaoyang Order, Huang Xu was the Le Cheng Order, and Jin Xuan was the Hejian Phase. Fu Gan and Huang Xu have been in the academy for a long time, and they have been running errands for the officials in the palace for a long time, and it is time to let them out. As for Jin Xuan, Liu Bei did not use it when he first came last year. But he wanted to drag it out and let him go to Jizhou to give him a tuntian.

Jin Xuan came to Qingzhou and saw that all the civil and military officials had official positions, but he was ignored by Liu Bei, and his heart was also depressed. However, he has always been generous, except for the fact that he is not very good-looking on his face, but he is fine.

This time, he was appointed as the prime minister of the river, but it was a surprise. After receiving the complaint in the house, the old wife smiled happily and said to Jin Xuan: "Husband, the general has not forgotten you, and the concubine will go to buy some wine and food to congratulate her husband." ”

Jin Xuan also swept away the gloom in his heart. He is not an official fan, but he prides himself on being diligent in royal affairs in Jingzhou, and he does not dare to slack off, and he has no merit and hard work. After returning to the north, he had nothing to do, and he was naturally uncomfortable in his heart.

Now that Liu Bei has been appointed, his discomfort will naturally disappear. His wife bought drinks, and he sat quietly in his study. Suddenly, the servant came and reported: "Lord, there is a messenger outside the door, and the general has an invitation." ”

Jin Xuan was taken aback, and hurriedly welcomed the messenger in, and then after changing his clothes, he followed the messenger into Liu Bei's mansion.

Liu Bei saw Jin Xuan in the mansion. This is a middle-aged man who is more than seven feet long and has a kind face. After Liu Bei asked Jin Xuan to sit down, he said to Jin Xuan: "Yuanji, you have come to Qingzhou, you have a position at this time, do you have any grievances in your heart?" ”

As soon as Jin Xuan sat down, he immediately stood up, bowed his hand to Liu Bei, and said: "With the protection of the general, it is enough to have no worries about food and clothing, how dare you be greedy." There are no complaints. ”

When Liu Bei heard this, he looked at Jin Xuan, and said with a smile: "I don't need to use the Yuan machine." I originally wanted to stay in the Yuan machine to serve in the court. Later, I thought of Jizhou Xinding, and there were no powerful ministers out of the town, and I was uneasy. So he has been silent until now. Yuanji has not rested for a long time, and I have to work hard, and I am at fault. ”

When Jin Xuan heard Liu Bei say this, his heart was very happy. Then he said to Liu Bei: "Spin a mortal body, inherit the wrong love of the general." I am grateful, and I am willing to die for the general! ”

Liu Bei laughed: "Yuanji, don't die with you, go to the river, live a good life to appease the people, persuade agriculture and mulberry, build water conservancy, restore production, and increase efforts to reclaim wasteland, this is the right thing." I hope that when the grain harvest is harvested this year, Yuanji can satisfy me! ”