Fu Zhu was taken aback, and asked repeatedly: "The lord still wants to promote Liu Bei?" ”

Liu Bei's current official position is the literary engagement of the Chongwen Department of the Ministry of Rites, which is one grade lower than that of the Wailang, and he is an official from the sixth grade. It stands to reason that the highest official of Nichinan County is Nichinan Taishou, an official of the five grades. And the official position that Liu Xin is about to appoint to Liu Bei is called a literary promotion envoy, which is under the jurisdiction of Rinan County. Liu Xin just said that two is not enough, so if you say that this literary promotion envoy is at least an official from the fifth grade, then he is at the same level as the county Cheng and Changshi, and he is also a high-ranking official in the county government.

Liu Xin smiled and said: "This literary promotion envoy doesn't need to give him a little power, nor does he need to transfer manpower, even the school in Rinan County doesn't need him to take care of it, but the level can be set a little higher, just set a fourth grade." ”

Frustrated, he said, "From the fourth grade? Isn't it half a level higher than Taishou? Since there is no need to do anything for the promotion of literature, what should he do at such a high level? ”

Liu Xin said: "It's not that you don't have to do anything, you can let him go to Rinan County to collect style." ”

Fu Zhu asked with a blank face, "What does it mean to collect wind?" ”

Liu Xin said without thinking: "The so-called style collection is to let him appreciate the good scenery of Rinan County and work hard to write a few good articles." When will he write a good article, and when will he be allowed to return to the Central Plains! ”

Liu Bei has not been able to read since he was a child, although he has great ambitions, this article is not well written. When he heard Liu Xin's explanation, he couldn't help laughing and said, "The meaning of the lord, the subordinates understand, that is, to send Liu Bei to Rinan to retire." Hehe, the lord can be regarded as benevolent and righteous to him. ”

"Pension? He wants to be beautiful! Liu Xin suddenly said hatefully, "Liu Bei has always refused to settle down, doesn't he like to toss?" This time, I'll let him toss enough, not only let him toss, but I also have to find someone to toss him! ”

has followed Liu Xin for many years, and it is the first time to see Liu Xin make such a big fire, it seems that Liu Bei has always refused to submit sincerely, and he is entangled in Liu Bang's affairs, and finally touched Liu Xin's scales, which is going to be real.

He didn't dare to ask more, so he got up and said, "Please rest assured, my subordinates will go and draft orders." ”

Liu Xin waved his hand and said, "The first order can be issued immediately, and the second order is not busy first." I have already asked someone to send an expedited letter of 800 li to Feng Lie, explaining that he should do one thing, and when Feng Lie has a reply, it will not be too late to send a second order. ”

Before dawn the next day, Cai He was waiting outside the door of the state governor's mansion. After the last envoy to Dawan and other countries, Liu Xin promised that his official position had not been settled, and he didn't dare to ask, but he looked forward to someone coming from the governor's mansion every day, but he didn't come to the left or right. Finally, it was nearly noon yesterday, and the eldest sister Cai Yue suddenly came to the house and brought a letter of appointment, which was an official document stamped with the seal of the ministry. As a result, all night, Cai He held this letter of appointment and failed to close his eyes.

Liu Xin asked Cai He to be invited into the study, patted him on the shoulder affectionately, and said: "Cai He, from today on, you will officially become an official of the Han Dynasty, work hard in the future, and don't embarrass your sister and me." ”

Yesterday, Cai He had already heard Cai Yue say that he was appointed as the Foreign Affairs Secretary this time because he wanted him to represent the Han Dynasty in several countries, but Cai Yue was not very familiar with the names of several countries that Liu Xin had said, so he couldn't remember them. Cai He couldn't help patting his chest and said: "Please tell the lord, which country will be sent this time, Cai He promises to live up to his mission." ”

Liu Xin nodded with satisfaction and said, "The mission of this mission is not very difficult, and it is still the last time the five countries. The Department of Foreign Affairs does not have Langzhong yet, as long as you work hard, you will have a future in the future. ”

Although it is still the same as the last five countries, the situation is different. This time, in addition to serving as the envoy of the Great Han, Cai He also had an important task.

Now, with the powerful military power of the Han Dynasty and the huge profits brought by the opening of trade routes, the countries of the Western Regions have completely surrendered to the Han Dynasty, and the decree of the Western Regions Protectorate is unimpeded throughout the Western Regions, and the caravans of the Han Dynasty are walking in the Western Regions as if they were walking in the Central Plains. However, in the past six months or so, although there have been many more Han caravans walking in the Western Regions than in the past, their footsteps have only stopped in the Western Regions, and they have never stepped a foot forward.

Liu Xin knew that the merchants of the Han Dynasty had always been cautious, and it was very difficult for them to go to a strange country to do adventurous things. Only when someone else takes the lead and makes sure that it is safe will these treacherous businessmen follow suit.

This time, Cai He sent an envoy to the five countries of Dawan, Wusun, Kangju, Guishan and Shenzhi, and he will lead an official caravan of the Han Dynasty as an envoy of the Han Dynasty. Because, among the "Shule Treaty" signed by Liu Xin and Dawan and the treaties to be signed with the other four countries, the most important one was that the caravans of the Han Dynasty must be allowed to travel and trade freely in these countries. If Dahan's caravan didn't go out, the treaties he had worked so hard to sign would be a piece of waste paper, meaningless.

Since it is an official caravan, it is naturally different from a private caravan. In addition to the temporarily recruited people, the caravan that Liu Xin handed over to Cai He also had an elite guard selected from the Flying Tiger guards, which could ensure the safety of the caravan, which was why Liu Xin dared to give Cai Jue a ticket. Otherwise, if Cai He really made a mistake on the road, Liu Xin really didn't like her to explain.

Of course, the bigger difference between this official caravan is the goods they carry. These goods included not only silk and white porcelain, which had been allowed to be bought and sold by private caravans, but also large quantities of tea.

Because even in the Han Dynasty, tea has just emerged. People in the West don't say that they have drunk it, I am afraid they have not even seen it. Therefore, Liu Xin also specially arranged a group of little girls who were "proficient" in the tea ceremony in the caravan. These little girls are all family members of criminals who have been confiscated into official slaves, and they say that they are proficient in the tea ceremony, but in fact, they have only undergone a few days of assault training. But there is no way to do it, no matter how good this thing is, others don't know what it is for, who will buy it?

After a few days of careful preparation, Cai He finally took the Han Dynasty's talisman and embarked on the road to the Western Regions with the official caravan, and at this time, Feng Lie also sent someone to send a reply from Jiaozhi.

In order to maintain the stability of the three counties of Jiaozhi, Jiuzhen, and Rinan, Liu Xin would not easily withdraw the Seventh Army if the Reclamation Legion had not officially taken root in the local area. However, as the chief and deputy commanders of the Second Legion, there is no need for Zhang Fei and Yan Yan to continue to stay there, they have already returned to their station a few days ago, and now the deputy commander of the Seventh Legion is Feng Lie.

Feng Lie is a barbarian, although the barbarians in Jingzhou and the barbarians in Jiaozhi, Jiuzhen, and Ninan are not of the same clan, but there is not much difference in their habits, he stayed in Jiaozhi, Jiuzhen and Rinan The three counties are also like a fish in water, in just over ten days, he and the leaders and elders of the local tribes have a hot fight, and the small life is leisurely.

However, the sudden receipt of an eight-hundred-mile urgent secret letter from Liu Xin made Feng Lie stunned. Liu Xin made an unbelievable request in the secret document, but this request was given in the form of an order. Feng Lie is a soldier, military orders are like mountains, no matter how difficult things are, as long as the order is issued, he must do it.

The order itself was simple, asking him to pick four local women. But the requirements for these four local women were extremely strict, so strict that they were a bit harsh, which made Feng Lie at a loss.

Liu Xin wanted Liu Bei to serve as the literary promoter from Sipin, and according to the decree promulgated by Liu Xin's closest proximity, officials from Sipin must marry four local women as their wives and concubines in the Jiaozhi, Jiuzhen, and Rinan areas. Needless to say, these four local women were the ones that Liu Xin asked Feng Lie to come over and prepare to arrange them for Liu Bei.

Now, with the arrival of the Agricultural Reclamation Army, the power of the Han in the three counties of Jiaozhi, Jiuzhen, and Ninan has been greatly consolidated. Because these soldiers of the Reclamation Legion are not exiled prisoners as they used to be, they are all innocent and innocent. Although they are the farmer, most of the harvest in the field goes to them. Not only that, but they also receive a large monthly salary. Under such conditions, in poor rural areas like Jiaozhi, Jiuzhen, and Rinan, it is natural not to worry about finding a daughter-in-law. The women of the area are vying to marry these soldiers.

A few days ago, there was good news again. The Han Dynasty issued another decree that not only these soldiers must marry local women, but also those who were officials must marry local women as wives and concubines. In this way, many local women who are anxious to marry the soldiers of the Agricultural Reclamation Legion also wait and see, even if the status of concubines for those who are officials is low, but they are considered to be wealthy, they don't have to work, and there are people waiting for them, where can they find such good things?

Therefore, it has been half a year since the Dahan Agricultural Reclamation Army was stationed in Jiaozhi, Jiuzhen, and Rinan, but it is not difficult to select four local women, and it is even easier to select four beautiful women.

But Liu Xin's first request was to choose four powerful local women, who were beautiful or ugly, which made it difficult for Feng Lie. If you want to be powerful, you must be tall, and the local women are mostly petite. This request alone made Feng Lie think hard.

Fortunately, these days Feng Lie has a hot fight with the leaders of various tribes, and he is the highest military governor in the Jiaozhou area. With Feng Lie's order, the various tribes of Jiaozhi, Jiuzhen, and Rinan counties were busy. In fact, most of the women of different races are not as weak as the women of the Han family, but it is still difficult to reach the standard of Kong Wu and powerful. The "big net" was cast, and only more than 30 women who met this condition were found among hundreds of thousands of people, but the appearance of these women was not flattering.