After this battle, Liu Bei completely unified Yongliang and surrendered nearly 200,000 troops from Xiliang.

Liu Bei took his essence and reorganized the most elite 100,000 soldiers into an army, and his strength expanded again.

After Liu Bei returned to Chang'an, he suppressed his ministers loyal to Liu Xie with iron-blooded means.

Based on the principle that he would rather kill than let go, he carried out a major purge on the Chang'an court.

All the ministers who signed the edict, including Dong Cheng, died under Liu Bei's butcher's knife.

Since then, only Liu Bei’s voice is left in the entire court.

Liu Bei's confidant counselor Wei Yu advised him:

"Lord, Your Majesty is getting older and his thoughts are getting more and more.

I think it's time to find a queen for His Majesty."

Liu Bei knew the meaning of elegance when he heard the strings.

The queen Wei Yu mentioned must be their own people, and he must be able to control the little emperor.

However, the queen is in a high position and will inevitably be in the same position as Liu Xie over time. If she chooses the wrong person, it will be a lot of trouble for Liu Bei.

He pondered and asked Wei Yu:

"Master Wei, the Empress is the mother of a country, and ordinary women from aristocratic families may not be able to get to the eyes of the Lord.

I wonder if Mr. Wei has a suitable candidate?"

Wei Yu said:

"The old minister has already been selected for the queen.

My son Wei Zhen died young, leaving his daughter-in-law Ruhua to live in the old minister's house.

Ruhua is gentle and virtuous, and comes from my Wei family. It is perfect for her to be with the emperor.

Moreover, Ruhua has excellent martial arts skills and can keep His Majesty safe in times of crisis."

Liu Bei nodded and said:

“There is such a strange woman.

Well, let the emperor accept Ruhua as his queen."

In the afternoon, Wei Yu led Ruhua into the palace to pay homage to Liu Bei.

Ruhua twisted her fat body and squeezed out a charming smile that she thought was about to be said to Liu Bei;

"The little woman is like a flower, pay homage to the Grand Sima."

Liu Bei looked at the woman who was big and thick in front of him and had a strong stench on her body, and almost vomited out the overnight meal.

He thought to himself that this old guy Wei Yu is quite a shame. He found such a bad wife to be the queen for the emperor.

Just like Ruhua's figure and appearance, can Liu Xie be interested in visiting her?

However, Liu Xie's happiness is not important in Liu Bei's heart. As long as this evil woman can take good care of the little emperor, it is not impossible to make her the queen.

What's more, it was a good thing for Liu Bei that the young emperor could not give birth to children.

After all, in Chang'an, Liu Bei was the biggest member of the royal family. Once the little emperor had no descendants, his descendants could naturally inherit the throne.

Liu Bei endured his disgust and said to Ruhua:

“Mrs.

Mr. Wei has already told you about making you the last thing?

What do you think?"

Ruhua responded to Liu Bei with her excitement:

“Everything is decided by the general.

If the little woman is lucky enough to become the queen, she will be the leader of the general."

Seeing that Ruhua was quite tactful, and that her advancement was also very beneficial to her, Liu Bei nodded and said:

"Okay, it's you.

Go back and prepare.

Choose a good day and let you marry Your Majesty.”

Liu Bei's words determined Liu Xie's future fate.

There are many court officials recently executed by Liu Bei, and Liu Xie is huddling in the palace and trembling.

He didn't realize at all what kind of tragic life he was about to face.

After Liu Bei seized Yongliang, he rewarded the meritorious ministers. For a time, the people under Liu Bei were very happy and all wanted to recommend Liu Bei as the emperor.

However, everyone did not dare to advise Liu Bei directly, so they could only discuss with Wei Yu and Sima Yi, two of Liu Bei's confidant advisers.

Wei Yu was very serious and squinted and said to everyone:

"I have already been concerned about this matter, please come back."

After everyone left, Wei Yu said to Sima Yi:

"Zhongda, what do you think of the lord as emperor at this time?"

Sima Yi shook his head and said:

"It's not the time. Although the lord occupied Guanzhong and Yongliang, the strength of the princes such as Yuan Shu, Yuan Shao, and Cao Cao was not weak.

If you rashly proclaim yourself, you will inevitably become the target of public criticism and your fate will not be much better than Liu Yan.

You can temporarily advise the lord to advance to become kings, so as to unite people's hearts."

Wei Yu nodded and said:

"Zhongda's words are very good, so let's go and give advice to the lord."

...

Shouchun City, Shenwei Hou Mansion.

Yuan Shu was wearing a snow-white cloak and Diao Chan, and Cai Wenji's two beloved wives were walking in the garden.

Although the winter in Shouchun is not as cold as Chang'an, there is also a cool feeling in the air and you must wear it thicker.

Although Cai Wenji held Yuan Shu's arm, she said to him angrily:

"Senior brother, didn't you say you wouldn't bring your sisters back again when you went out this time?

What happened to Miss Feng?"

Yuan Shu smiled awkwardly:

"This is not the case, I will definitely pay attention next time..."

Diao Chan looked at Yuan Shu's embarrassing attitude of begging for mercy and couldn't help but cover her mouth and smiled:

"Cousin, don't be nervous, we are not jealous women.

My cousin married and took concubines for the sake of Yuan's prosperity, right?"

Yuan Shu nodded in guilt and replied:

"It's still my cousin understands me."

Cai Wenji snorted:

"Senior brother goes back on his word, he must be compensated."

Yuan Shu thought about it and said to Cai Wenji in a tentative manner:

"Why would I go to your two courtyards to rest for three days in a row? Is this okay?"

Cai Wenji directly stretched out her small hand and showed her five fingers:

"No, three days are not enough.

Five days!

We will forgive you in five days.”

Yuan Shu suddenly felt cold sweat on his forehead, feeling that there were too many wives and concubines sometimes not a good thing.

Diao Chan quietly approached Yuan Shu's ear and whispered:

"Don't worry, Miss Feng, I have been placed in the courtyard of the mansion.

There is also Mrs. Wu from the south of the city. I won’t tell Wen Ji, hehe…”

Yuan Shu thought to himself that Diao Chan even knew Wu Xian, and it seemed that he was not secret enough.

Fortunately, my cousin is sensible, otherwise the back house would be very easy to be messy.

Just when Yuan Shu was embarrassed, Xi Zhi, wearing a blue cloak, walked into the garden.

Even though it was the middle of winter, Xi Zhicai still waved the folding fan in his hand, which was also a strange scenery.
To be continued...