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The 20th year of Jian'an was a year when Chang'an City changed a lot. First, the population in the city decreased. It was not that the charm of Chang'an City faded, but that with the construction of the sub-cities of Duling County, Baling County and Xianyang County, a large number of middle and lower-class populations were evacuated to the sub-city. This made many old houses in Chang'an City demolished and the construction of new houses, making Chang'an City more neat and orderly, with various buildings magnificent, and the shadow of the strong Han Dynasty appeared faintly.

Another major change in Chang'an City is the sharp decrease in commercial stores. As a result, a spacious and flat official road was built between the sub-city and the main city, both sides of the official road immediately became a commercially dense place. A large number of shops were moved outside the city, including shops, business shops, markets, temples, taverns, hostels, brothels, music houses, dance houses, martial arts halls, gambling halls, etc.

This is not a forced order by the government, but a result of interests. The city gate must be closed at the hour of the 19th day of Chang'an City, and a curfew is imposed in the whole city after the Batong Gu. This restricts business to a large extent, and there is no restriction on moving outside the city.

In addition, you can enter and exit the city gate at night without closing all night. This is a great benefit for shops doing nighttime business, but more importantly, the land rent is cheap, the convenience of the guys going home, the merchants recognize the profits, and the relocation of shops has become a big trend.

Shops moved out, civilians moved out, and a large amount of land was empty, so the court built many official buildings on these lands, such as officials, post stations, official residences, etc.

With the arrival of the New Year in the 24th year of Jian'an, officials from all over the country rushed to Chang'an, making the city of Chang'an become lively again.

In the Han system, a dynasty is held every day to celebrate the arrival of the new year. Then a banquet of officials is held to reward military officers who have worked hard for a year. This was originally a court etiquette system, and local princes should not follow the example, otherwise they would be suspected of being usurped.

However, at the end of the Han Dynasty when the rituals and music were broken, various systems of the court had long been imitated by princes from all over the country, including the New Year's Day. When he was in Jingzhou, Liu Biao held the New Year's Day on the Sunday of the year, requiring officials from all counties and magistrates from Jingzhou to rush to Xiangyang to participate in the dynasty.

After Liu Jing inherited the governor of Jingzhou, the New Year dynasty stopped and later resumed after seizing Yizhou. However, he did not force local officials from various counties to participate. If he happened to report his duties in Chengdu, he would also have to participate.

After the capital of Chang'an was established, the New Year's Day was changed to once every two years, usually in even years. This year is the 24th year of Jian'an, which is exactly even years. However, considering that every household has to hold a clan festival, local officials coming to Beijing to participate in the grand dynasty will inevitably affect the clan festival, so Pingzhangtai also stipulated that the New Year's Day is limited to the participation of officials in the capital, and local officials may not have to participate.

But the New Year's Day does not end just one day. There will be a series of activities in the next few days, including sacrifices to the community, sacrifices to heaven and earth, etc. Even the ministries of the Secretariat also have their own gatherings. It is actually an important political activity that can establish connections and unblock relationships.

For the sake of this, every official attaches great importance to it. Many local officials would rather postpone the clan festival until the fifteenth day of the first lunar month than come to Chang'an to participate in the biennial New Year dynasty.

In the early morning, before dawn, the Sima Gate in the East of Weiyang Palace slowly opened. Several officials who had already been waiting outside the palace gate began to slowly enter Wuming Square. Thousands of guards stood around the square, with high alert.

Due to the severe cold night, the palace jailin specially set up more than 20 temporary tents in the square for officials attending the court meeting to avoid the cold and keep warm. This court meeting will be attended by nearly 2,000 military officials, making each tent almost full of officials, and they are in groups of five whispering. Of course, the most common topic is the material shortage crisis in Wei State, prices soaring, and turmoil in the court and the country.

Since Liu Bei was named Weiwei, he has been recuperating in Chang'an's mansion. He rarely went out and did not see outsiders. After more than half a year of recuperation, he finally gradually recovered his health in the northern waters and soil.

Although it cannot be compared with his body when he was on the horse's battlefield, it is much better than his weak and sickness in Jiaozhou. In the most common terms, the doctors allowed him to have sex again, which restored his life to a great pleasure.

Liu Bei also received a handwritten invitation from Liu Jing to invite him to attend the New Year ceremony. Liu Jing gave him enough face, but he couldn't refuse any more, so he took a carriage to Weiyang Palace to attend the court meeting early in the morning.

Although Liu Bei was no longer a prince, his virtue was still very high. When the officials saw him, they saluted, "Uncle Liu is here too."

"See Wei Liu!"

The courtesy of everyone also made him feel embarrassed. He smiled and nodded to everyone, but his eyes were looking for the old ministers of Jiaozhou. At this time, he suddenly saw Zhuge Liang sitting in a corner, Zhuge Liang's brother Zhuge Jin, Wang Lei and Chen Dao. Liu Bei was overjoyed and walked over quickly.

Zhuge Liang and others heard someone saying hello behind him and mentioned Uncle Liu. They found that Liu Bei was coming to them. Several people quickly stood up to salute. Since they parted in Jiaozhou, everyone has never met again. Although they were all in Chang'an, Liu Bei stayed in the door and had no chance to meet him. However, they did not expect to see him here.

Without saying much excitement, everyone greeted Liu Bei, especially Chen Dao, and his voice choked, "If you can see the emperor again, I will be willing to die even if I die."

Liu Bei was moved and waved his hand and smiled, "Don't call himself a humble minister here anymore. In addition, today is the New Year. Don't say the word "death", do you understand?"

"I remember!"

"Let's sit down and talk!"

Several people sat down, Liu Bei smiled and asked Zhuge Jin first: "I heard that Yu Feng was the guard of Yu Zhang, why did he arrive in Chang'an in the New Year?"

Zhuge Jin's face turned slightly red and explained: "The New Year's Day meeting is more important. Except for the officials in Jiangdong and Jiaozhou who can't get there, basically everyone else has come. Moreover, our Zhuge family worships ancestors in Chang'an, so I came with my dog."

"It's convenient to worship ancestors in Chang'an."

Liu Bei's eyes turned to Zhuge Liang again, and his smile softened, "I haven't congratulated you yet!"

Zhuge Liang's face was a little hot, and he said apologetically: "It should be that I went to pay homage to the emperor, but I didn't have time. I just returned from Gao Nu yesterday. Kong Ming was ashamed."

"Sir, don't be ashamed. I know that the ambition of Mr. Hunter in his life was to revive the Han Dynasty and realize his ambition in Chang'an. This is a good thing. It's just that Liu Bei is incompetent and unable to realize his ambition."

Liu Bei's last sentence made the atmosphere between the people a little awkward. At this time, Wang Lei quickly changed the topic and said, "Uncle Huang's body seems to have recovered from health, which is a joyful thing!"

Liu Bei laughed, "Zhi Yang is right, health is the most pleasant thing. Even if you have a fortune but no blessing, it will be in vain."

Liu Bei had an insight into the world and was very cunning. He knew that although Liu Jing treated him well and gave him status and wealth, Liu Jing was actually not at ease with him. Letting his son Liu Chan study in Chengdu is the best example. If he is not recruited and still has the opposite intention, then Liu Chan is a hostage.

Understanding this, Liu Bei was also very cautious. He did not mention any plans for the future in front of his old friends. In fact, Liu Bei also knew that the general situation in the world was decided, and even Ma Chao could not make up the profits with the support of the Qiang people. What capital could Liu Bei have?

After thinking about this, Liu Bei knew his destiny and just wanted to live his old age peacefully. At the same time, he also hoped that his former subordinates would not cause trouble for him anymore. This is why he has been in a closed door and not seeing any guests for more than half a year.

Liu Bei pondered for a while and asked Chen again, "How about Yun Chang and Yide?"

Chen Dao hurriedly said: "General Guan is training troops in Longxi, General Zhang is training militia in Lingzhou. Guan Xing, Zhang Bao and other junior generals are all under Long's command. I also train militia in Lingzhou. But I just received the order from the Ministry of War to transfer me to Nanyang as the deputy governor. I heard that General Zhang will also transfer to Hefei."

"Where is the cloud long?" Liu Bei asked nervously.

Liu Bei knew that the observation period of the former Jiaozhou generals had ended and would be launched one after another. He hoped that his second brother Yun Chang could be reused. Although his life ultimately failed, he hoped that his second brother and brother could at least gain a certain status in the New Han Dynasty.

Zhuge Liang next to him said, "General Yun is the chief general of Pujin Pass and is responsible for attacking Hedong County. Bingzhou will be fully commanded."

Liu Bei was a little surprised. He didn't expect that Liu Jing was so magnanimous that Yun Chang was the only one who led the army. This kind of aura made him secretly admire him.

At this moment, a crisp bell rang from the square. It was time for Mao to come, and they needed to line up in front of the hall to prepare to enter the hall.

The ministers stood up one after another and came to the square. They were soon arranged in two teams, one with Fu Jiaxu, the other with Wei Liu Bei, followed by Yin Mo, Dong He, Fei Guan and others. The New Year Dynasty did not line up according to their positions, but based on qualifications and virtues.

The time finally came to Mao hour. With the sound of a cloud board, the censor in the palace shouted loudly on the jade steps, "The time has come, enter the palace!"

Amid the melodious sound of bells and chimes, two teams of guards of honor walked into the hall neatly. Nearly two thousand ministers behind slowly climbed the jade stairs and lined up to the Qinzheng Hall.

The Qinzheng Hall is magnificent, with sixteen pillars standing in the hall, with huge curtains hanging from both sides. The entire hall can accommodate 5,000 people at the same time.

In the front row, Jia Xu, Liu Bei and other cabinet masters and prime ministers could sit, while the remaining 2,000 military officials were all standing in the back row. This was just the New Year dynasty of the Han Dynasty, but it gave people the illusion that the Han Dynasty was dominating the world.

At this time, the censor in the palace shouted again: "His Royal Highness of Han is here!"

The hall suddenly became quiet, and eight officials holding golden plates were in front, and sixteen golden-armored warriors surrounded the Han King Liu Jing and walked into the hall from the side of the jade steps.

Liu Jing was wearing a robe of the Sun, Moon and Stars, wearing two crowns of Liu's family, wearing two white jade seals, and carrying a five-color golden sword of marmoset fish on his waist. He sat upright on the high throne. Everyone bowed to greet him: "See Your Highness, the King of Han!"

Liu Jing nodded and smiled, "The New Year is here, let the ministers wait for a long time, and the ceremony will begin!"

The bells and drums were ringing, and the Minister of Personnel Xu Shu represented the official, quickly walked to the jade steps, presented the New Year's greetings signed by Shangguan to Liu Jing, and said loudly: "The king is the year, and the humble minister is recommended by the official. I congratulate you on the New Year. Please accept the congratulations from the ministers..."
Chapter completed!