Chapter 415

Liu Bian slept until noon the next day before waking up.

Looking at Diao Chan, who was still fast asleep in his arms, Liu Bian kissed her on the forehead and slowly withdrew his arm to get up.

After Liu Bian was dressed, he saw that Diao Chan on the dragon bed had already woken up.

"Chan'er, you sleep a while longer; I will have someone send you lunch later. I still have matters to handle."

Seeing that Diao Chan was awake, Liu Bian said to her softly.

Diao Chan looked at Liu Bian's caring appearance before her, and a trace of sweetness flowed through her heart; afterward, thinking of their madness last night, she could not help but feel somewhat shy.

A flush appeared on Diao Chan's face, and she said to Liu Bian shyly:

"This concubine thanks Your Majesty!"

Diao Chan's shy appearance made Liu Bian feel a wave of heat, and he almost could not hold back.

At this moment, he somewhat understood why there were monarchs in ancient times who did not hold morning court.

After giving Diao Chan a fierce glare, Liu Bian suppressed the heat in his heart and turned to leave the sleeping quarters.

At this moment, Diao Chan was still somewhat puzzled as to why Liu Bian had glared at her before leaving.

However, after she stretched out those crystal-clear jade arms, she somewhat understood, and a blush could not help but appear on her face again; unfortunately, Liu Bian did not see such a beautiful scene.

Liu Bian, having left the sleeping quarters, took the Eunuch Chief Steward Li Liangcheng and headed straight for the Imperial Study.

Liu Bian had not handled much business in the Imperial Study when Eunuch Chief Steward Li Liangcheng hurried in and said respectfully to Liu Bian:

"Your Majesty, Miss Zhaoji, the daughter of Lord Cai Yong, requests an audience."

Upon hearing this, Liu Bian's expression suddenly shifted; he had actually forgotten about this matter, not expecting Cai Yan to come so early.

Immediately, he said to Li Liangcheng: "Admit her!"

"As you command!"

Li Liangcheng replied respectfully and then went outside the hall to invite Cai Yan in.

Behind Li Liangcheng followed a stunningly beautiful young girl wearing a long green dress with an elegant temperament.

However, at this moment, there was a trace of nervousness on the girl's beautiful cheeks, and her eyes were carefully observing her surroundings.

However, when the girl saw Liu Bian sitting behind the desk from afar, her body suddenly trembled.

This subtle change did not escape the senses of the two martial arts experts, Liu Bian and Li Liangcheng.

After Li Liangcheng brought Cai Yan before Liu Bian, he said to Liu Bian with full respect:

"Your Majesty, Miss Zhaoji has arrived!"

"Commoner Cai Yan pays respects to Your Majesty!"

At this moment, Cai Yan was also startled awake by Li Liangcheng's words and immediately bowed respectfully to Liu Bian.

It turned out that just a moment ago, upon seeing Liu Bian, Cai Yan had been attracted by Liu Bian's aura, and her mind had fallen into a trance for a moment.

"Miss Cai, please rise!"

To be honest, looking at Cai Yan before him, Liu Bian was truly stunned by her.

Although Cai Yan was not as beautiful as Diao Chan, her temperament as a young lady of a great family, combined with her elegant manners, would make her a goddess of temperament in later generations.

If she were to wear modern-style silk stockings, she would definitely have the air of a mature, sophisticated woman.

After Cai Yan rose, Li Liangcheng tactfully exited the Imperial Study; as a eunuch who had lived in the palace for so long, his ability to read people's expressions was perfect.

Moreover, as the Emperor of the Great Han Empire, Liu Bian had not yet married, and to be honest, the civil and military officials of the Great Han were quite anxious.

Up to now, only Diao Chan had caught the Emperor's eye; if he could now form a good marriage with the daughter of Cai Yong, that would truly be for the best.

"I wonder why Miss Cai wishes to see me? Could it be that you truly just wanted to see me once?"

Seeing Li Liangcheng exit the Imperial Study, Liu Bian asked Cai Yan before him.

Upon hearing this, Cai Yan felt a wave of nervousness in her heart, but she also knew that happiness must be fought for by oneself; if she did not seize this opportunity now, there would be no more chances in the future.

Immediately, she gathered her courage, stared at Liu Bian with stubborn eyes, and said resolutely:

"Reporting to Your Majesty, after hearing of Your Majesty's deeds, I was very curious about Your Majesty, and I thought that if I had the opportunity to see Your Majesty once in this life, it would not be a life lived in vain!"

"Hahaha, I did not expect Miss Cai to have such an evaluation of me."

After Liu Bian heard Cai Yan's words, he was also somewhat surprised.

Although he knew that his reputation in Luoyang was currently very high, he had not expected that even the famous talented woman Cai Yan from history could have such a high evaluation of him.

Moreover, he was not a fool; the look in Cai Yan's eyes when she looked at him was the same as the look Diao Chan had when she looked at him.

This made Liu Bian secretly delighted; after all, as a person from a later generation, being able to gain the favor of the talented woman Cai Yan, and given that Cai Yan's beauty was also very high, presumably no one would refuse.

Unless you held the same position as Li Liangcheng.

In the ensuing conversation, the two chatted for a long time, and Cai Yan also gathered her courage to reveal her feelings.

Liu Bian accepted gladly and told Cai Yan to come to the palace to keep Diao Chan company when she had nothing to do.

He even taught Cai Yan martial arts cultivation methods, gave her an identity jade token, and more.

Furthermore, with Liu Bian's help in providing special guidance, she had successfully entered the Postnatal First Layer realm.

And Cai Yan's talent was truly worthy of her name as a talented woman.

Name: Cai Yan

Age: 17

Realm: Postnatal First Layer

Identity: Daughter of Cai Yong

Talent: Heavenly Grade Supreme

Constitution: Green Wood Sacred Body (Not Awakened)

Technique: Heaven and Earth Creation Martial Canon

Loyalty: 100

These were the attributes of Cai Yan after cultivation; one must say that these figures who have been passed down through the ages have truly powerful attributes.

Up to now, the constitutions of these legendary figures under Liu Bian have all reached the Sacred Body level.

Those who were originally second-tier figures during the late Han and Three Kingdoms period also had constitutions at the Divine Body and Immortal Body levels.

One cannot help but marvel that this period was truly an era of heroes.

It truly corresponds to a saying passed down from later generations:

"The Three Kingdoms exhausted the spirit of heroes, while the two Jins produced only cowards!"

Near evening, Cai Yan finally rose to bid farewell to Liu Bian; before she left, Liu Bian did not forget to arrange for someone to send Cai Yan back.

After Cai Yan left, Liu Bian headed toward his sleeping quarters again.

At this time in Luoyang City, after a day had passed, under the leadership of Xun Yu, Yuan Kui, and a group of Liu Bian's trusted officials, most officials had already handed over the extra land owned by their families.

After the events in the Grand Court Assembly yesterday, no one thought about retaining the land in their hands anymore.

It is believed that by the time of the Grand Court Assembly in two days, not a single official in the court will dare to defy Liu Bian's decree.

For a time, this matter attracted the attention of the common people in Luoyang City.

After all, it was heard that Liu Bian was going to distribute the land handed over by these aristocratic families to them for planting.

And it was heard that the people of Liangzhou and Bingzhou had already been allocated land.

Therefore, the enthusiasm of the common people in the entire Luoyang City was currently running high.

It is believed that before long, the people of the entire Sili region will have land of their own.

At that time, with land of their own, plus the high-yield food provided by Liu Bian, their lives will also become better.