Chapter 254: Intimidating the Four Directions, Ending this Year's War

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Fa Zheng was overjoyed when he heard this; such a matter was indeed difficult to accomplish, but once done well, it would serve as the best recognition of his abilities. Thus, he no longer hesitated and accepted the task on the spot.

"Zichuan, you will continue to take on some extra responsibilities as before," Liu Bei said, not giving Chen Xi any political duties but leaving him with that sentence, which meant that Chen Xi still had the authority to control all civil officials.

"Understood," Chen Xi nodded and said.

Once everything was settled, Liu Bei didn't say much more, only hosting a banquet to entertain everyone as usual, and Fa Zheng once again enjoyed boiled mutton in plain water, his sense of loss from the previous criticisms completely disappearing.