Chapter Thirty-Eight: Leading the Quartet
Liu Qi's words are very direct, but it is said that it is non-toxic, so there is no need to fight so many twists and turns between father and son.
Is Liu Qi right?
Liu Biao asked himself, what his son said was indeed right.
He has lived for almost fifty years, and has never seen anything in the ups and downs of the officialdom for many years. Just in terms of his knowledge, there are not many people in the world who are better than him.
People with a lot of knowledge will naturally easily understand right or wrong.
But it is a bit difficult to accept this matter in your heart. After all, Liu Biao has always been a kind of pure thought. Now that he can change it, he will undoubtedly reshape his personality.
Not to mention Liu Qi, a time traveler, this is difficult to do even if he travels through the entire psychological medical team.
So Liu Qi doesn't expect to change his original thoughts, it's enough to just let him compromise properly.
But it is useless to force him to compromise and reason with him. He needs to understand it himself and give him a guide.
"Father, how much is Guigen this year?" Liu Qi asked suddenly.
Liu Biao was stunned when he heard this, wondering why Liu Qi suddenly asked him this.
He said unhappyly: "Oh, my son! I really don't make progress. Why did I forget even the time when I was a father? I have eight forty years this year..."
When he said this, Liu Biao was silent.
He seemed to have suddenly thought of something.
Time is endless.
He is almost fifty years old and has been ups and downs throughout his life. He finally came to Jingzhou and became a supervisor. He had an opportunity to achieve great success in his later years.
But there are huge variables in this opportunity right now... This variable is the Jingchu family.
If this time fails, in the fifty years, will it be possible to wait for another opportunity like this?
If I lose this time, I will no longer have hope in this life.
At this moment, what are you still concerned about when you are not clear or not? Elegant people are not elegant, and cruel officials are cruel officials!
Liu Biao was silent for a while and slowly spoke: "If you want to balance the clan and limit the power of the prominent clan, you have to use this cruel official?"
"The child thinks that now my father and I are sailing on the back of the water, and if we don't advance, we will retreat. As long as we are capable of helping our father and son, we should not consider our previous records and recruit them with all our might."
Liu Biao sighed: "Since you want to use this cruel official... Then you will do this... Let your father recruit a cruel official himself, but I really can't open this mouth for my father."
Liu Qi knew that with Liu Biao's nature of cherishing his feathers, he was very determined to be able to agree to appoint Man Chong.
I should be content...but there is another problem.
Liu Qi also visited Man Chong in Shanyang and met Man Chong, but at that time, Man Chong gave Liu Qi the feeling...
Too cold, too cold and too unhuman.
No matter how hard Liu Qi works, it is difficult to get along with his friendship.
Although Liu Biao agreed, would Man Chong agree to come to Jingzhou?
"Is there anyone else available?" Liu Biao spoke again, interrupting Liu Qi's thinking.
"There is another person from Jingchu."
"Jingchu local?"
Liu Qi said: "I heard that Zhangling's lieutenant Wen Pin was a general. He was formerly under the jurisdiction of Nanyang County Zhang Zi. Zhang Zi killed Sun Jian. The military academies of other counties in Nanyang County either bowed to Yuan Shu or feared Sun Jian's troops and retreated. Only Wen Pin guarded Zhangling County alone and abides by his duties. He neither flattered Yuan Shu nor left his post without permission. He is actually a loyal man."
Liu Biao responded very simply and said, "Okay, he is both a loyal and righteous man and a captain of Jingchu County. Then he drafted the transfer order. Zhuo came to Xiangyang City from Zhangling. Anyway, Nanyang County is currently under Yuan Shu's hands, so he asked Na Wen to stay in Zhangling County, and there was no place to use his skills. After a long time, if Yuan Shu was surrendered, it would be unbeautiful... If this person returns to Xiangyang, he will be under your command."
"promise."
After hearing Liu Biao's words, Liu Qi's eyes narrowed slightly, and a trace of light flashed through them.
It was just because he heard Liu Biao mention Nanyang County just now.
Nanyang County... The first county in the Han Dynasty, the most populous county!
At the same time, it is the northern gate of Nanjun. I will take it back from Yuan Shu sooner or later!
After taking it back, as long as Nanyang County is independent of the existing territory of Jingzhou and the Nanjun clan is not allowed to interfere in its military and political affairs, the balance of the bargaining chips of Jingzhou will be tilted from the clan to the Liu clan.
By then, the Liu family will have the final say in Jingzhou.
"Father, maybe these are the ones."
Liu Biao waved his hand and said, "Okay... I'm tired of my father, so let's go and rest first. All the people you recommend to my father will use... But what kind of job should I use for that man-god? For my father, I have to think about it carefully. Let's find a way to summon them to come first."
Liu Qi couldn't help but smile bitterly when he heard this.
What you think is quite beautiful! It’s easy for others to say, whether Man Chong can come depends on God’s will.
...
The next day, Liu Qi wrote letters on behalf of Liu Biao and bought gifts, and handed over letters to Li Dian, Wenpin and Man Chong respectively.
Liu Biao also booked a letter to summon Juncai from the Liu clan of Shanyang to Jingzhou.
Huang Zu also helped Liu Biao to pacify Jiangxia County and was named the governor of Jiangxia County, and served as the governor of Jiangxia County for Liu Biao.
Su Fei, who assisted Liu Biao with Huang Zu, was named the commander of Jiangxia.
The reason why it is said to be "introduction" rather than "responsible" is that all the county and county magistrates need to be granted the title of Luoyang. Liu Biao can recommend and submit a memorial to the court to serve as their county magistrate and county chief magistrate, but it is hard to say whether the court has approved it or not.
The same is true for the Nanjun Commander, including Cai Mao.
Ultimately, it is not legitimate.
...
In Jingzhou, Xiang Lang, Wang Wei, Han Xuan and others were recommended by famous families to Liu Biao. After Liu Biao considered each person's words, deeds, character, and talents, he made good use of them.
But among all the new Jingzhou officials, the only one was Liu Biao personally visited and asked him to come out to help.
This person can be said to be the most dazzling existence in this personnel transfer in Jingzhou, namely Song Zhong, a native of Nanyang.
Liu Qi understood why Liu Biao valued Song Zhong so much.
Song Zhong was a great scholar of the times, as famous as Zheng Xuan. He had ten volumes of notes on the Book of Changes, nine volumes of "Taixuan Jing", and thirteen volumes of "Fayan Notes".
Zheng Xuan of the North and Zhong of the Southern Song Dynasty were known to the world.
If Liu Biao wanted to promote the official school in Jingzhou, he would have to have such a great scholar in charge.
Since you want to run a school, you must have a well-known principal or professor to increase the popularity of the school, right?
Song Zhong is the cornerstone of Liu Biao's dream realization, and it is a very simple truth.
The several talents invited by Liu Qi finally arrived in Nanjun one after another after a period of time.
First, Zhangling's captain Wenpin accepted the order to transfer the governor and led 1,700 county soldiers from Zhangling County to Xiangyang.
Long before Yicheng eliminated the thieves, Liu Qi learned about Wen Pin's existence on the Jingzhou Military Household Clan.
However, Liu Qi did not use him because of his identity at that time.
Liu Qi met Wen Pin.
During the communication with Wenpin, Liu Qi learned that he had been excluded by the Nanjun Zong family before and had never entered the military center of Jingzhou.
When Wenpin learned that Liu Qi had killed fifty-five thieves leaders, he expressed his admiration on the spot.
Wenpin was a man with great ambitions. Liu Qi had a deep conversation with him and found that there was no such thing as a vain man in his reputation.
Wen Pin is scheming and not good at speaking, but he is straight and calm in dealing with things. He is a person who can entrust big things in his personality.
Speaking of military aspects, Liu Qi felt that if Huang Zhong was compared, Huang Zhong would be the fire of the group, and Wen Pin was like quiet water. Although he could not compare to Huang Zhong, he could charge forward, but in terms of defense skills, Liu Qi felt that he was better than Huang Zhong.
Afterwards, Liu Qi took Wenpin to meet Liu Biao.
But most of Liu Biao's attention is now discussed with Song Zhong to establish an official school, so he just met county-level lieutenants like Wen Pin and appointed Wen Pin as a Sima of another department under Liu Qi, so he had to do it.
Wen Pin was originally a captain Zhang Ling. If he was transferred to the army, he would actually be demoted, but he didn't care.
The main reason is Liu Qi, the current Xiangyang Camp Captain. If it is transferred at the right time, wouldn’t Wen Pin want to steal Liu Qi’s position?
If Liu Qi wants to lead Wenpin, he can only be wronged and demoted Wenpin.
But for Wen Pin, working directly under the command of the governor of Jingzhou and the prince is completely different from being a captain in the subordinate county, and the development of the next day is also inconsistent.
Moreover, Liu Biao did not reduce his salary in Wen's rank. As Liu gradually stabilized in Jingzhou in the future, he would be able to find him back sooner or later. Wen's rank was quite confident in this regard.
Afterwards, Liu Qi cited a text to meet Huang Zhong, Liu Pan and others, and everyone discussed military affairs and military training methods together.
During the discussion, Wen Pin explained some of his experience in training troops. His method was quite like the ancient famous generals. For example, if the soldiers had no food, he would not eat, the soldiers would not rest, he would not sleep, the soldiers would overcome the hardships of training troops, the soldiers would lead by example, and the like, which was deeply admired by Huang Zhong.
Then, all the troops under Liu Qi were handed over to train by Huang Zhong and Wenpeng.
...
Shortly after Wenpin arrived in Xiangyang, someone brought him to Nanjun with him, and the person who came was Li Dian, who now lives in Chengfeng.
About a year ago, Liu Qi and Li Dian met in Juye, Shanyang. One was the commander-in-chief who managed the county's security and the other was the social elder brother. They had a complex relationship that was indescribable and complicated, and there were also interests entanglements between them, which made their friendship become more and more profound in this year.
Regardless of ancient and modern times, the deep friendship of adults is mostly based on the intersection of interests.
"Boyu!"
When Li Dian saw Liu Qi, he stepped forward and grabbed Liu Qi's hand, and said with concern: "The brother quietly resigned from his position as a county magistrate that day and left Juye. How could he not send anyone to tell him to be a brother? He really disregarded his friendship with each other for a long time! Could it be that Boyu could not believe me, Li Dian?"
Liu Qi laughed for a while and said, "How can Qi forget the love between brother and me? But the things Qi did when he came to Jingchu were dangerous. If you told your brother, you might have implicated you. Now the overall situation has been decided. Liu Qi specially sent a letter to ask his brother to come to Jingchu to do some big things. I wonder if your brother is willing to help you?"
Chapter completed!