Chapter 44: Liu Bei's Choice
The Yellow Turban army went to all places to realize Zhang Jiao's dream of dominating the world. But what Zhang Jiao and the mysterious man didn't know was that due to the problems of military rations and military expansion, coupled with the general low quality of the Yellow Turban generals, there were many people who were greedy for small profits and forgot about justice! Almost all the Yellow Turban army burned, killed and robbed the country. The people complained, and the Yellow Turban army had gradually changed from a savior in the hearts of the people to a bandit. However, Zhang Jiao did not know the changes at this time, but he just kept receiving news of victory from generals from all over the country.
However, since Cheng Yuanzhi set out in Guangzong, the leaders and counties along the way fled, and soldiers fled, and the prefectures and counties were lost. However, the villages formed a group to protect themselves, but they were not as powerful as Liu Ming. They were all destroyed by Cheng Yuanzhi's gatherings. Wherever Cheng Yuanzhi went, he burned the government, robbed the towns and towns, collected gold, silver, grain and grass for military use, and took away the Qingzhuang Township to expand his military equipment. He slowly approached Fanyang of Youzhou, which scared Liu Yan, the prefect of Youzhou.
When Liu Yan heard that the bandits were about to arrive, he quickly summoned the captain Zou Jing to discuss. Zou Jing said, "Sir, there are many Yellow Turban thieves now, and when they first set up, their morale is strong and they cannot be controlled. However, my soldiers have been in peace for many years, and they are old and have poor military service, their morale is sluggish, and their personnel are scarce. I am afraid that Youzhou will be difficult to defend."
Liu Yan said: "What can you do if things have come to this point? Could it be that as my Han family members, I will die in the city?"
"No need!" Zou Jing said.
"Oh! What are your tricks? Tell me quickly!" Liu Yan didn't care about his identity at this time and urged him all over.
Zou Jing said calmly: "Don't panic, I have many heroes in the Youzhou area. There are one person named Ming Gong who can attract them to help them solve this worry and will definitely maintain peace in Youzhou!"
Liu Yan was overjoyed and asked, "Who is this?"
Zou Jing said: "This person is the chief official of the former vassal state of Liaodong County. He was also the magistrate of Zhuo County. Later, he obtained 3,000 elite cavalry from our province, and the court gave him the talisman to governor."
Liu Yan frowned and said, "Are you talking about Gongsun Bogui?"
"It's this person!" Zou Jing said calmly.
Liu Yan sighed and said, "This man led three thousand elite cavalry, Pingbianzhang, Han Sui's rebellion, was extremely brave, and dozens of people who were good at riding and shooting. They all rode white horses and were left and right. They were known as "White Horse Yicong" Chang Tun, and the left and right people of this man were the heroes of the world. How could I not know? However, this man was stubborn and self-righteous, and he was in charge of the talisman and governor, and had been disobedient for a long time! He often wanted to take me and replace him. How could he help me at this time? Let's make another discussion!"
Zou Jing frowned and said, "At this time, the country is in danger, will he still be so ignorant of the general situation? But since Ming Gong wants to find another way, I will recommend another person to Ming Gong. Such a person can be enough to ensure that I can be unobstructed in Youzhou!"
Liu Yan was happy and asked, "Who else deserves such praise from you?"
"This person is not someone else, but your family. Not long ago, I came to report that the Yellow Turban thief invaded me. At the same time, it was said that your nephew also destroyed the 50,000 Yellow Turban army. Destroying the Yellow Turban is like a game, easy to turn around! Destroying the 50,000 Yellow Turban but there are no casualties in itself. The Yellow Turban thief who came to my Youzhou this time was only 50,000. If your nephew was willing to help you, my Youzhou would be safe and sound."
Liu Yanxin said: Why are you so unhappy to speak? You finished speaking together. But it was hard to blame Zou Jing at this time. He could only ask hurriedly: "Is it my nephew who has such skills?"
"Don't you know, Ming Gong?" Zou Jing asked Liu Yan strangely. But as soon as he saw Liu Yan was about to eat him, he quickly added: "Isn't it just that you just recognized your nephew, and you also marked a piece of land for him not long ago. His name is Liu Ming, and his name is Hanguang."
Liu Yan suddenly said, "It turned out to be him! I didn't expect this person to have such skills. Well, this person was the one I recognized the genealogy and was also the official position I recommended. Usually, Han Guang, the nephew, is filial, always presents some fresh things to me from time to time, and has close contact with my child. If he really has such skills, he can also find great use. OK! You can invite him to serve and tell him, and just say that it was me who said that if he can maintain peace in Youzhou, I will report to the current emperor and recommend it to his great official position!"
Zou Jing received the order to deliver the letter. However, Zou Jing did not dare to pass through the Yellow Turban army to Liu Ming's Hu Xiaohe Villa to report the letter, so he had to come to the other courtyard of Liu Ming's Hu Xiaohe Villa in Zhuo County to deliver the letter, so that Liu Ming could pass it on. However, Zou Jingxin passed it through Liu Ming's goshawks, but Zou Jing's followers were not intimate. In the hotel, he had a few more glasses of sorghum wine, and even leaked the news that the Yellow Turban was so difficult to stop. In this Zhuo County, there was Zhang Fei, and behind the Tigers Villa, which was exciting was that everyone was in Zhuo County. Everyone was fond of martial arts. After hearing the news of the Yellow Turban chaos, some did not believe that the Yellow Turban was so powerful and vicious, and they only used this news as a drink and a joy to listen to; some believed that Zhang Fei was great, Liu Ming, the six owners of the manors were powerful, and the Yellow Turbans were just clowns who were not afraid of, those who came here before
Didn’t the Yellow Turbans that preached in the country have all been exposed by the master Liu Da’s mansion and driven away? This time, this is the case. But a hero smelled a slight smell of the coming of troubled times. This person is not very fond of studying, and everyone who knows him says that he is kind and taciturn, but he is not as happy and angry as he is. Moreover, this person is brave and martial, and has great ambitions in secret, and is dedicated to making friends with heroes in the world. Speaking of this, everyone should know who this person is, good! This person is Liu Bei and Liu Xuande. This person is Liu Bei, the great-grandson of Emperor Jing of Han, the descendant of Liu Sheng, the King of Zhongshan Jing. In the past, Liu Zhen, the son of Liu Sheng, was named Zhuolu Pavilion in Wu of Han, and later lost his time on gold. That is, when the emperor sacrificed his ancestral temple, he did not hand over four taels of gold to assist in the sacrifice. As a result, he violated the rules of his ancestors and made the emperor look inferior.
He was excited, so he was exempted from his title. To use modern words, he was deprived of political rights for life due to tax evasion. In short, from that night, Liu Bei's branch became an ordinary person from a high-ranking steward. Liu Bei's grandfather Liu Xiong and his father Liu Hong all hoped to revive their ancestral business. When Liu Bei was a child, he instilled and educated Liu Bei to the benefit of the whole world. Even when Liu Bei was playing with other naughty children at a young age, there was a big mulberry tree in the southeast of his family, which was more than five feet high and was shaped like a car hood, which led to the young Liu Bei blurting out: "I am the emperor, so I should ride this car hood." When his uncle Liu Yuanqi heard it, he did not think it was offensive, but praised: "This is a very human!" Since then, he often sponsored Liu Bei's family. Liu Bei has grown up with the high hopes of the family.
At the age of 15, Liu Bei had been worshipping Zheng Xuan and Lu Zhi, and had a discipleship ceremony, and was a disciple. He also made friends with many friends such as Gongsun Zan. After returning from school, he made a living by weaving mats and selling shoes. Now when Liu Bei heard this news, he thought to himself: When will I revive my family? Today, my classmate Gongsun Zan has become a high-ranking official. It is better to go and seek a background. Liu Bei had made up his mind to plan, so he resolutely abandoned his family business and defected to Gongsun Zan. With his previous friendship with Gongsun Zan and Liu Bei's smoothness, he was really good at everything. He was like a fish in water. In a few days, he got the most favor from the superiors and subordinates of Gongsun Zan. After a while, Liu Bei became the second person in Gongsun Zan.
Chapter completed!