Chapter 267: Meeting Lu Bu for the First Time
"Yunzhong... hasn't been here for a while..." Outside Yunzhong County, a team of 500 people came here. The officer in charge looked at the city gate and sighed casually.
"The city wall has been repaired, and the streets and official roads have been rested. It seems... Oh, the prefect has a few tricks." The person next to him echoed.
"Originally, Shuofang, Wuyuan, Yunzhong, Dingxiang and Yanmen only had a chief lieutenant, but no prefect, why did he suddenly appoint a prefect here?" The man shook his head.
"It will be five years ago without a prefect. Starting from five years ago, His Majesty seemed to have reset the positions of prefect and county magistrates of five counties in order to sell official positions. Of course, no one has bought them in the past five years." Another person replied in person.
"Anyone who is willing to come here to suffer after deducting this kind of ghost place, except for those who have grown up here since childhood?" said the man in the lead disdainfully.
"But the entire Yunzhong County is indeed much more prosperous, and there seem to be a lot more shops. It is rare to come once, so it is good to buy some things back." The person next to him sighed.
Compared to Yunzhong and Wuyuan County, except for the border troops, there are not many merchants there, and there are not many people. That is really hard.
"This prefect is a little capable. I heard that he was promoted by the military achievements accumulated on the front line. He was originally a general of the Yulin Central Army in Luoyang for a period of time..." The man recalled what the Duwei said to him.
It is mainly based on the identity of the Yulin Zhonglang General and the identity of Liu Tao as a relative of the Han Dynasty. The Duwei felt that even if he could not take the initiative to make friends, he should not let the relationship break up.
Take a step back and say that on the front line of fighting against the Xianbei and the Xiongnu, if you encounter attacks from the Southern Xiongnu and the Xianbei, you will probably ask for help from Yunzhong County. In a critical moment, this can save your life!
For this reason, these five hundred people came here with hundreds of cattle and sheep and 300 good horses. The only so-called "local specialties" that can be produced in Wuyuan.
"If you don't talk about this, go in and see what it is like if you dare to be the prefect of Yunzhong." The man shouted, and the team was about to head towards the city gate.
As a result, before he could enter the city gate, he was stopped by the soldiers guarding the gate. The man did not say anything and handed over the waist sign and the documents.
In the border counties, those who fought from time to time, the soldiers were somewhat nervous. They were already very calm when they could ask questions. When they arrived at Wuyuan, they closed the city gate before dawn and then went directly to the alert state.
"It turns out they are brothers from Wuyuan County..." The soldiers guarding the city confirmed the waist sign and the documents, and their attitude was slightly better. "The county magistrate had informed me before. He said that you will come these days, and the place you stay has been prepared. You can follow me to enter the city."
The man and the soldiers around him were a little surprised.
"I'm fine!" The man bowed to the soldiers. Although the border troops were used to it, he would not be polite if others were so polite. However, he was a little uncomfortable.
Walking on the street, watching the people coming and going, it was so lively, the man felt a little moved that it was really prosperous here.
"We came last year, but this was not the case here at that time..." I had to ask the soldiers.
"Before March this year, that was really what you saw last year." The soldiers guarding the city sighed, "Then the prefect began to manage Yunzhong. Although it was only targeted Yunzhong County, the county town changed three times a day, and I almost couldn't remember what it was like last year."
By the way, some soldiers left the team, obviously they couldn't hold it in, so they wanted to find a small alley to make it convenient.
"Brother, Yunzhong County is not allowed to drown casually." Just as it was about to be convenient, someone rushed out immediately, but it was the thief in the county. They said it was a bit miserable. Since the public toilet was found, they have checked the positions of drowning everywhere.
There are also advantages, that is, if you catch one, you can be fined ten cents. If you resist and resist fiercely, you can be taken back to the prison for one day. What's more ruthless is that all the food expenses in it must be paid through labor, otherwise it will be settled when you are released from prison.
The official roads of Yunzhong County and the main roads of the county town can be renovated so quickly. Some of them were indeed led by Liu Tao to rest. After all, thousands of new soldiers suddenly came, so there is no need to waste them. Second, the labor provided by these prisoners.
"You guys care about this?" The man in charge also noticed the situation here and asked.
"Some time ago, after the county town was set up, the superiors issued an order. At least in Yunzhong County, urination and drowning can only be carried out in public toilets. Public toilets are free, and there are people cleaning them regularly." The soldiers guarding the city replied.
When I said this, I felt a sense of superiority. It was so pleasant to have a superior person facing the country people.
Look at those past businessmen, although they spend a lot of money and are generous and talkative, they just vaguely look down on others. In private conversations, they also seem to have a contemptuous attitude towards the people of the border counties as they look at the country people.
I didn't feel that strong before. Recently, my life has gradually changed. I suddenly looked at these soldiers from Wuyuan County and felt like I saw the country people entering the city. The difference in identity actually brought him a kind of indescribable pleasure.
"This prefect is interesting..." The man smiled, probably still feeling that the prefect was a little meddling in other people's business, "You can stand this, and you can limit everything you do?"
"If you want to say that you are not used to it, it is indeed a bit at the beginning." The latter was frank, "But it's nothing, you can take two more steps at most. I don't know what other people are like, but we who guard the city actually support this change."
After all, I have to guard the city gate all day long. After a rain, and when the sun comes out, the whole street feels smelly and dirty. The smell has smoked them all day long and it feels super bad.
It rained a few days ago, but it was no longer so painful. I suddenly felt that 'this is actually pretty good'.
"Oh..." Seeing this, the man stopped saying anything. As for those who were urinating, they were taken to the public toilet. In other words, they were friendly troops, if they were ordinary people or business travelers, they would not be so polite.
The handover was completed later, and the officers arranged for the stay at the post station, while the other soldiers were arranged for rest in the military camp. As for cattle and sheep, the chief clerk would receive a receipt after checking it.
"The matter here is over..." The man got the receipt and did not intend to stay. "Stay for one night and go back tomorrow!"
"Fengxian, here is so prosperous, why don't you stay for one more day before going back?" asked her in person, "Besides, there seems to be a lot of Central Plains jewelry and specialties here, so don't you buy some for your younger sister?"
"Then stay for a day!" The man looked at his follower. This was not only his follower, but also his brother-in-law. Thinking of his wife at home, he felt that this was reasonable, so he nodded and agreed.
I have been fighting and guarding the border for a long time. After a long time, I feel that I have become less able to enjoy it. The supplies are relatively scarce, and the prices are relatively high. Think about it carefully, my wife at home seems to have been for several months and has no new clothes.
Not to mention jewelry, she would be very happy to buy one or two pieces of cloth, right?
"Speaking of this, Fengxian, we just passed by a place and many people gathered towards it. Have you noticed it?" The follower seemed to remember something, so he asked.
"I saw it. It seems that many people who look like scholars gathered towards that place. To be honest, I was a little curious about what was there. In the past, this place in Yunzhong was definitely not as excited as they were." The man nodded.
"Or what if we go and see each other tomorrow?" asked in person.
"Okay..." The latter nodded, he was indeed a little curious.
At this moment, a small official from the post station came outside to inform the prefect of Yunzhong, who came to visit.
The two of them were a little curious. Why did the prefect of Yunzhong come here in person? In theory, what is there? Just summon it to come. There is no need to go there in person like this, right? It’s just that no matter how curious others come to you, they can’t argue if they don’t see you…
So I tidied up my appearance a little and went downstairs to the lobby.
"Wuyuan Lu Bu, pay homage to the prefect!" The man was stunned at first when he saw the young man on the main seat of the hall. After all, Liu Tao was a little too young and seemed to be younger than him. The surprise did not last long, so he immediately stepped forward to salute.
"Jiuyuan Lu Fengxian?" Liu Tao looked at the person in front of him with great interest. He was around twenty-five or six years old, and his martial arts should not have reached its peak. Generally speaking, the peak should be around thirty years old. It will only be reached after several years, or even more than ten years of practical accumulation.
Of course, if he is a talented type who can be invincible in the world after practicing martial arts for a few years, then another thing to say.
"The prefect knows about Lü?" Lu Bu was a little surprised. Lü was not that famous. Besides, the prefect arrived at Yunzhong County for about three months.
"I have heard that he is brave and good at fighting. He should have the ability of a 'flying general'..." Liu Tao said with a smile. By the way, Lu Bu should not have made this name at this time, right? After all, he is the military officer now.
"I don't know where the mess is spread. Lu is ashamed and dare not take it..." Lu Bu quickly denied it, but he was still quite beautiful.
He was born in a small family and worked hard for more than ten battles in three years. He was promoted to the military.
The problem is that there has been no promotion in the past two years. On the one hand, it is mainly because there is no large-scale battle and not enough credit; on the other hand, the organizational problem is that there is no military Sima or the lieutenant, so it cannot be promoted.
The commander clearly stated: "Unless you make great contributions, it will not be easy for you to be promoted. It has made a lot of contributions. The key is that there are many people with good backgrounds than you. Military waiters may be the limit."
If you are not convinced, there will definitely be something. What may be like? The rank is 600 stones. After a war, the spoils can be slightly cut off. If you don’t do it, a lot of people want to do it!
And others are not bad? The military achievements are just not as outstanding as him, but they are not bad either. The key is that others sacrifice less, and they kill more, and they are more killed by their troops. The army is like this, and personal courage is meaningless, and they are still looking at the same whole!
Lu Bu once really thought that he really wanted to bury him here.
At this time, Liu Tao was so optimistic about him, and for a moment he felt like he was meeting a confidant, and he was really a little excited.
Chapter completed!