After making arrangements for Du Ji, Liu Zhang suddenly became excited.
The first talent, Wei Jian, arranged such a great gift for him, and there were six people behind him. What kind of surprises could there be?
Wei Jian also wanted to strike while the iron was hot, and finally came to the second person under Liu Zhang's expectant eyes.
"Mr. Qin, this is Pei Mao."
"Pei Mao, whose courtesy name is Juguang, is the son of Pei Ye, the former governor of Bingzhou!"
"The Pei family has stood in the east of the river for hundreds of years and has a very close relationship with our Wei family."
Pei Mao stepped forward slightly and bowed to Liu Zhang.
"Pei Mao pays homage to Duke Qin."
"Mr. Pei, there is no need to be polite."
The middle-aged man in front of him, who was nearly half a century old, made Liu Zhang feel extremely familiar.
"Have you seen Mr. Pei somewhere?"
Although Pei Mao did not give Liu Zhang the surprise of getting a great talent like Du Ji, this feeling of familiarity is still quite cordial.
Pei Mao nodded and saluted again.
"When Duke Qin was promoted to General Wei in the imperial court, I was also promoted to Minister."
"But not long after, the late emperor passed away and Dong Zhuo went into chaos."
"The official didn't have time to get acquainted with Qin Gong, so Qin Gong led his army to Hanzhong."
Liu Zhang suddenly realized that no wonder he always felt that he had seen Pei Mao somewhere.
It turns out that more than ten years ago, the two of them became ministers in the same palace!
However, the position of Shangshu was not considered a high-ranking official during the Ling Emperor's period, and was only an official subordinate to the Shaofu.
He was completely incomparable to Liu Zhang's generals of the Wei, and even to the generals of the rear who opened his mansion, they were inferior.
This is probably the main reason why Liu Zhang did not notice Pei Mao.
During the period of Emperor Ling, there were relatives of the general He Jin, eunuchs Shi Changshi, as well as the Yuan family and the Yang family.
At that time, the power of the imperial court was concentrated in the hands of these people, and there was no Shangshu order to do anything.
Even the order of a minister is not revealed, let alone a minister.
"Shouldn't Pei Shangshu serve in the imperial court? How could...?"
Liu Zhang couldn't help but have some doubts. Logically speaking, after the imperial court moved eastward, Pei Mao should also follow the emperor.
After all, Pei Mao's official position was still in the imperial court.
Pei Mao bowed his hand again before explaining to Liu Zhang.
"Informing the Duke of Qin, in the third year of Jian'an, I was ordered to attack Li Jue and Guo Si, but he was left in Hedong by the imperial court."
"So that's it..."
Now Liu Zhang understood that Pei Mao was deliberately thrown to the east of the river by Cao Cao!
In order to further control the imperial court and limitlessly weaken the emperor's power, Cao Cao killed and chased!
Pei Mao happened to be one of the people who was driven away!
"In this case, the Qin State's Secretariat has just been established. Mr. Pei is willing to join and serve Gu?"
Pei Mao was immediately overjoyed. How could he not want to?
"Thank you very much, Mr. Qin!"
Although Liu Zhang had no impression of Pei Mao, he could tell from his calm face that he had talent.
After being handed over to Jia Xu and Xun You, they will definitely be able to give Pei Mao a suitable position.
After Pei Mao passed by, Wei Ji walked between the two and introduced Liu Zhang at the same time.
"Mr. Qin, these two are brothers Fu Yun and Fu Xun."
"The Fu family is the descendant of Fu Jiezi and a famous family in Beidi County!"
"The two talented people from the Fu family heard about Duke Qin's name and specially returned to Guanzhong from Guandong to serve!"
Fu Yun and Fu Xun came forward to pay homage at the same time.
"Greetings to Duke Qin!"
"You two gentlemen, there is no need to be polite."
Liu Zhang helped the two of them up with a smile on his face, but he was inevitably a little disappointed in his heart. Pei Mao, Fu Yun, and Fu Xun may all be talented at the moment, but after all, they are not as outstanding as Du Ji.
It seems that the only great talent gained today is Du Ji.
However, Liu Zhang still did not show any displeasure. At least the Fu brothers were willing to return to their hometown, which was a blessing.
After chatting with brothers Fu Yun and Fu Xun for a while, Liu Zhang personally arranged for them to take up posts in Chang'an.
"Mr. Qin, these two are extraordinary. Their status is far inferior to that of my subordinates!"
Wei Jian walked up to the other two people again and showed an amazed look.
This completely caught Liu Zhang's attention, and he became hopeful.
"Boxi, who are these two?"
Without waiting for Wei Jian's introduction, the two of them took the initiative to pay homage.
"Wei Kang, Wei Dan, pay your respects to Duke Qin!"
Liu Zhang nodded with some understanding. It turned out that he was from the Wei family, a prominent family in Jingzhao!
"Excuse me, gentlemen!"
The Wei family in Jingzhao may not have been as good as the Yuan family in Runan and the Yang family in Hongnong during the Eastern Han Dynasty, but if it were during the Western Han Dynasty, neither the Yuan family nor the Yang family would be worthy of carrying Wei's shoes!
During the Western Han Dynasty, there were more than ten people in the Wei family who held official positions worth two thousand shi or above in the court!
In addition, father and son were prime ministers, three generations of princes, and four generations of marquises, directly becoming the most powerful clan in the pass!
In fact, Weishi did not decline during the Eastern Han Dynasty, and there were still people from the Wei family who continued to hold important positions.
Of course, compared to the three ministers in the Western Han Dynasty, the position of prime minister is naturally inferior.
"I wonder how Mr. Wei Duan is doing these days?"
"My father has been recuperating at home. Thank you Duke Qin for your concern."
Liu Zhang was so embarrassed that he couldn't help himself when he heard the answers from the Webster brothers.
If Liu Zhang had not announced that Lu Su would succeed Liangzhou governor, then the position of Liangzhou pastor would have fallen to Wei Duan.
In fact, when Liu Zhang and Han Sui were in a stalemate, the imperial court had already issued an order.
However, the entire Yong and Liang prefectures were in chaos, and Wei Duan had no chance to take office.
When the war in Yongliang was settled, the imperial court no longer had any say and everything had to be listened to by Liu Zhang.
Now that Wei Duan is idle at home, it is entirely because of Liu Zhang.
Therefore, for the Wei family, there may still be some conflicts with Liu Zhang!
Liu Zhang never thought that brothers Wei Kang and Wei Dan could come to pledge their allegiance under such circumstances.
However, the Wei family's ability to take the initiative to put down their posture is definitely of huge benefit to Liu Zhang.
Guanzhong has just been pacified. If all the noble families turn against Liu Zhang, it will definitely give Liu Zhang a headache.
Although it will not affect Liu Zhang's rule, it will greatly hinder the development of Guanzhong.
In this era, a family like the Wei family cannot be slaughtered easily, otherwise it will fall into endless civil strife like the Sun family in Jiangdong.
When dealing with family issues, it is not necessary to go on a killing spree.
As long as the noble families are willing to abide by Qin's rules, Liu Zhang is willing to coexist with them.
The Wei family takes the initiative to serve and can set an example for all the Long family members concerned to a large extent.
In the future, more and more aristocratic families will take the initiative to take action.
This will definitely have a great positive effect on Liu Zhang's rule and the development of Guanzhong.
And putting aside their families, both Wei Kang and Wei Dan have good talents and can at least govern a state.
With the presence of Wei Kang and Wei Dan, the Guanlong faction will also appear in the Qin court in the future, and the Yizhou family will no longer be the dominant one.
After a while of greetings, Liu Zhang entrusted them with important tasks.
Wei Kang and Wei Dan got their wish, one got the position of county governor and the other served in the court.