Since Liu Chuo was willing to go to Luoyang, Liu Bei was not in a hurry to capture his Lingling Prefect, so he appointed Zhao Yun as Lingling County Lieutenant to take charge of Lingling's military power and prepare for the future Lingling Prefect.
Liu Chuo had no opinion at all on this point.
If it weren't for the imperial system, the prefect would have to obtain an edict and would not be allowed to enter or leave the county at will.
He had already gone to Luoyang, waiting to be appointed as Dahonglu.
After taking care of Liu Chuo, Liu Bei asked: "Brother Ziliu, I heard that there is a man named Liu Ba and Liu Zichu in your sect. He is very knowledgeable and talented. I wonder if I can introduce him to you."
When Liu Chuo heard Liu Bei talking about Liu Ba, he couldn't help but be stunned.
Immediately he smiled bitterly: "Brother Xuande, although Zichu is knowledgeable and talented, he has a weird personality and may not be easy to get in touch with."
Liu Bei nodded: "Brother Ziliu only needs to recommend me, and I will take care of the rest."
Seeing that Liu Bei was determined, Liu Chuo personally took Liu Bei to Haoyang County to look for Liu Ba.
Liu Ba's father Liu Xiang once served as the prefect of Jiangxia and a general of the bandits.
It stands to reason that Liu Ba can be considered a powerful family.
It's just that Liu Ba was an honest and simple man, and never managed his family's property. Ever since his father Liu Xiang died of illness, he had been studying at home and living a carefree life with hundreds of acres of land.
When Liu Chuo brought Liu Bei, Chen Yuan and Zhao Yun to Liu Ba's house, there were no servants guarding the door.
The mansion should not be tall and gorgeous, just the gateway to a middle-class family.
Liu Chuo asked someone to knock on the door. While waiting, he said to Liu Bei: "Brother Xuande, Zichu is withdrawn. When we meet him later, please be considerate of Brother Xuande."
Liu Chuo still loved and protected his brother of the same clan very much. Because Liu Xiang took great care of Liu Chuo when he was still alive, his position as the prefect of Lingling was also related to Liu Xiang's recommendation.
Therefore, Liu Chuo actually regarded Liu Ba as his brother.
The person who knocked on the door didn't knock for long before an old servant came out and opened the door.
The old servant didn't expect there to be so many people, so he was stunned at first.
Then he saw Liu Chuo and hurriedly stepped forward to greet him: "I don't know that you are here, but I didn't come far to greet you. Please forgive me for my sin."
Liu Chuo waved his hand: "Is Zichu in the house?"
The old servant returned: "The master of the house is at home."
Liu Chuo nodded and took Liu Bei and others into the Liu Mansion.
Liu Chuo was very familiar with Liu Ba, and Liu Chuo often came to visit Liu Ba, so this old servant was also very familiar with Liu Chuo.
Liu Chuo went straight into the mansion and was led to the study by the old servant.
Liu Ba is reading in the study at the moment.
Liu Chuo entered the study directly without saying hello.
"Zichu, I'm here to see you."
Liu Ba looked at Liu Chuo who walked into the study, with no change on his face: "What trouble have you encountered again?"
Yes, every time Liu Chuo comes to Liu Ba, he basically comes to Liu Ba for advice when he encounters some problem.
Liu Ba still had a good impression of Liu Chuo, a fellow sect member.
Although Liu Chuo has average abilities, he takes great care of Liu Ba.
Thanks to Liu Chuo's care, Liu Ba was able to have a more comfortable environment to study and study.
Otherwise, with Liu Ba's indifferent nature, his family's land might not be able to be saved, and Qiu might have starved to death long ago.
Liu Chuo showed no airs as a prefect in front of Liu Ba: "There is no trouble this time. I will introduce someone to you."
Liu Ba frowned: "What kind of fox friend is this again?"
It's not that Liu Chuo has never introduced friends to Liu Ba before, but none of them caught Liu Ba's eyes.
After hitting a few snags, Liu Chuo no longer introduced Liu Ba.
When Liu Chuo heard this, he immediately waved his hand: "Zichu, be careful what you say."
With that said, Liu Chuo invited Liu Bei and Chen Yuan into the study.
Looking at Liu Bei and Chen Yuan walking into his study, Liu Ba frowned even more.
The study is an important place and cannot be entered except by people who are close to it.
Liu Chuo's behavior of inviting others into his study made Liu Ba feel very uncomfortable.
Liu Chuo was very familiar with Liu Ba, so he naturally felt Liu Ba's psychology.
Therefore, Liu Chuo quickly introduced: "Zichu, this is Jingzhou Mu Liu Shijun and Jingzhou Biejia Chen Zichu. I haven't come here to meet Liu Shijun and Chen Biejia."
When Liu Ba heard this, he was also shocked.
Although Liu Ba devoted himself to studying, he was not completely ignorant of world affairs.
As the prefect of Lingling, Liu Chuo naturally had the imperial court and residence reports delivered to him.
Each county of the Eastern Han Dynasty had an office in the capital. This residence was called a "di" and had permanent representatives. Their task was to liaise between the emperor and the heads of the counties, and regularly communicate the emperor's edicts and edicts to
Official documents such as ministers' memorials and relevant political information such as palace events were written on bamboo slips or silk, and then sent to the governors of various counties by messengers riding fast horses through the post roads established by the Qin Dynasty.
Therefore, the news of Liu Bei's appointment as the shepherd of Jingzhou has long spread throughout the world.
Liu Ba looked at Liu Bei, is this Jingzhou Mu?
Although Liu Ba is arrogant and arrogant, he is not a fool.
In any case, Liu Bei is the shepherd of Jingzhou, an official who is no weaker than the three ministers and nine ministers of the imperial court.
Even in Liu Ba's heart, the pastor of Jingzhou was more important than the three ministers and nine ministers.
Why?
Because Liu Ba had already seen that a great chaos was coming.
Moreover, the imperial court gave the governors of various prefectures and governors the power to recruit troops on their own, and the era of disputes between princes was coming.
Jingzhou Mu will definitely become a prince in the future.
Therefore, Liu Ba still gave Liu Bei and Chen Yuan a respectable gift: "Lingling Liu Zi first met Shijun and Biejia."
Liu Bei hurriedly helped Liu Ba up: "Zi Chu doesn't need to be polite. Bei has long heard of Zi Chu's name. He is learned and talented, clean and self-sufficient. When I see him today, he looks like a gentleman. He is indeed Liu Jun Zi Chu."
Although Liu Ba has an eccentric personality, Liu Bei praised him so much, so he is definitely not cold-faced.
After all, Liu Bei is the state pastor of a state, so his behavior is definitely a courtesy and virtuous corporal.
Liu Ba forced a smile and said, "I am so embarrassed that I cannot bear your praise. I don't know if you are here today. What advice can you give me?"
Although Liu Bei's attitude was very low, Liu Ba didn't want to get too involved with Liu Bei.
Therefore, Liu Ba asked directly, "What's the matter with you?"
When Liu Bei heard this, he thought about it and said, "Bei Chu came to Jingzhou and wanted to select talents to use. Zichu is such a talented person. I wonder if he would like to serve in the state capital?"
This is Liu Bei's conquest.
Liu Ba refused without even thinking: "Thank you very much for your love, but since Ba has little talent and little knowledge, and has not promoted filial piety and integrity, I am afraid that he will live up to your good intentions and will not be able to serve in the state government."
Liu Ba's refusal was so outright that he left no room for error.
Liu Bei also didn't expect Liu Ba to refuse so simply and so ruthlessly.