In March 185 AD, Liangzhou Beigong Boyu and others led the Qiang and Hu invaded the Sanfu area. Emperor Ling of the Han Dynasty sent Zuo Chaqi General Huangfu Song to lead an army to attack. Huangfu Song asked military generals to accompany him and summoned Tao Qian to be the capital of Yangwu. Lieutenant went on an expedition together.
After Tao Qian received the imperial court's acceptance of his fate, he did not dare to delay. He quickly packed his things and prepared to go to Luoyang to meet Huangfu Song.
"The governor, the rebels in Youzhou have not been pacified for a long time, and various strategies to calm the people are being carried out. Now that the governor has left, I am afraid that it will be difficult to carry out the measures to calm the people." Liu Bei had a look of reluctance on his face.
"We should obey the imperial court's recruitment orders. But why hasn't the imperial court issued a letter of official appointment to Xuande? This is really strange." Tao Qian looked confused.
"I heard that Sun Jian has been named Sima of another county, and Cao Cao has also been named Prime Minister of Jinan. Both of them have deep friendships with Huangfu Song and Zhu Jun." Chen Meng said.
"In this way, when I go to Luoyang this time, I will definitely tell His Majesty about Xuande." Tao Qian said.
"Thank you, Governor." Liu Bei said.
Hey! Brother, what are you doing! I have found a big deal for you this time, but why is it still so difficult to get an official position? Chen Meng suddenly felt like thousands of grass and mud horses running through his heart.
After Tao Qian left, Liu Bei suddenly felt lost, and his previous decisiveness in doing things disappeared. Every day he was eagerly looking forward to the appointment from the court.
It may be that Tao Qian really told Emperor Ling of the Han Dynasty about Liu Bei's military exploits after arriving in Luoyang. Not long after Tao Qian left, the official's letter of acceptance came to Jixian, appointing Liu Bei as the county captain of Anxi County, Zhongshan State. Although the official was not a big one, But Liu Bei was very happy after receiving the letter of appointment.
"His grandma, Sun Jian's fellow was made Sima of another county, and Cao Cao's fellow was also made Prime Minister of Jinan. Why does the eldest brother only have a small county captain? The court is really unfair to the eldest brother." Liu Bei was not unhappy at all. Zhang Fei, on the other hand, felt very dissatisfied with Liu Bei.
"My eldest brother is talented enough to be a governor, but now he can only be a county lieutenant. It's too humiliating." Guan Yu was also very angry.
"Second brother, third brother, how can you two talk so nonsense? The imperial court has its own principles for appointing officials, and we should abide by them. Besides, no matter how big or small the official position is, as long as it can benefit the people, the eldest brother is enough. You see Look at the fourth brother, he is the youngest here, but his character is indeed the most stable."
"Brother, if His Majesty is so stupid now, why don't we rebel too? Brother, you are also a member of the royal family, and the three of us respect you as the emperor."
Chen Mengzhen kept saying nothing. Liu Bei never thought that he had just said that this fourth brother had the most stable character, but he did not expect that the fourth brother would actually reply to him. Liu Bei forgot to refute it for a moment.
"Haha. Fourth brother, I think this is feasible. If the eldest brother becomes emperor, he will definitely be much better than the current bird emperor." Zhang Fei agreed very much with Chen Meng's statement.
After Zhang Fei finished speaking, Liu Bei finally reacted and shouted angrily:
"You two are fooling around. If you say this again, I will not recognize you two brothers."
After saying that, he immediately walked away.
Anxi County is located in the Zhongshan Kingdom in Jizhou. The King Jing of Zhongshan whom Liu Bei often mentioned was the first vassal king of the Zhongshan Kingdom. Therefore, when Liu Bei became an official here in the Zhongshan Kingdom, he was considered to have returned to the territory of his ancestors.
Anxi County is located in the south of Zhongshan Kingdom, not far from Lunu, the seat of Zhongshan Kingdom.
Anxi County is not a big one in Zhongshan, so Liu Bei, a county captain, has a rank of only 200 shi. If he is a county captain in a large county, his rank is 400 shi.
With a salary of two hundred shi, 30 hu of grain per month, which is only 360 shi of grain in a year. At this time, an adult man needs at least two and a half shi of grain per month. People like Guan Yu and Zhang Fei, who only need 3 shi of grain per month.
There may not even be enough food to eat.
With this little salary, how can we support the three hundred soldiers Liu Bei and his four brothers have worked so hard to raise? If they were to be disbanded, they would be really reluctant to give up.
"Fourth brother, now we are going to Anxi County, but what should we do with our three hundred soldiers?" Liu Bei couldn't think of how to deal with these three hundred soldiers, so he came to Chen Meng to discuss it.
"Brother, do you still remember your trip to Yanzhou?"
"Fourth brother, do you mean to send these soldiers to Zhongshan Kingdom to suppress bandits?"
"That's right! Suppressing bandits can not only protect the people from being harmed by these bandits, but also get some food and money from these bandits. Why not do it?"
In history, Liu Bei, in order to become the county captain of Anxi County, dismissed the five hundred young men he recruited. Chen Meng felt that his elder brother's approach was really wrong. Troubled times were coming, and he had some strength in his hands.
, then we can survive better.
These three hundred soldiers have all experienced many wars, and they are all elite soldiers. If there is a chance to expand the army in the future, then these soldiers will be talents such as camp commanders and military princes.
Jizhou is the state most seriously affected by the Yellow Turban rebels. Zhongshan Kingdom is located in Jizhou, and within the territory of Zhongshan Kingdom, it was also very seriously robbed by the Yellow Turban rebels.
Anxi County was not considered a big county originally, but now that it has gone through the Yellow Turban Rebellion, the population is even more sparse. The four brothers Liu Bei and Jian Yong led 300 soldiers to Anxi County. Wherever they passed, there were unexpectedly...
There are no chickens or dogs left, there are no people living for thousands of miles, and all the villages are in ruins.
At this time, Anxi County was still quite popular. When he arrived at the county seat, the magistrate of Anxi County came out to greet him personally.
During the Qin and Han Dynasties, the highest official of a large county became the county magistrate, and the highest official of a small county was called the county magistrate. Large counties were those with more than 10,000 households, and those with less than 10,000 households were small counties.
"County Lieutenant, I have been waiting for you." When the county magistrate saw Liu Bei, he felt like he was seeing a long-lost brother.
"Bin is a subordinate of the county magistrate. How dare you bother the county magistrate to go out of the city to greet him in person?"
"Hey! Let's not be polite at this time! I, the county magistrate, have a lot of things to trouble you, the county lieutenant!"
"Binai County Lieutenant, the county magistrate has something to tell Bei, so why bother?" Liu Bei, the county captain, respected the county magistrate as an officer.
"Come on, let's go into the city and we'll talk as we walk."
The county magistrate took the lead and walked into the city.
"Liu Xianwei, although the rebel rebellion has just been put down, there are still small groups of rebels raging all over the country. The border areas of the Han Dynasty are not stable now, and the imperial court no longer has the extra troops to exterminate these small groups of rebels.
What a thief. These small groups of rebels are insignificant to the big men, but to local officials like us, it is a very troublesome thing.
There are also several groups of rebels in Anxi County today. These small groups of rebels often rob the people, making the people complain, and they also seriously affect farming!"
When Liu Bei heard this, he was overjoyed: "Bei got this county lieutenant for his military merits, and he also met some brothers in the army. Now these brothers are also taking orders from me. In this case, it is just right for these brothers of mine to go
Suppressing the bandits will surely bring peace to Anxi County." This chapter has been completed!