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Chapter 363

When Liu Zong entered Linyuan, the first order he gave was to strictly prohibit the lieutenants and soldiers from harassing the people in the city, and anyone who dared to violate the order—kill without mercy!

From the moment he stepped into Linyuan, his Wuling prefect was worthy of the name. Wuling County will be his territory from now on, and the people of Wuling are his people. As the saying goes, "the wool grows on the sheep." In the future, taxes, taxes, soldiers, and servitude will all come from the people, and they will concern their own interests. He must protect the interests of the people under his rule from damage.

There were four to five hundred county officials in Wuling, or they became prisoners with Liu Rui, or hid in secret, and there were only dozens of people who went out of the mansion to meet Liu Zong.

What made Liu Zong frown even more was that the high officials in the county, such as Gongcao, Zhubu, Wuguan, etc., were not among them.Obviously, relying on these people in front of them alone is not enough to support the overall situation.

Liu Zong first spoke to appease the officials, and then ordered them to cooperate with his own soldiers to restore order in the city as soon as possible and calm people's hearts.

After the officials dispersed, Liu Zong asked Pan Jun, who was sitting at the bottom, for advice: "Pan Sima, Wuling is roughly settled now, and I urgently need sages to help me manage the counties. Pan Sima is from Wuling County, so he must have great respect for his hometown. Talents are well known, why don't you recommend one or two for me?"

Pan Jun had expected this for a long time, and pondered a little: "Wuling is located in a remote place, and literature is not flourishing, but there is no shortage of talented people. Linyuan Liao Liao Gongyuan, although he is weak this year, he is both talented and knowledgeable. Wuling is indeed a great talent in the world. If the Lord of the Liu family can invite Liao Gongyuan, appoint him as a meritorious officer, and appoint political affairs, within a few years, Wuling will be governed." Because Liu Zong was his parent's official, Pan Jun called him It is "Fu Jun", not "Zhong Lang".

"Liao Li, Liao Gongyuan..." Liu Zong said silently in his heart.He did not despise Liao Li because he was young. Huan Jie became a meritorious officer in Changsha County when he was 20 years old. Since Liao Li was praised by Pan Jun as "talented and crowned Wuling", he must have something extraordinary. It is comparable to Huanjie, but it is not a problem to govern a county.

Thinking of this, Liu Zong nodded and said: "Okay. In the morning tomorrow, I will visit Liao Gongyuan in person and entrust him with my meritorious service."

Pan Jun also recommended: "The meaning of "Spring and Autumn": 'A virtuous person does not avoid relatives and enemies.' There is an elder brother named Pan Sheng and Pan Zifan, who is 32 years old. Five senses."

Liao Li was young and talented, and Pan Sheng was old and talented. Liu Zong was very satisfied with the two candidates proposed by Pan Jun.

Pan Jun finally said: "With Liao Gongyuan and Pan Zifan in charge of the county court, Mr. Liu Fu can choose another trusted person as the master, so that he can let go of political affairs and concentrate on dealing with the Wuxi barbarians."

Liu Zong nodded again and again, but when it comes to dealing with the Wuxi barbarians, it took more than a hundred years for the dynasty to come up with a set of effective methods since its establishment. Use it together, give both kindness and power."

This matter is easy to say, but difficult to do, it is by no means achieved overnight.

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In the afternoon, Liu Zong held another banquet to honor the soldiers.

Because there are important matters tomorrow, Liu Zong drank moderately and did not get drunk.

On the next day, Liu Zong and Pan Jun took a car together and went to Liao Li's residence in Xiangli, Guonan.

Pan Jun sent someone to inform Liao Li in advance yesterday, so the latter took a shower and fully dressed to welcome him.

"Mingfu, Mr. Pan came to the humble house in person, and greeted you from afar, forgive your sins, forgive your sins..." Liao Li was about seven feet tall, with sparse eyebrows, plain towels and plain robes, calm demeanor and outstanding demeanor.

Liu Zong had a good first impression of Liao Li, and said with a smile: "I asked Pan Sima about the talented people in Wuling yesterday, and Pan Sima was the first to recommend me, so I took the liberty to visit today."

Pan Jun said with a smile: "I have lived in Xiangyang in recent years, and I have not returned to my hometown for a long time. However, there are many letters from younger brothers and old friends in the village. When I mention your foot, I am full of admiration. I didn't know that there was such a beautiful talent in my hometown. .”

"Pan Jun is absurd." Liao Li said modestly.He then invited the two of them into the room.

Although Liu Zong belongs to the clan, he was born as a knight-errant. In addition, he has been in the army for many years, and he never likes to be twisted. I rule the county."

Liao Li was young and untalented, so his personality is inevitably a bit arrogant, but the prefect Liu Zong and the famous scholar Pan Jun came to invite him personally, and they were entrusted with the post of meritorious officer. He was on the right and ranked first among the county officials. Li naturally would not shirk, and readily accepted the order.

After deciding the status of monarch and minister, Liao Li said to Liu Zongjin: "The "Book" says: "Penalties are light and heavy." In troubled times, Wuling borders the barbarians, and it is time to preside over the law, restrain the people, govern the prefectures and counties, and deter the barbarians... Therefore, Wuling blindly uses jujitsu to rule, so that there are many government orders and no majesty..."

Liao Li looked calm and talked eloquently, but Liu Zong became more and more moved as he listened to it, and he felt a great deal in his heart. What Pan Jun said before was true, Liao Li did have the talent to "surpass Wuling".

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Not long after leaving Liao Li's house, Liu Zong followed his younger brother Liu Cheng to visit his teacher Ying Rong.

Yingrong Ziyan, a native of Chen Guo in Yanzhou, was of the same family as Emperor Ling of the Han Dynasty, and he was a direct disciple of the emperor Yang Ci.During the Chuping period, he went to Wuling to avoid chaos.According to Ying Rong Shanzhi's "Spring and Autumn Zuozhuan", during his stay in Wuling, there were more than a thousand followers, and Liu Cheng was one of them.

Ying Rong is over fifty years old, his hair is half white, his body is thin, his face is sickly, maybe he is old, or he has lived in the wetlands south of the Yangtze River for a long time, in short, he has been plagued by various diseases recently, which made his health worse than before.

Ying Rong sighed: "Since Liu (Rui) Shuming became the prefect of Wuling, he has followed the example of Liu (Biao) Jingzhou. Invited to move to Wuling to teach disciples. Look at Liu Shuming's contribution to enlightening Jingnan, so spare his life."

He had said this to Liu Cheng before, and he had received assurance from the latter, but when he saw Liu Zong this time, he still couldn't help mentioning it.

Liu Zongsu said: "Don't worry, Mr. Ying. Mr. Liu is the elder of the clan, and he is always popular. Before that, both sides were their masters. It was really a last resort to attack. Now Mr. Liu has tied his hands, and I will not hurt him at all."

Ying Rong was completely relieved upon hearing this.

Liu Zong knew that he couldn't recruit Yingrong, not to mention him, even Liu Jing himself would be useless.One must know that Liu Biao had invited him as the prefect of Wuling, but Ying Rong was unmoved.

What Liu Zong really valued was the thousand or so apprentices under Ying Rong's sect. Most of them came from Wuling's powerful family with surnames, and the worst was Han's family. If he could take them into his sect, his position as the prefect of Wuling would be as stable as Mount Tai.

Perhaps out of reciprocity, Liu Zong's request was approved by Ying Rong.

Liu Zong had achieved the purpose of this trip, sat for a while, then got up to bid farewell to Ying Rong.

He will also visit other famous people from the Central Plains living in Wuling, such as Runan Wang Tie, He Qia and others, and the schedule is very tight.

Wang Tie, styled Ziwen, is over sixty years old this year, ten years older than Yingrong, and he is of the same age as Liu Biao. The founder of "Nuo" and "Zuoxiao", from this we can know his seniority.

Heqia and Yangshi are relatively young, only in their early forties. In his early years, he was also promoted as Xiaolian, Zhoujun, and General Pi, but he should not do so.

Wang Tie, He Qia and Ying Rong are the same, they are quiet on the outside but bright on the inside, and they have never been an official in their lives, so trying to recruit them is tantamount to a fool's dream.

However, just like Yingrong has more than a thousand apprentices, although Wang Tie has no disciples, there are more than a hundred families who returned, and there are many relatives and old relatives around Heqia. These talents are Liu Zong's target.

For many days, Liu Zong was busy recruiting talents, and the news that Linyuan fell and Liu Rui was captured quickly spread throughout the counties in the north and west of Wuling. , or hang the seal ribbon to go, or send envoys to come down.

So far, the counties of Wuling have been determined.

(End of this chapter)