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Chapter 365 Liu Bei

When Liu Biao was meeting with Sun Qian and Mi Zhu, Liu Bei led a remnant army of less than a thousand soldiers from Nanyang Wuyin to the south along Bishui.

Bishui comes from Taihu Mountain in the northeast of Biyang, and flows into the Han River in the south. The bream of the Bihe..."

As early as the Spring and Autumn Period, Bishuizhibin was already a land of abundance.After the establishment of this dynasty, because the ancestor Guangwu came from Nanyang, Nanyang became the "Emperor's Township" and "Southern Capital".

It's a pity that with the great chaos in the world, Nanyang, which is the most important place in the world, bears the brunt of it. Today, Nanyang has already been empty, with all the fields, open fields and desolate people.

However, the situation in the Central Plains is no different from that in Nanyang. Over the years, Liu Bei has traveled to almost every place in the Central Plains, and he has long been accustomed to such scenes.

Liu Bei rides his favorite horse, Lu, at the front of the team. He is 41 years old and in his prime. He is seven feet five inches tall, with arms as long as apes, big ears, and an extraordinary appearance.

The only shortcoming is that he has no beard on his cheeks, and the beard under his jaw is quite sparse. This is a kind of shortcoming in the Han Dynasty society where "men regard beards as beautiful".

When Liu Bei was young, he was fond of making friends with heroes, and the rangers and young men in the county competed for him.It has been more than ten years since the end of Emperor Hou Ling, the rise of the Yellow Turban, Liu Bei gathered wealth, joined his disciples, and joined the army.

Although Liu Bei's starting point was very low, he was only a "righteous soldier", but he pursued benevolence and righteousness, and rescued people in urgent need. He was appreciated by Kong Rong, Tao Qian and others.

After that, Tao Qian became ill and sold Xuzhou, and Liu Bei unexpectedly became the master of Xuzhou.That year, he was only 35 years old, and he couldn't find many uncles younger than him.

It's a pity that Xuzhou was a gift from Tao Qian, not created by Liu Bei himself. As the "Mencius" said: "Those who advance sharply, they retreat quickly." The foundation is easy to come by, and it is lost quickly. Only one year later, Xuzhou It was captured by Lu Bu.Liu Bei began to live under the fence like before, Lu Bu, Cao Cao, Yuan Shao...

And Liu Biao will be his next attachment object.

Thinking that Cao Cao defeated Yuan Shao and was about to dominate the Central Plains, Wei Jiayunei, and he had been in the army for more than ten years and had achieved nothing but fame, Liu Bei was filled with depression and resentment.

But even though he has fallen to this point, he still does not lose his ambition. If someone else has suffered setbacks and hardships for more than ten years, he may have been disheartened and devastated.

However, Liu Bei never changed his original intention and was persevering. Although he was in a difficult situation, he often encouraged himself by being tall and worldly. In the past, Liu Bang, the great ancestor, was in danger of being a grand family, and Liu Xiu, the ancestor of the world, was in danger of being in the north of Hebei. But they all succeeded in cutting off the heroes and creating Albert.Liu Bei also has the heart to build achievements in troubled times.

Liu Biao's current situation is quite bad. There are Cao Cao in the north, Liu Jing in the south, Sun Quan in the east, and Liu Zhang in the west. It can be said that he is surrounded by enemies on all sides and is in danger.Compared with the situation when Tao Qian was in Xuzhou, with Cao Cao coveting outside and Mount Tai gangsters inside, the situation is even more dangerous.

Therefore, Liu Bei's defection to Liu Biao this time will definitely be reused.Moreover, Liu Biao is already sixty this year, he is very old, and his son is not a hero, so it might be impossible to repeat the story of Xuzhou in the future.

A few days later, Liu Bei led his people to Dengsai on the north bank of Han and Mian, and Liu Biao and Jingzhou officials had been waiting here for a long time.

Liu Biao, as the "Emperor Uncle", wears Yan and Mian, which are gifted by the emperor and symbolize the status of princes and kings. That is, a black dress embroidered with scroll dragons and nine crowns (bead curtains) on the front and back. The bamboo flute is advocating, the road is full of chariots and riders, and the scene is grand and majestic.

Liu Bei saw Liu Biao's canopy from a distance, immediately got off his horse, and walked in front of Liu Biao. Before he was greeted, Liu Biao couldn't wait to hold his hand, looked up and down, and laughed loudly: "Everyone in the world says: 'Liu Xuande Hongya has faith and is an outstanding person in the world.' Seeing you today is exactly what you expected."

Liu Bei shook his head and said: "The general of Bei's defeated army, the man who is in trouble, dare not be so praised by Liu Jingzhou."

Liu Biao stroked his white and flowing beard, and said: "Although Cao Cao harbored evil intentions and was domineering over the country, he was quite capable of using troops. Yuan Shu, Lu Bu, and the heroes of the world were all destroyed by him. Only Xuande, who is not afraid of Jiehu, Counting and fighting, the more frustrated you become, the more courageous you are, the world admires you."

Liu Biao paused, and then said: "After the defeat at Guandu at the beginning, Xuande had no help outside, and he persisted in Runan for nearly a year, which made Cao Cao thorn in his back, making it difficult to sleep and eat. It's a pity that I was burdened by the south and was unable to send troops. support."

In order to prove that he was really powerless, Liu Biao took the initiative to talk about the embarrassing situation of being defeated again by Liu Jing's attack recently.

Hearing this, Liu Bei couldn't help showing sullen expression, and said indignantly: "The country is so difficult today. Cao Cao has evil intentions. He is lonely and weak in the Han Dynasty. He is really a great thief of the country! Liu Zhongda is also a clan. Those who suffer pain, those who hate quickly..."

Liu Biao sighed, "Liu Zhongda once came to Xiangyang when he was young, and I saw that he was quite talented. Before he was [-], he broke the rules and called him a talented person. I didn't want Liu Zhongda to be ungrateful, but he did this."

"Don't worry about Liu Jingzhou..." Liu Bei said: "I will write a book with Liu Zhongda to understand the benefits and persuade him to stop fighting. Worry about the future."

Liu Bei was quite self-confident in his words, obviously he didn't take Liu Jing seriously.

This is also normal. Liu Bei has been in the Central Plains for more than ten years, and his opponents are Cao Cao, Yuan Shu, Lu Bu... which one is not the first-class hero in the world?Although Liu Jing rose in the south, he is far from being able to compare with the heroes of the world.

"With Xuande, you can be alone without any worries." Liu Biao said so in his mouth, but not in his heart.Liu Bei has always had a great talent and lofty ambitions, he knows people and treats scholars well, and he wins the hearts of the people.

Unless it is absolutely necessary, Liu Biao would never consider using Liu Bei to defend Liu Jing. Doing so is tantamount to driving tigers away.Liu Biao believes that Liu Bei is more suitable to take Zhang Xiu's position at present, guarding the north for him and defending Cao Cao.

Liu Biao looked at the man standing behind Liu Bei with his sword on his back. This man was tall and strong, with a long beard and beard, which was extremely lush and hung down on his chest. He was majestic, such a great husband.

Liu Biao asked Liu Bei, "Xuande, is this person Guan Yunchang?"

"Exactly." Liu Bei nodded.

Liu Biao said in praise: "Be brave and righteous with one step, make achievements, give up wealth and honor, and return to your father. You are really a righteous man in the world."

Guan Yu clasped his fists and said: "I am deeply favored by the general, and I swear to drive me to death. Although Cao Gong treats me kindly, it is difficult to move my heart."

"Excellent." Liu Biao clapped his hands.

Then Liu Biao said to Liu Bei, "Xuande, this is not a place to talk, I'm already preparing a banquet in Xiangyang, please."

"Please."

Liu Biao liked to drink, and even invented the Bo, Zhong, and Ji Sanjue wine cups, calling those who were good drinkers "elegant", which was considered elegant by the people at that time.To celebrate Liu Bei's vote, Liu Biao held a banquet for several days.

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Liu Jing didn't know the news of Liu Bei's arrival. He had already returned to Linxiang. The four counties in Jingnan had a bumper harvest this year. In addition, Liu Jing banned alcohol for a year and saved more than one million hu of grain. In the food crisis, even in the next year or two, there is no need to worry about food anymore.

August is not only the season of autumn harvest in Jingnan, but also the time of "counting people". The so-called counting people is the census.This is the first time Liu Jing counts household registration after he took charge of Jingnan.

Changsha is undoubtedly the most populous county in Jingnan. Even after two years of turmoil, there are still more than 38 households and more than [-] people.

Lingling County is next, with more than 4 households and more than 23 mouths.Guiyang County has 15 households with more than [-] mouths.

Only Wuling County, because it is newly recovered, uses past data. The county has more than 14 households and more than [-] people.

Today, there are more than 16 households and more than 92 mouths in the four counties of Jingnan.Compared with the peak period of more than 44 households and more than 280 million people, there is a big difference.However, the latter counted all the millions of Jingmen included in the book, while Liu Jing mainly counted the Han people this time, with the exception of the Shanri Bubu.

Their payment of rent and tax is no different from that of the Han people, and it is completely different from the attached Jingman who paid tributes and tribute money symbolically in the past.

(End of this chapter)