cite Han

Chapter 465
In addition to asking for credit and rewards for the generals under his command, Liu Jing also cited a large number of prefects, county magistrates, county magistrates, chiefs, and prime ministers.

Liu Jing naturally had the confidence to do so. Not only did he get rid of Liu Biao's confidant trouble for the country, but he also sent troops west to Hanzhong, so that Fangling, Shangyong, Xicheng and other places that had already fallen to the hands of rice thieves returned to the country.

For such a great achievement, Liu Jing did not take credit for it at all, but just asked for some rewards for his subordinates. Although there were a large number of people, they were beyond reproach.After all, the current imperial court is poor and cannot spend money and silk to bestow meritorious ministers. If the rewards of officials and titles are stingy, who is willing to serve the country?
At the same time, the governor of Jiaozhou and the governor of Yulin, who were appointed by Liu Jing before, are also appended to the list.

Liu Jing wrote in the letter that Jiaozhou Shepherd Zhang Jin had been defeated in Jingnan since the previous year, and he had always held a grudge. A few months ago, when he was attacking Liu Biao in the north, he raised his troops again, intending to do something wrong. Zhonglang defeated Wang Qiang and was killed by left and right on the way to escape.

Liu Jing said that after Zhang Jin's death, the dragons and dragons in Jiaozhou had no leader. For a while, thieves and barbarians rose up, invaded counties and counties, and there was great chaos in the state.

Because Liu Biao was in the north, blocking the roads, it was difficult to reach the audience. Liu Jing couldn't bear to see the turmoil in Jiaozhou and the people suffer.

After Pan Jun took office, he gave both kindness and prestige. Within ten months, the chaos was quelled, and the Han and barbarians obeyed.

Liu Jing praised Pan Jun all the way, nothing more than forcing the court to recognize him as governor of Jiaozhou.

Liu Jing stopped and wrote, stopped and wrote, and it took more than an hour. He wrote several papers in an eloquent manner before he stopped writing, then sealed it, and handed it to Deng Zhi who was waiting beside him.

Deng Zhi was precisely Liu Jing's choice to go to Xuchang as an envoy.

To name the best candidate for envoy to Xuchang, Liu Yu is the first to be selected. Two years ago, he was ordered by Liu Jing to be envoy to Xudu.

However, Liu Yu is now far away in Changsha, and has the important task of prefect, so he cannot leave lightly. Liu Jing looked around and finally chose Deng Zhi as his envoy.

Although Deng Zhi has a simple temperament and is not good at embellishing emotions, he is sincere and eloquent. In history, he served as an envoy of the Shu Han several times to Soochow, and was deeply respected by Sun Quan.

"I heard that Cao Mengde led troops to cross the Yellow River to the north to attack the Yuan brothers not long ago. Cao Mengde ruled the court with authority and power, and was extremely unpopular. Now that he is leaving Beijing to go north, he must be worried about chaos in the rear. Xu Du Must be heavily guarded."

Liu Jing told Deng Zhi: "Bo Miao, after you arrive in Xudu, you need to be cautious in your words and deeds. Except for Shang Shuling Xun Yu, try to keep as little contact with court officials as possible, so as not to be suspected by Cao Mengde's followers, which will cause great disaster for yourself."

If it were Liu Yu, Liu Jing wouldn't say much. Deng Zhi was young and energetic, and his personality was too straightforward, which made him a little worried after all.

In addition, Deng Zhi was born in the Deng family of Nanyang. The Deng family of Nanyang is a family of noble relatives. Behaving unwisely, so I had to speak out to warn.

Deng Zhi was taken aback when he heard the words, he had heard that Cao Cao sent troops to Hebei, and he was not in Xudu at present, so he was going north this time, he couldn't help trying to find out the truth of Xudu, to see if there was any opportunity for him to take advantage of.Hearing the meaning of Liu Jing's words, it seems that he has no such intention.

In fact, Deng Zhi also knew that his ideas were unrealistic. Cao Cao had a deep strategy and was good at using troops. In more than ten years, he destroyed Yuan Shu, captured Lu Bu, defeated Yuan Shao, chased Liu Bei, swept away the heroes, and dominated the Central Plains. enemy.

Moreover, after years of civil war in Jingzhou, the property and manpower were depleted, and even if there was an opportunity to take advantage of it, there was more than enough heart and no strength.

Deng Zhi was not a man without schemes. Back then, he fled to Liu Jing not far from the middle of Sichuan. As soon as he met, he proposed to Liu Jing: "Fight against Liu Biao, take Yizhou in the west, unite with Han Sui and Ma Teng in the north, and join Yuan Shao in the east. , Sun Quan, Qin Wang Xudu, and crusade against Cao Cao" grand strategy.

Perhaps it was Liu Jing who defeated Zhang Jin and Liu Biao within half a year, and the victory came too easily, which made Deng Zhi have unrealistic ideas.

After figuring it out, Deng Zhi calmed down his impatience, nodded and said, "Don't worry, General, I know what to do."

Liu Jing said again: "Of course, it's not that you can't get in touch with court officials at all, but you have to be careful with the sense of proportion here, and in short, don't put yourself in danger."

"promise."

"I won't say much about the rest, I just hope that Bo Miao will go back soon." Liu Jing said with a smile, "When Wen Lang went to Xudu as an envoy, he was worshiped as the prefect of Changsha. I will not be stingy with officials and titles."

Deng Zhi said: "Liu Changsha's demeanor and talent are superb for a while, and I can't match him."

Liu Jing shook his head with a smile, and said, "Bo Miao, don't underestimate yourself. With your talent, it's more than enough to be the governor of two thousand stones."

When choosing who to be the prefect of Nanjun, Liu Jing first thought of Deng Zhi. He was born and talented, and he was the elder brother of his wife Deng Yuan. In ancient times, the Qi family was second only to the clan. .

However, out of the consideration of buying people's hearts, Liu Jing finally chose Xu Shu, who was born in a poor family and had lived in Xiangyang for many years, as the prefect of Nanjun.

After a day of preparation, the next day, Deng Zhi was ready to go, and Liu Jing saw him off in person.

Last time, because he wanted to avoid Liu Biao's eyes and ears, when Liu Yu went to Xuchang as an envoy, he only brought a few followers with him, and there was no tribute.

This time it was completely different. Liu Jing specially prepared a large number of tributes for the emperor, including not only Jingzhou specialties such as bamboo paper and wine, but also Jiaozhou treasures such as corals and pearls. There were dozens of entourages.

In addition, Liu Zong will lead an army of [-] water infantry to Zhangling to take up his post. He happens to be with Deng Zhi. Liu Zong will escort Deng Zhi's mission all the way to the junction of Zhangling and Cao Cao's Nanyang jurisdiction.

Han Guang had already left Xiangyang one step ahead of Liu Zong. Yesterday he led five thousand cavalry to escort Nanyang prefect Zhao Jian to the north. His first task was to help Zhao Jian stabilize the situation in Nanyang, and his final destination was Wuguan, the throat of Qin and Chu.

Gan Ning and Cai Sheng are also about to leave. The former will lead 5000 water steps to Jiangxia with Huang Zu, the prefect of Jiangxia, and the latter will also lead [-] people to station in Jiangling south.

Liu Jing had just recommended Liu Zong, Han Guang, Gan Ning, Cai Sheng, and Huang Zhong as generals to the imperial court, and in a blink of an eye, four of them were stationed abroad, and only Huang Zhong was kept by Liu Jing's side.

After more than ten days of reorganization, Liu Jing selected 2 soldiers from among the 5000 captives and surrendered Jingzhou sergeants, and incorporated them into his command. Together with his own troops and horses, the strength gathered in Xiangyang once exceeded [-].Although Liu Zong, Han Guang, Gan Ning, and Cai Sheng took away [-] people, there were still more than [-] people around Liu Jing.

(End of this chapter)