Peek at my diary, Cao Cao dominates the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 333 Liu Bei enters Yingchuan

Liu Bei started his army from Zhuoxian County, and it has been quite difficult all the way until now.

His greatest reliance is nothing more than his identity as a descendant of the Empress Han.

However, this identity was said by himself, and he has not received any official certification.In the eyes of outsiders, Liu Bei's identity is impossible to study, so most people, especially literati, don't really buy his account.

This time he was invited by Cao Cao to go to Xuchang. Although Liu Bei was a little worried, he decided to go after careful consideration.

His main worries come from many aspects, but the most important ones are the following two: first, Cao Cao will be unfavorable to him after going to Xuchang; second, Liu Bei found that Sun Ce and Zhou Yu did not take him seriously. Moreover, he cannot compete with Cao Cao or Sun Ce based on his own strength, and he will end up being annexed sooner or later.

Sun Ce naturally looked down on Liu Bei. His previous relationship with Liu Bei was nothing more than falsehood. Compared with forming an alliance, he actually wanted to annex Liu Bei and take down Guangling County.

Cao Cao had also been prepared for a long time. After Guangling County was taken back by Xuzhou Muche Zhou, a large army entered Guangling immediately to guard against Jiangdong Sun Ce.

Instead of sitting and waiting to die, it is better to take the initiative to seek change. Although it is risky to go to Xuchang, Liu Bei feels that this is an opportunity.

After many days, Liu Bei and his party finally arrived at the border of Yingchuan County.

Since entering the border of Yanzhou, Liu Bei felt as if he had come to another world.

Wars, hunger, disasters, diseases, etc., seem to automatically stay away from this world.

"Brother, why were you in a trance along the way?" Guan Yu came to Liu Bei's side and asked with concern.

Looking at the people working in the fields in the distance, Liu Bei asked, "Yun Chang, since you came under Prime Minister Cao's rule, have you found a dead bone or a refugee?"

Guan Yu was taken aback when he heard the words, and after careful recollection, he replied in surprise: "That's right! I really don't think I've seen a refugee, let alone a corpse! If it wasn't for your reminder, elder brother, I would still be here." Didn't really notice that."

"We passed through Chen Guo and Qiao County all the way. At first, these two places suffered from the suffering of the Yellow Turban, but now you have a look." Liu Bei said here, pointing to the faintly visible village in the distance, and several curling up He smoked the cooking smoke and said: "There is nothing better than this for the peace of the people!"

Guan Yu was silent for a moment, then sighed: "I have to admit, Prime Minister Cao is really good at governing the world."

The conversation between Liu Bei and Guan Yu was heard by Guoyuan not far away.

However, this is not a shameful remark, but Guoyuan felt that what they said was not accurate, so he corrected him: "You two don't know. Strictly speaking, under the prime minister's rule, there is actually a peaceful and prosperous world today. It all depends on the merits of Lu Hussars."

Guo Yuan was a disciple of Zheng Xuan, a master of Confucian classics at the end of the Han Dynasty.

Liu Bei and Guan Yu didn't know what details were involved, so they asked, "Please ask the angel to explain it to us!"

Guoyuan gently stroked his three-foot-long beard, and after making some adjustments, he replied: "When the prime minister started his army, there were only a few thousand soldiers, and there will only be four brothers from the Xiahou family and the Cao family."

"It's better than us." Zhang Fei, who was following Guan Yu, couldn't help muttering.

Guoyuan ignored Zhang Fei's murmurs and continued: "Later, after discussing Dong Zhuo, the Prime Minister defeated the Yellow Turban and took control of Yanzhou. Only then did he gain a foothold.

At this time, Lu Huqi, who was appointed by the prime minister as the prefect of Chenliu, began to reform and implement the farmland system, reduce and exempt agricultural taxes, and encourage the cultivation of new fields. "

Not only Liu Bei, Guan Yu, and Zhang Fei listened carefully, but Jian Yong, Sun Qian, Mi Zhu and others also joined in.

Guoyuan saw that there were more people around him, so he raised his voice and said: "After the farming system, Lu Hussars implemented a new lijia and household registration system, and it was from this time that he started his struggle with the aristocratic family.

Later, Lu Huqi attached great importance to the reform of the labor force by craftsmen, and rented out cattle and plows at a low price, which improved the farming efficiency of the people several grades.

After the agriculture was stabilized, Lu Huqi established the Chenliu Yingchuan Joint Chamber of Commerce to encourage business and extract business taxes from it.

At this point, Chen Liu and Yingchuan are thriving! "

"Such a great talent is really enviable!" Liu Bei sighed deeply, and suddenly flashed in his mind the scene when Zhao Yun rejected him and followed a young man in white to leave. The person with the most is Lu Huanqi."

A smile appeared on the corner of Guoyuan's mouth, and he said, "Lu Hussar's literary, political and martial arts are at the top of the world, even the teacher admires him."

Liu Bei was a little curious, so he cupped his hands and asked, "Dare to ask Master Gao's name?"

"My mentor's surname is Zheng, his name is Xuan, and his style name is Kangcheng!" Guoyuan said with some pride.

It was the first time for Liu Bei and the others to see Guoyuan showing such an expression after being together for so few months. It seemed that the thing he was most proud of was studying under the great Confucian Zheng Xuan.

Zheng Xuan once entered Taixue to study "Jing Shi Yi", "Gong Yang Chun Qiu", "San Tong Li", "Nine Chapters of Arithmetic"; he also learned "Gu Wen Shang Shu", "Zhou Li" and "Zuo Zhuan" from Zhang Gongzu, and finally learned from Ma Learn ancient Chinese scriptures.

After returning home from his study tour, he returned to farming in Donglai and gathered disciples to teach. There were thousands of disciples.

Zheng Xuan's study is mainly based on ancient Chinese classics, and also adopts modern classics.He annotated Confucian classics all over his life and sorted out ancient cultural heritage with his whole life, bringing Confucian classics into a "small unification era".He also wrote books such as "Seven Politics of Astronomy" and "Zhonghou", with a total of more than one million words, known as "Zheng Xue" in the world.

Hearing that Guoyuan turned out to be a disciple of the great Confucian Zheng Xuan, Liu Bei, Jian Yong and others immediately bowed their hands respectfully.

Guoyuan bowed his hands in return, and said with a smile: "Everyone, after passing the forest in front, we will enter Yingchuan County!"

Liu Bei immediately said with emotion: "Finally we are going to Xuchang!"

At this time, Jian Yong suddenly asked: "Angel, is Xuchang City as prosperous as Luoyang City?"

When Guoyuan heard this, he smiled and said, "Now there are two more prosperous cities than Luoyang!"

Seeing Liu Bei and others staring at him eagerly, Guoyuan continued: "First, Xudu of Yingchuan; second, Yecheng of Jizhou!"

"Eh?" Mi Zhu heard the words, surprised and said: "Chen Liucheng can't be compared with these two cities?"

The corner of Guoyuan's mouth curled up, and he replied, "The prosperity of Chenliu City has long surpassed that of Luoyang, the old imperial capital!"

"!!!" Liu Bei and others' eyes widened suddenly, "It's only been a few years, how did you do it?"

"I don't know either." Guoyuan shook his head, suddenly laughed and said, "How did you do it, I'm afraid you have to ask the former prefect Chenliu, the current hussar general Lu Yan and Lu Changsheng!"

"Is Lu Hussar really a god-man from heaven? It's really fascinating!" Liu Bei seemed to have been convinced by Lu Yan.

After walking another distance, there was a hearty laugh suddenly: "Hahaha! Mr. Xuande, Ren has been waiting for you here for a long time!"

Liu Bei naturally knew Cao Ren who followed Cao Cao wherever he went. Guan Yu and Zhang Fei even drank with him.

Seeing Cao Ren, the three Liu Bei brothers felt a sense of intimacy in their hearts.

Liu Bei rode up to Cao Ren, cupped his fists and said, "General Zixiao, long time no see!"

"That's right! It's been nearly half a year since Shouchun's farewell." Seeing Guan Yu and Zhang Fei coming over, Cao Ren laughed and said, "Heroes, let's hurry up and try to catch up with the eldest brother in the evening to set up for you." The next banquet!"

"Hahaha!"

"Then I have to thank Prime Minister Cao first!"

"Brothers, let's go!"

(End of this chapter)