Three Kingdoms: Liu Bei seeks the master and seeks to conquer the world

Chapter 157

The fields around Guobai are full of water, and the Daisheng Valley urges spring plowing.

The wars between Hebei, Yanyu and Henan came and went, but in Qingzhou, it was full of enthusiasm and farming.

In order to rush to plant, almost all civil and military officials in Linzi City, except those who maintain necessary official duties and normal law and order, were assigned to outside Linzi City to seize time and make a surprise planting.

Although Liu Bei did not issue relevant decrees, the civil and military officials in Linzi City saw that Liu Bei first followed the villagers to open up wasteland, and then went to the fields to rush to plant, how could they sit still?
One by one, they took the initiative to ask for orders, and wanted to follow Liu Bei to go to the fields to grab seeds.

After Diannong obtained Liu Bei's consent to engage in Song Lin, he assigned the civil and military officials at all levels who took the initiative to ask for orders to various civilian fields outside Linzi City.

Up and down.

What kind of Qingzhou animal husbandry is there, and what kind of Qingzhou civil and military is there.

Regardless of whether these civil and martial arts are sincere or just for show, it is not easy to follow Liu Bei to go to the fields to grab seeds.

Seeing the civil and military officials in Linzi City going to the fields with their sleeves rolled up, the people rushing to sow the fields around here were flattered at first, and gradually began to chat with these "approachable" officials to correct their wrong actions in sowing.

But the most inconspicuous one is Liu Bei, who has already mixed in with the villagers and is unrecognizable at a glance.

The burlap clothes, sandals covered with mud, and the skillful sowing movements caused the surrounding villagers to shout "Liu Lang" one after another.

The industrious villagers are generally simple, seeing Qingzhou Mudu being so industrious, even the lazy people who wanted to be lazy in the past feel ashamed and work harder.

Among them, there is also a group of teenagers from the Linzi City Academy.

Some of these teenagers come from rich families, and they don't know the grains on weekdays; some of them come from humble backgrounds and have learned farming since childhood.

Zheng Xuan argued that Confucians must not know the five grains and the suffering of the people, so that these young people can truly experience what is "the foundation of an agricultural country" and what is "food is the most important thing for the people".

But at the forefront of these teenagers is Qingzhou Biejia Zheng Ping.

Zheng Ping was going to cooperate with Liu Bei, but Zheng Xuan asked Zheng Ping to set an example for this group of teenagers in the school.

Only a talented person like Zheng Ping, who was born in a famous family and held a high position, could restrain this group of unruly and self-important teenagers.

Dissatisfied?

Let's have a debate with Zheng Ping first, if you can win, you don't have to rush to plant here.

At the beginning, some arrogant family members wanted to quote Zheng Ping's classics, such as "a gentleman eats without farming", but they were all speechless by Zheng Ping's quoted scriptures.

All of them can only work obediently in the fields.

"I didn't expect that the first thing I would do when I came to Qingzhou would be to work in the fields instead of going to school to study scriptures with Mr. Kang Cheng. It's hard!"

"Don't cry bitterly, who asked me to wait for a dozen people to quote scriptures and allusions, but they can't argue with others, their skills are not as good as others, and they are plowing the fields."

"You newcomers don't know what to do, and you want to argue with Biejia. Fortunately, you are not in Linzi City recently, otherwise Biejia's tone would not be so gentle."

"Are you famous for persuading students?"

"You have never heard of persuasion? He wants to scold you for being able to write a prose. What's even more frightening is that because the prose is so well written, many scholars will recite it. If you can't understand it, you can Think about it, Mr. Kang Cheng used the prose written by you to persuade you to scold you, explaining the feeling of writing in the school."

"Hiss~ It's too scary. But why did you persuade us to scold us? We didn't provoke him."

"Well, you're a big admirer of your persuasion, and you can't say curse words because of your status, but you're unscrupulous about persuading people. Anyway, everyone in Linzi city knows that you're good at persuading people to swear and speak well."

"Ah Liang, what are you talking nonsense here, as if I like to scold people, hurry up, I'll take you to see the envoy when it's over."

"Really? Didn't lie to me?"

"If you talk nonsense, just pretend I didn't say it!"

"immediately!"

The young Zhuge Liang didn't dare to talk to the boys in the school any more. Nothing excited the young Zhuge Liang more than seeing Liu Bei.

After the task of robbing the seeds was over, Zheng Ping picked up Zhuge Liang and sat on the horse, and then rode towards Liu Bei's position.

Zhuge Liang was a little helpless: "Don't drive, can't you find me a pony?"

Zheng Ping said contemptuously: "You don't even call out your brother, how dare you ask me to find you a pony?"

Zhuge Liang put his head aside: "It's my elder brother who became sworn brothers with you, not me. Why do I call you elder brother?"

Zheng Ping chuckled: "If you are so ignorant of dignity, it seems that brother Zini should tell you more about etiquette."

Zhuge Liang's face suddenly changed: "Brother! Actually, I think Mr. Zini is too talented to teach in the school. He is very suitable to be in charge of farming."

"Why don't you recommend Mr. Zini to Liu Shijun? I really don't lie to you. Mr. Zini often feels that although the current Diannong has some talents, he has no idea about how to inspect the land, how to resettle the people, how to count the number of people, and how to set up officials. It is too simple to think about how to increase or decrease the farming projects.”

Zheng Ping's eyes were sly: "Have you discussed this with Brother Zini?"

Zhuge Liang rolled his eyes: "It can't be considered a discussion! I just went to Song Zhengzheng to ask some ways to farm the fields, and then I went back to ask Mr. Zini for advice."

Ever since Zhuge Liang's knot was untied, he resumed his habit of finding people to debate.

He failed to debate Guoyuan in the school, so Zhuge Liang went to Song Lin, who was engaged in Diannong, to ask him about the farming method, and then returned to the school to try to win Guoyuan.

Still didn't win the argument.

All the civil and military people in Linzi City knew that Zhuge Liang was a young genius whom Liu Bei and Zheng Ping placed high hopes on.

Liu Bei even issued a special order to the civil and military forces of Linzi City, as long as it does not involve core secrets, some common sense in government affairs can be explained to Zhuge Liang.

The depth of love can be seen!
Zheng Pingle said: "Ah Liang, you really know how to pick people, but why did you go to debate with Brother Zini on what he is best at."

"However, in official affairs, whoever is more talented can't be in charge. Song Zong has always been dedicated to farming and farming. It is inevitable that Brother Zini will replace Song Zong at this time."

Zhuge Liang frowned: "But farming is a major event in Qingzhou, how can we not use Mr. Zini who is more suitable for farming because Song is doing his best?"

"Who said there's no need for it?" Zheng Ping said with a light smile, "You all know that you can use Song's words to debate Brother Zini, so why can't you use Brother Zini's words to argue about Song's work?"

"Song Zongzheng is not a narrow-minded person. He is already devastated by farming. If he knows that someone can help him solve the difficulties in farming, he will take the initiative to recommend Brother Zini to the envoy."

"Occasionally you have to learn to think differently."

Zhuge Liang suddenly came to his senses: "I still wonder why Mr. Zini would suddenly talk about the subject of farming in class. Could it be that you did it on purpose, brother?"

"Knowing that I can't argue, Mr. Zini will definitely go to Song to ask about farming methods."

"Don't talk nonsense if you don't have evidence. What does this have to do with me?" Zheng Ping changed the subject with a smile, then reined in his horse and stopped: "Mintian in front, Liu Shijun you want to see is still busy."

Seeing Liu Bei in front of him, Zhuge Liang suddenly felt more calm.

"No wonder you always resist calling me brother."

Zheng Ping was suddenly happy.

The current Zhuge Liang is not yet ten years old. He has become bewildered because of the heart knot caused by the loss of his father when he was young, and he has regained his former youthful willfulness because Liu Bei untied his heart knot.

Coupled with the fact that Liu Bei loves Huo Qubing like Liu Che, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty in the past, Zhuge Liang's young heart became more dependent, and he also wanted to show more thoughts in front of Liu Bei.

In the heart of the young Zhuge Liang in front of him, Liu Bei already exists like a loving father.

But by chance, Zhuge Jin and Zheng Ping became sworn brothers!
This is also the core of why Zhuge Liang has always been brooding about Zhuge Jin and Zheng Ping's sworn brotherhood.

What a seniority!
"Ah Liang is here too."

"How can you let a boy under the age of ten also go to the fields?"

When Liu Bei saw Zhuge Liang, he also greeted him warmly, his eyes were a little softer.

"There is no priority in learning. The younger you are, the more you can understand the hardships of farming and the hardships of the people." Zhuge Liang's tone was a little more solemn.

Obviously, Zhuge Liang's personality was somewhat different in front of Liu Bei and in front of Zheng Ping.

Liu Bei said with emotion: "Ah Liang is right. The younger you are, the more you understand. If scholars can't even distinguish the five grains, how can they persuade farmers and mulberry when they become officials?"

Zhuge Liang stood beside Liu Bei, quietly listening to the teachings.

After half an hour.

Only then did Liu Bei and Zhuge Liang go to Tian'an.

"Xianmou, the rush for planting is over today. The fields outside Linzi City should have been sown, right?" Liu Bei asked while wiping his sweat with a sweat towel.

Zheng Ping took out the feather fan, smiled lightly and said, "It's all over, Shijun's field is the slowest to sow."

Liu Bei also smiled and said, "This is the best."

Corresponding to the intention of Zheng Ping's arrangement, Liu Bei knew it without saying it.

Qingzhou Mu has completed the sowing of the last field outside Linzi City, which is a perfect ending.

"I've been busy with spring plowing recently, and haven't paid much attention to affairs outside Qingzhou."

"Is there any news from Yuzhou?"

Liu Bei asked Zhuge Liang to ride with him, asking questions while riding.

Zheng Ping nodded and said: "Chen Wang Liu Chong is a very well-behaved person, and the soldiers of the Chen State are not allowed to leave the Chen State without an edict."

"But King Chen lent Ziyi 3000 crossbows, [-] arrows, and enough food and grass for [-] people."

"So Ziyi recruited [-] volunteer soldiers in Chen State, cooperated with Zigang and Yide to set up an ambush in Liang State, and shot Zhou Yu."

Liu Bei praised: "Chen Wang is heroic and flexible, and he is a man worth making friends with. In this way, the crisis in Yuzhou will be resolved, right?"

Zheng Ping shook his head: "Danyang prefect Zhou Xin and Jiujiang prefect Zhou Ang also sent troops to Yuzhou in the name of revenge after hearing about Zhou Yu's death."

Liu Bei frowned: "Revenge? This is a very reasonable reason."

Zheng Ping chuckled: "Although it is said to be revenge, Zhou Ang went directly to Yangcheng."

Liu Bei sneered: "Yangcheng is Sun Jian's grain storage area, so this Zhou Ang must be related to Yuan Shao."

Zheng Ping didn't pay much attention to this: "Yuzhou has Yide, Ziyi and Zigang here, and Chen Wang and Tao Shijun provide food and grass. It is no problem to repel Zhou Xin."

"As for Zhou Ang who attacked Yangcheng, if Yuan Shu can't even deal with this, then he shouldn't ask for Dong. I feel ashamed."

Liu Bei nodded: "Both Yide and Ziyi are brave generals who have won the three armies, and Zigang knows the art of war quite well, so it is easy to deal with Zhou Xin. Is there any change in Yanzhou?"

Zheng Ping is like a treasure: "Although Bian Rang persuaded Liu Dai, he only told Liu Dai not to use troops during spring plowing. With Liu Dai's character, he will continue to attack Taishan County."

"However, Yuan Shu was stabbed in the back by Yuan Shao in Yuzhou, it is impossible not to fight back."

"It is estimated that there will be new forces involved in Yanzhou."

Liu Bei pondered: "A new force? Yuan Shu doesn't have any forces in the north to form an alliance with."

Zhuge Liang listened for a long time, then suddenly interjected: "Yuan Shu can form alliances in the north and intervene in Yanzhou's forces, only the Black Mountain Army?"

Liu Bei exclaimed: "Could it be that Yuan Shu wants to lure the Black Mountain Army into Dongjun?"

Zheng Ping glanced at Zhuge Liang approvingly: "Ah Liang is quite clear about the forces in the north."

"Yuan Shu is different from Yuan Shao. Yuan Shao likes to make friends with celebrities, but Yuan Shu likes to use bandits."

"The farsighted among these thieves hope to get official positions from Yuan Shu, so that they can change from thieves to soldiers."

"Yuan Shu doesn't need to recruit soldiers, as long as he promises to be an official, he can make these bandits work."

"So under Yuan Shu's rule, they will basically be looted by Yuan Shu's soldiers and horses, and the soldiers and bandits will not separate their families."

Liu Bei sighed softly: "Xianmou, Yuan Shu's army is like a bandit, why do we still form an alliance with Yuan Shu? Giving up Yuzhou to Yuan Shao will make the people of Yuzhou live and work in peace and contentment more than giving it to Yuan Shu?"

Zheng Ping shook his head: "Have you ever thought about it, if you give it to Yuan Shao, Yuan Shu will withdraw his troops and come back to fight Yuan Shao. With Yuan Shu's character, he must go all the way to loot all the way."

"But at least for now, we have saved the people of Yuzhou from being looted by Yuan Shu for the time being."

"The alliance with Yuan Shu is based on the interests of Qingzhou. We can't control Yuzhou yet."

Although Liu Bei is also very clear that it is too much to worry about whether the people of Yuzhou can live and work in peace and contentment, but Liu Bei's heart is still a little heavy.

Riding their horses and chatting all the way, the three of Liu Bei rushed back to Linzi City before dark.

The city gate guard reported forward: "Your envoy, Zhang Yi, who claims to be Changshan, arrived in Linzi City half an hour ago. He said that he had something important to ask for the envoy, and his subordinates let him rest in the posthouse according to the law."

Liu Bei's eyes froze, and he signaled the city gate guards to back down: "People from Changshan Kingdom, it seems that Yuan Shao has already won Jizhou! Although it was expected, this speed is too fast."

Zheng Ping lightly shook his feather fan: "It's not too fast. After all, Jizhou also needs to ensure spring plowing. If my guess is right, Yuan Shao blocked the news after he got Jizhou, otherwise he wouldn't have sent the information so late."

"But it wasn't Zilong who came, but Chang Shanyu. It seems that Changshan already has the idea of ​​forming an alliance."

Liu Bei was surprised: "How can Xianmou be so sure that Changshan will form an alliance with Qingzhou?"

Zheng Ping chuckled: "Chang Shanyu's wife is brother and sister with my father, and it's my uncle who came here!"

(End of this chapter)