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

Chapter 52

Among the six counties and 65 counties in Qingzhou, among the more than two million people, one talented person can be elected every year.

Really. One in a million!

But having said that, in this era, Ju Maocai no longer considers talent and righteousness as he did at the beginning.

What you look at is the weight of the recommender!
Whether it is Chen Ji, one of the three lords of Yingchuan, or Liu Ziping, who has a lot to do with Pingyuan King Liu Shuo, they are all famous figures in the world.

"My lord, this Liu Bei should not be underestimated! There are rumors in Pingyuan County that Liu Shuo, the king of Pingyuan, intends to marry his niece to Liu Bei as his wife."

"The county magistrate Zheng Ping under Liu Bei's command is also the second son of Zheng Xuan, a well-known scholar in China. This Zheng Ping is also the prospective son-in-law of Beihai prefect Kong Rong."

"It is reported that this Zheng Ping was invited by Liu Bei himself to Gaomi County after he became the magistrate of Gaotang County."

Engaging in reporting information about Liu Bei to Jiao He one by one, Jiao He couldn't help frowning.

For more than a month, Liu Bei's reputation in Qingzhou has shown signs of rising.

"Doesn't this mean that the governor has to give Liu Bei the quota of talents?" Jiao He said in a displeased tone.

There is only one quota for Maocai.

This Jiao He was originally intended to be used to recommend the noble son of the aristocratic family.

After all, for Jiao He, recommending a noble son of a rich family is much more beneficial than recommending Liu Bei, who is neither relative nor relative.

He did not dare to look directly at Jiao He, and subconsciously lowered his voice: "Your Majesty, Zheng Xuan is a well-known official in Qingzhou with high popularity; Kong Rong is also a well-known Confucian in the country, and he has been actively talking to the county officials in Qingzhou recently. Make friends, the reputation is not small."

"Pingyuan Prime Minister Chen Ji and Yuan County Chief Shi Liu Ziping are both recommending Liu Bei, so if you don't agree, I'm afraid you will be offended."

Jiao He stared, and then his anger came: "A group of county officials, don't they dare to intimidate the governor?"

Do not dare to speak too much.

But in his heart there is a disdain that should not belong to his subordinates.

The six counties of Qingzhou, such as Chen Ji, Prime Minister of Pingyuan, and Kong Rong, Prime Minister of Beihai, all respected Jiaohe, the governor of Qingzhou, in name, but in fact they completely ignored Jiaohe in terms of governance.

Jiaohe was actually able to issue orders, and only the ten cities of Jinan, the nine cities of Le'an, and the six cities of Qi State.

Even in these three counties, there are quite a few people who obey the law and violate the law.

Seeing Engagement not speaking, Jiao He could not help but snort coldly.

"Go and tell Bochang Ren's family that the governor is hosting a banquet tonight."

Bochang Ren's family is a big family in Le'an County.

There is an official official, whose name is Zi Tun, who is quite famous.

During the Zhongping period, when the Yellow Turban Army arrived in Bochang, they heard about Ren Yan's name and spread rumors among each other: "It is often heard that Ren Yan is a sage in the world. Although we are thieves today, we cannot invade his hometown."

So the Yellow Turban Bandits retreated, and Ren Yan became famous for it, and the prefectures and counties elected Ren Yan as Xiaolian.

Although the authenticity of this has yet to be verified, the Ren family in Le'an County is a local wealthy family that even Jiao He fears.

Maocai's quota was originally reserved by Jiao He for the benefit of the Ren family.

After all, the recent Qingzhou yellow scarves incident made Jiao He feel a little overwhelmed. A wealthy local family such as the Ren family needs to be wooed by Jiao He.

As a result, Chen Ji and Liu Ziping's recommendation directly frustrated Jiao He's original ideas.

This Maocai quota is given to Liu Bei, so there is no bargaining chip to exchange benefits with the Ren family.

"Damn Liu Bei, you have to come here to ruin the good job of the governor!" Jiao He quit the government office cursing.

a few days later.

The envoy returned to Pingyuan County and brought Jiao He's original words.

"To select a talented person, you need to consider your virtues and talents, and you should not neglect it. Now that Bo Chang is in charge, you can be called a talented person."

The unspoken meaning is that Liu Bei's virtue and talent are not good enough, so this maocai has nothing to do with Liu Bei.

Jiao He's straightforward refusal made Chen Ji and Liu Ziping feel ashamed.

Jiao He rejected the joint recommendation of the two?
"What should I do?" Chen Ji's face turned livid.

After all, he promised Liu Bei that day that he would seek this talent.

Chen Ji was also worried that his reputation alone was not enough, so he made a special trip to invite Liu Ziping, who had great influence in Pingyuan County, to recommend him together.

As a result, Jiao He directly gave the spot to Ren Yan?

And Jiao He's reason for refusal made Chen Ji and Liu Ziping very embarrassed.

"Ren Yan is from the Ren family of Bochang, Le'an County. Jiao He must be using the talent quota to win over Ren Yan." Liu Ziping's face was also a little unhappy.

Liu Ziping is not only Liu Bei's sponsor, but also a matchmaker between Liu Bei and Pingyuan Wang Liu Shuo's niece.

All this was said, but Jiao He didn't give him any face.

Even if you Jiao He said that this year's quota has already been selected, it is not easy to change, why not recommend Liu Bei next year, it will not be like this!

Do you have to say something about Liu Bei's virtues and talents?
"Chen Xiang, please go to the letter to appease Xuande first. I'm going to find my brother." Liu Ziping got up and went to find Pingyuan King Liu Shuo.

Chen Ji sighed secretly, feeling a little ashamed to see Liu Bei.

"Forget it, anyway, this Pingyuan County, the old man has already given up to Liu Bei, so there is no need to make a death feud with Jiao He."

Unlike Liu Ziping, Chen Ji is well versed in the worldly affairs of the officialdom. Although Jiaohe is a little dissatisfied, he doesn't want to make enemies with Jiaohe because of this.

Since this Pingyuan County was handed over to Liu Bei, let Liu Bei handle it.

Immediately, Chen Ji wrote a letter to Liu Bei, which was rushed to Gaotang County.

At the same time, Chen Ji also asked Chen Qun to prepare the relevant documents of Pingyuan County and hand them over when Liu Bei came to Pingyuan County again.

And the other side.

Knowing that Liu Bei's position as a talented person was rejected by Jiao He, Liu Shuo's violent temper instantly exploded.

"What is Jiao He, who doesn't even give me face?"

"Don't Jiao He know that this king is going to marry his niece to Liu Bei?"

For people of Liu Shuo's class, face is very important.

After all, he didn't ask for officials or power, and no one took his face seriously, so he, Emperor Huan's younger brother, was really out of favor?

"Send me a message to Prince Liu of Jinan County, Le'an County, Qi County, Beihai County, Donglai County, and Pingyuan County. This king will hold a banquet in five days."

"At the same time, I want to tell all the princes of the clan that Liu Bei is my nephew and son-in-law, and he is also an outstanding person in my Liu clan!"

"Isn't he just a talented person? This king is not rare anymore!"

Although Prince Zong doesn't have much power now, a lean camel is bigger than a horse.

There are quite a few princes of the Liu clan in Qingzhou's aristocratic and powerful families!
Such as Erliu in Ye County, Liu in Mouping, Liu in Gaomi, Liu in Dongping, Liu in Gaotang, Liu in Jian County, Liu in Pingyuan, etc.

Then there is Pingyuan King Liu Shuo, the younger brother of Emperor Huan, who wants to collectively build momentum for Liu Bei, let alone temporarily acting as Prime Minister of Pingyuan.

And among the Liu family of Mouping, there are still two well-known figures in the world.

The two brothers are Liu Yao, Liu Zhengli and Liu Dai, Liu Gongshan, who are both talented!
(End of this chapter)