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

Chapter 77 Zheng Ping Borrows Soldiers, Zhang Fei Visits Lu Zhi

Compared with Qingzhou, Yanzhou has five counties, three kingdoms and eighty cities, not only has a larger population and household registration, but the prefects of each county are not ordinary people.

Zhang Miao, governor of Chenliu County, Qiao Mao, governor of Dongjun County, Ying Shao, governor of Taishan County, Yuan Yi of Shanyang County, Yuan Xu, governor of Jiyin County, Cui Yan, chancellor of Jibei County, Zheng Sui, chancellor of Rencheng, Li Zan, chancellor of Dongping County, and General Zhi Liu Dai, the governor of Yanzhou who moved to Dongping.

These people, whether they are descendants of famous officials, descendants of Sangong, or former officials of famous families, are not small in terms of influence.

Among them, Zhang Miao, the prefect of Chenliu, Qiao Mao, the prefect of Dongjun, and Yuan Yi, the prefect of Shanyang County, raised troops to attack Dong Zhuo at the same time.

But correspondingly, the situation in Yanzhou is more complicated than that in Qingzhou.

Although Liu Yan proposed to change the governor of the state to the governor of the state and strengthen the power of the governor appointed by the imperial court, in fact, not every state has the governor of the governor changed to the governor of the state.

Liu Hong, Emperor Ling of the Han Dynasty, was very cautious in appointing the state shepherd.

The power of the state pastor is too great, and if you don't pay attention, new disasters will arise.

Therefore, although these governors are the upper officials of the counties and states in name, they cannot really hold important powers from now on.

For example, Jiao He, the governor of Qingzhou, can only control Jinan, Qi and Le'an.

Kong Rong, Prime Minister of the North Sea, and Chen Ji, the former Prime Minister of the Plains, did not take Jiao He seriously.

The same is true for Yanzhou. Liu Dai dropped to Yanzhou by air, so Dongping Prime Minister Li Zan was willing to listen to Liu Dai's orders.

This Li Zan is the son of Li Ying, the head of the eight steeds and a famous official who is known as a model in the world.

It's just that Li Zan is not very greedy for power, and will obey the appointment of the court, so Liu Dai will be in charge of Dongping Kingdom.

But the other prefects and prime ministers didn't give Liu Dai much face.

Especially Qiao Mao, the prefect of Dongjun, who is a son of Taiwei Qiaoxuan, is quite conceited. Liu Dai was the governor of Yanzhou before Liu Dai was the governor of Yanzhou, so he disdains Liu Dai very much.

Zhang Miao, governor of Chenliu, Ying Shao, governor of Mount Tai, and the two sons of the Yuan family almost all held the power of their respective prefectures firmly in their hands, but they were only superficially polite to Liu Dai.

And Liu Dai is not a good stubble. Although Yanzhou does not implement the state pastoral system, as long as all the prefects and ministers of Yanzhou are replaced by his cronies, the goal of centralization can also be achieved.

These fights openly and secretly are also one of the reasons why the Allied Army of Dongdong has been reluctant to move forward in Suanzao.

No one wants to consume too many troops in the battle against Dong!

Liu Bei still didn't understand the political situation in Yanzhou, and subconsciously thought that as long as Liu Shuo, king of Pingyuan, wrote a letter to Liu Dai, Liu Dai would be able to ask Ying Shao, the prefect of Mount Tai, to borrow troops.

Zheng Ping shook his head: "Your Majesty, if you really ask Liu Dai to give orders to Ying Shao, I'm afraid you won't be able to borrow any of these soldiers."

Liu Bei was suddenly puzzled: "Xianmou, could it be that Liu Dai has a suspicion with Ying Shao?"

Zheng Ping chuckled: "Your Majesty, let alone whether there is any personal grudge between Liu Dai and Ying Shao, if Jiao He asks you to lend Yun Chang and Yide out and let them listen to Jiao He's command, you will agree ?"

Liu Bei subconsciously said: "Jiao He's incompetent people, let Xu He gather more than [-] people in less than a month, and let Yun Chang and Yide listen to Jiao He's command, isn't that going to die?"

As soon as the words fell, Liu Bei understood what Zheng Ping meant.

Although this Liu Dai was well-known and was appointed by the imperial court to be the governor of Yanzhou, the prefect of the state, like Ying Shao, the prefect of Mount Tai, looked down on Liu Dai at all.

He borrowed troops from Ying Shao, but borrowed Liu Dai's name, no wonder Ying Shao was happy!

"Your Majesty, the situation in Yanzhou is complicated. Our purpose is to borrow troops to quell the chaos. There is no need to get involved in the battles between Liu Dai and the prefects and ministers of various counties." Zheng Ping held the rein and kept talking to Yanzhou Analysis and comparison of each force.

Liu Bei sighed lightly: "The governor and the governor of the country are at odds, and this Yanzhou will probably cause a lot of disasters."

Zheng Ping was noncommittal.

Although Liu Dai's death in Yanzhou was related to strategic and tactical mistakes, it was more due to the reluctance of the prefects of the counties to send troops to help.

In fact, with the strength of Yanzhou's troops, it is not difficult to fight against the Yellow Turbans.

Ying Shao, the prefect of Taishan alone, faced 30 Qingzhou yellow scarves, beheaded thousands of people, captured more than 2000 old and weak people, and carried [-] taels of luggage. The thieves retreated in fear, and the county was at peace.

Looking at the rest of the prefects, Zhang Miao, Yuan Yi, Yuan Xu and others, as well as Bao Xin, the new governor of Jibei, and Cao Cao, the prefect of Dongjun, who were played by Yuan Shao, which one is not a family of famous officials, or a person who is good at fighting?
With a wave of arms, the powerful local families will raise their troops to help. If someone can gather all the forces and financial resources of all parties, how can they really be no match for the Yellow Turban.

However, Liu Dai did not have the means to order the prefects and ministers. In addition, he attacked and killed Qiao Mao, which caused the prefects and ministers of the counties to have suspicions, and finally died in battle.

Return to Plain City.

Liu Ziping, Sun Qian, Liu Jun and others also came to see the ceremony.

Hearing that Liu Bei was going to send troops to Beihai Kingdom to help Beihai Prime Minister Kong Rong calm down the chaos, Liu Ziping was a little worried: "My lord, the Beihai Kingdom is far away. Once the plain changes, how can we resist it?"

Liu Bei had already discussed the plan with Zheng Ping, and said, "Don't worry, I won't use the county soldiers in Pingyuan. Deng Xu stationed troops in Leling City, Chang Shi stationed troops in Pingyuan City. If you encounter bandits, you just need to defend."

"Before I came to Pingyuan City, I had already asked Yide to go to Youzhou to borrow troops from Brother Bogui."

"If Yide can find a mentor, the mentor will also come to Pingyuan City."

"When the mentor comes, even if there are bandits and soldiers invading the country, it's nothing to worry about!"

Liu Ziping was taken aback: "Your Majesty, you said that Lu Shangshu will also come to Pingyuan City?"

Lu Zhi is not only a well-known Confucian in the country, but also a great general!

With the soldiers and horses borrowed from Gongsun Zan, naturally there is no need to worry about bandit soldiers invading the country.

Liu Bei nodded: "My father passed away early, and my uncle is also missing. Naturally, I have to invite my mentor to come to Pingyuan City to preside over my marriage."

Only then did Liu Ziping heave a sigh of relief: "The governor doesn't use the county soldiers from Pingyuan, but only the county soldiers from Gaotang County. The strength of the troops may be a little small."

Liu Bei said with a smile: "It's a little less, but it's not too bad if you have a plan to go to Taishan County to borrow troops."

Liu Ziping looked at Zheng Ping with a hint of surprise.

Go to Taishan County to borrow soldiers. Does this soldier mean that you can borrow it?
But thinking of Zheng Xuan's fame and Zheng Ping's network among scholars, Liu Ziping dispelled this doubt.

Zheng Ping did not stay in Pingyuan City, and after discussing with Liu Bei the time and route of raising troops to Beihai Kingdom, he went to Taishan County with Mi Heng.

Liu Bei entrusted Liu Ziping and Sun Qian with the military and political affairs of Pingyuan City, and hurried back to Gaotang County.

Knowing Liu Bei's arrival, Guan Yu, who hadn't seen him for a long time, immediately put down his military affairs and went out of the city to meet Liu Bei.

"Brother!"

As soon as he saw Liu Bei, Guan Yu got off his horse, knelt down on one knee, and greeted him with cupped fists.

The usually arrogant tiger eyes became soft like cat's eyes the moment they saw Liu Bei.

"Long Yun!"

Liu Bei was also very excited, he quickly got off his horse, and quickly stepped forward to help Guan Yu up.

Before that, Liu Bei and Guan Yu and Zhang Fei almost ate and lived together, and they could see each other every day.

However, since acting as Prime Minister of Pingyuan, Liu Bei and Guan Yu have rarely met.

Guan Yu wanted to stay in Gaotang County, while Liu Bei had to stay in Pingyuan City.

Liu Bei was in a good mood and wished he could have a long talk with Guan Yu immediately, sharing the joy in his heart these past few days.

Tell for a long time.

Guan Yu and Liu Bei rode horses and entered the city side by side.

"Brother came to Gaotang City, but what's the important thing?" Guan Yu asked about the business.

After all, Liu Bei is now Prime Minister of Pingyuan, and he is in charge of the nine counties of Pingyuan, so naturally he is not as leisure as before.

If you come to Gaotang City in person, you must have important matters to discuss.

Liu Bei restrained his face slightly: "The Yellow Turbans in the nine counties are now peaceful, but in other counties and states in Qingzhou, the Yellow Turbans are very rampant."

"In the three kingdoms of Le'an, Qi, and Jinan, Xu He, the leader of the Yellow Turban bandits, gathered more than [-] people; Zhang Rao of Beihai State gathered more than [-] people; Guan Cheng of Donglai County gathered more than [-] vicious men to attack the city. "

"Xianmou suggested that I raise my troops to the Beihai Kingdom first, and Zhang Rao is the first to destroy the thieves."

"This time I came to Gaotang to recruit soldiers and horses from Gaotang."

Guan Yu said in a low voice: "Are you only recruiting soldiers from Gaotang City? There are only a thousand soldiers in Gaotang City. Excluding the soldiers and horses left behind, the maximum number of soldiers that can be mobilized is 800."

"It's too few troops to save Beihai with 800 men."

After all, Beihai is not facing thousands of yellow scarves like Xu Qi, but more than [-] yellow scarves!
Even if the old, weak, women and children are removed, Zhang Rao still has [-] yellow scarf soldiers who can fight!
Using 800 people to fight 2 people is tantamount to sending them to death!

"No problem!" Liu Bei chuckled, "Xianmou has already gone to Taishan County. He is Kong Beihai's son-in-law, and Taishan Yanglin is also Kong Beihai's son-in-law."

"With the reputations of the Taishan Yang family and Mr. Kang Cheng, it is not difficult to show up and borrow troops."

"At that time, we will not be afraid of the yellow turban bandits from the North Sea country when we join forces together."

That's it!

Guan Yu secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

"Brother, Yide is not here, this time I will go with you." Guan Yu was worried that Liu Bei would suddenly tell Guan Yu to guard Gaotang City, and then lead the troops to Beihai Kingdom alone.

After all, Liu Bei is not a literati, so it is not difficult for Liu Bei to lead the army alone.

But Liu Bei can ignore it, but Guan Yu has to.

In case my elder brother was hit by another arrow on the battlefield, someone might not be able to bring Liu Bei back like last time.

Sensing Guan Yu's worry, Liu Bei laughed loudly: "If there is no cloud to go with you, how can Brother Yu defeat the bandit soldiers of Beihai Kingdom? It's a pity that Yide is not here, otherwise we will be able to fight side by side again!"

Subconsciously looking in the direction of Youzhou, Liu Bei felt emotional.

at this time.

Youzhou, Shanggu County.

on the ancient road.

The horses galloped, the smoke and dust started up, and more than a dozen brave riders roared past.

Although the territory is vast, the border is bitter and cold, and Hu people often go south.

The population in Shanggu County is sparse, and the total household registration in the eight counties of Shanggu does not exceed [-] households.

But in recent years, there have been quite a few people who have come to Shanggu County to seek refuge and live in seclusion.

Fifty miles south of Juyongguan, there is a small mountain village hidden in a dangerous place surrounded by rolling hills.

At the beginning of the year, an old man and a young man came to the small mountain village to live in the small mountain village in exchange for teaching the villagers how to read.

More than ten riders followed the guidance of the map and came to this small mountain village.

One of them, riding bravely, went into the village alone to inquire.

After a long time, Qi Yong returned with a somewhat excited tone: "General, I found out that Lu Shangshu is in this mountain village, and he even opened a school to teach the villagers how to read and write!"

Qi Yong, whose surname is Tian and whose name is Yu, is from Yuyang. He just turned 19 this year.

The general Tian Yu was talking about was Zhang Fei who was ordered to come to Youzhou to find Lu Zhi.

Zhang Fei first went to Youbeiping to find Gongsun Zan, and told Gongsun Zan that Liu Bei was about to marry Pingyuan King Liu Shuo's niece, and hoped that Gongsun Zan could borrow some troops to help out.

Gongsun Zan had a deep friendship with Liu Bei, and upon hearing that Liu Bei was going to marry King Pingyuan's niece, he didn't want his brother to be underestimated.

The rich and powerful Gongsun Zan transferred [-] cavalry to Zhang Fei without saying a word.

Hearing that Zhang Fei was going to find Lu Zhi who lived in seclusion, Gongsun Zan sent someone to draw a map of Shanggu County for Zhang Fei.

And Tian Yu was one of the five hundred cavalrymen. He came to Shanggu County with Zhang Fei because he was familiar with the terrain of Shanggu County.

After finding out about Lu Zhi's news, Zhang Fei finally let go of his depression for the past few days.

"If I can't find Lu Shangshu again, I won't have the face to go back to see my elder brother."

After spending too long in Youzhou, Zhang Fei was quite irritable.

"Lu Shangshu is a great Confucian in the country, and he is also the mentor of the eldest brother, so he cannot be neglected."

"Tian Yu, you and I will go to see Lu Shangshu, and the rest of you will stay outside the village, so don't startle the villagers."

Compared with when he met Zheng Xuan, Zhang Fei's etiquette was obviously more thoughtful.

As Liu Bei's foster brother, whether it is Guan Yu or Zhang Fei, they are secretly restraining their words and deeds, working hard to grow up, and don't want their eldest brother to lose face in front of other ministers.

Under the seemingly rough appearance, Zhang Fei's mind is actually very delicate.

It's just that he has an irritable personality. On weekdays, Zhang Fei doesn't bother to think about it. When his temper comes up, he will beat others up. He is only willing to use his brain when he encounters important people or things.

After preparing all the gifts, Zhang Fei and Tian Yu rode to the small mountain village.

To avoid scaring the villagers, neither Zhang Fei nor Tian Yu carried long-handled weapons for cavalry, but only carried short knives for self-defense.

Following the guidance of the villagers, Zhang Fei and Tian Yu came to Lu Zhi's newly opened school.

In the school, the young man's reading is catchy.

Lu Zhi, on the other hand, stroked his short beard and patrolled back and forth. When he encountered a pronunciation error, he would stop and correct it.

"Sir, there are two big men outside the door, claiming to be students of the past."

Hearing the disciple's report, Lu Zhi's eyes flashed with surprise.

Ever since they escaped Dong Zhuo's pursuit at the beginning of the year and lived in seclusion with their youngest son Lu Yu in this small mountain village, few people knew the whereabouts of Lu Zhi and his son.

The world is chaotic, and even a minister like Lu Zhi cannot keep the safety of his clansmen.

Of Lu Zhi's four sons, the eldest died early, the second and third died in the war, and only the seven-year-old youngest, Lu Yu, stayed by his side.

After thinking for a while, Lu Zhi stepped out of the hall.

Although he is over fifty years old, Lu Zhi has practiced martial arts all year round and is strict with himself. His body is also very strong.

Seeing Zhang Fei and Tian Yu, a trace of doubt flashed in Lu Zhi's eyes.

Lu Zhi had no impression of the two young men in front of him.

"Did you two meet this old man before?" Lu Zhi looked Zhang Fei and Tian Yu up and down, not knowing why.

(End of this chapter)