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

Chapter 99: As expected, successor Qingzhou governor
Lu Zhi was amazed in his heart.

When Zheng Ping traveled to Zhuzhou counties, he stayed in Luoyang for a long time, which gave Lu Zhi a good understanding of Zheng Ping's talent, learning and personality.

In Lu Zhi's eyes, Zheng Ping is conceited and talented.

Although he is humble and polite when making friends with people in Luoyang, in fact, he often looks down on the virtuous and talented ministers in Luoyang.

The only ones that Zheng Ping could praise were Xun Yu, who was the palace guard at the time, and Xun You, the servant of the Huangmen.

Commenting on the people at the time was even worse when Yuedan commented on Xu Shao.

But now, Lu Zhi heard praises for Liu Bei from Zheng Ping.

Even the comments like "Liu Fujun is the only one who can help the Han Dynasty in the world today!" came out.

Even if Lu Zhi had a good opinion of Liu Bei, he would not praise Liu Bei as much as Zheng Ping.

If it were someone else, Lu Zhi would have wondered if Zheng Ping was flattering him on purpose.

But the person in front of him is Zheng Ping, one of the smartest and most practical talents Lu Zhi has ever met!
At the same time, it is also one of the most conceited and arrogant people when commenting.

There are really not many virtuous heroes who can be praised by Zheng Ping.

Not to mention praise!

Lu Zhi sighed lightly: "I never thought that Xianmou's evaluation of Xuande would be so high."

Zheng Ping chuckled: "Uncle, this fact speaks louder than words. After the Yellow Turbans in Bochang County are forced to land and the troubles of the Yellow Turbans in Qingzhou are completely settled, Mr. Liu's Mansion will truly become famous all over the world!"

Lu Zhi shivered slightly: "The secret letter sent by Xuande also let the old man do as little as possible to kill and hurt the old man. Show conspiracy, do you know the consequences of surrendering these hundreds of thousands of yellow scarves?"

"When Zhang Jiao was conquered in the past, Huangfu Yi really wanted to kill more than [-] Yellow Turban soldiers at the cost of infamy. Do you know the reason?"

Zheng Ping sneered disdainfully: "Murder more than [-] Yellow Turban soldiers, and use the heads of the Yellow Turban soldiers to build the capital. How can the cruel and intelligent people come up with any reason to defend themselves?"

"It's nothing more than to say that there is no food in the army, and the more than [-] Yellow Turban soldiers cannot be accommodated; or they are worried that the Emperor Ling will be suspicious and the minister will frame him, and he will not allow the Yellow Turban soldiers to tarnish their reputation."

"If he sees Huangfusong someday, my nephew will also have to ask, does he feel guilty and intend to make amends?"

Seeing Zheng Ping belittling Huangfusong so much, Lu Zhi hesitated to speak, then sighed again.

No matter what the reason is, it is still too much to kill soldiers and build a Beijing temple.

After a pause, Zheng Ping said again: "Uncle, nephew understands your worries."

"You are worried that you have received hundreds of thousands of yellow scarves from Qingzhou, but you don't have enough food to feed the refugees."

"Based on this, my nephew and Mr. Liu Fu have already made plans."

"Do your best and obey the destiny!"

"Even if there is only a [-]% chance of success, my nephew and Mr. Liu will try their best!"

At this time.

After Liu Bei and Tian Yu finished their narration, they joined together.

Seeing Lu Zhi asking about the resettlement of the hundreds of thousands of yellow scarves, Liu Bei also suppressed his smile: "Master Lu, this matter is of great importance, and this is not the place to talk about it."

"After making an emergency landing on the Yellow Turban in Bochang County, the student will explain it to Teacher Lu in detail."

Seeing that Zheng Ping and Liu Bei believed in their words, Lu Zhi sighed in his heart.

In all fairness, Lu Zhi didn't want to kill all the Yellow Turbans in Qingzhou.

Although the Yellow Turbans in Qingzhou have the evil deeds of massacring the city, that is only part of it, not all of it!
Among the hundreds of thousands of yellow scarves, most of them are old and weak women and children, and there are also good people who have been coerced.

Inviting Liu Bei to meet, Lu Zhi also wanted to truly understand Liu Bei's attitude.

a long time.

Lu Zhi took a long breath, calmed down and said: "The meaning of Xuande, the old man has already understood."

"Now that the cold winter is approaching, Xu He in Bochang County must be dealt with as soon as possible. Otherwise, in the deep winter, even if Xuande wants to help the refugees, it will become difficult to raise and transport the food."

Liu Bei smiled confidently: "Master Lu, don't worry, Xu He won't be able to stay in the deep winter. At most ten days, Xu He can be defeated!"

Lu Zhi suddenly became curious: "Ten days is not long, what are you going to do, Xuande?"

Liu Bei exchanged glances with Zheng Ping, and said: "Master Lu once taught that in the art of attacking, attacking the heart is the top priority, and attacking the city is the bottom."

"Xu He gathers people in Bochang and occupies a favorable location. If he wants to attack by force, it will not only increase the loss, but also delay time and time, and affect the follow-up resettlement."

"So I discussed with Xianmou that we only besiege Xu He and not attack, and set up porridge sheds outside every day to attract the refugees to receive porridge and rice."

"At the same time, send people to mix with the refugees to publicize the resettlement of the refugees in Pingyuan Kingdom, Beihai Kingdom and Linzi City."

"Refugees are willing to gather under Xu He's command because they think that if they follow Xu He, they won't have to starve to death. But following Xu He, the refugees not only don't have enough to eat, but also have to be displaced, and even coerced to resist the arrows and swords of officers and soldiers."

"However, I can not only feed the refugees, but also organize them to build houses and divide their fields, so that they can have new expectations for next year, and I won't force them to die!"

"I can meet the needs of the people and save the people from their difficulties. How can Xu He be able to compare?"

"Further."

Liu Bei talked eloquently, expressing the truth in his heart in front of Lu Zhi.

Compared with when he recommended himself as Gao Tang Ling and faced Chen Ji's school examination in the past, Liu Bei has a deeper understanding of the concept of benevolent government.

Lu Zhi brushed his short beard and quietly listened to Liu Bei's explanation. He had a new understanding of this student who didn't like reading very much in the past.

Being able to tell such a truth proves that Liu Bei is always reading and understanding.

Although most of the details of the plan were discussed with Zheng Ping, Liu Bei also really understood and practiced these plans.

Therefore, when making a statement to Lu Zhi, Liu Bei's eyes were convinced, and his tone was calm and powerful.

"Xuande has really grown up!" Lu Zhi secretly sighed, and now he has more confidence in King Qin's begging for thieves.

Lu Zhi's original intention of going south was to help Liu Bei gain a foothold in Qingzhou, and then use Qingzhou's strength to assist the king to seek Dong.

But after going south, the current situation in Qingzhou made Lu Zhi feel a little sad.

There are too many yellow scarves in Qingzhou!

Even if the Yellow Turban Bandit is defeated, there are still many things to do to deal with the aftermath.

Lu Zhi couldn't decide whether the money and food in Qingzhou could support King Qin's bid for Dong.

If Dong is forcibly demanded and the common people cannot eat, the yellow scarf will appear again.

The mistakes made by Jiao He cannot be repeated a second time.

But now, Lu Zhi saw confidence in Liu Bei's eyes, a strong confidence!

At this time, Zheng Ping said: "There is one more thing. With the help of my uncle, Jiao He, the governor of Qingzhou, died at the hands of the Yellow Turban bandits."

"This Qingzhou needs a new governor, and the existence of this new governor is closely related to the resettlement of hundreds of thousands of refugees in Qingzhou."

"So, I hope that uncle can use your reputation to jointly recommend the governor of the prefectures, prime ministers, clan kings, and famous officials of various counties in Qingzhou to serve as the governor of Qingzhou temporarily!"

Lu Zhi was stunned: "Jiao He died? When?"

Zheng Pingran said: "Under the city of Linzi, he died in a fierce battle. His act of loyalty and bravery should be an example for all counties! Jiao He's wife and children have been properly compensated."

Although he didn't say it clearly, Lu Zhi also understood the deep meaning in Zheng Ping's words.

"Jiao He's death is not a pity, but Xuande and Xianmou have intentions." Lu Zhi didn't get too entangled in Jiao He's matter, and paused slightly: "Jointly recommend Xuande to act as Qingzhou Inspector, the old man should agree. "

"It's just that the recommended governor of Qingzhou is always just a false post. If you want to be the governor of Qingzhou, you have to have the emperor's edict to seal it."

There was something in Lu Zhi's words, and Zheng Ping saw through it with a glance: "Uncle, although Qingzhou is far away, it is not impossible to meet the emperor in the west and be diligent in Wang Jing's life. If Qingzhou is stabilized, the governor will definitely raise his troops to go west."

Liu Bei also said: "Master Lu, the students will not forget that the emperor is still suffering in Chang'an, and they also know the long-cherished wish in Master Lu's heart. After the internal hidden dangers in Qingzhou are resolved, the students will personally accompany Master Lu to Chang'an!"

Lu Zhi laughed loudly: "Xuande has always been trustworthy. With this promise, the old man will feel at ease. Who is qualified to be the governor of Qingzhou except Xuande?"

Liu Bei didn't care about Lu Zhi's little temptation.

After all, some words are too clear, but it is easy to hurt friendship.

Tempting words can also leave a step for both parties.

After joining forces with Lu Zhi.

Liu Bei carried out the heart attack against the Bochang Yellow Turban, and at the same time spread the obituary of Qingzhou Governor Jiao He's death to the six counties of Qingzhou.

Kong Rong of Beihai State drafted a joint letter recommending Liu Bei to be the governor of Qingzhou, and sent it to all counties, counties and townships.

Taking the county as the unit, the prefect and the prime minister take the lead, and the clan kings and famous officials of each county jointly sign.

In less than five days, the joint letter from the six counties of Qingzhou arrived in Linzi City.

Liu Bei, on the other hand, did his part, and immediately offered a sacrifice to heaven and earth, and took the post of governor of Qingzhou himself. At the same time, he appointed Zheng Ping as Biejia, and the rest of the ranks had corresponding appointments.

With Liu Bei's appointment as the governor of Qingzhou, the decrees and resettlement plans for the resettlement of refugees in the six counties and counties were also issued one by one.

Liu Bei adopted Zheng Ping's suggestion and temporarily implemented the "heavy rewards and heavy punishments" policy for officials at all levels in the six counties of Qingzhou.

Officials who have contributed to resettling refugees will not only be promoted, but will also be rewarded with a lot of money and food, and even have the opportunity to directly become disciples of Lu Zhi, Zheng Xuan or Kong Rong.

The qualifications of students include but are not limited to meritorious officials themselves, brothers, nephews, close friends, etc.

Correspondingly, officials who have a vegetarian meal and have no meritorious deeds will not only be dismissed from office and fined a large amount of money and food, but will also be reprimanded by Lu Zhi, Zheng Xuan, and Kong Rong.

Officials who commit crimes, themselves, brothers, nephews, and close friends will all be implicated, whether it is their studies or official careers.

Liu Bei knew very well that the method of opening porridge sheds to help the refugees can only be used for a while, and these refugees still have to be sent back to their hometowns.

If the officials of the various counties are obedient and disobedient, and once again collude with the tyrants of the various counties, these refugees will rebel again.

"Great rewards and heavy punishments" may not be able to eradicate all corrupt officials, but at least at this juncture, most officials will be cautious in their words and deeds, and they must implement Liu Bei's government orders even if they are pretending.

If someone who is not afraid of death wants to jump out, he will be killed by Liu Bei as an example.

When Liu Bei's power was in full swing, Xu He in Bochang County felt uncomfortable.

Liu Bei cut people with soft knives, not only opened a large number of porridge sheds in Bochang County every day, but also mixed in many refugees who had received Liu Bei's favor.

As a result, among the refugees, there are often people who discuss privately that they want to follow Liu Bei.

Such as:

"Brother, why are you still here? Mr. Liu has ordered us to return to the villages. As long as we go back, we will have money and food."

"I didn't believe it at first, but Er Gouzi next door came to me yesterday and said that Mr. Liu had given him [-] acres of land and given him several bags of grain."

"A lot of grain merchants came from Qingzhou, all of whom sold grain to Liu Shijun. Liu Shijun has been buying grain from neighboring states and counties."

"Liu Shijun said that we will be summoned to reclaim wasteland and exempt from taxation for three years! Who wants to run around when you can stay at home."

"Winter is coming. The house at home can at least keep out the wind and rain. It's better than sleeping in the countryside. Either starve to death or freeze to death. If you're unlucky, you'll have to be snatched away by tigers and leopards."

"Don't believe it? Anyway, I believe it. I still have children to raise. I will believe whoever gives me food."

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In less than ten days, more than half of the refugees gathered around Xu He had left!

Even Xu He's personal guards ran away a lot.

Few people are really fools!

Compared with Jiao He who didn't care about the refugees in the past, Liu Bei, the governor of Qingzhou, really gave money and food to help!
Although the refugees didn't know how Liu Bei got so much money and food, as long as they saw the money and food and put it in their arms, the refugees believed Liu Bei!

"Liu Bei, a thief, isn't afraid of being overwhelmed anymore!"

Knowing Liu Bei's trick, Xu He was so angry.

The reason why the refugees can be gathered is because Xu He can give the refugees a chance not to starve to death.

As a result, Liu Bei was more clever than Xu He's method!
Isn't it just gathering refugees?
Comparing money and food, fame, benevolence, means, and long-term, Xu He was completely crushed!
Xu He can only keep the refugees from starving to death, but cannot give them a future.

And Liu Bei can not only keep the refugees from starving to death, but also give them a future where they can eat and dress warmly!
"Second brother, the master said that those who are still with Xu He after ten days are almost all murderous people who want to get something for nothing."

"Just kill, don't keep prisoners!"

Outside Ren's Manor, an elite state army quietly gathered.

The four generals Guan Yu, Zhang Fei, Tai Shici, and Tian Yu stand on horseback.

Most of the refugees who gathered around Xu He left.

The rest are almost all Xu He's cronies.

These thieves have received too much favor from Xu He, and they are also used to looting.

It is almost impossible for them to go back to farming honestly.

Neither Zheng Ping nor Liu Bei had the idea of ​​training these brutal gangsters into an army.

Although the practice of ferocious people into an army, the combat effectiveness will become very strong.

But at the same time, the military discipline of these people is also difficult to restrain.

If you don't pay attention, you may ruin the reputation of benevolence that Liu Bei painstakingly created.

Qingzhou has its own good family, so why use bandits to form an army!

After discussing with Zheng Ping, Liu Bei and Zheng Ping selected the most elite soldiers, preparing to carry out a final thunderous blow to the Yellow Turban bandits in the manor!
Guan Yu held the Yanyue Saber, and Danfeng's eyes slightly opened: "According to the master's plan, we will have four of us and five hundred cavalry in each of the four directions."

"Whoever can meet Xu He will get the credit!"

Zhang Fei laughed loudly: "Then I'm not impolite. In terms of commanding the cavalry, who can compare to me!"

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