At the end of the Han Dynasty: a stingy husband from his hometown

Chapter 164 The two Yuan Dynasties are fighting, Tian Feng is sent as an envoy

But it is said that the princes begged for Dong, each with his own thoughts, and finally ended in failure.

From time to time, Han Fu, the shepherd of Jizhou, feared that most of the heroes would return to Yuan Shao, so he secretly shorted his army rations in order to disperse them.

From time to time, Qu Yi, a general under Han Fu's command, rebelled, and Han Fu was defeated in battle.

Seeing the opportunity, Yuan Shao secretly befriended Ju Yi and formed an alliance with him, intending to force Han Fu to give up his position as Jizhou Mu.

However, at this time, Yuan Shao still needed Han Fu to supply his army, and he did not have many troops under his command, so he was in a very difficult situation.

Feng Ji, a member of Yuan Shao's subordinates, said to Shao, "The general is relying on others for great things. If he can't occupy a state, it may be difficult to protect himself."

Although Yuan Shao wanted to capture Jizhou, but with few soldiers and lack of food and grass, it was difficult to confront Han Fu head-on. scattered, I fear there will be no place to stand."

Feng Ji said: "Han Fu is mediocre."

"The general can secretly invite Gongsun Zan to take Jizhou together. Han Fu is afraid of Gongsun Zan's power. If he knows that Gongsun Zan will attack Jizhou, he will be shocked."

"At that time, the general will send out eloquent people who will understand the truth and explain the misfortunes and blessings. In order to protect himself, Han Fu will definitely give up Jizhou to the general."

Yuan Shao was overjoyed when he heard the words, so he became very friendly to Feng Ji and entrusted him with reuse.

Yuan Shao wrote to Gongsun Zan, inviting him to lead an army to attack Han Fu, and the two divided Jizhou equally.

Gongsun Zan was overjoyed by the letter, so he led his troops to attack Dong Zhuo and plotted to attack Han Fuye.

Yuan Shao sent his nephew Chenliu Gaogan, and Han Fu's relatives Yingchuan Xinping, Xun Chen and others to meet Han Fu.

Xin Ping referred to Han Fu and said: "Gongsun Zan took advantage of the victory of the soldiers of Yan and Dai to come to the south, and the counties responded to him. His front is unstoppable."

"Yuan Huoqi led the army to the east, and his intentions are unpredictable."

"I thought the general was in danger!"

Fear grew in Han Fu's heart, and he asked, "What can I do?"

Xun Chen said: "Your self-assessment is tolerant, benevolent and tolerant, and the world is attached to it. How is it compared to Yuan Benchu?"

When Han Fu heard this, he shook his head and said, "I'm not as good as that."

Xun Chen asked again: "Your Majesty thinks that the prison is dangerous and decisive, and is wise and brave. How is it compared to Yuan Benchu?"

Han Fu pondered for a while, then sighed, "I'm not as good as that."

Xun Chen asked three times: "You think that the world is full of kindness, and the people in the world benefit from it. How is it compared with Yuan Benchu?"

This time, Han Fu was silent for a long time, and finally sighed dejectedly: "I am not as good as it."

Xun Chen asked three questions and Han Fu answered three times, which completely broke Han Fu's psychological defense.

Xun Chen took the opportunity to persuade: "Gongsun Zan's promotion of Yan and Dai's pawns are unstoppable."

"Yuan Benchu ​​was a momentary hero, so he must not be under the command of a general."

"Husband Jizhou, the capital of the world is also very important. If two heroes work together, and the soldiers meet at the bottom of the city, they can stand and wait in danger."

"The Yuan family in Runan, the former master of the general, is also an ally with Yuan Benchu."

"It's the general's plan now, why don't you use Jizhou to let Yuan Benchu. If Yuan Benchu ​​wins Jizhou, Gongsun Zan can't compete with him, and he will treat the general favorably."

"Jizhou fell into the hands of close friends, so that the general had the reputation of giving way to the worthy, and he was able to live in peace in Mount Tai."

"May the general not be suspicious!"

Han Fu had always been cowardly, and after being so intimidated by Xun Chen, he was ready to deal with it.

His subordinates, Geng Wu, Biejia Min Chun, and Zhizhong Li Li, heard the words and all came to persuade him: "Jizhou has a million armors, and a grain branch for ten years. Yuan Shao is a lone guest and a poor army. Look up to me, like a baby on the palm of a stock. Once Don't let her breastfeed, and she can be starved to death immediately, so why do you want to give him the state!"

Han Fu sighed and said: "I am an old official of the Yuan family, but my talent is not as good as my original. I give up due to virtue, which is highly valued by the ancients. Why do you stop me?"

Prior to this, Han Fu's subordinates were engaged in Zhao Fu and Cheng Huan, and they would force ten thousand Zhang to station Mengjin.Hearing that Han Fu wanted to let Jizhou belong to Yuan Shao, he led his troops back.

When Zhao Fu waited, he called Fu and said, "Yuan Benchu's army has no head and food, and they have been separated. Although Zhang Yang and Yu Fuluo are newly attached, they are not willing to use them. They are not enough for the enemy. Please reject them with soldiers. Within ten days , it will fall apart.”

"General, you should sit back and relax, there is nothing to worry about!"

Han Fu refused to listen and sent his son to give him a seal and ribbon to give way to Shao.

When Yuan Shao was approaching, Han Fu's subordinates knew that the situation was over, and ten men fought to abandon Fu and left. Du Gengwu and Min Chun led the army with a stick and sword, and wanted to kill Yuan Shao.

However, Yuan Shao was on guard and killed the two of them.

Yuan Shao led Jizhou Mu and took Han Fu as the Fenwei general, but he did not let him command the army, nor did he assign Han Fu subordinate officials. Han Fu became a polished commander, and he regretted it.

From time to time, there was a famous scholar in Guangping, Jushou, with both civil and military skills. At first, he was a Biejia under Han Fu's command, and later he was listed as a captain of cavalry.

The soldiers and horses of Jizhou were quite convinced of Ju Shou.

Jushu persuaded Han Fu not to leave Jizhou. Seeing that Han Fu refused to listen, he knew that it would be difficult to achieve a major event, so he resigned and waited to see the situation.

When Yuan Shao first won Jizhou, the people's hearts were not attached to him, and the soldiers never returned. The disciple Fengji persuaded him: "Although Jushou prevented Han Fu from letting Jizhou be the general, he is a famous scholar in Jizhou after all. The soldiers and people of Jizhou believe in him."

"The general first conquered Jizhou, Gongsun Zan led the army outside, and Han Fu's old troops were terrified inside."

"If the general can reuse Jushou, Han Fu's old department will see that he can also be reused by the general. Knowing that the general has a broad mind, he must feel at ease and come to vote one after another."

"With the help of Jushou, the heart of the soldiers in Jizhou can also be settled, so that we can reject Gongsun in the north."

Yuan Shao thought it was true, so he was assigned to do it, and then humbly asked for advice: "Now that the Dong bandits are in chaos and the imperial court has moved, I have been favored by the imperial court throughout my life, and my ambition is to do my best to restore the Han Dynasty."

"However, Qi Huan is not a barbarian and I cannot become a hegemony, and Jujian is not a Fan Li, so there is no way to survive the country. Now, if you want to work together with Qing, and work together to ensure the safety of the country, how can you help?"

When Jushou heard what Yuan Shao said, he was shocked and moved.

He didn't expect that he tried his best to prevent Yuan Shao from taking control of Jizhou. Instead of settling accounts after autumn, the other party came from four generations and three princes, comparing himself to Yiwu and Fan Li.

Just being so considerate and open minded is far beyond what Han Fu can match.

Ju Shou secretly thought in his heart: "General Yuan has the heart to help the country, and he can be so courteous and broad-minded to the virtuous corporal. I should repay him with his death."

Perhaps it was because of today's words that Jushou would be defeated by Yuan Shao in the future. After he was captured, even if Cao Cao repeatedly treated him with courtesy, he would not surrender. die.

He bowed deeply to Yuan Shao, and said: "The general, with a weak crown, ascends to the court and spreads his fame all over the world; on this occasion, he will work hard with loyalty and righteousness, and ride away alone. Dong Zhuo is full of fear, and goes to the north of the river, and the head of the Bohai Sea."

"The husband invigorates the soldiers of one county, and gathers the people of Jizhou. The power shakes Heshuo, and his name is famous all over the world."

"Although the Yellow Turbans are cunning in Qingzhou and the Black Mountains are domineering in Jizhou, they are not to be feared. If the general moves his army eastward, he can settle Qingzhou; if he fights against Black Mountain, he can destroy Zhang Yan; If you threaten Rong and Di, the Xiongnu will follow."

"At that time, the general occupied the land north of the Yellow River and combined the four prefectures, recruited the talents of heroes, gathered millions of people, welcomed the grand master to Xijing, restored the ancestral temple in Luoyi, and ordered the world to beg for disobedience and fight for the front. Who can fight against it?"

"After a few years, why worry about the failure of major events?"

It has to be said that Jushou is indeed capable of both civil and military affairs, and has a good plan. He can be regarded as the No. 1 under Yuan Shao's command, even Tian Feng is not as good.

What he and Yuan Shao said today is not even inferior to "Longzhong Dui".

In just a few words, Jushou had already planned the future strategic direction for Yuan Shao, which was to first attack the Yellow Turbans east to occupy Qingzhou, then destroy the Black Mountain Army to quell the internal troubles in Jizhou, then compete with Gongsun Zan for Youzhou, and then win over the hearts of the foreign tribes. Occupy Bingzhou.

If you can own the land of the four northern states, then welcome the emperor, return the capital Luoyang, and serve the emperor to beg for disobedience.

If this is true, given the wealth in the north, the reputation of the Yuan family, and the great righteousness of occupying the country, perhaps no one in the world can compete with Yuan Shao.

What Ju Shou said today also pointed out the direction for Yuan Shao to dominate the four northern states.

In fact.

Yuan Shaocai did act according to this strategy at the beginning, but when he occupied the north and his strength began to expand, he became a little bit drifting.

He failed to listen to Ju Shou's words at first, and offered to the emperor to beg for disobedience. Instead, he let Cao Cao pick up the leak and gave his wife Cao Shengxing a chance.

Later, he refused to listen to Ju Shou's advice and insisted on a decisive battle with Cao Cao, and finally ended up being defeated and killed.

Jushou, it is a pity to follow Yuan Shao.

At this time, Yuan Shao was not too inflated, and Ju Shou's words were full of flattery, he was overjoyed when he heard the words: "Mr.'s words are also my own!"

Yuan Shaonai expressed his gratitude to Ju as the supervisor of the army and worshiped General Fenwu.

In fact, Jushou, like Cheng Yu, was not a scribe in many people's minds. Instead, he was always a general in charge of the army.

However, Yuan Shao received Jushou's allegiance, as Feng Ji said, and Han Fu's former team, who had been floating in their minds, felt at ease.

Even the original soldiers in Jizhou surrendered quickly because of Ju Shou's appearance.

Weijun judged and assigned, Julu Tianfeng, and Han Fu failed with integrity.

Yuan Shao took Tian Feng as his separatist, Shen Pei as his ruler, and Nanyang Fengji and Yingchuan Xunchen as his masterminds, and Yan Liang and Wen Chou as his minions, and his momentum gained momentum.

Feng Ji secretly suggested: "After all, Han Fu is the old lord of Jizhou. If he is not eliminated early, he will cause future troubles."

Yuan Shao heard the words, but hesitantly said: "If you let Jizhou belong to me and kill it rashly, won't you lose the hope of the world?"

Feng Ji smiled and said, "This is easy."

But it is said that Zhu Han in Hanoi was humiliated by Han Fu before, and after Yuan Shao occupied Jizhou, he worshiped Zhu Han as the capital.

With Feng Ji's secret instruction, coupled with the old grievances between the two, Zhu Hannai sent troops to besiege Han Fu's mansion without authorization.

Zhu Han drew his sword and rushed into the mansion. Han Fu fled upstairs in panic. Zhu Han grabbed Han Fu's eldest son and broke his legs with a club.

Han Fu was terrified.

Yuan Shao appeared at this time, sent troops to capture Zhu Han, killed him, and comforted Han Fu.

Han Fu was terrified, knowing that Yuan Shao must have secretly signaled before, otherwise how would Zhu Han dare to rush to kill him?

This time, his eldest son's legs were broken. If Han Fu stayed in Jizhou, his life might be lost.

Frightened, Han Fu immediately resigned from Yuan Shao, hoping to leave Jizhou.

Yuan Shao was overjoyed when he heard the words, and wished that Han Fu would leave sooner, but he deliberately tried to persuade him to stay: "This time, I made a mistake and wronged Wen Jie by using a villain. Even though Wen Jie stayed in Jizhou, no one would dare to harm him in the future. you."

Han Fu didn't believe it, and repeatedly asked to resign, and Yuan Shao agreed with pretending to be regretful.

But it is said that Han Fu escaped from Jizhou and went to attach himself to Zhang Miao.

Yuan Shao sent envoys to visit Zhang Miao again, and whispered something in Zhang Miao's ear in front of Han Fu, turning his head to look at Han Fu from time to time.

Han Fu felt uneasy, thinking that the two were plotting to kill him, so he left on the excuse of going to the toilet. He thought of the past when his subordinates tried their best to persuade him not to give up Jizhou to Yuan Shao, but he did not listen.

Han Fu felt remorseful and burst into tears, knowing that Yuan Shao was famous all over the world, and the princes would give him thin face. There was no place for him in the world, so he committed suicide with a book knife in the toilet.

Since Han Fu died, a piece of Yuan Shao's worry was gone.

But Gongsun Zan learned that Yuan Shao occupied Jizhou, and immediately sent people to discuss the matter of dividing Jizhou equally with Yuan Shao.

Yuan Shao denied it flatly, and Gongsun Zan had no choice but to lead his troops back when Chen Bing went north, but he hated Yuan Shao in his heart.

It happened that Yuan Shao and Yuan Shu had a falling out, and Zhou Ang was announced as the governor of Yuzhou. Gongsun Zan immediately sent his cousin Gongsun Yue, leading more than a thousand cavalry, to Yuan Shu to form an alliance.

At this time, the two Yuans were fighting each other, and they both wanted the support of all the resources of the Yuan family.

Therefore, when Yuan Shu learned that Yuan Shao wanted to get involved in Yuzhou, he immediately became furious and sent Gongsun Yue to help Sun Jian attack Zhou Ang.

Unexpectedly, Gongsun Yue was shot by Liu Shi and died in the chaos.

Gongsun Zan was furious, and shouted, "Brother Yu died, and the trouble started with Shao."

Gongsun Zan then sent out to station Panhe, preparing to take revenge on Yuan Shao.

When Yuan Shao first arrived in Jizhou, he was undecided and did not dare to compete with Gongsun Zan. In order to eliminate this disaster, he awarded the seal ribbon of Bohai Prefect that he had previously worn to Gongsun Zan's younger brother Gongsun Fan.

He sent Gongsun Fan to Bohai, intending to form an alliance with Gongsun Zan through Gongsun Fan.

At that time, Kou Bohai, a yellow scarf in Qingzhou, had a crowd of 30 and wanted to unite with Montenegro.

After Gongsun Yue arrived in Bohai, he assisted Gongsun Zan with Bohai soldiers and attacked the Yellow Turbans of Qingzhou and Xuzhou.

Gongsun Zan led [-] soldiers on foot to counterattack the Yellow Turban in the southeast, smashing it, beheading more than [-] people.The thieves abandoned their belongings and rushed across the river. Gongsun Zan attacked them halfway across the river.

Gongsun Zan moved into Jieqiao with the momentum of a great victory. He made Yan Gang the governor of Jizhou, Tian Kai the governor of Qingzhou, and Shan Jing the governor of Yanzhou.

It has to be said that Gongsun Zan was indeed decisive enough to annex Yuan Shao when his foothold was not stable.

At that time, there was Liu Bei in Zhuojun, who was also the queen of King Jing of Zhongshan.

Liu Bei was an orphan and a poor boy. He and his mother were engaged in selling shoes. He was seven feet five inches tall. He lowered his hands to his knees and looked at himself and his ears. He had great ambitions but few words, and his joy and anger were inexpressible.

Beichang and Gongsun Zan's fellow teacher, Lu Zhi, saw that Gongsun Zan was powerful, so he went to seek refuge.

Gongsun Zan sent Bei to discuss the Qingzhou Yellow Turban with Tian Kai, and he was named the county magistrate of Pingyuan because of his meritorious service. After fighting Yuan Shao, he made many meritorious deeds and made him the prime minister of Pingyuan.

Although the difference between Pingyuan County Magistrate and Pingyuan County is only one character, the official positions are very different. One is the county magistrate, and the other is the Pingyuan State Prime Minister.

Liu Bei Shao had a good relationship with Guan Yu in Hedong and Zhang Fei in Zhuo County. He made Yu and Fei the commanders of the separate divisions and unified the divisions.

Liu Bei and the two sleep in the same bed, kindly like brothers, and the crowd sits widely, serving and standing all day long, always ready to deal with, not avoiding dangers.

Zhao Yun in Changshan was a general in Jizhou, and he led his troops to visit Gongsun Zan. Gongsun Zan asked, "I heard that people in Guizhou are willing to follow the Yuan family. Why do you insist on being obsessed with yourself, but you oppose Yuan Shao and follow me?"

Obviously, Gongsun Zan didn't trust Zhao Yun who came from Jizhou.

Zhao Yun replied: "The world is raging, and I don't know what is right and what is wrong. Today, the people are in trouble, and they are discussing in the poor state. The benevolent government is not Yuan Gong, but the general."

Liu Bei was surprised when he heard Zhao Yun's words, and immediately made friends with him.

On the other hand, Gongsun Zan refused to reuse Zhao Yun who came from Jizhou.Zhao Yun immediately followed Liu Bei to the plains to train cavalry for Liu Bei.

At this time, Cao Cao had just defeated the Black Mountain Army in Dongjun, and Yuan Shao appointed him as the prefect of Dongjun.

Cao Cao has a small army and few generals, so he can only serve as Yuan Shao's younger brother.

At that time, Liu Yan was in Yizhou. With Zhang Lu as the governor and Sima, and Zhang Xiu as the other minister, they joined forces to kill Su Gu, the prefect of Hanzhong, cut off Xiegu Pavilion, and killed the Han envoy.

Liu Yan said in a letter: "The rice thief broke the way and cannot be restored."

Liu Yan also used other reasons to kill more than a dozen people including Wang Xian and Li Quan, the powerful and powerful people in the state, as a prestige punishment.

Qianwei's prefect Ren Qi and school lieutenant Jia Long raised troops to attack Yan, and Liu Yan killed them both.

Liu Yan relied on the Dongzhou army he brought to Yizhou to kill a lot of people. In the end, his prestige became more and more powerful, and he ordered more than a thousand chariots used by the emperor to be made emperor in Yizhou.

But it is said that Yuan Shu occupies Nanyang, with a household registration of several million, but Shu is extravagant and lustful, expropriating excessively, and the people suffer from it, and they are slightly separated.

Yuan Shu not only had a rift with Yuan Shao, but also formed an alliance with Gongsun Zan and Tao Qian, and also drew in Zhou Qi, hoping to attract foreign aid.

Yuan Shao also wrote to Zhou Qi several times, hoping to form an alliance with him.

Zhou Qi, the chariot general, was vacillating. Neither of them wanted to offend them. They just wrote back to fool them.

At that time, Yuan Shu sent Sun Jian to attack Liu Biao in Jingzhou, and the two became enmity. Yuan Shao formed an alliance with Cao Cao, Liu Biao and others, and most of the other princes were dependent on Yuan Shao.

When Yuan Shu got the news, he was furious, and cursed, "If you don't stand up for me, you will be a slave to my family!"

He wrote directly to Gongsun Zan, saying, "Yuan Shao is not a member of the Yuan family."

Yuan Shu planned to directly expel Yuan Shao from his house. After Yuan Shao learned the news, he was naturally furious. The hatred between the two Yuan deepened, and a war between the two alliances of princes was about to break out.

At that time, Sun Jian attacked Liu Biao and sent his general Huang Zu to counterattack between Fan and Deng. Jian defeated him and then surrounded Xiangyang.

Liu Biao sent Huang Zuqian to send out troops overnight, Huang Zu wanted to return his troops, Sun Jian led his troops to intercept and kill Huang Zu, who was defeated, and Sun Jian went back to besiege Xiangyang.

Liu Biao was terrified. He summoned all his subordinates and asked, "Sun Jian is brave, and with Yuan Shu's support, Jingzhou may be hard-pressed to resist. Do you have any strategies to defeat the enemy?"

When Kuai Liang heard this, he immediately said, "If there is only Sun Jian, there is nothing to be afraid of."

"However, Yuan Shu behind him occupies Yuzhou and Nanyang's affluent land, and the supply of soldiers, food and grass is endless, which is difficult to deal with."

"I heard that the two Yuans are fighting like enemies. Yuan Benchu ​​will definitely not sit back and watch Yuan Shu annex Jingzhou."

"Your envoy can write a letter, asking Yuan Benchu ​​to send troops to Yuan Shu, so that Sun Jian will definitely retreat."

Liu Biao was overjoyed when he heard the words, so he sent people to Jizhou to ask Yuan Shao for help, but he himself prepared the three armies and guarded Xiangyang strictly.

Xiangyang was built by mountains and rivers, and the city walls are tall, easy to defend but difficult to attack.

Liu Biao refused to leave the city to fight, and Sun Jian was helpless for a short time, and he couldn't take Xiangyang City at all.

But Yuan Shao received a letter from Liu Biao asking for help, and hurriedly summoned all the people under his command to discuss the matter, and asked, "Liu Jingsheng asked me for help, and wanted me to attack Yuan Shu to relieve Jingzhou's crisis. What do you think?"

As soon as Yuan Shao finished speaking, Chief Shi Xinbi immediately said: "The city of Xiangyang is so tall that Sun Jian will be hard-pressed to conquer it in a short period of time. On the other hand, Gongsun Zan has soldiers and horses from Qingzhou and Youerzhou, stationed at Jieqiao, and is eyeing him. He wants to annex Jizhou. How can the general divide his troops and attack Yuan Shu?" yeah?"

Xinpi's words immediately received support from many people.

When Yuan Shao first captured Jizhou, although everyone was attached to it, Gongsun Zan's reputation for bravery spread throughout the north, and the soldiers under his command were all capable of hundreds of battles, so they should not be underestimated.

At this time, Yuan Shao was fighting Gongsun Zan, and he was not yet fully sure. At this time, he would divide his troops to attack Yuan Shu. If Yuan Shu ordered Sun Jian to send troops to attack Jizhou, Yuan Shao would be attacked on both sides, and he might be in danger of being destroyed.

On the contrary, with Liu Biao holding Sun Jian back and Cao Cao stationing troops in Dongjun, Yuan Shu did not dare to act rashly.

Just when Yuan Shao was thinking about how to politely reject Liu Biao's envoy, Bie Jia Tian Feng said: "The general wants to form an alliance with the general of chariots to fight against Yuan Shu, but he refuses again and again, why not take this opportunity and force the general of chariots to join forces with Yuan Shu?" break?"

When Yuan Shao heard this, he immediately became interested and said, "What good plan does Yuan Hao have?"

Tian Feng said sternly: "I see that the chariot and cavalry general Zhou Qi is occupying Yangzhou. His ambition is not small, and Zhou Jing is occupying Jiangxia. Sooner or later, he will go to Jingzhou."

"Yuan Shu took Nanjun, and his subordinate Sun Jian stormed Nanjun again. Once Nanjun is lost, Jingzhou will fall into Yuan Shu's hands."

"The so-called side of the couch, how can you allow others to snore?"

"Both the chariot general Zhou Qi and the rear general Yuan Shu have great ambitions. The two are geographically adjacent, and Yuan Shu will definitely plan to conquer Yangzhou if he wins Jingzhou."

"If the general sends eloquent people to Yangzhou to learn about the interests, he will be able to persuade Zhou Qi to send troops to help Liu Biao."

Yuan Shao was overjoyed when he heard the words, and immediately said: "Since Yuan Hao came up with this plan, then Yuan Hao will go to Yangzhou for me, okay?"

Tian Feng bowed and said, "Since it is the general's order, how dare Tian Feng disobey it?"

Two flowers bloom, one branch each.

Just when the feudal lords were disbanding the Dong alliance and attacking each other, Zhou Qi built an academy in Yangzhou, set up a recruiting hall, and sent people to recruit refugees at the border.

The purpose of building academies is naturally to popularize knowledge.

At this time, Zhou Qi was already full-fledged, and there was no need for papermaking and movable type printing to continue to be hidden, and he began to teach in Yangzhou.

With the support of the two great scholars, Bian Rang and Chen Wen, and the threat of force from Zhou Qi, there was no trouble in the process of running the academy.

After all, the Han Dynasty attached great importance to education, and sometimes academies even opened to the countryside.

However, the common people live in poverty and cannot afford to pay the tuition and book fees at all. They are working hard for their livelihood every day, so there are very few common people's children who enter the academy and achieve success in their studies.

Zhou Qi established the Talent Recruitment Hall to attract scholars who were fleeing the war in the north. Among these scholars, there were many great talents.

Wouldn't it be wonderful if Zhuge Liang, Xu Shu, Zhang Zhao, Lu Su, Lu Meng and others could be attracted to Yangzhou?

Now Jingzhou is also in the midst of war, only Yangzhou is stable and prosperous, coupled with the establishment of the recruiting hall, it is presumed that Yangzhou will become the first choice for scholars to escape.

(End of this chapter)