Ji Han Liu Zhang

Chapter 31 Meritorious Cao Zhang Su
"Junjiao, please."

"Your Majesty, please."

At night, Liu Zhang entertained Zhang Su alone at the Prefectural Mufu.

The imperial edict has not been read out yet. Zhang Su has just arrived in Chengdu and needs to wash his hands. He will wait until the civil and military gathering in Yizhou tomorrow to read out the edict.

"Jun Jiao is in Chang'an. If you have anything you see or hear, please tell me." Liu Zhang asked Zhang Su about what he saw and heard in Chang'an. He wanted to know information about the current imperial court, and at the same time he wanted to test whether Zhang Su was a competent envoy.

Zhang Su put down his wine glass, thought for a moment to organize his words, and talked about what he saw and heard during his mission to Chang'an: "Envoy, the current affairs of the court are controlled by the cavalry general Li Que and the rear general Guo Si. and the local civil affairs in Guanzhong are all controlled by the two thieves Li Guo."

"The two thieves Li Que and Guo Si are even more domineering than the powerful minister Liang Ji back then. Today, His Majesty can only do nothing but obey."

After talking about the current situation, he gave his judgment on the future of Li Que and Guo Si: "Look at the group of thieves in Liangzhou. They don't have far-reaching ambitions, they are just muddle along. If they have wine now, they will be drunk now."

"One of the thieves demanded too much for their military needs, and the tax burden on the people was not enough to supply them, so they often plundered the people in Guanzhong, causing the people in Guanzhong to disperse and no longer have chickens and dogs crowing together."

"If this continues, Su believes that even if there is no one else to attack, the Liangzhou bandits will kill each other sooner or later, and they will be defeated sooner or later."

Liu Zhang nodded. Zhang Su was a smart man and he had a general idea of ​​the current situation in the Chang'an court. In history, Li Que and Guo Si did attack each other and were crowned leaders in Guanzhong.

"What Jun Jiao said is exactly what I want. The thieves in Liangzhou are not engaged in production, but only in robbery. Isn't this a long-term solution?"

"It's just that the people in Guanzhong have been harmed by this generation. Even if the Liangzhou thieves are defeated, I'm afraid Guanzhong will no longer be able to travel." Liu Zhang was a little pitiful at this moment.

Historically, Li Que and Guo Si were indeed killed in the end, but in such a large Guanzhong, not even one out of ten people were killed by Li Que and Guo Si.

That's why Liu Zhang regarded Li Que and Guo Bang as his primary targets. He wanted to free the people of Guanzhong from the tyrannical rule of Li Que and Guo Bang, and give an explanation to the elders of Guanzhong.

"The king is benevolent." Zhang Su praised him respectfully. Wang Shang, the leader of the Yizhou scholars, took a fancy to Liu Zhang's warmth and benevolence, so he decided to recommend Liu Zhang to succeed Yizhou Mu.

Zhang Su also heard about Liu Zhang's behavior of restraining Dongzhou soldiers on his way back, so he, who was born in Shu County, had some respect for Liu Zhang.

After asking about the matter in Chang'an, Liu Zhang praised Zhang Su: "You traveled thousands of miles, went in and out of tiger's dens, and did not care about your wealth or life for me."

"I want Jun Jiao to take up the post of meritorious service officer. I wonder if Jun Jiao is interested."

Liu Zhang gave Zhang Su, who was born in a wealthy family in Yizhou, the position of Gongcao. The Gongcao was in charge of administrative documents and also served as an assistant in the administration. He had a salary of one hundred stones and a yellow ribbon with a bronze seal.

Although the salary and position of meritorious officials are not high, they are particularly important because they assist in governance and have the power to control personnel promotion and dismissal.

In addition, the current person in charge of governance in Yizhou is Wang Shang. The person in charge of governance is mainly responsible for the election of officials in a state, and also assists in the appointment of governor and state shepherd.

Zhang Su, who was born in a wealthy family in Yizhou, would not refuse to serve under Wang Shang, the leader of Shu.

Just as Liu Zhang expected, Zhang Su did not refuse. He bowed down and thanked you: "Thank you, envoy. I will do my best to be loyal and serve you."

Speaking of the post of meritorious officer, he thought of Yanpu, the meritorious officer of Hanzhong. He cupped his hands and said, "Your Majesty, I am on my way to Hanzhong as an envoy. I noticed something strange happened in Hanzhong."

"Jun Jiao, please speak frankly." Liu Zhang did his best and asked Zhang Su to speak frankly.

"I was passing through Hanzhong holding the imperial scepter, but the governor general Zhang Lu did not greet me. He only sent Yan Pu, a meritorious officer, to deal with me. He was very arrogant." Zhang Su's tone was full of dissatisfaction with Zhang Lu. How dare this rice thief underestimate him, an envoy from a wealthy family in Yizhou.

"Furthermore, I have observed that Hanzhong is heavily guarded and seems to be raising troops. In the prefecture, there are constant comings and goings of barbarians, and Zhang Lu seems to have strange ambitions."

'Zhang Su is a very competent envoy. Liu Zhang praised Zhang Su in his heart.When envoys go to other countries, they not only have to complete their mission, but also observe the customs along the way, collect intelligence information, and also perform the task of being a secret agent.

Now Zhang Su has not only completed the mission sent to him by Liu Zhang, but also detected a lot of useful information, and can be regarded as a very outstanding messenger.

Of course, in addition to being competent at his job, Zhang Su was also very loyal. Historically, his younger brother Zhang Song colluded with Liu Bei to usurp Liu Zhang's Yizhou. He discovered it and reported it to Liu Zhang.

Liu Zhang smiled and comforted Zhang Su, who was irritated by Zhang Lu: "The matter has not happened yet. You can keep it secret first. Let me think about it and I will not let Zhang Lu do anything he wants."

"No." Zhang Su agreed.
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"Magistrate Sheng, please."

"Don't drive, please."

It was so smooth that Liu He, a calm man, put a smile on his face.

After entering Shu, he used Liu Biao's reputation to visit the Xie, Yang, Bai and other large clans in Bajun, and also visited more than a dozen small clans. At the same time, he visited many officials. The welcome from the scholars made him feel proud and overflowing with joy.

The person sitting and talking to him at the moment was Shengdao, the magistrate of Liangping County in Ba County.

"Where is the hometown of Magistrate Sheng?" Liu He asked Sheng Dao cordially.

Sheng Dao put down his wine glass and did not dare to hold it up in front of this Jingzhou Biejia. He raised his hand and said, "Dare you teach Biejia that Dao was born in Zizhong County, Jianwei County."

"Oh." Liu He nodded when he heard the words, showing the look of a confidant, and changed his title. He was not worthy of Shengdao: "I see Brother Sheng's talent, even if he lives as a county guard, or works as a governor in a state , it’s all right, I don’t want Liu Yan but I only appoint a county magistrate to Brother Sheng.”

When Shengdao heard these thoughtful words, his eyes turned red, and he cursed under the influence of wine: "Old Liu Yan, you can't get close to Shu people like us. It's not easy to be a county magistrate."

"Like others, such as Wang Xian, the former governor of Bajun, and Li Quan, a wealthy family, were slaughtered by Liu Yan, leaving no trace of their family, which is very sad."

After venting his frustration, Sheng Dao said to Liu He with sincerity: "Fathers from Bashu, I meet you now. It's really like the rain comes after a long drought."

"I only hope that others can save the Bashu scholars from the fire and water."

"Brother Sheng, don't worry. It is the long-cherished wish of Liu Jingzhou and me to stir up the turmoil and raise the purity. It is the long-cherished wish of Liu Jingzhou and me. I will definitely live up to you." Liu He patted his chest and made the promise, and moved out Liu Biao, the shepherd of Jingzhou, in a pretentious manner.

At this time, a warrior came to see him, and Liu He casually called him in.

He recognized the person who was coming. He was a member of the Yang family, a wealthy family, someone who was used to communicate information and travel on the road.He asked: "Is there any news?"

The visitor cupped his hands and reported: "The master of the house asked me to tell him to leave. The two people he recruited, Qu Shuai and Shen Mi, are traveling abroad. I don't know where they are. The other person, Lou Fa, is temporarily in charge of Shen Mi's men." The troops have already been mobilized."

"Good." Liu He's face became more joyful. He heard from the head of the Yang family that Shen Mi and Lou Fa were the two commanders. Shen Mi was good at battles and his troops were very strict. He could defeat everything he attacked. Lou Fa was good at it. The art of archery is to listen to the wind and distinguish the sound. Within a hundred steps, you can shoot and break willow branches. It has the style of Yang Youji in ancient times.

Although Shen Mi was not recruited this time, his team is still there. In addition, Lou Fa, the commander-in-chief of Qu, was directly attracted by them, which is really a happy event.

Liu He was extremely happy, and most of the heroes and wealthy families in Badi were in his pocket. As long as he could connect with the wealthy families in Jiangzhou, Bajun would fall into his mouth without any accident, just like a ripe fruit.

He waved his hand to ask the visitor to leave, then picked up the wine glass and said to Shengdao, "Brother Sheng, this matter should come to light."

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