I, Liu Bian, Sanxing Han Dynasty

Chapter 187 Good times are yet to come

Jian Yong had been friends with Liu Bei since he was young. When Liu Bei was recruited as the northern captain of Luoyang, he had already returned to his hometown to take care of his mother.

One step, one step.

Later, he learned that Liu Bei had made a name for himself. Even though he was a casual person, he was too embarrassed to go to Luoyang to seek refuge with Liu Bei.

Fortunately, Liu Bei still remembered him. After he established a foothold in Luoyang, he sent someone to deliver a letter to him, asking him to come to Luoyang to meet him.

Faced with this heart of fist, Jian Yong would not refuse.

It's just that his intelligence is limited, and he hasn't made any contributions to Liu Bei until now.

This time, he went to Xuzhou on Liu Bei's order to investigate Zang Ba's origins, and he was determined to take this opportunity to make a contribution to Liu Bei.

But since he entered Xuzhou's rule, he has repeatedly encountered obstacles.

The prime minister of Langya, Yin De, was lukewarm to him, and the prime minister of Donghai, Ha Xi, made excuses one after another.

Ba Zhuan, the governor of Xuzhou, seemed to be quite easy to get along with, but within a day, Jian Yong couldn't stand it anymore.

He was a lover of wine, but Ba Zhu was a little too frugal. When he saw Jian Yong tasting wine in front of him, he would talk about a lot of sage principles.

Jian Yong knew that this was intentional.

The rebellion in Qingzhou involved Xuzhou, and Xuzhou officials were certainly unwilling.

But who made the thieves who were abandoned by Zang Ba identify Zang Ba as a thief in the East China Sea at the beginning of this year? If I don’t look for you, who should I look for?

Jian Yong and Liu Bei had already anticipated this outcome before setting off. Liu Bei also told him that he could do his best during this trip, but Jian Yong was still unwilling to do so.

He was very eloquent, occasionally a bit quick-witted, and held Liu Bei's banner, so these people did not dare to treat him too lightly.

As he kept running back and forth to ask for help, he contacted Wang Yun, the imperial censor who came to Xuzhou for inspection, for help.

The petty officials in Langya and Donghai had to be mobilized under the orders of the chief officials to conduct strict inspections in the countryside. Even Xiapi Pengcheng and Guangling, which are further away, have been affected.

With Wang Yun and the school affairs department cooperating with him, the junior officials did not dare to slack off.

In order not to arouse Jian Yong's suspicion, Langya State Prime Minister Yin De had no choice but to make arrangements like this.

On the other side, Xu You was thinking about Yin De's warning before parting ways with Yin De and did not dare to stay in Kaiyang County.

Although he had a false biography to disguise him as a traveling scholar, Xu You did not dare to run away too blatantly, for fear that his appearance would be used as the nearby counties of Beihai State stepped up their inspections of the countryside. Arrested on suspicion.

He went all the way south, planning to go to Yangzhou first to avoid the limelight. If things were not in danger, he would go to Jiaozhou further south.

On this trip, he will cross Donghai County and pass through Xiapi Kingdom.

It just so happened that Zang Ba and others from Xuzhou, who had fled all the way from Beihai Kingdom, were mentally prepared to change their names and get some wealth from the Chen family in Xiapi.

Zang Ba believed that Chen, who had just played Sangong, had this ability.

"It's time for dinner again, brothers!"

Looking at Wu Dun, who was in a miserable state with a layer of black mud on his legs and feet, but still looked happy, Zang Ba felt sad. In order to avoid attracting attention, they abandoned their emaciating horses halfway. They did not even dare to sell the horses for money, and of course they did not dare to appear in front of others.

At first, they could trade some of their belongings with others for food. Later, except for the swords on their bodies, they had almost everything they could exchange for, and even their clothes turned into burlap.

Then, they would have to send someone out to beg for food from time to time along the way.

Xuzhou had only experienced floods two years ago. Zang Ba and the others had been in Xuzhou for a long time and knew that after the floods, it would be difficult to find game in the wild.

That is to say, the people who are rebuilding their hometown after the disaster are simple and honest. They believe that they are the villagers who fled and returned now. They are willing to help, so that they will not starve to death.

He took the meal from Wu Dun's hand and shared it with a few people. At the same time, he encouraged: "Brothers, don't worry. When we go to Xiapi and find the original Chen Yuan, the good days are still to come!"

It's just that he looked really embarrassed and his words were weak, so he was really unconvincing.

Everyone's attention was on the meal and they were too lazy to pay attention to Zang Ba's words.

Only Wu Dun, who was about to receive the meal, said hesitantly: "Brother, given our current situation, won't we be silenced?"

Zang Ba said: "I have already thought about it. When the time comes, I will draw lots and choose a brother to go to Chen Yuan who asked me to do the work on my behalf. Once something happens, the remaining people will do what Chen Yuan asked us to do." Tell the world what happened!"

Yin Li, who was standing next to him, took two mouthfuls of food. Hearing Wu Dun take the lead in starting the topic, he said, "Actually, I've wanted to ask for a long time. How did brother determine that the person was a member of the Chen family?"

Zang Ba said confidently: "Why didn't I confirm this first? I saw with my own eyes that Chen Yuan was followed by Chen's servants when he went in and out of the Chen family's house. He was so respectful. How could it be false? It's just because he had been there for a long time before. In Luoyang, the reputation is not as prominent as in Xiapi."

Wu Dun still had doubts about Chen, but when Zang Ba said this, he had no choice but to shut up.

But he suddenly sighed and said: "These days when I eat food donated by others, I can't help but think about the people I robbed when I was a thief in the past. I really shouldn't!"

Before Zang Ba could speak, Yin Li sneered: "Except for being a thief, what did you do in Beihai?"

Wu Dun looked down at the rice in his hand, remained silent, and then forcefully stuffed the rice into his mouth.

Several people stayed up day and night. The closer they got to Xiapi Huaipu County, the more frequently they begged for food, until they attracted the attention of the officials in the township.

It has to be said that the combination of the imperial censor and the school official greatly improved the enthusiasm of the village officials, especially when the news came that Tian Feng had made another achievement in Dongjun. Who with better ears and eyes could not I was very alert, fearing that the school steward's spot check would fall on me.

The news was reported from the pavilion chief to Wang Yun's ears soon, and then to Jian Yong who was traveling around the world through Wang Yun.

Wang Yun took the first step and went in the direction of begging for food.

He knew very well that the victims of Xiapi State had to flee to Guangling County and Jiujiang County in the south because the other three directions were also affected by the disaster. How could they escape from north to south now?

As the village officials stepped up their inspections, Xu You, who was also in Xiapi State, was in a panic. He thought of Yin De's words when he left, and was afraid that Yin De would react and want to kill and silence him.

Xu You thought that in order to deceive Zang Ba, he also deceived Chen Ying, the second son of Chen Gui, the prime minister of Pei State, who had just grown up.

The disadvantage of having many people in the family serving as officials is that it is easy to entrust the responsibility of the family to children who have not yet become officials. The advantage is that you have more opportunities for experience, but the disadvantage... is that you are too young and can easily be taken advantage of.

Xu You was very courageous and prepared to explore the situation at Chen's house.

(End of this chapter)