I rode and slashed unparalleled in the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 334: Gathering of Heroes and Stars

"Sima Lu, calm down." Wei Ming hurriedly shook his head to dissuade him.

Although he had no idea where his lord, who seemed to be totally confused all day long, got such a long and precise list.

However, Wei Ming was still very much looking forward to this result.

The reason why these people refused is very simple.

Reality is not a game after all, especially for those who come from aristocratic families. Each of them represents the interests of their own family and has many considerations. As the saying goes, the king chooses his ministers, and the ministers also choose their king.

Su Yao's reputation among the literati is certainly a very important factor, but at the same time, the shogunate of General Du Liao is not as valuable as those of the Three Dukes and the Generals of Important Titles.

Not only that, serving in the Du Liao General's shogunate also required him to travel far to the frontier to serve.
This is obviously not a good choice for those children of aristocratic families who want to build up their reputation so that they can easily be selected as filial and incorruptible officials or be appointed as one of the Three Dukes.

In particular, whether it is the heated dispute over the succession or the abnormal health of His Majesty the Emperor on the way to ancestor worship, the current situation is like a raging fire, and the world may change drastically at any time.

What is the difference between going to Liaodong at this time and being exiled?
However, although these people found reasons to refuse Su Yao's recruitment, they still expressed their gratitude. Some of them, although they themselves could not come, recommended some young people from distant places or capable officials from humble families.

They did so naturally because they did not dare to offend this suddenly emerging and popular champion.

In addition, being recruited by the Shogun's office also indirectly illustrates their reputation, which is a godsend for those who want to build up their reputation.

However, it is not that there was no scholar coming.

——Pull the move.

This character Su Yao had no impression at all, but he was the first to respond to his call because he was strongly recommended by Liu Bei.

Compared with the shabby group of advisers, the gains from the military generals were truly gratifying.

Apart from Dian Wei, who had already been recruited in advance and was just waiting for the final step, Zhao Yun was the first to clearly respond to his call, saying that he was packing his bags and would arrive in a few days.

According to his family, Taishi Ci was taking refuge in Liaodong. As long as Su Yao found him, he could take him down.

In the end, Xu Chu and Le Jin said that they could not abandon their local family businesses, expressed their gratitude and declined the call-up.

After learning about this, Su Yao expressed his understanding.

Those two were leaders of local wealthy families with thousands of retainers. It was impossible for Su Yao to ask them to move their entire families and come over to join him.

To put it bluntly, these days, people's sense of regional identity is stronger than their sense of identity with their country and nation.

Unless the local area is in turmoil and their foundation is lost, or you are simply in a high position of power and can give people enough status.

Otherwise, these local tyrants would not be tempted by this little bit of benefit.

Powerful.

Yes, it was also at this moment that, through the stories told by his subordinates, Su Yao had his first understanding of the attributes of the powerful.

If the aristocratic families maintained their status by monopolizing the right to official positions, then the powerful were the victims of the policies of the time.

They were unable to obtain formal official positions and careers, and most of their benefits came from their hometowns, and being a local official was already the limit for them.

But there is a world of difference between clerks and officials.

Simply put, because of their status, their path to advancement is blocked. Not only are they suppressed everywhere in official circles, but if they are not careful they may even affect their family business.

What's worse, due to their background, many people, when recruiting, were looking for a useful person to do the offending work that the children of aristocratic families were unwilling to do, and then discarded after use.

Such a disproportionate relationship between input and return made the powerful people very cautious about sudden conquests.

They do not have the courage and determination to break away from their native roots unless it is necessary.

In this era, the only person who truly rose to power from a powerful person was Sun Jian, Sun Wentai, which shows how difficult it was for them to rise to prominence.

Su Yao knew that for people like Xu Chu and Le Jin, he could only get them to join him if he set up a base at their doorsteps, just like Cao Cao did in later generations.

However, even so, his current lineup is luxurious enough. In terms of military officers, in addition to Zhang Liao, Yang Feng, Tu Chuan, Chen Zhi and Guo Huai who are stationed in the capital.

Lu Bu, Xu Huang, Dian Wei, Cheng Lian, Hou Cheng, Song Xian, Wei Yue, Wei Xu and other generals, as well as Zhao Yun and Taishi Ci who will be arriving soon, these people can be said to be either his close confidants of the Bingzhou Army or his personal team who have just entered the shogunate.

Liu Bei, Guan Yu, Zhang Fei and Jian Yong, who had arrived at some point in time, were still under Su Yao's command.

Such a group of people can be said to be a gathering of stars.

As for the scholars and advisers, in addition to Wang Ling of Taiyuan Wang family and Wei Ming of Hedong Wei family, another new one, Qian Zhao of Anping, Jizhou, will soon join.

Although it is indeed a bit shabby in comparison, it is fine for marching and fighting, but this team is not enough to carry out tasks in managing an entire county.

However, given the current conditions, all that remains is to see if there is any fresh blood along the way.

The inspection of civil and military officials was completed.

Su Yao turned his attention to his "harem" again.

Nowadays, the number of wives, concubines and beautiful maids in his backyard has gradually increased.

First of all, after the emperor granted the marriage, Wei Ming, Wang Ling and others had already helped him go through the process of proposing with the help of eunuchs or other responsible officials. He didn't need to worry about it and could get married after returning to Beijing in half a year.

At the same time, although Wuji Zhen's eldest daughter, the hot Zhen Jiang, has not yet officially taken in as a concubine, the two have already established a closer relationship.

In addition to these two newlyweds, there is also Princess Yun of the Xiongnu who is expecting a baby at home in Luoyang. It seems that she is already six months pregnant. By the time he returns home, she will probably have a boy or a girl.

In addition to these women of noble status on the surface, there are also two Hu sisters, the Xianbei princess Xiaochun, and Hong'er who has been with him from the beginning waiting for him to come home.

As soon as he thought of this, Su Yao's heart suddenly moved, and he called Song Xian over and said:
"I remember that our army was allocated 500 to 600 war horses from the captured horses this time. Brother Song, please take my military order back to the capital and re-equip 200 cavalrymen led by Guo Huai to Liaodong.

After Song Xian bowed and nodded, he couldn't help but ask:
"Does Lord Su only want two hundred cavalry?"

Su Yao nodded and said:

"Quality is more important than quantity. It will take about two months for the army to march from the capital to Liaodong on foot. By the time they arrive, they may have to turn back before they even have time to sit down."

"Let's all ride, and let them each have two or three horses. They can come and join us as soon as possible so that they can be of some use."

"As for Zhang Liao, he will lead his troops back to Bingzhou and rebuild the Du Liao Army's base in Manbo County, Wuyuan County, to monitor the movements of the Xiongnu and Xianbei people on the grassland."

"In this way, Zhang Liao in Wuyuan, Xu Huang in Shanggu, and we in Liaodong,"

Su Yao paused and said:
"Also, please stop by my house and bring Hong'er with you."

"Ms. Hong'er?"

"Well, get going quickly and come back quickly!"

Su Yao also thought about it.

Zhang Liao was going to lead the army to Bingzhou to restore the Du Liao army's base.

Before the loyalty of the two top bodyguards, Dian Wei and Zhao Yun, is increased, Chen Zhi, the guard of the harem, cannot be moved.

The only thing they could do was to transfer the young Guo Huai up to serve as an administrative staff member, and then find a way to recruit and train some new people.

As for Hong Er
Although Xiaoyu, a maid from Zhen Jiang's family, brings people to serve from time to time, she always feels that she is not as good as Hong'er.

However, when, a month and a half later, Su Yao waited for Xiaochun at the Liaodong County Magistrate's Mansion, that was another story.

At least now, Su Yao and his team were busy making arrangements. After seeing off the Emperor and Princess Wannian and waiting in Lu Nu for a few days, they finally welcomed Zhao Yun and Qian Zhao.

"It must be Zilong and Zijing."

Su Yao laughed and said:
"With your help, our army is even more powerful. It is truly a great blessing!"

(End of this chapter)