When Ji Han and his men traveled to the Three Kingdoms crew

Chapter 358 Liu Yan: Hahaha, the Yizhou that I govern is full of wise ministers!

"Big brother."

Liu Bei, who was working at his desk with his head down, raised his head when he heard the voice and looked carefully. His vision was filled with three tall figures.

"Second brother, third brother, and Zilong? What do you three want from me?"

Zhang Fei hesitated for a moment, but finally opened his mouth, and the words he uttered contained the reluctance to leave, "Brother, the second brother's navy has completed its training, and Zilong's Wudang Flying Army has also been properly trained. Should they set off?"

When they were still in the fairyland, they had discussed the planning of the navy. Guan Yu was indeed quite talented in this regard.

However, there is a saying that it takes two to make a hero, and even the most powerful person needs a good helper.

Gan Ning was originally the object of pursuit.

Now that the troops and equipment are fully prepared, it is time to set off.

Thinking of this, Liu Bei nodded.

Guan Yu, Zhang Fei, Zhao Yun and others showed joy on their faces, but Guan Yu seemed to remember something, and stopped stroking his beard, saying with great emotion: "Brother, I have been training the navy since we arrived in Chang'an, and now the navy has taken shape."

Zhang Fei, Zhao Yun, Jian Yong and others were all silent. Without saying anything, they could naturally understand the true meaning of Guan Yu's words. It was just like what happened in the dream. In the Battle of Jingzhou, if there had been a strong navy, they would not have been chased so badly by Cao Cao.

However, the officials in the palace looked at each other in bewilderment. They were aware of the change in the atmosphere. Someone asked Jian Yong, "Chief Secretary, what happened?"

Jian Yong came back to his senses and laughed, "It's okay, I just thought of something happy."

Then he muttered absentmindedly, "Ship"

"Second brother, I'm sorry for the trouble." Liu Bei stood up and said with a smile, "I've seen the navy you trained, the navy of Kunlun Pond, and it's far better than the navy I trained in Jingzhou. Fortunately, when I was the governor of Jingzhou, I ordered the boatmen of Jingzhou to build large ships. From now on, I will hand it over to you, second brother."

Kunlun Pond is located between Fengshui and Weishui. It was dug in the third year of Yuanshou during the reign of Emperor Xiaowu of the Han Dynasty. Its main purpose was to widen and deepen Lingzhao and expand its area to resemble Dianchi Lake.

Later it gradually became a naval training ground.

Hearing this, Guan Yu's previous emotion was swept away. He clasped his fists solemnly, and said in a firm tone, "Brother, please rest assured. I will definitely not let you down this time!"

Jian Yong hesitated for a long time, but finally made up his mind after gritting his teeth. He put down the work at hand, walked slowly to Liu Bei's side, and lowered his voice, "Xuan De, I... I want to go with Yun Chang, and see the navy of Jingzhou together."

Liu Bei glanced at his old friend who had been with him for a long time, and without any further thought, he gave a positive answer, "Of course."

"But." Looking at the busy officials, Jian Yong hesitated again, "Isn't it a bad idea to just walk away like this?"

Zhang Fei, who had been dealing with Jian Yong for more than a decade, could not stand it any longer. He put his big hands on Jian Yong's shoulders and asked word by word, "Where is Jian Xianhe, the unruly man who dared to sit on the ground in front of me and my elder brother? If you want to go, go. Can you beat Military Advisor Xu, Minister Xun, and Jia Wenhe?"

"Snapped"

Jian Yong slapped Zhang Fei's hands away, and couldn't help but raise his eyebrows, and scolded with a smile: "You black bastard! Go if you want!"

Liu Bei, Guan Yu and Zhao Yun looked at each other and laughed unkindly.

Guan Yu and Zhao Yun wrote to the emperor and successfully obtained the tiger talisman and the staff of authority. After bidding farewell to Emperor Liu Bei, Jian Yong and others followed Guan Yu's footsteps and successfully arrived in Xiangyang. Looking around, they saw row after row of tower ships docked at the riverside pier. The tower ships were more than ten feet high, and with flags on them, they were particularly spectacular.

The ship is tall and has three floors. The first floor is called Lu, the second floor is called Feilu, and the third floor is called Queshi.

Each of the three floors, Lu, Feilu and Queshi, has a parapet to defend against enemy attacks with arrows, stones and arrows. There are shooting windows on the parapet. In order to resist enemy attacks with swords, guns and fire, the ship is also covered with leather and other materials.

In addition, there are countless warships, fighting ships, vanguard ships, red horses, ships, scouts, boats, etc. that guard the tower ships.

A rough estimate based on the naked eye is that there are at least two to three thousand.

"It's really spectacular!" Jian Yong exclaimed from the bottom of his heart.

Zhang Fei, Zhao Yun, and Jian Yong followed Guan Yu onto the ship. Their eyes were darting around, as if they wished they could dig three inches into the ground to take in all kinds of objects in the ship. This made the accompanying Jingzhou officials nervous. They had always dared not neglect the maintenance of the navy, but the problem was that the identities of the nobles this time were too special. There were two of them holding imperial seals alone. If they failed to take good care of them and made the nobles dissatisfied, they would probably not even be able to be minor officials.

Fortunately, his worries were unnecessary.

It turned out that the equipment was complete enough to satisfy Guan Yu and others.

The accompanying officials could be said to be relieved. After all, there were rumors that the nobleman this time had a strange temperament, but it seemed that they were all rumors. The nobleman was just as Xiang Lang had said to the governor, a loyal and upright person, not the kind of person who took his anger out on others for no reason.

After saying goodbye to the officials of Jingzhou, everyone returned to the temporary camp. Zhang Fei frowned and expressed his doubts: "Just now I always felt that the man was afraid of us like a wolf or a tiger. Second brother, Xianhe, Zilong, what do you think?"

Guan Yu nodded slowly, "Third brother, it would be better if you didn't say anything. As soon as you said it, I also sensed something was wrong."

Jian Yong speculated, "Could it be that the scholars in Jingzhou are doing something bad behind the scenes?"

Zhao Yun nodded. "Just now I sent my soldiers to contact Jingzhou Governor Xiang Lang and Sima Hui. After you left Jingzhou, some people have been trying to trip you up. Fortunately, with the cooperation of Governor Xiang and Sima Hui, they are just minor incidents."

This made Jian Yong frown. He said coldly: "I knew it! If so, how should we punish them?"

"It's okay for now. I think we should find a good time and have a legitimate reason for everything. If we let this group of people openly declare that they are rebelling, we can solve the problem once and for all. I think it's better to report the matter to the lord and then make a decision." Zhao Yun expressed his thoughts. In his opinion, there was no harm to the people, but the sarcastic words were nothing but the incompetent rage of a jester.

"Good! Let's follow Zilong's advice." Guan Yu nodded slightly.

Zhang Fei then said, "Me too."

Since Guan Yu, Zhang Fei and Zhao Yun said so, Jian Yong had no objection. It was just that his temper at this time was much more tolerant than when he was young, otherwise he would definitely catch the person who spread the rumors and beat that person with his fists, and make that person know why the flowers in Youzhou are so special red!
"Second brother," Zhang Fei suddenly asked, "When are you going to Ba County?"

Everyone knew what Zhang Fei meant. Ba County was under the jurisdiction of Yizhou, and Gan Ning was from Ba County.

When he was young, he was a knight-errant. He formed a group to rob ships and property. He loved luxury and was known as the Brocade Sail Thief.

Guan Yu pondered for a moment and gave an answer, "Depart today."

Yizhou
巴郡
安汉
郡府
"Recently, Gan Ning's bandits have repeatedly attacked the county town under the prefecture, which has made us miserable."

"Yes, yes, he is clearly just a thief, yet he is actually seeking gifts! How ridiculous! Without any gifts to welcome this thief, he robbed the treasury. It really makes me hate him so much!"

"I just can't figure it out. The Gan family is a big family in Linjiang, and this thief has no worries about his career. If I remember correctly, this thief once served as a county official, right? Why did he give up his official position to become a thief?"

"Who knows? After all, it is petty officials like you and me who are unlucky. If we don't obey Gan Ning, Gan Ning will rob the treasury. If we obey Gan Ning, the superiors will hold us accountable. How can we resist?"

“It’s so difficult!”

"By the way, I heard that the governor of Yizhou ordered the closure of the waterway from Jingzhou to Yizhou. I wonder what's going on now?"

"What? Isn't Gan Ning's so-called blockade full of loopholes?"

"Come to think of it, does the governor of Yizhou want to do that day——"

"Ahem, what are you guys discussing???"

A cough interrupted the whispers of the officials, who immediately jumped up from the ground, their faces pale with fear and chills running down their spines. When they turned their stiff bodies and looked at the newcomer, they breathed a sigh of relief, wiped the cold sweat from their foreheads, and secretly rejoiced. "It turns out to be Zhao Zhubu."

The 'Zhao Zhubu' in front of them, whose full name was Zhao Zuo, was more than seven feet tall, with an ordinary appearance and a humble background. However, he was lucky enough that a noble in the prefecture was willing to promote him, and he became the chief clerk of the county prefecture at a young age.

According to common sense, such a fast promotion speed is enough to make others envious, easily arouse resentment and cause inexplicable hostility.

However, most of the officials in the county government admired Zhao Zuo, because his ability was so outstanding. Just hearing that this man was so busy that he couldn't close his eyes made them sigh, not to mention that Zhao Zuo had an extraordinary temperament, gentle conversation, and was famous for his kindness towards the officials in the government.

Only a mentally ill person would provoke a superior like this, right?

Just like this time, if the prefect knew about it, he would say "How dare you talk nonsense about the late emperor's uncle?", which would make everyone feel suffocated. Not to mention being deprived of their official positions, they might even lose their lives.

Therefore, everyone looked at Zhao Zuo with gratitude.

"I will pretend that I didn't hear it this time, but if there is a next time, I will never let you off easily!" Zhao Zuo said with a stern face.

Everyone thanked him and patted their chests to promise, "Zhao Zhubu will definitely not do this again!"

Zhao Zuo nodded, "Let's all go."

Everyone seemed to be pardoned and scattered like birds and beasts.

"Master's book."

Just as Zhao Zuo was about to enter the county government, someone suddenly called him.

He turned around and saw a man with a strong build and a resolute face.

"Heber" he said the man's name.

Xi Bo, whose surname was Yan and given name was Yan, was a Du Bo among the soldiers of Ba County.

"Master, please follow me. I have something important to report."

Zhao Zuo retracted his gaze and nodded solemnly. Although Yan Yan was of low rank and had little power, he was just a general guarding the important waterway of Ba County. He even blocked Gan Ning and Gan Xingba at one point.

"Xiber, please come to my humble abode for a chat."

"promise."

Zhao Zuo led Yan Yan into the hut and pretended that his father-in-law missed his wife, using this as an excuse to trick his wife out of the house. Then he checked again and again and made sure that there was no six ears on the wall, and then he looked at Yan Yan.

"Xi Bo, what is the matter that is worthy of you coming here in person? Don't you know? The governor of Yizhou attaches great importance to military power. Even I cannot promote you directly."

"Master, do you still remember the immortals appearing in your dreams every few months?"

Zhao Zuo nodded solemnly, "I dare not forget, and I will not forget. If it were not for the immortal's entrustment, I would be in a daze, not knowing where to dig for food. But Xi Bo, why are you asking about this suddenly? Could it be that the lord has taken action?"

Zhao Zuo frowned and said to himself: "This shouldn't be the case. General Wu hasn't even taken control of Hanzhong, and the wise ministers haven't yet entered Yizhou."

Yan Yan naturally understood what Zhao Zuo meant. One day, he and some people in Yizhou were suddenly visited by an immortal in their dreams. Some people did not take it seriously at first, but after reading the instructions of the White Emperor, most of them fell silent.

However, most of them had little influence at that time. Not to mention holding high positions, even the number of county officials could not be counted on the fingers of one hand.

However, with Liu Yan's entry into Shu, everything became different.

The intervention of new external forces is often accompanied by a new round of reshuffle.

Liu Yan, the governor of Yizhou, was also happy to win them over. Whenever there was a wise minister entering Liu Yan's provincial capital, this wise minister would be willing to help them in the local areas. They were at least mediocre, and in order to prevent the warnings of the immortal in their dreams from reappearing, they devoted themselves to their official duties, and the governance of most counties improved as a result.

This made Yizhou Governor Liu Yan very proud. Even Yan Yan had heard that Liu Yan had taken all the credit for himself in front of everyone more than once.

All in all, this forms a virtuous cycle.

However, what Liu Yan did not know was that their intention was to occupy a high position, then tie Liu Yan up with ropes, and present Liu Yan and Yizhou to Liu Bei.

Unfortunately, although the vision is beautiful, action is far from as simple as it sounds. Although the officials in the county are promoted quickly, the military power is firmly held in the hands of Liu Yan.

"Chief Clerk, Chief Clerk." Yan Yan called out several times, finally bringing Zhao Zuo's thoughts back to the present.

Zhao Zuo apologized to Yan Yan, "I was exhausted just now, so my thoughts were confused. Please forgive me, Xi Bo."

"No problem, no problem." Yan Yan shook his head.

Zhao Zuo restrained his expression and said seriously, "What is the purpose of Xi Bo's visit this time? Please tell me clearly."

"Okay." Yan Yan sat up straight, but Zhao Zuo's eyes widened as soon as he opened his mouth: "General Guan is driving a warship towards Ba County."

"!!!"

Zhao Zuo stood up abruptly, unable to maintain his serious expression any longer. He cried out, "General Guan is going to attack Yizhou?!!!"

But the next moment.

Zhao Zuo, who had calmed down, refuted this statement again. He muttered to himself, "If we attack Yizhou, General Guan will never drive a warship. So what is the purpose of General Guan's trip?"

For a moment, Zhao Zuo couldn't guess Guan Yu's intention, but he soon realized that this was also an opportunity.

Let Yan Yan get promoted. No, it's even a good opportunity to take control of the county's troops.

Yan Yan asked, "Master, how about I just turn a deaf ear to it and pretend I didn't see it?"

Unexpectedly, Zhao Zuo actually shook his head to reject it, his eyes flashing with brilliance, "No, Xi Bo, not only can you not pretend that you didn't notice it, you have to warn all the county soldiers!"

Yan Yan scratched his head.

at the same time.

Liu Yan, who was in the capital of Yizhou, muttered to himself as he rummaged through boxes and cabinets to find the dragon robe.

"That young man can be the emperor, why can't I be the emperor?"

"You must know that before I came to Yizhou, rebellions occurred one after another!"

"It's my turn to govern Yizhou. Yizhou is full of wise officials!"

"Yizhou is thriving!"

(End of this chapter)