Chapter 80: Food and drink?

"Yunwu County"

Liu Bei looked up and saw a city at the end of his sight.

The city wall was not tall, and was much shorter than that of the provincial capital. There were obvious mottled marks all over the wall, and there were even a few dents, but it stood stubbornly and refused to collapse. It was obvious that the officials who supervised the construction of the city wall must have put in a lot of hard work.

However.
Liu Bei, who had excellent eyesight, discovered that in sharp contrast to the city wall was a group of gatekeepers. The gatekeepers were not even wearing leather armor and their behavior was unusually sloppy. Some were yawning, some were chatting, until they discovered Liu Bei and his group. Then they exclaimed, immediately retreated into the city, quickly closed the city gates, and climbed to the top of the city wall.

Liu Bei's eyes immediately sank. As the seat of government of a border county, how could the defenses be so lax?
"Mr. Bian, you are from Jincheng, the capital of Jincheng County. How long has it been since you last came here?"

"Report, my Lord, I have not been to Yunwu County for many years. After careful calculation, the last time was when Yin Hua was the governor, and it was not like this then."

"Okay, I see."

Liu Bei didn't ask any more questions and led everyone towards Yunwu County.

The tightly closed city gate suddenly opened.

A knight came galloping over.

"Is that Liu Bei, the governor, in front of us???"

The knight reined in his horse and stopped in front of Liu Bei. Looking at the face that showed no emotion, he really couldn't guess what the other party meant.

Liu Bei nodded and shook the official seal.

The knight was startled, his forehead covered with sweat. He quickly fell off his horse and bowed, "Li Yang, I greet you, my lord. I..."

Li Yang seemed to have thought of something, and even his voice began to tremble.

Liu Bei had no intention of blaming anyone and his tone was very calm.

"Mr. Li, I wonder who is in charge of Yunwu County right now?"

Li Yang was stunned, he did not expect that Liu Bei not only did not blame him, but also spoke in such a normal tone. He looked at the team behind Liu Bei again, his eyes full of horror. Even if they were not elite soldiers, they were definitely not ordinary ones, and they were definitely not comparable to the county soldiers!

In the blink of an eye, Li Yang had an idea in his mind. He gritted his teeth and shouted decisively

"It's Han Yue, Han Zhubu!"

"Han Yue."

Liu Bei had an impression. Wasn't Han Yue the famous scholar that Bian Yuan mentioned? Wasn't that how famous scholars temporarily took charge of Yunwu County? Good, good, what a good Han Yue.

"lead the way."

Liu Bei shouted to Li Yang.

Li Yang immediately climbed onto the horse, with a smile on his face, and said flatteringly: "Lord Liu, please come this way."

A trace of contempt flashed in Liu Bei's eyes, but he knew that now was not the time to take action.

Arrived at the city gate.

"This is the new governor Liu, don't be on guard!"

When the soldiers heard Li Yang's shout and looked at the neutral flag of Liu Bei's army, they breathed a sigh of relief and withdrew one after another.

Liu Bei casually asked, "Where are your leather armors?"

The gatekeepers were stunned and looked at each other, unable to utter a word.

Li Yang shouted, "This is Governor Liu, who will be in charge of the military and political affairs of Jincheng County in the future. Come on, tell me!"

Li Yang's words had an immediate effect.

Someone immediately stood up and said, "My Lord, it's not that we don't want to wear leather armor, it's just that the leather armor in the county has been taken away for repair!"

"Repair? I get it."

Liu Bei did not investigate further for the time being. He would personally verify the situation, but the attitude of these guards was really despicable. How could they be so careless when they were near the Qiang and Hu? If he were in Zhuo County, he would have slapped them long ago.

As for Li Yang in front of him.

What Liu Bei hated most were people who were uneducated and sycophantic.

He saw clearly all the changes in this person.

Walking in Yunwu County, Liu Bei's first feeling was that the county was filled with a gloomy atmosphere. There were no passers-by on the streets, not even a beggar, but the shops were flourishing.

Especially when the shop owner saw Liu Bei and his army coming, the melancholy on his face disappeared in an instant, and even his shouting became a little louder.

Li Yang whispered into Liu Bei's ear.

Zhang Fei grabbed Li Yang's hand and angrily asked, "What are you doing?" "Captain Zhang, I, I, I."

Zhang Fei's eyes widened, Li Yang's legs suddenly trembled, and his lips quivered.

"Third brother," Liu Bei said, "let him go."

"Thank you very much, Master."

Li Yang's chest rose and fell violently. He took a few breaths and whispered, "My Lord, this was actually the idea of ​​Han Zhubu. All the beggars and the like should be detained together. The common people will be provided with food and drink later!"

"Han Yue."

Liu Bei repeated the name in his mouth. If it was true as this person said, then Han Yue was really abominable.

Although Li Yang couldn't read Liu Bei's expression, he clearly saw that there were many refugees in the governor's team! He had just asked him directly where he could settle the people. He might be a good official!

Even if you want to be a good official, you have to rely on local people!

You see, I have tried so hard to expose Han Zhubo's evil deeds, which will at least help me get promoted!
It was just as Li Yang said.

At a corner, a group of people suddenly jumped out. They had ruddy faces, but their clothes were tattered.

Liu Bei sneered in his heart. What a good Yunwu County man! Did he really think that he, Liu Bei, was stupid?
After stabilizing the refugees and tribesmen.

Li Yang smiled and asked, "When will the Lord go to the prefecture?"

"You go back first. I will remember your contribution. Don't worry, I will not treat meritorious people unfairly."

Hearing Liu Bei's "promise", Li Yang was immediately delighted. Without any suspicion, he bowed and left.

In fact, Liu Bei had already asked Guan Yu and Hua Tuo to go ahead. The former pretended to be a traveling merchant, and the latter pretended to be a doctor, and went to the city to investigate.

After all, this was the inspiration given to him by Fa Zheng. Hua Tuo had a kind face and Guan Yu was compassionate to the people, not to mention that he had done it very successfully last time.

It didn't take long.

Guan Yu and Hua Tuo walked in.

"Big brother!"

"Fu Jun!"

Liu Bei hurried forward and asked, "Yun Chang, Mr. Hua, how is it?"

"Alas." Yun Chang sighed, "After some secret investigation, we found that although there are no evil officials like Ma Xiong in Wuyun County, this Han Yuehan Zhubu is not a good person."

"If we drive away the refugees and beggars, will the people have enough food and drink?"

"More than that." Guan Yu looked at Hua Tuo, "Let Mr. Hua talk to my brother."

Hua Tuo took over the conversation, "During the consultation with the patient, I learned that this Han Zhubu was indifferent to major matters and could not find anyone to help with minor matters. When he saw Qiang and Hu, he retreated to the county town. Later, I heard in the mansions of local nobles that Han Zhubu was good at classics and was an expert in debate, and all the nobles loved him."

"Snapped--"

Liu Bei slammed the table fiercely, "What's the difference between this and a rat in the barn! Second brother, third brother, follow me to tie him up and then rectify the administration!"

"Okay! Big brother, I'll go with you!"

"What the elder brother said is true!"

Guan Yu and Zhang Fei shouted.

"and many more."

A childish voice sounded.

"Xiaozhi, what's wrong?"

Fa Zheng led the two "princes" of the Ma family into Liu Bei's sight.

He advised: "My lord, I have something to say, please listen carefully."

"You said."

Fa Zheng cleared his throat and said, "As Mr. Bian said, Han Yue is a famous scholar and should not be used lightly. You should first meet with the nobles and powerful people in Wuyun County, and leave the action to my third brother. You only need to show up at the right time."

Liu Bei instantly understood what Fa Zheng meant, "Okay, let's do as Xiao Zhi said."

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