The Jagged Cavalry of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 239 Chapter 238
Yiji went out, and the hall was quiet, and the eight handsome men present were all looking at Liu Bei carefully.

Liu Bei is 35 years old this year, Youdao is [-] years old, his age has already passed the [-]th year, but now, he is still useless.

Since he married Guan Yu and Zhang Feiyi in Jinlan at the age of 24, he has been living a life of ups and downs for 11 years.

During the Yellow Turban Rebellion, he joined the army with two sworn brothers and participated in the battle to quell the Yellow Turban Rebellion. Later, he was awarded the post of Anxi County Captain for his meritorious service.But the good times didn't last long. The county governor came and took bribes from him. Liu Bei had no money, so he was made things difficult by the governor. In a rage, he beat the governor and fled with Guan Yu and Zhang Fei.

Later, General He Jin sent Wuqiu Yi to Danyang to recruit soldiers, and Liu Bei also joined him on the way. When he arrived in Xiapi, he fought against the bandits and made meritorious service. Resigned as a last resort.Later, the imperial court recorded the heroes of the Yellow Turban Rebellion, and Liu Bei was appointed as Gaotang Commander, and soon he was promoted to the post of Gaotang Commander.

Maybe it was bad luck, or maybe it was unfairness. One month after Liu Bei was promoted to Gaotang Ling, Gaotang County was attacked by thieves, so Liu Bei led Guan Yu and Zhang Fei to Youzhou to join his classmate and friend, the prefect of Youbeiping. From then on, Gongsun Zan lived a life of being dependent on others, and was represented by Gongsun Zan as the Sima of another department.

Later, Liu Bei was sent by Gongsun Zan to fight against Yuan Shao, the governor of Jizhou, with Tian Kai, the governor of Qingzhou. Liu Bei was promoted to the county magistrate of Pingyuan County because of his repeated achievements, and later became the prime minister of Pingyuan.

Liu Bei guards against thieves and bandits outside, but he is willing to do good things inside. Even ordinary people who are not scholars can sit at the same table with him and eat with him, without any choice.When Liu Bei was Prime Minister of Pingyuan, he was very popular. Liu Ping, a county citizen, refused to obey Liu Bei's governance and instigated assassins to assassinate him.Liu Bei didn't know about it, and treated the assassin very politely. The assassin was deeply moved, and couldn't bear to kill Liu Bei, so he confessed the truth and left.

During this period, Liu Bei also led an army to rescue Mu Taoqian in Xuzhou. If normal historical developments followed, Liu Bei would definitely stay in Xuzhou.However, Zhang Yan, who came across, disrupted the normal order of history and directly took over Tao Qian's position. Liu Bei had to roll back to the plain.

At this time, when the heroes were divided and the princes were fighting, Liu Bei, as a good man, might not be rewarded. When Liu Bei thought that he could live a relatively stable life in the plain, Yuan Shao ordered his eldest son Yuan Tan to lead the army. Entering the plains, Liu Bei had few soldiers and could not resist, so he had to retreat to the North Sea and attached himself to Kong Rong, the Prime Minister of the North Sea.

Later, Yuan Tan entered Beihai, and Kong Rong's life was hanging by a thread. If Zhang Yan hadn't led the army to come in time, Liu Bei and Kong Rong would have died in Yuan Tan's hands.

Later, Liu Bei tossed and turned, went to Jingzhou to attach himself to Liu Biao, and was recommended by Kong Rong. Only then did he get the post of Wuling prefect and settled down a little in Jingzhou.

Looking back on all kinds of things in the past, Liu Bei's life can only be explained by the word failure. At the age of 35, he still has achieved nothing so far. Liu Bei, who has always taken the revival of the Han Dynasty as his mission, has no face to say such bold words?

However, Liu Bei is Liu Bei. He has been defeated repeatedly, but he has been defeated repeatedly. Willpower continues to persevere.

Liu Bei looked around at the eight talented people sitting in the hall, no matter what happened before, he would definitely not miss any opportunity to buy people's hearts and recruit talented people.Now that Yiji has created such a good atmosphere for him, it's up to him to do what's next.

Therefore, Liu Bei said straight to the point: "Gentlemen, thanks to Mrs. Liu's kindness, let me be the governor of Jingnan, responsible for all the affairs of the four counties in Jingnan. But I, Liu Bei, am a rough man. Zhang Xian rebelled, and the people of the four counties suffered a lot, and half of the officials in the four counties were Zhang Xian's confidantes. Although he has already passed the law, it also gave me a great blow. The problem is that there are so many vacant official positions all of a sudden. The Tai Tuo means that I can appoint and remove myself, but my subordinates are all big bosses, and there are no well-educated people. You gentlemen are Mr. Yiji’s friends and also The talents in Jingzhou area, I wonder if you gentlemen are interested in working in the four counties in Jingnan?"

In fact, Yiji invited these eight people to come here precisely for this purpose, and Yiji has already made his words very clear. He thinks that Liu Bei is a man of great talent and boldness. Friends can lend a helping hand to help Liu Bei.

Therefore, even if Liu Bei didn't speak, the eight friends all knew Liu Bei's intentions.

However, they have never met Liu Bei, so how can they know whether Liu Bei is really a man of great talent and boldness as Yi Ji said?

As soon as Liu Bei's words fell, everyone listened very carefully, so straight to the point, without beating around the bush, it can be seen that Liu Bei is also a straightforward person.

Regarding Liu Bei's deeds, the eight people had never heard of it before, and the one who knew the most was the recent pacification of the Zhang Xian Rebellion in Jingnan.It can be said that in Jingzhou, Liu Bei is not very famous, but because of this incident, many people don't even know who Liu Bei is, where he came from, and why he appeared in Jingnan.

"General Liu's meaning is very clear, and Uncle Ji has already explained everything to us. As for what you mean, it depends on what you think." The first person to speak was Liu Ba, a celebrity from Jingzhou. Born as an official, his grandfather and father both served as prefects and generals in the Han Dynasty. Liu Ba was smart and courageous since he was a child.

When Liu Ba was ten years old, his father went to conquer the bandits, but failed and was captured. Liu Ba heard of this, and when he was ten years old, he went to the bandits to ask for someone, and asked to use himself as a hostage in exchange for his father.

The bandits saw that Liu Ba was very filial, and Liu Ba was neither humble nor overbearing, which left a deep impression on the bandits.

These bandits also became bandits because the officials forced the people to rebel and had no way out. Liu Ba took the opportunity to lobby the bandits and persuade them to submit to the court. Instead of pursuing responsibility, they gave them land and houses.

On the one hand, the bandits lamented Liu Ba's filial piety and courage; on the other hand, they didn't want to be bandits again, so they agreed to submit to the court.

After this incident, Liu Ba became well-known in Jingzhou. Since then, Liu Ba has been outstanding for his talents.

Liu Ba thought that Liu Biao was not the master, so he rejected the offer many times, but still devoted himself to studying.

It can be said that among the eight present, Liu Ba is the most famous. As soon as he said this, the rest looked at each other and began to express their own meanings.

Among the eight people, only four young talents, Jiang Wan, Pan Jun, Liu Min, and Ma Liang, were willing to follow Liu Bei to the four counties of southern Jing.

Ma Tong, Ma Jing, Ma Lun, and Liu Ba all expressed their unwillingness to go to Jingnan.

When Ma Liang saw it, he immediately asked, "Three elder brothers, aren't you going to Jingnan?"

Ma Tong, Ma Jing, and Ma Lun were older than Ma Liang, and all three had families in Xiangyang City, and they each ran some small businesses, so they were unwilling to go to such a remote place as Jingnan.

Ma Liang was a little disappointed, he glanced at Liu Ba again, and asked, "My dear brother Zichu, are you going too?"

Liu Ba nodded, and said in front of everyone: "If I don't go, there are naturally reasons for not going. I have been recommended by the Taifu as Xiaolian and Maocai many times, and the Taifu has hired me many times to work. I rejected them all. If I leave now with General Liu, if the news reaches the ears of the Taifu, I am afraid that the Taifu has some ideas and may embarrass General Liu. If I go, I am not helping Liu General, you have harmed General Liu instead. I hope you can understand my difficulties, and when the time is right, I will go to Jingnan to meet my elder brothers in person."

In the whole hall, Liu Ba is the most famous, but he is the youngest, only about [-] or [-] years old. Liu Ba used his youth many times to turn down the opportunity to work under Liu Biao's account. Where Liu Bei is, it will attract Liu Biao's suspicion.Not only will it cause trouble for Liu Bei, but it will also cause trouble for himself.

Although Liu Ba is young, he has an old face, so he looks several years older than his actual age. When Liu Bei entered the hall, he failed to notice that Liu Ba's voice was still a little childish. Yes, with a childish look on his face, he knew that Liu Ba was not very old.

After listening to Liu Ba's explanation, everyone felt that it was very reasonable, and Liu Bei stopped talking. It was much better to have four talents to help each other than nothing at all.This trip to Xiangyang can be regarded as rewarding.

At this time, Yi Ji came in from the outside. He had been standing outside the hall, eavesdropping on the conversation inside. He already knew the result.In his opinion, as long as Ma Liang and Jiang Wan are willing to go to Jingnan with Liu Bei, it doesn't matter if the rest don't go.

In Jingzhou's circle of celebrities, some people have commented on the five Ma brothers in Yicheng, and basically they all think that, "Ma's Wuchang, Baimei is the best."

Jiang Wan was from Xiangxiang in Lingling, and his family was originally in Jingnan. Although he was not well-known, in Yi Ji's opinion, his talent was no worse than anyone present here.Therefore, among all the friends, Jiang Wan is the most important one in Yiji.

However, Jiang Wan came from a poor background and was always looked down upon by others, so he was repeatedly blocked when he came to Xiangyang to seek an official position.In addition, Jiang Wan is usually unsmiling, wise and stupid, and looks like a dull-witted melon. If you don't know him well, you won't know what talent he has.

It was also by chance that Yiji became friends with Jiang Wan. After talking with each other, the two hit it off immediately, and Jiang Wan's views on the matter also made Yiji look at him differently, and he quickly became close friends with him.

"The meal is already ready. I invite all my friends to have a good meal here today. We will talk about other things during the meal!" Yi Ji shouted loudly as soon as he entered the hall.

(End of this chapter)