The Yuan Family of the Three Kingdoms I call the shots

Chapter 42
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Of the thirteen prefectures in the Eastern Han Dynasty, Yuzhou was one of the prefectures, and Runan County was among the prefectures, so it was called "the middle of heaven".

Runan has been organized since the Spring and Autumn Period, and it has been more than 37 years since the Eastern Han Dynasty. Its county has [-] counties, and its government is located in Pingyu.

As the center of the world, Runan County naturally assumes the important responsibility of merchants from all walks of life in the north and south to gather, sell, sell, and transport, as well as the important responsibility of the waterway hub.In addition, Runan has the danger of "backing the mountains and facing the Huai River, controlling Yingcai", and it is a must-have for military strategists of all dynasties.

Today, this important county, where merchants come and go and is full of traffic, is under the governance of Liu Bei and Liu Xuande.

Runan Pingyu Taishoufu.

The prefect's mansion does not occupy a large area, except for the central hall, there are only eleven side rooms on the left and right sides, which are not very luxurious, but they are not lacking in grandeur.The houses and halls are clean and tidy, lined up in a T-shape, no different from the usual official mansions, without the slightest feature. If there is anything outstanding, there is only a wide stream in the west garden. From south to north, it runs through the entire courtyard, and a beautifully crafted wooden bridge with carved railings is built on it, which is quiet, unique and pleasant.

In the entire prefect's mansion, Liu Bei's favorite place may be this place.

Standing on the small wooden bridge, looking at the cheerful water flow, listening to the sound of horseshoes and horns of the guards who have not returned to the camp in the distance outside the city, this is something Liu Bei must do every day since he arrived in Runan City matter.

Liu Bei's appearance is different from others. Compared with Yuan Shao's heroic martial arts and Cao Cao's ordinary appearance, Liu Bei seems a little more peculiar.

A head of loose black hair, the hair quality is quite good, shining in the sun, as if it is not hair but a roll of silk embroidered with gold trim, a very broad forehead, wide open but it looks like His imposing manner is introverted, his complexion is even more reddish in yellow, white in red, and there seems to be a kind of crystal brilliance in white, he looks very young, better maintained than Yuan Shao and Cao Cao, a pair of brilliance looming and looking very unusual His eyes, and a pair of wide, long and thick ears, looked different from ordinary people, but still handsome.

With broad shoulders and thick legs, thin waist and long arms, he has a natural momentum in his actions, but a leisurely expression in his demeanor, giving people a sense of intimacy as if they are far away in the sky but clearly close in front of them.

From ancient times to the present, there are many people in the world who have strange looks. People like Liu Bei have strange looks, but they are strange and comfortable. People call them "extraordinary talents".

It's not like some people have strange looks, but they are so strange and disgusting. People like that are called "naturally deformed".

"My lord, Mi Zheng asked to see General Gong!" A guard came to report.

Liu Bei turned his thoughts out of the small bridge and flowing water, and smiled: "Let them come over."

When they were young, they saw both Mi Zhu and Gong came to the stream with listless faces, looked up at Liu Bei, and saluted together, "See you, my lord."

Liu Bei nodded with a smile: "Zi Zhong, it's been a hard trip to buy a horse today. I'm tired. Gong Du, why is your right hand injured?"

Gong Du blushed when he heard the words, never thought that Liu Bei would be so careful, he saw his right hand shot by Zhang Jaw at a glance, moved his heart but felt a little guilty, lowered his head not knowing how to answer.

It was Mi Zhu who understood the general situation, and gave Liu Bei a deep salute, and said guiltily: "My lord, Mi Zhu is guilty, I hope my lord will punish him!"

Liu Bei's complexion remained unchanged, and he wondered: "Oh? Could it be that something happened on the way to buy a horse?"

Both Mi Zhu and Gong blushed when they heard the words, and after a long while, they heard Mi Zhu's guilt-ridden words.

"Your Majesty is wise, I have bought more than three hundred high-quality horses, but I was hijacked by a strongman and sent away on the way back to the army. I am deeply ashamed."

The muscles on Gong Du's face also stiffened for a while, and he knelt down on one knee with a snap: "My lord! I...I'm guilty!"

The corner of Liu Bei's mouth was raised slightly, he smiled, and said softly: "It's just a horse, not a city, forget it."

You know, in this troubled time of the Eastern Han Dynasty, war horses are scarce and scarce among all forces. How important are three hundred good horses and how expensive are they? The determination to punish came, but Liu Bei did not want to mention it, and there was not even a trace of embarrassment on his face.

With a generous heart and a careful mind, every gesture of his hands seems to have a demagogic force. This is Liu Bei, Qianlong of the Han Dynasty!

This is the way for a wise master to truly be tolerant and imperial!

"My lord. I. I." Gong Du was such a strong and strong man, his eyes were filled with tears at the moment, and he didn't know what to say.

Liu Bei felt strange, the man who was usually brave, bloody, bold and outspoken, now shyly became like a little girl, as if he had suffered some great grievance, and he was bullied fiercely.

"Zizhong, how did General Gong become like this today? Could it be that he has some grievances?" Liu Bei looked up at Mi Zhu curiously.

Mi Zhu sighed inwardly, then chose the key points, and briefly and concisely described to Liu Bei the matter of losing the horse today.

Hearing Mi Zhu's words, Liu Bei couldn't help being surprised, and said in amazement: "The world is so big, there is such a miracle? It's really strange. Well, Zi Zhongshi once said that the opponent's soldiers and horses are elite, and the combat power is not strong. Weak, can you tell where the troops are?"

Mi Zhu sighed a long time when he heard the words, shook his head and said: "My lord, forgive me. Zhu observed carefully, but he didn't recognize him. Zhu originally suspected that the opponent was Cao Ren's army horse, but just wondered that Cao Ren was the number one general of the Cao family. Such a clumsy way to destroy the reputation of our army, I don’t know what the plan is? I really can’t figure it out.”

Liu Bei pondered for a while when he heard the words, then shook his head and said: "If you can't figure it out, don't think about it for now, let alone discuss this matter slowly in the future."

Speaking of this, Liu Bei cast a look at Mi Zhu, and said: "General Gong's right hand is injured, and he should go back to recuperate first, Zizhong, come with me, I have something to discuss with you."

Liu Bei was so solemn, and Mi Zhu knew that what Liu Bei wanted to discuss with him must be of great importance, so he immediately took the order and followed.

When I came to the front hall of the prefect's mansion, I saw several people waiting inside, all of them were Liu Bei's cronies, including Guan Yu, Zhang Fei, Sun Qian, and Jian Yong.

When Mi Zhu greeted the crowd, he immediately knelt down beside him. Liu Bei took the lead, looking back and forth at the crowd, then slowly took out a roll of simple bamboo slips from his sleeve, and gently placed them on the table, He said: "This was sent to Runan County by a scout Pegasus this morning. You can take a look at the contents."

Everyone couldn't help being curious. First, Jian Yong got up to take the letter, unfolded it slowly, and carefully examined the contents.

After watching for a while, Jian Yong's complexion suddenly changed, and he hurriedly handed it over to Guan Yu who was at the side.

Guan Yu was dressed in a green robe, stroked his long beard under his chin, squinted his red phoenix eyes and observed carefully for a moment, then passed the letter to Zhang Fei who was next to him.

After changing hands several times, everyone looked at them one by one, and they all bowed their heads thoughtfully.

"How is it?" Liu Bei stroked the beard on his chin, and asked everyone with a smile: "Yuan Shao's son, Yuan Shang, led his troops to sneak into Yuzhou to write a book and wanted to meet us. Regarding this letter, what do you think?"

Among the crowd, Guan Yu had the most right to speak. When Liu Bei asked, he should be the first to express his opinion.

"Yuan Jun actually appeared in Runan, and was led by Yuan Shao's son. This is very strange. Brother, you need to know that in the battle of Xuzhou, we invited Yuan Shao as an ally to take Cao Cao's troops and cross the Yellow River to attack Yanzhou. We didn't want Yuan Shao But because of the illness of his beloved son, he never agreed to send troops, and that beloved son should be this Yuan Shang, with Yuan Shao's temperament, how could he send this son to commit great danger and sneak into the enemy's rear alone? This is quite unreasonable."

Liu Bei nodded when he heard the words, and said: "In the meaning of the second brother, could it be that it is said."

Guan Yu thought for a while, and said, "Brother, I think, is there a fraud in this? Could it be a trick set up by Cao Cao?"

On the other side, Sun Qian heard the words and said: "General Guan's words are reasonable, but with the wisdom of Cao Cao and his subordinates, An Neng can come up with such a plan? What's more, if Cao Jun is pretending, why not pretend to be someone else, but pretend to be Yuan Shao Aizi? This method is very clumsy and unreasonable!"

Liu Bei nodded when he heard the words and said: "Gongyou's words are very close to my heart. When this letter was just sent by someone who claimed to be Yuan Jun's scout, I also doubted the authenticity of it. After thinking about it, I felt that if Cao Jun was pretending, there were some doubts in it." There are a lot of them, so I don't like Cao Cao's usual tricks."

Suddenly, a loud and powerful voice came and said: "Brother, in your opinion, what should we do with Yuan Jun who came here for a visit? Stay or drive away?"

The speaker was tall and tall, with tiger eyes and long beard. At first glance, he was not Yi Yu's generation, but Zhang Fei, Liu Bei's righteous brother.

Liu Bei tapped lightly on the table with his left hand, frowning and lost in thought.

When I was young, I saw his eyes slightly opened, showing a kind smile, and said: "It doesn't matter whether the visitor is real or not, we should treat each other with courtesy. Land, if it is true, Yuan Benchu ​​is now an ally of our army, helping the Han Dynasty together, and his son will come here on behalf of his father, it is even more important to treat him thoughtfully, and we must not lose courtesy."

Speaking of this, I saw Liu Bei get up slowly, and said with a smile: "At the beginning, I was defeated by Cao Cao and went north to join Benchu. When my nephew comes, I will personally go out of the city to greet him, as a show of courtesy."

Having said that, Liu Bei immediately began to assign tasks.

"Zizhong, you should prepare right away. Send someone to clean up the Runan Posthouse, and prepare water and wine early so that Mr. Yuan can stay here and rest less."

Mi Zhu stood up: "No."

"Yide, set aside a camp in the east of Runan County, and prepare a lot of food, grass and tents for Yuan Jun to garrison."

Zhang Fei smiled heartily: "Brother, don't worry!"

"Gongyou, send people to prepare the guard of honor, clean the city gate, wait for news at all times, and prepare to go out to welcome."

"promise."

"Xianhe, tell all the officials in Runan to come to the city gate with me in the coming day to welcome the distinguished guests."

"My lord, rest assured, Yong will be fine."

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After giving instructions for a long time, finally finished the assignment and felt that there was no need to omit anything, Liu Bei stroked his neat beard, looked up at the top of the hall, and said with emotion to himself: "When I was in Hebei in the past, ,Yuan Benchu ​​is graceful, courteous, elegant, and worthy of the name of the fourth generation and the third prince, what kind of son he has taught now, hehe, it is really exciting."

(End of this chapter)