Chapter 16: New Ideas
In this military discussion, Liu Bei, who was not discriminated against, was silent on the way back to his camp. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info Although he is almost this calm and calm appearance, whether it is Guan Yu, Zhang Fei or Li Qin, they all feel the anger in his heart.
"Big brother, what's wrong?" Zhang Fei was aware of his boss's mood, but the reason was confused.
He gently poked Guan Yu, who was walking beside him, and asked in a low voice.
"Maybe it's because of the contempt of those people?" Guan Yu speculated wildly.
The people he said naturally meant those Qingzhou civil officials who thought they were noble.
"Bastard, I'm going to slaughter them all." Zhang Fei yelled in annoyance, he couldn't see that his eldest brother had been wronged.
"Who are you going to kill?" Zhang Fei's voice made Liu Bei wake up, he turned his head sharply and stared at Zhang Fei fiercely, seeing that he finally lowered his head at a loss.
"Big brother......" Zhang Fei shouted glutinously.
"Keep their contempt for us in mind from now on. It must not be revealed on the surface. We are not strong, and we must not let them perceive anything. Now is the time for our patience. Liu Bei said in a deep voice. This is not only to warn Guan Yu and Zhang Fei, but also to warn himself.
"Understood, big brother!" Guan Yu and Zhang Fei nodded heavily, but they wrote down everything. Li Qin was on the side, calmly watching all this happen, and didn't say anything, just nodded lightly. In his opinion, Liu Bei's current response is definitely the most correct.
Everyone returned to the camp, Li Qin and Liu Bei confessed, and then prepared to go back to the room to practice.
Although he is currently responsible for the duties of a military advisor, Li Qin is always happy to practice to improve his strength. He truly understands that he is just a passerby in this world.
In this world, it seems that he can cope with the tasks issued by the main god with the strength he has originally exercised and a still clever head. But what about yourself? The road ahead will never be so simple, Li Qin still thinks that he can keep walking to see what the end looks like, he is not willing to say goodbye to this journey halfway. It is very important to practice hard and strive to improve yourself.
After assuming the responsibility of Liu Beijun's military advisor, Li Qin assigned most of the tasks to his subordinates to complete, except for some things that he had to be responsible for, which gave him more time to practice.
With a lot of perseverance, his internal interest is more than twice as strong as it was at the beginning. At this time, he could already feel the wonderful pleasure brought to him by the strands of inner breath about the thickness of his hair wandering through his meridians and acupoints.
"Cultivation is really a very comfortable thing." Li Qin muttered to himself.
It's easy to get addicted to a feeling that is too comfortable, but Li Qin doesn't have the time to indulge it. Because Liu Bei came, when Li Qin was slowly reaping his merits, he came to Li Qin's barracks.
"Lord!" Li Qin saluted Liu Bei.
"Yuanhua, are you practicing? How useful is this practice? Liu Bei looked at Li Qin's calm appearance, and asked with a smile.
He naturally understood Li Qin's practice, but after learning that Li Qin's practice was from the Yellow Turban Army, out of resentment towards the Yellow Turban Army, although he did not stop Li Qin's practice, he also ignored the results of Li Qin's practice.
Li Qin also understood this very well, so after Liu Bei casually asked such a sentence, he smiled as usual and didn't say anything, just asked Liu Bei to sit down on the couch, opened a pot of wine, poured it for Liu Bei and himself, and asked Liu Bei with a smile: "Lord, why are you here?" β
"I want to ask, how is Xianhe's going in Youzhou? After what happened today, I feel the importance of official position. I don't want to be despised anymore by these people who only have family backgrounds but no ability. Liu Bei frowned slightly, and explained his intention to Li Qin in a low voice.
Perhaps, he still felt that it was a little bad for him to ask for an official like this, so when he said this, the blush on his face lit up slightly, but his expression was a little embarrassed.
"Don't worry, my lord! This matter has been followed up by Xianhe over there. Judging from the news I got the day before yesterday, Liu Yan, the assassin of Youzhou, has decided to raise the lord as filial piety. It is said that he has already sent someone to the capital to prepare for the invitation. Liu Yan's relationship in the capital is not bad, and he is a clan, but not many people are willing to offend him. I think that under his recommendation, the lord's filial piety should be implemented soon. Li Qin smiled and informed Liu Bei of a message.
"Ah...... That's a good thing! Yuanhua, why didn't you tell me earlier? Liu Bei suddenly became excited when he heard this. Being able to be raised as filial piety is undoubtedly a thing worth celebrating. In this era when there was no imperial examination, those who were promoted as filial piety could eventually have official positions.
"That's what I just got here...... And this news only came from Liu Yan's side, and there was no exact reply from the capital. In today's chaotic situation, no one can say what the final result will be. How can I tell you about this until it's finalized? If anything changes, you'll be disappointed. Li Qin opened his mouth to explain.
"Oh, that's right!" Liu Bei calmed down a little.
After that, he hesitated slightly, but he told Li Qin his original plan: "Yuanhua, I don't know the news you said. After today's events, I do have a desire for an official position. I want to continue to fight the Yellow Turbans and fight against the Yellow Turbans in other places, so as to make a greater contribution. In my opinion, as long as the merit is great enough, the imperial court will grant me an official position no matter what. β
"This ......" Hearing that Liu Bei still had such a "naΓ―ve" idea, Li Qin was stunned for a while, he looked at Liu Bei in a daze for a while, but he didn't know what to say.
"What do you think of this?" Li Qin's gaze made Liu Bei feel a little weird, and he also realized that his idea might not be very clever. It's just that what's wrong with that idea, he still doesn't quite understand. So, he asked Li Qin directly.
"It's not too good." Li Qin was urged by Liu Bei, and finally came back to his senses, and shook his head firmly: "Things in the world will definitely be rewarded if you don't pay for it." Some people are completely self-interested creatures, and if you don't give them benefits, even if you make great contributions, they will wipe you out. There are the most such people in Luoyang...... Lord, you want to go elsewhere to make meritorious contributions, this idea is very good, but you have forgotten what is your departure like this to Lord Liu Yan? Lord Liu Yan is now operating for your filial piety. β
"That's right." Liu Bei thought about it heartily, nodded and said, "If I ask to leave now, Uncle Liu Yan is afraid that he will think that I have betrayed him." After all, this node, if I did, it would be easy to misunderstand. If it were me, I would think the same...... But I really want to get involved in more battles! β
As he spoke, Liu Bei's voice suddenly lowered, "I heard that Zhonglang will lead Lu Zhi's 50,000 troops and Zhang Jiao's 150,000 Yellow Turban Army will confront each other in Guangzong...... Lord Lu Zhi is my teacher, and I want to help him. β
"Zhang Jiao of the Yellow Turban Army?" Li Qin groaned when he heard this. No
Mention Liu Bei's own wishes and go to Guangzong to deal with Zhang Jiao, which is also one of the tasks that Li Qin has received. Yes, after Liu Bei mentioned this, Li Qin also began to think about how to do this.
Although this matter is a bit difficult to do, in the midst of all kinds of impossibilities, finding a possible way is the reason why the military advisor exists. For himself and Liu Bei, Li Qin's brain turned fast.
"Perhaps...... You can ...... like this," Li Qin opened his mouth with some certainty.
"How?" Liu Bei looked at Li Qin eagerly, his eyes full of anticipation.
"It is necessary not to leave Liu Yan's command for the time being. When Liu Youzhou helps you run the matter of filial piety, you must stay under Liu Youzhou no matter what. Li Qin first determined such a major premise: "Even if you want to leave, you can't do it yourself...... If you really want to go to Guangzong to help your teacher, then the lord can send someone to Guangzong to watch the situation of the official army, and know about the forces you have and Lord Lu Zhi.
With 50,000 officers and 150,000 Yellow Turban veterans to confront each other, Lord Lu Zhi must be difficult. If Lord Lu Zhi knew that there were still people like you who could be borrowed, I think he would be willing to seconded you. As long as he sends a text over there, and you come forward to ask for it, I don't think Liu Youzhou will be able to stop you. After all, the most important thing is to clear the Yellow Turban Army at the moment, and Lord Lu Zhi also has the right to mobilize the soldiers and horses of the county. β
Li Qin shared his idea with Liu Bei, and Liu Bei couldn't help but nod his head again and again when he heard it. He put himself in Li Qin's shoes and thought about it carefully, and recognized in his heart that this matter does have a strong possibility of operation.
Since this is the case, there is only one question at hand: who to send to contact Lu Zhi? Liu Bei pondered. He thought about it, and finally decided to send his classmate Jian Yong: "It seems that you still have to work hard to make peace." This is also a matter of no choice, who made him a disciple of the teacher and a person who can speak. β
Liu Bei said and sighed, "I think he may not like this messenger very much!" You must know that at the beginning, he was the one who was most afraid of teachers. Liu Bei chattered, as if chatting, and he and Li Qin said a lot about him, Jian Yong, and Gongsun Zan studying under Lu Zhimen.
At the beginning, Lu Zhi came to Youzhou to give lectures and accepted disciples, among which there were forty or fifty people who worshiped Lu Zhi and called him a teacher. Many of them are the sons of Haoqiang in Youzhou. Among so many disciples, Liu Bei, Jian Yong and a few others from poor backgrounds were the most inconspicuous, their foundation was very poor, and whether they had an excellent family background and gorgeous clothes naturally did not attract Lu Zhi's attention much.
At that time, Liu Bei and Gongsun Chan were very good, although Gongsun Chan was born in a big family, he was very bold. Liu Bei followed him and was regarded by outsiders as a lackey of the Gongsun family, but he was very messy for a while.
"Youth...... That's all about blood and passion. Listening to Liu Bei's explanation, Li Qin couldn't help but feel such a sigh in his heart.
Of course, Liu Bei didn't recognize such feelings. Even if he agreed with the meaning, he wouldn't admit it so directly.
In the chattering memories, he confided a lot of things to Li Qin. Li Qin is a good audience, but he has forgotten most of it after hearing it.
"Then again...... If I visit now, Mr. Lu Zhi may not even recognize me. In the end, Liu Bei laughed so much, and there was a trace of bitterness and helplessness on his face. He was worried, after all, he was too ignorant of everyone in the first place.
However, Li Qin didn't care much about Liu Bei's worries: "Lord, my opinion is just the opposite of yours. I think Master Lu Zhi will definitely recognize you as a student. β
"Why is that?" Liu Bei suddenly felt a little strange when he heard this.
"Because you have so many soldiers and horses to help him." Li Qin looks at the problem from another angle, but his statement is much sharper.
Only talk about interests, not friendship. Liu Bei's opinion of Li Qin could only be reciprocated with a wry smile.
However, in any case, the problem I care about has finally been solved, which is indeed worth celebrating.
This is how the plan was determined. Liu Bei wrote a warrant to Jian Yong overnight, and attached a letter to his teacher Lu Zhi, asking people to quickly hand it over to Jian Yong, who was still in Youzhou, and ordered him to immediately set off for Guangzong to see Lu Zhi.
At this time, Jian Yong was jubilant in Youzhou, and he was like a fish in water. Although Li Qin's original request to him was to help Liu Bei obtain an official position as a Sima in another department, this task was too simple for Jian Yong.
After having abundant funds and the novel methods from later generations that Li Qin told him, his entrustment to Liu Bei was directly towards the highest goal that Liu Bei needed. After all, in Jian Yong's thoughts, if you want to reach a high point, you must have a strong enough foundation. And for Liu Bei and others, who were born in commoners, what foundation is stronger than filial piety.
With no one intervening, Jian Yong began to play his own skills. One by one, the rumors were released, and the banquets of each family participated in the past, and soon all kinds of good words about Liu Bei formed a trend in Youzhou. When this trend was blown to the Thorn History Mansion, Liu Yan couldn't help but hesitate.
"Raise Liu Bei as filial piety ......?" Liu Yan didn't think about this matter. It wasn't until there was a rumor of the relevant outside that Liu Yan seriously thought about this problem. Of course, he understands Liu Bei's potential, and judging from the various battle reports that Zou Jing sent from the front, Liu Bei's potential has obviously become strength little by little.
For such a capable fellow sect, Liu Yan's first thought was naturally to win over. After all, he is ambitious, if he really wants to achieve something great, then the more capable the people under him, the better.
"If you can use filial piety to win Liu Bei in, then raise Liu Bei as filial piety." Liu Yan quickly made a decision. As the lord of Youzhou, how could he not know that this wave of turmoil outside was launched by Liu Bei's staff Jian Yong - it was precisely because he understood this that he finally made up his mind. In his opinion, this is the condition that Liu Bei put forward to himself.
"You hope so...... Well, I'll satisfy you! It's just that after I have fulfilled your request, you must also show the corresponding loyalty. Liu Yan's idea is very straightforward. He soon sent an envoy to Luoyang, and publicized the matter without secrecy. Liu Yan hoped that what he had done would be known to Liu Bei. Liu Yan knew that Liu Bei was a smart person, and after he fully met his requirements, Liu Yan also roughly understood what he would do.
Soon, Liu Yan got the relevant news: "Zou Jing and Liu Bei broke the Yellow Turban Army under Linzi City and captured countless people. After Qingzhou Assassin rewarded the army, Zou Jing and Liu Bei planned to lead their troops back north. β
"They're coming back? Hmm, it seems that Liu Bei really wants to join my command. There were no words, just from Liu Bei's actions, Liu Yan judged such news.
At this moment, he didn't know that at the same time as the news came back, Jian Yong, who had been operating related matters in Youzhou City, had quietly left Youzhou, and was riding a horse and heading to Guangzong with a bitter face.