At this time, the soldier was identifying himself to the guards of the gate, and Zhao Yi sent his own guards to let this person in, and he was a little strange about the messenger's intention. Last time, Liu Yan asked Yang Yu to bring a letter and let him go to Guangzong to support Lu Zhi. Do you want to take the trouble to yourself?

The soldier came across the horse, turned over and dismounted three zhang in front of Zhao Yi, walked to Zhao Yi and knelt down on one knee and presented the bamboo tube wrapped in yellow silk with both hands: "My lord, this is a letter from the state government." ”

Tai Shi Ci looked at the soldier and took the letter. Zhao Yi waved his hand to let the soldier retreat: "The sergeant has worked hard, please go down and rest." ”

At this time, Tai Shici had already opened the bamboo tube for Zhao Yi, and respectfully placed the white silk in the bamboo tube in Zhao Yi's hand: "My lord, please take a look." ”

Zhao Yi glanced at the words on the cloth, it turned out that the state government sent the superintendent to inspect the county and county, if there is an official who is not right, he can be dismissed on the spot.

Although the post office is small, it has a lot of power, and it is a very oily job. In the letter, the superintendent explained that he wanted to go through Zhuo County, but thinking that Zhao Yi had contributed to Sheji, how could he be a person who had no merit. Therefore, he did not come to Zhuo County, but took the subordinate counties of Zhuo County.

Originally, the post supervisor wanted to come to Zhuojun to knock Zhao Yi for a sum of money, but recently, it has been rumored that Zhao Yi exterminated the Wuhuan cavalry in Youzhou, which won unanimous praise from all over Youzhou. Liu Yan praised Zhao Yi's actions even more. Zhao Yi's reputation was in full swing at this time, and if the superintendent wanted to threaten Zhao Yi with the removal of his official position, he asked for a bribe. If Zhao Yi is interested, it is fine, but if he is not interested, the relationship between the two parties is stiff, and it is not good-looking. It was not easy for a county guard to defeat the Wuhuan soldiers in the territory of Youzhou, and Liu Yanbao was too late for him, how could he let the superintendent remove Zhao Yi from his official position. Therefore, the superintendent did not want to take a wrong road, and went directly to the following counties.

And the superintendent stated his identity in the letter. Unexpectedly, this superintendent turned out to be the younger brother of Zhao Zhong, the tenth permanent servant of Luoyang, and his brother admired Zhao Yi quite a lot, so he was naturally willing to open the door for Zhao Yi.

The content of hundreds of words, in fact, tells Zhao Yi a word, and the public and private postal supervision will open the door to Zhao Yi, so that Zhao Yi can rest assured.

Zhao Yi rubbed the cloth twice and threw it to the ground: "Count this superintendent of the post as an acquaintance." ”

At this time, the elite cavalry training was on the right track, Zhao Yi handed over the training matter to Tai Shici to deal with, took two steps and suddenly paused, as if he thought of something, and muttered to himself: "Didn't Liu Bei abandon the official and flee because he called the post supervisor." ”

He called the soldier again and hurriedly asked, "How many days has it been since Lord Postmaster entered Zhuo County?" ”

The soldier counted the days: "The villain and the post master broke up in Yanguo County, and today is the eighth day. According to the footsteps of the post master, it has been about three days since he entered Zhuo County at this time. ”

"Three days?" Zhao Yi's eyes turned, there were seven or eight counties under Zhuo County, I don't know if Liu Bei was so unlucky, and the first stop of the post supervisor was to go to Anxi County.

Zhao Yi secretly patted his head, how could he forget about Liu Bei's troublesome matter. Liu Bei was scheming and wanted to climb up. Zhao Yi was trying to take advantage of Liu Bei's point, promising to give Liu Bei benefits, and using Guan Yu and Zhang Fei, two tiger generals, to help him kill strong enemies. At this time, when this situation occurs, Zhao Yi's plan will not be in vain.

"Ziyi, lead a hundred elite horsemen to Anxi County with me." Zhao Yi greeted Tai Shici.

At this time in Anxi County, Liu Bei was drinking and feasting with Guan Yu and Zhang Fei, Liu Bei's career was not smooth, and he originally thought that the Yellow Turban Uprising was an opportunity, so he did not hesitate to go to Qingzhou, Guangzong, Yingchuan to fight against the Yellow Turban Army, and then in order to exterminate the Yellow Turban Army, he led his troops to pursue for thousands of miles, and annihilated the main force of the Yellow Turban in Quyang.

But at this time, nearly four months have passed since the pacification of the Yellow Turban Army, and the court's reward document has not yet arrived. Liu Bei's behavior and demeanor have not changed compared to the original, but he is very angry in his heart. Especially the mocking eyes of the county commander and the county lieutenant made Liu Bei even more angry.

He led his troops to fight for several months, and many soldiers were killed and wounded. Is this the end of the battle exploits that have been exchanged for blood?

Zhang Fei is a straightforward person: "Big brother, the court is so unfair, why do we still have to work for this kind of court." Dong Zhuo, who was almost wiped out, was not only killed by the imperial court, but also received a county order. Why is the great feats of the eldest brother not rewarded? ”

Liu Bei looked around and saw that no one was present, and reprimanded Zhang Fei: "How can the third brother say such disloyal words." But the tone of the reprimand was not as harsh as it had been. Liu Bei, this is the first time that I feel that what Zhang Fei said has won my heart.

Guan Yu also has a lot of opinions on this matter: "The eldest brother should not reprimand the third brother, it is indeed unfair for the court to do this. Zhu Jun was awarded the title of Jizhou Pastor because of his prestige. Zhao Yi was awarded the title of Zhuojun County Keeper because of his resourcefulness, but Cao Cao's merits were on par with ours, and he was awarded the title of Jinan State Minister. We have been in the bloody field for several months, and we have not even been promoted to a single position, which really makes me feel cold. ”

Liu Bei sighed, thinking that his brothers would definitely be able to get ahead if they made more military exploits with one heart, but at this moment Liu Bei understood the importance of the relationship between the DPRK and China, and he had made many military exploits but could not withstand a word from the senior officials of the DPRK and China.

Just when Liu Bei's three brothers were commenting on the imperial court here, the officials in the government came to report: "My lord, the governor of the state government has come to the county, and the county commander invites you to go out of the city to greet you." ”

Liu Bei hurriedly tidied up his clothes and went out with this errand officer, the county order and the county Cheng Yu Wenke were already waiting at the city gate, smelling Liu Bei's drunken body and frowning slightly, Yu Wenke reminded Liu Bei: "Xuande, the post supervisor is here to inspect the officials, and you must not lose your courtesy." ”

Liu Bei thanked Yu Wenke for reminding him and stood aside.

From a distance, I saw a carriage coming to the city gate, and there were eight Youzhou soldiers guarding it with swords, which was very majestic. The post supervisor is a man who is nearly forty a year, and he is chubby, and when he got out of the carriage, Liu Bei and the others hurriedly saluted: "I've seen my lord." ”

The superintendent personally helped up the bowed county order: "Your Excellency, don't be polite, let's go into the city to talk in detail." As he spoke, he looked at the people in front of him, and a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.

The county magistrate set up a banquet in the house to entertain the superintendent, and said some kind words, and the prefectural magistrate asked the superintendent: "What is the so-called matter of the lord to my Anxi County?" ”

The superintendent put down the bronze lord: "This official is ordered by the state government to inspect the county officials, if it is an improper official, the official should report to the state government, and the light one will be dismissed, and the heavy one will be convicted in accordance with the law of the Han Dynasty." If there are outstanding talents, the official will also go to the state capital. ”

As soon as these words were spoken, Liu Bei's faces were different, the county commander and others were a little worried, but Liu Bei's face showed joy, if he reported his merits to the state capital, he might be reused, which was an opportunity for Liu Bei.

After the banquet, the superintendent did not chat with Liu Bei and others in the palace, but came to the streets of the county town and asked the people about the character of the officials.

Liu Bei saw that the superintendent was so upright and selfless, and his face showed joy. But how did Liu Bei know that the post supervisor turned two alleys and went to Qiuyue Tower in Anxi County, and talked to the girl inside for a day. I didn't hold back my temperament, so I came to the government office that night to ask to see the superintendent, but was told by the officer, and at this time, the county magistrate and the county lord were discussing things with the superintendent.

Liu Bei waited outside for an hour, and when he saw that the three of them still hadn't come out, he was secretly anxious, and after waiting for another quarter of an hour, he saw Yu Wenke walking out of the house with a happy face, and immediately greeted him and asked, "Sir, can the post superintendent sleep peacefully?" ”

Yu Wenke looked at Liu Bei, who was eager: "Xuande don't be in a hurry, Lord Inspector has already slept peacefully, and he will be summoned tomorrow." Walking around two steps, he turned his head and reminded Liu Bei: "Tomorrow, Xuande must not be less polite." The tone of the word "li" is accentuated.

But Liu Bei didn't care about Yu Wenke's reminder because of the disappointment in his heart, just thanked him, and then returned to the courtyard. At night, I was thinking about how to tell the superintendent tomorrow about my grievances.

On the second day, Liu Bei just wanted to go out, but happened to meet the superintendent, and Liu Bei hurriedly bowed and saluted.

The superintendent helped Liu Bei up: "The county lieutenant doesn't need to be polite, the official knows that the county lieutenant is busy with affairs, so he will go to the house to talk about it." ”

Liu Bei said some kind words, such as the arrival of the post superintendent, and the contemptible mansion was shining, and welcomed the post superintendent into the hall.

The two sides said some scenes, and the superintendent took a sip of tea and cut to the topic: "What is Xuande's origin?" ”

"Bei is after King Jing of Zhongshan." Liu Bei's tone was full of pride.

The superintendent was slightly surprised, there was a royal family member hidden here, "Xuande is a royal family member, how can he be a county lieutenant?" "The royal blood has been inherited for many years, and most of the clan relatives are state and county officials, such as Liu Yu, the former assassin of Youzhou, Liu Yan of Youzhou, and Liu Biao of Jingzhou, all of whom are royal relatives, although the blood relationship is not much farther away from today's Emperor Han Ling, but all of them are prestigious feudal officials, or county leaders, how can there be royal clan relatives who are county lieutenants?

Liu Bei sighed: "It's only because of the decline of the family that it ended up in such a situation." Bei started from confession, and because of the suppression of the party, he was promoted to the county lieutenant. After the Yellow Turban Rebellion, he killed thieves and soldiers from Zhuo County, and fought more than 30 battles, which was quite trivial. Zhao Yi, the county guard of Zhuo County, can also testify. It has been nearly four months since General Zhu Jun Quyang played the victory, and Bei has not received a reward from the imperial court. ”

It turned out to be a declining royal family, and the imperial court had no power. The superintendent put his mind at ease: "Xuande has made outstanding achievements, comparable to Cao Guoxiang of Ren Jinan, it is a pity to be buried here, and this official will definitely report this matter to Taishou." ”

Liu Bei was overjoyed when he heard this, and hurriedly thanked the superintendent.

The superintendent stroked his beard and sighed slightly: "Xuande, don't be happy, there are still difficulties in this matter. ”

Liu Bei chuckled in his heart: "What's the difficulty?" ”

"Xuande should know the situation of the imperial court at this time, and if he wants to do this, he still needs to operate with silver." The superintendent finally said what he meant, "I'm afraid it will take 50,000 plants." ”

Hearing this, Liu Bei finally understood why Yu Wenke reminded him yesterday not to lose the number of courtesies, it turned out to be this number of courtesies. How could Liu Bei have so much money. "Bei has nothing to do with the people, and there is no money."

The smiling face of the superintendent suddenly froze, this guy wants to empty gloves and white wolves, how can there be such a cheap thing in the world, and patiently reminded Liu Bei: "Since Xuande has eliminated the yellow turban thief, can he seize his money and baggage?" ”

Seeing Liu Bei shaking his head, the post supervisor got up: "Since this is the case, this official can't do it." ”

When the superintendent wanted to leave with his sleeves, the wooden door was smashed open by a huge force, and Zhang Fei opened his round eyes: "My brother thinks you are honest and upright, but I didn't expect you to be a raccoon dog with Zuo Feng of the Yellow Gate, openly asking for bribes, if you don't teach you a lesson, it will be difficult to eliminate my hatred!" ”