During the Eastern Han Dynasty, people had not yet formed the concept of the state, and with the formation of the scholar class, an unspoken rule was gradually formed: the family members were in contact with each other, and the monarch could not interfere. The interests of the family are above all else. People in the family can be loyal to different lords, but the family is the foundation of the scholars, and the loyalty of the scholars to the family is far beyond the imagination of people today.

In order to safeguard the interests of all parties in the family, the three exchanged news, so that the people in the family could grasp the first-hand information of the other monarch, so that their own people would be invincible in the competition with the courtiers.

Cao Cao himself is also from the scholar clan (official eunuch clan), and just now he was obviously involved in the internal affairs of the Xun clan, and when he understood it, Cao Cao hurriedly apologized and expressed his unintentionality.

Xun You stood up and admonished: "Lord, sail against the current, if you don't advance, you will retreat." Now the lord has done it under one person, above ten thousand people, and all the tributes in the world are at the disposal of the lord, in the case of such an advantage, if the lord can't win Liu Xuande, I will wait for the future, and there will be no place to bury him. ”

Cao Cao smiled faintly and closed his mouth without answering, Xun You suddenly opened up and bowed.

It is the most dangerous to lead but not provoke, Liu Bei has strong force, but he stopped in front of the government, if Liu Bei is born to love peace, I am afraid that even the farmers in the fields can not be deceived. Last year, Liu Bei fought from the beginning of the year to the end of the year, expanding the land for the local residents. This was not enough, Liu Bei also went east to the Wa Kingdom, and went south to Qiongzhou, Dashi, and Daqin, and promoted Qingzhou products to distant foreign lands. These fully illustrate Liu Bei's expansion psychology.

At this moment, it is obviously irrational to clash head-on with Liu Bei, and it is wise to let out the wind to paralyze him. Cao Cao apparently took the latter.

In Lu'anguo, Liu Bei received Cao Cao's good news, and showed it to the generals with a smile: "Cao Mengde can't bear it, everyone, it's time for us to do it." ”

Lu Su, who arrived from Moling, felt helpless: "My lord, in the late summer and early autumn, it is the hot time, and the soldiers cannot fight in armor, so why not delay a little longer and wait until the winter to fight in the whole army." ”

Liu Bei thought for a moment and said: "In this way, immediately start to organize the Xiangyong, make the action of the whole army, and the whole army will wait for my orders, ready to fight at any time." ”

After a short break, Liu Bei asked again: "What about those Latin slaves?" Is it available? ”

At the beginning of spring, the Qingzhou fleet, which had returned from the South Seas in the early days, brought back hundreds of slaves from the Great Food Kingdom (Persia). There is no shortage of labor in Qingzhou, under Liu Bei's advice, they bought some high-level slaves who are literate and hyphenated, among the slaves, there are some of the Great Qin (Roman) prisoners who are proficient in medicine, they are Roman legion rescuers captured by the Great Food Kingdom and the Great Qin State in many years of war, and have many years of experience in battlefield rescue.

The first surgical scalpel was made of bronze in 6700 BC, and 2700 years later, the Xia Dynasty of China was born. The writings of Western medicine are all written in Latin, and the so-called "ghost drawings" on the prescriptions in later generations are actually the names of medicines written in Latin. Latin has not changed much over the millennia, and in a short period of time, Yin Dong, a master of medicine, has been able to communicate with the Latin captives and further begin to popularize the Chinese language among slaves.

When Liu Bei learned of this news, he immediately summoned this group of Latin slaves to Lu'an to prepare for war. When this group of blonde and blue-eyed slaves first arrived in Lu'an, it caused a sensation, and the people often rushed to watch and marvel at the sight of this group of different human beings. Even when the emperor heard about it, he couldn't resist his curiosity and tentatively asked Liu Bei to take a few Latin slaves in order to watch. Liu Bei excused himself on the grounds that the language was different and he was teaching.

When the group of Latin slaves arrived in Lu'an, they were told that because of their participation in the army, their status as slaves had disappeared and they were free, but they had to serve in the army for five years and obey military regulations. The slaves were grateful and relieved by their rare freedom, and at the same time, they were careful not to lose their status as free men. For the onlookers of the people of Lu'an, they smiled honestly, not daring to anger the people, and after the people of Lu'an learned of their slave status, they were greatly satisfied, and their original curiosity gradually calmed down, and they began to be at peace with each other.

After that, there are often curious scholars who come thousands of miles to Lu'an to watch the blonde and blue-eyed Yiren, and some people come and go, and after returning to their hometown to show off what they have seen, they often talk about it: Liu Bei, who is known as the evil bear in Qingzhou, has a kind smile on his face, leading the underage Sun Sangongzi, squatting on the ridge of the field to chat with the old farmer, and talk about the harvest. As a result, nearby farmers were ready to move, often abandoning their possessions and fleeing to Lu'an in the middle of the night.

There were also some scholars who came and never left, Liu Bei relied on their strength to build a school in Lu'an, and forced Lu'an boys to enter the school and receive education. Relying on the proceeds from the sale of the Ma'anshan minerals, Liu Bei not only implemented free compulsory education in Lu'an, but also provided subsidies for students to attend school, and the income was enough to support himself.

Lu Su came from Moling, in order to escort this group of Latin slaves to Lu'an, when he heard Liu Bei's inquiry, he replied: "In recent days, the crowd has been decreasing, and the captives have begun to teach the techniques of treating external injuries with the help of priests (translators). ”

Liu Bei immediately instructed: "Zijing, you start immediately, according to the military establishment of the reorganized medical soldiers, I will give you a month, and after a month, the whole army will be mobilized." ”

Lu Su nodded yes. Liu Bei lay on the map, thinking about the battle method, and the room was silent.

Lu Su got up several times and sat down quietly. Liu Bei saw that he was tossing, and couldn't help but ask: "Zijing, if you have anything to say, hurry up." ”

Lu Su hesitated, and said hesitantly: "Lord, as the saying goes: the army does not interfere in politics. I shouldn't have said this, but I've been in the countryside these days, and I have to talk about some civil affairs. Lord, the rice seeds you brought back are two crops of rice, two kinds of rice a year, but after the summer harvest of the people of Lu'an, few people continue to farm, and even some people eat the improved rice into their stomachs. Lord, you must know that this good seed is in the land of the West River, and one bucket can be exchanged for eight buckets of ordinary rice.

The land of Lu'an is fertile, and the rice grains grown are exceptionally full, and there are merchants in Qingzhou who collect rice seeds at the price of nine buckets for one bucket, but the people respond very little, and they are only willing to grow and eat themselves. I would like to ask the Lord to issue an order forbidding the people to eat good grain privately. ”

Liu Bei looked up and thought for a moment, and rejected Lu Su's suggestion: "When I first distributed rice seeds, I told the people that in the spring, take one bucket, and after the autumn, there will be three buckets, and all the other three buckets will belong to the people." The people are small and rich, and they are not willing to continue farming, as long as they pay me back three buckets of grain, and I can't interfere with the rest, let them go. The government must also talk about credit, right? ”

Lu Su was about to admonish him again, but Liu Bei waved his hand to stop him: "Zijing, since ancient times, there have always been some local officials who think that they think about the people and use administrative means with good intentions to ask the people to do this and that. The people will not remember the good of the government, but only the mistakes of the government. We will set a precedent for the local government, and we will never disturb the people and never force it. Well, he can issue a proclamation to persuade the people to redeem the grain, telling the people that it is all voluntary, and what the people do is up to him. ”

As soon as Liu Bei's exhortation order came out, Lu'anguo suddenly sounded a sound of chagrin, the purchase price of Qingzhou merchants has been raised to one bucket for ten buckets, those who have eaten good seeds, while complacent that they ate this fragrant rice, they are also regretting the bowl of rice they have eaten, but it is equivalent to ten bowls of rice, if you stay for a few buckets of seeds, and the rest are all sold, this year will live the life of the landlord's old wealth, if you have more than one season, even the money to marry a daughter-in-law will be available.

Time passed slowly in Liu Bei's slow and leisurely reorganization team, and the surrounding princes obviously felt that Liu Bei was sharpening his knife and raised his vigilance level one after another. Jingzhou Liu Biao's envoys to Liu Bei were constantly coming and going. Yuan Shu knew that his demise was imminent, the back road was cut off, and there was nowhere to escape, so he seized every inch of time and began to enjoy the luxury, and the people under his rule could not bear it, and under the leadership of the wealthy family, he secretly lost his sincerity to Liu Bei.

"Why hasn't Xuande Gong come yet?" The people of Jiujiang County are looking forward to it.

"Why doesn't Xuande Gong do it yet?" Cao Mengde, who had been stationed in Yuzhou, waited anxiously.

"Does Xuande Gong really want to fight Yuan Shu?" Jingzhou Liu Biao was panicked.

"The fugitives from the territory have flocked to Lu'an, and Xuande Gong has not sent troops, what is the intention?" Sun Quan tossed and turned in Wuchang City.

"It's time, it's time for Xuande Gong to do it", Tao Qian on the sickbed in Xuzhou summed up breathlessly: "I heard that Liu Anguo's rice seeds are excellent, and you can also buy a little from Xuande Gong when you go back, my Xuzhou Linhuai area is covered with water networks, and it is also suitable for cultivating rice. ”

Tao Qian finished saying this passage with difficulty, and then asked after a long breath: "The land of the four battles in Xuzhou, the non-powerful people can't defend it, and my two sons can't keep it." After my death, Xuzhou fell into the hands of others, and my son couldn't do it all, so today, for Xuande Gong is a gentleman, I want to entrust the county to Xuande Gong, what do you think? ”

The ministers were silent, Chen Deng's father Chen Si gestured to Mi Zhu with his eyes, and Mi Zhu reluctantly replied: "Before, I talked to Xuande about the condition of the envoy, and Xuande once said: I hope to govern Xuzhou with Xuzhou people, and he is willing to help from it." If Lord Jun is not worried about the safety of his second son, Lianyungang is lacking a city lord. The eldest son can guard Lianyungang City, and the second son entrusts Xuande Gong. What does this arrangement make Jun think? ”

Tao Qian nodded with difficulty, a slight smile on his face.

In the era of peace, to be a hegemon of one side, to take life and death, to kill and decide, to have more scenery and more scenery. However, in troubled times, human life is as cheap as grass. In this troubled era where life is the casino, as the lord of one party, not only does he have no scenery to speak of, but he lives trembling and busy all day long.

How about Yuan Shao, the fourth and third dukes, to ask for the lord of ASEAN, at that time, he was a thriving star, but one trick failed, and his family and son were not spared.

Tao Qian's second son is a typical family brother who grew up in a greenhouse, he wants him to play in the mountains and rivers, and he wants him to be a lord in the troubled times, Tao Qian still has this self-knowledge - that is to bake his son on the stove, and the final outcome is: not only can the son not save his life, but the family will also perish.

The most important thing is that Xuzhou has no strategic depth, and Tao Qian's son does not have the courage to occupy his county as his own buffer zone like Liu Bei, even if Liu Bei is reluctant to support his son, with their son-in-law's temper, he must not get along well with his "Emperor Taishang", once the foreign enemy invades, as long as Liu Bei deliberately rescues slowly, the son's life is still difficult to protect.

Instead of trembling and being a lord who survives in the cracks, it is better to be a rich man in this troubled world. I believe that as long as I give up the position of state pastor, others will not force the children of my predecessor too much. Liu Bei remembers the feelings of the past, and will desperately protect the two sons and brothers who only want to enjoy.

The servants served tea and let Tao Qian rinse his mouth, Tao Qian looked at Mi Zhu and asked: "For the position of state pastor, Xuande Gong is not willing to take up the post himself, but there is someone he likes." ”

Mi Zhu replied unabashedly: "Last year, Chen Deng Chen Yuanlong talked with Xuande Gong about the lord's illness in Luoyang, and Xuande Gong meant that Yuanlong was loyal and bright, and he was deep and strategic. At the age of twenty-five, he raised filial piety and honesty, except for Dongyang Chang, raised the elderly and orphans, and regarded the people as injuries. Later, he was the captain of the agricultural school, patrolling the soil and fields, making every effort to dig and irrigate, and accumulating abundant grain and rice. With this great talent, it is enough to govern a state. I waited for the Xuzhou clans to discuss for a long time and agreed with Xuande Gong's meaning. ”

In history, Tao Qian died, Chen Deng was ordered to welcome Liu Bei as the state lord, and there was a word for Liu Bei to ride 100,000 to Kuang Tianxia, but after Liu Bei mastered Xuzhou, Chen Deng was not used. Liu Bei once commented on Chen Deng and said: "If Yuanlong is brave in literature and martial arts, he should seek it from Guer, and it is rare to make a comparison." It means that Chen Yuanlong's courage is the best in the world.

Historically, Chen Deng surrendered to Cao Cao and was assigned to Guangling. Actively preparing to pacify Jiangdong, there have been many confrontations with Sun Ce in Guangling, and the two sides have won and lost each other. can defeat the heavy troops of Sun Ce, the little overlord of Jiangdong, with the power of one county, Chen Dengzhi's ability is impressive.

It's a pity that God is jealous of talent, Chen Deng died of illness at the age of thirty-nine, and his illness was diagnosed by the divine doctor Hua Tuo himself. Lu Xun was forty years old when he succeeded in Yiling, and he was also portrayed as a young genius, and Chen Deng's talent was ten times that of Lu Xun, but unfortunately he died young, he failed to develop his ambitions, and the world is impermanent!

After listening to Liu Bei's choice of successor, Tao Qian nodded with satisfaction: "Yuanlong is filial piety in me, Ren Taishou is in Xuande, he is indeed a person who inherits the past and the future, Mi Zhu, tell your brother-in-law, he bothered, and Xuzhou will entrust it to you in the future." ”

That night, Tao Qian fell into a dying, Chen Dengshang was in Liangguo County, Yuzhou, preparing to respond to Liu Bei's attack on Yuan Shu, and without knowing it, he was appointed as the successor state pastor of Xuzhou by the Xuzhou Zhugong.

At the same time, General Huangfu Song, who was in Luoyang, also fell into a dying, and the seventy-year-old general was on the way to escape, and the wind and cold contracted for a long time finally could not endure.

Cao Cao was not in Luoyang, and the emperor was given a little freedom to lead his ministers to visit. When he was dying, Huangfu Song seemed very sober, seeing the emperor coming to visit the sick, after the nonsense was finished, Huangfu Song waved his hand to rebuke the servants and the palace people around the emperor, and asked bluntly: "If the emperor's family is in crisis, what does the saint think the world can rely on?" ”

The Son of Heaven stayed in front of the sick bed of Emperor Fu Song, and after a long time, he replied insincerely: "Only Cao Gong Meng Deye." ”

Huangfu Song asked: "Your Majesty didn't expect Qingzhou Liu Bei?" ”

mentioned Liu Bei, and the emperor was angry: "Although Liu Xuande is deferential, he is rebellious and lawless, and has repeatedly violated my will. General Huangpu is confused, how can Qingzhou Liu Bei be a person to rely on? ”

Huang Fusong's death was approaching, and he had no scruples, and enlightened: "Your Majesty, throughout the ages, how many people can make the whole country want to let go?" Liu Bei did not accept the position of prime minister, but let Cao Cao serve as prime minister, for several years, I have been figuring out the truth, and there is nothing to do in my illness, so I suddenly became enlightened. ”

Huangfu Song clicked on the newspaper on the table and continued: "There is a sentence on it, which is said to be from Liu Xuande's mouth. It says: The politics of the world is nothing more than the art of checks and balances and compromise, absolute power leads to absolute power, and exchanges without compromise lead to bloody conflicts.

Liu Bei pushed the position of Xiangguo because he wanted to balance Cao Mengde with his strong strength, and at the same time, he also used Cao Mengde to balance his ambitions.

Absolute power leads to absolute **, Liu Xuande doesn't want absolute power** to control himself, such a gentleman, how many people can there be in ancient and modern times?

Moreover, Liu Xuande can arrange, has laid the foreshadowing for His Majesty to win the hearts of the world's corporals, after the Imperial Forest Army comes from the citizens of Qingzhou, and after the Yunlu Army comes from the world's corporals, if Your Majesty is gracious, after these people return to their hometowns, they will be your Majesty's absolute supporters, although Cao Mengde is autocratic, he can't govern it. ”

The emperor interrupted Huangfu Song's ramblings: "General Huangfu is seriously ill, let's take care of it." ”

Huang Fu Song felt a deep sorrow in his heart, Huang Fu Song waved his hand weakly, and came up with an idea: "Your Majesty, now that Cao Mengde and Liu Xuande are both fighting outside, Your Majesty has this free time, it is better to go out to Qingzhou and spread kindness in Qingzhou, so as to win over the people of Qingzhou......"

Seeing the emperor's impatient expression, Huangfu Song further tempted and said: "I heard that Qingzhou is rich in products, and there are all kinds of Yi captives from Liu Bei, Your Majesty might as well go out to Qingzhou in the name of sealing Mount Tai and praying for peace in the world." I think Your Majesty will have a great harvest. ”

Huangfu Song wanted His Majesty to go to Qingzhou, and Liu Bei declared his loyalty, so as to win the power to compete with Cao Cao, but unfortunately, the emperor and his entourage entered Qingzhou, and the disaster to Qingzhou was worse than a locust plague, which eventually aggravated the alienation of Qingzhou people from the imperial court.

While the emperor was trying to figure out Huangfu Song's suggestion, he hurriedly said goodbye to the old general on the sickbed.

At the last moment of Huangfu Song's life, as if to comfort the veteran, Luoyang City finally received the news that Liu Bei sent troops to crusade against the traitor Yuan Shu, who claimed to be the emperor privately.

"Liu Xuande has sent troops, good, good, good, how can Liu Xuande be regarded as a relative of the Han family, and now, Liu Xuande has begun to conquer the traitors, which shows that my Han still has the strength to fight, and the existence of the traitors will never be allowed. Holy Lord, Holy Lord, after all, you still need Liu Xuande to support the Han family. ”

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