After the banquet was over, Lu Bu asked Zhang Fan to take him to his residence to rest, while his subordinates such as Wei Qi, Zhang Liao, and Xu Huang in the Tiance Mansion stayed. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info

Chen Shi, the head of the Shangdang Chen family, also stayed in the hall.

Lu Bu looked around at everyone and said thoughtfully: "The generals are in charge of fighting, mainly killing and fighting, but the ultimate goal is not to kill more, but to protect. I came out of Luoyang, experienced several battles in person, stabbed Han Xian, the leader of the Baibo bandits, and angrily beheaded the Xianbei chieftain Huo Chiluo and Koons. In all, my hands are also stained with human blood, and it is not an exaggeration to be called 'executioner'. ”

"Then, even if I kill so many people, I can sleep peacefully every night, and I never worry about the evil spirits coming to ask for my life, why? Just because I have an open heart and a clear conscience, I kill those who should be killed! If you didn't kill Han Xian at the beginning, how could you deter Guo Da, Yang Feng and others? What about the 30,000 Xihe people who have returned to their hometowns today! If you don't kill the Xianbei enemy chieftain, how can the siege of Mayi be solved? What about the stability and tranquility of Taiyuan today! If Sun She is not killed, how can the grievances of the common people be redressed? And what about the fairness and justice of the law! ”

"I don't kill for the sake of slaughter, but for the sake of more people's lives! There are not so many damned people in the world, many people kill others in order to survive, as long as you change your perspective and position, you will find that the murderer and the killed are actually justified. However, in these troubled times, many times it is useless to reason, and no matter how correct the reason is, it is not as fast as the knife in the hands of others. Therefore, before I don't have absolute strength, I usually don't talk to people about anything, I only fight with people! ”

"At present, the Tiance Army has gained a firm foothold in Xihe, and has won several battles before and after, but everyone must not be blindly optimistic, because the situation we are facing is still very grim. There are wolves outside, there are strong and powerful people inside, land, food, population, armor, tools, ambulance, culture, education, armament, patrol ......, too many problems waiting for us to deal with and solve! ”

Lu Bu's words were thought-provoking, and everyone listened attentively, thinking and chewing in their hearts repeatedly.

Chen Shi saw the solemn atmosphere in the hall, so he said: "I can just hear the general's heartfelt words, and Chen deeply agrees. Chen's ancestor was a border general for generations, diligent in bowing horses, guarding the land and protecting the people. In the first generation, my grandfather Shuzhen died of hunger strike because of the unsuccessful impeachment of his cousin Liang Ji. is really not talented, but he also understands the truth that 'if the skin does not exist, the hair will be attached'. Although the Chen family of Shangdang is not rich, there are still more than 3,000 stones of grain in the warehouse, and nearly 1,000 people are willing to dedicate themselves to the Tiance Army to help the Tiance Army grow stronger! ”

Lu Bu bowed his head and expressed his appreciation for Chen Shi's resolute attitude of taking the initiative to contribute. He said to Chen Shi: "The Tiance army is indeed short of food now, if you can get the help of the Chen family, you can solve the urgent need." It's just that I like to say things clearly, the Chen family has paid so much, what do you want to get? ”

Chen Shi seemed to have thought about this for a long time, and he replied: "Whatever the general is willing to give the Chen family, the Chen family will get, and there will be no complaints and dissatisfaction!" ”

Chen Shi's answer made Wei Qian look sideways. Based on Chen Shi's words alone, Wei Qi felt that Chen Gui's descendants were not simple, and their vision and pattern far exceeded those of other wealthy families in Bingzhou.

Although Zhang Liao and Xu Huang were silent, they were also thinking about how to answer Lu Bu's sharp and profound question if they were replaced by the head of the Chen family.

If you don't hesitate to answer that you don't want anything, it proves that the person answering the question is hypocritical and untrustworthy; If he is not in the right position and asks Lu Bu for an official position and land, it proves that the person who answered the question is insatiable and does not sincerely serve him.

The Chen family master's answer made Zhang Liao and Xu Huang's eyes light up, and both of them felt that the Chen family master's answer was very clever.

The Chen family is the first family to take the initiative to take refuge in Lu Bu, and Lu Bu will definitely not treat the Chen family badly, but what Lu Bu wants to give the Chen family, others don't know. Chen Shi's answer was very comfortable to listen to, without the slightest hint of bargaining, and he put his posture very upright.

Lu Bu smiled, looked at Chen Shi and said, "Since this is the case, I will accept the Chen family!" As long as the Chen family understands the general situation and takes the overall situation into account like you, they will be able to produce talented people in the future and prosper with the country! ”

Lu Bu didn't say exactly what kind of reward he would give to the Chen family, but the four people in the hall were all handsome among the people, and they could fully understand what Lu Bu meant.

Prospering with the country, this is a very heavy commitment! What kind of family can prosper with the country? It must be those families who have paid a lot for the establishment of the country!

The next morning, Zhang Fan personally inspected the disinfection and epidemic prevention center located 20 miles southeast of Zhongyang County, while Wei Qi took Zhang Fan's two sons and family members to continue to Lishi.

Chen Shi was conscripted by Lu Bu as the Tiance Mansion Cangcao to participate in the military, with an official rank of 500 stones, and immediately returned to Shangdang to purchase and raise grain.

Chen Shi's younger brother Chen Tao was appointed by Lu Bu as the Sima of the Tiance Army, leading 500 troops and garrisoning Tianjing Pass.

Lu Bu didn't have a mouth to give Chen Shi a big official hat that was too guarded by the party, and he didn't even give the Chen family a position like the county commander of the Hyun family. Officials should not be given lightly, otherwise it will be like indiscriminate issuance of bad money, which will damage the reputation.

From the moment Lu Bu agreed to accept the Chen family, in a sense, the Shangdang Chen family was Lu Bu's disciples and subordinates from top to bottom, and Lu Bu, as the lord, had the right to make any arrangements for the Chen family.

Before Chen Shi returned to the Shangdang, Lu Bu talked with Chen Shi alone for a long time, mainly to tell Chen Shi some of his ideas, so that Chen Shi could take the lead in making some changes after returning to the Hyun clan, so that in the future, the Tiance Army could receive the Shangdang in a more gentle way, instead of through bloody suppression and massacre.

The Shangdang Chen family was a famous family in the state, but they were not the landlords who bullied men and women and annexed civilian land, and their fame mainly came from the fact that they guarded the Han frontier for several generations and resisted the invasion of the Hu people in the north for the Han people.

Of course, the land owned by the Chen family itself is not comparable to ordinary people, but there are thousands of people in his clan to eat and drink, as well as customers and subordinates to support, so it is normal for the Chen family to have savings and grain storage, not necessarily by embezzling the property of the nearby people.

In Lu Bu's mind, the family, the landlord and the powerful are three interrelated and distinct classes.

The family insists on cultivating and reading heirlooms, among which there are a large number of well-educated elites, which are worth cultivating and using; The landlord belonged to a family with a lot of money and food and a lack of fame, and the family background was shallow, so although it was troublesome to deal with, the problem was not too big; Haoqiang is a behemoth that integrates the fame, a large amount of land wealth and the family of the doorman, and it is also the prototype of the family of the gate valve in later generations, and it is the greatest threat to the rulers.

Like Lu Zhi's family, Wei Qi's family, and Zhang Fan's family, they belong to prestigious families, and they can be absorbed through hard work, and they can be guided and transformed according to Lu Bu's ideas. Chen Shi's family power is stronger than the above-mentioned families, but it has not yet left the scope of the family, and with the current strength of the Tiance Army, it will not be too much of a problem to absorb it.