Seeing that his father-in-law's family still had the four big words "I don't understand" on their faces, Li Ru had to break the truth and say:

Although Liu Biao is a member of the party, he is also a member of the Han family. If there is no big mistake, those traitors who flaunt each other will not dare to act on Liu Biao wantonly. Moreover, as a member of the Han clan, Liu Biao must not ignore the authority of the imperial court. ”

Therefore, if Liu Biao is elected to office, the Kwantung group of murderers will not be able to stop him, and his people will not harm adults. Now Yuan Shu'er is borrowing the power of Sun Jian to run rampant in the river, and regards Jingzhou as food in his mouth. As soon as Liu Biao arrived, he grabbed food. With Yuan Shu's childish temperament, he will inevitably be not in harmony with Liu Biao. ”

"If the chosen person is not lawful, I am afraid that he will be like Hushou (1) and return in vain."

Hushou, a hundred years of words, is the Jizhou pastor appointed by Dong Zhuo at the beginning of the year. This freshly baked Jizhou pastor made a detour into Jizhou from Bingzhou, wanting to replace the current Jizhou pastor Han Fu with the edict of the Son of Heaven, but was rejected by the local officials in Jizhou, and had to return to Chang'an City in disgrace.

Hearing Li Ru's explanation, Dong Zhuo did not express satisfaction:

"However, now Yuan Shao is stronger than Yuan Shu. If I set up a strong enemy for Yuan Shu again, won't Yuan Shao'er be even more troubled? ”

Faced with Dong Zhuo's question, Li Ru calmly answered.

"Although Yuan Shao is famous, he is now a source of water. Hanoi is connected by wars and disasters, and the people are already exhausted. The Bohai Sea is thousands of miles away, so there is nothing to be afraid of. Yuan Shaojun's current use is all from Jizhou. Jizhou Mu Han Fu, will he be willing to always be a servant for Yuan Shao? ”

"Han Fu himself is high and powerful, although he was born in the Yuan family, but the master is not Yuan Shao. He can assist Yuan Shao for a while, but he may assist Yuan Shao I? ”

"Since this is the case, Yuan Shao and Han Fu will have a conflict in the near future. It can be seen from this that Yuan Shao's momentum. Not for long. ”

On the other hand, Yuan Shu, although this bureaucracy is very good, he occupies a large county in the world, with nearly one million household registrations. With this foundation, how can Yuan Shao's sourceless water be compared? is also Sun Jian's ferocity, if Yuan and Sun are compatible. It can be described as complementary. Such a great enemy, adults should fight with all their might! ”

Under Li Ru's careful persuasion, Dong Zhuo finally nodded.

"In this way, let's worship Liu Jingsheng as the assassin of Jingzhou! I hope that after he takes office, he will be more respectful to the imperial court. ”

So, a court edict was sent to Liu Mian two days later.

Liu Biao is eight feet tall and dignified. Very early on, he was recommended as one of the "Eight Looks" by the people of the world. However, in recent years, his career has not been smooth.

As soon as the disaster of the party in the first year of Zhongping was lifted, Liu Biao was dismissed as a shogunate official by the then general He Jin, and soon became a lieutenant of the Northern Army.

Although the rank of the lieutenant of the Northern Army is no more than 600 stones, he has the right to evaluate and supervise the five lieutenants of the Northern Army, which can be described as humble and powerful, just as the history of the states is to the county guard.

But. In fact, it is very difficult to really use this kind of power in the theory of the Northern Army. After all. Luoyang is the imperial capital of the Son of Heaven, and those who can serve as captains in the northern army of the empire are either children of famous families or famous scholars who move the world. In the Northern Army, there are countless people directly under the jurisdiction, such as generals, chariot generals, commanders and so on. The lieutenants of the Northern Army seem to be weighted. In fact, it's just a snort.

Therefore, when Liu Biao was appointed as a lieutenant in the Northern Army, he actually didn't have much to do. So during that time, Liu Biao's main action was to make friends with the scholars and heroes in Luoyang City. Yuan Shao, Yuan Shu, Cao Cao, Cai Mao, Kuai Liang, Kuai Yue, Huang Zu and others. Liu Biao met during this period.

The position of the middle candidate in the Northern Army, because of the great authority in theory, is extremely concerned by important ministers from all sides, but in fact, few people can stay in this position for a long time. In general, very few people are able to sit in this position for a long time, and few people will hold this position more than once.

However, Liu Biao is an exception.

He was born in the Han Dynasty, and Liu Hong, Emperor Ling of the Han Dynasty, trusted him. And Liu Biao has experienced more than ten years of tempering of the party, so he can naturally be cautious in his words and deeds, and the ten permanent attendants said that it was acceptable to him. He Jin is the founder of Liu Biao, and naturally he will not deliberately embarrass Liu Biao.

Later, He Jin and the Ten Standing Servants "fell in love and killed each other", but Yuan Shao took advantage of the situation to wipe them out, and Liu Biao had some friendship with Yuan Shao and Yuan Shu, and when Yuan Kui instructed Dong Zhuo to purge and reorganize the Luoyang army, he successfully avoided the limelight.

When Dong Zhuo turned against the Yuan family and began to eradicate the Yuan family's former officials in the court, Liu Biao once again avoided a catastrophe because of his status as a clan member of the Han family, but instead established a harmonious personal relationship with several cadres under Dong Zhuo, such as Dong Yue, Li Dao, Zhang Ji and others.

So, in the position of the candidate in the Northern Army, after Liu Biaoyu took office for the first time, he once again became the filler of this shortage. This also created a small miracle in the officialdom at that time - since Emperor Guangwu, Liu Biao was the only Han official who served twice in the Northern Army.

However, this miracle, Liu Biao would rather not. He is a new generation of Liu clan relatives with ideals and ambitions, and his big wish in his heart is to be a Zhongxing Han, how can he care about a mere 600 stone official position?

In the past six years, seeing how many party members with the same name as Liu Biao have become state and county officials, his official position has never been greatly improved. What is there to be happy about being a lieutenant in the Northern Army again?

It can be seen from this how excited he will be when the edict of appointment issued by Dong Zhuo is delivered to Liu Biao. That night, Liu Biao unprecedentedly gathered his doormen, gathered a crowd to drink, and got drunk. Guy felt that the good news had come at a good time.

Jingzhou Thorn Shiye!

That's one of the thirteen states in the world, and the largest state in terms of jurisdiction!

Of course, after the excitement, Liu Biao calmed down and immediately understood that this position was not easy to do. If he was good, Dong Zhuo would not appoint him as the assassin of Jingzhou.

Jingzhou's seat of governance was originally in Hanshou in Wuling County in the south, but its essence was Nanyang and Nanjun in the north. But in Nanyang City today, there is a giant that even Dong Zhuo can't help it. Jiangdong tyrant Sun Jian, who dared to kill his predecessor Jingzhou Thorn History, was willing to bow down in front of this giant.

In the face of Yuan Shu, a giant who dominates Nanyang and peeps into Luoyang in the north, Liu Biao is a scholar who can be called a light pole, why did he go to Nanyang to take office and regain the authority that originally belonged to Jingzhou's assassin history?

Liu Biao also knew in his heart that if he was stupid and crashed into Nanyang. was discovered by Yuan Shu, and most of them would be immediately put under house arrest by Yuan Shu. There is a precedent for this kind of thing.

Therefore, after taking over the appointment of Jingzhou Thorn History, Liu Biao fell into deep thinking. Three days later, Liu Biao sent a number of letters. I went to a house to visit a friend, so I packed my bags, took only a dozen strong guards, divided the team into three teams, and embarked on an adventure to Jingzhou.

If he wants to go to Jingzhou, the first thing Liu Biao has to face is how to pass through Yuan Shu's territory.

Yuan Shu has a friendship with Liu Biao, but it is only a one-sided relationship. Now that Liu Biao has accepted Dong Zhuo's official appointment, Yuan Shu will inevitably regard Liu Biao as a hostile party. And. Yuan Shu is entrenched in Nanyang, and his small life is moisturizing, and suddenly there is an extra Jingzhou thorn on his head, even if it is only a nominal boss, it will not be comfortable.

Therefore, Liu Biao wants to pass through Yuan Shu's territory openly, and the possibility is even smaller than Yuan Shu's sudden death.

Fortunately, if you can't get by above board, it doesn't mean that you can't get by incognito. With Yuan Shu's control over Nanyang. Not enough to reach the level of this kind of finger-like arm. It's just that I want to pass anonymously. It is necessary to avoid making noises as much as possible, and the entourage around you must be as few as possible.

In this way, the problem of safety on the road arises.

The world is in turmoil, and it is a time when thieves are rampant. In addition, the existence of the Yellow Turban Army in various places has made many places in Dahan dangerous. A single pedestrian faces all kinds of hardships and dangers of the journey. It's hard to avoid accidents on the road. Travelers of less than 10 people also have to take considerable risk of being met with thieves on the road. If it weren't for Huang Zhong, Liu Biao wouldn't have dared to use quiet stealth to pass through the Nanyang realm.

Huang Zhong, the word Hansheng. A native of Nanyang, more than eight feet tall, brave and powerful, and skilled in archery. He was a great master recruited by Liu Biao in response to the expulsion of the late general He Jin a few years ago, went to Luoyang, and when he passed through Dongjun, he recruited a great master from a Huang family. Although Huang Zhong is deep and introverted, and he doesn't fight with others in his spare time, as Liu Biao, who has fought in the Northern Army, which is full of heroes in the world, he must be able to see what Huang Zhong's strength is.

Over the years, although Liu Biao's own official position has not increased much, he has helped many people around him find a position. Huang Zhong served as a personal entourage by Liu Biao's side, and Liu Biao naturally would not treat him badly. Although it is just a fictitious position and does not lead the troops, Huang Zhong is indeed a military marquis with a rank of 600 stones in the Northern Army of the Han Dynasty, and Yu Lu is not discounted at all.

As a white-born Huang Zhong, he was extremely grateful for the treatment given by Liu Biao, and was very polite in front of Liu Biao. Now Liu Biao needs to use Huang Zhong, of course he is conscientious and conscientious, and he will do his best to serve the dogs and horses.

On the way through Nanyang, Liu Biao and his party of five people had encountered thieves three times, and the number of thieves each time was about dozens. However, none of these thieves who were not long-eyed could get within five steps of Liu Biao. Usually at a distance of ten paces, the thieves are killed.

In addition to Huang Zhong, Liu Biao also brought a nephew with the best martial arts skills. His nephew's name is Liu Pan, he didn't like scriptures since he was a child, so he had to practice martial arts, although his martial arts skills were not as good as Huang Zhong's rare "ten thousand enemies", but they also reached the average level of "thousands of people broken". With such two fierce generals close protection, even if the road is quite dangerous, Liu Biao still walks extremely smoothly.

After passing through Nanyang and coming to Xiangyang City, which is closest to Nanyang in Nanjun, Liu Biao immediately showed his seal of Jingzhou Thorn History, and successfully shocked the Xiangyang County Order by virtue of his reputation as a "Bagu".

Subsequently, Liu Biao seized the authority of the original county order, collected his county soldiers, and set the county order in the air, so with Liu Pan and Huang Zhong as generals, he began to form a Jingzhou division that could be directly controlled by Liu Biao. (To be continued......)

PS: PS: (1) About Hushou, see in "Three Kingdoms. Yuan Shao's Biography": Shao arrived, then reprimanded the hill, and Tao Sheng was promoted to Jianyi Zhonglang General. It is to lead the army into the Cangyan Valley of Chaoge Luchang Mountain to ask for poison, besiege it for five days, break it, cut off the poison and Chang'an's Jizhou Muhu Shou.

However, the time of the Hushou incident should be after 193, and this article will advance the time a little, so it should be no big problem.