In the afternoon of the next day, the three transport ships of the navy brought Liu Bei a hundred horses and a thousand sets of armor and ordnance, and after unloading the goods, the military in charge of escorting asked Liu Bei to sign and draw on the receipt form, and then the two soldiers carried a heavy wooden box off the ship and carefully placed it in front of Liu Bei.

The young soldier put away the credentials in his hand, and smiled at Liu Bei: "Lord Duwei, this is the military expenses that the lord personally told Lord Liu to pay in person, please check the seal, if there is no damage, please accept it." ”

Liu Bei checked it and returned the salute with a grateful face: "My lord has worked hard!" Please thank Lord Thorn Shi on behalf of Liu Bei! ”

The soldiers transported a large box of military expenses back to the barracks west of the county government, Liu Bei waved back left and right, asked Guan Yu and Zhang Fei to open the wooden box, and saw a box full of coins minted by Langya Money Company, and the three brothers were stunned on the spot.

Liu Bei slowly picked up a beautifully minted gold coin, and sighed in a low voice while looking at it: "This gift is too heavy, too heavy!" I don't know how to repay it in the future! ”

Guan Yu slowly exhaled a turbid breath: "There are at least a thousand Langya gold coins in it, which are worth more than 100 gold!" Coupled with the 3,000 stone military rations and 100 high-grade war horses sent from Pingyuan City at noon, as well as the armor and weapons sent in the afternoon, it was enough to form a team of cavalry and two curved foot soldiers. Big brother, isn't Lord Liu Zijian worried that after this battle, we won't return to him? ”

Liu Bei glanced at Zhang Fei, who was silent, and said helplessly: "Second brother only needs to think about the group of world-shaking strategists and generals under Liu Zijian, and he knows that he won't care about the three of us who are not well-known, otherwise why didn't he come here until yesterday?" We have been working hard in Gaotang for more than a year, and we are deeply supported by the people for our conscientious work, and we dare not say that we are famous in all directions, Qingzhou officialdom should always know us, right? Why was Liu Zijian, who was praised by the world's Shilin as 'a only man who is a man of talent and a wise eye', never summoned us? It can be seen that he already knew the experience of our three brothers, but he just didn't want to use us, and the reason why he suddenly came to the door to reuse us was completely due to the needs of the war, and it was because of the friendship between the foolish brother and General Gongsun Bogui, so the second brother and the third brother don't need to feel guilty about it, just remember this friendship and find an opportunity to repay it in the future. ”

"Big brother, are you too worried? I don't think Liu Zijian is a cautious person, maybe he really hasn't heard of us. Zhang Fei finally spoke.

Liu Bei shook his head slowly: "Third brother, eldest brother knows your thoughts, to say something from the heart, Liu Zijian is magnificent, heroic, rising in just a few years, with a group of martial arts, strong soldiers and strong horses, no essay on martial arts, or a character and mind, there are few people in the world who can stand out from the right, and what is even more impressive is that he has been wholeheartedly supported by millions of poor people under his rule, even if the world is in turmoil, no one can shake his control in Qingzhou!" It is precisely because of this that we have no chance to get ahead under his rule, to put it mildly, if one day Liu Zijian becomes a usurper and traitor, or if he is ambitious and ambitious to push him to a high position, who will help the Han family at that time? Who will save the people of the world from hanging upside down? I shouldn't have said that, but every time I think about it, I feel restless and anxious! ”

Guan Yu arched his hand: "The eldest brother doesn't have to explain, the younger brother understands the eldest brother's distress, the third brother is just uncomfortable for a while, and what Lord Liu did is blameless, the younger brother doesn't dare to say that he is affectionate and sexual, at least he is generous and heroic, impeccable!" We still have a lot to do in front of us, I'm afraid it's too late if we don't work hard, Lord Liu and tens of thousands of Langya soldiers are waiting for us, General Gongsun who is in trouble needs our help, and the people of Qingji and Hebei need to drive away the heinous Wuhuan beast soldiers, so no matter what, we must go all out to do this well, and it can be regarded as repaying the friendship of Lord Liu Zijian! ”

"Second brother said it well! Without hesitation, let's go to the eastern barracks now, first gather the 500 young men who enthusiastically applied for the army in the afternoon, and then order them to go into the midst of the displaced people, move them with affection and righteousness, and pull up the 3,000 troops as soon as possible, only in this way can we live up to the high expectations of all parties. After Liu Bei finished speaking, he threw the exquisite gold coin in his hand, didn't even look at it, and strode into the east room to change his armor.

Guan Yu went up and patted Zhang Fei on the shoulder: "Third brother, the eldest brother is right, under Lord Liu Zijian, I am afraid that we will not have any opportunities to display our ambitions, even if we make outstanding achievements in this battle, it is difficult to be reused in Qingzhou, which is strong and strong, and only by leaving Qingzhou, which is gradually stabilizing, and going to Jizhou, where the war continues, can we break out of the world." ”

Zhang Fei sighed: "Second brother, in fact, I know in my heart that it's just Lord Liu Zijian...... Alas! Don't talk about it, let's repay him in the future! ”

At almost the same moment, Liu Cun and his confidant Gongsun Pei stood side by side on the low head of the city in West Pingchang (present-day Deping Town, northeast of Linyi County, Shandong) on the banks of the Yellow River, watching the slowly moving fishing fires on the river communicate in a low voice.

"In the face of such a difficult choice, the lord can judge the situation and make up his mind, congratulations! It's just that if Liu Xuande is really the true character of the lord who is jealous of the lord, I am afraid that he will really return to the sea this time, haha! But no matter what, Liu Xuande must go, and he must go all out in the Jizhou counterinsurgency war, otherwise not only Gongsun Chan and Han Fu will despise him, but if they don't make it good, they will leave a bad impression of being ungrateful to the people of the world. Gongsun Pei admired Liu Cun's disposal methods very much.

Liu Cun's heart was slightly bitter: "This matter has tormented me for dozens of days and nights, and I have weighed it left and right, and finally found that since I can't get their hearts, it's better to let them go as soon as possible, otherwise the longer it drags on, the greater the hidden danger!" ”

Liu Cun turned to Gongsun Pei and lowered his voice: "When I saw Liu Xuande for the first time, I didn't know who he was at all, but I saw a deep vigilance in his eyes, although he behaved very well, respectful and polite, but I could still see that he was different, and then he reported to his family, I knew that his name was Liu Bei Liu Liu Xuande, and then remembered the rumors that he exterminated the Yellow Turban a few years ago, as well as the matter of him whipping his boss, after I came back, I slowly weighed it, and the inexplicable feeling I had when I saw him for the first time became stronger, It was a pair of eyes that were impossible to see, calm, alert, sharp and deep...... Alas! I don't know how to describe it appropriately, how could God put such a pair of eyes on this young man who is only twenty-seven years old? ”

Gongsun Pei smiled dumbly: "The lord doesn't seem to be under twenty-nine years old!" Even if you are not yet in the age of your establishment, why has the old man never seen through the eyes of the lord? ”

Liu Cun had no way to deal with Gongsun Pei, who was like a father and brother, and finally had to beg for mercy in a low voice, making Gongsun Pei laugh, very comfortable and satisfied.

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