——183 A.D.——

In the second year of Guanghe, on the tenth day of October, it is advisable to marry if you do not travel far away.

The county magistrates of the surrounding counties were present in person, and there were servants who sent gifts like flowing water, and other distant or unfamiliar state and county officials also symbolically sent their subordinates to congratulate them.

Looking at this scene, Liu Bei, who was the county magistrate of J County at the time, was also thinking about something while helping to greet the guests.

On the surface, this family affair seems to be Gongsun Zhan Gaopan, and even his position as a county magistrate was appointed by his father-in-law, but for those who know the inside story, this is actually a political marriage between the two major forces in Youzhou.

At this time, Youzhou was roughly divided into east and west: close to the Central Plains, the relatively prosperous Dai County, Shanggu County, Zhuo County, Guangyang County, Yuyang County and Beiping County, as well as the vast and sparsely populated people, the people were fierce, the south was bordered by the Bohai Sea, and the north was connected to the Wuhuan alien Liaoxi County, Liaodong County, Xuanying County and Lelang County.

The prosperous land is still largely dominated by the imperial court and appointed officials, with many families and intertwined forces, while the desolate land is completely controlled by the local wealthy clans, or it can be said to be clear, by the Gongsun family, although there is another wealthy family, the Su family, but they are merchants who sell weapons and horses, and there is nothing in conflict with them.

Because they have been rooted in him for several generations, resisting the invasion of Wuhuan aliens for many times, their reputation among the people can be said to be in full swing, and the people are looking forward to their horses, and the county orders and county guards appointed by the imperial court cannot get out of the yamen at all, and over time, these officials simply don't want to be bored, and after receiving the order, they directly stop in the territory controlled by Liu Yu.

At this time, the son-in-law of the Gongsun family and the daughter of the assassin Shi got married, and the two sides could logically lift each other's vigilance and vigilance posture and carry out in-depth and friendly cooperation.

Liu Bei once thought about whether this family affair could be someone secretly fueling the troubles, but he didn't know the point, because there were too many people who were suspicious and could do it seriously, such as the teacher Lu Zhi, for example, the immortal Zuo Ci, who was very optimistic about him for some reason, and the "Lin Hao Bodhisattva" who acted strangely and seemed to have no purpose - she opened the peach blossoms in the garden that time, which provoked most of the people in the ceremony to kneel down and worship their three brothers as the reincarnation of some star, and it took a long time to calm down.

In addition, this Liangxiang County, like J County led by Liu Bei, belongs to Guangyang County, which is well protected by the surrounding counties, and there will be no thieves and border troubles, the power of the family is negligible, and there has been no disaster in the past hundred years.

In this regard, it is obvious that he is also surnamed Liu, has a good relationship with Gongsun Zhan, and worships Zhang Fei, although Liu Ling and Zhang Fei did not succeed in the end, but presumably the Lord Thorn Shi has regarded him as a son-in-law for a long time.

As for him as a member of the Han family, strictly speaking, the fact that he is Liu Yu's nephew is not so important - there are too many children of the old Liu family.

However, Liu Bei was reluctant to do anything "easy chair county order", although this title means that there is a reasonable law and a smooth circulation of wealth and goods under his rule, and the people can complete most of the work without the guidance of officials, but it also means that there is no progress, ten years ago to iron farming, ten years later is still the same.

Although there is a "Wushuang" in the world at this time, and a person as powerful as Wang Yue can control a state, what should ordinary people do when they are not protected by the "Wushuang General"?

Suppose that those alien races who have not been able to comprehend the "Wushuang" will one day gain a power similar to the "Wushuang", and no longer take the "Wushuang General" in their eyes, and invade and plunder while the Central Plains is in chaos, how should they deal with it? Do you count on the blessing of God and Buddha?

Even if that "Bodhisattva" has the heart to protect her, how can she save the people of the world by herself?

The people "want" a stable life, there is no problem, but what they really "need" is enough to protect the "power" of that life, for this reason, Liu Bei has made some tentative changes in J County and Liangxiang County, such as encouraging the development of technology, exercising battle formations, etc., but the time is still short, and there is no effect yet.

Liu Bei retracted his thoughts, looked at the sun that was gradually setting westward, and handed over the task of welcoming guests to the servants, after all, important guests, such as the elders of the Gongsun family and the Liu family, had a lot of etiquette to prepare, and they would not make such a faux pas as pinching.

However, Liu Bei did not want to enter the auditorium to attend the wedding, but planned to go to a separate table in the side hall to accompany the two brothers, after all, it was not appropriate for Zhang Fei to appear at Liu Ling's wedding, but he himself didn't realize anything wrong, so Liu Bei could only blacken himself, saying that he saw many high-ranking officials of the Liu family who were ashamed of themselves, and they didn't plan to watch the ceremony and wanted the two righteous brothers to accompany each other.

Guan Yu probably saw the real reason and nodded in response, but Zhang Fei patted his chest unconsciously and said that if the eldest brother didn't go, he wouldn't go...... Well, at least the result is the same.

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Partial hall.

Although Gongsun Zhan didn't care about the matter between Liu Ling and Zhang Fei, among the guests who came to the wedding, there were many people who knew the inside story, and in order to prevent them from pointing fingers, the fiancée who was about to become his wife broke out at the wedding banquet, and he naturally agreed to Liu Bei's arrangement of setting up a table in the side hall alone.

"Hahaha! Brother Bogui's hard days for more than a year have finally come to an end! Zhang Fei laughed at the banquet and raised his glass in the direction of the wedding hall: "What three media and six certificates, Najib's name, it has been tossed for almost a year, it's too troublesome." ”

"A big family and a big business will be so troublesome," Liu Bei responded: "Small families like me often invite a matchmaker, entertain a few relatives and friends casually, and set a table of wine and it's over." ”

"With the current status of the eldest brother and the third brother, I'm afraid it can't be regarded as a small family." Guan Yu was pouring himself a drink, and he responded when he heard the words.

"Hey, speaking of which, Brother Gongsun promised to take us to Liaodong to kill aliens, and we can cash it out after we get married," Zhang Fei said again: "Staying in Guangyang County, where there is not even a bandit, I am so idle that I have long hair." ”

This third brother can really anger that Liu Ling intentionally or unintentionally, Liu Bei shook his head secretly, he fell in love with him at first, he regarded others as brothers, he had just married Yan'er, and he wanted to take his husband to the battlefield...... In any case, this could not reach the ears of the man in the chapel.

"With the talents of your and my three brothers, we will not stay in this comfortable place for a long time," Liu Bei said: "Lord Thorn Shi is in charge of the entire Youzhou, bordering the places controlled by foreign races such as Wuhuan, Xianbei, and Xiongnu, and there are many places to use troops, but because the war in Xiliang has just been calmed down, the foreign races everywhere are still stable. ”

But...... Recently, it seems that I have heard that the Xiongnu colluded with the Taiping Dao to be detrimental to the Central Plains, although the person who spread the news himself was relaying it with the mentality of telling jokes, but it would make such an obviously abnormal rumor circulate outside, and it is impossible to say that there is no promoter behind it.

If their purpose is to deal with Taiping Dao, this time they are afraid that they will have to face the civil strife in the Central Plains before they have attacked the alien race......

"If you want me to say, you should mention an elite division, take the initiative to attack, break through the royal courts of those foreign races, and make them fall into internal power struggles, and whoever shows strength will fight whom," Zhang Fei said: "That's what General Huo Qubing did back then, so that the Xiongnu did not dare to enter the Kou for nearly a hundred years. ”

...... year It was with the full support of the Emperor, and although there were some suspicions of meritorious heroes, there was no doubt that His Majesty would spare no effort to strike at the alien race.

As for His Majesty today, Liu Bei couldn't think of what to say for a while, even if he wanted to use troops against foreign races, he would probably carefully calculate every money, and try to achieve the greatest results with the least military spending, the emperor is the son of heaven, why is he so concerned about money?

However, this kind of skepticism is not suitable for expression.

"The third brother is thinking too simply," Liu Bei finally said: "The real elite needs a lot of money to invest, if you had gone with me and Yun Chang to quell the chaos, you should know that whether it is the 'Three Rivers Knights', the 'Trapped Camp', or the 'Mountain Cavalry', they all need well-trained veterans to be equipped with at least 'sophisticated' weapons and equipment, otherwise the tactics they use will be easily defeated." ”

Of course, the former and the latter two cannot be compared at all, Liu Bei secretly added in his heart.

"Weapons and horses," Guan Yu continued: "Zhang Shiping and Su Shuang, who came to visit the eldest brother not long ago, seem to have said that if there is a need, they will do their best to provide it?" ”

"Ha, big brother don't worry! The younger brother has a lot of money in his family! Zhang Fei poured another glass of wine and laughed: "You can buy as many weapons and equipment as you want!" The only problem is that well-trained soldiers are hard to find. ”

The two righteous brothers seem to want to go into battle to kill the enemy...... Liu Bei thought that it should be the same, the second brother Guan Yu originally wanted to join the army and was cut off by himself halfway, and the reason why the third brother Zhang Fei was willing to worship was probably because he took a fancy to the martial arts of the two and the strength they showed when quelling the rebellion in Liangzhou.

Liu Bei looked at the two righteous brothers, and then said: "Brother Wei has visited the local counties and townships in the governance of J County for more than a year, although many young people call the local governor 'easy chair county order', but they are unwilling to continue to 'be happy', if we propose to go to Liaodong to fight against the Wuhuan alien race, we will be able to collect thousands or even tens of thousands of soldiers, as long as a little training, it is a strong army, in addition, during the pacification of the Liangzhou Rebellion, many of the 'Three River Knights' under the command of his subordinates expressed their willingness to follow Brother Bogui, Yun Chang and me, If all are recruited, there will be more than 10,000 people. ”

After speaking, Liu Bei looked at the two righteous brothers who were a little stunned: "Yun Chang, Yide, is the reserve of weapons still enough?" ”