Back in Gaotang County, Liu Bei informed his mother, Wu, who was nearly fifty years old, about marrying a wife.

When he heard that he was going to marry the niece of Liu Shuo, the king of the plains, Wu was both happy and worried.

is happy that Liu Bei is finally willing to renew his wife, but he is worried about the identity and status of the other party.

After all, Liu Bei is now just a small county magistrate, his grandfather and father died early, his uncle Liu Jian and Liu Zijing were affected by the war and disappeared, and even his uncle Liu Yuanqi, who had always funded Liu Bei, died of illness two years ago, and now there is no elder in the family who can take charge.

This annoyed Wu.

Liu Bei was also a little annoyed when he thought about it.

Although Liu Ziping said that there was a matchmaker, Liu Bei was missing an elder who could sit on an equal footing with Liu Shuo, the king of the plains.

Liu Bei, who was irritable, came to Zheng Ping for advice.

"As the saying goes, one day is a teacher and a father for life, although there are no elders in the county family who can talk about things, but the teacher is still there, why not send someone to Shanggu County, Youzhou to ask Lu Shangshu to preside?"

"Suwen County Zun and Gongsun Chan have a good relationship, Gongsun Chan is now a general of Fenwu, and he is also named the Marquis of Ji, the county is going to marry a wife, how can Gongsun Chan not come to cheer?"

"The county also has a lot of friends in Youzhou, so if it's such a big event, you have to notify your old friends."

Even if Liu Bei didn't ask, Zheng Ping had such a plan.

Liu Bei marrying a wife, although it was a private matter.

But if it is operated reasonably, it can also create fame for Liu Bei again.

If Lu Zhi can come, even Liu Shuo, the king of the plains, will have to concede three points to Lu Zhi.

And over the years, Lu Zhi's protégés have a lot of former officials!

If Liu Bei can get Lu Zhi's favor and personally preside over the marriage for Liu Bei as an elder, it will be of great help to Liu Bei to gain a foothold in Qingzhou in the future.

Liu Bei was overjoyed, but then he was a little apprehensive: "Sir, I am not a teacher myself, but a student of his disciples, and the teacher may not come." ”

Such worries are not unreasonable, after all, Liu Bei is a scumbag under Lu Zhimen.

Zheng Ping shook his fan and chuckled: "Why should the county be arrogant? Lu Shangshu is not only a great Confucian at home, but also a loyal and good general of the Han Dynasty. ”

"When Emperor Ling died, the general He Jin took control of the government and adopted Yuan Shao's suggestion to recruit Dong Zhuo, the pastor of the state, to enter Beijing, Lu Shangshu persuaded him bitterly, but He Jin did not listen, so that it caused a disaster."

"Later, because Dong Zhuo was in turmoil, he wanted to depose the young emperor and set up King Chen Liu, and when he summoned hundreds of officials to discuss, only Lu Shangshu spoke out against it, and finally Lu Shangshu was dismissed, and he had no choice but to return to his hometown because of illness, so he lived in seclusion in Shanggu County."

"Although Lu Shangshu is in seclusion, he must still be worried about state affairs, if the county respects Lu Shangshu at this moment, and expresses his ambitions and our deployment in Qingzhou, Lu Shangshu will definitely not sit idly by."

"Even if it doesn't work, it won't be a loss to the county."

"If Lu Shangshu doesn't want to come, I'll go and ask my father to preside over for the county."

Liu Bei gritted his teeth slightly, and his eyes gradually became firm: "Mr. is reasonable, whether it succeeds or not, you need to try to know." I'll send someone to deliver the letter. ”

"County Zun, let Yide go to Youzhou." Zheng Ping shook his fan and paced, showing the style of a wise man: "While sending a letter to Lu Shangshu, I also asked Yide to borrow some soldiers and horses from Gongsun Zhan." ”

"Borrowing soldiers and horses?" Liu Bei was a little surprised: "Aren't there enough soldiers and horses in Pingyuan County?" ”

Zheng Ping said with a smile: "It's not that it's not insufficient, but Lu Shangshu who has soldiers and horses and Lu Shangshu who doesn't have soldiers and horses, the difference is very big." ”

"Lu Shangshu is a soldier, if he knew that the county respected the yellow scarf in the entire Qingzhou, he would not have come just for the marriage of the county honor."

"This is one more strength, and solving the yellow turban problem in Qingzhou will give you more possibilities for success."

"After all, these yellow scarves always have to fight with them!"

"Of course, if Lu Shangshu is unwilling to come, these soldiers and horses can also become our help."

"In addition, the county lord has such a deep friendship with Gongsun Zhan, so it must not be difficult for him to send a martial artist who is good at commanding the cavalry to help."

One of the cores of wool is to have a thick skin.

Whether it is Lu Zhi or Gongsun Zhan, they are all in Zheng Ping's calculations.

It's just that there was no suitable reason to borrow troops from Gongsun Chan and let Lu implant in Qingzhou.

But now, there's a reason.

Liu Bei wants to marry the niece of Liu Shuo, the king of the plains, and lacks an elder, so he can be cheeky to invite Lu Zhi.

And as Liu Bei's good brother Gongsun Zhan, how could he not borrow some soldiers to support Liu Bei?

"Sir, isn't it a bit too much to calculate the teacher and Brother Bogui like this?" Liu Bei's face was a little hot.

Zheng Ping shook his head and chuckled: "County Zun, those who achieve great things are not informal, Lu Shangshu and Gongsun Chan helped the county Zun this time, and the county Zun can also repay in the future." This is just the sophistication of the people between the same door, how can it be called calculation? ”

Liu Bei thought about it, Zheng Ping's words were not unreasonable.

They are all the same family, and it is common for them to help each other.

Immediately, Liu Bei did not hesitate, wrote a letter to Lu Zhi and Gongsun Zhan, and handed it to Zheng Pingrun for pen.

After receiving that there was no omission or deviation in the meaning expressed in the letter, Liu Bei re-transcribed a copy and handed it to Zhang Fei for careful advice.

"Big brother, if I go to Youzhou, I won't be able to come back for a while, in case this Gaotang County encounters a thief, how can the second brother resist alone?" Zhang Fei is just reckless but not stupid.

Zhang Fei also knows a lot about the deployment of Gaotang County.

After the autumn harvest, there will inevitably be a tough battle with the Yellow Turban, and when he goes to Youzhou at this time, Zhang Fei will not have time to return.

Liu Bei shook his head lightly and said in a condensed voice: "Don't worry, Yide, with Mr. and Yun Chang here, it is more than enough to deal with the yellow scarves in Gaotang County." And your mission to Youzhou is even worse than defending against thieves in Gaotang County. There aren't many people around me who can use it, so I can only let Yide run it himself. ”

Zhang Fei looked at Zheng Ping again, and his tone was rare and solemn: "Sir, the eldest brother's martial arts are not as good as me and the second brother, when I went back to Yuyang to conquer Zhang Chun, I almost died on the battlefield." ”

"I have an agreement with my second brother that no matter where my eldest brother goes, I and my second brother must be guarded by one of them."

"Now that I have gone to Youzhou, the safety of this eldest brother can be entrusted to Mr."

"I've been studying recently, and the son of my daughter can't sit down, so don't let my eldest brother take risks easily."

Liu Bei couldn't help laughing and scolded: "Yide, if you go to Youzhou, you will go to Youzhou, and you still tell me like this, do you really treat your eldest brother and me as children?" ”

Zheng Ping said with a smile: "Yide has a heart to defend the county, how can I be negligent?" Promise you yes! ”

Zhang Fei breathed a sigh of relief, hugged his fist to Liu Bei, and then hid the letter and went to Youzhou.

During this period, the joint recommendation letter of Chen Ji and Liu Ziping was also sent to the Qingzhou Thorn History Mansion.

Looking at this letter of recommendation, Jiao He was suddenly puzzled.

"Raise Tang County to make Liu Bei Maocai?"

"Who is this Liu Bei, even Chen Ji and Liu Ziping personally recommended it?"