Among the six counties and 65 counties in Qingzhou, among more than 2 million people, one Maocai can be elected every year.

True. One in a million!

But having said that, in this day and age, Ju Maocai no longer thinks about talent and righteousness as much as he did at the beginning.

Look at the weight of the referrer!

Whether it is Chen Ji, one of the three gentlemen of Yingchuan, or Liu Ziping, who is greatly implicated in Liu Shuo, the king of the plains, they are all famous figures in the world.

"Envoy, this Liu Bei should not be underestimated! There are rumors in Pingyuan County that Liu Shuo, the king of Pingyuan, intends to marry his niece to Liu Bei as his wife. ”

"And Zheng Ping, the county under Liu Bei, is also the second son of Zheng Xuan, a famous Confucian in China, and this Zheng Ping is also the quasi-son-in-law of Beihai Taishou Kong Rong."

"There is news that this Zheng Ping was personally invited by Liu Bei to Gaomi County after he became the county magistrate of Gaotang County."

He stated all the information about Liu Bei to Jiao He, which made Jiao He's brows frown.

In the past month or so, Liu Bei's reputation has shown signs of rising in Qingzhou.

"Doesn't this mean that this Liu Bei's Maocai quota has to be given by this assassin history?" Jiao He's tone was a little unhappy.

There is only one quota for Maocai.

This Jiao He originally wanted to recommend the noble son of the family.

After all, for Jiao He, the benefits he can get from recommending the noble son of the big family are much stronger than recommending Liu Bei, who is not a relative.

He didn't dare to look directly at Jiao He's gaze, and subconsciously lowered his voice: "Envoy, Zheng Xuan is a famous man in Qingzhou, and his popularity is quite high; Kong Rong is also a famous Confucian in China, and he has been actively befriending the county officials of various counties in Qingzhou recently, and his reputation is not small. ”

"This plain minister Chen Ji and plain county magistrate Shi Liu Ziping are both recommending Liu Bei, so if you don't agree, I'm afraid it will make you unhappy."

Jiao He's eyes widened, and anger came immediately: "A group of county officials, do they dare to coerce this assassin?" ”

Engaged in not daring to speak much.

But in my heart, there is a disdain that should not belong to my subordinates.

The six counties of Qingzhou, such as Chen Ji of the Plains and Kong Rong of the Beihai Dynasty, are all nominally respected by Jiao and this Qingzhou Thorn History, but in fact, how to govern completely ignore Jiao He.

Jiao He can actually issue orders only in the ten cities of Jinan, the nine cities of Le'an, and the six cities of Qi.

Even in these three counties, there are many yang and yin violations.

Seeing that he didn't speak, Jiao He couldn't help but snort coldly.

"Go and tell the Bochang Ren family, this assassin will have a banquet tonight."

Bochang Ren's family is a big family in Le'an County.

There is a Shi Renyi, the word is good, and he is quite famous.

During the Zhongping period, the Yellow Turban Army arrived in Bochang, heard Ren Yi's name, and rumored to each other: I often heard that Ren Yi is a sage in the world, and although we are thieves today, we can't invade his hometown.

So the yellow turban thief retreated, and Ren Yi became famous far and wide, and the states and counties all recommended Ren Yi as filial piety.

Although the truth of this remains to be verified, the Ren family is in Le'an County, but it is a local wealthy family that even Jiao He has to fear.

The quota of Maocai was originally reserved by Jiao He and exchanged for the interests of the Ren family.

After all, the recent Qingzhou Yellow Turban incident has made Jiao He a little anxious, and local wealthy families like the Ren family need to be won over by Jiao He.

As a result, Chen Ji and Liu Ziping's recommendation directly frustrated Jiao He's original idea.

This Maocai quota was given to Liu Bei, so there would be no bargaining chips to exchange interests with the Ren family.

"Damn Liu Bei, you have to do a good thing to bad this assassin history!" Jiao He scolded and withdrew from the office.

A few days later.

The envoy returned to Pingyuan County and brought Jiao He's original words.

"To raise talents, we need to consider virtue and talent, and we must not be negligent. Today, there is Bochang Renyi, which can be Maocai. ”

The subconscious meaning is that Liu Bei's virtue and talent are not good, so this Maocai has no chance with Liu Bei.

Jiao He's straightforward refusal made Chen Ji and Liu Ziping feel gloomy.

The two jointly recommended it, but they were rejected by Jiao He like this?

"How's that okay?" Chen Ji's face was a little pale.

After all, he promised to ask Liu Bei for this Maocai that day.

Chen Ji was also worried that his reputation alone was not enough, so he made a special trip to Liu Ziping, who had great influence in Pingyuan County, to sponsor him.

As a result, Jiao He directly gave the quota to Ren Yi?

And Jiao He's reason for refusal also made Chen Ji and Liu Ziping very faceless.

"Ren Yi is a member of the Ren family in Bochang, Le'an County, and Jiao He must have used the Maocai quota to win over Ren Yi." Liu Ziping's face was also a little unhappy.

Liu Ziping is not only Liu Bei's sponsor, but also the matchmaker between Liu Bei and Liu Shuo, the niece of Liu Shuo, the king of the plains.

These words were all said, but Jiao He didn't give any face.

Even if you Jiao He said, there are already candidates for this year's quota, and it is difficult to change it, it is better to recommend Liu Bei next year, and it will not be like this!

Do you have to say Liu Bei's virtue and talent?

"Chen Xiang, you should first go to the letter to appease Xuande. I'm going to look for my brother. Liu Ziping got up and went to find Liu Shuo, the king of the plains.

Chen Ji sighed secretly, feeling a little embarrassed to see Liu Bei.

"That's it, anyway, in this plain county, the old man has already given it to Liu Bei, so there is no need to make a mortal enmity with Jiao He."

Different from Liu Ziping, Chen Ji is well versed in officialdom, and although he is a little dissatisfied with Jiaohe, he doesn't want to make enemies with Jiaohe because of this.

Since this plain county was given to Liu Bei, then let Liu Bei deal with it.

Immediately, Chen Ji gave Liu Bei a letter, which was sent to Gaotang County quickly.

At the same time, Chen Ji also asked Chen Qun to prepare the relevant documents of Pingyuan County and hand them over when Liu Bei came to Pingyuan County again.

And the other side.

Knowing that Liu Bei's Maocai quota was rejected by Jiao He, Liu Shuo's violent temper exploded in an instant.

"What is Jiao He, don't you even give the face of this king?"

"Doesn't Jiao He know that this king is going to marry his niece to Liu Bei?"

For people of Liu Shuo's class, face is very important.

After all, he doesn't seek officials or power, no one takes this face seriously, and he, the younger brother of Emperor Huan, is really a person who has gone to tea?

"Send a message to this king that Prince Liu of Jinan County, Le'an County, Qi County, Beihai County, Donglai County and Pingyuan County, this king will hold a banquet in five days."

"At the same time, I want to tell you that Liu Bei is the nephew and son-in-law of this king, and he is also a great person among my Liu clan!"

"Isn't it just a Maocai? This king is not rare! ”

Although Prince Zong doesn't have much power now, the emaciated camel is bigger than a horse.

This wealthy family in Qingzhou, there are many princes of the Liu family!

Such as Ye County Erliu, Muping Liu, Gaomi Liu, Dongping Liu, Gaotang Liu, Suxian Liu, Pingyuan Liu, etc.

Then there is Liu Shuo, the king of the plains, the younger brother of Emperor Huan, who is here, and this has to collectively build momentum for Liu Bei, not to mention the temporary generation of the plains, and few people dare to have an opinion if the word temporary generation is removed.

And this Mu Ping Liu is still two well-known figures in the world.

The two brothers are both Maocai, Liu Xuan, Liu Zhengli and Liu Dai, Liu Gongshan!