Outside Linzi City, Ten Mile Station.

It's hot and cold.

Liu Bei and Zheng Ping waited at the post station.

Knowing that Liu Yu was named the Marquis of Zhu Xu, Liu Bei was quite excited to go south from Zhuocheng.

This means that Gongsun Chan is still thinking about the old love with Liu Bei.

Gongsun Zan and Yuan Shao supported Liu Ye, the king of Hejian, as emperors, and they needed to use Liu Yu's fame to win over the people of Youzhou.

And Liu Bei's letter made Gongsun Zan give up the best strategy of blackmailing Liu Yu to order Youzhou, and chose to send Liu Yu to Qingzhou.

Although it is difficult to have both fish and bear's paws, Liu Bei still hopes to have both.

Even if people are not as good as heaven in the end, Liu Bei asks himself if he is worthy of grace and righteousness.

Da-da-da-da.

The sound of horses' hooves sounded, and a scout rode his horse.

"Envoy, Da Sima is less than three miles away from here! The first carriage before the army was. ”

Although Liu Yu was named Marquis of Zhu Xu by Liu Yi, Liu Bei and others still called Liu Yu as Da Sima to show their respect for Liu Yu.

Liu Bei was overjoyed when he heard this: "It's been two months, and Da Sima has finally arrived in Linzi." ”

With the distance from Zhuojun to Linzi, two months is like touring the mountains and rivers.

Liu Bei could understand Liu Yu's inner distress, not only did he not urge, but instead sent people to buy grain and grass from wealthy families along the way to supply along the way.

Not much.

Liu Bei saw the battle flag in front of him from a distance, and his heart moved: "It's coming!" ”

Liu Bei, who was excited, immediately turned over and got on his horse, trotted forward for a while, and greeted him under the scorching sun.

When the first carriage in front of the army approached, Liu Bei shouted: "Xiaguan Liu Bei, welcome Da Sima!" ”

The sound like a bell alarmed Liu Yu in the carriage.

"There are still ten miles away from Linzi City, and Xuande actually went out of the city ten miles to greet the old man? He also claimed to be an official-"Liu Yu's good impression of Liu Bei has three more points."

Youzhou Mu and Qingzhou Mu are of the same level, and Liu Bei does not need to claim to be a subordinate official.

And the title of the lower official, it is Liu Yu's identity as a big Sima.

This means that the Son of Heaven recognized by Liu Bei is Liu Xie.

Coupled with this scorching summer, Liu Bei was willing to go out of the city ten miles to greet him, which shows his intentions.

The carriage stopped.

Liu Yu lifted the curtain and saw a sturdy white horse in front of him, Liu Bei stood with his fists clenched.

"Xuande, you have a heart!" Liu Yu stroked his short hair and said with relief.

is also Lu Zhi's protégé, Gongsun Zhan is self-conscious and murderous, while Liu Bei is gentle and polite.

In this comparison, Liu Yu praised Liu Bei even more in his heart.

The carriage and horse stopped at the post station, and Liu Bei hurriedly welcomed Liu Yu to the shade of the post station and saluted again.

Seeing Liu Bei so humble, Liu Yu couldn't help but feel a little ashamed: "The old man has failed to keep the jade seal of the country, so that now the two days are the same day, which makes the people of Youji suffer from military disasters and forced service." ”

"The old man has no face to see the emperor!"

Liu Bei hurriedly said: "Don't say that, if it weren't for the fact that the lower officials were afraid of being held accountable and sent the jade seal of the country to Zhuocheng, how could the big Sima encounter this incident." ”

"The calamities of the gloom are all caused by the lower officials."

Just when Liu Yu and Liu Bei were taking responsibility for each other, Zheng Ping on the side said: "Da Sima, envoy, don't be anxious about this matter. The current situation is not necessarily a bad thing. ”

Liu Yu looked at Zheng Ping and said, "One country, two sons of heaven, why does Zheng Beijia think that the current situation is not a bad thing?" ”

Zheng Ping shook his fan and chuckled: "Although a country has two sons of heaven, these two are the sons of heaven of the Han family, and they are of the same vein. ”

"Compared with the puppet emperor Zhang Ju in the past, and Zhang Jiao, who claimed to be the general of Tiangong, who overthrew the Han family, the two sons of heaven are just a struggle for imperial power, not a dispute between social power."

"If the Yuan people set themselves up as emperors, then it is called a bad thing."

Liu Yu frowned: "Even so, if these two sons of heaven fight for imperial power, won't all the people in the world be affected?" ”

"If the imperial power is unstable, how can the people's hearts be stable?"

Zheng Ping shook his head and said: "Regarding the battle for imperial power, the lower officials have different views. ”

"The sages said that the people are precious, the community is secondary, and the monarch is light."

"Compared with the people and the community, one son of heaven or two sons of heaven is not the most important."

"The important thing is whether it is easier for one son of heaven to make the society quiet and regain its sight and the people to return to peace, or whether it is easier for two sons of heaven to make the society quiet and regain sight and the people to regain peace."

"When there was only one Son of Heaven, Dong Zhuo moved west to the Son of Heaven into Chang'an, and took the danger of Tongguan Pass, and there were Luoyang Eight Passes as a barrier to resist the Guanan Army."

"Although it is said that Dong Zhuo is a national thief, how many ambitious people do people in Kanto?"

"The two crusades against Dong Zhuo were terminated due to civil strife!"

"Instead, let Dong Zhuo coerce the Son of Heaven in Chang'an City to order the world, join forces vertically and horizontally, and watch the battle of the princes of the Kwantung region."

"It can be seen that a son of heaven may not be reliable."

Liu Yu faintly frowned, but still asked: "Then these two sons of heaven, can they let the society regain their sight and let the people leave and regain peace?" ”

Zheng Ping paced and shook his fan: "If heaven wants to make people perish, it must first make people crazy." ”

"Dong Zhuo coerced the Son of Heaven to order the world, and Yuan Shaogong Sun Zan also coerced the Son of Heaven to order the Quartet."

"Dong Zhuo moved west to Chang'an, wanting to lead the people of Kanto to compete with each other, and he was a good fisherman."

"But now, Yuan Shaogong Sun Zan supports the new monarch and orders the eastern part of the country with the jade seal of the country, if no one restricts him, within three years, with the past prestige of the Yuan family, it is enough for the new monarch to command the north and south."

"Yuan Shao's power will be even greater than Dong Zhuo's."

"And this, Chang'an's Son of Heaven can't bear it, Dong Zhuo can't bear it, and Chang'an's ministers and officials can't bear it."

"If Yuan Shao is allowed to succeed, they will all become traitors to the puppet emperor."

"In order to maintain his power, Dong Zhuo had to lead troops to attack Yuan Shaogong Sun Zan and recapture the jade seal of the country."

"Whether Dong Zhuo loses or wins, it can make the prestige of the Han family even greater than before."

"However, if the two tigers compete for food, there will be an injury."

"Whether Dong Zhuo loses or Dong Zhuo wins, for Qingzhou Liu Yuanjun, who really wants to support the Han family, it is an opportunity to set the chaos!"

"Only Qingzhou can determine the world, and only Liu Yuanjun can support the Han family, let the society be quiet and regain its sight, and let the people leave and return to peace."

Zheng Ping changed his words and began to praise Liu Bei in front of Liu Yu.

"Scheming, you're overrated." Liu Bei was a little embarrassed.

How did this discussion turn into boasting about oneself?

Zheng Ping smiled indifferently.

What is the general trend with Liu Yu, even if Liu Yu understands, what can he do?

It is Liu Bei, not Liu Yu, who is in charge.

Zheng Ping just took the opportunity to let Liu Yu pay attention to Liu Bei.

Liu Yu suddenly reacted, looked at Liu Bei in surprise, and his tone was a little more surprised: "Xuande, did you deliberately send the heirloom jade seal to the old man?" ”

"You know that Gongsun Chan must have installed a fine work under the old man, and I guessed that Gongsun Chan of Yuan Shao will definitely not be able to resist the temptation to support the new monarch."

"So, when Yuan Shao and Gongsun Zan want to support the new monarch, will they remain neutral?"

Ahh

Liu Bei didn't expect Liu Yu to ask like this, and he was a little overwhelmed for a while.

Subconsciously, Liu Bei's eyes gestured to Zheng Ping.

Returning Liu Bei's reassuring look, Zheng Ping shook his fan and said again: "After all, the envoy is not as famous as Da Sima in the sea, only in the remote place of Qingzhou, it is very difficult to sweep away the ambitious people in this world." ”

"If you can't provoke a tiger fight, how can you use your strength to get rid of ambitious people like Dong Zhuo and Yuan Shao?"

"It is true that provoking a tiger to fight will affect the common people."

"If you don't provoke a tiger to fight, won't the tiger harm the people?"

"The generation of tigers and wolves is always the generation of tigers and wolves, and they will not withdraw their fangs because of the fear of cattle and sheep."

"For the sake of the world's plan, when the layout is preemptive, please enter the game, and be a chess player in charge of the chess game, instead of being constrained everywhere, let the tiger and wolf laugh in shame."

"Only in the shortest possible time, eradicating the ambitious people one by one, is the real good policy to make the country and the people safe."

"When there are constant judgments, we can suffer from the chaos and settle the world, and we can't just care about the immediate pros and cons and ignore the future success or failure."

Zheng Ping did not hide his purpose in front of Liu Yu.

Provoking tigers and wolves to fight and borrowing strength to fight has always been Zheng Ping's usual strategy.

Instead of hiding in front of Liu Yu and letting unnecessary disputes arise in Qingzhou in the future, it is better to be honest.

If Liu Yu wants to make trouble, Zheng Ping doesn't mind treating Liu Yu as an outcast.

After all, at the beginning, Zheng Ping was not essentially saving Liu Yu, but wanted Liu Yu's civil and military forces to work for Liu Bei.

Qingzhou.

It's different from Liu Yu's Youzhou!

Zheng Ping's frankness also made Liu Yu gradually become calm.

Thinking of the conversation with the old farmers in the field when he came, Liu Yu also knew very well that Liu Bei was a state pastor who really loved the people.

Although Qingzhou suffered from the scourge of the Yellow Turban, it was devastated and ruined everywhere.

But after more than a year of governance, Qingzhou began to regain its vitality.

Liu Bei's merits are undeniable.

And just as Zheng Ping said, in the remote place of Qingzhou, if you can't lead tigers and wolves to fight, how can you use your strength to fight?

"The people are precious, the community is secondary, and the monarch is light."

"Is this the way that Xuande pursues?"

"Of course, the Son of Heaven needs to be respected, but in front of the people and the community, even the Son of Heaven has to be wronged."

"Old man, you're old!"

The last trace of anger in Liu Yu's eyes also disappeared.

"Xuande, since the old man is the Marquis of Zhu Xu, let's go directly to Zhu Xu." Liu Yu's eyes were clear: "Just let Wu'er and Xian Yufu and Xian Yuyin guard the old man." ”

"The rest, such as Tian Feng, Fu Zhu, Zhao Yun, and some of the civil and military officials who came with the old man, can follow Xuande to Linzi City."

Liu Bei glared at Zheng Ping, and hurriedly said, "Da Sima, the lower official-"

Liu Yu waved his hand and interrupted: "Xuande, your Qingzhou is better governed than the old man's Youzhou, so the old man will not interfere in anything you do in Qingzhou." ”

"The old man is just a recuperating Zhu Xuhou."

"If he needs an old man in the future, Xuande can come to find the old man."

"The old man also wants to see how Xuande restores the tranquility of the society and the peace of the people."

Liu Bei was greatly shocked, and saluted respectfully: "The big Sima is measured, and the officials are deeply respectful." ”

Liu Yu separately summoned the Youzhou civil and military forces who followed, and after carefully explaining to everyone, he took Liu He, Xian Yufu and Xian Yuyin to Zhuxu County.

Liu Bei still ordered Guan Yu to lead troops to escort him.

The rest followed Liu Bei into Linzi City.

This time, there were more than 20 civil and military forces in Youzhou who followed Liu Yu south, and the most important ones for Liu Bei were Fu Zhu, Tian Feng and Zhao Yun.

Tian Feng had been in Qingzhou before, and Liu Bei knew Tian Feng's talent.

And when he was in Yecheng, Liu Bei already knew the ability of Fu Zhu.

Needless to say, Zhao Yun didn't say that Liu Bei had already solicited it.

Night.

Liu Bei set up a banquet in Linzi City.

In addition to Guan Yu, who escorted Liu Yu to Zhuxu, and Tai Shici, who went to Yangzhou, as well as the talents who guarded the counties.

Wen such as Zheng Ping, Liu Hui, Zhang Zhao, Zhang Hong, Zhao Yu, Jian Yong, Sun Qian, Zhuge Jin, Lu Su, Liu Yan, Man Chong, Guo Yuan, Song Lin, etc., Wu such as Zhang Fei, Dian Wei, Tian Yu, Zhao Zhao, Lu Yi, Yu Ban, Chen Dao, etc., were all present.

In addition, today's distinguished guests, Tian Feng, Zhao Yun and more than 20 Youzhou civil and military personnel.

This dinner can be said to be full of talents, both civil and military.

In the middle of the night, Liu Bei asked Chen Zhi to arrange for personal guards to escort everyone home or escort them to the post station, leaving Zheng Ping alone.

Qingzhou has always held the tradition, there is a banquet without wine, and Liu Bei will naturally not get drunk.

"Xianmou, the more than 20 people left by Da Sima, how should this be arranged?" Liu Bei asked.

Although there are more talents, arranging talents to the right positions is still a problem that needs to be solved.

Tonight is a feast, and tomorrow we will have to prepare positions for these people.

You can't come to Qingzhou and stay at home, right?

Zheng Ping pondered and said: "Tian Yuanhao and Fu Gonghe are both good at the general trend, so Jun Ke can leave the two of them in the State Pastoral Mansion to wait. ”

"Zijing recruited the sons of the good families of the six counties of Qingzhou last winter to train the new army, but there is still a lack of a general in the army."

"Zilong can be appointed as the main general, Zijing as the deputy general, and the soldiers and generals are all dressed in white robes, called the white robe battalion."

"Then give the white-robed battalion the post of supervising the six counties of Qingzhou, mainly to crack down on bandits and bandits and prevent thieves from entering the country."

"The rest of the more than 20 civil and military personnel will be assigned to the six counties of Qingzhou to be promoted on merit."

Liu Bei stroked his hair slightly: "Zilong was located on the Zijing when he first came, I'm afraid something is wrong." ”

Zheng Ping said: "Although Zijing is good at training, his martial arts are lacking after all, and it is difficult for Zijing to lead the troops alone, and it will be difficult to rank with the first battalion and the Ruishi battalion." ”

"Zilong and Zijing are both from Jizhou, so it shouldn't be too difficult to get along."

"If you are not at ease, you can summon the Zijing alone and ask for the opinion of the Zijing."

"If Zijing is unwilling, he will set up another battalion and hand it over to Zilong for training."

Liu Bei thought for a while and agreed to Zheng Ping's proposal: "In order to avoid the conflict between the generals, I will discuss with Zijing first, and then make a decision." ”

Not much.

Pull is coming.

Seeing that Zheng Ping intended to let Zhao Yun be the main general, he was quite unconvinced: "Envoy, please forgive me for being blunt, I train my troops with the sons of the six counties and the country, although there are only 700 people at present. ”

"But the generals I selected are all able to read and write, know a little about the art of war, can read documents, and are proficient in pommel horse riding and archery."

"If you want to be the main general, you need to be recognized by these 700 people."

"I don't want to ruin the king's affairs because of private abolition, but I don't want any random person to be able to wait for me to be the main general."

"Tomorrow's school, let Zhao Yun come, if Zhao Yun is better than the generals in the army, I will be convinced."

(End of chapter)