Chapter 36: Shangluo (2)
There are so many skilled soldiers with bows and horses at the entrance of the county government, which naturally attracts the bystanders of good deeds, and many literati who are familiar with the art of war even criticize someone, unlike other ordinary people in the market, who point fingers without scruples.
Ye Zhiqiu, who was standing next to the armor, was incompatible with the metal armor around him because of his miscellaneous silk clothes blended with silk and ramie, which especially attracted the inquiring attention of good deeds. However, well-informed people were everywhere, and they said a few words about Ye Zhiqiu's prestige in the grassland, especially Zhang Su, two wealthy businessmen in Zhongshan, who immediately blocked the mouths of some people.
The derogatory praise of the onlookers is good, for Ye Zhiqiu, who has seen a big scene, it seems that the breeze has nothing to do with it. At this time, most of his attention was focused on "Xuande Gong", secretly assessing the future benevolent and righteous emperor, and pondering the impact of history's deviation from the known trajectory.
"It's a pity, I'm afraid my previous knowledge won't play much of a role, if I want to fool the enhanced version of Liu Bei, I have to collect more information, especially the process of his beginning, Taoyuan's righteous situation, in order to be prepared, as for now, I will temporarily keep to myself and serve as a staff clerk. ”
Ye Zhiqiu saw Liu Bei standing on the steps at the entrance of the county government, with his righteous brother Zhang Fei behind him, and his staff and subordinates on the left and right, looking condescendingly at the six hundred cavalry, occupying a small half of the street, where his eyes turned, the armor soldier there straightened his chest and stomach, and looked extremely energetic, and couldn't help nodding lightly.
"In my opinion, Xuande Gong is very popular with the army, could it be that these armor soldiers are all trained by him personally? By the way, it is said that when Liu Bei raised troops to fight against the Yellow Turban soldiers, he repeatedly took the lead, and he valued righteousness over wealth, no wonder the rangers and heroes supported him and were willing to die under his door. ”
After a rough inspection, Liu Bei smiled with satisfaction, and the subordinates of the staff on the left and right were all smart people, and immediately ordered the servants to bring the mounts of Xuande Gong, and prepared horses for Zhang Fei and others.
Ye Zhiqiu saw Liu Bei skillfully turn over and get on the horse, grabbed the horsewhip with his left hand and pointed to the west gate of the county seat, and then lightly clamped the horse's belly with his legs, and the spiritual horse immediately took small steps and walked slowly on the main road paved with bluestone slabs.
Zhang Fei unhurriedly beat his horse to keep up, and the staff and subordinates boarded a two-wheeled carriage with brisk movements, the two riders were senior handlebar style in the army, and the pole whip was gently raised, exploding a crisp sound in the ears of the horse.
With a "snap", Ye Zhiqiu saw the two horses trembling for a while, tacitly stepping out of the front hooves, and dragging the carriage forward together, the wheels suddenly turned, running over the hard stone pavement, the sound was a little scattered at first, and then it became very regular rhythm.
More than 100 cavalry were divided into two parts, sixty in front, and divided into two groups on the left and right, following and protecting Xuande Gong and others, followed by 500 armor soldiers in formation, and 40 cavalry in the rear.
Ye Zhiqiu followed behind the team, walking relaxed and comfortable, feeling that the team was like a giant beast, stretching his hands and feet to prepare for hunting. When they arrived at the gate of the city, there were many onlookers, many of whom sincerely supported Liu Bei and saw off Xuande Gong, and most of them were reluctant and worried.
The Yellow Turban Rebellion ravaged the place, and it was not only ordinary people who died, but also the gentry and powerful landlords who also suffered heavy losses, thus vacating a large amount of land, which was abandoned without anyone to cultivate and serve.
After Liu Bei took office, he wantonly embezzled these borderless lands under various names, recruited landless farmers as tenants, agreed to rent 60 percent, and when the harvest was bad, he could even use fish and mountain goods to offset the rent, which immediately won the praise of everyone and forced other landlords to follow suit.
Even if some people's interests are damaged and they are not convinced, they can't resist this trend, after all, Liu Bei is in power at this time, and his family has a lot of dead soldiers, and even his private soldiers have begun to be armed, and he is actually the largest landlord in Qing'an County.
Moreover, the smoke and dust raised by the Yellow Turban Rebellion have not completely dispersed, and it is not impossible for bandits to cross the border and loot, and someone suddenly dies.
In short, Liu Bei used various means such as coercion and temptation to rectify the heroes and strongmen of three towns, six townships and eighteen villages in a county, establish a new system with the Liu family as the core, and consolidate his basic plate. Although it is not so that the water cannot be splashed and the needle cannot be inserted, the spies and meticulous works sent by the outside forces have been secretly cut off, which shows the completeness of the system established by this "Xuande Gong".
After the team left the city, passed through the grass market outside, and walked to the Shili Pavilion outside the city, Ye Zhiqiu saw a team of people who had been waiting for a long time, including Su Zhang, two wealthy businessmen from Zhongshan who recommended him, family members who were vaguely similar to Liu Bei, and a big man with a national face, a red face and long hair, and a dignified appearance, and behind him were many horse-drawn two-wheeled flatbeds.
Ye Zhiqiu knew very well in his heart: "Presumably, this is Liu Bei's righteous brother, Guan Yu Guan Yunchang, who is the first in the world." Sure enough, he is a heroic man who values righteousness and lives lightly. When I was down, I didn't have the opportunity to witness it with my own eyes, begging thieves to whitewash their identities, and after entering the military and political group with Liu Xuande as the core, I was indeed a rare battlefield general, a natural general. ”
The inspiration in the dark flashed away, Ye Zhiqiu immediately understood, and secretly wondered in his heart: "According to the time calculation, although there will be a slight discrepancy, with the death of Emperor Liu Hong of the Han Dynasty, the Yellow Turban Rebellion has made the unification of the empire unified, I estimate that the god list has been born, but unfortunately I don't know who it is." In this great era of strategists like clouds, generals like rain, and stars shining, who can dominate the vast earth?"
Ye Zhiqiu involuntarily glanced at Guan Yunchang, the hunch of the innate general star would not be bad, that is to say, the second master would be on the list, and he suddenly fell into deep thought.
This team through the state and county all the way to the west, due to the post road in disrepair, damaged by the war, the daily journey will not exceed 50 miles, according to the normal speed to Luoyang, I am afraid that the season has reached the middle of winter.
However, Liu Bei had already sent someone to prepare it, and the armor and weapons were all removed, and all of them were placed on the flatbed carriage, so that the soldiers could go into battle lightly. If there are bandits and rebels along the way, they will naturally find an opportunity to eat them in one bite, and these wagons can be used to load the spoils.
According to the usual practice, Ye Zhiqiu was also assigned a carriage, he was the most relaxed without long things, some people couldn't look at it, so they put a few bags of black beans, as well as bitter and salty coarse salt, all mixed in the forage, specially supplemented by horsepower concentrate feed.
Only then did the team really set off, and there was a group of cavalry in front of them to open the way, responsible for reconnaissance, inspection of road damage, etc., and communicating the brigade's main formation at any time.
Ye Zhiqiu stood on the carriage and looked at the backs of Liu Bei, Guan Yu and Zhang Fei in deep thought. At this moment, the dark clouds that made up the sky were blown out of the gaps by the wind, sprinkling warm golden sunlight, causing the three people who were not separated from their armor to glow with a faint halo, creating an indescribable mysterious and solemn atmosphere.
Ye Zhiqiu blinked, but he was no longer inspired, and in desperation, he sighed softly, followed the nearby armor, leaned on the carriage, and looked into the distance with the rolling traffic.
"The boundary of more than 1,000 miles is Luoyang, the capital of the Han Empire, the stage for all forces to compete and fight, and it is also an important place for the turbulent era to be opened. ”
"Luoyang, I'm here!"