Chapter 360 Yun Chang, your task is more difficult
Author: smug eyebrows and droopy eyes
Chapter 360 Yun Chang, your task is more difficult
Speaking of which, the relationship between Wen Chou's family and the Yuan family is quite interesting.
The Wen family did not belong to any gentry group. On the one hand, there was no classics knowledge passed down from generation to generation in the family, and on the other hand, none of the ancestors worshiped the famous Han Dynasty scholars.
Logically speaking, people from a border county clan like the Wen family are not qualified to be Yuan's former officials.
Just imagine that Dong Zhuo wanted to be Yuan Wei's younger brother, but Yuan Wei still looked down on him with furrowed eyebrows.
But in the end, the Wen family was lucky enough to catch up with the wave of the times.
In the past, Yuan Feng was the leader of the Yuan family, and all the brothers of the Yuan family were all capable people.
At that time, the strength of Xianbei Tanshihuai was at its peak, and wars between the garrisons of Bingzhou, Youzhou and other counties and Xianbei occurred from time to time. The entire Han Dynasty's frontiers were in a high-risk state at all times.
At that time, although the Yuan family in Runan was a member of the Three Gongs, the party was under strict control at that time. If you were not careful, the family would be in danger of overthrowing.
At that time, the Yuan family was extremely powerful and eye-catching in the court, but the Yuan brothers all understood that prosperity must inevitably decline, and the two generations of emperors Huan Ling were not good people.
Not only the Yuan family, but also other clans and clans, seem to be possessed by glory, but in fact are in danger at every moment.
In order to maintain the longevity of the family, each family has no choice but to sail against the current, retreat if they don't advance, and work hard to expand their strength.
From the perspective of everyone at that time, in addition to expanding the family's power in the gentry, they also secretly played side-by-side with the eunuchs, secretly established good relations, and then attracted the right-wing groups who started their careers with military exploits in border counties, which also increased the family's weight.
A good way.
But at that time, the military families in Youzhou and Bingzhou were much more powerful than the families in Liangzhou.
People from Liangzhou like Dong Zhuo were not at the same level as the military meritorious warriors from the Youzhou border during Tanshihuai's heyday.
When Tan Shihuai was alive, his threat to the Han Dynasty completely exceeded the threat of the Qiang rebellion in the northwest. At that time, Xianbei, under the leadership of Tan Shihuai, did have a certain possibility of overthrowing the Han government in the border counties. This was not the case in the Han Dynasty.
In the history since the founding of the dynasty, it has been almost impossible.
It is precisely because of this that the martial arts groups in Youzhou and Bingzhou have become increasingly prosperous.
At that time, in Liaodong, Liaoxi, Yuyang, Shanggu and other places, there were powerful military clans who could lead the local tribes to fight against Xianbei.
The high-ranking officials in the court began to use the resources at their disposal to bribe and win over these warrior families.
And for these powerful people in border counties, being able to climb up to the gate of the court is also their dream.
The two parties hit it off immediately.
Many distinguished military families in the border counties became the official officials of the imperial court at that stage, including the Wen family of Liaodong.
If this were not the case, it would be difficult for a powerful man like Wen Chou without the inheritance of classics to become Yuan Shao's trusted general in history.
After all, Yan Liang of Qingzhou still more or less belonged to the Zhongyuan family, and the Yan family was also a common surname in Qingzhou. In the past, he also had his own way of becoming an official, which was far from comparable to Wen Chou.
If the person who came to Hebei was not Liu Jian, but Yuan Shao, given the master-slave relationship between the Wen family and the Yuan family, I am afraid that Wen Chou would have brought people from his clan to join Yuan Shao a few years ago.
But for Liu Jian, the Wen family just waited and watched for several years.
No way, this is caused by historical reasons and has nothing to do with Liu Jian's personal ability and charm.
But Liu Jian didn't blame him either.
For a person like Wen Chou, his every move involves the interests of the entire family. If he makes a mistake, he will lose everything and the whole family will be buried with him.
"Yun Chang, brother Bogui." Liu Jian turned to look at the two of them.
"Liaoxi County, Youbeiping, Liaodong vassal state, and Liaodong... there are many heroes who are capable of fighting, but you two alone recommended this Wen Mengzhong to me, you must have deep meaning, right?"
Gongsun Zan said: "De Ran, although there are many people in Youzhou who are capable of fighting, in the eyes of a certain person and Yun Chang, those who can compare with the two of us are none other than Wen Meng Zhong!"
"oh?"
Liu Jian listened and pretended to be very interested: "Does Meng Zhong really have such ability?"
Wen Chou said hurriedly: "I don't dare, I don't dare!"
Guan Yu said: "I have been in Liaodong for many years and have watched the local heroes. I am the only one who is similar to me. He comes from a family with military merit. He understands the tactics of border counties, especially the tactics of cavalry. He is very proficient in them. Even in our
Above all, it would be a pity if such outstanding people are not used."
Liu Jian looked at Wen Chou and said with a smile: "There must be nothing wrong with Yun Chang's recommendation. However, since Meng Zhong comes from a military family, he must be skilled in martial arts, bow and horse. I want to see what you are capable of. Do you agree?"
"
Now that there is no war in Youzhou, Wen Chou is naturally eager to take other opportunities to show off his skills in front of Liu Jian.
Since Liu Jian was willing to let him show off his martial arts skills, Wen Chou was naturally not happy.
"As long as it doesn't taint the general's wisdom, Wen Chou is willing to give it a try."
"good!"
Liu Jian took action and said: "Prepare clothes and armor for Wen and Meng Zhong, and send people to the army to find five warriors above the camp commander level to practice their skills in the school field. I want to see what Meng Zhong can do!"
In fact, Liu Jian knew who won without even looking at the result of this contest.
But the reason why he still did this was actually to give Wen Chou a chance to show off.
He wanted Wen Chou to see that he was willing to give Wen Chou a chance to perform, and after Wen Chou submitted a satisfactory answer, he would reuse him naturally.
When everyone came to the school grounds, Wen Chou changed his armor, mounted his horse, held a long stick, and fought with the opponent assigned to him by Liu Jian.
Liu Jian found five opponents for Wen Chou, and Wen Chou knocked them down one after another.
These five people were all officers of the Jizhou Army who were famous for their force, but under Wen Chou, each of them could not meet more than ten times.
This is because both sides are using sticks, and a small friction cannot knock them off their horses. If they had used weapons on the battlefield, I am afraid that none of them would be able to survive three moves.
Although he already knew the outcome of this contest, Liu Jian was still very pleased.
This is really a strong warrior with great martial arts skills.
He stood up happily and walked quickly to the school grounds.
When Wen Chou saw Liu Jian coming to look for him, he quickly got off his horse.
"General!"
"Bring me the wine!"
Following Liu Jian's instructions, someone had already brought a bottle of fine wine to Liu Jian.
Liu Jian held the wine cup in both hands and delivered it to Wen Chou.
"Meng Zhong is really a heroic man, and God has truly gifted me with talents! You can join our army, temporarily serve as a guard in the army, and follow me. If you have military merit in the future, you will definitely be promoted!"
In Liu Jian's army, everything is based on merit.
Even if Wen Chou was recommended by Guan Yu and Gongsun Zan, it would not be easy to suddenly give him a high-ranking position in the military.
Therefore, just like Zhao Yun, Xia Houlan and Yan Liang, Liu Jian served as a guard ahead of the Chinese army. In this way, he was entrusted with an important task and at the same time, others would not think that Liu Jian was too biased towards the newcomers.
And if you can stay by Liu Jian's side, there are still many opportunities to make meritorious deeds.
As a member of a wealthy family in Liaodong, Wen Chou naturally understood this truth.
He could see that Liu Jian liked him very much and wanted to cultivate and support him.
"Wen Chou thanks my lord for your kindness! From now on, I am willing to serve my lord as well as I can!"
"Okay, Meng Zhong, go change your armor and take a short rest. I will take care of you tonight!"
"Thank you, Lord!"
Wen Chou went to rest with the soldiers, while Guan Yu and Gongsun Zan accompanied Liu Jian from the school field to the city.
"Deran, Youzhou has been established. All the counties in Hebei now respect you. From now on, no one in the world dares to look at you seriously."
After listening to Gongsun Zan's words, Liu Jian felt very relaxed.
However, he also understood that with the three states of Hebei, Qing, and You as the foundation, he had no shortage of basic resources. The next step was to focus on developing internal affairs and accumulating strength.
With Jizhou as the center and deep exploration of the plasticity of Qingzhou and Youzhou, Hebei became the most powerful region of the Han Dynasty... It should be said that it was the most powerful region in the world.
Expanding territory too quickly is not a good thing. If the internal affairs are not carefully sorted out, many hidden dangers will arise.
These hidden dangers must be eliminated within a certain period of time.
The meal must be eaten one bite at a time, and the road must be walked step by step.
After returning to the Jicheng County Office, Guan Yu asked Liu Jian: "Brother, since northern Xinjiang is at peace, can we and other brothers return to Jizhou next?"
Guan Yu's words were rather obscure.
What he wanted to express... was that he, Zhang Fei, Huang Zhong, Gongsun Zan and others led troops to return to Jizhou together with Liu Jian, either to plot the Central Plains or to merge the states.
Take advantage of the momentum and rise!
However, Liu Jian was not in a hurry to do so.
First of all, Liu Bian of Chang'an and the Queen Mother He are still the common rulers of the world.
The Yuan brothers in the south are the leaders of the gentry in the world.
In name, he is the auxiliary minister left behind by the late emperor.
The reason why troops were sent into Qingzhou and Youzhou was because there were rebels in the two states, so things went so smoothly, because it was justified.
But this does not mean that the imperial court will want to see him become powerful for no reason.
Especially when he attacks other states and counties without any reason.
Some people may say that others are also attacking states and counties, and the imperial court has no time to find trouble with them.
But the problem is that Liu Jian's current strength is expanding too fast compared to others.
There are always birds that get the first shot.
Liu Jian did not want Dong Zhuo and Yuan Shao to stand together to guard against him.
In terms of territory, Liu Jian is sufficient for the time being.
The counties under the jurisdiction of Jizhou, Youzhou, and Qingzhou were all the richest counties in the Han Dynasty, and they were also the most advanced counties in various technologies.
As long as Liu Jian governs these three states in his own way, the population, money and food, including the production of materials, and the spread of culture, can overturn most of the world in the future.
From the moment Youzhou fell into Liu Jian's hands, the balance of the Han Dynasty began to tip in Liu Jian's favor.
Looking at the expectant looks in Guan Yu and Gongsun Zan's eyes, Liu Jian told them clearly.
"Yunchang, Bogui, you have to stay here. Compared with the civil strife in the Han Dynasty, your task here must be more arduous!"