Tian Yu was really moved, and he was very surprised. He didn't expect that his thoughts would be known to Zhou Wen'an. How did he know? He had never mentioned it to anyone!
Is this person like a god?!
I hesitated for many days and wanted to leave, but it was always difficult to open my mouth. After all, it was me who took the initiative to join Liu Xuande in the first place.
It took a lot of effort to think of saying goodbye and returning home on the grounds of being an elder mother. Liu Shijun was a man who would not force him to stay. He came to see him just now just to say this.
But Zhou Wen'an guessed what he was thinking, and now Liu Shijun said it in advance. If he said it again, even if it was true, it would become false.
"Guo Rang, Guo Rang..."
When Liu Bei saw Tian Yu standing silently, he shouted twice.
Tian Yu came back to his senses and said hurriedly: "Nothing has happened yet. Although Yu's mother is old, she still has her brothers taking care of her at home. Since Yu is following the envoy, how can she ask to leave without fulfilling her ambitions?"
"Hahaha... It's better not to have it. I'm really afraid that you will leave me. With your talents, you can definitely achieve great things with me. By the way, what did you want to see me for just now?"
Although Tian Yu denied it, Liu Bei saw the change on his face and felt that what Zhou Ping said was right.
This Zhou Wen'an is incredible.
"Uh..." Tian Yu hesitated for a moment and then said, "To be honest with you, I came here just to recommend Zhou Wen'an to you. This person can understand the general trend of the world. Although what I said before is not trustworthy.
But what he said is that if you are appointed to Yuzhou and live in Xiaopei, I am afraid that there is really nothing you can do. Yuzhou is a place of four wars, and there is no danger to rely on. Based on this, it is difficult to fight for supremacy. If you want to achieve great things, you must get Xuzhou, and even more
You must have Zhou Wen'an."
Tian Yu was so anxious that he didn't know what to say, so he could only say that he was here to recommend Zhou Ping to Liu Bei.
In fact, he sincerely recommends him now. He may not have paid much attention to Zhou Ping before, but judging from what Liu Bei just said, this Zhou Ping not only guessed his own thoughts, but also saw Liu Bei's current situation, and he had expected that.
There are many things going on, which shows that this person's talents are far better than mine.
Liu Bei was overjoyed and asked anxiously: "Oh, does the state minister also think that I must capture Xuzhou? Then when do you think I can capture Xuzhou?"
"Cao Cao and Lu Bu are competing for Yanzhou. There is not much difference in power between the two sides. It is difficult to decide the victory or defeat in a short time, and they will have no time to take care of Xuzhou. Tao Gongzu sent his envoy to live in Xiaopei, which shows that he has no intention of retreating and giving up the state. From this point of view,
, if you capture Xuzhou, I am afraid it will be within a year at the earliest. By then, Cao Cao may be able to repel Lu Bu, and Cao Cao will definitely attack Xuzhou three times, so that you can take advantage of it... Why, there are still people
Do you think the envoy must go to Xuzhou? Could it be Zhou Wen'an?"
Tian Yu noticed the word "ye" that Liu Bei said.
"Haha... Yes, Zhou Wen'an said the same thing. What's different from you is that he thinks I can get to Xuzhou within half a year." Liu Bei said with a smile.
"Half a year! How is that possible? What did he say?" Tian Yu asked hurriedly.
Liu Bei looked around to make sure there was no one there, then lowered his voice and told Tian Yu what Zhou Ping said to him.
Hearing Tian Yu nod frequently: "In this way, it is very possible that what Wen An said is very true. Just wait for the good news. I will seize Xu and plan for the world. Zhou Wen'an is a thoughtful and far-sighted person. No matter what,
You must get help from this person, don’t miss it!”
He admired Zhou Wen'an more and more, who was four years younger than him.
"Mr. Wen'an has promised that when the Xuzhou officials come to greet me, he will come to help me." Liu Bei twisted his short beard and smiled, suddenly thinking of using military rations to save the people, "By the way, now the states are suffering from locust plagues, and the people have no food.
If we harvest, we will definitely be hungry. I want to use part of the military rations to help the people, what do you think?"
At this moment, Jian Yong also came and heard what Liu Bei said.
Jian Yong and Liu Bei were from the same county. They had known each other since childhood. Like Guan Yu and Zhang Fei, they had followed Liu Bei in his career early and were one of the people Liu Bei trusted.
Tian Yu is from Yuyang County in Youzhou. Although he is from a different county from Liu Bei, he has defected to Liu Bei since the sixth year of Zhongping. He was only nineteen years old at that time and has been following him for five years now. He is also deeply trusted by Liu Bei.
man of.
It's just that Liu Bei doesn't have the rank of general now and can't assign them formal military positions. As people from Youzhou, they can't serve as officials in Yuzhou. They are not qualified as prefects and county magistrates. Currently, they can only work with Fengji Xu You in Yuan Shao.
Just like everyone else, he followed Liu Bei as a guest.
Jian Yong had the same reaction as Guan Yu at that time: "Save the people with military rations? No more recruiting troops?"
Tian Yu did not answer immediately, but lowered his head slightly, thought for a moment, and then raised his head and said: "I think it is feasible. The former governor Guo Gong killed the Yellow Turbans in the battle. The 30,000 soldiers and horses in Yuzhou were killed and only a few thousand were left. So you are now
If you are determined to be in Xuzhou, the recruitment of troops can be stopped or postponed. Make the king be benevolent and righteous and not bear the people to starve. This move will surely win the hearts of the people and bring great blessings in the future."
After Sun Jian's death, the Chang'an court appointed Guo Gong as the governor of Yuzhou, Hu Shou as the pastor of Jizhou, and Jin Shang as the governor of Yanzhou.
However, Jizhou was already occupied by Yuan Shao, and Yanzhou was occupied by Cao Cao. Neither Hushou nor Jin Shang could take up their posts.
Later, Hu Shou wanted to use the power of the Black Mountain bandits to drive away Yuan Shao, but was killed by Yuan Shao when he attacked the Black Mountain bandits. Jin Shang also defected to Yuan Shu. In the fourth year of Chuping, Yuan Shu led troops into Chenliu to help him recapture Yanzhou, but was killed
Cao Cao was defeated and ran to Jiujiang.
However, no one occupied Yuzhou at that time, and Guo Gong took office smoothly.
Liu Pi, He Yi, Huang Shao and others gathered tens of thousands of Yellow Turbans to cause rebellion in Runan and Yingchuan. Guo Gong originally led his troops to suppress the Yellow Turbans, but happened to encounter Lu Bu's attack on Yanzhou, so he led his troops to Juancheng City, hoping to
Take the opportunity to capture Yanzhou.
After seeing Xun Yu in the city, he knew that Xiahou Dun had led troops from Puyang back to Baojuan City and it was difficult to break through, so he led his troops to attack the Yellow Turbans, but was defeated and killed, and his troops and horses suffered heavy losses.
Because of this, Tao Qian was able to appoint Liu Bei as the governor of Yuzhou, but he only asked Liu Bei to move the state's administrative area from Qiao County to Xiaopei.
Liu Bei looked at Jian Yong and said: "The people are hungry, how can I have enough to eat? The country is based on the people, and food is the first thing for the people. I can't have no soldiers, but I can't have no people!"
Although Jian Yong didn't know about his desire to capture Xuzhou, based on his understanding of Liu Bei, Liu Bei could definitely do such a thing as providing military rations to help the people, so he said nothing more.
Liu Bei sent someone to call the military commander.
The officials under the governor of the prefecture mainly include Biejia, Zhizhong, chief bookkeeper, bookkeeper, soldier, etc., and each prefecture in the prefecture has a minister. Under these duties, there are also
Many clerks and waiters fight against the petty officials.
Needless to say, in Biejia and Zhizhong, the chief bookkeeper is responsible for the documents, the bookkeeper is responsible for the amount of money and food, and the Bingcao is responsible for the military. Therefore, the recruitment of troops is the responsibility of the Bingcao.
Hearing that the recruitment of troops was to be stopped immediately, the soldiers were in a dilemma: "Your Majesty, the prefectures and counties have not formally recruited soldiers yet, but... only more than a hundred people from Runan are already on the way. It is said that these more than a hundred people are all righteous followers."
After your envoy went to the state to take up his post, he took the initiative to join us because he heard about his benevolence and righteousness. According to the itinerary, he should be able to reach Xiaopei tomorrow. Do these people need to be sent back to the county?"
Liu Bei waved his hand and said: "Since they are voluntary servants who came to surrender and are on their way, don't send them back to the county. Bring them to me when they arrive tomorrow."
Since these people are loyal people, they can be recruited as their own tribe.
Zhou Wen'an is right, Dong Zhuo gathers people for profit, and the people cannot be loyal for a long time. He gathers people for justice, and his loyalty is far beyond that of Dong Zhuo's soldiers.
The soldier Cao left after fulfilling his promise, and Tian Yu and Jian Yong also left one after another.
Liu Bei was lying on the couch, closing his eyes and taking a rest. At the same time, he was thinking about what Zhou Ping had said today. But after a while, the official came again to report: "Your Majesty, Pei ordered Feng Yong to see you."
Feng Yong was the magistrate of Peixian County, and he was one level shy of the Prime Minister of Pei County between him and the governor. They had little contact with each other, so even if something happened, he would usually be received by Zhizhong.
However, Yuzhou has not yet been ruled, and Liu Bei lives in Xiaopei. Peiling is close to the water tower, first come first moon, and Liu Bei can often be seen.
"What's wrong with him?"
Liu Bei did not let him in immediately, but wanted to know if there was anything important. He went out to Feng County and rode back and forth for more than eighty miles. He was tired enough. If there was nothing important, he would talk about it another day.
"Magistrate Feng only said that there are good things going on." The official responded cautiously.
"Then let him in."
Liu Bei sat up and soon saw Feng Yong coming in with a smile on his face.
"What's the good thing?" Liu Bei asked calmly.
"Your Majesty, haha... Your Majesty has no heirs yet. I heard that there is a beautiful woman in Meiren Township, Pei County, who is eighteen years old. Her name is Gan Qian. Oh, she is the daughter of a poor family.
The lower official thought that I could take her as my concubine... or that I could have some sons for you."
Pei Ling Feng Yong had a flattering smile on his face, which made Liu Bei quite disgusted, but he was also very interested in what he said.
Men all love beauties, and Liu Bei does too, but women are not as important as other things in his heart.
He had recently lost his legitimate wife, and now he was thirty-four years old, but he was still alone with no children, and he was very anxious about the issue of heirs.
Since this Gan Qian is a daughter of a poor family, and given Liu Bei's current status as governor of a state, of course she cannot be his wife, but can only be his concubine.
"What does his father wish?"
Liu Bei asked again, what is the age difference after all, and what's more, I still let her be my concubine.
"Haha... The lower official must first come and ask the envoy. If the envoy is willing, the lower official will go and tell the Gan family that it will be a blessing for this girl to marry the envoy as his concubine. Don't worry, the Gan family will
I will agree, I will send someone to tell them tomorrow, haha..."
Liu Bei waved his hand: "Well, let's go."
"promise."
Feng Yong still had a smile on his face and slowly exited the room.
