After deciding on the word "Li", Gongsun Xun really wanted to leave... It is not easy for the imperial court to delay the appointment of officials, especially when the envoy came this time and did not even mention the official money before taking office.
', I've given you enough face, what else do you want?
So, after waiting for a few days, Gongsun Xun led his Yi Cong, as well as Lu, Shen, Lou, Han, Wang, Wei and others, prepared their chariots and horses, and went ahead. As for Zhao Yun, Feng
The two of them did not intend to stay in Liaodong to serve their mother-in-law like the pregnant Bian Yu, but they said they would leave later and follow them slowly so as not to delay their departure.
There is no way, this is the so-called official travel. With the continuous changes in official positions, a court official may have to spend tens of months to go to one place to take up a post, and then once something happens, he will quickly resign or transfer.
.And this is also an important reason why the imperial court generally only appoints county chief officials, and county chief officials generally only recruit functional officials from the local area.
While maintaining the authority of the central government, we must ensure the continuous operation of the government, right?
But having said that, in the past six months, since the emperor began to systematically "sell officials" on a large scale, the imperial court began to unconsciously and frequently transfer the positions of imperial officials in order to "generate income". As Cao Shangshu of the Ministry of Civil Affairs, Mr. Lu...
Several public petitions were made against this phenomenon, but all ended in silence and no news was heard from them.
In this case, the issue of balance between the center and the local areas becomes even more subtle.
Of course, Gongsun Xun did not think too much about this issue at this time. He was taking advantage of the spring season to stride overland to Handan.
Crossing the Liaohe River, he crossed the famous Yiwulu Mountain in Beizhen, visited his father-in-law and former chief official Zhao Bao, then hurried through Liucheng, Guanzicheng and entered Lulongsai, and then stayed in Lingzhi for two or three days.
, but to gather the elders of the clan to worship the ancestors... And when Gongsun Fan, who was finally preparing to go to Luoyang to serve Liu Kuan, set off on the road again, he had already arrived in the hinterland of Hebei, and even the seemingly distant journey was actually already halfway through.
Already.
It is worth mentioning that the number of righteous followers around Gongsun Xun at this time was far greater than when he went to Liaodong to take office.
In fact, when they came out of Liaodong, a few Yi Cong who had lost their ambitions and were injured in the battle with Goguryeo took a fancy to the wealth and comfort of Liaodong, and then chose to stay in Liaodong and settle down. Gongsun Xun properly arranged for them
There was no additional cavalry from Liaodong in the future. However, when her son left, Aunt Gongsun temporarily added a cavalry team of dozens of people. They were orphans adopted and raised by the Amway over the years. They were mostly planned to be placed on the Amway.
The backbone of the escort team.
Of course, Gongsun Xun understands that these people probably have more confidants than his own. In addition to protecting himself, they may also be acting as eyes and ears to pass on information. This kind of design has been done before, but this time
There are too many people, and it's just too obvious.
But how should I put it? Basically, the relationship between mother and son is natural, and Gongsun Xun also wanted to put his mother at ease, so he simply accepted it straightforwardly.
Then, walking all the way from outside the Great Wall, there were some leaders of the Zahu tribe, who also stole a white horse from somewhere and followed them all the way, including a cousin of Mohu Zang and a cousin of Duan Riyuming.
Cousin. Regarding this, Gongsun Xun, who had just finished using others, was not very good at expelling them, so he pinched his nose and accepted a dozen of them.
Finally, after arriving at the Lingzhi Gongsun clan's family located on the Hebei Plain, there were even more followers.
To be honest, among the people who came around on white horses at this time, they were just the good families from the border counties who came here because of their fame. There were some children of local noble families, children of the Gongsun family, and even some other Qiqi.
In fact, Gongsun Xun didn't like the eight-eight-year-old character, and even Han Dang was a little dissatisfied... However, Gongsun Xun couldn't refuse, and he couldn't even refuse one!
Because these people represent the local aristocratic family, the official surrender of the villagers, and the official recognition of the Gongsun family. They come from all walks of life, and each one of them represents something.
These people choose to follow you. It is a matter of course that you become the Marquis of Wuwu Pavilion, wear the purple ribbon and gold seal, and get the full support of the Gongsun family. As for them, they have no choice but to buy a white horse and pretend to be a
The appearance of an elite warrior is just due to your personal style, Gongsun Xun, and has nothing to do with others.
Therefore, Gongsun Xun finally had no choice but to accept this group of Yi Cong, whose quality and inferiority were obviously uncertain from level to morality, and then prepared to slowly identify and eliminate them after arriving in Handan.
In this way, starting from Lingzhi, Gongsun Xun's White Horse Yicong has actually expanded to the size of two hundred people! And the two hundred people, all riding white horses, swaggered through the city... At this time, it can only be said that fortunately they have arrived in Hebei, where there is a densely populated city.
There are so many people, and they are used to big scenes; fortunately these days, nobles travel in grand ostentation, and it is not uncommon to see thousands of people. Han officials pay more attention to their dignity.
Otherwise, something might go wrong!
But no matter what, it was too eye-catching after all, so Gongsun Xun did not follow the same situation as when he went from Bingzhou to Luoyang. He did not interact with the rangers along the way, nor did he meet any relatives or friends. He just hurried on and quickly headed for Handan.
...Two hundred knights, white horses and red chariots, actually did not stop for a moment.
However, when passing through Zhuojun, Gongsun Xun made an exception and stopped specifically to visit a family and then see another scenery.
A family naturally refers to Lu Zhi's house in Fanyang City... Teacher Lu has been in Luoyang all year round, and has served as the prefect for two times, but he is always alone, and occasionally brings two students to serve him, so his family members
Still at home.
And since Gongsun Xun passed by here, he definitely had no intention of passing by without entering.
As for one scenery, it is somewhere north of Fanyang, belonging to Zhuo County.
"Brother declined the invitation from the prefect of Zhuo County just to see this big tree?" Gongsun Fan, who was traveling with him, stared at the big mulberry tree in front of him and stepped forward to watch with curiosity on his face. "It is indeed something extraordinary. I came here before.
On the way, I felt that the canopy of the tree was like a car hood, and it became even more spectacular when I got closer. It must be...it must be more than five feet long?!"
Gongsun Xun, who was dressed in brocade robes, white horses, purple ribbons and gold seals, looked up in trance, but said nothing and ignored his clan brother.
"Go on, people parked outside the inner gate are not allowed to trample the green seedlings, and people entering the inner gate are not allowed to disturb the common people. Anyone who violates the taboo will go home directly!"
It was spring, and the mulberry picking business was just getting better. Therefore, although there were a large number of knights staying outside the inner door, even the dozens of people who entered the inner door were enough to kill the young and old girls and young and old wives under the big mulberry tree.
They were so frightened that they dispersed. Han Dang also quickly gave instructions on the routine rules, and then he wiped his forehead and stepped forward to watch the trees with the others behind Gongsun Xun and Gongsun Fan.
However, as soon as Han Yigong raised his head, he couldn't help but blurt out: "This big mulberry tree looks like a car cover, why do I seem to have heard someone mention it somewhere?"
"I've heard people say it too." Lu Fan on the side also frowned at first, but after all, he was smarter than Han Dang, so he suddenly laughed. "And the person who spoke is probably coming out soon!"
Han Dang was still a little confused, and the others were curious and asked after hearing the words, but Gongsun Xun at the front still turned a deaf ear and just stared up at the tree in trance.
But soon, to the northwest of the big tree, separated by a fence and a mud wall, an ordinary family's courtyard with a white cloth hanging on it began to become noisy like other places in the neighborhood.
"Are you here?!" A young man suddenly opened the door and came in, but was shocked. "Why are there so many people?"
By the way, there were about a dozen young men with swords sitting casually in the courtyard, and there were also a few bad horses scattered around. At this time, when someone suddenly came in, everyone below looked around and ignored this person, while the leader sat on the mat in the courtyard.
Among the four people, one remained expressionless, two frowned, and one simply turned over and lay down.
"Abei!" The young man who came in urged him immediately when he saw this. "Get up quickly. There are many people coming down from the big tree outside. They thought it was a noble person visiting, but they didn't summon the village chief or clan elder, so my father sent me here.
I’m calling you, and I want you and I to greet you together, and by the way, I want to ask you clearly.”
As soon as these words came out, one of the two frowning people, a young man with a thick beard and a strong body, immediately stood up holding a knife and said: "You people go to welcome nobles, why do you need to let Xuande do this?"
Such a mean thing?!"
The visitor was not afraid, and immediately got angry: "You are really rude. The elders in our clan have been sent on a mission, so why should the younger generation be so noble? Aren't I going to greet you too?!"
At this point, the man turned his head again and looked at the man with an unchanging expression. "Abei, you are the same, it was fine before, but now you are in filial piety, why can't you control your temper and associate with these people? You and I
The reason why I accepted Master Lu’s guidance was to have a promising career, so am I just going to be a ranger leader for the rest of my life?!"
"What do you mean?!" As soon as he said this, the other frowning man became furious and even pulled out a knife. "Do you look down on us rangers?!"
"Hold on!" At this time, he stood up first, and then the young man with signs of beard stretched out his hand to stop the other party. Although he was also angry, his words were clear. "This Liu Deran is a brother of the Xuande clan, so he
It's because he's rude, and we have no reason to draw a sword in a place where people's families live together!"
"Deran," when things got to this point, the fair-faced and beardless man, that is, Liu Bei, of course could no longer sit back and ignore it, so he stood up and responded calmly. "Don't be offended, these people are all my friends, listen.
It is said that my mother has passed away and she came here specifically to pay her respects. It is because of the etiquette. Many of them have also studied from famous scholars. As for the courtesy, please wait a moment. I will tidy up my appearance and then go with you...
…”
Upon hearing this, Liu Deran looked at the hemp rope tied around the other party's waist and the white cloth strip tied on his forehead. He couldn't help but sigh, then shook his head, folded his hands and leaned against the door to wait.
On the other side, Liu Bei did not rush to tidy up his clothes. Instead, he turned his head and bowed slightly to the man who drew the sword: "Alu, the commotion in the house makes you laugh."
The young ranger named A Lu was also embarrassed when he saw this situation, so he quickly inserted the knife back, and then admitted that he was too impulsive.
"My uncle didn't send Deran here to look down on me." Liu Bei further explained seriously to the people around him at this time. "Deran and I are the only ones in the clan who have studied under famous teachers, and we also studied in Luozhong. Uncle
This move is to rely on the knowledge of the two of us, but it is an act of respect."
As soon as these words came out, the tempers of the several rangers here and Liu Deran at the door were all gone.
When Liu Bei saw this, his face was still expressionless, neither happy nor angry. He just entered the room, found a dusty beam crown, wiped it carefully and put it on, and then prepared to go with Liu Deran to 'welcome' the noble... By the way
, when the horse's hoofbeats were heard just now, several rangers had already noticed it, but they were just talking and did not have time to check, and Liu Deran had already entered first.
"Xuande, please stay here!"
Just as Liu Bei walked to the door, the young man lying on the mat suddenly turned over and called to him.
"What advice can Xianhe have?" Liu Bei asked softly.
By the way, the man who was lying before was named Geng Yong. He had just come of age this year. He was the same age as Liu Bei. His given name was Xianhe. He was a descendant of a declining family who moved from Jizhou to Zhuoxian two years ago. Because the surname Geng was in
The pronunciation of Youzhou is the same as that of Jian, so he actually changed his surname directly and called himself Jian Yong, which shows that he is arrogant and arrogant.
"Indeed," Geng Yong, or Jian Yong, stretched out and stood up after hearing this. "No matter who this noble person is, you can't lose your prestige, Xuande. Why don't we go out and line up together?"
Neat, to serve as a foil for you...what do you think?"
All the rangers in the courtyard cheered loudly, even the bearded man and the two named A Lu also nodded slightly. Liu Deran frowned and thought for a moment, probably because he felt that this also increased the prestige of himself and the Liu family, so he did not
be opposed to.
"Then thank you for your hard work, brothers." Liu Bei looked around and saw that no one objected, so he calmly bowed and thanked him.
Having said that, when a dozen knights dressed in civilian clothes walked out of the door, ready to puff out their chests and show off their majesty, facing dozens of white horses and dozens of capable warriors under the big mulberry tree, it was also
I was so scared that I couldn't even move my feet.
Looking closely, there were only Liu Deran, Liu Bei, Jian Yong, the bearded man, and A Lu who could barely hold his nerve.
"Zhuoxian Liu Deran, Liu Bei... have met noble people/guests!"
In the middle of the white horse in the water, after holding on and moving forward to the tree, the brothers of the clan bowed and saluted while speaking loudly, but there was an obvious mistake in coordination.
In response, two seemingly uncontrollable laughters immediately came from the group of people in bright and colorful clothes in front of them.
Liu Deran, who lowered his head, turned red from holding back, and couldn't help turning his head slightly to glare at Liu Bei. Although the latter had no expression on his face, he slightly pursed his lips with only a hint of fluff by lowering his head.
Gongsun Xun, who had been looking at the tree, finally turned his head when he heard this, then passed Lu Fan and Han Dang, who couldn't help laughing just now, and came straight to the brothers surnamed Liu.
Not to mention the group of rangers behind them who were already stunned and even panicked. Liu Bei and Liu Deran couldn't help but look up at almost the same time... because the two people's bows did not delay their first sight of the person wearing a belt around their waist.
The purple ribbon and gold seal!
Gongsun Xun destroyed Goguryeo, and then naturally made him a marquis...but he also went directly to his post as soon as possible. There may have been information and preparations at Lingzhi's place, and official documents were naturally spread along with it, but Zhuo Zhuo
How could the people here in the county know so quickly?
As a result, Liu Bei now gradually began to feel a little indistinct about his emotions and anger. When he raised his head, he was no less astonished than Liu Deran next to him!
"Brother!"
"Brother Xun!"
"A Bei, Deran." Gongsun Xun held up one of them with one hand, and took advantage of the situation to look at the two of them, who still had vague outlines of teenagers. He also took a serious look at the white cloth on Liu Bei's forehead under his crown, and couldn't help but sigh. "Goodbye.
After so many years, I meet my old friend again, but I can’t find him in time! Ah Bei...has the immortal passed away?"
As soon as these words came out, both Liu Bei and Liu Deran were suddenly moved, as if they were reminiscing about the passing years at the same time, and their emotions were shocked... However, the former became more and more sad when thinking about his deceased mother; while the latter saw the achievements of his senior brother in front of him, and he couldn't help but be a little surprised.
.
In fact, the knights behind Liu Bei had the same twists and turns... They were disapproving at first, then they were shocked and frightened when they saw the power and the golden seal of the purple ribbon. Finally, they saw that this young nobleman turned out to be
Senior brothers Liu Bei and Liu Deran also felt secretly happy at the same time.
"A Bei, I didn't notice the mourning on you just now. I was so happy when I saw you that I couldn't help but laugh out loud. Please don't take it off!" After Han Dang and Lu Fan looked at each other, they also hurriedly stepped forward to pay their respects solemnly.
"Senior Brother Ziheng! Brother Yi Gong!" Liu Bei naturally hurriedly returned the greetings one by one.
"Last spring, Senior Brother Han went to Fanyang to visit Master Lu's house. He said that Senior Brother has become a Minister, which made me very impressed." At this time, Liu Deran couldn't help but help Gongsun Xun to lift him up.
The arm became chattering non-stop. "How come you got the purple ribbon and gold seal again in one year?"
"I raised troops in Liaodong and destroyed Goguryeo," Gongsun Xun also responded calmly. "I just made Wulutinghou..."
Hearing this, the rangers behind Er Liu became more and more stunned, and even the three people in front also opened their eyes wide.
Gongsun Xun looked at these people and pretended not to care. He just grabbed Liu Bei's arm and said loudly to the people behind him: "These two people are Zhuojun Liu Bei and Liu Deran. They are both with me and Liu Deran."
Classmate Ziheng is a junior fellow student of Master Lu in Fengshi Mountain, and he and Yi Gong are also old friends...Afan, Zhengnan, you might as well come and get to know him."
When Gongsun Fan, Shen Pei, Lou Gui, Wang Xiu and others heard this, they also collected their thoughts and stepped forward to pay homage... In other words, only then did Gongsun Xun know that Liu Bei's mother had not survived the winter illness and had just passed away.
After more than a month, since he was the only one left in the household, he asked the elders of the clan to give him the expected word Xuande.
Everyone sighed after hearing this... Some people sighed that Liu Bei had lost his temper since childhood, and now that he has lost his mother, no wonder he has become so mature, as if he was a different person; some people sighed, no wonder Gongsun Xun would do this to him.
These characters took a special look, and it turned out that they had similar fates. Their fathers died early and they were raised by widowed mothers. Others lamented that Liu Bei was unlucky. Since this was filial piety, it meant that Gongsun Xun was willing to support him.
It’s not easy!
Of course, no matter what, since I know this and are a classmate, I naturally have to go inside and worship as a ritual.
After the brief worship at Liu Bei's home was completed, Liu Bei had no choice but to borrow mats from neighboring houses, spread them under the big mulberry tree, and sit down to reminisce about the past because his courtyard was so narrow.
It was at this moment that Gongsun Xun suddenly smiled and waved at the civilian rangers and said, "Are you my brother's friends? You might as well come and sit here!"
Gongsun Fan, who was judging the match, and Wang Xiu all frowned when they heard this, but after all, they respected Gongsun Xun and didn't say anything.
But Liu Deran immediately explained: "Jun Hou, this is Xuande's friend!"
As soon as these words came out, Lu Fan, Lou Gui, and Han Dang immediately frowned. For a while, only Liu Bei looked normal.
However, Gongsun Xun didn't take it seriously at all. He just smiled and looked at the rangers carefully. What made him feel excited was that the tall young man with a beard was indeed the first one to come over.
"This is my life-and-death friend! It's..."
"Let the strong man speak for himself." Liu Bei quickly stepped forward to introduce, but was stopped by Gongsun Xun with a wave of his hand.
"I've seen the king," he said. Although this man looks heroic, he still maintains his etiquette.
That's right! Gongsun Xun couldn't help but secretly thought when he saw this.
"My surname is Qian Zhao. I just picked up my first name later this year and am called Zijing. I am from Guanjin, Anping, Jizhou!" The man held his hands in his hand and said slowly. "My brother Xuande cut his neck in life and death. Now that I can see you, you are the king."
Lucky for you!"
Gongsun Xun was confused for a moment.
——————I am the dividing line 1 of picking mulberry——————
"Qian Zhao, courtesy name Zijing, was born in Anpingguan, Tianjin. He and Liu Bei had the same heroic relationship as Shao Shuo, and they were friends who cut their necks. In the second year of Guanghe in the later Han Dynasty, I met Taizu under the mulberry tree in front of Beimen." - "
