Liu Bei led the soldiers of the Northern Army and took Yang Biao, the governor of Jingzhou, and many of his prefects to the Sili area.
As soon as I stepped into Sili, I saw the military camp in front of me. The camp was located on the road from Nanjun into Sili. There were banners and flags, and the sound of war drums coming from the camp could be heard in the distance.
Discovering something strange here, Guan Yu quickly asked the soldiers to stop. When they left, there was still no garrison here. Of course, the other party also discovered their presence, and saw only a few knights flying towards Liu Bei.
He reined in his horse in front of the others and looked at them.
"May I ask if the person here is a brother from the Northern Army?"
The knight asked. Liu Bei looked at Guan Yu who was standing aside. Guan Yu stepped forward and said, "Guan Yu, the captain of the Northern Army, is here. Which camp are you from?"
Hearing Guan Yu's words, a burst of laughter came from all the way. A man rode a horse and slowly came to Guan Yu. He lowered his head, looked at Guan Yu, and said slowly: "Where is Guan Yu, the captain of the Northern Army? Is he still there?"
Why don’t you come and pay homage to Captain Sili!!”
Guan Yu snorted coldly and was speechless. Liu Bei on the side stepped forward and said with a smile: "It turns out he is the Hua Xiaowei. I wonder what the Hua Xiaowei has to do with this place?"
When Hua Xiong saw Liu Bei, he also dismounted and asked the soldiers on the side to lead him. He said helplessly: "It's not your business yet. Your Majesty asked me to come and hand over the prisoners. I just finished handling Sili's affairs and returned the prisoners."
I haven't been able to rest for a few days, so I have to come here to wait for you. If I had known that the commander-in-chief was so busy, I would have given up my job. I should have replaced Mr. Dong as the commander-in-chief. It's a pity that I gave it to him in the first place.
That kid is Sun Jian.”
Liu Bei smiled and said, "It's really hard to be a captain. What do you think, Your Majesty?"
"Let me take these people back. As for you, His Majesty said, keep going."
Liu Bei narrowed his eyes and continued to work... He probably understood the emperor's thoughts, nodded, looked at Guan Yu beside him, and said: "Excuse me, Lieutenant, for the handover." Hua Xiong walked forward directly,
He took Guan Yu and went to hand over the prisoner. He was still talking all the way. Guan Yu didn't say a word and couldn't get rid of him. Liu Bei watched the two of them walk away and called Man Chong over.
"Bo Ning, you must have understood the emperor's intention. After handing over the prisoners to the Hua Xiaowei, we will set off immediately. Please excuse me to go to Yizhou. I will go to Yangzhou. Now, the traitors in Jingzhou have been eliminated. I believe that the traitors everywhere are also
We were frightened after hearing the news and were in constant panic. At such a time, we also went to these two places to frighten the traitor Xiaoxiao's heart so that he would not dare to cause harm to the people again."
Man Chong nodded, but then said: "When I go to Yizhou, I can borrow soldiers from the Southern Army to help me. Your Excellency will take Lieutenant Guan to Yangzhou and I will go to Yizhou alone."
The two discussed for a long time, and then Hua Xiong and Guan Yu came over. Hua Xiong was still saying something. Guan Yu came over and nodded towards Liu Bei. Liu Bei said: "Hua Xiaowei, we still have something to say."
I have something to do, so I won’t bother you and I’ll take my leave!!”
Guan Yu was still speechless and was about to leave following Liu Bei. Hua Xiong grabbed Guan Yu's arm, stared at him, and said seriously: "Come back earlier, Captain Yuan, he misses you very much."
Hearing Hua Xiong's words, Guan Yu was stunned and asked: "Isn't he recovered? You?"
Hua Xiong suddenly laughed, nodded, and said: "He has indeed recovered. It's just that you haven't visited the captain since you were transferred to the Northern Army. Come back early and pay him a visit."
Guan Yu nodded, bowed gently to Hua Xiong, said "take care", and then left Sili.
Watching Guan Yu go away, Hua Xiong smiled and sent him away. When Guan Yu disappeared into the distance, Hua Xiong's face showed a rare trace of sadness.
Liu Bei and Man Chong returned to Jingzhou and immediately divided into two groups. Liu Bei took Guan Yu and 600 soldiers from the Northern Army to Yangzhou. Man Chong only led more than 200 people to Yizhou. Liu Bei wanted to take advantage of this opportunity.
, scare the restless big families in the south and let them see the power of the Emperor's Sword. Only after they have tasted it once will they be afraid and not dare to do it again!
At this time, official education became secondary, and the primary target turned to the powerful families in the south. These traitors who oppressed the people and ignored the law finally had cruel officials who could control them.
When everyone in Yangzhou heard that Liu Bei was coming, they seemed to have gone back decades ago. At that time, they were also the same group. At that time, when they heard that Wang Fu was coming, these people were so frightened that they could not stand it.
He was so frightened that he directly committed suicide. Now that Liu Bei has come, he has the same posture as when Wang Fu arrived. When Wang Fu first arrived in Yangzhou, he severely punished the local powerful families. More than ten years later, today's Yangzhou wealthy families are still not satisfied.
Dare to be too arrogant.
This is the difference between suffering and not suffering.
Fortunately, they also had experience. They quickly dismissed their tenants, gave them farmland, subsidized local official schools, and some even helped build Chidao. In short, before Liu Bei actually arrived, they could do as much as they could. Yangzhou officials were supposed to
Happy, after all, this series of actions of the powerful clans are all increasing their political achievements, but they are not happy. They have heard that after Liu Bei arrived in Jingzhou, no one from the governor to the prefect could
Escaped!!
All of them were transported to Luoyang and put directly into Tingwei Prison, where they are being severely interrogated.
Of course, there are also those who are not afraid. The governor of Yangzhou is called Jushou. This person's experience is also quite miraculous. He promoted Xiaolian to an official, and later served as a county magistrate, captain, etc. in Youzhou. Later, the scientific merit assessment was formalized.
In order to proceed, this person resigned from his original official position, participated in the assessment, and won the double crown of agriculture and economics, so he was reused by Emperor Xiaokang. He served as the prefect of Nanpi in Jizhou, and later as the governor of Qingzhou, and later as the governor of Qingzhou.
Yangzhou governor.
This person is also one of the few local officials with a low background and good political ability. After he arrived in Yangzhou, he devoted himself to water conservancy. He believed that Yangzhou could actually be developed very easily because of the land here.
It is fertile and has countless arable land. Unfortunately, there are fewer people. However, the small number of people means that the people here are richer than other areas. Jushu began to go all out to build water conservancy, make full use of Yangzhou's characteristics, and add more high-quality arable land.
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When Liu Bei arrived in Yangzhou, contrary to Jingzhou, no one came to receive him.
All the way to Wu County, he could not see any officials who came to greet him. This made Liu Bei confused. Guan Yu on the side was a little angry. He said: "It must be the officials here who learned about Jingzhou.
Liu Gong is dissatisfied, so he is so rude. Liu Gong is waiting. I will take people to the Governor's Mansion immediately!!!" Liu Bei quickly stopped him and said: "The arrests we made with Jingzhou earlier were for state affairs.
It's not a personal enmity."
"I came here because of the emperor's order. How can I arrest local officials at will just because I didn't come to greet him??"
After convincing Guan Yu, Liu Bei remembered the scenes he saw along the way. Unlike Jingzhou, Yangzhou was in full swing. Everyone was busy. You could see the Chidao being built on the road, and the
There are rivers and canals, and the huge Xiping overturns. The governor here looks different from Yang Biao. Even though Sili previously concealed the situation of Sili's captain, so many water conservancy measures cannot be faked. At least this
It also took more than half a year to build.
When they arrived at the governor's mansion, Liu Bei did not delay and directly informed him of his identity. Sure enough, hearing that Liu Bei had arrived, the officials here were still a little scared. Many people secretly observed Liu Bei and did not dare to speak. The entire mansion suddenly became silent.
However, the governor was not here. Some officials got up and took Liu Bei to find the governor. The group walked for a long time, but Liu Bei did not let Guan Yu go to various places to monitor, and took him with him.
Unlike Man Chong, Guan Yu knew how to fight, but for such civil affairs, Liu Bei still had to do it himself.
When they followed the officials to a rural pavilion by the river, they saw Jushou, the governor of Yangzhou, who was following many officials, making maps and discussing the strategy of diverting water to irrigate the farmland.
Seeing that they were busy, Liu Bei also took a look at the person in front of him. Jushu was wearing short clothes and had a dark complexion. This was the mark of being in the wild for many years.
The official came forward to report, and Ju Shou stood up, saw Liu Bei in the distance, and gave a few more instructions before walking over.
Looking at the governor in front of him who looked like an old farmer, Liu Bei took the lead and paid homage to him: "Greetings to Duke Ju!"
Jushou also returned the gift, found a clean place, and sat down. Liu Bei smiled and asked, "Do you want to build a canal here?" Jushou nodded, pointed to the distance, and said, "I'm ready.
Three thousand hectares of cultivated land have been cultivated here. Recently, many Yangzhou people have fled to Jiaozhou. There are only a few people in Yangzhou, so I can only go and learn from Liu Gong, the former governor of Jiaozhou." He recounted his inner plan one after another.
Liu Bei nodded and listened carefully.
Jushou then looked at Liu Bei and said, "Didn't Mr. Liu come here with orders to capture local traitors? Why are you here? But you need my help?"
"There is no need to trouble Duke Ju. Since Duke Ju is here in Yangzhou, I think there is no need for me to monitor him." Liu Bei praised with a smile. Ju Shou stood up and said angrily: "As an important minister of the temple, you are under the order of the emperor.
How can you say something like this? You must be serious about doing things." He began to teach him a lesson. Liu Bei was stunned and could only nod his head and said he was taught.
Liu Bei was still driven away by Jushu and asked him to monitor irregularities. Liu Bei was still a little confused. He had never thought that there were such strange people in the world. Everyone was afraid of finding out something. This person was better, urging him.
Go check it out yourself, you are such a stubborn old man!!
Liu Bei had no choice but to leave with Guan Yu. As they walked on the road, both Liu Bei and Guan Yu were silent.
"Tell me, Changsheng, is Mr. Ju more of a supervisor than me?"
"Jugong is a good official."
"Yes, there are many traitors, but fortunately there are more sages who care about their country and the people. It is because of them that I am so strong."
"Where should we check next?"
"Let's go to every county. If we don't find out anything, I don't think Mr. Ju will bypass us."