Established a millennium family since King Wu defeated Zhou

Chapter 649
The torrential river passes through the plain county in the north of Qingzhou, and then rushes into the Bohai Sea.

Liu Bei's army quickly defeated several remaining armies on the north bank of the river and then crossed the river directly to the south. To the south of the river were two extremely important counties in Qingzhou.

Le'an Kingdom and Jinan Kingdom.

Under the general trend of reducing the number of kingdoms in the Later Han Dynasty, Qingzhou was an exception. The kingdoms, principalities, and princes in Qingzhou occupied most of the land in Qingzhou.

In addition to the two kingdoms on the south bank of the great river, there are also kingdoms such as Jiaodong Kingdom, Beihai Kingdom, Jibei Kingdom, and Jidong Kingdom, as well as princely states such as Qi Dukedom and Luhou Kingdom.

Although Yinghou Kingdom is mainly active in Yanzhou, its administrative division is also in Qingzhou, and it is also an important throat of the tributary of Surabaya.

Although Liu Beijun is a typical wandering army, its strength is quite extraordinary.

When he was in Zhuojun, there were rich local businessmen Zhang Shiping and Su Shuang who supported him with money because they admired him.

After he and Gongsun Zan parted ways, and after Liu Bei left Zhuojun, these two big businessmen sponsored him a large sum of gold, silver and horses.

When they entered the capital of the Kingdom of Jinan, the number of soldiers and horses under their command had reached more than [-]. Most of these people were athletes who were good at riding and shooting recruited all the way from Youzhou.

As for generals Guan Yu, Zhang Fei, and Zhao Yun, Liu Bei's own force is also very strong, and in battles of less than [-] people, Liu Bei's sense of smell is extremely keen, and he can always make the most appropriate response.

Among the civil servants, there is Jian Yong, who is quite talented and is now Liu Bei's only adviser.

When passing through Zhuojun, Liu Bei also rescued his fellow clan Liu Yan, who is a celebrity.

Although one cannot be successful in military affairs, the role of celebrities is not here.

Liu Yan can bring a lot of invisible value to Liu Bei through his social circle and bragging ability. Liu Bei is very important to his fellow clan.

Compared with the wealth of military commanders, Liu Bei himself knew that his civil servants were too shabby, but he had no choice. He was from a poor family, a military man from a border county, and he did not have his own base. These three reasons caused no one to use him.

The reason why he tirelessly wanted to take over Qingxu was to gain the support of the nobles in these two places. It was not just as simple as getting the mastermind, but mainly to get a large number of middle and low-level officials to completely stabilize his power.

Today, [-]% of the literate people in the world are from noble families, and [-]% are from poor families. As for the common people, there are naturally literate people, such as Li Ru, but in terms of probability, it is zero!

After entering the Kingdom of Jinan, Liu Bei began to recruit troops again.

This is not really to recruit troops, but to make a gesture to tell the gentry in Jinan that I, Liu Bei, are here.

Are you going to cooperate, or are you going to fight?

He is no longer the unknown minion he was before. Even if he does not occupy the prestige of Qingxu, he can still be the governor of a county or the prime minister of the country.

After all, after the battle with Zhang Jiao, Liu Xuande's reputation spread in the Central Plains, not to mention those well-informed gentry families.

If you don't even give Liu Bei this face, it would be a naked humiliation.

Qingzhou gentry is not as prosperous as Hebei, Ruying, Sanhe and other places, but Qidi has been focusing on commerce since Guanzhong, and here is the key to connect the north and the south. Traveling from south to north, they manage industries and there are many wealthy merchants.

These wealthy businessmen are very sensible. As soon as Liu Bei entered Jinan Junior High School, local businessmen invited him to a banquet.

In Liu Bei's army.

Several people were sitting in the tent, with invitations in front of them, with fiery colors in their eyes. Liu Bei sighed with emotion: "After so many years, I finally get this kind of treatment.

It is really difficult to achieve this in a life of nine deaths! "

Everyone has honor on their faces, what kind of treatment?
The Luo family members will not go into details about the benefits of being able to travel the world with their reputation. Everyone knows that if the Luo family members come to visit now, Liu Bei will immediately welcome him.

For example, Yuan Shao, the defeated general in front of Zhang Jiao's battle, and the bereaved dog in Dong Zhuo's mouth, was able to be welcomed to Jizhou by the Hebei gentry when he had nothing, because of his family prestige and the world's handsome Yuan Benchu.

Liu Yan smiled and said: "Xuan Degong is a hero in the world. The second general, the third general, and General Zhao are all brave generals that have been rarely seen in history for many times, but they are all under your command.

You are a majestic dragon, and you will turn into a real dragon when encountering the storm.

If they look down on you, don't those people themselves have no long-term vision? "

There were some words that people like Guan Yu were inappropriate to say, but Liu Yan seemed very appropriate and sincere when he said them. Liu Bei smiled and waved his hands without saying anything else.

He just pointed to the invitation card on the table and said: "Yun Chang sits in the barracks and takes charge of the army for brother Wei, this is our foundation.

Yide and Zilong are accompanying guards, and the heart of defense is indispensable. With the two of you as guards, no one can stop them. "

Guan Yu felt hot in his heart. Liu Bei could entrust his army to him. This was the highest trust. He clasped his fists tightly and said loudly: "Don't worry, brother. I will guard the military camp and never give anyone an opportunity."

When Zhang Fei heard that Liu Bei asked him to escort him, he immediately stood tall and was very excited. Zhao Yun was also the same. He knew that he had completely entered Liu Bei's inner circle and could even be compared with his two sworn brothers.

Even if other people join Liu Bei's power in the future, it is impossible to compare with his own status.

Liu Bei turned his attention to Jian Yong and Liu Yan again, pondered for a moment and said: "Weishuo, you are a famous scholar in the Central Plains, so you will go with me to the banquet. Xianhe will stay in the army with Yunchang."

"Here!"

The two bowed in unison, and after making distinctions, Guan Yu and Jian Yong stayed in the barracks, while Liu Bei took Zhang Fei and the three to the banquet.

There are no big gentry in Jinan, which means there is no world-famous gentry.

For example, the Xun family, Chen family, Zhong family, etc. in Yingchuan, and the Yuan family in Runan, these families have produced more than one noble family with three nobles and nine ministers, and even top noble families like the Yuan family with four generations and three noble families.

There is no such gentry in Jinan Kingdom. Since the establishment of the Later Han Dynasty, for 100 years, Jinan gentry have been circulating among the states and counties. Many of them are not recognized by the gentry circles at all, and they are still called powerful merchants.

It sounds very low-level, but if you ignore the power that these people possess, it would be a joke in the world.

Zhang Fei could only manage some insignificant industries in Zhuo County. Even a butcher who was not a powerful man could recruit hundreds of local warriors for Liu Bei.

Zhang Shiping and Su Shuang were just horse dealers, but they were able to repeatedly support Liu Bei with food, grass and war horses that could support thousands of people. They were also able to recruit local warriors for him to revive his army. The energy of these merchants is evident.

The host of Liu Bei's banquet this time was surnamed Huang, who had lived in the Kingdom of Jinan for generations.

Liu Bei brought a few people and some soldiers outside the manor written in the invitation, and was immediately shocked by the luxury of the manor.

Liu Bei whispered to several people: "It's just a local tyrant in the county, but he has such assets. It seems that he is good at managing his family and doing business. If he can help our army, it must be a huge help."

In front of the gate of the manor, an old man who looked like an old housekeeper greeted him, and said with a humble smile, "But Mr. Xuande in person?"

Liu Bei knew at a glance that the housekeeper of the Huang Mansion was here. Those who could hold the position of housekeeper were usually the real confidants of the head of the house. He cupped his fists and said, "It's Liu Bei. What's your surname?"

The housekeeper bowed and said: "Mr. Xuande has beaten me. I was given the surname Huang by the head of the family. I am here to wait for Mr. Xuande to enter the mansion. The banquet at the mansion has been prepared. Please also invite Mr. Xuande to accompany me."

So a group of people walked in behind the butler. After entering the mansion, there were pavilions, towers and pavilions, carved beams and painted buildings. When they entered the main courtyard, they saw a rather rich middle-aged man waiting for them.

When I saw the housekeeper leading Liu Bei and his entourage, the man in the front had drooping ears and shoulders, his hands were above his knees, and his face was like a crown jewel. If his lips were greased, he could tell that his face was generous and heroic.

However, Liu Bei felt that the person in front of him seemed to have a trace of cunning, which made him a little unhappy.

Liu Bei still pays more attention to his appearance, but he didn't show it, and tried not to miss his talents because of these reasons.

After exchanging warm greetings between the two, Patriarch Huang welcomed Liu Bei into the house. It looked like a place where guests were often greeted and sent off. It was very spacious, with seats on both sides. Behind the seats, there were rows of musicians. The scene is quite large.

Liu Bei walked in and frowned slightly, because there were not many people in this hall. In other words, there were many people who did not come from Jinan Kingdom.

The head of the Huang family was an elite man, and he caught Liu Bei's fleeting emotions, and he pretended to sigh and said: "Although the country is small, there are many bandits.

Many families were invited to a banquet today, but most of them declined because of the suppression of bandits. "

Bandits?

Liu Bei sneered, why did the suppression of bandits require the powerful heads of these noble families to take part in it themselves?
These gentry tyrants all have their own armed groups. Back then, Liu Bei was the person in charge of security in Zhuo County, Zhuo County. He didn't believe that there was no such person in Jinan.

But an intuition told Liu Bei that things were not as simple as the head of the Huang family in front of him said.

After the simple interlude, Liu Bei sat down in the seats, and as the maids, musicians and dancers took turns taking turns, the atmosphere in the seats suddenly became lively.

Liu Bei already liked fine wine, fancy clothes, and dogs and horses. He didn't have any particular pursuit of beautiful women. Now the head of the Huang family was spending a lot of money.

Under the bustling sensuality, Liu Bei, who has been working hard for the past few years, was suddenly addicted to it, and poured glasses of fine wine into his belly.

After drinking for three rounds, the Patriarch of the Huang family raised his glass and said with a smile: "Mr. Xuande, Jinan High School needs your help with some matters..."

……

Liu Bei was drunk and was supported on the horse by Zhang Fei. Zhang Fei and Zhao Yun looked at him from left to right to prevent him from falling, and went all the way into the barracks. Guan Yu didn't expect to come back overnight, and Liu Bei was still drunk, so he hurriedly asked: "Why did the elder brother come back drunk?"

Zhang Fei was about to argue that he felt that his elder brother didn't drink much, and somehow he got drunk.

Then I saw Liu Bei suddenly sitting up, his eyes clear, and there was no trace of drunkenness. Everyone around him was startled, and when he came back to his senses, his heart tightened. None of them were fools. Liu Bei was pretending to be drunk, so he must be. Something happened.

Liu Bei didn't talk nonsense, jumped off his horse and walked into the tent, saying as he walked, "There is something wrong with Mrs. Huang."

After Liu Bei's narration, Guan Yu and Jian Yong knew that at the banquet, the head of the Huang family and Liu Bei did not reach any cooperation agreement, but an agreement to suppress bandits.

The Huang family paid money, and Liu Bei sent troops to wipe out the bandits in Jinan and the surrounding areas together. The Huang family directly gave Liu Bei a list.

Guan Yu heard this and asked curiously: "Brother, isn't this what we should do after cooperation?"

Ensuring the safety of the nobles is a fixed task of the warlords who cooperate with them. After all, these nobles provide money and people. If they can't even protect their own homes, it would be a joke.

Guan Yu came from a poor family and didn't understand this, but Jian Yong came from a powerful family, he understood this very well, and immediately said: "It is impossible that there are no bandits in Jinan.

If this was the case, then the city would have been breached long ago, and these wealthy families would all be corpses.

How could the lord be needed to suppress the bandits? "

The main bandits in Qingzhou are all in the direction of Linzi, which is the richest area in Qingzhou, and there are not many bandits in the north of Qingzhou.

Now both Guan Yu and Zhang Fei understood, Zhang Fei's violent temper suddenly became furious, and he raised the Zhangba Snake Spear to stab the Patriarch of the Huang family to death, "Is this thief trying to trick us?"

Liu Bei shook his head and said, "Not necessarily, but there must be something wrong.

When we first arrive, we still need to be careful and understand the situation here, otherwise we will easily fall into a trap.

After tomorrow's dawn, Wei Shuo, I don't know if you have friends in Jinan Kingdom, if you can find out some news, that would be great. "

Liu Yan lightly twisted his beard and said, "Don't worry, Mr. Xuande, this matter will be left to Yan."

He, Liu Yan, has nothing else to do but has a great reputation and many friends, and he is treated to dinner wherever he goes.

The next day.

Liu Beijun was still stationed step by step, repairing in an orderly manner, while Liu Yan began to exude his celebrity charm.

Within a few days, Liu Yan had already become acquainted with the circle of celebrities in Jinan, and these celebrities were absolutely well-informed, among other things.

"What? Is this Huang trying to steal something? As a result, he has too many enemies, and those rebels want to kill him by name?"

Liu Bei asked with a surprised look on his face. Several people around him also had expressions as if they had seen a ghost. They never expected this to be the case.

If the gentry in this world want to develop, they always have to be more or less conscientious.

But as long as they stay within a reasonable range and don't do anything that is unscrupulous, they can usually get by. Even Luo Shi doesn't hold these people to high standards.

Moreover, ordinary nobles would not dare to rob them without any reason.

Who knows whether he will be killed by a vengeful person at any time, or nailed to death by a crossbow by a passionate young man.

According to the current social fashion, death is in vain, and many people are relatively restrained, usually under the guise of trading, taking advantage of the famine to take advantage of the land.

Although it is unethical to do so, it is after all a trade between you and me.

"This Huang family can be evaluated by the gentry in this county as stealing and plundering. What is it..."

What kind of beast is it?
This is what everyone wants to say, even the gentry can't stand it and don't want to be with it.

Liu Yan told one by one what he had learned about the Patriarch of the Huang family. The more he listened to Liu Bei, the more shocked he became. Zhang Fei was dumbfounded and said, "How did this bastard survive until now?"

This is not only Zhang Fei's question, but also the question of everyone else. According to his approach, he should have died long ago. The last person who was full of evil but remained stable was Shi Changshi. That was because he had been staying in the palace.

No matter how fierce the righteous people among the people were, they would never be able to enter the palace and kill the Shi Changshi, but too many of the relatives of the Shi Changshi who had done evil were killed in a vendetta.

Liu Yan said with a wry smile: "The Patriarch of the Huang family knows that it is not safe, and has been staying in the manor without going out, and he is willing to spend money. There are still many people who will protect him for money and destroy those who have hatred against him. Bandits."

Suppress bandits!

The faces of Liu Bei and the others darkened, and Guan Yu said angrily, "Does this bastard treat Big Brother as one of those desperadoes who are running for profit?"

Not only Guan Yu, but also people with good tempers like Zhao Yun became angry. Zhang Fei even shouted loudly, "Brother, let me stab him to death with a spear!"

Liu Bei had a strong personality, so naturally he couldn't bear this kind of stimulation, and said angrily: "It's really too much to bully others. How can someone who bullies the people be worthy of drinking at the same table with me, Liu Bei?"
You still use those false words to deceive me. Isn't this ruining my reputation and destroying my morality?

Is it bearable, what is unbearable?

Such a villain is listed in the county stately!

Isn't the country of the great man corrupted by these people?

If it weren't for these evil thieves, how could the people live in poverty, and how could there be millions of Taiping soldiers rising up?

If it weren't for these evil thieves and the Taiping Army, how could the Han Dynasty lose its destiny?

If I cannot kill this evil thief, I, Liu Bei, will be called a descendant of the Liu family in vain, and I will be sorry for the people in the world to call me Xuande Gong! "

Liu Bei made up his mind to fight with Huang, which was actually a quite risky move.

If it were a comparison of force, then Liu Bei would naturally be stronger than the Huang family. After all, the Huang family was not a wealthy family like the Lu family who could even gather over [-] soldiers. He was just a powerful man in a county.

Liu Bei has three to four thousand elite infantry and cavalry, and he is undoubtedly the strongest army in Jinan. Even in the entire Qingzhou, as long as he recruits some auxiliary troops, he will still be the top strength.

The reason for taking the risk is that the Huang family is a powerful gentry after all, and it is very likely that the entire Jinan country and even the gentry in Qingzhou will feel bad for Liu Bei.

Although the Huang family has a bad reputation and many gentry sentiments dislike him, this is after all an internal affair of the gentry.

It is a very bad behavior for warlords from outside to attack the powerful local nobles. Those conservative leaders of the powerful nobles will regard this as a provocation.

Once the nobles in the prefectures and counties reject Liu Bei, his plan to occupy Qingzhou will be completely ruined.

It is no exaggeration to say that in this era, without the support of the nobles, it is 100% impossible to achieve anything. Even Dong Zhuo has the support of the Liangzhou nobles, and Gongsun Zan has the support of the Youzhou nobles.

But even with such a dangerous choice, what Liu Bei heard were three decisive voices without hesitation: "Okay!"

He looked at Guan Yu, Zhang Fei and Zhao Yun, only to hear the three of them shout in unison: "I wish to follow the elder brother (lord) and get rid of this villain!"

The so-called birds of a feather flock together, and people are divided into groups. The three of Guan, Zhang, and Zhao who can be mixed with Liu Bei because of their like-mindedness since their infancy are naturally the same type of people.

They were not surprised by Liu Bei's choice and supported it from the bottom of their hearts.

Jian Yong and Liu Yan both knew Liu Bei well and knew that the man in front of them truly implemented the principles of benevolence and righteousness.

Knowing these things, he would definitely take action once Liu Bei was mentioned. Even if he had to lose all his current assets, he would not hesitate at all.

No matter what they thought in their hearts, after expressing their opinions, the two followed closely to express their support.

Seeing his risky behavior, Liu Bei was supported by everyone without hesitation, he was quite moved and even choked up and said: "Everyone, it is a blessing for Bei to have you by my side.

That being the case, let's get rid of this harm for the people of Jinan! "

Now that a plan has been made to get rid of the Huang family and other tyrants who are in the same rank as the Huang family, it is necessary to plan carefully.

As long as it is a matter of war, one cannot take it lightly, even if it is a lion fighting a rabbit, one should use all one's strength.

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After the emperor bid farewell to Zan, he led his people out to Qingzhou, fought three times a day, the Qingzhou rebels were defeated, scattered like birds and beasts, and the emperor led more than [-] elite cavalry across the river to the south and entered Jinan Kingdom.

The powerful Huang family of Jinan had always heard of the emperor's reputation and held a banquet in his honor. They entertained the emperor with vocal music and dancing. When the emperor first met him, he noticed that Huang family was strange and pretended to have a pleasant banquet. He said: "The singing will not stop and the dancing will not stop."

Huang thought he had got it, but the emperor pretended to be drunk and left the banquet, so that Yan Feng heard about it, and found out that Huang was evil. He had so many bamboos that it was difficult to write. The emperor and all the generals who were close to him were angry. The emperor threw the letter to the ground and said angrily: "This thief cannot be pacified unless he is killed." The people are angry, not killing is not enough to show their evil deeds!"

A scholar came in and said, "Lord, please calm down. We have led an army from outside to kill the nobles in the county. I am afraid that we will have no place to stand in the future. Please think again, lord."

The emperor said angrily: "When I was young, I determined to rectify the injustices in the world and save the suffering people in the world.

Is this an empty statement?
If the common people suffer like this, I have witnessed it with my own eyes. If you don’t draw a sharp knife, and don’t get rid of the villain, how dare you stand in the world with benevolence and righteousness? "

The emperor's words were full of emotion. All the generals and ministers rushed to the top and told the soldiers. Each held a sword and led the Huang family out of the house. It was said that there was a strong bow. He killed him with one arrow and destroyed the family house. All the women and children were left behind. All of them were guilty. Killing takes three days.

The Huang clan was wiped out, and six of the entourages were wiped out. All of them committed great crimes. The bloody massacre shocked the whole country for a while.

After a while, the fathers and the people of the middle school ate pots and pulp to comfort them. A strong man crossed three counties and arrived overnight.

Among the bandits in Jinan, there were also those who led the people to return to the emperor. There were scholars in the country who went to the emperor, saying: "Your Majesty is benevolent and righteous, I respect you, and I would like to be a servant of the sect."

The hustle and bustle in the army stopped when the celebrities of the county and the country visited. The emperor recruited the children of the county and the desperate bandits for training. A total of [-] people were named "Qingzhou".

In March, the emperor moved south. ——"Ji Han Shu·Xuan Lie Ben Ji"

　Finally finished writing.

　　
　
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