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Chapter 28 The Temptation of Biebu Sima

After knowing the other party's name is Zou Jing, to be honest, Liu Tao was a little excited and also a little nervous.

Liu Tao doesn't know much about the official history. He only knows that in the novel, it was Zou Jing who came to Zhuojun to recruit soldiers, which led to Liu Bei's enlistment and the subsequent incident of being righteous in Taoyuan.He will appear here, there is a high probability that Liu Yan sent him here to recruit soldiers.

"Just ask, General." Leaving aside the purpose of his coming to Zhuo County, the difference in status between the two is there, and Liu Tao dare not be presumptuous in front of him.

"Before I came to Zhuo County, I saw an army running around the city wall. At first I thought it was a county soldier." Zou Jing looked at Liu Tao, "I heard from the county magistrate later that this army It actually came from the militia... but your subordinate?"

"Exactly!" Liu Tao nodded, there is nothing to hide, and there is nothing to hide.

"This militia group of yours shouldn't have been established for a long time, right? But I saw that those soldiers didn't look like recruits..." Zou Jing said with great interest.This is also what he finds strange the most. Even if the recruits train for a month, it is impossible for them to be as elite as any army.

But if it had been prepared early, then why did Liu Tao secretly prepare this army?

"The general doesn't know something..." Liu Tao also realized that Zou Jing might have misunderstood, so he immediately explained, "This army was originally selected from the members of the Zhang family. The Zhang family is the largest wine and meat merchant in Zhuo County. Their industries spread all over Zhuo County, and there are naturally many servants under their names. So they selected [-] servants who usually act as caravan guards, and at the same time selected [-] ordinary servants, and recruited another [-] refugees to form this militia group. .”

"So that's how it is. He was originally a guard, so he trained much faster than recruits." Zou Jing nodded, so it's not too strange.

Moreover, Liu Tao, as a clan member of the Han Dynasty, secretly trained an army to respond to the rebellion of the Yellow Turbans, which is obviously impossible.

"Yes, after all, it is not difficult to follow the orders and prohibitions. Then arrange the daily training reasonably, and at the same time ensure their food, then it is not too difficult to quickly form an army." Liu Tao nodded.

"However, it's really not easy to train to that level in more than ten days... Who will be in charge of training these soldiers?" Zou Jing asked curiously.These days, being good at training soldiers is also considered a skill.

"According to the different types of troops, Tao and several commanders will be responsible for the drills." Liu Tao didn't know why Zou Jing asked this, but said cautiously, "I will be in charge of the drills of the queue and physical fitness. ..."

"Oh, you...do you have a name?" Zou Jing was a little curious when he heard this, and was about to ask further questions, but felt that calling him by his first name wasn't close enough, so he asked with a smile.

"Tao's name is Deran!" Liu Tao quickly replied.

"Liu Tao, Liu Deran...is Deran a student of Lu Zhi's school?" Zou Jing seemed to think of something when he heard this, and asked immediately.

"When I was young, I studied under Master Lu for several years." Liu Tao replied quickly, not knowing why Zou Jing asked this.

"I was surrounded by Hu people in my early years. At a critical moment, I was rescued by Gongsun Zan in the west of Liaoxi, and I have become friends with him. When chatting, I heard that he worshiped under Lu Zhi, a master of Confucian classics. At that time, it seems that some people went with him. Deran!" Zou Jing laughed.

"Oh, General and Senior Brother Gongsun, do you still have such an experience?" Liu Tao was secretly delighted when he heard that, with this relationship, Zou Jing can be regarded as half of his own... Wait a minute, is it because of this relationship that Liu Bei was able to start a family? ? !

"He's an excellent military commander... You are a bit weak in stature, and you'd be close to fighting in battle. But your talent obviously lies elsewhere!" Zou Jing already understood at this moment that although the militia group was formed by servants, it was full of vigor and energy. , and the fact that the formation can reach the point he saw before, I am afraid it is the result of the training of the young man in front of him.

After thinking about it, he immediately offered an invitation: "Are you willing to serve under my command? I can write a letter to the governor and appoint you as the Sima of another department. You will lead the army alone and be directly responsible to the governor. Now a large number of recruits will gradually gather in Zhuo County. , It’s just that recruits are recruits after all, I need someone to help me train them!”

So in the end, you still have to recruit my militia, right?Hearing this, Liu Tao couldn't help complaining in his heart.

It's just that the other Sima's words are still very attractive, which is equivalent to an independent regiment. The key point is that he remembers that the number of soldiers led by the other Sima is not fixed.Unlike the military Sima who can only command a thousand people, the other Sima can even command more than 5000 soldiers.

Speaking of which, Liu Bei actually served as a Sima of another department, and that was after he defected to Gongsun Zan.

The main thing is the position of the regular army, which is much better than that of the volunteer army.When he met Dong Zhuo, he reported his name and said that he was Liu Tao, the other minister under the account of the governor of Youzhou. Dong Zhuo might still look down on him, but his attitude was better than Liu Bei's white body.

The problem is meritorious deeds. As a Sima under Liu Yan's command, he must have obeyed Liu Yan's military orders when he went out to fight.In other words, a large part of the military achievements must be allocated to Liu Yan.

Under Liu Tao's command, whether it's Zhang Fei or Guan Yu, or even Lu Yan and Jian Yong, which one didn't come here for this credit?If the merits are not divided, so that in the end everyone will either not get enough points, or can only be a petty official, who will be convinced?

Generally speaking, each has its own advantages, that is, whether the advantages outweigh the disadvantages or the disadvantages outweigh the advantages.

"Deran, are you unwilling to help me?" Seeing Liu Tao pondering, Zou Jing asked immediately, his tone somewhat cold.

"No, no, that's not the case..." Liu Tao quickly denied, "It's just that Tao has an agreement with two businessmen in Zhongshan to escort them back to Zhongshan County in a few days. If he accepts the general's kindness, he may lose his promise. "

"It's just two merchants, why bother!" Zou Jing was a little dissatisfied when he heard this, "Besides, Jizhou is now corrupt, so you were in danger in the past? Now, just to guard against the Yellow Turbans going north, you have to deploy enough troops here in Zhuojun!"

"Since it has been agreed, then of course we must keep our promises. Otherwise, how can a person who easily breaks his promise be valued by the general?" Liu Tao replied righteously.

"Well...that's really helpless...it's a pity." Zou Jing sighed.

"In addition, I heard that the imperial court has appointed teacher as Beizhong Langjiang to be in charge of the war in Jizhou. If there is a chance, Tao, as a disciple, also hopes to go there to help." Liu Tao continued.

"Since you have made a decision, I won't force you anymore..." Zou Jing said slowly, since he didn't want to accept the appointment of another Sima, he didn't have anything to say.

"Grassmen take their leave..." Liu Tao also understood the meaning, so he bowed to Zou Jing, took three steps back, then turned and left, and quickly disappeared from Zou Jing's sight.

After leaving the Yamen, Zhang Fei greeted him: "Brother, how is the situation?"

"I just gave up the chance to become another Sima..." Liu Tao shook his head at him, "Go back and talk about it!"

"Oh, okay!" Zhang Fei was taken aback when he heard the words, and then he stopped asking questions, and just followed Liu Tao back to Zhuangzi.

Chapter 29 Zou Jing Who Didn't Give Up

"Hahaha...So it turns out that brother is worried about this..." Back at Zhuangzi, Liu Tao called the three of them over and explained what happened today in detail.But he didn't want Zhang Fei to hear the words, but he laughed out loud.

After a pause, he said, "Actually, brother doesn't need to be like this. Since you and I are going to be sworn brothers, then the four of us, brothers, naturally have one heart. I also thought about it, even if the great credit is distributed to the four of us, it is estimated that it is only a matter of time." It can be regarded as average. But if it is all concentrated on the elder brother, then it is still a great contribution!"

"In other words..." Lu Yan looked at Liu Tao, "You will definitely be at least a county magistrate because of this credit, maybe you will be a county magistrate. At that time, you who are already in a high position will promote us a few more , wouldn't it be simpler?"

Guan Yu next to him nodded his head, apparently having the same plan.

Looking at the three of them, to be honest, Liu Tao was a little moved.The purpose of becoming sworn brothers with Zhang Fei at the beginning was to make the relationship of mutual use into a more stable relationship.The situation of Lu Yan and Guan Yu is similar, it is nothing more than to tie them up so that they will not be fooled by Liu Bei.

Who knew that these three people, because of their sworn relationship, began to gradually stop thinking about personal gains and losses, and start from the overall situation.Of course, the most important thing is the trust of the three of them in him.Feifu's absolute trust, I'm afraid he can't say such a thing.

"You three..." Liu Tao choked up a bit, "If you get rich in the future, you will definitely not forget the three righteous brothers! By the way, are the peach blossoms blooming yet?!"

"Haha, I was just about to say that the peach blossoms have been blooming one after another recently, and the most beautiful time is three days at most!" Zhang Fei laughed immediately when he heard that. During this time, he basically went to see the situation in Taoyuan when he was free.

"In three days..." Lu Yan thought for a while, "All the horizontal knives can be forged, and then they can be directly armed!"

"The soldiers have finished their training and are ready to fight the enemy at any time!" Guan Yu came to join in the fun.

"Okay, three days later, the four of us will become sworn brothers in Taoyuan, and then we will go to war!" Liu Tao said excitedly, "We will get the fame immediately, and let's see if we make great contributions and see who can hide it!"

It's just that information is blocked in this era, Zhang Shiping and Su Shuangbei went to collect iron and horses, and didn't come back for three months, so they didn't know about Zhang Jiao's rebellion.It may not be easy to spread their affairs from Jizhou to Luoyang, and they need someone to speak for them.

He immediately thought of Lu Zhi, but considering that he might be framed by Zuo Feng, he had to make second-hand preparations!

On the other hand, after bidding farewell to Liu Tao, Zou Jing was somewhat disappointed, but mainly felt that Liu Tao didn't show face.He has nothing to say when someone uses faith as an excuse.

"General, in the afternoon, someone brought these four bottles of wine..." As soon as he returned to the place where he was staying, the attendant brought the four bottles of wine, but it was Liu Tao who asked Zhang Fei to deliver them.

At first, he was worried that Zou Jing would recruit him, and worried that his refusal would cause his dissatisfaction, so he took some remedial measures.

"It's just four bottles of wine, everyone should share it." At this moment, Zou Jing was not interested in drinking, so he replied casually.

"This wine is different..." the attendant said cautiously, "I thought the bottle was strange, so I asked someone to find out that this 'Jiuxianniang' is actually a new wine released by Zhangjiazhuangzi in recent months. It is famous for its strong and mellow aroma. , these four bottles of June's cellar, it seems that one bottle can be sold for thirty guan..."

"Hiss..." Zou Jing gasped when he heard the words, thirty guan, four bottles wouldn't it be 120 guan? !