Fall In Love with the Technology Tree

When it comes to Liu Bei's family history, we have to mention Lu Zhi and Gongsun Zan.

Lu Zhi is the master and Gongsun Zan is the senior brother. This is Liu Bei's initial reliance as a child of a small businessman's family to enter the officialdom.

When the Yellow Turbans rioted, Liu Bei followed Mr. Lu Zhi to get some military exploits and was made a county captain. However, after the death of Emperor Ling, there was a dispute between the little brothers Liu Bian and Liu Xie in the central government, and there were ambitions in the local area to set up their own doors. Liu Bei, who had a keen sense of smell, immediately realized that it was necessary to climb up from the deputy county level safely and steadily. It was impossible, so he took the opportunity to abandon his official position and fled north, and returned to his hometown in western Liaoning to join his senior brother Gongsun Zan.

Gongsun Zan is better than Liu Bei because in addition to fighting the Yellow Turbans, he also fought Xianbei. Of course, Gongsun Zan is also from a higher background than Liu Bei. In short, whether it was He Jin's Proud Day or when Dong Zhuo was in power, Gongsun Zan was rewarded for his military exploits. When Liu Bei defected to him, Gongsun Zan had already made the school captain, Tinghou, and also the Wuhuan tribe who led the vassal state of western Liaoning, and was a proper official of the border.

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But what about Gongsun Zan and Liu Bei? I'm afraid not necessarily, otherwise Liu Bei would not have been sent to Tao Qian in Xuzhou as an exchange cadre. It may be that Gongsun Zan wanted to send this junior fellow from the same sect, or it may be that Liu Bei wanted a piece of land where he was the master of the house.

Liu Bei now calls Tao Qian the lord, and brings his thousands of troops to struggle at the junction of Yan, Qing, and Xu states. What Cao Yingzhong said before, Xuzhou Taoqian sent people to invade Taishan County, actually refers to Liu Bei.

The Zhang Fei and Guan Yu under his command were brave, and the soldiers also used their lives, which brought a lot of trouble to Cao Cao. So this time the Han emperor entered, Cao Cao first sent a letter to Xuzhou and asked Liu Bei to come to Xuxian to worship the emperor.

In fact, whether or not to worship is the second thing. What Cao Cao really wants to say is: Do you think you are still fighting Taishan County? If you fight Taishan County, you will fight the emperor.

Liu Bei, who has swallowed the three counties of Taishan County, has 10,000 MMPs to say. But it is impossible for him to tear his face and beat the emperor of the Liu family. Liu Bei wanted fame, so he had to withdraw his troops from Taishan County and retreated to Xiaopei.

Withdrawing troops, withdrawing troops, worship? Don't dare, you still have to cherish your life. Until the reputation of Xuxian Academy spread throughout the eight states, and there was a grand event in which Cai Yong married a daughter, the subordinates of Liu Zhang, Liu Biao, Yuan Shu, Li Jue, and Guo Si all went to have a friendly exchange. Only then did he pack up his luggage and traveled thousands of miles to Xu County with his two good brothers Guan Yu and Zhang Fei.

Although the hope is slim, what if the Han emperor can make a county prefect? Whether it is Xuzhou county or Yanzhou county, he only asks for a blank check from the little emperor, and he can play the land himself.

Xu County in the late spring sunshine is like a prosperous city. The refugees disappeared, and there were no broken houses, only the high and low buildings were distributed on both sides of the street in an orderly manner. They are either delicate or simple, and constitute a meticulous painting that is smudged by the literary atmosphere.

The time was approaching noon, and the sun was getting stronger and stronger. Liu Bei raised his hand and wiped the sweat from his forehead: "Two worthy brothers, let's go to the liquor store to avoid the sun."

Guan Yu and Zhang Fei are naturally praised. Zhang Fei complained even more: "I was worried for a long time at the gate of the city, and finally I entered the city. It is time to find a place to rest. Brother, the rules of Xu County are too big."

See the Son of Heaven."

Liu Bei observed while talking on the street, and finally picked an old man who was taking his grandchildren to enjoy the shade under a tree. "Old man, where is the market in Xu County?"

As soon as he asked the question, a child giggled and said, "It's a foreigner again, where can there be a market in Xu County?"

"This..." Liu Bei and his brothers looked at each other.

"The guests don't know anything." The old man laughed and said, "Except for the Xuegong district in the south, there are nine and sixteen streets in Xu County, and there are inns, bookstores and wine shops on each road. , tea houses, and all kinds of shops, mixed with residential houses, regardless of each other.”

Liu Bei asked in surprise, "Is there no wall separating the merchants from the dwellings?"

The old man blew his beard and stared: "If it was like before, I would have to travel half a city to buy a piece of cake for my grandson! Naturally, it is more convenient now. And people with a little craftsmanship can sell it at home Order carpentry needles and thread to eat food to supplement the family, without being exploited by the market officials. Cao Gong promised that Xu County would not collect commercial tax within five years, so that he could make up for the loss of the family. How many people live on this? ?!you you…"

Liu Bei blushed when the old man said: "So, this is Duke Cao's virtuous politics."

"Are you going to stay in an inn? Go, go south. There are many small houses in the north of the city. You can go and see near the school. Every family on the street is doing business, and the house price is about to skyrocket. If it weren't for the government's pressure, there would be no wealthy people who would force it to buy it."

Although I was slaughtered, I found my way. Liu Bei and his party said goodbye to the relatively peaceful residential area in the north of the city and went to the school in the south of the city. After half an hour, they sat on the second floor of the Meihua Building by the window.

Several cases are steaming white bread, mutton, chicken, fish, three vegetables four flavors. Zhang Fei couldn't stop eating one bite at a time, and his mouth was still applauding.

"Yide, slow down, be careful choking."

Liu Bei and Guan Yu looked at each other, shook their heads with a smile, and slowly ate steamed buns and drank ice wine. "This Meihualou is a good workmanship, no wonder business is booming and diners gather." Liu Bei was eight full after eating, and stopped his chopsticks in admiration.

"Can you do that? This is a restaurant opened by a chef from Cao's residence." There was a table of young men dressed as gentlemen next to him, "You guys are new here, even Plum Blossoms. Have you never heard of the building's name?"

Liu Bei smiled slightly: "I would like to hear more about it."

The young scholar stroked his short beard with a bit of show: "Meihualou only sells steamed cakes with white flour, known as 'eighteen flavors in cakes'. Tinghou created it when he was at home and shared food with the brothers of Cao Gong. It was the secret recipe of the government. Later, because the chef of this Meihualou had made military achievements with the army, he was authorized by Cao Gong to break away from the slave status and establish his own business. Not only can he steam the white noodles The cake sellers and customers from all over the world even got an inscription written by Master Cao."

Liu Bei: "It's also an anecdote."

Zhang Fei's mouthful of steamed buns almost choked in his trachea, so he finally swallowed it. "It doesn't matter who makes it, it won't be finished. You're so particular about it."

Guan Yu glanced at this nervous brother, and decided not to know him in general: "You can eat yours."

Liu Bei smiled and gave Guan Yu a mutton bun. "Oh, I've been hungry all the way, and I don't have enough energy, how can I face the saint, right?" After speaking, he found a three-vegetable flavor and ate it with relish.

Guan Yu: Two to one, complete defeat. aggrieved.

The topic of food came to an end. The scholars at the next table saw that Liu Bei and the three did not intend to participate in the discussion, so they talked about their daily topic: what class does His Majesty teach.

Whether it's called Duke Zhonghua, I, Chen Mou, are convinced."

There are also people who have just arrived from other places. They are curious to find out what exactly is said in that section.

"It was Cai Yong who commented at the beginning. Your Majesty asked, Cai Yong has a very high reputation among scholars and is close to the Cao family, why can't he serve as Sikong." He heard the whole process in a loud voice Talk about it.

"Yeah yeah why?"

" Master Cao replied that Cai Yong is upright and has no city government. When he was the chief of Heping County, he had no achievements in water conservancy construction. , Q&A, etiquette and other things. These officials have the advantage of being noble, and the disadvantage is indecision. It is okay to be Taichang and Situ, but Taiwei and Sikong are not suitable."

Others added:

"The Duke of Zhonghua said that Li Si and Zhao Gao used to have personal virtues, but the first emperor used them to gain the world; Shang Yang was cruel and did not know how to change, but Qin was strong because of it; It can be said to be arrogant, but Gaozu still respects him. Emperors should not be promoted just by virtue of their character, nor should they be dismissed because of their shortcomings. Weigh the pros and cons and put the most suitable people in the most suitable positions. The way of employing people as masters. This is also the reason why a sage like Jia Yi cannot be reused for life, while the former Han used cruel officials and the later Han used eunuchs. when."

"The emperor's employment is different from that of ordinary people. We only need to comment on the pros and cons and the character, but the emperor is to weigh the pros and cons, no matter right or wrong. This is the first time I hear it. Such remarks, from now on, dare not rashly comment on the emperor's intentions."

"You didn't get to the point." A lowly voice pressed his throat, making the warm atmosphere mysterious. "His Majesty asked later that Duke Cao now leads the military and political power of Erzhou as the shepherd of Yanzhou, because he is more suitable than Yang Biao and Wang Yun? What title is the most reasonable to mention him?"

"Gosh, that's too bold!"

"Tell me, how did Duke Zhonghua answer?"

" Duke Zhonghua said that if His Majesty can think about this issue, it is a real entry. Right now, Duke Cao is indeed the most suitable person to hold real power in the two states, but the way of getting along with the emperor and the powerful ministers , is a huge problem. Since ancient times, even a wise and martial king can't be perfect, she and Duke Cao are willing to explore it together with your majesty."

"Huo—" The crowd erupted with emotion.

Guan Yu listened. "Being able to speak so frankly, Cao Zhonghua really treats His Majesty as his own child. Brother, what do you think?"

Liu Bei stared at the majestic exterior walls and blue-gray glazed tiles of the school outside the window. "She can teach emperors and emperors the art of emperors, so doesn't she have the ability to be emperors herself? If I were Your Majesty, I would be worried about the second Empress Lu and would not be able to sleep at night. Only by removing him can I feel at ease." You can hear it yourself.