The further north they went, the colder the weather and the fewer people there were. As soon as they entered Zhuo County of Youzhou Province, a northwest wind suddenly blew and heavy snow fell. The snow was blown up by the wind and hit his face. It was a cold pain!
Liu Yuan rode on the big yellow cow and patrolled back and forth. He looked at the tens of thousands of people who stretched for miles, at their trembling bodies under their thin clothes, and at their lips that were blue and purple from the cold. He felt both heartache and helplessness.
"My lord, we have collected enough grain along the way, but we don't have enough clothes to keep out the cold. If this continues, before we enter Guangyang County, half of these tens of thousands of people will freeze to death!”Qiushou rubbed his hands and said worriedly,""We did not consider it properly. Please punish us, my lord!”
Liu Yuan waved his hand weakly and said,""It's not your fault. I didn't think of it either. The only thing we can do now is to speed up and enter Zhuo County to buy things to protect us from the cold. Otherwise..." Liu Yuan then looked at Guo Jia and the others who were helping the people. He couldn't help but look at the sky and curse the heavens.
"Speed up. Zhuo County is in front. Daren will buy clothes for everyone there…Don't panic, don't fall behind, everyone needs to help each other!”Xu Huang and Huang Chang rode their horses forward and back, each leading a group of soldiers and shouting encouragement.
"Good man!" The white-haired old man was extremely grateful.
"That's right, the prefect has put in a lot of effort for us. Everyone, please don't cause trouble for the prefect!”A young man was carrying an old woman on his back and holding a child's hand in both hands, constantly encouraging the surrounding people.
"Big brother, I've never seen an official who loves the people so much.”A bearded man said to the big guy beside him,"If this matter were to be handed over to those villains in the village, I'm afraid they would have long abandoned the people and run away!”
The brawny man supported the old man and child as he replied,"If not for that, I wouldn't have traveled thousands of miles to Yuyang.”
"I heard that the Xianbei and Wuhuan tribes in Yuyang are in chaos. It's not peaceful!”Another lackey said worriedly.
"In this world, where is there a peaceful place?”The burly man sighed faintly." There are corrupt officials and wealthy families oppressing us in the village. There are also mountain bandits looting the villages and towns. Instead of being a coward and suffering from those birds, it's better to go to the northern border and kill the Hu!" Even if he dies, he can still be considered a martyr."
"Well said!" An old man beside him clapped his hands and praised,"This person will die sooner or later. It all depends on how he dies." Killing Hu was for the sake of the country and the people. If he was wronged by the dog officials and killed by the bandits, there would be no meaning at all. He would have lived his life in vain! Young man, with my experience, this lord is definitely a good official! You guys are strong, why don't you join Daren and do more good things for us?”
"That's right, big brother. The old master is right!”The bearded man roared," We can only help a few people with our hands and feet here. If we serve you and get an important position, we can help tens of thousands, hundreds of thousands of people!”
"Brother Beard is right! Big brother, let's go seek refuge with Daren!"
"Yes! Big brother, cheers!"
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The burly man's face was somewhat moved, but he hesitated."We can't be compared to the poor and have a low status. Will Sir look down on us and not accept us?”
"Big brother, so what if we are poor? With your martial arts skills, it's more than enough for you to become a general!”
"Young man, you're wrong!”The old man continued,"If the Prefect looks down on us, why would he bother to give us food and help us?" "It can be seen that not only does the Lord not look down on us, but he values us even more." As he spoke, the old man looked around and said,"You're right.""Isn't that right, everyone?"
"Yes!"
"That makes sense!"
When the burly man heard this, his hesitation disappeared. He cupped his hands and said to the old man,"The old man is right. I'll go and serve you now!”As he spoke, he gathered his brothers and cupped his fists."Fellow villagers, I'll be leaving now!”
"Let's go!"
Number seven or eight pushed through the crowd and headed straight for Liu Yuan.
Just as Liu Yuan was about to gather his subordinates to give orders, he suddenly saw a few burly men running over, feeling a little confused. Dian Wei immediately rode his horse forward and stood in front of Liu Yuan, blocking him, afraid that an accident would happen.
"Who are you waiting for?"
The brawny man in the lead stood in front of the horse and cupped his hands."General, we are refugees who have escaped. We have received your help and have nothing to repay you with. We are willing to serve you and be at your disposal!”
"Let them come over." Liu Yuan's figure came from behind Dian Wei. Upon hearing this, Dian Wei immediately led them to Liu Yuan.
Liu Yuan got off his mount and took a few steps forward. He carefully sized up the few of them and revealed an appreciative expression. Then, he said to the burly man in the lead,"Since you want to serve me, then I will give you a mission. If you do well, I will make you a general. If you don't do well, you will become a soldier.”
The few of them looked at each other and immediately knelt on one knee. The burly man in the lead shouted,"Sir, please instruct me!"
"Good!" Liu Yuan nodded and said," The snowstorm is getting stronger. I don't have enough men. To prevent any accidents, I order you to return to the civilian team immediately and recruit young men who are willing to work for me and protect the civilians. They will form a temporary guard team to rescue the civilians in critical situations and maintain order. The maximum number of people is 500.”
"Yan Liang has received the order!" The brawny man's tone was sonorous. He bowed again and then stood up to leave without hesitation.
"Yan Liang?" When Liu Yuan heard this name, his originally gloomy mood instantly improved by more than half. He almost laughed out loud, just like the proverb," You can find it without effort even if you wear out your iron shoes."
Yan Liang, a famous general in Hebei, and Wen Chou, Zhang?、Gao Lan was known as the Pillar of the Four Courts of Hebei Province. He was one of Yuan Shao's top generals in history. Yan Liang was skilled in martial arts and was familiar with the art of war, but he was impatient and was not a commander who led the army alone. In the Romance of the Three Kingdoms, Yan Liang defeated Xu Huang in twenty rounds, while Xu Huang and Xu Chu fought to a draw in fifty rounds. It could be seen that Yan Liang's martial strength was at least higher than Xu Chu's! Xu Chu's martial arts skills were ranked second among Cao Cao's subordinates, only inferior to Dian Wei's. It was clear how powerful Yan Liang was!
"Now that Wen Chou is dead and Yan Liang is on my ship, I wonder what Yuan Shao will do in the future?”Liu Yuan shook his head with a smile. He thought to himself, I have nothing to do after eating. Why do I sigh for that Yuan Shao?
A moment later, Guo Jia and the others gathered.
"I've already sent people to recruit young men to maintain order," said Liu Yuan. Now immediately take out manpower, justice with money and 100 people, fast horse to Zhuo County, arrange all kinds of matters; The remaining hundred or so people from Gongming Region looked around to avoid any accidents.”
"Here!"
After the two left, Liu Yuan said to Guo Jia,""The visibility is too low in this weather. The team should try to walk in an open area. Don't go through dense forests or dangerous places.”
"My lord is worried…" "In this weather, the bandits should be hiding in their lair…" Chen Qun continued.
"No!" Liu Yuan shook his head and said," It's better to be safe than sorry. With the current situation, we're not afraid of being ambushed. However, the people will definitely suffer." I don't want to gamble, and I can't afford to."
"My lord is right!" Guo Jia said," There is a large amount of grain and money in the team. It is inevitable that it will make people jealous. Moreover, these tens of thousands of people are weak citizens. There is nothing to be afraid of. There might really be mountain bandits taking the risk!”
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