"Oh? No wonder his father ran around yesterday to collect leather goods. So that was why.”"Father, didn't I just say that I'm overjoyed?" Zhang Fei asked. This joyous occasion was related to Lord Liu.”
"I was drinking in the tavern when I heard that Lord Liu vowed not to abandon the refugees and used eight hundred young farmers to defeat the Wuhuan cavalry.”Zhang Fei looked at Liu Yuan with admiration and said to Zhang Tu.
"Oh?" Zhang Tu was also pleasantly surprised. He immediately stood up and bowed deeply."Zhang Tu thanks Lord Liu on behalf of the people of Zhuo County!”
"I've heard that officials don't make decisions for the people. It's better to go home and plant sweet potatoes." Since I am an official, it is my duty to protect the people. How can I abandon the people? Moreover, I am a Han, and the foreign races are wreaking havoc on the Han land. How can I not rise up and resist?”
Liu Yuan's expression turned downcast as he said,""Although we defeated the Hu Krupp, some of the Han family's men suffered heavy losses. My heart is very painful, very painful!”
"Your words are very good. Although Tu doesn't know what a sweet potato is, he feels that your words are the truth.”Zhang Tu bowed respectfully and comforted him." Sir, don't be heartbroken. All the sons of the Han family are proud of sacrificing their lives for the country. Although heroes die, they will always be in our hearts. Moreover, these 1200 Wuhuan had been wreaking havoc in Zhuo County for more than a month. Countless villages and towns under the jurisdiction of each county had suffered casualties. The county governor did not know their whereabouts and had repeatedly exterminated them. Fortunately, Daren wiped them out and saved the people from the disaster!”
"Patriarch Zhang, you have a point." Guo Jia, who was standing at the side, finally spoke up." My lord is kind and can't bear to see the people suffer. This time, we wanted to buy clothes for the people, but we didn't have enough money. Fortunately, Master Zhang helped us. Otherwise, tens of thousands of people would have frozen to death." We are extremely grateful to the Zhang family for their help.”
After loitering around the Zhang Residence for four hours, Liu Yuan was in high spirits. He went to the camp outside the city to investigate and pay his respects before returning to the prefect's manor.
At the end of the second day. Liu Yuan led the team and set off.
Watching the team slowly set off, Liu Yuan bid farewell to the Zhuo County Governor Liu Yan and Zhang Tu of the Zhang family who came to send them off. He looked regretfully at the county town of Zhuo County before turning around and leaving.
After Liu Yuan left, Zhang Fei came out of nowhere. He looked at Zhang Tu angrily and said,"Why won't father let me follow Milord? Sir, your heart is dedicated to the people. This time, you will go to Yuyang to fight against the Xianbei and Wuhuan. I will go to help them. Not only will I realize my dream, but I will also be put in an important position. It will be the best of both worlds!”
"Although Fei-er's words aren't wrong, it's just a matter of course.”Zhang Tu sighed and said," I admire Lord Liu's character very much, and I want to do my best to help him. However, Fei 'er, have you ever thought about it? Yuyang City is jointly controlled by the Zhang Clan and the Wuhuan. Lord Liu will definitely fight with them this time. The dangers involved are indescribable. Whether or not he can control Yuyang City is still uncertain.”
"Ah? Since it's so dangerous, shouldn't I go and help?”
"Fei 'er is muddle-headed! How could I put the Zhang family in danger? For Fei 'er's sake, for the Zhang family's dozens of people, even though his father was tempted, he could only suppress it. Moreover, the monarch chooses his courtiers, and the courtiers also choose the monarch. If Lord Liu did not have the means to control Yuyang, no matter how merciful he was, he would only be a mediocre lord and not worth serving. This trip to Yuyang was a test. It wouldn't be too late to wait until Lord Liu took control of Yuyang before consorting with the whole family.”
After Zhang Fei heard this, he was deep in thought.
Liu Yuan left Zhuo County. Although he regretted not taking Zhang Fei under his wing, he did not do anything drastic (such as kidnapping). Firstly, Zhang Tu had helped Liu Yuan a lot, so it was not appropriate for Liu Yuan to do so. Secondly, Liu Yuan already had several generals under his command. Liu Yuan's desire for famous generals had been greatly reduced. Moreover, Zhang Fei's martial arts were extraordinary, so kidnapping him would be troublesome. In that case, why not let nature take its course? In any case, he had already formed a friendship with the Zhang Clan, and Zhang Fei also admired him quite a bit. As long as he did more earth-shattering things in the future, he wouldn't have to worry about no one coming to join him.
After leaving Zhuo County, they arrived at Guangyang in a few days.
Guangyang County, the capital of Youzhou, is the place where Ji County is located. It is under the jurisdiction of the governor of Youzhou.
As the Governor of Yuyang, Liu Yuan was under the control of the Youzhou Provincial Governor. In addition, he was a new official, so he naturally had to pay his respects first.
He learned from Liu Yan that Liu Ji, the governor of Youzhou, was a relative of the Han clan and was of the same generation as Liu Yan. Logically speaking, Liu Yuan should also call him uncle. Through Liu Yan, Liu Yuan had a good impression of the members of the imperial clan and was about to head over to talk about the clan's feelings.
Because the weather had improved and the supplies were abundant, the speed of the people's procession had increased greatly. Moreover, as Liu Yuan's reputation gradually spread over the past few days, many commoners brought their families to seek refuge along the way. Liu Yuan saw that there was no shortage of food and grass, so he accepted all of them. By the time they approached Ji City, the troop had doubled in size, reaching fifty thousand people!
After settling down the commoners, Liu Yuan gathered his subordinates.
Ju Shou was the first to report," My lord, due to the increase in the number of people, we don't have enough rations for three days. This subordinate asks my lord to gather 100,000 stones of rations when we enter the city this time."”
"How much did you say?" Liu Yuan suddenly stood up and shouted,""100,000 stones! How can I ask for so much? Where do you want me to raise it?”
Seeing Liu Yuan's troubled expression, Tian Feng stepped forward and said,""My lord, what Gongyu said is true. Fifty thousand people, apart from the needs for this journey, he still had to prepare a large amount of food to settle them down until next year's harvest. 100,000 dans was just a rough estimate. It might be even more!”
Liu Yuan felt a headache coming on.
Yes, Yuyang was not under his control, and the logistics of the food supplies had become his fatal weakness. It was not easy to settle 50,000 people. They needed land, food, and houses.
"Try your best. I only hope that my uncle can help.”
Liu Yuan immediately ordered Tian Feng, Xu Shou, Huang Chang, Xu Huang, and Yan Liang to manage the camp while he brought Guo Jia, Chen Qun, Dian Wei, and thirty personal guards (thirty people who had absorbed Liu Yuan's blood essence) to Ji City, which was several li away.
Not far away, he heard a rumbling sound in front of him. He looked up and saw a large group of cavalrymen rushing over. In the time it took to brew a cup of tea, they had already closed in and surrounded Liu Yuan and the others.
Liu Yuan stopped Dian Wei. He didn't say anything and just looked on coldly.
A moment later, the cavalrymen surrounding Liu Yuan and the others parted, and a young general wearing golden armor and holding a silver spear walked in.
The golden-armored general pointed his spear and shouted,""Who are you? What connection did he have with the rioters several miles away?”
"Mob?" Liu Yuan and the others looked at each other.
"General, may I ask, what is a mob?" Chen Qun dismounted from his horse and took a step forward. He cupped his hands and said politely,""We came from there to pay our respects to the Provincial Governor.”
"Hahaha... There was a path to heaven, but you didn't take it. There was no door to hell, but you barged in! Come on, arrest all these mob leaders!”The golden-armored general laughed wildly, his face arrogant.
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