Chang 'an, Grand Preceptor Manor.
Dong Zhuo put the report aside and laughed,"Liu Dai is an interesting person. Before he died, he actually left behind a plan to make his son Liu Xu the herdsman of Yanzhou!
I originally thought that his son was just a mediocre person. I didn't expect him to be so brave!”
As he spoke, he stroked his long beard and laughed loudly."Not bad! Not bad!"
He looked at Li Ru and said,"Wenyou, I see that Liu Xu is very brave. He's not bad!"
Why don't you give him some benefits and win his heart? What do you think?”
"Great!" Li Ru nodded. Now that Liu Xu had just become the Prefecture Overseer of Yanzhou, there were millions of Yellow Turban bandits outside and Cao Cao inside who wanted to take his position!
This was the time when Liu Xu was in trouble internally and externally, and it was the time for the Grand Preceptor to win his heart!”
"That makes sense!" Dong Zhuo frowned slightly." I want to make Liu Xu the Vigorous General, but I don't know what title he should be given.”
"Grand Preceptor, in this subordinate's opinion, why don't you make Liu Xu the Marquis of Yongxiang?" Li Ru smiled faintly.”
"Oh?" Dong Zhuo's interest was piqued." I wonder what Marquis Yong Xiang has to say?”
"Grand Preceptor, Yong Village is located in East County, within the territory of Yan County…" Li Ru stroked his beard and chuckled.
As soon as he said this, Dong Zhuo couldn't help but be stunned.
Then, he laughed loudly and said,"Excellent!" Wen You's plan is very clever!
If Cao Cao's Yong Village was given to Liu Xu, then Cao Cao and Liu Xu would be like fire and water!”
Li Ru merely stroked his beard and chuckled…
……
Yanzhou, Changyi City.
Liu Xu, who had returned with a great victory, looked at the people in front of him and nodded in his heart.
Looking at the excited expressions of the commoners, it was clear that the people's hearts could be used!
Liu Xu made up his mind when he thought about the fact that he only had two thousand soldiers under him.
He waved at Chen Gong and Wang Yu and said,""Gongtai, Wenqing, follow me to the city to recruit soldiers!”
The two of them cupped their hands and bowed.”
They came to a high platform in front of the Prefecture Overseer's Mansion. Liu Xu looked down.
At this moment, there were not many people below.
If that was the case, even if they were to recruit soldiers, they probably wouldn't be able to recruit many.
Wang Yu took the initiative to step forward." My lord, everyone knows that there are a large number of Yellow Turban bandits in Yanzhou. I'm afraid it will be difficult to recruit troops at this time!"”
Liu Xu nodded.
This was what it should be.
However, he needed to think of a way!
Liu Xu pondered for a moment and had an idea.
As the saying goes, there must be brave men under great rewards!
What the commoners needed the most was naturally food.
He looked at Wang Yu and asked,"Wenqing, how much food do we have in the treasury now?"”
Although Wang Yu didn't know why Liu Xu asked this question, he still reported,""My lord, we now have thirty thousand dan of grain.”
Liu Xu nodded.
He could take out some food from the treasury to recruit soldiers to solve the urgent problem at hand!
He turned around and looked at Wang Yu.""Wen Qing, go to the treasury and take out 2000 dans of grain!”
Although Wang Yu didn't understand the meaning behind it, he still nodded and agreed.
Soon, bags of food were piled up on the high platform under the protection of the soldiers.
These grains filled up the rear of the high platform.
Many commoners stopped in their tracks and looked at Liu Xu curiously.
Many people had greed in their eyes.
It was only when they saw the squads of soldiers beside them that they gave up on the idea of snatching it.
Under everyone's watchful eyes, Liu Xu strode onto the stage.
He stood with his head held high and said with a solemn expression,"Fellow villagers, my name is Liu Xu, the Prefecture Overseer of Yanzhou!
Everyone probably already knows that just now, the Yellow Turban bandits surrounded the city. Although the siege of the Yellow Turban had been lifted, there were still more Yellow Turban bandits in the Country of Dongping and the Country of Ren.
The people of Yanzhou are in those cities.
They also had their own parents, wives, and children, as well as their own relatives and friends!
We can only protect Yanzhou if we stand up bravely!
Protect our family and friends from the Yellow Turban thieves!”
"I hereby announce that anyone who is willing to join the army will be rewarded with a liter of rice by the Prefecture Overseer!”
As soon as these words were said, the crowd below immediately erupted into an uproar.
"This can't be true, right?"
"You can get a liter of rice if you join the army?”
" I don't know if it's true. If it's true, I'll join the army too…"
"One liter of rice is enough for me to eat for three days! If I eat it sparingly and add some wild vegetables, I'm afraid I can eat it for eight to nine days…"
……
A young man was staring blankly at the rice behind Liu Xu.
He was rather burly, but his clothes were very tattered.
The old woman looked at him and said," Buttface, your mother has been sick for many days. Why don't you join the army?" Didn't Prefecture Overseer Liu say that he could get a liter of rice if he joined the army?”
"What? Was this true? Can you really get a liter of rice if you join the army?" He was too focused on the rice to hear what Liu Xu said.
"Why don't you try it and you'll know?" the old woman replied.
"Prefecture…Prefecture Overseer Liu, can I…can I?" the young man asked timidly.”
Liu Xu stretched out his hand and laughed."Good! Please come forward!"
Buttface was obviously a little timid. He lowered his head and slowly moved to the high platform.
"What's your name, warrior?" Liu Xu asked with a smile.”
Buttface was so nervous that he didn't know where to put his hands.
His voice was trembling as he said,""I, I'm Xu Ergou. Everyone calls me Buttface!”
"Good! Hero Xu was the first to come up on stage. His courage was commendable! Not bad! Not bad!"
He looked at Wang Yu and said,"Wenqing, pass a liter of rice to Hero Xu!"”
"Here!" Wang Yu replied.
Then, he drew the sword at his waist and cut open the bag of rice.
As the bag was cut open, white rice appeared in front of everyone.
Xu Ergou hurriedly took off his clothes and laid them out in front of him.
Wang Yu personally scooped a liter and poured it on Xu Ergou's clothes.
Xu Ergou picked up all the rice on the ground and carefully wrapped his clothes.
He hugged the rice in his arms, his hands trembling slightly. He fell to his knees with a thud.
"My mother can finally eat her fill. My mother's illness can finally be cured!
Buttface thanked Prefecture Overseer Liu! Thank you for your kindness, Prefecture Overseer Liu!"
Liu Xu nodded. Then, he looked at the people below and said,"Now that Hero Xu has already received a liter of rice, are you still hesitating?”
With Buttface taking the lead and the white rice in front of them, the crowd became lively.
Many people swarmed forward and requested to join the army.
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