In the Anxi County government office, Liu Bei was laboriously handling government affairs.
"The Zhang family borrowed two oxen from the government, but in just three days, one of them died and was even eaten! Now, he could only compensate for the loss…678 catties of dead cow, 120 yuan per catty of beef, how much would that cost? How do you calculate this?"
Guan Yu and Zhang Fei, who were standing beside him, frowned. They were also stumped by this question.
At this moment, Liu Bei's hometown Jian Yong walked in with a troubled expression.""Xuande, it's all here. It's most likely for…"
Jian Yong stretched out two fingers and rubbed them.
Liu Bei's face was covered in a layer of green gas. Let's go out and take a look."
When he walked out, Du You had his arms crossed and a disdainful look on his face. Liu Bei took a deep breath and greeted him with a smile.
"Lord Duyou has arrived, but Liu Bei did not come to welcome you.”
Unexpectedly, Du You immediately smiled and said,"Since you have lost your manners, then bring the money over. I am a straightforward person. As long as you bring the money over, I will naturally guarantee that you will be fine.”
Liu Bei's face darkened. Was there no law in Zhong Shan Country?”
Since they had received Liu Bowen's instructions, they were naturally not afraid of Liu Bei.""Law? If you pay, it's the law! Didn't he see that all the vassal kings had to offer gold every year to keep their titles? You became a county captain, so you naturally have to give me benefits. Now that it's the year-end examination, if you don't give me any benefits, I can only give you a low-grade evaluation when I report my achievements.”
Liu Bei saw that Du You had already explained everything and knew that he could not stop them with the law. So, his eyes turned and suddenly revealed a sorrowful expression. Two lines of hot tears immediately rolled down his face.
"Milord, I always have the heart to serve the country and have never been greedy. I only have a meager salary and will only be paid at the end of the year. Now, Bei really couldn't take out the money!”
Du You immediately revealed a look of disdain."Liu Bei, don't put on a difficult front in front of this official. This official also needs to make some arrangements, or else you'll ask this official to give you money? If you can do it, then do it. If you can't do it, then leave. Don't be a county captain who doesn't know how to do things. Are you asking me to drink the northwest wind?”
Zhang Fei endured it for a long time, but he couldn't take it anymore. He suddenly shouted angrily,"My big brother is a descendant of the Han Dynasty. Who do you think you are to dare to speak to my big brother like this?”
"Descendants of the Han Dynasty?" No matter how bad the descendants of the Han Dynasty are, they still have a few hundred acres of land. Why are you in such dire straits? Don't tarnish the title of descendant of the Han Dynasty! In short, if you don't have money, get lost. You're an eyesore here! I heard that you used to sell straw sandals in Youzhou Province? Why don't you go back to your old job and we won't interfere with each other?”
Liu Bei gritted his teeth." I'll go back and gather some money. Please wait for two days."”
"Hmph, that's more like it!"
These days, Liu Bei had gotten to know some big families in Anxi County and wanted to go and raise some money.
However, as soon as he left, Zhang Fei became angrier and angrier. He went out and tied Du You to a big tree in front of the government office and whipped him with a branch.
Guan Yu rushed over when he heard the news. He saw that Du You's pants had been taken off and his body was covered in blood. It was a tragic sight.
Guan Yu scolded Zhang Fei,""Third brother, although you are a butcher, you can't treat people like pigs! This was the capital post. How could the King of Zhong Shan let it go after you beat him up like this?”
Zhang Fei, however, had a sour expression on his face." Second Brother, since we've already beaten him up, why don't you beat me up as well? Consider it an apology to Eldest Brother."”
"Stupid! What was the use of apologizing to Big Brother? You beat up the people of Liu Yu, the King of the Middle Mountain. Not only can your brother not keep his official position, but I'm afraid he won't be able to survive in Jizhou in the future!”
"It's better to leave than to stay here and be bullied!" Zhang Fei said disdainfully.”
"With big brother here, you can still earn money to redeem your peach garden. Big brother will lose his official position, and in the future, the three of us will have a problem eating.”
Zhang Fei widened his eyes and felt more and more regretful."This, isn't this too hasty?"
Guan Yu sighed." I'll go find my brother and see what we can do. Put Du You down. If he dies, it'll be even more troublesome!"”
Zhang Fei immediately put Du You down and covered Du You's wound with soil. He squatted at the side and sighed with a worried expression.
Liu Bei was discouraged when he saw Guan Yu looking for him and heard that Zhang Fei had beaten up the post. He was so scared that he hurried back.
After carefully examining Du You's injuries, Liu Bei's expression became worse and worse.""Third brother, you've caused big brother to suffer! Big Brother just reported Liu Yu privately training his troops, plotting against him, and was waiting for the emperor to promote him. Why did you hit Du You? Now that Big Brother is implicated by you, not to mention being promoted and getting rich, he won't even be able to keep this small county captain!”
Zhang Fei was both regretful and ashamed as he kept sighing.
"Big brother, we can't stay here for long!" Guan Yu advised. If the county magistrate Xu Ning knows about this, he will definitely lead his troops to kill us! That Xu Ning's martial arts are powerful. He's probably on par with us. We can't underestimate him!”
Liu Bei nodded, took a few pieces of clothing, and fled.
Xu Ning arrived late. Seeing that Du You had been beaten up, he laughed."Little bastard, let's see how you plan to do it again.”
……
In Wuji County, a group of cavalrymen rushed in and went straight into the Prince's mansion.
"Great King! Something had happened! After the death of the Emperor, the Great General ordered the world to kill the Ten Attendants, taking the opportunity to eliminate dissidents and help Liu Bian ascend the throne!”
"Liu Hong is dead?" Liu Yu was surprised.？No way, this time isn't right! Now that he was dead, it was brought forward by nearly four years! This King hadn't made any preparations yet. This guy died a little too quickly!”
"Do you know how he died?"
"I don't know. The Great General said that it was done by the Ten Generals, and the Ten Generals said that it was ordered by the Great General.”
Liu Yu did not dwell too much on how Liu Hong had died. He Jin had used the excuse of killing the Ten Attendants of the Imperial Court as an excuse. This was a move that won the hearts of the people. Everyone in the world would be coerced by him. Liu Bian would definitely ascend the throne.
Dong Zhuo would most likely make his appearance soon. At that time, he would be able to abolish and establish his own faction, eliminating dissidents. In the end, he would cause the heavens to be angry and the people to be resentful, and the world would be in chaos.
The most important thing for Liu Yu now was to quickly store up rations and gather as many young men as possible in the chaos to enrich the country.
Liu Yu suddenly recalled the first night in the Treasured Mirror of the Moon and Breeze, and he was somewhat absent-minded.
"I don't know if the Empress He in the treasure mirror is real or fake. If the real Empress He is also that coquettish, this king can think of a way to kidnap her and enrich the harem for this king to enjoy!”
Thinking of Empress He in the Treasured Mirror of the Moon and Breeze, thinking of the 'Imperial Uncle' that he wanted to say but was unwilling to, Liu Yu felt a wave of impatience.
"Men! Send a message to Xu Ning! Tell him to immediately recruit blacksmiths and forge weapons!”
"Also, tell Liu Bowen to seal off the main roads outside Zhong Shan Kingdom. From now on, no matter if it's personnel or materials, they are only allowed to enter and not leave!”
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