Zhuoxian County is the Zhuoxian County of Zhuoxian people.
It can also be said to be the Zhuoxian County of Zhuojun people.
If it really doesn't work, if you insist on saying that it is Zhuoxian County from Youzhou people, you can barely get a certain degree of recognition.
Only, it was not the Zhuoxian County of his Emperor Luoyang.
This is no exaggeration.
I don’t know since when, it is not uncommon for an official dispatched by the Luoyang court to be directly expelled by the local people if he cannot be accepted by the locals and does not abide by the local rules of the game.
The Luoyang court often stared blankly at this, unable to come up with effective countermeasures.
When the central government is weak, the local government is strong, as if the collapse of the world is imminent.
Therefore, if something like this happened to Su Shuang's one hundred horses, who else could they call if not Liu Bei within Zhuoxian County?
So Su Shuang pursed his lips and smiled and did not answer.
"It's just a small gift, twenty taels of gold, it's not a sign of respect. After the thing is done, Su will have a generous reward, which will definitely satisfy Xuande."
"Twenty taels of gold? Selling horses really benefits a lot."
Liu Bei calmly reached for the box, took out a gold ingot and weighed it a few times. Feeling the heavy feel, he calmly accepted the wooden box, and finally a smile appeared on his face.
"You can get twenty taels of gold at any time, and Emperor Luoyang can only do that. Is Mr. Su digging a mountain of gold or holding on to a gold mine?"
Seeing Liu Bei accepting the gold ingot with a smile on his face, Su Shuang's fleshy face also showed a smile that looked a little penetrating - maybe that's how he smiled, and he didn't mean any harm.
"The price of horses in the northern states is like this. The further south you go, the higher the price of horses. After crossing the river to Jiangdong and Jingchu, the prices of horses double. They don't look like horses, but like gold that can run. "
Liu Bei was not surprised by this.
He nodded and said slowly: "Different places have different commodity prices. Things are more expensive when they are rare. Everything is least valuable where it is produced. The farther away it is, the more valuable it is. Just like a peach from Hebei. If it were placed in Jiangnan, the price would definitely be different.”
When Su Shuang heard this, he paused for a moment and showed respect.
"Xuande is worthy of being a disciple of Confucianism. Rare things are valuable. These five words... really reveal the foundation of our business! Su has learned the lesson!"
Su Shuang straightened his clothes and bowed respectfully to Liu Bei again.
Liu Bei was stunned for a moment, then realized something and smiled, not taking it seriously.
"I was lucky enough to study with my teacher for a period of time. The teacher didn't think I was stupid and taught him everything he had. I gained everything I learned from this. I am very grateful."
"Xuande is too modest. It is possible for a great scholar like Lu Gong to become a disciple, so how can he accept him as a disciple casually?"
Su Shuang looked at Liu Bei's face, and then asked cautiously: "When Su asked people to inquire in Zhuoxian County, they accidentally learned that Xuande was going to be promoted to filial piety and incorruptible. I wonder if this is the case?"
Liu Bei just smiled.
"I just came of age and was crowned a month ago. I don't have any merit, so how can I be filial and honest? It's just a rumor among people in the county. It can't be true."
Su Shuang was not easily fooled by Liu Bei and smiled softly.
"Su was selling horses in the south of the Yangtze River last year and traveled to Jiujiang County. He accidentally heard that Xuande followed Lu Gong in Jiujiang to fight against barbarians and saved Lu Gong's life. This matter was widely discussed in the local area. I don't know. Is this possible?"
"Ah, this..."
Hearing what Su Shuang said, Liu Bei suddenly remembered that Su Shuang was a horse dealer in Jiangnan.
Four years ago, when he was fifteen years old, on the recommendation of his clan uncle Liu Bo and Liu Yuanqi, he was able to join the sect of Lu Zhi, a great scholar from the same county, and study with Lu Zhi on Fengshi Mountain near Luoyang City.
Not long after, a rebellion broke out in Jiujiang County, and the imperial court appointed Lu Zhi as the prefect of Jiujiang to put down the rebellion. Lu Zhi had no choice but to stop teaching and let the students learn on their own. Anyway, they had already obtained the title of disciples of the Lu family, and they would not be able to use it in the future. No.
This is equivalent to giving everyone an explanation and actually disbanding this group of students.
When Liu Bei learned that Lu Zhi was going to Jiujiang to quell the rebellion, he immediately expressed his willingness to follow his teacher. Lu Zhi refused at first because he felt it was dangerous. Later, Liu Bei couldn't help but knelt on the ground and begged again and again, so he agreed to take him and stay by his side.
Later, Lu Zhi led his army to fight with the Jiujiang rebels. During this period, he took a small number of escorts to personally investigate the rebel situation. He was discovered by the rebels and chased fiercely until he was almost cornered.
At that time, Liu Bei was the only one who was worried and led his troops to rescue Lu Zhi. He found that Lu Zhi was in danger, so he risked his own life to rescue Lu Zhi, and was hit by three arrows.
For this reason, Lu Zhi valued Liu Bei even more, and taught Liu Bei the classics and military books he had read. He also allowed Liu Bei to copy them and take them home, study them carefully, and officially accepted him as a disciple instead of a mere disciple.
In contrast, all the current students on Fengshi Mountain can only be regarded as disciples, because they did not receive direct education from Lu Zhi. Only Liu Bei became Lu Zhi's true disciple, and his identity was immediately different from ordinary people.
Later, this incident was only spread among Lu Zhi's circle of friends and the local area of Jiujiang. It could not have spread so widely, but if Su Shuang had been to Jiujiang County, he would definitely know about it.
So Liu Bei could only smile and nod in recognition.
"This is indeed the case. The situation was urgent at the time and I was not allowed to do what he wanted."
"No wonder young Xuande became famous and praised by everyone. As time goes by, Xuande's future will be immeasurable!"
Su Shuang's eyes lit up when he looked at Liu Bei, and Liu Bei was quite depressed with his eager gaze.
Why is this Su Shuang rushing towards her, as if she is a stunning beauty exuding fatal charm?
Why does it feel like he is not throwing things to solve trouble for himself, but throwing things to solve trouble for himself?
Just to build relationships, right?
Changing his thoughts, Liu Bei suddenly felt that he had discovered a brilliant point that he had not discovered before.
So when I looked at Su Shuang again, I suddenly felt that this sturdy man with a big smile had an inexplicable dark color on him.
After the matter was settled, Liu Bei did not send Su Shuang to the door of the house, but just to the door of the living room.
"Su Jun, don't worry about the horse team. If you accept money from others and eliminate disasters with others, I will solve it within five days. Five days later, I will send someone to return all the horses by the small river three miles east of the county town. People in Zhuo County will still give you this thin noodle."
Su Shuang was very grateful and bowed again, indicating that he would give generous gifts if the matter was completed.
Liu Bei smiled.
"Yide, see you off."
"only!"
Zhang Fei, a tall young man who was standing outside the hall, took Liu Bei's order and led Su Shuang out of Liu Bei's mansion.
Looking at Su Shuang's leaving figure, scenes from the past came to mind, causing Liu Bei to sigh slightly.
"Brother, why are you sighing? This matter is not difficult, is it?"
Guan Yu, who was standing on the other side, walked up to Liu Bei and whispered: "The person who did this must be Cheng Dazhi and his group. Brother sent someone to deliver a message. Do they still dare to do it? It's not the past anymore. Cheng Dazhi has been favored by you, so he doesn’t dare to mess around.”
"Of course I know that Cheng Dazhi doesn't dare to fight me, so I'm not sighing for this."
Liu Bei turned his head and looked at Guan Yu warmly: "I am satisfied with the results of my hard work. Su Shuang is also a well-known horse dealer in Youzhou. When he has difficulties, he always comes to me. , doesn’t it mean that my reputation is different from what it used to be?”
As one of the closest people to Liu Bei, Guan Yu certainly knew how difficult it was for Liu Bei to go all the way.
"Brother, thank you for your hard work."
"For yourself and your future, why bother working hard? If you are not even willing to work hard for yourself, what's the point of living for such a person?"
Liu Bei shook his head and smiled: "For the ambition in your heart, it is worth it no matter how much you pay."
Guan Yu thought so.
The reason why he admired Liu Bei so much was that Liu Bei was from an ordinary background, but he overcame countless difficulties and obstacles with his unremitting efforts, and finally became the son-in-law of Han Prefect of Zhuojun.
Now it is about to promote Xiaolian to an official position, and his destiny will change from then on, and he will rise to the top.
Once he officially becomes an official, relying on his early relationship with Lu Zhi, Liu Bei's life path will be completely different from before. Of course, these group of Liu Bei's cronies will also be able to rise to the top and change their own destiny.
What an inspiring and powerful man!
Only by following him can we change the future!
Guan Yu, who had no choice but to flee to Youzhou after being sued for his life, recognized this deeply.
