Zhen Yan had actually been looking Liu Bei up and down for a long time.
He estimated that Liu Bei was more than eight feet tall, with a majestic appearance, dignified appearance, extraordinary clothes, and extraordinary speech, so he knew that he was not the kind of poor Han clan member who lived in the streets.
The words "Han clan clan" have little value in today's Han world. It's okay to scare ordinary people, but for people with some status and knowledge, it needs to be treated dialectically.
Unless the Liu family's descendants are close relatives of the current royal family, as long as they have some ability, no one will know that they are Han clan members until they become famous. I have never heard of anyone who became famous because he was a Han clan member.
Zhen Yan has seen many Han clan clan members who have been in decline. They are hungry and full. They hold on to the title of Han clan clan and are unwilling to do something to survive. They still live in the glory of their ancestors. .
It's just trash.
Of course, there are also some capable Han clan members, such as Liu Biao, who is known as one of the Eight Heroes. He is a well-known Han clan member and a famous person in the world.
Although this Liu Bei has never been famous in the world, he should be a Han clan clan member with some ability. Judging from his clothes and so many cavalry units, his combat effectiveness is still very strong. At least he is a powerful one, like a local snake, and he has a lot of force. .
Not to mention that the other person has life-saving grace, it is definitely not a bad thing to just have a relationship. Who knows that the other person will be used in the future?
The children of the Zhen family who have experienced catastrophes have a very deep understanding of this. They know that there are many friends and many ways out. At critical moments, some of the many friends can help no matter what.
When making friends, what matters is attitude. Your attitude must be good, and you must not offend anyone easily.
So Zhen Yan paid homage again.
"Brother Xuande's words are very true. Serving the country is the foundation of our generation. Brother Xuande is very righteous. I am ashamed of myself..."
He was a little embarrassed by his blowing, so Liu Bei also started to blow him. Zhen Yan continued to blow, and Liu Bei went back to blowing. You and I were blowing each other, and after a commercial exchange of blows, they finally got to the point.
Zhen Yan was a little curious as she looked at Liu Bei's knights who were cleaning the battlefield and collecting the loot.
"Brother Xuande, where are you going with so many knights?"
"Luoyang."
"Oh? I'm going to Luoyang too."
Zhen Yan was a little surprised and said, "How about we go together?"
"It's better to go with your peers."
Liu Bei laughed, and made an appointment with Zhen Yan to go to Luoyang together.
On the way, Zhen Yan and Liu Bei continued to talk to each other about business, and finally knew each other that they were both Xiaolian men who were elected as Xiaolian this year, and they were going to Luoyang to take the government re-examination.
Zhen Yan also further learned that Liu Bei had an awesome teacher who was a great scholar in the country. He went to Luoyang this time to seek refuge with the teacher and strive to stay in Luoyang Central.
The key is that he is not a simple disciple, he is the direct disciple of that great scholar in the country!
Good guy, this is like Bulbasaur eating Bulbasaur and coming to Mickey Mouse House, it’s so wonderful!
The way Zhen Yan looked at Liu Bei was immediately different.
The Wuji Zhen family prospered in the late Western Han Dynasty and the Xinmang period. Especially during the Xinmang period, the Wuji Zhen family became extremely wealthy and became a top wealthy family. All four members of the family were top officials, and people at the time called them the "Four Zhens".
Later, the Xin Mang Dynasty fell, and the Zhen family offended Wang Mang before Wang Mang's fall, and was targeted and purged by Wang Mang. The top wealthy families that had not fully grown up suddenly fell apart, with heavy casualties, and only the Zhen Han family survived.
After Liu Xiu returned to the Han Dynasty, he treated Zhen Han well for various reasons. The descendants of Zhen Han were able to inherit the family business. They had two thousand stones in the Zhongshan Kingdom for generations and had a certain status in the local area. However, compared with the state of the central-level wealthy families in the Xinmang period, they had already declined. of.
Having said that, the Wuji Zhen family is still a high-ranking family in Hebei and a local leader in the Zhongshan Kingdom, and they still have a bit of background.
For generations, the Zhen family has entered the officialdom by taking advantage of Zhongshan's qualifications of being a filial and honest person, and has been able to maintain the respectability of a powerful county-level power. Compared with the Liu family, who was just starting to become a half-powerful county-level power, the Wuji Zhen family is still very respectable. The presence.
However, Liu Bei had a great Confucian teacher who was also his direct disciple, so the meaning was different.
Zhen Yan also knows very well that in this era, the Zhen family is just a local family. Looking at the world's rich and powerful families, the Zhen family is barely interested. They can't even squeeze into Luoyang. They have long lost their glory.
The real wealthy families these days are all families who need Confucian classics to settle down. The Zhen family does not even have a family classic, let alone the first-rate nobles who have Confucian classics passed down from their families, and even the second-rate nobles who have legal and legal books passed down from their families. Not really, just a third-rate nobleman at best.
After all, Liu Bei studied "Zuo Shi Chun Qiu" with the great Confucian Lu Zhi. Relying on Lu Zhi's relationship, as a disciple of the great Confucian scholar and the heir of Lu Zhi's mantle, it would not be difficult to stay in the central government. In the future, he would rely on the promotion of the political resources controlled by Lu Zhi. , it is not difficult for Liu Bei to move to the next level.
Once Liu Bei succeeds in staying in the central government through the promotion of Lu Zhi and others, Liu Bei's status as a clan member of the Han Dynasty will be able to play a role, and it will not be difficult to achieve success in the future.
Zhen Yan, on the other hand, has no talent, relying on what he learned from a less famous teacher, and carrying a surname with historical problems. How easy is it to gain a foothold in the huge Luoyang?
The most likely possibility is that after serving as a Langguan, he would return to the Zhongshan Kingdom to inherit his ancestral business, continue his family's business in the Zhongshan Kingdom, and continue to be the local leader of the Zhongshan Kingdom with two thousand stones.
This is certainly safe, but...
First of all, he has more than one son in the family, but there is only one position in Erqianshi.
Furthermore, young people have seen the vastness of the world and the prosperity of metropolitan areas, and they always want to go out and explore, rather than staying in their hometowns and clinging to their ancestral properties.
He is unwilling to do so.
At this juncture, Liu Bei appeared.
He suddenly felt that he needed to deepen his relationship with Liu Bei, what if it could come in handy in the future?
So Zhen Yan took advantage of the current situation and went south to Luoyang with Liu Bei. On the way, in the name of repaying his kindness, Zhen Yan took on the food and drink expenses of Liu Bei's motorcade, showing his arrogance as a wealthy man.
Although the Zhen family has lost its former glory, the family fortune accumulated after years of dormancy is beyond the reach of ordinary people.
He entertained Liu Bei and others with delicious food, and fish was indispensable for every meal. When he ran out of the ingredients he brought with him, he went to nearby towns to buy them, and then asked the chefs in the team to cook them.
Although it was just a simple operation method such as steaming, cooking and roasting, Liu Bei's face was full of red from eating it, and Han Ning's cheeks also bulged up from eating it.
When he finally arrived in Luoyang, Liu Bei felt that he could no longer eat, and it would be a problem to mount his horse if he continued to eat.
"It's just an uneven road. Ziya has spent a lot of time entertaining and drinking all the way. I'm very grateful. If you have free time later, you should ask Ziya to express your gratitude."
"How can you repay your life-saving grace with food and drink? Besides, money is just an external possession. It seems that apart from money, there is nothing else to repay Xuande."
Zhen Yan smiled and said: "When I have free time later, I will continue to thank Xuande, otherwise I will feel really sorry."
Liu Bei laughed dumbly and didn't know what to say. He could only tell each other where they lived in Luoyang City and agreed to meet again after the government re-examination.
He had thought about it, Wuji Zhen's family status far surpassed his own, and if there was anything about him that deserved such treatment, it was probably because he had Lu Zhi as a teacher.
What a good teacher, what a good teacher.
There are so many things you brought to me.
If I become successful in the future, how should I thank you?
In front of Liu Bei's eyes, the ancient giant city of Luoyang began to take shape. Under the setting sun, the decline of the empire was clearly visible.
In this vibrant land where all things thrive, corrupt officials and criminals from all walks of life work intensively here, constantly broadening the track, breaking through the bottom line of being a human being, and constantly pushing the creature called human into a deeper abyss. slide.
Despite this, the centipede insect did not die, and Luoyang was still a famous world-class giant city with a population far beyond anyone's imagination. The current emperor and Han Ling Emperor Liu Hong's position as "Luoyang Prefect" was also He can be called the best governor in the world.
How should I continue on my path?
With boundless imagination, at the last moment when the city gate closed, Liu Bei's motorcade successfully entered Luoyang City and merged into the torrent of power of this era.
