When it comes to fundamental matters, Liu Bei has always been very cautious.
He first wrote to Jian Yong, who was far away in his hometown in Youzhou, and asked Jian Yong to take Guan Yu, Ji Jian and others to increase the training of Liu's private soldiers and conduct more real military exercises. As for the methods, Liu Bei had It has been taught to them.
And if possible, try to accept as many homeless young men as possible to increase the number and combat effectiveness of Liu's private army. Try to find ways to buy horses, use family savings to buy horses, and expand the number of cavalry in Liu's private army. .
Then it is necessary to forge armors and shields in private, collect crossbows and other war equipment, and from now on to collect large quantities of grain, grass, salt and other war materials, and store them all properly. The relevant people must strictly monitor them and not let the news leak out.
Of course, the imperial court does not allow private ownership of these weapons of war these days, but if the powerful local landowners say that they really have no inventory at all, then the eunuchs in Luoyang City probably won't believe it, and they just hide them all. , just don’t take it out.
During the Yellow Turban War, Youzhou was also affected by the war. A considerable army of the Yellow Turban Army invaded Youzhou. The safety of his hometown Zhuojun is also unknown.
In order to ensure the safety of the family, Liu Bei asked the family to make early preparations, not to defeat the enemy, but to repel the invading enemy with strong force.
This order was very important. Liu Bei called Zhang Fei back, who was thriving in the Changshui Cavalry, and asked him to return to Zhuoxian to deliver the message.
There was no doubt that Zhang Fei, after receiving Liu Bei's order, packed up and rode on the road.
Liu Bei looked at Zhang Fei's leaving figure, and some thoughts came to his mind.
During this period of time in Luoyang, Zhang Fei first faithfully performed his duties as Liu Bei's personal bodyguard, and later learned orthodox cavalry tactics in the Changshui Cavalry Corps, and the learning results were good.
Liu Bei also took care of and trained him as a brother. He also taught Zhang Fei the art of war that Lu Zhi taught him, and asked Zhang Fei to study it seriously.
Zhang Fei is different from Guan Yu.
Guan Yu had learned some culture from his father in his hometown. He had a good foundation in education and had no difficulty in reading. He was relatively easy to learn, but Zhang Fei did not.
Liu Bei always felt that Guan Yu was able to guard Jingzhou and dominate China, but Zhang Fei died at the hands of a villain. It was not without reason.
This difference in life realm may be due to the difference in learning attitudes between the two.
Guan Yu loved learning, and Liu Bei taught him the art of war. He kept it in mind and memorized it backwards and forwards.
When Liu Bei taught Zhang Fei the art of war, Zhang Fei seemed in great pain. Asking him to learn a few more chapters was like forcing someone who couldn't eat coriander to eat coriander. It was a sign of dissatisfaction and resistance at the genetic level.
Therefore, Liu Bei adopted a guided education for Guan Yu, thinking that Guan Yu could maintain a certain amount of time in self-study.
Zhang Fei was given a spoon-fed teaching, asking him to learn the knowledge first, and then it would be up to him to use it in the future. Military strategists are not just crammed. Military strategists are basically geniuses. Those who fill it out can only be counted as officers.
In fact, ever since Liu Bei came into contact with Guan Yu and Zhang Fei, his understanding of these two famous military generals and his own understanding of the world have changed.
A long time ago, he also felt that generals are born. No matter who they are, as long as they are famous in history, they are born to be great. All ability values are the same as in the game. As long as the loyalty is maxed out, everything is absolute.
However, after knowing Guan Yu and Zhang Fei for many years, Liu Bei realized that even a true genius must be tempered and tested by time before he can eventually become a powerful general.
Guan Yu and Zhang Fei are definitely not born famous generals.
When they first followed Liu Bei, these two were high-level thugs who were braver and more powerful than ordinary people. They only cared about themselves when fighting and ignored others. They often rushed to the front and were beaten into pig heads in the end.
The number of times these two people suffered bruises and swollen faces was similar to that of anyone under Liu Bei. They were also similar to Liu Bei. They both grew up relying on fists.
Sometimes there were too many enemies. Guan Yu and Zhang Fei, one with three pig heads and the other with four pig heads, lay in bed unable to get up.
Liu Bei was shocked at the time and wondered whether these two people were imposters. Later he realized that without experience and growth, most people cannot shine.
Neither Guan Yu nor Zhang Fei were born [bear and tiger generals].
So he passed on his street fighting experience to them, told them how to cooperate, and took them to practice cooperative fighting with his former younger brothers.
Gradually, they learned to cooperate with other "comrades", and because they were tall, strong, and had strong innate advantages, they gradually became the number one and number two thugs around Liu Bei.
Another reason why they stand out is that they are relatively stubborn and have tenacious vitality.
Many of the thugs who followed Liu Bei in the early days fell behind due to various reasons during the process of Liu Bei achieving the title of Street Fighter.
For example, they died of illness, died of injuries that could not be cured, or were arrested by the government and had no choice but to run away, etc. They all fell behind.
However, Guan Yu and Zhang Fei endured all kinds of disasters. They were cured when sick and recovered from injuries. They were not arrested by the government and survived until the end.
Except for geniuses, the so-called talents are not those who are the strongest from the beginning, but those who are lucky enough to survive to the end.
So Liu Bei also understood why Liu Bang's Peixian soldiers were all awesome people, why Cao Cao's Cao family soldiers were so awesome, why Zhu Yuanzhang's Huaixi old troops were so awesome, and why these people were all fellow villagers.
It's not that they are great at the beginning, but that they continue to accumulate experience on the battlefield and survive until the end. The accumulation of quantitative changes leads to qualitative changes.
Surviving on the battlefield in troubled times is a skill in itself. Those who practice this skill to the extreme will never be far behind professionally.
Liu Bei didn't know if he could have the same survival skills as Uncle Liu Huang, but he knew that he and Uncle Liu Huang were completely different.
Therefore, the current Guan Yu Zhang Fei is also different from the Guan Yu Zhang Fei who served under Uncle Liu Huang.
They no longer took wild paths to develop their own models, but began to receive formal education. They grew through a combination of formal education and practice, and achieved results that satisfied Liu Bei.
So, this time, how far can everyone, including myself, go?
Liu Bei didn't know.
Liu Bei only knew that after July of the fifth year of Guanghe, his life was still as fast-paced and demanding as ever.
In addition to being an official, he continued to maintain his character as a debater and a poet of the Han Dynasty, and continued to push his reputation to a higher place.
The Ancient Classics School continues to admire Liu Bei and regards Liu Bei as the leader of young scholars. They believe that Liu Bei has the qualities to take on this responsibility and believe that he will definitely achieve great things.
The Jinwenjing School has temporarily stopped criticizing Liu Bei because of Liu Bei's challenge to two eunuchs. Although there are some people who are unhappy with him, under the background of the party's turmoil, Liu Bei's existence is undoubtedly a problem for the scholars. Root benchmark.
Despite this, Liu Bei was keenly aware of some changes during his in-depth contact with the high-ranking nobles.
According to the phenomenon observed by Liu Bei, the scholars' private dissatisfaction with the current political ecology has shifted from dissatisfaction with the eunuchs to dissatisfaction with the emperor.
The scholars seemed to have realized that the emperor was too tolerant and indulgent towards the eunuchs, but was very harsh towards the scholars.
No matter how stupid you are, you should realize where the emperor stands in the power struggle between scholars and eunuchs.
No matter how stupid you are, you should vaguely feel the difference between Jinshang and the previous emperor Liu Zhi. Jinshang does not seem to be standing on a relatively neutral position, but is completely biased towards the eunuchs.
This incident diluted the scholars' joy at winning the victory, and even further deepened their worries.
And finally some people began to publicly express their belief that the emperor might persist in the party's policy of restraint for a long time and even turn it into a national policy.
This is definitely not a good thing in Liu Bei's opinion.
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At the end of the year, the control was relaxed, and everyone got Yang. I tried my best to prevent it, but I couldn't prevent it. It took more than ten days, and I still got Yang. I have been struggling until now, but I still feel uncomfortable. Although I don't know what will happen next year. No matter what, I still hope that everyone will have a better life in the coming year, suffer less, and live a more comfortable life. After all, we ordinary people have nothing to ask for, except for peace and security without illness or disaster.
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