Liu Bei decided to accept Dong Huang, but he didn't feel that Dong Zhuo was trying to bury nails in his side.
There is no need, this is purely Dong Zhuo's way to please himself.
In Lu Zhi's view, this is a normal move for a classic inheritance family to build a power network, and it is Liu Bei's plan for a rainy day.
Dong Zhuo is now the governor of Hedong County. He has political capital of two thousand dan and military talents. He is valued by the Yuan family and has a bright future.
The cooperation between the two parties must be beneficial to Liu Bei.
"Sooner or later, the Liu family in Zhuo County will make a fortune. Making more reserves at this time will also be beneficial to the future when the family is established. It is of great significance to the emerging family to have a good relationship. If such a thing happens in the future, Xuande can Use your own discretion.”
Lu Zhi smiled and patted Liu Bei on the shoulder: "The road to the future must be walked by yourself after all. You are no longer young as a teacher. In the future, you and Lu will need to walk hand in hand."
"The teacher's kindness and teachings will never be forgotten by the disciples throughout their lives."
Liu Bei gave a clear statement.
As a result, a Liangzhou native suddenly appeared in Liu Bei's circle.
When Liu Bei held a pre-war meeting early the next morning, he announced that Dong Huang would join his own bodyguards with a hundred Longyou cavalry to protect his own safety. This energetic young man who suddenly joined aroused everyone's curiosity and scrutiny.
But there was no obvious rejection or anything like that. Liu Bei's small circle had just been established, with not many members and no clear boundaries between them.
If we really want to talk about regional differences, that's not necessarily the case, because everyone comes from different places all over the world.
For example, Liu Bei and Zhang Fei, as well as Liu Yong and Liu Sheng, members of the Liu clan, were all from Zhuojun, Youzhou.
Guan Yu was from Hedong County.
Qianzhao and Zhen Yan were from Jizhou, one was from Anping State and the other was from Zhongshan State. Xiahoudun and Xiahouyuan were from Peiguo in Yuzhou.
Among the children of the six families of Zhao, Li, Wang, Zheng, Yin, and Han, the Zhao family and the Li family are from Yin, Henan, the Wang family and the Zheng family are from Hedong County, and the Yin family and the Han family are from Hedong County. He is from Hanoi County.
Now there is an extra person from Longxi County in Liangzhou, which doesn't look so strange.
This small group can be regarded as a hodgepodge from all over the world, with no distinctive regional color. Liu Bei never mentions the differences between regions, actively downplays the regional color, and only focuses on establishing everyone's recognition of himself.
As long as we agree with Liu Bei, who he is and his supreme leadership position, nothing else can be said. We will not engage in regional discrimination or use map bombs. We believe that we are brothers within the four seas.
Therefore, Dong Huang's joining was scrutinized by everyone, but there was not much disturbance. The matter just passed.
As the vanguard of the army, Liu Bei led the army to set off about three days before the main body of the army, walking at the forefront to clear the way for the army. The army's route was generally along the Zhang River to the northeast, passing through Liren County and Kuizhang County, and then headed north to arrive at Julu County, where the Yellow Turban Army was founded.
Lieren County was not attacked by the Yellow Turban Army for the time being. Chang Zun, the magistrate of Lieren County, saw the Han army vanguard arriving and hurriedly came to greet him. After asking about the situation, he looked at Liu Bei with joy and worry.
"It's a pity that our county is not rich and does not have much property to reward the army. Moreover, the residents in the city are in poverty, with no clothes to cover their bodies and no food to eat, so..."
Liu Bei suddenly felt depressed.
"It is our duty to march and fight against the enemy. We do not need any property. Moreover, my army will only pass by and will never enter the city."
Chang Zun was stunned.
“You really don’t want to enter the city even if you don’t need your property?”
"If you really don't want any property, you won't enter the city."
Chang Zun immediately became happy.
"As expected of a disciple of Confucianism! Liu Jun is indeed noble and upright! Having Liu Jun in the Han Dynasty is truly a blessing to the country and a blessing to the world. My admiration for Liu Jun is really..."
I didn't realize it, but this guy is still a talker.
But if you really want to say it, you don’t need to spend money to say auspicious words, just say them.
Liu Bei didn't have much time to greet him, so he told Chang Zun that there was still a large army behind him, and that the Israelite County would be needed as a food transfer place for the army later, and asked him to mobilize the residents in the city to make some preparations.
This is easy to handle. For him, as long as these heavily armed soldiers don't enter the city, don't steal money, and don't cast a shadow on his official career, everything will be easy to handle.
Liu Bei didn't stop for much longer. He gave the army a meal and a rest in the toilet, and then announced that he would continue to march.
On the way to march, Dong Huang, who had a rather careless personality, came over and boldly asked Liu Bei questions.
"Sima, when we are marching and fighting, asking for two coins from the soldiers is the best way to boost morale. Without money in hand, the soldiers' morale cannot be boosted. If morale is not boosted, they will not be able to use their strength when encountering the enemy. , how can we win this battle?"
Liu Bei looked at Dong Huang and knew that what he was talking about was probably the basic way of marching and fighting by Liangzhou soldiers, or in other words, it was also the way of marching and fighting by any "strong army" in this era.
Give money, give a lot of money, give as much money as possible, to the point where the soldiers themselves feel embarrassed for not contributing.
When marching and fighting these days, we cannot expect the soldiers to have the consciousness to protect their country and the people. This is impossible.
In the political situation where the country is based on counties, soldiers from the same county will not treat you as one of their own. If you leave your own county, you can do whatever you want. You can burn, kill and loot without any psychological burden. It just feels normal.
What's more, when the Luoyang court was short of finances, it sent troops to conquer local rebellions without paying the recruited troops. It directly allowed them to burn, kill and loot to their heart's content after victory, the kind that would not seal the sword for three to five days. , in lieu of military pay.
The behavior can be said to be very bad.
Over the years, soldiers with swords are seen as life-threatening evil spirits by ordinary people. Even local officials feel dizzy when they see them. They don’t know how to properly arrange them. Officials who can properly handle the issue of troops crossing the border are capable officials. , the kind that needs to be recorded in the history books.
The reasons for this problem are complex and many. It can't be solved by making small fuss, and it's useless to shout slogans here and there. When the conditions are not sufficient, Liu Bei doesn't think about how to change it.
He just made an agreement with his subordinates before setting off that he would give him enough money and loot, and he would never let you suffer a loss, and he would never let you not get paid for your sacrifice. He used the reputation of my great Confucian disciple Liu Xuande as a guarantee.
If you break your promise, there will be thunder and lightning.
Then, I have only one request.
When I forbid you to kill, you are not allowed to kill anyone.
Those who kill someone will pay with their lives!
Liu Bei also told Dong Huang about this agreement.
(End of chapter)
