In the period that followed, Liu Bei used Xu Xuan's connections to successfully send Guan Yu, Zhang Fei, Xia Houyuan and Xiahou Dun into the Northern Army's cavalry camp.
This is a Central Army unit specially composed of Han knights. The equipment and treatment are all top-notch. If they do well, they will all be able to become high-ranking officers if the court needs to go on an expedition in the future.
Under the premise of receiving Xu Xuan's care, Guan Yu and the other four people all served as grassroots officers in the Tunqi camp. They could continue to "further their studies" in the elite ranks of the Central Army of the Eastern Han Dynasty.
Liu Bei asked them to learn more about the classic tactics of the Han army and not to waste this precious "advanced study period" or anything like that.
The two tribesmen Liu Yong and Liu Sheng brought from their hometown were also entrusted to Lu Zhi by Liu Bei.
Liu Bei hoped that Lu Zhi could use them to do things such as suppressing riots and attacking bandits when he was appointed pastor of Jizhou, so that they could accumulate experience in leading troops in war.
Lu Zhi, who lacked trusted subordinates, readily agreed and brought over Liu Bei's team and used them as his own team. There was nothing to avoid between the master and the disciple. Liu Bei's subordinates were his subordinates.
Zhen Yan, a close confidant, was reinstated and continued to work in the Chancellery. He continued to concentrate on being Liu Bei's lackey, and was proud of it and felt deeply satisfied.
There were also children of the Zhao, Li, Wang, Zheng, Yin, and Han clans. Liu Bei told them that he had other plans for them and told them to be calm and calm, and there would be a result soon.
There was no way for the good brother Qianzhao to be promoted as filial and honest, and Liu Bei didn't want to delay his future, so he gave him two choices.
One was to ask Lu Zhi, a teacher who was a shepherd in Jizhou, to recruit Qianzhao, who was also from Jizhou, as a subordinate official, thus introducing him into the official career.
Another one is to stay in Luoyang City and wait for Liu Bei to find other ways to recommend him to enter the official career.
After Zhen Yan explained the new aspects of the dispute between modern and ancient literature, Qianzhao seemed to have gained some new insights. As to why Liu Bei was able to stand out in such a situation and turn his life around, Qianzhao was obviously greatly touched, and then quite a bit. Feeling of anxiety.
He suddenly realized that what he had been ignoring intentionally or unintentionally was that Liu Bei was no longer the same as before, but he had not yet separated the Liu Bei of the past from the Liu Bei of the present.
Back then, they were just gangsters, fighting in the streets and living a happy life together. There was nothing wrong with that. But times have changed, and now Liu Bei is a big figure in the ancient literature school.
To put it bluntly, Liu Bei is already superior.
And what about him?
He is still a fresh graduate who can barely be considered a recent graduate.
The gap seems to be quite a bit big.
This feeling of anxiety prompted Qianzhao to choose a more direct path.
"Xuande, I don't want to leave you too behind. I want to work with Mr. Lu and train myself, instead of wasting my years. You are already one of the top people in the world, and I... still It’s a lot worse.”
Liu Bei saw through the anxiety beneath Qianzhao's calm surface, and he did not expect that one day he would become the cause of others' anxiety.
What does this mean?
This shows that Qianzhao is still a little angry. At least others come to him with the idea of being his subordinates and trying to get ahead together, but this brother who is his acquaintance seems to be different.
Liu Bei smiled, said nothing, and calmly recommended Lianzhao to Lu Zhi, asking Lu Zhi to appoint Lianzhao as the shepherd of Jizhou and let him serve as an official.
"Xuande, even if this is your best friend who grew up together, you will not treat him differently as a teacher."
Lu Zhi blinked at Liu Bei.
Liu Bei smiled and nodded: "Let the teacher decide everything. There is no need to worry about the disciples."
So Lu Zhi nodded and agreed to Liu Bei's request.
As for Dong Huang, Liu Bei had received such a huge benefit from Dong Zhuo, so of course he had to treat it properly.
So through Xu Xuan's relationship, Liu Bei met Chen Qi, the captain of the infantry battalion, and invited him to have a meal and chat.
The result is that Chen Qi is willing to sell Liu Bei's face, get to know him, and make friends.
He was willing to accept Dong Huang and let him serve as a junior officer in the infantry battalion. The position was not high, but he could legitimately stay in Luoyang City, with many opportunities and good remuneration.
Dong Huang was very excited about this and was very grateful to Liu Bei.
The cronies who went with him on the expedition were all arranged by Liu Bei through his own connections, and achieved great success, which proved that Liu Bei could not only be rewarded for his meritorious service, but also benefit the cronies around him.
For the leader of a political group, this ability is necessary but relatively scarce, because not just anyone can fill the position of leader and benefit his subordinates.
Liu Bei proved himself on this point.
But at that time, there was still nothing happening about Liu Bei himself. He seemed to have nothing except a title.
It wasn't until the day before Lu Zhi left that news came from the palace that Liu Bei had been appointed as the minister's servant to Zuo Cheng.
After the news spread, the upper-level leaders of the Ancient Literature School expressed their surprise, because they did not expect that Liu Bei could actually take up this position.
Lu Zhi is gone, but the authority of his Shangshu Ling is currently held by Liu Bei. The position is three levels lower, but there is no difference in terms of authority, unless someone else fills the other positions.
Lu Zhi expressed that he was both happy and worried about this, while other big guys from the ancient literature school had different views on Liu Bei.
It turned out that no matter how bright Liu Bei's light was, they always regarded Liu Bei as a junior who needed to be reminded, and psychologically they did not regard Liu Bei as a court official like them.
But it's different now.
Liu Bei actually took over Lu Zhi's authority. In the court, his position was as important as Lu Zhi's position in the past, and he would gain more trust from the emperor because of his status as a clan member of the Han Dynasty.
Who made this decision?
It is not difficult to guess, and after a little thought, you will know that there is a high probability that the decision was made by Emperor Liu Hong himself.
Liu Bei's surname is Liu, and he is a clan member of the Han Dynasty. This factor cannot be simply ignored.
The Han clan clan members could not be used as food when Liu Bei was in decline.
But when Liu Bei gradually revealed his talents, it could, in a certain sense, replace him and help him reach the top.
Emperor Liu Hong most likely took a fancy to Liu Bei's status as a member of the Han clan, and cared about him very much and wanted to promote him.
Although the emperor did not comply with the wishes of the ancient literature school and let Lu Zhi stay as the Third Duke, it must be said that the emperor did not completely let the modern literature school succeed, because Lu Zhi's previous position was still taken over by Liu Bei, who was also hated by the modern literature school. .
What is this called?
This is called eccentricity, but it is not completely eccentric.
This hand operation is indeed quite high-level. Not only the big guys from the ancient literature school think so, but also the big guys from the modern literature school think so.
After this appointment was issued, many people felt that Emperor Liu Hong was a little different from the past.
Although he still loves money and luxury so much, and the Xiyuan where he makes money is still so overcrowded, he has been going to Taixue a lot recently.
He goes there every few days to discuss the contents of "Zuo Shi Chun Qiu" and "Guwen Shangshu" with the students in Taixue. It is said that he has done some research and is not just a show.
It is natural for an emperor to study, but it is not normal for him to often go to the Imperial Academy.
Therefore, after the new appointment of Liu Bei, a key figure, was announced, the Jinwen School immediately held an emergency consultation meeting based on the current situation to prepare for the power struggle in the next period of time.
Under the new political situation, there is no room for any hesitation on their part.
(End of chapter)
