At the same time Liu Ye got up, Cheng Li from Dongjun County had already arrived in Luoyang after a long journey.
He didn't think about anything superfluous, and he didn't want to care about the hustle and bustle of public opinion in the world. In his heart, there was only one goal - to go to Luoyang and become Liu Bei's subordinate.
The reason is simple.
He is in his forties and has not yet had the opportunity to become an official. So far, only Liu Bei has given him an opportunity. It is an inexplicable opportunity that he does not know why he got it, and it is also an opportunity to reach the sky in one step.
But that's not important. The key is that this opportunity was given to him. When he was so depressed that he couldn't see a way out, Liu Bei offered him an olive branch, so why should he hesitate?
Set off.
However, he also encountered some difficulties along the way, and also suffered from a minor illness, which delayed him for more than ten days. When he finally arrived at Chenliu County, he also learned about the Luoyang Incident and Yuan Shu's revolt.
Not important, not at all important.
After learning the news that Yuan Shu had raised troops, Cheng Li became excited. He speeded up his way to Luoyang and decided to participate in this matter, make suggestions for Liu Bei and establish meritorious deeds, let Liu Bei win, and asked him to confirm—— It is the right decision to call yourself.
Then, it was the moment when Cheng Zhongde made great achievements and reached the pinnacle of his life!
On the other side, Manchong, a native of Shanyang County, was very excited at first after receiving Liu Bei's summons order. He felt that the opportunity he had been waiting for had finally come, so he got up and set off for Luoyang.
He has no shortage of opportunities to be an official.
Before that, he had served as postal supervisor and county magistrate. However, he tortured the prisoner too hard and beat the prisoner to death, so he resigned and returned home, unable to continue to be an official.
Over the years, he always lamented that he could not be employed for his talents, but he never thought that after a long wait and distress, Liu Bei, the hussar general, would be summoned.
He was very happy, but on the way to Luoyang, he learned about the Luoyang Incident and Yuan Shu's revolt, which made him hesitant and weighed the pros and cons a little.
A few days later, Man Chong made up his mind and rushed to Luoyang resolutely, preparing to respond to Liu Bei's call and become his subordinate before chaos broke out in the world. Then, in this situation, he made contributions and gained his respect. Then realize your ideal.
No matter what happened before, wouldn't it be considered powerful to be able to defeat the well-established alliance of He Jin and Yuan Wei as an outsider in the chaos of Luoyang?
A general with such means and ability, isn't it worth betting his wealth?
He also felt that such a general with means, ability and knowledge should be willing to appoint someone like him who ordinary officers would not want to appoint.
People like him, who are called cruel officials by the world, are not popular in this era when the Spring and Autumn Period dominates everything. If you have the opportunity, you must seize it vigorously, otherwise, you will only waste your life.
Man Chong's idea was also that of Gu Yong, a native of Wu County, Wu County.
What was sent together with Liu Bei's summoning order was Cai Yong's handwriting. After receiving the summoning order and Cai Yong's handwriting, Gu Yong felt deeply that Liu Bei valued him. At the same time, as a Jiangdong native, he could get such a person to go to Luo. It is not easy to get the chance to become an official.
Although some people in the family thought that the situation in Luoyang was strange, and that it would be inconvenient for Gu Yong, a Jiangdong native, to go to Luoyang and that he might become cannon fodder and die, but Gu Yong believed that Liu Bei was a hero and someone Cai Yong admired. He believed in his teacher. I won't push him into the fire pit.
So in early April, Gu Yong resolutely set out from his hometown for Luoyang. After a month's trek, he arrived in Yuzhou and learned about a brand new situation in the hinterland of the Central Plains. For this reason, he really hesitated for a few days, wondering whether he was It's time to return home.
But he looked at the way he came, thinking about his ambitions along the way and the political ideals he wanted to realize. He really couldn't turn around or take any steps to retreat.
So, he gritted his teeth and stamped his feet, biting the bullet and moving forward, deciding to go to Luoyang to meet his own destiny.
The talents Liu Bei summoned came to Luoyang one after another, driven by various emotions and realistic situations, and the famous generals he sent to look for also had their own circumstances.
Liu Bei sent people to Jizhou to look for Zhao Yun, Zhang He and others, and found them all.
Zhao Yun's family is well-known in Changshan country. It is considered a relatively good Yinfu family. Together with his brother, he is famous in Changshan country, so the people sent to look for him quickly found Zhao Yun.
Zhao Yun, a young man who was not yet twenty years old, seemed very surprised and puzzled by the call of the hussar general Liu Bei. Together with his elder brother, they found this matter very incredible.
When did their family get in touch with the famous Liu Qiaoqi?
One is a big figure in the clouds, and the other is a small figure in the earth. You may not be able to see it even if you bend down and use a magnifying glass. How can there be a connection?
Don't say that the two Zhao brothers didn't know the situation. After the news spread, the folks in Zhao's hometown thought it was a surprising and strange thing.
But then, Zhao Yun's fellow villagers all praised Zhao Yun to the envoys sent by Liu Bei, saying that Zhao Yun was handsome, kind-hearted, and chivalrous. Despite his young age, he actually often helped people in need, and everyone admired him very much. The general of the Hussars will definitely not make a mistake in choosing him.
The envoy said nothing, but asked Zhao Yun if he was willing to accept the summoning order.
Of course Zhao Yun is willing.
Liu Qiaoqi, who was famous all over the world, wanted to recruit him as a subordinate and give him a chance to be an official. This was a good thing that many people could not dream of. How could he not agree?
But he still felt strange.
"Why did Liu Qiaoqi choose me?"
"I don't know this either. You can only ask Liu Qiaoqi yourself."
The messenger answered honestly, and Zhao Yun had nothing to do about it.
However, he, his family and fellow villagers all knew that perhaps, the opportunity to belong to a Changshan Kingdom Zhao family was about to come.
So Zhao Yun packed his bags, said goodbye to his brother and fellow villagers, and set off for Luoyang with surprises and doubts.
Zhang He's side is similar.
He was also from a wealthy Yin family in Hejian. He made some contributions during the Yellow Turban Rebellion by recruiting troops to help the government fight against the Yellow Turban Army.
After the war, he was appointed as a grassroots officer during the period when Lu Zhi dominated the situation, and served as captain and camp commander.
After Lu Zhi left office and Han Fu took office, this position was promoted to military prince, so the people looking for him found Zhang He among the Jizhou army without much effort.
Zhang He was almost as surprised as Zhao Yun at the sudden summons. He didn't know how he got in touch with the famous hussar general Liu Bei and was worthy of his order.
Having such a good opportunity is of course much better than being a useless military prince in the Jizhou army, but he had the same doubts as Zhao Yun.
"Why would a big shot like Liu Qiaoqi summon me? I'm just a small military prince. How did Liu Qiaoqi know about me?"
Of course the envoy didn't know the reason why Liu Bei did this.
"I don't know, maybe it's because Liu Qiaoqi's teacher Lu Gong once served as Jizhou Shepherd? Is this Lu Gong's recommendation?"
Zhang He didn't believe this statement.
If Lu Zhi valued him and recommended him, would he still be a military prince now?
Moreover, he had not been seen once from before the war until Lu Zhi returned to Luoyang. How could Lu Zhi know about him?
But what happened to be written in the imperial edict was his name and cousin, and even his place of birth was correct.
This is really strange.
Strangely enough, Zhang He would not miss the great opportunity before him, so he decisively resigned from the military post in Jizhou, returned to his hometown to pack his bags, told his family, and then rushed to Luoyang.
In addition to Zhao Yun and Zhang He, Liu Bei also tried to find Yan Liang and Wen Chou, wanting to know the level of these two famous Hebei generals, but he had nowhere to look because he didn't know where they were from.
He also tried to summon Jushou and Tian Feng, but both of them were working under Han Fu, the current governor of Jizhou. Jushou even stayed in Jizhou because he had a higher status and had no intention of going to Luoyang, so he politely declined Liu Bei's summons. .
As for Le Jin in Yuzhou, the people sent by Liu Bei found him. Le Jin was also willing to respond to Liu Bei's summons. However, when they looked for him, he was ill, and his illness was not serious.
Le Jin could only thank Liu Bei on the hospital bed, and said that if he could survive this time, he would join Liu Bei. If he could not survive, he would have to repay Liu Bei's kindness in his next life.
So the envoy sent by Liu Bei had no choice but to leave the summons and return in anger.
After Liu Bei learned about it, he sent famous doctors from Luoyang to Le Jin's home to diagnose and treat him. There is no news yet.
Among the remaining targets, Yu Jin was Bao Xin's confidant, so Liu Bei was embarrassed to pry him off.
Huang Zhong, a native of Nanyang, was also the target of Liu Bei's summons. However, people sent to Jingzhou sent back news that Huang Zhong was worried about his son's condition and was unable to respond to Liu Bei's summons. He apologized to Liu Bei and said that he would wait until his son's condition recovered. After that, he went to Luoyang in person to apologize to Liu Bei.
After Liu Bei learned the news, he selected a team of outstanding doctors from Luoyang to go to Nanyang County to help Huang Zhong's son receive medical treatment. There is no updated news yet.
All in all, after the wave of summoning orders in early March, most of Liu Bei's goals for summoning were moved, and they all completed their journeys before the end of May, and all arrived in Luoyang to meet Liu Bei.
Liu Bei appointed them all as generals, brought them under his command, gave them accommodation and corresponding treatment, and asked them to serve him.
It can be said that they came by chance. Most of them also had the idea of making contributions and were not affected by Yuan's public opinion tactics.
This stage was exactly when the chaos in the world that Liu Bei expected after the Luoyang coup was about to happen. They came to Luoyang at this time and became their subordinates. This was the time when they could make a difference.
