Xuande

Chapter 437 Meeting Yang Biao
It has to be said that what Liu Bei brought to Liu Bei from the painstaking management in Luoyang in those five or six years was very precious and important.

Back then, he worked hard and managed many titles such as a classic debater, a poet of the great Han Dynasty, etc., and also left a legend of honesty and trustworthiness, making his own personality a golden signboard.

Once something called reputation is successfully established, it is not so easy to destroy it without a real hammer.

Yuan Kai and He Jin saw that they could not completely destroy the reputation left by Liu Bei no matter what, and they were gnashing their teeth when they were angry, and they were collapsing.

But there is no way, some things cannot be destroyed unless Liu Bei kills himself.

And Liu Bei is not a person who wants to die.

He started to lead the troops in early February of the sixth year of Zhongping, and marched in a regular manner. If there was no important matter, he would not stop his progress.

But it should be said that there are still some important things.

For example, on the way forward, those families who want to meet Liu Bei's Sansuke.

They basically accepted Liu Bei's conditions, and the families of the community of interests involved in the fine salt sales business in Liangzhou belonged to the kind of people with clear eyes.

They cooperated and bound with Liu Bei economically. Besides accepting the benefits of selling salt from Liu Bei, they also helped Liu Bei sell other products belonging to Liangzhou, such as ironware and rose peach wine.

The market in Sansuke was gradually swept by products from Liangzhou, and the original low-quality salt and ironware were gradually squeezed out of the market, and the high-quality and cheap Liangzhou products gradually gained a firm foothold in Sansuke.

Farmers like the high-quality and cheap iron farm tools produced in Liangzhou, and the wealthy class likes the rare rose peach wine sold at a reduced price by Liu Bei.

Liangzhou made a lot of money, and the wise family forces in these three auxiliary places also had a good time. After the running-in period, the cooperation between the two parties became very happy.

So the news that Liu Bei was going to manage affairs in Luoyang as a Hussar general spread, and they collectively became agitated, even more agitated than when they were going to manage the salt industry.

Unlike before, Liu Bei could only influence their future in a certain sense.

But this time, Liu Bei's one word, one thought, can determine their future and their lives.

Because they heard the news in advance that Liu Bei was going to lead his army through the local area, they were headed by Meng Tuo who had been waiting for a long time. Starting from Youfufeng, they gathered together to hold a banquet. They invited Liu Bei who was passing by to have a meal and sent it to Liu Bei by the way. Some supplies to reward the army.

Because they heard that Liu Bei didn't like gold, silver, pearls, jade, or musicians and dancers, but he liked materials that the army could use, such as grain, meat, vegetables and fruits, and cloth for military uniforms.

Meng Tuo revealed that General Liu is a pragmatist. If you want to come, you must come here. Don’t deal with those vain people. You can’t eat gold, silver, pearls and jade. .

So they "followed what they liked", and prepared practical supplies for Liu Bei's army with large carts, small carts, large boxes and small boxes. As expected, Liu Bei was very happy, thanked them, and took these things with a wave of his hand. , delivered to the logistics department in the army for use.

Tell everyone, have stew tonight!

Liu Bei smiled and ate with these local families who wanted to please him, had a few drinks, and then the army that followed him along the way also ate a wave of big families, and could eat a few bowls of meat steadily during the march. Overwhelmed.

Most of the reasons for these local families to please Liu Bei are relatively simple, they just want to maintain their relationship with Liu Bei.

They know that Liu Bei controls the key dominance in the fine salt business. Even if it is to maintain the status quo, they hope to please Liu Bei and avoid being caught by the latecomers.

So all kinds of gifts, all kinds of flattery, and all kinds of helping the army with logistics work, I wish I could express my sincerity to Liu Bei.

Under the current situation, the land of Liangzhou and Sanfu has been integrated by Liu Bei, Liu Hong and the eunuch group, pouring fine salt from Liangzhou on this land and obtaining high profits.

As for the Land of Three Rivers, because of the war, Hadong County was destroyed, and it spread to Hanoi County. At present, it is mainly spread in Yin, Henan, and a small amount is spread in Hanoi County.

This is where Liu Hong and the eunuchs can make decisions.

The only special place in Kansai is in Hongnong County.

There lived a behemoth named the Yang family, who basically controlled every bit of Hongnong County. Liu Bei had always heard about this county.

The fine salt business avoided Hongnong County, did not expand in Hongnong County, and avoided a direct conflict with the Yang family. This is a place that eunuchs do not want to touch.

But it doesn't matter, the Yang family is the existence that Liu Bei wants to eliminate. They are all insects at the same level as the Yuan family.

So this time leading the troops to Luoyang, Liu Bei deliberately chose a place where he could pass by the Yang family's hometown, and then personally took a battalion of troops to visit the old house of the Yang family. Then pay homage to Yang Ci by the way.

Liu Bei heard about the cause of Yang Ci's death, and he died happily.

In Liu Bei's view, it is lucky for a person to die happily.

He was happy until the last moment of his life, and he had no regrets in his life. Although it may be just his own delusion, Liu Bei believes that this is an unattainable thing for many people with lofty ideals throughout the ages.

Throughout the ages, how many people can die happily?
Either suffer from illness, or be killed, full of fear and despair, or even starve to death, that is the cruelest.

Yang Ci was actually happy to die. In a sense, his life was considered complete.

Liu Bei wanted to pay homage to such a perfect existence.

By the way, I went to meet the senior who admired him very much - Yang Biao.

When Liu Bei arrived in Huayin County with a battalion of [-] soldiers as a hussar general, the county magistrate of Huayin County was so frightened that he crawled out of the city for thirty miles to meet Liu Bei. Look, ask Liu Bei what he needs here, so that he can prepare for Liu Bei.

Liu Bei smiled.

"I'm the general of the big man, and I'm not a bandit. How could I ask you what you want? I don't need anything, I don't need anything. I'm here just to pay my respects to Duke Yang, and to give to Duke Yang's father by the way." Stick incense, pay your respects."

The county magistrate of Huayin looked bewildered.

"Ah? This...this..."

"Okay, stop talking nonsense, don't waste my time, I have to go to Luoyang after the worship!"

Liu Bei rode past impatiently, ignoring the county magistrate.

The brave [-] battalion soldiers rode tall horses, armed with weapons and equipment, and followed Liu Bei all the way, orderly, neatly lined up, and very solemn. This sight made Huayin county magistrate goosebumps all over his body.

This is a powerful army capable of conquering the grasslands in the north and destroying more than 20 Xianbei people in World War I. Whenever Liu Bei wants to do something here, he has absolutely no ability to resist.

The Yang family and Liu Bei can be regarded as irreconcilable contradictions between the modern literature school and the ancient literature school. Coupled with the current weird situation in Luoyang, if the two of them have something to do with each other, he, the county magistrate, is afraid. It's not about dying without a place to die!
Oh, why am I so unlucky?
The county magistrate of Huayin lamented his misfortune.

However, Liu Bei did not intend to do anything to Huayin County and the Yang family. He really just wanted to give Yang a stick of incense. After all, Yang Ci was happy to die after hearing his news. Zhu Xiang, telling Yang Ci that he is living a good life can be regarded as "comforting the ancestors".

No?
Liu Bei raised the corner of his mouth and approached Huayin County step by step.

No one dared to stop him.

Arriving outside the county seat, seeing the gates of the county seat wide open, the guards by the gates looked like they had been reincarnated, and the city looked like "thousands of mountains, birds flying away, thousands of paths and people disappearing", Liu Bei was a little bit confused. sigh.

The reputation of the Han army is really a bit bad.

So he ordered the army to rest outside the city to maintain discipline, and he came as he went, and rode into the city with a guard.

The inside of the city also looked as if there were no traces of people. There was not a single living person on the street, not even a dog. The doors of every house were closed, and those who didn't know it thought they were silent in the whole area.

However, Liu Bei, who has a keen sense, can feel the guarded and fearful eyes staring at him through the door and window, which makes him somewhat uncomfortable.

After the Luoyang incident is over, he needs to spend a lot of energy and money to reshape the army of this country. At least, he can't let the army of this country fight the difficulty of fighting away in the domain.

Yang's mansion is still very luxurious and prestigious, much better than the one he lived in, and it doesn't even feel worse than his state shepherd's mansion.

At this moment, Yang Biao, the head of the Yang family, was standing at the door in plain clothes, with a solemn face, and there were not many people around him, a young man also wearing plain clothes, and an old servant, besides that, there was no fourth person .

Liu Bei rode his horse to the gate of Yang's Mansion and dismounted at a distance, and asked the guards to watch over the horse for him, not to get close, then took off his saber, and walked to the gate of Yang's Mansion wearing only ordinary clothes. When he looked up, he saw Yang Biao.

He smiled.

"Mr. Yang, long time no see."

"Liu Xuande, long time no see."

Liu Bei shifted his gaze to the young man standing beside Yang Biao who was glaring at him.

"This is? Mr. Yang?"

Yang Biao nodded.

"Son, Yang Xiu, Xiu, why don't you pay a visit to General Liu?"

"Yang Xiu, meet General Liu."

Young Yang Xiu bowed to Liu Bei, then straightened up, and continued to stare at Liu Bei.

Liu Bei didn't care.

"Bei came here this time to pay homage to the former Taiwei, Duke Yang Wenlie. I wonder if Duke Yang welcomes you?"

"Please."

Yang Biao stepped aside and invited Liu Bei to enter the house.

Liu Bei nodded, climbed up the steps, and followed Yang Biao's guidance all the way to the house where Yang Ci was enshrined in the mansion.

(End of this chapter)