I will be the master of Xuande

Chapter 58
After all the family affairs were properly arranged, Liu Jian and Jian Yong, Su Shuang and others made an explanation, and then he and Zheng Ci took a group of servants with martial arts skills to Luoyang.

Liu Bei, Guan Yu, Zhang Fei, and Jian Yong all stayed in various positions and worked hard to develop, and he couldn't lag behind.

It was two thousand miles from Zhuojun to Luoyang, more than 500 miles, and there were so many of them, and Zheng Ci was a female relative, Liu Jian estimated that if he arrived in Luoyang, it would take at least fifty days.

In this way, the accompanying guards have to make their own decisions.

Now that the entire Liu family has been assigned to Liu Zhou and Liu Jian, it is not difficult to find a group of strong martial arts and loyal disciples in the entire Zhuo County Liu family to accompany them as escorts.

But the journey of more than 500 miles is too long, and there are countless beasts and bandits. It is necessary to have a captain who is skilled in martial arts and can mobilize the guards to ensure that just in case.

If any one of Liu Bei, Guan Yu, Zhang Fei, and Han went to Luoyang with him, Liu Jian would be at ease.

The problem is, if they are allowed to go to Luoyang as his followers, it is really overkill. Each of them will have a lot of room for development in the locality. Liu Jian is really reluctant to take them to Luoyang as followers.

But at this time, Gongsun Zan and Guan Yu each recommended someone to come to Liu Jian to listen to.

Gongsun Zan recommended him because of his confidant, Yu Ze.

Liu Jian met Yu Ze a few times, and he had a good impression of him. He was capable, martial, and steady. When Gongsun Zan was in Liaodong, he followed Gongsun Zan all the time. It went very smoothly.

The one recommended by Guan Yu was a bandit leader named Li Damu.

Of course, he is now a good man, at least with Guan Yu.

Speaking of which, the current Guan Yu has made a great name in the land of Youzhou.

Compared with Guan Yu at the same time in history, it is no longer the same.

Under Liu Yu's hand, Guan Yu gave full play to his bravery and military talents.

After Liu Yu came to office, he adopted a gentle policy towards the foreigners on the border of Youzhou, including the Wuhuan and Xianbei tribes.

But before Huairou, one must first establish one's prestige, and the best effect can be achieved by combining favor and force. Liu Yu still understands this.

Therefore, Liu Yuxian took the attitude of trying to use it, and used Guan Yu to suppress bandits near Yuyang to establish his prestige.

Let the heroes of Youzhou and the people in the north know that although Liu Yu came here with sincerity, he himself is not a vegetarian.

All of a sudden, Guan Yu was given a huge space to play.

Although Guan Yu is young now, he is far from reaching the highest level when he flooded the seven armies and captured Pang Weizhen in history, but with his current potential and ability, it is completely impossible for him to shake the bandit Cao Mang in a state. is more than enough.

Guan Yu formulated a strict plan, and at the same time completed the drill of Liu Yu's reorganized army in the shortest possible time, and then began to suppress bandits in Yuyang County.

In one month, he broke through eight bandits' strongholds, beheaded more than [-] people, and captured [-] people. He was invincible and shocked Yuyang and Shanggu counties all at once.

After several times, Guan Yu not only became famous among the grass bandits in Youzhou, but Fang Haoyou was also frightened when he heard his name.

Liu Yu didn't expect Guan Yu to be so powerful, he was very happy, and gave him the name of Wu Meng again, and ordered Guan Yu to take over the military power under the governor's jurisdiction in his place.

With Guan Yu's assistance, Liu Yu began to devote himself to politics. He was very relieved that all the military affairs of the governor's mansion were entrusted to Guan Yu.

Guan Yu became Liu Yu's military spokesperson, and he had the right to control the soldiers and horses under the jurisdiction of the governor of Youzhou. His power gradually increased, and his power shocked the counties of Youzhou, and he became the veritable No. [-] fierce man in Youzhou.

At the same time, under the instruction of Liu Jian, Guan Yu also advised Liu Yu to recruit Wuhuan's elite troops and set up Wuhuan Tuqi to guard the frontier fortress, which can increase Liu Yu's available army.

Yuyang and Shanggu, the Haoyou class in the counties of Guangyang, both began to show their favor to Guan Yu.

For example, the powerful families of Xianyu, Yu, and Qi in the border county, while making friends with Liu Yu, naturally they would not forget to make friends with this 'No. [-] soldier in Youzhou'.

As Liu Jian said, there are many thieves and bandits in Youzhou, and there are countless thieves’ strongholds in the area. Forced, the determination to be a thief is not so firm.

In this way, according to Liu Jian's statement, Guan Yu recruited soldiers and expanded his influence while secretly recruiting some thieves with "a bright heart".

This Li Damu is the leader of a bandit in Youzhou. Because of his big eyes, he is called Li Damu by his peers, but his real name is not mentioned at all.

Seeing the micro-knowledge, the nature of nicknames for the green woods and grass in the Han Dynasty is actually common. The one with big eyes is called "Li Damu", the one who rides a white horse is called "Zhang Baiqi", the one who jumps high is called "Chu Feiyan", and the one with a loud voice is called "Lei Gong". '.

It is far less resounding than the heroic nicknames of "Hubaoyi", "Jade Qilin", "Zhi Duoxing" and "Ruyunlong" later.

Even compared with the nicknames of Pheasant, Liangkun, and Big Brother B later on, they seem to be quite inferior.

It can even be said to be appalling.

However, it was a good thing for Liu Jian that Li Damu was recommended by Guan Yu.

His skills may not be better than Yu Ze's, but fortunately he was born as a bandit and the leader of a party. With such a person accompanying Liu Jian to Luo, at least every time he goes to a new land, he can figure out the local "underworld" .

These days, going to Beijing is not something that ordinary people can just go to. There must be someone who is powerful and can understand both black and white.

Otherwise, the [-] miles might be the way to Fengdu.

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After the group packed up, Liu Jian and Zheng Ci bid farewell to their parents and set off for Luoyang.

Along the way, I saw a lot of surprising "scenery".

In Youzhou, there is nothing special about the itinerary along this road. On the contrary, the more you go to the Central Plains, the more miserable scenes you can see.

The closer to the hinterland of the Central Plains, the more hooligans along the way, and the number of bones and dead bodies starving to death on the roadside gradually increased.

In this era, the farming land was not yet fully developed, and there were many mountains, forests and wild valleys along the way, and birds and beasts were everywhere, so the bones that died on the roadside were not only rotten and smelly, but also half red and half white that were eaten by wild animals. , its state is extremely miserable.

Occasionally, vultures and crows can be seen lingering in fear, cleaning and cleaning up carrion in a large area. These birds make strange noises while pecking at food, as if they are mocking humans.

Although this scene is terrifying, it makes sense when you think about it carefully.

The closer you get to the hinterland of the Central Plains, the more powerful clans and nobles there are.

In this way, the annexed land, loss of livelihood, and the more displaced people, the more people will die due to poverty, disease, and hunger.

However, it is impossible for Liu Jian and his group to lodge in posthouses every day along the way. Most of the time they can only sleep in the wilderness.

On the way from Zhuo County to Sili, Liu Jian and his party encountered robbers twice, one time they were killed by Yu Ze, and the other time they were dealt with by Li Damu, and they were able to pass.

Another time, several hungry wolves sneaked into their camp at night, and two of their entourage were injured. All the entourage came out of the tent with bows and knives to kill the wolves.

Liu Jian also ran out of the tent to kill the beast, but then he thought it was wrong, and hurried back to his camp.

Sure enough, it's not just humans, beasts are hard to deal with these days.

After the adult men were led out of the camp, two other hungry wolves sneaked into Liu Jian's tent and attacked Zheng Ci.

All the while, women and children are the real targets of wolves!
Fortunately, Liu Jian rushed back in time, shot a wolf, stabbed another with a long sword, and saved Zheng Ci.

That night, Zheng Ci was terrified, stayed up all night, and cried in Liu Jian's arms all night.

Later, they encountered two more attacks by hooligans, but they were easy to deal with despite having a large number of opponents, but they didn't have any weapons at hand.

It can't be said that this trip is difficult, but it is by no means easy.

Finally, they reached the border of Sili.

That night, Liu Jian and others also found Yili Village in a wild suburb to live in.

There is no good place in this village, they can only live in the dilapidated hut in the village, but the hut is too dilapidated, the walls are full of leaks, and the roof has not been repaired for many years.

At night, the cold wind blew in through the gaps in the walls and windows, and the frozen people shivered.

"Cough, cough, cough!"

Zheng Ci curled up in the corner of the house, her soft face was bloodless, coughing from time to time.

Going down this road really tossed her a lot.

Perhaps it was because the hinterland of the Central Plains was so chaotic. Compared with when she went from Gaomi to Zhuo County when she got married, the situation on the way was really thrilling and much more complicated.

At this moment, she was holding Liu Jian's hoodie in her hand, and there was a big quilt on it, and Zheng Ci was concentrating on stitching it up for her man stitch by stitch.

But looking carefully, her eyes were bloodshot, her face was pale, and her expression was exhausted...

The bumpy journey to Luoyang this time made her too exhausted.

But even so, she still insisted on sewing clothes for her husband while coughing.

All this fell into Liu Jian's eyes.

Liu Jian walked up to her distressedly, handed her a bowl of hot water, and said softly: "These things are done by the servants who came with me. Sister has already suffered from the cold, so why bother?"

Zheng Ci put down his hood, took a sip from the water bowl, and said in a hoarse voice: "It's okay, a wife sews clothes for her husband, it's the way of human relations, why don't you talk about being tired, and let's talk about people helping to sew, after all, there is no harm." The seams of the concubine's body fit together, making them feel uneasy...and..."

Speaking of this, Zheng Ci showed a happy smile on his face: "And if you can see the clothes on your husband every day, which are made by the concubine himself, so that the concubine is also happy and fulfilled physically and mentally, this disease may not be cured." It will get better sooner."

Liu Jian sighed and shook his head helplessly.

Zheng Ci looks virtuous and virtuous, but he is also quite stubborn in some aspects.

These things are basically related to Liu Jian.

In order to prevent Zheng Ci from being exposed to the wind, Liu Jian went out to get some accompanying tents, searched for cracks in the walls of the house, and tried to seal the gaps tightly so that the wind could not come in and Zheng Ci's illness would not worsen. .

But there are too many gaps, and Liu Jian really can't plug them.

Seeing Liu Jian busy going back and forth in the house for himself, Zheng Ci showed a warm expression on his face.

When I was young, the gaps on the wall were finally blocked. Liu Jian came to the bed and sat down, and said to Zheng Ci: "When you arrive at the post house at the next stop, don't leave. If your illness is delayed, it is not a trivial matter."

It was well intentioned, but Zheng Ci's expression changed all of a sudden.

She withdrew her gentle smile, and said seriously: "If your husband delays his trip because of his concubine, or misses a major event, this concubine is willing to bump his head to death under the eaves of this bed."

"Where is it so serious?"

"Husband, you are Xiaolian from Zhuojun County. This time you are coming to Beijing not for fun, but to report to Lang's office. If the concubine is late, it will not only delay the future, but also make the concubine feel ashamed. No big deal, please don't think about being a concubine, my husband."

(End of this chapter)