Lord Yuan

Chapter 127 Zhu Gui’s high hopes for Yuan Shao
Suddenly hearing what the governor said, Yuan Shao felt guilty and did not dare to continue to refute, but just put on a rather respectful posture.

"Xiaguan set out from Runan. There were many bandits and plunderers from here." Before Yuan Shao could finish his words, he was ruthlessly interrupted by Zhu Gui, his eyes full of scrutiny.

"Youzhou is a place with abundant people and abundant resources, and the people are simple and honest. How could it be as you say? Besides, I often send my subordinates to carry out raids. If you use this to find an excuse for your negligence, you don't have to go to Liaodong to take up the post." ”

Zhu Gui shook his head to himself. It was obvious that in his opinion, the young people in front of him were purely arrogant and arrogant. It would be difficult to achieve great things without experiencing some setbacks. The people under my rule in Youzhou are rich and abundant, and the refugees are homeless. They are all very few. Where do the thieves and bandits come from?
Yuan Shao didn't know where he offended the governor of Youzhou. He racked his brains and couldn't find out. It was obviously the first time he met him. His attitude in the conversation was as if he had taken gunpowder. Yuan Shao couldn't resist it. .

It seems that the only solution is to use a trick.

"The conditions on the border in Liaodong are much more difficult than those in other counties in Youzhou. I don't know how you got to this point, but I can tell you clearly that Liaodong cannot survive any longer. It’s better to pack up and go home as soon as possible.”

From the beginning to the end, Zhu Gui's face was condensed by a layer of lingering dark clouds, and his eyes that should have shown wisdom were showing signs of fatigue at this moment.

In fact, he was not targeting Yuan Shao specifically, but because of a series of things that had happened in the past few days, he was now very anxious and didn't know what to do.

On the one hand, the Liaodong vassal state has always been torn between rebellion and return. During the rebellion, it showed no mercy. The population it plundered accounted for almost one hundred of the entire Youzhou. In addition, the former Chang Shi The tragic experience caused the governor of Youzhou to change from his normal state. The marks he marked on the map were to record the traces that had not been invaded yet. The closer he was to the alien race, the more vulnerable he was to being ravaged by the alien race. His nature was like that of a wild beast. I always like to start with blood and end with blood.

What he actually needs is not a Liaodong Changshi. This is to treat the symptoms rather than the root cause and can only be managed for a while. Even in such a situation, it requires Changshi to have an extremely tough external character and his own abilities. If A submissive and weak person was even more despised by the aliens, and thus became disobedient.

The aliens have always believed in the superiority of the strong. The stronger you are, the closer they will be to you. Once you show any signs of slackness or negligence, these bloodthirsty aliens will instantly tear you apart.

The young man in front of me, judging from his demeanor, is not that tough at all. He acts in a conciliatory manner and dare not refute. Alas, I don’t know what the court thinks. If they send such a young boy, if they let it go, When he went to Liaodong, not only was he despised and ridiculed by the foreigners, but the powerful local faction was enough for him.

Zhu Gui sighed more and more, when would there be someone like Huo Qubing in Liaodong? Wei Qing regarded the Xiongnu land as flat ground and marched straight into it. If someone under his command could do that, no, he could kill those hateful people. He was overjoyed when Xianbei Wuhuan was completely expelled from the territory of the Han Dynasty.

Hearing that the governor looked down on him so much, Yuan Shao smiled and shook his head. For those foreign races, he regarded them as experience babies. Not to mention the military achievements, he also wanted to do it for the BMW outside the Great Wall under his crotch. .

"What the governor said is superficial. Although the subordinate officials are not talented, they still want to be loyal to the country."

"As for the bitter cold in Liaodong, I am not afraid of it. If the foreigner dares to stretch out his hand, I will dare to cut off his hand and offer it to the governor to show his ambition."

Zhu Gui, who was surprised by Yuan Shao's words, suddenly raised his head and his eyes came into contact with a face that did not look weak. Perhaps these words ignited the anger deep in Zhu Gui's heart, or maybe he had never heard it before. Thinking that some people would regard the Xianbei Wuhuan and other foreign races as nothing, he swallowed, his melancholy face instantly broke through the clouds, and his frowning brows were relieved.

"Anyone can talk big talk, but you need to know that when you take a post in Liaodong, you are not in your hometown. No matter how clumsy you are, you can still save your life, and your life will not be taken away late at night for no reason." Zhu Turtle wanted to see this man's attitude again, and his tone became stern again, but the different look that flashed in his eyes from time to time was completely different from before.

Yuan Shao nodded heavily without hesitation. He calmly faced Zhu Gui's scrutinizing eyes without flinching.

"I know that I came here this time to learn some lessons from the governor, so that I won't be in a hurry and don't know what to do."

"Yeah." Zhu Gui groaned, his thoughts falling into memories.

"Your predecessor, the former Chief of Liaodong, neglected to take precautions. Although he had courageous ambitions, he did not know the cruelty and dangers of the aliens. He thought that relying on his sharp tongue was enough to reverse the situation. Alas, this person is He is very talented and knowledgeable, but now the world is separated forever, and no one can do the evil of alien races. If the late emperor had not repeatedly established a system of preferential treatment of alien races, established vassal states, governed and absorbed alien races, there would be no disaster today."

Zhu Gui seemed to be mentioning the point of his arousal, and his eyes were a little more worried, full of indignation over the death of Chang Shi.

"If you have to go and take up your post, don't believe in the words of foreigners, even if they swear by foreign gods." Zhu Gui had a lot of experience.

"You can pay more visits to the Liaodong Captain. Although Gong Shamu is much older, he has always been generous to his subordinates, and he always answers questions fluently."

Yuan Shao nodded and said, "I will obey the governor's words."

Then Yuan Shao seemed to think of something and stopped talking.

Seeing this, Zhu Gui couldn't help but asked: "Is there anything else you want to ask?"

Yuan Shao hesitated and hesitated, rubbing his hands back and forth behind his back.

Zhu Gui looked unhappy and shouted softly: "But just say it."

"Your Majesty is so bold. I wonder if I can take up the post of Chief History Officer, can I be given the right to recruit troops?"

Zhu Gui was puzzled. As the head of the Liaodong Kingdom, he had powers similar to those of a captain. Although his authority was one level lower, he could still manage an army of thousands of people and use his fingers like an arm.

"The position of chief historian already has the power to recruit troops, why do you need to ask me?"

Yuan Shao shook his head and then dropped a bombshell: "What if it's a scale of ten thousand people?"

Zhu Gui was shocked and speechless for a moment. The young man in front of him must have lost his mind and gone crazy. The scale of ten thousand people was already considered a legionary battle. Only officials above the rank of captain or even general could have such authority.

"What do you want so many people for?"

Zhu Gui's words at least show that it is possible for Chang Shi to achieve this level, but the difficulties involved are so great that even the governor does not think such a thing exists.

Recruiting soldiers is not a simple matter of posting notices under various city gates, then going to the county government office to sign and wear clothes.

In a sense, most of the people who can recruit soldiers are local county government, aristocratic families, and even powerful people, because they have absolute authority and have enough capital to continuously supply the soldiers with money, clothing, and food.

Each soldier usually requires four or five families to support him. The more soldiers there are, the greater the pressure on local taxation. Even in a county with abundant resources like Youzhou, there is a limit to the size of the soldiers. Once exceeded, the financial pressure on the entire Youzhou will rise instantly.

Therefore, Zhu Gui was actually not unwilling to start a war. He wanted a face-to-face war with the Xianbei aliens more than anyone else.

However, the resources consumed by the war are like the rolling Yangtze River flowing eastward. Youzhou's years of cultivation can actually only support a large-scale battle of 5 people for more than a year, although there are always products caused by the frequent invasion of foreign tribes. Shrinking, but for the entire Youzhou, this is actually relatively backward.

At this time, the two states of Bingliang and Liang were united during the war, and they could use all the troops in the entire state and county, sometimes 20, sometimes [-] to [-].

However, its folk customs are fierce, and everyone can be a soldier during war, unlike Youzhou, which dominates harvest planting.

But at least, in Yuan Shao's view, it seems that the vassal Chang Shi can have a large-scale army without violating the rules.

With this reassurance, Yuan Shaocai continued: "This will stop the governor from worrying about him. As long as Xianbei dares to violate the situation, the subordinates will dare to cut off his hands and feet, so that he will never dare to violate the situation again."

Zhu Gui became more and more curious about the young man in front of him. Although most of what he said were exaggerations, how could the Xianbei Wuhuan be something in the palm of his hand? There would not be so many vassal states, and there would be no need to continue to station troops at the border for emergencies.

Zhu Gui did not continue to discuss this, but vaguely remembered that the long history still had an indignant look on his face.

"After you take office, first go to the Chang Shi's house to express your condolences."

"After all, if he hadn't sacrificed his life for the country, you wouldn't have received such an official position."

Yuan Shao solemnly said that for this man who dared to go to Xianbei by himself, this move was no different from that of going to the meeting alone, which showed that he was brave and loyal and had no fear of foreigners.

"This is natural. I have always respected these loyal and brave men."

Zhu Gui sighed and looked at the new Changshi in front of him with a complicated expression.

"Don't go down the same old path and make the same mistakes again."

Yuan Shao also sighed after a while.

He took out the letter from his father Yuan Feng from his arms and presented it respectfully with both hands.

"This is it?" Zhu Gui was a little confused, but still stretched out his hand to take it.

As soon as I opened it, I saw the first thing.

The Yuan family personally entrusted him, and now he is very pleased to hear that his brother has been appointed as the governor of Youzhou.

Zhu Gui did not continue to look down, and raised his head to look at Yuan Shao opposite, who had an indifferent expression on his face. "What is your relationship with the servant?"

Yuan Shao cupped his hands and said, "I'm my uncle."

Zhu Gui's face gradually became serious, and he continued to pick up the letter and read down.

The more he watched, the heavier his mood became, which was much more direct than before.

"Since you are a descendant of the Yuan family, why didn't you get this letter earlier? I almost blamed you wrongly. Don't take what you said before to heart." Zhu Gui's attitude immediately changed 180 degrees, and it was quite apologetic. But after all, he was the governor of a state and held a high position. He didn't need to be so respectful when facing the younger generations of the Yuan family.

In fact, his contact with the Yuan family has gradually diminished since he became the governor of Youzhou. This is not only because the Yuan family is good at hiding one's power and biding its time, but also because those students who were under the Yuan family do not trust each other with the powerful. Never use force to force them to stand in their own team.

On the contrary, the purpose of the Yuan family is to spread the foundation of the Yuan family all over the Han Dynasty. When the situation changes, they will raise their arms and the heroes will respond. This is what the Yuan family wants. As for now, when the situation is calm and the clouds are calm, , Yuan would not choose to come forward, and naturally he would not choose to contact these disciples and former officials.

And he has already reached the position of governor, so he can no longer lick his face to curry favor with his old employer and leave others with excuses. This will not be a good result for him or the Yuan family.

However, I didn't expect that the post of Liaodong's chief historian would be filled by a descendant of the Yuan family. Doesn't the servant not know that the situation in the frontier has changed suddenly, and a little carelessness can lead to death, especially those who are the first line of defense in dealing with foreign races? is the first to bear the brunt.

Has the Yuan family gone to this point in order to train their children?

In addition, Zhu Gui really couldn't understand why the Han Dynasty was so big, how could he not give his own children a layer of gold, so that Luoyang's official career would be improved to a higher level.

Yuan Shao shook his head respectfully and said: "Xiaguan is not seeking favor from the governor as a member of the Yuan family. It's just that Liaodong is in a different place after all. Xiaguan is new to this place, and he is afraid that some things are not done well and may lead to discord among some people. So, Publicly and privately, even the lower officials feel that they should come and see the governor, so as to lay a good foundation for the next journey."

The meaning of what Yuan Shao said was very simple, transparent and easy to understand.

He did not come here relying on the Yuan family status, but came to guard the border because of His Majesty's order. Now that he suddenly heard of the sudden change in the situation on the border, he was not familiar with the place and did something extraordinary. I hope the governor will bear with it. For those who are quite The powerful family that criticized the criticism also needs the governor to be vigilant in advance.

Yuan Shao understands very well that the closer you are to this borderland, the more complicated the powerful people are, and there are many who are colluding with foreign races. What he needs to do is to avoid these powerful forces as much as possible and pass the authority of Chang Shi as soon as possible. , develop their own power.

Zhu Gui naturally understood the meaning, and he suddenly remembered Yuan Shao's meaningless words just now.

Can Changshi control an army of ten thousand people?

Is this the true purpose of this Yuan family's descendant?Zhu Gui couldn't help but be speechless, and at the same time, she was worried about him.

These border powers still retain some superficial differences from those in the interior.

The people born in the border land are all tough, and their speech and behavior are different from other states and counties.

Here, the admiration for force has almost reached its limit. The more behavior is outside the law, the more it is respected.

It often happens that the county government and the governor's mansion are forced to change their plans by force from the local people.

You must know that the captain of a vassal state is at the same level as the prefect of a county. Even with two thousand stones, he can be regarded as a high-ranking official in the court. However, in this land of Liaodong, we often have to worry about the arrogant people who do not obey the law. Arrogant and domineering.

Although Gong Shamu was very skillful and wise in his rule, to these people, it was like playing the harp to a cow, which had no effect. Even in Yuan Shao's view, it was better to give him a fist that was more ruthless than him. Direct and effective.

"You have just arrived, and you don't understand the local customs. If you are not careful, you will cause resentment among the people. Even Captain Gongsha, who has a good reputation, can only stand still in Liaodong and wait for a while. If you want to break this situation, , it’s even more difficult." Zhu Gui was very worried.

Yuan Shao came from the Yuan family in Runan, and he was a disciple of the Yuan family. Now that he was serving under his command, he was even closer to him.

In this way, if he encounters unfair treatment in Liaodong, facing those reckless people with strong folk customs, judging from his words and demeanor, he is quite disdainful towards the Xianbei Wuhuan and other foreign races, I am afraid that he is also a arrogant master. If this is the case, wouldn't it cause frequent troubles?

Ugh.

Zhu Gui sighed again and again, and even wanted to directly persuade him to return, at least not to serve under his command, so as not to cause trouble.

Yuan Shao explained with a smile: "All I need to do to lower my official rank is a word from the governor. Isn't it that all these troubles disappear just like winter snow meets warm sunshine?"

Zhu Gui knew that it seemed that he could not persuade this hot potato for the time being, so he simply planned to hand over a letter in person after Yuan Shao left for his post, warning the powerful forces in Liaodong not to act in this critical moment. Cause trouble at the last moment.

He reacted quickly, and he had to be very alert for Yuan Shao, who seemed unaware of the dangers involved.

"Then it's all up to you. If there is anything inappropriate, you can come to me and I will naturally support you."

Yuan Shao fearfully thanked him and said, "Then I would like to thank the governor for his favor. I won't bother you anymore. I just want to go to my post as soon as possible to avoid missing the duty of Gongsha Commandery."

Zhu Gui wanted to stay, but Yuan Shao achieved his goal and decided to leave, so he no longer forced him to stay.

He looked at Yuan Shao, who had a determined look on his face, but he didn't know the danger behind him. Zhu Gui's concern was very clear.

After bidding farewell to the governor of Youzhou, Yuan Shao seemed to be in a good mood.

He also did not expect that the power of this disciple of the Yuan family could spread so far. Even though he was the governor of a state, he still had to keep his head down and keep a low profile when facing the servant Yuan Feng who was now the head of the Yuan family. .

Out of the mansion.

Xu You looked at the returning clerk with disdain. He was already extremely dissatisfied with his snobbishness, but when he learned that he was here to enforce rules, he suddenly became furious.

He has a manic nature. Although he has followed Yuan Shao for a long time and has restrained himself a little, that is only when facing Yuan Shao. To others, Xu You still maintains the attitude of a madman.

"I have long heard that the people in Youzhou are simple and honest, but I never imagined that they are so simple and simple. They treat foreigners like this. Could it be that Youzhou is so xenophobic?"

"In other words, you, a small official, are good at making decisions, deceiving everyone above and below, and seeking personal gain."

"If you don't tell me why you came here today, how can I let you go?"

Although Xu You is not as chatty and eloquent as Bian Yi and Ni Heng, in fact, he and these two people have the same point, that is, they will all die at the hands of Cao Cao in later generations.

Today, he is so angry that he shows an example of a great troll in the Three Kingdoms.

Under this series of sarcasm and intimidation, the little official who was still pretending to be coy and persuasive suddenly changed his face. His forehead was dripping with cold sweat, his face was red, as if he had been stabbed in a painful spot, and his hands were not in control. Shake from side to side.

"You, you are talking nonsense." The clerk seemed to be academically incompetent. He was so angry that he vomited for a long time, still hesitating and confused.

Seeing this, Xu You was unwilling to give up, and even Xun Chen on the side was full of sympathy for this little official.

Yan Liangwen stood straight behind him, his expression unchanged. Their brain circuits are relatively simple, and these words are already extremely difficult for them.

The shocked little official had never experienced the humiliation of today. His whole face was red from suppressing it, and he wanted to refute.

But turning the whole brain over didn't help.

Just when he was in a dilemma, Yuan Shao, who had successfully accomplished his goal, came from behind.

He also didn't expect that this little official actually came to ask for a bribe. Even the guards at the door seemed to be surprised.

"Ziyuan, let's take a rest." Yuan Shao was in a good mood. He took out some money from his arms and threw it into the hands of the officer who was caught off guard.

When Xu You saw that Yuan Shao was coming, he immediately changed his expression and said with a smile: "Seeing that you are so cheerful, I guess you have gained a lot."

(End of this chapter)