Three Kingdoms: I choose Xiao Qiao and Da Qiao, why are you crying, Diao Chan?

Chapter 20 A Talent to Assist the World! (Thanks to Brother Shengci and Brother Leopard Cat for the reward and support~)
The seat of Lujiang County was Shu County.

Lu Bu sat in front of the desk in the prefect's mansion, pinching his Jingming acupoint with his thumb and index finger, looking a little tired.

A full week has passed since I took office.

I thought I could prepare for war as soon as I took office.

But in fact, many thorny domestic issues are looming.

Not only do they have to manage the people, but they also have to try cases, guard against bandits, and build relationships with local aristocratic families...

If I had known that being a prefect was so tiring, I would rather have been a general leading troops into battle!

But complaints are complaints.

If you want to have a good ending in troubled times, you can only have more guarantees by becoming a superior!

Fortunately, he recruited many talented people along the way.

With the help of Deng Zhi, Guo Youzhi, Cai Wenji, and the former prefect Liu Xun, internal affairs were not that difficult to handle.

As for the matter of cracking down on bandits, he sent Wei Yan, Wen Pin and Zhang Liao to lead the army.

The first two are civilians after all, and giving them some opportunities to achieve merit and kill enemies can effectively improve their prestige in the army.

Recalling the time when he met Wei Yan in Yiyang, the opponent fought with Gao Shun for dozens of rounds.

If Gao Shun had not been better equipped and more experienced, he would have suffered a great loss at the hands of Wei Yan.

This shows how capable this general of the late Shu Han Dynasty was.

As a result, he now has four famous generals under his command:
Gao Shun, Zhang Liao, Wen Pin and Wei Yan!
As for the other generals under his command, they are a level lower than them.

His total military strength currently stands at more than 10,000 men.

This included the 3,000 troops of the former prefect Liu Xun and the 1,000 soldiers recruited along the way.

There were also 1,500 people left after screening out of Qiao Rui's 5,000 troops.

This amount of troops can barely defend a city, but it is obviously not enough to capture other cities and expand power.

Therefore, he issued a notice to recruit soldiers and horses, and issued a recruitment order to the whole Lujiang.

Soon, there was a knock on the door.

A clear voice came in:

"My lord, I have brought you two great talents!"

Lu Bu was shocked and immediately stood up to open the door, and saw three people standing at the door.

The leader wore a black Jinxian crown and had a warm smile on his face. He was none other than Guo Youzhi, an important official of the Shu Kingdom in history.

Behind him stood one civil and one military.

The person on the left is wearing a green robe and a golden crown on his head.

He has two small mustaches on his lips, and looks smart and capable.

The man on the right doesn't look very old, but he has a big build, a slightly fat face, and eyes that are wide open. At first glance, he is a powerful general with great potential.

Guo Youzhi introduced with a smile:

"This is Liu Ye, Liu Ziyang, the descendant of Emperor Guangwu Liu Xiu, a man of extraordinary wisdom and strategy!
"In addition, he also brought four thousand elite soldiers to the lord!"

Liu Ye?!
Lu Bu's eyes lit up.

This man was an important strategist under Cao Cao in history, and was known as a talent who could assist the world!

Although he believes that his current strategies are no worse than those of the top strategists.

But a wise man will make a mistake after thinking a lot.

After all, a person's power is limited.

If other awesome counselors could join in, he would be able to get more comprehensive proposals, thus increasing his chances of success in battle!

What's more, the other party actually brought 4,000 elite soldiers. This alone was enough to make him so happy that he couldn't sleep all night.

In this way, his military strength increased to 14,000 people.

If we can reach 20,000 or 30,000, we can consider expanding our influence.

Lu Bu held Liu Ye's hand and said ecstatically:

"I have heard of your great name a long time ago! Having you is like having Zifang!" Liu Ye was quite surprised as he looked at the extremely enthusiastic Lu Bu.

The legendary most powerful general in the world, the villain who specifically stabbed his adoptive father, doesn't seem to be as bad as imagined.

If it wasn't for the purpose of avoiding disaster, he actually didn't want to come and join the other party.

But if this guy in front of me is really capable, it is not impossible for him to serve under him peacefully...

At least the first impression is good. It depends on whether the other party can show the strength to conquer him next.

Liu Ye responded modestly:
"My Lord, you are too polite. Zifang would have been hard to achieve without Gaozu.

“Zi Yang is far inferior to Zi Fang, but the Lord is far superior to Emperor Gaozu!
"Zi Yang believes that by following the Lord, he will be able to achieve achievements comparable to Zi Fang's!"

Listening to Liu Ye's flattery, Lu Bu laughed, but there was no trace of pride on his face.

He knew very well that any boasting would be meaningless before he truly reached a certain height.

He didn't know that Liu Ye had seen his expression clearly.

Seeing that the man did not show any arrogance due to his praise, Liu Ye nodded secretly, further approving of the man's character.

Lu Bu looked at the young general beside him, and Guo Youzhi immediately introduced him:
"This young man's name is Chen Wu, courtesy name Zilie, and he is from Songzi County, Lujiang.

“He is only fifteen years old, but he has extraordinary strength and superb martial arts skills.

"He originally signed up to join the army, but General Gao Shun saw his extraordinary talent and asked me to bring him to meet the lord directly."

Chen Wu?

Isn’t this one of the Twelve Tiger Generals of Jiangdong?
Although he is not famous, his abilities are quite impressive.

Even Chen Shou, the author of "The Three Kingdoms", praised him as "the tiger minister of Jiangbiao"!
If he had not died in the Battle of Hefei along with Sun Shiwan, he would have had the opportunity to establish more military achievements later.

Lu Bu stared at the young man with dignity.

Under his murderous gaze, Chen Wu unconsciously clenched his fists.

But he still looked at Lu Bu, with no intention of looking away.

The next moment, Lu Bu suddenly put away his terrifying aura and smiled cheerfully:
"Very good, very good, my father Xiao is indeed a man of great insight.

"Young man, this governor has high hopes for you and hopes that you can fight bravely in future battles!

"As long as your military achievements are sufficient, this governor will definitely give you a promotion and a raise!"

Upon hearing this, Chen Wu relaxed from his tense state and thanked Lu Bu solemnly.

Lu Bu asked Guo Youzhi and Chen Wu to leave first, while Liu Ye stayed.

He took Liu Ye into the study, pointed to a document on the table and asked:
“Recently, news came from Chang’an.

"Li Jue and Guo Si led more than 100,000 Xiliang troops to enter Chang'an and handed over the military power to the eleven-year-old emperor.

"Zi Yang, do you think this news is reliable?"

Although when Lu Bu first received the news, he felt that history had changed because of his departure.

But thinking about it afterwards, I felt something was wrong.

I'll just take this opportunity to see what this strategist is capable of.

Liu Ye just glanced at the document and then said:
“I feel this is half true and half false.

"Originally, Minister Wang Yun did not intend to pardon Li Jue and Guo Si, the two men who assisted the traitor Dong.

“But the young Majesty went against the majority’s opinion and pardoned the sins of the two.

"It is very likely that the two men were grateful and returned to Chang'an to hand over the military power to protect themselves.

“But to say that he led an army of more than 100,000 to station in Chang’an is definitely an exaggeration.

"Their main force, the Flying Bear Army, only has about 10,000 to 20,000 troops, and I don't know how many of them escaped along the way.

“There is no reason to recruit soldiers on the way back, and it is impossible to expand the team.

“Add to that the 60,000 troops that remained in Chang’an after Dong Zhuo’s death.

“Right now, the entire Chang’an City has a maximum of 80,000 troops.

“Although it is a number that cannot be underestimated, it is not as terrifying as imagined.”

(End of this chapter)