The elite did not migrate south

Chapter 445 Like Me

At the gate of Luoyang City, Wang Yuan saw the soldiers coming to check and subconsciously wanted to hide.

Seeing Liu Lu standing beside him, he suddenly realized, that's not right, I am working for the emperor now, not a bandit in the mountains, why should I be afraid?

He then raised his head and looked at the soldiers without fear.

Seeing him like this, several soldiers who were originally suspicious of him also stopped.

Liu Lu took Wang Yuan into the city gate. The soldiers at the city gate checked the certificate provided by Liu Lu over and over again, but did not find any problems.

Liu Lu led Wang Yuan into the city. He was very familiar with Luoyang and said, "Look, the first thing we need to explain to our brothers is how to enter and exit the city."

"We all work for His Majesty. How can we be so timid?"

"We haven't even entered the city yet, and we're being arrested by the soldiers."

Wang Yuan agreed deeply and nodded continuously.

Since receiving the emperor's order, Liu Lu began to work with Wang Yuan on this matter. With the help of the old clerk sent by the emperor, they successfully trained the first batch of clerks, totaling more than 40 people, and sent them to various places in Henan.

This also represents the official establishment of the Dianshifu. This time, Liu Lu brought Wang Yuan with him and began to inspect the operation of the Dianshifu in various places.

However, the first action of the Dianshifu was not as smooth as they had imagined.

Among the people they sent to various places, only a few successfully settled down and became local citizens. Most of them were arrested or ran away when they saw that something was wrong.

This made both of them feel a little depressed.

Many things sound beautiful when you think about them, but are difficult to do.

It is a bit too much to expect a group of unskilled bandits to become elite spies within a few months.

The same is true of many of Cao Mao's policies. Cao Mao himself felt that there were no loopholes, but when they were actually implemented, he discovered many unexpected problems.

Wang Yuan followed Liu Lu and asked in a low voice, "Mr. Liu, we haven't sent any men to Luoyang, have we?"

"Of course not. Those sent to the county were all arrested. Why do you still want to send someone to Luoyang? Are you worried that the promotion of Luoyang officials is too slow?"

Wang Yuan asked in confusion: "Then what are we doing here?"

"I'm here to take you to see someone!"

"If we want to get things done, we have to ask this person for help."

"Over these days, we've trained less than 200 people. Of those 200, less than half have been successfully settled, and the remaining half are no longer useful."

"If we continue like this, won't it take sixty years to spread our people all over the country?"

"We can't go on like this. We have to speed up and complete the task as soon as possible."

Wang Yuan listened to Liu Lu's words and couldn't help but sigh. He thought that he had followed Liu Lu and would be on the rise from then on. Unexpectedly, nothing went smoothly these days. He didn't know that it would be so difficult to send someone into the county town.

Speaking of which, this is all because of your Majesty's problem. In the past, people could get in by giving some money. Now that the civil service is being rectified in various places, the people you sent are still foolishly giving money to the officials, and they are arrested right away.

If the situation remained the same as before, why would we worry about unfavorable progress?
Just when Wang Yuan was daydreaming, Liu Lu took him to a restaurant.

Wang Yuan looked at the restaurant in front of him. It was a very ordinary restaurant. It was obviously a private restaurant that received passers-by. There were quite a few people coming in and out. It seemed that the food was quite good.

As soon as he reached the door, Wang Yuan felt something was wrong. There were several people in the restaurant, all staring at the situation at the door. As soon as he walked in, he was stared at by these people. Their eyes were very vigilant. Wang Yuan saw that they seemed to be carrying weapons, and their thick bags were pointed at him.

Crossbow???

Isn't Luoyang's security pretty good? Why would someone bring a powerful crossbow to a restaurant?

Wang Yuan wanted to run away immediately. His bandit instinct told him that this restaurant was a very dangerous place. However, Liu Lu gave him courage again.

Liu Lu glanced around the crowd, then quickly locked onto a person and walked up to him quickly with Wang Yuan.

Wang Yuan looked at the people in front of him.

Sitting in the main seat was a young man, not very old. Judging from his clothes, he seemed to be from a poor family. Next to him sat a burly man, who looked fierce and very powerful. On the other side sat a pale-faced scholar.

Wang Yuan looked at the three of them.

Liu Lu smiled and saluted them.

"Sir, I have brought the person to you."

Liu Lu gestured to Wang Yuan beside him.

Wang Yuan didn't know the identities of the people in front of him. When he saw them looking at him, he nodded politely.

The other party smiled and let him sit down.

Liu Lu and Wang Yuan sat down in front of them. Liu Lu immediately said, "Gentlemen, this matter is really difficult to handle!"

"We originally thought it was a little too easy!"

"It's hard to find people to contact them. We have to change our thinking. We have to let the school officials in public and the secret officials cooperate together. Otherwise, things will become too complicated if we rely solely on the officials!" Liu Lu couldn't help but complain.

Wang Yuan looked at them suspiciously. Who were these three people?
Could it be the eunuchs around the emperor? Liu Jun often said that he was very familiar with the eunuchs around the emperor. Could these be his colleagues or even superiors?

In other words, the person sitting in the main seat is a Palace Attendant?

Well, he does look good, no wonder he can be a constant attendant at this age.

After Liu Lu finished complaining, he looked at Wang Yuan who was standing beside him and said, "You should say something too."

Wang Yuan cleared his throat and said, "Gentlemen, what Mr. Liu said is correct. The things that the old school official sent here earlier taught us are not suitable for us. What we need to learn is not how to gather intelligence, but the most basic things, such as how to hide, how to avoid being discovered, and how to pass on information."

The person in the main seat couldn't help nodding as he listened to Wang Yuan's story.

After Wang Yuan finished speaking, the man began to talk in a low voice with the pale-faced scholar beside him.

Wang Yuan took the opportunity to ask, "Mr. Liu, what are the names of these people?"

"Oh, ignore the ones on the sides, just call the one in the middle Your Majesty."

"Oh, yell"

At this moment, Wang Yuan felt his legs go weak and he instantly collapsed to the ground. Everyone around him looked at him. Those who had been staring at him seemed to have taken out their crossbows. Wang Yuan sat back in his seat trembling.

His face was pale, his whole body was trembling, and he didn't dare to raise his head.

When Liu Lu saw his appearance, he almost laughed out loud.

"What are you afraid of? Aren't we all working for this gentleman? Do you think I was lying to you all along?"

"I dare not, no, I dare not."

Cao Mao looked at the bandit leader. He still admired this man very much. He had heard about what Guo Ze had done. If it weren't for this man, Guo Ze would have died at the hands of Sima Shi long ago. This man was brave and resourceful. If he could be honed, he would definitely become a great man in the future.

He said, "Wang Jun, right? Don't be afraid."

"I heard everything Liu Jun told me about your situation."

"Yes, very good. I was very pleased that you were able to raise the banner and assist Lord Guo in opposing Sima Shi."

"You were the first person to openly oppose him. You can be said to be a loyal person."

"From now on, you must follow Liu Jun seriously. You are still young, and you will definitely have the opportunity to achieve great things in the future."

Wang Yuan was still trembling after hearing the emperor's words.

Even though Wang Yuan had done so many things, some of them were even treasonous, he was from the lower class after all. The status of emperor always brought an inexplicable sense of oppression to people from the lower class.

Wang Yuan was quite courageous, but when facing Cao Mao, he did not dare to look up, and even spoke hesitantly.

"Your Majesty, I am absolutely not."

“There are many people here, and they are called gentlemen.”

"Please, Your Majesty, please forgive me! Please, Your Majesty, please forgive me! I..."

Liu Lu shook his head. "Don't blame me, sir. He wasn't like this before. I think it's just the first time he saw you, so he acted like this."

Cao Mao naturally wouldn't blame him. He spoke again, "My original idea was a bit crude. Lord Liu, how about this? You should return to Luoyang as soon as possible. It's too difficult to accomplish these things privately. Come back first, and I'll appoint you as the Colonel of School Affairs."

"You will be in charge of the school affairs in various places, and then you can arrange the affairs privately. With an official position, everything you do will be much more convenient than it is now."

"As for the stronghold, I think we can dismantle it and let the people go back. This will be your achievement as the school official. Remember, you must settle them down. I haven't seen Mr. Guo for a long time."

"Let Mr. Guo come down too, it's a good opportunity to see him too."

Cao Mao gave Liu Lu many instructions, and he kept them all in mind.

After talking for a long time, Cao Mao finally stood up and left. Liu Lu and Wang Yuan accompanied him all the way to the door.

After Cao Mao left, Wang Yuan let out a breath, staggered a few times, and wiped the sweat from his forehead.

"Mr. Liu, you almost scared me to death!"

"Why didn't you tell me earlier that you were here to see the Emperor?"

“I really do.”

Wang Yuan was really helpless at this moment. This was too scary. Fortunately, he did not talk nonsense just now. If he followed Liu Lu's thinking and commented on this policy, he would probably lose his head on the spot!
That's the Emperor of Wei!!
Seeing his appearance, Liu Lu smiled with some memories in his eyes.

"When I first met His Majesty, he was still a county lord, but I was almost the same, like you, extremely afraid, thinking he was going to harm me. Hahaha. Don't worry, our Majesty is a truly benevolent ruler. He never cares about others' backgrounds. You'll understand after you meet him a few more times."

"As long as you can accomplish something and live up to His Majesty's high expectations, you can gain His Majesty's favor like me!"

(End of this chapter)