Wait, please don't call me Emperor Zhaolie

Chapter 331 Chen Shuzhi

The soldier with a thick waist and a thick back took a half step forward, saluted and said, "I am from Runan, Yuzhou. I am Chen Dao and Chen Shuzhi, and I am honored to meet the king."

Liu Bei could not help but be overjoyed when he heard this. He looked at Chen Dao carefully and found that he was somewhat similar to Zilong in both figure and appearance.

Unexpectedly, Taishi Ci and Zhou Yu gave him an unexpected surprise. Liu Bei's eyebrows were full of surprise, so he smiled and said, "I have heard that Chen Shuzhi of Runan is loyal and brave. Today I see that it is true."

"When I rescued Pei State last year, I asked the county officials to inquire about Shu Zhi's whereabouts, but unfortunately I found nothing. I didn't expect to see him now. It can be said that life is full of opportunities and challenges."

Liu Bei couldn't help but laugh and said.

It makes people feel like they have been searching for something everywhere but finally found it without any effort.

Before he knew it, the historical team was almost complete. Not only that, Cao Mengde's team was also put together by him. Now it can be said that there is a gathering of heroes.

Ju Shou, Xin Ping and others under Yuan Benchu's command were also helping him to reorganize the Hebei nobles. With the guidance of the local clans who had surrendered to him, even the most solid fortresses became easy to attack.

In recent days, Zhao, Julu, Hejian, Zhongshan and other counties and towns have rebelled one after another, but they were all wiped out completely.

In some places, even before the Han army arrived, the powerful and rebellious tyrants had already been defeated by the powerful families in other counties.

After he led his army to defeat the barbarians, many people finally realized the fact that no matter how numerous and powerful they were, they were still a group of scattered sand that was difficult to unite. The counties could not coordinate their forces at all. No matter how well trained their troops were or their fighting will, they were no match for the Han army.

Unless there were two or three years of fighting and these troops were tempered into veterans, it would delay the time for Liu Xuande to capture Jizhou and force him to stop and give up farming.

Unfortunately, the Han army's surprise attack was so swift that before they could react, they were already at the gates of the city.

Seeing that the lawless tyrants in one county after another were easily wiped out, conflicts arose among the powerful and gentry families, and many people immediately turned against them in order to protect their clans.

Throughout Hebei, corpses of people were found fighting among the powerful families, blood flowed like a river, and dry bones and rotten flesh could be seen everywhere.

While Liu Bei was comforting the fleeing people, he was also slowly tightening his belt, suppressing bandits and measuring farmland at the same time.

A large number of officials were transferred from Qing and Yan provinces to rectify the local villages and exchange officials who had surrendered to him. Even his teacher Lu Zhi was transferred to be the prime minister of Hejian.

Previously, Teacher Lu Zhi made a special detour to Xindu to ask Liu Bei if he could slow down the land measurement issue since Hebei had not yet been pacified.

Liu Bei shook his head and laughed, "This is just like curing a disease. The more pain you feel, the more it means it is a chronic disease. You should treat it as soon as possible."

"When Guangwu occupied Hebei and attacked Wei Xiang, he was entangled with the enemy with the two counties of Tianshui and Longxi, and was almost exhausted. If Wei Xiang had not died of illness, it is unknown when Guanzhong could be pacified."

"Except for Wei Xiao's real ability, the other reason was that the land survey led to the rebellion of the nobles in Yingchuan, Hedong, Dongjun, Jiyin and other places, forcing Guangwu to lead the army back to quell the rebellion."

"If the fire of disaster is not extinguished, it will surely reignite. In the past few years, I have conquered so many princes, but the real land measurement has only been carried out in Qingzhou, Xuzhou, Henei, Henan, Dongjun, Taishan, and a few other prefectures and counties."

"There are thirteen provinces in the world, including several counties in Yanzhou, the newly annexed Yuzhou, Youzhou and Bingzhou in the north, Jingzhou, Yangzhou, Guanzhong, Hanzhong, Yizhou in the south, and the newly established Yongzhou and Liangzhou."

"After Emperor Gaozu pacified the world, he also had to wipe out the rebellions of the princes of different surnames. When Emperor Guangwu revived the Han Dynasty, even in the 16th year of Jianwu, there were still powerful families in Qing, Xu, You, Bing and other states who resisted the land transfer and started a rebellion."

Liu Bei couldn't help but smile. This was just an appetizer, the real main course hadn't been served yet. Even if he unified the world, without ten years of uninterrupted rebellion, it would be considered that he had relaxed the land law.

How could the Han Dynasty not provoke resistance if it tightened its grip again? If we don't want to become the Jin Dynasty of the Sima clan, we must thoroughly plow the Thirteen Prefectures of the Han Dynasty, spend time and resources to eliminate pests and weeds, and lay the foundation for the next hundred years.

Liu Bei estimated that his reputation in history books would not be very good in the future.

Even so, it doesn't matter. No one will hear it anyway. So what if he is listed alongside the Qin Emperor and Emperor Wu of Han?

Anyway, at this moment, those who should be killed will be killed, those who should be imprisoned will be imprisoned, and those who should be exiled will be exiled. Even if heads are rolling and blood is flowing like a river, the land measurement law must still be enforced.

After the land measurement is completed, the wealthy and powerful families and gentry from various states will be forcibly relocated to Sili to restore the population and eradicate their influence in the countryside.

The Huben Cavalry, the Vanguard Camp, the Sound-shooting Camp, the Sharp Charge Camp, the Horizontal Spear Camp, the Armored Camp, the Selected Vanguard Camp, the Liangdu Camp, the Tujiang Camp, and the Wuqian Camp were all incorporated into the central army and stationed in various places in the Sili.

He personally suppressed these powerful families and nobles to make room for the local people.

Liu Bei glanced at Chen Dao, but he was thinking about how to punish the powerful.

When he came to his senses, he heard Chen Dao bowing and saying, "Chen Dao is just a little famous in the village. Your Majesty, you are too kind to me."

Even after hearing the King of Han praising him so much, his expression remained the same.

Liu Bei talked with him for a while, and seeing from the corner of his eye that the knights who had escorted him along the way were all a little exhausted, he did not say anything more. He smiled and waved his hand to let everyone retreat and rest first.

Guo Jia, who had already settled Nanyang with Zhang Fei, also rushed to Jibei. Seeing Chen Dao's departing figure, he sighed slightly and said, "This man has a humble character. If he has talent, he can be entrusted with important tasks."

But I couldn't help but feel deeply moved in my heart. The king really has a keen eye for talent. Over the years, many talented people who came to serve him were known to him just by hearing their names and having a conversation with them. He really knows how to use people.

Even if one has the talent to assist the king, without a mentor, one will have no place to display his talents.

Guo Jia undoubtedly thought of himself, as well as Xun Yu, Xun You, Cui Yan, Sun Qian, Mi Zhu, Mao Jie, Man Chong, Gao Rou, Li Dian, Zhang Zhao, Zhuge Jin, Chen Jiao, Lu Su, as well as Zhao Yun, Taishi Ci, Guan Hai, Yu Jin, Le Jin, Zhang Liao, Dian Wei, Xu Chu, Zhao Zhen, Han Mu, Liu He and others. If he had not met the King of Han, he would never have had the chance to come to the fore and realize his ambitions.

As for Guan Yu, Zhang Fei, Jian Yong and Qian Zhao, they are either the king’s sworn brothers or his childhood playmates, and are not included in this list.

Guo Jia thought to himself, "Sure enough, Xun Wenruo is my benefactor. If he hadn't wanted to come to Pingyuan to visit Lord Lu, how could Jia be where he is today?"

Just as the people coming from Huainan had left, another burst of hurried footsteps was heard. Zhuge Jin, who had been transferred to be Liu Bei's secretary, was so busy that he didn't even have time to wipe the sweat from his forehead.

He held a clay-sealed document tightly in his hand, and walked in to hold it up, saying, "The chiefs of the Liu clans of all tribes in Youzhou Zhuo County sent a letter. The Liu clan kowtows to the king and welcomes him back home in his royal robes. The elders of the village will go barefoot to welcome him for a hundred miles. The drums and music of Zhuo County will be deafening, and the whole family will celebrate the king's return."

After that, he handed the letter in his hand to the other secretaries to check the clay seal, opened it in front of the King of Han, checked whether there was anything hidden in the bamboo slips, and waited until it was confirmed to be safe before handing it to the King of Han.

Liu Bei took the letter and smiled to the officials in amazement, saying, "When I was fighting in Qingzhou, I had never thought that I would be able to return to Zhuo County one day. Now that I have established my foundation, I may be able to return home and meet my elders."

(End of this chapter)