Wait, please don't call me Emperor Zhaolie

Chapter 4 A Small Goal
After the falsely accused Simon was imprisoned.

Liu Bei called the officials from the county government to check and verify the tax collection, and personally checked the grain and fodder storage situation.

These officials appointed from local nobles were trained by Liu Bei and became more useful than the original ones.

The most famous powerful families in Pingyuan were the Liu family of Qingzhou, descendants of King Jing of Zhongshan, and the Yi family.

Since the Yan and Rong families were weaker than the former, they had benefited greatly in terms of money since cooperating with Liu Bei. They almost obeyed Liu Bei's words, and they had the most children in their family serving in officialdom.

Liu and Yi were also relatives of Liu Bei.

Driven by the profits from salt and sugar, the powerful people in various counties in the plains united together and sold their goods to various states and counties.

Those who were not on good terms with Liu Bei had already been eliminated.

During the three years since he came to Qingzhou, his goal has been to make more friends and fewer enemies, to unite the common people, the knights-errant, and the powerful people who are willing to be close to him.

Use what the majority of the people in the world agree with to attack the minority, so that you can win without fighting.

If he persists in this approach, those scholars who value family background will eventually have to rely on Liu Bei.

After all, I worked as a volunteer for a few years in my previous life, so I know a little about how to motivate people.

Fortunately, I came here some time ago, before the world became chaotic, and I was able to quickly lay a solid foundation. Otherwise, I would have been displaced for the first half of my life.

When he first arrived, if it weren't for the brotherly care of Guan Yu and Zhang Fei and his determination to hold on, he would probably have died of illness.

Liu Bei was grateful, so he became sworn brothers with Guan and Zhang.

Although it is not in Taoyuan, it is located in a garden, which makes up for some regrets of the loss.

After all, in history, the two of them always stayed with Liu Bei and followed him sincerely, and they remained unshakable no matter how outsiders tempted them.

Thinking of the relationship with his second and third brothers, Liu Bei was filled with emotion.

In an era of continuous war, the only way to survive is to stick together with your brothers.

Or the heart is touched.

At this moment, outside the county government office, there was the sound of horses neighing, followed by a burst of hurried footsteps.

Outside the yard, there was a nine-foot-tall man with a two-foot-long beard and phoenix eyes. He looked very majestic and walked as fast as a spinning wheel.

The eight-foot-tall burly man with a swallow-like chin and tiger-like beard followed behind him, also very excited, and walked quickly all the way to the lobby of the county government office.

Liu Bei put down his brown penknife, looked up and asked with a smile: "Yun Chang, Yi De, why are you so anxious?"

Unexpectedly, Guan Yu suddenly knelt on the ground, and Liu Bei hurriedly picked him up.

Looking again, Guan Yu was already in tears, holding Liu Bei's hand tightly: "Brother..." sobbing.

Liu Bei asked in confusion: "Yun Chang, why is this happening?"

"I have been separated from my wife for many years since I fled to Zhuo County. I never thought that my brother would find my wife and children. His kindness is as great as a mountain and cannot be expressed in words."

Liu Bei suddenly realized what was going on. He thought Guan Yu was angry again, so he executed the prefect and came to apologize, so he secretly let it go.

He smiled and said, "Yunchang, you and I are brothers, this is only natural, no need to thank me."

"Brother..."

"Yun Chang!"

"Well, there's no need to be so formal with my two brothers. We should be brothers now."

Zhang Fei, who was standing next to him, finally couldn't stand it anymore and scratched his head, saying, "Second brother, if you want to thank me, why don't you treat me to a good drink? I'll pour the wine and let you drink till you're happy!"

Liu Bei followed the topic, looked at Zhang Fei, and said with a smile: "Yide's military strategy has improved greatly recently, and he made good use of the strategy of attacking Guo through a forked road."

Zhang Fei touched his tanned face and explained: "Brother, I have given up drinking a long time ago. You are wronging me. I don't drink at all in the barracks on weekdays. Except for happy days, I don't even touch the wine bottle at home. Second brother knows it." Guan Yu said: "Yide can't talk nonsense. I didn't see you not drinking at home!"

Liu Bei and Guan Yu looked at each other, then laughed out loud together towards the sky.

Zhang Fei would easily whip his soldiers when he was drunk, and Liu Bei's attempts to persuade him were useless. In the end, he had no choice but to put him in solitary confinement and force him to quit drinking in the army.

After playing around, Liu Bei took Guan Yu and Zhang Fei to sit at the same table.

He asked, "Has the epidemic in the army been properly dealt with?"

Guan Yu smiled and said, "Don't worry, big brother. The doctor went to the camp and wrote down a few good prescriptions. After the soldiers drank the medicine, they all felt much better. Some of them recovered quickly and can already get out of bed and walk."

"That's good." Liu Bei was also slightly relieved.

We must not be careless about any symptoms of cold in this era.

He might not be able to treat serious and chronic diseases, but for some minor illnesses, he could find treatment methods based on a manual he had kept and combined it with common herbal medicine.

Liu Bei counted his team and included Guan Yu, Zhang Fei, Zhao Yun, Qian Zhao and Jian Yong, who controlled two counties.

There is also the local ranger leader Liu He who was subdued, as well as other village rangers who are affiliated with him.

Currently, he has two groups under his command, with a total of 540 soldiers. Guan Yu and Zhang Fei serve as military marquises of the two groups.

Zhao Yun was the leader of the scout garrison, with more than 130 cavalrymen, including sentinels and scouts.

The former chooses the fastest horse and is responsible for scouting the enemy situation, exploring the terrain, drinking water sources, routes, etc. They are light cavalry wearing armor, and their advantage lies in efficiency and speed.

The latter has stronger requirements for load-bearing endurance, and the iron armor is thicker, with leather shoulder guards and neck guards, and is specially used for fighting cavalry and auxiliary soldiers.

Qian Zhao was right when he said that he won the hearts of the people.

The Sima family couldn't secretly raise three thousand assassins, but they could still recruit a hundred of them. If Pingyuan County wasn't the seat of the county capital, they would have dared to do it more blatantly.

The current imperial court has lost its ruling authority over various places, and officials have become refusing to obey the orders of the Dong court unless it benefits them.

Since Dong Zhuo, there have been countless cases of people crossing states and counties, and it has become a reality.

To be honest, he did not have any strong favorable impression towards the Eastern Han court.

Because Emperor Guangwu, Liu Xiu, accepted the surrendered nobles too quickly, the original problem of powerful nobles was not effectively solved.

After several emperors, the aristocratic families emerged from the powerful families.

The scholars controlled the recommendation quota for official positions, and their power became even greater.

Coupled with the continuous migration of the Hu people, Bingzhou has become the world of the Xiongnu.

The Hetao area conquered during the Western Han Dynasty had long been lost. Other areas, such as Liangzhou, were also mostly populated by Qiang people. Youzhou, Liaodong, and Liaoxi were also home to Wuhuan and Xianbei people, who were constantly migrating inward.

Seeing that the buried mines were getting bigger and bigger, Liu Bei, who was familiar with the course of history, was troubled.

The most frightening thing in the world is that everyone is fast asleep, but you are the only one who is most awake, and you have to bear more than others.

The sky fell down, and I waited for a tall person to hold it up. But after waiting for a long time, I found out that I was the tallest one.

As he said in his later postscript, "So I know that I am weak in attacking the enemy, but the enemy is strong. But if I don't attack the enemy, the king's cause will also be destroyed. It is better to attack the enemy instead of just sitting and waiting for destruction."

Liu Bei estimated that he would die whether he did it or not. He was caught in the vortex of the chaotic world and there was no way to escape.

Then let’s set a simple goal first—unify the country first!

“Xuan De!” “Xuan De!”

A scholar with round cheeks and a turban on his head rushed in quickly and said in panic: "Xuan De, disaster is coming! Disaster is coming!!"

(End of this chapter)