Wait, please don't call me Emperor Zhaolie

Chapter 45 Xin Ping's Breaking Defense
No need to break the deadlock.

Liu Bei quickly said, "Yuan Benchu ​​wants to use this memorial to alienate Gongsun Bogui and me."

"A governor of a state is indeed a high-ranking official with great power. I am lucky to be appointed as a provincial governor despite my humble origins. Why do I still covet the power of a governor?" Liu Bei said with a smile.

He took out a scroll of letters from the box beside the desk and gestured.

He then said, "A few days ago, Bogui came again to invite me to divide Jizhou, but I refused and we didn't talk much about it."

"Right now, Gongsun is strong and Yuan is weak. I won't send troops even if they promise to be strong, let alone other temptations."

"I am meeting you because you are a scholar from Yingchuan, not because of Yuan Benchu. How can he have any respect with me? Even if Zang Hong is not withdrawn for the matter of Qi County, I will lead troops to take it when there is enough food and grass."

"Since Emperor Xiaowu, the Liu family has established the Imperial Academy and appointed wise teachers to educate scholars throughout the country. This has lasted for three hundred years."

"The so-called four generations of three dukes were all promoted by the Han emperor. But what the Yuan family's son did, Xin Zhongzhi asked himself, is it worthy of the Yuan family's inheritance of Han salary?"

"Yu Rang once said: If the people treat me well, I will repay them. If the countrymen treat me well, I will repay them. Emperor Xiaoling did not treat the Yuan family badly, so how can the Yuan family's son repay him?!"

Liu Bei laughed and said, "You guys call each other 'scholars', but where do you put the real scholars?"

"If you are allowed to continue to gain power, I am afraid that there will be fewer and fewer people, and everyone will be corrupt, competing to see who is more shameless, and treat oaths as farts."

"If our ancestors are still alive, they would probably want to drown us in the toilet!"

Xin Ping's face turned red and he was speechless for a moment. Liu Bei's remarks really hit him hard.

He betrayed Han Fu and joined Yuan Shao. Later, he did not attend Han Fu's funeral but only sent a servant. Doesn't this mean that he has no shame and is immoral?

Fortunately, Xin Ping still had some rationality and knew that this was Qingzhou, not Jizhou.

He suppressed his anger and said, "Mr. Liu's words are too much. We are sincere and only want to help you and the country. I hope you will not be prejudiced against Mr. Yuan and other scholars because of some gossip."

“Have you not heard: Hearing both sides leads to enlightenment, while heeding only one side leads to ignorance?”

Liu Bei nodded slightly and smiled again, "I will wait and see, and wait for Yuan's loyal behavior. When that time comes, Xin Zhongzhi, don't be ashamed and dare not meet him."

Xin Ping raised his neck and said with a red face, "If the Yuan family of Runan really behaves in a rebellious manner, I will first spit on them and then come here naked with thorns on my back to apologize."

"it is good!"

"As expected of Xin Zhongzhi, he really has some of the demeanor of a famous scholar from Yingchuan!"

Liu Bei laughed and said sarcastically.

Wait until Yuan Shu becomes fully functional, and then I’ll see if you still have the nerve to come see me.

"please!"

After smiling, Liu Bei sent the guest away.

Xin Ping came in with elegance and left in anger.

Riding on horseback, looking back at Pingyuan County.

I saw people swaying in the fields, women carrying water and children playing happily.

A good sight indeed.

Unfortunately, Liu Xuande did not look like a king, and he was a disciple of Lu Gong. He was full of slanderous words, which made Liu Xuande leave in anger.

But after calming down, Xin Ping felt that he was so angry that he rushed out quickly, and many state officials saw him.

It might be difficult to sow discord between Liu Bei and Gongsun.

I never thought that just a few words would break his defense.

Although a big reason was because Liu Bei said the word "shameless", which hurt him deeply.

Otherwise, with his rationality, he would never be so excited.

Xin Ping couldn't help but wonder: "Did Liu Bei say this intentionally or unintentionally?"

If he really wanted to, he might be too good at seeing through human nature and be able to spot his weaknesses at a glance. Plus, he could suppress his selfish desires, so he might be like Emperor Gaozu.

You have to know that what people pursue in this world are nothing more than fame, power and status, as well as beautiful women and fine wine.

He didn't believe that Liu Bei could remain unmoved.

But the scary thing is that he can be patient and knows when to take it and when not to take it.

"Oh!" I hope I guessed wrong.

Xin Ping glanced at Pingyuan County and vaguely felt that Liu Xuande might be the biggest obstacle for Yuan Gong to seize the base in Hebei.

Gongsun Zan is not a tactful and flexible person. He seems strong, but in fact he is weak.

Moreover, they also oppressed the wealthy and powerful families in Hebei, causing dissatisfaction among many people. Now the grain routes are too long, and they are just a spent force.

In contrast, Liu Bei remained calm and managed the provinces and counties in an orderly manner, and was able to win the hearts of the nobles and the common people.

Perhaps he will meet Liu Bei again soon, and it is very likely that they will fight each other on the battlefield. It's a pity that these fertile fields are wasted.

"Snapped!"

Xin Ping whipped the horse hard, leaving Pingyuan County far behind.

On the other side, Xin Ping left and Liu Bei did not see him off.

They have come to alienate the relationship between him and Gongsun Zan. If he goes to send it again, everyone will suspect that he is colluding with Yuan Shao.

Now that the two armies were at war, how could Liu Bei possibly cause trouble for his ally? He did not invite Xin Ping to stay as a guest because of the face of Xun Yu, a scholar from Yingchuan.

If Xun Yu wasn't here, Xin Ping would have no chance of leaving here today.

A face-to-face meeting is to entertain guests, not to entertain people with bad intentions.

Besides, Liu Bei still has a lot of things to do.

As the governor of Qingzhou, his level of business is not much different from before, and no outsider can replace him.

Only Liu Bei knew where to lead Qingzhou, and he was making subtle changes everywhere.

All changes must be carefully considered and weighed carefully before proceeding slowly.

He recommended Jian Yong and Qian Zhao as the governor of Jinan and Le'an respectively.

Liu Bei was appointed Governor of Qingzhou, concurrently Prefect of Pingyuan and Qijun, and the former General Zhenwei.

Fortunately, now he has Xun Yu who can share a lot of the burden for him.

Since Zang Hong has withdrawn from Qingzhou, we can take advantage of this opportunity to seize Qi County.

Including Qi County, Liu Bei would soon own four counties, totaling thirty-five counties.

Liu Bei looked towards the east and thought to himself, "How to take over Beihai and Donglai is going to be a troublesome matter."

The land of Qi and Lu was originally the homeland of Confucian scholars, with the largest number in Beihaidong and Donglai, and many great Confucian scholars were also produced there.

Such as Zheng Xuan from Gaomi, Beihai, and Guan Ning and Bing Yuan from Zhuxu, Beihai, who were both quite famous.

During the Yellow Turban Rebellion, many scholars fled to Liaodong by boat to seek refuge.

At present, the Yellow Turbans in Qingzhou have been pacified, and many people may have received the news and are on their way back home.

Although the current trend of elegant conversation is not as strong as that in the Wei and Jin Dynasties, it is still advocated by many people.

The Yuzhou governor, Kong Ji, was famous for his elegant conversation and lofty ideas.

The Qingzhou governor Jiao He also liked to have elegant conversation, and the famous scholar Xu Jing from Runan was also one of the best among them.

It would be quite difficult to manage two places.

However, Liu Bei was not without a way to deal with scholars who liked to engage in idle conversation.

Since you like to talk about idle things that are not practical, I will use practical methods to deal with you.

The so-called famous scholars of idle talk at present are not that outrageous. If we make an effort, there is still a chance to reverse the trend. After all, more outrageous things have not appeared in decades.

In history, Cao Cao's adopted son He Yan and others advocated metaphysics and liked to take Wu Shi San to achieve clarity of mind and enlightenment.

Liu Bei didn't want these people to cause trouble again.

The world is chaotic enough, it would be best if there were fewer monsters and demons.

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