Wait, please don't call me Emperor Zhaolie

Chapter 48 Cao Cao is also a great man

"Your Excellency adopts the policy-asking assessment method, which is divided into three levels: township, county, and prefecture. Many people can only pass the township and county levels."

"It's difficult for counties and states to pass..."

Xun Yu thought this was not a solution, so he suggested to Liu Bei that he should recruit more talented people from the noble families.

The children of wealthy families have no classic books passed down in their homes, so even if they have talent, they still need time to grow.

What Liu Bei lacks most at the moment are talented and trained people among the gentry.

To be called a gentry family, one has to be familiar with official affairs since childhood due to being exposed to them.

There are also classic books in the home. Generation after generation, people in the family have annotated, comprehended, and understood these classics, history, and collections, forming a unique family tradition.

This is something that the wealthy families can never catch up with.

Just like their Xun family, starting from their ancestor Xunzi, countless classics of Confucianism and Legalism have been treasured in the family and annotated from generation to generation, integrating the efforts of countless people.

They knew from the very beginning how to govern the world, from what they heard and saw when they were young, and then from practicing as officials when they were young.

Xun Yu had been here for nearly a year and found that other places in Qingzhou were not bad either.

The only problem is that there are too few good talents.

Therefore, the top priority is to quickly recruit knowledgeable scholars and not be overtaken by others.

Liu Bei also knew that what he lacked was not petty officials, but talented people who could take charge.

But he couldn't pay a visit. Not only was the journey too long and unrealistic, but he also had to go on an expedition to Donglai and really had no time.

Liu Bei said, "Wen Ruo, it's not that I don't want to look for talents, but I have too many things to do and have no time to take care of it. I will announce the call for talents in the prefectures and counties in the near future, hoping to find more talents who can be used."

Xun Yu also knew the difficulty, and said: "I have also met many scholars in my early years. Some of them are still living at home. Xuande, if you don't mind me being too nosy, you can write a letter to invite them to come."

"But whether we can make him stay or not still requires Xuande to put in more effort." Xun Yu said with a smile.

Liu Bei couldn't help laughing. Wen Ruo should have done so earlier.

I've been waiting for you to speak up for a long time.

Then he said: "If Wen invites me, he must be a rare talent. I will definitely spit out the food three times and welcome him with open shoes."

Xun Yu smiled, then sighed, "It's a pity that one of the protagonists in the story of welcoming someone with the shoe upside down had a tragic fate, otherwise there would be another great classic in the world."

Xun Yu was talking about Cai Yong. At that time, Wang Can came to visit him. Cai Yong heard Wang Can waiting at the door, so he hurriedly put on his shoes and went to greet him.

Because I was in a hurry and didn't look at the ground, my shoes were on my feet upside down.

Since then, the story of welcoming someone with the shoes turned upside down has spread throughout the world.

Liu Bei also expressed some regret, saying: "The world is in turmoil, and countless books have become fragments and are lost.

If there is a chance to gather the world's strength to compile a great book, with a few more copies, or have craftsmen slowly carve them on stone tablets, perhaps one or two can be preserved in the world."

Xun Yu thought thoughtfully: "This is probably very difficult!"

"Everything depends on human efforts." Liu Bei didn't care. As long as his thinking did not slip, there were always more solutions than problems.

If you want to preserve famous books, you can just carve them and put them in the tomb without any gold, silver or jade objects.

The two men were chatting happily on the watchtower when a minor official came over to inform them.

"General Guan has arrived."

Liu Bei said happily: "Yun Chang is here, Wen Ruo will introduce you to him. Guan, Zhang, and Zhao under my command are all brave and capable generals. We regard each other as brothers and confidants. We have lived and died together on the battlefield and have never betrayed each other."

"Especially my brother Yunchang is brave and good at fighting, and can stand on his own."

After saying that, he took Xun Yu's arm and quickly went downstairs.

Suddenly, I saw a nine-foot-tall, majestic man with a long beard standing in front of the courtyard gate.

Liu Bei could not help but call out softly, "Yun Chang!"

When Guan Yu heard the voice, he turned around suddenly and saw Liu Bei coming towards him, his expression unable to hide his excitement.

She took two steps at a time, supported Liu Bei's hand, half-knelt on one knee and said with tears in her eyes: "Brother, it's been a year since we last parted in Jinan." "Yes, time flies." Liu Bei also breathed a sigh of relief and calmed down a little.

He helped Guan Yu up, and seeing how energetic he looked, he couldn't help but pat his arm hard.

Then he turned to Xun Yu and said, "Wen Ruo, this is my brother Guan Yu!"

He then said to Guan Yu, "Yunchang, this is Xun Wenruo, a famous scholar from Yingchuan. He is currently serving as an official in the prefecture. After I leave for the expedition to Donglai County, I will rely on the two of you to guard the plain."

After hearing Liu Bei's introduction, Guan Yu bowed and said, "Guan Yu from Hedong Jieliang greets Lord Xun!"

Xun Yu looked at Guan Yu and found that he was indeed an extraordinary man with an unstoppable gaze.

He couldn't help but sigh inwardly: "What a brave general! He is truly a match for ten thousand men!"

It has to be said that some people are extraordinary just by looking at their appearance and demeanor.

Xun Yu smiled and said, "I am ashamed to be praised as a famous scholar by Lord Xuande. Xun Yu from Yingchuan has met General Guan!"

Suddenly he changed his words and called the envoy "Lord Xuande", because he knew that the relationship between Guan Yu and envoy Liu was unusual and he needed to be careful in front of him.

After all, this is our first meeting, so we should leave a good impression.

Liu Bei looked at the two of them and couldn't help but smile.

It was difficult to take action against Kong Nian because he was too young, but fortunately Xun Wenruo made up for the deficiency.

Fu Long and Feng Chu are still growing, so it would not be bad if we could get two Xuns.

Liu Bei suddenly became high-spirited and full of heroic ambitions.

Then he took the two of them to the backyard of the county government, and they walked and talked, "Yun Chang, I was going to attack Gongsun Du in Donglai County, and I wanted to take you with me."

"But after thinking it over, I still don't feel comfortable leaving Yide in the plains. Zilong has to lead the cavalry, and only you can make me feel at ease."

"Although Yuan Shao and Bo Gui are still at war and cannot intervene, the Yanzhou Governor Liu Dai and the Dongjun Governor Cao Cao are threats and must be guarded against with caution."

Liu Bei said thoughtfully.

Out of the corner of my eye I happened to see Xun Yu seemed to have something to say.

So he asked curiously, "What's Wen Ruo's opinion?"

Xun Yu said: "I know Cao Mengde quite well. He is indeed ambitious. If we put him in the opposite position to Yuan Benchu, Gongsun Zan will definitely not be his opponent."

Liu Bei suppressed his laughter and said, "Wen Ruo also wants me to be more careful about Cao Mengde?"

"There's no need for that!" Xun Yu shook his head when he heard that.

"You are the governor of a state. The only people who can be your enemies are Yuan Shao, Tao Qian, and Liu Dai."

"Although Cao Mengde is talented, he is only the governor of a county and is still under Liu Dai. How many soldiers and generals does he have? Why should we be wary of him?" Xun Yu said solemnly.

There was something that Xun Yu didn't say. Confucius said: Why use a butcher knife to cut a chicken?

The opponents of a provincial governor should naturally be the provincial governor and the provincial governor.

Liu Bei saw that Xun Yu had no intention of diverting attention for Cao Cao.

He really didn't regard Cao Cao at the moment as Qingzhou's opponent.

Liu Bei raised his head and chuckled, "Wen Ruo is wrong! I have seen Cao Mengde before when we were fighting against Zhang Jiao and the Yellow Turbans."

"I heard that Xu Shao of Runan commented on Cao Mengde, saying that he was a traitor in peaceful times and a hero in troubled times."

"So Cao Cao is a great man. If we don't attack him first, he will be a trouble in the future!"

Liu Bei clapped his hands and laughed.

He still attaches great importance to Meng De.

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