Chapter 417 Liu Bei urges marriage
Liu Feng stayed in Wanling for more than a month. After He Qi left, he met with Yu Fan and Zu Lang who arrived later.
Yu Fan respected Liu Feng very much, and tended to follow suit. With Yu Zhongxiang's character, it was naturally impossible for him to flatter Liu Feng, but he was truly convinced of Liu Feng's talents and was fascinated by Liu Feng's abilities.
Zu Lang surprised Liu Feng. This well-known leader in Shanyue was actually dressed as a Han Chinese and treated Liu Feng with great respect. After asking about it, I found out that he had disguised himself specially to see Liu Feng.
Liu Feng did not despise Zulang because he was from Baiyue. On the contrary, he even set up a banquet to entertain Zulang and Yu Fan, and also invited many celebrities to accompany him.
This high-level treatment immediately made Zu Lang lose his guard. After getting drunk, he burst into tears and hugged Liu Feng's calf to retaliate with death.
It's no wonder that Zu Lang was so moved that he broke the defense. He was the leader of Baiyue in Danyang County. Although he was not the co-owner, he was indeed one of the most famous canal leaders.
In Danyang, the interaction between Baiyue and Han people was more intensive. Zulang usually made friends with Han people, but there were very few scholars who could think highly of him.
When had he seen so many elegant and distinguished celebrities?
Not to mention that these celebrities came specifically to accompany him to the banquet.
Seeing Zu Lang's reaction, Liu Feng was also very moved and personally sent him back to the guest room to rest.
After finishing the work, Liu Feng couldn't help feeling that the late Eastern Han Dynasty was a good time. People still had the simplicity of the pre-Qin era, and a drop of water would repay the favor with their lives.
Compared with the later Three Kingdoms era - the "Southern and Northern Dynasties", it is really different.
There are many good men in the first three countries who value friendship and care less about life and death, and who promise a lot of money.
Although the latter three kingdoms are far ahead of the first three kingdoms in terms of strategy, tactics, and political struggle, they no longer have the character and custom of prioritizing profit over justice.
Think about it, Yu Wentai and Gao Huan both had a history of being abandoned by their subordinates. Even Li Shimin in the Sui and Tang Dynasties was abandoned by a man on the battlefield.
Liu Feng couldn't help feeling that the people in the former Three Kingdoms period were still mellow and simple.
The next day, Liu Feng worshiped Yu Fan as the governor of Poyang County, and worshiped Zulang as the captain of Poyang County to guard Poyang.
At the same time, many policies were issued to Yu Fan and Zu Lang with light corvee and low taxes, and 20,000 stones of coarse salt, 8,000 bolts of cloth and other materials were specially approved to recruit and appease various Baiyue ministries.
Although Zulang is one of the most important canal leaders in Danyang County, he also has a high reputation among the Baiyue people in Yuzhang County.
In fact, you only need to look at the map to understand that the so-called Danyang Baiyue was just divided by the Han people. Essentially, Danyang Baiyue lives at the southernmost tip of Danyang County, and is actually connected with Yuzhang Baiyue.
Therefore, Zulang's reputation is still very high in Dongyu Zhang and he is famous far and wide.
In addition to Yu Fan and Zu Lang, Liu Feng also met with many powerful local nobles in Danyang and comforted them.
After finishing all this, I was planning to return to Wu County, but suddenly I received a letter from Liu Bei.
In the past few months, Liu Bei also began to adjust and expand his military strength in the north.
I was just busy with these things now, but I remembered that Liu Feng was going to attack Jingzhou next, so I wrote a letter asking him to go back to Xuzhou first to get engaged.
Liu Feng then remembered that the previous engagement had been postponed because he went south to Jiangdong.
If you think about it, now is indeed the best time to get engaged.
Yuan Shao was still in love with Gongsun Zan, and Cao Cao was trying to use Guanzhong's brains to get involved in Hongnong, Hedong and Guanzhong.
Liu Zhang is currently fighting fiercely with Zhang Lu. He has been on an expedition to Hanzhong in the north for many years, but has been defeated repeatedly. It is estimated that Zhao Wei's rebellion is not far away.
As for Liu Biao, Zhang Xian is very dishonest now. He has been against him many times, and the relationship between the two parties should be getting colder and colder.
Looking at it this way, there was actually no opponent around the Liu family for a while, and there was no war. The armies had just been reorganized and expanded, and they were eager to rest and train. They would not take any action against Shanyue for at least two or three months.
After thinking about it, Liu Feng decided to obey his father's call and go home to get married... no, he was engaged.
Therefore, while Liu Feng arranged for the cabinet and various ministry supervisors to move to Wuxian, he also activated several secret agents, and then headed for Xuzhou by water.
By this time Liu Bei had left Shouchun and returned to Tancheng.
Liu Feng returned by water and went to Xiapi first.
Cao Bao was overjoyed when he heard that Liu Feng was back.
Now as the status of Liu Feng and Liu Bei is getting higher and higher, Cao Qing's marriage is almost becoming Cao Bao's heartache. He had never thought that Liu Bei and his son would reach such a state.
This also made him feel uneasy now, and he had no confidence at all. In the past six months, he even had nightmares about Liu Feng coming to cancel the engagement.
Now that he had received the news about Liu Feng, Cao Bao, with the dignity of a county guard, went out of the city fifty miles to greet him, which shocked Liu Feng.
"Your Majesty, I'm going down to Pi, Governor Bao, to welcome General Zuo."
Cao Bao stood on the shore respectfully and saluted Liu Feng who had just emerged from the boat.
Liu Feng hurriedly extended his hand to support him and said: "Prefect Cao, please get up quickly. You are an elder. I dare to accept your great gift."
After hearing Liu Feng's words, Cao Bao felt happy and felt a little calmer.
Liu Feng hurriedly got off the boat: "Why is uncle here?"
It's no wonder that Liu Feng would ask like this. Cao Bao was already fifty miles out of the city, and the news that Liu Feng was about to arrive in Xiapi was only sent to Xiapi City three days ago. Calculating the distance, this means that as soon as Cao Bao received the news, he immediately left the city and rushed here.
Therefore, Liu Feng couldn't help but wonder whether Cao Bao happened to be out of the city on business and met him here by chance, rather than coming here to greet him on purpose.
Unfortunately, Cao Bao's next words immediately broke his suspicion.
"General Zuo is famous all over the world. He helped the imperial court and the emperor to quell the rebellion, restored Jiangdong, and made great contributions to the country and the country."
Cao Bao's face was filled with flattery, surprise, and apprehension. He glanced at Liu Feng from time to time while speaking, for fear that he might accidentally say the wrong thing.
"I can't wait fifty miles out of the city to greet you. How can I compare with General Zuo's hard work for the country?"
Cao Bao bowed his hands and said: "It's a pity that we have little talent and limited ability. We can only express our respect for General Zuo in this way."
"What the magistrate said is true."
"We all have this intention. General Zuo's hard work has made great achievements."
"The governor also knows that we are thirsty for talents, so he took the trouble to bring us here in order to meet General Zuo as soon as possible."
The powerful Xiapi nobles behind Cao Bao also expressed their admiration, including even the descendants of the Xiapi Chen family.
Now that Chen Deng's status is stable and he has won Liu Bei's trust and Liu Feng's respect, the Chen family's status has naturally increased, and they are likely to become the number one noble family in Xuzhou.
The Chen family's reputation, glory, and future are all tied to the Liu family. Even Chen Deng's concubine, Chen Gui's concubine, and Chen Yu's legitimate son all came out to serve Liu Bei and Liu Feng. Is there any face that cannot be given?
Chen Yu's legitimate son Chen Wan and Chen Deng's younger brother Chen Ying were already the county magistrates of Liubaishi. They passed the most important hurdle in the early stage - that is, they were transferred from county officials to local county magistrates and county magistrates. .
Without Chen Deng and Liu Bei and his son, how could Chen Wan and Chen Ying have such smooth official careers?
This is only a short two years. In addition, Chen Yu himself has now completely put aside his status. He frequently writes books to his cousin Chen Gui and nephew Chen Deng, hoping that they can speak kindly to him in front of Liu Feng, Liu Bei and his son. I have successfully resumed my post as a guardian, and no matter how bad the situation is, I hope to find a good job in the Cavalry General Shogunate or the Left Shogunate Shogunate to resume my duties.
As far as Chen Yu's true intentions were concerned, he actually wanted to go to Liu Feng's Zuo General Shogunate.
In Chen Yu's selfish mind, he felt that Liu Bei's shogunate was full of famous people in the world, such as Chen Deng, Chen Gui and his son, Chen Ji, Chen Qun and his son, Xuzhou Erzhang (yes, the second Zhang was actually from Xuzhou, and now he is no longer There will be two pieces from Jiangdong), Guangling Xu Zhuan and so on.
No one among these people can be touched by Chen Yu.
On the contrary, although there are many celebrities in Liu Feng's Zuo General Shogunate, they are obviously a generation, or even two generations younger.
With Chen Yu's qualifications, fame, ability and influence, he felt that it was quite possible to become a long history and Sima.
Then, after working in the positions of Shi and Sima, the commander of the Zuo Shogunate, for a year and a half, and then using this as a springboard, there would be no resistance to becoming the county governor.
"Master Fu, a banquet has been prepared in the inn."
Chen Yu stood next to Cao Bao, his face no longer as cold as before. Instead, he suggested to Cao Bao and Feng Xiaoyu: "Should we invite General Zuo to sit down first?"
Today, Chen Yu looks like an important minister of the government, but two years ago, when Cao Bao first came, he didn't give Cao Bao any face.
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At that time, Cao Bao was scolding the Xiapi gentry in the palace every day, and Chen Yu alone had half of his vocabulary.
"What Gong Wei said is true!"
Cao Bao suddenly understood and nodded repeatedly: "General Zuo, we have held a banquet in the post. We are in a hurry and it is difficult to have delicious food. We are just for General Zuo to wash away the dust. Please don't refuse."
Liu Feng smiled and said: "Then it's better to be respectful than to obey?"
Liu Feng's first pot of gold was actually obtained from Cao Bao.
Cao Bao not only gave it, but doubled it, and even gave him an extra wife.
Liu Feng had to remember this friendship. Therefore, as long as Cao Bao did not go astray, he would be indispensable for glory and wealth in this life. Moreover, Cao Bao's performance is quite good now, he is basically out of Liu Feng's circle, and he often gives Liu Feng a lot of surprises.
This made Liu Feng feel better about Cao Bao, and he also liked Cao Bao more and more.
In fact, not to mention Liu Feng, even Liu Bei now loves Cao Bao very much. Who makes the old Liu family people who value love and justice?
After arriving at the place, Liu Feng discovered that Cao Bao, Chen Yu and others had lied.
Although the inn is a bit dilapidated, it has been cleaned and tidied up. The hall is also covered with blankets and silk, and the dishes on the table are also quite neat. Although it is not luxurious, it is definitely not shabby.
"Uncle, thank you for your trouble."
Liu Feng gently patted Cao Bao's forearm and praised him.
Cao Bao suddenly beamed with joy and secretly rejoiced in his heart. Sure enough, Qing'er guessed right. The dishes should not be extravagant. Before coming, Cao Qing told Cao Bao that the banquet should not be extravagant. It only needs wine, meat, vegetables and fruits, and it must not be extravagant.
Cao Bao rejected the suggestions of Chen Yu and others and chose to listen to his daughter.
Looking at it now, it turns out that Qing'er still understands the young master.
After the guests of honor were seated, Cao Bao, Chen Yu and others began to flatter and welcome them.
Liu Feng didn't feel much about this. Firstly, he had a strong immunity to flattery. Secondly, Cao Bao and Chen Yu's boasts were a bit too rough and couldn't scratch Liu Feng's itch.
However, Liu Feng could also see Cao Bao's intentions from this.
Halfway through the banquet, Liu Feng suddenly clapped his hands.
Later, Xu Chu came on stage with a group of strong men. The two of them carried a large box and placed it in the center of the hall.
Suddenly, the hall became quiet, and everyone's eyes fell on the box.
Liu Feng nodded at Xu Chu, who opened the boxes one by one.
There are all kinds of rare and exotic treasures inside, including pearls, agate, spices, silk, pearls, shells, glass, emeralds, tortoise shells, rhinoceros horns and other items. Although there are only one or two of each item, the variety is outstanding.
In addition, there are ten jars of sesame oil.
Liu Feng clapped his hands, and two more people came up from the hall. They brought up a stove, which was shaped like a later briquette stove and contained briquettes.
Then, one of them put down the big pot he was carrying on his back, rinsed it with water, and put it on the fire.
Cao Bao, Chen Yu and others looked at Liu Feng in confusion.
Liu Feng responded with a smile: "Gentlemen, please don't be impatient and wait and see what happens next."
Then, the man opened the sesame oil, scooped out a little, and poured it into the iron pot.
Not long after, the sesame oil in the iron pot boiled and the aroma overflowed.
"What is this that smells so good?"
Cao Bao asked Chen Yu in surprise, but the latter also shook his head in confusion.
Soon, the man poured the cleaned and shredded meat strips into the pot, stir-fried them to remove the raw meat, then added onions and ginger and stir-fried them to remove the fishy smell, and finally added black bean sauce for seasoning.
Not long after, a mediocre but fragrant fried shredded pork was ready.
The cook placed the dishes on small plates, and then sent them to Liu Feng and others' desks.
"Everyone, please try this dish first."
Liu Feng picked up the chopsticks, took a piece and tasted it.
When Cao Bao, Chen Yu and others saw this, they also followed suit. They had already been salivated by the aroma of fried shredded pork. At this time, Liu Feng invited them, so they naturally followed closely.
But when they put the dishes into their mouths, everyone was stunned.
An unprecedented impact stimulated their taste buds. This was completely different from the previous raw food and cooked food, but it was far better than the first two.
Suddenly, most people in the hall fell into this wonderful feeling.
For most people, fried food is much more delicious than raw food or cooked food, because after all, it has added oil. Especially for Chinese people, this one is more effective, otherwise food like sashimi would not slowly disappear from the Han people's dining tables.
You must know that during the Han Dynasty, sashimi was not only a main dish, but also a regular dish that almost everyone could eat. It's just that the sashimi of poor families is not so fine, the difference is that the sashimi of rich families is raw fish, and the sashimi of poor families is raw fish, but its status is unquestionable.
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