Chapter 483: The wise men are coming
In late August, Liu Feng personally led Jia Kui's army into Xiangyang.
Most of the defenders in Xiangyang City have evacuated, leaving only some local Xiangyang factions and their subordinates who do not want to follow Cai Maobei to stay in it.
When Liu Fengjun came to Xiangyang, these people seemed to have already agreed, and directly opened the Xiangyang city gate and went out to greet them together.
Under Liu Feng's order, Jia Kui led his troops to enter the city first, took over key passes such as city defense, warehousing, treasury, prefecture, and market, and made a list of people to rest.
After seizing the treasury, Zhuge Liang led a group of documents to conduct inventory and investigation. Lu Xun followed Jia Kui to patrol the city, inspect the city defenses, and stabilize the people. Pang Tong followed Liu Feng and introduced to him the local gentry and powerful people in Jingzhou who came to welcome him.
Originally, Liu Feng did not have any good feelings for these gentry and powerful people. In his opinion, these people did not follow Cai Mao north and defect to Cao Cao, and most of them were reluctant to leave the land and houses in Xiangyang, Nanjun and Jiangxia.
But with Pang Tong's introduction, Liu Feng's expression gradually changed.
"Ming Gong, this is Pan Jun, Pan Chengming, a famous scholar in Jingnan. He is from Hanshou County, Wuling County. He is handsome and handsome in Jingnan."
"Ming Gong, these two are Xi's wise man, Kun Zhong, Xi Zhen, Xi Bozhang, and Xi Hong, Xi Deyu. The brother is good at military strategy, and his younger brother is good at planning. He is known as the two masters of Xi's family."
"Ming Gong, this is Feng Xifeng Xiuyuan, the young leader of the Feng clan of Zhonglu, Xiangyang. He is brave and loyal, and has a strong and honest manner."
"Ming Gong, these are the famous Ma family brothers of Yicheng, Xiangyang. Five brothers are upright and virtuous. His brother Ma Liang is both virtuous and talented, full of talent, and resourceful, and capable, and capable of being the best of the five brothers."
"Ming Gong, this is Fu Tong and Fu Nanhe from Yiyang Township, Pingshi County. He is strong and brave and powerful."
Listening to Pang Tong's introduction one by one, Liu Feng was a little uneasy at the time. But as the familiar names jumped out one by one, the spirit immediately came to mind.
Liu Feng really didn't expect that these people did not leave with Cai Mao. After all, Cao Cao's reputation is much better than in the original time and space.
The main reason is that the relationship between Cao Cao and Emperor Liu Xie is far less tense than in history.
Although Liu Xie is timid, he doesn't have much thought.
In the original time and space, he and Cao Cao had such a big fight. In the final analysis, it was because no one helped Cao Cao divide the situation. The only Yuan Shao was Liu Xie's mortal enemy, a worse choice than Cao Cao.
But now it is completely different. With the existence of Liu Bei and his son, Liu Xie has a lot more operational space. Even though Liu Feng and Liu Xie once broke up, Liu Bei still maintained a good relationship with the emperor.
Liu Bei's expansion is the greatest benefit to Liu Xie.
Without Liu Xie doing anything, Cao Cao himself would give in.
As soon as Cao Cao gave in, Liu Xie had a chance to breathe and had room to trade with Cao Cao.
It is no wonder that Cao Cao's reputation will improve.
However, at present, families such as the Ma family, Xi family, Fu family, and Feng family have obviously made a different choice from the Cai family, and would rather vote for Liu than Cao.
This is obviously worthy of recognition, encouragement and commendation.
With Liu Feng's status at this time, just chatting with the other party for a few more words and giving him a few positive and admiring smiles, which made the other party excited and was willing to work for him.
Considering that these people were all the direct teams of their fathers in history and had used practical actions to repay their father's trust and reuse, Liu Feng immediately decided to recruit all of them.
That night, local forces in Xiangyang united to invite Liu Feng, and Liu Feng happily followed the banquet.
During the entire banquet, the gentry and powerful people who were still in Xiangyang City, all the celebrities and wise men gathered together.
In addition to Pan Jun, Feng Xi, Fu Tong, Xi brothers and Ma brothers, there are also Deng Fang, Hepu, Liu Yong, Fu Kuang, Jiang Wan, Fei Yi, Dong He, Yang Yi, Fan Yi, Liao Hua, Huo Du, Huo Jun, Wei Yan and others. They are all famous scholars and powerful people in Jingzhou, most of whom are local gentry tyrants in Xiangyang and Nanyang.
However, compared with the famous families such as Pan Jun, Feng Xi, Ma brothers, Hepu, Liu Yong and Yang Yi, the others seem less eye-catching. Especially the famous generals such as the Huo brothers and Wei Yan were just little karami at this time. If it weren't for Liu Feng's appointment, they would probably not be qualified to attend the banquet.
The Huo brothers were a little better. They had a Du Bo's official position, and they were barely considered to be an extra-partner Jingzhou army with hundreds of sects he had raised. Wei Yan was a regular Jingzhou army and a Du uncle, but at this moment, only dozens of his subordinates were left with his iron-core confidants, and the others followed Cai Mao.
The banquet went smoothly. Liu Feng smiled throughout the whole process, comforted the scholars present, and encouraged the powerful to join the army, which gradually calmed down.
At the same time, Liu Feng was also observing these people throughout the process.
Jiang Wan is Pan Jun's cousin, but in fact, it is Pan Jun the main part between the two. The relationship between Pan Jun and Fan Yichang is not harmonious, and the former looks down on the latter.
Yang Yi was quite interesting. At this time, he was good at dancing, was eloquent, had a good relationship with everyone on the court, and he was completely unlucky and arrogant, which he hated in the future.
Although the Ma brothers are somewhat unworthy of their reputation, the five brothers are all above the passing line, including the famous Ma Su.
Ma Su is a very good person. He is young and good at dancing. His words and deeds are all for a while.
Compared with Ma Liang and Ma Su, the other three brothers of the Ma family are indeed much inferior.
Feng Xi was quite steady, but he was a little reserved and felt quite self-reliant. However, when facing Liu Feng, Feng Xi was quite obedient and praised Liu Feng's achievements and admired them very much.
Fu Tong performed very well among the powerful. He was tall and burly, but humble and restrained. He never competed with Feng Xi, which attracted Liu Feng's eyes.
The Huo brothers are very low-key, and Liao Hua is simply a scholarly style.
Wei Yan really wanted to show off in front of Liu Feng, but due to his low status, he didn't even have the chance to speak, let alone other ideas.
Liu Feng felt secretly satisfied, but he had a headache again.
In order to digest the troops in Jingzhou, expanding the army is imperative. It is best to draw some troops from Xuzhou and Yuzhou, and then send some troops in Jingzhou.
However, this matter is not in a hurry. You can report it to your father first and listen to his opinion.
Looking at the people in the hall, Liu Feng thought in his heart that there are many troops now, and there are more generals and subordinates, and only the generals are scarce.
As of now, at least the number of two armies needs to be expanded. Kuai Yue can count one of the military commanders, and the other one needs to be carefully considered. I just regret that Wu Hou is young and Bo Yan is young. Otherwise, these two of them are handsome men and big men at the Wu Temple level, so they don’t need to have a headache.
But speaking of this, it is indeed time to train Zhuge Liang, Pang Tong, Lu Xun and others in depth.
Liu Feng had high expectations for these three people and carefully formulated a training plan. Now that they have been by their side for more than a year, it is time to let them out for training.
After the banquet, Liu Feng rested in the study for a while, and then called Zhuge Liang and the other two over. After the three of them sat down, the maid presented tea soup. Liu Feng then asked, "Kong Ming, Shi Yuan, Bo Yan, you have been by my side for more than a year. Do you have any plans for the future?"
The three of them were silent for a moment, and bowed together, "We are willing to follow the general's wishes."
Liu Feng smiled. Zhuge was a famous clan in Langya. Zhuge Xuan is still alive now, so naturally he will not leave. The Pang family and the Lu family are even more famous families in the county and are the best-selling families, so they naturally have already made arrangements for the future of their children.
But now, I heard what Liu Feng said, and it seems that there is something else for them.
The three of them were not only meticulous and extremely smart, but also very strong in morality. In this short moment, they made the decision to obey Liu Feng's arrangements.
"Yeah."
Liu Feng nodded, and a satisfied smile appeared on his face: "Now that Jingzhou has been settled, the next step is to recuperate. No major events have happened. There should be no major war in the past two years."
Liu Feng thought very clearly that he would not attack Yizhou at this time.
There are 800 miles of mountains and rivers in Yizhou, and there are passes everywhere, so there is no such thing as easy to attack.
It is rare that Liu Jiyu likes to be cute, so why bother provoking him?
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Now that he expelled Liu Biao, he can be regarded as avenging Liu Jiyu's past grudge. Later, Liu Feng will definitely send envoys to Yizhou to communicate with each other. If he can make an alliance and trade with each other, it will be even more in line with Liu Feng's thoughts.
"Now, only Jiaozhou needs someone to pacify me."
Liu Feng said what he said in his heart: "I am my close friend. I intend to ask you to go to Jiaozhou to stabilize the situation for me and win people's hearts."
Jiaozhou must be used, but the pressure on the north side is getting stronger and stronger, and the south side is naturally stable. If you can, don’t make trouble, you won’t make trouble. For the time being, Xiao Gui Cao will follow.
As long as the gentry and powerful people in Jiaozhou resisted themselves unblindly, Liu Feng would not touch their privileges for the time being.
However, not exerting privileges does not mean that they will not be punished. Even the Han Dynasty court has taxes to be collected, not to mention that in order to obtain Jiaozhou, Liu Feng still owed Cao Cao a lot of debts. At that time, Cao Cao would ask him for money and food directly, so the money and food must be obtained.
"We are willing to serve our lord!"
Zhuge Liang and the other two looked at each other, then immediately stood up and bowed down.
"Get up."
Liu Feng smiled and raised his hand: "I treat you and others as brothers and sisters, and there is no need for so much politeness."
Although Zhuge Liang and the other two had calm faces, their hearts were swayed by Liu Feng's simple words and were full of passion.
It’s not their fault. After all, Liu Feng’s reputation as a virtuous and noble man has long been well-known, and his love for talents and ability is even more deeply rooted in people’s hearts. He is even more meticulous and considerate to them on weekdays.
Who can be ruthless without plants or trees? Zhuge Liang and the other two are naturally grateful and willing to die.
"I originally wanted to arrange for you to go to Jiaozhou and take down real power in Jiaozhi and other counties for me."
Liu Feng was telling the truth, and he did want to make arrangements at first.
"It's just that the road in Jiaozhou is far away, and there are mosquitoes and miasma. The scholars are also famous locally, and they respond to each other."
Speaking of this, Liu Feng shook his head and rejected himself: "Learning is a great use in the future. How can I bear to let you suffer this? If there is a big problem, wouldn't I feel sorry for you?"
Listening to Liu Feng's naked and straightforward words, Zhuge Liang and the other two were a little ashamed, and at the same time, they were also grateful to Liu Feng's Zhou Dao.
"The place of experience should be decided in Jingbei."
Liu Feng knocked on the table and arranged it: "Kongming went to Nanjun, Bo Yan stayed in Xiangyang, and Shi Yuan went to Jiangxia County."
Zhuge Liang and the other two looked at each other. Although they were not in vain and had joined Liu Feng's general shogunate, they were actually humble and powerful. Even the prefects of the counties and chief officials of various tribes, not only did they dare not offend them, but they would also take the initiative to show their closeness and intend to make friends with them to win over the three of them.
Who allowed Zhuge Liang and the other two to be with Liu Feng for many years? Although they are in a low position, they can rely on their emotions and closeness to each county's prefects and officials of various ministries do not have the right to make a say. They can also be surrounded by Liu Feng, master more information and secrets, and gain more useful decision-making experience.
But no matter what, the three of them are indeed not qualified to be a Bailihou at present. Even if they are just county magistrates, they still lack qualifications and achievements.
Therefore, in the hearts of Zhuge Liang and the other two, there was a lot of doubts and joy.
The three of them looked at me, and I looked at you. After hesitating for a moment, Zhuge Liang reminded him: "Master, let's wait..."
"It's okay."
Liu Feng was prepared for a long time, so he naturally understood what Zhuge Liang and the others were worried about. He waved his hand and explained: "I mentioned it with you before that you and the three of you must be filial and honest this year."
As soon as Liu Feng said this, Zhuge Liang and the other two finally understood it. After looking at each other, they couldn't help but want to speak humbly.
"Okay, I have decided on this matter and I will not be allowed to give in."
Liu Feng glared at the three of them angrily. Last year, he wanted to give Zhuge Liang and Lu Xun a filial and honest official, but they both refused.
I can't listen to them anyway this year, otherwise it will affect Liu Feng's subsequent arrangements.
"Liu Qi is now in charge of the Nanjun Prefecture. I can ask him to recommend Shi Yuan Xiaolian, and Bo Yan and Kong Ming will be recommended by me."
Liu Feng is now the left general of the three departments of Kaifu Yitong, and the left general is divided into the title of General, whose status and reputation are equivalent to that of the Nine Ministers. Therefore, General Zuo has the power to independently recommend filial and honest people, but he can only recommend one filial and honest people every year. However, Liu Feng also had the position of Yangzhou Governor, and he could recommend Lu Xun, a native of Wuxian under Yangzhou.
After explaining this, Pang Tong's eyes were full of envy, all about his colleagues Zhuge Liang and Lu Xun. Among the three, only Pang Tong's leader was not Liu Feng, which undoubtedly made Pang Tong's filial piety and integrity a little overshadowed, while Pang Tong himself felt very uncomfortable.
Liu Feng had no choice but to comfort Pang Tong. This was also a helpless move. If Pang Tong wanted to be selected as a filial and honest person by Liu Feng, he might have to wait until next year again.
Time waits for no one, and Liu Feng naturally did not want to affect the follow-up plan, so he could only feel wronged Pang Tong.
(This chapter ends)