Chapter 15 Pan Zhang Returns
After bidding farewell to Liu Bei, Liu Feng stood up and left.
Going out of the hall, I found Pan Zhang still waiting outside the courtyard door.
Liu Feng held Pan Zhang's hand and said: "Wen Gui, I have already told you that I don't need you to serve me in the mansion. The mansion is very safe. You can go and rest. I will send someone to you when you go out. I'll invite you."
Pan Zhang grinned when he heard this: "Young Master treats Zhang like a family member and is very kind and affectionate. Zhang is a rough man who only has strength and courage. If he can even do these things. If you are slipping, you are not as good as a pig or a dog.”
Liu Feng laughed loudly and took Pan Zhang's hand to walk to his residence.
On the way, Liu Feng started drawing cakes for Pan Zhang with great interest.
"Wen Gui, I made a bet with you before, and I am willing to marry you with a bunch of soldiers. Today, I have fulfilled my mission."
Liu Feng was on his way to Xuzhou earlier. I met Pan Zhang by chance and wanted to recruit him, but Pan Zhang declined.
At that time, Pan Zhang wanted to go south to join the little overlord Sun Ce and gain fame and wealth on the battlefield. How could he look down on such a childish Liu Feng.
It wasn't until Liu Feng reported his name, moved his father out, and emphasized the fact that his father had officially paid homage to Xuzhou Mu that Pan Zhang was shaken.
But even so, Pan Zhang was still hesitant. In the end, Liu Feng promised to give up the position of garrison commander, and promised to do it within a year. If he couldn't do it, Pan Zhang would be allowed to leave.
This made Pan Zhang completely tempted and stayed.
For more than a month, Liu Feng respected Pan Zhang very much and used his kindness to win over him. Pan Zhang was greatly moved, and secretly he had already changed his previous thoughts.
Unexpectedly, Liu Feng moved so quickly. I accompanied Liu Feng to Cao Bao's mansion today, and I heard such good news when I came back.
Pan Zhang was overjoyed and saluted Liu Feng and said: "Zhang is just a rural ranger. He has always been despised. Apart from his strength and courage, there is nothing else worth mentioning."
" When Zhang was in his hometown, he heard that Sun Bofu, the son of Jiangdong Tiger Sun Wentai, was brave and brave, and wanted to inherit his father's business and recruit warriors regardless of family background, so he wanted to go south to try. Unexpectedly, he met the young master on the way south, and he favored Zhang. "I bowed down to make friends."
"Since I followed the young master, the young master always greeted me and offered me wine and meat, as well as armor and precious soldiers. Zhang has long regarded the young master as his master, and has determined not to change his mind throughout his life. He is willing to serve the young master as hard as an ox or a horse. Die without regrets! "
Pan Zhang's words were heart-stirring, expressing his loyalty to Liu Feng.
Especially in the last sentence, he changed the young master to the young master, and directly recognized Liu Feng as the master, which can be described as sincere.
Liu Feng speculated in his mind that Pan Zhang's words were still 70% to 80% credible.
The two Han dynasties are far from the moral standard of the Sima old thief Luoshui Alliance. At this time, everyone is still very shameless, and the oath is also very binding.
Pan Zhang was so loyal to Liu Feng because Liu Feng treated him really well.
Secondly, Liu Feng's approachable habits fell into Pan Zhang's way, which is exactly the same as his temperament of a knight-errant warrior.
Thirdly, Liu Bei's career was also on the rise. The dignified Xuzhou Mu was a high-ranking official worth two thousand shi, and what was even more terrifying was that he was also in charge of the military and political power of a state.
This position has never been available before, and even now, there are only thirteen in total in the world.
If this had been the case in the past, Pan Zhang would no longer be worthy of being friends with Liu Feng, even if he wanted to sell himself to Liu Feng as a tenant farmer. People still thought that he was a ranger and could not farm.
Liu Feng was also very happy. Pan Zhang should be regarded as the first historical celebrity he accepted, and it would also be his first step in cultivating the backbone of his direct army.
After helping Pan Zhang up, it was already dark, and the two of them stopped talking. After returning to Liu Feng's courtyard, they went back to their houses to rest.
The next day, after Liu Feng got up, he went to his grandmother and mother to check the province, and then returned to his residence.
At this time, several teenagers were already waiting in the yard. Liu Feng saw them and greeted them with a smile: "Come into the room and talk."
Although Liu Feng's attitude was kind, the young people still saluted Liu Feng respectfully. , and then followed him into the house.
This room is not Liu Feng's bedroom, but is specially used for office.
After everyone sat down on their knees, they began to report.
The content of the report includes money, food, study progress, and various other things.
These teenagers are all literate, and can also do simple addition, subtraction, multiplication and division. They can serve as village officials at any time outside.
It’s just that these people are Liu Feng’s personal belongings and will not be let out easily.
They are all the children who have followed Liu Bei in the Quartet over the years. Some of their fathers and brothers died fighting for Liu Bei, and some were seriously injured and lost the ability to work.
Regardless of their origins, Liu Feng took them all in and named them Liu Erying. He not only provided them with daily meals, but also personally taught them literacy, etiquette and arithmetic.
These people are the seeds in Liu Feng's hands. In the future, Liu Feng will rely on them to strengthen his ruling power.
As long as they are here, the noble family will not be able to free up the Liu family.
In the end, Liu Feng's purpose is to use this power to revolutionize the era and completely erase the sad future of Wu Huan China.
This is not unreasonable for Liu Feng to worry about.
The clans in the late Eastern Han Dynasty were already very scary, but this monster still doesn’t know how much energy it has, and it hasn’t been able to grow sharp claws yet. It just has a burly and majestic body without knowing it. .
But just because it's like this now doesn't mean it will always be like this.
In fact, starting from the middle period of the Three Kingdoms, the nobles under various princes began to get involved in the military power, and competed with their own lords for military and political power.
The reason why Yuan Shao used Henan people to suppress the local gentry in Hebei, Liu Biao supported the foreign gentry living in Jingzhou in various ways, and suppressed the local gentry headed by the Kuai family, and Cao Cao relied on the clan to control the army and suppress the gentry, are all for this reason .
Even Brother Big Ear, who was very bad at handling water, in the later stage, the direct military power in his hands was still in the hands of the second master, third master, who was similar to the clan, and Wei Yan, who was born in the tribe.
Even Marquis Wu, who was treated as a godson by Brother Big Ear, could not get military power in most cases.
Unfortunately, these measures are only used to prevent crises and cannot proactively eliminate them.
As the saying goes, you can only guard against a thief in one day, but not in a thousand days.
Therefore, Liu Feng not only had to resolutely cut off the monster's chance of growing claws, but also had to bleed the monster's blood and lose its flesh, which would contribute to the health and balance of the entire body.
These young men are Liu Feng’s experimental field.
Even more fortunately, Xuzhou had just been plowed by Cao Cao, killing a large number of local nobles and vacating a large number of fertile fields and mines. It also made the Xuzhou nobles fearful and uneasy, and extremely hated Cao Cao, so they had to rely on Liu Bei.
This also gave Liu Bei the opportunity to manage his own power and expand his influence.
Otherwise, Brother Big Ear, who has such a weak base, would have been turned into a personal official seal by the local gentry in Xuzhou.
This will greatly benefit Liu Feng's upcoming plan.
(End of this chapter)