Chapter 128 The flower falls into the Mi family
Shi Yi was surprised and happy in her heart. She was surprised that Liu Bei actually dared to give him such an important position, but she was happy that Liu Bei could make such a choice. He must have valued it. His talents.
If in Liu Bei's eyes, Shiyi was just an ordinary person with mediocre talents, how could he give him such an important position?
Shi Yi also knew that engaging in Langya would definitely be a hot potato. Once he accepted it, he was destined to attract the hostility of the local scholars in Xuzhou.
No matter who you are, or whether you have talent or not, Xuzhou scholars will only see you taking away their position.
Shiyi took a deep breath, why should he let go of the opportunity he had so easily obtained.
Besides, if we give in at this time, the image of being brave enough to do things just mentioned will not only be ruined, but Liu Bei and everyone present will also regard him as a villain with duplicity.
Shi Yi stood up and left the table, walked to the hall and paid homage to Liu Bei, performing the courtesy of a monarch and his ministers. He slowly but firmly replied: "Meng Minggong loves me so much that Yi'an dares not to obey. Since I am your lord, you I will do my best to fulfill my mission."
"Great kindness!"
Liu Bei was very happy: "Ziyu doesn't need to be polite, please get up and take your seat."
"Gentlemen, we have prepared two wise men to serve today, so we should congratulate them greatly. Mi Zifang, the younger brother of Mi Zizhong, will also rush to Tancheng in the afternoon and will be appointed as the prefect of Langya County the next day. He happens to be a colleague of Yi, so he can Let’s get acquainted.”
The more Liu Bei said, the happier he became: “Bei has sent a message to invite Mi Zizhong. Chen Yuanlong, Jian Xianhe, Liu Ziyang, Liu Weishuo and others are all in Tancheng, and they happen to be invited to join us for a banquet. "
After saying that, he did not forget Liu Feng: "Feng'er, you can send someone to invite Wen Xiang and Wen Gui. By the way, remember to call Youping and Gong Yi too. "My father is going to give a banquet to all the ministers tonight."
Liu Feng responded respectfully, which attracted the curious eyes of Taishi Ci and Shiyi.
They already learned on the way here that the young man who helped Liu Bei to rescue him was his eldest son Liu Feng.
Taishi Ci and Shiyi were also very curious about Liu Feng.
After all, if nothing unexpected happens, I will definitely serve under Liu Bei.
Today's situation is characterized by frequent wars. Anyone with some knowledge can see that this is a time of great strife.
The next step is likely to be a battle between dragons and dragons. Whoever can stand out will be the next real dragon, and Liu Bei has a faint image of Guangwu.
Although Xuzhou suffered a military disaster, it still had a population of more than 1.6 million, not counting the large number of refugees and bandits from various places.
When Chen Deng invited Liu Bei to Xu, he said that he was willing to gather 100,000 people to provide the envoy with 100,000 infantry and cavalry. At the top, he could support the king and benefit the people, and establish the cause of the Five Hegemons. At the bottom, he could separate the country and defend the territory, leaving his fame on bamboo and silk. .
This is really not a lie. Xuzhou does have this foundation, and now Liu Bei has begun to strengthen his rule in Xuzhou. Once he completes the integration, he will really have the power to sweep the world with a hundred thousand soldiers on foot.
Tai Shici was hesitant before he came, but when he actually set out to go south and heard that Liu Bei was going to Kaiyang in the middle of the month to recover Zang Ba, force Xiao Jian to surrender, and capture Langya, he really I admire my mother's vision.
Fortunately, I have already accepted Liu Bei's conquest. If I had refused before, wouldn't I regret it now?
The same Zhou Mu has completely different strengths.
Don't look at the fact that Liu Yao now occupies two counties in Jiangdong. On paper, his strength is even stronger than that of Liu Bei, who only had one and a half counties at the beginning.
But in fact, Liu Yao's real strength is probably not even 20% of Liu Bei's. This still includes the powerful forces supporting Liu Yao, otherwise the difference will only be further.
Taishici was afraid in his heart. When he thought that he had sacrificed the near for the distant, sacrificed the strong for the weak, and sacrificed justice for profit, he felt very ashamed. He secretly swore in his heart that he would do great things to thank Liu Bei.
Liu Feng smiled at Taishi Ci and Shiyi, then stood up and left.
Tai Shi Ci and Shi Yi talked quietly, both of them were very curious about Liu Feng.
Can a mere fourteen or fifteen-year-old boy be able to enter the palace and participate in government affairs?
Is it Liu Bei’s careful training, or Liu Feng’s youthful wisdom, or both?
Until now, they thought Liu Feng was only fourteen or fifteen years old. Although he looked thirteen or fourteen years old, they instinctively guessed that he was older because he was too mature.
This scene also fell into Liu Bei's eyes, and he was filled with pride.
In the afternoon, Mi Zifang came to Tancheng with the motorcade.
I saw crowds of people outside the city gate, and there was a large group of people waiting there.
The leader is Liu Bei.
At this time, his eldest brother was half a step behind, accompanying Liu Bei.
Mi Fang didn't dare to be pretentious. She quickly rolled off her horse and trotted towards Liu Bei and her eldest brother.
"Your Majesty, your crime deserves death, so why should I ask you to welcome me personally?"
Mi Fang trotted all the way to Liu Bei, paid homage to him, and apologized profusely.
"Zifang, today all the talents have arrived, and you are the last one. Bei will naturally come to greet you."
Liu Bei took Mi Fang's hand affectionately and held it in his left hand and right hand. Patting the back of the other party's hand: "Besides, you are here to shoulder a heavy responsibility, and I have to entrust Langya County to you, Zifang." Disappointing Duke Ming."
Mi Fang was respectful and polite, and her answers were also very appropriate.
In fact, many people may not know that Mi Fang is actually very good at fighting. Not only is she an excellent archer, but she can also lead troops.
Historically, because Mi Zhu was the head of the family, he was treated as a guest of honor by Liu Bei most of the time and did not dare to work.
But Mi Fang had no such scruples and followed Liu Bei on his expeditions to the north and south, traveling almost throughout most of the Central Plains.
List the battles that Mi Fang participated in. She fought against Yuan Shu in the south, fled to Haixi, lived in Xiaopei, attacked and killed chariots, asked for help in Yecheng, moved to Runan, killed Cai Yang, stationed in Xinye, and Changban. defeat.
Mi Fang actually participated in all the bloody battles that Liu Bei fought in most of the Central Plains since Xuzhou.
In fact, the relationship between Mi Fang and Liu Bei is actually better than that of Mi Zhu.
Liu Bei respected and loved Mi Zhu, but he was not close to him. But for Mi Fang, he shared weal and woe and had a life-or-death friendship.
It is precisely for this reason that after Liu Bei entered Shu, he left Mi Fang to serve as the governor of Nanjun in Jiangling. This position was extremely important and he was one of the three giants in Jingzhou. It is no exaggeration to say that Mi Fang was famous at that time. To check and balance Guan Yu's ability.
It is precisely because of this ability that Mi Fang and Guan Yu get along very unhappy, and there is great conflict between the two parties.
If the situation continues, it will actually be a balance, ensuring Liu Bei's ownership of Jingzhou.
But Liu Bei did a lot of stupid things later, so that the balance was lost and Mi Fang rebelled.
Liu Feng has quite complicated views on Mi Fang.
Having hated his betrayal, which led to Guan Yu's tragic defeat and death, Shu Han also lost the best opportunity to rebuild Yan Han.
But I sympathized with his plight. Besides being angry and disgusted, I also felt some pity for his helpless choice.
I only hope that in this life, he and the second master will be far apart, and it is expected that he will not rebel again.
At this time, Mi Fang was young and in her twenties. Her elder brother was the number one official in Xuzhou, her father was the richest man in Haidong, and her younger sister was both charming and cute. However, he himself was high-spirited and confident. I want to show off my skills in Langya.
Liu Bei's love for Mi Fang at this time still stems from his respect for Mi Zhu. It can be said that he loves the house as much as the bird.
Seeing that Mi Fang was so energetic, he was also very happy. He turned to Mi Zhu and said: "Your brother Longma is so spirited and high-spirited that he will be a great commander in the future."
Mi Zhu said humbly. : "These are all the kindness of Ming Gong. Both Zhu and my brother keep them in mind. They don't seek to be prosperous, but they hope to be able to work for Ming Gong and do something for their hometown. That is enough."
Mi Fang Naturally, he bowed his head beside him and looked up to his brother: "What my brother said is exactly what I want."
"Okay, okay."
Liu Bei is getting closer and closer to the Mi family. On the one hand, the two families are about to become in-laws. Even if they are just side wives, the Mi family will also be the in-laws of the Liu family, which is naturally different from before. .
Secondly, the performance of the Mi family in the past six months is really outstanding, completely different from that in history.
Historically, support is support, but it is only at the political level. Economically, it was not until Liu Bei defeated Guangling and retreated to Haixi, and the officials were in a desperate situation of cannibalism, that the Mi family spent all their money on the condition of marriage. Liu Bei.
Who is Liu Bei?
A hero too.
How can I stand this kind of anger?
Not to mention that Liu Bei later completely lost Xuzhou, and in turn was arranged by Lu Bu to be stationed in Xiaopei. This was a double shame and humiliation.
This is Liu Bei. If it were Cao Cao or Sun Quan, he would not have to go to Shu. He would just attack and kill the chariots. When he took control of Xuzhou again, he would directly give the Mi family a genealogy.
This is also Liu Bei's advantage, what sets him apart from other warlords of this era.
Liu Feng followed Liu Bei obediently and made an exception without interrupting. After all, this was really embarrassing. He didn't know what to call Er Mi, so he just pretended to be dumbfounded.
Mi Fang glanced at Liu Feng strangely. When they met on the road before, he remembered clearly how good the eldest son of the envoy was and how good he was at dancing. All the iron armor was taken away, and he was required to be responsible for transporting it to Tancheng, and he had to ensure that the news could not be leaked.
The way he was talking eloquently at that time, he didn't look like a teenager at all, but he looked like a political strategist.
Mi Fang's temperament is completely different from that of her brother Mi Zhu. The latter is calm, low-key, humble and diligent, while Mi Fang's personality is more distinctive, happy with grudges, and keen on communication.
Seeing Liu Feng being so honest, Mi Fang blinked at Liu Feng suggestively, as if asking him why he was so honest and obedient.
Liu Feng secretly made a note of Mi Fang in his heart, but did not show any emotion on his face.
Back at the state capital, Liu Feng saw Xu Sheng, Zhou Tai and four others waiting outside the mansion.
Talking to Liu Bei quietly, he walked over.
“Wen Xiang, why haven’t you entered the house yet?”
Xu Sheng was a little restrained, and even as a powerful man, he was a little nervous. The other three, Pan Zhang, Zhou Tai, and Jiang Qin, were naturally even more anxious.
"Young Master, I heard that there is a banquet in the state capital tonight to entertain celebrities. We are just warriors. Isn't it inappropriate to attend such a place?"
Liu Fengxiao When he woke up, he could see that Xu Sheng's words were indeed true to his heart. They stemmed from his inferiority complex due to his status as a warrior and powerful man.
When facing the gentry class, powerful people always have a feeling that the other party is unattainable. This is an ecology shaped by the officialdom of the Han Dynasty for hundreds of years, and no one can change it in a short time.
But Liu Feng also saw desire, joy and excitement in the eyes of Xu Sheng and others. It was obvious that deep down they were happy and proud of this.
"Wen Xiang, Wen Gui, Youping, Gong Yi."
Liu Feng looked at the four people in front of him seriously and said seriously: "You are all heroes, valued by my father, and you should be the same in the future. I am the General of Xuzhou. Regardless of my past status, it is already in the past. From now on, you must not belittle yourself and join me.” happy.
For a banquet like this, not to mention Zhou Tai and Jiang Qin who were just military commanders, even the captain Xu Sheng had to look at his relationship with Uncle Fang to decide whether he would have a seat.
There is only one reason why the four of them can enter the mansion to attend the banquet, and that is that they are close confidants of Liu Bei and his son.
This alone was enough to make the four of them excited and grateful to Liu Bei and his son.
The banquet was originally held very successfully, and only Liu Bei's close confidants and local officials were able to attend.
Liu Feng saw Liu Yan for the first time. This unlucky guy had been relying on fishing all his life, and he managed to get him a high-ranking official worth two thousand dan. His ranking was only lower than that of Li Yan, and he was even awarded the title. Duxianghou.
This person was greedy for pleasure and could just be indolent, but he could not position himself correctly. In the end, a series of tragedies led to his death for falsely accusing Liu Chan.
Liu Feng had no sympathy for this man. Liu Chan's punishment against him was not only fair, but also very tolerant.
This man's death was entirely his own fault.
However, when I met him recently, I found that Liu Yan was handsome, personable, and talked and laughed loudly. He did not look like the mad dog he would be in the future.
Liu Feng sighed a little, hoping that this person would have good results in the future.
During the banquet, I didn’t know if Liu Bei was really drunk or if he had other plans.
He actually wanted to find a bow and horse teacher for Liu Feng.
The warriors were very excited now, and even the second master opened his eyes with interest. As for the third master, he wanted to make a decision directly.
In fact, Liu Feng knew very well that when it came to riding skills, it was difficult for the strong men present to decide the first place.
Whether it is the Second Master, the Third Master, the Fourth Uncle Zhao, Taishi Ci, etc., they are all good equestrian generals. Even Xu Sheng also has good riding skills.
On the other hand, Zhou Tai, Pan Zhang, and Jiang Qin were good at using boats, but they were very good at riding horses.
There is nothing we can do about it. Horses in the south are too expensive and very troublesome to raise.
Hot weather makes horses easy to get sick, and the mortality rate after illness is also quite scary. Those in the south who can afford to raise horses have family backgrounds and financial resources that are at least several times greater than those in the north.
But Liu Bei added another archery skill to his assessment this time, and the archery skill follows the riding skill. Isn’t that just riding archery?
This time there is no comparison.
Throughout the Three Kingdoms period, there were not many people who could be said to be good at shooting, and there were only two people at Liu Bei's banquet.
One is Tai Shici, and the other is naturally Mi Zhu Mi Zi Zhong.
Taishi Ziyi could really say something, please Mi Zhumi Zizhong to stand up, everyone else here is useless.
Tai Shi Ci's magic shot is truly recorded in the Chronicle of the Three Kingdoms, and is also flaunted by several brilliant achievements.
Even Mi Zhu couldn't compare to Tai Shi Ci.
Because there is only one sentence in Mi Zhu's record about being good at riding and shooting, while Taishi Ci, in addition to being good at shooting with his ape arms, also has four words about his strings being good at shooting.
It can be seen how exaggerated Taishi Ci’s riding and shooting is. Isn’t this the meaning of always hitting the target?
So Liu Feng secretly muttered that something was wrong.
Others may not know it clearly, but Liu Feng knows too much.
Remembering that Tai Shici had just arrived today, Liu Bei wanted to find a riding and archery teacher for Liu Feng. Why didn't he mention it before?
Could it be that my father secretly appointed Taishi Ziyi to be his riding and archery teacher?
Liu Feng came back to his senses and felt moved in his heart.
His father still loved him. He said he would not help and wanted Liu Feng to win over him.
But in fact, he was worried that Liu Feng would mess up the matter, so he secretly found a reasonable reason for him. He really loved his father like a mountain.
I have to say that Liu Bei's skills are quite powerful.
For people like Taishi Ziyi, interests alone are not enough, they also need to be won over by affection.
The relationship between master and apprentice is a very good emotional bond. I have to say that Liu Beijiang is still very old.
Wen Wu is the first, Wu Wu is the second.
Since Liu Bei has made a request, how can these warriors not compete?
Everyone can't wait for tomorrow, they have to compete in archery first.
Watching the excitement, Liu Bei didn't think it was a big deal. He directly ordered to fetch bows and arrows and arrow targets, and placed the target in the courtyard, one hundred and forty to fifty meters away from the hall.
This distance is already quite far. Xu Sheng, Zhou Tai and others have simply given up. Although they can also shoot arrows, they are only good at foot shooting, and the distance is not this far.
However, Guan Yu, Zhang Fei, and Zhao Yun were all eager to try.
They are not entirely competitive, but they all want to get this precious opportunity to educate their eldest nephew, so as to enhance their relationship with him.
It must be said that although archery is not Guan Zhang Zhao's specialty, their results are still very impressive.
At this distance of almost a hundred steps, they all hit the bullseye, and it was difficult to tell the winner.
At this time, an unexpected person stood up, and it was Mi Zhu.
Everyone present was a little surprised. Only a few Xuzhou scholars who knew Mi Zhu's superb shooting skills laughed dumbly. They did not expect that Mi Zizhong, such a calm and elegant person, would sometimes want to be in the limelight.
However, these Xuzhou scholars did not guess correctly. Mi Zhu was not trying to show off, he really wanted to be Liu Feng's riding and archery teacher.
Mi Zhu stepped forward, picked up the bow and arrow, turned his back to the target, then bent down and exerted his strength, first twisting to the left, then twisting to the right, and then twisting to the left, with arrows flying like arrows on both sides. Splashed out, all of them were nailed to the target.
When Mi Zhu finished shooting, everyone saw that none of the arrows missed the target, and they were all in the target.
Everyone was amazed, especially Guan, Zhang and Zhao. They did not expect that Mi Zhu, a civil servant, had better shooting skills than them. They saw that the title of teacher Liu Feng was about to be lost to the Mi family.
(End of this chapter)