I am Li Shimin of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 8 Mayi's Conspiracy
The four of them rushed towards Mayi at full speed. Li Shimin rode the divine horse Qingjue and galloped on the grassland. Everyone was very surprised when they saw such a divine horse. They were all people who knew the goods, and Li Shimin could tell The young Qingzi is definitely a one-in-a-million BMW, and he is both envious and jealous of Li Shimin.

Finally, after driving for three hours, everyone could already see the city of Mayi from a distance.So, I stopped on a hillside, took a short rest, and prepared to replenish my strength before starting.

Patronizing and rushing on the road, I didn't take a good rest along the way.However, everyone talked and laughed along the way, and Li Shimin basically understood the situation of the three of them, and the relationship between them became closer.

At this time, taking advantage of the rest time, Zhang Liao said to everyone: "Brothers, my home is in Mayi, come with me to my home today, let's have a drink."

Everyone was also very happy, and said bluntly: "It's better to be respectful than to obey, I've been bothering you for a few days, try your good wine, haha."

Li Shimin smiled and motioned everyone to get off the horse. Everyone knew that the young master had something to say to everyone, so they all got off the horse and sat around Li Shimin.

Li Shimin knew that Zhang Liao's family was considered a prominent family in Mayi, and since he took Zhang Liao in, he had to pay a visit at home to deepen his friendship with the Zhang family.

"Everyone is my brother. Before entering Mayi, there are some things that I must explain clearly to everyone and reach an agreement. At this stage, we still have to keep a low profile as much as possible, and we must not be ostentatious, especially when we are acting in Mayi this time. Be very careful."

Li Shimin patiently explained to everyone: "Forming a private army is a taboo of the imperial court. We must have a name and recruit and form a team within the scope of the imperial court's permission."

"So, after visiting the old county magistrate Zhang, I have to ask the old man to help me connect with the current county magistrate and recommend a small official first, preferably a county lieutenant, so that it will be convenient to do things in the future. If it doesn't work, I can spend money to manage it , or taking some other measures." Li Shimin said indifferently.

Li Shimin knew from history books that at the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, Emperor Ling and Emperor Huan were the most ruthless dynasties in history for selling officials.

However, a small official like a county lieutenant can recommend appointment or dismissal if he wants to come to the county magistrate. Afterwards, he needs to report to the governor's office of Bingzhou for record.

After Zhang Liao listened, he quickly said, "No problem, I think my lord father will be willing to help with this. The current county magistrate is my father's old friend."

Seeing that Li Shimin didn't intend to stop him, he continued: "Moreover, the governor's office has also written to the border states and counties that they can recruit 500-1000 civilians to serve as temporary "county soldiers" according to the needs of defending against the Hu people.

"This is not what I want, and the recruitment is justified, haha." Li Shimin said happily.

Li Shimin finally asked: "What do you think of my idea?" In fact, I also want to hear everyone's views on this new version of "Ma Yi's Conspiracy", and at the same time check for omissions and fill in gaps to avoid mistakes in details.

Everyone listened carefully and felt that Li Shimin was well thought out, his plan was very rigorous, highly executable, and there was nothing to add, so they all agreed immediately: "I will follow the arrangement of the young master."

Seeing that everyone has no other opinions, Li Shimin said: "Since everyone has no other opinions, I will act now and set off!"

In fact, Li Shimin was no stranger to Mayi, he had been to this ancient border city in his previous life. "Sou Shen Ji" records that the people of Qin built the fort according to the traces of the horse, so it was named Mayi.

Since ancient times, it has also been the intersection of the main transportation arteries from the Central Plains to Central Asia, Persia and Europe. It has also become a bridgehead for mutual trade and exchanges between the northern nomads and the Central Plains farming peoples. The geographical location is very important.

After a meal, everyone rushed to Mayi, and Li Shimin also looked at the city carefully. The city is not big, but the city wall is tall, and the defense equipment can be seen everywhere. You can vaguely see the traces of the battle on the wall, which can be seen recently. Encountered barbarians attacking the city.

Seeing that the four doors are closed and the pedestrians are cut off, it is no longer as lively and prosperous as it used to be.The soldiers above the city gate were also very nervous when they saw Li Shimin and his party, and shouted from a distance: "Who are you, leave quickly, Mayi has been managed during the war, and idlers are not allowed to enter."

The soldiers at the city gate thought they were passing merchants and planned to drive them away in order to prevent spies from entering the city.

"I'm Zhang Liao from Mayi, my father Zhang Yu, quickly open the door and let me in." Zhang Liao shouted.

Some of the people at the top of the city obviously knew Zhang Liao, and they all knew that he was the son of the former county magistrate. After asking for instructions from the gate guard captain, he opened the gate and let the four of them in.

So everyone beat their horses quickly through the city gate and drove out towards Zhang's house.

After Li Shimin and the others arrived at Zhang's mansion, they saw the middle door open. Obviously, someone knew that Zhang Liao was coming back. The four of them were overjoyed and got off their horses one after another. They handed over the horses to the servants who came and walked towards the lobby. .

The house of Zhang Liao's family is not very big, but the interior is indeed meticulously built, with carved beams and painted buildings, pavilions, terraces and waterside pavilions, which has the taste of a water town in the south of the Yangtze River.

Zhang Liao has not been home for a long time. He was very excited when he saw his father. He thought about going to greet his father first, so he clasped his fists with everyone and said, "Young master, brothers, I will go to see my father first. You are now serving tea in the front hall." , I'll come later."

As he spoke, he gave Li Shimin a reassuring look, and Li Shimin also understood that he had first reported to his father that he had joined Li Shimin. In the eyes of the people of the Han Dynasty at that time, taking refuge in someone else's family was a major event in life. I also have to report to my father, let his old man know and support, and finally ask his father to help Li Shimin, and it will be a matter of course.

Not long after, Zhang Liao walked out of the back room with the help of a hale and hearty old man. Although he was over sixty years old, he was in good spirits, with bright eyes, and he looked forward without anger.

Li Shimin thought to himself: "It seems that the old magistrate Zhang is still not at ease with himself, and wants to meet in person to evaluate whether he is worthy of the Zhang family's support."

Naturally, Li Shimin also understood that Zhang Liao's investment was about his son's future at a small level, and at the same time related to the prosperity of the family, so it is understandable to be cautious.

Zhang Yu came here this time, naturally he planned to test Li Shimin against him, if it was true what his son said, this man is both civil and military, courageous and resourceful, ambitious, and somewhat ambitious.Then he will definitely support it with all his strength. If he is just a Zhao Kuo who can only boast about others, he will have to think about it.

As for Zhang Liao's claim that he is a man of destiny, he naturally doesn't believe it. Since ancient times, the master has taught people to respect ghosts and gods and stay away. He is skeptical about such supernatural things.

Mrs. Zhang saw Li Shimin at a glance. He saw that this man was handsome and handsome, with sword eyebrows and starry eyes, and he was upright. The elder was very satisfied, and secretly said: "Not bad."

Seeing Mr. Zhang approaching, Li Shimin greeted him with neither humbleness nor condescension, and said hello to him: "Junior Li Shimin, I pay my respects to Mr. Zhang. Please forgive me for disturbing me when I take the liberty to visit."

Seeing that Li Shimin's words and deeds are decent, steady and modest, and he is obviously from a famous family, Mr. Zhang's favorability for Li Shimin has increased a bit.

Mr. Zhang and Li Shimin sat down as the guests of honor, and said straight to the point: "I heard from the dog, Mr. Zhang is from Jinyang, Bingzhou?"

"Master Zhang, the younger generation's ancestral home is Bingzhou Jinyang, his parents died when he was young, he studied with his teacher Wu Yazi, and soon after he went down the mountain, he met Zhang Liao, and they hit it off very well, so they called him brothers." Li Shimin also repeated the previous introduction. over again.

Elder Zhang asked again: "Who is Wu Yazi, who is he, and what sect?"

The tutor is an expert in the world, with no background or sect. He once mentioned it to his juniors. By chance, he got an ancient and strange book. After studying it by himself, he learned it without a teacher, and later formed a school of his own.

Mr. Zhang saw that he couldn't find any details about him, so he stopped asking, and turned around and asked: "Listen to my son Zhang Liao, do you want to work for a certain Mayi county captain? Is there such a thing?"

"It's true, I need to ask Boss Zhang for help!" Li Shimin replied respectfully: "Now that I have just come out of the mountain, I need a decent background so that I can serve the country..."

　Ladies and gentlemen, I have checked a lot of information about Zhang Liao's father, but I can't find any information, so I can only guess by myself.everyone forgive me

　　
　
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