Soldiers come to the world

As soon as he arrived in front of the Youpay Office, Liu Hu rushed out and said anxiously: "Brother Jing, Uncle has already sent someone to look for you twice, hurry up!"

Liu Jing was taken aback, he didn't have time to think about it, he turned his horse and ran towards the pier, Liu Hu quickly chased after him on horseback, "Brother Jing, wait for me, I'll go with you."

"Tiger, did the messenger say anything?" Liu Jing asked on the ferry.

"No, but uncle seems to be in a hurry. The messenger asked me to find you. I have searched all over Fancheng. Uncle Meng and Xiao Baozi don't know where you went?"

There was some complaint in Liu Hu's eyes, "Where did you go?"

Liu Jing smiled and looked towards Xiangyang City. He had a premonition that Liu Biao was in a hurry to find him, so it should be a good thing.

The two crossed the river and entered Xiangyang City, and rode towards Liu's mansion. ． ． ． ． ． ．

Today is the third day of the first lunar month, and it is also the last day of rest for the government. For Liu Biao, who has been busy for two days, it is his first day of rest. At this time, Liu Biao is sitting in the study and reading. Books can be said to be overwhelming, and they are among the best in Jingzhou.

Liu Biao didn't want to be disturbed when he was reading, and needed absolute silence, but at this moment he seemed a little restless, he was waiting for Liu Jing, and it had been almost an hour since he sent someone to notify him, but Liu Jing was late coming, which made Liu Biao feel uncomfortable. Slightly displeased.

Although Liu Biao is only a shepherd of Jingzhou, he is a direct descendant of the Han family, and he has no obstacles in his mind to ascend to the Ninth Five-Year Plan. He feels that he is more suitable to inherit the Han family than the current emperor, especially Cao Cao. The continuation of Liu's Sheji is duty-bound.

Although ambitious, Liu Biao did not dare to attack Cao Cao in the north. He knew that he was far from being Cao Cao's opponent.

Liu Biao's greatest wish is to support the south, establish the Southern Han Dynasty, and continue the Han dynasty in the south.

Although he had ambitions, Liu Biao did not have the courage. Whether it was Cai Mao, Kuai Yue, or his most trusted Huang Zu, they all firmly opposed him having such an idea, which turned Liu Biao's ambition into a fantasy.

In the past two days, Liu Biao's eyes have been focused on his nephew Liu Jing. After the new year, this child should be 17 years old. 17 years old is the beginning of his career. Whether it is Kuai Yue, Liu Bei, or the eldest son Liu Qi, persuade him, None of them could make Liu Biao get rid of his suspicion of Liu Jing.

His Jingzhou foundation must have been passed on to his son, and no one would want to spy on him, even his nephew. The more capable Liu Jing was, the more worried Liu Biao became.

But on the other hand, Liu Jing is his nephew after all, and he is more worthy of his trust than outsiders, especially he is shrewd and capable. If he is well trained, he can indeed become the right-hand man of the eldest son Liu Qi. Everything has two sides, it depends on how you are arranged.

It was Liu Bei's repeated persuasion last night that finally made Liu Biao make a decision.

At this time, the guard reported outside the door: "Master, Mr. Jing is here, and Mr. Hu is here too!"

"Let the two of them in!" Liu Biao put down his book and waited for Liu Jing to enter.

Liu Jing and Liu Hu walked into the study quickly, knelt down and saluted together, "Greetings, Uncle!"

Liu Hu is Liu Biao's nephew, and he is slightly separated from Liu Jing, but Liu Biao also likes him very much, and likes his stupidity and honesty.

Relatively speaking, Liu Biao didn't like Liu Hu's brother Liu Qing very much. Liu Qing's qualifications were mediocre and there was nothing outstanding.

"You two get up!" Liu Biao said with a smile.

The two got up and stood with their hands down, Liu Biao smiled at Liu Hu: "Hu'er, you stand aside first, I'll have a word with your younger brother Jing first.

Liu Hu hurriedly took two steps back and stood against the wall. Liu Biao then asked Liu Jing, "I heard you released five hundred slaves?"

Liu Jing nodded, "Indeed!"

"Why?" Liu Biao asked while watching him.

"Reporting to my uncle, there are many slaves, and the number of self-cultivated farmers will inevitably decrease. This is not good for the government's taxes. My nephew has always opposed slavery, but he is soft-spoken and unable to persuade the rich. He can only do his best to restrain himself."

Liu Jing's remarks against slavery are actually based on Liu Biao's heart. If there are enough self-cultivated farmers in Jingzhou and sufficient taxes, he will be much less dependent on the big families in Jingzhou. Unlike now, almost half of the military rations They were all provided by the wealthy family, so he couldn't afford to offend the Jingxiang family.

However, Liu Jing's actions still made Liu Biao a little displeased. He released the slaves without his own consent. No matter what I think, I thought that releasing the slaves was what I meant, and I was hinting at them.

It can only be said that Liu Jing was a bit reckless in doing things. Although he was not satisfied, Liu Biao didn't want to say more, but said indifferently: "It is good to increase the owner farmers, but these slaves returned to Runan and increased Cao Cao's owner farmers. Instead, it became an enemy, what do you say?"

Liu Jing had already prepared in his heart, he knew that Liu Biao would definitely be dissatisfied with this matter, so he said calmly, "Please calm down, uncle, my nephew has a word, these slaves were originally prisoners of the Yellow Turban Army, because you The Southern people and the Yellow Turban Army supported Liu Bei. Cao Cao issued an order to kill the Yellow Turban Army who supported Liu Bei. These people will definitely have a hard time when they return to their hometown. Most of them will bring their families to Jingzhou Settling down, then 500 people will become two to 3000 people, increasing the population of Jingzhou, which is a good thing for Jingzhou."

Liu Biao's face softened a little. Liu Jing's words were also reasonable. This kind of situation is likely to happen. The dissatisfaction in his heart gradually disappeared, and finally a smile appeared on his face.

Liu Biao's smile made Liu Jing heave a sigh of relief, just like a boat rushing out of the rapids, he finally passed this level, and the next step should be smooth sailing.

"Okay! Let's not talk about this for now."

Liu Biao let go of the matter of slavery, and turned to today's main topic, "I came to you today to talk to you about the travel and payment office. This is your first job. Let me ask you first. How do you feel?" Are you suitable for this job?"

Liu Jing thought for a while and said: "My nephew has only been in this position for more than half a month, and the subordinates work very hard, and the job goes smoothly. Thank you uncle for your concern."

"Not bad! It's only half a month, and it's really not easy to be able to do it smoothly, but..."

Liu Biao changed his tone and asked with a smile, "I mean, do you want to change seats?"

Liu Jing was secretly looking forward to it. From the looks of it, Liu Biao really planned to use him again. In fact, Liu Jing didn't want to do anything to be the governor of the post office. Although he was rich in oil and water and was stared at by many people, that wasn't what he wanted to do. matter.

In terms of work, the status of Youjiao is not high, it is a kind of envoy, and its status in the government is middle-lower, and the civil officials look down on it, and the regular army looks down on these soldiers turned into local servants.

And the reason why he went to the travel payment office was that Kuai Yue had another purpose, not his own will.

Liu Jing restrained his emotions, and said respectfully: "Uncle arranges, nephew dare not refuse."

"Really?" Liu Biao said with a half-smile, "But there are some arrangements, but you would rather die than obey!"

Liu Hu's face turned pale with fright. Brother Jing would rather die than obey his uncle's arrangement. It's unimaginable how he has such courage.

Liu Jing's face became hot, he knew that Liu Biao was referring to the marriage with the Cai family, which was a matter of life, so of course he couldn't obey.

At this time, Liu Jing suddenly remembered Cai Mao's visit last night, and thought to himself, "Should I tell Liu Biao about this?" '

Just a second thought, Liu Jing denied his own idea, Liu Biao didn't mention this matter, Cai Mao obviously kept silent, so why did he say that Liu Biao would blame himself instead to save Cai Mao's face, maybe he would When it comes to marriage, it is self-defeating.

Liu Jing lowered his head and said nothing.

Liu Biao also just said casually and didn't take it to heart, he continued to laugh and said: "Last night Xuande repeatedly persuaded me to reuse you, in fact you are my nephew, how could I not use you, just considering you are still young, seniority It’s not enough, if I use you too much, some people will say that I value relatives and sages, so I have been thinking about it, and I have not been able to make a decision, but now I have figured it out, fighting depends on father and son soldiers, since you quelled the Zhang Wu war in Jiangxia Based on your performance, I decided to let you join the army."

Liu Jing was overjoyed, this was exactly what he expected, he immediately bowed down, "Nephew is willing to obey uncle's arrangement."

Liu Biao nodded, stared at Liu Jing and said, "But you have to understand, I can't give you a high job."

"My nephew understands my uncle's painstaking efforts."

"It's good if you understand. The reason why Zhang Yun was promoted to captain at such a young age was also based on the accumulation of merit, and your qualifications are shallow, and it is not a good thing to be in a high position at a young age, so I appointed you as the military commander of my direct army, commander of 500 people, Is there a problem?"

The Marquis of the Army is Qu Chang, who is one level higher than the head of the village and lower than the general, and belongs to the middle and lower ranks. Liu Jing was slightly disappointed. He thought he was at least the general, but Liu Biao was just transferred at the same level.

However, being in command of five hundred troops and being in the direct subordinate army slightly made up for Liu Jing's loss.

"Thanks to my uncle for his promotion, my nephew is fine."

Liu Biao is such a character, he caught the flash of disappointment on Liu Jing's face, he secretly laughed in his heart, Liu Jing's loss was within his expectation, he was only a transfer of his level, of course he would be disappointed .

After pondering for a while, Liu Biao smiled again and said, "Also, I am going to use Gan Ning, so you should be satisfied now!"

Liu Jing was overjoyed, Gan Ning finally got to use it, and all the disappointment in his heart was swept away immediately, this was what he was looking forward to the most, he didn't know how Liu Biao planned to use Gan Ning, so he looked at Liu Biao expectantly.

Liu Biao smiled slightly, "Zhang Wu and Chen Sun were wiped out, and there is a shortage of guards in Yangxin County. After thinking about it, I still think Gan Ning is the most suitable. This morning, I appointed him as the Army Sima to guard Yangxin County."