Chapter 86

Liu Bei looked around,

"For those who loot the people, kill!"

"For those foreign tribes who bully the Han people, kill!"

"Understood!"

"Gao Shun, in addition to the Trapping Battalion, I will also assign you three thousand auxiliary troops to be trained according to the model of the Trapping Battalion."

"Understood!"

"Hua Mulan, arrange for some reliable people to secretly test-plant potatoes."

"Bai Yuekui, you take people to survey the iron and coal mines near Taiyuan Commandery."

"Zilong, you select three hundred white horses and have someone send them to Gongsun Zan."

"Send a batch of horses to the Youzhou Inspector Liu Yu as well."

"And the merchants in Zhongshan who have helped us—send them all gifts and invite them to come to Taiyuan Commandery to do business."

Only by giving these angel investors a return could Liu Bei attract more people to cooperate with him.

In Luoyangcheng,

Liu Hong looked at the memorial,

"I didn't expect Lu Shi's disciple, Liu Bei, to be so capable in battle."

"So he is also a member of the Han imperial clan?"

Liu Hong had just received the battle report of Liu Bei defeating the eighty thousand-strong joint army of Yufuluo and the Baibo troops,

"This Liu Bei has achieved great merit again. How should he be rewarded?"

Zhang Rang, who was to the side, rolled his eyes,

"Your Majesty, this Liu Bei has just been appointed as the Subduer of Barbarians Captain; it is really not easy to reward him too heavily."

Zhang Rang cursed inwardly: this fellow Liu Bei is just like Lu Shi, not sending him a single gift!

"Not sending gifts? Must give him a taste of color!"

Liu Hong nodded,

Indeed, to want all kinds of rewards after winning a few battles—is my money not money?!

Zhang Rang had an idea in his heart,

"Your Majesty, the powerful clans of Taiyuan Commandery hope that Liu Bei will stay there. Why not do them a favor?"

In the eyes of outsiders,

Taiyuan Commandery is a place where there are more bandits than people, there is no profit at all, and one has to be threatened by the Western Xianbei, Xiongnu, and Wuhuan at all times!

To the east, the Heishan bandit Zhang Yan and others occupy the Shangdang and Zhao Commandery areas and often come to Taiyuan to loot!

Even the Bingzhou Inspector Ding Yuan is unwilling to go back and stays in Henei Commandery, claiming to be reorganizing his army.

Liu Hong's eyes lit up,

"Good, I will promote Liu Bei to be the Administrator of Taiyuan Commandery!"

Zhang Rang bowed,

"Your Majesty is wise, Liu Bei will surely be grateful!"

He sneered inwardly,

"If you don't send me gifts, this is your end. So what if you have achieved merit! Dong Zhuo has been defeated repeatedly, yet he can be the General of the Left, Inspector of Liangzhou, and can occupy the fertile land of Hedong."

After Liu Bei's reward came down, there was an uproar in Luoyang.

Cai Yong closed his door and cursed,

"My son-in-law has achieved so much merit, and yet he only got the Administrator of Taiyuan Commandery, a place no one else wants to go!"

Cai Yan covered her mouth and chuckled,

"Father, calm down. The Administrator of Taiyuan Commandery is not bad either; at least your son-in-law is an Administrator now."

Cai Yong nodded,

"I felt from the beginning that this Liu Bei had big ears and was blessed. I really didn't misjudge him!"

Cai Yan quietly rolled her eyes. Was her old father afraid he had amnesia and automatically forgot about the past?

The bullet comments in the broadcast room also increased,

"The eared thief has gotten his wish?"

"The eared thief's positioning is still quite accurate. He knew the Emperor wouldn't give him any good place."

"Liu Bei thinks he has picked up a treasure. Taiyuan Commandery has a sparse population, and talent is even scarcer. It can't develop at all!"

"The Western Xianbei have over a hundred thousand soldiers who can fight on horseback, and the Wuhuan and Xiongnu are not few either. The eared thief will definitely be trapped!"

"And the Heishan bandits, there are hundreds of thousands of them. Coming down from the Taixing Mountains, they could directly empty his house!"

"Am I the only one who hopes the eared thief goes to Luoyang quickly and marries Miss Cai?"

Half a month later,

At Lu Shi's mansion, lanterns were hung and decorations were put up.

Today was the big day for Liu Bei to marry Cai Yan.

Liu Bei returned to Luoyang to report on his duties and married by the way.

He had no intention of buying property in Luoyang.

Very soon, this place would become a place of right and wrong.

Afterward,

Dong Zhuo even burned Luoyang with a fire.

"It's not easy to live in Luoyang. Not only are house prices expensive, but they will also depreciate to zero. Whoever buys will suffer!"

As Liu Bei's teacher, Lu Shi admired him to the extreme, so naturally, he lent his mansion to Liu Bei to use for a while.

Moreover, Liu Bei's parents had passed away here, and as his teacher, Lu Shi should represent his elders.

The guests discussed heatedly,

"Lu Shi is incorruptible, but I didn't expect his student Liu Bei to be even more incorruptible. He can't even afford to buy a mansion!"

"I heard Liu Bei used to sell straw sandals. Now that he can defeat over a hundred thousand troops, it's quite inspiring."

"He is a member of the Han imperial clan, but unfortunately, his family has fallen."

"Liu Bei is unwilling to send gifts to the Ten Eunuchs. After killing Zhang Liang and Zhang Bao, and then defeating the Baibo army and wiping out Yufuluo, he only got to be the Administrator of Taiyuan Commandery."

"That's right. An ordinary Administrator would be fine, but now Taiyuan has foreign tribes to the north and Heishan bandits to the east. Even Ding Yuan is shamelessly staying in Henei Commandery."

"This Liu Bei also used grain to feed many disaster victims before. I didn't expect him to be so poor."