Holding a meeting was something that all the feudal lords would do. This was because during the meeting, they would make a summary of the previous period of time and plan for the next year. This way, they could improve their strength to the next level! Early in the morning, Liu Mang had to get up even if he was unwilling. He was seriously ill! However, Boss Lu had already said that he was not allowed to be late. Liu Mang did not dare to touch Boss Lu's beard!
Early in the morning, Liu Mang yawned as he arrived at a large courtyard. This was not the governor's office. The governor's office had already been destroyed. It would take some time to rest. Therefore, he found a well-preserved noble's courtyard and had it heavily guarded outside. One by one, the leaders of the Lvbu's Army walked in. In fact, there were only a few old faces. Shucheng had already been pacified. The Zhou Family of Shucheng had been beheaded. Instigating a rebellion was not something that any feudal lord could tolerate. Therefore, the destruction of the Zhou Family had already become a law. Jiangdong had nothing to say. Zhang Liao was left in Shucheng by Old Man Chen Gong. Shucheng had just been pacified and needed a general of the Lvbu's Army to oversee it. Leaving Zhang Liao behind was just enough to deter the younger generation. Moreover, Zhang Liao was also a person who was good at fighting and could lead a side.
Gao Shun, Chen Deng, and Chen Gong came back together. Zang Ba was also left at Zhang Liao's place to help Zhang Liao deal with the affairs. In any case, Zang Ba was also a small feudal lord. With these two people, it could be said that Shucheng City was safe. Even if someone else jumped out, it was simply courting death.
Old Man Chen, Chen Deng, and Gao Shun were all familiar faces. The new faces were Huang Zhong, Huang Xu and his son, Gan Ning, Xu Sheng, Liu Kai and his son, and even Yang Hong. Originally, there was also Su Fei, but unfortunately, Su Fei had been killed by Sun Cejun, so his figure no longer appeared. However, Gan Ning still moved aside to commemorate his elder brother, Su Fei.
"Meeting at the Manor!" When Lü Bu walked into the hall, everyone cupped their fists and greeted him. As Lü Bu's number one lackey, cough cough, the number one scholar, Chen Gong naturally stood up and announced the start of the meeting.
"Everyone, these days, you have worked hard!" Lü Bu sat on the main seat and looked at everyone and said.
"It's not hard, it's all because of the lord's leadership!" These were all polite words. Lü Bu also knew that they could not be avoided. After all, they were master and servant. He was the lord, and they were the retainers. This kind of politeness could not be avoided. There was a difference between the lord and his retainers.
"Well, that's all!" Lü Bu waved his hand to let them listen. This kind of feeling of being a feudal lord was something that Lü Bu enjoyed very much in the past, but now it had become a kind of annoyance. However, he was helpless. He wanted to avoid it but was stopped by Chen Gong. "Let's start the meeting!"
"Lord!" Chen Gong was the first to step forward. He cupped his fists and said to Lü Bu, "In this battle of Lujiang, although our army drove Sun Ce's Jiangdong Army out of Lujiang, our army's shortcomings and Lujiang's shortcomings can be seen at a glance. If we do not manage it, I am afraid that there will be a second or third battle of Lujiang soon. We may even be driven out of Lujiang again!"
"Shortcomings?" Lü Bu also discovered a lot, but he definitely did not think as carefully as Chen Gong. He simply let Chen Gong lay out the order first, and then everyone else would add together. "Gongtai, you say it. The rest of you listen. If you have any opinions, you can add them!"
"First!" Chen Gong pointed to everyone present and said, "Lord, although Lujiang is not as big as Xu Province, although there are only a few cities, but now the most urgent thing is to recruit capable people and let these capable people help our army to manage Lujiang!" Chen Gong said that there was a lack of literati. In addition to Yang Hong, Chen Deng, Liu Mang, and another literati were present. Most of the literati were generals. Generals could conquer the world, but the world still needed to be managed. If the people in the territory could not survive, how could you compete for the world?
This time, the reason why Sun Cejun attacked the Lvbu Army so quickly, the reason why the news of the Zhou Family's rebellion appeared so late, and why Chen Deng almost died in Shucheng City was because there were too few literati in the Lvbu Army. Without literati, it was difficult to manage the counties. These counties were not under their control. If something happened, there would be no one to report it. Moreover, the literati could also bring taxes to the Lvbu Army. It was time to harvest the provisions! The provisions of the Lvbu Army were robbed from the nobles. They could not rob the provisions in the future! Therefore, it was imperative to recruit capable people to formulate taxes and become officials.
"You can't just say that there is a virtuous person!" Lü Bu frowned. This was because he had tried to recruit capable people, but those famous people either feigned civility or disdained Lü Bu. This was because Lü Bu's reputation was too ugly. Those literati loved reputation. Only Chen Gong, who cared about substance, would follow Lü Bu wholeheartedly. Others would not even bother to associate with Lü Bu. Therefore, Lü Bu was rejected many times.
If he could not recruit them in Xu Province, how could he recruit them in Lujiang? Lu Bu didn't want to be treated with a cold shoulder again.
"This!" Chen Gong was also in a difficult position. Lü Bu's reputation was too bad. This time, almost all of the nobles in Lujiang were eradicated. These nobles had broken their flesh and bones. Lü Bu's reputation as a butcher had spread out. In addition to the denunciation of the nobles in Jiangdong, it made Lü Bu's reputation even worse. It could be said that when those famous people heard of Lü Bu's reputation, they would only think of one word — Slave of three surnames. Would such people work for Lü Bu? Even if they were willing to come over and become officials, Chen Gong would not dare to use them! Most importantly, there are many famous people in Lujiang now!
Chen Gong was worried. There were many famous people in the nobles. This was the rule. These nobles did not need to worry about food and drink. Only by studying would they be able to gain knowledge from the books. They would know how to govern the land and become an official. But now, almost all of the nobles were killed!
"Our Liu family can help solve this problem!" Seeing Chen Gong in a difficult position, Liu Kai stood up and cupped his fist towards Chen Gong and Lü Bu. "My lord, Kai is not talented, but I have lived in this land for decades. As far as I know, there are still some nobles in Wancheng City!"
"There are?!" Chen Gong was a bit strange. Now, all of the nobles in Wancheng City were killed! Only the Liu family was left. Was this Liu Kai talking about himself or his son? Before the meeting, Chen Gong had a few words with Liu Neng. His talent was good, and he was able to see the big picture. He was a promising talent, but that was all. Chen Gong wanted a famous person, not a promising talent like Liu Neng. What he wanted was a promising talent.
"It's not Kai and his son!" Liu Kai also saw Chen Gong's puzzled look. Liu Kai took a step forward. "In Wancheng City, there is not only the Liu family, there is also the Lu Family, the Han Family, and the Xu Family. Among these three families, the Han Family and the Xu Family are ordinary families. But this Lu Family's origin is not small!" Liu Kai slowly said.
"Lu Family!?" Chen Gong's eyes lit up. "Is it the Lu Family left behind by Minister Lu?!"
"Exactly!" Liu Kai opened his mouth. This Lu Family is impossible to cover. Whether Liu Kai is willing or not, this Lu Family will appear in front of Lü Bu sooner or later. Instead of waiting for that time, it is better for Liu Kai to recommend the Lu Family and sell the Lu Family a favor!
As for the Minister Lu mentioned by Chen Gong, his courtesy name was Zhi Chu. He was a minister in Jianwu. His appearance was beautiful, and he liked to wear Yue cloth. Guang Wu was fond of him. Naturally, he was Chang Ji County's Yue cloth.
When Zhi Chu was young, his father died and he became an official. At this time, the people were starving. Governor Yin Xing continuously gave out porridge to the people. He gathered all the starving people and asked their names one by one. When the matter was over, Yin Xing asked how many people ate the porridge. Zhi Chu immediately replied that there were more than 600 people. He also said their names without any mistake. Yin Xing appreciated his talent very much. The Provincial Governor inspected his subordinates and investigated the criminal and political affairs. He summoned Zhi Chu and recruited him. Because of illness, he left his post and returned to the county to serve as an official. By this time Chu Wangying was plotting a rebellion. He was secretly searching for talents in the world. Chu Wangying's rebellion was discovered. Xianzong obtained the case record, which had Yin Xing's name on it. Thereupon Yin Xing was summoned to the court prison. Zhi Chu, along with the Official Secretary Liang Hong, Merit Officer Shi Si Xun, and more than 500 officials went to the Luoyang Imperial Prison to be interrogated. The officials could not bear the pain, more than half of them died. Only Zhi Chu, Liang Hong, and Si Xun were handcuffed to the Five Poisons. Their muscles were festering, but they did not say anything. Zhi Chu's mother came from afar to the capital to inquire about the news. Because the prison matter was particularly urgent, there was no way to meet Zhi Chu. Zhi Chu's mother had no choice but to cook some food and give it to the guards to deliver to Zhi Chu. Although Zhi Chu was beaten black and blue, his speech and expression were generous, his appearance did not change, he only wept endlessly over the food. His interrogator thought it was strange and asked him why. Zhi Chu said, "Mother is here, I can't see her, so I cry." His interrogator was angry, he thought the guards had sent a message to summon Zhi Chu for interrogation. Zhi Chu said, "Because I ate the soup that was sent, I knew Mother personally mixed it, so I knew it was Mother who came, it was not someone else who told me." The interrogator asked, "How did you know it was your Mother who cooked it?" Zhi Chu said, "Mother often cuts meat, there is nothing that is not square. When cutting scallions, she uses an inch as the standard, that is how I know." The interrogator asked about Zhi Chu, Zhi Chu's mother really came, so he privately felt that Zhi Chu was not bad, he wrote a report about Zhi Chu's deeds. The Emperor pardoned Yin Xing and the others and sent them back to their hometown, banning them from being an official for life.
This Zhi Chu was a person from almost half a century ago. Other than being famous, he also had several good sons. The eldest, Lu Hou, was the Governor of Guangling, he was talented in governance. The second, Lu Feng, was the Governor of Le 'an. The third, Lu Bao, was diligent in his studies, he did not seek fame, he did not want to be recruited. Lu Bao, Lu Kang, was the former Governor of Lujiang County.
He was the one who moved the administrative center of Lujiang County from Lujiang to the current Wancheng city. He heavily repaired the city wall and relied on Shucheng and Jianshi. During the Yellow Turban Rebellion, he gave the people of Lujiang a safe place to live.
But these two people were dead! Minister Lu had died for almost a hundred years, and Lu Kang also died in Lujiang's Wan Cheng prison because of Sun Ce. Even the Lu Family suffered many casualties. Because of this, Lujiang's Lu Family was unable to recover.
"Although Ji Ning Gong died, Ji Ning Gong left behind Lu Jun, Lu Jicai. Brother Jicai is a famous person in Jiangdong and even in Jingzhou!" Liu Kai recommended to Lü Bu and Chen Gong.
"Lu Jun, Lu Jicai?" Chen Gong was not familiar with this person, but he thought of another meaning. The reason why the Lu Family declined was because of Sun Ce. Because of Sun Ce, the Lu Family declined. If the Lvbu's Army placed the Lu Family in an important position, wouldn't it be telling the world that he, Lü Bu, could tolerate the family that was persecuted by Sun Ce? There were many such families in Jiangdong. For example, Yan Baihu's Yan Family, Wang Lang's Wang Family. These people had long been dissatisfied with Sun Ce! Now that they saw Lü Bu treating the Lu Family well, how could they not have thoughts?
Moreover, the Lu Family could definitely be placed in an important position, and they were not afraid of betrayal because the hatred between the Lu Family and Sun Ce was difficult to resolve! Therefore, until Sun Ce's death, no one from the Lu Family was appointed to an official position in Jiangdong.
It was only after Sun Ce's death that Sun Quan put the Lu Family in an important position in order to appease some of the aristocratic families and to show his generosity. The Lu Family did not disappoint him. Lu Xun and Lu Ji contributed a lot to Jiangdong.
Lu Xun became the Governor of Jiangdong and contributed a lot to the Sun family's Hummer. It could be said that without Lu Xun's support, Jiangdong would have been destroyed long ago.
"Lu Family?" Liu Mang also thought. "The Lu Family of Wancheng City in Lujiang!" Liu Mang stood up and asked Liu Kai, "Brother Ziqi, is there Lu Family's Lu Xun and Lu Ji?"
Liu Mang did not know which Lu Family they were talking about, but he knew that during the Three Kingdoms period, there was a Lu Family that was very powerful.
"Oh? Brother Hanyang, how do you know about Brother Jicai's younger brother and eldest son? "Liu Kai was also very strange. How did this little lord know so much about the Lu Family?
"There really is one?" Liu Mang was stunned. He just wanted to ask, but he did not expect to hit the mark. This Lu Family was the Lu Family. Liu Mang did not explain to Liu Kai how he knew about Lu Xun and Lu Ji. He could not say that he knew about them from watching TV in the future!
"Oh, I know. Brother Hanyang must have found out about Brother Jicai's younger brother, Huai Ju's relative!" Liu Kai asked and answered his own question.
When Huai Ju's relative, Lu Ji, was six years old, he followed his father, Lu Kang, to Jiujiang to visit Yuan Shu. Yuan Shu took out oranges to receive him, and Lu Ji hid two oranges in his arms. Before leaving, the oranges rolled on the ground. Yuan Shu laughed and said, "Lu Ji came to my house as a guest, and when you leave, you still want to hide the owner's oranges?" Lu Ji replied, "Mother likes to eat oranges, so I want to bring them back for her to try." Yuan Shu was very surprised that he knew how to be filial to his mother at such a young age.
A person who knew how to repay kindness and be filial to his parents would not be too bad. This kind of person was the real talent that the Lvbu's Army needed.
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