In the first year of Chuping of the Han Dynasty, a young man of about seventeen or eighteen years old wearing a green turban and a bun crown on his head was standing outside Yicheng, looking at this small county town with an earth wall of only ten feet.

Lost in thought.

"At the end of the Han Dynasty...after waiting for many years, I finally came to Nanjun."

After sighing for a long time, he saw the young man named Liu Qi take out the water bag he carried with him from his waist, pulled out the stopper, raised his head and took a sip, and sighed: "From now on, the success or failure of this life's honor and disgrace will never be the same.

We will be at the forefront of this storm.”

As early as a few years ago, Liu Qi from Gaoping County, Shanyang County, had lost his soul due to a serious illness. The soul occupying this body at this time was an Internet literature enthusiast from the 21st century.

A few years ago, when he learned that he had become Liu Qi in the late Han Dynasty, he was half surprised and half self-deprecating about his identity.

Frankly speaking, as a descendant of Liu Yu, Prince Gong of Lu in the Western Han Dynasty, and the son of Liu Biao, the 600-kilogram Northern Army Lieutenant, Liu Qi was nakedly envied by many people.

In terms of the background of this era, it is barely qualified to say that he was born with a silver spoon in his mouth.

But according to the evaluation of future generations, he was just a pig born with a silver spoon in his mouth - a dolphin dog.

He did little in his life. He was forced by the Cai family of Caizhou clan in Xiangyang and fled to Jiangxia County. He lost the chance to inherit his father's business. The Jingzhou that should have belonged to him was eventually divided among the three families of Cao, Sun and Liu.

As for Liu Qi, the most famous comment in his life was Cao Cao's sentence: "Liu Jingsheng's son is like a dolphin or a dog."

Live a life of grievance and die aggrieved, and after death you will be known as a pig, dog or child.

Do you want to accept your fate? Of course not.

From the day he knew his identity, Liu Qi began to make a series of plans for his life.

He carefully studied every scroll of bamboo slips and documents he could come into contact with, diligently studied the Six Arts, and laid the foundation for his future.

A few years ago, Liu Qi begged his father Liu Biao to use family connections and money to find an official career in Shanyang County.

As the son of Liu Biao, who regarded himself as a prominent figure in the Qing Dynasty, it was important to have a good family background.

But this was hard to do to Liu Biao.

Even though Liu Biao was appointed as the Northern Army's Lieutenant Commander in Luoyang, it was extremely difficult for Liu Qi to get the Xiaolian quota in Shanyang County.

According to the order of the Han Dynasty, the commandery and state had a population of 200,000, and every year one person was elected as a filial and honest person, 400,000 and 2 people, and 600,000 and 3 people... for a population of less than 200,000, one person was two years old, and for a population of less than 100,000, one person was three years old.

The word "kou" represents the poll tax, and the scope of the law is adults aged 15. The tax paid by adults is called "suanfu", the head tax paid by children is called "kouqian", and the tax paid by filial piety is called "kouqian".

Those who are promoted to the Integrity Inspectorate are all adult men, so only the "success" of adult men will be counted.

Shanyang County, where Liu Qi's household registration is located, has a population of 600,000. After deducting the female dependents and children's allowance, the county's population is only 200,000, and only one person named Xiaolian can be promoted every year.

And before being promoted as filial and honest, there are still a series of tedious steps.

The most important thing is to enter Taixue first.

In the Taixue Graduation Examination, those who were rated as "A" grade or "B" grade assistants were assigned to local areas, and then promoted as Xiaolian by the county where they were located. They were re-called to Luoyang and entered the Lang Department.

, those who are over fifty years old belong to the five sense organs, and are secondly divided into the left and right departments, and are called the third department man, to provide talent reserves for officials, and then they are released to the local areas again, and can be appointed as commanders, chiefs, and prime ministers.

This set of steps is difficult to say and easy to say.

"It is better to have a son full of gold than to leave a son alone." If the hereditary disciples of the prefecture-level noble families or Confucian scholars with two thousand shi want to enter the Imperial College, some may go there at the age of twelve or thirteen, but many scholars from ordinary families want to enter the Imperial College.

It is even impossible to survive until death...

Liu Biao was once implicated by the Party, and his descendants faced many constraints if they wanted to enter Imperial College.

Fortunately, at that time, most of the local county governors were buying positions in Xiyuan and being appointed quickly. As a result, the quotas in the hands of many county governors that could recommend imperial students were easily discarded. This gave the Liu family and his son the opportunity to win over one of them in the hands of the Shanyang County Sheriff.

The quota for Taipei students is purchased.

In addition, due to the initial decision on the policy of "abolition of history and establishment of animal husbandry", Liu Yan, who was responsible for the management of doctors and Taixue, was moved to the state pastorate. The new Taichang invested huge sums of money in Xiyuan and was in urgent need of repaying his capital. This gave Liu and his son the opportunity to buy a quota for the first-class subjects.

, after symbolically crossing the river in Luoyang, he hurried to the local place to recruit a man, and through the connections of He Jin and Shanyang County Sheriff, he promoted Xiaolian of that year to Zuo Zhonglang General as a man, and then as quickly as possible

The speed is devolved...

Without policies such as "selling officials in Xiyuan" and "abolition of history and establishing animal husbandry", and Liu Biao happened to be conquered by He Jin, it would have been difficult for Liu Qi to promote filial piety and integrity in his life.

Finally, two years ago, he was transferred to Juye County and became a county lieutenant with a salary of two hundred dan.

Although the salary is lower than that of a Lang officer in Beijing, it is finally a step into the local area. With a real job, you can develop and develop, and you no longer have to suffer and wait in the 2,000-person Sanshu Lang brigade in Beijing.

Liu Qi had been serving in the local government for more than a year. His father Liu Biao suddenly sent an important letter home. The slip said: Wang Rui, the former governor of Jingzhou, was forced to death by Sun Jian. Liu Biao was recommended by Liu Biao to be appointed governor of Jingzhou with 600 stones and was responsible for supervising Jingzhou.

All county officials will take office on a selected day.

Liu Qi has been waiting for this day!

He is going to Jingzhou! Change his destiny with his own hands!

After receiving Liu Biao's family letter, the young Liu Qi immediately did something that the entire Shanyang Liu family and his colleagues could not understand - he resolutely resigned from the post of county captain with two hundred stones, and wrote the letter to his father Liu Biao,

He stated that he would go to Jingzhou with Liu Biao to take up his post.

In fact, based on the ability he has shown so far, plus Liu Biao's connections in Luoyang, if he persists in doing some political achievements for a few more years and finds a way to bribe people in the election department, he can go to Luoyang in a few years and become a 600-shi councilor.

Lang, Zhonglang and the like are definitely not difficult.

He is still young. If he can really work hard in Luoyang, he might be able to earn two thousand dan before he knows his destiny!

But why did he have to abandon his official position and go to Jingzhou to go to Jingzhou to swim in the muddy waters with Liu Biao?

At present, among the seven counties in Jingzhou, the governor of Nanyang County and the original governor all died because of Sun Jian. There are clans everywhere, and Yuan Shu has occupied Nanyang County. The situation is turbulent due to internal and external troubles. It is not a good place.

Liu Qi told the outside world that he followed Liu Biao to Jingzhou because he was afraid that his family Yan was old and that he might make some mistakes when he was single.

This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! A filial husband is a good successor to others and a person who is good at telling people's affairs - these days, filial piety is the foundation of morality in everything. Liu Qi's explanation not only means

In the past, I even took the opportunity to gain a reputation.

But in fact, he was resolutely executing his plan step by step - making himself an irreplaceable young king in Jingzhou in the early years after Liu Biao took office.

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Liu Biao served as the Lieutenant Commander of the Northern Army in Luoyang, and the handover was quite difficult. He said that it would take three months at the earliest to arrive in Jingzhou.

Therefore, Liu Qi went to Jingzhou first to explore the way for Liu Biao.

Although Liu Biao didn't want his son to resign, the distance between them was so great that Liu Biao couldn't stop him just by shouting at his throat! After weighing it, he finally agreed.

Liu Biao wrote to Liu Qi, appointing him as the governor and governor, and ordered Liu Qi to sell off the clan's belongings, gather private members of the clan, and go to Jingzhou to investigate first.

After this exploration, Liu Qi explored Yicheng, which is adjacent to Xiangyang County.

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"Bo Yu, if we go further, we will reach the jurisdiction of Yixian County! You and I should not go any further. How about we stay here and wait for my uncle?"

The speaker is Liu Pan, a native of Gaoping County, who came to Jingzhou with Liu Qi.

Liu Pan is the son of Liu Biao's eldest brother. He is the leader of the younger generation among the Liu family in Shanyang. He is also Liu Qi's brother who grew up playing together. The Liu family's soldiers in Shanyang are trained by him on weekdays.

As for the "Bo Yu" in his mouth, it is the pseudonym of Liu Qi.

Liu Qi is the eldest son. His uncle is Changzhong and his second uncle is Sanji Xiao. His name is Qi, which means beautiful jade, and the word Yu also refers to it. In "Book of Rites: Engagement", there is a saying that flaws should not be covered up, so the name is Boyu.

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Liu Qi threw the water bag in his hand towards Liu Pan and said with a smile: "We are already here, why waste our time here? It is better to go to the city to collect some information."

Liu Pan was worthy of being a warrior. He reached out and grabbed the water bag thrown by Liu Qi in an understated manner. He raised his head and took a gulp. He let out a long burp and said, "You and I are here to visit, not for my uncle."

He took office, and also discovered a lot of information along the way. He learned that there were clan thieves in Nan County, and there were at least dozens of families that refused to be controlled by the government. Major counties such as Xiangyang and Jiangling were also controlled by them... This information was reported to his uncle.

That’s enough.”

Liu Qi did not comment on Liu Pan's words and said with a smile: "Brother doesn't want to enter the city. Could it be that I heard that there is a problem of clan thieves here...are you a little scared?"

Liu Pan is several years older than Liu Qi, and he has always regarded himself as "the best horseman and archer among the Liu clan in Shanyang". How can he admit that he is afraid of trouble?

Liu Pan's face turned red and he said: "Don't talk nonsense! What are you afraid of, brother? I'm just afraid that if I cause trouble, I will turn around and delay my uncle's appointment, which will not be good."

Liu Qi sighed: "Although my brother's concerns are reasonable, the problem is that the information you and I have gathered now is of little use to my father."

Liu Pan frowned when he heard this.

"There are many clan thieves in Nan County, and all clans have raised private soldiers to occupy the prefectures and counties. As the governor of the Six Hundred Stones, my uncle has the responsibility of supervising the powerful rightists in the counties and counties. How can this information be useless?"

Liu Qi turned to look at the county town not far away and said: "There are many clans in Nanjun who keep private soldiers, and everyone on the road knows it. If my father comes to Jingzhou, he can tell by just asking a few farmers along the way...how can it be considered useful?"

Liu Pan wanted to refute Liu Qi...but after thinking about it carefully, it seemed that he was right.

He couldn't help but sigh in frustration and said, "Tell me, what kind of information is useful?"

Liu Qi was not anxious to answer him, but just asked: "Brother, what is a clan thief?"

Liu Pan replied: "Among the powerful people in this land, there are those who do evil."

Liu Qi smiled and said: "Brother, what you said is wrong."

Liu Pan frowned: "What's wrong?"

"In a fish and meat village, if you are unkind and force the women of the country to be rich...is it considered evil?"

"Of course it counts."

"Does the clan that has done these things have to be classified as clan traitors? Does the clan have to be punished?"
To be continued...