Yi Ji went out, and the hall was quiet, and the eight junxian present were all looking at Liu Bei carefully.

Liu Bei is thirty-five years old this year, and there is a way to stand at thirty, his age has long passed the year of standing, but now, he is still useless.

Since he married Guan Yu and Zhang Feiyi at the age of twenty-four, he has been living a life of exile for eleven years.

During the Yellow Turban Rebellion, he joined the army with two sworn brothers and participated in the battle to quell the Yellow Turban Rebellion, and later won the post of Anxi County Lieutenant for his merits. But the good times didn't last long, the county superintendent came, took a bribe from him, Liu Bei had no money, but was made difficult by the superintendent, in a fit of anger, he beat the superintendent, and abandoned the official and fled with Guan Yu and Zhang Fei.

Later, the general He Jin sent Biqiu Yi to Danyang to recruit troops, Liu Bei also joined on the way, and when he arrived in Xiapi, he fought with thieves and made meritorious contributions, and was appointed as the Cheng of Xiami County, and soon because he killed the local bully, he was falsely accused and had to resign. Later, the imperial court recorded the heroes of the Yellow Turban Rebellion, and Liu Bei was appointed as the captain of the Gao Tang Dynasty, and soon he was promoted to the post of Gao Tang Ling.

Maybe it's fate, or maybe it's the injustice of God, a month after Liu Bei was promoted to Gaotang Ling, Gaotang County was broken by thieves, Liu Bei led Guan Yu and Zhang Fei to Youzhou, to go to his classmates and friends, Youbeiping Taishou Gongsun Zhan, and since then he has lived a life under the fence, and has been listed by Gongsun Zhan as Sima of other departments.

Later, Liu Bei was sent by Gongsun Zhan to fight against Jizhou Mu Yuan Shao with Qingzhou Thorn Shi Tian Kai.

Liu Bei is a thief outside, but he is kind and charitable inside. Even if they are not ordinary people who are scholars. They may all sit at the same table with him. Eat together, there will be no choice. Liu Bei won the hearts of the people when he was the prime minister of the plains, and Liu Ping, a county citizen, did not obey Liu Bei's governance and instigated the assassins to assassinate him. Liu Bei was unaware of this, and was very polite to the assassin, who was deeply moved and could not bear to kill Liu Bei, so he confessed the truth and left.

Duration. Liu Bei also led the army to rescue Mu Taoqian in Xuzhou, if it was according to the normal historical development, Liu Bei would definitely stay in Xuzhou. But Zhang Yan, who crossed over, disrupted the normal order of history and directly took over Tao Qian's position, and Liu Bei had to roll back to the plain.

At this time, it was the time when the heroes were divided and the princes were fighting, and Liu Bei, as a good person, would not necessarily have a good reward, when Liu Bei thought that he could live a more stable life in the plains. Yuan Shao ordered his eldest son Yuan Tan to lead a large army into the plain, and Liu Bei had few soldiers. couldn't resist it, so he had to retreat to the North Sea and cling to the North Sea Xiangkongrong.

After that, Yuan Tan's soldiers entered Beihai, and Kong Rong's life hung by a thread, if it wasn't for Zhang Yan and his army to come in time, I was afraid that Liu Bei and Kong Rong would die in the hands of Yuan Tan.

Later, Liu Bei tossed and turned, went to Jingzhou, went to attach to Liu Biao, and was recommended by Kong Rong, so he obtained the position of Wuling Taishou and settled down a little in Jingzhou.

Recalling all kinds of things in the past, Liu Bei's life can only be explained by the word failure. Thirty-five years old, still has nothing to do, Liu Bei, who has always taken the revival of the Han dynasty as his own responsibility, what kind of face does he have to say such bold words?

However, Liu Bei is Liu Bei, who has been defeated repeatedly, but has been defeated again and again, is not arrogant in victory, not discouraged in defeat, and has the blood of the Han family in his body, always at critical moments, giving him enough self-confidence and letting his willpower continue to persevere.

Liu Bei looked around at the eight talented people sitting in the hall, no matter what happened before, he definitely would not miss any opportunity to buy people's hearts and recruit talents. Since Yi has created such an atmosphere for him, then it is up to him next.

So, Liu Bei said straight to the point: "Gentlemen, thanks to Mrs. Liu's kindness, let me serve as the governor of Jingnan and be responsible for everything in the four counties of Jingnan. But my Liu Bei is a rough man, it's okay to dance with a knife and a gun, but if I dance with ink, it will be much inferior. Zhang Xian rebelled, the people of the four counties were deeply affected, and half of the officials in the four counties are Zhang Xian's henchmen, although now they have been lawful, but it also gave me a great problem, that is, there are so many vacant official positions at once, Taifu means, let me appoint and dismiss myself, but my subordinates are all some big bosses, there are no well-educated people, you gentlemen are friends of Mr. Yi, and they are also talents in Jingzhou, I don't know if you are interested in serving in the four counties of Jingnan? ”

In fact, Yi invited these eight people to come, it was for this matter, and Yi Zhi had already made it very clear, he felt that Liu Bei was a man of great talent, and now it was the time to employ people, I hope these eight friends can lend a hand to help Liu Bei.

Therefore, even if Liu Bei didn't speak, the eight friends all knew Liu Bei's intention.

However, they had never met Liu Bei, so how could they know if Liu Bei was really a man of great talent as Yi Yuan said?

As soon as Liu Bei's voice fell, everyone listened very carefully, so straight to the point, without beating around the bush, it can be seen that Liu Bei is also a straightforward person.

Regarding Liu Bei's deeds, the eight people had never heard of it before, and the one who knew the most about it was also recently quelled Zhang Xian's rebellion in Jingnan. It can be said that in Jingzhou, Liu Bei's fame is not big, but he is only famous because of this incident, and many people don't know who Liu Bei is, where he came from, and why he appeared in Jingnan.

"General Liu's meaning is already very clear, and Uncle Ji has already explained everything to us, as for what everyone means, it depends on what everyone thinks." The first person to speak was Liu Ba, a famous man in Jingzhou, who was born in an official eunuch, and his grandfather and father had been a Taishou and a general in the Han Dynasty.

When Liu Ba was ten years old, his father went to recruit the bandits, failed and was captured, Liu Ba heard about it, and at the age of ten, he went to the bandits to ask for someone, and asked to use himself as a hostage in exchange for his father.

The bandits saw that Liu Ba was very filial, and Liu Ba was neither humble nor arrogant, which left a deep impression on the bandits.

Liu Ba took the opportunity to persuade the thieves to return to the court, not only did not pursue responsibility, but gave land and houses.

On the one hand, the bandits lamented Liu Ba's filial piety and courage, and on the other hand, they didn't want to be a coward anymore, so they agreed to submit to the imperial court.

Since this incident, Liu Ba has become famous in Jingzhou, and since then, Liu Ba has been even more talented and talented by Liu Biao many times, and Liu Ba has been hired to engage in it.

Liu Ba thought that Liu Biao was not the master, and refused the offer many times, but still devoted himself to studying.

It can be said that among the eight people present, Liu Ba is the most famous, and as soon as he said this, the rest of the people looked at each other and began to express their own meanings.

Among the eight people, only Jiang Wan, Pan Jun, Liu Min, and Ma Liang, four young talents, were willing to follow Liu Bei to the four counties of Jingnan to explore.

Ma Tong, Ma Jing, Ma Lun, and Liu Ba expressed their reluctance to go to Jingnan.

When Ma Liang saw this, he immediately asked, "Three brothers, don't you all go to Jingnan?" ”

Ma Tong, Ma Jing, and Ma Lun are older than Ma Liang, and the three of them have families in Xiangyang City, and they all run some small businesses, and they are reluctant to go to such a remote place in Jingnan.

Ma Liang was a little disappointed, glanced at Liu Ba again, and asked, "Brother Zichuxian, aren't you going either?" ”

Liu Ba nodded and said in front of everyone: "I don't go, naturally there is a reason why I don't go." I have been recommended by Taifu many times as filial piety and Maocai, and Taifu has hired me to be engaged in it many times, but I have been rejected. If I leave with General Liu now, in case the news reaches Taifu's ears, I am afraid that Taifu may embarrass General Liu if he has some ideas. If I go, I am not helping General Liu, but harming General Liu. I hope you can understand my plight, and when the time comes, I will personally go to Jingnan to meet with a few brothers. ”

In the whole hall, Liu Ba is the most famous, but he is the youngest, only thirteen or fourteen years old, Liu Ba has repeatedly used his youth to push away the opportunity to work under Liu Biao's account, if he goes to Liu Bei at this time, it will attract Liu Biao's suspicion. will not only cause trouble for Liu Bei, but also for himself.

Although Liu Ba is young, he has an old face, so he looks several years older than his actual age, and when Liu Bei entered the hall, he didn't notice that at this time, listening to Liu Ba's voice was still a little milky, and his face was also immature, so he knew that Liu Ba was not very old.

After listening to Liu Ba's explanation, everyone felt that it was very reasonable, and Liu Bei stopped talking, it is much better to have four talented people to help each other than nothing. This trip to Xiangyang can be regarded as a gain.

At this time, Yi Ji walked in from outside, and he had been standing outside the hall, eavesdropping on the conversation inside, and he already knew the result. In his opinion, as long as Ma Liang and Jiang Wan are willing to go to Jingnan with Liu Bei, it doesn't matter if the rest of them don't go.

In the celebrity circle in Jingzhou, some people have already commented on the five Ma brothers in Yicheng, and they basically think so, "Ma's five constants, white eyebrows are the best." ”

Jiang Wan is a native of Lingling Xiangxiang, his home is originally in Jingnan, although he is not well-known, but in the eyes of Yi, his talent is no worse than anyone here. Therefore, among all your friends, Jiang Wan is the most important from Iraq.

It's just that Jiang Wan was born poor and has always been looked down upon, and he has been repeatedly blocked when he came to Xiangyang to seek officials. In addition, Jiang Wan usually does not smile, he is wise and foolish, he looks like a stuffy melon, if he doesn't have a deep friendship, he won't know what talent he has at all.

Yi also became friends with Jiang Wan by chance, and after the two talked, they hit it off at first sight, and Jiang Wan's views on things also made Yi Yi look at it differently and quickly became close friends with him.

"The meal has been prepared, today I invite all friends to enjoy a meal here, and other things, talk about it when we eat!" As soon as he entered the hall, he shouted loudly. (To be continued......)