Chapter 343 It's all Liu Bei's fault
"My Lord, is there any other method besides this?"

Seeing that Liu Biao did not look like he was lying, Gongsun Zan spoke subconsciously, and even addressed him as "Envoy". He was afraid that even Duan Xing, who was notorious in Liangzhou, was not as vicious as him. If Duan Xing were still alive and heard what Liu Biao said, he might be moved and thought that he was actually quite kind-hearted.

Thinking of this, Gongsun Zan advised: "Sir, there are many foreigners in Youzhou. If you slaughter them wantonly like you do, I am afraid that it will cause resentment among the people. By then, the situation will be out of control. Even if all of us are warriors, we will have no time to take care of other things as we rush back and forth to suppress the rebellion!"

"General, don't panic. I know you are worried about the country and the people, but..." Liu Biao first spoke to comfort Gongsun Zan, and then when he mentioned the foreigners, he pulled back the corners of his mouth and said with disdain: "People? Are they the people? How dare a mere foreigner call himself the people of the Han Dynasty?!"

Gongsun Yue, who walked into the tent with tea, was stunned as if struck by lightning. He looked at Liu Biao and then at Gongsun Zan. The changes in these two people were so great that he was caught off guard. The Governor of Youzhou said what his brother said, and his brother said what the Governor of Youzhou said. Could it be that he had not woken up yet?
Seeing Liu Biao's stubborn attitude, Gongsun Zan was so anxious that he asked Liu Bei frantically in his heart, "Xuan De, Xuan De, what have you been through in these years? Why did you recommend this man to be the governor of Youzhou?"
If he really acted according to this person's words, whether he could do it or not was not the point. The key was who would herd his horses? Who would raise his sheep? What if there were more thieves than before? These thieves made it impossible for the people of Youzhou to grow crops in peace, so what would happen to his military supplies?
Could it be that he would make all the brothers who died for him go to farm, herd horses, or raise sheep?

It is true that in Gongsun Zan's eyes, Wuhuan and other foreign tribes were nothing but chickens and dogs, with weak fighting power, but the problem was that these people could run! They ran to the grasslands and hid in the mountains. After a while, they were like corn, one escaped and the rest ran back. Even Gongsun Zan felt a headache.

Not even as good as Liu Boan!
Gongsun Zan suddenly missed his old enemy.
What followed was a complaint against Liu Bei.

Xuande, look at what you have done!

Liu Biao narrowed his eyes slightly, and through Gongsun Zan's expression, he roughly guessed what Gongsun Zan was thinking.

It was just as I expected.
If Gongsun Zan had not been present, Liu Biao would have almost laughed out loud. After all, Gongsun Zan was too easy to understand. What was Gongsun Zan's greatest political achievement in Youzhou?
To destroy the foreign races? To promote the might of the Han Dynasty?

Is it also to protect the country and the people? To maintain peace in the area?
Yes and neither is correct.

Gongsun Zan did inflict a heavy blow on the Wuhuan. On the surface, the Wuhuan were afraid of Gongsun Zan, but in private they were just as aggressive.

The Wuhuan are fine.

The most embarrassing thing is that Gongsun Zan also became alienated from the scholars of Youzhou.

After all, Gongsun Zan once said, "Scholars think they deserve wealth and honor, and they won't be grateful if you give them wealth and honor."

Therefore, people from poor families, merchants, witches and doctors were given important positions.

It's not that I'm saying it's a bad thing. Liu Biao has always been a very pragmatic person, and the scholars in Youzhou are a force that cannot be underestimated.

Therefore, the more fiercely Gongsun Zan attacked the Wuhuan, the more fearful the Youzhou scholars became. The more fearful the Youzhou scholars became, the closer they would be to Liu Biao.

If he came to Youzhou alone to serve as the governor, Liu Biao would not have thought about it for a moment and would have decisively continued Liu Yu's policy, actively embraced the gentry, and thrown dirty water on Gongsun Zan, but without taking any action. Then, through marriage, he would have tied a group of the gentry firmly to his chariot, let the gentry deal with each other, and then cultivated his confidants and gradually took over the military power. In this way, the vast Youzhou would be in his hands.

Who would have thought that soon after arriving in Youzhou, his base had already taken shape.

Thoughts often last only a moment. While Gongsun Zan was greeting Liu Bei in his heart, Liu Biao said, "Alas, General Wei once told me before he left that you are a famous general of the time. However, scholars only flatter scholars, and Liu Bo'an is a soft-hearted person who cannot let you unleash your talents. If it were someone else, it would be fine, but Liu Bo'an is of noble status, and even the emperor has to give him three points of courtesy. Who dares to offend Liu Bo'an? So General Wei found an opportunity and quickly suggested to His Majesty that I should serve as the governor of Youzhou to help you. General, please rest assured, you can do whatever you want with me here!"

"Xuan Xuan De"

Gongsun Zan was mumbling to himself. Liu Biao's words really touched his heart. He knew the morals of scholars very well. They were all just petty people. So when he met Liu Bei under Lu Zhi, he liked him very much. They became good friends and brothers. Fighting cocks and running dogs in his spare time, riding horses and singing when he was bored, how happy it was.

When did everything become different?

Listening to Liu Biao's words, Gongsun Zan's thoughts were drawn back to the time when Liu Yu was the governor of Youzhou. At that time, Liu Bei sent him a letter. After reading it, he was furious. Was he afraid that he would be persecuted by Liu Yu?
At this moment, Liu Biao took out a music score from his sleeve and handed it to Gongsun Zan.

"General, this is a piece of music that General Wei composed for his brother who is far away in Youzhou. He asked me to personally deliver it to you."

“Music.”

Gongsun Zan took the music score, lowered his head and took a look at it, his eyes widened in disbelief. How could he, who loved beautiful clothes and music when he was young, not understand the music score? Just by looking at him, he could feel the deep longing.

"Someone! Go find some musicians!" Gongsun Zan's face was calm, but even Gongsun Yue could hear the urgency hidden in his words, so he did not dare to slack off and hurried out.

Go and come in a hurry.

Gongsun Yue led two or three musicians into the tent and told the soldiers to bring in the musical instruments.

Gongsun Zan didn't want to say any more nonsense, so he handed the music score to the leading musician and said, "Play according to this score."

"promise."

The musicians did not dare to delay and immediately played their instruments. As they played, the melodious melody floated into Gongsun Zan's ears. He could tell at once that it was not the tune of the Han Dynasty, but the feeling of longing contained in the song was not diminished in the slightest.

As he listened, Gongsun Zan gradually lowered his head and let out a long sigh.

It seems that I misunderstood Xuande.

"Sir, what do you call this song?"

The song name?
Liu Biao thought for a moment and said with a smile, "This is for my brother."

He added in his heart, Brother, brother, I am also General Wei’s brother, and this is not a lie.

"To my brother Xuande, you really haven't read much in these years. The title of the song is too simple. People who don't know would think it was chosen by the common people." Although it was a reproach, there was no blame in Gongsun Zan's tone.

Gongsun Yue saw it and was worried. Brother, please don't be confused because of General Wei's matter!
So he quickly said

"Brother, let's talk about what happened first!"

(End of this chapter)