Chapter 37 Liu Yuqi

"This is Li Zhong, the governor of Liaodong. Open the gate quickly." After Li Zhong and Guan Hai Han Dang and other tiger guards came to Ji County, Guan Hai shouted.

Guan Hai saw that the captain of the gate was hesitant, so he shouted, "You are blind. Why don't open the gate quickly? Wait for Liu Zhoumu to know and see how you explain it, hum." Li Zhong waved his hand to stop Guan Hai from speaking and said to the colonel, "This is the seal of Liaodong Taishou. Please open the gate and let me wait for me to enter the city to see Liu Zhoumu." Li Zhong said to the captain.

When the captain saw Li Zhong's seal, he quickly asked someone to open the gate and went down to Li Zhong and said to Li Zhong, "Don't blame me, my subordinates are also ordered to do things, please." Before he finished, Li Zhong interrupted him and said, "It doesn't matter. I also know that this is the general's duty." The captain looked gratefully. Li Zhong glanced at it and then said, "Your Excellency, Lord Zhou Mu is in the mansion, please!"

Li Zhong nodded and then ran to the state pastoral government with Guan Hai and others.

"Lord, why did the lord treat him like that when he was so rude just now?" Guan Hai complained to Li Zhong on the way. Li Zhong turned his head and looked at Guan Hai, then shook his head and said, "Boyong, you are. Think about it. If we were sent by Zhang Ju, and the captain heard your words and opened the gate, what would you say?"

"Of course," Guan Hai didn't say anything as if he understood anything, but looked at Li Zhong with a blush and whispered, "Thank you for your teaching. Hai understand." Seeing Guan Hai like this, Li Zhong nodded with some relief.

And Han Dang next to him looked at Li Zhong with admiration.

"Please tell Lord Zhou Mu that Li Zhong, the governor of Liaodong, came to visit him." After coming to the Zhou Mu Mansion, Li Zhong said to the guards at the door. The leader looked at Li Zhong, Guan Hai and others, nodded, turned around and walked in.

"Oh, I finally looked forward to Li Taishou. I have a rescue in Youzhou." After a while, the voice came from the house before the people arrived.

Li Zhong looked up and saw a man in his 50s. He was 7 feet tall and quite thin. His temples were white, but his eyes were shone. Li Zhong secretly said that this man was Liu Yu, the pastor of Youzhou.

Liu Yu (?-193), courtesy name Bo'an. People from Tan (now Tan City, Shandong Province). At the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, he was a famous politician and a relative of the Han clan. When he guarded Youzhou, he was generous and benevolent, appeased the people, and won the hearts of the people. He advocated the Huairou policy to treat the local nomads, but because of the disagreement with Gongsun Zan, he marched to attack Gongsun Zan, was defeated and killed.

Liu Yu's grandfather Liu Jia once served as Guang Luxun, and his father Liu Shu served as Danyang Taishou. Liu Yu served as Cao's official and was promoted to a county official because of his ability to perform his duties. Later, he moved to Youzhou Assassin due to his accumulated political achievements. During Liu Yu was appointed as Youzhou Assassin, he had high prestige among the foreign clans such as Xianbei, Wuhuan, Fuyu and Yiqi. He was at any time. Gong, dare not invade, the people spread rumors to praise Liu Yu's merits. Later, he was dismissed for business.

In 184 (the first year of Zhongping), the Yellow Turban Uprising broke out, and the Yellow Turban Army broke through the counties of Jizhou. The court appointed Liu Yu as the prime minister of Ganling to appease the people after the famine. He took simplicity as an example for his subordinates and was soon promoted to Zongzheng.

In 187 AD (the fourth year of Zhongping), Zhang Chun, the former prime minister of Zhongshan, Zhang Ju, the former Taishan Taishu, and Lord Wuhuan allied with Wuhuan, launched a rebellion, attacked the bottom of the earth, burned the city, captured the people, killed and protected Wuhuan lieutenant Ji Chou, Liu Zheng, the right Beiping Taishou Yang, and so on. The troops reached More than 100,000 people live in Feiru. Zhang Ju called himself the "son of heaven" and Zhang Chun called himself "General Anding King of Mitian" and sent letters to various states and counties, saying that he would replace the Han Dynasty. Zhang Chun also made 50,000 troops, including King Wuhuan, enter the two prefectures of Qing and Hebei, break through the Qing River and the plain, and kill the officials. The following year, the imperial court appointed Liu Yu as the herdsman of Youzhou again because of his high prestige in the north. Liu Yu arrived in Jicheng, streamlined the troops, widely granted favors, sent messengers to the king and other court to treat them with leniency, which could be exempted from the crimes they had committed, and offered a reward for the wanted Zhang Ju and Zhang Chun. The two fled outside the fortress, and the rest also surrendered or fled. Zhang Chun was killed by his subordinate Wang Zheng, and the head was sent to Liu Yu. Emperor Ling of Han sent an envoy to raise Liu Yu as a lieutenant and awarded Rong Qiuhou.

Youzhou was originally a poor state and needed the two states of Qinghai and Hebei to subsidize official expenses, but at that time, due to the war**, it was impossible to dispatch money. Liu Yu obtained income from the opening of the market in Shanggu and trading with foreigners and mining salt iron ore in Yuyang, causing more than a million people from Qingzhou and Xuzhou to go into exile here to live and work in peace and contentment.

In 189 AD (the first year of Yonghan), Dong Zhuo sent an envoy to grant Liu Yu Da Sima and became the Marquis of Xiangfen.

Sima Guang once commented on Liu Yu and said, "We will win the hearts of everyone with his kindness, and the people of Beizhou will not regret it."

Therefore, Li Zhong admired and respected such a loyal elder. After seeing Liu Yu, Li Zhong hurried forward and bowed to Liu Yu. He bent down 90 degrees to express his respect for Liu Yu, and then said respectfully, "Liaodong Taishou, the general of Wuwan Zhonglang, Li Zhong has met Liu Zhoumu. If it's too late, please forgive me."

After hearing Li Zhong's words, Liu Yu was stunned, and then laughed and said, "Why did Li Taishou come so late? It's not too late to come." Then he came forward and took Li Zhong's hand and said to Li Zhong, "Lord Li, the safety of the people of Youzhou depends on Lord Li." After saying that, Liu Yu's expression darkened.

Li Zhong was about to speak when a Confucian-looking middle-aged man next to Liu Yu said to Liu Yu, "Lord, it's not too late to say it in the advanced government." Liu Yu nodded quickly and said, "Look at me, I'm so happy to see Lord Li coming that I forgot about it." After saying that, he looked at Li Zhong with a little apology, and Li Zhong smiled. He shook his head to show that he didn't mind. Liu Yu was relieved to see Li Zhong shaking his head. He had not yet figured out Li Zhong's temperament, for fear that Li Zhong would be unhappy because of his neglect. At this time, he still needed to count on Li Zhong's Liaodong army to deal with Zhang Ju's rebels, so he couldn't help but be cautious.

"Lord Li, please come in," Liu Yu said to Li Zhong. Li Zhong seemed to be a little frightened and said to Liu Yu, "In terms of position, the adult is a state herdsman. In terms of generation, the adult is an elder. Zhong dares not do so. Lord Zhou Mu first, and loyalty is ten thousand first."

Liu Yu looked at Li Zhong with some surprise and laughed and said, "In that case, Lord Li, please." After saying that, Liu Yu went to the house first. Li Zhong smiled when he saw this, and then followed Liu Yu's back and walked into the house hungry.