When Liu Bei went to see Shangguan, Li Mengxi thought about it briefly and felt that he should also go and see it.

Thinking of the layout of the previous thinking, after returning to Zhuozhou, in response to the defeat of the Yellow Turban troops, the priority should be to recruit and appease the troops, followed by clearing up and suppressing them.

Recruitment is the best strategy.

It was a good time to meet Shangguan today to see if I could get some food support from the county magistrate.

Otherwise, Li Mengxi suspected that without the full support of the government and Zhang Fei's family wealth, even though Zhang Fei's family wealth was rich, if all the tens of thousands of Yellow Turban refugees were to be recruited, the power might be insufficient.

Li Mengxi discussed his thoughts with Guan Yu in detail.

Guan Yu lowered his eyebrows and thought for a moment, "That's fine." Guan Yu nodded, "Xi'er, I'd like you to go with my eldest brother."

Li Mengxi bowed his hand to Guan Yu, turned around and left, chasing Liu Bei.

After Li Mengxi left, Guan Yu walked to the door of the main pavilion and looked outside the door for a long time.

Guan Yu suddenly remembered that Xi'er was the military advisor his eldest brother worshiped, and he was not just a baby.

Li Mengxi is smart and intelligent. Guan Yu doesn't think that Li Mengxi can't help here, but when he thinks of Li Mengxi at a young age, he talks like a child without a manly voice and looks like a baby. Such a small baby is his elder brother's military advisor.

Thinking of Guan Yu makes me want to laugh.

Besides, Li Mengxi chased him out. He looked left and right at the street outside the door, but Liu Xuande was nowhere to be seen.

Li Mengxi hurriedly asked Zhang Fei's servants where Liu Bei had gone.

"Going east."

The servant returns.

"Oh." Li Mengxi said.

After heading east, Li Mengxi buried his head and left.

After taking two steps, Li Mengxi fell back again, "Where is the east?"

Li Mengxi asked.

Zhang Fei's servant couldn't hold it back and burst into laughter.

Then he quickly pointed the direction to Li Mengxi.

Li Mengxi thanked him.

We took a wrong turn and couldn't distinguish between east, west and north for a while, which was embarrassing.

In fact, if you think carefully, you can tell the direction by looking at the direction of the door.

The gate faces either east or south.

Li Mengxi chased after him slowly, but he managed to catch up with Liu Xuande.

"Where are you going, Mr. Xuande?" Li Mengxi called from a distance behind.

Hearing Li Mengxi's voice, he led several village warriors, who were pushing a cart full of captured Yellow Turban flags and other trophies. Liu Bei, who was walking in front, stopped and turned around, and was surprised to see Li Mengxi chasing after him.

"Xi'er." Liu Bei waved to Li Mengxi and asked him to come over.

"Xuan Degong is going to the county magistrate's office. Is there a banquet tonight?" Li Mengxi came over and asked.

Liu Bei chuckled and wanted to touch Li Mengxi's head, but felt it was inappropriate. He raised his hand halfway and brushed Li Mengxi's back, "Xi'er, tonight is not a banquet, but a matter to discuss with the superior, so I didn't call you, don't be surprised."

"It's just because I have something to discuss that I came after you." Li Mengxi said unconvinced, "Is it a waste of time to worship the leading military advisor?"

When Liu Bei heard this, he burst out laughing, his eyes crinkling with laughter, "Let's go, Xi'er, and follow a certain group to the banquet."

"I just have a lot of experience." Li Mengxi smiled.

Half a moment later, we arrived at the county government office.

There were county government offices in ancient times, but Li Mengxi didn't know whether they were called county government offices in the Han Dynasty.

Anyway, the seat of the county's highest authority is actually located in a small town.

Or within the small fortress.

This is a city within a city. The small city may not be large, but it has high walls, city gates, city towers, and a small arrow tower on the city.

Li Mengxi remembered that when he looked outside the city toward the county town, he saw that the higher part of the city should be the tip of the arrow tower here.

When he arrived at the county government office, Liu Bei went to greet the soldiers guarding the county government office.

While talking, Liu Bei asked where the county magistrate was. As he spoke, he took out two fine copper ingots from his sleeves and quietly handed them to the two guards on the left and right.

The guard smiled happily.

"The county magistrate is here, just go in."

Liu Bei thanked him and called on the village warriors to push the captured goods into the county government office.

Liu Bei's bribery was regarded as bribing the guards, and Li Mengxi watched it completely.

There are two interesting points.

First, Liu Bei bribed the guards with copper ingots instead of copper coins.

Maybe, in this kind of situation, even if you get a lot of five baht, it's only a few dozen cents, which is too little.

Therefore, Liu Bei first prepared brass ingots. In the context of the times, one brass ingot was equivalent to a large banknote. This should be the case.

Second, Liu Bei, who came from a lower class background, sold straw sandals and mats before starting the army. He was very familiar with dealing with the people who guarded the county government or the gate. He used money and bribes to win over favors and make people convenient. Liu Bei was very easy to do it.

But when I thought about it again, Liu Bei understood the ways of the world and the right and wrong in official circles, but he would not bribe the postal supervisor in the future.

Thinking about it makes people sigh, it's not that Liu Bei doesn't know how to work in the officialdom. When he was an official in Anxi County, he refused to raid the people and pay filial piety to supervise the postal service. It was because he didn't know, couldn't, or didn't want to listen.

Thinking of this, Li Mengxi began to admire Liu Bei a little.

Liu Bei was born in a lower class and had a tactful and sophisticated nature that he developed through his time in the market. However, he also had a moral integrity that was upright and did not succumb to evil.

There is a high-level staircase in the county government office. It is directly opposite the gate. The steps are several feet high. The number of steps can be seen at a glance. There are ten or twenty floors.

Then there is a platform, and then there is another flight of steps.

On the top of the steps was the county government office that needed to be looked up from a high place. Li Mengxi saw two large drums in front of the county government office.

Why is it called a platform? Because the drum is so big that even a car cannot fit in it. It is set up on a wooden frame on both sides of the county government office.

Li Mengxi was looking up when he saw a middle-aged man wearing an official hat and black official uniform walking out of the county government office. He glanced down at the high steps to see who the person was.

"Oh! I've heard that Xuande is coming back. Come quickly, I've prepared some food and drinks!"

As he spoke, the county magistrate looked very enthusiastic and was about to come down to greet him. However, looking at his enthusiasm, he walked slowly. Liu Bei pulled Li Mengxi up dozens of steps, but the county magistrate had only descended four steps.

Level five.

Therefore, this person is a veteran in the officialdom. He has to do a lot of scenes, and he can't do much if he can be lazy.

Li Mengxi was not happy climbing the stairs. His teeth were itching and he kept cursing in his heart. If we become high officials in the future, we will order the yamen to be built shorter. How much earth and stones are needed to build such a tall building?

If the common people come to sue the officials, how many steps will they have to climb?

Maybe, this is a manifestation of the antagonism between the officials and the people in ancient times. Maybe, they just want to make the county government officials better, so that you can be promoted to fight against the common people. When you look up, you will be three points weaker.

Then there is the reason, but also the lack of momentum.

As he approached, Li Mengxi raised his head to observe the appearance of the county magistrate. He saw that the county magistrate looked middle-aged, with a slightly prosperous face, a mustache under his chin, and a pair of shrewd eyes.

The county magistrate and Liu Bei were chatting warmly, and Li Mengxi watched it with great interest.

Suddenly, the county magistrate looked down and said, "Ah, this baby looks smart."

The county magistrate had a smile on his face and reached out to pinch Li Mengxi's little face to show his intimacy.

Li Mengxi was stunned when his face was squeezed.

"Xuande, what is this?"

The county magistrate pointed at Li Mengxi.

"Oh!" Liu Bei hurriedly introduced him to the county magistrate, "Here I go to fight against thieves, and I will meet talented people on the way. This boy once studied with a stranger, and he is very resourceful. I have already worshiped him as a military advisor."

Hearing this, the county magistrate opened his mouth wide, "Ah?!"

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