The strength of local tyrants is not only because they have mastered enough means of production, but also because they have mastered the system of evaluating people.

The story of Kong Rong's four-year-old Le Li is completely different from his adult life, but because of his family, it can be said that he has had a promising success since childhood. Even if Le Jin is brave in fighting and has made countless contributions, who will pass on the story of his childhood?

But now it's different. This brave general never thought that one day he would become the object of praise for everyone.

After drinking two cups of hot wine, his face suddenly turned red.

"What you said is, what you said is, I will listen to the advice of all the public in the future! I will definitely listen to the advice of all the public in the future!"

Guan Ping looked at Le Jin's happy appearance and remembered Sima Fu's proud look before leaving.

Sima Fu guessed Le Jin's reaction to a true one. He Jinyi's butcher took the position of general. Yuan Shao, Cao Cao and others were also very loyal to him. He treated him like his benefactor. He Jin was extremely inflated and almost thought that he was the master of the world. But how could Yuan Shao and Cao Cao take this butcher who had a humble background and had no extraordinary talent?

If He Jin does not die, even if he "controls" the court, he will be completely defeated and seized by Yuan Shao in the future.

Over the years, literati have gradually occupied the best channels for ascending. Even the warriors who control the power will not make their children and grandchildren proud of being uneducated. As long as they abide by this rule and occupy this channel, they will have to choose to cooperate with famous scholars even if they have great authority in the future.

Le Jin had always held the military and political affairs of Xiangyang firmly in his hands, and regarded the famous scholars and powerful families in Jingxiang as powerful enemies. He mobilized his troops to attack and suppress the surrounding unjust officials, especially the soldier he could fight the most, who didn't even need food or grass from Jingzhou people, for fear that something would go wrong in it.

But now he was shocked and shocked to realize that he was so popular in Xiangyang, and so many people admired his ability.

"Haha, this, this... is ashamed! ashamed!" Le Jin was praised by everyone and did not dare to show any arrogant and slutty words. He could not say anything for a while, but he kept grinning and asked everyone to drink as much as possible.

Guan Ping's alcohol content is still very bad now, but it is no longer like the previous one. He drank another bowl, his face became more rosy, and he said with the alcohol:

"In the future, General Le's troops and horses will stay here for a long time. This is a matter of military farming and labor service, and the public should not be disrespectful. Otherwise, General Le will not be able to treat you harshly, but he will not give in to you."

Everyone nodded and said yes, and a middle-aged scholar nodded repeatedly:

"General, please be content with peace of mind. We have always been devoted to the court. We will do our best to assist General Le this time.

There is something happening right now, and I want to report it to General Le."

"Oh," Le Jin looked happy, "but it's okay."

The middle-aged scribe talked:

"When the Prime Minister led his army to pursue Liu Bei, he hurriedly led his army from Xiangyang to Jiangling. We were quite frightened and didn't know what to do in the future. However, the general was in charge of Xiangyang and broadcast education, and exerted great justice. His subordinates even fought to the death, helping me eliminate bandits in Jingchu.

The general's subordinates did not make any mistakes before, and he still had such trouble killing the enemy. Our Jingzhou villagers also felt sorry for it.

Since the general decided to live in Jingzhou for a long time, in order to calm the hearts of the people and leave these righteous men, we also asked the general to select hundreds of powerful generals. Isn’t it beautiful for us to marry her daughter?"

"This..." Le Jin almost couldn't help but slap the table and applaud.

So I am so popular? So I am so popular!

These Jingzhou aristocratic tribes love houses and wives. They not only respect me, but also took the initiative to help my soldiers find wives and concubines. This is, where is the sun coming out?

Guan Ping nodded silently, thinking that the great clan's craftsmanship is really sharp, and he can always look good to you.

Le Jin's strength depends on his core soldiers. The families of these people are in the rear. After entering Xiangyang, they have been staying in the military camp and have always been deeply hostile to the people of Jingxiang. But as long as Le Jin agrees, they can marry a woman from Jingzhou, then get a mu of land and farm here. They eat Jingzhou and drink Jingzhou, but in the future, Le Jin will not give them grain money, and will naturally gradually break away from Le Jin's control.

It just so happened that Jingzhou was barren, and the conflict between people and land was not as sharp as that of the Central Plains. In the past few years, there were many women who fled from the north. In recent years, the wars lost many men. These elite soldiers were able to form a very effective supplement and slowly transform into private troops and protectors of these aristocratic races. Le Jin wanted to take them away...

I'm afraid it won't work.

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Everyone had a great time drinking this cocktail party.

Le Jin personally helped Guan Ping to rest, and asked everyone to prepare the best food and drink for Guan Ping, and arrange a few beautiful girls to serve.

"If there is nothing important, don't bother Brother Tanzhi. It's quite hard for him to work on the way."

Ma Liang smiled and nodded, sighing:

"I'm afraid it won't be so easy."

Of course Le Jin knew what Ma Liang was referring to.

Man Chong was trapped in Dangyang and was almost crazy these days. When he heard that Yunshan defeated Guan Yu, he couldn't help but be overjoyed. He had no friendship with Yunshan, but his friendship with Le Jin was quite good. These days he kept sending letters to Le Jin, asking Le Jin to urge Yunshan to send troops, and at least eliminate some soldiers around Dangyang first and give him some supplies.

Dangyang did not have as much food as Jiangling? Man Chong had been tortured by Guan Yu these days. If Le Jin ignored him, his soldiers would probably disperse and carry him to surrender to Guan Yu.

Out of the feelings of colleagues for many years and the responsibility of the battlefield, Le Jin did not want to give up his favor, but he was fooled by Ma Liang these days and believed that only by giving up Cao Ren and officially taking over the military power of Dong to govern the Jingzhou, he could win the hearts of the people and lay the foundation for Cao Cao's final defeat of Sun Liu.

Seeing Man Chong asking for help, he could only grit his teeth and ignore it.

"It's not okay to pretend to ignore me. I have always resigned because I lacked enough troops, but now Tanzhi wins and the soldiers of Xiangyang surrender. If I don't save me, I'm afraid that Zhao Yan's fate will end up again."

Ma Liang smiled and said, "The general and nobles forget about it. I have already said this before."

Le Jin smiled bitterly:

"Where did I forget? But in this way, I live in Xiangyang, Tanzhi is running back and forth, and I still have to meet Cai Mao. I am afraid Tanzhi will blame him in his heart."

The smile on Ma Liang's face became even brighter:

"The general's words are wrong again.

On that day, Prime Minister Cao went south and forced the people of Jingzhou to supply Jiangling to prepare for the eastern expedition. This incident is vivid in my mind. Many people are unhappy, and the people will make a comeback for several years.

The general changed his previous experience, which convinced me that Jingzhou was a native of Jingzhou. He must have worked hard to ensure that the general could stay in Jingzhou forever.

The general called us as a virtuous brother today, why did he see you so much today?"

Le Jin was slapped by Ma Liang's magical flattery and kept smirking.

Ma Liang took the opportunity to say:

"But there is still something to say about the general - the last time Zhao Yan framed him, Ling and Tanzhi had many complaints about the court.

Tanzhi made great contributions to repel Guan Yu, and the Prime Minister only gave Guannei Marquis (no fief). I am afraid Tanzhi will complain."

"Oh, what do Ji Chang thinks?"

Ma Liang said confidently:

"Tanzhi's family is poor and has been hiding around in the Xianshan area. If he gives more land in the Xianshan area to him to farm and live, his family will be allowed to gather here.

In this way, if Tanzhi's family has wealth and concern, he will definitely feel that the general is kind to him, and his complaints towards the court will naturally be less. Isn't it beautiful to support the Han Dynasty in the future?"

"Well... it's true." Le Jin didn't have the courage to give Guan Ping a fief, but there were large areas of unreclaimed land in the area of ​​Xianshan, which was adjacent to the Cai family.

I am afraid that no one dares to take this place yet, so giving Tanzhi is a courageous move. As long as the court does not know, everything will be fine.

He nodded quickly:

"That's it."

The next day, Guan Ping slept until the sun was noon.

The last time I slept so well, it was traced back to when I was on the mission to the Eastern Wu with Zhuge Liang. I was still in the camp of a friendly army, but now I am surrounded by enemies on all sides, which made Guan Ping still a little scared.

The maid was diligently presented the bronze mirror to serve Guan Ping to wash her face and change her clothes. Guan Ping looked at herself in the mirror and suddenly felt a sense of strangeness.

These days, his appearance is more mature than before, and his eyebrows are full of killing.

Ma Liang pushed the door and saw Guan Ping staring in a daze in front of the mirror. He couldn't help but smile:

"I haven't seen each other for many days, Tan Zhi's appearance has changed a lot."

He asked the maid to step down, looked carefully again, and smiled:

"I used to call Xiao Guan Gong just a joke, but judging from your appearance today, it looks more and more like Yun Chang.

Hey, in a few days, I’m afraid that all Cao’s army will doubt your identity.”

Guan Ping put down the bronze mirror and said with a smile:

"It seems that I can't grow long beards in the future, so I can hold on for a while."

The two looked at each other and smiled, then they each took their seats.

The matter Ma Liangjiang discussed with Le Jin was told to Guan Ping in the past. Now Le Jin has been deceived by the aristocratic clans in Jingzhou and has begun to pay attention to reputation and reputation, for fear of doing things that are not elegant enough and affect their reputation.

He had no idea that the Jingxiang clan used the beauty trick to gradually dismantle his subordinates' followers, but instead actively encouraged the most capable and brave soldier around him to marry a woman from Jingzhou. He was completely unaware that the vicious plot had gradually unfolded around him and could devour his life at any time.

This is the horror of troubled times.

"At most, we can completely control the soldiers around Lejin in three months.

I just don’t know how Tanzhi is going to start next.”

"I think we should take the opportunity to kill Le Jin, and then trap Jiangling and completely annihilate Cao Ren. It is better to just give false promises and get along well with Le Jin for the time being, and continue to praise him for a while."

The smile on Ma Liang's face is a bit conceited:
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