Chen Dao won the first place in the martial arts competition, so he was naturally summoned by Liu Bian. The purpose of the summons was to reward Chen Dao with an official position.

Regardless of whether it is the literary test or the martial arts test, Liu Bian will give certain official rewards to contestants who have outstanding performance and get the top three places, or even the top 20 or 30. Of course, the official positions awarded will not be too high.

The most they can do is reward some petty officials, and Xun Chen has a shortage of people under him. Moreover, other counties and counties have grassroots officials. Although the people selected by the literary examination are not said to have high literary talent and learning, they are still more than capable of handling the official position of petty officials.

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The official position rewards for the martial arts test are even simpler. They are sent directly to the military camp. The lower-level officers learn about it. They start as commanders and reach the top as centurions. If Chen reaches the first rank of the leader, his rewards cannot be perfunctory.

It is said that when Chen Dao met Liu Bian, he saluted generously and was neither humble nor overbearing, which won Liu Bian's favor. So Liu Bian asked some questions, such as why did you come to Bingzhou from Runan? Who else is there in the family? Who is Wu Yi and who?

Did you learn how to read?

Chen Dao answered the questions one by one. There are now many Yellow Turban remnants in Runan, and Bingzhou is developing and prospering. Chen Dao’s family members decided to move some people to Bingzhou for development. Firstly, it is for the multi-directional development of the family, and secondly,

He came here to escape cholera. Chen Dao's parents and brothers are still alive at home. His martial arts are inherited from his ancestors. He is also literate and his handwriting is quite beautiful.

After getting to know each other like this, Liu Bian felt that Chen Dao was indeed a good young man, so he decided to keep him by his side as a secretary. After Fu De left, the position of Zuo Shuzuo had been vacant, and it was now time for Chen Dao to fill it.

, which can also reduce Zhen Yao’s workload.

Chen Dao was naturally extremely happy with Liu Bian's arrangement. For him, as long as he hugged Liu Bian's lap, he would be granted the title of marquis and prime minister, and reach the pinnacle of his life. What made Chen Dao even more happy was that he took office.

On his first day, Liu Bian rewarded him with a lot of money and materials, and even bought him a house.

Food and accommodation included, five insurances and one housing fund, and paid vacations are top-notch benefits.

The only shortcoming is that girls are not allocated. If this item is arranged properly, then Chen Dao feels that he has nothing too high to pursue in this life.

The influence of Liu San'er's fraud incident is gradually decreasing, and He An has been too busy in the past few days. All the family members of his fiancée Zhen Tuo have come to Zhongyang City, and He An naturally has to give them a good reception.

The house has been arranged for a long time. There are more than 20 people including a family and their entourage. He An has made clear arrangements.

Who is Zhen Tuo's father? Of course it is Zhen Yi, the prefect of Dingxiang County, Zhen Yi's wife Zhang, the third daughter Zhen Dao, the fourth daughter Zhen Rong, and the fifth daughter Zhen Mi all came, plus the eldest daughter Zhen Jiang and the second daughter.

Accompanied by his daughter Zhentuo, these people traveled in large numbers. No matter where they went, He An accompanied them wholeheartedly.

Zhen Yi's second son, Zhen Yan, was stationed in the Taihang camp and could not return during his term of office. His third son, Zhen Yao, followed Liu Bian. Zhen Yao took a few days off to accompany him, which was considered as his filial piety.

Zhen Yi came to Zhongyang City to report to Liu Bian, and took the opportunity to study at Zhongyang Academy and receive welfare pills. The report only took one day. Liu Bian's assessment of his officials was very simple. As long as the political performance passed the test, there would be no

If the mistake is too big, the official position will basically remain unchanged, and those with outstanding political performance can be promoted to official positions.

Since Zhen Yi became the prefect of Dingxiang County, he has been very diligent in his work. He acted according to orders and was praised by the people, so he was recognized by Liu Bian. So Liu Bian gave the succession evaluation, allowing Zhen Yi to continue to serve in Dingxiang County.

Serve as governor of the place.

Senior local officials who have served in a certain place for too long are very likely to form cliques for personal gain. This has also been something that the court has been worried about over the years. Therefore, after reporting on their work, most of these officials will be transferred to other places to watch, in order to reduce their influence on a certain place.

The influence of a place.

But Liu Bian didn't seem to worry about this problem. After all, there was a system of cultivating his mind and his loyalty was locked in. He didn't worry about his officials doing anything detrimental to him at all. Trust level

High-ranking local officials like Zhen Yi were grateful for being promoted to such a high level. Not only did they go through fire and water, but they at least followed orders.

The Zhen clan, headed by Zhen Yi, was regarded as a major gentry clan under Liu Bian's rule. Zhen Yi's two sons both worked for Liu Bian. The eldest daughter Zhen Jiang was engaged to Zhang Liao, the second daughter Zhen Tuo was engaged to He An, and the other three

The daughter is still young, but she is very beautiful. She thinks that she will not be able to escape the fate of being engaged to an official under Liu Bian's command, and Zhen Yi also plans to do so.

The Zhen family is tied to Liu Bian's ship, and their firm attitude is outrageous. Their sons and daughters have a direct relationship with Liu Bian, but it makes some people jealous, such as the Zhong family.

, they can only come up with one Zhong Yao. Although Zhong Yao is capable, he is far from entering Liu Bian's core level at present. There is still time to wait!

Zhang Liaoyuan was in Simon City, and the eldest son-in-law could not be counted on. The arrangements for the reception were naturally handed over to the second son-in-law He An. Liu Bian also meant the same. The Zhen family was sincere to him, and he naturally treated the Zhen family

It’s also a heart-to-heart talk.

That day, Liu Bian met with Zhen Yi and discussed some government affairs regarding the development of Dingxiang County. Xun Chen and other cabinet ministers made suggestions. Zhen Yi carefully recorded them. When he left, he happened to meet someone who was sorting out classics.

Here comes Chen.

Zhen Yi had a deep impression on Chen Dao. When he competed with Liu Saner that day, Zhen Yi was also watching in the official area. He had a great impression of Chen Dao, a tall, handsome and promising young man.

The most important thing that favored him was that Zhen Yi had some inside knowledge of the martial arts competition fraud incident. After the incident, Chen Dao was trusted and reused by Liu Bian, which made Zhen Yi very interested in Chen Dao.

A boy from out of town, with good looks and ability, defeated Liu San'er and not only won Liu Bian's trust without any trouble, this is obviously a high-quality stock with excellent potential!

Zhen Yi has more daughters, so she will naturally recruit more sons-in-law. Which of Zhang Liao and He An is not Liu Bian's close minister? At first, they were both boys with little reputation, and they were considered potential stocks. Later, after they became the sons-in-law of the Zhen family,

Then he began to rise to prominence, the most prominent of which was Zhang Liao. He was a young general and commanded a battalion. He fought brilliantly in several battles and was now regarded as a big boss guarding one side. Zhen Yi often had Zhang Liao on his side.

He praised his eldest son-in-law for being very, very capable.

The more powerful Zhang Liao is, the more Zhen Jiang misses him. Although the exchange of letters has never stopped, how can the words compare to real people? If it weren't for the low reputation of her daughter's family, Zhen Jiang would really like to go to Simon City in person to meet him.

Zhang Liao met. Now Zhen Jiang is sixteen years old and can get married, but Zhang Liao is guarding Simon City and cannot come back without Liu Bian's orders, so Zhen Jiang can only think about it day and night, which hurts her girlish heart.

When Zhen Yi saw Chen Dao, she felt that he was very likely to become the second Zhang Liao, so Zhen Yi had other thoughts. How about I betroth the third daughter Zhen Dao to Chen Dao?

After thinking about it, he said it. What Zhen Yi basically meant was this young hero. I was surprised when I saw your bones. You must be a martial arts prodigy. I have a secret book of "Eighteen Dragon Subduing Palms" here. After practicing it, you will be invincible in the world.

To dominate the world, how about selling you thirty taels of silver?

No, I got the wrong script!

The general meaning of Zhen Yi is this young man. I see that you are handsome, handsome, upright, and versatile in both civil and military affairs. I think you will become a prosperous person in the future. How about I have a daughter in this way and betrothed to you?

When Chen Dao heard Zhen Yi's remarks, he was stunned on the spot.

Wow! Serving under Mr. Ben, is it true that he arranges girls? This girl has been sent to my door, so enthusiastic, it makes me a little bit overwhelmed!

Without much hesitation, Chen Dao immediately bowed his head and said, "Father-in-law, please come forward again. Please accept my respect from my son-in-law!"

It’s settled!

Zhen Yi's third daughter, Zhen Dao, is now eleven years old. In a few more years, she can marry him home. Chen Dao will not be able to lose this time.

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Zhen Yi and Chen Da reached a verbal agreement. At that time, Chen Da informed Liu Bian of the matter. Liu Bian was stunned for a while. He thought that Zhen Yi had given birth to so many daughters, so he planned to catch whoever he wanted to go out.

Did you give it as a gift?

Marriages among nobles often have political purposes. In Liu Bian's opinion, Zhen Yi's method is not clever, but it is not unreasonable. It benefits many parties and accomplishes multiple things with one stone. Overall, it is considered a good strategy. So Liu Bian asked Xia Yi to do it.

Yun helped Chen Dao organize some betrothal gifts and sent them to Zhen Yi the next day, so the matter was officially settled.

In the hall, Liu Bian was fair, and Zhen Yi discussed with Chen Dao's family about the engagement of their two children. During this period, Chen Dao and Zhen Dao also met. One was indeed handsome and the other was indeed beautiful and generous. They fell in love with each other.

, everyone is happy.

But after such a happy event, according to the routine, there will always be one or some villains who will come forward to cause trouble. Although there are not many such people in Zhongyang City, it does not mean that there are none. Zhen Yi and Chen Dao's family

After the matter was settled, when the crowd was about to disperse and Liu Bian was about to leave, a man blocked the door of the house.

The man was wearing a plain Taoist uniform, with disheveled white hair, a spirited face, and a certain air of immortality. He should be a Taoist priest. When Liu Bian led a group of people to the door, he looked at He Manzheng

He Man fell at the feet of the Taoist priest and wailed. It was obvious that He Man had been beaten by that man, and the beating was not light. The guards and entourage at the door all looked like they were facing an enemy. Some people wanted to run away and report to Liu Bian, but when they saw

Liu Bian and his entourage happened to come over and shouted directly: "Your Highness, I don't know where this Taoist priest came from and he was unreasonable. He walked inside without saying a word. When we stopped him, he started to hurt people, and all the guards were killed.

He was injured."

Liu Bian took a closer look at the Taoist priest. After some thought, he decided that he had never seen this Taoist priest before. The Taoist priest stood at the door with a smile but a sarcastic tone on his face.

What's the matter?"

The Taoist priest was pulling hard, but someone was stronger than him. He Man was beaten, and He Anke, who was protecting the calf, couldn't help it. He jumped out and shouted: "Stinky Taoist priest, you dare to beat even Grandpa's people, are you alive?"

Are you getting impatient?"

When the Taoist priest heard this, he took a look at He An's strong body that was about to catch up with the cow. The corners of his mouth twitched twice and he just snorted coldly, without paying any attention to He An.

When He An saw this, he was about to roll up his sleeves and fight. Liu Bian grabbed his arm. Although He An was puzzled, he had to give up. At this time, Liu Bian said: "You want to see me?"

The Taoist priest nodded, and Liu Bian asked again: "What's the matter?"

The Taoist priest replied: "I am here to give you some guidance for Your Highness."

"oh?"

"To be honest, Xiaodao made some calculations today and calculated that His Highness will have a calamity in the future. For this reason, he came here specifically to help His Highness turn danger into good luck and survive this calamity!"

"LOL, really?"

"Your Highness doesn't believe it?"

"I believe it. In that case, I just made some calculations and calculated that you will suffer a bloody disaster today. Do you believe it or not?"

"This..." The Taoist priest still stood where he was, but the expression on his face became a little richer. He no longer had the sarcastic meaning, and he no longer smiled. Instead, he became uncertain, as if he was thinking about something or competing.

He was talking about something, but he was restless anyway. He stretched out his hand to brush the goat's beard on his chin, and muttered something in his mouth. After a while, the Taoist priest showed a smile again and said: "I heard that His Highness's Taoism is superb and unmatched.

But please allow me not to believe this prediction made by Your Highness!"

"Since you don't believe it, if this is the case..." Liu Bian changed his expression and shouted coldly: "Where are the Eight Star Guards? Beat this Taoist priest to death. He won't stop until there is blood."

The Eighth Guards of Xingchen heard the sound and were about to step forward to take action. The Taoist priest's face immediately changed, and he stepped back while waving his hands. Just as the Eighth Guards of Xingchen surrounded him, he shouted in a panic: "Your Highness, I am Zuo Ci.
Chapter completed!