"Kill!"
Zhou Yu roared in fury and led his army charging at Lü Bu.
Lü Bu bent down and picked up Sun Ce's head. He flashed a grin in Zhou Yu's direction, squeezed his horse's flanks hard with his legs, and raced away from the battlefield like wind and lightning, catching up with the Bing Province Wolf Cavalry, who had already burned the provisions and withdrawn.
After the Edict to Recruit the Worthy was issued, many people who came to offer their services could indeed be called worthy talents, but most fell short of the standard for Liu Xie to meet them in person.
There was no other reason: just as Adou could appoint chancellors by going through the names in the Memorial on Sending Out the Troops, anyone whose name had not been recorded in the histories failed to catch his eye.
Guo Jia handled the civil officials. As for recruiting military officers, since Zhang Liao had to manage the army every day, while Zhang He and Gao Lan had to guard the Imperial Palace, the task was entrusted to Taishi Ci.
Having received this assignment, Taishi Ci did not dare show the slightest negligence.
For more than ten days straight, he worked diligently and conscientiously.
That day, Liu Xie summoned him to the palace.
"Ziyi, have any mighty warriors come to offer their services?"
"Your Majesty, the results have been less than satisfactory." Taishi Ci shook his head and answered truthfully, "I have screened quite a few men lately. Setting strategy aside, in martial skill alone, not one could last thirty exchanges against me. They truly are unfit for important duties."
"I believe quality matters more than quantity when it comes to officers. We cannot recruit mediocre men to lead troops. That would only send our soldiers