Riding and cutting the imperial pirates of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 359

When leaving the county mansion, Chen Gong chatted with Zhang Liao at the gate, watched the other party leave, and then looked up at the sky. At this time, the sky was dark and the sun was setting. It was dusk.

After stopping at the spot for a while, Chen Gong just got into the carriage, and when he opened the curtain, he gave instructions to his coachman, and then, amidst the clacking sound, the carriage went straight to the west.

Obviously, this is because Chen Gong has no intention of returning home directly.

Not long after, when the carriage stopped again, it was already nightfall.

Then Chen Gong got off the carriage, and was greeted by a personal guard, and walked towards a house ahead.

The appearance of this house is ordinary like a residential house, but the interior is very elegant, and traces of new decorations can be seen everywhere. It is the inn and hotel specially recruited by Lu Bu to entertain foreign guests after he came to Wu County.

When Chen Gong walked to the backyard, he saw the shadows of flowers and trees in front of him, and he was sitting alone in the stone pavilion.

As if hearing footsteps, the man got up and turned his head. Under the light of a lamp, Chen Gong looked from a distance, and saw that this man had a handsome face. Although he was not tall, he looked like jade. Lie Song Rucui's celebrity demeanor.

It was Zhang Zhao who came to beg for Wang Zheng's marriage.

Seeing that it was Chen Gong who arrived, Zhang Zhao hurriedly stepped forward, and bowed his hands with a smile on his face: "Gongtai, is there any progress?"

If the marriage with Lv Bu is successful, Zhang Zhao, who was originally a counselor, will make great contributions again, and he can even form a friendship with the future "Xuzhou First Lady" to make up for his family's biggest weakness in the royal power. The relationship between the monarch and his ministers", Zhang Zhao naturally attaches great importance to it, and will never allow the slightest mistake.

Therefore, from the first day he arrived in Wu County, the first thing he did was not to meet Lu Bu, but to go to Chen Gong's mansion to hand in a greeting card.

One of them is a famous scholar from Dongjun County, and the other is a famous scholar from Pengcheng City. Although they are not close friends, they can be regarded as old acquaintances. The reconnection of this line is smooth.

Later, when Lu Bu returned to the city, he knew Zhang Zhao's intentions, but he didn't meet him. This surprised Zhang Zhao but also made him vigilant, so he asked Chen Gong to deal with him.

Because of his own interests involved, although Chen Gong had already made an agreement and had the same goal as Zhang Zhao, on the surface he still pretended to be thinking twice, and finally "reluctantly" agreed.

Chen Gong didn't answer first, just looked around, pondered for a while, and said: "Brother Zibu, it's cold in the autumn night, why don't we go inside and talk?"

Zhang Zhao was stunned, and immediately understood what Chen Gong meant. The backyard is open and unsheltered, and it is suitable for reciting the wind and enjoying the moon, but it is not convenient for talking about important matters, so he nodded: "It should be so."

He handed over another high hat: "Gongtai is thoughtful, I am not as good as that."

Chen Gong smiled without saying a word, but felt a little emotional in his heart.

Previously, Zhang Zhao had not yet entered an official position, but because he was good at official script, and because he studied under Bai Hou Zi'an, regardless of his reputation and qualifications, he was above Chen Gong. It's even more arrogant.

Now they are different people.

In the final analysis, there is nothing more than being constrained by fame and fortune, and seeking something.

The two entered an elegant room, and sat down separately as guests and hosts. After chatting casually for a few words, Chen Gong knew what was going on, and without waiting for Zhang Zhao to ask, he narrated the situation of everyone's discussion in the hall today.

And Zhang Zhao's expression also changed again and again following Chen Gong's narration.

At first, he was anxious, then calm, and finally turned into a sluggish one.

"If according to the official platform"

After regaining his senses, Zhang Zhao's expression darkened immediately: "This matter is still undecided, but is it because of the obstruction of Marquis Wen's daughter?"

"It's ridiculous!" He shook his head again and again: "The little girl doesn't know the general idea, so she can do whatever she wants, but Wen Hou is a hero in the world, but he still allows her to mess around like this? Isn't it ridiculous?"

"It's only natural for a king to be a soldier for half his life. It's human nature to love this girl more." Chen Gong looked calm, sipping some wine, and said with a smile: "Brother Zibu, don't worry, the pros and cons of it are all for me today. I have already explained everything in the hall, I guess the prince has already made a clear decision, but it will take some time to coax the only daughter, and the matter is settled."

"Oh?" Zhang Zhao heard the words, looked sideways at Chen Gong for a while, saw that his expression was determined, seemed to be full of confidence, couldn't help but believe it, immediately got up again, saluted, and said solemnly: "If this can be done, Gongtai has made great contributions, and I will remember it in my heart."

"Brother Zibu is serious because of our friendship." Chen Gong smiled slightly, helped him up first, and at the same time said bluntly: "It is said that a gentleman has the beauty of an adult, and besides, the monarch and Wang Zhoumu are both heroes. , it is a matter of mutual benefit to the one who cooperates, why not do it?"

"Extremely so."

Zhang Zhao is so smart, these few days he just cared about it, and then he became a little impetuous. When Chen Gong reminded him, he nodded quickly: "Gongtai has worked so hard, I will report to the state shepherd, and I will know and follow in detail."

Only then did Chen Gong nodded in satisfaction.

What is the use of Zhang Zhao remembering?Wang Zheng must owe this favor!

"but."

After taking his seat, Zhang Zhao was worried about gains and losses again: "Gongtai, I always have some concerns. The so-called delay in things will change!"

"Nowadays there are enemies and tigers watching from all directions in Xuzhou. People of this generation will not be happy to see Wen Hou and Zhou Mu working together. It is not appropriate to delay for too long."

"As far as you can see, this matter will take some time, but I don't know how much it will take?"

This stopped Chen Gong from asking.

Thinking of that unruly girl Lu Qiling, her calm face since entering the mansion finally caused waves.

"This..." Chen Gong looked at Zhang Zhao, who was full of expectations, and said with a dry smile, "It's hard to say."

As for Lu Bu, Chen Gong has already seen through his self-confidence. This person's nature is actually extremely cold and selfish. To put it bluntly, he always values ​​personal gains and losses the most, and Lu Qiling's wishes are actually not important at all.

The pros and cons of marrying Wang Zheng have been made very clear today by my family, and Lu Bu has obviously listened to it, so there can be no more variables.

If so, it couldn't be because of Lu Qiling's objection, but a more suitable marriage partner than Wang Zheng suddenly appeared!
Ke Lu Qiling
Since Chen Gong didn't know the other party's real thoughts now, he naturally couldn't figure out how resolute his inner resistance and opposition could be.
And this determines how much effort and time Lu Bu and his wife Yan Shi will spend persuading her.

While Zhang Zhao was worrying about the marriage day by day, the Wang Zheng of Xiapi had already forgotten about Lu Bu's daughter.

It's not that they don't pay attention, but that a regime that really rules a state has too many affairs.

In particular, Wang Zheng led a new regime.

In an emerging regime, or in the early stages of a startup, in many cases, the supreme leader actually needs to "do everything by himself".

During the Anshi Rebellion, Li Mi, the prime minister in white clothes, once said to Tang Suzong: The world is in chaos, and the hearts of the generals are heavy. Only by going to the battlefield in person can we have a high military leadership ability. With the continuous blessing of subsequent victories, we can finally lead the overall situation.

If you always stay in the back and don't reflect your own ability and the prestige blessed by military exploits, after a long time, you will be too upside down and give others a handle.

Few people have noticed that Liu Bang, Emperor Gaozu of the Han Dynasty, who is known as "the art of employing people is unsurpassed in thousands of years", is precisely a monarch who knows this well.

When fighting against Xiang Yu, Liu Bang basically stayed on the front line. Even after super famous generals like Han Xin appeared under his command, Liu Bang still stayed on the battlefield for a moment.

This is why Yingbo rebelled. When I first heard that Liu Ying led the army to quell the chaos, almost my first reaction was:

Not Bongo?Steady!
Later Ming Taizu Zhu Yuanzhang slaughtered most of the founding heroes, but no one dared to rebel. The same reason is true.

Because he is the same as Liu Bang, their prestige is not innate, let alone relying on the identity of the emperor, but the fact of countless iron and blood!
This is enough to make all the courtiers respect him from the bottom of his heart, rooted in his blood, even if a butcher's knife is placed on his neck, it is difficult to generate a heart of resistance.

The front foot just sent Wu Sheng to Kaiyang to bring Guo Jia to Xiapi, but the next day, Wang Zheng was busy inspecting counties and townships in Xiapi County, and he walked straight for half a month before returning.

When he arrived at the gate of Xiapi city at dusk, Wang Zheng did not return to the city, but went outside the city where refugees gathered. After a series of battles, not only people from other states fled into Xuzhou, especially Xiapi In the two counties of Guangling and Guangling, many displaced people gathered near several big cities.

At this time, the recruiting list has been posted on the city wall, just counting crosses, and the words are concise:

"Today's state animal husbandry recruits soldiers. Anyone who is young and strong and willing to join the army will be in charge of food, housing, and clothing; those who have made meritorious service in the army will be rewarded with land and money."

At this time, there were no people on the list. Considering the low literacy rate of the Han people, in the daytime, there will be a special person from the Tianji Camp to be responsible for explaining the meaning of the words, and recruiting and other matters.

Of course, there are very few people responding these days, and Wang Zheng doesn't care, and even specially emphasized that no strong men should be recruited. After all, he is very clear that the situation in the world will only deteriorate day by day. There will be more and more people, and there will be more and more people who volunteer to join the army.

After all, being a soldier is not only to satisfy food and clothing, but also the only chance for ordinary people in troubled times to stand out.

After watching the meeting, Wang Zheng walked to the east outside the city again. There was a refugee temporary housing area set up by the government under the order of Wang Zheng. Although it has not yet arrived, the nights in the wild in late autumn are already chilling.

As for relief in other aspects, such as food and so on, there are basically very few, which is better than nothing.

It's not that Wang Zheng is unwilling to help, in fact, he doesn't have much food left now, and considering that the future military expansion will cost more, he can only harden his heart.

The refugees couldn't eat three meals a day, mourning and crying everywhere.There are piles of rubbish everywhere, and the smell is suffocating. Occasionally, there are dirty children scurrying in front of the horse.Along the road, I saw many men and women kneeling on the side of the road with grass flags on their backs, but no one paid any attention to them.

There are a few hundreds of soldiers in the outermost regiment, but it is just a precautionary measure. In order to keep the stability of the city from being affected by refugee riots, Xu Fang specially arranged for the Celestial Army to be stationed. Without a military order, outsiders are not allowed to enter and leave casually.

"Starting tomorrow, we will regularly arrange people to clean up the garbage."

Looking at the filthy ground under his feet, Wang Zheng frowned, and immediately ordered, and secretly rejoiced that it was not summer.

Otherwise, under such an environment, it would be a strange thing that no disease would arise.

That's the most troublesome thing.

The city wall, the soldiers can stop the refugees from entering the city, but it is impossible to stop the spread of the plague.

"Here." Several civil servants in the company immediately responded respectfully.

"Is there a medical officer?" Wang Zheng thought for a while, then asked sideways.

"Report to Zhou Mu, yes." The accompanying official quickly replied: "There will be inspections in the morning and evening. If the refugees have diseases, ordinary diseases, the government will pay for the treatment and medication. If there is a serious illness, they will be quarantined first. .”

Wang Zheng nodded, turned around again, gave some instructions on the details that came to mind, then stopped looking, and rode back to the city.

As soon as he entered the county mansion, the guards on duty greeted him early and reported: "General, Mi Fang has been waiting at the Pianting for a long time."

"Oh?" Wang Zheng raised his eyebrows, he didn't have time to eat, so he called Mi Fang to see him first.

Not long after, the personal guard led Mi Fang to the front of the hall.

"Meet the lord."

"We have known each other for a long time, why should we be so polite?" Wang Zheng stepped forward to help him up, looked sideways at first, then smiled and said: "Mi Junqing has lost a lot, it seems that this trip has been quite hard."

While teasing, he ordered the maid to serve tea.

"It's hard work." Mi Fang's round face was full of awe: "Just traveling, whenever I think of my lord's trust, Fang Zi is always worried, fearing that I will disappoint the king's expectations, and I will inevitably feel restless."

"Haha." Wang Zheng couldn't help laughing, and chatted casually with Mi Fang about what he had seen on the road before getting to the point:

"I thought you would have to come back later, but it was earlier than expected. How are things going?"

"Before I left, the servants of various commercial firms in Qingzhou had already started to work. The general situation has been found out, and the candidates have been selected, so the efficiency is not slow."

After explaining something, Mi Fang first handed over a roster, and at the same time said seriously: "Just wait for the Lord to give an order, and then we can act!"

"Oh?" Wang Zheng's face showed joy when he heard the words, he was obviously very happy, and it was rare for him to lose his composure.

Now Xuzhou is generally peaceful. Although the family has to recuperate, it is not appropriate to use large-scale troops, but after all, the opportunity is rare. At present, Cao Cao and Yuan Shu in the west and south have not recovered from the battle, and their vitality has not recovered. Yuan Shao in Jizhou in the north is fighting Gongsun Zan again. Wang Zheng Don't want to miss the opportunity either.

There is a way to plan ahead. In troubled times, if one wants to survive, one must be self-improvement. Wang Zheng kept in mind the principle of "sailing against the current, if you don't advance, you will retreat", and your eyes have long been cast outside.

Xuzhou faces the sea in the east, Yangzhou in the southeast, Yuzhou in the west, and Yanzhou in the northwest. It can be said that none of them are easy to chew.

Therefore, there is naturally only one place where Wang Zheng is thinking at this time.

That is Qingzhou in the north, Beihai County where Kong Rong is located.

Such a solid persimmon, with Wang Zheng's current military strength, if he goes all out, it is very likely that he will be wiped out in one fell swoop.

Of course, Wang Zheng didn't want to spend too much effort precisely because his opponent was weak, especially after he had tasted the sweetness in Tan County.

How good it is to subdue the enemy without fighting, how easy it is?

So this time he looked at the North Sea, but he had the idea of ​​being a white wolf with empty hands from the beginning.

The task assigned to Mi Fang was not only to investigate the situation in Beihai, but also included the situation in other counties of Qingzhou, as well as the current battle situation between Tian Kai and Yuan Tan, governors of Qingzhou.

A king must know himself and his enemy,
He was not willing to spend money and effort even on such a major event as Beihai, such as expanding the territory. On the contrary, he had already considered sending troops on the issue of Qingzhou.

Once Tian Kai falls into a disadvantage, at the critical moment, his family will definitely provide assistance!

The governor of Qingzhou was said to be an ally of Liu Bei. According to reason, he and Wang Zheng were naturally enemies rather than friends.

But considering the overall situation, Wang Zheng could not just sit back and watch Qingzhou fall into the hands of Jizhou Mu Yuan Shao.

Without him, the threat is too great!

After all, the second generation ancestor has not turned against Cao Cao yet.

(End of this chapter)