Chapter 252 Prestige and Repercussions

Prestige is a good thing, and the Xun family naturally needs to brush up their reputation points, but this time the protagonist is Li Ming.

He became the prefect at the age of 20 (although it was bought with money), and soon after he took office, he incorporated dozens of mountain villages outside the counties of Kuaiji County, which added a lot of population to the answer and eliminated many hidden dangers.

In the first half of last year, no large-scale riots broke out in Kuaiji County.At the same time, Zu Chong of Danyang County, and Yan Baihu of Wu County, the two great commanders, have now been put to death. Li Ming defeated many with less, and while calming down the bandit chaos, he indirectly promoted the stability of Wu County and Danyang County. Therefore, the prefects of the two counties are also happy to be a favor and promote him.

In fact, in the entire Central Plains, as long as the Xun family, or even the areas involved in the Xin's Chamber of Commerce, news of Li Ming will spread. The 20-year-old prefect is already an attractive chewer, let alone such a feat in such a short period of time.

For a while, Li Ming's prestige in the big man skyrocketed, and he himself successfully entered the ranks of "famous scholars".At least in most major cities, the common people are beginning to know that the Great Han has a prefect named 'Li Ming'.

"The year before last, Dad served as a soldier under his command..." Many of the soldiers who joined Li Ming's command in Yingchuan may have been disabled, but when they mentioned Li Ming, they only had pride in their hearts.

"Daddy is amazing!" Hearing what his father said, the child cheered excitedly, and the old man's vanity was also satisfied.

"Master, I heard that there is a lot of smog in the south of the Yangtze River, there are countless snakes, insects, rats and ants, and there are ghosts and monsters. Why do you think the adults have gone there? It can't be, have you been demoted?" Asked a little worried about the work at work.

"Listen to what is said outside?" The old soldier suddenly became unhappy, "How many great things has your lord done in Kuaiji now? Since he chose to go to Kuaiji, he has his reasons..."

"Head of the family, if Jiangnan is really okay, do you think we should move there too? You can see that the Central Plains seem to be getting less and less peaceful..." The wife couldn't help but suggested.

"I am like this, what else can I do?" The old soldier gestured at his crippled left hand and smiled wryly.Fortunately, the adults were benevolent and taught him how to make steamed buns. They made a batch of steamed buns and sold them every day, and they also made a lot of money. With the rewards from before, it would be no problem to eat a small dish of meat for three to five days.

"Big deal, let's continue selling steamed buns in Jiangnan!" The wife suggested.

"That's good! I really miss my lord! Now that he has a family, I don't know if he needs a servant..." The old soldier stood up slowly, as if he had already made a decision.

Similar things happened in many places, especially when the business traveler publicized that Li Ming had developed an insect repellant, and the ghosts (parasitic diseases) in the south of the Yangtze River could finally be cured, many people had the idea of ​​going south.

It is relatively difficult to leave the homeland. In February, Jiangxia rebelled, and the troops led by Zhao Ci captured Nanyang, and the Nanyang prefect Qin Jie was killed; Qingzhou has Qingzhou Yellow Turban, which seems to have become more irritable recently; His Majesty was just about to send someone to conquer.I feel that there is no safe place in the Central Plains or even in the Hebei area. Maybe you can consider Jiangnan.

The humble scholars and warriors among the people are also ready to move, and everyone can see that a brand new family is about to rise!It's just that this aristocratic family is still very weak, and the ability to protect itself may still be insufficient. At this time, if it is a timely gift, there will be no benefits!In particular, I don't know where it was reported that Li Ming copied all of Lantai's books...

It is not known whether it is true or not, but it is said that it is because of this that he had to retreat to Kuaiji County as the prefect to avoid suspicion.Judging from the history of Li Ming's fortune, this matter is probably true to a large extent!

"George, do you regret not following?" In the tavern in Luoyang City, Xin Ping poured a glass of wine for Sim Pi.

"No regrets!" Simpi shook his head, "Li Ming seems to have more and more capable people. My current level is past, and it is impossible to get ahead! Why don't you take this opportunity to enrich your martial arts and culture in Luoyang? Your Majesty wants Conquering the Zhao Ci Department in Nanyang, I plan to go there and fight hard, and if I am lucky, I will go to Lantai to read books!"

"It's just that I'm worried. Li Ming won't be able to trust you when the time comes!" Xin Ping was rather worried. He was destined to join Yuan Shao, and it was the Xin family's decision. He joined Yuan Clan together.

At least as he is worried now, if Xin Pi wants to seek refuge with the Yuan Clan, Yuan Shao or Yuan Shu may not necessarily believe him.Even if he joins his subordinates, what's the point of being constantly guarded against, even if he doesn't even exist? !

"Li Ming came from a poor family, and loyalty comes first in many things. As long as I treat him with sincerity, why worry?" Simpi smiled. After all, he had been with Li Ming for a while, and Simpi understood Li Ming's personality.

"Some things are not publicized, but you have to be mentally prepared!" Xin Ping lowered his voice, "I heard that Li Ming improved the formula of the medicinal bath, which can increase the effect by [-]%! It has been used in the palace, but it seems that it has not been popularized yet! There is also news that Li Ming tamed a huge boar as a mount, but it was a spirit beast!"

"I didn't expect him to have such a high achievement in such a short period of time..." Xin Pi was stunned for a while, and then shook his head with a wry smile. He thought he had worked hard enough, but in front of Li Ming's performance, Still far from enough to see.

At the same time, on the other side of Luoyang, in Zhou's mansion, Luoyang ordered Zhou Yi, and his brothers Zhou Zhong and Zhou Shang were all here.The elder brother Zhou Chong, the Marquis of Anyang Township, is not here.

"Brother, with your talent, it's not a problem even if you become a county magistrate directly. Why did you agree to be a county magistrate?" Zhou Yi looked at his second brother Zhou Shang with a little worry. Yaomei and Shanyue are in trouble, unless those aristocratic families in Jiangdong, or criminal officials who have committed crimes, who would like to be an official there?
As for the orders of the Emperor Han, they just leave with their seals. There are quite a few people who leave with their seals these days, and it has even become a trend.Are there fewer cases of those famous people going away with their seals?In the end, isn't the imperial court eager to invite others back? !

"I'm not interested in the county magistrate, but I'm interested in Li Ming!" Zhou Shang said with a smile, "I'm curious about the existence of being able to tame the spirit beast, how it will affect the situation of the big man! The key is I'm also very curious, who is he? A loyal minister, a treacherous minister, or an out-and-out careerist!"

"So what? Who is he, and what does he have to do with us?" Zhou Yi asked.

"It's a big problem!" Zhou Shang smiled and shook his head, "Although he is the governor of Kuaiji, who knows if he will become the governor of Yangzhou in the future? Don't forget, our ancestral land is the Lujiang River under the rule of Yangzhou. County Shu County!"

"Uncle, I also want to visit Jiangnan!" Little Zhou Yu cupped his hands and said, as a junior, it was not easy for him to intervene easily, but among the third-generation children, he was regarded as a direct descendant who was mainly trained, so he was qualified to speak.

Don't you see, the three generations of children around him, even his elder brother, are not even qualified to speak at this moment, so they can only look enviously at Zhou Yu speaking there.

"Gong Jin, tell me what you think!" Before Zhou Yi could speak, fourth uncle Zhou Zhong spoke.

"I heard that the Xun family is going to open Kuaiji Academy in Shanyin County, and that Xun's resources will gradually transfer to Kuaiji County. This is really an important signal. According to rumors, Li Ming is actually the honorary head of Kuaiji Academy. His father and two Does this uncle know what this means?" Zhou Yu said slowly.

"Li Ming is cultivating a team of talents for himself! Haha, it seems that there is no need to distinguish. I am afraid that Li Ming is not a loyal minister. Do you want to report to His Majesty?" Zhou Yi quickly realized and laughed.

"Your Majesty probably already knew, but what I didn't expect was to indulge him like this!" Zhou Shang shook his head. Zhou Yu, who was twelve years old, could analyze things. Could it be that Emperor Han was a fool?

"Your Majesty's behavior is getting more and more weird. This is not the way to be a king!" Zhou Yi shook his head.

"Brother is too decent to suffer!" Zhou Zhong said suddenly.In his opinion, Zhou Yi is talented, but he is too upright, so that he inevitably lacks some contacts in the officialdom, otherwise he would not be just Luo Yang Ling.

You know, Gaozu and greatgrandfather, even their uncles, were all Sangongs!It's just that the three of them don't know that Zhou Zhong, who is the most taciturn and the youngest of the four brothers, has actually become one of the three princes in history.
"Continue!" Zhou Zhong continued to look at Zhou Yu.

"Yu is somewhat interested in rhythm, and has studied piano art under Cai Gong's family for several months. Hearing that Cai Gong also teaches at Kuaiji Academy, I naturally plan to go to listen to some teachings.

The key is the matter of spirit beasts. It is recorded that those who can tame spirit beasts include Xiang Yu, Han Xin, Huo Qubing, Li Ling, and Duan Yu. Rang Yu was quite curious, and took a closer look to see what kind of existence he was! "Zhou Yu cupped his hands and said.

In the final analysis, curiosity is still at work, but the three adults are not surprised. Zhou Yu is only 12 years old, so it is normal to have a strong curiosity.

"Hehe, let Gongjin follow me when I go south this time!" Zhou Shang laughed, "Besides, third brother, you are busy with work and don't have much time to teach Gongjin. At his age, it's good to go out for a walk! Since Li Ming has been able to solve the problem of demons, so be careful, Jiangnan is also a dangerous place."

"Alright!" Zhou Yi hesitated for a while, "Gongjin, this time going south, you must listen to your uncle!"

"Dad, don't worry!" Zhou Yu said happily after receiving the answer. As for the other two cousins, they could only watch with envy that Zhou Yu got the opportunity to travel this time.

However, no one knows that in some dark places, some people pay attention to other places.

"Do you know? According to the information, that bitch Zhang Ning seems to have entered Yan Baihu's territory, and now he may have fallen into Li Ming's hands!" Yuan Kai looked at his brother Yuan Feng.

""Taiping Yaoshu" and "Taiping Heart Sutra", I'm afraid His Majesty is more anxious than us! Not to mention those yellow scarf thieves!" Yuan Feng smiled lightly. Li Ming really took in Zhang Ning, so it is equivalent to getting a hot piece. potato.

"We can't just sit and watch others get it!" Yuan Kai said affirmatively.

"Of course!" Yuan Feng has already stepped down from the position of the third prince, and his health has been a bit bad in recent years, so he only hopes that before he dies, the influence of the Yuan Clan can be further expanded, at least a little.

At the same time, in Hanzhong County.

"I received the news that Zhang Ning is now in Li Ming's hands!" Shen Yue said excitedly, he knew what it meant.

"It's just Hanzhong County, it's too far away from Jiangdong!" Liu Ting naturally understood the seriousness of the matter, but they were beyond their reach, so they could only sigh silently.

"It doesn't matter, even if we can't get it, at least the other Yellow Turbans won't get it either! Qingzhou Yellow Turbans are said to have begun to go south, and I'm afraid they will soon enter Xuzhou territory, and it will only be a matter of time before they enter Wu County! Not to mention, Langye Could it be that you can face it calmly?" Shen Yue rolled her eyes, and had already thought of a solution.

Anyway, let this piece of hot potato burn your hands, it would be best to burn Li Ming to death!
"Shen Yue, you are too bad!" Liu Ting smiled, but did not refuse. "Taiping Heart Sutra" is just a mysterious middle-grade exercise. It doesn't matter if you want it or not. The key is "Taiping Essentials", which contains training methods for yellow turban warriors, yellow turban warriors and shadow guards, as well as the legendary method of raising Taoist soldiers. Other methods such as talismans and seals are also drool-worthy.

In other places, many rangers or warriors in the wild have received news one after another.Different from those speculators, they all have real talents and real learning. It's just that they have backgrounds and other issues, and they can't take formal paths to become officials.

"The strongest warrior of the younger generation? Interesting!" In Peiguo, Yuzhou, a ranger killed a group of thieves who blocked the road and robbed him. He learned of Li Ming's existence while talking to the rescued caravan.

"I'll meet you here and there!" The man smiled, accepted the caravan's thank you gift, and then went straight south.

There are many similar situations, among which the most resonant ones are actually rangers or outsiders in Yangzhou.

"Zigang, Xuzhou is already a place of right and wrong, why don't you and I move to Jiangdong? Kuaiji seems to be a good place!" Zhang Zhao picked up the wine glass and leaned on the Taishi chair to have a drink comfortably.

The furniture spread from Kuaiji is this kind of 'livable' brand furniture, which has begun to radiate to the surroundings. Some wealthy families in Xuzhou have ordered it, and even started to imitate it.

"Let's go!" The man opposite Zhang Zhao, Guangling Zhang Hong, thought about it and finally made a decision.

Xuzhou has no danger to defend. If the Qingzhou Yellow Turbans go south, then their small family may be directly unlucky.Instead of sitting still and waiting to die, it is better to make plans as early as possible.Even if you don't move directly to Kuaiji, you can transfer property on a small scale.

As for Li Ming, I'm afraid he didn't expect that his reputation has been publicized multiple times, and it has been completely publicized.Not to mention being famous all over the world, he is also a dignified celebrity.

At this moment, he still practices martial arts every day, and then pays attention to the workshop and government affairs.Since he introduced Arabic numerals and used them in parallel with Chinese numerals, it has become less easy for petty officials to cheat on accounts.At least Xi Zhicai and Jia Xu didn't get their reputations in vain, and they had Xun Biao's checks on top of them, so they could be foolproof.

Perhaps pregnant women became more sensitive, and Xun Cai's emotional fluctuations began to become a little stronger.As her husband, Li Ming spends most of her time at home with her, which keeps Xun Cai in a good state of mind.

After learning about this, Xun Biao and Xun Fai, who had already arrived in Kuaiji County, nodded in satisfaction. After all, the resentment towards Li Ming, the brother-in-law of the two sister-in-laws, has been diluted a lot.

 4000+ big chapters, after all, I don't really want to separate the upper and lower chapters.

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