Three Kingdoms: At the beginning, Lu Bu was mistaken for his father-in-law

Chapter 191 1

The reception banquet has not yet been set up, a handsome young man with a well-defined face, thin brows, and bright eyes walked in, bowed his hands to Zhang Yang, and said, "Your Majesty."

"You are welcome, Zhong Da, take your seat quickly, and I will recommend a talented person for you later." Sima Yi, who was 21 years old at the time, was considered a junior in front of Zhang Yang, but Zhang Yang's attitude towards him was enough to save face.

The Sima family, in the entire Sili, is second only to Hongnong Yang's big family in strength, with countless money and food, and many disciples, let alone Zhang Yang, even Cao Cao has to be afraid.

Whoever can get the support of the Sima family is tantamount to getting the help of half of Sili Prefecture.

Therefore, Zhang Yang was very happy about Sima Yi's initiative to come to the door to take up a job, but he was very confused in his heart.

You must know that Sima Fang's attitude was very dissociated when he visited in the past. He belonged to an intermediate state where he did not offend you but did not support you.

Now that people are here, Zhang Yang is naturally regarded as the guest of honor.

How did he know that Sima Yi's arrival would actually be a thousand hardships, let alone a mere Zhang Yang, even if he went to Xuchang to take a job, he would not be interested.

But it’s okay not to come, Zhang Wang ran to Sima Fang after returning to Hanoi and cried in front of Sima Fang, detailing all kinds of inhuman experiences he had suffered in Xuchang, begging Sima Fang to save his life.

The two families were family friends, and the Zhang family was not considered a big family in Hanoi, but their influence was not small. In addition, Cao Cao deliberately promoted Sima Lang, and Sima Fang knew in his heart that these three things were tied together. Can't escape.

After all, Zhang Yang is in Hanoi, and apart from Sima's family, other people are really hard to shake.

But Sima Fang was not a fool either. For whom did Zhang Yang leave Hanoi for such a long time to go to Qingzhou? Of course it was Lu Bu, and he knew about it.

To take Hanoi, the most direct way is to send government soldiers to Huai County to cooperate with Cao Jun. Zhang Yang can be taken in a day or two, but this means turning against Lu Bu directly, and leaving a bad name. This is something Sima Fang cannot do. willing to accept.

After thinking about it for a while, Sima Fang didn't think of an overly perfect solution. If there is no improvement, he might consider giving up Zhang Wang.

At this time, Sima Yi stood up, and he, who was about the same age as Lin Mo, also saw the crux of the problem. Cao Cao wanted to use the hands of the Sima family to remove Zhang Yang, and at the same time drive the Sima family to the opposite side of Lu Bu.

In a word, Cao Cao killed two birds with one stone. He not only uprooted Zhang Yang, but also tied the Sima family to the Cao family's chariot.

You can't just refuse directly, the promotion of Sima Lang is a blow to the Sima family, and now it's no different than before, just after hearing of Yuan Shao's death, anyone with a discerning eye knows that the next place in the Northern Kingdom is where Cao Lu will fight for the throne.

And the winner between the two is the new round of Central Plains overlord.

Rao is as smart as Sima Yi, and he will not be able to judge who will win the battle between Cao and Lu for a while. As the family's consistent policy, either bet on both sides, or wait for them to decide the result before making a choice.

Sima Yi's choice was the latter, and he would not offend either side until the winner was decided.

However, Zhang Yang still wanted to get rid of it. This was an explanation from the Sima family to Cao Cao. The difference was that when Zhang Yang was removed this time, the Sima family had to leave no traces behind, on the premise that they would not offend Lu Bu.

For this reason, Sima Yi went to Huai County in person to deal with Zhang Yang without revealing any traces.

Outside the hall, a woman who was over the age of [-] and wearing a green dress walked in. Her eyes were as bright as water, and the skin on her face was chapped due to the dryness of the wasteland, but there was a refined temperament between her glances.

"Cai Yan, the girl of the people, whose name is Zhaoji, thanks to the prefect Zhang for helping the girl escape from the wolf's den." Cai Yan probably didn't know that decades later, because of the son of the wolf-watching man at the banquet, As a result, her name was changed from Cai Zhaoji to Cai Wenji.

Of course, under the current history of this world, she will only be called Cai Zhaoji forever, and will not change her name to Cai Wenji.

Zhang Yang looked Cai Yan up and down. During the chaos in Guanzhong, he was looted by the Huns to the Hexi Grassland. Lin Mo told him about it.

Then, the first thing he did when he returned to Hanoi was to ask someone to take [-] gold to the tribe of the Huns to redeem Cai Yan.

"There is no need to be too polite. Although I also rely on your father's style of Confucianism, I am not the one who saved you. I just did it for you."

As he spoke, Zhang Yang pointed to a place not far away, "Sit down."

Cai Yan did not sit down immediately, because she was free from the Xiongnu in Hexi, all the way to Hanoi, she was always curious about who saved her and who still remembered her.

If his father hadn't died back then, with the Cai family's influence, some people would be willing to help, but the tea is cold. Once Cai Yong died, who would remember this talented girl Cai Yan?

"May I ask Prefect Zhang, who is doing the work for you? Can you tell the name so that the girls will remember it in their hearts and be grateful."

"My nephew Lin Mo, you should have heard his name before?"

From Zhang Yang's point of view, Lin Mo's name is now louder than Lu Bu's. She completely forgot that Cai Yan has been trapped on the prairie. How could she know anything about the Central Plains? She shook her head slowly, as she was very unfamiliar with this name.

On the other hand, Sima Yi's eyes flashed with brilliance, and he took the initiative to agree: "Prefect of Pengcheng, Marquis of Lanling Lin Mo, Lin Yunwen."

"Oh? Zhongda has also heard the name of my nephew?"

"The Marquis of Lanling is very famous in the Central Plains. No one knows it. I heard that this man is more than a demon, and he is known for his skills. He is the reason for the rise of the Marquis Wen." Just kidding, these big families don't know which princes? , don't know how to bet?

In fact, most of the major families' fear of Lu Bu came from Lin Mo.

"That is, that is. If Fengxian hadn't recruited such a good son-in-law, it would be hard for him to achieve what he is today."

Zhang Yang laughed loudly, and said to You Rongyan, "But having said that, you are about the same age as my nephew, and there will be a chance to get together in the future, and it will surely become the name of Shuangbi."

"Your Majesty's absurd praise, I don't dare to do it."

The conversation between the two made Cai Yan feel surprised and confused.

A person who is a few years younger than himself is already the prefect of a county, and he worshiped the Marquis of Lanling. It stands to reason that such a dazzling person should not be interested in an unknown person who lives in the wasteland.

However, in their conversation, Cai Yan also caught a piece of information, the only names she was familiar with, Wen Hou Lu Bu, Lu Fengxian.

Lu Bu and Cai Yong knew each other well. After all, they were officials in one dynasty when they were in Luoyang City, and everyone was a member of the Central Committee.

However, the relationship between them is far from familiar, why such a large sum of money was paid to save her, this puzzle has always lingered in my mind.

"I would like to ask Taishou Zhang, do you know why Lin Houye spared no expense to save the daughter of the people?"

Cai Yan leaned back, bowed his head and said, "I'm sorry, the kindness to women is as deep as the sea. If he sees the benefactor someday and doesn't understand the reason, he may be offended."

She has stayed on the prairie for five years. During these five years, she has been in fear all day long. As a vulgar nomadic tribe, there is no etiquette at all. The lady is graceful.

Of course, some things are carved into the bones, and over time, they will always recover.

"I don't know why he saved you."

Zhang Yang himself was also very puzzled, how could Cai Yan's body be worth [-] gold, which was only worth a hundred catties, since [-] gold could support the army for half a year if used as military expenses, what a prodigal.

Then he waved his hand, "It's okay, you can eat first, I will send someone to escort you to Xuzhou after a few days of rest, and then you can ask him face to face."

Hearing this, Cai Yan nodded slightly, and didn't dare to have any other opinions, as if she was used to obeying, even if she had returned to the Central Plains, the shadows that shrouded her heart could not be dispelled in a short while.

What's more, Wei Zhongdao is dead, and Cai Yong is also dead. In this world, she is like a rootless duckweed. Where else can she go if she doesn't go to Xuzhou.

Among other things, just for Lin Mo's great kindness in saving her life, he had to kneel down and thank him face to face in order to express his inner gratitude.

Moreover, she really wanted to find out who Lin Mo was and why he saved her.

Prefect of Pengcheng, Marquis of Lanling
Anfeng County is not what it used to be.

After Yuan Shu proclaimed himself emperor, there was a famine here, and the most exaggerated time was to the point where the people changed their sons to eat each other.

Later, Shouchun was destroyed, and Yuan Shu fled to Anfeng, but this guy didn't want to make a comeback, he closed the city gate all day long and enjoyed it, and the forces outside were completely out of control and didn't care.

In addition, Liu Bei, Cao Cao and Lu Bu fought another battle here, and this place was once reduced to ruins.

However, Lin Mo later used the positions of important officials at all levels in Anfeng as a bargaining chip, and reached an agreement with Liu Ye that the Huainan family would be responsible for restoring order in Anfeng, and Huainan scholars would serve as important officials at all levels in Anfeng.

When the agreement was first made, the position of the prefect was not included, so in the end, Chen Deng was appointed as the prefect.

But this prefect is not easy to be. Just think, except for yourself, all the people under you are from another faction. How can the government and orders be unified?
Often it was Chen Deng who issued an order, and the scholars in Huainan made another set of strategies, which seemed to be somewhat empty.

When Lin Mo did this at the beginning, his original intention was to use the power of the Chen family, the number one family in Xuzhou, to balance the situation in Anfeng. No matter where the family is, one family cannot dominate, otherwise it will definitely be out of balance.

At the beginning, they did pretty well. Chen Deng fought back and forth with the Huainan gang under his command, but after a long time, he was a little bit powerless.

Up to now, Chen Deng has already shown a bad attitude, especially when he saw Xu Shu as the prime minister of Pengcheng County, he felt even more uncomfortable.

What kind of thing is he, Xu Shu, a guy from a poor family, but he set up a sky lantern during the war, and just like that, he got into the position of Pengcheng Juncheng, and he went straight to the top, right?

His Chen family has been asking for money and people for people over the years. When Lu Bu was in the most difficult time, it was him, Chen Deng, who came forward to contact various families to rush to make Quyuanli and keel waterwheels.

Yes, it is true that you, Lin Yunwen, invented the quyuanli and the keel waterwheel, but without me, Chen Deng, would you be where you are today?
Jia Xu paid homage to the governor of the East China Sea, and someone like Ruo Rong became the governor of Langya. He, Chen Yuanlong, has made great achievements, but he can only come to Anfeng to deal with the Huainan scholars.

Why!

He knew that in the final analysis, he just couldn't enter Lu Ying's power center.

It's nothing now, but if this situation continues in the future, the Chen family will be marginalized, and in the end, let alone relying on Lu Zhigong to make it bigger, I'm afraid they will be suppressed by Ruo Rong, losing the heritage of Xuzhou's first family .

In fact, it was miserable, but Lu Su was even worse, and he is still the magistrate of Guangling County, but Lu Zijing can bear it, but it doesn't mean that Chen Yuanlong can also accept it.

Looking at a report on the table in front of him, Chen Deng already had some thoughts in his mind.

"Yuan Shao is dead, and it's a good time to die. The situation in the Central Plains is about to change dramatically. Who will become the second Central Plains overlord?"

Whispering, three burly men walked in from outside the hall, bowed their hands to Chen Deng, "Your Majesty."

"Hahaha, whether you are a Fujun or not, they are all old acquaintances, just call me Yuanlong."

Chen Deng stood up from his chair, and greeted him with a smile, "I wanted to give you a welcome banquet when you came here, but at that time you were on military affairs, if you delayed, you might be criticized, but now everything is done All right, take your seat quickly.

Come on, serve wine and meat! "

Cao Xing, Cheng Lian and Song Xian smiled bitterly, sighed and took their seats one after another.

Soon, wine and meat were arranged in the hall, and the four of them began to eat meat, drink in big bowls, and talk passionately.

"I heard that Zilong worshiped General Dangkou for his great achievements this time, which is really amazing; Zhang Xiu was also worshiped as General Polu; Chu Nan even directly worshiped General Zhonglang; even Xingba, who had the worst military achievements I was worshiped as the naval commander and went to train the navy."

After hearing this, the three of them couldn't help but put down the wine glasses in their hands, with depressed expressions on their faces.

This time, Cao Xing was ordered to be stationed in Anfeng, Song Xian was stationed in Lujiang, and Cheng Lian was arranged in Jiujiang, and they all resumed their school captain status.

On the way here, they were quite happy, after all, Xue Zang's predicament had been resolved.

However, people are afraid of comparison, and compared with other people who have been promoted, it makes me feel uncomfortable.

Forget about Zhang Xiu, after all, he brought soldiers and horses to join him, so it's not too much to give to a Polu general, but you, Zhao Yun, have only been in Xuzhou for how long, and you are worthy of being a general?

And Wei Yue, back then we were all brothers who came out of the same barracks. When Song Xian was the corps leader, he was still a pawn. Now all the good guys have become Zhonglang generals.

And they, after so many years, are still standing still, how can this not be uncomfortable.

Therefore, after receiving such a highly inductive remark from Chen Deng, the three of them all had gloom on their faces.

"Don't be sad, anyway, you have also kept your identity as a captain."

Chen Deng held the wine jar, poured wine for them one by one, and said casually: "I am worse than you, don't look at me as the prefect of Anfeng, but how many things can I really decide on my own?
Apart from inviting you guys to drink, it seems that there is nothing else I can decide. "

"Yuanlong's words are over. You are the prefect of a county, how can you compare with us." Cao Xing retorted.

If you count by military rank, you have to be a general of Zhonglang to be able to stand shoulder to shoulder with the prefect.

"No way, just like you, I don't know how to please Yunwen."

Wuhu, after saying this, the topic was unified. After the three of them looked at each other, they tacitly chose not to speak, and raised their wine glasses to respect Chen Deng.

Sometimes, you don't need to speak, the eyes can tell everything.

The unwillingness and indignation in the eyes of the three were all seen by Chen Deng, and there were some things that need not be said too thoroughly.

Marquis Wen, if you don’t give me something, don’t blame me for taking it myself.
　I originally planned to ask for leave, but I still insisted on writing a chapter. I will try to make up this update tomorrow or two days.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)