Ji Han Liu Zhang

Chapter 9 Dong He
Dong He, who was waiting for the summons from Yizhou Mu in the waiting room, looked at the sunlight that had penetrated into the room. The sun had shifted a lot to the west.

He calculated the time, and it was probably too late. He would have to leave in a while. It seemed that he would not be able to receive the new Yizhou Shepherd Liu Zhang today.

He has been to the Prefectural Mufu several times, but he has never been able to meet Liu Zhang.

The surroundings were filled with people who were also waiting. Some people were already yawning repeatedly, and some people were sitting in an awkward posture. They had been waiting for too long and were tired, so they had to relax their posture.

Just wait a little longer, the upright Dong He thought to himself.

His original intention was not to come to see Liu Zhang. After all, the reputation of the new Yizhou Shepherd was not very good. He was said to be a bit weak. Good birds choose trees to rest. This Yizhou Shepherd is not a phoenix tree. According to his reputation, he can only be regarded as a phoenix tree. Cypress wood.

However, the current situation of the clan does not allow him to study behind closed doors and ignore his official career.

Yuan Shu.Thinking of this name, Dong He felt a burst of hatred.

His current situation is all due to Yuan Shu, the noble son of the fourth generation and the third prince, a noble son with no merit and good deeds.

Yuan Shuhui and Jiangdong Tiger Sun Jian killed Wang Rui, the former governor of Jingzhou, and Zhang Zi, the governor of Nanyang. Yuan Shu was extravagant and debauched, and imposed excessive taxes, which left the Nanyang area in ruins and many people died of hunger. At present, only one out of ten households in Nanyang can survive. .

Nanjun, which is close to Nanyang, was also frequently attacked by Yuan Shu's troops. In order to avoid being wiped out under Yuan Shu's rule, he led hundreds of his family members to migrate from Nanjun to Yizhou. Speaking of which, his ancestors were from Jiangzhou, Bajun, and came to Yizhou. Yizhou has finally returned to its homeland.

After migrating all the way from Jingzhou Nanjun to Bashu, most of the clan's wealth has been exhausted.There are now hundreds of members of the clan, including the old, the weak, the sick, and the disabled, all waiting for food.

For the sake of the clan, he had to come to see Liu Zhang many times, hoping to get an official position to support the clan members.

Dong He was known as Qianliju in the clan. He also considered himself to be knowledgeable and dignified. He was confident that as long as he could meet Liu Zhang and have a conversation, he would definitely get an official position.

Maybe because he had just arrived, Liu Zhang would not appoint him to a higher position. Dong He, the county magistrate of a county with ten thousand households, probably had no hope, but he thought he should be able to get a county magistrate with less than ten thousand households. If Liu Zhang really didn't If he knew people well, he would be willing to take the position of county magistrate.

Just when Dong He wanted to give up waiting and look for a way out, he heard that Wang Shang, who was engaged in the governance of Yizhou, liked to recommend wise men. Maybe he should go to Wang Shang's mansion first and ask Wang Shang to help recommend them. Waiting for Liu Zhang to summon him was not an option.

At this time, an alert young man stood in the sunshine at the door and asked the waiting people: "Who is Mr. Dong Youzai, please summon me?"

Under the envious gazes of the people around him, Dong He stood up at a gentle speed and cupped his hands towards the young man: "That's right."

Then Dong He moved forward under the guidance of the young man.

Pang Que guided Dong He through the front hall and towards the backyard.

Dong He followed Pang Que through the hall to transfer the property. He had some doubts. Following this young man, he was not walking on the way to the living room of the Zhou Mu Mansion. After passing through a door, there were pavilions, pavilions, ponds and smoke. This was the Zhou Mu Mansion. backyard.

Is Yizhou Mu Liu Zhang going to meet him here?Dong He, who had doubts, did not ask the young man who led the way, but followed quietly.

Turning around a rockery, Dong He saw the target of his trip, Yizhou Mu sitting in the pavilion.

Liu Zhang also saw Dong He brought by Pang Que. He stood up, raised his hands and asked, "But Mr. Dong Youzai."

After hearing this, Dong He quickly walked to a place a few feet in front of Liu Zhang and saluted: "Dong He of Nanjun, whose courtesy name is Youzai, has met Liu Shijun."

Liu Zhang stepped forward, took Dong He's hand, helped him up, and comforted him: "Youzai set out from Nanjun, traveled through mountains and rivers, and came to Shu. It is not easy to travel westward."

"Youzai, please take a seat." He asked Dong He to sit down in the pavilion, and at the same time told Pang Que: "Ziman, get some wine, and Youzai and I will have a few drinks."

Hearing Liu Zhang's comforting words, Dong He couldn't help but feel warm in his heart. Hundreds of members of his clan traveled all the way from Nanjun to Yizhou. They suffered a lot on the way. Many relatives died on the way because of the long distance and hard work, and they could not adapt to the climate. It can be buried on the spot, but it cannot send the soul of the deceased back to his hometown. "Thank you very much for your inquiry, and I am deeply moved." He thanked Liu Zhang, and at the same time observed the newly-appointed Yizhou Shepherd, who was about seven or eight feet tall, with a calm face, majestic concealment, and as steady as a mountain in his movements.

Liu Zhang was also sizing up Dong He. He was 26 or [-] years old, with a fair face and no beard, elegant and elegant, and perfect etiquette. He was wearing coarse cloth and wide clothes, but it didn't make people feel shabby, but gave him an air of poverty.

Sure enough, as in history, Dong He was a frugal and poor man.

When the drinks came, Liu Zhang filled a glass for Dong He, and then poured a glass for himself.

He raised his wine glass and said to Dong He, "Youzai, please drink this glass to the full."

Dong He also raised his wine glass, slightly lower than the height of Liu Zhang's wine glass: "Your Majesty, please."

After three drinks, the atmosphere was harmonious.

For Liu Zhang, wine is a good thing that can quickly bring people together.

Liu Zhang asked: "Youzai, why did your whole family come to Yizhou from Nanjun?"

Dong He put down his wine glass and answered Liu Zhang's question with a hint of bitterness in his tone: "There is great chaos in Yunei now, and Nanjun is accessible by water. It is the place of the Four Wars. In order to protect the clan, we can only move west to Yizhou."

"Speaking of which, my ancestors were originally from Jiangzhou, Bajun. When they came to Yizhou, it was like a fallen leaf returning to its roots and a wanderer returning to his hometown."

When Liu Zhang heard Dong He's reasons, he shook his head meaningfully: "It is true that Nanjun was the place of the Fourth War, but the reason why Youzai's family moved westward is probably related to the current general Yuan Shu."

He revealed in one sentence the real reason why Dong He's clan moved westward.

After hearing this, Dong He knew that he could no longer hide it, so he could only tell the truth: "Let me see clearly, Sun Jian, the governor of Changsha, killed Wang Rui, the governor of Jingzhou, and attached himself to the general Yuan Shu. Yuan Shu is currently stationed in Nanyang. In Nanyang, he does not practice laws and regulations, and all military affairs The baggage was not collected by officials, but looted from the people of Nanyang, and the people suffered greatly."

"Furthermore, Yuan Shu was extravagant and plundered the people when he lacked supplies. Nanyang was short of supplies, so rebels fled everywhere, some of them to Nanjun. Many clans in Nanjun were wiped out by the rebels."

"The He clan has only a few hundred members and cannot resist the strong soldiers. Moreover, Sun Jian, the fierce tiger from the east of the Yangtze River, is under the command of Yuan Shu. He has no choice but to lead the clan, old and young, to move west to Yizhou."

Dong He told the real reason in one breath. He originally did not want to tell Liu Zhang about the faults of Yuan Shu, the noble son born in the fourth generation and third generation. After all, his status was not enough to comment on Yuan Shu, the later general.

"Yuan Jiujiu is really the withered bones in the tomb." Liu Zhang expressed history's evaluation of Yuan Shu.

Compared with Yuan Shao, the step-son of the Yuan family, Yuan Shu, the real son of the Yuan family, is not even worse than 01:30.Yuan Shaoneng's eagle flew over the river, overwhelming Cao Cao and suffocating him.Yuan Shu was a loser, but he only acted in reverse and harmed the people. He couldn't even drink honey before he died.

'Withered bones in the tomb. When Dong He heard this, he murmured a few times, and his eyes lit up. This metaphor was really appropriate.

He raised his wine glass and signaled to Liu Zhang: "What you said is exactly what you said. It should come to light."

The two had a drink together and criticized Yuan Shu, a thug. They had a common enemy and their relationship took a step closer.

Now it’s time to get down to business.

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(End of this chapter)