Cao Thief

Chapter 619 Great Sage of Nanyang (22)

The condition is good or bad...

Kavinka's desire to ecstasy!

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Cao Peng formed a township party in Zhongyang Town, not a "party" imprisoned by the party.

In fact, this is just a regional group headed by the Cao family.Cao Cao also has a township party!After the rise of Cao Cao, Qiao County gave Li great support.Among the Caowei Group, there are many scholars from Qiao County who hold important positions.The same is true for Cao Peng. He needs to gather a huge township party force in Nanyang to help him gain a firm foothold and resist Liu Bei's power.

The three-day assembly line passed in the blink of an eye.

Although Cao Peng paid a large sum of money and silk, he also gained a lot.

Huang Yueying and Xia Houzhen decided to stay in Zhongyang Town temporarily to supervise the repair of the ancestral house.

Since Cao Peng wants to form a township party, the repair of this ancestral house is not a simple matter.According to Cao Peng's idea, it is to restore the previous houses.But Huang Yueying and Xia Houzhen disagreed.Now that Cao Peng has become a representative figure of Zhongyang Town, Cao's ancestral house and Wang's mansion must be constructed to make it the most representative landmark of Zhongyang Town.

With such a calculation, the amount of work is not small.

It is necessary to purchase the land first, then design the mansion, and then break the ground.

Purchase land?

It's not difficult...

Isn't it easy for the dignified Nanyang County prefect to buy a mansion in his hometown?As for the design of the mansion, Huang Yueying was in charge.

At the same time, Huang Yueying liked the environment of Zhongyang Town very much.

It is surrounded by mountains and rivers, the scenery is beautiful, and it is quite quiet and elegant.

Huang Yueying was going to stay in Zhongyang Town and start an extremely important research.

Cao Peng couldn't do anything about it.Huang Yueying is a very assertive woman, if she has made up her mind, it will be difficult to make changes.

Xia Houzhen wanted to accompany Huang Yueying in Zhongyang Town and supervise the construction of the mansion at the same time.

In this way, when Cao Peng left Zhongyang Town on the first day of the first lunar month, his entourage was reduced by more than half...

Cai Di was left in Zhongyang Town.

More than 100 servants were also left in Zhongyang Town.

In addition, there are [-] white camel soldiers temporarily stationed in Zhongyang Town, responsible for protecting Huang Yueying and Xia Houzhen.However, when Cao Peng left Zhongyang Town, he also took dozens of young people from Zhongyang Town with him.Among them, Chen Shi, as the tooth general, went to Wuyin with Cao Peng.

Chen Shi has been hunting in Zhongyang Mountain all year round. He is agile and powerful.

At the same time, he is very familiar with the situation in Wuyin County and can give Cao Peng great help.

Reluctantly saying goodbye to Huang Yueying's two daughters, Cao Peng led his chariots and horses to Wuyin County.Later that day, the chariots and horses arrived outside Wuyin County.

Jia Xu did not come forward to greet her.

However, Lu Chang, the county magistrate of Wuyin County, led Wuyin's large and small officials, as well as local gentry, to welcome Cao Peng's arrival in the receiving official pavilion ten miles away from Wuyin.

Jia Xu, the governor of Yuzhou, the doctor of the Taizhong, is waiting in the pavilion.

As for Cao Peng, he was only the prefect of Nanyang County, the captain of Mianshui, and Marquis of Wuting.

In addition to the equal title, Cao Peng's official position is much different from Jia Xu's.Since ancient times, there have been virtuous monarchs welcoming high-ranking scholars, but there is no saying that superior officials welcome inferior officials.Jia Xu's official rank is far higher than Cao Peng's, so it is reasonable that he did not come out to greet him, Cao Peng is not surprised.

Lu Chang, a native of Bowang in Nanyang, is quite famous.

Before leading the county magistrate, when Xiahou Dun defeated Wancheng, it was Lu Chang who led his troops and horses to resist the attack of Liu Bei's army, which made Cao Jun stabilize his position.After Jia Xu took over, he transferred Lu Chang from Zhixian County to Wuyin to take up the post of Wuyin Order.

Although he is still the chief official of a county, his rank has improved.

In Jia Xu's words: Yuan Rang was stationed in Nanyang for two years, and his greatest achievement was discovering the talent of Lu Chang...

It can be seen that Lu Chang is indeed not simple.

Surrounded by everyone, Cao Peng entered Wuyin County.

Even though he is from Wuyin County, in fact, he has never been to Wuyin.

In other words, Cao Peng's predecessor had been here before, but since he was reborn, he has never entered the gate of Wuyin County.

The layout of Wuyin County is very similar to that of most counties.Although the area is about the same as that of Xingyang County, the city walls are strong and thick, obviously carefully built.It is not surprising that in the second year of Jian'an, after Cao Cao defeated Wancheng, he stationed in Wuyin.At that time, in order to resist Zhang Xiu's attack, Cao Cao ordered to rebuild the city wall of Wuyin County, and at the same time more than doubled the area of ​​Wuyin County.

The entire Wuyin County has a population of more than [-], making it a large county.

The county seat has been built in the pattern of five elements and is divided into five areas.In the center is the county seat and a public housing building.

The northwest corner is the school field; the southwest corner is the market...

The northeast is a slum area, while the people living in the southeast are mostly rich local households, or powerful gentry.In short, the layout of Wuyin County is very simple and can be seen at a glance.As Cao Peng walked, he listened to Lu Chang's explanation, and at the same time, secretly praised Lu Chang in his heart.

This Lu Chang is really a talent.

His ideas are clear and his explanations are very smooth.

For some data, he even opened his mouth, obviously after a lot of hard work.

You know, he has only been in Wuyin for two or three months.To be able to have such an understanding should be regarded as a caring person.

Cao Peng secretly marveled.

This should also be a capable person, why is his reputation not obvious?

In fact, Lu Chang is not an unknown master as Cao Peng thought.Whether it is in Romance of the Three Kingdoms or Romance of the Three Kingdoms, Lu Chang has appeared.However, in Romance of the Three Kingdoms, the description of Lu Chang is very simple, which distorts the facts even more.It is said in the Romance that Lu Chang was once defeated by Guan Yu; but in the Romance of the Three Kingdoms, Lu Chang is an official worshiping General Henghai, the township lord of the capital of Xi'e.At that time, Guan Yu violated the border, and Lu Chang led his troops to resist, making Guan Yu return without success.During his lifetime, he deterred Jiangdong.It was not until the first month of the second year of Huangchu, when Lu Chang died at the age of 61, that Sun Quan sent his general Chen Shao to occupy Xiangyang.The person I fear is precisely Lu Chang...

It's a pity that there are so many famous generals of the Three Kingdoms.

Coupled with the exaggeration and distortion of the Romance of the Three Kingdoms, Lu Chang is unknown.

"Ziheng knows, are there any hermits and sages around here?"

On the way to the county, Cao Peng asked casually.

Lu Chang thought for a while, "There are quite a few hermits and sages in Wuyin County.

It's just that in the eyes of the lower officials, they are mostly unsuitable people... Maybe it's okay to sit and talk.But if it is to govern the region, train troops and manage the army, I am afraid it will not be useful.However, since the eunuch asked, there was a candidate for the next official, but I don't know if it would suit the eunuch's wishes. "

"Oh? Let's hear it."

Lu Chang thought for a while, then said softly: "Li Yan, the director of Wuyin, is from Wancheng, with a square character, and is known for his ability in handling affairs.

However, this person is lofty and self-confident, so he is not liked by others, so he has been in Wuyin's seat for three years and has never been promoted.

Before that, he wanted to return to his hometown, but Liu Bei sent troops to occupy Wancheng, so he had to stay.

Since he took office, Li Zhengfang has contributed a lot.Wuyin's current stability is not due to the lower officials, it is all due to Zhengfang's dedication. "

Lu Chang didn't notice that when he mentioned Li Yan, Cao Peng paused slightly.

Li Yan?

He couldn't help being surprised in his heart, could it be that Li Yan who sent troops to Qishan when Zhuge Liang sent troops to Qishan, he was unable to supervise the transportation of food and grass and made up lies to drive Zhuge Liang back to Chengdu?He is also from Nanyang?I vaguely remember that this guy seemed to be an official from Bashu, and he surrendered to Liu Bei when Liu Bei was stationed in Xichuan.Now, he is supposed to work under Liu Zhang's tent, why is he in Nanyang Wuyin?
No wonder Cao Peng had such a misunderstanding.

When Li Yan appeared in Romance of the Three Kingdoms, he was in charge of guarding Mianzhu.

Therefore, Cao Peng always thought that Li Yan was from Xichuan.Unexpectedly, this guy is actually from Nanyang, and he is under his rule.

But in fact, in the 12th year of Jian'an, Li Yan did take office as an official in Nanyang.

In the 13th year of Jian'an, he was the county magistrate of Zigui.Because Cao Cao invaded Jingzhou, he defected to Liu Zhang in Bashu, and was appointed as the magistrate of Chengdu by Liu Zhang...

Cao Peng stopped, looked behind him and asked, "Who is Li Yan?"

Lu Changwen couldn't help showing a look of embarrassment when he heard this, and after a while, he said softly: "Zhengfang caught a cold three days ago, so he has been reporting illness and staying at home, so he is not here."

Accidental cold, sick at home?
Cao Peng frowned slightly.

Is it really cold?
Or is it...

As Lu Chang said just now, this Li Yan is arrogant and conceited. To put it bluntly, he is a bit conceited and conceited.Three days ago, if Cao Peng had not gone to Zhongyang Town, he should have arrived in Wuyin County.Therefore, Cao Peng felt that the absence of Li Yan probably had a deeper meaning.

"That's a pity. I wanted to meet this Li Zhengfang."

Cao Peng suddenly smiled and brought this topic to the past.

In Lu Chang's heart, he couldn't help but secretly regret it.

What a great opportunity this is, if Li Yan is present, he can be introduced to him, and he will flourish from then on.

It's a pity that this guy has too many problems, and he became crazy for no reason.In this way, a great opportunity was lost for no reason.

A group of people came to the county house without knowing it.

It was getting late, and Lu Chang asked the officials and gentry to disperse first, and then accompanied Cao Peng, and walked into the gate of the county.

Jia Xu, who was sitting in the living room, saw Cao Peng coming in, a smile flashed across his clear face, "Youxue, why are you late?"

Cao Peng hurried forward to salute, but Jia Xu stood up and stopped him.

"Youxue doesn't need to be polite, you and I are old acquaintances... He retreated to Liangzhou, often wrote to me, Yan Youxue took good care of him.

I always wanted to thank you in person, but I didn't want to get my wish today. "

Jia Xu, there was a trace of intimacy in his words.

Just seeing Jia Xu, Cao Peng felt an inexplicable wariness in his heart.He hurriedly said: "I don't dare to take care of you. You are a great talent in retreat, and you have the style of Jia Yuzhou. I am in the northwest, and it will be of great help to retire. This time I came to Nanyang, and I wanted to retreat. I don't want Xiqiang to be a bit unstable recently." , Even if I have time to retreat, I won’t be able to spare time to come out. Speaking of it, I should thank Jia Yuzhou for being the one, and I must never take Jia Yuzhou’s words for granted.”

After all, the two looked at each other, and suddenly laughed...

(End of this chapter)