Cao Thief

Chapter 624 The old friend of Nanyang (12)

Deng Zhi didn't refuse.

Cao Peng knew this very well.

In fact, when returning to Nanyang, Deng Zhi is definitely one of the people who most want to display their talents.He is from Nanyang, and he is eager to make a career in Nanyang, so that those who underestimated him can take a good look at him.But the more so, Deng Zhi became more cautious and calm.

All in all, the experience of nearly ten years has made Deng Zhi grow up outstandingly.

He is no longer the proud and arrogant brat at the beginning, and he has become more comprehensive when he thinks about things.

Guangwu Zhongxing, the founding of the Eastern Han Dynasty.

There are ten great powers in Nanyang County...

But now, the top ten tycoons of the past have basically declined.However, the power of the township party formed over the years has made the top ten tyrants still occupy the leadership position among the local tyrants.This is even more so in Jiyang Deng Village.At that time, there was still Deng Ji in Deng village who served as a general in Liu Biao's account, so Deng village strongly supported him.But at the end of the second year of Jian'an, when Cao Cao conquered Wancheng for the second time, Deng Ji was defeated by Wei Yan in Huyang, leaving Deng Village in Jiyang no longer able to take out anyone.It's not that there are no outstanding people, such as Deng Ji, who is now full of majesty.But after Deng Ji left his hometown and fled Nanyang, he never had any contact with Deng Village.

This also made Jiyang Dengcun feel very embarrassed.

Deng Zhi went back to Deng Village to convince the elders of the Deng clan that the problem was not too big.

It may not be possible to convince Deng Cun to surrender sincerely, and there is still a need for someone who can stabilize their military spirit.

After thinking about it, Deng Ai is really the most suitable.

But Cao Peng is not particularly willing!

Jiyang is separated from Nirvana by a water, close to Xinye, and close to Chaoyang.

War could break out there at any time, so Cao Peng was really not at ease to let Deng Ai go to Jiyang.

But the problem is, he couldn't find a more suitable candidate...

If Deng Fan was here, he would be a suitable person, and Cao Peng would not worry about Deng Fan's safety.Deng Ai, you are too young!Deng Ai, who is only ten years old, has to take on such a dangerous task. In case something goes wrong, how will Cao Peng explain to his sister?
Seeing that Cao Peng was silent, Deng Zhi didn't say any more.

He knew that Cao Peng would definitely make the most correct choice in the end.

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On the fifth day of the first lunar month, Cao Peng made an official appearance and summoned officials of all sizes in Nanyang.

Now, the situation in Nanyang is very bad.Not only did Wancheng fall, Liu Bei gradually became bigger, but there were also troubles with officials and other aspects.

Among the several counties directly controlled by Cao Peng, except Wuyin, Huyang and Yexian, Duyang, Zhixian, and Luyang, the rest of the counties have no chief officials.In several counties, basically relying on some officials to support them, the situation seems to be extremely bad.Especially Jiyang, now it is almost in a state of anarchy.The former Lingyang order was killed by Liu Bei, and the county officials, big and small, had already fled in all directions.Later, Jia Xu took back Jiyang, but he couldn't find a suitable person to arrange it... In desperation, he had to let Fu Xun take the post of Jiyang county captain temporarily, and managed to stabilize the situation.However, Fu Xun seems to be better at running the army, and it is obviously not particularly suitable for internal affairs.After he took over Jiyang, he clashed with Liu Beijun several times, and they were evenly matched.But the form of Jiyang is still chaotic.

Who can take over Thorny Yang?
This is also the question that Cao Peng has been thinking about.

In his mind, there was a suitable candidate.

But when he summoned the officials, he didn't see that person...

"Li Yan, why didn't you come?"

Cao Peng held the roster, and after counting the personnel, he couldn't help frowning, and asked in a deep voice.

Lu Chang said with some embarrassment: "Zhengfang is unwell and has not improved. So he was not called up. Please ask the prefect to pay more attention."

I feel unwell again!
Four days ago, he was unwell and didn't even go to meet Cao Peng.

But now, Cao Peng summoned the officials for the first time after he took office, and Li Yan was feeling unwell again.

If Cao Peng didn't pay much attention to this matter before, then now, he can be sure that Li Yan's discomfort is not physical, but mental.I am afraid that he is not convinced or dissatisfied with being the prefect of Nanyang.

Thinking of this, Cao Peng put down the file in his hand, his eyes flickered, revealing a pensive expression.

"Since Li Zhengfang is not feeling well, let's rest at home and don't let him worry about his official duties.

How about this, Zizhang will temporarily take over the affairs in Li Yan's hands.When he recovers, arrange things for him. "

"But……"

Lu Chang was taken aback, revealing a hint of worry.

"Zi Heng, don't say any more.

Could it be that without him, Li Zhengfang, my Nanyang County can't function?He is now the master book, and all kinds of documents need to be handled by him.Every day of backlog will cause a lot of losses.It's impossible for me to wait for him to recover before I can start arranging affairs.

Zizhang has outstanding talents and learning. He studied in the Imperial College, is familiar with classics, and is good at handling documents.

In the future, he will act as the master bookkeeper.As for Li Zhengfang, it won't be too late to entrust him with important tasks when he recovers physically.This matter is so decided!In the evening, I will hold a banquet in the mansion to entertain guests from all walks of life.At that time, I have to bother Lao Ziheng and pay more attention to the situation in the city. "

Cao Peng made a final statement, which made Lu Chang shut his mouth immediately.

It's not that he has a close relationship with Li Yan, but he just feels a little pity.

Lu Chang can roughly guess Li Yan's thoughts.It must be that his self-conceited and lofty problem has committed again!He is afraid that he is not convinced by Cao Peng, even though Cao Peng is famous, but he is too young after all.As for Li Yan himself, he was an extremely arrogant person, so he didn't feel particularly comfortable.He just wanted to use this method to show off Cao Peng.But he didn't want to, Cao Peng directly asked someone to replace Li Yan as the chief bookkeeper.If this guy can be sensible, he may not have a bright future, right in front of his eyes...

What a pity, what a pity!

Lu Chang didn't want to offend Li Yan, and even offended Cao Peng.

After all, he will work under Cao Peng in the future.

How dare a small chief bookkeeper dare to use his airs to provoke the prefect?If it were another person, such as Xiahoudun with a strong temper, it would have killed him directly.Therefore, Lu Chang could only persuade a few words, and stopped talking about Li Yan.

In his heart, Cao Peng didn't like Li Yan.

In his previous life, he had a very bad impression of Li Yan, especially when Zhuge Liang left Qishan and saw that Sima Yi had run out of food and grass and victory was in sight, but Li Yan was afraid of taking responsibility because he was not good at supervising food and grass, so he asked Liu Chan Entering slander, falsely accusing Zhuge Liang, causing Zhuge Liang's strategy of sending troops out of Qishan, fell short.From this point of view, Cao Peng didn't think much of Li Yan's character and virtue.

Now Li Yan is actually fighting with him again?
It is absolutely impossible for Cao Peng to bow his head to him...

The so-called three visits to the thatched cottage, the so-called courteous corporals, also need to be divided into people.

If it was someone like Pang Tong and Zhuge Liang, Cao Peng would not care about visiting thatched cottage.But the more polite he is to someone like Li Yan who is self-confident and noble, the more arrogant he will be.Therefore, since Li Yan said that he was not in good health, Cao Peng didn't mind, and let him rest well.

Anyway, the manpower in his hands is still sufficient for the time being.

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That night, in the government office, Cao Peng hosted a banquet for the guests who came to congratulate him.

Ma Xuan also came to the banquet, and originally wanted to stir up trouble at the banquet, but when he saw the guests sitting on the banquet, he shut his mouth very wisely.Because, at the banquet, there was an envoy sent by Liu Biao, who was Pang Shanmin from Lumen Mountain.Pang's relationship not only with the Cai family, but also with Zhuge Liang.With Pang Shanmin around, it's really hard for Ma Xuan to tell stories.

However, he saw Liu Biao's intentions from Pang Shanmin's arrival.

Maybe Liu Biao didn't want to make enemies with the Cao family, so Pang Shanmin came here to express his goodwill to Cao Peng.The whole Jingzhou knows that Pang's kindness to Cao Peng in those days.Although Pang Degong has retired now, the friendship between Cao Peng and Pang's family still exists.As soon as Ma Xuan saw Pang Shanmin, he immediately felt that something was wrong...Liu Biao, could it be that he wants to make peace with the Cao family?
He suddenly had no intention of continuing to stay in Wuyin, so he hurried to the banquet, took his leave and left.

Ma Xuan must return to Wancheng as soon as possible, and tell Liu Bei about Pang Shanmin's visit, so that Liu Bei can prepare in advance...

Cao Peng did not persuade Ma Xuan to stay.

All he knew was that Ma Xuan was the boss of the Wuchang Ma family, and the elder brother of that white-browed Ma Liang.

Although it is recorded in history, Ma Xuan is very talented.

But in Cao Peng's memory, Ma Xuan's name was not even mentioned in Romance of the Three Kingdoms.This kind of person is not easy to win over, and giving him a good face will easily make them more proud.If it is not done well, it will bring shame on itself.Cao Peng disdained to do such a thing.

It's just a pity that Zhao Yun left with Ma Xuan.

He didn't even say goodbye to Cao Peng, and left without even taking a photo...

Cao Peng knew that he couldn't recruit Zhao Yun now.

But to let Zhao Yun go so plainly, to be honest, he was really reluctant.

That night, Cao Peng had a great time with the guests in the mansion.

Pang Shanmin told Cao Peng that Mr. Pang De is now in Lumen Mountain, and if he has time, he would invite Cao Peng to visit.

Cao Peng readily agreed.

The next day, Cao Peng sent Pang Shanmin away.

As soon as he returned to the county gate, he saw Du Ji rushing forward, "Young master, just now there is a person who claims to be your old friend and is waiting in the hall."

Old friend?

When Cao Peng heard this, he couldn't help but startled.

Does he have old friends in Nanyang?

It seems that Cao Peng does not have any friends or relatives in Nanyang except Mr. Pang De.

Feeling a little puzzled in his heart, Cao Peng hurriedly came to the hall.As soon as he walked up the doorstep, he saw two masters and servants in the hall.

One was over [-] years old and looked a little old, with gray hair on his temples.

And the other one is an old man, judging by his age, he should be almost seventy years old...

When Cao Peng saw these two people, a bright smile appeared on his face.

He walked quickly into the hall, and laughed loudly: "Brother Kuai, old housekeeper, when will you two come to Wuyin? I have lost my friend, and I hope you will forgive me."

(End of this chapter)