Rogue master in the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 102
Surrounded by dozens of armored soldiers, Guo Si came under the city wall. When he saw Duan Yan lying in a pool of blood dying, his face was like a sudden change in summer, with dark clouds and haze.

Duan Yan is his most important subordinate, losing him, Guo Bang is like losing his left and right arms, the blow to him can be imagined.And this is why Jia Xu urged Chen Wei to take the opportunity to kill Duan Yan, which weakened Guo Si's power and left an important foreshadowing for Chen Wei to replace Guo Si in Luoyang in the future.

When Yan Shou heard that Chen Wei had returned, he also hurried over. When he saw Duan Yao's body, his expression changed in shock.

Guo Bang's extremely gloomy face slowly lifted up to look at Chen Wei, his eyes spewed fire, and he roared, "Take Chen Wei for me..."

The generals behind Guo Si immediately drew their swords and surrounded Chen Wei.

And Sun Hou and the others also picked up the hoes and digging tools on the ground to protect Chen Wei.

"Chen Wei, are you going to rebel?" Guo Si shouted angrily.

"Great general..." Chen Wei said without showing any weakness, "Is this how you treat meritorious generals?"

Guo Bang glared at Chen Wei, and shouted coldly: "Kill my lieutenant general, you want to talk about military exploits with me, why don't you take him down for me?"

"Whoever dares to strike, don't tell me to be ruthless!" Chen Wei shouted, and directly swung his sword at the opposite soldier.

Seeing Duan Yao who died at Chen Wei's feet, those soldiers thought to themselves that even Duan Yan was not Chen Wei's opponent, and they couldn't help feeling jealous.Of course, they didn't know that Chen Wei was at the end of his strength at this time, he was already exhausted and weak, and he was just acting like this at this moment!

At this time, the situation was too late, so Jia Xu couldn't help but stand up and said: "General, General Chen was ordered to burn Cao Jun's grain battalion for meritorious service. Not only will he not be rewarded, but his subordinates will also be insulted by Duan Yan in every possible way. When we returned triumphantly, Duan Yan not only refused Greeting, but also making things difficult, and finally challenged General Chen from the bottom up, his skills were inferior to others and he died. This was witnessed by everyone present. The hearts of the generals?"

Jia Xu spoke eloquently, the words immediately caused all the soldiers around to point and whisper to each other.

And Guo Bang's face changed suddenly, he glared at Jia Xu, and was about to bully him with his status.Chen Wei immediately said: "General, what Mr. Jia said is exactly what the last general wants to say. The general has always run the army strictly and impartially. Presumably it is not your doing to cover up criminal generals and help relatives."

Jia Xu, Chenwei and the two were advancing and retreating, and Guo Si was angry at what he said immediately, but he couldn't find an excuse to blame him for a while.

At this time, Yan Shou couldn't help but speak for Chen Wei: "General, Chen Wei is a general that the Grand Master relies on very much, and he was specially dispatched to assist you, General, please think twice!"

Chen Wei narrowed his eyes slightly, looking at Guo Bang quietly.The hand holding the blood blade trembled imperceptibly, it was not his fear—in case Guo Si made unreasonable words and insisted on dealing with him, he had no choice but to let go, hold Guo Si hostage, and ensure that he and others left Luoyang safely!

Guo Bang's eyes were shining brightly, and his face changed from cloudy to sunny.After all, it was not easy for him to reach the position of general. After a long time, he finally suppressed the impulse in his heart, and then said coldly: "This general will divide rewards and punishments, and never favoritism. Chen Wei, you burn Cao Ying, You have made a great contribution. This general will naturally be rewarded, but it is a serious crime for you to kill Duan Yan without my consent. Don't say that this general is unreasonable. This time, I will let you pay for it with merit. In order to show that I will be tolerant, This general will also entrust you with the important task of stationing 'Yongning County', don't let me down!"

Jia Xu's face suddenly changed, and he secretly scolded Guo Si for using public affairs for selfish purposes.Yongning County is just a dilapidated county town, which has already been reduced to a near-abandoned city after years of fighting. It is despicable and insidious to ask Chen Wei, a majestic hussar general, to garrison a small town, and even say that he is entrusted with a heavy responsibility!More importantly, Chen Wei left Luoyang, killing Guo Si and replacing him would make it even more difficult to have a chance!

Seeing Jia Xu blinking at him, Chen Wei also knew that Guo Si was uneasy and kind, and when he was about to refuse, Guo Si had not given Chen Wei a chance, and said coldly: "Chen Wei, if you want to decline, no wonder I will hold you accountable for killing me." Duan Jian's sin!"

After speaking, he waved his sleeves and left.

Chen Wei's face was ugly, he didn't expect Guo Bang to be so insidious and resort to such despicable means!

"Chen Wei, it's not a blessing to lose one's horse. Thinking about it from the other side, we have a better chance to develop and strengthen our own strength after leaving Luoyang. Although Yongning County is a small town, it still belongs to you after all. You can do whatever you want, maybe not A good thing!" Jia Xu comforted at last.Although what he said was so, but thinking that Hussar General was in charge of thousands of troops, while Chen Wei could only guard a small city, he couldn't help feeling resentful in his heart.

But what soon made Chen Wei even more angry was that Guo Si only dispatched [-] infantry to Chen Wei, not to mention no food.However, Guo Si is in power, and Chen Wei cannot resist the power. In the end, Chen Wei has no choice but to accept his fate and rush to Yongning County, two hundred miles south of Luoyang, with [-] infantry!
When Luoyang was the capital of the country, Yongning was a subsidiary city of Luoyang, and it was also close to Luoshui. It was prospered because of the river. Although the prosperity of the official city was far from that of Luoyang City, it was beyond the reach of other counties.

However, ever since Dong Zhuo entered Luoyang, burned Luoyang at the end, and forced millions of people in the surrounding counties to move westward to Chang'an, the surrounding area of ​​Luoyang has been in decline and there is no one inhabited.

However, after the disbandment of the allied forces of the princes, Guo Bang was stationed in Luoyang. In recent years, there has been no war, and the counties such as Yongning have slightly recovered some vitality.However, the official market gradually declined, while the market formed by the spontaneous gathering of the people took advantage of the situation to rise.

Yongning County has recovered faster than the surrounding counties because of its foundation and the convenience of Luoshui River transportation.In Yongning County, local wealthy families headed by the Wang family also appeared. These local wealthy families united to resist the official market, and developed the grass market, privately setting city taxes, which is almost completely equivalent to the official government. The county is also controlled by these wealthy gentry, who exercise the functions that originally belonged to the county magistrate.

Controlling taxation will undoubtedly enrich the private pockets of the local families headed by the Wang family and expand their power.

When Chen Wei learned the news, it was also the day before he came to Yongning County.

"In fact, after entering the troubled times, not only Yongning County, but other places in the world are also in this situation." Jia Xu said.

"Replacing the government inspection department to collect city taxes and setting taxes privately, doesn't this mean that they are much more ferocious than horse thieves and bandits? It's like stealing money without bloodshed!" Chen Wei exclaimed.

"Not only that, because the government system collapsed and could not afford to support officers and soldiers, these wealthy gentry took the opportunity to use the bandit invasion as an excuse to start

"The grass market thrives in a place where communication is convenient. There is no city, officers and soldiers to protect it, and it is often invaded by bandits. In the early years, the grass market in Shanglin Village was often attacked by bandits. Later, it privately funded and recruited brave guards from the village. They were also equipped with swords and weapons. They were called country soldiers. , to protect the people. Nominally under the command of the soldiers and horses of each government, but in fact they are all controlled by the local tyrants. In fact, they are their private armed forces. Instead of protecting the people, they have become their fangs, bullying the people, and exploiting the people. ..." Jia Xu told a lot of things that Chen Wei had never seen before.

Chen Wei couldn't help sighing, but if it wasn't for this, it wouldn't be a troubled world!

Finally, because there is no cavalry, only on foot.On the evening of the third day, Chen Wei and others finally arrived at Yongning County.

(End of this chapter)