Survival Three Kingdoms

Chapter 144 The Rise of Heroes
A fool would not agree now. "To tell you the truth, brother, when I returned to Luoyang, I recommended my brother to accompany you. When Zhang Yang was the prefect of King Qin, I specifically inquired about my brother's whereabouts. I didn't expect so many things to happen by mistake. It's a pity that my brother said lightly. Wei, the Son of Heaven listened to the slander and sent me to Guangling, and sent Zhang Yang back to Hanoi. My elder brother has an order, how could my younger brother refuse to obey the order? It is also my wish to welcome the emperor, and my elder brother’s reputation will certainly deter Xiaoxiao.”

Zhou Cang stopped talking and mentioned everything that needs to be said, and it was up to Lu Bu to do the rest.After thinking for a while, he said: "My brother has taken Xuzhou, if you want long-term peace and stability, you must manage it well and think of it as your foundation."

"A man who rules the world, how can he follow the example of a white-faced scholar." Lu Bu shook his head, "When I have a strong army and a strong horse, I will welcome back to the emperor and lead the army to wipe out the princes. I have already sent someone to contact Langya Zangba, my virtuous brother, don't worry. After arriving in Guangling, we will rectify the army. Ma, listen to my call." Lu Bu said again: "The little girl Qi Ling has gradually grown up, Wei Guo has known her since she was a child, and from now on Wei Guo will never miss her."

The country is easy to change, but the nature is hard to change.With Lv Bu's haughty character, it was difficult to listen to advice, Zhou Cang had no choice but to wipe Lv Bu's butt in the future, he should manage Guangling well and look for opportunities to control Xuzhou.As for whether Cao Cao would march into Xuzhou, Zhou Cang hadn't figured it out yet, so he just took one step at a time.

"Wei Guo, do you know this thing?" Lu Bu handed Zhou Cang a brocade box.

Zhou Cang opened the brocade box and saw that there was a short knife in the box, one foot and three inches long, with seven gems embedded in the scabbard and handle. "Isn't this the legendary Seven Star Sword?"

"Exactly! This knife was used by Cao Cao to assassinate Dong Zhuo, and later Dong Zhuo gave it to his brother. At that time, I wanted to give this knife to the state of Wei. You gave me a BMW, and I gave you a treasured knife. This is also a good talk, isn't it? "

When it came to this point, Zhou Cang certainly would not refuse and accepted it with pleasure.

Two days later, Zhou Cang and Lu Bu completed the delivery. Except for the soldiers and horses of the headquarters and the food and grass accompanying the army, Zhou Cang took nothing away and set off for Guangling.

Before Lu Bu entered the city, Zhou Wen personally went to Jingzhou and Runan to buy military rations in order to fulfill Zhou Cang's entrustment, and went to Jiangxia to convince Gan Ning that he still had a secret mission to visit a child named Deng Ai in Xinye. Also looking for a woman named Cai Yan.Zhang Ja and Pei Yuanshao's brigade marched to Guangling.

The people of Pengcheng have been greatly favored by Zhou Cang for several years. When they heard that Zhou Cang was going to leave, the elders came to see him off with their children.Lu Bu and the generals didn't feel anything, but Chen Gong frowned even more.

Guangling has thirteen counties under its jurisdiction, with the sea in the east, the Yangtze River in the south, Xuzhou in the north, and Pengcheng in the west. The geographical location is unique.Zhou Cang now has [-] soldiers and horses under him. Wen has Zhou Wen, Chen Jiao, Gan Chi, and Chen Zhong, and Wu has Zhang Jai, Dian Wei, Xu Huang, Pei Yuanshao, Hua Xiong, Xu Sheng, and Chen Dao. In Shangganning, Zhou Cang jokingly called it "Siying, Bajun".

Zhou Cang first divided the civil work: with Zhou Wen as the mastermind, he was in charge of government affairs and intelligence, Zhou Chong and Zhou Xi were his deputy; Chen Jiao was in charge of officials and punishments, Zhou Gui was his deputy; , respectively, to focus on Tuntian and Yandao, with Zhang Shuang and Su Ping as their assistants, and the two brothers Tao Shang and Tao Ying are just helpers.The division of labor between generals: Zhang Jai is the governor, in charge of military affairs, and [-] old soldiers form a battalion; Xu Huang, Pei Yuanshao, and Chen Dao are the left, middle, and right governors, each commanding [-] troops; Hua Xiong is the cavalry capital, commanding [-] cavalry troops Chen Dao was the lieutenant of the Chinese Army, commanding five thousand troops; Dian Wei was still the personal guard, commanding five hundred troops;After Gan Ning was in place, Gan Ning served as the commander of the navy, and Xu Sheng formed a new barracks.

Everything is ready, Guangling's political and economic construction, Zhou Cang only waited for Zhou Wen to come back and carried out reforms with great fanfare.

Pei Yuanshao already had a son, and Zhou Cang named him Pei Feng. He followed the original agreement with Zhou Wen and did not accept Pei Feng as his adopted son.In the second generation, there are already Wei Yan, Dianman and Pei Feng, which brought endless distress to Zhou Cang.Inheritance is what the generals are looking forward to. As long as there is inheritance, they will have hope. Without inheritance, they will inevitably fall apart after a hundred years. The generals will not follow such a master.Without the inheritance, what if he could become the emperor?
Zhou Cang was going to wait for Zhou Wen to come back to discuss this issue. He was already 32 years old, so this matter had to be put on the agenda, otherwise it would inevitably lead to instability in the long run.It's not that Zhou Cang doesn't trust other generals, but that Zhou Wen is ruthless and poisonous enough. Zhou Wen's current reliance is on Zhou Cang. He will be determined, free from any interference from the outside world, and completely focus on Zhou Cang. , without any negative impact.

The second year of Jian'an was destined to be a year of unrest. After the crusade against Dong Zhuo, the birds and beasts dispersed, and after a reshuffle, the princes lost Wang Kuang, Zhang Miao, Zhang Chao, Kong Ni, Qiao Mao, and Tao Qian, and Zhou Cang and Lu Bu were added. , Liu Bei, and Sun Ce, a new situation has emerged in the world.

The northernmost Gongsundu lived up to Xu Rong's expectations. After he became the governor of Liaodong, the sky was high and the emperor was far away. He called himself a faction and ignored the war in the Central Plains.After the Battle of Jieqiao, Gongsun Zan launched the Battle of Longcou and the Battle of Jumashui. He was defeated by Yuan Shao, and then lost Qingzhou. He was almost unable to fight back when he was beaten by Yuan Shao.Yuan Shao occupied Jizhou, Qingzhou, and half of Bingzhou and became the largest prince in the north, waiting to completely defeat Gongsun Zan and unify the north.

In the Central Plains, Cao Cao held the trump card of the emperor Liu Xie and won Yanzhou, half of Yuzhou and half of Sili, but was surrounded by princes on all sides and became a land of four attacks. Yanzhou, which experienced wars and severe droughts, was in dire straits. Unbearable, there are still all kinds of doubts and dissatisfaction with Cao Cao in the court, internal and external troubles, Cao Cao licks his wounds and regains his strength.In the east, Liu Bei, Lu Bu, and Zhou Cang are all seeking Xuzhou.Yuan Shu in Huainan wanted to become emperor and realize his dream.Liu Biao of Jingzhou concentrated on managing Jingzhou, ignoring the disputes among the princes.

In Jiangdong, Sun Ce led his troops across the river, only wanting to unify Jiangdong.Ma Teng and Han Sui in the west formed an alliance to occupy Wuwei and Xiliang to spy on Guanzhong; Yan successively wiped out the local tyrants and stabilized Sichuan and Shu.

The nomadic tribes of ethnic minorities in the north prospered due to the decline of the Han Dynasty and the melee among the princes. The famous tribes of the Xiongnu, Wuhuan, and Xianbei gradually grew and unified.

The land of China is facing internal and external troubles, heroes rise in troubled times, and the people suffer. Who is the real hero in the world?Where will Zhou Cang's journey to survive the Three Kingdoms go?
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