Survival Three Kingdoms

Chapter 321 Sour and Astringent
Liu Ye turned the topic to wine, how could Zhou Cang allow Liu Ye to get tired. "It's rare that Zi Yang likes it, so I will give Zi Yang two jars. Last time I went to Xudu to pay tribute, Mr. Zijian spread the word that he also likes this wine very much, so he specially sent someone to ask for it, and trouble Ziyang to bring two jars to Mr. Zijian .”

Liu Ye wanted to sew his mouth shut, why did he owe it so much, just after he finished talking about Cao Pi, Cao Zhi was pulled out again, now who doesn't know that these two sons are in the limelight?He also asked himself to bring wine to Cao Zhi, what would he think if Cao Cao found out?Isn't this pushing yourself into the fire pit?At this moment, Liu Ye only felt sour and astringent in his mouth.

"It's easy to say, easy to say." Liu Ye said bitterly, "I pay respects to all the heroes in Xuzhou, no, I should pay respects one by one to show my sincerity."

Liu Ye had no choice but to cover his mouth with wine, and he might not say anything. "I paid respects to the heroes of the Jian'an paper just now, and I pay respects to the warriors in the Battle of Guandu, Qujiang Army, General Chen, please..."

Liu Ye was blown out, and Chen Jiao was even more dizzy. Well, Cao Cao’s two sons have such a good relationship with Zhou Cang. One is doing business in partnership, and the other wants to drink. Chen Jiao remembered that Zhou Cang once wrote a poem for Cao Zhi. First of all, Mr. Zijian's sword dance is known to everyone in Xudu. If there is any contact between him and Cao Cao, Zhou Cang will be told by two sons... Chen Jiao is sweating like rain in an instant.

When Liu Ye returned to the posthouse at night, his drunken eyes immediately became bright. He spread out a piece of paper and said to himself: "With the Jian'an paper, it is convenient."

He rationalized his thinking, and now he has obtained four pieces of valuable information. One is that Zhou Cang and Sun Quan have a good relationship and conspired with Jiang Xia.The second is that Zhou Cang's wife is pregnant and is about to have a child.The third is the situation of officials in Xuzhou, the military is strong and the culture is weak.The fourth is the communication between Cao Pi, Cao Zhi and Zhou Cang.

Liu Ye put down his pen and rubbed his temples with both hands. When he came, Cao Cao specially told him to get to know the bureaucrats in Xuzhou. Every time he went to Xuzhou, Zhou Cang would go there in person, and there were very few civil servants.Looking at it now, the civil servants in Xuzhou are divided into three categories: one is Zhou Cang's relatives, the other is the old genus, and the third is the gentry.In Liu Ye's mind, Mi Fang, Chen Jiao, Chen Deng, and Cui Jun were all gentry families, and there was no difference from other gentry families except for the size of the family and the time of inheritance. He did not expect that these gentry families had been reformed by Zhou Cang long ago.These three types of civil servants are normal and there is nothing unexpected about them.Many people in the court complained about not sending officials to Xuzhou.Zhou Cang sent Cui Jun to Xudu, and invited the prefect of Xiapi. Cui Jungen was right Miao Hong, and he was not Zhou Cang's confidant, so the voice of the court's whispers was quieted down, and the accusations against Zhou Cang were also less.But Cao Cao was always worried about Xuzhou, so he sent Liu Ye here. According to the information Liu Ye collected, the officials in Xuzhou were not out of the ordinary, and there was no discrepancy with the rumors. The only regret was that he didn't see Zhang Jiong, but Zhou Cang's There are good reasons: Zhang Jiong is needed to govern Donglai and plan Yuan Tan.Don't bother thinking about it, let Cao Cao decide.

Then again, Xuzhou's team is average, that is, Chen Deng and Cui Jun can be regarded as half celebrities, and the others are not counted.Zhou Cang's deputy, that is, his clan brother Zhou Wen, has met him in Lujiang, but he didn't find anything special about him. It seems that he only relied on his family relationship to get this high position. This shows that Zhou Cang is choosing people. , The aspect of employment is nothing more than that.All the money of the Mi family has been wiped out by Liu Bei, this may be the reason why the two brothers of the Mi family parted ways.

As for generals, general Hua Xiong is dead, Zhang Jaw is left in Xudu, Zhou Cang can only use Xu Huang, Qu A is young, Huang Zhong is old, Liu Ye doesn't like it at all, and Dian Wei is just an old man. Reckless.After all the calculations, Zhou Cang can't afford much trouble with his gang.

The matter of the two sons is really a headache, how should I tell Cao Cao.After much deliberation, Liu Ye decided to tell Cao Cao exactly what he had heard.Xuzhou couldn't stay longer and had to go back as soon as possible. Liu Ye fell asleep in his wild thoughts.

Early the next morning, Zhou Cang personally invited Liu Ye to visit Xuzhou College. Liu Ye stood at the gate and saw only a couplet at the door: Please go elsewhere for promotion and fortune.I couldn't help but sigh for a while, if the scholars in the world can do this, why worry about the prosperity of the Han Dynasty and the uncertainty of the world.

Entering the second door, there is another pair of couplets on the left and right: the sound of wind and rain, the sound of reading, the family affairs, the state affairs, the world, and the world are all concerned.atmosphere!
Liu Ye visited the various departments of the college with great interest. He saw that the college was orderly, and each student behaved decently. There was neither condescending nor cowardly. Bowing, Liu Ye nodded frequently without seeing the big man's panic at all.

The class in the business school was about tariffs. This was the first time Liu Ye heard about it. After hearing it, he realized that Xuzhou was going to collect taxes on goods in transit. He couldn’t help but feel a sinking heart. Isn’t Zhou Cang afraid that the taxes will be too high and cause chaos? , Is this Zhou Cang's lack of financial resources?Seeing it in his eyes and remembering it in his heart, Liu Ye didn't ask too many questions.

The Agricultural College was explaining the cultivation of wheat seeds. Liu Ye found it interesting but couldn’t understand it. After listening to it for a while, he turned to the Law School. The Law School was not in class, and a debate was going on. The students of Zhengfang proposed that the criminal law should not be subordinate to the states and counties, but should be exercised independently. Punishment can be fair and clean, while the opposing side believes that the county guards in each region are the chiefs of a place, and the power of punishment should not be separated from the county guards.The more Liu Ye listened, the more fascinated he became, and half a day passed without him noticing.

At noon, Liu Ye, Zhou Cang and others had their meals in the school's large cafeteria. The meals were the same as those of the students. The only difference was that the seats had been prepared in advance, and there was no need to queue up and there was no limit. Liu Ye asked, three meals in the college are free Supplying for the college, I was a little bit tongue-tied, this is a huge expense, no wonder Xuzhou wants to set up customs duties.

In the afternoon at the School of Engineering, some students were developing waterwheel models, and some were discussing agricultural tools.Liu Ye felt infinitely emotional along the way: If all the states could do this, how could the people live and work in peace, but it is a pity that the world is not peaceful.It is rare that there is Zhou Cang in Xuzhou, so there is such an environment.I heard that in the Battle of Guandu, the horseshoes and stirrups presented by Zhou Cang were developed by these students. It would be great if Zhou Cang could share these achievements with the court.It's impossible to think about it yourself, how could Zhou Cang donate it for no reason, but it would be good if it could be sent to the court like Jian'an paper.

Entering the Faculty of Literary Arts made Liu Ye dumbfounded. The school was full of seats but silent, and no professor was in class.Liu Ye looked at Zhou Cang and Sun Qian and Guan Ning who accompanied him all the way suspiciously.

Guan Ning laughed: "Mr. Ziyang, don't blame me. The students heard that Mr. Ziyang came to admire him, so I came here to invite him to teach."

(End of this chapter)