Back to the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty

Chapter 152

Lizheng's face changed when he heard the words, and his expression immediately became extremely respectful, and his tone became a little excited, "So the general is the hero who defeated the Yellow Turbans! Sorry! Sorry! My surname is Fang Mingsong. Dare I ask the hero Gao for his name?" ?”

Feng Yao smiled slightly, thinking that although the old man was a bit stubborn, his heart was not bad, he looked at the situation in the village again, and guessed that there was nothing serious, and he didn't want to hide it anymore, so he said to Xu Chu: "Zhongkang, you Tell Fang Li Zhengming."

Xu Chu accepted the order and said to Fang Song, "My lord is the Runan prefect who defeated the Yellow Turban, Feng Zimou, Lord Feng!"

Fang Song was so frightened that he immediately knelt down on the ground, pleading guilty again and again, and the men behind him knew that it was the eunuch who had come in person, and quickly followed Li Zhengfang Song to kneel on the ground.

"Fang Lizheng, don't be too polite, get up quickly! I have other important matters here, so go and call that woman!" Feng Yao said.

Fang Song accepted the order, and immediately ordered the strong man behind him: "Hurry up and call Mrs. Jiang!"

The strong man led the order and hurried back to the village, Fang Song respectfully said to Feng Yao: "I don't know if the Lord is coming, Fang Song is far away to welcome you!"

Although Feng Yao asked Fang Song not to be too polite, Fang Song didn't dare to be rude, and even asked Feng Yao to move, wanting to entertain everyone to his home for dinner!
Feng Yao thought that there were still some things to ask Fang Song, so he agreed to his request, but asked Fang Song not to disclose his identity to the public for the time being.

Some villagers in the village saw that Lizheng was kneeling and bowing to Feng Yao and the others, and behaved very respectfully. They guessed that Feng Yao and the others must be officials much older than Lizheng, and they were very curious. Take a few more glances, but don't dare to offend.

At this time Yang Wu had already led a dozen of his followers, standing guard everywhere.

Lizheng's house is in the middle of the village. When Feng Yao led the people halfway, the strong man led the woman over. The woman was nearly forty years old, and she was dressed in coarse cloth. Her husband came with her. , is also about 40 years old.

The woman's surname was Jiang, Feng Yao asked, and after learning that the woman was fine, he ordered Yang Wu to take out ten taels of silver as compensation for her fright.

Mrs. Jiang was very excited and thanked her again and again. The rest of the villagers were envious and talked a lot when they saw it.

Feng Yao didn't say much. After Suilizheng arrived at his home, he rested for a while. After lunch, he thought that he was the lord of a county. Although this county was his territory, if he opened this place from now on After the precedent of welcoming higher-level officials and entertaining them for free, I am afraid that all officials in the county will follow suit. If the upper beam is not straight and the lower beam is crooked, they will not be able to govern, so Yang Wu is firmly ordered to keep the money spent on lunch, and warn everyone Don't take advantage of the people's penny, otherwise you will be severely punished.

In the afternoon, after Shui Cao Zhang Liang led Feng Yao to see several important places, Feng Yao led the crowd back to Pingyu City early, and immediately ordered all the officials under his command to assign Zhang Liang. The people within the area to be reformed will be moved out and resettled.

After Feng Yao came back, the county magistrate Shi Tao sent an official document. After Feng Yao opened it, he was very surprised that this official document came from Guo Gong, the governor of Yuzhou.

The governor is only a representative of the court to monitor the officials of the states. It is similar to the postal supervisor in nature. The two thousand stones of Feng Yao, the lord of the county, are several levels behind, but the power of the governor is extremely heavy. If you look at any prefect, the county magistrate is not pleasing to the eye, or who is pleasing to the eye, it will be listed in the list and handed over to the emperor. , It plays a very important role in the promotion and dismissal of officials in various places.

Feng Yao didn't dare to underestimate it, and looked down carefully. At first, it was fine. Guo Gong, the governor of Yuzhou, just said some polite words of an official, but when he saw the back, Feng Yao's expression turned pale, his face was full of anger, and he sent the official document to him. He fell to the ground and said angrily, "It's really deceiving!"

The military advisor Xu Shu and the county magistrate Shi Tao were all by Feng Yao's side, they were shocked when they saw this and asked, "Why are you angry, my lord?"

"You guys also look at this official document!" Feng Yao was so angry that he was almost speechless.

Although this official document is called an official document, it can actually be said to be a private letter, a private letter in the name of an official!
Guo Gong, the governor of Yuzhou, asked Feng Yao to hand over half of the money, food, troops, and horses obtained from the attack on Ru, otherwise he would sue the court and report that Feng Yao appointed his cronies as county magistrates, intending to separate one side!And it clearly stated in the official document that Feng Yao must not falsely report the figures, and pointed out one by one that Feng Yao's current financial resources are one billion yuan, grain and grass are more than 200 million shi, and more than 200 horses. Feng Yao is required to pay at least 100 million in tribute money and [-] million grain Shi, one hundred horses!And arrange for the county magistrates of at least ten counties to get involved.

This made Feng Yao not angry. When Runan was occupied by the Yellow Turbans, Guo Gong was timid and did not dare to fight against the Yellow Turbans. He hid in the state and governed Peiguo. Bing Yijun didn't have any support, and he just looked like he was watching the show. Seeing that Feng Yao had actually regained Runan, he became jealous and wanted to forcefully share the results!

If Guo Gong's request is not high, maybe Feng Yao can bear it for a while, but now the money alone is asking for [-] million! !The one billion in Feng Yao's current hands basically has room to spend. If he insists on squeezing out one billion, he can barely agree to it. Now that he wants to ask for five hundred million, he simply doesn't want Feng Yao to build a lake!There are also the three items that Feng Yao relies on most, the food, the horses, all of which point to Feng Yao's vital points.

Wanting to be greedy for some money is still within Feng Yao's acceptance range. Feng Yao doesn't want to offend the governor, but he wants soldiers. Doesn't it mean that he wants to control Feng Yao to death!

After Xu Shu and Shi Tao finished watching, their faces showed displeasure, and they said, "My lord, you must never agree to Guo Gong on this matter."

"Of course I will not agree to such unreasonable demands! Even if he is the governor! But if he does not agree, he will report to the court. What should I do?" Feng Yao said angrily.

"My lord, don't worry!" Xu Shuyi said.

"Yuan Zhi, don't you have a good plan?" Feng Yao asked.

Xu Shu nodded, invited Feng Yao to sit down at the table, and said, "My lord, just listen to my analysis!"

"Although Guo Gong is the governor and has tens of thousands of soldiers in his hands, he is completely mediocre! He only knows how to support his troops and defend himself. His subordinates have heard that a few months ago, when Lu Wenhou and Cao Cao fought in Yanzhou, Guo Gong led his troops. Tens of thousands of people marched northward from Xiaopei, approaching the vicinity of Juancheng in Yanzhou, intending to join forces with Lu Wenhou to attack Juancheng, but in the end they dared not do it, and led the troops back to Peiguo."

Feng Yao nodded and said: "It is true! If Guo Gong hadn't retreated before the battle, Cao Cao would have become a bereaved dog at this time!"

Xu Shu said again: "My lord wants to fight for world hegemony, and sooner or later I will take the land of Yuzhou. It's fine if Guo Gong doesn't come to attack. If he does, this is the best opportunity God has given me! My lord! Not only don’t worry, but be happy! Although the lord has many troops and is strong, he wants to attack Cao and save Lu Wenhou, but he is separated by Chen, Liang, and Pei. Guo Gong’s country of Pei is just next to Yanzhou. Jiyin County, Shanyang County, if the lord can conquer Peiguo, connect with Marquis Wen in the north, and Yangzhou in the south, why worry about Cao Cao and Liu Bei?"

"It's just that the governor of Yuzhou was appointed by the court, and the power is above the lord. If there is no name, if you attack by force, you will be accused of treason by outsiders! Guo Gong's attack in this way just gave the lord the name of counterattack. His soldiers Although there are many people, they are definitely not the enemy of the lord! The lord can recruit his troops as much as he wants, annex his territory, seize his position, and then submit to the imperial court to ask for the title of Yuzhou shepherd!"

(End of this chapter)