On the official road, a motorcade moved forward slowly.

There were five carriages carrying some luggage and belongings, which looked like a small-scale migration.

More than a dozen servants and guards were either sitting in front of the car or moving along with it.

The focus of the guards' protection was a carriage in the middle of the team. It was a hot summer day and the weather was hot, so the curtains of the carriage were raised. Looking from a distance, one could see two people sitting inside, one in his thirties.

The white-faced scholar, the other is a seven or eight-year-old child.

An old servant quickly came to the carriage, cupped his hands and said: "Sir, we have entered the territory of Ba County."

The scholar nodded and said, "I understand, Uncle Fu."

"promise."

Uncle Fu stepped back, but the young man sighed.

He is not a native of Yizhou. He was originally from Yinyanshi County, Henan Province, Sili. His father went to Yizhou to serve as an official, and his family followed him. Later, his father died in a foreign land, and the world was in chaos. He and his family had to stay in Yizhou. This time

Moving his family away from the prosperous west of Yizhou was not what he wanted, but he had to do it as a last resort.

Dong Zhuo took the emperor to move westward, the city of Luoyang was reduced to scorched earth, and his hometown of Henan Province had long since become dilapidated. Although he wanted to go back, he also knew that Dong Zhuo and the Guandong princes were always in tense confrontation, and security issues could not be ignored. What's more, Yizhou

The northern gateway to Sili is now occupied by Zhang Lu. With five buckets of rice in his hands, even the imperial envoys cannot get through. How can they get back?

Since I can't go back, the wisest thing to do is to stay in Yizhou with peace of mind.

Based on what he has learned, if he is willing to work for Liu Yan, it will not be difficult to find an official position.

But he can't.

He had already sworn an oath that he would never become an official.

His name was Que Yi, and he was the son of Que Jian.

But he frugally spent money to buy the position of governor of Yizhou. After he took office, he imposed excessive taxes, committed corruption and plundered the people's wealth. His reputation spread far and wide, even to Luoyang. So the imperial court appointed Liu Yan as the shepherd of Yizhou and the envoy to supervise the army.

Que Jian questioned the crime. Before Liu Yan could enter Yizhou and take office, Ma Xiang rebelled, attacked Luo County and killed Que Jian. Liu Yan had no chance to punish Que Jian, but everyone in Yizhou knew about it.

Quejian is fatuous, incompetent, corrupt, and unforgivable, but he is Queyi's father after all.

He asked Qu Yi to serve Liu Yan, who was preparing to kill his father, unless the sun came out in the west.

Historically, Quyi had indeed never served as an official for Liu Yan, Liu Zhang and his son, and Liu Bei only became an official after entering Shu.

Unable to return home and unwilling to serve Liu Yan, Qu Yi must make plans in advance.

He doesn't have many options.

Liu Yan was the shepherd of Yizhou and had absolute jurisdiction over the military and political affairs of Yizhou. The turmoil caused by the Yinan barbarian rebellion led to a major reshuffle of Yizhou's political scene. Liu Yan easily controlled almost all areas of Yizhou in his own hands. Except for Hanzhong and

Except for Ba County, all places were close to Liu Yan.

Hanzhong is the headquarters of Wu Dou Mi, and he clearly disobeys the imperial order, but Yi has no intention of becoming a rebel.

So he could only come to Berkshire.

Zhao Bu, the governor of Bajun, is the only remaining governor who was in office when Cong Quejian was in power.

But Yi knew that Zhao Bu had been having a hard time recently. He was forced to the edge of the cliff by Liu Yan, and it seemed that he might fall at any time, but Yi had no better choice. Zhao Bu had struggled to hold on until now, and he was still standing. He was already

A miracle. With Yuan Shao, the leader of the Kwantung Alliance, expressing support for Zhao, the miracle may continue.

The current situation is chaotic, but I can’t see clearly what will happen in the future.

He could only hope that Zhaobu could continue to hold on, otherwise, there would be no place for the Que family in Yizhou.

If we really get to that point, where should we go?

While thinking, the child suddenly said: "Father, there is something unclear about the child."

But there was a touch of kindness in his eyes, and he said, "Let me tell you."

The young boy said: "It has been three years since my eldest father (called grandpa in ancient times, referring to Quejian) was in trouble. Why did he move here now?"

After Que Jian died, Que Yi took his family to live in Mianzhu. Although he did not serve as an official, the Que family was rich in wealth. The wealth Que Jian collected was not a small amount, which was enough for future generations to live a life of fine clothing and fine food. Liu Yan knew Que Jian's descendants are in Mianzhu, but Que Jian is dead and has no intention of pursuing the Que family. Que Yi's sudden decision to move to Bajun seems to his children to be too hasty and unnecessary.

The seven or eight-year-old child asked questions, but Quyi did not answer perfunctorily, but communicated with his son seriously.

The child has been smart since he was a child, but he has placed all his hopes of reviving the family on this child.

"Do you know that Liu Junlang (characterized by Liu Yan) wants to change the officials of Ba County?"

"My child knows."

"You know that Governor Zhao was helped by Yuan Benchu ​​and managed to survive."

"My child knows."

"Liu Junlang couldn't take down Governor Zhao for a while, so he killed someone to establish his authority. Do you know?"

The child was surprised: "Master Zhou Mu has always shown kindness to others, how could he kill someone to establish his authority?"

But he bowed and sighed: "This moment, that moment."

Killing people to establish authority is a recent thing.

When he first entered Yizhou, he faced a rebellion and needed to win over people's hearts. Liu Yan showed his kindness to others. Now that he has established a firm foothold in Yizhou, he no longer has so many worries. In particular, he secretly instructed Zhang Lu to kill Zhang Xiu, guard Hanzhong, and separatize Yizhou. The situation was established, and Liu Yan began to show his ruthless side and speed up the elimination of dissidents.

There are many ethnic minorities in Yizhou, but their culture and technology are weak. The powerful families in Shu have monopolized the population. No one would want to in-depth management unless they openly rebel against the government. This is a practice that has been established over the years. But Liu Yan was determined to He entered Shu with the goal of building an emperor's career. Unlike the previous Yizhou officials, he wanted to put Yizhou absolutely under his control instead of letting the local tycoons become powerful.

Yizhou's wealthy families are powerful. Some people show their favor to the state capital, while others look on with cold eyes.

The official position is just that, with many wealthy families competing for it, there will always be someone who can't get it, so it's better to be free and easy. Moreover, the local wealthy families don't know Liu Yan's ambitions at all, and they judge Liu Yan based on his past official behavior, thinking that as long as he doesn't know how to rebel, he will be contemptuous. There will be no trouble with the government, so I will go my own way.

The result of the misjudgment was that when Liu Yan swung the butcher knife, everyone was caught off guard.

Liu Yan's first blow after entering Shu was a powerful man from Bajun.

Bajun is the only county that the state capital cannot actually control, and many local wealthy families side with Zhao.

The Zhao tribe was supported by Yuan Shao and Zhu Jun, and it was difficult to capture it for a while. However, Liu Yan was the state pastor and had the power of life and death in Yizhou. Although it was temporarily inconvenient to move the Zhao tribe, he had to deal with the local tyrants in Bajun. It's easy. As long as there is a slightly justifiable reason, the state government investigates and the Bajun Prefecture has no way to stop it. Moreover, Yuan Shao's envoy is negotiating with the Yizhou Prefecture. The Zhao Department can still hope to resolve the dispute peacefully, at least not at this time. Some places are so powerful that they are fighting to the death with the state capital.

More than ten days ago, the Yizhou Prefecture used some pretext to execute Wang Xian, Li Quan and more than ten people from Ba County.

The Ba people had a strong character and strong family values. Many aristocratic families had intermarriages. From then on, they had a deep hatred for Liu Yan.

Many people only thought that Liu Yan's move was to attack Zhao, but Yi saw that it was not that simple.

He felt very uneasy.

Liu Yan was so cruel to the powerful men of Bajun, which shows that he was not a lenient person. If he could make the first cut, he could also make the second cut. Liu Yan could not tolerate the Zhao tribe, but Que Jian was once the governor of Yizhou. No one can say for sure that Liu Yanrong will not tolerate the Que family descendants. You must know that Que Jian has a very bad official reputation and is burdened with huge infamy. If Liu Yan proposed to hold Que Jian responsible for embezzlement and confiscated the Que family property, no one would say anything. Half a word.

This is why Queyi decided to move.

If you can't get through Hanzhong, then go towards Bajun. Anyway, you can't stay in the area controlled by Liu Yan.

The young child became more and more uneasy after hearing the explanation.

"Father, Governor Zhao can't save himself. Now he has taken refuge. The future is worrying. The state government has something to do with my father. We will go to Jiangzhou. If the state government uses the excuse of investigating my father's past to force Governor Zhao to hand over to us, Zhao The prefect may not dare to disobey, as the powerful people in Bajun are a warning to others. If so, wouldn’t we be surrendering ourselves to the tiger’s mouth?”

But he bowed his head and was horrified: "If you don't go to Jiangzhou, where can you go?"

"Bajun is a large county in Yizhou. There are many places to go. You can avoid disasters by finding a remote place to hide in seclusion, or go to a place where you will not be easily coerced by the government. If that doesn't work, you can avoid Jingzhou."

But he bowed in silence.

The Que family has a good family background and is used to a wealthy life. Unless it is absolutely necessary, seclusion is not an option. As for avoiding Jingzhou, Que Jian's reputation as a corrupt official is known even to Luoyang. Liu Biao, the shepherd of Jingzhou, is also a Han clan member. Will you use the topic to settle accounts? After much deliberation, it is best to find a place where you will not be easily coerced by the government.

Where can we accept them without fear of pressure from the government?

Liu Yan would kill more than a dozen leaders of powerful clans whenever he wanted. The wealthy clans would definitely not be able to count on them...

However, a flash of inspiration flashed in his mind: player territory!

The player territory is a very special group, nominally bound by the government, but this restriction is more like a symbol. The normal obligation of the territory is to pay taxes to the government, and its development direction, military strength, and internal policies are all decided by itself. The government cannot dictate to the player's territory. Even in a nationwide campaign, if the player's territory blatantly resists the court, it will always be pardoned by the court afterwards.

When you settle in the player's territory, you will be subject to some restrictions, but you don't have to worry about being liquidated by the state!

After much deliberation, it is safest to invest in player territory.

"parking!"

The carriage quickly stopped.

Uncle Fu hurried over and asked, "Sir, why did you stop the car?"

"We are not going to Jiangzhou."

Uncle Fu was confused: "Aren't you going to Jiangzhou?"

Que Yi nodded: "Well, which territory in Ba County is richer and more powerful?"

Before Uncle Fu could say anything, the child rushed over and said, "I know..."

When the carriage carrying the Que clan changed its route, Zhulu Ling received a group of uninvited guests.

Late at night, there is wind, and the crescent moon is like a hook.

It was pitch black all around, the torches were swaying in the wind, and the flames flickered on and off.

Wuliang Town, which is engaged in the brewing industry, is located on the bank of the Han River, and is adjacent to Yuge Town, which is engaged in fishing. The famous Ba Xiangqing is produced here, bringing a steady stream of wealth to the territory. As Shi Sheng was promoted to master level chef, the training speed of chefs in the territory has been significantly accelerated, which has led to the continuous increase in the output of Ba Xiangqing, and Wuliang Town has become more and more important to the territory.

Yifeng has accepted the task of upgrading Wuliang Town to increase the production potential of Wuliang Town.
To be continued...