Linxiang in mid-March has entered the rainy season, with few sunny days and constant rain, just like Deng Yuan's mood at this moment.
Deng Yuan is sitting in the bright bedroom. She is wearing an exquisite ponytail and colorful embroidered silk clothes. She is holding a letter in her hand and looks sad.
This letter was sent by her father Deng You. Two months ago, Cao Cao suddenly sent his troops into Nanyang. When they arrived at Feishui, Zhang Xiu, who was defending Wan County, surrendered.
However, after realizing that Cao Cao intended to get rid of him, Zhang Xiu surrendered decisively and rebelled. He led an army to attack Cao Jun. Cao Cao's army was completely unprepared and was immediately killed. Cao Cao's eldest son Cao Ang, nephew Cao Anmin, and general Dian Wei all died in the battle.
It is said that Cao Cao himself was wounded and escaped in embarrassment, barely surviving with his life.
Cao Cao's original intention of attacking Nanyang was to eliminate the potential threats around Xu County. But now that he could steal the chicken but lose the rice, he suffered such a tragic defeat. Even his eldest son and nephew were killed in the battle. Regardless of public or private affairs, Cao Cao would
He came back with redoubled revenge, otherwise how could he have the face to lead the court and conquer the disobedient people? It is conceivable that there will be no peace in Nanyang in the future.
Deng Yuan'emei frowned. Xinye was now included in the newly established Zhangling County by Jingzhou Mu Liu Biao. Compared with Wan County and other places where control was weak, Liu Biao undoubtedly had stronger control over Xinye and had a large number of troops within the territory. But like this
Under the situation, it is very difficult for Xinye to stay alone. Sooner or later, he will be involved.
In fact, as early as last year when Cao Cao welcomed the emperor to Luoyang and moved the capital to Xu County, my husband had predicted that Cao Cao would plot Nanyang in the future and reminded his father to be more careful.
Unfortunately, in the face of the mighty trend, what they can do is actually extremely limited.
"The Emperor and God bless my parents, brothers and nephews, may they be safe and sound." Deng Yuan prayed silently. This is the only thing she can do for her family at the moment.
"Girl, girl...the master has sent someone to pick us up." The little maid Ah Xi ran in, her round face full of joy.
When Deng Yuan heard this, his originally gloomy mood suddenly became much brighter, and he thought to himself: "It seems that Liu Lang has returned to Ling County."
Liu Jing writes home every month, so she knows her husband's current situation.
"Who is here?" Deng Yuan put down the letter and asked as he stood up.
"Wang Zijian," Ah Xi's cheeks suddenly turned red, she blinked her big eyes and said, "Also, there is Liu Ziming."
"Ah Xi, why did you stutter?" Deng Yuan secretly felt funny. Ah Xi was usually very sharp-tongued and courageous. Even Wang Can, who was famous all over the world, dared to make fun of him. He only looked shy when talking about Liu Liang.
If her husband Liu Jing wanted to get involved with her maid, she would naturally stop A Xi and Liu Liang's hazy feelings. However, after the marriage, she found that Liu Jing had no interest in her maid, so she was happy to see it.
It’s done.
Ah Xi pinched the corner of her clothes and pretended to be calm: "Little maid, little maid didn't stutter."
Deng Yuan stopped teasing her and immediately left the dormitory and headed to the hall.
When Wang Qiang and Liu Liang saw Deng Yuan, who was elegantly dressed and elegantly dressed, they all bowed and bowed.
Liu Liang was in the hall, a little absent-minded, he kept turning his head to look outside, and winking at the little maid Ah Xi who was waiting outside the door. The two had not seen each other for several months, and they both missed each other very much.
Stepmother Zhang sat in the main seat and said with a smile on her face: "Young Master, Zhongda asked our family to go to Ling County to reunite with him."
Liu He and Liu Rao were so happy that they could hardly sit still. They had been looking forward to this day for an unknown amount of time, when they could finally be reunited with their brother.
Deng Yuan nodded lightly when he heard this and said: "Before leaving, you still need to arrange your family affairs first. The fields at home will be handed over directly to Song Gu and Song Jin brothers."
"Okay, I'll just follow what you said." Stepmother Zhang nodded. Now that her family is no longer what it used to be, she doesn't care about the seventy stones and more than two hundred acres of paddy fields at all. The only thing that makes her feel a little unhappy is
What's strange is that Liu Jingming's family was rich, but he didn't manage the land.
Lai Ci, who has a beautiful appearance and a graceful sitting posture, said: "My family has a lot of money and assets, and I am afraid that I will have to move them out this time."
Deng Yuan blushed when she heard this. Her dowry accounted for more than 70% of the family's financial resources.
It took several hours just to carry the dowry. Almost all the empty rooms in the west chamber, east chamber, and even the main bedroom were used, so that all the dowry could be barely loaded.
Stepmother Zhang hurriedly spoke: "If there is no one to look after the family, if you leave money at home, it will definitely be stolen, so naturally it will all be taken away."
Naturally, Deng Yuan had no objection, and the three of them discussed it carefully and decided that it would be better to set off tomorrow rather than later. In order not to waste time, they would start moving the household supplies today, and Wang Qiang was responsible for this matter.
Then, Liu Liang was asked to take their place and visit the elders in the clan one by one to say goodbye to them.
In the evening, they summoned the brothers Song Gu and Song Jin and entrusted them with their house and land. The two brothers bowed their heads and obeyed their orders without mentioning anything.
At noon the next day, the Liu family, consisting of six people and eight maids, followed the last convoy of goods trucks and left Liu's Wu in Longqiu and rushed to Beijin.
Liu Liang's father was on the ship, so this time the father and son brought Liu's mother with them, and the family was reunited.
Because they carried so many supplies, Liu Jing's family couldn't keep a low profile even if they wanted to. This matter even reached the ears of Zhang Xian, the prefect of Changsha, and he couldn't help but lament again that the Nanyang Deng family was really extravagant.
He didn't say anything about their departure. "Officials" in the Han Dynasty had a tradition of bringing their families with them to take office. Liu Jing took the whole family with him. His behavior was a little out of line, but there was nothing to criticize.
However, what Liu Jing did recently in Ling County shocked Zhang Xian. Not long after he took office, he decisively killed the meritorious Cao Gong Ying and his brothers who were "deeply convinced by the Han barbarians". Faced with the Gong family organization's
He handled the thousands of Han rebels well and defeated them with just a few hundred county soldiers, slaughtering all the rebels. This is comparable to Yu Shengqing's story in the past.
What's even more exaggerated is that Liu Jing used the topic to exterminate more than ten wealthy families in Lingxian County, confiscated their land, and returned it to the common people. This resulted in an increase of nearly 20,000 people in Lingxian County's household registration. You must know that with such a large number of new people,
The amount of money spent every year is not less than one million yuan, but only for the replacement of taxes, calculation of taxes, and oral money.
It only took Liu Jing two short months to accomplish this. The word "capable official" alone is not enough to describe his ability.
Now look back and see how he was doing nothing in his position as chief...
For some reason, Zhang Xian suddenly remembered that Liu Jing had expressed his true feelings to him in the past when he solicited him, saying that he did not want to dwell on pens and inkstones, but only wanted to govern a country and benefit the people. Looking at his actions now, it turned out to be exactly what he said.
Such a person really shouldn't be imprisoned around him.