Since the two party bans, the Eastern Han Dynasty has developed an extremely prosperous criticism culture. In order to resist the suppression of the gentry by eunuchs and even the imperial power, the gentry clans united and formed cliques. They commented on the current situation and celebrities praised each other, thus forming a cultural and political offensive.
As a result, the reputation of imperial power declined, and it became the political forerunner of the co-governance of the gentry in later generations.
Chen Chong hated this kind of culture deeply and rarely participated in the conversations among scholars. This was not because he had a heart for imperial power, but because like Liu Bei, he felt that such mutual flattery was of no use to the current situation.
He has seen too many Bagu, Bajun and the like, and only half of them are worthy of the name.
But not participating in the talk industry does not mean that Chen Chong is unimportant. On the contrary, Chen Chong's status in the talk industry has surpassed that of the Xu brothers, the founders of Yuedan Commentary.
Chen Chong was originally a doctor of Taixue, and was born as the grandson of Chen Shi, Duke of Taiqiu. He was also recognized as the first dragon in the scriptures in Xiping's Commentary on the Classics. He had many contacts with Buddhist and Taoist disciples, and his personal connections reached the court and issued orders.
In the countryside, apart from talking about classics and Taoism, he was still very tight-lipped about his comments about people and things. Over the past few years, Chen Chong could be said to be a real "gold-mouthed man".
In the fifth year of Guanghe's reign, when Chen Chong visited Liu Kuan, the former Taiwei, he talked with his disciple Fu Xie about ancient and modern wars. Fu Xie's answers were fluent, which Chen Chong admired very much. He said to Liu Kuan: "Nan Rong is as virtuous as Gao Yang and as wise as Kun.
Jade is beyond the reach of the Luoshui River!" Later, Liu Kuan became famous for his disciples, and Fu Xie, Cao Cao, and Yuan Shu were both known as the "Three Beauties of Guanghe".
In addition to his disciples and friends, most of the celebrities Chen Chong selected for Liu Bei were local high-ranking officials. The Wang family and Guo family in Taiyuan were both world-famous county officials, and the Wen family, Linghu family, etc. were also among the leading famous families in Taiyuan counties.
, are now taking refuge in various places in Bingzhou. As long as Chen Chong makes his name known to the world with his promise, Liu Bei will surely succeed immediately.
At this time, Wang Gai was living with his clansmen in Lishi City. Liu Bei immediately rode up to him and asked for an audience. Wang Gai heard that it was the new prefect of Xiangzhi who wanted to see him. Naturally, Wang Gai welcomed him happily and held a banquet with his clan brothers. They talked about the world.
When the morning sun broke, Liu Bei smiled and rode away again.
Wang Gai turned around and sighed to Wang Ling: "Mr. Liu is a truly good man, he speaks all over the world, and he is heroic. Even though he was rejected by me, he is still passionate and arrogant, and his words are like a knife. I am really moved by him. But now that Taiyuan is corrupt, I
If you enter his house, you will definitely waste all your family resources and lose all your money, so why bother?"
Wang Ling did not think so, but solemnly persuaded him: "Brother, how absurd! Now there is great chaos, bandits are rampant, hungry people are raging, this is a sign of troubled times. But the family's wealth is not enough for external possessions, can it be blocked by swords? Your Excellency is now living in seclusion.
Outside, we are fleeing in the wilderness, how can we prevent disasters on our own? If my brother can't do it, I can let the adults do it!"
The two of them refused to give in, but as Wang Ling said, they sent a message to the clan leader Wang Yun. Wang Yun had been invaded by Chang Rang for several years and was afraid of harming his family, so he changed his name and lived in seclusion in Huai County, Hanoi for several years.
Later, Wang Gai received a reply, and Wang Yun's reply was succinct: "You are such a young talent, you can attach the dragon's head and tail."
The reactions of the other children from various tribes were similar. After a little hesitation, they finally chose to be recruited by Liu Bei. When Chen Chong selected these people, he naturally knew that most of them were mediocre in talent, but now that they were officials, no matter how talented they were, they could not compare to the wealth of their families.
Many things cannot be done well not because you are not good enough, but because you are not rich enough. With the help of these rich people, you will have the confidence to overcome difficulties.
Liu Bei's progress was going smoothly, which made Chen Chong relieved, but he still couldn't take any time off. Now the livelihood of nearly half a million people in the two counties depended on him, and he had to do his best.
Although the spring plowing in Xihe was affected this year, it did not affect the whole county after all, so there was still some harvest. However, due to the severe drought in consecutive years, these harvests could only barely satisfy the hunger. Fortunately, the emperor had promised that Xihe would not collect taxes for three years, so it would not be a problem.
If we force people to rebel again, we can make do with it this year.
But for the people of Taiyuan, it is impossible to make do with this year.
Teaching a man to fish is not as good as teaching him to fish, not to mention that the borrowed 100,000 stones of grain and grass can only last for two months. Chen Chong first opened a warehouse on the border of the two counties to provide relief for two days. A large number of Taiyuan disaster victims heard about it and immediately changed their methods.
, compiled a roster for the people of Taiyuan and divided them into Ding Camp, Women’s Camp, and Lao Camp.
The Ding camp consists of young and strong men between 16 and 50, with about 104,000 people. It is managed by Chen Chong personally. Once the soldiers from Xihe County arrive, they go to the tributaries of the Yellow River and the tidal flats on both sides to build water conservancy projects. He plans to first build water conservancy projects in Yonghe.
A canal will be excavated between the Yellow River and Lin County, and a tributary of about 40 miles long will be excavated from the Yellow River. This will be enough to add nearly 10,000 acres of fertile farmland in Xihe.
The women's camp was mostly women and children, with about 120,000 people. Chen Chong put Yang Hui in charge, taught women the art of papermaking, and opened a paper mill on the spot in Zi. Chen Chong had a bamboo paper mill when he was in Luoyang, but now in the north
Due to the great cold, the bamboo forest was withered, so he could only do the next best thing and sent Xu Shu to purchase mulberry and hemp to make ordinary hemp paper.
But even so, Chen Chong's papermaking technology is far superior to other colleagues. Whether it is the cooking salt or the control of drying time, it is unique at this time. When the first batch of paper is shipped to Hedong San in September,
Auxiliary, the caravan didn't even have time to see Hangu Pass, but the paper was sold out in three days.
There were about 40,000 old men over fifty in the old camp. Chen Chong asked Sun Qian and others to lead them to clean up the ruins in Taiyuan County, cultivate mulberry seedlings, and raise livestock to prepare for winter.
At the end of August, Yang Feng followed Guo Da's order and led his team to sell horses at Lishi. Along the way, he saw everyone busy with no tired look on his face, and the fragrance of mud overflowed like steam, as if he was busy in spring. He sighed to his subordinates: "Mr. Chen Fu.
Governing the people is like drinking wine, which really opened my eyes."
When they arrived at Lishi, Qin Yilu came out of the city to greet him. Since the end of the war, the court had not elected a new governor of Bingzhou. Some of Zhang Yi's officials simply changed their offices and worked for Chen Chong. Qin Yilu was one of them.
Now he is a subordinate of the prefect, responsible for the ceremonial guard of Xihe. When he saw Yang Feng, he said that Chen Chong was not in the mansion at this time. He was still in the eastern suburbs of Lin County, inspecting the Xiongnu Zhonglang General Liu Bei and the Lin County Magistrate Liu Hu.
Drainage issues and horse buying related matters can be left to him.
Yang Feng did everything he could. To put it bluntly, he just paid with one hand and delivered the goods with the other. This batch of horses was about a thousand, which was what Chen Chong had agreed upon when he borrowed grain from Guo Da. Liu Bei had lost all the horses in the siege of Longshan, so now he can only
Reorganized from scratch. Qin Yilu took out fifty gold and gave it to Yang Feng. After Yang Feng accepted it, he asked: "Is the county's rice grain enough?"
Qin Yilu could only shake his head and replied: "But it can only be used for another month." Then he sighed on one side, obviously he was also worried about this.
Yang Feng didn't feel anything about this, because he could only see this look on Qin Yilu's face. The other people in the prefect's mansion were walking back and forth in the mansion, all looking in a hurry, but not worried, as if they knew what they were doing.
What should be done? Even Qin Yilu quickly threw himself into counting the horses.
When Qin Yilu finished counting, Yang Feng had no interest in staying, and immediately rode away with his men. When they came out of the city gate, they saw a charming girl training horses outside the city. He had met him in Huanyang, and she was the new Shanyu.
Yu Fuluo's sister Pu Zhenmeilu originally wanted to marry Bai Bo to Guo Da, but Guo Da politely declined. Unexpectedly, when Pu Zhenmeilu learned about this, he had a big quarrel with Yu Fuluo.
Then he disappeared, but unexpectedly he was here.
Yang Feng took the initiative to step forward and teased him: "You are the second best in Qiangqu, how can you govern in a Han county?"
When Pu Zhenmei saw that it was him, she wanted to turn around and leave, but she suddenly turned back and asked Yang Feng with a pretty face, "Have you seen this person? He is in his twenties, but he looks like a warrior, and his arms
It has a tip as long as a bow and smiles like a delphinium."
Who else can say this? Although Yang Feng only had a one-sided relationship with Liu Bei, Liu Bei was born with a heroic nature, a strange appearance, and a unique charm, which was really hard to forget. But unexpectedly, there was a man in Lishi City.
The Hun princess inquired about his whereabouts.
This gave him a strange feeling of joy, and he couldn't help but smile to Pu Zhenmeilu and said, "Why, the Xiongnu's pearl has also found its destined warrior?" Pu Zhenmeilu opened his beautiful eyes slightly and said angrily: "You don't
Just know me!" After saying that, he turned around and left.
Yang Feng then grabbed her again, apologized repeatedly, and then said truthfully: "That's Liu Bei and Liu Xuande, the newly appointed generals who protect the Huns. What do you want to do with him?" Pu Zhenmeilu was stunned, then blushed and remained silent.
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When Pu Zhenmeilu left Meiji privately, she was depressed and didn't know where to go. But when she thought that she would never see her brother again, she gradually became happy again. Liu Xuan would send her expenses every week, and Chen Chong didn't know what to do.
, but it would not mean that the Hun girl would be left without food and clothing, and there would be no other impact, so she was left alone.
With no one to control her, Pu Zhenmeilu developed the habit of going out on horseback every day. She liked the feeling of walking alone on the road. Sometimes she rode the horse galloping, and sometimes stopped, and the farmers beside the street expressed their opinions.
Even though she looked strange, no one would preach to a Hu woman.
Occasionally she would feel lonely because of this, but more often she would feel satisfied. It was as if she belonged completely to herself, and she no longer had to worry or be anxious. She was a free spirit in this world. She had seen life and death, so she had no more requirements.<
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But the day before yesterday, Pu Zhenmeilu was riding a horse through Gaoming Mountain, and suddenly a pack of wolves burst out from the forest. The first wolf was three feet tall and about seven feet long. It climbed up a huge rock and bared its teeth and roared at her and her mount. She was originally
Shanyu's daughter carried a bow and arrow with her. At this time, she didn't feel uneasy, but rather excited. She drew the bow and aimed at the wolf.
Unexpectedly, before he could take action, a wolf jumped out from the grass beside him, and its long thorn-like claws scratched the horse's belly. The horse couldn't bear the pain, and immediately raised its hooves and neighed, almost knocking Pu Zhenmeilu off the horse's back.
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But before she could sit firmly again, the red horse under her was out of control. It suddenly turned mad and ran away. It was the road down the mountain. The Hun girl could only hug the horse's neck tightly and let the wind and trees sound.
The sound of insects flew past my ears like a knife, as if time was limited to the clattering hooves of the red horse beneath me.
She didn't know when it started or when she stopped. Panic finally took over Pu Zhenmeilu's heart. She had never thought that she would encounter such a situation. If she let go of her hands in an instant, she would undoubtedly
Being beaten into minced meat is an idea that Shanyu's daughter would never accept.
But after all, her strength was no greater than the strength of the horse. Pu Zhenmeilu clearly felt that her strength was gradually exhausted, but the red horse ran up the official road without showing any signs of fatigue. Just when she thought she was about to let go, she heard something in her ears.
There was a new sound of horse hooves, and a pair of warm and slender arms hugged her tightly from behind, instantly pulling her into a warm embrace.
At that moment, Pu Zhenmeilu seemed to have returned to her childhood, when Qiangqu Shanyu carried her onto the horse, full of powerful masculine aura.
When she opened her eyes, she saw the face of a young Han man from between her arms. He did not have the long beard that Han people are accustomed to. The short mustache on his face made his soft and handsome face look a bit resolute, but in the end
What's striking is the subtle arc at the corner of his mouth, which seems to be a smile but not a smile.
Liu Bei noticed that she was looking at him curiously, so he smiled at her, slowly rode his horse to a stop, helped Shanyu's daughter jump off the horse lightly, and said to her: "Girl, be more careful."
The horse continued to leave, completely unaware that he had unintentionally stolen the heart of a young girl.
Yang Fenggang came out of the prefect's mansion and naturally knew where Liu Bei was now, so he led Pu Zhenmeilu to Lin County.
Ten miles south of Lin County, Chen Chong and Liu Bei were wearing bamboo hats and standing in the excavated waterway. While they were calculating the time for the completion of the project, they were imagining the sight of billowing waves of new acres of wheat next year. County Magistrate Liu Hu
Following on one side, he watched the people coming and going like mountains and seas. He felt moved and invited Chen Chong to write poems here. Chen Chong was not interested in poetry, so he borrowed ancient poems and recited:
"If you are less than a hundred years old, you always have the worry of a thousand years. The morning sun is no longer strong, and the day is suddenly dark in the west. If you go here and look down, it is like the Nine Autumn Festival. Life is like dust and dew, and the path of heaven is long and long. When Wu rises and goes to the Jin Dynasty, the virtues are dangerous in the autumn harvest.