Liu Bei and Chen Chongzhi stayed in the river until midnight. When they returned to Lin County, the county was enforcing a curfew. They simply did not enter the city and went straight to rest at the county soldiers' garrison outside the south of the city as usual. Unexpectedly, Yang Feng had been waiting here for a long time.
Chen Chong and Liu Bei were invited to a banquet. After a busy day, they were indeed hungry, so they readily agreed.
But Chen Chong said: "Commander Yang, you are not allowed to drink alcohol in the army. We should set an example." Yang Fengwei was stunned, and then laughed and said: "No wonder Fujun always wins every battle. I know the reason."<
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Several people went to Yang Feng's tent together. Yang Feng ordered his men to bring the roasted beef and mutton cakes, and changed the wine to buttermilk. Although buttermilk had a strong fishy smell and was not used to drinking by ordinary scholars, it had a unique flavor.
The taste is quite refreshing and satiating. After eating for a while, Yang Feng turned to Liu Bei and said with a smile: "Mr. Liu, I am here actually to be entrusted by others to help them deliver gifts."
The return gift was a thin bow. The bow power was no more than half a stone, but the bow was long and slender. It was painted with vermilion paint, and the bow body was painted with three sun patterns. It was really beautiful. Liu Bei felt that it looked familiar, but he couldn't remember where he had seen it before. But Chen Chong was.
After seeing it too much, he recognized it at a glance as Pu Zhenmeilu's waist bow, and only then did Yang Feng understand the whole story.
Pu Zhenmeilu left in the evening. Although she was a Xiongnu woman, she did not need to abide by some etiquette, but it was not suitable to stay in the military camp until night. Liu Bei couldn't laugh or cry after receiving the girl's gift. He had slender arms and could shoot a three-stone bow.
This waist bow can only be collected as a gift, and it will inevitably be teased by friends.
Chen Chong asked him with a smile: "Is there any gift you would like me to give in return?" Liu Bei glanced at him and said angrily: "I would like to give her a coral, but I don't have any money. Is Ting Jian willing to help?" Even so, he still found a piece of jade, which he picked up in the stream on Longshan Mountain. It was yellow-green in color. When placed next to the candlelight for a while, it could transmit a faint light, like a firefly. At this time, he was wearing a jade stone.
There was no great treasure, but this stone was quite rare, so it was handed over to Chen Chong as a gift in return.
Yang Feng returned to Baibo the next day. Before leaving, Chen Chong asked him to tell Guo Da that he would go to Baibo counties in November. He hoped that the Baibo army would prepare early. If there is any illegal activity, he would still punish him severely.
After hearing this, Yang Feng was shocked. He was used to being in the Bai Bo army. He didn't know how to govern the people. He just wanted to avoid causing trouble. Among the five commanders, he and Han Siam had the worst military discipline. He could only lower his head and respond repeatedly.
, as if this is a matter of course.
He stayed with Liu Bei for a few more days, and after the excavation of the canal was on track, he began to recruit troops. Zhang Yi's death in the previous quelling the rebellion allowed him to temporarily command the county troops he mobilized in Bingzhou, and after the war, the county troops in the remaining counties
They have all returned to their original counties, leaving only the original three thousand soldiers of Xihe County. If Chen Chong wants to make a difference, he can only build the army from scratch.
Ding Ying Jian'er was originally from Taiyuan, and Chen Chong was not allowed to recruit him as a rule. Even if he moved people to eat in other counties, he had to report to the court for approval. Chen Chong had killed him first and then reported it, and the emperor didn't bother to pursue it. He just issued an edict saying: "Do not take any food."
Died during a disaster." So even though there were all strong men in front of him, Chen Chong could only find another way.
In troubled times, the easiest thing was to recruit young men, but Chen Chong had no such idea. He first asked Wei Yan to contact Shi Sang, and asked him to take money to redeem slaves from the Xiongnu tribes, and then asked Xu Ci to go to various counties.
Post an announcement that those who join the army will be able to seal three acres of farmland on both sides of the newly built canal next year.
The progress was really smooth. In just two days, he had recruited 200 Hu people and 500 Han people. Under such circumstances, it was expected that the goal of expanding the army to 10,000 would be achieved within one month. However, a news came from the court at this time, and Chen Chong received the news.
The coming policy has added some variables.
The new shepherd of Bingzhou was selected. After nearly two months of consideration, the court finally found a person with both ability and political integrity: he was the former Guangwu Ling of Yanmen County, the Wuji Colonel of the Western Regions, the governor of Bingzhou, and the governor of Hedong.
, Dong Zhonglang General, the current Polu General, the Marquis of Zhuxiang, the Commander-in-Chief of Zhengliang, the old superior of Chen Chong and Liu Bei, General Dong Zhuo and Dong Zhongying.
It is easy to understand the idea of the imperial court. Dong Zhuo served as an official in Bingzhou for several times, and was once a subordinate of Zhang Huan in the Sanming Dynasty of Liangzhou. Zhang Huan repeatedly put down rebellions in Bingzhou and won the hearts of the people. Dong Zhuo also made outstanding achievements when he inspected Bingzhou. For example, today's two thousand stone
It was decided to select an official who could serve as Bingzhou Mu, and it was none other than Dong Zhuo.
But from a practical point of view, this appointment was not considered a success. The Dongping Army repeatedly had conflicts with Dong Zhuo in Jizhou and was not in harmony. Dong Zhuo was determined to retaliate, and now he holds the important position of shepherd, just like the kings of the former Han Dynasty during the reign of Emperor Wen.
, can decide all matters in the state without going through the court.
The most important thing is that the chief envoy of the Blood Massacre of Qianqiu Pavilion was Dong Zhuo. Once Dong Zhuo took office, the attitude of Bai Bojun was really difficult to predict.
This made Liu Bei very worried about this. He thought that there were not many in his army who could tolerate the anger of birds, not to mention the Baibo army, which would inevitably cause a lot of troubles. Thinking of this, he rushed back to Taiyuan overnight to reorganize the army, planning to attack Dong Zhuo as soon as he took office.
Montenegrin thieves, invisible to both sides.
Chen Chong was not worried about this. He knew Dong Zhuo's character. Nowadays, Bingzhou is not a hot cake, and things are complicated. Although Bingzhou Mu has great power, if his governance is hindered, it will also damage his official career and reputation. Dong Zhuo is very ambitious.
He would never accept this appointment if he tried to rise to the top in one fell swoop. He continued to govern as usual and continued to recruit and expand the army.
But then something unexpected happened.
It is true that Dong Zhuo did not come, but there was a procedure for not coming. He used the excuse that the war in Xiliang was tense. Although Huangfu Song had taken office, the generals were not familiar with each other yet, and it would take some time before he took office, so he sent him first
Thousands of his family members and soldiers went to Bingzhou to settle down first to show their sincerity.
Now that Taiyuan was exhausted and uninhabitable, the group of people entered Xihe directly from Hedong. Four days after the transfer order was conveyed, they rushed to Lishi on the tenth day of September. Chen Chong couldn't laugh or cry when he received the news, so he could only put down his affairs and go five miles out of the city.
Go and greet.
The leader of the team, Chen Chong, recognized him as Duan Zhongming, a native of Wuwei Guzang. Duan Xuan was a gentle and self-loving man, abiding by his ministerial duties and not making friends with others, but he only wanted to fulfill his duties. He was one of the few generals under Dong Zhuo who had no quarrel with Chen Chong. This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading!
The two of them hugged each other and laughed. Duan Xuan was not polite, and even told Chen Chong: "In two months, the Xiliang generals will jointly submit a petition to retain Dong Gong. Before that, Dong Gong's family will be handed over to Ting Jian.
Take care of it."
Chen Chong had no choice but to agree and follow Duan Xuan to meet Dong Zhuo's family members one by one. Dong Zhuo's mother is still alive and has two sons and two daughters, and her children have five sons and seven daughters. Now they are all sent together.
Dong Zhuo's mother was now in her eighties, and her eyesight and ears were a little dizzy. Chen Chong rushed into the car in front of him, and was mistaken by the old lady as Duan Xuan's descendant. Chen Chong did not explain, but only asked the old lady what she liked to eat.
After telling her a few interesting stories that she had heard, the old lady became tired for a long time after the bumpy journey, and fell asleep again after a while.
Then I met Dong Zhuo's two sons, Dong Qi and Dong Cen. Now Dong Zhuo is already fifty-three, and his two sons are over thirty and have enough food and clothing, but they are both ineffective and incompetent in literature and martial arts. They are not as good as his nephew Dong Huang. Dong Zhuo simply
Then they will not be allowed to enter the official career and become two free and independent people.
The two of them were obviously often lectured by Dong Zhuo because of this, and Chen Chong felt that they were a little inferior. When they met, they saluted Chen Chong repeatedly and did not dare to look at him, but Chen Chong made all arrangements as guests pleased. When Chen Chong stayed with them, he could
He clearly felt that the two of them were very afraid of him. He didn't like this atmosphere, so he left early.
It was inconvenient for Chen Chong to see the female dependents behind him, so he turned around and asked Duan Xuan how many people there were. Duan Xuan replied that there were eight female dependents and fourteen children. Then he took out a hundred gold and gave it to Chen Chong, and once again sincerely asked: "These two months
So I asked Ting Jian a lot."
Chen Chong refused several times, so he could only accept the sigh and said: "I will use all the money for Dong Gong's family." While he was having a headache, a young girl jumped down from the carriage shaft, pulled Chen Chong's robe and asked, "You are Ying."
Chuan Chen Chong?"
The voice was as gentle as a warbler, but the tone was quite rude. Chen Chong couldn't help but turn around and saw the girl looking up at him with her hands on her waist.
This girl looks to be fifteen or sixteen years old. She is over six feet tall and can reach Chen Chong's chest. When she looks up, her eyes are full of smoke under her cloud-like high bun, her lips are as red as fire, and her skin is like jade.
Shengxue, with a delicate and innocent posture, suddenly does not look like the most beautiful person in the world. But her clothes are full of worldly nobility. She wears a tight-sleeved purple brocade dress, a crimson skirt with a curved skirt, a gold bracelet on her wrist, and green beads around her jade neck.
, there is also a small wooden plaque tied between the green beads. Chen Chong can clearly see that it is Sanskrit, pronounced Tongna, which means "the name of all Dharma cannot be obtained".
Duan Xuan couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief when he saw her. He was obviously troubled by the girl. He introduced to Chen Chong: "This is the eldest daughter of Dong Qi. She is famous as Dong Bai. She is fourteen years old. She has always been the most loved by Duke Dong."
This last sentence does not need to be explained. Chen Chong already knew it when he saw the wooden plaque. The Sanskrit wooden plaque can only come from Baima Temple. The foreign monks in the temple would not do it easily. Only a lot of money can make several enlightened ascetics pray for blessings. Chen Chong
Then he smiled and replied to Dong Bai: "I am Chen Tingjian of Yingchuan. I wonder what the girl wants from me?"
Dong Bai didn't answer, he stretched out his jade hand and grabbed Chen Chong's left hand, took it out from his wide sleeve, kneaded his broken finger, and said curiously: "I heard someone in Hedong say that you are an official and you are stupid and don't know how to adapt. If you break your finger,
Win people's trust and become a nine-fingered prefect. I heard Aweng say that you are wise beyond the past and present, so I thought it was just a rumor, but who would have thought it was actually the truth!"
Chen Chong looked calm when he heard this, and took out his broken finger from Dong Bai's hand. He was not angry, but smiled and said seriously to Dong Bai: "Girl, some things cannot be measured by wisdom and foolishness. Confucius said: 'Heard the Tao in the morning, and died at night.
Mencius said: 'Life is what I want, and righteousness is what I want. You cannot have both. Those who sacrifice life for righteousness.' You are still young, but you will understand later."
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Dong Bai hated people saying she was young. She couldn't help but blush, and said loudly to Chen Chong: "Aren't you just talking about children? There's no reason to think you're smart even if you hurt yourself!"
Chen Chong couldn't help but laugh. He reached out and rubbed Dong Bai's silky hair, and said with a smile: "When you grow up, you will know that childhood is the happiest time in the world."