Chapter 22 The local accent has not changed and the hair on the temples
When everyone saw that Wei You had temporarily suppressed Tao Qian's arrogance, they couldn't help but feel happy in their hearts. They complimented Wei You a few times and then dispersed one after another.
Wei You was the only one who looked calm on the face, but couldn't hide his worries in his heart. He was restless whether he went back to his apartment or home that day.
And sure enough, there was nothing to do that day. Early the next morning, Wei You was still having breakfast in his house in Ji County, when he suddenly heard chickens and dogs jumping up and down in the front yard, and then a man with a bare headband and gray beard, a straight skirt and a light shirt walked straight in...
…Who is Tao Qian and Tao Gongzu if not Tao Qian, the governor of Honshu?
"Old Wei, let's eat." Tao Qian, who spoke with a Xu Yang accent, went straight into the house without missing anyone, and then sat directly on a bench outside the door. "Don't worry about me, we will talk after you finish eating."
Wei You smiled bitterly, but had no choice but to drink porridge quickly.
"There's no need to change your clothes and wear your official seal." Tao Qian watched the other party clean his mouth after finishing the porridge, but he warned him again in an unsettling Xu Yang accent. "This plain casual clothes is fine, I've prepared it for you.
A half-copper seal."
The so-called half-copper seal means that only half of the official seal is made of copper, and the other half is simply made of iron... This is not a better term for alloy, but a standard official seal for the lowest-level official.
Wei You became more and more speechless, and could only wash his hands in a hurry, then took the dirty-looking half-copper seal ribbon that the other party had taken from someone who didn't know where it came from, tied it around his waist randomly, and went out with the other party. After going out, he only
What they saw parked in front of Wei You's house was an open-top donkey-pulled cart, with some firewood, hay, wooden forks and other things randomly thrown on top of the cart... It was even more confusing.
In other words, although Wei You is very old, he is actually two years younger than Tao Qian. Moreover, he is the governor and you are a subordinate of the governor, so you are very conscious of this.
Without saying a word, he took the initiative to sit in front and prepared to drive the open-top donkey cart.
However, the car hadn't started yet. Seeing Wei You in a hurry, confused and unable to figure out the key points of such a low-level car, Tao Qian really couldn't stand it, so he stepped forward and grabbed the reins: "Old Wei!
Go lie down in the car behind and I'll drive you!"
Wei You had no choice but to clasp his hands, turn to the back, climb into the cart, and then allowed the barbarian governor to shake the reins and drive the donkey cart out of the city all the way to the north.
From Jixian to Changping, it was not close or far, but it relied on the excellent driving skills of Tao Gongzu, the governor of Youzhou, who had decades of driving experience. In addition, the place was indeed not congested these days, so we made it before noon.
Then we arrived outside Changping City under Mang Mountain.
At this time, the place was already crowded with people, flags were fluttering, and it seemed that the local officials from Anli, Changping, and Jundu counties, as well as the nearby powerful and right-wing wealthy people who wanted to curry favor with General Wei, had already arrived one after another.
"The refugees have settled down, but it's like celebrating the New Year." Tao Qian would inevitably criticize him with his hands behind his hands as soon as he got off the car. Wei You rarely rode in such an open-topped car, so it was a bit bumpy after all. In addition, he had been in the car in the morning.
He only drank a bowl of porridge, so he was feeling sick at the moment and couldn't speak to him. After all, Tao Governor felt like he was talking to himself.
"We are state officials and have been ordered to come here to check on the affairs of the refugee settlements." Tao Qian showed the half-copper seal ribbon on his waist to a warrior who took the initiative to greet him. "You don't have to worry about it.
Go ahead!"
Although the Angzang warrior felt that the old man's accent was very strange and that he was too arrogant to be promoted to a minor official, he still had such an old companion behind him, so he couldn't say anything after all. Instead, he bowed and retreated.
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Tao Qian snorted coldly, and when Wei You calmed down behind him, he picked up a wooden fork from the car, and he and Wei You each took out a hat to protect themselves from the sun and put it on, and then walked along the Mang Mountain
At the foot of the mountain, I casually visited several lively places marked with many lines drawn with lime.
After walking around half a circle, Tao Qian roughly understood the basics. It was nothing more than queuing up according to the number plate, which Youzhou and even the whole world have gradually adapted to, and then going to various places to do various things...such as here
It is for food distribution, over there are areas allocated for building shacks, on the left are people digging toilets, on the right are people digging water canals, in the front is where they discuss when to go up the mountain to burn plant ashes to deal with the bad land, and in the back is where the disputes between the refugees are openly resolved.
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"It's just that we can rule the people with military laws, force them with the power of swords, and lure them with the kindness of food." Tao Qian stood under the Mang Mountain with a bamboo hat and a wooden fork, and sneered even more. "Yes.
If you have money, materials, and soldiers, things will happen naturally, so it’s not surprising.”
Wei You started to speak but stopped.
"Let's go and see what kind of people this General Wei and his close subordinates are!" Tao Qian said as he picked up the wooden fork and went to look for the person regardless of himself.
Wei You had no choice but to follow.
"My Lord? He...what are you looking for? You two...well, he is digging ditches at the foot of the east mountain." It took a lot of effort for the guard to understand the other party's Xu Yang accent. He originally wanted to ask a few questions.
, but when he saw two old men, one of whom looked like he had no strength at all, he put aside his unnecessary thoughts and gave some direct instructions.
"That's it." Tao Qian nodded slightly, then turned around and headed north.
Wei You followed silently, and finally asked his first sentence of the day: "Why did Mr. Tao go in the opposite direction? Didn't he say that General Wei's soldiers were digging canals to the east?"
"Of course I want to see his style." Tao Qian said disapprovingly. "But since he is digging the canal himself...Old Wei, let me ask you, what is so interesting about a grown man digging a canal with no shirt under the scorching sun?
?It’s nothing more than an invitation to buy people’s hearts. And since he’s an invitation to buy people’s hearts, and he’s young and strong, how can he still be lazy in public?”
"It doesn't matter if you practice it or buy people's hearts through invitations!" Wei You couldn't help but retort. "You can't ridicule others just because they do the farm work themselves, right? Fang... Mr. Tao, your Danyang is considered a border county. You said we border officers
Son, spring plowing in summer, reading in autumn, hunting in winter, fighting in winter, which one is not the first-class thing to do to protect oneself and one's destiny? Everything in this should be praised instead of ridiculed, right?"
"I know that Old Wei is a real person." Tao Qian walked struttingly in front carrying a wooden fork. When pedestrians saw the two old men, they could only avoid them. "And because he is a native of Youzhou, so
How protective. But I know that for people like General Wei, there is no right or wrong in his eyes, only usefulness and no use... Do you know, Old Wei? When I was a boy until I was fourteen or fifteen years old, I still
Riding on a bamboo pole all day and leading children to play horseback and war, to you people, it is naturally ridiculous and naughty behavior, and it has no place to live and work. But my father-in-law understands that we in Danyang have always been troubled by mountains and mountains.
One day, Shanyue came to the city with a surprise attack. I, a prodigal, could command my former playmates who had grown up in the city to fight like a child in my youth! It was precisely because he understood this that he fought with all his strength.
My wife married me...Old Wei, you guys are good at everything, you are both virtuous and knowledgeable, you respect the righteousness of the monarch and his ministers and you are protective of the villagers, but you are only a little pedantic..."
Tao Qian was talking long, and Wei You didn't know whether he heard it or not, but he didn't refute it. Instead, he followed him to the north, and then he saw a man standing proudly on a mound, saying sternly
What are you wearing?
"Everyone, since you believe in the majesty of our prince, follow him all the way here, and plan to live here forever, you must obey the laws and rules, otherwise even the prince will not be able to accommodate you here!
And although it is said that the people should be governed simply, no matter what, if you kill someone to pay for your life, hurt someone to pay for your crime, fire and steal to pay for your property, you will be punished, and you will be punished if you violate the rules, this principle must always be followed, right?" At this point, the man pointed again.
The two people who were tied up in front of the mound said, "These two people wanted to go to Jixian yesterday to find a way out. They should not be punished. However, when they left, they intended to steal rice from the public and also wanted to trick women into accompanying them. However, they should be severely punished.
To show prestige...I will punish these two people today with thirty whippings and three years of hard labor with no chance of release, no private houses, or allotment of fields. All the village elders are here, do you have any objections?"
In front of the mound, a group of elders among the refugees were twirling their beards and praising each other. Then, as expected, a muscular warrior immediately stepped forward, tied up and gagged the two of them, and then immediately whipped them.
"Who is that person talking on the mound?" Tao Qian watched with interest and couldn't help but turn around and ask.
Wei You naturally recognized it, so he pressed the brim of his hat and replied in a low voice: "This man is called Wang Xiu and Wang Shuzhi, and he is Beihai..."
"I know, I know." Tao Gongzu nodded hurriedly and smiled before the other party finished speaking. "That day, Handan killed Wang Shuzhi of the Shen clan, who was a Hua Li. He really lived up to his reputation! Although he had the intention of killing chickens to frighten monkeys and intimidating the refugees not to flee,
But after all, it is reasonable and well-founded, and it is straightforward and unobtrusive, which is exactly what I like. It’s just a pity, why is such a talent not under my command?”
Wei You immediately had no choice but to shut up.
"Let's go somewhere else!" Tao Qian said admiring it, but turned around and left, and Wei You had no choice but to follow him again.
As for Wang Xiu, although he saw the two old men wearing bamboo hats from a high place and noticed the extraordinary magnanimity in their behavior, after all, he still had to deal with criminals and cases to be judged, and he also had to deal with these people.
The elders among the refugees agreed to establish clear regulations and organize so-called court affairs... so they chose to ignore it and continued to be busy.
"Tao Gong, where are you going this time?" Wei You was old and weak after all. After following him around for so long in the summer afternoon, he couldn't hold on any longer.
"Go to the place where the food is distributed." Although Tao Qian still looked confident, he also took the initiative to stop and let Wei You sit down and catch his breath. "Since our General Wei is so confident, I don't think he will do anything.
'Things that cannot be done'. Therefore, since they want to gather people here to live, they should just focus on the three words 'how to do'..."
"What Mr. Tao said is true." Wei You, who was sitting on a stone beside the road, was panting and reluctantly responded.
"Today's place is just a rough creation, and it is impossible to see the reality for a moment. Therefore, even the three words 'how to do' can only be glimpsed and briefly observed." Tao Qian still talked eloquently. "Old Wei felt that at this time
What should be the most important?”
"Fair, just and open." Wei You opened his mouth and came. "Mr. Tao, even a young boy in Youzhou knows the slogans in the cashier's office of Amway Store, let alone General Wei. After reading the punishment
Let’s look at the distribution of grain to see whether General Wei is fair or not. This is an ordinary way, so you don’t need to explain it further.”
It was rare for Tao Qian to shut up.
The place where the food was distributed was completely different from the place where punishments were discussed. The place was silent. None of the women who came with bags or brand-new clay pots to wait for the food made a sound. They all just stared longingly at the person on the high platform in front of them.
I saw that this man had a strong figure. Although he was wearing the crown of Jinxian, he rolled up his sleeves in summer to reveal his muscular arms. He was holding a bucket and sitting on the stage, with a big urn next to him.
At the stop, there were waiters from the Amway boat carrying food and putting it in it... Every time a woman came forward holding a bamboo number plate and carrying a load of utensils, she would personally hold the bucket and give the food according to the plate.
Don't squint during the whole process, just check whether the fighting equipment is accurate or not.
And every time when the food distribution was completed, when the women bowed to thank them, this man would return the gift seriously. When he met an older person, he would avoid the table and return the favor, and then wait for the next person without saying a word.
one person.
Tao Qian and Wei You were stunned.
After a while, the two of them turned around and left, but Tao Qian couldn't help but ask in a low voice: "Old Wei, do you recognize this person? Is this Lou Zibo or Lu Ziheng? It can't be that he has already completed the captain's interrogation.
Zheng Nan resigned and followed, right?"
Wei You shook his head repeatedly: "No, he must be a new recruit recruited by General Wei after he left Youzhou last year."
Tao Qian was speechless for a moment, but he couldn't help but grabbed one of the guards and asked again, only to find out that this was a subordinate recruited by Gongsun Xun during his tenure in Hanoi, and his name was Chang Lin Chang Bohuai... Although Gongsun Xun was there
Hanoi has only been here for a few months, but many people took the initiative to come back this time.
The two looked at each other, increasingly unsure of what to say.
But just when they were wondering where to go, they suddenly saw a man leading the crowd towards them from a distance. Wei You recognized this man. He was Gongsun Xun's number one confidant, the so-called eldest disciple of his family.
Lu Fan, Lu Ziheng... At this time, the two of them still didn't understand. After wandering around blindly for a long time, they had already alerted the people in charge here.
And sure enough, Lu Fan came to him and bowed down directly. He respected Wei You extremely and addressed Tao Qian as "Uncle Fang".
"Unknown to Uncle Fang, it is really disrespectful to come here. I would like to ask Uncle Fang and Duke Wei to stay for a while. I have already sent someone to call my Lord to welcome you two." Lu Fan quickly invited him warmly. "The weather is hot, drink.
It’s always good to have a glass of cold water to beat the heat.”
"No need." Tao Qian said, holding a wooden fork in one hand and stroking his beard with the other. "I came here today. I have seen everything that I should see. I am preparing to drive back to Jixian to sleep... I haven't seen General Wei, and I won't drink at your house.
of cold water.”
Lu Fan was speechless and could only go to see Wei You.
"What do you think I'm doing?" Upon seeing this, Tao Qian suddenly threw the wooden fork on the ground, and then laughed in public. "Do you still want to communicate with him in front of me and let him do things that betray the Lord?"
Lu Fan immediately lowered his head... This was not because he was afraid of the other party, but because of Tao Qian's age, there was an obvious generation gap between the two parties. Don't mention him in such a scene. Even if Gongsun Xun came over, he would only be beaten.
It's all in vain.
"Let's go!" Tao Qian suddenly laughed, but he leaned over to pick up the wooden fork, turned around and greeted his driver to leave. "Old Wei, follow me, let's go back to Jixian."
Wei You had no choice but to throw away his hands and follow.
However, after walking only a few steps, Tao Gongzu suddenly turned around and asked Lu Fan, who was still bowing his head in confusion: "Lu Ziheng, where are your family members and your family members now?"
"Report to Uncle Fang." Lu Fan raised his head and replied seriously. "They are all settled in Changping City."
"Let me just say...he is still selfish after all, and he is not a saint." Tao Qian sneered, and then continued to look for his donkey cart with his head held high.
So far, Lu Fan still hasn't figured out why this person is here.
"Uncle Fang, what are we going to do when we get back?" After getting into the car and walking back from Changping, which was only two or three miles away, Wei You couldn't control his anxiety and asked directly in the car holding the wooden fork.
"Go back and impeach Liu Wei." Tao Qian, who was wearing a bamboo hat, responded casually while driving.
"How do you say that?" Wei You was stunned for a moment.
"Of course we are impeaching him for his excessive use of power, his behavior as a villain, and his blatant instigation between the governor and General Wei." Tao Qian was still casual.
"The first one is fine," Wei You replied seriously. "If the latter one is sent up, Governor Liu will probably be dismissed from his post and return home."
"Isn't this just right?" Tao Qian suddenly stopped his donkey cart on the side of the road, and then looked back at his other driver. "General Wei has deep roots in Youzhou, but the sudden stop in Changping seemed a bit hasty, and if Once Liu Wei, the long-time governor, leaves, and I leave again, both the governor and the governor will be newcomers. By then, even if they want to compete with General Wei in Guangyang, they will be unable to compete... This is not right. Does it suit the wishes of you Youzhou people?"
Wei You was still confused: "Not to mention other things, how come Tao Gong wants to leave?"
"It's a foregone conclusion." Tao Qian turned around and sighed slightly. "I didn't tell you about the official document I received the day before yesterday... Xiliang rebelled, and there might be a war. General Huangfu Gong of Zuo Chariot recommended me to the court. I will leave for Fufeng in Guanxi tomorrow to serve as a school captain and assist Huangfu in his rebellion."
"This is a good thing." Wei You breathed a sigh of relief completely. "Tao Gong was originally from the border county and wanted to go into military service for a long time. Moreover, you did not enjoy your life as governor in Youzhou. I know all this..."
"More than just unhappy?" Tao Qian turned his back to Wei You and said with a smile. "Even the person I trust and value most is threatening me in public in the hall. What's the point of what I, the governor, do? So, I'm like this Fan's departure is more of a good thing for you than for me. Not to mention that you don't have a grumpy old man at your head, but you can still cater to the General Wei openly and honestly, how nice is it?"
Wei You sighed, but couldn't help but hold the wooden cross and look at him seriously: "Mr. Tao, I thought your coming here this time would eliminate some of the misunderstandings in your mind. I don't understand. General Wei acts openly and aboveboard. What's so wrong about it?" ?”
"Excellent." Tao Qian answered frankly. "Otherwise, why would I have helped him knock down Liu Wei before leaving?"
"If that's the case, why...are you still acting like this?" Wei You was really puzzled.
"Because it's good to be good, and appreciation is appreciation. If you don't accept it, you still don't accept it." Tao Qian suddenly held the reins in his hands and his expression became serious. "And I won't hide it from you, Old Wei. If it weren't for Huangfu Gong's recommendation to arrive early, his resignation would have been a foregone conclusion. , I must fight with this General Wei this time... Even if I am destined to be fifty years old and have to be dismissed from my official position and return home, I must fight with him to the death! "
Wei You was stunned, his eyes full of confusion.
"Old Wei!" Tao Qian turned around, looked at his boss, shook his head and smiled again. "This is the difference between you, me, and General Wei... For you scribes, when encountering chaos, He always wants to take care of the overall situation in order to stabilize the situation, but he is powerless, so he always wants to choose a stronger and better one among the strong to help him...right?"
"Isn't it bad?" Wei You was still puzzled.
"Of course it's good, but why can't it be me?" Tao Qian asked directly.
Wei You was asked for a long time and was speechless. After a long time, he managed to speak: "Uncle Fang is very old, older than me..."
"Is the old man going to die?" Tao Qian couldn't help but turn around and stare at the donkey driving the cart in front of him and sneered. "If a person lies in bed and cannot move, he is about to die, and naturally all his ambitions will disappear, but I am strong.
He is strong and energetic, but he is older, poorer and weaker than General Wei... Why can't you fight for it? Why don't you persuade him to compromise with me? I am a governor after all!"
Wei You also shook his head and said solemnly: "Uncle Fang, your selfishness is more important than publicity. Let's not talk about victory or defeat, let's just talk about the matter. Although you have done a lot to resettle the refugees, you are far from as calm and orderly as today's General Wei."
, it even aroused many two thousand stones in the state to join forces to counterattack, so that after spring plowing, it was wasted for several months and nothing could be done... Therefore, if you are public-minded, you should give up the matter to Xian."
"Old Wei." Tao Qian also laughed again. "You are pedantic again. How about selfishness, so what about publicity? Why can't my selfishness be slightly higher than publicity? In other words, why can't you people allow me to be selfish?
Both? Gongsun Xun settled his family in the city, and then went to dig ditches in a pretentious manner. Is this unselfish? A man is born in the world, fights and enjoys out of selfish motives, and helps the world and quells chaos out of public motives. Is this what it means?
Are they opposites? Everyone in the world is like this! It's just that I, Tao Qian, am more competitive, and you, Wei, are less competitive. As for General Gongsun... let's see! I am
Wasn't it because he wanted to leave that he didn't fight with him? He even opened the way for him. You can see for yourself what he can do in Youzhou."
Wei You hesitated to speak, but finally remained silent.
And Tao Qian, with his gray temples exposed under his bamboo hat, tightened the reins again and slowly drove the donkey cart southward... In a daze, the outgoing Fang Bo of Youzhou was surprisingly not as good as he was the previous two days.
He daydreams about the war situation in Kansai, daydreams about his achievements in pacifying chaos and bringing peace to the people, but instead he recalls his hometown far south of the Yangtze River.
Once upon a time, when I was young, under such a scorching sun, I led a group of rural teenagers to play in the mud and water with my upper body naked, but I was called over by my father-in-law who happened to be passing by... Speaking of which, it has been thirty or forty years.
At this moment, I wonder what the countryside is like?
In this life, I don’t know when I will be able to return home again. However, even if I can return home, with my achievements, I am afraid it will be difficult to be like a turtle dragging its tail in the mud as Zhuangzi said.
Of course, no matter what, Tao Gongzu will not be a dead turtle in the temple! When encountering such a person, I will be like Gongsun Xun and Fu Xie Lin Cui Lie, and spit in his face in public!
————I am the dividing line that has caused harm for thousands of years————
"Taizu stationed in Changping, dug ditches in the west, and sent Wang Xiu to carry out executions in the south, and Changlin distributed grain in the north. Tao Qian was the governor of Youzhou and was stationed in Ji County, Guangyang. He heard that Taizu was stationed nearby, and he was quite
The evil one was dressed in plain clothes and wearing a bamboo hat, driving a donkey cart out of Ji, and wanted to confront him. He walked from south to north, first saw Xiu, and saw the forest again. When Lu Fan heard about it in the camp, he went to greet him with a big salute, saying that Taizu was in the west, please invite him.
Qian said nothing and turned his car south to return to Jixian County. When he asked questions, Qian sighed and said: "Wang Shu is lenient and strict in governing, Chang Bohuai is meticulous, and Lu Ziheng is polite. These three are all outstanding people, so there is no need to repeat them."
When you see your master, you bring humiliation to yourself? In the case of Guangyang, Gongsun should take charge of it. 'When there was a rebellion in Liangzhou, Qian Qian asked himself to be the captain of the school and join the expedition, leaving the land for the virtuous." - "Shilin Miscellaneous Notes". Yan.
