In 6000 BC, the ancient Yangtze River Estuary between Dantu and Guangling, including Dongling Pavilion, was still a vast sea area.
Since the river carries more than 400 million tons of sediment into the sea every year, the flow rate at the entrance to the sea slows down. In addition, supported by the tide, the sediment continues to settle. Dunes and sandbars have appeared in the shoals, and a strip of sand has gradually formed on the north bank of the river.
The sand spit is hundreds of miles long.
After more than a thousand years, the shoal turned into a piece of land surrounded by water.
During the Neolithic Age, humans and horses began to thrive here. By around 2,000 BC, the shoals and sandbanks were connected into one, historically known as the Yangtai Beach. At the same time, under the combined winds and waves pushing sand from the north of the Yangtze River, the north
A sand spit phenomenon also appeared at the entrance of the Huai River. From there, an arc-shaped sand bank was formed to the south. Before 1,500 BC, the sand bank south of the Huai River merged with the sand bank on the north bank of the river.
The original large bay was closed into a huge lagoon separated from the open sea.
In the end, Hailing was created.
The name Hailing comes from the meaning of the mausoleum of the sea.
It was later known as Taizhou City, Jiangsu Province. Today, Taizhou City still has a district and county named Hailing.
Hailing County is also the second city in the east of Guangling County. The so-called Eastern Supervisor Caodu only manages three counties, namely Sheyang, Yandu and Hailing. The populations of the three counties are not too large.
The registered population of Yandu is less than 20,000; and that of Sheyang is only just over 40,000.
In comparison, the population of Hailing is even smaller than that of Yandu, with only more than 13,000 people.
Yandu, the former Han Dynasty salt field, is now abandoned; while Hailing existed as a Yandu transfer station, responsible for connecting the salt transportation from the north to the south of the river. However, today, it has lost its original role and has become
A forgotten place.
In March of the third year of Jian'an, Cao Cao led his troops to march south and besieged Rang County.
Zhang Xiu defended the city, but Cao Cao failed to attack for a long time, and the war situation fell into anxiety for a while. In May, Liu Biao sent troops to support Zhang Xiu, preparing to cut off Cao Jun's retreat. At the same time, news came that Yuan Shao had conspired with counselor Tian Feng to plan
The minister Xu Du was empty, so he sent troops to make a surprise attack.
Under this situation, Cao Cao retreated his troops in a hurry.
However, Liu Biao's troops were in danger to intercept him in front, and Zhang Xiu led his troops in pursuit. Cao Cao was attacked from both sides.
So, Cao Cao ordered his men to dig a tunnel through the night, and the baggage was evacuated first. At dawn, Zhang Xiu and Liu Biao, one of Cao's troops, retreated, so they pursued them with all their strength. Unexpectedly, Cao Cao had already arranged an ambush, and Zhang and Liu
When the troops arrived, an ambush suddenly arose, and they attacked by foot and cavalry. After defeating Zhang Xiu and Liu Biao's troops, they retreated safely. After arriving at Wancheng, Cao Cao knew that Zhang Xiu could not be captured for a while, so he decided to slow down temporarily. However,
In order to resist Zhang Xiu and Liu Biao's counterattack, Cao Cao ordered Manchong to be the prefect of Nanyang and stationed in Wancheng.
Man Chong then recommended Wei Yan as the Sima of Nanyang and stationed troops in Zhongyang Mountain to resist the sneak attacks of Jingzhou soldiers.
Wei Yan was originally from Nanyang.
He went to Cao Cao for more than a year and a half and made many military exploits.
Therefore, Cao Cao readily agreed to appoint Wei Yan as the Sima of Nanyang County, and at the same time appointed Nanyang Eastern Inspection School Captain, and Wei Yan took over the post...
After the arrangements were made, Cao Cao returned to Xudu.
In April of the same year, Cao Cao sent Pei Mao as an envoy to Guanzhong in the name of the Emperor.
Pei Mao ordered Duan Xuan and other generals in Guanzhong to kill Li Jue and annihilate his three tribes. Duan Xuan followed the edict and was appointed as the general of Annan and paid homage to Xianghou. Since the previous year, Guo Si had been punished by his general Wu Xi.
Zhang Ji was killed in the first year of Jian'an. After Li Jue's death, Dong Zhuo's remaining party was wiped out. After Cao Cao returned to Xudu, he ordered Zhong Yao to take over Chang'an. However, Chang'an has gone through wars and has long since lost its eight hundred years.
In the name of Qinchuan, he later ordered the exemption of taxes in Guanzhong for three years in the name of the emperor. He also added the post of Fuyi Guards Army to supervise the troops and horses in Guanzhong.
When Cao Peng came out of Guangling, he still didn't know what Hailing Lieutenant meant.
You must know that Hailingwei is already an official with a rank of 300 shi, and in terms of rank, he is only half a rank behind Deng Ji.
However, considering the scale of Hailing, it is just a lower county. At the county level, Hailing is undoubtedly the first level than Haixi. Therefore, Deng Ji can be called an order, with a rank of 600 stones. As for Cao Peng, he is just a
The rank of the county captain in Xia County is nearly two levels lower than Deng Ji.
Originally, Cao Peng planned to ask Chen Qun for advice.
Unexpectedly, Chen Qun had returned to Xiapi.
Xu Xuan and Chen Jiao were not in Guangling County, so Cao Peng returned to Dongling Pavilion early the next morning after staying one night at Guangling Guanyi.
Dongling Pavilion is located between Hailing and Guangling.
Theoretically, it belongs to Guangling County.
However, because Dongling Pavilion is remote, Guangling County has no intention of paying attention to it.
In addition, Cao Peng had previously stationed troops at Dongling Pavilion, so it was natural that Dongling Pavilion should be included under the jurisdiction of Hailing County.
Along the way, Cao Peng was thinking about this strange appointment.
Xun Yan wanted to take him back to Xudu, which Cao Peng could understand. He and Xun Yan got along very well during this period, and it was normal for Xun Yan to have such thoughts. But Chen Deng not only left him in Guangling, but also paid homage to him.
He was appointed Hailing Lieutenant, and at the same time organized the three counties in the east of Guangling...
This appointment is somewhat unexpected.
After all, Cao Peng was just a Haixi soldier before, so why did he suddenly become the postal supervisor of the three counties of Gangji?
Cao Peng didn't pay much attention to the position of Captain Hailing. A lower county with a population of only 13,000 people had a county magistrate and a county magistrate at the same level. In comparison, he, Captain Hailing,
It doesn't seem so important...
In the distance, Dongling Pavilion is in sight.
A smile appeared on Cao Peng's face, and he shouted: "I'm back!"
The sound spread far away and lasted for a long time.
But to Cao Peng's surprise, after he shouted, there was no movement at all.
It stands to reason that the place where Wang Mai is stationed is not far away, so at least someone should be able to hear him.
Strange!
Cao Peng scratched his head and rode towards the river.
The hut in the peach forest is clearly visible...
There was smoke curling up from the kitchen, so he must be cooking. Cao Peng took a deep breath, urged his horse to move quickly, and soon passed through the peach forest and came to the outside of the fence.
The simple courtyard seemed very lively.
Next to the courtyard gate, a chicken coop was built at some point, with more than a dozen chickens circled on the facade.
"The master is back!"
Wearing cloth clothes, with a wooden hairpin in his hair, and a pair of white cloth like an apron tied around his waist. Buluan walked out of the kitchen and saw Cao Peng outside the fence. He immediately shouted in surprise. Before he finished speaking, he saw Cao Peng coming from the main hall door.
, a large group of people rushed out with a huff.
The leaders were none other than Wang Mai and Xia Houlan.
Gan Ning, Hao Zhao, Bu Zhi and Kan Ze were behind them.
The last two girls who came out were Huang Yueying and Guo Huan.
Guo Huan and Buluan seemed to respect Huang Yueying very much. A group of people ran out of the lobby, and Wang Mai rushed out of the fence gate and grabbed the horse's reins.
Cao Peng jumped off his horse and asked in confusion: "Why are you all here?"
"Hey, Miss Huang said that you will definitely come back today, so we have prepared a banquet at home and let us come together to welcome you."
Cao Peng raised his head, looked across the crowd, and met Huang Yueying's eyes.
Huang Yueying smiled at him, with a hint of mischief in her eyes. Cao Peng also smiled immediately... When he came back, all the pressure seemed to be gone in an instant.
"Just now I was discussing with Zishan the inscription on the shabby house of Mr. Zishan.
No matter how high the mountain is, there will be immortals if there are immortals; no matter how deep the water is, there will be spirits if there are dragons... Well written, very well written, the young master is really talented and learned."
Cao Peng laughed and walked into the small courtyard surrounded by everyone.
The stable in the yard glowed white and hissed at night, as if to welcome its owner back.
Cao Peng went over and made out with Zhao Yebai for a while. It was only two months since he left Guangling, but it felt like two years.
After adding some fodder to Zhao Yebai, Cao Pengcai entered the middle hall with everyone.
After passing through the central hall, I saw that wine and food had been laid out on the back porch. It was obvious that Buluan had worked hard to catch the wind. A table full of wine and food could not be prepared in a short time. Especially the three-course meal. The duck takes time to cook. There are several wine jars next to it, with water droplets hanging on them and a wisp of ice mist floating on them.
"Sister Aluan has been busy since last night to welcome you back.
Xiao Huan even chilled the plum wine for you in the well. He just took it out and the wine is just right. Ah Fu, everyone is waiting for you."
Huang Yueying laughed softly.
But it made Buluan blush and Guo Huan even lowered his head.
The shy attitude of a little girl is enough to make people fascinated.
Kan Ze smiled and said: "Today we have Yueying, three beauties under one roof. Young master, you are so blessed. Although it is a humble house, you envy ordinary people like us."
Cao Peng's face suddenly turned red.
"Brother Nian, don't make fun of me, don't make fun of me."
While talking, everyone sat down on the back porch.
Huang Yueying's three daughters did not sit down at the table, but left quietly.
"Sir, I heard that you did great things in Jiangdong."
"ah?"
"I heard Xia Hou say that you saved the lives of a newlywed couple... It's a pity that the poor woman was killed by an adulterer. Since ancient times, beauties have had a bad fate, and the ancients have never deceived me."
Bu Zhao was filled with emotions, causing people at the table to sigh.
"Brother Zishan, you are so good, why do you bring up such a scandal? You should be punished with three drinks."
Kan Ze said quickly, Gan Ning was going to pour wine for Bu Zhao over there.
The fun made Cao Peng feel much brighter. He couldn't help but laugh, pointed at Bu Zhi and said: "Mr. Zishan, I'm afraid it's hard to escape being drunk today."
It can be seen that Gan Ning gets along well with everyone and there is nothing uncomfortable about it.
On the contrary, Hao Zhao is still a little nervous. Among the people here, except for Cao Peng and Wang Mai, Hao Zhao is the youngest. But if you say he has been in the army for the longest time, he has a somewhat silent temperament. Thinking about it, it seems to be common sense. Cao Peng can be regarded as a son of an official. Wang Meng, the father of Wangmai, is now a tiger general, and can be regarded as the son of half a general. As for Xiahou Lan, he is older than Hao Zhao. He has followed Cao Peng for the longest time; Bu Zhao Kanze is a well-educated scholar; Gan Ning is a prominent family in Bajun, and he is entrusted by Huang Chengyan and belongs to Huang Yueying's group. In comparison, Hao Zhao is inevitably rootless. The suspicion of duckweed.
Fortunately, Wang Mai and Xia Houlan pulled him to change cups and cups, which slightly relieved Hao Zhao's restraint.
The sun is shining brightly. Sitting on the back porch, you can see the vastness of the river and listen to the surging water. There are lush bamboo forests on both sides and quiet cobblestone paths.
The wind blows from the river, carrying a refreshing fragrance of flowers.
On the bank of the river, several wild pomegranate flowers are blooming in red, which contrasts with the green water of the river, making the scenery even more beautiful.
"Ah Fu, with such beautiful scenery and delicious food, why not compose a poem?"
Kan Ze was slightly intoxicated and raised his glass to invite poems.
Bu Zhao nodded repeatedly: "I heard from Marquis Xia that the young master once composed two poems when he was in the south of the Yangtze River. Regardless of Fan Zhenze or Xizhou Song, it is a masterpiece. Why not compose a poem today to make us happy?
?Everyone, how about you ask the young master to write a poem based on the beautiful scenery in front of you?"
"Very good, very good!"
The elegance of the ancients is quite interesting.
Although it is not the ubiquitous poetry in the prosperous Tang Dynasty, it has gradually become a trend.
Even if most of the books are in the hands of children of aristocratic families; even if many people are even illiterate (such as Wang Mai, such as Hao Zhao), it will not affect them from appreciating the beauty of poetry. Bu Zhi's proposal immediately aroused everyone's response.
. Even Huang Yueying's three daughters, who were dining in the wing, couldn't help but walk out of the room and stood quietly aside, looking at Cao Peng, waiting for him to compose a poem.
Cao Peng glared at Bu Zhi fiercely, "The article is made by nature, and it comes by chance... I was also moved by the scene at that time, and I felt some emotions. Is it possible that it just came to pass?"
"The article was created by nature, but a clever hand accidentally found it?"
Bu Zhi and Kan Ze looked at each other, struck chopsticks and laughed.
"Just this sentence will make everything clear."
After the two of them finished speaking, they raised their glasses and drank in one gulp.
Gan Ning and others also praised him repeatedly and raised their glasses.
"Afu, just give it a try."
Huang Yueying opened her mouth and said to Cao Peng.
Cao Peng would never refuse someone else's words. But since Huang Yueying asked for her, Cao Peng really didn't know how to refuse. And the two little maids, Buluan and Guo Huan, stared at her big watery eyes with expectant expressions on their faces.
Sex also made Cao Peng really unable to bear to refuse.
Standing up, Cao Peng stepped on his wooden clogs and walked along the cobblestone path.
After about ten steps, Cao Peng finally thought of a poem, one of the few in his memory that matched the scenery in front of him.
"Yes!"
Bu Zhi and Kan Ze looked at each other in shock.
In history, Cao Zhi wrote a poem in seven steps. But now, Cao Zhi is only six years old. Can he write a poem in more than ten steps? Cao Peng's talent...
As the saying goes, trees planted with intention will not survive, but willows planted without intention will provide shade.
Cao Peng had no intention of showing off, but accidentally, he pretended again.
Naturally, he didn't know the shock in Bu Zhi and Kan Ze's hearts. He didn't even see the look of surprise in Huang Yueying's eyes.
"Jiangnan is good, and the scenery is familiar to me."
Kan Ze and Bu Zhi were startled, feeling that there was nothing surprising about this poem.
However, Huang Yueying realized that the scene in front of her was indeed very familiar.
"When the sun rises, the flowers on the river are redder than fire, and when spring comes, the water on the river is as green as blue. How can we not remember the south of the Yangtze River?"
Looking at the scenery in front of him, Kan Ze couldn't help but think of the scenery in his hometown. Although the scenery in the south of the Yangtze River and the north of the Yangtze River were similar, for some reason, Kan Ze always felt that the scene in front of him was not as beautiful as the south of the Yangtze River. The corners of his eyes couldn't help but feel a little moist.
!
However, he still shouted and applauded.
Xiahou Lan, Gan Ning, and even Bu Zhi all felt that this poem was well done.
But as Wang Mai and Hao Zhao, two men who grew up in the north, they felt somewhat incomprehensible.
Ah Fu's poem is quite suitable for the occasion.
When the sun rises, the flowers on the river are as red as fire, and when spring comes, the river is as green as blue.
However, the feeling of the other sentences is somewhat unclear.
Bu Luan was better off, since he grew up in Huainan after all. Guo Huan grew up in Youzhou, and getting to Guangling was the farthest he had ever traveled in his life.
"Miss, Jiangnan, is it really beautiful?"
Huang Yueying's eyes were blurred and she nodded slightly.
For some reason, she thought of Jiang Xia, Mian Shui, and her gray-haired old father...
I don’t know when I will be able to be happy at my father’s knees again?
Stinky Ah Fu, just write poetry, but it makes people homesick... Stinky Ah Fu, smelly Ah Fu!
Huang Yueying couldn't help muttering secretly in her heart, turned around, quietly wiped away the tears from the corners of her eyes, and showed a bright smile again.
Maybe Afu is telling me that he will definitely let me return home in fine clothes.
The thoughts of my little daughter’s family are changing over and over again.
Cao Peng never expected that many people would be moved by a poem he stole just to suit the occasion.
"Show your ugliness, show your ugliness!"
He returned to the back porch, feeling a little proud.
Sitting down, he looked at everyone's expressions with a humble smile on his face.
"Young master, if you want to ride a horse to the east of the Yangtze River, it will not be easy."
Kan Ze suddenly said: "There are large rivers and natural moats in the east of the Yangtze River, densely covered with mountains, and crisscrossed rivers. Now Sun Bofu dominates the four counties, and Danyang Lujiang River, in my opinion, will be obtained sooner or later. Cao Gong may have great talents and great plans, but it is a pity that his foundation is not stable at the moment. Bei Fu
There is Yuan Shao, Lu Bu in the east, Liu Biao and Zhang Xiu in the south, Liu Zhang dominates Bashu, and Zhang Lu dominates Hanzhong. There are still Ma Teng and Han Sui in Xiliang, and Xianbei in Mobei is eyeing them.
If you want to seize Jiangdong, it will definitely not be a temporary success..."
Wait, wait, wait, when did I say that I wanted to ride a horse to the east of the Yangtze River?
Cao Peng couldn't help being surprised, but he saw Kan Ze walking with a look of sadness on his face.
You got it wrong!
Cao Peng couldn't help complaining in his heart: I have no intention of competing in the world... If Lao Cao knows about this, my life will not be long.
However, the faces of Wang Hao Zhao, Gan Ning and Xia Hou Lan showed excitement.
Does the horse ride on the east side of the Yangtze River?
It’s exciting to hear!
It turns out that Ah Fu’s poem Facade still has this hidden meaning?
Cao Peng couldn't help but smile bitterly.
After three rounds of wine, five flavors of food.
As the sun sets over the Western Mountains, the sunset glow on the horizon dyes the river surface red.
Hao Zhao and Wang Mai were already drunk and fell on the back porch, snoring softly.
Xia Houlan and Gan Ning were drunk and hazy, each holding a wine jar, leaning against the pillar, taking a sip of wine and burping, neither of them willing to admit defeat.
In comparison, Kan Ze Bu Zhao and Cao Peng are still sober.
The three of them walked down the porch, stepped on wooden clogs, and walked leisurely along the path to the riverside.
Looking at half of the river that seemed to be burning, Kan Ze and Bu Zhi remained silent. Cao Peng stood on the river embankment, even more infatuated, without saying a word.
"Master, do you have any arrangements for Mr. Xun to take you to Guangling?"
"Well, Mr. Xun's original intention was for me to follow him back to Xudu...but Governor Chen refused and appointed me as Hailing Lieutenant."
"Lieutenant Hailing?"
Bu Zhi was startled, "Young Master, are you saying that Governor Chen ordered you to serve as Hailing Lieutenant?"
There was a hint of surprise in his tone.
Cao Peng was stunned for a moment and said, "Yes, I will serve as Hailing Lieutenant and oversee the postal affairs of Cao Cao in the east."
Bu Zhao was immediately overjoyed, cupped his hands and said: "In this case, I would like to congratulate the young master, congratulate the young master... I have come to Guangling, and I will eventually succeed."
