"You just came back not long ago, and you're leaving again?"
In the Cao Mansion in Xingyang County, Mrs. Zhang was grumbling and complaining.
In total, it has been almost two years since Cao Peng returned home. But in Zhang's eyes, two years passed by in the blink of an eye, which is really not enough. As a mother, you naturally hope that your children can be with you. It is best to stay with them forever.
She is by her side from afar. Ms. Zhang is now nearly fifty. She is in good health, has many children and grandchildren, and has a worry-free family. In the eyes of ordinary people, she can be considered happy.
But for Zhang, she doesn't think so.
My husband is in Liangzhou in the northwest and only comes back for a month or two a year.
It is also difficult for her daughter and son-in-law to settle down in Dongjun. Now, the son whom she worries about the most is about to leave. Although Xingyang and Nanyang are not far apart... at least they must be close to Liangzhou. But in Mrs. Zhang's heart, it is still unavoidable.
It will give rise to a feeling of reluctance.
She kept mumbling and helped Cao Peng pack his clothes.
Originally, it would have been better to let the maids do this kind of thing. But Mrs. Zhang still insisted on cleaning up for Cao Peng herself. Cao Peng, sitting aside, quietly listened to his mother's nagging, always with a smile on his face.
Ten years... He was reborn in this time and space for a full ten years.
He put a lot of effort into this family.
For the mother in front of him, he has become a real family member from being unfamiliar and resistant at the beginning to being close and affectionate now.
For ten years, he traveled extensively.
From Haixi in the east to Hexi in the west.
All in all, the time he spent with his mother was only about five years. He had been reborn for ten years, and more than half of that time was spent outside. In the past two years, he had been in Xingyang, and although he could see each other every day, the real difference was,
Cao Peng also felt extremely reluctant to give up.
"Mom, please stop being busy."
Cao Peng stepped forward and hugged his mother.
"Nanyang is our hometown, not far from here.
After some time, when my son has established a firm foothold in Nanyang, I will beg my lord to take my mother over. Haha, let’s go back to Wuyin, back to Zhongyang Town..."
Zhongyang Town?
Zhang's body couldn't help but tremble slightly.
It has been almost ten years, but she has never forgotten the house in her hometown.
"After this time, remember to go back and take a look. The house in your hometown and your Uncle Wang's house must be asked for back."
"knew!"
Zhang's face showed a kind smile.
She took Cao Peng's hand, sat down on the kang, and then patted Cao Peng's head gently.
"After returning to Nanyang, you have to be more careful.
I heard people say that life is not very peaceful over there now. Don’t be like in Liangzhou, charging forward every time. You are now the father of several children, and Xiao Huan is about to give birth again. You have a lot to bear.
I have a big family. I went to Nanyang, do my best, and don’t miss my mother. I’m not going back to Xudu. It’s too noisy there and it’s really uncomfortable. As for my mother, Xiaoluan, Xiaomi and Xiaohuan, I’m going back.
Live here. By the way, don’t forget to meet Miss Cai before you leave. Her lonely mother and son are really lonely over there at Donglin Lake. Take her over, I heard she is a
A talented woman, she just happens to help me teach Wan'er and the others well."
Cai Yan, mother and son, arrived in Xingyang in mid-October.
At that time, Cai Zhenji came to Xingyang from Nancheng County to help Cai Yan settle down by Donglin Lake.
During this period, Huang Yueying, Xia Houzhen and others visited her many times. Huang Yueying also had great respect for Cai Yan's talents.
This time Cao Peng was going to Nanyang, and Huang Yueying and Xia Houzhen were allowed to accompany him.
However, the three daughters of Bu Luan and Guo Huan are not allowed to follow... Firstly, Guo Huan is pregnant, and secondly, the Zhang family is determined to settle in Xingyang and needs someone to take care of it. As for the Fengchehou Mansion in Xudu, it has been
It became the Wuting Marquis Mansion. Cao Cao originally planned to give Cao Peng a mansion, but Cao Peng refused. However, he asked people to buy the two houses next to the Marquis Mansion and use them as the residence of Deng Ji and his wife in the future. Deng Ji always
Outside, there is not even a real estate in Xudu. Even if he cannot move into the center in the future, the pomp and circumstance on this scene is still needed. Instead of buying another one when the time comes, it is better to place it next to the Hou Mansion so that the family can move around each other.
Cao Peng listened to his mother's instructions very seriously and nodded from time to time.
He is not very sure about asking Cai Yan to move here. But it must not be difficult. If Huang Yueying comes forward, he will definitely succeed.
To be honest, Cao Peng also felt that Donglin Lake was too deserted.
Although there is a Donglin Temple, in fact, incense is not particularly prosperous.
Rather than letting Cai Yan and Cai Mei live there alone, why not let her mother and daughter come over so that they can take care of each other, right?
After all, Zhang was very grateful to Cai Yan.
Moreover, Cao Wan and Cao Yang, one is five years old and the other is four years old, have reached the age of enlightenment.
With a talented woman like Cai Yan, Cao Peng is not particularly relieved to find someone else... Cai Di, as Cao Peng's assistant, will accompany him to Nanyang County this time. In this way, Cao Peng will have more reasons.
, take good care of the lives of Cai Yan, mother and daughter.
In addition to Cai Di, Deng Ai will also accompany him.
This is Deng Ai's own decision.
"Uncle, I am already ten years old... Anyway, I don't like what is taught in the school. It is better to join my uncle and gain some knowledge."
Cao Peng was originally reluctant to take Deng Ai with him, but seeing that Deng Ai was resolute and Zhang had no objection, he nodded and agreed...
In addition, Cao Peng will also order Pang De and Jiang Ji to go to Nanyang.
Both of these two men have the ability to lead troops, so it is a pity to stay in Xingyang.
Even so, the defense of Cao Mansion in Xingyang will be somewhat empty. But the question is, who dares to come here and cause trouble for Cao Mansion?
Wang Zhi, the governor of Xingyang, and Guo Yong, who was promoted to commander of the arsenal and supervisor of Zhuye, are enough to protect the Cao Mansion. Not to mention, there are hundreds of servants in the Cao Mansion's farm. They are all armed with weapons.
A strong soldier who can fight with others, so there is no need to worry too much.
Du Ji and Lu Yu, along with Pu Yangyi and Lu Mao, have left Xudu and are waiting in Yingyin.
Now Cao Peng is waiting for Deng Zhi to arrive before he can set off.
Deng Zhi also expressed his willingness to serve Cao Peng. However, Deng Ji was not very happy and sent a letter to Cao Peng through the post station, scolding Cao Peng.
Fortunately, things are going well in Dongjun now, so Deng Ji doesn't need to worry too much.
He still has old troops transferred from Haixi, so even if Deng Zhi leaves, it will not have much impact on Deng Ji. But such an aide who can advise him was taken away by Cao Peng
He left... Of course Deng Ji was very unhappy.
For this reason, Cao Peng wrote a special letter to explain to Deng Ji.
But at this time, Chen Qun solved this problem for Cao Peng.
At that time in the capital, Guo Jia and others were planning to reset the Prime Minister's Palace and establish the Thirteen Cao Cao. Chen Qun was conquered by Cao Cao. Once the Thirteen Cao Cao was established, Chen Qun would take the lead in playing Cao Cao, which is an extremely important
After hearing about this incident, Chen Qun recommended someone to Deng Ji. He was Jiang Ji from Chu Guoping who had just come from Jiangdong. Jiang Ji was more than thirty years old and had served as a county planner. Jiang Ji came from Yangzhou.
He originally wanted to defect to Cao Cao and seek wealth. Unexpectedly, Chen Qun interfered and introduced him to Deng Ji.
When Jiang Ji was in Yangzhou, he had heard of Deng Ji's name.
In particular, I highly praise Deng Ji's achievements in Haixi.
He came all the way to join Cao Cao, but he didn't have much confidence in his heart. After all, he was not that famous celebrity, and he didn't have many friends in Xudu. Chen Qun was one of the few friends he had.
After inquiring about Deng Ji's situation, Jiang Ji decided to defect to Deng Ji temporarily. After all, at this time, even if he defected to Cao Cao, he would not be able to be reused by Cao Cao all of a sudden.
In addition, Jiang Ji's identity is very special.
He was born in Jiangdong and served as a county official in Jiangdong, so he would inevitably be suspected.
Especially since an assassination had just occurred, Cao Cao would have many considerations when selecting talents.
It would not be a bad idea if he followed Deng Ji.
First of all, Deng Ji was appointed as the prefect of Dongjun with a broken arm, which shows Cao Cao's trust in him. And behind Deng Ji, there is also a giant Cao family. Cao Ji is the governor of Liangzhou, and Cao Peng is even more respected by Cao Cao.
Favorite. If Jiang Ji joins Deng Ji, his chances will increase accordingly. Not to mention, if Chen Qun comes forward to introduce him, Jiang Ji cannot refuse the invitation even for Chen Qun's sake.
As everyone knows, in history, Jiang Ji took up the post of Chief Registrar of the Prime Minister's Mansion in the 13th year of Jian'an.
It was such a mistake that caused Jiang Ji's fate to change. Deng Ji was naturally very happy to win Jiang Ji. Jiang Ji then recommended his fellow countryman and close friend to Deng Ji.
A well-known figure in the Jianghuai area, Hu Zhi.
In fact, Jiang Ji and Hu Zhi were somewhat famous in Jianghuai, and they were among the three outstanding figures in Yangzhou with Zhu Ji.
It's just that Zhu Ji's identity is much higher than that of Jiang Ji and Hu Zhi. He is the son of Zhu Ran, the governor of Danyang, so he is called the first of the three heroes. But relatively speaking, Zhu Ji and Jiang Ji and Hu Zhi are
The relationship was not very good, which was one of the reasons why Jiang Ji came to defect to Cao Cao.
Hu Zhi, courtesy name Wende, was born in Shouchun.
After Jiang Ji defected to Cao Cao, he recommended Hu Zhi and recruited him as Dunqiu Ling.
During the reign of Emperor Wen of Wei, Hu Zhiguan paid homage to the prefect of Dongguan. He stayed in Dongguan for nine years and became well-versed in politics and people. He was later promoted to the governor of Jingzhou and had outstanding political achievements. He was a famous official in the Three Kingdoms period. This man valued agriculture and was very good at government affairs. The arrival of Hu Zhi
, which made Deng Ji extremely happy.
In short, after having these two people, Deng Ji stopped nagging.
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Deng Zhi had already set off from Puyang and came to Xingyang.
It is estimated that in the next few days, he will arrive in Xingyang and meet up with Cao Peng.
Therefore, Cao Peng's main purpose in Xingyang was to wait for Deng Zhi's arrival. After he returned to Xingyang, he immediately found Guo Yong and asked Guo Yong to mobilize the eighty-three eight-oxen crossbows previously designed by Cao Peng.
The so-called Eight Ox Crossbow is actually a bed crossbow.
As early as the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, there were relevant records.
The large-scale use of crossbows was in the Eastern Han Dynasty. According to the "Book of the Later Han Dynasty? Chen Qiu Biography", Chen Qiu once used a stringed wood as a bow and a feather spear as an arrow.
Killings'. The bed crossbow in the late Eastern Han Dynasty had a crossbow arm of about two meters or more and was quite lethal. However, before the Tang Dynasty, this kind of crossbow was called a cart crossbow, and after the Song Dynasty, it was collectively called a bed crossbow.
In Cao Peng's previous life, he saw an introduction to the Eight Ox Crossbow of the Song Dynasty on a scientific exploration program.
According to his vague memory, after two years of exploration, Cao Peng and Huang Yueying basically came up with the nearly lost Eight Ox Crossbow.
He adopted the form of a crossbow with multiple bows and a crossbow. When the crossbow was stretched, as few as 5-7 people and as many as more than 100 people could succeed.
Aiming and firing requires dedicated personnel. The arrows used are made of wood as the shaft and iron as the feathers. They basically have the shape of the legendary "one gun and three sword arrows". This kind of crossbow arrow is actually a gun.
Spears. In the Song Dynasty, they were called stepping arrows. They were fired in rows and could not penetrate the rammed earth city wall, and then the attackers could climb up the city. At the same time, Cao Peng also designed different types of jackdaw arrows.
Originally, he designed this bed crossbow with extremely poor maneuverability to equip Zhou Cang's navy.
Of course Cao Peng hopes to invent gunpowder, but in this era, he cannot do it. Because the process of producing gunpowder is not safe. At least Cao Peng himself does not want to participate in it. Of course, he does not want to
Huang Yueying ran to experiment. He knew very well that with Huang Yueying's character, if he knew about such a fun thing, he would definitely try it. If something happened...
Therefore, Cao Peng decided that it was best to wait for the right time to study the gunpowder issue.
Equipping bed crossbows on navy ships can enhance the navy's attack power. Just imagine, if a large ship is equipped with twenty bed crossbows, how powerful it will be when a water battle occurs? But water
The army is still under preparation... In Zhou Cang's words, it is absolutely impossible to form a navy army in less than five or six years. The reason? It's very simple. The foundation of Cao Cao's navy is too poor!
From shipbuilding to naval training, it is almost a complete blank.
Due to the geographical location, shipbuilding technology is almost monopolized by the south, concentrated in Bajun in the upper reaches of the Yangtze River, Changsha County in Jingzhou, and Chaisang area in Jiangdong. These three areas are also the areas with the most developed shipbuilding industry.
In comparison, the shipbuilding industry in the Jiangbei region was very weak. Even if Cao Cao was determined to build a navy, shipbuilding alone would be enough to give Cao Cao a headache.
There is no way, there are no people, and there is a lack of dock workshops.
Although the Dongling Island navy has begun to build, its weak foundation is destined to be impossible to succeed in just a few years...
Just imagine, Cao Wei's navy has always been at a disadvantage in history.
It was not until the Western Jin Dynasty, after decades of development and confrontation with Jiangdong, that the north had its own navy.
Cao Peng originally wanted to give those eight-oxen crossbows to Zhou Cang.
But firstly, the naval force in Zhoucang was still under preparation; secondly, Cao Peng felt that he also needed such weapons when he went to Nanyang.
The first day of December in the 11th year of Jian'an.
The Lu family's Han Dynasty envoy arrived at the mouth of Haihe River in Bohai County after a long and arduous journey.
On the same day, Cao Peng finally waited for Deng Zhi.
After being reunited with his mother, wives, concubines and children, Cao Peng led Pang De, Jiang Ji and Deng Zhi, 600 white camel soldiers and 200 flying camel soldiers, left Xingyang in a mighty manner and embarked on the journey to Nanyang.
journey. On this day, Xingyang ushered in a heavy snowfall...
