Cao Peng formed a rural party in Zhongyang Town, which was not a "party" under the supervision of the party.
In fact, this is just a regional group headed by the Cao family. Cao Cao also has a township party! Qiao County gave great support to Cao Cao after his rise. Among the Cao Wei Group, there are many scholars from Qiao County who serve as
Important position. The same goes for Cao Peng. He needed to gather a huge force of rural party in Nanyang to help him gain a foothold and resist Liu Bei's power.
Three days on the assembly line passed by in the blink of an eye.
Although Cao Peng paid a large amount of money, he also gained a lot.
Huang Yueying and Xia Houzhen decided to stay in Zhongyang Town temporarily to supervise the renovation of their ancestral home.
Since Cao Peng wants to form a hometown party, the repair of this ancestral house is not a simple matter. According to Cao Peng's idea, it is to restore the earlier house. But Huang Yueying and Xia Houzhen disagree. Since Cao Peng has already
To become the representative figure of Zhongyang Town, the Cao family's ancestral house and the Wang family's residence must undergo extensive construction work to make them the most representative landmark buildings in Zhongyang Town.
Based on this calculation, the amount of work is not small.
You must first purchase land, then design the residence, and then break ground.
Buying land?
It's not difficult...
It is not easy for the dignified Nanyang County Governor to buy a mansion in his hometown. As for the design of the mansion, Huang Yueying is in charge.
At the same time, Huang Yueying likes the environment of Zhongyang Town very much.
It is surrounded by mountains and rivers, has beautiful scenery, and is quite quiet and elegant.
Huang Yueying plans to settle in Zhongyang Town and start a very important research.
There was nothing Cao Peng could do about it. Huang Yueying was a very independent woman. If she made up her mind, it would be difficult for her to make changes.
Xia Houzhen wanted to accompany Huang Yueying in Zhongyang Town and at the same time supervise the construction of the mansion.
As a result, when Cao Peng left Zhongyang Town on the first day of the first lunar month, his entourage was reduced by more than half...
Cai Di was left in Zhongyang Town.
More than a hundred servants were also left behind in Zhongyang Town.
In addition, there are still two hundred white camel soldiers temporarily stationed in Zhongyang Town, responsible for protecting Huang Yueying and Xia Houzhen. However, when Cao Peng left Zhongyang Town, he also took away dozens of young people from Zhongyang Town. Among them
, Chen Shi, as Yajiang, went to Wuyin with Cao Peng.
Chen Shi hunted in Zhongyang Mountain all year round. He was agile and powerful.
At the same time, he is very familiar with the situation in Wuyin County and can give Cao Peng great help.
After reluctantly saying goodbye to Huang Yueying and his two daughters, Cao Peng led his carriage and horses and headed straight for Wuyin County. At the end of the day, the carriage and horses arrived outside Wuyin County.
Jia Xu did not come forward to greet him.
However, Lu Chang, who was the magistrate of Wuyin County, led the Wuyin officials, as well as the local Jin gentry, to welcome Cao Peng's arrival at the reception pavilion ten miles away from Wuyin.
Jia Xu, the governor of Yuzhou, a senior official in Taizhong, was waiting in the capital.
As for Cao Peng, he was just the governor of Nanyang County, leading the captain of Mianshui and the marquis of Wuting.
Except for the equal title, Cao Peng's official position is much different from that of Jia Xu. Since ancient times, there have been virtuous kings welcoming high-ranking officials, but there is no such thing as a superior official welcoming a lower-ranking official. Jia Xu's official rank is much higher than that of Cao Peng, so he did not come out
The greeting was reasonable and Cao Peng was not surprised.
Lu Chang, a native of Boyang, Nanyang, was quite famous.
When Xiahou Dun, the magistrate of Pheasant County, defeated Wancheng, it was Lu Chang who led his troops to resist Liu Bei's attack and allowed Cao's army to stabilize its position. After Jia Xu took over, he took Lu
Chang was transferred from Pheasant County to Wuyin and took up the post of Wuyin Order.
Although he is still the chief official of a county, his rank has been improved.
In Jia Xu's words: Yuan Rang was stationed in Nanyang for two years, and his greatest political achievement was the discovery of Lu Chang...
It can be seen from this that Lu Chang is indeed not simple.
Cao Peng, surrounded by people, walked into Wuyin County.
Even though he is from Wuyin County, in fact, he has never been to Wuyin.
In other words, Cao Peng's predecessor had been here before, but since his rebirth, he had never entered the city gate of Wuyin County.
The layout of Wuyin County is very similar to that of most counties. Although the area is similar to that of Xingyang County, the city walls are thick and thick, obviously carefully built. It is not surprising that in the second year of Jian'an, after Cao Cao defeated Wancheng, he stationed in
Wuyin. In order to resist Zhang Xiu's attack, Cao Cao ordered the city walls of Wuyin County to be rebuilt, and at the same time, the area of Wuyin County was more than doubled.
The entire Wuyin County has a population of more than 70,000 people, making it a large county.
The county town is built in a five-element pattern and is divided into five areas. In the center is the county seat, as well as a number of public housing buildings.
The northwest corner is the school ground; the southwest corner is the market...
The northeast is a slum area, while the southeast is mostly populated by local wealthy households or wealthy gentry. In short, the layout of Wuyin County is very simple and can be understood at a glance. Cao Peng listened to Lu Chang's explanation while walking, and at the same time, in his heart,
He secretly praised Lu Chang.
This Lu Chang is really a talent.
His ideas are very clear and his explanations are very fluent.
For some data, it comes out of the mouth, which obviously requires a lot of hard work.
You know, he has only been in Wuyin for two or three months. To have such an understanding, he should be considered a thoughtful person.
Cao Peng secretly called himself Qi.
This should be a capable person, so why is he not famous?
In fact, Lü Chang is not an unknown master as Cao Peng thought. Whether in the Romance of the Three Kingdoms or the Romance of the Three Kingdoms, Lü Chang appears. However, in the Romance of the Three Kingdoms, the description of Lü Chang
It's very simple, and it even distorts the facts. In the novel, it is said that Lu Chang was defeated by Guan Yu; but in the Chronicle of the Three Kingdoms, Lu Changguan worshiped General Henghai and the Marquis of Duxiang in Western Hubei. At that time, Guan Yu invaded the country, and Lu Chang led his troops to resist, causing Guan Yu to die without success.
Return. During his lifetime, he threatened Jiangdong. It was not until the first month of the second year of Huangchu, when Lü Chang died at the age of sixty-one, that Sun Quan sent his general Chen Shao to occupy Xiangyang. The person he feared was none other than Lü Chang...
It's a pity that there are so many famous generals in the Three Kingdoms.
Coupled with the exaggeration and distortion of the Romance of the Three Kingdoms, Lu Chang is not well known.
"Zi Heng, do you know if there are any hermits or wise men around here?"
On the way to the county seat, Cao Peng asked casually.
Lu Chang thought for a while, "There are quite a few hermits and sages in Wuyin County.
It's just that from the perspective of the lower officials, most of them are unsuitable people... It may be enough to sit and talk. But if it is to govern the place, train troops and run the army, I'm afraid it won't be of much use. However, since the prefect asked, the lower officials did have a candidate, but he didn't know
Can it suit the prefect’s wishes?”
"Oh? Tell me."
Lu Chang thought for a while and said softly: "Li Yan, the chief secretary of Wuyin, is from Wancheng, with a courtesy name of Zhengfang, and is known for his ability in handling affairs.
However, this man was aloof and self-respecting, so he was not liked by others. Therefore, he had been in the position of Chief Wuyin for three years without ever being promoted.
Previously, he wanted to return to his hometown, but Liu Bei sent troops and occupied Wancheng, so he had to stay.
Since Xiaguan took office, Li Zhengfang has made great efforts. The reason why Wuyin is as stable as it is today is not due to Xiaguan, but to Zhengfang's hard work."
Lu Chang didn't notice that when he mentioned Li Yan, Cao Peng paused slightly.
Li Yan?
He couldn't help but feel surprised. Could it be that Li Yan was the one who made up lies when Zhuge Liang sent troops to Qishan, but failed to supervise the transportation of grain and fodder and diverted Zhuge Liang back to Chengdu? He was also from Nanyang? He vaguely remembered that this guy seemed to be an official from Bashu.
Liu Bei surrendered to Liu Bei when he stationed in Xichuan. Now, he should be serving under Liu Zhang, so why is he dancing in Nanyang?
No wonder Cao Peng had such a misunderstanding.
When Li Yan appeared in The Romance of the Three Kingdoms, he was responsible for guarding Mianzhu.
Therefore, Cao Peng always thought that Li Yan was from Xichuan. Unexpectedly, this guy was actually from Nanyang and was under his rule.
But in fact, in the twelfth year of Jian'an, Li Yan did take office as an official in Nanyang.
In the thirteenth year of Jian'an, he was the magistrate of Zigui County. Because Cao Cao invaded Jingzhou, he defected to Liu Zhang of Bashu, and was appointed by Liu Zhang as the magistrate of Chengdu...
Cao Peng stopped, looked back and asked, "Who is Li Yan?"
When Lu Chang heard this, he couldn't help but show a look of embarrassment on his face. After a moment of silence, he said softly: "Zheng Fang occasionally caught a cold three days ago, so he always complained that he was sick at home, so he is not here."
Occasionally, you get a cold and report yourself sick at home?
Cao Peng frowned slightly.
Is it true that I feel cold occasionally?
Or maybe...
Lu Chang just said that this Li Yan is very conceited. To put it bluntly, he is a bit arrogant and arrogant. Three days ago, if Cao Peng had not gone to Zhongyang Town, he should have arrived in Wuyin County. Therefore, Cao Peng felt that this Li Yan did not show up.
, I'm afraid it has a deeper meaning.
"That's a pity. I originally wanted to meet this Li Zhengfang."
Cao Peng suddenly smiled and brought up the topic.
Lu Chang couldn't help but secretly feel pity.
What a great opportunity this was. If Li Yan were present, he could be the one to introduce him and he would become famous from then on.
It's a pity that this guy has so many bad habits that he gets arrogant for no reason. In this way, he loses a great opportunity.
The group of people arrived at the county house without knowing it.
It was getting late, so Lu Chang asked the officials and gentry to disperse first, and then accompanied Cao Peng into the gate of the county house.
Jia Xu was sitting in the living room. When he saw Cao Peng coming in, a smile suddenly flashed across his pale face, "Youxue, why are you so late?"
Cao Peng quickly stepped forward to salute, but saw Jia Xu standing up and stopped him.
"Youxue doesn't need to be polite, you and I are old acquaintances... He retired to Liangzhou and often wrote to me, saying that Youxue had taken good care of him.
I have always wanted to say thank you in person, but I didn’t expect to get what I wanted today.”
Jia Xu, there was a hint of affection in his words.
Just seeing Jia Xu, Cao Peng felt an inexplicable wariness in his heart. He hurriedly said: "I don't dare to take care of him. He is a great talent, and he has the style of Jia Yuzhou. I am in the northwest, and having him help me a lot. This time before
When I came to Nanyang, I wanted to retreat, but I didn't expect that the Xiqiang had been a bit unstable recently and I couldn't take the time to retreat. Speaking of which, I should be grateful to Jia Yuzhou, and I absolutely should not accept what Jia Yuzhou said."
After saying that, the two looked at each other and suddenly laughed...