In the next ten days or so, Chen Cheng took Ke Bineng and others out to hunt several times, harvesting a lot of prey and more or less solving the food problem of some Xianbei people. After that time, he did not go there again.
We stayed in the Xianbei people's camp. It wasn't because we couldn't stand the screams at night, but because we were afraid of tigers hurting people.
The Xianbei people, like the Wuhuan people, have the habit of raising dogs. The dogs in those camps were frightened by the tigers and screamed wildly, which almost made the tigers go crazy.
Then, Yan Rou came back from Jicheng, bringing Liu Yu's orders and thousands of stones of food and grass.
Liu Yu, also known as Bo'an, was the son of Emperor Guangwu Liu Xiu and Prince Donghai Gong Liu Qiang. He served as the prime minister of Ganling, Zongzheng and other positions. Because Gongsun Zan won first and then lost, and because the court wanted to use the clan to control the world, he was dismissed.
He was appointed as the shepherd of Youzhou. In addition to him, there were also capable and famous people from the clan such as Liu Yan, Liu Biao, Liu Yao, etc. who were sent to various parts of the country.
From this aspect, Emperor Ling still had a clear understanding of the country's situation. He knew that the world was about to be in chaos, and wanted to rely on the emperor's relatives to maintain the rule of the Han Dynasty. In addition, in order to quell the Yellow Turban Rebellion, he had previously abolished party imprisonment, etc.
Operationally, it can be said that the Han Ling Emperor Liu Hong, who was called a faint emperor, was so much higher than the Chongzhen Emperor who was boasted by some people.
Of course, he had some problems, and they were quite big, but at least he was able to put down the largest Taoist uprising in history, and he wiped out countless people who wanted to be kings and hegemons. As for the issue of eunuchs having exclusive power and relatives being in power, eunuchs and
The maternal relatives are two of the three pillars of the Eastern Han Dynasty. They have been entangled for who knows how many years. It is really not the fault of Emperor Ling.
Liu Yu's political philosophy was completely different from that of Gongsun Zan. He did not agree with Gongsun Zan's tough approach to the outside world and wanted to drive out all the barbarians. Instead, he advocated the use of gentle methods. Therefore, after receiving Tian Yu's memorial, he quickly
He wrote a reply and allocated thousands of stones of grain from his treasury to the Xianbei people who came to seek refuge, and also rewarded them with a lot of gold, silver and cloth.
When Yan Rou came back with many things, Tian Yu did not dare to neglect, and immediately summoned Ke Bineng to the city, read Liu Yu's edict in person, and counted the gold, silver, cloth, food and other things in person, and then handed them over to Liu Yu.
Xianbei people.
Looking at the carts of food and cloth, the soldiers and civilians in the city had mixed emotions. The Xianbei people had food, so they did not need to use their reserves, which was a good thing. But Liu Yu, who gave rewards to outsiders, did not treat his own family
But the indifferent approach is really a bit uncomfortable.
But to say that I am disgusted with the new state herdsman, that is not the case. Although no grain and grass have been allocated to Guanzicheng, the tax exemption for this year can be regarded as a favor, right? You know, the tax this year is
It can force all the powerful people to rise up in rebellion, but no one can call the Empire Ten Thousand Taxes.
Kirby Neng collected the grain with great enthusiasm, but he divided the gold and silver into several portions in a good manner, and gave one portion to Chen Cheng, Tian Yu and others. Chen Cheng accepted it without politeness, while Tian Yu was righteous.
The words were authentic: "I have always been honest and upright, how can I accept your bribe? Take it back!"
Ke Bineng sighed in his heart, these days, there are so few people who do not accept payment. Even the emperor sold out his official position at a clear price. As he was sighing in his heart, Tian Yu said again: "Since your tribe is now
There is no shortage of money or food, so let’s settle the meal money and coal money.”
"ah?"
"There are hundreds of people in your tribe living in the city, and their food is fed by people's fat. Before, you didn't have money, so forget it. Now that you have money, shouldn't you pay the bills?"
Ke Bineng was stunned for a while before he reacted, and then handed the bag containing gold and silver out again. This time, Tian Yu did not refuse, but took it readily.
Isn't this...this...isn't this sick? Kebi Neng murmured in his heart, he was going to collect money anyway, so why go to such trouble?
Chen Cheng accepted the money from Ke Bineng with a clear conscience and didn't take it to heart at all. As usual, he took Tiger out of the city for a walk in the evening. As soon as he arrived near the west gate, he heard someone shouting: "Stop.
!”
He looked around and saw that the residents in the city were afraid of tigers and stayed far away. So he reined in his horse, turned around, pointed his finger at his nose, and said, "Are you calling me?"
More than ten steps away, a middle-aged man stood in the street, followed by several soldiers. The man scolded: "Who are you? You dare to walk on the street with a beast. Do you want to lead the beast to eat people?"
There were thousands of civilian soldiers in the city. Even if Chen Cheng couldn't name them, most of them looked familiar to him. However, he had never seen any of the middle-aged man and the soldiers behind him. He asked in reply: "You again?"
who?"
The man said coldly, "A certain person is engaged in farming in Nai Prefecture, and under the order of Liu Shijun, he was appointed to promote western Liaoning."
"It turns out that Tian is in charge," Chen Cheng cupped his hands on horseback and said, "This is a coincidence. My county magistrate is also named Tian. I wonder if the two of you are old acquaintances?"
Seeing that the other party's face was becoming increasingly unkind, he smiled and said, "My Excellency, Chen Cheng, is the local acting county magistrate, and I have seen Tian engaged in the work."
"Are you Chen Cheng and Chen Wenzheng?" Tian Chou's face turned pale and he said, "Since you are an official of the imperial court, you should set an example and set an example for the people! Kill these three beasts now."
"ah?"
Tian Chou snorted and said, "Aren't you willing to eliminate harm for the people?"
The smile on Chen Cheng's face faded, and he frowned and said: "These big cats are still small and cannot hurt people. I plan to release them back to the mountains and forests next spring, so there is no need to kill them, right?"
Tian Chou made a serious face and said: "Hasn't the county magistrate heard about the consequences of raising tigers? Even if you put them back into the mountains, there is no guarantee that they won't bite people in the future. It's better to kill them first!"
"........."
What others say makes sense, but what should I do if I am speechless?
He thought for a while and said: "What Tian Zhengzheng said makes sense, but after raising them for a long time, I can't do anything about them. Otherwise, before letting them go, I will strictly control them to ensure that they don't cause trouble. How about that?"
"
Tian Chou was furious, "Did you not understand what I said or something? Kill these three beasts immediately! If you don't do it, a certain family will let their soldiers do it for them!"
"Hey!" The soldiers behind him were all from good families in the Yanzhao area, and they were all very skilled. At this time, they all drew their weapons, and they looked even more elite. But...
Chen Cheng laughed and said, "You are from Jicheng, right?"
"So what?"
"You may have been in a big city for a long time and don't know the situation here, and you don't know much about me either."
"Humph, I want to see what you can say."
Chen Cheng ignored the unsheathed sword on the other side and said slowly: "I once led troops to fight against the rebels. During the battle, I always took the lead and hacked to death three to four hundred people with my own hands on the battlefield."
He narrowed his eyes and sneered at the corner of his mouth, saying: "There are less than ten of you, and you will be able to chop them all up in a while. I don't know if you believe it or not?"
Chen Cheng usually leads people politely and always has a smile on his face. In addition, he is good-looking, so it is easy to win the favor of others. But now he suddenly turned his back, narrowed his eyes and sneered, and his body naturally
A cold murderous aura emerged, making the hair on Tian Chou's back stand up.
Even if he was bragging when he said he killed three or four hundred people, at a 50% discount, he was still a fierce general who killed more than a hundred people. Facing such a fierce general, Tian Chou felt that his breathing was a little uncomfortable. He was so angry.
His hands and feet were trembling, and the corners of his mouth were trembling as he said, "You are a wild and rebellious person who leads the beasts to eat humans!"
Chen Cheng said calmly: "Leading beasts to eat people? Mencius said: If there is fat meat in the kitchen, fat horses in the stables, hungry people, and hungry animals in the wild, it is leading the beasts to eat people. I just raised a few ferocious beasts, and they
If you eat well, you won't hurt anyone. How can you compare with the officials and powerful families who knock the bones and suck the marrow? It's better to see more, listen more and talk less if Tian is a newcomer."
The three tigers following him showed some signs of being psychic. At this time, they all made forward gestures and roared threateningly in their throats.
The color on Tian Chou's face changed several times, and he finally flicked his sleeves and said bitterly: "I will definitely inform Ambassador Liu about this!"
"That's your business," Chen Cheng stretched out his hand and said, "Please help yourself."
Tian Chou came here, firstly, to ensure that Kebi could join the imperial court, and secondly, to declare the authority of the state pastor. Liu Yu had just taken office, and the local officials and powerful families had not sincerely joined him. His duties as Liu Yu were naturally
To share the Lord's worries, Tian Yu, the local magistrate appointed by Gongsun Zan, happened to be a member of his clan, so he rushed here despite the wind and snow.
Who would have thought that as soon as I came here, I would encounter such a hard nail!
When you say you are angry, you are certainly not lying, but why is this not an opportunity? Killing chickens to frighten monkeys has happened in ancient times. If you can establish your authority over a powerful military general like Chen Cheng, you will not be afraid of Gongsun Zan!
He turned around and came to the county government office. After seeing Tian Yu, he first recounted the affairs of the clan, and then said straight to the point: "Please immediately revoke Chen Cheng from his position as acting county magistrate and arrest him and jail him!"
After hearing this, Tian Yu thought to himself: If I dare to give such an order, I'm afraid it won't be Wen Zheng who will be imprisoned in prison, but the two of us.
He asked what happened, and then said nonchalantly: "They are just a few tigers that have not grown up. Just let them be. Why should Zitai make such a fuss?"
Tian Chou, courtesy name Zitai, was a native of Wuzhong, Youbeiping.
Tian Chou said: "How can this be said to be a big fuss? Isn't this my territory? Since he has violated the law, he should be severely punished!"
Tian Yu smiled and said: "How many people are not breaking the law these days? If they are really punished severely, I'm afraid the world will be in chaos."
Tian Chou pondered for a while, looked around, and said, "I have a few words that I want to discuss with Magistrate Tian in private. You all can go down."
Tian Yu understood and asked everyone on his side to go downstairs to wait for orders. Seeing that no one was around, Tian Chou leaned forward and whispered: "Guo Rang thinks that I will really be angry for a fake county magistrate?
To tell you the truth, Liu Shijun has issued several official documents since he took office, but the arrogant soldiers and generals in the state ignored them completely. Shijun was furious and wanted to punish him for a long time. Chen Wenzheng was arrogant and domineering and openly supported him.
Fierce beast, as long as Guorang captures this person, he will definitely be appreciated by Ambassador Liu!"
Tian Yu smiled and said, "Does Zitai know that my position as county magistrate was appointed by General Zhonglang?"
