Chapter 1167 Big Households


    What do the poor have?


    What can a person who has nothing, not even his own life, have?


    ?Hence, these people''s requirements are very low. They only need to be able to eat a whole meal, and then they are satisfied and can brag about it for several days.


    The higher you go, the more wealth you have, but it becomes less and less easy to be satisfied.


    If you want more and want to preserve more, it becomes increasingly difficult to be satisfied, just like Xiahou Dun in Puyang City.


    Xiahou Dun’s face was as dark as water.


    ?Now only one of the two cities can be defended!


    Either Puyang or Juancheng.


    ??Cao Cao took away most of the soldiers, leaving only about a thousand soldiers for Xiahou Dun, and the same was true for Juancheng.


    In normal times, these troops would be enough, but now, they are like a drop in the bucket and of no use in Yanzhou, where rebellions are everywhere.


    Xun Yu sent a text, saying that Juancheng was in danger, and asked Xiahou Dun to quickly mobilize troops to support him. However, if Puyang soldiers were transferred away, it would almost mean that Puyang would be handed over to others...


    “Come, let’s invite Mrs. Tian…”


    ???Tian family is a big family in Puyang, local right-wing, and deeply rooted in Puyang.


    ??Tian Shi came soon after, bowed his hands with his eyebrows lowered, and paid homage to Xiahou Dun.


    “Sit down!” Xiahou Dun pointed at the table beside him and said.


    “Thank you, general…”


    Xiahou Dun watched Tian sit down, was silent for a moment, and suddenly said: "Things have changed now, and I want to lead troops to help Juan... If there are traitors and soldiers coming, I wonder what Mr. Tian wants to do?"


    "Huh?" Tian''s eyes widened, and he said seriously, "General... this... must restrain the villagers and stabilize the village, waiting for the general''s triumphant return..."


    Xiahou Dun raised the corners of his mouth slightly and said, "Tian Weng, there is no need to be like this... If the thieves arrive, we can welcome them..."


    "How dare you, villain... How dare you..." Tian''s face twitched and he waved his hands repeatedly. Halfway through, he saw that Xiahou Dun''s face didn''t look like he was joking, so he changed his words and said, "Is it the general''s intention..."


    Xiahou Dun nodded and said: "Tian Weng is loyal and has a keen mind. He should know something... The military situation is urgent and there is no need to delay. This is the Puyang Seal Shou. Tian Weng keeps it..."


    After saying that, he took the wooden plate containing the Puyang seal and ribbon from the table and asked the guard to place it in front of Tian.


    “Oh, general, how can you make... How dare you, a villain, how can you make...” Mr. Tian waved his hands repeatedly, but couldn’t help but stare at Yinshou.


    "Hahaha..." Xiahou Dun stood up and strode out of the hall, saying loudly, "Come here, send the order! Get the troops ready and set off! We''ll see you later, Mr. Tian!"


    "Ah? General, general!" Tian stood up quickly and subconsciously followed Xiahou Dun for a step or two, but stopped. When he turned around and walked out of the hall again holding the wooden plate, he only saw Xiahou Dun''s back far away. go.


    "This seal... this..." Tian was holding the wooden plate blankly. At some point, his eyes had fallen from Xiahou Dun''s figure to the Puyang seal ribbon. He looked at the turtle button bronze seal and the colorful ribbon on the black background. , a look of intoxication appeared on his face, "This... is so beautiful..."


    ……………


    "Report Wenhou!" A scout came on horseback. He skillfully controlled the horse when he was approaching, and slowed the horse down to the minimum just before Lu Bu. "The enemy soldiers were found in front, and they seemed to be heading east! There are many traces of footsteps, the number should be over a thousand people!”


    "To the east?" Lu Bu frowned and said, "How long have you been walking?"


    The scout controlled the horse and asked it to circle back, while replying: "It has been at least a day, and the tracks have been a little blurry. If my brother hadn''t been careful, he would have probably missed it..."


    "Good! Remember your contribution!" Lu Bu nodded and said, "Explore again!"


    "Going to the east?" Lu Bu looked at Chen Gong and said, "To the east is Juancheng... So, is it too small to go to Juancheng to protect Cao Cao?"


    ??Chen Gong stroked his beard and said, "That''s right."


    "It''s good to go..." Lu Bu laughed and clapped his horse forward, "Cao Bing goes east, Puyang will definitely be empty, let''s take Puyang and then make a decision..."


    ?? Chen Gong frowned and thought for a moment, feeling that something was wrong, but he couldn''t think of it for a moment, so he stroked his beard and followed the large army forward...


    ……………


    “Is this the Puyang Seal Shou?”


    Lu Bu sat on his horse, swung his halberd, and then some soldiers came forward, took the wooden tray, and brought it to him.


    "Exactly, exactly..." Tian said with his hands arched and his waist bent.


    Lu Bu reached out and took the bronze seal and ribbon in his hand. After looking at it, he put it into his arms and said, "Well, you have done a good job in presenting the city... Well, I ordered that the soldiers entering the city must not disturb the place..."


    "Thank you, Marquis Wen, for your consideration! I have also prepared some cow wine. It''s not respectful, but I hope Marquis Wen will accept it..." Mr. Tian quickly thanked him, lowered his head, and said with great respect.


    “Good!”


    ??Lu Bu laughed heartily, then looked up at the two characters "Puyang" written in simple small seal characters on the city ground, raised his halberd with high spirits, and shouted: "Enter the city!"


    After finishing speaking, he took the lead, rushed along the suspension bridge, and rushed into Puyang City Gate.


    Ms. Tian cupped her hands and stepped aside. She lowered her eyebrows and looked at her empty hands...


    ??? Chen Gong was following behind, and suddenly he remembered something. He quickly rushed to catch up with Lu Bu and said, "Marquis Wen! Now that Puyang is down, we should send troops to Juancheng!"


    "Well..." Lu Bu frowned, but still turned around and asked, "Why?"


    "We have never had any contact with Guo Yuzhou, and this alliance has never been bloodshed. Therefore, although Guo Yuzhou said he came with troops, he is inevitably suspicious..." Chen Gong said, and his thoughts became clearer little by little, "...if I meet Puyang Cao When the troops arrive at Juancheng, they may be suspicious that we have not yet entered Puyang... Their troops have gone deep and they have not seen our allies, so they may have other intentions... In addition, the city of Juancheng is high and the ditch is deep, and the Cao family lives in it, so they will definitely hold on! , Guo Yuzhou will probably retreat!"


    Lu Bu suddenly frowned, pulled the reins, and stopped. The red rabbit horse couldn''t run smoothly, and it scratched its hooves and snorted in dissatisfaction.


    “Why didn’t Gongtai speak up earlier!”


    ??Chen Gong said: "Someone also thought of it..."


    Lu Bu looked back and said, "Tomorrow, no, the day after tomorrow, we will set off for Juancheng!"


    ? ? "The day after tomorrow?!" ? ? ? Chen Gong was about to say something, but was stopped by Lu Bu.


    "It''s getting late today. The whole army will be ready tomorrow and set off the day after tomorrow!" After Lu Bu finished speaking, he flicked the reins, and the red rabbit horse immediately spread its four hooves and moved forward like the wind...


    “Wenhou, Wenhou!”


    ??Chen Gong stretched out his arms and urged the horse forward, wanting to say something, but the red rabbit horse could not catch up with him, so he could only watch Lu Bu go away.


    "well…"


    Chen Gong put down his arm, and then frowned, as if there was something else, what was it?


    I can’t remember it for a while...


    ……………


    ?From Nanzheng City, looking to the north, I saw camps one after another, like ferocious beasts, squatting on the ground, ready to leap up and devour living creatures at any time!


    “Zheng Tianzun!”


    Zhang Lu habitually addressed him by his honorary title and took a breath of cool air.


    The climate is gradually becoming warmer, the cool breeze of early summer is blowing, the stars are twinkling above the head, and the bright moon is bright. If it were normal, it should be the most comfortable period. Watching the green crops growing in the fields should not be a fight. season…


    But this **** General Zhengxi led the troops like this!


    In Zhang Lu''s eyes, this series of camps consisted of ditches dug into the earth, fences erected with trees, flags fluttering, and weapons killing each other. Each camp had a watchtower, towering high, and there were two hundred steps between the camps. A hard bow is within reach. Only the rosin torch on the Diao Dou Tower in the camp was burning, illuminating the surrounding scene.


    The army always requires silence when sleeping at night, because the camp roar has always been the most taboo thing in the cold weapon era. Therefore, although there are many camps, at night, only the sound of banging the time sounds from time to time, and the night guard marches around the camps in an orderly manner holding torches...


    "Why are there so many people?! Why are there so many people?! Why can we drive all the way to this place?" Many unsolvable questions were swirling in Zhang Lu''s head, making his brain hurt.


    ??If calculated as one camp and one army, that is, one song or two songs, just one song, so there would be at least five or six thousand people in more than ten camps!


    No matter what in the world, once it reaches a large scale, it will always have a shocking power. Now these camps, from the foot of Nanzheng City, stretch as if they are boundless to the end of the sight. Looking at the dots of Diao Dou''s fire, they can see Looking at the Zhengxi soldiers'' camp like a ferocious beast, Zhang Lu had some difficulty breathing.


    “The Lord of Heaven is supreme!”


    ?Zhang Lu looked up at the sky and murmured in a low voice, "Tianzun, is it possible that we have exhausted our ability to maintain the power of the alliance..."


    ……………


    ?The sky was gradually getting dark, and it was reflected brightly on the top of the mountain. One moment, the sun was lingering on the top of the mountain with only a small head showing. The next moment, it jumped out unceremoniously, trembling, and spreading its brilliance all over the earth.


    ??The soldiers who guarded the outside of the camp at night returned to the camp in groups. The soldiers inside their own camp also greeted each other with these soldiers who had been busy all night.


    The non-commissioned officers at the grassroots level do not need any special instructions. They are already neatly dressed and standing on their respective turfs, giving loud and confident orders, changing guards and assigning tasks.


    In this era, there were only two meals, so it was not possible to skip this meal like many cultivators in later generations who skipped breakfast. Preserved meat can be said to be an important energy supplement to support activities throughout the day, so there are already soldiers busy starting early. Fetching water, lighting a fire, and with the rising smoke, the entire army camp suddenly transformed from a cold and murderous war machine back into the human world, becoming a little more popular.


    At the Chinese military camp in Feiqian, it was even more lively.


    As the soldiers who came to report and return their orders gradually left one by one, Fei Qian, who had finished handling the matters, finally walked out of the Chinese army''s tent and headed towards the group led by E Guanbo who had been waiting in the open space for a long time. The gentry disciples raised their hands and said: "We are busy with military affairs and have been waiting for you for a long time. I am rude and disrespectful..."


    “General, you are so lucky! Military affairs are very important. We are very lucky to be summoned by the general. How can we complain?”


    “I heard about the general’s reputation in the past, but when I see it today, it’s even more impressive!”


    “The vast sea is swaying, and the four seas are trembling, and the nine states are booming! The general is so graceful, I really envy us!"


    For a time, flattery and flattery flew together, flattery and flattery were the same.


    Fei Qian laughed and didn''t answer. He just raised his hand to invite these people into the tent.


    In fact, these people who came may not all be characters who only know how to flatter, nor may they have any long-term admiration for Fei Qian as stated in their words. However, most of these people saw Fei Qian for the first time, and at the same time they also I don''t know what Fei Qian thinks about this piece of land in Hanzhong, so when we first meet him, there is no harm in saying a few flattering words. It is always a way to avoid hitting the smiling person, right?


    ??Everyone was sitting in the central military tent. Fei Qian did not speak first, and the others did not dare to open their mouths rashly. Everyone was speculating in their minds, and then their eyes basically turned to Zhang Ze.


    The Zhang family is a surname in Nanzheng. There have been several prefects in the ancestors, and some have served in the court and served as Jiuqing. Therefore, they can be regarded as one of the top figures in Nanzheng. At that moment, Zhang Ze firmly sat at the top of the guest list, but he pretended not to see it. Everyone''s eyes were the same, just staring at their own beards, as if there was a flower on them...


    After a while, Fei Qian coughed lightly and said: "Everyone, the army is simple and there is no hospitality. I really neglect you... After the traitor Zhang Gongqi is defeated, I will have a drink with you all!"


    Fei Qian opened his mouth, and the atmosphere naturally became lively. Immediately, everyone began to flatter him again and threw them out for free.


    After everyone stopped talking, Zhang Ze, who was sitting at the top, suddenly asked softly: "I wonder what the general said about traitors...is it the emperor''s intention?"


    ?Everyone fell silent immediately, their eyes darting back and forth between Fei Qian and Zhang Ze.


    This question is very important.


    "Zhang thief blocked the post road, burned the plank road, massacred the imperial envoys, refused to be dispatched by the emperor, supported his own troops, proclaimed himself the heavenly master, and tampered with Hanning. How is this behavior different from the Yellow Turban thieves back then?" Fei Qian patted the table. , said in a deep voice, "When the emperor was hunting in the north, he once said that the way of heaven is permanent and cannot be violated, but if he does evil, he will rain down thunder! Thief Zhang went against the grain and ignored the rules of the court. This is not a thief, so why is he a thief?"


    In fact, Zhang Lu didn''t do anything bad, and compared to the previous fish and meat governors, he was pretty good. Although he said that the so-called "sacrificial wine" should be used to manage local government affairs, he also taught the people the need for integrity. It does not deceive, but also allows those who have made mistakes to repent and surrender; for those who commit crimes, they also use lenient punishment and are forgiven three times. If they commit it again, they will be punished; if it is a minor offense, they should build a road for a hundred steps to atone for their sins. ; At the same time, in accordance with the "Moon Order", slaughtering and alcoholism are prohibited in spring and summer when all things are growing; a charity house is established, rice and meat are placed in it, and free food is provided to passers-by, and they claim that they have obtained the honor. If there are too many, you will offend ghosts and gods and get sick...


    All in all, overall if Zhang Lu''s administration can be implemented, it is actually not bad, and in terms of recuperation and recuperation, Huanglao Taoism has always been the strength, so in terms of restoring and protecting people''s livelihood, the achievements of Wu Dou Mi Dao cannot be ignored. .


    It''s just that Zhang Lu touched the cheese of a big family in Hanzhong!


    ??They are all Zhang Lu''s "sacrificial wine" to serve as civil affairs officials, so where should these big Hanzhong households go? Either resign and go home, or change your identity, ignore the damage to your reputation, and follow the gods to talk about what "Zheng Tianzun" you believe in?


    Therefore, when Fei Qian prepared his carriage and horses and came under the banner of the imperial court to quell the rebellion in Hanzhong, every one of these big Hanzhong households was respectful and sent cattle, wine, food and grass along the way, and even sent some people to the Wubao village. Private soldiers and laborers came to share the work of transportation and labor.


    ?In fact, most of the people currently in Fei Qian''s camp are laborers sent by various families along the way. The only real soldiers are those near the Nanzheng City.


    Seeing that Fei Qian confirmed the matter again, he finished his words. There was a sudden uproar in the tent. Everyone said that Zhang Lu had committed a heinous crime and was unforgivable. He had sores on his head and pus on his feet. Anyway, he was so bad. It was like heaven and earth. The biggest villain in the world...


    While everyone was criticizing Zhang Lu, Zhang Ze turned to look at Fei Qian and smiled slightly.


    Fei Qian also looked at Zhang Ze with a smile...


    "Everyone! Since General Zhengxi has obeyed the emperor''s order to quell Zhang''s thieves, we will naturally do the same!" Zhang Ze nodded towards Fei Qian, then turned his head and said loudly, "...We will know what the brave men in the city will do tomorrow. At this time, open the east gate of Nanzheng and welcome General Xi into the city to put down the rebellion!"


    (End of this chapter)