Zheng Anping accepted the appointment of the governor and was determined to make a career. He asked for advice and laid the groundwork everywhere. But in the end, he discovered that he was just a card character, and the real person doing things was Cao Bao, who had just surrendered to Lord Xinling. This frustrated the ambitious Zheng Anping.
After seeing the two off, Zheng Anping came to the wing and told Zhang Lu what had happened. Zhang Lu seemed to be a little bit shocked, but he quickly recovered and said: "How can I know that this is not a blessing? The young master sits in charge of a town and makes achievements with his hands down. This is a blessing from heaven."
Zheng Anping said: "When a husband is in the world, he should make great achievements and live in peace for the rest of his life. How can he not hate that he has such convenience but missed it?"
Zhang Lu said: "If you hate me, you are depriving yourself of fame. I wish you to be at ease, work diligently, and give up when you have merit. After three years, you will definitely see the results."
Zheng Anping asked: "What do you mean, sir?"
Zhang Lu said: "The one who has made great achievements is to open up territory and expand the territory. Lord Xinling must do his best, and Uncle Cao is not responsible for it. The young master is anxious for his urgent needs and needs what he needs. He must govern the city, and The young master must also move to the left."
Zheng Anping said: "I accept Mr. Xinling's words. Lord Xinling asked me to take charge of the order but refused to do it. Is it because you don't believe it? Is it because you are incompetent?"
Zhang Lu said: "In charge of the order, the Lord of Xinling will appoint himself. All the officials are under his sect. The young master will be the one in charge of the order, but he will still follow the rules. Don't blame me. It's not the only master, it's Uncle Cao, or even Mr. Zhongyue or Mr. Zhang , they all support him, not his orders."
Zheng Anping thought thoughtfully and said: "Sir, I met Zhang Noi in Qifeng. As a supervisor, I must obey you. I would rather not be noticed by Mr. Zhang! What you said is true. If you use management to pay to others, how can you know that it is wrong?" blessing!"
Zhang Lu said: "Jun Xinling has given me a marriage, and this is a sad moment. If I don't come out, there must be a reason. I hope you will plan for it soon."
Zheng Anping said: "It's okay to be seriously ill."
Zhang Lu said: "I heard that Mr. Zhongyue is proficient in medical skills. But if he is seriously ill, it may be difficult to cover up."
Zheng Anping asked: "What is your plan, sir?"
Zhang Lu said: "I am hesitant and have no plan!"
Zheng Anping comforted him: "There must be an opportunity when things happen!"
Zhang Lu said: "Young Master's words are true." Then he changed the subject and said: "Young Master was waiting to visit Cao Bao, and suddenly Cao Bao came to visit. What did you say?"
Zheng Anping said: "Mr. Cao and Mr. Zhongyue are inseparable. I dare not say anything for fear of betraying Brother Hou."
Zhang Lu said: "Young Master is worried about this."
The next day, Zheng Anping finished his work neatly and arrived at Liangxiyi on time. After a while, Zhang Le arrived in his chariot with Cao Bao. Zheng Anping welcomed them into the lobby politely and asked him and the other three what to do. Zhang Ye said: "Just stand in front of the stage and meet with everyone. Others don't have to work hard."
Not long after, Brother Su, Brother Quan and Xiaosi also arrived. They all knew Zhang Ye, but they didn't know Cao Bao very well. Zheng Anping introduced: "Mr. Cao Bao, a member of Lord Xinling's family, I see him as Guan Cheng." So everyone came to see him.
Zhang He said: "Brother Su is the Guanwei, I already know that. I don't know what the second son's position is?"
Zheng Anping said: "I have no plan, I hope you will come up with one."
Brother Quan and Xiaosi said, "It's enough to be a pawn under your command."
Zhang He said: "The two sons are both military soldiers, and they are the right and left men in the middle."
The two said: "Jinnuo!"
Zhang He asked: "What are the names of Brother Dog and Fourth Brother?"
The two said: "How can a humble person dare to be a family name?"
Zhang Noi said: "Would you like to be called Zuo Quan and Right Si Ke?"
The two said: "Mr. Dan Ping."
Zhang Zou then informed the complete process of this operation one by one. Zheng Anping noticed that even Cao Bao listened very carefully for fear of making mistakes.
As soon as everything was ready, Zhang Yu drove the car and invited Zheng Anping to be the driver. Zheng Anping thanked him and said, "How dare I serve as a chariot?"
Zhang He said: "Young master, I have a sergeant as the county magistrate, so it is appropriate to ride." So Zheng Anping got on the chariot, but he still held the spear in his hand, while Cao Bao only held a dagger. Although Zheng Anping is standing on the left, he looks like a warrior on the right. The other three could only follow behind the car with their halberds each.
The group arrived at Xizhong at noon. Zhongzhong has been ordered to gather all the people in charge of the city in the square outside the city. Not long after, the guards and lieutenants of Yanzhong led Zhang Ye and his entourage to the tower. The guards outside the city fell down one by one with the command of "Bow".
Zhang Noi took out a scroll from his arms, opened it, and recited loudly: "You are in charge of the people, and you are hiding evil and stubbornness. You are trying to harm the royal family. Your sin is in heaven! The king surrendered, and surrendered with his hands tied. Diligence means you can do your best. The king has the virtue of being good at life and allows you to be naturalized. You should be aware of the merits and punishments, and be careful to encourage them!"
There was a shout from below, "Thank you!" Everyone in the city bowed down and bowed.
The guard in the confinement said: "If you are a naturalized person, you should return to your hometown. Now there are magistrates and lieutenants in charge of the city, who will send you back."
Zheng An and Ping, each wearing a ribbon, holding a halberd and spear, appeared in front of everyone. Zhang He brought the car, and Brother Su ordered the Guan people to form an array according to their families, and roughly divided them into two groups. Brother Quan and Xiaosi led them, and then they set off on the road to Guanyi.
The status of these wardens in the camp was lower than that of the militia. In addition to being cold and hungry, they had to endure endless glares and insults. They were on the verge of physical and psychological collapse, with messy beards, hair, and ragged clothes. They supported each other, holding on to wooden sticks, and moved forward slowly. They didn't look like an army at all, but more like a group of refugees; and the wooden sticks used as weapons were more like dog-beating sticks used for begging. .
This group of people, who were in extremely poor health, walked and stopped until they reached the Great Wall in the afternoon. Zheng Anping suggested to rest at the Great Wall Station and leave the city the next day. Zhang Zou asked Cao Bao to discuss with the city lord. The city lord discussed it with several brothers and agreed. So Zheng Anping set off first, found the post, showed his talisman, and explained that he was the newly established governor of the city. He commanded hundreds of soldiers to return to the post and rest in the post tonight.
The post official took out a simple book and wrote down the names of the soldiers and other soldiers. According to the rule of one fight for soldiers and half a fight for soldiers, six stones of grain were prepared, and three fire piles were arranged, each with firewood. For the first time, Zheng Anping solemnly signed his name on the booklet: Guan Ling Zheng Anping.
After everything was ready, the group of beggars also came over. When I arrived at the inn, I saw that millet and firewood were ready in the square in front of the door. I couldn't suppress the excitement and burst into tears. One person burst into tears, and the cry spread quickly. Zhang Ye watched all this in silence, handed the horse in his hand to the postman, led it in to feed the water and grass, and went to comfort the city lord who was also sobbing.
The two team leaders led their respective teams and sat down by the fire, holding their wooden sticks beside them. The postman held up the fire and lit it. The third fire was prepared for the chief. There were only six chiefs here, including Zhang Yu. Zhang Yu then asked Cao Bao to invite the parents of each family to this group. The post officials and post soldiers on duty in the post were also invited. Come and eat together.
As the water in the cauldron gradually boils, the corn rolls up and down in the cauldron, and the fragrance of millet fills the square.
The post official saw that these people were only three-quarters like humans and seven-quarters like ghosts, so he quietly asked Zheng Anping: "These are all respected soldiers? Why are they so haggard?"
Zheng Anping said: "I have been in the army for two months, and my body is not warm and my food is not tasty, so it is like this."
The post official expressed his admiration and said: "Anyone who can serve in the army for two months is a brave man!"
Although the two people spoke in a low voice, people sitting around could hear them, but their faces were covered with hair, hair and dust, and no expression could be seen.
While eating the porridge, except for the postman who was chatting quietly with a few scholars, no one else said anything and just sipped the porridge silently. Drinking quickly, the three tripods quickly bottomed out. Zhang He then said to the city lord: "The city lord can send some of his closest friends to inform the city first. We will definitely arrive the next day."
The city lord called a lean young man and a tall young man in front of Zhang Yue, and said: "You can bear it, leave the city and return home before closing the city, and inform the elders that we have returned to Wanghua." , the king is sent home and will arrive the next day. You can tell me everything you need to do in detail, and don’t wait too long!” The two of them said “Here”, each took a wooden stick and left. Zhang Ye silently observed the city lord's behavior without making a sound.
After the two left, Zhang Ye asked the postman to lead the soldiers inside to rest, while he led a group of parents and five officials in charge of the city to sit around the fire to discuss matters.
Zhang Ye said: "Since you have returned to the status of a king, you should be in charge of the field. What do you mean, elders?"
The city lord said: "It's not that we don't work on the fields, but in the remote areas, there are many wild animals and thieves. If we use the fields, it will be difficult to survive. However, my house has three to five hundred acres of land, so I also entrusted it to it. God."
Zhang He said: "I see there is a lot of food in the city, how can we get it?"
The city lord said: "These are all obtained from business and purchased from outside."
Zhang Noi asked: "How much food do you get per year? How much does it cost?"
The city lord said: "There are more than a hundred households in the city, and they receive ten thousand dan of grain every year and spend three to four hundred thousand yuan."
Zhang He said: "There are many camps in the city."
The city lord said: "Trading merchants from all over the world often stop in small towns, and every family will sweep the banquet and wait for them, and make a living from it. They can get thirty or forty coins a day and night, and they travel back and forth. There are many places."
Zhang Ye said: "We should not abandon the work of counter-traveling in the city, but we should do it for the old and the weak; the strong will work on the fields, and we should not be lazy. After working as farmers, we will sit down and do business, and everyone will listen to them."
Zheng Anping was horrified when he heard that a merchant charged thirty or forty yuan a night, which would only amount to ten thousand yuan in a year! What a huge fortune that would be! He wished he could open a counter hotel and make a lot of money.
The city lord said: "It costs a lot to open up wasteland and get little income. It is better to tax the land and do business, and you will get a lot more."
Zhang Ye said: "The people have perseverance, and they have perseverance. Money, the things outside the body, is not as good as food and silk for nourishing the body. If a man does not plow, a family will not have food, and if a woman does not weave, a family will not have clothing. Even if there is money, it will not be enough." Why? The old husband must plow and the woman must weave. If she has enough energy to work, then she can do business."
The city lord said: "What's wrong with the wasteland?"
Zhang Ye said: "The king is in charge of the people's distress. Ten days later, at the time of the sacrifice, the hunter will be in charge. The elders should choose the strong ones to follow. Then they will burn the wasteland into fields, and the women, children, old and weak will all join in."
The city lord was shocked and said: "Ten days from now?"
Zhang He said: "It's the fifteenth day of the twelfth lunar month. On a moonlit night, the king and the people in the city raise fires and sing, and gather people to drink to show the peace of heaven and earth."
The city lord said: "Sir, I look at the people in our city. They are exhausted and exhausted, and it is difficult to overcome their strength. I hope you will slow down!"
Zhang He said: "If you miss the ten-day meeting, the moon will be bright again, it will be in the Shangyuan; the moon will be bright again, it will be in the spring. It will be after the third month. The gods are not invincible."
