In the Wagtail Pavilion of the General's Mansion, everyone discussed for two full hours and finally decided on the candidates for the two important positions of Central Leader and Rear General.
Speaking of Yangzhou where Zhuge Dan was guarding, Cao Shuang suddenly remembered that although he had previously arranged for Zhang Ji, who was originally the governor of Dongguan, to be appointed the governor of Jiujiang to assist Zhuge Dan, he was still somewhat alone after all. Zhuge Dan's political achievements in Yangzhou naturally required more capable ministers to help him.
The talents in his shogunate were now very abundant. Cao Shuang thought for a while and focused his attention on Wang Ji and Wang Bo who had just made a speech. This person is a talent that he and Sima Yi have competed with many times. There is no doubt about his talent, and he is naturally a first-rate talent.
Moreover, Cao Shuang understood that it was a bit unfair for Wang Ji to only serve as a lieutenant. It would be better to arrange Wang Ji to serve as the county governor in Yangzhou. This would not only allow Wang Ji's talents to be displayed, but also allow Zhuge Dan to quickly achieve political achievements in Yangzhou. , but it kills two birds with one stone.
[Note 1: Jiujiang County of Cao Wei is in the Shouchun area. 】
"Bo Yu, I would like to arrange for you to serve as the county governor of Anfeng County. What do you think?"
After hearing these words, Wang Ji's eyes suddenly shone with light. He understood that although serving as county governor was an external job, it meant that his power and status had reached a higher level. He stood up and saluted:
"Thank you, General. I have no objection to my humble position. I will definitely live up to the trust of the General!"
[Note 2: Anfeng County was divided into five counties in the northwest of Lujiang County in the second year of Wei Huangchu, and Anfeng County was newly established. 】
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During the former Han Dynasty, Yangzhou stretched across the left and right of the Yangtze River, the south of the Yangtze River and the north of the Yangtze River. Although the population was sparse, the territory was extremely wide. Now the world is divided into three parts, and Yangzhou is also divided between Wei and Wu.
Yangzhou, under the jurisdiction of the Wei Dynasty, borders the Huaihe River in the north and the Yangtze River in the south. Shouchun City, which is close to the south bank of the Huaihe River, is its capital. It governs four major counties: Lujiang County, Jiujiang County, Anfeng County, and Huainan County.
Although today's Yangzhou is small, after the Wei Dynasty's painstaking efforts from the early years of Huang Dynasty to the present three years, for a full twenty-three years, it can be regarded as a large state with prosperous people and fertile land.
Today, among the four counties of Yangzhou, Jiujiang is governed by Zhang Ji; Cao Shuang has just appointed Wang Ji and Wang Boyu as the governor of Anfeng; the governor of Huainan is the experienced minister Ding Zun; and Lujiang is governed by General Cao Shuang's compatriot, The third-grade champion general Wen Qin and Wen Zhongruo came to guard and govern.
This Wen Qin was a rising general in this dynasty. His father was also Wen Ji, a famous general under Emperor Wu of this dynasty, so he could be regarded as a general.
It's just that this Wenqin is very fierce, and rumors about him are not very good.
It is said that when Wen Qin was young, he became famous throughout Yedu for his identity as the son of a famous general and his brave and decisive character, and became the little boss of many dandies and brave young men in Yedu.
More than 20 years ago, in the 24th year of Jian'an, Guan Yunchang led Jingzhou soldiers and horses to the north of Xiangfan. He flooded the forbidden seven armies in northern Jing and besieged most of Cao Ren in Fancheng. It shocked China and shocked the world.
In that year, there was a young man named Wei Xi who had a heart for the Han Dynasty and was an unparalleled eloquent man in Ye.
Taking advantage of the power of Guan Yunchang's Northern Expedition, he secretly contacted the local officials in northern Jingzhou who were sympathetic to the Han Dynasty, and also joined forces with Chen Yi, the Changle Weiwei who was in charge of part of the armed imperial army in Yedu, and planned to secretly set fire to, A surprise attack on Yecheng, the capital of Wei!
But Chen Yi was so frightened that he reported the secret to Emperor Wen Cao Pi, who was still the heir to the throne of Wei at that time. Thousands of officials and people died because of this incident!
The last chance for the Han Dynasty to revive seemed to have evaporated with Wei Xi's failure and Guan Yu's death.
Wei Xi, a celebrity with a promising future, was cut off from the market due to the failure of his plan and ended up in a miserable state.
This is the major case that shocked the world more than 20 years ago, the Wei Zhi conspiracy case.
Wen Qin, who was still young, was implicated in this shocking case because of his careless friendship.
According to the law, Wen Qin should have been executed, but Emperor Wu Cao Cao actually pardoned him because he was the only son of his beloved general Wen Ji.
Because he offended Emperor Wen, Wen Qin no longer had an official position during the early Huang Dynasty, and he wasted seven years in this way.
Later, when Emperor Ming succeeded to the throne, he thought that Wen Qin was a meritorious official, so he promoted Wen Qin to important positions such as the school governor of the fifth battalion and the Yamen general.
Originally, this was Wen Qin's rebirth. He should have learned his lesson and become a talented person from now on.
However, Wen Qin, who was reborn after death, thought that he was a favored son favored by God. He became more and more violent and rude. Not only did he repeatedly offend his superiors with his arrogant attitude, but he was also punished by his superiors and sent to the frontier many times.
Seeing that he was arrogant and unreasonable, the late emperor once wanted to abandon him, but after all, he still loved talents eagerly. Not long after, Wen Qin was unusually appointed to the high position of Lujiang Prefect and the fifth-rank Yingyang General.
But Wen Qin, who was forgiven by the emperor again and again, still disappointed the emperor again.
Because Wen Qin was greedy and cruel during his tenure, his boss Wang Ling had a copy of it, so Wen Qin was expropriated by Emperor Cao Rui of the Ming Dynasty and detained in Luoyang for questioning.
But Wen Qin was really lucky. Soon after, Emperor Ming died, and the general Cao Shuang took over the power. Because he and the general were from the same hometown, he won the general's favor.
Cao Shuang not only erased Wen Qin's previous charges, but also followed Ding Mi's plan and sent Wen Qin back to Lujiang as the county guard again, and made him a champion general of the third rank.
Wen Qin was treated like this, and according to his temperament, he naturally did not restrain himself. Unsurprisingly, because he saved one danger after another, he became more convinced that he was the chosen one and became more arrogant.
Not only that, he also relied on his exquisite martial arts, claiming to be a god descending to earth, and ordered people to spread these words among the army. Therefore, Wen Qin had a high reputation among the three armies under his command, which naturally further encouraged Wen Qin's ambition. Arrogance.
On this day, outside a bustling tea shop in Lu'an County, the capital of Lujiang County, two young farmers who had just harvested rice in the farmland on the outskirts of the city for most of the day were drinking tea and resting at the stall beside the tea shop. The two of them were talking about something while eating rice bait and tea from the tea stall:
"I heard that since Zhuge Gongxiu took office, he has dealt with a large number of corrupt officials, recovered many local fields that had been occupied by powerful people, and redistributed them to poor farmers. The officials and people of Anfeng, Jiujiang, and Huainan counties are very concerned about this. I am so loved by you!"
"Not only that, Zhuge Shijun also vigorously reorganized our armaments in Yangzhou. This way, we don't have to be afraid next time Wu Dog invades!"
"Oh, it's a pity that we in Yangzhou are still the same as before. The powerful, landlords, and generals don't have a fuel-efficient lamp..."
At this moment, the servant of the Taishou Mansion, who had been eavesdropping on the street corner for a long time, rushed towards the largest restaurant in Lu'an County.
The two farmers who continued to talk did not realize that the danger was coming.
Not long after, there was a commotion in the direction of the restaurant. People on the street looked from a distance and saw that the people who were walking normally suddenly dispersed in panic.
Not long after, I saw a group of soldiers with gorgeous clothes and fierce faces, surrounded by a general wearing a crimson uniform, with a sword hanging around his waist, and holding a mixed iron divination halberd one foot and four feet long. The soldiers were even taller and stronger men who were ten times more ferocious.
This fierce man was none other than Wen Qin Wen Zhongruo, the governor of Lujiang and the champion general.
The servant of the prefecture who had just eavesdropped and ran away naturally went to report the news to him.
This teahouse is the largest teahouse in the county. Officials, officials, traders, and people of all kinds chat here every day about many interesting things.
In order to find out the rumors among the people, Wen Qin specially arranged for servants to follow him every day.
Wen Qin was seen with a black face and beard, a pair of eyes as fierce as a leopard, and he slammed the forty-eight-pound iron halberd in his hand onto the bluestone road.
"Keng!"
This meal actually smashed a foot-thick green brick on the bluestone pavement outside the tea house to pieces!
The two young farmers who were still talking passionately were suddenly frightened. When they saw the fierce-looking Wen Qin and his tribe in gorgeous clothes, they were instantly frightened and sweating, and they knelt down on the cold and sharp floor. On the bluestone path with gravel residue.
This gravel was naturally made by Wen Qin just now.
At this moment, the two of them ignored the pain and face, and kept kowtowing in the gravel to apologize:
"General...general, the common people have no...unintentionally, talking nonsense, but also hope that the general Hai...Haihan...Haihan..."
Wen Qin felt very proud when he saw the two people being frightened. At this moment, he used his rough voice like a jackal and asked fiercely:
"Keep talking! Why don't you talk anymore! Keep talking about how awesome Zhuge Dan is!"
This sharp shout was like a thunderbolt from the blue, and the timid one of the two farmers was so frightened that he peed.
Since Wen Qin took office, he has heard people say bad things about him every day. He is rough and cruel by nature, and he is unwilling to be inferior to others. He does not even look down on his superiors, let alone those who are as worthless in his eyes. civilian farmers, traffickers and pawns.
Wen Qin saw the two men kowtowing, and the anger in his heart was still not gone. He stretched out his feet viciously and trampled the two farmers to the ground. Then, with his left hand as fast as lightning, he pulled out the ring-headed knives from the waists of the two guards beside him, threw them in front of the two farmers, and then shouted:
"If you are not cowards, then pick up these two knives and compete with me. If you can catch me with one and a half of my moves, maybe if I am in a good mood, I can spare your life! Pick up the knife. stand up!"
The two farmers had no such courage. They just kowtowed and apologized and begged for their lives. Wen Qin became even more angry when he saw how cowardly the two of them looked. With a roar, he picked up the forty-eight-pound mixed-iron divination halberd in his hand and hit one of the farmers on the head. The farmer was pecked. His flesh and blood were bloody and he died on the spot.
"I told you to pick up the knife! Damn it!"
The other farmer was splashed with blood, and for a moment he seemed to go crazy. With a howl, he picked up the standard sword on the ground and rushed towards Wen Qin as if he didn't care about his life!
"You bastard dog officer, I will fight with you! Ah!"
Wen Qin saw the young farmer's courage to risk his life and survive, and a satisfied smile appeared at the corner of his mouth.
There was another "whoop" sound, and the farmer died in the street before he could see clearly what Wen Qin did. The people nearby had already been scared out of their wits. Those who set up stalls, opened shops, and ate... The seller had already disappeared.
Wen Qin took the cloth handed over by his subordinates, and while wiping the blood on his hands, he muttered:
"There's no one I can fight with, it's boring!"
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Shouchun, governor's office.
At this moment, Zhuge Dan, who had been busy with official duties all day, finally returned to his house. When Zhuge Liang saw his father returning to his house, he immediately ran over happily:
"Daddy!"
"Hey, pretty!"
Zhuge Dan took the running son into his arms and held him in the air three times. Zhong Changqin, who had just walked out of the house, saw the energetic father and son and couldn't help laughing:
"You are a grown-up, why are you still acting like a child? You are hungry, please take the child to wash your hands and follow me to the hall for dinner."
The family of three had dinner under the service of the servants. After talking about some official matters, little Zhuge Liang, who had a sweet voice, suddenly said:
"I heard that Brother Mingyue's birthday was very lively a few days ago!"
Zhuge Dan laughed and said:
"No, the general specially organized the banquet between the two families. I'm afraid it will be difficult to have such a grand event again in ten years."
Zhuge Liang pursed his lips and said:
"Then after this year's New Year is over, next time I ask my brother to come to Yangzhou, and Liang'er will stay in Luoyang as a hostage, so that Liang'er can participate in Brother Mingyue's fourth birthday!"
After Zhuge Dan heard this, he took a bite of his meal and said with a vague smile:
"It depends on you, everything depends on you!"
The family finished their dinner happily in this way.
At this moment, the soldiers of Zhuge Mansion outside the mansion hurriedly came to the courtyard and informed that there was something urgent that they needed to present to the envoy.
After Zhuge Dan met his soldiers, he saw the soldiers reported with an angry look:
"Your Majesty, I heard that Wen Zhongruo was killing people in Lujiang again, and even disguised the innocent people he killed as spies of the Wu army, killing good people and taking credit for their merits!"
After Zhuge Dan heard this, he became furious and smashed the celadon tea cup in his hand. He, who had always been restrained, actually said angrily:
"Damn it, why didn't you report the school affairs you arranged for me earlier? If I hadn't arranged for you to go to various counties for overt and covert inspections, I'm afraid I would still be kept in the dark to this day! Wen Zhongruo is also a famous general after all. A high-ranking official is so despicable and cruel, I will kill him to show the anger of the people!"
