Chen Chong Anyi and his party, although there were some minor episodes like Jiao Xian's, it was generally smooth.
The banquet lasted for three days. On the first day, Chen Chong talked about the changes in the ancient and modern systems, from the pre-Qin Dynasty to the present. He said that the country's official system was deficient, that the government was opened indiscriminately, and officials were lightly appointed. Only then was there the danger of Dong Zhuo usurping power, and the chaos of the disintegration of the country. Everyone here The listeners who heard it were all captivated by his insights.
On the second day, Chen Chong talked about the story of the Three Jin Dynasties dominating the Central Plains, and then started with the ancient war in Hedong and introduced the last discussion with Dong. He and his disciples analyzed the gains and losses in the process, and checked and filled in the gaps afterwards. After hearing this, the high-ranking officials in Hedong felt relieved and felt that Chen Chong could stabilize the overall situation.
On the third day, Chen Chong talked about the art of Mohist debate. He emphasized to the young people present that debate is not empty talk about metaphysics, and arguments must be traceable, and Mohist debate is like this, "using names to practice" and "using words to express meaning" ", "To tell the story", only in this way can we increase our knowledge through debate and gain knowledge through investigation.
After three days of talking, Chen Chong became famous in Hedong, and no one mentioned Jiao Xian again. Especially after the lecture on the third day, many young people requested to be under Chen Chong's name and learn Mo Bian. Among them, there were many children of wealthy families such as Pei Qian and Wei Ji. Chen Chong did not refuse anyone who came, and asked Meng Jian to record their names here one by one. He also asked these disciples to go to Lishi first, and Xu Shu, who was recovering from illness, taught on his behalf.
After the banquet, Chen Chong followed Zhang Fei to inspect the frontline situation. After the war, Huangfu Song returned to Chang'an, and Puban Fenyin, which he had conquered, was handed over to Niu Fu. Niu Fu led about 30,000 troops. During this period, he continued to transport grain, grass and baggage to the city. Every day, he could see people eating and drinking. Ships full of water were passing by, and the soldiers on the front line had already tightened their strings.
Earlier, Liu Bei's response was to move troops to liberate the county. After all, the southern part of Hedong County is an open wilderness. Only a shallow foothill winding along the Sushui River in the middle divides the wilderness into two halves. At the end of the foothill is Solution county.
Jie County is bordered by Baiwang Mountain to the east and Gufeng Mountain to the west. It is defended by a small city in the north and south, making it easy to defend but difficult to attack. No matter where Niu Fu sends troops from the two cities, as long as he makes the slightest move, it will be known to Jie County, and he can also flank Niu Fu's logistics.
Chen Chong checked back and forth in the four cities. He found that there were 20,000 troops stationed in the big city of Jie County, 1,000 troops each in Sangquan City and the small town of Xiacheng, all led by Zhang Fei. There was another Jiucheng fifty miles to the south, and Liu Deran commanded eight. Thousands stationed.
Chen Chong had no objection to Liu Bei's arrangement. But when traveling between the cities, he always felt that the eyes of the civilians in the city were evasive, and they were obviously afraid of Zhang Fei who was traveling with them. He asked Zhang Fei, "Yide, have you done nothing important here?"
Zhang Fei said with a smile: "This is the hometown of Third Brother. How can I dare to do anything big? Just like you, brother, you are just like you. You order soldiers to camp outside the city, enforce internal orders and prohibitions, and do nothing against the outer Qiu. The big families in the county , I am also polite and greet them one by one."
"Not establishing authority?"
Speaking of this, Zhang Fei just scratched his itch, and he said quite proudly: "Of course there is. Didn't the third brother often tell me that there is a vicious clan of the Lun clan and the Hu clan in Jie County that runs rampant in the countryside and oppresses the people? I will They all were arrested and all the people in the street were killed."
Next, Zhang Fei talked about all the ugliness of the two clans when they were exterminated, using this as a source of conversation, with a happy face. After talking for a while, he realized that something was wrong in the atmosphere. He glanced at his brother sideways and saw Chen Chong also looking at him sideways, his brows knitting together. Only then did he realize that something was wrong and his tone lowered. …
Seeing his aggrieved expression, Chen Chong couldn't help but sigh and asked, "What crime did you kill him for?"
"Why do you need to know the crime? The two tribes are notorious, and justice is in the hearts of the people."
Chen Chong was so angry that he laughed. He kicked Zhang Fei and taught him: "If you don't announce the crime, you will kill him. Are you public or selfish? How can the people know? If an official makes a mistake and makes a mistake, it can also be said that justice is in the heart of the people and raises hopes." It's not easy, how can you do things with such a temperament?" Zhang Fei could only say Nuonuo.
It was not too late to make amends, so Chen Chong spent another two days retrying the charges against the two clans on behalf of Zhang Fei. He first collected personal and material evidence, then cleaned up the documents, and finally issued an exposé and sent envoys to the countryside of Jie County to reiterate the reasons. Jie County The villagers were very happy when they heard it. Walking on the street again, Chen Chong felt much more at ease. Before leaving, he told Zhang Fei: "The war is coming. Don't cause trouble based on likes and dislikes. Military law must be the only one."
The autumn harvest is just around the corner. Chen Chong left Xihe slowly, but returned to Xihe very quickly. On the fourth day of July, Chen Chong arrived at Lishi, but met an unexpected person. Yang Mi, the eldest son of Yang Xu, the former governor of Nanyang, came to Bingzhou with nearly 500 children from Mou County. Among them were not only Yang Xi and Cai Zhenji, but also relatives from all walks of life. It can be said that the entire clan came to vote.
Chen Chong had only met Yang Mi twice, but he was very familiar with Yang Xu. But the last time the two met was six years ago, and now Yang Xu had died of illness before the death of the late emperor. He didn't know where to start, so he could only say: "When I see you, I think of Xingzu Gong. .”
When Yang Ji heard this, he couldn't help crying when he thought of his father. He said, "My father also often said that there are not many upright officials in the court. The one he admires most is the dragon head." Yang Xu was known for his integrity in the court. Chen Chong is famous for being an official in Nanyang, the richest county in the world. He only has short clothes and a set of court clothes. He doesn't know the taste of meat all year round. Chen Chong is famous for never having a servant. Therefore, although the two of them don't talk much, Each uses the other as an example.
Last month, Chen Chong sent an envoy to Chenliu to contact the Cai clan. Except for Cai Huiji, no one else wanted to leave. Cai Huiji missed her second sister Zhenji, so she asked the envoy to wait and wrote a letter to contact the Yang clan. When Yang Mi heard about this, he discussed with his tribe that there were many bandits and bandits in Mount Tai, and there were many injustices in Qingzhou. Longshou had the talent to navigate the world. The year before, he had settled down and merged with the state, but Xianbei was unable to go south. Now he has conquered Tokyo. Instead of being brothers-in-law, our family is not as good as brother-in-law. Throw it in.
Chen Chong listened to his explanation and said with a smile: "If you want to be safe, it is indeed easy. But now that the country is experiencing frequent wars, I am exhausted both physically and mentally. It is a bit difficult to take care of your family."
At this time, a young man stood up from the crowd, straightened his body and said: "The safety of the country is our responsibility. Why do we need the dragon's head to take care of it? I am willing to serve the country in front of Goma."
Chen Chong looked over and saw that this young man was about seventeen or eighteen years old. He was wearing a red scarf, a black military uniform, narrow sleeves and tight trousers, and a knife on his waist. He looked very heroic. Yang Mi introduced him: "This is my second brother Yang Di, whose name is Changjie."
It turned out to be his brother-in-law. Chen Chong walked over with a smile, patted him on the shoulder, and encouraged him: "Of course it is good for Changjie to have such ambitions. I wonder what military books Changjie has read?" When Yang Di met Chen Chong for the first time, he was not afraid at all. He opened his eyes and said, "I often read "Han Ji" at home, and I love "Zhu You Zhuan" and "Ji Zun Zhuan" very much. I want to make my ambitions."…
Zhu You and Ji Zun were famous Confucian generals among the generals in Yuntai. After hearing this, Chen Chong said "yes" repeatedly, and said to him: "If you want to become a famous general, it is not enough to just read these. You still have to study the Yin Fu Jing." Note", when you get a little bit of money, I can arrange for you to go to Yanmen to join the military."
Yang Di responded loudly, and everyone laughed heartily.
So the Taiyang clan settled down in Lishi. Since both of Cai Yan's relatives were here, Chen Chong took his wife over from Jinyang. When Cai Zhenji heard about it, she called her younger sister and elder sister together for a night chat.
The eldest sister Zhaoji is much older, now twenty-five, while the second sister Zhenji is seventeen years old, and the third sister Huiji is even younger, only fourteen years old. The three sisters are reunited, but they have different moods.
The second sister, Zhenji, was already seven months pregnant. Her belly was bulging and her movements were very inconvenient. However, she did not feel tired. Instead, she made tea and poured water for her sister with a smile on her face. The younger sister Huiji touched her second sister's pregnant body curiously, and then put her ear to her belly to listen. After a while, she suddenly smiled and said: "Second sister, my nephew is moving!"
Zhenji patted her little sister's head and said with a smile: "Don't hold it down. Besides, how did you know he was your nephew?" "He is so active!" "My mother said that it was the hardest time to be pregnant with you, and you are also very active. Miles!"
The two sisters quarreled for a while, and then they saw the eldest sister leaning on her arms and raising her chin, silent and looking out the window blankly. They also looked over and saw the bright moon and yellow flowers in the courtyard, and a few flying birds scurrying back and forth among the treetops high up, occasionally making a soft chirping sound.
The younger sister went to shake her eldest sister's arm and asked Cai Yan with her eyes widened: "Are you sad, eldest sister? You are thinking of your father! His father is famous all over the world, and even today Dong Zhuo does not dare to embarrass him. I think it will be fine."
Cai Yan smiled lightly, shook his head, nodded his little sister's nose, and then said: "You, you don't know that the world is difficult, how can it be so easy to live in the world?" She paused slightly, and then said sadly: "But I I am a little worried about my father, but I am thinking more about your sister-in-law."
When the two younger sisters heard this, they were both surprised. The second younger sister asked first, "The eldest sister is considered to have a good husband. Why is she like this? I have heard about my elder sister's reputation all the time. Many daughters envy the eldest sister." Oh! Is there something unspeakable?"
Cai Yan was silent for a moment after hearing this. She said: "Your sister-in-law is not at home every day. He travels all over the world all year round. Last year was not bad. He stayed in Jinyang for two months and was at home ten days a month. In the past two years, I My sister can’t see him at all. What’s more, I’ve been with him for nearly six years and I don’t have a single child. How can I not be worried?”
The younger sister found it unbelievable. She pulled Cai Yan's sleeve and asked, "Is it because my elder sister-in-law doesn't like my eldest sister?"
Cai Yan laughed again, rubbed his younger sister's hand and sighed: "Your sister-in-law treats my eldest sister well, but love is only a small part of his life, or his life is only a small part of his life. Your eldest sister is just worried. Now that the autumn harvest is coming, your brother-in-law says there will be another war. My eldest sister always doesn’t know if he will come back after he leaves."
When the younger sister heard this, she felt even more unreasonable. She simply said: "What else can be better than the harmony between husband and wife? My sister-in-law comes from a well-known family and has no worries about food and clothing. If the elder sister is worried, she might as well tie him up at home and give birth to seven or eight children." Sons and daughters, I think. They are better than anything else!"
Cai Yan was made to laugh by her younger sister. She was silent for a moment, and finally said: "The man has his ambitions in all directions. If I do this, Ting Jian will definitely hate me to death."
On the other side, Chen Chong received a reply from his uncle Chen Ji. The reply was sent by Chen Zhong, a clan brother. He is Chen Ji's second son. Chen Chong is ten years old and has always been very close to him. Chen Chong was very happy to see him, so he kept him as a staff member in the government. However, as soon as he read the reply, his sadness immediately emerged again.
Chen Ji said in the letter that the Yellow Turbans in Qingzhou were indeed overflowing. Now many counties under his rule had fallen, and there were many casualties in other counties. After careful consideration, he had asked his father Chen Kui and uncle Chen Chen to leave the clan members. , embarking on the road to come and merge. However, Chen Ji himself was appointed by the imperial court, but he was still determined to stick to the county and live and die with the whole county. If anything happens to him, Chen Chong will be the leader of the Chen family.
The letter was very short. Under the light of the lamp, Chen Chong finished reading it in a while. He turned over the letter paper and found that there was a line of small words on the back. Chen Ji wrote in official script: "Feng Xi Feng Xi, when thinking is held high, Dragon Xi Long Come, you will ride on the wind and clouds."
After reading it three or four times, Chen Chong was stunned for a moment at the letter. Then he rubbed his brows, put the letter away carefully, and began to study the maps of Guanzhong and Bingzhou again.
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