Zhuge Liang stayed in Badong County until the first month of the 20th year of Jian'an, before packing up and returning to Chengdu.
At this time, Sun Shangxiang gave birth to a son for Zhang Xi. Zhang Xi, the incompetent star, quickly grabbed Zhuge Liang and asked him to help recommend a name. If possible, it would be better to choose the two characters together.
Zhuge Liang was also helpless. After thinking for a while, he said that since he was born in the first month of the year, he should be named Zhang Zhizhao.
As for the name, let’s call it Anzhi.
Anma means peace, and zhi corresponds to the name "zheng".
Then the name of Zhang Xi's eldest son was decided.
After getting the name, Zhang Xi immediately felt that Zhuge Liang was useless, so he personally sent Zhuge Liang out of Yufucheng, and then returned to the prefect's mansion to serve his wife during confinement.
Zhuge Liang originally wanted to say something to Zhang Xi and scold him for not doing his job properly.
But when I think about how this guy will come up with some troublesome ideas once he gets down to business, let him go with his wife.
Even when Zhuge Liang returned to Chengdu this time, he planned to discuss with Liu Bei. If it didn't work out, he would transfer Zhang Xi to Jingzhou and become the prefect of Nanjun.
After Zhuge Liang returns this time, he will arrange the subsequent paper promotion matters according to Zhang Xi's "agency".
At that time, there is a high probability that Zhang Xi is the reformer of paper technology, and the suggestion that this so-called "agent" is Zhang Xi will spread. At this time, let Zhang Xi stay in Badong County, I'm afraid it's not a good thing.
Being scolded as a treacherous villain is basically foreseeable. Zhuge Liang is even more afraid that some aristocratic families will take desperate risks and bribe some desperadoes to take Zhang Xi's life.
Heroes like Sun Ce died because of this, and Zhuge Liang did not dare to let Zhang Xi take this risk.
This was Zhuge Liang's original intention to advise Liu Bei to let Zhang Xi go to Jingzhou to be the governor of Nanjun.
Let Zhang Xi go to Jiangling to be the governor of Nanjun, so that he can avoid the concentrated attacks of the famous families in central Shu. In addition, Guan Yu guards Jiangling and is the governor of Jingzhou. If Zhang Xi goes there, Guan Yu will protect him, and no one will cause trouble for him.
Moreover, there is no overlap in positions. Although Guan Yu sits in Jiangling, the county of Nanjun, Guan Yu himself is the governor of Xiangyang, not the governor of Nanjun. In order to facilitate Guan Yu's management, Liu Bei, the governor of Nanjun, has not appointed him.
As for Zhou Yu's so-called title of Grand Administrator of Nanjun. Sun Quan also recommended Jiaozhou Shixie as General of the Left. Did Liu Bei say anything? !
When Zhang Xi went to Jiangling, he could also help Guan Yu handle some government affairs. After all, this was not Guan Yu's strength. It would be too much to rely on Ma Liang to support him.
Zhuge Liang made up his mind and decided to have a good talk with Liu Bei after returning to Chengdu.
Zhang Xi is a man of great talent. He must not be used as a target and must be protected.
Zhang Xi doesn't know his situation yet. Since the first month of the 20th year of Jian'an, he has been accompanying his wife and teasing his daughter and son, which is quite happy.
Of course, this is not to ignore government affairs, but in the first month of the year, there is a holiday, and the weather is still cold, so there is no official business for the time being. By mid-February, Zhang Xi will have to start presiding over spring plowing.
After the spring plowing was over, Chengdu sent an official document asking Zhang Xi to take his whole family to Chengdu to report on his work.
Just report your work, why do you need to bring a whole family with you? !
Zhang Xi sensed that there might be something going on here, but Zhang Xi didn't panic. After all, his boss was not Cao Cao, and he couldn't do the kind of thing where he would borrow someone's head after crossing a river and demolishing a bridge.
So I took my family with me and headed to Chengdu.
Of course, there must be no shortage of guards along the way. Chen Dao kindly lent Zhang Xi a hundred white soldiers. At the same time, he once again advised Zhang Xi to quickly get some personal guards for himself. He was always borrowing and borrowing like this, and he was also very embarrassed. of.
Because the time given by Liu Bei was quite broad, he only said that he would arrive in Chengdu before June, so Zhang Xi was not too hasty on his journey. Taking advantage of the warmth of spring and the flowers blooming, Zhang Xi decided to go sightseeing and have a good time. Spend time with your wife.
Zhang Xi even made a travel guide after a long absence.
However, this was during the Eastern Han Dynasty. From Chongqing to Chengdu, there were mountains and mountains along the way, and they were also dangerous areas containing wild beasts.
Make some yarn for travel guides.
Zhang Xi could only take Sun Shangxiang to Baidi City first to see how majestic the Baidi City built by Gongsun Shu was.
Then I saw a pile of stone ruins.
Gongsun Shudu has been dead for more than two hundred years, and the Baidi City he built was an illegal building. There was no concept of cultural relic protection these days. No one maintained it, so it naturally fell into ruin.
Zhang Xi was disappointed.
Sun Shangxiang, on the other hand, came to the wild after a long absence. She no longer had to be the matron of a family in the prefect's mansion, so she felt a little free.
She actually thought about riding a horse and hunting again.
It's not that Zhang Xi felt sorry for her, it was mainly because she had just given birth in the first month of the year and it was less than three months since she came here. He was worried that she might get sick if she didn't pay attention.
But Sun Shangxiang said that he really didn't understand. It had already been three months, so there could be any problems.
Unable to withstand Sun Shangxiang's plea, Zhang Xi could only compromise and allow Sun Shangxiang to have fun hunting rabbits along the way as long as he did not go far. Then Sun Shangxiang caught a small iron-eating beast for Zhang Xi.
Zhang Xi was shocked at that time. This matter was illegal. Well, it doesn't seem to be illegal these days.
It's not illegal even if it's not illegal. It's not easy to feed this thing, not to mention it's a little iron-eating beast that hasn't been weaned.
Zhang Xi quickly asked how Sun Shangxiang caught this little guy.
As a result, Sun Shangxiang said that when he was catching a rabbit, he found it in a bush not far from the rabbit nest. There were no parents watching. The little guy kept barking and looked very pitiful, so he brought it back.
Zhang Xi remembers that he had seen some videos of this thing in his previous life. If an iron-eating beast gave birth to two babies, it would indeed throw away the one with poor health and only raise one in order to ensure the survival rate.
Since it was abandoned by its mother, it means that the physical fitness of this little iron-eating beast is not good to begin with and it has not been weaned. How to raise it? !
It’s not like we have complete artificial breeding experience in modern society. In this era, it’s not easy for people to drink milk. Where can we get milk for this little thing? !
Then Sun Shangxiang smiled mysteriously and said Zhang Xi didn't need to worry about it.
Zhang Xi could only sigh and think about his three-month-old son. Xiao Zheng'er, you have to compete with the future national treasure for milk.
But the question is, can pandas drink human milk? !
Don't turn around and feed yourself to death.
Although it is not illegal to do so these days, pandas have a very special status in Zhang Xi's heart.
But under the current conditions, apart from this method, Zhang Xi really didn't know what to do. He seemed to be a little reluctant to ignore the panda cubs starving to death in the wild.
So, let Sun Shangxiang take care of him.
As for the result, it was amazing. This panda cub actually followed Sun Shangxiang all the way to Chengdu.
This fate is really too strong.
Others don't know, but Zhang Xi knows very well how difficult it is to raise pandas and how fragile the life of a cub is. To put it bluntly, this cub is definitely more lucky than his own master to be alive now.
But next, Zhang Xi really didn't know how long this miracle could last.
When they arrived in Chengdu, Zhang Xi was personally summoned by Liu Bei because Liu Bei wanted to personally explain to Zhang Xi why he transferred him to be the governor of Nanjun.
Normally, Zhang Xi, the governor of Badong County, does a really good job.
The first was to restore the salt service and supply salt to the Yizhou area, which to some extent stabilized Liu Bei's rule in Yizhou.
Then he used his inferior force to contain Xiahou Yuan's army, which contributed to Zhang Fei's victory at Danqu.
In the last two years, Badong County has basically achieved self-sufficiency in food and has not placed any additional burden on Chengdu.
In terms of local governance, Zhang Xi's actions are considered to be among the top three in Yizhou, and he can be regarded as a "capable official".
What's more, Zhang Xi also improved papermaking, invented engraving and printing, and added the imperial examination system that was a century-old plan. Under normal circumstances, such a person should be transferred to Chengdu and appointed to more important positions.
But now, Liu Bei had to transfer Zhang Xi to Jiangling City to serve as a titular Nanjun prefect. Even if it was to protect Zhang Xi, Liu Bei was somewhat unable to explain it.
Therefore, Liu Bei promoted Zhang Xi to an official position first.
Not an actual official, but an official of Zuo General's Mansion.
Zhang Xi was originally a soldier of General Zuo's Mansion, but Liu Bei mentioned it to him and appointed him as Sima of General Zuo's Mansion.
Liu Bei is the general of the left, and he has the right to open the government and manage affairs.
Liu Bei is the first-in-command, and the second-in-command is Xu Jing.
As for Xu Jing, Liu Bei originally looked down on him. After all, this guy abandoned Liu Zhang when Liu Bei was besieging the city and climbed over the wall to surrender. He had no integrity or courage at all.
But Xu Jing is a famous person in the world. Even if Liu Bei is not ashamed of his character, for the sake of his reputation, he has to recognize him and give him a high position to attract the intelligence of the world.
Therefore, the position of Xu Jing, a long history officer, cannot be changed at will.
But Sima's position originally belonged to Pang Xi.
This was originally the method Liu Bei used to win over people when he first pacified Yizhou. Moreover, Pang Xi was always capricious. After Liu Bei surrendered Pang Xi, he had already deprived Pang Xi of his military power through a series of means. , now it is not important whether he is given the position of Left General Sima.
So Liu Bei gave Zhang Xi the position of General Sima of the Left as compensation.
Theoretically speaking, the Sima of General Zuo's Mansion is responsible for assisting Liu Bei in commanding the army and horses, and is the second-in-command of the army. This is an absolutely high position.
Moreover, Liu Bei can appoint many people to positions such as Bing Cao Yu, but there can only be one position for Chang Shi and Sima.
Therefore, Zhang Xi was a little flattered by Liu Bei's sudden increase in his official position and salary.
But then, Liu Bei was quite embarrassed and explained to Zhang Xi that he wanted to transfer him to be the governor of Nanjun.
The rank was smooth, from the prefect of one county to the prefect of another county.
But Jiangling is where Guan Yu is stationed, and everything big and small is controlled by Guan Yu, the governor of Xiangyang. Therefore, the governor of Nanjun is actually an empty governor with duties but no power.
For this reason, Liu Bei explained for a while, mainly because he was about to promote the paper and agency system in Chengdu, and he was afraid that Zhang Xi would become a target if he stayed in Badong County, so he transferred Zhang Xi to Jiangling.
Moreover, Liu Bei also wrote to Guan Yu to explain, asking Guan Yu to give up part of Jiangling's rights to Zhang Xi, the prefect of Nanjun, to take charge. He also asked Guan Yu to treat Zhang Xi well and not to be rude.
Let's talk about this. To be honest, Zhang Xi is actually unhappy.
He was a good governor of a county, and he was the local leader, but he was transferred to someone else's deputy. Even though his rank remained the same and his internal status was improved, his power was always smaller and restricted by others.
But it depends on how you think about it.
If you are a bit ambitious, you may refuse Liu Bei's appointment and sit idle in Chengdu under the title of Sima of Zuo General's Mansion. When you have a suitable position, you can ask for a position.
If you don't have anything to pursue, it's actually quite good to get the same salary, do less work, and live a life of fishing.
Zhang Xi is neither.
(End of chapter)
