If you work as a salted fish in the late Eastern Han Dynasty, you will easily end up dying without even knowing it.
This is a troubled world, you sing and I will appear on the stage. The so-called prefects and governors are just a human life in troubled times.
Even at Zhang Xi's position, I'm afraid there won't be any good results. After all, there are not a few prefects or governors killed in battle these days.
Therefore, salted fish cannot be used as salted fish.
But the current situation is like this. Liu Bei personally comes out to explain the reasons for the appointment to you, which is equivalent to the lord admitting that he has wronged you this time. As a subordinate, do you still have to raise the price? !
Another one: Zhang Xi is really worried about Nanjun.
The two places of public security and Wuling, respectively Wenpin and Xu Shu, guard the Yangtze River artery. They seem to be safe, but in fact there are still hidden dangers.
Xu Shu's intelligence is not bad, and he has experience in politics in the past few years, but after all, he has too little experience in leading troops. He only has experience in leading troops to rescue Xiangtan during the last battle in Jingnan.
It might not be a big problem to deal with Lu Meng, but if Lu Meng and Zhou Yu come together, Zhang Xi is really worried.
As for Wenpin, who is both wise and brave, he should be able to deal with Sun Shiwan with ease, but he is not completely sure against either Lu Meng or Zhou Yu.
What's more, there is another Lu Su in Soochow. If Lu Su is still alive by then and he also participates in the back-stabbing battle in Jingzhou, things will be even more troublesome.
It is not impossible. Although Lu Su advocated an alliance between Sun and Liu, Lu Su did not stop Sun Quan when he marched into Jingnan. During the subsequent negotiations, Lu Su refused to give in.
In other words, if Lu Su felt that taking all Jingzhou would do more good than harm to Jiangdong, he would not stick to the Sun-Liu alliance.
So the governor of Nanjun is actually not that bad.
If Guan Yu still launches the Battle of Xiangfan in the future according to the historical line, then Jiangling will definitely have to leave people behind, and it is impossible to leave this job to Mi Fang, a potential young man.
Therefore, Zhang Xi accepted the appointment.
But Zhang Xi also has conditions.
If possible, Zhang Xi plans to take Li Qiu and Zhang Yi to Jiangling to serve as his subordinate officials.
Li Qiu and Zhang Yi were conquered by Zhang Xi himself. Under the dual monarchy, they could actually be regarded as Zhang Xi's vassals or Liu Bei's vassals, depending on how they chose.
Liu Bei agreed to Zhang Xi's request and also sent people to seek advice from Li Qiu and Zhang Yi.
This trip takes time, and it is rare for Zhang Xi to return to Chengdu. Liu Bei also has other things to discuss with Zhang Xi in detail. Therefore, Zhang Xi will not go to Jiangling immediately to take office, but will live in Chengdu.
I live in Zhuge Liang's mansion. Who knows that this guy's house is quite big, and the family only consists of a couple and some servants.
This is also the first time that Zhang Xi has officially met Zhuge Liang's wife. She always tells people that her daughter-in-law is ugly. She has ulterior motives.
Is this called ugly? !
In addition to being a little darker, that figure, that voice, that well, can't do that, if it continues to be that, Sun Shangxiang will kill someone.
Really, it was just curiosity. After Zhang Xi returned to his room, he repeatedly explained to Sun Shangxiang that it was really just curiosity.
When we were in Jingxiang, everyone said that Zhuge Liang's daughter-in-law was dark and ugly. Today I saw her for the first time. She was much higher than expected, so I was surprised. It was definitely not because of sex.
As for Sun Shangxiang, it was easy to believe Zhang Xi's words.
It's not that Sun Shangxiang has become easy to coax, but in Sun Shangxiang's eyes, Huang Yueying is indeed not beautiful.
Her skin is dark, her hair is yellow and dry, and her facial features can only be described as Zhou Zheng. She is definitely not beautiful compared to herself. She probably has a better figure than her.
But Sun Shangxiang said that this is just a sequelae of giving birth. After a few months, when Xiao Zheng'er is weaned, Sun Shangxiang will definitely exercise his figure back.
Besides, if Zhang Xi is lustful, he can go to Xiaoba. Xiaoba has always maintained a good figure, is young, fair and beautiful. Zhang Xi would not look at such a concubine, but look at Huang Yueying. What are you doing?
So, Sun Shangxiang really doesn't have the time to be angry with Zhang Xi. If he has the time, he might as well tease Xiaobao.
Well, it's a little iron-eating beast. Sun Shangxiang named it Xiaobao.
Really, for a moment, Zhang Xi suspected that Sun Shangxiang also named Wu Mingxingren. Her dark horse was named Xiaohong, and she raised a panda named Xiaobao. Could this be done by someone who knows how to name? !
But anyway, Zhang Xi temporarily stayed in Zhuge Liang's mansion.
Zhuge Liang and Zhang Xi went to Liu Bei's Yizhou Mufu every day to discuss business matters, including paper distribution and agency issues, while Sun Shangxiang and Huang Yueying made friends at Zhuge Liang's home.
Surprisingly, Sun Shangxiang and Huang Yueying get along very well.
It was Xiaobao who brought the two together.
One day, Xiaobao, who had eaten and drank enough, climbed up to the window sill to bask in the sun. His lazy look captured Huang Yueying's heart.
But Xiaobao ignored Huang Yueying.
This is the case with pandas. After they get used to one person's taste, they will not easily accept the taste of another person, so Huang Yueying can't make Xiaobao accept her.
Then, the smart Huang Yueying got close to Xiaobao step by step by making good relations with Sun Shangxiang.
Although Huang Yueying's purpose of befriending Sun Shangxiang was not pure, after talking with each other, the two found that they were quite fond of each other.
Neither of them is the kind of person who relies on her husband, and they both have their own pursuits.
In addition to riding horses and hunting, Sun Shangxiang's biggest ideal is to become a qualified mistress, while Huang Yueying, besides being a mistress, her biggest hobby is to delve into classics and try to restore some long-lost things.
Although the two have different ideals, their attitudes towards their husbands are surprisingly consistent. They are supportive but not dependent.
This is the key to two people being able to communicate.
Huang Yueying took Sun Shangxiang to watch some of the things she had restored, and Sun Shangxiang also asked Huang Yueying for advice on her experience in managing a family.
Of course, the two people's common hobby is to tease Xiaobao and watch him roll around for fun.
Sometimes Zhuge Liang and Zhang Xi can't understand how they can make friends with each other, even though their interests and hobbies are completely different.
But... not a bad thing.
After waiting for about a month in Chengdu, Zhang Xi finally waited for Li Qiu and Zhang Yi. Both of them decided to follow Zhang Xi to Jiangling.
After all, both of them were recruited by Zhang Xi to serve as officials. Now Zhang Xi wants them to follow him. It's not that they can't refuse, but if they refuse, their reputation will be a bit bad.
Among them, Li Qiu values his reputation more, but Zhang Yi does not.
Zhang Yi came from a poor family. Although he was recommended to become an official by virtue of his good relationship with Li Qiu, the person who really used him was Zhang Xi, and it was Zhang Xi who gave him the opportunity to lead the army, so Zhang Yi was very grateful to Zhang Xi. Yes, Zhang Xi was going to Jiangling and asked him by name to follow him. Of course he agreed without saying a word.
Therefore, after the two men handed over their duties in Badong County, they rushed to Chengdu and joined Zhang Xi.
At this time, Liu Bei had almost prepared some things, so he did not continue to retain Zhang Xi, and personally sent Zhang Xi out of the city gate and sent him to Jiangling to take office.
He was just a prefect, but the lord sent it to him personally, and even sent it out of the gate of Chengdu. This shows Zhang Xi's position in Liu Bei's heart.
In addition, everyone who knows the inside story understands that Zhang Xi was transferred to Jiangling this time mainly to avoid disasters. On the one hand, it was Liu Bei's protection of him, but also because Liu Bei owed Zhang Xi. Sooner or later, this Favors must be returned.
By that time, Zhang Xi will definitely be not only a prefect of a county, but also a governor of a side.
Therefore, whether it was Zhuge Liang, Fazheng, and Pang Tong who came to see him off sincerely, or whether it was Xu Jing, Qin Mi, Yang Hong, and Wu Yi who came to see him off for the sake of friendship, the number of people who saw Zhang Xi off after taking office was simply a record.
As for Zhang Xi, he took his family, plus Li Qiu and Zhang Yi, to Jiangling to take office.
By the way, Xiaobao stayed at Zhuge Liang's house.
Sun Shangxiang originally wanted to take Xiaobao to Jiangling with him, but Zhang Xi tried hard to persuade him and told Sun Shangxiang that only in the land of Bashu could this little thing have a chance of survival. If he went to Jiangling, he would be acclimatized.
Eating is a big problem. Although there is bamboo in Jiangling, the variety of bamboo is different from that in Sichuan. The pandas will not eat well and will starve to death.
Another thing, the road is bumpy and we have to take a boat. What if the little guy gets seasick or sick or something? !
So although Sun Shangxiang was reluctant to leave, he still left Xiaobao in the care of Huang Yueying. Fortunately, within a month, Xiaobao had become accustomed to Huang Yueying's taste and would not feel uncomfortable just because Sun Shangxiang left.
In this way, Zhang Xi led a group of people from Chengdu back to Yufu in Badong County. From there, they took a boat down the river and arrived at the Public Security Bureau in mid-August.
First he said hello to Wenpin, and then according to Liu Bei's order, he went to visit Liu Zhang who was living here, and Zhang Ren who was still loyally guarding Liu Zhang.
Liu Zhang actually lived a good life as a child.
Liu Bei did not withhold the property belonging to Liu Zhang, and was afraid of being scolded. After the police resettled Liu Zhang, he also allocated a thousand hectares of land to Liu Zhang and allowed him to recruit refugees to cultivate it. There were special exceptions for these fields and no taxes were required.
Therefore, although Liu Zhang had no rights, he lived a really good life in his childhood. He could even be said to be the richest man in the entire Nan County.
Of course, this is just to keep Liu Zhang in peace. If Liu Zhang makes any changes and wants to use the refugees who are farming to do something, Wenpin will not be polite to Liu Zhang.
Liu Zhang himself knew this, so although he was unwilling to give in, he would never dare to do anything extraordinary. When he saw Zhang Xi coming to visit him, he entertained Zhang Xi very warmly.
After a banquet, Liu Zhang suddenly made his request to Zhang Xi.
"Zhengyi is in his prime, and he is also able to run the army well. How can you let me rot like a piece of rotten wood?" Liu Zhang said to Zhang Xi, cupping his hands, "I have an unkind request today. I also ask the general to recruit Zhengyi as a general." , allowing him to make great contributions and establish a career, and be granted the title of wife and son."
After saying this, Liu Zhang stood up and wanted to kneel down to Zhang Xi.
Zhang Xi hurriedly supported me. My dear fellow, I really didn’t dare to let you bow. If I spread the word, those who didn’t know would think I was sent by Liu Bei to force you.
But Zhang Xi couldn't easily agree to Liu Zhang's request.
Zhang Ren accompanied Liu Zhang to live in seclusion in the police. On the one hand, it was because of Zhang Ren's loyalty. On the other hand, Liu Bei also wanted to keep Zhang Ren and tell the world that he had not treated Liu Zhang badly.
What would the world think if Zhang Xi came to visit Liu Zhang and took Zhang Ren away? !
(End of chapter)
