Watching Tian Yu go away, Chengfeng said, "Zilong, this time we go straight to Zhuojun!"
"Brother, let me lead the way this time, so that you don't go astray again." Zhao Yun joked
"You brat, you actually made fun of me." Cheng Feng couldn't laugh or cry, "Okay. You'd better lead the way, I'm really afraid of leading the wrong one!"
"Haha. Brother, you have to follow me closely." After Zhao Yun finished speaking, he quickly whipped his horse and ran out. While running, he shouted, "Let's race horses again. Haha."
"You little devil, you're actually playing tricks!" Cheng Feng was speechless. He quickly chased after him.
Zhuo Jun, looking at these two big characters, Cheng Feng felt excited and said, "Master Zhang, haha, I can see the real person today. I want to see if you have the eyes of a leopard."
"Brother, what are you doing here? Are you freezing?" Zhao Yun came up and teased.
"You brat," Cheng Feng could only smile bitterly, "Let's go to the city!"
"Brother, have you noticed that the life of the people in Zhuo County is pretty good. There are actually markets!" Zhao Yun was a little surprised. After all, they passed several places, not to mention the markets, many of which didn't have many people.
"After all, it is a larger city. Compared with the small villages below, there are not many Taiping believers here! It is relatively stable!" Cheng Feng said with a smile, "Let's go, find a place to stay first, and then we can go for a walk!"
"Brother, it seems we don't have a market in Changshan City yet?" Zhao Yun said while walking on the path in Zhuojun City.
"Yes, our place is too close to the Taiping Religion. When we didn't come, how could they have the energy to do this? It would be good if they could have food; after we came, there would be more supplies. There is no market. It seems that after we return, we will have to develop it!" Cheng Feng said with a smile.
"Okay!" Zhao Yun said happily
"Zhang's Winery" The two of them were walking and suddenly saw a winery. Chengfeng felt happy that he had found the rightful owner. I just don’t know if this third master is here. "Let's go, Zilong, let's go to this place." After finishing the seal, he went to the tavern.
"Hey, two young men, what should you drink?" A waiter hurriedly stepped forward and asked, looking at the two people in front of him, secretly discussing, but he didn't know whose son was out and looking cool, so it would be better to come from a rich family. !
"Well! What kind of wine do you have here?" Cheng Feng asked
"Sorghum, Du Kang."
"Dukang, half a pound of Dukang!" Cheng Feng said, "I can finally taste the authentic Dukang. In later generations, most of the wine was blended wine. Even if it is grain wine, the production process has also changed a lot, and it is no longer as simple as the previous life." While Cheng Feng was thinking about it, he was also looking around at this winery!
It's obviously a place for business, but there are many pictures of ladies and calligraphy hanging around! It seemed a bit awkward, but Cheng Feng then thought about it and thought that if this was Zhang Fei's winery, it would be right. Because Zhang Fei himself was very good at drawing pictures of ladies and was good at calligraphy, Zhang Fei's calligraphy was considered a famous calligrapher in this period. As for Zhang Fei being a pig butcher, no one actually knows this. It is just mentioned in the Romance of the Three Kingdoms. It may be to match the political status of the three brothers Liu, Guan and Zhang. After all, in this period, family background was very important, and white men like Cheng Feng , being able to reach this status is considered a special case!
"Shop, where did you get all these calligraphy and paintings?" Cheng Feng asked
"These are all written and drawn by our boss himself. I'm a rough guy, so I don't understand, but I heard they're quite valuable!" A man who looked like a shopkeeper said with a smile.
"Haha, I wonder if your boss is here? I would like to make some friends," Cheng Feng laughed.
"What a coincidence, our boss just went to Zhangjiazhuang!"
"Oh. I wonder who your boss is?"
"You two must be from outside, otherwise you must know Zhangjiazhuang's Zhang Yide!" the shopkeeper said with a smile.
"To tell you the truth, we brothers have just arrived in Zhuojun. We really don't know much about this place!"
"Well, while I'm not busy now, I'll have a chat with you two." The shopkeeper looked like he was a talkative person, "I wonder where these two guys are from?"
"Oh, we are from Changshan!" Cheng Feng said, there is nothing to hide.
"Oh! What a great place! Your Changshan is now the famous Taiping Land in Jizhou, especially your prefect. No one knows about it. Everyone is aware of it. The Taiping Cult is fooling around, and the mute eats it. Huang Lian, I can’t tell you how hard it is. Haha!” The shopkeeper himself started laughing as he said this.
"Oh, you also know about this?" Zhao Yun said, while giving Cheng Feng a joking look.
"Of course, our village owner keeps talking about it every day, saying that if there is a chance, we must get to know him and have a few drinks with him. By the way, have you seen this Lord Prefect? I heard that this Lord Prefect has a green face and fangs. He eats The Taiping cultists don’t even spit out their bones?” the shopkeeper asked curiously
These words almost made Cheng Feng spit out blood, "What the hell? How did you become a monster that eats people without spitting out their bones?" Before Cheng Feng had time to speak, Zhao Yun smiled and said, "This prefect Ah, we see each other quite often, it’s not as mysterious as outsiders say, he is very young and handsome, but ah, when it comes to eating Taiping disciples, he really doesn’t spit out his bones!”
"I..." Cheng Feng sounded fine at first, but almost spurted blood with the next sentence.
"Oh! That's incredible. This prefect really eats people!" The shopkeeper's face turned pale with fright and he said tremblingly.
"Ahem, cough, cough!" Cheng Feng couldn't hold it in any longer and choked on a sip of wine, "Don't listen to his nonsense. There's no such thing as cannibalism. He's kidding you. We, the prefect, are just like ordinary people." Same!"
"Oh! I'm just telling you, you can really eat people!" the shopkeeper said with lingering fear.
Cheng Feng glared at Zhao Yun, and then said to the shopkeeper, "I think our place is quite stable and has not been affected by the Taiping Sect!"
"Well, that's not because our owner is so powerful. We have our own manor and winery. For a while, the Taiping Sect also came to our owner to ask for food and money. Guess what?"
Cheng Feng Yile, isn't that asking for a beating? If you dare to rob Zhang Fei's things, you are just hanging yourself - you have had enough! It would be great if this man doesn't rob you.
"Do you still need to guess? I must have not given it to you!" Zhao Yun said with a smile.
"Hehe, not only did they not give them, but our village owner gave them a beating. The beating was so miserable. Not only did they not grab anything, they also kept everything that came from elsewhere! Haha." As soon as these words came out, several people Everyone laughed
"The owner of this village is also a sweetheart. I think he will become friends with our prefect!" Zhao Yun said with a smile.
"Since then, no Taiping believers have dared to come to our place to cause trouble! This can be regarded as ensuring peace in Zhuo County!"
"Then I wonder when Zhuang Zhang will come?" Cheng Feng asked
"Usually our village owner drinks, writes and paints here every day! Ever since I met a friend, I have been going back to the village often. I don't know what the two of them do?" The shopkeeper suddenly sighed. As soon as he said this, Cheng Feng shouted Unfortunately, it seems that some things in history cannot be changed.
"I wonder who the owner's friend is?" Cheng Feng asked tentatively.
"Hmph, a man who weaves mats and sells shoes, his name is Liu Bei and Liu Xuande, and he claims to be Liu Sheng, Prince Jing of Zhongshan. He is really good at finding people. This Ye Guang has more than 120 sons. Over the years, who knows how many How many descendants. The owner of my farm also believed in the evil, and he just believed it. You said it caused a lot of trouble, ugh," the shopkeeper said with a speechless face.
"Liu Bei! Alas, it is indeed him. I believe this Liu Bei is also a great talent in the world!" Cheng Feng asked
"Who knows? I just know that there is a big mulberry tree in his house. It grows very tall. I heard that it looks like the emperor's chariot. By the way, a fortune teller said that there must be a noble person in this family! Liar! Well, I don’t know who made this up!” When Liu Bei was mentioned, the shopkeeper’s face was filled with disdain.
This aroused Cheng Feng's interest, "Oh, this is a symbol of Feng Shui treasure land. If it is really like this, this family can really produce noble people!" Cheng Feng exclaimed.
"Just him, come on, he is unlearned and has no skills. He likes to wear luxurious clothes every day. Unless he meets a noble person, otherwise he will starve to death. Then he comes to our village owner every two days to eat and drink. What!"
Cheng Feng was speechless for a while. He didn't expect that Liu Xuande, who put benevolence and righteousness first, would be like this in the eyes of his fellow countrymen. "Then why do you village owners trust him so much?"
"Alas! Our village owner respects these educated people. This Liu Bei once worshiped Lord Lu Zhi as his disciple, and several of his brothers are now serving as minor officials. They can be regarded as educated people. They often talk about I don’t know how to make such a big deal, but our village owner just drank this bowl of ecstasy soup!"
"Haha, interesting, interesting, I really want to meet this Liu Xuande!" The shopkeeper's words aroused Chengfeng's interest, "Shopkeeper, does your owner have any other friends?" Cheng Feng suddenly remembered something, asked.
"I've never heard of any other friends."
"Oh, that's it." Unknowingly, he finished the wine, "Not bad, not bad. This wine is okay. Let's come back another day."
"Come on, you two, walk slowly."
"Come on, Zilong, let's take a walk. Look at the splendor of Zhuojun!"
"Yeah!" Zhao Yun's face turned red as he drank. Cheng Feng looked at this and sighed, what a handsome man. I just don’t know how handsome Lu Bu is among those people!
As the two of them were spinning around, Cheng Feng murmured in his heart, "Liu Bei and Zhang Fei already know each other. With Liu Bei's methods of confusing people, Zhang Fei has no chance of running away. Fortunately, Guan Yu hasn't met him yet, but looking at this trend, sooner or later." He is also Liu Bei's favorite. How about getting rid of Liu Bei now? This man is really not the person to revive the Han Dynasty! Without him, there would probably be no Three Kingdoms! Forget it, let nature take its course, I just hope there will be less in the future Please trouble me! No matter what, while I am famous now, I must meet Zhang Fei and leave an impression on him. We can discuss and discuss with him along the way, and also explore his true and false qualities!"
"Brother, the great sage you are talking about is not the owner of this village, right?" Zhao Yun asked
"Yes, this is a real enemy of ten thousand people! What a pity, someone got there first!" Cheng Feng was helpless.
"Who got there first?" Zhao Yun was a little confused.
"Liu Bei!"
"Liu Bei?" Zhao Yun was even more confused now, "Brother, are you kidding? From what the shopkeeper said, Liu Bei doesn't seem to have much ability, right?"
"Haha, Zilong, you don't understand this. Let me ask you, if you were a member of the Han clan, would you tell people when you meet them? I wouldn't know how to do it anyway, especially a Han who is so destitute that he weaves mats and sells shoes. Shi Clan, it’s not embarrassing enough to tell you!”
"That's right, I really can't say it!" Zhao Yun responded.
"But he can. This shows that this person has been packaging himself for a long time. Once something happens, he can make a big fuss under the guise of being a clan member of the Han Dynasty. Furthermore, there are so many people here, but he just goes to talk to Zhang The purpose of making friends with Fei is self-evident! It also shows his ability to recognize people from the side! This kind of person has great ambitions, but can tolerate it, which is the most terrifying!" Cheng Feng sighed
"Yeah! What brother said makes sense! It's just that there are so many people in the world, not everyone will agree with him, right?"
"Haha! No matter what, these people support the authentic Han Dynasty. If he really uses this as a cover, it will indeed bring a lot of benefits! In the future, you have to be careful about this Liu Xuande!" Cheng Feng laughed.
"Hmm! I just don't know who this person is. How can he make my elder brother so afraid!" Cheng Feng's words successfully aroused Zhao Yun's interest, and Cheng Feng was shocked. "Sir, don't let Zhao Yun get involved too." Go in? No, Zilong, I’m still relieved. It seems I’m paranoid again! It’s better to wander around Zhuo County more and see if there are any other famous people? I don’t know when Mr. Guan will come here to sell Mung beans, dates and the like!”
In the next few days, Cheng and Feng kept wandering around the city. They also went to Zhangjia Winery several times, but they never saw Zhang Fei, and they never saw a red-faced man with a long beard on the street! Cheng Feng slowly became a little disappointed! "It seems that Zhang Fei and Liu Bei are the two famous people in Zhuojun. There is really no one else. It seems that Guan Erye is still on the run. So where did the things he sold come from? Could they be stolen? Well, no wonder some people say that he is a master of swordsmanship. It is probably the three sticks he hit with a knife!" Cheng Feng commented,
"Brother, look!" Zhao Yun suddenly pointed forward with his hand. Cheng Feng looked back and saw a group of cavalry coming from the city gate. The leader was a handsome man walking on the horse. , while greeting everyone, there was a flag behind him with the words Gongsun on it.
"Gongsun Zan?" Cheng Feng secretly said, "I didn't expect to see him."
"Old man, who is General Gongsun?" Zhao Yun asked an old man next to him.
"Brother, you are from outside! Haha. This is the son-in-law of our Zhuojun governor, General Gongsun Zan! This time Zhang Chun from Yuyang rebelled, and General Gongsun went to lead the troops to put down the rebellion. It seems like another great victory!" The old man smile
"Oh! Thank you so much, father-in-law!" Zhao Yun cupped his hands and said
"Zilong, it seems that we will return in vain this time. Zhuojun is not as simple as we thought."
"Brother, what do you mean by this?"
"Haha, there is no room for two tigers in one mountain, let alone a tiger that hurts people? I don't think I can see Zhang Fei and others these days. They should be preparing to give Gongsun Zan a clean slate."
"By the way, brother, you said that Zhang Yide is an enemy of ten thousand people. Why doesn't he go and kill the enemy with General Gongsun?"
"Haha, this is the most intriguing place! Forget it, let's go check it out in Zhangjiazhuang in a few days!"
The two of them watched the cavalry passing by. Gongsun Zan's voice was loud and magnificent. Cheng Feng secretly laughed, "With such a person, if Liu Bei wants to get ahead, he can only rely on his own arranged life experience to enhance his reputation. Unfortunately, the people here know the basics. No matter how hard you operate, it will not have much effect. No wonder Liu Xuande We can only go to Jingxiang and Yizhou to develop, but we can’t get enough love locally! It seems that after we go back, we have to hurry up. Zhang Jiao, Zhang Jiao, it’s up to you!”
"Oops! The two young brothers are here again, our owner. We are hosting a banquet in the village today to welcome Mr. Gongsun, so we still can't see him today!" The two of them had just walked into the Zhangjia Tavern. , I heard the shopkeeper say
"Oh! That's it, then it's really hard work. Haha! The shopkeeper, buy half a catty of wine, we will take it with us today!" Cheng Feng said with a smile.
"Come on!"
"Brother, where are we going?"
"Prefect's Mansion!" Cheng Feng laughed.
"Who are you, stop! This is the Prefect's Mansion. Anyone who has nothing to do with it, please stay back." When Cheng Feng walked to the Prefect's Mansion, he heard a burst of shouting. It turned out that the people had followed Gongsun Zan all the way here and were still cheering. The guards of the Prefect's Mansion could only Shouting to maintain order, I was really afraid that these people would get excited and rush in. Although he knew it was impossible, Gongsun Zan's reputation in Zhuo County was very high!
"Excuse me, please tell me that Chengfeng, the prefect of Changshan, and his second brother Zhao Yun have come to pay a visit to Mr. Liu Qi, the prefect of Zhuojun!" Chengfeng said to a soldier.
"What? Changshan Prefect, please wait a minute." The soldier was startled and hurried in to report. After a while, he saw a group of people coming out. The leader was a scribe in his forties with a few strands of beard, followed by It was Gongsun Zan who came straight to Chengfeng. "Oh my, I didn't know that Master Cheng's arrival would be a long way off!" Liu Qi said with a smile.
"Master Liu, you're too polite. I came here uninvited. I hope you won't be surprised!"
"Haha, let's go. Let's talk after we go in. When Master Cheng comes to my place, he will be so radiant!"
"Why did your Excellency come to Zhuo County?" Liu Qi asked curiously after the guests sat down.
"Haha, my second disciple Long and I took advantage of the winter to wander around and came to Zhuo County. We happened to encounter General Gongsun entering the city. We were curious and came to make some noise! Zilong, I would like to greet you all! Cheng Feng said,
"There is no need to be polite, and we are not above the court. Don't be too polite!" Liu Qi said quickly, joking, this is His Majesty's celebrity, a man of the hour in Jizhou, with heavy troops, who dares to offend him!
"Bogui, come and see Master Cheng,"
"The Marquis of Duting, Zhonglang, greets Gongsun Zan as your lord!" Gongsun Zan hurriedly saluted. Although he was away at war all year round, the deeds of this lord were so impressive. Today I was even more shocked when I saw someone so young, and I couldn't help but speak with a little excitement.
"Quickly invite me, no need to be polite. General Gongsun has brought glory to the country and is a role model for our generation! I will learn more from General Gongsun in the future!" Cheng Feng said with a smile.
"The adults are joking, Zan still needs to ask the adults for more advice."
"Haha, you two should be polite," Liu Qi said with a smile.
"Haha, I wonder where the general is sending troops this time?" Cheng Feng asked
"Zhang Chun, a native of Yuyang, tempted the Wuhuan people of western Liaoning to rebel. I will lead the troops to put down the rebellion."
"If General Gongsun takes action, it will definitely be a great victory!" Cheng Feng said with a smile.
"It's a pity that Wuhuan surrendered, but Zhang Chun ran away. Your Majesty ordered me to station in the vassal country and go to the border to defend the foreigners. When I came back this time, I first reported the situation to the prefect, and secondly, I led my family to the vassal territory. "Gongsun Zan sighed, "I just can't fulfill my filial piety in front of my father-in-law!"
"Haha, Bogui! Serving the country is the greatest filial piety!" Liu Qi was very pleased.
"Loyalty and filial piety cannot have both. We who serve the country should put state affairs first. General Gongsun should not filter it!" Cheng Feng also said
"By the way, there is one more thing. Father-in-law, since I left, no one has been handling the affairs of Zhuo County. I recommend someone to you who can protect Zhuo County from worries in the future!" Gongsun Zan seemed to have made a lot of determination. Said slowly
"Oh. Who is it?"
"Liu Bei Liu Xuande!"
"Oh, is that your classmate Liu Xuande?"
"Yes, I became good friends with Liu Bei, because I am older than Liu Bei and he regards me as his elder brother. This Liu Bei doesn't like reading very much. He likes dogs, horses, music, and beautiful clothes. He doesn't like to talk, but he can treat his servants well. He was indifferent to emotions and anger, and liked to make friends with heroes. The local heroes were vying to attach themselves to Liu Bei. Zhongshan merchants Zhang Shiping, Su Shuang, etc. brought thousands of gold and sold horses to Zhuo County. When they saw Liu Bei, they gave him financial aid, which Liu Bei was able to use. A lot of people have been gathered. Now he has a certain reputation here, and with the help of local powerful Zhang Fei, if my father-in-law doesn't reuse him, I'm afraid he will be in big trouble in the future!" Gongsun Zan said
"This is really a hot potato. When I sponsored you to study, I really made a mistake!" Liu Qi smiled bitterly and turned to ask Xiang Chengfeng, "I wonder what Master Cheng has to say?"
"Listening to General Gongsun's introduction, this Liu Bei must have great ambitions! Now that he has matured, it is a foregone conclusion! We can only postpone the plan. General Gongsun and Liu Bei have a friendship as classmates and brothers, and your Excellency also supports him. Now you can recommend him as the magistrate of Zhuo County!" Cheng Feng thought for a moment and said.
"Wouldn't this further boost his momentum?" Zhao Yun was puzzled.
"This little brother doesn't know something. Liu Xuande prides himself on benevolence and righteousness, but he cares about his reputation externally!" Gongsun Zan said with a smile.
"That's right. For the sake of entrustment, I will accept him as my nephew!" Liu Qi said with a smile.
"Haha, wonderful! Your Excellency is really tall!" As soon as he said this, even Cheng Feng couldn't help but admire him. He is indeed an official and can stand out. No one is easy to deal with.
"Xuande said he wanted to bring me the wind, so let him come to the house. I can feel at ease if I settle the matter today!"
"Yes. You go ahead and make arrangements. And please ask Mr. Cheng to be a witness!" Liu Qi said with a smile.
"Easy to say, easy to say!" Cheng Feng responded.
