In fact, this issue is not imminent, because Cao Cao is still in the north, and the news of Liu Biao's death has not yet been reported. And at present, what is really imminent is that no one is doing the position of Taishou in the two counties of Guiyang Lingling.

Changsha's official system has always been heavy on military force and light on literature, not that Kou Yan doesn't pay attention to it, but she really has no one in her hands. When Jianchang was first taken, there was really no way to let Wei Yan cultivate both civil and military. Fortunately, it didn't take long for Ma Jing to take his younger brother to vote, and Kou Yan didn't hesitate or test at all, so he threw Ma Tong to Jianchang. The huge gap in Changsha's civil servants can be seen.

Now, the number of people she can use has not increased, but the territory has expanded again. There were two more counties at once, and they were all kinds of chaotic places that urgently needed iron-blooded rule. Kou Yan almost broke his fingers, and he couldn't think of anyone to serve as the chief guard of these two counties. Just as she was frowning, Tocao Yuan Ma Liang entered her sight.

In one year, Ma Liang has grown from a weak scholar to a resolute doer. Sure enough, pressure is the best motivation, and the tense situation in Changsha quickly ripened him. Reliable, diligent and steadfast. Although he was very reluctant to let him be a magistrate, there was a shortage of people over there, so he had no choice but to talk to him.

On this day, Ma Liang happened to come over to report that after the expansion of Jianchang City, he just had room to digest the veterans who were replaced by Shanyue's captives. At present, these veterans are living in good condition and are very satisfied with the government's arrangements. He admired Kou Yan's arrangement very much.

Kou Yan just smiled after listening to his sprinkling report, did not respond, and quietly swept him from head to toe. The inquiring eyes made his heart furious: "Is there anything wrong with the words of his subordinates?"

"No, there's nothing wrong with that. Very well said. Kou Yan shook his head with a smile and continued to scan him back and forth from head to toe. Ma Liang felt inexplicable, but he didn't dare to raise an objection again, so he had to stand there and be a human stake. After a long time, Kou Yan took it back and spoke: "You and I first met in Xiangyang, and you were completely different from now. ”

"Time has passed, you are now Lord Taishou, and your subordinates are naturally different. Ma Liang said respectfully. "Senior brother, do you remember what I advised you when I was in Xiangyang?" Kou Yan wanted to get close to him, so he was called a lot more intimately. Ma Liang was stunned for a moment, and a touch of red crept up his cheeks.

It's not that he's a big man who is shy, he blushes because he's excited. Kou Yan was commensurate with his brother and sister, and that was a long time ago. At that time, she was a guest of honor in Sima Mansion, and he was just a small auditor in Sima Mansion. One is a goddess prodigy who moves the whole city, and the other is an inconspicuous little person in the corner. For personality reasons, Ma Liang felt that Kou Yan should be as high as the daughters of those big families.

Although the Ma family is a prominent family with a large population, it is really inconspicuous in Jingzhou, where there are many families and wealthy families. Ma Liang doesn't feel that with his own status, he can make friends with "celebrities in the circle" like Kou Yan.

But Kou Yan was unexpectedly easy to speak, as soon as the two met, she was the elder brother and the younger brother, and also helped him avoid the crisis of being hated by Liu Cong, and saved his younger brother's life. Immediately afterwards, he sincerely invited them to come to Changsha and gave him good treatment. These favors have accumulated bit by bit, so that Ma Liang now has a feeling of gratitude to this girl who is many years younger than himself, where can he find such a good boss in the world?

Now, hearing her call him senior brother again, an inexplicable excitement swelled in his heart, and he opened his mouth to say yes but didn't make a sound, and his face blushed and his heart beats. Kou Yan saw that he was blushing and thought that he had forgotten about it, so he couldn't answer for a while, and he was a little anxious. It's funny in my heart, this Ma Liang and his younger brother Ma Jian are completely two personalities, one is quick to say and quick to act, and the other is high-eyed and flashy. I really don't know why the gap between two babies born by a father is so big.

So, she kindly took it for him: "At that time, I promised you that when you arrive in Changsha, you can not only continue your studies with the teacher, but also find a position in my official system to exercise your ability, so that you can have better treatment when you become a professional in the future." Now you have been Changsha's Hu Cao Yuan for a while, and you are more energetic than before. ”

"It's all about the cultivation of Lord Taishou and Changshi, and the subordinates have a sense of guilt. Ma Liang finally found his voice and said humbly with his head bowed. "The teacher is really optimistic about you, saying that you have a good temperament and strong work ability, which can be of great use. Hearing the other party mention the teacher, Kou Yan was even happier, remembering the scene when Xu Shu compared Ma Liang and Ma Jian together.

"The long history is too famous, and the subordinates are sparse. "Maleon's waist bent lower. "Senior brother, you are too modest, you are not exposed. As soon as he was in a good mood, he spoke directly: "Okay, there is no need to be polite between you and me." I came to you today, not only to listen to your report on the progress of the expansion of Jianchang County, but also to inform you. I'm going to give you a new assignment. ”

"Please show me the Taishou, and my subordinates will do their best. Ma Liang bowed respectfully. "My teacher and I are very optimistic about you, and I hope that you can take this opportunity to further exercise your abilities so that you can stand in a higher position in the future. Kou Yan pretended to mysteriously hand him a bamboo book: "The specific matters are written on it, if you don't understand something, you can go to the Changshi Mansion for advice." ”

"The subordinates obeyed. Ma Liang took the bamboo slip, opened it and was startled, and the bamboo slip fell directly to the ground: "Lord Taishou, this, this, I, I ......" "Senior brother, please don't say anything inappropriate about you, I have discussed it with the teacher, you are suitable." And ......" Kou Yan deliberately sighed, and said infinitely melancholy: "You also know that Changsha has a weak foundation, and there are only a few people I can trust, if you refuse, I will be too embarrassed." Ma Liang's face was flushed, and he lowered his head in shame: "My subordinates understand." ”

The bamboo slip that Kou Yan gave to Ma Liang was a letter of appointment, appointing him as the Taishou of Lingling, responsible for clearing the government and pacifying the place as quickly as possible. The task is daunting, and the responsibility is heavy.

After Ma Liang received the order to leave, Kou Yan found Wei Yan, Ma Liang was just a civil servant, and a certain amount of force was needed to suppress the place. Since negotiating peace with Jiangdong, Wei Yan left Jianchang and returned to Changsha, because there were no ordinary people there, except for the active soldiers who were veterans and their families. It is basically a military city, as long as the Dongwu side can maintain restraint according to the agreement, with or without Wei Yan, Jianchang's safety factor is at the first level.