The weather is a little stuffy, speaking of which, Cui Geng is also a native of Nanyang, born in Nanyang since he was a child, but he has been in the north for more than ten years, and he has been accustomed to the climate over there.

The Cui family is considered a wealthy family in Nanyang, this time there is a general in the clan, and it is the kind that holds real power, which can be regarded as making the Cui family, which was not too conspicuous in Nanyang, a lot of improvements, this time Cui Geng led his troops to come, in order to consolidate the Nanyang defense line and prevent Liu Bei from taking advantage of the situation, the Cui family is naturally the most happy family.

But it's a pity, in Cui Geng's view, there are a lot of people recommended by Cui's family, but there are not many people available, local wealthy families, can produce a talent like Cui Geng, all because Cui Geng followed Chen Mo the earliest, Chen Mo intentionally honed, and constantly pointed out and promoted, so that today's achievements are achieved, and if you want to rely on Cui's own to cultivate a talent similar to Cui Geng, unless it is a talent with excellent talent, it is impossible.

This also made Cui Geng very difficult, in order to avoid the clan wanting to borrow himself to send the children of the family into the army, Cui Geng arrived in Nanyang, after surveying the terrain, he led his troops to Yuyang, which is the junction with Liu Bei's forces, less than fifty miles to the south is Xinye, the generals arranged by Zhang Liao were stationed, after Cui Geng arrived, he naturally took over the defense and began to arrange the defense line to prevent Liu Bei from invading, but he still did not escape the entanglement of the clan.

"Uncle, it's not that I don't want to, but now I'm only in charge of the army, and the generals in the army are all appointed by the imperial court, and I have no right to dismiss and remove, how do you tell me to arrange it?" Yuyang Battalion, looking at the clan patriarch in front of him, Cui Geng had a headache, but he couldn't avoid it.

As for why, Cui Geng is not a descendant of the Cui family in Nanyang, but because of his good talent, he has practiced martial arts since he was a child, and he once helped Nanyang Taishou to break the thief meritoriously.

Although Cui Geng has his current status, most of it depends on his own efforts and Chen Mo's support, but when he was sent to Luoyang to seek an official position, it was the efforts of the clan that gave him the opportunity to enter the official career, although today's success has little to do with the clan, but if the clan did not do his best to send him to Luoyang, he would not have this opportunity, this grace, he has to pay back.

Cui Geng's uncle, named Cui Quan, is in his forties, his face is full of bitterness, he doesn't look like a local patriarch of a wealthy family, but like a farmer who ploughs the fields, when he heard this, he sighed and said: "Bolun, you don't know, our Cui family has not had a good time these years, after you left, Yuan Shu occupied Nanyang, and looked down on people from these backgrounds such as me, but wantonly exploited them, and then Yuan Shu left, Lu Bu came, although he didn't talk about his background, but you also know that Lu Bu didn't know people, At most, the sons of our clan can only seek a position. ”

The corners of Cui Geng's mouth twitched, just the 'talents' that the Cui family recommended to him in the past few days, Cui Geng felt that Lu Bu should be unavailable, so he barely used it, and it was already good to give a small official.

But he couldn't say this, after all, it was his own clan.

Cui Quan said with a depressed face: "Cui's difficulty, later Lu Bu was attached to the imperial court, we heard that you were a high-ranking official in the general, I thought that the opportunity of the clan had come, but the imperial court selected scholars, selected the Zhang family, and chose the Chen family, but I did not choose my Cui family, and I let the children of the clan enter the academy, not only did not treat them well, but they were excluded everywhere, alas......"

Cui Geng's face darkened, before coming to Nanyang, Wei Yan told him that people in his family often went to Zhang Liao to ask for official positions in the name of their own clans, and they were even swaggering around in their own name on weekdays, and Zhang Liao didn't care about his face when he wasn't cleaned up, Cui Geng couldn't be angry with Zhang Liao, Chen Mo treated him well, and his two sons were also carefully taught, but this does not mean that Chen Mo will condone his family because of this, Chen Mo uses people, and the first choice is talent.

If the clansmen are willing to study in a down-to-earth manner, Cui Geng will definitely use his own strength to at least give the children of the clan a hope for the future, but now these people don't want to work hard because of themselves, just like directly taking up official positions, how is this possible?

He is Chen Mo's confidant is good, but it is precisely because of this that he has to be more cautious, not to catch others with a handle, Chen Mo will allow him to have some small problems, but regardless of ability, he will be placed in the family at will, not to mention Cui Geng, Chen Mo will not be so much.

Look at Chen Yu and Chen Cong today, they are either too guarded, and they are not in an important position in the court, Chen Mo is not nonsense, if he dares to come nonsense, no matter how Chen Mo regards him as a confidant, when he encounters this kind of thing, he will never be soft, and the beating is certain.

Even if you want to work for the benefit of your clan, you don't do it like this!

Cui Geng looked at Uncle who was complaining in front of him with a little headache, shook his head and said, "Uncle, I have military affairs now, how about I talk about this matter in detail another day?" ”

"Burn, are you driving Uncle away?" Cui Quan looked at Cui Geng and said with a sad face.

"That's not the case, but there are rules in the army, I see you this time, it's already a broken rule, and now a big war may happen at any time, when I hold Nanyang, how about I talk about this matter later?" Cui Geng shook his head, if he really wanted to do this, then his reputation would be ruined.

"Bolun, don't you have to forget, if it weren't for the hard work of my Cui clan to dredge up the relationship, how could you have today, be a man, you can't forget your roots, now the general has just won a big victory, the world is at your fingertips, who dares to compete with the general at this time, you don't want to trick me!" Cui Quan looked at Cui Geng nonchalantly.

"The Central Plains is newly determined, the foundation is unstable, the lord is still in the Central Plains to pacify the people, although he has won a big victory, but because of this, the troops are too scattered, it is the time of weakness, at this time, Liu Bei is very likely to attack Nanyang, how is this to fool you?" Cui Geng was a little helpless, the war could happen at any time, but he encountered this kind of bullshit thing, the lord sent himself over, firstly, he intended to return to his hometown, and secondly, he also wanted to use the power of the local gentry in Nanyang to help defeat the enemy, who knew that what he encountered was this kind of bullshit, which made Cui Geng quite helpless.

Cui Quan didn't speak, just looked at Cui Geng, who was looking at Cui Geng, who was irritable, and said bluntly: "In short, if there is anything, let's talk about it after the war, can I?" ”

Cui Quan stood up, glanced at Cui Geng coldly, and said, "After the war? I'm afraid you're going to go back to Luoyang after the war, right? Okay, I don't want my Cui clan, the people who were supported by the power of the clan back then are such immoral people, good, very good! ”

Cui Geng's heart was blocked, and he said patiently: "Uncle, it's not like this......"

"A person like you who is so immoral will not die well!" Cui Quan didn't listen to his explanation, and after finishing speaking, he brushed his sleeves and left.

Looking at the back of Cui Quan leaving, Cui Geng opened his mouth, but he didn't shout after all, let's go, let's clean up for a while, and after this battle, even if I owe a favor, I have to ask a few gentlemen to help me think of a way, after all, it is my own clan, can I really care?

"General!" An adjutant general came in, and when he saw that Cui Geng's face was not good-looking, he said cautiously.

"Is there a military situation?" Cui Geng calmed down his mood and asked.

"Well, in the direction of Xinye, Ji Ling is leading five thousand soldiers and horses towards Anzhong." The lieutenant nodded and bowed.

"Anzhong?" Cui Geng walked to the map and gestured with his hand, Anzhong is forty miles away from Yuyang, not facing Xinye, if Ji Ling avoids Yuyang and captures Anzhong, isn't he afraid that he will send troops to directly capture Xinye and cut off its way back?

Thinking of this, Cui Geng turned his head to look at the deputy general and said, "I remember that in the information I found before, the total number of Xinye soldiers and horses was only five thousand. ”

The adjutant nodded: "Exactly." ”

"In this way, Ji Ling is pouring out all his forces this time." Cui Geng frowned and thought, Ji Ling is also a veteran, it is impossible to make this kind of mistake, this poured out of the nest but did not come to Yuyang but ran to the secret, it looked more like a lure to the enemy, Cui Geng turned his head to look at the deputy general and said: "How is the speed of the other party's march?" ”

If you find a folk man to pretend to be an army to lure yourself into sending troops, the speed of the march will definitely not be too fast.

"Not too fast." The lieutenant shook his head and said.

"Hmph, a trick to lure the enemy." Cui Geng frowned and said, "You want to lure me into sending troops?" Anzhong has 800 guards, if it is just a people's husband, it is enough to hold on, we will wait and do not move, and send more scouts to the direction of Xinye to investigate. ”

"Whoa!" The adjutant general agreed, bowed and retired.

Seeing the deputy general leave, Cui Geng knelt down after returning to the handsome case, and brought a roll of bamboo paper to read, but he was a little upset and irritable, and he looked at it for a long time, but he couldn't see it.

This return to Nanyang, originally thought that it was a return to his hometown, who knew that as soon as he came back, it would be a lot of bullshit, which made Cui Geng quite a headache and irritable, he followed Chen Mo for many years, whether it was marching and fighting, or governing the place, he had enough experience, and his ability was not bad, but when he encountered these family matters, it was a thousand things and it was annoying.

Zhang Liao and Wei Yan's army is also coming back soon, as long as the two of them come back, they will take the initiative to give up the position of commander, and those people in the province have nothing to worry about themselves every day.

……

Xinye, Chen Gong frowned and looked at Xiahou Bo, who came to report: "Then Cui Geng didn't send troops?" ”

"Nope." Xiahou Bo shook his head and said, "It seems that he doesn't care about General Ji Ling's intentions. ”

What is this? Looking down on Ji Ling? Or is it too cautious?

Chen Gong was a little puzzled, according to Chen Gong's plan, Ji Ling poured out of the nest, Cui Geng would definitely take advantage of the weakness to attack Xinye, and when the time came, he ambushed Cui Geng in Xinye, Ji Ling took advantage of the situation to seize Yuyang, and completely opened the door to capture Nanyang, whether Cui Geng intercepted Ji Ling or came to attack Xinye, Chen Gong had already thought of countermeasures, but he didn't expect Cui Geng to move at all.

"Since that's the case, then tell Ji Ling, take advantage of the situation to take down An Zhong, I don't think he can move!" Chen Gong was a little confused about Cui Geng's thoughts, and immediately said.

"Whoa!"