Yankang three years, January month

The sky was bright, and the carriage slowly set off towards Lingling County.

Lingling County is relatively young than many counties in Jingzhou, in the fifth year of Yuan Shuo, Emperor Xiaowu took Quanling County as Quanling County, and then Lingling County, and then Lingling County, which is an ordinary county, in these forty years, but ushered in its own heyday, when Guoyuan served as the history of Jingzhou, he saw the unique geographical location of Lingling County, Lingling County can be described as an important traffic artery in the southwest of the Han Dynasty.

As the hub of the Han Dynasty to control the southwest, from the period of Emperor Xiaowu began to be valued by the temple, Guoyuan had a large-scale tuntian here, and later, with Jiaozhou, Yangzhou gradually prospered, Lingling County relied on its superior geographical location, began its rapid development, in a short period of time, here became the only way for southwest trade, these merchants came and went, played a great role in Lingling County.

And this time Zhuge Liang came to Jingnan, the first thing that came to mind was here, Zhuge Liang was to make achievements in Jingnan, and Lingling County, three sides by water, is a traffic artery, the north is connected to Jiangling Xiangyang, and the south is facing Jiaozhou, the convenience of water transportation in the south, whether it is to reclaim and develop agriculture, or rely on merchants to increase taxes, here is the most suitable, Zhuge Liang after consulting a large number of documents, decided to set this place as Jingnan Zhizhi.

Zhuge Liang sat in the carriage, still staring at Jingnan Yutu, thinking, after arriving at the place, how to act, this is his first time as a local governor, he did not want to compete with Sima Yi, in Zhuge Liang's view, this is not at all to fight, Zhongda does not have the ability to compete with himself, the main thing is how to make Jingnan develop, benefit the people, and make meritorious service and social Ji.

Around the carriage, there were a total of seven knights, these people were all sent to him by the Son of Heaven, they were the most elite guards in the palace, and it was obviously enough to protect Zhuge Liang, Zhuge Liang was looking at the map, and a knight rolled up the curtain and asked: "Zhuge Gong, the boundary of Lingling County is in the distance, do you want to notify the officials there and let them come to greet you?" ”

Zhuge Liang was stunned for a moment, frowning, at first he wanted to enter Jingnan secretly, not to alarm the local officials, and inquire about the situation here, but Jia Xu's words gradually echoed in his ears, thinking about Jia Gong's teachings, Zhuge Liang hesitated, thought for a long time, and then said: "Alas, it's okay, go and inform...", the knight nodded, and immediately rode away.

Since Jia Gong has ordered so much, there must be his reason, or do what he said, Jia Gong has served as a local governor for many years, and he must be better than himself in managing the place, listen to him more, there should be no problems, Zhuge Liang thought in his heart, he also has his own decision, he has never been an indecisive person, since he has decided to do it, then do it steadfastly, and never back down.

It was close to the hour when the carriage stopped.

Zhuge Liang got out of the carriage, almost all the officials of Lingling County arrived, more than 60 officials, mighty, standing in front of the carriage, and when Zhuge Liang got off, everyone hurriedly bowed and met the temple upstart, the news of Jingzhou's partition, they knew, Sima Yi had rushed to Xiangyang a month ago, and started Jingzhou's innovation, this month, a lot of harvest.

And the news that Zhuge Liang is about to come to Jingnan is also spread immediately, Jingnan is shaken, you know, Zhuge Liang's fame is not small, especially in the south, even more so, first of all, he is a relative of the Han Dynasty, the son-in-law of Emperor Xiaokang, this name is enough to shock the local officials, and the people are also quite expecting this, in addition, he is also one of the absolute henchmen of today, and what is even more rare is that he is also Liu Mo's disciple.

Liu Mo, who did not enter the core of the temple's power, was not famous in the north, but in the south, it was different, when he governed Jiaozhou, his dedication to the entire south was seen by everyone, and there were many areas in the south that set up sculptures and even temples for him, sacrificing this benevolent minister, he was just an official in Jiaozhou, but his reputation spread throughout most of the south.

Zhuge Liang looked at them, possessed and returned the salute, everyone got up, led by a young man, not very old, heroic, what caught people's attention was his eyebrows, between his eyebrows, faintly with some white, extremely supernatural, in the Han Dynasty, people still pay attention to appearance, people with surprising appearances can often be valued, the so-called surprising, either as handsome as Zhou Yu, or yellow hair, white eyebrows such a strange face.

Or, like Pang Tong, it's amazingly ugly.

As long as it's not an ordinary look, it's probably a strange person.

This person stepped forward and said with a smile: "My subordinate Lingling County is too shou Ma Liang, and I have seen Zhuge Gong. Zhuge Liang smiled and said, "It doesn't have to be like this...", Ma Liang led the ministers, surrounded Zhuge Liang, and walked towards Lingling County, Ma Liang was originally going to let Zhuge Liang get in the car, but Zhuge Liang refused, he wanted to walk into the county seat to see the situation in the city, Ma Liang followed Zhuge Liang's side and began to tell the situation in Lingling County.

Zhuge Liang was just listening at first, asking from time to time, but later, his words gradually increased, and when he arrived at the county seat, the two were already chatting hotly, Zhuge Liang was surprised to find that this Ma Jun was talented, at first he just admired his seriousness, he was extremely familiar with the situation in Lingling County, and understood it very thoroughly, as if he couldn't ask him anything.

When Zhuge Liang talked to him about the future development of Lingling County, he expressed his opinion, from agriculture, to official learning, to commerce and trade, all aspects, his views on Lingling County and the construction plan are strikingly similar to Zhuge Liang, Zhuge Liang's eyes widened, speechless, he originally thought of sneaking into Lingling County, grasping the handle of the local powerful clans and officials, clearing the original power here, and doing it himself.

I didn't even think about meeting the officials here first, because of the persuasion of Jia Gong, he had the intention of meeting these officials and promoting his henchmen, but he really didn't expect that he had just taken this step, and there was such a surprise, this Ma Liang is a rare talent, even compared with the ministers of the East Palace, it is not much different, and he rushed to Jingnan alone, what he needs most is such a capable minister!!

Zhuge Liang was overjoyed, and he was also very close to Ma Liang.

The two entered the Taishou Mansion, Zhuge Liang successively met with officials from all over the country, among these people, he also found a few good talents, of course, with the one next to him, it is still not comparable, however, to have a Ma Liang, he is already very content, after seeing many officials, Zhuge Liang behaved extremely gently, even if several officials were frightened in front of him and couldn't speak, he did not blame, and asked with a smile: "I have an eclipse of one evil?" ”

The official shook his head in fear.

Zhuge Liang smiled and said, "Then why is you so afraid? ”

I have to say that Zhuge Liang, who had just arrived in Lingling County, left a very good impression on these officials, and after seeing them, Zhuge Liang took Ma Liang back to the study, the two sat down, and Zhuge Liang asked: "Ji Chang..." Do you know why I'm here?? ”

"Back to Zhuge Gong, my subordinates know that Liu Gong governs Jiao, Jiaozhou Dazhi, Fu Gong governs Yang, Yangzhou is prosperous, Tian Gong is prosperous, Bashu is rich, only I Jingzhou, covering the largest area, has the most people, but there has been no improvement... Zhuge Gong came here for Dazhi..."Ma Liang said seriously, his eyes were bright and extremely elegant, Zhuge Liang said with a smile: "That's right, Ji Chang, you can call me Kong Ming, and I'm not much older than you... You don't have to be a man..."

"Ji Chang can know, why can't Jingzhou be like each other for a long time?"

Ma Liang nodded and said: "Jingzhou is unfortunate, I can't wait for people like the prince, Liu Gong, and Fu Gong, in the past, the Guogong came to make the situation in Jingzhou gradually improve, but unfortunately, the Guogong returned to his hometown because of Ding Wei...", Zhuge Liang frowned, looked at Ma Liang, and asked: "Within three years, I want to make Jingnan the most prosperous area in the south, and Ji Chang may come to help me?" ”

Ma Liang was taken aback and looked at Zhuge Liang, the south is the most prosperous?? In three years, it is not easy to catch up with Yangzhou, and it is necessary to surpass. Zhuge Gongmo is not joking?? Facing Ma Liang's strange eyes, Zhuge Liang said: "Although I am not talented, I am also willing to follow in the footsteps of my master... I don't know the season, maybe come to help me? ”

Ma Liang did not hesitate, got up, and bowed to Zhuge Liang.

Zhuge Liang laughed, he finally got a talent, with his help, at least in Jingnan, this Lingling County doesn't have to worry! Zhuge Liang pulled him and sat him down, Zhuge Liang revealed his plan to Ma Liang, Zhuge Liang said directly: "I came this time, the first thing I want to see a few of you Taishou, tomorrow, I will go to Guiyang, Changsha these counties..."

"If the local Taishou also has the same talent as you, I will keep them, if not, I will remove them and choose another henchman to serve as him!" Zhuge Liang said, Ma Liang was taken aback, and felt a little moved, Zhuge Liang can say these words, that is, he completely trusts him, and has no reservations about him, Ma Liang said with some emotion: "Thank you Zhuge for announcing it, but, Zhuge Gong, the selection of local officials is very strict, and Zhuge Gong can't be close to his henchmen at will..."

"After all, this is the place, if such an act reaches the Son of Heaven... This..."

Zhuge Liang smiled lightly, shook his head, and said, "This is taught by an elder, as for Your Majesty will be jealous when he is time, you don't have to worry." In this regard, Zhuge Liang does have strong confidence, His Majesty will definitely trust him, just as he trusts him, he grew up with Liu Xi, and the relationship between the two can not be destroyed so easily, not to mention, he is also Liu Xi's uncle...

Zhuge Liang said this, Ma Liang was no longer restrained, and said directly: "Zhuge Gong, most of the counties in Jingnan are mediocre people, these people are busy gathering all day long, talking about scriptures, and they don't pay attention to civil affairs at all. If Zhuge Gong has the intention of selecting talents and talents, there are several candidates for the minister..."

"Chen and Jing Xiang, there are many friends, and their talents are extraordinary, and several of them have participated in the assessment and won the ranking..."

Zhuge Liang was taken aback, frowned and asked, "There are so many heroes in the land of Jingxiang?" I wonder how they are compared to the season? ”

"I'm the least talented of them all."

Zhuge Liang was shocked.