Chapter 18: Cai Yan
Three days later, Wang Yi sent a small official to the Western Qin Marquis Mansion and brought the appointment of Taishou Wangyi.
The appointment letter said that Liu Fan exterminated the robbers and made great contributions to the people. He was promoted to the rank of military commander, recruited 5,000 soldiers and horses, and stationed them around Jiangyi.
The army of the Eastern Han Dynasty was divided into Wu Commanders from low to high, commanding five people; Chief, the commander of ten; Dub, who commanded fifty men; 100 generals, 100 commanders; the tooth keeper, commanding 200 men; Cavalry Governor, commanding 400 cavalry; the governor of the tribe, with a command of four hundred; The number of commanders of the army is appointed according to the Taishou in the county, and the rest such as the captain, the captain, the lieutenant, the Zhonglang general and other Taishou have no right to appoint at all.
In the Eastern Han Dynasty, in order to prevent those high-level generals from falling out, the generals who led the party were all middle- and upper-level generals like Zhonglang Generals. Most of the highest military positions, such as generals, hussar generals, chariot generals, and Wei generals, were held by some civilian and powerful ministers. Those four expeditions and four towns and miscellaneous generals were all appointed during the war, and General Pi and Partial General were at the bottom of the miscellaneous generals.
In wartime, a military commander would command at most 800 people. Even the power of the lieutenant and the lieutenant general will be infinitely reduced.
"I don't know when the weapons and armor will be delivered to me." After reading the letter of appointment written by Wang Yi for him, Liu Fan asked the little official.
In this era, it is easier to recruit troops, Liu Fan is most concerned about weapons and armor, although he doesn't look down on those fish scale armor that can only protect the chest and back, but when he doesn't have the ability to create a more perfect armor, he can only temporarily use the standard armor of Hedong County.
"The weapons and armor of the five thousand soldiers will be sent to Jiangyi at that time, and when the adults go to Jiangyi, the Jiangyi order will be delivered." The clerk replied.
Two days ago, several horse dealers brought a batch of Xiliang horses from Anyi to Luoyang to sell horses. Liu Fan asked Liu Yu to buy 300 good horses and let the 300 private soldiers practice, Liu Fan planned to make the 300 private soldiers become elite warriors skilled in archers and horses, and become the backbone of his early hegemony. However, now the 300 private soldiers do not have battle armor, and are only equipped with swords as weapons.
This time he went north to Jiangyi, and Liu Fan planned to bring Guan Yu and three hundred private soldiers. Liu Yu stayed in Anyi to continue to preside over the rescue of the displaced people. After all, Anyi can't leave people here, and leave it to someone else to preside, and Liu Fan is not at ease.
Liu Fan planned to prepare for these two days, and set off for the north in two days.
Riding a horse to Anyi City, he first went to the Taishou Mansion to visit Wang Yi, after all, Wang Yi was his top boss, and he had just been promoted to military commander, so he had to pay a visit.
Wang Yi mainly told him some official things, such as garrisoning Jiangyi must be strict training soldiers, these years every winter when the Yellow River is frozen, the Xiongnu tribes in Hexi will come to invade Jiangyi, Puban and other counties next to the Yellow River in Hedong County. Wang Yi hoped that Liu Fan could be like Wei Huo and stand on the grassland forever the prestige of the Han Dynasty.
After coming out of the Taishou Mansion, Liu Fan visited Hedong Weiqi again. Perhaps Wei Qi has a unique vision and sees Liu Fan's future limitlessly. When Liu Fan was leaving, Wei Qi promised to buy another 30,000 stone of grain and send it to the Marquis Mansion of Xiqin Ting. So that the entire displaced people who have come to Hedong for refuge can survive this winter.
Liu Fan has both civility, martial arts, benevolence and virtue, and in a short period of time, he is famous all over the world. Cai Yong only saw Liu Fan's side; And Wei Qi saw another side of Liu Fan, a side that could even make Wei Qi bankrupt to invest.
In the end, Liu Fan came to Cai Yong's mansion, Liu Fan still respected this old man who was dedicated to the country, and he had to visit him before leaving.
"Liu Fan, Marquis of the Western Qin Pavilion, has come to visit Cai Gong." Liu Fan handed the thorn to the nursing home guarding the door, and said without arrogance.
The name thorn is similar to the business card of later generations, and it was called the name before the Eastern Han Dynasty.
"You are Liu Fan, a great benevolent man who can lift the crown. Wait a while, and I'll go and call the head of the house. Cai Mansion Nursing Institute saluted Liu Fan and said happily, his tone full of admiration.
In Anyi, there may be people who don't know Taishou Wangyi, but three-year-old children will sing Compassion for Nong, and no one doesn't know the Xiqin Pavilion Marquis who lifted two thousand catties in front of the Xiqin Marquis's mansion.
Caifu Nursing Institute led Liu Fan into the door, just walked a few steps, slapped his forehead, and suddenly woke up: "These days, the head of the family has been invited by the old man in Luoyang to go to Luoyang, or he will come back in a few days, just now because of his admiration for the Xiqin Tinghou, he forgot about it under the excitement, and asked the Xiqin Tinghou not to blame, it is better for the Xiqin Tinghou to go back to your mansion first, and when my head of the family comes back, the villain will tell the head of my family."
"Excuse me!" Liu Fan said politely and prepared to leave.
Liu Fan would not be so small, because of this trivial matter, he blamed Cai's Nursing Hospital, but he couldn't see Cai Yong before he went to Jiangyi to take office.
Just when Liu Fan walked to the gate of Caifu, he saw a girl wearing pale green clothes walking quickly from the gate of Caifu, but saw that her eyebrows were like a crescent moon, her eyes were full of autumn water, her small nose was slightly upturned, her face was like white jade, and her face was like a morning flower.
She has the same double bun on her head as an ordinary girl, and her clothes are not noble, and her pair of slender jade hands hold a delicate porcelain pot, in which a few daffodils grow, fresh and refined, and against each other, like a pink carved jade.
Daffodils grow in early spring and late winter, and are related to the time of cultivation, and the daffodils bloom in early winter, which shows that the girl has put a lot of effort.
The girl in green was followed by a delicate little girl who was slightly smaller than the girl, even if she had a beautiful face, but she had to be overshadowed in front of her.
The girl in green entered, and Liu Fan went out. The two glanced at each other casually, but this glance made each other stand still.
Liu Fan is very strange to the girl in green, but Liu Fan is tall, has clear eyebrows and beautiful eyes, and that unique temperament is very attractive.
Born beautiful, beautiful and refined. Whether it was in the past life or in this life, it was the first time for Liu Fan to see such an attractive girl, his eyes collided, and he was a human being in two lives, and Liu Fan was heartbroken for the first time.
"Borrowing water to bloom is a strange thing, and the water sinks into bones and jade for muscles; The dark incense has been pressed down, and there are no good branches than the cold plum. ”
People are beautiful, floral fragrance. Liu Fan subconsciously groaned.
The girl in green has a good family background, and she is smart and smart, so she can read the meaning of this poem in an instant. It seems to be a famous flower, but it is actually a famous person. Her face turned slightly red, and she hurriedly ran towards the house.
"Miss, slow down!" The little girl didn't know why, but she also ran after her.
Liu Fan saw the girl in green disappear from view, and the faint fragrance of daffodils remained in the air.
"This is my young lady, Cai Yan." The nursing home that was about to send Liu Fan out of the house pulled Liu Fan back to reality in one sentence.
"Yan, Miyuya, good name." Liu Fan sighed, and then walked out of Cai's mansion. He knew that Cai Yong's daughter was Cai Wenji, but he didn't expect Cai Wenji to be such a gorgeous woman.
Since ancient times, heroes love beautiful women, and Liu Fan is no exception.
Cai Yan, the famous talented woman Cai Wenji in later generations. Together with Zhuo Wenjun, Ban Zhao, and Xie Daoyun, they are known as the four talented women of the Han and Jin Dynasties.