There is Danyang between Lujiang and Wujun, and Li Tong and Chen Gongdang will not be able to return to Lujiang until mid-October.

Soon after the two left, Xi Zhong and Dian Wei came to Xu Chu's tent. When Dian Wei heard that Xu Chu had arranged for Li Tong and Chen Gong to send an envoy to Wu Jun, he asked with some concern: "My lord, will Wu Jun Taishou be angry because of this, which will be unfavorable to Li Jun and Chen Jun?" ”

I have to say that Dian Wei is really a loyal and enthusiastic person. How long have Li Tong and Chen Gong been here? But more than a month. Dian Wei naturally led them to robes and worried about the safety of the two.

However, Dian Wei's worries are probably superfluous, if Wu Jun is too conservative and Shengxian is not crazy, he will definitely not harm Li and Chen because of this. Don't say that he is Shengxian, even if he assassinates Shi Chen Wen, he doesn't dare to humiliate Xu Chu in this way.

From the point of view of strength, the righteousness under the command of Xu Chu should not be underestimated, from the moral point of view, Xu Chu is a meritorious minister who welcomes the Son of Heaven and exterminates the eunuchs, Chen Wen and Sheng Xian are all scholars, and what kind of way should be used to treat Xu Chu, who has just made contributions to the imperial court, there is still a little bit of proportion.

Xi Zhong came, but he mentioned another thing. At that time, in the face of this group of Wu County officials, Zhang Yun and Xie Zhen's reactions were diametrically opposed, especially after knowing that these people were from Wu County, Zhang Yun, who had many suggestions before, was silent, but it was Xie Zhen, who was silent before, who informed Xu Chu of Zhou Chu's identity. These Guo Jia and Xi Zhong are all in their eyes.

Among them, there must naturally be cats, and seeing the big from the small is what Xi Zhong and Guo Jia are good at.

Xi Zhong made a bold guess and said to Xu Chu: "Lord, Zhang Gongcao and Xie Zhushu don't seem to be in the same boat." "What do you mean? Zhang Zhen is from the Wujun clan, and Xie Zhen is from the Xie clan. The two of them have their own thoughts in their stomachs, which is what they should mean, and there is nothing strange about it. Xi Zhong is talking about the attitude of the two towards Chen Wen and Zhou Xin.

First, Xu Chu noticed that the gang was making noise, and at that time everyone thought it was an official sent by the state government, and Zhang Yun talked eloquently; When Le Jin asked, he found that he was from Wu County, and Xie Zhen had many words to tell him.

On the one hand, Xi Zhong felt that the two seemed to be confident in Xu Chu and had fulfilled the obligations that Tai Shou should do, but in fact, neither of them told the truth about the real inside story of the Yangzhou Shi clan, and even deliberately concealed it. This point can be predicted from the fact that the attitude of the two officials of Wu County has taken a 180-degree turn. If it weren't for the fact that both of them knew that this group of people must have been sent by Cao Pengzhou, a soldier of Wu County, they would not have reacted so quickly.

In the two, it can also be seen that Zhang Yun, or Wujun Zhang, is not very friendly to Chen Wen; In the same way, it can be seen that Xie Zhen's family has some opinions with the Zhou family, or Danyang Taishou Zhou Xin. The Zhang clan of Wujun is not friendly to Chen Wen, and he has already talked about it before, so he will not say more, it is nothing more than those reasons. As for the relationship between the Xie family and the Zhou family, Xi Zhong felt that it might be that Zhou Xin's style of acting was too perverse and domineering, which touched the interests of the Xie family.

A glimpse of the whole leopard, the drama is very loyal, Xu Chu saw it again.

Why is Zhou Xin acting perversely and domineering, imagine if it weren't for such a 'bold and reckless' person, how could he take the lead in stabbing history with a state, his Shangguan Chen Wen blatantly went against it, and it was not a verbal or political opposition, but directly did not pay money and grain to the state government, and even intercepted the money and grain that the state government transported to Huiji as money and grain for the Pingshanyue Rebellion.

Money and grain, whether in a period of peace or chaos, are the most critical things in the world. Chen Wen, Zhou Xin, and even Lu Kang, Sheng Xian, etc., who doesn't pay attention to money and food, and who doesn't want to gather money and food and respect themselves?

Everyone is a state official, let it go, they all raise soldiers, they all raise customers, they all make friends with heroes, and the root of raising these people is money and food.

Xu Chu chewed on the meaning of Xi Zhong's words, and tried to ask: "What does Zhicai mean...... Do Zhang Yun and Xie Zhen still need it? ”

"Yes, of course, and reuse. A meritorious cao, a master book, continue to let them be, usually have leisure, the lord rewards them with more goods. ”

"Oh?"

"My lord, when I first arrived, it would be okay to depose some of the little officials. Gong Cao, the main bookkeeper, heavy authority, high status, involving the whole body, may cause the Zhang and Xie families to be disgusted with us, and we can't change at this juncture. ”

Xu Chu said, "Speaking of the first arrival, I think it's time to write a letter and send it to all parts of the state." ”

Xu Chu and his entourage have entered the hinterland of Lujiang County, and it seems that it is impossible to say hello to Chen Wen, Lu Kang and other bigwigs. Immediately asked Xi Zhong to catch the knife on his behalf, and wrote letters to Jiujiang, Yuzhang, Danyang, Huiji and other places.

Set off again, without stopping all the way, and went straight to Junzhishu County.

Thinking that he might immediately meet Zhou Yu, who was famous in the history of the Three Kingdoms, Xu Chu couldn't help but feel a little excited. Zhou Yu has not yet reached the championship, and naturally he has not yet become a leader, so at this time, he can lay a good foundation in advance and make some efforts to get this talent in the future.

Unexpectedly, outside Shu County, the time had reached night, Xu Chu was not in a hurry, and ordered the troops to suspend the march and enter the city after dawn. It is indeed not very decent to enter the city like a thief at night.

It was the night that was empty, and Xu Chu intended to walk around in the countryside outside the city and in the middle. went to visit his wife Zhang Ying in the team of the Chinese army's family, Zhang Ying said that it was cold at night, and you should go to hang out by yourself.

Xu Chu smiled bitterly and nodded, the journey was tiring, his wife was a weak woman after all, and she couldn't afford to go for a leisurely stroll at the moment.

sighed that there was no beautiful woman to accompany him on a beautiful day, so Xu Chu had to find someone else. happened to meet Gan Ning, the two hit it off, Gan Ning took some wine and carried it in his hand, and happily went with Xu Chu. During the march, it was strictly forbidden to drink alcohol, which made Gan Ning, a drunkard, suffocate through it, and at this time he had already arrived outside Shu County, so he should have a good drink.

In ancient times, people went to bed early, and candles and other 'luxuries' were not something that ordinary poor people could afford. Walking into the neighborhood, it was pitch black except for the starlight.

Gan Ning poured a sip of wine into his mouth and said to Xu Chu: "Junhou, Lujiang County is indeed a land of many lakes and seas, and when you can use Xingba, please don't forget it." ”

Xu Chu was noncommittal, and looked at the quiet and serene Lizhong house.

Suddenly, a few dog barks came, Gan Ning put down the wine, and said strangely: "What's the dog barking at night?" It's not a bad thing to do with my drinking! ”

As soon as the words fell, the dog's barking became even faster, and after a while, there were faint human voices, as if arguing.

Xu Chu shook his head and frowned: "I'd rather be a dog that rules the world than a person in a troubled world." ”

Most of the people have dogs to guard their homes to prevent thieves. And in this year, the barking of dogs has almost become a sharp knife in the hearts of the people. Because it is difficult for the government to find all the people in the homes during the day, they often come at night, and the farmers are extremely tired during the day, and most of them go home to rest at night. Even this moment of happiness is often deprived in this year. The officials went out day and night, blocking the doors of the people's houses, and the dogs had never seen the officials who came to collect taxes, and they kept barking, and in the dead of night, it was even more frightening.

At the end of the Han Dynasty, the barking of dogs has become synonymous with 'harsh taxes and miscellaneous taxes', and the people heard the barking of dogs at night, such as falling into an ice cellar, and the suffering was indescribable.

Why is the dog barking? There was a knock at the door. When you go out, you want to get money. The language is poor and beggars are clear, and the officials are angry and see you. Wandering at home, there is nothing to do at home. Thinking of borrowing from neighbors, neighbors have scarce words. Money is so hard to come by, it makes me haggard alone!

This five-character poem during the reign of Emperor Huan of the Dynasty exhausts the helplessness of the people under the evil officials and explains the bitterness of the poor people.

When Xu Chu proposed the decree of 'not over-counting' in Yingchuan, Cangcao Peng Pang Zhan told him this poem and gave him extra support for Xu Chu. Pang Zhan's ability is mediocre and his sense of existence is very weak, Xu Chu brought him to Lujiang and wanted to use him as a candidate to replace Zao Yi to govern the Nongsang of Lujiang County, because of the poem Pang Zhan read.

Xu Chu couldn't help clenching his fists, this kind of thing, he was angry once he saw it, and he saw the state government coming to collect taxes during the day, because of Chen Wen, he endured it, and it was unbearable to come back at night! As a person who traveled through the later generations, how could Xu Chu not feel sorry for the people under his rule, and even the time to rest at night became extremely precious?

As he thought about it, an exclamation suddenly erupted in the middle of the room, and it seemed to reach his ears, as if 'Murder! ''Help!'' These words.

"Xingba, did you bring a knife?"

"Brought ...... Does the prince want to? ”

"Come with me and see which of the eight lambs it is!"

The two of them rushed to the incident with more than a dozen sergeants looking for the sound, but saw that five people in the government were surrounded by ordinary people. Xu Chu's eyes were sharp, and through the crowd, he saw that someone seemed to be lying on the ground, so he took three steps and made two steps at the moment, and hurried over.

For the sake of Xu Chu's safety, Gan Ning shouted loudly: "Lujiang is too guarded here, everyone is standing in place!" He drank and his voice was very loud, and the sound reached the crowd, and everyone fell silent all at once.

Lujiang Taishou is here? Some of the people began to feel weak on their legs, and the petty officials were still like wolves and tigers, let alone a big official like Taishou, who was rarely seen in his life.