Chapter 30: Tigers and wolves are everywhere
"Yao Cheng actually met Yan Baihu?"
Yao Sheng had not yet arrived in Shu County, his letter had arrived, and Xu Chu was on his way to Cai Yong's visit - after meeting Yang Wei, Xu Chu felt more and more that Cai Yong was important, and it had become his daily must to go to Cai Yong's mansion to ask for peace.
Dian Wei, who was next to the entourage car, asked, "Lord, who is Yan Baihu?" ”
"To be exact, he is still called Yan Hu now." Xu Chu shook Yao Sheng's letter.
Yan Hu is a generation of the wealthy family of Wu County, when the world was in turmoil, it arose in Wucheng County, based on Baihu Mountain in the south of the county, and supported 10,000 soldiers to consolidate itself. Because of the name of White Tiger Mountain, the people of the time called it 'Yan Baihu'.
Xu Chu is very familiar with Yan Baihu, and when he sat in front of the computer and had fun in his previous life, he always liked to kill this person first. But just as he didn't know the origins of some celebrities in the world, he didn't know the exact origins of Yan Baihu, but he turned out to be fellow countrymen with Yao Sheng.
Yao Sheng's letter mentioned Gu Yong, mentioned Lu, Zhu, Zhang and other clans, but the one who wrote the most was Yan Baihu, who was neither a scholar nor an official position.
'Fubi Qiancheng Yan Jialang' is the nickname given to Yan Baihu by the people of Wucheng County mentioned in Yao Sheng's letter.
'His people are heroic, quite brave, good at making friends with Shangqi and light men, there are vast fertile fields, and there are thousands of people nearby, and they are really a big and powerful man in Wu County', this is Yao Sheng's evaluation of Yan Baihu.
Xu Chu knew what Yao Sheng meant: Yan Baihu recruited the heroes nearby, flying and domineering, and his ambition must be not small. In other words, Yao Sheng felt that Yan Baihu would inevitably cause chaos in Wu County one day.
When Yan Baihu started to make trouble, Xu Chu really didn't know, and vaguely remembered that it was probably during the period from Sun Jian's death in history to Sun Ce's beginning to sweep Jiangdong.
Combined with the attitude of the Wu Jun clan towards him that Yao Sheng fed back, this gave Xu Chu a good reminder.
To deal with these nobles, sometimes it is just a matter of being patient.
Before coming to Cai Yong's mansion, Xu Chu was familiar with the door, and was led into the courtyard by the servants who guarded the door.
Seeing Dian Wei holding a food box in his hand, Xu Chu said strangely: "Awei, what are you doing here?" ”
Dian Wei said: "A box of crisps, it is said that it was sent by Gu Yong, the magistrate of Qu'a County, to Cai Gong." ”
"......" Xu Chu said: "Give it to me, you wait for me in the courtyard." ”
Walking into the main hall with the crisp, Xu Chu saw Cai Yong practicing calligraphy, and said with a smile: "Cai Gong is good Yaxing." ”
Cai Yong choked back: "Zhongkang, you are now your parents in a county, and they are extremely valuable, but what kind of system is your word crooked." When you have leisure, you can go to the old mansion to practice well. ”
Xu Chu smiled bitterly and was speechless, so he put the food box on the case, Cai Yong looked at it, and said clearly: "This must have been sent by Gu Yuansi." Open the food box, take out a piece of crisp and eat it, and look at Xu Chu.
Seeing Xu Chu shaking his head, Cai Yong ordered someone to put away the food box and instructed: "Go and send it to Wen Ji." He turned to Xu Chu and said, "What is the matter of looking for old decay today?" ”
Xu Chu handed Yao Sheng's letter to Cai Yong, Cai Yong read it, and said in surprise: "I don't want Wu County to have a figure like Guo Jie." ”
"Guo Xie Daxia, how can Yan Hu be compared to it." Xu Chu found a seat and sat down, and said: "It's just that Fang is in a big mess today, and all the heroes are ready to move." For example, Yan Hu, the chief bookkeeper Xie Jun also mentioned one in the letter sent back a few days ago. ”
"Oh? Everyone, too. ”
"Zu Lang, a native of Langling, also has thousands of people attached to him, and he gathers in the county."
Langling was in the south of Danyang County, Xie Zhen went to Huiji, and when he passed through Langling County, he noticed this person.
Cai Yong frowned and said: "The eventful autumn has just suffered the people. ”
Xu Chu had no time to grieve with Cai Yong, and after a silent meeting, he led the topic to Fang Jin's situation.
"Today, there is a Yan Hu in Wu County, and there is an Zulang in Danyang, these are all local wealthy families, and in this county, there are also nest dwellers Qin You who are thieves to make trouble...... Cai Gong, according to the high opinion of the public, what should I do? ”
Cai Yong said: "With the second governor post as the minions to rectify the rule of officials, send the corporal to visit all parts of Yangzhou, order Xun Yu, Gan Ning and others to cut off the bandits in the south of the county, and send Xinbi to Xuzhou to recruit wise men, these four things are interlocking, you already have a plan in your heart, why ask knowingly?" ”
Xu Chu's old face turned red, but he heard Cai Yong continue: "It's just that the old man has two questions, when do you plan to raise troops, and do you plan to go down to Jiujiang first, or Danyang first?" ”
Xu Chu said honestly: "Don't hide it from Cai Gong, when I discussed with the captains before, I mentioned that Cao Mengde recruited wise men in Yingchuan, such as Zhao Yan, Heqia and other famous people in Yuzhou, all of whom were thrown under his command, and I heard that he had accumulated grain and grass, repaired the city defense, and appeased the people...... With Cao Mengde's fame and talent, he is unwilling to immediately send troops to the state and county, how can I dare to do it first. Unless ......"
"Unless what?"
"Unless providence so."
"Providence?"
"Fang Bo Chen Gong has been sick in recent years, and he often can't see things, which has led to the rise of heroes and powers in the state, the counties are too guarded and the dragons are leaderless, the people are displaced, and the greedy officials are rampant, isn't this the will of heaven? I just wait for the New Year's Day, the county is stable, the soldiers are full of food, then lead the tiger and wolf division to advance in two ways, from Yangquan along the east of the river to shoot down Cai, from Shu County from the land north to attack Hefei, get the boat of the nine rivers, and then cross the river to take Danyang! ”
Cai Yong smiled when he heard this: "What a big breath." Suddenly, the light in the hall was suddenly dim, and he looked out, only to see that the sky was suddenly cloudy, as if to indicate that the war was coming.
The policy Xu Chu said was not for his own use, but for the current situation of tigers and wolves everywhere in Yangzhou. Needless to say, the benefits of Zhengdan sending troops are because Danyang is blocked by the Yangtze River and is rich in elite soldiers.
Time flies, in mid-October, Gan Ning pacified Peng Ze Shuikou and returned to Shiwan County; A few days later, Xie Zhen returned from Huiji, accompanied by the envoy of Da Mo Chang He Qi; At the end of the month, Gan Ning and Liu Bei led their troops to levy Dabie Mountain and stationed their troops at a key pass 60 miles south of Anhui County.
In November, Xin Bi, who sent an envoy to Xuzhou Dengyong Xianda, sent a message back, but he first visited Lu Su in Dongcheng County, Xiapi State, and Lu Su was surprised when he learned of his intention: "Xu Lujiang also knows my name and evil Lu Su? Even so, he politely refused Xu Chu's offer. And Zhang Zhao of Pengchengguo and Zhang Hong of Guangling County, these two famous men who were called 'Jiangdong Erzhang' by later generations, were very simply dismissed. Good news came from Xu Yi of Langya Kingdom, Xu Yi accepted Xinbi's Dengyong and was on the way to Lujiang with Xinbi. Another one, Zhuge Jin, who was in the same county as Xu Yi, died because his father Taishan Taishou Zhuge died a few years ago, so he served filial piety at home, and it was impossible to accept it at this time.
Xu Chu is already very satisfied with this result.
Zhang Zhao and Zhang Hong's name moved to the Central Plains, and the assassination of Shi Tao Qian was repeatedly refuted, and even Zhang Zhao was imprisoned by Tao Qian, but he still insisted on not caring about the state capital, these two people, Xu Chu did not have much hope. Although Lu Su politely refused Xinbi's offer, judging from his statement, he should still be waiting.