In 6000 B.C., at the mouth of the ancient Yangtze River between Dantu and Guangling, including the Tanglin Pavilion, there was still a vast sea area.

Since the river carries more than 400 million tons of sediment into the sea every year, the flow rate of the estuary is slowed down. In addition, supported by the sea tide, the sediment continues to precipitate, and sand piers and sandbanks appear in the shallows, and gradually form a sand spit with a length of 100 miles on the north bank of the river.

After another thousand years, the shoal became a land surrounded by water.

In the Neolithic Age, people and horses began to multiply here. Around 2,000 B.C., the shoal sandbar was connected as a whole, and it was called Yangtai Sandbank in history. At the same time, under the use of the synthetic wind and waves pushing sand in the north of the Yangtze River, the sand spit phenomenon also appeared in the northern Huaishui estuary. From there, to the south, an arc-shaped sand bank is formed. Before 1,500 B.C., the sand bank outside the south of the Huai River merged with the sand bank on the north bank of the river, closing the original large bay into a huge lagoon separated from the open sea.

Eventually, Hailing was created.

The name of Hailing is derived from the meaning of the tomb of the sea.

That is, Taizhou City, Jiangsu Province in later generations, and still Taizhou City, there is a district and county named Hailing.

Hailing County is also the second city in the eastern part of Guangling County. The so-called Eastern Governor Cao Peng has only three counties under his rule, namely Sheyang, Yandu and Hailing. The population of the three counties is not too large, of which the population of Yandu is less than 20,000; Sheyang is only in his early 40,000s.

In comparison, Hailing is even smaller than the population of Yandu, with just over 13,000 people.

Salt desecration, formerly known as the Han Dynasty salt field, has now been abandoned; In those years, Hailing existed as a salt transit station, responsible for the salt transportation connecting the north and south of the river. However, it has lost its original role and has become a forgotten place.

In March of the third year of ———————————————————————— Jian'an, Cao Ying raised troops to march south and besieged Sui County.

Zhang Xiu held on to the city, but Cao Ying could not attack for a long time, and the battle situation fell into anxiety for a while. By May, Liu Biao sent troops to aid Zhang Xiu, preparing to cut off the retreat of Cao's army. At the same time, news came that Yuan Shao conspired with the strategist Tian Feng, intending to send troops to attack the empty capital.

Under these circumstances, Cao Ying hurriedly withdrew his troops.

It's just that Liu Biao's department intercepted it according to the danger, and Zhang Xiu led his troops to pursue it, and Cao Ying was attacked on his back.

So, Cao Ying ordered people to dig dangerous obstacles for the tunnel overnight, and it was the baggage that was withdrawn first. At dawn, Zhang Xiu and Liu Biao retreated, so they pursued with all their might. I don't want Cao Ying to have already arranged an ambush, and when Zhang and Liu's troops arrived, the ambush soldiers suddenly rose up, and they attacked on foot and horse, and after defeating Zhang Xiu's Liu Biao's troops, they retreated safely. After arriving in Wancheng, Cao Ying knew that he would not be able to conquer Zhang Xiu for a while, and decided to slow down temporarily. However, in order to resist the counterattack of Zhang Xiu and Liu Biao, Cao Ying ordered Manzhong to be the Taishou of Nanyang and stationed in Wancheng.

Man Chong then recommended Wei Yan as the Sima of Nanyang and stationed troops in Zhongyang Mountain to resist the sneak attack of Jingzhou soldiers.

Wei Yan was originally from Nanyang.

He defected to Cao Ying for more than a year and a half and made a lot of achievements.

Therefore, Cao Ying readily agreed, appointed Wei Yan as the Sima of Nanyang County, and at the same time placed the captain of the eastern inspection of Nanyang, and Wei Yan was also ...... After the arrangements were made, Cao Ying returned to Xudu.

In April of the same year, in the name of the Son of Heaven, Cao Ying sent Pei Mao to Guanzhong.

Pei Mao ordered Duan Xuan and other Guanzhong generals to kill Li Dao and raze his three clans. Duan Xuan acted according to the edict, served as General Annan, and worshiped the marquis. Because the previous year, Guo Yan had been killed by his subordinate Wu Xi, and Zhang Ji had died in the first year of Jian'an. After Li Dao's death, Dong Zhuo's party was peaceful. After Cao Ying returned to Xudu, he ordered Zhong Miao to take over Chang'an. However, Chang'an has experienced war and turmoil, and the name of Qinchuan for 800 miles has long been lost, so then in the name of the Son of Heaven, he ordered to exempt customs from taxes for three years. He also added the post of Fuyi Protector to supervise the soldiers and horses in Guanzhong.

Cao Peng came out of Guangling, and he didn't figure out what this Hailing Lieutenant meant.

You must know that Hailing Wei is already an official with a rank of 300 stones, and in terms of rank, he is only half a level inferior to Deng Ji.

However, with the scale of Hailing, it is also a lower county. At the county product level, Hailing is undoubtedly the first level than Haixi. Therefore, Deng Ji can be ordered to rank 600 stones. As for Cao Peng, he is just a county lieutenant in Xia County, and his grade is nearly two levels lower than Deng Ji.

Originally, Cao Peng planned to ask Chen Qun for advice.

Unexpectedly, Chen Qun had returned to Xiapi.

And Xu Xuan and Chen Jiao were not in Guangling County, so Cao Peng stayed at the Guangling Guanyi for one night, and returned to Tanglin Pavilion early the next morning.

Tanglin Pavilion, between Hailing and Guangling.

Theoretically, it belongs to Guangling County.

However, due to the remoteness of Tanglin Pavilion, Guangling County has no intention of paying attention.

In addition, Cao Peng had previously stationed troops in the Tanglin Pavilion, and this Tanglin Pavilion should have been incorporated into the rule of Hailing County.

Along the way, Cao Peng pondered this strange appointment.

Xun Yan wanted to take him back to Xudu, and Cao Peng could understand it. He and Xun Yan got along very well during this time, and it was normal for Xun Yan to have this thought. However, Chen Deng not only left him in Guangling, but also worshiped him as the captain of Hailing, and at the same time disciplined the three counties in the east of Guangling...... This appointment is somewhat unexpected.

After all, Cao Peng was just a soldier Cao in Haixi before, how did he suddenly become the superintendent of the three counties of Gangji?

Regarding the position of Hailing Lieutenant, Cao Peng didn't care too much. A lower county with a population of only 13,000 people has a county magistrate above it, and there are county officials at the same level. He, Captain Hailing, is not so important in comparison...... In the distance, the Tanglin Pavilion is in sight.

A smile appeared on Cao Peng's face, and he shouted: "I'm back!" ”

The sound came far away and lasted for a long time.

It's just that to Cao Peng's surprise, after he shouted, there was no movement.

It stands to reason that the place where Wang Mai is stationed is not far away, at least someone should be able to hear it.

Strange!

Cao Peng scratched his head and rode towards the river.

The hut in the peach forest is clearly visible...... The smoke curled up, presumably cooking. Cao Peng took a deep breath, urged the horse to hurry, and soon passed through the peach forest and came to the outside of the fence wall.

The simple yard is very lively.

Close to the courtyard gate, a chicken coop was built at some point, and more than a dozen chickens were surrounded by the façade.

"Childe is back!"

He was dressed in a cloth robe, with a wooden hairpin on his head, and a pair of apron-like white cloth tied around his waist. When Bu Luan walked out of the room, he saw Cao Peng outside the fence wall, and immediately shouted in surprise. Before the words fell, I saw a large group of people rushing out of the gate of the middle hall.

The leaders are none other than Wang Mai and Xiahoulan.

Gan Ning, Hao Zhao, Bu Qi, and Kan Ze were behind the two.

The last two girls to come out, one is Huang Yueying, and the other is Guo Huan.

Looking at Guo Huan and Bu Luan's appearance, they seem to have a lot of respect for Huang Yueying. A group of people ran out of the lobby, and Wang Mai rushed out of the fence door and grabbed the reins of the horse.

Cao Peng turned over and jumped off the horse, and asked suspiciously, "Why are you all here?" ”

"Hehe, Miss Huang said that you will definitely come back today, so I have prepared a banquet at home, let us come over to catch you up."

Cao Peng raised his head, his gaze crossed the crowd, and met Huang Yueying's gaze.

Huang Yueying smiled at him, with a mischievous brilliance in her eyes. Cao Peng immediately smiled...... It's back, and all the pressure, as if in an instant, is gone.

"Just now I was with Zishan, commenting on Childe's Burrow.

The mountain is not high, there are immortals, the water is not deep, and the dragon is spiritual...... Write well, write very well, and the son is really good at learning. ”

Cao Peng snorted, surrounded by everyone, and walked into the small courtyard.

The stables in the courtyard, shining in the night, neighed as if to welcome the return of its master.

Cao Peng went over and made love to Zhao Yebai for a while. It's only been two months since I left Guangling, but it feels like two years.

After adding some forage to Zhao Yebai, Cao Peng entered the middle hall with everyone.

Passing through the middle hall, I saw that the wine and food were set up on the back porch. It can be seen that in order to catch the wind, Bu Luan has worked hard enough. A table full of wine and food is by no means ready in a moment. In particular, the three sets of duck take time to cook. There are also several wine jars next to them, with water droplets hanging on them and a wisp of ice mist floating on them.

"Sister Luan has been busy since last night to welcome you back.

Xiaohuan also specially made plum wine for you in the well, and just took it out, and this wine is just right. Ah Fu, everyone is waiting for you. ”

Huang Yueying laughed softly.

But it made Bu Luan's face red and red, and Guo Huan lowered his head even more.

The shyness of the little daughter's family is enough to make people smit.

Kan Ze said with a smile: "Today, there is Yueying, and the three beauties are in the same house." Childe, you are a good blessing, although you are a humble room, you envy us and other ordinary people. ”

Cao Peng's face turned red.

"Brother Hugh has to make fun of it, Hugh has to make fun of it."

As they spoke, everyone sat down in the back porch.

Huang Yueying's three daughters did not sit at the table, but left quietly.

"Childe, I heard that you are in Jiangdong, and you have done a great thing."

"Huh?"

"I heard Xiahou say that you saved the lives of a couple of newcomers...... It's a pity that the hard-working woman was killed by annihilation. Since ancient times, the ancients did not deceive me. ”

Bu Qi was full of emotion, causing a table of people to sigh for a long time.

"Brother Zishan, this is good, why do you mention such an ugly thing? When he is punished with wine, he is punished with three glasses of wine. ”

Kan Ze hurriedly said, over there, Gan Ning was going to pour wine for Bu Qi.

The joy made Cao Peng's mood suddenly brightened a lot. He couldn't help laughing, pointed to Buqi and said, "Mr. Zishan said today, I'm afraid it will be difficult to escape getting drunk." ”

It can be seen that Gan Ning gets along well with everyone and does not feel uncomfortable.

On the contrary, Hao Zhao was still a little nervous. Among the people present, except for Cao Peng and Wang Mai, Hao Zhao is the youngest. But if you talk about the time in the army, it can be called the longest, so that this surname is a little silent. Thinking about it, it seems to be common sense. Cao Peng can be regarded as the son of an official eunuch, and Wang Meng, the son of Wang Mai, is now even more resentful of being a tiger general, and he can be regarded as the son of half of the generals. As for Xiahou Lan, she is older than Hao Zhao and has followed Cao Peng for the longest time; Bu Qi Kan Ze is a man of learning; Gan Ning is a member of the Bajun family, and he is entrusted by Huang Chengyan and belongs to Huang Yueying's cronies. In contrast, Hao Zhao is inevitably suspected of rootless duckweed.

Fortunately, Wang Mai and Xiahou Lan pulled him to push the cup and change the lamp, which made Hao Zhao's restraint slightly eased.

The sun is shining, sitting on the back porch, you can see the vastness of the river and listen to the surging river. The bamboo forests on both sides are lush and the cobblestone paths are secluded.

The wind blows from the river, carrying a refreshing scent of flowers.

On the riverside, a few wild pomegranate flowers Huo Kai is red, reflecting the turquoise river, which shows a bit of scenery.

"Ah Fu, such a beautiful scenery, this delicacy, why not write a poem?"

Kan Ze was slightly drunk, raising a glass to invite poetry.

Bu Qi nodded again and again: "I heard Xiahou say that the son is in Jiangnan and has been given two ques." Not to mention Pan Zhenze, or Xizhou song, it can be called a masterpiece. Why don't you also write a poem today, so that I can wait for a feast for my ears? Everyone, with the beautiful scenery in front of you, please write a poem, how about it? ”

"Very good, very good!"

The elegance of the ancients is quite interesting.

Although it is not a poem everywhere in the Tang Dynasty, it has faintly achieved the atmosphere.

Even if most of the books are in the hands of the children of the family; Even if many people are even illiterate (such as Wang Mai, such as Hao Zhao), it will not affect them to appreciate the beauty of poetry. Bu Qi's proposal immediately aroused everyone's response. Even Huang Yueying's three daughters, who were dining in the wing, couldn't help but walk out of the door and stand quietly aside, looking at Cao Peng, waiting for him to write a poem.

Cao Peng glared at Bu Qi viciously, "The article is natural, and the clever hand is ...... I was also touched by the scene at that time, and I felt some emotion, so maybe it will come? ”

"The article is natural, and the magic hand gets it?"

Bu Qi and Kan Ze glanced at each other, and smiled.

"Just this sentence, the bento should be a big deal."

The two of them said goodbye and drank it all.

Gan Ning and others also praised again and again and raised their glasses.

"Ah Fu, you can give it a try."

Huang Yueying opened her mouth and said to Cao Peng.

If someone else's words, Cao Peng said that he would not refuse. But since Huang Yueying begged for each other, Cao Peng really didn't know how to refuse. And the two little maids, Bu Luan and Guo Huan, stared at the big watery eyes and looked expectant, which also made Cao Peng really can't bear to refuse.

Standing up, Cao Peng kicked clogs and walked along the cobblestone path.

After walking more than ten steps, Cao Peng finally thought of a poem, one of the few poems in his memory, which could match the scenery in front of him.

"There it is!"

Bu Qi and Kan Ze looked at each other, not only shocked.

In history, there are Cao Zhi's seven steps into poetry. But now, Cao Zhi is only six years old. Can more than ten steps become a poem? Cao Peng's Talents...... As the saying goes, if you have the intention to plant trees, the trees will not live, and you will have no intention to plant willows and willows.

Cao Peng had no intention of pretending to be forced, but he didn't pay attention and pretended again.

Naturally, he would not know the shock in Bu Qi and Kan Ze's hearts. I didn't even see the look of surprise in Huang Yueying's eyes.

"Jiangnan is good, and the scenery is old."

Kan Ze and Bu Qi were stunned, feeling that there seemed to be nothing surprising about this poem.

However, Huang Yueying reacted, and the scene in front of her was indeed familiar.

"It is said that the red flowers of the river are better than the fire, and the river is as green as blue in spring, can you not remember the south of the Yangtze River?"

Looking at the scenery in front of him, Kan Ze couldn't help but think of the scenery of his hometown. Although the scenery in the south of the Yangtze River and the north of the Yangtze River is almost the same at this time, I don't know why, Kan Ze always feels that the scene in front of him is not as beautiful as the south of the Yangtze River. The corners of my eyes can't help but get a little moist!

Still, he applauded loudly and clapped his palms.

Like Xiahou Lan Ganning, even including Buqi, they all feel that this poem is properly done.

But as Wang Mai and Hao Zhao, two men who grew up in the north, they felt more or less incomprehensible.

Ah Fu's poem is quite appropriate.

It is said that the river flowers are red and the fire is good, and the river water is as green as blue in spring.

However, the feeling of the other sentences is inevitably a little incomprehensible.

Buluan is better, after all, he grew up in Huainan. Guo Huan grew up in Youzhou since he was a child, and being able to go to Guangling is already the farthest place he has traveled in his life.

"Miss, Jiangnan, is it really beautiful?"

Huang Yueying's eyes were confused and she nodded lightly.

For some reason, she thought of Jiang Xia, of the water, and of her gray-haired father...... I don't know when I will be able to accept my father's knees again?

Stinky Afu, composing poems is composing poems, but it makes people homesick...... Stinky Afu, stinky Afu!

Huang Yueying couldn't help muttering to herself in her heart, turned around, quietly wiped the tears from the corners of her eyes, and showed a bright smile again.

Perhaps, Ah Fu was telling me that he would let me return home.

The thoughts of the youngest daughter's family have turned back and forth.

Cao Peng never imagined that a poem he stole in order to meet the occasion turned out to be a poem that many people had sighed.

"Ugly, ugly!"

He returned to the back porch, feeling a little smug in his heart.

Sitting down, he looked at the expressions of the crowd and smiled humbly.

"The son wants to step on the Jiangdong, but I'm afraid it's not an easy task."

Kan Ze suddenly said: "There are big rivers and moats in Jiangdong, with dense mountains and rivers. Now Sun Bofu dominates the four counties, and Danyang Lujiang, in my opinion, will be obtained sooner or later. Cao Gong may be eloquent, but unfortunately the current foundation is unstable. There is Yuan Shao in the north, Lu Bu in the east, Liu Biao and Zhang Xiu in the south, Liu Zhang is entrenched in Bashu, and Zhang Lu sits in Hanzhong. There is still Ma Teng Han Sui in Xiliang, and Xianbei in Mobei is eyeing him.

If you want to take Jiangdong, it is not a one-time achievement......"

Slowly, slowly, when did I say that I want to step on Jiangdong?

Cao Peng couldn't help but be stunned, but when he saw Kan Ze Buqi, he had a relative's expression.

You've got it wrong!

Cao Peng couldn't help but cry out in his heart: I don't have any thoughts about chasing the world...... If Lao Cao knows this, my life will not be long.

However, Wang bought Hao Zhao and Gan Ningxia Hou Lan, but their faces showed excitement.

Do you want to step on the river?

It's exciting to listen to!

It turns out that the façade of Ah Fu's poem still hides this meaning?

Cao Peng couldn't help but smile bitterly.

The wine has passed three rounds, and the dishes have passed five flavors.

It is said that the twilight of the West Mountain, the sunset on the horizon, dyed the river red.

Hao Zhao and Wang Mai were already drunk and fell on the back porch, snoring softly.

Xia Houlan and Gan Ning were drunk and hazy, holding a wine jar alone, leaning against the pillar, taking a sip of wine and burping, and no one refused to admit defeat.

In comparison, Kan Ze Buqi and Cao Peng are quite sober.

The three of them walked down the porch, stepped on the clogs, and walked along the path to the riverside.

Looking at half of the river as if burning, Kan Ze and Bu Qi were silent. Cao Peng stood on the embankment, even more stupid, and didn't say a word.

"Childe, Mr. Xun will take you to Guangling, is there any arrangement?"

"Well, Mr. Xun's original intention was to let me return to Xudu with me...... However, Chen Taishou refused and appointed me as the captain of Hailing. ”

"Captain Hailing?"

Bu Qi was stunned, "Childe is saying that Mrs. Chen will keep your orders to serve as the captain of Hailing?" ”

There was a hint of surprise in his tone.

Cao Peng was stunned for a moment, "Yes, he will be the captain of Hailing, and he will supervise Cao Peng in the east." ”

Bu Qi was suddenly overjoyed, and arched his hand: "In this way, I want to congratulate the son, congratulate the son...... Come to Guangling, and finally come out. ”

(To be continued)