Chengyuan found that Cao Zheng's face also became very solemn. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

He knew that whenever Cao Zheng showed this kind of reaction, he had to hold back something important. Simply stared at him, waiting for him to speak.

"Boy, this time you enter Beijing, I'm afraid that you will meet a lot of big people, as for how these people deal with it, I can point you to some of them. You must know that there is such a kind of person: although this kind of person is in a high position, he is very easy to get along with, and can make you feel familiar at first sight, and feel happy when you get along, but you must remember that if you want to settle down in the world, you must be self-controlled, otherwise if you are not careful, your body and mind will be drained away, and you will be miserable sooner or later. ”

Cheng Yuan asked solemnly, "Who are you talking about?" I would like to let me know. ”

Cao Zheng sighed and shook his head slightly.

"Is it the one I have to pass the practice of calligraphy?"

"I can't tell you, boy, it's the Bodhisattva's heart that I told you this, whether you listen or not, it has nothing to do with me." Cao Zheng hesitated for a moment, and added: "I can't say it clearly, just because I am also an insider." When you hear these words, how you interpret them depends only on your own creation. ”

"Who am I going to see?"

Cao Zheng was silent.

The atmosphere in the car instantly became dull, and after a long time, Chengyuan asked, "There is one more thing I want to ask." ”

"You say."

"There is Songzhou in the southeast around Gyeonggi, with Tongji Canal as the bloodline of Huainan, and Xuzhou is located in the south, which is the south gate of Bianliang...... if the imperial court has a discussion of accompanying the capital, is there a weak Xu and a bias to Deng Xiang"

"Shut up!"

The voice of these two words was extremely low, almost inaudible, but the tone of the words was as harsh as thunder. Chengyuan was taken aback, and was at a loss, but Cao Zheng leaned into his ear and whispered:

"Even if the man next to you seems to be asleep, there are still some things that should not be said, do you think about it, what is the matter with this person in Tokyo?"

Chengyuan shook his head. Cao Zheng sneered and continued: "You are from the Western Regions, you can't hear the different accents in the official language, naturally I don't know that this person surnamed Dou has a Jing Chu accent, judging from his speech and demeanor, ninety percent was born in the family of the official eunuch, and he hurried to the capital before the tribute, and eighty percent came to refer to it." ”

Cheng Yuan made a sudden realization, but Cao Zheng understood that he had not yet understood the key, so he lowered his voice:

"If you think about it carefully, if this person is a Chu person, if he learns in advance that the Central Plains will move the outpost of the imperial court layout south, what will be the consequences? I can't say it so clearly, but with your intelligence, you can at least figure it out. ”

Chengyuan frowned and pondered for a while, and let out a heavy breath, Cao Zheng knew that he had figured it out, so he retracted and said no more.

It seems that the accompaniment is by no means arbitrary, and Guo Wei is not a fool. Chengyuan recalled the situation in China in the Later Han Dynasty and understood that the key was Jiangling. Jiangling is the capital of Jingnan Kingdom, and its lord Gao is located in the central node of Han, Chu and Shu, and it is also a buffer zone for the balance of power among the three parties.

Not long ago, when Yelude Guangnan invaded and finally decided to withdraw, Jingnan first surrendered to the Khitan, and was close to Liu Zhiyuan, but because Liu Zhiyuan did not give up the promised Yingzhou to Jingnan, the lord of Jingnan was angry and colluded with Liu Han's rebellious Du Chongwei, and the Central Plains in the north. However, even with such a big grudge, the Later Han Dynasty did not have the intention of destroying Gao's Jingnan, but because the south was weak, he did not dare to break the tripartite balance of power with Ma Chu and Meng Shu.

Chengyuan understood that with his own crossing as an opportunity, perhaps the forces on Guo Wei's side wanted to shift the strategic focus of the imperial court, set up a companion capital, enrich the south, and gradually probe it. Internally, it uses strategy as an excuse to face political opponents in the DPRK and strengthen its control over strategic resources; Externally, it can paralyze the two kingdoms of Shu and Chu under the guise of political strife, and both sides are happy.

This kind of strategic intention weighing, if Ma Chu learned about it, would of course be very detrimental to the imperial court and Guo Wei.

As for what was the correct choice of the north-south strategic direction in the early Song Dynasty of the Five Dynasties, to be honest, there was still no definite conclusion until Chengyuan was born a thousand years later............

Chengyuan racked his brains to analyze the pros and cons, and Cao Zheng was stunned for a long time when he saw his head tilted, knowing that he was about to break his head. So he snorted and said, "Just understand the weight of this matter, it's useless to think about it." You and I are in the world, and we can't help ourselves, just go with the flow. It's serious to do the things in front of you well, I'll sleep for a while, and you will continue to learn words for me! ”

Chengyuan complained: "The car is so bumpy, the candle flame is dim, I have been writing like this for so many days, I can't bear it." ”

"Your calligraphy is not yet calm, so the more bumpy it is, the more you have to write, and when you experience the pen power required in the bumps and darkness, you will naturally succeed."

Cheng Yuan scolded in his heart: "Damn, standing and talking doesn't hurt your back!" Go back and wait for Lao Tzu's eyes to be wasted, if you can find me a Daming glasses shop in Bianliang City, Lao Tzu will continue to write! ”

After slandering for a long time, Cao Zheng had already said that he would sleep when he slept on his head, and Chengyuan smiled bitterly: "Speaking of the so-called "can afford to put it down", in fact, this surnamed Cao is much stronger than me......"

The place where I met Dou Ranlan just now is not too far from Xuzhou City, and the car has arrived outside the city gate when it is ugly, so it is much safer here. Chengyuan knew that Cao Zheng's token could only be stationed in the post station, but it could not solve the problem of the entry and exit curfew at the gate of Xuzhou City, Cao Zheng was always reluctant to live in the post station near Xuzhou, presumably unwilling to attract attention, and had any special concerns.

Chengyuan only blamed Cao Zheng for being troubled in his heart, if he took the official road all the way from Chenzhou to Xuzhou, he would not miss the time, and he would be able to arrive in Xuzhou before the curfew. Just walked all the way, he could still look at the passing trees on the side of the road in a daze, and at this time he was waiting for dawn at the city gate, and Chengyuan had to force himself to sleep.

Dou Ranlan slept very sweetly this night, even if he was not allowed to lie on the couch in the carriage. When he opened his eyes, the sky was already bright, and the south gate of Xuzhou City was close in front of him. Xuzhou City is not unusual today, in the past, it was basically unobstructed in and out, but today there are people who are investigating, maybe they are wanted for something.

Dou Ranlan was very expectant for this ancient city, when Cao Cao kidnapped the Han Emperor with this, it was the capital of the late Eastern Han Dynasty. During the Han and Tang dynasties, the climate of the Central Plains was humid and warm, and it was the most suitable for planting rice. However, when he entered the city gate, he felt that the city was clearly a little withered.

Dou Ranlan couldn't help but sigh: "I didn't expect that the people in the city were so sparse. ”

Cao Zheng said with a smile: "There are a lot, together with the Chenzhou under its jurisdiction, the households in Xuzhou are already considerable compared to other places. ”

"Oh? How many? Chengyuan knew that Liu Yanseng was transferred from Xuzhou to Dengzhou, and then accepted Cao Zheng as a confidant through his old relationship. However, a small county lieutenant, can he still guess the number of household registrations in such a large state?

Cao Zheng replied: "At this time, the flow of people entering and leaving the city gate at this hour can be roughly estimated. There are about 1890,000 people in Xuzhou. ”

Listening to him say that he knew the number of people in the entire state by looking at the city gate, even Dou Ranlan felt that it was just nonsense. However, Chengyuan had already opened his mouth wide and couldn't close his mouth.

After all, he racked his brains to complete a wonderful five-generation paper, so he read a lot of historical materials, and knew that during this period, Xuchang was registered with 70,000 or 80,000 households, with a population of about 500,000, and eight out of ten registered households during the war and chaos, counting a large number of black households, it should be about 1780,000.

He admired this person more and more, and thought: "Take a peek at the corner and know the overall situation, this guy is indeed a capable official, this duke may really have a fight compared to the young Cao Cao when he was the captain of northern Luoyang." Well...... It's a pity that there is no equipment to test DNA now, otherwise I really want to try whether this Cao Zheng is the descendant of the white-faced Cao Cao. ”

Cao Zheng didn't know what he was thinking, so he just said, "We have to find a shop so that Qiu Er can rest for a little longer." ”

Chengyuan nodded, the bearded Qiu Erhuzi had been driving the carriage and horses all night, and he really had to take a breath and rest.

I found a two-story car shop at random, and everyone wanted to rest. Chengyuan still wanted to practice his Yan Kai, but Cao Zheng was going to turn around downstairs, Chengyuan was about to take a break while he was not lazy, and suddenly Cao Zheng pushed open the door with a look of openness:

"Can't wait any longer! Let's go now. ”

Cheng Yuanqi said: "What's the matter?" ”

"Something is wrong, there are people around us circling around our carriage!"

Cao Zheng pondered for a while, and suddenly asked, "When you were at the city gate just now, did you take off your hat?" ”

Cheng Yuan was stunned, it turned out that after he came to this era, the most uncomfortable thing was that he rarely had the opportunity to wash his hair, so he took off his hat and scratched it a few times at the gate of the city just now because of his itchy scalp.

"Well, it seems to be that unintentionally."

Cao Zheng sighed: "It's just that I didn't remind you just now, since the incident in Dengzhou, the situation has become strange and complicated, and there are not a few people who have other plans for you." It was because of your sudden appearance after the cattle slaughter case that I was afraid that the news would spread too quickly, so I left with you in advance. Who would have thought that in a few days, Xuzhou would actually react here.

Cao Zheng clapped his hands hard: "Qiu Er, wake up!" And you guys, change into the clothes in your luggage and pack your things right away! We gave up the carriage and horses, went out the back door and quietly turned to another place. ”

"Shall you go out of the city at the north gate at once?"

"Nope! The north gate is not safe, but you have to turn back to the south gate and go out, and then go around the city and go north, and before the curfew. ”

Everyone hurriedly packed up their belongings, changed their clothes, and Chengyuan solemnly saluted Dou Ranlan: "Brother Guanghai, after last night, you are safe now, listen to me, find a monk from Youfang to accompany you, Xuzhou is not far from Daliang City, the next journey should be fine, and I hope there will be a period in the future." ”

Dou Ran's blue face was gloomy: "Brother Cheng, Mr. Cao, I don't know what kind of hardship you have suffered, but if you are not a seven-foot man, how can you abandon your friends?" Yesterday night was so dangerous, but you drove forward to protect each other, this kindness can not be repaid, and now the late life is only with everyone, there is a difficulty. ”

After that, he returned the salute and continued to pack his luggage.

Cao Zheng didn't think so, Dou Ranlan followed a scholar, it was not beneficial in the first place, it should be said that this would be an extra burden and increase the goal. What is the "same difficulty" Yunyun, it is completely redundant.

Chengyuan was very moved, but he didn't have the idea to take it himself, so he had to look at Cao Zheng again.

Cao thought to himself: "It's normal that you can't be cheeky to reject this person now." How can we pull these skins under the current crisis? It's better to agree on the surface, and then get rid of him in another way. ”

He deliberately sneered: "You are a descendant, you can't be quick for a while." At present, the disaster has not yet come head-on, and it is still possible to talk about it. When the catastrophe really comes, it will be too late to regret it. ”

Seeing this, Dou Ranlan's fists clenched his blood and veins, and Cao Zheng secretly laughed in his heart: "Everyone, although we have changed our clothes, we still can't go out, but we have to act separately, it's best to follow the other tenants out of the back door, and wait until the time to meet at the south gate." This first person to go out has some hints of asking for a waystone, some risks, I don't know who wants to be the first? ”

Sure enough, Dou Ranlan hurriedly said: "Naturally it's me!" Without looking back, he raised his head and picked up his luggage and rushed out of the door.

Chengyuan was about to chase out, but was stopped by Cao Zheng. He comforted Chengyuan and said: "I observed outside just now, there is no danger at the back door, and the strategy of splitting up is just in case, don't worry." ”

Seeing that Chengyuan's expression was still hesitant, Cao Zheng added: "It's a good thing for young people to value righteousness, anyway, there is no risk in this matter, so why stop others from doing righteous deeds?" If it is not fulfilled, this is the great good. "Chengyuan didn't have much to do.

Dou Ranlan got down the ladder and walked to the back door, remembering that Cao Zheng said just now that he was going to go out with other tenants, but after waiting for a stick of incense, there were still no other guests going out, seeing that the sun was approaching at noon, and he didn't know when those people who were watching would break into the door, the more he thought about it, the more anxious he became.

At this moment, he suddenly saw a man dressed as a rich boy floating in, and although the man was wearing a luxurious silk robe, it seemed to be in tatters, so he went forward to say hello. He had always been clumsy in words, and was wondering how to talk, when the man looked up at him.

Dou Ranlan's look is good, and his qi is stagnant in an instant, followed by a chill in his eyes and a chill on his back, and a faint stream of acid water in his chest and abdomen.

The man was pale, his forehead was blue, and it turned out to be the body in the desolate grave last night.