Chapter 16: Jia Xu's fellow countryman
The sunset is like fire, simmering down.
In Heyang City, the county magistrate said that he had to consult Chen Nuo's opinion on something, and when Chen Nuo agreed, he gave Chen Nuo a little salute and said: "Before talking about this matter, the lower official will first accuse the general." In fact...... Xiaguan is not the 'Wang County Order' as outsiders say, to put it mildly, Xiaguan's original surname is Duan Mingxuan, and it is a Wuwei person......"
When Chen Nuo heard Duan Xuan's name, he immediately thought of Jia Xu.
"Is Lord Xianzun also from Wuwei? Do you know Mr. Jia Xu Jia Wenhe? ”
Chen Nuo suddenly asked, and the county commander Duan Xuan was slightly stunned: "Huh? The general also knows this fellow of mine? ”
Chen Nuo smiled and arched his hand to him: "I really don't hide it, I am also from Wuwei in the next family, so I want to talk about it and the county lord or the same township." ”
When the county respected Duan Xuan heard this, his eyes lit up, he had been hearing Chen Nuo's name from the outside world recently, but what he knew was only Chen Nuo's great achievements, but he was confused about Chen Nuo's life experience. When Duan Xuan heard Chen Nuo say it at this time, he immediately did not doubt him, and said happily: "Hmm! It turned out that the general was also a Wuwei person, no wonder he could know Mr. Jia Wenhe. ”
Chen Nuo nodded again and again, it turned out that the person in front of him was really Duan Zhongming, who was the same fellow countryman as Jia Xu in history.
Speaking of this person, I can't help but talk about Jia Xu.
At that time, in order to protect himself, Jia Xu ordered Li Dao and Guo Yan to invade Chang'an, forced Lu Bu to retreat, and killed Wang Yun, causing Chang'an to become a scorched earth for thousands of miles. When the Son of Heaven returned to the east, Jia Xu passed by Duan Xuan's territory, but went to Li Dao and Guo Yan to join Duan Xuan. It's just that, after all, Jia Xu is a famous man in the world, and he is very popular in Duan Xuan's army, and he is very loved by Duan Xuan's subordinates. And Duan Xuan is not a big-bellied person, under the circumstances at that time, his fear of Jia Xu is increasing, and he is afraid that Jia Xu will take the opportunity to take away his power, so he has to pretend to greet him, and he is very respectful to Jia Xu.
Jia Xu was very uneasy about Duan Xuan's move, and immediately noticed from the face of his fellow countryman that he knew that this was not a place for a long time. At this time, Zhang Xiu, who was also the Xiliang Army, led the troops to be stationed in Nanyang, and there was no mastermind around him, so Jia Xu secretly befriended Zhang Xiu in Nanyang, and Zhang Xiu sent someone to take Jia Xu to Nanyang.
And Jia Xuzhi went, but left his wife and children at Duan Xuan's side. Of course, this has its cleverness, Duan Xu's fear is only Jia Xu, now Jia Xu went to Nanyang and came from Zhang Xiu, it was a foreign aid, so after Jia Xu went, Duan Xuan was very kind to Jia Xu's wife and children. And Jia Xu, because Zhang Xiu has no strategists by his side, is being reused by Zhang Xiu. Jia Xu's strategy, one can settle down, and can keep the wealthy, here can be a glimpse.
It's just that in history, Jia Xuzhi was in Huayin, and he was ordered by Dong Zhuo to garrison troops here. But at this time, why was Duan Xuan in Heyang, and how did he become Zhang Yang's henchman as he was said by the outside world? What's going on? Why is this allusion so different from history?
mentioned Jia Xu, that Duan Xuan thought that Chen Nuo wanted to ask him about his recent situation, so he told him everything he knew: "If you want to talk about Mr. Wenhe, he entered Beijing from Dong Taishi, and became the commander of Pingjin with Taiwei, and his career was quite smooth, and he was promoted all the way. Recently, it was reported that due to the unrest in Shaanxi County, Dong Taishi asked his son-in-law Niu Fu to be the lieutenant general stationed in this area, and Mr. Wenhe also seemed to be the military counselor Niu Zhonglang as a lieutenant. If there is no change, Wen He should still be in the area of Shaanxi County. ”
"Huh? Is it? ”
Chen Nuo nodded, indicating that he was very interested in his news.
Shaanxi County is the only way for Chen Nuo to go to Chang'an, I don't know if I can meet him?
Although Duan Xuan heard that Chen Nuo was his fellow countryman, he became close to Chen Nuo all of a sudden, but this closeness on the outside did not make him balance in his heart. Speaking of which, Jia Xu and Chen Nuo, the two fellows, one is a martial arts lieutenant general, and concurrently leads the Bohai Taishou, while the other is already a captain of the first battalion, and they both have accumulated military fame, which can be regarded as a small achievement.
As for himself, because of a chess mistake, when he got old, he was like a lost dog, running all the way from Xiliang to here, and he had to try his best to please others when he was old, so that he could get such a small county order in front of him. That's it, in this troubled world, human life is like a mustard, if you have no military power, how can you protect yourself? Today is the county order, and tomorrow it is likely to be killed by a gang of bandits or heroes. His county order is glamorous in the eyes of outsiders, but he has no military power, and in front of Chen Nuo and Jia Xu, he is ashamed.
Originally, before the case came to him because of a letter of appointment recently, he was still hesitant and did not dare to make any rash moves for a while. Wandering between going and staying, he is having trouble sleeping these days, and he doesn't know how to deal with himself, but fortunately, because of Chen Nuo's arrival at this time, he sees that this kid is very knowledgeable, so he wants to ask for his opinion.
But now, when he learned that his two fellow countrymen had been at the level of lieutenant and lieutenant general, and thinking about himself, when he was old, he was still just a small county commander, such a comparison made him burn a raging fire of jealousy in his heart. It's not that he is jealous of Chen Nuo and Jia Xu, he really hates his dwarf in front of them. This kind of shame and anger made him more uncomfortable than killing him.
At this moment, he had secretly made up his mind that he must show his old face and do his best to make the last fight!
Although Chen Nuo was admiring the sunset, his eyes slipped to Duan Xuan's face from time to time. At this time, Duan Xuan's face suddenly became solemn, and his old face was as if he had been ashamed, showing the color of pig liver, which was very terrifying, which was too different from Duan Xuan at the previous moment.
Chen Nuo was slightly startled in his heart, his face did not change, he smiled, and said: "By the way, Lord County, you seem to have something to ask me just now, right, I don't know what it is?" ”
Duan Xuan listened to Chen Nuo's words, his solemn face eased slightly, and although he had a smile on his face, he still looked stiff.
Since Duan Xuan had made up his mind about the uncertain matter at the previous moment, there was no need to ask Chen Nuo's opinion again. And in his heart, he blackened Chen Nuo from time to time, thinking that although everyone is a fellow countryman, when this stakes are at stake, he Chen Nuo may not really think about him. Therefore, as soon as he thought about it, he didn't want to talk about it even more, but just talked to Chen Nuo indifferently and covered up the matter.
Originally, Chen Nuo also wanted to take the opportunity to watch the sunset, coupled with the relationship between his fellow villagers, to have a good talk with Duan Xuan, and the set was almost. Even if he can't be co-opted, he won't obstruct him in the future layout of Hanoi. But the county order in front of him, although he was still the same person before, and the more respectful his smile became, it made Chen Nuo have an illusion. This respectful attitude of his is a signal that he deliberately distances himself from him. Chen Nuo thought about it, could it be that the relationship between the 'fellow villagers' made him jealous, just like Jia Xu back then?
But when you think about it, there's really no need for that. At that time, Jia Xu took refuge in him because he was desperate, wanting to beg for his family and himself under his hands. And Jia Xu was suspicious of him because he was deeply expected in his army at that time, so he became more respectful to Jia Xu and released a signal of distrust of Jia Xu. But at this time, he is not seeking a position in his army, nor is he relying on him, why is his attitude like this? Speaking of which, although he is now a county magistrate, he has the power to reason with the people, but he has no actual command of the army. Since this is not the case, then what is the reason for Duan Xuan's attitude towards him to change 180 degrees?
Chen Nuo thought of this, and suddenly realized that perhaps, it was because of the exchange of relationships that he had military power in his hands, but he did not have it in his hands, and his 'more courteous manners' at this time was because he was afraid of the military power in his hands. Maybe that's the case, but it doesn't seem to make sense, he clearly knew that when he was in the Wild King City, under the attack of the White Wave Thief, he didn't take the opportunity to capture the Wild King, could he covet his little Heyang? Moreover, he suddenly became 'estranged' after knowing that he was a fellow countryman, but this could not help but remind Chen Nuo of a common saying: When a fellow sees a fellow countryman, he will be shot in the back. It seems that he thinks of himself as a villain.
It's useless to say more, as long as he can maintain the politeness on the surface and have no profound impact on the future layout, then he doesn't need to deliberately talk nonsense with him because he is a fellow countryman.
Chen Nuo thought about it, although he thought of the key, how could he know what Duan Xuan really thought in his heart? Since it is useless to say more, and the sunset has already fallen in the west, he still remembers the matter of Zhu Ling and Pan Zhang outside the city, and he doesn't know how Dian Wei handled it, so he just took the opportunity to say goodbye.
Originally, for Duan Xuan, before he didn't know that Chen Nuo was a fellow countryman with him, he was still willing to befriend Chen Nuo without the excellent aura of his fellow countryman. After all, in today's troubled times, only holding military power is the king's way, and being able to use Chen Nuo as foreign aid will definitely be beneficial to him in the future. For this reason, he also prepared to follow the story of the wild king, leaving Chen Nuo to rest in the city for one night, and then personally sending him out of the city tomorrow, even if he supported him with some grain and grass, it didn't matter.
But now, it's different, he can't do that. The two fellows were better than him, and he had a dull face, so naturally he didn't want to lead him to his side to shame himself. More importantly, since he has made up his mind to go to the post, there is no need to deliberately talk nonsense to Chen Nuo here. Besides, if he goes to office, he will return to Dong Zhuo's camp, but Chen Nuo is Yuan Shao's person, Yuan Shao and Dong Zhuo are in the same boat, there is no need to please both sides, and in the end, both sides will not be pleased.
In his opinion, Dong Zhuo is as stable as Mount Tai, and Chen Nuo, no matter how capable he is, is just a general with heavy troops, what waves can he make in the future? And he, as long as he goes to work, he can also take the military power in one hand, and he is not afraid that he will not be able to protect his wife and children in troubled times.
Duan Xuan had made up his mind and listened to Chen Nuo's resignation, although he was polite on the surface and left him for a night banquet, he just moved his mouth, so he nodded, and while saying some sloppy words, he sent Chen Nuo down to the city.