Soon after the news of Zhang Chun's rebellion came, Liu Xiang also moved his family to Hanshou City, and he also brought Wang Heng a batch of meeting gifts, that is, more than a dozen good horses, and they were uncastrated children's horses, which was really a lot of meeting gifts.

In this era, there were very few good horses in the areas controlled by the Han people, and the good horses were basically produced in the areas controlled by the nomads, and before they sold the horses to the Han people, they basically had to castrate the horses, so as not to breed on their own, and they had no business to do, and the advantage of the cavalry was also gone.

Liu Xiang's family has been in the livestock business for generations, and the relationship with the nomads is very good, even so, these more than ten horses were also transported back to the Central Plains by the Liu family with great difficulty.

This time, Liu Xiang could no longer gain a foothold in Chenliu, so he could only come to Wang Heng, so he dedicated these horses to Wang Heng as a meeting gift to ensure his future status in front of Wang Heng.

Sure enough, Wang Heng was overjoyed when he saw these horses, and he immediately set aside a piece of land on the shore of Dongting Lake as a military horse farm, planting pasture grass and breeding military horses.

Of course, to make the military horses form a scale, it is far from enough to rely on these more than ten horses, Wang Heng let Liu Xiang return to his old business, continue to buy and sell livestock from the north, mainly good horses, he said to Liu Xiang, but there is a need, although it is proposed, he will definitely supply it with all his might.

Liu Xiang agreed without hesitation, in fact, he gave these horses to Wang Heng is this thought, he is now defecting to Wang Heng, relying on Dian Wei's face, he deeply knows that if you want to gain a long-term foothold and establish your own status, Dian Wei's face alone is not enough, you must have the ability to be useful to Wang Heng, so as to have a stable position in Jingzhou.

And what is Liu Xiang's ability? Of course, it is the Liu family's long-term livestock business and the connections accumulated outside the Saiwai, which is unique to the Liu family and no one can replace it.

Liu Xiang is also a person with a lot of brains and insights, he has traveled south and north over the years, of course, he can see that the troubled times of the Han Dynasty are coming, and he also sees that Wang Heng is a very ambitious person, then, he must need a good horse, this is his Liu Xiang's promotion.

Liu Xiang has this self-confidence, with the connections accumulated by the Liu family and the abundant funds provided by Wang Heng, he will definitely become the most popular businessman outside the Saiwai.

In addition to the funds, Wang Heng also provided Liu Xiang with a good thing, that is, brick tea, which is pressed from inferior tea leaves and used to boil and drink.

Liu Xiang tried to boil and drink a bowl, and he immediately found that although this brick tea was bitter to drink, it was really a top grade to eliminate food and relieve greasy, and Liu Xiang, who was familiar with the life of the nomads outside the Saiwai, immediately knew how popular this brick tea would be outside the Saiwai.

The nomads outside the Saiwai have been feeding on beef and mutton for many years, lacking vegetables, and naturally eliminating food and relieving their greasy habits has become a problem for them.

With brick tea, plus other specialties of the Central Plains, such as salt and wine, Liu Xiang felt that his task would be easily completed.

However, Wang Heng also warned Liu Xiang very strictly, some things cannot be sold outside the plug no matter what, such as iron and weapons, this is a forbidden area, there is no room for negotiation.

He said that as long as Liu Xiang does things well, he will naturally not be able to treat Liu Xiang badly in the future, but if Liu Xiang does something that is absolutely not allowed, the consequences are not something that Liu Xiang can bear.

After Liu Xiang heard this, cold sweat broke out all over his body, and he saluted Wang Heng to promise that he would not make such a mistake.

In mid-August, another piece of bad news came that Chen Yu had died at the age of 84 in his home.

When he heard the news, Wang Heng was shocked, when he saw Chen Yu in June, he felt that his words were a little ominous, and he had some ominous premonitions at that time, but he didn't expect that only two months later, Chen Yu really passed away.

Of course, Chen Yu is eighty-four years old this year, which can be regarded as a premature life, and it can be regarded as the end of his life, but the death of such a respected old man still makes Wang Heng a little unhappy.

Chen Yu's death means that the older generation of party leaders have withered away, and it also means the beginning of a new era.

Wang Ei, Zheng Xuan, Cai Yong and others were very sad when they heard the news of Chen Yu's death, they all went to visit Chen Yu, Wang Rong and Cai Yong were even more disciples of Chen Yu, and they were very respectful of Chen Yu's academic character.

Zheng Xuan and Cai Yong immediately decided to go to pay tribute to Chen Yu in person, but Wang Heng, as an assassin, could not go in person, so he could only let Wang Heng go on his behalf.

So, Zheng Xuan, Zheng Yi, Cai Yong, Cai Zong, Cai Yan, Wang Heng and others embarked on the road to Yingchuan Xu County to hang filial piety, which was also the second time that Wang Heng went out to hang his filial piety in a year.

This time, in addition to Deng Zhan, Yao Gang and others, there was also one more Dian Wei who guarded everyone.

Wang Heng asked Dian Wei to focus on protecting Cai Yong, Cai Yong and many people in the party of the Ten Standing Servants have enmity, although it has been a long time, and to Chen Yu to hang filial piety, it is impossible for the Ten Standing Servants to go to the party, but there is no big mistake in being careful.

You must know that Cai Yong will most likely be Wang Heng's Taishan Lord in the future, this is a bad trip, otherwise Cai Yan would not have to blame Wang Heng to death?

With a big master like Dian Wei personally guarding Cai Yong, it must be foolproof.

Dian Wei also knew that Wang Heng was now sticky with Cai Yan, so he also made a loyal appearance by Cai Yong's side, and he knew that doing so would only make Cai Yong's father and daughter have a better impression of Wang Heng.

Because there are Zheng Xuan and Cai Yong, two elderly people, they must arrange a few carriages, and the walking speed cannot be so fast, and there are more than 1,000 miles from Hanshou to Yingchuan, and it will take at least five or six days to walk.

If it weren't for the filial piety, Zheng Xuan, Cai Yong and others would not be in a very good mood, this trip should have been very pleasant and happy for Wang Heng, because Cai Yan, a little beauty, was walking with him.

Although he can't laugh and laugh, as long as he can walk thousands of miles with Cai Yan, Wang Heng feels very sweet when he thinks about it.

Along the way, Tongjiang Business arranged people to prepare food and lodging for Wang Heng and his party along the way, which was very appropriate, which made Zheng Xuan, Cai Yong, Cai Yan and others feel very good, although their bodies were very average, and they did not feel tired.

In this way, the group maintained a solemn atmosphere, and the speed of travel was also maintained very well, and after four days, they arrived in Wancheng.

Coming to Wancheng, Cai Yong wants to stay for one night, because he wants to meet with Yang Xu, Cai Yong and Yang Xu have been confidants for many years, Cai Yong went to the land of Wu Hui to avoid trouble, and it has always been protected by the Taishan Goat family, in real history, Cai Yong's second daughter Cai Qi is married to Yang Xu's second son Yang Xu, and it is a continuation of the string, which proves that the relationship between the two families is extraordinary.

Wang Heng, Cai Zong, and Cai Yan accompanied Cai Yong to see Yang Xu, and Yang Xu heard a report from the porter, saying that Wang Heng, who came to visit him last time, brought two people and came to visit him again, so he didn't care, and told the porter to let them in. But when Wang Heng and the Cai family's father and daughter came in together, Yang Xu was surprised and delighted, and it turned out to be Cai Yong, his friend for many years.

Speaking of which, Yang Xu and Cai Yong have not seen each other for more than ten years, and when Cai Yong first came in, Yang Xu was still in a trance, because Cai Yong in front of him and Cai Yong, who went to Mount Tai to ask him for help more than ten years ago, have changed a lot, there are more wrinkles on his face, more gray hair on his head, and his waist is a little rickety.

Yang Xu was able to recognize Cai Yong entirely because he was too familiar with Cai Yong, from Cai Yong's figure and walking posture, Yang Xu recognized Cai Yong after a while.

Yang Xu stood up and greeted Cai Yong and said, "Brother Bo, why are you here?" Could it be that he is also going to pay filial piety to Taiqiu Gong? ”

Chen Yu's death, of course Yang Xu also knew, he had already asked his eldest son Yang Mi to go to mourn filial piety on his behalf, and when he saw Cai Yong coming here at this time, he immediately thought that Cai Yong should go to Chen Yu to mourn filial piety.

Cai Yong was also excited when he saw Yang Xu, and he nodded and said, "I went to pay filial piety to Taiqiu Gong." ”

Several people sat down on their knees, and Yang Xu said to Cai Yong: "Brother Bo, you and I haven't seen each other for more than ten years, right?" ”

Cai Yong said: "Yes, that year I went to Jiangnan to avoid trouble, and when I passed by Mount Tai, I saw you once, and I have been in a hurry for more than ten years." Speaking of which, I would like to thank you Taishan Goat Family, if it weren't for your help, my Cai Yong family would have been cold long ago! ”

Yang Xu waved his hand and said, "What this husband should do, there is no need to mention it again." This is Cai Zong's nephew? This is my niece Cai Yan, right? Now that she's so old, when I first met her, she was only a few years old! ”

Cai Zong was introverted, he just saluted the sheep, and Cai Yan obediently saluted the sheep: "Niece Cai Yan has seen Uncle Yang!" ”

Yang Xu smiled and nodded with a twisted beard and said, "Okay, good, such a beautiful girl, I don't know which family has such a blessing?" ”

Yang Xu glanced at Wang Heng intentionally or unintentionally, of course he saw the affection between the two.

Cai Yanqiao's face was red again, she lowered her head and stopped talking.

Wang Heng just smiled.

Next, Yang Xu and Cai Yong reminisced about the old days, the two had not seen each other for more than ten years, so naturally they had a lot to say, they talked about their youth, talked about the happy place and smiled, and talked about the unhappy place with a frown......

Talking, the two talked about the current government, and a painful look appeared on their faces.

Cai Yong and Yang Xu are undoubtedly loyal ministers of the Han Dynasty, and the more loyal they are, the more painful they feel about the current shape of the world.

The glory of the Han is not far from their era, they seem to be able to remember the glory of Feng Wolf Juxu and Le Shi Yanran, but it seems that in just a few decades, the Han family's family has been defeated, and now it is so weak that it can fall at any time.

How much turmoil has happened in Dahan over the years! There are almost every year, especially the Yellow Turban Rebellion three years ago, which has exhausted all the foundation of the Han Dynasty for so many years, and the Han can no longer afford such turmoil.

However, under such circumstances, Emperor Liu Hong was still perverse, the ten permanent servants and the ministers of the court and the central government were intrigued, the local princes competed for power and profit, the officials were full of private pockets, the powerful landlords and remnants of the people, the lives of the people in Qianshou were devastated, and the country was full of holes......

At this time, the only people who are truly loyal to the Han are Wang Rong, Yang Xu, and Cai Yong, and even Cai Yong cannot openly return to the court now, and can only avoid trouble outside, what an ironic thing!

Is there no loyal person in this huge Han world? In fact, there are still many such people, but if they can't get promoted, the court is like a pool of stagnant water, there has been no living water replenishment for a long time, and it has long been black and stinky, but the people who are in it still think it is very beautiful, and they are willing to eat, but they don't know that this world is already a building that will fall!

When Yang Xu and Cai Yong talked about these things, they were angry, but there was nothing they could do! Yang Xu can be regarded as a rare loyal and capable minister in the late Han Dynasty, whether it is in Lujiang or Nanyang, he has done a good job, but after all, he is only one person, no matter how good he is, how can he reverse the general trend?

Cai Yong has no way to serve the country, and now he can only write silently in Hanshou Academy and make his contribution in this way.

Speaking of anger, Cai Yong wanted to drink, but Yang Xu was honest and self-controlled, he would not have such a thing here, so only Wang Heng went to Zhang Luo, he asked a guard to get a jar of Wulingchun, and some snacks, Cai Yong and Yang Xu drank together.

Wang Heng also knew that it was even more sorrowful to use wine to eliminate his sorrows, but what could he do if such two respectable elders wanted to drink? Of course, he could only do his best to meet their demands.

After a while, the two drank a jar of wine cleanly, and Cai Yong still wanted another jar, but their amount of wine was not very good, and after drinking a strong wine like Wu Lingchun, there was something in their hearts, and before they could say it to Wang Heng, they fell asleep on the couch, and Yang Xu was also not strong enough to drink, and fell on the couch.

Hearing the visit of Wang Heng and others, Wen Ping, who rushed to hear the news, helped Yang Xu to the back hall, and Yang Xu shouted in his mouth: "Eunuch!" Eunuch! ”

Wang Heng helped Cai Yong into the carriage, and Cai Yan wiped his father's face with a face towel distressedly to make him more comfortable.

Wen Ping settled the sheep on the couch, and then came out to see off the guests, Wang Heng said: "Brother Zhongye, take care of the sheep too much!" ”

Wen Ping nodded solemnly, and Wang Heng went back to the inn with Dian Wei and the others who were escorting the carriage.

The next morning, Cai Yong woke up and drunk, and the group went on the road again, but Cai Yong had always been a little unhappy.

Six days later, the group finally came to Yingchuan Xu County, as soon as they arrived in Xu County, everyone was stunned, the scene was simply spectacular.

Xu County was originally a not very big county, and the population was not very large, the last time Wang Heng came, he felt that it was a little deserted here, but when he came back today, the entire county seat of Xu County was crowded, and it seemed that all the streets were crowded with people. At a glance, there must be at least tens of thousands, right?

Many people wear filial piety clothes, and a large part of them are wearing heavy filial piety, which is generally only worn by children and grandchildren, but are there so many people in the Chen family?

The Chen family obviously does not have so many people, so many people wear heavy filial piety, either his disciples, or people who admire his learning and character.

The enormous influence of Chen Yu can be seen.

Wang Heng, Zheng Yi, Cai Zong, Cai Yan and others were all shocked by such a scene, but Zheng Xuan and Cai Yong looked like they were taken for granted, they also changed into mourning clothes, and they were also that kind of filial piety.

Zheng Xuan and Cai Yong changed into filial piety clothes, and the juniors naturally had to change too, so the group all wore heavy filial piety and went to the Chen family.

But the problem came, the road to Chen's house was blocked by the crowded flow of people, and it was impossible for the carriage to pass through Guò, at this time, no matter how noble the status was, they could only abandon the car and walk, and their group could only get off the carriage and walk to Chen's house.

There is no way, Xu County is not big, and the streets are too narrow, how can it accommodate so many people and cars?

The officers on both sides of the street who temporarily maintained order were all white-faced, they had never seen so many people in their lives, they had no similar experience at all, and they didn't know what to do.

I didn't dare to shout loudly, because County Magistrate Xu told them that there were many big people among the people who came today, and if they accidentally offended anyone, they didn't even know how to die.

So, these errands carefully maintained order, accompanied by smiling faces to let the guests who hung filial piety line up, nodding their heads, but fortunately today is to hang filial piety to Chen Yu, in order to show respect for Chen Yu, basically no one dares to make trouble here, so that this order is barely maintained.

Seeing this formation, Dian Wei was also very nervous, because there were too many people, and it was greatly difficult for him to protect Cai Yong, after all, he was a human, not a god, if anyone stabbed a sword from the crowd, he really had nothing to do, so he and several other guards surrounded Cai Yong and others in the middle, and walked to the Chen family together.

In just a street of less than two miles, the group walked for nearly half an hour before they reached the door of Chen's house, and there was Lai Dianwei, a master, who opened the road in front, he used his true qi, and the people in front couldn't help but get out of the way, and they didn't know what was going on.

This is also because many people who mourn filial piety do not stay too much in the Chen family, but just enter the door to the mourning hall to pay their filial piety, hand over the cloth quilt and other things as gifts, and then go out directly and leave from the other end of the street, otherwise it would not be possible so fast.

This can't blame the Chen family for being disrespectful to the guests, the Chen family is not very big, it can only be regarded as a Chinese family, and there are too many guests these days, if every guest who comes to pay tribute to the Chen family stays, then the Chen family is impossible to accommodate even if it is ten times bigger.

Chen Yu's children and grandchildren all greeted the guests in the mourning hall, and they all saluted the guests one by one with sad faces.