From Hanshou to Langya, you have to go north to Nanyang first, and then go all the way from Nanyang to the east, you can go straight to Langya, the total itinerary is three thousand miles in the Eastern Han Dynasty, this time the trip of hanging filial piety can be called a thousand miles away.

Fortunately, in the past year, Tongguò Tongjiang has bought back dozens of high-grade war horses from the north, and the speed is very fast, Wang Heng asked Chen Shu to send people to arrange accommodation and change horses along the way in advance, plus it is summer now, the days are long and the nights are short, and the time to travel is long, so under the full run, it should be possible to reach Langya in about three days.

The eight-hundred-mile expedited in this era is similar.

Fortunately, Wang Heng has been practicing martial arts with Huang Zhong for more than a year, and the more than ten people who have traveled with him are also people who have been practicing martial arts for many years, so they can persist in such a long journey.

On the first day, because there was only half a day, when we ran to Gangneung, it was already a little dark, and the group could only rest here and wait for dawn before setting off.

This is the first time Wang Heng came to the famous city of Jiangling, the last time he conquered Zhao Ci, he had passed through Jiangling, but he did not enter the city at that time, and stayed in the military camp outside the city, this time of course, he wanted to live in the city.

Wang Heng looked at the city of Jiangling, the city of Jiangling County is tall, the streets are wide, the buildings are numerous, the commercial convergence is together, especially on the wharf in the south, it is even more busy, the river is endless, the goods from all over the world gather here, it is very lively, although Jiangling has not yet become the state of Jingzhou, but it has begun to take on the atmosphere of a generation of famous cities.

Compared with Hanshou, Jiangling is indeed more suitable as the state of Jingzhou.

Tongjiang firm has already helped Wang Heng and his party arrange a qiē, Jiangling is the base camp of Tongjiang firm, of course the conditions are better, Tongjiang firm's big shopkeeper Chen Xi will Tongjiang firm's industry - Tongjiang inn all emptied, suspended business for a day, let Wang Heng and his party live in.

This is good for Wang Heng and his entourage, Tongjiang Inn is very large, suspended for one day, only Wang Heng and his party live, no noisy sound, can ensure that Wang Heng and their rest is good, the next day there is a better spirit on the road.

This arrangement was very thoughtful, and Wang Heng also nodded secretly.

Chen Xi also personally invited Wang Heng and his entourage, and he arranged all the local specialties of Jiangling, mainly fish and meat, as well as rice, which are nutritious and high in calories, which can quickly replenish the body, so that Wang Heng and they are very satisfied.

Chen Xi is a middle-aged man in his forties, with some similarities between his eyebrows and Chen Xi, full of shrewdness and ability, which also shows that this big shopkeeper of Tongjiang is not an idle person.

Chen Xi was very respectful to Wang Heng, but he didn't say much, just helped everyone introduce the dishes, let everyone eat well, and after everyone finished eating, he immediately arranged for them to rest, which also showed that he was a person who knew how to advance and retreat, and left a very good impression on Wang Heng.

It seems that there are quite a few talented people among these Han remnants.

That night, Wang Heng and his entourage of more than ten people lived in the upper room of the Tongjiang Inn, when Wang Heng got up in the middle of the night to practice martial arts, he also found that there were people in the courtyard who were keeping vigil, these night vigils were very elite guards, they saw Wang Heng come out to practice martial arts, and there was nothing unusual, but they quickly left the courtyard and continued to keep vigil outside the courtyard, because it is a bad behavior to peek at others practicing martial arts.

After Wang Heng finished practicing martial arts, there was also a white fish belly in the eastern sky, Wang Heng took a cold shower, and everyone else had already finished washing, Chen Xi personally led people to serve breakfast, and when Wang Heng and others finished eating, they took the horses that were fed with concentrate and invited the group to go on the road.

After running for three hours, the group came to Xiangyang again, and after spending half an hour eating and resting, the group rode the horses that Tongjiang merchants had changed for them, and continued to go north, and that night, they came to Wancheng.

When he came to Wancheng, it was already evening, and the time was relatively sufficient, and after Wang Heng had eaten, he took Deng Zhan and Yao Gang to visit Nanyang County Shouyangxu.

It has been more than a year since the last time he saw Yang Xu, this time Wang Heng was surprised when he saw Yang Xu, originally Yang Xu's hair was still black, but now he has gray hair, and he looks several years old.

Why is it that only a year has passed, and the sheep have grown old so much? With a full of questions, Wang Heng continued to bow to the sheep and said, "The kid has seen Uncle Shi!" ”

Yang Xu looked very happy when he saw Wang Heng coming, he had always liked Wang Heng very much, he smiled and said: "Uncle Pingxian's nephew is here, why be so polite?" Excuse me! ”

Wang Heng knelt opposite Yang Xu, and Yang Xu asked again: "My Guanxian nephew is a dusty servant, so I guess I am in a hurry here?" But go to Langya to hang filial piety? ”

Wang Heng said: "How does Uncle Shi know that the kid is going to Langya to hang filial piety?" ”

Yang Xu's face showed a sad look: "Zhuge Jungong once served as Taishan County, and I am an old acquaintance, this time he died, I also received an obituary, I have brought a letter to the family, let the eldest son Yang Mi go to mourn filial piety on my behalf." Alas, the loyal and noble people in the world are gradually withering, and the people who tend to be inflammatory, but they live in the temples, how sad! ”

Wang Heng knew that Yang Xu was also venting his dissatisfaction with the newly appointed three dukes of the imperial court, these three people were the three dukes, it was too ridiculous, and they could not convince the public, why should they be the head of the ministers?

Wang Heng said: "Uncle Shi also has to take care of his body!" ”

Wang Heng's words are from the bottom of his heart, last year Cai Mao told the story of Yang Xu at the banquet, and when it came to Yang Xu's not raising his wife, Wang Heng's mood was still very complicated, and he felt that Yang Xu had done too much, but later he learned from other places that Yang Xu's family had a thin industry, and the production could fully support his family, and Yang Xu's wife and children came to Nanyang, just to live a better life, and Yang Xu was about to establish a clean atmosphere in Nanyang, so naturally he could not accept his wife and children at this time, so he also had a hard time, It's not that he doesn't want to support his wife and children.

After knowing this situation, Wang Heng's impression of Yang Xu changed, he only had respect for Yang Xu, and he hoped that such a good person and good official could live for a few more years.

However, the lifespan of Yang Xu should not be a few years, because Wang Heng saw that there was no relevant record of Yang Xu in all the books of the Three Kingdoms, and he should have died during the reign of Emperor Ling.

Yang Xu waved his hand disappreciatively and said: "It's okay, it's just that my hair is a little gray, I eat and sleep well, what's wrong with my body?" ”

Wang Heng's nose was sour, if he only read the book, he would not have such a deep feeling, but he had contact with such a living person as Yang Xu, had feelings, and knew that his life span was not a few years, this feeling was quite uncomfortable.

At this time, Wen Ping came, he heard that Wang Heng was coming, and he came to see Wang Heng, and came to Yang Xu's house, Wen Ping saluted Yang Xu and Wang Heng successively, and then knelt on the seat.

Wen Ping has now been appointed as the governor of Nanyang County by Yang Xu, and he is in charge of the soldiers and horses of a county, which is very important to Yang Xu.

Wang Heng smiled and said to Wen Ping: "Brother Zhongye, I heard that you are very reused, congratulations!" ”

Wen Ping said with a smile: "Ping Tian is just supervising those prisoners of war to build roads and cities, and he can only be regarded as an overseer." ”

Wang Heng laughed: "Brother Zhongye, this is a strange sheep, don't you entrust you with a heavy responsibility?" ”

Wen Ping was stunned for a moment, and then he laughed, and the sheep on the side couldn't help but laugh.

After laughing, Wen Ping shook his head and said, "I'd rather only do this road building thing for the rest of my life." ”

Wen Ping's tone was deep, and it was full of deep helplessness, maybe Wen Ping was also a hot-blooded young man who was eager to kill the enemy in the past, but after last year's Zhao Ci Rebellion, he witnessed countless of his comrades-in-arms and innocent people dying in the war, he was no longer so enthusiastic about war, and the destructive power of war was too great!

Wang Heng was also stunned for a moment, he didn't expect Wen Ping to be such a thoughtful soldier, such a person is rare in this era, he nodded and said, "Yes!" Who doesn't want to go on like this forever? But the trees want to be quiet and the wind doesn't stop! Brother Zhongye, if the world is in chaos today, what should you do? ”

Wen Ping said without thinking: "If the world is in chaos, Wen Ping will definitely do his best to pacify the world!" ”

Wang Heng nodded secretly, this is an excellent soldier, even if he is a little tired of war, but when he really needs war to solve the problem, he will still not hesitate to go to war.

Wen Ping didn't know that it was precisely because of today's dialogue that he would be trusted and reused by Wang Heng for the rest of his life.

After talking for a while, seeing that Yang Xu's face was already tired, Wang Heng took the initiative to leave, and Wen Ping also said goodbye, and the two walked out of Yang Xu's house together.

Wang Heng said to Wen Ping worriedly: "Brother Zhongye, I don't think Yang Yuanjun's health is too good, he was still very healthy last year. ”

Wen Ping nodded with a heavy heart and said: "Yes, for more than a year, the sheep envoy is too tired, Nanyang County has been devastated after Zhao Ci's rebellion, and there are too many things to do, but there are too few people who can help the sheep envoy, and there are only a few people such as Jiao Juncheng and me." For more than a year, Yang Zhijun has been repairing the city in Nanyang, opening roads, building water conservancy, caring for the orphans and the poor, helping the hungry, and running a righteous school, I don't know how many things he has done, we persuade him to rest, but he refuses, and we can only help him share it as much as possible. ”

In fact, Nanyang County is not without talents, but Yang Xu's refusal to accept bribes scared away many people, everyone can respect him, but he is reluctant to do things under him, of course, it is not that no one is willing to help Yang Xu, Wen Ping is one, Jiao Juncheng in his mouth is also a one, and several other county officials are also doing their best to share the burden of Yang Xu.

Jiao Juncheng's name is Jiao Jian, a son of a poor family, he was originally a county clerk, quite talented, also very incorruptible, after Yang Xu came, he found Jiao Jian, and promoted him to the county Cheng, he was familiar with the situation in Nanyang County, and he really helped Yang Xu a lot, such as in water conservancy, Jiao Jian is an expert, in this regard, he has done a lot of things.

And Wen Ping also took on the matter of building roads and cities, and anyway, those prisoners of war also needed to be supervised by the county soldiers under him.

But even so, the burden on the shoulders of the sheep is too heavy.

Over the past year or so, the gray hair on the head of the sheep can be said to be increasing at a rate visible to the naked eye.

When he said this, Wen Ping's expression was very gloomy.

Wang Heng said: "Brother Zhongye, can you go to Nieyang County and ask the local famous doctor Zhang Bozu to come and treat Yang Zhijun?" ”

"Zhang Bozu?" Wen Ping had obviously not heard of the name.

"Yes." Wang Heng nodded and said, "Zhang Bozu is Mr. Zhongjing's master, and his medical skills are very good. ”

Mr. Zhongjing is Zhang Ji, and he still knows about Zhang Ji's medical skills, since Zhang Bozu is Zhang Ji's master, then there should be no problem with his medical skills.

Wen Ping nodded and said, "Okay, then I will ask someone to go to Nieyang County tomorrow to invite Mr. Bozu." ”

This is also the only thing Wang Heng can do for Yang Xu, he hopes that a good person and a good official like Yang Xu can live for a few more years.

Because he had to get up early the next day to hurry, Wang Heng didn't say anything more to Wen Ping, he said goodbye to Wen Ping, and went to the accommodation arranged for him by Tongjiang Firm to rest.

There was nothing to say that night, and after getting up early, the group embarked on the road to Langya.

On this day, Wang Heng and his entourage first went to the northeast, through Ye County, to Yingchuan, through Chen Guo, and in the evening, they came to their destination for the day, Peiguo County.

The reason why this place is the destination of this day is not only because the distance is appropriate, but also because there is a big bull-level figure that Wang Heng has admired for a long time, and he is of course Cao Cao.

Cao Cao served as the minister of Jinan three years ago, in the post of minister of Jinan, he vigorously rectified the rule of officials, replaced the domestic officials in Jinan with seven or eight out of ten, so that the domestic officials in Jinan were clear, but also offended many people, although he was safe because of his strong background, but he was also excluded, he was unwilling to join the same stream, so he simply said that he was sick and resigned and went home, studying, farming, hunting, and lived a good life.

In the evening of that day, Wang Heng came to Qian County, bathed and changed clothes, and after washing the dust all the way, he asked where Cao's family was and visited Cao Cao.

When Cao Cao received the name post and learned that it was Wang Heng, the son of Wang Heng, the assassin of Jingzhou, who came to visit him, he personally greeted him out of the door, held Wang Heng's hand, and laughed heartily: "It turned out that the famous Heng Gongzi came, how fortunate was Cao?" ”

Wang Heng looked at Cao Cao, this generation of heroes is now in his thirties, not tall, even shorter than Wang Heng, who is only fifteen years old, but Cao Cao does not care about his height, his eyebrows are full of confidence, it can be said that he is full of energy, and he does not fall behind Wang Heng, who is taller than him, in terms of momentum.

Cao Cao's hearty smile and kind words also gave him a strange charm, full of affinity, making people get along with him like a spring breeze, even Wang Heng couldn't help but have a good impression of him, he only then understood why Cao Cao's subordinates were able to gather so many heroes later.

As soon as he thought of this, Wang Heng had an inexplicable sense of anxiety in his heart, it is said that he has gathered a lot of talents now, but these talents were all collected by him with great difficulty knowing the direction of history, and then Cao Cao gathered those talents as if it was effortless, and as soon as the banner was erected, the talents automatically ran to him.

Although his talents are not small now, compared with Cao Cao later, it is not an order of magnitude at all!

The Cao Cao in front of him reminded Wang Heng of the Yuan Shao he saw last year, the two have a lot of the same characteristics, they are both the same bold and cheerful, very affinity, no wonder they can achieve a great career and become a generation of heroes.

This sense of anxiety made Wang Heng's heart even suddenly murderous to Cao Cao, in the case of Cao Cao's defenselessness, if he broke out and killed him, he was very sure that he would be killed with one blow, and if he killed Cao Cao, then he wanted to unify the world, and there was a great possibility.

But Wang Heng still had reason, he tried his best to suppress this tempting idea, he smiled and said to Cao Cao: "Cao Yilang is serious, the kid can meet Cao Yilang, what a blessing!" ”

Cao Cao was named Yilang by the imperial court before he resigned, although he resigned as the prime minister of Jinan, but the noble position of Yilang was still on his body, so Wang Heng called him Cao Yilang.

Cao Cao laughed, and he said to Wang Heng: "Gongzi Heng is polite, it's better to be like this, you call me Meng De, I call you Shuping, how about it?" ”

Cao Cao's mention is very deviant, he is three years old Chinese New Year's Eve today, eighteen years older than Wang Heng, and can be called Wang Heng's elder.

Wang Heng sighed, only Cao Cao can do such a thing, right? If it weren't for the fact that he had to unify the world, with Cao Cao's behavior and affinity, I was afraid that he would also make friends with Cao Cao, bow down, and help Cao Cao unify the world in the future.

Wang Heng also smiled and said: "Since Brother Meng De has a life, how dare the kid disobey?" ”

Cao Cao was overjoyed, he shook Wang Heng's hand and walked towards the courtyard with him.

In the short dozens of steps from the door to the hall, Wang Heng was also arrogant, what if there was an opponent like Cao Cao? It's a big deal that the soldiers will block the water and cover the earth! Wang Heng did not believe that with his knowledge of more than a thousand years and his understanding of the Three Kingdoms, he could not defeat Cao Cao.

Cao Cao and Wang Heng came to the hall together, the two knelt opposite each other and sat down, Cao Cao was about to instruct his subordinates to make tea, but Wang Heng smiled and took out a box of tea leaves and said, "Brother Meng De, why don't you try my tea." ”

Cao Cao is also a spontaneous person, he is very willing to try new things, he nodded and said, "Yes." ”

Wang Heng asked Cao's subordinates to boil some boiling water, then took out the two glasses he brought, brewed two cups of green tea with his own hands, and handed Cao Cao a cup.

Cao Cao didn't drink tea right away, but carefully stared at the crystal clear glass in his hand, and after a long time, he asked, "This is the Poli cup made by Shuping?" ”

Wang Heng nodded and said, "Exactly, this time I brought a few and gave them to Brother Meng De." ”

Cao Cao nodded and said, "Then thank you Brother Shuping!" ”