The next day, on the pole, Wen Chou and Wen Ba led the fifty brave horsemen who had enjoyed yesterday out of Taolinsai, all the way to the east, and went straight to Julu County. In the township, plugged on, just stay in one place, the situation in the township has its own stuffed people to explain it, and there is no need to be in this place anymore.

Taolinsai is very close to Julu County, but it is only thirty or forty miles away, and Wen Chou and his party can cross it in an hour. The closest county seat to Taolinsai is Yangshi County, which is only fifty or sixty miles, which is comparable to Pingjian County. That's where Wen Chou's group is moving forward today.

There is no 'celebrity' in Yang's county, but this is the first county town that Wen Chou can encounter after entering Julu County, although the two counties of Changshan Julu are adjacent to each other and the customs are similar, but after all, they are different.

Hurry up, Wen Chou and his entourage of fifty or sixty rode on the official road to raise smoke and dust all the way, which made the displaced people fleeing all the way eat a lot of dust. In the past, he always had to take care of some passers-by, but now it is the time of the spring breeze, and he can't help but be a little debauched, but it doesn't hurt much.

In the afternoon, Wen Chou and his entourage had already come to the outside of Yang's County, and when they looked around, they saw a mighty county seat, sitting on the plain of the earth, quite majestic. But if you take a closer look, you can see the weakness and dilapidation of this county.

Not only do the city walls have many traces of collapse and repair, but even the female walls of the county town are also damaged, from which we can see the hardships experienced by the county seat. There is a sense of vicissitudes and desolation everywhere. The few county guards, sparsely and listlessly, patrolled the city walls. Even the city gate guards under the city gate are so chattering in groups of three or five, so loose that they are ugly and surprised.

To be precise, this Yang's county is not very big, compared to Pingjian and Luancheng, it cannot be compared with Yuanshi, Gaoyi, and other big counties. It was one of the first cities to fall in the Yellow Turban Rebellion, and it was destroyed on a large scale, so that now three or four years have passed, and it has not recovered from its vitality. Of course, this is also due to the inaction of the people in charge of the county. If an enterprising person like Wen Chou is in charge, within a year, it will definitely be able to make Yang's County look different.

For a small county like the Yang family, the arrival of Wen Chou's neat cavalry has caused quite a stir, at least the current city gate guards are flustered and shake their spirits, thinking that they have already abandoned their duties for a long time.

Wen Chou naturally didn't want to do much, but asked Wen Ba to send the paperwork, and bluntly said that he was going to spend the night in the county. Wen Chou didn't want to do much, but the Marquis of the city gate didn't dare to underestimate him, and after receiving the report from his subordinates, he hurriedly got up and came to visit.

I saw a figure who looked like a military marquis, walking out of the city gate tower, and sorting out the somewhat messy clothes and armor as he walked, which was obviously caused by a hurry. He was followed by three or five nodding minions, who were obviously vassals of the marquis. He smiled and took the document handed over by Wen Ba, and when he looked at it, his heart suddenly changed.

"Haha, I didn't know that Wenjun arrived, and he never greeted him from afar, how rude it was." He straightened his clothes again, and said half-kneeling. This gift is out of its own scope. It is a county order with the text and ugliness, but it is also the county order of Changshan County, and in the territory of Julu County, there is still no such big face.

"Why did this marquis make such a big gift?" Wen Chou hurriedly helped him up and asked in surprise.

"Without him, the name of Wenjun, the lower officials have heard about it for a long time, and I can see it today, and I have made a wish in my life. To tell the truth, the lower officials have long been like-minded, but the mother of the family," the military marquis explained with a smile. It turned out that Wen Chou's series of actions to crack down on thieves in Changshan had spread to Yang's County, which made this still quite bloody city gate marquis very admired, and this was the scene of Fang Cai.

"Hehe, a little name, how can you accept the courtesy of the king?" As soon as Wen Chou heard that this city gate marquis had the idea of defecting to him, he immediately became interested and said with a smile.

"What kind of thin name is that, Wen Jun rebuilt the Taolin Lieutenant and solved the thieves entrenched nearby, making the people far and near solemn, and the people have many praises, it is really the rate of our soldiers!" The military marquis said seriously.

To say that Wen Chou's prestige can be transmitted to Julu County, it is thanks to the merits of Chen Ming's caravan. Because they are doing business in the counties and townships of Julu County, they naturally promote the merits of Wen Chou. However, in the area far away from Pingjian and Shahe, people just take it as a joke, just a conversation after tea and dinner, and it is not true, only in this Shahe Township, the Qianshou of Yangshi County, which is close to Shahe Township, will send people to listen to one or two, understand that it is indeed something, think it is a beautiful talk, and have admiration for Wen Chou. That's how important fame is.

"This is not my own strength, but it is really exalted by the township and valued by the country. Jun is the military marquis of this county, and he has the responsibility of protecting the city gate, and he wants to know it! Wen Chou said modestly.

"Wen Jun, please come in quickly, and go to the official temple with the lower officials to have a look!" This military marquis, who was very courteous, invited the people into the city and said.

"That's fine, I didn't want to disturb the county magistrate of your county, but since there is a military marquis to introduce me, I want to visit one or two." Wen Chou laughed. This is the truth, Wen Chou didn't plan to visit Julu County with great fanfare, after all, he has the position of county monarch, and Yu Ji can't leave the country for no reason. But this is an extraordinary period, and Wen Chou did not walk in other realms with the etiquette of a county monarch, so there is no need to worry too much.

"Jun is a military marquis, how many soldiers are in charge? Is it hard to train soldiers? Wen Chou then said tentatively

Since this military marquis intends to defect to him, Wen Chou naturally does not have so many constraints between his words, but asks as much as he wants. It made this military marquis feel that Wen Chou was a 'military idiot', and he was gentle and reasonable, and the conversation with him was like a spring breeze, which added admiration and spoke very happily.

Yang's county jun is a big wealthy family in this county, more than fifty years old, long face and short beard, light artillery and high crown, looks quite kind, but there is a kind of majesty in its body, it can be seen that it has a lot of means in governing the place, of course, most of them are biased towards their family.

But in terms of martial arts, it is much inferior and ugly, and it does not make the county solemn, if it is placed in a stable era, or it is a good county slaughter, but in this troubled era, the means of this county monarch are a little stretched. This is also one of the reasons why the military marquis admires Wen Chou. After all, there are still several gangsters in the county, disturbing the township, and the county officials cannot control it.

This county gentleman has been greeting and admiring Wen Chou's arrival for a long time, after all, in terms of rank, Wen Chou is still above him, he is just a county magistrate of 400 stones, and Wen Chou is the county magistrate of 1000 stones.

After some talking, Wen Chou's impression of this person was not very good, and after hurriedly saying goodbye, under the leadership of the military marquis, he found a house and stayed. During this period, he naturally did not let go of this military marquis, and his good words for a while showed the form of being close to the people, which made this military marquis very grateful. In this way, Wen Chou can be regarded as planting a seed in this Yang County, just waiting for it to germinate in the future. This was an unexpected surprise of Wen Chou's trip.

After sending the military marquis away, Wen Chou summoned Wen Bayan and said: "Ziyong, you send personnel to walk around the city at will, explore some of the situation in the county, it is best to be able to fully understand the people in the county, if there are any skilled and famous craftsmen, you should also pay attention to persuasion, see if you can win how many talents for our county." This is the main purpose of Wen Chou's coming to this county. Although celebrities are noble and important, they are also rare and rare, relatively speaking, the craftsmen who live in the counties and townships are likely to be moved by the literary ugliness.

Wenba went to distribute himself, leaving twenty cavalry sergeants in case of emergency, and thirty people changed their clothes and scattered. Wen Chou and Wen Ba will not be idle, they have found a direction and gone leisurely.

"Ziyong, what do you think of this military marquis?" While walking, Wen Chou chatted.

"As far as that military marquis is not as good as these cavalry soldiers under me, look at the three or five ruffians he brings, you know that this person is not good at training, maybe he has some blood, but he is by no means competent!" Wen Ba said in disgust. Although he didn't quite understand why Wen Chou was so polite to that military marquis, his words were full of appreciation. But in his eyes, the military marquis was so unbearable.

"Indeed, if you look at it from the perspective of an officer, this person is not very competent, but it is not completely unavailable, if you are a good student, you can still be a middle and low-level officer, and the most important thing is that his hatred for thieves and admiration for our army are indeed real, and his family must have been destroyed by thieves." Wen Chou heard Wen Ba's puzzlement and patiently explained.

"Even if that's the case, I can't bother you to talk to him like that, big brother!" Wen Ba still didn't understand.

"Hehe, I am a reckless person with the ability, although the third generation is an army, but I have never forgotten my duty, so we can get the recognition of the head of the township. In the future, Ziyong, you must not use your position to suppress the people and rely on others, remember that 'water can carry a boat, and it can also overturn a boat'. Wen Chou diverted the topic and devoted himself to teaching. Naturally, he couldn't tell Wenba about the idea of the troubled times and the military marquis as a shadow to seize Yang's County.

"Well, what the eldest brother said is the lesson, but what is the explanation of this 'water can carry a boat and can also overturn a boat'?" Although Wen Ba said that he was rude, he was very smart, and he immediately heard Wen Chou's lesson that he should not be 'snobbish' to people, and also re-mentioned the root of Wen Chou's rise - the people's heart.

"I use the people as water, and we are the boat, and the water can not only make the boat sail safely, but also overturn and swallow the boat and sink into the water. And if we can follow the power of the people to ascend to the top and make contributions, if we can't treat the people well, we will eventually be lost in the sea of the people. Wen Chou explained simply.

In fact, this sentence originates from "Xunzi Monarchy" Ma is shocked, and the gentleman is uneasy; If the people are shocked, the gentleman will not be in place. If the horse is shocked, it will be quiet, and if the people are shocked, it will be more favorable. Choose virtuous and virtuous, raise respect, promote filial piety, collect orphans and widows, make up for poverty, and if so, then the people will be safe and secure. The people are in power, and then the gentleman is in place. It is said: "The monarch, the boat also; Those who are familiar with the people, the water is also. The water carries the boat, and the water capsits the boat. That's right.

The translation is: the horse is frightened by the car, it is better to make the horse quiet; Ordinary people are frightened of political affairs, so it is better to give them benefits. If this is the case in selecting the virtuous, promoting the loyal and respectful, advocating filial piety and fraternity, adopting the widowed and the lonely, and subsidizing the poor, then the common people will be at ease in their political affairs, and then the gentleman will be content with his political position. Legend: "The monarch, it's the ship; The common people are water. Water can carry a ship and capsize it. ”

This means that if a king wants to be at peace, then it is better to be diligent in his affairs and to care for his people. If you want to prosper, then it is better to treat the scholar with solemn courtesy; If you want to gain fame, then it is best to respect and appoint virtuous people, this is the truth that a gentleman should understand.

It is about the monarch's way of treating the common people's heads, and Wen Chou will not say such disobedient words as 'monarch' with Wen Bayan.