Chapter 25: Xuchang
Chen Gong Chen Gongtai is not inconspicuous in the officialdom of the Han Dynasty, and he belongs to people who have no foundation.
In addition, in the early years, the Han court was in chaos, and the Chen Palace at that time even thought about whether he wanted to do that county order.
Just when he was hesitating whether this big man was worth his effort, what happened next was a little too unprepared, and the situation in the world was changing so fast that he didn't even have time to think.
The new emperor ascended the throne for less than half a year, and was deposed by the traitor Dong Zhuo, and the emperor's eldest son Liu Xuan ascended the throne as the emperor.
For many, this seems to be the last hope for peace in the world.
However, the heroes were blocked in front of the Tiger Prison Pass and could not move forward, and it was okay for a month or two, and after a long time, everyone understood that the combat power of this coalition army was not as strong as they and others expected.
At this time, Chen Gong once again thought about his future.
When the coalition was formed, he also considered whether to contribute his own strength - his Zhongmu happened to be east of Luoyang, and he could do something when the coalition army came.
But because he was close, he saw the true appearance of these coalition forces closely.
Seeing such a scene, Chen Gong also broke off the idea of defecting to one of the coalition forces—he felt that he had learned well, and he was also somewhat famous, so if he went to join him, he would not be given a cold reception.
But now these so-called 'heroes and heroes' make him unable to have the slightest idea of surrendering, and in this way, Chen Gong still stayed in Zhongmu as his county commander.
And what happened later was even more unexpected for him.
Chen Gong, who thought that this big man would fall apart because of this chaos, never expected that the newly enthroned Son of Heaven would take advantage of Dong Zhuo's troops to guard the Tiger Pass. When confronting the Kwantung heroes, he led the Manchu Dynasty to run to Chang'an. And moved the capital to Chang'an. Reorganize the court.
This made Chen Gong raise some hope again: "Could it be that the great man's qi is not exhausted?
Of course, it's just speculation, and he won't say it to anyone.
Subsequently, the war in Henan County, where he was located, continued, and Zhongmu was also implicated a lot, and Chen Gong did not leave directly. Instead, he stayed and worked hard to ensure the stability of the county, so he won the support of the people of Zhongmu. When necessary, the people of the whole city dared to take up sticks and join the county commander to deal with the enemies who came to invade the city and county.
In this way, Chen Gong led Zhongmu through this most difficult period.
Soon after, Dong Zhuo died violently. The imperial city of Luoyang was burned down and turned into scorched earth. He almost witnessed the fact that the coalition forces entered Luoyang and then dispersed.
At this time, Henan County almost became the most chaotic area, especially after the princes dispersed, no one was willing to stay and occupy this place, that is to say, Henan County was in a chaotic and ungoverned state at that time.
Chen Gong still did not leave. He still diligently governed Zhongmu County, and later the imperial court moved Kong to become Henan Taishou. It can be regarded as the real restoration of people's livelihood in this area.
Under the rule of Kong Rong, Chen Gong is still diligent, although there is nothing particularly outstanding, but it can be regarded as a meritorious service in governing the place, and these credits are recorded in the archives of the Ministry of Officials, so when the imperial court later recovered Qingzhou, when the Ministry of Officials was transferred, Chen Gong was directly transferred to the Taishou Mansion of Chenliu County, Qingzhou.
This can also be regarded as an affirmation of Chen Gong's achievements over the years, at this time Chen Gong felt that the number of Han Qi is really endless..., so Chen Gong no longer thinks about any messy things, and focuses on serving the Han Dynasty.
Chen Gong was puzzled at first, but later realized how much benefit he had gained.
And at this time, the order of the imperial court also came down: move Yingchuan Taishou!
Chen Gong was stunned for a while at that time, but he quickly understood the meaning of the imperial court - although he has not made any great fame over the years, there must be a lot of records about him in the court, including many descriptions of his character.
all know that Chen Gong is an upright person who can do whatever he wants, and he also transferred him to that sensitive place in Yingchuan as a taishou - either deliberately embarrassed him, or reused.
Chen Gong didn't bother to think about why, anyway, his character is like this, so he didn't worry about his future, and went straight to office, even if many people were not optimistic about his promotion this time.
Who made Yingchuan's place so sensitive? The official department Shangshu, the household department Shangshu, and the servant Shi Tianfeng were all from Yingchuan, as well as Guo Jia from the military department, etc., really counting, there are too many Yingchuan people in the court, and these people still have some friends, although they are not from Yingchuan, but they are not much different.
Summed up, this is a very large force, although these people themselves do not necessarily have the idea of forming a faction, but outsiders will not care so much, this group of people is directly designated as the 'Yingchuan faction', and said that this faction is the faction that has mastered the general trend in the court today.
Not only is it huge, but it also holds several key positions, and the Son of Heaven trusts him, so anyone who has a brain will not think about going against the people in the Yingchuan faction.
It's just that this Taishou's life is not handled well and will become a hostile party, if it doesn't do anything, I'm afraid that the other faction in the court will not let it have a good time, in short, this Yingchuan Taishou's position is a two-pleasing position, and the previous ones didn't work long either removed or demoted and transferred to another place.
Therefore, Chen Gong took office this time, and no one is optimistic. Coupled with this person's hard personality, many people feel that Chen Gong will cut off his future if he doesn't get it right.
But unexpectedly, Chen Gong has been in office for a few years, and the place of Yingchuan has been governed in an orderly manner, and the Xun family has not had any problems, but Chen Gong's goods are hard topped, and they do not sell the face of the Xun family at all.
At that time, many people secretly laughed, only thinking that Chen Gong was finished this time, but what they didn't expect was that it would be a year, two years, three years...... Chen Gong is firmly in the position of Taishou. On the contrary, the Xun family was honest and no longer had a hard top with the Taishou Mansion - it is said that they were severely warned by the two in the court.
Now, with the improvement of Xun Yu and Xun Yu's status. The status of the two in the clan cannot be compared with the original. It can be said that now the two of them are the bosses of the Xun family, and the Xun family has to act according to the meaning of the two.
Of course, such a move has also attracted a lot of speculation, and many people wonder if Chen Gong has a connection with a certain bigwig in the court. But in fact, Chen Gong himself knew that he had not contacted anyone at all.
I did it for a few years. He got it too!
As long as he does things according to the laws of the Han Dynasty, then even if he sweeps the face of the Xun family, the two in the court will not pay attention to it. Then he will know what to do.
Do your best and do your best!
And because of this. Yingchuan has recovered very quickly in the past few years, and the prosperity has exceeded the best time of the year.
After Liu Xuan came to Yingchuan, he saw such a thriving appearance, and because there are many handsome men here in Yingchuan, this leads to an extremely strong reading atmosphere here, as well as the famous Yingchuan Academy. So can you still see students who are reading hard with books in their hands? ..., if universal education is nothing, then the popularization of this book can be said to have set off a very huge reading boom in the Han Dynasty.
At the beginning, the poor family wanted to study. The imperial court not only provided a place to study, but even directly provided books, which made many poor children who wanted to read but had no books very excited, and they definitely didn't want to let go of such an opportunity to 'get ahead', so Liu Xuan saw many students who were doing small business to subsidize their families while holding books and studying hard.
"Your Majesty's move is really a blessing for scholars in the world!"
As soon as Cao Bao opened his mouth, Liu Xuan glared: "Don't call me Your Majesty when you come out this time!"
"What do you call that?"
"Shout young master!"
was supposed to call the master, but Liu Xuan's appearance was too young, and he didn't have a beard - beard growth in this era is also a status symbol.
Generally, you don't grow a beard until you become an adult, and the head of the family who is the head of the family will definitely grow a beard, but Liu Xuan's thinking is very different from that of this era, he has never been interested in growing a beard, so his chin is always white and clean, plus his face is tender, just like the son of a big family.
Looking at the people next to him, Cao Bao is a eunuch and doesn't talk about it, Ma Chao is not old and doesn't have a beard, and Zhao Yun is even more famous for his little white face, although he grew a beard later, but at this time he still looks white and pure.
This group of them is like a few sons and daughters who come out to play together, so it is more appropriate to call the young master.
The governance office of Yingchuan County was originally in Yangzhai, but since Liu Xuan redivided the prefecture and county, a large area of Yingchuan was divided into Henan County at this time, so the governance of Yingchuan County was also adjusted and changed to Xu County.
Xu County was originally the capital of Xu that would have become Cao Cao's base camp, and Cao Pi changed its name to Xuchang after the Han Dynasty ruled the capital of Luoyang.
However, none of these things happened at this time, so it was still called Xu County, but Liu Xuan was thinking about whether to take out the name Xuchang directly as he walked.
Ma Chao and Zhao Yun followed behind, and the women were protected by the two, plus Lu Lingqi was sandwiched in the middle, if there was a problem, they could definitely protect this group of girls as soon as possible.
Coupled with Liu Xuan walking in the forefront, it is estimated that no one can help to be the son of today, right? The strength of the Son of Heaven is not clear to others, but Ma Chao is very clear, plus the Zhongchang servant Cao Bao, who has never made a move, but is actually not bad at all......
This lineup is more than enough for them to attack a city!
"The learning atmosphere here is really strong!"
Seeing a hawker, even if he was bargaining with the guests there, he never let go of the books in his hand, Liu Xuan remembered that when he was studying, he was really ashamed.
The few people next to him didn't know what Liu Xuan was thinking, but they just looked at him with a strange expression, and said that he had found something interesting.
"Your Majesty...... What are you looking at, young master?"
"Nothing!"
can't say that he remembered the situation when he was studying, not to mention that it was not easy to talk to these people, so he changed the topic to another place: "This Xu County has been governed like this, and Chen Gong has indeed contributed a lot...... By the way, I've been a Taishou for five years, and it's almost over, remember to remind the officials to sort out Chen Gong's achievements over the years when I go back!"
Cao Bao didn't say anything. Just bowed his head and kept this matter in mind, he could understand that this Chen Palace was lucky. Let His Majesty be so satisfied. There will definitely be no obstacles in the future career.
Just look at the words of the Son of Heaven, you can know that Chen Gong's entry into the court as an official is already a sure thing, and he didn't run away.
"In addition, remember to change the name of Xu County to Xuchang when you go back!"
"Huh?"
This is no ordinary thing to do to change the name of a town. And the relationship is quite large, and it is easy not to change it. But the Son of Heaven speaks differently. As soon as this statement came out, the name change of Xu County was basically determined, and it looked at the new name. It seems to indicate that the Son of Heaven is satisfied with the current situation in Xu County. ..., Yingchuan has always been a large county. In many cases, it is even the most prosperous area outside of the capital. This is related to their geographical location - close to Luoyang, located in the Central Plains, and the climate is suitable!
and other objective factors created the prosperity of Yingchuan, but a Yellow Turban Rebellion almost turned Yingchuan into a dead place, and after so many years of recovery, it gradually restored the prosperous scene of the year.
Could it be that the Son of Heaven changed the name of Xu County to Xuchang? Want to show that the prosperity of Yingchuan is related to the Son of Heaven?
These words are only contemplated in his heart, and he will not ask them. As long as you do what the Son of Heaven commands, you can do it.
After taking a turn in Xu County, Liu Xuan and the others did not stay overnight in the city. Instead, he left the city before the city gate closed - although he was quite interested in Yingchuan and a little curious about the 'celebrity' of Chen Gong, all this was not the main purpose of his coming out this time.
He came out this time mainly to relax, and he didn't want anyone to know his identity, so he didn't want to see Chen Gong, anyway, he would see Chen Gong when he entered the court.
Although Xu County is prosperous, some living habits are not much different from Luoyang, so it is better to continue to go southeast and experience the Jiangnan customs and customs as soon as possible.
And, of course, the local specialties.
"Your Majesty hasn't eaten anything, are you still thinking about that little fish and shrimp?"
It's good to be an emperor, you can basically eat whatever you want. In addition, Huang Yueying has figured out refrigeration equipment, even the sea can be smoothly sent to Luoyang for the emperor to eat.
"That's different, there are a lot of differences between what you grabbed by yourself and what you directly made and sent to the front!"
The women realized that the Son of Heaven actually wanted to catch fish by himself, which seemed incredible in the eyes of others, but the women were not surprised - this Son of Heaven likes to do strange things when he has nothing to do, and fishing or something is nothing at all.
Talking and laughing, he soon came to the place where the hovering car was parked, and was about to take the car and leave directly, but he found a group of people surrounding it, as if there were local county soldiers.
"Something seems to have happened?"
Everyone looked at it, and the place where the group of people surrounded happened to be where they and others parked their cars.
"Is something wrong?"
Everyone walked a few steps quickly, and after a while, they came to the periphery of the crowd, Liu Xuan was tall, and he didn't need to squeeze forward to see what was going on.
When I saw the situation, I only felt that I couldn't cry or laugh.
This large group of people obviously joined in the fun, surrounding the hovercar in which they and the others were riding.
And there is also a circle of soldiers, all holding long knives with a cautious look, and rubbing forward one by one.
In the middle was his car, with the door open at the back of the car, and a round, fluffy little guy crouched in the doorway, licking his paws from time to time, scratching his face, and then yawning to show off the two little tiger teeth.
"Where did the tiger come from?"
"It looks like it came out of that car!"
"Whose car is that? Could it be that the tiger was caught and not closed?"
"I said, is such a big tiger cub so cautious? Doesn't it mean that our big Han's military horses are so strong that they can't even deal with a little tiger cub?"
"You just came here, didn't you?"
"yes!"
"Don't you see the broken swords on the ground, all of them were scratched by the tiger...... I don't know what kind of tiger this is, why it's so powerful! But fortunately, I didn't take the initiative to hurt anyone!"
“......”
While looking at the situation in the field, while listening to the discussions of the people next to him with tears and laughter, everyone also figured out the general situation at this time. ..., "The little guy is smart, it's good if he doesn't hurt anyone!"
As long as it doesn't hurt people, this matter will be easy to solve, but if it hurts people's lives, it will be troublesome!
The swords on the ground are not shoddy things, although this group of soldiers is a county soldier, but there is no difference between the weapons and equipment and the Han Forbidden Army, and the swords and the like are more unified equipment.
"It seems that Yueying's experiments are still worth looking forward to!"
As soon as I thought of this, I heard a shout next to me: "The forbidden army is coming, everyone quickly get out of the way!"
Turning around, I saw fifty forbidden soldiers running here under the leadership of a middle-aged man, and almost in the blink of an eye, they came to the front, and then the middle-aged man grabbed a county soldier and asked, and after understanding the situation, he didn't let the soldiers do it directly, but asked in surprise: "Whose car is this?"
Liu Xuan didn't speak, but asked a person beside him: "Isn't this person who leads the troops the Yingchuan Taishou Chen Palace Chen Fujun?"
At this time, it is generally called Taishou as the king, and the governor is called the governor such as the history of the assassin and the state pastor as the envoy, for example, in the romance, Liu Bei recognized his ancestors and returned to his ancestors to be crowned as the pastor of Yuzhou, and the future generations are called Liu Zhijun, and Chen Deng was called the prince of the palace when he was appointed as the Taishou of Guangling, which is a kind of honorific title.
And the person who was asked turned his head to take a look, and saw that Liu Xuan was so tall, and his clothes were not ordinary, so he said politely: "This person is Chen Qun Chen Changwen, who works in the county guard's mansion, not Chen Fujun!"