Liu Bei actually didn't have that much hatred for Cao Cao, he even got Cao Cao's help in his early years, if it wasn't for Cao Cao, he would have been killed by Lu Bu and Yuan Shu.

The hostile relationship between them stems mainly from differences in positions.

Cao Cao held the Son of Heaven hostage, and Liu Xie sent Liu Bei an edict begging him to save his life, and the two sides naturally had such a contradiction.

After that, Liu Bei also slowly developed into a prince in the south and joined the princes' struggle for hegemony.

In this way, he began to grab territory with Cao Cao, thus forming a natural hostile relationship.

But from a personal point of view, both Liu Bei and Guan Yu have received Cao Cao's kindness.

Therefore, from a personal emotional point of view, Liu Bei did not have a lot of hatred for Cao Cao, but felt some emotion after his death.

Shen Chen was different.

The souls of hundreds of villagers are still watching from the sky.

The eyes that didn't blink before Uncle Seven died were also recalled in his mind all the time, lingering.

When Cao Cao slaughtered Xuzhou, more than 30 people died in Guangshenchen's close relatives, and he could name and title each of them, among which there were seven or eight cousins who played with him since childhood.

The two sides are no longer as simple as deep hatred, but deep hatred.

At present, the five culprits of the slaughter of the city have also killed Cao Ren, Cao Hong, and Xiahou Dun before, and now with Cao Cao, it is not enough, and Xiahou Yuan will have to be sent in the future.

So Shen Chen wished that Cao Cao would die.

In his eyes, Cao Cao is a scumbag, how can he be like Liu Bei, with a faint trace of regret?

The only pity is that Cao Cao did not die in his hands, that's all.

At the end of January of the twenty-fifth year of Jian'an, Shen Chen returned to Jingzhou.

Getting the good news from Cao Cao did not bring any changes to Shen Chen, and for Liu Bei Group, there was not much change.

The difference is that the confidence of officials in Jingyi and above and below in the crusade against Jiangdong has increased by another layer.

And for Cao Wei, this year is obviously not a good year.

Cao Cao had just died at the end of last year, and in January the news spread throughout the north and south, causing panic among the people and civil unrest in various places. As soon as Cao Pi became the king of Wei, he was busy quelling the chaos everywhere.

In addition to Cao Wei's die-hard loyalists, many people in the bureaucratic class below have a much more disobedient attitude towards Cao Pi, and the Cao Wei clique's control over the local area has also declined a lot, which makes Cao Pi worried.

Fortunately, although the older generation is almost dead, the Cao Wei second-generation clan group can barely support the situation.

Like Cao Xiu, the thousand-mile horse of the Cao family, Cao Zhen, the famous general of the anti-Shu family, and Xiahou Shang, who is a minion in the heart, are all in their forties, and even Xiahou Ba is more than thirty, and they can all take on great responsibilities.

And in addition to Cao Xiu, Cao Zhen, Xiahou, Shangxiahou, and Ba, Cao Zhang is also a general.

It's just that Cao Zhang is Cao Cao's biological son, Cao Pi is still a little jealous of him, and he doesn't dare to give him military power after succeeding to the throne, and it is a pity to let him go to the country.

But even so, Cao Pi sent the second-generation children of the clan to guard everywhere and quell the rebellion, which still made the situation unstable.

Many people thought that the Han family was about to prosper, and there were countless people who submitted letters to the south, and even Liu Xie secretly gave him a lot more people, and there seemed to be many "loyal ministers" of the Han family in the imperial court overnight, which shows how serious the internal turmoil of Cao Wei was.

And the Cao Wei Group is already so difficult, let alone the Jiangdong Group.

Since the end of last year, Sun Quan's rear has been extremely unstable, Shanyue uprisings and rebellions have continued, and the wealthy families in various places have changed the direction of the wind, even if Cao Cao accepted Sun Quan before his death and made him the Marquis of Wu of Great Wei, it still can't stabilize people's hearts.

From the beginning of December to the end of January, there were more than a dozen rebellions, large and small, and the people of Jiangdong also turned away from the Sun regime, and the control of the grassroots was seriously affected, and Sun Quan was almost anxious.

The only good news is that since most of the families of the Jiangdong Group want to follow Cao Wei and don't want to follow Liu Bei, in order to prevent Liu Bei from really getting Jiangdong and destroying their interests, they can only grit their teeth and go all the way to the dark and continue to support Sun Quan.

On the other hand, although there was also civil unrest in the rear of Liu Bei's group, it was quickly pacified, and the people were also appeased, and they are currently actively recuperating and waiting for the start of the war against Jiangdong in the spring and summer of this year.

On 27 January, Shen Chen, the newly appointed pastor of Jingzhou and governor of Nanzhou, set off non-stop to inspect various places after sending his family back to Xiangyang.

Nanyang he didn't go.

Because Nanyang was not greatly affected, Zhou Budo also did a great job as the new Nanyang Taishou, not only appeasing the livelihood of the people in various places, but also dispatching the people to build a dam north of the Han River to prevent flooding on the north bank of the Han River from happening again.

Therefore, Shen Chen's main inspection places are Nanjun, Jiangxia and other places that were seriously affected by the flood, especially Jiangxia, this flood can be said to have almost destroyed the farmland reclaimed in the Anlu area before.

Now that we have to start all over again, we have to allocate grain funds to the people affected by the disaster, and we have to organize reclamation again, and the financial pressure on the state capital is actually quite large.

However, no matter how difficult it is, you have to grit your teeth and persevere, so you can only transfer spare grain and grass from Nanyang and Jingnan to subsidize the people of Nanjun and Jiangxia.

Xiangyang, Longzhong Township, Weiting.

In just over two months, the changes here seem to be earth-shattering.

After the floods passed last September, the pavilion turned into a sandy beach, which was originally flooded farmland and villages, covered with broken walls and a thick layer of mud and sand.

After the displaced people returned to their homeland, they were organized by the government to clean up the mud and use the washed up sediment from the river bottom to reclaim farmland.

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This was Shen Chen's instructions.

Because the silt at the bottom of the river is rich in nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium, which is very beneficial to the growth of crops, coupled with the fertilizer technology, if applied properly, it will be a good harvest month when it is harvested in May next year.

"Mao Changgong, this is the place where I gave lectures back then, it was originally a big township market, but now it has not been built, and it should be able to return to its former prosperity in a few months."

Shen Chen took Xue Yong, the new Taishou of Nanjun, to walk in the countryside.

Xue Yong is the son of Xue Lan, a general of Lu Bu, after Xue Lan was killed by Cao Cao, Xue Yong took refuge in Liu Bei, followed Liu Bei for many years, and was appointed by Liu Bei to Xiangyang after Shen Chen stepped down as the Taishou of Nanjun.

The two of them and more than a dozen people rode slowly on the country road to watch, and some of the surrounding villagers were building houses, some were clearing the mud in the fields, and some were pulling out the wheat that had been flooded in the fields, and they were already preparing to plant rice after spring.

It is usually planted in autumn and winter, and harvested in spring and summer, but last winter's war, the flood drowned the original wheat, and it is obviously no longer possible to alternate the cultivation of wheat and summer millet like Nanyang.

Therefore, the government simply took advantage of the Han water conservancy to build canals, ponds, and flood control dams along the river, divert water into the plain area to irrigate rice, and change the crops into Champa rice and Han rice.

In this way, even if there is a flood in the future, because the rice fields are more resistant to floods, and the Han River is to the north, there will be fewer droughts, which can greatly improve the vitality of crops.

"The governor knows astronomy and geography, and he saved hundreds of thousands of people in Xiangfan before the flood came, which is admirable."

Xue Yong looked at the busy countryside and couldn't help but sigh: "Now the villagers can return to their hometown and start a new life, all of this is due to the governor." ”

Shen Chen smiled and nodded: "Mao Changgong praised." ”

They continued to move forward.

Unexpectedly, there were many people gathered on the side of the country road in front of them, and people were scolding something with righteous indignation, and several villagers were quickly moving over there.

The group dismounted and leaned over to see the excitement.

"What's going on here?"

Shen Chen asked curiously.

One of the spectators said: "Someone stole cloth and was caught. ”

"Oh?"

Shen Chen frowned.

Longzhong Township is a place of moral model, but are there bandits now?

So he relied on his tall stature and looked over the crowd.

A lot of people around saw him.

But because Shen Chen hasn't been back to Longzhong Township for a long time, everyone only remembers his appearance when he was a teenager, and now he has tanned skin and is wearing coarse cloth civilian clothes, but he feels a little familiar, thinking that he is from the village, but no one recognizes him.

In the center of the besieged by everyone, a young man in ragged clothes bowed his head and said nothing, he had no clothes on his upper body, and his pants were also tattered, almost unclothed.

The owner of the cloth and his relatives tied his hands and shouted, "You thief who stole the cloth, you are really bold to come to our Longzhong Township to commit a crime, don't you know that this was once the place where Mr. Shen gave lectures?" ”

When the thief heard this, he immediately broke down and cried, "My house has been flooded, and there is really no way to come out and steal." ”

The owner of the cloth pointed around and said, "Your house is flooded, aren't we?" What's more, now that the government is also giving us food to eat and help us reclaim the fields and build houses, why do you still come out to steal? ”

The thief cried: "My father died of illness, only my mother and two younger sisters, there are no clothes at home, they can only curl up in bed for a day and do not go out, I am going to Xiangyang today to find some work, earn some money to buy a piece of cloth for my mother and sister to make clothes, passing by this township, I saw the cloth and moved evil thoughts, I plead guilty and willing to be punished, even if I kill my head, I just want to be able to send my clothes back, and don't let Mr. Shen know about it." ”

"I didn't expect him to be so pitiful."

"Even if you are pitiful, you can't steal, how many years have no one committed a crime in our Longzhong Township."

"Yes, when Mr. Shen was lecturing in the township, everyone would ask Mr. to comment on disputes when they encountered disputes, and Mr. always spoke convincingly. Since then, our township has been ashamed of breaking the law, even if Mr. Shen is no longer there, sometimes there is a lawsuit, thinking of Mr. Shen, they all quickly reconciled, this is the first time I have encountered thieves. ”

Everyone said.

The owner of the cloth saw that he was crying pitifully, and his heart softened for a while, so he said, "Forget it, for the sake of your mother's filial piety, let you go, and you can go back." ”

The thief immediately knelt down and kowtowed gratefully and said, "Thank you, thank you." ”

"Who's going to report it?"

At this time, several thieves came in through the crowd, and one of them muttered: "We haven't had a thief in Longzhong Township for many years, but we encountered it today, it's really strange." ”

The owner of the cloth said, "I reported it, but I saw that this man was pitiful, and decided to let him go, and you are really embarrassed." ”

Youzhi, who led the team, said: "Since that's the case, then so be it." ”

As he spoke, he prepared to go back.

But someone in the crowd shouted, "Wait! ”

Everyone looked at it at once.

I saw a tall man standing in the crowd, and it was he who spoke.

Shen Chen had actually lectured in Longzhong Township for three or four years, and he was still a teenager, and most of the rest of the time he was either fighting with Sun Quan, Cao Cao, or Huangmen Pavilion in Nanyang, and rarely returned to Longzhong.

Therefore, in the case of a great change in appearance, the villagers didn't recognize him at first, until someone looked at him more and more familiar, and asked tentatively: "Mr. Shen?" ”

"It's me."

Shen Chen grinned.

"Mr. Shen is back, oh no, General Zuo is back."

Immediately, the crowd was in an uproar.

Some people crowded around him, eager to say hello, some shouted excitedly, and some even ran away to go back and tell their families to come and see God.

"Everyone, everyone."

Shen Chen saw that the situation was about to get out of control, so he hurriedly pressed down with his hands and signaled quietly: "Today, I went back to Longzhong to inspect the countryside, just to see everyone's current situation, to see if the government is allocating disaster relief food, to see if anyone is lazy and lazy. ”

"No, no, every day the grain truck will be delivered on time, to send food to everyone, now the grain is stored in the warehouse built by the pavilion, every family has to receive, the old pavilion chiefs are also busy in the village every day, guiding everyone to rebuild, and the people of the Xiangyang government also come every day."

"Yes, it's all General Zuo's work. If it weren't for the general, all of us would have drowned. At the beginning, our Longzhong villagers heard that it was General Zuo who asked us to migrate, but we all set off immediately without stopping. ”

"Yes, I heard that some people in the next township and other counties are not happy to relocate, and after being forcibly moved, they speak ill of the general behind their backs. As a result, now, I'm afraid that I regret it so much that I can't wait to slap myself many times. ”

Everyone is talking.

Xue Yong said: "Ladies and gentlemen, now the governor is no longer General Zuo, but now he is the governor of Jingzhou and the governor of Nanzhou. ”

"The general has been promoted again? Uncle Huang has a good eye for people, so he should let a great talent like the governor be promoted. ”

"We have a gentleman in Jingzhou, so we can keep peace forever."

"By the way, what did the governor mean by slowing down just now?"

Everyone did not hesitate to praise them, and some people wondered why Shen Chen meant by saying slow just now.

Shen Chen walked out of the crowd and walked to the center of the crowd, in front of the cloth owner and the thief.

At this time, when the thief heard that Shen Chen was coming, he was so ashamed that he buried his head deep in the ground, and he wanted to find a crack to get into.

But Shen Chen walked straight up to him and said to him, "What's your name?" ”

"Wang ...... Wang Hei. ”

"Is that your real name?"

"Yes."

"Where do you live?"

"Fengting on the north shore of Longzhong."

"Are you sure?"

"Sure."

Wang Hei was a little more firm this time.

Shen Chen nodded and said: "Although the owner of the cloth is willing to let you go, but it is a fact that you steal, you should be punished, according to the crime of stealing, I sentenced you to two years in prison, do you have any complaints?" ”

The value of a piece of cloth in the Han Dynasty was still very high, and the value of a piece of linen cloth in the Eastern Han Dynasty was about 300 to 600 yuan in peace.

But now it is a troubled time, and the price of tight goods such as grain and cloth has skyrocketed, and the price of a piece of linen cloth is close to 1,000 yuan even in Jingzhou, where prices are relatively stable.

It doesn't look like much, but in terms of value, the law at the time was punishable by life imprisonment.

Because the "Hanshu Criminal Law Chronicle" says: "Take it is not a thief, and the "Law Order" says: The person who steals two taels of gold abandons the city, and this person gains (stolen goods), and the gains and losses are straight (worth) three taels of gold. ”

The crime of theft was a great crime in the Han Dynasty, divided into four levels, stealing 1 yuan to 22 yuan or items worth 1 to 22 yuan, and a fine of 1 tael.

Stealing items from 22 to 110 yuan is fined 4 taels.

110 to 220, off for 3 years.

220 to 660, off for 5 years.

660 pieces of five baht coins to two taels of gold, life imprisonment, engraved on the face.

If you have more than two taels of gold, you will abandon the market.

In the Han Dynasty, a pound of gold was worth 10,000 yuan, and sixteen taels were a catty, so one tael of gold was 625 yuan, and two taels of gold was 1,250 yuan.

That is to say, if you steal more than 1,250 money, you have to pull it and cut off your head.

The man stole a piece of sackcloth, which was worth nearly a thousand dollars, so according to the previous law, he had to engrave his face and be sentenced to life imprisonment.

But later, Shen Chen thought that this crime was too serious, so he canceled the death penalty for theft, and the maximum sentence was three to ten years, and the sentence was basically similar to that of later generations.

Hearing Shen Chen's words, the thief said without hesitation: "I admit the punishment." ”

"Hmm."

Shen Chen nodded, and then said to those ranks: "You go to Fengting to check and see if what he said is true, if it is true, then let Fengting send someone to the government to get a piece of cloth and send it to his house, and his mother and sister should be supported by the government, and let the villagers help his family cultivate some fields." ”

"Yui."

Several Youzhi hurriedly went to check.

The thief who called Wang Hei was astonished, and cried and said, "I have sinned, why does the gentleman provide for my family and give me a piece of cloth?" ”

Shen Chen said: "Jingzhou has suffered from floods, and many wives have been separated, and it is their obligation for the government to help provide disaster relief. As for giving you a piece of cloth, it is not a gift, but a loan. You stole for your mother and sister, and you are afraid that I will know your fault, which shows that you have filial piety and shame. Since you have filial piety and shame in your heart, you will be able to correct your mistakes, and I have done this precisely to urge you to change your ways. In the future, I hope you can behave well in prison and get out as soon as possible. In the future, don't feel humbled because of this incident, as long as you correct your mistakes and be an upright person, then everyone will respect you, and I hope you can understand my good intentions, and after you come out of prison, you will work hard to cultivate or work hard, support your mother and sister, and return the half of the cloth I lent you as soon as possible, and when you can pay it back depends on your efforts and determination. ”

Hearing this, Wang Hei couldn't cry, and kept kowtowing: "I, Wang Hei, will never commit another crime from now on, and if Mr. and the people of Longzhong send me anything in the future, I am willing to be a cow and a horse to repay me." ”

"Go ahead."

Shen Chen waved his hand and motioned for the thief to take him away.

See this.

Xue Yong finally understood why Shen Chen was so respected in the township, and couldn't help but sigh deeply: "No wonder the world says that the governor is a saint in the world, and such a moral religion is probably only available to the ancient sages." The depth of Longzhong Shengde's influence is far greater than the power of punishment! ”