Silver Fox of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 39 Goodbye Zhuge Xuan

Although the relationship with Gan Ning was light and deep, Gan Ning was straightforward. Even though he had studied, he was often rejected due to personality problems.

For example, when he was under Liu Zhang, he rebelled against Yizhou because he disliked Liu Zhang and his son.

Later, under Liu Biao's subordinates, he said he would leave because he was frustrated, and wanted to go down the river to Sun Quan in Jiangdong.

So although Shen Chen's words were very sensitive, Gan Ning felt very comfortable listening to them.

He is a person who can do whatever he wants, these are his true thoughts, Shen Chen just spoke his mind.

For a while, she and Shen Chen were like a pair of friends who have forgotten their age, they talked a lot of heart-to-heart things, and they were very happy when they talked about it.

Soon the dishes came out, and Gan Ning, who is rich and powerful, was really extravagant, the food was all venison and bear's paws, no wonder he was not liked by others.

He co-authored a rich second generation who came to the military camp to experience life, and his immediate boss Zhang Yun didn't have such luxury.

Seeing such a rich meal, Deng Hong, who was still reserved before, suddenly felt that the dry food he ate before was not tasty, and even dried several bowls of venison.

Although he gained weight by eating late night snacks, Shen Chen was growing up, so naturally he would not refuse anyone who came, and his mouth was full of greasy food.

The two chatted happily with Gan Ning, and after eating, they chatted about some scriptures and articles, and then went to sleep.

The next day, the grandparents and grandchildren were ready to leave again, Gan Ning sent them outside the south gate, and when they parted, he said, "Ah Chen is extremely intelligent, what are your plans for the future?"

Shen Chen glanced at Nanyang in the distance, and said softly: "Nanyang will be full of wars in the next few years. I want to grow here. At that time, you can lead your troops to leave Zhang Yun and walk with me."

"Liu Biao won't mind?"

Gan Ning was puzzled.

Breaking away from Zhang Yun is equivalent to breaking away from Liu Biao, which is considered another defection, and how could Liu Biao let the forces beyond his control be in his own territory?
Shen Chen said with a smile: "Liu Biao can't wait, he needs someone to guard the northern gate for him in Nanyang, as long as he is respected, even if he listens to the tune or not, he can't control it. Just wait and see, I will tell you next year What should you do."

"OK then."

Gan Ning nodded, probably because he has read books and has the ability to distinguish talents and learning, so he admires Shen Chen's knowledge very much.

However, Gan Ning also understands that reading only increases one's wisdom, and it does not mean that one can understand the situation of the world after reading a book, so he is just listening to it now, and it will take time to verify it until he is convinced.

It's as if there are a large number of Confucian scholars in Jingzhou now who often discuss the general trend of the world, but Sima Hui, a famous scholar in Yingchuan, dismisses them. Only Zhuge Liang and Pang Tong can fall into his eyes.

It is because although these Confucian scholars have read books, their ability to analyze the situation is very poor, and they are far from the realm of Pang Tong and Zhuge Liang, so naturally they cannot.

However, Shen Chen's analysis seems to be very reasonable. For example, he said that the reason for the war in Nanyang was the chaos in Guanzhong. Wuguan came to Nanyang.

In addition, after the situation in Henan stabilizes, the princes of Henan will definitely covet the land and population of Nanyang.Liu Biao doesn't practice martial arts, and his military ability is very poor. At that time, there will definitely be conflicts in Nanyang.

But after all, these are just judgments of the current situation. Whether it can be fulfilled or not needs to be based on facts. Therefore, Gan Ning does not believe what others say. When he finds that what Shen Chen said is correct in the future, he will naturally make his choice.

After bidding farewell to Gan Ning, the grandparents and grandchildren set off again in a donkey cart, arrived at the wharf in the south of Fancheng, boarded a ferry boat, and crossed the river to Xiangyang.

The Han River is magnificent, and Xiangyang still stands on the other side of the river. It and the Nanyang Basin in the north seem to be two worlds.

The Nanyang Basin stretches as far as the eye can see, except for the dense forests and the vast grassland-like plains, only the faint outlines of the Funiu Mountains and the Dabie Mountains can be vaguely seen in the distance.

Xiangyang, on the other hand, is nestled at the easternmost part of the Daba Mountain, a branch of the Qinling Mountains. Behind it, it seems to be surrounded by boundless mountains, surrounded by lush greenery and trees.

Surrounded by forests, the first thing that catches the eye is the vast land on the northeast bank, where countless cottages and dwellings are neatly arranged row by row, spreading from the distant Xianshan Mountain all the way to the bank of the Han River, stretching for more than ten kilometers.

A large number of Xiangyang people live on the land here, and most of them are aristocratic families.For example, Pang's, Kuai's and Cai's in Xiangyang.

When Liu Biao first came to Jingzhou, he relied on these three great families to gain a foothold.

Now since Pang Ji, who helped Liu Biao win Jingzhou, died of illness in the Pang family, Lord Pang De is unwilling to become an official. Therefore, at the official level, Cai and Kuai are the main ones.

However, most of these two clans lived in the city, and the large area of ​​land outside the city near the Han River was mostly inhabited by the Pang family and other ordinary people. In later generations, Xiangyang had an inner ring road, near the Dongjin Bridge, and the Pang family ancestral hall.

The boat that the grandparents and grandchildren took was not an ordinary boat, but a large boat that could accommodate hundreds of people. At this time, there happened to be a migrating clan coming from Guanzhong.

Deng Hong and Shen Chen talked with the relocated troops on the road, and learned that they were from Shangluo, Guanzhong, and their surname was Zhang. Since the beginning of this year, there was great chaos in Guanzhong, and there was no one left in Dingkou, so they had to move to Jingzhou.

After inquiring, I found out that the Zhang surnamed clan was considered powerful in Shangluo. The family owned more than [-] hectares of land and barely survived last year's severe drought.But since this year, the situation in Guanzhong has been getting worse.

The main reason is drought, plague, locust plague and other problems, and the secondary reason is internal discord among Li Jue, Guo Si and others.

At the beginning of this year, Li Jue killed Fan Chou, which led to the publicization of the conflict. The two sides summoned friends and friends to attack each other in Chang'an City and the surrounding area of ​​Chang'an.

The key point is that they let it go, and even sent troops to plunder the people.The people were not rich in the first place, but now the situation is worse, even the powerful can't support it, so they can only choose to leave their hometown.

During the process of questioning, Shen Chen got a key piece of information. The emperor Liu Xie was held hostage by Li Jue, and Guo Si held Yang Biao, Zhang Xi and other ministers hostage.

It seems that history is still advancing according to his process, and nothing has changed because of this little butterfly from Xuzhou.

Maybe it almost changed.

For example, if Cao Ren is killed, then Cao Cao's next few battles may have great changes as a result.

But in that case Liu Bei's situation will be very bad.

So Shen Chen could only swallow this breath for the time being, and wait for an opportunity in the future to avenge the hundreds of relatives gathered in Zangyang.

After the grandfather and grandson got off the boat, they bid farewell to the Zhang family, and then drove slowly to Xiangyang City in a donkey cart.

This city, which will be precarious for more than 1000 years in the future, at this time, due to the chaos in the north, the number of people has increased by leaps and bounds.

Yizhou and Jingzhou are considered to be two of the few relatively stable areas at present. Therefore, all industries are prosperous, commerce and trade are developed, and there are countless foreign merchants and migrants from south to north, bringing prosperity to this ancient city.

After entering the city, what you can see is a scene of various market conditions. Along the east street, there are many shops on the left and right, hawkers on the street shouting hard, and countless merchants and people shuttle through the time.

There are few beggars in ragged clothes on the streets. Compared with the countless misery seen along the way from Xuzhou, Jingzhou can be regarded as a short-lived peaceful paradise, uncontested with the world.

What's more important is that this is far from reaching its peak. Liu Biao has just pacified Jingzhou for less than four years. In the past few years, there has been a severe drought in the north, but the weather in the south has been relatively smooth, and the grain production has remained stable, which has created this prosperous world.

A few years later, when Liu Biao completely pacified Jingnan, the power and the overall strength of Jingzhou reached a very high level, with more than [-] armored men, stronger than Cao Cao at that time.

Going south from the East Street, Deng Hong asked the gate guard for a notification when he arrived at Zhou Mu's mansion in the city. When he learned that Deng's grandparents had finally arrived, Liu Biao ordered them to be taken to the central hall.

After entering the atrium, what was surprising was that besides Liu Biao, there were several people in the atrium, and one of them was actually an acquaintance.

Zhuge Xuan.

After Deng Hong and Shen Chen entered the door, they first saluted Liu Biao and said, "Hong and Chen have met the envoy."

"sit."

Liu Biao looked around and introduced: "These are the descendants of the Deng family who migrated from Xuzhou, Deng Hong, whose style name is Youshuo, and his grandson Shen Chen. I saw that they are known for their talents, so I recruited them."

After finishing speaking, he pointed to another person and said, "Deng Hong Chen Chen, let me introduce you. This is my master book, Kuai Liang, styled Zirou."

The two looked over.

I saw Kuai Liang sitting in the first seat below Liu Biao's right hand, apparently of high status, about forty years old, with a sharp face, a goatee, and sharp eyes.

"I've seen Master Kuai."

The two saluted.

Kuai Liang also bowed his hands and nodded.

Liu Biao pointed to another person and said, "This is Deng Yi who is in charge of my administration, named Zixiao."

"I met Deng Zhizhong."

Deng Hong asked curiously: "I wonder if there are new savages in Zhizhong?"

Deng Yi replied, "I am from Zhangling."

"Oh."

Deng Hong didn't speak anymore.

The Deng family in Nanyang is a rich family, but it does not mean that all people with the surname Deng in Nanyang are descendants of Deng Yu.

For example, Deng Ai may not be a descendant of Deng Yu, but there are others with the surname Deng, who may have belonged to the same family 800 years ago, but now they have been distinguished from Deng Yu's descendants.

Liu Biao continued to introduce: "This is my job, Liu He, the word prison."

Liu Laozhi?
Shen Chen next to him looked surprised.

Deng Hong saluted and said, "Don't drive if you have seen it."

Shen Chen reacted fairly quickly, and immediately saluted.

Liu He didn't pay attention to this, and nodded his head in the same way.

The last person was Zhuge Xuan.

Zhuge Xuan said with a smile: "You Shuo and I have known each other for a long time without asking for an introduction."

"You have known each other before."

Liu Biao was very surprised, and suddenly slapped his forehead again and said, "Oh right, look at my brain, Yin Yi came from Xuzhou, and so did You Shuo, could it be on the way?"

Zhuge Xuan nodded and said, "We met in Yuzhang. If it wasn't for Ah Chen, I'm afraid Xuan would have become Liu Yao's ghost."

"What happened?"

Liu Biao asked.

Zhugexuan told the whole story, and finally said: "According to what Ah Chen said, I asked Yuan Shu for help, and at the same time sent a letter to Zhu Hao. Sure enough, Yuan Shu didn't lead the troops to help, but Zhu Hao brought Liu Yao When the army arrived in Yuzhang, if I hadn’t written him a long time ago, I wouldn’t have returned to Jingzhou safely.”

When everyone heard his words, they looked at Shen Chen differently.

(End of this chapter)