Weird Three Kingdoms

In Sichuan and Shu.

All kinds of strange events that happened in the construction of the road were reported to Chuanzhong immediately.

If there is a problem, of course it must be solved.

To solve the problem itself, not to solve the problem.

As an important decision maker for back-up support, Xu Shu naturally wanted to solve problems for Xu Huang who was on the front line, even if it was a new problem that Xu Shu had never encountered before.

Xu Shu came to Ma Heng.

There is a branch of Wensi in Sichuan and Shu, and the person in charge is Ma Heng.

Ma Heng has been running around in recent years. The earliest time was in Hanzhong, then he went to Longyou, and after returning to Chang'an to report his work, he was dispatched to Chuanshu to build a branch of Wensi in Chuanzhong.

Because You Wen Si is a double line of light and dark, it is easy to say on the bright side. It is just some clerical work, passing on the writing and collecting the files, so it is also very easy to recruit and resettle. Some people also built it.

However, the personnel of the dark line are generally not very easy to find.

Ma Heng has been busy with this matter for a while.

"Meet the envoy..." Ma Heng bowed his hands to Xu Shu in salute, "Heng is late, and I hope you will forgive me. 』

Xu Shu said with a smile, stretched out his hand to invite him, "No need to be polite, please take a seat. 』

Xu Shu glanced at the dust on Ma Heng's face, "Zhong Chang has worked hard.Can you gain something in Guanghan County? 』

Before Ma Heng came to see Xu Shu, he set up a framework for Wensi in Guanghan County. On the one hand, he visited the countryside, and on the other hand, he looked for hidden talents. After receiving Xu Shu's order, he came from Guanghan County.

"My subordinates are located in Lu County, and they have found Wang Luoyang's descendants..." Ma Heng smiled, "It can be said that he is a virtuous person, and he has been conferred on him for a long time, and the aftermath can be seen..."

"After Wang Luoyang? "Xianzai Xianzai, the king of my county"? ' Xu Shu asked.

Ma Heng smiled, "Exactly. ' Then he said, 'Wang Luoyang is clean and honest, he doesn't take people's wealth, and he doesn't accept offerings, so that his family is poor, has no land, and is almost hungry and thirsty. Even so, it is rare for his family to continue to study and work diligently. ..."

Xu Shu also nodded and said, "I have heard that Wang Luoyang has been in office for three years, and the civil affairs are one of the cleanest.After Wang Luoyang died, there were people who paid homage to the road, lamented the injustice of the sky, and accepted this sage, and after three years of Luoyang, no officials took the city arrogantly.

Ma Heng also sighed.

Xu Shu waved his hand, "Since you are a wise man, if you can use it, you should treat it kindly.Alright, I call Zhong Chang here today, I really have something important to discuss..."

"Envoy, please speak. ' said Ma Heng cupped his hands.

"Does Zhong Chang know about the labor service in Nanzhong? ' Xu Shu asked.

Ma Heng frowned slightly, "The envoy said... about the labor epidemic? 』

Xu Shu nodded slowly.

"The meaning of the envoy is..." Ma Heng asked in a low voice.

Xu Shu stroked his beard and said, "After General Xu got the news, he swiftly attacked to stop the chaos.However, I always feel that this matter is a little strange, and I hope Zhongchang will investigate in many ways and check one or two..."

Ma Heng bowed his head and took orders, "This is my subordinate's responsibility. 』

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What are the best places to spy on news?

Maybe later generations will say, driver, bodyguard, secretary...

But in the Han Dynasty, there was only one person who could get access to important news and whose position was not dangerous.

Book left.

The left of the book is the left official who is in charge of the document.Also known as the door under the book left, under the position, under the history.

Not only is there Shu Zuo in the Shangshu Table of the Central Court, but also in general states, counties and counties, there are Shu Zuo, which should be removed by the prefects of the prefectures.Sometimes, the inner and outer books are divided into the left. The inner and the left are the subordinate officials who are close to the governor of the state and county, and they are called the door under the door.

Zhang Gong is such a book left.

He has been in Sichuan and Shu for a long time. As early as Liu Zhangzhi, he was already a junior official in Guanghan County. Later, he was transferred to Mianyang, and only recently came to Chengdu to serve as Chengdu Shuzuo.

Duke Zhang was wearing a scholar's robe, which was supposed to be dark blue, but after rinsing several times, it faded slightly and turned white.He hung a cloth bag around his waist, which contained some things, and slowly left the residence and went to the market.

"Zhang Shuzuo, are you busy? ' Fang Ding saw Duke Zhang and said hello.

Zhang Gong nodded, smiled, didn't say anything, didn't explain why he was here, and what he was going to do...

Is Duke Zhang an idiot?Obviously not.So unless he needs the Fang Ding to do something, or wants to let the Fang Ding reveal some news, a normal person will not go to a nodding friend to explain in detail what he is going to do next. .

Zhang Gong is very careful.

Be careful to live long.

Chengdu is now very prosperous, with people coming and going on the streets.

People like this kind of prosperity, and they also enjoy this kind of prosperity, and Zhang Gong also likes it, but there is a problem, that is, to enjoy the prosperity well, it takes a lot of money.

Prosperity can only be enjoyed if you have money. Otherwise, all these prosperity belong to others and have nothing to do with Zhang Gong, right?
Zhang Gong bypassed the street and went to the market.

In the market, there are more people coming and going, and there are more interesting goods, such as mellow wine, high-quality mutton, and if there is more money, there are even Damas from the Western Liang and Hu Nu from the Western Regions. It's all possible...

What?Book?
No, Duke Zhang is not interested in books.

For Duke Zhang, the book is just a tool he uses to climb, so he has no interest in further research on this tool.

It's just that he is still a Shuzuo, and he has just been transferred to Chengdu. He has to be careful about everything, so he walked into the bookstore, and then looked around, found the cheapest anthology and paid for it. The money, in hand, came out.

Another turn, Zhang Gong walked into a small restaurant, asked for some food and tea, and then asked for a small pot of good wine and a small plate of lamb shank. While looking at the anthology, he slowly started eating and drinking. .

With the gradual enrichment of social materials, the rule of two meals a day has gradually lost its original binding force.

In fact, in ancient times, in the tribal era, because of the underdeveloped productive forces, people were not bound by any concept system, nor did they have any worldly concepts, so basically they would eat what they had, eat when they were hungry, and not eat when they were not hungry. This is the term for eating at a certain time.It was not until the Shang and Zhou dynasties, with the birth and improvement of the etiquette and law system, that we began to eat at regular and fixed points, and slowly began to form a system of two meals a day.
Because there were no electric lights in ancient times and candles were too expensive, except on special days such as the Shangyuan Festival, they could go out to play at night. The general ancient people did not have nightlife. The last day has passed, which is why the ancients only ate two meals a day, after all, there was not much time for activities.

But this is only for ordinary situations. In fact, during the Han Dynasty, the wealthier nobles, especially the emperors, had already started the "four meals a day" model, and these four meals were "dan food" and "day food". , "Evening Food", "Evening Food", respectively breakfast, lunch, dinner, supper.

For example, the current restaurants in Chengdu, basically because of the needs of customers, sometimes some people eat early, sometimes some people eat late, and finally they turn on the stove most of the day, cooking and eating whenever they want. .The cheap ones include boiled porridge and soup, the better ones have side dishes, and the better ones are like the wine and braised pork that Zhang Gong eats...

No matter how good it is, then go to the big restaurant.

Zhang Gong never went to big restaurants, he only came to such less conspicuous small restaurants.

"Brother Zhang, this book is good..." For some unknown reason, there was a middle-aged man who looked like a businessman beside Mr. Zhang, who seemed to be looking for something to say.

When Duke Zhang heard it, he put down the anthology, "It's really good... um, do you want to read it? 』

The middle-aged man with the appearance of a businessman smiled and said, "As much as you wish, I don't dare to invite you. 』

Zhang Gong handed over the collection of works, then lowered his head and continued to eat and drink.Eat a small mouthful of wheat rice, add some vegetables, then drink a mouthful of wine and eat a small piece of meat.Eat slowly and concentrate.

The middle-aged man flipped through it for a while, then smiled and said: "It's really good, the original book is returned, thank you very much... Uh, let me ask, this book was bought in the bookstore?Is there any more in the library? 』

Zhang Gong raised his head, took the collection with a smile, and nodded, "Naturally, I bought it at the bookstore, the one not far away. When I went to buy it, there were a few more..."

The two began to discuss as if they were very interested in the content of the anthology.

Zhang Gong seems to have deliberately flipped through the sentences and paragraphs in the anthology, and then more smiles appeared on his face...

After a while, the middle-aged businessman left first.

Zhang Gong collected the collection and continued to eat.

He quickened the pace of his meal.

After a while, he also finished eating, called the shopkeeper to meet the account, and then walked home in a hurry.

When he got home, he closed the courtyard door, then entered the house, closed the door again, and then Mr. Zhang breathed a sigh of relief. He couldn't wait to take out the anthology from his arms, held it in both hands, and then took it out from the anthology. After grabbing a piece of flying money, he threw the collection of essays away, then put his face on the flying money, took a breath in intoxication, and laughed madly, his face flushed, as if he had drank a jar. The most fragrant drink.

After a while, Zhang Gongcai took a long breath, and then walked to the corner of the house. One person moved a cabinet slightly, then moved the blue bricks under the original cabinet, and took out from under the blue bricks. A lacquer box wrapped in oiled paper.

Inside the lacquer box, there is still oil paper wrapped, and some lime powder that is insect-proof and anti-corrosion.

In the center of the box is a cloth bag.

Zhang Gong carefully took out the cloth bag, took out another stack of flying money from the cloth bag, and then counted it happily.Although Duke Zhang knew the amount of flying money in his heart and counted it many times, he still carefully counted it again, put the newly obtained flying money on it, and put the bag back in satisfaction. Go back to the lacquer box, and then do the reverse of what you just did...

Zhang Gong stood up, then patted the cabinet, just like he patted the guards guarding money, then picked up the collection again, then opened it, took out another clipped note, and glanced at it. After that, he frowned, "What is this? 』

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Ma Heng was a little troubled.

He was in charge of Chuan Shu's Youwen Division, not because he was good at fighting spies, but because Ma Heng was relatively old in terms of qualifications and loyal enough on the other hand.

As for things like doing things calmly, they are actually relatively secondary conditions. After all, there are actually many people who work calmly. If this is the primary condition, then wouldn't Dong He be the most suitable?
Dong He's work is not stable.Honest and calm, isn't it the most appropriate?In fact, it is not suitable, because no matter how calm Dong He is, he is all under Liu Yan and Liu Zhang, so Dong He can serve as the prefect, or even the prefect, but he cannot serve as the secretary of Youwen.

Because the power of Yu Wensi is far greater and more terrifying than what is seen on the bright side, if it is controlled by someone with dissent, the consequences will be unimaginable.

If Ma Heng had come to Sichuan earlier, he might have been better in the face of the current situation, at least he would not have been so stretched in staffing.

There are too many points to be controlled, and too few manpower. In any case, everyone has twelve hours. It is impossible to watch another person in another place at the same time.

And if the matter is entrusted to ordinary soldiers, or inspectors, etc., the news may be leaked accidentally, and the spies will notice it...

Xu Shu felt that there were some spies in Chuan and Shu, after all, there were all of them in Chang'an. There was no reason to say that Chuan and Shu would be a pure soil.So this time, after Xu Huang arrived in Chuanzhong, the outbreak of the epidemic in the labor camp may not be man-made, or someone may have secretly sabotaged it.

What Ma Heng has to do now is to not only screen the officials of Sichuan and Shu, make a complete survey, and establish a complete file, but also cooperate with Xu Shu and Xu Huang on the current situation. Emergency investigations are carried out. As a result, the time for the establishment of the news agency is relatively short, and the problem of insufficient manpower is more obvious.

At the same time, Ma Heng will not only have to deploy in Sichuan and Shu in the future, but also need to extend his tentacles, so in fact, don't look at Ma Heng's quick response, but in fact, the trouble is not small.

Even if you are troubled, you still have to eat.

When the sun was setting, Ma Heng returned home.

Because of the continued political instability in Jingzhou and Cao Cao's blood-drawing strategy for Jingzhou, the Ma clan, like the Pang clan and the Huang clan, began to move to Guanzhong and other relatively stable areas.

Some of the Ma family went to Chang'an, some went to Chuanshu, and of course some continued to stay in Jingzhou.

Most of the nobility houses are like this, and they never say put all their eggs in one basket.

As the builder of Chuanshu Youwen Division, Ma Heng would have to stay in Chuanshu for a long time if there were no unexpected circumstances, so he settled his own home in Chengdu.At the same time, in addition to Ma Heng's own family papers, there are also his fourth brothers.

Ma Heng's eldest brother stayed in Jingzhou, the third brother went to Chang'an, and the fourth brother came to Sichuan.

It is a regular configuration of aristocratic families.

The eldest inherits the family business in his hometown, and the rest of the children are scattered like seeds, which may wither or grow into a tree that is even taller and more majestic than before. At that time, it will represent the family, not just the one in the hometown. support...

Chengdu has an academy, and Ma Heng's fourth brother also went to school in the academy, which was earlier than Ma Heng's return.

During the meal, Ma Heng's fourth brother seemed to have noticed that Ma Heng's expression was slightly wrong, but he didn't say anything directly, but waited until after the meal to ask what happened to Ma Heng.

Ma Heng waved his hand, "Fourth brother, you can study with peace of mind, you don't need to worry about these matters.By the way, in fact, I have always wanted to ask you, why don't you go to Chang'an?Chang'an's Academy is definitely better than Chengdu's. 』

On the one hand, Ma Heng was kept secret, and on the other hand, he did not want to distract Ma Liang from his studies.

Ma Liang smiled, "But there are so many people in Chang'an...and there will be more and more..."

"What's the meaning? Ma Heng said with a frown, "Is it bad that there are so many people in the school?Mutual benefit and common promotion. 』

Ma Liang nodded, "No, there won't be any mutual benefit soon... We all have to take exams, but it's not the previous Juxiao Lian, reputation and so on are no longer useful, so... Hehe, I heard It is said that the students who are admitted to Chang'an are basically going to Longyou... So even if I go to Chang'an, I can't stay, so I might as well come to Sichuan. 』

"Is that so..." Ma Heng thought for a while, then nodded, "So, are you ready to serve in Sichuan?Why?Longyou is actually okay too..."

"No," Ma Liang shook his head and said, "Sooner or later Longyou will have problems... Chuanshu is better, and looking at the layout of the hussars, Chuanshu is the place to be rushed, it can enter Jingzhou in the east, and take over Jiaozhou in the south. , I can do business, shepherd, farm, defend, fight, no matter what I do in the future, I will have a chance... a bigger chance than in Chang'an..."

Ma Heng thought for a while, nodded, and then asked, "What do you mean by saying that Longyou will have problems sooner or later?Now that Long You has been conferred the head of the North Palace, what else could be wrong? 』

"Beijing is dead, and there are Nangong, Xigong..." Ma Liang said with a smile, "Xiqiang is different from Dongqiang, after all, raw wheat rice has to be cooked for a while... There will definitely be some Qiang people who don't like it, or are not used to the rules of the Han family, so... it's like the Southern Xiongnu... Well, second brother, since you don't want to say what troubles are, it must be a secret thing, so the younger brother I don't need to ask more, but, my brother has some suggestions. Would you like to hear it? 』

"Tell me about it..." Ma Heng nodded.

"The essentials of government affairs are nothing but personnel.In human affairs, when people do something, they must have a plan. "Ma Liang said slowly, "Fame, fortune and hatred, nothing more than that.When things are not set in time, they seek their effects based on their causes, but they often fail to obtain them. If things are settled, it is easy to push the causes based on their effects.Does the second brother think so? 』

Ma Heng listened, frowned and thought for a moment, nodded, and then smiled: "I have been taught today!Haha...Fame, fortune and hatred, that's true, it's true..."