Silver Fox of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 170 That idiot came to Jingzhou
After coming out of Liu Biao's mansion, Shen Chen was actually sweating profusely from behind.

He has a stronger personality and a bit more staunch, but he is not stupid. No matter how low his EQ is, he still knows what Liu Biao wants to do.

From the beginning to the present today, it has been extreme pulling.

Liu Biao wanted to formally conscript him into an official position, so he found an excuse that he disliked the low starting point of enlistment and was more ambitious and wanted a position as a macai.

It happened to be a great kindness to help others to raise talents. Liu Biao thought that Shen Chen wanted to strengthen the bond with him, so he didn't take it seriously and readily agreed.

After all, for Liu Biao, Shen Chen's entire clan was in Nanyang, and his grandfather married a daughter of the Cai family, so they were considered relatives with him, and they were almost half tied together, so there was absolutely no reason not to hang out with him.

Therefore, Liu Biao never expected that the reason why Shen Chen didn't want to become an official under his command was that he knew that he would not live long, and he didn't want to end up with the reputation of betraying his master.

Later, when Liu Biao talked about offering sacrifices to heaven and earth, Shen Chen was even more afraid to show his head.

In this kind of thing, whoever takes the lead will die.

Once it gets out, there will be an uproar in the entire Jingzhou, and the pressure of public opinion will be very great.

And if the world knows that Shen Chen supports Liu Biao's proclaiming emperor, then he will be done.

In the past few years, he has been impassioned everywhere in Jingzhou, saying that Cao Cao is a traitor, we want to attack Cao Cao, rescue the emperor, and help the Han Dynasty.

Turning around, he supported Liu Biao to proclaim himself emperor, and if he started again, his previous reputation would be gone, and his personality would also collapse.

So in this matter, it is definitely impossible for him to support Liu Biao.

Just now Liu Biao obviously wanted to test.

Shen Chen's choice was to evade it with a strategy that Liu Biao could not choose, and it also made him lose the idea of ​​asking himself whether he supported him as emperor.

So to a certain extent, the two sides are also fighting wits and courage, and eight hundred minds are fighting each other.

Fortunately, they were all fooled by Shen Chen, otherwise, if Liu Biao really proclaimed himself emperor in the future, and he became his supporter, his reputation and reputation would be completely ruined. This was something he couldn't bear.

Now Shen Chen seemed to be able to sense that Liu Biao's desire to proclaim himself emperor had increased, and he had even started to test the officials' attitudes directly. It can be seen that the future, like in history, offering sacrifices to heaven and earth, and traveling in the emperor's carriage, is probably not far away.

After reluctantly prevaricating Liu Biao, Shen Chen became white again, and it was still early when he returned to Deng Hong's home, so he greeted the sixth grandmother Cai who had just returned home, and drove to Longzhong with Shen Qi Dengpi.

It is already December, the weather is gloomy, and the north wind is howling.Although Xiangyang is located in the south, there are large plains on both sides of the Han River, which are suitable for growing millet and wheat but not rice.

So after leaving the city, along the country road, the carriage shuttled to the pavilions in the countryside. Sitting in the carriage, you can see large fields and endless wheat ears.

In winter, there is a lot of yellow everywhere, withered trees and yellow grass leaves, only the wheat fields on both sides of the road are green and full of vitality.

Shen Chen sat cross-legged in the carriage like this, the countryside was blowing with a cool breeze, the fields were full of busy villagers, children ran around, some adults were resting on the edge of the field, some were weeding in the field, and some carried Hoes are ready to go home.

"Wang Wang Wang!"

A watchdog suddenly ran to the side of the road and barked at the carriage.

At that time, chickens and dogs were two kinds of animals that must be kept in the small-scale peasant economy. Lao Tzu once said that "in a small country with few people, chickens and dogs hear each other", because dogs can not only guard the house, but also be used for food in times of famine, which can be regarded as reserves. food.

Generally speaking, the guard dog will be kept in the yard, so as not to bump into the outsiders who come and go or the dignitaries who go out to play in the city, so as not to cause trouble to the upper body.

But this dog seems to have escaped from a yard door that was not closed properly.

Someone shouted and cursed: "Dahuang, you are going to die, what are you screaming in broad daylight?"

A boy walked out of a house with a courtyard in the township road on the left. The boy was holding a scroll of bamboo slips in his hand. He seemed to be reading a book just now when he was startled by the barking of dogs and chased him out.

"Stop."

When Shen Chen saw the boy, he asked Shen Qi Dengpi to stop the carriage.

The young man rushed up to grab the dog, and suddenly noticed a person in the carriage next to him looking at him with a smile.

For a moment he was a little dazed, and after a brief moment of stupefaction, the boy jumped up and screamed in ecstasy: "Master! Master is back!"

This boy is Xie Hui, one of Shen Chen's resident students.

"Ahui, you've grown taller again."

Shen Chen sat on the carriage and looked at him with a smile. Xie Hui was only one year younger than him, but he looked like a ten-year-old elementary school student.

This is because the people at the bottom of the Han Dynasty were generally undernourished and their development was relatively slow, unlike his family who was a rich peasant, who often ate eggs and goat milk when he was a child, and his body was relatively strong.

In addition, there is a certain genetic relationship, so Xie Hui, a student, looks very short in front of Shen Chen, as if he is four or five years behind in age, and one can't help but feel that the other party is a child.

"Master is also stronger."

Xie Hui quickly ran to the side of the carriage, scratched his head with a silly smile and said, "Master, will you leave in the future?"

"I won't leave for the time being, I plan to come back to teach first."

Shen Chen smiled and said, "Where are your parents?"

Xie Hui said apologetically: "My parents went to the city to play music, but I didn't expect that the door was left open and bumped into Master."

"It's okay."

Shen Chen patted his head, smiled and said, "Go and inform everyone that school will start tomorrow."

"it is good."

Xie Hui suddenly became excited.

Although he often reads books in the days when there is no teacher, it is like there is no guiding light in the dark, which always makes him confused.

Now Shijun is finally back, and he can learn knowledge eagerly again.

"Close the door tightly, don't let rhubarb come out."

Shen Chen looked at the watchdog, who was slapped twice by Xie Hui at this time, and hid behind Xie Hui with his tail between his legs, whining, and suddenly found it interesting, thinking that it would be good to raise a few dogs to watch the house.

"only!"

Xie Hui originally wanted to say yes, but suddenly remembered Professor Shi Jun's etiquette, so he stood at attention seriously, bowed his hands and saluted.

"good."

Shen Chen nodded approvingly, and ordered Shen Qi Deng Pi to set off again.

And Xie Hui kept his saluting posture like this, facing Shen Chen's leaving back until he disappeared at the end of the road, then he got up and jumped up excitedly.

"Shijun is back, Shijun is back, it's still early, I must notify everyone as soon as possible."

He simply pulled Rhubarb out of the house, and ran out by himself, shouting everywhere in the villages and pavilions, spreading the news of Shen Chen's return everywhere.

All of a sudden, several pavilions around the Sui Pavilion in the east of Longzhong Township knew about the incident, and there was a sensation.

After Shen Chen passed the pavilion where Xie Hui was, he arrived at Sui Pavilion.

After not coming back for a year, Suiting is still the same.

When passing by the yard I bought, I saw a middle-aged man coming out and locking the door.

"Mr. Wang."

Shen Chen stopped the carriage and got out of the carriage by himself.

The middle-aged man was Wang Yan, the impoverished Confucian scholar Shen Chen had hired.

After leaving Suiting and going north to fight, Shen Chen entrusted the courtyard to Wang Yan, asking him to clean it all the time, and to teach during the slack time.

Judging from the current situation, it is estimated that there are not many students coming.

Wang Yan was overjoyed to see his master come back. He stepped forward and cupped his hands and said, "Mr. Shen is back."

"Yes."

Shen Chen also cupped his hands and bowed back, and said with a smile, "How is the school going?"

Wang Yan said ashamedly: "I have little knowledge. In the year since Mr. left, the students have left one after another. Even during the slack season, few people came."

Shen Chen said: "It's okay, let someone clean the school tomorrow, and then send someone to inform the countryside that school will start tomorrow."

"Mr. is now well-known in Jingzhou. When the news spreads, I don't know how many people flocked to him."

Wang Yan was overjoyed.

People live to realize their own value.

Although he was just a poor Confucian student, he had barely taught the children in the village to read and write in exchange for some food.

But I also hope that I can be successful in my studies and start a career in the future.

Now after following Shen Chen, not only does he earn a lot of money every month, but he is often inspired and benefited a lot from listening to Shen Chen explaining the scriptures, which makes a Confucian scholar like him who pursues knowledge overjoyed.

Therefore, the reopening of the school naturally made him very happy.

Shen Chen said: "Then please trouble sir."

"Individual matter."

Wang Yan replied.

After the two parted, Shen Chen set off for Longzhong Mountain again.

There is still some distance between Xiangyang and Longzhong. He set off in the afternoon and arrived around five or six o'clock in the evening.

The carriage climbed up the mountain road and walked for about 20 minutes before arriving at the gate of Zhuge Liang's thatched manor.

Shen Chen got out of the carriage and knocked on the door.

After a while, the door opened a crack, revealing a quirky little head, tilting his head to look at Shen Chen, and then pleasantly said: "Mr. Shen is here."

"Anu, where's your brother?"

Shen Chen smiled and patted Anu's little head. Anu was one of the child servants who followed Zhuge Xuan to Jingzhou. She was a girl with shofar braids. She was only 12 years old this year.

"Reading in the thatched cottage."

Anu opened the door, and there were several other boy servants in the yard busy chopping firewood, boiling water, and taking a bath at night.Seeing Shen Chen coming in, they stopped what they were doing and saluted.

Shen Chen greeted each other one by one, as if he was at his own home, he walked all the way through the front hall and the thatched cottage in the backyard.

The thatched cottage is like a large gazebo, two sides are blocked by walls, and the other two sides are made of linen screens as curtains. It is winter now, and the weather in Jingzhou is also very cold. I don’t know why Zhuge Liang wants to read in the thatched cottage.

"Brother."

Shen Chen opened the curtain and walked in.

Zhuge Liang sat cross-legged on the mat, holding a paper-bound book and flipping through it with relish.

There was a brazier next to him, and when he heard the sound, he raised his head, and a surprised expression suddenly appeared on his face: "Brother, you are back."

As he said that, he was about to get up, but unexpectedly his legs went numb and he almost fell down.

It turned out that I was obsessed with reading and sat cross-legged for too long, which caused blood circulation in my legs and numbness in my feet.

"Brother, slow down."

Shen Chen walked over to help, and helped Zhuge Liang to sit down on the wooden floor next to him.

Zhuge Liang is actually 19 years old this year. He is 1.8 meters tall and has a slender body. He also fencing and practicing martial arts on weekdays, but whoever sits for so long feels numb, so he smiled and said: "I have read for too long, but I didn't notice that my legs have lost consciousness. "

Shen Chen asked curiously: "Brother, why are you so fascinated by watching?"

"It was when I discussed knowledge with Mr. Pang Degong, Mr. Shui Jing, Yuan Zhi, and Shi Yuan on weekdays. I compiled the quite reasonable theories into a book."

Zhuge Liang handed over the booklet.

After the perfection of papermaking, paper has become popular in Jingzhou.

In the beginning, Shen Chen wanted to use ceramics and distilled wine as his main source of income, but he didn't expect that the sales volume of these two was far less than that of paper. Now selling paper has allowed Huang Menting to accumulate a terrible amount of wealth.

The main ones are Jingzhou multi-literate scholars.

During the war at the end of the Han Dynasty, a large number of aristocratic families moved to Jingzhou, so that the style of writing was comparable to that of Yingchuan, and the paper was easy to write on, so it was naturally favored by Confucian scholars.

Shen Chen took it and glanced at it. The situation was similar to "The Analects" and "Fa Yan", both in the form of a question and an answer.

However, "The Analects of Confucius" and "Fa Yan" are written in the tone of master and apprentice, while this book is written in the way of friends, and the form is quite novel.

Ma Hui, Xu Shu, Pang Tong, and Zhuge Liang of Pound Corporation are all highly accomplished people in Confucianism, and they are very meaningful when explaining the Dao of Confucianism. It is indeed very rewarding to read their remarks.

"Yi and Di have emperors and rulers, but it is not as good as the arrogance of the Xia, and there is no distinction between upper and lower. This is also a cry of tears. Woohoo, China can be as good as barbarians."

When Shen Chen saw one sentence, he couldn't help sighing: "Mr. Pang De is really a great Confucian in the world. Today, the world is in chaos. Even the Yi and Di know the superiority and inferiority, but the Xia is in chaos. Presumably, Mr. Pang De knows something."

Zhuge Liang smiled and said, "You mean General Liu?"

"Liu Jingzhou's ambition can be hidden from the world, but it cannot be hidden from you."

Shen Chen shook his head: "Today he tested the officials of Jingzhou, big and small, saying that he planned to sacrifice to heaven and earth in spring at the beginning of next year."

Zhuge Liang was stunned for a moment, and then smiled wryly: "Although I had guesses in my heart, I never thought that General Liu would be so impatient. Maybe it's because he's old and can't wait."

Most people in Jingzhou may not know what Liu Biao thinks, but who are Mr. Pound, Sima Hui, Zhuge Liang, Xu Shu, and Pang Tong?

Even if you put the smartest people in the world into the same circle, they are among the smartest in that circle.

So they may not talk about it on weekdays, but their words naturally have something to say.

Shen Chen said: "I think Liu Jingzhou plans to attack Cao Cao next year. Firstly, it is for gaining prestige. The two are afraid that they will murder the emperor under the guise of rescuing the emperor. What do you think, brother?"

"Probably the same."

Zhuge Liang stood up and felt the numbness in his legs subside, so he stretched his muscles and said, "The day when General Liu proclaims himself emperor may not be far away. Speaking of which, my younger brother is inside, which is also contributing to the flames."

"Is my role so big?"

Shen Chen scratched his head.

Zhuge Liang said with a smile: "A person's ambition is matched with his own strength. The stronger his strength, the greater his ambition. You helped General Liu to gather food and recruit troops, and weakened Cao Cao's army. Now General Liu's strength has leapt to the top of the world. The head of the princes, what do you think he will do?"

"I didn't expect Liu Jingzhou to be so ambitious."

Shen Chen smiled embarrassedly.

In fact, he also knew that this matter had nothing to do with him, but the ambition Liu Biao showed now was indeed something he had never thought of.

Because he had never read the history books, he didn't know that Liu Biao had such unruly acts as offering sacrifices to heaven and earth, riding in the emperor's carriage, imitating the shrine, etc., so he didn't expect Liu Biao to be so bold at first.

It's just that he has been in Jingzhou for six years, and after being in contact with Liu Biao for so long, Shen Chen discovered that the incompetent and mediocre person he had always thought he was in a peaceful corner was actually a macho man from heaven.

On 48th, Suidan rode into Jing, feasted and killed a group of thieves, determined the seven counties, then beheaded Sun Jian, and drove Yuan Shu away.With his super personal charm and super high prestige, he won the support of Jingzhou local forces represented by the Kuai brothers, Cai Mao and Huang Zu.

On the eve of the Battle of Guandu, he fought between Cao Cao and Yuan Shao, bringing peace to Jingzhou for a long time.

At the same time, he Naliushi, opened a college, created a pure land for the world's students, governed Jingzhou for many years, made Jingzhou people strong and the state rich, and he can be said to be a capable minister in governing the world.

So after studying Liu Biao carefully, I realized that this person is really not a simple person.

Whether it is ability or city government, I am afraid that they are not under Cao Cao.

The only problem is age.

He is already 58 years old. If he is made ten years younger, I am afraid that in the future, the world may not be Sun Cao Liu, but it may be Sun Cao Liu Liu.

In history, although he had misbehavior, the reason why he did not become emperor in the end was that the pro-Cao faction in Jingzhou was very powerful.

In addition, Cao Cao defeated Yuan Shao in the Battle of Guandu, swept across the north, and threatened to annex the world, which made him dare not proclaim himself emperor, fearing that Cao Cao would target him and internal opposition forces would erupt.

But now Shen Chen helped him manage Nanyang, moved the farm households, resettled the remnants of the Yellow Turbans, defeated Cao Cao, and attacked Xudu three times, which greatly injured Cao Cao's vitality.

However, Liu Biao's power has skyrocketed, and his army is strong and horses are strong. Under the ups and downs, his ambition naturally breeds.

So to a certain extent, Shen Chen really helped Liu Biao.

The expansion of his troops, the accumulation of food and grass, and the weakening of the enemy's strength are all the reasons for him. It can be said that he helped Liu Biao clear many obstacles.

No wonder Liu Biao likes Shen Chen so much..

Zhuge Liang said: "If General Liu becomes emperor in the future, Jingzhou will probably be plunged into chaos. Liu Zhang in Yizhou and Sun Quan in Yangzhou will not miss this opportunity."

"Yes, these days, whoever proclaims himself emperor is the target of public criticism."

Shen Chen nodded in agreement.

Zhuge Liang felt that his legs had recovered, so he sat down slowly again, cross-legged on the mat, looked at Shen Chen, and asked, "Brother, what are your plans?"

Knowing what he meant, Shen Chen said, "I have declined Liu Jingzhou's conquest, and plan to go back to Suiting to start school, teaching and educating people."

Zhuge Liang frowned and said, "Now that General Liu is about to die, are you just watching?"

"What can we do then?"

Shen Chen smiled wryly: "Now Liu Jingzhou is powerful and his ambition is in the world. I have persuaded him to sit and watch Yuan Cao fight for hegemony first, then destroy Sun Quan in the east, attack Liu Zhang in the west, sweep the south, and then go north to the Central Plains. It's a pity he didn't listen."

"Is that so?"

Zhuge Liang thought for a moment, then nodded slightly in approval and said: "This method is indeed the most upright and safe plan. General Liu didn't listen to it, probably because of his age."

Shen Chen shrugged: "Yes, at his age, no one knows when he will die, so he can only choose to gamble."

In history, Liu Biao still has seven years to live.

The problem is that Liu Biao doesn't know that he still has seven years left.

Besides, seven years is not much.

So if you don't fight while you are strong and strong, when will you wait?
Zhuge Liang asked, "If General Liu is destroyed, what about my younger brother's revenge?"

Shen Chen looked to the north with deep eyes, and said with a smile: "I forgot to tell my brother, I met a person who has the same ambition as you and me, who wants to calm this troubled world and build a prosperous country for the people of the world."

"Who?"

Zhuge Liang asked.

Shen Chen replied: "Uncle of the Great Han Emperor, Liu Bei and Liu Xuande."

"Uncle Liu?"

Zhuge Liang was slightly absent-minded.

In his eyes, a distant memory flashed in the depths of his memory.

In a daze, I remembered the generous back that I met on the way from Xuzhou to Yangzhou that year.

He was a tall and straight man, but also the stupidest man in the world.

At that time, their migratory team followed the man's army and was indirectly protected by him, listening to the people around him telling his stories.

It turned out that he was invited by Tao Qian to go to Xuzhou to fight Cao Cao's Pingyuan Prime Minister Liu Xuande.

Everyone said he was a fool.

Because he knew clearly that the enemy was cruel and heartless, killing people like hemp, but he still resolutely went to the invitation.With only a few thousand troops, he dared to block Cao Cao's tens of thousands of tigers and wolves.

But many years later, people didn't know.

He is not stupid.

He just didn't want to see those common people fall in front of his eyes again.

That's why he protected the people of Qingzhou from migrating.

The general rations were distributed to them.

just now.

this fool.

Already come to Jingzhou?
(End of this chapter)