Cao Thief

Chapter 724 Chapter 36

Yuannan, one of the twelve counties in Wuling, is adjacent to the south of Yuan River, so it is named Yuannan.

This is also the southernmost county town of Wuling County.If Wuling takes Yuanshui as the state boundary, then Yuannan is the bridgehead of Wuling County in the south.Today, among the twelve counties in Wuling, Cao Cao has only six counties, namely Chanling, Zuotang, Lingyang, Hanshou, Linyuan and Yuannan.The remaining six counties were captured by Liu Bei.However, Chongxian, Qianling, Youyang, Chenyang, Tancheng and Yuanling are mostly located in the southwest of Wuling, adjacent to Lingling.The combined population of these six counties is less than 20.Tancheng is located in the southernmost part, with only [-] people... The vast land, the rolling mountains, and the mountain people and barbarians who haunt the mountains, that is, the general situation of the southwest of Wuling.

Liu Bei bought Wuxi Man, which stabilized the southwest of Wuling.

But the Wuxi Man is only the southwestern part of Wuling. Among the many mountain people, the strength is relatively strong, and it cannot completely replace the entire mountain people in the southwestern part of Wuling.Therefore, after Liu Bei occupied the eleven counties in Changsha, he did not pay much attention to the six counties southwest of Wuling.

In addition to Chongxian and Yuanling, Qianling, Youyang, Chenyang and Tancheng not only did not garrison soldiers and horses, but even moved the population of Tancheng and Chenyang on a large scale and concentrated them in the four counties in the southwest.It can be said that after gaining control of Changsha, Liu Bei started to work on this matter.Give up Tancheng and Chenyang to alleviate the conflicts among the mountain people to the greatest extent and gain more support from the mountain people and barbarians.

In this regard, Zhuge Liang also quite agrees!
Of course he knew that doing so would be detrimental to future development.

But in the face of Cao Cao's army, Liu Bei had no choice but to do so.

It's just that, in Chenyang and Tancheng counties, nearly [-]% of the people left their homes and plunged into the deep mountains, becoming local mountain people.

But most of them obeyed the order and moved to Qianling and Youyang.

On the eighth day of February in the 13th year of Jian'an, Cao Peng arrived in Yuannan.

Among the passers-by were Lai Gong, the prefect of Wuling County, and Pang De, Wei Yan, Wenpin, and Wang Wei who were under Cao Peng's orders.Huang Zhong did not come, but stayed in Hanshou, responsible for supervising the establishment of the Dudu Mansion.And Xun Yu didn't come, although he had agreed with Cao Peng before that he would accompany him to inspect.But unexpectedly, on the second day after Cao Peng left Zuotang, he received an order from Cao Cao to go to Jingling to discuss matters.

Although Xun Yu has the duty to supervise Jingnan, he is the mastermind of Cao Cao's subordinates after all, and he needs to obey Cao Cao's dispatch.

As for Cao Peng, he himself was accompanied by a mastermind.

Regardless of Fazheng's resourcefulness, Pang Shanmin's stability, and Zhang Song's eloquence, they are enough to meet Cao Peng's current needs.When Jiang Wan and Cao Peng arrived in Linyuan, Cao Peng recommended him to Lai Gong.Don't underestimate this fellowship... In fact, at the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, the importance of this fellowship was far from being comparable to the stabbing in the back when fellow villagers met fellow villagers in later generations.That was really affectionate!
Lai Gong's ancestral home is Lingling County, Lingling County, which is located in the southwest of Lingling.

And Jiang Wan is from Xiangxiang, located in the northeast of Lingling County, which is not too close.But after the two met, they were extremely affectionate.

Cao Peng recommended Jiang Wan to Lai Gong, meaning to make Jiang Wan the long history.

Unexpectedly, Lai Gong did not say anything, and Jiang Wan was the head of Linyuan and the Sima of Wuling.The three thousand soldiers and horses in his hands were all handed over to Jiang Wan... On the one hand, this is the friendship of fellow villagers, and on the other hand, he also has the idea of ​​​​showing his heart to Cao Peng.Speaking of it, Lai Gong in history later surrendered to Liu Bei.Now because of Huang Zhong's talk, he took refuge in Cao Cao.But in terms of faction, Lai Gong belongs to Cao Peng's family.

This point was ignored by Cao Peng!

The ancients had a saying that he was one and the same, and Lai Gong surrendered to Cao Cao because of Cao Peng. To some extent, he already had the imprint of Cao Peng's family.If you change the court rashly, it may not be accepted by others.Moreover, Cao Peng also expressed his respect for Lai Gong very clearly.Otherwise, logically speaking, although Lai Gong holds a school of soldiers and horses, this school of soldiers and horses should belong to Cao Peng, the general Yokono who supervised the Jingnan military, and the commander of the tiger and leopard cavalry.Cao Peng did not take military power, and released enough goodwill; then as Lai Gong, he would naturally express something.The arrival of Jiang Wan was an excellent introduction.Lai Gong handed over the soldiers and horses to Jiang Wan, but no one made irresponsible remarks.After all, Jiang Wan is Lai Gong's fellow villager, and with this level of fellowship, if Lai Gong doesn't trust Jiang Wan, who else will he trust?
The problem is, Jiang Wan is Cao Peng's subordinate again.

In this way, Lai Gong was tantamount to releasing the military power in his hands and returning it to Cao Peng.

Cao Peng reciprocated, and Cao Peng said that Lai Gong's opinions should be respected in government affairs. Although he is the governor of Jingnan, he will not interfere in Jingnan's affairs.

Jingzhou affairs are governed by Jing people.

Cao Peng once again expressed his attitude to Lai Gong, and Lai Gong is also from Jingzhou, so he is naturally satisfied with Cao Peng's move...

"Ling Ming, from now on, Yuan Nan will be handed over to you!"

Riding his horse on the banks of the Yuanshui River, Cao Peng reined in his horse and stood, pointing to the other side of the river, he said: "I will order Gongyan to set up a village on the north bank to guarantee the rear for you.

Ten days later, Bohou will enter Dongting.

And at that time, I will send Bohou to go to and from the Yuanshui by boat, transport supplies, and guard your flanks to prevent Liu Bei from attacking from Yuanling.And your task is to attract Liu Bei's attention, at least the soldiers and horses in Yiyang must be held back by me. "

It was Liu Pan who was stationed in Yiyang.

Upon hearing this, Pang De bowed immediately and said: "But please rest assured, my lord, but De Yi is still alive, and I will never let Yiyang send out a single soldier."

Cao Peng nodded, turned the horse's head, and looked up.

But in the distance, the mountains loomed and the mist filled the air.Changsha County is still a barren land, far from being a land of fish and rice for later generations.

After pondering for a while, he suddenly asked: "Prefect Lai!"

"Captain."

"Under the rule of Wuling, there are many mountain people.

If you can't try to solve it, it will be a big hidden danger after all.I know that Boqian is a great talent, and he needs to figure out a way to solve this matter earlier.If the troubles of the mountain people can be calmed down, firstly, it can develop with peace of mind, and secondly, it can also increase the population of Wuling.This is a major issue in Jingnan's future, Peng asked the prefect to put in more effort to resolve it as soon as possible... If it succeeds, I will make an apology for Boqian in front of the prime minister in the future. "

Lai Gong was immediately overjoyed, "Don't worry, the governor, Gong will do his best to save the governor from any worries."

Cao Peng smiled to show his thanks.

He got off his horse and climbed a mound on foot.

In his previous life, he had never been to Hunan, but now, he has experienced the most primitive Hunan style.The development of the two lakes was in the northern and southern Wei and Jin Dynasties. Because of the large population migration at that time, it made up for the lack of population in the south, which created a situation where the two lakes are full of talents in later generations.

Interested in filling the lake for development?
The problem is that the population base of the two lakes is there, and there is no need for large-scale lake reclamation development.

If we want to develop the two lakes, we can only move forward in a down-to-earth manner.Sun Quan's actions in Jiangdong opened up a way of thinking for Cao Peng.The population of Jiangdong is also small, but after nearly a hundred years of war, it has been able to maintain a similar number to the population of the north.

Among them, although there is a natural moat in the Yangtze River, the reason why there are relatively few wars in Jiangdong.

However, Sun Quan's aggressive conquest of Shanyue in Jiangdong and the actions of plundering mountain people to fill the population is also an important reason why Jiangdong's population base can surpass that of Bashu later.Looting the mountain people?He and Cao Peng implemented the policy of buying and selling Qiang and Hu as slaves in Hexi, which has the same effect.

And the number of mountain people in the land of Jingchu is not necessarily less than that of Jiangdong.

The development history of any region, or even a country, is inevitably stained with blood and tears.

Cao Peng didn't know whether he should make such a suggestion to Lai Gong.But this idea has already been engraved in his mind...

At the right time, Cao Peng will make suggestions.

If Lai Gong couldn't implement it, he wouldn't mind. He suggested to Cao Cao that Lai Gong should be dismissed and replaced with a prefect with iron and blood skills.

But for now, it's too early!
"Master Wen!"

"The end is here."

Wei Yan hurried forward.

Although in private, Cao Peng would respect Wei Yan as a brother, but when there were many people, he would still maintain the majesty of General Yokono.

"You are stationed in Lingyang, you need to pay attention to one thing.

I remember that in the early years when my elder brother led the army of Yiyang, he often went deep into the barren mountains and fought with the mountain people? "

"Exactly."

"Nowadays, most of your troops are armed with swords and shields, and you need to perform them frequently."

Wei Yan heard this and quickly agreed.

Cao Peng's arrangement, to put it bluntly, is for Wei Yan to contain the Wuxi barbarians.When appropriate, it can be encircled and suppressed, or even completely eliminated.At the same time, he is also responsible for preventing Chen Dao from Chong County.And Yi Dao's Wenpin will give appropriate support, assist Wei Yan, and calm down the barbarians.

There were 2000 soldiers under Wei Yan's account, [-] of whom were sword and shield soldiers.

All of them are equipped with horizontal knives that have just been delivered from the Heyi Workshop, which are most suitable for fighting against the barbarians.Supplemented by [-] hooks and [-] archers, it must not be a big problem.But Cao Peng also knew that there would be a long-term battle with the mountain man.Maybe two or three years, maybe five or six years, or even more time.If this kind of equipment can be adapted to mountain combat, Cao Peng will make suggestions to Cao Cao to strengthen mountain drills.In other words, from now on, Wei Yanwenpin will stay in Jingnan area for a long time.Cao Peng had already greeted Wei Yan about this, and Wei Yan also expressed his willingness to obey orders.

Jingnan Eighth School?

Cao Peng walked down the hill, turned over and sat on the horse's back.

"Let's walk forward and observe the terrain."

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Fuchun, Sun Mansion.

From the outside, the Sun Mansion seemed a bit dilapidated.However, as the place where the Sun family rose in Jiangdong, the interior of this ancestral house is quite gorgeous.

On the martial arts arena in the back house, a young man holds a dragon spear and dances around with vigor.

On the side, several burly servants stood silently, looking at the young man in the martial arts arena, but there was not much respect in their eyes, but a hint of disdain instead.Following the boy's loud shout, he put away the Coiling Dragon Spear.He was soaked in sweat all over his body.Resting on the spot for a while, put the big gun back into the weapon rack, and strode away.From the beginning to the end, the boy ignored those burly servants.

Just like the disdain in the servant's eyes, and the young man even ignored their existence.

Several servants hurriedly followed, but saw the young man stop suddenly under the Moon Gate, turned around abruptly, his eyes flickered coldly: "Why, do you want to follow me into the back house?"

The servant showed embarrassment, and hurriedly said: "My lord misunderstood, I just wait..."

"Humph!"

Before the servant could finish speaking, the boy had already walked into the Moon Gate.

After the boy's figure disappeared completely, the servant suddenly spat on the ground, "If Marquis Wu didn't take care of him, how could you be so arrogant."

"Third, shut up!"

The servant who seemed to be the leader said in a deep voice: "That is the eldest son, the son of Marquis Wu Cheng, and the nephew of the lord. How can you say disrespectful words? If people listen to it, you will definitely get killed." Disaster. My lord wants us to protect us, but I don’t want you to complain here. As long as the eldest son is in this house, why should you and I care about him so much? It’s not impossible to let him scold a few words.”

"Got it, brother!"

Several servants turned and left, the leader glanced at the moon gate, but sighed softly.

He knew very well why the lord sent them here.Although the boy is young, he has an extraordinary family background.The six counties in Jiangdong belonged to the Sun family, but they were not controlled by the lord.This is the land brought down by Sun Bofu, Marquis of Wucheng. Although the lord has secured his seat now, he is still extremely afraid of the talented young man.reason?It's very simple, because the boy's father is the son of Sun Ce and Sun Bofu, Sun Shao, who has a great reputation and is revered as the Little Overlord of Jiangdong, the former Lord of Jiangdong.

Although Sun Ce died, his influence still exists.

Even though eight years have passed, many people still remember Sun Bofu's prestige back then.

Those Jiangdong veterans, such as Cheng Puhan and Huang Gai, are not allowed to repeat; the generals who followed Sun Ce to conquer the world, now have a pivotal position in Jiangdong.Needless to say, Zhou Yu is the governor of the Jiangdong Navy and Sun Shao's uncle.The rest, such as He Qi, Jiang Qin, and Tai Shici, are also important ministers of the Sun family and hold great power.Among the civil servants, there are also many people promoted by Sun Ce.

For example, Zhang Zhao and Zhang Hong, which one was not Sun Ce's confidant back then?

If you are undecided about internal affairs, ask Zhang Zhao, and if you are undecided about foreign affairs, ask Zhou Yu!
This is Sun Ce's exhortation before his death.But in fact, it is also to preserve his strength for his son Sun Shao.This is also Sun Quan's intention to send Zhou Yu to Chaisang, and at the same time vigorously recruit talents to promote Lu Su, Zhuge Jin and others.If Sun Shao grows up, who dares to say that Zhou Yu and others will not support Sun Shao?As long as one person jumps out, more than half of Jiangdong's courtiers will express their support.

How can Sun Quan be defenseless?
If this Mr. Sun Shaosun is incompetent, that's all.

But he is capable, and he has the air of being a father.Some time ago, veteran Cheng Pu came to visit. After seeing Sun Shao, he couldn't help but burst into tears. He only said that Sun Shao looked like Sun Ce.However, this Sun Shao had extraordinary martial arts skills, which made Sun Quan even more worried.

Putting Sun Shao under house arrest in Fuchun was also a last resort.

If possible, Sun Quan would not mind, and killed Sun Shao to avoid future troubles.But Sun Shao's stepmother took great care of Sun Shao, and Wu Guotai loved her so much that Sun Quan couldn't do anything.If Sun Shao is really killed, Sun Quan will also be worried, and Zhou Yu congratulates the thoughts of these people.

In desperation, he had no choice but to imprison him in Fuchun and let him fend for himself...

"Mother!"

When Sun Shao entered the back house, he saw a beautiful woman embroidering in the garden.Beside the beautiful woman, there are two little girls who are Sun Shao's two younger sisters.The eldest daughter's name is Sun Yan, and the second daughter's name is Sun Li.Among them, the eldest daughter, Sun Yan, was Lu Xun's wife in history.But now, Sun Yan is only ten years old, still ignorant and unaware of the sinister human heart.

The beautiful woman is Sun Ce's concubine, Da Qiao.

Sun Ce's wife died early, leaving only the flesh and blood of Sun Shao.Sun Ce married Da Qiao, but before he made Da Qiao his wife, he died unexpectedly.The two daughters are the flesh and blood of Da Qiao and Sun Ce.Although Sun Shao is not Da Qiao's own biological person, his respect for Da Qiao comes from the bottom of his heart.He knew that if it wasn't for Da Qiao's desperate protection, he might have become a dead person now...

In the second year after Sun Ce's death, Sun Shao almost died.

Fortunately, the timely rescue saved his life.The reason why this kind of thing happened was caused by poisoning... Sun Quan said to the outside world that it was the work of those against the party, and he even looked at more than a dozen heads for this.But Da Qiao knew in his heart that Sun Shao was in the prefect's mansion and was heavily guarded.From the inside to the outside, they are all Sun Quan's people, how could there be poisoning against the party?After that, Da Qiao found Wu Guotai and begged to return to Fuchun.

Coupled with the protection of Sun Shao's little aunt Sun Ren, Sun Shao can grow up safely.

In this, it is necessary for Da Qiao to put in all his effort...

Da Qiao is only 24 or [-] years old, with extremely beautiful appearance, dignified and virtuous.

She said softly, "Shao, have you finished practicing marksmanship?"

"Ok!"

Sun Shao looked at the row of boxes on the porch, suddenly frowned, and asked softly, "Mother, where did these boxes come from?"

"Your uncle sent someone to deliver it."

Da Qiao smiled, and suddenly said: "By the way, your little aunt will come to visit today.

In a while, let someone prepare some food and wine, so that you can entertain your little aunt at night... As for these boxes... Shao, maybe you can leave here in a short time and be free. "

"what?"

"Your uncle is the daughter of the Prime Minister of the current court who will marry you next.

Prime Minister Cao sent someone to propose marriage before, hoping to marry his daughter to you... You are already thirteen, so you can be considered an adult... What your uncle means is to let you go to Xudu, so that you can also seek fame at that time.I thought about it, instead of staying here, I might as well go for a break.

Xu Du over there...

After all, there is no fear of life. "

As Da Qiao said, Sun Shao has grown up.

He knew a lot of things in his heart, but he didn't say it out loud.

A few days ago, Cheng Pu came to visit and asked Sun Shao, "How are you doing?"Sun Shao replied that it was very good, but in reality?In this ancestral house, he is only the master in name.Those servants were all sent by Sun Quan. They said they were serving, but they were actually spying on them.

But he couldn't tell Cheng Pu, because he knew that it was useless to say it.

Now I heard that Da Qiao said that he was going to leave here and go to Xudu... Sun Shao was pleasantly surprised at first, but soon his face revealed a serious expression.

"Mother, I heard people say that Cao Cao's old son is a traitor, why did he agree to the marriage?"

"Shao, whether Cao Cao is a good person or a bad person has nothing to do with you and me. In fact, is it so easy to say whether he is good or bad? I only know that if you can leave here, you will be much safer in the end. If you live here for a long time, I worry that one day, You will be in danger for your life."

"Mother, where are you and your sister?"

"us……"

Da Qiao hesitated for a moment, then said softly: "You are the one who got married, how can I leave with your two younger sisters?

But you just have to rest assured, we'll be safe.Your uncle is still here, and after a while, when you leave, I plan to take your two younger sisters to move to my hometown in Lujiang.Although Lujiang is now in a war, the family is still safe, and it is better than being here without relatives. "

Da Qiao's father, Qiao Guozhang, is still alive.

The Lujiang River is now divided into two, one half belongs to Jiangdong, and the other half belongs to Cao Cao.

Today's Lujiang prefect, named Dong Xi, is also Sun Quan's confidant.However, Dong Xi and Qiao Guozhang have a good relationship, if Da Qiao takes his two daughters home to live, there will be no trouble.Gan Ning from Hefei has been very silent recently and has not taken any action.Therefore, the side of the Lujiang River is relatively safe.

"Mother, I'm not going to Xudu."

"why?"

Sun Shao hesitated for a moment, and said softly: "Can't mother see what uncle is thinking?"

"Oh?"

"Uncle wants to kill someone with a knife."

"What borrowed a knife to kill someone?"

Sun Shao said: "A few days ago, I read the "36 Strategies" annotated by Cao Sanpian, one of which was to borrow a knife to kill people.

Although it is dangerous for me to stay in Jiangdong, my uncle has some scruples after all.

But if I go to Xudu, it is called marriage, but it is actually a proton.If something happens in the future, the child will die without a place to bury him.Uncle just took this opportunity to get rid of me without leaving any flaws.Besides, once I leave, what will happen to my mother and two younger sisters?Although my uncle is here, he is an uncle and courtier after all... In the past two years, he seldom walked with us, how could he know that he would protect mother well? "

"But if you don't agree, wouldn't it be more dangerous."

Da Qiao sighed softly, "Don't you understand what your uncle is thinking?
If you stay in Jiangdong for one more day, he will be more afraid of you.Now he still has scruples, but once he finds an opportunity, he will never spare your life.When your father left, he asked me to take care of you.Over the years, although Niang has tried her best, the trend of the times... The more secure your uncle's position, the more he will kill you.Stay in Jiangdong... Shao, you have no choice but to die! "

"This is the country my father brought down, why can't I stay here?"

"Because it's your father's foundation, your uncle is even more worried..."

Sun Shao fell silent!
After a while, he suddenly said, "Mother, let's get out of here together."

"what?"

"Take my sister, let's leave together.

Even if the days outside are miserable, it's better than being a bird in a cage... Not to mention, there will be danger of life at any time, and the child really doesn't want to stay here.A few days ago, when I was reading "36 Strategies", I saw that there was a trick in it called 'Going for the Best'.

There is no blame for the left time, and it is not abnormal.

Since Jiangdong is not a place to live for a long time, why not find another way out?
You also said that the more stable your uncle's position, the more afraid he is of me.That being the case, let's leave here, with my martial arts skills, I can always find a place to settle down.Mother, if you and your sister stay in Jiangdong, sooner or later your uncle will design you, why bother? "

Sun Quan is definitely an unscrupulous master!

Mrs. Da Qiao is not ignorant of this.

However, the world is so big, where can she find shelter?Sun Shao didn't want to go to Xudu, and wanted to take her mother and daughter away, it was easier said than done...

"Shao, and today's chaos, where can our mother and son be safe?"

Sun Shao fell silent!
After a long while, he said softly: "Mother, I have a place to go, I'm afraid that even if uncle knows, there's nothing I can do... I just don't know, is mother willing to go?"

Da Qiao was taken aback, and hurriedly asked, "Where is that?"

Sun Shao, smiled...

(End of this chapter)