Three Kingdoms, at the beginning of the game, recognize the thief as the father, hit the spectacle,

At the same time, in the Mansion of the Marquis of the Kingdom of Wan, Zhang Yan looked at the report from below, and felt a little funny for a while.

But he didn't say much.

Regarding Sun Jian's worries, he had some guesses.

He stretched out his hand to call two waiting scholars, and then said:

"Both of you, go and help me find someone who is responsible for the Zhou family in Wancheng. I remember that guy Zhou Zhong bought a lot of real estate in Wancheng when he came over a while ago, right?"

"Go, let the Zhou family arrange board and lodging for them. Since the other party doesn't want to contact me in private, let's follow them. It's good not to meet."

"By the way, there are also people like Tao Cishi and Kong Beihai. After you arrange a place for Sun Jian, go find them and see where they are now."

"You don't need to say anything after seeing it, just mention that Prefect Sun Jian has arrived, and I will hold a banquet for them in the city tonight, so that they don't be late."

……

After giving some instructions in a soft voice, Zhang Yan waved his hand and told these people to retreat.

He didn't invite many people this time. Besides Sun Jian, Kong Rong, and Tao Qian, who are familiar to everyone, there are also Bao Xin, the Prime Minister of Jibei, Zhang Chao, the prefect of Guangling, Yuan Yi, the prefect of Shanyang, and the prefect of Dongjun. Qiao Mao et al.

That's right, he didn't invite counties and counties that are very close to Lujiang, such as Yuzhang, Danyang, and even Jiujiang. Instead, he invited some guys who were not very close to him.

And this, of course, has certain considerations.

These people, apart from Zhang Yan himself, are all big forces that can be called by name in the coalition of princes who will attack Dong Zhuo in the future.

It was Zhang Yan's plan this time to establish a good relationship with them in advance.

PS: I'm done adding updates, I'm so tired, so hungry, and so sleepy.Come on everyone, the reward will end on the 30th.

Chapter 31 The Heart Winner...

"Hehe, isn't this Tao Gongzu, you're here too?"

In the afternoon of that day, in the "Yaochi" located in the center of Lujiang River, a middle-aged man with a flushed face and a round and silky body was wearing a robe, leaning comfortably in a small courtyard.

Looking at him, it seems that he just got out of the pool for a long time, and the fingers holding the tea bowl are wrinkled and swollen.

On the other side of him, in the courtyard in the other direction, there was a tall, elegant-looking male scholar squinting his eyes, pacing towards the distance in a daze.

Seeing Tao Qian who was resting here from a distance, the man waved his hands excitedly, and then walked over quickly.

"Tap, swat, swat..."

There was a sound of clogs hitting the marble floor, and the man walked quickly to Tao Qian who was half leaning in the courtyard.

……

"Hehe, Kong Beihai, what are you talking about..."

"My relationship with the prefect of Lujiang is much better than you imagined... We have known each other since before he came to Lujiang to take office."

"Prefect Zhang has invited governors and prefects from Jiangdong area and all over the Central Plains to watch the ceremony. You, Beihai prefect, have received the invitation. How can I, Tao Qian, come second?"

……

Smiling, he slapped Kong Rong beside him, Tao Qian yawned, and then moved his butt aside.

And Kong Rong had just come out of the bath, and he was exhausted all over.

Seeing that Tao Qian was also indifferent, he smiled and sat beside him.

……

Tao Qian and Kong Rong...they are old enemies.

Of course, also a pair of old friends.

Kong Rong was born in the Kong family, a very well-known large family in Qilu, Shandong. He is the direct descendant of his predecessor Confucius in this generation.

Although Tao Qian's family background is worse than that of Kong Rong, he is kind-hearted, doesn't like fighting, and never regards himself as a literati. like.

In fact, according to the original relationship between the governor and the prefect, the two should be in opposition to each other.

As the supreme officer of a county, the prefect has always been a representative of local power officials before the appearance of the state shepherd, and has great power in the local area.

The governor of the governor is different - unlike what many people know, the governor of the governor is actually just a small official of [-] shi, the only meaning of existence is to add chaos to the prefect... Ah no, it is to replace the emperor to monitor the behavior of the prefect, to prevent the prefect from being fishy The common people, domineering, ruin the reputation of the imperial court.

There is nothing wrong with the idea of ​​using small officials to control high officials. In other Dahan counties except Beihai County, the relationship between the governor and the prefect is basically very bad, not to mention the confrontation between Wang Rui and Sun Jian. At the very least, they have never been in touch with each other, so they would discredit the relationship between the other party when they wrote letters to the emperor every year.

Just like Zhang Yan——since he arrived in Lujiang for more than two years, he hasn't seen what the governor of Yangzhou looks like, and he doesn't even know who he is or what his name is.

Under such a background, the relationship between Tao Qian and Kong Rong is truly wonderful.

At work, Kong Rong never held Tao Qian back.

As long as it is the tasks and instructions assigned by the superiors, Kong Rong has always worked overtime in Beihai to complete the tasks, not only guaranteeing the quota and quantity, but even occasionally exceeding the quota.

No one dislikes such a colleague, and so does Tao Qian.

It is precisely because of this that Tao Qian reciprocated in the report and never gave Kong Rong and Beihai County any small shoes.

In the letters sent to the emperor every quarter by the governor of Xuzhou, besides the affairs in its own area, the Xuzhou Governor's Department often included a sentence: I heard that the Beihai County of the Qingzhou Governor's Department in the north is also doing very well, and His Majesty can reward it appropriately.

It can be said that Tao Qian and Kong Rong have a model colleague relationship when the previous governor of Qingzhou, Huang Wan, was transferred to the post of servant due to his meritorious service, and now the prefectures of Qingzhou are temporarily managed by Xuzhou.

Now that they meet by chance in Lujiang County, thousands of miles away from Ren, the two will naturally have a chat.

……

"Tao Gongzu, you and him have known each other for a long time? Why haven't I heard you talk about this..."

"This prefect of Lujiang has changed three terms in the past four years. Either he died in office, or he died on the way to take office. If I hadn't received an invitation letter from this prefect Zhang a few days ago, I wouldn't even know that this place is actually here. Last year, another prefect was changed, and he actually did a lot of things.”

……

Looking at Tao Qian in disbelief, Kong Rong didn't believe it at first when he heard that he had known Zhang Yan a long time ago.

But looking at the other party's complacent look, it really doesn't look like he's cheating.

……

"You don't know that..."

Tao Qian chuckled.

"As far as I know him, it was last year. Kong Beihai, do you still remember that around the beginning of spring last year, there was a big chaos in Hedong County?"

"Not only in Hedong, but also in Taiyuan... At that time, because of the rebellion, many local people could not survive, and they fled around the capital area, and the food prices of the entire Han Dynasty increased a lot."

……

"You're talking about the Yellow Turbans in the Baibo Valley? Of course I remember... Tao Gongzu, you may have forgotten that there are still millions of Yellow Turbans entrenched in our Qingzhou territory that have not been wiped out. As for the gang of Yellow Turbans, I don't know. But a lot of attention."

Beside Tao Qian, Kong Rong also had a curious expression on his face.

He naturally knew what Tao Qian was referring to... But it seemed that he had nothing to do with Zhang Yan?

"Why are you bringing this up? I remember that the Chen family and the Mi family under your command are both large grain producers, right? I don't know about others if this famine continues. Tao Gongzu probably made a lot of money for you."

It seemed to be a little disdainful, but also a little envious. From Kong Rong's words, Tao Qian could clearly hear a strong sour smell.

But he wasn't bothered.

With the passing wind blowing in the yard, Tao Qian seemed to be smiling, and there seemed to be something else in it.

"You don't understand this, do you? At the beginning, I also heard that there was a disaster in the Kanto region and the price of food went up. That's why I sent my young master of the Mi family to Luoyang. I just wanted to sell more food than I could eat. .”

"But I didn't expect that at that time, Mi Zhu directly caught a big fish for me. At that time, Zhang Yan had just been granted the territory. It can be said that he was very poor and had no equipment, soldiers, food and grass in his hands."

"I took that opportunity to support him with a lot of things by half selling and half giving away. Later, I sold him some grain and ore from time to time."

"As we came and went, we became familiar with each other."

……

"Kong Beihai, don't look at the prosperous scene of Lujiang River now, but the county magistrates of Nashu County, Qianshan County and other places were seconded from me in Xuzhou. If I hadn't kindly supported him at the beginning, he Zhang Yan I'm afraid we haven't even managed to control the entire Lujiang River yet."

"As far as our relationship is concerned, tell me, he is going to conduct a military exercise in Lujiang now, so why wouldn't he call me, Tao Qiantao?"

Smiling and talking to Kong Rong, Tao Qian seemed to have an expression of honor at the moment. Speaking of Lujiang, he wished to show Kong Rong all his achievements.

But Kong Rong's face gradually became calm.

Or to put it more directly, Kong Rong's complexion is a little ugly now.

……

"Tao Gongzu, aren't you lying to me?"

"You said that when he first came to Lujiang, he was so poor that he couldn't even get all the weapons and armor under his command... What about now?"

"You said that he didn't even have food to eat, and he wanted to buy it from you. What about now?"

"You said he was short of people, so he borrowed a few civil servants from you..."

"Uh, let me venture to ask, when does he plan to return those people to you?"

……

If at the beginning, Kong Rong's expression was still a little indifferent, now he has come back to it.

A prefect who was mentioned by Tao Qian as having such a low starting point has now developed to such a point... This does not seem like an ordinary thing in any way.

"I said, you, Xuzhou, are very close to the Lujiang River. You, Tao Gongzu, must know better than me what the Lujiang River looked like before!"

"How many years has it been? Two years?"

"In less than two years, he has not only rectified the internal affairs, sorted out the local aristocratic families, ascertained the population of the land, but even took out his hands to form an army and wipe out bandits. Now he has actually started a military parade..."

"Where did the others come from? Where did the money come from? Where did the weapons and equipment come from?"

"Is this... a little too fast."

……

After hearing Kong Rong's words, Tao Qian was also a little silent for a while.

He closed his mouth and looked at the clouds for a long time before he sighed and turned to look in Kong Rong's direction.

"Yeah... too fast."

"At the beginning, I made friends with him only because I saw Zhang Rang, the servant of Zhongchang, who was behind him. I probably didn't want to seek death when I came to this bandit-ridden Lujiang River. I just wanted to form a good relationship. If something happened to each other in the future, Then help out."

"But now?"