Jiang Qian and Zhou Yu are true fellow villagers, old classmates, so-called young acquaintances. At this time, both of them have become famous at the same time, and their futures are unlimited.

Duan... it makes friendship even more precious.

As a result, the two of them held hands and reminisced about old times, feasting and drinking together during the day, and sleeping on the same bed at night, so that Jiang Ziyi lingered for three days before bidding farewell to Zhou Gongjin.

In the past three days, as a visitor, Jiang Qianzhen did not talk about any official matters, nor did he test his political position at all. He only talked about old affairs. When the three days were up, he even said goodbye and just followed.

The breeze bid farewell and left, not even half of the clouds were taken away... But it left Zhou Gongjin with nothing to see but the sight of the Yishui River, and his heart became increasingly difficult to leave.

"So, when Ziyi was in Tancheng for three days, Zhou Gongjin did not avoid any taboos? Nor did he avoid taboos regarding military aircraft?"

At the end of July, Jiang Gan met the person in charge of the place in the lobby of the official temple in Linzi City of Qi State in Qingzhou. The former left minister and the current minister of Qingzhou shepherd's office took advantage of the opportunity to come and give a report on his work. The questioner,

Naturally, it was Shen Zhengnan himself who just looked up from the full case file.

"exactly."

Shen Pei's political status is one of the best in Hebei, and he is also known for his upright character. Jiang Gan can't help but be more afraid of him, and his words also appear cautious... In fact, this means that Jiang Gan did not meet Guan Yu, otherwise he would have

Do you know how Guo Jia got that look?

"Didn't you take the opportunity to test something out?" The judge was a little curious. "Or maybe take a peek?"

"My subordinate had this intention." Jiang Qian seemed to have anticipated this question and immediately responded. "But after meeting Gong Jin, they had a very happy conversation. In addition, he did not shy away from anything, but he seemed

He was magnanimous and noble... His subordinates felt that he was not someone who could be swayed by words, and it was even more ridiculous to peek at military documents, so they simply gave up all unnecessary thoughts, talked about the past in peace, and then returned north directly. "

Shen Zhengnan was thoughtful, then nodded slightly: "It will be a good story if it spreads..."

"Actually, I don't hide it from the judge..." Jiang Gan hesitated for a moment. "My subordinates invited themselves to go south that day. They originally wanted to use their connections to win over the Huainan generals. But along the way, I met Lu Zijing and Liu Ziyang.

These people are all highly virtuous. When my subordinates arrived in Huainan and picked up their parents, they were specially summoned by Liu Xuande to see them off. They also saw his generosity and magnanimity, and from then on they stopped speaking.

It has touched the minds of the generals in Huainan."

Shen Pei nodded again, but he couldn't help but sigh: "This is natural. How can Cao and Liu get their fame in vain? Not to mention that Cao Cao has strict laws and regulations. He did not hesitate to exile his father and his younger brother to implement the new policy. It does not say that Pingyuan has been there so far.

Some people miss Liu Bei... Just by being able to win people, you can know that these two people are indeed our great enemies in Hebei. I think back then, when Xuande was our Highness, his rank was below me, and I felt that Your Highness was

I still don’t understand why I took such special care of him, but I finally realized it today… It’s His Highness who has the better vision.”

"..."

"Let's not talk about this matter, what is the current situation in the Central Plains and Huainan?" Shen Pei came back to his senses and continued to ask.

"Report to the judge." Jiang Qian quickly responded seriously. "My subordinates believe that the two words "situation" should be viewed separately... One should be based on status, and the powerful scholars and ordinary people behave completely differently; the other should be based on the battle of Guandu.

As the boundary, the reactions of the scholars and people before and after were completely different; in the last one, Huainan and the Central Plains were also used as the boundary, because the rule of the Cao and Liu families was also very different."

"In a nutshell?"

"Roughly speaking, the powerful scholars pay more attention to the war and are more likely to be shaken by the political situation, while ordinary people only care about whether they can live a stable life. They only care about military service and hard labor..." Jiang Qianli talked in the hall.

"So Your Highness, before the great victory of Guandu, the powerful scholars were more excited and seemed to have a lot of thoughts on meritorious service. However, the common people were more worried, but they were afraid of military service and hard labor. After the great victory of Guandu, the powerful scholars were more excited."

How excited I was, how scared and shocked I was at this time, so much so that someone took the initiative to contact me, and the ordinary people gradually became stable as they gradually adapted to the hard work. As for the Central Plains and Huainan, they are two different worlds...

Not to mention that the Central Plains has become the front line, my subordinates in Huainan, except for the civilians transporting grain and grass to and from, actually can't sense much of the urgency of the war..."

The interrogator behind the several cases frowned slightly and suddenly interrupted him: "How about Xuzhou?"

"Most of Xuzhou belongs to Huainan, so naturally we can't see many tense postures..." Jiang Gan quickly answered.

"According to this, there is quite a bit of spare capacity in the Huainan direction?" Shen Pei frowned even more.

"That's not what you meant!" Jiang Qian responded sternly. "According to the observations of my subordinates, the reason why the Huainan direction was able to maintain stability at this time was mainly due to two things... First, they did not directly contact the front line, nor did they trigger

War, they saw the dangers of the war; secondly, the food, grass and military supplies they had accumulated over the years were enough! After all, the war started less than three months ago, which was not enough to make them strapped for supplies."

"That's right!" Shen Pei nodded solemnly. "Then how long do you think the Southern Army can last?!"

"I really don't know." Jiang Gan looked a little embarrassed. "The only thing I can be sure of is that they will definitely not be able to compare with us!"

"That's true." Shen Zhengnan finally laughed.

"Except for these." Jiang Ziyi hesitated for a moment. "I still have a judgment, but I don't know if it is a lie..."

"It doesn't matter."

"Most of the generals in Huainan are young and handsome, and their personalities are naturally sharper... From the perspective of Huainan today, the wealth accumulated over the years is being consumed day by day, and they suffered heavy losses in the battle of Guandu. Chen Shuzhi (

Chen Dao) and Lu Dinggong (Lü Dai) are both dead. In addition, Guandu is currently at a stalemate and there is no chance of fighting... They may have the intention of bypassing Cao Mengde and making rash advances!" At this point, Jiang

Qian leaned over to thank him. "These are all conjectures of my subordinates. If I tell you, the judge will misjudge me. If I don't say it, I feel that it violates the integrity of the minister... Please give me a clear judgment."

"It doesn't matter." Shen Zhengnan looked at the young man in front of him and couldn't help but smile. "I will naturally think about this matter again, so you don't have to worry about it."

"yes!"

"I want to tell you something... a personal request." The judge said while taking a document from the case and motioning to the other party to get it.

Jiang Qian stepped forward to take it and took a look, but it was an official document issued by Menxia Sheng and signed by Zhenbei General Gongsun Fan, who was acting as the right minister. It asked Jiang Ziyi to settle down within one month after arriving at Shenpei.

As a good family member, I went to Guanduyi to report to the home team.

By the way, when Bai Mayi was never in the team, he was appointed by the right minister to lead the province. This was the official purpose of Jiang Qian coming to see the judge - to collect his reporting documents. This was what he had agreed to before leaving the team.

The handover point was that the Right Prime Minister was still Lou Gui, and Qingzhou Mu was still Guan Yu.

"Please give me your words." Jiang Gan accepted the document and naturally felt obliged to do so.

"When I was young, like you, I had an old friend named Juteng. He was from Beihai and served as the governor of Xuantu. Later, he died in the south while traveling in officialdom. When his family returned to Beihai, they encountered trouble and lost him.

Traces... After I came to Qingzhou, I inquired carefully. Recently, I heard that one of his concubines and a concubine seemed to have wandered to the East China Sea. Can you lend me a favor and write a letter to Tancheng to ask about this for me?

It won't be too late to write to me as soon as you get the news." Shen Ping said sincerely.

Jiang Ziyi naturally agreed to this kind of thing.

In this way, after the handover between the two parties was completed, Jiang Qian naturally left in a hurry, preparing to go to Duting in the east of the city to find the Hou's parents and family here, and then wrote a letter to Zhou Yu to thank him and entrust him to find someone... But because he had summoned Jiang Qian, he

But in the official temple lobby, which had been cleared of people, a person suddenly appeared from the side door.

"What do you think of Fengxiao?" The judge's wife didn't even raise her head.

"My subordinates don't know what to do." Guo Jia stood with his sword in front of Shen Pei and shook his head seriously for a moment. "I thought I could find some clues from Jiang Ziyi to get a clear idea of ​​Zhou Yu's intentions, but I don't want to be like someone else's mountains and rivers. Gentleman

It seems that I am a bit of a villain. But... Jiang Ziyi is not an ordinary person. Although he has no military or political exchanges with Zhou Yu, he has also smelled some things that are consistent with our expectations. "

"But it's still difficult!" Seeing countless assistants returning to work, the judge suddenly sighed, then threw a pen on the case, stood up with his sword, and walked out of the hall, causing Guo Jia, who was standing tall and solemn, to follow quickly.

"The human heart is the hardest thing to break... This is why His Highness often says that Jia Wenhe is extremely intelligent! Because he can break the human heart, but others can't!"

Shen Pei was still in the hall when he just said this. After saying it, Shen Zhengnan was already standing under the corridor outside the hall. Then he looked at the gloomy sky above his head and frowned speechlessly. Guo Fengxiao could only stand straight.

, just silent and silent behind the other party.

By the way, what the two of them were talking about was referring to a rumor that suddenly spread in the heart of Qingzhou recently... It was said that Zang Ba, the prefect of Langya, was two-faced. On the occasion of this war, he was bribed by Zhou Yu. It is very likely that he was bribed by Zhou Yu.

Will suddenly switch sides, join forces with Zhou Yu from the Xuzhou direction, go straight to the hinterland of Qingzhou, and shut down Guan Yu who is on the west side of Mount Tai to beat the dog!

This rumor sounds ridiculous at first glance, but in fact it makes people have to take it seriously. But when it becomes serious, the matter becomes more confusing, making people feel more vigilant and troublesome.

There are three reasons:

First of all, as Jiang Qian speculated, Zhou Yu, as a young man in the Southern Army and the only young man who actually took on a responsibilities (Lu Su, Liu Ye, and Sun Ce were all under the direct command of Cao Cao), had certain

The need to proactively launch a campaign to restore disadvantage.

In other words, Zhou Gongjin had sufficient motives to cause trouble.

Secondly, once Zang Ba really rebels, the consequences will definitely be serious, because Qingzhou is empty at this time... All the main local troops in Qingzhou were taken by Guan Yu to the west of Mount Tai to compete with Xiahou Dun for the territory between Dayeze, Wenshui, and Surabaya.

The key passage was gone; and the ground troops used to deal with Zhou Yu and Xuzhou's troops head-on were Langya Zangba; as for the trial and distribution, the so-called Yingzhou Cheng Yu's reinforcements that Guo Jia knew at this time may not have had time to start mobilizing yet.

...for the autumn harvest!

So if Zang Ba suddenly changes sides at this time and joins Zhou Yu to go north, he may be in an uninhabited land, and Qingzhou's 10,000 navy troops may have to reluctantly retreat to the Yellow River... Then Guan Yunchang will really become a drowned dog.

Finally, Langya Zangba is indeed suspicious!

After all, Langya is a historical legacy, a semi-independent warlord group. And the so-called Langya Zang Ba is not the one who has the final say. Zang Ba is at most a semi-leader. This group is essentially a group of back-up

A collection of warlords composed of the Taishan bandits in the Yimeng Mountain area. In addition, they are newcomers, so they are really not trustworthy. They could drive away the poison and surrender to Hebei when Tao Qian was seriously ill that day, and they might be able to fight for their own family today.

Maintain an independent status and in turn help the Southern Army stab Hebei!

In fact, in another time and space, this group of Taishan bandits did not completely stop the actual separatist behavior until the Cao Pi era.

In the afternoon, the rain began to drip on the eaves. This is not a good sign, because the autumn rains will continue as soon as they fall, and it is the end of July and the autumn harvest is approaching. This year, the Qingxu area is likely to reduce production, but the whole

The whole world is at war again!

"I first came to Qingzhou, and I'm still a little unfamiliar with Langya." After a long time, as the autumn rain fell, Shen Zheng Nanfang spoke again. "Fengxiao, you personally participated in the surrender of the Langya Taishan bandits that day. You

Tell me something... Since the world only talks about Langya Zang Ba when they talk about Langya, and it has been like this for so many years, then how much prestige does Zang Ba have among the Langya gang of thieves, and how is he a person?"

"My subordinates have indeed had contact with the Taishan bandits." Guo Jia said sternly from behind. "As for Zang Ba, he is indeed a hero and a man of integrity, but he can control the overall situation, but it is absolutely impossible.

Control the overall situation... There are many people in Langya who are dissatisfied with Zang Ba!"

"A man of integrity?" Shen Pei frowned even more.

"He is a man of faith." Guo Jia added.
To be continued...