Military generals and civil servants are two completely different paths in the official career. The biggest reason why military generals do not associate with civil servants is that military generals are the most important way for children from poor families to enter the official career.

Since the recommendation system is prevalent in all countries on the earth, the most basic threshold for becoming a civil servant is to be recommended by a famous official. Naturally, it is easy for the children of the noble family to enter the officialdom through this, while the children of the poor family need to be recommended. If you want to be an official, it's much more difficult.

Therefore, the children from poor families who want to be officials can only look for three paths. One is to increase their reputation through writing books and biographies, teaching others, etc., and may be appreciated by officials and become officials. The other is to The first one is attached to a noble family and enters the officialdom by serving as a retainer or staff, while the third one is entering the military.

Compared with the first two paths, there is basically no threshold for joining the army. As long as you are over 16 and in good health, you can join the army. Whether it is at the border or in the garrison of domestic states, counties and counties, as long as you can establish a With military merit, there are opportunities for promotion. Therefore, many generals come from poor families, so there is a natural gap between them and those civil servants who come from noble families.

As for the civil servants of the gentry, they also looked down on the military generals of humble families, so it was not surprising that Chen Jing mentioned the attitude of Wu Duwei and Yu Duwei towards civil servants and even their colleagues.

Chen Jing added: "As for Cao Duwei, this man has five to six hundred sailors. There is a big river outside the city of this county that leads to various places. He is in charge of the water transport affairs. Although the number of men and horses under his command is not as much as that of Wu Duwei, But compared to the infantry and archers who are simply used to defend the security of the county and city, the water transportation affairs under the jurisdiction of the sailors are a very profitable place. Moreover, Caocao Prison, one of the Eight Cao Cao Prisons, is also responsible for the water transportation affairs. These two There is some intersection between them.”

Shen Chen understood what he heard and said, "In other words, this Captain Cao is probably somewhat related to Prisoner Cao Cao."

Chen Jing replied: "Exactly, and there are rumors that the Captain of Cao does not seem to be such an honest person. If the rumors are true, he wants to get some oil and water from the water transportation. Naturally, the officials of Cao Cao Supervisor also want it. If both parties work together, then It’s a very profitable business.”

Shen Chen nodded slightly. The content involved in water transportation is not only the collection of taxes on incoming and outgoing freight, but also related to the normal mobilization of national material resources and military supplies. You must know that in this ancient society, the loading capacity of vehicles It is very limited. Long-distance transportation of materials is time-consuming, laborious and expensive, and the transportation cost is quite high. However, it is much more effective to transport materials by water. Therefore, the importance of water transportation can be imagined. Of course, we must make money from it. There is a Caodu There are a lot of inconveniences for the captain to watch from the side, but if Captain Cao also wants a piece of the pie, then the two sides can hit it off.

If Cao Duwei already has connections with Cao Cao Prison, then it would be inappropriate to attack him. After all, it is very likely that Lu's friend also has some connections in Cao Cao Prison.

Chen Jing added: "The Fengshou Captain specializes in managing the governor's travel affairs. He has two hundred soldiers under his command. Although his number is the smallest among the six captains, these soldiers are all elites in the garrison. , very powerful. Because he is responsible for the security of the county guard, this person is also the one with the closest relationship between the six captains and the county guard. He is highly valued by the county guard, so his influence among the civil servants is naturally not small, but with your My identity is difficult to access."

Shen Chen nodded again. Since he was in charge of the governor's travels, this person was involved in all kinds of secrets and could be approached by very few people. It would be difficult to win over him. The six captains had already talked to four people, but none of them were suitable targets. He couldn't help but frown slightly, and then asked: "What about Captain Guan and Captain Qi?"

Chen Jing replied: "Guandu Lieutenant is in charge of the soldiers stationed at the four major city gates and manages the entry and exit of people. He has four hundred people under his command, but his power is not small at all. This city gate is a choke point and is of great importance. It goes without saying, and the scope of his jurisdiction is not just the city gates, but also involved in the security of the city, and is responsible for the defense of the county. As for the Cavalry Captain, he is the weakest among the six captains."

Shen Chen is very clear about this. With Li Chengfeng's teachings, he is naturally quite familiar with the official position systems of various countries on the earth. The cavalry captain is naturally responsible for the cavalry. If it is in the northern plains, the cavalry capital is in charge of the cavalry. The power of the captain is not inferior to that of Wu Duwei and Yu Duwei, but in Qiuyang County in the hinterland, the surrounding area is mostly mountainous and not a place affected by war, so the Qi Duwei is nothing more than a decoration.

Chen Jing said: "Although the Cavalry Captain has hundreds of people under his command, the affairs he is responsible for are the hauling of military supplies and other trivial matters. He is considered a stepping stone among the six captains, but there are still hundreds of people under his command. In hand, it still has a certain deterrent effect on civil servants, but it is not as good as the previous five."

Shen Chen thought for a moment, and then said: "So, the most suitable person to attack is Captain Guan. I wonder what his temperament is like?"

Chen Jing said: "I heard that this man has a very meticulous character, and all the soldiers under his command are strict and self-disciplined. He is not as domineering as other captains, but his relationship with the civil servants does not seem to be very good, and he often talks with soldiers and supervisors. Some people caused some disputes."

Shen Chen nodded after hearing this. One of the eight prison guards, Bing Cao Supervisor, specializes in managing banditry and public security. He has a lot of police officers under his command, and the number is not small, so he does have the same authority as Captain Guan Du. It is not uncommon for disputes to arise due to overlapping.

After staying at the racecourse for a day, Shen Chen accompanied Chen Jing to select the horses to be sold tomorrow. From time to time, he asked about various matters in the county, and Chen Jing answered all questions.

In the afternoon, after leaving the racecourse, Shen Chen took Chen Jing back to the house on a pony. After waiting for a while, Shen Xuyuan came back.

Hearing that Chen Jing wanted to take over for him, Shen Xuyuan happily went with him. When he arrived at Chen's house, as soon as he entered the front yard, he saw Murong Yao waiting in front.

Nineteen-year-old Murong Yao has grown a lot taller, and her figure is even more pretty and graceful. She is wearing a light blue dress, a moon-white embroidered leather jacket, and has a sparrow tail on her hair. Silver hairpin.

The little face was slightly rosy, and the corners of her mouth were smiling, making her beautiful eyes slightly curved like crescent moons, giving her an indescribable girlish charm.

As soon as she saw the three of them, she rushed over like a butterfly, bowed, and said sweetly: "Yao'er has met Uncle Shen. Congratulations to Uncle Shen for his promotion."

Shen Xuyuan said with a smile: "We haven't seen you for a few months. This girl Yaoer is really becoming more and more energetic. Why don't you get up soon."

Chen Jing smiled, took Shen Xuyuan's arm warmly, and said, "Brother Shen, come with me. I know you like famous calligraphy. Not long ago, I unexpectedly got one, and I wanted to show it to you."

"Seriously, then I want to open my eyes." Shen Xuyuan became more interested, and the two of them left quickly, and soon they disappeared. Only Shen Chen and Murong Yao were left in the front yard. .

Murong Yao's eyes fell on Shen Chen, and she smiled sweetly and said: "When I woke up early in the morning, I heard the housekeeper say that Brother Chen, you are here. I thought he had recognized the wrong person, but it turned out to be true."

Shen Chen smiled and said, "When I came here in the morning, I guessed that you were resting, so I didn't bother you and asked someone to take me to the racecourse."

"Then uncle must have given you a pony. You didn't refuse, right?" Murong Yao opened her big eyes, her jewel-like eyes flashing, she was very beautiful.

Shen Chen smiled and said: "Uncle Chen has such kindness, how can I, a junior, have the nerve to refuse?"

Murong Yao smiled and said: "Fortunately you didn't refuse, otherwise my uncle would have been uneasy. In the past three years, he has often thought about how to compensate the Shen family for their kindness to our Chen family..." At this point, she smiled slightly. After a pause, there was a slight recollection in his eyes, and he sighed softly, "Three years have passed in the blink of an eye. This time flies so fast, but I still often dream about the scene in Huxiao Village."

As the girl said this, her delicate body trembled slightly, as if she was extremely weak and pitiful.

Shen Chen took two steps forward and comforted softly: "Sister Yao, although it was a nightmare, it has passed long ago. The evil thief Li Feilong and the people of Huxiao Village have been killed long ago. You don't have to have any worries." Worry. "

Murong Yao nodded lightly and raised her head slightly. When she saw Shen Chen approaching, her pretty face couldn't help but blush slightly. However, she did not retreat or show any signs of coyness. Instead, she looked at the young man more seriously. With soft eyes, she stretched out her hand to indicate the height of the two of them, and said affectionately: "We haven't seen each other for only a few months, and you are a little taller."

As she finished speaking, she was about to laugh, but suddenly she saw a wound under Shen Chen's neck. She frowned slightly and said distressedly: "Is this... another scratch from a wild beast?"

Although Shen Chen did not directly talk about fighting wild beasts in the mountains, he did mention some interesting things about walking with mountain leopards. In addition, she did not hide her martial arts practice from Murong Yao. With her intelligence, she could naturally Guess the origin of the wound on his neck.

And this wound was not left by an ordinary beast. It was a scar made by the fog python's fangs when Shen Chen challenged the fog python again a few days ago. It was a life and death battle at that time. If so, the fog python If the tooth moves forward even an inch, it will directly cut the artery in the neck, and death will be inevitable.

However, Shen Chen relied on this tiny gap to deal a heavy blow to the fog python. It took him three years and dozens of challenges to finally kill the beast before leaving Qingchuan.
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