Chapter 397 Fortunately, it didn't move (thanks to [Mercury's Masked Superman]
Man Chong didn't wait for Xu Shu to return the gift and left in a hurry, but Xu Shu was not annoyed by Man Chong's somewhat arrogant behavior.
Xu Shu was born into a poor family, and over the years he had become accustomed to the glares from wealthy families.
Now, he just regards Man Chong as another child of aristocratic families. These children of aristocratic families are often humble on the surface, but underneath they are completely arrogant. If you are not of the same status level as them, they will look down on you from the bottom of their hearts.
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Glancing at the retreating figures of Man Chong and others, Xu Shu suddenly remembered the reminder from Man Chong, "The identity book...yes. After entering Cao Cao's rule, identity registration is an indispensable part."
Lumen Academy would often analyze and study various strategies under Cao Cao's rule. Naturally, Xu Shu had already known about the identity book.
Walking towards Runan City, Xu Shu prepared to register himself in the register first. Only by getting the identity register could he come and go freely under Cao Cao's rule.
Runan once suffered from the Yellow Turbans, and was plundered and ravaged by Yuan Shu. Both its population and economy were in a mess.
When Manchong first took over,
Runan is like a broken ship with leaks everywhere, but fortunately, thanks to his unremitting efforts in the past year or two, Runan's current situation has improved greatly.
Arriving at the city gate, Xu Shu was stopped by the guards.
After learning Xu Shu's purpose, he was taken by the guards to the department responsible for registration.
Xu Shu was originally from Yingchuan. After ascertaining his basic place of origin and other information, he quickly obtained the identity book.
Xu Shu put the identity book in his arms and thought: "Although there are some omissions, in general it is very useful."
Even modern ID cards can be faked, let alone in this age where there is no internet at all.
With his identity book, Xu Shu could easily find a place to live. After a night's rest, he was going to visit local officials in Runan by virtue of his status as a Lumen student.
Lumen Academy is located at the foot of Lumen Mountain in Longzhong.
Lumen Mountain is surrounded by beautiful mountains and clear waters, and the scenery is beautiful. Lumen Academy is built on the mountain, with layers upon layers occupying almost half of the eastern foothills.
Lumen Academy was originally run by Pang Degong, the head of the Pang family, and was a private property of the Pang family.
However, due to Pang De, Sima Hui's reputation spread all over the world, and many nobles from the north who escaped from the war came to Jingzhou to take refuge... The arrival of various famous people naturally had to visit Lumen Academy. Over time, Lumen Academy became more and more famous.
He passed the threshold of his family and became a world-famous university.
Lumen Academy is full of talented people, such as Pang Tong, Xu Shu, Cui Zhouping, Shi Guangyuan and other famous people, as well as Liu Qi, Kuai Qi, Ma Liang and other officials' children also studied in Lumen Academy, but these top students are now almost the same
All have already left school.
With the status of a student of Lumen, even if Xu Shu comes from a poor family, people with the most important status like Liu Biao will give him some face. Other aristocratic families or officials will definitely not dare to show slights to Xu Shu... After all, the literati of this era
If you spray someone, it can be really fatal.
the next day,
After Xu Shu visited several low-ranking officials, he planned to visit the prefect of Runan County on their recommendation.
But when he arrived at the prefect's mansion, he was told that the prefect had gone out on business since yesterday.
After confirming that the governor would definitely come back today, Xu Shu patiently waited quietly in the governor's mansion.
This wait lasted from noon until almost dusk. It was not until almost dusk that a burst of noise suddenly came from outside the county governor's house.
Guessing that the prefect had returned, Xu Shu quickly stood up, stretched his somewhat stiff body, and prepared to go out to take a look at the "restless" prefect of Runan.
"Eh? Is it you, Yuan Zhi?" Man Chong had just entered the governor's house, and when he looked up, he saw the scribe he met yesterday.
"Um...Brother Boning..." After Xu Shu said half of the words, he immediately realized and changed his words: "No, it's the prefect! Xu Shu, a student of Lumen, has met the prince!"
"Hahaha! It turns out he is a student from the famous Lumen Academy!"
The reputation of Lumen College is almost unknown to anyone who is a student.
The professors of Lumen College, Pang Degong and Sima Hui, are all leaders of the literati in this era.
But compared to its prestige, Taiyuan Academy is still better than Lumen Academy.
"Yuanzhi, you haven't had dinner yet, right? Come on, let's go to the cafeteria and talk while eating!"
Man Chong was talented in both civil and military affairs. Whether he was in politics or the military, he was a pillar of strength.
Moreover, thanks to his early study and experience under Lu Yan, Man Chong's abilities and knowledge have been greatly enriched. It didn't take long for the two of them to talk, and Man Chong quickly impressed Xu Shu.
Xu Shu and Man Chong almost hit it off, and they stayed together for three or four days.
If Xu Shu hadn't said that he was going to Xuchang, Chen Liu and other places would have gained more knowledge, Man Chong would have wanted to keep Xu Shu and make him his deputy.
However, Xu Shu himself did not want to stay, but he could recommend others.
So, a letter from Xu Shu reached Shi Tao, who was still waiting in Jingzhou, saying that there is an opportunity for Runan to join the staff, and you might as well come for an interview...
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Nanyang County, Runan County, Huainan County, and Lujiang County, these four places together formed a defense line against Liu Biao and Sun Quan.
The current governor of Nanyang County is Jia Xu. In addition to the general Li Tong who has been guarding Wancheng, he also has Zhang He and Gao Lan, the surrendered generals of the Yuan family.
When Yuan Shao was defeated, many generals surrendered to Cao Cao.
After these demoted generals came over, it was naturally impossible for them to hold high positions from the beginning. Even if Zhang He and Gao Lan surrendered to Cao Cao with tens of thousands of troops in history, they were only assigned as partial generals after their arrival.
And because Zhang He and Gao Lan were unwilling to participate in the conquest against their old master, during the years after they surrendered to Cao Cao, they could only stay in their original positions and patiently wait for the opportunity to go to the battlefield.
Fortunately, now that the north has been decided, the army's march south is just around the corner!
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In the camp outside Wancheng.
Gao Lan walked among the troops and directed the soldiers' daily drills.
There are 30,000 defenders in Wancheng, 20,000 of whom are their original elite veterans; the other 10,000 are new soldiers recruited from Nanyang County. The formation looks good, but they have no real fighting experience.
Gao Lan is currently training these 10,000 new recruits, and the other 20,000, led by Li Tong and Zhang He, are always on guard against possible sneak attacks coming from Jingzhou Xinye.
Originally, when Cao Cao sent troops to Youzhou, Jia Xu thought that Liu Biao and Sun Quan would take the opportunity to attack Nanyang and Runan.
For this reason, Jia Xu also ordered Zhang He and Li Tong to maintain a state of loosening the outside and tightening the inside. They were on guard for several months.
It's a pity that Liu Biao was just a defender after all. In addition to catching hundreds of Jingzhou spies, Jia Xu, Zhang He and others didn't even see a hair of Jingzhou soldiers... This made Zhang He, Gao Lan, Li Tong and others,
I regretted it for a long time.
Sitting in the Wancheng County Sheriff's Mansion, Jia Xu quietly browsed the documents on the desk.
"Sigh...it's still comfortable in the past...there are people who are ambitious and talented in making plans, Gongda is responsible for them, Wenruo is responsible for governing the place, and Zhongde is responsible for them..." Jia Xu closed the document in his hand and rubbed it a little sorely.
With his eyes wide open, he sighed: "My arms and legs are old, why do I still have to suffer these things?"
After standing up, Jia Xu came outside the hall, admiring the faint sunset in the distance and murmuring to himself:
"Liu Biao is too cowardly... Can't he make a sneak attack on Nanyang or Runan County? Stand still... As a result, most of my arrangements have been in vain. It's a waste, a waste!"
