Xuchang was called "Xu" in ancient times. It originated from the Yao period when Xu Youmu, a high-ranking scholar, cultivated the land and washed his ears on the shore of Yingshui River.
Speaking of Xuchang, most people in later generations will think of Cao Wei, because it was the political, economic and cultural center of the Cao Wei period.
At the beginning of the Three Kingdoms, the wars between various princes in the north mainly revolved around Luoyang and the Yellow River Basin in Chang'an.
More than 300 miles.
Xuchang's unique agricultural conditions benefited the Cao Wei regime a lot. The economy was once more than that of Luoyang, which was no longer prosperous due to the war, and much stronger than Chang'an, which was also declining due to the war.
As the main producer of grain in the entire north at that time, Xuchang had convenient water and land transportation, bordering the Huanghuai Plain to the east and the Yellow River to the north, and became the grain and grass supply area and rear area for Cao Wei's army.
Of course, there was no Cao Wei regime at this time, and today's Xuchang belongs to Yingchuan County of the Han Dynasty, also known as Xu County.
There is a plain to the east of Xu County. Because it is adjacent to the bank of the Yellow River, the land is rich and fertile. Not only the food output is high, but also various fishery resources have been vigorously developed. It can be regarded as an out-and-out cornucopia.
The people who control this plain are not the imperial court nor any princes, but the dignified Hedong Wei clan.
With such an important place, the Wei family naturally did not dare to be careless. The people sent to guard this place were Wei Min and Wei Zhongping, Wei Cheng's second uncles and one of the most powerful figures in the Wei family.
Early that morning, there was a long queue at the gate of Weizhuang in Xu County. Farmers from all subordinate villages had to send their harvested grain to Weizhuang for registration and registration. Then, nearly 60% of the grain would be deducted based on tax, corvee, etc., leaving the remaining grain.
It is the harvest of the bankers.
The stewards responsible for registration have been busy from dawn to noon, and the dozen or so granaries in Wei Village are gradually being filled with various grains.
There is a high platform made of solid wood at the entrance of Weizhuang. Standing on it, you can have a bird's-eye view of the scenery within a two-mile radius.
The guard on guard looked nervous, fearing that some yellow turban thieves would take the opportunity to rob.
Behind them, a man dressed as a middle-aged scribe sat on a futon, his eyes slightly narrowed and his breathing steady. Judging from the facial features, you can see a bit of Wei Cheng's edges on his face. This man is Wei Min.
Already.
At the only wooden ladder that can ascend to the high platform, there is a young man in his twenties holding an ox-horn bow. A pair of sharp auspicious eyes are constantly scanning the forest in the distance. However, if there is any disturbance, his whole body will tense up, as if
Facing a powerful enemy.
Wei Min looked sideways, stood up, came to the young man's side, and said, "I wanted to return to Hedong in the near future, but I didn't expect that the Yellow Turban thieves have started to show up again in the past few days. It's thanks to Brother Zhongkang that we have worked hard."
The young man looked back at him, hurriedly cupped his hands and said, "Manager Wei, you are too polite. Two years ago, the traitors attacked Qiao County, and the people of Qiao County were miserable. If the Wei family had not allocated food and relief in time, we, Qiao County, would have starved to death."
How many people will freeze to death? Our father and my eldest brother have both said that we will never thank you for your kindness. If the Wei family is in need, we, the Xu family, will help even if we are torn to pieces."
Wei Min smiled and said nothing, nodded and looked at the long food delivery team under the stage, frowning slightly.
When the young man Xu Zhu saw this, he wondered: "Manager Wei, what's wrong?"
Wei Min put his hands behind his back and said calmly: "Look at the man holding the ox cart in the middle of the team. I can see that he doesn't walk like an ordinary old farmer, and there are large tattoo marks on his arms.
"
"Of course, there is more than one suspicious thing. Look at the villagers behind him. Are they different from ordinary people? Their legs and knees are slightly arched, and their hands will unconsciously touch their waists. If it is true, I expected
, it should be a habit developed by riding horses for a long time.”
Xu Zhu was stunned for a moment and looked down. Sure enough, as Wei Min said, those few people seemed a little out of place in the team.
"I'm afraid the thieves disguised themselves as villagers and wanted to sneak into the village to create chaos, so that the thieves lurking outside would have an opportunity to take advantage of it."
After Wei Min finished speaking, he looked at Xu Zhu and said lightly with a smile: "Brother Zhongkang, I have a plan..."
at the same time.
In a hidden mountain col about five miles away from Wei Zhuang.
Nearly a thousand people are hiding here quietly. The leader is the former Yellow Turban general He Man. This man calls himself "Jie Tian Yaksha". He is good at wielding a large iron rod weighing a hundred kilograms. He has superb martial arts and amazing courage.
I was able to fight Cao Hong back and forth, but it's a pity that I don't have a good brain.
"Damn it, how long do you have to wait here? Why don't you just rush over?" He Man, who was impatient with waiting, shouted angrily.
Next to him, several soldiers looked at each other.
One of them, a thin man with a long beard, said: "Brother He, why should we be in a hurry? As long as we sneak into the village and light a fire, there will be chaos inside and outside the village. When the time comes, we will rush over. It will be like entering an uninhabited land.
Isn’t it beautiful?”
He Man said angrily: "I'm so beautiful with your mother's legs, but you're just a shabby villager, and you want me to wait here for most of the day. Let me tell you, you are just afraid that I will take your credit."
When the thin man heard this, his face became gloomy and he said in a cold voice: "He Man, be careful what you say. What do you mean by taking away your credit? The general asked us to come out to grab food. Is it wrong for me to arrange this? Does it have to be like this?
Can you usually just rush in and kill randomly?"
"Haha, you are just like me, with your body size?" He Man looked up at the sky arrogantly, too lazy to talk to him.
The thin man was so angry that his face turned red and his neck was thick, but when he saw that his thighs were not as thick as the other's arms, he could only grit his teeth and endure it.
More than an hour has passed.
He Man stood up impatiently, walked aside and took off his pants to drain the water. When he passed by the thin man, he deliberately stepped on him.
The thin man was about to have an attack when a soldier on the side grabbed him and said with a frown: "Wu Biejia, don't get angry with him. You'd better find a way to find out. Why has there been no movement for so long? Is it possible?"
Maybe the plan failed."
The thin man was stunned for a moment, and felt that something must have gone wrong. Logically speaking, the few people he arranged should have entered Wei Village. How could it be that so long had passed and there was still no movement at all.
Thinking that the plan might fail, a bad premonition suddenly arose in his heart.
He raised his head and looked in the direction of Wei Zhuang. At this time, the sun was setting in the west. The afterglow shone through the shrubs on the mountain col and hit his face, as hot as blood.
"Ah, don't drive Wu!"
Boo hoo hoo…
"Enemy attack, enemy attack, everyone get down, use swords and shields, hold up shields to defend."
"Damn it, we've been exposed, everyone follows me and rush forward to kill you."
He Man was just releasing water when suddenly an arrow shot towards him, scaring him so much that he almost shrank back.
Seeing that the thin man had been hit by an arrow in the forehead and was already dead, he shouted loudly, raised his iron rod to deflect the flying arrows, and shouted: "Kill, follow me and kill him."
I saw him leading the way, running quickly towards the top of the mountain, accurately blocking the incoming arrows with the iron rod in his hand, and counterattacking without increasing his speed.
However, when he turned back, he saw an extremely angry scene.
"You idiot, what are you afraid of? Just let me charge!"
When several swordsmen and shieldmen not far away from him heard this, they rolled their eyes at him with disdain, and then quickly retreated back.
There are two exits in the col. The front is blocked, and there is an exit at the back where you can escape.
Not only the ordinary soldiers began to flee, but the soldiers who were responsible for protecting the thin man at the beginning also retreated.
Seeing this, He Man angrily picked up the iron rod, flew a stone in front of him, and quickly ran back.
As he ran, he shouted: "I, Jie Tian Yaksha, am really ashamed to be with you. Grandpa, I will take the first step."
Mountain.
Xu Zhu frowned slightly and asked for instructions from Wei Min, who was resting at the side: "Guan Wei, let me lead someone to catch up."
Wei Min put his hands behind his back, narrowed his eyes slightly, and murmured: "Zhetian Yaksha? A remnant of the former Yellow Turban. Someone saw him walking very close to Yuan Gonglu's people a few days ago. Could it be that..."
"Guardian Wei?" Xu Zhu asked again hurriedly when he saw everyone had run away.
Wei Min twisted his beard and shook his head, and said in a deep voice: "Don't chase the poor bandits, let's go back first."
"This?" Xu Zhu looked at He Man who was running away unwillingly, and could only nod helplessly.
Wei Min's expression remained unchanged, but his heart was already filled with confusion. Why did Yuan Shu and Yuan Gongdao, who were born in the fourth generation and the Third Duke, associate with the Yellow Turban thieves, and why did they take the risk of sending people to snatch food... "Could it be that what Cheng'er said has come true?
?”
Thinking of Wei Cheng, Wei Min turned around and said to Xu Zhu: "Zhongkang, I have something to discuss with you."
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"...Sister didn't see it. At that time, I hit Yan Huanfei with one move. Before I could take the next move, his sword broke into two pieces, hahaha."
A shabby little courtyard.
Xie Yu was so happy that defeating Wei Gong was enough for her to brag about for several days.
Wei Gong was eating steamed buns on the side, neither angry nor vindictive, looking at little Aning beside him with a smile.
Aning felt uncomfortable when he saw him. She turned to glare at him and asked, "Why are you always looking at me?"
Wei Gong chuckled, pointed to the steamed buns in Aning's hand with great interest, and said: "It's nothing, I just want to know how many you can eat."
An Ning's mouth was stuffed with steamed buns, and she glared at him angrily and said in a straight voice: "I want you to be widowed, huh."
I was so angry that people were watching me every time I ate steamed buns, which made me feel a little embarrassed when I ate the sixth one.
Emiya smiled and said: "I don't mean anything else. It's a good thing that you can eat it. It proves that you are a good material for practicing martial arts. You may become a peerless master in the future."
Aning glanced at him, curled his lips and said, "I don't want to be a peerless expert. My dream is to become a five-star food connoisseur and eat all the delicious food in the world."
Emiya was stunned and asked curiously: "What is a five-star gourmet connoisseur?"
Aning was stunned and looked at Wei Cheng aside.
Seeing this, Wei Cheng hurriedly said: "The so-called food connoisseurs are people who go to restaurants and restaurants in various places to taste delicious food, and then rate the restaurants and restaurants."
"Is there such a person?" Emiya looked confused.
Aning looked at Wei Cheng blankly, fearing that he would get a negative answer, and his eyes were filled with moisture.
Seeing this, Wei Cheng hurriedly pulled Cai Yan over and said, "Yes, yes, brother Wei Gong is ignorant. If you don't believe me, ask your sister, she will definitely know."
Cai Yan looked at Wei Cheng, then at the aggrieved little An Ning, smiled, and said, "That's right, Brother Wei didn't lie to you. An Ning will definitely become an amazing gourmet in the future."
Seeing Cai Yan's endorsement, Aning burst into laughter. He nodded vigorously and said, "Yeah, Aning will definitely become the most powerful five-star food connoisseur. No, I want to become a six-star food connoisseur, hahaha."
Wei Gong looked at this couple in confusion as he deceived a little girl less than ten years old. It could be seen that little Aning smiled so innocently. He seemed to understand something. He smiled with relief and said, "Yes, you can definitely do it. It’s up to you to review the tavern and inn opened by the Wei family. Remember to give it a five-star rating.”
Aning burst out laughing, imitating Xie Yu's gesture of putting her hands on her hips, and said triumphantly: "That's hard to say. If the food is not delicious, I will give you a bad review, hum." Everyone was attracted by her little adult. He looked amused, and the yard was filled with laughter.
After dinner, Emiya said goodbye.
Wei Cheng prepared a box of good things for him to take back.
In addition to Wei Hao's favorite glass products, there are also some other daily necessities, as well as several jars of seasonings.
Of course, Wei Cheng also prepared a set of stab-proof clothing and an eight-sided Han sword for Wei Gong, letting him use it first, and then buy him a good one later. Wei Cheng also saw it through the past few days of training. However, the Han sword was still not very conducive to actual combat, so he planned to purchase a Tang Hengdao to try.
No expense was spared to buy a precious sword, and a mink fur coat was exchanged for wine.
In the era of cold weapons, the ancients loved swords as much as the wealthy people of later generations played with cars, watches and cameras.
After a short period of getting along, Wei Cheng discovered that Wei Gong has a special liking for all kinds of weapons. This is like sitting with a rich second generation in the future, and he talks to you about luxury cars and luxury watches. The two of them chatted. An afternoon of weapons almost sounded like a cocoon to Wei Cheng.
Knowing that Wei Gong likes weapons, Wei Cheng is naturally not too stingy and agrees to give him a set of equipment later, but the premise is that the next time he comes over, he will bring him some highly skilled goldsmiths.
Emiya agreed without saying a word. He could still handle it with just a few goldsmiths.
After seeing Wei Gong off, Wei Cheng faced the setting sun and fell into deep thought.
Emiya came over in the afternoon and brought him good news and bad news.
The good news is that the Wei family has teamed up with the Wang family and the Xie family to capture the Salt Lake, and the process went very smoothly. During this period, Hedong County sent people to inquire, but Hu Biao cooperated in disguise, so nothing happened.
The bad news is a bit fucked up.
Wei Cheng never expected that Dong Zhuo would return and continue his journey south. Didn't he read "The Biography of Lu Buwei" that he recommended?
Could it be that after seeing Lu Buwei's tragic end, he still insists on going his own way?
Wei Cheng never understood how fearless a person could be for the sake of power.
However, every time she thought of some of Dong Zhuo's evil deeds after he came to power in the TV series, Wei Cheng couldn't help but frown.
"Husband, what are you thinking about?"
Hearing Cai Yan's voice, Wei Cheng shook his head, smiled, and said, "It's nothing, just a little sad."
Cai Yan raised his embroidered eyebrows with a sly arc, and asked gloatingly: "Is it because the second uncle is coming back?"
Wei Cheng was stunned.
Cai Yan tilted his head and said slightly mischievously: "If my second uncle knows that my husband looks so good now, my husband's good days will probably come to an end."