Wei Yan nodded: "Okay, but this person's appearance will be chopped off by me and he won't be able to hold on for a few more days."
"It doesn't take long, it only takes three days."
"That's okay, I can keep him alive for seven days."
"Okay, you first protect his life and return to Wancheng."
"Fengxian, Wenyuan."
Chen Yuan shouted.
Lu Bu appeared from the sky, and Zhang Liao also came to Chen Yuan's side: "What are your orders, military advisor?"
"You two will go with me to Bowang County."
The two of them didn't ask Chen Yuan why he wanted to go to Bowang, so they naturally accepted the order.
After handling this matter, Chen Yuan walked up to Lou Gui and the others: "Guys, I've shocked you."
The three of them, Lou Gui and others, all had high EQs and IQs. At this time, they realized that they and others might have been used as bait.
It’s just that Chen Yuan did things well.
Although it is used as bait, it is absolutely not dangerous.
Because there is one first-class, two second-class, and a thousand soldiers protecting them.
To be honest, they can't wait to use this kind of bait again and again.
And their performance is considered excellent.
When Chen Yuan heard Zhang Liao talk about the three people's fearlessness in the face of danger, he already gave them a big thumbs up in his heart.
Such an individual has both ability and character, so he must be reused.
Chen Yuan and Lou Gui exchanged pleasantries with each other, and their gentle attitude made people feel like they were taking a breath of spring breeze.
Lou Gui is doing well and can maintain a calm look.
Li Su and Zhao Zi could not hide their excitement.
Chen Yuan's reputation has now spread all over the world, and his past is also known to everyone.
Many people regard Chen Yuan as their role model, especially the disciples from poor families.
Because Chen Yuan is a disciple from a poor family who succeeded through hard work.
The family backgrounds of Lou Gui and other three people are not very good, so they also admire Chen Yuan very much.
Chen Yuan just felt that these three people were a little excited, and guessed that they were probably frightened.
He definitely didn't expect that he actually has fans now.
After a friendly conversation with the three of them, Lou Gui and the others were asked to follow Wei Yan back to Wancheng.
With Wei Yan and a thousand soldiers protecting him, Lou Gui and the others must be very safe.
Chen Yuan took Lu Bu, Zhang Liao and Zhou Tai, who never left Chen Yuan's side, and headed straight for Bowang County.
Bowangpo is not far from Bowang County.
Bowangpo faces Funiu Mountain to the north, Yinshan Mountain to the south, and Baihe River to the west. It is a hilly area where Funiu Mountain extends. The terrain is dangerous and it is the thoroughfare of the ancient "Xianghan Pass" and has always been a battleground for military strategists.
Bowang originally did not have a county seat, but later the Marquis of Bowang granted this place, so it gradually formed a county seat.
Bowang County used to be relatively prosperous, but due to the impact of the Yellow Turban Rebellion, this originally prosperous county now seems to be in decline. Obviously, the trauma caused by the Yellow Turban Rebellion has not completely passed.
The size of Bowang County is not small. It is about ten miles long from east to west and more than five miles wide from north to south. The city wall is five feet high, which is already very high for a county town.
Chen Yuan brought three people to Bowang County. Because of Nanyang's power, the original magistrate, county magistrate and county lieutenant of Bowang County also resigned.
Nowadays, the county's six-fang pian is in charge of the daily work in Bowang County.
It's not that the official didn't resign, it's just that the official was not an official and had no choice but to resign.
But, from the bottom of his heart, the official didn't want to resign.
Because for a small landowner like him, officials are very important to him.
However, although he did not resign, he was still dealing with various affairs and waiting for the big boss fight to end.
Who in Nanyang doesn't know now that Chen Biejia and Deng Juncheng have already reached a legal battle.
Moreover, Deng Juncheng's strategy is to lose both sides. It depends on how Chen Biejia breaks the situation.
Before the fight between the two big guys is over, they will not know how to form a team, and they will not be in the mood to deal with government affairs.
Therefore, Nanyang's government affairs have been almost paralyzed these days.
Unfavorable rumors about Chen Yuan began to appear among the people in Nanyang.
Most of them criticized Chen Yuan for his reckless actions, which caused chaos in Nanyang.
Chen Yuan has heard a lot of such rumors, but Chen Yuan is not panic at all.
Let the bullet fly for a while first.
Because of the chaos in government affairs, the city gate officials began to collect taxes more intensively.
The city entrance tax used to be only five baht a piece, but now it has been raised to three baht.
It's not that they don't want to collect more, but no one will enter the city if they collect more.
Many farmers who go to the city to sell firewood, vegetables and grain are not rich to begin with.
Three is the limit.
But this is also a huge exploitation.
Although Chen Yuan and the four others were well-dressed and impressive, they could not escape the exploitation of the city gatekeepers.
"Four people, three coins each, twelve coins in total, please pay."
The city gatekeeper ignored the four people's clothes and aura, so he was naturally confident.
Gein is the pawnbroker's brother-in-law.
Therefore, it is possible to control this kind of fat difference.
Chen Yuan frowned slightly. Chen Yuan naturally knew about the city gate tax.
Basically, it's a five-baht coin.
This is stipulated by Chen Yuan, can he not know it clearly?
He originally wanted to abolish the city gate tax, but Liu Bei dissuaded him.
Because Liu Bei knew the capabilities of these petty officials better than Chen Yuan.
Even if you abolish the city gate tax, they still have other ways to collect other taxes from the people entering and leaving the city.
Create a name cleverly and collect money violently.
These people are not joking.
When it comes to oppressing the people, there are not as many officials as there are officials.
Therefore, Chen Yuan could only stipulate that the city gate tax could only collect five baht per coin, and other fees were not allowed. Anyone who violated the rules would be exiled for three thousand miles.
Chen Yuan used Chongdian.
Don't underestimate this five-baht coin. To ordinary people, a dollar is very precious.
One piece a day, if you go to and from the city gate every day, it will be thirty pieces a month.
This is already a big burden for ordinary people.
If there are other expenses, it will really be difficult to survive.
One has already made it so difficult for the people, but three would really kill people.
Like those who cut firewood, they go out to the city early to cut firewood. How much does a bundle of firewood cost? It's just a few coins.
If these filthy officials take three more coins, one day's food and clothing may become a problem.
Doesn’t this force the people to rebel again?
Thinking of this, Chen Yuan's face turned extremely ugly.
However, getting angry with these little people will not solve the problem.
The root cause still lies with officials.
Therefore, Chen Yuan did not get angry, nor did he do anything to show off his identity.
It's too naive and cannot solve the fundamental problem.
Chen Yuan asked Zhou Tai to give the money, and the four of them entered Bowang County.
I found someone to ask for directions and then came to Bowang Zhang's house.
As mentioned before, the Zhang family in Bowang was formed when Zhang Qian married a son born to a Ba girl.
The direct lineage of the Zhang family is in Chenggu, Shaanxi.
However, after three hundred years of development, the Bowang Zhang family has become the largest powerhouse in Bowang County.
Out of respect for Bowang Hou, Chen Yuan did not report his identity at first.
He only said that Chen Zichu from Zhuo County was here to pay his respects.
I don’t know whether Zhang is ignorant or ignorant, or whether Zhang is really arrogant.
After Chen Yuan put in his invitation, there was no response for a long time.
This not only made Lu Bu and the others look ugly, but even Chen Yuan felt angry in his heart.
It seems that the descendants of Bowang Hou are no longer as heroic as Bowang.
Chen Yuan was not in a good mood to begin with. Wei Yan and Zhang Liao first made Chen Yuan angry, and his anger escalated to a higher level at the city gate.
Now Zhang's neglectful behavior has made Chen Yuan's anger almost reach its peak.
However, Chen Yuan was still wary of Bowang Hou's achievements and reputation, considering that perhaps it was because he did not reveal his identity that he was not received by others.
Immediately, let Zhou Tai submit his greeting message again.
This greeting card is different. The words "Jingzhou Biejiachen" are clearly written on it.
Presumably this time Mrs. Zhang should open the middle door wide and come out to greet her.
However, the facts slapped Chen Yuan hard in the face.
I submitted my post, but after a long time, there was still no response at all.
At this time, Chen Yuan had already come to his senses.
It wasn't that Mrs. Zhang didn't recognize her before, but that Ms. Zhang had already stood in the position of Nanyang's powerful power and would not let herself, a Jingzhou stranger, come in.
At this time, Zhang Meng, Zhang's contemporary family member, was talking to his son in the Zhang Mansion.
"Father, is there something wrong with us shutting Chen Zichu out like this?"
Zhang Meng looked at his son's uneasy mood and said, "Cong'er, are you afraid that Chen Zichu will come in?"
Zhang Cong nodded: "Father, Chen Zichu's bodyguard Zhou Tai is a second-level master, we can't resist him."
Zhang Meng shook his head: "Cong'er, you are worrying too much. We can't resist it, but I don't think Chen Yuan will come in."
"Why?"
"Because he is currently fighting with Dengjun Cheng. If he uses force to break into our Zhang family today, the consequences are not something Chen Yuan can bear."
"What consequences?"
Zhang Meng smiled when he heard this: "What consequences? It is the consequence of going to war with all the powerful people in Nanyang! Do you think Chen Yuan can bear such consequences?"
Zhang Cong shook his head: "Of course I can't afford it, and no one can afford such consequences."
"But, father, our Zhang family can't represent all the powerful people in Nanyang."
Zhang Meng smiled proudly: "It won't work at other times, but it may not work now."
Zhang Meng's rejection of Chen Yuan not only expressed his stance of advancing and retreating together with the Deng family, but also spread the reputation of the Zhang family.
Let me ask, who in the entire Jingzhou can make one state shut down?
My Zhang family can do it.
Once this reputation spreads, the status of the Zhang family will be greatly improved, and maybe they can also integrate into the top circle of Nanyang's powerful people.
Zhang Meng has always thought of himself very highly. According to the Zhang family, the ancestor of the Bowang family is Zhang Qian, the Marquis of Bowang, and his reputation and prestige are no less than those of anyone else.
In terms of strength, the Zhang family is truly the overlord of Bowang County. The Zhang family occupies 60% of the entire land in Bowang County.
It can be said that Bowang is not the Bowang of the imperial court, but the Bowang of the Zhang family.
However, the ancestors of the Bowang Zhang family did not inherit the title of Bowang Marquis Zhang Qian because they were not direct descendants.
Therefore, from generation to generation, although the land and population continued to increase, there was no big improvement in the officialdom. At most, they occupied various official positions in the county.
There has never been a county magistrate, county lieutenant or county magistrate in so many years.
From this we can see the difference in the background of the Bowang Zhang family.
Now, Zhang Meng sees an opportunity. As long as he seizes this opportunity, his Zhang family may be able to produce a Bailihou.
Although I don't know why Chen Yuan suddenly came to visit their Zhang family, these are not important.
The important thing is that Zhang Meng can take this opportunity to climb into the upper class circles of Nanyang.
Zhang Meng was imagining that when the Zhang family issued a county magistrate, Chen Yuan's place became completely popular.
Seeing that no one from the Zhang Mansion came out to greet him, he seemed completely unaware that the person standing outside the door was Jingzhou Biejia, the military advisor and general Zhonglang.
Zhou Tai's eyes were blazing and he said to Chen Yuan: "Military advisor, let a certain family attack and let these disrespectful idiots know how powerful they are."
With that said, Zhou Tai was about to break into Zhang's mansion.
Chen Yuan held Zhou Tai down and said, "Young Ping, wait a minute, this is too reckless."
Zhou Tai stopped and looked at Chen Yuan.
Chen Yuan's face was calm, but his eyes were extremely sharp.
"I heard that there is a group of bandits in the Funiu Mountains outside Bowang County. They often rob the surrounding people and are even bold enough to enter the city to rob. I suspect that the Zhang family is related to this bandit."
Having said this, Chen Yuan paused for a moment: "Youping, take my token and go to the county government office to mobilize county soldiers to capture the bandits."
With that said, Chen Yuan handed a talisman on his body to Zhou Tai.
In the Han Dynasty, Tiger Talisman was needed to mobilize troops.
However, now the system is becoming chaotic, local princes have begun to rise, and it is no longer as rigorous as before.
Especially in Jingzhou, Liu Bei combined military and political power.
All military power in Jingzhou is controlled by Liu Bei.
Before coming to Nanyang, Liu Bei had given Chen Yuan the power to mobilize troops.
Therefore, Chen Yuan can mobilize county soldiers.
There are not many county soldiers in Bowang, only about a hundred.
Zhou Tai didn't talk nonsense at all. He took the talisman and went directly to the county government to mobilize troops.
With Zhou Tai's strength, it would not be a problem to mobilize a hundred county soldiers.
Lu Bu and Zhang Liao had never seen Chen Yuan in this form.
At this time, Chen Yuan was full of killing energy, as if he was a general about to fight.
This is why Lu Bu and Zhang Liao arrived late. After they arrived, Chen Yuan basically never asked about military matters again.
However, don't forget that Chen Yuan was a lieutenant general in the army. He followed Liu Bei and started with five hundred volunteers and killed the Yellow Turbans in Youzhou, Qingzhou and Jizhou.
How could the murderous spirit in his body be lessened?
Although they had never seen Chen Yuan in this form, Lu Bu and Zhang Liao were very excited.
I thought this trip would be boring.
If Chen Yuan hadn't been kind to Lü Bu and his teacher and uncle had sternly told him to obey Chen Yuan's orders, Lü Bu wouldn't have wanted to come at all.
He came, but Lu Bu couldn't keep up the energy the whole time.
Well now, some people actually dare to stroke the beard of the military advisor.
It’s my turn, Lu Fengxian, to make a profit today.