This is not the first time Cao Zhi has come to Wancheng, but he came and went in a hurry last time and failed to carefully appreciate the unique style of this Lujiang capital.
The city gate where Cao Zhi followed the army entered. The street facing the city gate was lined with shops on both sides. There were people on horseback, in cars, on foot, and on mules. All in all, it was crowded with people and traffic. And that street was full of people.
A broad street is ten feet wide, and everyone is doing their own thing. The army is marching, and the people are living. It is actually very orderly.
Although the war is approaching, the earthen walls of the houses are all devastated. These may be fireproof materials prepared to prevent rockets from being hit. Most of them are mixed with dung and water and then smeared on. But the people still have to make a living and exchange what they need, and most of the shops are buying and selling.
It was open as usual, and the streets were bustling with people coming and going.
As Cao Zhi walked, he couldn't help but admire Lu Kang's governance ability. In a place where wars are frequent, it is very difficult to manage a city or a county so well. This also shows that although Lu Kang looks indifferent, he is indeed
A capable minister who governs a party. At the same time, Cao Zhi secretly decided to learn from this guy who looked down on him. Cao Zhi had never learned how to govern a party in his past life.
This is a big piece of knowledge, and it will definitely play a big role in Cao Zhi's future. Since Cao Cao will definitely achieve a great career and become the overlord of one party, as his younger brother, Cao Zhi will definitely have the opportunity to govern one party. Now there are
He is a ready-made good teacher, why not learn some skills in governing the world? Cao Zhi cannot use his little police skills to govern the place.
Lu Kang arranged for Cao Zhi and his troops to garrison the North City, which is relatively the least important city defense, because the North City is usually built on some backing and near water, which does not have much effect on the entire city and cannot be captured by a large army.
's main pass.
The north gate of Wancheng is located on the riverside, and it is impossible to capture it without a large number of boats. This is perfect for Cao Zhi and his troops. Lu Kang originally had a small force at the north gate, but the number was not large. Now Cao Zhi has two thousand
As soon as the troops arrived, most of them were deployed to garrison the east and west gates, leaving dozens of veterans and an officer to help Cao Zhi familiarize himself with the situation.
When Cao Zhigang settled down in Wancheng, the states, counties, and counties around Lujiang were also nervously preparing. Most of them were mobilizing troops and horses to block the borders adjacent to Lujiang to prevent the Jiangxia barbarians from failing to stand in Lujiang.
Stay on your heels and rush to their territory.
But for more than two months, Jiangxia Man and Zheng Bao were in peace, and no action was taken. After entering December, a heavy snow suddenly hit Jiangxia, freezing countless livestock to death overnight.
The life of the barbarians on the border between Jiangxia and Lujiang was even more difficult. Bodies of barbarians who had died of freezing or starvation could be seen everywhere in the Wushui area. The barbarians could no longer sit still.
Although Lu Kang was born as a civil servant, for more than a year, he had made great achievements in recruiting soldiers to suppress the rebellion. The emperor had issued a decree to commend him, and it is said that he might be promoted to an official in the future. Therefore, he has single-handed control of the military, political and defense of the region.
Directly under the control of Chen Wen, barbarian troops may approach the city at any time. Lu Kang was naturally very busy after returning to the city, constantly dispatching soldiers, allocating food and fodder, and putting other things aside for the time being. Naturally, he could not pay more attention to it.
Cao Zhi, Cao Zhi also felt relaxed. During the few months he came to Wancheng, he walked around and got a general understanding of Lujiang's economy, politics, military and culture.
Time flies, and in the blink of an eye, tomorrow is the first day of the Lunar New Year. This is the first time Cao Zhi has spent the New Year without the company of his relatives when he reincarnated into ancient times. Although he has not gotten rid of the family ties in his previous life emotionally. But at this time, Cao Zhi
Zhi couldn't help but think of Cao Song, Er Niang, Cao Cao and his wife Ren Hongchang.
He has been away from home for almost a year. Cao Song and his two mothers are in good health. He has now consciously regarded them as relatives emotionally, and they are really good to him. There is also his beloved wife Ren Hongchang. I don’t know that she is fat.
Even though she lost weight, Cao Zhi really thought how interesting it would be to have her by his side, bickering, and playing around.
When he thought of his family, Cao Zhi couldn't help but feel a warm current in his heart. Perhaps it was due to his mood. It was still wet and cold on the street, but walking on the street didn't feel as cold as usual. He felt cold even from far and near.
The sound of crackling firecrackers came.
During this period, several letters came to home, mainly from Cao Cao, reporting that he was safe, that his parents, siblings were all well in Liyang, and that he did not need to worry about him. Everything went well for him in Yangzhou, and in a short time
Four thousand soldiers and horses were raised. I don't know whether it was because of the valuable gifts he brought or to buy Cao Hong's face. Chen Wen seemed very friendly and helped a lot. He recruited soldiers in Liyang and Danyang respectively.
He worked and purchased a large amount of military supplies in these places. Now he has led his troops back to Qiao County, where he is training troops and waiting for the opportunity. Because Cao Song missed his grandson, Cao Cao took him back to Qiao County.
Chen Wen also sent several official letters to Lujiang during this period. He had no objection to Lu Kang leaving Cao Zhi's troops without authorization. He only hoped that Lu Kang could fight the battle well. But one official letter was worth noting. Chen Wen
A special letter was sent to highly praise Cao Zhi's trip to Chang'an and the large amount of important supplies he brought back. The letter praised Cao Zhi for bringing back the most urgently needed things to Yangzhou and for making great contributions to the long-term peace and stability of Yangzhou. In the letter
He took the trouble to mention that Yangzhou Baixin would not forget Cao Zhi's achievements, and Chen Wen would also remember Cao Zhi's loyalty. He even sent a batch of grain and grass to Cao Zhi and his subordinates to garrison the city.
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This letter was sent in the form of an official letter. Lu Kang was of course the first to see it. He read it three times, but he still didn't understand what contribution Cao Zhi had made. He deserved Chen Wen's praise. Why didn't he just go to Chang'an?
?In terms of meritorious service, Lu Kang did some meritorious deeds for him, such as bringing back a reward from the emperor. Could it be...
Cao Zhi was still wandering around on the streets of Wancheng on New Year's Eve. He turned around and smiled at Li Dian who was following him, and said softly: "Tomorrow we will take people to the streets to buy some new year's goods, so that the brothers can take care of themselves."
After all, they are celebrating the New Year outside, so it’s really hard for them. Let’s go to the pub to eat something good tonight, let’s go.” As he said this, he pulled Li Dian and ran towards a small hotel he had visited for the first time since entering the city.
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Cao Zhi is a nostalgic person. He went there once and felt that the taste was okay, so he was too lazy to look for another restaurant. He always went to this restaurant when he wanted to change his appetite. Although Li Dian was a little uneasy, he knew that his master was always easy-going and did not care about others.
The secular rules of respect and inferiority. They always eat at the same table and drink at the same table.
When Cao Zhi and Li Dian stepped out of the hotel, the night was getting darker. The stars were dotted in the Zhanzhan night sky, and the fine snow foam slowly fell down, refreshing their faces that looked slightly swollen from drinking.