Moling (Nanjing) in the north of Danyang will be a good place for Qinhuai gold powder, terraces and waterside pavilions in the future, but now it is just a place where tigers and dragons sit on top of each other, a place where the mountain king would like to go. Currently, Zuo Rong, who is famous for his greedy and violent grass carp, lives here.
Zuo Rong used to be a water pirate. Because he ate raw fish and shrimps and killed many people, he gained a bad reputation in the world. In the first year of Zhongping, Zhou Xin, who was recruiting troops, recruited him and made him the captain.
He recruited and trained soldiers for him in Moling.
Why did Zhou Xin send his captain so far away from Moling?
This is because Zhou Xin has always been cunning and cunning. Before he was still young, he did not want to expose his full strength prematurely. In addition to the three thousand defenders of Danyang on the surface, this hidden strength was hidden in the mountains and lakes of Moling.
The most suitable among them. Besides, Zuo Rong was a water pirate, and it would be easy for him to tell Zhou Xin the facts. So Zhou Xin arranged a mixed force of bandits, water bandits, and part of his own Danyang garrison recruited by Zuo Rong.
Moling is a mountainous area and waterway.
Two days after receiving the letter, Zuo Rong rushed back to Danyang with 500 personal guards. Once he entered the county house, the housekeeper directly let Zuo Rong into the study to talk secretly with Zhou Xin.
As soon as Zuo Rong entered the study, he felt the chilly atmosphere. Zhou Xin's face was livid and solemn. He looked at the pieces of paper in his hand without saying a word, as if he was deep in thought, but his expression followed the contents of the paper.
The weather was uncertain. Standing beside him was the captain of the guard who dared not take a breath. He peeked at Zhou Xin from time to time.
Zuo Rong stepped into the study room, saw the situation, and combined with the information given by the housekeeper, he guessed one or two details of the matter. Zuo Rong stopped, coughed lightly, and said carefully: "Prefect, I'm back.
"This Zuo Rong man is not only very ugly, but his voice is even more terrifying. It sounds like a broken gong, which is extremely unpleasant to hear."
Zhou Xin was brought back to his senses by the sound like a broken gong, and then he was overjoyed. He was waiting for Zuo Rong. Zhou Xin, whose expression softened, stood up from the seat, and the look of joy was just on his face.
He paused briefly, turned his face and immediately became solemn without leaving any trace, and then said calmly: "You are here." After saying this, he glanced at the seat next to him and motioned for Zuo to sit down.
Zhou Xin looked respectful. After saluting, he sat down silently and was not in a hurry to speak. Zhou Xin glanced at the captain of the guard behind him, and then glanced at Zuo Rong. As soon as Zao Rong took his seat, he wanted to ask something urgently.
Only when Zhou Xin saw it did he realize that there was a captain of the guard in the study. But the captain of the guard didn't know whether he didn't realize it, or he was just a little dull. He didn't move his pestle there. After waiting for a while, Zhou Xin couldn't help it.
Xin could only turn around and waved to him impatiently, asking him to go down.
As if he had been granted amnesty, the captain of the guard rushed out quickly, ran out of the two courtyards, and ran out of the study area. The captain of the guard stopped under a big pine and cypress. His heart was still beating. He breathed a long sigh of relief and finally relaxed.
Come down.
Looking at the blue sky and white clouds, the captain of the guard, whose heart rate had calmed down for a while, felt indescribably depressed. The captain of the guard considered himself to be loyal to the prefect, but in these years, Zhou Xin had not regarded him as a confidant and would not say anything to him.
He does some errands and never lets him take on important tasks, let alone discuss county affairs with him. He just orders him around and orders him around. The most chilling thing is that Zhou
Xin always guarded against him, as if there were many secrets that he didn't want him to know. Didn't he get this job through his wife's relationship? He should be one of his own, so why did he always guard against himself like he guarded against thieves? Guards
The elder's heart was filled with this helpless lament.
After sighing, the captain of the guard stared blankly at the sky. After a while, the captain of the guard rolled his eyes and came up with an idea. After thinking about it carefully, he became more clear that his plan was promising. He smiled, turned around and ran away to the inner house.
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Naturally, the two people in the study didn't know what the captain of the guard was thinking, and they were chatting happily.
Zhou Xin briefly described the situation from the beginning of the attack to the present to Zuo Rong. Then he showed the report of the scouts sent out to Zuo Rong; the Cao family in Qiao County had moved with his family, and only some people were left behind in their old home.
The old servant guarded that Cao Zhi, the second eldest son of the Cao family, who was looking for, was naturally not there. However, he still found something in Qiao County, which confirmed that the strange weapon belonged to Cao Zhi. Because of its special appearance, it was impressive. Cao Zhi was in Qiao County.
At that time, many people had seen his full-moon scimitar. The scouts even found the blacksmith who forged the strange blade for Cao Zhi in the army and brought the blacksmith back.
The scout sent to Luoyang, the capital, has not returned yet, but Zhou Xin is already certain that the person who put a knife to his neck that night was Cao Zhi. After comparing it with the intelligence from Yangzhou, Zhou Xin was sure that Chen Wenbiao's new
The captain and captain are the same person. Because intelligence shows that Chen Wen's villa has recently moved in to a large family, and they also have the surname Cao.
Zhou Xin couldn't help but feel chills running down his spine as he thought about these things. All the bad things he had done came to his mind. Why did this man named Cao always linger, appearing in his field of vision again and again? Zhou Xin even had a problem.
I dreamed at night that my whole life's foundation was destroyed in the hands of that boy named Cao.
No matter how strong the willpower is, no matter how careful the mind is, people often think too much. Deep down in their hearts, they are always worried about the possibility of being discovered by others. Once they feel that there are gaps in their careful arrangements, they will be more likely to be confused than ordinary people.
People worry about gains and losses.
This is exactly what happened to Zhou Xin. After Zuo Rong listened to his narration of the whole incident, Zhou Xin was actually panicking in his heart. But there was no trace of worry on his face, which showed that he was a deep-seated person.
old fox.
Zuo Rong had been a robber and had done a lot of murders and arson. His mental quality must be better than Zhou Xin's. After listening to Zhou Xin's words, he smiled and said with relief: "Master, aren't you just waiting for this day? I'm waiting for you now."
Now that we have strong soldiers and horses, who can we fear?"
Zhou Xin frowned, hesitated for a moment, and murmured to himself: "Chen Wen also has thousands of soldiers and horses, which should not be underestimated. If there is a fight, it is still unknown who will win."
Zuo Rong touched his chin and said nonchalantly: "The few soldiers and horses in the state capital have long been turned into a bunch of trash by that sissy Zaozhuan. The prefect only needs to give me three thousand soldiers and horses. In my eyes, Liyang is like
When you dig into your bag and take out something, you will surely find it at your fingertips."
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If it is lost, the reputation of a lifetime of management will be lost." After all, Zhou Xin was born as a filial and honest person, and he still takes reputation very seriously.
Zuo Rong disapproved of this, even a little contemptuous of it, but he couldn't talk about it directly. He still said with humility on his face: "Who in the world really cares about these things now, as long as the prefect builds a public property in the future,
Who will come to see how you started your business?"
Zhou Xin knew that Zuo Rong was persuading him to make up his mind. But who was Zhou Xin to reveal his plans in front of his subordinates? He just nodded slowly, stood up, walked to the window, and pondered for a while.
, then asked Zie Rong angrily: "You said that Cao Zhi is now in Yangzhou, how much does Chen Wen know about you and me?"
When Zuo Rong saw that his words had no effect, he was a little impatient and said in a neutral tone: "The prefect thinks that Chen Wen doesn't have any ambitions and has ignored me all these years, so he is not pretending to be deaf and dumb."
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When Zhou Xin heard this, he was obviously interested. He turned around and came to Zuo Rong's place. Holding a few cases in his hands, he asked slowly with some surprise: "You mean, he has been waiting for the opportunity?"
Zuo Rong raised his head and let out a long sigh, and said without thinking: "I will do the same if you want."
When Zhou Xin heard this, he sat back in his chair. After being silent for a long time, Zhou Xin let out a long breath and finally said coldly: "Yes, the name is not right and the words are not smooth. Now Chen Wen is famous."
Zuo Rong laughed, squinted his eyes and approached Zhou Xin, and asked tentatively: "Is it difficult for the prefect to wait for them to come to your door?"
Zhou Xin turned around and asked, pretending to be strange: "So what about Captain Yi Zuo?" Zhou Xin always likes to provoke his subordinates to tell what they are thinking, which probably shows how unpredictable he is.