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This seems to be a party member, and it is rumored in "The Book of the Later Han Dynasty: The Biography of the Party", and his reputation is not bad. Of course, most of the historical materials on which the Book of the Later Han Dynasty is based are written by party members or descendants of party members, and the party members are good, even if they kill innocents indiscriminately, it doesn't matter, it's really not like words, just don't write it. Like Zhang Jian, who once fled to Xianbei and gave advice to the Xianbei people, the history books never mention his indiscriminate killing, nor do they mention his advice for the Xianbei people, only that he is out of the jam, if it weren't for someone who leaked his mouth, these things were recorded in other historical materials, his image must be great.

This Cai Yan is probably the same.

"What kind of character is this Cai Yan?" Sun Ce asked.

Guo Jia smiled and shook his shoulders. "General, there was Cai in the Spring and Autumn Period, it was the ancestor of the reproduction of the surname Cai in the world, when the national capital was in today's Shangcai, and was destroyed by the Chu State, and then restored the country, and established the capital of Xincai, in order to take revenge, Cai Guo helped Wu to attack Chu, and later the Chu State was revived, Cai Guo could not gain a foothold, and moved east to Xia Cai in today's Jiujiang County. Shang Cai and Xin Cai are all in Runan County, and their descendants are scattered, and most of the Cai are descendants of Cai. The Cai clan of Xiang County is also one of them, but it has always been less famous than the Cai clan of Chen Liu, and the Cai clan of Xiangyang until Cai Yan appeared, and the Cai clan became a big clan in Xiang County. ”

Liu Cheng looked at Guo Jia and said Gu, his face changed continuously, and he couldn't hide the regret in his eyes. He knew that Cai Yong was writing history in Xiangyang, and Cai Mao of the Cai family in Xiangyang had a deep relationship with Sun Ce, but he didn't expect that Cai Yan and these two were also related, and they were actually in the same vein. This family is really intertwined, originally Cai Yan was the first tyrant of Xiang County, how could he know that it was so widely implicated.

Cai Yanzi Meng Xi, seeing that the family was not prosperous, studied hard, and actively educated the township, and slowly accumulated some fame. Who is this Yuzhou assassin? It is General Zhou's grandfather, Zhou Jing and Zhou Zhongfang. ”

Liu Cheng's legs were weak and he almost knelt on the ground. Liu Bin bit his lip and hugged him hard to prevent him from collapsing on the ground, and his little face was red because of the force. Liu Cheng held Liu Bin's shoulder, tears were about to fall, his lips trembled, and he couldn't say a word. I thought it was unlucky enough that the Cai family had a relationship with Cai Yong and Cai Mao, but I didn't expect Cai Yan to be Zhou Yu's grandfather's former official. It is estimated that this long term will not be done, so I will pack up my baggage and return to my hometown when I go back, and it is important to save my life.

"Not long after Cai Yan became a lang, he released the history of Jizhou assassination." Guo Jia looked at Liu Cheng with a smile. "He may not be as knowledgeable as you, but this career is much smoother than yours, do you know why?"

Liu Cheng shook his head again and again, the crown on his head was thrown crooked, and he looked embarrassed.

"The reason is very simple, because Zhou Jing is the former official of the great general Liang Ji."

Liu Cheng blinked, oh, and somewhat understood. Sun Ce also understood a little. Speaking of Zhou Yu's grandfather, it is also a wonder, he recommends talents not so much for the country, but as planting trees for himself, not only to the recommended people are very polite, to invite them to dinner during the New Year's holidays, to send money and gifts when leaving, but also to their families are very good, choose their children as officials. If you say it well, it's benevolent, but if you don't say it well, it's to cultivate your own connections.

For those who are big officials, the old officials are a resource, and the reason why the family is a family is because of the strong connections accumulated from generation to generation. The bigger the official does, the greater the power to recommend talents, and the longer the official does it, the more opportunities there are to recommend talents, and the more generations have accumulated, that is, the old officials are all over the world. Based on the concept of dual monarchs in the Han Dynasty, ordinary people's loyalty to the deceased monarch was even stronger than their loyalty to the imperial court. When the Lord died, he had to take care of the children of the Lord as well.

Since Cai Yan was recommended by Zhou Jing, he was naturally regarded by Zhou Jing as a potential stock and had to be cultivated by gravity, so Cai Yan was soon released as the assassin of Jizhou. Jizhou is a big state, and Thorn Shi is a strong supervisor, needless to say, Cai Yan got a fat shortage as soon as he came out, much better than Liu Cheng, a student who only knows how to read. And Zhou Jing continued to take care of Cai Yan's family when he was in Yuzhou, and it was logical that the Cai family rose rapidly and became one of the few heroes in Xiang County.

In the era of the official standard, being an official has always been the only shortcut to making a fortune, and there is nothing else. Doing business can only get rich, and after all, you have to rely on the officials, otherwise the business will not last long, and it is far less reliable than having someone in your own family to be an official. Of course, there are different situations when it comes to being an official, and not everyone can make a fortune and prosper in official fortune. As an official like Liu Cheng, it is not easy to eat enough, and it is estimated that it is more difficult to make a fortune. The difference lies in the network and whether there is a backer behind it.

Guo Jia continued: "After the fall of General Liang, Zhou Jing was also dismissed, but he soon came back, and the official became the third duke. At this time, the party discussion swarmed, and Cai Yan also became a member of the party, competing with Gu Ying and Cao Teng successively, and Zhou Jingshen fell to Gu Yin, including Cai Yan's contributions. Later, because of the Nanyang Taishou Cheng Jin case, he was dismissed from office and returned home, and Du Men did not come out. Emperor Xiaoling ascended the throne, and he was recruited as a councilor, but he died of illness before he could take office. He died in a timely manner, just to avoid the second party rebellion, so the Cai family had a party member to clear his name, but he was not substantially implicated. However, after Cai Yan, the children of the Cai family did not have decent talents, and there were no high-ranking officials, so they could only run rampant in Xiang County. ”

Guo Jia looked at Liu Cheng with a smile. "It's enough to bully you, a county magistrate with no foundation."

Liu Cheng couldn't cry or laugh, his face was red and white for a while.

Sun Ce waved his hand. "Okay, Fengxiao, don't make him happy, what is wrong with scaring him, you will be the head of the Xiang?"

Guo Jia laughed. "General, don't I introduce the situation, Yuzhou is so strong, you always have to come one by one, the division is famous in order to convince people with reason, this Cai family is so bold, not only resisting rent, but also sending people to pretend to be robbers and kill the county magistrate, if this is not rectified, what else will Ling Zun do with Yuzhou Mu?"

Sun Ce nodded. Listening to Guo Jia say it in such detail, he knew Guo Jia's intentions. The northern defense line has been stabilized, and now you can let go of your hands and feet to rectify the internal affairs of Yuzhou, this Cai family is unlucky, and if you bump into it, you can take him to the knife.

Sun Ce glanced at Zhang Hong, and Zhang Hong also agreed with Guo Jia's opinion. If these heroes are not rectified, the taxes will be passed on to the ordinary people, and the ordinary people will be overwhelmed, and sooner or later they will become the powerful tribes.

Sun Ce suddenly came to his senses and said to Liu Cheng: "You arrange affairs here, just let Ling Lang lead the way." Let's visit Cai's house. ”

Liu Cheng didn't expect this result at all, and he was surprised and delighted. Before he could speak, Liu Bin jumped up. "Great, great, General, can I ride a horse? I've always wanted to ride a horse, but I just didn't have the chance. ”