Due to the failure to alleviate Guan Wu's guilt, Guan Yu felt a little regretful in his heart, he refused Wen Zhao's invitation and returned home alone. As for Guan Ping, he was left in the county government by Wen Zhao.

Wei Zheng said to Wen Zhao with a face full of shame: "My lord, although I am the county magistrate, I can't do things for the people, investigate the causes and consequences of the case clearly, and ask the lord to punish him." ”

Wen Zhao waved his hand and said, "It's really too hasty for you to try this case, you should dig out more inside information." ”

"However, in the face of General Xu's temptation, you can stick to your heart. Even if you are pressed by me, you have never thought of bowing to the powerful and breaking your own law. This alone is enough to offset the merits and demerits. ”

It turned out that Xu Huang was pressing Wei Zheng step by step at the beginning, but he didn't really want to intercede for Guan Wu. It was because Wen Zhao had secretly instructed him to ask Xu Huang to help test the county order.

Wen Zhao also wanted to use this secret patrol to see what the style of the officials in the territory was. I have to say that Wei Zheng's performance made him extremely satisfied.

Hearing his lord's words, Wei Zheng was even more ashamed, and said: "Everything you do is all for the duty of an official, so how can you talk about meritorious?" ”

Wen Zhao sighed and said, "It's just a duty, if you can do it well, it's already very good." It's as if I rule the land of Guanzhong, and everything I do for the people is also my duty, but I have won the support of many people. ”

"Some people are either incapable enough to even do their part; There are those who have the ability, but they do not do their part with all their heart. ”

"In many cases, doing your duty well is a great achievement."

When Wei Zheng heard this, he immediately bowed down. Even Dian Wei and Xu Huang secretly thought about their father-in-law's words.

As Chen Xu said, doing a good job is a great achievement. It's as if Dian Wei is Chen Xu's personal commander, and his duty is to protect the safety of his lord.

Xu Huang is a general in the army, and for him, his duty is to complete the strategic tasks assigned by Chen Xu.

There are countless officials large and small in the world, and if everyone can really do their part, I am afraid that this world will become a real peaceful and prosperous world.

Everyone sighed for a while, and Wei Zheng invited Wen Zhao and others to the banquet.

Wen Zhao said: "Just prepare enough food for the four of us and Aman, and don't be extravagant and wasteful. As for the sergeants outside, they bring their own rations, so you don't have to ask. ”

Although Xie County belonged to Wen Zhao's rule, he had no obligation to support the soldiers brought by Wen Zhao.

After all, the county will pay its due taxes to the government every year, and the rest of the property will be left in the county government for the development of the territory.

This money may be used to cope with the sudden famine years in the future, or to requisition and hire people to dig channels, cultivate fields, and build bridges and pave roads.

Even the county officials and the people who held public positions in the pavilions and houses had to be deducted from this money.

The money and food left behind in each place are also recorded in detail and cannot be misappropriated at will. Even every money must be used for the right thing.

Even if the three hundred cavalry only stayed in the county for one day, they consumed a lot of money and food. If there is not enough money and grain in the county treasury, I am afraid that it will lead to a deficit in the county's finances.

Therefore, Wen Zhaocai did not let Wei Zheng help arrange the meals of the three hundred cavalry.

Wei Zheng is not an extravagant and wasteful person, and the banquet he organized for Wen Zhao and others was not sumptuous. Rao is so, and everyone eats with relish.

After all, they were all battlefield veterans, and in the process of marching and fighting, the conditions were unimaginably difficult. Sometimes, they even nibble on dry food for days on end.

Therefore, being able to have enough meals is already a good treat for them.

Although Guan Ping has never experienced the war, he is from a poor background, and his daily food is naturally not too rich. Although the banquet prepared by Wei Zheng was a little simple, it was much better than the food that Guan Ping ate every day.

Everyone ate with relish, and during the banquet, Wen Zhao asked in detail about the big and small things in the county.

After the banquet, Wen Zhao suddenly said: "Although there is a reason for the murder of Guan Wu, if you get to the bottom of it, it is also because the locals of Guanjia Village have left the root cause of the disaster because they excluded outsiders. ”

"I know that people are more rustic, and they may be very hospitable and welcoming to their guests. However, if outsiders migrate to their midst, they will be ostracized. ”

Of course, this exclusion is so ingrained that it is almost impossible to eliminate. Rao is like this, and Wei County Ling should also make more adjustments in this regard, so that the local people can integrate with the outsiders as soon as possible. ”

"After all, due to the displacement of people during the war, not only Guanjia Village, but also many villages in the territory have foreign households. If the relationship between the two sides cannot be coordinated, I am afraid that it will be a disaster after all. ”

When Wei Zheng heard this, he hurriedly agreed, claiming that he would do his best to coordinate the relationship between the local clan and the outsiders.

……

In Yuzhou, in the governor's mansion, Liu Bei looked at the letter asking for help in his hand, but his face showed a tangled look. The letter in his hand was nothing else, it was the letter sent by Gongsun Chan to ask Xuande for help.

After the beginning of spring this year, Yuan Shao took up a large army to expedition to Liaodong, preparing to completely clean up his rear and occupy the entire Youzhou.

Over the years, Yuan Shao, who occupies nearly three states, has naturally expanded his power very quickly. On the contrary, Gongsun Zhan, who is cowering in Liaodong, has not developed much in this bitter cold place.

The two sides broke out several times on the banks of the Liao River, and Yuan Shao's general, Ju Yi, led the lead to the camp and repeatedly defeated the Gongsun army. Yan Liang and Wen Chou were even more brave champions of the three armies, and no one could stop them from charging into battle, and they almost killed Gongsun Zan several times.

There are also Zhang He, Gao Ran is the world's famous generals, and Fu Zhu, Xu You and others are outstandingly resourceful. It was because of the Yuan army's successive battles, and Gongsun Zhan's land was only three counties, and there was no way to stop the Yuan army's troops.

After a few months, Yuan's army crossed the Liao River and connected Xuansu County and Liaodong County. In the end, on the banks of the Jieshui River again, a big battle broke out with Gongsun Zhan.

Jieshui is the name of the Yalu River in the Han Dynasty, and in the battle of the Jieshui River, the Yuan army defeated the last army formed by Gongsun Zhan. Then, Yuan Shao directly led his troops to advance into Lelang County, the easternmost part of the Han Dynasty.

Gongsun Chan fled all the way east, and after escaping to the city of Obifang, he gathered nearly 20,000 defeated soldiers. He relied on the tall and tall city of Fang and began to defend the city.