In the fourth year of Chuping (193), the second day of May.

Chen Fei, who was about to set off, received an appointment from the Minister of the Shangshu before leaving, and since then he has become a 400-stone court official.

In the Han Dynasty, the Shangshutai was divided into six Caos. Each Cao chief was the Shangshu. The subordinate officials were collectively called Shangshulang. They were called Shangshulang (first year), Shangshulang (after serving for one year), and Shangshu Shushilang (after serving for three years), usually require young people with filial and honest status to serve as the filial and honest person. However, at the moment when the rituals and music were broken, even if Jia Xu recommended a pig to serve as the position, Li Jue and Guo Si would not refuse.

Faced with the seal sent by Jia Xu, Chen Fei certainly could not cry out in joy. Under the court controlled by Li Jue, Guo Si and others, even the three nobles and nine ministers who were respected could be killed overnight. What is the only official of 400 stone worth pride?

His open mission was to visit Zhao Qi, the maid who comforted Guandong last year, but stopped in Chenliu due to illness. The other one who followed Chen Fei was Zhao Qi's nephew and another Shangshu Zhao Jian.

Zhao Jian is over 40 years old. He looks gentle but is extremely upright and has a very tough word. During the rebellious period of Dong Zhuo, he even dared to fight Tai Shi Dong in person. What is strange is that Tai Shi Dong, who doesn't even take famous generals like Zhu Yan and Huangfu Song, did not kill Zhao Jian and release him from prison in person.

Chen Fei only talked to him for a few words, and then he was corrected on the spot. Although the other party did not criticize him for being "unlearned and ignorant", his words had already revealed contempt and impatientness. In addition, his friendship was negative at the beginning, Chen Fei could only give up the idea of ​​getting close to him and thus obtaining information, and maintained a polite distance along the way.

The two of them traveled east with the imperial court's official documents, and there were official post stations along the way. Although there were constant wars and continuous disasters in recent years, and the Xiliang army was even more unaware of management, some officials were still worried about government affairs, and the basic post station was barely guaranteed. Although the conditions were simple, Chen Fei would not be hungry and cold.

However, he and Zhao Jian both rode mediocrely and could only go forward for seventy or eighty miles every day. It was not until May 15 that he officially left the territory of Sanfu and entered Huayin County, which was closest to Sanfu in Hongnong County.

Although Huayin cannot survive the wars for years, compared with the desolation and depression of Guanzhong area, there is still a bit of a human fireworks. Even the faces of the farmer on the roadside seem to be much rosy.

As soon as he entered Huayin City, Zhao Jian looked for a posthouse to rest on his own, but Chen Fei went straight to meet Jia Xu's fellow Wuwei Duan Wei.

Although Duan Wei is unknown in history books, he is the clan of Duan Yan, the "Sanming of Liangzhou", and is also an old senior citizen of the Western Liang army. As early as when Dong Zhuo first entered Beijing, he was already a general of the Central Army at the same level as Niu Fu - at this time, Lu Bu, Li Jue, Guo Si, Fan Chou, and Jia Xu were just lieutenants.

When Dong Zhuo moved the capital to Chang'an, Duan Wei was arranged to garrison the only way between Guandong and Guanzhong. However, after Dong Zhuo was killed, he was marginalized by rising stars such as Li Jue, and was not promoted in either official position or real power.

According to Jia Xu's description, Duan Wei can be regarded as a "clear stream" in the Xiliang army. He is not as inhumane as Dong Zhuo, Li Jue, Guo Si, and Fan Chou. He can restrain his troops from plundering the land. In Hongnong, he vigorously promotes production and advocates the military and civilians to reclaim wasteland. Huayin and the tens of thousands of people around him trembled, while spending a hard-won peaceful period on the edge of the blade of the Western Liang Iron Cavalry.

"Thank you all the way."

Duan Wei greeted him politely, and while instructing the servants to prepare drinks, he opened the secret letter and gift box handed over by Chen Fei with both hands.

The reason why Jia Xu specially sent Duan Wei a handwritten letter was of course because he wanted to use the relationship between fellow villagers to open up the path to the Central Plains in advance.

Chen Fei only ate one piece of pastry, and before he could swallow it in the wine, Duan Wei finished reading the secret letter, and a faint worry appeared on his face:

"I have known for a long time that most of the soldiers in Liangzhou are brave and may not be safe and compatible, let alone governing the country. However, the current situation is even worse than I expected, not to mention that natural disasters have continued for several months. If Li Jue, Guo Si, Fan Chou and others have no change, there will be chaos in Guanzhong again!"

Chen Fei didn't say anything, but just quietly swallowed the pastry in his mouth. He had no friendship with Duan Wei before, and the other party's worries were not a problem that he could solve. He just echoed after Duan Wei finished speaking:

"The general is right!"

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Three days later, Chen Fei, who arrived at the Hongnong County Capital, also visited another fellow villager of Jia Xu, Zhang Ji.

When the Xiliang Army counterattacked Chang'an last year, there were four main players. After success, Li Jue, Guo Si and Fan Chou occupied the court. Zhang Ji, the weakest, led General Zhendong and Marquis of Pingyang, and went out to guard Hongnong. It was difficult for him to get involved in the court. He was unwilling to accept it. In addition, they were both Wuwei people, so they were also the objects that Jia Xu could unite.

Compared with Duan Wei, Zhang Ji obviously does not have much "worrying about the country and the people", he only cares about one issue:

"When Mr. Wenhe's mourning period is over, if Chang'an is troubled, why not come to Hongnong to enjoy a few days of purity?"

As Jia Xu's spokesperson, Chen Fei could only agree to Zhang Ji's proposal and at the same time gave Jia Xu a side of Baoyu:

"Before leaving, Jia Fujun repeatedly instructed the subordinates to hand over this jade to the general. He heard that the general had newly adopted a beauty and talked about it as a gift."

To be honest, Chen Fei really wanted to see how beautiful the Zou family, who had almost killed Cao Cao in history, could have been to the country and the people.

But Zhang Ji did not satisfy his curiosity from beginning to end, but just ordered his servant to arrange a full meal for him and sent him away.

When Chen Fei and Zhao Jian met again, Zhao Shangshu said indifferently:

"After going east, Mr. Chen didn't have a moment of leisure."

How could Chen Fei not hear that he was ridiculing Jia Xu?

Even if he couldn't hear it, he could still see the friendship that was getting greener and greener on Zhao Jian's head!

If you can have a little more culture, you must scold Zhao Jian so hard!

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On May 20, Chen Fei passed by the dilapidated Luoyang City.

This 200-year imperial capital of the Eastern Han Dynasty was in its worst period. At its peak, it had a population of nearly one-tenth, and now it is probably only left with less than one-tenth of it.

The city wall with a circumference of more than 40 miles cannot even shelter from wind and rain. There are collapsed bricks and adobe everywhere. The capital of the Han Empire, which was once the most heavily defended, was already useless at this time. Even the tombs of emperors and ministers of all generations were dug up by various tomb robbers.

Looking at the thick white bones that appear from time to time on both sides of the road, Zhao Jian couldn't help but sigh to the sky:

"How painful! How regretful!"

As soon as he sighed, he saw several pale and thin people holding sticks and staring around them. Each of them had a strange light radiating in their eyes, which made Zhao Jian kick the mount and rushed out of the crowd with his horse. The galloping horse knocked the two people to the ground without any scruples. One of them just struggled for a moment and did not move, and his soul returned to the nine heavens.

The death of his companion did not make the others retreat. Their eyes immediately turned to Chen Fei, and one of them even shouted:

"Don't let this kid run away! If you don't eat people today, your brothers will starve to death..."

Before he could finish his voice, he heard a "sneer". While urging the horse to move forward, Chen Fei pulled out the sword from his waist and slashed down at him without hesitation!

"here!"

When he shouted the last two words, the bitter cold light had already swept past his shoulders!

Blood ejaculated!

No one could have expected that the young man who looked white and clean in front of him was so brave!

Faced with the situation of being surrounded, not only did he not be timid, but instead drew his sword and slashed people without saying a word!

Chen Fei slightly strangled his mount and turned around to look at the trembling people:

"Who else wants to eat me?"

Wang Dayan:-20.

Lu Xiaobu:-19.

Chen Ermao:-33…

With the increasing friendship, the people almost fell to the ground and kowtowed continuously:

"Goodbye your life!"

"We are good people, but we have been plundered by the government and bandits for many years. There is no grain in our family. We have to..."

Chen Fei did not listen to their explanation, and kicked his feet with his feet, leaving only a lonely back for them.

The tragedy of cannibalism is not just a story in the novel. In the late Eastern Han Dynasty, such tragedies were repeated on the land of the Han Dynasty almost every moment. As a separate individual, he had no strength to change such a situation, so he could only accelerate his escape.
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