Yingchuan County, Changshe County.

As the end of the year approaches, the main streets of the county town are decorated with lights and decorations, which looks quite like a New Year's atmosphere. However, the empty streets, sparse crowds, and many desolate and dilapidated houses cannot hide the dilapidated here.

Originally, Yingchuan was a very prosperous county. After all, it was only 500 miles away from Luoyang at the foot of the emperor. When it was most prosperous, the population reached more than 1.4 million. However, due to the destruction of the Yellow Turban Rebellion, coupled with the war between Dong Zhuo and the Kwantung Army and the plunder of bandits, the population of the entire county dropped sharply, and one out of ten was not present, and the economic damage was very serious. Changshe was a severely affected area of ​​the war. The main showdown with the Yingchuan Yellow Turbans occurred here. Although it eventually hit the Yingchuan Yellow Turbans severely, Changshe suffered very serious damage, with heavy casualties and no vitality recovered until now, so local officials were unwilling to take office here. Therefore, although the New Year was about to be celebrated, the joyful atmosphere was always a bit desolate.

However, Tang De, who was ordered to enter the county town, had a red face and was full of complacent intentions because he was about to do something big, which was also something he was looking forward to to accomplish.

Since he was officially Pei Qing's subordinate, he naturally hoped that Pei Qing's strength would be as strong as possible. In fact, at the beginning, he wanted to contact local gentry to welcome Pei Qing into the Changshe, and even the entire Yingchuan. However, Pei Qing had no official identity at that time and looked less legitimate. Although he was later awarded Maocai, Pei Qing was afraid that he would force his entry into the county and arouse suspicion from the court, so he did not give him an official position, so he simply disagreed with his proposal.

Now Pei Qing is awarded the title of Nanyang Prefect, but Nanyang is occupied by Yuan Shu. His official office is just an exiled institution and urgently needs to find a place to gain a foothold, so he agreed to this plan.

So Tang De first brought the people who were put down the mountain with him by Pei Qing last time, told them that Pei Qing had been granted Maocai by the court, and then suggested to them that the Changshe was now unowned, and the bandits were not extinct and they might go to them to plunder at any time. Therefore, in order to ensure the safety of Changshe, they should contact local gentry and support Pei Qing as Changshe Order. After all, Pei Qing had thousands of troops in his hands and defeated the nearby Yellow Turban bandits, which was their natural reliance.

These people were already scared of the bandits' abduct, fearing that the Yellow Turban soldiers would go down the mountain to plunder. When they heard Tang De's words were just in line with their thoughts, they agreed without hesitation and lobbying them among the major families.

In fact, in Changshe, other families generally have no problems. Since the Tang family comes forward, they will naturally respond actively. However, there is also a family that the Tang family cannot call. This is of course the main target of Tang De's lobbying this time, and this family is Changshe Zhong family.

The Zhong family of Changshe is an ancient family. According to the "New Book of Tang Dynasty. List of Prime Ministers", the ancestors of the Zhong family of Changshe can be traced back to Zhonglimei, a general during the Chu-Han dispute. Zhonglimei had two sons, one was Zhonglifa and the other was Zhongli. Zhonglifa later arrived in Jiujiang and still had a surname of Zhongli, but Zhonglijing moved to Yingchuan and changed his surname to Zhong. This is the ancestor of the Zhong family of Changshe, and it has been twelve generations.

The most prominent person in Changshe Zhong's family is Zhong Yao. He was first appreciated by Yin Xiu, the governor of Yingchuan County, and was appointed as a filial and honest person. He served as a county Gongcao, Shangshu Lang, and Yangling Order. Later, he served as a Tingwei Zheng. He is now a Huangmen Minister in Chang'an.

Although the current Huangmen Minister does not have as much power as in the Tang and Song dynasties, he is only a 600-stone official, he is a close servant of the emperor. His main job is to convey the exchanges between the emperor and the minister of the emperor. He can freely enter and exit the ban, and be able to contact many confidentialities of the imperial court. His status is very important. Therefore, he has become the glory of the Changshe Zhong family and has also made the Changshe Zhong family one of the top prominent families in Yingchuan, surpassing the Tang family, which has now declined.

However, Tang De was very confident in persuading Zhong to support Pei Qing. This was forced by the situation and the other party had to agree. In addition, Zhong Yao, the person who was the most capable of Zhong, was not here. In addition, Tang De's current talent was improved like a rocket. If he had not read a few books, he would have been confident that even if Zhong Yao was in front of him, he would have convinced him.

When Tang De came to Zhong Mansion, Zhong Yao's younger brother, Zhong Yan, the current head of the Zhong family in Yingchuan, came to greet him personally and said with a smile: "I wonder if Mr. Tang went to the humble house in person, what advice would he have?"

Tang De sat down without hesitation and spoke to Zhong Yan: "The reason I came here is mainly to save you. Second Young Master, your family is facing a very big crisis and will be in danger of destruction."

Zhong Yan laughed, a little disdainful, and at the same time he said proudly: "Cousin, you are really exaggerating, right? Now my brother is the court's minister of the Yellow Sect, and even many court officials have to rely on it. This is the time when our family is at its peak. But you said that my family will encounter a crisis. I think you are jealous of our family as we are becoming stronger and stronger?"

"Hehe, jealous? Mr. Zhong Er, you really overestimate your family, or you really overestimate your brother. Chang'an now looks calm, but there is a surging undercurrent. Old thief Dong Zhuo steals power, abuses power and is cruel and unruly. How many people are looking forward to his death. This year, the Chiyou Banner appears in Jiao Kang, and the world will be in chaos soon. The "Yuejue Book" written by Yuan Kang in our court says that Han Guzhi, and now Jingzhao County, Jiao Kang is also a surging force. This is enough to prove that there will be wars in the capital of the capital. At that time, even the ministers and ministers will find it difficult to protect them, let alone the situation. Is it your brother? Besides, you also know that this year, the governor of Yuzhou Sun Jian and Dong Zhuo's general Xu Rong fought in Yingchuan. Even the prefect of Yingchuan was cooked. Who can guarantee the safety here? Not to mention anything else, you know that the last time the Yellow Turban thief Huang Shao went down the mountain to plunder, right? Faced with the plunder of the bandits, no matter what kind of family you are, it can only turn into powder. Fortunately, you escaped this disaster last time because you went out, but do you guarantee that you can escape every time? Even if your brother barely escaped the disaster, all the people in your entire family are gone, what's the use of the family growing?"

"This, this..." Zhong Yan suddenly burst into cold sweat after hearing this. Of course, he hoped that the family would be revitalized, but he never hoped that he would die. Otherwise, even if his family became a royal family, what would it mean to him?
Chapter completed!