Chapter 8 The History of the Soldier Cao Ye
That night, after Liu He came out of Lu Zhi's house, he went to the Yang family, Yuan family, Cao family and some Imperial College classmates. Yuan Shao, Cao Cao and others talked to him for a while and agreed to come back tomorrow morning and give up their own homes.
The next day, when the genius was in a daze, Liu He was awakened by the neighing sound of the horse outside the window, put on his clothes, and looked at it. He saw that it was Axia and Aren, two servants packing their luggage, bridles and saddles for their mounts.
Although he was sleepy, he didn't want to sleep anymore. Being an official is of course a good thing, but his shoulders suddenly became heavier. Can he regard this official as a good official, and can he meet Lu Zhi's requirements: love the people, and also beware of hidden arrows from political enemies?
This time when she went to Youzhou, Xiao'er and he went with him. She also got up very early, prepared the meal, served him well dressed, and then the whole family had breakfast.
At the Luoyang East Gate Station, the Yuan brothers, Cao Cao, Bao brothers and others arrived one after another. In addition to them, there were more than a dozen Imperial College classmates who came to hear the news.
A farewell is a bit unanswered.
Finally, Cao Cao held a thin willow in his hands, bowed to the end, and said, "You will travel frequently when you travel in Yanzhao. The road is long and there are many risks. Be careful when walking."
Liu He replied: "He will be careful."
"I'm farewell to you now, Cao Cao has a gift to you."
"Please say it."
"'The road is long and long, how can you know when you meet? May you respect your virtue and work hard to eat more'."
Liu He said seriously: "Meng De's good words must be kept in mind." After saying that, he bowed to everyone and bowed back.
The servants stepped forward and took their farewell gifts. When they left, they gave some money to enhance their conduct. This is also a custom in the world. Cao Cao, Yuan Shao and Bao Xin each gave a hundred coins, and the rest were ten coins. Yuan Shu was the most, so he gave a golden cake. Liu He did not refuse. When the servants packed the money, he turned over and said, "You guys stayed, He left. I hope you will take care of it!"
The two guards and soldiers boarded each horse, Xiao'er sat in the car. Three riders and one car, and as they watched the people, they walked away in the morning light. Liu Yu, Tian Feng and Ju Su, led their team members to wait at the ten-mile long pavilion. They met together and rushed to Youzhou along the official road to the northeast.
On the way, Liu Yu, Tian Feng, Ju Su and Liu He chatted.
"Son! How did you know Yuan Benchu and Cao Mengde?" Liu Yu looked at Liu He.
"Coincidence." Liu Heying.
"I have heard of some things about the Yuan family, but I always feel that Yuan Benchu is just a family reputation and is not considered a wise man."
"Father! You don't know that Benchu has something extraordinary. Our relationship is very good! Benchu and Meng De hit it off at first sight."
Liu Yu's old face turned red: "I'll say it casually, you don't mean to be separated. Don't take it to your heart. However, although Cao Mengde's appearance is not as good as Yuan Benchu, he does have a bit of a heroic aura. But I have heard that some people have criticized him, alas! His background kills people."
"Father, Youdao is a hero who doesn't ask where he comes from! Wei Qing, a slave, Huo Qubing and an illegitimate son, can still make achievements..."
"Young Master! The words are rough but not rough." Ju Shu nodded.
"Lord, I'm afraid I'm going to Hanoi County ahead?" Tian Feng opened the curtain and looked.
The number of pedestrians on the official road gradually increased. The fields on the roadside were boundless, and the manors stood in the distance, and dozens or hundreds of farmers and servants were scattered in the fields nearby. A big slave wrapped in a green man stood on the ridge of the field beside the road with his chest and a protruding belly. He was directing a few young slaves to weed and watered. He glanced at Liu Yu and his group, and turned around.
Tian Feng sighed, "The land of Youji is not as good as that of the Central Plains! A big slave by the field can treat more than ten chariots and riders as ordinary things." They had more than hundreds of people, more than fifty horses, and three chariots, most of them carried bows and swords. If they were placed in a land like Youzhou, they would have attracted frequent attention from passers-by, but this big slave just took a look and stopped looking at it. It can be seen that there are many chariots and riders coming and going here, and wherever they can see the prosperity of the Central Plains.
As more and more pedestrians moved forward, Hanoi City was almost in front of us.
A wide and deep moat surrounded the city, and the waves were sparkling at dusk. After passing the moat, there was a majestic city gate. Flags were flying on the city gate, and county soldiers patroled and patroled, and more than a dozen soldiers wearing spears and armor stood on both sides of the city gate. After passing the city gate, and passing another city gate, there was not yet recovering from the dimness under the city gate, countless noisy and lively sounds were already noisy and lively.
They entered through the Xicheng Gate. The market in Hanoi City is in the southeast, and most of them are Lifang here. Even so, the road is already very lively.
I saw a street that was straight and magnificent enough to accommodate seven or eight carriages in parallel. Passers-by were walking on both sides, and chariots were galloping in the middle. There were stone trees on the side of the roadside, and the towns outside the canal were surrounded by high buildings. There were tall buildings facing the street, and green wine flags were raised high. Sometimes people went in together, and sometimes some people were shaking out drunk. Among the pedestrians, there were many noble men with high crowns; when they rode on the bike, there were many noble men in gorgeous clothes.
Liu Yu said, "The Prefect's Mansion is in the northeast of the city, and there is still a distance from here. After walking for more than ten miles, everyone is tired. If you are more excited, you will have a visit to the prefect early. If you change the road, you can also get some rest."
Everyone agreed, surrounded him and walked up the street.
When I walked up, I found that the street was compacted like hard soil, and river pebbles were paved on the road, and horses' hooves were stomping on it, making a clattering sound.
The streets were bustling with cars, and there were chariots passing by them from time to time. Most of the cars were carriages, with treasures and extravagances, and they were covered outside, so they could not see the people inside. Occasionally, the fragrance of women floated out from it. Every time, the guards under Liu Yu couldn't help but take a look at each other. Liu He had to remind them again: "Concentrate on the road, don't look around."
Liu Yu changed the road and led the pass to guard the guards. Everyone entered the post station to rest. Just as Liu He was about to fall asleep, he seemed to hear bursts of crying. At first, he thought it was an hallucination, but the crying became louder and louder, and later there were shouts mixed with shouts. Liu He couldn't sleep anymore, so he got up and put on his clothes and went out to see. With the hazy moonlight, he saw a few ragged people standing by the gate of the official office crying. A soldier from an inn was dancing with his whip and scolding him there.
"Stop! What are you doing?" Liu He stopped him.
"It's some beggars, so don't pay attention to it. Go back and rest quickly." The soldier said casually. Seeing that they were all dressed in rags, their faces were gray, and their hair was covered with disheveled. In this weather, there were people barefoots, so they felt compassion and said to the soldier: "The wind is cool in the summer night, don't catch a cold, it's cold, let them come in."
"This, this... is not in accordance with the rules."
"Can rules be more powerful than human life? Give them some food and find a place for them to spend the night. If it doesn't work, I'll give you money!" Liu He glared at him.
Guanyi is not a private store, and even if you give money, it is unruly. But the soldier also knew Liu He’s background and knew that he couldn’t afford to be guilty. He only patiently advised: “You are so kind. Who is not a person who is a flesh-being in life? It’s not that I am a cruel soldier, but there are too many such things now, so you can’t even control it.”
"It's fine if I don't meet someone. Since I meet you, I have to take care of you! Ask them in."
After receiving this sentence, seven or eight beggars staggered in, knelt in front of Liu He and kowtowed to thank him. They could not settle any house, so they had to call the slaves and soldiers to get firewood and light a fire, and everyone sat casually in the courtyard. Liu He and the postmaster both brought dry food to them, and they still had little food, so they asked the slaves to go to various rooms to find officials to ask for some.
Tian Feng and Ju Su secretly admired him when he learned about it.
After all, there are still many kind-hearted people. After a while, all the coarse and big cakes were brought. These beggars were snatching all the food in an instant.
Liu He saw that most of these people were not old and weak, but young men in his twenties. One of them was holding a child. They were fucking the Jizhou accent. He was very surprised and asked, "You young people, why don't you farm at home and leave your hometown to go to the Sanhe Land?"
If you don’t ask, then you will cry a lot. A man replied, “We were arrested to build a garden for the emperor.”
That was a few years ago, when the emperor ordered the reclaiming wasteland in the west of Luoyang City and spend a lot of money to build a better garden - the West Garden.
Liu He was shocked: "You have been working for two or three years but haven't gotten your salary?"
"Where is the wages? You don't know that those supervisors are not humans!" The man with a strong man wiped his tears, "They want to divert water from the Yi River to build a pond, holding a whip and sending more than 400 people to dig a canal. When the river is dug, a cold water hits, and many people are drowned alive. Look!" As he said that, he took off his shirt and saw that his thin body was covered with whip marks. The longest one was more than two feet long, with bright red blood marks. "I can't eat enough, I can't wear warmth, I have to work, be beaten, and I'll be tortured to death sooner or later. We all escaped!"
The woman holding the child cried again, "I am from Tang County. The man also went to build a garden for the emperor's house. He had no skills, so he insisted that the people in the county take him away. After half a year of going there, there was no news. My mother and son were not settled, so they ran to Luoyang to find him. But he knew that the child's father... was beaten to death!" After that, he shouted and howled. The child was still young, and he cried when he saw his mother crying.
The adults cried and made children make Liu He even more irritable: "The harsh government is more powerful than the tiger! I didn't expect that such a scattered tax on such a place so close to the capital."
An official standing next to him who spoke soft-tongued Wu Nong's accent and interrupted after hearing this: "I guess you are a Beijing official, and you don't know much about the current situation. The three auxiliary places in the capital are still good, and the people in the Sili states are not as good as them! I came from Kuaiji, Yangzhou. Not only can the people not pay taxes, but the rich people also stared at the fields. The mountains and rivers are rioting! If you don't worry about losing your head, the officials will be unable to force the people to do anything!"
An officer who spoke Youzhou dialect over there also sighed: "The border counties cannot be mentioned. Since the northern expedition of Xianbei people in Xiping failed in the sixth year of Xiping, the border defenses of Dai County, Shanggu and Yuyang were under great pressure. The Xianbei led troops to harass our northern border all day long, robbed food, animals, and women. The people suffered a lot. The prefect of our Youbeiping worked diligently and wanted to repair the border and protect the territory. He wrote letters to the court several times, asking for money to start construction, but the emperor ignored it. He would rather take the money to repair the garden than repair the city defense!"
"This group of guys who fear power but are not despicable." Liu He gritted his teeth.
The Youzhou officer said, "I heard that the emperor sent a governor this time, named Liu Yu, who went to Youzhou. I wonder if he could do it?"
Liu He looked up and looked carefully when he heard this. He saw that the man was wearing a Fanyang felt hat on his head, with a red tassel on it. He was wearing a seven-star nailed soap robe, a civil and military stranded crow green belt, and a pair of eagle claw skin four-slit dry yellow boots. He was so round that he had a big ear, a straight nose and square mouth, and a beard on his cheek. He was 1.75 meters long, with wide shoulders and strong body. At a glance, he knew he was a general in the border.
Liu He stepped forward and greeted: "Do you dare to ask about your surname Gao?"
Chapter completed!