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Volume 3: The Wind Rises in the Eastern Capital Chapter 393: The Taishan Bandits Again

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    Zhen Ang carefully took the answer sheet and read it twice. He didn't think there was anything wrong with him. In fact, Cai Yan didn't mark his exam paper with an 'x'.  But looking at his father's face, he knew there must be something wrong with his test paper, so he could only stare at the test paper nervously.

    "Young Master, let Jia take a look at the examination paper." Zhen Ang has been very talented in both literature and martial arts since he was a child. Guo Jia also knew that his lord was very satisfied with his eldest son, but today he lost his temper.  Received the test paper.  After a brief glance, he had a rough idea in his mind, but Guo Jia didn't chew anything and just handed the examination paper to Fazheng aside.

    Fazheng didn¡¯t know why, but after taking the test paper and looking at it carefully, he was very surprised and at the same time even more puzzled.  What surprised me was that Zhen Ang was very experienced in answering the questions. Even his own understanding of the Analects of Confucius was probably not as good as it was.

    But this is why the confusion arises in my heart. It stands to reason that someone who can master the Analects of Confucius so well at the age of ten would not be called a young talent, but a young Confucian master. But looking at the face of the Lord,  I'm afraid there may be an accident involved.

    Guo Jia and Guo Jia didn't speak, and the juniors didn't dare to speak when they saw Zhen Yao's sullen face.  Zhen Yao, however, moved the wooden stool towards him and sat down, then said: "Ang'er, you answered the test like this two years ago. It's not wrong. My father also praised you. Now two years later, you still only know how to do things by rote.  My father asks you to read more, but he wants you to memorize it by rote?"

    No wonder Zhen Yao was angry. Although Zhen Ang's answer sheet looked beautiful, the content was almost all Zhen Yao's own annotations on the Analects.  On weekdays, Zhen Ang has to study textbook knowledge in the school, and when he returns home, he has to read through his own collection of books. Each volume has annotations added by Zhen Yao when he reads it on weekdays. Zhen Ang will remember it clearly after reading too much.  .

    A few years ago, when he was taking a Confucian analysis test, Zhen Ang used his father's explanation to answer the question. Not only did Zhen Yao not know how to curse, but he also admired his son's memory ability.  But now, when I see the test papers of Huan Fan, Deng Ai and others, and then look at my son's almost no improvement in answers, how can I not get angry.

    And Cai Yan, who is the grader, is also very clear about this, otherwise Zhen Ang's test paper would not have even half a marking sentence on it.  Cai Yan knew that these were her husband's thoughts, not Zhen Ang's own, so of course he would not review and correct them for Zhen Ang.

    ??Perhaps for other children, as young as ten years old, even if they can achieve the step of Zhen Ang, praise and rewards are indispensable.  But Zhen Ang is different. He is Zhen Yao's son and the future master of Wuji.  The difference in status means that his pace of progress is different from that of his peers. If he steps too slowly, it is also a mistake that cannot be forgiven.

    Deep down, Zhen Yao was very dissatisfied with his son's progress. After glancing at Zhen Ang, who was a little panicked, Zhen Yao said, "Zhao Ji, tell me how to punish this son!" Cai Yan is Zhen Ang's teacher and also  The examiner for this exam is Zhen Ang's third wife. No matter what aspect he considers, if Zhen Yao wants to punish his son, he must discuss it with her.

    Although Zhen Ang was not born to Cai Yan, because he was born the earliest, he was much older than the rest of the younger generation, and he also received the most attention at home.  This kid's answer to the question also made Cai Yan angry.  After years of hard teaching, Zhen Ang was lucky. Apart from learning how to formulate sentences by her side, everything else followed Zhen Yao's footsteps.

    "I know that my knowledge is weaker than that of my husband, but it is better than many Confucian teachers in the school. Does this kid never listen to my lectures?"  I have never thought about it seriously.

    Since he didn¡¯t review Zhen Ang before, Cai Yan obviously wanted to give some advice to Zhen Ang, the eldest son of the family, this time.  Now the husband asked clearly. After thinking for a moment, he said, "Ang'er, do you know you are wrong?"

    Zhen Ang answered the question mechanically, knowing that doing so made his father and Sanniang unhappy, so he immediately whispered: "I know my mistake."

    "Since you know your mistake, the punishment cannot be reduced." Cai Yan looked serious, and he had the demeanor of a master. When he saw Zhen Ang bowing his head obediently, he nodded with satisfaction: "Today, the theme is 'Learning to Know the New'  , hand over an essay.¡±

    Cai Yan¡¯s punishment was also very interesting. Instead of letting Zhen Ang do those boring punishments, Zhen Ang himself was asked to start from the root of the problem and find the reason for being criticized.  Zhen Yao realized that even if he was asked to punish his son, it would not be any better than Cai Yan's method. He immediately nodded and said: "Ang'er, do you hear clearly? If you can't hand over the discussion before dinner, my father will let you sit in the study.  One night!¡±

    Zhen Ang nodded quickly. Although being punished for writing was a bit troublesome, in his opinion, it was better than being whipped and copying textbooks. After getting back his test paper, the little guy walked to his desk obediently and took out the inkstone from the bag on the side.  Then he was ready to pour water and grind ink.

    "I'll grind the ink for you, and you should quickly think about how to make an argument, otherwise your uncle will make you hungry for a meal or two.""At this time, the little girl Xin Xianying came up again, poured some water from the water bag, took the ink ingot from Zhen Ang's hand, gently held the sleeve of her right hand with her left hand, and began to grind the ink for him.

    "This girl." Zhen Yao couldn't help but smile when he heard this. After a few more words of encouragement to his juniors, he said goodbye to Cai Yan and left with Guo Jia and Fazheng.  We also visited the school a lot, and it was time to go back to work at home.

    As soon as he walked out of the school, Fazheng looked back and couldn't help but sigh: "My lord has raised his children well. I think my son will definitely be good in the future."

    Zhen Yao smiled slightly at this and said: "Jade cannot be used until it is polished. It is too early to say anything now, but the words of filial piety are too much."

    As soon as I returned to the Prefectural Shepherd's Mansion, my buttocks were not even hot from sitting down, the guard outside the door walked in and reported: "My lord, there is news from Qingzhou."

    "The messenger is coming in." Zhen Yao raised his eyebrows and waved his hands.

    The messenger was a scout in the army. He was covered in dust. He had obviously just entered the city. He took the letter out of his arms and handed it to the desk where Zhen Yao was sitting: "My lord, General Guan and Dong Zhoumu asked the boy to deliver the letter to Wuji."

    Zhen Yao took the letter, nodded and said: "You go down." After saying that, the Qingzhou scout left, and Zhen Yao also opened the letter to read.

    Qingzhou has recovered quite well under Dong Zhao's governance over the years. Compared with the rampant banditry in the later period of the Yellow Turbans, one hundred thousand people now live in various counties and counties, and it can be regarded as somewhat popular.  It was obviously no small matter to have Guan Yu and Dong Zhao jointly submit the letter. Of course, after Zhen Yao opened it and read it carefully, he found that what was written inside was indeed a difficult problem.

    The problem still lies with the annoying Taishan bandit. Because Cao Cao wants to vigorously develop his territory and fully support the recruitment and training of troops in Nanyang, he can only rely on some future generations to make Zhen Yao uncomfortable.  Zang Batai bandit organization in the form of soldiers.  No, spring plowing has reached a critical moment, and this guy jumped out to cause trouble.

    Although the people of Qingzhou have been freed from the harm of banditry, "once bitten by a snake, three years afraid of well ropes", as long as there is an early warning of banditry, the people will be a little restless. At this time, it is the time for spring plowing and hiring.  If the people don't work hard in farming, the consequences will be that this autumn, the harvest will be sharply reduced.

    Cao Cao knew this very well, and he didn't know what agreement he had reached with Zang Ba, so that he, who had repeatedly suffered defeats in front of Zhen Yao's generals, came out again.  Of course, because Zang Ba failed to gain any advantage in several battles with Zhen Yao's generals, this time he dispatched not directly to confront Guan Yu, who commanded Qingzhou's troops, but instead targeted the farmers farming outside the city.  .

    When the thieves came, the people had no intention of farming. They either ran home shivering or packed up their clothes and hid in the city. For a time, many fields were left idle and no one cared about them.

    And when Guan Yu got the news and divided his troops and began to encircle and suppress these bandits, Zang Ba ordered all his younger brothers to return to their nests.  The Taishan bandits, who have been wallowing in the mountains all year round, are not as mobile as cavalry, but they are far beyond the reach of ordinary infantry.  Before the encirclement and suppression soldiers could attack them, they left the Qingzhou boundary and went to squat in the mountains.

    They dispatched troops and horses but failed to catch the bandits, but fortunately they drove away the troublemakers. Guan Yu didn't care much about bandits, so he immediately ordered all the soldiers to return to camp and asked Dong Zhao to draw up an order to send them out.  Farmers everywhere continue to work.

    ??The people are simple. The official said that the bandits are gone and everyone is safe, so they should go out to plow the land. You must know that if they don¡¯t plow the land, they themselves will not gain anything, and the life in the next year will be difficult.

    But when they led the cattle and returned to the fields with hoes and rakes, the bandits who had escaped into the mountains and forests came out again. After that, Guan Yu had to send troops again and set up several military camps on the border of Qingzhou to prevent Mount Tai  Thieves are making trouble everywhere.

    This did have a certain effect, but the good times did not last long. Qingzhou was fine for the time being, but the same problem appeared again in Xuzhou Langxie.  Later, the Taishan bandits took advantage of every opportunity and harassed Qingxu and Qingxu from time to time.  Instead of fighting openly with the officers and soldiers, just scaring the people so that they dare not leave the city to farm, Cao Cao's strategic purpose would be achieved.

    "You two should take a look at it too." Zhen Yao rubbed his head, put the letter on the desk, and said to Guo Jia and Guo Jia.

    Guo Jia first stepped forward and picked up the letter. When he saw that it was about the Taishan bandits, he nodded slightly and handed the paper to Fa Zheng without looking at it carefully.  This was also the first time that Fa Zheng discussed matters beside Zhen Yao. After taking it carefully, he looked at it carefully for a long while, his mind racing rapidly, thinking of solutions.

    This is not the first time that the Taishan thief has jumped out to speak against him. However, Zang Ba is a very shrewd guy. After suffering several losses, he has become more cautious in his actions.  If this report came from Qingzhou, it was obvious that Guan Laoer had no way to deal with him.  Being able to get the always arrogant Guan Erye to write a letter to Wuji for help shows that Zang Ba's matter is very difficult.

      "You two tell me how you are going to deal with Zang Xuangao!" Zhen Yao loved and hated Zang Ba.  Even though Wuji has a large number of talents nowadays, Zhen Yao also hopes to have high-level commanders like Zang Ba under his command, and has tried to take action, but all ended in failure. Zang Ba has no plans to join any force for the time being.  .

    The so-called hatred is that this guy always jumps out to go against himself at certain critical moments, and can often turn the situation around.  Although he was defeated by his generals several times in a row, he still looked like a weakling with super resilience.

    Zhen Yao spoke, and Guo Jia and Fazheng looked at each other naturally. Guo Jia, as the "old man" next to Zhen Yao, naturally would not be in a hurry to express his position, but Fazheng was a little anxious and wanted to prove his talents.

    After adjusting his clothes, Fazheng gave Zhen Yao advice for the first time: "My lord, although the Taishan thieves are cunning, they are not impossible to kill. After all, they are top-notch thieves. Even if Zang Ba rules, he can't compare with the officers and soldiers. There are so many thieves under his command."  It is driven by profit. If we can create some distance between Zang Ba and the thieves around him, or if we can connect with a few thieves, the Taishan thieves will be easily removed."

    Zhen Yao knew what Fazheng said in his heart. He had tried it before. This trick might be effective against other bandits. It might also be effective against Zhang Yan.  But when it comes to dealing with Zang Ba's Taishan thieves, it's not enough.  His brothers, such as Sun Guan, Yin Li, Chang Xi and others, admired him very much and always acted according to Zang Ba's orders.

    After telling all this to Fazheng, the latter also started to have troubles. This is not his fault. He grew up in Sanfu and then spent time in Shu. Naturally, he does not know these things in the Central Plains.

    Zhen Yao didn¡¯t think that Fa Zheng would be able to help him solve this matter as soon as he came. He still relied on Guo Jia, who seemed to have no worries at all.  Guo Jia saw his lord looking at him and knew that Zhen Yao was waiting for him to speak. He immediately stood up respectfully and said, "My lord, what Xiaozhi said might not have worked a few years ago, but now, you can give it a try."

    Zhen Yao knew that Guo Jia never acted without aim, so he quickly asked: "What's the explanation?"

    "Now that the emperor is in the city, why don't you, my lord, write an edict to Cao Cao in the name of the emperor?" Guo Jia continued with a smile on his face: "Then he said that banditry in Taishan had killed countless people, and asked Cao Mengde to offer it  The head of Zang Ba."

    Listening to Guo Jia's words, Zhen Yao first thought that Cao Cao might not be at his mercy, but then he thought about it and realized the purpose of Guo Jia's move.  If Cao Cao does not listen to the Holy Will, he can use it as an excuse to attack him at any time. And if Cao Cao does what he says, no matter whether he is sincere or not, at least for now Zang Ba cannot appear in Qingxu Province to cause trouble.

    At the end, Guo Jia unscrewed the wine bag, took a sip and said: "The imperial edict has been introduced to Yuzhou, the lord can publicize it, and the Taishan thieves will definitely know it. If we implement the policy of filial piety at that time, we will see miraculous results. It's incredible.  It is also unknown whether the Lord will be able to recruit another experienced warrior."

    Fazheng used tactics to make plans, and Guo Jia was already able to skillfully operate the "momentum" he could use. Comparing the two, the superiority and inferiority were naturally clearly distinguished. After Zhen Yao thought for a moment, he also nodded his head.  Using the emperor's power to coerce Cao Cao and Zang Ba is a conspiracy, and even if it is seen through, it is difficult to unravel.

    With the decision made, Zhen Yao immediately went to the palace to seek orders. After all, spring plowing could not be delayed. Qingzhou had already delayed it for more than a month. If it continued to delay this year's plowing, it would be considered a waste.

    Met Liu Xie and expressed his intention. Even if Liu Xie was unwilling to draft an edict for Zhen Yao, he could not make any resistance.  After simply writing and sealing the imperial edict, Zhen Yao immediately left the palace without stopping and began to prepare a response to Cao Cao's move.

    When the edict was sent to Changyi at full speed, the Han Dynasty had already entered the end of February and the beginning of March.  After receiving the imperial edict, Cao Cao summoned all the civil and military officials to his residence to discuss how he should treat the emperor's edict.

    Xia Houyuan was successful in conquering Nanyang, and now his status in Cao Cao's tent was much higher. As soon as he sat down, he said: "My lord, judging from the future, there is no need to pay attention to the edict obtained by Zhen Yao. Just let Zang Ba continue.  I don't think Zhen Yao can do anything to stop him from causing trouble in Qingzhou." There was a bit of arrogance in his words.

    Xia Houyuan spoke, and a group of generals also agreed. They were not very interested in the so-called emperor, but now that the emperor has been robbed, they will pay no attention to him.

    Cao Cao's expression remained unchanged, and he waited for the generals to make a noise for a while before looking at the other counselors. Among the counselors, Liu Ye, a member of the royal family, was the first to bow and speak: "My lord, Zhen Yao issued an edict with the mouth of the emperor, and we have no choice but to do so."  Follow. However, regarding Zang Ba¡¯s matter, we cannot seriously act in accordance with the imperial edict. In Ye¡¯s opinion, if we send thousands of soldiers to garrison to the east of Mount Tai, we can still give an explanation.¡±

    When he desperately wanted to seize the emperor in Chang'an, this was what Cao Cao did. Even though he had just formed an alliance with Zhen Yao to attack the city the day before yesterday,It's not a pity to have other thoughts in my mind the next day.  Unfortunately, the emperor failed to grab it, and he ended up running away. Therefore, when he saw this edict, Cao Cao was filled with unwilling anger.

    And what Liu Ye said now was exactly what Cao Cao was thinking, but he was unwilling to bow to Wuji like this.  Therefore, he did not respond after listening and continued to wait for others to offer suggestions.

    "Then it's time for the counselors to offer their suggestions. You say yours, and I'll mention mine. Anyway, everyone can find a reason to prove that their own ideas and strategies are the best choice for the lord.  However, among the scribes, there were some who had never spoken, and Er Xun and Cheng Yu were among them.

    The conspirators were silent, so Cao Cao asked: "Wen Ruo, do you have any good advice for me?"

    Xun Yu hesitated slightly when he heard the words, and after a moment he said: "My lord, you are thinking about what Zhen Yao's intention is in issuing this edict! Now that Zang Ba is attacking Qing and Xu, Zhen Yao's top priority is to restore order in the two states.  Rather than seeking the lord's displeasure."

    "What does Wen Ruo mean?" Cao Cao frowned slightly and said in a deep voice, "Does Zhen Yao have any plans for this?"

    ??

    "Lord, Zhen Yao's move is nothing more than using force to suppress others." But at this time, the wily Cheng Yu revealed the secret: "The Taishan thieves are under the leadership of Zang Ba, and it is difficult for others to attack them.  The reason is that they live in the mountains and have nothing to fear.

    "If Zhen Yao wants to eliminate this problem, he must start from within. Now, this edict is enough to bring unknown variables to the Taishan bandits. In this way, even if Zang Ba has the ability to rule, it will be difficult to stop Zhen Yao.  Penetration.¡±

    Cao Cao is also a master at reading people's hearts. Once Cheng Yu said it, he immediately understood that as a thief, he was afraid of encirclement and suppression by officers and soldiers after all.  But now that he was suppressed by Zhen Yao's power, he had to make some 'expressions' to the Taishan thieves.

    "And if Zhen Yao does something about it, how can a group of thieves be stabilized?"  The Tarzan Bandits might even be torn apart by this.  After thinking about this, Cao Cao couldn't help but worry: "Does Zhongde have any good ideas for this?"

    "My lord, don't be anxious," Cheng Yu nodded slightly and said with a smile: "Zhen Yao is determined to eliminate the bandit troubles in Mount Tai, so why not give my lord a God-given opportunity to conquer these thieves and Zang Ba and other good talents?"
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