Tan County, Donghai County, Xuzhou.

Above the port of Donghai Station where the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal passes, Chen Gong, the prefect of Donghai, is waiting eagerly for something.

There were more than a dozen guards behind him, and the people around him, porters, and merchants and travelers waiting for the transport ship were not too surprised.

However, when passing by Chen Gong, he would always stop to bow and say hello, which is enough to prove Chen Gong's prestige and popularity in the East China Sea.

Chen Gong did not put on airs, nor did he feel that the eunuch was superior to others and simply ignored him. Whether it was the common people or the traffickers and lackeys, they all responded one by one with a friendly smile on his face.

For such a life, peace and tranquility, and people living and working in peace and contentment, Chen Gong had had extravagant hopes before, and now it has finally come true.

Scenes of him following Cao Cao in his southern and northern campaigns, and finally being defeated in Yizhou, where Cao Cao committed suicide in Yizhou, emerged in Chen Gong's mind.

Time flies, years flies, and seven years have passed in the blink of an eye.

They, the civil servants and generals of Cao's army who were defeated at the beginning, were favored by the former King of Changshan and the current Emperor of Han.

I thought that as a defeated general, he would be hidden in the snow, or even be sent to the frontier as a criminal to serve in hard labor for the rest of his life.

I never thought that the Han Emperor would be so broad-minded and would entrust him with important responsibilities regardless of his past grievances.

It is a pity that the Han Emperor had unified the Han Dynasty, all the heroes surrendered, the swords and guns were stored in the treasury, and the enemies were stopped and the benevolence was stopped. There were not many ways for them to show their ambitions.

Chen Gong could only work steadily, relying on his extraordinary talents and strategies to become a political party, and gradually rose to the position of prefect through political achievements.

With the convening of the imperial examination and the emergence of Jinshi, the Han Dynasty can be said to be full of talents. With Chen Gong's talent, if he wants to continue to be promoted, he still needs to accumulate political achievements.

Thanks to the convenience of communication pigeons, he learned that civil servants such as Xi Zhicai and Lu Qian also had ways to express their ambitions.

Xi Zhicai and others were from Yingchuan. Today, the three princes of the Han Dynasty, Guo Jia, Xun You and Xun Yu, all came from Yingchuan.

Xi Zhicai had a close relationship with Xun Yu and Guo Jia.

However, even with this level of relationship, it is still difficult to be promoted one after another, and it is difficult for even the Third Duke to tamper with the officialdom.

This move can show the fairness and justice of the Han Dynasty today. This is also one of the reasons why the imperial examination shocked the world after it came into being.

The big Han Dynasty no longer relies on the inspection and promotion system, everything depends on strength, political achievements and military merit!

When Chen Gong thought of this, he also sighed secretly. He always felt that he was born at the wrong time, but facing the large number of talents in the Han Dynasty, he was full of competitive motivation.

"Prefect, the official ship is here."

The shout of Chang Shi beside him awakened Chen Gong who was reminiscing about the past.

He raised his eyes and saw dozens of official ships approaching on the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal. They looked like military ships.

On the deck There were fully armed soldiers standing, and the official ship was hung with the words"Yu""、""Xu" military flag.

This made Chen Gong smile knowingly.

For Cao Ying's civil servants and generals who fought side by side and shared hardships, they are naturally related to each other.

Whether they are officials in the court or choose to retire to the mountains and forests, those who shared hardships back then After all, the days will never fade away.

On this day, through carrier pigeons, I learned that Generals Yu Jin and Xu Chu had led their troops back to Beijing to report on their duties, so I came here specially to greet them and meet old friends whom I had not seen for a long time.

That day After the official ship approached, Yu Jin and Xu Chu stood on the decks of the two ships respectively, greeting Chen Gong from a distance. After the official ship docked, the two generals stepped ashore vigorously.

Xu Chu complained as he walked:"Shun Jingzhou It went eastward along the Yangtze River and then turned northward again on the Grand Canal. The ship was so bumpy that it almost fell apart!"

"After several years in Jingzhou, your water skills will remain unchanged, right?"Yu Jin seemed calm.

After Cao Ying's civil servants and generals surrendered to Liu Chen, some generals were assigned to one place, but some were separated to the ends of the earth, north and south.

Xu Chu is now in the Jingzhou Army, and his official position is a town-level general. Yu Jin was originally in Jiangdong, It is also at the Zhenzi level, but with the addition of a false sword.

Mainly because Zhou Yu led the Jiangdong Army civil servants and generals to attack Jiaozhou on a large scale, and then penetrated deep into the Southeast Asian countries again.

With Jiangdong's military strength empty, Yu Jin's ability to command troops was highlighted, and with his The military merits have been promoted step by step.

Of course, among the five great generals in history, it is certain that Yu Jin now has the lowest position.

While the two generals were chatting and laughing, Chen Gong came up to them:"We haven't seen each other for many years, farewell to Wen Ze and Zhong Kang." It's okay!"

"Gongtai, we haven’t seen each other for seven years!"

Xu Chu immediately hugged him, and the soldiers around him were used to it. Chen Gong was a little dumbfounded.

Yu Jin also sighed:"Xiahou and the others are in Sili, I am in Jiangdong, Zhongkang is in Jingzhou, Gongtai is in Xuzhou, Xi Zhicai...I don’t know when we can still gather together."

We fought side by side and shared life and death together. If we say that there is no true love, it is definitely a lie. They used to have factional disputes, but now they have disappeared. Now they are loyal to the Han Emperor and are loyal ministers of the Han Dynasty.

Although now there are cement roads and canals. Although transportation is convenient, they are civil and military ministers who cannot leave their posts without permission, and it is difficult to see each other.

Although they can usually send messages through communication pigeons, they are not as familiar as seeing them in person. Now that they are reunited after a long separation, it can be said that they are full of emotions!

Chen Gong was a little emotional, with tears in his eyes, as if he was recalling his military days:"Okay! I have been holding a banquet for a long time, waiting for your arrival"

"Then we would be disrespectful!"Yu Jin smiled.

Xu Chu was a little regretful:"I can't stay long when I return to Beijing to report on my work. Otherwise, the truth, Gongtai, and Wenze would be drunk for three days and three nights!"

"It’s a terrible sight for Zhongkang! Chen Gong said with a smile:"If we can get together for a day, an hour is enough.""

"The public platform is so ruthless, I thought you would look regretful."

The three of them laughed and entered the county seat.

Even though they were the governor of Donghai County, the gatekeepers still did not neglect, and counted the generals such as Chen Gong, Xu Chu, and Yu Jin one by one. The three of them did not put on airs, thinking that they had been neglected by the soldiers. , this is the rule of the Han Dynasty.

However, after registration, the soldiers asked them carefully about where they came from, how many days they would stay, where they were going, etc. It was already very strict.

"Gongtai, are there any bandits in the East China Sea? Xu Chu asked curiously:"Isn't this overt and covert investigation too cumbersome?""

"no!"Chen Gong explained:"His Majesty has decreed that the entire country, every state, every county, and every county should conduct a census."

"Census? Yu Jin looked at each other,"When I set out, the news probably hadn't come yet.""

"I don't know either."Xu Chu nodded.

"Maybe you didn't pay attention at all. This is within the jurisdiction of our civil servants.

That's not right. The army also needs to be coordinated. Maybe you just happened to have a time lag when you returned to Beijing to report on your work. Chen

Gong shook his head and laughed:"The most difficult part of the census is the immigrant population. The local resident population is easier. You just need to count them.""

"I see."

The two generals suddenly realized

"If I had known that I would let the soldiers stay on the ship, wouldn't this increase the workload of the public station?"Xu Chu regretted it.

Chen Gong laughed and said:"There are tens of millions of people transported through the Grand Canal every day, and there are not many people like you."

"Don't worry, Zhongkang. There must be someone specializing in taking charge. Let's not make fools of ourselves about the work of these scholars."Yu Jin said with relief. Only then did Xu Chu feel relieved.

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