Chapter 42 Young people begin to appear

"See you, General!"

After looking at Zhang Ni and Mi Wei in front of him and signaling that they didn't need to be polite, Zhao Feng also paid attention to them. After all, Zhang Ni's background is relatively poor. She is just wearing a coarse cloth single coat. Her skin color is also a little yellow and black like that of ordinary Sichuan people, and her figure is only 1.65 meters, but it is already relatively high in Xichuan.

As for Mi Wei, although he is not the only one of the Mi family, as the eldest grandson of the richest man in Xuzhou, at least this dress is much fresher than Zhang Yi. Both of them are strong, and even Mi Wei is still strong, at least more like a general than his uncle.

"Boki, Jianwu, you are all military officers selected from this nine grades. Boqi, you are born in the middle of the south and are good at fighting. I will appoint you as a captain of the infantry army first; Jianwu, you are a cavalry captain, in charge of the cavalry of the western battalion. Zhao Feng thought for a thought. This is also what he has thought through. Zhang Ni used to be the leader of the flying army in history, and he was a good player in mountain warfare, so he was allowed to lead the infantry. Mi Wei is a rich second generation, so it's better not to let him go directly to the battlefield to fight with people. In case he hangs up, it's hard for Mi Zhu to explain himself. The so-called cavalry captain, according to the establishment, only leads hundreds of cavalry to guard the core area of the state and county. Xiahou Feng, Cao Ren's son, was a cavalry captain, leading 700 cavalry to guard Ye City. Now that Mi Wei is a cavalry captain, he should still be competent.

"Thank you, General!" The two of them did not expect to have such treatment at once. Although the position of captain is only an official position at the county level, it is not casually appointed. Now that you make your debut, you can serve as a military officer at this level, which is not bad. Even Zhao Feng himself became a captain after a few years of recruitment. It was only after a few years of time.

Zhao Feng did not realize at that time that at this time, the rich and poor generations of Liu Bei Group had begun to emerge one after another. In fact, he can't be blamed, because the rich second generation of Shu Han in history was really too depressed. Guan Xingzhang, who took action, also died young, not to mention that they are still little children about the same age as their son. As for Zhao Tong and Zhao Guang, he is still pregnant in Ma Yunlu's belly. Liu Feng and Guan Ping, who were relatively famous in the early days, died prematurely, and did not leave any deeds worth singing. Now, although there are juniors such as Guan Ping, Mi Wei and even Xiang Chong and Zhang Ni, they are still old guys like Guan Yu. It is normal for Zhao Feng to ignore these children.

Zhao Feng didn't realize that he was in a very awkward age. Even the youngest Zhao Yun and Zhang Fei are 40 years old this year, while Zhao Feng himself is only 31 years old this year, which is considered to be rich and powerful. Similarly, Zhuge Liang is only 27 years old. With their writing and one martial arts as the leader, Lu Xun, Wei Yan and others, it just constitutes a buffer year between the new and old class. Age period. Their age determines their identity. Once Liu Bei is afraid that his heirs can't control them, it is likely that he will personally remove the hidden dangers before he says goodbye to the world. From this perspective, does Zhao Feng's own promotion of these juniors now count as digging his own grave?

Naturally, these things are beyond his understanding. It has been eight months since the end of the Central Plains War. In more than half a year, Xichuan's livelihood armaments have also been greatly restored. Because Liu Bei assigned him nearly 30,000 soldiers, Zhao Feng did not recruit any other soldiers this year except for recruiting more than 2,000 people in Nanzhong to supplement the frontless flying army. He even eliminated more than 10,000 slightly weak Sichuan troops, and then trained these people under his own leadership. Strive to make the Sichuan army an elite division with enough combat effectiveness before the next Northern Expedition.

"At present, Xichuan and Hanzhong, plus the three counties of Longxi and the three counties of Shangyong, have a total of 500,000 household registrations, with a total of 1.8 million men and women. There are a total of 120,000 horse troops in various places, of which 20,000 are stationed in the three counties of Longxi, 40,000 in Hanzhong, 60,000 in Xichuan, and more than 10,000 people in the three counties of Shangyong. In addition, there are about 40,000 county soldiers and 20,000 field soldiers guarding the place, as well as 10,000 unprecedented flying troops. In the government office of Yizhou Mufu, Huang Quan said in detail.

"Not bad, not bad!" Zhao Feng also nodded repeatedly when he heard the words, which was much better than the Shu Han in history. The main reason was that the three counties of Shangyong and the three counties of Longxi were in hand. Second, he did not let Cao Qian move the population of Yinping, Wudu and Hanzhong to Guanzhong. The third reason was that when he attacked Hanzhong and Xichuan, he fought quickly, and did not like Liu Bei in history. After years of entanglement, these places have not been damaged much.

"Thanks to the general for rest and people's livelihood over the years, otherwise, how can the people of Xichuan live and work in peace and happiness!" Huang Quan sighed. Zhao Feng is the same as history. After taking Xichuan at the beginning, some people suggested that Liangtian near Chengdu should be used as a military camp or given to soldiers. However, Zhao Feng still took Zhao Yun's suggestion in history to recruit people to cultivate the land. Although short-term interests are not so direct, in the long run, it is bound to be more stable.

"But what I admire most about the general is that he can still stabilize the southern middle school." There is a saying that he flatters and doesn't want capital, and Huang Quan sent another note by the way. After the stability of Nanzhong, Xichuan lost a little worry during the war, but there was an extra source of soldiers and horses. Presumably in a few years, the Sinicization of South China will be more thorough, and then more stable land and population resources will be obtained.

Just as Zhao Feng was tossing his poor family in Xichuan, Prime Minister Cao, who was rich in the north, was complacent from the spring breeze. On the edge of the Tongque platform, Cao Wei led the generals to hunt outside Ye City. It is said that the sky is clear, the wind is beautiful, looking up at the size of the universe and looking down at the appearance. In addition to Cao's high spirits, he also ordered a Shu brocade robe to be hung on the treetops. Then he ordered, so the generals would ride a horse and shoot arrows. If he could hit the heart, he would be given a brocade robe. If he didn't hit, he would be fined a glass of water. For a moment, all the generals were eager to try.

As in history, although there is no Wen Ping and Zhang Liao, Cao Jun's talents are still extremely prosperous. For a while, the generals shot and hunted, and they were also the strengths of each exhibition. Cao was overjoyed and shouted wildly. After the shooting was over, Cao Yan ordered the curtain to hold a banquet to entertain the generals. These rough people were not particular about it. For a while, they drank and had fun, and the atmosphere reached a small **.

Holding such a large-scale sorority, Cao Zhen's purpose is not only to connect with feelings, but also to examine the strength of the younger generation. Cao Yan himself is over half a hundred years old this year. The Xiahou brothers who followed him to rise up, and the Cao Ren brothers are also middle-aged. Among the other generals, Le Jin was seriously injured and died after being disabled. Li Dian has been ill in bed since the last war, and now he is dying. Among the literary ministers, several of them, counting the early opera talents and Guo Jia and Xun Yu, who have passed away one after another in recent years, have also died. For the long-term plan, Cao Wei must cultivate young talents.

However, Cao Wei seems to have overlooked a very important problem, that is, he is not young. It is true that talents enter the rotation cycle, and he should choose a successor for himself. However, Cao Wei did not consider this issue for the time being.

After riding an arrow, reciting poems, Cao Yan also saw several talents, such as Cao Xiu, Cao Zhen and others. It's just that the generals can see it, but Wenchen can't easily see it. Cao Jian looked at it, but when he saw Sima Yi drinking, he couldn't help frowning.

According to Jia Xu, Sima Yiping said that he was in Xuchang. In addition to being busy with official business, the rest of the time was lingering in the wind and moon place, or getting drunk or laughing. At first glance, he was no different from a wanderer. But Cao Jian knew that Sima Yi was definitely not such a simple person. His keeping ao of his life can only show that he still has a greater pursuit. Thinking of his strange dream all the time, Cao Yan became more and more afraid of this unlooking young man. As long as you find a little mistake, you are ready to eradicate it.

"Father, today everyone gathers together. The children are not talented. I wrote a poem. Please comment on it!" Cao Zhi said at this time. What is the finale? The finale is to take action at the end, but it has absolute certainty, which can ensure that the skill will overwhelm the whole audience.

Cao Zhi's literary talent is indeed the first in the world. As soon as this poem is recited, it immediately won a lot of praise. Although the rest of the literati, such as Chen Lin and others, are also first-class literary scholars in the world, now they only have to cheer when they see Cao Zhi's poems.

"Haha, Zi Jian's literary talent is really good!" Cao Yan laughed and said that when a group of civil servants saw that Cao Jian praised his son in public, he was even more flattered. For a moment, they praised Cao Zhi in a different way. Cao Zhi himself is even more complacent and complacent.

Cao Jian looked around at the crowd, but saw that only Jia Xu was alone. He didn't say anything. At the moment, he asked strangely, "Why, Wen He, isn't Zijian's poem good?"

"The son of Zijian came into the world, and this poem is naturally excellent. However, Jia Xu believes that there seems to be something missing in Zijian's poems. Jia Xu said cautiously.

"Oh, I don't know what else Mr. Wenhe thinks?" Cao Zhi couldn't help but feel a little unhappy when he heard the words. He is so young that he can't be tolerated to talk about his poems like this. In fact, Jia Xu's suggestion has been relatively euphemistic, but Cao Zhi's poems since he was 14 years old have only won applause. Even if he criticizes it euphemently, no one dares to touch his bad luck.

Jia Xu seemed to turn a deaf ear to the displeasure in Cao Zhi's words, but said to himself, "We are now blessed by the king's grace, so that we can get together and enjoy peace. Only at this moment, there are still General Zixiao and General Miaocai guarding the border in Luoyang and Guanzhong, which makes us enjoy peace. In the prince's poems, you can't forget them!"

As soon as Jia Xu said this, a group of literati still gave up, and the generals had already nodded one after another, deeply thinking about it. Although Cao Zhi was unhappy, he tried his best to restrain himself and said, "What the gentleman said is very true. You must pay attention to it after planting!" It's just that the bad tone is also clear at a glance. Hearing this, Cao couldn't help frowning. It is true that his son is talented, but he is young and proud of his talent. This kind of surname is not enough to drink and recite poems with literati, but it is not enough to be a leader. Thinking of this, Cao couldn't help looking at Cao Pi beside him. At this time, he was drinking and eating meat with Xia Houfeng and others without scruples. Cao looked at Cao Pi and then at Cao Zhi, but he sighed unknowingly in the depths of his heart.

(to be continued)