Chen Gong and Chen Gongtai were not conspicuous in the officialdom of the Han Dynasty, and they were people with no foundation.

In addition, the Han Dynasty court was in chaos in the early years. At that time, Chen Gong even thought about whether he should kill the county magistrate.

Just when he was hesitating whether this big man was worth his efforts, what happened next was a bit too much to catch him off guard. The situation in the world was changing so fast that he didn't even have time to think.

Less than half a year after the new emperor ascended the throne, he was deposed by the traitor Dong Zhuo, and the eldest son of the emperor Liu Xuan ascended the throne. Just when everyone thought that the world would become Dong Zhuo's plaything, the heroes of Guandong formed a coalition and rushed to Luoyang.

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For many people, this seems to be the last hope for peace in the world.

However, the heroes were blocked in front of Hulao Pass and were not allowed to move forward. It was okay for a month or two. As time passed, everyone realized that the combat power of this coalition was not as strong as they and others expected.

At this time, Chen Gong once again thought about his future.

When the coalition forces were being formed, he also considered whether to contribute his own strength - Zhongmu, where he was located, happened to be east of Luoyang, and he would be able to do something when the coalition forces arrived.

But just because they were so close, he saw the true appearance of these coalition forces.

Talking about hunting down thieves on behalf of the sky, clearing the emperor's side, and hunting down treacherous ministers are all nonsense. These people only consider their own interests! Seeing such a scene, Chen Gong gave up the idea of ​​defecting to someone in the coalition army - he consciously learned

It's not bad, and it's quite famous. If you go to serve, you won't be ignored.

But now these so-called "heroes" made him unable to have the slightest idea of ​​surrendering. In this way, Chen Gong still stayed in Zhongmu as his county magistrate.

What happened next was even more beyond his expectation.

Chen Gong, who thought that the great Han Dynasty would fall apart because of this chaos, never expected that the newly ascended emperor would take advantage of Dong Zhuo's troops to guard Hulao Pass and confront the heroes of the Guandong Dynasty, leading the civil and military officials of the entire dynasty to flee.

Go to Chang'an, move the capital to Chang'an, and reorganize the court.

This gave Chen Gong some hope again: "Is it true that the strength of the great man is not exhausted yet? Is the new emperor a wise and promising king?"

Of course it's just a guess, he won't tell anyone.

Subsequently, the war in Henan County where he was located continued, and Zhongmou was also implicated in many ways. Chen Gong did not just let go and leave, but stayed and worked hard to ensure the stability of the county. As a result, he gained the support of the people of Zhongmou, and when necessary, the whole city

The common people dared to pick up sticks and accompany the county magistrate to deal with the enemies who came to invade the city and county.

In this way, Chen Gong led Zhongmou through this most difficult period.

Shortly afterwards, Dong Zhuo died violently, the imperial city of Luoyang was burned to the ground and turned into scorched earth. He almost witnessed with his own eyes what happened when the coalition forces entered Luoyang and then dispersed.

At this time, Henan County had almost become the most chaotic area. Especially after the princes dispersed, no one was willing to stay and occupy this place. In other words, Henan County was in a chaotic and ungovernable state at that time.

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Chen Gong still did not leave, and still governed Zhongmu County diligently. Later, the imperial court moved Kong Rong to become the governor of Henan, and it was only then that the people's livelihood in this area was truly restored.

Under Kong Rong's rule, Chen Gong was still diligent and diligent. Although there was nothing particularly outstanding, he could still be regarded as meritorious in governing the place. These achievements were recorded in the files of the Ministry of Personnel. Therefore, when the imperial court later regained Qingzhou, the officials

When the ministry was transferred, Chen Gong was directly transferred to the prefect's mansion in Chenliu County, Qingzhou.

This can also be regarded as an affirmation of Chen Gong's contribution over the years. Only then did Chen Gong feel that the strength of the man is really endless!

Therefore, Chen Gong no longer thinks about any messy things, and concentrates on serving the big man. Over the past few years, after several secret assessments, Chen Gong has long been recognized by the officials, and his practice skills have also been recognized.

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Chen Gong didn't understand it at first, but later he realized how much benefit he had gained.

And at this time, the imperial court's transfer order also came down: move Yingchuan to be the prefect!

Chen Gong was stunned for a while, but he soon understood what the court meant - although he had not achieved any great fame in recent years, there must have been many records about him in the court, including many about his character.

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Everyone knows that Chen Gong is an upright person who does whatever he wants, so he was transferred to the sensitive place of Yingchuan to be the prefect - either he was deliberately making things difficult for him, or he wanted to be reused.

Chen Gong didn't bother to think about why. His character was like this anyway, so he didn't worry about his future and took office directly, even though many people were not optimistic about his promotion this time.

Who makes the place of Yingchuan so sensitive? The Minister of the Ministry of Personnel, the Minister of the Ministry of Households, and Shi Tianfeng, the imperial censor, are all from Yingchuan, as well as Guo Jia from the Ministry of War, etc. If you really think about it, all the princes in the court who were born in Yingchuan are

There are many, and these people also have some friends. Although they are not from Yingchuan, they are not much different.

Gathered together, this is a very huge force. Although these people themselves may not have the idea of ​​forming a gang, outsiders will not care so much. This group of people was directly designated as the 'Yingchuan Faction', and said that this

One faction is the faction that controls the general situation in the court today.

Not only is it huge in power, it has a large number of people and it also holds several key positions. In addition, the emperor has great trust, so no one with a brain would think of going against the people of the Yingchuan faction.

However, if the governor's job is not handled well, he will become a hostile party. If he does nothing, I am afraid that the other faction in the court will not make it easy for him. In short, the position of the Yingchuan governor is an unflattering position. The previous few

He didn't last long and was either dismissed or demoted and transferred elsewhere.

Therefore, no one is optimistic about Chen Gong taking office this time. In addition to this person's stubborn personality, many people feel that if Chen Gong goes away, their own future will be ruined.

But surprisingly, Chen Gong has been in office for several years and has managed the place in Yingchuan in an orderly manner. The Xun family has also had some problems, but Chen Gong has been hard-pressed and does not show any favor to the Xun family.

At that time, many people secretly laughed, thinking that Chen Gong was finished this time. But what they didn't expect was that one year, two years, three years... Chen Gong was firmly in the position of prefect, but the Xun family was

I became honest and never fought against the governor again - it is said that he was severely warned by the two men in the court.

Nowadays, as the status of Xun Yu and Xun You has improved, their status in the clan cannot be compared with that before. It can be said that they are the bosses of the Xun family now, and the Xun family has to act according to their wishes.

Of course, such a move also attracted a lot of speculation. Many people suspected that Chen Gong had contact with a certain big shot in the court, so the two ministers did not dare to touch him? But in fact, Chen Gong himself knew that he

No contact with anyone at all.

After doing it for several years, he also understood it!

As long as he does things according to the laws of the Han Dynasty, even if he loses face of the Xun family, the two people in the court will not pay attention to him. In this case, he will understand what he should do.

Just work hard and do your job well!

Because of this, Yingchuan has recovered very quickly in the past few years, and its prosperity has exceeded the best times of the year.

After Liu Xuan came to Yingchuan, he saw such a prosperous scene, and because Yingchuan has produced many talented people, this resulted in a very strong reading atmosphere here, and there is also the famous Yingchuan Academy, so right?

You can also see students studying hard with books in hand.

If universal education is nothing, then the popularity of this book can be said to have set off a huge craze for reading in the Han Dynasty.

In the past, even if poor people wanted to study, they did not have the conditions, but now it is different! The imperial court not only provided a place to study, but also directly provided books. This made many poor children who wanted to study but had no books extremely excited, and such a '

They definitely didn't want to miss the opportunity to get ahead, so Liu Xuan saw many students doing small businesses to support their families while studying hard with books in hand.

"Your Majesty's move is truly a blessing to the world's dedicated scholars!"

As soon as Cao Bao opened his mouth, Liu Xuan glared at him: "Don't call me Your Majesty when you come out this time!"

"What do you call it?"

"Call Master!"

He should have been called "Master", but Liu Xuan's appearance was too young, and he didn't have a beard - a beard was also a status symbol in this era.

Generally, one has to grow a beard after adulthood, and the head of the family who is the head of the family will definitely grow a beard. However, Liu Xuan's thoughts are very different from those of people of this era. He has never been interested in growing a beard, so his chin is always white.

Clean and tender, he looks like the young master of a big family.

Looking at the people around him, Cao Bao was a eunuch, Ma Chao was young and had no beard, and Zhao Yun was famous for being a pretty boy. Although he later grew a beard, he still looked fair and clean at this time.

This group of people is like a few young men going out to play with their female relatives, so it is more appropriate to call them young master.

The administrative seat of Yingchuan County was originally in Yangzhai, but since Liu Xuan reorganized the prefectures and counties, a large area of ​​Yingchuan was included in the current Henan County, so the administrative seat of Yingchuan County also followed.

After adjustment, it was changed to Xu County.

Xu County was originally the Xu capital that would become Cao Cao's base camp. Cao Pi changed the name to Xuchang after he took over the Han Dynasty and established Luoyang as the capital.

However, none of these things happened at this time, so it was still called Xu County, but as Liu Xuan walked, he was thinking about whether to directly use the name Xuchang.

Ma Chao and Zhao Yun followed behind, and a group of women were protected by them. With Lu Lingqi sandwiched between them, if something went wrong, they would definitely be able to protect these ladies as soon as possible.

Plus Liu Xuan is at the front, I guess no one can do anything to become the emperor, right? Others don't know the emperor's strength, but Ma Chao knows it very well, plus that Zhongchang Shi who has never made a move, but his actual cultivation is not bad at all.

Cao Bao...

This lineup is more than enough even for them to attack a city!

“The learning atmosphere here is really strong!”

Seeing a hawker who never let go of the book in his hand even when he was bargaining with customers, Liu Xuan was really ashamed when he thought about when he was studying.

The people around him didn't know what Liu Xuan was thinking. They just looked at him with a strange expression and said that he had discovered something interesting.

"Your Majesty... what are you looking at, young master?"

"nothing!"

But he couldn't say that he remembered the situation when he was a student. Besides, it was hard to talk to these people, so he changed the topic to another topic: "This Xu County has been governed like this, and Chen Gong has indeed contributed a lot."

…By the way, after five years of being a prefect, that’s about it. When you go back, remember to remind the officials to sort out Chen Gong’s achievements over the years!”

Cao Bao didn't say anything, he just lowered his head and remembered the matter in his heart. He knew that Chen Gong was lucky enough to make His Majesty so satisfied. There would definitely be no obstacles in his career in the future.

Just by looking at the emperor's words, we knew that it was a certainty that Chen Gong would become an official in the court and there was no chance of him running away.

"Also, remember to change the name of Xu County to Xuchang when you go back!"

"Um?"

This matter of changing the name of a town is not an ordinary matter, and it is very important, and it will not be changed easily. However, the matter is different when the emperor speaks. As soon as this statement comes out, the name change of Xu County is basically confirmed, and it looks like
To be continued...