Compared to a nouveau riche like Feng Yong, You Chu came from a very humble family in an extremely orthodox manner.

According to the information found by Feng Yong, the reason why You Chu was able to obtain the position of governor of Longxi was entirely because of his persecution and death.

The lord of You Chu is called You Yin. He is a person from Pinyang County and was a minister of Zuo Fengyi in Guanzhong.

An official of medium or small rank, he can be regarded as somewhat prestigious in his hometown.

You Yin Guan is not a big man, but his vision is very vicious.

When Zhang Ji, a famous minister of Cao Wei, was still a boy, he saw that this young man had a great future.

So he invited Zhang Ji home as a guest and treated him as an honored guest.

After the banquet, he entrusted his son You Chu to him.

Zhang was not only short-tongued and soft-handed, but also considered a prestigious family in the eyes of the local folks, so he agreed.

In the third year of Chuping, which was the second year after Dong Zhuo's death, Hu Zhen, a former Dong Zhuo general and a prominent member of Liangzhou, was appointed as the Sili Colonel. Because he had a feud with You Yin, he framed You Yin and executed him.

In addition, Guanzhong was all occupied by Dong Zhuo's old troops at that time, and there were constant wars. Officials were not like officials, and officials were not officials. The people had no place to live, no clothes to cover their bodies, and no food to feed them.

The foundation of a distinguished family is deep. If you are strong, let others be strong. If the breeze blows on the hills, you will be crossed by others. The bright moon shines on the river. Anyway, I will not waver for a hundred years.

But for a poor family like the You family, once the backbone of the family is gone, it will suffer a devastating blow and show signs of decline.

Fortunately, You Yin was very popular. After his death, his colleagues helped protect You Jia, so that You Jia would not completely decline.

At the same time, Zhang Ji, who had been entrusted by You Yin, also started his official career.

At the age of sixteen, he served as a minor official in Feng Yi County. Later, he was promoted many times and was promoted as Xiaolian by the county.

Later, he was promoted to the rank of Maocai by the prefectures and counties and promoted to the magistrate of Xinfeng County. During his tenure, his political achievements ranked first among the counties in Guanzhong.

When Cao Cao marched into Guanzhong, Zhang Ji began to serve Cao Cao and made many contributions. He was promoted from Yilang to Liangzhou Governor and was granted the title of Marquis of Xixiang.

You Yin's investment during his lifetime received generous returns.

Because Zhang Ji never forgets his promise.

You Chu first served as the magistrate of Puban County, Hedong County. After Cao Cao pacified Hanzhong, You Chu was recommended by Zhang Ji and was appointed as the prefect of Xinghan County in Guanzhong.

Later, Cao Wei usurped the Han Dynasty and abolished the Han Dynasty.

This means that You Chu lost his position as governor.

At this time, Zhang Ji happened to be appointed as the governor of Liangzhou, so he pushed You Chu to the position of Longxi governor and put him under his own care.

Unexpectedly, something unexpected happened. Only two years later, Zhang Ji died in office.

The big tree that You Chu relied on fell down, so he stayed in the position of governor of this remote place in Longxi for seven years.

Liangzhou and Longyou were not taken seriously by the imperial court, let alone Longxi, a place that couldn't be more remote?

In addition, You Chu has no foundation in the court, so he relies on the thigh of Zhang Ji, a fellow countryman. Now that his thigh is gone, who will remember him?

According to the original history, You Chuhui was finally summoned by the emperor in the Luoyang Palace for the first time because of his meritorious service in defending the city.

He might even make a joke because he didn't understand etiquette in court, and was appreciated by Cao Rui.

But even so, You Chu's final official position was still that of Prince Consort, and later he was sent out again, and he could only be the governor of one county, and he still served in various counties in Kansai.

It can be seen from this that in the eyes of the aristocratic families and clans in the court, You Chu can only be regarded as a country bumpkin and has no chance of entering the center of power of Cao Wei.

But precisely because the You family is not a wealthy family, there are not many people left at home. Even including the concubines, there are only five people.

Of course, those slaves and the like are not included.

At the same time, the interests of Youjia and all parties are not involved too much.

After the Battle of Longyou, the people in Guanzhong were panicked. In addition, there was a drought and there were continuous refugees fleeing from Anding County in the north.

Although there was no major chaos in Guanzhong due to this, there were still small chaos.

Nanxiang carefully selected the rangers who were politically qualified, brave and careful, and also had outstanding martial arts skills. Led by Liu Hun's master Han Long, they went to Guanzhong to inquire about the news.

The Ranger is at home in the slightly chaotic Guanzhong.

After ascertaining the situation of Youjia, Feng Yong, in the name of investigating the military situation in Guanzhong, ordered to send the Night Hunters to Guanzhong to assist him as a Qiang Protector Colonel.

After all, Xia Houmao made a lot of money with woolen cloth. No matter how much he cared about national affairs, he couldn't stop people from communicating in private, right?

So even if he is transferred away, the one or two relationships established between Longyou and Guanzhong, Hanzhong and Guanzhong through him will always still be there.

As long as there is no rebellion, at this time when people's hearts are ups and downs and refugees are running around, it is extremely easy to move a few people away.

The two-point relationship, which is thinner than paper, can only be regarded as a smooth favor at best, and can be exchanged for various woolen materials, so why not?

What's more, there are not no refugees flowing into Hanzhong from Ziwu Valley.

"At that time, rumors were spreading in Guanzhong, and many people said that they wanted to hold the officials of Longyou accountable, but I don't know whether it was true or not."

Feng Yong retells the story of the Nanxiang ranger and the night hunter who worked together to enter the enemy's rear and save the soldiers...er, wrong, they rescued their relatives.

Finally, don’t forget the sentence about black Cao Wei.

If Cao Wei really wanted to pursue Longyou's fault according to the law, it would be difficult to pursue someone who is too big, and there would be no deterrent effect if someone who is too small is pursued.

Anyway, Feng Yong put himself in his shoes and felt that a person like You Chu, who was neither big nor small, and had no one in the court, was just right to look like a baby.

After hearing what Feng Yong said, You Chu nodded and said gratefully, "I thank you for your kindness as a relative."

His own family knew about his family affairs, and the reason why he did not agree to serve as an official in the first place was precisely because he was worried that his family members in Guanzhong would be implicated.

At this time, I finally breathed a sigh of relief knowing that my family was safe.

At that moment, he said with some emotion, "At that time, Zhang Gong (Zhang Ji) was first promoted as Xiaolian, but he never went to the capital to become an official in the Lang's Department."

"Later Cao Cao was appointed Sikong and summoned Duke Zhang, but Duke Zhang did not arrive."

"It wasn't until Zhong Yao was appointed as the Shizhong, led the Sili Xiaowei, and supervised all the troops in Guanzhong, that Duke Zhang was willing to serve as Zhong Yao's military officer."

"During his life, Mr. Zhang did not want to serve in Guandong, but he never shied away from the position to the right of Guanzhong. He knew how miserable the people in Guanxi were and wanted to do more practical things for the people of Guanxi and Liangzhou."

"Moreover, the officials of Guanxi were not favored by the Guandong aristocratic families, but fortunately they met Cao Cao. At that time, Cao Cao was able to put aside his humble family and meet the aristocratic families. It is a pity..."

When You Chu said this, he sighed.

Feng Yong said, "It's a pity that Cao Pi usurped the Han Dynasty. Apart from the old officials left by Cao Cao in the court, there are very few people from poor families who can enter the court."

Because the founding of Cao Wei originally represented the interests of the aristocratic family.

Of course, there are also the interests of clan members.

These two forces restrained each other, and the emperor was in the middle of the balance and firmly on the throne.

But if one day, the emperor is unable to balance the forces of both sides, or if one side becomes too powerful, it will inevitably lead to the collapse of Cao Wei.

As for Han Men, I heard you want to participate in this game?

Take a shower and go to sleep first, you will have everything in your dreams.

Unexpectedly, You Chu could see this, which surprised Feng Yong.

You Chu also didn't expect that Feng Yong could see this clearly, so he immediately raised his eyes and looked over in surprise.

Feng Yong smiled slightly and said, "Youjun, welcome to join the great cause of reviving the Han Dynasty. Officials in the Han Dynasty are now regardless of family status, only talent. There will be more generals in Guanxi, and great troops will come out of Liangzhou."

"As long as you Jun can do your best, are you afraid that you won't be able to fulfill Mr. Zhang's last wish?"

From You Chu's words and his description of Zhang Ji, we can recall the performance of the Longyou wealthy family during the Northern Expedition.

Feng Yong finally felt for the first time the subtle psychology of Kansai people towards Kanto.

With more than a hundred years of accumulated estrangement, and the Qiang-Hu rebellion as a catalyst, most people in Kansai today have this mentality: Kansai belongs to Kansai people.

As for the Guandong Family, if you don’t let us play, we will play by ourselves.

In the past, Liangzhou had this mentality, but Liangzhou, Longyou, and Guanzhong are inherently integrated: without Liangzhou, there would be no Longyou, and without Longyou, there would be no connection with Zhong.

Anyway, in the eyes of the Kanto family, you are all from Kansai.

So it is only natural that Guanzhong also has this mentality now. You can get a glimpse of it just by looking at Zhang Ji's unwillingness to go east to Tongguan to take up a post.

If this situation continues to develop, the eccentricity will only become larger and larger. As long as the Central Plains court's control over the surrounding areas weakens slightly, the split of Kansai will be a certainty.

Thinking of this, Feng Yong added, "The decline of the Han Dynasty is a time when people with lofty ideals from all walks of life need to jointly organize grand events. For example, Jiang Wei from Jicheng is now a general of the Han Dynasty."

"There are also Liang Xu, Liang Qian, Yin Shang and other people from Longxi who are all used by the Han Dynasty. If you can give full play to your talents, why do you need to be confined to a desolate place like Longxi?"

You Chu stood up and said respectfully, "How dare you disobey your order?"

After successfully persuading You Chu, Feng Yong made an appointment with him and prepared to send someone to take him back to Hanzhong, and then he got up and left.

You Chu personally sent Feng Yong out of the house.

Feng Yong stood at the door of the mansion, looking at the empty and wide open door, and said jokingly, "It's not good that the door is always open like this. It's only normal if there is a concierge guarding it!"

You Chu nodded knowingly.

"Today the prince comes to the house, but there is no concierge to report in advance, so I cannot leave the house in advance to greet the prince. It is really my fault. Next time the prince comes, I will definitely not be rude again."

The two looked at each other and smiled.

Today, I first had a long discussion with Gongsun Zheng, and then talked with You Chu in You Mansion, and also enjoyed singing and dancing and a banquet.
To be continued...