While in Chenliu, Cao Peng destroyed Lei Xu's lair.

From Lei Xu's lair, he got a brocade box. In addition to the gold horseshoe, there was also a pair of white silk. In the white silk, a person named 'Cheng' was mentioned, and Xutai (i.e.

Xuyi, the ancient Taiwanese pronunciation yi) the name Yunshan Mihang...

When he was in Haixi, Cao Peng once thought that "Cheng" was Wang Cheng.

But Wang Chengcheng was Xue Zhou, and this inference soon became untenable. According to the communication habits of this era, if Wang Chengcheng was the person who wrote on white silk, then his signature should not be 'Cheng', but 'zhou'

.Because Xuezhou and Lei Xu are not strangers, it is impossible for Xuezhou to use a pseudonym in their correspondence. Unless, Xuezhou does not want to recruit Lei Xu, or is even wary of Lei Xu.

This is not customary!

And Wang Cheng has been in Haixi.

Haixi is now Guannan County, Lianyungang City, Jiangsu Province.

It is located north of the estuary of the Huai River and belongs to the Huaibei region; while Xuyi is located downstream of the Huai River and is located in the Huainan region. Although the distance is not particularly far, one belongs to Guangling County and the other belongs to Xiapi State. How did Xuezhou appear in

Huainan? He is not a businessman, nor does he have any business talent. This can be roughly seen from Xuezhou's situation in Haixi. If it were Chen Sheng, Cao Peng might believe it. But Xuezhou

...Cao Peng absolutely could not believe that he would do business in Xuyi.

Well, Xue Zhou is not the ‘Cheng’ in Baijuan, so who is this ‘Cheng’?

After the situation in Haixi was calmed down, this problem began to trouble Cao Peng.

However, Cao Peng thought that this "success" had little to do with him, so he did not deliberately consider or ponder it.

Now, when Bu Zhi mentioned that he wanted to go to Xuyi, the name Yunshan Mihang suddenly appeared in his mind.

How about going and taking a look?

"Brother, shall we take a detour?"

Cao Peng asked with a smile.

The only person who can be called Cao Peng's "brother" is Chen Qun.

Among this group of people, such as Xia Houlan and Hao Zhao, Cao Peng called them by their names; as for Bu Zhi, he added the word "Mr." after their nickname to show respect. As for Wang Mai, Cao Peng called them "Mr."

His titles were more casual and intimate, and he was always called Wangmai by his nickname.

Chen Qun smiled and said: "I have heard the name of Xuyi for a long time, and it is just coming this spring. We can take this opportunity to go there."

I heard that the scenery of Pofutang is beautiful... Ah Fu, let's just stay there for a day or two. We can also go boating on Pofutang, what do you think?"

Pofutang is a group of small shallow lakes located in the lower reaches of the Huai River.

In ancient times, Pofutang was also known as Fuling Lake. In a thousand years, it will be renamed Hongze Lake...

Cao Peng didn't know much about the origin of Pofutang, and naturally he didn't know that Pofutang would be Hongze Lake in the future. In fact, his geographical knowledge was not very good. Although he knew the name of Hongze Lake in his previous life, he could

Where exactly is Hongze Lake? I don’t know.

Therefore, he didn't have any special reaction.

The feelings of a literati and poet like Chen Qun are understandable.

Although we are in a time of war, it will not affect the mood of these literati and poets. In fact, the war will even add a lot of material to them.

You may not have noticed that most beautiful poems are always accompanied by turmoil.

Isn't it that Li Bai's poetry is so majestic because he wandered around and encountered the Anshi Rebellion? Without these experiences, I'm afraid he might not have been able to write so many magnificent poems.

"It's my wish, but I don't dare to ask my ears."

Cao Peng smiled slightly and replied to Chen Qun.

Chen Qun's interest seemed to rise in an instant.

Xuyi, located on the lower reaches of the Huai River, is an ancient city.

Its terrain is high in the southwest, with many hills, and low in the northeast, with many plains. The entire terrain slopes in a stepped manner, with an altitude difference of 220 meters.

Therefore, in later generations, there is a saying in Xuyi that "two acres of cultivated land means one mu of mountains, one mu of paddy fields and one mu of beach".

It is early spring, the time for farming.

Along the way, you can see farmers hard at work.

Compared with the desolation of Xiapi and other places, Xuyi is relatively peaceful. However, due to successive years of war, Xuyi has also seen a large number of population migrations. Not only Xuyi, but the population of the entire Huainan region has sharply increased in just a few years.

It was reduced by 30% and most of the capital was moved to Jiangdong.

However, overall, it is not too desolate.

Xuyi has a long history. As far back as the Spring and Autumn Period, Xuyi was known as "Shan Dao" and was under the rule of the Wu State. It was once a place where princes gathered for alliance.

Later, Yue destroyed Wu, and Xuyi became the territory of Yue again.

Until the Chu State invaded eastward and expanded its territory to Sishang, Xuyi became the property of the Chu State again.

Qin Shihuang unified China, implemented the system of prefectures and counties, and began to build Xutai... At the turn of Chu and Han, Xutai belonged to Dongyang County of Western Chu. In June of the second year of Qin II, Xiang Liang supported Xiong Xin, the grandson of King Huai of Chu, also known as Mi Xin

As king, he still respected King Huai of Chu and established his capital in Xutai.

During the Western Han Dynasty, Emperor Gaozu of the Han Dynasty established a kingdom in Guangling, which went through two kingdoms: Jing and Wu.

In the third year of Emperor Jing's reign, the Seven Kingdoms Rebellion broke out. Emperor Jing of the Han Dynasty abolished the Kingdom of Wu and changed Xutai to Pei County. Later, Emperor Wu changed it to Linhuai County and became the administrative seat of Linhuai County. During the Guangwu period of the Eastern Han Dynasty, Linhuai

The county was merged into Donghai County. Within twenty years, it was changed to Xiapi State.

However, due to various reasons such as wars, the Xiapi Kingdom had no time to take care of its territory in Huainan after Tao Qian, Liu Bei, and Lu Bu...

In short, Xutai is an ancient city that has experienced many hardships.

However, due to its geographical location, it occupies an extremely important position in the entire Lianghuai region.

After Cao Peng and his party approached Xutai, they immediately sent someone to report. Although there were only two hundred soldiers and horses, in this chaotic era, it was enough to cause riots and unrest. Especially when Lu Bu lost his control over the Huainan region

, turbulence has become particularly frequent. Two hundred warriors... If a conflict really breaks out, it will inevitably cause huge harm to the entire Lianghuai River.

Cao Peng was very careful and cautious.

"Haixi Cao Peng requested to transit?"

In the yamen of Xutai Mansion, Chief Xutai stared at the doorman and asked doubtfully.

"Um, who is Cao Peng?"

"Cao Peng!"

In the flower hall, a young man stood up with a cry, a cold light suddenly flashed in his eyes.

"Zishan, what's wrong with you?"

Director Xu looked at the young man doubtfully, "Do you know this Cao Peng?"

"Of course I recognize him... Not only do I recognize him, but Cao Peng is also related to you, Yi Shi."

"What does it have to do with me?"

"Cao Peng is the brother-in-law of Haixi Ling Deng Ji... When we were in Xiapi before, this son joined forces with others to humiliate your uncle."

"ah?"

Chief Xutai heard this and became furious.

"Are you talking about the madman who killed my uncle's horse lover in Xiapi?"

"Who else could it be but this person?"

Chief Xu Tai shouted sternly: "How can such a madman be spared? Come here, prepare your horse and carry your gun, follow me out of the city and kill this madman."

"slow!"

"Zishan, do you want to plead for him?"

The young man laughed loudly, "Yishi, how could I plead for him? I don't think that boy can do anything, but he is Haixi Ling's brother-in-law after all, and I heard that he was conquered by Chen Yuanlong and went to Guangling County. If you

Kill him, I'm afraid Chen Yuanlong won't let it go."

"Are we going to let him go just like that?"

"How can I give him an advantage?" The young man rolled his eyes and said, "Yi Shi, I have a plan to humiliate this man and vent his anger on your uncle."

Director Xu Tai became energetic and said, "Zishan, what's the plan?"

The young man whispered softly into Chief Xu's ear for a while, and Master Xu nodded repeatedly.

"If this is the case, it will make him lose face and bring out the bad breath in my chest... Come here, tell me my order. Cao Peng's troops are not allowed to enter the city and camp outside the city. But for him, you can let him in. It's just that

Keep an eye on me and inform me of his actions at any time."

"Here!"

Director Xu Tai gritted his teeth and said, "If I don't make him look bad, how can I stop?"

After he and the young man looked at each other, they suddenly laughed...

"Don't let the troops enter the city?"

Cao Peng couldn't help but frown.
To be continued...