As the New Year approaches, all counties and counties in Yanzhou become lively, and Chenliu is no exception. Located on a major transportation road and a major merchant town, Chenliu is not only a distribution center for various goods, but also a center for exchanges of news. Various news comes from all directions and merges together, and travels to all directions with the carriages and footsteps of business travelers.

Yanzhou suffered a major epidemic this year, but Chenliu escaped. The epidemic was mainly in Shanyang and Dongping in the eastern part of Yanzhou. When it spread to Chenliu in the western part, it was much weaker. Zhang Chao had experience and timely prevention and control, and took the initiative to cooperate with Yuzhou to minimize the impact of the epidemic. Therefore, the population not only did not decrease significantly, but increased a little due to the arrival of refugees.

Despite this, Zhang Chao was still afraid that something would affect the New Year atmosphere. He seized time to inspect the villages and see if there were any poor people who could not support themselves. The advantage of obtaining Yuzhou is that it is convenient to obtain various materials, and the disadvantages are also obvious. If the people cannot survive, they will choose to settle in Yuzhou. If they do not want serious population loss, Zhang Chao had to do a good job of pension work to avoid refugees.

Although each household only said a few symbolic words and understood the situation. After walking for a day, Zhang Chao still felt a little tired. After sending money, grain, wine and meat to a new refugee, he walked out of the door and sighed.

"If you work with a good horse, you don't have to whip and try your best."

The officials on the side looked at each other and smiled bitterly. They were as depressed as Zhang Chao. With Sun Ce as an example, Zhang Chao did not dare to be careless. Zhang Chao did not dare to be careless, so they would have to be burdened. Not only would they follow Zhang Chao to visit the household, but they would have less chance of fishing. There was a fixed amount of money, grain and materials, and if they were distributed to the people, they would have less oil and water.

Two scholars walked from afar, cursing while walking, and their voices were quite loud and they were a little excited. It was not until they approached that they saw the prefect's carriage and horses. They looked at each other, immediately closed their mouths, lowered their heads, and rushed to the inner wall opposite. When Zhang Chao saw it, he realized that there was something wrong and winked. The soldiers accompanying him rushed over and "invited" the two scholars.

Faced with Zhang Chao's questioning, the scholar was a little confused. After a while, one of them took out a roll of paper from his arms and handed it to Zhang Chao. Before Zhang Chao could answer, Gongcao Liu Cao, who was beside him, became anxious and reached out to stop him. Seeing this, Zhang Chao pushed Liu Cao away, took the wrinkled paper over, and read it carefully. As soon as he looked at the beginning, his face changed. He glared at Liu Cao fiercely and continued to read.

Liu Cao and other officials looked at each other, but had no choice but to prepare for Zhang Chao's anger.

Since when, an article spread in Chenliu and spread rapidly, becoming the most popular topic of talk on the streets and alleys. Scholars are all aware of it and everyone knows it. Many people even write articles to respond, which has become a trend for a while. Of course, the officials of the prefect's palace know, but no one dares to tell Zhang Chao about this. The reason is very simple. This article also contains the shameful privacy of the Zhang Chao brothers.

This article is written by Li Ru, "Personal Experience of the Ji Si Rebellion", which talks about the events of Emperor Ling in the late years.

Zhang Chao had to finish reading the article, his hands could no longer control themselves, and his face turned pale. He grabbed the article into a ball, but he didn't throw it out for a long time. However, he also knew in his heart that grasping this article would not solve the problem. This article was not handwritten, but engraved, and was circulated outside hundreds of times, and even if he wanted to clear it up, it was too late.

Liu Caoqiang came over with a smile. "Mingfu, this is just Li Ru's nonsense that he wanted to use to understand his own illiteracy. The ignorance of the people was used as a topic of discussion. The Mingfu does not need to take it seriously. If the Qing people are clear, they will naturally be fine after a while."

Zhang Chao's face twisted for a moment, and he weighed it repeatedly for a while. "These... are true."

"Really?" Liu Cao showed a surprised expression, but his eyes were very calm. If he had to say that he was surprised, it was also surprising that Zhang Chao would admit it, not that he was surprised by the facts itself. This article has been circulated for so long, and some people have tried to refute it, but to be honest, it is not credible. Most people have already determined that it is a fact.

"Oh..." Zhang Chao sighed, waved his hand, indicating that the two scholars could leave. He lowered his voice and said to Liu Cao and the several officials who came over: "This is General Sun's manifesto before the battle against General Yuan. You should know more than me how to write the manifesto."

Liu Cao and others looked at each other speechlessly. What the manifesto wanted was to expose the other party's privacy and to crack down on the other party's morale. It could be exaggerated, but not fake, especially to create fakes that are easily exposed. Otherwise, the other party would refute it and suffer the consequences. In other words, Zhang Chao judged this article as an insider, and the basic facts were accurate, and Li Ru did not fabricate it.

Liu Cao first reacted and immediately said: "Is it true that Kun Zhong of Mingfu wants to break up with Yuan Benchu? Such a thing is simply angering between man and god."

Zhang Chao's smile was very bitter, and his heart was even more bitter. The reason why he admitted this was the fact is that he knew that it was indeed the fact, and since this article was engraved, there must be a shadow of Sun Ce behind it. With Sun Ce's meticulousness, they would not give them a chance to refute; secondly, he did not have any good feelings for Yuan Shao and did not want to be linked with him again. Taking this opportunity to express his attitude may not be a good thing.

What he was waiting for was Liu Cao's words.

When they saw Zhang Chao's smile, Liu Cao and others understood it. They immediately cursed Yuan Shao and said a few words to whitewash Zhang Miao's brothers from time to time to show that they were mistaken by Yuan Shao. After discovering the truth, they were not afraid of power and resolutely broke up with Yuan Shao. Although there were any mistakes in the minor matters, they were not worthy of justice. Zhang Chao saw it and sighed secretly. Needless to say, these people had long complained about Yuan Shao. They used to not mention a word in front of him, but just cared about his face and didn't know what he scolded Yuan Shao behind his back.

Li Ru's article is so cruel that it reveals Yuan Shao's most unbearable side. Coupled with the unjust act of Yuan Shao not long ago, his reputation that he had worked hard for many years would collapse soon. At least the number of people willing to support him in the Yanzhou family would be greatly reduced. The scene where Yuan Tan's order in the first place would never happen again.

Maybe someone should be sent to contact Cao Ang. Yanzhou needs a new wise ruler. If he cannot surrender to Sun Ce, choosing to form an alliance with Cao Ang is undoubtedly the safest choice.

Zhang Chao was not in the mood to visit poor households again, rushed back to the prefect's mansion, wrote three letters in a row, and sent a confidant to send them. One letter to Sun Ce was a normal greeting on the New Year; the other letter to Cao Ang, in addition to greetings, also invited Chenliu to inspect the later years. The governor inspected various counties and countries as a matter of routine, but Chenliu's situation was special. Even Yuan Tan did not come to Chenliu easily when he was in office. Cao Ang wisely sat down and watched the Zhang brothers' separatist fact;

The last letter was given to Yuan Shao, in addition to informing the public opinion in Chenliu County, he also politely declined Yuan Shao's previous request to assist in the war, and emphasized that Chenliu's sages and monks would not provide food and grass support, nor would he give in to any city.

The three letters were written by the master Ruan Yu. The article was written very beautifully. Zhang Chao's decision was quickly passed to the officials of the prefect's office through Ruan Yu's mouth, and then as these people returned home for the New Year, they were spread to various counties and townships.
Chapter completed!