Chapter 20: The prefect goes to the county and goes home to prepare
In March of the second year of Zhongping, Bian Zhang, Han Sui and others led tens of thousands of cavalrymen to invade Sanfu and invade the imperial tombs under the banner of killing eunuchs.

Emperor Ling of Han sent General Huangfu Song and General Dong Zhuo to attack, but they were unable to achieve victory. Meanwhile, the strength of Bian Zhang, Han Sui and others further expanded, with an army of 100,000, which caused unrest throughout the country.

The rebels were powerful, the Guanlong area was in turmoil, and the people were not provided with supplies for military service.

Minister Cui Lie proposed to the court to "give up Liangzhou", but it failed because of the strong advice of Counselor Fu Xie.

The situation in the northwest was in chaos. Jin Mao, along with his followers, rode his old horse and rushed back to Tangxi Township.

There was a new war horse among the two captured horses, but Jin Mao didn't dare to ride it for fear of being recognized.

He simply gave the war horse to Bai Shi, which made Pan Lin jealous, so he used the other horse to plow the fields.

Bai Shi didn't come with him this time. He couldn't help but take action when he was killing Jiao Qian. His wound relapsed again and he had to recuperate at home.

The only ones who followed were He Wei and twenty fully armed elite Min Yue soldiers.

The fourth day of March.

Jin Mao and others finally arrived at Tangxi Township, the old house of the Jin family.

"Uncle Mao is back! Uncle Mao is back!"

Jin Yang, who was stranded in Tangxi, was so happy that he shouted so loudly that even the Liu family next door could hear him.

Jin Gao opened the middle door and came out with his eldest son Jin Shan to greet them.

Seeing the sharp and orderly Minyue elite, Wushang County Lieutenant Jinshan couldn't help but exclaim: "Elite soldiers!"

After experiencing the baptism of war, the elite troops of Minyue now only lack some practical experience to deserve the title of elite soldiers.

"Grandpa, uncle." Jin Mao bowed and saluted.

Jin Gao stepped forward to support him and took Jin Mao's hand, "He County Assistant, please."

Now that He Wei has become Jin Mao's subordinate, how could he dare to do that? After politely declining, he went to the side hall to rest with the Min Yue soldiers.

"Hey! I didn't expect that He Xiaorong, such a wily guy, is so brave." As a county lieutenant, Jin Shan obviously knows a lot.

"How dare you look down on others!?" Jin Gao raised his hand and slapped Jin Shan on the back of the head.

"I get angry just seeing you!"

"Twenty years of wasted time is not as significant as what Maoer has done in half a year."

Jinshan retorted: "Mao'er is our Qilin child, how can I compare to him?"

"That sounds good to me." Jin Gao squinted his eyes and smiled.

Jin Mao smiled apologetically.

Jin Gao has two sons, Jin Shan has two sons and one daughter, and Jin Mao also has two married sisters.

The entire Jin family was in decline, but that was in the past. Everyone believed that the Jin family would surely prosper in the future under Jin Mao's hands.

"Mao'er, other clans can't help you, but tomorrow when we go to the county governor, our two families will definitely be able to recommend you to him."

As the three of them sat down, Jinshan began to make promises.

But Jin Gao ruthlessly exposed his intention: "Don't be shameless! You are here to introduce me? That's easier said than done."

"If it weren't for the Lizhou incident..."

"Pah!" Jin Gaoneng never complained when he took action, and glared at him, "You're still bringing it up? Are you afraid that people don't know that it was Mao'er who did it?"

"Ah?" Jin Mao repeated the classic triple line: "I'm not, I didn't, don't talk nonsense."

Jin Gao was still very godly and did not argue.

On the contrary, Jinshan couldn't help but said, "Mao'er, a while ago you wrote to me saying you wanted to attack the Jiao family, but it didn't take long for Jiao Qian to be destroyed. If it wasn't you, who else could it be?"

"Have you defeated Pan Lin's Yao tribe?"

"Ah?" Jin Mao pretended to be stupid.

"Still pretending!" Jinshan lowered his voice and said, "The Jiao family of Taimo County has taken action, and the Yao people have not put up any decent resistance. If Pan Lin were still here, would he be able to endure this?"

Under the gaze of the two, Jin Mao sighed: "In fact, Pan Lin still dared not fight Jiao Jiao."

The meaning of this statement is clear, it is tantamount to a disguised admission.

"Hahaha!" Jin Gao and Jin Shan knew what was going on and burst into laughter.

"What are you so happy about? Let me be happy, old man?" Liu Ye came uninvited.

Jinshan immediately stepped aside and invited Liu Ye to sit at the head of the table.

"Hahaha!"

After a while, Liu Ye also laughed, and the look in his eyes as he looked at Jin Mao became more and more satisfied.

"Sir, sir, besides the three of you, who else knows about this?"

Jin Mao looked solemn, if the matter was not kept secret it would be leaked.

"No more." The two elders shook their heads.

"Your uncle is different. He will take my place sooner or later." Jin Gao explained. But Liu Ye sighed, "Alas, it's unfortunate for our family."

Liu Ye had three sons. The eldest, Liu An, was the magistrate of Wushang County; the second, Liu Hua, was the lieutenant of Wushang County; and the third, Liu Gan, was the steward of the Liu family.

The eldest and second oldest both want to be the clan leader, and the third oldest remains neutral for ten thousand years.

Therefore, Liu Ye really didn't dare to tell any of his sons the top-secret information.

It’s just that the eldest son of the third brother Liu Gan, Liu Fang, worked under Jinmao, so he had more or less noticed something.

"Mao'er, don't worry. Your father Ji is very tight-lipped. He won't say anything even if he knows." Liu Ye emphasized to show closeness.

"Yeah." Jin Mao was very sure of this. Just look at Liu Fang and you will know that like son, like father.

To prevent anyone else from breaking in and overhearing the conversation, Jin Mao asked He Wei to guard the gate with the Minyue soldiers.

"Grandpa, uncle, uncle."

Jin Mao saluted solemnly, and the three stood up to return the salute.

"Actually, I don't want to meet the prefect." Jin Mao said what was in his heart: "I don't want to leave Wushang County and develop in Shanyin, the prefecture seat."

The troubled times are coming. If you have no soldiers, what’s the point of being a high-ranking official?
The three of them didn't understand.

"The county governor can recommend filial and honest people and talented people. This is a great opportunity to rise to the top in one step!"

"Yes, Maoer, why?"

"Tell me."

What can Jinmao say?
I am a time traveler, can I predict the future?
"Last year, the Yellow Turban Rebellion swept across the world."

Jin Mao chose his words carefully: "What would happen if Cang Tian really died like the Yellow Turban shouted?"

The three of them couldn't imagine it.

"When Qin lost its power, the whole world chased after it."

"How could this happen!?" the three screamed.

"Why not?" Jin Mao said in a deep voice: "The Qin Dynasty can perish, and the Han Dynasty can also perish!"

Jinmao's views were beyond the three people's understanding and they were unable to accept them for a while.

Jinmao was not in a hurry either, thinking about what benefits he could get from coming back this time.

After thinking about it, it seems that I can get nothing but empty fame.

loss.

It took a while for the three of them to recover from their shock, and they looked at Jin Mao as if he were a monster.

Excellent people are called geniuses, and people who are too outstanding are called monsters.

"Mao'er, in your opinion, is the world really so corrupt?"

As the direct descendant of Prince Wushang, Liu Ye could not accept this statement.

It’s still early, there will be more exciting things to come, Jinmao really wants to say this.

"Master, you know I am naturally timid. Just in case, I will never leave Wushang."

Are you timid?
You have done everything that others dare not do, and now you say you are a coward?

Suddenly, the three of them were amused.

"Let it be." Jin Gao said seriously: "Mao'er, just remember, no matter what happens, I will stand by you!"

"Uncle too!"

"Uncle too!"

Jin Mao was very touched. These lovely people made him feel more integrated into the family and he couldn't bear to abandon them.

"Why are you so nice to me?" I felt like I was one step further away from currying favor with someone.

Forget it. At worst I can bring my family with me in the future. I think Meng De won’t mind.

Cao Cao, who was serving as prime minister in Jinan State, suddenly sneezed.

"How dare these insects scold you!"

"Yuan Rang, is the evidence conclusive?"

Xiahou Dun said in embarrassment: "Prime Minister, there are too many. I don't know where to start."

"What?!" Cao Cao was furious. "Show them all! I want to see how greedy these parasites are!"

Cao Cao said it casually, and Xiahou Dun didn't care.

After a while, Cao Cao's eyes widened when he saw Xiahou Dun pulling two large carts of bamboo slips.

(End of this chapter)