After leaving Chang'an, the road gradually became deserted and the snow became heavier. After passing through the Wei River, light snow even began to fall, and the temperature was visible to the naked eye.

Fortunately, the soldiers were all strong men, experienced many battles, and had seen the world. The things they experienced were much more serious than the so-called two degrees lower. Therefore, there was no one among the soldiers who complained about illness. They had long known the situation in Liangzhou.

Of course, this is the main reason, but another important reason is that the cotton coat distributed by Cao Chong is thick enough, and there is meat for every meal. If the energy is sufficient, he is not afraid of the cold. Naturally, no one will complain.

These soldiers even wished that such a march could be extended.

They have no life to work hard, so they have good clothes to wear and meat to eat. They have never had such a life before.

It can only be said that Cao Chong treated soldiers very highly in this era, and it is no wonder these people were willing to work hard for Cao Chong.

After the Wei River passed, Cao Chong arrived at Guangwei County, but Cao Chong did not stop in Guangwei County, but passed through the city, arrived at Tianshui County, and stayed at Luomen for a while.

There are several reasons for staying in Tianshui County.

The first reason is that Cao Chong's army marched for hundreds of miles, and the soldiers were also a little tired and needed time to rest.

Moreover, food, grass and meat need to be supplemented.

Tianshui County is not a big county, but because of its mountainous reasons, there are many herders, including many cattle and sheep, especially after a few years of peace.

Cao Chong wanted to replenish some meat in Tianshui.

This is one of them.

But there is another more important point.

If you only supplement meat, Cao Chong can supplement it in Guangwei County, so that he will not go to Tianshui County. The reason why he stayed in Tianshui County and Luomen was for one person.

Jiang Wei.

Jiang Wei, whose courtesy name was Boyue, was from Ji County, Tianshui. He was a famous general of Shu Han during the Three Kingdoms period and became a general.

When he was a teenager, he lived with his mother and liked the theories of Confucian master Zheng Xuan. Because his father Jiang Jie died in battle, Jiang Wei was appointed as the chief secretary by the county.

In this era, without Zhuge Liang going to Qishan six times, Jiang Wei was just joining the army so that he could not be recognized by outsiders.

Joining the army means joining the military. Joining the army or joining the military is known as the military officer.

There were thirteen Caos in the county, all of whom were the chiefs of joining the army.

It can be seen that joining the army is definitely not a small official position, and the county magistrate who was rescued by Jiang Wei's father was not a mean person.

Luomen is between the canyons, and an eight-meter-thick city wall is spread across the road, leaving only one city gate under this thick city wall for pedestrians to pass through.

The reason for this Luomen was to resist the Qianghu in Longxi County at that time, but now, Qianghu has been driven to the north of Mobei by the Han people. Although there are still Qiang people in Longxi County now, most of them are Han people. Even those Qiang people are not much different from the local Han people.

The role of Luomen naturally disappeared, so the mottled city walls had been disrepair for a long time, and the county magistrate of Tianshui County only symbolically sent a team of 100-person county soldiers to set up a checkpoint to guard them.

On the one hand, we charge some tolls, and on the other hand, we also prevent bandits from taking this place as their own.

You know, Luomen spent a huge amount of billions. Even though he was disrepair for a long time, he was still a man who could not pass the door. The governor of Tianshui County did not dare to let him go to the bandits.

Cao Chong asked the army to station in Luomen, while he waited for the arrival of Ma Zun, the prefect of Tianshui County, and Jiang Wei.

Sure enough, Cao Chong didn't wait long at Luomen, and Ma Zun, dressed in the robe of the prefect, appeared in front of Cao Chong.

Behind Ma Zun, there was a group of people. Cao Chong counted carefully and saw clearly that there were four people.

And hundreds of county soldiers behind.

"My subordinate, Ma Zun, the prefect of Tianshui, pay homage to the king."

Ma Zun belongs to the Ma family of the Western Liang Dynasty, but it has nothing to do with Ma Chao. Therefore, he has no foundation in the court. He can always sit in the position of Tianshui Prefecture because Tianshui County is not a fertile land, adjacent to the grassland, and being harassed by Qianghu and Hu has not been once or twice.

Cao Chong smiled and waved his hand to Ma Zun, saying, "Prince, please come up, Cang Shu is young, you don't have to give this great gift."

Although Cao Chong said this, Ma Zun didn't dare to take it seriously. He slowly stood up and bent down to Cao Chong and bowed again, his behavior was very respectful.

"Your Ma Zun is not old and has become famous all over the world. Compared to Youhou, Ma Zun has lived in vain for decades. How can I not give a great gift to you?"

It seems that Ma Zun is still a little skilled when he can firmly sit in the position of Tianshui Prefect.

Cao Chong nodded, and Ma Zuncai introduced the four people behind him one by one.

Jiang Wei, the military officer, Liang Xu, the chief clerk Yin Shang, and the chief clerk Liang Qian.

There were exactly four people.

These four people can be said to be the core of power in Tianshui County.

Cao Chong's eyes floated past these four people and finally froze on Jiang Wei.

Jiang Wei was in his twenties at this time (actually not that old), with some small beards and a very serious face. Against the backdrop of a piece of armor, he was also very heroic.

But there is actually not much difference from the others beside you.

Perhaps it is precisely because of his lack of appearance that his talent is not recognized by others.

Of course, Cao Chong's gaze only stayed on Jiang Wei for a moment, and soon retracted it.

"The prefect is humble, why is this marquis as you said?"

Although he said that, Cao Chong's compliment to Ma Zun was considered to be accused of.

When Ma Zun saw that Cao Chong did not reject him, he didn't realize that there were more thoughts in his heart.

His Ma Zun had no backstage in the court. If he could be recognized by the Marquis of Luoyang at this time, he would have a backstage.

At that time, let alone the position of Tianshui Prefect, it is not impossible to take it one step further.

Ma Zun's thoughts suddenly became alive.

The same is true for Gongcao Liangxu, chief clerk Yin Shang, chief clerk Liang Qian, and even Jiang Wei had a lot of thoughts in his mind.

Cao Chong is now in a prominent position. He naturally has no achievements in Tianshui. Whether it is to leave fame or profit, he will definitely have no future in Tianshui County. However, following Cao Chong is full of endless hope.

Everyone has some ideas in their mind.

Cao Chong looked at the expressions of some people and probably understood some of their thoughts.

Liangzhou, it was originally Cao Chong's, and it was a good thing for someone to rely on him. Cao Chong expressed his expression to Ma Zun that he was willing to accept his attachment. Ma Zun immediately knelt down at Cao Chong, bowed heavily to Cao Chong, and said to Cao Chong with deep affection: "Judge, you are the leader of Liangzhou. Ma Zun, the subordinate of Ma Zun, are willing to follow the leader of the king, ma horse."

Cao Chong nodded and stepped forward to help Ma Zun up, which recognized Ma Zun's surrender.
Chapter completed!