Now, Tian Mo's people were working, the merchants and travelers stopped by the roads to watch the show, and even Huan Tan's own guards and soldiers felt that his superior was too shameless.
Invitation on the street?
How could there be such a thing?
Moreover, the woman was just busy farming. It was obvious that she was running around for her livelihood. How could she have such a reason to casually tease her?!
If you really like her, you can just go and give her the betrothal gift. It's not like there aren't any officials or prefects in Xiao Pei's place. She will naturally help to say a few words.
In fact, after the end of the Han Dynasty, especially after Dong Zhuo invaded Jingdou and moved the capital from Luoyang to Chang 'an, there were no longer so many dignitaries. The Pei Kingdom, Zhao Kingdom, Yan Kingdom, and other former fiefs had all been abolished.
Nominally, there were still dukes with the surname Liu, but in reality, most of them were already dead. They were just short of a document to abolish these fiefs and turn them into prefectures.
Therefore, the most important thing was the prefect, not the king.
The prefect was actually the prime minister.
The official position of a prefect…was already very big. It was almost equivalent to a governor of a border. How could he compare?
For example, the prefect was considered to be a "2000 koku" in the aristocratic family. To be an official to this extent, one could already say that he had made a name for himself.
One had to know that provincial governors only had 600 stones.
In a sense, provincial governors were sent by the imperial court, so they were inferior to local prefects.
In the Han Dynasty, especially in the Eastern Han Dynasty, the power of the provincial governors gradually increased, and finally they became state governors. In the end, the ones who stabilized the position of state governors were mostly the original prefects rather than the provincial governors.
The prefect was a major official in charge of the people, the military, and the judiciary. Moreover, he had an army that directly obeyed him. In most cases, the provincial governor only had the right to monitor and report.
This person's official position was very high.
Since he was the son of the Prime Minister, he could naturally marry anyone he wanted.
The Prime Minister of Pei Country was still from Xu Prefecture, and he was from a gentry faction led by Chen Deng. He had a good relationship with Chen Gui.
Chen Gui was once the Minister of Pei.
"Noble, what are you talking about…I will take my leave first.”
Gan Mei still refused.
He turned around and wanted to leave, but he was still stopped by a few trusted aides.
"Eh? That won't do. Young lady, you have to tell me. Which family is your husband from? Where is he now? Did he go to make contributions? Or to which duke? Or perhaps you took advantage of the chaos to become a ranger. If you explain it clearly, I can decide whether to send the betrothal gift or not.”
Huan Tan obviously did not intend to let her go, so he continued to tease her.
Gan Mei steeled her heart and said indifferently,"My husband is now an official and has already made great contributions! He was a general in Yanzhou! After killing the moth thieves and making him a high official, he followed Cao Gong! Don't pester me anymore. Otherwise, if my husband comes back and doesn't see me, he won't let it go.”
"Hahaha! You even know Cao Gong, he's amazing!”
Huan Tan clapped his hands to express his praise.
"Is your husband a civil official or a military officer?”
"Civil officials!"
Gan Mei answered without hesitation.
"Then how did you become an official?"
"When Cao Gong gave the order to seek talents, he left. He used his strategy to pacify Yanzhou. Now that he is in an important position, with his achievements and fame, he naturally became a local official.”
"Hahaha, I understand now!"
Huan Tan was not afraid at all. He only felt that this woman was spouting nonsense. Although many things were right and he knew a lot about the outside world, the pacification of Yanzhou and the settlement of the three hundred thousand moth bandits were clearly the credit of Wei Zi, Xun Yu, and Mao Jie.
If her husband was one of these three, he would have been successful by now. How could he still be a third-rate family in Xiao Pei's village?
"Then how about I force myself to marry you and see your husband?”
As soon as Huan Tan finished speaking, a group of cavalrymen suddenly charged over from afar. Everyone turned around and looked at them with fear.
Where did the cavalry come from?
" What happened?!" Huan Tan's face was filled with surprise." It's Xiao Pei's troops? Where is that Si Li Lieutenant Liu Bei?"
Liu Bei looked over from afar. The Guan brothers beside him revealed concerned expressions." Big brother, do you want to go out?”
"No, let's see."
Liu Bei remained silent. He did not like Huan Tan or the people of Xu Prefecture.
Xiao Pei was not under his control now, but if Huan Tan's honor guard left and Pei Kingdom was destroyed, he would be able to make the decision. After all, he already had 2,000 soldiers and horses in secret, plus the 800 warriors borrowed from Gongsun.
These soldiers were enough to take down Xiao Pei.
After that, he would recruit more soldiers.
At that moment, he had already made a decision. He wanted to see what the situation was.
Huan Tan didn't know who the cavalry was, but he knew that they weren't from his side.
A moment later, the general in the lead of the cavalrymen came into view. He was riding a white horse, valiant, and his armor was bright. All the soldiers and generals had a murderous aura, as if they were not afraid of death.
This aura caused Huan Tan's face to be filled with fear, and his heart to tremble. There were at least a thousand soldiers here.
The leader was in his thirties. He was strong and powerful, and his eyes were deep and murderous. He was a general who had fought hundreds of battles. Ordinary people would not dare to look at him at first glance. The commoners on the Tian Mo Street knelt on the ground and sought to welcome him.
"Let's go! Let's go!"
Huan Tan got on the carriage and immediately urged his men to go back, looking extremely miserable.
"Shall we go? Zhonglang?"
"Go, didn't you hear me? This is Cao Cao's leopard cavalry!" Huan Tan jumped in fright. He didn't even dare to look at Gan Mei.
He only felt his head buzzing.
How could this be?
Why would Cao Cao's cavalry come to the border of Xiaopei?!
What were they doing by crossing the border?
Could it be that this woman was really…
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