In the early autumn of July, one day after the summons at Tongquetai, Lu Su formally paid an audience to General Wei Gongsun Xun. In addition to paying tribute to his leader Liu Bei, he directly announced that his general would take charge of the three southern counties of Xuzhou and that Cao Cao would take over Pengcheng.

It is an established fact that the country is north of Yishui in Donghai County.

In this regard, Gongsun Xun and his entourage of important officials who received the envoy did not say much.

After all, first of all, the so-called facts come true, and it is useless to talk too much;

Secondly, today, people like Gongsun Xun and Lu Fan have received the message from Guo Jia from Xi Zhong a long time ago and know that the relationship between Tao Qian and Liu Bei is much closer than imagined, otherwise Tao Gongzu

It's not like he secretly gave up the command of the Xuzhou Navy that he had worked so hard to build to Liu Bei in advance. The army had already given up in advance. What else do you want?

In fact, it was a lot of luck to recruit Zang Xuangao, a small, semi-independent warlord, before Zhou Yu and the Guangling Navy went north to Langya to frighten Zang Ba.

That’s right!

Those forty ships and ten thousand naval troops are not Liu Bei's at all, and the numbers are not accurate. According to Xi Zhong's previous records, it should be more accurate to say that there are thirty-seven large ships, plus sixty for logistics support and auxiliary operations.

Eight small boats, totaling more than 11,000 naval troops, with three main garrison ports, one each in Langya, Donghai, and Guangling... Just think about it, Liu Bei's territory is not close to the sea, so something can suddenly appear anywhere.

Forty sea ships? That force was built by Tao Gongzu after he saw Yuan Shao's defeat before and understood the importance of maritime territory. After moving the county from the East China Sea to Xiapi, he immediately invested a lot of manpower and material resources and carefully built it to defend himself.

Maritime.

Fortunately, Xuzhou is connected to a large area of ​​the sea. Langya, Donghai, and Guangling all have a large number of fishermen who are familiar with the marine climate. There is no shortage of sea-going ship technology among the people. More importantly, Xuzhou almost fully supports this matter... Therefore, this force became

The navy is very fast and has gained quite a reputation in recent years. Especially in the past six months, after a large-scale launch of ships and the formation of an army, they also had a large-scale confrontation with the Qingzhou Navy on the East China Sea coastline. They only lost three ships, while the Qingzhou Navy

The army also sank two ships. After this time, it was even more considered to be the lifeblood of Xuzhou.

At that time, after Liu Bei failed to calm down and broke the news, Guo Jia couldn't help but look at Tao Qian and his confidant Guangling Prefect Zhao Yu. He immediately understood that Tao Qian had long wanted to entrust Xuzhou to Liu Bei, otherwise he wouldn't have done it.

The command of the elite naval force, which is the lifeblood of Xuzhou, was handed over ahead of schedule.

But think about it, Tao Qian and Liu Bei are not only relatives, but more importantly, Tao Qian's hometown Danyang is also under the rule of Liu Bei. Since Tao Gongzu has decided not to let his two sons get involved in politics and prepares for the family to return home and enjoy peace, then from now on

From any point of view, there is no reason why he should not leave Xuzhou to Liu Bei!

As for being so pretentious at the time, I'm afraid he just knew that there was a turbulent undercurrent under his rule, and everyone had their own thoughts and wanted to stabilize these people first.

I just didn't expect that two idiots would spread rumors!

Even Gongsun Xun couldn't help but think more about it. In another time and space, Tao Qian was old and decrepit early, but his sudden death in the end was directly related to Cao Cao's invasion of Xuzhou and large-scale killings. So he rushed this time

When the emperor suddenly fell seriously ill after his hair was tied up, was he really terminally ill? Did Hua Tuo receive what he said was the sincere trust of the patient himself?

But no matter what, after the emperor tied up his hair, people who were interested understood that the overall situation of the world had changed. When the previous balance was destined to be broken, Tao Gongzu was able to show his nobility with a high position, and the whole family returned to his hometown safely and richly, and enjoyed his old age in peace.

An alternative happy ending.

I can only think of him who has been stubborn for half his life and has been strong for decades, fighting against the sky, the earth, the three princes, his subordinates, and celebrities. However, in his old age, he inevitably becomes short of breath, which is really sad.

"Is there any other words?" Gongsun Xun, who was sitting in the hall behind the case, was thinking wildly and continued to ask casually.

"There are still a few small matters for General Wei to decide." Lu Su said, but under the attention of the surrounding ministers, he took out a small paper bag from his arms and handed it to a volunteer officer next to him to forward it on his behalf.

Gongsun Xun took the paper package from the officer's hand, opened it, and found a stack of cloth stamps, food stamps, cargo stamps, banknotes and other items issued by Amway. He couldn't help but laugh: "What do you mean, Zijing?"

"Please General Wei stop the circulation of this thing in the Central Plains." Lu Su said sincerely. "It's just a piece of paper, An Neng can buy it in kind..."

"Is Amway not allowed to exchange physical goods back?" Gongsun Xun interrupted the other party and asked directly.

"That's never happened..." Lu Su responded helplessly.

"In that case, we have to be reasonable, right?" Gongsun Xun asked with a smile. "Why should I not allow the circulation of this product, and why can't you? Because the business name of your concubine Liu Yuzhou's Mi family can't compete with the Amway name?

He has no credibility, so he wants to use the power of your Liu Yuzhou family to do this despicable thing? Besides, as far as I know, the Mi family also followed this example and issued salt stamps and tea stamps. You banned this, and those too

Do you want to ban it?”

Lu Su was silent for a while.

In other words, Lu Zijing is recognized as an honest person. This does not mean that he is incompetent and tolerates blindly. On the contrary, it is because he is a talented person who understands the overall situation, distinguishes the importance, and knows the fundamentals behind things. Therefore,

I don't want to argue about superficial things or make unnecessary arguments.

Just like this matter... Lu Su knew very well that the reason for this trip was, from the overall situation or on the surface, because he was worried that if the north and the south went to war, the Central Plains would be taken advantage of by Hebei with the Amway; and from within the Liu Bei Group

However, as Gongsun Xun pointed out, it is the demand of the Mi family as a 'counterfeit Amway' that is attached to Liu Bei; and from the perspective of Liu Bei and Lu Su, they actually want to use these little things to further test

Let’s look at Gongsun Xun’s attitude towards war.

how to say?

The Taishan area in the east of Yanzhou was forcibly taken away by Gongsun Xun. The Cangting area of ​​​​the Yellow River artery was forcibly taken away. Now Langya has also been taken away by him. From a military strategic perspective, Gongsun Xun has gained comprehensive geographical advantages over the Central Plains region.

At this time, the topic of total war between North and South must be seriously considered, and the rest is irrelevant.

"That's what General Wei said." After thinking for a moment, Lu Zijing responded calmly. "The Amway and Mi's Donghai were both ordinary business names under the rule of the Han Dynasty. How can we, as politicians, be unreasonable and do unfair things? This is

The matter is indeed a bit abrupt, Rong Chen will return to Shouchun and discuss it in detail with my Ming Gong."

"Shan." Gongsun Xun nodded slowly. "Is there any more?"

"There is one more thing." Lu Su was slightly hesitant. "Yecheng University has many famous Confucian scholars with outstanding teaching. Although Huainan has also had Shouchun University in recent years, it is only a place for debating scriptures. The so-called scientific examination system is just for exploration.

After that, positions were determined by examination, which basically existed in name only... That is to say, after the Central Plains was completely stabilized in the past two years, some young scholars with their hair tied to study came to Huainan and Wudi, and they became somewhat established."

Gongsun Xun frowned slightly.

"To be fair to General Wei, my family, Liu Yuzhou, would like to ask General Wei for permission to invite some famous Confucian scholars from Yecheng University to go south for some teaching." Lu Su said bluntly when he saw the other party's expression.

"Yes." Unexpectedly, Gongsun Xun agreed. "But there are a few conditions... First, the invited lecturers must not exceed eleven times the number of lecturers at Yexia University, and no more; second, you must guarantee

Their food and accommodation, safety, treatment, and freedom of movement must not be lost forever... Finally, don't say that you can go south from the north. In my opinion, studying should be done regardless of the north, south, or east. Huainan, Wu

The talented people in the country can also go north."

Lu Su tried his best to squeeze out a smile.

"Zijing, don't pretend to be stupid." Gongsun Xun saw this and sneered. "I still remember that there was a man named Jiang Gan and Jiang Ziyi in Huainan, and there were two young people from Nanyang and Yingchuan. One was named Meng Jian and the other was

His name was Shi Tao. When the university was just beginning, the three of them went north. Then the three of them entered the school together with the top ten scores. A year later, they graduated together with the top ten scores in the shooting examination. Now they have all been serving as county magistrates for one year.

They came back again, so they were also called the Three Outstanding Nanjies in the first batch of the school... I was very happy when they entered the school, and said that with Jiang Qian's success, there will definitely be a gathering of heroes in the future. What's the result? Except for the first year.

Later, fewer and fewer young talents studied in Yexia and became officials. After asking around, they found out that two shameless people, Liu Xuande and Cao Mengde, actually set up traffic jams to block traffic at key points in various autonomous regions. This was done by humans.

Is it something? I have written many times to scold you for being shameless, but both of them are pretending to be stupid like you... But today you actually have the nerve to borrow a lecturer, but I actually agreed... Ha!"

"General Wei has the world in mind!" Lu Su said sincerely, bowing his head and still pretending to be stupid. "But as far as I'm concerned, there are enough talents in the army, and Cao Fenwu and my Liu Yuzhou are not just selfish...many poor families

Scholars may be poor or have worries at home, so they cannot go far."

"It's up to you!" Gongsun Xun smiled half-heartedly. "Let's see how long they can last! Is there anything else?"

Lu Su's heart suddenly jumped, but he immediately raised his head and regained his composure: "There are still two private matters. One is to give gifts to Mrs. Gongsun on behalf of my family Liu Yuzhou to express filial piety; the other is that my family Liu Yuzhou asked me to go to Beijing.

I will go to Zhuo County to offer sacrifices to my ancestors on his behalf."

"It's a reasonable thing." Gongsun Xun looked at Lu Su and said indifferently. "You can do whatever you want... and don't worry about anything. You can wander around Yecheng or go north to Zhuojun. You don't have to do anything.

Come report to me again, just ask Fengxiao later, I will leave after finishing one more thing."

"Where is General Wei going?" Lu Su was stunned for a moment.

"The emperor has tied up his hair and has thousands of thoughts!" Gongsun Xun said as he stood up, spared Lu Su and Chen Deng, and walked out. Several important ministers who had been silent all this time also followed. "As one of the auxiliary ministers, I

First, those who govern the military and political affairs of Jiuzhou must go to Chang'an...otherwise, wouldn't they be called Han officials but actually Han traitors?"

Lu Su was stunned on the spot.

After a long time, he and Chen Deng came to their senses and followed the Yi Cong officer who was waiting aside to look for Guo Jia.

Of course, after walking out of the door, Lu Su quickly saluted and greeted the unfamiliar officer: "Thank you, may I ask your name?"

The young officer, who had begun to grow a beard, slightly raised his hands in return, with a calm posture, which seemed to be the demeanor of everyone: "It's just a prosperous farmer, Huayin, Yangxiu, Yang Dezu, but I don't dare to bother the envoy to ask questions..."

Lu Su and Chen Deng were stunned again.

After a long while, Chen Deng quickly handed over his hand: "It turns out that we are family friends. I went to Pi, Chen Deng, and Chen Yuanlong to meet Dezu!"

"Brother Yunlong invited me, we are naturally family friends." Yang Xiu returned the greeting with a smile, and then motioned for the two of them to follow him to the depths of the mansion to look for Guo Jia.

The three of them walked back and forth, but Chen Deng couldn't help but continue to talk: "What is Dezu's current position? Why was Dezu not seen on the Tongque stage the night before yesterday?"

"Brother Yuanlong, these two questions are related to each other." Yang Xiu answered as he held his knife and walked sideways. "I will be crowned this year. I have just resigned from Yi Zhongzong. I will go to Pingguo, Liaodong to serve as Pingguo Ling. It happened to be the day before yesterday.

I took leave to say goodbye to my friends in private, but I just happened to miss the rise and fall of my family, General Wei. Everyone is responsible for the rise and fall of the world! What a pity! What a pity! And you don’t know that as soon as this statement comes out, there will be another debate in the university, and Cai Bojie will be imprisoned again.

I'm hanging... Anyway, I will miss another good show..."

Chen Deng was full of things to ask, but he didn't know where to start, let alone whether he should ask.

"Brother Yuanlong wants to ask me, as a son of the Yang family, why I don't go to Chang'an to repay my old debt to the Han Dynasty at this critical moment? Or do you want to ask General Wei if he is afraid of sending me to Liaodong at this time?" Yang Xiu

It seems that he can read the other person's thoughts, so he speaks shockingly.

Chen Deng was speechless.

"Yuanlong doesn't have to worry about it." Yang Dezu still smiled, as if he didn't care. "This kind of topic is taboo for others, but it is unavoidable for the children of the public family like us, why bother to cover it up? It's your turn.

I have too many debts to worry about..."

"That's true, then..."
To be continued...