Han Xiang

Chapter 156
Thousands of craftsmen from Lujiang fled to Hefei, and their crafts involved all aspects of production and life.

These people used to serve Yuan Shu and other Shouchun dignitaries, but now they are in Hefei to make the best use of their talents.

Long Xiang, who was born as a project manager, is a bit obsessed with 'technicians'. When he asked Lu Su to write a letter to instigate Liu Ye, he never forgot the craftsmen who were stranded in Wan County.

Training 'technicians' by yourself, how can you directly use off-the-shelf comfort?What's more, Longxiang is only good at construction technology, and most of the other fields are knowledge blind spots.

When Long Xiang was thinking about the telescope, Xu Chu suddenly reminded him.

"General, someone is here."

Long Xiang then looked intently, and saw the dust flying over the field to the south.

Several black dots are moving rapidly, and the figures are becoming more and more obvious.

"Sun Ce's scout?"

"I don't know"

When Lu Su shook his head lightly, Liu Ye who was beside him spoke up with his beard.

"I guess it's Sun Ce's emissary. He probably wants to say something, or come to ask for a prisoner."

Long Xiang asked in a deep voice, "You still want to be captured after losing a battle? Sun Ce is not so shameless, is he? Do you really think I am easy to talk to Long Xiang?"

Liu Ye spread his hands and said with a smile: "War and diplomacy complement each other. It is understandable for Sun Ce to do so. It is best to think of a way to deal with it in advance."

"Actually, we can't say that Sun Ce lost the battle. It's just that we are sitting on the defensive advantage of the city. If the two sides line up in the open field, we have almost no chance of winning. Since we can't compete with Sun Ce at this time, we will try to leave some room in front of the envoy." Lu Su Followed by supplements and reminders.

"How to leave room? Send those captives back?"

Long Xiang looked annoyed, and said to himself that although we are not heroes, we can't learn from the weak Song, and we have to beg and pay compensation if we win.

The mouth can be soft, but the bones must be hard.

Lu Su smiled and explained: "It's not right to send it directly. We can ask Sun Ce for conditions, but the excuse should be more high-sounding, otherwise it will be easy to turn against each other."

"Long Sima is in the city? Zhang Zhao asks to see him."

While Long Xiang and Lu Su were thinking, Zhang Zhao had rushed to the city and shouted.

"Let General Xu stabilize the opponent, and see you later when you think of a suitable excuse."

"What Zi Yang said is true."

Seeing what Lu Su and Liu Ye said, Xu Chu looked at Long Xiang and waited for the answer.

When Long Xiang turned around and glanced at Lu Su, a thought suddenly flashed through his mind, and he smiled knowingly.

"No, I have already thought of a way to deal with it."

After all, go to the edge of the city wall.

"What is Zibu doing here? It's not safe for you to stand there."

"Heh Long Sima was joking, I am here to make peace with you in Hefei by order of my lord."

Although Zhang Zhao didn't say anything, his body was very honest. Seeing Xu Chu beside Long Xiang, he silently moved back, fearing that he would become the next Han Dang, and asked himself that he was not as physically fit as Han Dang.

Seeing this, Long Xiang nodded slightly: "Since I was ordered to negotiate peace, I will order people to open the city gate and Zibu to enter the city."

Zhang Zhao was worried about being trapped in Hefei, so he hurriedly interrupted Long Xiang before he finished speaking.

"Excuse me Long Sima, Zhao still has to rush to board the ship, why don't you just say it here?"

"Here? Sir, look up and work hard, wait for me to go down and meet you."

Long Xiang turned around and patted Xu Chu: "Zhongkang, follow me out of the city."

"only."

"I will go too."

Lu Su was worried that Long Xiang had no negotiation experience and would suffer in Zhang Zhao's hands later, so he took the initiative to ask Ying to go out of the city with him, and Liu Ye immediately gave him an affirmative look.

After a while, Long Xiang left the city with Xu Chu, Lu Su and two guards. Like Zhang Zhao's mission, there were only five people on the Hefei side.

Among the five of Long Xiang's companions, Lu Su's martial arts skills were the lowest, but with Xu Chu, the God of Killing, even if Zhang Zhao suddenly became malicious, he would be killed to death.

"Long Sima is full of sincerity, Zhao will definitely tell the lord"

"Mr. Zibu, don't get me wrong. I came down to the city to meet the Duke, it's purely for the sake of the gentleman's face, and has nothing to do with your Lord Sun Ce."

Seeing that Long Xiang treated him with extra courtesy, Zhang Zhao wanted to take this opportunity to ease the embarrassment.

Unexpectedly, Long Xiang came to 'harm' him when he opened his mouth, and the guard next to Zhang Zhao was not deaf.

"Ahem, I want to say that this is a misunderstanding, I wonder if Long Sima believes it?"

"Misunderstand?"

Long Xiang looked at Lu Su in shock, thinking that the Jiangdong rats were too shameless.

After fighting for a few days, dare to say that there was a misunderstanding, what are those corpses lying at the bottom of the wall?
"Zibuxiu brought up a misunderstanding, and the misunderstanding can last for six or seven days? If you want to make peace, be sincere and don't talk about those illusory things." Lu Su knew how to launch a verbal offensive.

The implication is to let Zhang Zhao directly state his purpose without detours, so that Long Xiang can conveniently raise conditions.

Naturally Zhang Zhao could understand the implication, he cupped his hands and smiled at Lu Su.

"Haha, I don't think Zijing has a simple and honest face, but he has a quick temper. I said there must be a basis for the misunderstanding. The lord was actually instigated by the villain, otherwise the two families would not have such a war."

"Instigated by the villain? Who?"

Lu Su frowned in confusion, but Long Xiang seemed to have realized something.

Zhang Zhao explained: "It was Cai Jijin, Liu Xun's wife and brother, who said that the two daughters of the Qiao family were beautiful and beautiful, and Hefei got a lot of grain from Zheng Bao. My master didn't notice it for a while. Alas, I regret it now."

"A sentence of ignorance and regret, I'm afraid not"

"Long Sima, don't worry, traitors like Cai Ji will only harm people if they stay in the world. This person has now been escorted to Jiangdong, and we will send the head to apologize when we return."

Long Xiang sneered secretly when he heard it, and thought to himself which clever way he thought of?
Use Cai Ji's head to clear the siege, this trick seems to be often used in the Three Kingdoms era.

"Hehe, General Sun has a heart."

After Long Xiang finished speaking lightly, he immediately added: "Since the misunderstanding has been resolved, it can be considered that we are not acquainted with Sun Bofu, and the two families will live in harmony in the future."

Zhang Zhao was overjoyed when he heard this, and he cupped his hands and praised: "Long Sima understands righteousness deeply. This is the blessing of the people of Hefei. If you don't fight and don't know each other, your words are like pearls."

"Since the two families have agreed to split, I won't keep more Zibu. Lan Zhou urged you to go back and board the ship quickly, so don't miss the hour."

Desperate to catch him, Long Xiang pointed behind Zhang Zhao.

Zhang Zhao has a mission on his shoulders, how can he go back like this?
He smiled awkwardly, and replied cautiously: "There is no delay, since the misunderstanding has been solved, the Jiangdong people who are trapped in Hefei"

"Zibu, please explain."

Seeing that the other party hesitated to speak, Long Xiang continued to pretend to be confused.

Zhang Zhao had no choice but to confess: "Long Sima released the prisoners a few days ago. Can you release the rest of the people out of the city and let me bring them back?"

"That won't work"

Long Xiang shook his head with a serious face, and explained: "General Sun listened to slander and came to seize Hefei. Although it was unethical to bully more than he could, he took it with real swords and guns. Incited rebellion and destroyed houses in Hefei, you must stay and work to make up for your crimes”

"Ah? How long will it take to work?"

"It depends on the labor performance, as short as three to five years, as long as ten years."

After hearing this, Zhang Zhao's forehead went black, and he said to himself that you just said that you can't pay it back, and what kind of labor performance are you doing, which is clearly negotiating conditions for me.

Zhang Zhao then asked the bottom line: "It's been too long, can we discuss this matter?"

"Negotiate? It's not impossible"

Zhang Zhao was waiting to hear the answer, when Long Xiang suddenly changed the subject and asked, "Could it be Zhou Lang's plan to send secret workers into Hefei to do the internal response?"

(End of this chapter)