Han Xiang

Chapter 18
Long Xiang smiled wryly and said: "It's not because Long treated me harshly, but Mr. Han has already confessed that he asked me to transport the grain to Xiapi earlier, and I'm afraid something will change later."

Zhou Yu snorted coldly: "Mr. Lu Bu, marrying a girl is like selling a girl, and he will accept it no matter how late it is."

"Gongjin doesn't know that General Ji will attack Xiaopei in a few days. Mr. Han is worried that the dowry will be delayed, and Lu Bu will be suspicious and instigated. If he helps Liu Bei, it will be bad." Long Xiang shook his head and explained.

"It's no wonder that you want to make friends with Lu Bu. It turned out that it was for Liu Bei, and I don't know who offered the advice. Really," Zhou Yu muttered to himself first, then raised his head and cupped his fists and said, "It's not that Zhou Yu deliberately delayed, but in fact, it's the scorching summer and the busy farming season, so he forcibly expropriated him." Corvée easily arouses public resentment, and the residence is far away from Lu’an.”

"Since it's delivered, it's fine. I'll make it a little longer at night." Long Xiang waved his hand lightly.

Zhou Yu prepared a lot of speeches. After all, Yuan Shu had too many mediocre people, and there were not many capable people, but there were too many officials who were fault-finding.

Seeing that Long Xiang was so reasonable, Zhou Yu was very surprised. He quickly bowed and saluted: "General Long understands righteousness, Zhou Yu thanked you for this."

"Gong Jin doesn't have to be like this. Everyone has their own difficulties. As long as you don't miss the big things, I'm definitely not the type to use chicken feathers as arrows." Long Xiang supported him with one hand. Halfway through the conversation, seeing Zhou Yu's armor, he asked curiously: "Gongjin walks with armor? Is it not hot or tired?"

"Huh?" Zhou Yu smiled bitterly, pointed to the back and said, "Yu came here on a horse, but just now a grain transporter fainted, so I gave up my mount."

"As the magistrate of the county, Gong Jin actually asked his teacher to personally escort the transport. He really cares about the people and loves the people like a son. He is a rare good official." Long Xiang nodded in praise, but did not see Zhou Yu's "bitter tricks".

Zhou Yu clasped his fists and said humbly: "General Long speaks too seriously, Zhou Yu is afraid that he will be incompetent."

"Uncle Xi."

"The end is here."

"Go find a horse and give Gongjin a ride."

"Huh? Wei"

Zhou Yu couldn't help being moved by Long Xiang's sudden move, he hurriedly waved his hands to stop him and said, "General Long doesn't have to do this, it doesn't matter if Zhou takes two steps."

"Long has been in the army for a long time and understands what it feels like to walk with armor. Gong Jin, please don't refuse. Besides, the horse can only be lent to you for half a day. You have to return it after the food is loaded on the ship, otherwise you can't explain it to General Qiao."

"Eh, that's fine too."

Long Xiang said what he said first, but Zhou Yu felt very open-minded, and he immediately felt a little fond of him.

Tang Yu then brought the horses, and Zhou Yu and Long Xiang walked side by side. The two young men chatted as they walked, like friends they hadn't seen for a long time.

Long Xiang's inherent impression of Zhou Yu came from later literature and film and television works. It wasn't until the two of them talked in depth that he discovered that this person had a bright and open personality, and he didn't seem to be a small-hearted person.

Long Xiang knew that Zhou Yu was extremely smart, and he was "guilty of being a thief" at this time, so he never mentioned the issue of the betrothal gift, and deliberately used a clumsy way to show the appearance of a "simple martial artist".

When Gou was in Huainan in the future, Long Xiang didn't want to attract too much attention. After all, there was no threat so he wouldn't be missed. He didn't expect that he could win over a famous general like Zhou Yu who was so talented. He could leave a good impression on him. Very good, maybe in the future under the banner of Liu Bei, the governor of the capital can be used by the Han Dynasty?
Zhou Yu chatted with Long Xiang all the way, and figured out the incident of Shanqi retreating Zhang Fei. He admired the other party's magnanimity and quick wit, but in the later conversation between the two, he found that Long Xiang was not so brilliant, compared to the "ordinary" 'Ordinary people in China are just a little bit strong, but the most dazzling thing is their loyalty and bravery.

Zhou Yu said in her heart that this is right, I want to have a family background, I want to be talented, I want to be good-looking, I am not well-known in Jianghuai, let alone your level.

In view of Long Xiang's act of righteousness by borrowing a horse, Zhou Yu reciprocated and offered advice, teaching Long Xiang how to deal with Lu Bu when he went to Xiapi.

Long Xiang agreed "full of joy", but he had his own plan in mind. Most of the more than [-] hu grains handed over by Lujiang County were transferred to Hefei by him. How could he go to Xiapi to die?

After the grain was loaded onto the ship, Zhou Yu returned the horse to Long Xiang and bid farewell.

Looking at the back of Zhou Yu going away, Long Xiang couldn't help but recite the Chibi Fu: "Majestic and heroic, feather fan and scarf, while talking and laughing, the mast and scull are wiped out in ashes."

"Yun Qi, you were praising Zhou Yu just now? Isn't it just because he looks more handsome?" Tang Yu wiped his beard in disapproval.

Long Xiang said meaningfully: "Just wait and see, this person can overturn the world."

"What did you just say?" Tang Yu asked in confusion.

"It's nothing, time is running out now, we have to go to Shaopi quickly."

"Well, I don't know how Brother Feng is doing."

"When you arrive at Shaopi, you will know that the grain ships are ordered to set sail, and the cavalry also set off at the same time."

"only."

Both Long Xiang and Tang Yu were worried that Feng Zhong hadn't transferred enough, but when they arrived in Shaopi, they realized that they were thinking too much. He underestimated the hunger's obsession with food.

Feng Zhong took three hundred soldiers and seven to eight hundred family members. Within half a month, these thousand people got all the [-] hu grains off the boat and transferred them away. Stone, so that the draft of the grain ship looks normal.

The first question Long Xiang asked after arriving: "Have you finished moving?"

"Of course, I'll take care of things, don't worry." Feng Zhong nodded lightly, and then asked again: "Do you still need to transfer the food that will come later?"

After hearing this, Long Xiang waved his hands. The batch of grain mentioned by Feng Zhong was Zhou Yu's [-] Dendrobium. If it was replaced with sand and stones to fool, Lu Bu and Yuan Shu would have to cut themselves.

"No need, you have overfulfilled the task."

Long Xiang suddenly felt a headache, thinking that only the [-] hu was left to pay the bills, and if he put the removed grain back, it would be too late in time, what should he do?

"Yun Qi, what's the matter with you?" Seeing Long Xiang covering his forehead with his hands, Feng Zhong quickly asked with concern.

At this time, the sound of cicadas bursting out by the lake, Long Xiang looked at Feng Zhong's face, and suddenly four words appeared in his heart: Jin Chan escapes its shell.

Long Xiang looked at Feng Zhong and Tang Ju, and said with a serious face: "Uncle Zhong transferred too much food, if you just send it to Xiapi like this, there may be a catastrophe. I just thought of a plan, which is to sacrifice one of you." "

"Then what's the point? My parents, wife and children are gone, so I give this head to Yunqi." Tang Jue patted his chest, his face full of vicissitudes, showing a man's pride.

Seeing that Long Xiang didn't answer, Feng Zhong guessed that the other party was not interested in Tang Ju, and immediately said: "Yun Qi can plan for those orphans, even if Feng Zhong dies, he will die in peace. Just tell me how to die."

People at that time said death was not just talk, Long Xiang saw that both of them were so righteous, so he lowered his voice and said: "My nephew really needs my loyal uncle to die, and some soldiers under his command should be buried with him, but you don't have to really die , just die in name.”

"Death in name? What do you mean?" The second monk Feng Zhongzhang couldn't figure it out. He looked at Long Xiang in puzzlement, and then at Tang Xie in doubt.

(End of this chapter)