Han Xiang

Chapter 91 Exclusion

Although Tang Yu remained suspicious of Lu Su, he had no doubts in Long Xiang's vision.

Long Xiang occupied Hefei privately, did not have any official status, and was not qualified to give Lu Su an official position. He could only use the name of Army Sima to let Lu Su replace Cao Xing as the chief bookkeeper of the Army Sima Mansion and take full charge of Hefei's military affairs.

Cao Xing's personal ability is limited. Not only does he not care about his position being taken away, but he is sincerely convinced to let go of the burden and concentrate on being in charge of external intelligence. His recent focus is to expand the security range to the south to strictly prevent the Chaohu thief commander Zheng Bao from invading.

As soon as an expert makes a move, he will know if there is one.

It only took Lu Su three days to bring his dozen or so officials to manage the complicated and complicated government affairs in Hefei in an orderly manner.

Feng Zhong, Tang Yu, and Cao Xing were all impressed, and at the same time praised Long Xiang for his good use of people.

At the beginning of July, the clay in Hefei City was exhausted, and the work of making bricks and firing kilns for that year was over.

Half of the peasants who originally made bricks in the west of the city were assigned to repair the city wall, and the other half were assigned to clean up the moat outside the city.

One day, Long Xiang and Lu Su came to the South Gate Tower of Hefei.

Looking up, you can see the golden field outside the city, which is the rice that is about to mature and ready to be harvested. There are busy people above and below the city.

Because the daily ration supply is sufficient, no one complains of suffering or tiredness when working under the scorching sun.

Looking at all this before Long Xiang, some emotion rose in his heart.

The people of China from ancient times to the present are really the most obedient people in the world.

As long as the officials can fill the stomachs of the people, they will work hard, unless they really can't survive, they will pick up farm tools and work for other people's ambitions.

"Hey"

Long Xiang couldn't help sighing, causing Lu Su next to him to turn around in confusion.

"Yun Qi, why are you sighing?"

"In the autumn of troubled times, people's livelihood is so difficult, and it is not easy to have enough food."

Lu Su had to comfort him: "The Han Dynasty is in decline, and there are many powerful people. The happiness in Hefei is very rare. Why do you need to be sad in the autumn? You can solve the food and clothing of the people, and you are already a leader."

"I am worried that the good times will not last long. Zheng Bao is entrenched in the south of Chaohu Lake, only a hundred miles away from Hefei. I am really worried that he will lead troops to attack. Hefei is not ready."

Long Xiang's face was serious. Ever since he knew about Zheng Bao's threat, he felt uneasy recently.

"Since Yun Qi is worried about military disasters, why doesn't he want to recruit more troops? The 300 people in the city are really reluctant. Even if the moat is completely cleared, the city will be destroyed sooner or later."

Long Xiang explained: "There are less than [-] people in Hefei. If all the young and strong are recruited as soldiers, what will we eat if there is no one to farm? I think the food reserves are not enough, so we should wait a little longer."

Lu Su frowned and reminded: "The more refugees Hefei absorbs, the wider the range of people's activities will be, and the easier it will be discovered by Zheng Bao. According to the number of refugees per month, the total population will exceed [-] by the end of the year. You should first Make a plan, and find some young men to participate in the training at the right time, otherwise if there is a war, it will be too late."

"There is a plan. This year's rice is growing well. I want to wait until the summer harvest is over to organize new refugees to reclaim the wasteland, then plant another season of corn and wheat, and recruit soldiers when the winter is slack."

Long Xiang didn't wait for Lu Su's answer, and then asked, "I'm not interested in raising troops abroad, how many people does Zijing think can hold Hefei?"

Lu Su thought for a while, stroked his beard and said, "If you only want to defend against Zheng Bao, two to three thousand people are enough. If you want to defend against other powerful enemies, naturally, the more the better."

Long Xiang was startled when he heard that, and asked: "Other powerful enemies? Hefei is self-sufficient and doesn't intend to offend anyone. What powerful enemies will target me?"

Lu Su shook his head, pointed to Shi Shui next to him and said: "Every man is innocent, but he is guilty. Hefei is connected to Chaohu Lake in the south and Shouchun in the north. It is a strategic place between the Jianghuai River and the Huaihe River.

Whether it is Cao Cao going south to Jiangdong, or Sun Bofu going north to the Central Plains, this is the place we must pass through, since Yun Qi chooses this place, it is absolutely impossible for him to stand aloof from the world."

"At that time, I also made an impromptu decision to secretly store [-] military rations in Huainan, so only Hefei is suitable right now."

Long Xiang sighed, and suddenly thought of something, so he asked Lu Su curiously: "Cao Cao coerced the emperor to make him disobedient, and all the famous people from all states and counties went to join him. The Dongcheng where Zijing is located is hanging outside. Why did he choose to go south instead of north?" ?”

Lu Su smiled and didn't answer, but turned his head and asked Long Xiang:

"I also find it very strange. Yun Qi went to Qiao County by mistake and knew that he escaped back to Huainan and escaped death. Why didn't you vote for Cao Cao? Hiding under his big tree is better than starting from scratch in Hefei."

Long Xiang solemnly raised his right hand, showed four fingers, and said: "There are four reasons for not voting for Cao Bandit, one is Cao Bandit's treachery and deception, and he is not worthy to be my master;

Second, Uncle Zhong and his brothers are waiting in Hefei, if I don’t come back, I will have no morals and no faith;

Third, Cao Xing's flying arrow seriously injured Xiahou Dun. This person had a close relationship with Cao thief, and he had nowhere to go to throw himself into the mouth of a tiger;

The last and most important reason is that my father died at the hands of Cao Jun in the past, how can I be loyal to my father and enemy? "

"There are reasons."

Lu Su brushed his beard and nodded frequently, but after pondering for a moment, he continued to ask: "Su Wo's words seem to be still loyal to the Han Dynasty. Could it be that there is a Lord of Yearning?"

"Well, that's it."

Long Xiang nodded slightly, answering very vaguely.

Lu Su suddenly became interested. He always felt that Long Xiang must have received some expert advice when he went to Hefei, otherwise he should not choose Hefei if he wanted to hide himself in the world.

"Yun Qi's heart is towards the Han Dynasty. Before that, he abandoned Yuan Shu, disliked Sun Ce, and regarded Cao Cao as an enemy."

After a thorough analysis, Lu Su gave an answer that he didn't even believe: "Could it be that the master of Yun Qi's heart should be the emperor?"

Long Xiang was taken aback, waved his hands and said with a smile: "The Son of Heaven has been controlled by the princes since he was a child, and now he has fallen into the hands of Cao thief. With his ability and prestige, he may not be able to save the Han Dynasty from the raging tide."

"That's Yuan Shao?"

"No."

"It can't be Lu Bu, can it?"

"Less likely."

"The Han Dynasty. Is it Liu Jingsheng?"

"Neither, Zijing don't guess."

Lu Su continued to use the method of elimination, and sooner or later he would lock on Liu Bei.

It's just that Liu Bei has never met, if Long Xiang gives an affirmative answer, he is worried that Lu Su will say that he has no eyes.

Putting the "potential stock" Sun Ce not to pursue investment, but to invest in Liu Bei who is about to "delist"?

Long Xiang interrupted Lu Su, and quickly changed the subject: "Zi Jing also talked about his own situation. There are many princes in the world, why do you only look at Sun Bofu? You even want to vote for that handsome thief Zheng Bao, what do you think? "

"I didn't say I would vote for Zheng Bao, it was just a friend's suggestion. As for why Sun Bofu was chosen, I have my own ideas."

When Lu Su paused to collect his thoughts, Long Xiang couldn't help but joked, "Your friend seems to be a bad friend, Zijing had better keep a distance from now on."

Lu Su did not speak, but continued with the question just now.

"All the princes of the world gather their troops, but the one who has the ability to unify the north must be one of Yuan Shao and Cao Cao;

And the one who can unify the south is one of Liu Jingsheng and Sun Bofu; in the end, there is a high probability that the north and the south will be opposed, and the two princes will divide the world;

Sun Bofu is the youngest and the latest to succeed among the four, and now he has more opportunities to go to Jiangdong, of course because of Zhou Lang. "

(End of this chapter)