Johime Three Kingdoms

Chapter 83
After Bai Tu returned to Qu'a, the first thing he did was naturally go to Chengji Mansion.

Although I just listened to Chen Gong's report on the affairs of the four counties in Jiangdong over the past month, the detailed data will be more clear from Cheng Ji.

Unexpectedly, as soon as Bai Tu came in, he was so frightened by Qu Aji's words that he broke out in white hair!

"Huh? Who is this sister? Is she also the Cheng Ji you found?" After seeing Bai Tu come in, Qu Aji looked behind Bai Tu and asked.

Bai Tu's legs went limp when he heard this, and he said in a shy voice, "What, what sister? Is there a third person here?"

The words "Father save me" are already stuck in Bai Tu's throat...

But just at this moment, a burst of sweet laughter sounded that was familiar to Bai Tu: "Keke, don't be afraid, Mr. Bai, I'm just out of curiosity and came with you from Wujiang River."

"Huh? Wu Jiang...it's you indeed! The one who laughed at me when I was wearing the Overlord's Relic Armor!" Bai Tu suddenly remembered.

At the same time, a beautiful woman wearing a floral red damask with a feather draped on her shoulders appeared behind Bai Tu.

The woman has slender eyebrows, bright eyes and white teeth, and is wearing gorgeous red makeup, as if she is about to perform some grand performance.

"Are you also... Cheng Ji?" Although Bai Tu had some guesses, he was more confused.

"Cheng Ji? You can also say that, but I don't represent any 'city', I can only be regarded as a different concubine." The woman in costume said.

"Then do you remember anything else?" Bai Tu asked tentatively.

Neither Qu Aji nor Xiao Peiji had any memories of before they became Cheng Ji, or rather... no memories that were too old.

"The Han soldiers have captured the territory, and there are songs of distress from all directions. The king is exhausted, how can I live a life for this humble concubine..." The woman in costume said half-song, half-chant.

Bai Tu:! ! !
Sure enough, it was her. The reason why she appeared with Overlord Yijia in Wujiang was not a coincidence. The Yiji in front of her was Yu who had accompanied Xiang Yu since he launched his army in Jiangdong until the defeat of Gaixia, when she committed suicide in front of Xiang Yu. Ji!

According to legend, Yu Ji was born in the Yu family with the fourth surname in Wuzhong. She married Xiang Yu because she admired her. Every time she went to war with Xiang Yu, she was also named "Beauty" when Xiang Yu established himself as the overlord of Western Chu. Xiang Yu did not proclaim himself emperor at that time. , calling his wife "beautiful" has become a fixed level.

By the way... In the land of Jiangdong, the original four surnames of Wuzhong, the Gu family and the Lu family are still the same. Together with the Zhang family and the Zhu family, they are called the current four Jiangdong surnames. They are also the four major families with Zongji, and the former Yu family Although the Wei family has fallen into decline, it is still one of the most prominent families in Kuaiji County.

"You are...Yu Meiren? How...are you a different concubine?" Bai Tu was not frivolous, "beauty" was Yu Ji's rank.

"I can't remember many things. After singing and dancing, I just said goodbye to the king forever, but I didn't want to see the king and eight hundred Chu cavalry break out of the encirclement later. I saw only 28 cavalry left beside the king by the Wujiang River. Look. In the end, the king led 28 cavalry to attack the Han army three times. After watching the king kill himself in Wujiang River, the Han soldiers who were rewarded were cut into pieces...

However, they only separated the king's body. After that, the king's residual thoughts and armor sank into the Wujiang River together with my body. I didn't know how long it took for me to wake up the day before yesterday. "Yu Ji said.

Qu Aji was also listening curiously about the baby's appearance, but Bai Tu glanced at her twice more and didn't seem to recall anything about it.

Judging from Yu Ji's situation, although the reason and process are unclear, but... it is true that at least some Cheng Ji should have been human beings!

Perhaps when Yu Ji truly becomes Cheng Ji, in tens or hundreds of years, she will forget Xiang Yu and Gaixia's farewell, and only remember that she is Cheng Ji.

"So...you should follow the heir of King Xiang's legacy. Why do you follow me? To meet other Cheng Ji?" Bai Tu asked doubtfully.

"I like the poems you wrote for the king, but I don't have a place to stay now... As long as I don't belong to the Han Dynasty, I can sit in a new city for you." Yu Ji said.

Bai Tu's eyes lit up when he heard this - he had inspected the terrain near Beigu Mountain before and had already decided to propose the construction of Iron Weng City and move all the official offices and workshops of the Ministry of Industry into it.

I originally thought that without Cheng Ji, it would only be called "Jingkou Castle" in name, but now it seems... Bai Tu can build a "Jingkou Castle" that is not a city in name, but has Cheng Ji!
Based on Yu Ji's life experience, it is perfectly normal to put forward the condition of "not belonging to the Han Dynasty". Since Baitu built Jingkou City, it must be kept secret. How could she be "networked" with the Han Ji?
At that time, it will only be called "Jingkou Fort" to the outside world. At the same time, with Yu Ji in charge, confidentiality will be easier to achieve.

It's just that Bai Tu always feels a little weird...

Why can others get Xiang Yu Cannian's approval, but I can only get Yu Ji's approval by flattering Xiang Yu?

Could it be that Yu Ji expressed her appreciation for her ability to make the king happy?
Thinking of this, Bai Tu felt even more awkward!

But Bai Tu didn't forget, and asked about Sun Ce by the way.

"That young man who inherited the king's armor? He should wake up in a few days." Yu Ji and Lu Bu had similar opinions.

After that, Bai Tu first settled Yu Ji in Qu Aji's Chengji Mansion, where she didn't have to worry about being discovered by others.

After all, the world is still dominated by the Han Dynasty, and Bai Tu is still nominally the Yangzhou Mu of the Han Dynasty. He can pretend that he inherited Xiang Yu's bravery by inheriting Yi Jia, but it would be a bit taboo to directly bring Yu Ji to appear.

At Qu'aji, Bai Tu also checked the situation of the four counties in Jiangdong over the past month - after using Qu'a as the administrative center, here Baitu could receive the recovered Wu County, Kuaiji County, Danyang County and Henan County. The situation in Zhangjun.

When Wu Jun and Danyang arrived, Wang Lang of Kuaiji and Hua Xin of Yuzhang immediately sent envoys to join them, and the two of them had already set off, and Qu'a would report to Bai Tu in person in the near future.

It's just that these two are not young at all. Although they are not completely incompatible with the military, they are still showing off their style. They will definitely come slowly and leisurely, and Baitu will not rush them.

The farmland arranged for Gan Ning and Chen Gong was also proceeding step by step at this time, but... the population of Wu County and Kuaiji County made Bai Tu feel cold.

Before the Yellow Turban Rebellion, Wu County had a registered population of 70, and Kuaiji had a registered population of 48. But now...it has almost doubled!
The previous war obviously had little impact on Jiangdong, but half of the population was actually reduced?

Where did the disappearing people go? In fact, Bai Tu also had a good idea. After all, these two counties were also the power of aristocratic families and wealthy families, and they were the most deeply rooted counties.

It is also a basic operation for aristocratic families to take advantage of wars and famines to hide their population. Otherwise, where would the tens of thousands of tenants and clouds of servants come from?

Even though he was mentally prepared, Bai Tu was startled by the appetite of the Jiangdong family, and he somewhat understood why Sun Ce insisted on killing Xu Gong to scare the monkeys...

However, Bai Tu was not forced to go for Sun Ce's sake. Although Bai Tu did not have Sun Ce's family background, Bai Tu now had Lu Kang's trust, and... the Yu family's ancestral aunt!

(End of this chapter)