Lu's relatives

Chapter 290

It's nearly October now, and the severe drought that ravaged the Central Plains has finally shown a tendency to ease, and the weather has been gloomy for several days in a row.Although due to this natural disaster, the output of Qingzhou's few acres of land has been reduced by at least [-]%, but due to Qingzhou's early preparations and the proper response to the severe drought, Qingzhou, which was expected to inevitably renew turmoil, finally He came over without any risk.

Although there were small episodes of incidents of fraud in Pingyuan and Beihai, Zhang Liao, the commander of the Xiaoqi Battalion guarding the plain, successfully recovered the grain and grass that had not yet been transported because of the intense battle between Yuan Shao and Liu Bei at that time, although there was not enough. However, for the people on the plains who were threatened by food shortage twice, the top priority is to survive in troubled times, and only when they have food in their hands can they not panic. Therefore, the balance of people's hearts has gradually begun to tilt towards Lu Bu. tilt.

The gradual stabilization of the plain also indicates that after Qingzhou was approved by the emperor, Lu Bu has become the legitimate master of Qingzhou.There is no market for those who want to use Lu Bu's words of stealing Qingzhou to speak.Perhaps there is no choice but to turn the target to other aspects.For example, he strongly praised Qin Xu and wanted to stir up the chaos of Xiaoqiang in Qingzhou to achieve his goal.

However, Qingzhou's actions are destined to disappoint these people.Who would have thought that Lu Bu's methods were really sharp!A few days ago, the rumors of Qin Xu's killing were flying all over the sky, but under the impact of the news that Qingzhou Mu Lu Bu married a daughter, and Xuzhou governor married, they gradually died down.Thanks to the "ten-day agreement" between Lu Bu and the people of Linzi, Qin Xu, who was idle in the mansion, did not have a good time.

Without him, Lu Bu was close to the people in front of the mansion that day, and the direct consequence was that Qin Xu suffered "trouble" for Lu Bu.

The feelings of the people are sincere and supreme!Whoever treats them well, they can repay wholeheartedly.However, since Lv Bu entered Qingzhou, the population of Linzi has increased dramatically due to the exile policy, but no one has to worry about dying of cold and hunger; Giving poor scholars and even ordinary people a chance to be in politics, in just two years, one after another, practical things that benefit the people have been implemented through the hands of Zang Hong, a master administrator.Coupled with the fact that Lv Bu's family was moved by Qin Xu, the behaviors they showed from time to time to be friendly to the people were nothing more than doing small things by themselves, but it made Lv Bu's name of benevolence and righteousness spread rapidly in all directions with Linzi as his loyalty.

These days, a good reputation is sometimes more useful than a thousand troops.At least now, no one in Linzi City is talking about Lu Bu's notorious reputation anymore.Coupled with the huge "benefits" that Qin Xu brought back to Lu Bu after returning from this trip, it strengthened Lu Bu's centripetal force in Qingzhou.

It's a pity that Lu Bu is the lord of a state after all. Even if the people who deeply feel that Qingzhou is different want to express their gratitude to Lu Bu, the lord of Qingzhou, the threshold is too high to get close.In desperation, he had no choice but to turn his gaze to Qin Xu, Lu Bu's son-in-law.

In the past few days, Qin Xu's mansion has never been idle.Although now Qin Xu has also been specially promoted to Jiuqing by the emperor, and he was named General Zhengdong and Marquis of Wuting, but after all, the time is still short, and what Qin Xu did before Linzi was "robbing" Cai. Yan's "bad deeds" have long been the topic of conversation among the people of Linzi. For the maker of the refugee policy, the easy-going and young new prince, he is naturally much less afraid than Lu Bu.So much so that Hao Zhao, the chief guard of the Qin Mansion, just rejected the eggs, coarse rice and other things in the past few days.

Even the Linzi gentry who thought they were superior and looked down on Lu Bu and Qin Xu, the sons-in-law, who were just vain and submissive to get a job in the Linzi government office so as not to anger Lu Bu, have also taken action at this moment. , One after another wanted to climb the doorstep of the Qin Mansion.Although he was recognized by the emperor and his reputation was corrected, Lu Bu has always been notorious for being difficult to speak, but it is always okay to show favor to the other protagonist of Weng son-in-law and Jiuqing who was proclaimed by the emperor, right?
Unlike the busy Hao Zhao, Qin Xu nestled in the mansion but was idle and panicked.Because of the damned rule that couples are not allowed to meet before they get married, Lu Lingqi and Gan Qian were "forcibly" taken back by Lu Bu, and Cai Yan and Mi Zhen also returned to their respective homes.As a result, in the bustling backyard of the Qin Mansion, except for the untouchable beautiful widowed sister-in-law Du Yan, even the mouse is male, and Qin Xu was also banned by Lu Bu, and he and the later generations Guan Xiaohei Like a house, you have to follow the rules if you have to deal with big things before the big wedding. Fortunately, there are only ten days, otherwise Qin Xu really doesn't know that when Hao Zhao is too busy to take care of himself, he Qin In this age without computers, TVs, and even little entertainment, how do people get through this time that is almost boring to death.

But fortunately, seeing Qin Xu so depressed, finally even God who "sent" Qin Xu here felt a little embarrassed.Just when Qin Xu was about to get used to this sudden quiet life, Jia Xu, who bears the title of "General" of the Qin family, brought Qin Xu a "long-awaited" news.

Once the story of the emperor being rescued and moved to Xuchang spread, some people couldn't help it.And the one who bears the brunt of it is the famous shit-stirring stick, Mr. Yuan Gonglu.

According to Jia Xu's information, Yuan Shu in Huainan was under the "excellent situation" when there was a severe drought and the refugees had nowhere to go. With huge funding from nowhere, he took the opportunity to gather Yuzhou and Yanzhou who had gone south to seek refuge between Huaisi and Huaisi. The refugees, who were young and strong, were about to expand their army by more than [-]. The target was probably Xuzhou, which had withdrawn troops in a hurry because of Yuan Shao's incident.

In fact, Yuan Shu ignored Yuzhou, which was in chaos and had "big fish" in it, and wanted to tease Xuzhou, which was trying to form an alliance against Yuan Shao before. In fact, this is also very understandable.

Yuan Shu's precious son, Yuan Yao, hasn't been home for dinner for a long time!

There is no impenetrable wall in the world.Because of Yuan Shao's domineering attitude towards Qingzhou and Yuan Shu's fear of offending Lv Bu, with only a few thousand remnants in his hands at the time, even Qingzhou's "new recruits" who were said to be recruited could beat him. I was really afraid that if Lv Bu would bear a grudge if he took advantage of someone else's son-in-law, he might as well show his favor and ask his allies to deal with Yuan Shao together.So he sent his only son, Yuan Yao, with full sincerity, under the banner of marrying Lu Bu to achieve a great cause, to Qingzhou, and even sent his second-ranked general Qiao Rui there.Yuan Shu originally thought that with such a large "capital" and sincere investment, Lu Bu should at least respond to it, right?

But the development of things was a little too unexpected for Yuan Shu.

I thought that with Lu Bu's temperament and his elder brother's ability to provoke people, why would Qingzhou and Jizhou have a big fight before talking about other things?But at this time, the Changan incident happened, and Yuan Shao, the cheap big brother who always accepted death, unexpectedly raised Qingzhou high and lightly put it down. Not only did he not send troops to fight, but in the end there was news that he was with Qin Xu sent by Qingzhou " Join hands" to rescue the emperor.And I heard that after Yuan Shao's army returned to the state like burning their buttocks, they seemed to have forgotten that there was such a thing, but for some reason, they died down.And what made Yuan Shu furious the most was that someone in Qingzhou sent the news that made Yuan Shu very angry. Yuan Yao, who originally thought it was "playful" missed the journey, and Yuan Yao, who hadn't sent back the news for a long time, turned out to be in the Linzi was detained, and his life and death are unknown!
Is this okay?The two countries have not yet cut their troops.What's more, Yuan Shu thought that he had expressed his greatest sincerity, and even sent his only biological son, so couldn't it explain everything?Originally, they planned to bring Lu Bu to join hands to make a "career", but unexpectedly, Lu Fengxian was so ignorant of flattery.

Fortunately, just when Yuan Shu was in a rage and was at a loss for what to do about the shortage of major generals, his "friend" from Xiliang, who had been secretly in touch with him, sent Yuan Shu a "strong support" that made Yuan Shu very grateful. In addition to almost one-third of the troops taken away, there is enough "aid" to recruit enough sergeants.

Stimulated by new and old hatred, Yuan Shao and Lu Bu were named generals, and even Lu Bu's son-in-law, Qin Xu's son-in-law, who relied on his nepotism, was named Jiuqing. Destiny is what it is, and he simply doesn't care about why this friend from Xiliang is so generous all of a sudden.The counselors under his command, Chen Ji and Yan Xiang, said that they should plan slowly and seek advantages and avoid disadvantages, but Yuan Shu also took them on deaf ears.Taking advantage of the time when the refugees took refuge, a large number of troops were expanded, just a little rectification, and they were impatient to take action.

Yuan Shu's change is not a secret.Before Qin Xu returned to Linzi, he had already expected it, and he also made corresponding countermeasures with Lu Bu who had already received the news.It's just that Qin Xu didn't want to start a war with Yuan Shu so easily. Otherwise, even if he won, the real gainer might not be Lu Bujun, but he had been fighting against his cheap cousin all the time. Yuan Shao who has a treasure in Yuan Shu's hands.At that time, I am afraid that in the situation where some people are optimistic about its success, for the artifact, the way to divert Yuan Shao's attention will become the fuse that promotes Yuan Shao's war with Qingzhou. My own feet are not worth the candle.

But Qin Xu wasn't too worried.Right now there are nearly [-] Danyang soldiers defending Xiapi City in Xuzhou. Although Cao Bao is not very good at using troops, but he is using them to defend, and his opponent is Yuan Shu, so it should not be a big problem.Besides, there are [-] Qingzhou soldiers and [-] Xiliang iron cavalry sent by Fan Chou as maneuvers. Fan Chou, Cao Xing, and Tai Shici are not mediocre. Yuan Shu wants to easily capture Xuzhou, or loot as before Xiapi and Guangling are nothing more than idiots' dreams, impossible things at all.

Now that Yuan Shu has shown his fangs, Yuan Shao must also make some moves. After all, when he was in Chang'an a few days ago, Yuan Shao was able to hand over the Temporary Residence of the Emperor who was about to get it just because of the news of the artifact. Controlled by Cao Cao, it can be seen that Yuan Benchu, the chariot general who cherishes his life in the face of major events and flees for small profits, attaches great importance to this fetish. It can be seen from this that after learning of Yuan Shu's changes, Yuan Shao will definitely Take some action, and what Qin Xu and Lu Bu have to do now is nothing more than a word.

And the reason why Lu Bu announced in public that Qin Xu's wedding was only ten days away when Qin Xu returned triumphantly was that he intentionally revealed such information to Yuan Shao.

It is good to have a mastermind who is good at understanding people's hearts!
Next, it will depend on Yuan Shao's patience.

As for Qin Xu, besides being bored, he is not in a hurry about this matter at all. Judging from the final conclusion on Yuan Shao, the patience of this Yuan Jizhou and Yuan Cheqi has never been very good!
(End of this chapter)