Wait, please don't call me Emperor Zhaolie

Chapter 82 Xun Yu: How do you know so much?

In February, continuous spring rain covered Chang'an.

The people who survived the earthquake last year thought that their lives would be better after the change of the year name, but they did not expect that their wishes would be fulfilled and another war was about to come.

Ma Teng, the General who Conquers the West, who was stationed in Mei County, was dissatisfied with Li Jue, who controlled the government, for fooling him, so he joined forces with Han Sui, the General who Guards the West, and planned to lead his army to capture Chang'an.

This caused the local people to panic.

If the Liangzhou army had not issued orders at the village pavilions and relay stations every ten miles in order to prevent the people from escaping, anyone passing by without a "pass" to prove their identity and purpose of travel would be killed on the spot.

The trend of fleeing was blocked, otherwise the people nearby would have fled long ago and no one would be willing to stay in Chang'an.

The various states in the world were also mixed together, among which Youzhou, Yangzhou and Yuzhou were all bustling.

But many people's eyes remained between Jizhou and Qingzhou.

Gongsun Zan, the White Horse General, was defeated twice by Yuan Shao. Due to insufficient troops, he retreated to Youzhou, where he was attacked by the governor Liu Yu.

It's basically difficult to make a comeback.

The battle for Hebei is probably between Yuan Shao and Liu Bei. One is from the Yuan family, which has three generations of officials, and the other is from the Liu family, which is a relative of the Han royal family. Whoever wins can occupy Hebei.

If Yuan Shao wins, his old officials will be spread all over the world and the Yuan family will be unstoppable.

If Liu Bei wins, this...

Some Central Plains nobles were suddenly stunned when they thought Liu Xuande would win.

It seems that all attention has always been on Yuan Benchu, forgetting that there is also Liu Bei, the descendant of King Jing of Zhongshan, who is good at fighting in Hebei.

It’s really dark in the dark, is it too late to place a bet now?

It is no longer possible to squeeze in at Lord Yuan's place, but it is possible to hug Lord Xuande's thigh instead.

I heard that Qingzhou is recruiting talents, and there are several outstanding young men in my clan. The long journey doesn’t matter, so I might as well go and give it a try first.

If he fails, he can resign and come back. If Lord Xuande wins, it will be much more cost-effective than surrendering to Yuan Shao.

When the gentry in the Central Plains and Jianghuai regions suddenly woke up.

The Dongjun and Jibei counties under the jurisdiction of Qingzhou had already taken action.

The Xue family of Dong'a County in Dongjun, the Ji family of Wei County, the Chenggong family of Baima County, and the local wealthy families such as the Teng family, the Sang family, and the Jin family.

The Yan family, who were descendants of Yan Hui in Jibei, and the Ning family in Chiping, all coincidentally rushed to Pingyuan in the first month of the new year to pay homage to Lord Xuande.

It was inevitable that he felt a little awkward when he saw acquaintances from his hometown, especially the Xue family from Dong'e County, who had just promised Cheng Yu to lead his troops to defend the county and help Cao Gong buy time to retreat.

As a result, as soon as the other party left, the Xue family immediately surrendered the city.

Xue Ti, a clerk, went to the clan leader and advised him, "Cao Cao's tens of thousands of troops were defeated by Lord Xuande. How can a county like Dong'e be able to resist him? If you displease Lord Liu, your clan will be destroyed. I hope you can surrender the city as soon as possible."

Although he has a good relationship with Cheng Yu on weekdays, relationships are relationships and future is future.

If you choose to surrender, try to be the fastest. Lord Xuande will still remember it. The later you go, the less weight you will have.

Xue Ti asked someone to draw a flag and put it on the top of the city wall while he went to persuade the clan leader.

When Zhang Fei led his troops to the city, scouts reported that the city gates were wide open, and the county elders and powerful people were looking forward to the arrival of Liu Shijun. The Wu family of Jiyin Juancheng also surrendered the city soon after, but it was too late.

The head of the Wu clan sighed and lamented that he had become only the second noble family in Yanzhou to surrender the city. Fortunately, the young and talented Wu Zhi of the clan comforted him and said, "Lord Xuande's army has not yet reached Jiyin, and we have taken the initiative to surrender. This is undoubtedly much wiser than the Xue clan of Dong'a who has laid siege to the city."

"The Wu family should be a role model. Envoy Liu has the ambition to recruit heroes from all over the world. How could he not treat them well and make use of them?"

Upon hearing this, the old man patted Wu Zhi on the shoulder and said with a smile: "You are truly a talented young man in our family!"

With such descendants, the clan will surely have a bright future under the rule of Lord Xuande.
When the time comes to pay a visit to the envoy, you can also bring your juniors with you. It will be a blessing if you can catch the eye of the nobleman.

Many noble families in Yanzhou were excited, while those who had marriage relations with the Tian family of Puyang were secretly cursing the Tian family for not understanding the current situation and helping Cao Mengde defend the city.

Wouldn't it be better to pretend to help him defend the city, then launch a surprise attack and capture his entire family of men, women, old and young, and present them to Liu Qingzhou?

Do you still expect Liu Dai, who has never led an army in battle, to lead his troops to rescue you?
The clan leaders of the wealthy families in Dongjun were all advising their clan members that if they were to take charge of the clan in the future, they should never be like the Tian family, who thought they were helping Cao Cao in his time of need.

But it brought the entire clan to a dead end, and they suffered heavy consequences after the city was broken. From ancient times to the present, who among those who resisted was not killed as a warning to others?
Liu Bei in Qingzhou seemed unaware that people in the outside world were in turmoil.

He continued to govern as usual, arranging ponds and canals in various counties, and using water wheels to divert river water for spring irrigation.

At the same time, official documents were also being issued to collect grain, millet, and straw, and the military offices and soldiers were also being drawn up and having their household registration rolls issued.

This year's spring ploughing started earlier than usual. Regardless of whether the drought would come as expected, farming could not be stopped. After several years of repairing canals, digging ponds to store water, and Xun Yu urging the Household Department to build water wheels in various counties.

It can be said that without natural disasters or man-made disasters, Qingzhou's grain harvest will only increase in the future.

Liu Bei believed that any reform measures must be closely related to food. If there is plenty of food, people will support whatever he does.

In troubled times, if you have food, you have everything.

Although he didn't have a deep understanding of farming, he knew to use the simplest crop rotation method, which was to plant each family's land separately, half in rice or wheat and half in soybean crops, and then exchange them the next year.

Soybeans can not only regulate soil fertility, but can also be used as livestock feed.

In order to prevent Yuan Shao from sending cavalry to burn down fertile fields, Liu Bei ordered local laborers to build watchtowers and place flammable firewood on the towers. If they saw cavalry invaders, they would light a fire and inform the auxiliary soldiers and the people in the rear to be prepared.

The selected hunting chief patrols the area under his responsibility with his men armed with bows and arrows.

In addition to suppressing and arresting thieves and adulterers, local patrols, pavilion chiefs, and pavilion guards were also required to build an earthen platform not far from the pavilion and station a pavilion guard to keep watch.

Dig more traps at the border between Jizhou and Qingzhou, and strictly order the people not to go there.

Liu Bei made all the arrangements and received a secret letter from Zhang Miao, the governor of Chenliu, in which Zhang Miao respectfully addressed Liu Bei as Lord Xuande and assured him that he would never send troops to launch a surprise attack on Dongjun.

And he implicitly said that if there was still a shortage of food and fodder, the Zhang family of Chenliu could also sell grain if they had enough money.

Xun Yu was worried that it was Zhang Miao's strategy of confusing the enemy with an enemy. Zhang Mengzhuo and Yuan Shao used to be good friends, so how could he turn around and help Xuande?

Liu Bei explained: "Wen Ruo, you don't know that Zhang Miao and Yuan Shao have a feud. Yuan Benchu ​​wanted to kill him a long time ago, but was stopped by Cao Cao."

Yuan Shao repeatedly advised Cao Cao to kill Zhang Miao, and Zhang Miao knew this. No matter how stupid he was, he would not help Yuan Shao.

It was not easy for him to support Liu Bei openly, for fear of disappointing Cao Mengde who saved his life. He could only sell food and grass secretly to support Liu Qingzhou in his fight against Yuan Shao.

Xun Yu was stunned when he heard Liu Bei carefully explain the ins and outs of the relationship between Yuan, Cao, and Zhang. He thought to himself, "Could it be that Xuande is also their good friend? Otherwise, how could he know so much about it... It's as if he heard it with his own eyes."

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