Section 29 Food! Grain! Grain!
It is said that when Cai Ji is working together with the people in Buqi County to fight the locust plague, other state capitals in the Central Plains are also using the method. The difference is that since the early Han Dynasty, Dong Zhong Shuyan was inducted by heaven and man, the theory of disaster and heavenly punishment was popular in the two Han dynasties, and the emperors, ministers, scholars, and warlocks generally said that the astrological disaster was different from the heavenly curse. And this time the locust plague is naturally not exempt from vulgarity, and it is generally regarded by the Eastern Han Dynasty as a punishment from heaven to the world. Therefore, it is very rare for a state capital like Donglai County to take the initiative to organize people to exterminate locusts. Most state capitals have chosen to hoard food while allowing locusts to wreak havoc in their borders.
After all, in troubled times, grain was the capital for various princes to settle down and fight for territory. Since the locust plague is a punishment from heaven that cannot be stopped, hoarding food to ensure the supply of military food has become the unanimous idea of many princes. And among them, Yuan Shu, who seized Yangzhou, was implemented most thoroughly. Not only did he not help the people who were suffering from natural disasters, but instead wantonly looted grain and hoarded military rations. So much so that Yangzhou, which originally belonged to the land of fish and rice, actually showed a tragic scene of starvation all over the wilderness and eating with children.
However, if it is said that the tragedy of Yangzhou, Yuan Shu's ambition and unreasonableness were caused. Cao Cao and Lu Bu, who were in Yanzhou, the birthplace of the locust plague, didn't even have the capital to think of "no way". Just as Xun Yu stood at the head of Juancheng City at this time and looked at it, at this moment, in addition to the bare wilderness, there were hungry people in Yanzhou.
In fact, as early as the moment when the locust came, Xun Yu had already realized that the hard work of more than a year before had been completely wasted. It must be known that if Lu Bu is only allowed to take Yanzhou, then Cao Jun will still have a chance to harvest the crops in the field from Lu Bujun. But the locusts crossed the border, but there was not a single grass. No matter how brave and good Cao Jun is, it is impossible for the locusts to grab food from their mouths. The lack of food meant that the lord Cao Cao could not sustain a huge army, could not retake Yanzhou from LΓΌ Bu, and could not even gain a foothold in this troubled time. It is true that Juancheng City hoarded the grain and grass that the lord had looted from Xuzhou before. But how can this little grain and grass alone support this year of many disasters and difficulties?
"Looks like we still have to borrow food." Xun Yu looked at the empty sky and muttered alone.
But he never thought that as soon as Xun Yu's words fell, someone behind him asked coldly, "Who will lend us food now?" β
"We are short of military rations now, so we have to try it with those rich families. What do you think? Brother Zhongde. Xun Yu turned around and asked Cheng Yu, who didn't know when he would go upstairs.
"It's okay for Wen Ruo to go to the family, but he must not talk to the rich family about borrowing grain." Cheng Yu said and walked to Xun Yu's side, instead of standing side by side and looking up at the sky, "In other words, this locust plague is not so much a punishment from heaven, but a life-saving rope thrown by God to the lord." According to the spies, Lu Bu has begun to collect grain from the wealthy people of Yanzhou due to the lack of grain and grass. β
"So Brother Zhongde thinks that now is a good time for the lord to reconcile with the Yanzhou clan, and he doesn't want to make the clan and the lord unhappy because of the matter of borrowing grain." Xun Yu turned his head and nodded. In fact, he knew very well what Cheng Yu was thinking at the moment. In fact, Xun Yu himself had also considered using this locust plague to mend the relationship between Cao Cao and the Yanzhou family. After all, although Lu Bu is now nominally the lord of Yanzhou, the Yanzhou clan is not familiar with him. As Cheng Yu said, Lu Bu, who is also short of food and grass, will also point the finger at the local clans in Yanzhou when he can't receive food. And in this way, it created an opportunity for Xun Yu to sow discord between the two. However, thinking that there were still more than 100,000 soldiers waiting to distribute military rations, Xun Yu could only smile at Cheng Yu at this moment and say bitterly, It is a good plan. It's a pity that those Qingzhou soldiers don't care whether the lord and the Yanzhou family are reconciled. All they wanted was rations. I'm afraid Brother Zhongde knows this better than Yu. β
However, in the face of Xun Yu's helpless smile, Cheng Yu did not answer head-on, but asked rhetorically, if Wen Ruo thinks Cao Gong is the one who can end the troubled times? β
Xun Yu didn't ask Cheng Yu why he suddenly asked such a question. But he still looked directly at Cheng Yu, and he was convinced of this. β
"Why? Cao Gong only has three counties left, and he is still despised by Shilin. How can Wen Ruo be sure that Cao Gong can end this troubled world? Cheng Yu asked in a cold tone. It was as if Cao Cao was no longer his lord at this moment.
Xun Yu couldn't help but look at Cheng Yu's question, and said Brother Zhongde, what he said was wrong. Those who can calm the troubled times and support the Han family must meet three conditions. First, it is necessary to have a sincere heart; second, you must have the talent of the world; Third, they must be from a famous family. When today's princes, such as Yuan Shao and Yuan Shu, although they were born in the fourth world and the third duke, they have a heart of disobedience; For example, Liu Xuan and Kong Rong's generation, Kong has the ambition to serve the country but has no talent in the world; And Liu Bei, who now lives in Xuzhou, although he has eloquence and the heart to serve the country, after all, he is a seller of shoes and weaving mats, which is rare for the family to recognize. On the other hand, Cao Gong not only has the heart of supporting the Han family, but also has a great talent, and he was born in a famous family with Cao and Xiahou as the shield. Therefore Yu firmly believes that the only person in the world who can support the Han family is Cao Gong! β
Cheng Yu listened to Xun Yu's impassioned words, and finally had a smile on his originally indifferent face. But I saw him stroking his palm at Xun Yu and laughing, Okay! With Wen Ruo's three-point analysis, the Yanzhou family will definitely rebuild the old friendship with the lord. That's it, let Yu handle the matter of grain and grass. β
"Brother Zhongde has a plan to raise food?" As soon as Xun Yu heard that Cheng Yu had taken over the matter of raising food, he immediately became interested.
However, Cheng Yu did not say how he would go to raise food. Seeing that he patted Xun Yu's thin shoulder, he smiled and said with a smile, Wen Ruoru only needs to think about how to persuade the Yanzhou clan to support the lord. Yu Ruo's vertical and horizontal arts, Chen Gong is by no means your opponent. As for the matter of grain and grass, Yu has his own way. Because Yu is the same as you, he firmly believes that Cao Gong is the one who ends the troubled times. β
Although Cheng Yu's last sentence was sonorous and powerful, it sounded to Xun Yu with a sense of decisiveness. This breath made him shudder a little. However, Xun Yu did not delve into it in the end. He just silently watched Cheng Yu walk down the city tower with firm steps.
Let's say that Xun Yu and Cheng Yu of Cao Cao's army racked their brains for military rations. Chen Gong, who was in Puyang City, was also anxious about the matter of military rations. But seeing that Chen Gong at this time rushed to the Wenhou Mansion in a hurry, as soon as he stepped into the door, he asked Lu Bu I heard that the lord sent two generals, Cheng Lian and Wei Xu, to collect grain and grass from the rich families in various counties and counties of Yanzhou. I don't know if there is such a thing? β
Although Chen Gong is unseemly to ask such straightforward questions about his own lord, Lu Bu is an unsophisticated person. I saw that instead of being angry, he enthusiastically beckoned to Chen Gong and said that the military master was not anxious. Sit down and talk slowly. β
"Ah, it's time. Where is the palace chatting with the lord. The lord replied to the palace first, is there such a thing? Chen Gong was so anxious that he stomped his feet.
But Lu Bu, who was sitting in front of the bookcase, said disapprerovingly, "No." Indeed, it was the idea of the cloth. β
"Woe to you! Woe to you! The lord quickly sent someone to recruit back the two generals, Cheng Lian and Wei Xu. If it's late, if it disturbs the township, it will be very bad. Chen Gong said that he was going to go up to pull Lu Bu.
But Chen Gong is a scholar, how can he be able to compete with the flying general Lu Bu. saw Lu Bu with a backhand, so he dragged Chen Gong to his side and sat down. Then he asked puzzledly, "Why is the military advisor so anxious?" The cloth is just for people to go to those rich families to ask for some food. What's wrong? β
Seeing that Lu Bu was still ignorant, Chen Gong couldn't help but sigh and said, Ah, my lord, you really didn't ask for grain. But you can't forcibly recruit the rich of the family. Those wealthy families were all powerful people in the local area. When the lord first arrived in Yanzhou, he offended these people, so how could he be born! β
Lu Bu laughed when he heard this, so that's what happened. At present, the locusts in Yanzhou are raging and the land is thousands of miles away, so if you can't collect grain from the rich family, why should you still ask the people for food? Can the hungry have? It is better to marinate their meat to make military rations. β
"That's not the case. But the lord can't just send troops to forcibly conscript. Chen Gong persuaded bitterly, "Actually, the palace has contacted some Yanzhou celebrities before and asked them to come forward to persuade the rich family to contribute food and labor to the army. Wouldn't the lord's previous efforts be wasted by making such a fuss? β
"It turns out that the military division has already made arrangements. Ah, but Bu is in a hurry. However, the military advisor doesn't have to care too much about the opinions of those families. I think that when it was originally distributed in Luoyang, how many imperial relatives and celebrity families did not say that they would copy their homes. Those greased and powdered princes didn't dare to put one more fart. Compared with them, the so-called family in Yanzhou can be counted. Lu Bu said proudly.
Chen Gong saw that Lu Bu not only did not repent, but even took out the bad deeds in Luoyang at the beginning, and immediately felt heartbroken! It is precisely because of Dong Thief's act against the sky that he will be spurned by the people of the world. And now how can the lord regain this evil way! β
Lu Bu was a little unhappy when he heard that Chen Gongjiang was compared to Dong Zhuo. Although the killing of Dong Zhuo is a merit that Lu Bu has always been proud of. However, because Lu Bu had been commensurate with Dong Zhuo's father and son before, killing Dong Zhuo also created Lu Bu's notoriety for killing his father. Therefore, in Lu Bu's army, people rarely mentioned Dong Zhuo, for fear of causing Lu Bu's unhappiness. However, Lu Bu thought about it again, and Chen Gong said that it was also better. So he suppressed the unhappiness in his heart and nodded, and said that the military master was right. Bu sent people to recruit Cheng Lian and Wei Xu. β
After that, Lu Bu issued a new order in front of Chen Gong. And Chen Gong saw that Lu Bu was as good as a stream, and while breathing a sigh of relief, he also felt that Lu Bu might have been contaminated with the bad habits of Dong Thief, but he was much more modest than Cao Cao, who was stubborn and self-serving. Thinking of this, Chen Gong naturally turned the topic to Cao Cao, and now that the locust plague is raging, our department is sitting in a state and the army is still short of food, so I think Cao Cao should be more sad than us at this moment. β
"Well, the military advisor is right. The reason why Bu was in a hurry to send people to collect grain and grass was precisely to take advantage of this opportunity to fight Cao Cao again. Hmph, there are not many locusts in Yanzhou now. Bu wants to see that this time Cao Mengde escaped! Lu Bu said with a fierce look in his eyes. Obviously, for the half-way decisive battle last time, Lu Bu has always been haunted. In his opinion, if there were no locusts to make trouble, with his Lu Bu's martial arts, he could completely kill the three obstructive Cao generals and directly take Cao Cao's head.
Of course, Chen Gong knew what Lu Bu was thinking. However, his view is completely different from that of Lu Bu. After seeing the reckless martial prowess of his own lord, Chen Gong realized that it was not a good idea to let LΓΌ Bu fight Cao Cao head-on. So after weighing Lu Bu's advantages and disadvantages, Chen Gong finally tailored a clever plan for him to destroy Cao. No, after Chen Gong signaled the attendants around him to retreat, he hurriedly came to Lu Bu's side and whispered to the lord, the palace has a clever plan to let the lord take off Cao Cao's head in one fell swoop. β
"Oh? What is the strategy of the strategist? Come on. As soon as Lu Bu heard that Chen Gong had a clever plan, he immediately became interested. Because he knew that although Chen Gong was a little straighter and a little verbose, his strategy was always miraculous. Who in this world can make a state change its door in the blink of an eye? Only Chen Gongtai in front of him.
"My lord, the palace plans to let the Puyang Jufutian clan pretend to surrender to Cao Cao's internal response, and use this counter-strategy to lure Cao Cao into Puyang. Once Cao's army entered Puyang City, it was not easy to take Cao Cao's head with the lord's martial arts. Chen Gong said that he made a gesture at Lu Bu to catch a turtle in an urn. In Chen Gong's opinion, this is the most costly, least expensive, and most able to give full play to Lu Bu's martial arts method at the moment.
But after listening to this, Lu Bu pondered for a long time, but frowned slightly, Cao Cao is treacherous, he will fall into such a simple trap? β
"Yes! Definitely. The smarter a person is, the easier it is to fall into a simple trap. Chen Gong said confidently, "What's more, Cao Cao's army is short of food at the moment, and he is more eager to fight the battle than our army." So he's going to take the bait! β
"Then the military advisor is sure that Cao Cao will definitely lead the troops in person? If he sends other Cao people here, won't we know that we can only catch a few small fish? Lu Bu was still a little uneasy.
"Cao Cao will definitely come! If he didn't personally lead the troops to make dangerous moves, then he wouldn't be the Cao Apu known by the palace. When Chen Gong said this, his eyes unconsciously revealed a trace of amazement. But then he raised his head and stared at Lu Bu and said that the opportunity is rare, and the lord must not look forward or backward. β
When Lu Bu was told by Chen Gong, he also felt that even if he couldn't catch Cao Cao himself, he would not behead one or two generals. So he immediately patted his thigh and nodded, "That's good, and he will act according to the plan of the military advisor." I don't know when the Tian clan brought Cao Cao to Puyang? β
"There's no hurry." Chen Gongyi waved his hand and said, "Before that, the lord must first fight with Cao Cao." The scale of this battle does not need to be too large, as long as it can suppress Cao's army. The lord can send a team of men and horses to camp outside Puyang City to lead Cao Cao to attack, and then send troops to repel him. As a result, the morale of Cao's army is bound to plummet. And Cao Cao will also be more easily deceived. β
After listening to Chen Gong's set of arrangements, Lu Bu couldn't help but clap his hands and praise Dao Miao! The military advisor is really a god and a man! β
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