Snowflakes dance in the wind, and the cold branches are fragrant with plum blossoms.

Although he didn't see the plum blossoms, nor did he smell the intoxicating fragrance, but looking at the snowflakes fluttering in the sky, Gongsun Du's heart was already intoxicated.

"General, Xu Tun has arrived."

Gongsun Du, who was contemplating, suddenly heard the words of the guard, and suddenly came back to his senses: "Well, let him in." ”

"Yes, General."

Crunch~

Xu Rong stepped in, and saw that Gongsun Du was not sitting on the chair, oh, the chair has been appearing for more than ten days, so Xu Rong is not surprised, but Gongsun Du is sitting on the kang at this time, which made him frown slightly, but he didn't say anything just a salute: "General." ”

Gongsun Du smiled: "Tingfang, come on, come on, come up and sit." Then he asked, "Is the kang in the room used?" ”

Xu Rong shook his head and said: "This subordinate doesn't know, and the subordinate went to arrange it after receiving the order." Speaking of this, Xu Rong couldn't help but be curious, and pointed to the place where Gongsun Du sat down and asked, "General, is this Kang?" Does it really work? ”

It turned out that Gongsun Du had not yet dawned this morning, and when it first began to snow, he asked Xu Rong to order the whole city to start burning the kang, and almost an hour has passed now.

Xu Rong hadn't sat on the kang yet, just approaching, he felt a heat, and a warm air couldn't help but rise in his heart, and he didn't feel how cold it was.

Gongsun Du asked with a smile, "How?" ”

Xu Rongxi said: "Yes, in this way, this winter will not be so sad." The last general on behalf of the people of the city, General Xie's great grace! At this time, Xu Rong really recognized Gongsun Du, and I believe that as long as Gongsun Du speaks at this time, he will definitely not refuse.

Gongsun Du also saw this, but he is only a lieutenant of Dongyi now, or a pretend, and he has no right to open a mansion, that is, he is not qualified to accept the general: "This requires you to thank you, don't forget our purpose, this move is just an assistant to achieve our goal." Moreover, most of the people in Liaodong are now concentrated here, if they are damaged again, when will they be able to return to their former prosperity. ”

Xu Rong nodded in agreement.

Gongsun Du said: "Can each family prepare extra fire? ”

Xu Rong said: "After the subordinate door-to-door inspection, most of the people's wood should be sufficient, and the rest of the insufficient except for a few households with only the elderly and children, can be replenished after the weather clears. ”

Gongsun Du's face froze and said: "That is to say, there are some people who are not young and strong, and they have not prepared enough fire?" ”

Xu Rong sighed faintly: "Yes! The subordinates wondered if they would let our soldiers help prepare? While speaking, Xu Rong kept staring at Gongsun Du.

Gongsun Du felt Xu Rong's gaze, smiled indifferently, and said: "I don't know how long this snow will fall, it is difficult to ensure that the wood fire in these people's homes can support until that time, you must know that the elderly and children are the most likely to not survive the winter." ”

When Xu Rong heard this, he hurriedly said: "That subordinate will arrange it immediately, and while the snow is not heavy now, it will be regarded as training." ”

"Tingfang, wait!" Gongsun Du spoke up and said, "It's better to take enough wood and fire in the military camp directly and send it to these people's homes, and then wait for the weather to clear up, and then add it in." ”

Xu Rongxi said: "General Gaoyi! ”

"Hey!" Gongsun Du waved his hand and said, "I don't think the word Gaoyi, I'm just worried about an overly comfortable life and making our soldiers lazy." ”

When Xu Rong heard this, his face changed, and he said ashamedly: "General, this is all the fault of his subordinates, and please punish the general!" But Xu Rong felt that he didn't think of this, and almost ruined Gongsun Du's men.

Gongsun Du understood the reason as soon as he heard it, and couldn't help but turn pale, and said seriously: "This matter has nothing to do with you, and besides, this is a situation that has not happened yet, and it is not anyone's fault." Even if there is, it's the fault of someone who made it up. ”

Xu Rong hurriedly got off the kang, knelt on the ground, and said excitedly: "General, don't say like this, as a subordinate, you should share your worries for the general and take care of everything." Therefore, the general's original intention was to help the people survive the winter, but the omissions should be borne by his subordinates. ”

Gongsun Du was speechless, how could he meet Xu Rong's brainless brain!

"Okay, no one is to blame for this, do you still want Hongyuan to take responsibility for this matter?"

Xu Rong was about to say more, but when he saw the displeasure on Gongsun Du's face, he swallowed it back again, got up and said, "General Xie's grace is not guilty!" ”

Sitting on the kang again, Xu Rong no longer felt that the heat was comfortable, but a little uncomfortable.

"General, there is something to do with your subordinates!" Xu Rong said softly.

"Huh? Say, what's the matter? ”

Xu Rong said: "General, his subordinates are good at military affairs, they know very little about political affairs, and many things are half-understood. ”

Gongsun Du said thoughtfully: "What do you mean? ”

Xu Rong said with a solemn face: "My subordinates think that the general should look for talents who are good at political affairs as soon as possible, otherwise, after a long time, the Liao team, which seems to be stable now, will become extremely chaotic." ”

Gongsun Du raised his eyebrows and said, "Is there a problem in the city?" ”

Xu Rong nodded and said: "That's right, although it's just a trivial matter, someone has to take care of it, otherwise it will become a big thing sooner or later, and even accidentally cause a fatality." ”

Gongsun Du suddenly remembered the construction and cultivation games he had played, among which there was the problem of resident satisfaction, and now what Xu Rong said is actually satisfaction, but it may not be as exaggerated as in the game, rebellion, and a large loss of population is so serious. However, getting the support of the people is one of the prerequisites for dominating the world, and it is still the most important prerequisite.

Gongsun Du also became solemn: "Well, this matter has been remembered, and I will find a way as soon as possible, but for now, I have to work hard to take care of it for a while." ”

Xu Rong didn't want Gongsun Du to find someone to take over immediately, so he nodded and agreed.

Immediately, after chatting a few words, Xu Rong excused himself and left. Gongsun Du did not stop him, but instead thought about whether there was a person who was good at handling political affairs who could be recruited.

In terms of political affairs, Xun Yu, who is known as "Wang Zuozhicai", is the most, followed by Zhang Zhao, Zhang Hong, Jiang Wan and others.

"However, not to mention that this Xun Yu has only been born for a few years, it is a great trouble to say that this person's loyalty to the Han family is a great trouble."

"Zhang Zhao? It's really good in politics, but it's just a matter of keeping it, and I don't have much foresight, well, age is also a problem, and I should only be ten years old now. ”

Gongsun Du actually doesn't like Zhang Zhao very much in his heart, he thinks that his bones are too soft, and when he didn't see Cao Cao's southern expedition, was he the one who advocated the surrender of Cao!

"Jiang Wan? Whether or not he was born is still a question! It seems that Zhang Hong and Zhang Zigang are under him. Born in 151, he may now be a Maocai and an official in Guangling. ”

After thinking about it for a while, I tentatively determined my goal. Gongsun Du thought of Jia Xu, a poisoner, if he was recruited to his subordinates, what would ......

"No, this old guy should actually be regarded as the most powerful strategist in the late Han Dynasty, and he must not be allowed to enter Cao Cao's hands like history, otherwise, he will definitely be a great enemy who will go south in the future."

Thinking of this, Gongsun Du's eyes flashed with a dangerous light, it seems that if the expedition fails, Jia Xu's life may be difficult to protect!

"Newspaper~"

A loud cry interrupted Gongsun Du's thoughts.

"Report, General, Commander Liutun sent someone to send urgent news, saying that the traces of foreign cavalry have been discovered."

"What?" Gongsun Du was so shocked that he almost jumped.

Gongsun Du quickly put on his armor, took Mo Gao and left the room, and said to the person at the door: "Quick, where is Liu Tunchang, take me over." ”

"Yes, General."

Soon the group rushed to the north of the city, and met Xu Rong halfway through, as well as Qin Gun, Tu Yi, Jiao Lu and others, obviously also got the news.

"General, how many enemies are there?" Xu Rong asked first.

Gongsun Du shook his head and said, "I don't know yet, I'll talk about it when I see Hongyuan." ”

Xu Rong understood that this was not the time to say this, so he nodded and didn't speak again, just anxious before.

Gongsun Du spoke again: "The enemy cavalry appeared at this time, and it is likely that it has already gone south, but it just happened to catch up with this first heavy snowfall. ”