Since the confirmation of the drought, since the grandson and below, they have been so busy that their feet do not touch the ground, and they are sweating a lot. It wasn't until yesterday, when the autumn harvest was completed, that I finally had a little free time.

When he was free, Gongsun Du naturally wanted to comfort his wife and children, after all, this time was not only difficult for the people below, but also on such a hot day, everyone was sad!

It's a pity that the tranquility that Gongsun Du wanted was broken by the sudden arrival of Xi Zhong in less than half a day.

"Lord!"

Xi Zhong came to the small courtyard, with a bit of embarrassment and helplessness in his eyes, but he didn't have the slightest intention of continuing to speak. Gongsun Du immediately understood that there was a confidential matter, otherwise he would not hide it from Zhang Zhi and others.

"Let's go, go to the study!"

After Gongsun Du finished speaking, he clapped his hands, stood up, and smiled apologetically at Zhang Zhi and the others. Although Zhang Zhi and the other women were unnatural, they didn't mean to stop it, and even if they nodded, they couldn't understand what was going on, and they were having fun.

"Yes, my lord." Xi Zhong saw that the embarrassment on his face became worse, since he took over Qiao Yanglou, he has come to the state pastoral mansion more and more often, and in the same way, he is less and less popular with Zhang Zhi and others, so he said a word and quickly retreated.

"Hehe, sister, this drama master is very interesting, I'm afraid that my sister is scared to death!" When Xi Zhong retreated, Huang Qing covered her mouth and snickered.

Zhang Zhi first glared at Huang Qing when she heard this, and then laughed as well. The other women did the same, but their laughter was much lower.

When Gongsun Du saw this scene, he couldn't help but shake his head and smile, and then walked away. As soon as the laughter of Zhang Zhi and the others stopped, Gongsun Du felt a few more rays of light behind him, sighed slightly in his heart, and the steps under his feet were only slightly, and he continued to walk out of the small courtyard firmly.

Den.

As soon as Gongsun Du and Xi Zhong sat down, Xi Zhong said impatiently: "Lord, since the heavy snow last year, Xu Yan secretly provoked, if he hadn't been pressed down by Gao Shun, maybe something would have happened sooner." This year, with the drought, this guy couldn't bear the loneliness and began to jump up and down, but maybe he learned the lesson of last year and did a much more hidden ......."

"Not long ago, when harvests began to begin in various places, this guy repeatedly found excuses to obtain a large number of sweet potatoes, potatoes, corn and other grains unique to our Youzhou from ordinary people, Cangcao, etc."

When Gongsun Du heard this, his face turned grim and asked, "How many are there?" ”

Xi Zhong also looked solemn: "The number of sweet potatoes should be more than ten stones, not more than thirteen stones, potatoes about eight stones, and the amount of corn is difficult to estimate, but it should be less than one stone, more than half a stone." ”

"So much?"

Gongsun Du frowned, thought for a long time, his eyes sharpened, and said, "Get rid of him!" ”

After speaking, his tone softened, and he seemed to be helpless and said: "If you say that people have their own ambitions and don't want to work for a certain one, they can go by themselves, but this kind of behavior is a betrayal, the betrayal of Chi and Guoguo, and he must be eliminated." Now is not the time for these things to leak out. ”

"Yes, my lord."

Xi Zhong was about to get up and leave after speaking, but Gongsun Du stopped him: "Wait." ”

"What is the current situation in Jizhou?"

Xi Zhong was stunned for a moment when he heard this, and then his heart sank, and he talked about the situation in Jizhou-

"If you want to say that Yuan Shao is really lucky, Han Fu has saved a lot of money for him, and he ...... last year This year...... It's a pity ......"

Xi Zhong paused, glanced at Gongsun Du, and saw that there was no change in his face. Xi Zhong couldn't guess what Gongsun Du thought, so he could only continue: "Yuan Shao is really a bit of a button, plus he has been ill for a long time, and his subordinates are very greedy, resulting in ineffective disaster relief, and hungry people have begun to appear in many places. ”

After speaking, Xi Zhong stopped talking. Gongsun Du didn't speak, just frowned and walked back and forth in the study.

Lord, this is? Do you really want that?

Xi Zhong's face was silent, but he was more and more sure of his previous guess in his heart, but he felt a little difficult.

However, without waiting for Xi Zhong to think about it, Gongsun Du stopped at his feet and said, "Zhicai, find out more news as soon as possible, and let Mi Zhu prepare grain and grass." ”

"Yes, my lord."

Xi Zhong was stunned, but he still couldn't help asking: "Lord, wouldn't it be good to send troops at this time?" ”

"Not so good?"

Gongsun Du looked at Xi Zhong strangely, and when he saw that his face was full of heaviness, he suddenly understood, shook his head and smiled: "Do you think that person looks like someone who cares about the opinions of others?" ”

Only then did Xi Zhong think of Gongsun Du's attitude towards those families in Youzhou and Bingzhou, shook his head, and showed a wry smile on his face, but he still persuaded: "It's just that doing so will inevitably cause greater casualties, please think twice!" ”

Gongsun Du's eyes widened, and he said, "Then you said that according to the current situation, how many people will die in Jizhou?" And how many people starved to death? You said! ”

Xi Zhong was dumbfounded.

"Newspaper~"

The sudden sound from the study made the suddenly solemn atmosphere in the room dissipate in an instant.

"What's the matter?" After Gongsun Du finished speaking, he sat down on the back of the desk.

"Lord Qi, General Xu Rong asks to see you!"

Since taking the state, Xu Rong has been promoted to a mighty general, in fact, he is a miscellaneous general, but this can be described as a scorpion in the Youzhou army - the only one! The rest, such as Huang Zhong, Liu Yi and others, are still captains, not generals. Merely......

Shouldn't the pavilion be really Fan Yuting at this time? How did you come back in person? Could it be that something has changed?

Gongsun Du's heart flowed, his eyes swept over Xi Zhong, and he said without the slightest pause: "Let him in." ”

"Yes, my lord."

There was a creak, and the door opened.

Seeing Xu Rong walking in with a tired face, Gongsun Du chuckled in his heart and said, "But what's wrong?" While speaking, Gongsun Du set his eyes on Xi Zhong, as if asking: What's the matter with Qiao Yanglou, he didn't get the news in advance?

Xu Rong didn't notice this, but hurriedly replied: "Lord, a large number of refugees suddenly came to Jizhou, and Fan Yuting stopped a thousand people yesterday, and his subordinates thought that this matter might worsen, and it was necessary to report it to the lord in person, so they rushed back overnight." ”

"Huh?"

Gongsun Du snorted heavily, glanced at Xi Zhong, who was a little embarrassed, and then said, "What do you suggest?" Gongsun Du didn't believe that Xu Rong was just driving the refugees back overnight for a thousand reasons, there must be other reasons.

Sure enough, I only heard Xu Rong reply: "Lord, there is a way to get more help and less help to lose the way, now is a God-given opportunity, when it is time to seize Jizhou, his subordinates suggest that he immediately send troops to kill Yuan Shao in one fell swoop and save the people of Jizhou." ”

"Good!"

Gongsun Du shouted: "Tingfang, you may not know, just now, a certain has already intended to use troops, since you also think so, then this matter will be handed over to you, be sure to prepare as soon as possible." Otherwise, a large-scale escape will occur at that time, which may affect the march of the army and be detrimental to the governance after taking Jizhou. ”

"Yes, my lord."

Xu Rong was overjoyed and responded: "My lord, my subordinates think that the soldiers are fast, so why don't you send two armies, all the way from Zhongshan and Changshan, all the way to the river and the Bohai Sea, and take Jizhou as soon as possible." ”

Gongsun Du saw that he was still hesitant between his words, and couldn't help but say angrily: "If you have anything to say, just say it together, and you are not guilty." ”

Xu Rong was familiar with Gongsun Du's temper, and he was not polite, and said straightforwardly: "If you can, your subordinates hope that the eldest prince can attack Yuan Shao from the south." ”

Gongsun Du did not answer immediately, but pondered.

Xi Zhong also thought carefully on the side, he knew that Qingzhou's secret chess move was used to deal with Cao Cao, and now Xu Rong suddenly made such a suggestion, and it would be much more troublesome to deal with Cao Cao at that time.

Xu Rong didn't speak again, just looked at Gongsun Du quietly.

After a long time, Gongsun Du patted the desk and said loudly: "Okay." In this way, the sooner Yuan Shao is defeated, the sooner the people of Jizhou will be saved. So, there's no need to wait any longer! ”

"The lord is wise!"

Xu Rong felt comforted in his heart, and Xi Zhong admired it.

How did they know what Gongsun Du was thinking in his heart: Cao Cao's treacherous and cunning, rare in ancient and modern times, can be called the most in history, Yi'er's matter he is definitely on guard, and it is probably impossible to be a strange soldier, in this way, it is better to use it to destroy Yuan Shao and save more people.

……

Gongsun Du's order was issued, and the powerful force of the Youzhou Army immediately became operational, and the 100,000 troops arrived one after another according to the plan......