Chen County is the capital of Chen State, not only the Prime Minister's Mansion, but also the Royal Mansion. Nominally, the palace is the highest-level building in Chen County, and even Sun Ce does not dare to be presumptuous, he cannot trespass into the palace until Liu Chong returns. It is impossible for him to invite Liu Pet to the Prime Minister's Mansion, which is also against etiquette, although neither of them is a person who abides by the rules, and the violations add up to two hands that cannot be counted.

Sun Ce set up a banquet at the head of the city and drank with Liu Pet.

Liu Chong is over half a hundred years old, but his body is very good, strong and strong, his hair and beard are all black, and he can't see a single white. The national character face, thick eyebrows and big eyes, at first glance, it is the kind of decent face, and it is even more rare that his eyes are clear, like a child. Under his gaze, Sun Ce despised his psychological darkness a little.

If he hadn't been assassinated by the assassins of the Yuan Shu faction, would he have become the most powerful of the heroes of the late Han Dynasty? has a noble identity, has amazing archery skills, and has a good reputation, which is much stronger than Liu Beike. If he raises the banner, Luo Jun will definitely support him. I've been tossing for a long time, and it's not going to be perfect for him in the end, right?

Sun Ce muttered in his heart for a long time, but he was a little ashamed when he was looked at by Liu Chong's eyes. If Liu Chong really has this mind, it is not bad to support him, at least he can be a founding hero. Although it is somewhat regrettable that the Sun family could not start a new dynasty, it is worth it in exchange for a few years of less chaos in the world. It is said that several Chen kings in the Three Kingdoms era seem to be good, one in front of him, and another later, one is literary and one martial, and the realm is not ordinarily high.

Luo Jun stood at the head of the city, and the moment he saw Liu Pet coming, he glanced at Liu Pet, unspeakably ashamed. He had a feeling that if he hadn't been controlled by Sun Ce, Liu Pet might not have come back, at least not so easily. He has been with Liu Pet for many years and knows what kind of person Liu Pet is.

"Lonely and reckless, Luo Xiang has been wronged." Liu Pet stopped and bowed his hand very seriously.

"The king is fine, I'm relieved, there is nothing wronged." Luo Jun hurriedly returned the salute.

Liu Pet turned around and glanced at the banquet that had been set up. "Then you're welcome, let's sit down together, there are some things that I want to tell you."

Sun Ce was also not polite, and invited Luo Jun and Guo Jia to sit together. Liu Chong deservedly sat in the chairman, Sun Ce sat in the second seat, and Guo Jia and Luo Jun were under them respectively. The waiter served the wine, and Liu Pet drank three glasses in a row, and then exhaled happily.

"The general is well-informed, so he must already know the situation in Yanzhou, right?"

"I know a little bit about it, and I ask the king for advice."

"I don't dare to give advice, but the next situation is very serious, and the general really needs to plan carefully, otherwise Yuzhou will suffer the same disaster as Yanzhou sooner or later. Suishui can't stop the Yellow Turban Army, and it can't stop Yuan Shao, you have to prepare in advance. ”

Sun Ce was somewhat surprised. Guo Jia has a fine work in Chen State, but he can't enter the palace, nor can he enter Liu Chong's military camp, so what kind of attitude Liu Chong has is blank for him. Before, Luo Jun's position was biased towards Yuan Shao, and Liu Pet was not on good terms with Yuan Shu in history, he subconsciously thought that Liu Pet was also inclined to Yuan Shao, and now listening to Liu Pet say this, he realized that the situation was not as he thought.

Liu Pet gave a general explanation of the situation.

During this time, Chen Guo was actually not disturbed, and even if there were yellow turbans entering the country, it was a small group of routs. In the middle of summer, it was not suitable for war, but the Yellow Turban was an exception. First, they had no armor or robes at all, and the weather had limited effect on them; Second, they are hungry, and it is better to die of war and heat than to starve to death. So the hotter the weather, the more fierce the Yellow Turban offensive. Originally, Liu Bei fought quite well when he led the Yanzhou Assassin History, and the main force of the Yellow Turban has been blocked in the east of Jiyin and Shanyang. After Liu Bei left Yanzhou, only Bao Xin was left to fight alone, and unfortunately died in battle, and the rest of Yuan Yi, Yuan Xu and others did not know how to command at all, and watched the Yellow Turban drive straight in.

Fortunately, their purpose was to join the Montenegrin army, so the main force had been moving westward and operating in the northern part of Yanzhou, and there was no intention of going south, otherwise Suiyang and Chen Guo would have suffered a long time ago. Liu Chong's busiest thing during this time was not to fight, but to collect corpses. Yellow scarves have no baggage, they can grab wherever they go, and if they can't grab them, they may starve to death on the side of the road. The weather is too hot, and if it is not dealt with in time, it can easily cause a plague. Liu Pet tried his best, but he could only ensure that there would be no corpses on several main roads, but how many were still in the field, he couldn't say, but there must be, there have been several cases of wild dogs eating corpses going crazy and hurting people.

"Although Chen Guo has a large population, the land is limited, and most of it is in the hands of the family, and the resources that Luo Xiang can regulate are limited, even if he wants to save people, he can't do it. In the past few years, the refugees who have poured into Chen have overstretched him, and if he allows the yellow turbans to enter, not only will they not be saved, but will cause disaster. ”

Liu Pet sighed, clenched his fists, and slammed the case, his eyes moistened, and his voice became choked. "As a king, he usually enjoys the offerings of the people, clothes and food, and when he is in danger, he can't save them when he sees death, he can only watch them expose their corpses in the wilderness, being eaten by wild dogs, and he is really ashamed of heaven and earth, his ancestors, and his people."

Sun Ce was also a little sad. He looked at Luo Jun. Luo Jun lowered his head, unwilling to express his opinion. Seeing this, Guo Jia smiled and said: "General, Luo Jun has the style of a gentleman, don't worry about it, this kind of offended personnel is still up to me." When it comes to land annexation, Chen Guo is much more serious than Runan. Since the Spring and Autumn Period, Chen County has been the capital of Chen State, and there are many large families. Later, he entered Chu and was the capital of Chu. Since the Qin and Han dynasties, Chen has also been a feudal country, and the heroes and powers here may not be known, but they have a long history and deep roots, and many of them are families that have been operating for hundreds of years. Most of the land and population were in their hands, and the grain that was really controlled by the imperial court was very limited. To be honest, it is not easy for Luo Jun to get to this point. ”

Sun Ce looked at Luo Jun, Luo Jun was forced to be helpless, and sighed: "General, I also know that land annexation is a chronic disease, but what can I do?" In the past few decades, disasters have been frequent, and the imperial court has expropriated violently, and the people have been miserable, so they can only sell their land to survive. Although it is to drink water to quench thirst, it can always save a momentary emergency. If I forbid annexation, they will have no way out, and sooner or later they will starve to death, and those lands will be abandoned. Rather than that, let them buy and sell. ”

"Well, even if you have a point, those people are doing good deeds by buying land, and for the time being, we will not pursue the issue of them occupying more land. Do they pay taxes on the excess land they occupy? ”

Luo Jun turned his head and said nothing.

Liu Pet couldn't bear it. "General, don't be embarrassed by Luo Xiang, he also has something difficult to say. Those people have been in business for many years, and they are no longer a family, or a marriage, or a family, connected together, and the whole body is affected. With good words, they can still take some food out to help, but they are in a hurry, there is not a single grain, and Luo Xiang has no way to take them. Attacking the manor and seizing its fertile land is something that only the general can do, and Luo Xiang doesn't have the means. ”

Sun Ce put down his chopsticks, looked at Liu Chong, and then at Luo Jun, waking up like a dream. "I said why did the king and Luo Jun cooperate so much, it turned out that they were waiting for me to gnaw bones and be a wicked person."

Liu Pet and Luo Jun were embarrassed.