Chaohu Lake, as the name suggests, is named because of the lake here.

The castle was built along the edge of the lake, and many of the people in the vicinity relied on the lake for their survival.

There are more fishermen than farmers living in Chaohu.

The army was stationed in Chaohu, and in the evening of the same day, Lu Bu accompanied Da Qiao and Xiao Qiao to the lake.

Two beauties stood on either side of him, one on the left and one on the right.

"Isn't the lake view more beautiful in the evening than in the daytime?" With his arms outstretched and the two beauties in his arms, Lu Bu asked as he looked at the golden lake in the sunset.

"It's truly beautiful." Snuggled in Lu Bu's arms, Da Qiao said: "Now that there are no thieves, this scenery is a little more beautiful." ”

"No thieves?" A light smile appeared at the corner of Lu Bu's mouth: "As long as there are people, there will always be thieves." The only way to have no thieves in the world is to kill them all. ”

"But it seems that Fujun did not slaughter the Chaohu army that surrendered." Xiao Qiao asked suspiciously: "Husband, don't you feel a little contradictory when you say this?" ”

"What's the contradiction?" Lu Bu said: "Although the Chaohu Army was once my enemy, not all of them were evildoers. The quality of most people has a lot to do with what environment they live in and who they are with. Only a few who are born wicked need to be killed! ”

Da Qiao and Xiao Qiao both looked at the lake, and the two beauties also had blank faces on their faces.

They don't know what it means to be inherently wicked, but they just know that they will feel very relieved to have Lu Bu by their side......

Accompanying the two beauties to enjoy the beautiful scenery of Chaohu Lake, Lu Bu heard a shouting sound behind him, like a soldier shouting for someone to go away.

He turned around and asked, "What's going on?" ”

Sun Ce came to him: "Wenhou, there is an old couple who said that their home was broken into by water thieves, and even their children were taken away. The old woman seemed to be wounded. ”

"Water thieves?" Lu Bu frowned: "Let them come over." ”

"The old couple is very noisy, I'm afraid of disturbing Wen Hou's interest." Sun Ce replied, "Otherwise, I'll deal with it." ”

"To rule the locality, people's hearts are the most important." Lu Bu said: "If the people redress their grievances, if I ignore them, won't it chill the hearts of the people? Let them come and talk. ”

Sun Ce agreed, turned around and left.

After a while, he led an old couple to Lu Bu.

The old couple was trembling all over, and at first glance they were honest villagers.

The couple supported each other, and the old woman had a wound on her forehead, and although the bleeding had stopped, it still looked shocking.

"What's going on?" Looking at the old couple, Lu Bu asked, "Where are the water thieves?" What did they do? ”

Lu Bu opened his mouth to ask, and the old couple who asked to see him just now actually forgot to speak in fright.

"Wen Hou is asking you, why don't you say it?" Sun Ce urged beside him.

The old couple was so frightened that their legs were weak, and they actually knelt down.

Lu Bu glanced at Sun Ce.

Sun Ce stepped forward to help them up: "If you have something to say, if you really have grievances, Wen Hou will call the shots for you." ”

was helped up by Sun Ce, and the panic in the old couple's hearts subsided a little.

Holding each other with the old woman, the old man trembled and told his story.

They were originally fishermen who made a living from Chaohu Lake, and they had a pair of children at home.

In the past, officials and bandits colluded in Chaohu Lake, and there were often water bandits in the lake.

Two days ago, the bandits broke into their fishing boat and robbed the fish they caught, not to mention, seeing that their daughter was a little beautiful, they also snatched it.

The son of the old couple stepped forward to theorize and was tied up by the bandits.

After listening to the old man's story, Lu Bu's face was not very good-looking.

He said to Sun Ce: "Bo Fu will go and invite Liu Ziyang here, I have something to ask him." ”

Sun Ce left, and Lu Bu said to the old couple: "Wait a while, you two, I will make the decision for you." ”

When they came to see Lu Bu, the old couple also had the intention of going out.

The children are gone, and it is not interesting for them to live when they are old, rather than living reluctantly, it is better to ask to see nobles, even if no one is in charge of them, it is good to ask for a death!

had already made up their minds to die, but the two of them didn't expect that Lu Bu really planned to make decisions for them, so they were grateful and knelt down again.

Motioning for the guards to help them up, Lu Bu asked, "Has this kind of thing ever happened before?" ”

"Yes! All the time! The old man replied: "The bandits and the officers and soldiers are one family, and most of the benefits are handed over to the county guards......

Speaking of this, he quickly closed his mouth.

Lu Bu led his troops to attack Chaohu, and the people nearby also heard about it.

But after all, the official is still the one who maintains the official, who knows what kind of relationship he and Zheng Bao have now?

"Zheng Bao has been ambushed, and the old man has something to say." Lu Bu said: "To tell the truth, no one dares to do anything to you." ”

Zheng Bao has been oppressing the people in Chaohu Lake for many years, colluding with the water bandits, so that the people are not able to make a living, and the people have long hated him.

Hearing that he had been ambushed, the old couple looked at each other and knelt down again.

Lu Bu was really troubled by them.

The knees of the people of Chaohu were really soft, and they couldn't say two words, so they actually knelt down.

The guards helped them up again, Lu Bu said a few more words with him, and Sun Ce led Liu Ye to come.

"Ziyang came just in time." Seeing Liu Ye, Lu Bu asked, "I heard that there are many water bandits in Chaohu, isn't that so?" ”

"Yes, and it's already the climate." Liu Ye replied: "In the past, when the water bandits got benefits, they would send them to Zheng Bao. Officers and soldiers connived, and even some people participated in it, and it was difficult to restrain it after a long time......"

"I've never heard of hard restraint." Lu Bu said with a cold face: "Only thieves come out of poor mountains and bad waters, under my rule, no water bandits will be allowed to exist from now on." ”

He then instructed Liu Ye: "These two old couples and children were snatched away by the bandits, let people go to find them, if they are sent back safely, I will leave them a way to live." If they refuse to send it back, let them wait for death! ”

"I'll arrange it." Liu Ye hurriedly returned.

"And." Lu Bu also explained to him: "Order all the water bandits to come to the city to see me." Those who are willing to be good to the people in the future will not be blamed in the past! Those who still do not repent and change to the end of evil will be killed! If anyone refuses to come, they will be regarded as intending to do evil to the end! ”

When Lu Bu said this, his face was always gloomy.

Liu Ye glanced at the two old men, and whispered to Lu Bu: "Wen Hou, can you take a step to speak." ”

Seeing that Liu Ye had something important to say, Lu Bu walked a few steps away with him.

"Water bandits aren't all bad." Liu Ye whispered to Lu Bu: "If they are good at inducing, they can bring a lot of benefits to Wen Hou. ”

"What do you mean......" Lu Bu asked him with a puzzled expression.