February.

Yizhou.

"Envoy, Shen Mi, Lou Fa, Gan Ning and others, the captains of Ba County, have rebelled and have captured Linjiang! Wu Fujun led the army to quell the rebellion, but was defeated due to carelessness, and now he has retreated to Jiangzhou! Just as Liu Zhang was discussing with everyone, a soldier rushed in and shouted in a panic.

"What?! How so?! So what's going on with Wu Yi?! Even the traitors can't be pacified?! Liu Zhang suddenly shouted with a panicked look on his face when he heard this, his small eyes kept flashing, but he didn't know what he was thinking.

"Lord, my subordinates are willing to personally lead a large army to Ba County to quell the rebellion!" Don't drive Zhao Wei got up and said loudly, "Bajun is the gateway between Yizhou and Jingzhou, and there must be no mistakes!" Moreover, Ba County has been stable for many years, and this time there was a sudden rebellion, and the subordinates thought that there might be some conspiracy in it! ”

"What does Bo Ying mean......" Liu Zhang looked at Zhao Wei with a hint of confusion on his face, as if he didn't understand what he meant.

Seeing this, a trace of imperceptible disdain flashed in Zhao Wei's eyes, and he said loudly, "Jingzhou! Ba County is the gateway between Yuzhou and Jingzhou! The subordinates suspected that this rebellion might have something to do with Jingzhou, so the subordinates wanted to investigate it in person. ”

"This ......" Liu Zhang heard this, and looked at Zhao Wei with a hesitant expression, obviously unable to make up his mind for a while.

Seeing this, Zhao Wei turned his head and gave Pang Xi a look, and immediately saw Pang Xi get up and said, "Lord, my subordinates think that what Zhao Beijia said is very true." Ba County is the gateway between Yizhou and Jingzhou, no matter how small the incident, there may be a big conspiracy behind it, not to mention that several captains rebelled together?! And...... Wu Fujun is a famous general in Yizhou, but the soldiers of the unified county were defeated by several thieves, and his subordinates feel that there may be some hidden secrets in them......"

When Liu Zhang heard this, he was about to say something, but seeing the still hesitant look on Liu Zhang's face, Zhao Wei suddenly said loudly, "Lord, the military situation is urgent, I hope the lord will make a decision immediately!" ”

"I hope the lord will make a decision immediately!" After Zhao Wei's voice fell, many officials in the hall echoed in unison.

Seeing this, a hint of gloom flashed in Liu Zhang's eyes, but he could only agree to Zhao Wei's proposal and appoint him as the Zhonglang general to lead the army to Ba County to quell the rebellion.

Jizhou, Yicheng.

Although Yi Cheng withstood countless attacks by the Yuan army under the protection of the camps outside the city, as time passed, these camps gradually became unable to resist. In the past, the mutual cooperation between the camps slowly began to disappear, but the number of requests for support from Gongsun Chan increased.

"Prince! The enemy's forces are so strong that our troops can no longer bear them. So this time, Captain Zheng sent a villain to come, hoping that the prince could send reinforcements as soon as possible......" A soldier knelt on the ground and pleaded.

"Humph! How can you not bear it?! Then Zheng Sheng thinks that Ben Hou is blind?! Go back and tell him that there are no reinforcements! Gongsun Chan snorted coldly when he heard this.

"Prince?!" When the soldier heard this, he looked at Gongsun Chan with a shocked expression, as if he couldn't believe what he had heard.

Gongsun Zhan was obviously too lazy to say much to this soldier, waved his hand and said impatiently, "Go back and tell Zheng Sheng, don't play tricks on Benhou, and resist the enemy army well!" Otherwise, ......" In the end, Gongsun Zhan's tone was full of murderous intent.

And after the soldier left, Gongsun Xu looked at Gongsun Chan with some hesitation and persuaded, "Father, now that the Yuan army's offensive is becoming more and more fierce, maybe ......."

"Okay, I don't have to persuade anymore!" Hearing this, Gongsun Zhan waved his hand and planned to say Gongsun Xu's words, but then he still opened his mouth to explain, "It is precisely because the Yuan army is strong now that I don't send troops to rescue!" How many times did the battalions come to ask for help during this time? If it goes on like this, then what's the point of me building these barracks? And if I don't send troops, then they will inevitably resist desperately, and when the time comes, when Yuan's offensive declines, I will definitely be able to win if I send troops to attack again! ”

Gongsun Zhan's tone was full of confidence, maybe it was because the previous victory had restored his confidence? It's just that Gongsun Xu and others are a little skeptical about this, but Gongsun Chan has already made a decision, but they don't dare to refute it.

However, Gongsun Chan actually has a sentence that is right, that is, when Captain Zheng who asked for help learned that there were no reinforcements, he was indeed more desperate, because if he didn't do this, it would be difficult to resist the attack of Yuan's army. And once he loses, his family will stay in Yicheng......

On the other side, Yuan Shao also sensed the enemy's abnormality.

"It's strange, during this time, Gongsun Chan didn't send reinforcements to support the battalions at all? Isn't there some kind of trick going on? Yuan Shao stroked his beard and groaned, his tone full of incomprehension.

"Hehe, the lord thinks too highly of that Gongsun Zhan, in the opinion of his subordinates, I'm afraid that the camps have frequently asked for help during this time, so that Gongsun Chan is tired of reinforcements at the same time, there is also suspicion in his heart, right?" Xu You chuckled when he heard this.

"The subordinates agree with Xu Beijia's words, that Gongsun Zhan is suspicious by nature, and now the enemy's battalions are frequently asking for help, which is likely to make him mistakenly think that the battalions are not willing to resist." Feng Ji echoed when he heard this.

"Hmm...... What the two of them said is very true, that ...... What's the solution? Hearing this, Yuan Shao looked at the two expectantly and asked.

"The subordinates thought that they could take the opportunity to increase the offensive again, so that the enemy battalions would have the idea that they could not resist. In this way, once Gongsun Chan refuses to support them again, other thoughts will inevitably arise in their hearts. When the time comes, the lord only needs to send someone to persuade him to surrender......" Xu Yu stroked his beard and chuckled.

"Well......" Yuan Shao groaned when he heard this, turned his head to look at Guo Tu and the others, and saw that they didn't say anything, so he nodded and said in a deep voice, "Then, let's do it according to Ziyuan's plan." Spread the order and increase the offensive. ”

"No!"

March, spring.

The rain finally fell on the dry land again, bringing life to the soil and hope to the hungry people. Countless people cheered and jumped in the rain, welcoming the nectar of heaven with their bodies shriveled by hunger.

"It's finally raining...... Li Yi rode Xiaobai to stand in the field, looking at the people who were singing and dancing in the rain, and breathed a sigh of relief. If it doesn't rain again, Li Yi doesn't dare to guarantee how long the grain stocks in the territory under his rule will last.

"yes, then everything will be back to normal." Xun Yu also breathed a sigh of relief.

"Hehe, Wen Ruo, you've worked hard during this time, you won't have to work these days, take a good rest at home." Hearing this, Li Yi looked at Xun Yu and chuckled.

Hearing Li Yi's words, Xun Yu didn't open his mouth to answer, and Guo Jia on the side stopped doing it, "Lord, what about his subordinates?" The subordinates also asked for a few days off! ”

"You?" When Li Yi heard this, he glanced at Guo Jia with squinted eyes, and then said angrily, "I let you work just to let you have a good rest!" ”

In a word, Guo Jia's face was flushed and he couldn't refute it. Seeing this scene, Xu Shu and others on the side couldn't help but laugh.

As we laughed, the rain became heavier, as if God was going to replace last year's rain in one go. In this regard, Li Yi and the others hurriedly walked quickly towards the city. At the same time, the smile on their faces completely disappeared and turned into a grim color.

"Zihao, send someone to let the people go home, don't get caught in the cold." Li Yi said to Zhu Hao in a deep voice.

"No!"

"Wen Ruo, send someone to inform all places, pay close attention to the water level of Luoshui, and report it immediately if there is a possibility of danger!" After Zhu Hao left, Li Yi ordered Xun Yu again.

"No!" Everyone responded respectfully.

Floods, even in later generations, are terrible natural disasters that occur from time to time, let alone in this era. Especially in the Yellow River Basin, although successive rulers have spent a lot of manpower and material resources to control the Yellow River, floods still occur from time to time. Once it happens, there will be a large number of casualties. After all, floods are much simpler and more brutal than major droughts.

Of course, it is impossible for just one day of rain to produce floods, which is just a wake-up call for Li Yi.

"I hope that this year can be spent without disasters, so that next year will ......" Li Yi looked at the pouring rain outside, thinking silently in his heart.

Although Li Yi has been recuperating all these years, it does not mean that Li Yi really likes it. If he could, he also hoped to fight like Yuan Shao and Cao Cao for many years, eliminate the hostile forces as soon as possible, and then dominate the world.

It's a pity that Li Yi can't do this. Not only because Li Yi knows the disadvantages of doing this, but also because even if Li Yi is really extravagant, can he really dominate the world in a short period of time?! Not necessarily!

Years of conquest represent displacement within the territory and the people are struggling to make a living, look at today's Yanzhou and Jizhou, and then look at today's merger and division, it is really different from the past. In fact, if Cao Cao, Yuan Shao and others were given a chance, they didn't want to fight like this year after year. It's a pity that the situation in the world forced them to do so.

Just when Li Yi was busy with spring ploughing and beware of possible floods, Ma Teng on the Chang'an side was indeed more and more moist and comfortable.

"Thanks to Prime Minister Hongfu, now it has rained heavily in Jingzhaoyin, Youfufeng and other places, I believe that this year will definitely be a bumper year!" Liu Fan said loudly with a respectful face.

"I guess it was the prime minister's move to open a position to help the people that moved the heavens, right? Otherwise, why would it suddenly rain heavily? Zhong Xuan also opened his mouth and agreed.

"Yes, yes......" The words of the two fell, and many scholars and doctors praised them one after another.

At this time, because of the heavy rain falling from the sky, Ma Teng, at Jia Xu's suggestion, summoned hundreds of officials to hold sacrifices to thank God. At the beginning, Ma Teng was quite reluctant, "Wenhe, over the years, I have been incompatible with the doctors, even if I show goodwill, what can I do?" ”

"Prime Minister, the lower officials are not asking the prime minister to show favor to the hundred officials, but hoping that through this move, he will help the prime minister find those who are worth wooing. After all, among the scholars, not all of them were loyal to the court. There are quite a few people, such as General Liu, don't they just want to cling to the prime minister in exchange for glory and wealth? It's just that in the past, the prime minister didn't give them a chance at all, although this could prevent the tricks of the scholars, but it also made it difficult for the prime minister. After all, this world is still the world of the scholars, and if you want to achieve great things, you can't do without the support of these scholars......" Jia Xu said.

It was these words that made Ma Teng change his mind, "If I can really get the support of the scholars, then it will undoubtedly become easier for me to rule the place." When the time comes, even if Madame is cured......" Ma Teng thought.

And now, listening to the sycophants of Liu Fan and others, although most of the scholars and doctors are still expressionless and hostile, Ma Teng is still very happy. Or is it because only a few people are like this that he is happy, right? If everyone suddenly became sycophant, Ma Teng, no matter how stupid he was, would not fail to guess that there was a problem.

"Wenhe, what do you think of those people today?" When he returned to the city, Ma Teng found an opportunity to ask Jia Xu.

"Prime Minister, Xia Guan thinks that the performance of the Liu brothers all along should be trustworthy. Since their father, Liu Junlang, went to Yizhou, he has been resisting the orders of the imperial court in the name of the five buckets of rice, but now it seems that he has long had the intention of separating the place. And now, Liu Junlang died of illness, and the position of Yizhou Mu was succeeded by his fourth son Liu Jiyu, in this case, they can't have no ideas. Jia Xu said respectfully.

"But they are members of the Liu family...... Will they really be true to their roots? Ma Teng asked with some hesitation.

"Prime Minister, although they are relatives of the Liu family, how many relatives are there in the Liu family? And how many are really loyal to the court? Otherwise, why did Liu Xuande, Liu Jingsheng and others not have the slightest intention of leading the army into Beijing, but have been plotting to expand their territory? Jia Xu said in a calm tone.

"Well, is there anyone else besides them?" Ma Teng nodded when he heard this, and said noncommittally.

"The Yellow Gate Squire Zhong Xiang Zhong Yuanchang also seems to be a person who can be wooed. The Zhong family used to be a big family in Yingchuan, and his great-grandfather Zhong Hao was one of the four elders of Yingchuan. But because of the disaster of the party, since the grandparents, they have gradually not entered the court as officials, and now compared with other Yingchuan scholars, they have been much lonelier. Hearing this, Jia Xu said respectfully, "And now that Yingchuan has fallen into the hands of that Cao Mengde, I think it's because I don't want to offend the prime minister, right?" ”

As he walked, Ma Teng didn't give any attitude towards Jia Xu's words, but just listened silently. After a while, the two came to Jia Xu's mansion.

Glancing at the two soldiers guarding the door, Ma Teng suddenly said to Jia Xu, "Wenhe, these soldiers have been here for a long time, right?" ”

Hearing this, Jia Xu paused, and then said, "Yes, the situation in Beijing was chaotic in the past, but fortunately, Mrs. valued it and specially sent someone to protect Xia Guan and Xia Guan's family. ”

"Well, in this way, they have also made a lot of contributions, so let's give them a promotion. As for the safety of Wenhe and your family, I will send another group of people here. Ma Teng said casually.

"Thank you, Prime Minister!" Hearing this, Jia Xu hurriedly thanked him, and a fine light flashed in his eyes.