After Lu Bu first collected and burned the corpses in Tuzhong, he went south to Tutang, Liyang and other counties to burn all the corpses of the dead flood, and never found Mei Cheng's body. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info

All the way down the Huai River to the south, the already dilapidated Runan is even more barren, thousands of miles uninhabited, and the road is full of corpses that have been swept up by the flood and hung on the treetops and begun to decompose.

After Juchao, the speed of the march of the army led by Lu Bu increased, and the corpses cleaned up became fewer and fewer.

After a few days of delay, Lu Bu arrived in Chao County. Chaoxian County is located next to Chaohu Lake and has not been disturbed by flooding. That is, the banks of the Huai River are very serious, and other places have not been affected. The only thing that is being affected is Shouchun, where the Huai River does not flow to the Yangtze River and spreads in all directions.

Chen Yu took the civil and military officials out of the city to greet Lu Bu, and Lu Xun and Lu Ji were also listed.

On the way into the city with the army, Lu Ji was summoned and asked, "How is the progress of the virtuous nephew printing books?" ”

Lu Ji glanced at Lu Xun and Lu Qiling in the distance, shook his head and said to Lu Bu: "I am a generation higher than Lu Boyan, and I will be called a virtuous brother in the future." If Feng Xiangong feels embarrassed, it is okay to call me the table character, and the table character that my father gave me before his death is called Gongji. ”

Lu Bu is forty years old, Lu Ji is eleven or twelve years old, and the two of them call each other brothers and sisters, which really makes Lu Bu feel a little embarrassed, and he doesn't care about his title, let alone understands Lu Ji's hint: "Okay, then can there be progress in the printing of Lu Gongji?" ”

"I've tried many times, but the wood is too hard, and the printed handwriting is blurry in some places, and I need to add strokes manually. However, on the whole, it is much more time-saving and labor-saving than hand-copying the whole book, but it is still far from being popularized in the market as Feng Xiangong thought, and further adjustments are needed. Lu Ji said.

Lu Bu said in surprise: "It's good if it can be done, nothing can be perfected overnight, so there is no need to rush this matter." Is there any progress in the papermaking that Chen Yu started? ”

Chen Yu saw Lu Bu asking him, bowed down and replied: "My lord, I have collected some rotten bamboos from swamps, ponds, and Chaohu Lake, and conducted many experiments according to the method said by my lord. ”

"There's no need to rush this, let's explore it slowly." Lu Bu comforted. Lü Bu advanced the improvement of papermaking and printing by hundreds of years, and the gap in experience between this is not something that can be bridged in a short time, but requires a lot of time to study.

Lu Xun squeezed forward and asked: "The rivers in the Shouchun area are flooding, and seeing the crops ripe, I am afraid that the harvest will be reduced by half compared to the estimate." The general has to dig the river by hand, and he is afraid that the supply of grain and grass is insufficient, so he needs to leave some people to go to Chaohu Lake to fish? ”

"Your idea of proposing to go to Chaohu Lake to fish is very good, and the salted fish that were sent to the army some time ago have reduced a lot of military food expenses. But there is a lot of labor needed at the moment, so I plan to bring all the young and middle-aged people to Gushi County in the upper reaches of the Huai River, so that they can help dig the river, and let the old and weak people help harvest the grain grown by Zheng Bao in the Chaohu area. ”

Lu Bu not only had to dig the river, but also had to grab Liu Biao's grain by hand, of course, he could arrange as many people as possible to grab one more grain.

"I have estimated that Zheng Bao has a population of nearly 100,000 and needs at least 50,000 stone of grain a year, so I expect to be able to harvest 50,000 or 60,000 stones, doesn't the general leave an army to harvest the grain?" Lu Xun asked.

More than 50,000 stone grains and grass! Lu Bu is very moved, less is less, and the mosquito foot board is also meat. How much grain can he grab from Liu Biao? He didn't know either. If the population after Lu Bu went to Guanzhong was assumed to be 500,000, the people consumed one pound of grain a day, the soldiers consumed three pounds of grain, plus war horses and seeds, at least two million stone were needed to barely make ends meet, and Guanzhong must be taken before the winter wheat was sown, and if one crop of wheat was missed, the grain needed would be doubled. Can Lu Bu snatch a million stones from Liu Biao's rule? It's a blessing to be able to grab half of it.

"Sun Ce has withdrawn his troops from Guangling, and the next step should be to expand westward. Chaohu Lake and Moling are too close to each other, and it is difficult to guarantee that Sun Ce will not send a naval army to attack Chaohu Lake while our main force is heading to Runan. Lu Bu said worriedly. He didn't have a navy to contend with the Jiangdong navy, so he could only be beaten passively.

"Sun Ce has always had an alliance with the general. The general has no strong enemy at the moment, Sun Ce will not rashly provoke a war, and it is very likely that he will instruct Liu Xun, the Taishou of Lujiang, to attack, and he will send out Chaisang and Yuzhang to collect all the land south of the Yangtze River. Lu Xun said.

According to history, the area around Yuzhang should have been under Sun Ce's command, but he sent troops to Guangling and had no time to go to Yuzhang.

"Liu Xun's troops also have twenty or thirty thousand, and if there is no army in Chaohu, I am afraid it will be difficult to resist." Lu Bu said.

"If the general trusts, I am willing to lead an army and wait for the food to ripen." Lu Xun said.

"How many people are needed?" Lu Bu asked rhetorically.

"Three thousand foot soldiers can be guaranteed." Lu Xun said.

Lu Bu looked at Lu Xun in disbelief: "Can you use three thousand foot soldiers to resist Liu Xun or Sun Ce?" ”

"The general misunderstood, I mean to leave 3,000 people here to wait for the crops to ripen, if Liu Xun and Sun Ce's army attacked, they had to abandon the city and leave. If Liu Xun and Sun Ce don't come, they can harvest grain. ”

"It's okay, then it's up to you to assist Chaohu Taishou Yang Ling to defend Chaohu, but do you need a general?" Since Lu Xun didn't want to fight Liu Xun, Lu Bu was relieved to leave him behind. In fact, this Chaohu Lake is too guarded by Yang Ling, Lu Bu has never seen it, and his official position is directly arranged by Chen Gong.

"Father, why don't I stay and assist Lu Boyan?" Lu Qiling stepped forward to recommend herself.

Lu Bu felt a little strange and asked, "Don't you shout every time you want to go into battle to kill the enemy, why did you voluntarily stay in the rear this time?" ”

Lu Qiling looked at Lu Bu with some weakness and said: "There is no enemy to kill when I go to Runan, even if there are enemies, as well as General Zhang and General Gao, it will not be my turn to fight." Stay here, in case Liu Xun doesn't have a long eye, if he raises troops to attack, I can go on a killing spree. ”

The more Lu Qiling spoke, the more excited she became, as if Liu Xun was already on her way here.

"Nope." Lu Bucai was not at ease to leave Lu Qiling in Chaohu, Lu Qiling lost her restraints, once an enemy army arrived, with her belligerent character, she rushed up to protect the dumplings without holding the crescent halberd.

"If the lord wants to train the next generation, he can't always protect our integrity, and he must let us have more experience. It's better to leave Qiling, Gao Chao, and Zhang Hu behind. Bo Yan is cautious and knows how to be measured. Chen Yu saw Lu Qiling looking at him for help, and came forward to say.

"I'm still not at ease." Lu Bu shook his head and said.

"I am willing to protect the little lady with my life." Lu Xun held his head high, trying to show his thin body imposingly.

Lu Qiling listened, her face flushed slightly.

Lu Buhu looked at Lu Xun and Lu Qiling suspiciously, the performance of these two people was a little abnormal. However, Lu Qiling married Lu Xun, and Lu Bu didn't feel wronged by her, Lu Xun was comparable to Zhuge Liang's existence, and marrying Lu Xun was much better than Lu Qiling's tragic ending in history.

Lu Bu sighed silently: The woman is not staying.

At this moment, he felt like his own things had been stolen, and he was very reluctant in his heart, and his eyes were a little uncomfortable when he looked at Lu Xun: "Then I will leave Gao Chao, Zhang Hu and Lu Qiling to you as thugs, if the three of them have any strengths and weaknesses, don't come to see me." ”

Lu Bu also wanted to give him a chance to be alone, but he had the idea of free love in his heart, which was very contrary to the order of his evil parents. He very much hopes that his daughter can choose a Langjun he likes, and Lu Bu does not intend to interfere in the affairs of the two of them, and let them develop freely. At present, the two have a good impression of each other, and they are far from the point of talking about marriage, but it is becoming more and more uncomfortable to see Lu Xun dangling in front of them.

"If you have the confidence of the general, you will not be derelict in your duties." Lu Xun said happily. As long as it is a man, everyone fantasizes about having the opportunity to make meritorious contributions, which is the innate nature of men, except for Lu Ji.

"The general will take Uncle away, Uncle has a leg and foot disease, in case an enemy army comes, I'm afraid it will be too late to escape." Lu Xun said.

Lu Xun didn't say anything, Lu Bu would also take them to Runan along with their families and grain and grass.

Lü Bu first settled the soldiers into the barracks, and asked Chen Ang to prepare wooden carts to carry grain and grass. He went straight to his family's residence, and he hadn't seen his family for nearly a month, and he missed it very much. Especially Du Xiuniang should be about to give birth, whether the child is his or not, Lu Bu is a little worried about dystocia, there is no obstetrics and gynecology in ancient times, giving birth is to wander in the ghost gate, many women are all big and small when they are in labor.

As soon as he entered the gate of the mansion, Diao Chan was chasing Cao Jie.

"Little ancestor, don't make trouble, you see that you finally caught a little bird, you have to pluck out the bird's feathers and roast it to eat, so that the yard is full of sparks, and you just burned the backyard a few days ago, and you want to burn the front yard."

Diao Chan's weak voice came from afar, and she was choked by the naughty Cao Jie.

"Cicadas." Lu Bu shouted at Diao Chan, who had been so busy ignoring Diao Chan that he had been so busy since he went down to Pi.

"Husband!" Diao Chan shouted in surprise, abandoning Cao Jie and running to Lu Bu.

"Husband is back!" Cao Jie saw Lu Bu, clapped his hands milkily, and said excitedly with a small face.

"Who is your husband, call me father-in-law." Lu Bu's face was full of black lines. His forty-year-old man was called husband by a little girl of four or five years old, and there was a chill in his heart.

"Father-in-law, please eat." Cao Jie handed a blackened bird corpse to Lu Bu.

Looking at the bird corpse that was tossed by her, Lu Bu felt sorry for several women in the family, and he didn't know how Lao Cao's daughter tossed his wives at home: "I'm not hungry, you eat by yourself." Have you ever been beaten at home? ”

Cao Jie's mouth was deflated: "Sanniang always bullies me." ”

"Little Ancestor is good, you can play by yourself." Diao Chan drove Cao Jie away and said to Lu Bu: "Madame is sleeping, husband go and see her first." ”

"Madame is sick?" Lu Bu exclaimed.

"No, Madame is just a little sleepy." Diao Chan said.

Lu Bu was still a little unconvinced, and walked anxiously towards Yan Lin's room. There is no custom of sleeping during the day in this society. Sleeping during the day will be scolded for being lazy.