In the fourth year of the first peace of the Han Dynasty, in May. It's just summer, and the weather is already unusually hot. In the territory of Qingzhou, the large and small rivers have been cut off one after another, the river channel faintly has cracked the image, the shallow wells with a slightly lower water level have also dried up, and the green and yellow grass seedlings in the fields are crackling, just like the ringworm on the drooping body of the Han Dynasty.

"Four hundred years of the Han Dynasty, why is this!" Although I knew that this year's drought would consume the last bit of vitality of the once glorious Han Dynasty, and officially open the prelude to the troubled times in which the heroes rose together, Qingzhou, where Lu Bujun was based, would also take advantage of the situation to rise and usher in the opportunity to achieve great things, but at this moment, seeing this devastated image, Qin Xu, as a person from later generations, watched the few numbers in the history books turn into an unbearable reality in front of him, and he still couldn't help but sigh.

"Master Qin, don't be sad, we don't read much, but we also know the truth that if you are up to it, you can help the world, and if you are poor, you will be good to yourself. At present, we don't know how other states will deal with it, but although Qingzhou has suffered a serious disaster this time, Lai Zhugong and Qin Zhushu have the people in mind, and under the early arrangement, it is at least much better than the tragic situation of starvation and eating everywhere during the previous disasters. Lao Xu, who had been following Qin Xu, exchanged glances with Sima Mao, nodded secretly, and said. This time, Qin Xu got Lu Bu's acquiescence, and borrowed from Guo Jia from Lao Xu, Sima Mao, Kong Erzi and several other familiar trapped camp Dubo to lead 300 elite soldiers as guards, and in order not to make Tao Qian suspicious, he did not move other battalion soldiers, but Tongdian Wei led Mi Zhen to marry 3,000 Qin private soldiers, in the name of guarding the Mi family's grain road, on the surface, headed by Mi Fang, the second elder of the Mi family, went to Xuzhou to "act".

"Yes, Master Qin, this world has been like this since the Guanghe period (Emperor Ling 178-184), successive natural disasters have not stopped much, and after a few times, I got used to it, and there is really nothing to see. But don't worry, even if Qingzhou has been dry for a few years, with my Mi family's connections, it will definitely not make the lord lack food! The one who spoke so carefully was Cao Mifang, a merchant in Qingzhou. Speaking of Mi Fang, she has been very nervous recently, and for her eldest brother's previous move to take refuge before he had a firm foothold in Lu Bu, it was a five-body surrender that he admired. Seeing that Lu Bu flattened the entire territory of Qingzhou, he almost handed over the economic lifeline of the entire Qingzhou to the control of the Mi family, and married Lu Bu's son-in-law, Qin Zhushu, who had a high prestige in the army, that is, Zang Hong, the actual controller of Qingzhou's government affairs who had never treated him very well before, who was born in a merchant family, and looked much better in color, and even nodded at himself when he met, not to mention some small officials such as porter tax collectors. Mi Fang also has to give some face to some Xuzhou's first-class doormen and tax collectors. Moreover, this time Qin Xu went out on business, leaving so many soldiers without him, but bringing with him the three thousand family members as his sister's dowry, but Lu Bu had no intention of objecting, what an obvious "signal" this is.

"yes, it's nothing to look at! However, it was also because of the drought at that time that the Yellow Turban thieves took advantage of the chaos and stirred up more than ten years and have not stopped! Qin Xu was hurting himself while sitting on the horse, and suddenly listened to his own "second uncle" who felt quite good about himself and flattered him constantly along the way, although he also knew that Mi Fang was kind flattery, and it was really human life in these years, and it was even the norm, but he still couldn't help but say sarcastically.

"Yes, yes! What Master Qin said is! Seeing Qin Xu say this, Mi Fang hurriedly accompanied him and said again and again. Mi Fang has heard of the methods of the Qin master in front of him, and many years of business experience have also made Mi Fang's mind quite lively, although Qin Xu is his own sister-in-law, but he is also Lu Bu's son-in-law, if he puts on a face like a second uncle in front of Qin Xu, Mi Fang is not stupid enough to think that he can surpass Qingzhou Mu Lu Bu. Seeing that Lu Bu was so relieved to let Qin Xu take so many soldiers, and also sent the elite and generals in the army to protect him, it shows Qin's status in Lu Bu's heart. Mi Fang also thought about it, not to mention that it was just two sarcastic sentences that didn't hurt or itch right now, it was just scolding, and it was also close to him, otherwise why didn't he see Qin Xu sarcastic about others?

"Ahem, Brother Zifang, forgive me, it was Xu who touched the scene just now, and he was overlooked for a while, and he took the liberty to lose his words!" Anyway, he is also his second uncle, and what he said is also unintentional, and he is much older than himself, that is, for the sake of Mi Zhen's face, he still has to give some face in front of others, Qin Xu saw Mi Fang's cautious flattery, and he didn't want to leave a bad impression on his own people, after all, Qingzhou's grain coins are thanks to the Mi family, so he arched his hand slightly apologetically, and said.

"Zhong Ming is too polite, a family, where is there so much exquisiteness! The eldest brother also scolds me a lot, I've long been used to it, Zhong Ming doesn't have to take it to heart! "If it was said that Mi Fang was sarcastic by Qin Xu's preaching for no reason just now, and there were still some awkward words in his heart, after listening to Qin Xu's words that were obviously much closer, the corners of his mouth were about to grin to the root of his ears, and the trace of forbearance in his heart had long since disappeared, and even his own troubles were said casually.

"Then thank you Brother Zifang for your forgiveness!" Qin Xu nodded with a smile, paused slightly, and said: "Xu tasted the words of the lord, Brother Zifang protects and maintains the grain road of Qingzhou's lifeline, and travels between Qingzhou and Xu, and he has a great deal of responsibility, and his contribution is really great, and he is his own person, comparable to Xiao He of the Han Dynasty." I think Brother Zifang is quite familiar with Jinan and Langya on this business road, right? ”

"What Zhong Ming said is too much, too much!" Mi Fang was originally planning to use this excuse to take advantage of this time, although he didn't know what it was to pretend to be like this, but he must take the opportunity to deepen his relationship with Qin Xu, and now listening to Qin Xu's words made Mi Fang quite useful, and the snot bubbles were about to pop up, after listening to Qin Xu's question, he didn't want to say without thinking: "If Zhong Ming asks other places, Mi may not know, but in Jinan and Langya, Mi has to go almost once a month, so it is naturally familiar, if you want to find somewhere, Zhong Ming just says." ”

"Oh? If Brother Zifang is so sure, it would be really good, Xu will thank you in advance! "Qin Xu got the news from the old fox Jia Xu, Kan Xuan is very likely to be able to hide the grain and grass military resources looted from Pengcheng and Donghai in Langya County, which was adjacent to the two places because of Lu Bu's prestige at that time, and the Yellow Turbans of Xuzhou did not dare to touch it, but where the specific place is, Jia Xu did not say clearly, only that Langya County is close to Qingzhou Jinan and Yanzhou Taishan County. As for Qin Xu's question about how Jia Xu got this news, the old fox was talking a lot, Qin Xu was shocked by the huge amount of this batch of treasures, so he didn't continue to ask. But at the moment, although this general range is there, but this range seems to be a little too big, and the number of regions that meet these conditions is too much, after a few days of further screening, only a few places are barely locked, but it is only a few vague dots on the marching map, this time listening to Mi Fang's bold words, Qin Xu suddenly felt a little more confident.

"Master Qin, the commander of the canon who went to Jinan City and Kong Dubo are back, and General Cheng Lian is also here." Just as Qin Xu was thinking about how to ask Mi Fang, who didn't know the truth, about the specific situation of these places without leaking traces, Sima Mao came to report and said. This time, Qin Xu planned to stay in Jinan first, and not easily enter Xuzhou when the goal was uncertain, so as not to misunderstand Tao Qian, who had become quite like a frightened bird because of Cao **'s threat to slaughter Xuzhou last time, especially when this catastrophe came, causing unnecessary trouble out of thin air. And the reason why he didn't directly enter Jinan City, but first sent Dian Wei and Kong Er to retreat and go to inform Cheng Lian, the owner of the flying cavalry battalion stationed locally, was because of the sequelae of Qin Xu's original nickname. After all, the people in charge of Jinan now, from Sima to Gong Cao, probably don't have a good impression of Qin Xu.

"Brother Zhongming! Oops, I really want to die of our old age! People didn't see it clearly, but this rough voice arrived first, and the three horses galloped not far away, leaving Dian Wei and Kong Er stunned far behind, and the one who came first was Cheng Lian, who stayed here to train the Yellow Turban Army after the battle with Cao ** Jinan, and was "deceived" by Qin Xu several times.

"Old Cheng! Look at you, you've been living a pretty comfortable life lately, and your belly is getting bigger and bigger! How's that, it's a good taste to be the commander of the first army, right? Qin Xu was about to get off the horse and bet with himself several times before, but he could only bow his head and lead his horse to fall and kick it every time, relatively speaking, the military general who had the best relationship with him in Lu Bu's army gave his hand to courtesy, but he was caught off guard by Cheng Lian, who pounced on him, and could only helplessly push away this honest man who was obviously a little too excited, taller than Qin Xu by nearly two ends, and said jokingly.

"Alas! Brother Zhongming, you have hurt my brother! Unexpectedly, Qin Xu's joke made this strong man who had been fighting with Lu Bu for many years look lonely, but he sighed, and without waiting for Qin Xu to ask, he spit out bitter water and said: "When I was on the side of the lord before, although the soldiers I led were no more than a thousand at most, there was still a battle to fight. But since he was stationed in Jinan, although our Lao Cheng has more than several times more brothers, he has been reduced to the point where he can only listen to the news that the lord and your lord Qin keep winning the battle. The Beihai chaos broke out before, and the troops in Linzi were insufficient, so I thought that the lord would definitely transfer us to go with him, who would want you to show your majesty in front of the Qin master's book, and force 200,000 Yellow Turban soldiers to surrender in front of the formation, so that we can rejoice; This is not the chaos in Xuzhou before, let's think about it, what can we do by relying on those yellow turban soldiers? This time, what should be that, as you said, brother, the building near the water gets the moon first, and it should be our turn, right? But I don't want these people to look very fierce, but they are like the silk cloth, and they were beaten by the lord and lay down, and let us wait for a few days in vain, you say, brother, I don't blame you, who do you blame? ”

"Lao Cheng, this is just that you are not authentic! Since you entered Qingzhou, you are the first one under the command of the lord to lead the troops to guard the town alone, Jinan is such a critical place, the lord is relieved to hand it over to you, what are you still scratching here? Qin Xu couldn't help but laugh and listened to Lian Da's bitter nagging, it seems that this solo leader is indeed quite exercised, and he has turned a straightforward nine-foot strong man into chatter, Qin Xu only has a wry smile, and reintroduced Dian Wei and Mi Fang, who are already the deputy commanders of the pro-guard battalion, to Cheng Lian, seeing that Cheng Lian and Dian Wei Mifang still looked lacking in interest after seeing each other, Qin Xu shook his head with a wry smile, and said to Cheng Lian in a low voice: "There were many things before that the flying cavalry camp was not mixed in, and it was not because the lord trusted Lao Cheng you, You can rest assured that you will hand over the important land of Jinan to your lord, right? Besides, don't you just want to have a good time, it's very easy, do you think Qin Mou brought these many people here just to catch up with you? I don't have to hide it from you, among the 3,300 people brought by Qin, in addition to the 300 brothers in the camp that you are familiar with, the remaining 3,000 people are actually just some strong-looking family members, and this time they brought out to experience and experience, compared to the combat power of the 20,000 Yellow Turban soldiers before the army, it is much inferior, if something happens, I can't say that you will have to lead the troops to help Qin! ”

"Hey! Brother Zhongming, why didn't you say it earlier! Look at this trouble, let me let you listen to our old man's scratch! What I didn't say, as long as you Qin Zhushu said a word, go in the water and go in the fire! Although the order is, if we say a word, please behead someone! Cheng Lian didn't expect Qin Xu to say this, his face was overjoyed, and he immediately patted his ** bang and said with an oath. (To be continued.) )