When Zhang Niucal hurriedly returned to the inn, Jin Shang was looking for him.

Seeing Zhang Niucal, Jin Shang split his head and asked, "Where have you been to the calf?" ”

"Back to Taifu, I went to the street to inquire about the news." Zhang Niucal replied confidently.

"Asking for news?" Jin Shang frowned and said, "So, have you found out any news?" ”

"The last general really found out an important news." Zhang Niucalf walked over and attached to Jin Shang's ear and said, "Liu Xun, the guard of Lujiang County, did not go to Xiang'an, but is still in Anhui City. ”

"Is this the case?" Jin Shang's face suddenly changed greatly, and he said, "The news is true?" ”

"Absolutely." Zhang Niucalf said firmly, "The last general heard with his own ears what the steward of the county guard said. ”

Zhang Niuli told him about the situation of meeting the county keeper in the Qinglou at that time, but the Qinglou was replaced by a restaurant.

Jin Shang's brows furrowed suddenly, and he muttered to himself: "So, Liu Xun didn't actually go to Xiang'an, but just an excuse not to see me?" ”

Zhang Niucal said: "It should be so. ”

Jin Shang groaned: "Liu Xun can't be seen, there must be a reason. ”

Zhang Niucal said: "It should be so. ”

Jin Shang said again: "Could it be that Liu Xun has already guessed our intention? ”

Zhang Niucal said again: "It should be so." ”

Jin Shang glared at the calf and said, "Can't you say something else?" ”

Zhang Niucalf snorted and said blankly: "Something else? I don't know anything but war. ”

Jin Shang's eyes turned white when he heard this, but at this time, he had already tasted something, Liu Xun had probably guessed his intention, and he didn't welcome the remnants of the Yuan family to come to Lujiang, so he hid and refused to meet.

However, Jin Shang did not intend to give up just yet, because in his eyes, the remnants of the Yuan clan had nowhere to go except Lujiang.

Therefore, whether Liu Xun welcomes it or not, the remnants of the Yuan family must come to Lujiang to settle down, since Liu Xun is not happy, then find a way to force him to comply.

After pondering for a moment, Jin Shang thought of a countermeasure.

At that moment, Jin Shang brought Zhang Niucal to him and ordered: "Niu Calf, you will take all the sergeants to the street, and spread the news whenever you meet people, saying that Gongzi will first capture Tai Shici in Xia Caisheng, and then defeat Sun Ce in Longkang, which is the nemesis of the Jiangdong Army, and then say that Sun Ce's Jiangdong army has entered Lujiang, and only Gongzi can save Lujiang." ”

Zhang Niucal didn't think about it, so he took the order.

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The news of the Jiangdong army's attack on the Lujiang River spread throughout Anhui overnight.

Early the next morning, there was a rush to buy rice and grain in the city of Wancheng.

No one is stupid, once the war starts, the first urgent material in the city is food, so as long as there is some spare money at home, they want to stock up on some food.

In just one morning, most of the grain stocks in more than a dozen grain stores in the city were gone.

As soon as the owners of more than a dozen grain stores saw that the situation was not right, they closed their doors directly.

However, this caused even greater panic, and the unavailable citizens demanded that the grain stores reopen, and as the demands were not met, violence broke out into smashing and looting.

Although the violence was quickly suppressed, the repercussions were already being felt.

In the afternoon, citizens fled with their families one after another, and all four gates of Anhui City were blocked.

At this time, Liu Xun, the county guard of Lujiang, finally couldn't sit still, and urgently ordered the army to close the four gates, and then summoned all the civil and military officials in the city with more than 500 stones, as well as the patriarchs of the various clans, to the county guard's mansion.

"Check, we must check to the end!" Liu Xun was furious in front of everyone, "I want to see who is spreading rumors behind my back, nothing happens!" ”

However, the Lujiang civil and military forces present and the patriarchs of the various clans were worried.

Although at present, the relationship between Jiangdong and Lujiang is not bad, but almost all the Lujiang civil and military and scholar patriarchs present are more inclined to believe that most of the news is true.

The little overlord Sun Ce is ambitious, how can he be satisfied with just pacifying the four counties of Jiangdong?

At present, Sun Ce has united Cao Cao, Lu Bu, and Liu Bei to defeat the puppet emperor Yuan Shu, and the biggest threat to Jiangdong has been swept away, so next, Sun Ce will definitely set his sights on Lujiang County!

Therefore, it is possible for Sun Ce to collect Lujiang by the way on the way back to Jiangdong after retreating.

It's really the more worried about something, the more something comes, the patriarch of the Lujiang Wenwu and Shi clan present was still worried just now, the Jiangdong army entered Lujiang just because it was not groundless, and the next moment, Liu Xun's subordinate Liu Wei hurriedly entered the hall and whispered a few words to Liu Xun, and after Liu Xun heard it, his face changed suddenly.

The whispering in the hall suddenly stopped.

Everyone's eyes focused on Liu Xun and waited for the next step.

Liu Xun didn't want to make the urgent report he had just received public, but he also knew that such a big thing could not be concealed, and the Lujiang civil and military forces present were just fine, but the patriarchs of these scholars were all local snakes in Lujiang, no matter what the news, I was afraid that they would not be able to hide it.

After only hesitating for a moment, Liu Xun still decided to tell the truth.

"Ladies and gentlemen." Liu Xun's gaze swept over everyone's faces, and he said in a heavy tone, "I just received an urgent report from Shu County, Cao Cao pretended to be in the name of the Son of Heaven and named Sun Ce as a rebellious general. ”

"What? Did Sun Ce really enter the Lujiang River with the Jiangdong army? ”

"Let's just say it, the air won't come to the wind, this matter must be true."

"It's broken, it's broken, it's broken, I'm afraid Lujiang County won't be guaranteed."

"Yes, Lujiang County has few soldiers, if there is a war with the Jiangdong Army, it will inevitably be burned, so it is better to sacrifice the city and beg to surrender."

"Surrender? It just doesn't make sense! Although the Jiangdong army is numerous, although Sun Ce is brave and good at fighting, the city of Anhui is high and deep, and the city defense is strong, and it is not easy for Sun Ce to take the city of Anhui. ”

"What Zhang Duwei said is very true, if Sun Ce really drove troops to attack Anhui City, we can also ask Jiangxia for help, Huang Zu and Sun Ce have a grudge against their father, and he will not know the truth that his lips are dead and his teeth are cold."

"If Huang Zu sees death and doesn't save him, he can still welcome Gongzi to come to Wancheng, since Gongzi can defeat the Jiangdong Army twice in a row in Xia Cai and Long Kang, he must also be able to defeat the Jiangdong Army in Wancheng for the third time."

"Look down, look for Huang Zu, just pull the young son to come to Wancheng."

"Greeting the son? Is the gentleman joking with so-and-so? If Yuan is a yellow-mouthed son, how can he be Sun Ce's opponent? As for the battle between Xia Cai and Long Kang, most of them are hearsay and cannot be believed. ”

"It's also hard to believe."

Liu Xun's voice fell, and the entire hall exploded at once.

There are those who are in a hurry, there are those who are calm, and there is no shortage of people who are impassioned.

It's just that no one can convince anyone, and they all quarrel there.

Seeing that everyone was arguing, Liu Xun regretted that he didn't invite Liu Ye to come.

There were so many civil and military generals and patriarchs of the scholar clan at the scene, including his younger brother Liu Kai and his son Liu Wei, no one could share his worries, and when it came to a fatal moment, he could only rely on Liu Ziyang.

At that moment, Liu Xun dismissed everyone, and then ordered the servants to set up a car, and the light car and the people went straight to Liu Ye's house.

Hearing that the county guard was coming, Liu Ye didn't dare to slack off, and hurriedly ordered the servants to pick him up and go to the middle gate to greet Liu Xun.

Seeing Liu Ye standing at the foot of the steps of the middle gate with the support of the servants, Liu Xun hurriedly walked a few steps forward to hold Liu Ye's hands, and said with some shame: "Ziyang, your sores have not healed, why do you need to be polite?" ”

"It's okay, it's just a small injury." Liu Ye broke free from Liu Xun's hand and made a salute.

At that moment, Liu Ye welcomed Liu Xun into the living room, and ordered the servants to cook tea and treat each other.

After the cold noise, Liu Xun said directly: "Ziyang, something is wrong. ”

Liu Ye smiled and said, "But Sun Ce's Jiangdong Army has entered the Lujiang River boundary? ”

"How did Ziyang know?" Liu Xun's eyes suddenly lit up when he heard this, he also got the news not long ago, could it be that Liu Ye had another source?

Or is it that the Jiangdong envoy has arrived at Liu Ye's mansion?

Liu Ye said: "Ming Gong is too worried, and he is guessing." ”

"Ziyang is really like a god." Liu Xun was suspicious, and said, "As Ziyang said, Sun Ce led an army of 20,000 to cross Chaohu Lake in Hefei and set up a camp in Stone Town on the south bank of Chaohu Lake. ”

Liu Ye said: "Ming Gong is panicking, Sun Ce's move is just throwing stones to ask for directions. ”

"Throwing stones and asking for directions?" Liu Xun said, "Ziyang is saying that Sun Ce will not really attack Lujiang?" ”

Liu Ye nodded and said, "At least not for now, there are three reasons." ”

Liu Xun said: "I would like to hear about it." ”

Liu Ye said: "First, it has entered May, and Jianghuai May is the season of hurricanes and rains, and it is not suitable to raise troops, this is the time of day; Second, the Jiangdong army has been away for a long time, and the horses and horses are tired, while our army is waiting for work at ease, which is geographically advantageous; Third, the Lujiang scholars are all devoted to the Ming Gong, and they are also the heart of the military and the people, which is human. ”

After a pause, Liu Ye said again: "Heaven and earth, geography, and people are all towards Ming Gong, if Sun Ce rashly raises troops, he will return in vain, and at worst he will lose his teacher and die, and Ming Gong can have no worries." ”

Liu Xun sighed: "Listening to your words, Cheng Ling made a certain mouth open. ”

Liu Ye waved his hand and said: "However, Ming Gong still needs to take precautions early, Sun Ceqi's ambition is not small, and sooner or later he will come to Lujiang County to plot." ”

Liu Xun said: "There is something I want to ask Zi Yang, what rumors has Zi Yang heard?" ”

Liu Ye said: "Is Ming Gong saying that Gongzi defeated the Jiangdong Army in Xia Cai and Long Kang?" ”

Liu Xun said: "It is precisely this matter that Ziyang thinks the rumors are true or false? ”

Liu Ye said: "The rumors should be true, otherwise, the remnants of the Yuan clan are afraid that they will be destroyed by Sun Ce long ago, and Jin Shang can come to Anhui City to explain the public?" ”

Liu Xun said: "If the rumors are true, should I accept the son?" ”

Liu Ye pondered for a moment, and said quietly: "Jiangdong Sun Ce, Tiger Ear, Runan Yuan No, Jackal also, Cao Cao pretended to be in the name of the Son of Heaven to entitle Sun Ce as a rebellious general, fake festival, and let him conquer the remnants of the Yuan family, it is really a plan to drive the tiger and devour the wolf, if the Ming Duke accepts the son, it is tantamount to luring the wolf into the house, and ......"

Seeing that Liu Ye no longer said, Liu Xun hurriedly said: "And what? ”

Liu Ye sighed and said: "If the wolf comes, the tiger will also come, and then the Lujiang tiger and wolf will be around, how can Ming Gong deal with himself?" ”

Liu Xun was silent, although Liu Ye didn't say it explicitly, but the meaning of his words couldn't be clearer, Sun Ce and Yuan Wei are tigers and wolves, and you Liu Xun are only afraid that they are not the opponents of the two.