readx;?“ General, Xia Yu and they defeated Tian Feng. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 info "Meng Da happily presented the good news that had just arrived in front of Liu Xiu. Liu Xiu put down the pen in his hand, received the good news, shook it gently, glanced at it, and laughed: "Well, this is the shadow of a famous general." In a war, killing 1,000 enemies and injuring 800 yourself, that's not a skill, make use of your strengths and avoid weaknesses, seize the fighter, and hit it with one blow, that's called ability. ”

Yu turned over, stood beside Liu Xiu, glanced at him condescendingly, and reminded: "General, this result came earlier than we expected, you have to remind them as soon as possible, don't rush to besiege Puyang City." Gan Ning's sailors are still not in place, and once the Yuan army in Puyang City abandons the city and flees, then we will not be able to catch up. ”

Liu Xiu nodded in agreement, and asked Meng Da to immediately send an urgent message to inform Xia Yu and the others not to rush to surround Puyang, and wait for Gan Ning to arrive before taking action, so as not to startle the snake and scare away the Yuan army in Puyang City. Meng Da went out, and Yu Fu reminded again: "General, the Yanzhou Lianri War, especially the Battle of Jishui, there are twenty or thirty thousand people who died in the battle and drowned in the water, and the weather is hot, it is likely that a large-scale epidemic will break out, once it spreads in the army, the losses will be very large, and you can't help but prepare early." ”

Liu Xiu sighed: "Zhong Xiang, it's not possible, it's already started." ”

"It's already started? So fast? Yu was also taken aback.

"yes, a lot faster than I expected. When I think about it, it may have been caused by those escaped Yuan soldiers. Now that there is an epidemic in the Shanyang area, Liu Biao's youngest son, who is called Liu Xiu like me, has contracted the disease. Liu Biao went to the city to find a doctor for treatment, only to find that there were really a lot of sick people, so he reported the news to Liu Hong, the Taishou of Shanyang, and after Liu Hong counted it, he confirmed it without a doubt, and reported the news directly to His Majesty. Now Cao Cāo should also know, but I don't know what he will do with it. The army originally prepared some medicines, but the quantity may not be enough, and I have sent someone to buy them urgently. ”

Yu Xuan breathed a sigh of relief. Silently sat down. After the war, there will be a great epidemic, which is basically a general practice, even if you are careful, there are always some dead soldiers whose bodies cannot be buried in time, and the weather is hot. Mosquitoes such as flies can quickly spread the germs. Triggering an outbreak. Liu Xiu's army has a large number of Taoist priests who are proficient in medical skills, equipped with sufficient medicines, and can treat wounds in a timely manner, which can minimize the possibility of an outbreak of the epidemic. But others may not have such conditions, especially in the Battle of Jishui, a large number of Yuan soldiers were drowned and rushed downstream, so the army has not yet found it. Downstream, Sanyang County, was the first to suffer.

"Then it's better to solve the war in Yanzhou as soon as possible and concentrate on disaster relief." Yu Fu reminded.

Liu Xiu agreed, considering that Puyang was still in the hands of Yuan's army, if he wanted to conquer Puyang City as soon as possible without causing too many casualties, he had to call on the killing weapon he left for Xu Rong, so he immediately wrote an urgent letter to Lu Min, asking him to send Xu Rong to Puyang as soon as possible to participate in the siege. Although the military power is actually in the hands of Xu Rong. But nominally, he had already handed over these people to Lu Min, so this superficial effort still had to be done.

At the same time, Liu Xiu ordered the army to march towards Puyang and informed Cao Cāo to besiege Puyang together.

……

Lu Min took Liu Xiu's letter. Quickly walked into the imperial tent of the little emperor.

Xiao Tianzi is playing chess with Chen Deng. Chen Deng came to meet Xiao Tianzi, and Xiao Tianzi was still a little resistant at first, after all, this was recommended by Liu Xiu, under the brand of Liu Xiu. But when he learned that Chen Deng was Chen Qiu's subordinate. His attitude has changed somewhat. Chen Qiu is a capable minister who can be loyal to the Son of Heaven, in order to eradicate the eunuch Cao Jie. He died unjustly in prison, and Xiao Tianzi admired such a courtier from the bottom of his heart, and even had a good impression of Chen Deng. After a brief conversation with Chen Deng, he found that Chen Deng was both civil and military, and more importantly, like his uncle Chen Qiu, he was more resistant to powerful ministers like Cao Cāo and Liu Xiu, and was more inclined to be loyal to the imperial family. Although Xiao Tianzi still had some doubts about whether Chen Deng had the element of concealment, with Chen Qiu's example in front of him, Xiao Tianzi still happily accepted Chen Deng and immediately made him a servant.

Shizhong was originally a loose official of the Inner Dynasty, and his position was not noble, but he could enter the introspection at any time, and he was a close minister of the Son of Heaven. In the Eastern Han Dynasty, the status of the Inner Dynasty was more and more noble, and the water in the service was also rising, and now it is more than 2,000 stones, and usually only relatives and the like can be granted such a position at once. The grace of the Son of Heaven can be seen in general, and Chen Deng is also very hardworking, accompanying the little Son of Heaven to deal with government affairs every day. His experience and insight are much more mature than those of minors like Zhou Yu and Yang Xiu, and he has been in contact with ordinary people for many years, so he can better understand the actual thoughts of the people, handle various affairs, and be three points stronger against Xing, so he has won the respect and favor of Xiao Tianzi.

After listening to Lu Min's report, Xiao Tianzi read Liu Xiu's urgent letter again, and said with some hesitation: "The hussar general has an army of 40,000 troops, and General Wei's men and horses, isn't it enough to besiege a Puyang City, do you have to transfer Xu Rong there?" ”

Lu Min explained: "Your Majesty, the hussar general did not want to transfer Xu Rong to it because of the lack of troops, but because the siege took too long, which was not conducive to dealing with the epidemic, and Xu Rong was transferred because he wanted to take Puyang as soon as possible and solve the war in Yanzhou......"

"Conquering Puyang does not mean that the war in Yanzhou has been resolved." Xiao Tianzi was very polite, but he interrupted Lu Min's words very decisively: "Don't forget, the land of Hebei in Yanzhou is still in Yuan Shao's hands." ”

Lu Min was stunned and was speechless. It is true that part of Yanzhou's Dongjun and Jibei is north of the Yellow River, and is now under Yuan Shao's control. But what everyone usually says about Yanzhou refers to this part of Henan, and Liu Xiu's letter also said so, Xiao Tianzi suddenly pointed out his language disease, which made him difficult to refute for a while.

Chen Deng coughed lightly and got up to avoid the table: "Your Majesty, although the hussar general's words are a little inaccurate, his consideration is not unreasonable. The epidemic in Sanyang was caused by the corpses of fallen soldiers, and if the siege time dragged on for too long, it would be very unfavorable to the treatment of the epidemic. For now, it is better to recapture Puyang as soon as possible. As for the land of Hebei, thinking that Yuan Shao returned from this defeat, he has already been broken, and after the epidemic situation is stabilized, His Majesty will order the army to cross the river, which can naturally sweep Jizhou and restore peace in the world. ”

Xiao Tianzi smiled: "Since Puyang is so important, then I can't be idle, let's go together." He looked at Lu Min and then at Chen Deng: "Runan Xinding, I can't think of no one sitting in charge, Lu Qing, what do you think of Yuanlong?" Can you be the one who is too guarded by Runan? ”

Lu Min gave a salute helplessly: "Your Majesty, Yuanlong is both civil and military, since Your Majesty has taken a fancy to it, there is naturally nothing wrong with it." Besides, the minister is just a lieutenant general, too guarded and heavy, and the non-minister can put his beak, everything is up to His Majesty's discretion. ”

Xiao Tianzi pursed his lips: "I just asked you for your opinion, and I didn't ask you to make a decision. Since this is the case, then Yuanlong, you will temporarily serve as the Taishou of Runan, do things with your heart, and arrange all matters in Runan. ”

Chen Deng hesitated, and Xiao Tianzi's fierce gaze immediately swept over. Chen Deng knew that it was not a casual decision for Xiao Tianzi to let him do this Runan Taishou before Liu Xiu had no arrangement. When he did this, he meant to snatch food from Liu Xiu's mouth. He Chen Deng was recommended by Liu Xiu, Liu Xiu must not be able to say that he is incompetent, but the location of Runan is important, the population of a county in Runan is worth a state, and mastering Runan is to master a force that cannot be ignored, just as Emperor Xiaoling arranged Zhang Jiao to be the Taishou of Runan, and now Xiao Tianzi does not hesitate to anger Liu Xiu, but also takes Runan in his hands, and his intentions cannot be concealed from Liu Xiu.

Accepting this appointment is equivalent to resolutely standing on the side of the Son of Heaven, and it is possible to offend Liu Xiu, and if you don't accept it, you will directly offend the Son of Heaven, and you can only follow Liu Xiu to the dark in the future. No matter how loyal Chen Deng is, he has to weigh the pros and cons. A layer of sweat appeared on Chen Deng's back, Xiao Tianzi seemed harmless to humans and animals, and today suddenly let him choose to stand in line, this sudden attack made Chen Deng unprepared.

Good intentions. Chen Deng secretly sighed and quickly made a decision. He knelt on the ground, "Your Majesty, the minister dares to work the horse." The minister must do his best to ensure the stability of the party, provide good support for the expedition of His Majesty and the Hussar General, and live up to the wrong love of His Majesty and the Hussar General. ”

Xiao Tianzi's face slowed down, and he smiled slightly: "The hussar general is known for knowing people, if he hadn't recommended it, I really wouldn't have dared to let you take on this important task so rashly." Yuanlong, do a good job, I believe in the hussar general, and I believe that you will not disappoint me. ”

Chen Deng fell to the ground and was charged with capital crimes. Lu Min watched from the sidelines, and was also secretly frightened. He could see from Chen Deng's reaction that Xiao Tianzi didn't give Chen Deng a bit of a tone before, and today he completely forced Chen Deng to make a statement. But at the same time, Xiao Tianzi put the responsibility on Liu Xiu's head again, on the grounds that Chen Deng was recommended by Liu Xiu, he did a good job, he was my person, and if he didn't do it well, Liu Xiu didn't know anyone. Xiao Tianzi can be said to be prosperous in advance and retreat. It seems that Xiao Tianzi has not been idle during this time, and he has a new understanding of the application of imperial techniques, and his techniques have become more and more proficient.

Xiao Tianzi looked at Lu Min's god in his eyes, and a smug smile flashed from his eyes. He coughed: "Runan has Yuanlong to take care of, let's set off north to Puyang." I also watched the troops near the river, and admired the way the hussar generals used their troops nearby. I have always watched the teachings of the hussar general with Lord Weng before, but this time, I also learn from the hussar general, and in the future, the hussar general will retire after success, and I will not be at a loss when I encounter a little trivial matter. ”

Lu Min smiled silently and bitterly, and said in his heart, you said it beautifully, I'm afraid your enemy is the hussar general. The so-called knowing the other can win all battles, your so-called learning is not to understand Liu Xiu's style of acting and prepare for emergencies in advance.

In fact, Lu Min is indeed a little wronged at this point. Xiao Tianzi has been studying by Liu Xiu's side for Liu He, the daughter of the Queen Mother, but he, the son of Liu Xiu, can only watch Liu He occupy the father's love that originally belonged to him, and his heart is inevitably a little sour, this time he wants to rush to Puyang to participate in the war, of course, he understands Liu Xiu's meaning, but the consideration of prevention is far less intense than the desire to enjoy his father's love!!