Chapter 61: New Appointment
"Master Hou, it's time to get up, today is the first day that the general serves as the Taishou of Moling, and both the civil and military forces are coming to the General's Mansion." The maid entered Lu Rui's room and woke Lu Rui up.
Sun Quan's Wuhou Mansion was given to LĂź Rui by Cao Cao, changed to Zhendong General's Mansion, and became LĂź Rui's seat in Jiangdong. Lu Rui is now a Yangzhou pastor who is in charge of two counties and one city in Jiangdong, and this is a Yangzhou pastor with real power.
"My subordinates have seen the general!" Lu Rui came to the council hall, and the civil and military forces of Moling began to salute Lu Rui.
"Get up!" Lu Rui raised his hand and signaled that everyone could get up, the first time he was a shepherd, he was still a little unaccustomed to it.
"Ziyang, what is Sun Quan's movement in Yuzhang and Lujiang?" Lu Rui first asked Liu Ye that the information of Jiangdong was still in Liu Ye's hands, after all, this was his old job.
"Returning to the general, Sun Quan relied on the old Jiangdong army to garrison the Lujiang River, and built a defense line in the waters of Poyang Lake and the Yangtze River, with patrol boats cruising from time to time, and the defense was tight."
"Hmm. Send people to monitor Lujiang and Yuzhang, and at the same time order people to build Hulin Port and pay attention to defense. "Lu Rui has not experienced going west to the Lujiang River and Yuzhang, he has no naval army in his hands, the waters near Poyang Lake are complicated, the northern sergeants can't get used to water warfare at all, their cavalry and infantry have no advantage at all, it is better to rely on the advantages of the army to stick to the plains of the Yangtze River Delta, Sun Quan's infantry is definitely not his opponent.
"Yes, General!"
"Jingxing, the marriage of our sergeants and Jiangdong women and Tuntian must be done well, and the hearts of the Jiangdong army and the people must be stabilized!" Lu Rui followed the method of Tuntian in Xudu, and married local women with soldiers and stationed in the local area. Tuntian cultivation.
"Yes. Checkmate. The subordinates understood. â
"By the way, Jingxing, if there is a Shanyue woman who marries our army, we should encourage and give more money, food and land." The situation in Jiangdong is a bit special, belonging to the Han nationality and Shanyue living together, and the two ethnic groups also intermarry, although there are non-ethnic groups whose hearts must be different. But there is also the idea of domesticating barbarians with the power of the Han Dynasty. Lu Rui needs to reconcile the contradictions of the ethnic group, and finally let Shanyue integrate into the Han nationality.
"No!"
"Ladies and gentlemen, this general is the new leader of Moling, how about you go out of the city with this general's light horse?"
"Obey the general's orders!"
Lu Rui took Wenwu around the Moling Tomb and determined the place of Tuntian and the place where the beacon tower was built.
"General, there's Stone Town ahead." Stone Town, a very famous place in later generations, is now just a rocky beach in the north of Moling, because it is a natural harbor, some people of Moling moved here. Fishing for a livelihood.
"Okay, let's go take a look!"
Soon. Lu Rui and his entourage came to Stone Town, saying that it was Stone City, which was just a stockade surrounded by some people with stones, in front of which was an inner lake, surrounded by hills, and after nine turns and eighteen turns, it was the mouth of the Yangtze River.
"Zidan, what do you think of this?" Lu Rui glanced at Cao Zhen, the future governor of Cao Wei, see if you have any expectations.
"Brother, younger brother thinks that this place is steep, and it is the main defense point of Moling to defend the Yangtze River, and the terrain is not very urgent, so you can order someone to transform it. The north can defend the riverside army, and the south can be relied on by Moling. â
"Molingzhi relies on, Zidan, talk about it carefully."
"Brother, you see that Moling is in the southeast of this place, to the west, can resist Sun Quan's attack, if my brother builds a stronghold here, he will definitely be able to make Moling and the place rely on each other, at the same time, this place is easy to defend and difficult to attack, if Sun Quan sends a large army to come, our army can resist Sun Quan's main force here, and then send troops from Moling to sneak attack, and Sun Quan will definitely be defeated."
"Zidan has grown up, and you can see the importance of this place at a glance. Zidan, I'll leave this place to you, and build this place into a barrier for Moling. â
"Yes, brother!"
After inspecting the Moling, Lu Rui returned to the General's Mansion with Wenwu to discuss some specific matters. The boss is mainly responsible for the strategic direction, and the specific matters are done by Ma Zai.
"Brother, you see, the stone city has been really built, the walls of this city are three hundred meters long and one hundred meters wide, and they are built according to the mountain. On the mountain is the barracks of our army, which has the military resources of our army, backed by the Yangtze River, and the inner lake can supply the water needs of our army. "Cao Zhen is introducing the stone city to Lu Rui, after the construction in March, the stone city has been built, and today Lu Rui is here to accept.
"Okay, Zidan is good, this city can be built in just three months, I will definitely show my father and give Zidan a tribute."
"Brother Xie!" For Cao Cao's adopted son, although he is prosperous and rich, if he wants a title and fame, it is not as easy as Cao Cao's own son, and many times he has to have meritorious deeds to convince everyone.
Cao Zhen is just a lieutenant now, unlike Lu Rui, who was less than five years old and became a marquis, and now he is an old fritter in Cao's army, according to his career, in addition to Xun Yu, Xun You, and Xu You, Lu Rui's official age is the longest, so he can be promoted to Yangzhou Mu and Zhendong General.
"Report! Hou Ye, the captain escorted Hou Ye's family to the General's Mansion. "Just when Lu Rui inspected Stone City, Dian Wei brought Lu Rui's family to Moling, after all, Lu Rui wants to govern Jiangdong, and he will not be able to return to Xudu for three or five years, so it is good to take care of the people in the house.
"Well, I know, Zidan, let's go back." Lu Rui glanced at Cao Zhen and rode back to Moling.
"Brother Rui, I'm back!" As soon as he arrived at the Taishou Mansion, Lu Rui heard Cao Chong's shout.
Isn't it, that little devil actually got better so soon and came to Jiangdong?
"Brother Rui, how can I see that my little brother is unhappy, you see, Brother Zhen welcomes me more." Cao Chong found the embarrassed look on Lu Rui's face, and started this day Lu Rui.
"Brother Chong is fine so soon? Brother Wei thought you should rest more, take care of your body and come to Jiangdong again. "Lu Rui has received an edict from the imperial court a few days ago, canonizing Cao Chong as the Marquis of Rui and the governor of Yangzhou.
Rui Hou is to commend Cao Chong's merits, with Rui as his title, and at the same time add the official title of Yangzhou Governor Shi, this is a big official, belongs to the prime minister of Yangzhou, and is the second in command to assist Lu Rui in governing internal affairs, it seems that Cao II really has the benefits of being an official. All of a sudden, Cao Zhen was pulled a lot.
"I see, I thought Brother Rui didn't like me, Brother Rui, I brought a big gift to Brother Rui from Xu Du."
"A big gift?" Lu Rui was stunned for a moment, when did Cao Chong learn to give gifts, he usually took Lu Rui away.
"Sister, come down!" Cao Chong shouted at the carriage.
A woman pulls back the curtain and steps out of the carriage. This person is not Zhen Rong, not Diao Chan, not Ling'er, Xiahou Clan, but Cao Jie!
"Jie'er?" Lu Rui was taken aback, Cao Jie came to Moling before he got married?
"The real brother has seen the second sister." Cao Zhen saw that Cao Jie was coming, and immediately stepped forward to salute.
"Brother Zhen, get up."
"I've seen Brother Rui!" When Cao Jie saw Lu Rui, he immediately saluted Lu Rui.
"You don't have to be polite." Lu Rui immediately stepped forward to help Cao Jie, his future main room, Lao Cao's daughter, can he take good care of it?
"Brother Rui, my father said that I will handle the marriage for you in the past two years, and my sister is familiar with the environment of Moling." Cao Chong explained in a whisper on the side, and then smiled evilly.
"It's just you!" Lu Rui knocked Cao Chong, a small ghost, and actually helped Cao Cao get Cao Jie.
Then Diao Chan, Zhen Rong, Ling'er, and Xiahou all got out of the carriage, according to the rules, Cao Jie is the eldest woman, and the Cao clan should be in the front.
Seeing this group of women, Lu Rui's head suddenly grew for a while, and he said helplessly: "Brother Chong, let's go in together, Brother Rui will pick up the wind and wash the dust for you." â
"Okay, sister, let's go in." Cao Chong grabbed Cao Jie's hand and ran into the house.
Lu Rui instructed Xu Shu to arrange accommodation for the women and the people of the Hou Ye Mansion, and the Hou Ye Mansion in Xu Capital officially moved to Moling, and Lu Rui started a new journey. (To be continued......)
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