As for what Sun Shangxiang said about Sun Quan's promise to surrender, Liu Xun didn't pay much attention to it. One is that Liu Xun doesn't want to be pinched by a woman like this, and on the other hand, he also intends to dry Sun Quan for a few days. Otherwise, he had to beg him to surrender, although he hung it first, but during this period, Liu Xun also gave him considerable freedom. let him see his relatives, and Sun Shangxiang has no restrictions on access.

Now that he will be a new ke, and it is the rear of Sun Quan, Liu Xun naturally attaches great importance to it. But now that there is a shortage of talents, Liu Xun intends to choose Jicheng as the center of Jiangdong Group. If you want to govern this person, you must be able to handle political affairs in your hands, and be loyal to him, Liu Xun does not have many people to choose from, and only Liu Panjin can be qualified to choose and choose.

So after capturing the entire territory of Jiangdong, the first thing Liu Xun did was to quickly transfer him over to oversee political affairs. Liu Xun handed over all the political affairs to Liu Pan to deal with.

Without the drag of political affairs, Liu Xun and his entourage dressed up in disguise, changed into civilian clothes, and under the strict protection of dozens of plainclothes guards, they first went to the market of Huiji for a walk.

At this moment, Liu Xun found that the houses in Huiji City were dilapidated and the business was in a depression. On the one hand, this is because Huiji is located in the south, and its economy is already backward compared with the Central Plains; On the other hand, because Sun Quan recruited militia everywhere in order to compete with him, he didn't dare to go out in his prime for fear of being arrested and become a soldier, which made the people's livelihood miserable. Of course, he also knew that the main reason was Liu Xun's own problem, after all, as a foreign army, the people who knew how to do it didn't know about them, so they were naturally a little scared and didn't dare to go out.

Liu Xun couldn't help but sigh that it is difficult to build a city, and it may take more than ten years, decades or even hundreds of years; But destroying a city is as simple as a matter of days. The ancients said that "it is difficult to start a business, and it is even more difficult to keep it", Liu Xun suddenly felt that the burden on his shoulders was a lot heavier. He didn't want the people of Jiangdong to experience the baptism of war again.

It seems that he still has a long way to go if he wants to restore the rule of Wenjing.

However, from time to time there are Liu Xun's subordinates patrolling the market, and there is no offense with the people, so the public security situation is still okay, and some people who are more courageous have dared to go out and wander. I believe that it will not be long before all the people can return to their usual lives, and they will even be happier than under the rule of the Sun family.

As the saying goes, "I'd rather be a peaceful dog than a troubled world", in this turbulent era, the most basic and greatest wish of the common people is to live peacefully. Under the protection of the Lujiang soldiers, although the people in Huiji City were still a little poor, they still felt a trace of peace and tranquility, which made Liu Xun feel some relief.

After seeing the situation in the city, Liu Xun and others went out of the city again to inspect the countryside outside the city. This look really found that what Zhuge Jin said was true, the terrain near Huiji was relatively flat, and it turned out to be farmland. However, due to Sun Quan's conscription and war, many of them have now become terra nullius, and large tracts of land are barren.

It seems that the strategy of dividing the land is definitely promising here, and if the peasants under their rule have their own land, their crops can be planted here on a large scale, and soon this will become a granary in the Jiangdong region.

It was nearly noon, Liu Xun and the others had left the city for more than 20 miles, and the people and horses were so hot that they were sweating all over their bodies, and their mouths were dry. Seeing that there was a small village in front of him, Liu Xun and his entourage rode into the village, intending to sit here for a while and observe the people's conditions by the way.

As soon as they entered the village, there were still many male and female villagers in the alleys of the village, and when they saw the large group of riders entering the village, the men fell to their knees one after another, not daring to move, looking extremely frightened; The women hurriedly hid in their homes and closed their doors, not daring to show their heads. Liu Xun couldn't help but feel a little embarrassed, and suddenly felt a bit like a ghost in the later generations who entered the village.

But on second thought, the villagers may have regarded their gang as a rogue army of forced soldiers. In order to avoid misunderstanding between them, he quickly jumped off the horse and told everyone with a smile: "Don't be afraid, everyone, we are Lujiang soldiers, not bad people, and we have no malicious intentions." ”

But the people were still cowering and didn't dare to say a word, and Liu Xun couldn't help but suddenly become suspicious. There is a small teahouse in front, Liu Xun thought that it would be better to ask for a bowl of tea to drink, firstly, they were indeed thirsty all the way here, and secondly, they were chatting with the guys while drinking in the small shop, and they might be able to ask the reason.

The person who opened the shop was a village man in his forties, and he was also nervous when he saw Liu Xun and others. Liu Xun hurriedly asked Wang Hao to send some silver first, and then smiled kindly: "This big brother, can you pour us a cup of tea to drink, this is tea money, you accept it first." ”

"My lord, you just sit down, how dare the grass people accept the old man's silver!" The shopkeeper hurriedly stretched out his hand and pushed out, "Master, please sit down for a while, the tea will come soon..."

Seeing that he refused to accept the money, Liu Xun became even more suspicious in his heart, and said with a slight smile: "We are not robbers and bandits, how can we drink tea and not give money." So saying, he laid the silver on the table.

But the shopkeeper didn't even dare to look at the silver, so he just ran to the back kitchen to work. After a while, he brought out a pot of tea and sent it to Liu Xun, and said tremblingly: "Old... Please drink tea, and other military masters also ask to drink tea to quench their thirst. ”

Liu Xun was indeed thirsty, and drank the tea in the empty cup in one sip, and suddenly felt full of fragrance, and said happily: "Boss, I can't see that although your shop is small, the tea is still very delicious, this tea is the best I have ever drunk!" Is it the tea you make? It's so delicious, and the craftsmanship is really good. ”

Before the words fell, the boss fell to the ground with a plop, and begged with a crying voice: "Master spare your life!" ”

Faced with the boss's sudden kneeling and begging for mercy, Liu Xun was completely stunned, and only after a while did he say in astonishment: "This old man, I just praised you for the deliciousness of your tea, why are you like this?" ”

As he was talking, he suddenly heard a scream from behind, and suddenly rushed out of a person, holding a wooden stick and rushing towards Liu Xun. However, Wang Hao and the others were next to Liu Xun, how could they let such a simple sneak attack succeed. With one kick, the man flew backwards with both feet off the ground, and fell heavily into the grass.

Liu Xun was also startled at first, thinking that he was an assassin. But when you look closely, this person is just a country boy, no more than fourteen or fifteen years old, with a skinny body, a pair of big eyes that are quite smart, and his complexion is not ordinary black in the sun.

But at this time, his face was full of tears, he struggled to get up from the grass, gritted his teeth and cried: "I'm fighting with you!" ”

The shopkeeper was so frightened that he hurriedly pounced on the young man behind him, and kowtowed to Liu Xun like pounding garlic, crying again and again: "Master is angry, spare me this hard-working child!" ”

"Uncle, don't beg them, it's a big deal to die!" The boy choked up, "I don't want to live for a long time!" ”

Liu Xun only came back from the shock at this time, and knew that there must be something hidden here. He hurriedly dismissed Wang Hao and them, and solemnly bowed to the two of them: "The two of you seem to have misunderstood me. We are not villains, but Lujiang soldiers under the rule of Liu Xuntai, who specialize in fighting thieves and protecting the people. I just praised your tea for being delicious, I didn't say anything else, I didn't do anything, and I didn't give money, why do you hate me so much? ”

The boss shrank and didn't dare to speak, but the young man said sadly: "The world is as black as a crow!" That's what the guy who came here a few days ago said, but then..."

At this point, the boy suddenly wanted to bang his head against the wall. His uncle hurriedly grabbed him, and the two hugged their heads and cried, their feelings were so miserable that people couldn't bear to look at them directly!

Liu Xun was shocked, knowing that there must be a hidden secret. After the two calmed down a little, Liu Xun said to the boss very sincerely: "This old man, did someone in the Lujiang soldiers bully you?" If you have any grievances, just tell me, I am a senior official in the Lujiang soldiers, and I will definitely be able to make decisions for you. ”

The boss didn't believe Liu Xun's words, and still hesitated and refused to speak. The young man wiped his tears and said hatefully: "You are less of a good person here, don't you just want to kill them all?" I don't want to live anymore, so you just kill me with one sword! ”

In short, no matter how Liu Xun explained, these two just didn't believe it. In the end, Liu Xun was also anxious, and yelled: "To tell you the truth, I am Liu Xun, the Taishou of Lujiang, and the Lujiang soldiers from the generals to the pawns have to listen to me!" What the hell is going on, tell me quickly! ”

The two of them were taken aback when they heard this, and they stared at Liu Xun in front of them blankly, as if they still couldn't believe it. "You really are... Taishou-sama, can you really call the shots when you speak? ”

Liu Xun said helplessly: "Boss, whether you believe it or not, if I really want to kill them all, killing you kid is not as simple as crushing an ant, so why bother talking to you." ”

When the two of them looked at it for a long time, they trembled, and then knelt on the ground and cried loudly: "Lord Taishou is above, please be the master of the grass people!" ”

Liu Xun hurriedly picked the two up and said, "You're welcome, you can call yourself me, or me." It doesn't matter what my name is, as if I'm an old man, just call me an adult. ”

Seeing that Liu Xun was so amiable, the boss hurriedly let Liu Xun go to the back room, kowtowed to Liu Xun again, and said: "Master, ah no, my lord, the officers of the Lujiang soldiers insulted the people's daughters and disregarded people's lives, please be sure to make the decision for me!" ”

"What!" Although he had already made some mental preparations, Liu Xun was still surprised that someone in the Lujiang soldiers dared to commit such a heinous crime, and he stood up.

When he was like this, the two of them were too frightened to say anything further. Liu Xun had to suppress his anger and comforted him with warmth. Only then did the boss have the courage to continue: "My surname is Li Qiu, this is my nephew Li Kui, who is only fifteen years old this year. The child, his father, his sister, and I came here, and this year there is a shortage of soldiers everywhere, and General Sun is arresting strong men everywhere. My father and I wanted to flee and leave Huiji, but we were reluctant to leave these two acres of thin fields, so we had to open a small teahouse. We worked hard to run this small shop and barely survived. In the previous paragraph, Huiji suddenly came to your army, leading the Lujiang soldiers to fight thieves and bandits, and did not force the capture of strong men. The life of our ordinary people is stable, so we have always been grateful to Lujiangbing. ”