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Chapter 316

Yuzhang County, Nanchang.

Sun Ben, the prefect of Yuzhang, looked at the letter in his hand, frowning on his resolute face.

His father, Sun Qiang, was the elder brother of Sun Jian, and died very early, when Sun Ben was still underage, and his younger brother, Sun Fu, was just a baby.Sun Ben raised his younger brother alone and established his reputation. When he grew up, he became the governor of the county and the chief of the post.

Sun Jian raised volunteer soldiers in Changsha, and Sun Ben resigned to join his uncle. After Sun Jian died in battle, he took over his tribe, escorted his coffin back to Jiangdong, and then attached Yuan Shu to fight in Jianghuai.

In the second year of Jian'an (197 A.D.), Sun Ce established himself in Jiangdong, while Yuan Shu proclaimed himself emperor in Shouchun, Huainan, where he set up officials and ministers, and worshiped heaven and earth in the suburbs.Knowing that Yuan Shu would be defeated, Sun Ben immediately abandoned his wife and son and fled back to Jiangdong alone.

In the next few years, Sun Ben followed Sun Ce to conquer various parts of Jiangdong. At the end of last year, Huang Zu returned from Jiangxia. At the same time, Yangzhou Shepherd Liu Yao died of illness, and Yuzhang prefect Hua Xin also surrendered. Sun Ben was appointed by Sun Ce as Yuzhang prefect. The southern part of Yuzhang County was divided into Luling County, and Sun Fu, the younger brother of Sun Ben, was the prefect of Luling.There are only five counties in Jiangdong: Wujun, Danyang, Kuaiji, Yuzhang, and Luling. The brothers Sun Ben and Sun Fu occupy two of them.

The letter in Sun Ben's hand was sent by someone sent by Changzhou Tai in Yichun, which borders Liling in Changsha. Recently, he received information that Liu Jing defeated the Jingzhou army at the foot of Lingxian County, and took advantage of the victory to recover Linxiang.Originally thought that the overall situation in Jingnan had been settled, but unexpectedly a shocking reversal occurred.

Sun Ben was shocked at first, and then felt deeply regretful. Liu Jing won the victory by taking advantage of the time, and his own strength was limited, so there was nothing to worry about. It is bound to be unstoppable. When Liu Jing is defeated, the two counties of Lingling and Guiyang can be passed down.

Seeing Zhang Xian's defeat, Cao Cao hastily ceded Lingling and Guiyang to Zhang Jin and Changsha to Sun Ben in order to prevent Liu Biao from transferring his army back north.

Sun Ben's daughter married Cao Cao's son Cao Zhang, and the two were related by marriage.In Sun Ben's hands, "in-law" Cao Cao worshiped him as the prefect of Changsha and ordered him to crusade against Liu Biao. Therefore, it is justifiable for him to enter Changsha.Unfortunately, he can't move at all now.

Four months ago, Sun Ce was assassinated and killed while out hunting, and Sun Quan was appointed to succeed him.

Uncle Sun Jing's eldest son, Sun Hao, deceived Sun Quan when he was young, and wanted to take the opportunity to stand on his own, plotting against Kuaiji, but was persuaded by Fuchun Chang Yufan to quit, finally avoiding an internal strife in the Sun family.

On the other side of the river, Li Shu, the prefect of Lujiang under Sun Ce, did not respect Sun Quan's orders, recruited surrender and rebellion, and harbored different ambitions.

As for the deep and dangerous place in Jiangdong, there are as many thieves in the mountains and thieves, and the remnants of the Yellow Turbans are scattered all over the counties. In addition, when Sun Ce was alive, he killed many local celebrities and heroes, and there are not many people who secretly hold grudges. Right now in Jiangdong, we can only use "" Internal and external troubles" to describe it.

Under such circumstances, it is impossible for Sun Quan to agree to Sun Ben's request to send troops to Changsha.

Moreover, Yuzhang and Luling are not stable. On the contrary, because the two counties were pacified only this year, they can be called the most chaotic places in Jiangdong, and many places are only surrendered in name.

You only need to know that besides the brothers Sun Ben and Sun Fu, Zhou Yu and Tai Shici, the two most trusted generals of Sun Ce, were all stationed in the Second Commandery before. After Sun Ce was assassinated and died, Zhou Yu went to the funeral, while Tai Shici remained in Yuzhang .

Perhaps as soon as Sun Ben and Sun Fu entered Changsha, Yuzhang and Luling rebelled.

However, Sun Ben still felt very sorry for this, because if he missed this opportunity, he might never have the chance to set foot in Changsha again in the future.

It is even unknown that Liu Jing may one day become Jiang Dong's rival.

Sun Ben sighed inwardly.

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On the day Liu Jing entered Changsha, he held a grand banquet in the main hall of the county mansion for officials and civilians in Linxiang. There were as many as a thousand people in attendance.

Liu Jing is the lord, most of the time it is enough to nod his head, and only when he meets a close friend or old friend, he will taste it lightly, so it is not until nightfall, when the banquet is over, that he is slightly drunk.

The county mansion was so brightly lit that it was as bright as day. In order to show his close relatives, Liu Jing pulled Huan Jie to sit at the same table and talked with each other.

"Mr. Huan, I still remember that when I was in the county mansion, I used to meet with Brother Cong, Mr. Huan, and the Duke in the official house, and talked at night by candlelight. I never got tired of it." Then Liu Jing showed a sentimental look on his face, and said: "This Over the past few years, Changsha has been plagued by military disasters and turmoil, which makes me miss the good old days, but unfortunately my elder brother fell ill, and his soul returned to Jiuquan, so we can no longer meet again!"

Huan Jie and Liu Pan have been colleagues for a long time, and they have a very close personal relationship. Hearing the words, he couldn't hide his sadness. He said with emotion: "Liu Yuanlong attaches great importance to Lingling. In order to protect Lingling, Liu Yuanlong confronted the lord face to face. Those who waited for me to sit down again would all be dumbfounded. Later, Lingling became the magistrate of Ling County, and around the lord, some villains might slander because of jealousy. Liu Yuanlong tried his best to protect him, so that the villain's scheme did not succeed."

Liu Jing sighed: "Brother Cong's kindness to me cannot be increased. When I returned home because of my brother's funeral, I once haunted the fields to make a living. It was because my brother thought that my family was in a difficult situation and I had little talent, so he recommended me to the county government as an official. .

Without my elder brother's support all the way, I might not be able to achieve what I am today.But brother Cong never asked for anything in return. Even before he died, he wrote a letter entrusting me with the funeral of his family, and told me not to spoil his son too much, and to treat him equally with other children in the clan. "

Huan Jie said bluntly: "Lingling wiped out the northern enemies, regained Changsha, and became famous all over the world. This is the greatest reward for Liu Yuanlong. Liu Yuan will be very pleased if he knows about Longquan."

Liu Jing silently nodded.

Seeing this, Huan Jie decisively ended the topic, and then brought up another topic to political affairs. The most urgent thing at present is nothing more than floods.

Among the counties in Changsha, Linxiang and Ling counties were the most severely affected. One is the county town of Changsha, and the other is the site that Liu Jing has operated for many years. They are the two counties with the largest population in Changsha, accounting for nearly [-]% of the total population of Changsha. Half.Fortunately, other counties are not as close to the Xiangshui River as Linxiang and Ling counties, so the situation is not serious.

The suggestion given by Huan Jie was to mobilize grain and grain from Chaling, Rongling, Youxian, Ancheng, Zhaoling, and Liandao counties in the south of Changsha as soon as possible to relieve the disaster in Linxiang and Lingxian.

Liu Jing readily agreed.

Huan Jie hesitated for a moment, then said: "Lingling, this year Changsha is suffering from floods and wars, and the county must be short of food. There is an old saying: 'The king regards the people as his heaven, and the people depend on food as his heaven.' If there is a famine, the consequences will be disastrous. People in Changsha are fond of drinking, and they spend no less than one million hu of rice every year in making wine. In my opinion, Lingling might as well promulgate a decree to prohibit alcohol and save food for a year, so as to tide over the difficulties."

(End of this chapter)