Three Kingdoms: From Yinlin to Great Wei Xiongzhu

Chapter 136 Unless God has eyes, locusts are everywhere in March drought

——"What is it, so mysterious?"

Being able to ask such a sentence proves that the old man has not been here for long...

Sure enough, the person who was slowly entering the main hall was an old man who was not young but extremely energetic. The light and warm leather robe and brocade silk cuffs showed the rich family background of the old man everywhere.

He is Wei Hong, the richest man in Chenliu.

In the past, Cao Cao and Chen Liu raised troops, but he received a lot of support from him. Now...Chenliu's prefect Zhang Miao is dead, and Wei Hong has naturally become the new prefect jointly recommended by scholars and merchants of Chenliu County.

And he, Lu Yu is no stranger, in his early years...he helped Wei Hong, and a casual reminder, to him, it is not an exaggeration to say that it was a life-saving grace.

Later, when he was in the Qiaopei military camp, Lu Yu met him again. Wei Hong was one of the few people who knew Lu Yu's true identity.

After arriving in Chenliu County, Lu Yu and Cai Zhaoji lived in Wei's hometown for a while.

"Old Wei, what kind of wind is blowing you here today." Seeing Wei Hong, Lu Yu got up immediately...

Cheng Yu is no stranger to the famous Wei Hong. "The younger generation Cheng Yu pays homage to Elder Wei..."

"Haha..." Wei Hong looked very happy, "Zhongde is here too..." He greeted Cheng Yu, Wei Hong's eyes turned to Lu Yu again, who would have thought that the first sentence would be: "Mr. Lu , you are not kind..."

As soon as he blurted out his words, Cheng Yu suddenly felt that he was a little redundant here and was in the way... Immediately he cupped his hands and said, "Mr. Lu, Mr. Wei, Cheng Yu will leave first..."

Wei Hong nodded, just in time, he also wanted to chat with Lu Yu in private.

And Lu Yu patted Cheng Yu's shoulder with a lot of meaning.

Cheng Yu knew that Lu Yu was reminding him of the three tasks, Cheng Yu didn't dare to neglect, returned a firm look, and immediately... quickly exited the pavilion.

As soon as Cheng Yu left, Wei Hong shook his head helplessly. It was still the familiar sentence and the familiar taste:

——"Mr. Lu, you are not kind!"

kind?

Lu Yu felt three black lines on his forehead, can kindness be eaten?Can kindness solve the problems of locust plague and drought?Kindness has wool for it.

Even though he thought so in his heart, Lu Yu's expression was still smiling. "Old Wei, don't panic, sit down and chat...it's still early, let's chat slowly, carefully!"

In fact, Lu Yu had guessed [-]% of Wei Hong's purpose here.

Seeing Wei Hong sitting down slowly, Lu Yu asked first. "Probably Xun Sima mentioned my oil shop business to Mr. Wei?"

The reason why he said this is because Lu Yu has already smelled the fragrance of Wei Hong's body. This unique scent of monsters can only be picked up by staying with Xun Yu for a long time...

Lu Yu is very sensitive to this, and misses the smell of "Liu Shen Toilet Water" very much...

And what Xun Yu can talk to Wei Hong about is nothing more than investing in oil factories. It seems that Wei Hong also wants to get involved. It is nature for a businessman to seek profit.

"Haha." Wei Hong smiled. "You work as an oil workshop? You are soliciting people to invest money everywhere, why don't you call me? If I hadn't talked about this matter with Wen Ruo just now, I would have been kept in the dark, old man. If you have money, make money together! Otherwise... it would seem a bit It's not kind."

Ha ha…

Lu Yu said "hehe".

This is already the third time that Mr. Wei has mentioned the word "honesty". How optimistic is he about this business?

"Old Wei, I'm planning to visit you at home." Lu Yu echoed...

Wei Hong waved his hand. "Look at you, you're so smart and astute...but you're not good at doing business. Yuan Rang, Wen Ruo, Zihe... how much money do they have?"

"Besides, what is the basis for extracting and selling oil? It's a store! I, Weihong, have business all over Yanzhou... There are stores in every county and county. You just need to extract the oil and leave it to me to sell it. It's not easy. ? Why bother to chase after the end...with Yuan Rang, Wen Ruo, Zi and them?"

"When it comes to governing the country and fighting wars, they are experts, but when it comes to making money in business, hehe, I'm not boasting, they can't even compare to my little thumb, Wei Hong."

Obviously, Wei Hong did his homework before coming here. What is "oil extraction"?What is "shareholding"?What is "dividend"?He understood all the trendy words Lu Yu proposed.

As a businessman, his sense of smell is often very keen, and he just smelled this sesame oil in his breath, and he felt that the profit in the process was very lucrative!

"As expected of Mr. Wei, this junior has been taught..."

Come on... Wei Hong's words directly convinced Lu Yu.

He rolled his eyes, and he was still thinking about how to promote oil, but now it’s all right, a boss Wei fell from the sky, Lu Yu has technology, Wei Hong has a market, and they are a perfect match. This is the rhythm to be released...

Of course, in addition to purely selling oil, there is another important point. If we want to produce fried grasshoppers in the future, with so many shops in Wei Lao to promote them, the results will definitely be many times faster!
But... Wei Hong overlooked one point...

Lu Yu smiled slightly... "Old Wei, I'm too happy for you to be able to invest in my oil factory, but... this business is not only about making money, but more importantly, making friends! Do you think so?"

Well…

Wei Hong was taken aback for a moment, how shrewd he is, a word from Lu Yu...he understood everything.

Hey, I underestimated this oil factory. Besides making money, this oil factory can also earn a lot of people's sophistication. Think about it this way... Lu Yu tied Xiahou Dun, Xun Yu, and Cao Chun together with himself, and it was stable. Make money or lose money!

"Ha ha ha ha…"

After figuring out Lu Yu's purpose, Wei Hong burst into a hearty laugh with a wisp of beard...

Lu Yu also smiled and said, "Actually, I'm very happy to let Mr. Wei take good care of the oil shop business?"

Unexpectedly, Wei Hong shook his head... "I don't think so!"

"Then... Could it be that Mr. Wei is optimistic about the business of my big iron pot?" Lu Yu continued to ask.

Wei Hong waved his hand again, "Master Lu, Mr. Lu, frankly speaking, I can't say that I like this oil workshop, this big iron pot, and of course I can't say that I don't like it, but... the only person I like is you! Haha Ha ha…"

Hey...the old man.

Lu Yu thought to himself, he had underestimated him before, but now the more he looked at him, the more he felt that he was quite treacherous and a thief.

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Xuzhou, Xiapi City.

Sitting in the seat of Xiapi prefect for the first time, Liu Bei felt like a dream.

In fact, his current situation is not optimistic, and he doesn't even know if he won the bet.

Abandoning Gongsun Zan and going south to Xuzhou is a big gamble on the benevolence and righteousness that is the foundation of his life. Normally... Now that he has successfully managed to get to Xiapi City, he should be happy.

How could it be... Yuan Shu sent envoys here before the seat of the prefect of Picheng was warmed up, and Chen Ming wanted to jointly attack Cao Cao in the northern border of Xuzhou...

How could Liu Bei agree?
Cao Cao begged for the position of the prefect of Xiapi City awarded by the imperial court for him. How will Liu Bei get a foothold in the world in the future if he avenges his kindness so quickly.

However, if you disobey Yuan Shu, you will definitely offend him. It is foreseeable that the two sides will meet in battle!
"Alas..." Liu Bei sighed. At this moment, he felt that the position of the prefect of Xiapi City was really like sitting on pins and needles, like a light on his back...it was not easy at all.

"It's a good thing that the elder brother has successfully become Xuzhou Mu with the order from the imperial court!"

Guan Yu comforted... "Besides... the pottery merchants have been imprisoned, and now there is no one in Xiapi City or Guangling City who is a match for Big Brother. Under such a situation, how can Big Brother sigh?"

"That's right, that's right, what the second brother said is right!" After all, he suffered from the lack of reading, Zhang Fei echoed...

The three words he likes to say most are - I am the same;
——Big Brother, Second Brother is right;

——Second Brother... Big Brother is right!

Very short, but very rich in philosophy, great wisdom is like a fool!
Liu Bei shook his head: "Tigers at the front door, wolves at the back door, hehe, I'm afraid Yuan Shu will send a large army to the city soon... But here we are... a mess, it's difficult, it's really difficult!"

The loose sand mentioned by Liu Bei is a series of problems he encountered in the governance of Xiapi City, which made Liu Bei one head and two big.

In fact, apart from the common people faction who are more obedient, the celebrity faction and the Danyang faction are difficult to discipline, and they don't accept Liu Bei, especially Cao Bao of the Danyang faction, who is Zhang Fei's subordinate in name, and the Danyang faction is also under Zhang Fei's command...

But in fact... Danyang soldiers only recognize Cao Bao, only listen to Cao Bao, and they are extremely united.

Several times Zhang Fei wanted to get angry, but was stopped by Liu Bei and Guan Yu. He had just plotted to capture Xuzhou and was surrounded by powerful enemies. This delicate internal unity cannot be broken.

"Grandma's..." Zhang Fei scratched his head, he could hear Liu Bei's voice, these days, he has suffered a lot of grievances in leading Danyang soldiers. "Let me just say, I killed Cao Bao directly, and then... everyone will be obedient, but the eldest brother and the second brother will have to be angry with them!"

"Third brother, don't say a few words." Guan Yu still maintained that paralyzed face that has never changed since ancient times.

But, he was also uncomfortable.

If it weren't for the fact that there are more than 8000 Danyang soldiers, they are so numerous and extremely united, and they are afraid of their mutiny...how can we need a third brother?His Guan Yu's Qinglongyanyue knife is not a vegetarian either.

For a moment, Guan Yu felt that there was nothing good about being a prefect. Why not just raise his sword and immediately want to kill whoever he used to be?It doesn't look like she is extremely aggrieved now!
"This group of Xuzhou gang, special grandma's..." Zhang Feiyou couldn't help but feel angry. "It's also in Xuzhou, why is there no eggs in Cao Cao's place... I haven't heard rumors from Pengcheng and Langya County... Cao Cao is under the control of the Xuzhou Gang, so he is full of birds!"

hiss…

Zhang Fei's inadvertent words made Liu Bei and Guan Yu's eyes open in vain.

That's right, the same Xuzhou, the same deep-rooted and intricate Xuzhou gang, why the four counties captured by Cao Cao were calm and there was no resistance at all?

You know... this kind of resistance is not suppressed forcibly with soldiers and horses, but from the inside to the outside. There is really no, it is true... Cao Cao and the Xuzhou Gang respect each other as guests and live in peace and harmony. What a mysterious thing!

This…

Liu Bei's eyeballs must be. "Second brother..."

"Brother...what's the matter?"

"Send more people to find out how Cao Cao ruled Xuzhou?" Liu Bei ordered immediately, while speaking, he was muttering in his heart.

They are also outsiders, and they are also members of the Xuzhou Gang. Why...the three brothers deserve to be so angry, while Cao Cao's side is calm and peaceful.

Is the fate of people really so different and so far apart?Why!
"Brother..." Zhang Fei seemed to have thought of something again, and immediately asked curiously: "Do you think that Lu Bu from Puyang City can be Cao Cao's opponent?"

"Probably not." Liu Bei shook his head helplessly.

"Why?" Zhang Fei began to chatter...

This time Liu Bei didn't need to answer, Guan Yu took the lead. "Third brother, Cao Cao's tens of thousands of troops have come back to help, and he has formed an absolute advantage in terms of military strength. What he lacks is nothing more than food and grass, while Lu Bu's advantage is only food and grass."

Speaking of this, Guan Yu paused for a moment, and continued: "But... if the harvest is in July, Cao's army will no longer be restricted by food and grass, and the only advantage of Lu Bu's army will also be lost. How can this Puyang be defended? Unless..."

In the end, Guan Yu hesitated to speak...

Zhang Fei knocked on his forehead, becoming even more curious. "Unless what?"

Guan Yu looked at Liu Bei, but Liu Bei looked at the void through the window. "Unless God has eyes, there is a severe drought in March, and locusts are everywhere, like this... Then Lu Fengxian may have a chance to turn against the wind!"

Hmm... Zhang Fei's swaying eyeballs narrowed slightly. "Big Brother, Second Brother...you should have said it earlier, it's not easy to handle... I, Zhang Fei, screamed three times to the sky, keep him from raining for three months!"

Ha ha…

Zhang Fei's words blurted out, Liu Bei and Guan Yu were amused, and the third brother was still innocent... However, even though they were joking, they brightened their mood and relaxed a lot.

Liu Bei muttered in his heart...God, if you can hear my third brother's long cry, open your eyes.

Let Cao Cao feel the taste of despair too!
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Xuzhou, Langya County.

At this time, the government office is conducting a selection process... the result has been settled.

"Public election, Langya County prefect, Langya county inspector and lieutenant candidates have been announced..."

Cao Cao personally handed the seal of the prefect of Langya County to the new prefect. He is a representative of the celebrity faction of Langya County... He has a high reputation in the clan circle and is extremely talented... Cao Cao is very satisfied.

After he knelt down to receive the seal ribbon of the prefect of Langya County, Cao Cao handed a newly engraved seal ribbon to another young talented man in front of him...

The seal ribbon is very grand, with a pair of jade unicorns engraved on it, but the words on it are very simple-supervise!
That's right, this is Cao Cao's supervisory captain elected from among the common people's representatives. His rank is not high, but he can be directly responsible to Cao Cao... As long as there is sufficient evidence, he can impeach any official of Langya County, but he cannot impeach the local military power General.

However, the general who holds military power obeys the orders of the prefect, but he can exercise the authority to supervise and restrict the supervisory school lieutenant, and he can also report directly to Cao Cao!
The three powers are separated, and the three forces check and balance each other.

This is the idea put forward by Lu Yu, and Cao Cao put it into practice.

However, the Xuzhou gang did not have the slightest resistance to this...

Everyone has obtained certain rights, and there are certain supervision and restrictions on each other. This situation...not only Cao Cao, but even the Xuzhou Gang can readily accept it.

Especially the Danyang faction, because of Tao Qian's death, the pottery merchants were imprisoned, and the soldiers of the Danyang faction from all over the country rose up with the enemy, stood firmly on Cao Cao's side, and pledged their allegiance to Cao Cao.

Of course, to Cao Cao, these are not important, as long as you don't make trouble, you can pay me the land tax on time, send troops and horses, and hold high the "Cao" banner.

Even if Xuzhou is autonomous, what if Xuzhou people rule Xuzhou?

but…

It is because of the selection of prefects, supervisory captains, and generals in various counties...

The time for Cao Jun's triumphant return to Yanzhou has been pushed back and forth.

"Big Brother, Xun Sima sent another letter to urge Big Brother to come back as soon as possible." Xia Houyuan handed the letter just received to Cao Cao...

Cao Cao glanced at it roughly. "I think the expression in this letter doesn't sound like Wen Ruo's meaning, but more like that kid Lu Yu urging us to go back and deal with Lu Bu in Yanzhou's backyard as soon as possible, right?"

"Yes..." Xia Houyuan nodded. "Unexpectedly, Lu Yu is also a quick-tempered person. This time he urged so urgently... But even I can see that the new grain has not yet arrived, and the time is not ripe. Now the grain and grass in Yanzhou are barely enough to survive until the harvest season in July. Take What are you going to fight for? Why don’t you wait until after the autumn harvest to take down Puyang chariots in one go.”

...Cao Cao exhaled lightly.

What Xiahouyuan said reminded him of Cao Cao. According to Lu Yu's intelligence and quick-witness... Xiahouyuan could think of things, how could Yu'er not think of them?
So... why did he insist on rushing to attack Lu Bu?
In other words, he must have had a premonition of something, could it be some kind of ominous!
Thinking about it this way, Cao Cao felt that he really couldn't delay for too long, and had to rush back immediately.

Originally, he still wanted to visit his father when he was passing through Taishan County, but... now, Cao Cao changed his mind. Once the matter in Langya County was over, the army would immediately return to help.

"Miaocai, I asked you to find out, what is Lu Yu doing recently?" Cao Cao asked back...

this…

Xia Houyuan scratched his head, he quickly remembered. "Recently Mr. Lu Yu squeezed out a kind of food material called vegetable oil. He is cooperating with Wei Lao to set up an oil workshop and sell it in the whole Yanzhou? I heard...Xun Sima, Yuan Rang, Zihe also invested some money..."

Hey…

Xia Houyuan blurted out this, and Cao Cao was amused.

It's nothing that Yu'er sells oil...not to mention vegetable oil, even if Yu'er can extract gold from water, Cao Cao is not surprised.

Besides, although tomb robbery comes in quickly, the tombs of princes are limited, and they can't live their whole life on this stuff. It's understandable to make some money in the right way.

But... In addition to Wei Hong, Xun Yu, Xiahou Dun, and Cao Chun also invested a fortune.

That makes a lot of sense... a bit interesting.

"Hahaha..." Cao Cao laughed. Originally, he was muttering, how could he help Yu'er build up his team?It's all right now, Yu'er is an oil factory, and the big problem has been solved!
Normally speaking, with Cao Cao's naturally suspicious character, if others were tied up with his confidant generals and confidant advisers, he would be furious and suspicious again and again... But Lu Yu was different, he was Cao Cao's pre-determined heir, Cao Cao wished, He can bring together all the civil and military personnel under his command.

This is very good for Cao Cao's ideal great cause!

"It's yours...haha..." Cao Cao said to himself.

Xia Houyuan didn't hear clearly, and asked instead: "Brother, what did you just say?"

Oh... Cao Cao waved his hand and changed the subject directly. "I'm asking you, where is Mu'er? I specially asked you to inquire about her. How is she doing now? Are you ready to marry Zilin?"

This... When it comes to Cao Mu, Xia Houyuan is a bit hard to say, what should I say?

Of course, this expression can't escape Cao Cao's eyes.

"What's going on? Is there something wrong?"

"Oh...Brother..." Xia Houyuan frowned and said: "I heard that Yuan Rang sent someone to give the dowry twice, but each time he was rejected by his sister-in-law. It is said that Mu'er is extremely against this marriage! My sister-in-law has no choice but... I can wait until the elder brother returns to make a fuss..."

what?
After blurting out these words, Cao Cao's expression changed. This is a big deal!

It's fine if Cao Mu accepts Xia Houmao, but if he doesn't accept it, Cao Cao will be worried.

But don't go to Lu Yu's mansion for a while, really have any admiration for Lu Yu... If so, the two of you will be childhood sweethearts again?That...that would be bad!
With a "bang", Xia Houyuan didn't expect that the eldest brother Cao Cao slammed his fists into the copy, the whole table trembled, and his sunny cheeks suddenly became cloudy.

"Nonsense, nonsense!"

"The words of the matchmaker ordered by the parents, how can she go back on it if she says she can go back on it!"

"I'll write a letter right away, Miaocai, hurry up and send it to my wife now, let her accept Yuan Rang's dowry, and choose a good time to marry Mu'er..."

Speaking of this, Cao Cao's mood suddenly became disordered. "If the order is passed on, the three armies will be dispatched immediately and return to Chenliu County. If I don't see Mu'er's wedding with my own eyes, I will feel really uneasy!"

Huo...Xia Houyuan was taken aback for a moment, the eldest brother is so temperamental!

It seems... this matter is not so urgent, right?

For a moment, Xia Houyuan felt... This Cao Mu could not be the daughter picked up by the eldest brother, right?Is this...so disgusting?
However, how did Xia Houyuan know...

During this period of time, Cao Cao has been talking about Cao Mu and Lu Yu the most in his mind. If it really caused a catastrophe, Cao Cao would definitely not be willing to break Lu Yu's leg, but...he will definitely break Cao Mu's leg, Most definitely!
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(End of this chapter)