Three Kingdoms: From Yinlin to Great Wei Xiongzhu

Chapter 163 Xiapi City, Heh, Three Men in One Drama
Xuzhou, Xiapi City, on the city tower.

"Zi Zhong, it hasn't rained for more than a month since it entered April!"

Liu Bei looked at the sky and said with emotion...

"Yes...drought often leads to locust plagues." Mi Zhu's eyes narrowed... "I heard that the locusts in the crop fields have begun to flood, and a small-scale locust plague has already formed..."

Mi Zhu didn't finish his sentence, but his meaning was very clear. The drought was accompanied by the plague of locusts. The crops that were about to be harvested in July were afraid to suffer, and even...there was a very high possibility that there would be no harvest.

Hiss... Liu Bei's face suddenly turned ugly.

"Zizhong? Earlier, I asked you to post notices, imitating Cao Cao... calling on farmers in Xiapi City and Guangling City to catch locusts? Why is it still a disaster?" Liu Bei asked immediately.

"Blame me..." Mi Zhu lowered his head, his face was ugly. "The notice was posted, but...the copper coins promised to be exchanged to the farmers were not exchanged as scheduled, so...the enthusiasm of the farmers was not high, which caused...the current locust plague, the officials are guilty!"

While talking, Mi Zhu knelt down and pleaded guilty to Liu Bei.

Having said that, no one would really use money to buy locusts, would they?This is too much bullshit...

It's just that, looking back... If he had followed Cao Cao's way of painting gourds, at least this plague of locusts could have been avoided to a certain extent!

uh... uh...

Mi Zhu let out a long sigh, still short-sighted.

"Get up, Zizhong..." Liu Bei helped him up. As the leader of the Shuren faction, Mi Zhu was one of the few people Liu Bei could rely on and trust in Xuzhou. Act like you don't mind at all!
"Zizhong, it's not your fault. Sometimes Cao Yingli's actions are unimaginable even to me. Fortunately..." Liu Bei paused when he said this, and he knelt down and patted Mi Zhu's leg. After clearing the dust, he continued to speak.

"Fortunately, it's not too late to make amends... Since the locust plague is not yet large, it is still too late to mobilize the people to catch locusts... What's more... news came from our secret work in Yanzhou that the people in Yanzhou began to eat locusts. ...Even when they conquered Puyang, Cao Cao's army was paid with sacks of locusts!"

Liu Bei's words were very slow, but when they reached Mi Zhu's ears, it was like thunderclaps...

This... eats locusts?Are locusts insects?Are the people of Yanzhou dying?General Cao Jun...also...don't want to die?

Mi Zhu felt a little dizzy... This... This is completely against common sense!
He's still thinking about it...

Liu Bei's words came out one after another. "Our secret work has purchased a material called 'oil' in Yanzhou, and it has been delivered. They mentioned... adding this 'oil' to the cooking utensils, and then putting them on the fire, and putting the locusts in it, this kind of The method is called 'fried', and the taste is extremely delicious after frying, not inferior to meat!"

Liu Bei said every sentence, but Mi Zhu's face became more and more surprised.

"It was unbelievable for me to hear this at first... But... the news came one after another, and even... the four counties in the northern part of Xuzhou also started to feed on locusts, which has a lot of meaning... Maybe, these locusts can really eat."

In a word, Liu Bei put his hand on Mi Zhu's shoulder.

Having said so much, in fact... nothing more than that, he wants Mi Zhu to take the matter of catching locusts by the whole people to heart, and spare no expense...

Even, Liu Bei planned to copy Cao Cao's homework, and planned to use the captured locusts as food in Xiapi City and Guangling City to deal with possible droughts!

"Zizhong, I will leave this matter to you...Yanzhou has proved that locusts are edible, so you can buy them with confidence. Cao Cao can use them as military rations to tide over the food shortage...If so, if it doesn't rain, let's rain Pi City and Guangling City can also feed on locusts, this is a two-handed preparation!"

"...Your Majesty, remember!" Mi Zhu cupped his hands...

Even though it was unimaginable, there were so many news coming from Xizuo... even toes should realize that this locust could really be eaten after thinking about it!
The key is that when thinking of their appearance, Mi Zhu unexpectedly felt like retching for no reason.

Of course, Liu Bei's order here was straightforward, and Mi Zhu agreed readily...

It seems that there is no major problem in copying Cao Cao's "homework".

It's just that they overlooked...or rather, they didn't realize an important point.

Not all kinds of locusts can be eaten. The whole people in Yanzhou caught locusts and contained the locust plague. Therefore... the juvenile and growing locusts can be fried and eaten!
But now Xiapi City and Guangling City are plagued by locusts. If these locusts gather together, they will be poisoned if they eat them!Even taking a lot of it will kill you!
Copying things like homework, the same answer, maybe you copy and copy, and you will come up with big questions.

"My lord..." After talking about the problem of preying on locusts, on the other side of Liu Bei, Sun Qian, who was also a representative of the common people faction, said, "Your official has always had doubts?"

"Doubt?" Liu Bei asked back...

"Exactly!" Sun Gan nodded. "According to detailed reports, not only did the whole people catch locusts and curb locust plagues, Cao Jun also cut off the Taishou River and surrounded it with a pool, along which thousands of acres of rice and upland rice were planted... It is said that this rice and upland rice are not afraid of drought... It seems that Cao Jun's This behavior is related to today's 'drought disaster'!"

Sun Gan didn't make his words very clear, but...the meaning here is enough for Liu Bei to understand.

Sun Qian suspected that someone in Cao Ying had calculated the coming severe drought, and the whole people were catching locusts, cutting off rivers, promoting upland rice and paddy rice... all in order to deal with it in advance!

This…

Are you planning for a rainy day?
Liu Bei's eyes were narrowed, and his face was a bit ugly, Sun Qian's words reminded him.

This is not a small matter. If Cao Jun could predict even the severe drought and locust plague in advance...then...wouldn't it be too scary?
Just thinking of this, Liu Bei shook his head violently, impossible, absolutely impossible!
He has heard that Qimen spells can pray for rain and auspiciousness, and even...he heard that there is a book "Taiping Essentials" in the Yellow Turban Army that teaches people to call the wind and rain, drive away thunder and lightning...

Well, never heard of it...

How can someone predict the drought and the locust plague? This is too unbelievable!

Liu Bei doesn't believe it, let alone believe it!In Cao Yingli... there is no way there is a big Luo Jinxian, right?
call…

Take a long breath.

"Gongyou, haven't you bought some rice seeds before? Let's also start to reclaim fields around the lake and plant rice."

Speaking of this, Liu Bei looked at the sky and felt the heat in the air.

"Whether it's a severe drought or not, it's too early to say for sure, but... we should always plan ahead. It's better to believe it than not!"

As soon as this statement comes out…

"Here!" Sun Qian bowed his hands and accepted the order.

At this moment, the footsteps of "Tat T T T T" sounded from the city ladder, "My dear brother, why are you here?"

It was Lu Bu Lu Fengxian who spoke...

He walked quickly to Liu Bei's side, calling out to his brother one by one, without treating himself as an outsider at all.

"So it's Fengxian?" Liu Bei was certainly unhappy, but... he didn't show it.

"Hahaha..." Lu Bu reminded with a smile. "Didn't we agree that today, go to my post, where I have hidden a altar of fine wine, and I want to have a drink with my virtuous brother!"

Well…

Liu Bei was taken aback for a moment, and looked back at Mi Zhu and Sun Qian from the corner of his eye, as if emphasizing again, the matter of catching locusts and planting rice for the whole people!
After looking at him, Liu Bei came back to his senses... and said to Lu Bulan: "How could you forget? Fengxian's wine must be good wine!"

Ha ha ha ha…

Lu Bu laughed. "My virtuous brother is more open-minded... My virtuous brother and I are both from the frontier, and we are as close as a family!"

"In addition, when the Kwantung princes joined forces to attack Dong Zhuo, but I killed Dong Zhuo, none of them would take me in, and they wanted to kill me... Only my virtuous brother is benevolent and righteous. In this way, we are relatives. Add kisses!"

Lu Bu really didn't know how to behave in the world, and he called him "good brother" one by one, and Liu Bei was about to suffer from embarrassment.

and…

Lu Bu's words, with Liu Bei's rank, can be seen through at once.

Are they all from the frontier?hehe?

He, Liu Bei, was born in Zhuo County. It is understandable to say that it is a border area. You Lu Bu was born in Jiuyuan, Bingzhou. What kind of border area is this?The two people's hometowns are hundreds of thousands of miles apart, and Lu Bu's purpose is just to get close.

Even though he thought so in his heart, Liu Bei's cheeks were not leaking, as if... Liu Bei would never turn a blind eye to Lu Bu's performance.

"Fengxian, why are those unhappy people still mentioning him? Go... go to Fengxian's place for a drink!"

"Hahaha..." Lv Bu laughed, pulled Liu Bei and walked down the city tower. While walking, he didn't forget to say: "My dear brother, today... I have prepared a surprise for you at the posthouse, and I will keep you feasting your eyes." !"

uh...surprise

Liu Bei was slightly taken aback.

Immediately afterwards...the footsteps of "stepping, stepping" continued to resound...

In a short while, the two had disappeared from everyone's sight.

Mi Zhu and Sun Qian looked at each other and shook their heads slightly.

Their lord Liu Xuande, Lu Bu called each other "good brother", is this what a defeated army should look like?Really rude!

As for...the surprise at the station?

What surprises can Lu Bu have?Mi Zhu and Sun Qian pondered, could it be possible?Could this surprise be the legendary Diao Chan who has the posture of closing the moon and overwhelms the country?
Of course, Mi Zhu and Sun Qian would never have thought that... Lu Bu's surprise for Liu Bei was really Diao Chan.

Cough cough, but it's not what you imagined!

According to historical records, the first time Lu Bu entertained Liu Bei, he first invited Liu Bei to sit on an embroidered bed, which was Diao Chan's bed...

Immediately afterwards, Lu Bu summoned his concubine Diaochan and asked her to dance a song for Liu Bei...

Normally, this kind of behavior is very disrespectful, for example... the audience masters went to the house of an unfamiliar friend, this friend first let you lie on his wife's bed, and then invited his wife out?
Did the grandpa of the audience think it was rude?

In addition to being rude, there is another possibility that this unfamiliar friend...is a green (harmony)...In short, it is very confusing and exciting to think about it!

Of course, Liu Bei will experience this kind of excitement soon - watching Diao Chan dance on Diao Chan's bed, the excitement is broken.

Lu Bu's flamboyant operation recorded in the history books... really makes people incomprehensible!

...

Just when Lu Bu and Liu Bei went to the post station together!

In a private room of a wine shop in Xiapi City, Chen Gong was drinking with a warrior, and Chen Gong helped the warrior fill a bottle... and offered his respect immediately.

"I've heard for a long time that General Cao Bao has an extraordinary bearing, but today I saw it, and it turned out to be true!"

"Maybe Chen Gongtai have something to say bluntly?" Cao Bao replied with a smile. Chen Gong contacted Cao Bao through various relationships when he first arrived. The meaning here is profound, how could Cao Bao not feel it?
He is a rough man, he likes to talk about things straight to the point, and he doesn't like the literati's way of half-talking and twisting around.

"Haha, let me be blunt. General Cao was once a confidant of Taozhou Mu, and he commanded more than ten thousand Danyang soldiers in Xiapi City... It's just the so-called 'one dynasty, one courtier'. Now, General Cao's life under Liu Xuande is not satisfactory. Bar?"

Chen Gong had already figured out Cao Bao's temperament, and even more so, his current situation.

He is Tao Qian's confidant, and later supported the Tao merchant son. It should be Liu Bei's thorn in the side and thorn in the flesh.

Exactly...Now that Liu Bei is in power in Xiapi City, Cao Bao's situation...is extremely delicate!

Holding the military power in his hand, but under the control of Zhang Fei, he was yelled and scolded by him from time to time, extremely aggrieved, and always looked down upon by others. On such days, Cao Bao has long been dissatisfied.

Seeing Cao Bao's expression suddenly changed, Chen Gong changed the subject. "General Cao Bao, my lord, Lu Fengxian, is His Majesty's personal 'Marquis of Wen'. No one in the world can match his unparalleled martial arts skills, but he... has something on his mind!"

"What's on your mind?" Cao Bao asked again.

Chen Gong replied in detail: "In the battle of Puyang City, under the chaos, Fengxian's wife died at the hands of Cao Jun. As the saying goes, "If the family is restless, the heart will be restless, and if the heart is restless, the world will be restless." My general I am in need of a good helper, I heard that General Cao’s daughter, Cao Yuan, is very heroic and has a narrow sense of style, my general has favored her for a long time, so... I have a heartfelt request!”

Huo…

Originally, Cao Bao listened to Chen Gong's words in a casual manner, but... mentioning his daughter and Lu Bu's virtuous wife, Cao Bao immediately cheered up.

The daughter is his heart, but it is also a big problem... He, Cao Bao, has talked with almost all the prominent families in Xuzhou, but... in the whole world, who can be beaten and killed by a woman all day long?Unscrupulous, defiant?
The key is that this woman looks really average!
As for men, they are often more willing to accommodate beautiful women, so just stand aside for mediocre looks!

but…

Hearing what Chen Gongtai said, Lu Fengxian's wife died, he was invincible, and he had great ambitions. Could it be... he can still be his son-in-law?

Thinking of this, a gleam of light flashed in Cao Bao's eyes!
Of course, this look was captured by Chen Gong sensitively, and more than half of the stone hanging in his heart fell, this matter...it's right...

As long as there is a reason for this, then go to Picheng, hehe, there is a chance!
Chen Gong's eyes narrowed, and a sharp edge quietly appeared in his eyes.

And the situation in Xiapi City as a whole...

It seems that the sea is calm and the brothers are respectful, but in fact... the waves are turbulent and the undercurrent is surging.

Lu Bu's entry into Xiapi...not only muddied the already turbid water in Xiapi City, but also made Liu Bei more and more unable to grasp the more complicated situation and situation.

All of these are like the two sentences mentioned by Lu Yu.

One - the water in Xiapi City is very deep, Liu Bei, you can't hold it!

Second - three women in one play!

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(End of this chapter)