Abnormal Three Kingdoms

Chapter 355 Xuchang Undercurrent
The buildings in Xuchang are more majestic than those in Xiapi, especially in the inner city, where there are mostly scholars coming and going, mixed with some wealthy merchants, and the eyes are full of extravagance at a glance, but it lacks the fireworks of Xiapi. .

Walking on the street, occasionally a gentry who knew Lv Bu would just nod slightly to him, without even saying hello, unlike in Xuzhou when the common people rushed to say hello.

Compared to the inner city, it is better for Lu Bu to go to the outer city, so that it is difficult for the officials of the government office to find him.

After Chu Nan left, Lu Bu and the civil and military men of the Manchu Dynasty entered into a stalemate. Lu Bu basically didn't care what they were doing, and even went to the court several times and then stopped going.

Although he didn't understand it very well, after staying with Chen Gong and Chu Nan for so long, his thinking habits had also changed, and he had a vague feeling that these people wanted to force him to hand over some power to the court.

After all, many positions of real power in Xuchang are now occupied by Lu Bu's people. Apart from speaking impassionedly at the court meeting, civil and military officials in the Manchu Dynasty have power, but they basically depend on Lu Bu's face.

After finally driving Cao Cao away, I thought Lu Bu would be a good boss, but he was cornered and couldn't speak up, so he went on strike, wandering around in his Hussar General's mansion every day or somewhere else.

He ignored the captured officials and generals, and spent three days fishing and two days drying nets when dealing with official duties. If they were found in the inner city, they would go to the outer city to oversee work.

When Chu Nan left, he made a plan to use work for relief. This was Cao Cao's method.

Thanks to the efforts of Chu Nan and Chen Gong in the past two years, Xuzhou has enough family background, and grass-roots officials like county magistrates can cover them completely, so that they will not be choked by the gentry, so that Lu Bu has sufficient food and grass Implement work-for-relief.

So now Lu Bu only has two things to do, one is to implement the New Deal, it’s not that no one has come to tell Lu Bu about the disadvantages of the New Deal, and analyze with him what harm the New Deal will bring, and abandoning the New Deal can gain the support of scholars, and also It's better than losing both sides now.

But Lu Bu basically just ignored it, and Chu Nan gave a set of algorithms for the matter of using work as relief. Lu Bu was very interested in this. He gathered the refugees and managed them with the method of managing the army.

Lu Bu personally asked about food, grass, and wages, so that he could clearly know where his money was spent. Sometimes he watched the outer city gradually improve under his supervision, and gradually take shape according to the pattern that Chu Nan told him at the beginning. , That kind of satisfaction can't stop fighting a hearty battle.

And compared to the scholars in the inner city whose eyes are higher than the roof, Lu Bu also enjoys the awe of the people in the outer city when they see him. Every time he pays his wages, the feeling of being admired will become addictive.

Of course, there is another point that Lu Bu doesn't like to deal with official documents. The arable land and population of many counties around Xuchang have basically been measured, and various data have been sent here.

According to the past practice, after the review here is correct, the file will be archived and sealed, and a copy will be kept locally, and a copy will be kept here for future verification.

But the workload was heavy and boring. Lu Bu persisted for a few days, and after filing the dossiers of a county, he couldn't stand it anymore.

He asked the officials to classify the dossiers first, and wait for Chu Nan and Chen Gong to discuss the rest.

This kind of thing...is not my own.

The expansion of Xuchang City does not need to use too much manpower. The most important thing is the water conservancy. The Central Plains is severely drought. If the water conservancy can be dredged, the drought can be relieved.

Of course, it is impossible to completely solve it, at least it can alleviate the impact of the severe drought.

You know, there was one in Lu Bu's attack on Cao Cao before, that Cao Cao was unkind, and was punished by the sky, and he was punished by the drought from the sky. Now that Lu Bu has taken over Cao Cao's position, this drought is naturally an important issue for Lu Bu to face.

It is one thing to mobilize food and grass from Xuzhou and Jianghuai to save the people. More importantly, it is the dredging of water conservancy. Now Lu Bu has made a list, and in the name of the court, he is asking the world for people who are good at water conservancy to save the people from the fire.

It's a pity that although water conservancy is not a mainstream academic, but to learn this, the conditions are not low. Those who are proficient in water conservancy must come from a wealthy family. To put it bluntly, this kind of talent can only be found among the gentry. Lu Bu is now setting up a list, and what he gets in exchange is only a scholar He snickered, waiting for Lu Bu to bow his head and ask them for someone.

Will Lu Bu bow his head?

Of course not, he wasn't even as anxious as these people imagined, and Zhang Bang just suddenly remembered this matter, so he posted the list to see if he could recruit similar talents. !
So the scholars waited for Lu Bu to bow his head to beg them, but Lu Bu ran around the city every day, and he didn't look anxious at all.

"To be able to defeat Cao Cao, he really has some skills. He must have seen through our strategy, so he will not be moved." Situ Mansion, Yilang Zhao Yan saw that Zhao Wen did not speak, and couldn't help but said.

"What's the use of Boyan saying these things?" Zhao Wen sighed and said, "I'm old and weak, and I don't want to get involved in court affairs, so why bother to tell me?"

"Grand Zirou!" Zhao Yan frowned and stood up when he heard the words: "Cao Cao is dead. Lu Bu is a reckless man. His behavior is even more cruel than Dong Zhuo. However, his foundation is not yet stable. You are the hope of the world. You are famous all over the world. You only need him to ascend to the top." Call out, there is Yuan Shao in the north, Jiangdong Sun in the south, and Liu Biao in Jingzhou is a Han family clan, and he will definitely respond, so why not worry about the big thing!?"

Zhao Wen glanced at him helplessly and said: "Bo Yan's words may be reasonable, but how do you know that Lu Bu will not be in a hurry to endanger His Majesty? If Lu Bu makes a move, who can stop the court? If Boyan is really For Your Majesty's sake, you shouldn't offend Marquis Wen."

"But Lu Bu clearly doesn't want to share the government with us!" Zhao Yan frowned.

Now as long as Lu Bu opens his mouth, they will recommend talents to be used by Lu Bu. Among other things, this person who can dredge water conservancy is ready-made. Said that Lu Bu made it clear that he wanted to be an enemy of the gentry.

"It's not because he didn't want to, it's because what happened to Dong Zhuo made him wary of us." Zhao Wen sighed.

At the beginning Dong Zhuoming apparently died at the hands of Lv Bu, but as a participant, Lv Bu probably knew better than anyone how Dong Zhuo was betrayed step by step by the gentry, especially Zhong Fu and others who were trusted by Dong Zhuo were betrayed one after another Calculated, Lu Bu, who has seen this scene, is now unwilling to cooperate with the gentry, and Zhao Wen can probably understand it.

Zhao Wen is serving as Situ now, and he doesn't want to fight blindly with Lu Bu. In his opinion, at this stage, it is a confrontation between Lu Bu and the court, who is waiting for who will bow first. Lu Bu obviously doesn't want to bow his head, but this matter It will always be resolved, and it is impossible to continue to consume like this.

Before Lv Buwei made his move, Zhao Wen felt that it was better not to provoke Lv Bu. After all, the gentry in various places had already been killed by Lv Bu. When the gentry around Xuchang was almost emptied, they ran to fight with Lv Bu. Isn't it courting death?

Of course, Zhao Wen absolutely does not support the new policy. It almost completely breaks the old pattern, and the interests of the gentry are suppressed to the extreme.

The biggest problem is corruption. Instead of targeting Lu Bu, it is better to focus on these local officials, scratch their feet, and see how Lu Bu solves it. If he shields the officials under his rule, the so-called New Deal is a A joke, if it is dealt with according to law, it will hit Lu Bu's popularity and chill those who choose to attach themselves to Lu Bu, thus weakening Lu Bu's power.

If the poor family and the local wealthy family abandon Lu Bu, then Lu Bu will eventually retreat to their side to cooperate with them.

At that time, the power will be gradually put into their hands, and it will be a step by step to overtake Lu Bu.

Fighting recklessly with Lu Bu now, isn't it clear that you stick your head out and let others chop it off?

"Then you shouldn't treat the government as a trifle. Look at the current imperial court under its governance, the imperial court is almost useless. If things go on like this, what is the majesty of the imperial court!?" Zhao Yan frowned.

Since Lu Bu wanted to follow the example of Cao Cao in honoring the emperor and disobeying his ministers, the prestige of the court could not be weakened too much. Isn't Lu Bu's attitude of ignoring the court like this a loss for both sides?

Zhao Wen was silent when he heard the words, the majesty of the imperial court... how much remains to be discussed now, since Lu Bu invaded Xuchang, no matter whether it was intentional or not, the majesty of the imperial court has been severely damaged.

"Don't rush into everything!" Seeing that Zhao Yan was not enlightened, Zhao Wen didn't want to say any more, so he shook his head and said, "Anyway, it's not easy to get angry now, just wait and see how things change."

"But..." Chaoyang looked at Zhao Wen with a bit of disappointment in his eyes. It is good to wait and see what happens, but even if this matter is resolved in the end, it will hurt the luck of the Han family!
Seeing that Zhao Wen didn't want to say more, Zhao Yan had no choice but to get up and said, "In that case, I will take my leave first."

"En." Zhao Wen nodded slowly, without any other signs.

Zhao Yan left Situ's mansion, but did not go home, but went directly to another mansion, Wang's mansion.

"How?" Seeing Zhao Yan coming in, Wang Zifu immediately welcomed him into the study and asked.

"All the lords in the court, none of them are willing to use their lives for His Majesty!" Zhao Yan shook his head and sighed: "Just let me wait and see the changes, but if I continue to watch quietly like this, Lu Bu will gradually become powerful. It will be even more difficult to fight against him!"

"Ai~" Wang Zifu sighed, "I think of a way! Maybe I can get some help."

"Oh?" Zhao Yan's eyes lit up when he heard the words, he looked at the prince and asked, "The plan will be released?"

"Many of Cao Cao's old troops are still in prison. We can ask Nalu Bu to persuade them. If these Cao Cao's old troops can be used by us, it will be a great help. They may help us kill the national traitors in the future!" Prince Fu laughed.

Many of Cao Cao's former subordinates are still in prison, such as Xun Yu, Guo Jia, Liu Fu, Li Tong, etc., taking advantage of the opportunity to persuade them to surrender, they secretly united these people, and the soldiers gave a lot of help.

Although the two sides were hostile before, but now that Cao Cao is dead and Lu Bu is in charge of the government, they have a common enemy, and there is no permanent enemy in the world.

Moreover, these people are unwilling to surrender until now, so they must be loyal to Cao Cao, and they will be more trustworthy when they join forces!

Hearing this, Zhao Yan nodded after thinking for a moment, "Good! I'm going to ask Lu Bu for help!"

"It's up to Boyan." Wang Zifu nodded.

Zhao Yan did what he said, and even went to Lu Bu's mansion to look for him, but he couldn't find him, so he ran to the city again, ran for a day, but didn't see Lu Bu's shadow, and finally had to drag his exhausted body back to reconnect with the prince's clothes. Discuss, other things don't matter, but you have to find Lu Bu people first!
(End of this chapter)