Han Xiang

Chapter 238 Erase the Flaws
Zhang Zhao twitched his beard in meditation, and left Zhang Hong the opportunity to answer. He thought that Zhang Hong had stayed in Xudu for nearly two years and understood Cao Cao's thoughts better.

Zhang Hong comprehended, clasped his hands and replied: "Cao Cao's obvious estrangement plan was aimed at us in Jiangdong. Fortunately, Long Yunqi used clever tactics to deal with it. I suggest that my lord let nature take its course."

"Long Xiang expressed his good intentions to me by 'asking advice'. If I ignore it according to Zi Gang's wishes, it may damage Jiang Dong's reputation, which is inappropriate."

Sun Quan frowned and shook his head.

Zhang Hong added: "It's not that I don't care about it at all. My lord can send a letter of congratulations and express his willingness to obey the imperial court's will. As long as Long Xiang dares to go to Lujiang to take up his post, he can't take care of Hefei."

"What Zigang said is exactly what I want"

Zhang Hong's opinion coincided with his own, and Sun Quan was overjoyed to hear that, and was about to make a final decision, when he suddenly hesitated.

"Long Xiang is cautious, and Lu Zijing is very wise. I don't think Long Xiang will give up Hefei. Such a reply may be self-defeating. If Long Xiang is biased towards Cao Cao, it will be troublesome."

Zhang Zhao quickly reminded: "My lord, don't forget that Long Xiang and Cao Cao have revenge for killing their father. He will not favor anyone but Cao Cao."

"Zi Bu is ridiculous."

Zhang Hong interrupted Zhang Zhao: "I heard that Long Xiang's father was killed in battle. It may be an excuse to say that the enemy is Cao Cao. In the face of interests, all grievances and grudges can be put aside, such as Zhang Xiu from Wancheng."

"But Longxiang rejected Lujiang prefect."

When Zhang Zhao used arguments to defend, he suddenly found that the arguments were not valid, so he stopped abruptly.

Cao Cao was originally digging a hole for Long Xiang, not to mention the intention of wooing him.

Sun Quan patted the case on the table and said to himself: "As Zigang said, Cao Cao and Zhang Xiu fought against each other several times, and finally chose to surrender at the critical moment. .”

Zhang Hong nodded in agreement: "My lord's words are very true. Although Yuan Shao was defeated in Guandu this year, Hebei is still strong. He and Cao Cao have not yet decided the winner. Long Xiang is now famous in Huainan, and Yuan and Cao will try to win him over. He has a lot of options”

Sun Quan murmured to himself: "Lu Zijing wrote to tell you that Long Xiang detained Liu Fu in Hefei as a civilian husband. If this is true, Cao Cao's family will be extinct."

"As the saying goes, hearing is believing, seeing is believing, my lord, why don't you send someone to Hefei to have a look?"

After hearing Zhang Zhao's proposal, Sun Quan pinched his chin and said hesitantly, "It's a bit blunt to send someone directly, we need to find a reason."

"I have asked many people to verify the materials needed to excavate the Shifei Canal. The items listed by Long Xiang are not false. My lord, why not choose a construction period, so that it will come out from the beginning."

Long Xiang's budget is beyond the times and is too professional, even if Zhang Zhao finds someone to calculate it, he can't see the problem.

If you can't see the problem, you can only take it seriously, because the supplies will be apportioned to the local rich, and Zhang Zhao has no psychological burden.

Sun Quan had to choose between three months, half a year, and one year. Since the amount of work was fixed and the number of people involved was fixed, the cost of food was not much different, but the cost of construction equipment was very different.

Jiangdong’s smelting and foundry workshops are limited. In addition to ensuring the needs of local agriculture, the iron wares are not equipped with standard weapons, not to mention the ultra-low armor rate. Jiangdong is a private army at this time, and Sun Quan really controls very few troops. , he will not upgrade equipment for an army he cannot control.

"There are too many materials in three months, and one year is too late. In my opinion, I will choose half a year. I have Lao Zibu to coordinate and raise funds, and send them to Hefei for delivery as soon as possible."

Although three months was the most suitable, Sun Quan didn't want to be taken advantage of, so he followed Zhang Zhao's words and chose half a year.

"only."

Zhang Zhao bowed his hands and asked, "It takes time to cast tools. Even half a year's construction period is not small. I don't think it will be ready a year ago. My lord can send someone to send a few ships of grain first, so that Longxiang can organize it." The officers started slowly, checking whether Liu Fu was detained."

"It takes time to transport food."

Sun Quan originally frowned, but suddenly the corners of his mouth raised: "Today is the sixth day of the twelfth lunar month, and Long Yunqi will marry Erqiao on the 29th day of the twelfth lunar month. I will send someone to send a congratulatory gift tomorrow."

"This is a better reason." Zhang Hong clapped his hands and cheered.

When mentioning Long Xiang's marriage, Sun naturally thought of Zhou Yu, and deliberately reminded the two:
"Gong Jin is about to return after suppressing the rebellion in Danyang. He originally agreed with my elder brother to take Erqiao as his concubine, but now he has been taken away by Long Yunqi. Be careful what you say, and don't provoke him with this matter."

"only."

The two people echoed in unison, but each had their own thoughts in their hearts.

Sun Quan then summoned Deng Dang, a general, and ordered him to rush to Hefei tomorrow to give gifts and verify Liu Fu's real situation by the way.

Deng Dang worked as a coolie in Hefei, and he can use his experience to distinguish genuine from false.

Cao Cao asked Long Xiang and Sun Quan to answer the question with a divorce plan. Long Xiang detained Liu Fu and wanted to hand over the right to answer the question to Sun Quan. As a result, Sun Quan followed the plan of the two Zhangs and used the Yang plan to rebound the initiative.

After experiencing Cao Cao's estrangement incident, Sun Quan learned something from it. At this time, it had been several months since Sun Fu had secretly informed Cao Cao and the messenger had informed Sun Quan.

Sun Quan asked Zhang Zhao to send a letter to Luling, recommending Sun Fu as the governor of Jiaozhou and Feng Tinghou, and asked him to return to Wu County to teach him the opportunity. Sun Futong Cao's letter was intercepted without knowing it, and he mistakenly thought that Sun Quan wanted to win him over, and was eventually placed under house arrest. .

Deng Dang was ordered to send congratulatory gifts to Hefei. During the period, under the arrangement of Feng Zhong, he revisited the old place where he worked.

Under the kiln, Deng Dang saw not only Liu Fu, but also Mi Heng, the "God of Plague" sent away by Jiangdong.

When leaving Hefei, Feng Zhong personally sent Deng Dang to the gate of the city, and handed out the things in his arms.

"Captain Feng, this is."

"The edict for the appointment of the prefect of Lujiang, my general thinks that his talents and learning are limited, please bring it back to Jiangdong and hand it over to Marquis Wu."

"General Long doesn't think about it anymore? If he can manage the city of Hefei well, he will definitely be able to manage the county of Lujiang well. My lord really wants him to be the prefect."

"I won't repeat what I said just now, it's getting late, please, General Deng"

"Oh, goodbye."

Deng Dang worked in Hefei for several months, and Feng Zhong's words seemed to have invisible pressure.

Seeing Feng Zhong issued the "order to drive away guests", the memory of Deng Danglao's work came to mind, just like the feeling of a criminal facing the warden, so he left without saying a word.

Watching the awning boat slowly leave the pier, Long Xiang, who was watching from the tower, looked solemn.

Lu Su asked, "Yun Qi, what are you thinking?"

"I was thinking that I underestimated Sun Quan and the Jiangdong officials before. They played well with this trick. We must be more careful in the future and not show any flaws." Long Xiang shook his head lightly.

Lu Su frowned and nodded: "If there is no Hefei New City, maybe you don't have so many troubles. If the new city is not built for a day, it will always be your weakness."

Long Xiang clenched his fist and slammed it on the city wall, and responded in a deep voice: "I can only speed up the progress and erase this flaw."

Lu Su shook his head and reminded: "I have read the budget you gave Sun Quan carefully before, and the cost of rushing to the deadline is too high, and Hefei can't afford it now."

"Haha, there is a big discrepancy between the budget and the actual situation. Many sub-items are separated by me deliberately. In fact, multiple processes can be combined, which is generally incomprehensible to laymen."

Long Xiang smiled knowingly, and then added: "Didn't Sun Quan want to provide supplies? It can be used to build Hefei New City. With those earth-digging tools, the foundation of the city wall can be completely dug out."

(End of this chapter)