Han Xiang

Chapter 265

Qin Yi was stopped by Xu Chu halfway, thinking that Long Xiang was going to fight with him, and he was ready to move bricks and burn kilns on the way, so his tone was rather blunt when they met just now, but Long Xiang actually answered straightforwardly.

Emotional ups and downs, Long Xiang promised and humbly begged for help, Qin Yi seemed to be riding a roller coaster to a high point, and at this moment his heart was entangled again.

"General, please try to say it."

Long Xiang nodded, clasped his fists and replied: "It is said that General Qin is in Shouchun, so he should know the actual situation in Huainan. Sun He is currently stationed in Lujiang. Even if the last general is appointed as the prefect at this moment, the actual situation will not allow it."

"What does General Long mean?"

Qin Yi frowned, thinking that you were playing with me just now?
With a bitter expression on his face, Long Xiang explained: "General Qin used to be a general under Yuan Shu's command, and the people of Huainan were strong and strong. If it was an ordinary bandit occupying the Lujiang River, I would not ask the court for help. However, Sun He is a brother of the Sun Quan clan. The year before last I You have formed a bond with Sun Ce, how dare you take the initiative to provoke Jiangdong now?"

"General Long, please explain clearly."

When Qin Yi heard Long Xiang's complaint, he said in his heart that he would let me go if he didn't accept the edict. What was he talking about?
Long Xiang smiled and replied: "The Lujiang River is in the hands of Sun He. Please ask General Qin to withdraw his troops back to Jiangdong in the name of the court, so that the last general dares to take up his post with peace of mind."

"What did you say?"

Qin Yi's eyes widened. He suspected that he had heard wrong. I have never seen such a brazen person.

"I heard that Sun Quan announced that Sun He was the prefect, but the court rejected Sun Quan's statement. Sun He occupied the Lujiang River without an edict. If you disobey orders, you can mobilize troops to fight"

"You wait."

Before Long Xiang finished speaking, Qin Yi interrupted anxiously: "Since your majesty appointed the general as the prefect of Lujiang, you should drive away the rebels by yourself. This is why your majesty likes the general."

"Then..." Long Xiang paused, looked at Qin Yi and asked, "Since Your Majesty is interested in the last general, I don't know if there are other things besides today's edict, such as money and food for soldiers and horses."

Soldiers, horses, money and food?Do you want to fart?
Qin Yi snorted speechlessly: "I think Hefei has a large population, and it seems unnecessary for the general to reach out to the imperial court."

"There is a shortage of food when there are many people. Besides, Hefei has a small army and they are all mobs. How dare you go to the tiger's beard in the east of the Yangtze River? As long as Long has a little way, he will never ask the court for help."

Long Xiang's expression was just right, Qin Yi was almost bluffed by him for a while, and after he stabilized his mind, he frowned and asked back: "General Long is modest, who would dare to say that you are the one who killed Zheng Bao and Sun Ce in the past? Is it the mob?"

"The last time I was lucky enough to win, I relied on the defense of the city. I heard that Sun He has [-] elites, and Hefei's crowd will definitely be invincible. General Qin is also a general who leads troops. You should know that there is a big difference between attacking a city and defending a city. I hope the general will be aware of it." Long Xiang had already prepared his speech.

Qin Yi couldn't argue with Long Xiang, so he changed the subject: "General Long and Sun Zhongmou have a very close relationship, maybe they can take over Lujiang smoothly, and won't they meet each other?"

Long Xiang pretended to be surprised and tried his best to deny: "Impossible? How could I have friendship with Sun Quan? Someone must be spreading rumors."

"Oh?" Qin Yi sneered, thinking that you have a sharp tongue, and I have caught the handle, and then asked in a deep voice: "At the southern foot of the General Ling, how do you explain the excavated channel? Sun Quan sent Hefei again. The food is also used to deliver utensils, dare you say that it is not digging channels for Jiangdong?"

"Really not." Long Xiang shook his head.

Seeing Long Xiang's stubborn mouth, Qin Yi said in a cold voice: "Since it was not entrusted by Jiangdong, why did General Long send people to dig the canal? Jiangjun Ridge is tens of miles away from Hefei, and those folks digging canals at the foot of the mountain are not always playing. Bar?"

Long Xiang replied seriously: "The excavation of the canal is Hefei's own business. I heard that Huainan encountered heavy rains in the past years, and the river flooded and easily destroyed the farmland. I was worried that the farmland on both sides of the water would be destroyed. Simple diversion upstream of the water."

Um?He got over it all?

Qin Yi swallowed his saliva. He has stayed in Huainan for several years, and he also knows the local weather. He remembers that there are frequent floods in various places, but at the same time, he blames Long Xiang for digging and diverting the water. Over the farmland around Chengde?

After thinking about it, there are not many people left in the area of ​​Shouchun and Chengde, and even if there is a flood, the loss will not be great.

Qin Yi didn't want to be manipulated, and was still entangled in the relationship between Long Xiang and Sun Quan, and then asked: "Since the excavation of the canal was done by Hefei, I don't know how you explain Jiangdong's funding? I heard that Jiangdong is transporting grain and transportation. Farm tools, and you said there is no friendship between you?"

"General Qin did not know that Hefei raised a kind of fragrant pig last year. The meat is delicious and has no fishy smell. At the end of the year, when he married his wife, he killed a few pigs. It happened that Jiangdong sent an envoy to congratulate him. The envoy was full of praise after tasting it. When Sun Quan learned about it, he asked Hefei to breed it on a large scale, and provided Jiangdong with thousands of fragrant pigs every year. The food and related utensils he sent were actually used for raising pigs.”

Long Xiang could tell nonsense easily, he didn't believe that Qin Yi would confront Sun Quan.

Qin Yi heard it inconceivably, and it was difficult for him to associate Long Xiang with raising pigs, so he murmured, "Sun Quan asked you to raise pigs? General Long is such a character, how could he agree to such a thing?"

"Sigh..." Long Xiang sighed, "Sun Quan is stronger than Sun Ce. General Qin should have heard about his massacre of the Lujiang River last year? How can I easily offend you when you have to bow your head under the eaves?"

Seeing that Qin Yi was silent, Long Xiang continued to add: "One thing to say, the meat quality of our Hefei fragrant pigs is indeed different. We will hold a banquet for the general later, and you will know after a taste."

"okay."

Qin Yi replied fluently, but quickly stopped speaking.

He really wanted to slap himself, saying that he came with a mission, not to eat fragrant pork.

Qin Yi realized that he couldn't say enough about Long Xiang, so he calmed down, held up the imperial edict again, and asked desperately: "I'll talk about other things later, Qin is just an emissary of the imperial edict, General Long, please give me an accurate word. Do you accept the imperial edict or not?"

"Take it." Long Xiang nodded seriously, and then added: "But I am really in trouble, please do not hesitate to give me some help from the imperial court."

Qin Yi snorted coldly: "What you said just now is complicated, how can you help me? You might as well express it more concisely, so that I can return to my life more conveniently."

“good good”

Long Xiang fully agreed, then raised three fingers, and said: "At present, Sun He is entrenched in the Lujiang River. If he is going to take up his post in the end, he needs to clear the obstacles in the east of the river. At present, he has three strategies in mind, and I ask General Qin to report to His Majesty on his behalf."

"Tell me."

"Please ask the imperial court to send envoys to order Sun He to voluntarily withdraw from the Lujiang River. If Sun He obeys the order, it is the best policy; if Sun He refuses to obey the order, then ask the imperial court to send troops to fight against it. This is the best policy."

Seeing that after Long Xiang had finished talking about the upper and middle strategies, he actually whetted his appetite and refused to talk about the worst strategy, Qin Yi frowned and asked, "What about the worst strategy?"

"I know that the imperial court is fighting Yuan Shao. If you really don't have time to worry about the Huainan rebels, you can allocate some soldiers, horses, money and food to the general. The general is willing to do his best to fight for the country's thieves."

(End of this chapter)