Three Kingdoms: I rely on system loopholes to survive

Chapter 173: Cunning words in response
The magistrate of Tuxian County still had a daze on his face. The moment he was pinned to the ground, he was still cursing the manager for not doing things well and offending Zhong Ping, but he did not expect the possibility of the incident happening.

It has only been a day or two since Wu Zhi said he was forced to conscript and contract. Except for taking some soldiers out for hunting yesterday, Zhongping usually just "wandered" back and forth in several courtyards with Zhang Qingzhi's face on his face. It was really hard to let him go. What are people wary of?

What's more, as far as the county magistrate is concerned, Cao Cao is the only one in this army who should be careful.

However, after sending several beautiful women to Cao Cao's room, Cao Cao stayed in the room even when handling official business, and his soldiers and horses were quiet and there was nothing unusual.

Being summoned suddenly today, the county magistrate naturally thought that something was wrong with the safari.

Cao Cao glanced at Zhong Ping on the couch. Zhong Ping understood and walked out of the door without looking at the county magistrate below.

The steward was hesitating in the courtyard, and when he saw Zhong Ping coming out, he immediately wanted to go up to him and ask, but he was afraid of getting in Zhong Ping's eyes, which made him self-defeating. He could neither advance nor retreat at the same time.

"Let me ask you, are there any county soldiers among my entourage?"

The face is calm and shows no emotion or anger.

The steward was startled and completely dumbfounded. He had no idea how Zhongping could ask such a question: "No...no, never?"

He was so distraught that the more he thought about it, the worse he got. He even began to wonder if there were assassins among the entourage he arranged, which made Tanehiri so angry that he rushed back on horseback to attack.

Zhongping didn't speak any more, he just stared at the steward, who was so worried that he was a little unsure whether the people below him had misinterpreted his meaning. In order to please this little ancestor, he actually mobilized several county soldiers. past.

Zhong Pingxin said that I learned this look from Cao Cao. I can't stand Cao Cao staring at him like this, let alone you who are already feeling guilty?

Besides, the county magistrate is still detained inside. Now is the time when the steward's defenses are at their weakest.

So he estimated the time, waited for a while, and then slowly said: "I'm not unreasonable, maybe the steward is taking care of my safety..."

The steward's eyes lit up when he heard this.

Before he could say anything, Zhongping changed the topic and praised with a smile: "I think that man is very good at archery, but he wants to be a close guard by his side, but I don't know if there are other good archers in the county." A strong man?"

"If Langjun wants it, wait for me to report back to the county magistrate, and let Langjun choose among the county soldiers."

The steward wiped his sweat, put on his flattering smile again, and said hurriedly.

"lead the way."

Zhongping smiled slightly, seeming very satisfied with the steward's knowledge.

"This……"

The steward looked at the closed door behind Zhongping and hesitated.

"You don't want me to complain to my uncle, do you?"

Tanehira's smile deepened.

The steward trembled violently. Although he felt a little unhappy, he did not dare to speak again. He shrank his neck and forced out a smile that was uglier than crying: "How can you dare to offend the general's ears with such a trivial matter? Sir, please. "

Zhongping followed the steward. He remembered that he was in the north of the county court after being released from prison. He saw him go to the west wing to take the county seal where he was sitting. He also "bullied others" by forcefully asking for it and playing with it, regardless of whether he would use it in the future. Keep the general outline in mind first.

"Why don't you see Cao Cao's junior officials working among the post-Cao officials?"

Most of the county soldiers were guarding the city wall in the county. The steward Zhong Ping called for a leading man and just asked about his doubts about not seeing Cao officials in the county just now.

"This……"

The steward's eyes moved slightly and he hesitated: "Mr. Lang doesn't know something. It's been cold recently. The county magistrate showed sympathy to the officials and allowed the Cao Cao to work at home without arriving early."

"Oh."

Zhong Ping nodded, as if he was just asking casually. He looked at Cao's army camped outside the county, with a hint of eagerness in his eyes: "I wonder who is better among the good archers in the county and the soldiers in my uncle's army?"

He looked at the man next to the steward: "Go find some archers and follow me out of the city."

The steward never expected that things would develop to this point. As soon as he took a step forward, he was glanced at by Tanahira and had to swallow his words of dissuasion.

"Little man..."

The man was obviously extremely confused. He looked at the steward and didn't know how to react.

"What?" Zhong Ping pointed to the official seal that he took from the steward's hand, "The superior officer has an order, but you don't listen to it?"

"Don't dare!"

When the man saw the county magistrate's seal, he was excited. Although he still couldn't figure out the situation, he also knew that the person in front of him was not someone he could afford. Nuonuo responded and went back to order people.

Zhong Ping followed him at a short distance, and after a cursory scan, he found that the guards on the wall were quite tight, but after all, it was cold, and it was in the wind, and there were troops under Cao Cao stationed outside the city, so there was a sense of laxity.

Not long after, the steward and the man led a few archers out. Until Sui Zhongping entered the camp outside the city, the steward did not notice anything strange.

Zhong Ping's peripheral vision has been fixed on the steward, and now he has completely entered the village. Knowing that these people are the turtles in the urn, he feels a little relieved, but he does not dare to completely let go.

He smiled and praised the archer's prowess. He asked Li Qian for a reason to discuss the competition. He left those people in the school field and got away. The primary school led him to Li Qian's place.

Zhong Ping gave an overview of the affairs in Tuxian, and mentioned that Cao Cao had an order, so he only detained the steward and the generals, while Li Qian led his troops into the city to prevent the people in the city from escaping.

Li Qian was not very familiar with Zhong Ping, but he was very clear about Zhong Ping's identity, so he didn't ask any questions and just followed orders.

He first sent people to tie up the few people who were still waiting for peace, and then divided the troops and horses to guard the stronghold. Then he organized the troops and horses. With the hostages with official seals in hand, and the guards on the wall with rat-throwing weapons, he moved the city barrier in a daze. , and let Li Qian's soldiers and horses in.

When Liu Bei and his party returned to Tuxian, it was already evening. Although the flags at the top of the city had not been changed, the people guarding the city were already familiar faces.

The snow outside the city is still deep, and it is extremely difficult for the refugees following behind. Looking down from the city wall, it looks like a pile of dead wood and rotten rocks, standing together in twos and threes, absorbing the faint warmth.

Zhongping realized that he was no longer needed in the city, so he put on a thick fox fur cloak early, stood at the city gate with his hands drawn back, and waited for Liu Bei to return.He knew that there were no longer a small number of refugees in the village, and with Liu Bei's temperament, he was determined not to sit idly by. However, if he was brought back with the army, it would be somewhat embarrassing, so while blowing the cold wind at the city gate, he was also thinking about it. How to resettle these refugees.

When spring comes, we can propose farming to absorb and resettle most of the refugees in Yanzhou, but it is winter now...

Xu Yin had trade with Yu Fuluo in Dongjun, and defeated Sui Gu Yudu and others in front of these people, so they got along quite harmoniously. This time Yanzhou was empty and Lu Bu attacked, these barbarians But he never took advantage of the situation.

Zhongping remembered that he had built a canal in Dongwuyang, and now he also remembered that the water level was shallow in winter, which was a good time to work on the river. The Luo River was easily diverted during floods, so it would be better to use work instead of relief and give these refugees rations. The people were settled in Dongwuyang.

He also stayed in Dongwuyang for some time. Although he could not guarantee that all the refugees would have enough to eat, he could barely manage to have a proper place to stay and receive food every day.

"Wu Zhi thanks Lang Jun for his great virtue and kindness. Wu Zhi is very grateful!"

Zhong Ping took a few steps forward, and Wu Zhi couldn't wait to rush to him and gave him a solid ceremony. When he was helped up, his eyes were red and full of tears.

"Is your family okay?"

Zhong Ping subconsciously asked with concern. He knew how much Wu Zhi missed his mother and sister.

Wu Zhi's lips trembled and he remained silent. His tears could no longer be held back and his face was wet.

Zhongpei didn't know how to comfort him, so he put his hand on his shoulder and patted him hard.

"...What are your plans for the future?"

"If it weren't for Lang Jun, Wu Zhi would have become a rotten man. How can he talk about the future? Now that I can kill Qiu Yu with my own hands, I feel relieved. Wu Zhi's fate is at Lang Jun's disposal!"

There was sincerity in Wu Zhi's eyes. He had indeed had the ambition to use Zhongping to climb up at all costs, but now he was alone in the world with no ties. No matter how much ambition he had, all his ambitions were in vain, and only the thought of repaying his kindness was left. support.

The pain of losing a loved one cannot be comforted by saying something like a man.

Zhongping can be regarded as having personal experience. Although he is worried about Wu Zhi's state of mind, he is really happy for him when he sees that he can come out of it and is not trapped in pain.

"You still owe me the promise of being my secretary, so how about you double up as a guard? If you want to join the army, you can start from a junior high school in a few years."

Zhong Ping had not given up the idea of ​​training Wu Zhi to be a general, and after calming Wu Zhi's emotions, Zhong Ping talked to Liu Bei about the idea of ​​moving the refugees to Dongwuyang.

Liu Bei was worried that Pingyuan was far away, and now that he had a better place to go, he naturally agreed. However, he didn't know Cao Cao's opinion, so he inevitably had some reservations in his words.

Zhong Ping had made up his mind before and drafted a document of condemnation and sent it to Cao Cao. He felt that this method was feasible and Cao Cao would probably agree. Now he thought that there should be an approval, so he said no more and only invited Liu Bei to enter the city.

"I'd like to trouble General Li to bring the refugees from outside the city into the village to keep them safe and keep them warm by some bonfires."

Li Qian was heard to be a member of the Cheng clan. When the Yellow Turbans attacked Yanzhou, he led the diners to resist, and later joined Cao Cao's army.

Logically speaking, this should be the first time Zhong Ping heard of it and saw Li Qian, but he somehow felt that he had heard of this name in his previous life, but unfortunately he could not remember the details.

However, judging from today's contact, Li Gan is capable in doing things, and Cao Cao relies on him quite a lot. He is a trustworthy person.

Not to mention Li Qian, Cao Cao could not stay in Tuxian for a moment longer.

When Zhongping, Liu Bei and others entered, Cao Cao had ordered Shouzhang's order Cheng Yu to be transferred to Chenliu to work with Cao Hong and Li Qian to deal with these restless nobles.

If Xi Zhicai had not contracted the disease, the matter would most likely have fallen on him. Since he had to lead the troops back to Xudu, Xun Yu, as the person coordinating the central government, could not move lightly.

Cao Cao was determined this time to remove the carrion and clean up Yanzhou.

"The matter of the refugees in Tuxian County can be dealt with according to Bo Heng's method. The farming method is a wonderful method, but it is too rough and needs careful consideration. We can discuss it carefully with our comrades after we return to Xudu."

Zhong Ping touched his head, with a bit of embarrassment on his face. You really can’t blame him. He was thinking about how to solve the refugee problem, so he wrote something casually...

I have heard about Cao Cao's implementation of the farming system before. How could I remember the content down to the last word?This has a rough shape, which is due to Zhen’s experience in handling farm work in Dong County.

"It would be nice if my uncle thinks it's somewhat feasible."

Zhong Ping smiled awkwardly, and then he remembered Xiahou Dun who was thrown into the ditch by him, and said hurriedly: "Ping went to the north of Tuxian County the day before yesterday, and encountered Hao Meng where he saw that the scorched earth was still there. He was confused in his heart. After investigating, it seemed that It’s to find Yuan Rang’s whereabouts.”

He told his guess about how Xiahou Dun fell into Chen Gong's plan, and also mentioned the situation of the Xin clan in the village.

When Cao Cao listened to Zhong Ping's words, there was no intention of blaming him. After all, Chen Liu was in big trouble and Zhong Ping was busy almost alone.

"Since that's the case..."

He pondered for a moment: "Tuxian still needs soldiers to garrison. I wonder if I can ask Xuande to look for them on my behalf? If there is a shortage of soldiers and horses, I can mobilize them from Li Gan."

Zhong Ping felt that it was his own oversight. He had a good relationship with Xiahou Dun. At this time, the incident in Tuxian County had come to an end. The guilt in his heart surged like a tide. He couldn't sit still and said hurriedly: "Ping is also willing to go with us!"

Cao Cao frowned slightly, but said with a smile: "Bo Heng has been running around for several days, and the cold has not healed from his body. I don't want to go back to Xudu, only to see Bo Heng and Zhi Cai trapped in the bed, relatively speechless."

When Liu Bei saw this, he also advised: "Young master, you don't know that your body is like a tower that is full of earth. If you ignore it for a while, it will be difficult to make up for it later."

After Zhongping was talked about to this point, he also knew that it would be difficult for him to get out, so he felt depressed and apologized to Xiahou Dun.

Wrapped in his cloak, he returned to his room, thinking about Xiahou Dun, which made him even more miserable. He secretly regretted his negligence, even though he knew that Chen Gong and Lu Bu were eager to escape from Yanzhou and could not kill Xiahou Dun.

And if something unexpected happened to Xiahou Dun, news must have been spread long ago to disturb Cao Cao's military morale. The more news there is now, the more it proves that Xiahou Dun is not in danger.

Worry hurts the spleen, and all kinds of diseases will occur if the spleen is deficient.

Thongpei had been blown by the cold wind before, and now he was sitting in the room anxious. After a while, he felt that his head was unbearably swollen. He stretched out his hand and felt that he felt a little feverish. He just wanted to close his eyes and rest for relief.

It's just that his eyes were heavy. Once he closed them, it was as if they were filled with sand and gravel, and it was difficult to separate them. Within a moment, he fell into a deep sleep.

(End of this chapter)