My Ji Han Dynasty was prosperous in martial arts, but I have always convinced people with virtue

Chapter 23 You may not lose money

Jiangxia City, Prefect's Mansion.

In the county seat of Jiangxia, the prefect's mansion contracted by Huang's Heavy Industry has both style and practicality.

The Taishou's Mansion is like a small city, covering a huge area, on a high ground, surrounded by hopeful towers, which can overlook the four directions.

Among them, there are built-in barracks, granaries, stables, and a staff office. Five hundred school swordsmen and a large number of aides are stationed for a long time.

Bu Zhi accepted Sun Quan's order, put on Wu's official uniform again, and came to Jiangxia Taishou's mansion.

The purpose is to exchange prisoners for the agreement, to ask for supplies from Liu Chan.

The staff of the Taishou Mansion greeted Bu Zhi politely and enthusiastically, and then informed Jiang Xia that neither Wen Pin nor Ma Liang, who are in charge, are present.

Wen Pin was busy recruiting county soldiers, while Ma Liang went to handle the work of registering households in Jingzhou.

With the Jiaozhou incident, Bu Zhi was extra careful this time.

He originally thought that with Mi Fang's status in Liu Bei's camp and her qualifications, even if she couldn't get the amount Sun Quan wanted, the difference shouldn't be too big.

But reality gave him a slap in the face.

It seems that no one in the entire Jiangxia Prefect's Mansion, the bureaucratic system established by Liu Chan, cares about this matter at all.

Bu Zhi sat on the bench from morning to night, but had no choice but to leave.

After the gate of the prefect's mansion was closed, Bu Zhi left along the road without taking a car.

The lights were flickering, and the figure of this famous scholar from the Eastern Wu Dynasty was a little lonely.

Above the city gate, Ma Liang, who was supposed to be patrolling the field, looked at the scene and shook his head slightly.
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Jianye.

"Bu Zhi didn't get any food?"

Sun Quan was a little annoyed at his courtier.

Lu Su was by the side and didn't speak.

Mrs. Bu, whom Sun Quan loves most, is Bu Zhi's fellow clan. Outsiders have no right to speak about how to deal with Bu Zhi.

"My lord, I think this matter is a bit strange. Mi Fang and Fu Shiren are old men who have followed Liu Bei for a long time. Now they are one dead and one captured. Even if Liu Chan is not willing to pay so much food and grass, it is impossible for him to see us."

Sun Quan lowered his head.

"You mean there's something strange in it?"

Lu Su nodded.

"Let Lu Xun check it out."

Lu Xun, who is far away in Xiling, actually already has the answer.

He is on the front line, and he can observe the situation more clearly than Sun Quan in Jianye behind.

From that attack, Lu Xun felt something was wrong.

After capturing Mi Fang, Lu Xun interrogated him.

With Mi Fang's status, Lu Xun could not be sentenced, otherwise, if he was handed over to a prisoner, he would have no way to confess.

Lu Xun had no choice but to talk to Mifang patiently.

At the very beginning, Mi Fang was still unwilling to admit it.

Later, under Lu Xun's psychological offensive, he finally couldn't bear it anymore and confessed everything.

Both Mi Fang and Fu Shiren are old men who followed Liu Bei.

One was in Youzhou and the other was in Xuzhou, and they began to follow Liu Bei.

For so many years, they have been fighting north and south, but nothing good has been left behind.

In Liu Bei's army, Guan Yu, Zhang Fei, and Zhao Yun had long been generals of the first army, and later Huang Zhong and Wei Yan were also reused.

Even among the younger generation, Ma Liang, Ma Di, Feng Xi, Zhang Nan and others have also begun to show their heads.

Not to mention rising stars such as Zhuge Liang, Pang Tong, and Fazheng.

But they didn't make any progress in their careers, and they were transferred to logistics posts. Maybe they would serve as city guards in the future, transporting food and grass for the army.

With the passage of time, watching those old and young shine on the stage, their hearts are twisted.

The enthusiasm when he followed Liu Bei has long since disappeared, replaced by the desire for money and sex.

These frustrated veterans got entangled with their party members and embezzled food and supplies!
Liu Chan discovered what they had done and gave them a chance to commit crimes and make meritorious deeds.

If Xiling can be conquered, then all previous crimes will not be punished.

Mifang and the others originally thought that Lu Xun was just an unknown general who had never taken a risk in Jiangdong for many years. His past experience was bandit suppression, disaster relief, and clerical work, so they agreed.

Unexpectedly, they failed miserably and became prisoners without even passing a round in the hands of Lu Xun, an unknown general.

When Lu Xun learned of this situation, he couldn't help but laugh.

Looking into the distance, Liu Chan wondered whether he wanted Mi Fang and the others to succeed, or did he not want them to succeed?
After learning the truth, Lu Xun felt very complicated in his heart. When Sun Quan's order came, he still told the truth.

Sun Quan's face turned green!

"Did that Zhuzi treat Gu this as a garbage dump?"

Lu Su was at the side, cupping his hands.

"My lord, be careful with your words."

At this time, the battle of Xiling City had already been advertised by Soochow as a victory.

The morale of Soochow, who was guarding against Cao Jun on the front line, was also greatly boosted.

If the truth spreads out at this time, the morale will be low, which can be imagined.

Mifang's affairs are not important, the frontline battle is the most important.

Sun Quan looked at Lu Su, his chest heaving.Of course he understood Lu Su's implication.

"Zijing, what should we do now?"

"It's better to make Mifang a general and let him lead the soldiers captured by Lu Xun, and guard the mountains in Jiangdong! After all, that is also two thousand pieces."

Sun Quan was a little unwilling, but finally agreed.

"So be it!"
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The lights were bright, and in Bu Zhi's house, two guests were ushered in.

Liu Chan took Deng Ai to Bu Zhi's house.

For the two people in front of him, Bu Zhi has mixed feelings.

Bu Zhi is very optimistic about Deng Ai, thinking that he is a talented person.Bu Zhi is not stingy with what he has learned in his life during his days as a visiting professor at Jiangxia Academy.

Especially about the affairs of Jiaozhou, Deng Ai learned very quickly.

If it wasn't for the difference between the enemy and us, Bu Zhi would really like to accept him as a disciple.

The main source of Bu Zhi's complicated mood is Liu Chan.

This stems from a bet at the beginning.

Bu Zhi once said that Lu Xun was inferior.

Liu Chan said that he was the defeated general under Lu Xun, and he would hold a higher position than Bu Zhi in Soochow.

Of course Bu Zhi didn't believe it.

But when the story of Mi Fang came out, Bu Zhi knew he had lost.

"What do you want, son?"

If you lose the bet, it's time to pay the price.

Liu Chan looked at the famous Soochow Wu scholar in front of him and said.

"Sir, do you know what you are in my eyes?"

"Please enlighten me, my lord!"

"Sir is a rat in a hamster!"

Ordinary people would have already walked away when they heard Liu Chan's analogy, but Bu Zhi was different and said with a smile.

"In the past, Li Si, Prime Minister of the Qin Dynasty, once said that he would rather be a rat in a warehouse than a rat in a toilet. My son, use Li Si as a metaphor for me?"

Liu Chan smiled.

"Mi Fang, Fu Shiren and others are also rats, but they only know how to burrow into the toilet all day long, smelling excrement and digging stink, but they are just a bunch of young people. The gentleman is different. He has a great talent. Now, although he is insignificant, he will finally have his ambitions. So, would you like to ask the gentleman to help me?"

"What do you mean, son?"

Liu Chan sternly, cupped his hands and said.

"Li Si avoids Meng Tian, ​​sir is afraid of Lu Xun. Please help me devour the state of Wu."

Bu Zhi looked at Liu Chan in front of him for a long time, and laughed loudly.

"The world is so big, I didn't expect that those who know me best are not those tyrants and overlords, but they are right in front of me!"

(End of this chapter)