Three Kingdoms: Sir, you love learning too much!

Chapter 46 Mess, this is a mess!
"Hmm... What Yuanlong meant, is it already difficult?"

Tao Qian sighed heavily, with one hand hanging down on the bed, feeling extremely hopeless.

What is desperate is not the coming of Cao Jun, but the mood of the gentry in the territory.

They are already messed up.

A person like Chen Deng can't come up with any strategy, and he probably has given up a bit.

"Yuanlong, so I, Xuzhou, can only sit and wait? I have already sent troops to ask for help. Yuan Shu, Yuan Shao, and Gongsun Zan may help me."

Chen Deng's heart trembled, he knew that although his lord was also an official who tried his best to govern, but his talent was not so outstanding.

In addition, he was disliked by the gentry in the early years, and he was already old when he achieved something. Now it is impossible to fight for anything.

The meaning of these words, in fact, is also the meaning of wanting to make amends, Chen Deng understands.

"Yuanlong, let your father come out and stabilize Xuzhou's internal affairs for the time being. Wait for a few months, maybe reinforcements will arrive."

"Besides, Cao Cao's rapid attack will definitely rob the people. If so, we still have a chance. You know, what he said... I murdered his father. That's just a guess. I, the people of Xuzhou, are discerning people. I can tell who is a cunning thug and who is a benevolent king."

Chen Deng: "..."

"My subordinates, you should stabilize the internal governance with the sages, and use the autumn harvest to distribute food, so as not to let the people complain."

"My lord's words, I hope so! If the Cao family is really like this, we can fight back and expose that he is plotting against me in Xuzhou in the name of his father's hatred."

"Please, Yuanlong."

Tao Qian finally had some joy on his face, and forced a smile.

His persuasion actually used many advantages to win over Chen Deng. First, he first talked about Cao Cao's instability in the rear.

The second is the famous saying that if you go to recruit reinforcements, there will always be someone willing to help.

The third is to tell Chen Deng that if Xuzhou is in chaos, it will be easier to be breached, but if they attack Cao Cao and plot Xuzhou together, there may be a chance for the people to unite and resist.

These are enough to show that the current situation is not too embarrassing.

Chen Deng must understand that as long as he stays for this period of time, there will be chaos in Cao Cao's rear.

What's more, the common people will definitely dislike his attack like this, and sooner or later the reputation will be reversed, so why worry about it.

……

On the same day, Chen Deng and many important ministers of Xuzhou issued many orders to stabilize the autumn harvest, to fund the army and so on.

And let merchants fund money to keep Xuzhou, so that Cao Cao's plan cannot succeed.

During this period, a lot of speeches were spread, telling the people, merchants, gentry, etc. the so-called truth, denying that there was absolutely no intention of murder, and even entertaining the old lady of the Cao family.

However, with little success.

There were still many merchants who refused the matter and fled outside. Chen Deng originally had a strategy in mind, and he could do it one after another to contain the situation.

Unexpectedly, the people were not enthusiastic.

It stands to reason that there should be a lot of resentment when there is an enemy invasion. In addition, Cao Cao attacked and destroyed the houses by force.

How could the people in the territory be so weak and dare not speak up?

The people Chen Deng sent out to investigate soon came back and reported all the current situation in Xiapi and Xiaopei.

……

"Treat the government well? Gather but not attack?"

In the left hall of the Yamen Office, when Chen Deng, who was acting as an administrator, heard the news, he put down the letter in his hand and frowned.

That's the real trouble.

Cao Jun came so fiercely and so angry, why would he treat the people well and open warehouses to release grain? He didn't seem to be seeking revenge at all.

Such a fight would make it look like our fault.

Chen Deng sat down with a melancholy expression, and after reading the scouting report ahead, he noticed several subtleties of Cao Cao's actions.

Advocate revenge, but act benevolently and treat the local people kindly.

And when Bao Xin governed Xiapi for a period of time, he put down the Quexuan rebellion first, which won the gratitude of the people, and many village elders sent letters of gratitude to the Cao family.

"How could Cao Jun do this?"

Chen Deng scratched his head, twisted the bun that had been meticulously tied on the top of his head, and scattered a few strands of hair.

Be puzzled.

"It is said that many merchants are ready to invest in Xiapi, but we can't close the city gate yet."

"Why can't it be closed?"

Chen Deng subconsciously asked, and immediately nodded knowingly, "Oh, yes, if this is the case, the common people will have doubts in their hearts."

"Then use the method of protecting the people during the war to seal off the vicinity of Tan County, and the pass will not be released. You can leave only after the war is over."

Once I heard that Xiapi was taking in the people of the various counties, the watchers didn't vote one after another?At that time, even the foundation of the people will be gone.

There is nothing to resist.

"Tell the Lord about this matter, it is no longer up to us to decide..."

After Chen Deng gave the order, he suddenly realized that there were too many factors to consider if he wanted to continue making decisions.

How many soldiers and horses the Cao family has, what is the front of the soldiers, where are the grain and grass, and how are the grain roads arranged.

These are all ignorance, it's only because they came so fast, they captured Xiapi within a few days.

"Here."

As soon as the internal affairs officials left, the pottery merchant hurried in, and Chen Deng immediately got up to pay his respects.

"Son."

"Sir, I have received news that Cao Cao stationed troops in Xiapi to look at each other, and then expanded his two wings to set up sentry posts to collect the nearby people and put food in the army. After the soldiers and horses entered the city, they did not commit any crimes in autumn. They are very kind to the people."

"This, what should I do!? People nearby have already said that he is a teacher of benevolence and righteousness!"

"In this way, it seems that I, the Xuzhou Tao family, is really a cunning person who coveted his family's wealth and took in countless thieves!"

Chen Deng looked up to the sky and sighed slightly, feeling mixed feelings and scalp numb for a moment.

Mess, Mess!
This is an absolute mess.

Zhang Kai, Wang Zhi and others should not have been taken in at the beginning. They were all thieves left by the remnants of the Yellow Turbans during the Quexuan rebellion.

These people are hated by the common people, and they are nothing in the army on weekdays, but now that Cao Jun is in such trouble, they will naturally be on the verge of firing, verbal criticism, and all old accounts can be brought out!
"Cao Ying... No, is there really nothing wrong in the rear of Yanzhou? Do you know something inside, my lord?"

"I, I'm going to set off immediately to ask Yuan Shao and Gongsun Zan for help. If you have any questions, sir, you can ask my father."

"Xuzhou really can only rely on Mr. at this moment."

"No need," Chen Deng shook his head again and again, not daring to answer these words, mainly because he was not involved in Zhang Kai's affairs at the beginning.

It means that no matter whether the conspiracy is true or not, he is excluded, but now he is asked to find a way to save the overall situation. To be honest... his position is not right.

He is an official of Diannong, unworthy.

"Still, please don't drive here."

"Don't drive in Xuzhou, don't you rely heavily on it? I think Sun Gongyou has always been good at foreign affairs. He has a good eloquence and is elegant and handsome. He is originally a rich man in Xuzhou and has a lot of friends. Ask him to be a lobbyist and find out how Cao Cao's eloquence is?"

Sun Gongyou...

The pottery merchant thought for a moment, and a handsome and majestic face came into view. This person was handsome and famous in the village.

He is well-spoken and knowledgeable, and although a lot of his family business has been sold off, most of them are still in Xuzhou.

"Yeah!" The pottery merchant stared at him, and hurriedly cupped his hands and said, "I, I'm going to invite Sun Qian to see me right away!"

(End of this chapter)