Gou writes entries in the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 59
Liu Xuan once again glanced at the Qin Mansion with its towering walls.

"Liniang, the female soldiers in the guard camp should still have connections. Check out the news about Qin Mansion, especially pay attention to the strange guests who have recently arrived."

Zhao Liniang accepted the order: "Yes!"

The cooperation with Qin Li went very smoothly.
In less than ten days, the fusion grafting work of the mulberry forest has been completed.

At this time of year, the mulberry trees have just sprouted their first buds.
According to the annotations and descriptions in Nongsangji Yao, it is estimated that the third batch of mulberry leaves will grow.
You will get quality-improved attributes.

With the wheat results ahead, Liu Xuan was not worried at all about the quality of the new mulberry leaves.

Unconsciously, half a month has passed and the weather has gradually warmed up.

The scouts Cheng Hu sent out to collect information came back.

The spring harvest is over, and all the princes in the Central Plains have food in their granaries, and they have begun new actions.

Zhao Liniang's prediction was correct. The first one to take action was indeed Lu Bu.

In the battle against Yuan Shu, Liu Bei sent the least amount of troops but gained the most.

Lu Bu and Cao Cao were originally unconvinced.

It's just that Cao Cao can't take action temporarily because he needs to face the pressure from Yuan Shao in the north.

Lu Bu didn't have so many worries,

Qingzhou, north of Xuzhou, had just been recovered by Cao Cao. Cao Cao would not be able to sort out Qingzhou's government affairs for a while, and it would be impossible to send troops for the time being.

And with the Huai River separating them in the south, Lu Bu and Liu Xuan had no old grudges.
With no worries, Lu Bu launched an attack on Liu Bei in April.

According to Chen Gong's plan, Lu Bu sent Zhang Liao to lead 3000 troops, but he pretended to have a force of ten thousand and attacked Xiaopei with great fanfare.

He led an army of [-] to ambush on the road from Shouchun to Xiaopei, intending to eat Liu Bei's reinforcements.

Xiaopei is Liu Bei's base camp, with only Guan Yu and 3000 men stationed there.

Lu Bu attacked Xiaopei, and Liu Bei personally led troops to support him.

However, before Liu Bei entered the encirclement, Lu Bu received a battle report that Xiapi was attacked.

It turned out that Zhang Fei led Liu Bei's most elite Danyang camp down the Huaihe River to sneak attack Xiapi.

Liu Bei saw through Lu Bu's plan to encircle the area for reinforcements, and instead was attacked by Zhang Fei at the Pi base camp.
They had no choice but to give up the ambush and return directly to support Xiapi.

Unexpectedly, he was ambushed by Liu Bei and Guan Yu on the way back to the army. Zhang Fei's attack on Xia Pi was only a false shot.
In fact, Danyang soldiers had already left Xiapi and were ambushing Lu Bu on his way back to help.

Lu Bu's army was attacked and harassed one after another, and in the end they had to abandon their baggage and food and flee back to Xiapi in a hurry.

Liu Bei won a great victory and firmly established himself in Shouchun.

And Liu Bei's military advisor Xu Shu also rose to fame in this battle.

After listening to Cheng Hu's report, Liu Xuan felt a little envious of Liu Bei.

Relying on the name of the Han clan clan, he was assisted by brothers like Guan Yu and Zhang Fei.

And a top strategist like Xu Shu came to vote, and he suddenly revived Shouchun's dead game.

Liu Xuan was even more eager to recruit top advisers.

. . .

Spring is approaching, and more and more people are working in the official fields outside the city.

Liu Xuan completed the improvement of the quality of the spring sown seeds and returned to the government office from Hucaosi.
Then I saw Zhao Liniang coming to report.
"My lord, you asked me to investigate Qin Taigong's house last time. Today there is news from sisters in the army."

Liu Xuan was refreshed.
"Tell me, what's the result?"

Zhao Liniang said: "Our guess is good. There are indeed experts in Qin Taigong's house."

"This man came to the Qin Mansion at the beginning of this year. It is said that Mr. Qin respected this man very much and placed him in the manor to treat him as a distinguished guest."

"Moreover, Qin Taigong usually asks the descendants of the Qin family to seek advice from this person."

"It is precisely because of this that the sister had the opportunity to get news from the descendants of the Qin family. However, the name of this person is not yet known."

After listening to Zhao Liniang's report, Liu Xuan also became interested in this master of the Qin Mansion.

If he is really a talent, he cannot be allowed to run away.Then he said to Zhao Liniang: "Liniang, come with me to the Qin Mansion."

Liu Xuan came to visit twice in two months, which made Qin Li extremely excited.

A descendant of the royal family comes to visit in person, which is not an honor that ordinary people can have.

Although the Qin family's current land and silk weaving industry are deeply tied to Liu Xuan, the highest person who usually comes to hand over affairs is Hucao Xuchong.

Liu Xuan sipped the tea leisurely, leaving Qin Li a little confused.

"Why did Magistrate Liu come to the humble house today when he was free?"

"Oh, the seeds for spring sowing have been prepared. I have nothing to do, so I came over to tell you. Remember to send someone to Hucaosi to collect the seeds."

Qin Li quickly stood up.

"For such a trivial matter to have Magistrate Liu come and deliver the message in person, this is really embarrassing."

Liu Xuan said seriously: "This is not a trivial matter, the food problem is a big problem."

"I personally came to supervise the spring planting, and it happened for a reason."

Qin Li lowered his head and inquired: "I would like to hear the details."

"As soon as the spring harvest is over, war breaks out in the north. Liu Bei and Lu Bu just fought in Shouchun. Does Qin Taigong know?"

Qin Li replied with some doubts,
"I have indeed heard about this. Although Lu Bu started this battle, Liu Bei won a great victory. But this has nothing to do with us in Huaiyin, right?"

"How could there be no connection? Shouchun is only three hundred miles away from Huaiyin, and there is no danger to defend in the meantime."

"That's why I'm worried. Spring planting is just around the corner. If the field work is not finished, there will be a military disaster. I'm afraid the people of Huaiyin will starve again."

"What do you think Liu Bei should do to me if he takes advantage of his great victory and invades Huaiyin with his troops?"

"this..."

Qin Li frowned. This kind of military affairs was not his specialty. However, Liu Xuan took the initiative to ask, but he couldn't help but refuse to answer.

After thinking about it, Qin Li saw that the tea in Liu Xuan's cup was clean, and smiled and said,

"County Magistrate Liu, it's hard to come to a conclusion on this matter at the moment. I happen to have freshly picked spring tea here. Please wait a moment and I'll get it for Magistrate Liu to taste."

Liu Xuan smiled secretly in his heart, but nodded pretending not to care.

Qin Li went for a while, got some spring tea and asked the maid to make it.

Then Liu Xuan continued what he said:

"Just now, Magistrate Liu was worried about the military disaster in Huaiyin, but I think the magistrate was overly worried."

"Although Liu Xuande won a victory, it did not shake Lu Bu's foundation. It is unwise to invade Huaiyin at this time."

"What's more, Liu Xuande prides himself on benevolence and righteousness. County Magistrate Liu helped him win Shouchun last year. If Liu Bei takes the initiative to attack Huaiyin at this time, the world will say that he is unjust."

"So there will be no external troubles in Huaiyin this year, so you can rest assured, Magistrate Liu."

Liu Xuan waited for Qin Li to finish speaking, stared at Qin Li and smiled slightly, saying,

"Qin Taigong's remarks made Liu Xuan suddenly enlightened."

"But Qin Taigong has lived in Huaiyin for a long time and has been an official for many years. How can he know the heroes of the world so well?"

"Just by going out to get tea, we came to such a conclusion. May I ask Old Madam Qin, are you going to get tea? Or are you going to ask someone for advice?"

Qin Li met Liu Xuan's eyes and immediately understood Liu Xuan's purpose.

It turns out that's the case. I was wondering why Liu Xuan came to tell him about the spring seeds in person, but this was his original purpose.

However, Qin Li, who has become a mature man, also knows that at this moment, there is no need to hide it.

Qin Li laughed and said to Liu Xuan:

"Haha, Magistrate Liu is really sharp. It seems that Magistrate Liu is not just looking at old people when he comes today."

"Forget it, I'll go and invite this old friend to come out now."

(End of this chapter)