Mythical Qin, Han, Three Kingdoms, Sui and Tang Dynasties, establishment of empire

Chapter 425 Xiang Ceyu’s Arrival

Xiang Ceyu led his subordinate Wen Wu all the way to the west. Lu Su, Tai Shi Ci, Cheng Jin, Xiang Zhuang, Xiang Sheng and other members of the Xiang clan couldn't help but widen their eyes when they saw the scene in front of them.

Because the further they headed toward Guanzhong, the more prosperous they could see along the way, almost escaping Chu Di by an unknown amount of distance.

The entire Chu Territory suffered a lot of damage after the rebellion against Qin, and was then catastrophized by Xiang Ceyu. Later, even though Xiang Ceyu occupied the Chu Territory, in order to support the coalition forces to attack Qin, almost the entire Chu Territory had ten houses and nine empty houses. , especially the number of men who died on the battlefield in Luoyang was at least more than 100,000.

This did not damage Chu Di's vitality, but truly shook his foundation. This is why Xiang Ceyu chose to submit to Liu Hua, and many people were willing to surrender.

But in front of me in Guandong, after entering the Hulao, the people were wearing goose down, their faces were glowing, and they were in high spirits. They didn't look like people in the middle of a war at all.

They can freely enter and exit the city to trade even in winter. Some are even active in the fields, while others are looking at everyone curiously.

Compared with the fear of the army by the people in Chu, the people after passing through Hulao were not afraid of the army at all. They were more curious and felt an indescribable sense of pride when they looked at the troops coming from Chu.

Compared with Taishi Ci and Cheng Jin, the two of them just saw that the people under Liu Hua's command were large and energetic, and they were very suitable to be recruited as soldiers at a glance.

But Lu Su was the person in charge of managing Xiang Ceyu's logistics. If it weren't for the show of determination this time, except for Zhou Yuji who stayed in Chu, Xiang Ceyu, who was basically the one who could make the decision in Chu, was brought over.

Just like this, Lu Su saw for the first time the happy life of the people under Liu Hua's governance.

"What's wrong? Zijing?" Xiang Ceyu asked, looking at Lu Su as if he was paying attention to the people around him.

"Lord, our war potential is far inferior to Liu Huala's!" Lu Su said with a serious look.

"Is it because this road started from the Sanhe area, and the area where Liu Hua was located became more prosperous!" After hearing Lu Su's words, and looking at the people crowding around, Xiang Ceyu said, "These people don't know they have seen them at all. A shadow of life in troubled times!”

"Yes!" Lu Su nodded and said, "In order to conquer Qin, our Chu region used so much manpower and contributed so many men. After the First World War, people's livelihood was in decline, and ten houses were empty.

In contrast, we have not yet entered Guanzhong, and the prosperity of Sanhe Luoyang alone has far exceeded our Shouchun. Do you know what this means? ! "

"Huh?" Xiang Ceyu couldn't help but think deeply after hearing Lu Su's words.

For Xiang Ceyu, he really didn't know much about internal affairs. Basically, internal affairs were left to Fan Zeng, Lu Su and others. Later, Xiang Jian was captured and he inherited the civil and military skills of Xiang Jian. Lu Su was then Come to your own hands.

Seeing the confusion on Xiang Ceyu's face, Lu Su said seriously: "Even if we won the battle of Luoyang, unless Liu Hua was directly killed, Liu Hua's recovery speed would be far beyond our imagination.

It can take anywhere from five years to three years. Liu Hua is afraid that he will be able to immediately recruit a team of people that are not inferior to the original size and compete with us again. "

Xiang Ceyu was a little confused when he heard this and said: "Liu Hua is really so strong, then why didn't he pull out all the people and directly conquer the world? He even killed me directly after the Battle of Luoyang. Instead I chose Ming Jin to withdraw my troops!"

"Maybe he can't command him!" Lu Su didn't know Han Xin's strength after all, but he just said from the perspective of an internal affairs officer, "Those who stayed here to work so that he would not affect the autumn harvest may be because of the newly occupied Luoyang area. This area needs to be pacified and production resumed.

Otherwise, given the prosperity of the people under his rule, he should be able to directly launch another attack on Chu, but we are afraid that we will not be able to sustain it. "

"Zijing, do you think too highly of Liu Hua?" Cheng Jin cursed when he heard Lu Su's words, "Is Liu Hua so powerful? Don't scare yourself, that's the strength of nearly a million troops from three directions. Food is needed!”

"Everything has been faked, but the work, rest and work of the people along the way have not been faked!" Lu Su's expression was solemn, and he suddenly said decadently, "Liu Hua wants not only to unify the world, but also to unite the world as much as possible. To unify the world without damaging the foundation of the world. In this regard, our Chu country may really not be able to compare with him!"

"Zijing, what's so noteworthy about those Guizhou heads who don't even know the word!" Cheng Jin heard Lu Su's words and didn't understand why Lu Su, who had always been on the Chu side, didn't even see Chang'an. , just seeing Luoyang, I bent forward and voted for Liu Hua. This was really hard for Cheng Jin to accept.

But Lu Su knew clearly that what outsiders saw was that Luoyang was very prosperous, and they were just looking at the excitement.

However, people like me, who are responsible for handling the internal affairs of the Chu region, know what it means when the people come out in the winter? !

This shows that even if there is a war at the front, the people in the rear can still be fed and clothed, and the food in the rear has not been affected.

What do those common people who dare to come out to defend the army in winter and even chatter and discuss mean? !

It shows that Liu Hua's army and the government are quite popular among the people. At least in troubled times, the people are not afraid of the army and even dare to watch.

Some people even took the initiative to clear the snow at this time, and some people were carrying hammers and hammering to repair the roads, looking prosperous.

The winter in Luoyang is completely different from that of normal northern people, who rely on the food they have accumulated throughout the year and hide in their homes like squirrels to survive the cold winter.

Those who can go out for activities in winter are either the army or wealthy people. It is not easy for Qianshou to survive the entire winter unharmed.

Lu Su knew very well that this was something he couldn't do, not even Great Qin could do it.

Perhaps only during the Yao and Shun era when Confucian scholars were bragging, such a scene would occur, so Lu Su admitted that he had given up.

The surrender of civil servants is different from the surrender of military generals. After civil servants see the lives of the people under their rule, they can basically judge how the government is like and whether they can govern a place to this extent if they are in power.

Lu Su didn't know that Liu Hua was afraid of Xiang Ceyu. What he saw was that Xiang Jian united all the princes to compete with Liu Hua for the world. He was losing ground on the battlefield and basically never won.

All he expected was that Liu Hua's Han army lacked experience in governance, which would always give him a chance to make a comeback.

Lu Su did not believe that Liu Hua would not make mistakes. After all, political mistakes and internal affairs mistakes were sometimes more fatal than military mistakes. In the final analysis, Liu Hua was only from Guizhou.

But now looking at the development of the Guanzhong area, people like Lu Su who deal with internal affairs understand very well that even if Liu Hua makes a mistake, the capital Liu Hua currently has is enough to crush Chu Di.

The only way to disintegrate Liu Hua's power is to kill Liu Hua, but Liu Hua is so powerful and full of desire for survival that even Xiang Ceyu's sneak attack will only seriously injure him instead of directly killing him.

If it were the so-called Jing Ke, Liu Hua would tear Jing Ke to pieces after Tu Qiong Dagger saw him.

Oh, this is not an adjective, but based on Liu Hua's world-breaking strength, this is really a factual description.

So apart from the assassination, he couldn't defeat him militarily, and others were running over him in domestic affairs like wheels. Lu Su naturally despaired. His original idea of ​​competing with Liu Hua for the world was thrown away. Went back to the ruins.

Such a powerful hexagonal man will give you a way to survive. Wouldn't you live well and pass on the Chu Kingdom?

(End of this chapter)