The Three Kingdoms: A vicious plan was offered, and Liu Bei was stunned!

Chapter 196: Supernatural and strange events, a real man acts uprightly

Luo Yuan came out to meet Xu Shu. His panda eyes were obvious. Xu Shu was shocked. He didn't rush to talk about the matter and reminded Luo Yuan, "My lord, you should control your body."

Oh, did Xu Shu see it?
I'm going to be squeezed dry.

Luo Yuan smiled bitterly and said awkwardly: "I was too greedy for a moment, I will have a good rest later."

Xu Shu didn't believe it. Luo Yuan was very polite and reasonable to his subordinates, and he was even more respectful and accommodating to the ladies.

Can we expect Luo Yuan to exercise restraint?
But Luo Yuan alone was related to the safety of the three armies. Xu Shu said, "My lord, you should know how important your health is. Our great cause still needs you to lead it. If you collapse first, won't you be laughed at by the world?"

"Not to mention that if the ladies are exhausted, they will be looked down upon!"

Luo Yuan nodded quickly, I understand, begging for mercy, "I saw Yuan Zhi looked worried just now, is there something going on?"

Xu Shu remembered that early in the morning, countless dead fish were turned up in the river, and rumors immediately spread in the army that it was because Luo Yuan came and disrespected the water god, who was angry.

"In the morning, a yellow dog ran into water and died. A large tree caught fire. The raging fire could not be extinguished. The local people were terrified."

Luo Yuan was dumbfounded when he heard this. Why was there such a weird thing again? He thought it was Han Xuan calling?

That's it?

It was another incident similar to the Yingchuan Snake Tomb incident.

Luo Yuan said: "Someone must be spreading rumors to confuse the people and disrupt our army's morale. Has Yuan Zhi seen it?"

"I have seen it before. A tree caught fire, but the broken branches were still there. I have also seen a yellow dog crashing into the water. There were schools of dead fish on the river. Local fishermen have never seen such a sight. I think the lord must pay attention to it!"

Luo Yuan thought for a while and said, this time there are three things. One thing doesn't seem strange, whether it's the yellow dog jumping into the water and dying, or the big tree spontaneously combusting, they are all very ordinary.

As for the fish in the Yangtze River turning white, it may be due to lack of oxygen, which is normal.

But when these three things happened at the same time, the impact on ordinary people was different. Ordinary people all believed in ghosts and gods, and their innocence was lovely.

If he wanted to stay in Jiangling for a long time, he would need the support of the people and he could not be as rude as he was in Yingchuan.

In order to establish good relations with the locals, Luo Yuan did not immediately fight the local tyrants and divide the land. Instead, he planned to talk to the local nobles politely and do their work.

But now it seems difficult.

"Are these things done by the local nobles?"

Xu Shu thought so too, but he had no evidence: "We have no evidence, my lord, you cannot dismember the local nobles so rudely."

Naturally, there were also many gentry in Jiangling.

These nobles did not live in the city because Jiangling was a strategic location and wars were frequent, so it was not safe in the city. The nobles lived outside the city, built houses and castles, and established large manors.

The whole family lives in the castle, and outside is the field. The slaves work on the land, so they are self-sufficient and can even recruit soldiers to protect the family.

Quite combat-capable.

Outside the entire Jiangling County, there are more than thirty noble families, large and small, and even more manors. It would be no problem for these noble families to draw on their servants to form an army of 5,000 people.

During the chaos at the end of the Han Dynasty, the manor model was extremely popular.

Today, Europe also has this kind of manor model, which is an economic model stimulated by war. The Cui clan, a noble family in the north, could even hide tens of thousands of soldiers in one house. As for the Five Barbarians' invasion of China, these houses and castles of the noble families were difficult for the barbarians to take down, so a large number of northern noble families were preserved. This led to the later migration of the nobles to the south.

If the nobles were killed by the barbarians, they would have no clothes.

Luo Yuan suspected that it was the local nobles who were causing trouble again. The army was now undergoing a reduction in numbers, and the extra soldiers needed land to be resettled, but where could Jiangling get the land?
If Luo Yuan wanted land to settle his soldiers, he could only ask the local nobles for it. Besides, he had a criminal record in Jiangxia, so he killed all the Jiangxia nobles.

The propaganda team of the Military Command was promoting the policies of the Military Command every day. The nobles were worried that Luo Yuan would take action against them, so it was normal for them to strike first.

These supernatural things have limited impact on the army, but have a huge impact on the people. Many of the soldiers in Jiangling Army are from the local area. If they are not stopped, the army will definitely be affected.

As time goes by, Lord Luo will no longer be blessed by God!

But Luo Yuan couldn't deal with it roughly. This kind of thing could easily turn into a civil unrest if he was not careful, so he needed a breakthrough.

Luo Yuan and Xu Shu immediately took people to the riverside to take a look. Sure enough, they saw a large number of fish with their bellies turned upside down being washed to the riverside by the river water. Luo Yuan scooped one up, smelled it, and even took a bite.

Don’t worry about any problems with the river water, the Yangtze River is very clean at this time; there is no high technology.

Xu Shu didn't understand what Luo Yuan was doing and looked at him speechlessly!
"My Lord, please be respectable. How can you be like a peddler?"

"Yuanzhi, although these fish are dead, they are still fresh and edible. Hurry up and have someone catch them and dry them into dried fish to serve as military rations. We should save as much as possible!"

Luo Yuan looked relieved. If he wanted to catch fish, he didn't know how much time he would have to waste. The current fishing technology is not very advanced, and the fishing nets are all made of hemp.

It is necessary to fish for three days and dry the nets for two days, otherwise the fishing nets cannot be used frequently.

These look like they could weigh over ten thousand pounds, which could save the army a considerable amount of money.

"My lord..." Xu Shu didn't know what to say!
You really are the lord, you think long-term.

Xu Shu had no choice but to order his men to catch the fish, and then said to Luo Yuan: "My Lord, this is a serious matter. The people are terrified, and we need an explanation to calm their hearts."

It doesn't matter whether there is fish or not. Compared with the people's will, it is nothing.

When Luo Yuan and Xu Shu arrived at the scene, many people were already holding baskets and offering sacrifices to the water god by the river. Because Luo Yuan was guarded by people, the people did not dare to approach him, but the way they looked at him was not very favorable.

Such a strange thing had not happened in this area for decades. As soon as Luo Yuan arrived, the water god became angry.

It must be because of Luo Yuan.

"What can I say?" Luo Yuan said with a wry smile. This kind of thing is hard to explain, so the best way is to find out the cause first.

Xu Shu whispered, "My Lord, you can offer sacrifices to the water god with great fanfare and invite the people to watch!"

Luo Yuan said angrily, "I hate superstitious things the most. This makes me the same as the common people. They are ignorant, but how can you be ignorant? This thing was most likely done by someone."

If you ask me to act like a ghost, wouldn’t I become a ghost?

"A real man acts openly and honestly, behaves uprightly, and is able to break through confusion. If I believe in ghosts and gods, isn't that just fooling the people?" Luo Yuan completely disagreed. What's the point of fighting against heaven and earth then?

Feudal superstition is unacceptable and small animals are not allowed to become spirits.

Xu Shu smiled bitterly and said, "For the sake of the people, let's put up with the injustice for a while, seduce the people first, and then explain to the people after the investigation is completed. How about that?"

(End of this chapter)