Emperor Road of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 159 Prefect Banquet ([-])

Prefect's House.

The courtyard is deep, and the setting sun goes west.

The sleeping Liu Yu woke up leisurely from his sleep.

"Whoever wakes up to a big dream, I know it all my life. Ah, no wonder hermits like to sleep until the sun rises. It feels really good. Uh, no, I sleep until the sun rises."

Stretching and yawning, Liu Yu rubbed his sleepy eyes and got up unsteadily.After getting dressed, he was about to wash up when his personal guards came in to report that there were several patriarchs outside asking to see him.

There are indeed many powerful gentry outside, not only the Zhang family, but also the Ying family, He family, Chen family, etc. They are all great gentry families who are at their peak now or were once at their peak.As for the powerful, that's more, don't talk about it.

Hearing the report from the personal guard, Liu Yu fell into deep thought.He definitely wants to meet these gentry, and he has to establish a good relationship, at least to attract and suppress a group, otherwise his position will not be stable, and the gentry will not only refuse to cooperate with him, but even contact Yuan Shu to subvert him. Runan's rule.He has a grudge against Yuan Shu, and Yuan Shu is now in full swing, and the Yuan family is the largest noble family in Runan.In addition, Huainan is not far from Runan...

Regardless of Yuan Shu's response to Zhang Xiu, he didn't know that this was to save Liu Yu and also to send troops to occupy Runan.If he knew, hehe, he would probably take the initiative to help.Soon he will know that Liu Yu has returned to Shangcai, but he has no time to pay attention to a small Runan prefect because he has important things to do.

Let's say Liu Yu thought for a moment, raised his head and said to his guard: "Let them all go back, there is no time today. Besides, you tell them, just say: the prefect said, in a few days, I will invite you to a banquet."

It's not wrong to see them now, but firstly, he didn't think of what to do, and secondly, he was no match for those old foxes.He had already learned from Zhang Rong that Du Ji would come, so why didn't he wait for Du Ji to come and fight these old foxes again?
In addition, the longer I procrastinate, the more uneasy these old foxes will become.In this way, I can "blackmail" them when the time comes.

The personal guard had already gone out, Liu Yu woke up from his contemplation, with a smile on the corner of his mouth, and went out to wash up.

Those gentry tyrants waited outside the door, but they didn't want to wait for such news.They couldn't help discussing with dissatisfaction, but they didn't dare to speak too loudly.But not everyone complained, most people still looked worried and left in twos and threes.

"Old Zhang, what does Taishou Liu mean?" A middle-aged man with a big belly quickly ran up to Zhang He who was leaning on crutches, and asked respectfully.

This middle-aged man is called He Cheng He Ziwen, who is the head of the He family.Speaking of Hecheng, I have to introduce Hejia.The He family used to be a big family, and it was no worse than the Yuan family in Runan, but now it has fallen and can only be regarded as a third-rate gentry.

Zhang He stroked his beard and said with a light smile, "Nephew, don't worry. With the benevolence and righteousness of Governor Liu, he will not make things difficult for us." After speaking, he got into the carriage and left.

He Cheng watched the carriage leave, his face was no longer respectful, but disgusted, "This old fox is really hateful. Sigh, when will my family and I return to the glory of our ancestors!" He said, and left with a sigh.

The He family and the Zhang family seem to have a good relationship, but in fact they are not.As for the reason, it was bloody. Originally, the two parties were allied families, but the He family was strong, and the Zhang family attached to it.But now, the relationship between the two families is reversed, and the members of the Zhang family often mock the members of the He family.In this way, the relationship between the two families is naturally bad, but Hejia cannot do without the Zhang family...

Not to mention the tyrants who left, but Liu Yu who had finished washing and ate some food.He also put on the Xuanjia and went directly to the lobby, and at the same time, he also ordered Chen Dao, Xu Chu, Xia Houlan, Zhou Cang and others to be summoned.

Above the lobby, uh, the lobby has been burned down, and now this is just a side room...

"Bogu, tell me about the casualties." Liu Yu asked vigorously as they took their positions.

Xia Houlan was also unambiguous, and jumped out quickly, and reported loudly: "Young master, our army has more than a thousand casualties, and it is not yet fully confirmed."

"Well, it's understandable to be in a hurry, but this kind of thing must be investigated in the future. Then, how many soldiers do we have now?" Nodding slightly, Liu Yu asked again.

Xia Houlan didn't hesitate, and quickly replied: "Although there were nearly a thousand casualties, there are quite a few Liu Bei's troops who surrendered, so there are about [-] soldiers now."

"Three thousand soldiers... is almost enough. It's just that when Runan is pacified, soldiers must be recruited and trained vigorously." Liu Yu tapped on the table with one hand and muttered in a low voice.

Then, he looked up and inspected again, and said in a deep voice: "I originally planned to attack Shangcai, and immediately marched to take back Pingyu, Xiacai and other counties. However, considering that the soldiers were exhausted, I decided to let them rest. In addition, Let the people in those counties know that we have defeated Liu Bei, and they may turn against us directly, so as to save us from wasting our efforts.

But no matter what, now we have to send troops to take back the counties, otherwise there will be long nights and dreams, and there is no guarantee that something will happen. "

"What the general said is that the speed of your troops is so important, we really should take back the county towns earlier." Chen Dao, who was kneeling on one side, fell into deep thought, and then agreed.The others did not object, and nodded in agreement.

Seeing that everyone did not object, Liu Yu said again in a deep voice: "In this case... Chen Dao ordered you to lead 500 troops to take back the eastern counties in the east; Xia Houlan ordered you to lead 500 troops to take back the counties in the west The counties in the west; Xu Chu listened to the order, and also ordered you to lead 500 troops and go north to take back the counties in the north."

"Here, the last general will obey the order." The three stood up and clasped their fists together, and replied in unison.

Afterwards, the three of them left the lobby, each leading 500 people out of Shangcai City.

"My lord, what about me?" Zhou Cang asked anxiously as soon as the three of them left the house.

Liu Yu waved his hand to him, signaling him not to worry, and then said with a smile: "Yuanfu, you can't go, you have to help me rebuild Jinyiwei. How about this, you choose from the army, or recruit soldiers from the city, and you must rebuild with me." Good Jinyiwei."

"Okay, Zhou Cang listens to the order." Zhou Cang replied weakly with a listless face.

Seeing him like this, Liu Yu shook his head and said again: "Yuan Fu, we are in Runan, are we afraid that there will be no battle? Zhang Xiu in Nanyang, Yuan Shu in Huainan, Cao Cao in Yanzhou, Lu Bu in Xuzhou, and that Liu Bei, don't worry. There are times when you fight. But if you don’t train Jin Yiwei well, then you may not be able to fight.”

"Yes, the general will train well in the end." Zhou Cang's eyes lit up, and he stood up quickly and said loudly with confidence.

Seeing that he had come in an instant, Liu Yu shook his head helplessly again, and said, "Okay, Yuan Fu, go down."

"Here!"

Zhou Cang let out a loud nod, and rushed out of the hall impatiently, presumably to recruit troops.In fact, Liu Yu asked Zhou Cang to train soldiers, that is, he asked him to recruit soldiers. Chen Dao was the one who actually trained soldiers... Well, it should be said that he practiced according to Chen Dao and his method, and Zhou Cang was just supervising.

(End of this chapter)