Shu Han Confucian General of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 21 The Confucian General's Demeanor
Of course, the war needs attention, but he also has to live his own life.So when the situation in Xuzhou was a little more stable, Zhao Feng proposed to Liu Bei to march troops to Qingzhou and Yuzhou.

"What Bo Tao said is not bad, but now that winter is approaching and the roads are frozen, let's wait for spring to bloom next year." Liu Bei replied after listening to Zhao Feng's suggestion.Zhao Feng was also a little speechless. After crossing, he often ignored some simple problems. For example, he forgot that the roads in ancient times were all muddy. The road conditions in winter are very poor, and it is not suitable for large troops to move at all.

"We still have to pay attention!" Zhao Feng realized that being a time traveler doesn't mean everything is foresighted, and some details still need to be learned slowly.However, winter is also beneficial. Several groups of yellow scarves in Qingzhou in the north were beaten by Yuan Shao's general Zhang Jaw, so they had nowhere to hide, so they came to Xuzhou to join Liu Bei.Liu Bei has tasted the sweetness of incorporating the Yellow Turbans since the acquisition of Guan Hai, and now he has no resistance at all, so these people have been resettled to Pengcheng County.

In the blink of an eye, the end of the year is approaching. According to the practice of the Han Dynasty, every winter solstice, the governors of the prefectures and their subordinates have a feast to socialize with their subordinates, to summarize the work of the year, and to strengthen the relationship between each other.This year is Liu Bei's first year in Xuzhou, and the most important thing is to build a good relationship with everyone, so this friendship is even more important.Except for Chen Deng who was guarding against Yuan Shu in Guangling, all the prefects of other counties were present, even Cao Bao, the Prime Minister of Xiapi, also came.It was night, and everyone held a banquet in the governor's mansion and bought wine to celebrate.For a while, there was a lot of wine and wine during the banquet, and the singing and dancing before the court was peaceful, which can be regarded as a rare time of peace in the troubled times.

Once drinking with many people, it is easy to be enthusiastic. Now Zhao Feng looks at the people who are already staggering, and their minds are relatively clear.The alcohol content of this ancient baijiu is too low, Zhao Feng feels that it is almost the same as drinking beer, drinking it glass by glass is also very ordinary. "It's because you guys drink too little!" Zhao Feng looked at Jian Yong, who was already blushing, and sighed secretly, then suddenly remembered something, and hurriedly walked towards the banquet of the not drunk East Sea prefect Zhao Yu.

"Prefect Zhao, I have a gift here." Zhao Feng took out a piece of white silk from his arms and handed it to Zhao Yu. The latter smiled and took it, but after he read it, his drowsy head suddenly became intoxicated. .

"General Zhao, this thing is too precious, how can Yu Hede receive such a generous gift from the general for no reason?" Zhao Yu said seriously.What is written on the white silk is nothing but the method of drying salt introduced by Zhao Feng.The last time Zhao Feng heard that salt was still extracted by boiling salt at this time, the method of drying salt in later generations has not been popularized yet, so the price of salt is extremely expensive.Feeling this, Zhao Feng wrote down the method of sun-drying salt in detail on the white silk, hoping to reduce production costs and make salt affordable for common people.

"This thing is useless to me. If Prefect Zhao takes it, it can produce at least ten times more salt every year." Zhao Feng laughed. "It's too precious!" Zhao Yu sighed. This piece of white silk explained in detail how to dig salt ponds, how to introduce seawater, and then build salt fields, evaporate and crystallize.Zhao Yunai is an expert in the salt business, and he knew at a rough estimate that the annual profit could be increased by at least dozens of times.

"You don't get rewarded for meritorious deeds, Yushi dare not focus on beauty." Zhao Yu firmly refused to take Zhao Feng's benefits in vain.The quarrel between the two also attracted other attention. After understanding the situation, Zhang Fei, who was obviously drunk, said at the top of his voice, "Both of you are surnamed Zhao, so why are you being so polite? Just ask for help, this sun-dried salt The law does not distinguish between each other." The rest of the people also followed suit, but in the end Zhao Feng and Zhao Yu had no more than affection, so they had to tell their ages, kowtowed in front of everyone, and Zhao Yu was called brother by six years older.

"Brother!" Zhao Feng bowed his hands to Zhao Yu as a salute, and he couldn't laugh or cry at such a hasty betrothal.Fortunately, Zhao Yu is a witty person, and they are also speculative with each other.Seeing his subordinates drinking and fighting in a lively atmosphere, Liu Bei also sang in the end.

"Zhao boy, didn't I see you learning to play the piano last time, how about a song today?" Zhang Fei was a little drunk, and everyone booed again.Zhao Feng was also in a good mood, so he ordered someone to take the guqin from the musician, and said with a smile: "Today I have composed a new song "A Laugh from the Sea", please listen carefully." I have a lot of respect for you.Now that I am your senior, please honor me with this song.I was thinking wildly in my heart, but my hands were not slow at all. Immediately, I pressed Shangyin Palace and began to play and sing:
The sea laughs, and the tides on both sides of the strait,
Ups and downs follow the waves, remember the present.

The sky laughs, one after another the world speaks,
Who loses and who wins? God only knows.

Jiangshan laughs, smoke and rain are far away,
When the waves are gone, how much do you know about the common things in the world of mortals?
The breeze laughs, causing loneliness,

There is still a night photo of pride.

The common people laugh, no longer lonely,

The pride is still there, laughing foolishly.

At the end of the song, everyone at the banquet was still thinking about it for a long time.After a long while, Liu Bei sighed: "This song is open-minded and magnanimous. It really makes people feel relieved when they hear it. Bo Tao, I didn't expect you to be so proficient in rhythm. You are really a generation of Confucian generals, who else is better than you!" Zhao Feng's face became thicker and thicker, and he accepted Liu Bei's praise without blushing or heartbeat. "It's just one song and it's not enough, is there any more boy Zhao?" Zhang Fei said carelessly at this time. "Third General, please listen to this song "Manjianghong" again!" Zhao Feng said with a smile, this song was adapted from Luo Wen's "Manjianghong" in his previous life, and now he played and sang again:

Angry, leaning on the railing, the rain breaks down.Lift our sight, the sky and shouts, grand, vehement.Thirty fame and dust, eight thousand miles of road, cloud and moon.Don't wait, the boy's head is white, empty and sad!White shame, still not snow.When will the hatred of the courtiers be destroyed!Drive a long car and step through the gap in Helan Mountain.The aspirations eat the meat of the Hulu hungry, and laugh and talk about drinking the blood of the Huns when they are thirsty.Be from scratch, clean up the old mountains and rivers, overturned Que.

After the song was sung, all the generals in the hall applauded. "It's really generous and heroic. I, Zhang, have never heard such a refreshing song." Zhang Fei praised loudly, and Liu Bei and others also sighed for a long time. , the atmosphere of the banquet reached a climax for a while.

"Report!" At this time, a small school rushed in quickly, and everyone who was celebrating was shocked, knowing that something had happened. "What's the matter?" Liu Bei was always calm, and immediately signaled the small school to report.

"Report to my lord, Lu Bu was defeated in the battle with Cao's army the day before yesterday, and now he is leading the defeated army to flee to Xuzhou. The guard of Pengcheng dare not make his own claim, so he sent me to report to my lord, so that we can make a decision as soon as possible," the little school reported.Silence, the originally lively hall suddenly became deathly silent. "Didn't Lu Bu still be in a stalemate with Cao Jun the day before yesterday? Why did you lose like this now?" After a while, Zhao Feng was the first to come back to his senses and ask, which was also the most puzzled by everyone.

"It is said that Cao Cao planned to defeat Lu Bu, and Lu Bu had robbed the great families in Yanzhou before, so after the defeat, many people fell into trouble. Lu Bu couldn't hold the city, and retreated back to Xuzhou." The visitor continued. "So that's how it is!" After hearing these words, everyone in the hall suddenly realized that Lu Bu had lost the support of the people and could no longer gain a firm foothold in Yanzhou.

"Everyone, now that Lu Bu is poor and came to vote for me, what do you think should be done?" Liu Bei asked first. "Lu Bu is an untrustworthy person, a generation of tigers and wolves, my lord must not be taken in, because taking him in will hurt you." At this time Mi Zhu was the first to step forward and remonstrate.Zhao Feng knew that he had all his chips on Liu Bei now, and he just married his sister to Liu Bei last month, so he naturally didn't want to take in such a scourge to disturb Xuzhou.

"The slave of the three surnames is not a good person, brother, wait for me to take his head." Zhang Fei's attitude was even more direct.At this time, Cao Bao said: "Lu Bu is a mighty general in the world, if he can take it for his own use, then we in Xuzhou will have a big help."

Depend on!Zhao Feng immediately understood the intention of this guy, he saw that he was falling out of favor in Xuzhou, and wanted to make a comeback with this foreign aid.In fact, this is indeed the case. After Cao Bao returned to Xiapi, he was happy to return to his hometown at first, but after a long time, he felt something wrong.Firstly, the former accomplices either died in the battle with Cao Cao, or were transferred away by Liu Bei; then he was trapped in Xiapi, and it was rare to have the opportunity to go to other places. Compared with the past, his power and prestige were all greatly reduced. .Now that Lu Bu is here, Cao Bao feels that if he can get in touch with Lu Bu, he may be able to develop further in Xuzhou.

Under the divergent opinions, Liu Bei couldn't make up his mind for a while, but when he turned his head, he saw Zhao Feng was silent, and he who had always believed in Zhao Feng's eyes quickly asked, "Bo Tao, what do you think of this matter?"

"Huh?" Zhao Feng was caught off guard by Liu Bei's question for a while, but after thinking about it, he replied a little mischievously: "My lord, Lv Bu is poor enough to vote now. If I don't take him in, I'm afraid no one else will dare to vote in the future." I am Xuzhou. However, Lu Bu is an ominous person, if my lord takes him in, there is one thing that must be guarded against."

"What's the matter?" Liu Bei wondered, and everyone was also a little curious.

"My lord, you must not accept Lu Bu as your adopted son." Zhao Feng said seriously.

Liu Bei: ":!#@#￥%￥%#%!%@￥#!!"

(End of this chapter)