Emperor of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 273

"Okay! I originally invited you to come and drink with me to watch the moon. What are you talking about? Tonight, I will only drink and watch the moon, not talk about business." Li Song looked at Sima Yi and said.

The two stopped talking about business affairs, but instead talked about romantic affairs, and they got along very well. When they got up, Li Song didn't forget to plagiarize a few ancient poems about appreciating the moon.

"Prime Minister! It's already three o'clock, and it's getting late, so I won't disturb the prime minister's rest. I will leave!" Sima Yi didn't get up until the three o'clock to leave.

"That's right! It's really getting late, the time flies by so fast! Zhongda, go back and have an early rest." Li Song said slightly drunk.

Sima Yi bowed his hands and left, only then did Li Song call for someone, took the things down, and went back to his room to rest under the guard of Xu Chu and Li Yuanba.

Li Song slept until dawn, looking at the sunlight coming in through the crack of the door, Li Song stretched himself, and shouted outside the door: "Come here!"

With a creak, the door was opened from the outside, and the guard outside the door came in, clasped his fists and saluted, "What is the prime minister's order!"

"What time is it now?" Li Song took the clothes on the shelf and put them on, asking as he put them on.

"Report to the Prime Minister! It's Si time now, and it will be noon in a quarter of an hour." The guard said respectfully.

"What?" Li Song couldn't help but stop buttoning his buttons. There was still a quarter of an hour until noon, and he actually slept all morning, and it was time for lunch.

"There is still a quarter of an hour until noon, why don't you wake me up in the morning, delaying the military plane, you know what you should be guilty of!"

As soon as the words should be He Zui came out, the guards hurriedly knelt down on the ground in fright, and begged for mercy: "Prime Minister, spare your life! Prime Minister, spare your life! The villain originally wanted to wake up the prime minister, but General Xu said to let the prime minister rest for a while, villain This did not disturb the prime minister's dream."

This scene happened to be seen by Xu Chu who came in. Xu Chu hurriedly knelt down on one knee and said, "Prime Minister! This is my fault! I saw that the prime minister was sleeping soundly and couldn't bear to disturb him! So I told them not to wake up the prime minister and asked the prime minister to forgive me." If you let them go, I am willing to be punished."

After Li Song finished dressing, he turned to look at Xu Chu and said, "Zhongkang! I think this is your first offence, and it's time to employ someone again! Write down the punishment for now! If you commit another crime in the future, you will be punished."

"I understand! Thank you, Prime Minister!" Xu Chu said.

Li Song waved his hand to make the guards retreat, and the guards withdrew like a pardon. After the guards left, Li Song continued: "Okay, Zhongkang! Get up! Where is the vanguard?"

"Thank you, Prime Minister!" Xu Chu got up and said, "According to the report from the front! General Li Cunxiao has already left Beixin City in the morning. With his marching speed, he should have arrived in Fanyang County."

"Okay! Always pay attention to the movement of the vanguard army and pass on the order. After noon, the army will continue to march towards Youzhou." Li Song ordered.

"No!" Xu Chu cupped his fists in a salute, bowed and retreated.

The army had lunch, and when it was past noon, the army marched out again, valiantly, crossed Jizhou, and entered the border of Youzhou.

In Xuwu County, in a mountain [-] miles away from the county seat, in a valley, a stream surrounds the valley, a flat and wide land, and neat rows of houses.There are also fertile fields, beautiful ponds, mulberry and bamboo forests and so on.The paths in the fields are criss-crossed, and the crowing of chickens and barking of dogs can be heard everywhere.The children in the alley are playing lively, and there are bursts of silver bell-like laughter from time to time.

The guards of the valley held sharp knives and patrolled the valley. In Tian Chou's house, Tian Chou was packing up and saluting, apparently planning to go out.

"Guzhu! You call me!" A burly man wearing a wallet stepped into Tian Chou's house, but before he could be seen, his voice came first.

"Master Gu! What do you want me to tell you?" The burly man clasped his hands when he saw Tian Chou.

"Ah noon! I'm going to leave for a while. During my absence, I will leave the affairs of the valley to you." Tian Chou said without looking back, and made some arrangements for him.

"Please rest assured, Gu Master! As long as I am here, the affairs in the valley will be handled properly for you. When does the Gu Master plan to come back?" Ah Wu said.

"It's hard to say! Okay! I still have to pack my luggage here, so I'll leave the matter in the valley to you. If there is nothing else, I won't keep you." Tian Chou said.

"No!" Ah Wu clasped his fists and saluted, turned and left. After he left, Tian Chou's butler hurriedly came to Tian Chou's side and said, "Master! Your servants are asking to see you!"

"Let them in!" Tian Chou was still packing his luggage with his head down. Except for a few changes of clothes, the rest were the books he read on weekdays.

The steward saluted and left, and soon brought three of Tian Chou's retainers to Tian Chou, just as Tian Chou finished cleaning up, the retainers saluted Tian Chou: "I have seen the Patriarch!"

"Sit down! Has everyone packed up?" Tian Chou asked. Since he received the letter sent by Li Song, he asked his disciples to pack up and salute to join Li Song with him.

"Thank you Patriarch! We've packed everything up!" The three guests bowed their hands and knelt on the mat beside them. After the butler brought the tea, they left.

"Patriarch! The three of us are unclear about something, so please ask Patriarch to explain it to us!" The doorman in the middle cupped his hands at Tian Chou.

Tian Chou looked at them, seeing the other two nodded in agreement, Tian Chou said lightly: "If there is anything, just say it."

The three looked at each other, and the doorman on the left said: "Patriarch! In the past, Yuan Shao sent people here many times because of your prestige and reputation, and brought rich gifts. He hoped that you could be used by him, and he even directly gave you a high-ranking official and generous salary. You are dismissive."

"Now, Prime Minister Li Song has also sent someone to conscript you, and you are still empty-handed and have nothing. You did agree without hesitation. Why is this? Please ask the Patriarch to explain it to us."

Tian Chou said with a smile: "Why should I agree to Li Song but not Yuan Shao? I have my own deep meaning. This is beyond your comprehension."

The three of them looked at each other, and when they were about to ask again, Tian Chou said: "Okay! It's all packed, it's not too late! Let's go! Don't keep the messenger waiting."

After Tian Chou said that, he called someone to take away everything he had packed up. Naturally, Tian Chou would not tell them that it was because Li Song came to exterminate Karasuma, so he agreed to be expropriated by him.

After a period of rushing, Li Song's army finally arrived at Wuzhong County. Since entering Youzhou, Li Song was very angry with what he saw and heard. Looting, many people were robbed by them to the west of Liaoning, leaving most of the land here uncultivated, and even breeding a lot of banditry.

All he saw along the way was desolation, and there were bandits making trouble. Along the way, he encountered several waves of bandits blocking the road and looting, and he wiped them all out.

(End of this chapter)