Lu's relatives

Chapter 84
The officialdom in Qingzhou had some small changes because of Qin Xu.

However, it did not attract much attention.

The reason is simple, Linzi is out of food.

It's almost winter, but the official warehouses of the Linzi government treasury are empty enough to starve mice to death.Because of the previous chaos, Linzi, as the governing body of Qingzhou, was not spared. Fortunately, Lu Bu brought a lot of military supplies, and Zang Hong borrowed from them, which made the entire Linzi officialdom turn around, but this did not solve the fundamental problem. question.

Although Lü Bu moved away nearly half of the collection in Meiwu when he was in Chang'an, most of it was gold and silver coins, but he didn't bring much food and grass because of the problem of carrying it.This is why when Zang Hong proposed to give up the [-] stones of grain and grass looted from Yecheng, the generals of Lu Bu's army reacted so strongly.

However, although the [-] stones of grain and grass seem to be a lot, it is simply unrealistic to support them until next year's autumn harvest.Qingzhou is not a big grain-producing state, because the Yellow Turbans are raging and the land is barren. In addition, although Lu Bu is now a Qingzhou herdsman in name, he only has Linzi. Even if there is a bumper harvest next year, it will be difficult to support it for a while. What's more, Qin Xu clearly remembers that tomorrow the whole world will encounter a big harvest failure that has never happened in a century.

"My lord, the weather is getting colder these days. There are signs of refugees pouring into Linzi from all over the place. Please let me know how to deal with it!" Qingzhou Sima Zang Hong's hair has half turned gray recently, and Zang Ba feels distressed when he sees it.

"Refugees? Just come here! Didn't you give you a batch of military funds and let you go to buy food? The big households in the city also persuaded them to lend us some. If it doesn't work, how much military food do we have? Divide it into batches. Just give relief to the victims. As I said long ago, you are in charge of state affairs, and I will give you a warrant when you ask for food." Lu Bu also came from a hard life, and when he heard about the refugees, he said without thinking.

Zang Hong looked at Lu Bu in front of him with a wry smile, not knowing whether he should be touched or depressed by this lord who trusted him so much.

It's hard for a clever woman to cook without rice!Recently, there have been more and more refugees. According to reliable statistics, the number has exceeded [-], and it is still increasing. How long can Lu Bu's military rations last?If this problem cannot be solved in time, I am afraid that even Linzi, which has never been harassed by yellow scarves, will have to face security problems caused by an increasing number of refugees. of.

"My lord! There are more and more refugees in Linzi City. I'm afraid it will be difficult to survive with military rations alone! Besides, we are a big family in Linzi City. It's too late to store food. How could we lend it to our army! The four forces in Qingzhou are not very friendly to our army. Not to mention selling grain to our army, even if it is bought from other places, it will not be brought in!" Zang Hong had to complain again to Lu Bu who was concentrating on wiping Fang Tian's painted halberd.

"Then what do you think? I can still conjure food! Sooner or later, those gloating guys will be dealt with!" Lu Bu was also a little annoyed. He knew what Zang Hong said, but what could be done?It's not that Lu Bu has never thought about forcibly borrowing food from aristocratic families in the city, but some of those people's families are officials in Linzi's officialdom.However, the current rations of Lu Bu's army have been halved, which made Lu Bu's plan to go out in time and change his idea of ​​​​recovering all parts of Qingzhou several times.But just as he was about to get angry, he saw Zang Hong, who was about the same age as him, and his hair was half gray. The anger in Lu Bu's heart dissipated immediately. Well, think again and there will always be a way to get food."

"My incompetence makes my lord embarrassed!" Zang Ba also knew about Lu Bu's difficulties. Because of Lu Bu's intervention, the situation in Qingzhou became more and more delicate. Whether it was Yuan Shao, Gongsun Zan, Cao Cao or Tao Qian and Kong Rong, these princes either had food However, he was hostile to Lu Bu, or he was caught in a war and had no food left, what's more, he simply couldn't afford to provoke other princes who were hostile to Lu Bu, and it was too late to hide.It was impossible to get food for a while.

"Father, Uncle Zang, you are all here!" Just when Lu Bu and Zang Hong were relatively speechless, a clear female voice came from the back hall, and Lu Lingqi was holding a fine steel painting halberd, as if she was about to go out.

"Miss!" Zang Hong hurriedly put away the worry on his face, and saluted solemnly.

"Ling'er, haven't you been studying female celebrity with your mother these days? Why are you dressing up like this again? Be careful of Qin Xu repenting!" Lu Bu also showed a doting smile on his face, as if what happened just now didn't happen at all. Like too.

"He dares!" Lu Lingqi replied subconsciously, but when she saw Lu Bu and Zang Hong's smiling faces, she said coquettishly, "Daddy and Uncle Zang are bullying me!"

"By the way, where is Qin Xu? I haven't seen him for several days. Did he go to your Uncle Cai's house again?" Lu Bu is an open-minded father. Although Qin Xu repeatedly asked to move out, in order not to let Lu Lingqi Running to the barracks all day, Qin Xu still stayed in the mansion.On weekdays, I always saw Lu Lingqi following Qin Xu like a tail, but today I saw Lu Lingqi alone, so I asked jokingly.

"That's not true. Uncle Cai scolded Qin Xu every time he went, and I had to ask sister Yan out to meet them, hee hee!" Lu Lingqi said heartlessly.

"Ahem!" Lu Bu and Zang Hong looked at the charming and naive Lu Lingqi speechlessly. They really wondered if this girl's heart was bigger than a washbasin, and she actually helped her fiancé-in-law make a "mistress" A smug look.

"What are you going to do?" Lu Bu finally remembered that Zang Hong was there, and his children and grandchildren have their own blessings, and he didn't want to get too entangled in this issue, so he asked with a dry cough.

"Oh, don't we have a lot of refugees here these days? Qin Xu said he was going to get some food to feed these people, so I won't tell you more, that boy Zang Ba is still waiting for me in the barracks!" Lu Lingqi smiled. Said: "Ah, time is running out. I have to hurry, or Qin Xu will say that I don't know the concept of time or something."

"Ling'er, wait first! No, you just said that you can get food? What kind of plan is that kid Qin Xu going to come up with?" Lu Bu, who was not too impressed by Qin Xu's spooky ideas from time to time, hurriedly stopped Lu Lingqi, Said anxiously.

Qin Xu is going against the sky?As the shepherd of Qingzhou and Sima Zanghong, who is in charge of Qingzhou government affairs, the two of them are almost [-] years old, and they are almost greyed out by the food problem, and they have not thought of a feasible solution.When I was anxious, I heard from Lu Lingqi that Qin Xu, a little boy who was not yet eighteen, dared to say that under such a severe situation in Qingzhou, he could still get food for the refugees. If it was true, Lu Bu's Where to save face?What's even more exasperating is that since Qin Xu had a way to get the food, he didn't come to tell him about the lord and his prospective father-in-law. Instead, he dragged Lu Lingqi to mess around in private. Didn't he treat Lu Bu as a person?

"Father!" Lu Lingqi heard Lu Bu's words, and said coquettishly, "How can you say that about Qin Xu? I'll go and tell my mother and Sister Diaochan! Say that Daddy bullied me!"

"Ling'er! Don't go! Don't go!" Seeing Lu Lingqi's appearance, Lu Bu didn't care about Qin Xu's affairs. He glanced at Zang Hong who was studying the ceiling in embarrassment, and comforted Lu Lingqi in a low voice: "Daddy didn't just say that Say, just talk casually! Ling'er should not be angry."

Lu Bu also had no choice, although in the eyes of the world, Lu Bu may be a hero or rebellious, but at home he is absolutely a good man, and he is obedient to his wife and concubine.But Yan Shi and Diao Chan doted on Lu Lingqi so much, if they were really annoyed by this girl's nonsense, maybe Lu Bu would have to sleep on the cold bed for a long time again.

"Hmph! No sincerity!" Lu Lingqi looked dissatisfied, pouted her small mouth, and stared at Lu Bu reluctantly, very dissatisfied with Lu Bu's prevarication.

"I'm not sincere?!" Lu Bu looked at the precious girl who had grown into a slim girl with a wry smile, and couldn't help but sigh in his heart. It's really a big girl who doesn't want to stay. It's not a big deal, it's just because of complaining about Qin Xu In one sentence, this baby bump will even annoy his own father. If they really get married, then in Lu Lingqi's heart, his father's status will be even more worrying!

"It's just insincerity!" Lu Lingqi nodded heavily, refusing to agree.

"Cough cough!" Receiving Lu Bu's begging gaze, Zang Hong had no choice but to put away his boring behavior of looking at the ceiling, coughed twice, and said to Lu Lingqi with an embarrassed expression: "Miss, please calm down, my lord, my lord, he didn't punish me." What Master Qin meant was that I had too many refugees in Linzi, and my army was not enough to maintain the army, so I couldn't afford to allocate another batch to help the refugees. The Lord was worried about this matter, and he didn't know what to do for several days. He heard that there was a way to solve it. It is inevitable that the voice of the happy voice is a little louder, and it is not aimed at Master Qin!"

"Really? Dad, take care of your health!" Lu Lingqi still felt sorry for her father after all, she tilted her head and looked at Lu Bu when she heard Zang Hong's words, and said.

"My dear girl, of course it's true. Don't be fooled, and tell your father what Qin Xu wants to do?" Lu Bu hurriedly asked with a smug look on his face when he heard the concern in Lu Lingqi's words.

"Qin Xu said that this matter should be kept secret!" Lu Lingqi imitated Qin Xu's usual appearance, folded her hands, and walked a few steps in front of Lu Bu and Zang Hong. Under the expectant eyes of Lu Bu and Zang Hong, the corners of Lu Lingqi's mouth With a hint of a smile, he said mischievously: "Do you understand the secrecy, but no one can tell it!"

Lu Lingqi hopped out the door, leaving only Lu Bu and Zang Hong looking at each other.

"My lord, why don't you, why don't Zang follow the eldest lady to have a look?" Zang Hong saw Lu Bu's face turned from white to red, and then from red to green, and asked cautiously.

Judging by what Lu Bu meant, it seemed like he was about to get mad.As Lu Lingqi said just now, her son Zang Ba also seemed to be involved, but don't lie down and get shot too.

"Well, anyway, the state affairs are already like this, and there is no good way to do it. You just go with me to see what kind of tricks this kid is doing this time." Lu Bu said angrily: "This kid has not It's uncomfortable if something happens, and even Ling'er is spoiled by him, so it's really not worrying."

(End of this chapter)