The Most Romantic of the Three Kingdoms

Li Tong abandoned Langling's foundation as he wished, and he did not have to hesitate until now.

Langling has a good geographical location and convenient transportation. It is far from Jingxiang and close to Yiwanluo. The terrain is also favorable and self-defense. Its west is mountainous, and its northeast is a wilderness and plain. The wrong teeth are connected to each other.

But what Li Tong was unwilling to abandon was not this land, but the people who depended on him.

Most of the people who depended on him were his villagers and people near Langling. Although it was a troubled time, it was still difficult to leave their homeland. If he decided to leave Langling, these people would not necessarily be willing to leave their hometown. Strength will be greatly reduced.

Although Li Tong is young, he is very clear about the point that "man is the root of troubled times".

Without these thousands of people who were attached to him, what use would he even be able to take away a thousand and eight hundred trilogy and subordinates? The so-called "many people are more powerful". If there are fewer people, the power will naturally be small. Once the power is small, it will be difficult for him to get the attention and reuse of others.

Because, although Xun Su's elder style made him involuntarily close, and it was related to his own fundamental interests, he could not be blind.

Xun Min stayed in Langling for two days, and finally made an agreement with Li Tong: when the preparations for the battle are ready, Li Tong will declare war on Lv Bu after four or five days at the latest. Make him fully responsible for the military and civil affairs of Langling.

Li Tong was worried that after declaring war on Lu Bu, Yuan Shu might send troops from Nanyang and Jiangxia to attack, Xun Min promised him: If this happens, the soldiers from Xuzhou and Yuzhou will definitely rescue him, and they will never sit back and watch. If Lang Ling is lost, it will only hurt Runan.

After making an agreement, Xun Min said goodbye.

Because there was a content related to Yuzhou in the treaty, Xun Min sent a quick horse to send the content of the treaty to Xu Zhong first, and then Xu Zhong sent a cavalry to send it to Sun Ce, and he followed.

Although Xun Min was riding a car instead of a horse, he did not walk slowly along the way. When he arrived at Ancheng two days later, when he was about to cross the Rushui North, he heard a message: Lv Bu had withdrawn from Pingyu, had already crossed the Nanshui, and was in the process of crossing the Rushui River. Continuing south, it seems to be returning to Nanyang.

Xun Min hurriedly ordered his servants to ride into Ancheng County, and asked people from the county temple to inquire about the details.

Not long after, the cavalry came out of the county, followed by a Baishi official, who was supposed to be an official of the county temple. Looking at his appearance, his cheeks were sunken, his ears were drawn, and his appearance was ugly. The cavalry led the Hundred Stone Officials to the front, and replied, "This is Zhou Jun, the chief clerk of the county."

Hearing the official's surname, and looking at his respectful face, Xun Min's heart moved, and he thought, "Could it be the queen of Zhou Yanzu?"

There is a clan in Ancheng who is the Zhou clan. After Jilie, the Marquis of Rufen in the Eastern Zhou Dynasty, the former Han Dynasty founded the country and continued the heir of Zhou. , opened the Zhou family in Ancheng. From the former Han Dynasty to the present, the hairpins and tassels have been successively used for 2,000 stone generations. During the reign of Emperor Hedi and Andi, there was a clan named Zhou Xie, whose name was Yanzu, and he was born with a curved chin and a forehead. , The ugliness was terrifying, and he was almost abandoned by his mother. Fortunately, his father thought that "I heard that there are many strange sages", so he was brought up and became famous later.

——In the early years, Zhou Zhi, who was at odds with Li Tong and was killed by Li Tong, was also a descendant of the Zhou clan in Ancheng.

Even though he suspected that the master of Zhou was Zhou Xie, it was difficult to ask such a question face to face, so Xun Minyin just pretended that he didn't think about it, got out of the car, greeted him twice, and asked, "Sure enough. A passerby said, "Lu Feng first retreated from the encirclement of Pingyu, and has he crossed the Han River?"

Zhou Zhuzhu had already learned Xun Tu's identity from the cavalry. First, he was in awe of Xun Zhen's reputation. Second, Ge Pidong, where Xu Zhong was currently garrisoned, was located in Anyang, but it was on the border with Ancheng. Min was very respectful and replied respectfully, "Yes."

"Is he going back to Nanyang County, or is he going to do something else? Has Duwei Sun sent an order? Does your county know about it?"

"Last night, the county just received a message from Duwei Sun, Duwei Huang, and the Fujun, and they said in the chat: Lv Bu is a little cunning. invaded."

The north of Ancheng borders Pingyu, and the two county towns are only more than a hundred miles apart. Lü Bu has already crossed the Han River and then the Ru River. It doesn't take too long to reach the foot of Ancheng City. Therefore, Sun Ce, Huang Gai, etc. spread the word to Ancheng County, ordering They guard themselves.

Xun Min nodded and asked again, "Is there a scout in your county to inquire?"

"Sent."

"After Lu Fengxian crossed the border, did he come to Guixian or the direction of Yang'an?"

Ancheng is to the south of Pingyu, and Yang'an is to the southwest of Pingyu. Yang'an is also south of the Rushui River and borders Pingyu.

"It's not clear yet."

"Could Qiao Rui and Zhang Liao withdraw from Lu Fengxian together?"

"no."

Xun Tuo thought to himself: "Lu Fengxian retreated alone, but Qiao and Zhang did not move? Is he trying to prevent Bo Fu and our army from chasing, or did he have other intentions?" The purpose, but vaguely feel a little strange.

The clerk surnamed Zhou kept bending over with his hands and bowed, and he didn't dare to lift his head. Since the morning, the sky has been overcast, and the wind is so cold that his robes are rolled and his nose is snot.

Xun Min looked at him, and had nothing else to ask, so he said: "Since Duwei Sun has a message, you and the county magistrate of Guixian will obey. Although Lv Fengxian is cunning and tough, he has grandson. The commander-in-chief is with my army, and I don’t think he dares to be vicious and noble, so you don’t have to worry too much.”

Zhou's bookkeeper, Nuonuo.

Xun Min asked, "Where's the magistrate of your county?"

"The county magistrate of Bixian returned to his hometown after being ill last year, and now all the government affairs in the county are temporarily handled by him~www.wuxiaspot.com~ But it turns out that Ancheng county has not had a chief officer for more than a year.

Xun Tuo can also understand that Li Tong is entrenched here, and he has been attacking and killing with Zhou Zhi, Chen He, etc., and the Runan Prefecture above cannot control it. It is indeed better to simply hang and print your own words.

On this mission, Xun Min took seven or eight knights and twenty or thirty armored soldiers along with him to ensure the safety of the road. At this time, these knights and armored soldiers were guarding the surrounding area, and there were people who were too hungry and had been frozen out to dig wild vegetables. Passing by and seeing this scene, except for a few daring ones, most of them did not dare to approach, and avoided them from a distance. Xun Min watched it, sighed unconsciously, and said to Zhou Zhuzhu: "What I saw along the way, the village is half empty, it's already winter, the weather is getting colder and colder, and the people are so many clothes that they don't have any clothes for a few days. Eater! Now that you are in charge of the political affairs of the county, you should be diligent in your duties and love the people, and do everything possible to relieve the hardships of the people, otherwise, after a snowfall, you will probably die of starvation, and many corpses will be thrown."

Zhou Zhuzhu thought to himself: "The grain in the county was either confiscated by the state, or robbed by Li Tong, or in the hands of the powerful and powerful clan, and I couldn't borrow it. You Xuzhou sent troops to help Sun Hou. The sergeants' daily food comes from several neighboring counties, and although I know the people are in trouble, the county has been squeezed clean, what can I do?" Although this man looks ugly, he has a heart for the people. , Even so, the actual situation in the county is like this, he is helpless, thinking so in his heart, he only replied: "Yes, yes."

Xun Min told him to go back to the county, get back into the car, guarded by the cavalry and soldiers, and continue north.

After crossing the Rushui and traveling for more than thirty miles, sleet began to fall. The weather became colder and colder. After crossing the Rushui again, Xun Min heard another piece of news: Lü Bu had gone south to the Rushui, and he did not go to Ancheng. He didn't go to Yang'an either, he passed between Yang'an and Beiyichun and went straight to Langling.

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