Three Kingdoms

Although the heavy rain stopped in Jiangdong and production gradually resumed, because no one organized disaster relief, the heavy rain caused more refugees than usual.

At the beginning, these refugees may only need a little treatment, such as giving some food rations and seeds, and then these people will settle down and grit their teeth and endure the hardship, because after all, there is hope in the fields. But unfortunately, no one does this.

Families with some savings use their savings to withstand disasters, while those without savings sell their children. Well, most people sell women first, because men can still farm more or less. This has nothing to do with shivering and coldness. Innate physical differences make women less powerful than men most of the time.

What if you don’t even have to sell your children?

Sell ​​the land and be demoted to someone else's tenant.

The original tenants became refugees...

This kind of descending level is sometimes so simple and crude.

Many times, the people at the bottom don't know what they want to do, and most of them passively accept what they want. Therefore, the ancient rulers of China understood what "mu" is.

Within a month or two, the number of refugees increased, and there were even faint sounds of crying in the air.

In order to prevent the refugees from disturbing the lives of the residents in the city, the city gates were closed early and were only open for two hours a day to provide shopping for the residents in the city. As for the refugees outside the city, some gruel was also provided during this time. As for other things, there is none.

All kinds of urgent help messages from the local nobles were sent to Sun Quan like crazy. Everyone said how trapped and miserable they were here, how many people "exchanged their children for food" every day, then closed the door and drank a small drink. Drinking wine while waiting for Sun Quan to allocate money and food.

And how could Sun Quan be willing to do it? He returned the official document and let the local nobles handle it themselves.

The local nobles jumped to their feet and cursed, and then once again condemned Sun Quan for not caring about the life and death of the people, and he was not like a monarch...

As time goes by, the number of refugees increases.

The residents in the city also began to become anxious, because the refugees occupied some vacant land outside the city, and even their original collection points outside the city, making some things that should have been relatively easy to obtain in the city now become scarce and difficult to collect. , the original feeling of pity began to dissipate, and resentment continued to spread.

The same is true outside the city, and the original gratitude has turned into hatred.

Why do people in the city have shelter from the wind and rain, but they have to cry and suffer in the mud? Why don't we bring more food from the city? Why is there enough food and clothing in the city?

So they started making trouble, and even attacked some innocent people in the city who were out woodcutting...

Then the local nobles naturally began to suppress them, occupying the "Chigao Point", and in the name of justice, they killed those outside the city and those implicated in the city. As the saying goes, if a slap can't make a difference, why should they come to you instead of others? ? With this sentence, the local gentry can take advantage of both sides. Sun Quan is responsible for all the bad reputation. Who told Sun Quan not to provide disaster relief? They took the opportunity to silently obtain a large amount of real profits, which made them tremble with joy.

The crying increased. The refugees gathered outside the city were black and gray, like a colony of pigs and dogs.

A staggering old man, a pale-faced child, a woman holding an infant, a young man covered in blood, the bodies of dead people, and others who are alive but seem to be dead...

Groups of refugees, dressed in ragged clothes, were sobbing. Crying also requires physical strength, and crying loudly does not exist among refugees. Laughing as much as you want and crying as much as you want are also a kind of happiness in many cases. These refugees often only cry when their relatives die, or they cry for their dead relatives, or they cry for themselves who are still alive.

Most of the soldiers stationed on the city wall watched numbly, and even became a little bored in the later stages.

"Damn refugees!" 』

"Damn country people! 』

The soldiers on top of the city were cursing, completely forgetting that they might have been refugees from the north a few generations ago, or that their ancestors actually came from the countryside.

……(/□＼*)……

"Who agrees? Who objects? 』

Sun Quan wanted to yell these words, but he held back and looked at the three people at the table, Zhang Zhao, Lu, Su and Yufan, trying to discern some clues from their expressions.

Zhang Zhao slightly stroked his gray beard. It seemed that this action made Zhang Zhao feel very comfortable, so he looked like he was about to fall asleep, and he seemed to be completely outside the world and no longer in the mundane world.

Sun Quan snorted in his heart. Isn't the new little girl's skin that I bought two days ago fun?

Lu Su lowered his head, seeming to be thinking about something, and did not answer Sun Quan's look.

Sun Quan turned to look at Yu Fan, and then saw Yu Fan staring at him, and couldn't help but frowned: "Does Zhong Xiang have any good ideas?" 』

"My lord wants to fight in Jiangling, but also in Jiangdong?" ” Yu Fan was very rude and said directly.

Zhang Zhao seemed to be still shaking his head in a daze, but there was a thin slit between his eyebrows and he glanced at Yu Fan.

Sun Quan frowned deeply, "Quan doesn't understand what Zhong Xiang said." 』

"There is a flood in the east of the Yangtze River. My lord does not want to rescue the disaster. Instead, he wants to send troops to Jiangling..." Yu Fan laughed, "My lord is indeed ambitious!" ” Yu Fan’s sarcasm was beyond words.

Before Sun Quan could change his expression, Lu Su quickly came out to smooth things over, "My lord, it is also for the future of Jiangdong... The land of Jiangling is the gateway to the Central Plains, and sooner or later it will be taken..."

Sun Quan felt a little calmer now, nodded and said, "What Zijing said is true." 』

During the Eastern Han Dynasty, many places in the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River were swampy areas. Although Yunmengze has shrunk a lot, it runs from east to west in the middle, while Jiangling and Xiangyang are relatively stable channels, so it is called the "Gateway to the Central Plains". , is by no means a general statement.

"Sooner or later, it's true," Yu Fan said, "Jingzhou is in chaos and Liu and Cai are fighting, so why not sit on the mountain and watch the tigers fight?" Wait until he is tired and then capture him in one fell swoop? 』

Sun Quan sneered, "Watching a tiger fight?" Thief Cao also thinks so! If you can't seize the opportunity, how can you defeat Cao's thief? 』

Yu Fan also sneered, "Zheng?" Losing troops and generals is fighting? Like the old story of Cao Jun's new city? 』

Sun Quan was furious. He stood up in a hurry, kicked the table over, and pulled the sword on the side to chop Yu Fan, but was stopped by Lu Su.

Zhang Zhao stamped his feet and immediately pulled Yu Fan away.

Sun Quan put down his sword angrily.

"Lord, why bother?" Lu Su said, "Zhongxiang just wants to anger the lord..."

Sun Quan said: "Zhongxiang is bullying others too much!" ” Angrily, he returned to his seat and sat down. "Zijing, now that the refugees have lost their homes and there is nothing the local government can do, it is time to gather them into an army and march to Jiangling. This can be done in one fell swoop. But such mediocre people... really piss me off!" 』

Lu Su smiled bitterly.

If everything follows Sun Quan's ideas, it will naturally be good. Are there a lot of refugees? There are a lot of them. Selecting young and strong refugees and integrating them into the army is a way to solve the problem of the current large number of refugees. That's right. After being incorporated into the army, it will naturally be used, so taking advantage of the dispute between Liu Biao and Cai Mao to march into Jiangling is also a very good opportunity.

Everything seems to be fine, but the most critical issue is——

Money and food.

Before, Sun Quan failed to defeat Jiangling, and then he came back without even farting. Sun Quan closed his eyes and stood with one hand beside his ear, saying, "What?" what are you saying? The signal is not good, I can’t hear..."

For Sun Quan, he was not satisfied. Didn’t Jiangling fail to be defeated? Of course I would give it to him if he killed it, and Sun was not one to break his promise to get rich, but what else would he give if he didn't win it? Wasn't it because these Jiangdong nobles delayed the transportation of military supplies and the assistance of soldiers every three days, so that a good opportunity was missed? It is a great honor for me not to settle accounts with these Jiangdong nobles.

In turn, the Jiangdong nobles were not satisfied. When we first went to war, we didn't say anything about whether we could win or not. But the result is better now. We sent out so many food and fodder personnel, but now we haven't even made much money. We still have to go on the war. Your Sun family's Why is your face so big? It’s okay to go out to fight, but first fulfill your previous promise!

Is it possible for Sun Quan to fulfill his previous promise?

It's obviously impossible.

Therefore, it is natural that the two sides are at loggerheads...

"Zijing, you must help me..." Sun Quan pulled Lu Su and said, "Now we are marching to Jiangling. This is a great opportunity from God!" If we can't take advantage of the opportunity, when Cao Cao's thieves capture Jingzhou, there will be Hefei in the east and Jiangling in the west... Jiangdong will be in danger! It’s dangerous! Will die soon! 』

Lu Su let out a long sigh. This is Lu Su's natural way, otherwise he wouldn't have tried his best to reconcile it.

Jiangdong's chassis looks quite beautiful, with a large area south of the Yangtze River. But in fact, in the Han Dynasty, many areas south of the Yangtze River were not developed. For example, the Hu Jianren of later generations were mostly from South Vietnam. As for those who like to eat Hu Jianren This area is an extremely vicious place...

So in fact, Jiangdong is just a long and narrow section along the east-west direction of the Yangtze River. Such strategic depth makes Sun Quan lose control of the Yangtze River, and it is equivalent to dancing naked in front of Cao Cao. If Cao Cao wants to pat it, he can There is no sense of security there.

Therefore, when Sun Quan heard about the news in Jingzhou, he held on tightly and was unwilling to let go.

Lu Su looked at Sun Quan and said, "What the lord wants is what Su Zhi wants... Rong Su will explain a little more..."

Sun Quan stood up, bowed to the ground, and said, "Please Zijing!" 』

Lu Su did not dare to accept the courtesy, so he quickly returned the courtesy and then resigned without mentioning it.

Sun Quan saw Lu Su out of the gate with a look of anticipation on his face. When he turned back, his expression became gloomier with every step he took. When he turned around and sat down, his face was as dark as water...

"Gangling!" Hum hum, Koto! 』

……(〃＞ dishes＜)……

Outside the meeting hall, Zhang Zhao and Yu Fan walked one behind the other.

"Zhongxiang's move is too much... My lord is the "lord" after all! Zhang Zhao was stroking his beard. He didn't look sleepy just now. Instead, his eyes were so sharp that Yu Fan even dared not look directly at him.

Yu Fan was silent for a moment, "Brother Zhang taught me a lesson, I'm going to Meng Lang..."

Zhang Zhao laughed twice and said, "Meng Lang?" Haha, if it's really Meng Lang, then that's it... Guan Zhongxiang's words and deeds are all carefully considered, why is Meng Lang? 』

Yu Fan didn't know how to answer for a moment.

Zhang Zhao was also speechless about Sun Quan's default behavior, but he was equally dissatisfied with the behavior of the Jiangdong group represented by Yu Fan. I'm already old, but I still have to wipe the butts of your elders and younger ones. Is it easy? ! Can't you wipe it yourself after you pulled it out? !

"Does Zhongxiang know Captain Zhou's whereabouts?" ” asked Zhang Zhao.

"Captain Zhou?" "Yu Fan was stunned for a moment, and realized that he was not talking about Zhou Yu, but Zhou Tai. After all, it is impossible to use the word "College Lieutenant" to address Zhou Yu, "Isn't Captain Zhou recovering from his injuries?" 』

As soon as the words came out of his mouth, Yu Fan's eyebrows suddenly rose!

"Could it be..."

Zhang Zhao nodded, "I got news the day before yesterday that there were ships from Jiangdong going up the river..."

"oh! Cough cough cough..." Yu Fan was surprised and was about to say something, but he choked on his own saliva and started coughing.

"My lord..." Zhang Zhao said slowly, "The green is better than the blue... How do you know that what you are doing is not for the lord's use?" 』

Yu Fanzheng held up his hands to express his apology for coughing. Hearing Zhang Zhao's words, he was stunned. He didn't put down his outstretched hand for a long time, "Brother Zhang meant..."

Zhang Zhao chuckled and said, "I am already old... I should have cultivated my character and maintained my old age... However, I have the great trust of two generations of Sun family masters, so I can do it with all my strength... Hey... I am old... I am physically exhausted. It’s hard to last long, farewell, farewell..."

Yu Fanqiang smiled and respectfully sent Zhang Zhao to the car first, then stood at the door and frowned and thought for a moment, then turned back and got into the car.

The sound of cars is busy.

Yu Fan's heart also started to rumble.

What does Old Man Zhang mean?

What does Zhou Tai want to do when he goes north?

Suddenly, Yu Fan thought of a possibility and couldn't help but stand up. However, he forgot that he was still sitting in the car. He suddenly swayed and almost fell out of the car. He quickly reached out and grabbed the handrail, "Quick," Turn! Go to Zhu’s house! 』

The Zhu family is naturally Zhu Zhi. Zhu Zhi served as a county official in his early years, and was later promoted as Xiaolian. He was appointed as an official in the state. He followed Sun Jian to fight everywhere. He was considered an elder in the Sun family. Zhu Zhi was also the recommender of Sun Quan as Xiaolian. . Therefore, the Zhu family's position in Jiangdong is naturally very important.

Not long after, Yu Fan arrived at Zhu's house. After meeting with Zhu Zhi, he told everything that had happened before.

After Zhu Zhi heard this, he couldn't help but think deeply.

Strictly speaking, the Jiangdong family has no intention of overthrowing the Sun family, because for them, the Sun family has been running Jiangdong for a while, and they have some foundation, while other surnames may not be able to win over most people if they come to power. support, so the Sun family became the unchosen choice.

But this does not mean that the Jiangdong nobles will bow their heads and tail to Sun Quan...

In the previous battle of Jiangling, Sun Quan generally did not suffer much loss. After all, most of the property that was looted from Jiangxia fell into Sun Quan's hands. However, the families in Jiangdong suffered huge losses. Naturally, there were many complaints. Therefore, this time Sun Quan proposed to fight again. The battle with Jiangling was met with boos.

Zhu Zhi pinched the beard on his chin and said, "My lord quietly sends out troops, he must have something to hold on to..."

Yu Fan nodded, with a faint look in his eyes, "I thought... I'm afraid... it's the Cai family..."

Zhu Zhi squinted his eyes slightly and nodded.

This is not difficult to infer.

After all, Zhou Tai is a general under Sun Quan's direct command. He is almost like a dog raised by Sun Quan. He only listens to Sun Quan's orders. He will naturally bite whoever Sun Quan tells him to bite. And now that Zhou Tai is dispatched, he must have received Sun Quan's order. , otherwise even Zhou Yu would not be able to command.

It's just that most of the navy is under Zhou Yu, and Zhou Tai only has a small part in his hands. Therefore, it is undoubtedly a fool's dream to use Zhou Tai's small part of the navy to conquer Jiangling head-on...

Therefore, if Jiangling can really be captured, there is only one situation, that is, the inside should cooperate with the outside.

At present, in Jingzhou, the only candidate who can coordinate internally and externally is undoubtedly Cai.

"Even so..." Zhu Zhi said slowly, "It's still not enough...and I don't know, my lord..."

Yu Fan glanced at Zhu Zhi and understood what Zhu Zhi meant.

After all, even if Zhou Tai gets Cai Mao's internal support and enters Jiangling City, Zhou Tai's soldiers alone may not be able to defend it. Therefore, Sun Quan either plans to make a fortune like Jiang Xia, or he should have other arrangements. , but I don’t know where this arrangement is...

While the two were thinking, they suddenly heard some commotion outside the hospital. Zhu Zhi frowned and raised his voice, "What's the noise?" 』

"I'm reporting to the head of the family, I don't know what's going on in the city, there's a lot of noise and chaos! 』

Zhu Zhi and Yu Fan looked at each other, stood up, walked around the corridor, and then arrived at the wall of their house. They went up to the corner platform, but they saw someone in the distance of the neighbors shouting something, and then a large group of people gathered around them. people……

"Someone is coming!" Let’s go find out! 』

Zhu Zhi ordered. The Zhu family members naturally agreed, then opened the corner door and headed towards the hustle and bustle.

Yu Fan looked around and said, "Something's wrong... It's so noisy, why can't you see the soldiers on duty?" 』

Zhu Zhi was stunned for a moment, then looked at each other with Yu Fan, and his heart suddenly skipped a beat.

Not long after, the servants of the Zhu family who were sent out to investigate hurriedly came back and reported: "To report to the master of the family... In the market, it is said that there are many refugees in the east of the Yangtze River due to disasters, and the lord wants to use the army to provide relief for his old age. Small, but... But all the families in Jiangdong disagreed. They would rather raise more dogs and horses and hire slaves privately, rather than use money and food to relieve disasters, stabilize Jiangdong, spend all day drinking and living extravagantly... This... there are some Words, little ones... don’t dare to speak..."

"What? ! 』

Zhu Zhi and Yu Fan couldn't help but widen their eyes.

The noise was getting closer and closer, and a group of people were seen arriving in front of the Zhu family's mansion. Someone in the leader shouted loudly: "It rained heavily for days and days ago. Two people died from exhaustion trying to clear the ditch. And There were hundreds of people from the Zhu family standing on the wall, watching, and throwing discarded things out! The Zhu family raises horses and has three meals a day! There are beans and meat! Such extravagance, but reluctant to use some old grain to rescue the victims, where is the justice and morality? ! 』

"there! That's a member of the Zhu family! ” Someone pointed at Zhu Zhi and Yu Fan who were on the corner platform.

Amidst the shouting, someone grabbed some mud and dirt still on the street and threw it into Zhu's house. Although it was not fatal, it was disgusting enough...

"Close the door quickly!" 』

Zhu Zhi and Yu Fan quickly came down and hid in the hall.

"Master, can you send someone to drive them away?" 』

Zhu Zhi pondered for a moment, shook his head and said, "Strictly guard the door. If there are any attackers, they will be killed without mercy!" 』

The guards took the order and went out.

Zhu Zhi gritted his teeth, and the muscles on his face twitched.

"Brother Zhu...my lord, these tricks are simply unreasonable..."

Yu Fan had just finished speaking angrily when he was stopped by Zhu Zhi.

Zhu Zhi sighed, "I've underestimated you... Haha, what a good trick..."