"That's right," Wei continued, "I'm afraid it's another persuasive person, and the lord will not listen."

When did Lu Bu become obedient?!

Look, he ran to Nanyang as soon as Lu Xian was not around.

This is the time when you need to show your harmlessness. If you run over, isn’t this a deterrent?!

Alas.

Xu Shu laughed and said: "If the Sima family comes, they won't be as stretched as they are now. If the Yuan family is truly convinced, then there will be someone available to conquer Yuan Shao."

Wei Xu said with a smile: "If the young master brings people back again, he will definitely be a strong general, and there will be hope of conquering the Central Plains in the future."

When Xu Shu thought of Lu Bu, he couldn't laugh or cry. The feeling of chasing Lu Bu and writing letters, urging him constantly, and wanting to repeat the same thing dozens of times was really intoxicating. But now Shouchun is still inseparable from him.

, so one can imagine the worry.

Xu Shu is really looking forward to Sima Yi coming soon. When he comes, he doesn't have to do anything else, just lead the mighty army as a military advisor. There is no need to advise Lu Bu what he shouldn't do, he just needs to pay attention to defense and don't let Lu Bu make mistakes.
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Writing letters every day and staring at Lu Bu, fearing that he might feel lost, Xu Shu really tasted the feeling of cruelty to his heart.

He now really feels like Lu Xian wishes she could get rid of her own father.

It's no wonder he thinks so. Looking at how long Lu Xian has been gone, Lu Bu seems to be gradually returning to his old ways.

Xu Shu really hated him for running to Nanyang again on a whim.

It's extremely cold, it's the twelfth lunar month, and it's snowing today, but Gao Shun's escort has been going smoothly.

One of Liu Qi's followers hurriedly returned to Liu Qi's carriage and said: "Master, I just heard someone discussing something in the forest. They said that Xuzhou City is approaching in ten days. If anything is to be done, it will be done within these ten days.

The villain is afraid of making mistakes."

Liu Qi was shocked, what was supposed to come had come!

"Has anyone been discovered?!" Liu Qi said.

"No, it was covered with snow and blocked by trees. The villain was just urinating behind the tree and was not noticed." The follower said, "Young Master, this matter is very serious. If something really happens, it will affect the Young Master. What should I do?

?!"

"What are you afraid of? General Gao must have made arrangements." Liu Qi said: "They have never found an opportunity along the way, which shows that General Gao Shun is an extremely careful person. Now that they are approaching Xuzhou, they are acting in a hurry.

I'm afraid it may not work. Go and tell General Gao Shun's soldiers. General Gao Shun must be aware of this and be careful."

The follower said: "I'm sorry, I just said there's not enough firewood. I asked General Gao to get some. It's cold and we need charcoal."

"Yes." Liu Qi saw that he had gone steadily. Although he was cowardly, he was also determined. If the people around him were not patient, how could they follow him and watch Cai's words and survive to this day?!

Liu Qi came out to find Yuan Yao's carriage and said, "Master Yuan, I'm afraid something is going to happen!"

Yuan Yao sighed: "We've already reached this point, and we still have to give away people's heads!"

Liu Qi was silent.

"This place is only ten days' journey from Xuzhou, and it is also within the territory of Xuzhou. So how can Xuzhou not come to take over? They must have been waiting for it for a long time. I'm afraid they have been waiting for this last opportunity to show their strength. They are dissatisfied.

"Yuan Yaodao: "What if it's not giving away someone's head?!"

Seeing that he knew what he was thinking, Liu Qi also understood that this matter itself was probably unstoppable. It was a settled situation.

The two of them stopped mentioning the matter, and for a while they grilled their hands over the charcoal fire and remained silent.

Yuan Yao whispered: "In the past, in the Huainan areas under my father's rule, people would inevitably freeze to death and starve to death in winter. That's why today there is chaos. I don't know how many such things happened. I thought it was a common thing, but since then

Looking along the road in Xuzhou, I didn't see a single person who had died of hunger or freezing. Instead, many caravans passed by, as well as farmers who came out to collect firewood and sell charcoal during the snow. When they saw the army passing by, they did not avoid it, and the army also

Don't intrude... Mr. Liu, can such a thing happen in Jingzhou?!"

Liu Qi shook his head, a little confused.

In his original education, scholar-bureaucrats did not share the same rituals, journeys, and meals with the common people. The nobles passed by and the common people gave way. This was almost the etiquette passed down from generation to generation.

Therefore, he didn't know whether Xuzhou City was polite or rude.

However, it is indeed a great kindness.

"The governance of Xuzhou is very effective." Yuan Yao said: "It is not only a great kindness to prevent people from starving to death, but this kind of disrespect is not necessarily a great courtesy."

Even before entering Xuzhou, I can already feel the vitality in Xuzhou. Even in this bitter cold winter.

"That day, common people brought fodder to the army to feed the horses. Qi You saw that the sergeant gave dried beans and dried meat." Liu Qi said.

Yuan Yao looked at the charcoal fire and let out a long, comfortable sigh.

"Live in the world for the sake of righteousness." Yuan Yao said: "As for the small details, as for my father's depression and unwillingness, as of me, they have all been eliminated. Mr. Liu, Xuzhou, is very good."

The two of them smiled.

Presumably, when spring begins and the snow melts away, the common people here will be able to farm with peace of mind.

Because there is a state pastor who can make them feel at ease.

This can be called the most benevolent act.

I never understood it when I read in the past, but now I have some understanding.

In fact, wars are more terrifying to the people than natural disasters. Natural disasters, whether floods or droughts, can always be overcome. However, it will pass in three to five years. Since the beginning of humankind, it has always been with

Those who fight against natural disasters have never perished.

Only large-scale wars are actually more cruel to human beings.

Some of them have been fighting for decades, and the people are really struggling to make a living. Because they have to avoid wars and disasters, they can't really plant the land with peace of mind. Even if the weather is good, they can't plant, because what they grow may be robbed and taxed.

Not enough to pay...

This is more terrifying than a natural disaster.

The chaos at the end of the Han Dynasty had already wiped out the common people. Which natural disaster has such persecution power? Even if there is a plague, it will only cause large-scale death. If it is controlled and isolated, it will only recover in a few years.

Angry.

Only war is so cruel that it makes people despair. In the past, they thought it was a troubled world, but it is a troubled world. It is not surprising that such things happen, because there are too many.

But as they traveled along the way and saw these small details, they realized that the so-called rule of benevolence and righteousness was actually feasible.

Because someone really did it and took care of supporting the people while fighting!

Raising people is like storing water. The more water is stored, the more it will circulate until it becomes a big river. And a Xuzhou city that can see far ahead can have a promising future.

Gao Shun listened to the reminder from his entourage, frowned slightly, and for a long time asked the scout to notify the reinforcements. I thought that the journey was going smoothly, so I suppressed these thoughts, but I didn't expect that what was supposed to happen would still happen.

Riots arise from the hearts of the people.

Therefore, this last pacification before entering Xuzhou must be truly shocking.

The last time, Gao Shun thought to himself, it was exactly as expected by the young master.

As long as we suppress it this time, people's hearts will really be exhausted again and again, and it will never become a trend again. But this time, we still need to be cautious.

Lu Xian had already arrived at Xiaopei City, and Zang Ba met her. The two of them took their elite troops and set off overnight.

There was snow along the way, and the snow was quite heavy. Fortunately, the equipment in Xuzhou is good now. The elite troops have leather boots with long hair inside, which are very warm, and there are folding tents that are rainproof and fireproof.

I also slept in the open, but at least it was sheltered from the wind.

In fact, it was basically sleeping in the open. It was impossible for them to pass through towns along the way. They slept in the open at night and tried to find places away from people. Of course, after leaving Xuzhou, it was really difficult to find a place with people in the wild.

Because it is really too chaotic. Xuzhou has settled down. However, outside of Xuzhou, the towns are not bad, and most people can live under the rule. They can get by without war, but in the wild, there are basically not many people left.
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Therefore, they can occasionally go into villages without people and find a house with a fortress that can be used for a night. Otherwise, they can find woods, hillsides, and occasionally small roads. They can also shoot some prey and find a cave for shelter.

But because I was on the road, it was quite lonely and boring, and because of the long journey, the horses were tired and cold, and people's feet sweated when they walked for too long, so they smelled really bad. They had to dry their boots over a fire at night.

If we were really in a tent, the smell would be intoxicating.

The common people didn't meet many along the way, but they did meet a lot of thieves or bandits, but they were all three-legged cats and unattractive. Lu Xian saw that these grassroots soldiers had no energy to recruit them, so she attacked them.

It’s okay to let it go.

They were not easy to mess with. Some of them were stupid enough to bump into them, but they didn't get any benefits. In fact, the elites were able to beat them away before Zang Ba and Lu Xian took action.

Zang Ba climbed up the tree, inspected the terrain, and then climbed down and said: "The front is Yanzhou. If you want to go to Jizhou, you have to pass through Yanzhou and then go to Youzhou. But you still have to be careful, Yanzhou belongs to Cao Cao's territory.

, I’m afraid there will be troops there.”

Lu Xian also climbed up and took a look with a telescope, and said: "The city wall is quite strict. We climbed over it from the mountain, but it's just hard to lead the horses."

Of course they came on horseback, and the distance was indeed much faster, but sometimes walking on mountain roads was indeed difficult for horses.

That's why it is said that if the cavalry cannot enter the forest or go up the mountain, it is really not an advantage.

Zang Ba said: "There must be a trail. I'm afraid I'll have to spend two days here to find a trail. If you don't bring a horse, it will be difficult to walk there. It's difficult to do it with just your feet."

Lu Xian nodded in agreement.

There are many mountains here, and there must be trails along the way.

If it can be found, this may be a good advantage for surprise troops in the future.
To be continued...