Chapter 415 Congratulations to Qi for his victory
After Zhou Yu left, Liu Feng thought of Xiao Qiao.
But Zhou Yu and Xiao Qiao should have nothing to do with each other in this life.
Now that he has decided to accept Xiao Qiao into the palace, Liu Feng will no longer push Xiao Qiao out to betrothed to Zhou Yu.
This behavior is both cynical and stupid.
If I really wanted to introduce it, I would have done it in Shouchun City last year.
Now that everyone has entered the house, Qiao Rui and Qiao Gong nodded and sent it.
If Liu Feng really did this, Xiao Qiao's reputation would be ruined. Maybe Zhou Yu would suspect that he had some conspiracy and alienate himself. That would be asking for trouble.
When Zhou Yu left, Liu Feng also went out of the city to see him off. During this period, he said farewell earnestly and showed his concern, which made Mei Zhoulang want to confess his loyalty.
Some people have left, while others are coming.
In the county mansion, Lu Xun held a silk book in his hand and hurriedly walked into the study.
The layout here is different from that of a regular room. The study is divided into two entrances: inside and outside. There is a large table inside and a chair at the back. On the outside, there are three sets of tables and chairs, belonging to Zhuge Liang and Zhuge Liang respectively. Used by Lu Xun and Pang Tong.
Near the door of the room, there is a bench with a blanket on it, which is Xu Chu's seat.
Lu Meng saw Lu Xun at the door and hurriedly came forward: "Lu Cabinet Secretary was full of joy, but what good thing happened?"
Lu Xun glanced at Lu Meng, hesitated for a moment, and still smiled. He replied: "There is indeed good news. The army of the marquis going south has won a complete victory."
Lu Xun's personality is actually very split. He has both a refined and self-interested side and a selfless side. He can do whatever it takes to win and lose face, but at the same time, he will be sprayed to death by the emperor just because of his face.
According to Lu Xun’s true nature, he definitely didn’t want to talk too much.
Lu Xun never expected that he could gain Liu Feng's trust and use and be introduced into the cabinet, and he was even more surprised and excited.
Others may not know Liu Feng’s experience of the four major surnames in Wuzhong, but the four major surnames himself have a deep understanding of them, and Lu Xun is no exception.
With Lu Xun's cautious character, he was not a talkative person to begin with, so he talked even less at this time.
But the problem is that the person who asked him was Lu Meng.
Don’t think that Lu Meng just followed Xu Chu and was responsible for Liu Feng’s safety, but in fact, Lu Xun knew that Liu Feng had trained Lu Meng, Ling Tong and others as his confidant generals. He usually had more education. He also taught Lu Meng and Ling Tong to study with Xu Chu.
In addition, Lu Meng's character and conduct made him quite compatible with Lu Xun, and the two parties had a very good relationship in private.
It was for these reasons that Lu Xun made an exception and answered Lu Meng's question.
"A great victory for Hou Guan?"
A look of surprise appeared on Lu Meng's face, and he immediately urged: "The Lord is in the study. Lu Cabinet ministers can come in quickly to announce the good news."
Lu Xun smiled at Lu Meng and nodded, knowing that the other party was reciprocating love, and then walked in In the study.
Pang Tong was not in the study, he was obviously out on business.
Xu Chu stood up when he saw Lu Xun coming, while Zhuge Liang, who was processing official documents at the side, looked up.
Handing the silk book in his hand to Xu Chu for review, Lu Xun smiled and nodded at Zhuge Liang.
Among the cabinet officials, Zhuge was the most respected.
Lu Xun and Pang Tong knew Liu Feng's preference for Zhuge Liang very well. If Lu Xun and Pang Tong were to achieve success in one step, then the script Zhuge Liang received would be among the best.
Liu Feng even made it clear that Zhuge Liang ranked first in the cabinet order and had the power to make decisions in emergencies when Liu Feng was away.
In fact, ranking is still secondary, the key is the final decision-making power.
The number one without decision-making power and the number one with decision-making power are two positions. The former is almost the same as the last one, it just sounds nicer to say, but the status of the latter is completely different. Don't.
Lu Xun and Pang Tong were both extremely agile and smart people. How could you not see Liu Feng's trust and respect for Zhuge Liang?
Lu Xun immediately nodded towards Zhuge Liang and said in a low voice: "The marquis has won a great victory. General Zhao sent congratulations to the captain in return."
A hint of joy flashed in Zhuge Liang's eyes, for Liu Feng's Apart from Liu Bei, Zhuge Liang knows the most about grand strategy and is the most complete.
The south of Kuaiji is close to Jiaozhi. Once the marquis is confirmed, Jiaozhi will be half surrounded by Kuaiji and Yuzhang counties.
This is undoubtedly great news and will be of great benefit to Liu Fengjun's strategy of taking over Jiaozhi.
Zhuge Liang couldn't help but stood up, took two steps out, and then stopped.
Later, Lu Xun saw that he was trying hard to suppress the joy on his face, and said as calmly as possible: "My lord is in the inner room, and I told him not to disturb him unless there is anything important. But such great news, Boyan Come in quickly "Bringing the good news."
A hint of gratitude flashed in Lu Xun's eyes. Zhuge Liang was obviously overjoyed, but he was still able to restrain himself and leave him the opportunity to announce the good news. From this point of view, Zhuge Kong was clearly honest. person.
"Thank you Kong Ming for the tip."
Lu Xun said thank you with a pun, then came to the inner door and knocked on the door gently.
"Come in."
The voice coming from inside was still a bit crisp, but Lu Xun didn't dare to despise it at all.
The door is unlocked and opens with a gentle push.
After entering the inner room, Lu Xun glanced at it.
There were only two people in the room at this time, and one of them was Liu Feng, who was sitting behind the desk writing something. The other person, a pretty girl with picturesque features, was one of the two Qiaos. She was standing beside Liu Feng, pouring tea and water for him and passing on silk books.
"It's Boyan."
Liu Feng put down his quill, looked up and saw Lu Xun, and immediately greeted with a smile: "Sit down and talk."
Then Liu Feng turned around again The head ordered: "Xiao Qiaoer, give Boyan a new bowl of tea."
< br>Lu Xun hurriedly bent down to thank him, then came over and said with excitement: "My lord, General Zhao of the Hou Guan army who went south sent He Qi back to report that the Hou Guan has won a great victory! Now that the Hou Guan has descended, Hui Nan is watching the wind and descending. Kuaiji has been leveled." ”
“Oh! ”
Liu Feng was overjoyed when he heard this.
Immediately afterwards, he asked: "He Qi is back?"
Lu Xun was a little surprised at Liu Feng's attitude towards He Qi, but immediately nodded: "Already in the county government , I have arranged for him to have dinner just now."
Liu Feng stood up at this time and said immediately: "Let's go see him!"
Lu Xun was shocked. It seems that He Qi's status in Liu Feng's heart is not low. Before Xiao Qiao's tea was ready, Liu Feng had already taken Lu Xun away.
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He Qi arrived in Wanling in the afternoon and had not eaten yet along the way. Although he was very hungry at this time, his mood was extremely high.
During this journey, because of Liu Feng's instructions, he gained Zhao Yun's attention. Every time he made a decision, he must consult him for consultation.
Now they have won a complete victory, captured the marquis, and pacified Huinan.
A real man makes great achievements, but that's all.
Just when He Qi was thinking about how to express his merits to General Zhao among them when he saw Liu Feng, and how to talk about the hard work of the Hou officers and soldiers who went south, Liu Feng had already appeared in front of him.
He Qi once thought he was starving.
After he woke up, he immediately wanted to stand up and salute, but Liu Feng stopped him.
“The male seedlings are sitting here, no need to be polite.”
Liu Feng said and sat down opposite the other party.
“This trip is really hard on you.”
Next, while waiting for food, He Qi described the process of going south in detail.
When he heard that there was an epidemic among Zhao Yun's army and the miasma was rampant, Lu Xun's heart skipped a beat and he almost exclaimed, but he soon realized that if the epidemic really spread among Zhao Yun's army, let alone take it. Now that we have reached the county seat of Houguan, we may not even be able to protect ourselves.
Sure enough, He Qi quickly changed the subject and mentioned the medicines prepared by the army, especially the leaves and bark of Artemisia annua and Cinchona trees, which had excellent effects and were effective quickly, successfully preventing There was a major plague disease.
When he said this, He Qi couldn't help but show his admiration for Liu Feng. He, a southerner, lived in a miasma land, but he didn't understand as much as Liu Feng, a northerner.
Even the miasma was solved by several medicinal herbs recommended by Liu Feng, which undoubtedly made He Qi so ecstatic that he could not help himself.
Precisely because He Qi is a southerner, he is particularly aware of how much the cure for miasma means to southerners.
Today, the entire Jiangdong has a population of only tens of millions, and half of these tens of millions are Shanyue people.
But the territory of Jiangdong is much larger than Yanzhou and Xuzhou. It is no exaggeration to say that one Yuzhang is worth one Yanzhou, and one Kuaiji can catch up with one Xuzhou.
But why is the population gap so huge? With the addition of the Baiyue people in the mountains, the population is not even as large as the population of the two states in the Central Plains.
One of the big problems is miasma.
The late Eastern Han Dynasty coincided with the Little Ice Age, and the temperature was lower than normal.
But precisely because the overall temperature has dropped, the temperature in the south is not only more suitable for survival, but also more suitable for farming.
At this time, Liu Feng came up with a good medicine that could relieve the miasma, and several key difficulties in developing the south were easily solved.
How could He Qi not be so excited that he couldn't help himself?
"My lord, now that the miasma has been resolved, we only need to level the mountains and cross over to develop southern Xinjiang."
He Qi said excitedly and incoherently: "There are many lakes and swamps in the south, as long as we can solve them The problem of miasma will definitely create a lot of water If the fields are planted with rice, what's the point of raising hundreds of thousands of soldiers?"
Not counting Shuzhong, the area of the entire south had exceeded that of the northern states during the Eastern Han Dynasty, but in fact, the economies of both sides were... The differences in population and cultivated land area are not even slight.
The three prefectures of Jing, Yang, and Jiao seem to have a huge area, but in fact, only six foundations have been developed.
The richest and most influential areas are naturally the plains of the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River.
This plain is currently composed of three small plains, including Taihu Plain, Hangzhou-Ningbo Plain and Danyang Plain. It is the largest in Jiangnan in terms of area, economy, population and technological level.
The second is the Poyang Lake Plain, which is the old county of Yuzhang that Liu Feng just recovered.
This plain surrounding Poyang Lake ranks last in area, but it is better because of its fertile land and abundant water.
The third area is the Jianghan Plain, which is second only in area to the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River Plain, and like the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River Plain, this is the only two treasures that are less affected by miasma.
It is no exaggeration to say that two-fifths of the Han population in the entire south is now concentrated in these two plains.
The remaining three areas are the Zhejiang and Fujian coastal plains, the Pearl River Delta plain and the Red River Delta plain.
The Zhejiang-Fujian Coastal Plain is a long line of scattered plains located on the coastline. This plain is not only fragmented and narrow, but the land transportation is not very smooth, and it relies more on sea routes. The place is also rich in miasma, and the clusters in the north are There are countless Baiyue Jingman in the mountains, and the difficulty of development is the highest, which can be described as hell level.
The next is the Pearl River Tristate Plain and the Red River Delta Plain, which are simply heaven-sent treasures. These two plains are very large, each one is 1.5 to twice the size of the Poyang Lake Plain.
The most important thing is that these two plains are not only close to the sea, but the biggest difficulty in developing them is miasma. The other difficulties are very low. Originally, sparse population was a big problem, but now there are a large number of scholars and refugees in the north. The influx immediately over-solved the problem.
Once the miasma problem is solved, it will be easy for Liu Feng, who has the legal power of Jiaozhi, to capture them.
No wonder He Qi is so happy.
Liu Feng looked at He Qi and felt secretly satisfied.
It happened that the meal was ready at this time, Liu Feng comforted him and said: "Mr. Miao, let's eat first, and we will discuss the rest after dinner. I have an important responsibility for you."
He Qi is obedient. He ate his meal first, and then followed Liu Feng to the study.
The reason why Liu Feng was so happy to hear that He Qi was back was actually not because of Zhao Yunjun's victory.
Well, there are actually some reasons for this, but a large part of the reason is indeed because of He Qi.
Although Heqi has little role in the Romance of the Three Kingdoms, in the official history, he is an unavoidable general in Soochow.
Soochow has had two problems, internal and external, since the founding of the country. The outer ring is naturally Cao Wei’s Jianghuai region. Without Jianghuai, it is difficult to defend Jiangdong. This is the fundamental reason why the emperor’s 100,000 soldiers insisted on attacking the city of Hefei. .
The internal worries are naturally the millions of Baiyue people in the mountains of Jiangdong.
These Baiyue people were dissatisfied with Sun Quan and rebelled in various ways, looting and destroying.
And He Qi is recognized by the generals of Soochow as the "Baiyue Nemesis".
He Qi has a high reputation among Baiyue women and children. He Qi is often used by Baiyue women and children to scare disobedient children in the tribe. There is no excessive reason for this, the only reason is that He Qi beat Baiyue too painfully.
He Qi has repeatedly defeated the strong with the weak, defeated the many with the small, and defeated Baiyue in a fancy way.
The most surprising thing is that He Qi can often carry out annihilation battles in the mountains, and these mountains should actually be the home ground of the Baiyue people.
He was shaved bald at his home stadium and lost his face. Who else could he lose to next? If he lost to Lu Xun, he would lose to Zhuge Ke. After losing to Zhuge Ke, he would lose to Zhong Limu. In the end, anyone could win.
It can be said that the two counties of Yuzhang and Kuaiji in Soochow were pacified by He Qi.
He Qi's brilliant achievements in these two places are countless. Five years after the original time and space, He Qi led a tribe of less than 10,000 people, of which 5,000 were brave from each county, and they fought for peace. He defeated the Baiyue rebellion in Dongye area and beheaded six thousand people. In one battle, he wiped out all the famous generals of Shanyue in Dongye District, captured more than 60,000 people, and recruited more than 10,000 elite soldiers.
Now that Liu Feng has focused his attention on Baiyue, how can He Qi not be reused?
(End of this chapter)