Chapter 324 Lu Dai Yanzhen
“Going south?”
Wu Jing was stunned, with a little more suspicion in his eyes.
Wu County is certainly not a good place now, but going south may not be a good way out.
Youquan and Wucheng are both in the hands of the Southern Conquest Army. Going south now is extremely risky.
If one fails, he will be attacked from both sides and the whole army will be annihilated.
In particular, Xu Kun took the initiative to express his willingness to stay in Wu County, which had to arouse Wu Jing's doubts.
"How did uncle go south? How many troops did he take?"
Wu Jing had suspicion in his eyes, but his expression did not waver: "How long can you hold on to this Wu County?"
Xu Although Kun has a somewhat reckless personality, he is not an idiot, nor is he selfless enough to sacrifice himself for the Sun Ce Group.
Therefore, it is reasonable for Wu Jinghui to suspect Xu Kun's purpose.
Xu Kun didn't seem to notice the other party's doubts at all, and said to himself: "Wuxian can't hold it no matter what, but we can't give up, and going south is the only way out. Although it is dangerous, even if it is not possible now If you leave, you will have to take risks in the future."
After saying this, Xu Kun raised his head and stared at Wu Jingdao: "Uncle, there are less than 17,000 people in Wu County now. There are a lot of people.”
“I have been in Wuxi for two months and experienced the invasion of the city by the Southern Conquest Army. I am the one who is most familiar with their tactics. If I don’t stay, how can I give up? Uncle, are you staying?"
At this moment, Xu Kun was talking about everything. Even Wu Jing could hear the kindness in his words, but could not find the hidden trap.
At most... it's just to surrender to the Confederate Army.
But since Xu Kun did not surrender in Wuxi, it means that at least his heart is still with the Sun family.
After listening to Xu Kun’s explanation, Wu Jing no longer suspected that the other party wanted to harm him.
Xu Kun's performance determined that his behavior at most was to use Wu County to negotiate terms with Liu Feng.
But he had the opportunity to go south and catch up with Bo Fu.
Wu Jing was silent for a moment, then tentatively asked: "Then if you are allowed to stay, how many troops will you need?"
"Eight thousand people are enough."
Xu Kun obviously considered this It was very thorough and gave a number directly.
Then he can lead nine thousand people south.
Wu Jing estimated in his mind that there is a road heading south from Wuxian County directly to Yuhang, and it is not necessary to pass through Youquan. But if Youquan is not captured, if you continue to go south, you will give all the logistics supply lines to Youquan and Wucheng defenders.
Going south from Wuxian County, at a speed of thirty miles a day, it only takes eight to twelve days at most to reach Yuhang. It will take another three or four days to reach the foot of Shanyin City.
The most dangerous journey is the 80 to 120 miles between Wucheng County and Youquan County.
During this journey, the average distance from Youquan is forty miles, while the average distance from Wucheng is seventy miles.
Starting from Youquan, it takes one day to raid the team, while starting from Wucheng, two days is enough to reach the battlefield.
Therefore, the intelligence is not timely enough, and Sun's army is likely to encounter an ambush or surprise attack when going south.
Wu Jing was suddenly in a dilemma and couldn't make a choice.
Xu Kun sighed and reminded: "Uncle, if you delay for one more day, it will be even more dangerous for you to go south. Wucheng and Youquan are already under the control of the Southern Expedition Army. And In the north, Wuxi has been lost, and the water and food routes of the Southern Conquest Army are clear. It is obvious that they will not stop their troops in Wuxi and will move south soon."
After hearing this, Wu Jing nodded solemnly. He said: "Don't worry, I will think about it carefully."
In fact, what Xu Kun said was right. He and Wu Jing didn't know that Taishi Ci had already reached Yangxian, and Xu Kun Akira has already taken over Wucheng.
In another five or seven days, after Taishi Ci rested in Wucheng, he might in turn gather his forces and go north or simply go south to flank Sun Ce's rear army.
Objectively speaking, Xu Kun's proposal at this time is really the best time for Sun Jun of Wu County to go south.
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Liu Feng was indeed in Wuxi at this time and was receiving two scribes.
The two men are Yan Zhen and Lu Dai.
In history, Yan Zhen and Zhuge Jin, Bu Zhi were close friends, and Lu Dai was a close confidant of Sun Quan.
These two people also have a common identity. They are both Xuzhou scholars, fleeing military disasters in Jiangdong.
Therefore, as soon as Liu Fenggang occupied Wuxi, Yan Zhen and Lu Dai came to visit.
Liu Feng was a little unfamiliar with Yan Zhen, but he knew Lu Dai quite well.
Lü Dai is really too old. He lived to be ninety-seven years old. He can be called a living fossil of the Three Kingdoms, ranking third after Zhang Zhen and Lai Min, who are living fossils of the Eastern Han Dynasty.
However, Lu Dai's reputation and ability are much greater than those of Zhang Zhen and Lai Min, and they are not at the same level at all.
Lu Dai was capable of both literary and military skills. He could supervise the army when mounted and charge into battle alone. He could govern the people and stabilize the government when dismounted.
The most powerful thing is that Lu Dai is still an Lian Po-type figure. The older he gets, the more powerful he becomes. He is really a cunning and cunning person.
Lu Dai is tall and has a brave and resolute face, while Yan Zhen is tall and thin, but his appearance is simple and honest.
The personality gap between the two is not small. Lu Dai is high-spirited and confident, while Yan Zhen is low-key and reserved.
The two of them used to live in Wuzhong. Although they were paying attention to the situation in the north, the news was not very clear.
Coupled with the speed of Liu Bei's rise, they had no time to go north to serve.
Another reason is that Lu Dai and Yan Zhen's parents are still alive and still need their support, so they have not returned to Xuzhou to serve Liu Bei.
Now that Liu Feng has captured Wuxi, Lu Dai and Yan Zhen discussed it and came together to join Liu Feng.
Liu Feng was immediately overjoyed. These two are very good talents. Of course, Lu Dai is good at both civil and military skills and will always be strong. Yan Zhen should not be underestimated. Yan Zhen is very self-aware and will not be influenced by power. Active, conscientious and diligent, he is still a scientist.
The Theory of Tidal Waters written by Yan Zhen is the first special article on tidal science in China, which has considerable historical value and scientific milestone. It can be seen that Yan Zhen is not a die-hard scholar, but he likes practical learning very much, otherwise he would not observe and summarize the tidal theory.
Both of them are talents within Liu Feng's employment standards. Lu Dai can reach the upper-middle level, while Yan Zhen was originally only average, but with the bonus of Tide Theory, he also became an exceptional talent.
That night, Liu Feng held a banquet in honor of Lu Dai and Yan Zhen in the Wuxi County Government Office.
At the same time, please invite Teng Dan, Zhao Yun and others to accompany you.
The atmosphere of the banquet was very good. Teng Dan and Yan Zhen were both kind and honest people, and Lu Dai was particularly fond of military affairs. He did not look down on Fourth Uncle Zhao because of his status as a warrior.
On the contrary, the three of them actually had a very good chat with Zhao Yun and were quite sympathetic. Lu Dai, in particular, was capable of both literary and martial arts. Although he was thirty-seven years old at this time, his ambitions had not diminished at all.
Zhao Yun himself has a calm and resolute character. When Lu Dai repeatedly asked about military affairs, he was willing to tell him everything he could.
Finally, Liu Feng asked everyone for their opinions on the current situation in Jiangdong.
While Yan Zhen was still confused and confused, Lu Dai had already cheered up and knew that Liu Feng's assessment was coming.
Lu Dai opened his mouth and said, "Dai has a plan, which he would like to offer to you, general."
Liu Feng solemnly thanked him and said, "Please give me your best advice."
"When a general arrives in Jiangdong, his first plan is to make decisions. The best of the Jiangdong nobles are all in Dawu, and the best of Wu County are all in Xiaowu."
During the Eastern Han Dynasty, place names often had the same name, and sometimes the names of counties and counties will be the same.
For example, Wu Jun and Wuxian in Yangzhou, and Peiguo and Peixian in Yuzhou.
Therefore, generally speaking, if a county and a county have the same name, the former will be called "big" and the latter "small".
This is also the reason why when Liu Bei was the shepherd of Yuzhou in Pei State, Pei County was called Xiaopei.
Lu Dai continued: "Although all the famous people from Jiangdong are in Wu County, there are also many famous people living in various places in Wu County, including many famous people from Xuzhou. Dai is willing to recommend talents to Ming Gong! Chen Liu, Pu Yangyi, Chen Guo, Chen Rong, Pei Jun Jiang Zuan, Guangling and Yuan Di are both famous people who can serve as assistants to the general. Moreover, these people have been in Jiangdong for a long time and have long been familiar with the scholars in Jiangdong. Having them recommended is far better than what the general asked for. "
< br>Liu Feng asked in surprise: "Guangling Yuan Di?"
Lü Dai heard Liu Feng ask and quickly replied: "His father is Guangling Yuan Sui, who once acted as the prefect of Guangling County. ”
It turned out to be an old acquaintance!
Liu Feng suddenly remembered that Yuan Sui was the enemy he fought in the city at night when he went south to Guangling.
However, Liu Feng didn't know everything. In fact, Yuan Sui was only more optimistic about Yuan Shu and did not completely side with him.
Otherwise, given Yuan Sui's position in Guangling at that time, Guangling would have belonged to Yuan Shu long ago.
But there is nothing to say about these things now. Even Yuan Shu has been uprooted by Liu Bei and his son. At that time, Yuan Sui finally did not stay in Guangling, but withdrew his troops along with Sun Ce.
Later Yuan Sui did not stay in Sun Ce's army, but was conquered by Yuan Shu and sent to Shouchun.
When he captured Shouchun before, Liu Feng didn't see him. Now Yuan Sui had seen that Yuan Shu couldn't succeed, so he took his son and ran to Jiangdong.
It’s just that these things didn’t come into Liu Feng’s sight. Now that Lu Dai mentioned it, he became interested.
It’s not that Yuan Sui and Yuan Di’s talents are great, but that there is something to be gained from them.
What Liu Bei and his son lack most is fame. Liu Bei has been using the banner of benevolence and righteousness all his life. Although his character is indeed kind, it is also because he has no other banner to play.
Liu Bei does not have the reputation of Yuan Shao IV and the Third Duke, nor does he have the financial resources of Cao Cao's eunuch family. He is not even as good as the military capabilities of Sun Jian and Sun Ce.
At least, my benevolence and righteousness have been recognized by the world. If I don't raise this banner, I'd better go back to Zhuozhou to sell straw sandals as soon as possible.
Nowadays, the reputation of Liu Bei and his son is indeed increasing day by day, but they are still inferior to Cao Cao, let alone Yuan Shao.
After all, Cao Cao was a serious man worth two thousand stones during the Ling Emperor period. Not only was he a son of the Three Young Masters, but he also kept friends with the heirs of top families such as the Yuan Shao brothers all day long.
After Dong Zhuo's chaos, Cao Cao also had the merit of defeating Jujube.
Although he had a falling out with the gentry in Yanzhou and Xuzhou, he still had a strong appeal in Yuzhou, Hebei, Sili, Jingzhou and other places.
That is to say, Liu Feng acted too quickly and too harshly. Otherwise, Liu Bei's group would not be as prosperous as it is now. It would be just a little better than two or three big kittens.
In fact, Cao Cao was not short of people. There were more nobles who defected to him than Liu Bei. It was just that all the elites were picked away by Liu Feng, which made it appear that Cao Cao was short of talents.
What Lu Dai means now is very clear, that is, the Jiangdong gentry mainly depends on Wu County, and the gentry elites in Wu County are all in Wu County.
Liu Feng currently wants to win over him, but he can’t for the time being.
In this case, it would be better to recruit celebrities from all walks of life living in Yangzhou.
These celebrities have stayed in Jiangdong for several years, and the longest one has even stayed for nearly ten years.
It is impossible for Jiangdong celebrities to leave them alone and not make friends with them. Even if Bu Zhi and Wei Jing were bullied like that by Jiao Jiao, they still have friends from Jiangdong nobles.
“It’s great to see Duke Ding!”
Liu Feng was overjoyed. He picked up the wine cup and said to Lu Dai: “I’ll give you a toast, drink it!”
Lv Dai Overjoyed, he quickly raised his wine cup and responded: "Thank you, General!"
Liu Feng was already very satisfied with Lu Dai and Yan Zhen, and they performed very well during the assessment.
Although Yan Zhen does not have Lu Dai's vision and agility, he is better than Lu Dai in being simple, loyal and diligent.
Of course, this loyalty is also limited. Although it will not betray the master, it is still unbearable to spread the news.
Historically, Sun Quan wanted to deal with Liu Ying, but it was Yan Zhen who immediately passed on the news, and Liu Ying was exonerated, at the cost of Yan Zhen being dismissed.
However, this cannot be harsh. After all, the relationship between monarch and ministers in the Eastern Han Dynasty was far from that of the Ming and Qing dynasties in later generations.
In this era, ministers have their own independent personalities and thoughts, and are not completely dependent on their master.
So after Sun Quan dismissed Yan Zhen, not long after, he felt that he had handled it improperly and the punishment was too severe. Not only did he re-enable Yan Zhen, he also made him a minister and participated in the government affairs.
"Ding Gong."
Liu Feng slowly said: "I would like to recommend you to be the county magistrate of Wuxi. What do you think?"
Lü Dai's whole Everyone was stunned. They didn't expect Liu Feng to think so highly of him that he would hit his head with such a big pie.
After reacting, Lu Dai hurriedly stood up from his seat, walked to the side, and bowed respectfully to Liu Feng.
"Dare Dai to disobey orders! Dai will remember the kindness of the general in his heart!"
In the original time and space, Lu Dai was Sun Quan who defected to Sun Quan after Sun Ce died in 200 AD.
Sun Quan also valued him very highly. After all, Sun Quan had few confidants at that time. The only one who could use him was Zhou Tai, and Zhou Tai was actually sent by Sun Ce to Sun Quan to protect his second brother. of.
Therefore, Sun Quan directly recommended Lu Dai as the commander-in-chief of Wu County.
The county magistrate's salary is 600 shi, and the county magistrate's salary is 600 shi.
But despite the fact that the county magistrate has the word county, his status is actually far inferior to that of the county magistrate.
No matter how young the county magistrate is, he is still a Bailihou, but the county magistrate is like a phoenix with a tail, and he is still not as good as a chicken.
The Eastern Han Dynasty is completely different from the Western Han Dynasty. In the Western Han Dynasty, the county magistrates had a clear division of labor and had actual power in their hands. Their status was equivalent to the executive deputy mayor in later generations.
But in the Eastern Han Dynasty, it was completely the opposite. The county governor almost had all the power, and the county magistrate suddenly became someone who served the county governor. What's even more embarrassing is that the county magistrate is appointed by the court, but the meritorious officials and chief administrators are directly appointed by the prefect. Who do you think the prefect will trust?
Therefore, throughout the Eastern Han Dynasty, the county magistrate was just a staff officer without a leader, and he did not fart loudly.
Historically, Lu Dai was promoted to become the chief of Yuyao, that is, the chief of Yuyao County, after he made meritorious service.
“I know all about Ding Gong’s talents.”
Liu Feng nodded with satisfaction and continued: “Now Jiangdong is surrounded by war, Wuxi is an important town, and it is our army. The logistics transfer place cannot be without soldiers and horse handlers. I would like to allocate 500 people for your deployment. In addition, I will give you 500 soldiers and entrust you with the military position of a commander in another department. "
Lu Dai only. I felt that the blood in my body was boiling, and I wished I could show my loyalty to Liu Feng.
Liu Feng's arrangement not only allowed Lu Dai to take control of the military and political affairs, but also directly arranged a thousand-man-level troops for him.
Although Lu Dai was both civil and military, he actually wanted to join the army.
He has long seen that troubled times have come. Nowadays, only by joining the army can you achieve meritorious service and be promoted. Smart and capable scribes have already begun to transfer to military positions. Moreover, in the Eastern Han Dynasty, scholars only discriminated against warriors. But it does not discriminate against military positions.
For example, Hebei Jushou, Jingzhou Kuaiyue, Yanzhou Cheng Yu, etc. all have serious military positions.
“He is not talented but has little virtue and little knowledge.”
Lu Dai first humbled himself, and then expressed his loyalty with tears of gratitude: "I am willing to work hard for the general's ambition!"
"Good!"
Liu Feng's face was full of joy, and he personally stepped forward to kill Lu. Dai helped him up and took him to the banquet.
Subsequently, Liu Feng appointed Yan Zhen as the magistrate of Piling County. Although Yan Zhen had a simple character and a Buddhist nature, he was grateful for Liu Feng's respect.
The reason why Liu Feng was appointed in this way also had a purpose.
Both Lu Dai and Yan Zhen have been in Jiangdong for many years, so it is easier for the people of Jiangdong to accept them.
Liu Feng's move was to subtly influence the Jiangdong nobles and occupy the pit first.
In the political map of the three southeastern states, Yuzhou is the well-deserved number one state in terms of reputation, population, economy, and military.
The second place is Xuzhou, Liu Bei’s land of Longxing, and Yangzhou is obviously at the bottom.
Therefore, Liu Feng should try his best to deal with the details as skillfully as possible, and try his best to resolve the resistance and resentment of the local nobles and powerful people in Jiangdong.
The previous efforts to win over Zhou Yu and the Zhou family, the acceptance of Zhang Ying, Yu Mi, and Fan Neng after crossing the Yangtze River, and the surrender of Zhou Bin to Yangxian were all intended to win over and appease the local gentry and powerful people in Jiangdong.
From the current point of view, Liu Feng has done quite well. The powerful Jiangdong gentry did not regard Liu Feng's southern expedition army as conquerors, but regarded them as the king's division. Except for the Sun family and the Sun family's Although his supporters tried their best to resist, most of the local nobles had no resistance or action against Liu Feng.
In fact, this is one of the fundamental reasons why Sun Ce desperately went south to attack Kuaiji.
Sun Ce's ability and vision are quite good, especially since he himself is also very aware of the Sun family's bad reputation in Jiangdong.
Going south to Kuaiji was not only to expand his own strength and compete with Liu Feng, but also to prepare a way out for the Sun family.
Kuaiji is connected to Yuzhang to the west, Jiaozhi to the south, and Danyang and Wujun to the north. If we can capture Kuaiji, not only will our strength be greatly increased, but we will also have more aggressive directions.
Facts have proved that Sun Ce's decision was correct, especially after the Battle of Wuxi, the entire Sun family was convinced of Sun Ce's decision.
Otherwise, Xu Kun would not have suggested to Wu Jing that Wu Jing should lead his people to continue southward to Shanyin to help Sun Ce.
While at the banquet, the monarch and his ministers were getting to know each other, suddenly a servant quietly walked up to Liu Feng.
After receiving Liu Feng's questioning look, the attendant came forward and reported in a low voice: "Young Master, there is someone from Wu County."
Someone from Wu County?
(End of this chapter)