Peek at my diary, Cao Cao dominates the Three Kingdoms

Guan Yu was silent for a moment, then sighed: "I have to admit, Prime Minister Cao is really good at governing the world."

The conversation between Liu Bei and Guan Yu was heard by Guoyuan not far away.

However, this is not a shameful remark, but Guoyuan felt that what they said was not accurate, so he corrected him: "You two don't know. Strictly speaking, under the prime minister's rule, there is actually a peaceful and prosperous world today. It all depends on the merits of Lu Hussars."

Guoyuan was a disciple of Zheng Xuan, a master of Confucian classics at the end of the Han Dynasty.

Liu Bei and Guan Yu didn't know what details were involved, so they asked, "Please ask the angel to explain it to us!"

Guoyuan gently stroked his three-foot-long beard, and after making some adjustments, he replied: "When the prime minister started his army, there were only a few thousand soldiers, and there will only be four brothers from the Xiahou family and the Cao family."

"It's better than us..." Zhang Fei, who was following Guan Yu, couldn't help muttering.

Guoyuan ignored Zhang Fei's murmurs and continued: "Later, after discussing Dong Zhuo, the Prime Minister defeated the Yellow Turban and took control of Yanzhou. Only then did he gain a foothold.

At this time, Lu Huqi, who was appointed by the prime minister as the prefect of Chenliu, began to reform and implement the farmland system, reduce and exempt agricultural taxes, and encourage the cultivation of new fields. "

Not only Liu Bei, Guan Yu, and Zhang Fei listened carefully, but Jian Yong, Sun Qian, Mi Zhu and others also joined in.

Guoyuan saw that there were more people around him, so he raised his voice and said: "After the farming system, Lu Hussars implemented a new lijia and household registration system, and it was from this time that he started his struggle with the aristocratic family.

Later, Lu Huqi attached great importance to the reform of the labor force by craftsmen, and rented out cattle and plows at a low price, which improved the farming efficiency of the people several grades.

After the agriculture was stabilized, Lu Huqi established the Chenliu Yingchuan Joint Chamber of Commerce to encourage business and extract business taxes from it.

At this point, Chen Liu and Yingchuan are thriving! "

"Such a great talent is really enviable!" Liu Bei sighed deeply, and suddenly flashed in his mind the scene when Zhao Yun rejected him and followed a young man in white to leave. The person with the most is Lu Huanqi."

A smile appeared on the corner of Guoyuan's mouth, and he said, "Lu Hussar's literary, political and martial arts are the pinnacle of the world...even the teacher admired him."

Liu Bei was a little curious, so he cupped his hands and asked, "Dare to ask Master Gao's name?"

"My mentor's surname is Zheng, his name is Xuan, and his style name is Kangcheng!" Guoyuan said with some pride.

It was the first time for Liu Bei and the others to see Guoyuan showing such an expression after being together for so few months. It seemed that the thing he was most proud of was studying under the great Confucian Zheng Xuan.

Zheng Xuan once entered Taixue to study "Jing Shi Yi", "Gong Yang Chun Qiu", "San Tong Li", "Nine Chapters of Arithmetic"; he also learned "Gu Wen Shang Shu", "Zhou Li" and "Zuo Zhuan" from Zhang Gongzu, and finally learned from Ma Learn ancient Chinese scriptures.

After returning home from his study tour, he returned to farming in Donglai and gathered disciples to teach. There were thousands of disciples.

Zheng Xuan's study is mainly based on ancient Chinese classics, and also adopts modern classics.He annotated Confucian classics all over his life and sorted out ancient cultural heritage with his whole life, bringing Confucian classics into a "small unification era".He also wrote books such as "Seven Politics of Astronomy" and "Zhonghou", with a total of more than one million words, known as "Zheng Xue" in the world.

Hearing that Guoyuan turned out to be a disciple of the great Confucian Zheng Xuan, Liu Bei, Jian Yong and others immediately bowed their hands respectfully.

Guoyuan bowed his hands in return, and said with a smile: "Everyone, after passing the forest in front, we will enter Yingchuan County!"

Liu Bei immediately said with emotion: "Finally we are going to Xuchang!"

At this time, Jian Yong suddenly asked: "Angel, is Xuchang City as prosperous as Luoyang City?"

When Guoyuan heard this, he smiled and said, "Now there are two more prosperous cities than Luoyang!"

Seeing Liu Bei and others staring at him eagerly, Guoyuan continued: "First, Xudu of Yingchuan; second, Yecheng of Jizhou!"

"Eh?" Mi Zhu heard the words, surprised and said: "Chen Liucheng can't be compared with these two cities?"

The corner of Guoyuan's mouth curled up, and he replied, "The prosperity of Chenliu City has long surpassed that of Luoyang, the old imperial capital!"

"!!!" Liu Bei and others' eyes widened suddenly, "It's only been a few years, how did you do it?"

"I don't know either." Guoyuan shook his head, suddenly laughed and said, "How did you do it, I'm afraid you have to ask the former prefect Chenliu, the current hussar general Lu Yan and Lu Changsheng!"

"Is Lu Hussar really a god-man from heaven? It's really fascinating!" Liu Bei seemed to have been convinced by Lu Yan.

After walking another distance, there was a hearty laugh suddenly: "Hahaha! Mr. Xuande, Ren has been waiting for you here for a long time!"

Liu Bei naturally knew Cao Ren who followed Cao Cao wherever he went. Guan Yu and Zhang Fei even drank with him.

Seeing Cao Ren, the three Liu Bei brothers felt a sense of intimacy in their hearts.

Liu Bei rode up to Cao Ren, cupped his fists and said, "General Zixiao, long time no see!"

"That's right! It's been nearly half a year since Shouchun's farewell..." Seeing Guan Yu and Zhang Fei coming over, Cao Ren laughed and said, "Heroes, let's hurry up and try to catch up with the eldest brother in the evening." A reception banquet set up for you!"

"Hahaha!"

"Then I have to thank Prime Minister Cao first!"

"Brothers, let's go!"

Chapter 162 Murder!

Liu Bei and his party marched in a hurry, and finally arrived outside Xuchang City before the sun went down.

Along the way, the closer you get to Xuchang City, the more people there will be, and the scene will become more lively.

Apart from the common people who are plowing in spring, what caused this lively scene were more construction sites for roads, bridges, and houses.

The common people were chanting and doing heavy physical work with their upper body bare, humming and humming.

"What is this... corvée?" Zhang Fei muttered softly, looking at the common people who were still doing coolies even though it was almost dark.

Zhang Fei's whisper was only compared to his own. Liu Bei, Guan Yu and others pretended not to hear, but Guoyuan replied: "If General Zhang has any doubts, you can ask the people yourself."

Zhang Fei is a man of action. After hearing Guoyuan's words, he immediately went to ask the people.

"Are you waiting for corvee?"

Four or five men who were paving the road looked at each other after hearing Zhang Fei's words.

Er, without any warning, those men suddenly burst into laughter,

"Hahahaha!"

"Brother, are you an outsider?"

"Yeah, what's the matter?" Zhang Fei scratched his head and replied.

"So that you can know that we are not corvees, but making money! We are paid for our work!" A middle-aged man said loudly.

"That's right, we look forward to the imperial court starting work all year round, and we can earn a lot of wages to subsidize the family." Another man echoed.

It was the first time Zhang Fei heard that the people paid back their wages for their work. He asked curiously, "How much do you pay for a day?"

"It depends on people and nature. If the quality assurance is completed in advance within the specified time, the cost saved can be turned into a bonus!"

"Heaven? Bonus?" Zhang Fei was so full of lawsuits that he couldn't figure it out.

"Haha! Brother, don't say my brother didn't remind you, if you want to make money, hurry up and sign up as a prisoner before dawn tomorrow!"

"Yes, if you want to make money, go to the queue quickly, and you won't get anything if you are late."

"Don't bother us to pave the way. I told my wife this time that I will earn at least a thousand dollars to go back this month!"

"..."

Zhang Fei was blown away by those men because they delayed their deadline...

Seeing Zhang Fei come back with a dazed expression on his face, Liu Bei asked suspiciously, "Third Brother, what's the matter?"

After summarizing what the group of men said, Zhang Fei said succinctly: "Brother, they said that they are not corvees, but working for some general supervisor...you can earn a thousand dollars a month!"

"Hiss! What?" Liu Bei glanced at the countless workers on the construction site, took a breath, and said, "So many people, how much will it cost?!!!"

Cao Ren chuckled and explained to them: "Master once said that if you want to get rich, you must first build roads. So in terms of road construction, my lord and sir have always been willing to invest in it."

"If you want to get rich, build roads first... I don't understand..." Zhang Fei murmured.

Cao Ren didn't explain either, anyway, as long as they waited for the daytime and saw the endless stream of caravans, they would understand.

"Everyone, please follow me into the city!"

"General Zixiao, please!"

......

Jiangdong, Wujun, in the prefect's mansion.

A copy, a jug of wine, two copper cups, a bowl of fried peanuts...

That's right, as the joint caravan's business routes became wider and wider, the business grew bigger and bigger, and many of Chen Liu's products, such as peanuts, had been sold to the great Han.

Beside the case, two handsome men sat opposite each other, one of them was heroic and fierce, while the other was heroic with a refined and easy-going air.

Sun Ce threw two peanuts into his mouth, chewing them loudly.

After swallowing the peanuts with the fine wine, he asked: "Gongjin, you once said that Liu Bei has the appearance of a hero, but why did he succumb to Cao Cao's lust so easily?"

Zhou Yu also took a sip of wine, then shook his head and replied, "Maybe, I misread it..."

After getting an answer that didn't seem like an answer, Sun Ce curled his lips and changed the subject and asked, "Gongjin, now the six counties in Jiangdong are under our control... Can we take revenge on Huang Zu?"

The revenge of killing the father is not shared by the sky!

Sun Jian's revenge has always been the most important thing in Sun Ce's heart. He will never forget the scene of Sun Jian's death in his arms.

Sun Jian died under Liu Biao's ambush, but the one who shot Sun Jian was a soldier of Liu Biao's Jiangxia prefect Huang Zu.

Zhou Yu unhurriedly picked up a peanut, put it between himself and Sun Ce's Tongjue, and said, "If we want to avenge Jiangxia Huangzu, we must at least capture the Lujiang River that is in the middle."

There is still a buffer zone such as the Lujiang River between Jiangdong and Jiangxia.If you want to attack Huangzu, you must first conquer Lujiang.

But now Lujiang is still under Liu Xun, Yuan Shu's old department, and since Yuan Shu's defeat, many Yuan Shu's old troops went to Lujiang to join Liu Xun.

Relying on his large number of soldiers and horses, and the favorable geographical location, Liu Xun seemed to be king of the land.

Huainan County is currently in a state of recuperation, and Runan in the west was occupied by a powerful Yellow Turban army after Yuan Shu escaped, so Xiahou Dun, Le Jin and others guarding Huainan dare not go south easily to deal with Liu Hoon.

Sun Ce picked up the peanuts placed by Zhou Yu on the table, and said, "Our soldiers are in full swing, so we can just send troops to eat them?"

"Bo Fu, you are too impatient." Zhou Yu continued after taking a sip of his drink, "Do you think Huang Zu is a fool, and he will sit and watch us capture Lujiang?"

Sun Ce raised his eyebrows and said fiercely: "If Huang Zu is caught by me, he will be cut to pieces!"

A gleam flashed in Zhou Yu's eyes, and he said, "We still have to consolidate our own strength first. As long as we are strong, not to mention Huang Zu, even Liu Biao will be fine!"

Sun Ce was stimulated by Zhou Yu's appetite. He laughed, picked up the jug and gurgled for a while, and said, "In addition to Liu Biao, there are Cao Cao and Yuan Shao!!! I, Sun Bofu, will be the best hero in the world!"

Zhou Yu liked to see Sun Ce's high spirits very much. He held up his bronze medal, stood up, and said, "Bo Fu, we must have a place in this world!"

"Dry!"

......

At the same time, in a hidden mountain forest.

"Dry!"

"Clang!!!!"

Three young men dressed as warriors swore to the sky after drinking the blood wine in their bowls: "God is above, I will swear to avenge my master!"

At this moment, a clear female voice suddenly came: "Just the three of you, do you want to kill Sun Ce?"

"Who!!!"

"Don't hide your head and show your tail, come out!"

"Are you Xugong disciples?" Following the question, three people walked out from behind a big tree.

The person who spoke was a woman wearing a samurai uniform, and the other two were dressed as peasants.

"Who are you?"

"I am under the Hussars General, the captain of the third squadron of Yingzi Dingying, Zhao Xue."

The other party reported his family name, which reduced some hostility at Xu Gong's door.

But the eldest of Xu Gong's disciples still asked vigilantly: "What is your purpose for coming here?"

A trace of murderous intent flashed across Zhao Xue's cold face, and she said, "Come to help you guys, get rid of Sun Ce!"

Chapter 163 What bad thoughts can Immortal Lu have?

After Xu Gong was defeated by Sun Ce, he defected to Yan Baihu, the leader of the bandits in Wucheng, Wujun.

Soon, however, Yan Baihu was also defeated by Sun Ce, and the two troubled brothers defected to Xu Zhao of Yuhang together, and Xu Zhao was once Xu Gong's subordinate, so he accepted them both.

Although Xu Gong lost power, he was still trying to find an opportunity to regain Wu County.He even wrote secretly, trying to propose to Cao Cao that Sun Ce should be summoned to Beijing by the emperor's order.

However, what Xu Gong didn't expect was that his secret letter was intercepted by Sun Ce, who was annoyed and ordered the warriors to strangle him.

Xu Gong recruited many disciples during his lifetime, and after his death, three of them still did not forget their old master, so they conspired here to avenge Xu Gong.