Chapter 512: cooked duck flew
Huainan was about 400 miles away from Xuzhou, and it was only a short distance of eight days. It was still a hasty march. Yuan Shu heard that Lu Bu, who was a wolf, was coming, so he disappeared long ago, leaving only one. Kongcheng, his previous reputation was really not very good, and coupled with Yuan Shu's publicity, Lu Bu was simply a big devil who eats people. Those people bluffed and ran away with their family.
According to the spies' report, Yuan Shu's remnants seem to have also been mixed in with the large number of refugees who defected to their relatives.
Now there are two options. One is to continue to go south and directly attack Lujiang County. Many refugees should be heading in that direction, or they can pack their bags and go to Xuzhou, and then go after they know exactly where Yuan Shu is going.
This time, I made a mistake in bringing soldiers. I really shouldn't bring infantry and a lot of food and grass, because people don't dare to defend the city.
"My lord, several envoys sent by Young Master Yuan have come to ask for an interview!" A young scholar hurriedly entered the military tent to report.
"Master Yuan, but the son of Yuan Shu?"
"Exactly!"
"Could it be that Yuan Shu has passed away?" Since Yuan Shu's son is in charge, there is a chance that Yuan Shu has already died.
"The main attack on Mingjian, that messenger who wears hemp and filial piety, that Yuan Shu has indeed passed away!"
"Well, bring people in!"
The messenger even sent a few people, perhaps because he was afraid that the world would be too chaotic and would be robbed and killed halfway. As soon as the envoys entered the army tent, they all saw Li Yunfei and went to pay homage on the ground!
"Wait, cut up and talk!"
"Thank you, General!"
"What are you doing here this time?"
"Report to General General that my young master is willing to submit to General General. If General General does not dislike it, please marry Miss Lu to my young master according to the previous marriage contract..."
"Stop, don't mention the marriage contract again. If that kid Yuan Yao is willing to give him the jade seal, this general will keep him safe and rich for the rest of his life!" Li Yunfei directly called to stop the messenger.
"...My family's young master said that the general does not agree to marry his daughter, and he is still willing to send him to the general for his sister!" The messenger hesitated for a while and then said another condition. In their opinion, it is only possible to form an in-law family. The safest way to protect yourself.
"The general said nothing, only the jade seal is needed, and the rest will be ignored!"
"General, my young lady is twenty-eight years old, as beautiful as a flower, with piano, chess, calligraphy and painting..."
"Is it as beautiful as a flower, is it as beautiful as my Diaochan?"
"This... each has its own merits! But my young lady's age..."
"Don't mention it, either bring the jade seal, this general will guarantee the safety and wealth of his family, or please do it yourself!" Li Yunfei waved his hand and said, he was quite disgusted with the matter of marriage, and it was quite unpleasant to mention it.
"So, can Admiral leave a letter of truth about what happened, and Xiao Shi can take it back?"
"...Okay, come here, the pen and ink will serve!"
Several clerks who accompanied the army took a long time to find a brocade. It turned out that although there was a paper-making technique at this time, it had already been mass-produced in Luoyang City. However, the world was in chaos a few years ago, and the eastern capital Luoyang was also in ruins, so paper is basically The paper has disappeared, and the words are still written on the brocade. It is really a waste to popularize the papermaking technology after going back.
A group of people were quite curious about Lu Bu's writing with a pen. In everyone's mind, Lu Bu was a reckless man with a knife and a gun. However, what everyone could not have imagined was that their master not only knew how to write, but also wrote extremely beautifully.
In the eyes of a large group of old and rude and curious, Li Yunfei swiped the calligraphy, and the handwriting was extremely beautiful. Some people also recognized this font as a kind of regular script, and its writing skills are almost comparable to that of calligraphy. This is really too much. Surprisingly, how can a general have such good calligraphy?
In fact, the former Li Yunfei was an emperor for several years during the Southern and Northern Dynasties. At that time, calligraphy was at its peak. Li Yunfei was also arty. So in just a few years, he has become a calligrapher...
"Take this letter back, and you can do it yourself!" Li Yunfei handed the silk to a scribe, who was still in a daze. It wasn't until Li Yunfei opened his mouth that he came back to his senses, hurriedly took the silk and satin, and sent it to the hands of the envoys.
Several messengers also left in a hurry with letters. Of course, Li Yunfei also sent a group of people to **** them. In fact, he wanted to see where they were staying, how many people there were, and whether they had accepted his advice. .
If it really doesn't work, then go after it alone and get the jade seal in your hands. As for whether to give it to the titular emperor, it depends on whether the jade seal is useful.
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Originally, things went very smoothly, but after waiting for two days, the spies sent back news that Yuan Yao, with his family and his mouth, set out to go to flee, but the troops were less than 5,000 troops.
It can be said that the tree has fallen and scattered. A few days ago, Yuan Shu was in a hurry and vomited blood and died on the way, and then all the people were scattered. There were tens of thousands of horses, but they fell apart in an instant, and most of the remaining soldiers and defeated generals went their separate ways.
After getting this news, in order to prevent any changes, Li Yunfei also personally took 20,000 cavalry out to meet him, but the accident still happened, that Sun Ce was really bold, and he secretly crossed the river north. He was planning to attack Lujiang.
However, after encountering Yuan Yao's group, he actually robbed them, or Yuan Yao simply took the initiative to join Sun Ce. This change made Li Yunfei feel depressed and almost vomited blood. It was really a boiled duck flying.
Huainan was more than 300 miles away from Lujiang. When Li Yunfei arrived with 20,000 cavalry, Sun Ce did not fight head-on, nor did he attack and occupy Lujiang. .
Li Yunfei, who has no navy, can only stand by the river and look at the river with a sigh. Unfortunately, his current physical fitness is far from being able to walk on the waves, so he can't catch up even if he thinks about it... But I'm not worried about the jade seal. It will really disappear. In the future, I will find a way to go to Soochow and get it back.
"...My lord, Liu Xun, the prefect of Lujiang, asks to see you!" A young scholar reported in a low voice.
"Well, let's go back and see you!" You don't have to guess to know that this guy is here to hug his thighs. He was afraid that his life would be lost after Lujiang was forcibly captured by Li Yunfei, so he chose to surrender early, so that he might be able to keep the prefect. Location.
"Xiaguan Lujiang Prefect, see Duke Ming!" He paid homage before he arrived. He just wanted to keep his current position, so Li Yunfei came and hugged his thighs quickly. Before Sun Ce suddenly attacked, he thought that Lujiang would be in danger, but that As soon as the servant heard that the flying general Lu Bu was coming, he immediately withdrew his troops and retreated, not even having the courage to fight.
This Liu Xun is a small warlord, and his character is not very good. If he is allowed to sit on the prefect of Lujiang sooner or later, an accident will happen. Since he sincerely seeks refuge, of course, he will be assigned the vacant post of a big general for him, and he will rise and fall secretly. Take it with you and watch it. If this guy can get rid of those bad habits, he will use it. If he can't change it, then he will be treated as a favor if he hangs up to his death!
Liu Xun really didn't expect that he would still be deprived of his rights after he came to seek refuge with such sincerity, but now he was like meat on the chopping block, there was absolutely nothing he could do. Although he secretly scolded Lu Bu for being too ugly to eat, but on the face of it, he said: Apparently grateful.
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"...Master, this person must not be kept, there will be serious trouble if you stay!" After seeing Liu Xun's departure, the young scribe hesitated for a moment, and then said.
This person's name is Liao Li, and the word is Gongyuan. He is considered a smart person in Jingchu, but he is still a young man in his twenties and has no fame. He was brought to the end by Li Yunfei and trained directly by his side. Li Yunfei can be regarded as a gift of knowledge to him.
"Well, then Liu Xun's character is indeed not very good, but now he can't be killed. We can't kill him now because he may commit crimes in the future! People change with the changes of the environment, not necessarily killing him. No." Li Yunfei specifically explained.
"...Thank you lord, the students have been taught!" Liao Li bowed deeply. He used to think that Lu Bu was only able to lead troops to fight, and his character was not very good, so even though Lu Bu had a kindness to him, he felt good about it. I can't say how loyal I am, I just wanted to give it a try, but in recent days it has been very different. This lord not only has both civil and military skills, but also has a great sense of justice, and he is also very principled. It is very different from the legendary Lu Bu. I couldn't help but sigh in my heart, as expected, seeing is true and hearing is false, I almost missed Mingzhu.
Lujiang County was in the pocket of the unscrupulous soldiers. Due to the recent period of time, the security in the county was really not very good. Because Yuan Shu died suddenly, the tens of thousands of remaining soldiers found their own way. As a result, there are often some looting incidents by bandits in this generation.
For this kind of thing, Li Yunfei, of course, did his part to not let the bandits everywhere be subdued by the way. At the same time, he asked Liao Li to issue a notice of peace for the people, and he also issued a lot of policies to benefit the people. At the same time, he also issued a notice to recruit soldiers. Those soldiers who have no food and are considering whether to fall into trouble or not. There is also a place to eat.
Prestige is indeed very useful. When the bandit soldiers saw the arrival of the flying general's cavalry, they immediately became good babies and surrendered. Of course, in order to appease the people, they cut down some bandit soldiers who caused public anger.
At the same time, under Li Yunfei's stern warning, even if the soldiers were temporarily stationed near the county seat, they truly did not offend the common people. So in just a few days, the security of Lujiang quickly recovered, but Li Yunfei gained a lot of good reputation.
Under Liao Li's vigorous publicity, Li Yunfei gradually became a wise and benevolent lord in people's minds...