Yuan Yao and Lu Su had a pleasant conversation, and nothing went wrong.
Especially when Yuan Yao proposed the idea of properly settling Lu Su's grandmother, Lu Su immediately made up his mind.
The two talked about it from the afternoon to the evening, and Yuan Yao spent the night at Lu Su's house.
The next morning, Lu Su told his grandmother about his choice and asked her whether she wanted to go south to Yuzhang with him or stay in Huainan.
Mrs. Lu did not choose to move to Shouchun and let Yuan Yao send someone to take care of her. Instead, she insisted on going south with Lu Su.
Although Lu Su also wanted to be able to fulfill his filial piety anytime and anywhere, he still couldn't help but worry about the bumpy journey to Yuzhang, which was a wild land and would be infected with miasma.
After hearing this, Yuan Yao asked him to relax. When he went to Yuzhang, he not only led the troops there, but also had women, children, the elderly and the weak accompanying him.
By then, the marching speed will not be very fast and there will not be too many bumps.
Moreover, Yuan Yao assured himself that Yuzhang was just relatively backward and was not a miasmatic place that everyone else said.
He also said that he has skilled doctors in the army who can take good care of the elderly even if they are really sick.
Only then did Lu Su feel relieved.
After discussing the matter, Mrs. Lu instructed Lu Su to give all the two large warehouses of grain at home to Yuan Yao as a return gift.
"These two granaries are filled with fine rice, each containing five thousand hu of dendrobium!"
"If Mr. Yuan raises his troops to the south, food and grass will be indispensable."
"To borrow my grandmother's joke, Mr. Yuan should accept these ten thousand husks of grain as the means of my career as Lu Su!"
After a night of conversation, Lu Su found that this young master Yuan, who came from a famous family of the fourth generation and the third generation, not only had no airs, but was approachable and easy to get along with.
So Lu Su also joked with Yuan Yao.
"Ten thousand hu of grain! That's enough to give an official a five-year salary for winning two thousand dan!"
"I'm afraid I can't afford to give Zijing such a high official position!"
Yuan Yao was overjoyed. It seemed that he was right to intercept Hu and Lusu this time!
And because the time for cutting off the Hu was much earlier than the time when Zhou Yu came to borrow grain, Lu Su's stock of grain far exceeded 6,000 Hu!
The two looked at each other and laughed.
After the two had a good time, Lu Su said seriously: "I have so much food and grass, it will also cause trouble in this troubled world."
"Master Yuan, just think of it as a good deed for our Lu family to seek good fortune and avoid misfortune. Accept it!"
Yuan Yao no longer refused, but called Yuan Bao and asked him to send people to quickly notify Zheng Bao and send 500 men and horses to receive the food and help Lu Su move.
But as if God wanted to verify Lu Su's words, as soon as Yuan Bao went out, a disciple of Lu Su ran in.
"Master, a Biao army has arrived from the northeast. This time we can see clearly that the people sent by Chen Yu have not escaped!"
Qin Yi also walked in at this time, and it seemed that he knew that there were outsiders approaching outside the village.
"Chen Yu? Chen Yu from the Chen family in Xiapi?"
Yuan Yao was very confused: "Wasn't he driven away by my father a long time ago? Why do his men still appear in Huainan?"
Chen Yu was born in the Chen family of Xiapi, which is the family of Chen Gui and Chen Deng. He was the same generation as Chen Gui and was Chen Deng's uncle.
Chen Yu was originally a former official of the Yuan family in Runan, and was appointed as the governor of Yangzhou by Yuan Shu.
But Chen Yu was quite ambitious. After Yuan Shu's defeat at Kuangting, he defended Shouchun and prevented Yuan Shu from entering the city, and wanted to separatist Yangzhou himself.
It's just that Chen Yu was too incompetent and became one of the few defeated by Yuan Shu, and finally fled back to his hometown in Huaipu, Xiapi County.
In Yuan Yao's memory, Chen Yuhui would continue to fall ill two years later. He tried to attack Sun Ce without knowing his own strength, but Sun Ce casually sent a partial army to completely overthrow him. In the end, he could only surrender to Yuan Shao alone.
Yuan Yao never thought about having any interaction with such a low-class guy.
"Although Chen Yu was expelled from the country by his respected father, he never gave up his official title of Yangzhou Governor."
"After escaping back to his hometown in Huaipu, he used the financial resources and reputation of the Chen family in Xiapi in Xuzhou to recruit officials, recruit troops, and station troops in Haixi."
"In recent months, they have taken advantage of Huaidong's lax defense to send troops to seize grain, grass and young men from wealthy families in various counties."
"What do the local magistrates and lieutenants do to enable Chen Yu's people to cross the Huai River and come here to collect grain and draw grain?"
Yuan Yao was a little angry. How did Yuan Shu govern Huainan? Couldn't even a small Chen Yu solve it?
Lu Su shook his head awkwardly.
"Chen Yu doesn't send many people every time, so they won't attract the garrison's attention."
"Actually, the county also knows about these situations, but the three counties of Dongcheng, Xuyi, and Huailing belong to Xiapi County, and most of the people in charge of each county are from Xiapi County."
"It's just because these three counties are located in Huainan. On the surface, they are loyal to my respected father, but secretly they have close contacts with the Xiapi Chen family."
"For example, the Dongcheng County Magistrate not only concealed the fact that Chen Yu sent people to collect grain, but also sent people to prevent the local wealthy family from complaining to the respected father."
The more Yuan Yao listened, the darker his face became. According to this, under Yuan Shu's treatment, he was riddled with wounds, strong on the outside but dry on the inside.
Lujiang County hid Zheng Bao and other large groups of bandits; the Yellow Turban Army in Runan County was only nominally attached, and the sent eunuch Sun Xiang was just a decoration; the Pei County area in the northern part of Pei State has always been controlled by Liu Bei; not to mention Jiangdong.
It is simply unimaginable that even the area near Jiujiang County, the core of the power, could be infiltrated by others.
When he saw the food collection team sent by Chen Yu, Yuan Yao understood why Chen Yu couldn't even defeat Yuan Shu.
Only about fifty people were seen, wearing various colors of cloth and holding various swords and spears in their hands. Only seven or eight people were wearing simple double armor.
The man at the head was riding a horse, which looked quite majestic.
"Listen to those behind the wall, quickly hand over ten carts of food, and I will ensure that you are safe and sound!"
"Don't think that there is nothing this Captain can do to you if you are huddled behind this earthen wall that is not even one foot high!"
"After burning the incense, if you still don't bring out the food, I will order people to fire rockets into it!"
Yuan Yao couldn't help but laugh when he looked at this group of people. He didn't even need to send out his fifty elite cavalry. Lu Su and his clan disciples could take care of this group of people.
"With the number of people here today, are they too many or too few?"
Yuan Yao simply did not believe that these people could force the armed wealthy families to pay food.
"That's a lot, usually only about ten people come to beg for food."
Seeing that Yuan Yao didn't understand the pros and cons, Lu Su had no choice but to continue explaining:
"Although these people are called Yangzhou Governor Chen Yu's army, their behavior is no different from thieves and bandits."
"Road robbery, kidnapping and theft, all kinds of tricks!"
"If you don't pay them the food they ask for, they will destroy the rice fields, set fires and commit murders. In short, they will make you restless."
"Ordinary wealthy landowners, if they have surplus food, will give it to them for peace of mind."
"But I won't tolerate them. Last time I fired arrows and drove away more than a dozen people. Unexpectedly, this time a captain came to lead a team to beg for food!"
Yuan Yao thought of his official position. Wasn't he also a captain?
Qin Yi looked at the chickens and dogs outside the village, and suddenly realized that his opportunity to show off had come.
"Young Master, please be sure to mount your horse and go into battle. Within three rounds, you will behead the one who makes the noise!"
Yuan Yao nodded: "Go!"
Qin Yi happily accepted the order and left. The Lusu people opened the village gate for him, and he rode out.
Seeing a fully clothed cavalryman running out of the village, the shouter also had a look of surprise on his face.
How dare you hide armor secretly in the small Lujiazhuang?
"I am General Qin Yi, the lieutenant general under the command of the Lujiang Duwei. Please tell me your name quickly. I will not kill an unknown person!"
Qin Yi reined in his horse and struck a good posture.
The clamor was even more surprised when he heard this. No wonder this Lujiazhuang dared to shoot arrows at my food collection team last time. It was because of the support of people in Yuan Shu's army!
"I am Wan Yan, the real Captain of Lujiang. How come I have never heard of someone with your title under my command?"
Wan Yan swallowed secretly as he looked at Qin Yi's steed and fine armor.
"Your master Chen Yu, the governor of Yangzhou, has been dismissed by my Duke Yuan a long time ago. You, a little thief, dare to pretend to be the captain of a county!"
Qin Yi was furious when he heard that the so-called Wan Yan was actually appointed as the captain of Lujiang under Chen Yu.
Today we must cut off the head of this dog named Wan to clear the name of our young master!
Wan Yan said disdainfully: "What authority does Yuan Shu have to appoint and remove local pastors?"
"If you want to decide who is true and who is false, just speak based on your ability!"
"court death!"
The two of them clapped their horses to meet him almost at the same time, and then started fighting together.
Yuan Yao was lying behind the earthen wall, preparing to watch Qin Yi's performance, but slowly, Yuan Yao's expression changed.
I saw the two people fighting lively in the field, and both sides cheered and cheered, but neither of them was hurt after the two people fought for a long time.
Ten rounds had passed, and thirty rounds had passed. Both of them were out of breath, and neither could win over the other.
Yuan Yao knew Wan Yan.
But in history, Wan Yan was just a walk-on character, and he looked ordinary.
I guess Qin Yi is a tall guy, so it shouldn't be a problem to take care of a rookie.
But now it’s just novices pecking each other!
Yuan Yao's face is getting darker and darker. He really can't do it without a famous general under his command!
