Seeing that Hu Jinding didn't answer, Guan Yu couldn't help asking: "I'm asking you, do you know the news about my elder brother?"
"I don't know..." Hu Jinding replied.
"Alas..." Guan Yu looked up to the sky and sighed, his disappointment palpable.
Seeing Guan Yu's appearance, Hu Jinding felt even more aggrieved, and finally couldn't help but ask:
"Husband, do you only have your sworn brother in your heart? I, a woman, am insignificant.
Suo'er is your son. Now that he's here, shouldn't you care about him and ask him if he has suffered any grievances? "
"Aren't you mother and son doing well..." At this point, Guan Yu's eyes suddenly became sharp: "Why, are you being bullied?"
"No……"
Hu Jinding shivered in fright when he saw Guan Yu's red phoenix eyes narrowing slightly on his heavy-faced face, with a faint hint of murderous intent.
Seeing Hu Jinding's appearance, Guan Yu also regretted his tone of voice.
Even if she really lost her temper, she was forced to do so because she failed to protect her properly.
What's more, they also brought their son with them?
However, Guan Yu's inherent arrogance did not allow him to smile at a woman.
Yin coughed and said, "I guess you've been working hard all the way, so take a rest."
After saying that, before Hu Jinding could say anything, he was about to walk out.
Halfway through, he turned back and asked, "Is there any news about my sister-in-law?"
"No!" Hu Jinding replied firmly.
"Oh..." Guan Yu sighed again and went out.
Looking at Guan Yu's back, the guilt in Hu Jinding's heart suddenly disappeared, replaced by a feeling of coldness.
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Zhang Yang finally brought his family and generals to Xuzhou to join Lu Bu.
This time Zhang Yang brought 5,000 troops and hundreds of beauties captured from Dong Zhuo's Meiwu whom Lu Bu had temporarily placed there when he passed by Hanoi last time.
"Uncle Zhi! I've been waiting for you! I just think you can't bear to leave Hanoi!" Lu Bu said, patting Zhang Yang's shoulder heavily.
Zhang Yang smiled and said: "What's the reluctance? It's just that there are many changes in Chang'an city, so I can't leave."
But you don’t know that since you left Hanoi, first Li Jue and Guo Si entered Chang’an to kill Wang Yun, and then Han Sui, Ma Teng and others fought and made peace. It’s really dizzying..."
Lu Bu said in his heart that the dazzling scene is yet to come!
Yin smiled and said: "What happens in Chang'an City from now on has nothing to do with you and me for the time being. Uncle Zhi doesn't need to worry too much."
Zhang Yang frowned and said, "Brother, after all, we are ministers of the Han Dynasty, and now the emperor is being held hostage by these people..."
Lu Bu said: "Then what can you do? People often have 100,000 people in their hands, but together we can have 40,000 to 50,000 people."
"Four...forty or fifty thousand?" Zhang Yang was surprised.
He only brought 5,000 men, and Lu Bu had 10,000 in his hands. Are the rest all new recruits?
Lu Bu smiled and said: "Why, didn't Gongtai tell you? Didn't Yuan Shao send me more than 20,000 people? In addition, when I rescued Beihai, I incorporated some Qingzhou Yellow Turban Army, leaving some available.
Now there are almost 50,000 people in total. If we add the troops from various counties, there might be 60,000 to 70,000 people.
However, these troops have average combat effectiveness and need to be retrained.
In addition, logistical support such as armor, weapons, food, fodder, carriages and horses must also be able to keep up. "
Only then did Zhang Yang realize that they were just a bunch of people.
Lu Bu added: "Don't worry, although the emperor is weak, no one dares to do anything to him. Now we brothers work together to completely consolidate Xuzhou first, and then find a way to protect the emperor after we have a firm foothold."
Zhang Yang asked again: "Developing Xuzhou...haven't eldest brother and Cao Cao already reached an agreement? Give him the two counties of Hanoi. Why did I come here and hear that Cao Cao stationed troops on the border of Xuzhou and Yanzhou?"
Lu Bu laughed and said, "This... is for Yuan Shu to see!" Then he told Zhang Yang roughly about Yuan Shu and Cao Cao.
Zhang Yang felt his head pounding after hearing this, and said: "It's so troublesome... Big brother urgently called me over, just tell me what you need me to do!"
I don't have that much brains, and I can't figure out the twists and turns. I just do whatever my brother asks me to do! "
Lu Bu said: "I just received news two days ago that one of Tao Qian's former subordinates named Zuo Rong saw Tao Qian's defeat and fled. After escaping to Guangling, he killed Guangling prefect Zhao Yu, stripped his property and fled again.
Now that there is no one in charge of Guangling, I want you, Uncle Zhi, to serve as the prefect of Guangling. "
Hearing that he was still allowed to be the prefect, or the prefect of Guangling, Zhang Yang couldn't help feeling a little disappointed: Isn't it the same as me being the prefect of Hanoi?
Lu Bu seemed to see through Zhang Yang's thoughts and asked with a smile: "Why, Uncle Zhi, do you think it's too much for me to let you become the prefect of Guangling?"
Zhang Yang smiled awkwardly and said tactfully: "Brother, in fact, although I have been the governor of Hanoi for several years, I am also from the military.
Aren't you going to fight Liu Biao now? We have to guard against Cao Cao and seize Qingzhou, so I think I can actually lead the troops..."
Lu Bu smiled and said: "Why, do you think I asked you to go to Guangling to support you in your old age? Do you think Guangling is a peaceful place?"
I will definitely ask you to send troops to fight Yuan Shu in the future. Yuan Shu is in Shouchun now, and he probably won't be able to stay for long!
Once Shouchun is defeated, there will be strong enemies on the east, west and north sides, so they can only flee south. By then, Guangling will become the front line against Yuan Shu.
Moreover, I still have to do a lot of things in Guangling. I will use ten years to build Guangling into the largest and most prosperous city in Xuzhou! "
"Ah? How...how to build it?" Zhang Yang asked.
Lu Bu said: "After the new city of Pengcheng is built, I will send most of the Japanese slaves to Guangling!
First, I want to dig a grand canal that runs through the entire Xuzhou and connects the rivers (Yangtze River), Huai River (Huaihe River), Sishui River, and river water (Yellow River)! "
Guangling is actually Yangzhou in later generations.
The prosperity of Yangzhou is entirely due to the opening of the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal.
The Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal was not built in the Sui and Tang Dynasties, but began to be excavated during the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period.
The Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal played an indelible role in China’s two thousand years of feudal history.
In an era of inconvenient transportation, the connection of the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal has strengthened communication between the north and the south of China, greatly reduced logistics and transportation costs, prospered the economy, and is an indispensable part of strengthening centralization.
As a traveler, Lu Bu certainly knew the importance of the canal. But Zhang Yang no longer has such a vision.
The corners of Zhang Yang's mouth twitched, maybe Lu Bu was crazy, right? Dig a river manually through Xuzhou? How much manpower and material resources will be spent!
Who knew that building the canal was just part of Lu Bu's plan.
I heard Lu Bu clasping his fingers and saying: "I also want to build a big dock near the river and the sea, which can build large and small ships.
We also need to build a super large water fortress and create an invincible navy!
We also need to build a salt drying farm on the beach to sell Guangling's sea salt to Yangzhou, Jingzhou, Yanzhou, and Yuzhou!
We also need to establish a trade transfer station to facilitate the exchange of goods between the north and the south!
We also need to build the most prosperous and prosperous Fireworks Willow Lane..."
Zhang Yang swallowed a mouthful of saliva with some difficulty.
Just now, he thought it was too much for him to be the governor of Guangling, but now he feels that he may not be qualified for the job!
"Brother, otherwise...you should let me lead the troops to fight...I don't know how to do these things!" Zhang Yang said truthfully.
