You are unwilling to serve my lord because of Sun Bofu."
Lu Su laughed and said, "I'm a stranger to him, so what worries do I have?"
Zhou Yu raised his eyebrows when he heard this and said calmly: "Speaking of which, Yuan Shu and Liu Xun invited each other three times before, but Zijing refused to join the official position. Why is he willing to join the royal government now?"
"Why should Gong Jin ask knowingly?" Lu Su said with a smile, "We are ambitious ministers who do nothing but do nothing. If we meet a wise master, we should bow to him immediately."
"You are now his vassal, but I am still free." Zhou Yu pretended to be displeased and said, "Why do you want to trick me into going to Jingzhou with you?"
"It's very troublesome to deal with a clean figure like Liu Biao."
Lu Su smiled bitterly and said, "Although I have brought money and silk, as well as the Lord's order, we still don't know whether we can successfully ask for food. With Gong Jin's help, we may be a little more sure."
"What makes me help?"
Zhou Yu said calmly: "You want to take advantage of the incense and love left by your father, right?"
Zhou Yu's father, Zhou Yi, once served as the magistrate of Luoyang. As the name suggests, the magistrate of Luoyang is the county magistrate of Luoyang, the capital of the country. As the chief executive of the capital, his status and rights are naturally far beyond those of ordinary county magistrates. After all, in addition to ordinary people, there are also people living in the city.
Officials in power, relatives of the emperor, and even family members have made meritorious deeds.
Therefore, the imperial court gave Luoyang Ling extremely high authority. As Luoyang Ling, he could not only participate in large-scale ceremonies of the court, but also jointly controlled the prisons and the Northern Army with Henan Yin and Sili Xiaowei.
Liu Biao had served as the Lieutenant Commander of the Northern Army in Luoyang and was in charge of the fifth battalion of the Northern Army. Naturally, he had a lot of interactions with his colleague Zhou Yi. With intersections, there would be friendship. By the way, Cao Cao also commanded the Northern Army headquarters in Luoyang.
Lieutenant, Zhou Yi is still his old leader.
After Zhou Yu exposed his thoughts, Lu Su showed no embarrassment and just smiled and said: "That's not all. I heard that Liu Biao likes to judge people by their appearance. He doesn't have the kind of kindness that your father has. He just laughs.
I believe that Brother Gongjin’s appearance will be helpful to this industry, haha.”
Hearing this, Zhou Yu didn't know whether to laugh or cry, and glanced at Lu Su angrily. What the other person said seemed as if he had nothing to offer except his appearance.
After seeing off the envoy, Wang Zheng did not return to the city. He kept watching Lu Su and his party go away, and then took Lu Ji and others, turned south, and continued to inspect the people's situation.
In the afternoon, two more groups of troops arrived outside the city, but they were from Wu Sheng and Zang Ba.
Zang Ba actually arrived in the morning, but because they had agreed to meet him at noon, he waited outside the city for a while. Wu Sheng happened to have rushed back to Jiujiang from Guangling today, so they entered the city together.
Xu Fang led Huang Zhong and others out of the city to greet them, just as Wang Zheng had welcomed them. They left the city for twenty miles, with drums and music playing, red military flags fluttering in the wind, and teams of guards holding armor and weapons.
, shining brightly in the sun, looking from a distance, it looks very majestic and majestic.
When everyone meets each other, there is a lot of excitement.
In fact, this is the second time Wu Sheng has come to Shouchun, but the last time he hid his whereabouts, no one knew about it. As for Lu Ji, Gu Yong and even Gan Ning, today is the time to meet the famous "Xuzhou Mudi"
"A close confidant" met for the first time,...
They did not dare to neglect Wu Sheng, and Wu Sheng also lowered his stature. He was a rough and subtle person, so he naturally knew that Yangzhou was newly attached and the Heavenly Army wanted to quickly gain a foothold here.
These representatives of Yuan Shu's old ministers and local gentry had to win over, so they were very polite. After the official business was over, they even exchanged greetings and chatted with each other.
This behavior fell into the eyes of Xu Fang, Huang Zhong and others who were familiar with him. Naturally, it was a big surprise. Zhang Liao, who was watching coldly, thought in his heart: "I heard earlier that this Wu Litou is a close friend of Zhou Mu."
, was naturally brave and courageous. In the battle to destroy the country in Beihai, he was even more tenacious and went to the front line in person. He made the contribution of being the first to reach Xuzhou and opened up thousands of miles of territory for Xuzhou. His reputation is far-reaching."
"Then he crossed mountains and rivers, traveled thousands of miles, and went all the way south to fight against the old generals in Jiangdong, especially Huang Gai, who had made many military exploits under the command of Sun Jian, the fierce tiger in Jiangdong. Even Dong Zhuo's Xiliang army was defeated by him.
My hands are so brave, but they were defeated in Lu'an
Wu Sheng was destroyed and died."
"Such a general can be called the pillar of Xuzhou, but I never expected that this man is so young and holds a high position, but he is so easy-going and has no airs."
Thinking of this, Zhang Liao glanced at Xu Fang, who was chatting happily with Wu Sheng, and nodded secretly. Xu Fang and Wu Sheng were both direct descendants of Wang Zheng. They both became famous at a young age, but they were able to behave like this when facing newly attached people like them.
This made Zhang Liao very satisfied, and he even admired Wang Zheng's ability to serve.
After everyone talked for a while, Xu Fang and Zhang Zhao led the way, and the group meandered back to the city.
Although the troops brought by Wu Sheng and Zang Ba had already diverted many routes to station in camps outside the city, they still brought dozens of soldiers with them, plus the bodyguards of Xu and Zhang.
Together, there were three to four hundred people, most of whom were cavalry. They ran against the wind, trampling on their horses' hooves, causing a lot of noise. They ran all the way, attracting many people to watch along the way.
After entering the city, it caused a sensation.
The people are like tigers and horses, and the horses are like dragons. Under the bright autumn sun, their armors are dazzling and their weapons are bright.
The generals marched one after another according to the distinction between host and guest, as well as the order of their official positions. Every time there were about ten people, there was a small flag, which was the military flag of each team of ten. And every time there were dozens of people, there was a small flag.
, then there was another big flag, whether it was a small flag or a big flag. The flagbearers holding the flag were all tall and mighty men, sitting on their horses with the flag flying high.
Those who are literate will read it to the onlookers every time they pass a flag.
". This young and sharp person is General Jianwei Wu Sheng. I heard that he is a close friend of Zhou Mu. He has been following him since the uprising. He takes the lead and is the first to get into battle. He has never been defeated in dozens of battles!
Do you know what his name is? It means Litou! He is truly worthy of his name. He is a murderer without any calculation!"
Hearing this, the people around him took a deep breath and looked at Wu Sheng with awe in their eyes. Some people pointed to the general's flag behind him and asked, "Who is this?"
Someone said: "The general's flag has Zang written on it, so he must be Zang Ba. This man was originally a bandit from Mount Tai. Later, he withdrew his troops in Xuzhou, gathered his troops and stationed them in the East China Sea area, and became the overlord of his own country. But later he met our state.
Mu was impressed by him and took the initiative to serve.”…
Many of these literate people are actually actors from the Tianji Camp, and they are best at storytelling. When every military general passes by the crowd, they will praise them. The theme is naturally what kind of world these generals are from.
The brave tiger is invincible and even more unruly and untamable. Of course, the final focus of going around and around is naturally to mention Wang Zheng’s wisdom and martial arts, and even his destiny.
The people of Shouchun were all stunned.
While he was talking, he suddenly heard the people on the street cheering loudly. The windows of the high-rise buildings facing the street were also pushed open one after another, or the guests who were eating in the restaurant, or the girls in other people's boudoirs, cheered everywhere.
When everyone hurried to look, they saw that the team was almost at the end. The one standing at the end of the generals was a middle-aged general with white hair and beard. Although he was not young, he was filled with a proud and heroic spirit. Behind him
A large flag is engraved with the word "yellow" with flying dragons and phoenixes.
"Huang Hansheng!"
No need for introduction by the actor, someone among the common people has already shouted out: "I heard that when the rebellion of the Sun thieves was put down, General Huang Zhong repeatedly trampled the company camp, beheaded the generals and captured the flag, led thousands of troops to surprise Longshu on a rainy night, and won a battle
After winning the victory, Xuzhou reinforcements were ushered in, and then they fought fiercely in Lu'an and defeated Huang Gai. This was a real enemy of ten thousand people!"
"Not only that, I heard that when General Huang was a dubo, he braved the rain of bows and arrows to attack Pingshou and achieved the first victory. Then Sun Ce was known as the little overlord, and he was brave enough to fight.
When General Huang was fighting in front of the formation, he was captured and killed by his single arm. The one he held was the number one tiger general under Zhou Mu, a man of unparalleled bravery!"
Unlike others, Huang Zhong followed Wang Zheng directly south to Yangzhou from the beginning, and even performed well in the fierce battle between Xuzhou Army and Sun Ce Army. Therefore, when Yuan Shu and Wang Zheng formed an alliance, his reputation had already spread to the people.
In Shouchun, it can be said that everyone knows about Huang Hansheng.
For a time, the shouts of "General Huang is mighty" shook the ground, one after another, and spread from one street to another.
At the end of the development, the whole city was shouting, the mountains were ringing and the valleys were echoing, and Wu Sheng and Zang Ba, who were supposed to be the protagonists of the day, took all the limelight.
Not only Wu Sheng and Zang Ba did not expect Huang Zhong to have such a reputation in Shouchun, Xu Fang and Zhang Zhao were also surprised. They couldn't help but look at each other and were speechless for a moment.
In fact, Huang Zhong himself did not expect this. It was not the first time for him to ride a horse through the streets in Shouchun City, but it had never caused such a sensation in the past. What happened today?
Huang Zhong forgot one thing. Wang Zheng was present during the previous rides on horseback.
In the presence of Wang Zheng, all the cheers and awe were naturally concentrated on one person. It was like when the moon was shining brightly in the sky, few people would look at the stars to see which one shone brighter.
But when Wang Zheng was not present, he, an "acquaintance" in the eyes of the people of Shouchun, naturally became the brightest star in the night sky!
Wu Sheng, who was originally very proud, felt a little uncomfortable when he heard the cheers like a tsunami. Suddenly he remembered the friction between Huang Zhong and Huang Zhong before, and his expression suddenly sank, and he even snorted coldly.
He made a sound and said angrily to Xu Fang on the side: "Let the team go faster. Didn't you say that the general is preparing a banquet and wants to treat us to drinks tonight?"...
"Zang Ba and I have been traveling for several days and are covered in dust. It would be disrespectful to see the general like this. We have to find a place to wash up and change clothes first."
Xu Fang and Wu Sheng had known each other for many years, but they didn't know that this guy was jealous, so they couldn't help but laugh.
In fact, everyone did not know that the reason why Huang Zhong had such a high reputation in Shouchun was due to his own achievements, but the most important reason was because of Wang Zheng's secret promotion.
As a time traveler, Wang Zheng is too aware of the power of public opinion, so he established the Tianji Camp, which is mainly composed of actors and actresses very early, in order to compete with the gentry class for the right to speak and the people's hearts, so as to gain control over other princes in Xuzhou.
, on the one hand, he is a sharp soldier, and on the other hand, he cannot do without these storytellers who have been constantly defending his name.
Therefore, after ostensibly unifying Jiujiang, Wang Zheng asked Mi Fang to convene many literati, and in a short period of time he created many storytelling, short stories, etc., and just like Xuzhou's old practice, he organized all the actors in the city and unified them.
Focus on publicity.
If people like Lu Ji and Gu Yong were to wander around the streets and alleys in the city, they would be surprised to find that in Shouchun City today, all the teahouses, restaurants, brothels, and all the storytellers and Kabuki dancers are there.
Almost all they talked and sang were stories about Wang Zheng and his generals.
"Wang Zheng attacks Linzi", "Wu Sheng defeats Pingshou", "Xu Fang defeats Pingyu", etc., except for the newly attached Gan Ning and Zhang Liao who currently have no subjects, almost everyone has other generals.
In Wang Zheng's view, he had just entered Jiangdong and was still somewhat estranged from the people of Shouchun. In order to quickly capture the hearts of the people and re-stabilize the situation in the shortest possible time, in addition to implementing various relief measures, they should be used
It is a shortcut to promote the bravery of Xuzhou soldiers in a popular way.
The culture of the Han Dynasty was extremely martial, and the people of Jiangdong were no exception. They all liked to hear stories of heroes fighting for supremacy on the battlefield, which made the people feel that the generals in Xuzhou were very powerful and heroes. They felt that they were very proud and proud to be in the same camp as them.
Such a thing of pride would naturally and invisibly bring the relationship between Wang Zheng's heavenly army and the people of Jiangdong closer.
Of course, Wang Zheng did not actually choose Huang Zhong as the focus of his campaign at the beginning, but for the people of Shouchun, compared to foreign countries such as Pengcheng, Beihai, and even Mount Tai, they were naturally more concerned about the land under their feet and what happened locally.
those wars
And here in Jiangdong, besides Wang Zheng, Huang Zhong is the one who shines the most.
After discovering this, Wang Zheng naturally followed the trend and let the Tianji Camp hype it up, appointing Huang Zhong as the second protagonist.
Over this period of time, Huang Zhong's label of "enemy of ten thousand people" has been deeply rooted in the hearts of the people. Today, it burst out in one fell swoop, and the effect was extremely amazing. Almost everyone in the city cheered and jumped for joy.
The group of people went back to their respective homes and took a short rest. People like Zhang Zhao who were determined to stay in Shouchun in the future naturally bought mansions, like Xu Fang and Wu Sheng.
Those who were just passing through would naturally stay at the embassy first.
In the evening, Wang Zheng, who rushed back from the city, hosted a banquet for the generals. He discussed with the generals at the banquet and decided on the next reorganization of Shouchun's old army, which was led by Xu Fang and Wu Sheng.
Specifically, the elites were transferred from various departments of Shouchun's old army, their organization was disrupted, and a new army of about 6,000 men was rebuilt, divided into four battalions, and assigned to the local army.
The eliminated soldiers were all transferred to the field army establishment. Under the leadership of the original generals, they were divided into two counties and counties to assist the local areas in preparing for spring plowing.