I seek economic hegemony in the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 256 Li Heng: If I don’t kill you, wouldn’t I be sorry to them?

"Here!"

Before everyone came in, Ma Yong strode in.

He glanced at Du Yu, who nodded.

"General, please take a look."

Li Heng took the document from Ma Yong and looked at it carefully.

It was a letter asking for help written by Wang Hui, a clerk in Jingzhou Cao Cao. He wrote it to Wuchang and also wrote one to Zhuge Jin.

"Intercepted on the way." Du Yu whispered, "This man donated five thousand shi of food yesterday. While offering food, he asked for help."

Li Heng looked calm, even with a smile on his face, and put the document on the desk: "I understand."

After saying that, he motioned to Ma Yong to sit aside and have breakfast.

Zhuge Rong glanced this way curiously and asked, "Have you encountered any problems, General?"

"It's not a problem. I can solve it myself without bothering my uncle."

Not long after, a total of twenty people from big family representatives from Jiangling, Gong'an, Zhijiang, Xiaoling and other places came in.

Everyone said: "See the general!"

Li Heng nodded but said nothing.

Du Yu said: "The general already knows about the food you donated."

Everyone said again: "It is our honor to serve the general."

Li Heng still didn't speak.

Du Yu said: "So, are you sincerely loyal to the general?"

A handsome young man said: "Our Xie family donated three thousand shi of food. Of course we are sincerely loyal to the general."

This young man's name was Xie Chong. He had a gentle smile on his face and glanced at Li Heng without trace. He was surprised to find that Li Heng was actually a few years younger than himself.

At this age, he is already a general commanding hundreds of thousands of troops.

A feeling of jealousy arose spontaneously.

However, Xie Chong had a plan in mind. His coming to donate food this time was by no means a true allegiance, but just for self-protection.

After protecting themselves, they delayed time and waited for Zhuge Jin to return.

He believed that these people who came today were also like this.

They're very good at this kind of thing.

Be polite, courteous, give some gifts, and then say some high-sounding words.

If the other party does not accept it, it is disrespectful. If it is spread, it is disrespectful to the corporal.

What's more, the general in front of him is so young. As long as he praises him a few more words, he will definitely become more popular.

That's how things settled.

Another fat man said: "Our Shen family donated two thousand dan of grain to support the great general in his great cause of reviving the Han Dynasty."

Others also reported the number, but were interrupted by Du Yu.

Du Yu said: "I have recorded all the food you donated. However, you should take it all back."

As soon as Du Yu said these words, everyone was suddenly surprised and couldn't help but look at each other.

"What does Changshi mean?" Xie Chong asked Du Yu.

Zhuge Rong on the side also became confused, why didn't he accept the food delivered to his door?

There's a war going on now!

Du Yu said again: "The general did not ask you to donate food. The general just wanted to see you. If you offer food now, wouldn't it be embarrassing the general?"

The fat man Shen Ji said: "Offering food is an expression of our loyalty. How dare we embarrass the general." Shen Ji also thought in his heart, as long as I speak nicely and give some gifts north, if you reach out and hit the smiling man, If word spreads today, no one will dare to defect to you in the future!

Du Yu smiled and said, "It's true to express your loyalty, but among you, there are people from Wu who pretend to submit to me and be loyal to the general. In fact, they are waiting for Zhuge Jin to return reinforcements. Such people deliberately offer food to show their goodwill. , trying to confuse the general, you guys said, should this grain be harvested or should it not be harvested?"

As soon as Du Yu said these words, everyone looked shocked.

Zhuge Rong's expression also changed.

What did Du Yu mean by this?

Zhuge Rong glanced at Li Heng who had been silent. What on earth did Li Jian want to do now?

"We have admired the general for a long time, and sincerely submitted to the imperial court, we will definitely draw a clear line with Sun Wu!" Sun Wu is with us!"

"Yes! General, we sincerely submit to you, General!"

"General! If you don't trust us, we have no other choice!"

"..."

Du Yu said, "Does this count as intimidating the general?"

"There is a difference between what Chang Shi said..."

Before Xie Chong could finish speaking, Du Yu said, "You are saying these things as if the general is blind if he doesn't trust you. Does it mean that the general should trust you just because you donated some food?"

Shen Ji said: "Since we have offered food, it means..."

"You have shown your loyalty by offering food?" Du Yu asked, "If the general questions your loyalty, will you tell others that the general does not know what is good and what is good?"

Everyone's expressions suddenly turned ugly.

Zhuge Rong immediately came out to smooth things over: "Du Changshi's words are serious, they..."

"Uncle, I'm sorry." Du Yu clasped his fists at Zhuge Rong and said, "Now we are dealing with the official affairs of the general's palace. Please give me Haihan."

Zhuge Rong's face immediately turned ugly. You Du Yu, are you just going to kick me out and tell me not to interfere?

"General!" Zhuge Rong said, "These people have come to submit sincerely. If so, I am afraid it will chill people's hearts."

"The general has just recaptured Jiangling. It is the right time to hire people." Wang Hui said, "We should treat the corporal with courtesy so that all parties can surrender."

The atmosphere had reached this point, and it was Li Heng's turn to speak. He glanced at Wang Hui and said, "Your Excellency, are you working as a bookkeeper in Jingzhou?"

"That's right, the official."

"What you said, Corporal Li Xian, is right. I agree very much." Li Heng said with a smile, "If all of you here are sincerely loyal, how can I doubt their loyalty before I am happy?"

When everyone heard what the general said, they immediately became excited.

Wang Hui and Xie Chong exchanged glances, and Xie Chong said: "The general is young and promising. He will be able to revive the Han Dynasty one day and become a good minister for the ages. Please accept our worship!"

Everyone immediately said: "Please accept our bows!"

Xie Chong began to think that this general was nothing more than a straw bag.

All we have to do is give him a little favor and say a nice word, and he gets carried away.

Wait for the real general Zhuge Jin to come back and see how he will deal with you!

You! Still too young!

The smile on Li Heng's face became more friendly, and he quickly said: "What do you mean by this? You are offering food, showing loyalty, and giving such a great gift, I..."

At this point, Li Heng suddenly changed the topic: "Should I get carried away?"

Everyone was slightly startled, especially the expression on Xie Chong's face.

Li Heng said: "If I get carried away, wouldn't I let you down by rushing around to transport food from home these past few days?"

"What does the general mean by these words?" Xie Chong said immediately, "We sincerely follow the general. If we tell any lies, we will die badly!"

Everyone immediately started talking to each other.

The atmosphere was set off just right.

"I believe you!" Li Heng pointed at Xie Chong, "Your tone is full of righteousness. I feel ashamed if I don't believe you."

Before Xie Chong could speak, Li Heng's eyes fell on Wang Hui: "Wang is engaged, you think so?"

Wang Hui immediately replied: "That's right!"

"Then if you write a letter to Wuchang, if I don't kill you, won't you be disrespecting their loyalty?"

(End of this chapter)