Three Kingdoms: I choose Xiao Qiao and Da Qiao, why are you crying, Diao Chan?

Chapter 113 Unification of Yangzhou! (Thanks to godfather 2024...8978 for another generous reward~)

Lu Bu was very clear about the character of Wei Jing, who was traveling with Bu Zhi.

He gets angry at people who look down on him, but he himself is afraid of the strong.

But Bu Zhi did not give up on his classmate and friend. Instead, he humbly stated that his talent was superior to his own.

This quality alone is enough for him to reuse Bu Zhi.

Naturally, Lu Bu would not refuse Bu Zhi's request.

Although Wei Jing is not a calm person, he does have some abilities.

Historically, he once served as Shangshu in the State of Wu, which was also a high official position.

It is really worthwhile to get Bu Zhi and give him a Wei Jing.

Lu Bu nodded immediately:

"No problem. But I know which of you is more capable.

"As long as you all work hard enough, I will give you suitable positions."

Upon hearing this, Bu Zhi and Wei Jing immediately thanked him.

Lu Bu waved his hand and looked at the melon field beside him:

“Since you two have decided to go with me, there is no need to keep this melon field.

“I will distribute the papayas inside to the soldiers.

"When we return to Lujiang, I will give you the rewards you deserve."

Bu Zhi waved his hand:

"There's no need to pay for these fruits and vegetables. My lord, just distribute them to the soldiers."

Lu Bu didn't hesitate and immediately asked Pan Zhang to call over a dozen soldiers.

He picked all the papayas in the fields and distributed them to his men.

But this amount of papaya is not enough for an army of ten thousand.

In order to prevent his soldiers from feeling unbalanced, Lu Bu divided them according to their official positions from high to low.

In this way, the soldiers at the bottom of the hierarchy will not be able to eat anything, and they may have some complaints, but at least they will not feel unbalanced.

After a short rest, the army continued to march southwest and finally entered the territory of Yuzhang three days later.

Every time he passed through a county town, Lu Bu would state his legal identity as the governor of Yangzhou.

Now that Zhuge Xuan has resigned from his post and retired, county magistrates from all over the country are well aware that Lu Bu is coming to take over Yuzhang.

They had no reason to resist the Yangzhou governor appointed by the imperial court.

In this way, Lu Bu came all the way to Nanchang County, the seat of Yuzhang County.

During the process of taking over Yuzhang County, time had unknowingly come to October.

On this day, Lu Bu suddenly received a letter from Zhou Yu saying that a major earthquake had occurred in Jingzhao County!
A serious disaster occurred in Chang'an City and its surrounding counties.

Countless civilians were killed and injured, which dealt a heavy blow to Liu Xie's power!

The moment he received the news, Lu Bu did not feel the slightest bit of happiness.

Although the natural disaster did help weaken Liu Xie's strength.

But the harm suffered by the people was not worth him feeling thankful for.

He would rather the opponent be stronger when he fights with him in the future.

I also don’t want to see the already miserable people become homeless and their families destroyed because of this major disaster…

Lu Bu immediately wrote back, asking Zhou Yu to arrange 10,000 soldiers to deliver 10,000 shi of grain to Jingzhao for disaster relief.

Liu Xie was extremely surprised and grateful for the sudden support from Lu Bu's army.

In addition to Lu Bu's contribution to the unification of Yangzhou, Liu Xie immediately promoted him to General of the Southern Expedition and concurrently the Governor of Jingzhou!
With the capture of the four counties of Danyang, Wu, Kuaiji and Yuzhang, plus Lujiang and Jiujiang on the other side of the Yangtze River.

Lu Bu finally unified the six counties of Yangzhou!
In addition, there are Jiangxia and Nanjun in Jingzhou, Guangling in Xuzhou, and Runan in Yuzhou.

Owning ten counties, he is already one of the top forces in the world!
The only one who can still pose a threat to him now is Liu Xie, who owns Liangzhou and Jingzhao.

Cao Cao, who owned Yuzhou and 100,000 Qingzhou soldiers.

Yuan Shao, who owned Jizhou and had three generations of officials.

Liu Bei, who cooperates with Tao Qian of Xuzhou and possesses the peak Zhuge Wuhou!
Add to that Liu Yan who controls the land of Western Shu in the west.

There are only five forces that can be called rivals.

As for the White Horse Yicong Gongsun Zan and other small forces such as Kong Rong, Zhang Yang, Zhang Lu, and Shi Xie, they will sooner or later be swallowed up by the powerful forces around them, so there is no need to consider their existence at all.

Of course, among these five important forces, Liu Yan is likely to die next year.

His son Liu Zhang will inherit his Yizhou territory in due time.

Yizhou is a land of fertile fields covering thousands of miles, easy to defend but difficult to attack.

Although they can live in peace in a corner, even Zhuge Liang could not break out of this place.

Not to mention Liu Zhang, who had a weak character.

Therefore, Lu Bu was least worried about Liu Zhang, but most worried about Liu Bei.

Now that Yangzhou is temporarily secured, it is time for him to prepare to return to the other side of the Yangtze River to consider the next military plan.

But before that, Lu Bu first went to Qiantang County, south of Wujun.

He received news from Zhu Huan that Zhu Huan's uncle Zhu Zhi had finally decided to surrender.

Although Zhu Zhi only had one county, it was not worth mentioning at all.

But if the other party refuses to surrender, he can only defeat them by force.

Otherwise, with such a hidden danger left behind, he would not be able to leave with peace of mind.

But now it's okay.

Since Zhu Zhineng could surrender voluntarily, he only needed to take away the military power and he wouldn't have to worry about any problems happening to the Zhu family.

……

When Lu Bu arrived at Qiantang County, the city gates were already wide open.

The county magistrate Zhu Zhi and his nephew Zhu Huan, along with a group of officials, had already been waiting at the door.

Looking at Zhu Zhi wearing armor and looking serious.

Lu Bu could see that this guy was an arrogant person just like Zhu Huan.

But it is nothing compared to Zhu Huan's youthful and unrestrained nature.

This guy's pride is hidden in his eyes and he doesn't show it easily.

As the saying goes, when you see people, you talk about people, but when you see ghosts, you talk about ghosts.

Lu Bu naturally has to use different ways of speaking to people with different personalities.

For example, if a person who is proud in his heart behaves too gently in front of others, it will only make the other party look down on him even more.

So Lu Bu walked straight up to Zhu Zhi, without saying a word, and looked down at him condescendingly.

Zhu Zhi raised his head and looked at the man who was almost a head taller than him. A terrifying pressure came over him!

I didn’t expect that the legendary Lu Bu was so tall and powerful.

No wonder he can become the world's number one warrior!

The two looked at each other for a moment, and Zhu Zhi's arrogance was finally scratched by the other's sharp gaze.

Zhu Zhi slowly raised his hand, bowed and clasped his fists towards Lu Bu:

"Qiantang County Magistrate Zhu Zhi greets the Governor!"

Hearing the other party speak first, Lu Bu finally curled the corners of his mouth.

The invisible aura all over his body also dissipated slightly.

He also clasped his fists slightly and said to Zhu Zhi:

"Finally, I get to meet Magistrate Zhu. I thought we could only meet on the battlefield."

Zhu Zhi felt a little nervous and replied calmly:
"You are the governor of Yangzhou after all. Now that Yangzhou has been unified, it would be unwise for me to persist in my opinion."

Lu Bu nodded slightly:

"That is indeed the case. But since you have surrendered, I will leave Qiantang County to you to manage.

"As for Zhu Huan, I will take him to Lujiang for training."

It is said to be training, but in fact it also has the purpose of taking people hostage.

Zhu Zhi turned his head and glanced at Zhu Huan, who was full of excitement, and did not refuse:
“It’s all up to Marquis Wen.

"Also, since Sun Ce has surrendered to you, please take his family with you as well."

As he spoke, he pointed to a young man and a beautiful woman behind him.

(End of this chapter)