Three Kingdoms: I, Liu Feng, do not want to die

Chapter 20: The Emperor Zhaolie
Build water.

This is a large river that flows through Fangling, merges into the Han River to the east, and is also a tributary of the Han River.

The city was ten miles long.

The outline of a small dock wall comes into view.

Li Fu found a stone to sit on and wiped the sweat from his forehead with his right hand.

As Meng Da's confidant, Li Fu naturally did not need to build fortifications himself, he only needed to supervise the soldiers.

Even so, Li Fu was exhausted.

Thinking of the comfortable life in Zigui in recent years, Li Fu felt nostalgic.

Liu Bei entered Sichuan, and Guan Yu was in Jiangling.

Apart from daily training, Meng Da's army in Zigui only occasionally went out of the city to suppress bandits. For seven or eight years, their life was as comfortable as it could be.

As a captain in the army, Li Fu lived an even more comfortable life.

Li Fu had three concubines in Zigui alone, and also bought many properties and fields in Zigui.

I never thought that after leaving Zigui, life would become more and more difficult and tiring.

Li Fu couldn't help but feel a little regretful.

If I had chosen to stay in Zigui, the prefect of Yidu would not be Fan You but myself.

Thinking that Fan You became the governor of Yidu just by staying in Zigui and doing nothing, Li Fu said in his heart that Fan You was so lucky to have such a good life!
Not only Li Fu, but also the soldiers who were building fortifications along the Zhushui River were like this.

From frugality to luxury is easy, from luxury to frugality.

The soldiers of Zigui, who had been used to a comfortable life, suddenly found their lives becoming uneasy, so their complaints were bound to be small.

Li Fu did not try to stop the soldiers from complaining.

Or rather.

Li Fu was deliberately indulging the soldiers' complaints.

In this way, Liu Feng might give up letting the soldiers build fortifications.

Since there are laborers available, why must the soldiers themselves come to repair the fortifications?

I was daydreaming.

A horseman came roaring and shouted, "The deputy general is here."

Li Fu stood up with a start, cracked the whip in his hand, and shouted at the soldiers: "Work harder, you all call yourself warriors, how can you not even have the energy to repair the fortifications!"

When Liu Feng arrived, Li Fu came to greet him again, with a flattering look on his face: "I am Li Fu, the last lieutenant, and I am honored to meet the deputy general."

Liu Feng whipped his horse and looked at Li Fu in front of him with a "respectful" look on his face. He subconsciously thought of Sima Yi's attempt to induce Li Fu and Deng Xian to surrender.

One was Meng Da's confidant and the other was Meng Da's nephew, but they both chose to betray Meng Da.

No matter how much Meng Da boasted that he had the "manner of Yue Yi", the betrayal of Li Fu and Deng Xian was enough to prove that Meng Da did not implement virtuous policies and did not enforce strict laws in his daily life.

So much so that when the crisis came, his close associates would rebel in order to save their own lives.

Look at Liu Bei again.

Even though they suffered such a devastating defeat in the Battle of Yiling, the brave general Fu Zhun fought to the death and left the rear. Even after all their soldiers were killed, they still shouted, "Wu dogs! How could any Han general surrender?"

Liu Feng changed his mind and began to think about recruiting Li Fu.

Compared with Deng Xian, Li Fu was more capable. According to historical records, Li Fu eventually became the former general of Wei State as a surrendered general.

This cannot be achieved simply by flattering your boss.

If a person without talent flatters his superior, he can only become a lackey who takes the blame, and it is impossible for him to be promoted to a high position.

Liu Feng did not immediately express his intention to recruit Li Fu, but first inspected the fortifications.

Historical records are historical records. It is still unknown whether they are the same person.

Liu Feng was not a person who blindly believed in historical records. Only by combining historical records with reality can they be more trustworthy.

Inspecting the fortifications was also to verify whether Li Fu was really qualified to be recruited.

Li Fu walked nervously in front of Liu Feng, introducing the planning and progress of the fortifications to Liu Feng, fearing that Liu Feng would find an opportunity to question him.

People who are good at flattery are also good at reading people's expressions.

Li Fu is not stupid either.

Since Liu Feng was appointed as deputy general, Meng Da tried to make Liu Feng unhappy many times but always failed. He could only complain about Liu Feng in private.

Even yesterday, when all the military academies were excited and wanted to find Liu Feng to argue, Meng Da did not dare to take the lead.

Even Meng Da didn't dare to offend him openly, so Li Fu would be even less likely to offend him openly.

No matter how deep his private resentment was, Li Fu did what he had to do meticulously to avoid being caught by Liu Feng and scolded.

This was also to avoid being dismissed by Liu Feng from the position of captain that he had worked so hard to get.

If that's true, then I'd be at a huge loss.

"Captain Li, I didn't realize you are quite experienced in building fortifications." Liu Feng stared at Li Fu with a smile.

Li Fu did not dare to be careless and said carefully: "I dare not take credit for it. I am just following the orders of the deputy general."

Liu Feng was generous with his reward and asked Tian Qi to take a bag of coins to give to Li Fu: "Achievement is a merit, so why should you not take credit for it?"

"This bag of coins is only enough to buy you a jar of good wine, but this is also the attitude I want to express: those who have made contributions must be rewarded, and those who have committed crimes must be punished."

"As a lieutenant in the army, you failed to get the soldiers to Fangling City as scheduled, so I punish you to repair the fortifications today; the fortifications you built met my expectations, so I reward you with a bag of coins."

"I hope you can keep up the good work in the future. When the war comes, your achievements will allow you to advance further and be promoted to a lieutenant general."

Li Fu was alert to the hidden message in Liu Feng's words and asked uncertainly, "The general just said there will be a big battle. Could it be that the Wei dogs are coming to attack Fangling City?"

Liu Feng chuckled: "As the saying goes, be prepared. Although I can't tell you whether there are Wei dogs coming to attack Fangling City, I can tell you that opportunities only come to those who are prepared."

Li Fu's heart tightened.

Thinking of Liu Feng's marching after the rain and repairing fortifications, and the hidden meaning in Liu Feng's words just now, Li Fu smelled the scent of an impending war.

When Li Fu followed Meng Da to the three counties of Shangyong, he originally wanted to make a contribution.

Now that the opportunity is right in front of him, Li Fu naturally refuses to give up.

"I would like to thank the deputy general for his advice. I will never forget this favor." Li Fu bowed his head and expressed his opinion slightly.

After Liu Feng praised Li Fu a few more words, he rode away from the fortifications.

Although Li Fu's words "I will never forget this favor" may not be sincere, Liu Feng did not care whether it was sincere or not.

Liu Feng's advice to Li Fu was just planting a seed in Li Fu's heart.

A seed that will allow Li Fu to see who he should follow to achieve success.

As long as Li Fu sees that he can achieve great things by following Liu Feng, he will naturally offer his loyalty, and "I will never forget this favor" will change from a false promise to a real promise.

After leaving Li Fu's fortifications, Liu Feng visited more than a dozen fortifications in succession, and gave advice to the Zigui Military Academy who was supervising the fortifications, just as he did to Li Fu, or asked about their well-being.

Military academies that fail to perform their duties will also be severely punished.

Meng Da suddenly realized something was wrong.

Deng Xian, who was responsible for finding out the morale of the troops in various fortifications, also brought bad news to Meng Da.

The morale of the soldiers in these dozen or so fortifications actually changed from the initial complaints to active and proactive!
Deng Xian even gave a judgment: Captain Li Fu secretly defected to Liu Feng.

(End of this chapter)