Riding and cutting the imperial pirates of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 635 Showing favor?Show weakness?
"Pan Shu?"

This name was quite beyond Wang Zheng's expectation. It's not that he knew who Pan Shu was, but that he didn't expect that the parents of this rural family could give their child such an elegant name. He nodded slightly and asked, "Your father?" Mother, where did you go?"

"Shu'er disappeared when she woke up. Grandpa said that they were taken away by the bandit army, and Shu'er will come back when she grows up."

Captured by bandits
What do you mean, have you been pulled?
Wang Zheng raised his eyebrows when he heard the words, it shouldn't be, because he has a system in hand, he can take the route of elite soldiers, so since he entered Xuzhou, he completely gave up the brutal methods he used in Qingzhou at the beginning of the uprising, and he always emphasized on conscription It all depends on the wishes of the people, so things like pulling strong men and coercing the people have never happened under his rule.

Thinking of this, he glanced sideways at Guo Jia beside him. Could it be that Zhang Zhao, Lu Ji and others failed in recruiting civilian husbands because of insufficient money and food this year, but Guo Jia shook his head slightly, indicating that there was no such thing.

Wang Zheng became more and more suspicious, his eyes fell on Pan Shu again, and he asked again: "Did the bandit army come to your village to take your parents away? Is there a pavilion chief accompanying you?"

But he forgot that this kind of problem is too complicated for a child of Pan Shu's age, because although children of four or five years old already have a certain ability to distinguish, they still only focus on appearance and voice. It is impossible to understand the meaning of "Pavilion Chief", and although he has learned to mediate pronunciation, his speech ability is still poor, and it is difficult to express his feelings independently and completely and narrate what he has experienced.

Sure enough, when Pan Shu heard this, she just blinked at Wang Zheng, then lowered her head and bit the pancake, but she neither said yes nor no.

Wang Zheng came to his senses after a while, couldn't help but burst out laughing, but didn't ask any more questions, so he and Guo Jia waited for the little girl to finish eating the pancakes, then handed over a water bag, and then said softly: "Then you Where's grandpa?"

The little girl pointed to the outside of the village: "The field is busy, and grandpa has gone to the field."

"Oh." Wang Zheng nodded, and said again: "Then can I visit your house?"

Hearing this, Pan Shu raised her head to look at Wang Zheng, her big black eyes rolled around, and she nodded lightly after a while, first pushed open the courtyard door with some difficulty, then stepped back a few steps, and looked back again. Eyeing Wang Zheng, he waved his small hands, assuming a posture of leading the way.

Seeing this scene, Guo Jia smiled and said softly: "My lord, this girl is quite precocious."

Wang Zheng nodded slightly. Judging from the child's initial reaction, it was actually her decision after some thought to allow the two strangers to enter her house.

Even if the point of thinking may be simple, the result after thinking may not be correct, but it is actually very rare for a child who is four or five years old to be able to think first and then act.

While chatting, the two walked into the courtyard. The courtyard was not very big, but it was tidy and clean. There were three halls on the front, and a vegetable bed was opened inside the wall on the east side, and there were things like bean shelves. In the corner are chicken pens, pig pens and so on.

Guo Jia walked towards the house, while Wang Zheng turned around in the courtyard with his hands behind his back. He first came to the vegetable bed and looked at the vegetable seedlings in the bed. Gently stroked her little head and said, "When did your family plant this vegetable?"

Feeling the warmth of Wang Zheng's palm, little Pan Shu felt warm and comfortable, and even narrowed her eyes slightly. Looking at Wang Zheng, she became more and more intimate, "It was planted last month."

"These are the seeds sown in February?" Wang Zheng said with a smile, "Looking at the growth is very gratifying, so we can harvest in April?"

"Ah."

Pan Shu nodded, moved closer to Wang Zheng, and took a breath. This big brother smelled very good, much better than the smell of grandpa and other villagers. She couldn't describe what it was. , just like the sunshine in March, full of warmth and vitality.

Wang Zheng always liked children, let alone a well-behaved and delicate little girl like Pan Shu, so he let her get closer and closer, and didn't care. He just looked at the vegetable bed and muttered to himself: "The land in Jiujiang is still fertile, just a single-plant It’s a pity to have some green vegetables, it would be even better if we could put potatoes and sweet potato seeds here.”

These two kinds of crops are very easy to grow and suitable for alleviating hunger, but they were only introduced to the Celestial Dynasty in the Ming Dynasty, thousands of years later, and it is useless to have a system in the royal government.

He didn't even know that the origin of the two was America, he thought they were in the Western Regions, and at this moment he was thinking that if he could unify the world in the future, he would have to send troops to the west to snatch all the good things he knew in advance. back home.

After looking at the vegetable bed, Wang Zheng went to the pigsty again, saw two piglets in it, and asked Pan Shu, "Where did they come from?"

Pan Shu replied: "Here comes the master from the city that grandpa said."

"Do you want money?" Seeing Pan Shu's blank face, Wang Zheng smiled wryly, pondered for a while, and changed his wording again: "Is it a gift, an exchange, or is it for sale?"

Now Pan Shu understood. She lowered her head and thought for a moment, then raised her head and replied, "Give it to me. Grandpa said it was free."

"Dashan." Satisfied, Wang Zheng nodded, and led her to walk to the front of the chicken coop.

There are more chickens than pigs, Pan Shu's family has seven or eight.While picking up some chicken food and throwing it into the circle to watch the chickens fight for food, while watching Pan Shu who was getting closer to him and even started to hug his thigh, he couldn't help but think of his unborn child.

He is a time traveler, originally he was not a patriarchal person, but after traveling for a long time and holding power for a long time, even in the purest family relationship, his mind is no longer pure, and in his heart, like the officials, he hopes Mrs. Feng more A cable man.

After all, only men can inherit his title, achievements, and even power, and only in this way, those subordinates who have followed him all the way to this day will have the motivation to continue fighting.

But after seeing Pan Shu today, seeing how cute this little girl is, Wang Zheng's original thoughts were a little lighter, thinking in his heart, it seems that giving birth to a girl is not too bad?

Just as he was thinking, he only heard the sound of footsteps behind him, Wang Zheng looked around, but saw Wu Sheng who had stayed outside the house also entered the courtyard at this time.

Although Wu Sheng and Wang Zheng got along a little casually in private, he always listened to him very much, and would not disobey orders casually. Wang Zheng's heart moved, and he asked in a deep voice, "What's the matter?"

"Mi Fang sent someone here." Wu Sheng said solemnly, "It is said that there is an urgent report from Jingzhou."

"Oh?" Wang Zheng raised his eyebrows, nodded, and ordered without thinking: "Go to the house and call Feng Xiao, and we will return to the city immediately."

"promise!"

Just as Wang Zheng was about to step up,

Just as he was about to step up, he noticed something was wrong, looked down, and saw that Pan Shu was still hugging his thigh. This child was very smart, and seemed to understand the conversation between the two just now. At this time, he was staring closely at Wang Zheng. , There was a sense of reluctance in a pair of eyes.

"You girl."

Wang Zheng couldn't help laughing. The relationship between people is mostly mutual. Pan Shu showed closeness, which also made Wang Zheng dismissed by the same paternity. He fell in love with the child he met for the first time. Wipe off the dirt little by little, then touched her little face, and said gently: "You and grandpa will have better and better life in the future. I heard that the officials in the city have said that all people's homes Those who are short of food and clothing will be given relief as soon as possible by the county government offices in various places.”

"So not only chickens and pigs, but mats, food, pancakes, and furniture will also be delivered to you in the future." After speaking, Wang Zheng emphasized, "It's free."

It's a pity that Pan Shu didn't focus on this. She looked at Wang Zheng in a daze, and suddenly asked, "Brother, do you live in the city?"

"Well," Wang Zheng nodded, "I live in Shouchun City."

"Then I will go to Shouchun when I grow up." The little girl looked at Wang Zheng and said seriously, "Shall I go to see you?"

When a child is serious, it's fun. Looking at her little adult appearance, Wang Zheng felt even more cute. He couldn't help smiling, and touched her little head again: "Okay, then I'll wait for you in Shouchun." You grow up."

"By the way, are you four or five years old now?"

Pan Shu shook her head and replied, "I'm three years old this year."

Wang Zheng was taken aback when he heard the words, Pan Shu's performance, at the age of four or five, would be considered precocious, but if she was three years old, wouldn't it mean that this girl is much smarter than he and Guo Jia imagined?

Looking at Pan Shu who was becoming more and more pleasing to the eye, Wang Zheng suddenly had an idea in his heart, hugged her high, and said with a smile: "It's rare to be so sensible at such a young age."

Staring at Pan Shu, Wang Zheng paused for a moment, then said with a smile: "It is said that female juniors hold gold bricks, how about this, if Huang Tian favors you, and you can appear in front of me again in the future, I will let you be my friend." How is your daughter-in-law?"

Being able to be his daughter-in-law is naturally a step up to the sky, but the problem is that this sentence seems casual, but in fact the requirement is very strict, and it is not a requirement!
For example, Huang Tian's favor actually refers not to Pan Shu, but to himself. If Huang Tian favors him, then Mrs. Feng's birth will be a boy, only three years older, which is not a problem in Wang Zheng's view.

But meeting again is actually even more difficult. Wang Zheng wants to meet Pan Shu, of course he can make a decision with one word, but what if Pan Shu wants to meet Wang Zheng?
It is almost impossible for a woman of commoner background, not to mention that Pan Shu doesn't know who Wang Zheng is at all, and now she is a three-year-old child, so she probably forgot what happened today in a short time.

To put it bluntly, it was just a joke.

I don't know if Pan Shu understood these words, anyway, after Wang Zheng finished speaking, she didn't say anything, but nodded slightly.

At this time Wu Sheng and Guo Jia had come out, Wang Zheng looked at them and asked, "Did you bring any money with you?" Seeing Wu Sheng nodding, he said, "Take out a few coins and give them to this girl."

After leaving the courtyard, the guards had already brought the horse. Wang Zheng got on the horse and looked back. The little girl was leaning against the door and looking at them with her head tilted.
"There is Shouchun."

He pointed to Pan Shu again, and said with a slight smile, "I'll wait for you there."

After finishing speaking, I stopped talking, and immediately rode forward, but hearing the sound of hoofbeats, a group of people left the village in a short time.

Back in Shouchun, Wang Zheng didn't even change his clothes, he just washed his face a little, and went straight to the study.

Just after pushing the door open and entering, Mi Fang, who had been waiting for a long time, rushed to meet her and handed over a letter.

Wang Zheng received the letter, and the first line of his eyes frowned, "Liu Biao suddenly wrote to the court recently."

Writing to the court, isn't that expressing his opinion to Cao Cao, he thought to himself, has Liu Biao decided to join forces with Cao Cao?
Thinking up to this point, his expression suddenly became serious, and after pondering for a while, he continued to look down, but when he looked at it, the expression on his face gradually became weird.

Guo Jia, Wu Sheng and the others at the side had a panoramic view of this change, and couldn't help but be very curious. Guo Jia also secretly guessed, but Wu Sheng immediately set his eyes on Mi Fang, full of questions.

Mi Fang naturally knew the content of the emergency report, but he didn't have Wang Zheng's permission, how dare he disclose it privately, let alone under Wang Zheng's nose?Besides, Wu Sheng didn't have any friendship with him, so he immediately turned a deaf ear to it, just pretending he didn't see it.

After a while, Wang Zheng finally read the letter, but he didn't speak immediately. Instead, he flicked his sleeves and strode across the crowd. Looking around at the crowd, he asked, "Liu Biao has recently written to the imperial court, to the effect that he wants to join this general in recommending Zhang Zhao as the governor of Yangzhou."

As soon as this remark came out, Guo Jia looked up in surprise, and Wu Sheng was even more disbelieving, and blurted out: "Recommend Zhang Zhao as the governor of Yangzhou, General Ah Zheng, what is the meaning of this?"

Wang Zheng was noncommittal, but asked, "What do you think?"

"It shouldn't be." Wu Sheng scratched his head: "Didn't it mean that Liu Biao already knew that we intend to go south, and there are also a large number of troops mobilized on the borders of Jiangxia, Changsha and other counties. We are now friends rather than enemies, and it is also a demonstration to show , how can you show your kindness?"

"Are you asking me back?" Wang Zheng glared at him angrily, he didn't bother to pay attention, and turned to Guo Jia and Mi Fang: "Feng Xiao, Zi Fang, what do you two think?"

Mi Fang smiled wryly when she heard the words: "I am also very puzzled."

Guo Jia did not answer immediately, but sat down first, sipped some tea, and then shook his head slightly: "In my opinion, this is not a gesture of favor, or more precisely, it is not just a gesture of favor."

Hearing this, Wu Sheng and Mi Fang looked at each other, but before they could react, Wang Zheng said in a deep voice: "Feng Xiao is similar to what I see, it's not so much a show of favor, it's more like a show of weakness!"

"Soldiers have deceitful ways. Whether they show the enemy to be strong, to show the enemy to be weak, or to show the enemy to be false, or to show the enemy to be real, all are common things."

Guo Jiadao: "However, although I can see that Liu is showing weakness this time, I haven't guessed why he is showing weakness. Is it an arrogant strategy?"

"It would be good if it was a strategy of arrogant soldiers."

Wang Zheng sighed, "The law of war shows that he is weak and takes advantage of his strength. If this is the case, he either wants to take advantage of my unpreparedness to take the initiative, or set a trap to lure me in. No matter which one is, at least prove Liu Biao's strength." I am ready to fight our army, but if I show weakness other than the art of war, it will give me a headache."

"Showing weakness other than the art of war?" Mi Fang asked: "Master, what is that?"

"What else could it be?"

Wang Zheng smiled wryly, and shook his head again and again: "I admit it."

(End of this chapter)