Lu Bu's strongest strategy

Chapter 149 Xuzhou
Seeing Lu Bu coming among the refugees, Zhao Yun stopped his horse, waved vigorously at the crowd, and said loudly.

"The folks have worked hard!"

Just hearing this sentence, Zhao Yun's impression of Lu Bu dropped a lot.

Doesn't look like an official at all!
Lu Bu is now equivalent to Yanzhou Mu. He governs a state and is a member of the imperial court. Naturally, he should have official authority.

In Zhao Yun's view, Lu Bu's official authority was not as good as Liu Yu's, or even Gongsun Zan's.

When Gongsun Zan led his troops and met the common people, he never stepped forward to speak. Naturally, there were guards and his civil and military personnel to meet with the common people. How could he lose his identity like this.

It seems that he is not someone who can accomplish great things!

Although Zhao Yun felt a little disdainful in his heart, the refugees around him liked it very much.

All the refugees had smiles on their faces. After saluting, some bold refugees even asked loudly on the side of the road.

"Wen Hou, last time you said you wanted to bring something good, what is it?"

"Yeah, let's see!"

Seeing how rude these refugees were, Zhao Yun dared to speak like this, and he felt a sweat in his heart at the few refugees who spoke.

But I never thought that the famous Wen Hou Lu Bu didn't care about it, and laughed at these bold refugees, and then waved vigorously at everyone.

"Let's go, Ben Hou will show you what is a good thing!"

Zhao Yun didn't say anything when he saw Lu Bu, he just waved his hand, patted his horse and led a group of guards, and walked along the official road.

As the guards passed by, Zhao Yun discovered that behind these war horses, there were more than a dozen carts walking along the official road together.

On these carriages, there are also large boxes. The outside of the boxes is covered with cloth, so you can't see what's inside?
Zhao Yu watched lively again, hurriedly cheered and took his brother's hand, and followed the crowd to move forward.

The group walked for a few miles and came to a courtyard.

Around the yard is a wall made of bluestone. Along the wall, you can see many neatly arranged houses in the yard.

When the group came to the gate of the courtyard, Lu Bu stopped and waved to everyone.

"Everyone stop here, don't go in."

With the sound of cloth walking, more than a dozen middle-aged women walked out quickly from the yard.

These dozen or so middle-aged women stopped in front of the courtyard gate and did not come out, but saluted Lu Bu from inside the gate.

"I met Marquis Wen."

Not long after, more than a dozen carriages came to a stop in front of the gate, and several soldiers began to remove the cloth-covered boxes and carried them into the yard.

A refugee asked curiously, "Marquis Wen, what's inside?"

Lu Bu waved to the two soldiers, and the two put the box in front of him, and at the same time, lifted the cloth on the box.

"Wow!"

As soon as the cloth on the box was lifted, the refugees around couldn't help but exclaimed.

"rabbit."

"A lot of rabbits!"

Zhao Yu looked at the little rabbit in the box, trembling with excitement, and his beautiful eyes narrowed into a crescent shape.

"Brother, look quickly, what a beautiful little rabbit."

Lu Bu bent down, took out a little rabbit from the box, shook it in front of everyone, and said with a smile, "Folks, this is a good thing. When next year, everyone will improve their lives with things."

Seeing that Lu Bu was easy-going, Zhao Yu boldly dragged his elder brother forward and asked in a low voice.

"Can I give you a hug?"

When Lu Bu saw the two, he couldn't help being stunned for a moment, because although the man and woman in front of him were not luxuriously dressed, they were definitely not refugees here.

Zhao Yu couldn't wait any longer, and stretched out a little finger, "Just one click, it's so cute, please."

Lu Bu hesitated for a moment, then handed the little rabbit in his hand to Zhao Yu, "Since the girl said so, this Marquis will agree to your request."

Zhao Yu hugged the snow-white little rabbit, feeling like his heart was going to melt, "That's great, if someone else has one, it would be great."

Speaking of this, Zhao Yumei's eyes lit up, and she hurriedly looked up at Lu Bu, "Wenhou, how much is it, can I buy one?"

"no!"

Hearing these words, Lu Bu refused without hesitation.

These little rabbits, but he cruelly exchanged points for them, and he would not sell them for any amount of money!

Zhao Yu stretched out a little finger in disappointment, "It's just one, it's worth the money, okay, please."

Lu Bu shook his head, and said slowly, "Girl, do you know why Ben Hou raises these rabbits?"

Zhao Yu shook his head and asked tentatively, "Are they so cute?"

Lu Bu waved his hand and said with a smile, "That's not the reason."

Having said that, Lu Bu paused, and then said again.

"Girl, little rabbits can give birth to little rabbits in four or five months.

The little rabbit can give birth to a little rabbit every two months, six times a year, and can give birth to 6 to 8 little rabbits each time.

The born rabbits can give birth to new rabbits four or five months later. "

Having said this, Lu Bu looked at Zhao Yu's beautiful cheeks and asked with a smile, "Girl, please do the math. How many new little rabbits will there be after one year between two little rabbits?"

"I!"

Zhao Yu was stunned, her pretty face was full of doubts, and she was speechless for a while.

Zhao Yun felt a little annoyed, stepped forward, and said loudly, "It's a new rabbit, and a little rabbit, who can tell clearly?"

Lu Bu saw that this man was tall and powerful, he knew who he was, but he didn't have the slightest fear, which made her feel a little puzzled.

Who is this person?

"After two rabbits give birth to a baby rabbit, they can give birth to a new rabbit after four or five months with the baby rabbit, and the cycle repeats. There will be at least two hundred baby rabbits in a year."

Hearing these words, Zhao Yu was taken aback, "So many?"

Lu Bu looked at Zhao Yun with burning eyes, and said slowly, "Right now, there is a shortage of food everywhere. If these 200 more rabbits are brought in every year, do you know how many refugees can be saved?"

"This?"

Zhao Yun was stunned. He didn't expect that Lu Bu raised the little rabbit for refugees?
After the refugees around heard Lu Bu's words, they all shed tears when they thought of their family members who died of starvation.

Just when Zhao Yun was in a daze, there was a burst of sobbing around, and immediately, countless refugees fell to their knees on the ground.

"Wenhou Renyi, you don't want to wait for me all the time, you are our savior!"

"Marquis Wen, please speak, we are willing to go through fire and water, and we will never complain."

Everyone around them knelt down, leaving only Zhao Yun and Zhao Yu standing there alone, a little embarrassed.

Zhao Yu hurriedly waved his little hand, "It turns out that the little thing is so powerful, I don't want it anymore, so I should keep it for you?"

Seeing the expressions on the two, Lu Bu knew that they were not waiting for nothing, so he waved his hands, "Girl, since you like it, I will give this one to you."

Zhao Yu was taken aback, "Marquis Wen, didn't you just say that a small rabbit can give birth to many small rabbits?"

Lu Bu waved his hand and said with a smile, "Little rabbits are important, but friends from afar are more important."

Zhao Yun hurriedly said, "Marquis Wen, since that's the case, how much copper will we need to spend money to buy?"

Lu Bu shook his head, "It's just two little rabbits, nothing to worry about."

Zhao Yu hurriedly smiled and said, "Then thank you Marquis Wen, and let my brother repay you in the future."

Lu Bu nodded, turned his head to look at Zhao Yun, and asked slowly, "This brother, don't you know your name?"

Zhao Yun hurriedly cupped his hands, "I'm Zhao Yun, this is my younger sister Zhao Yu, who is from Changshan, and went to Xuzhou on business, so I passed by here and disturbed Marquis Wen, please forgive me."

Seeing that Zhao Yun spoke decently and behaved generously, Lu Bu liked it a little in his heart, and nodded, "If you have time, you can come to be a guest at the Marquis' residence, what do you think?"

Zhao Yu suddenly whispered coyly, "Marquis Wen, we came to Yanzhou to buy something, but we don't know where it is sold. Marquis Wen, you are the biggest official in Yanzhou, so you must know."

"Oh?"

Lu Bu asked with a smile, "I don't know what it is?"

Zhao Yu immediately curled up two fair little fingers, "That's the kind, round, transparent crystal ball!"

"Crystal ball?"

Lu Bu laughed loudly, "Young lady wants a crystal ball, it's too simple. When I return to Puyang, Benhou will find someone to give the young lady one right away."

Before Zhao Yun could answer this time, Zhao Yu had already said with a smile, "Marquis Wen, thank you very much, how much is it, let my brother give it to you."

Lu Bu did not answer Zhao Yu's words, but still looked at Zhao Yun with a pair of tiger eyes, and asked slowly.

"Looking at your behavior, you should also be a martial artist. I don't know where you were before?"

Zhao Yu hurriedly said, "Marquis Wen, my brother is amazing. He used to be in Youzhou, but he won't go now. He wants to go to Xuzhou."

Hearing this, Zhao Yun's expression changed, and he waved his hands hastily, "Don't talk nonsense."

Lu Bu's eyes brightened, "Youzhou Gongsun Zan's Baima Yicong is unparalleled in the world, do you know that?"

Zhao Yun hurriedly handed over his hand, "Marquis Wen, I didn't listen to my little sister's nonsense. I'm just an ordinary person with no great abilities. Baima Yi has many talented people among you. I'm just a pawn in Youzhou."

Lv Bu is currently short of men. Seeing Zhao Yun's modesty, prudence, and intention to recruit, he asked with a smile, "This Marquis also has a cavalry team. I wonder if you would like to come?"

Zhao Yun hurriedly waved his hands, "I have something to do right now, I'm really sorry!"

Lu Bu didn't force it, and nodded, "That's fine."

……

Two days later, Zhao Yun and Zhao Yu left Puyang and headed towards Xuzhou.

Along the way, I saw countless refugees working hard on the plains. Although they were sweating profusely, everyone's eyes were full of hope.

Sometimes they went to the simple houses by the road to borrow water, and the people they met were very enthusiastic. Although their clothes were tattered and skinny, everyone's words were full of hope for the future.

They firmly believe that as long as they are on Wenhou's territory, life will get better and better.

When these refugees heard that the little rabbit that Zhao Yu was holding was actually given by Marquis Wen, they immediately became more enthusiastic. They even dug some food from the bottom of the thin porridge and gave it to the two of them.

Although these refugees were very enthusiastic, Zhao Yun had never eaten it, because he knew that the porridge boiled in these big pots was the life of these refugees, and it was all because of Lu Bu that these refugees were willing to give him porridge.

No matter how much Zhao Yun looked down on Lu Bu's reputation, since he came to Yanzhou, he suddenly found that his mood seemed to have improved a lot.

On the land of Yanzhou, although there is still poverty and hunger, it is full of hope.

This kind of good mood, after leaving Yanzhou for a long time, immediately turned bad again.

The two walked along the official road, except Yanzhou, and came to Xiaopei's land boundary. On both sides of the official road, white bones appeared.

The two also passed through some villages. When they were thirsty, they went back to ask for a sip of water.

However, what people see is completely different from Yanzhou.

……

"Brother, I'm thirsty. There is a village in front of me. Go and ask for some water."

Zhao Yun nodded, "Let's go."

The two came to the village, but found that the village was very quiet, and there was no one on the road, which seemed a bit desolate.

Zhao Yun was stunned for a moment, suspecting that there was no one in the village, and was about to leave when he heard a soft noise from the yard beside the road. Then he realized that it was not that there was no one, but that no one came out.

Zhao Yun jumped off his horse and came to the courtyard door where he heard the sound just now. He stepped forward and knocked lightly, but no one responded. In desperation, he could only speak loudly.

"Is there anyone inside? We want to ask for a drink."

It took a long time before footsteps could be heard from inside. Not long after, the dilapidated door was opened a crack, and an old man with gray hair showed half of his face through the crack of the door, his eyes full of vigilance.

"Who are you?"

Zhao Yun hurriedly handed over his hand, "We brothers and sisters are from Changshan. We are passing by here and want to ask for a drink of water. Could you please help me?"

There was hesitation in the old man's eyes, and then he said in a low voice, "Wait a minute, I'll get it for you."

After speaking, with a bang, the old man closed the courtyard door carefully again.

Zhao Yu, who was on the side, pouted when seeing this scene, "Really, why are you so rude."

Zhao Yun couldn't help but frowned, and turned his head to look around, only to find that after so long, the village was still quiet, as if there was no one there.

Not long after, the door was opened, and the old man handed out a ladle from the crack of the door, "Drink."

After saying this, seeing Zhao Yun take the water ladle, he said again, "Drink quickly, and leave quickly after drinking."

Zhao Yun was taken aback, and was about to speak, when suddenly, there was a rush of horseshoes from outside the village.

blah blah blah!
The old man's face changed, he didn't even want the water ladle, he closed the door with a bang, and hid in the yard.

Seeing this, Zhao Yun became even more puzzled, and hurriedly turned his head to look where the sound of horseshoes came from.

Soon, five soldiers on fast horses rushed in from the entrance of the village, shouting at the same time.

"Right now, there is a shortage of food in the army, hurry up and take out all the food, don't wait for the uncle to do it!"

Hearing the soldier's shout, Zhao Yun's face changed, and he suddenly understood why the old man closed the door suddenly.

It turned out that they had known for a long time that someone would come to collect the grain.

Zhao Yun didn't want to cause trouble, so he hurriedly pulled Zhao Yu to leave here.

It's just a pity that Zhao Yun didn't want to cause trouble, but those soldiers didn't want to let them go.

As soon as Zhao Yun and Zhao Yu arrived in front of the horses, five soldiers of Cao Jun had already rushed over. When they saw their horses, their eyes lit up, and they immediately yelled and surrounded them.

(End of this chapter)