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"Well, my lord, Xiao Zhong has been out for a long time. When will he come back and have a look? As an uncle, I really miss him, and Lingqi's girl, her mother also misses her."

"This is easy to handle. Zhong'er just fought a war in the south, and the harvest is still small. It is estimated that nothing major will happen in the next year.

When the wasteland over there is reclaimed, I will find an opportunity to transfer him back to rest. To be honest, I also miss them a lot, and it is time for them to come back. "

"So, thank you, my lord."

"They're all my own people, why should I thank you, what's the matter, come so early for this matter?"

"Well, hehe, how could I, this subordinate just remembered the scene when I met the lord at the beginning, and now thinking about it, I feel that the world is impermanent. If I hadn't met the lord, I'm afraid I would have become a dry bone on the grassland."

On Cao Xing's face, there was a little gratitude in the respectful expression.However, Chen Feng could tell that this guy must have other meanings.

"You bastard, there is something in your words."

"No, I'm here to drink today."

"If you hadn't come to help me back then, I would not have been able to train an elite ghost-faced army, and I would have been unable to rob the Huns that winter.

Let alone those things that happened later, it can be said that meeting you was the beginning of my firm foothold in the north.

I will never forget those things, and I will never forget the things I promised you. Don't worry, Zhong'er and Xiao'er are my adopted sons now, and I will treat them like my own sons.

As an uncle, you have put a lot of thought into it, I understand, I still say the same thing, I will never break my promise to you. "

When mentioning the incident back then, Chen Feng now feels a little lucky. If he hadn't met Cao Xing and his party, and if it hadn't been for the help Cao Xing and the others provided, he would not have dared to go deep into the grassland to plunder that winter.

"Thank you, my lord. With my lord's words, I am willing to be crushed to pieces. In my opinion, only the most beautiful beauties in the world are worthy of a hero like my lord.

For example, the two wives now, for example Miss Zhen who is going to marry the lord today, for example, hehe, Diaochan who lives in seclusion in Zhuojun, hahaha,,,,,, "

"You guy, why are you talking so much today, you should drink a few more glasses today."

"Okay, okay, okay, I heard that the lord has brewed new wine, and the fragrance of the wine can be smelled from miles away. I have been looking forward to it for a long time. I have to drink enough today, and Wei Yue will come later. , I'll wait for him at the door first."

Looking at Cao Xing's back, Chen Feng shook his head with a wry smile. He naturally understood what Cao Xing meant. This guy, for the sake of the Lu family and the Gao family, can be considered broken.

Chapter 321 Autumn Flames of War 1

Qingzhou, now that the soldiers and horses are assembled, the autumn harvest work is over, and Yuan Tan has enough food and time to work hard for expanding the territory.

As the eldest son of the Yuan family and the prince most qualified to inherit the territory of Hebei, Yuan Tan would not let go of the opportunity to expand his territory.

Yuan Shang, who was seriously injured, was naturally his target.As for Xuzhou, he had already snatched some territory, but at the end of the calculation, he found that he had lost money.

Xuzhou, now being troubled by the three forces, the people are in dire straits. It is said that there are many bandits and bandits in the south of Xuzhou, and the rivers and swamps are densely covered. No prince is willing to garrison there.

And the slightly better geographical location in the south has long been taken away by Cao Cao, Zang Ba, and Liu Bei. Those like Yuan Tan who intervened late did not get any benefits at all.

After two or three months of fighting Zang Ba, Yuan Tan realized that even if he robbed Zang Ba's territory, it would not do much good.

These places were too badly damaged. If they were to win, he would have to invest manpower and material resources to restore local production. This would undoubtedly be a loss-making business for Yuan Tan.

But if there is no way to restore local production, what is the use of grabbing these sites?The military value is not high, and the local area cannot be used to provide food and grass for the garrison. It is simply a loss-making business.

Therefore, after careful consideration, Yuan Tan still decided to continue to develop towards the north. It just so happened that his brother, who was the enemy of life and death, was very weak now.

On the border of Mount Tai, a knight sat on a horse to observe the surrounding terrain. There was another horse behind him. He watched carefully and recorded it from time to time.

Looking at the knight's attire and expression, it seems that he is on a journey, but in this era, those who can ride two horses are generally not ordinary people.

"This is Mount Tai. Xuzhou should be in the south. If you continue walking south, you should be able to reach Xuzhou. Let's ask for directions then."

In order to fulfill a promise made back then, Zhao Yun abandoned his family business, his glory and wealth, bid farewell to his newlywed wife, and headed towards Xuzhou.

For any normal person, Zhao Yun's behavior is irrational.In other words, no normal person would make such a choice.

In fact, he did promise others a word. As a good man who kept his promise, he was right to do so. However, is he worthy of his wife and those life and death brothers in the north?

"Mount Tai, hey, it was considered a prosperous place in the past, how has it become like this now, in the autumn of troubled times, no one can escape the punishment of this world."

Looking at the scene along the way, Zhao Yun couldn't help sighing, seeing such a scene of great rivers and mountains, it's impossible to say that he didn't have any thoughts in his heart.

"Before, it was Zang Ba, a bandit from Mount Tai, who occupied this place and made the local people miserable. A few months ago, Yuan Tan and Zang Ba competed for this place, which aggravated the suffering of the local people.

Later, after Yuan Tan robbed part of the territory, he even robbed the local people. Hmph, he was really cruel. Even the Taishan thief Zang Ba didn't rob the local people. How could he do that.

In this world, perhaps the only ones who can really help the poor people live a better life are General You and Lord Xuande. General You has established a firm foothold in the north, and the people under his rule can at least eat enough and wear warm clothes.

Presumably, Lord Xuande has also done some good things in Xuzhou. With the ability and kindness of Lord Xuande, coupled with the help of Yunchang and Yide, it is estimated that the people of Xuzhou are looking forward to the early expansion of Lord Xuande's power. "

Back then, when he was in Youzhou, Zhao Yun met Liu Bei. At that time, Zhao Yun was still young and hadn't experienced much in the world.

Therefore, when Liu Bei's benevolent and unparalleled face appeared in front of him, he felt that Liu Bei seemed to be more powerful than Gongsun Zan, and more qualified to make ordinary people live a better life.

Later, Liu Bei always looked for opportunities to get close to Zhao Yun, and many times he fought side by side with Zhao Yun, deliberately looking for opportunities to win Zhao Yun.

After having these experiences, Zhao Yun made a promise that if he had the opportunity in the future, he would definitely work for Duke Xuande and work hard to save the common people.

This is the reason why Zhao Yun insisted on leaving the north. A few years ago, because his wife, children and elder brother suffered accidents, and the life of the elders in his hometown had no way out, he had been living in seclusion in his hometown.

Now, all these worries are gone, of course he has to fulfill his promise back then.Of course, the new wife who stayed in the north was beyond his expectations.

"Old man, old man, may I ask which way Pengcheng is going?"

Finally, Zhao Yun saw an old man chopping firewood. He was about to lose his way and hurried forward to ask.

"The strong man is going to Pengcheng?"

This old man is about 50 years old, with wrinkled face and calloused hands, he looks like a poor man who has worked all year round.

"Yes, I'm going to Pengcheng to find someone."

"Hey, strong man, I advise you not to go. If you have relatives in Pengcheng, they will probably be gone by now."

"Why did the old man say that?"

"Why do you say that? Heh heh, I came here from Pengcheng. When Cao Cao led his army to massacre Xuzhou three times, Pengcheng was in trouble.

There have been so many wars in Xuzhou in these years, and Pengcheng has not been left behind. The current Pengcheng is not what it used to be. The local people are not one out of ten.

In the past two years, Xuzhou has been tossed a lot. It is said that Pengcheng was occupied by a man surnamed Liu. It is said that this man expropriated and enslaved the people.

Hey, the people there are miserable.I escaped quickly, otherwise, this old bone would have been lost long ago, and there is no safe place in this world. "

"Well, that's not enough. The old man can just tell me which way to go to Pengcheng. I don't believe it. How could there be no paradise in this world?"

"Hey, continue walking southeast. After about 80 miles, you will see a main road. Just follow the main road and go south. Strong man, take care of yourself."