I am the Crown Prince of the Three Kingdoms

Cai Mao next to him also agreed.

They objected not only because they knew that their chances of wooing Lu Su were zero, but they also didn't want Liu Biao to revive his ambition.Both of them are very satisfied with their current status. If Liu Biao's ambitions are greatly boosted, he will set up troops in the Central Plains.

There may be a series of problems.

Therefore, in the eyes of the two of them, it is better for Jing Chu to be more peaceful.

"Well, that's the only way to go. However, it's better to send an envoy to show goodwill." Liu Biao's ambition was slightly raised, but after hearing what the two said, it immediately extinguished.Nodding in agreement.

"I don't know who can go?" Liu Biao then asked.

"I can go to Iraq." Kuai Yue replied.

"Okay, send Yiji to Runan immediately." Liu Biao ordered.

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Chapter 222 The Extortion Begins

Runan.

During these days, great changes have taken place in the entire Runan County.

Although Liu Pi of Runan County is relatively civilized, he is much better than Zheng Bao and Zhang Duo and others.Zheng Bao, Zhang Duo and others regarded the people as slaves, but Liu Pi also regarded the people as the people.

However, Liu Pi and his like are also the remnants of the Yellow Turbans, even if they are more enlightened, they are limited.Before that, the tax burden of the entire county of Runan was very heavy.

On the one hand, he had to support Liu Pi's elite soldiers, and on the other hand, he had to support Liu Pi's own luxury.

Therefore, the situation in Runan as a whole is relatively bleak.But when Lu Su came, it was different. While selling Liu Pi's treasures, he ordered to reduce the tax burden.

While making the common people take a breather, they also earned a certain reputation.

These are all the situations in Runan City. In the entire Runan County, Lu Su has launched a political expansion.He sent special officials to more than a dozen county towns to summon the local county magistrates.

Promise to maintain the status quo, but each county needs to pay a certain amount of taxes.Now there are countless elite soldiers in Runan City, but the county magistrates are just some yamen servants.

Naturally, he wholeheartedly agreed to Lu Su's generous terms of surrender.

This practice of granting independence to the county magistrate has great sequelae.It will cause the power of the county magistrate below to expand.But at least on the surface, Lu Su has conquered the entire Runan County.

As for the sequelae, Lu Su didn't mind, because Lu Su knew that Liu Fengzhi was in the world, and little Runan was just a springboard.

However, even if Lu Su thinks so, the whole world dare not underestimate him.

In Runan County, there are more than ten cities and more than one hundred thousand people, plus Lu Su's conquest of Zheng Bao, Zhang Duo and others left over [-] pieces of music.

There are a total of 20 people.

Now Sun Ce and his like only have a crowd of between one and two million. In this way, 200 people can be regarded as relatively large princes in the world.

Lu Su cut taxes in Runan to win the hearts of the people, and used generous terms to lower the conditions, said to lower the county magistrate, and won the ruling power of the entire Runan County.

As a result of doing so, Lu Su's reputation in the whole world quickly rose.

These are all achievements in governing Runan. In terms of military affairs, Lu Su surrendered Liu Pi's original seven or eight thousand elite soldiers and chose 7000 of them to join his own army.

In this way, there are twelve thousand elite soldiers.Although the combat effectiveness of the army cannot be formed in a short time, at least it has momentum.

With the governance of Runan and the increase in military strength, it can be said that the situation is very good.

This will give people a feeling that they are based in Runan and deeply rooted.This means that it is more valuable to win over. If you don't know how to govern after breaking Runan, then the value will be reduced a lot.

It is for this purpose that Lu Su governed Runan and strengthened his momentum.

The benefits are also obvious. The princes of the world, such as Cao Cao and Yuan Shao, are bound to win over Lu Su who is in Runan.But they are far away after all.

Instead, it was some of the surrounding princes who got the news quickly and took action.

The envoys of Liu Xun from Lujiang were the first to arrive.

If it is said that Sun Ce is the largest prince in Yangzhou, he sits in 81 counties of the six counties in Jiangdong and has [-] armies.Then Liu Xun is the second prince of Yangzhou.

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Originally, this position belonged to Yuan Shu, but Yuan Shu has been rotten to the core.Basically, he is not regarded as a dish.

Therefore, Liu Xun took this position.Liu Xun owns a county in Lujiang with a population of 45.There are [-] elite soldiers with armor.

Sun Ce seems to be much weaker than Sun Ce, but in fact the strength is not much different.Because although Jiangdong has a large area, the Shanyue people inside are more threatening, and the number of elite soldiers that can be sent out is only [-] to [-].

For example, in history, when Cao Cao went south, Sun Quan sent only [-] elite soldiers.

Because of such strength, Liu Xun also has great ambitions. He wants to sit on the entire Huainan area and form a situation where Yangzhou is divided from north to south with Sun Ce.

And Huainan is extremely chaotic. Although Liu Xun is powerful, he does not have absolute unity of strength.So a foreign aid is needed, and the prince Lu Su has just risen.

Liu Xun felt that there was a chance.

At this moment, in the hall of the Runan Prefect's Mansion, Lu Sugao was sitting at the top, and a man was sitting on his knees, about thirty years old, with a very literary temperament.

This person is Liu Xun's envoy. His surname is Zhang and his name is Lun.

Just now, Lu Su had met Zhang Lun and talked about some irrelevant things.

Finally, Zhang Lun couldn't bear it any longer, raised his fist and said, "I'm ashamed to say, I'm here to ask my lord for one thing under the order of my lord."

"Sir, let's talk." Lu Su understood, raised his hand and said.

"Although the false emperor Yuan Shu is defeated, he still has a breath, and he is still lingering in Shouchun. As a Han subject, my lord feels obliged to destroy him and regain Shouchun. However, his strength is a little weak. Thousands of elite soldiers pretend to attack Shouchun, threaten Yuan Hou's rear, and lay the foundation for my lord to attack Shouchun." Zhang Lun raised his fist in plea.

Lu Su still smiled on his face, but he knew it in his heart.Now there are many princes in Huainan, but Yuan Shu is the overlord in the past.Liu Xun planned to attack Yuan Shu first and destroy him first.Then, with power and momentum, he swept Huainan.

It is precisely because of his lack of strength that he wants to invite him to send troops.

Although Liu Xun is only a prince sitting in one county, he has been entrenched in Lujiang for a long time, and his strength is stronger than Liu Feng's, and his foundation is deeper than Liu Feng's.

It must be able to shed some blood. It is okay to send troops to feign an attack, but there must be a certain price.

"Yuan Shu is arrogant and claims to be the Son of Heaven. As a minister of the Han Dynasty, of course everyone can get him and punish him." Lu Su thought for a moment in his heart, and said righteously.But after talking about this, Lu Su paused for a moment, then suddenly turned around, and sighed: "It's just that Lu Su started his business with eighty elite soldiers. Although he has the current status, his foundation is shallow. Although he has more than ten thousand elite soldiers, But the horses, armor, bows and arrows, food, etc. owned by the tent are very scarce. Even if we send troops, we will still be powerless."

If Zhang Lun didn't know the meaning of Lu Su's miserable words about himself, he wouldn't be worthy of being an envoy.Furthermore, Zhang Lun also understood that it was impossible to let others send troops for nothing, and of course the basic price had to be paid.

"Armors, war horses, bows and arrows, food and other supplies, as long as you get the city, you will have it. As long as your lord is willing to send troops, my lord promises to present to the court, worship you as the prefect of Runan, and cede the entire Yingshui To the west, and to the north of the Huaihe River, give your lord."

Zhang Lun said very sincerely.

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