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Chapter 005

When Liu Bei returned to Xiapi, he was discovered by Liu Xun's scouts first, so he led his troops to pursue him.

When Liu Xun's troops arrived at Xiapi, they didn't know that Liu Bei had been defeated, so they formed a formation to attack the city until Lu Bu appeared at the top of the city and said that he was the lord of Xuzhou and was willing to become a good neighbor with Yuan Shu.

Lu Bu was defeated in Yanzhou and surrendered to Xuzhou, where Liu Bei settled in Xiaopei.

Before Yuan Shu attacked Xuzhou, he had sent an envoy to Xiaopei, promising Lu Bu money and food so that he would not help Liu Bei. Now he suddenly appeared in Xiapi, and Liu Xun suddenly lost his attention.

In the past few battles with Liu Bei, the opponent fought vigorously against our own side with inferior troops, showing courage and strategy. Now there is no guarantee that it is not his trick.

Although Liu Xun had more troops than Lu Bu, he was intimidated by the opponent's strength and bravery, so he retreated ten miles to wait and see, and sent a letter to Qiao Rui to inform him of the incident in Xiapi.

Qiao Rui received Liu Xun's notification and ordered all departments to disperse to search for the whereabouts of Liu Bei's army, which confirmed the authenticity of Lu Bu's capture of the city. It was also at that time that Long Xiang came forward for the first time.

After Longxiang returned, Qiao Rui personally sent a letter to Liu Xun, suggesting that Shouchun should be transferred to the army immediately. Yuan Shu would have to decide whether Xuzhou would change hands.

Liu Xun had long wanted to return. After receiving the news about Qiao Rui, he immediately set up camp and joined forces with Qiao Rui in Huaiyin.

The short war was over. Those soldiers who were alive were thankful that they had not become cannon fodder on this trip. They all returned home with as much heart as an arrow, and their feet felt as light as stepping on clouds. They returned to Shouchun in late July.

The results of Liu Xun and Qiao Rui's trip made the lord Yuan Shu quite satisfied. He did not necessarily want to kill Liu Bei. Watching the opponent being beaten and hiding was more satisfying than destroying his opponent. From the bottom of his heart, Yuan Shu did not care about Liu Bei at all.

Not as good as Liu Bei.

Isn’t the so-called lion fighting a rabbit just for fun?

As for Lu Bu becoming the lord of Xuzhou, Yuan Shu didn't feel so uncomfortable. On the one hand, Cao Cao and Lu Bu were also mortal enemies, and the enemy of an enemy was a friend. In addition, Lu Bu was a famous prince in the world, and he was more qualified to be the lord of Xuzhou than Liu Bei.

In the late Eastern Han Dynasty, there was a chain of identity and contempt among the powerful noble families. Yuan Shu, as the lord of the top family at that time, was also the strongest separatist force. He only identified with famous families. For the poor Liu Bei, he was naturally not attracted by him.

Treat each other squarely.

In the battle to attack Xuzhou, Yuan Shu actually wanted to tell Cao Cao that if he had the ability, he would come to Huainan to fight. You can't use these cats and dogs.

When Liu Xun and Qiao Rui returned from victory, Yuan Shu ordered a large banquet to be held with the ministers. There was singing, dancing, and wine all day long, and rewards were given to the meritorious generals according to their merit books.

Only high-ranking generals are eligible to enter Yuan Shu's banquet, while junior officers and soldiers are sent to the camp with food and wine.

Since Long Xiang's Qubu did not have any military merit, the food and wine given by Yuan Shu naturally did not fall on them.

There was noisy eating and drinking in the nearby barracks, but the camp where Long Xiang was located was relatively quiet. He knew that those comrades did it on purpose.

Mutual strife among the people at the bottom is not uncommon in any period. After all, the pleasure of schadenfreude is the spiritual comfort that this class can easily obtain.

Long Xiang didn't pay much attention to the childishness in front of him. He sat alone at the door of the tent with his rice bowl, enjoying the coolness brought by the strong summer wind.

In addition to the not-so-white rice, there was no meat or vegetables in the bowl.

In that era of scarcity, it was a blessing to have enough to eat.

Thinking about delicious food? It's simply fantastic. Yuan Shu is considered to have a relatively well-off family among the princes, so Long Xiang will not have to go hungry for the time being when he travels here.

Suddenly a strong wind passed by, and the dust rolled up fell into the bowl. The rice was covered with a layer of sand. Long Xiang looked down at the bowl, with a strange smile on his face. He blew it with his mouth first, and then blew it with his mouth.

I tried to remove the large particles with my hands, but could not clean them completely.

Long Xiang didn't care. He picked up the bowl and put it into his mouth. This was not the first time he had encountered this situation. When he was building roads on the border, there would be strong winds and sand blowing every evening, and he would often eat dirt.

Yes, so it’s no surprise.

It is normal for Tumu people to eat some soil.

"Yun Qi, why are you sitting at the door? It's windy outside." Feng Zhong had nothing to do after dinner, so he walked to Long Xiang's tent and discovered this scene.

Long Xiang stopped his chopsticks and replied calmly: "It's unbearably hot inside the tent. It's cooler to sit here. Uncle Zhong has finished eating and doesn't want to rest?"

After all, Feng Zhong was an official and had seen some things in the world. When he heard what Long Xiang had just said, he thought there was something unintentional, so he leaned to the side and sat on the ground, looking at the direction of the south wind and talking to himself.

"Yunqi, don't think too much. You are so young now and you will have many opportunities to make achievements in the future, so you don't have to worry about those taunting voices."

"Trouble? My nephew doesn't have it. It's really because of the sweltering heat in the tent. What's the point of defeating the few with more? Drinking a few sips of wine can't prolong your life. What's more, one general can kill all the bones and bring everyone back safely.

My nephew is already satisfied, but I don’t know what General Qu is thinking..."

Long Xiang said it very casually, but Feng Zhong was very shocked in his heart. The words "One general's success and the death of all bones" were actually said by such a young child. If he was born in a famous family, just this sentence could make him famous.

After Feng Zhong thought about it carefully, he found that those seven words were very realistic. As a low-level officer, he felt even more sympathetically.

"What a 'one general can make thousands of bones wither'. Yun Qi dared to face Zhang Fei directly. His past doubts have long since disappeared. In fact, everyone admires you. Without your quick wit at that time, many of your comrades might have died in battle. They are very grateful to Ci."

Wine is not rare."

"Tell all the officers and men to write down these drinking rights, and I will make up for them later."

Long Xiang nodded bitterly. He often dealt with lower-level workers. These people can endure hardship. It is false to say that they are pure and simple. Who doesn't have their own little calculation in mind? It is in line with normal human nature for each person to be for himself.

Interacting with others is mainly about profit, and Long Xiang knows that better than anyone.

"That's fine. I'm going to look around and talk to Old Tang. You should eat quickly. The wind blows the sand and falls into the bowl. It will hurt your teeth when you chew it." Feng Zhong stood up with his thigh pressed and waved at Long Xiang.

He waved and disappeared into the corner of the barracks.

Shortly after dinner, night fell outside the barracks.

There was little nighttime entertainment at that time. Long Xiang walked to the big willow tree outside the camp, broke off a small willow branch and returned to his residence, preparing to wash up and go to bed early.

After the banquet in the city at night, Qiao Rui stopped by to inspect the camp on his way home. He specifically went to the Longxiang camp to check, fearing that the music department would be resentful for not receiving the wine, but found that it was unusually quiet.

At that time, Long Xiang had already gone to bed, and Feng Zhong, who was in charge of the night guard, came down to the bridge to welcome him.

Qiao Rui had a few cursory questions with Feng Zhong, and then rode back to his general's mansion.

At dawn the next day, Long Xiang was squatting at the door, brushing his teeth with yesterday's willow branches. Suddenly Feng Zhong hurriedly walked over, shouting loudly as he walked: "Yunqi, you hurry up and pack up. General Qiao asked you to go to his house later."

Attend a banquet.”

"Um?"
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