"General, Xia Yu and the others defeated Tian Feng." Meng Da happily presented the newly arrived good news to Liu Xiu. Liu Xiu put down the pen in his hand, received the good news, shook it gently, glanced at it, and smiled: "Well, this is the shadow of a famous general. When fighting, killing one thousand enemies and hurting eight hundred of them is not considered a skill. It is not a skill to play to your strengths and avoid your weaknesses, seize the opportunity, and hit it with one blow. That is the skill."

Yu fled over, stood beside Liu Xiu, glanced at him from a high point, and reminded him: "General, this result came earlier than we expected. You have to remind them as soon as possible, don't rush to encircle Puyang City. Ganning's navy has not yet taken its seat. Once Yuan's army in Puyang City abandons the city and flees, we will not be able to catch up."

Liu Xiu nodded and asked Meng Da to immediately notify Xia Yu and others not to rush to surround Puyang, and take action after Gan Ning arrived, so as not to alarm the snake and scare away Yuan Jun in Puyang City. Meng Da went out, and Yu Fan reminded again: "General, Yanzhou has been fighting for several days, especially in the battle of Jishui. Two or three thousand people were killed in battle and drowned by the water. The weather is hot, and a large-scale epidemic may break out. Once it spreads in the army, the losses will be very large. You must prepare early."

Liu Xiu sighed: "Zhongxiang, it's not possible, it's already started."

"It's already started? So fast?" Yu Fan was also surprised.

"Yes, it's much faster than I expected. I think about it carefully. Maybe it was caused by the fleeing Yuan soldiers. An epidemic has occurred in the Shanyang area. Liu Biao's youngest son, Liu Xiu, was sick. Liu Biao went to the city to find a doctor to treat it, and then he found that there were quite a few people infected with the disease. He informed the news to Liu Hong, the prefect of Shanyang. After Liu Hong counted it, he confirmed it and reported the news to His Majesty directly. Now Cao Cao should know it, but he didn't know what he would do. Some medicines were prepared in the army, but the quantity may not be enough, so I have sent someone to buy it urgently."

Yu Fan breathed a sigh of relief and sat down silently. There will be a major epidemic after the war. This is basically a common practice. Even if you are careful, there will always be some soldiers who died in battle that cannot be buried in time. The weather is hot. Flies and mosquitoes will quickly spread the bacteria and cause an epidemic. Liu Xiu's army has a large number of Taoist priests who are proficient in medical skills, equipped with sufficient medicine to treat wounds in time and minimize the possibility of an epidemic. However, others may not have such conditions, especially in the battle of Jishui, a large number of Yuan army soldiers were drowned and rushed to the downstream, so they have not been discovered in the army. (Baidu search: Sui Meng Novel Network, the fastest update to read novels) Shanyang County, downstream, was first to be disaster.

"Then it's better to resolve the war in Yanzhou as soon as possible and concentrate on disaster relief." Yu Fan reminded.

Liu Xiu agreed. Considering that Puyang was still in the hands of Yuan Jun, if he wanted to conquer Puyang City as soon as possible, he could not cause too much casualties, and he had to call the killing weapon he left for Xu Rong. So he immediately wrote an urgent letter to Lu Min, asking him to send Xu Rong to Puyang as soon as possible to participate in the siege. Although the military power was actually in the hands of Xu Rong, he had already handed these people to Lu Min in name, so this superficial skill still needs to be done.

At the same time, Liu Xiu ordered the army to march towards Puyang and notified Cao Cao to siege Puyang together.

...

Lu Min took Liu Xiu's letter and quickly walked into the little emperor's imperial tent.

The little emperor was playing chess with Chen Deng. Chen Deng came to pay a visit to the little emperor, but the little emperor was still a little resistant at first. After all, this was recommended by Liu Xiu, and was marked by Liu Xiu. However, when he learned that Chen Deng was Chen Qiu's follower, his attitude changed a little. Chen Qiu was a capable minister who was loyal to the emperor. In order to eliminate the eunuch Cao Jie, he died unjustly in prison. The little emperor admired such a minister from the bottom of his heart, and even had a good impression of Chen Deng. After a brief conversation with Chen Deng, he found that Chen Deng was both civil and military, and more importantly, he, like his uncle Chen Qiu, was more resistant to powerful ministers like Cao Cao and Liu Xiu, and was more inclined to be loyal to the royal family. Although the little emperor still doubted whether Chen Deng had any concealment, with examples like Chen Qiu in front of him, the little emperor happily accepted Chen Deng and immediately appointed him as the chief minister.

The Shizhong was originally a scattered official in the inner court, and his position was not noble, but he could enter the introspection at any time. He was a close minister of the emperor. In the Eastern Han Dynasty, the status of the inner court became increasingly noble, and the Shizhong also rose to a higher level. Now he is more than 2,000 stones. Usually only relatives and other relatives can grant such a rank at once. The favor of the emperor is generally seen, and Chen Deng also worked very hard and accompanied the young emperor to handle government affairs every day. His experience and insights are much more mature than minors like Zhou Yu and Yang Xiu. He has been in contact with ordinary people for many years, and can better understand the actual ideas of the people and handle various affairs. He is more targeted, so he is increasingly respected and favored by the young emperor.

After hearing Lu Min's report, the young emperor read Liu Xiu's urgent letter and said hesitantly: "General Cavalry has an army of 40,000 and the general of Guard. Isn't it enough to siege a Puyang City? Do you have to transfer Xu Rong to?"

Lu Min explained: "Your Majesty, General Cavalry did not want to transfer Xu Rong to the place because of insufficient troops, but because the siege took too long and was not conducive to dealing with the epidemic. He transferred Xu Rong to the place because he wanted to take Puyang as soon as possible and resolve the war in Yanzhou..."

"Conquering Puyang does not mean solving the war in Yanzhou." The young emperor was very polite, but interrupted Lu Min very decisively: "Don't forget that the land in Yanzhou is still in Yuan Shao's hands."

Lu Min was stunned and speechless. Some of the East County and Jibei of Yanzhou are indeed north of the Yellow River, and are now controlled by Yuan Shao. However, the Yanzhou that everyone usually refers to Henan. Liu Xiu's letter also said the same thing. The little emperor suddenly pointed out his grammatical problems, which made it difficult for him to refute for a while.

Chen Deng coughed lightly and stood up to avoid the seat: "Your Majesty, although General Cavalry's words are a bit inaccurate, his considerations are not without reason. The epidemic in Shanyang was caused by the bodies of fallen soldiers. If the siege was delayed too long, it would be very unfavorable to the treatment of the epidemic. At present, it is better to take back Puyang as soon as possible. As for the land in Hebei, Yuan Shao's return of this defeat this time is already broken. After the epidemic stabilizes, Your Majesty ordered the army to cross the river and naturally swept across Jizhou and restore peace in the world."

The little emperor smiled and said, "Since Puyang is so important, I can't be idle either. Let's go together." He looked at Lu Min, then at Chen Deng: "Runan Xinding, I can't think there is no one to stay in charge. Lu Qing, what do you think about Yuan Long? Can you be the prefect of Runan?"

Lu Min gave a helpless bow: "Your Majesty, Yuan Long is both civil and military. Since Your Majesty has taken a fancy to you, there is naturally nothing wrong with it. Besides, I am just a general of the Central Army and the prefect has a heavy responsibility. I cannot argue with you. Everything depends on Your Majesty's arbitrary decision."

The little emperor curled his lips: "I just asked you what you think and did not ask you to make a decision. Since that's the case, then Yuanlong, you can temporarily serve as the prefect of Runan, work hard and arrange all kinds of matters in Runan. If you have any, you can write to the Situ Mansion and report it directly to me."

Chen Deng hesitated for a moment, and the little emperor's sharp eyes immediately swept over. Chen Deng knew that the little emperor asked him to be the prefect of Runan before Liu Xiu made arrangements, which was not a casual decision. He did this, which meant to seize food from Liu Xiu's mouth. Chen Deng was recommended by Liu Xiu, and Liu Xiu must not say that he was incompetent, but Runan's location is important, and the population of a county in Runan is comparable to that of a state. If you master Runan, you have mastered a force that cannot be ignored. Just as Emperor Xiaoling arranged for Zhang Jiao to be the prefect of Runan, now the little emperor does not hesitate to anger Liu Xiu and wants to take Runan in his hands. His intention cannot be hidden from Liu Xiu.

Accepting this appointment is equivalent to standing firmly on the side of the emperor, and it is possible to offend Liu Xiu. If you don’t accept it, you will offend the emperor directly. In the future, you can only follow Liu Xiu in one way to the dark. No matter how loyal Chen Deng is, he has to measure the pros and cons. A layer of sweat emerges from Chen Deng’s back. The little emperor seems to be harmless, but today he suddenly asked him to choose to stand in a row. This sudden attack made Chen Deng unprepared.

He was scheming. Chen Deng secretly sighed and made a decision quickly. He lay on the ground, "Your Majesty, I dare to do my best to keep the stability of the area. I will do my best to ensure the stability of your Majesty and the General of Cavalry, and live up to the wrong love of Your Majesty and General of Cavalry."

The little emperor's face slowed down and he smiled slightly: "General Cavalry is always wise. If he hadn't recommended him, I wouldn't dare to let you take on this important task so rashly. Yuanlong, do it well. I believe in General Cavalry and I believe you will not let me down."

Chen Deng was lying on the ground and even claimed to be a death sentence. Lu Min looked at it and was also secretly shocked. From Chen Deng's reaction, he could see that the little emperor had not given Chen Deng any slightest speech before, and today he was completely forcing Chen Deng to express his opinion. But at the same time, the little emperor pushed the blame to Liu Xiu. He did it well on the grounds that Chen Deng was recommended by Liu Xiu, and did it well. It was my person. If he didn't do it well, it was because Liu Xiu didn't know how to understand people. The little emperor was so arrogant. It seemed that the little emperor had not been idle during this period, and had a new understanding of the application of imperial skills, and his techniques became more and more proficient.

The little emperor saw Lu Min's expression in his eyes, and a proud smile flashed from his eyes. He coughed: "With Yuanlong in Runan, let's set off to Puyang north. I can also watch the soldiers from the river and appreciate the way of using the cavalry. I used to watch the general's military. I have been watching the teachings of General Hunting the Manchu General Hunting. This time, I will also learn from General Hunting. In the future, General Hunting will retire and will not be at a loss when encountering a small matter."

Lu Min smiled silently and thought to herself that you said beautifully, I'm afraid your enemy is General Cavalry. Only by knowing what you know is the enemy can you win every battle. What you call learning is not just understanding Liu Xiu's style of conduct and preparing for adapting in advance.

In fact, Lu Min was indeed a little wronged at this point. The little emperor had been learning from Liu Xiu's daughter, the Empress Dowager, while Liu Xiu's son could only watch Liu He occupy the fatherly love that originally belonged to him. He felt a little sad. He had to rush to Puyang to participate in the war this time. Of course, he had the intention of understanding Liu Xiu, but the precautions were far less than the desire to enjoy fatherly love...!!!
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