Wang Fangxin thought,'You finally can't hold it in anymore!' He stroked the short beard on his forehead and muttered,"Your Highness is right, but Xiang County belongs to the Chen Kingdom. According to the rules, without the consent of the Prime Minister, the county magistrate is not allowed to interact with the royal family. You and I have already crossed the line. If we send troops to help you, won't my head fall to the ground?”
"There is no need for Wen Zheng to send a single soldier.。。”Liu Chong wanted to say something but hesitated. He observed Wang Fang's expression and saw that there was nothing unusual before continuing,"However, Wen Zheng needs me to take over the training and command of the county soldiers. This way, this king will have no worries and can defeat the enemy outside.”
Hearing Liu Chong's words, Wang Fang did not comment. He smiled slightly and asked,"Wangye, with military power in hand, what do you want to do?”
"Do what?" Liu Chong repeated, not sure what he meant.
"Yeah! Did His Highness just want to defeat Runan Yellow Turban, or did he have other intentions?”Wang Fang asked.
"Haha! Why did Wen Zheng say that? How about defeating the Yellow Turbans? So what if you have other motives?" Liu Chong laughed.
"If Your Highness's ambition is only to defeat the Yellow Turbans, I think a thousand guards under Your Highness are enough. Why should I hand over the county soldiers to you? If Your Highness has other plans, what do you want?”
"Wen Zheng is indeed straightforward. If this king's goal is not small, would Wen Zheng be willing to help this king?”
When Wang Fang heard Liu Chong's words, he already understood in his heart. Actually, he had long known that he had finally exposed this layer of window paper today. If he did not express his loyalty now, when would he? Moreover, if he did not agree to Liu Chong's request today, it would be a problem whether he would still be alive. It was better to join him as soon as possible. Now that Liu Chong was about to rise up, he did not have many important officials under him. The sooner he joined him, the sooner he could gain trust and be put in an important position.
"My lord, please accept Wang Fang's bow!”After saying that, he bowed and officially entered Liu Chong's door.
"Wen Zheng, quickly rise up. What virtue and ability do you have to be favored to be able to get your help?”As he spoke, Liu Chongxu accepted Wang Fang's bow and pulled him up.
"Thank you, my lord!" Wang Fangxing cupped his hands in thanks.
The two of them sat down in their respective positions.
" It's not difficult for my lord to wipe out Runan's Yellow Turban. Although the Yellow Turban population is large, most of them are old, weak, women, and children. They are often said to be in the hundreds of thousands. Among them, only one or two out of ten are truly capable of fighting. Therefore, it's enough to defeat them with our Xiangcheng County soldiers and my lord's guards. However, the Yellow Turban thieves are like weeds. They have been wiped out this year. As long as there is a slight change in the next year, they will take advantage of the situation and come again.”
"Yeah! The wildfire could not burn, but the spring breeze could grow again!”Liu Chong sighed and accidentally recited the poem he had learned when he was young.
"Wild fire can't burn, but spring breeze can grow again! The lord's words were really apt. It was indeed so. Therefore, it was not a good idea to rely solely on force to exterminate them. It was also necessary to supplement it with a strategy to settle the refugees so that the Yellow Turban could not incite and coerce the people. Without the participation of these people, the Yellow Turban would be like a fish without water, a tree without roots, and would not be able to survive for a few days.”Wang Fang continued.
"Wen Zheng, do you have any good ideas?" Liu Chong listened to him and thought to himself that he used to think that this guy's organizational skills were quite good. He didn't expect him to have his own unique views on the Yellow Turban problem.
"I can't say for sure. Actually, my thoughts are all thanks to my lord!”Wang Fang replied as he looked at Liu Chong with bright eyes.
"Me?" This time, Liu Chong was even more puzzled.
"That's right! The lord hired refugees to build Snail Castle and let the refugees use their labor to exchange for food so that they could survive. Then, he distributed the private fields on both sides of the Yingshui River to them to plant. Wouldn't these hundreds of thousands of people be settled? He even praised you endlessly, saying that the royal family has produced a good prince.”
Liu Chong smiled and did not say anything. Instead, he gave Wang Fang a mysterious feeling. In fact, he had only suddenly thought of it and did not do it on purpose. He did not expect to achieve an unexpected effect by accident. Because these private fields were located at the border in the past, there were many disturbances, so they had long been abandoned. This time, when the fort was built here, naturally, no one came to rob them. If there were too few people, they would not be able to defeat them. If there were too many, it would take a lot of time to organize them. Liu Chong just happened to distribute these lands and some ownerless wasteland to the families of the guards and the refugees.
Seeing that Liu Chong smiled and did not say anything, but instead looked at him with an encouraging gaze, Wang Fang continued," Runan is now ownerless, and there are many fertile fields in it. It is only right and proper for you to take it. However, Runan has been poisoned by the Yellow Turban for many years and has a small population. Therefore, when you exterminate the Yellow Turban, you should focus on appeasing and exterminate. You should only kill the chief culprit and not ask about the coerced followers. You can turn the ordinary people in the Yellow Turban into the people under your rule, open up wasteland, raise the people, and train the elites. Then, you can have the foundation to compete for hegemony. At that time, you will be able to annex the State of Chen in the north, the Jianghuai in the south, resist Liu Biao in the west, and make friends with Liu Bei in the east. Your Excellency will also be able to join the ranks of the warlords and the restoration of the Han Dynasty will be just around the corner!”
"Listening to your words is better than reading ten years of books. Wen Zheng's words woke the dreamer up. Please accept my favor and bow!”Liu Chong stood up and bowed to Wang Fang. Although he had the idea of conquering the world, no one had ever analyzed it so thoroughly for him. Now that he heard his words, he felt that his future was bright.
"My lord has gone too far!" Wang Fang was also relieved. It seemed that his first shot had been successful, leaving a deep impression in Liu Chong's heart.
"What other ideas does Wen Zheng have? Why don't you tell this king properly?”Liu Chong asked.
"Yes, sir! My lord, I will tell you everything I know!”
Just as he was about to speak, a series of violent footsteps came from outside the door. The guards guarding the door shouted,"Who is it?"
"I am Chen County's messenger! Cao Cao's sudden attack on Yangxia has defeated our army!”
"What?"
"What?" The two of them turned pale with fright. At this crucial moment, the unexpected arrival of Cao Cao had disrupted their plans.
"Come in quickly!"
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