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Volume 5 Spring, Summer, Autumn and Winter, Looking North Chapter 191 Lu Tianlin

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    Although Lu Qi was on the sidelines in Taiyuan, he was not idle. While practicing his military strength, he distributed the ownerless fields in Taiyuan Prefecture to the soldiers. The so-called ownerless fields were all turned into ownerless fields by Lu Qi with a stroke of his pen.  host.  After dividing the fields, Lu Qi took the time to carry out a seed rush in several states in Taiyuan. In addition to morning training, the 200,000-strong army spent the rest of the time plowing the land and building canals. The cavalry army went to Hehuang to buy a large amount of seeds.  Lu Qi promised that all the harvest in the first year would belong to the soldiers. During the harvest, he would pay to buy part of the grain for the army. Therefore, he was highly motivated under the heavy reward. Not only the army was busy farming in several states in Taiyuan, but also the civilians were also busy farming.  Busy farming, because this year's harvest will be yours.  Lu Qi's promise in Taiyuan quickly spread in the states near Taiyuan, even in Luoyang. As a result, there was a large wave of immigrants, and more than 200,000 people fled to several states in Taiyuan. The reason is very simple.  War is frightening, and not having food is also frightening. Since Taiyuan is growing food on a large scale, at least if you run away, you can avoid starving to death.  It can be said that the most direct victims of the Zhao brothers' rebellion were civilians. A large number of young men were conscripted into the army. The consequence was a lack of labor in the fields. Once the fields failed to harvest, it would be a serious consequence of starving the fields. Because the army  Will exploit civilians' food without restraint.  Lu Qi sent people to resettle and relocate the people, and gave land to those who could. Anyway, Taiyuan Prefecture had a serious population shortage due to the rebellion and exploitation of the Duke of Jin. It can be said that the rule of the Duke of Jin in Taiyuan was definitely a military that did not know how to govern the government and care for the people.  Tyrant.  During the resettlement and relocation, suddenly Duke Dingguo from the north sent a letter to Lu Qi. Lu Qi frowned when he saw it. It turned out that Duke Dingguo's army was short of food and asked Lu Qi to borrow food. Duke Dingguo didn't  When he requested the Zhou court, he came directly to ask Lu Qi. Lu Qi and Duke Ding had never met before, but Lu Qi was unwilling to borrow food.  But it¡¯s not good not to borrow. Duke Dingguo was born in Linzhou and was the uncle of the Zhe family. It may be because of Lu Qi¡¯s relationship with the Zhe family that Duke Dingguo directly borrowed grain. Now the Zhou Kingdom has gone through the disaster of the rebels.  , There was another famine in Qilu last year, and the Zhou court was unable to supply the northern army with food.  After Lu Qi thought about it, he asked Duke Dingguo to send an envoy to Linzhou to ask what the head of the Linzhou family said. The envoy had no choice but to go to Linzhou and returned two days later, delivering a letter from the head of the Linzhou family.  "To Mr. Yu Guo, the defense of the north is related to the gains and losses of the Central Plains. If it is conquered by the Yan State, the Central Plains will inevitably change hands. If the Duke of Yu also has ambitions to compete, the Yang family of Linzhou is willing to support it and can guard the country for him."  The reply was very straightforward. It meant that if Lu Qi wanted to compete in the Central Plains, then Yang Ye, who was guarding the north, would always defend the north. Yang's support was not to participate in the dispute in the Central Plains, that is, neutrality, but the premise was that Lu Qi had to support food.  Only then could Yang Ye be in a neutral position.  Lu Qi shook his head secretly after reading the reply. The Linzhou Yang family wanted to be neutral and wait and see. In other words, they also had the intention of sitting on the mountain and watching the tigers fight. They said they supported Lu Qi by giving them food. But if the Yang family was ambitious, why not  They turned against each other and wanted Lu Qi to give him food, so Yang should just surrender.  Lu Qi took out a pen and wrote back a letter: "Everyone can have the ambition to compete in the Central Plains. Please ask Mr. Dingguo to make a request to the court." Lu Qi took the handwritten letter and the letter from the head of the Yang family to the envoy.  Duke Dingguo, the envoy had no choice but to go back. Five days later, a person who surprised Lu Qi came from Dingzhou, his clan brother Lu Tianlin.  After hearing the report from the guards, Lu Qi personally went out of the government office to welcome him out. His clan brother Lu Tianlin was the eldest son of his clan boss Lu Dongsheng. Lu Qi knew that he was in the Northern Army and served as a captain in Yang Ye's Yiwu Jiedu Army.  When they met, Lu Qi saw that Lu Tianlin was wearing a bright armor. He was a thirty-year-old man with a round face and an obviously weathered appearance. He was fifty or sixty percent similar to his uncle Lu Dongsheng.  The guards had already checked their military badges. Lu Qi walked over with a smile and saluted: "Tianfeng pays homage to brother Tianlin."  Come in and talk." Lu Tianlin nodded lightly and walked into the government office with Lu Qi. When they arrived at the side hall, Lu Qi asked Lu Tianlin to take a seat next to him and said with a smile, "I didn't expect brother to come." Lu Tianlin hesitated and said.  "Well, Tianfeng, you are the Duke of the country, I should pay tribute to you." Lu Qi smiled and said: "My brothers, the elder is respected. Even if I become the emperor, I can only accept the worship of my brother."  "Ceremony." Lu Tianlin's expression changed, he looked at Lu Qi, and said seriously: "Brother, you have to be careful with your words. Such negative remarks are very inappropriate." Lu Qi was slightly startled, then smiled and said, "Brother, you are so big now.  There is already civil strife in Zhou Dynasty, doesn¡¯t your brother know?¡± Lu Tianlin nodded and said, ¡°I know, but the imperial court should be able to put an end to the rebellion.¡± Lu Qi was speechless after hearing this.Realizing that his brother lacked that kind of ambition, he had to say: "I am very happy that my brother can come to Taiyuan. Is there anything else you can do?" "I am here just to ask for food. The Northern Army  We are about to run out of food, and because of the rebellion and last year's famine, the imperial court is temporarily unable to raise funds to transport military rations north, so the Duke wants to borrow food from his brother," Lu Tianlin said.  Lu Qi nodded and said, "What did Duke Ding say?" "The Duke didn't say anything. He just asked me to come over and borrow food." Lu Tianlin said.  Lu Qi frowned, feeling very displeased. He had already replied to Duke Dingguo very straightforwardly, but Duke Dingguo had not yet expressed anything. What Lu Qi wanted was a document of surrender without any proof.  The consequence of Lu Qi's food supply was probably that he was raising tigers and causing backlash.  "Brother, I don't have much food. Duke Ding asked me to provide food for no reason. Do I have that responsibility?" Lu Qi said.  "Brother, you, as an important minister of the Great Zhou Dynasty, should have the responsibility to support the soldiers in the north to resist the Yan Kingdom." Lu Tianlin said.  "Brother, I am a minister of the Great Zhou Dynasty, but my food is my own. My food will only be used for myself. I have no responsibility to pay for others." Lu Qi said patiently.  "Brother, if the north cannot be defended and the Yan Kingdom invades the Central Plains, what's the use of your food?" Lu Tianlin said excitedly.  Lu Qi smiled bitterly and said: "Brother, with my food, I can raise an army by myself. When Yan State enters the Central Plains, it also has my own army to fight. Doesn't Duke Ding know that I, Lu Tianfeng, am the leader of Longyou and Taiyuan?"  Lord, I myself have an army of 500,000." Lu Tianlin was startled and nodded: "I know that you are the envoy of Longyou, and now you are staying in Taiyuan, but if the Yan State attacks, it will be disadvantageous for you.  " Lu Qi was helpless after hearing this, and said: "Brother, let me tell you bluntly, the Yan State and the Zhou State are the same to me, because Zhao Kuangyin and I are actually the same.  The Emperor of Zhou had to be gentle with my power, and I have always been a minister, and I am a nominal minister of the Great Zhou." Lu Tianlin looked at Lu Qi and said, "Brother, you are saying that you are also a rebel." "I haven't rebelled yet.  Because I have not taken the initiative to attack the Central Plains, and Zhao Kuangyin and the former Duke of Jin have already rebelled and attacked the Central Plains," Lu Qi explained.  Lu Tianlin nodded, and Lu Qi said again: "Brother, think about it, if I gave food to the Northern Army, but after a while, Zhang Yongde ordered Duke Dingguo to lead an army to attack me, then do you think I have shot myself in the face?"  " Feet." Lu Tianlin thought for a moment and said, "You are worried that if you give us food, we will be ordered to attack you later." "That's what you mean. Duke Dingguo asked for food without saying anything. How can I support you?"  "He, I heard that Dingguo Gong is close to Zhang Yongde. If I start a war with Zhang Yongde in the future, what will Dingguo Gong do?" Lu Qi explained patiently.  Lu Tianlin was silent, and after a while he said: "Brother, Duke Dingguo is a loyal commander. Duke Guo asked me to come without saying anything. I think it was because Duke Ding didn't want to betray the court, but I  I believe that if my brother helps the Duke, he will definitely thank him. " Lu Qi smiled bitterly and said, "If Duke Ding doesn't want to betray the imperial court, then why should he ask for food from me? Since he is loyal to the Zhou imperial court.  , and if the imperial court asks him to fight with me, he will be disloyal if he doesn't comply. If he does, then what's the point of being grateful to me?" Lu Tianlin frowned in silence, not knowing how to talk to Lu Qi for a moment.
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