The Warriors of the Three Kingdoms

Cai Yao and Zhang Muyu had already learned something from Zhang Ning, about the plague, but they didn't care about the plague. Their main concern was Liu Zheng's safety.

After all, Liu Zheng has been in contact with these relatively recently, and they are worried that Liu Zheng will also be infected with this plague.

However, after Liu Zheng talked a lot, he finally calmed down the anxious women.

Liu Zheng returned to the mansion and hugged his son.After appeasing the emotions of the ladies, the next few days were mainly to listen to reports from his subordinates on Zhang Zhongjing's treatment of the plague.

Facing the plague this time, it was the first time for Liu Zhengjun to usher in such a major disease prevention. Naturally, he had little experience in the treatment measures, but fortunately Zhang Zhongjing had practiced medicine for many years and was familiar with the treatment of this typhoid disease, so he did not Not a difficult task.

A few days later, Zhang Zhongjing sent someone to report to Liu Zheng that the medicine that had been prepared earlier had some effect on several patients.

Although it is not entirely certain that these medicines can cure this plague, at least they have some effect, so that the sick people will not die within a few days.

Such a result made Liu Zheng's heart that had been on his mind finally relieved. As long as Zhang Zhongjing was there, the plague in these places under his command would be greatly alleviated, at least not too many people would be killed or injured.

Because of the plague, spring plowing, which had already been delayed, was completely stopped, and many places did not dare to let the people go out to farm and had to give up.Especially Qingzhou, Jizhou and other places.Because of the war, they did not cultivate at first. Although many people went out to cultivate after the truce, the arrival of this plague caused a large area of ​​good land to be abandoned.

Although it is still possible to rely on the grain from previous years to make do with it, once there is no harvest in winter and autumn.There will be a large number of people who starve to death, and the world will be in chaos again.

Natural disasters such as famine and waterlogging happen every year, so Liu Zheng doesn't have to pay too much attention to such things, he has his civil servants to worry about them. The people are displaced, and if they don't have enough to eat, they will rebel.

If you let it go and don't try your best to appease the people, it will ultimately affect the ruler himself.

Now, as the master of one party, Liu Zheng, who is in charge of several states and counties, naturally has to plan ahead for this kind of thing. Before the famine comes, he will make some preparations in advance to ensure that when the famine happens, his territory will be safe. , so that too many people will not starve to death.

Preventing a famine in a few months is not enough to just talk about it. There are still many measures to be taken. The first is to increase reclamation efforts in areas where the plague has not yet spread to ensure that more food can be planted than in previous years. Secondly, set up some emergency measures in places where the plague spread, such as exempting all taxes and adding relief food, which is distributed to sick families for free.

Of course, Liu Zheng also knows that the big families in Xuzhou and Yangzhou still have a lot of food in their hands, but these big families will not take it out easily.

Liu Zheng expected that there would be a famine in a few months, so he spent a huge amount of money in advance to purchase enough food from these aristocratic families.

Taking advantage of the fact that the famine has not yet come, although the price of food has risen slightly compared to usual, it will not reach an outrageous market price, so the food collected by Liu Zheng is also planned in advance for the arrival of the famine half a year later.

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Zhang Zhongjing's treatment finally paid off, and some of the first batch of plague patients who fell ill have recovered without serious problems.

After repeated rounds of patient testing, these medicines can have good results.Liu Zheng announced the news to the world.

And immediately asked the military doctors under him to start taking the medicine according to the prescription formulated by Zhang Zhongjing, so that the men under him could act immediately.

Although Zhang Zhongjing concocted a treatment plan for the plague in just one month, it is impossible to truly control the plague without less than half a year.

First of all, there is not much stock of these medicinal materials needed for the medicine. Zhang Zhongjing wants to make enough medicines, and it cannot be achieved in a short time.It needs to start from the origin of the medicinal materials to collect and refine the medicinal materials, and then to the final production of complete medicines for distribution. The whole process will take more than a month before they can be produced in large quantities.

This still needs to mobilize a large number of people to collect herbs on the mountain.

And this can only be satisfied with Liu Zheng near Yangzhou, Qingzhou and Xuzhou, which are farther away, the time will be even longer, at least three to five months before the prescription and medicinal materials can be completely transported there.

It is not an easy task to really defend against all the plagues.

Of course, Liu Zheng already had measures and measures to prevent and control the plague, but Liu Bei in Yanzhou on the other side did not have such good luck.

Liu Bei had no famous doctors, and when the plague spread, Liu Bei didn't know it. When he noticed the terrible infectious disease of the plague, the plague had gradually spread from his soldiers to the people of Yanzhou.

Liu Bei is still trying his best to use his own troops to occupy the territory that originally belonged to Cao Cao. Who knows that when a plague comes down, half of his soldiers will be infected with the plague immediately.

It was also Liu Bei who decisively ordered his soldiers to live separately, so that the remaining troops were not all infected by the plague in the first place.However, despite Liu Bei's efforts to control the plague, the plague still became prevalent in the Yanzhou area, and then gradually spread from Yanzhou to Yuzhou, Jizhou and even the Sili area.

With the plague sweeping through, the confronting armies of Lu Zhi and Yuan Shao in Jizhou immediately lost the possibility of fighting, and the two sides temporarily rested.In the face of such natural disasters, manpower seems very small.

Originally, the flames of war swept across the entire Han Dynasty, but because of this plague, each of them ceased their troops and began to recuperate.

After the plague spread for two months, not only many of Liu Bei's soldiers were infected, but also many people under Lu Zhi's command were infected by the plague, although the death rate of this plague was not high.But once a sick soldier is tantamount to losing the ability to fight, he can only rest in bed.

After a long time, he eventually died, which also caused a headache for several princes near the Central Plains.

Chapter 621 Second Visit to Cao Cao

When the plague did not improve after each lost tens of thousands of horses, a piece of news from Yangzhou caused Liu Bei, Lu Zhi and others to encounter difficulties all of a sudden.

It was reported that Liu Zheng could cure the plague and cured many sick people. As soon as this news reached Liu Bei's ears, Liu Bei was shocked, although he had a war with Liu Zheng not long ago. , Liu Bei also put down his face, and immediately sent an envoy to Wujun to ask to see Liu Zheng.

Liu Bei's envoy came to Wu County at the beginning of August.This is why they rushed to this place as quickly as possible, in order to ask Liu Zheng for a solution to the plague.

When Jian Yong brought a few entourages and begged to see Liu Zheng, Liu Zheng was still drinking and chatting with Cao Cao in a small courtyard in Wu County.

When Liu Zheng returned to Wu County from Qingzhou, he naturally took Cao Cao with him. Cao Cao was an important prisoner of Liu Zheng.

When Liu Zheng was still negotiating with Liu Bei in Qingzhou, Liu Zheng thought that Liu Bei would add some demands, such as releasing his friend Cao Cao.

But Liu Bei didn't make such a request, but Liu Zheng guessed one or two of them after thinking about it again.

Therefore, when chatting with Cao Cao again, Liu Zheng took the initiative to bring this matter up with Cao Cao.

"Brother Meng De, are you still used to living in Wu County recently?"

"I'm not used to it. The south is too hot. I have to take a shower every day to cool down."

Although Cao Cao is not a northerner, he lived in Luoyang when he was a child, and he has never lived in the south since he was a child. In addition, it is August recently, which is the hottest time in summer.

So Cao Cao is still very unaccustomed to staying in Wu County, but what can he do if he is not used to it, Cao Cao can only endure it, after all, who made him a prisoner.

As a prisoner, he can also enjoy an independent courtyard, two personal maids, and a small team of soldiers to take care of him. This kind of treatment is not bad.

"If you're not used to it, there's nothing you can do about it. This is the condition here. Who told you to lose the war to me? Then Liu Bei didn't think about you, and ran away with his own people. He didn't say to let you go back during the peace talks." , You said that he is a hypocritical person, anyway, you can be regarded as friends, but you don't care about your life."

Liu Zheng deliberately hurt Liu Bei in front of Cao Cao.

After Cao Cao heard about it, he laughed, picked up the wine glass on the table, and took a sip hastily, as if trying to hide his emotions.

Obviously, Cao Cao was also angry at Liu Bei leaving him behind and running away by himself. However, Cao Cao now has no capital to be angry. Liu Zheng guessed the joy and anger in his heart.

"Brother Meng De, after your defeat this time, basically, you have no ability to make a comeback. You Cao Cao is not Liu Bei. Liu Bei can become more and more courageous, but you can't, because you are in my hands and I am imprisoned. So, the only way you can go is to rely on me, and I think that Brother Mengde will give you a suitable position if you are talented, otherwise I am afraid that you will spend your whole life in this yard for the elderly."

Cao Cao drank in silence, Liu Zheng took the opportunity to express to Cao Cao again that he wanted to recruit him, but obviously, Cao Cao had not completely given up on the Han Dynasty, nor had he considered it, so he took refuge in Liu Zheng at this time.

"Forget it, Brother Liu, you know that I am not someone who will surrender easily. You should stop trying to persuade me. Let me experience life in this courtyard."

Seeing that Cao Cao was still unmoved, Liu Zheng was not in a hurry. Anyway, the days are still long, and Liu Zheng didn't believe that Cao Cao was so stubborn.

"Well, since Brother Mengde is quite satisfied with his current life, then I won't force him anymore. I still have something to do, so I won't bother you any more. Let me leave."

After Liu Zheng finished speaking, he got up and left without thinking too much.

Cao Cao stared at Liu Zheng who left without looking back from the yard, with mixed feelings in his eyes.

In the past, a remnant yellow turban soldier that Cao Cao could not even look down on, has now grown into a prince that Cao Cao can only look up to in just a few years.

In Cao Cao's eyes, there is no envy, it is impossible, but what's the use of envy now, Cao Cao didn't think much, and continued to drink the unfinished wine in the glass in one go, and poured another glass , I can only use wine to soothe my worries.

After Liu Zheng left, Cao Cao could only mutter one sentence.

"Liu Zheng is not a very good guy, why is his wine so delicious?"

Liu Zheng came out from Cao Cao's side, and did not return directly to his mansion, but went to the other side of the city, where some important generals under Cao Jun were imprisoned.

This guy Cao Cao started off high, and when he debuted, his subordinates were full of elite soldiers and strong generals.

Not to mention the Xiahou brothers, just Cao Ren, Cao Hong and others were already first-class generals in the Three Kingdoms period.

Moreover, there were Li Dian and Le Jin who took refuge in Cao Cao's subordinates in the early days. Both of them were quite high-ranking existences under Cao Cao's subordinates.

Fortunately, Li Dian's evaluation in history is not particularly outstanding, but Le Jin is also one of the five good generals who can keep pace with Zhang Liao, Xu Huang and others.

This time, they were all captured by Liu Zheng.

Liu Zheng agreed to imprison these people. Of course, the living conditions cannot be compared with Cao Cao's, but they are not too bad. They are all in the same cell, and three meals a day are delivered to them. The food is also rich, so you won't be hungry.

After all, Liu Zheng still counted on these people to rely on him, so naturally he couldn't give them a bad impression.

Brother Xiahou, Brother Cao, and Liu Zheng have all met several times, but Cao Cao did not surrender.

Liu Zheng didn't force it anymore, but the other two, Li Dian and Le Jin, didn't have a close relationship with Cao Cao. In addition, they had not established a strong enough relationship with Cao Cao since they had joined Cao Cao for a short time, so now that Cao Cao was defeated, They still have a great chance to choose to join Liu Zheng.

Liu Zheng specifically persuaded Li Dian and Le Jin to surrender.

At the beginning, these two people did not surrender, but as Liu Zheng came more times, and as time passed, these two people also accepted the result of Cao Cao's defeat, and naturally loosened their hearts, and slowly Yes, he also accepted Liu Zheng's intention to persuade him to surrender.

Liu Zheng came this time because he wanted to play a show in front of Le Jin and Li Dian, so as to completely subdue these two generals.

Chapter 622 Two Generals

After entering the prison, Liu Zheng ordered Li Dian and Le Jin to be brought out and moved to a separate courtyard.

This is mainly to prevent Liu Zheng from being informed by other Cao Cao subordinates when he was talking with them.

Surrendering in front of these colleagues, there is still some embarrassment.But it is easier to accept it in another place.

Li Dian and Le Jin looked dignified. Although they intended to surrender, they had not really surrendered to Liu Zheng after all.

At this time, I don't know what it means to be called to this courtyard by these subordinates of Liu Zheng.

While the two were still wondering, Liu Zheng had already walked in from the courtyard.

As soon as he entered the door, he immediately started talking to the two of them.

"The two generals have been negligent these days, and I hope you will forgive me."

Li Dian and Lejin had met Liu Zheng before, and they were also terrified of Liu Zheng. When they saw Liu Zheng coming in and showing such a humble attitude towards them, they were also terrified.

"I don't dare to have too many extravagant hopes with a body of guilt. I don't know what the lord is saying to bring the two of us here?"

Although Li Dian and Le Jin had some conjectures in their hearts, they roughly guessed what Liu Zheng had invited them here for, but they really didn't dare to make a conclusion until that moment, so they could only ask.

Liu Zheng sized up Li Dian and Le Jin.

The expression of appreciation on his face was beyond words, so he didn't say much.Just sighing back and forth, revealing a trace of regret.

When Li Dian and Lejin frowned even deeper, Liu Zheng opened his mouth to express his thoughts.

"General Li and General Le, both of you are powerful generals under Cao Cao. I appreciate it a lot. Now that Cao Jun has been defeated, Cao Cao has become my prisoner. I know that you will naturally not want to die with Cao Cao. I appreciate your talents, and I want to ask you to help me build a country in this troubled world, but I don't know what you want."

Liu Zheng said his words of persuading surrender directly, which made Li Dianlejin's face immediately change. They didn't expect Liu Zheng to be so direct. fight.

But Liu Zheng spoke again and continued.

"Of course, if the two generals feel that I am Liu Zheng's subordinate, I am not suitable for you, and if you don't want to take refuge in me, I will not force it. The door is open here for the two generals. If the two generals want to leave, Liu Zheng will never leave." Two words."

Originally, Li Dian had planned to agree to Liu Zheng's direct surrender, but after hearing Liu Zheng's words, his face changed again and he blurted out.

"Is this true, my lord?"

"Of course it is true, the gate is here, you can leave as much as you like, I will never stop you."

After Liu Zheng finished speaking, he made a gesture of invitation, as if Li Dian and Le Jin could leave under him at any time.So he planned to let Li Dian and Jin go.

Li Dian and Le Jin were taken aback by this kind of action, but Li Dian walked towards the door in disbelief, while Le Jin hesitated, but it was okay to see Li Dian walking towards the door first. followed.

When Liu Zheng saw that the two were about to leave the small courtyard, the expression on his face changed slightly.But seeing Le Jin suddenly stop when he was about to leave the small courtyard, he hastily withdrew his gloomy expression.

When Le Jin was a few steps away from the courtyard, he stopped.Seeing Le Jin stop, Li Dian also stopped, and the two of them did not leave the small courtyard in the end.

Le Jin turned his head to look at Liu Zheng, and found that Liu Zheng really did not take any action as he said, and the guards on both sides did not come to stop him.Le Jin was quite moved by this, he turned his head and walked back.

"I am willing to surrender to my lord, to stand on the saddle for my lord, to do my best, and to do whatever it takes."

Le Jin suddenly turned his head and surrendered, making Li Dian on the side a little confused, but Li Dian knew that Le Jin was smarter than him.Li Dian saw that Le Jin had surrendered, and it was not a problem to leave alone, so he simply knelt down with Le Jin and surrendered to Liu Zheng.

When Liu Zheng saw that the two finally surrendered to him, a smile gradually appeared on his face, and he began to accept the two.

"The two generals are really people who know the current affairs. It is my blessing that Liu Zheng can rely on me. From today on, the two of you are my own people. Please hurry up. Wenpin will take the two adults down to rest and let them go. Go to Jingzhou, first serve as two Qu Zhang under General Gan Ning."

The surrender of Li Dian and Le Jin allowed Liu Zheng to add two more generals.Although the strength of these two people is not considered top-notch among the Three Kingdoms, they are definitely the mainstays. There is no problem in commanding one side of troops and guarding one side of the city.

It's just that they have just surrendered to Liu Zheng now, so it is naturally impossible for them to be reused and trusted by Liu Zheng, so Liu Zheng will only let them practice under Gan Ning for a period of time. If the inspection period confirms that they really surrendered, Liu Zheng Naturally, they will be vigorously promoted to make them the mainstay of Liu Zheng's subordinates.

After Liu Zheng finished his orders, he received a report from his subordinates that Liu Bei's envoy was coming, and he wanted to see Liu Zheng. Liu Zheng didn't neglect this kind of thing, and immediately asked his subordinates to arrange to meet Liu Bei's envoy.

After Liu Zheng left, Le Jin let out a sigh of relief, as if something had just happened that made him feel solemn.

Li Dian on the side was a little at a loss. He didn't know why Le Jin was about to leave just now, but he turned back suddenly. At this time, he saw Liu Zheng leaving and there was no one around, so Li Dian asked Le Jin. .

"Why didn't General Le Jin leave just now, instead he turned back to join Liu Zheng?"

Le Jin glanced at Li Dian.

"Do you really think that Liu Zheng would be so kind and just let us go?"

"Otherwise, he already opened the door for us to leave, and he didn't send anyone to stop us when we got to the door. Isn't this really letting us go?"

Li Dian's expression changed slightly, and he asked his own question.

"Haha, General Li Dian, you underestimate Liu Zheng. If Liu Zheng would let the enemy go so easily, then he is not Liu Zheng. Maybe he really values ​​the talents of you and me and wants us to join us. As for him, but once we really have no intention of relying on him and want to leave here, I don't think Liu Zheng will let us go so kindly. Although the guards around him didn't step forward to stop us, we can't guarantee this courtyard. There must be hundreds of hidden soldiers outside, and when the two of us are together at the gate of the courtyard, they will definitely surround the two of us and kill us on the spot."