Picked up a copy of Romance of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 704
Yankang four years, at the end of the year

Luo Yang
It has already snowed heavily in the sky, but there is not much snow on the streets, and there are a lot of pedestrians, Luoyang Cheng has been leading people to clear the snow, and the most people in Luoyang are those veterans in official uniforms. Be careful to drop one, hehe, I am afraid that Man Chong wants to talk to them, Luoyang officials are extra cautious, after all, they live in the same county as Man Chong and Yuan Shang.

The prime minister of Luoyang County was very distressed. Since Liu Yi left Luoyang, he had to be responsible for everything. Luoyang's affairs were not easy to handle. Even if there was a little bit of trouble at the feet of the emperor, Man Chong would come to the door in person. Most of the officials in other counties could not enjoy this kind of treatment, and the position of Luoyang Ling had always been reserved for people with prominent backgrounds.

The Luoyang Ling who left was not afraid of Man Chong, but the Luoyang County Prime Minister was afraid, he was not Emperor Xiaokang! !
Recently, Luoyang has been particularly uneasy, and I don't know where the three little thieves came out, doing evil everywhere. These days, in order to catch these three people, the hair of the Luoyang county magistrate is about to fall out. It's lack of strength. Everyone only knew that there were three people. Before, they wanted to sneak into the Northern Army's camp, but they were caught by the soldiers. The soldiers didn't make things difficult for them because they were young. They just criticized them and let them leave.

As a result, I heard that the Northern Army lost two standard daggers! !
Later, they clashed with rangers in Fangshi, because Luoyang was not allowed to wear sharp swords except for officials. Unfortunately, two rangers were stabbed by these three thieves with the standard daggers of the Northern Army.

Tingwei ignored such trivial matters, but the Taiwei Mansion had already put a lot of pressure on the Luoyang County Government to dare to steal the weapons of the Northern Army. ?Therefore, after the Taiwei Mansion offered rewards to these few people, it forced the county government to catch these thieves within three days. He was a candidate from the previous session, and he had just assumed the position of county magistrate. He did not expect to encounter such a thing as soon as he took office.

Liu Qiong sat in the study, looking at the letter in his hand, frowning.

Several small officials stood beside him and asked in a low voice: "Liu Jun, what did the Taiwei Mansion say?"

"What else can I say?? As usual, we have two days to catch them within three days. Oh, this Taiwei's mansion is really bullying people. Back then, my ancestors also held this position. I have never been so deceitful. How can I find three people out of Luoyang's million people within two days?? Isn't this deliberately against my county government? If you want me to say, I still have to blame the soldiers of the Northern Army. Even a few thieves can't guard against them, and they still have the face to blame our county government."

The young man complained and kept talking as soon as he opened his mouth.

The petty officials gritted their teeth, with sweat rolling down their foreheads, but they didn't dare to interrupt him.

"Ahem, Liu Jun, what should we do?"

"Let me think about it. Actually, as soon as I heard about the three people, I understood something in my heart. You may not know that more than 80 years ago, there were three dudes in Luoyang. These three relied on the power behind them to do everything. After that, in Luoyang, there will often be evils and minor disturbances. They have appeared for several generations, and they are called the three evils of Luoyang by the people. Come on, next, I will tell you about the three evils of the past dynasties. "

Mom! !County magistrate Liu, come back quickly! ! !
After Liu Qiong finished all these things, he just said: "According to my speculation, these three thieves must be like them now. As long as we find a dude of the right age and let the soldiers of the Northern Army identify them, We will be able to catch them, but after we catch them, we should send them to the Taiwei Mansion as soon as possible and let them deal with them. But I'm so scared!"

Everyone nodded and quickly escaped from the government office.

Only one small official didn't run in time and was held back by Liu Qiong.

"Do you know why I know about the three evils of Luoyang?? Haha, you really want to know when you see it. Let me tell you about it. It was my great-grandfather a long, long time ago."

Inside Taiwei's Mansion
Sun Jian frowned and sat in the study without saying a word, while Liu Bei sat in front of him, drinking tea.

"Mr. Taiwei's tea is very good..." Liu Bei said with a smile, and Sun Jian smiled and asked, "Isn't it just for drinking tea, Mr. Liu? Since Mr. Liu likes it, I'll give you some." ", Liu Bei laughed, shook his head, and said: "Of course I'm not here just to drink tea. I heard that Taiweigong is going to conquer Guishuang. I came here to help Taiweigong."

Hearing this sentence, Sun Jian, who didn't care much before, opened his eyes suddenly, looked at Liu Bei in front of him suspiciously, and asked, "You want to help me?? Conquer Guishuang?? Why?"

Liu Bei was still drinking tea, and said helplessly, "Maybe the Taiwei doesn't know. The state of the treasury has not been very good. If the Taiwei wants to start a war, the treasury should not be able to support it. However, the number of household registrations of the people is increasing. There are many refugees, but the amount of cultivated land has not increased much. If this is the case for a long time, I am afraid that there will be problems. I have heard that the land of Guishuang is extremely rich, and the food is so ripe that the people of Guishuang don’t even need to work much to get it. enough food”

Sun Jian squinted his eyes, nodded with a smile, and said: "What Sikong said is very true. The land of Guishuang is extremely rich, and a mere state can feed millions of people. It is because their farming technology is backward. Down."

"Taiwei, with the rise of commerce and trade recently, the treasury seems to be relying on commercial taxes to barely provide support to various places. However, I still think that agriculture and commerce are important. I have a plan. If I can plan to add 60 hectares of arable land to Dahan within five years , the next step is to swallow Guishuang, and turn this place into the farmland of the great man, the granary of the great man."

"Then why not conquer Guishuang now? The profits will be even greater!"

"Taiwei, Guishuang is not a small country. To conquer, do you need enough food? You can't let soldiers go hungry to fight. Only by developing domestic cultivated land can we have enough capital to develop new cultivated land. What does the lieutenant think?"

Sun Jian squinted his eyes, smiled, and understood Liu Bei's thoughts in his heart. He asked, "Could it be that Sikong wants me to support you with this five-year deadline? I'm just a martial artist, I don't know much about such a country's internal affairs, and I can't open my mouth. Besides, you are Sikong and I am a Taiwei. If we two get close, it will really be of no benefit."

Liu Bei shook his head, and said: "The Taiwei thought badly, I didn't come here to ask the Taiwei to help me."

"Then come to help me?? Hahaha, it's better for Sikong to go to Situ. Situ and Sikong are in-laws. He is also very familiar with this aspect. He must be able to help you." Sun Jian said with a sneer. After confirming that Liu Bei came to ask for his support, he lost interest in Liu Bei's words just now. In the temple, even Yilang's words could not be trusted, let alone Sikong?Full of nonsense, what five years, Sun Jian will not agree even next year.

"It's the Taiwei who missed the point. It's my fault that I didn't make it clear..." Liu Bei raised his head suddenly and said, "Mr. Taiwei, Cao Cao is going back to Luoyang!"

"Huh?" Sun Jian was taken aback, and asked with some doubts: "Isn't he in Jingzhou? Why is he going back to Luoyang?"

"Hahaha, if others don't know about such a big matter, I still believe it, but if Mr. Taiwei doesn't know, then I won't believe it." Liu Bei shook his head with a smile. Sun Jian didn't reply, Liu Bei continued: "Taiwei Gong Ah, once Mr. Situ comes back, the temple will not be so peaceful. I have been trying my best to control the cost of digging the canal. But after he arrives, can I still control it? That's hard to say."

"If all the expenses are on the digging of the canal, hahaha, Taiwei, conquering Guishuang, it will not be five years later. Maybe it will be ten years, maybe 20 years, maybe it will have to wait until the next Taiwei It's time for the captain."

"Oh, is Sikong threatening me?"

"Of course not. I just hope that the Taiwei can help me. Situ is powerful. Only when the two of us work together can we have the strength to resist."

"But I remember that Sikong and Situ have a good relationship."

"Haha, this time, he was invited back to Luoyang only because of the lower and upper performances."

Sun Jian pondered for a moment, and then asked: "As long as I help you suppress him? Will you agree with my strategy of conquering Guishuang?" Liu Bei nodded and said: "That's right, I am alone, I am afraid it will be difficult to fight with him Contest, I hope the Taiwei can help one or two. In the future, I will definitely return something!"

"Cao Cao, he has committed crimes in Jingzhou. I don't know how many people hate him. His Majesty is also dissatisfied with him. As long as he returns to Luoyang, he will be punished immediately. Is he worth the two of us to contend with? I think he is in I can't sit in Situ's position for too long."

"Taiwei, you think this person is too simple. Mr. Cao, I have always admired him, and I have never dared to underestimate him. Whether it is politics or military affairs, he is quite outstanding. Sun Taiwei used to be with him Guishuang fought, so he must have come into contact with him." Liu Bei said, Sun Jian was taken aback, frowned and thought for a moment, he suddenly remembered the flame that burned in Guishuang, and that fire is still left in Guishuang. On the scorched earth in the north of Frost, the blow to Guishuang was huge.

He trembled all over, and his gaze towards Liu Bei gradually became resolute, and he said seriously: "Okay, I can help you."

"However, you have to find a way. You can't let me come alone. As long as you have dealt with his affairs, you have to help me play the Son of Heaven together and talk about conquering Guishuang!"

"On this point, the Taiwei can rest assured that although Bei has no talent, he still keeps his word and will never break his promise!"

Liu Bei patted his chest and said.

(End of this chapter)