Three Kingdoms: At the beginning, Lu Bu was mistaken for his father-in-law

Chapter 192 Chapter 191

Yuan Shao's death didn't seem to cause much trouble, and it didn't even look like Lu Bu or Cao Cao took advantage of the opportunity as Xu You thought. Everything seemed to be the same as before.

In fact, this is definitely a depth bomb. People under the undercurrent all have their own calculations because of Yuan Shao's death.

Not to mention far away, for example, the reason why Sima Yi felt that the Sima family could not hide away was because he saw that Yuan Shao's death would cause turmoil and tilt the balance of victory in the Central Plains to Cao Cao, so he decided to go to Huai County;
For example, Chen Deng also felt that Cao Cao had the upper hand in the general situation. With Yuan Shao's death, the Northern Congress fell into a long-term split, and in terms of plunder, Lu Bu was no match for Cao Cao, so the resentment accumulated in his heart began to explode .

The thoughts of the two are actually the refraction of the thoughts of the major families.

This is true of the aristocratic families, let alone the biggest beneficiaries of the Cao and Lu families.

If it weren't for the fact that Guo Jia's general strategy had been finalized, and the Cai family in Jingzhou was flattering him frequently, he really had the idea to rush to Jizhou, especially in the current autumn harvest. What about 30 shi of grain and grass?

But he never moved.

Of course, in addition to Guo Jia's general strategy, there is another very important reason, that is, Xuzhou could bear it and did not take any action.

Cao Cao had to worry about one problem. In case Yuan Shang led the army to the north, if Yuan Shang did not play his cards according to common sense and really pulled the army out to confront, the front line would become a huge quagmire, giving Lu Bu the advantage of being late.

After thinking about it several times, Cao Cao still chose to brake quietly, but he felt in his heart that Lu Bu's mind was becoming more and more stable now.

But how can Lu Bu himself have such good patience? You must know that his gains in the Central Plains War are different from those of Cao Cao.

Therefore, as soon as the news of Yuan Shao's resentment reached Xuzhou, Lu Bu began to gear up to make a big move, because at this time Qingzhou must be in panic and the morale of the army is unstable.

Even Zhang Xiu and others have come to challenge the battle several times, but they were all refuted by Lin Mo.

For this reason, Lu Bu was very depressed in his heart. If it was his previous personality, maybe he would just go his own way.

Here, it can only be said that Wei Xu's death is still very valuable. Thinking of what Lin Mo said after that great defeat, no matter when, the opinions of the two men in the army should be the same, otherwise it will only be the same. Bring on your own disaster.

Therefore, Lu Bu learned to be smart, no matter how upset he was, he had to be patient and grind it out with Lin Mo.

"Yunwen, are you worried that Cao Cao will take the opportunity to make trouble when I lead my troops to the north? I have discussed this issue with Gongtai, Wenhe, oh yes, and Yuanzhi. You can consider plundering the land first, no Siege.

Even if I led an army of 20 troops to the north, Yuan Tan would not dare to go out of the city to fight me at this time, so he asked the soldiers to take the opportunity to harvest the wheat fields in Qingzhou, so that he could earn more than [-] shi for food and grass.

I don't think it's a big problem. If you are really worried, you can transfer the soldiers and horses in the city to Xiaoguan first to deter Cao Cao. If it is really dangerous, I can go back and forth in less than two days. You know the speed of Chituma . "

In Pengcheng, Lin Mo of the examination office turned his back on Lu Bu, turning a deaf ear to his good words.

He walked to the millstone at the side, held up a handful of powder, frowned and said, "It should be almost the same. After high-temperature calcination, theoretically it should be finished cement."

Then he brought it in front of Lu Bu, and said with a smile: "Master Yue Zhang, these are good things. With them, Huainan should not be destroyed every once in a while."

During this period of time, Lin Mo was obsessed with various inventions, one of which was cement.

The difficulty of making cement in this era is not too great, and the technical barriers are strong enough, it is worth spending some time to toss.

First of all, the raw materials are quicklime, clay, iron ore and coal.

Clay is the main material of pottery, which has been around for a long time. As for iron ore and coal, it is not too difficult to obtain, but quicklime is a little troublesome.

Quicklime hadn't been widely used in this era, but Lin Mo knew how to get it. He just found limestone and calcined it at high temperature to become quicklime.

With the current manpower and financial resources of the nine counties, it is not too difficult to find these.

However, after a few times of tossing, Lin Mo found that the viscosity and hardness of the cement he made were a bit far from those of later generations.

Finally, I remembered that I forgot to mix gypsum into the finished product and grind it into powder.

It is the final product in front of me. Although it has not been tested and used, Lin Mo feels that it is not bad.

Although cement has technical barriers, it is not realistic to use it to make money.

First of all, ordinary people have thatched houses built with mud bricks, and they can't afford cheap cement.

As for the aristocratic family, it is actually useless, because they have no shortage of serfs, and if there are any quality problems in the house, they just need to fix it.

Even the princes from all walks of life are not eager to talk about cement, because this stuff is to strengthen the city wall, but even in the Central Plains, unless important passes or strategic towns will be reinforced on the outside of the rammed earth city wall Green bricks, others are simply unable to strengthen.

So, in the final analysis, this thing is for your own use.

However, Lin Mo still needs cement very much right now, because he found that in the past two years, too much manpower and financial resources have been spent on repairing river breaches and water damage in areas such as Lujiang, Jiujiang and even Guangling.

If the embankment can be strengthened with cement, then after a period of time, the investment in these aspects can be greatly reduced.

And, in the long run, cement has to be made sooner or later.

In Lin Mo's view, it is also an invention of the artifact level.

But in Lu Bu's view, compared with the encroachment of the North Kingdom, this thing is not important at all. He directly grabbed a handful of cement perfunctorily, nodded and said, "Well, it's another disaster for the country and the people. No, it's good for the country and the people. Invention, so, is it possible to send troops from the northern side?"

"Master Yue Zhang, I know you are in a hurry, but don't worry."

Lin Mo clapped the cement in his hands, dust was flying, and he explained casually: "If we lead our troops to the north now, why did we return the northern prisoners of war to Yuan Tan? Didn't we lift a rock to shoot ourselves in the foot?"

Lu Bu didn't think so, shook his head and said, "At first you did this and asked me to write a letter of reconciliation to Yuan Tan. I thought it was because the two sides would have enough time to rest after the strike. In this way, even after the Northern Kingdom regrouped, the pressure would only be on Cao Cao. Over there, we can watch the fire from the other side.

But at this time and at that time, Yuan Shao was not dead at that time, and the northern kingdom was not in chaos, now"

"There is no such thing as this or that, everything is moving forward on the road I imagined, so please be more patient, Mr. Yue Zhang."

When Lin Mo said this, Lu Bu was a little confused.

What does it mean that everything is advancing on the road you imagined? He looked at Lin Mo tactically, "Could it be that you knew that Yuan Shao would die of illness?"

Well, there are some things that I don’t know how to explain, and it’s okay to have some myths. Lin Mo nodded and said: "After the Central Plains War, I watched the sky at night, and I knew that Yuan Shao’s life was not long. Once he died, our plan was half successful. .”

hiss~
Lu Bu suddenly felt goosebumps all over his body, didn't you only know how to compete with Ling'er at night, and you even know how to watch the sky at night?

This sounds like a high-level skill, and it always makes people feel that the other party has supernatural powers.

Seeing Lin Mo's calm and calm expression, Lu Bu began to believe that this was true.

Although there have been rumors in the market that his son-in-law has six Ding Liujia supernatural powers, the old father-in-law is clear in his heart that his son-in-law is indeed talented, but he certainly doesn't know any supernatural powers.

Now, he felt that he still didn't understand his son-in-law enough, and most of the anxiety in his heart retreated immediately, and he asked, "Then how should I deal with myself?"

"I heard that Yuan Shang took over Yuan Shao's position. This son must be very afraid of Yuan Tan. Shouldn't Mr. Yue Zhang write a letter to Yuan Tan to appease him?"

"Comfort him?" Lu Bu became more and more confused about what kind of medicine was sold in Lin Mo's gourd.

"My lord Yuezhang, as I expected, after Yuan Shang stabilizes the situation in the Northern Kingdom, he will definitely take care of Yuan Tan. With the soldiers, horses and food he has in hand, he can't compete with Yuan Shang at all."

Lin Mo made a gesture of invitation, pulled his old father-in-law along and said, "Yuan Tan, who is at the end of the road, may give up resistance because of this, but if Master-in-law gives him a way out, will Yuan Tan be grateful? Even as a reference?"

Lu Bu, who was in the middle of the journey, suddenly stopped, and seriously pondered the meaning of Lin Mo's words.

After a while, his pupils suddenly converged, and he exclaimed, "I see, you want to use Yuan Tan to rule the North Kingdom?"

"This will save a lot of trouble. Moreover, the Yuan family is four generations and three princes after all. There are many aristocratic families in the Northern Kingdom, and there are many soldiers, horses, money and food. Don't say that we can't fight it. Even if we eat it, we won't be able to sit still."

"So, you blackmailed Yuan Tan to order Beiguo..." Lu Bu was completely enlightened.

It's not that my son-in-law has no thoughts about Beiguo. His thoughts are much bigger than his own. He just wants to fight the autumn wind and earn some benefits. It's good for you, he wants to eat Beiguo in one go.

But after thinking about it carefully, this is indeed a clever move. Once Yuan Tan is in a desperate situation and he shows his favor several times, he will definitely ask him for help, and that will be an excellent time to enter the Northern Kingdom.

After entering the Northern Kingdom, Yuan Tan also opened the way for the Yuan family, and many aristocratic families and people loyal to Yuan Tan would respond.

In this battle, you only need to face Yuan Shang alone, and even the trouble of following up with the people can be greatly reduced.

The division is well-known and can be used in Qingzhou without a single soldier.
Wonderful.

That's great!
As for Yuan Tan's final destination, the big deal is to provide him with delicious food and drink like Cao Cao, and he is absolutely sure of how to handle a poor son.

"Okay, okay! I'm going to write a letter to Yuan Tan right now! I won't be hitting Qingzhou anymore. If you need it, you can ask him if he's short of food, haha!" Lu Bu smiled from ear to ear.

Sure enough, this kid is never idle. Fortunately, this time I learned to be smart and didn't use force by force, otherwise Yunwen's plan would be ruined.

"You, if you have any big plans in the future, you need to tell me in advance, these days make me sleepless." On the way back, Lu Bu felt a little resentful.

"Isn't that to see if Mr. Yue will insist on going his own way?" Lin Mo joked with a laugh.

"presumptuous."

Lu Bu glanced at Lin Mo, and taught him a lesson: "Forget it this time, if you dare to commit another crime, you will definitely not be spared."

Lin Mo shrugged his shoulders. The old father-in-law was overjoyed, wasn't he? He wouldn't even scare anyone.

Qingzhou, Pingyuan County, Pingyuan County, Yuan Tan paced back and forth restlessly in the government hall.

His situation was even worse than Lin Mo expected.

After Yuan Shao's death, he intended to go back to attend the funeral, but when he thought of Yuan Shang ascending the throne, he was really afraid that he would take the opportunity to make trouble, even the brothers of the Xin family didn't suggest him to go back at this time.

However, not going back does not mean that Yuan Shang has no way to deal with him. Assuming the position, he has the absolute authority of the Northern Kingdom. His grain, grass, ordnance supplies.

Even though Yuan Tan still has an army of [-] on hand, as for Qingzhou, there is also some tax harvest in the autumn harvest, so there will be no trouble in a short time.

But after this military order came down, if he disobeyed it, it would be tantamount to declaring a mutiny.

If they were declared as rebels, not only would they lose food, grass and weapons, but even many local families would immediately cut off their contacts.

This can almost be regarded as a conspiracy, no matter what Yuan Tan does, he will fall into a passive state.

If it is said that Yuan Shang does not understand the mind and strategy, it is obviously not.

It's just an expert in civil war and an outsider in foreign war.

"Sir, what should we do now?" Yuan Tan looked at the Xin family brothers helplessly.

In the past, the two were also high-spirited people who scolded Fang Qiu, but after being in such a situation, they began to cherish their words like gold, because they didn't make up their minds about what to do.

It is obviously impossible for Yuan Tan to return to Ye City. Once he goes back, it is tantamount to being captured without a fight. Based on the conflicts with Pang Ji and Shen Pei in the past, the Xin family brothers cannot escape the fate of being buried with them.

No return?You have to come up with an excuse. If Yuan Shang directly declares them as rebels, the Xin family will be thrown into prison for this.

In fact, the two brothers had no intention of making suggestions for Yuan Tan at this moment, because they first wanted to ensure their own future. Didn't they support Yuan Tan at the beginning because they thought he was the heir to the throne?

Now that they have lost this position, the two of them have also begun to waver.

Before Tian Feng died, he once said that the Xin family brothers were flatterers, but Yuan Tan didn't listen to it. He didn't know that Tian Feng didn't make any mistakes when looking at people.

If history does not change, when Yuan Tan asked Cao Cao for help, he would have sent Simpi as an envoy.

Good guy, when this product arrives, it is not unfaithful to directly suggest to Cao Cao to take down Yuan Tan.

What advice can I give these two brothers right now, they are too busy with their own affairs.

"Report! Young Master, there is a messenger asking to see you!" A sergeant ran in and bowed his hands.

All three of them were taken aback by this movement.

At this time, any messenger may come with a reminder.

Yuan Tan frowned, closed his eyes, and said in a deep voice, "Bring it in."

The matter has come to this point, whether it is a blessing or a curse, it is time to face it head-on.

Regret, regret not at the beginning.

If Mr. Tian is still here, An Neng will lead me to this dead end
(End of this chapter)