Big Ear Thief Selling Straw Sandals

Chapter 28 Picking a Suitable Horse Thief
While Lu Guan was negotiating with Dong Han, there was also a higher-level meeting in Shangjun.

The mentor is against the evil disciple.

Lu Zhi asked with a smile: "Xuande, the emperor and the court are very sincere. Yongzhou Mu, Pingqiang General, Shuofanghou, Shiyi three thousand, how about it?"

"The disciple will never make it difficult for the teacher, so I will send Liuzhou Mu back to Zhuo County and resign from Youzhou."

Lu Zhi nodded, the villains are getting smarter and smarter, and they can see through.

As long as the face is decent, the emperor and the court will not tear their faces apart.

The bigwigs in the Eastern Capital are going all out to intrigue and contain each other, and they can't take care of themselves. Who cares about local trivialities, embezzlement, and gourd lawsuits?

Of course, the movement of Liu Bei taking the lead this time was too great, so he was targeted by eunuchs, relatives, and even civil and military leaders.

The problem could have been solved with a letter, but Lu Zhi came here. In addition to showing his loyalty and attention, he also meant to help himself and Liu Bei raise the price.

It's not aimed at anyone, this villain, except for the old man, everyone can't handle it.

In this way, when those restless court chiefs wanted to deal with Shang Shu's master and apprentice, they had to be apprehensive.

Raising bandits and disciples is self-respecting, not new.

Before parting, Lu Zhi quietly asked about Gongsun Zan.

Liu Bei was speechless for a long time.

Until he left, Shang Shu didn't say anything more.

In the world, it is not uncommon for father and son to quarrel and fight each other. Bogui ignored his own reminders and did not want to provoke him repeatedly because of his classmates.

In all fairness, changing places, would Gongsun Zan let Xuande go?

Soon, the imperial court issued a decree, Liu Bei was promoted to the post of Yongzhou Mu, and became a real official of the frontier, and other rewards were as the teacher said.

Lu Bu, the captain of Bingzhou Cavalry, was granted the title of Inspector of Yongnan, General Zhonglang, Marquis of Jiuyuanting, and a thousand households in Shiyi.

For this reason, Lu Bu, who worshiped as a general and marquis, was in charge of the military and political power of Yongzhou together with Liu Bei, the governor of the state.

At this time, Lu Bu knew in his heart that after this battle, one fell and the other rose, Liu Bei had [-] troops and [-] fine cavalry, and he was not at all able to offend him.

Therefore, Lu Bu made further gestures of favor and concentrated on managing Anding and Beidi, and even handed over Anding City to Guan Yu for guard.

Zhongping three years, early April.

General He Jin wanted to get involved in Youzhou, so he elected Bingzhou Ding Yuan as the prefect of Zhuojun, and it went smoothly unexpectedly.

Ding Yuan rushed to Zhuo County, but not only was there no soldiers or horses in the city, but the barracks in the north of the city were also empty.

"Where are people? Where are horses?"

The little official in charge of contact said: "Report to the prefect, since the soldiers and horses in the camp have not returned to the camp so far, please ask the prefect to ask the Yongzhou side what happened."

Half a month later, Yongzhou replied: During the Pingqiang battle, the people from Youzhou were either killed, disabled, or missing.In short, right now Yongzhou does not have a single army in Youzhou.

Ding Yuan, who looked through Qiuyan, seemed to have been hit by a whole set of gossip sticks.

He was somewhat aware of the evil deeds and notoriety of the native turtle in Zhuo County, but he never expected that with the touch of his upper and lower lips, the [-]-strong army would be gone.

Therefore, Ding Yuan found Liu Yu, the shepherd of Youzhou, and complained bitterly to a certain gibbon for not paying attention to harming the interests of the people of Youzhou.

Liu Yu, who had recovered his dog's life, had several braids pinched in the hands of a certain ape, so how could he directly forward Ding Yuan's memorial to Dongdu for the sake of a foreign relative's subordinates taking risks.

Foreign relatives have always been disliked by eunuchs and civil officials, so they would like to add trouble to General He, and this matter will be shelved indefinitely.

Then, Ding Yuan discovered that the number of state treasuries was wrong.

The grain taxes of Zhongshan, Hejian, Bohai, and Yanmen have not been recorded this month, and Jizhou and Bingzhou have not received the money and grain from the above four states.

"Where's the money? Where's the food?"

The little official kindly reminded: "These four counties are not part of Youzhou."

Ding Yuan was stunned, pointing to the account book and asked, "Then why did it enter the account last month?"

The little official replied skillfully: "Please consult the prefect and the Yongzhou side."

Ding Yuan understood that all the money and food had gone to Yongzhou with Liu Bei, no matter how aggrieved he could do it, he was not qualified to ask for it.

Soon, a bigger problem emerged: the land, mines and pastures in charge of the [-] Qiang slaves had no money at all.

The little official turned pale with fright, shook his head repeatedly, and said nothing.

The state shepherd who received the benefits pretended to be deaf and dumb, and delayed again and again.

Hey, that's weird!

Ding Yuan, who had just arrived for the first time, decided to inspect it in person. He went to the reclamation area first. It was full of people, lively and the crops were lush green.

But the Yellow Turban slaves who were in charge of supervision didn't know anything. As for the Qiang slaves, they didn't care about the rest because they had enough food and clothing to save money.

Then to the mine, the cars and horses are like dragons, and the iron smelting is in full swing, and the output is absolutely indispensable.

Finally, when we came to the ranch, there were herds of cows, horses and sheep, and mountains of dairy products, meat, and fur piled up like golden mountains.

This time, there is finally a accountant who can talk, a member of the Zhongshan Chamber of Commerce.

"Ranch, slave labor, what's going on?"

"Reporting to the prefect, the chamber of commerce has bought out the 30-year management right of the ranch from the state government. The title deed, handling documents, and payment certificates are all available. The hired slave labor has also paid the corresponding fees. If there is any discrepancy, I am willing to be punished."

With the evidence in front of him, Ding Yuan held his nose and said nothing.

The shameless big-eared thief actually came up with such a despicable and shameless method of "buying out", presumably the Qiang slaves cultivated fields and mines in the same way.

The huge buyout fee was naturally put into Liu Bei's pocket as military expenses.

Of course, the commerce and trade in Zhuoxian County are developing rapidly now, and the newly added commercial tax can fully meet the daily expenses, but it is impossible to expand the army in a hurry.

Now Ding Yuan finally understood why he took office so smoothly.

Even in Yongzhou, Liu Bei's influence is still ubiquitous. No matter who comes, it means that more than half of them have been emptied.

Right now, Youzhou is like boiled chicken ribs.

Ding Yuan even vaguely guessed that as long as he dares to attack the other party's interests, there are at least a hundred ways to punish him.

Because, he had a feeling that ever since he entered Zhuo County, there seemed to be two eyes staring behind him all the time, which made his hair stand on end.

Right now, Youzhou is a pit of fire, if you are not careful, you will be smashed to pieces!
With a bad mood, Ding Yuan sent a secret report to General Guojiu.

Like Ding Junshou, Liu Bei was also super depressed when he saw Zhang Liao who was so hard at training that he was almost masochistic.

Mother-in-law Li has already gone back to Kuaiji.

But the sister-in-law stayed behind, and turned into a little witch, tossing the handsome guy Zhang every now and then.

For example, for a while, he was passionate and passionate, and in the blink of an eye, he became as cold as ice and became strangers, as if his personality was split.

The inexperienced Zhang Liao seemed to be suffering from malaria, suffering repeatedly in ice and fire, probably not far from insanity.

Embarrassed, Yongzhou Mu pinched his nose, God knows, how much evil did he do?

Liu Neng returned secretly, bringing the latest information.

As the spy chief, Liu Neng figured out a set of rigorous procedures for establishing a secret spy system on his own.

Moreover, relying on the Zhongshan Commercial Bank, secret outlets have been established in Kyoto, Jiangdong, Yizhou, Liangzhou and other places, and some personnel are even lurking on the peninsula of Qiu Liju.

Through the high-value news sent back from various places, Liu Neng felt more and more powerful the intelligence system.

It is not an exaggeration to say that as long as three thousand elite cavalry are dispatched, they can rush into Luoyang, and may even directly enter the palace.

The information this time is about the relatives headed by He Jin, and the conflict with the eunuch has further intensified.

According to calculations, it will completely erupt in one to two years.

The reason for this inference is that He Jin relied on Empress He's favor and frequently contacted local powerful factions, such as Dong Zhuo, Han Sui, Ding Yuan, Sun Jian and other new generation generals.

Even, the general let go of his prejudices, showed his favor to the Yuan family, the Xun family and other civil official groups, and promoted many descendants of aristocratic families, such as Yuan Shao and Xun You.

The eunuchs were not to be outdone, and used the power of the emperor to organize several assassinations.

Thanks to He Jin's high vigilance, otherwise the grass on the grave would definitely not be low.

Finally, Liu Neng handed over a secret letter, a letter from Zuo Feng.

The general idea is: General He is arrogant and domineering, and secretly colluded with civil and military forces in order to plot rebellion.The emperor was uneasy, and hoped that Yongzhou Mu would lead troops into Beijing to eradicate his relatives.

At the end of the letter, he also promised that after the matter is completed, Liu Bei will be a captain and be in charge of the country's soldiers and horses.

"laugh!"

Liu Bei shook his head, a lieutenant with no roots in the east is no different from a puppet of the eunuchs.

What's more, the current situation is unclear, and there is no chance if you make a wrong step.

However, it can be seen from this letter that the eunuch was terrified of He Jin's actions, which proved from the side that He Jin had a comparative advantage.

Liu Bei generally understood that after the death of Emperor Liu Hong, the dispute between Liu Bian and Liu Xie was the breaking point between the two sides, but unfortunately he couldn't remember the specific time node.

Although you can't bring troops into Beijing, distracting the general's attention is also a kind of restraint.

Therefore, Liu Bei and Xu You set their sights on Liangzhou, and selected a horse thief who looked more pleasing to the eye among the powerful factions, large and small.

Although Zhang Rang Zhao Zhong was not very satisfied with Liu Bei's reply, it was barely a balance.

All right, as long as it can make General He unhappy.

After receiving Zuo Feng's reply, Hou Ye, who was holding a beautiful concubine of the disaster level, who was just thinking about it, sent an order immediately.

"Then let's get started."

With Liu Bei's support, Lu Bu launched multiple offensives against Dong Zhuo's tribe in Hedong.

In the southern part of Bingzhou, there is smoke everywhere, and it has become a pot of porridge.

　Sunday came quietly, and the newly released web article also came. A new day, with good dreams and a good mood.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)