Chapter 160
Lu Su walked out of the row of civil servants, bowed to Zhao Lei and said, "My lord, this matter looks tricky, but it's not that difficult to deal with."

When Zhao Lei heard this, he raised his eyebrows and said with a smile, "What can Zijing do? Come quickly."

Lu Su said: "My lord, since Dong Zhuo used such schemes to drive apart the princes of the world, why don't we do the opposite?"

"Do the opposite?" Zhao Lei asked strangely.

"Dong Zhuo does not recognize the official position of the princes of the world, but only the official position of the lord. The purpose is to drive a wedge between us and other princes. Then why don't we turn the other way? The lord is General Wei, and his official position is above Dong Zhuo. It can be said that he is a traitor A thief, coercing the emperor to order the princes, and then admitting the status of the princes of the world, thus leading the disaster to Dong Zhuo's side." Lu Su said.

"Is this possible? Dong Zhuo used the imperial decree. Although everyone knows that the imperial decree is definitely not His Majesty's will, the imperial decree is an imperial decree after all, at least it is justifiable. And I have nothing to say, so I can't take mine." A few words to convince the whole world to believe me? This seems a bit difficult, right?" Zhao Lei asked back.

"Hehe, my lord doesn't need to think too complicated. This imperial decree has no effect on these princes at all. What they worry about is not their own official position, nor Dong Zhuo's recognition of this or that. What they worry about is whether the lord will get along with Dong Zhuo. Standing on one front. So as long as the lord stands up and raises his arms, calls Dong Zhuo a traitor, expresses his position, and lets the princes of the world know that our army is not Dong Zhuo's allies, then it will be fine. This battle is naturally fought I can't get up." Lu Su laughed.

Zhao Lei nodded and said, "I see."

"And the subordinate suggested to kill that envoy?" Lu Su said.

"Kill that envoy?" Zhao Lei said in surprise, "This is an envoy from the imperial court, how can you just kill it?"

Guo Jia said with a smile at this time: "The lord has said that Dong Zhuo is a traitor, so we can also say that this envoy was sent by Dong Zhuo, and kill him to show the lord's position, so that the princes of the world can trust us more. .”

After hearing Guo Jia's words, Lu Su nodded and said, "Feng Xiao is right. Killing that envoy will bring many benefits!"

Zhao Lei smiled coldly after hearing this, and said, "Then what are you waiting for? Wang Yue, you've got the job done."

Wang Yue, who was standing behind Zhao Lei, heard it, walked up to Zhao Lei and said, "No." After speaking, he walked out.

Before Zhao Lei received Dong Zhuo's imperial edict, all the princes had already received Dong Zhuo's imperial edict.At this time, they all turned their attention to Zhao Lei who was far away in Wujun, Yangzhou, and observed his every move.Only Cao Cao was very sure, he didn't worry at all that Zhao Lei would send troops to attack the princes.

"My lord, all the princes are staring at Zhao Lei now? They have sent envoys to Zhao Lei to inquire about the situation. Why is my lord standing still?" Cao Ren asked.

"Why should I move? Why should I move?" Cao Cao asked back.

Cao Ren looked at Cao Cao suspiciously.

Cao Cao explained: "Those princes don't understand Zhao Lei. How could someone as clever as Zhao Lei fall for Dong Zhuo's tricks. Besides, Zhao Lei won't get any benefit from fighting with the princes, so why bother to use this weapon?"

"But, my lord, even if Zhao Lei is like this, the other princes don't think so!" Cao Ren said.

"Don't worry, I think Zhao Lei will make some moves in a few days." Cao Cao laughed.

Sure enough, as Cao Cao expected, three days later, Zhao Lei took the head of the envoy sent by Dong Zhuo and sacrificed to heaven in Wu County, saying that Dong Zhuo was a rebellious thief, and that if he was incompatible with him, it was tantamount to becoming a complete enemy of Dong Zhuo. Relationship.

The news quickly spread from Yangzhou to the Central Plains, and the princes were relieved when they got the news, and at the same time they put all their attention on Dong Zhuo.

"My lord, after receiving the envoys from all the princes, only Cao Cao didn't send any envoys." Cheng Yu said, he was in charge of receiving the envoys from the princes.

After Zhao Lei heard this, he smiled and said, "Cao Cao seems to be very relieved of me. He knows that I won't fall for Dong Zhuo's tricks. Among all the princes in the world, he is the only one with the sharpest eyes."

"Then you have to be more careful about this person." Jia Xu said.

Zhao Lei nodded. Of course he knew how scary Cao Cao was. Zhao Lei believed that in time, Cao Cao would become his worst enemy.

Luoyang, at this time, Dong Zhuo has already claimed to be a grand master.

Grand Master's House.

"What's going on? Zhao Lei killed the envoy sent by our family, and claimed to be at odds with our family? He still scolded our family, saying that our family is a traitor? Li Ru, is this your good plan?" Dong Zhuoda said angrily.

Seeing Dong Zhuo's face of wanting to kill someone, Li Ru was not afraid and looked very calm. He said, "From this point of view, Zhao Lei must have wise generals under his command. Since it is impossible to separate the princes of the world, the Grand Master can only fight with the princes of the world." It's a battle."

Dong Zhuo slapped the table after hearing this, and shouted: "Fight, let's fight. Could it be that our family is still afraid of a bunch of bastards?"

Li Ru smiled and said: "Master, don't get angry. Even if we want to fight, we must let these princes raise their troops. As long as we can hold the passes in Kanxi, we can suppress these princes in the Kanto region, maybe it will take a long time." , they will still annex each other.”

"Are you sure?" Dong Zhuo said doubtfully.

"Hehe, the latter is not necessarily the case, but I am sure that as long as the lord guards all the passes in Kansai, the princes will have no chance to enter Luoyang." Li Ru laughed.

Dong Zhuo thought for a while, nodded, and agreed with Li Ru's opinion.

A month later, Wu Jun.

During this month, the relationship between Zhao Lei and Cai Yan has developed by leaps and bounds.Now Zhao Lei is under the pressure of being scolded by Zhang Han and Zhao Yun for valuing sex and despising friends almost every day, so he goes to Cai Yong's house to make a living, and by the way, has a hot fight with Cai Yan, a little lolita.In fact, even Zhao Lei didn't realize it, so he was still a lolicon!
Finally, after choosing a good and auspicious day, Zhao Lei formally brought the dowry to Cai Yong's house to propose marriage, and settled the marriage with Cai Yan.Before coming to ancient times, Zhao Lei must have never imagined that he, who had never dated a girlfriend in modern times, would actually get engaged after a month of dating with a little lolita.Zhao Lei couldn't help wondering: Did ancient people regard marriage as a task?

That is, in the same month, Dong Zhuo added [-] troops to Hulao Pass, Henan County, and Sishui Pass around Luoyang.At Tongguan, Hanguguan, and Wuguan in Chang'an, [-] troops were added to prevent the princes from invading.

After the detailed work was introduced to Wu County, Zhao Lei held a brief meeting.

"My lord, in the past month Dong Zhuo has strengthened the troops in the border area of ​​Kansai, and the princes from all over the Central Plains have been coming and going more and more frequently. I believe that soon there will be wars in the Central Plains," Cheng Yu said.

"What's the situation in Wu County now?" Zhao Lei asked.

"After the local aristocratic family in Wujun died, the price of goods in Wujun City has stabilized a lot. No one is going to drive up prices anymore. The people still support the lord very much." Cheng Yu said.

Zhao Lei nodded in satisfaction. Zhao Lei is a time traveler. Throughout the ages, many people in power have stepped down because they did not receive the support of the people.Therefore, only a monarch who can win the support of the people can rule the world.

While Zhao Lei was thinking about it, Cheng Yuyou said: "My lord, this is the document written by my subordinates He Ju and Lu about the 1000 million yuan."

Zhao Lei looked at it, and then said: "The three adults mean that with this money, we can be tax-free?" Zhao Lei asked.

Cheng Yu replied: "Yes, my lord. According to Master Ju's detailed calculations, the 1000 million yuan is enough to supply the expenditure of Yangzhou for three years, and the expenditure of Wu County for 15 years. Since our treasury is sufficient, there is no need to ask the people Taxation puts Wujun in a stage of recuperation."

"Hehe, I didn't expect the assets of such aristocratic families to be able to maintain Wu County's expenditure for 15 years. It's unbelievable." Zhao Lei said.

"That's why my subordinates said that no one in Wu County is driving up prices anymore. With so much money in our hands, who would dare to drive up prices." Cheng Yu said.

"Is part of our money stored in Huang Hao's bank?" Zhao Lei asked.

"Yes, my lord. The Huang Family Bank has a relatively good reputation, so it's the safest place to store it. The annual profit of 100 million coins stored in the bank can support the army of Wu Commandery." Cheng Yu joked.

"Hehe, since our money is with Huang Hao, we have to keep an eye on him. After all, he is also from a family, so I don't feel at ease." Zhao Lei said.

"No!" Cheng Yu said.

"How is Lu Fan, how is he doing in Taicang?" Zhao Lei asked.

"My lord, Mr. Lu is very competent. As soon as he took office, he took a clear inventory of Wu County's grain and grass. Now under his operation, the granary has accumulated a lot of grain and grass, which is enough for our army to use for half a year." Cheng Yu replied.

Zhao Lei nodded, very satisfied with Wu Jun's achievements this month.Although he can't say that he has enough soldiers and food now, it can be said that everything is on the right track. This situation lasted for more than three months, until it was broken by a document from Cao Cao.

After Zhao Lei saw the document in the study, he smiled and said to Zhang Han that the historical alliance of extermination of Dong had been advanced three years.

In 188 AD, Cao Cao challenged Dong Xiwen and invited the princes of the world to challenge the traitor Dong Zhuo.

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