Three Kingdoms: From Hulaoguan to Global Hegemony

Chapter 82

The emperor officially appointed Liu Yu as Guang Luxun, and then Liu Yu walked to the left side of the hall and stood in front of Li Ru.

Ignoring Niu Fu's invitation and standing on the left side of the royalists, this is the third time Liu Yu has moved to the left with Dong Zhuo's wishes in the hall.

Dong Zhuo's complexion was not good, and he seemed to be very dissatisfied with Liu Yu's choice to stand on the left side, because it was different from the previous plan, but he didn't want to blame anything for just choosing a position.

"This is the end of the matter of awarding rewards. Now that the court discussion is starting, do you have something to play?"

As soon as Dong Zhuo's words fell, Li Ru, his confidant counselor, stood up.

"Reporting to the Grand Master, there is a serious shortage of food in Luoyang City, which can no longer meet the rations of the palace and the army. The lower officials think that although the princes have retreated, there is still a possibility of a comeback, so the army cannot be short of food and salaries. The lower officials propose to reduce the number of officials. salary, as well as borrowing food from the big families in the city to supplement the army's salary."

As soon as Li Ru finished speaking, there was an uproar immediately.

Because the big clan that Li Ru said was a real big clan that could influence the imperial court.

Behind these real big clans are all the clans that are connected to the important officials in the court, and even if they are not, they are also attached to their vassals.

These are the reverse scales of the Sangong Jiuqing.

Most of the Xiliang faction are military generals, so Li Ru's proposal will basically not harm their interests.

Wei Wei Yang Biao was the first to retort: ​​"The rebel army of the princes has long since collapsed, and there is no need for too many troops to garrison the city. According to the officer, letting the troops withdraw from Luoyang City is the fundamental way to reduce food consumption."

As one of the representatives of the Xiliang faction, Guo Bang pointed at Yang Biao's nose and cursed: "When the rebels of the lords reached the south of Luoyang, you ministers cried and begged the Xiliang army to resist desperately, and now they have defeated the rebels!" , are you going to kill the donkey?"

Letting the imperial court go to the rich family's house to borrow food is the rebellion of the Sangong Jiuqing, but the Xiliang army might as well occupy Luoyang and want to drive them away, the generals in the army absolutely disagree.

After the two sides quarreled for a while, Sikong Xun Shuang stood up and said a compromise.

Xun Shuang said: "Luoyang still needs a large army to defend and cannot withdraw for the time being. I agree with Li Ru, the court captain, that the salaries of hundreds of officials can be reduced, but it is better to have a long-term plan to borrow food from the big clan."

The Xun family was originally a big family in Yingchuan. Later, after Xun Shuang became the Sangong, his family moved to Luoyang City. Although Luoyang was short of food, the Xun family relied on the support of their hometown in Yingchuan and was not affected too much.

But if Dong Zhuo agreed to Li Ru's suggestion, then their Xun family would be bleeding heavily.

If the salary is reduced, it can be raised back, but if the military department is to borrow food from the rich family's family, it may be the end of the loan without repayment, and the end of the blood.

"Think long-term? Hehe, don't Lord Sikong know that the lack of food in the army will cause a mutiny. Will you take the responsibility when the time comes?"

Li Ru smiled sinisterly, he had already set his sights on the fat meat of the Xun family.

Xun Shuang waved his hand slightly and said, "What Li Tingwei said is a bit exaggerated. Who dares to mess around with Taishi Dong in this army? But a mysterious rich businessman has already created a shortage of resources in Luoyang. If those big clans unite, I am afraid that the entire Luoyang will be destroyed." It has to be emptied!"

Xun Shuang's words immediately made the Xiliang faction speechless. Although the military has always been on the strong side, even the strongest people need food and clothing. Without the support of the big family industry, Luoyang City is just an empty shell.

This is also the reason why Dong Zhuo always wanted to move but dared not blindly move the big clan.

Ginger is still old and hot, but Xun Shuang's counterattack is not over yet.

Xun Shuang suggested: "Actually, the best way to solve the problem of high grain prices in Luoyang is to transport grain from other cities at a par price. Why didn't the grand master order to allocate grain and grass from Chang'an City?"

Xun Shuang took over the Xiliang faction instead, but Dong Zhuo and Li Ru smiled at each other, because this was exactly the topic they wanted, and it would be even more insignificant if it was raised by the royalist faction.

"How does Lord Sikong know that the grand master didn't order the grain adjustment? It's just that the Baibo thief is really hateful. Not only did he occupy Hongnong City, but he also destroyed the official roads along the road. There is no way to transport the grain from Chang'an! I want to send troops. Conquest only hates the lack of food in the official warehouse, and there is no suitable general to lead the army!"

At this time, according to the plan, it was time for Liu Yu to stand up and speak, but Lu Bu was the first to say that he was willing to lead troops to fight against the thieves.

"Father, don't worry, Baibo's bandits are nothing to worry about. I would like to lead my troops to attack Hongnong City, and relieve my father's worries!"

As soon as Lu Bu finished speaking, Dong Zhuo frowned immediately. He said that there is no food and no generals because he wanted Liu Yu to come out and propose to restart Huangfusong to beg for thieves.

As long as Liu Yu is in the palace and strives to keep Huang Fusong, he will definitely be able to gain the trust of all officials.

At the same time, Sangong Jiuqing will also agree to borrow food from the big clan in order to rescue Huangfusong.

Who would have thought that this ingenious plan of killing two birds with one stone would be thrown in by Lu Bu.

Liu Yu was also speechless for a while, but the things planned with Dong Zhuo still had to be completed, so he could only stand up and refute Lu Bu's statement.

Liu Yu said: "Although General Lu Bu is brave, he is inexperienced in dealing with bandits. Once the battle starts, it will take a long time. It will only increase the food burden in Luoyang!"

"Liu Yu, how dare you underestimate me, it only takes half a month for me to wipe out the mere Baibo thief!"

Liu Yu's objection aroused Lu Bu's anger, and he was about to issue a military order on the spot to hunt down the thieves.

Seeing that the topic was diverted by Lu Bu, Li Ru hurriedly came out to smooth things over.

Li Ru said: "General Fengxian, please calm down. You have more than 4 people in the Bingzhou Army. Half a month's food and grass is not a small amount. The imperial court can't afford these!"

As soon as Li Ru mentioned the issue of grain and grass again, Situ Wangyun suggested without waiting for him to continue: "If it's not possible, send someone to make a deal with the mysterious rich businessman, and exchange some military grain from him."

Wang Yun seemed to be kind enough to remind him, but in fact, he had seen through Li Ru's intentions in advance and didn't want him to mention the matter of borrowing food from the rich.

The imperial court has no food but has a lot of rare treasures. With these, they can definitely get enough food and grass from the mysterious rich merchant to send troops.

Sure enough, when Wang Yun said this, other ministers followed suit, and even Lu Bu was very much in favor of this method.

Now that the food and grass are available, and there are generals who are willing to go out, the matter of opening up the food road can be regarded as resolved.

But all this is not what Dong Zhuo wants. His plan is that Liu Yubao will leave Huangfusong and let him lead the army to conquer, and the family behind the Sangong Jiuqing will be responsible for the food.

To put it bluntly, Dong Zhuo wanted to take advantage of this food price incident to deal with the Sangong Jiuqing and the big families behind them. As for the lack of food in Luoyang, he thought it was only a temporary problem.

But the things planned now have completely failed because of Lu Bu's strong leadership, so everyone thinks that the problem has been solved, but Dong Zhuo still has a clouded face.

Sure enough, the plan was not as fast as the change, Liu Yu also sighed helplessly, but the undercover mission had to continue, and he also wanted to uncover the true face of the mysterious rich businessman by getting close to the royalists.

Fortunately, before the court meeting, Liu Yu prepared a backhand. At this time, Dong Zhuo's plan failed completely, so he had to use an alternative plan.

"Xiaguan Liu Yu thinks this matter is very wrong!"

As soon as this remark came out, Lu Bu looked over fiercely again, it seemed that the beam had been accepted.

Dong Zhuo asked with expectant eyes: "What's the king of Zhongshan's opinion, just say it!"

Although Liu Yu did not follow the plan several times just now, the small changes he made temporarily had the effect of showing favor to the royalists.

So when Dong Zhuo thought that today's plan had completely failed, he expected Liu Yu to "turn the tide"!

(End of this chapter)