Three Kingdoms: From Hulaoguan to Global Hegemony

Chapter 88 Became a Royalist

Liu Yu readily handed over Fang Jing and pocket watch, but both Wang Yun and Xun Shuang were surprised.

"What is the king of Zhongshan's intention? The food and grass of the big clan have not been raised yet, why did you take out the treasure in advance?"

Xun Shuang asked pretending to be surprised, but he held the pocket watch tightly in his hand and did not intend to let go.

Liu Yu didn't go to expose it, and said with a smile: "Everyone knows that in Luoyang City, only the Wang, Xun, Yang, and Yuan families dare to be called big families. Now that the Yuan family has lost power, the words of the remaining three big families are not right. Sit in front of me?"

Xun Shuang and Wang Yun smiled knowingly, but Yang Biao and Wang Yun were old friends who always looked after him, so at this time the big clan in Luoyang had already hugged each other.

"The matter of raising food is very important, and our family does not have much food left in the city, so we need to send support from our hometown, so the deadline for handing in food may...be late!"

Xun Shuang's hometown is not far from Luoyang in Yingchuan, so his words obviously meant delaying.

Before Liu Yu asked how long it would take for the food to arrive, Wang Yun also sighed heavily.

"My hometown is in Taiyuan, Bingzhou. I heard that Cao Cao is leading troops to fight for territory there. The army is chaotic and the distance is far away. I'm afraid that the time for raising food on my side may be later!"

He said it would delay, but Wang Yun, like Xun Shuang, had no intention of returning Fang Jing at all.

Liu Yu knew that the two of them were testing him again, so he could only secretly call them old foxes in his heart.

In fact, since entering Situ Mansion, Wang Yun and the three of them have not stopped tempting Liu Yu. The dancers sent them off before, and this time it was time to raise food.

Because Wang Yun and the others intend to recruit Liu Yu into the royalist faction, they not only want to test his loyalty, but also test his character.

But no matter what they want to test, Liu Yu is worried about raising food, because raising food is also related to whether Huang Fusong can be rescued successfully.

"Above the main hall, the two lords have guaranteed the time limit. If it is late, it will be difficult for the Grand Master to explain! Moreover, all the lords have joined me as a guarantee for General Huangfu. If the bandits cannot be eliminated on time, we will Everyone has to be implicated!"

Liu Yu deliberately moved Dong Zhuo out, which made the three of them cautious after hearing this.

At this time, Wang Yun asked in a suspicious tone: "Why did King Zhongshan work so hard to raise military rations? Does he still want to go to Dong Zhuo to ask for credit?"

Liu Yu replied with a smile: "Master Situ misunderstood, I am anxious to raise food not to claim credit, but to get through the food road from Chang'an City to the capital as soon as possible, only in this way can the people outside the imperial city live comfortably day!"

Being tempted back and forth by the three old foxes made Liu Yu very upset. He really wanted to take the opportunity to insinuate about the luxurious life in Situ's mansion, but in order to gain the trust of the royalists quickly, he had to endure it.

Sure enough, after listening to Liu Yu's explanation, the vigilance of the three people relaxed a lot, but Wang Yun seemed not satisfied with Liu Yu's answer, so he hinted that Wei Wei Yang Biao, who had never spoken, would try again.

"The king of Zhongshan is dedicated to serving the people. I really admire it. But even if the food from Chang'an is successfully transported to Luoyang, the people still can't live a life of food and clothing!"

Liu Yu pretended not to understand, and asked, "What does Master Wei Wei mean by this?"

Yang Biao replied with a straight face: "Because even if the food is brought in, it will only be replenished to the various departments of the Xiliang Army. It is better to let the Baibo thief completely block the food road, or take the opportunity to greatly weaken it. The strength of the Xiliang Army!"

Liu Yu frowned slightly after hearing this. In order to weaken Dong Zhuo's power, the royalists did not hesitate to take all the people in Luoyang as funerals.

The Xiliang army is besieged on all sides. Although the coalition of princes and princes has disbanded, the counties and counties around Luoyang have declared autonomy one after another, and they will no longer offer any food and supplies to Luoyang.

If food from Chang'an cannot be brought in, the 10,000+ Xiliang army may mutiny sooner or later.

When the more than 20 Xiliang army was in chaos due to lack of food, not only Dong Zhuo was weakened, but the entire court would suffer.

The royalist adults are used to being pampered, they don't know that a disbanded army is much more terrifying than bandits and bandits.

It's just that Liu Yu came here to win the trust of the royalists so that he could find out information about the mysterious rich businessman, so he didn't want to be too lazy to refute Yang Biao's point of view.

Seeing Liu Yu put on a belated expression again, he said annoyedly: "I only wanted to solve the food price problem quickly, but I didn't expect that the lack of food would cause more damage to the Xiliang Army. I knew it would be so. I shouldn't have proposed the strategy of offering treasures in exchange for food in the hall."

"Why does King Zhongshan feel the need to weaken the Xiliang army?" Wang Yun narrowed his eyes and asked.

Liu Yu nodded without hesitation, and said, "That's natural! Dong Zhuo dared to support the cholera court plan. It was the Xiliang Army. As a royal family, how could I tolerate Dong Zhuo's constant manipulation of the emperor and the court?" That!"

After hearing this, Wang Yun reminded with a smile: "Zhongshan Wang Shenyan! If this word reaches the Taishi's ears, it will be a capital offense!"

"Dong Zhuo's cholera is well known in the imperial court, and the three lords have been dealing with him to temporarily protect the safety of the emperor. How could I, Liu Yu, not know? I believe the three lords will never betray me! I have done Dong Zhuo a great favor, I really regret it!"

After Liu Yu finished speaking, Wang Yun and the three of them all showed satisfied smiles. They thought that Liu Yu was indeed the one they could win over.

Seeing that Liu Yu was still regretting the offering of treasures in exchange for food, Xun Shuang stepped forward to comfort him.

"You don't need to be upset, King Zhongshan. Although you gave Dong Zhuo a plan to raise food, you also saved Huangfusong! I believe that with General Huangfu's ability to complete the order to suppress the bandits, he will definitely be able to secretly assist in destroying the food road. .”

If it was said that Yang Biao had intended to test before, then Xun Shuang had indirectly admitted at this moment that there was a connection between the royalist faction and the Baibo bandits.

"Ah! Could it be that the three adults are also connected to... Bai Bobing?"

"I can't talk about the connection, it's just a matter of making the best use of the situation, but it will definitely be a good thing for the court if we can recruit Baibo soldiers!"

Wang Yun didn't deny it. From this point of view, before Liu Yu proposed the strategy of offering treasures in exchange for food, Wang Yun suggested finding a mysterious rich businessman to buy military food.

But Wang Yun didn't want to see the army of bandits going out, so his proposal seemed more like a misleading one.

This shows that he is very sure that the court will pay the money, but he cannot get food and grass from the mysterious rich businessman.

Although it is not certain that the food disaster in Luoyang was caused by the royalists, there must be a close relationship between the two.

On the other hand, Wang Yun said such a confidential matter, obviously to test Liu Yu's attitude.

If Liu Yu didn't say anything, he would definitely be suspected of his determination to oppose Dong, and thus be marginalized by the royalists or even give up the recruitment directly.

"Lord Situ really has a far-reaching plan. Recruiting Baibo soldiers will not only strengthen the court, but also increase the bargaining chip against Dong Zhuo. It is a blessing from heaven to have a few important ministers to protect the court! If Liu Yu is useful in the future, please feel free to speak up." .”

Liu Yu took the initiative to express his intention to join him, which made Wang Yun and the three very happy.

"Haha, with King Zhongshan's help, our royalist faction will surely increase in strength, so lucky to drink this bowl!"

Xun Shuang personally filled Liu Yu's wine and put it in his hands. Liu Yu knew that after drinking this bowl of wine, he was considered a royalist.

So without hesitation, he drank it all in one gulp.

(End of this chapter)