Lu Bu's strongest strategy

Chapter 189 Langya County

Liu Xie looked at Lu Bu's leaving figure, his eyes almost bursting with anger, he punched the table and roared.

"hateful!"

Yang Biao hurriedly cupped his hands, "Your Majesty, please be patient!"

Liu Xie turned to look at Yang Biao fiercely, gritted his teeth and asked, "Taiwei Yang, how long do you want me to endure?"

Yang Biao said slowly, "Your Majesty, don't be impatient, he is better than Huainan Yuan Shu, so what, he was still defeated by the Xuzhou army.

Compared with Huainan, Lu Bu's strength is far behind. If my prediction is correct, I believe it will not be long before someone will lead troops to attack Lu Bu and take His Majesty back to Luoyang. "

Hearing these words, the anger in Liu Xie's heart burned down, and he sighed, "I have a lot of talents in the Han Dynasty, why hasn't anyone come to welcome Shengjia at this time?"

Yang Biao sighed, "It's just a pity for Liu Youzhou. If he is still there, he will definitely take His Majesty to Youzhou to revive the prestige of the great man."

Liu Xie nodded, and suddenly said, "Yang Taiwei, can you recruit some soldiers to guard the palace and replace Lu Fengxian's soldiers?"

"No!"

Yang Biao hurriedly waved his hand, "Your Majesty, if you want to recruit troops, you must have food and money. In addition, guarding the palace is a heavy responsibility. If you recruit people who are not good enough, it will be even worse to plot against Your Majesty."

Zhu Jun nodded, "Although Lu Fengxian is rebellious, his soldiers and horses can guarantee the safety of the palace just by asking about His Majesty's affairs. It's better to leave it like this for now, and it's not too late to change people when there is an opportunity in the future."

Liu Xie frowned, "Do you mean that if there is no food and money, no one will guard the palace?"

Speaking of this, Liu Xie suddenly became angry, "I am the Son of Heaven, and the whole world belongs to me. Letting them guard the palace is already a great gift. Could it be that they don't care about my safety without money and food?"

When Yang Biao heard these words, he did not dare to respond and could only frown and smile bitterly.

Liu Xie was even more annoyed when he saw that the two were silent, "Yang Taiwei, immediately issue an order and post a notice all over the city, saying that the palace is recruiting soldiers. I don't believe it. There are no people in this world who are loyal to the great man."

Yang Biao was taken aback, and hurriedly waved his hands, "Your Majesty, don't do that!"

Liu Xie snorted coldly, "Yang Taiwei, this is my will, just follow it."

Yang Biao wanted to persuade him again, but Zhu Jun pulled him back, and the two of them resigned from the palace.

"Private Zhu, why don't you let me persuade Your Majesty again?"

Zhu Jun shook his head, "Yang Taiwei, His Majesty is on fire, it's useless to talk about it, but it seems that he is troubled, which is even worse!"

Yang Biao stamped his foot, "But if we don't persuade them, where can we recruit soldiers?"

Zhu Jun waved his hand, "If we just say we can't recruit then, it will be solved!"

"This?"

Yang Biao looked at Zhu Jun in surprise, "But, is this a crime of deceiving the emperor?"

Hearing this, Zhu Jun suddenly sighed, "Taiwei Yang, at this moment, deceiving the emperor is also for the benefit of His Majesty!"

Lu Bu and Lu Bu walked out of the palace, looked at each other and laughed.

Pang Tong said with some emotion, "No one in the world would have thought that it would be so easy to appoint a prime minister."

Lu Bu waved his hand and said, "Shiyuan, there is no need to sigh. Let's get ready quickly. We will leave back to Yanzhou early tomorrow morning."

Early the next morning, Lu Bu left Zhang Liao behind and led his army to Yanzhou.

……

Kaiyang.

Zang Ba was sitting in the main seat. Although he didn't speak, his eyes showed a calmness.

In the past, he was also a brave young man. When his father was imprisoned, he immediately led a dozen of his family members, rescued his father with a knife, and killed the prefect.

At that time, there were hundreds of soldiers watching, but because of his bravery, no one dared to step forward to stop him.

That year, he was only 18 years old!
Ever since he followed Xuzhou Mu Taoqian to defeat the remnants of the Yellow Turban Army, and was named the captain of cavalry, he gradually became calm.

But only he himself knows that under the cover of calm, there is still a throbbing ambition.

The reason why he stationed troops in Kaiyang was because he was too familiar with this place, and he had been paying attention to one person all the time, and that was Xiao Jian, the Prime Minister of Langya County.

He's waiting for an opportunity to take that position.

Yanzhou has been occupied by Lu Bu, Xuzhou, Cao Mengde and Liu Xuande fought fiercely, and no one cared about the position of Langya County.

Now is a good time!
Just when Zang Ba was thinking hard about how to seize Langya County, hurried footsteps came from outside the door, and soon, the muscular Sun Guan ran in from the door.

"General Zang, I'm overjoyed, the court has come, and they say they want to appoint an official."

"Court?"

Zang Ba was taken aback, and stood up suddenly, "Is it really from the court?"

Sun Guan nodded, "General Zang, it's true, go out and meet him!"

Zang Ba frowned slightly and walked out of the room.

When the two came to the front hall, they saw an ugly man sitting in the hall. When they saw Zang Ba, they hurriedly stood up and said with cupped hands.

"Under Pang Tong, I met General Zang."

Zang Ba nodded, and sat down in front of the main seat.

"I don't know why Mr. Pang came here?"

Pang Tong took out a decree and said loudly, "General Zang, Your Majesty has a decree."

Hearing these words, Zang Ba hurriedly stood up, cupped his hands and said, "The last general is here."

"...General Zang has made great contributions in quelling the rebellion of the Yellow Turban Army, and he has been granted the title of Zhonglang General..."

Sun Guan on the side was overjoyed, "General Zang, congratulations, you really became a general this time."

Zang Ba used to be a captain of cavalry, and everyone called him a general, just to show respect, but at his level, he couldn't be called a general.

Although General Zhonglang is the last of the generals, he can legitimately be called a general. That's why Sun Guan is so happy.

Zang Ba hastily cupped his hands, "Thank you, Your Majesty."

Pang Tong nodded, "In addition, Your Majesty knows that there are many refugees in Langya County, which have seriously affected the lives of the people. Therefore, I have specially ordered you to come here to appease these refugees. I hope General Zang can cooperate."

Sun Guan was overjoyed immediately, "It's really great, seeing those refugees every day makes my head hurt."

Zang Ba nodded, "Mr. Pang, since it is His Majesty's will, the general will naturally follow it."

Pang Tong looked at the smiling Sun Guan, his eyes flashed with jealousy, his heart suddenly moved, and he said with a smile, "General Zang, Your Majesty knows that General Sun and others have made great contributions to suppressing the rebellion of the Yellow Turban Army. But His Majesty doesn't know which of the generals has done more, so please Zang Ba think it over, and then report it to the court, and there will be rewards at that time."

Uh!
Sun Guan was taken aback for a moment, then overjoyed, and asked with a smile, "Mr. Pang, is it true? Your Majesty really said so?"

Pang Tong smiled slightly, "General Sun, you are not joking, how can there be lies!"

Hearing this, Sun Guan hurriedly turned his head to look at Zang Ba, "General Zang, what do you think?"

Zang Ba waved his hand, "Mr. Pang, you have worked hard from afar, please go and take a rest first, and I will clean up the dust for you in the evening."

Knowing that they had something to say, Pang Tong stood up and cupped his hands, "In that case, I will take my leave."

Zang Ba waited until Pang Tong left, then waved his hand, "General Sun, please go and invite all the generals to come and have a discussion."

Not long after, Wu Dun and Yin Li walked in from the door.

In addition to the four members of the Taishan Army, there is also Chang Xi, but Chang Xi is cunning and ambitious, and led the army to the East China Sea alone, so there are only four people left in Kaiyang.

Sun Guan is straightforward and can't hide anything in his heart. Seeing the two people coming, he immediately smiled and said, "General Wu, General Yin, Your Majesty sent someone here just now, and you want to give us a reward?"

When Wu Dun and the others heard this, their eyes lit up immediately, and they hurriedly asked, "Is it true?"

Sun Guan recounted what happened just now, "Mr. Pang also said to ask General Zang to draw up the merits for us, and then report it to us and give us official posts."

Upon hearing this, Wu and Dun's eyes lit up, and they hurriedly raised their hands to Zang Ba and said, "General Zang, is this true?"

Zang Ba nodded, "That's right, I brought you here this time to discuss how to draw up credits?"

Sun Guan said with a smile, "General Zang, of course who has made the most contributions and who has the most officials, are you right?"

Yin Li was very scheming and nodded, "This matter is all under the orders of General Zang."

Wu Dun also reacted and hurriedly handed over his hand, "General Zang, you have the final say, how should the credit be divided?"

Zang Ba nodded, "When the Yellow Turban Army rebelled, the three generals fought bravely, regardless of each other, so this general decided to share the credit equally. What do you think?"

In his opinion, sharing all the credit equally is of course the fairest way.

However, this is like a piece of cake, no matter how it is distributed, there will always be people who are dissatisfied.

Just like a battle, no matter how it is fought, some people will make greater contributions, while some people will make less credit.

People who have made great contributions will feel that they have received less rewards, while those who have made less contributions will feel that others have received more rewards. In short, there will always be people who are dissatisfied.

……

After discussing Zang Ba's affairs, Pang Tong was immediately called for.

Zang Ba watched Pang Tong walk in, frowned slightly, and couldn't understand how the court could find such an ugly person to come here to reward him with an official position.

It seems that this person will not be reused in the imperial court, and these running things are all done by them.

Pang Tong was thoughtful, and when he saw Zang Ba frowning slightly, he knew what was going on in his heart, and he was immediately a little unhappy, but there was no change on his face.

"Mr. Pang, this general has already written the credits of several generals in the letter."

After speaking, Zang Ba handed a letter to Pang Tong.

Pang Tong took the letter, put it away carefully, and then cupped his hands and said, "General Zang, now that this matter is over, I want to take a look around with my entourage, how many refugees have gathered in Langya County, and how to solve it?"

Speaking of this, Pang Tong handed over his hand again, "I'm just walking around casually. I'm afraid that General Zang's subordinates will be dissatisfied, so can I ask General Zang to send someone to lead the way? Can you agree?"

Zang Ba nodded, "It's all a trivial matter, the general sent someone?"

Before he finished speaking, Yin Li suddenly stepped forward and cupped his hands and said, "General Zang, the general has nothing to do, why don't you let the general take Mr. Pang around, what do you think?"

Hearing this, Zang Ba frowned slightly, then nodded, "General Yin, this is fine."

After everyone left the room, Pang Tong cupped his hands at Yin Li, and said with a smile, "General Yin, the refugee matter is just a trivial matter, how can I bother you, how about sending a soldier to lead the way?"

Yin Li waved his hand, "Mr. Pang, needless to say, whenever you want to leave, I will accompany you at any time."

Pang Tong thought for a while, "Tomorrow morning, I wonder if General Yin has time?"

Yin Li nodded, "Then I'll look for you down there early tomorrow morning."

Early the next morning, Yin Li came as promised and took Pang Tong around outside Kaiyang City, looking for refugees.

……

As soon as Lu Bu returned to Puyang, Xu Si hurried over when he heard the news.

Lu Bu looked at Xu Si's excited face, and asked with a smile, "De Xian, did something good happen?"

Xu Si nodded hastily, reached out and took out a booklet, carefully placed it on the table, and tried to suppress the trembling tone, "Marquis Wen, please read it?"

When Lu Bu saw the booklet, his eyes lit up, he stretched out his hand to pick it up slowly, looked carefully, and then turned his head to look at Xu Bang.

"Dexian, is this the paper we made?"

Xu Si couldn't help laughing when he heard this, "Wenhou, you guessed it right, this is the paper we made."

At this point, Xu Bang went against his usual caution, walked forward, pointed at the booklet, and said with a smile, "Marquis Wen, open it and take a look."

Lu Bu opened the booklet, only to find that it was full of words.

Xu Si said with a smile on the words on it, "Wen Hou, look at these few pictures, they are written in thick ink, and they won't seep through. It's really a good thing."

Hearing these words, Lu Bu finally came to his senses, and hurriedly checked the back of the paper. Sure enough, there was no trace of the ink written on the front.

Lu Bu nodded in satisfaction, "Dexian, it's really a good thing. By the way, what's the cost?"

Xu Si smiled and said, "Marquis Wen, these papers are all made of bamboo, and a batch of those bamboos can be produced every year. It can be said that the production cost is very low."

Speaking of this, Xu Si pointed to the pamphlet in Lu Bu's hand and said with a smile, "I dare not say that everyone can afford the pamphlet that Marquis Wen is holding, but the price is much cheaper. As long as it is for ordinary people, Save a little and you can afford these brochures."

Lu Bu nodded, "Very well, this matter has been done very well. If it can be mass-produced, it will be produced immediately."

Now, Lu Bu is short of money, and now is the final sprint. As long as he survives the harvest, he will no longer have any worries.

Therefore, he wished he could exchange all his things for money to help him overcome this difficulty.

Xu Si gritted his teeth, and suddenly asked, "Marquis Wen, I have something to say, should I say it or not?"

Lu Bu was stunned for a moment, and asked tentatively, "De Xian, is there something wrong?"

Xu Si said slowly, "Wenhou, these papers are of high quality. If we set a high price, I believe many people will come to buy them, and our profits will be greater, so I think it is possible to set a high price. set high?"

(End of this chapter)