The portable magic tower of the Three Kingdoms

At another time, in order to protect his family, Zhao Yun might have to temporarily follow the thief.Now, relying on the supplies that Liu Tao entrusted someone to send earlier, he personally organizes a good family in the village to fight against Chu Yan.And in the sparring, defeat it.

In the end, Chu Yan failed to recruit him into the group, but he also recruited hundreds of thousands of people in the village. After all, many children from poor families were willing to fight with him.It's just that there is no compromise from the wealthy households, and there may be a shortage of military rations and supplies.

This part of the content, in fact, is just a little mention, mainly to say that there is this matter, and then thank Liu Tao for his support.

It can be seen that he still had some lingering fears at the time, and almost had to follow the thief.Later, he was lucky enough to beat the opponent back. After thinking about it, if it wasn't for Liu Tao's support, there would be problems.

The feeling of gratitude was clearly on the paper, which made Liu Tao very satisfied. The more grateful Zhao Yun was, the more likely he was to be recruited.

It can only be seen from this letter that although Chu Yan has added a lot of manpower, there is a shortage of supplies.Therefore, it is not difficult to understand the idea of ​​​​making food and grass for the court.

According to the letter, this happened more than ten days ago, which means that Chu Yan's troops may have reached a limit. Maybe the next time they transport food, it will be when they launch an attack. Last time, it can only be regarded as One step at a time.

"Just relying on robbers who are not counted as thousands of regular troops, you can rob a food transportation team with nearly a thousand guards?" Liu Tao felt a little unreliable. Could it be that Chu Yan jumped the wall in a hurry?

Don't say a few thousand, Zhao Yun resisted for a while on Zhending's side, and it would be good to have three thousand people.Moreover, among them, the brains are still hot, and the youngsters who put themselves under his command may not be able to win the championship.

"No, no, since he was able to leave a strong mark at the end of the Han Dynasty, it means that if he makes a move, he will definitely not rely on his brains. So if he doesn't make a move, just let it go. If he makes a move, he will definitely hit the vital point." Liu Tao felt that Zhang Yan should not be underestimated.

It must not be easy to be able to start an incident in 185, surrender to Cao Cao in 205, and become a general of Pingbei.

The key is not to let him be annihilated early, otherwise the excuse for going to the party will be gone?

Fortunately, Zhang Yan formed bandits two years earlier to harass Hanoi, Shangdang and Wei Commanderies. He used the excuse of seeking bandits to serve as the local county magistrate of Shangdang. It should not be a big problem to add a military post.

"It's just this battle, it's a headache..." Liu Tao shook his head and put the letter aside.

Chapter 129 Prepare to bribe

"Marquis, didn't you say you won't fight?" When Zhang Fei assembled the cavalry, he was inevitably asked by the officers below.

"Before my brother left, I only said that there might be no need to fight. Now Bei Zhonglang will send us to guard and transport food, and the military order is like a mountain, so of course we will go to fight." Zhang Fei replied casually.

He didn't mean to blame, he could hear that the people below were just puzzled, but they didn't mean to want to fight.

The ones who are really war-weary are actually the auxiliary soldiers. After all, after experiencing the battle of Quyang, they still have lingering fears.It takes a period of time to adjust, and after adjusting the mentality, you can directly become an elite.

As for the soldiers, they are used to the battlefield, especially once they have entered a state of 'high morale'.So war weariness or something has nothing to do with them.

"And..." Zhang Fei looked at the several village chiefs around him, "This time I'm just going to meet up with the grain transportation team and help them escort the grain and grass. The main duty is to protect, and there may be bandits and robbers. Not much of a threat."

"Indeed, what about bandits and robbers..." A general immediately echoed, "Could it be that Zhang Bao's elite is still powerful?"

"The key brother...Liu Sima will also set off with us..." Zhang Fei added immediately.

When the generals heard this, they were completely relieved.The reason why he was almost defeated by Zhang Bao at the beginning was because Liu Tao was not in the army.Later, when he came back, he immediately reversed the situation. It can be seen that whether Liu Tao is in the army or not, combat power is completely two concepts.

The point is, if he is around, no matter how badly injured, even if he still has a breath, he can save his life. After a day, he can even jump up and down and fully recover.

"Take it as a distraction, but don't let me be sloppy if you should be on guard!" Zhang Fei immediately reminded.

"Here!" Everyone responded one after another, and then went back to gather troops.

For this expedition, the main [-] cavalry troops must be brought along. In addition, the bow and crossbow troops should also be brought along. It must be said that there are fifty personal guards under Liu Tao's command, and neither the pikemen nor the sword and shield soldiers are brought.

"Brother, can I..." Guan Yu also wanted to follow, so he found Liu Tao.

"Yun Chang, there is another purpose for keeping you and Liu Ge here." Liu Tao looked at Guan Yu, "After we leave, although there is still a mentor here to take care of us, the food and grass on our side may attract some people. coveted by people."

Having said that, his face has become very serious: "Our stuff, no matter who it is, as long as I don't agree, whoever dares to come over, just type it out to me."

Other things are okay, the key is the two cars of wine.It is said that drinking is not allowed in the army, so he did not recommend it to Lu Zhi.But whether other officers can maintain this integrity, Liu Tao does not guarantee.

In particular, Lu Yan introduced the officers here, and there was one person he cared about very much.That was Chunyu Qiong who was drunk and made mistakes in the Battle of Guandu, which caused Cao Cao to successfully attack Wuchao.

Liu Tao really didn't expect that Chun Yuqiong, one of the eight schools in Xiyuan, would actually serve as a school lieutenant under Lu Zhi's command.Knowing this, he had to worry whether this guy would miss his little drink.

"Here!" Guan Yu didn't expect that his responsibility was so great, and he nodded immediately upon hearing this.

"Speaking of which, brother seems to have said that these two carts of wine are intended to be used as tribute to the imperial court?" Lu Yan vaguely remembered that Liu Tao mentioned it before, "After the war we went to Luoyang with the army, and then we found a relationship to send it to the court." superior?"

If this is the case, then these two carts of wine will have to be carried for a while.The key is to pay tribute, and it is up to Zhang to establish a good relationship to pay tribute. There is no need to bring it with the army, right?

"I have my own plan, I asked you to prepare a thousand guan, are you prepared?" Liu Tao asked, Zuo Feng should come after a while.

"There is 25 catties (Chinese catties) for a guan, how light is a thousand guan?" Lu Yan explained, "For the convenience of carrying, I replaced it with gold cakes, so that only a hundred gold cakes are needed, which is nothing more than a hundred catties. The box is packed."

Liu Tao nodded when he heard the words, 25 Han Jin, about 6.51 kg in later generations, more than six and a half tons for a thousand guan.Each piece of gold cake is worth 10 guan and weighs 1 Han Jin. 100 pieces are 100 Han Jin, which is equivalent to 50 Shi Jin.

I have read the records before. The purity of gold in the Western Han Dynasty was between 97% and 99%. The density of gold was 19.32g/cm3. Calculated according to 50 Jin of gold, it was about 1.23 cubic decimeters. It is really a small box. can fit in.

The key is not conspicuous, at least it is more convenient than the five baht money that needs several big boxes to fit in.

"You already guessed what my plan is?" Liu Tao asked with a smile.

"You need to prepare the wine, and at the same time, you need to prepare a thousand coins. There are only those kinds of uses. It's just brother, not to mention whether it's good or bad. If it spreads, I'm afraid that the reputation of brother among the gentry will probably be worse." Affected by it." Lu Yan felt that it was better to be reminded.

"I'm a clan member of the Han family..." Liu Tao pointed to himself, "Even if I become an official, I can't be regarded as a pure gentry. Even if I get close to His Majesty, it's a matter of course."

The problem is that he can't get in touch with Emperor Han, at least with his current status, it is estimated that it is difficult to get in touch with Emperor Han.Therefore, it is also reasonable to contact the ten permanent attendants and let them pass it on for them.

Identity determines that there are some things that others cannot do, but he can.What other people need to worry about, he doesn't need to worry so much. The key is to see what benefits he can bring to himself.

"Take a step back, so far I have predicted, right?" Liu Tao asked in a low voice.

"Of course, everything is as my brother said." Lu Yan is still very convinced of this, and many things can no longer be explained by calculation or logic.

"In at most five years, the world will be in turmoil. At that time, the heroes will segregate and compete for the world. The so-called reputation is far from the actual benefits. We can't compare with the Yuan family of four generations and three princes, nor can we compare with other powerful Han families. Clan. For future consideration, I don't want to let go of any benefits I can reap at this stage." Liu Tao said, his hands already clenched.

"If brother thinks this way, then I have nothing to say." Lu Yan nodded. Hearing that the big man is going to be in chaos and enter the separatist regime, although it is not the first time he has heard of it, he is still in a bad mood.

"Besides..." Liu Tao thought for a while, "Is Shi Changshi really a traitor?"

"Brother, what do you say?" Lu Yan felt that Liu Tao's words impacted his three views.

"As far as I know, the eunuchs began to run rampant after the third year of Guanghe (AD 180) before they gradually took control of power." Liu Tao recalled, "In the second year of Guanghe, Cao Jie and Wang Fu, who had just become popular, were Almost gave Yang Qiu a pot, and then gradually recovered his vitality in the fourth year of Guanghe, forming the so-called ten permanent servants now..."

After a pause, he continued: "Since His Majesty's succession to the present, when all things are connected, the rise of the ten permanent servants, and becoming a 'eunuch' who is criticized by scholars, is far from as simple as you have heard!"

"Hey?" Lu Yan heard this point of view for the first time. After all, he heard from his father how greedy the ten permanent servants are. Both civil and military positions are occupied.

Moreover, these people expropriate and extort money, causing disasters for the local people, and making the local people's lives difficult.Yesterday he also said in private that if it weren't for the ten permanent servants, the Yellow Turban bandits might make a mess, and the scale would not be so large.

But at his brother's place, he heard a completely different point of view, which made him a little confused.

"Another angle..." Liu Tao felt that if he wanted to increase his impact, he had to explain it from another angle, "The Yuan family in Runan, four generations and three lords, had students and old officials all over the big man, including civil and military officials. Why did the Yuan Clan allow so many Disciple Gujiu is an official in various places, but no one talks about him. Instead, Shi Changshi recommends disciple Gujiu to go to the local area, will he be criticized?"

"Because...the people you recommend are extorted by the local government?" When Lu Yan said this, he was not very confident.Thinking about it carefully, it seems to be the case, Yuan Clan can do it, why is there something wrong with Shi Changshi.