Mixed in the Three Kingdoms as a strategist

As long as there are other people present, no matter how far or close they are, Yan Qing will definitely give Lv Bu a lot of face, and will definitely not allow even the slightest sign of 'disharmony between the master and minister' to appear, causing Xiao Xiao to be eager to move.

And Lu Bu, as a veteran of marching and fighting, is most particular about adapting to the situation, so after he figured this out, he quickly changed his strategy: before Yan Qing's anger subsides, do less straightforward indulgence. .

After hearing Yan Qing's invitation, Lu Bu's Adam's apple rolled down slightly, and he refused the approached steps without hesitation, and wrote lightly: "Bu still has something to do, I will talk to the two gentlemen later."

Then he walked away with his head held high.

Seeing that he was not lying, but had really left, Yan Qing was immediately incredulous.

...Could it be playing hard to get?

Otherwise, could it be that Lu Bu made a special trip here just to secretly listen to a corner where he could participate openly at any time?

It wasn't that Yan Qing was narcissistic, but that he knew very well that Lu Bu's personality traits of being useless and obsessed with face, suddenly became so reserved. Either there was a deeper conspiracy, or the sun came out from the west.

It's a pity that after a wave of unrest, Yan Qing soon had no time to study Lu Bu's mysterious thoughts: the one who came back first was neither Lu Bu who pretended to have business to do, nor was it slow to get a sand table. Guo Jia, who was slow, was a few urgent letters from Feige sent by Xu Cheng Jiaxu a few days ago, and Yuan Shao's envoy from Yecheng.

"Where did Yuan Benchu ​​come from?" When Yan Qing opened the letter, he asked the envoy Yuan Jun who was waiting outside without raising his head: "Do you know the envoy's name?"

The attendant replied: "It's the second son of the Yuan family, Yuan Xianyi too."

It was Yuan Xi.

When this name was mentioned, the first thing Yan Qing thought of was not that he was just a middle-aged, awkward, and unfavorable second child; it wasn't that he was the only one among the three brothers who understood. To participate in the struggle between the elder brother and the younger brother, but to try to keep the Yuan family united and united to the outside world; it was not that he was defeated and fled to Liaodong, and was beheaded by Gongsun Kang with his younger brother Yuan Shang to show his favor to Cao Cao. It is the first husband of Zhen Mi, who "walks gently on the waves, and dusts the socks", who fascinated Cao Cao's two powerful sons and a peerless beauty.

Sure enough, it was very unlucky, this kind of errand with unknown fortune and misfortune was sent by his father who favored the youngest son.

Yan Qing didn't feel bad for him, so naturally he wouldn't make things difficult for him, he just raised his eyebrows: "Since he came from a long way, is there any reason not to see him? It's just that Qing is busy with urgent matters, so I can only ask him to wait for a while until night You Qing must prepare a banquet in a thoughtful and dignified manner."

Follow the answer and go.

When Guo Jia lifted the curtain to enter the account, Yan Qing had just finished interpreting the message on the cloth, and before Guo Jia could ask any questions, he rubbed the center of his eyebrows irritably, and sighed: "Feng Xiao, send someone to ask the Lord to come over too. stop."

Jia Xu, who guarded Yuzhou, sent several urgent letters in a row, just to clarify his own views and ask them for advice. This honor is only the little emperor Liu Xie who did not stop for a moment in Chang'an and pretended to be very smart. .

After Lu Bu also arrived, Yan Qing started with a sneer: "At the beginning, the food confiscated from Meiwu was a huge amount of 300 million hu. , leaving 30 hu to General Huangfu. And in today’s important place in the capital, to put it bluntly, there are only 30 imperial guards who need to be supported by the imperial court, plus servants at home for civil and military officials, and so many concubines and palace servants. It is absolutely impossible to break five thousand, with that [-] dendrobium, even if the arable land in the suburbs of Beijing has no crops, it will be enough to last for three to five years."

He took a deep breath and continued: "It turned out that it was less than two years ago, and His Majesty was ashamed to say that the food and grass were in a hurry, and even the lion opened his mouth, asking the Lord to send him 100 million dendrobium 'first'. When there is a severe drought next year, the people will not be able to live without food. There is a price but no market, so what should he do?"

In history, when Yuan Shu asked Lu Bu to help him and asked him to attack Liu Bei with him, the food he promised was only [-] hu.

After reading the content of the imperial edict copied by Jia Xu once, whether it was the shameless request, the domineering tone, or the phrasing of the gun... Yanqing inevitably recalled the despicable record of crossing the river and demolishing the bridge last time. It was rare to be really angry, and without paying attention, he told me about the drought that he had been worrying about next year.

Lu Bu didn't even blink, remaining as calm as before, while Guo Jia glanced at him thoughtfully.

Yan Qing was still angry: Although he knew that Liu Xie was ungrateful, and he had not suffered enough in Dong Zhuo's hands. After he was led to a corner by history, he was even more annoying.

Not to mention his mediocre aptitude, even if he is a genius, there is no possibility of turning the situation around when the princes rebel against their ministers and the general situation is over.

Liu Xie neither has the fate of Fu Chai nor Gou Jian's self-indulgence, but he has brought the self-importance of the second-year boy to the extreme. It has only been a year and a half since he was rescued, and he has completely become Lu Bu's rescuer. After listening to Zhang Xiu's persuasion, he believed that Lu Bu was in a high position, so he should feel the grace of the saints and consciously pay tribute.

He smiled slightly, but there were dark eyes in his eyes. He endured and endured, thinking that there was no outsider in the tent, he finally couldn't hold back and threw the cloth strip on the table, spitting out vicious words: "Let his mother go!" Fuck! I want to learn from his ancestors, say one thing and say the same, and don’t urinate first to take care of yourself! But raising a group of things that are not diligent, lazy and lazy, one person can eat dozens of dendrobium a day? I’m afraid I heard Zhang Xiu’s words with ulterior motives I don’t know who has the final say now!”

Lu Bu didn't say a word, approached quickly with a straight face, reached out to pat Yan Qing's heaving body: "Don't be angry, don't be angry."

Guo Jia was also aroused to be playful, and served tea and water exaggeratedly: "Quiet your anger, calm your anger."

Yan Qing: "..."

While the other two were calmly persuading him to calm down his anger, and at the same time watching his tantrum with relish like watching a good show, no matter how strong Yan Qing's psychological quality was, it was impossible for him to be angry alone in this situation— — Not to mention that while Lu Bu was patting him on the back, he seemed to slip down unintentionally, and under the cover of the low table, he took the opportunity to touch his waist and hips a few times.

Yan Qing didn't expect this person to be so bold, he pretended to be serious before, and after letting him relax his vigilance, he played tricks regardless of the occasion, and because of Guo Jia's presence, he had no choice but to turn back the evil man quietly. Back of hand.

It's a pity that Lu Bu was born with rough skin and thick flesh, and it didn't hurt or itch when he grabbed that small piece of flesh.

Yan Qing failed to punish him, so he quickly copied two copies of the deciphered content angrily, and threw the pen vigorously: "Take it and see for yourself."

Both Lu Bu and Guo Jia took it over and read it at a glance.In the end, the corner of Lu Bu's mouth twitched: "It's just a trivial matter, how can Chong Guang be so angry?"

Guo Jia also exhaled, and said with a smile: "Chongguang doesn't know anything, but Jia has some clues about the whereabouts of the 300 million dendrobium."

Yan Qing frowned: "Oh?"

Guo Jia shook his fan and said: "At the beginning of the year Chang'an was snowy and windy and cold, so Zhang Xiu advised His Majesty that it was Lu Fengxian, the hussar general, who relieved the people's difficulties that day. His majesty is known to be sympathetic to the sufferings of all living beings, and the person who truly cares about Li Shu is His Majesty? Why not..."

Yan Qing said indifferently: "So that's the case. But even if the disaster relief went, and the people in the capital wanted to eat up the 300 million Dendrobium before the spring reappeared in March, it would be difficult to do it, so what is left? In order to promote benevolence, Your Majesty, after hearing Zhang Xiu's words, I am afraid that Ma Teng's daughter's pillow wind will also be added, and you need to send some warmth to the Xiliang soldiers who are still suffering from hunger?"

Guo Jia waved his fan leisurely: "It's called Chong Guang's words."

Yan Qing chuckled: "Your Majesty is so innocent and cute, it's really a blessing for my subjects."

Generosity is generosity, but it is a pity that it is the generosity of others. Being exaggerated, he ruined his family's fortune. It is true that he did not earn it by himself. machine.

Yan Qing had no opinion on giving him porridge for disaster relief and winning the hearts of the people. He could give it to Ma Teng and Han Sui, who had made no contribution at all except sending protons to Beijing. He would rather feed more Some good dogs.

Lu Bu looked at Yan Qing: "How much?"

Yan Qing sneered, and said coolly: "If you ask for food or not, there will be a lot of scolding."

Guo Jia coughed lightly, and persuaded, "Now is not the time to turn around."

Yan Qing said lazily: "What's wrong with you? It's all about crying poor, who wouldn't? Don't worry, look at the tone of the imperial edict, the grain depot has not bottomed out yet, if you don't starve him, you won't be able to hate him. In another month or two Yue, it's really urgent, and it won't be too late to send some more."

"As Han officials, we are honored by Your Majesty. We are lucky enough to be in a high position. We are trembling, thinking hard all day long to serve the country and the people, and hope to understand the sacred heart. Now Cao Cao in Yanzhou is acting recklessly for his own selfish desires and harming the people. No one can stop his cavalry Sharpness, but we voluntarily raised troops to denounce it, in order to revive the glory of the Han Dynasty. The lord did not show any merit to His Majesty in this way. It was nothing more than loyalty to the Lord, and it was the duty of the ministers to kill evil and eliminate evil. It was just a soldier fighting to the death. , it is for the sake of the country, and it needs to be properly compensated so as not to embarrass His Majesty."

At any rate, he is His Majesty's golden words, the governor of Yangzhou personally bestowed upon him, and he is no longer the unknown pawn who was not even qualified to enter the palace. It's not just such a small amount of stock, it can also make the face-conscious little emperor find no excuse to talk, so he has to stop doing this ridiculous charity like a meat bun beating a dog.

They still need Liu Xie for the time being, and they can't tear face with the imperial court that exists in name only. Liu Xie, who is a community of interests, also has to honestly hold on to that thread instead of asking for it insatiably.

The princes did not dare to attack the little emperor who was alone because they were afraid that Lu Bu, who would attract powerful soldiers, would send troops to retaliate.

"It's just that the soldiers are blunt, and the battle is invincible. It seems that when the strength is exhausted, even though you can't bear to bother your majesty with trivial matters and ask for food and grass, we have to bear the tens of thousands of soldiers. We are already gritting our teeth and struggling. His Majesty has food."

Guo Jia nodded, and pointed out: "It's just Chongguang's actions. Although His Majesty may show a little understanding, Zhang Xiu will definitely not let it go."

Whether it is Yuzhou, which was riddled with holes at the beginning, or Yangzhou, which is sparsely populated, in terms of geographical location and population advantages, neither can compare with Yanzhou won this time.It is not only due to Cao Cao's good governance, this place is already densely populated, and it is also a battle for military strategists, so it is naturally coveted by others.

After Lu Bu has successfully controlled the three states, he will be able to advance and retreat freely, with ease: he can covet Yuan Shao in the north, Gongsun Zan in the east, Tao Qian in the south, and tens of thousands of soldiers under his command. Zai, want to aspire to the Central Plains, but just around the corner.

The disadvantage is that the treasure has already been born. From this moment on, Lu Bu will no longer be able to follow the low-key route of making a fortune in silence.