After putting on his clothes and opening the door, Gao Fei saw Zhao Yun standing outside the door.
"Sir, are you awake?" When Zhao Yun saw Gao Fei, he looked very humble and bowed.
Gao Fei was startled for a moment, and then he saw the bags under Zhao Yun's eyes were a little dark, and his eyes were bloodshot, so he asked: "Zilong, you...you stayed outside my door all night?"
Zhao Yundao: "Serving your Excellency, this is what you should do."
"Where are the other soldiers? You, a dignified captain of the soldiers, actually come on duty in person. Those soldiers are too shameful!" Gao Fei said slightly angrily.
Zhao Yun smiled and said: "My lord, I don't blame those people. It was my subordinates who came to keep vigil for your lord. Everyone was so happy last night that many people got drunk. The soldiers guarding the city gate were also drunk.
, my subordinates were afraid of any accidents, so they asked them to go on duty for the soldiers guarding the city. Your Excellency, your subordinates are here to personally guard you."
"Zilong is loyal and courageous. He is really a rare talent. Zilong, now that it's dawn, everyone else must have woken up. You should go and have a rest. Take a good rest and recuperate your spirit!"
"No! That subordinate resigns!"
Gao Fei looked at Zhao Yun's leaving figure, still filled with joy in his heart. He didn't expect that Zhao Yun would be so conscientious as soon as he came to seek refuge. He said to himself: "Zhao Yun is such a dedicated and good employee. If he is my subordinate in the future,
It would be great if people could be as dedicated as him."
When he came to the county government hall, he saw some soldiers cleaning up the mess left from last night's celebration banquet. Thinking about the banquet, it must have cost a lot in this age of lack of food and clothing. He strode towards
Walking to the door, before stepping out of the threshold, Lu Heng, Liao Hua, Pei Yuanshao, and Bian Xi walked over happily, and immediately asked: "What makes you so happy?"
Lu Heng, Liao Hua, Pei Yuanshao, and Bian Xi saw Gao Fei and said in unison: "I will see you, sir!"
Gao Fei said: "No need to be polite, you came just in time, I was just going to find you. Because it was getting late last night and there was a celebration party, I couldn't find a chance to ask about the specific situation in the city. You guys
Come in with me, everyone!"
Lu Heng and others said in unison: "No!"
Everyone came to the hall together. Gao Fei sat at the top, pressed his hands down, and said: "Everyone, sit down, there are no outsiders here, we are all brothers!"
Liao Hua, Pei Yuanshao and Bian Xi were all grateful when Gao Fei called them brothers, so they sat down with Lu Heng respectively and said in unison: "Thank you, sir!"
Gao Fei said: "From now on, you are all my confidants. I am your master in front of outsiders. You don't have to be so polite in front of our own people."
"promise!"
"Lu Heng, were you taking stock of Quyang's treasury yesterday?" Gao Fei got back to business and asked straight to the point.
Lu Heng nodded and said: "Yes, sir, my subordinates did the counting with the help of Liao Hua."
Gao Fei asked: "How did the inventory go?"
Lu Hengdao: "We have already counted clearly. There are a total of 136,800 people in Xiaquyang City. In the treasury, there is nearly 200,000 dan of grain that the thief Zhang Bao has looted from everywhere.
The people in the city can eat it for a year. In addition, there are some gold and silver jewelry in the treasury. My subordinates made a rough calculation and found that there are about one thousand catties of gold and five hundred catties of silver. Other jewelry gestures are worth about five million yuan.
"
"Well, the harvest is quite rich, but these things must be carefully taken care of, especially the food. The food must be distributed from house to house and let them return to the land. After such a great revolution, the land outside the city was deserted everywhere.
If this continues, where can we get food? As for the gold and silver, use some to reward the soldiers who have made meritorious service in the battle, and keep the rest for now." Gao Fei said with satisfaction.
Lu Hengdao: "I understand!"
"Liao Hua, Pei Yuanshao, and Bian Xi, the three of you just stay in the army. From today on, the three of you are my military commanders. As long as you follow me, the benefits will naturally come to you. Not only can you be freed from
Carrying the reputation of being a traitor, I can still continue to make great achievements."
Liao Hua, Pei Yuanshao, and Bian Xi all replied in unison: "Thank you for your love, sir. We will follow you loyally until death."
Gao Fei said: "Well, from now on I will live up to you, and I hope you won't let me down! Okay, Pei Yuanshao, Bian Xi, you two go to Fei An and ask for three sets of official and military clothes, and change the clothes you are wearing.
, Liao Hua and Lu Heng stay, I have something to discuss with you."
"No! I'm resigning!" Pei Yuanshao and Bian Xi slowly exited the hall.
"Yuanjian, because of your help, I took down Quyang without any effort. I am very grateful to you. Now let you be a military prince under me and wait until I finish writing the victory report.
, after it is delivered to the court, there will be a reward from the court, and I will promote you again." Gao Fei walked to Liao Hua's side, patted him gently on the shoulder to show his great respect, and said slowly.
Liao Hua hurriedly stood up and said: "Thank you for your kindness, sir. Since I have taken refuge with you, and you regard me as your confidant, I have no regrets. No matter how big or small your official position is, it is not important to me."
, As long as I can let my subordinates follow you, I will be satisfied."
"Your words are enough. I will not treat any of my subordinates badly. I see that you are witty and your conversation is a bit good. You must have read a book before, right?" Gao Fei chuckled.
.
Liao Hua said: "I have read it. I am from Xiangyang. I studied for several years when I was young."
"Then you can write, right?"
"I know how to write, but my handwriting isn't very good. I'm afraid the adults will laugh if I write it out."
"It doesn't matter, as long as you can write." Gao Fei smiled, turned to Lu Hengdao, "Does the army have paper and pen?"
Lu Hengdao: "Yes, Sir, do you want to write a victory report?"
Gao Fei nodded. He saw that although Lu Heng could guess what he meant every time, he never exceeded his authority. Compared with Fei An, Lu Heng seemed calm and steady. This was also the quality between the two people.
The difference is that he prefers Lu Heng. Although Fei An is also a clever guy, sometimes he is too clever. This kind of person often makes mistakes at critical moments. Even so, he lacks sincerity among his subordinates.
For his people, he would make do with it. He had already vaccinated Fei An, so at least it wouldn't worry him anymore in the short term.
"My lord, please wait here for a moment. I'll be back as soon as I can!"
As soon as Lu Heng finished speaking, he ran out. When he came back again, he had pens, inks, paper and inkstones in his hands. He walked straight to a table in the hall, put pens, inks, paper and inkstones on the table, and rolled up the
He rubbed the ink on his sleeves with his own hands, spread out a piece of rough paper, dipped the brush in ink, held the brush with his own hands, and said to Gao Fei: "Sir, please write!"
Gao Fei was stunned for a moment. He didn't know how to write calligraphy. The reason why he kept Liao Hua was because he wanted to borrow his hand to write the victory report. He waved his hand, smiled, and said to Lu Heng: "Give it to Liao Hua, I said
He writes!"
Liao Hua was also taken aback and exclaimed: "Me? How can I... my subordinates write on your behalf?"
"If there's anything you can't do, I tell you to write it!"
Lu Heng turned slightly, handed the brush to Liao Hua, and said: "Your Majesty's words are orders, just follow them!"
Liao Hua took the brush tremblingly and said with a wry smile: "I haven't written for a long time, I'm afraid I'm unfamiliar. Besides, this is a good news, it's for the court to see, I'm afraid that my writing will be particularly sloppy...
…”
"Okay, okay, an ugly daughter-in-law always has to meet her parents-in-law, so just make do with writing. The literati in the court must also know how good our martial arts handwriting can be? Feel free to write!"
Liao Hua hesitated for a moment and said: "Sir, I heard that Liu Bei was once a disciple of Lord Zhonglang General Lu. He must be a good calligrapher. How about..."
"Uh-huh!" Lu Heng coughed softly and stretched out his hand to pull the corner of Liao Hua's clothes, interrupting what Liao Hua was about to say.
Liao Hua seemed to have noticed something, so he hurriedly changed his tone and bowed immediately: "I dare not disobey your Majesty's orders. Please dictate it orally, and I will just write it down!"
Gao Fei naturally knew that Liu Bei, Guan Yu, and Zhang Fei could write, but he didn't want any of them to know about the good news. When he saw Liao Hua agreed, he smiled slightly and imitated the classical Chinese of ancient Zhi Hu Zhe Ye, correct and correct.
He spoke honestly and included the names of Zhao Yun, Lu Heng, Zhou Cang, Guan Hai, Liao Hua, Pei Yuanshao, Bian Xi, Fei An, and Xia Houlan in the list of meritorious generals who had killed the enemy.
The names of Liu Bei, Guan Yu, and Zhang Fei were not listed. As he spoke, Liao Hua wrote. The handwriting was not as bad as he imagined, but regular square characters. From the calligraphy point of view, it should be
Official script of the Han Dynasty.
When Liao Hua finished writing the last word, he put down the pen in his hand, blew on the paper with his mouth, looked at it carefully, and found no typos, so he cupped his hands to Gao Fei and said: "Sir
, it has been written, please take a look. It’s just..."
"But it doesn't matter!" Gao Fei heard the question in Liao Hua's words and said loudly.
Liao Hua said: "Liu Bei, Guan Yu, and Zhang Fei have all made great contributions. Do you really decide to hide it and not report it?"
"Bold!" Lu Heng shouted immediately, "Sir, do you still need to teach me what to do?"
"This subordinate deserves to die. I shouldn't talk too much. Please punish me!" Liao Hua hurriedly knelt on the ground and kowtowed.
Gao Fei helped Liao Hua up with his own hands, and said with a smile: "Don't blame Lu Heng, he is also thinking about me. But I think you should also understand what I mean. Liu Bei will never be a person who lives under others for a long time."
, but he and his two sworn brothers each have their own strengths. If the court gives them a reward and lets them become county magistrates or county lieutenants, Liu Bei will definitely leave me. I cherish talents and don’t want them to
They left me and had no choice but to do this. Can you understand my painstaking efforts?"
Liao Hua nodded solemnly and replied: "I understand, I promise to keep this matter secret and will never leak it."
Gao Fei smiled and said, "Well, if you understand the stakes involved, it's not in vain for me to treat you as a confidant."
"If you can be honest with your subordinates, it means that you already trust your subordinates. If you love your subordinates so much, how can your subordinates be disloyal to you?" Liao Hua bowed.
Gao Fei smiled with a satisfied smile, turned to Lu Heng and said: "File the good news and send the scouts to Luoyang."
Lu Heng hesitated for a moment, raised his eyelids and looked at Gao Fei, and asked: "Sir, why don't you pass by Zhonglang General?"
Gao Fei said: "If we have to go through Lu Zhi, I'm afraid our credit will be much smaller, and the big credit will only fall on Lu Zhi's name. The reason why I want to lead the troops alone is that
Being able to stand out from Lu Zhi's men and no longer appear as a general."
Lu Heng said with a smile: "My lord is smart, and I admire you. However, I think this good news will have to be delayed for a few days before being sent out."
"Why is this?" Gao Fei asked curiously.
Lu Hengdao: "My lord, even if the good news is delivered to the court, you may not be able to get a generous reward, because the official positions in the court have to go through the ten permanent attendants, and they are not given certain benefits. Even if they have such a significant contribution as your lord,
, the most you can get is a county captain. I heard that Huangmen Shilang Zuo Feng went to Hebei on behalf of your majesty, and must have been in Lord Lu Zhi's army. If you can seize this opportunity, you may be able to get a high-ranking official.
"
Gao Fei chuckled and said: "Well, you are right, then I will do what you want. With Lu Zhi's character, he will never give Zuo Feng any benefits. In this way, I can take advantage of him.
Send someone to send this good news to Guangzong. Once Quyang is pacified, Lu Zhi will definitely bring Zuo Feng on a parade here to show off his achievements. Liao Hua, go and remove half of the gold and silver from the treasury, and the high-ranking officials will be generously rewarded.
Let’s take a look at this opportunity.”
"No! I understand!"
(Off-topic: Zhang Fei’s calligraphy, according to historians’ research, was second to none in this era. He was not the black-faced and reckless character in romance novels, but a fair-skinned man with a jade-like face, gentle and elegant.
Handsome young boy. Of course, everyone is used to Zhang Fei's popular appearance and temper. If I insist on doing something different, I guess there will be a lot of criticism, so I will follow the trend and continue to delve deeper into the novel.