In fact, Sun Quan's lament that "the civil and military affairs of the entire dynasty are not as good as the affairs of a school" is a bit too arbitrary.
It is possible that none of Wu's ministers thought of borrowing grain from Shu to tide over the difficulties.
It's just that the transaction between Wu Guo and Ji Han was led by the school affairs office from the official side, but from the private side, it was led by the Jingzhou family.
But in Jianye's court, both of them were a little embarrassed.
Needless to say, the school administration office.
It does not mean that there are no important ministers from Jingzhou.
For example, Pan Jun, and Zhuge Jin.
But even when Pan Jun was alive, he and Zhuge Jin were always leading troops away and rarely returned to Jianye.
Coupled with the fact that Zhuge Liang, the prime minister of the Han Dynasty, Zhuge Jin has always paid attention to avoiding suspicion.
After all, Wu's attack on Jingzhou was not a glorious thing, but there were many people from Jingzhou in the upper echelons of Ji Han.
Even if it is an alliance between Han and Wu, it is hard to say what kind of mentality these Jingzhou faction have towards the Wu Kingdom because they have a family and cannot return.
Therefore, Zhuge Jin was stationed in Jingzhou as a general and Zuoduhu, which seemed to be a good thing, but in fact he had to be careful in many cases.
After Zhuge Liang's death, Zhuge Jin's influence in Ji Han and his ability to find out Ji Han's internal information was not as convenient as the school affairs office.
And even if Zhuge Jin could find out the actual price of grain from Ji Han, he was still not confident enough to find a way to buy grain from Ji Han.
In this matter, the school affairs office, which controlled the channels for material exchange with Ji Han, was destined to have the upper hand.
Lu Yi came out of the palace proudly, but did not return to the school affairs office.
Instead, he turned a corner and came to a small courtyard next to the post house.
When the people in the small courtyard saw Lu Yi's appearance, they seemed to have expected it and said with a smile:
"Is this Lu Zhongshu's wishful thinking?"
Lu Yi heard what the other party said and quickly saluted and thanked:
"Is this just for my own sake? I just want to take away your Majesty's worries. Therefore, I came here to thank Mr. Guo for his timely advice."
Ma Tian smiled and said nothing, but saw the teapot lifted from the small stove, poured a cup of hot tea, pushed it in front of Lu Yi, stretched out his hand and said:
"Lu Zhongshu invites you."
The movements are free and easy, the expression is free and easy, and the mist is lingering, which obscures Martin's face. It is really indescribable and relaxing.
Lu Yi felt a little envious in his eyes. This kind of magnanimity was really hard for him to learn.
Seeing Lu Yi raising his glass and drinking, Martin continued:
"Han and Wu were originally allies of each other, and they agreed to fight against thieves. Now Wu is worried about food shortages. As a citizen of the Han Dynasty, how can I stand by and watch?"
Having said this, he took another deep look at Lu Yi and said meaningfully:
"Besides, since we arrived in Jiangdong, we have been taking care of Lu Zhongshu. This time, we are just reciprocating the favor."
"Having said that," Lu Yi put down the tea cup, and although his voice was low, there was gratitude in his tone, "But without Sir's advice, how could we, the rough guys, have thought of this?"
In this matter, although the school affairs office had the upper hand.
But don't think that all the civil and military people in the dynasty are fools.
They have not noticed Han's surplus grain now because they are not as well informed as the school officials.
Those who are well-informed and do not have the channels of the school affairs office will naturally not dare to make false claims easily.
But they will definitely be able to react during the summer harvest at the latest.
Therefore, it is very important for Mr. Ma to remind you in time.
At least for the school affairs office, it is very important. This gives the school affairs office at least two or three months more time than others.
"Without sir, even if the school office can find food, I'm afraid it won't be able to buy so much food to relieve His Majesty's urgent needs."
No matter how cheap the food in Han was, you still had to pay for it.
Although the school affairs office said that it was the responsibility of his majesty to enrich the internal funds, Lu Yi's own family knew about his affairs.
Your Majesty's internal funds don't have much spare money now.
In Mr. Ma's words, this trick is called making something out of nothing.
Lu Yi himself was just talking a few times, looking for an opportunity and a way to persuade his majesty to agree to what the Jingzhou rich people asked for, and then he would get a large amount of food.
Being in the east can relieve your majesty's worries.
In the west, you can win the hearts of the big families in Jingzhou.
If it is in the middle, the school administration can also benefit from it.
In Lu Yi's opinion, these methods are unpredictable.
Thinking of this, Lu Yi felt that it was really a pity that none of the school officials in the school affairs office were truly educated.
The school affairs office was obviously established by His Majesty's personal order, but it was actually underestimated by those aristocratic families in Jiangdong.
If not, if I can get help from people like Mr. Ma, why worry about criticism from the ministers in the court?
It's okay for the School Affairs Office to be looked down upon by others, but those ministers are still saying all day long that the School Affairs Office is harming the country, which is really hateful.
You are not harming the country, but why haven't you been seen to relieve His Majesty's worries?
"Sir was able to convince the Jingzhou family with just a few letters, which shows that he has high prestige in Jingzhou."
Lu Yi asked tentatively, "Sir, haven't you ever thought about restoring your real name to avenge your previous shame?"
Ever since he was assigned to Jiangdong, Martin had never thought that his identity could be concealed.
And he didn't expect to hide it forever.
Hearing Lu Yi's question at this time, he, who was originally free and easy, looked startled for a moment, and then his face froze slightly.
But soon, he returned to his indifferent smile:
"I know what Zhongshu means. I'm just used to using this name over the years, and I don't want to change it back for the time being."
I don’t know if Lu Yi’s words aroused my emotions.
But I saw him pick up his cup and take a sip of tea. He seemed to have remembered something, and his face became a little gloomy.
"I think back then, the Prime Minister regarded me as his son, and I regarded the Prime Minister as my father. Later, I followed the Prime Minister to attack thieves. I thought that I had been taught by the Prime Minister, but I refused to obey orders."
Having said this, a bitter smile finally appeared on his face:
"I didn't expect that I almost ruined my career in defeating thieves. If it weren't for Feng Duhu, I'm afraid I wouldn't be able to atone for my sin even if I die."
"After this incident, I changed my name to Tian to show my change of face."
He looked at Lu Yi with a solemn expression:
"My purpose this time is not to help Lu Zhongshu, but to contribute to the great cause of defeating thieves, so that my heart and ears can be at ease."
When Lu Yi heard what Ma Tian said, he couldn't help but sit up straight.
Ma Tian looked past Lu Yi and towards the northwest, as if he was explaining or mumbling to himself:
"I just hope that one day I can see the great cause of defeating thieves succeed, so that I can have the face to meet the Prime Minister..."
When talking about the past, Mr. Ma started to become sad.
As soon as Lu Yi saw Mr. Ma's expression, he knew something was wrong.
He and Mr. Ma have been dating for a long time, and they know that the Han Prime Minister is the eternal pain in his heart.
In the past, whenever he mentioned the Prime Minister, Mr. Ma would only feel ashamed.
However, after the news of Zhuge Liang's death reached Jiangdong, Mr. Ma was extremely sad and even cried unconsciously several times.
Now when he mentions Zhuge Liang, he still sheds tears.
Lu Yi was thinking about how to comfort him, but he didn't expect that this time he not only mentioned the prime minister, but also related to the great cause that the prime minister had lost his ambition to pursue.
Thinking of the regret that I had let down the Prime Minister and could not accompany him to pursue a great cause.
This time, Mr. Ma couldn't help but burst into tears:
"Prime Minister, I can't wait for this day. I have been deeply favored by Prime Minister, but I can't go to the tomb in person to worship. I am ashamed of heaven and earth. I hate you!"
Crying and crying, Ma Tian beat his chest with both hands and almost lost his temper.
Lv Yi was so frightened that he quickly helped Mr. Ma and comforted him:
"Sir, why do you need to be so sad? As you said, what you are doing now is exactly to contribute to the great cause of defeating thieves."
"If Prime Minister Quanxia knew what Mr. Wang was thinking, he would surely be happy and would not blame Mr. Wang again."
Mr. Ma cried for a while and then stopped.
He wiped his tears and said to Lu Yi:
"If I can really live up to what Lu Zhongshu said, then I will have no regrets in this life!"
After saying that, he stood up, saluted Lu Yi and said:
"Lu Zhongshu has been at your Majesty's side for a long time. If I can persuade Your Majesty to attack the thieves, I would be very grateful."
Lu Yi quickly supported Ma Tian and said urgently:
"What did you say, sir? For this matter, I should just thank you sir!"
Seeing that Mr. Ma had calmed down, Lu Yi sat down with him again, and then said with some embarrassment:
"Actually, when I come here this time, in addition to telling you that your majesty has agreed to Jingzhou's request, there is actually something else I want to ask you for."
"Lu Zhongshu just said it, why do you need to say "Qiu"?
"It is rumored that Mr. Feng Duhu has a relationship?"
Ma Tian sighed again and said nothing to Lu Yi:
"It is true that Feng Duhu and I have a slight friendship. The mistakes I made at the street pavilion back then should be punished according to law. If Feng Duhu hadn't come to my aid in time, I would have turned into dust today!"
The battle at Jieting can be regarded as the battle that made Feng Duhu famous.
What happened back then, apart from the people involved, probably very few people know the details.
Most people in the world only know that Mr. Ma was saved by Feng Duhu.
Mr. Ma mentioned this point more than once.
Lu Yi naturally didn't doubt him.
He thought about it for a moment and then said: "I know that Mr. Suzhi is on good terms with the Xinghan Association and knows a lot of information inside the Xinghan Association. It doesn't mean that I can't trust you."
"It's just that this matter is of great importance, and His Majesty is very concerned about it. Now after hearing about this matter, he wants to write a letter to the Emperor of the Han family about borrowing food."
"Who in the world doesn't know that the emperor of the Han family values Feng Duhu very much? Therefore, if Feng Duhu can help and speak kindly in front of the emperor of the Han Dynasty, I think this matter will be as stable as Mount Tai, and there will be no variables."
Hearing what Lu Yi said, a glimmer of light flashed in Ma Tian's eyes that was difficult for others to detect, but the expression on his face remained unchanged as he nodded:
"I already know the meaning of the book."
If I say this before reporting it to Sun Quan, this is just a suggestion.
At most, it is a purchase and sale agreement between the school government and the Shu region.
So, when Sun Quan decided to write a letter to the Emperor of the Han Dynasty, it was already considered a major event between the allies.
Even if the land of Shu transports grain to Wu, there are limits.
It doesn't mean that you will be lucky if you want to be lucky.
Otherwise, why set up a Yongan Easy Market?
If the little fat man in Chang'an receives a letter from Emperor Wu, he will say "Hey" and then ask when I will agree to borrow food.
That would be embarrassing.
The emperor had lost face, and Lu Yi himself would lose his life if he had no choice but to do so.
Although the probability of this happening is not very high.
After all, Mr. Ma has a close relationship with the Xinghan Society, and in many cases, Mr. Ma can even pass on messages for the Xinghan Society.
The Xinghan Hui's statement, to a large extent, means that Feng Duhu agreed, or at least was informed.
But Lu Yi cherished his life.
So he should make as many preparations as possible.
But what he didn't know was that after Ma Tian learned that Sun Quan couldn't wait to write a letter to Chang'an, he already had a question in mind:
I'm afraid the famine in Wu State this year is more serious than I imagined?
With this thought in his mind, Ma Tian responded with his mouth full of words:
"I will write to Feng Duhu and ask Feng Duhu to lend a helping hand."
After thinking for a moment, he added, "Deng Weizhe, the head of the Xinghan Association in Jincheng, is the son of Deng Bomiao, who was sent to Jiangdong as an envoy to represent the Han Dynasty and made an alliance with Wu."
"Deng Weizhe is quite like his father. If he comes to deal with this matter, he will definitely take notice. I will write another letter to him and ask him to make more preparations."
This time, it was Lu Yi’s turn to be grateful:
"Thank you, thank you, sir."
"It's just a little effort."
"I know that your husband holds Yu Huaijin, and he has big plans to defeat thieves and does not care about ordinary things. However, after bringing so many students to Jiangdong, there are always things he cannot take care of."
Lu Yi cupped his hands and said, "I would like to assure you that as long as it concerns you and the students of the college, the school affairs office will do its best to help."
"Lu Zhongshu is serious."
"Mutual help, just mutual help."
After receiving Mr. Ma's reply that someone would pick up the letter tomorrow, Lu Yi left with satisfaction.
After returning to the school office, he immediately sent someone to give him a generous gift.
Mr. Ma needed to be connected to the matter of buying grain, so Lu Yi was not afraid of anyone making irresponsible remarks about it.
Something like a close relationship.
On the second day, Lu Yi did not send anyone over, but went there again in person, and sure enough he got the letter from Mr. Ma.
"The people of Han are so generous!"
Lu Yi sighed greatly.
There was Feng Duhu in front, lending horses, armor, and weapons to Da Wu.
Later, there was Mr. Ma, who tried to find ways to buy and borrow grain for Da Wu.
In addition to sighing, even people like Lu Yi also felt a little sad:
Da Wu has received a lot of help from the Han State in recent years, and he only hopes to succeed in defeating the thieves as soon as possible, so that he can live up to the help of the Han State.
It was already early summer when Mr. Ma's letter was delivered to Chang'an.
Along with the letter came Deng Liang, who also received a letter from Jiang Dong.
"Weizhe, how are you doing along the way?"
"Thanks for your concern, brother, it's not bad."
Although Deng Liang's lord was honored as a right-guard general, Deng Liang never served as an official and only wanted to stay in Jincheng.
the reason is simple.
His grandmother is old and has many inconveniences, so he needs to take care of her personally to feel at ease.
Just like this time when the emperor moved the capital, most of the personal documents of the ministers of the DPRK were also moved to Chang'an one after another.
But Deng Liang's mother was not in good health and was not fit to travel far away, so she stayed in Jincheng.
It was rare for Deng Liang to come over this time, so he naturally wanted to discuss the food shortage in Wu.
"You have worked hard in Jincheng these years and have done well. Your contribution is not only remembered by me, but also by His Majesty."
"Whenever you want to become an official, whether you want to stay in the court or take up a position, there will always be a place for you."
Looking at Deng Liang, who had begun to grow a beard, Feng Duhu felt somewhat emotional:
"So many years have passed in a flash, and sometimes it still feels like yesterday."
Deng Liang smiled slightly:
"How dare I take credit for such a small amount of merit? Besides, these are actually the efforts of the brothers in the guild. I am just representing the guild."
Feng Duhu waved his hand:
"A meritorious service is a meritorious service. Brothers, there is no need to be humble. Apart from you, I really can't find anyone who can make me feel at ease and stay with me with peace of mind."
"We have been planning for so many years, and finally we have such a good opportunity. How are Jincheng's preparations going?"
Deng Liang, who was usually indifferent, finally had a rare mood swing when talking about this matter:
"Brother, don't worry. In the past few years, the big families in Shu have cooperated. In addition, the price of food has increased this year, and they can't even be happy."
Over the years, the Shu family, which has become extremely smooth, has actually long wanted to accept its fate.
However, the Han Prime Minister kept suppressing it and was unwilling to fully open his mouth.
Until Guanzhong and Bingzhou were captured, the Han Dynasty expanded rapidly and needed to recruit a large number of talents.
Coupled with the death of the prime minister and the emperor moving the capital, this was considered a complete turnaround, and the imperial court began to use a large number of Shu children.
For example, Qiao Zhou, being appointed as the crown prince's family minister is an attitude.
This can probably be regarded as a kind of imperial mentality.
The Prime Minister restrained himself before him, and the Emperor rose behind him. Anyway, the aristocratic families in Shu now support the Emperor very much.
After so many years of hard work, everyone has learned that the imperial court plans to sell a large amount of grain to the state of Wu. Is there any reason not to enthusiastically support it?
In fact, in the past few years, the Xinghan Association has collected a batch of grain at a high price every year and resold it to the east.
But there is a quota.
This year is different. I heard that all of them are charged at a high price. You can get as much as you want. This is such a great thing, but you can't make a good profit?
