The four hundred and sixtieth chapter is in the chest
Just when Xie Gong and Qin Zi both believed that Liu Xiujun was about to be in trouble, and Liu Xiujun's soldiers were on the verge of despair, things suddenly took a turn for the better. A large team of grain merchants suddenly arrived at Liu Xiujun's camp.
This grain merchant must have 2,000 people, half of whom are grain transporters and half are grain keeper. There are so many carriages in the team that if you stand at the front of the team, you can't see the end of the team. Each carriage
They are filled with food.
No one expected that when Liu Xiujun had run out of food and was facing a catastrophe, such an unprecedented group of grain merchants would suddenly appear. After hearing the spies' report, Xie Gong couldn't believe his ears.
He murmured: "This is impossible! Liu Xiujun's retreat has been cut off by Wang Langjun, and the grain from Shanggu, Yuyang, Zhongshan, Zhending, and Xindu counties cannot be transported at all!"
The spy who reported the news said cautiously: "Sir, this grain transport team is not from the north!"
"What?"
"It is said that he is a grain merchant from Yingchuan!"
"Yingchuan?" Xie Gong opened his mouth unconsciously, with a look of shock and confusion on his face. Although Yingchuan is not a thousand miles away from Hebei, it is not close either. How could a grain merchant from Yingchuan suddenly come to Hebei to sell grain?
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Furthermore, Hebei is now in chaos, Wang Lang is revolting, and rebels are everywhere. Which grain merchant has such courage to transport grain to Hebei for sale? And which grain merchant can collect so much grain?
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Xie bowed with a question mark on his forehead, and I couldn't figure it out.
Of course, this large-scale grain merchant did not come to Hebei to sell grain on a whim. Instead, they received orders from Liu Xiu in advance and made a special trip to Hebei to deliver grain to Liu Xiu.
The person in charge of the grain transport team was none other than He Lu.
As early as when Liu Xiu led his army into Yingchuan to fight, he met He Lu, a large local grain merchant in Yingchuan, and He Lu willingly worked under Liu Xiu because of Liu Xiu's favor.
After Liu Xiu accepted He Lu, he did not keep him by his side. Instead, he allowed He Lu to continue working as a grain merchant in Yingchuan, and Liu Xiu secretly gave him great support.
At that time, Liu Xiu's eldest brother Liu was still alive. Liu Xiu secretly supported He Lu for the simple purpose of cultivating his own food path and paving the way for his eldest brother to achieve great success in the future.
As a result, not long after the Battle of Kunyang, Liu was suddenly killed by Liu Xuan, and Liu Xiu was deprived of his military power. He was first placed under house arrest in Wancheng, and later transferred to Luoyang as a supervisor. He Lu, who he secretly supported, was also temporarily
It's of no use.
But Liu Xiu and He Lu never broke off contact. He smuggled a lot of money he seized in Yingchuan and Runan to He Lu, asking him to buy as much grain as possible.
In this decisive battle between him and Wang Lang, Liu Xiu had already predicted that Wang Lang would deploy heavy troops in Julu City. If his side attacked by force, it would be difficult to win. It would be better to bypass Julu City directly and let Wang Lang's army establish a strong defense in Julu City.
Turn into nothing.
However, by bypassing Julu City, we will face a very serious problem, that is, our logistical supplies will be cut off.
At this time, Liu Xiu thought of He Lu. As the saying goes, raising an army for a thousand days can be spent in a moment. He secretly sent people, working hard, to rush to Yingchuan day and night, and asked He Lu to transport all the grain he could hoard to Hebei.
He Lu was obedient. After receiving the order from Liu Xiu, he immediately organized people to gather all the grain purchased this year and transport it to Hebei.
On his own, if he wanted to transport so much grain to Hebei, he would probably be robbed before he even got there.
However, Liu Xiu left many connections for He Lu in Yingchuan. It was through these connections left by Liu Xiu that He Lu organized thousands of strong men to escort the grain transport team all the way from Yingchuan to
Hebei.
He Lu has been in business for many years and is very smart and knows how to survive.
Before arriving in Hebei, he flew under the banner of Liu Xuan. After crossing the Yellow River and entering Hebei, he immediately changed to the banner of Wang Lang.
Here in Beihe, under the banner of Wang Lang, the grain transport team did successfully avoid harassment by many rebels.
In fact, with the speed of He Lu and his party, they should have arrived a long time ago, but on the way, he suddenly received a message from Liu Xiu, asking him to find a hiding place and rest for a few days before rushing on.
He Lu didn't understand Liu Xiu's intention, but Liu Xiu had orders and he had to obey them. This was why the grain transport team had not arrived.
The greatest hatred in the world is not the hatred of killing one's father or taking away one's wife, but hunger.
Hunger can make people become crazy. Hunger can make people abandon life and death and be willing to raise their heads and rise up. Hunger can make people abandon morality and shame, transform into beasts, and not hesitate to cannibalize their own kind.
Liu Xiu cleverly took advantage of this and directed the deep-seated hatred of his soldiers to Xie Gong and Liu Xuan.
The methods he used are far from fair, but having said that, from ancient times to the present, who can be called a gentleman if he can become a great businessman?
The grain delivered by He Lu suddenly solved Liu Xiujun's biggest and most urgent problem, which made the whole army happy. Seeing the carts of grain constantly pouring into our camp, the whole camp was boiling.
People feel that following Liu Xiu, the lord, is like divine help. Every time he is in a desperate situation, there is almost no hope, but every time he is able to avert danger and survive the crisis safely.
If this is not Mr. Right, then what is?
In fact, what people don't know is that the myths created by Liu Xiu do have an element of luck, but most of them are due to his long history.
Just when Liu Xiujun was happily receiving the food, Xie Gong couldn't help but come over after hearing the news to find out what was going on. Last time he came, Liu Xiujun's camp was filled with a lifeless atmosphere, but now, it was completely replaced by cheers.
Looking at the excited and excited smiles on the faces of the officers and soldiers in the battalion, it was impossible to fake this at all costs.
At this time, Xie Gong's head was buzzing. He had already done something evil, but what he did as a evil person did not have any effect. He was like a evil person in vain.
At this time, Xie Gong felt vaguely that he seemed to have been plotted by Liu Xiu.
He arrived at the Chinese military tent. It didn't take long before he was invited in by Long Yuan. There were many people in the Chinese military tent. Liu Xiu and his generals were all there, as were He Lu and several of his confidants.
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The originally cheerful Zhongjun tent, as Xie Gong walked in, the laughter and laughter disappeared in an instant, replaced by people looking at him coldly.
Xie Gong secretly smiled bitterly. He bowed his hand to Liu Xiu and said, "I pay my respects to Marquis Wu Xin."
"Thank you, Minister, there is no need to be polite." Liu Xiu looked at him cheerfully and said slowly.
"Xiaoguan heard that a group of grain merchants from Yingchuan arrived at Wu Xinhou's camp." When Xie Gong spoke, his eyes naturally fell on He Lu and others.
He knew most of the people present, but He Lu and the others looked very cool, and they were all dressed like ordinary people.
Liu Xiu smiled, waved his hand to He Lu and said, "Mr. He, this is Shangshu Ling Xie Shangshu." After that, he introduced He Ludao: "This is the Yingchuan grain merchant that Xie Shangshu wants to meet.
, Mr. He Luhe!”
Xie Gong turned to look at He Lu, looked him up and down, and said quietly: "He Lu? I have never heard of Mr. He, a big grain merchant in Yingchuan, before. I wonder if the grains sold by Mr. He come from
Where did you get it?"
"Does this have anything to do with your Xie Shangshu?" Before He Lu could say anything, Wu Han, who was sitting next to him, sneered and said, "Mr. He is a grain merchant. He doesn't steal or rob, so he is willing to come to Hebei.
The food accumulated over the years is freely given to our army, is there any problem with this?"
How could an ordinary grain merchant hoard such a large amount of grain? How could a grain merchant who could hoard so much grain be an unknown person?
There is something fishy about this matter both inside and out. Xie Gong said to Liu Xiu: "Marquis Wu Xin, this Mr. He, is driving strangely, and there may be something hidden in it. I want to take him back to the camp and inquire about it."
He Lu's expression suddenly changed when he heard this, and he hurriedly looked at Liu Xiu. Liu Xiu smiled lightly and said slowly: "If you have any questions, Xie Shangshu, you don't have to ask Mr. He. Just ask me."
Xie Gong raised his eyebrows inexplicably. Liu Xiu said with a smile: "Mr. He has always been my subordinate."
Hearing this, Xie Gong was stunned for a moment, and then he suddenly realized.
No wonder a little-known big grain merchant like He Lu suddenly appeared in Yingchuan. It turned out that he was a subordinate of Liu Xiu. It seemed that Liu Xiu had already started setting up operations in Yingchuan. What did he want to do?
Xie Gong narrowed his eyes slightly, remained silent for a moment, and asked: "Marquis Wu Xin, can you take a step to speak."
Liu Xiu looked at him for a moment, smiled, and waved to everyone present. Seeing this, the people stood up reluctantly, and before walking out of the tent, they all gave Xie Gong a fierce look.
When everyone came out of the Chinese military tent, Liu Xiu said calmly: "Xie Shangshu has something to say, you can say it now."
"Marquis Wu Xin has already informed his subordinates in Yingchuan to transport grain to Hebei." Xie Gong said word by word.
Liu Xiu shrugged, noncommittal. He was too lazy to answer such a simple question.
Xie Gong continued: "Since Wu Xinhou has obviously requisitioned grain from his subordinates in Yingchuan, why do he still need to borrow grain from the officials?"
Liu Xiu smiled and asked cheerfully: "What do Xie Shangshu think?"
"Marquis Wu Xin is determined that I will not borrow food."
Liu Xiudan smiled and said nothing. He bowed and said loudly: "Marquis Wu Xin wants me to be the villain!"
"Haha!" Liu Xiu laughed when he heard this and asked, "Don't Xie Shangshu himself also want to be a villain?"
His rhetorical question left Xie Gong speechless. He was silent for a long time and said quietly: "Xie Gong is just a minister, and his weight is not heavy enough for Marquis Wu Xin to frame him specifically." xdw8
Hmm! She was somewhat self-aware. Liu Xiu smiled and did not answer.
Xie Gong continued: "Marquis Wu Xin asked me to be this evil person. The real purpose is not to make the soldiers under my command hate me, but to make the soldiers under my command hate the present day!"
Well! Not only is he self-aware, but he is also very smart! The smile on Liu Xiu's face deepened a little, and he said meaningfully: "Xie Shangshu is a rare talent. I thought that Xie Shangshu stayed in Chang'an, which was a sign of his talent. It is better to stay here."
In Hebei, this is an ideal place for Xie Shangshu to display his talents."
Xie Gong looked at Liu Xiu intently, looked at him for a moment, stood up suddenly, turned around and walked out. When he was about to walk out of the tent, he suddenly stopped again, turned around and said: "Marquis Wu Xin, as long as
Thank you for one day, and Hebei will always be the emperor's Hebei, and will not be anyone else's Hebei!" After saying this, he raised the curtain and walked out without looking back.
Looking at the curtains swaying back and forth, Liu Xiu curled up the corners of his mouth, sighed softly, and murmured: "It's hard to persuade a damn ghost with good words!"
