The fourth year of Yankang, at the end of the year
Luoyang
Heavy snow has already fallen in the sky, but there is not much snow on the streets. There are many pedestrians coming and going. Luoyang Prime Minister has been leading people to clear the snow. The most people in Luoyang are the old ministers wearing official uniforms. If not
I accidentally dropped one, haha, it was probably Man Chong who wanted to talk to them. The officials in Luoyang were extremely cautious. After all, they lived in the same county as Man Chong and Yuan Shang.
The Prime Minister of Luoyang County was very distressed. Since Liu Yi left Luoyang, he has been responsible for everything. Luoyang's affairs are not easy to handle. If anything happens at the emperor's feet, Man Chong will come to the door personally.
, this kind of treatment is not available to most officials in other counties. The position of Luoyang Order has always been held by people with prominent backgrounds.
The departing Luoyang Ling was not afraid of Man Chong, but the Luoyang County Magistrate was afraid. He was not Emperor Xiaokang!!
Recently, Luoyang has been particularly uneasy. Three little thieves appeared from nowhere and are doing mischief everywhere. These days, in order to catch these three people, the hair of the prime minister of Luoyang County is about to fall out. Really
They were tired. Everyone only knew that they were three people. Previously, they tried to sneak into the Northern Army camp and were caught by the soldiers. The soldiers saw that they were young, so they didn't give them any trouble. They just criticized them a few times and let them leave.
As a result, I heard that the Northern Army lost two standard short swords!!
Later, they clashed with the rangers in Fang City, because in Luoyang, except for officials, no one was allowed to wear open swords. Unfortunately, two rangers were stabbed by the three thieves with the standard daggers of the Northern Army.
Tingwei ignored such a trivial matter, but the Taiwei Mansion had put a lot of pressure on the Luoyang County Government. How dare he steal the weapons of the Northern Army? Therefore, the Taiwei Mansion offered a reward for these few
Later, he ordered the county government to catch these thieves within three days. The county magistrate of Luoyang County wanted to cry but had no tears. The county magistrate called him Liu Qiong. His background was also extraordinary. He was a candidate in the previous year.
I just took up the position of county magistrate. I didn't expect that I would encounter such a thing as soon as I took office.
Liu Qiong was sitting in the study, looking at the letter in his hand and frowning.
Several minor officials stood beside him and asked in a low voice: "Mr. Liu, what did the Taiwei Mansion say?"
"What else can I say?? As usual, we will catch them within three days. We still have two days... Alas, this Taiwei Mansion is really bullying people. I think back then, my ancestors also served as this
I have never been so deceived about my position. How could I find three people out of a million people in Luoyang in two days? Isn’t this deliberately going against our county government? If you ask me, I still have to blame the soldiers of the Northern Army.
, can't even guard against a few thieves, and still has the nerve to blame our county government..."
The young man complained and kept talking as soon as he opened his mouth.
The clerks gritted their teeth and sweat rolled down their foreheads, but they did not dare to interrupt him.
"Ahem, Liu Jun, what should we do?"
"Let me think about it... Actually, as soon as I heard about the three people, I understood something in my heart. You may not know that more than eighty years ago, there were three dudes in Luoyang. These three relied on the power behind them.
, do all kinds of evil. Since then, there have often been evildoers causing chaos in Luoyang. This has happened for several generations. They are called the three pests of Luoyang by the people. Come on, let me tell you about this history.
The three evils..."
Oh my god!! Magistrate Liu, please come back soon!!!
When Liu Qiong finished all these things, he just said: "According to my speculation, these three thieves must be just like them. As long as we find dudes of the right age and let the soldiers of the Northern Army identify them,
We can catch them. However, after catching them, we should quickly send them to the Taiwei Mansion and let them deal with them. Haha, otherwise, we might offend the three gongs and nine ministers, the royal nobles, who dote on them and are not afraid. I
But I’m so scared!”
Everyone nodded and quickly escaped from the government office.
Only one petty official failed to escape in time and was caught by Liu Qiong.
"Do you know why I know the three evils of Luoyang?? Haha, I really want to know when I look at you. Let me tell you. A long, long time ago, my great-grandfather..."
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In Taiwei's Mansion
Sun Jian frowned and sat in the study without saying a word. Liu Bei sat in front of him, drinking tea.
"Mr. Taiwei... this tea is very good..." Liu Bei said with a smile. Sun Jian smiled and asked: "Mr. Liu came here just to drink tea? Since Mr. Liu likes it, I will give you some."
That's it..." Liu Bei laughed, shook his head, and said: "I came here not just for tea. I heard that Duke Taiwei was going to conquer Guishuang. I came here because I wanted to help Duke Taiwei.
ah..."
Hearing this sentence, Sun Jian, who had not cared much at first, suddenly opened his eyes, looked at Liu Bei in front of him in confusion, and asked: "You want to help me? Conquer Guishang? Why?"
Liu Bei was still drinking tea and said helplessly: "The Taiwei may not know that the state of the treasury has not been very good. If the Taiwei wants to launch a war, the treasury should not be able to support it. However, now that people's household registrations are constantly increasing,
There are a lot of refugees, but the amount of cultivated land has not increased much. If this continues for a long time, I am afraid there will be problems. I heard that the Kushan land is extremely rich, and the food is so ripe that the Kushan people can get it without even much farming.
Enough food..."
Sun Jian squinted his eyes, nodded with a smile, and said: "What Sikong said is true. The land of Kushan is extremely rich. A mere state can feed millions of people. However, their farming technology is backward.
Down..."
"Taiwei, with the recent rise of commerce, the national treasury seems to be relying on commercial taxes to barely support various places. However, I still feel that agriculture and commerce are the most important. I have a plan to increase the arable land of the Han Dynasty by 600,000 hectares within five years.
.If the plan succeeds, the next step is to swallow up Kuishang and turn it into the farmland of the Han Dynasty and the granary of the Han Dynasty..."
"Then why not conquer Kushan now? The profits will be even greater!"
"Lieutenant, Guishan is not a small country. If you want to conquer it, do you need enough food? You can't let the soldiers go hungry to fight... Only by developing domestic cultivated land can we have enough capital to develop new ones.
Plowing the land, what do you think of it, Lieutenant-General?"
Sun Jian squinted his eyes and smiled. He already understood what Liu Bei was thinking. He asked: "Could it be that Sikong just wants me to support you within this five-year period? Sikong may be thinking wrong. I
I'm just a warrior. I don't know much about such important internal affairs of the country, and I can't speak out... Besides, you are Sikong and I am the Taiwei. If the two of us get close, it will really be of no benefit...
.”
Liu Bei shook his head and said: "The Lieutenant is thinking of sending someone off. I am not here to ask the Lieutenant to help me..."
"Then you are here to help me?? Hahaha, Sikong might as well go find Situ. Situ and Sikong are in-laws. He is also very familiar with this area. He must be able to help you..." Sun Jian said with a sneer. Obviously, he He had already decided in his heart that Liu Bei was here to ask for his support, and had lost interest in what Liu Bei said just now. In the temple, even Yi Lang's words could not be believed, let alone Sikong? He was talking nonsense, what five years, it would be next year, Sun Jian Wouldn't agree either.
"The Taiwei thought wrong... It's all my fault that I didn't make it clear..." Liu Bei said, suddenly raised his head and said: "Mr. Taiwei, Cao Cao is going back to Luoyang!"
"Huh?" Sun Jian was stunned and asked with some confusion: "Isn't he in Jingzhou? Why is he going back to Luoyang?"
"Hahaha, if others don't know about such a big thing, I would still believe it, but if Grand Duke doesn't know about it, then I won't believe it..." Liu Bei smiled and shook his head. Sun Jian did not reply. Liu Bei continued: "Lieutenant, when Situ Gong comes back like this, the temple will not be so peaceful. I have been doing my best to control the cost of digging the canal... But after he arrived, I Whether it can be controlled or not is hard to say.”
"If all the expenses are spent on digging the canal, hahaha, Lieutenant Commander, the conquest of Guishang will not happen in five years... Maybe it will be ten years, maybe twenty years, maybe it will have to wait until next year It’s time for a lieutenant..."
"Oh, Sikong is threatening me?"
"Of course I don't dare. I just hope that the Taiwei can help me. Situ is very powerful. Only by joining forces can we be able to compete..."
"But I remember that Sikong and Situ have a good relationship."
"Haha, this time, I invited him back to Luoyang just because I was playing it."
Sun Jian pondered for a moment and then asked: "As long as I help you suppress him? Will you agree to my plan to conquer Kushan?" Liu Bei nodded and said: "That's it. I'm alone, so I'm afraid it will be difficult to fight with him. To contend with each other, I hope that the Taiwei can help me a little bit... I will definitely repay you in the future!"
"Cao Cao, he acted recklessly in Jingzhou. I don't know how many people hate him. Your Majesty is also dissatisfied with him. As long as he returns to Luoyang, he will be punished immediately. Is he worthy of the two of us to contend with him? I think, he is You can't sit in Situ's position for too long..."
"Captain...you think of this man too simply...I have always admired Mr. Cao, and I have never dared to underestimate him. Whether it is politics or military affairs, he is quite outstanding. Sun The Taiwei once fought with him in Guishang, so he must have been in contact with him..." Liu Bei said, Sun Jian was stunned, frowned and thought for a moment, he suddenly remembered the flames burning in Guishang, That fire is still left on the scorched earth in northern Kuishang, and it dealt a huge blow to Kushan.
He trembled all over, and his gaze gradually became firm when he looked at Liu Bei. He said seriously: "Okay, I can help you..."
"However, you have to find a way. You can't let me come alone. As long as his affairs are taken care of, you have to help me report to the emperor about the conquest of Guishuang!"
"On this point, Taiwei, you can rest assured. Although Bei is not talented, he is true to his word and will never break his promise!"