Lu Bu's strongest strategy

Chapter 162 State Shepherd
Yang Biao saw that the emperor frowned and said nothing, hurriedly said, "Your Majesty, Lu Fengxian has indeed made meritorious service, and he really deserves to be rewarded."

Liu Xie was furious immediately, "I don't agree."

Yang Biao hastily bowed his hands and saluted, "Your Majesty, we can take the opportunity of this reward to ask for some money and food, and then train the recruits."

Hearing the training of soldiers and horses, Liu Xie's eyes lit up, "Yang Aiqing, do you think Lu Fengxian will agree?"

Yang Biao shook his head with a wry smile, "I don't know, but you can try it. If it doesn't work, His Majesty will not lose anything, but if it succeeds, His Majesty will have one more soldier. Why not do it?"

Hearing this, Zhu Jun nodded, "Your Majesty, this method is feasible and worth a try."

Liu Xie thought for a while and asked slowly, "Then what do you think should be the official position for Lu Fengxian?"

Yang Biao cupped his hands and said, "Lu Fengxian has already occupied Yanzhou. Whether His Majesty agrees or not, this is a fact. Why don't you go with the flow and appoint him as the shepherd of Yanzhou?"

Liu Xie sighed, then waved his hand, "I agree, you guys go ahead and do it."

……

When Yang Biao and Zhu Jun arrived at the barracks, Lu Bu was directing the food delivery team to unload the trucks.

Although Lu Bu can exchange for feed, he must find a way to get it out.

It is definitely not suitable to take it directly from the barracks, so it can only be pulled back from the mountains according to the old method.

Although this is troublesome, it is also impossible.

The reason Lu Bu was in a hurry to take out the fodder was because he was really about to leave. The situation in Jizhou was unknown, and if there was a sudden attack, the soldiers and horses in Yanzhou might not be able to resist, so he was in a hurry to go back.

In addition, with the method of feed, Lu Bu is going to recruit troops and buy horses to strengthen his own strength after returning.

The price of feed is not high, and Lu Bu can afford it.

When Yang Biao and Zhu Jun saw the cartloads of food being sent into the barracks, their eyes lit up with envy, and they wished they could take all the food back.

However, since the prince's suit was cut down to the ground that day, no one dared to speak nonsense in front of Lu Bu, not even the two of them.

They waited until the two came in front of Lu Bu, then withdrew their reluctant gazes and cupped their hands at Lu Bu.

"Congratulations to Marquis Wen, congratulations to Marquis Wen, the two of us are here to congratulate you."

Lu Bu didn't believe that the two of them could bring him any good news, so he waved his hands, "Taiwei Yang, if you have something to say, just say it. Lu is a warrior, and he doesn't want to make detours."

Yang Biao said with a smile, "Marquis Wen, His Majesty has decided to appoint you as Yanzhou Shepherd, isn't it a great joy?"

Hearing this official position, Lu Bu's eyes lit up, and his heart was a little excited.

Although he occupies Yanzhou now, he does not have the official position to govern Yanzhou.

The prefectural pastor has full power over the land of a state, and he is the largest official in a state. Only when he becomes this official can he truly become one of the princes in the world.

Lu Bu thought of Cao Cao again, and felt funny in his heart. Cao Cao's Yanzhou Shepherd was replaced by himself after not sitting for a long time, and he didn't know how he felt.

However, it is indeed much better to have this official position. For example, when people hear that they are Yanzhou Mu, their trust in themselves will be deepened.

Thinking of this, Lu Bu cupped his hands at Yang Biao, and said with a smile, "Taiwei Yang, thank you for the reward, Your Majesty."

Yang Biao subconsciously glanced at the grain being loaded and unloaded, and waved his hand, "Marquis Wen, your majesty awards this official position on one condition. I wonder if Marquis Wen will agree to it?"

Seeing Yang Biao and the other two constantly looking at the food, Lu Bu had some guesses in his mind, and asked slowly, "Yang Taiwei, does your majesty want these food?"

Yang Biao hurriedly cupped his hands, "Marquis Wen is really smart, he guessed right, yes, His Majesty really wants some food."

Lu Bu nodded, "Since His Majesty wants food, it must be used by the palace and ministers, so I say that the Marquis agreed."

Yang Biao shook his head, and said with a smile, "Yanzhou Mu's official position is already an extremely high-ranking minister, so the amount of food that Marquis Wen took out is a bit too little."

Hearing this, Lu Bu frowned, "Yang Taiwei, how much food does Your Majesty want?"

Yang Biao thought for a while, and knew that it was impossible to hide the recruiting from Lu Bu, so he simply didn't hide it, he just wanted to find an excuse.

"Marquis Wen's soldiers and horses have a lot of affairs, so His Majesty wants to recruit some soldiers and horses to guard the palace on the one hand and maintain law and order in the city on the other, so he needs a little more food."

Hearing Yang Biao's words, Lu Bu frowned, "Taiwei Yang, how many people does Your Majesty want to recruit?"

Yang Biao hurriedly cupped his hands, "About 1 people."

Hearing this number, Lu Bu almost laughed angrily.

Just yesterday, Lu Bu reluctantly agreed to Zhang Liao, asking him to gather [-] soldiers and horses.

This is because of comprehensive consideration of Xu Du's position and defense against powerful enemies from many sides, so he agreed to let him gather 1 soldiers and horses.

It's not that Lu Bu doesn't want to, but that there is not so much food.

Now that so many refugees have been recruited, although they are desperately reclaiming the land, there is really no harvest now, and they can only eat their own money. Who can stand it!

The emperor actually wanted to recruit 1 soldiers?
Who would believe the words of guarding the palace?

Lu Bu just felt speechless. The emperor's only thought in recruiting these soldiers and horses was probably to let these soldiers and horses deal with him.

Yang Biao felt a little embarrassed when he saw Lu Bu's expression was not good-looking.

"General Lu, if you feel dissatisfied, His Majesty decides that he can send you as a chariot general. What do you think?"

Lu Bu was naturally very satisfied with this official position, but unfortunately, he was very dissatisfied with the food matters.

"Taiwei Yang, do you know how much food 1 soldiers and horses need to eat every day?"

Speaking of this, Lu Bu didn't wait for Yang Biao to speak, and pointed to the surrounding barracks, "Yang Taiwei, the Marquis has only 1 soldiers and horses, and the food is already not enough. If Your Majesty recruits another [-] soldiers and horses, they will be killed." what to eat?"

Yang Biao hurriedly pointed to the grain unloaded next to him, "General Lu, there is not so much grain, it should be enough. If it is not enough, General Lu can prepare again!"

Lu Bu shook his head, "Taiwei Yang, these grains are for the refugees, and no one can move them."

Zhu Jun suddenly said, "If General Lu feels that 1 soldiers are too many, 5000 is fine!"

Lu Bu stretched out a slap and said slowly, "You can go back and tell Your Majesty to thank His Majesty for the official position you rewarded, but at most this Marquis can only support His Majesty's recruitment of 500 soldiers and horses, and one more person can't afford to take care of them. "

Hearing this, Yang Biao frowned, "General Lu, isn't 500 people too small?"

Lu Bu shook his head, "If His Majesty wants, he can recruit by himself, no matter how much, this Marquis will not object.

But there is only one, and the food is provided by oneself, and Benhou doesn't have a single grain here. "

Looking at the piles of grain next to him, Zhu Jun couldn't help it anymore, and said loudly, "Lu Fengxian, Your Majesty is using people to trick you, you agree to give these grains to the refugees, and you don't want to offer it to His Majesty?

If you pass it on to me, I'm afraid General Lu will be criticized by the world, right? "

Lu Bu waved his hand, "Yang Taiwei, His Majesty only cares about recruiting soldiers and horses, and doesn't care about the life and death of those refugees. Will it be praised by everyone?"

"This?"

Yang Biao was taken aback for a moment, then smiled wryly, "There is nothing you can do about it in a hurry."

Lu Bu was getting a little impatient, "Yang Taiwei, please go back and tell Your Majesty that there is no surplus food here, and if he wants to recruit soldiers, he can find a way by himself.

If your Majesty has food, I have no opinion on how many soldiers to recruit. "

After speaking, Lu Bu cupped his hands, turned and left.

When Yang Biao saw Lu Bu being so rude, his face turned livid, they stomped their feet resentfully, then turned and left.

When Lu Bu returned to the main tent of the Chinese army, Chen Gong and Xu Fan walked in from the door, "I met Marquis Wen."

After the two saluted, Xu Si took out a piece of paper and put it on the table, "Marquis Wen, this is the planned knighthood."

Lu Bu nodded, and said lightly, "This is easy to handle. Send someone to the palace later."

Chen Gong cupped his hands and said, "Marquis Wen, apart from this matter, I have another idea."

Lu Bu turned his head to look at Chen Gong, and asked tentatively, "Gongtai, please tell me."

A smile appeared on the corner of Chen Gong's mouth, "Marquis Wen, Liu Bei has occupied Xuzhou for so long, but there is no appointment from His Majesty, why don't you ask him to be sealed this time, what do you think?"

Lu Bu was taken aback, "Gongtai, do you want Liu Bei to be Xuzhou's shepherd?"

Chen Gong nodded, "That's right, let Liu Bei be the shepherd of Xuzhou."

Lu Bu frowned, "Isn't this a little too cheap for him?"

Xu Si said with a smile, "Marquis Wen, in normal times, Liu Bei is indeed cheaper, but now, I'm afraid it's not that simple."

Chen Gong nodded, "Cao Mengde is very ambitious, although he is stationed in Xiaopei now, he is definitely not willing to go on like this forever, so he will definitely plot Xuzhou.

If he is allowed to occupy Xuzhou, I am afraid that he will be able to recover his strength soon, and by then, it will be very unfavorable to our army. "

Hearing this, Lu Bu suddenly came to his senses, his eyes gradually brightened, "Gongtai, you mean to let Liu Bei become the Xuzhou shepherd to contain Cao Mengde?"

Chen Gong nodded, "That's right, if we can get the two of them to fight, it will be more beneficial to our army."

Hearing these words, Lu Bu was overjoyed, and said with a smile, "Okay, since that's the case, let Liu Bei take advantage of it and let him be the Xuzhou shepherd."

……

Snapped!
When Liu Xie heard Yang Biao's report, he threw another teacup angrily, and said angrily.

"It's hateful, Lu Bu is so hateful, he doesn't even obey my will, does he want to rebel?"

Yang Biao let people see His Majesty was angry, but he didn't dare to speak, so he could only listen silently.

Liu Xie got angry, and gradually calmed down. He turned to look at the two of them, "What else do you think can be done?"

Yang Biao shook his head, "Although Lu Fengxian is rude, he is right. Now that there is no money and food, there is no way to recruit soldiers and horses."

Liu Xie gritted his teeth and roared, "Let's leave here and go elsewhere to recruit troops."

Yang Biao hurriedly cupped his hands, "Your Majesty, even if you leave, you must have somewhere to go."

Liu Xie thought about it carefully in his mind, but suddenly found that there was nowhere to go.

Liu Jingsheng of Jingzhou had already clearly rejected it. As for the Yuan brothers, there was no need to think about it. Who else wanted to enter Sichuan?

Thinking of this, Liu Xie gritted his teeth, "I have decided to leave Xudu and go to Xichuan!"

"no!"

As soon as Liu Xiezai finished speaking, Yang Biao and Yang Biao vetoed it almost at the same time.

"Your Majesty, it's a long way from Xichuan, and according to rumors, the road there is extremely difficult, and it's not easy to get there."

Zhu Jun also clasped his hands repeatedly, "Let's do it if the road is difficult, but there are countless bandits and bandits along the way, and there are two thieves, Li and Guo, watching. It may not be easy to reach Sichuan and Shu!"

Hearing what the two said, Liu Xie remembered that Luoyang and Li Guo were two thieves. If he left, they might really come after him. What should he do then?
It's been too long to live a peaceful life, and I have forgotten the danger!

At this moment, someone outside suddenly got up and reported.

"Qizou Your Majesty, General Lu asks to see you."

Liu Xie was taken aback, and snorted coldly, "Unexpectedly, he dared to come to see me, let him in."

Soon, Lu Bu and Chen Gong walked in from the door and hurriedly saluted Liu Xie.

"I have seen Your Majesty."

Liu Xie frowned, "General Lu, what do you want to see me about?"

Lu Bu took out a piece of paper, "Your Majesty, there is a severe drought in Yanzhou, and there is another locust plague, which has caused the crops in the fields to fail. In desperation, we can only call on the gentry in Yanzhou to donate grain."

Hearing the word grain, Liu Xie's eyes lit up, "Where is the grain now?"

Lu Bu said lightly, "I have been in Xudu underground for so long, and the food I eat is the food donated by these gentry."

Liu Xie was a little disappointed, "So that's the case, I know."

Lu Bu added, "These people were originally unwilling to donate, but the last general couldn't bear to let His Majesty starve, so he promised them the title of knighthood. I came here this time to hope that His Majesty will honor it."

Yang Biao hurried forward, "General Lu, this matter is very serious, how could you confer the title in private without His Majesty's permission?"

Chen Gong took a step forward, cupped his hands and said, "If His Majesty doesn't confer titles on them, I'm afraid the future food supply will be unsustainable."

Hearing this, Liu Xie was furious, "Are you threatening me?"

Chen Gong shook his head, "Your Majesty, there is a disaster in Yanzhou, and there is no harvest in the fields. How can there be food for His Majesty? If it weren't for these people's donations, His Majesty and all the officials may have no food to eat now."

Yang Biao hurried forward, "If His Majesty is willing to ennoble them, are they willing to donate more food?"

Chen Gong shook his head, "Even if they are willing, they probably don't have that much food."

Liu Xie said hastily, "As long as they are willing to donate more food, I can reward them with a bigger title."

Chen Gong shook his head again, "Impossible, I have tried my best this time.

This matter has been dragged on for a long time. If no decision is made, I am afraid that there will really be no food to eat. "

Thinking of the consequences of not having food to eat, Liu Xie sighed, "Okay, I agree."

Chen Gong hastily cupped his hands, "Your Majesty, apart from this matter, there is another matter that I want to announce to Your Majesty."

Liu Xie waved his hand casually, "Speak."

Chen Gong explained Liu Bei's situation, and finally cupped his hands and said, "Your Majesty, since Liu Bei has already occupied Xuzhou, why don't you just designate him as Xuzhou Shepherd?"

(End of this chapter)