Chapter 66: Being a Good Old Man for a Time
"Lord, what are we going to do with the money and food this time?" Liu Tao took advantage of the night to take away more than 100,000 people, and Liu Tao, who only had an army of 10,000, did not dare to wait until the day when the Xiliang army was killing in a mighty way, and hurriedly led the team to escort the people, escorting the looted grain to Luoyang. Along the way, Zhang He's eyes straightened as he looked at the treasures of the thousands of cars looted, he had never seen so much money.
"The people will compensate a little, and the rest of the princes will give a little, and we will all transport the rest to Dongmu." Liu Tao said to Zhang He helplessly, anyway, the name of the good old man of the coalition army has been confirmed, it is better to give a little benefit to the people of the coalition army, anyway, the money is from the Han royal family, everyone takes a little bit and everyone is famous, and they are buying a reputation for part of the royal family. Anyway, he will be able to earn back this money in the future, and Liu Tao's words also made Zhang He's face dark.
"I don't know that Lord Cai is so anxious to see me?" The main purpose of Liu Tao's robbery of Dong Zhuo this time was to kill Cai Yong and Cai Wenji, Gao Ran really saved these two people, and Wang Yun's family was taken away by the Xiliang army in the chaos, which also made Liu Tao very sad.
"Thank you General Liu for helping, but I don't know what the general wants to do with us?" Cai Yong was followed by a group of hundreds of officials, large and small, who were snatched by Gao Ranshun, and now these officials are all in shock, they have just escaped from Dong Zhuo's clutches and fallen into the hands of a county commander.
Of course, Liu Tao was not in the mood to serve such a group of uncles, but Liu Tao was most interested in Cai Yong and Cai Wenji, and said to Cai Yong with a smile: "I heard that Lord Cai intends to rebuild the history of the Later Han Dynasty, but I am not willing to assist the adult in rebuilding the history of the Han Dynasty." As for the other lords, now that Luoyang has been occupied by the coalition forces, the leader of the alliance Yuan Shao was born into a famous family, and I will hand you over to the leader of the Yuan alliance after arriving in Luoyang. ”
"Is General Liu serious?" Cai Yong doesn't care about other people, he cares most about the history of the Later Han Dynasty. Now that I heard that Liu Tao was willing to assist him in rebuilding Han history, he was naturally very excited, and it didn't matter what official position Liu Tao was or whether he had the ability to do so.
"Of course, please rest assured, this time General Ben led the army back to Luoyang, and he will clarify this matter with the alliance leader, and he will definitely assist Lord Cai to rebuild the history of the Han Dynasty and continue the history of the Eastern Han Dynasty."
"General Liu can have such a heart, Cai is here to thank you for my big man."
"Lord Cai rest assured, rebuilding the history of the Han Dynasty is also my wish. In the future, I will do whatever it takes to assist Lord Cai to rebuild the Han Book and continue the history of the Eastern Han Dynasty. "Of course Liu Tao won't tell Cai Yong at this time, I just want to see what kind of storm can be caused by taking your unfinished history books to the next generation, and I also take a fancy to your calligraphy and your Jiaoweiqin.
Liu Tao originally wanted to meet Cai Wenji, but unfortunately, no matter how Liu Tao looked into the carriage, the curtain of the carriage always hung down. Anyway, this is just a plane for Liu Tao to plunder, so Liu Tao naturally doesn't care about this. Liu Tao led the army all the way to Luoyang cautiously, and the Tanma was released a hundred miles away, Tai Shici and Gao Ran led the rear army to strictly prevent the Xiliang army from killing a horse pistol, and the forward Zhang He also led two thousand soldiers to guard all the way.
When there were still fifty miles away from Luoyang, Yuan Shao personally led the army out to greet him, after all, Liu Tao robbed Dong Zhuo again, and Cao Cao heard that Liu Tao's matter turned back halfway. Now Liu Tao, the old good man of the coalition army, has done a very solid job, and at this time, Liu Tao made a fortune from Dong Zhuo's hands, and everyone naturally rushed to join in the fun. Liu Tao was naturally warmly welcomed by everyone, except for the princes who had disappeared, everyone came to greet Liu Tao.
"Alliance leader, most of the wealth robbed by Dong Thief this time is the property of the people, and he took part of it and distributed it to the people on his own initiative, and please don't blame the alliance leader!"
"Where did General Liu say, these treasures were originally owned by the people, and they should be returned to them." Yuan Shao's face obviously showed displeasure after listening to Liu Tao's words, and the other princes also turned pale, but everyone still had a smile and a smile on their faces, and the other part of the princes was to appease these ministers who were rescued by Liu Tao.
"Alliance leader, there are probably more than 2,000 cars of the remaining wealth this time, and I dare not be arbitrary, please ask the alliance leader to be the master." Although Liu Tao sneered in his heart, he didn't care, anyway, the money was taken away by them, and in the end, it was all back to his pocket, the more money you have, the more fierce the fight will be.
Sure enough, when Yuan Shao heard Liu Tao's words, his face instantly turned into a chrysanthemum, and he took Liu Tao's hand and said to the princes: "General Liu is so benevolent and righteous, he is really a rare hero in the world!" ”
"General Liu is really benevolent and righteous, and he deserves to be the talent of my Han Dynasty!" Yuan Shu also echoed on the side, and the rest of the people also praised Liu Tao one after another, and now they can't wait to have a good relationship with Liu Tao. Liu Tao naturally smiled and talked to them, and at the same time kept sneering in his heart, if it weren't for so much money and food, how could you, the lord who doesn't see rabbits and don't scatter eagles, be so affectionate with me at this time.
"Ladies and gentlemen, these belongings are all the property of the Han family, and they should all be returned to the Son of Heaven, but the Dong thief has not been eliminated, and the world has not been decided, so we still need to work together to fight for the thief!" After everyone sat down according to their positions, Yuan Shao sat at the top.
"Obey the orders of the alliance leader, work together, and fight hard to fight the thief!"
"It's so good, now that Dong thief is looting today, moving the capital to Chang'an, and the people of the world all resent this thief. We waited for the army to fight the thieves and occupy Luoyang, but we did not do our best. Therefore, the leader of this alliance distributes military salaries to the current generation of the Son of Heaven, and you must recruit troops and horses when you get money and food, and when the soldiers are strong and strong, we will reunite and discuss Dong Thief. ”
After Yuan Shao finished speaking, he began to distribute the property that Liu Tao brought back this time, first of all, according to the number of troops dispatched, everyone got the share that they were satisfied with, after all, this time Liu Tao brought back too much money and food. Many of these princes themselves couldn't believe it, no matter what, Liu Tao also got his share, but Liu Tao was not very fond of these, hoping to exchange these money and grain for all the books in the Han Treasury, and Yuan Shao also gave them to Liu Tao with a wave of his hand.
Liu Tao got what he wanted, so naturally there was no need to stay in Luoyang, and the princes drank together to celebrate, praising Liu Tao's merits. In the end, everyone also ended happily, although there were a few fewer princes, but in general, the atmosphere was much more harmonious than at the beginning, after all, Liu Tao, a good old man, still has a lot of credit.
In Luoyang, it was another few days of looting, and in the end, Liu Tao was not interested in staying here to continue to share the spoils, so he led the army and left with Cao Cao, but Cao Cao is now going to become the commander of the light pole, and with the money and food given by Liu Tao, he can go to recruit troops and buy horses. Liu Tao naturally dragged countless books back to his hometown in Dongmu County, and the war of the princes was about to begin, and the reputation that Liu Tao wanted was already there, and the next step was to start wielding the stick and carrot in his hand to dominate.