"If you persuade me to pay a bribe to Zuo Feng, then there is no need to say it again." Lu Zhi looked at Liu Tao, and then said.

"From the position of the teacher, he will not bribe Zuo Feng no matter what, and the disciple naturally knows it." Liu Tao said with a smile, a position is a position, but what Lu Zhi thinks in his heart is the key.

The law of true fragrance is not only modern but not existent. Let's just say that Lu Zhi has made great contributions all the way, and he is about to defeat Zhang Jiao and get promoted to make a fortune, will sit back and watch all this go down the drain?

"The disciple just asked, Zuo Feng is in the palace, but he has a backer." Liu Tao asked, this is the key to the follow-up dialogue.

"There are so many eunuchs in the palace, how do teachers know what backers they have? Besides, even if there is a backer, it is nothing more than ten permanent servants. Lu Zhi replied casually.

When Lu Zhi talked about the Ten Standing Attendants, Liu Tao didn't think it was strange.

It is said that Zhang Rang, Zhao Zhong, Feng Zhen, Duan Qi, Cao Jie, Hou Lan, Jian Shuo, Cheng Kuang, Xia Yun and Guo Shengbi are the ten permanent servants. did not take into account that Cao Jie had actually died in 181, and his son-in-law was implicated by Tang Zhou.

According to history, there were twelve permanent attendants in the palace, namely Zhang Rang, Zhao Zhong, Xia Yun, Guo Sheng, Sun Zhang, Bi Lan, Li Song, Duan Qi, Gao Wang, Zhang Gong, Han Kui and Song Dian. Jian Shuo is not a permanent attendant, before he became a military captain, he was just a little yellow door.

Considering the resumes and status of Zhang Rang and Zhao Zhong, and at the same time, Zhao Zhong is already a great Changqiu, if he is not considered a 'permanent servant', the eunuch group is indeed only a 'ten permanent servants'.

Lu Zhi's meaning is: Zhang Rang and Zhao Zhong's level is too big, and Zuo Feng is just a small yellow door, so naturally he can't stammer. Those who can take refuge are naturally the only ones left with these ten permanent servants. Thinking in this way, there is no logical problem.

"That means that Zuo Feng made it clear?" Liu Tao thought for a while and asked.

"It's not explicit, but it's pretty much the same." Lu Zhi said angrily, a mere yellow gate, came to the front line to inspect, and actually openly asked for bribes, which is really unreasonable.

Of course, unless Zuo Feng's brain is pumped, he will directly ask for a bribe. In other words, it is nothing more than that he knows how difficult it is for Lu Zhi, but His Majesty doesn't know, he can help, talk about how difficult it is for the front-line soldiers, and how loyal and brave Lu Zhi is, but it is not easy to see Your Majesty.

In the end, ask for some 'activity funds', which is the same routine in the end.

"In this way, the teacher will not be able to give in." Liu Tao nodded, and made it clear, basically everyone present knew that it was about his reputation, even if Lu Zhi would move, he would definitely not be able to comply, "This Zuo Feng is really stupid." ”

Zuo Feng doesn't know what the situation is, but referring to the face of the post supervisor in the old version of the romance, he knows how ugly this appearance is. When it comes to soliciting bribes, you can ask for it openly.

"What do you say?" Lu Zhi looked at Liu Tao with interest.

"The matter has come to this, and it is useless whether there is any other meaning. It's just that the teacher has thought that if the teacher doesn't pay, the officials below will definitely not be able to pay. And Zuo Fengshou can't get money, and when he returns to Luoyang, he has to say bad things about his teacher in front of His Majesty. Liu Tao reminded.

The chief officer doesn't pay bribes, how can those officers below pay bribes? Those who want to persuade Lu Zhi to pay money probably have the idea of paying for themselves.

"We have surrounded Guangzong, and it is only a matter of time before we take Zhang Jiao, can Your Majesty still change generals on the spot?" Lu Zhi shook his head.

"However, it has been more than ten years since the teacher surrounded this place, and the weather is getting hotter and hotter, and it is becoming more and more unsuitable for war. It is estimated that there will not be a month or two, and I am afraid that I will not be able to play. We can wait, Your Majesty, can we wait? Liu Tao asked.

After a pause, he continued: "That Zuo Feng, I only need to say that Guangzong City is short, and it can't be broken in an instant, but if I don't fight for a long time, I will consume grain and grass......"

Liu Tao has only realized a problem in the past two days, the finances of the Eastern Han Dynasty seem to be very bad. At least on the treasury side, it is estimated that it will not be able to collect much tax, and the salt and iron monopoly has been half-abandoned a few years ago.

I remember that I didn't know which book I had read it, but the money and food used in the war during this period came from Emperor Ling's internal money, that is, Emperor Ling's private money, to support the continuation of this war.

From mid-to-late February to July and August, in half a year, how much grain did an army of more than 100,000 people consume?

Emperor Ling was not in a hurry to destroy the Yellow Turban Thief at all, or that he was really anxious, but what he was really anxious about was when he could not pay money from the inner money, and if he continued like this, he would really have no money from the internal money!

At this time, what would he think when he heard that Lu Zhi was besieging but not attacking, deliberately wasting time? Going to prison, I really don't have to say it!

"These two months are no longer suitable for war......" Lu Zhi shook his head, he really didn't know. First of all, I couldn't fight, and I communicated with the officers below, and most of them said that their morale was low and they needed to rest.

In addition, the weather is really hot, and it is estimated that you will suffer from heat stroke if you spend an hour or two under the sun at this time. It's not easy to surround Guangzong, but you can't have a lot of non-combat attrition in order to try to siege the city, right?

"So Zuo Feng's mouth must be blocked." Liu Tao proposed.

"Zuo Feng has come to the army, how to stop his mouth?" Lu Zhi shook his head, at this stage, the only thing that can stop his mouth is Caibao.

"The disciple is a relative of the Han family, has he not forgotten this?" Liu Tao tried to ask.

"Hmm...... This is true. Lu Zhi's expression was a little strange, although Liu Tao was a relative of the Han family, and he was also included in the genealogy, the key was that he did not raise filial piety from his grandfather's generation, and this clan was also a name and had no value.

"I'm going to ask Zuo Huangmen to send some local products to my brother in Luoyang, it's not a big problem, right?" Liu Tao said with a smile.

"If it's just a souvenir, of course it's not a big problem." Lu Zhi raised his eyebrows, he seemed to know Liu Tao's thoughts.

"But there are so many sustenances, it must be very difficult to let Zuo Huangmen bring them over, and it is also necessary to give some compensation, right?" Liu Tao then went one step further.

"In order to ensure that the goods are complete, there must be some expenses along the way." Lu Zhi nodded.

"It's just that the disciple gave Zuo Feng Caibao, did I betray the Shi clan?" Liu Tao asked in a panic.

"Although it is an exchange between relatives, but during this period, Zuo Feng was given money, and people with a heart will inevitably use it as a criticism, so it is necessary to guard against it." Lu Zhi thought about it and replied.

"The teacher reprimanded me, and even threatened to expel the teacher, and finally gave me a chance because of Cangshan's intercession......" Liu Tao bowed to Lu Zhi sincerely.

"You......" Lu Zhi really didn't know what to say, and he was forced to take a position, he definitely couldn't give in to the eunuchs. But step by step from the humble door to the present, can you really give up everything calmly?

After hesitating for a few minutes, he finally let out a long sigh and replied, "I know ...... for the teacher."