"Junhou, didn't you say that you won't fight?" When Zhang Fei gathered the cavalry, he had to be questioned by the officers below.

Before leaving, my brother only said that he might not need to fight. Now Kitakaro will send us to escort the grain transport team, and the military order is like a mountain, of course, we will go to war. Zhang Fei replied casually.

There was no intention to blame, he could hear that the people below were just puzzled, but they didn't mean not to fight.

The real war-weariness is actually the auxiliaries, after all, after experiencing the battle of Xiaquyang, there are still some lingering palpitations. It takes a while to adjust, and after adjusting your mentality, you can directly become an elite.

As for the soldiers, they have become accustomed to the battlefield, especially when they have entered a state of 'high morale'. So war weariness or something, it really has nothing to do with them.

"And ......," Zhang Fei looked at a few tun chiefs beside him, "this time I'm just going to meet up with the grain transportation team and assist them in escorting grain and grass." The main duty is to guard, and there is a possibility of encountering some bandits and robbers, and the threat is not great. ”

"Indeed, the words of the bandits and robbers ......" a general suddenly echoed, "Is there still Zhang Bao's elite power?" ”

"Key brother...... Sima Liu will also set off with us......" Zhang Fei immediately added.

When several generals heard this, their hearts were completely relieved. Why was he almost defeated by Zhang Bao in the first place, in the final analysis, Liu Tao was not in the army. Later, as soon as he came back, he turned the tables directly, which shows whether Liu Tao is in the army or not, and combat power is completely two concepts.

The key is that if he is there, no matter how seriously he is injured, even if he still has a breath, he will be able to save his life, and after a day, he can even jump alive and heal completely.

"It's just a distraction, but don't be sloppy with me!" Zhang Fei immediately reminded.

"Whoa!" The crowd responded, and then went back to gather their troops.

On this expedition, the main thing is that the 500 cavalry troops must be brought, and the bow and crossbow troops must be brought, and there are 50 guards under Liu Tao, and the pikemen and sword and shield soldiers are not brought.

"Brother, can I ......" Guan Yu also wanted to follow, so he found Liu Tao.

"Yun Chang, I have other intentions in keeping you and Liu Ge." Liu Tao looked at Guan Yu, "After we leave, although there is still a teacher here to take care of it, the heavy grain and grass on our side may attract some people's covetousness." ”

Speaking of this, his face had become very serious: "Our things, no matter who they are, as long as I don't agree, whoever dares to come over and call me out directly." ”

Anything else is fine, the key is two carts of wine. It is said that you can't drink alcohol in the army, so he didn't recommend it to Lu Zhi. But whether other officers can maintain this integrity, Liu Tao does not guarantee.

Especially Lu Yan introduced the officers here, and there is one person he cares about very much. That is, in the battle of Guandu, Chun Yuqiong, who was drunk and mishap, led Cao Cao to successfully attack Wuchao.

Liu Taozhen didn't expect that Chun Yuqiong, one of the eight schools in the West Garden, is now serving as a captain under Lu Zhi. Knowing this, he had to worry about whether this guy would miss his little wine.

"Whoa!" Guan Yu didn't expect that his responsibility was so heavy, and he immediately nodded his head when he heard the words.

"Speaking of which, my brother seems to have said that these two carts of wine are intended to be used to pay tribute to the imperial court?" Lu Yan vaguely remembered that Liu Tao had said before, "After the war, we went to Luoyang with the army, and then we found a relationship to send it?" ”

If this is the case, then these two carts of wine will have to be carried for a while. The key is to pay tribute, and the Zhang family will have a good relationship to pay tribute, so there is no need to take it with the army, right?

"I have my own plans, let you prepare a thousand times, can you be prepared?" Liu Tao asked, Zuo Feng should come after a while.

"There have always been 25 catties (Han catties), is a thousand pounds not light?" Lu Yan explained, "In order to make it easier to carry, I changed it to gold cakes, so that I only need a hundred gold cakes, nothing more than 100 catties, which have been packed in boxes." ”

Liu Tao nodded when he heard this, 25 Han catties, about 6.51 kilograms in later generations, and more than six and a half tons for a thousand guan. Each piece of gold cake is worth 10 pounds, weighing 1 Han jin, and 100 pieces is 100 Han jin, which is equivalent to 50 city catties.

I have seen records before that the purity of gold in the Western Han Dynasty is between 97% and 99%, and the density of gold is 19.32g/cm³, which is about 1.23 cubic decimeters according to the calculation of 50 catties of gold, which can really be packed into a small box.

The key is inconspicuous, at least more convenient than the five-baht coin that requires several large boxes to fit in.

"You've already guessed what I'm going to do?" Liu Tao asked with a smile.

"You need to prepare wine, and at the same time you need to prepare a thousand yuan, and that's all you need. It's just a brother, not to mention whether it's so good or not, if it spreads, I'm afraid that among the scholars, the brother's reputation is estimated to have an impact. Lu Yan felt that it was better to be reminded.

"I am a member of the Han family...... Liu Tao pointed to himself, "Even if you are a nobleman, you can't be considered a pure scholar, even if you are close to Your Majesty, it is a matter of course." ”

The problem is that he can't get in touch with Emperor Han, at least with his current identity, it is estimated that it will be difficult to contact Emperor Han. Therefore, it is reasonable to contact the ten permanent servants and ask them to transfer it on their behalf.

Identity, decide that there are some things that others can't do, but he does. What others need to worry about, he doesn't need to worry about so much, the key is to see what benefits it can bring to himself.

"Take 10,000 steps back and say, I've predicted so far, right?" Liu Tao asked in a low voice.

"Naturally, everything is as my brother said." Lu Yan is still very convinced of this, many things can no longer be explained by extrapolation or logic.

"At most, five years later, the world is about to usher in turmoil, and when the time comes, the heroes will be divided and compete for the world. The so-called fame is far less valuable than the actual benefits. We can't compare to the Yuan family of the fourth and third princes, nor can we compare to other powerful Han clan relatives. For the sake of future consideration, I don't want to let go of any of the benefits that can be reaped at this stage. Liu Tao said, his hands already clenched.

"If the elder brother thinks like this, then the foolish brother has nothing to say." Lu Yan nodded, I heard that the big Han was going to be in chaos and enter the group of heroes, although it was not the first time I heard of it, and the mood was still not very good.

"Besides......" Liu Tao thought for a while, "Are the Ten Standing Servants really traitors?" ”

"What do you say, brother?" Lu Yan felt that Liu Tao's words had a great impact on his three views.

"As far as I know, it was only after the third year of Guanghe (180 AD) that the eunuchs began to run rampant, and gradually took control of power." Liu Tao recalled, "In the second year of Guanghe, Cao Jie and Wang Fu, who had just become a climate, almost gave Yangqiu a pot, and then gradually recovered their vitality in the fourth year of Guanghe, forming the so-called ...... of the Ten Permanent Servants."

After a pause, he continued: "From the succession of His Majesty to the present, everything is connected, and you will find that the rise of the Ten Standing Servants and the 'eunuch party' that the scholars have criticized and written, is far from being as simple as you have heard! ”

"Huh?" Lu Yan heard this point of view for the first time, after all, he heard from his father that the ten permanent servants are very greedy, and the key is to trust the relationship, put relatives, and even guests or something, in the place, and occupy civil and military positions.

Moreover, these people expropriated and extorted expropriation, causing disaster to the local area and making the local people miserable. Yesterday, I also said privately that if it weren't for the ten permanent servants, I was afraid that the Yellow Turban thieves would make a mess, and the scale would not be so large.

But here with his brother, he heard a completely different point of view, which made him a little confused.

"From a different angle...... Liu Tao felt that if he wanted to enhance the impact, he had to explain it from a different angle, "Runan Yuan's family, the fourth and third dukes, protégés and former officials are all over the Han Dynasty, and there are civil and military officials. Why can Yuan Valve let so many protégés become officials in various places, but no one says about him. On the contrary, if the ten permanent servants recommend their protégés to the old places, they will be criticized? ”

"Because...... Recommended people, in the local expropriation? When Lu Yan said this, he was not very confident. Thinking about it carefully, it seems that this is the case, Yuan Valve can, why is there a problem on the side of the Ten Standing Servants.

"It is said that Yuan Valve's protégés and former officials are all over the place, so the tyrannical ones, is it only the protégés of the ten permanent servants?" Liu Tao asked rhetorically.

"Party strife?" Lu Yan seemed to understand.

"In fact, it is a matter of dividing the cake, a cake is so big, the eunuch eats too much, and the family eats less, so naturally he wants to criticize the eunuch, and vice versa." Liu Tao explained.

After a pause, he continued: "The problem is that the social circle of eunuchs is just that, and the scholars are distributed in the thirteen states of the Han Dynasty, and all kinds of protégés are old, and their teachers are relatives and friends...... If you really want to fight, who has the advantage? ”

"Public opinion?" Lu Yan seemed to realize the crux of the matter.

"Yes, the Ten Standing Servants will become sinners only because the scholars occupy the power of public opinion. As long as they want, then the black can be said to be white, and the deer can be said to be a horse, and the meaning of the scriptures can be explained to them. Liu Tao sighed.

When Lu Yan heard this, he probably understood why his father had to say how hateful the Ten Standing Servants were when he was a child. It's not that he doesn't understand, it's that his position has to be said and done.

The key is to worry that he said the wrong thing when he was young, so he simply instilled it in himself according to this statement. As for the actual situation, I will understand it on my own when I grow up. But even if he comprehends, it's useless, and his position dictates that he has to say and do that.

"Brother, when these words get out, it's not a small problem." Lu Yan looked left and right, a little worried.

"Don't think of others so ......superficially," Liu Tao said with a smile, "The key is not what I say, but what I do, that is, what position I am in." ”

In the past five years, the order has not completely collapsed, and the scholars still control the absolute power of public opinion. Defecting to the eunuchs openly is definitely a dead end.

"I am a disciple of my teacher and your brother-in-law, and I will definitely stand on the side of the scholars." Liu Tao replied, "It's just that I'm also a relative of the Han family, so getting close to Your Majesty can't be considered a fault, right?" As long as I have a good grasp of the measurements, it's not a big problem. ”

Liu Hong is the emperor of the Han Dynasty, and if he wants to exercise the power of the emperor, the scholars must be afraid of three points, let alone have the help of the eunuchs.

Restore the state pastoral system, Liu Yan appointed Yizhou pastor, Liu Yu as Youzhou pastor, he is a Han clan member who has entered the family tree, operate it properly, be a county guard, add a military position, it's not a big problem, right?

It is precisely because of being on the weak side of public opinion that more benefits can be given to the contributors......