Luoyang, the general He Jin mansion.

Li Tao and Zhao Yun waited for an hour before they were called in by the housekeeper, the housekeeper's surname was He, and he was the second, so he took the name He Er, but this He Er is not the same at all, he is old and fine, and said with a straight face: "I will meet the general later, and don't mess up the etiquette." ”

"Thank you!"

Li Tao pretended to compliment, and followed He Er into the lobby.

"Master, someone brought in."

He Er said respectfully towards He Jin.

"Hmm!"

He Jin turned around slowly and said in a low voice, "What are you two doing?" General Ben doesn't have time to listen to you! ”

Li Tao bowed his hand and said: "The general is polite, and below is Li Tao, the magistrate of Liaodong County, and this is Zhao Yun, the commander of the county, who came to visit the general by the order of Taishou." ”

Liaodong County?

He Jin was stunned for a moment, glanced back at He Er, and He Er hurriedly replied: "Master, it is Liu Yi, the Liaodong Taishou who exterminated the thieves in Xuansu County before!" ”

"Oh!"

He Jin responded casually, his eyes were full of disdain, he was a general of the dynasty, not that he didn't know who the Taishou of Liaodong County was, but he deliberately wanted to make things difficult for Li Tao and the others.

"Since he is a county official, he should know how to avoid suspicion, and he came to Luoyang this time, but His Majesty summoned him?"

Li Tao replied: "There has been no decree!" ”

"Humph!"

He Jin shouted: "He Er, send off guests." ”

"Yes!"

He Er hurriedly agreed, and immediately said to Li Tao and the others with a bad face: "Two, let's go!" ”

"General, I misunderstood, this time I came here for business, it's just that my family has admired the general for a long time, and I went to Goguryeo last time, and got a good white tiger skin, thinking that the winter was about to end, so I sent it to the general and added a layer of cushion."

White tiger skin?

He Jin glanced at Li Tao and the others, the meaning was already very clear, what about the tiger skin? Hurry up and offer it.

Although this tiger skin is rare, He Jin, who is a general, has seen it, and there is another one in the treasury, but this white tiger skin has never been seen, and he has a curiosity at the moment.

Looking at He Jin's appearance, Li Tao smiled inwardly and replied: "That tiger skin is the size of a bed, and it is inconvenient to carry, if the general is interested, let someone send it from the post house here." ”

He Jin laughed: "Haha......, you are really good at laughing, how can there be such a big beast in the world, General Ben wants to open his eyes." ”

Li Tao turned around and instructed Zhao Yun to go back quickly.

After a while, Zhao Yun led ten strong men carrying five large boxes and returned to the general's mansion.

"Open!"

Zhao Yun snorted.

Ten strong men opened the box one after another, only to see that the first box contained a white tiger skin, white and flawless, without a single miscellaneous hair, it was really a first-class product.

He Jin came to the second box again, which contained the best brocade in Bashu, colorful and brilliant.

"This ......"

He Jin pretended to be and said, "What does this mean? ”

Li Tao arched his hand and smiled: "This is a small gift from my family Tai Shoujin to the general, and I hope the general will not dislike it." ”

The third box contained jade jewels of various shapes, including white jade in the color of mutton fat, blood-red beads, and green glowing gemstones.

The fourth box is filled with white fox skins, which is full of a large box, there are hundreds of them, which is also very rare.

When He came in front of the fifth box, his eyes suddenly lit up, his face was pale, and his hands involuntarily stretched out, pressing his hands on the gold in the box, for fear of flying away.

This is a large chest full of gold, to say the least, two or three thousand taels.

He Jin coughed softly, and said suddenly: "You should take these things away!" Such a generous gift, General Ben can't afford it! ”

"The general is serious."

Li Tao hurriedly bowed his hand and said: "This small gift is not a respect, the general just accepts it, and my family will have a heavy gift in the future." ”

"Ah......h

He Jin was stunned again, this thin gift is so heavy, and he doesn't know what kind of scenery this heavy gift is.

"He Er, bring the things down first, and then send someone to bring some refreshments."

He Jin could only sigh.

He Er hurriedly smiled back and said, "Master, wait a minute, the old slave will go and order." ”

At that moment, Steward He led the ten strong men to carry the five large boxes to the backyard, and they were very shrewd.

After He Jin received the gift, his attitude towards Li Tao immediately changed, and he asked with a caring heart: "What difficulties did Liu Junshou encounter?" ”

"My family is too conservative to pacify Xuansu County, break Goguryeo, barbarians are in awe, and the people in it are happy, but there are often sneaking and abduction in the county, and I am entangled."

"Haha......"

He Jin said with a smile: "The border people, the people are fierce, it is nothing, you can let Liu Junshou send more officials to inspect the Quartet, and at the same time open schools to educate the people." ”

Li Tao raised his hand and saluted, and replied: "What the general said is very true, and I must give it back to my family Taishou without a word." ”

"It's a trivial matter, it's not worth mentioning."

He Jin said with a smile.

Li Tao said: "This matter is indeed a trivial matter for the general, but for my family Taishou, it is a great plan for the people's livelihood. ”

Listening to Li Tao's praise, He Jin's heart was already happy.

"But what else is there to do?"

Li Tao asked for a while, and then slowly spoke: "General, there is really one thing, and I hope that the general will be fulfilled." ”

Fulfill?

He Jin was confused, and hurriedly asked, "What is the so-called?" ”

Li Tao explained: "My family Taishou raised the strength of the whole county, broke Goguryeo, beheaded more than 10,000 people, and the Goguryeo crown prince Gao clan was wiped out, which added hundreds of miles of territory to the Han Dynasty, so my family Taishou hoped to protect the Goguryeo school captain in Goguryeo, and incorporate the Goguryeo territory into Liaodong County, as a subordinate country, and hoped that the general would be fulfilled and ask His Majesty on his behalf." ”

He Jin's face was stunned, this matter can be big or small, it stands to reason that Goguryeo was defeated by Liu Yi, and it is indeed indispensable, and it should be rewarded, but if Goguryeo is really included in the subordinate state of Liaodong, in this way, this Liaodong Taishou position is a bit high-powered, I am afraid that Liu Yu, the assassin of Youzhou, will be the first to come out to oppose it.

"It's not easy!"

He Jin hesitated.

Li Tao hurriedly replied: "Since the Goguryeo Captain Department is protected, and the general is in charge of the world's soldiers and horses, so the position of captain should be recommended by the general." ”

"Oh?"

He Jin looked at Li Tao carefully, and said solemnly: "This is true!" ”

"Taishou-sama's paperwork is here!"

Li Tao took out a letter and solemnly handed it to He Jin, and said bluntly: "General, this is a letter written by my family Taishou, which can be presented to Your Majesty on your behalf." ”

He Jin saw that the letter was not sealed, so he took out the letter, read it carefully, and it was really as Li Tao said, his heart flashed sharply at the moment, and finally laughed loudly, and said: "This matter is wrapped up in this general, and I will personally play Your Majesty tomorrow morning." ”

"The general is wise!"