In the early morning, the sun rises in the east and the sun is shining.

The fiery red sun shone on the earth, but it could not dispel the cold of winter.

Lu Bu sat in the hall of the Assassin's Mansion, wearing thick clothes, a cloak on the outside, and a stove in front of him, putting his hands on it to warm his body.

After a while, Xiao He and Chen Gong walked in together.

Xiao He's face was full of anger, he first saluted Lu Bu, and then said: "Lord, you have to uphold justice and severely punish Chen Gong!" ”

"Huh? Lord Xiao, don't be the wicked to sue first. It's clear that you are not doing well in guarding yourself, but you want to frame me? ”

"Why am I poorly guarded? It was the treasury you took people to forcibly rob the treasury, do you still want to deny it? The more Xiao He spoke, the more angry he became, and reprimanded: "You are really lawless, do you want to rebel?" ”

Chen Gong glanced at Xiao He and said with disdain: "Lord Xiao, no wonder people say that you are a miser, it's really true. Isn't it just 20 million copper coins, what's the big deal? ”

"What do you say? Twenty million copper coins are nothing? Chen Gongtai, you have such a big breath, do you know what you can do with 20 million copper coins? He was able to buy 100,000 stone corn and save hundreds of thousands of people. ”

Xiao He took a deep breath, waved his hand and said, "Forget it, I don't want to argue with you now, you quickly return the 20 million copper coins to me." ”

Chen Gong spread his hands and said helplessly: "I'm sorry, I've already given it away." ”

"I opened my eyes and told nonsense, I only took it last night, how could I give it away so quickly?"

"He did give it away." At this time, I only heard Lu Bu say in a calm tone.

Xiao He and Chen Gong looked at Lu Bu together.

Chen Gong is confident.

Xiao He asked suspiciously, "Who did he send?" ”

"Send me." Lu Bu did not shy away from saying: "I want to build a huge intelligence network to find out the movements of the princes. Although 20 million is a big number, in terms of Xuzhou's current financial resources, it can be afforded, right? ”

"If the lord needs money, he can tell me directly."

Chen Gong sneered: "I told you last time, just two million, it makes you feel distressed." ”

Lu Budao: "Father-in-law, I have a small suggestion, you might as well consider it." ”

"My lord, please speak."

"Is it possible to divide the treasury into two, half for civil affairs and half for the military? The wealth used for civil affairs is under your control, and the wealth used for military affairs is under the control of Mr. Gongtai. What do you think? ”

"This..." Xiao He hesitated, this is tantamount to cutting his flesh.

Chen Gong thought for a while, and said in his heart: "It's really a good idea, in the future, when you buy armaments, you don't need to look at Xiao He's face anymore." ”

"My lord's suggestion is very good, I absolutely support it!"

"Father-in-law, what do you think?" Lu Bu looked at Xiao He and asked again.

Xiao He showed hesitation on his face, and thought about it repeatedly in his heart. In these troubled times, the food used for the military is definitely more than the food used for civil affairs. If they are separated, they have no worries.

After thinking about it, he smiled and said, "Okay, since the lord has a life, I will agree." But the previous 22 million must be deducted. ”

"Then why don't you say that you will deduct the money and grain distributed to the people of each county?" Chen Gong asked rhetorically.

"You...!"

Lu Bu shouted: "Okay, don't make any noise." Isn't it just tens of millions of dollars, what's the big deal? I promise you'll be worried about the money in the future. ”

Xiao He doesn't believe it, how can you be worried if you have a lot of money, and you can only worry if you don't have money.

"Father-in-law."

"Yes."

Lu Budao: "You go and count the treasury and hand over the money and grain to Chen Gong." ”

"No."

"Chen Gong stays."

Xiao He left.

Chen Gong looked at Lu Bu and said with a smile: "Lord, I'm okay with this, right?" ”

"it!"

Lu Bu scolded angrily: "This is what you are thinking? Damn... Just grab it? ”

"Meanly, my methods may be a little rough."

"I think you have no fear, thinking that with my support, you will act boldly? Didn't you obviously let Xiao He know that I made you do this? ”

"But if you don't, how can you get the grain out of the storehouse?" Chen Gong was a little aggrieved, everything he did was for Lu Bu, and he never had the slightest selfishness.

"At this point, I have nothing to say. You go to hand over to Xiao He, and all the money used for military affairs will be taken out and sealed separately. Lu Bu commanded.

"No."

Lu Bu was really helpless about taking the money. If it was Chen Gong who was in charge of the money, he could have taken the money very strongly, but in the face of Xiao He, he really had no temper. After all, in addition to monarchs and ministers, there is also the relationship between father and son, so you can't tear your face with Xiao He just to get money.

But it's good now, half of Xuzhou's money is in Chen Palace, and there will never be a situation where you can't get money in the future.

On the same day, Xiao He and Chen Gong completed the handover.

Lu Bu directly took another 10 million, plus the previous 20 million, which was a full 30 million, all of which were transported to Yingchun Pavilion and handed over to Pan Jinlian.

"Jin Lian, this is 30 million money, I hope you can establish a huge intelligence network in the shortest possible time, I want to know what Yuan Shu and Cao Cao are thinking about every day, what they do, what they need, what they don't need, they must report every five days."

Looking at the boxes of copper coins in the house, Pan Jinlian's eyes lit up, and she said in her heart: "It's the first time I've seen so much money." ”

"Brother Fengxian, rest assured, I will definitely do my best to do a good job in this matter."

"Okay."

Lu Bu glanced at Pan Jinlian and seemed to have something to say.

Pan Jinlian understood and said with a smile: "Brother Fengxian can send 30 million money to Yingchun Pavilion, which shows that he trusts Jinlian very much, and he trusts it, so why doubt it?" Jin Lian's heart has long been tied to Brother Feng Xian, even if there is more money in front of me, it can't shake Jin Lian's sincerity to Brother Feng Xian. ”

"Okay, so be it."

Lu Bu shook off a cold sweat and hurried away.

He was really worried just now that Pan Jinlian would take the money and leave. But then he thought that the system injected Pan Jinlian with such a memory, which made Pan Jinlian rush from Chang'an to Xuzhou, and his heart was so firm that it was conceivable that he would change his mind because of tens of millions of dollars.

So, after a little doubt, he put his mind at ease again.

Returning to the Assassin's Mansion, Lu Bu finally received a battle report from the west.

"Cao Cao ordered the generals Cao Ren and Xiahoudun to lead 50,000 troops to attack my Pengcheng, and Liu Bei is fighting with them. Thinking of Liu Bei's letter asking for help, he is about to arrive in Xiapi City. Gongtai, what is your good plan? ”

In the study, Lu Bu called Chen Gong over and asked.

After reading the letter, Chen Gong shook his head: "Even if Liu Bei asks for help, the lord can't invest a lot of troops to Pengcheng. ”

"Why?" Lu Bu was puzzled.

Chen Gong said: "Because Cao Cao is stronger than Yuan Shu, even with Liu Bei's help, it is impossible to win in a short time." And Cao Cao's dispatch of troops will definitely inspire Yuan Shu to attack Xuzhou even more frantically. The lord should allocate the main forces in the East China Sea and repel Yuan Shu first. ”

"Furthermore, Cao Cao's invasion of my Xuzhou was purely to enhance his strength, and there was a way to reconcile. And Yuan Shu's invasion of Xuzhou was to seek revenge, and there was no way to reconcile. In other words, Yuan Shu was a mortal enemy, and Cao Cao was only for profit. ”