Huan Fan proposed to snatch grain from the people and fill it into the treasury, and Chen Qun and others agreed.

That night, countless soldiers disguised as thieves broke into people's homes from house to house.

They don't kill people, they control people and only grab food.

The "thieves" still have some conscience, they only grab the surplus food, and each family keeps enough food to sustain their livelihood.

Horse-drawn carriages were parked in the streets.

The grain was loaded into horse-drawn wagons and transported to the treasury.

The road leading to the treasury was guarded by soldiers disguised as strongmen.

The city of Luoyang was full of the wails of the people.

The soldiers on the night patrol seemed to have disappeared and never appeared at all.

From the beginning of night until the eastern sky turned white, the thieves who plundered the people gradually dispersed.

Most of the people who found that they still had food in their homes did not act excessively, although they were sad in their hearts.

Only a small number of women who are accustomed to sprinkling on weekdays sit outside the house and slap their thighs and cry and curse the thieves who kill the gods.

There were thieves in Luoyang City at night, and Cao Pi got the news early in the morning.

He called Chen Qun to the palace.

When he saw Chen Qun, he asked, "Why did there be a thief in the city last night?" ”

"If you don't make trouble with thieves, you will only have a food shortage." Chen Qun asked rhetorically: "Is Your Majesty willing to make trouble with thieves or willing to cause a food shortage?" ”

As soon as Chen Qun asked, Cao Pi immediately understood that the so-called thief was arranged by him.

"What does a thief have to do with a food shortage?" I didn't know why, Cao Pi asked.

"Once the grain enters Luoyang, it will be looted immediately." Chen Qun replied: "I have sent people to various places to allocate grain and grass, but the reply from all places is the same, they all say that there is no grain in the local area. If this matter is not resolved, without Cao Zirong to fight, Luoyang will also be in chaos. The people rushed for food, and many people had too much food in their homes to eat. I just had the extra food snatched back and stored it in the treasury. Only when the government treasury has food can the army and civilians feel at ease. ”

"I didn't expect it to be like this if I didn't make trouble." Cao Pi sighed, and then said to Chen Qun: "The people are stupid, and when they hear rumors, they will rob the supplies. You have to find out where the rumor is coming from, and be sure to find out who spread the rumor. ”

"I'll definitely do my best to inquire about the source of the rumors!" Chen Qun responded.

There were thieves in Luoyang City, and Chen Wu and Liu Shuang, who were in Luoyang, of course, also got the news.

Yang Xiu hurried to the room where they lived.

"The two generals got up early?" Seeing the two of them, Yang Xiu politely said.

"I got the news of the thieves in Luoyang City early in the morning, how can I sleep peacefully?" Chen Wu first replied, and then asked, "Yang Gongzhi doesn't know why there are thieves in Luoyang City?" ”

"Luoyang City is heavily guarded, and it is incomprehensible to make thieves." Yang Xiu replied: "I specially asked people to inquire, although every household was robbed, but what was robbed was grain. And the thieves still have a conscience, although they robbed some food, they did not loot it all. The people should be able to live their lives. ”

Chen Wu and Liu Shuang glanced at each other.

Chen Wu asked Liu Shuang: "Do you think there is anything strange about this matter?" ”

"What's more? It's not like a thief. Liu Shuang shook his head: "How can there be a robbery that only robs grain, and only robs part of it, but leaves enough rations for the robbed?" ”

"If it's not the thieves who loot, but someone behind the scenes, then it's over." Yang Xiu interjected: "The looting of supplies was done by the two generals secretly instigating Huo Wu, and the people were ignorant, and they heard that the food supply was insufficient, so they participated in the looting. Under the robbery, some people carried grain to their homes in truckloads in order to store grain. They can't eat all of this grain, but they can only put it there to mold, and the treasury is empty and there are no grains. There are only two ways to deal with us, one is to allocate grain from all over the country to break the rumor of food shortage. It is said that Chen Qun transferred grain from various places, but was rejected by all localities on the pretext of lack of grain. This is the road they don't get through. The second is to take back the grain from the hands of the people. However, if it were to be bought at a high price, it would inevitably make the people think that there was a real shortage of food, and it would be difficult. There are thieves at night and they only grab food, as long as you think about it, you can understand what is going on. ”

"As soon as Yang Gong said this, we also understood." Liu Shuang replied: "It won't be long before the lord will send troops to attack Luoyang. Creating food shortage rumours is just the beginning, and we'll let them know what the real trouble is in a while. ”

Chen Wu asked Yang Xiu, "What about the Tiger Guards?" ”

"Since Xu Zhongkang went to Shouchun, the Tiger Guard Army has been handed over to Zhang He to command." Yang Xiu said: "Who is Zhang He, the two of you should have heard of it. ”

Hearing that the Tiger Guard Army was under the command of Zhang He, Chen Wu and Liu Shuang glanced at each other.

Zhang He joined the Cao family in the Battle of Guandu, which was not quite the same as other Cao generals.

He didn't have much contact with Cao Shuo, and comparatively speaking, Cao Shuo's influence on him was not as far-reaching as that of other generals.

"We've heard of Zhang He's reputation, but this person ......," Chen Wu frowned.

"Two generals, don't worry." Yang Xiu replied: "Actually, Zhang He is already our person. ”

The two of them looked at Yang Xiu in astonishment, only to see him say with a smile on his face: "When the eldest son left Yecheng, I secretly went to pay a visit. He left me in Yecheng to do these things. Now that Zhang He has taken over the Tiger Guard, how can I ignore it? ”

"Even the Tiger Guards are our people, Cao Pi is dead this time!" The corners of Chen Wu's mouth twitched, and he said to Yang Xiu: "The two of us can only secretly assign Huo Wu to do things, and ask Yang Gong to worry about the outside affairs." ”

"Can we take Luoyang before the lord arrives?" Liu Shuang said: "If we can take Luoyang, we will also save the lord from taking this trip." ”

Yang Xiu shook his head: "If the eldest son doesn't come, who would believe that we are indeed doing things for him?" You must know that everyone in Luoyang City is willing to turn their backs on Cao Pi just because they are looking forward to the arrival of Shouchun. If I didn't see the eldest son, I don't think anyone would want to take the first step. ”

"It's really troublesome." Chen Wu pouted and smiled: "Until now, there has been no news of the lord's army, and we can only do some small things that don't hurt or itch when we stay here." Chen Qun and the others are not good at it, and after a long delay, I really don't know what trouble they can cause. ”

In Luoyang City, when Chen Qun and others were solving the food crisis, Cao Shuo was also intensively preparing to crusade against Cao Pi.

In the main hall of the Shouchun Palace, Cao Shuo sat on the top, and the officials under him were lined up on both sides.

Looking around at everyone, Cao Shuo said: "There is news from Luoyang, and it has been prepared over there for a long time, just waiting for us to go." I'm going to send troops right away, do you think it's time yet? ”nt

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