Chapter 42: Talking to both sides
Shi Jia was a little dazed by Ban Biao's attack, and turned to plead: "My big brother, I said it's not okay?" But I'll have to return the jade pendant to my head office in a moment. ”
Ban Biao nodded, "Say, whatever the prince is looking for me, tell me clearly, otherwise this jade pendant, you will wait to be confiscated." ”
Shi Jia went back and forth two or three times, and because of this benefit, he was naturally reluctant to do so, and said helplessly: "Big brother, the prince just wants to give you an official position to sit on, and I think you will be your mother's family soon, how can the prince treat you badly." ”
"This is absolutely not good, my Ban Biao is a person who has no merit, even if he is a relative, he can't give me an official position for no reason, return the jade pendant to you, go back and tell the prince, I won't go." Ban Biao suddenly said with righteousness.
Shi Jia took the jade pendant, and his face was much better, "The prince is also an understanding person, of course you have to be meritorious if you want to be an official, this time the prince let you go over to make meritorious service." ”
"I see, the prince is really reasonable, that's okay, you go back first, I'll change my clothes and go over." Ban Biao said casually as he walked towards the back room.
After Shi Jia finished everything, he also breathed a sigh of relief, these three people are really talented, and at this time, Liu Biao had already prepared dinner in the East Palace.
This means to keep them for dinner, Liu Biao sat in the first place, Shi Jia had just returned, but the three of them had not yet arrived, Liu Biao stretched his waist a little tiredly.
"It's good that being the prince is still so troublesome, the emperor has become a dry eater, Lao Tzu poured out to eliminate disasters for him, and it should be much easier to become the emperor in the future." Liu Biao said to himself.
Liu Biao hadn't finished expressing his feelings yet, the three people outside the palace had already gathered, and when Shi Jia saw this, he asked cautiously: "Prince, they are all here, do you want to come in and talk back?" ”
"Please come in, I'll be able to sleep well with everything arranged." Liu Biao took a sip of warm tea and said, while tidying up his clothes.
Outside the East Palace, Tao Ren had heard of Feng Yewang and Ban Biao, after all, they were in business, and they must have seen a lot of the world, so Ban Biao and Feng Yewang naturally didn't know anyone.
"Those two are both children of official families, and they must have heard about it, but this time they are going out to fight, although they are working for the court, but I think it should be stopped." Tao Ren said with some humility.
Seeing this, Ban Biao waved his big hand and said: "A man should start a career, fighting or something is the best choice, little brother, you don't have to be afraid, you can command in the back, and I and Feng Yewang can just step forward to kill the enemy." ”
Seeing that he was so bloody, Tao Ren frowned a little helplessly, "I said brother, don't you be so happy, the war ahead is tight, if you don't have a life to go, you won't have a life to go back!" ”
"What do you know, I can fight three at a time, and even if I am surrounded by people, I can stand out from the encirclement, besides, the prince will be summoned back, how can I retreat." Ban Biao's speech is also refreshing.
Tao Ren was about to refute, but Shi Jia had already walked out of the palace, "I said three, don't talk here, the prince has already prepared tea inside, go in and talk." ”
This made the three of them calm down a little, and entered the inner hall of the East Palace in turn, Liu Biao looked at the three of them, quite satisfied, Tao Ren and Ban Biao had already seen them, one was polite and polite, some sleek, the other was a tiger's back and a bear's waist, and some were upright.
Only Feng Yewang, Liu Biao has heard of his name for a long time, for this person, it is the first time to see him, and he is in his twenties, he is heroic and sassy, and his aura is extraordinary, and he looks like a piece of war material.
"You don't need to introduce, there is a place in front, do it casually, don't be informal, there is wine and food on the table, don't be nervous, let's talk about business after eating and drinking." Liu Biao said indifferently.
The three of them all looked at each other, and Tao Ren couldn't help but ask: "The prince came to us for dinner, I think it's better to talk about business first." ”
"Whatever is serious, it's all small things, you eat and drink first." Liu Biao pretended to be normal and said.
"But Shi Jia told us that it seems that he is going to the border to fight, which is obviously a fatal matter, how can it be a trivial matter?" Tao Ren said with some sadness.
Liu Biao listened, and kicked Shi Jia is face, "You kid go to do a small thing, give me a kickback, and hand over all the things to me, otherwise you will wait to be laid off and unemployed!" ”
Shi Jia's legs trembled, and he knelt directly on the ground, "Prince, listen to me, in fact, I don't want to accept gifts at all, they just have to give it." ”
As he spoke, he had already taken out the jade pendant and the money, and put them on the table very carefully, "Prince, just these things, there is nothing else." ”
"Okay, I see, you stand at the door and take the wind away, I have something to discuss with them." Liu Biao's face gradually became serious.
Now that they all know about the matter, there is no need for Liu Biao to hide it anymore, and immediately said: "Actually, it is indeed going to the frontier to fight, recently the Huns and barbarians are really rampant, Mayi City has been attacked again, and the people of Yunzhong County are in distress, so I asked you young talents to come over to discuss major matters." ”
When Tao Ren heard that it was really a war, his face changed drastically, and he wanted to influence the prince with words, but when he looked at Ban Biao and Feng Yewang, he still heard it well, so Tao Ren could only listen to the prince's orders silently.
"Actually, in recent years, the Han family has summoned too many Confucian students, although each of them has talents, but they will not fight after all, some Confucian students are very good when they come, but after working for a long time, they will deteriorate, so this prince will use your rookies." Liu Biao said quite frankly.
When Ban Biao heard this, he was about to cry, and said very excitedly: "Thank you for the prince's love, you can take a fancy to me Ban Biao, it is my blessing, and you can go up the knife mountain and the sea of fire for the prince in the future!" ”
Feng Yewang was still relatively calm, after all, he was a man who had a family, and his style of doing things was quite mature and steady, and after thinking about it for a while, he slowly asked: "I don't know the geometry of the border Huns?" How much is the strength of the Han family? ”
This is to the point, Liu Biao is not easy to answer for a while, not unclear, but very clear, there are about forty or fifty thousand Huns, and there are thirty or forty thousand Han soldiers, but they are all prisoners and thieves, and they are overwhelmed.
"Brother Feng asked well, after all, knowing oneself and knowing that the other side will not be defeated in a hundred battles, in fact, it is not much different from the strength of the Huns, the most important thing is that the Huns are in the frontier, we are in the mainland, and the middle strength is more than 10,000 people." Liu Biao said vaguely.
Ban Biao was amused when he heard it, "We have 10,000 more troops, so what are you afraid of, if you go up, you will be able to win!" ”
Tao Ren glanced at him from the side, "Brother, pay attention to the question, the prince means that our side has less troops than 10,000, and we are going to the door of the Huns to fight with them!" ”