Chapter 14: The Three Caves of the Cunning Rabbit

Catching the head of the Black Mountain thief is a great thing for Wuji County Commander Xianrong. Unlike the honest uncle, the judge is more tactful. Li Damu, the head of the thief, is only a small leader among the Black Mountain thieves, but if he can use this Li Damu to lure out the first thief of the Black Mountain Thief, Zhang Yan, it will be a great achievement for Xian Rong.

At present, Yuan Shao and Gongsun Chan are fighting fiercely for the position of overlord of Hebei, although Yuan Shao defeated Gongsun Chan once not long ago, but Gongsun Chan is not without the strength to fight back. If Yuan Shao wants to completely solve Gongsun Zhan, he must first cut off the Black Mountain Thieves who may become Gongsun Zhan's help, because except for the Black Mountain Thieves, no force can affect Yuan Shao at this time. Cao Cao of Yanzhou has not yet had the strength to argue with Yuan Shao, Tao Qian of Xuzhou is still breathing, and he is thankful that others don't trouble him, as for Yuan Shu in Nanyang, he can't write two Yuan characters in one stroke, even if he wants to divide the high and low in the future, it is not now.

Yuan Shao's biggest worry is to fight on both sides, his Jizhou is sandwiched between Youzhou and Merge State, once Gongsun Zan and Zhang Yan join forces, Yuan Shao's time to become the overlord of Hebei will have to be postponed for a while. Now Yuan Shao's Jizhou army is fighting fiercely with Gongsun Zhan's Youzhou army, and he can't draw too many troops to deal with the Black Mountain thieves, if Xianrong can take the opportunity to stabilize the Black Mountain thieves and buy Yuan Shao enough time to eliminate Gongsun Zhan, then Xianrong will definitely be appreciated by Yuan Shao.

With the family background of the fourth and third dukes, Yuan Shao has been served by a large number of military generals and ministers in a very short period of time, and the military generals are not all the way to Xianrong, so there is no need to mention it at this time. On the Wenchen side, Tian Feng, Fu Zhu, Xu You, Guo Tu, Xun Zhan, Feng Ji, Judge, Xin Ping...... Wait, wait, which one is not a talented person. If Xianrong wants to stand out under this group of people, he must make a great contribution to Yuan Shao's attention.

Xianrong did not intend to recruit the Black Mountain Thieves, although he was not among Yuan Shao's core strategists, but Shen Rong knew that his own lord did not look down on Zhang Yan, the Black Mountain Thieves, and the reason why Yuan Shao paid attention to it was only because of the large number of Black Mountain Thieves, Yuan Shao was worried that the Black Mountain Thieves would make trouble for him when he eliminated Gongsun Zhan. Once Gongsun Chan is cleaned up, Yuan Shao's next target will definitely be the Black Mountain Thief.

was relieved and let Li Damu go, and Xianrong immediately wrote to his uncle for help. It was not for nothing to let go of Li Damu, and Xianrong wanted to use Li Damu's mouth to lure Zhang Yan, the leader of the Black Mountain Bandits, to Wuji County. And the excuse is that Yuan Shao, the representative of Jurong Rong, wants to recruit the Black Mountain thieves.

As long as Zhang Yan can be killed, the Black Mountain Thief will definitely be in chaos, and at that time, the Black Mountain Thief will have no time to take care of himself, and he will have no time to care about Gongsun Zhan's life or death.

After receiving his nephew's letter, he was shocked when he received the letter from his nephew, and he couldn't help but sigh at his nephew's boldness, and thought that things were a little too simple. The black mountain thief Zhang Yan can live until now, how can he be easily fooled by Xuan Rong in just a few words. And even if Xian Rong really made this great achievement, I am afraid that things will not develop as he imagined. What kind of virtue is the lord of his own family, others don't know, but how can he not know this person who is in the core staff circle.

Where there are people, there is right and wrong, literati are light, Yuan Shao has a lot of strategists around him, but there are many people who are right and wrong, and no one is convinced of anyone, plus Yuan Shao is a soft-eared person, and he is always indecisive in major matters, so that although there are many strategists under his hands, there are few successful things. Just like the Yuan army broke Gongsun Chan a while ago, the biggest contributors to that battle were not actually those strategists under Yuan Shao, but the first dead soldiers trained by the general of the army, Lu Yi, defeated Gongsun Zhan's white horse Yicong, which made Yuan Jun a big victory.

The nephew is bent on stepping into this circle of right and wrong, as an uncle, the judge naturally doesn't want the judge to get involved too early, but his nephew's life must also be taken into account.

It is said that Koji Yi has made a great contribution, and Yuan Shao should take Koji Yi to find Gongsun Zhan's trouble. But Koji Yi was left behind by Yuan Shao. However, this can't blame Yuan Shao for using people improperly, it's really that Lu Yi himself can't be a man, it's too public, it's your ability to make great contributions, and it's understandable to publicize some of them, but everything has a degree, once it passes, it's asking for trouble.

Koji Yi is like this, after the big break of Baima Yi, Yuan Shao rewarded Koji Yi, and even attached more importance to Koji than his confidant Yan Liangwen and the ugly two. At this time, Ko Yi should be modest and low-key, but he was arrogant and pampered by Yuan Shao, and did not take his colleagues in his eyes. As a result, it naturally aroused Yuan Shao's dislike, and Lu Yi did not repent, so he was beaten into the "cold palace" by Yuan Shao.

Knowing that the trial was invited, Koi Yi hurriedly came to the Taishou Mansion.

"Mr. Judge, what do you want to find my little brother? Isn't it sent by the Lord's public order? Koji Yi asked with anticipation.

The judge shook his head slightly, "General Liyi, it's not the lord's order, but the trial has something to ask for." ”

“…… What's the matter? When Koji Yi heard that it was not the lord's greeting, his enthusiasm suddenly decreased, and he asked with some loss.

“…… General Kojiyi, the lord's anger has not subsided, so naturally he will not want to see you at this time. But the general can't be so depressed, you must know that a person like the general, if he wants to attract the attention of the lord, the best way is to make meritorious service. ”

"Mr. Shen, I naturally know what you said, but the lord won't let me go to the front of the battle to listen to it, where can I make meritorious contributions?" Koji Yi said a little angrily when he heard this.

"Huh...... The general is not in a hurry, there is an opportunity for meritorious service in front of the general. The judge smiled and said to Koji Yi.

When he heard this, he couldn't help but wonder and asked: "Mr. Zhen, don't tease the last general, this Yecheng is far away from Youzhou, where did the war come from?" ”

"Of course, the opportunity that trial said is not in Yecheng."

"Where is that?"

"Zhongshan County, Wuji County ruled by Xian Rong, the nephew of Xian."

"Wuji County? Please also elaborate on Mr. Review. Hearing this, Koji Yi frowned and couldn't help but ask.

The trial match didn't hide it, and told Lu Yi about the plan of the trial Rong, of course, the trial only said that the trial Rong booby-trapped the black mountain thief Zhang Yan, as for other things, the trial did not mention it.

Koji Yi's brows furrowed after hearing this, as a general, he must consider the gains and losses before starting a war. Booby-trapping Zhang Yan is not a very difficult thing for Lu Yi, others are afraid of Zhang Yan, but it doesn't mean that Lu Yi is also afraid. On the contrary, Koji Yi wanted to meet Zhang Yan, who was known as Feiyan.

In order not to arouse Zhang Yan's suspicions, if Liyi wants to go, he must not take a large team of people with him, but the descendants who originally belonged to Liyi were all taken by Yuan Shao to find Gongsun Zan at this time.

"General Koji, what's the difficulty?" Seeing that Koji Yi didn't go happily, the judge hurriedly asked.

"Mr. Judge, it's not a secret, if the last general's headquarters is here, only two hundred people are needed, and the last general can guarantee that Zhang Yan will not come back, but if he only relies on the current people in Yecheng, the last general is not very sure." Koji Yi said truthfully when he heard this.

Yuan Shao left Koji Yi in Yecheng, one is to teach Koji Yi a lesson, so that he understands that without the koji butcher, our old Yuan still doesn't have to eat hairy pigs, and the other is to let the trial monitor Koji Yi's reaction, if he is angry, then Yuan Shao does not plan to reuse Koji Yi, maybe he will find an excuse to get rid of this hidden danger.

If Yuan Shao knew that not only did he not complete the task assigned to him well, but also helped Lu Yi to make meritorious contributions, he might be dissatisfied with the trial.

"General Koyi, the war is busy with the lord there, so it's better not to disturb for the time being. You see......"

“…… If you can only use the soldiers and horses of Yecheng, Mr. Na Shen should allow the last general to choose among the army. ”

"Yes, I wonder when General Koji will be able to leave?"

"Tomorrow night at the latest."

"Then please ask General Koji to prepare quickly, after all, the opportunity cannot be lost."

Lu Yi nodded, took the order of the judge's handbook, turned around and went to the school to select people, and the judge personally sent Lu Yi out of the door, and then went back to the house and wrote a letter, asking the family to send it to Wuji County's own nephew Xianrong in the shortest possible time.

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Wuji County

Liu Xie didn't care about Li Damu's matter, there are a large number of Black Mountain thieves, but unfortunately Liu Xie's appetite at this time is not so big, first settle the white wave thief, and then consider the Black Mountain thief. And through the past business, Liu Xie also got the latest news about Chang'an.

And this news is definitely not good news for Liu Xie.

Lu Bu is defeated! Lu Bu among people, red rabbit among horses, Lu Bu, who can be called the first in the world in martial arts, actually capsized in the gutter this time and was defeated in the hands of the white wave thief. Although Liu Xie is not very optimistic about Lu Bu's character, but after all, the stability of Chang'an needs Lu Bu at the moment, and Liu Xie can't sit still because of his defeat, and wants to rush back to Chang'an as soon as possible.

Hearing that Liu Xie was leaving, the Zhen family couldn't help but feel relieved, but Liu Xie was not a person who was easy to dismiss, and before anyone left, Liu Xie also directly had a showdown with the Zhen family.

"Mrs. Zhang, as the saying goes, it's easy to put icing on the cake, but it's hard to send charcoal in the snow, the court is in a difficult time right now, if the Zhen family lends a hand at this time, the court will not forget the good of the Zhen family in the future." The implication is that if the Zhen family refuses, then the court will also remember the Zhen family.

“…… I don't know how much grain and grass the prince needs? Mrs. Zhang asked Liu Xiedao with a wry smile. She suddenly found that if a scholar is shameless, he is even more of a thief like a Montenegrin thief.

"Mrs. Zhang, don't be afraid, the imperial court is not prepared to bully people, and it also understands the difficulties of the Zhen family......" Liu Xie said as he took out the package he brought, opened it in front of the Zhang family, and it was full of rare treasures, which made Zhang's eyes shine. Without waiting for Zhang's to appreciate it carefully, Liu Xie closed the package again, looked at Zhang's and said: "The imperial court buys grain for fair trade, and Tong Su is not bullied, and this package is a deposit, as for the amount of grain and grass, the more the merrier." ”

"This ...... Wang Gongzi, if it is Yuan Gong'......"

“…… In this way, how much grain and grass does Yuan Jizhou want, and the Zhen family will give the imperial court half of what the Yuan family wants? Liu Xie thought for a while and said to Zhang.

Zhang quickly weighed it in his heart, and felt that this was also a way out of the way, so he had to nod and agree. After Liu Xie left, Zhang immediately brought his family to discuss, and promised to agree, but how much grain and grass to give, it still needs to be considered.

"Mother, you shouldn't have agreed so quickly, if you let Yuan Gong know about this, it's hard to guarantee that you won't embarrass us." Zhen Yao complained about Zhang with a sad face. However, Zhang's complaint against his nerdy son did not take it to heart, and just looked at his five daughters.

Zhen Jiang, as the eldest daughter, naturally couldn't remain silent at this time, and when the three Zhen Yao stopped talking, he got up and said: "Third brother, my sister thinks that there is nothing wrong with her mother's disposition, and the Yuan family can't be offended, so the court can be offended?" Now the imperial court is weak, but you don't have to forget, this world is still the world of the Han family, and the Yuan Jizhou you are afraid of is also an official of the Han family. Once it is known in the future that my Zhen family has refused to buy grain from the imperial court, no one in the Yuan family will dare to offend, but will the Yuan family offend those people in the world who are interested in the Han family for the sake of our Zhen family? ”

"Then according to your meaning, the Zhen family is going to sell the grain and grass of the imperial court?" Zhen Yao asked unconvinced.

"Yes, not only to sell, but to sell more. Third brother, the cunning rabbit still knows that there need to have three caves to be safe, and now the Yuan family is powerful, but do you dare to guarantee that it will definitely be the world of the Yuan family in the future? Even if the Yuan family really sits in the world in the future, but my Zhen family is just a businessman, with the Yuan family's opinion, will our Zhen family definitely be reused? The Yuan family values the Zhen family at this time, that is because the Zhen family has food, and he needs the Zhen family, but once the Zhen family is not so important to his Yuan family, will he still value the Zhen family? ”

Zhen Yao was asked by Zhen Jiang's question and didn't know how to refute it, but the fifth sister Zhen Mi on the side saw the embarrassment of the third brother, and changed the topic: "Eldest sister, then according to your meaning, our Zhen family wants to step on two boats?" ”

"Little sister, you can't talk nonsense, it's just that the Zhen family has left one more way out for themselves." Zhen Jiang shook his head, corrected his little sister's words, and said to Zhang: "Mother, the child wants to leave home for a while. ”

"Huh? Daughter, where are you going? Zhang was stunned when he heard this, and hurriedly asked. Zhen Mi was in a smart mind, and immediately thought of where the eldest sister was going to go, and blurted out: "Eldest sister, are you going to Chang'an?" ”

"Hmm." Zhen Jiang nodded and admitted his sister's speculation, and explained to Zhang: "Mother, my daughter just said, the three caves of the cunning rabbit, I went to Chang'an to prepare one more place for the Zhen family." Moreover, the Zhen family is a businessman, and at this time, Chang'an's industries are withering, which is a good opportunity for the Zhen family to enter the country. ”

“…… But I heard that Chang'an is not peaceful, and if you encounter any accidents alone......" Zhang said worriedly.

"Mother, why don't you let the child go." Zhen Yao suggested out loud.

"No, the third brother stays in Wuji, so the Yuan family won't worry too much, if the third brother goes to Chang'an, I'm afraid the second brother will be in trouble." Zhen Jiang shook his head and rejected the third brother's proposal.

Everyone in the room looked at the Zhang family, after the death of the head of the family, Zhen Yi, the Zhang family became the person behind the scenes of the Zhen family.

“…… Okay, big girl, you just take a trip, remember to pay attention to your own safety, if you lose your money, you will lose it, as long as the person is okay. Although the Zhang family agreed to Zhen Jiang's initiative, he was still not worried about Zhen Jiang's safety.

"Mother rest assured, the child will set off with that prince prince, so that there will be a care on the way, and that prince is the nephew of the court, as long as he can get the care of the court, I believe there will not be too many people in Chang'an to make things difficult for his daughter." Zhen Jiang confidently comforted Zhang.

Once the matter is decided, the Zhen family's actions are still quite fast. It only took one day of preparation time for Zhen Jiang's team to assemble, in addition to the first batch of grain and grass that was promised to be sold to the imperial court, the Zhen family also took out three hundred nursing homes to go to Chang'an with Zhen Jiang. said that it was a nursing home, but in fact, it was a private soldier, but now that the world is in chaos, no one will go to the hundreds of people in the Zhen family.

Wuji County Ling Xianrong knew about the Zhen family's sale of grain to the imperial court, although he wanted to stop it in his heart, but he also knew that he couldn't control it, and he couldn't even say a word. Just like what Zhen Jiang said when he persuaded Zhang, this world is still the world of the Han family, and although Hebei is now in power by the Yuan family, it still supports the Han on the surface. The imperial court, which represented the orthodoxy of the Han dynasty, bought grain from the merchants, and whoever stopped it was against the imperial court, and the foaming star could drown the person who tried to stop it. What's more, there are more important things that Xianrong needs him to care about at the moment, Li Damu, who was let go before, brought him good news, the black mountain thief Zhang Yan really agreed to meet with Xianrong, but the reinforcements that Xianrong was looking forward to did not arrive for a long time, in order to stabilize Li Damu, Xianrong could only say that the lord had not yet given a reply to this matter, and hoped that Zhang Yan could wait patiently for a few days.

Whether Zhang Yan will be booby-trapped by Xianrong's design, Liu Xie doesn't care, even if he wants to care, he doesn't have the time. The fact that the Zhen family sent Zhen Jiang to Chang'an to open a store has made Liu Xie aware of the Zhen family's plan, and Liu Xie welcomes the Zhen family's plan.

Hebei Zhen family, Xuzhou Mi family, Jiangdong Tao family, that are all big businessmen who have been in business for many years, Chang'an wants to rejuvenate, can not do without the support of these businesses, only through them, Chang'an can continue to get the funds and materials needed for reconstruction.

"Miss Zhen, is it convenient to speak now?" Liu Xie drove to Zhen Jiang's carriage and asked the carriage.

"Prince Wang, please wait." Zhen Jiang's voice came from the carriage, and after a while, he heard the words inside, "Prince Wang, please come in and speak." ”

After getting into the carriage, Liu Xie looked at the situation inside and knew that Zhen Jiang was sleeping nine times out of ten just now, thinking about it, the journey was boring, and there was nothing left to sleep except for reading.

"Did you disturb Miss Zhen?" Liu Xie asked with a smile.

"No, what's the matter with the prince?"

"It's not a big deal, it's just that the journey is boring, and I want to find Miss Zhen to play games and pass the time."

"Bang~" Before Zhen Jiang could speak, he suddenly heard a sound from a box behind him.