Yuan Mai sent an invitation to himself again, and Tian Chou decided to borrow the slope to get off the donkey, so he agreed. first helped Yuan Mai, who was thrown to the ground, and asked in a joking tone: "I don't know what position Gongzi plans to appoint?" ”

Yuan Mai thought for a while, and replied domineeringly: "If Mai is a prince in the future, Mr. will be a county and a country; If buying can achieve the business of the five hegemons, Mr. is the pastor of a state, or the lonely Xiao He! ”

Yuan Mai originally wanted to say what happened to him after he became the emperor, but he didn't say it. At this time, although the Han family was dying, it had not yet been destroyed, in the eyes of many scholars, this world was still the Liu family, if he said it like this, it would be a little rebellious, or be cautious in words and deeds.

You must not be like Yuan Shu, the second uncle who has no brains, who got a jade seal, and he didn't know that the sky was high and the earth was thick, and he arrogantly ascended the throne and became the emperor, resulting in enemies on all sides, and finally died with a whimper, because there was no honey to drink, and he died of grief and anger!

Hearing Yuan Mai say this, Tian Chou not only did not feel arrogant, but felt that this fourth son of the Yuan family was very arrogant. Others are not qualified to say that, but as a descendant of the Yuan family, he has this capital!

"Haha...... Chou Fangcai is just joking, and the son must not take it seriously. ”

After hearing Yuan Mai's heartfelt words, Tian Chou politely said, "He is a mountain and wild village man, except for teaching the people to farm, managing some idle things, and breaking a short dispute between parents, he really has no great ability." If Gongzi asks me to give advice and let me lead the troops to fight, but I can't, let me govern the rear and supply grain and grass can be a try. ”

"Sir is humble, from now on, you are my Xiao He!" Yuan Mai laughed loudly and held Tian Chou's hand.

Finally fooled this guy onto the boat, as for whether you will be Xiao He or Cao Shen in the future, it depends on your own ability. Anyway, my son was short of talents in the early stage, so he must treat you as a god first.

At this time, the servant served the wine and food, and the three of them raised their glasses and drank bitterly. Yuan Mai introduced Wang Shuang to Tian Chou again, saying that he was a peerless fierce general, and his martial arts were not under Yan Liang and Wen Chou, and everyone should learn more about military affairs in the future.

Yan Liang and Wen Chou are famous generals in Hebei, and they are famous all over the world. Tian Chou had long heard of his name, and when he saw that Wang Shuang was young, that is, about twenty years old, he didn't believe it if he wanted to say that he was in the middle of the martial arts with these two great generals. But he didn't say anything, just smiled and echoed a few words, and didn't take it seriously.

Yuan Mai still didn't know what Tian Chou's words were, so he asked respectfully. Tian Chou replied that his cousin was called "Zitai", and Yuan Mai only knew about it, so he changed his name to "Mr. Zitai".

After eating for a while, Tian Chou asked: "I just heard that my son said that I Xu Wushan, in addition to inviting my villager to go down the mountain, I also want to borrow grain, I don't know why?" Could it be that the governor ordered you and General Koyi to go north to the county and not provide you with grain and grass? ”

"It's a shame to say that my father has distributed 150,000 stone grain and grass to us, which can supply 10,000 horses for three months. Yesterday, when he was preparing to pass the caliber, he was raided by the Montenegrin army, and he robbed him of 90,000 stone of grain and grass. I didn't dare to ask my father for grain anymore, so I borrowed grain from Changshan Dong Guoxiang, who knew that Changshan's granary had also been exhausted. Dong Cen said that Xu Wushan has grain and grass, so he came to borrow grain, I should make a note, and when I break through Daijun and get grain and grass, I will return Xu Wushan! Yuan Mai put down his wine glass and explained the matter roughly.

Tian Chou smiled when he heard this: "This Dong Guoxiang hid grain and grass and didn't give it to his son, but he betrayed me, fortunately, I still have a few relationships with him!" It is true that Changshan Country is close to Taihang, and it is true that it is often robbed by Black Mountain thieves, but Changshan Country is rich in land, and it is not a problem to take out 100,000 stone grain and grass. ”

Yuan Mai thought that Tian Chou meant that he didn't want to borrow grain, so he hurriedly promised: "Then Dong Cen said that the Changshan granary only has 30,000 stone of grain and grass, so he borrowed 10,000 stone from us. It's not good to force it again, so I have to come to Mr. Zitai, don't worry, I promise you as the son of the state herdsman, no matter how much grain and grass you borrow, he will repay the amount, if Zitai doesn't believe it, I will set up a note for you! ”

"Haha...... Buying a son is serious, and this is not what he meant. I'm already your person, do I still care about the grain and grass? I have been operating in Xu Wushan for many years, and I dare not say that the granary reserves are better than those of Shangjunguo, but I am not far behind. There are 150,000 stones of grain and grass in the granary on the mountain, and it is not a problem to lend half of it. Tian Chou raised his glass to persuade Yuan to buy and drink, and said with a bold promise.

Yuan bought a big joy. In this way, I finally made up for the lost grain and grass, and finally let go of a stone in my heart. The matter of losing grain and grass was caused by his own decision-making mistakes, so that he could be regarded as giving an explanation to the officers and soldiers of the three armies, and he would not let Koji Yi talk about things with his own handle every day.

"Mr. Zitai is very gracious, so I won't say much kind words when I buy it. In this life, I will repay you, I should repair a letter to my father, add an official to my husband, and commend your merits! ”

Tian Chou was naturally willing to get an official and a half-job, and said modestly: "With a lot of effort, why worry about it." What's more, Xu Wushan can be safe for a few years, in addition to me and the people on the mountain working together, it is also inseparable from Yuan Jizhou's hard work. It is also a matter of giving food and grass. ”

"Haha...... Okay, Mr. Zitai is loyal, I will immediately repair a letter with my father, and I will definitely ask for an official position for you. Yuan Mai raised his glass to Tian Chou and swore a promise.

Tian Chou bowed slightly: "Offering food is a problem, and there is another problem." There are more than 3,000 strong people on our mountain, and after several years of training, although they are not as good as the regular army, they are also quite powerful, and many of them want to join the army in order to make meritorious contributions. Since Gongzi has taken the field, take them with him, and I will give an order, and those who are interested in joining the army will go to Daijun with us, and those who have no intention will continue to stay and take care of the cottage, I don't know what Gongzi wants? ”

Yuan Mai got up again and thanked Tian Chou: "Buy is the time to continue to use soldiers, Mr. is simply my timely rain, Mr. kindness, I really don't know how to thank you!" ”

"But there's one thing that makes Chou feel tricky?" Tian Chou touched his chin and said with some concern.

"If you have any concerns, sir, let's hear them. As long as I can help, I will do my best. Yuan Mai put down the wine glass and asked.

Tian Chou said eloquently: "I'm afraid that the Montenegrin army will know that I borrowed food from you, and sent troops to help, and after I left the mountain strong, I came to seek revenge, so that the old and weak women and children in the mountains will suffer!" ”

Yuan Mai pondered for a moment and asked, "If there are a thousand strong people left in the mountain, how long can they resist the attack of the Black Mountain thieves?" ”

"The cottage fortifications are extremely well built, and there are many hidden traps, even if 10,000 Black Mountain thieves come to attack, they can resist half of it!" Tian Chou replied confidently.

After thinking about it for a while, Yuan Mai had already thought of a countermeasure and proposed: "Is this good?" Ming said that if the strong and strong joined the army one after another, and there were less than a thousand people left, they would move the old and weak women and children to the city of Changshan; Dong Cen asked me to borrow food from you, and I was ashamed and would definitely not refuse. If there are a thousand strong men left, let them guard the cottage; I repaired a letter to Dong Cen, the minister of Changshan, and Zhang Zhuo, the minister of Zhongshan, if there are black thieves to commit the cottage, be sure to come to the aid as soon as possible. When you can arrive before the Black Mountain thieves break the village. How is it? ”

Tian Chou nodded and said, "That's it, there is no other good way to do it!" ”

After the three of them finished drinking, Tian Chou sent someone to arrange for Yuan Mai and Wang Shuang to stay. The order goes down, if anyone is willing to join the army, pack their bags tomorrow and follow them down the mountain, if they are not willing to join the army, continue to stay on the mountain to protect the village.

According to Tian Chou's statistics, there are more than 2,100 people who are willing to go down the mountain to join the army, and 1,200 people who do not want to leave the village, but just want to guard their wives and children at home. Tian Chou chose a capable and respected person from the people left behind to manage the cottage for him. Tell them to protect the stockade and prevent the robbery of Montenegrin thieves.

After all the arrangements were made, Tian Chou urged Yuan to buy a letter to the ministers of Changshan and Zhongshan, and warned them to ensure Xu Wushan's safety as the state shepherd's son, so he took more than 2,000 people and escorted 80,000 stones of grain and grass to Changshan country.

Yuan bought a book, sent envoys to the two places, and wrote a letter to his father Yuan Shao, talking about the grain and grass being robbed by Zhang Yan. However, he did not mention his own judgment error, but he wrote a special account of the "brilliant record" of defeating 10,000 people in the Dahong Department, and the battle of "Qu Shuai" Dahong, and the grain and grass were robbed, just because Zhang Wu was ineffective in fighting. He also expressed Tian Chou's merits in donating food and soldiers, and asked him to be knighted.

After doing everything, Yuan Mai was in a happy mood and took three hundred cavalry, two thousand people from Tianchou, escorted grain and grass, and went straight to the camp under the Yin Pavilion City.

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