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Liu Xiu came and went in a hurry, and only stayed in Luoyang for two days before returning to Chang'an. However, when he came, he only brought a hundred horsemen, and when he went back, the team grew a lot, not only the two hundred guards brought by Zhang Fei and Hao Zhao followed, but also Zhang He's two hundred halberders, and Xiahou Yuan's more than 100 sword and shield hands. Although there are not many people in Xiahou Yuan, but his troops will be awesome, Dian Wei holds the thick general flag with one arm, no matter how the wind tears the big flag, he does not move at all. The other pair of halberds on the waist are even thicker and heavier, and it is said that each halberd weighs forty pounds, which is heavier than the halberd in the hands of the euphorbia.

Xiahou Yuan was very proud, he saw the joy and helplessness in Liu Xiu's eyes, knowing that he had made the right bet, Liu Xiu had the intention to rob people, but in the end he was embarrassed to snatch from his men, in a short period of time, this powerful Dian Wei was his general.

This is a fierce general comparable to Xu Yu, with such a general, he is equivalent to an extra sharp weapon.

Liu Xiu accepted the invitation of Xiahou Yuan and took the word Borou for Dian Wei. Wei means cooked cowhide, often used to compile bamboo slips, so there is a story of Wei weaving three uniques. Liu Xiu said that Dian Wei has a good strength, fierce and fierce, this is the innate quality of a fierce general, if he can destroy the rigid for the soft, to achieve the realm of both rigidity and softness, no longer pure brute force, he can be as indestructible as Xu Yu, so take the word Borou. The uncle, who has the meaning of growing up and is also known as a hegemon, hopes that he can be brave and unparalleled.

Dian Wei was very satisfied, from an ordinary recruited soldier to Xiahou Yuan's subordinate department, and was given the word by General Wei, he felt very honored, and made up his mind to follow General Wei and Captain Xiahou to Western Xinjiang to make meritorious contributions.

These five or six hundred people were all Jing Rui, and they all had mounts, and they traveled very fast, but they arrived at Tongguan in two days. As soon as he entered the city, Liu Xiu saw Dong Zhuo's guard of honor.

"Zhong Ying?" Liu Xiu threw the stirrup out of the saddle, strode towards Dong Zhuo who greeted him, and said with a smile: "Hurry to go to work?" ”

Dong Zhuo was a little proud, Liu Xiu sent someone to invite him into the curtain twice, but he refused, and now he was appointed as the general of Dongzhong Lang as he wished, fighting Zhang Jiao head-on, and the trust of the Son of Heaven can be seen. This time he brought nearly a thousand parts from Longxi, with these people, he will not repeat the mistakes in Yingchuan, the meritorious service is in front of him, of course he is in a good mood.

"Hahaha, General Wei is coming quickly." Dong Zhuo stepped forward to give a salute, and then affectionately took Liu Xiu's arm, and entered the main hall of Yacheng together, the hall had already arranged wine and food, and it seemed that Dong Zhuo was ready as soon as he received the person sent by Liu Xiu to report the news earlier. "The world is disturbed, we are one east and one west, serving the country, today is goodbye, I don't know when we can reunite, and borrow this glass of water and wine to ask General Wei for some advice on how to use troops, and ask General Wei not to resign."

Liu Xiu laughed: "Brother Zhongying, you are outside." Although my current official position is higher than yours, I have never underestimated you. Liu Xiu smiled as he sat down, "Let's talk nonsense, what do we say?" ”

Dong Zhuo also laughed. The two drank a few glasses first, and then talked about the war in Shandong. Dong Zhuo knew that although Liu Xiu had been in Guanzhong, he knew a lot about Shandong, and he had to fight with Zhang Jiao, Zhang Jiao knew Taoism, he was always a little uneasy in his heart, Liu Xiu and Heavenly Master Dao intersected, and he also knew some Taoism, he wanted to ask Liu Xiu for some ways to deal with Zhang Jiao.

After Liu Xiu heard Dong Zhuo's worries, he said disapprenously: "Zhang Jiao has some demagogic Taoist techniques, but in my opinion, the role of Taoist techniques on the battlefield is limited, otherwise, Zhang Jiao would not have been defeated by my husband." Liu Xiu took a mouthful of food and threw it into his mouth, chewing it creakingly, a rude martial artist, Dong Zhuo looked very appetizing, and continued to pour wine one by one, drinking so much that his chest was dripping. If anything, I think it's two things. ”

Dong Zhuo hurriedly put down the wine glass, pricked up his ears, and moved forward: "Please General Wei for guidance." ”

"First, on the battle formation, he may use some special rhythmic sounds, such as drums and roars, to boost morale and hit the morale of the opponent. Many of the people in the Yellow Turban are followers of the Taiping Dao, and they are already convinced of these spells, and after listening to these voices with a certain demagogic effect, they will rush with a desperate blow, and maybe they can overturn you at once. ”

Dong Zhuo nodded again and again: "It makes sense, it makes sense, we also use this method, but when it comes to boosting morale, there is indeed no spell that is more convincing than pretending to be a ghost." ”

"Exactly." Liu Xiu raised another finger: "The second one is to prevent him from assassinating you." The corners of Liu Xiu's mouth grinned: "Brother Zhongying, don't look at you being able to gallop left and right, you are also a fierce general who is not worthy of bravery, but when it comes to assassination, you may not be able to prevent it." ”

Dong Zhuo smiled disappreciatively. Liu Xiu was right, the assassins were hidden in the shadows, and it was true that they could not be guarded against by bravery, but he had been fighting for more than 20 years, and he had a group of loyal and experienced guards by his side, how could he let the assassins easily approach, which was not a big problem for him. And Liu Xiu seemed to be speaking cheerfully, but in fact, he didn't touch on real issues, such as why Lu Zhi was suddenly dismissed after winning the battle. He didn't believe that it was so simple to say a slander from a little eunuch, he had seen the Son of Heaven, and he didn't believe that the Son of Heaven was so stupid.

"What else?" Dong Zhuo raised the wine glass to his lips and looked at Liu Xiu with a smile. Liu Xiu leaned back, looked at his gaze for a moment, suddenly laughed, pointed at Dong Zhuo with his finger and said, "You Dong Zhongying, you are very bad." You know it yourself, so why do you have to tell me? ”

Dong Zhuo blinked in confusion: "What do I know?" ”

"Okay, Ming people don't say secret words, in fact, the two problems just now are not a problem, the biggest problem is: money and food." Liu Xiu clapped his hands: "You are going to Luoyang at this moment, you want officials and officials, and you want soldiers and soldiers, but there is no money and food." Why is Yuan Shu fighting in Nanyang, because he has money and food, and the soldiers are willing to sell their lives, but what about you? You are empty-handed, even if the Son of Heaven squeezes all the food between his teeth to you, he will not be able to solve any big problems. ”

Dong Zhuo tugged at his thick beard and sighed, this is indeed a big problem, no money and no food, how can you fight?

"Then General Wei thinks that Ji will be safe?"

"There are two tactics, one, a quick battle, a quick victory, a big deer, and a kill of Zhang Jiao. As soon as Zhang Jiao died, the dragons of Taiping Dao had no leader, and they were naturally scattered like birds and beasts. Second, focus on guarding, guard the revolving gate, ensure the safety of Gyeonggi, and wait for changes. ”

Dong Zhuo wrinkled his nose, he was not very satisfied with Liu Xiu's two methods, but after thinking about it, it seemed that there was no better way, and he couldn't help but sigh, it seems that it is not easy to make meritorious contributions this time. This court is so poor that it still fights. Unless...... Unless he is like Liu Xiu, he owes money to Hao Qiang with his left hand and robs with his right hand.

With this thought, Dong Zhuo's eyes lit up for a moment, and then dimmed again. Liu Xiu did the things he owed on credit, he didn't understand those things about doing business, he would rob, but who would rob him in Gyeonggi? He is a small Dongzhong general, and he can't keep the official with his tail between his legs, and he dares to rob? It's not something he can afford to provoke anyone.

Dong Zhuo thought more and more depressed, and drank the stuffy wine with a heavy heart, and soon drank high.

The next day, Liu Xiu and Dong Zhuo waved goodbye, Dong Zhuo to the east and he to the west. After Tongguan is not far from entering the Jingzhao land boundary, along the way, you can see the people who are harvesting in autumn everywhere on both sides of the road, some of the wheat fields have been harvested, only a short wheat stubble is left, some have not been harvested, the yellow and clear wheat is like a golden blanket spread on the earth, looking at it makes people's hearts warm.

The peasants, dressed in short robes with ox noses and shirtless, were sweating and busy in the wheat fields, some carrying a load of heavy ears of wheat, humming high-pitched trumpets, running on the stalks, and the flat burdens that were about to break were beating vigorously on their shoulders, squeaking and singing happily, as if in response to the loud trumpets.

In the wheat field that has been harvested, some old people and half-grown children are carrying baskets, picking up the missing ears of wheat one by one, and several young girls are rolling up their trouser legs, revealing half of their calves, walking briskly through the fields, carrying water and bread on their shoulders, and beckoning the busy people to drink some water, eat something, and take a break with a clear voice like a yellow warbler.

Leaving Luoyang, Liu Xiu's mood has been bad, this time Lu Zhi was dismissed, Zhang He and Xiahou Yuan withdrew from the Northern Army, he was equivalent to completely banishing himself from Luoyang, and next, he will also take the wind and snow to Chang'an, leaving only Wang Chu to stay in Luoyang to manage the industry, and when necessary, Wang Chu will also leave everything in Luoyang and rush to Chang'an. He is ready to give up development in Luoyang and shift his focus to Guanzhong. This is not his willingness, this is just to relieve the slightest fear in the heart of the Son of Heaven in exchange for more space for development.

However, Luoyang has too many memories of him, how can he say that he can give it up? Leaving that Xiongcheng, Liu Xiu didn't know if the next time he returned here, this Xiongcheng would be safe and sound. Although he has now dug up most of Dong Zhuo's foundation, and the possibility of Dong Zhuo using the Xiliang soldiers to cause trouble to Luoyang has been greatly reduced, but on the other hand, the harm of the Yellow Turban is beyond the memory of history, will they destroy Luoyang like the red eyebrows destroyed Chang'an?

He didn't know.

This conjecture was like a thick dark cloud hanging over his heart, making him unable to breathe, making him feel desperate, he was eager to gather and sweep the world in the shortest possible time, sweep away all those powerful families who fought for power, including Zhang Jiao, and restore peace to the world. It's a pity that he can't do this, he really wants to jump out, maybe he will die the fastest, he is now young, he has eaten the last meal but not the next meal, and he has to scrape together even to fight Song Jian, and what capital does he have to sweep the world.

In the past, it was said that it was easy to get a thousand troops, and it was hard to find a general, but now he has gathered a lot of soldiers and fierce generals, but there is no food, which is simply a great irony, just like a sharpshooter who doesn't have to think about bullets in the game, came to the real world, and found that although he has a good marksmanship with a hundred steps through Yang, he can't afford to buy a bullet, the same helplessness, the same heaviness.

Jin sè's wheat is like a ray of golden sunshine, piercing the yin haze in his heart, the depressed mood is relieved a lot, looking at the smiling faces full of harvest joy, his heart suddenly swelled with a long-lost touch, tears unconsciously moistened his eyes.

The people have worked hard for a year for the harvest of today, and my greatest wish is not to protect their joy? The people can endure years of toil for the sake of harvest, and my desire is even greater, why can't I endure a temporary setback, not to mention that this is only a temporary retreat, in order to make a comeback in the near future.

He raised his hand and gave a succinct and powerful command: "Roll up the battle flag and slow down!" Do not contend with the people! ”

"Whoa!" Zhang Fei gave an order, and the knights who were originally two parallel columns slowed down and merged into one column at the same time, controlling the war horses under the seat, for fear that they would collide with the farmers who were carrying burdens on the road and the children who were running and playing.

A middle-aged man who had avoided the side of the road raised his dark face, glanced at Liu Xiu, and suddenly shouted in surprise: "General Wei? ”

Liu Xiu smiled, put a finger to his lips, signaled him not to shout, then arched his hand, said "hard work", and hurried away with the soldiers. Liu Xiu bowed his respects, and the soldiers behind him did not dare to slack off, although they did not salute one by one, but when they passed in front of this man, they all showed a kind smile. The man was stunned for a moment, his eyes followed Liu Xiu's war horse farther and farther, and the burden on his shoulders slipped to the ground at some point.

"Alas, Bao Wencai, look at it, don't go quickly." His companion who was blocking his way shouted dissatisfiedly.

"Hey, it was General Wei just now, General Wei, do you know?"

"General Wei?" The companion was taken aback, and also put down his burden, took off his clothes from his neck, wiped his face, and stood on tiptoe to look at the cavalry team with only a little black shadow left: "You mean, you saw General Wei just now?" ”

"Not really." The man clapped his hands excitedly: "He still salutes me." ”

"Whew!" The companion spat at him and rolled his eyes: "What kind of noble figure is General Wei, can salute you as a puppet?" You are still a little famous in Xinfeng, but compared to General Wei, you are not even an ant. If you are dizzy from the heat, go to the nearby tree to rest, and don't block Lao Tzu from working. ”

"Hah, you know a lot." The man picked up the burden again, and walked forward while talking with his companions, but he was secretly thinking in his heart, General Wei's eyes just now seemed to be a little wrong, as if he was in tears, I don't know what happened to make this powerful young general so excited?

The people along the way looked at this group of Jing Ruijia soldiers who rolled up the flag and walked silently, one by one inexplicably, but they didn't think too much. Liu Xiu and them were like a gust of wind sweeping across the lake, blowing a ripple, and slowly dissipating, only stirring in the heart of the man named Bao Wencai for a long time. While carrying the burden, he looked at the cavalry who could no longer be seen, and had secretly made a decision in his heart.

When the wheat is harvested, he will join the army! It must be a worthwhile thing to follow this Wei general to fight.

Arriving in Chang'an, Liu Xiu went straight to his shogunate, Xun Yu was discussing with Jingzhao Yin Liu Tao, Liu Tao sighed, Xun Yu's face was not good, as soon as they saw Liu Xiu, they exchanged a look with each other, and got up to greet him.

Liu Xiu glanced at the account books on the case, and his face sank: "What's the matter?" ”

"It's nothing...... Liu Tao muttered a few words, met Liu Xiu's sharp eyes, and lowered his head weakly. Xun Yu smiled bitterly: "General, the autumn grain has not been completely closed, and someone is already contacting for export." ”

Liu Xiu raised his eyebrows, anger surged, and he was about to get angry, but he stopped it again, gently put the horsewhip on the case, and asked calmly, "Who bought it?" And who sells? What price? ”

Xun Yu and Liu Tao couldn't help but be a little surprised when they saw that Liu Xiu was not angry. Liu Tao coughed: "General, this is just a little speculation on our part. Recently, news came from Wuguan that many Nanyang businessmen heard that Guanzhong was ripe this year, and they sent people to contact them about purchasing grain. The general also knows that Nanyang has been fighting since the beginning of this year, and the cultivation has been delayed, and tens of thousands of troops have gathered in Nanyang, and the consumption is very large, even those big clans are also a little tight, so ......"

"So who is interested in selling? How much does it cost? ”

"Of course, it is those heroes in Guanzhong, especially those who are headed by the Ma family and attached to the Yuan family." Xun Yu continued, "The price, it's fair, it's about three hundred dollars a stone, this is just a temporary bargaining, I estimate that it will rise later." ”

The price of grain in the Eastern Han Dynasty is usually about 100 yuan a stone, when the famine is not accurate, when the famine in Luoyang, it was sold to 8,000 yuan a stone, 10,000 yuan a stone is not nothing, although the harvest has been bad in recent years, but generally speaking, there has not been a large-scale famine, 300 yuan a stone for a large number of grain purchases, is already a good price.

Liu Xiu pinched his fingers and rattled, he was very angry, these heroes in Guanzhong got his benefits, but they still only cared about their own interests, knowing that he was in urgent need of a lot of food now, but he still wanted to sell the food to outsiders, he forcibly swept Liu Tao and Xun Yu with anger, and finally said to Xun Yu: "Wen Ruo, what do you think?" ”

Xun Yu smiled slightly: "I have an idea, and I want to ask the general if it is feasible." ”

"Tell me about it." Liu Xiu's heart was overjoyed.

"They can sell grain, but they must not give us less grain, and whoever wants to give us less than one stone, we will send hungry soldiers to ask for it."

Liu Xiu didn't say anything, but Liu Tao was startled and sent a hungry soldier to ask for it? Food or death? He just wanted to refute, but he felt that there was no legitimate reason, Liu Xiu and these heroes had an agreement at the beginning, let them occupy a part of the land, they had to pay a certain amount of food, and now these heroes want to repent, then Liu Xiu can't be blamed for turning his face and not recognizing people.

He suddenly realized a problem, Xun Yu said that he should not be less, what about the remaining grain of the heroes, can it be sold? He raised his head and glanced at Xun Yu, meeting Xun Yu's calm gaze.

"In addition, when we signed the contract, there was a clause that gave priority to the same price. We will buy grain that is not planned for 500 yuan per stone, and whoever dares to sell grain to outsiders at a price lower than this price will not sell it to us, and will be severely punished. ”

"And what if it's higher than that?" Liu Tao hurriedly asked.

"Of course, you and I are willing, and the one with the highest price will get it." Xun Yu smiled faintly: "However, the city tax cannot be less." In addition, at this price, the surplus grain of the people is preferentially purchased, and the part that is insufficient is purchased from the large clans. ”