Chapter 49: Fear
Lu Yi accepted Cheng Gongying's suggestion, and on the second day, he sent a clever personal soldier to Xuzhou in disguise to contact Mi Zhu.
In the words of Cheng Gongying, it is not important whether to buy grain or not, the key is attitude.
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In Beihai, Kong Rong has been feeling a little depressed recently, and the reason is related to Koji Yi.
Kong Rong didn't expect that Koji Yi would pick out 6,000 strong men from the captives to join the army, making his strength close to 10,000, this number caused great pressure on Kong Rong's heart, you must know that the soldiers of the entire Beihai are added together, there are only so many people.
In addition to this, there is Tai Shi Ci.
At the beginning, Kong Rong allowed Tai Shi Ci Beihai Soldier Cao Peng Shi to be reused, but Tai Shi Ci resigned on the grounds of defecting to Liu Xuan, but who knew that in a blink of an eye, he switched to the account of Ko Yi, which made Kong Rong's heart very uncomfortable.
How can you say that you are also the twentieth grandson of Confucius Sage, a famous Confucian scholar in the world, and the minister of the North Sea, is it not as good as a person who sends people under the fence?
Kong Rong knelt on the couch, the more he thought about it, the more he didn't feel good in his heart, it was not that Kong Rong was narrow-minded, it was really human nature.
"Alas!" Kong Rong sighed heavily, and said in a remorseful tone: "I knew this was the case, even if I went to the plains to invite Liu Bei, I shouldn't have agreed to let him vote!" After speaking, he shook his head helplessly.
As soon as the words fell, a waiter came in from outside the door, holding a letter in his hand, and when he saw Kong Rong, he said respectfully: "Yufujun, someone sent a letter outside the door!" β
Kong Rong was in a bad mood, reached out and took the letter, and asked casually, "Do you know who sent the letter?" β
"I don't know, the man left the letter and left quickly!"
"Oh...... So weird? After speaking, he opened the letter casually and looked at it, not wanting to look at it twice, Kong Rong suddenly shouted: "Why is it so, why is it so?" β
The attendant didn't know why, and lowered his head and trembled, lest he be implicated.
Kong Rong finished reading the entire letter, his face was displeased, and he said: "Go and find Wang Xu, Zuo Chengzu, Peng Xuan, and Liu Yixun, go quickly!" β
The attendant did not dare to slack off, agreed, turned around and ran out.
Kong Rong looked down at the contents of the letter again, lost in his heart, and muttered: "Koji Yi, it's Koji Yi again......!" β
Not long after, Wang Yu and several people came one after another, and when they saw Kong Rong sitting on the main seat with a sad face, they were all surprised, Kong Rong was extremely famous among his subordinates, what is it today?
When everyone arrived, Kong Rong picked up the letter on the desk, handed it forward, and said, "Princes, look at it first!" β
Wang Yu got up and took the letter, read it quickly, and looked shocked, "This ......?" He did not go on in the middle of the sentence, but then passed on the letter.
Soon, several people read the letter one after another, with different expressions on their faces, and no one spoke, just looked at Kong Rong quietly.
At this time, the sadness on Kong Rong's face had disappeared, and he asked, "What do you think of this matter?" β
Everyone looked at each other, and Liu Yixun said: "This Sun Qian is a protΓ©gΓ© of Zheng Gong, and he actually went against Zheng Gong's will to join Lu Yi, he is really a person who deceives the teacher and betrays his trust. β
Kong Rong shook his head after hearing this, and replied: "What's the point of doing this? It makes Zheng Gong even more embarrassed, and he must not do it! β
The main bookkeeper Wang Xuan has been thinking about it since he read the letter, and at this time he said: "Now the problem is not Sun Qian, but Koji Yiye!" β
Everyone was at a loss after hearing this, not knowing what Wang Xuan meant, but only Kong Rong nodded in agreement.
Kong Rong replied: "Shuzhi's words are exactly what I want, when Beihai was in trouble, I couldn't stay, I don't want this person to have no small ambitions, recruit troops and buy horses, gather grass and grain, and be quite good at buying people's hearts, hideous and hideous!"
If he is not in the North Sea, such a person, I should try my best to make friends, but he is under his rule, although there has been no transgression, but it is not a long-term solution! After speaking, his face was full of sadness again.
In fact, Kong Rong doesn't attach too much importance to the position of Beihai Minister, but in his position, it is impossible to give it to others casually.
Wang Yu thought about it and replied: "Today, there are advisers and good generals in Yiwen, and there are more than 10,000 soldiers.
However, its grain and grass are all dependent on the king, just like a baby, and if it is broken, it will starve to death.
As a precautionary measure, in the future, the amount of grain and grass provided should be changed from half a month's amount to a seven-day amount, and then to a three-day amount after two months, so as not to make the army have too much grain in stock.
At that time, if he really wanted to try the North Sea, he was trapped with food and grass, and it would be difficult to succeed, and if there was no food to fill his stomach, the sergeant would rebel, and the prince would win without a fight!
If there is no disagreement, the difference is only the number of days of food storage, and there is no difference, and it is expected that there is nothing to say! β
After listening to Wang Yu's strategy, the people in the hall all had bright eyes and secretly shouted Gaoming!
After hearing this, Kong Rong hesitated several times in his heart, and finally sighed slowly: "Although this plan is a bad gentleman, it can also be done!" β
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Peng Xuan returned home from Kong Rong's mansion, took out a pen and paper to describe what had just happened in detail, carefully checked it after writing, saw that there was no mistake in folding the seal, and called a confidant to order: "Send the letter to my father!" β
"No!" The henchman took the letter with both hands, promised and turned to leave.
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On this day, Koji Yizheng was sitting in the house chatting with Cui Lin and Sun Qian, and before Koji Yi ordered Sun Qian to engage in assisting Cui Lin in handling affairs.
A few people were chatting, and a small official came in, bowed down and said: "Report to the general, the grain and grass transported by Beihai have arrived, but it's just ......!" β
Seeing the hesitation on the face of the little official, Koji Yi asked, "It's just how, tell me the truth!" β
After hearing this, the little official's expression eased slightly, and he replied: "Only the grain and grass sent this time, I don't know why it is less than half of the usual!" β
"Huh......?" When Koji Yi heard that there was less grain and grass, his brows furrowed, and he asked, "How can this be, have you ever asked the escort person?" β
"The villain asked, and the escort sergeant didn't know either!"
After hearing this, Ko Yi frowned, waved his hand to signal the little official to go down, and then turned his head and asked, "Two gentlemen, why?" β
Cui Lin said with regret on his face after hearing this: "This must be because Kong Beihai is afraid of the general, so he reduces the amount of grain and grass to restrain it."
If it is not bad as expected, within two months, the amount of grain and grass will inevitably decrease again! β
Sun Gan was ashamed after hearing this, and arched his hand and said: "I think this matter should be related to his subordinates, Qian was recommended by the family teacher to defect to Kong Rong, but he changed to the general halfway, although he has passed on the family teacher to seek understanding, but this matter must also be passed on to Kong Beihai's ears, so he is angry with the general!" β
After listening to the analysis of the two, Koi Yi slowly got up, stood with his hands in his hands, and said with a sad face: "No one is good for a thousand days, and no flower is red for a hundred days!" Confucius is a benevolent gentleman, if you don't want to, you will inevitably be clichΓ©d, and your heart hurts! β
Speaking of this, Lu Yi paused slightly, looked at Sun Gan with a difficult face, changed his words, and continued: "Rankong Beihai has a favor with me, unless he is the first to attack, I will never be an enemy!" β
After listening to Lu Yi's words, Sun Qian was in awe, and praised him: "The general is really the lord of benevolence!" β
Cui Lin smiled......