"What gift?" When he first heard Lin Mo's words, Lu Bu felt a little entangled in his heart.

Don't you want to play between Cao Cao and Yuan Shao, waiting for the opportunity?

This is a repetition of the original Anfeng situation, the difference is that he has become the second Liu Bei, the weakest party.

It is precisely because of the lessons of Anfeng's battle that Lu Bu feels that it is better to form an alliance with Cao Cao, so as not to become his Yuan Shao's spearhead, and finally become meat on the chopping block.

"Actually, before the poetry meeting, I planned to wait for Cao Jun to arrive, and then I wanted to form a stalemate with Cao Cao, and then let Zhang Taishou raise troops from Hanoi and pounce on Xuchang, so that Cao Jun would inevitably fall into a difficult situation."

Lin Mo's casual words made Lu Bu stunned.

That's right, and Uncle Zhi, how did you forget him.

This plan had been agreed upon a long time ago, but Zhang Yang was in the middle of the river, and it was inconvenient to communicate, and Lu Bu had always regarded him as a friend, so it was naturally impossible to be as calculating and thoughtful as commanding his own subordinates.

If you really follow Lin Mo's plan, even if there is no poetry club, you will not be afraid of Cao Cao.

"What do you mean, let Mrs. Zhang keep the secret letter to Yuan Shao and make it clear to the heart?" Jia Xu reacted extremely quickly, and immediately understood what Lin Mo meant.

"There is at least a year before Yuan Shao goes south, and such a long time should be enough to gain his trust."

Lin Mo looked at Lu Bu with doubts on his face, "I don't know if Zhang Taishou is willing to go deep into the tiger's den for Lord Yue." ”

Lin Mo knew very well that the two were close friends, and Zhang Yang rescued Lu Bu several times, and in turn asked others to take such a risk, which was a bit unrighteous after all.

Lu Bu hesitated for a moment with his chin pinched, "Uncle Zhi and I are friends of life and death, if I write a letter and make it clear about the interests and disadvantages, I think he will not refuse me." ”

It sounded like a good trick to deceive, but Jia Xu's eyes flashed with worry, and he didn't say it after all.

"But this plan will have to wait a little longer."

"Why?" Lu Bu was puzzled.

"Zhang Taishou needs help." Lin Mo looked very melancholy.

However, this sentence made the worry in Jia Xu's heart completely dissipate.

He and Lin Mo actually wanted to go together, although Zhang Yang was too guarded and led 10,000 or 20,000 men and horses, but in terms of his style, he was a brave man.

Lin Mo was particularly touched by this, if he hadn't written a secret letter to help him uproot Yang Chou and the others, he would have even died at the hands of his subordinates.

How can such a person shoulder the responsibility of going deep into the enemy camp to go undercover and turn the tide at a critical time?

He must be accompanied by a competent counselor.

It's a pity, Chen Deng, Liu Ye and Lu Su are all sons of the family, and if you let them do these things, you will never agree.

Jia Xu has this ability, but this old yin may run away at any time when he smells it.

I can't go by myself.

"Helper? Who is it? Lu Bu said curiously.

Forehead. Lin Mo was a little speechless, so he could only prevaricate: "Wait a little longer, I'm still thinking about it." ”

The people sent to help Zhang Yang must not only have extraordinary strategies, preferably from a poor background, but also be willing to stick to their original intentions.

Where to find this, Lin Mo rubbed his eyebrows helplessly.

But if there is no such person, Zhang Yang is afraid that he may not be able to do this.

After all, this requires him to act decisively and make decisions on the spot, and at critical times, he must be extremely precise in timing and action.

Fortunately, there is plenty of time, and I will try to find such a person within three months.

"What about the second gift?" felt that the first gift was the same as not saying, Lu Bu could only ask.

"Zhenrong, it's time for him to help this time." Lin Mo showed a meaningful smile.

It's Zhenrong again, is this product so good, why does Yunwen Lao like to use him.

Lu Bu disliked Zhen Rong very much, but it worked three times and twice, and he had to admit that Lin Mo was very good at employing people.

"I just sent the autumn tax collection school book of Xia Pi today, but I didn't pay attention to him, and the public station is accounting with him." For Zhenrong, who once scolded his border homeless people, Lu Bu is always full of disgust.

Lin Mo shrugged, "I'll go find him." ”

Rongrong

How can he use such a villain, Jia Xu twisted his fingers and couldn't understand it.

Since Zhao Yun did not have a military rank, he had nothing to do, so he followed Lin Mo to the mansion.

I was just about to go in, and I saw Rong Rong coming out.

"Oh, the lower officials met with Pengcheng Taishou and the Marquis of Lanling." There is always a flattering smile on his face.

"Okay, okay, don't be poor, come in with me, I have something to tell you." Lin Mo waved his hand, and Zhen Rong followed with a fart.

Regarding Langya's position as Taishou, it has not been settled yet, but Zhenrong is not panicking at all now.

In the past, it was to quickly sit in this position, so even if Xuzhou changed masters, his position would usually not change.

Later, I found out that Lin Mo's thigh was much thicker than expected, of course, it was to put a long line to catch big fish.

"Hehe, in fact, the foolish brother also has something to tell you."

Coming to the pavilion in the mansion, sitting in front of the stone table, Di Rong took out a bundle of bamboo slips from his arms, "This is the income and expenditure of sugar in the first half of the year, and the net profit is 8,000 gold, which is not less." What, according to our brother's previous agreement, four thousand gold of it"

Zhen Rong smiled, but Lin Mo's face sank, "You earned no less than thirty or forty thousand gold in this poetry meeting, right?" Don't think I don't know anything. ”

"Who's slandering this!"

Zhen Rong stood up suddenly, with an expression that was even more wronged than Dou E, and tears came as soon as he said it, "Brother Xian, don't you suspect that I am greedy for the purchase money of fruits and dried meat assigned by Wen Hou?" There is no such thing! ”

Isn't this a place where there are no three hundred taels of silver, it is estimated that there are still cats here.

Lin Mo didn't want to worry about him, but just snorted coldly, "You, you opened a handicap before the poetry meeting, and I heard that you collected bets from all parties and families, and you are quite smart, you didn't write my name, I said 40,000 gold, is it too much?" ”

Ahh

The debunked Zhen Rong sat down again, pitiful, "One yard to one yard, brother Xian, I opened this handicap, and I also risked losing money." ”

"! You helped write those poems on the screen, who can win the championship in your heart? ”

Lin Mo looked at him faintly, "Or, I will ask Lord Yuezhang to come out and administer justice?" ”

"Then you can't bother Wen Hou, I'll send someone to send eight thousand gold later, do you have any other orders, brother Xian?" really called Lu Bu, and he had to spit out the tens of thousands of gold he earned, and Zhen Rong was not stupid.

"I said you're so rich, why do you always pick and search." Lin Mo gave him an angry look.

"When I was a child, I was poor." Zhen Rong scratched his head in embarrassment and laughed.

It's no wonder that the old father-in-law doesn't like you, sometimes you can't be too shrewd, and you always want to take good things out of you.

"You have to go to Jizhou for me." After the lesson, Lin Mo went straight to the point.

"Jizhou?"

Zhen Rong obviously didn't react, "What are you doing there?" The business road in Jizhou was monopolized by the Zhen family, and I heard that the Zhen family was now preparing to marry the Yuan family, with Yuan Shao as the backing, how could ordinary people get involved in the business of the northern country. ”

"It's not about going to do business, it's about finding someone."

"Who?"

Lin Mo turned his head to look around, as if he was afraid that someone would eavesdrop.

Zhao Yun, who was standing behind him, spoke: "Yunwen, don't worry, there is no one within fifty steps." ”

Ah, Lin Mo's eyes widened, "How do you know?" ”

Zhao Yun smiled a little embarrassedly: "My ears can hear the sound of arrows and feathers a hundred steps away, someone approached, and they couldn't hide it from me." ”

Awesome, Lin Mo gave a thumbs up.

So I put my mind at ease and put the plan together.

Hearing this, Zhen Rong was a little foggy, "It's not difficult to do, but why should we please him, and we have to look for it three times in a row." ”

Lin Mo stretched, "Isn't it good?" In case one day Yuan Shao's iron cavalry sets foot in Xuzhou, you still have a chance to beg him to keep you, right? ”

"The virtuous brother does not need to test the foolish brother, the foolish brother's loyalty to Wenhou can show the sun and the moon, and the virtuous brother is even more heartfelt, and the love is stronger than gold."

Zhen Rong took out the appearance of seeing through life and death, "Where Wen Hou is, I will be there!" It's inconvenient for the virtuous brother to tell him, so the foolish brother won't ask, just do what you ask! ”

Yunwen is really thinking about me, with Yuan Shao's current strength, it is entirely possible to clean up Cao Cao and Lu Bu together, well, this time I go back to Jizhou, I really have to honor this person.

In case Wen Hou and Brother Xian are defeated, don't burden others and make great merit.

After the assignment was clear, Lin Mo prepared to enter the inner hall to find Chen Gong.

To publicize the matter of defrauding Yuan Shao, you still need to find a helper, if you want to say where there are the most cold doors, of course, you have to go to Ziyang Academy.

You don't have to be talented, but you can pick a few smart people and try their quality.

After all, there are more than 3,000 people now, and if you choose one person, you won't be unable to choose.

As for how to test their quality, that was something that Chen Gong, the vice president of Ziyang Academy, should worry about.

"Virtuous brother and slow."

Zhen Rong stopped Lin Mo and chased after him, "I almost forgot something." ”

Lin Mo raised his forehead and motioned for him to continue.

"The tunnel of Xiaoguan has been opened, connecting the mountains to the west, according to your previous instructions, General Hao Meng has sent all the people involved in the excavation of the tunnel back to change the defense."

Zhen Rong said with some embarrassment: "In addition, those treasure thieves have also returned to Xiapi, do you want to deal with it, the virtuous brother can give a sentence." ”

The speed is quite fast, it only took half a year, and sure enough, money is easy to do, full of 20,000 gold.

"Forget it, you just have to keep their mouths in mind."

Lin Mo didn't want to do a good job of secrecy and killed people, it was really not necessary, "What is the width of the tunnel, and what part of the road to the west mountain, has it been covered?" ”

Zhen Rong shook his head helplessly, "Brother Xian, how can I have time to go and see, just the sugar and glaze factory are enough for me to be busy, and I can't ignore it, so."

That's right, Lin Mo nodded, "Okay, I'll go and see for myself in two days." ”

This tunnel was dug after the Battle of Guangling, and it was carried out together with the Pengcheng Canal, and the money at that time was still 50,000 gold borrowed by Zhirong.

Thinking that if Cao Cao came to attack, he would inevitably attack Xiao Guan, and if he was lost, he could also use this secret passage to play a surprise attack.

At present, although Cao Cao is likely not to come to commit it in the short term, this authentic tunnel, which cost 20,000 gold, can't be ignored.

The width of the tunnel, the entrance, and the entry point all need to be walked around by yourself, and only by exploring these situations clearly, can you use the troops in the future to make sure that there is no leakage.

Fortunately, this matter is not so anxious, Lin Mo is ready to leave two days after tomorrow, and now, he needs to go into the inner hall to find Chen Gong.

As Chen Gong, who has lost the heritage of the Chen family in Dongjun, he has the official position of Xuzhou Metropolitan Affairs, and Lin Mo, who is too guarded by Pengcheng, is not very conscientious, which causes him to be tired enough, and he is working hard to review the documents of various counties on the Taiwan case.

Lin Mo, who was watching, walked in, and didn't stop what he was doing, but just asked, "Yunwen, are you going to share it with me?" ”

"How many students are there in the academy today?" Lin Mo picked up a bamboo slip and flipped through it casually.

"Thanks to your poetry, there are three thousand one hundred and seventeen."

Chen Gong didn't raise his head, and pointed to the thick silk cloth on the side, "The list, place of origin, and origin are all registered there, let's see for yourself." ”

Following what Chen Gong pointed out, Lin Mo saw the neat eight hills, all of which were made of silk cloth, which was really rich.

However, it is estimated that it will take ten days and half a month just to read it, Lin Mo doesn't have that much spare time, not to mention, what's the use of looking at the name and hometown.

"I want to select a few talented and confident heroes from among them, and recommend them." Lin Mo held the table case with both hands and looked at Chen Gong.

"You're joking."

Chen Gong smiled, "More than 3,000 people, I haven't read the list until now, how can I choose for you." ”

"You have to think of a way, whether it's a test or a question, give me personnel as soon as possible, I'll be of great use."

In order to attract his attention, Lin Mo deliberately leaned down and whispered, "Deal with Yuan Shao." ”

Sure enough, Chen Gong stopped the brush in his hand and raised his eyebrows, "How can they help?" ”

Lin Mo patiently repeated the matter of using flamboyance to descend into Yuan Ying, and Chen Gong showed an expression that he could still do this.

"Originally, Mr. Gongtai is the most suitable for this position, but Peng Cheng can't do without you."

Lin Mo looked proud, and said quietly: "So, Mr. Gongtai can help." ”

Is this a threat? Chen Gong sneered inwardly.

"More than 3,000 people, no matter how fast it is, it will take two months."

"Okay, just two months, give me the list in two months."

After getting a satisfactory answer, Lin Mo left the mansion humming a little song.

Back at the Lin Mansion, Lin Mo rubbed his shoulders and feet at Zhao'er, looking at the topographic map of Qingzhou.

In the future, with Yuan Shao's war, with his troops, it is very likely that he will choose to attack on two fronts, one side from Jizhou to the south to fight Cao Cao, and the other side from Qingzhou to conquer Xuzhou.

Therefore, the terrain in this area still needs to be figured out.

Even the next day, Lin Mo was still looking at the map.

Without the prophetic skills, all these things are extremely tiring to do, and they can't help but do it, after all, it is a battle for survival.

It wasn't until the third day that he dropped the map a little tired and prepared to go to Xiaoguan to see the tunnels.

It's almost two hundred miles back and forth, in order not to be so boring, of course I have to bring Sister Ling, anyway, she is very happy to follow Lin Mo around.

"Yunwen, I'll go with you." Before taking the lead, Zhao Yun was really boring, and he didn't mind acting as a light bulb, riding a jade lion and holding a gentian gun to ask to go along.

Since the old father-in-law asked Zang Ba to clear the surrounding mountain bandits, in fact, it is already very peaceful to go from Pengcheng to Xiaoguan, and there is not much need for guards, so it should be regarded as enhancing the relationship along the way, Lin Mo waved his hand, "Walk." ”

A group of three people rode out of Pengcheng and headed towards Xiao Pass.

(End of chapter)