"It seems to have great ambitions, but he forgets to see profits, and he has neither a mind nor a long-term vision."

Jiujiang County and Luoyang are not far away, and not long after Zuo Li got the news, the imperial court received the news.

In Prime Minister Yang Biao's duty room, Yang Biao, Wang Yun, Huangfu Song, and Lu Zhi said.

Lu Zhi nodded thoughtfully and said, "Prime Minister, Yuan Shao is afraid that he will not be able to hold Jiujiang, and Sun Jian's situation will be in danger." ”

The main forces attacking Jing and Yang were Yuan Shao and Sun Jian.

Yang Biao's fat face suddenly became solemn, and he said, "What is the countermeasure of the Great Sima Mansion?" ”

Lu Zhi glanced at Huangfu Song and said, "The Great Sima Mansion is considering calling Gongsun Zan and Dong Zhuo. ”

Wang Yunran's indifferent face immediately turned cold, and said, "Gongsun Zhan said that the Great Sima Mansion can mobilize Dong Zhuo?" ”

"Yes." Huangfu Song cherishes words like gold.

Compared with Lu Zhi, Huangfu Song's words undoubtedly have more weight.

Wang Yun looked at him, paused, and said, "Are you sure to persuade Your Majesty to agree?" ”

As soon as these words came out, Yang Biao's expression became even more solemn.

"Your Majesty has authorized the Great Sima Mansion to dispose of it with full authority." Lu Zhidao.

Yang Biao's face softened slightly, and said, "What do you need Shangshutai to do?" ”

Lu Zhi pondered for a moment and said: "The Great Sima Mansion has already taken countermeasures to the war in the south, and I came to the Prime Minister's Mansion today for Jizhou." ”

Yang Biao was stunned for a moment and said, "Didn't Ying Shao and Zhang Liao and others say that the Black Mountain Army retreated, and it was okay for the time being?" ”

Wang Yun suddenly moved, and said: "Is there a rebellion in Jizhou again?" ”

Lu Zhi raised his hand and said to the two: "Prime Minister, Prince, Zhao Yun sneaked up on Yu Poison and Bai Huan's lair, robbed money and grain, and burned the cottage, these two people have no money and food and are angered, and they will not stop." The autumn harvest is imminent, the Montenegrin army has been fighting for a few months, and the grain and grass will be exhausted, and at this time, instead of withdrawing, it will be even more crazy. ”

Yang Biao understood, his fat face was as straight as iron, and his little eyes kept blinking.

Although he pays attention to 'inaction', he is not really a fool, he understood in an instant, his tone was a little hurried, and said: "You tell the truth to the old man, how many people are in the Black Mountain Army?" ”

Wang Yun looked nervous and nervous, and said: "The total number of officers and troops in Jizhou is close to 50,000, can't this be held?" ”

Lu Zhi and Huangfu Song glanced at each other, hesitated for a moment, and said: "The Black Mountain Army has a huge and complex force, which is widely distributed, and there seems to be an alliance but no unity, and they are basically fighting separately. They acted in a disorderly manner, all over Jizhou, and should be attacked everywhere, so they could not divide their troops to suppress them, and they were not enough to protect the whole territory. ”

"Ying Shao, Zhang Liao and others, although they have an army of 50,000, whether they are divided or combined, they can't stop the Montenegrin army from plundering Jizhou."

"How many Montenegrin troops there are, it is difficult to judge the Great Sima Mansion, judging from the intelligence everywhere, every time they go out, they bring their families with their families, men, women and children, each claiming to be tens of thousands, tens of thousands, tens of thousands, in general, it is inferred that the Jizhou Montenegrin Army should be more than 300,000, and the young and strong should be about 80,000."

"If you want to exterminate the Montenegrin army, you not only need money and food, but also have generals to coordinate everywhere and integrate them into one, forcing the rebels to gather and fight a battle."

Wang Yun listened to Lu Zhi's words and blurted out, "Shouldn't they be broken one by one?" ”

Huangfu Song said: "For the officers and soldiers, the Montenegrin army has always fled when they heard the wind, sneaked into the mountains and forests, and defended according to the danger. The mountains are either easy to defend and difficult to attack, or there are many people, and if they want to break through, they can range from months to even years, and the imperial court cannot be empty. ”

To put it bluntly, the imperial court did not have enough money and food to support the use of tens of thousands of troops for several months or longer.

Wang Yun understood this time, and said, "Who does the Great Sima Mansion plan to send to lead the troops, and when will the troops be sent to recruit and suppress?" ”

Lu Zhi looked at him and said, "I don't know how much salary Shang Shutai can provide?" ”

"This ......"

Wang Yun was stunned, unable to look directly at Lu Zhi, and turned to Yang Biao.

Yang Biao calmed his face, took a deep breath, and said, "A few days ago, His Majesty allocated 30,000 yuan to Hu Cao from the Central Government, as well as 50,000 stone of grain. ”

When Huangfu Song heard this, he understood in his heart for a moment.

The money and food that his second son stole should have been exhausted during this time, and the central government in the palace was afraid that there was not much left.

Wang Yunjing was quiet for a while, and suddenly said: "Then Zhao Yun confiscated the poisonous and white nest, didn't he get a lot of money?" Can't be used to suppress bandits? ”

Yang Biao's fat face didn't move, Yu Guang glanced at him, and said, "Those money and food are not enough for the arrears of the forbidden army camp." ”

More than 100,000 troops in the forbidden army camp were all sent out, and although the money and food needed were basically borne by the local government, they really had to be allocated by the imperial court.

With the payment of more than 100,000 people, plus all kinds of pensions and rewards, the court owes more and more money, which is like a bottomless pit.

Wang Yun's expression gradually condensed, and he was silent.

In recent years, the treasury of the imperial court has become increasingly embarrassing, with bandits on the one hand and sharp tax cuts on the other. is already poor and has raised an army of more than 100,000 people, which is undoubtedly worse.

Since last year, the court has tried their best to raise money, and until now, hundreds of thousands of dollars have not been returned.

And the ever-expanding spending, like a flood that opens the floodgates, is hard to contain.

The plan of 'opening up sources and reducing expenditures' is limited in open source and useless.

Wang Yun was silent, and Yang Biao couldn't think of a way to find money for a while. The means that could be thought of and used last year have basically been exhausted.

Seeing that the two of them were silent, Lu Zhi said knowingly: "By the way, Liu Bei, the prime minister of Pengcheng, has found it, and the Great Sima Mansion has sent a letter, ordering him not to go to Beijing and rush to Hanzhong as soon as possible." ”

Wang Yun frowned, and subconsciously felt that he was here to ask for money.

"Prime Minister, it's almost time." At this time, the servant outside the door came to the door and raised his hand.

Yang Biao raised his head violently, breathed a long sigh of relief, and said with a smile: "I almost forgot, today's Taixue and Hongdumen University exams, the old man has to go to the invigilator." ”

Wang Yun's brows furrowed even more, and he looked at Huangfu Song and Lu Zhi and stopped talking.

Huangfu Song, Lu Zhi didn't seem to notice Wang Yun's gaze, and when he saw that Yang Biao was leaving, he had to get up.

The four of them left the prime minister's room one after another, and dispersed silently.

Out of Shangshutai, Lu Zhi and Huangfu Song said: "Da Sima, do you want to see Your Majesty?" ”

Huangfu Song's face was expressionless, his eyes were resolute, and he said: "I intend to transfer Huang Zhong from the state to Jizhou, what do you think?" ”

Lu Zhi thought about it carefully and said, "And the state...... Huns, Sanqiang, bandits...... It is acceptable in a short period of time and cannot be delayed for more than three months. ”

After Liu Wei's imperial conquest, the state basically swept away the big threat in the territory, and now the state is relatively stable, and the Xiongnu and Sanqiang have not yet entered the palace for a while.

And three months, basically the time until the end of the year.

Huangfu Song looked thoughtful, and after a while, he said, "Okay." That Xiahoudun had to use it. ”

Lu Zhi hesitated and said, "I'm still not worried about Liu Yu." ”

From their point of view, Liu Yu has high prestige, but his ability is really average. For Xianbei and Wuhuan, they advocated pacification, and Wuhuan and Xianbei rebelled from time to time, which made Liu Yu tired of coping, and the situation in Youzhou was very bad.

Da Sima Mansion has been worried that Liu Yu will be defeated, and Xianbei and Wuhuan have made a big move.

There is almost no danger to defend in Youzhou, once Xianbei and Wuhuan enter, you can drive straight in, all the way to Jizhou!

Huangfu Song was just about to speak, when he saw Xu Yan coming in a hurry, in a panic, the notebook in his hand fell one after another, and he hurriedly picked it up, in a hurry.

Lu Zhi stepped forward and said, "Xu Huangmen, this is?" ”

Xu Yan held a bunch of notebooks in a random manner, and hurriedly said, "Da Sima, is Duke Lu going to enter the palace?" ”

Lu Zhi nodded and said, "Jiangdong and Jizhou are in a mess, and we are about to enter the palace." ”

Xu Yan shook his head again and again, and said, "Tang Niangniang in the palace is about to give birth, at this time, the two of you still don't want to enter the palace." ”

Huangfu Song and Lu Zhi were both stunned, when Cai Wenji was born, the sky was shocked, and Tang Ji was about to be born, and they actually knew.

Xu Yan didn't say much, and hurried to leave.

Just a few steps, he turned back and said, "By the way, Da Sima, Lu Gong, and Yanzhou Muding are about to arrive in Beijing, what should be the placement?" ”

Ding Yuan impeached Wang Lang, originally wanted to target Wang Yun, but Yang Biao operated, and Ding Yuan was 'transferred to Beijing' for another use, and he was not given a specific official position.

Lu Zhi put his hands behind his back and said, "Shouldn't Shang Shutai be in charge of the placement?" ”

Xu Yan held a bunch of notebooks, a little unsteady, raised his thighs, and said: "Shangshutai is suggesting that it is a servant, and there is a vacancy in Yushitai, does the Great Sima Mansion need it?" ”

Lu Zhi suddenly understood, glanced at Huangfu Song, and said, "There is no shortage of Great Sima Mansion for the time being. ”

"The villain knows."

After Xu Yan finished speaking, he shook the notebook in his arms, turned around and left quickly.

He didn't walk long, and came back in a hurry, accompanied by a wry smile: "The villain is confused." ”

As he spoke, he awkwardly lowered his head and looked for it, took out a playbook, handed it to Lu Zhi, and said, "This is the playbook of Wuwei General Cao Cao." ”

Lu Zhi stretched out his hand to take it, and Xu Yan left without stopping.

Huangfu Song, Lu Zhi watched him walk around the corner, and then looked down at the notebook in his hand.

After reading it, Lu Zhi said: "Cao Cao asked for orders to send troops to Jizhou, what does Da Sima think?" ”

"Not really." Huangfu Song said.

Lu Zhi thought for a while, and said as he walked: "Gongsun Zhan Tun Bing Ruyin, will he be that Zhang He's opponent?" ”

Recently, Zhang He's reputation has risen, Yuan Shao, who blocked 30,000 soldiers and horses in Jiujiang with 10,000 people for nearly half a year, also blocked Sun Jian, who took the opportunity to sneak attack, back to Wu County, and now Yuan Shao has completely driven out of Jiujiang and Jiangxia, which has shocked the government and the opposition.

Gongsun Zhan has been very unsuccessful in the past two years, and he can be said to be majestic and majestic in fighting Xianbei, Wuhuan and Xiongnu, and his achievements are impressive, but when he entered the mainland, not only was it fruitless, but he suffered repeated defeats.

Especially the defeat to Ju Yi, which greatly damaged his reputation, and the government and the opposition criticized a lot, thinking that he was 'in vain'.

Huangfu Song nodded and said, "Give him another chance and order him to join forces with Yuan Shao to march into Jiujiang." ”

The two spoke, and walked into the Great Sima Mansion together.

At this time, in the Yong'an Palace, a large group of people gathered.

Inside the door was Tang Ji's shout, and outside the door, Empress Dowager He, Liu Wenji, and Cai Wenji, who was holding Liu Shao, were all staring worriedly.

Compared with the last time Cai Wenji gave birth, this time, everyone was not so nervous, but listening to Tang Ji's painful screams was still worrying.

Sorry, it's late, someone came to see the house early in the morning, and it was delayed for a while.

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