Chapter 138 Need Lu Zhi's Cooperation
"If I advise me to bribe Zuo Feng, there is no need to say anything more." Lu Zhi looked at Liu Tao and then said.
"From the position of his mentor, he will never bribe Zuo Feng anyway, so the disciples will naturally know." Liu Tao said with a smile. The position is the position, but what Lu Zhi thought in his heart is the key.
The law of true fragrance is not something that is present in modern times. Just say that Lu Zhi fought all the way and made great contributions. He was about to defeat Zhang Jiao and get promoted and made a fortune. Will he sit back and wait for all this to be wasted?
"Disciple just asked me, Zuo Feng is in the palace and has a backer." Liu Tao asked, which was the key to the subsequent dialogue.
"There are so many eunuchs in the palace, how can you know what support they have? Besides, even if you have a supporter, you are just ten eunuchs." Lu Zhi replied casually.
When Lu Zhi talked about the Ten General Assistant, Liu Tao did not find it very strange.
In theory, Zhang Rang, Zhao Zhong, Feng Xi, Duan Gui, Cao Jie, Hou Lan, Jian Shuo, Cheng Kuang, Xia Yun and Guo Shengbi were the ten eunuchs in the Romance of the Condor Hei. However, he did not consider that Cao Jie had actually died in 181, and his son-in-law was implicated by Tang Zhou and was beheaded.
According to history, there were twelve regular attendants in the palace, namely Zhang Rang, Zhao Zhong, Xia Yun, Guo Sheng, Sun Zhang, Bi Lan, Li Song, Duan Gui, Gao Wang, Zhang Gong, Han Qing and Song Dian. Jian Shuo was not regular attendants, but before becoming the military captain, he was just a small yellow gate.
Considering the resume and status of Zhang Rang and Zhao Zhong, Zhao Zhong is already a long-lasting servant. If Zhao Zhong is not considered the "Chang Sui", the eunuch group is indeed just the "Ten Consorts".
Lu Zhi means: Zhang Rang and Zhao Zhong are too high, and Zuo Feng is just a small yellow sect, so he naturally cannot curry favor with him. The only ones who can surrender are naturally the only ten eunuchs left. Thinking like this, there is no logical problem.
"That means, Zuo Feng made it clear?" Liu Tao thought about it and asked.
"Although it is not explicit, it is almost the same." Lu Zhi said angrily. A mere yellow door came to the front line to inspect and actually made an open request for bribes. This is really outrageous.
Of course, unless Zuo Feng gets his brain, he will ask for bribes directly. In other words, it is nothing more than that he knows how difficult Lu Zhi is, but His Majesty doesn't know. He can help, tell me how difficult the front-line soldiers are and how loyal and brave Lu Zhi is, but this is not easy to see His Majesty.
Finally, I asked for some "activity funds", which is the trick after all.
"The mentor cannot submit in this way." Liu Tao nodded, and said explicitly that everyone present knew that it was related to his reputation. Even if Lu Zhi knew how to move, he would definitely not submit. "This Zuo Feng is really stupid."
I don’t know what Zuo Feng is like, but if you refer to the face of the Supervisor in the old version of the Romance of the Romance, you will know how ugly this way of eating is. You can even ask for bribes and be very bright.
"What do you say is something?" Lu Zhi looked at Liu Tao with interest.
"It's time for this, is there any other meaning? It's useless. But the teacher has thought that if the teacher doesn't pay, it will definitely not be easy for the officials below to pay. If Zuo Feng can't get the money, he will have to say bad things about his teacher in front of His Majesty." Liu Tao reminded.
The chief officials didn't pay bribes, so how could the officers below pay bribes? Those who wanted to persuade Lu Zhi to pay money, probably also had the idea of paying money.
"We have surrounded Guangzong, and it's only a matter of time before we take down Zhang Jiao. Can Your Majesty still change the generals in the last battle?" Lu Zhi shook his head.
"However, my mentor has been surrounded here for more than a decade, and the weather is getting hotter and hotter, and it is becoming less and less suitable for war. I guess there is no one or two months, I am afraid that I will not be able to fight. We can wait, your Majesty, can you wait?" Liu Tao asked.
After a pause, he continued, "Then Zuo Feng, I just need to say that Guangzong City is short and it will only take a moment to break through, but we are not fighting for a long time and are useless to consume food and supplies..."
Liu Tao has only realized a problem in the past two days. The finances of the Eastern Han Dynasty seemed to be very bad. At least the treasury side could not collect much taxes, and the salt and iron franchise was half-waste a few years ago.
I remember that I don’t know which book I read. The money and food used for war during this period were all paid from the treasury of Emperor Ling, that is, Emperor Ling’s private money to support the continued war.
From mid-to-late February to July and August, in half a year, how much does an army of more than 100,000 people consume?
Emperor Ling was not in a hurry to destroy the Yellow Turban Thief, or he was really anxious, but what he was really anxious was when he could not pay money from the treasury. If this continues, he would really have no money even in the treasury!
At this time, what would he think when he heard that Lu Zhi wasted his time without attacking and deliberately wasting his time? He really has nothing to say when he was imprisoned!
"In the past two months, it is no longer suitable for fighting again..." Lu Zhi shook his head. He really didn't know. First of all, he couldn't fight. He communicated with the officers below. Most of them said that morale was dispersed and needed rest.
In addition, the weather is really hot, and if you wait for an hour or two in the sun at this time, you will probably have heatstroke. After finally surrounding Guangzong, you can't have a large number of non-combat reductions in order to try to attack the city, right?
"So you must block Zuo Feng's mouth." Liu Tao suggested.
"Zuo Feng has come to the army. How can he block his mouth?" Lu Zhi shook his head. At this stage, only wealth can block his mouth.
"The disciple is a relative of the Han Dynasty. Haven't the teacher forgotten this?" Liu Tao asked.
"Well... this is indeed." Lu Zhi looked a little strange. Although Liu Tao was a Han family member and was included in the genealogy, the key is that he has not been filial and honest since his grandfather's generation. This clan member is just a name and has no value.
"I plan to ask Zuohuangmen to give some local products to the clan brothers in Luoyang. Isn't it a big problem?" Liu Tao said with a smile.
"If it's just a local specialty, that's certainly not a big problem." Lu Zhi raised his eyebrows, as if he knew Liu Tao's thoughts.
"But there must be a lot of local specialties that it will be difficult to bring Zuohuangmen over. Is it necessary to give some compensation?" Liu Tao went further.
"In order to ensure that the goods are complete, there must be some expenses on this journey." Lu Zhi nodded.
"It's just that my disciple gave Zuo Fengcai, have I betrayed the gentry?" Liu Tao asked in panic.
"Although it is a exchange between clans and relatives, people who are interested will inevitably use this as a criticism for giving Zuo Feng's wealth during this period, so they must be warned." Lu Zhi thought for a while and replied.
"Then my mentor scolded me and even threatened to expel me from the sect. Finally, because Canshan pleaded with mercy, I was given a chance..." Liu Tao bowed sincerely to Lu Zhi.
"You..." Lu Zhi really didn't know what to say. Under his stance, he could never surrender to the eunuch. But from a poor family step by step to the present, can he really give up everything calmly?
Chapter completed!