"Military Hou, didn't you say you wouldn't fight?" When Zhang Fei gathered cavalry, he was asked by the officers below.

"Before my brother, I just said that there might be no need to fight. Now the Northern Central Army General sent us a escort and grain transport team, and the military orders were as high as a mountain, so of course we had to go to fight." Zhang Fei replied casually.

He didn't mean to blame him, he could hear that the people below were just puzzled, but he didn't mean to not want to beat him.

The one who is really tired of war is actually the auxiliary soldiers. After all, after experiencing the Battle of Quyang, I still feel a little scared. It takes a while to adjust and adjust my mentality and become an elite.

As for the war soldiers, they have become accustomed to the battlefield, especially in a state of "exciting morale". So war-weariness and other things have nothing to do with them.

"And..." Zhang Fei looked at several village chiefs around him, "This time he was just going to meet with the grain transport team to assist them in escorting the grain and grass. His main responsibility is to protect him. He may encounter some bandits and robbers, which is not a big threat."

"Indeed, if the bandits and robbers said..." A gate was about to agree, "Is there still Zhang Bao's elite?"

"Key brother...Liu Sima will also set off with us..." Zhang Fei added immediately.

After hearing this, several generals of the village were completely relieved. Why was they almost defeated by Zhang Bao? After all, Liu Tao was not in the army. Later, when he came back, he turned the tables directly. It can be seen whether Liu Tao is present in the army, and combat power is completely different.

The key is that with him, no matter how serious the injury is, even if you have a breath, you can save your life. After a day, you can even jump around and be completely cured.

"Just treat it as a relaxation, but don't give me carelessness if you should be wary!" Zhang Fei immediately reminded.

"Here!" Everyone responded one after another, and then went back to assemble the troops.

This time, the main thing is that 500 cavalry troops must be led by the archers and crossbows. If you insist on saying that there are 50 personal guards under Liu Tao, neither the spearmen nor the swords and shields.

"Brother, can I..." Guan Yu also wanted to follow him, so he found Liu Tao.

"Chang Yun, keep you and Liu Ge, there is another intention." Liu Tao looked at Guan Yu, "After we leave, although there is still a mentor here to take care of us, our supplies, food and food may attract some people's covetousness."

Speaking of this, his face became very serious: "No matter who our things are, as long as I don't agree, who dares to come over and call them out directly."

Other things are fine, but the key is two cars of wine. It is said that you cannot drink alcohol in the army, so he did not recommend it to Lu Zhi. However, Liu Tao does not guarantee whether other officers can maintain this ethics.

Especially Lu Yan introduced the officers here, there was one person he cared about. That was Chunyu Qiong, who was drunk and missed the matter, which led to Cao Cao's successful attack on Wuchao.

Liu Tao really didn't expect that Chunyu Qiong, one of the eight schools in Xiyuan, would now serve as a captain under Lu Zhi's command. After knowing this, he had to worry about whether this guy would worry about his little wine.

"Here!" Guan Yu did not expect that his responsibility was so heavy, and he nodded immediately after hearing this.

"Speaking of this, my brother seems to have said that these two carts of wine were intended to be used to pay tribute to the court?" Lu Yan vaguely remembered that Liu Tao had mentioned before, "After the war, we went to Luoyang with the army, and then we would find connections to deliver it?"

If this is the case, then these two carts of wine will have to be carried for a while. The key is to pay tribute. Zhang has established a good relationship to pay tribute. There is no need to take it with the army, right?

"I have my own plans. I have to ask you to prepare a thousand stalks, are you prepared?" Liu Tao asked. Zuo Feng should come in a while.

"There is 25 jin (han jin), and a thousand jin is not a big deal?" Lu Yan explained, "For the convenience of carrying, I changed it to a golden cake. This only requires a hundred golden cakes, only a hundred jin, and it has been packed in a box."

Liu Tao nodded when he heard this. 25 kilograms were about 6.51 kilograms in later generations, and one thousand jin is more than six and a half tons. Each piece of gold cake is worth 10 jin and weighs 1 jin. 100 jin is 100 jin, which is equivalent to 50 jin.

I have read the records before that the purity of gold in the Western Han Dynasty was between 97% and 99%, and the density of gold was 19.32g/cm3. According to 50 kilograms of gold, it is about 1.23 cubic decimeters. It can be filled in with a small box.

The key is not conspicuous, at least it is convenient than the Wuzhu coins that require several large boxes to be packed into.

"You have guessed what I have plans?" Liu Tao asked with a smile.

"You need to prepare wine, and at the same time, you need to prepare a thousand guan of money. The purpose is nothing more than those. It's just a brother, not to mention whether it is done well or not. If it is spread, I'm afraid that the reputation of the brother will probably have some impact among the gentry." Lu Yan felt that it would be better to remind him.

"I am a relative of the Han Dynasty..." Liu Tao pointed to himself, "Even if he was an official, he could not be considered a pure gentry. Even if he was close to His Majesty, it would be natural."

The problem is that he cannot contact the Emperor of Han, at least his current identity is probably difficult to contact the Emperor of Han. Therefore, it is reasonable to contact the Ten Constellations and ask them to transfer the matter on their behalf.

Identity determines some things that others cannot do, but he can do. If others need to worry about, he doesn’t need to worry so much. The key is to look at what kind of benefits it can bring to himself.

"Take a step back, what I have predicted so far is that right?" Liu Tao asked in a low voice.

"Of course, everything is as my brother said." I was still very convinced of Lu Yan. Many things can no longer be explained by calculation or logic.

"At most five years, the world will usher in turmoil. At that time, the heroes will be in power and compete for the world. The so-called reputation is far less valuable than actual benefits. We are not as good as the Yuan family, which is the fourth generation and the three ministers, nor are we as good as other Han clan relatives. For the sake of future considerations, I don't want to let go of any of the benefits that can be gained at this stage." Liu Tao said, his hands clenched.

"If brother thinks like this, then the foolish brother has nothing to say." Lu Yan nodded. Hearing that the great man was going to be in chaos and entered the division of heroes. Although this is not the first time he has heard of it, he is still not in a good mood.

"Besides..." Liu Tao thought for a while, "The Ten Eunuchs are really treacherous?"

"What do you mean by brother?" Lu Yan felt that Liu Tao's words had a great impact on his views.

"As far as I know, eunuchs began to become arrogant and gradually took control of power after the third year of Guanghe (180 AD)." Liu Tao recalled, "In the second year of Guanghe, Cao Jie and Wang Fu, who had just become a climate, almost gave Yangqiu a pot. Then, it was not until the fourth year of Guanghe that gradually recovered their vitality and formed the so-called Ten Eternal Assistant..."

He paused and continued, "From Your Majesty's succession to the present, everything will be linked to the rise of the Ten Eunuchs and becoming a 'eunuch party' that the scholars criticized, which is far less simple than you heard!"

"Hey, hey?" Lu Yan heard of this view for the first time. After all, what he heard from his father was how greedy the Ten Eunuchs were. The key was to rely on relationships and put relatives, even disciples, etc. in the place, and take up civil and military positions.

Moreover, these people levy heavily to cause trouble to the local people and make the local people suffer. Yesterday, they said privately that if they were not the Ten Constant Assistant, they would not be so large if they were not the Ten Constant Assistant, they would not be so large.

But from my brother, I heard completely different views, which made him a little confused.

"Change the angle..." Liu Tao felt that if he wanted to increase his impact, he had to explain it from another angle. "The Yuan family in Runan was full of disciples and old officials, and there were all civil and military officials. Why did the Yuan family let so many disciples and old friends be officials everywhere, but no one mentioned him? On the contrary, the ten regular attendants recommended that the disciples and old friends go to the local area and be criticized?"

"Because... the recommended person is to impose excessive taxes in the local area?" Lu Yan was not very confident when he said this. Thinking about it carefully, it seems that this is the case. Yuan's family can do it, why did something go wrong with the Ten Changshi's side.

"It is said that the Yuan clan disciples and old officials are everywhere, and those who are levying heavy taxes are only the disciples and old officials of the Ten Changshou?" Liu Tao asked back.

"Party struggle?" Lu Yan seemed to understand.

"In fact, it's the problem of dividing cakes. A piece of cake is so big. If the eunuch eats too much, the aristocratic families eat less. Naturally, they have to criticize the eunuchs, and the same goes for the other way around." Liu Tao explained.

He paused and continued, "The problem is that the eunuchs had only a few social circles, and the gentry was distributed in the thirteen states of the Han Dynasty. All kinds of disciples, old friends, mentors, relatives and friends... If they really want to fight, who will have the advantage?"

"Public opinion?" Lu Yan seemed to realize the key to the matter.

"Yes, the Ten Eternal Attendants will become sinners, simply because the scholars occupy the right to public opinion. As long as they are willing, the black ones can be said to be white ones, the deer ones can be said to be horses, and the meaning of the scriptures will be explained by them." Liu Tao sighed.

When Lu Yan heard this, he probably understood why his father had to say how hateful the Ten Eunuchs were. It was not that he couldn't understand, but that his position had to be said and done.

The key is to worry that he said the wrong thing at a young age, so he simply instilled himself in accordance with this statement. As for the actual situation, he will understand it by himself when he grows up. However, even if he understands it, it is useless. He has to say that and do it by his position.

"Brother, if these words are heard, that's a big problem." Lu Yan looked around and was a little worried.

"Don't think of others so superficially..." Liu Tao smiled, "The key is not what I said, but what I did, that is, what I am in."

In the past five years, the order has not completely collapsed, and scholars still control the absolute power of public opinion. At this time, they must not be able to fight against each other. If you are open and honest, you will definitely be dead end.

"I am a disciple of my mentor and your righteous brother. I must be on the side of the scholar." Liu Tao replied, "It's just that I am also a relative of the Han Dynasty. It's not a mistake to get close to Your Majesty, right? As long as I master the measurement, there is no big problem."

As the Emperor of Han, if Liu Hong wanted to exercise the emperor's power, the gentry would be afraid of it, let alone have the support of the eunuchs.

The state pastoral system was restored, and Liu Yan appointed it as the governor of Yizhou and Liu Yu as the governor of Youzhou. He was a Han clan member who was included in the genealogy. It would be a problem to be a county magistrate and a military position, right?

It is precisely because of the weakness of public opinion that it can provide more benefits to the investor...
Chapter completed!