Can I get to the other side?

A strong army must possess two qualities.

One is orders and prohibitions, and the other is equipment.

Both are indispensable.

Although the Montenegrin Army is called an army, it is actually a group of horse bandits. Apart from a relatively large number of people and basically seeing blood, there is nothing else to be said for it.

This is why the Black Mountain Army was so large and so many people died in the battle that delayed Yuan Shao's return to Jizhou.

Lu Bu doesn't worry about how to train these 30,000 Montenegrin troops now. After all, training troops is not difficult for him. The only thing he worries about is the weapons and equipment.

"General, you..."

Chen Gong was directly shocked by Lu Bu's words. He looked at him with a complicated expression, as if he was hesitant to speak.

Lu Bu asked confused: "What's wrong?"

Chen Gong said with a sigh on his face: "Looking back on these years, the general only led the troops to fight, and I was left to worry about other things, whether weapons and equipment or food and logistics. I never thought that now the general would start to think about these things."

"This really impresses me."

"Today is different from the past!" Lu Bu raised his head and said quite proudly: "The public does not know something. The court is full of intrigues and intrigues. Your Majesty is too innocent, and the foundation is not stable now. I am. If the general doesn't think more about it, your majesty will suffer a big loss!"

When Chen Gong heard this, his eyes widened instantly.

All the officials in the court who came from aristocratic families suffered a loss in this donation. He wanted to know where Lu Bu saw the emperor's innocence.

Lu Bu waved his hand and said: "Let's not mention these things for now. The most important thing right now is to collect equipment for this 30,000-strong army."

"Since Your Majesty has entrusted the Montenegrin Army to me, I can't live up to His Majesty's expectations, right? Gongtai, please give me an idea."

He thought about it, but he scratched his head and couldn't think of a suitable method.

How to solve the problem still has to be left to Chen Gong.

Chen Gong opened his mouth and said: "This matter is simple. Can't the general just go to Zhen directly and ask Zhen to build weapons and equipment for the Black Mountain Army?"

"What? Looking for the Zhen family again?!" Lu Bu almost jumped up when he heard this, and said with a pair of bull's eyes: "The equipment for all my armies was provided by the Zhen family for free, and now His Majesty has just given me an army of 30,000 men. , I turned around and asked Zhen for weapons and equipment, do you really think my face is as thick as the walls of Ye City!"

The Zhen family spent countless money to arm the army.

Lu Bu knew this well.

Not to mention anything else, just his thousand wolf cavalry, from the creation of weapons and equipment to the selection and raising of war horses, as well as the food for the soldiers, are all top-notch.

The money spent on raising a wolf rider is completely worth dozens of ordinary soldiers.

All of this is paid for by Zhen!

What impressed him most was the Huben Army. Cui Yan was the general of the Huben Army, but the weapons and equipment of the three thousand Huben Army were all purchased from the Zhen family at Cui's expense.

After he learned about this, he casually asked Cui Yan how much it cost to build three thousand tiger benards. As a result, he was so shocked that his jaw almost dropped.

Because that is simply an astronomical number!

But even with such expensive equipment, Zhen has been providing it to his troops for free without even confiscating any money.

Under such circumstances, how could he have the nerve to go to Zhen for weapons and equipment for these 30,000 people?

Even though he was used to being careless, he really didn't have the nerve to say this!

"General, you need to be more open-minded."

Chen Gong patiently advised: "As the saying goes, if you have too many lice, you won't be itchy; if you have too many debts, you won't have to worry. Since the general has already asked for so much money, food and equipment from Zhen, what's the harm in asking for more?"

"The most important thing is to turn these 30,000 troops into usable combat power as soon as possible. After all, everyone is working for His Majesty. Zhen will understand the general."

But Lu Bu would not listen to Chen Gong's lies.

He is now a dignified lieutenant, Duke Wen, and a hussar general, and he is also a respectable person. If he is asked to shamelessly go to ask Zhen for equipment, he cannot do it.

The key is that every time he goes to see Mr. Zhen, he is very enthusiastic and refuses any request he makes, as if helping him is helping Mr. Zhen, which makes him feel even more ashamed.

Lu Bu shook his head and said, "Ms. Zhen has donated so much money and food to the refugees this time. It's so kind. I won't go."

"Gongtai, you should think of other solutions."

Chen Gong spread his hands and said, "What can I do? The money and food I raised in the early years have been used up by the general. Now that all the human relationships have been exhausted, there is nothing I can do."

When Lu Bu heard this, he couldn't help but feel a headache.

So what to do now?

When Lu Bu was troubled, Zhang Liao walked into the camp and reported: "General, Zhang Yan sent someone over and asked us when we plan to receive the Montenegrin Army."

Lu Bu felt his head was as big as a bucket, but when his eyes fell on Zhang Liao's face, an idea suddenly came to his mind, and a wonderful idea emerged in his mind.

"Wenyuan, you came just in time."

With a warm smile on his face, Lu Bu stepped forward and pulled Zhang Liao over to sit down. At the same time, he poured him a bowl of wine, "I have something important to tell you."

Zhang Liao's heart instantly became alert.

He has followed Lu Bu for many years and knows very well that there is something fishy about Lu Bu's character if he is so enthusiastic.

So he did not pick up the bowl of wine, but asked calmly: "General, what do you want to do?"

"Haha, it's just a small thing."

Lu Bu waved his hand, and then said earnestly: "Wen Yuan, although I have many powerful generals under my command, your talent is definitely the first."

"When it comes to charging into battle, I am stronger than you; but when it comes to training and commanding troops, your talents are far superior to mine."

"As you know, His Majesty asked me to take over the 30,000 Montenegrin troops, but I am not good at military training. You are better in this aspect."

"So I plan to assign 20,000 people to your command, and you will be responsible for commanding them in the future. How about that?"

Since I can't find a solution to the problem.

Then leave the problem to others.

This is the plan Lu Bu came up with!

Chen Gong, who was on the side, turned his head slightly when he heard the words. He could hardly hold back the corners of his mouth that raised and almost laughed out loud.

"Give me 20,000 Montenegrin troops?"

Zhang Liao was shocked, obviously he didn't expect Lu Bu to say that, but his vision and intelligence were so outstanding that he quickly understood what Lu Bu was planning.

This is a big pit!

The Montenegrin Army has nothing they want. Those who wear iron armor are among the elite, and most of them don't even have cloth armor.

Allocating 20,000 Montenegrin troops, he was not only responsible for training, but also found ways to acquire equipment.

In addition, Lu Bu is his immediate superior. Once he has the weapons and equipment ready, Lu Bu wants to transfer these troops and horses with just one sentence!

After figuring out the relationship, Zhang Liao picked up the wine bowl and took a sip, and said quietly: "There is nothing wrong with the general asking me to train troops."

"But I'm not responsible for the weapons and equipment. The general has to find a way to prepare them for them. I'm only responsible for training the troops."

Seeing that Zhang Liao had exposed his little thoughts, Lu Bu's expression suddenly dropped. He snatched the wine bowl from Zhang Liao's hand and said angrily:

"Stop drinking. Let's go! Let's go!"

"Okay." Zhang Liao stood up and left without saying a word.

After Zhang Liao left, Lu Bu raised his hand to finish the unfinished bowl of wine, and asked Chen Gong with a very depressed expression: "How did the boy Wenyuan become so smart? Even such a brilliant plan of mine was defeated by him." See it through.”

"Gongtai, do you think he is blind?"

"Ah, yes, the general is right, Wen Yuan is blind."

Chen Gong tried hard to hold back his laughter, and the muscles on his face were about to twitch. He hurriedly walked out of the tent before he couldn't hold it in any longer.

After leaving the camp, his expression changed again, and his eyes were filled with deep worry.

He murmured: "The Zhen family's support for His Majesty is really unbelievable. It is even more unbelievable than the Yin family's support for Emperor Guangwu back then."

"My guess is good. Your Majesty must have made some promises to the Zhen family that they cannot refuse."

"General or the Zhen family, who will become the Guo family in the future and who will become the Yin family."

Chen Gong sighed heavily.

"That's all, the world has not yet been unified, so it is too early to say anything."

"Maybe everything is just my guess."

…

The next day, the south gate of Yecheng.

The court officials had been waiting outside the south gate early, and besides them, there were many other people gathering around.

Donations have ended and today is the day to erect the monument.

The first ten people who donate money, food and materials this time will have the honor of having their names engraved on a charity monument and passed down to future generations.

In addition, the top five will receive plaques from the Emperor himself, and the first place will receive the title of "The Most Good Person in the Han Dynasty" jointly recognized by the court and the Emperor!

People like to watch the excitement, not to mention it is such a big event as the erection of a monument. In addition, the emperor will attend in person, so there are especially many onlookers.

Not only the people in the city, but also the refugees who had just arrived in Yecheng, also heard about the donation, so they came to watch one after another, wanting to see who the good people were who provided money and food to help them.

Today, representatives from various aristocratic families, including Yang Biao, Fu Wan, Cui Yan, and the head of the Zhen family, all dressed up to attend.

Although they failed to win the title of "the most charitable person in the Han Dynasty", it is better to be on the monument of good deeds and to be remembered forever than to have nothing at all.

Yuan Xi was naturally present today.

Nowadays, he has changed from the high-spirited and aristocratic appearance of the past. He is dressed quite simply and looks very low-key.

But even so it still attracted a lot of attention.

"Is that Mr. Yuan Xi Mr. Yuan?"

"Call Da Sikong!"

"Donating all the property of the Yuan family is just to help the people. Da Sikong's move is comparable to that of a saint. It is admirable."

"The great man is the first to do good deeds, and he deserves the title!"

…

The people around him spoke highly of Yuan Xi, which made Cui Yan, Yang Biao and others feel envious.

This wave of donations by Yuan Xi directly restored the reputation of the Yuan family and gained a great reputation among the people. To be honest, it was not a loss at all.

But they are only envious, not jealous.

Because Yuan Xi exchanged the entire Yuan family's wealth for reputation, they would not dare to do this at all. Only Yuan Xi who urgently needs to restore the Yuan family's reputation would act like this.

While everyone was talking, a group of Yulin guards emerged from the city gate and opened a path, followed closely by the emperor's dragon chariot.

"My lord, I welcome your majesty!"

Yuan Xi was the first to step forward quickly and pay homage to the dragon chariot. The ministers present and the people around him also kowtowed to the dragon chariot.

Liu Xie stepped off the dragon chariot and smiled lightly when he saw this and said: "There is still snow on the ground. It is easy to get cold if you kneel for a long time. Please get down."

This reflects the level of speaking.

It was just a simple sentence, but when it fell in the ears of the officials and the people, it made them feel warm in their hearts - this was the concern from the emperor!

"Thank you, Your Majesty!"

Everyone stood up one after another.

Liu Xie glanced at the ministers and the many people around him, and said, "Today is a great day to erect a benevolent monument, but before that, I want to say a few words."

As soon as this was said, the whole place fell silent.

All eyes were focused on Liu Xie.

Liu Xie sighed slightly and said slowly: "Since Dong's rebellion, the world has been at war and the princes have been divided. As a result, the country has turned into ruins and the people have suffered a lot."

"As the emperor, I also have an unshirkable responsibility."

Liu Xie's expression became much heavier when he said this.

"This time I pardoned hundreds of thousands of Yellow Turbans. Both the government and the public have criticized this. I know this."

"But in my opinion, if they really couldn't survive, how could they rebel? If they could live well, who would be willing to escape into the dangerous Taihang Mountains?"

"This is not their fault."

"Everyone is guilty, but I am the one to blame!"

Liu Xie's expression was passionate and his tone was sonorous and powerful, carrying an indescribable and inspiring power.

"As the saying goes, everything in the world is the land of the king; the shores of the land are all the ministers of the king."

"They are all Han people and our compatriots. It is my responsibility to keep them alive. But now that I have just put down the rebellion of the Yuan thieves, the treasury is empty and the court is unable to settle them."

"However, at this time of crisis, everyone from the princes of the imperial court to the traffickers and soldiers actively donated money and materials just to resettle these people."

"You are my real heroes!"

When the people around him heard this, they were moved by it.

As the emperor, Liu Xie cared about the people, and even treated the Yellow Turbans who had rebelled as equals. He even said such words as "Everyone is guilty, but I am the one to blame." With such magnanimity and magnanimity, he was comparable to a saintly king like Emperor Xiaowen!

Liu Xie took a deep breath and said with a smile: "In order to commend my achievements, today I set up a charity monument and engraved on it the names of the ten people who have donated the most in the past fifteen days."

"Praised for eternity!"

As Liu Xie spoke, he walked to the charity monument that was covered with red cloth and was as tall as two people, and then pulled off the red cloth with his own hands.

Reveal the names on it.

At the same time, the eunuchs following Liu Xie began to read out the names and the amount of materials they donated from back to front.

"Tenth place, Sima, Sima Yi, donate 10,000 stones of food!"

"Ninth place, Xun family, Xun Yan, donated 15,000 stones of food!"

"The eighth one, Ju clan, Ju Zong, donated 25,000 stones of grain, 6,000 catties of firewood, and 3,000 pieces of cloth!"

"The seventh one, Shen clan, Shen Rong, donated 27,000 shi of grain, 5,000 catties of firewood, and 3,000 pieces of cloth!"

"Sixth place, Dong Zhong, donated 30,000 dan of grain, 10,000 jin of firewood, and 3,000 jin of meat!"

"Fifth place, Fu family, after finishing Fu, donate 150,000 yuan!"

"Fourth place, Cui family, Cui Yan, donated 20,000 dan of grain, 10,000 sheep, and resettled 20,000 people!"

"The third one, Yang Biao, donated 40,000 shi of food, 10,000 catties of firewood, and 10,000 pieces of cloth!"

"Second, Zhen's family, Zhen Yi, donated 20,000 shi of grain, 5,000 kilograms of salt, and resettled 40,000 people!"

"The first one, Yuan family, Yuan Xi, donate all the Yuan family property -!"

The eunuch read all the names aloud.

The people around looked at the names, families and the astonishing amount of donations on the charity monument, and they were all amazed.

"They are all good people!"

"The least one has donated ten thousand shi of food. These wealthy families seem to be responsible and conscientious."

"Humph, what does it have to do with them? If His Majesty hadn't come forward, how would they care about our life and death?"

"Yes, we would like to thank His Majesty. It is because of Your Majesty's benevolence that he pardoned our crimes and called on all the major families to donate. Only then can we become normal ordinary people instead of hiding in the mountains and forests every day!"

"Your Majesty is truly the eternal sage!"

…

Among the people watching, there were many Yellow Turban refugees brought by Zhang Yan.

After they first heard what Liu Xie had said before, and then saw the donations from the major families on the charity monument, they were all very excited, and at the same time regretted why they had participated in the Yellow Turban Rebellion in the first place.

Some even cried on the spot.

The emperor did not forget them, he still regarded them as his subjects, and also gave them a way to survive so that they could survive.

This made them feel endless guilt towards the emperor.

Many refugees knelt down and knelt down to worship, shouting that the emperor was a saint, and they were also grateful to people like Yuan Xi and Yang Biao.