Three Kingdoms

It is often said in later generations that a penny can't make a hero. In reality, heroes and heroes all need to eat, drink and relieve themselves. In daily life, basically speaking, they spend money every moment.

Liu Xie frowned a little.

Now, the treasury has no money, and the Young Master also has no money, and this year's autumn tax is still early, so it can't be said that it was collected in advance, right? What's more, even if we collect it now, I'm afraid the people won't have the money.

Then ask the nobles and nobles to raise some donations?

Who to look for?

There were no nobles in Bingbei originally. Even those who have arrived in Pingyang are actually just some wealthy nobles who came from nearby places. As for money, there are some, but no one can bring it all. A family's entire wealth is carried with them...

Liu Xie was thinking, and Fei Qian lowered his eyelids and was also thinking.

What do Fu Deyang Xiu and his gang want to do?

Stop this Yinshan Zen Ceremony?

Well, not likely.

This ceremony actually has some meaning to Fei Qian, but it is like the icing on the cake. It is good to have it, but there is not much loss if it is not there.

On the contrary, Yinshan Fengchan has a different meaning to Liu Xie, and is much more important than Fei Qian. Liu Xie ascended the throne at a young age, and spent a period of time without any autonomy under Dong Zhuo, Wang Yun and others. Now such a ceremony is like announcing to the world the beginning of Liu Xie's independence. How can this not be allowed? Liu Xie pays attention?

Yang Xiu is a smart man, so it is impossible for him not to understand this. If you stop Liu Xie, it is tantamount to planting a nail in Liu Xie's heart, and you don't know when it will pop up.

Therefore, it is unlikely that Yang Xiu wanted to stop the Yinshan Zen Ceremony, so why did Yang Xiu propose such words?

Fei Qian thought about it quietly and had some answers in his mind.

Yang Xiu is indeed very smart, but a simple sentence hides a series of traps.

Liu Xie really has no money, so the only person who can contribute money at the moment, and who is very likely to be willing to contribute this amount of money, is Fei Qian himself. This is naturally a very simple matter. Originally, Fei Qian also estimated that it might be possible. Put some on it, just like raising these officials during this period. Anyway, there is no big fish or meat, and it doesn't cost much for a simple meal.

But with Fud's words, it was completely different.

Not to mention other things, if you want to pay attention to it, how much does it cost for just an emperor's ceremonial guard? There's no definite order for the pomp and ceremony of the ceremonial book. It's simply a huge bottomless pit. No matter how much you fill it in, it won't be enough!

The emperor has three levels: the great chariot, the legal chariot, and the small chariot. For a major political event like Fengchan Yinshan, it is natural to use at least the specifications of the Fajia. Among the Fajia ceremonials, the emperor's car alone needed to be decorated with a large amount of gold and silver, so it was also It is called a golden root car, and it has to drive six horses. It is also accompanied by five auxiliary cars, all driving four horses. In addition to these, there are another two-horse chariots, and there are thirty-six riders... …

The big chariot is even more serious. According to the etiquette regulations, the grand chariot has an astonishing number of horses, as many as 81 chariots, thousands of chariots, and more than 10,000 cavalry guards. Moreover, the emperor's vehicle must be guided by the ministers, escorted by the generals, and driven by the servants in charge of the palace carriages and horses.

The small driver is more casual, and is only attended by the deacon and minister, and the number of chariots is also smaller.

In addition to the requirements on the vehicle, there are also the guides, drivers, front and rear escorts, front and rear promotion bands, ceremonial guards, etc. These personnel and equipment also require a lot of money to prepare.

There are six big flags, twelve big dragon flags, wind, rain, thunder and lightning flags and other flags, as well as compass chariots, record chariots, egret chariots, luan flag chariots, evil-eliminating chariots, Pixuan chariots, etc., and so on. In addition, the band representing the majesty of the royal family uses small drums, big drums, cymbals, festival drums, Yubao drums, flutes, long flutes, bamboo tubes, trombones, 筚篥, gold cymbals, silver files, etc...

This needs to be filled in. How much money will be enough to manage it?

The key is that with so much money put into it, whether you can hear a sound is a big question.

When the money is spent, can these flags, honors, etc. be turned into money again? Obviously it's impossible. Most of the money is wasted and worthless.

So now, this money doesn’t matter if Fei Qian takes it out or doesn’t take it out.

Spending this money is tantamount to self-inflicted harm, consuming a lot of economic strength, and then getting nothing except some false fame. Under the circumstances, it may be overshadowed by the surrounding princes. .

Not spending this money is equally unjustifiable. Yinshan is on his own territory. Whether it is Emperor Liu Xie or the officials, strictly speaking, they are all guests, but he, the master, cannot pay a penny, which ultimately leads to the entire Feng Chan act being in vain. Then Liu Xie thinks about it, Who is responsible?

Paying money is tantamount to self-inflicted harm, not paying means the ceremony of enshrining the Zen has come to an end. Of course, at the same time, it may not only end the ceremony of enshrining the Zen, but there may be more things...

Fei Qian turned his head slightly and glanced at Yang Xiu.

Yang Xiu acted as if nothing was wrong, sitting upright with his eyes and nose in mind, and his posture was stable.

Fu De is just a pawn, and such a one-step, three-link strategy is probably impossible to come up with. Moreover, considering the current state, the weaker he is, the more beneficial it will be to the Yang family. Therefore, except for Yang Xiu, others also I won't come up with this plan to calculate.

So how should we respond?

Fei pondered in his mind.

Therefore, there was an eerie silence in the hall at this moment. Only the sound of thin breathing could be heard, but no one spoke.

After a while, Liu Xie looked at Fei Qian and said softly: "This... what does Fei Aiqing think about this matter?"

After hearing Liu Xie's words, Yang Xiu's expression, which was originally like a wooden sculpture, moved slightly, and the hidden smile between his eyebrows quickly disappeared.

As Yang Xiu expected, Liu Xie would eventually ask Fei Qian for help.

The emperor was young and undecided, so it was the best time. A half-year-old child of this age is naturally very good when he is good, but when he is bad, he is also so bad that people hate him to the bone. Yang Xiu was born in the Hongnong Yang family. I have seen many such people in the family, so of course I know the secrets.

If Liu Xie were to tell Liu Xie about Fei Qian's faults head-on, Liu Xie might not be willing to listen, but if Liu Xie already has some grudges in his heart, then if he fiddles with it a little bit, it might be like an avalanche...

And now, is the beginning of the gap.

Yang Xiu glanced at Fei Qian out of the corner of his eye and thought to himself, General Fei Ziyuan of the Conquest of the West, in such a situation, how do you choose?

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At this moment, Cao Cao, who was far away in Xuzhou, was also facing a very difficult choice.

In front of the tent, a man who looked like a general was kneeling. His helmet had been removed, and his hair soaked in sweat and dust was hanging down, looking very embarrassed.

"Zilian!" Cao Cao yelled angrily, "Since you know that the soldiers in Qingzhou are wild and untamed, why didn't you take strict precautions and prevent them from causing such a big thing! Dongping and Fan County successively attacked more than ten forts, and chickens and dogs passed by. Don’t stay! Zi Lian, you have received good soldiers!”

Speaking of this matter, Cao Cao didn't know whether he should be happy or sad.

A few days ago, Cao Hong was asked to take the Qingzhou soldiers to the surrounding areas to collect food and grass, and he did say that if anyone refused to cooperate, he could take some necessary measures. However, Cao Cao did not expect that the hungry Qingzhou soldiers would be released as if they had no reins. Like a husky, even Cao Cao felt a little scared when he went crazy.

In Dongping and Fan County, there were more than ten large and small forts in the surrounding areas, involving tens of thousands of people. They were all captured by the Qingzhou soldiers who had tasted the sweetness. Those who were originally in the forts were captured. Naturally, most of them were killed, and then they took the food and grass and burned them...

The problem of food and grass was indeed temporarily solved, but the massacre of all the rural nobles and nobles in the two counties was not the result Cao Cao wanted to see.

Killing soldiers and civilians is not a problem most of the time. Just like when Huangfu Song and others killed all 100,000 Yellow Turban Army soldiers or drowned them, there was no one, or no descendants of the gentry. He would stand up and accuse Huangfu Song and others of being cruel, and even compose some songs to praise Huangfu Song and others. However, when Dong Zhuo sent Xu Rong to kill a leader Li Min, some people immediately began to say that Dong Zhuo was cruel and easy to kill, and there was nothing wrong with it. Human nature is such that when Dong Zhuo killed Yuan Wei, there was an uproar immediately...

The same was true for Cao Cao in Xuzhou.

Attacking Mu Tao Qian of Xuzhou was not a big deal in the eyes of most nobles.

After all, it's just a fight between princes. When the results of the two sides' fight come out, then naturally, whether it's Tao Qian or Cao Cao, this rural area still needs these nobles and right-wingers to coordinate local management and handle government affairs.

So some time ago, when Cao Cao led troops to attack Xuzhou, these nobles and nobles didn't pay much attention, and they didn't expect that these Qingzhou soldiers under Cao Cao would be so ferocious, and they didn't have much preparation. As a result, Qingzhou was destroyed in a few days. The soldiers were like locusts, sweeping across Dongping and Fan counties.

Cao Hong dropped his head to the ground and said: "...someone... has neglected his duty, please punish me..." Cao Hong also knew that the matter was serious, so he came with a bush on his back. Hearing Cao Cao's angry rebuke, he did not argue too much.

Cao Hong did not expect that this matter would turn into such a situation.

Firstly, things progressed too fast, and Cao Hong didn't even react for a while, and it was already ruined. Secondly, Cao Hong knew that there was no food in the army, so when large quantities of food and grass were transported, When I came, I was in a happy mood and didn’t think much about it.

In addition, Cao Hong actually has a preference for Aduwu. Therefore, under the combined effect of several aspects, when Cao Hong wakes up from the carts of various gold and silver treasures, he goes out as a vanguard to sweep them away. The Qingzhou soldiers had already raided the two counties and came back to ask if they wanted to continue to the next county. This suddenly made Cao Hong feel that something was wrong...

Unfortunately, it was too late, and the severed head could not grow back.

Cao Cao turned his head slightly and glanced at Wei Jing, who had originally suggested sending troops to borrow food, but saw that Wei Jing was sitting upright, like a wood carving.

Cao Cao couldn't help but grit his teeth and his cheeks jumped twice.

It makes no sense to blame Wei Xi for this matter.

The decision-maker was Cao Cao himself, and the executor was Cao Hong, Cao Cao's relative. Wei Ji simply made a suggestion, and all the rest was done by Cao Cao's side, and Wei Ji did only say that he would catch one or two role models. Killing chickens to scare monkeys, and did not say that all the Wubao around the county would be slaughtered. This responsibility could not be implicated by Wei Qian.

However, Cao Cao felt vaguely in his heart that this matter seemed to be somewhat related to Wei Qian...

But we have to leave this for later. A choice must be made now.

The nobles are all vengeful. It is impossible to say that they killed the noble nobles in Fan County, Dongping. The nobles in other places would slap the left cheek and hand over the right cheek, and happily presented their clean necks, so if Cao Cao didn't do it If you don't give an explanation for the disposal, then you will inevitably become a descendant of the eunuch party who is inhumane in the eyes of the Xuzhou gentry. Whether it is temporary business loans or local governance, I am afraid it will be difficult.

However, if it needs to be dealt with, how can it be dealt with?

Hand over your brothers and let the Xuzhou nobles vent their anger by cutting them into pieces?

Or send out the Qingzhou soldiers who finally got it?

For a moment, Cao Cao was unable to make a choice.

Wei Jian, who was on the side, showed no expression of gratitude on his face, but his heart was churning.

Cao Cao's desire to escape Yuan Shao's control is actually not difficult to guess, but the problem is that Yuan Shao is just a fool, and he will be the last to know until the last moment?

Who did Cao Cao rely on to take office in Dongjun? Without the soldiers and horses supported by Yuan Shao, could Cao Cao gain a foothold in Yanzhou? If Yuan Shao hadn't endorsed Cao Cao, would Cao Cao, the eunuch and the remnant, be looked at differently?

Wei Jian came to Cao Cao's place, on the one hand, because there were too many people there and there was no suitable position. On the other hand, he was entrusted by Yuan Shao to "assist" Cao Cao. But now Cao Cao is obviously too ambitious and wants to break away from Yuan Shao's invasion of Xuzhou. Of course, he is not favored by Wei. If Cao Cao really takes control of Xuzhou and stays here, then Yuan Shao will lose his flank guards and will inevitably fall into the unfavorable situation of being attacked by Gongsun Zan and Yuan Shu.

Cao Cao can only be valuable to Yuan Shao if he stays in Yanzhou, and Wei Ji can only fulfill Yuan Shao's entrustment by letting Cao Cao stay in Yanzhou. Therefore, even if it is not because of the recklessness of the Qingzhou soldiers this time, Wei Ji will think of other things. Method……

Wei Jian secretly glanced at Cao Cao from the corner of his eye, and thought to himself, Cao Mengde, the governor of Yanzhou, how do you choose in this situation?