Chapter 80 The Emperor's White Note
At the celebration banquet, Sima Lang said happily: "Brother, last time our army set fire to the Xianbei Tartars, we reported the war report to the court, the emperor was very happy to see it and decided to ask the Bingzhou Governor Ding Yuan to pay a million yuan to reward the soldiers. When the emperor heard that the Yanmen refugees had no food or housing, he also decided to ask Ding Yuan to give us another 50,000 stones (the stones from the Han Dynasty were equivalent to twenty liters of later generations, and if converted into physical weight, they would be about fifteen kilograms.) Food solved the problem of relief for refugees."
After hearing this, Lu Ning said, "Who is there any happy fifth brother? Isn't this the emperor's old man making a white note?"
Sima Lang said: "Brother, what white sticks are the emperor? Why don't I know what white sticks are?"
Lu Ning glanced at Sima Lang and said, "Isn't this obvious? Do you think that Ding Yuan's old man would give us money and food, don't dream! He would find all kinds of excuses not to give us. The money and food should have been paid by the emperor, but the emperor didn't want to pay it out, so he passed it on to Ding Yuan. Then Ding Yuan would definitely not be willing to be a sucker, so he certainly wouldn't give it."
Zhang Ji said: "Sir, what is a sucker?"
Lu Ning smiled and said, "Oh, I'm sorry, it's the dialect of my hometown, which means unjust."
Zhang He said: "Brother, since the emperor asked Ding Yuan to pay the money and food, he dared not give it to us, wouldn't we ask for it ourselves?"
When Zhang Liao heard this, he said, "Yes, brother, if he dares not implement the emperor's will, then we will take it under the emperor's banner. Now we don't need to be afraid of him. If he really doesn't work, he will destroy him. In this way, we will have a deep defense."
This is a bit too fierce. Besides, Ding Yuan will not sit still and wait for death. Besides, he has the court to support him?
After hearing this, Sima Lang immediately said, "It's not appropriate. The third brother is too extreme. How can we fight Ding Yuan without an imperial edict?"
Zhang He said: "Fifth brother, why don't you have it? Asking for the emperor's reward is the holy will."
After hearing this, Lu Ning shook his head and said with a wry smile: "There are a few things that must be done first. First, send someone to ask Ding Yuan for the emperor's reward, take a look at Ding Yuan's attitude and make a decision. Even if you want to be tough, should you be polite and then soldiers? Second, give the court a good news and report the battle situation of our army to the emperor in winter, and say that our army suffered heavy losses. In the report, it must be made clear that the northern Xianbei tribe Kebineng tribe is gathering, and the Taurus cavalry is estimated to be 200,000 to 300,000, and they will launch an attack on our Yanmen. Although we are confident of defeating the Taurus cavalry, I
The army is short of troops and food, so please send a large army to support the court. Of course, the emperor would not send troops. The third is to let Yuanda go to Luoyang again, and he would still bring "Jiuxianjiu" to bribe the general He Jin and the eunuch Zhang Rang. Yuanda wanted to tell them that if the court did not send troops, it would be fine, so that we could control the troops and horses of Bingzhou, and we could transfer the troops and horses of Bingzhou to resist the attack of the Xianbei Tartars, and it would be best to get the support of food and grass in Bingzhou and Jizhou, so that we can eliminate Xianbei Tartars such as Kebineng tribe and Budugen. You should consider it yourself. I can only tell you a general meaning."
Chen Fang said: "It's the lord. After the snow melts, I will set off and head to Luoyang."
Zhang Ji said: "Sir, aren't you trying to annex the state? There aren't all stupid people in the court, so it will definitely not work."
The fool said, "Mr. Derong, what did you think I did?"
When everyone heard this, they all laughed.
Zhang Ji said with a blushing face: "I'm sorry! General Sha'er, it's my mistake. I originally meant that the senior officials and the people in the court were not fools."
Tian Chou said: "I think it's a try. Anyway, our original intention is to control Bingzhou. If the proposal is made to let the eunuch Zhang Rang and general He Jin talk about it, the situation will be different. Maybe it can be really done."
Sima Lang said: "I also agree to send Yuanda to Luoyang for a try. If it succeeds, we can control Bingzhou openly. Who else can I go to Bingzhou to ask Dingyuan for the emperor's reward?"
Mai Zi looked at Lu Ning and said, "Lord, I'll go to Bingzhou."
Lu Ning said: "Changsui, it is very likely that he will lose his life when he goes to Bingzhou. Are you not afraid?"
Mai Zi said: "My lord, we are going to ask for it right. If Ding Yuan really killed me, then lord will bring troops to avenge me. It can be regarded as my kindness for you."
After hearing this, Lu Ning was also very moved and said sincerely: "Okay, Changsui, if you have any three long and two short words, I will definitely cut Ding Yuan's old man into meat paste to avenge you, and I will also be able to settle your family."
Mai Zi said: "Thank you lord."
Lu Ning said to Zhang Chuang: "Xiao Zhang Chuang, after you have rested, you will lead hundreds of soldiers to bring gifts to find Dr. Hua Tuo and Doctor Zhang Ji. At least you have to help me get one back, otherwise you won't have to come back. When you go, you can go to Chenliu and find a hero named Dian Wei. This manpower is extremely powerful, good at drinking, and brave. The most rare thing is that this man is very loyal and kind. You will recruit him on my behalf. If you want to drink such a good wine, you will come to Yanmen to find me. I will provide him with free drinks, and tell him that if you want to find someone to fight, many people here can fight him one by one."
After hearing this, Zhang Chuang was so depressed that he wanted to be a kidnapper again, so he had to sigh and said, "It's lord, I will definitely live up to your trust."
Zhang Liao said: "Brother, aren't you using wine to seduce others?"
Heizi said, "Lord, can you still recruit soldiers?"
Lu Ning said: "Let's recruit a little more. We have also lost more than 1,000 soldiers this time. By March, Zilong, Junyi and Wenyuan took turns to visit the grassland for sightseeing. No matter what, they have to give them 10,000 flying bear soldiers. If they want to use strong forces against Bingzhou, they must have about 15,000 troops. If we prepare a reserve team of about 5,000, our troops are still relatively tight."
Sima Lang said: "Brother, do we have the money to raise so many soldiers?"
Lu Ning said: "Fifth brother, if you don't have money, you won't go to Zilong, Junyi, Wenyuan and others. Let them help you find a solution, so they are experts in this kind of thing."
When Sima Lang heard this, he immediately bowed to Zhao Yun, Zhang Liao and Zhang He and said, "Then I'll have to do my best."
Zhao Yun, Zhang Liao, and Zhang He look at me, I see you, what's going on? The three of them have to return the gift first.
Zhang He said: "Fifth brother, don't listen to the big brother's nonsense. What can we do to get the money? Could it be that we can't grab it?"
Chapter completed!