The three countries are very nuclear

Chapter 495

After Grain Grain, the summer solstice has not yet arrived, but the weather is starting to get hotter.

After the banquet, the officials retreated, and Liu Bei left only Lin Chao, Guan Yu, the inner court trio, and Zhuge Liang enjoying the coolness in the pavilion in the courtyard.

Of course, wine is indispensable.

It's just that this time the wine was replaced with sake, which is the famous Zhongshan Dongniang.

There is a saying in Zhou Li: three days of sake.Later, when Zheng Xuan commented, he added a sentence: Sake is brewed in winter in Zhongshan today, and it is made in summer.

That is to say, the wine that was brewed last winter will taste just right when you drink it during the summer solstice this year.

But Lin Chao reckoned that the teacher, Zheng Xuan, was talking nonsense. After all, "Zhou Li" was written too early, and many things in it already had a hint of fantasy, so naturally they cannot be fully believed.

As for Old Man Zheng's commentary on Zhou Li, it is equivalent to adding his own imagination and personal opinions on the basis of Zhou Li, making the content even more specious and magical.

But who made Zheng Kangcheng more knowledgeable? He said what he said, and he did it. If you refuse to accept it, first surpass him in knowledge.

This is the so-called right to speak!
In addition to Zhongshan Dongniang, there is another kind of wine that Lin Chao is more familiar with, which is green plum wine.

Green plums generally mature in May and June, but as a fruit, green plums do not taste good, sour and astringent, so among aristocratic families, green plums are often used for making wine.

Just looking at the green plum wine in front of him, Lin Chao couldn't help but fell into deep thought...

It is said to enjoy the cool air after dinner, but in fact this is the highlight of today.Everyone was eating, drinking and having fun at the banquet just now, and now is the time to talk about serious business.

Right now, the core members of Xuzhou, except for Zhao Yun and others who are fighting abroad, and Cui Yan who has just returned from Mount Tai, the rest are all here, and Lin Chao has also returned, so it is natural to have a good discussion.

As usual, Lin Chaolai presided over the meetings in the past, and Liu Beiji would not express a few opinions throughout the whole process. Liu Bei would not formally express his position until everyone had discussed one or more results.

As for the method of expressing your opinion, it is also very simple - whichever side has more people, whichever side has the final say!
But today...

Liu Bei glanced at Lin Chao, and found that he was still staring at the green plum wine in the glass in a daze, so he couldn't help coughing lightly, hoping to attract Lin Chao's attention.

Zichu, wake up, it's your turn to perform!
But Lin Chao didn't seem to hear, he still didn't say a word, and was in a daze alone.

Helpless, Liu Bei had no choice but to smile at the crowd and said, "Today is a rare afternoon of leisure, and you all should drink this cup to the brim, thinking that I am congratulating Xuzhou for a good harvest."

Liu Da'er could have any bad intentions, he just wanted to drink.

After drinking a cup, Liu Bei looked at the scorching sun in the afternoon, and then at the crowd of officials, but suddenly felt a little emotion in his heart.

When the army was raised in the fourth year of Zhongping, there were no more than a thousand soldiers under a certain command, and only Yun Changyi was the general, and Zichu was the only one.

Now, in just a few years, he is sitting on the land of a state, and he is faintly the head of the princes in the world.The soldiers under his command are strong and the horses are strong, and it is just around the corner to help the Han Dynasty!
In the early summer of the fourth year of Zhongping, the weather was as hot as this year.

A man dressed in white walked towards him, and then he walked out of Anxi County and walked towards the Han Dynasty Hall, and a legend began!
"In Zhongshan County in the past, a certain and Zichu led Yunchang and Yide to fight against the rebellion, and then went all the way to fight in the north and south." Liu Bei raised his glass again. Drink this cup again!"

This remembrance of the past happened to hit everyone's itching spot.

Liu Bei's current foundation is also theirs, and he is naturally happy in his heart.

So, another drink.

But... Lin Chao was still staring at the green plum wine in a daze.

What is the line of Lao Cao and Liu Daer Qingmei cooking wine in the romance, why can't I remember...

Now, Liu Bei couldn't pretend anymore, and simply called out, "Zi Chu!"

Lin Chao just woke up like a dream, and looked at Liu Bei blankly.

Liu Bei simply pointed to the question directly: "Zichu, you just came back after going to observe the people's sentiments. You know that now Cao Mengde and Yuan Benchu ​​have secretly communicated with each other. Will it be detrimental to Xuzhou?"

"I heard about this matter when I was in Taishan County." Lin Chao nodded and said, "It's not unusual for Cao Mengde and Yuan Benchu ​​to work together, after all, snakes and rats belong to the same nest."

Hearing this, Xun Yu suddenly sighed beside him and said, "Thinking of him, Cao Mengde, he also took the lead in attacking Dong Bandits last year. Although he was defeated by the Bianshui River, he was still a loyal minister of the Han Dynasty. Such a hero, why did he do it because of It's embarrassing that a personal relationship with Yuan Benchu's music has been secretly communicated."

As soon as Xun Yu said this, Xun Chen and Tian Feng beside him couldn't help but nodded.

From their point of view, Yuan Shao obviously had different intentions. Even if Cao Cao was a Han family loyalist, he should not get involved with him even if he was the wing of Xuzhou!

"Wen Ruo's words are ridiculous, so there is no need to be sorry." Lin Chao laughed, "Cao Mengde and Yuan Benchu ​​have been friends since childhood, and the two even conspired to take away other people's brides! Such a heartless thing is done. Come out, there is nothing they can't do."

"This..." Xun Yu twitched, expressing his doubts about Lin Chao's statement, "Whether this is true or not, how did Zichu know?"

"A certain teacher is from Kang Chenggong, and he is very proficient in the art of prophecy. He only needs to pinch his fingers and calculate the whole story." Lin Chaoman took it for granted.

This is still the power of the right to speak, if you are not convinced, go to Zheng Xuan!
Everyone: "..."

Lin Zichu's shamelessness was simply utterly tragic.

"Furthermore, if Wen Ruo said that Cao Mengde is a hero, I wouldn't agree with him!"

After thinking about it for a long time, Lin Chao didn't think of the line about cooking wine with green plums in Romance, but just now with Xun Yu's words, a light flashed in Lin Chao's mind like lightning, and his memory recovered instantly!

Back off, I'm going to start pretending!

Lin Changshi stood up and slammed the table. Although the shock made his hands hurt, he managed to scare everyone.

Even Liu Bei said with a strange look on his face: "What do you want to do at the beginning?"

"Since ancient times, heroes have been like dragons. Can Wen Ruo know the changes of dragons?" Lin Chao said seriously.

Although Xun Yu didn't understand why Lin Chao suddenly went crazy, he was greatly shocked, and quickly shook his head and said, "I don't know if I have little talent."

"If Wen Ruo doesn't know, then I'll ask someone to explain the changes of the dragon to you today." Lin Chao said with a smile, "A dragon can be big or small, can rise or hide; the big one can make clouds and fog , the small one hides the shape; the rising one soars between the universe, and the hidden one hides in the waves. It is now deep in spring, and the dragon ride changes from time to time, just like a man who achieves his ambition and travels across the world!"

This speech really shocked everyone for a whole year, and even Guan Yu, who had not said a word, was extremely excited when he heard it, and his face turned red.

"Therefore, Wen Ruoyan, Cao Mengde is a hero, and he really thinks highly of him."

Xun Yu nodded quickly, thinking that you have a loud voice, you are right.

But Xun Chen, Xuzhou's number one fan, expressed dissatisfaction, and hurriedly stood up and replied, "That kid thought at the beginning, who can be a hero?"

Lin Zichu, your standard is so high, I want to see who can get it.

"Heroic husbands have great ambitions, have good plans, have the opportunity to hide the universe, and those who have the ambitions of the world."

Xun Chen was almost laughed out of anger, and he talked about his feelings, and you yourself were not sure.

"Such a hero, who can be it?"

Xun Chen continued to ask, he had already prepared a lot of arguments in his heart, and when Lin Chao named the candidate, he would spray that person as worthless and see how Lin Zichu would end up.

In terms of talking, I, Xun Youruo, are invincible!
Unsurprisingly, Lin Chao quickly gave his own answer: "Someone thinks that only Xuande is the only hero in Fang today."

"Zi Chu's words are wrong, Mr. Xuande..."

Without even thinking about it, Xun Chen blurted out and began to refute, but in the middle of the sentence, he realized that something was wrong, and hurriedly changed his words: "Zi Chu's words are very kind!"

Lin Zichu, as expected of you!

Flattering can be so fresh and refined!
I have never seen such a flattering person!
Hearing this, everyone's faces turned red.

They thought they would be able to appreciate a brilliant debate, who would have thought that Lin Chao would directly push Liu Bei to the table, how can this be played!
Lin Zichu, you are simply cheating!
Although Mr. Xuande is indeed unparalleled in benevolence and righteousness, wise and powerful, born with visions, and has a frank personality...

Well, you Lin Zichu is right.

Liu Bei was still eating melons and watching the show, when he suddenly heard Lin Chao say that he was a hero, and thought of the lofty words Lin Chao said before, he was filled with joy.

Zichu, if you can talk, talk more.

"Zi Chu is absurd, how can a certain He De be called a hero."

Liu Bei hurriedly waved his hands and declined, but the joyful expression on his face had already betrayed him.

Everyone continued to remain silent...

After all, they want face.

Seeing that the meeting was about to be cold, Liu Bei laughed quickly and said, "Everyone, let's talk about the business first. Cao Mengde and Yuan Benchu ​​colluded together this time, intending to do something wrong to me in Xuzhou. Do you have any countermeasures?"

Said it was everyone, but when Liu Bei said this, he looked at Lin Chao the whole time.

"Mr. Xuande, the court thought that this battle was inevitable, and he wanted his subordinates to see the truth, so just fight." Lin Chao cupped his hands and said, "Now that the summer harvest is over, the grain and grass in the treasury should be enough for a war."

When mentioning food, Tian Feng's face suddenly changed, even after the harvest.

"There is not much food in the government treasury, not to mention the daily expenses of the state government and the support of the army. They are all costly. In any case, they can't afford a big battle." Tian Feng quickly turned his head and cupped his hands to Liu Bei: "Master, please think twice, don't worry. You can't listen to Zichu's words!"

Lin Chao was surprised and said, "Yuan Hao, you have been talking about it for a long time, why didn't you say how much food the government has in stock now, nor did you say how much the state government's daily expenses are?"

What's the matter, bullying me doesn't count, does it?

Given the current situation, the collected taxes naturally no longer need to be handed over to the imperial court.

In contrast, the imperial court was unable to continue to support Xuzhou.The salaries of officials in the entire Xuzhou and Taishan County must be borne by the state government, as are the daily expenses of the army.

Lin Zhaolai believes that the number of soldiers is not the number but the quality, so Xuzhou did not expand the number of troops this year, but concentrated on training.But this is the case, the daily expenses of [-] troops are also an extremely huge number.

Now that the world is uncertain, it is naturally impossible to set up some military camps and let the army be self-sufficient. In a few years, the army will no longer have combat effectiveness, and the phenomenon of empty pay will also happen.

Not surprisingly, Lin Chao will continue the recruitment system for many years after he has unified the world before he thinks about a solution.

When Tian Feng saw that Lin Chao asked about the exact number, he still hesitated and said vaguely: "It's really not much. It's definitely not enough to fight a war on the scale of last year's war against Dong."

Seeing that he refused to tell the truth, Lin Chao simply asked directly: "Let's be honest, the food and grass in the treasury are enough for tens of thousands of troops?"

Under the watchful eyes of everyone, Tian Feng first raised four fingers, and then quickly retracted one.

"3 people is only enough food for 3 people for two months. If there is no quick victory within two months, the treasury will be unable to support it."

As Tian Feng was the chief housekeeper of Xuzhou, Lin Chao naturally listened to his words very seriously.

After listening, Lin Chao immediately nodded and said, "Then send [-] troops and be prepared to fight for four months."

"This..." Tian Feng said with a full face of surprise, "Lin Zichu, someone just said that it was only [-]..."

"It doesn't matter what you say, 5 people is the minimum for this battle, and four months is also the minimum." Lin Chao interrupted Tian Feng's words with a wave of his sleeves without hesitation, "If you don't agree, Yuan Hao, then So I have to go to the treasury to verify the specific amount of money and food in person."

Tian Feng: ...

"Okay, then I will do what you said. Only 5 people, no more than [-]!"

Seeing Lin Chao's threatening words, Tian Feng agreed decisively.

How could Tian Feng ask Lin Chao to go to the treasury to check the money and food? He was afraid that after Lin Chao saw the grain in the treasury, he would use his soldiers from Xuzhou to play Boda.As a result, if you win, you will be poor, and if you lose, you will be finished.

Since taking over Xuzhou, the treasury has been running low year after year, and finally has some stock. Tian Feng will never let it run out again.

5 people, plus Zhao Yun's 2 people, are enough.

The immediate question is when and where to fight this battle.

Thinking of this, Lin Chao subconsciously wanted to sort out his thoughts on the bluestone board with a charcoal pencil, but suddenly remembered that this was in Liu Bei's residence, and there was not even a map in the gazebo.

Next to him, Xun Chen put down his wine bowl and said, "If there is a war, where should we start? We need to know that Yuan Benchu ​​has many supporters. Once the war starts, he will definitely gather all the princes and princes to besiege Xuzhou. If the initial battle is not good, The damage to morale is small, and I am afraid of repeating the old incident of the princes begging for Dong last year."

Xun Chen's words were on point.

It is not surprising that Yuan Shao summoned the princes, big and small, and it is expected, but the key is not to lose the first battle.

Just like a group of dogs rushing to eat, if the dog that moved its mouth first tasted the sweetness, the remaining vicious dogs, big and small, would definitely swarm to Xuzhou and tear Xuzhou to pieces.

But if the first vicious dog was beaten to death as soon as it came up, the remaining vicious dogs would naturally not have the courage to attack.

Although Xun Chen's analogy was appropriate, it aroused Liu Bei's dissatisfaction. He sneered and said, "Why, he, Yuan Benchu, still dares to regard someone as a national traitor, Dong Zhuo?"

"My lord, calm down, it's Chen who made a slip of the tongue." Xun Chen hurriedly bowed his hand and confessed.

"It doesn't matter, everyone in the world knows who the traitor is, so why should I be afraid!" Liu Bei said loudly, "In this battle, I want to go to the battlefield in person and have a showdown with Yuan Benchu!"

Xun Chen: My lord, you are so excited, why do you still say it's okay?

"My lord, calm down, please calm down." Seeing that the momentum was wrong, Xun Yu hurriedly persuaded, "Now that the food and grass have not been raised, the enemy army has not changed, and the route of marching has not been clarified, even if the lord intends to personally conquer, it is still necessary. Wait for deployment to complete."

Tian Feng also echoed: "My lord, please calm down. After Feng gathers the food and grass, it will not be too late to conscript."

After everyone persuaded, Liu Bei's anger subsided a little, and he sat down again.

"That's not necessarily..." Lin Chao urged in a low voice, "When I came back from Taishan County, I ordered Zixu to station here, and I can enter Yanzhou when the food and grass arrive."

Hearing this, everyone glared at Lin Chao.

Watching the excitement is not a big deal, is it?
"Okay, I still know you at the beginning!" Liu Bei laughed immediately when he heard the words, "Yun Chang, immediately assemble the army and prepare for war. Within ten days, XX will lead the army in person!"

Everyone hastily tried to persuade Liu Bei to calm down his restless heart.

But after this incident, everyone also understood that Liu Bei must personally conquer this battle.

Xun Yu thought for a while, and then said, "Zi Chu, what do you mean, are you planning to take the lead?"

"What's wrong?" Lin Chao said with a smile, "Just allow Cao Yuan to gather troops, horses, food and grass to attack, and don't allow us to strike first?"

"That's not what I mean. It's just that if Yuan Benchu ​​summons the princes this time, the enemy's soldiers are many and powerful. If we take the initiative to attack, the chances of winning are really not high. Instead, we should take advantage of this time to recall General Zilong and build a defense line around Taishan County and Rencheng. The enemy forces are in a stalemate. The enemy forces cannot attack for a long time, and when they run out of food, they retreat, and our army can take advantage of this to pursue, so the chances of winning are higher."

Lin Chao shook his head, expressing his disapproval of Xun Yu's statement: "No, Wen Ruo's plan is safe, but he is a bit useless. Today, I have more than [-] armored soldiers in Xuzhou, all of whom are elite soldiers, resourceful men, and capable of fighting. How can I be passive? beaten.

The sages have said: When traveling on the great road, don't ask about the bad luck!

Now that the imperial court is declining and people's hearts are scattered, it is the time when the Han Dynasty is in crisis.Since Duke Xuande is the pillar of the Han Dynasty, he should rule the country and conquer the disobedient ministers.Therefore, this battle must be fought, and it must be fought quickly! "

Now that the summer harvest has just passed, Cao Cao and Yuan Shao are holding food and grass to gather the princes to discuss how to carve up the Xuzhou territory.

If you suddenly attack with lightning speed at this time, it can have a surprise effect, and the chance of winning is extremely high.

Moreover, taking the initiative to attack is also an attitude. It is precisely because Yuan Shao may gather all the princes to attack Xuzhou together, Lin Chao must take the initiative to attack and show the strength of Xuzhou to the world.

Hit a punch to avoid a hundred punches.

Show off your muscles first, then the battle situation will gradually become clearer, and the battle will be easier to fight.

And this is the real reason why Lin Chao asked Lin Xi to lead the army to station in Taishan County!

In any case, let's vote for him first.

(End of this chapter)