I am not an ant thief in the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 266, scattered betting

Patriarch of the Yangqu Guo Clan was stunned and said in disbelief, "That is to say, Dong Zhuo won't be able to enter Taiyuan County!"

The Patriarch of the Wang Family sighed and said: "You are also a man who knows how to fight. With the terrain of our Taiyuan, the Tengjia Army has 10 troops in its hands, and there are millions of people in Taiyuan County supporting it. How could it be possible to fight in unless the Tengjia Army Dong Zhuo caught him making a huge loophole, otherwise Dong Zhuo would not be able to enter Taiyuan County even if he fought for a year as long as the Tengjia army defended steadily!"

He also hoped that Dong Zhuo could really defeat Lei Gong, but he knew that this was impossible, after all, he was in Taiyuan County and watched Lei Gong grow stronger step by step, and even completely occupied the entire desert.After Mijia, a native of Xianbei in the east, died in battle, he suddenly realized that Lei Gong had already destroyed the powerful Xianbei country. This was something that even a big man could not do. It has already surpassed the big man, and this time the rattan armor army is suppressing the big man with more than 40 troops, and his guess is true.

The other families looked at the long dragon every day, and the people of the Tengjia Army chatted happily one by one. They didn't seem a little worried about going to the battlefield. Happy after hearing the war is really not an adjective, but a real reality. The morale of the members of the Rattan Armor Army, not to mention defense, is likely to defeat Dong Zhuo even if they take the initiative to attack!

The patriarch of the Linghu family in Yangyi was disappointed: "Could it be that the big man really can't take back Taiyuan County, and we really have no hope at all?"

The Patriarch of the Wang family smiled wryly: "Everyone, don't think that Lei Gong is a traitor and think that he can't win the court. In fact, it is normal for him to win the court, because the territory of Bingzhou is only a small number of territories of the Tengjia Army. A desert that is 10 times larger than Bingzhou, with more than [-] iron cavalry in his hands, Lei Gong is a hero who is stronger than Tanshihuai back then, a single Tanshihuai can defeat a big man, Let alone Lei Gong."

"Now Lei Gong not only has the entire desert in his hands, but also Bingzhou with a population of tens of millions. Although the court has a large number of people, Dong Zhuo's prestige is not enough. It cannot be compared with the time of the first emperor. Don't look at the large army in his hands, but this is all in After this battle, Dong Zhuo will not end well regardless of whether he wins or loses, after consuming the great man’s wealth and mobilizing an army! Because of the warning order, Dong Zhuo has offended too many people, and too many people want him to die!"

"In my opinion, the best outcome of this battle is that both sides will suffer. Lei Gong has been severely wounded and dormant for several years. Dong Zhuo can't suppress the forces opposing him, and the court is torn apart because of the order. The worst outcome is that Lei Gong captures Youzhou, and the whole country is destroyed. Annihilated Huangfusong's army, Lei Gong's cavalry rushed all the way to the Yellow River, occupying the whole of Hebei, and within a few years, the entire world of the big man will be swallowed by Lei Gong!"

The Patriarch of the Linghu Clan in Yangyi couldn't believe it and said: "How is this possible? Lei Gong only has a group of mud legs around him. How can he get the world? Without the help of our powerful clan, would they rule the world?"

The Patriarch of the Wang family smiled bitterly and said: "I also thought that Lei Gong's power would be like the other forces of the Yellow Turban Army. Its rise and fall are sudden. But the reality is that Lei Gong is far-sighted. When he was a rogue, he was teaching vines The children of the Jia Army read and write, and they were the first to build an academy when they settled in Mayi. Over the years, these children have grown up, and they have become one of the main sources of talent for the Tengjia Army."

"At the same time, our Dahan's Litian system was carried forward by Lei Gong within the scope of the Tengjia Army. Every year, Lei Gong would select 1000 high-yield farmers in the local area and teach them for half a year to teach them simple characters and the system of the Tengjia Army. , and the rear resettlement places became Qiangfu, village chiefs and other small officials. Although these people are not very educated, they are still able to serve as these small officials in the countryside.

In the end, the wounded soldiers who retired from the Tengjia Army will train in Mayi for one year and become the local pavilion chief. It can be said that Lei Gong attaches great importance to the cultivation of talents. The reason for the stable place! "

The Patriarch of the Guo family was not convinced: "This is only to cultivate the talents of small officials, county magistrates and prefects, how to govern a party if you don't know the scriptures well!"

The Patriarch of the Wang family said helplessly: "I thought so at the beginning, but the reality is that the Fujia Army has cultivated hundreds of county magistrates and several eunuchs among these small officials. We aristocrats, not even children from poor families!
The officials of the Tengjia Army are either Qiu Ba or farmers!However, the government of the Tengjia Army is very well maintained, even better than that of the big Han. We can feel it in Bingzhou. The food stamp system of the Guang Tengjia Army cannot be maintained in our big Han. This group of Qiuba and farmers can maintain very well, and their officials are more honest than our big Han officials, they are more like gentlemen!

This remark left the Patriarch speechless. Here are all his own people. Needless to say, the officials of the Tengjia Army are a hundred times clearer than the big man!However, there are not many real scholars in this regime. Generally speaking, without their family members of powerful and noble families, it is impossible to maintain a regime like the Tengjia Army. Sooner or later, they will collapse due to difficulty in collecting food and grass.But the Tengjia Army made this impossible possible!

The Wang family said helplessly: "I have thought about it for a long time, and finally figured it out. In fact, it is only a few hundred years since I waited for the prosperity of the powerful and powerful clans. The powerful and noble families are used as the support, and the great Han Dynasty has been founded for hundreds of years, and it is the Wufu who occupies the mainstream of the court. If you want to become Jiuqing, you need to go to the battlefield first. If you want to become the prime minister, you must first make contributions and become a lieutenant. In power, at this time, the power of the Tengjia Army is not the Wufu who is in power, Lei Gong can't recruit literati, so he simply doesn't want literati!"

The words of the Patriarch of the Wang family shocked the families of the nobles again, and even broke out in cold sweat. They always thought that they were indispensable talents for governing the world, so even though they are down now, they still look down on Lei Gong, and even want to make Lei Gong The Rattan Armor Army was overthrown!
But today they discovered that what they thought was common sense only had a history of 200-300 years. This continent has been full of warriors for thousands of years, and it is the city of the country. Even now, it is these warriors who maintain the situation of the big man!Lei Gong's approach can really be maintained. It turns out that there are really people who do not rely on the nobles to seize the world, and it can even be said that there are only a few who rely on the powerful and nobles!
The arrogance of these powerful families can no longer be maintained. If Lei Gong really seizes the world, but they do not have their share, even if their situation will not change, their descendants will not even be able to participate in politics. Common people, and these mud legs of the Rattan Armor Army will become the new powerful clan.

Thinking of this, many aristocratic patriarchs panicked for a while!
The Patriarch of the Wang family said solemnly: "Whether we like it or not, Lei Gong already has a certain amount of wealth as a king and he is worthy of our trust. Now that the world is in chaos, it is better to disperse and seek refuge with various forces in the world to ensure that the Patriarch continues the kingly way. In the words of Jiajun, it is worth our investment!"

However, there are still many patriarchs of powerful families showing unwilling expressions. After all, Lei Gong killed their family members, took away their land, and swept all their disciples and old officials out of the political arena. Don't let this face down, after all, now is the time when the powerful clan of the Han Dynasty is the most powerful, they don't even give the emperor the face of the Han Dynasty, Lei Gong is a bandit, why do they go to Lei Gong like a licking dog!
The Patriarch of the Wang family saw that his companions hadn't changed their minds yet, and thought that the world was peaceful now, they could rely on their family background and be at ease, completely seeing that the whole world was in chaos!

He could only say with a heavy tone: "There are quite a few people from the Youzhou clan in Jinyang City. It is said that they have bought a lot of Leigong's bonds. They have already started to invest in Leigong. These people are all the local snakes in Youzhou. No one knows better about the war in Zhouzhou than them. Even they have started to invest in Lei Gong. Everyone can think of Huangfusong’s difficulties this time. Now is our best chance, because the Tengjia Army is really difficult. If we wait for Lei Gong to win If we lose the big man, then if we invest in Lei Gong again, it will be the icing on the cake, and the nobles in Youzhou will always dominate us!"

After being said by the Patriarch of the Wang Family, the Patriarch who was present reacted, right!The situation on the battlefield in Youzhou must be clearer to them, the tyrants of Youzhou. A large number of nobles from Youzhou gathered in Jinyang City. Obviously they wanted to please Lei Gong in advance, so they bought Lei Gong's bonds.Thinking of this, they felt that they couldn't wait any longer.

"What should we do? Lei Gong discriminates against us. The children of our family cannot join the prefectures and counties of the Tengjia Army, and they don't even allow them to serve as soldiers. What can we do!" None of them thought that they wanted to seek refuge now. Lei Gong couldn't find a way out.

The Patriarch of the Wang family said: "Naturally, we should separate the family. Let our collateral descendants join the Rattan Armored Army. In this way, no matter which side wins, the big man or the Rattan Armored Army, we will all be on the winning side, and it will be easier to find a way out. Now The Fuji Armor Army lacks all kinds of logistical materials, and even the bonds have been produced. It can be seen that it is very difficult for the Fuji Armor Army to maintain so many fronts! Unexpectedly, the Fuji Armor Army can accept supplies from the Youzhou clan, and we are also considered The people under Lei Gong’s rule, there is no reason why they can’t buy bonds, and our children can’t join the Vine Armor Army.”

"As long as you enter the Rattan Armor Army, with the advantage of our generals, our disciples have also practiced literature and martial arts since childhood. As long as Lei Gong doesn't deliberately make things difficult for our disciples, they will come out soon!"

After discussing for a while, these patriarchs also felt that it made sense to disperse their bets, just like the current Wang family, he now encourages them to join the Tengjia Army, as if they are a hardcore Tengjia Army, but everyone here knows that his eldest brother Wang Yun is Having won the trust of Dong Zhuo and being a high-ranking official in the imperial court, the Wang family obviously gambled on both sides.The Wang family can hedge their bets, why can't they!
After these Bingzhou aristocrats negotiated, it didn't take long for Zhang Baiqi to know that the Bingzhou aristocrats headed by the Wang family had purchased 1 million yuan in bonds from the Tengjia Army. This surprised Zhang Baiqi. The relationship between them has always been in dire straits, and the policy of the Tengjia Army towards these aristocrats is to uproot their local influence, and even immigrated to Shibian at the beginning, completely breaking up their families.

That is to say, after occupying Taiyuan County, the Tengjia Army focused on following the refugees and relaxed the control on the nobles. As long as they did not affect the Tengjia Army's work, the Tengjia Army would not care about them.However, the top and bottom of the Tengjia Army have intentionally or unintentionally suppressed the nobles in Bingzhou, and they are not allowed to become officials or join the army. Unless their farming is comparable to that of old farmers who have been farming for decades, otherwise they will not be able to enter the Tengzhou. Among the Jiajun counties and counties, it can be said that this has almost cut off the official career of the disciples of the entire Bingzhou clan.

Zhang Baiqi asked his subordinates to bring the head of the Wang family and asked, "What do you mean?"

The Patriarch of the Wang family said: "We also live in Bingzhou, and we are also part of the Rattan Armor Army, so we want to contribute to the Rattan Armor Army!"

Zhang Baiqi doubted: "Your elder brother is a servant of the imperial court, a high-ranking official of Jiuqing in a big man, you don't worry about affecting your elder brother's official career if you do these things!"

There are quite a few undercover spies of the Tengjia Army in Luoyang City, and it is not a secret how many officials and relatives of the Bingzhou gentry have in the Han court, and it is easy to find out.

The Patriarch of the Wang family said: "But we live in Taiyuan County after all, and Dong Zhuo is cruel and ruthless. It can be seen from his notice that he is called Han Xiang, but he is actually a Han traitor. The Xiliang Army in his hands even killed people and set fire to him." Do all kinds of evil, if Xiliang soldiers and horses really break into Taiyuan County, we will surely suffer, and we are helping ourselves by helping the Tengjia Army!"

This can be regarded as a reason to say the past, but Zhang Baiqi did not believe this at all. He asked: "What do you want from our Tengjia army? Don't say some hypocritical words to fool me, our Tengjia army The army pays attention to fair trade, and you can say whatever you want for the price of 1 million yuan!"

The Patriarch of the Wang Family did not expect that Zhang Baiqi would be so uneasy about playing cards, but he still took a deep breath and said, "We are also part of the Tengjia Army. There are a few worthless boys in my family who want to join the army." Join the army to defend Taiyuan County!"

Zhang Baiqi looked at him in surprise, never expecting him to make such a request!
He said with a cold face: "Even if your children join our rattan armor army, they can only become small soldiers, and they may even die in battle. You really let them join for a reason!"

The Patriarch of the Wang Family calmly said: "It's natural for them to become soldiers for nothing. I hope Qu Shuai can treat them equally and not discriminate against them because of their background!"

Zhang Baiqi said: "Fairness is the belief of our Tengjia Army. We will not destroy our belief for the sake of your children. Since you don't care about their life and death, how can I stop them? You take them with you." Go to the new barracks outside Jinyang City to report, whether they can make credit or not depends on their own abilities, our Tengjia Army will not treat them differently!"

(End of this chapter)