Three Kingdoms: Cao Cao and Liu Bei help me to ascend the throne

Chapter 101 Economic sanctions are far better than force suppression
In the afternoon when the sparrows were singing, the sun shone on the arena, which is located on the most prosperous east street in Luoyang.

Now in the arena, the competition between the four raises their hands and feet is related to the situation in the frontier, affecting the life and death of tens of thousands of people in the frontier.

The scene in the arena is extremely strange.

Cai Yong, Qiao Xuan, and Xun Yu always swung their swords at the same time.

One was the main attacker, while the other two attacked from the side. The offensive continued, as if they had completely given up on the defensive.

This kind of sword array only attacks but not defends, it seems that there are flaws everywhere.

Prince Maodun of the Southern Huns dismissed it at first.

But... when he easily found the weakness in Xun Yu's body, and wanted to kill one of them first, he suddenly found that the other two swords stabbed from both sides.

He can easily stab Xun Yu, and similarly, at least one of the other two can easily stab him.

Is this... a way to die together?
"interesting!"

Mao Dun retracted the scimitar, and did not dare to slack off... Going all out.

There are many sons from various clans who are proficient in martial arts.

In the restaurant, Yuan Shao and Yuan Ji sat at the table, Yuan Ji said with emotion: "This is entirely due to the advantage of the large number of people!"

Yuan Shao nodded, and there was a little more meaning in his eyes.

"Where is the 'Daomen Sancai Formation'? It's more like punching a master to death."

Yuan Shu was very close to the ring, so he glared at Liu Yu beside him. "Only attacking but not defending? Playing mysteries... If the delay continues, will Qiao Xuan and Cai Yong's old bones survive?"

Liu Yu didn't answer, she kept her eyes on the ring and smiled faintly.

Qiao Xuan and Cai Yong's swordsmanship exceeded Liu Yu's expectations.

Qiao Xuan's words, he can still understand, how come he was stationed at the border when he was young, so that the Qiang people did not dare to invade, but Cai Yong...he is handsome, he plays the piano well, and his swordsmanship is also surprising.

Sure enough, the Confucian scholars at the end of the Han Dynasty inherited the martial ethos of the Qin Dynasty, and each of them was able to fight very well.

This can also explain why during the Battle of Guandu, Jushou of Yuan Shao's camp was able to lead the army. Even later, Yuan Shao divided Jushou's military power into three, and the one who distributed the most was also a civil servant, that is, the one beside him today. ——Guo Tu.

The literati of the Han Dynasty could fight wars when they were on horseback, and manage politics when they were off their horses. They were truly iron-blooded men!
certainly…

How did Liu Yu know that Qiao Xuan and Cai Yong's swordsmanship was practiced night and night during this period of time, since they talked with Liu Yu at night by candlelight in the past, they decided to set foot on this mountain of swords.

Well, it's not a problem to suffer from the will and toil the muscles and bones.

On the other hand, Xun Yu's swordsmanship was far behind. Fortunately, the three of them cooperated very tacitly... It was not that simple to win for a while.

"Interesting."

In another wine shop, Zhang Rang and Zhao Zhong were sitting by the window. As the leaders of the Ten Permanent Attendants, the two who were regarded as "Grandfather and Grandmother" by the emperor Liu Hong in the past, their eyebrows were frowned at this moment, as if , because of the flashes of swords and swords on the ring, my mood was also raised in my throat.

"Zhang Changshi, this arena is weird. Our eunuch Duan Jiong was defeated. How did these three Confucian scholars fight so brilliantly? They are evenly matched."

Zhao Zhong was originally a carpenter with sharp eyes. The more he looked at this ring, the more he felt something was wrong.

But what exactly is wrong, I can't tell.

"Our family also felt that something was wrong, but...Look, Qiao Xuan and the others did nothing wrong with the three fights. They always attack and never defend. This is to force the opponent to die!"

Speaking of this, Zhang Rang Lanhua pinched a brocade handkerchief to wipe his sweat, and finally sighed in amazement.

"It's okay to compare like this? If I had known earlier, our eunuchs would also pick three, and we would fight so recklessly! Not to mention winning, at least it would be a draw, and it would also make our eunuchs shine."

Zhao Zhong pursed his lips, still feeling something was wrong.

Zhang Rang's eyes were on Liu Yu beside the ring.

He whispered in his mouth: "There is Liu Lang in Yulin who bows his head. This Yulin temple master is very capable. If he can't take it for his own use, I'm afraid..."

"That's not easy!" Zhao Zhongshun said: "Yulin Temple is just a Taoist religion, so he doesn't have any backing, so just get rid of it."

"How can it be that simple?" Zhang Rang's eyes froze all of a sudden. "Changshi Zhao doesn't know yet, but the West Garden Army has recently dispatched one to secretly protect the Yulin Temple!"

"What Zhang Changshi means is..." Zhao Zhong's eyes tightened. "It's Your Majesty..."

"Shh!" Zhang Rang put away his orchid fingers in an instant, and pointed out his index finger, "Who do you think taught His Majesty to hoard donkeys secretly? Now, this Yulin Temple Master is His Majesty's cash cow, whoever touches it will die."

hiss…

Zhao Zhong gasped, a little unbelievable.

Zhang Rang looked knowing.

The emperor Liu Hong was able to hide the matter of hoarding donkeys from the clan, but Zhang Rang was very clear in his heart, and he even regretted why his head was dizzy at the beginning, and why he presented four white donkeys to His Majesty.

This is good... Stealing chickens is not enough to lose rice, and Yulin has become a place he can't afford to mess with. Is this a proper wedding dress for others?

Zhang Rang felt that he was really kicked in the head by the white donkey, it should be!

at this time.

"Oh..." Zhao Zhong suddenly exclaimed, Zhang Rang blinked, and turned his head to look. It turned out that Zhao Zhong was surprised and overturned the tea bowl on the table. The tea dripping down the edge, the frightened and clumsy appearance was completely different from the usual skilled carpentry techniques, causing Zhang Rang to shake his head frequently.

at this time…

There was a continuous sound of sword clashing in the arena.

"Bang lang lang lang lang".

The three swords of Xun Yu, Cai Yong, and Qiao Xuan came out together, interlaced with Maodun's scimitar one after another, one person's sword fell, and the other's sword attacked, and the cycle repeated... The swords intersected again and again, sparking brilliant sparks .

Actually forced Maodun, who was substituting defense for offense, to retreat again and again.

This was the first time in the arena that someone asked Maodun to back up. Maodun was negligent for a moment and didn't notice the edge of the ring.

A few muffled hums came from the mouths of Xun Yu, Cai Yong, and Qiao Xuan.

Then with a "plop", the three drew back their swords and retreated, and the shadow of the sword disappeared. When everyone looked again, Mao Dun had already fallen off the stage, supporting his body with his arms, his face full of anger and unwillingness.

"I... I didn't lose!"

He jumped up, jumped onto the ring again, and was about to fight again!

But with a bang, the gong sounded.

The dust settles!

But all the melon-eating people watching, the picture in their eyes especially stayed at the last scene.

That was when Mo Dun was forced into a desperate situation, he had to assassinate one or even two people, but in the end, he would still be stabbed by the remaining one, which was considered a draw.

Either jump off the ring... that's a throw in the towel!

And the prince of the Southern Huns seemed unwilling to be reconciled to being injured, and jumped off the ring decisively. This is... admitting defeat?
"I... I didn't lose!"

"I…"

Mao Dun was still talking, but at this time, no one paid any attention to him.

Losing is losing... Whoever decides is also losing.

At this moment, the envoy of the Southern Huns stepped forward quickly, and cupped their hands towards Cai Yong and others: "The big man is indeed stronger than the army. When it comes to individual bravery, maybe we Hu people have the upper hand, but when it comes to cooperation and cooperation , we Hu people feel ashamed, we lost!"

This is out of the way...

"Ha ha ha ha…"

Qiao Xuan stroked his beard. "The old man has not held a sword for more than twenty years. This time, he was just given some pointers. If he practiced casually for a day, he could learn a sword formation."

"There are more than [-] warriors on the frontier of the Han Dynasty. They cooperate and cooperate with each other, and they are a hundred times better than the old man. How can the Xianbei be compared? I also hope that the envoys of the Southern Huns will report the truth to Shanyu after returning to the Great Wall. The Han is willing to make peace with the Southern Huns. Friendly, but the big man is not afraid of war, not afraid of war."

These impassioned words came out...

Mao Dun was still dissatisfied, but the envoy of the Southern Huns repeatedly said "yes", not to mention martial arts, he saw more of the sincere unity of the Han people.

As long as this group is united, it is absolutely impossible for the Southern Huns to attach themselves to Xianbei.

"Won?"

"Won!"

Finally, after Qiao Xuan's words, everyone realized that they had won... really won, completely won.

Earth-shattering cheers resounded from the entire arena in an instant.

"Qiaozi, Qiaozi, Qiaozi!"

"Cai Zi, Cai Zi, Cai Zi!"

Some Tai students spontaneously organized the people to shout, and the noise was so loud that every Han Chinese was bursting with pride at this moment.

But happiness belongs to others, not Yuan Shu and Guo Tu.

Especially Guo Tu.

Not only did Xun Yu not lose, he actually won, won...

In other words, this son of the second dragon of the Xun family, this son of a bad reputation, has made great achievements this time.

With great success.

Can the "fame" in the past stop him from stepping into an official career?
Lost, Guo Tu lost again!
Guo Tu suddenly felt that his throat was very dry, and his throat was rolling, as if all the strength in his body had been exhausted, he felt that the sky was spinning, and he was about to faint.

But in his ears, there were countless exclamations from Youzi.

"Is that the son of the Xun family in Yingchuan?"

"Excellent courage and insight, as expected of Mr. Xun's courage and insight."

"He is the son of Xun Erlong, one of the three Ruos of the Xun family. Sure enough, the Xun family has produced a large number of talents!"

The voices of these countless people came out together.

Xun Yu was already so excited that he couldn't help himself, his whole body... trembling, winning... really winning, this... this made him feel unreal.

Liu Yu was even more excited than him, he took Xun Yu's hand.

"Wen Ruo, if you win, I will say you can win!"

There were more and more voices praising him around, and Xun Yu had tears in his eyes. This was a compliment that never appeared in his world after he got engaged to Miss Tang.

These voices seemed like a world away.

"My dear brother, thank you..."

Xun Yu cupped his hands and bowed to Liu Yu, but Liu Yu had expected him to be like this, before he bowed, he helped him up, their eyes met, and thousands of words were in Xun Yu's tears !
Qiao Xuan and Cai Yong also walked slowly to Liu Yu's side.

"You didn't disappoint Guanzhu Liu, did you?"

"Where?" Liu Yu cupped her hands and saluted Qiao Xuan and Cai Yong, which was still the etiquette that juniors used when they met their elders. "Qiaozi and Caizi are so brave. I just look at them and feel dazzled. I can imagine the demeanor of the two when they were young."

"Hahaha…"

Qiao Xuan and Cai Yong were not polite, and laughed heartily.

At this time, all the onlookers beside the ring realized a terrible fact. The reason why the three Confucian scholars were able to defeat the Prince of the Southern Huns was... because of the so-called "Three Talents of Taoism"?
Three talents?Heaven, earth, and people?

Taoism?Taoism?
Is it that great?

For the Han Dynasty ruled by Confucianism, Luoyang was ruled by Confucianism. For the first time, the people here had such close contact with Taoism, and for the first time, they discovered the profoundness of Taoism.

A problem that generals, generals, warriors, and rangers could not solve was solved by Taoism.

Taoism…

No, it's the way of the celestial master. After all... how much unknown energy is still hidden in the way of the celestial master?

All of a sudden, almost everyone started to be curious about "Tianshi Dao", "Yulin Temple", and even full of curiosity about the "Yulin Temple Lord".

On the other hand, Liu Yu walked up to Yuan Shu and Guo Tu slowly.

Guo Tu stared at him dumbfounded. Until now, he still couldn't accept the facts in front of him...

And the most unacceptable thing for him is that he may have to be... suppressed by Xun Yu for another ten years, or even longer. He thought that because of Xun Yu's decision, their positions were completely switched, but now he discovered that Xun Yu was after all Xun Yu... this mountain is not so easy for him to climb over.

At this moment, Liu Yu spoke.

"Master Guo, I'm sorry..."

"Wen Ruo doesn't need to abandon literature to follow martial arts, nor does he need to abandon Confucianism to follow Taoism. He only needs to use martial arts that he is not good at and a little bit of Taoism, coupled with a sincere heart, to be able to radiate infinite courage. And determination, which is much better than some people who only talk and have a temper."

"Mr. Guo said just now that if you didn't get the Xiaolian award this year, you can wait until next year, the year after, probably...Wen Ruo won't be able to wait for you for so long. With such great achievements, the court is bound to reward you? It's okay to directly enter the court as an official. It's not a delusion, isn't Xiaolian skipped here? Forget it, Mr. Guo should continue to suffer! After two years of incompleteness, when evaluating Xiaolian, can you come to Wen Ruo for help? Presumably according to Wen Ruo's temperament, he will definitely Can you help me?"

Speaking of this, Liu Yu smiled slightly, clenched her fists, and made a "come on" gesture.

At the end, I did not forget to add a knife, ah no, it was a sentence.

——"Young Master Guo, you must work hard."

murderous...

Guo Tu only felt his back molars clucking, and every word he heard was extremely ear-piercing. He staggered a bit, and almost lost his footing. He wanted to say that Liu Yu must have played some trick.

But he was keenly aware that at such a time, surrounded by heavy people, even if Liu Yu did some tricks, can he say it?

Even if it is a trick, it is for the face of the big man, for the face of the Han people!

Don't say it's slander, even if it's true, if he really found out that there was any trick, he would have to swallow it all.

aggrieved...

It's just too frustrating.

"Wen Ruo..." Guo Tu lowered his head and looked at Xun Yu guiltily. "Congratulations... Congratulations."

He reluctantly said such a sentence, flicked his long sleeves, and left angrily.

On the contrary, it was Yuan Shu, who looked at Liu Yu full of doubts.

He sent people to spread the rumors.

He instigated this matter, but in the end... Liu Yu was fulfilled, "Taoism" was fulfilled, Xun Yu, Cai Yong, Qiao Xuan... these "not my race" disciples were fulfilled.

Yuan Shu was so angry that his teeth itched with hatred.

"Guanzhu Liu, you must have done something..."

As soon as this statement comes out…

There was an uproar all around, and almost everyone looked at Yuan Shu with infinite "caring" eyes as if they were looking at a "mentally handicapped" child.

Only Xun Yu, who was so excited, didn't have time to pay attention to Yuan Shu.

It was on his mind.

Just this morning, when he woke up, he still felt that this sword formation could not win, because Xun Yu was the biggest flaw in this "three talents sword formation of heaven, earth, and man".

So, he went to look for his younger brother Liu Yu again.

And Liu Yu finally confessed everything to him at that time.

——"The prince of the Southern Huns is real!"

—— "But what if the prince of the Southern Huns obeyed my arrangements from the very beginning?"

——"To put it simply, the Southern Huns sent envoys to the south, and the whole incident was originally arranged by Brother Yu."

At that time, Xun Yu was somewhat skeptical...

He even thought that these were words compiled deliberately by Brother Xian in order to restore his confidence.

But now...

Looking back at these words again, and looking at this matter from the beginning, Xun Yu only felt that this was a terrible situation!

Even, for a moment, Xun Yu felt... This game has just begun.

It is not yet known how many people will continue to fall into it.

For example... the son of the Yuan family—Yuan Shu and Yuan Gonglu?

...

...

Jizhou, Zhongshan Country, Wuji County, Zhen Family Mansion.

The study room in the afternoon was extraordinarily quiet, and the warm wine bottle was filled with good wine.

Zhen Yi scooped up a bowl for Liu Bei, and the two were enjoying the wine quite leisurely.

A barbarian businessman who was standing in front of the window sat back in front of Zhen Yi and groaned softly. "As soon as today is over, there will probably be news from Luoyang."

Even if it was a very plain sentence, the tone of the barbarian merchant was extremely eager.

Zhen Yi nodded. "Just wait for the news, and you can take the goods back. The price is as agreed, and we will reduce it by [-]%."

"Ha ha ha ha…"

Hu Chuquan Shanyu felt the sincerity of Brother Zhen this time. Naturally, we will also express our sincerity. This time the Southern Huns The envoy and the prince, brother Zhen can use it however he wants! As for... that white flour..."

The "white flour" mentioned by Hu people and merchants is "five stone powder".

This is a kind of drug that makes people feel hot all over the body, burns with desire, and even confuses the mind. Once taken, it becomes addictive quickly, and it is extremely difficult to quit.

After all, it is a psychedelic chronic poison that can make people dependent.

This medicine was extremely popular in the Wei and Jin Dynasties. The famous He Yan and Uncle He Ping described Wushisan as follows: after taking it, the internal organs would become hot, and the whole body would feel like a flame was burning. After the heat dissipated, the whole body would feel cold again.

Such a stimulating effect, in He Yan's own words - "I feel enlightened."

Sun Simiao in the Tang Dynasty appealed to the world - "If you encounter this place, you must burn it immediately, and don't stay for a long time."

From this we can see how addictive this prescription is, and how overbearing this prescription is!
As for its ingredients, there are two prescriptions.

One is "cinnabar, realgar, alum, Zeng Qing, and cishi" proposed by the alchemy master Ge Hong.

The second is "stalactite, sulfur, white quartz, amethyst, and red stone" proposed by Chao Yuanfang, a famous doctor in the Sui Dynasty. Although the formulas of the "five stones" are different, their medicinal properties are all hot and strong.

And the reason why Liu Yu wanted to teach this recipe to the Zhen family and let him sell it to Hudi was because of the horses!

Hu people do not sell horses to Han people;

The Han people do not sell iron and iron to the barbarians, this is the iron law of border trade...

But in order to hoard good horses, Liu Yu had to allow the Zhen family to buy horses from the Hu people, but because of his position, Liu Yu didn't want the Hu people to make too much money in the horse business, so... Wushi San was a one-off Be bold.

Originally, Liu Yu's plan was to pry open the Hu people's horse market through Wu Shi San, and then use the coins earned by Wu Shi San to introduce Hu horses wantonly.

But when Wushisan really entered Beyond the Great Wall, everything changed.

Because of its "addictive" and "psychedelic", this small powder has become popular in various departments in Hudi.

Even, the leaders of the various tribes did not hesitate to fight in order to get the five stone powder.

Once the Southern Xiongnu Shanyu Huchuquan took it, he couldn't do without Wushi San even for a day. He even did not hesitate to allow the Zhen family to buy horses in the Southern Xiongnu without restriction for the sake of Wushi San.

Even later, Huchuquan consolidated his position by distributing "five stone powder" to the leaders of the tribes, and the price of five stone powder has been at a high level.

Of course, the Zhen family would not tell the Southern Huns about the dangers of taking Wushi Powder for a long time.

After all, it is a slow poison.

In order to successfully trade Wushisan with the Zhen family, Hu Chuquan specially sent Hu merchants to live in Wuji County, Zhongshan State, just to facilitate communication with the Zhen family.

It has been mentioned countless times, asking the Zhen family to reduce the price appropriately, and they will not hesitate to reduce the price of the horses.

However, Liu Yu disagreed, and Zhen Yi did not agree either.

Speaking of...

Neither Liu Yu nor Zhen Yi could have imagined that it was not gold, silver and jewelry that opened the Hudi horse market, but this small powder. decision making.

For example... this time Xianbei threw an "olive branch" to the Southern Huns, inviting them to go south to plunder together.

What the big man didn't know was that the Southern Xiongnu Shanyu Huchuquan immediately refused.

It's not because of the strength of Dahan and Xianbei.

But because of the five stone powder, once the Southern Xiongnu broke with the Han, he would no longer be able to buy five stone powder. This was not only his personal enjoyment, but also a great help for all the tribes to obey his orders.

Hu Chuquan Shanyu can clearly...

Based on these…

This time, the Zhen family generously proposed that the selling price of the five stone powder will be reduced by [-]% this year, on the condition that the missions of the Southern Huns must obey Liu Yu's orders.

Hu Chuquan was naturally happy and agreed immediately.

Now, just waiting for news from Luoyang City to come back, a new batch of "Five Stone Powder" can be purchased at the new price.

The barbarians and merchants are already impatient.

Shanyu Huchuquan is even more eager to see through.

At this moment, Liu Bei, who knew everything, just felt dazzled. The master of Yulin Temple's operation is simply amazing, making people dizzy.

He has been stupefied countless times, and he has been drunk countless times.

This made him firmly believe again and again that it was a wise decision to go south to visit Guanzhu Liu.

To be able to save Guanzhu Liu's wife, this is a heaven-sent opportunity!

"Brother Xuande." Zhen Yi asked Liu Bei with great interest by going out to have a rest. "Did Guanzhu Liu's strategy exceed your expectations?"

"Yes... yes..." Liu Bei trembled when he felt hiss.

"Do you know what this behavior is called?"

Zhen Yi said with a smile.

"what?"

Liu Bei was full of curiosity.

After hush, Zhen Yi raised his head, looked at the sky through the window, trembled, and then whispered softly. "Liu Guanzhu said that this is called 'economic sanctions', also known as 'commercial sanctions'. When used properly, it is ten times, a hundred times more terrifying than force suppression!"

Uh…

economic sanctions.

Liu Bei memorized this word silently, and he found that...since he went south, even before arriving in Luoyang, he has been improving his knowledge every day!
This knowledge, even if he weaves mats and sells shoes for 500 years?I can't find it anywhere!

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　A reader master asked, can I have five chapters a day...

　　——Of course not!
　　Sudden death, even Wushi powder can't save her!

　　Solemnly promise that two to three chapters a day are all big chapters...

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