Three Kingdoms: At the beginning, Lu Bu was mistaken for his father-in-law

Chapter 124: Lin Mo's Crisis, Xiao Guan!

"What gift?" When Lu Bu heard Lin Mo's words for the first time, he was a little confused.

Could it be that you want to play both sides between Cao Cao and Yuan Shao and wait for the opportunity?

This repeats the original Anfeng situation, the difference is that he has become the second Liu Bei, the weakest party.

It was precisely because of the lessons learned from the battle of Anfeng that Lu Bu felt that it would be better to form an alliance with Cao Cao, lest he become Yuan Shao's spearhead and eventually become meat on the chopping board.

"Actually, before the poetry meeting, I planned to wait for Cao Jun to arrive, try to find a way to form a stalemate with Cao Cao, and then let Zhang Taishou raise troops from Hanoi and rush to Xuchang. In this way, Cao Jun will inevitably fall into a difficult situation."

Lin Mo's casual words made Lu Bu startled.

That's right, there is also Uncle Zhi, how could he be forgotten.

This plan had been agreed long ago, but Zhang Yang was in Hejian, so it was inconvenient to contact him, and Lu Bu had always regarded him as a friend, so naturally he couldn't be as calculating and thoughtful as commanding his own subordinates.

If Lin Mo's plan is really followed, even if there is no poetry meeting, he will not be afraid of Cao Cao.

"What do you mean, let Zhang Taishou secretly trust Yuan Shao and make it clear?" Jia Xu reacted very quickly, and immediately understood Lin Mo's meaning.

"It will be at least one year before Yuan Shao goes south. Such a long time should be enough to gain his trust."

Lin Mo looked at Lu Bu with doubts on his face, "I don't know if Prefect Zhang is willing to go deep into the tiger's den for Lord Yue Zhang."

Lin Mo knew very well that the two were close friends, and that Zhang Yang had rescued Lu Bu several times, and in turn asked others to take such risks, after all, it was a bit dishonest.

Lu Bu pouted his chin and hesitated for a moment, "Uncle Zhi and I are life-and-death friends, if I write a letter and state my interests, I think he will not reject me."

It sounded like a good plan to feign surrender, but Jia Xu's eyes flashed with worry, but he didn't say it.

"However, this plan will have to wait for a while."

"Why?" Lu Bu asked puzzled.

"Prefect Zhang needs help." Lin Mo looked very melancholy.

However, this sentence completely dissipated the worry in Jia Xu's heart.

He and Lin Mo actually wanted to go together. Although Zhang Yang was the prefect, he had a force of [-] to [-] people, and in terms of his work style, he was a brave man.

Lin Mo was particularly touched by this point. If he hadn't written a secret letter to help him get rid of Yang Chou and others, he would have even died at the hands of his subordinates.

How can such a person afford to go undercover in the enemy camp and turn the tide at the critical moment?

He must be accompanied by a highly capable counselor.

It's a pity that Chen Deng, Liu Ye and Lu Su are all descendants of aristocratic families. If you ask them to do these things, you will definitely not agree.

Jia Xu has this ability, but this old bastard may run away at any time.

I can't go by myself.

"Helper? Who is it?" Lu Bu asked curiously.

Er. Lin Mo was a little speechless, so he could only prevaricate: "Wait a little longer, I'm still thinking about it."

The person sent to help Zhang Yang must not only have an extraordinary strategy, but preferably come from a poor family, and be willing to stick to his original intention.

Where can I find this, Lin Mo rubbed his brows helplessly.

But without such a person, Zhang Yang might not be able to accomplish this.

After all, this requires him to act decisively and decisively, and at critical times, he must be extremely precise in timing and actions.

Fortunately, there is plenty of time, so try to find such a person within three months.

"What about the second gift?" Lu Bu felt as if he hadn't said anything about the first gift, so he could only ask further.

"Ruo Rong, it's his turn to help this time." Lin Mo smiled meaningfully.

It's Ruo Rong again, is this guy so good, why Yunwen always likes to use him.

Lu Bu hated Ruo Rong very much, but it worked again and again, and he had to admit that Lin Mo was very good at employing people.

"It just so happened that I sent Xiapi's Autumn Harvest Tax Collection Book today, but I ignored him. The public office was doing the accounting with him." Lu Bu was always full of dislike for Ze Rong, who once scolded him as a homeless refugee.

Lin Mo shrugged, "I'll go find him."

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How can such a villain use him, sometimes even Jia Xu couldn't understand when he twisted his fingers.

Since Zhao Yun didn't have a military rank yet and had nothing to do with him, he followed Lin Mo to the government office.

Just about to go in, I saw Ruo Rong walking out head-on.

"Oh, I'm paying my respects to the prefect of Pengcheng and Lord Lanling." Ruo Rong always had a flattering smile on his face.

"Okay, okay, don't be silly, come in with me, I have something to tell you." Lin Mo waved his hand, and Ruo Rong hurriedly followed.

Regarding the position of prefect of Langya, it has not been settled yet, but Ruo Rong is not in the slightest panic now.

Previously, it was to secure this position as soon as possible, so even if Xuzhou changed masters, his position would usually not change.

Later, I found out that Lin Mo's thigh was much thicker than expected, so of course he just put a long line to catch big fish.

"Hey, actually Brother Yu also has something to talk to you about."

When he came to the gazebo in the government office and sat in front of the stone table, Ze Rong took out a bundle of bamboo slips from his arms, "This is the income and expenditure of Baitang in the first half of the year, and the net profit is [-] gold, which is not too small. Then What, according to the previous agreement between our brothers, the four thousand gold in it"

Ruo Rong chuckled, but Lin Mo's expression darkened, "You earned at least thirty or forty thousand gold from this poetry fair, right? Don't think I don't know anything."

"This is a slander by someone!"

Ruo Rong suddenly stood up, with an expression of more grievance than Dou E, and tears came as soon as he said it, "My dear brother, don't you suspect that I have been greedy for the purchase money for the fruits and dried meat that Marquis Wen entrusted? There is absolutely no such thing. !"

Isn't this 300 taels of silver here, I guess there is something tricky here.

Lin Mo didn't want to argue with him either, but just snorted coldly, "You opened the market before the poetry meeting, and I heard people said that you collected bets from merchants and aristocratic families from all sides. You were quite smart and didn't give my name to Write it down, I said [-] gold, is it too much?"

Ah this
Ruo Rong, who had been dismantled, sat down again, pitifully, "One yard is one yard, dear brother, if I open this handicap, it is also at the risk of losing money."

"Nonsense! You helped write those poems on the screen. You don't know who can win the championship?"

Lin Mo looked at him faintly, "How about I ask Mr. Yue Zhang to come out and uphold justice?"

"Then you can't bother Marquis Wen, I'll send someone to send the [-] pieces of gold later, do you have any instructions, brother?" If you really called Lu Bu over, you would have to spit out the tens of thousands of gold you earned, Ruo Rong didn't even stupid.

"I said you are so rich, why are you always picking and searching." Lin Mo gave him an angry look.

"I was afraid of being poor when I was a child." Ruo Rong scratched his head awkwardly and laughed.

It's no wonder that old father-in-law doesn't like you, sometimes you can't be too shrewd, you always want to get good things out of yourself.

"You have to go to Jizhou for me." After teaching Ruo Rong, Lin Mo cut straight to the point.

"Jizhou?"

Ruo Rong obviously didn't realize it, "Why do you go there? Jizhou's business is monopolized by the Zhen family. I heard that the Zhen family is planning to marry the Yuan family now. With Yuan Shao as the backing, how can ordinary people get involved in the business of the North Kingdom?" .”

"Not to do business, but to find someone."

"Who?"

Lin Mo turned his head and looked around, as if he was afraid of someone eavesdropping.

Standing behind him, Zhao Yun said, "Don't worry, Yunwen, there is no one within fifty paces."

Ah, Lin Mo's eyes widened, "How do you know?"

Zhao Yun smiled embarrassedly: "My ears can hear the sound of arrow feathers a hundred paces away. If someone approaches, I can't hide it from me."

Awesome, Lin Mo gave a thumbs up.

So he calmed down and told the plan together.

Hearing this matter, Ruo Rong was a little confused, "It's not difficult to do, but why should we try to please him, and we have to look for it three times in a row."

Lin Mo stretched his waist, "Isn't it good? If one day Yuan Shao's cavalry leveled Xuzhou, you still have a chance to ask him to keep you, right?"

"Brother Yu doesn't need to test Brother Yu. Brother Yu's loyalty to Marquis Wen can be shown to the sun and the moon, and he is even more daring to Brother Yu. His love is stronger than gold."

Ruo Rong put on an air of seeing through life and death, "Where Marquis Wen is, I will be there! Brother Yu is inconvenient to tell, so brother Yu will not ask, just follow your orders!"

Yun Wen really thought about me. With Yuan Shao's current strength, it is entirely possible to take care of Cao Cao and Lu Bu together. Well, when I go back to Jizhou, I really have to honor this man well.

In case Wenhou and Xiandi lose, don't implicate others and you will be of great merit.

After the assignment was clear, Lin Mo was ready to go into the inner hall to find Chen Gong.

For Zhang Yang's feigned surrender of Yuan Shao, he still needs to find helpers. If there are the most poor families, of course he goes to Ziyang Academy.

You don't necessarily have great talents, but you can pick a few smart people and try their quality.

Anyway, there are more than 3000 people now, so if you choose someone, you won't be unable to choose one.

As for how to test their fineness, that is something that Chen Gong, the vice president of Ziyang Academy, should worry about.

"Hold on, brother."

Ze Rong stopped Lin Mo and chased after him, "I almost forgot one thing."

Lin Mo raised his forehead, motioning for him to continue.

"Xiaoguan's tunnel has been opened, connecting the mountains to the west. According to your previous instructions, General Hao Meng sent all the people who participated in the tunnel digging back to change defense."

Ruo Rong said with some embarrassment: "The other treasure thieves have also returned to Xiapi. If you want to deal with it, my brother can tell you a word."

The speed is quite fast, it only took half a year, and it is easy to do things if you have money, a full [-] gold.

"Forget it, just control their mouths."

Lin Mo didn't think about keeping secrets well, so he killed people and silenced them. It was really unnecessary, "How wide is the tunnel, and, which part of the mountain leading to the west, is it well covered?"

Ruo Rong shook his head helplessly, "Brother, I don't have time to go and see it. I'm busy with Baitang and Liulichang alone, and I can't ignore Xiapi, so."

That's right, Lin Mo nodded, "Okay, I'll go and see for myself in two days."

This tunnel was intended to be dug after the Battle of Guangling, and it was carried out together with the Pengcheng Canal.

Thinking that if Cao Cao comes to attack, he will definitely attack Xiao Guan, and if he loses, he can use this secret way to play a surprise attack.

Although Cao Cao has a high probability of not coming to commit crimes in the short term, this tunnel that cost [-] gold cannot be ignored.

The width, entrance, and entry point of the tunnel all need to be walked by yourself. Only by exploring these conditions clearly can we use troops in the future to be watertight.

Fortunately, this matter is not so urgent anymore, Lin Mo is ready to leave tomorrow or two days later, now, he needs to go into the inner hall to find Chen Gong.

As Chen Gong, who has lost the background of the Chen family in Dongjun County, at least he has an official position in the capital of Xuzhou. In addition, Lin Mo, the prefect of Pengcheng, did not do his job very well, which made him exhausted. .

Lin Mo, who was watching, came in and didn't stop working, but asked, "Is Yunwen planning to share it with me?"

"How many students are there in the college now?" Lin Mo picked up a bamboo slip and flipped through it casually.

"Thanks to your poem chief, there are 110 people."

Without raising his head, Chen Gong pointed at the thick silk cloth beside him, "The name list, native place, and background are all registered there, you can see for yourself."

Following Chen Gong's pointing, Lin Mo saw eight neatly built hills, all of which were made of silk cloth. They are really rich.

However, it would probably take ten days and a half a month just to read it. Lin Mo doesn't have that much time, not to mention, what's the use of looking at the name's place of origin.

"I want to choose a few outstanding talents and solid backgrounds, and recommend them." Lin Mo supported the table with both hands, and looked at Chen Gong.

"You're joking."

Chen Gong chuckled, "There are more than 3000 people, I haven't read the list until now, how can I choose for you."

"You think of a way, whether it's a test or a question, give me personnel as soon as possible, I will be of great use."

In order to attract his attention, Lin Mo deliberately leaned down and whispered: "It is used to deal with Yuan Shao."

Sure enough, Chen Gong stopped the brush in his hand, raised his eyebrows, "How can they help?"

Lin Mo patiently repeated the matter of surrendering to Yuan Ying with publicity, and Chen Gong took it for granted, showing an expression that he could still do this.

"Originally, Mr. Gongtai is the most suitable for this position, but Pengcheng cannot do without you."

Lin Mo looked smug, and said quietly: "So, Mr. Gongtai, please help."

Is this a threat?Chen Gong sneered inwardly.

"More than 3000 people, no matter how fast it will take two months."

"Okay, just two months, give me the list after two months."

After getting a satisfactory answer, Lin Mo hummed a little song and left the government office.

Back in the Lin Mansion, Lin Mo looked at the topographic map of Qingzhou area under Zhao'er's thumping his shoulders and rubbing his feet.

In the future battle with Yuan Shao, with his strength, it is very likely that he will choose to attack on two fronts. On the one hand, he will go south from Jizhou to fight against Cao Cao, and on the other hand, he will send troops from Qingzhou to conquer Xuzhou.

Therefore, the terrain in this area still needs to be clarified.

Even the next day, Lin Mo was still looking at the map.

Without the Prophet skill, doing all these things is extremely tiring, and I have to do it, after all, it is a battle of survival.

It wasn't until the third day that he got tired of leaving the map, ready to go to Xiaoguan to see the tunnels.

It's about two hundred miles back and forth. In order not to be so boring, of course I have to bring sister Ling, anyway, she is very happy to run around with Lin Modong.

"Yunwen, I'll go with you." Before taking the lead, Zhao Yun was really bored and didn't mind being a light bulb, riding a jade lion and holding a gentian gun, so he asked to go with him.

Ever since the old father-in-law asked Zang Ba to wipe out the surrounding bandits, it has actually been very peaceful to go from Pengcheng to Xiaoguan. There is not much need for guards. Let’s just treat it as a way to enhance feelings. Lin Mo waved his hand, "Let's go."

A group of three rode out of Pengcheng and headed towards Xiaoguan.

(End of this chapter)