The first general of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 157 Big Business

After Wang Zifu left, Wei Tao brought Zhou Yu and Xun You to discuss the matter.

"Now the emperor has issued an edict from King Deqin, but I can't make it in Bingzhou. I'm afraid I will be evil to the emperor."

Although Wei Tao said so, there was no expression on his face, obviously he didn't care much about this matter.

"The mighty man of the past has become so..."

Zhou Yu's expression didn't change, but Xun You sighed a little, but the sighs belonged to the sighs, and Xun You still plotted for Wei Tao.

"My lord, judging from the situation in the world, only Yuan Shao, Cao Cao, and my lord are the only ones who are able to serve as kings. If there is no incident of the Xiongnu's invasion of the South, my lord will certainly do my part. Could be action."

"As for Yuan Shao, who was imprisoned in Hulao in the past, he was a respectable person. He was eager to plan without making decisions, and he forgot righteousness when he saw small gains. Now that he has not made any achievements in rescuing him, he will use troops first. With Yuan Shao as a man, I am afraid that he will not make a decision. .”

At this time, Zhou Yu also opened his mouth and continued.

"In this way, only Cao Cao is the only one. Cao Cao has always regarded himself as a loyal minister of the great Han Dynasty, with sufficient soldiers and food, and now he has no worries about the future. It is very likely that he will see the commander-in-chief again, just like before."

"What Gongjin and Gongda said is exactly what I think."

Wei Tao breathed a long sigh of relief, not only the history, but more importantly, Yuan Shao must at least take into account the threat of the Black Mountain Army, and he is not in charge of Jizhou as in the past.

But Cao Cao's current situation is much better than in history, and his elite soldiers and generals are enough to march into Chang'an to serve the king.

"So, I'm just sitting and watching?"

Although Wei Tao also found the two of them, he didn't hold out too much hope. After taking a deep breath, he said.

"No, if that's the case, I'm afraid my lord will really be looked down upon by the people of the world."

What Wei Tao didn't expect was that Zhou Yu and Xun You actually opposed it with one voice.

"How about that?"

"Although my lord can't send troops, I can send envoys to them. Firstly, I can express my lord's wishes. Second, my lord's new victory over the Xiongnu is just to report to the emperor."

Zhou Yu smiled slightly and just spoke.

"Besides, if you want to work hard for the king, you need to enter Chang'an first. Now Chang'an is controlled by Li Cui and others. Even with the help of important court officials, it is not easy to get in. And the lord can do this, even if the emperor is under house arrest by Li Cui and others. , it can also be seen that my lord, in this way, the inside should be combined with the outside, and there is great merit without the need to use swords."

Zhou Yu was worthy of being Zhou Yu, and in a word, he had planned and reported his plan, which made Wei Tao very happy to hear it.

"Sure enough, it is Gongjin. I don't know who Gongjin thinks he can be an envoy? Gongyou?"

"This……"

Zhou Yu frowned slightly, and said after thinking about it.

"I'm afraid it's inappropriate. Although Mr. Gongyou is well-known in Xuzhou, he is nothing in Chang'an. I'm afraid the matter needs to be sent to the public."

"I'm wrong too."

When Wei Tao looked over, Xun You also shook his head slightly, and said very directly.

"My lord also knows that although I used to be the servant of the Huangmen, I was a low-level official. Now that I have been promoted by my lord, I have been appointed to a position in Bingzhou. However, in Chang'an, I am still an unknown person. I am afraid I will not It is highly valued by the princes of the court."

"What's the point of doing this? I can't go there in person, can I?"

Wei Tao could only smile helplessly, but that's what he said, but Wei Tao still looked at Xun You, he had already found that Xun You had a faint smile when he spoke, and I'm afraid he still had a plan in his heart.

"Hehe...My lord, you indeed have a great sage to recommend me, my lord."

When Xun You saw that Wei Tao looked at him without moving, he knew it in his heart, and immediately smiled slightly as he bowed his hands to Wei Tao.

"I don't know if my lord has heard the saying of 'a dragon'?"

"A dragon, it seems somewhat familiar."

Wei Tao frowned slightly. In Wei Tao's impression, it seemed to be the title of several well-known people.

"Could it be that what Gongda said was Hua Xin, the head of the dragon, Bing Yuan at the belly of the dragon, and Ning Hu at the tail of the dragon?"

On the contrary, Zhou Yu thought of it all at once, and said in surprise.

"Could it be that Gongda wants to recommend them? However, I heard that Bingyuan with the belly of the dragon and Guan Ning with the tail of the dragon are all people with high aspirations. Xin, although he is known as the dragon head, he is not as good as his friend, and even Guan Ning would rather cut off relations with him. Is this the only person recommended by Gong Da?"

"Zhenghuaziyu."

Xun You nodded, and then explained to Zhou Yu.

"Hua Xin may not be as noble as Guan Ning, but he has never heard of any greedy behavior, nor has he done any other unbearable things. He governs things and appeases the people. Compared with Guan Ning, what he does What about human beings? It’s nothing more than a waste of talent and fame without governing politics, but if compared with Hua Xin, I think Hua Xin is more respected.”

"Well, what Gongda said is also reasonable."

Zhou Yu is magnanimous, but he understands what Xun You means. Maybe Hua Xin puts more emphasis on fame and fortune, but in fact he is still a clean and self-sufficient person.

Such talented and virtuous people are indeed more beneficial to the common people in this era than people like Guan Ning who only focus on morality.

"I wonder if this Hua Xin is in Bingzhou?"

At this time, Wei Tao probably remembered who Hua Xin was, so he hurriedly asked.

"My lord, Hua Xin is taking up the position of Shang Shulang at this time. But now that the imperial court is in Li Cui's hands, I'm afraid it's even more difficult for him to fulfill his aspirations. Please come to Chang'an to help the lord."

Xun You said as soon as he cupped his hands.

"In addition, if the lord Xinyou can write a letter to order him to act as an agent to see everything in court, I believe that he will live up to the lord's expectations!"

"Since Gongda, why don't you say that? This time, you brought me a letter to meet him. Also, since this time is the emperor's victory, you should send the Qiangqu's armor and weapons to him as a sign. sincerity."

Wei Tao nodded, because Xun You must have full confidence in his pleading, and if there was any reason why Wei Tao didn't believe it, he said it immediately.

"If so, His Majesty should know the sincerity of the lord no matter whether the lord is coming or not!"

Seeing Wei Tao's trust in Wei Tao as always, Xun You was also grateful in his heart, and said as soon as he cupped his hands.

"You will live up to my lord's expectations."

Now that this matter has been handed over to Xun You, Wei Tao naturally no longer asks too many questions.

Strictly speaking, there are indeed a lot of big and small things in Bingzhou nowadays, but there are not many things that are really important enough that Wei Tao must personally ask them, which makes Wei Tao a little bit more relaxed.

"General, my brother is here, I don't know if I can meet..."

But what Wei Tao didn't expect was that just as he was about to take a break, he heard Mi Zhen coming to see him.

In fact, the matter between Wei Tao and Mi Zhen can be said to have been settled, if not to follow Wei Tao to Debingzhou as Mi Zhen, and if the engagement fails, then Mi Zhen's reputation will be completely destroyed immediately.

Of course, Wei Tao didn't have the intention to do this either, he had already expressed to Mi Zhen through Cai Yan and others on weekdays, when would be the best time to formally start.

Of course, in this way, Mi Zhen is often teased by Cai Yan and other women, but the details are not for outsiders.

So even though Mi Zhen had a bit of shyness on her face, she still spoke to Wei Tao.

"My brother didn't say much about the specific things, but generally speaking, this is only the case with serious business brothers."

Wei Tao nodded, naturally he wanted to see Mi Zhu.

But when Wei Tao invited people to the main hall, he found that not only Mi Zhu, but also Chen Deng had arrived.

He is not very familiar with Chen Deng Weitao, he has only met a few times, but Wei Tao knows that the Chen family most advocates staying in Xuzhou, and it is extremely difficult to win over.

"It turns out that Yuanlong is also here. Mr. Zizhong, there is no need to talk about the relationship between you and me. Even if you haven't come for a while, I will invite you. But it seems that Zizhong has something important this time." coming?"

Wei Tao didn't go around the bush either, and asked very directly.

"This visit is really important. My lord knows that there are many horses in Bingzhou. I heard that your lord has defeated the Xiongnu and captured countless horses. Now I am waiting to come here, but I hope to buy Bingzhou war horses to form cavalry. .”

Mi Zhu obviously put public affairs before private affairs, so he answered directly, without any concealment.

"As for the price of war horses, if you can supply them in large quantities, you can pay [-]% more than the market price."

"[-]% more?"

Wei Tao was also surprised, this is a big deal, five more achievements means that it is [-] times the market price.

You must know that war horses are different from other materials, especially when the world is gradually chaotic, but they are in tight demand. The purchase of real good horses has always been restricted, and it is unlikely that any prince will trade horses easily.

But even so, horses still have a price. Even if it only takes a certain amount of time to buy a large number of horses, why spend such a high price? Surprised, Wei Tao turned to look at Chen Deng.

"Don't worry, my lord. This price was ordered by Master Kong. Please also see that we are both state shepherds. The relationship between Xuzhou and Bingzhou has always been good. I have been rescued by adults in Xuzhou. What I said now is naturally out of words." Sincerely."

Chen Deng naturally understood why Wei Tao was looking at him, and immediately explained with a smile.

"And you don't need to hide this matter from your lord, my lord is doing it for Chang'an."

Only then did Wei Tao understand why Kong Ronghui, who had never paid much attention to military affairs, suddenly bought a large sum of war horses.

No matter how ignorant Kong Rong is in military affairs, he still knows the power of cavalry.

If Kong Rong formed the cavalry, who would lead it?

Wei Tao's heart moved slightly, and he found that this deal seemed to be indeed possible.

Of course, although there was something moving in his heart, there was a long silence on his face before he asked.

"I don't know how many war horses Xuzhou will buy?"

(End of this chapter)