Wushuang Wudi of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 47
General Lu Bu's mansion is full of joy here, with master and servant enjoying themselves. On the contrary, Wang Yun's Situ mansion is full of gloom and gloom.

At the moment, only a few officials are here.

"Damn it! That guy Yang Zan has no backbone at all! As one of the Nine Ministers, Shang Shu actually succumbed to Lu Bu who also received two thousand shi! It's a shame for us to beg for mercy!" Sikong Yang Biao cursed fiercely.

"Yes! Cowardly as a mouse, a guy who sells his friends and seeks glory!" The chief sergeant Sun Rui also scolded, "Lu Bu's wolf ambition is no different from that of Dong Zhuo back in the day! Even worse than Dong Zhuo! He sent his confidant Zhong Yao Serving as the captain of Zhisu, holding the power of agricultural administration, he doesn't pay attention to me at all! Why do you go to farm the fields, hmph, neither soldiers nor civilians!" He kept blaming.

"Yes! Now, the imperial court is full of his people, and he holds the power of soldiers and horses! In this way, His Majesty is in danger! Our Han Dynasty is in danger! Sir Situ, I can't let the late emperor down, and I must get rid of him. Lu Bu! If you don't act, it will be too late!" Tai Chang Zhong Fu said hastily.

Shaofu Zhao Wen also repeatedly said yes.

"But now, both inside and outside the imperial court are his people. He has the power of soldiers and horses, and he also controls the entire Guanzhong. It is said that this autumn's bumper harvest has made all the people grateful to him! Lu Bu is much more difficult to deal with than Dong Zhuo. What should I do about this? Do you have a good plan?" Wang Yun wondered, his white hair was gradually thinning, but he pulled himself together and wanted to deal with Lu Bu.

A few of them fell silent for a moment.

"Those subordinates of Lu Bu, are there any righteous men? See if they can switch to us and contribute to the great man and His Majesty?" Zhao Wen, the Shaofu, suggested.

"Is it the same as killing Dong Zhuo that day? I'm afraid not. Those are all trusted aides he promoted, and it's hard to trust them, let alone join us."

"That's right, besides, I don't know how loyal they are! It's not right, it's not good to startle the snake and make Lu Bu take precautions!" Tai Chang Zhong Fu said.

Inside the closed gate, the air in Situ Mansion was a bit oppressive, and inside the house, it was even more dull, and everyone fell into silence again.

"Is it impossible to deal with this beast? How about asking General Zhu Jun who is stationed in Zhongmou to help! He has inherited the Han salary for generations, and he himself has been reused and trusted by the late emperor! He is definitely a loyal minister! Moreover, General Zhu Jun is He is a famous general of our time, and he has [-] elite troops loyal to His Majesty!" Sikong Yang Biao said suddenly.

"Wonderful! Wonderful! This plan is very good!" Everyone couldn't help applauding when they heard it, but they all deliberately lowered their voices.

Inside the house, sandalwood was burning, with fiery red tips, and traces of white smoke were slowly rising, and then drifted into the air. These white, fragrant mist shrouded the heads of these Han Dynasty veterans.Just like the fog that covers people's vision and wisdom, making people look down on the direction, even if there is a cliff in front of them, they have to rush to it.

"I can't wait carelessly. Lu Bu has nearly [-] troops in his hand, and General Zhu Jun may not be able to catch them!" Shaofu Zhao Wen poured a plate of cold water on the people who had just gotten excited, cooling their fiery hearts.

"You can also contact Ma Teng and Han Sui in Liangzhou! Ma Teng is the successor of Han Fubo's general Ma Yuan! To the big man and to your majesty, there is an unshirkable responsibility! As for Han Sui, we only need to declare him as an important minister later. It will definitely work!"

"Also, you can also contact Yizhou Shepherd Liu Yan! He is a clan member of the Han family! This matter should be obeyed!"

The three cobblers are better than Zhuge Liang. These people have really figured out a way, but they don't think about it at all. If their plan is successful, what kind of catastrophe it will bring to Guanzhong and Chang'an!
The heads of these people who have been solidified by the former power of the government are more like pieces of granite, they only agree with their order, and they will not allow anyone to take away their power.

In this way, Situ Mansion once again made a plan against Lu Bu.

Next, while Lu Bu was busy dealing with various affairs, they quietly contacted Liu Yan's son, Yu Shi Liu Dan and others who were still in the court, the Xiliang warlord, and Zhu Junjun from a certain county in Zhongzhong. After three months of mutual agreement, troops will be sent to Beijing to wipe out Lu Bu and rejuvenate the Han Dynasty!

Time is passing slowly.

Lu Bu, on the other hand, was delighted to receive the courtiers' report on the grain and grass.The grain harvested in Guanzhong this autumn is enough to cover the combat expenses of an army of [-] for more than a year!
Don’t think it’s too small. The 1700 million mu of land in Guanzhong, excluding the powerful landlords, is calculated according to the productivity of the Three Kingdoms era, with a yield of 200 catties per mu, and a total of 280000 million catties of crops, which is about 2800 million stones. It is processed into edible grains, which is about 1400 million Stones, according to the current various types of taxes, including land tax, head tax, and corvee tax, the Lu Bu army or the imperial court can receive 200 million stones. After deducting losses and necessary consumption and reserves, there are about 100 million stones left.

10 troops, 365 days a year, equivalent to 3650 million people eating a day.

Soldiers have to fight, transportation will wear out, and war horses also need to eat and drink. Even if each person has two catties a day, it needs about 73 shi.

So, wars burn people, money, and food.

If there is a disaster year, soldiers and bandits, and if there is no food and the war continues, then there will be a terrible "meat jerky" incident in history.

Lu Bu was naturally very happy for the harvest.

the other side.

Liu Dan and his younger brother Liu Fan took the opportunity to quietly recruit thousands of old soldiers from the Hanzhong area, and turned them into all kinds of luggage, various personnel, or private soldiers guarding the nobles, or merchants, or It was a small merchant doing business, who sneaked into Chang'an City and scattered to several secret strongholds.

The coalition forces of Ma Teng and Han Sui were also preparing for the expedition, which made Guo Fan, who was hiding in Anding County, tremble with fear, there were wolves in front and tigers in back!There is a large army to the west, and a large army to the east!The west is at least from Xiliang, but the east is the terrible Lu Bu!

Just when he was afraid, Ma Teng and Han Sui sent friendly signals, inviting him to join in the crusade against Lu Bu!
"What?" Guo Fan was extremely surprised when he heard the words of the envoy sent by Ma Teng.

"Going to attack that terrible Lu Bu? No, no, no! No! There is absolutely a dead end!" Guo Fan thought.

"However, if you refuse, I'm afraid you won't be able to eat now! How about..." He seemed to have thought of a bold plan, with a smile on his face.

"Okay! I'm participating!" He said proudly.

In the area of ​​Zhongmou, Zhu Jun is also raising his troops and preparing to march westward.

However, all of this has not been hidden from Lu Bu's eyes. He has known for a long time that Wang Yun, Liu Fan and others will not give up, and has already arranged for the intelligence team to keep an eye on them.Although the enemy acted secretly, they still fell into Lu Bu's eyes.

"The wild fire is endless, and the spring breeze blows and regenerates. Are you eager to die before spring?" He sat in the hall of the general's mansion, slightly sneering.

(End of this chapter)