At this time, Chenliu Prefect Zhang Miao's face was solemn, and standing in front of him was a middle-aged man. This man could not be said to be handsome, let alone tall and powerful, but his sharp eyes were extremely attractive.
He stood in front of Zhang Miao without saying a word. There was no trace of joy or anger on his angular cheeks. He was waiting for Zhang Miao's reply.
"Gongtai, you have given me a big problem."
Zhang Miao's whole body became more and more nervous, and the letter he held tightly in his hand was trembling.
The letter was from Lu Bu. It promised a high official a generous salary and was stamped with the seal and ribbon of "Marquis Wen."
As for...the man in front of me is Chen Gong and Chen Gongtai, Lu Bu's counselor, and his purpose is to persuade Zhang Miao and Lu Bu to join forces to rebel against Cao Cao!
"Meng Zhuo." Chen Gong continued to persuade: "In the past, you righteously blamed Yuan Shao, which aroused Yuan Shao's resentment. Now Cao Cao is sitting in Yanzhou, and Yuan Shao has sent him a letter asking him to get rid of you. In this matter... you are
"Haha... No one understands Cao Cao better than me. Cao Cao is a man who would rather let me betray others than let others betray me. He does one thing on the surface but another behind the scenes. His methods... As an old classmate, I'm afraid you haven't experienced it yet!"
Speaking of this, Chen Gong narrowed his eyes, "Didn't Meng Zhuo hear recently that your friend Bian Rang is dead? He was killed by Cao Cao's men on the way to Chang'an! This is not enough.
Does it explain Cao Cao’s methods?”
"Haha, what kind of ambition does Cao Cao have? He will never leave anyone who has slandered him. Now that Cao Cao is relying on Yuan Shao's help, how can he seriously reject Yuan Shao? He refused in name, but he has sent people to attack you secretly.
!This is his usual style of doing things!”
hiss…
Zhang Miao took a breath of cold air.
Indeed, there is a rumor circulating recently that "Bian Rang" died and was killed by Yanzhou soldiers. In other words... this was probably arranged by Cao Cao, and he would attack Bian Rang after leaving Yanzhou.
Considering that in the past, Cao Cao had killed Lu Boshe's family because of a small suspicion, now...he can really do it. In addition, Zhang Miao has heard of Chen Gong's reputation.
People never tell lies, but since he said so...it's so reliable!
"call…"
Take a long breath...
After being reminded by Chen Gong, Zhang Miao suddenly felt horrified...
He even thought further. If the news of his secret meeting with Lu Bu's secret envoy spreads out, or is leaked by Chen Gong, it will definitely anger Cao Cao again!
By the time…
"Gudong", Zhang Miao swallowed deeply...
It seemed that what was before him was not a multiple-choice question at all.
"If it hadn't been for what Gongtai said, I, Zhang Miao, would have died at the hands of Cao Cao..." Zhang Miao had already called Cao Cao by his first name.
In ancient times, this was tantamount to swearing among people of the same generation!
This also announced that Zhang Miao made a decision to completely break with Cao Cao.
Zhang Miao bared his teeth and said: "If the news of Bian Rang's untimely death spreads, the Yanzhou clan will definitely be panicked. I will take this letter from Marquis Wen to all the families... When the time comes, starting from Chenliu, we will start a rebellion together.
Cao Cao... worked hard to make Cao Ah Ma homeless!"
As soon as these words came out... Chen Gong clenched his fists. "Okay! Everything depends on Meng Zhuo! If Marquis Wen can conquer Yanzhou, the first achievement must be yours, Zhang Mengzhuo!"
That’s right here.
Outside the pavilion, a message came from the gate: "Master Lu Yu pays homage to Governor Zhang..."
Lu Yu?
As soon as the name came out, Zhang Miao and Chen Gong were both startled. Chen Gong was wondering, why would anyone come to this stall? Zhang Miao muttered...mostly because of the previous transaction.
"Gongtai, you go through the back door first. Just tell Marquis Wen that Chenliu County will be left to me. Don't worry! Chenliu is the economic lifeblood of the entire Yanzhou. If Chenliu is lost, Cao Ah Man will lose half of the entire Yanzhou!" Zhang
Miao Zhengse said.
Chen Gong didn't bother to salute and hurried out of the back door. His sneaking into Chenliu County must not be exposed!
The news of successfully instigating Zhang Miao's rebellion also needs to be reported to Fengxian as soon as possible!
…
Chen Gong slowly walked away...
Zhang Miao straightened his clothes and hid Lu Bu's letter promising huge profits in his arms.
This letter is very helpful for him to win over the various aristocratic families in Yanzhou, and it is also a guarantee...or a record of credit!
After doing this, Zhang Miao slowly opened the door and greeted him with a smile.
"Young master Lu came to my humble residence today, and the plum blossoms are so radiant!"
In short, Zhang Miao frowned because he discovered that not only Lu Yu entered the pavilion alone, but he also brought dozens of dragon knights with him. This not only... made him shush in his heart.
Could it be that... Lu Yu has already gotten some rumors?
But...he had obviously just agreed to Chen Gong's promise. Unless this Lu Yu was the roundworm in his or Chen Gong's belly, how could he have noticed it?
Thinking of this, Zhang Miao felt confident.
"Master Lu brings so many followers? Could it be that he wants to copy the governor's home?"
"How could it happen? You wouldn't dare even if you gave me a hundred courages." Lu Yu scratched his head and smiled slightly. "Prefect Zhang, it's like this... I have soldiers under me who carefully calculated the deal... it's one hundred thousand shi.
The deal of exchanging food and grass for Dian Wei..."
Lu Yu was about to tell the story he had prepared. "In the meantime, I used gold, silver and jewels to trade in some grain and sent it to Prefect Zhang."
"But my brothers have calculated it... I feel that I have lost a lot. These gold, silver and jewelry can now be exchanged for 150,000 shi of grain on the black market... No, my brothers are very angry and insist on teasing me.
Bring them here to move some away? Prefect Zhang doesn't mind, right?"
Uh... Zhang Miao was startled at first.
He muttered in his heart, this guy is trying to blackmail me. There has been a bumper grain harvest recently, and the exchange ratio between grain and gold, silver and jewelry on the black market must have been adjusted. How can we use the current ratio to explain the truth of grain prices at that time?
It's just that...the rebellion with Lu Bu is imminent, it's better to do less than to do more!
Just move away...
As long as it doesn’t affect Marquis Wen Lu Bu’s move to take control of Yanzhou, that’s fine! When Yanzhou changes hands, then... this food, this gold, silver and jewelry, shouldn’t we have as much as we need?
Thoughts on this…
"Hahaha..." Zhang Miao laughed. "What did I think it was? It turns out to be this... It's easy to say. Mr. Lu just needs to send someone to tell me. Isn't it just some gold and silver jewelry? I'll let him know
If the extra gold, silver and jewels are to be sent to your residence, why should Mr. Lu go there himself?"
hehe…
When Lu Yu blurted out these words, he felt "hehe" in his heart.
If it wasn't for his guilty conscience, how could Zhang Miao agree so readily? The money didn't come from the strong wind, so how could he just withdraw the money?
Besides, Zhang Miao...according to Lu Yu's understanding, he is not generous.
Then... it is very possible that this guy has joined Lu Bu's camp!
Thinking of this, Lu Yu's cheeks still showed no emotion...
"The main reason is that the brothers below are not convinced. That's what I mean... Now that we are all here, Prefect Zhang doesn't mind if my brothers and I take away some gold, silver and jewelry?"
At this point, Lu Yu approached Zhang Miao and said in a low voice: "I hope Prefect Zhang understands that sometimes it is difficult to be the 'big brother', and the brothers' emotions still need to be appeased!"
hehe…
Zhang Miao felt unhappy in his heart, but on the surface he still looked smiling...
"I understand, I have been the governor of Chenliu for so many years, and I will encounter the same problem as Mr. Lu! Mr. Lu has only been able to lead the army for a short time. It will be better in the future... Hahaha..."
As he spoke, Zhang Miao ordered: "Come here, take out the few large boxes that Mr. Lu sent half a month ago, and let Mr. Lu's brothers pick some and take them back!"
Hey!
He sighed softly in his heart, this is already a "flying dragon riding on the face", how can he give in? Lu Yu bets that if Zhang Miao is not guilty...he will stand on his head to wash his hair!
"Prefect Zhang, I heard...you have good tea here!"
"Hahaha... If it weren't for Mr. Lu, this Taiping Monkey King, I wouldn't be willing to take it out." Zhang Miao patted Lu Yu on the back and guided Lu Yu towards the back room!
In Lu Yu's opinion, this "tea" must be tasted well...
Otherwise, I would be sorry for his name "Lu Yu"!
Who doesn't know that there was a tea sage in the Tang Dynasty also named "Lu Yu" who was best at "appreciating tea" and "tasting tea"... He was also the best at dealing with this guy who said one thing on the surface but another behind the scenes, and "tea is in the tea"