Zuo Feng did not disappoint. Three days later, Zuo Feng arrived at Lu Zhi's military camp.
Although Zuo Feng was just a small Huangmen, he came on behalf of the imperial court this time. As a special envoy of the imperial court, even though Lu Zhi was very fond of the eunuch, he could only hold his nose and wait in front of the gate of the camp.
Liu Bei and Chen Yuan naturally followed Lu Zhi and waited in front of the camp gate.
Not long after, a group of people appeared in front of everyone, about a dozen cavalry, escorting a carriage.
Among the carriages must be Zuo Feng.
The purpose of Zuo Feng's visit this time was to inspect the army and suppress the Yellow Turban war on the orders of the Emperor.
This was a good job, and Zuo Feng spent a lot of effort to win this inspection from Zhang Rang.
Why is it called a good job? Because you can ask for bribes.
As a special envoy of the imperial court, although you cannot confuse right and wrong, you can make a military commander lose a good image in front of the emperor by just doing something bad.
Therefore, generally speaking, the generals at the front will not offend these special envoys.
Therefore, these people can take advantage of the opportunity to reap benefits.
This time Zuo Feng came with the idea of making a serious profit.
In his opinion, Lu Zhi, who led tens of thousands of troops to suppress the Yellow Turbans, must be very rich, and he had already decided to take a serious bite.
When Zuo Feng got off the car, he was still happy to see Lu Zhi greeting him in front of the camp gate.
Others say that Lu Zhi's second son has a stubborn personality, but that's not the case at all. Isn't it great that they all greeted me outside the camp.
Although Zuo Feng is greedy and greedy, there is one thing he is very good about.
That is, if you give me face, I will give you face.
Lu Zhi had given him such a big favor, and Zuo Feng was not arrogant. He quickly got out of the car and walked up to Lu Zhi. Without waiting for Lu Zhi to salute, he bowed and said, "I'd like to trouble Mr. Lu to greet you outside. Feng is ashamed to accept it."
Lu Zhi was originally very unhappy, but now that Zuo Feng knows etiquette so well, Lu Zhi couldn't help but return a greeting: "Huangmen is the special envoy of the imperial court, and Zhi should welcome him."
After speaking, Lu Zhi stretched out his hand and said: "We also invite the special envoy to enter the camp and announce the emperor's edict."
Zuo Feng nodded and walked into the camp first.
After entering the big tent, everyone bowed and Zuo Feng read out the edict of Emperor Ling of the Han Dynasty.
This edict had no actual content. It was nothing more than a verbal commendation to Lu Zhi, and then asked Lu Zhi to continue his efforts to suppress the Yellow Turbans and suppress the rebellion as soon as possible.
After reading out the emperor's edict, Zuo Feng's first task was completed.
He also has a second task, which is to inspect the army and ask Lu Zhi when he can take Guangzong and kill Zhang Jiao.
Zuo Feng was just doing the job of patrolling the army. He knew nothing about the army.
And there is no excuse to make money.
The most important thing is to ask Lu Zhi when he can win Guangzong, because there is a lot of knowledge in it.
It all depends on Zuo Feng’s mouth.
A typical example is fighting after repeated defeats and repeated defeats.
The former highlights that the coach is a waste, while the latter highlights the coach's perseverance.
Although the thing is the same thing, if you put it another way, it is completely different.
This is also the reason why many generals at the front do not want to offend the special envoys of the imperial court. They can ruin your good deeds with just a few words. How can you not be afraid?
So when Zuo Feng asked when Guangzong could be defeated, Lu Zhi didn't think much about it: "Although the thief Zhang Jiao has been injured, his cultivation is extraordinary. He has repeatedly used sorcery and forced attacks to destroy troops and generals, which is of no benefit to the overall situation. Therefore,
Zhi wants to surround it with troops, and when its food supplies run out, we can break into the city and capture the thieves, so that we will not disappoint the emperor."
Zuo Feng was delighted when he heard this.
This is an excuse to deliver it to your door.
Originally, Zuo Feng was worried about what reason he could use to get money from Lu Zhi. It would be a bit shameless to ask for it directly.
Okay now, I have an excuse.
Chen Yuan had been observing Lu Zhi and Zuo Feng. When Lu Zhi finished speaking, he saw Zuo Feng's excited eyes.
Chen Yuan knew that this guy was probably going to ask for a bribe.
Because Lu Zhi gave this guy a good excuse.
To Emperor Ling of the Han Dynasty, it didn't matter how many losses there were. It didn't matter even if Lu Zhi and the tens of thousands of Northern troops were killed. As long as they could capture Guangzong and capture Zhang Jue, that would be enough.
Therefore, Emperor Han Ling definitely didn't like what Lu Zhi said.
Zuo Feng now wanted to ask for a bribe, but he did not ask for a bribe in front of everyone.
Firstly, he wanted face for himself, and secondly, he also wanted to give Lu Zhi some face.
Therefore, when Zuo Feng heard what Lu Zhi said, he said to other people in the account: "Everyone, I have important matters to discuss with Mr. Lu, so please stay out of the way."
Hearing what Zuo Feng said, everyone looked at Lu Zhi.
Although Lu Zhi didn't know what Zuo Feng wanted to do, he was a special envoy of the imperial court after all, so he still had to give him some face.
So with a wave of his hand, everyone was allowed to exit the camp.
Chen Yuan followed Liu Bei out of the camp and came to a remote place. Chen Yuan said to Liu Bei: "Brother, what do you think this special envoy will discuss with Lu Gong?"
Liu Bei thought for a moment: "It's nothing more than attacking Guangzong City."
Chen Yuan smiled: "Brother, believe it or not, the special envoy is asking Mr. Lu for a bribe."
When Liu Bei heard this, his eyes widened: "Zi Chu, don't talk nonsense. How could a dignified special envoy of the imperial court do such a despicable thing?"
Unfortunately, the dignified Emperor Zhaolie is still a passionate young man, and he does not know enough about the dark side of the court.
Chen Yuan didn't want to argue with Liu Bei, but said: "Let's make a bet, brother. If I am right, I will use one thousand taels of gold. If I am wrong, how about I give brother a county?"
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Liu Bei glared at Chen Yuan fiercely: "Zichu, how can the imperial court, counties and counties give and receive privately? Don't talk about it again in the future, otherwise don't blame me for being angry."
Chen Yuan was helpless. At this time, Liu Bei had no ambitions to be heroic at all. He probably just wanted to be a famous official who would go down in history.
But don't worry, after Dong Zhuo's chaos, his eldest brother will definitely change his mind.
So, Chen Yuan quickly admitted his mistake: "My younger brother said it wrong, but if I am right, can my elder brother let me use one thousand taels of gold?"
Liu Bei didn't even think about it: "Brothers, why are you so polite? As long as it doesn't affect the army, you can use whatever money you have."
You know, at this time, Liu Bei and the others only had more than two thousand taels of gold in total. This was the money they took from the Yellow Turbans after killing so many Yellow Turbans.
Especially in the battle of Beihai, Guan Hai contributed more than 1,500 taels of Yellow Turbans.
Now, Liu Bei approved it without even asking what Chen Yuan was doing with the money. You can imagine how much Liu Bei trusted Chen Yuan.
Chen Yuan felt an unexpected warmth in his heart. It felt so good to be trusted by others.
Chen Yuan's face was solemn: "Brother, don't worry, Yuan Ding will let these thousand taels of yellow scarves play a greater role."