The portable magic tower of the Three Kingdoms

"How long will Zuo Feng stay in the army?" Liu Tao asked after thinking about it.

"How is it possible to know this? It is estimated that one or two days of inspection is still needed, and there may be five or six days more." Lu Yan thought for a while.

"Indeed, he must pretend to inspect, and then give Lu Zhi and the officers below a hint, giving them a day or two to think and raise money..." Liu Tao began to analyze, "He will also inspect our side, Right?"

"Elder brother's earlier preparations were for Zuo Feng, right?" Lu Yan seemed to understand, no, hearing his elder brother's prophecy that there would be a Huangmen called Zuo Feng coming, he already had this idea in his mind.

Not to mention, Liu Tao also said before that, with his identity, contacting eunuchs is not a big problem.

"I have to be scolded by the teacher... No, I have to be scolded, that's good." Liu Tao thought for a while, "Go and see when the teacher is free, I'm going to see him."

"Brother has already made a decision?" Lu Yan asked a little excitedly after hearing the words.

"Let me go and see when the teacher is free." Liu Tao nodded his head.

The latter didn't talk nonsense, he went directly to check, and only came back after more than an hour, indicating that Lu Zhi was free.

"Where's Zuo Feng?" On the way, Liu Tao had to ask.

"The cars and horses are tired, and it's getting late, so let's go to rest first." Lu Yan replied.

Liu Tao nodded when he heard the words, and came to Lu Zhi's tent after a short while. After the announcement, he entered the tent to meet him.

"Deran, I heard from Yan'er that you have something important to ask me?" Lu Zhi looked at Liu Tao curiously, "Isn't it related to Zuohuangmen?"

"Why does my teacher think it has something to do with Zuohuangmen?" Liu Tao didn't reply, but asked a question instead.

"Historically, when His Majesty dispatched Huangmen to the front line for inspection, most of them would ask for bribes from officials. Those who were timid would hint at it, and those who were courageous and had a backer would even express it explicitly." Lu Zhi said slowly.

Such things as extortion of bribes can be clearly stated, so it can be seen that the eunuch group is not all wronged.

"The disciple's coming this time is indeed related to the Zuohuang Sect..." Liu Tao felt a little stage fright when the matter came to an end.

Chapter 138 Still needs Lu Zhi's cooperation

"If you persuade me to bribe Zuo Feng, then there is no need to talk about it." Lu Zhi looked at Liu Tao, and then said.

"From the standpoint of my mentor, I will never bribe Zuo Feng anyway, so my disciples will know that." Liu Tao said with a smile, a standpoint is a standpoint, but what Lu Zhi thinks in his heart is the key.

The law of true fragrance is not unique to modern times.Just say that Lu Zhi came all the way, made great contributions, and is about to defeat Zhang Jiao, get promoted and make a fortune, will he just sit back and watch all this go to waste?

"The disciple just asked Xiang, Zuo Feng is in the palace, does he have a backer?" Liu Tao asked, this is the key to the follow-up conversation.

"There are so many eunuchs in the palace. As a teacher, how do you know what kind of backing they have? Besides, even if there is a backing, they are nothing more than ten permanent servants." Lu Zhi replied casually.

When Lu Zhi mentioned Shi Changshi, Liu Tao didn't find it strange.

According to the Romance, Zhang Rang, Zhao Zhong, Feng Xuan, Duan Gui, Cao Jie, Hou Lan, Jian Shuo, Cheng Kuang, Xia Yun and Guo Sheng are compared as ten regular attendants.But he didn't take into account that Cao Jie had actually passed away in 181, and Feng's son-in-law was accused and implicated by Tang Zhou and had already been executed.

According to history, there are 12 permanent attendants in the palace, namely Zhang Rang, Zhao Zhong, Xia Yun, Guo Sheng, Sun Zhang, Bi Lan, Li Song, Duan Gui, Gao Wang, Zhang Gong, Han Kui and Song Dian.Jian Shuo was not a regular attendant, and before he became a lieutenant in the military academy, he was just a little Huangmen.

Considering the resumes and status of Zhang Rang and Zhao Zhong, and Zhao Zhong is already a big Changqiu, if he is not counted as a "regular attendant", then the eunuch group is indeed just a "ten regular attendant".

What Lu Zhi meant was: Zhang Rang and Zhao Zhong were too high-ranking, and Zuo Feng was just a small yellow family, so naturally he couldn't flatter them.The only ones who can rely on them are these ten permanent attendants.Thinking this way, there is no problem in logic.

"That is to say, Zuo Feng made it clear?" Liu Tao asked after thinking about it.

"Although it's not expressly stated, it's about the same." Lu Zhi said angrily. It's really unreasonable for a mere yellow door to come to the front line for inspection, and to ask for bribes openly and aboveboard.

Of course, unless Zuo Feng lost his mind, he would directly ask for bribes.In other words, he knew how difficult it was for Lu Zhi, but His Majesty didn't. He could help by talking about how difficult it was for the frontline soldiers and how loyal and brave Lu Zhi was, but it was not easy for His Majesty.

In the end, I asked for some 'event funds', which is exactly the same routine after all.

"This kind of mentor can't give in." Liu Tao nodded, and basically everyone present knew what he said. It was about his own reputation. Even if Lu Zhi was moved, he would definitely not give in. "This Zuo Feng is really stupid."

I don't know what's going on with Zuo Feng, but referring to Du You's face in the old version of Romance, you can see how ugly this look is.When it comes to asking for bribes, you can ask for it brightly.

"Is there something in your words?" Lu Zhi looked at Liu Tao with great interest.

"The matter has come to this point, whether there is any other meaning is useless. It's just that the teacher has thought about it. If the teacher doesn't pay, the officials below will certainly not be able to pay. Zuo Feng can't get the money, and he has to go back to Luoyang. In front of His Majesty, speak ill of your benefactor." Liu Tao reminded.

The chief officer doesn't offer money to bribe, how can the officers below offer money to bribe?Those who want to persuade Lu Zhi to contribute money probably have the idea of ​​contributing money themselves.

"We have already surrounded Guangzong, and it is only a matter of time before Zhang Jiao can be taken down. Could Your Majesty still change generals just in time?" Lu Zhi shook his head.

"However, the teacher has surrounded here for more than ten years, and the weather is getting hotter and hotter, and it is becoming more and more unsuitable for fighting. It is estimated that there will be no way to fight in a month or two. We can wait, Your Majesty, can we wait? " Liu Tao asked.

After a pause, he continued: "Then Zuo Feng, all you need to say is that Guangzong City is short, and it can't be broken in an instant, but if I don't fight it for a long time, it will waste food and grass..."

Liu Tao only realized a problem in the last two days. The finances of the Eastern Han Dynasty seemed to be very bad.At least on the treasury side, it is estimated that there will not be much tax revenue, and the salt and iron franchise has been half-abandoned a few years ago.

I don't know which book I read. The money and food used in the war during this period were all paid from Lingdi's internal funds, that is, Lingdi's private money, to support the continuation of this war.

From mid-to-late February to July and August, how much food was consumed by an army of 10,000+ people in half a year?

Emperor Ling wasn't in a hurry to kill the Yellow Turban Thieves at all, or he was really in a hurry, but what he was really worried about was when he would not be able to pay the money from his internal money, and if this continued, he would really have no money in his internal money !

At this time, what would he think when he heard that Lu Zhi was besieging instead of attacking and deliberately wasting time?Go to jail, really nothing to say!

"These two months are no longer suitable for war..." Lu Zhi shook his head, he really didn't know.First of all, I couldn't fight. I communicated with the officers below, and most of them said that morale was low and they needed to rest.

Coupled with the fact that the weather is really hot, if you spend an hour or two under the sun at this time, you may suffer from heat stroke.After finally encircling Guangzong, there must be a large number of non-combat attrition in order to try to attack the city, right?

"So Zuo Feng's mouth must be gagged." Liu Tao suggested.

"Zuo Feng has already come to the army, how can we shut his mouth?" Lu Zhi shook his head. At this stage, the only thing that can shut his mouth is money.

"The disciple is a relative of the Han Dynasty, the teacher has not forgotten this, right?" Liu Tao tried to ask.

"Hmm...that's true." Lu Zhi looked a little strange. Although Liu Tao is a Han family clan, and he was included in the genealogy, the key point is that he didn't mention Xiaolian since his grandfather's generation. This clan is just a name. It is of little value.

"I'm going to ask the Zuohuangmen to give some local products to the brothers in Luoyang, isn't that a big problem?" Liu Tao laughed.

"If it's just local products, then of course it's not a big problem." Lu Zhi raised his brows, he seemed to know what Liu Tao was thinking.

"But there are so many local products, it must be very difficult for Zuo Huangmen to take them there, and some compensation is also necessary?" Liu Tao then went further.

"In order to ensure the completeness of the goods, some expenses are necessary along the way." Lu Zhi nodded.

"It's just that the disciple gave Zuo Feng money after all, did I betray the gentry?" Liu Tao asked in fear.

"Although it is an exchange between family relatives, it is inevitable that people with good intentions will use it as a retaliation for giving Zuo Feng property during this period, so we must guard against it." Lu Zhi thought for a while and replied.

"That mentor reprimanded me, even threatened to expel me from the school, and finally gave me a chance because of Canshan pleading..." Liu Tao bowed to Lu Zhi sincerely.

"You..." Lu Zhi really didn't know what to say, because of his position, he absolutely couldn't give in to the eunuch.But step by step from a poor family to the present, can he really give up everything calmly?

After hesitating for a few minutes, he finally let out a long sigh, and replied, "I understand..."