Even when a person becomes such a 'power minister', how long does it take?How much time does it take for the powerful officials to 'reform'? Even if they live to a hundred years, the time is far from enough. Maybe the reforms have not been effective and they will die first.

Life, under such circumstances, is really too short.

"Even if we pass this test, we have to wait another five years...Five years is so long..." After Liu Tao sent Lu Yan away, he looked up at the sky and said with emotion.

The next day, when Zuo Feng followed Lu Zhi to inspect the barracks, his attitude changed a lot, and he became more polite.It's just that the surrounding officers all know that Liu Tao went to his place last night. After all, Zuo Feng's tent is in a more conspicuous place.

Zuo Feng didn't mention the matter of extorting bribes all day long, as if he just came to inspect it.At the same time, after a day's inspection and a general understanding of the situation in the army, he bid farewell to Lu Zhi and left.

Before leaving, I reminded Lu Zhi a little: "Your Majesty is very concerned about the cost of frontline military supplies..."

The other lieutenants didn't even have a chance to give money, so Zuo Feng recruited some peasants and left in a hurry with two carts of wine.

Liu Tao was also worried about any accidents on the road, so he asked Jian Yong to set off with a hundred spearmen and about a month's worth of food.

Calculating the distance, if Zuo Feng returns at full speed, he can return to Luoyang in about three to five days.It's just that with these two carts of wine and supplies, I'm afraid it will take about half a month before I can go back.Come to think of it, Zuo Feng also hurried back in consideration of the distance, right?

"De Ran, Master, I heard that you went to Zuo Feng's camp last night?" As soon as Zuo Feng left, Lu Zhi called Liu Tao over.The other lieutenants were still whispering, but they immediately surrounded them and watched the excitement not far away.

At this moment, Lu Zhi's face was ashen. Although there was no strong emotional fluctuation, the sense of anger was very strong.

"Yes." Liu Tao replied, with a very calm attitude, neither flustered nor proud of being seen through.

"When Zuo Feng left, he took a lot of things with him..." Lu Zhi said casually.

"It's just a local product of Zhuo County. My disciple originally wanted to offer it to His Majesty if he could go to Luoyang after the war. Now Zuo Feng came to inspect instead of His Majesty, so he simply handed it over to him to take back." Liu Tao nodded.

"Oh, it was originally intended to be dedicated to His Majesty?" Lu Zhi's face softened a little after hearing that.

"Around May last year, some good wine was brewed by chance in Zhuo County. As a clan member of the Han family, with good things, of course we can't forget His Majesty, so I thought of offering some." Liu Tao explained.

"Really, just entrust Zuo Feng to send these fine wines to Luoyang?" Lu Zhi asked further.

"Zuohuangmen is also an official appointed by the imperial court. Naturally, it is not easy to ask him to help out once, so he gave some hard money." Liu Tao admitted that there is nothing wrong with this matter.

"Hard money?" Lu Zhi finally burst out after hearing the words, "I think you bribed him, right?"

Zuo Feng's attitude changed overnight, and he left without any follow-up bribery.In the eyes of the school captains, Liu Tao's so-called "hard money" is basically bribery.

"My mentor once said, 'Don't be afraid of being broken into pieces, you must stay innocent in the world', and persuaded my disciples, as a scholar, we should stick to our hearts and not associate with treacherous people, disciples dare not forget." Liu Tao spoke nonsense in a serious manner.

"Yes, father!" Lu Yan also came forward to intercede, "Brother hasn't forgotten your teaching for a day, he just sent some special products to His Majesty out of his clan status, isn't this kind of situation not uncommon in the court?"

If you really want to count, there are indeed a lot of local kings who offer souvenirs to the court.It is usually done through the Prime Minister of the country, and enters the palace through the Shaofu.There are almost no such cases of Liu Tao's family members offering gifts who have not become officials.

However, even if there are almost none, it is justified in terms of jurisprudence, and this criticism conflicts with the filial piety advocated by Confucianism.Even the person who looks at this matter with the most malice can't hold on to it.

"Well, you can remember, I am very pleased to be a teacher." Lu Zhi's attitude became much looser when he heard this, and he complained in his heart: Did I say this?

It feels like poetry, but seven-character poems are relatively rare, and they are not considered mainstream, so he generally does not do them.The key seems to be only the second half, and the first half is unknown. As a scholar, he is really curious.

Moreover, if he hadn't said it, then it must have been done by Liu Tao. It's interesting that this kid can recite these two sentences.

After pondering for a while, he finally looked at Liu Tao seriously, admonishing him: "Remember, as scholars, we should be loyal to the court, work for the welfare of the people, and seek peace for the world. Don't do crooked ways. Otherwise, I will I will drive you out of the division!"

"I remember it in my heart, I dare not forget it." Liu Tao replied solemnly.

Seeing this, the other captains knew that the excitement was too much to watch, so they immediately put down their expressions of watching the excitement, put on an old-fashioned warm heart, and stepped forward to comfort Lu Zhi.The latter simply borrowed the donkey from the slope to expose the matter.

Those who play politics are indeed actors... Liu Tao looked at the people around him and complained in his heart.

Chapter 141

"After all, it's been three days since Zuo Feng left?" Liu Tao sat on the ground in the tent, looking outside, "I don't know where they went, was the journey safe and sound?"

"Brother..." Lu Yan held a copy of "The Book of Songs" with a serious expression on his face, "Please don't avoid studying."

Probably self-inflicted, didn't they use two sentences from Yu Qian's "Lime Yin" three days ago.After Lu Zhi went back, he tasted it repeatedly. He was not used to seven-character poems. After all, five-character poems are popular nowadays, but the more you taste these two sentences, the more flavorful they become.

I also heard Lu Yan talk about a poem written by Liu Tao at a banquet earlier.I probably thought that Liu Tao should have a talent for poetry, but he had never learned similar knowledge, so he asked Lu Yan to make up for him in his free time.

Anyway, the weather is really getting hotter and hotter. Although the craftsmen have started to build siege equipment for Guangzong City, the siege may not be carried out until around July.During this period, we can only expect the thieves to go out of the city to fight, or surrender voluntarily.

"By the way, have we seized The Book of Songs before?" Liu Tao could only change the subject.

"Of course not." Lu Yan replied casually, "Father captured it."

Liu Tao suddenly felt that after Lu Yan conquered the city, he went to the homes of those rich families to see if there were any books in their study rooms, and brought out the books that were not there to copy... Could it be hereditary?

"...Canshan..." Liu Tao looked at Lu Yan.

"Brother, it's useless to pretend to be pitiful, let's continue..." Lu Yan would not give him a chance to play the emotional card.

"Okay, continue!" Liu Tao still gave up the treatment.

Thanks to the addition of 2 points to the magic power earlier, as the magic power increased to 7 points, the brain seemed to have a little bit of inspiration, it was not obvious, and he even thought it was an illusion.

Before time travel, after graduating from university, he didn't study hard.People who used to make chicken soup said that learning is a lifetime thing. If people want to achieve greater achievements, they must study, study, and study again.

Liu Tao thinks this is right, if you don't study, how can those chicken soup cookers be so good at fooling people.Later, when my colleague heard what he said, he said something back: If you work in this industry for ten years, you can become an expert.

Liu Tao recollected this sentence carefully, and sold all the books when he returned home...

It's not that learning is useless, it's just that he has developed a concept that focuses on practicality.Learn some military tactics, even something like "Qi Min Yao Shu" is fine.The Book of Songs, to be honest, he really doesn't catch a cold. Does he plan to become a great poet?

There are quite a few poems in my mind, and in this era, they all belong to the "sounds of decadence". To put it bluntly, they are "tune of subjugation".

"Canshan, let's discuss... Will I succeed in reading "The Analects of Confucius?" After all, Liu Tao put down the "Book of Songs". After studying for an hour, he found that he didn't have any talent for a great poet. The more you look at it, the more empty your mind becomes.

Not to mention reciting poems right, he is a little confused now: Who am I?Where am I from?Why am I reading poetry here?

"Father asked me to teach poetry and fu. As a son of man, how can I not obey? I have studied this poem and fu for two days, but I really can't read it. I will tell my father again. But if I don't learn it, I will give up. I am afraid that my father will not read it." Happy." Lu Yan couldn't stand it any longer, looked left and right, then came to Liu Tao's ear, and said in a low voice.

Well, fortunately, my brother still understands people.Fortunately, it wasn't Lu Zhi who came to teach in person...

"Read it, then read it!" Liu Tao picked up the scroll and slapped his face. The weather is really terrible, and the temperature is getting higher and higher.There is no fan and air conditioner, that is, the bamboo slips, and I suddenly found that it is quite good to be a fan.

"Brother, do you want me to send someone to find some tail feathers and make a feather fan?" Lu Yan suggested after thinking about it.

There are also fans these days, and the most famous one is probably the feather fan. After all, Zhuge Liang comes to mind when you think of a feather fan. In addition, there are cattail fans, but the cattail fans that make cattail fans come from subtropical and tropical regions, which are not available in Hebei.

The last type is the grass fan, a fan woven with thatch or the like.Speaking of it, Liu Bei's family didn't make this up because it was winter and spring.In the summer, he will make some himself and sell them.

At least in this world, Liu Bei is not only weaving mats and selling shoes, his business scope also includes the processing and sales of straw fans.

"It's good to have a fan. The weather is really hot. We are all so hot. What about the soldiers below?" Liu Tao shook his head, especially those soldiers who were responsible for patrolling, supervising, and encircling Guangzong City. .

"It is indeed hotter than Zhuojun. At this time before, Zhuojun was not too hot." Lu Yan was also a little uncomfortable. It was only about [-] miles from Zhuojun to Julu County, but the weather was not so hot. There are already some noticeable differences.

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