MTL - Farmer of Shu Han-Chapter 1153 Add fuel to the flames

  Chapter 1153 Adding to the flames

  In fact, Sun Quan's lament that "the civil and military affairs of the Manchu Dynasty are not as good as the affairs of a school" is a bit too arbitrary.

  The ministers of the State of Wu may not have thought of borrowing food from the State of Shu to tide over the difficulties.

   It is just a transaction between Wu Guo and Ji Han. Officially, it is dominated by the school affairs office, while privately, it is dominated by the Jingzhou family.

   It happened to be in Jianye's court, which was a bit embarrassing for both of them.

   Needless to say, the school affairs office.

   There are no important officials from Jingzhou.

  For example, Pan Jun, or Zhuge Jin.

  But even when Pan Jun was alive, he and Zhuge Jin were always leading the army and rarely returned to Jianye.

   Coupled with the reason of Zhuge Liang, the prime minister of the Han Dynasty, Zhuge Jin has always been careful to avoid suspicion.

  After all, it is not a glorious thing for the state of Wu to attack Jingzhou, but there are many Jingzhou people in the upper class of Ji Han.

  Even if it is the Han-Wu alliance, it is really hard to say what kind of mentality these Jingzhou faction who cannot return to their homes have towards the state of Wu.

  So Zhuge Jin sits guarding Jingzhou as a general and Zuo Duhu. It seems to be beautiful, but in fact, he has to be careful in many cases.

  After Zhuge Liang's death, Zhuge Jin's influence in Ji Han, as well as inquiring about Ji Han's internal news, are really not as convenient as the school affairs office.

   And even if Zhuge Jin could find out about Ji Han's actual grain price, he still wasn't sure enough to find a way to buy grain from Ji Han.

   In this matter, it is destined that the school office, which controls the material exchange channel with Ji Han, has the upper hand.

  Lv Yi came out of the palace triumphantly, but did not return to the school office.

   Instead, he turned a corner and came to a small courtyard next to the post house.

  The people in the small courtyard seemed to have expected it when they saw Lu Yi's appearance, and said with a smile:

   "Lv Zhongshu's speech is quite satisfactory?"

  Lv Yi heard the other party's words, and quickly saluted and thanked:

   "Is it just for my own satisfaction? I just want to relieve His Majesty's worries. Therefore, I came here this time to thank Mr. Guo for his timely guidance."

  Martin smiled and said nothing, but seeing the teapot lifted from the small stove, poured a cup of hot tea for him, pushed it in front of Lu Yi, stretched out his hand and said:

   "Lv Zhongshu please."

  The movements are chic, the expression is free and easy, coupled with the mist, which obscures Martin's face, it is really indescribably freehand and relaxed.

  Lv Yi looked a little envious, this kind of demeanor was really hard for him to learn.

   Seeing Lu Yi toast and drink, Martin continued to speak:

   "Han and Wu were originally allies of each other and agreed to fight against thieves. Now Wu is worried about food shortages. As a man of the Han people, how can I stand by and watch?"

   Having said this, he took another deep look at Lu Yi, and said meaningfully:

   "Besides, we have been taken care of by Lu Zhongshu since we arrived in Jiangdong. This time, it's just reciprocating."

   "That being said," Lu Yi put down his teacup, his voice was low, but there was gratitude in his tone, "but without Mr.'s suggestion, how could we vulgar people think of this?"

   In this matter, although the school affairs office took the lead.

  But don’t treat all civil and military people in the Manchu Dynasty as fools.

  They haven't noticed the surplus grain of Han now, that's because their news is not as well informed as the school affairs office.

   Those who are well-informed and do not have the channels of the school affairs office, naturally dare not speak rashly.

  But they will definitely be able to react by the summer harvest at the latest.

  So it is very important for Mr. Ma to remind you in time.

  At least for the school affairs office, it is very important-this gives the school affairs office at least two or three months more time than others.

   "If there is no gentleman, even if the school government can find food, I am afraid that there is no way to buy so much food, so as to relieve His Majesty's urgent task."

   No matter how cheap the food in the Han Dynasty was, it still had to be bought with money.

  Although the school government has the responsibility to enrich His Majesty's internal funds, Lu Yi knows his own affairs because of his own family.

  Your Majesty's internal funds don't have much room now.

  In the words of Mr. Ma, this trick is called creating something out of nothing.

  Lv Yi himself just talked up and down a few times, looking for an opportunity, thinking of a way, persuading His Majesty to agree to the request of the Jingzhou clan, and he can get a large amount of food.

  In the east, it can relieve your majesty's worries.

   In the west, you can win the hearts of the big clan in Jingzhou.

   If it is in the middle, then the school affairs office will also be honored.

   Such means, in Lu Yi's view, can be called unpredictable.

  Thinking of this, Lu Yi felt that it was a pity that none of the school officials in the school office was a true scholar.

  The School Office was clearly set up by His Majesty himself, but it was actually underestimated by those aristocratic families in Jiangdong.

  If not, why would I have to worry about being criticized by those ministers in the court if I could get help from people like Mr. Ma?

   It’s fine that the school affairs office is underestimated by others, and those ministers still say that the school affairs office is harming the country all day long, which is really hateful.

  You don’t miss the country, why haven’t you seen you relieve His Majesty’s worries?

   "Sir, you can persuade the Jingzhou family with just a few letters, which shows how highly respected you are in Jingzhou."

  Lv Yi asked tentatively, "Hasn't Mr. Ever thought about restoring your real name to avenge your shame?"

  Since he was assigned to Jiangdong, Martin never thought that his identity could be concealed.

   And he didn't expect to keep it a secret for the rest of his life.

  Hearing Lu Yi's question at this moment, he, who was originally free and easy, was stunned for a moment, and then his face froze slightly.

  But soon, he returned to his indifferent smile:

   "I know the meaning of Zhongshu. It's just that I have gotten used to using this name over the years, and I don't want to change it back for the time being."

   I don't know if it was aroused by Lu Yi's words.

   But seeing him pick up his cup and take a sip of tea, as if he remembered something, his face became a little gloomy.

   "I think back then, the prime minister treated me like a son, and I regarded the prime minister as a father. Afterwards, I followed the prime minister to attack thieves, and I thought I was taught by the prime minister, and I didn't obey orders."

   Having said that, a wry smile finally appeared on his face:

   "I didn't expect to almost destroy the career of killing thieves. If it weren't for Feng Duhu, I'm afraid it would be difficult to atone for his crime even if he died."

   "After this incident, I changed my name to Tian to show the meaning of reform."

  He looked at Lu Yi with a serious expression on his face:

   "I am not here to help Lu Zhongshu, but to contribute to the great cause of hunting thieves, and I want peace of mind."

  Lv Yi couldn't help sitting up straight when he heard what Martin said.

  Martin looked past Lu Yi and looked northwest, as if he was explaining, or muttering to himself:

   "I only hope that one day, I will see the great success of hunting for thieves, so that I can have the face to meet the prime minister..."

   Speaking of the past, Mr. Ma began to become sad.

  Lv Yi saw Mr. Ma's expression and knew something was going to go wrong.

  He has been with Mr. Ma for a long time, and he knows that the prime minister is the eternal pain in the other party's heart.

  In the past, whenever the prime minister was mentioned, Mr. Ma just said that he was ashamed.

  It's just that after the news of Zhuge Liang's death reached Jiangdong, Mr. Ma was so sad that he even cried and fainted several times.

   Now when Zhuge Liang is mentioned, he still bursts into tears.

  Lv Yi was thinking about how to comfort him, but he didn't expect that this time not only the prime minister was mentioned, but also the great cause that the prime minister was determined to pursue.

   Thinking of the regret that I failed the prime minister and could not accompany the prime minister to seek a great cause.

  This time, Mr. Ma couldn't help crying:

   "Prime Minister, but I can't wait for this day. I am deeply favored by the Prime Minister, but I can't go to the tomb to worship in person. I am ashamed of the world and hate it!"

   Crying and crying, Martin beat his chest with both hands, almost dying of breath.

  Frightened, Lv Yi hurriedly helped Mr. Ma up, and comforted him:

   "Why do you need to be so sad, sir? As you said, what you are doing now is to contribute to the great cause of thieves."

   "If Prime Minister Izumi knows what Mr. is thinking, he will definitely be happy, and will not blame Mr. again."

   Mr. Ma cried for a long time before stopping.

   He wiped away his tears and said to Lu Yi:

   "If it is true what Lu Zhongshu said, then I will have no regrets in this life!"

   As he spoke, he stood up and saluted Lu Yi:

   "Lv Zhongshu has served His Majesty for a long time. If I can persuade Your Majesty to hunt down thieves, I will be grateful."

  Lv Yi hastened to support Ma Tian, ​​and said urgently:

   "What's the point, sir? For this matter, I should be thanking you, sir!"

   Seeing that Mr. Ma had restrained his emotions, Lu Yi sat down with him again, and then said with some embarrassment:

   "Actually, when I came here this time, apart from telling my husband that His Majesty has agreed to Jingzhou's request, there is actually one more thing I want to ask my husband."

   "Lu Zhongshu only said it, so why bother to ask for words?"

   "It is rumored that Mr. Feng has friendship with Feng Duhu?"

   Martin sighed again, and did not hide from Lu Yi:

   "I do have a little friendship with Feng Duhu. My mistakes in Jieting back then should have been executed according to the law. If Feng Duhu hadn't helped me in time, I'm afraid I would have turned into yellow dust today!"

  The battle at Jieting can be regarded as Feng Duhu's battle of fame.

  What happened that year, except for the person concerned, I am afraid that few people know the details.

  Most people in the world only know that Mr. Ma was saved by Feng Duhu.

   Mr. Ma mentioned this point more than once.

  Lu Yi naturally did not doubt him.

  I saw him deliberate for a while, and then said: "I have always known that Mr. Xinghanhui has a good relationship, and sir also knows a lot of internal information about Xinghanhui on weekdays. I don't mean that I can't trust you."

   "It's just that this matter is of great importance, and His Majesty is very concerned. Now after hearing about this matter, I want to write a letter to the emperor of the Han family to talk about borrowing food."

   "No one in the world knows that the emperor of the Han family attaches great importance to Feng Duhu? Therefore, if Feng Duhu can help the emperor of Han with a good word or two, I think this matter will be as stable as Mount Tai, and there will be no changes."

  Hearing what Lu Yi said, Martin's eyes flashed a light that was not easy to detect, but the expression on his face remained unchanged, and he nodded:

   "I know the meaning of Zhongshu."

   If it is said that before reporting to Sun Quan, this is just a suggestion.

   At most, it is the sale and purchase agreement between the school government and the Sichuan region.

   Then, when Sun Quan decided to write a letter to the emperor of the Han family, it was already a major issue concerning the allies.

  Even if the land of Shu transports grain to Wu, there is a limit.

   It doesn't mean that you can get lucky if you want to.

   Otherwise, why set up a Yongan Yishi?

  In case the little fat man in Chang’an received a letter from Emperor Wu, he would just say “huh” and say when I promised to borrow food.

   That would be embarrassing.

  The emperor lost face, and Lu Yi himself might lose his life along with him.

  Although the probability of this kind of thing is not very high.

   After all, Mr. Ma has a very close friendship with Xinghanhui. In many cases, Mr. Ma can even spread the word for Xinghanhui.

  Xinghanhui's statement, to a large extent, means that Feng Duhu agrees, or at least knows about it.

   But Lu Yi cherished his life.

   So he has to do as much preparation as possible.

   What he didn’t know was that after Martin learned that Sun Quan couldn’t wait to write a letter to Chang’an, he had already thought of a question:

  The famine in Wu State this year may be more serious than I imagined?

  Thinking in his heart, Martin responded with a full mouth:

   "I will write to Feng Duhu myself, asking Feng Duhu to lend a helping hand."

  After thinking for a while, he added, "Deng Weizhe, the head of the Xinghan Society in Jincheng, is the son of Deng Bomiao, who was previously envoy to Jiangdong and swore an oath to Wu Guomeng on behalf of the Han Dynasty."

   "Deng Weizhe is quite like his father. If he wants to deal with this matter, he will definitely take care of it. I will write another letter to him and let him make more preparations."

  This time, it is Lu Yi's turn to be grateful:

   "Thank you very much, thank you sir."

   "It's just a little effort."

   "I know that Mr. Yu Huaijin has a big plan for thieves in his heart, and he doesn't care about ordinary things, but after all, he brought so many students to Jiangdong, there is always something that can't be taken care of."

  Lv Yi cupped his hands and said, "I hereby assure you that as long as it is related to the students of the school, the school affairs office will do our best to help."

   "Lu Zhongshu has a heart."

   "Mutual help, mutual help."

   After receiving Mr. Ma's reply that he asked someone to come tomorrow to get the letter, Lv Yi left contentedly.

  After returning to the school office, he immediately sent someone to send a generous gift.

   The matter of buying grain requires Mr. Ma to act as a link, so Lu Yi is not afraid of people making irresponsible remarks about it.

  Something like a close relationship.

   On the second day, Lu Yi didn't send anyone there, but went there again in person, and sure enough, he got the letter from Mr. Ma.

   "How bold are the Han people!"

   Lu Yida sighed.

  Before there was Feng Duhu, who borrowed horses, armor, and weapons for Da Wu.

  Later, there was Mr. Ma, who tried to find a way to buy and borrow grain for Wu.

   Apart from sighing, even someone like Lu Yi felt a little bit embarrassed:

  Da Wu has received a lot of help from Han over the years, and I only hope that the great cause of hunting down thieves will be successful as soon as possible.

   It was already early summer when Mr. Ma's letter was delivered to Chang'an.

   Along with the letter, Deng Liang also received a letter from Jiangdong.

   "Weizhe is doing well this way?"

   "Brother Lao is concerned, it's still okay."

   Although Deng Liang's lord is a right-wing general, Deng Liang has never been an official, and only wants to stay in Jincheng.

the reason is simple.

  His grandmother is old and inconvenient. He needs to take care of her personally to be at ease.

   Just like the emperor moved the capital this time, most of the relatives of the ministers in the court and the central government also moved to Chang'an one after another.

  But Deng Liang's mother was not in good health and was not suitable for traveling, so she stayed in Jincheng.

  Deng Liang rarely came here this time, naturally to discuss the food shortage in Wu State this time.

   "You have worked hard in Jincheng these years, and you have always done a good job. Your credit is not only mine, but His Majesty also remembers it."

   "One day you want to become an official, whether you want to stay in the court or take up a place, there will always be a place for you."

  Looking at Deng Liang who had begun to grow a beard, Feng Duhu felt somewhat emotional:

   "It's been so many years in a flash, sometimes it feels like yesterday."

  Deng Liang smiled slightly:

   "How dare my younger brother take credit for this little effort? Besides, these are actually the contributions of the brothers in the association. I am just representing the association."

  Feng Duhu waved his hand:

   "A meritorious service is a meritorious service. My brother, there is no need to be humble. Except for you, I really can't find anyone who can make me feel at ease and stay at ease."

   "We have been planning for so many years, and finally we have waited for such a good opportunity. How are you preparing for Jincheng?"

  Deng Liang, who was always indifferent on weekdays, finally had a rare emotional fluctuation when talking about this matter:

   "Brother, don't worry, in the past few years, the big clans in the Shu region have been cooperative. In addition, the price of food has been raised this year, and they are too late to be happy."

  The aristocratic families in the Shu region who have been so mellow all these years actually wanted to accept their fate a long time ago.

  However, the prime minister of the Han Dynasty has been holding back, unwilling to let go of his mouth completely.

  Until the capture of Guanzhong and Bingzhou, the rapid expansion of Dahan requires a large number of talents.

   Coupled with the death of the prime minister and the relocation of the capital by the emperor, this was a complete reversal, and the imperial court began to use a large number of children from the Shu region.

  Like Qiao Zhou, serving as the prince's family order is an attitude.

   This is probably a kind of imperial mind.

  The prime minister suppresses the front, and the emperor pushes back.

   What happened is that now the aristocratic families in the Shu region are very supportive of the emperor of the Han family.

  After so many years, everyone has finally come to the end of their hardships. Knowing that the imperial court plans to sell a large amount of grain to the state of Wu, why not support it enthusiastically?

  In fact, in the past few years, Xinghanhui has collected a batch of grain at a high price every year and resold it to the east.

   But there is a quota.

  This year is different. I heard that the quota has been relaxed, and you will be charged as much as you have.

  (end of this chapter)