Three Kingdoms: Jiehu becomes stronger from the beginning of Taoyuan's three knots

Chapter 34 Spending money to do things is the right way

Liu Ce's words quickly attracted the interest of Xi Zhicai and Ju Shou, so they immediately looked at him seriously.

Seeing that both of them looked at him seriously, Liu Ce expressed his thoughts.

"Although we now have more than [-] soldiers, this can only be counted as my private part. Those captains and military advisers are just false names and have not been recognized by the court. I often feel ashamed of this To my brethren..."

As soon as he said this, the expressions on the faces of Xi Zhicai and Ju Shou immediately changed.

Fortunately, Xi Zhicai said that he was just a commoner before he joined Liu Ce.

But Jushou is different. Before he came, he had already achieved the official position of Guangping county magistrate.

Although Liu Ce's prestige is outside, he does not have a formal official position in the court.

Therefore, the soldiers under him can only be regarded as personal parts.

Although the imperial court has no regulations on the number of individual trilogy, it has never recognized that tributaries are the official army of the imperial court.

So much so that Liu Ce's generals don't even have a formal military position.

Xi Zhicai and Jushou glanced at each other, and they understood each other's emotions in each other's eyes.

Xi Zhicai: Your lord is thinking about our future!

Jushou: Yes, the lord is afraid that we will lose our future if we follow him!
"My lord, what do you mean, you want to use Bi Lan's relationship to get in touch with the imperial court?"

Xi Zhicai tentatively expressed his thoughts.

Ju Shou is an upright person, he immediately understood the meaning of Xi Zhicai's words.

"The ten permanent attendants are the emperor's minions, who specialize in selling officials to earn money! Could it be that my lord, you also want to..."

Speaking of this, Ju Shou looked at Liu Ce with a puzzled face.

Liu Ce didn't avoid Jushou's gaze, but instead looked into his eyes very resolutely.

"Heaven and earth are not benevolent and regard all things as straw dogs. If we want to save the people from the fire and water, we must first make ourselves stronger! Before that, on the premise of not harming the interests of the people, we should use the smallest cost to obtain the greatest benefit. Not a good choice!"

What he said was so powerful that Ju Shou was a little stunned when he heard it.

But Hu who turned his head and pondered carefully, Ju Shou felt that there was nothing wrong with his words.

Most importantly, Liu Ce made it clear that doing these things did not harm the interests of the people.

Yes, it's just buying some officials from the emperor. How can it harm the interests of the people?
At most, it's just bad for the court, but does the court still need mercy now?

"My lord, I understand what you mean! I will contact Bi Lan for you..."

Ju Shou clasped his fists slightly, and spoke before Xi Zhi stepped forward.

Liu Ce nodded slowly after hearing this.

"It's most appropriate to go with Mr. Gong, so Mr. Lao will be there!"

Jushou repeatedly said he didn't dare, and then he discussed with Liu Ce and Xi Zhicai for a long time before getting up and leaving.

Liu Ce ordered Xu Chu and Zhang He to lead fifty halberd soldiers to escort Jushu to Hejian County.

That night, Jushou and his party quietly entered the city through the north gate of Hejian.

Half an hour later, Ju Shou entered Bi Lan's mansion.

Bi Lan Mansion, inside the study.

Bi Lan had a haughty look on his face, and when he looked at Jushou, it was as if he was looking at a beggar.

"You are the prefect of Guangping? Why did you come here on behalf of Liu Ce? Did Liu Ce receive the gold medal from Zajia?"

When he opened his mouth, he asked three times, but Jushou just smiled slightly after hearing this, and waited until Bi Lan was a little anxious before answering.

"A few days ago, Guangping was besieged by Zhang Niujiao's [-] bandit soldiers. Fortunately, Mr. Liu gave up his life to save the lives of thousands of people. I am deeply grateful for Mr. Liu's kindness, so I resigned and followed me."

Speaking of this, Ju Shoucong respectfully placed a sandalwood box on the table.

"Here is the emperor's golden token arrow, but it was not received by my lord, but captured from a group of yellow scarf bandits."

Bi Lan stood up excitedly when he heard this.

He didn't bring many people with him this time, and there were even fewer people he could trust around him.

This time, there were only two of them gone, and it would be very inconvenient if I wanted to do anything else in the future.

Although he also suspected that Liu Ce had killed his confidant at the moment, he couldn't say much because he had no evidence.

So, Bi Lan who stood up had no choice but to sit down again in despair.

"Liu Ce is willing to return the gold medal. I just don't know why he didn't come here in person?"

After hearing this, Ju Shou immediately clasped his fists and replied.

"Two days ago, my lord received news that Zhang Niujiao and Chu Yan from Montenegro gathered an army of 20 to go south for revenge. In order to protect Hejian's safety, he has already stationed camps in the north in advance to ward off bandit soldiers."

Bi Lan was trapped in Hejian because Zhang Niujiao made trouble nearby some time ago.

Now that he heard that he was going to bring another 20 people south to make trouble, he panicked instantly.

"What? He's coming again? What should I do? What should I do? There are less than 20 soldiers in Hejian, and they have 20... a full [-]!"

Bi Lan hurriedly stood up again, Ju Shou could see that he was really frightened.

Seeing this situation, Ju Shou spoke slowly.

"My lord, don't panic, my lord has already prepared a team of fast horses before coming here! Someone will escort you back first."

After Bi Lan heard this, she immediately regained her spirits.

"Is this true? How many troops did Liu Ce send to escort me back?"

Jushou smiled and replied slowly.

"Fifty elite soldiers!"

Bi Lan almost twisted her nose when she heard this.

"Only 50 people? The 2 people in Hejian don't feel safe, so he sent 50 people? That's impossible! At least [-] troops are needed!"

After hearing this, Ju Shou was very angry!
It's just a eunuch, but he opened his mouth and demanded [-] troops to protect him back.

He is just a dog of the emperor, not the real emperor!

Really exasperating!
Qi returns to Qi, but Jushou still has to say what he should say.

"My lord, all the yellow turban thieves in the south of Jizhou have been wiped out by my lord at the behest of my lord. Therefore, there will definitely not be a large group of yellow turban thieves making trouble during the return journey. Moreover, the target of 50 people is small, so it is not easy to be noticed. .”

Bi Lan has worked in the palace for more than ten years, so she can be regarded as a cunning and cunning.

When Ju Shou spoke just now, he instantly understood the meaning of the words.

Clearing out the yellow scarves in southern Jizhou under my own instruction is no small feat!
"Yes, yes, Mr. Liu has done a very good job! After I return to Luoyang, I will definitely report to the emperor in person, and I will reward you according to my merit!"

Liu Ce used his strength to show his favor to him. If he didn't know how to reciprocate, he would be too ignorant of the world.

Seeing that Bi Lan had understood what he said, Ju Shou hurriedly put another gift slip on the table.

"My lord deserves a share of the credit, so naturally the lord also has a share! It's just that the lord is already a great minister, no matter how favored the emperor is, he can't add it any more. It's better to get some benefits from the spoils first..."

After hearing this, Bi Lan's eyes lit up immediately!

What kind of official position and merits does he need now? There is nothing like this real money.

So he held the gift list in both hands and muttered to himself while laughing.

"Yes, yes, Master Ju is right! Miscellaneous understands, understands everything!"

(End of this chapter)