Perhaps it was because Yan Qing's response was too calm and comfortable, or perhaps it was because Lu Bu trusted him wholeheartedly and didn't suspect in the slightest that this was nothing more than a high-level technique to forcefully change the subject, immediately giving up on dwelling on the scene that he had just seen, and sent someone to go and invite Jia Dang to come over.
Once Yan Chongguang was determined to bluff, with the Three Kingdoms magazine and the Romance of the Three Kingdoms in his head, plus a clever tongue, it was more than enough to fool even Jia Dajian, who did not know much about him at the moment, not to mention Lu Bu, who had a significantly lower intelligence.
...... It's not all his fault, it seems like you have to sacrifice a little bit of heart if you want to grow more.
Yan Qing so self-compassionate, a face of color, pulling two people, in this inner hall of the table enough to analyze the world's situation all night - in fact, it is pulling the whole night's bastard calf, to the day dawn, only to be unable to stay up, sleepy and dispersed.
Out of his expectation is, extremely feel unfulfilled Lu Bu let alone, even consistently pay attention to health Jia Yan top double panda eyes, also hate can not come with him a few times again with a candle long talk posture.
Yan Qing knew that he had overdone it, but the stone that was lifted had not yet had time to hit his other foot, and at noon this day, the dusty messenger came with the news - last night at two o'clock, Li Su's army was robbed by Niu Fu's leaders, and the losses were heavy under the total lack of defense, and they could only watch as the soldiers and horses scurried about in a disorderly manner, and almost had to retreat in defeat! Hongnong.
Fortunately, Zhang Liao led the reinforcements in time, when the opportunity to help collect like a headless fly everywhere drilling people, stabilized the six godless Li Su, Li Zhang two army smooth joint, then back to a strike, a great victory to take advantage of the gap sneak attack Niu Fu's 5000 troops, but also all the way to the victory, and killed to a river.
Let them feel laughable is, busy work this way, Niu Fu's head but simply can not stay to them personally removed, was his own heart from the Department of Hu Chier to lead the head chopped, and with the rest of the entourage, the head and Niu Fu hastily packed the gold and silver fine and soft and offered, in order to beg for forgiveness.
Zhang Liao and Li Su are not good at making good decisions, so they first took these few prisoners into custody, and while rushing back, they sent a fast horse to ask Lu Bu what he meant to do.
Knowing that Yan Qing's worries had come true, and that Li Su was so careless that he was beaten to death by Niu Fu, who should not have been his opponent, Lu Bu's face was already covered with dark clouds, and he laughed coldly, and finally said with a murderous spirit, "If it were not for the wisdom of Chong Guang, Su would have already ruined Bu's face, and jeopardized the great things that Bu did!"
Jia Yan could not help but look at Yan Qing one more time.
Yan Qing busy persuade him to rest his anger, but Lu Bu's face always sullen, a look of hate to immediately capture Li Su to kill and then quickly posture, until listening to the later Zhang Liao power to save the day, faced with the disadvantage of the defeat to win the paragraph, only a little soothing a little.
After finally understanding what they were asking for, he couldn't help but snicker and was about to say something, when he suddenly recalled that there were two far-sighted military advisors standing right beside him, so he turned to them and asked politely, "I wonder how Mr. Chongguang and Mr. Wenhe, how do they feel about this?"
Jia Daan looked at Yan Qing without panic and smiled lightly, "Why don't you listen to Shiguang's opinion first."
Yan Qing is clear that even if Jia Daan is sincere in his endeavors, he has been used to taking care of himself in the past, and now he is still cautious and careful, and he will not open his mouth so easily before figuring out Lu Bu's temperament, and he wants to enhance his understanding through him. So he didn't push back, and directly said his own opinion: "Hu Chier can't be used!"
To this never met the surrendered general, he with a rare cold tone, word by word evaluation: "If auxiliary first defeat, it seeks another bright master, is still excusable, but this person is extremely heart is not right, committed such a see the benefit of the master, but also this complacent, words do not see half a bit of shame and guilt, it is really outrageous, abhorrent. Today for greed a few gold beads can cut off the head of the cattle auxiliary as his heart, a hundred trust, if his life is in danger again, see the small profits, with its sinister nature, and how? He will definitely be victimized by him!"
In the play, even did a similar thing Lu Bu are extremely do not see Hu Chier's behavior, on the spot chopped things - after all, he and Ding Yuan is the relationship of mutual use of most, each other also know that there is no substantial father-son relationship. Although the abandonment of the people criticized, but far less like murder to the head of the superiors trust their own Hu Chier to the stomach.
Although Li Su had not fled in defeat, Lu Bu would not be angry with Hu Chier, but Yan Qing did not want to see a stinking rat turd mixed in with Lu Bu's elite force.
This is generally the same as what Jia Daan thought, but if it were his turn to speak first, he would never be as outspoken as Yan Qing, but would be much more tactful. See Lv Bu on Yan Qing's straightforward statement face color is not different, but also quite a few points of approval, he has a plan in mind, not sparingly echoed: "Chong Guang's opinion, and I do not coincide with, this kind of reneging on the master and forgetting grace, fellow robe cruelty of the precedent of ten thousand can not be opened, also can not be tolerated."
Lu Bu nodded happily and said painfully, "Since the two gentlemen share the same view as Bu, let's ask Wen Yuan to behead the flag immediately."
Once this was over, Jia Yan suddenly asked, "Dare I ask the Lord, I wonder how much grain and grass was searched out from the ancient place and entrusted to General Gao Shun to transfer away?"
Lu Bu opened his mouth, but did not reply immediately, instead glancing solicitously at Yan Qing.
Yan Qing secretly screamed in his heart that it was not good, involving the military confidentiality will easily not answer, but also deliberately turn his eyes to ask for his opinion, this is not clearly to Jia Yan is not yet enough trust?
Fear of chilling to take the initiative to offer advice to the heart of Jia Daoban, Yan Qing face does not change color, quickly opened his eyes and said blindly, without traces of a remedy to solve the siege said: "counting the fruits of war, the Lord has been handed over to the Qing and Fuyi, but also due to the amount of detail is too large, even Qing, I'm afraid that a time, I can not say, but only about to remember that there are nearly three million dendrobiums. If Wen and do not abandon, then wait for Qing personally go to fetch bamboo slips, with you detailed."
Jia Daan didn't know if he was really being kept in the dark, or if he was pretending not to know, and said with a smile, "It's enough to know the general idea, so there's no need to bother Chong Guang with an extra trip. I do have one more question for you, I wonder how many percent of this grain our army has decided to keep for His Majesty?"
Yan Qing smiled faintly, not at all avoiding their purpose of withholding the big head, "Chang'an is depleted of personnel, except for those under the lieutenant, there are almost no soldiers available. Outside of His Majesty and the palace people, there are no more than some court officials left with four bodies, 30% is more than enough."
Jia Yan, however, shook his head and said, "Yan, however, believes that leaving 10% is sufficient."
He frowned, trying only to keep from showing disapproval.
Yan Qing couldn't wait to let Jia Dan take over without asking, but unfortunately he couldn't expose this intention, so he forced himself to hold back his excitement, smiled calmly, and questioned in a warm voice: "Why did Wen He say that? Our army is fine but not numerous, even if we only take 70% of them, it will be enough to cope with the wear and tear of nearly thirty years. And the palace can be used by very few, the general of conquest of the west Huangfu Yizhen but not old eyesight blind to this point, will believe that the heartless dong thief only hides these money and grain, why do some insatiable action, futilely provoke his majesty to get angry?"
Ten percent of the grain and grass, although enough to let the little emperor's gang live generously for three years and five years, but this will definitely not be accepted by General Huangfu, who is loyal to the Lord.
Jia Yan shook his feather fan, invariably bring out a few points of cunning, did not directly answer, but began to talk about him: "Hebei's Yuan Benchu and Gongsun Bogui between the war situation stalemate, but also separated from the regicide of his brother to take his brother's deep hatred, sooner or later to have to score a winner or loser can not be, on the contrary, the two sides of the grain and grass is not good."
Yan Qing had long since grown accustomed to the literati's meandering play-guessing IQ-testing tricks, and hadn't expected Jia Yan to be straightforward, but after hearing him say so, he still reflexively glanced at Lu Bu.
...... sure enough.
Although Lu Bu had his usual taut face, anyone with eyes could see how dangerous he was staring at Jia Dang's eyes, almost ready to stretch out his big palm at any moment, so that he could slap this asshole military advisor who had whetted his appetite and deliberately sold out.
Yan Qing silently averted his eyes and looked back to Jia Yan who was as if nothing had happened, although Gongsun Zan had the advantage in the early stage, but he at least knew something of the history of the last years of the Eastern Han Dynasty and sighed: "Although Gongsun Zan is brave and strong, he is selfish and short-sighted, with a narrow temperament and prideful self-satisfaction, and he is much worse than Yuan Shao."
In fact, the two are essentially half a catty, but Yuan Shao will at least make a show of it, and the strategists under his command are a bit more capable than Gongsun Zan's, so he can occasionally persuade people at critical moments. Gongsun Zan is all the way non-stop death, not a subordinate to stop.
Even Zhao Yun Zhao Zi Long, who was loyal and just and brave, abandoned him in disappointment after seeing through his nature.
Hearing Yan Qing indirectly praise Yuan Shao for a few sentences, Lu Bu, who was still quite confused, immediately shifted his gaze.
Yan Qing directly gave a cloudy disregard, only thinking that he was being cute.
Jia Yan nodded in agreement, and immediately said, "Because of this, that extra 20% of grain and grass should be secretly sold to Gongsun Zan to help him solve this pressing problem."
Yan Qing was first stunned, and quickly looked back, seeing that Jia Yang was still smiling slightly, his heart inexplicably chilled a little.
Historically, both sides that had been at war for a long time were unusually short of food and grass and had to call a truce for a while, and after this period of recuperation and rest, it was the beginning of the tragedy of Gongsun Zan's wild downward spiral and never returning.
Of course, Jia Yan could see that Gongsun Zan's strength was only temporary, but he didn't want to tell Yuan Shao to easily solve the biggest threat in the northeast, and then turn around and have the time to toss them around. He wanted to keep them evenly matched for a longer period of time, so that Yuan Shao, who had a large family, would continue to be too busy to think about the newly appointed governor of Yuzhou, or to think about the emperor in Chang'an Palace.
Otherwise Lu Bu once parachuted in, very easy to be these tens of thousands of elite troops of the state pastor stared at, and do not want to gang up with the side - whether it is in the perspective of wading through the muddy water is not beneficial, or to be lenient to the heart of the emperor who is reluctant to let go of the lifesaving straws, Lu Bu try to avoid making friends with them for the best. -To be able to make a fortune alone is a difficult thing to do.
Yan Qing instantly recognized the idea in his heart, and all that was left was how to tell Huangfu Song not to lash out at them for taking advantage of the fire: "This plan is very good. Just the place of the Western General, I wonder if Wen He has any countermeasures?"
Jia Yan laughed, "Good idea. It only depends on whether the Lord is willing to give up 20% of his gold and silver treasures in exchange."
Food can not be eaten can only be piled up in the granary, those who were forced by Dong Zhuo from the hands of rich merchants and big clans to scrape the exotic treasures, but the princes and nobles of the favorite, there are these to compensate for the traumatized treasury, think there will not be too much complaining.
Yan Qing was well aware that due to the sudden locust plague, most of the rice seedlings had suffered, causing the price of grain to soar to a terrifying height - '50 kan for every dowel of grain' - to the point where cases of cannibalism occurred frequently. Even if he had the intention to try to eliminate the locust disaster, to a troop, having an adequate supply of food and grass is always the most important thing, so how could he possibly hesitate about this kind of trade-off?
Lu Bu had been quietly watching from the wall, when he received Yan Qing's wink, he quickly opened his mouth and took a stand, "If Mr. Wenhe still remembers how Bu answered the second question in the first place, he wouldn't have asked this question more."