At that moment, Shi Ah, who was standing opposite him, could even hear his breathing. It was suddenly rapid but forcefully suppressed.
"This is…"
Ding Yuan looked at the silk book and realized that there were no words of greeting on it.
It was really just a list of gifts.
However, the list of gifts…
It was a little luxurious!
No!
How was it luxurious?
It was simply heroic!
"Imperial Envoy, please sit!"
Ding Yuan's attitude changed 180 degrees almost immediately. He looked at Shi Ah with a smile."Please tell this old man who this Chen Youzhou is. Do you have any other requests for coming here?”
"No matter what request you have, just say it. If it can be done, this old man will definitely do it!”
As he spoke, he did not forget to instruct the officials,"Quickly go and get Official Lu and Zhang Liao to come to the Provincial Governor's Office. Oh right, also get Official Lu's subordinate Gao Shun to come as well!”
The officials were dumbfounded and did not react for a long time.
There was still one person who was quick-witted and immediately went to receive the order.
Shi Ah sat down with a smile.
Chen Xiao's words before they set off surfaced in his heart.
"Ding Yuan was born in a humble background and only managed to become the governor of Bingzhou after many years. His salary is six hundred stones. A person like him must have yearned for those famous families, so he must have admired Liu Yu, a very famous Han clan relative.”
"Knowing that I've taken away Liu Yu's position as Youzhou Prefecture's Overseer, his attitude won't be too good.”
"But he lacks money and food."
"As long as the chaos in Bing Province is not resolved, his position as the governor of Bing Province will not be stable. Whether it is to recruit troops or send troops to quell the rebellion, he will need a large amount of money and food.”
"Since he doesn't have it, I'll give it to him.”
"In this way, even if he looks down on people like me who spend money to buy an official position, he will definitely be respectful after being arrogant.”
"So, if he doesn't want to let you go, you just have to remember one thing.”
"Lure him with money and suppress him with the power of the Imperial Court!”
"He won't disobey, and he won't dare to disobey!”
If Ding Yuan was only the governor of Bingzhou, he would not dare to disobey the imperial court's edict.
But he still had military power.
This was a true duke.
To put it bluntly, they were local warlords.
In the late Eastern Han Dynasty, when the authority of the imperial court was declining day by day, such warlords were qualified to say no when faced with the imperial court's orders!
At the very least, he could find a reason to make Shi Ah return empty-handed!
Of course, Chen Xiao could not let such a thing happen!
Therefore, he used his money ability again!
He offered a price that Ding Yuan couldn't refuse!
"Just as Young Master had expected, he was really arrogant before and now he's respectful…"
Shi Ah sighed with emotion.
The more she followed Young Master, the more she prostrated herself in admiration.
From thousands of miles away, he could see Ding Yuan's character and situation clearly.
He had a target in mind and did both.
Ding Yuan was in a tight spot.
"To be honest, ever since I took on the job of the governor of Bingzhou, I haven't had a good night's sleep!”
While waiting for Lu Bu and Zhang Liao to arrive, Ding Yuan grabbed the silk book and read it several times. He sighed,"The Imperial Court urges me to send troops to quell the rebellion every day. Do they think that I don't want to send troops? However, the prerequisite for sending troops was to have soldiers and food!”
"Xiu Tu attacked the cities and seized the land, causing chaos in more than half of the counties in Bingzhou. Later, he even killed the Chanyu of the Southern Xiongnu and joined forces with many tribes of the Southern Xiongnu.”
"It's said to have an army of 100,000!"
"Shouldn't this old man first recruit soldiers and buy horses for such a mighty Hu army and spray them to death with my saliva?”
"Just like that, someone in the court actually impeached me to Your Majesty, saying that I stationed troops in Hanoi and intended to rebel!”
"How preposterous!"
It could be seen that Ding Yuan's situation during this period of time was not very good.
Suddenly, someone sent him a large amount of money and food, which made him feel extremely good.
He even started to talk more.
He looked at Shi Ah with a cold smile on his face.""Don't you think that after the rebellion of Xiutu and the Hu, the White Wave bandits have risen again? As the governor of Bingzhou, I don't even have a place to settle down in Bingzhou.!”
In that case, Bing Province was in a mess now.
No wonder Ding Yuan valued money and food so much.
"Provincial Governor Ding, before I came down, the lord repeatedly reminded me that You and Bing Provinces are the border of the Great Han Dynasty and shoulder the heavy responsibility of national defense. If Provincial Governor Ding sends troops to attack Xiutu and the Hu in the future, you can send people to Youzhou if you need anything!”
Shi Ah smiled." I don't dare to say anything else. It's easy to provide some money and food to Bingzhou."”
He did not have the eloquence of Zhang Yi and Su Qin, so he remembered Chen Xiao's instructions.
Use power to suppress them and lure them with temptation.
He directly gave Ding Yuan a blank check.
"Chen Youzhou's promise of money and grain has already overwhelmed me," Ding Yuan said in surprise."He's actually helping Bing Province?" Isn't this family too rich?"
At the same time, he also had some doubts whether the money and food that Chen Xiao promised could be fulfilled.
Shia's words reassured him.""Provincial Governor Ding, you might not know this, but my lord is now in charge of the Zhen family's business. With just a word, the Zhen family's grain stores in Bing Province, the various prefectures, Hanoi, and Si Li will do their best to gather food and send it to Provincial Governor Ding's treasury.”
So it was the Zhen family!
Ding Yuan knew about the Zhen family's reputation. He was even more shocked, but at the same time, he heaved a sigh of relief."The Zhen family's business is spread all over the provinces and counties. I've heard of their reputation like thunder, so I can rest assured.”
"Haha."
A proud look appeared on Shi Ah's face.""My lord once said that everyone has a responsibility to guard the borders for the country. Therefore, if Governor Ding needs help in the future, don't be polite. As long as it can be solved with money, it's not a problem.”
Good boy!
He was really rich!
This tone was a little too big!
Ding Yuan was overjoyed. He did not expect to meet such a fool at his most difficult time.
If they didn't make friends, when would they?
He immediately made a decision.
He didn't obstruct Zhang Liao and Gao Shun from being transferred to Youzhou Province.
With the Imperial Court's transfer order, he couldn't reject it. Now that he had gotten such a great deal, the person he had transferred away wasn't even Lu Bu, whom he valued the most…
Why not?
Zhang Liao was going to Beijing anyway!
As the two were talking, Lu Bu, Zhang Liao, and Gao Shun arrived.
As soon as Lu Bu entered the room, he looked at Ding Yuan in surprise,""Ming Gong, is that horse outside your new one? It's truly majestic. I've seen many horses in Bingzhou for many years, but I've never seen such a…"
Before he could finish, he saw Ding Yuan's dumbfounded expression."What horse?"
"Hehe, I brought this horse.”
Shi Ah stood up at the right time and said with a smile," This time, General Gao Shun, who is under Official Lu's command, will be transferred away. Although my master is the governor of Youzhou and has the imperial court's order, he is still deeply apologetic. He specially ordered me to bring this horse to Official Lu!”
"A precious horse for a hero, please accept it!”
Hearing this, Lu Bu was puzzled.
Then, he was pleasantly surprised.
"You Prefecture Overseer…you know me, Lu Fengxian?”
Compared to Gao Shun, he actually felt that getting a BMW was more worth being happy about.
Zhang Liao and Gao Shun, who were behind him, looked confused.
Little did they know that in this transaction of money and a horse, their fates had already been arranged.
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