Wait, please don't call me Emperor Zhaolie

Chapter 139 I Want to Kill My Relatives for the Sake of Justice
Liu Bei understood Guo Jia's thoughts.

You can provide Lu Bu with food and grass, but you must not provide him with additional soldiers, especially cavalry.

Moreover, in his letter, Lü Bu only mentioned the losses he had suffered, but did not mention at all how he had defeated Wen Chou's cavalry and how many war horses, military horses, and pack horses he had seized.

Liu Bei then curiously asked Zhang Liao: "Since Wen Chou was defeated, how many horses did Fengxian capture when he cleaned up the battlefield?"

Zhang Liao replied without hesitation: "More than 1,400 horses of various kinds."

As great as the loss was, the gain was equally great.

However, Lu Bu still asked him to come here wearing tattered armor to ask for supplies and money, which made Zhang Liao dissatisfied.

Liu Bei thought to himself, "I didn't expect that Lu Bu, with his thick eyebrows and big eyes, would play tricks on him."

Training cavalry is not something that can be done overnight, and there are no special pastures. With so many horses in two counties, Lu Bu might have to save food for his wife and daughter by eating only one meal a day.

Liu Bei then smiled and said, "Don't worry, Wenyuan. I will immediately have someone allocate some food, fodder, alfalfa, beans, herbs and other supplies from the cavalry to Dangyin."

After Zhang Liao thanked him and bowed his head to rest, Guo Jia frowned and said, "Sir, Lu Bu has so many horses, so we shouldn't provide him with more food and grass later."

"But..." Guo Jia changed the subject and congratulated Liu Bei, saying, "It won't be long before many of Lu Bu's horses will be acquired by Qing and Yan."

"This batch of horses originally came from Jizhou, Yuan Shao would not buy them from Lu Bu, and Lu Bu wanted to sell the military horses and pack horses to Yuzhou and Jingzhou, which was simply a fantasy.

Not to mention that he couldn't establish connections with horse merchants, the ban on the sale of horses issued by the envoy alone was enough to make it difficult for Lu Fengxian to take a single step.

Henei County is close to Bingzhou, and the Xiongnu people are no shortage of horses for their grazing. The longer they hold the fodder, the more they consume. In the end, they can only sell them to the envoy at a low price. At that time, they can be used to replace the horses with insufficient endurance in the army, and the injured horses can be placed in pavilions, post stations, and relay stations for use as working horses. "

Guo Jia said with a smile.

As for the wealthy and aristocratic families in Yanzhou buying pack horses, it does not matter, but if they dare to buy war horses and military horses at will, it is a blatant violation of the law, and there is no need for any other excuse to execute their entire family.

Since the time of Emperor Gaozu of the Han Dynasty, the imperial court has exercised strict control over military horses and war horses. If anyone dared to sell war horses privately and was caught, the entire family would have to go on the road together.

In particular, the left legs of official horses had to be branded for identification, and even the horses had horse registers, which recorded in detail the appearance and body characteristics of the horses.

Different horse brands were used to distinguish the types of uses of horses. The war horses that Lu Bu seized from Yuan Shao could definitely be identified as long as anyone dared to buy them.

Speaking of raising horses, Liu Bei couldn't help but sigh.

Since Emperor Guangwu, the imperial court has implemented a policy of external contraction, abolishing horse ranches and pastoral gardens on a large scale. Especially after accepting the submission of the Southern Xiongnu, the vast horse ranches such as Hexi and Shangjun were gradually occupied by the Xiongnu.

The Beidi and Ding'an counties in Liangzhou were also occupied by the Qiang people and used for grazing.

During the reign of Emperor Xiao'an, the horse farms had no choice but to be moved to Yuejun County, Yizhou County, and Jianwei County in Yizhou.

It's easy to give something away, but difficult to get it back.

Liu Bei thought about it and it seemed that the Han Dynasty did not take back these pastures for hundreds of years, until the Sui and Tang Dynasties...

"Sir, the clan leaders of the Guo, Yin and He families in Ji County have come to request an audience." Military officer Xu Ju quickly walked into the courtyard and bowed to report.

When Guo Jia heard this, he quickly said, "My lord, I have military duties to attend to, so I will take my leave now."

He did not want to have too much dealings with the Guo family, who had long since moved to Ji County in Hanoi, for fear that the envoy would agree to something difficult out of consideration for his feelings.

Guo Fengxiao's favor was not to be used for the benefit of distant relatives. After all, as long as he was present and something happened, he had to stand up and speak for Guo. Therefore, the best way to deal with it was not to meet. Anyway, the other party could not reach out to the Qingzhou military camp to find out that Guo Jia was also in Jixian County with the army.

Liu Bei found it funny when he saw Guo Jia making eye contact with him.

Then he waved his hand and said, "Go ahead and help Gongda handle the military affairs. He is too busy all day and can't rest. Only you, Guo Fengxiao, are idle. It seems that Gongda is too caring and the military affairs he assigns are too little."

"My lord, you are wrong. It is not Gongda who is taking care of Guo Jia, but the envoy who is taking care of Guo Jia. He has pity on my frail body and does not allow me to work too hard on paperwork. Jia needs to thank the envoy."

Guo Jia bowed in gratitude.

Although Liu Bei knew that Guo Jia was trying to curry favor with him, he could not help laughing and scolded, "Go quickly, don't be like the officials who are despised by the common people and try to curry favor with me."

Guo Jia bowed again and retreated with a smile.

Liu Bei turned to Xu Ju and said meaningfully: "Go and invite the three clan leaders. Remember to walk slowly when you pass by the military camp so that they can see the high spirits of the soldiers."

Xu Ju grinned when he heard that.

Half an hour later, the three clan leaders who came together appeared in front of Liu Bei, wiping the sweat from their foreheads with fine silk.

"Bye, hello to Envoy Liu."

"Greetings, Lord Xuande."

Hearing that Guo was called differently from Yin and He, Liu Bei raised his eyebrows quietly.

The head of the Guo family recalled the bloodstained robes, bloodstained armor and weapons hanging out to dry in the military camp, and the vicious looks from the soldiers, which made him speak incoherently when facing Envoy Liu.

Moreover, it was already dark at night. Under the light of a candle, Envoy Liu sat at his desk processing official documents and did not speak for a long time.

Looking at the long black shadow behind him, I felt an invisible pressure rushing up to my chest.

Presumably, the other two clan leaders felt the same way as he did.

Liu Bei used a carving knife to correct the wrong document, and said without raising his head: "Didn't you see the punitive declaration? Now Ji County has been conquered for a day and a night, and you are just late, with no food and grass to reward the army, and no troops to help the army attack the city. It seems that you are deeply involved with the Liangzhou rebels."

"If that's the case, why don't you stay home and wait for me to kill you tomorrow morning before breakfast."

“Puff!”

The noble He clan bowed to the ground and said, "Lord Xuande, please calm down. The reason why He clan gave money and food to the Liangzhou thieves was because they were forced by the thief Yang Chou. We did not intend to be an enemy of Lord Xuande."

Among the three local tyrants in Ji County, he contributed the most. He also married his daughter to Yang Chou, a general under Zhang Yang. They became father-in-law and son-in-law. Half of the clan members were taken away by Yang Chou from Liangzhou.

Dian Wei stood by with his sword tightly grasped. As long as the general gave the order, he would kill him on the spot.

"Really?" Liu Bei raised his head, pointed to a few wooden scrolls on the desk and said, "If you don't want others to know, then you better not do it. The letter of accusation has long been on my desk. Your relatives colluded with the Liangzhou bandit army to resist stubbornly. Other relatives don't want to die with you."

"Come here, take the chiefs of the He and Yin clans to prison. After we have wiped out the direct relatives of the two families tomorrow, behead them all and throw them into the streets."

　Thanks to book friend Hengwu for the reward!

　　
　
(End of this chapter)