Outside Yuan Chang's tent, a middle-aged scribe stood with his head held high, as if he didn't see the sword and axe hands standing on either side, and strode towards the tent.

"Drink!"

As the middle-aged scribe approached, one of the captains let out a loud shout, and the sword and axe slashed straight down, only an inch away from the middle-aged scribe's head. During this time, the middle-aged scribe remained unmoved, as if it was not a sword and axe that was slashing at him, but a non-lethal ornament.

"Who is coming, the military camp in front of you, if you continue to move forward, a knife and axe in your hand will not recognize you!"

"A certain is an envoy under the command of Gongsun Thorn Shi, who came to Yuan Taishou for peace talks. ”

The person who came was Guan Jing, the long history of Gongsun Zhan, and in the face of the captain's question, Guan Jing was neither humble nor arrogant, and his answer was loud.

"Since Yuan Taishou knew that a certain family was coming, why did he have to do such a childish act and make others laugh in vain. If Yuan Taishou has no intention of making peace, he will retreat. ”

"What a gut, dare to bully my family and seek death!"

When the captain heard Guan Jing insulting Yuan Chang in public, he immediately raised his eyebrows coldly, raised the knife and axe in his hand, and was about to slash at Guan Jing.

"Stop!"

A clear cheer sounded, and then, Yuan Chang, who was wearing armor, strode out.

"Guan Changshi is a distinguished guest, how can he be treated so rudely?

"My subordinates are guilty, thank you for your kindness!"

The captain said yes and stepped aside with his head down. Guan Jing could naturally see that if the captain hadn't been instructed, how could he have such a move. Objective. Naturally, it was to test Guan Jing's attitude. However, when Guan Jing came to Yuan Chang's camp, he was already ready to meet any difficulties. For such a trick, naturally his expression will not change.

"Haha, Commissioner Shi Zhen is a rare guest, this is too late to greet him, and I hope that Commissioner Shi Mo will be surprised. Without further ado, let's get into the camp!"

Yuan Chang laughed and welcomed Guan Jing into the tent.

Naturally, there is no oil pot to prepare in the tent, and one temptation is enough. It's a joke if it's too much. Those who dare to go out at such a critical moment are absolutely different. Therefore, Yuan Chang was just a simple test. Look at what kind of character Guan Jing is. At the first temptation, Yuan Chang could see that Guan Jing was an upright and loyal person, but he was also a talent.

In the camp. Guo Jia, Zhao Yun, Dian Wei, Yu Ban and Han Sui are divided into two rows. Look at Guan Jing. The eyes of the other four were peaceful, only the fierce look on Dian Wei's face. It's not that Dian Wei deliberately showed it, but Dian Wei's face was already vicious, and when he stared at a person, his eyes would unnaturally reveal a state of facing an opponent. Therefore, it will make people feel that Dian Wei has malicious intentions. Actually, Dian Wei is also a good person, under normal circumstances!

Facing Dian Wei's fierce eyes. Guan Jing responded fearlessly. His eyes swept over Guo Jia, Zhao Yun, Yu Ban and Han Sui, and he couldn't help but secretly admire in his heart.

Guan Jing has followed Gongsun Chan all the way to the present. I have seen countless people of all kinds. Therefore, Guan Jing's eyesight is also extraordinary.

It can be seen from the five people under Yuan Chang's command that these five people are all extraordinary. At least, Guan Jing was under the command of Gongsun Zhan, and he didn't see anyone who could have the momentum of Guo Jia and Zhao Yun. Even Yu Ban and Han Sui, who seem to be relatively weak, no one under Gongsun Chan can compare. This kind of high-spirited, strong and unyielding, and full of will to challenge all difficulties has only been seen by Guan Jing in Gongsun Zhan at the beginning. That's right, it was Gongsun Chan who had such momentum. At the beginning, Gongsun Chan was young and vigorous, thinking that he wanted to wipe out all the foreign races and make the world the world the world of the Han family, what a spirit and what an amazing momentum. However, now Guan Jing can no longer see such momentum in Gongsun Zhan, and I don't know when Gongsun Chan is already a hero with shortness of breath. Even so, Guan Jing did not think about leaving Gongsun Zhan, he hoped that Gongsun Chan would one day be able to regain his original momentum and restore the momentum that swept everything again. Guan Jing has always firmly followed Gongsun Zhan, hoping to see the scene of Gongsun Chan sweeping away other races in his lifetime.

"Guan Changshi, please be seated!"

Yuan Chang pulled Guan Jing to sit in the position below him, not because Guan Jing was the long history of Gongsun Zhan and how noble his identity was, but because Yuan Chang showed his etiquette.

The country of China has always been known as a country of etiquette, and guests must show a polite side. Of course, some people don't care about etiquette, that's a different story. Let's just say that Confucius in the Spring and Autumn Period, in fact, he was a common man and had no identity. However, at that time, Confucius traveled around the world, and the monarchs of various countries regarded Confucius as a guest, which reflected the aspect of etiquette. Confucius was revered as a saint, and that was also in later generations, at least no one regarded him as a saint at that time, and Confucianism was just one of a hundred schools. Moreover, Confucianism was not valued at that time, and it was not as good as the ideas of the soldiers, the fortunes, and the vertical and horizontal schools. It's just that during the time of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, in order to better rule the common people, Confucianism, which can fool the people, was respected as a national study, and Confucius's identity rose and began to be gradually regarded as a sage.

The etiquette of China is so complicated that it is difficult for outsiders to understand. The etiquette of China was first started from the Xia Dynasty, and every ceremony and sacrifice to the sky had strict requirements. Relatively speaking, in this day and age, etiquette has actually abolished a lot. Especially in the era before Yuan Chang crossed, etiquette had been simplified and could not be simplified any longer.

Let's just say that the ceremony of the wedding, in ancient times, there were six ceremonies, namely: asking for a name, making an alliance, accepting Cai (recruitment), accepting a currency (recruitment), inviting the period, and welcoming in person.

The main ceremony of "asking for names" is that the two parties exchange their official names, years, and birthdays, so that they can understand each other's origins and measure whether the marriage is "the right match". The formalities were first sent by the media to the woman's "Geng post" to the man's house, and the man's family placed this post on the desk of the god and the ancestor, Bu Ji. If the family is safe and sound within three days, the man's post will be sent to the woman's house. After the woman accepts, she either asks the astrological signs, or agrees to the marriage. At the beginning of the marriage. Or a woman asks a matchmaker to ask the man to put forward a Geng post (Zizai) as a basis for "listening" to the man. If the woman thinks it is appropriate and auspicious, she will write a score together and send it to the man's family, otherwise the original will be returned.

"Contracting" means making a decision. The gift of engagement is called Wending, also known as Xiaohi, which is the so-called engagement. Delivered. On the auspicious day, the man's family will prepare a dowry gift to the woman's family. The dowry is counted as: red silk (with the gold word Jia Geng pinned on the red silk or an gold word in the post), gold flower (golden hairpin), gold ring, gold earrings, sheep, pigs, candles, incense salute, gift cake, even the flower pot (take the meaning of the ancient Zhao of the birth of the noble son), pomegranate flowers, etc. (the pomegranate flower takes the meaning of many sons). The matchmaker and the man's parents or relatives will accompany them. Most of the female family accepts the dowry. Prepare 12 items for rebate. The cake is given to relatives and friends as an engagement notice, which is called "dividing the cake". Relatives and friends who receive the gift should give a wedding gift in the future. Hold an engagement wedding. There is a "wearing a ring" ceremony. Send timed. Six or twelve members of the male family (even number) go to the woman's house to give gifts, and the women's family places the dowry in front of the ancestral desk of the shrine to worship. The daughter of the marrying will go to the hall with sweet tea, introduce them one by one to meet, and the male family will give the red envelope of "pressing the tea turn" on the teacup after drinking tea. Then the woman comes back and sits on a chair in the center of the hall (with a low number of feet to indicate nobility; the marriage faces outward, and the husband faces inward), and the male family wears a ring. There are two rings of gold and bronze (copper has the same sound, taking the same heart as the couple). Tie the knot with a red thread to show the marriage of the husband and wife. After wearing the ring. If the male family is invited, the engagement will be completed. There are also simplified, the small hiring, the big hire and the combination, that is, the alliance, the lottery, the three gifts of the currency into one, collectively known as "send".

"Finishing" is also known as Nacai and Na Yuan, or Da Hiring. With a marriage letter, dowry, coins (jewelry) and other things, signed "Tribute to the Currency" sent to the woman's family, the woman's family will also return with the severity. The wedding gift will be accompanied by a matchmaker and sent to the woman's house. The wedding ceremony of the rich and noble family is solemn, and the second order is: blowing class (band), ritual post (recording the gift items and ritual order), marriage book, dowry, flatbread, rock sugar winter claw, orange cake, persimmon cake, fortune pill (dried longan), pig's feet, noodles, candy, two steers, two female ducks, one or several pairs of large candles, two bouquets of incense, clothes (bride's dress), bracelets, gold rings, etc.

When the dowry arrives, the female family burns incense and fires cannons, presents the ancestors of the gods, and feasts the male gift-giver. Deliver the matchmaker with the Kun book (the woman's marriage book). If a man gives a gift, he will receive a part of it according to his breed or the original wall seal, such as Fu Maru, gelding, and female duck, all of which are blessings for the male family and should be returned. Only the meat of the pig's feet is taken, and the bones of the pig's feet should be returned. And the groom's dress, clothes, hats, shoes and socks, bell embroidery and the like are returned gifts. "Dowry": The wedding gifts are recorded in the red paper ceremony, and its title should be double taboo one, and more auspicious words such as happiness, success, and double. Dowry post style: Marriage book into a pass, a letter into a seal, a double seal of the bride money, a box into a seal, a training ceremony into a seal, Jin Lin into a Ying, Shou Pa Shuangfu, a fairy into the end, a golden pig into the head, a pleasant goat into a one, sugar screen eight picks, Fu Pill full of hundreds, dream sugar into a box, dragon candle Shuanghui.

After the big appointment, there is the invitation period, that is, the date of the wedding is set, and after both the man and the woman agree, inform the relatives and friends of both parties. Finally, there is the kiss, which is the so-called kissing. There are also many requirements for personal welcome, such as the upper and middle families are welcomed, while the middle and lower families are mostly omitted, and only the matchmaker will marry on their behalf. On the day of the wedding, the groom is accompanied by six or eight matchmakers, relatives and friends (commonly known as "marry", i.e., the bridegroom). When you go to the woman's house, please eat "egg soup" (a sweet soup with a shelled boiled egg). Eat egg soup (drink only its sweet soup, poke the egg with chopsticks or stir the matter). At the same time, the women's family reunion dinner is called the "sister table", that is, the farewell banquet. The father admonished: "Be diligent and careful, and listen to your aunt and husband in the morning and evening"; The bride was inevitably reluctant, and the matchmaker urged her to get on the sedan chair. The bride bows to her ancestors, knocks goodbye to her parents, and chooses a time to step out of the west steps with the groom, and there are "good people" who are old and blessed to support the sedan chair. When the bride gets on the sedan chair, she sighs a few times, commonly known as "crying for a good life", to show her good life. The sedan chair is not far away, and the bride should put down the paper fan or handkerchief, commonly known as "putting the fan" and "sending the fan". To commemorate the parting of the marriage. He also said: In order to abandon the bad "sexual" fetish, in order to seek harmony, it is commonly known as "letting go of sex" (sex and fan). Along the way, marrying the prime minister set off firecrackers to make evil intentions. The sedan chair stops in front of the man's door, enters the door when the auspicious time is chosen, the groom knocks three times on the top of the sedan chair with a fan, and uses his feet to "sedan door" three times to show the majesty of the groom, so that the bride is obedient and easy to control. Then the "good man" led the bride off the sedan chair, the matchmaker held an umbrella to cover the sky, and the groom escorted her into the cave room.

As for the ceremonies that still exist during the period. I won't go into too much detail. Compared with Western wedding ceremonies, Chinese ceremonies are really complicated. Look at Westerners, find an auditorium, and pray for a pastor. Then ask if you want to, if she wants to, let alone send it to the cave room. Everyone has already passed OOXX before the wedding, and some brides still carry out the ceremony with a big belly.

Yuan Chang's courtesy to Guan Jing is a manifestation of etiquette. Although the two sides are about to go to war, they still have to put on such a posture, on the other hand. This is also the hypocrisy and treachery of the Chinese people. On the surface, I talked to you very happily, but secretly stabbed you, then no one knew.

"Guan Changshi came to the camp this time. I don't know what's going on?"

"Yuan Taishou, you and I are both understanding people, why bother to be confused with understanding! If Yuan Taishou has no intention of discussing, he will not bother Yuan Taishou. That's it!"

For Yuan Chang's politeness. Guan Jing didn't have much appreciation, but said bluntly.

"Humph!"

Regarding Guan Jing's performance, the people under Yuan Chang's command were very dissatisfied, and they all looked at each other angrily. As for Dian Wei, he was even more dissatisfied, snorted coldly, and was about to slap the table and draw his weapon.

"Haha!"

Yuan Chang laughed heartily and glanced at Dian Wei. Only then did Dian Wei stop his angry posture.

"Guan Changshi is really a refreshing person, although Guan Changshi's words are not liked to be heard. But. I have to say that Ben Taishou is a person who likes a grumpy person like Guan Changshi. Since the chief of the customs has said well, Ben Taishou will not beat around the bush. Guan Changshi's intention Ben Taishou already knew, and he just wanted Ben Taishou to retreat. For this point, there is not no room for turnaround, but it depends on the sincerity of General Gongsun. ”

Speaking of business, Yuan Chang immediately put on a positive face, and the previous politeness disappeared. Looking at Guan Jing, Yuan Chang said bluntly.

"I don't know how sincere Yuan Taishou wants my lord to be? My lord has appointed a certain person as the envoy this time, as long as it is a reasonable request, my lord can agree. ”

Guan Jing also put on a positive face and said sonorously. Of course, Guan Jing's words were a bit exaggerated, and Gongsun Chan agreed that Guan Jing would serve as an envoy to persuade Yuan Chang and Yuan Shao to withdraw from the army, but Gongsun Chan did not tell Guan Jing that he would agree to any requests from Yuan Chang and Yuan Shao. In other words, Gongsun Chan means that Yuan Chang and Yuan Shao retreat, so there is no need to fight, hello everyone, I am good. If Yuan Chang and Yuan Shao did not withdraw from the army, Gongsun Zhan would not be afraid, and they would do what they met, could it be that the soldiers in Youzhou were vegetarians? However, Guan Jing also knew that when negotiating, what was to be seen was their own confidence, and whoever had enough confidence would be able to gain the upper hand. Guan Jing did not have the support of Gongsun Zhan, so he could only inject confidence into himself, if Yuan Changkai's conditions were too unacceptable, Guan Jing could only give up.

"Okay, Guan Changshi is really refreshing, and the Taishou will not hide it!"

Yuan Chang praised it, and then said: "Guan Changshi, speaking of which, originally Ben Taishou and General Gongsun were river water and did not violate well water, and there was no grudge. However, when General Gongsun invaded the territory of our Bohai County for no reason, he regarded my Bohai County as if it was an ownerless thing, and this feud was formed, and the initiator was also General Gongsun. There is no doubt about this, right?"

"No, it's my lord's fault. At the beginning, my father-in-law was also confused for a while, and listened to the words of the villains, which caused the loss of Bohai County. If you want to compensate for the loss, my father-in-law naturally has nothing to say. ”

"Okay, since Guan Changshi admits that this is General Gongsun's mistake, Ben Taishou, who compensates for anything, doesn't care. However, General Gongsun must review this mistake and write a letter of guilt himself, what does Guan Changshi think?"

I have to say that Yuan Chang's request made Guan Jing embarrassed.

Gongsun Chan is also a force, a figure with a head and a face. If it is said that Gongsun Chan will come up with money and compensation, under Guan Jing's persuasion, Gongsun Chan may agree. However, Yuan Chang did not want compensation, but asked Gongsun Zhan to write a letter of apology, which was a bit difficult. As the saying goes, a soldier can be killed but not humiliated, Gongsun Chan was also to expand his territory and develop his power in the first place, what could be wrong? Therefore, Guan Jing naturally felt a little embarrassed by Yuan Chang's request.

However, Guan Jing couldn't let Yuan Chang see his thoughts, so he smiled faintly at the moment and said: "It's not difficult for Yuan Taishou to keep this request, and I think my lord can also agree." I wonder if Yuan Taishou has any other requirements?"

Guan Jing thought about promising Yuan Chang first and stabilizing Yuan Chang. Then, he returned to Jixian County and discussed the matter with Gongsun Zhan, if Gongsun Zhan did not agree, Guan Jing persuaded him bitterly. Now that Gongsun Chan has just taken control of Youzhou, the situation in Youzhou has not been completely stabilized, and the forces of many counties are not under Gongsun Chan's control at all.

Youzhou has a total of eleven counties, however, what Gongsun Chan can really control is actually only Dai County, Shanggu County, Fanyang County, Yan Kingdom, Yuyang County, Youbeiping County, and Liaoxi County. As for the other Changli County, Liaodong County, Xuansu County and Lelang County, they were not under the control of Gongsun Zhan. Perhaps some officials will wonder, why did Zhuo County, where Liu Da'er was born, disappear? Could it be that the author is in a pit?

In fact, this is not the case, Fanyang County is also called Zhuo County. At the beginning, Liu Bang, the ancestor of the Han Dynasty, established the Han Dynasty and established Zhuo County, which was directly under the jurisdiction of the imperial court. Later, Zhuo County was merged into the Youzhou Thorn History Department. When Wang Mang usurped the Han Dynasty, Zhuo County was renamed Fanyang County. After Wang Mang was overthrown, it was changed to Zhuojun. During this period, Zhuo County and Fanyang County switched from each other, with different names, but in fact, they both referred to the same place.

Let's say that the territory of the six counties and one country controlled by Gongsun Chan is only two-fifths of the area of the entire Youzhou, while the area of the four counties of Changli is three-fifths of the entire Youzhou. Therefore, the two-fifths of the population controlled by Gongsun Chan is even less. Therefore, before Gongsun Chan did not completely control Youzhou, his strength could not be fully exerted at all.

So, who controls the four counties of Changli County?

Gongsun Du, the word Jisheng, a person from Xiangping in Liaodong. His father, Gongsun Yan, was the Marquis of Jianyi, and it was rumored that he was a side lineage of the Gongsun family in Liaoxi. Later, due to some reasons, he had a conflict with the Gongsun family and moved to live in Liaodong, and has been living in Liaodong ever since. And the four counties of Changli County were controlled by Gongsun Du.

When Dong Zhuo was in power, Gongsun Du had a fellow villager named Xu Rong, that is, Xu Rong, who had hunted down Cao Cao in history. At that time, Xu Rong recommended Gongsun Du, and Dong Zhuo appointed Gongsun Du as the Taishou of Liaodong. After Gongsun Du took office, he strictly imposed strict punishments and strict laws, cracked down on powerful forces, and made the order administrative through, and his wings gradually increased. In the first year of Zhongping, the princes of the Eighteenth Road discussed Dong, and the border areas had no time to take care of it, so Gongsun Du took the opportunity to establish himself as the Marquis of Liaodong and the pastor of Pingzhou. Pingzhou is the so-called Liaodong County. After Gongsun Du established himself as the Marquis of Liaodong, he gradually took control of Changli County, Xuanwu County and Lelang County, the four counties that Liu Yu had no time to take care of at that time. Later, Liu Yu was busy crusading against Gongsun Zhan, and he didn't have time to deal with Gongsun Du, so that Gongsun Du slowly grew up, and his control over the four counties of Liaodong was more thorough. Later, Gongsun Zhan got rid of Liu Yu and took charge of Youzhou Mu by himself, not only to face the attacks of foreign races in the north, but also to deal with the counterattack of Liu Yu's old department, and he never had time to solve the problem of the four counties in eastern Liaodong. Now that Yuan Chang and Yuan Shao are attacking Youzhou, Gongsun Chan will naturally not have time to solve this problem.

Therefore, according to Guan Jing's idea, that is to temporarily let Yuan Chang and Yuan Shao withdraw from the army. Gongsun Chan will be able to solve the problem of Liaodong with free hands, and when the forces of the entire Youzhou are gathered, Gongsun Chan will be more secure. The chairman of the NPC National Committee said well, you must first settle the inside before you go outside, and Youzhou is still in a turbulent situation, so how can you go all out to deal with foreign enemies? Just like Cao Cao, before he fought a decisive battle with Yuan Shao, he solved some enemies in the imperial court who wanted to resist him. It was precisely because of this that Cao Cao was able to fight Yuan Shao with all his strength and finally achieve victory. Sometimes, this sentence still makes a lot of sense.

"Hehe, if there is no problem with this question, then the next two requirements are actually not big. ”

Yuan Chang glanced at Guan Jing with a smile, and said meaningfully. People in these years take their faces very seriously, and this request like Yuan Chang's request is more uncomfortable than letting people die. Now that Gongsun Chan has not yet reached the moment of life and death, he will not agree to such a request. However, Guan Jing answered so simply, Yuan Chang knew that Guan Jing was afraid that he was a white wolf with empty gloves.

Therefore, in the next negotiations, Yuan Chang will not be polite!(To be continued......)