In the northern direction of the Shouzhang battlefield, a cavalry was slowly advancing, and this cavalry was none other than Bao Xin, Yu Ban, and 5,000 cavalry who had withdrawn from the battlefield.

"My lord, where shall we go now?"

Yu Ban and Bao Xin rode side by side, and it was naturally Yu Ban who was questioning at this moment.

Bao Xin, as the prime minister of Jibei, can be said to be the most powerful person in Jibei, otherwise he would not have been able to recruit so many private soldiers. Jibei is not a county, but a country, a fief for the children of the Han family surnamed Liu.

When Emperor Wen of the Western Han Dynasty, he set up the northern kingdom of Jibei and set up Liu Xingju, the eldest son of Liu Bang, as the king of Jibei, and the capital Boyang. Later, Liu Xingju rebelled, and Jibei was removed. After another twelve years, the kingdom of Jibei was re-established, and Liu Fei's other son, Liu Zhi, was named the king of Jibei. In the second year of Emperor Jing of the Han Dynasty, the imperial historian Chao mistakenly soothed the "Cutting Domain" policy, mentioning yì to weaken the power of the princes and kings and strengthen the centralization of power. Emperor Jing of the Han Dynasty adopted the wrong Jianyi and issued an edict in the winter of the following year to seize the fiefs of the princes and kings of Wu and Chu. The seven princes of the Liu clan led by Liu Bi, the king of Wu, were dissatisfied with the reduction of their power by the imperial court, and rebelled in the name of "Qing Jun's side", and were later quelled by the Han Dynasty and the Liang State due to improper strategy. At that time, Liu Bo, the eldest son of King Li of Huainan, held the city, and Emperor Jing of the Han Dynasty praised Liu Bo, so he promoted Liu Bo to the king of Jibei.

Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty passed away, and when Emperor Zhao of the Han Dynasty first ascended the throne, because of the rebellion of Liu Dan, the king of Yan, the royal family surnamed Liu in many places in the world was removed from the fief. Jibei is one of them, which was incorporated into Taishan County. Until the time of the Eastern Han Dynasty and the emperor, the Jibei Kingdom was established again, and Liu Shou, the fifth son of Emperor Zhang of the Han Dynasty, was named the king of Jibei. Since then, Jibei has been a fief for Liu Shou. Now the Jibei Kingdom has been passed to the sixth generation, and Liu Luan, the sixth grandson of Liu Shou, is now the king of Jibei.

Because of the repeated rebellions of the feudal kings in various places, the imperial court extremely restricted the power of the feudal kings, and the private soldiers in the palace were not allowed to exceed 2,000. In addition to the 2,000 private soldiers who kept them safe, any more would be considered to be suspected of treason.

Of course, there are policies at the top and countermeasures at the bottom. Many feudal kings have more than 2,000 private soldiers, recruiting private soldiers in various names, and keeping them in the names of others, and the court has no evidence, and there is nothing to do with them. However, Liu Shou in Jibei was cautious and did not do so, and always maintained a cautious attitude. Sometimes, even the basic 2,000 private soldiers are not enough. Therefore, this is also the reason why Liu Shou was able to stay in Jibei safely.

Therefore, in addition to the nominal king of Jibei, the minister of Jibei is the most powerful person in Jibei Kingdom.

As a fief of the royal family, Jibei Kingdom is said to be the jurisdiction of Yanzhou, but it is not subject to the jurisdiction of Yanzhou Assassin History. The officials of Jibei State were appointed, and the Yanzhou Assassin had no right to intervene.

Now that Bao Xin has broken with Cao Cao, he naturally wants to return to Jibei.

Bao Xin looked sad and said quietly: "I have been friends with Meng De for many years, and I don't want to come to this point today." Anyway, Meng De will realize his ambitions, and I will be my Jibei minister with peace of mind. ”

Yu Ban and Bao Xin are fellow villagers of Taishan County, and Bao Xin has the grace of knowing the ban. When the Yellow Turban thieves rebelled, it was Bao Xin who recruited Yu Ban, and then he had a unique vision and led the soldiers under his command because of the ban, and trusted Yu Ban very much. Therefore, in order to repay Bao Xin, Yu Ban is dedicated to reciprocating. Moreover, Yu Ban actually doesn't have much ambition in his heart, and Yu Ban doesn't want to make a name for himself and conquer the world like most generals. If there is an opportunity to display his military talents, Yu Ban will not refuse, and if he does not have the opportunity, Yu Ban will also live in peace of mind.

Therefore, there was no objection to Bao Xin's idea of returning to Jibei.

"Uh, uh..."

While talking, Bao Xin's face suddenly showed a look of pain, and he covered his neck with his hands, as if he was extremely uncomfortable.

"My lord, what happened, what's wrong with you?"

Yu Ban was shocked when he saw this, and hurriedly jumped off the horse and helped Bao Xin to lie down under the horse. I saw that Bao Xin's face was unusually ruddy, and the corners of his lips faintly exuded a black and purple color.

"This is..."

Yu Ban is not an uninformed person, and when he saw Bao Xin's situation, he already understood what was going on.

Bao Xin bit his lip and said with difficulty: "Cao Cao is so ruthless, he was afraid that I would not die, so he actually smeared poison on the arrow. I regret it, I hate it!"

The five thousand cavalrymen all jumped from their horses and stood with their heads bowed to the side, their faces full of worry.

There is no city nearby, and looking at Bao Xin's situation, it seems that the poison has attacked the heart, and there is basically no power to return to the sky. In this regard, Yu Ban was helpless, only sentimental in his heart, and he didn't know what to say at this time.

"Ahem, ahem..."

As time passed, Bao Xin's face became more and more ugly, but at this moment, he was already vomiting blood.

The five thousand cavalry were Bao Xin's private soldiers, and Bao Xin and Yu Ban were very good to them, and now Bao Xin was about to die, and they all felt sad in their hearts. Besides, once Bao Xin died, what could they do?

"My lord, my subordinates must have avenged you. ”

Yu Ban looked at Bao Xin, whose face was becoming more and more ugly, and said with a resolute face. Bao Xin is kind to him, and this kindness is naturally repaid by Yu Ban.

"Wen Ze, no!"

Bao Xin hurriedly spoke out to stop him, and at this time, he was a little difficult to speak.

"Cao Cao is now the assassin of Yanzhou, and there are thousands of elites under his command. Besides, now the 10,000 infantry under my command are afraid that they will also be swallowed by Cao Cao. I know that Wen Ze wants to recall those 10,000 infantry, once I die, how will they believe you, Cao Cao will say that you have assassinated against me and plotted against me. With your 5,000 cavalry now, I'm afraid it will be difficult to succeed, maybe you won't be branded as a thief by Cao Cao, and then your situation will not be good. ”

Bao Xin was right, after solving the Qingzhou Yellow Turban, Cao Cao used his acting skills, saying that Bao Xin was killed by the Yellow Turban thieves for Yanzhou. Although the body could not be found now, Cao Cao asked people to carve it out of wood as Bao Xin, and then pay tribute. Cao Cao knew that it was impossible for Bao Xin to appear, and even if Yu Ban appeared, he would not have the power to return to heaven. Therefore, Cao Cao did not have the slightest worry. At this point, the 10,000 infantry under Bao Xin's command were naturally invaded by Cao Cao.

"My lord, if you have anything to explain, my subordinates will do their best to do it for you. ”

Yu Ban knew that now that Bao Xin was hopeless, the only thing he could do was to complete Bao Xin's last words.

It seemed that when it was time to return to the light, Bao Xin's eyes lit up, and he suddenly said: "Wen Ze, after I die, you will go to Bohai County to seek refuge with Yuan Chang." ”

"Yuan Chang, my lord, is it Yuan Shao, you are wrong?"

Yu Ban was a little puzzled, why did he take refuge in Yuan Chang instead of Yuan Shao? Of course he had seen Yuan Chang, but Yuan Chang didn't seem to be worthy of his refuge, right?

"It's Yuan Chang!"

Bao Xin shook his head and said affirmatively. Yu Ban didn't speak, he still had doubts in his heart, but he knew that Bao Xin would answer for him.

Sure enough, I only heard Bao Xin continue to explain: "When you were in the Tiger Prison, you also heard what Yuan Chang said. Thinking about it now, I realized that his words at that time were not unintentional, but intended to remind me. I think he also knew that Cao Cao had great ambitions and would be unfavorable to me, so he said those words. It can be seen that Yuan Chang is not as unbearable as he seems, he must be a person with great ambitions. If you hide it like this, you must have a plan. When the princes of today are all unbearable people, although Yuan Shao occupies Jizhou, I don't think he can achieve great things, if you take refuge in Yuan Shao, you will not be able to confront Cao Cao. Since this is the case, let's take a gamble and put our net worth on Yuan Chang, maybe he can give us a miracle. ”

In fact, what Bao Xin thought was different from what he said.

Perhaps because he was about to hang up, Bao Xin's potential was stimulated, and his IQ suddenly skyrocketed. He thought about it carefully, only to realize that Yuan Chang's words were sowing discord. However, Bao Xin would not blame Yuan Chang now, if Cao Cao did not have such a heart, Cao Cao would not have poisoned him, all because of Cao Cao's ambition.

Moreover, Bao Xin was also a member of the Dong Alliance at the beginning, so he naturally knew about those princes. He can see the abilities of Cao Cao and Sun Jian, and the rest of the princes are all local chickens and dogs. Even if Yuan Shao bears the name of the fourth and third dukes of the Yuan family, he will not be Cao Cao's opponent in the end. Since Bao Xin wants to take revenge, he naturally wants to find someone who can do it over Cao Cao. Now that he understands that Yuan Chang has been forbearant and clumsy, he naturally enters Bao Xin's eyes and becomes his only target.

Cao Cao and Bao Xin have been friends for many years, and their friendship is extraordinary. Now that he was stabbed in the back by Cao Cao, Bao Xin naturally couldn't give up revenge. If Cao Cao had asked Bao Xin to support him, Bao Xin would have said nothing, and Bao Xin also knew that Cao Cao had grown stronger, and his family would have been able to rise with the tide. However, Cao Cao did not look for him, but used this method to seize his soldiers and horses, which Bao Xin absolutely could not tolerate.

"Wen Ze, this is my jade pendant, you take this jade pendant to my brother Bao Tao, and then tell him what I mean. Remember, don't make a noise when you go to Bohai County to find Yuan Chang, now Yuan Chang is still low-key and forbearing, if you make a statement to let people know his intentions, it will not be good. ”

After speaking, Bao Xin closed his eyes and passed away at the age of forty-one.

"Your Excellency, your subordinates must obey your orders. ”

Yu Ban wiped the tears from the corners of his eyes, calmed his chaotic heart, and asked the four cavalrymen to carry Bao Xin's body back to Taishan's hometown. After dealing with Bao Xin's funeral, he went to Bohai County to find Yuan Chang.

Of course, at this time, Yuan Chang was setting up a banquet for Cai Yong and Ma Jun, and he didn't know that he would be able to have a cavalry out of thin air soon.