42. [041] The world is a game

Shen Xian very solemnly introduced Sun Ce and Zhou Yu to Zhang Lu and others as her sworn brothers, and the result was happy, and everyone quickly became one: Sun Ce and Zhang Xiu had a good time, and the two of them went to the competition after a few words; And Zhou Yu chatted very happily with the two of the Xun family, from poetry and poetry to life philosophy, it is likely that they will go to see the stars together in the next night.

With the addition of Sun Ce and Zhou Yu, Shen Xian's strength has grown a lot. After careful consideration, Shen Xian finally decided to let Zhang Xiu, Jia Xu and Guo Jia take 20,000 troops to meet the defenders of Jiameng Pass, and he and Sun Ce, Zhou Yu and Xun You took 10,000 people from Micang Road into Jiangzhou to join Ganning, and then attacked Chengdu by water, and then attacked Mianzhu with Zhang Xiu before and after. Cai Yan and Xun Yu assisted Zhang Lu to sit in Hanzhong to dispatch supplies and other horses.

After the announcement, Shen Xian glanced at Xun Yu meaningfully: Don't say that the lord didn't give you a chance to show off in front of your father-in-law! Gongda, you must grasp it!

Facing Shen Xian's squeezing eyebrows, Xun You chose not to see it.

The others have no opinions, although Cai Yan really wants to go with her, but she has the same problem as Guo Jia is seasickness, and Shen Xian is reluctant to let her suffer before she overcomes.

"Childe, the safety of my mother and brother is entrusted to you." Zhang Lu said solemnly to Shen Xian, his expression was a little strange: "My mother is a little ...... Look at the edge, if you offend the son, I hope the son doesn't mind. ”

Shen Xian actually met Mrs. Qingxuan before, after all, Mrs. Qingxuan often went in and out of the state pastor's mansion to preach to Liu Yan, and Shen Xian would also go to Liu Yan to ask for peace, and the two always had the opportunity to meet when they came and went. But since she hadn't talked to her, just looking at her face, Shen Xian had an impression of Mrs. Qingxuan - beauty.

Mrs. Qingxuan is really a very beautiful woman, and she is the kind of beauty that is full of fairy energy, and at a glance, people can't have the slightest sense of blasphemy, like a pure Taoist aunt. I don't know if Zhang Lu's father saved all mankind in his last life, so that he can have such a good-looking wife in this life.

As long as she looks at her eyes, Shen Xian, a dead face control, doesn't mind Mrs. Qingxuan's "weird eyes", beauties always have tempers, either cold or arrogant, as well as lively and gentle...... This is the privilege of beauty, it is personality! You must know that now is a face-based society, and being an official depends on whether you are handsome or not. If you don't believe it, take Yizhou as an example, such as Liu Yan, although he is a bit of a scumbag, he was also a popular son in Luoyang when he was young; For example, Shen Xian, although she is not as beautiful as Diao Chan, she is also a little beauty; Another example is Judd, who was quite cowardly in front of Shen Xian and trembled reflexively when he heard the piano, but in the theater of Mianzhu City, there were many singers in their spring boudoir dreams; Gan Ning don't talk about it, although this ruffian has true love, he has always attracted peach blossoms, how many girls' hearts have been broken everywhere he has passed......

There is also Cai Yan Xun and them, there is no one in so many people who looks average, and they are either handsome guys or beauties when they are pulled out, working among these people every day, Shen Xian's mood is always maintained in a pleasant Cheng dΓΉ, and she is full of energy every day, and she feels that she can batch ten more sacks of official documents, and her work efficiency has been greatly improved.

So it's not unreasonable to look at faces.

"Mr. Gongqi, don't worry." Shen Xian said seriously: "I will definitely take Mrs. Qingxuan and Brother Ling back to Hanzhong safely!" ”

And so it was settled. After the army is integrated, everyone is about to set off. Shen Xian was pushed to the school by Xun You and gave a morale-boosting shout before setting out.

This is Shen Xian's first time in the true sense of the word to send troops and full command, whether it was Luoyang or Chang'an, it was pushed by someone behind her, and she was a pioneer. But this time it was different, this time it was Shen Xian who took the initiative to fight for what should belong to her.

Of the 30,000 soldiers lined up in the school field, 20,000 were captured by Shen Xian from the battlefield, and the remaining 10,000 were mixed with the personal soldiers she had taken with her before her expedition to Luoyang and the soldiers sent by Liu Yan from other regions except Hanzhong in order to fight Chang'an. But no matter where these soldiers used to come from, now they all belong to Shen Xian alone, fighting only for her.

Looking at the pairs of expectant or confused eyes in the audience, Shen Xian took a breath, she suppressed her heart that was beating wildly, and slowly said what she had been thinking about for a long time in a deep voice, to the effect of:

The eldest brother and the second brother died, the third brother was sick and weak, and the father's bones were not cold, Shen Xian should not have been in the same room with Liu Zhang at this time, but in order to seize power, Liu Zhang framed Shen Xian on trumped-up charges, and pushed the cause of death of the eldest brother and second brother on her head, so that she couldn't even go back to worship Liu Yan with all her filial piety, and then did it to Gan Ning and Mrs. Qingxuan, provoking the relationship between her and Zhang Lu, and finally occupied Guanghan County, which belonged to her. This pile of piles is all forcing Shen Xian to a dead end, if she Shen Xian can endure it anymore and not make a move, it will be a bun! It's better to eat yourself yourself!

The above words are three points true and seven points false, saying it is just a fight for a good name, Shen Xian didn't think about how much effect it could cause, but after seeing that after she finished speaking, the soldiers became indignant, as if they were ...... Not bad?

So Shen Xian took the opportunity to encourage the soldiers again, and proposed that as long as they showed bravery in the battle, they would be able to increase their official rank and get bonuses and other rewards, and after pouring the chicken soup for the soul, they tempted them with real money. This morale is completely high, and sure enough, ordinary people care more about their own interests than some empty stories. Originally, being a soldier is a high-risk profession, and there is always a threat of injury and death, but even so, there are still people who come to join the army one after another, in addition to the noble reason of protecting the family and defending the country, isn't it that you can have something to eat, have a chance to get ahead, and survive hard in troubled times?

"How?" Shen Xian jumped off the high platform after finishing her morale-boosting behavior, and she walked back to Sun Ce and Zhou Yu's side, looking at them with a smug look on their faces that could not be concealed.

"It's heartfelt." A faint smile appeared on Zhou Yu's face: "I didn't expect that your eloquence is really good, third brother." ”

"Awards, awards." Shen Xian said modestly: "You are still far behind the second brother." ”

"I can say that, too." Sun Ce pouted unadmittedly: "Change me next time!" ”

"Okay, okay, I'll let you say it next time." Shen Xian thought to herself, is this also going to be robbed? The tips of my fingers were cold before I opened my mouth.

From Nanzheng to Jiangzhou, the scenery of the mountains and mountains is beautiful all the way, and it is pleasing to the eye to walk into the fairyland of falling clouds. But the so-called Shu road is difficult, it is difficult to go to the blue sky, the scenery is beautiful enough, but the road is narrow and dangerous, it is scary to look at, it takes more than ten days for the large army to completely pass GuΓ², in order to be able to cooperate with Zhang Xiu's actions in time, Shen Xian decided to take a thousand people to run over to meet Gan Ning, and the follow-up troops slowly catch up.

Xun You also agrees with this construction, originally, when the troops are sent to fight, the troops are all set one by one, and it is impossible to drive tens of thousands of horses to the city, and the road is not so wide and the place is not so big.

But on the question of "who will be the pioneer", everyone has a disagreement.

Shen Xian asked to go first, on the grounds that she was the boss and she had to hurry to the town; Sun Ce also asked to go first, on the grounds that he had rich combat experience and had to go to the town; Xun You and Zhou Yu agreed, that is, Shen Xian and Sun Ce could go anyone, but they couldn't go together, the reason was...... Hell, I know what accident will happen to the two of you getting together and adding a Ganning.

"You two can only go one." Zhou Yu said with a smile: "What do so many people do when they are pioneers?" ”

"Why can't we be together?" Shen Xian thought of her "heroic appearance" when she teamed up with Sun Ce to fight Lu Bu last time: "I can even defeat Lu Fengxian when I join forces with my eldest brother!" ”

Sun Ce suddenly inserted a knife: "I can also defeat Lu Fengxian alone." ”

"Nonsense! Will he faint without me playing the piano? Shen Xian glared at Sun Ce angrily: "It's still not a bunch!" ”

"What's the hurry?" Xun You persuaded: "Just let Bo Fu and Gong Jin take the first step, you are the lord, you have to press the formation behind." ”

Shen Xian's eyes rolled, trying to rebel against Xun You: "Aren't you in a hurry to see your father-in-law?" ”

Xun You said calmly: "Then the lord, you stay in the formation, and I will go first with Bo Fu and Gong Jin."

Yes, the rebellion was not successful, but let the strategists run away.

"Let's go! You're all gone! For the sake of Xun Yu's karma, Shen Xian had to compromise: "If you press the array, you will press the array, and you can't underestimate me!" ”

At the end of the day, you just don't believe in people! Shen Xian thought indignantly: Where am I so bad! My wisdom is the highest among the generals! My martial arts are the highest among the strategists!

"Lord, don't underestimate the march." Xun You Zhengse said: "If you want to bring 10,000 people safely from one place to another, it is not easy, you need to urge those who do not listen to the command to follow the advance, you need to pay attention to whether anyone is sick and left behind, you need to observe the situation of the road and the surrounding environment, and find the enemy's ambush ...... early."

Seeing that Shen Xian's eyes had already begun to circle, Xun You patted her shoulder and smiled: "Now it's only 10,000 people, and in the future, you will have to bring 20,000, 50,000, and 100,000 people...... The more people there are, the more difficult it is to manage, and how to get everyone to act according to your instructions is also a science, so my lord, this is a good opportunity, you learn a little. ”

Xun You said that Shen Xian realized that she had never considered such a complicated issue when she led the troops before - there were only 5,000 people when she was fighting Dong, and Gan Ning assisted from the side; Later, although there were 30,000 soldiers and horses when fighting Chang'an, the army was always deployed by Zhang Lu, and Shen Xian herself was always the master who only led 1,000/3,000 light horsemen to charge, regardless of where the army went.

Since it won't ...... Then learn!

So Xun You really ran with Sun Ce and Zhou Yu, and before leaving, he told Shen Xian to be safety-oriented, walk slowly, and don't be in a hurry.

Although he said that he wanted to learn, Xun Yu left mercilessly...... Shen Xian stared at the backs of them riding away, expressing infinite resentment.

"I want to play the piano." Shen Xian said to the Xiliang man beside her: "I'm not in a good mood. ”

The Xiliang man was fortunate enough to experience Shen Xian's magic sound, and he was frightened when he heard this: "Forget it, lord, in this barren mountains and mountains, the brothers are all a bunch of big bosses, and they don't know how to appreciate the beauty of your piano, I think you should wait until you go to Jiangzhou to meet Lord Xun and them before playing!" ”

"That's right." Shen Xian touched the body of the two pianos and reluctantly put them back: "I heard that the second brother has a name called Gu Qu Zhoulang, I think I can ask him to guide me on my piano skills." ”

The Xiliang man lit a row of candles for Zhou Yu.

So Shen Xian pressed the pace of the army all the way and walked slowly but firmly towards Jiangzhou. While sending scouts to investigate the road conditions, she ordered to go down and let those soldiers under her rule pay attention to the soldiers under her rule at any time, and report it immediately as soon as there is a situation and not hide it, so she walked tremblingly for more than ten days, and finally Shen Xian really drove safely and securely outside Jiangzhou City with 9,000 people alone.

The moment she saw the city wall, Shen Xian slowly breathed a sigh of relief, her tense nerves for so many days finally relaxed, and the whole person felt a little dizzy.

There was a single person in front of him, and seeing that the speed and direction were coming towards Shen Xian, the Xiliang man wanted to step forward to stop him when he saw this, but Shen Xian raised his hand to stop him after seeing the person who came.

"Yo, Gan Xingba, long time no see, you're doing well."

"Why are you here to pick me up?" Shen Xian was not very satisfied, Sun Ce, Zhou Yu and Xun You couldn't see anyone, why did they go!

"Mr. Xun is at Mr. Cai's," Gan Ning said, with a look of anger on his face: "Brother Bo Fu always wants to pester me to compete, and I can't beat him." ”

"Hahaha." Shen Xian unceremoniously stroked her palms and laughed: "Let you not go back to Hanzhong!" Should! ”

"Is there any connection between this?" Gan Ning said frantically: "I want to go back to Hanzhong, but your fourth brother has locked up Jia Meng, who can go back?" Besides, when I came out, it happened suddenly, and I could only go to Jiangzhou......"

"Oh? What's wrong? Shen Xian turned her head to look at him suspiciously: "You didn't say it explicitly in the letter, I know there must be something hidden." ”

"You don't understand." A rare look of fear floated on Gan Ning's face, which surprised Shen Xian, you must know that even if he encountered Lu Bu back then, Gan Ning was only anxious, and he was not afraid, who could make him feel afraid?

But it seems that Gan Ning doesn't seem to want to say much, Shen Xian is not a person who persecutes her subordinates, and she also thoughtfully helped change the topic: "You talked about the eldest brother and Gongda before, what is the second brother doing?" ”

"Uh......" Gan Ning scratched his head in embarrassment: "Gongjin, he ...... I'm talking to people. ”

Shen Xian felt that there was a problem with her hearing: "What? ”

"The Tao Te Ching is indeed wonderful." Zhou Yu nodded: "Listening to Mrs. today, I have benefited a lot." ”

"Where." Mrs. Qingxuan smiled slightly, looking a little embarrassed: "These are all things that I heard from my grandfather when I was a child, plus a little experience I have learned over the years, it's okay to fool Liu Junlang, but you don't have enough to see your son." ”

"Madame is modest." Zhou Yu said gently: "I am only shallow in the next year, and there are still a lot of things to learn. As for the Tao Te Ching, even the current world classics dare not say that they fully understand it, and it is not easy for Mrs. to have such an opinion. ”

Shen Xian and Gan Ning stood at the door expressionlessly, looking at Zhou Yu and Mrs. Qingxuan, you praise me, I praise you......

"Mrs. Qingxuan is really a talent." Shen Xian sighed with emotion: "If this were me, I would have been speechless a long time ago, and she was able to praise the second brother from different angles and aspects without repeating five sentences...... Six sentences! ”

Mrs. Qingxuan's behavior can be written in a book called "On How to Talk to a Male God and Not Be Cold".

Gan Ning thought so: "I think so too." And she's not only good at this, so you have to be careful! ”

"What's my business?" Shen Xian looked inexplicable: "I have no grievances with her in the past, and I have no enmity in the near future......"

Gan Ning said softly: "She knows that you are a woman!" ”

Shen Xian: "...... If you know, you know, I didn't want to hide it anyway. ”

"She's not the only one who knows, does she?" Shen Xian silently added: "I think everyone may know it except for the eldest brother, after all, no one is a fool......

"Who do you say is a fool?" Someone raised his hand and knocked on the back of Shen Xian's head, and the next second Shen Xian felt that her shoulders were sinking, and when she turned her head, she saw Sun Ce pressing her arm up, leaning into her ear and whispering, "I don't know anything?" ”

"You don't know how handsome and handsome you are." Shen Xian pushed Sun Ce's face away expressionlessly, and said casually, "You won't come to pick me up where you go!" ”

"I went to look for Brother Xingba to compete, but he wasn't there, and then I went to Mr. Gongda, only to know that you should be able to come over today after calculating the time." Sun Ce waved his fist at Gan Ning, who had a hehe expression on his face.

Sun Ce said to Shen Xian: "Alas, third brother, I know that you worship me, but you can't always secretly say that I am handsome behind my back." ”

"Next time, remember to say it to your face."

"Oh."

Zhou Yu finally finished being modest with Mrs. Qingxuan, and Shen Xian saw the opportunity to take Gan Ning and Sun Ce into the hospital.

Hearing the movement, Mrs. Qingxuan turned her head, her gaze swept over Gan Ning and Sun Ce, and finally landed on Shen Xian in the center. Mrs. Qingxuan raised her eyebrows: "Young Master Liu? Long time no see. ”

"I haven't seen you for a long time, and my wife is still so beautiful." Shen Xian smiled and said, "It's okay if you're fine, Mr. Gongqi is very worried about you." ”

"Liu Gongzi." Mrs. Qingxuan gathered the sleeves of her wide robe and said meaningfully: "I just like you to talk." ”

"Where, I'm stupid." A trace of embarrassment flashed on Shen Xian's face: "It's just telling the truth." ”

Mrs. Qingxuan lowered her head slightly and smiled, she said in a low voice: "Young Master Liu, you are really ......"

Gan Ning and Sun Ce looked at Shen Xian dumbfounded.

Gan Ning: ...... You're a woman! Don't provoke another woman like this!

Sun Ce: ...... I always feel that the third brother seems to be very powerful, is it my delusion?

At this time, in Cai Yong's residence, he and Xun Yu were sitting opposite each other.

Even Xun Yu was still a little apprehensive when facing his father-in-law, he thought about it again and again, and did not inform Cai Yong of his and Cai Yan's affairs at this time, but decided to wait for Yizhou to calm down, and Shen Xian would help him mention the matter to Cai Yong.

Cai Yong put the teacup down: "The tea in Shudi tastes good, it is rare in Guanzhong, you can taste it." ”

"Wen He likes it more." Xun You said respectfully: "The younger generation is not very accustomed to drinking. ”

Cai Yong smiled slightly: "You will always get used to it." ”

The two were silent for a while, and Xun You's eyes followed the tea leaves in the teacup that swirled and sank into the water, not knowing what to say.

"I came to you to tell you something." At this time, Cai Yong spoke, and his tone was very flat, as if to say that the weather was good today. But Xun You was keenly aware of something wrong.

"This will probably explain some of your doubts. After I finish speaking, you must have a judgment on what to do. ”

After saying hello, it's time to get down to business. Sun Ce and Zhou Yu came to Jiangzhou a few days in advance and were not tourists, Sun Ce and Xun You had already taken a boat to explore the deployment around Chengdu, Xun You was drawing a map, and it was very helpful for the next battle.

"We've caught some spies." Sun Ce said: "Most of them pretended to be businessmen and passed through Jiangzhou to Chengdu, but they haven't been found out where they were sent. ”

"Traitor?" Shen Xian frowned: "At this time, when we went to Chengdu from Jiangzhou, there were only us from Hanzhong." ”

"Probably not." Zhou Yu shook his head and looked hesitant: "Actually, I doubt it...... It may be Liu Jingsheng's subordinates. ”

Shen Xian narrowed her eyes, and she suddenly thought of what Guo Jia said when she persuaded her to return to Hanzhong when she was under Xiangyang City: "I don't rule out the possibility of other states and counties supporting." ”

"You mean, Liu Jingsheng and Liu Jiyu...... Aligned? ”

The frequent changes in the camp in the south of Mianzhu City, the army has entered and exited several times, but there has been no change in the number of people;

Even with the support of Fan Chou's 10,000-strong army, Liu Biao still held on behind closed doors under Xiangyang City, and he didn't come out when he died;

There are spies who pretend to be businessmen and travel to and from Jingyi and the two states;

There are not many soldiers and horses, and he doesn't seem to have much IQ, but he suddenly became smart, Liu Zhang, who dared to stab Shen Xian in the back;

……

"Let's analyze the shape based on the information available." Zhou Yu stared at the map that Sun Ce laid out on the table, and said softly, "I seem to be ...... A bit of an idea. ”

"First of all, look at Jizhou, Yuan Benchu and Gongsun Boqi fought to the death, in order to avoid the rear by the Yuan Highway and Tao Gongzu of Xu and Yang Prefectures, Yuan Benchu and Liu Jingsheng formed an alliance to contain Yuan Highway.

Looking at Jingzhou again, Liu Jingsheng has not moved, but Yuan Highway sent General Wentai to attack Jingzhou in anger. Liu Jingsheng contained the forces of General Wentai in Jingzhou, and he himself could not stay in Xiangyang City, even if he was on the line with Fan Yiming, he never pursued us who retreated, and let us return to Hanzhong all the way.

"Look at Yizhou again, at this time Liu Junlang died, Liu Jiyu suppressed the news of his death and did not release it, ready to completely eradicate the third brother you and Mr. Gongqi, but before they were ready, they were told the truth by the rumors spread by the disciples of the Heavenly Master Dao under Mrs. Qingxuan, which caused some people to be alert, Mrs. Qingxuan and Xingba escaped from Mianzhu and came to Jiangzhou to report to us who were in Hanzhong at the time. In order to avoid being in a passive state, Liu Jiyu had to rush into trouble. However, due to the lack of preparation, the troops are not complete, and some people are still on the way to dispatch......"

Zhou Yu stopped suddenly, and Shen Xian took his words in time: "We are on the way from Jingzhou to Yizhou." ”

On the map that was laid out, Zhou Yu depicted three battle situations, one in Jizhou, one in Jingzhou, and one in Yizhou, and the three locations seemed to be unrelated, but if you think about it carefully, this is actually the result of the joint action of several forces.

originally thought it was just a battle for Jizhou, but in fact, this fire secretly swept half the world. Yuan Shao dragged Liu Biao into the water, Liu Biao dragged Yuan Shu and Liu Zhang into the water, and Liu Zhang came to beat Shen Xian and Zhang Lu.

Gan Ning, who finally figured out the truth of the matter, couldn't cry or laugh: "I really don't know if I suffered an unwarranted disaster......

"Nope." Zhou Yu shook his head, and he said in a low voice: "Even if Liu Jingsheng doesn't have the idea of beating Liu Jiyu this time, we will have trouble sooner or later, won't we?" ”

"Yes, you're right," After a long time, Shen Xian said lightly: "Since you want to make trouble, don't worry about him sooner or later." ”

Shen Xian stood up, and she walked slowly around the room with her hands behind her back: "The siege of Xiangyang has been resolved...... Send a letter to Mr. Gongqi and ask him to send troops to Fang Ling and Shangyong to strictly prevent Liu Jingsheng's sneak attack. On our side, there are some people to guard Kuimen, and checkpoints must be set up on the mountain to closely monitor, after all, Kuimen is dangerous, and it is basically impossible to get in by waterway, I suspect that those spies came over the mountain. ”

"Guarded the two roads from Jingzhou to Yizhou and cut off Liu Jiyu's backup...... It's only a matter of time before the turtle catches in the urn. ”

"Is there anything else you would like to add?" Shen Xian looked at Zhou Yu, Sun Ce, and Gan Ning.

Sun Ce and Gan Ning only had to fight, but Zhou Yu shook his head: "I don't have anything to say, maybe you should ask Gongda." ”

"yes, where's the Gongda?" Shen Xian scratched her head: "I said why do you think there is one less person." ”

"Didn't I sue you before?" Gan Ning rolled his eyes: "He's with Mr. Cai." ”

Xun You, who came out of Cai Yong, was in a bit of a trance, he didn't expect that what Cai Yong had concealed would be like this, but after thinking about it, he felt very reasonable.

In fact, this matter is not big or small, but it depends on what kind of situation.

Just when Xun You was thinking wildly, he suddenly heard someone call him: "Gongda! Walk and look at the road, what a daze! It's going to be hit! ”

Xun You felt his wrist tighten, and at the same time, a gust of wind passed in his ears, and when he came back to his senses, he looked at Shen Xian staring at himself angrily: "What's wrong with you?" Was the proposal rejected? ”

Zhou Yu was negotiating with the carriage driver who almost hit Xun You, Shen Xian gave Xun You a pulse, she stretched out her hand and shook it in front of his eyes: "Scared stupid? Go back and prescribe you a tranquilizer? I still will. ”

"No...... No more! Xun You shook his head: "Lord, why are you here?" ”

"I'm looking for you to discuss the next thing, that's what we think......" Shen Xian asked Xun You to go inside, she went outside, and whispered everyone's plan to him as she went.

Shen Xian, who was talking seriously, didn't notice it at all, and Xun You's eyes when she looked at her became particularly complicated for a moment.