In the early morning, the sound of horses' hooves disturbed the dreams of many residents in Ganling City, and at the same time pulled Yuan Shu out of bed. It is said that although Yuan Shao ordered Yuan Shu to lead the troops to suppress bandits in the rear and maintain the grain route, once he left the Guandu camp, where to suppress the bandits, Yuan Shao could not decide. No, at the time of the death battle between Yuan Shao and Cao Cao, Yuan Shu took Yang Hong and other cronies to lead 5,000 soldiers and horses into Ganling City, the capital of Qinghe State. Qinghe Kingdom was originally the fief of Liu Qing, the king of Qinghe, and his son Liu Hu later became the emperor of Xiao'an, so there is still a magnificent Qinghe palace in Ganling City. And when the prime minister of Qinghe saw that such a great god suddenly came under his rule, where did he dare to slack off, he naturally obediently presented the Qinghe Palace's mansion for Yuan Shu to live in. Yuan Shu also lived a leisurely life in the wine pond meat forest again.

At this moment, Yuan Shu, who was dragged up from the gentle township, was quite dissatisfied and asked the dusty little colonel in front of him, "What's the matter to report?" ”

"Lord Wang, no, it's not good! Donglai Tai Shi Ci led the troops to invade the territory, and now Bohai County has fallen, and the Cai army is besieging the Hejian Kingdom, please ask the prince to send troops to rescue Hejian as soon as possible! Xiao Xiao replied breathlessly, and presented a bloodstained blood book to Yuan Shu.

Donglai Tai Shi Ci is in danger! At first glance, Yuan Shu's heart couldn't help but chuckle when he heard such a battle report, but he still tried his best to remain calm on his face, and took the blood book from the little schoolmaster's hand, and the red font on the white silk looked extremely eye-catching. After Yuan Shu secretly calmed down, he took a closer look and found that it was originally a letter of help written by Meng Dai, the prime minister of Hejian, saying that Jiang Qi had been beheaded by Taishi Ci, and Gong Ji had surrendered three days ago because of the might of Cai's army. And Tai Shici is besieging Lecheng, the capital of the river. The country between the rivers was the Julu County of the Qin Dynasty. The giant deer has been a battleground for soldiers since ancient times, and the famous battle of the giant deer took place here. Xiang Yu and Qin General Zhang Han faced off against each other in Julu. After Xiang Yu crossed the Zhanghe River, he ordered the soldiers to sink the boat. Smash the pot. Bringing three days of food means fighting to the death with Zhang Han. As a result, Xiang Yu defeated and completely annihilated the main force of the Qin army, from which the term "broken cauldron and sinking the boat" comes from. Tai Shi Ci led his troops deep into Julu, undoubtedly driving a nail into Yuan Shao's hinterland. Yuan Shuruo thinks about Yuan's hegemony. At this moment, he should not hesitate to gather a mobilized force to rush to the aid of the Hejian Kingdom and prevent Tai Shici from going deeper.

After a general understanding of the situation. Yuan Shu quietly put away the white silk, and comforted the little school who came to ask for help: "You go down to rest first." Lone wants to discuss a rescue strategy with his staff. ”

When Xiao Xiao heard that Yuan Shu had agreed to send troops to rescue, he immediately knocked his head three times. "Thank you for helping my lord."

However, when the little school left the room. The expression on Yuan Shu's face instantly changed one hundred and eighty degrees. I saw him holding the white silk, with a bitter face, and circled back and forth in the room, "How is this good!" How good is that! Taishi Ci is powerful, and Lone is his opponent. ”

Yang Hong, who was on the side, saw that Yuan Shu was so afraid of Tai Shici's prestige that he was so panicked, and couldn't help but step forward to persuade him, "Don't worry, Lord Wang. Tai Shi Ci is still in the river, and he can't reach the Qinghe River for a while. ”

"Meng Dai has begged for blood from Lonely Weeping, how can he resist Tai Shici. How could the 5,000 soldiers and horses under the lone hand be the opponents of the Cai army. You must know that even Lu Bu was defeated by Tai Shici! Yuan Shu rubbed the white silk in his hand and muttered to himself. Obviously, Lu Bu's martial arts left a deep impression on Yuan Shu. And Cai Jibu, who was able to defeat Lu Bu, was even more like a divine soldier in Yuan Shu's eyes.

Seeing this, Yang Hong knew that his lord was afraid that he had the heart to retreat. Yuan Shu has been the emperor and persuaded him to advance over the years. It seems to jump up and down happily. But Yang Hong, who has always been with him, knows that Yuan Shu's courage is actually smaller than a year. In the early years, Yuan Shu, who was a tiger general, called a newborn calf and was not afraid of tigers. What Dong Zhuo, Yuan Shao and even the Han Emperor don't care about. But after all these years of failure, Yuan Shu seems to have finally realized that his family identity in the troubled times is not as good as in the peaceful and prosperous times, and his own talent is not as "outstanding" as he imagined.

Sure enough, after going around twice, Yuan Shu immediately clapped his hands and said, "Yang Qing, you will give the order to go down, and you must lead the troops out of the city to suppress the bandits." ”

The so-called suppression of bandits is just an excuse for Yuan Shu to slip away, but where to slip away is the most realistic problem in front of everyone. So Yang Hong asked Yuan Shu, "Lord Wang, where should we go to suppress the bandits?" ”

Yuan Shu listened to it, and thought to himself, where should I escape? Thinking about this, Yuan Shu walked to the cowhide map on the side, and looked the situation up and down. It is impossible to go east in the current situation, and to do so would only be self-defeating. Nor is it feasible to go south. If Yuan Shao knew that he had escaped from the battle, not to mention what punishment there would be, just thinking that Yuan Shao might send a general to escort him to fight Yuan Shu with Tai Shi Ci made his scalp tingle. What about the north? It seems that he can temporarily escape Tai Shici's attack and Yuan Shao's investigation. But the north is too desolate, and there are alien races everywhere who drink blood, and Yuan Shu is really a little unaccustomed. What's more, Youzhou in the north is now under the rule of Yuan Xi, and that person is not easy to fool. Where do you go?

Yuan Shu reached out and stroked back and forth on the cowhide map, and suddenly his gaze rested on a small dot in the center of the map, and a sly smile crept up his wrinkled cheeks. I saw Yuan Shu lightly buckle the map, and smiled proudly, "Yang Qing, go to Yecheng to suppress bandits!" ”

"Yecheng?" Yang Hong looked at Yuan Shu in surprise, not knowing what kind of outrageous idea his lord was going to play this time.

But Yuan Shu felt that his aura flashed, which was really wonderful, and then explained to Yang Hong with a high spirit, "The high walls of Yecheng City are thick, and Tai Shi Ci will definitely not be able to capture it. And Lone's good nephew Xianfu doesn't know how to march and set up the formation, and he needs Lone to give some guidance. Even if he doesn't need Lone to guide the tactics, it is not impossible to have Lone to support him to seize the crown prince. ”

Yang Hong listened to Yuan Shu's analysis, and he had to sigh in his heart that his own lord also had a resourceful side. Indeed, if he can join forces with Yuan Shang, with Yuan Shang's maintenance, Yuan Shu not only does not have to worry about being held accountable by Yuan Shao, but even has the opportunity to oppose the guest. After all, Yuan Shaozheng and Cao Cao fought fiercely in Guandu, and now Cai Anzhen of Qingzhou has married Cao Cao and sent troops to help Cao. It is not known who killed the deer in the battle of Guandu. If Yuan Shao loses or even loses in the battle with Cao Cao and Cai Ji, the Yuan clan will fall apart in an instant. At that time, with the support of Yuan Shu, the imperial uncle, Yuan Shang will definitely be able to seize the throne. As for Yuan Shu, he can also use Yuan Shang to take over Yuan Shao's team as a whole.

So after weighing the pros and cons in my heart. Yang Hong finally bowed to Yuan Shu convincingly, "The prince is wise. ”

Compared with Hebei, which is covered with war clouds, Donglai County, which is located south of the Yellow River, is a different scene at the moment. The continuous good news made the soldiers and civilians in the county rejoice. Young people from all over the country rushed to enlist in the army in order to make contributions under the command of the Marquis of Qi. However, not every young man who enlisted in the army had the opportunity to fight in the north with Cai Ji or Tai Shi Ci in the south. Li Da is one of them.

On an April afternoon, Li Daxin walked through the long verandah of the Longkou Yamen, letting the spring breeze with scattered raindrops caress his cheeks. The houses that were destroyed by the last fire have not yet been repaired. Many parts of the palace still show scorched marks, reminding passers-by that it had been attacked by Assassins. Li Da arrived at Longkou with Cao Pi's family send-off team, although he came nominally on behalf of the Son of Heaven. But Li Da was originally from the Cai family. So it's more like a regression.

However, Li Dahao has also served by the side of Emperor Liu Xie of the Han Dynasty for many years, and his heart is indispensable for loyalty and patriotism. This expedition to the west against Yuan Zheng was in line with Li Da's intention to serve the country, but who knew that Cai Ji asked him to stay in Longkou to assist Guo Jia in guarding Donglai. Donglai is the place where Cai Ji started, and he has been in politics for many years, not to mention that he has been attacked, and even the thieves have disappeared for many years. Civil officials such as Huang Zhen could still manage supplies and govern the local area in the rear. Li Da and other generals have a hard time. No matter how he said it, when he was in Xudu, he could still stand guard for Liu Xie. But in Longkou, Li Da in addition to supervising the training of soldiers in the city. At most, they will practice martial arts on their own. Although Lily of the Valley often cooks delicious dishes for him and repairs damaged clothes, in Li Da's heart, this is not the time to indulge in children's love after all.

And just when Li Da was bored. Guo Jia assigned him an important errand. At this time, Li Da came to return to Guo Jia. Guo Jia's office study is located in the east wing of the main axis of the Yamen, taking the main face south. The minister faces the north, Wen Lidong, and Wu Lixi.

When Li Da arrived in the study, Guo Jia was buried in a pile of papers. Unlike Cao Cao, who strictly prohibits the use of paper, Cai Ji has already reached a paper-based office. In Caiji's view, a technological innovation must be supported by the government. Mass production of paper can also effectively reduce production costs.

"Zhishen is here, come into the house and talk." Guo Jia looked up at Li Da standing outside the door, and couldn't help but stretch out his hand to greet him.

"Da has seen the military division." After Li Da respectfully bowed to Guo Jia, he entered the house and sat on the cushion. Sitting on the knee was the standard sitting posture of the Han Dynasty, and Li Da had become accustomed to this sitting posture after living in the Xudu Palace for many years. However, Guo Jiabai had no taboos and sat cross-legged casually.

Seeing this, Guo Jia couldn't help but adjust his sitting posture, and then asked Li Da, "How is that investigation?" ”

"Hui Junshi, before the assassin entered the city, he lived in Qingfeng Temple outside the city as a homeless person." Li Da replied with his hand. It turned out that the task assigned by Guo Jia to Li Da was to investigate the previous assassination case of Hou Fuxing. Li Da was originally Cai Ji's general, so he naturally worked hard to investigate this matter to the end.

"Breeze view." Guo Jia tapped the tiger's mouth lightly with a folding fan in his hand, and seemed not surprised by this answer.

"Yes. Qingfeng Guan received a group of displaced people according to the government's instructions, and the assassins were mixed in. Li Da added truthfully.

Although Cai Ji used Yu Ji to collect a large number of Yellow Turban remnants, this does not mean that she let Taiping Dao preach at will under her rule. In fact, compared with Cao Cao and Sun Ce's one-size-fits-all killings of Taiping Taoism and even Taoism, other forces were laissez-faire towards Taoism, and Cai Ji had a fairly complete set of religious management systems under his rule. The so-called degree is a certificate issued by the government to those who have been recognized as monks according to the law. Du Mu was founded in the Northern and Southern Dynasties and perfected in the Tang and Song dynasties. In this way, the government administers the monks and, if necessary, limits the number of monks by means of guò administration. In a sense, the reason why China's religious problems are not as strict as those in other regions is not only the inclusiveness of Chinese civilization itself, but also related to the administrative management of religion by successive dynasties.

Cai Ji referred to the Tang and Song dynasties, stipulating that the monks under his rule, whether they believed in Buddhism, Taoism, or other religions, must report to the local government for certification, and recorded in detail the monks' origin, common name, age, temple and Taoist temple, teacher's name, and the joint signature of the official office on the Ayasu Jin Sudian axis. Of course, the Ayasu Nishiki Suden shaft is also inlaid with Donglai paper to prevent counterfeiting. Those who preach without permission are imprisoned for the crime of deceiving the people with false words. If anyone commits an unlawful act in this way, it is a capital offense. Even Cai Ji has already thought about it, if the military budget is tight one day, he can still sell it to raise military expenses like the Song Dynasty, which is really a good way to make money and manage it.

Taiping Dao was renamed Jishan Dao in Qingzhou and enjoyed the same treatment as other religions. However, under Cai Ji's secret instructions, the naturalization of monks who accumulate good paths is quite strict, and the number of monks is also deliberately limited. The Qingfeng Temple mentioned by Li Da is the only Taoist temple near Longkou City. According to Cai Ji's rules, Taoist monasteries were exempt from taxes if they provided food, lodging, and medical care to the poor. Taoist temples can accumulate a lot of wealth by relying on donations, and they are naturally willing to take out some incense money to help the poor. Therefore, it seems far-fetched to suspect the way of goodness just because the Assassin had stayed in Qingfeng Temple as an outcast.

However, Guo Jia does not think that Ji Shandao has nothing to do with this matter. From the various clues collected so far, it is believed that the assassination was carried out by someone familiar with Donglai's interior. Although Cai Ji's civil, military and bureaucratic backgrounds are very different, there is no one who hates Cai Ji to the point of her death. If it is said to destroy the Cao Cai Alliance, it will be investigated all the way, and there seems to be no collaborator in the city. Now the only one who has a close relationship with Cai Ji and looks like a god belongs to Ji and the Ji Shan Dao to which he belongs. What's more, Yu Ji has now become Yuan Shao's national teacher, and Cai Ji has openly opposed Yuan. Speaking of which, Cai Ji and Yu Ji have been using each other from the beginning, and it is only because of Lin Fei's Five Elements Escape Banner in the middle that this makes you have me and I have you on both sides. Previously, Cai Ji had taken advantage of this ambiguous relationship to build Jinxi City and successfully instigated Yuan Shao to become emperor. But now it is this same ambiguous relationship that is threatening Cai Ji's safety.

"Double-edged sword call." Guo Jia lowered his head and muttered to himself.

Seeing this, Li Da couldn't help but raise his sword eyebrows and asked Guo Jia for orders, "Military advisor, if it is really Qingfeng Guan troublemaker, Da Yuan led the troops to copy this view." ”

"Wait." Guo Jia raised his hand to stop Li Da, "At present, the case is still unclear, General Zhishen must not startle the snake." ”

"If those demons plot to kill the Lord again, what will be good?" Li Da said urgently. Due to the influence of the Han court, Li Da has never had a good impression of the Taiping Dao, which caused the Han Dynasty to fall apart. If it was really a person from Taiping Dao who wanted to harm Cai Ji, he, Li Da, would never let go of these demon Daoists who hid their heads and tails.

"General Taishi has transferred the Five Elements Escape Banner people around the Lord, and I think the younger ones can't get close to the Lord for the time being." Guo Jiayan subconsciously put his men on the battle report signed by Jinxi. At the same time, I also asked myself in my heart, if this matter is really related to Lin Fei, how should the Lord deal with it? (To be continued)