After that, Dong Zhuo and Guo Peng talked about the previous defeat of Zhang Jiao's 50,000 army and the killing of Zhang Liang, praised Guo Peng's bravery and Lu Zhi's use of troops like a god, and boasted for a while.

After three rounds of drinking, Dong Zhuo clapped his hands, and ten soldiers came in outside the tent, carrying a box in groups of two, a total of five boxes.

"Zhuo first saw Zifeng, and suddenly had a sense of familiarity, Zifeng is a young hero, for Zhuo to repay the benefactor's revenge, Zhuo has nothing to repay, only these unsightly things are given away, and I hope Zifeng will not dislike it! Hahaha! ”

Dong Zhuo stood up, took Guo Peng's hand, and took Guo Peng to see the contents of the box, as soon as the first box was opened, it was full of gold nuggets, and the yards were neat, and it looked like there were at least fifty catties, which was very attractive.

In the second box is jade, which looks very good, although Guo Peng doesn't understand jade, but he also knows that jade is not something that everyone can have at this time.

The remaining three boxes were covered with silver blocks, and the bottom was fine silk cloth, and the five boxes were heavy, and Guo Peng really couldn't figure out how much these things were worth.

However, Dong Zhuo is really generous.

Sending so many things when he made a move, not for Lu Zhi, but for himself, this consideration is really thoughtful, because Lu Zhi will definitely not accept it.

Dong Zhuo can go from the son of a small official to his current position, he does have his own skills, at least his skills will not be lost to those who rely on his family background to rise to high positions.

So later, none of those who became high-ranking officials by virtue of their family background were his opponents on the battlefield, and it was Sun Jian, who was also born as a petty official, who defeated him.

Guo Peng somewhat understood why Dong Zhuo could become the leader of the Liangzhou Corps.

Dong Zhuo wants to send it, he won't take it back, Guo Peng is not hypocritical, he just sent out twenty catties of gold, and he also feels a little painful.

So he accepted it generously, thanked Dong Zhuo for his kindness, and then returned to his barracks with a smile on his face.

Directly into Lu Zhi's tent.

"Because of Duan Cheng's matter, Dong Zhuo wants to be friends with you?"

Lu Zhixun touched it for a while and smiled: "It's not that simple, right?" ”

"The student thinks the same, Dong Zhuo is actually worried that the teacher will stumble on him on the battlefield, and he feels that the student is close to the teacher, so he can persuade the teacher not to attack him, and on the other hand, it is estimated that the relationship between my father-in-law's family in the palace is also favored by him, otherwise, he would not be so generous, fifty catties of gold."

Guo Peng smiled: "Teacher, do you want this gold?" If you want it, the students will give it all to the teacher. ”

Lu Zhi stared at Guo Peng for a while, and scolded with a smile: "You kid, you dare to joke about being a teacher!" ”

After that, Lu Zhi shook his head.

"Dong Zhuo has a request for you, I want to be good with you, for you, this is not a bad thing, but you have to be cautious about intersecting with Dong Zhuo, what can be done and what cannot be done, you can ask more as a teacher, the relationship between the Kansai warriors and the Kanto scholars is quite complicated.

These gifts, you accept them, you don't accept them, Dong Zhuo is uneasy, but he will be suspicious of you, you must accept them, as for how to use these things, it is your own business, I have taught you so much for the teacher, and now is the time for you to use them. ”

Guo Peng nodded and thought for a while.

"Then, I'll reward all the long water cavalry under my command."

Lu Zhi was a little surprised.

"Don't you want anything?"

"Fame is more important than gold."

Lu Zhi nodded.

"Yes, fame is much more important than gold, but it's better for you to keep some of them, so that both sides can talk about the past."

Guo Peng thought about it carefully and felt that it was right.

"Then leave twenty catties of gold, and give the rest to your subordinates."

"Well, that's for the best."

Lu Zhi agreed with Guo Peng's approach.

But Guo Peng suddenly had some doubts.

"Teacher, you clearly understand these truths, why are you unwilling to make a little bit of flexibility?"

Lu Zhi knew what Guo Peng was talking about.

He was silent for a moment, then sighed heavily.

"For the old teacher, nothing is more important than reputation, most of my life has come, how can I be willing to lose my life? Zifeng, in life, there are too many last resorts, as a teacher, you will be the same. ”

For some reason, at this moment, Guo Peng felt that Lu Zhi already knew what he was doing, but he just didn't say it.

How do they live without understanding?

How is it not clear?

It's just a last resort.

In life, the three most difficult words are "last resort".

From the emperor to Li Shu, nothing more.

If you wear a mask for a long time, you will forget your original self and really live as a mask, and your real self may no longer exist.

Determine a persona, live according to this persona for the rest of your life, and then die for this persona.

Guo Peng looked at Lu Zhi, who was dealing with military affairs, and seemed to understand something.

I......

What will life become?

The name of pure filial piety, the name of bravery, and the name of gratitude and retribution.

Which of these three characters is the real self?

Is Lu Zhi in front of him facing himself with his personality?

"It's really tiring to live."

Leaving the tent, Guo Peng sighed slightly and let out such an emotion.

However, in order to obtain benefits, it is necessary to be tired, not only physically, but also mentally.

The strugglers are tired of intriguing and stepping on others to climb up, and the vested interests are desperately trying to maintain their status and not be dragged down.

The poor are physically tired and tired to death, and the rich are tired and tired to death.

It seems that another aspect has been found that is fair to everyone.

Guo Peng smiled self-deprecatingly.

The sky was gray, and I couldn't see anything, I couldn't see anything, not even a bird.

The next day, Guo Peng left 20 catties of gold and rewarded the rest to the 500 Changshui cavalry under his command, and the whole army rejoiced, feeling sincerely happy that he had become a member of the Changshui cavalry.

A few days later, the soldiers and horses and military supplies were all gathered, and Lu Zhi allocated 5,000 soldiers and horses to Dong Zhuo's department, making up an army of 15,000 people, so Dong Zhuo officially led his troops north up and down Quyang to challenge Zhang Bao, and before leaving, he also asked Duan Xuan to give Guo Peng a good horse.

A very strong horse with a snow-white body, and he looks very handsome.

White horse?

This seems to be Gongsun Chan's preference, right?

However, at the moment, Gongsun Chan is just a filial and honest man, and his status and merits are not as good as himself, and there is really no white horse in Lu Zhi's army at the moment.

Perhaps, you can get the title of General White Horse to play around?

Guo Peng smiled, thanked Dong Zhuo for his gift, and asked Duan Xuan to bring Dong Zhuo about his gratitude.

The situation of the battle has become clearer at this point, Lu Zhi besieged Guangzong County, attacked from all sides, Dong Zhuo led his troops north to attack Xiaquyang, and directly cut off the only possible road between Zhang Jiao and Zhang Bao.

Zhang Bao didn't seem to organize soldiers and horses to support Guangzong, I don't know if he was unwilling or because he was more than willing and insufficient, or if the six gods had no master and didn't know what to do.

It's impossible to get the news, Guangzong has been besieged for a long time, Xiaquyang is not far from Guangzong, there are always Yellow Turban routs, Zhang Bao must know the news.

The soldiers and horses in the hands of the two brothers together are more than 50,000 strong men who can fight, and there are hundreds of thousands of Yellow Turban family members who follow them, at this time, what they need to do most is to merge and join forces together, in that case, both Dong Zhuo and Lu Zhi will have a headache.

But now they are guarding two cities separately, not fighting, only defending the city, is this trying to be a turtle with a shrunken head?

How much food did they have in the city? Is it enough to eat?

How much firewood is left? Is it enough to burn?

Guo Peng was very skeptical.