Five

After Zheng Zhuanggong returned to China, in order to boost morale, he inspected his heroic army on the point field. And remake a bright "stinging fox" banner, set up on the number one chariot, with a fixed iron ring around the top and bottom. The banner is waving in the wind, hunting and dancing, and it is very spectacular. Look carefully at this big flag sewn with brocade silk fabric, one zhang two feet square, hung with twenty-four golden bells on it, the flag is embroidered with four big characters of "Fengtian to punish the guilt", the flag pole is three feet long and three feet. Standing under the banner and looking up, I saw the big flag straight into the blue sky.

Zheng Zhuang Gong was very excited to see this scene, so he performed the following story of fighting for the flag.

Gong Zheng Zhuang said to his subordinates: "Pass the widow's order, if there is anyone who can hold a big flag and walk like an ordinary person, the widow will give him the vanguard officer, and give him this ride." ”

His subordinates shouted orders. Before the words fell, I saw a general walking out of the team, wearing a silver helmet, wearing a purple robe and gold armor, with a black face and beard, thick eyebrows and big eyes. Everyone looked at it, but it was the general Xuan Shuying. I saw Uncle Ying jump up and jump into the car, shouting, "Minister, come and try!" ”

I saw the general Bian Shuying pull up the flag pole with one hand and hold it tightly. Jump out of the car, take three steps forward, then take three steps back, and insert the flag into the car. All the soldiers cheered and cheered.

Shu Ying jumped out of the chariot and shouted, "Where is my servant?" Come and drive for me!"

"Slow!" Just as Uncle Ying was about to take the chariot for herself, another general walked out of the crowd. I saw that this warlord wore a pheasant crown on his head, wiped his forehead with green brocade, and wore a stumbling robe and rhinoceros armor, but he was a tiger with a bear's waist. The man said loudly, "Take a few steps with the flag in hand, what is that!" A certain family can wave the flag. ”

With the eyes of the important people, Zheng Zhuang saw that it was Uncle Yingkao. Uncle Ying's royal servant saw Uncle Ying Kao's wild words, and he didn't dare to step forward to pick up the car. I saw Uncle Ying Kao teasing his clothes with his left hand, opening the iron cable with his right hand, pulling the big flag upside down from behind, jumping up, and the flag pole had already pulled out of the car rail and held it tightly in his hand. Quickly grab your left hand, turn around, and hold your right hand up. Turning left and right, like a spear, the big flag danced whirring. The big flag rolled freely in the air, and all the soldiers were surprised.

Zheng Zhuanggong was also excited, and shouted "good" three times in a row and said to Uncle Yingkao: "What a tiger general!" This car and the pioneer officer deserve to be given to you. ”

Before Zheng Zhuanggong's voice fell, another person shouted, "Lord, slow down!" ”

A young general stepped out of the crowd. I saw this young general, with a delicate complexion, pink face and red lips, a purple and gold crown on his head, and a woven gold and green robe, shouting at Uncle Yingkao: "Stay!" You can dance the flag, but I can't? ”

Uncle Ying Kao saw that the young general was fierce, and this side had been rewarded by the monarch, where was he willing to let go, Uncle Ying Kao held the flag pole in one hand and the chariot in the other, and ordered the royal servant to drive quickly, so the car and people flew away. Seeing this, the young general quickly picked up a Fang Tian painting halberd from the weapon rack and followed Uncle Yingkao out of the military field.

Zheng Zhuanggong hurriedly ordered the people around him to chase him out and persuade him. The young general was pulled back and indignant, and said in an air: "This man despises my surname Ji and no one, I will definitely kill him!" This young general is not someone else's official family inherited the doctor Gongsun Yan, the word is full, he is the most beautiful man in Zheng Guo, and he is very favored by Zheng Zhuanggong. Because he is the nephew of Zheng Zhuanggong, he is handsome and has a good martial arts, and he is mostly praised by the monarch on weekdays, and of course he also grows arrogant, and the ministers in the Zheng Dynasty naturally respect him for three points. Only Uncle Ying Kao didn't think so, so the two have never been on good terms. Although he was persuaded and pulled back, his anger did not subside. A stomach full of dissatisfaction is held in my heart.

Seeing this, Zheng Zhuanggong approached the young general with a smile and persuaded him to extinguish his anger. Zheng Zhuanggong said: "Since the two tigers in our army are not allowed to fight, the widow will reward you." So he gave another chariot to Gongsun Yan and Shu Ying. The two of them parted in thanksgiving.

When it came to the appointed date, Zheng Zhuang Gong made arrangements in the court, personally ordered four generals to accompany him, and left the sacrifice to defend the city with the prince Ji Hu, and the self-unified soldiers looked forward to the country.

The two monarchs of Qi and Lu have been waiting in the village twenty miles near the city. The kings of the three kingdoms met and finished the ceremony. The Duke of Zheng Zhuang let the Duke of Qi in the middle, the Duke of Lu Yin on the right, and the Duke of Zheng Zhuang on the left side of the three armies to give orders.

On this day, Zheng Zhuang Gong did not allow the three armies to feast as the host, but only to catch the wind for the armies of Qi and Lu. During the banquet, Qi Jiaogong took out a letter from his sleeve, which detailed the sins of the monarch of Xu Guo for not paying tribute, and now he was ordered by the king to ask for it. Zheng Zhuang Gong saw that Qi Gong had already prepared a confession for himself, not to mention how happy he was. This was originally arranged by Zheng Zhuanggong, and one was proposed by others on the order of the king, which can prove that he is not false; Second, Xu Guodu is rumored to be of the same clan as Qi State, and it is not a circumvention of his own responsibility to write a crusade written by Gong Gong. Therefore, Zheng Zhuanggong has been pushing Qi Jiaogong to the front of the stage, not without his own considerations.

The kings of the three kingdoms agreed to come to Japan and the armies of the three countries to attack the city together, so they sent people to shoot the condemnation letter into the city with bows and arrows.

The State of Xu is the only baronial country in history that can be verified, and it is a small country with the lowest rank of the Zhou royal family. It is rumored that Xu and Qi are of the same root and family, the same as the descendants of Boyi, for the Jiang family, and its founding ancestor is Xu Wenshu, the heir of Taiyue. The State of Xu was sealed in the old land of the Shang Dynasty, which can be described as the Central Plains in the Central Plains, so it is called an important place coveted by the surrounding powers. Although this is the lowest title, Xu Guo is still the only baronial state that can be recorded in the history books. Xu was strategically located, but due to its title restrictions, Xu could not expand its territory and army. King Zhou moved eastward, the royal family gradually declined, so it was repeatedly decided by various countries, in the wind and rain, Xu experienced thrilling again and again. Now is a catastrophe. When Xu Guojun received the message, he had no choice but to mobilize the people of the city to resist desperately.

The battalions of the three kingdoms each fired cannons and drums, and solemnly raised their troops. Where has the monarch of the country seen such a world? A small national capital, the city is not high, the pool is not deep, it is densely packed by the military vehicles of the three countries, and it is surrounded by water.

Xu Guojun is a righteous king, winning the hearts of the people, willing to defend it, the people in the city are terrified, but they also work together to protect it. Therefore, the army of the Three Kingdoms attacked in a hurry for three days.

The two monarchs of Qi and Lu are not the masterminds, and they don't attack the city very hard, they are all looking at Zheng Guo. Moreover, Zheng Zhuang Gong had an agreement with the kings of the two countries: whichever conquered the city first would be responsible for dividing the promised land. The two kings of Qi and Lu did not have the idea of dividing the land, so the golden drums in the siege were loud, but the soldiers did not work hard.

Zheng Guo's soldiers were brave and charged into battle. In the chaotic battle of the siege, Gongsun Yan remembered Uncle Yingkao's hatred of seizing the car. His eyes were firmly fixed on Uncle Yingkao. At noon on this day, Uncle Ying Kao stood on top of the chariot, carried the "stinging arc" banner under the threat, jumped up, and was the first to climb the city wall of Xu State. Gongsun Yan saw that the agile Uncle Yingkao was the first to enter the city, and his jealousy rose again. Afraid that Uncle Ying Kao would be more meritorious than himself because of his quick step, he aimed at Uncle Ying Kao in the crowd and shot a cold arrow from Uncle Yingkao's back, hitting Uncle Yingkao's heart, and this heroic siege hero fell down from the city head with the flag in an instant. Uncle Ying only thought that Uncle Ying Kao was injured by the soldiers defending the city, and a wave of anger rushed to the top, took the big flag from under Uncle Ying Kao, rushed up, and shouted around the city on the city wall: "Zheng Guojun has landed in the city!"

When all the soldiers saw the embroidered flags fluttering and the stinging foxes, they all thought that Zheng Zhuang had really landed in the city, and their courage was doubled all of a sudden, and the armies of the three kingdoms rushed up, jumped on the city wall of Xu State, cut open the city gate, and the army of the three kingdoms poured into the capital of Xu State together. Then the kings of the three kingdoms drove into the city side by side. Xu Guojun had no power to return to heaven, changed into civilian clothes, mixed in the chaotic fleeing people, and fled to defend the country.

Duke Qi made an appearance and gave the land of Xu Guo to Duke Lu Yin. Lu Yingong insisted that he would not accept it. Qi Jiaogong said: "The plot came from Zheng Hou, since Lu Hou does not accept it, it belongs to Zheng Hou." ”

Zheng Zhuanggong has always coveted the land of Xu Guo, after all, Xu Guo and Zheng Guo are next to each other. Seeing that the two monarchs of Qi and Lu retreated to each other, they pretended to postpone it, so they should accept it.

The three monarchs were discussing the results of the war, and it was reported outside the palace that Dr. Xu Guobaili asked to see a child with a child.

When he said this, he saw Doctor Baili crying and falling to the ground, kowtowing and begging: "Please leave a descendant for Xu Guo, the old man is willing to guarantee with his own life." ”

Qi Jiaogong asked, "Who is this child?"

Doctor Baili said: "I Xu Guojun has no children under his knees, this child is called Xinchen, he is the same mother and brother of Xu Guoguojun, forget about the king's net, don't kill him, please beg your kindness." ”

Both Qi Gong and Lu Yin Gong were sympathetic when they saw this scene. Seeing this, Zheng Zhuang Gong took the opportunity to change his words and said: "The widow was ordered by the king to ask for the crime, if it was only to obtain the land of Xu Guo, it was not a righteous act. Now that the monarch of Xu Guoguo has fled, the widow does not want his clan to be extinct. Since the brother of the monarch is here, and there is a hundred miles of doctors to rely on, there are kings and ministers, and the widow should return you to a Xu country. ”

Doctor Baili said in his heart that it was not the old man who was desperately trying to protect him, and this new minister would have already become a ghost under your Zheng saber. Now seeing that Zheng Zhuang Gong actually said to return Xu Guozhi, he was afraid that there was fraud, so he hurriedly said: "Xu Guo is already a monarch and the country is broken, and the minister only wants to save the life of this Xu Guo boy, and there is nothing else to ask for, how dare he have any hope of recovering Xu!" ”

Zheng Zhuanggong rolled his eyes and glanced at Duke Lu Yin and Duke Qi, and when he saw that both of them were looking at him, he said: "Since the widow said that he would restore the Xu Kingdom, he was definitely not lying to coax you. But the widow is worried that this Uncle Xu Xinchen is young and cannot win state affairs, so the widow should entrust someone who is capable and capable to assist. ”

So Zheng Zhuang justifiably clarified his true idea of restoring Xu Guo: dividing Xu Guo into two: to the east of it, to the east of it, to Baili Dafu Feng Xinchen's birth and breeding land; To the west, Zheng You's grandson was in charge. is called Zhu Xu, but it is actually to guard the heirs of Xu Guo to avoid the real restoration of the country.

The two monarchs of Qi and Lu were well aware of Zheng Zhuanggong's annexation ambitions, but after seeing that Xu Guo was left, they were also merciful and praised him for its proper disposal. Doctor Baili and Uncle Xu thanked the three gentlemen.

Since then, Xu Guo has not only ceded half of the land, but has also been under the supervision of Zheng Guo, and is really a vassal.

Xu Guochuan has a centuries-old origin, how many generations of Li people here endlessly farming textiles, giving birth to children, in Zheng Zhuang Gong personally concocted the banner of Fengtian to punish the guilt, directed the Three Kingdoms siege, disaster from the sky, so that this famous family of peaceful living state collapsed in an instant.

Xu Guojun died in the defense of the country, Xu Shu Xinchen worked hard to manage the land in the east of Xu Guo with the support of Bailide, and was always subject to Zheng Guo, until the death of Zheng Zhuang Gong, Zheng civil strife, Gongsun was sick and died, Xu Shu and Baili Doctor managed to sneak into Xu Du and reorganize the ancestral hall. That's for another time.