Chapter 15: A dilemma
Gongsun Xun and the pig killer Song Yu He Jin He Da General can be regarded as poor friends in a sense.
At that time, Gongsun Xun himself did not say that He Jin was still just a Lang official, and his nephew Liu Wei, the eldest son of the emperor, was in infancy, and he might not be able to grow up by looking at it...... This is because all the children before the Son of Heaven died, without exception. However, the more important point is that at that time, the wife of the Son of Heaven, Empress Song, was still sitting firmly in the position of the queen, and the Song family was deeply rooted, and the posture of the relatives seemed to be difficult to shake even the Son of Heaven.
Therefore, at that time, few people really cared about He Jin and He Suigao, let alone his low background.
But if you think about it this way, it seems that Cao Mengde and Liu Xuande are someone's poor friends...... Quite a lot!
All in all, the friends of the poor and the lowly cannot be forgotten, and He Suigao can be regarded as a kind and honest person, so naturally he did not put on a face because he became a general. In fact, in all fairness, at this point, it seems that the individual is three points stronger than Gongsun Zhan who is waiting on the other side of the Yellow River!
So, the two were overjoyed to see each other, and on the evening of the same day, they slept together in the main house of the capital pavilion that served as a military camp, and said a lot of words.
In fact, Gongsun Xun certainly asked for He Jin on this trip, but He Jin was not worried in his heart, and wanted to find a reliable person to ask how to act? Thinking that he was a butcher, he became the first person in the dynasty in three or four years, and now the entire Luoyang martial arts nobles are 'repairing instruments' under him, isn't he worried about being laughed at for doing something wrong?
Not to mention, now that the big event is coming, the Yellow Turban Thieves are still attacking the city from all sides at this time, Nanyang Taishou Chu Gong has just died in battle, and Luoyang, which he is defending highly, still looks precarious.
"In other words," Gongsun Xun, who rose from the couch under the candlelight, analyzed for the other party. "Now Brother Sui doesn't need to think about it, and he doesn't need to say much, as long as he puts on a posture and makes the people of Luoyang feel stable, he can be called loyal to his duties...... Outside, before the Yellow Turbans of Yingchuan and Nanyang invaded Luoyang, the Son of Heaven would definitely do his best to get out of the customs and not let the war spread to Luoyang. ”
He Jin was slightly abrupt: "I understand Wen Qi's words, but as a general, I don't have to participate in the war, shouldn't I do more things?" ”
"If Brother Sui is not a general, then he can do things if he wants to." Gongsun Xun said with a smile. "For example, Jin Yan Tianzi opened up the party, and another example is Jin Yan Tianzi took out the money in the West Garden as military expenses and used the horses as military horses...... These things, in the current situation, are a matter of course. However, anyone in the world can do these things, but Brother Sui has just taken up the post of general, but it is not easy to express his position, which has caused misunderstanding among some people. ”
Although He Jin is not talented, he is not stupid, and when he heard this, he immediately woke up again: "Is it because the removal of the party will make you dissatisfied, and asking the Son of Heaven to hide money in the West Garden will make the Son of Heaven secretly hate?" ”
"Or else?" Gongsun Xun also laughed more and more. "Brother Gao's general is too early...... It's a good thing, but it's also a loss of foundation, and it's time to be cautious in what you say and do in order to gain a safe foothold. As for doing things, at least wait until you have full wings, right? ”
He Jin was convinced again: "Wen Qi is very right, the position of general was obtained too hastily, but the responsibility is extremely heavy, at this time, it should only be safe, but it should not be easy to have a dirty relationship with the Son of Heaven and the permanent servant." ”
Gongsun Xun lowered his head and smiled lightly.
"Still." He Jin also laughed for a while when he saw this. "Now that I am also a general after all, as long as I don't provoke the Son of Heaven and the attendants, and don't arouse the anger of the scholars, then I can always do something else...... Wen Qi said bluntly, okay, can you ask for something this time? ”
"Just ask that after the rebellion is quelled, the Tinghou will become the county marquis, and then change to a big county." Gongsun Xun, who was lying there with his head up, said disapprovingly.
"I think it's ...... too," He Jin immediately bowed.
In other words, from the perspective of normal people, the first two thousand stones will go up in this year, and the universality is these two pursuits, one is the title of the natural, and the other is the wealth and size of the place...... This is because there was a Han Dynasty, which was too powerful and responsible, just like the monarch of a county, and the gap between the counties was huge, and some counties only had a few thousand households, tens of thousands of people, and they were still on the border; However, some counties have hundreds of thousands of households and millions of people, but they are next to the center, and their political status is exceptionally high!
In fact, even when the emperor closes the money, he is very particular about this - for example, the poor county will give a discount, and then the rich county council will add more money, and for example, the three princes are extremely cheap, because there are too few people who are qualified to buy the three public positions, and it belongs to a buyer's market...... However, from this point of view, it can also be seen that the additional political status of the wealthy county is also visible.
So all in all, when people all over the world saw Gongsun Xun jumping out of this way, they thought that he was loyal and sincere, and they also felt that he seemed to want to pursue personal fame, which was an ordinary thing.
After all, in the Han Dynasty, no one would ever treat fame and fortune as something shameful and negative, and no one would ever think that this thing would be contrary to loyalty...... Everyone is loyal to the country, in order to make personal contributions.
"But if you want to be promoted like this, I'm afraid you have to be a coach all the way." He Jin also lay down, then knocked the edge of the bed with his hand, lowered his voice and continued. "And Wen Qishi explained the situation to me, saying that now the Yellow Turban thieves are three in the south and two in the north, and the army is at most five routes...... But I don't know which way you fancy it? ”
The so-called three in the south and two in the north, and the yellow turban thieves in the five roads are the military situation analysis obtained by Gongsun Xun after combining the intelligence he had just obtained from He Jin, specifically as follows:
South of the Yellow River, the Yellow Turban Army has three main forces, one is in Dongjun, and the local canal commander is called Bu Ji; All the way in Nanyang, he just killed Nanyang Taishou Chu Gong, and the leader called Zhang Mancheng; There is another road, which is the Yingchuan Yellow Turban, and the leaders are Bocai and Peng Tuo, which is currently the most powerful, basically Yingchuan, Chen Guo, and Runan have connected the city, and there are still strong soldiers and horses, converging with Nanyang Zhang Mancheng to enter Luoyang together.
In the north of the Yellow River, according to Gongsun Xun's own observation and analysis, although the Zhang Jiao brothers almost completely controlled the three kingdoms of Julu, Anping, and Qinghe, making the control area of the Yellow Turban thieves together, it was also clearly divided into two theaters of war in the north and south, one was most of the main forces led by Zhang Jiao and Zhang Liang, who were trying to attack Wei County; The other is the northern front army led by Zhang Bao, which is currently setting up a defensive line in the northernmost part of Jizhou, trying to act as a rearguard for Zhang Jiao's main force.
And the main force of the Yellow Turban in the south and the north in the south, the five roads are different in strength and weakness, and the urgency is also different, so it is no wonder that He Jin wants to ask Gongsun Xun's plans.
For this point, of course, Gongsun Xun has already prepared: "No matter where it is, if you can be the coach all the way, this time it will be enough......"
He Jin immediately responded, and the two of them didn't say much, as if they were about to fall asleep.
However, after a pause, Gongsun Xun couldn't help but add: "It's okay for anything else, but I came from Hebei and witnessed Zhang Jiao's uncertainty. ”
He Jin immediately became a little puzzled: "With Wenqi's ability, will you also find Zhang Jiao difficult to fight?" He is so powerful? ”
Gongsun Xun, who was lying there with his head up, smiled bitterly for a while: "Brother Gao thinks too much, I'm not afraid of Zhang Jiao, but afraid of the Son of Heaven...... Zhang Jiao occupies many big cities in Hebei, and is quite demagogic, in case of deep ditches and high bases, it will inevitably delay time, and the Son of Heaven is afraid that he will be a little impatient with this at that time. ”
He Suigao suddenly said: "In this way, I will try my best to ask for a coach elsewhere for Wen Qi." ”
Gongsun Xun put his mind at ease, and the two of them slept in their clothes in the pavilion, but they were speechless all night, as if the coach had already arrived in the previous conversation.
However, on the second day, Gongsun Xun and He Jin got up early in the morning and had some breakfast in the lobby of Duting, and then the former was about to say goodbye to each other temporarily.
"General!" Although the person who came was in the army, he was still in a Confucian robe, and after entering the main hall of He Jin's residence, he only saluted He Jin calmly, and then bowed to Gongsun Xun. "Wen Qi, I haven't seen it before, and the momentum is getting more and more majestic."
"Brother Wen Xian."
After Gongsun Xun and He Jin saw the comer, they all got up and bowed slightly...... It turned out that this person was actually Yang Biao, the sister-in-law of Situ Yang Ci, after the famous dynasty. At this time, Yang Biao and Yang Wenxian's position happened to be a general in the five senses, so he had no choice but to follow He Jin to the outside of the city to 'repair ordnance'.
"Brother Wen Xian is here to find Wen Qi?" After the greetings, Yang Biao was given a seat, and He Jin sat back.
"Not bad." Yang Biao is also simple. "I waited in front of the door for a long time, and after seeing the two of them eating, I asked to see them directly, but I had something to say to Wenqi...... If the general is fine, he might as well listen to it together. ”
"Brother Wen Xian, what's the matter with me?" Gongsun Xun was also curious in his heart.
"It's not a serious deal." Yang Biao seemed to have been prepared. "It's just that my family routinely sent news from Luozhong last night, and one of them, I guessed that Wen Qi might be curious, so I thought about telling me."
It turned out that he was here to sell favors, Gongsun Xun and He Jin glanced at each other, but they both relaxed.
"Wen Qi." Seeing this, Yang Biao couldn't help but twist his beard and laugh. "Do you know that after the gate of Liangzhou, the north is too guarded by the emperor Fu Song, although the people have not yet arrived in Luoyang, this performance is faster than you, and he arrived at the bus office first yesterday?"
"Is the emperor righteous?" Gongsun Xun's heart suddenly moved, he naturally heard his mother mention it, and knew the exploits of this Huangfu general in the Yellow Turban Rebellion. "But the thief strategy is revealed?"
"Yes!" Yang Biao smiled more and more. "Huangfu Yizhen yesterday played through the bus department such as Shang Shutai, and then went directly to the Son of Heaven, which was earnest, asking the Son of Heaven to strike the party, and at the same time asking the Son of Heaven to send money and Langma to the West Garden for military purposes!"
When Gongsun Xun and He Jin heard this, they had different reactions.
General He heard Gongsun Xun's suggestion yesterday, and naturally breathed a sigh of relief, it would save him trouble if someone did it. And Gongsun Xun was sitting in the main hall of the capital pavilion, and when he heard the other party report the incident, he suddenly realized, and then shook his head and laughed for a while...... It can only be said that it is no wonder that this Huangfu general will sit firmly in the position of the commander of the counterinsurgency all the way in his mother's story! Based on this matter, how could the sergeant not return the favor?
Sure enough, Yang Wenxian over there had already spoken bluntly: "Wen Qi is eager to fight, and everyone knows it, but this time he is true to the emperor, I am afraid that he will also avoid three points!" I heard that as soon as the letter arrived in Shangshutai yesterday, the sergeants of the court were all encouraged, and they all took Huangfu Yizhen as an example for the generals, and they all said that he had to put down the rebellion this time! It's a pity that Wen Qi had tens of thousands of thieves in Zhuojun before, but he was going to lose in this letter. ”
Gongsun Xun immediately shook his head: "What's the matter? This negligence is enough to destroy the work of 100,000 thieves, and I am willing to bow to the wind. ”
Gongsun Xun didn't mean to lie at all, of course he was willing to bow down, because this level of political speculation came so early and so simply, and Huang Fuyi's really excellence and determination are indeed admirable.
"Not bad." After He Jin came back to his senses, he was also unimpressed. "If you can't compare to Huangfu Yizhen, you can't compare it well. After all, this thief has a five-way main force, and there is no shortage of this way as a coach, so Wen Qi can avoid Huangfu Yizhen and find another way......"
"It's hard to say!" Yang Biao suddenly interjected again: "Yesterday, the family who sent the letter also said some other situations in Luozhong, and depending on the meaning of the DPRK and China, I am afraid that there may not be so many strategies for dividing troops." Based on the current situation, although there are many thieves, the meaning of the Son of Heaven is that he only wants to send two soldiers from the south and the north, all the way to Yingchuan to solve the urgent need, and all the way to Hebei to deal with Zhangjiao......"
"Even so." He Jin still didn't care. "There should always be Wenqi all the way between the two roads, right?"
"It's hard to say." Yang Biao finally revealed all the bottom. "Judging from the discussion of the central princes, it seems that there are three people who are enough to resist Wen Qi and fight for the second road coach."
Don't say that He Jin was at a loss for a while, even Gongsun Xun couldn't help but be shocked when he heard this: "Dare to ask Brother Wen Xian, who are the three people?" ”
"One is Zhu Jun and Zhu Gongwei, the counselors who have just returned to Luozhong." Yang Biao is also simple. "Zhu Gong put down the Yangzhou rebellion a long time ago, and this time he just returned from quelling the Jiaozhou rebellion. Father's ...... The DPRK and China discussed that in terms of military affairs, Zhu Gong's experience may not be slightly less than Wen Qi's, and he is older, perhaps more enough to rely on. However, looking at the meaning of the imperial court, there is the idea of sending him to Yangzhou to recruit troops to the north to be a partial division. ”
Gongsun Xun was speechless for a while, but he breathed a sigh of relief, and could only reluctantly ask: "What about the other two?" ”
"There are two others, one is Wen Qi's father-in-law, when Zhao Guanglu is the Marquis of Zhao." Yang Wenxian said quietly. "When Zhao Gong was in Liaoxi, he had a world-famous war example, and he was loyal and reliable, and he was always valued by the Son of Heaven; The other is Wen Qi's teacher, when the court officials Cao Shangshu Lu Gong, Lu Gong has many counterinsurgency moves, and he is a famous Confucian in the sea, and the Son of Heaven and courtiers have the meaning of relying on him. ”
Gongsun Xun and He Jin looked at each other, and finally they were speechless...... Especially the former, he vaguely felt that he seemed to treat himself too much.
"It's just a little bit of Luozhong information." Seeing this, Yang Biao immediately stood up and said. I felt that Wen Qi would be concerned, so I came to inform ...... Even if I don't say it, Luo Chinese Qi will know it today...... Leave. ”
Gongsun Xun wanted to speak and stopped, but after all, he only raised his hand to signal, but He Jin got up to send him off, and Yang Biao didn't care, so he left in a hurry.
"Wen Qi." As soon as he turned around, He Suigao helplessly spread his hands in the lobby of the pavilion. "It's okay for others, if your teacher and father-in-law are handsome, how can you compete with them?!"
"And that's not all." Gongsun Xun sat down after a few cases and said with a wry smile. "If it's a teacher, it's fine, but if my father-in-law is the commander of one side, according to the importance of military affairs in this dynasty, I am afraid that I will not even be able to go back to Zhuo County and lead Youzhou soldiers to be a partial division!"
He Jin shook his head even more when he heard this: "Indeed, where is the reason why two close relatives are handsome at the same time?" ”
Gongsun Xun bowed his head and said nothing...... God is pitiful, when he came, he thought carefully about what his wife said, and only felt that the only thing to guard against was to avoid replacing Lu Zhi and becoming the coach of the road facing Zhang Jiao. After all, it can be vaguely known from the story that the Son of Heaven may not have patience, but Zhangjiao, Hebei Province is not able to go down quickly.
However, what's the matter with killing a Zhao Bao halfway?!