Chapter Twenty-Three: The Heroes of the Thousand Feet of the Clouds
Zhang Fei and Li Jin divided the north and the south, regardless of advance or retreat, and it was destined to evolve into an anecdote with the achievements of the two, just as Chen Guofu Han Tuo desperately burned the granary before, and reversed the situation in the Central Plains with his own life, which will be remembered sooner or later...... The preciousness of some things may be overlooked because of the chaos of the times and the dust that rises with it, but as time goes by, the rain and the wind blow, it will eventually show its original brilliance.
Of course, on the other hand, the summer of the second year of Jian'an is in a dusty era.
At the time of the resumption of the war in Nanyang and the unity of the four powerhouses in the Central Plains, at the beginning of June, Gongsun Xun, the strongest Wei general in the world, was disbanded in Qingzhou and settled some soldiers and horses, but he went west to Yanzhou.
After all, Hebei is pacified, and the center of gravity of this Wei general's territory will be greatly tilted, and there is no more natural ruling core than Yecheng. And this time, in addition to setting up state pastors and separating generals, Gongsun Xun also specially sent Gao Shun, Xu Huang, Zhang Liao, Cheng Lian, Zhao Yun, Tian Yu, Yang Kai, Yuwen Black Otter and other capable subordinates, plus Tai Shici and Yang Qiu, who were left by him, and the elites of each department were transferred to Yecheng together, directly under the Wei General's Mansion Sima Handang, with a total of about 20,000 horses, 10,000 horses, and 10,000 steps, which was the army of the central guard.
"So Hanoi is already in trouble?" On the afternoon of this day, at the Cangting pontoon bridge, countless soldiers and horses were crossing the river in the north, but Gongsun Xun's umbrella cover stopped on the golden embankment at the south bank of the bridge.
"That's how it should be." Lu Fan replied slowly. According to the military report from the Shun River, Zhang Yang did not want to surrender, and did not want to fight, his subordinate Yang Chou really couldn't bear it, so he assassinated his master and tried to raise the county and surrender, and although Uncle Zhang Zhi was weak and incompetent, but Ping Suli was still good to his subordinates, there was a Black Mountain general, who had just surrendered, called the Mugu Mu White Rabbit, and then assassinated Yang Chou, trying to gather people to resist...... As a result, after General Zhenxi's army entered Hanoi, Uncle Zhang Zhi's old troops were scattered and surrendered to countless people, only the white rabbit led two or three thousand bandits to surrender in Shooting Dog City to try to resist, but was supervised by the two forwards, Zijing and Fu Gongao, and they came forward and fought down. β
"Do you have to shoot a white rabbit to shoot a dog?" The weather was a little stuffy, and Gongsun Xun, who was sitting on the golden ground, was thoughtful, but shook his head for a while. "Although Uncle Zhang Zhi is a little self-defeating, weak and incompetent, it is a pity that he is a rare person who knows how to protect the territory and the people...... And now that such an unthinkable thing has happened, and he has not been directly at war with us, why not give him a good name? β
"Whoa!" Lu Fan nodded his head, but hurriedly asked again. "This matter is over, but how will Hanoi be settled? There is also the Henan side, because the delay is too long and the Qingzhou side is too fast, Cheng Zhennan and Xu Changqi have already led the troops up the river, and the second general is only not far behind General Zhenxi all the way west...... Do you want to give orders about Henan and Hongnong? β
"Cheng Demou and Xu Bojin are both from my family, and with Ah Yue here, don't worry about them stealing credit, just one sentence for the three of them......" Gongsun Xun only felt that the weather was getting hotter and hotter.
Lu Fan and the others immediately bowed their heads slightly to obey the order.
"Cut through the mess quickly!" Gongsun Xun said quite seriously. "In the battle of Hebei, Yuan Shao was destroyed, the military power is enough, there is no need to bring so many soldiers everywhere to show off their might...... Duan Xuan and Li Meng can give a good result if they know each other, if they don't know each other, don't hesitate, no matter what, they must be fast, so many soldiers and horses are placed here, don't you need to eat? Quick results, and then each of them returned to their places to disband the redundant soldiers and horses, and let the soldiers return to their hometowns...... Just do what I said before, Xu Rong asked him to leave 5,000 soldiers and horses, stationed in Huayin, which belongs to Wang Shuzhi; Henan and Hongnong are special, so that Cheng Demou can take over the means, Li Er's soldiers and horses, organize the army, and the name of the two places can also be reserved for the second general to comfort people's hearts; After Ah Yue returned to the state, he had to disband the large army and focus on assisting Shaanzhou and the north to defend and collect the Xianbei tribe! As for Hanoi Taishou...... Do you have any suggestions? β
Lu Fan and the others moved in unison.
"How is the frustrated sect?" The judge stepped forward proudly and took the initiative to talk about one person. "He is loyal, talented and virtuous......"
"I thought I could." Tian Feng also came forward to jointly recommend it.
Gongsun Xun's heart moved slightly, he naturally knew that there was a personal relationship between Xian Pei, Tian Feng and Fu Zong, and he also knew that they were considered a township party, but Zhen Zheng Nan and Tian Yuanhao's move was also above board, because Fu Zong had no problem with either qualifications or loyalty, and in the next few years, the most important thing was to implement the new policy, and it was more important than anything else for a large county like Hanoi to use a person with a reliable background like Fu Zong.
Besides, the father and son are both dead, although they will not feel ashamed, but Gongsun Xun also has some scorn for the frustrated sect in his heart, and if he returns to the shogunate, it will be somewhat embarrassing to meet in the future...... Even if you think about it again, at this time, Fuzong happened to be serving in front of Gongsun Yue's army, so he didn't need to move his nest.
Anyway, judging Zhengnan's proposal is not to say that it is deliberate, but it is also very wonderful.
And just when Gongsun Xun hesitated for a while, Lu Fan turned his eyes to the many people present, but suddenly stepped forward: "Gongzuo's loyalty is commendable, but the matter of Dutian inevitably needs to be re-enacted, and the minister thinks that Cheng Yu and Cheng Zhongde are better!" β
Cheng Zhongde, who had been standing on one side with his hands tied, really didn't expect that the personnel dispute between these two characters would involve him, but he didn't bother to say much, just opened his eyes slightly, and then stood with his hands tied again.
However, this candidate is indeed a bit unexpected, and Zheng Zhengnan and others were only doing their best to take care of the old knowledge of the township party, so they couldn't refute it for a while.
"Cheng Zhongde can't." Gongsun Xun glanced at Cheng Yu, but simply shook his head. "Zhongde has both civil and military skills, and has both strength, and I am ready to entrust him as the pastor of Yingzhou...... Hanoi let the Lianzijing do it, and the frustrated Gongao went to the party! β
At this moment, the vacancy of the Hanoi Taishou immediately had nothing to say, but the Yingzhou pastor ......
"Is Ming Gong going to roast the old decay on the fire?" Cheng Yu was also helpless. "As soon as I descended, I came to the curtain for the first time, and I had no qualifications, how could I suddenly become a state pastor? Or is it a rich Hebei place like Yingzhou? β
"I've changed my name for eight or nine years, what kind of qualifications are you talking about?" Gongsun Xun smiled left and right. "Besides, the old people of the Yuan Benchu Shogunate have all assigned Heshuo to me, so I have to appoint some famous people to calm the hearts of the famous people in the world, right?"
Cheng Yu also laughed: "Is the general afraid that I, a strong and famous man, will stay in Dongjun, and it will be difficult to rectify this place?" β
"I'm even more afraid that Zhongde won't go to Yingzhou, and no one will do his best for me there." Gongsun Xun raised his head and said earnestly. "Zhongde...... When people use it, they hate less, I thought about it carefully, since my eldest brother went to Chang'an, it is nothing more than you and a few military advisors who can serve for this purpose, but Tian Yuanhao is good at the general strategy, and has righteousness, I am ready to let him be in my curtain for the imperial history, and act as an official; I am ready to use it on my side to consult indecisively; Zhicai is loyal and reliable, and I am ready to continue to use him to grasp information and monitor the generals; As for Ziheng and Zhengnan, not to mention...... Without you, who do you want me to use? β
There was silence around, only the pontoon sergeant was still shouting when he crossed the river, and Cheng Yu thought for a while, in the end, he bowed his head and obeyed orders: "Yu has no talent, only a little strength, and is willing to borrow Ming Gong's use." β
Gongsun Xun nodded immediately, but stood up on the golden embankment: "So...... In addition, Yu Wen drew lots twice and did not die, so he asked him to return to Jibei to assist Yun Chang in sweeping up the Taishan bandits, and Dongjun was temporarily directly under Jizhou, and these things were roughly clear. And the matter of Taishan County, we will talk about it after the Taishan bandits are calmed down! β
"Ming Gong!" Cheng Yu couldn't help but interject when he heard the words at this time. "Since we are talking about the Taishan bandits, no matter what, we can't let Yu Yu run away this time...... This guy has been in the world for eight or nine years since the Yellow Turban Rebellion started in Dongjun with the king of Dong'e County, and since he re-killed Dong'a Lingwen and left! He is cunning and savage, unrepentant, and has done many great things, and has become the signature of thieves in the world. β
"Let's see." Gongsun Xun didn't care about Wanghe. "In chaotic times, dragons and snakes rise together, Yu Poison can repeatedly succeed not because of himself, but because politicians are always unable to stabilize the place...... You see, he used to run rampant in Hebei, with a lot of people, and even took advantage of the battle between me and Yuan Shao to easily attack Yecheng, but now that I am north of the big river, where is his foothold in Hebei? This kind of person is easy to kill, but if the place cannot be calmed, there will always be someone else who will take his place. Zhongde, you also know what happened back then, even Yu Poison was just a matter of acting on behalf of the dead Wang Du, you can't forget how many bones are at the bottom of the river here, this is where Yu Poison's luck lies. β
Hearing Gongsun Xun talk about the past, Cheng Yu could only sigh and have nothing to say. On the contrary, it was Dong Zhao, who saw Gongsun Xun getting up and preparing to cross the river to the north, but he couldn't help but stop talking.
"What's the word?" Gongsun Xun took two steps and looked back helplessly.
"Two things." Dong Zhao hurriedly replied. "One is...... One is that the lord seems to have given an order to the drama military division before, so that he will not return to Yecheng in Henan in a hurry afterwards, but go to Chang'an first to escort the old lady and the lord's family, as well as General Wei's subordinates to come here? β
"Isn't that a matter of course?" Gongsun Xun stood on the embankment, puzzled for a while. "In order to lure Yuan Shao before, the place controlled was long and narrow, so the family and the subordinates also followed the back and forth and worked hard, sometimes Changping, sometimes Chang'an, sometimes Changshan, sometimes Taiyuan, and now Hebei is peaceful, but it can allow them to settle in Yecheng......"
"That's not what the minister meant." Dong Zhao said in a low voice. "The minister is talking about ......"
"Don't move!" Tian Yuanhao suddenly stepped forward and interjected.
"What Yuan Hao said is extremely true, the Son of Heaven does not move!" Gongsun Xun finally couldn't pretend to be confused anymore. "The secretary doesn't move!"
"Whoa!" Dong Zhao immediately said yes.
"Guanzhong is good!" Gongsun Xun had to explain a few more words. "Not to mention the heavy locks and keys, Shangshutai and Weiyang Palace are all here, why do you need to relocate specifically? Moving the capital is something that shakes the country's foundation, and if it is not necessary, it cannot be messed with...... Moreover, now that Hebei is white, if we can't complete the new policy, how can we let the Son of Heaven come to this post-war chaotic land? β
Everyone had different expressions for a while.
In other words, the reason why Gongsun Xun refused to move the capital to Yecheng was not to say that the Son of Heaven was useless to him at this point, on the contrary, the Son of Heaven and the Han Court at this time had reached an unprecedented level of importance for him, but this importance was already double-edged, and the 'taking the Son of Heaven and not being ordered by others' when the daily mountain made a decision has also been implemented to a new level:
In the next few years, Gongsun Xun still needs to control the Son of Heaven and the Gongqing to ensure that these people will not fall into the hands of 'others' and make themselves lose their righteousness...... In particular, the Central Plains Alliance was actually established, and this alliance is different from Yuan Shao before, it brings together a large number of real heroes and heroes, and the political color of the Han family is too strong!
In fact, when Yuan Shao fell and Yuan Shu was about to die, the signboard of the Han family was something that could not be let go for all the remaining princes, and it was the only thing they could rely on to fight against Gongsun Xun's righteousness...... As for Gongsun Xun, he hasn't reached the time to turn his face yet, and it can even be said that it's still early, he has just started his own stove.
On the other hand, since this Wei general wants to start from scratch and establish his own system, he also needs to start guarding against the interference of the Son of Heaven and the ministers of the old Han Dynasty...... After all, although they have been suppressed, the energy of those who claim to be Hanchen still cannot be ignored, and the eldest son and eldest daughter of the Son of Heaven and Gongsun Xun are of the same age and extremely smart.
"The prince is loyal to the country." After a long pause, others were fine, but Dong Zhao had to respond. "The minister is just worried that the old lady is here, Uncle Wang is a pure minister, and Ju Yuan is often subject to the minister, and there may be chaos in Guanzhong......"
"So I left Jia Wenhe!" Gongsun Xun immediately responded. "What's the matter, isn't it two?"
"The minister had a shadow in the Black Mountain thieves before, and then he took the opportunity to enter Yuan Shao's command in Yecheng, and then he descended with Guo Tu, although he did not have meritorious, but the minister wanted to seek a future for him...... "Dong Zhao said embarrassedly." I hope that the Lord will grant permission. β
"You are Jizhou Mu, let's do this kind of thing yourself!" Gongsun Xun is really a little weak. "Hurry up and cross the river!"
Seeing that Gongsun Xun was a little irritable in his heart, everyone stopped talking, but prepared to go down the embankment and go north with Gongsun Xun's umbrella cover. However, before he came to the bridge, he heard the exclamation on the pontoon bridge in front of him, and after a while, he rushed from the bridge to report that Liu Zhang, the chief of the song, was holding a moving object:
"Lord, there is a carp jumping on the bridge on the river!"
Everyone was stunned.
But almost instantly, Dong Gongren was the first to react, leaning over and congratulating: "The lord is martial and wise, one year to discuss Dong Gongcheng, two years to destroy Yuan Shao, and now he is leveling Hebei, so there is this omen!" β
"Fart!" Gongsun Xun finally couldn't bear it anymore. "It's going to rain, throw the fish into the water and cross the river quickly!"
Everyone didn't dare to say anything more, and Liu Zhang hurriedly threw down the carp in his hand to follow.
This day was in a hurry and did not mention, until Gongsun Xun crossed the Yellow River, coinciding with the summer rainstorm, had to rest in Hebei for a while, but on the evening of the same day, someone sent an urgent report from the direction of Yecheng despite the heavy rain, but it was a news from Chang'an before, Yecheng did not dare to slack off after receiving it, and sent it overnight.
Gongsun Xun opened the envelope and looked at it by the light, but he couldn't help but be stunned...... It turned out that this letter was sent by Jia Xu in the name of his mother, and he admitted in the letter that because Sun Wentai Jiangdong Tiger, Liu Xuande Wohuai Dragon, and Cao Mengde are heroes in the world, although General Wei is powerful, but once the three families are combined, all take the Central Plains and Jingxiang, it may not be able to be controlled!
Therefore, as early as the beginning of May, after hearing the alliance of the three families in Chang'an, he made up his mind to express Lu Bu as the Taishou of Nanyang, and let him lead 800 old troops to quietly go out of Wuguan.
It was night, the rain hit the military tent, and General Wei couldn't sleep all night.
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"In the past, Taizu Ping Hebei, divided into states, crossed Cangting, stood a pontoon bridge to cross the river, and there were golden carp jumping from the bridge and turning into a golden dragon, which was for the auspicious omen." - "Old Yan Book". Five Elements
PS: Continuing with three things,
1. Continue to beg the bigwigs to be heartfelt to the eldest mother.
2. Continue to beg the bigwigs to be kind to the eldest mother.
3. Continue to beg the bigwigs to be more attentive to the eldest mother.