Jiang Gan and Zhou Yu are real fellow countrymen and old classmates, the so-called friends of the young people, and at this time, the two of them have achieved fame at the same time, and their futures are limitless, but on the other hand, they are in the overall situation of the war between the north and the south, and they belong to both ends...... It's even more precious.

So, the two of them put their arms together, feasted and drank together during the day, and slept together at night, so that Jiang Ziyi lingered for three days before saying goodbye to Zhou Gongjin.

In the past three days, as a visitor, Jiang Gan really did not talk about any official business, nor did he have the slightest temptation of his political stance. And when the three days were over, they cheered up their sleeves and said goodbye, and only left with the breeze, and did not even take away half of the clouds...... It made Zhou Gongjin poor in Linyi, and his heart became more and more difficult to give up.

In this way, Ziyi has been in Tancheng for three days, and Zhou Gongjin has not shied away? The military aircraft requirements are not shy about it? ”

At the end of July, Jiang Gan met the person in charge of this place in the hall of the official temple in Linzi City, Qingzhou Qi State, the former left minister, the current Qingzhou pastor judge, but he took the opportunity to come to make a report, and the questioner was naturally Zheng Nan himself, who had just raised his head from the case file.

"Exactly."

The political status of the trial was originally obtained by Hebei, and it was also known for its upright personality, Jiang Gan couldn't help but be afraid of him, and he seemed cautious in his words...... In fact, this means that Jiang Gan did not meet Guan Yu, otherwise he would know how Guo Jia came to be like that.

"Didn't you take the opportunity to test a thing or two?" The trial was a little curious. "Or maybe a peek or two?"

"That's what my subordinates meant." Jiang Gan seemed to have expected this question, and immediately opened his mouth to respond. But after meeting Gong Jin, they talked very happily, and he did not shy away from everything, but looked elegant and elegant...... His subordinates felt that he was not a person whose words could be shaken, and it was even more ridiculous to peep at the military, so they simply gave up their superfluous thoughts, talked with peace of mind, and then returned directly to the north. ”

Zhenzheng Nan thought thoughtfully, and then bowed slightly: "It's also a good story to spread out......"

"Actually, I don't hide the ...... of the public trial," Jiang Gan hesitated slightly. The subordinates invited themselves to go south that day, originally with the intention of borrowing their own connections to win over the Huainan generals. But along the way, Lu Zijing, Liu Ziyang and others met all had high morality. When his subordinates arrived in Huainan and picked up their parents, they were specially summoned and sent off by Liu Xuande, and they also saw the magnanimity of their people, and from then on, they never moved the Huainan generals with words. ”

The judge bowed his head again, but he couldn't help but sigh: "This is natural, how can Cao and Liu have lost their fame?" Not to mention that Cao Cao's law was strict, and he did not hesitate to exile his father and younger brother for a while to implement a new policy, nor did he say that there are still people in the plains who miss Liu Bei...... Just by being able to win people, you can take a peek at the leopard, and know that these two people are indeed our great enemies in Hebei. I think back then, when Xuan Deshang was from our Royal Highness, the rank was below me, and I felt that His Highness took special care of him at that time, I didn't understand it, and today I woke up...... In the end, His Highness has a better vision. ”

“……”

"Not to mention this, what is the current situation in the Central Plains and Huainan?" The judge came back to his senses and continued to ask again.

"Returning to the trial." Jiang Gan hurriedly corrected himself. "The subordinates thought that the word situation should be looked at separately...... One is to take identity as the boundary, and the performance of scholars and ordinary people is completely different; One has to take the battle of Guandu as the boundary, and the reactions of the people before and after are also completely different; The last one is to take Huainan and the Central Plains as the boundary, because the Cao and Liu families are also very different under the rule. ”

"Roughly?"

"Roughly speaking, it means that the scholars are more concerned about the war and the political situation, and they are easily vibrated by the war, while the ordinary people only think about whether they can live a stable life, they only care about military service and ......hard service," Jiang Gan stood in the hall and said eloquently. Therefore, before His Royal Highness's victory in Guandu, the scholars were more excited, as if they had a lot of meritorious thoughts, while the ordinary people were more worried, but they were afraid of military service and hard labor; After the victory of Guandu, how excited the scholars were before, how much they cowered and shook at this time, so that some people took the initiative to contact me, and the ordinary people gradually settled down because they gradually adapted to labor. As for the Central Plains and Huainan, they are two worlds...... The Central Plains has become a front line and does not mention it, and its subordinates are in Huainan, except for the people who transport grain and grass back and forth, they can't actually perceive much urgency of the war......"

The judge at the back of several cases frowned slightly, and suddenly interrupted the other party: "How is Xuzhou?" ”

"Most of Xuzhou belongs to Huainan, so naturally I can't see much nervousness......" Jiang Gan hurriedly replied.

"According to this, there is actually quite a lot of spare power in the direction of Huainan?" The judge frowned more and more.

"That's not what I mean!" Jiang Gan is right. According to the observation of his subordinates, the reason why the Huainan direction was stable at this time was mainly because of two things...... First, they did not have direct contact with the front line, nor did they trigger the war, and they saw the danger of the war; Second, the grain, grass and military resources they have accumulated over the years are still sufficient! After all, the war had not started for more than three months, which was not enough to strain them. ”

"That's right!" The judge nodded heavily. "Then how long do you think the Southern Army can last?!"

"My subordinates really don't know." Jiang Gan was slightly embarrassed. "The only thing my subordinates can be sure of is that they will definitely not be able to compare to us!"

"That's true." Zhen Zhengnan finally laughed.

"Except for these." Jiang Ziyi hesitated slightly. "The subordinates still have a judgment, but I don't know if it's a lie......"

"It doesn't matter."

"Most of the Huainan generals are young and handsome, and their personalities are naturally sharper...... From the perspective of Huainan today, the family funds accumulated over the years are consumed day by day, and they suffered heavy losses in the first battle of Guandu, Chen Shuzhi (Chen Zhi) and Lv Dinggong (Lv Dai) are all dead, and now Guandu is holding each other, and they can't see the fighters in sight...... They can't say that they will have the heart to bypass Cao Mengde and make bold moves! At this point, Jiang Gan leaned over to thank him. These are all conjectures of subordinates, and if they say it, they will inevitably make the judge misjudge, but if they don't say it, they feel that it is against the courtiers' integrity...... Please also review the public opinion. ”

"It doesn't matter." Zhen Zhengnan looked at the young man in front of him, but couldn't help but smile again. "I'll naturally think about this matter again, you don't have to care."

"Yes!"

"Tell you something...... A personal reluctant invitation. As he spoke, he took a document from the case and motioned for the other party to take it.

Jiang Gan stepped forward to take a look, but it was an official document issued by Menxia Province and signed by Gongsun Fan, the general of Zhenbei who acted as the right minister, which asked Jiang Ziyi to settle his family within one month after arriving here for trial, and then go to Guanduyi to report from the main team.

In other words, when Bai Mayi was never in the team, he was signed by the right minister and the province, and this is the official purpose of Jiang Gan's visit to the trial-to get his report documents, which is the handover point that he said before leaving the team, but at that time, the right minister was still Lou Gui, and Qingzhou Mu was still Guan Yu.

"Judge the public and ask for a speech." Jiang Gan took over the paperwork, and naturally it was not unavoidable.

"When I was young, like you, I had an old friend, called Ji Teng, who was a native of Beihai, and did Xuansu Taishou, and later died in the south on the way to the south, and when my family returned to Beihai, I encountered chaos and lost my trace...... After I came to Qingzhou, I inquired carefully, and recently heard that one of his concubines and a concubine seemed to be exiled to the East China Sea, can you borrow a favor from you, write a letter to Tancheng, and help me ask about this matter? If you have a message, it's not too late to write back to me. "The trial is sincere.

This kind of thing, Jiang Ziyi naturally agreed.

In this way, after the handover between the two sides was completed, Jiang Gan naturally left in a hurry, preparing to go to Duting in the east of the city to find his parents and family here, and then write a letter to Zhou Yu to thank him and entrust the other party to find someone by the way...... And in the hall of the official temple, which had cleaned up the personnel for a while because of the summoning of Jiang Gan, a person suddenly flashed out of the side door at this time.

"What does Bonghyo think?" The judge does not raise his head.

"My subordinates don't know what to do." Guo Jia stood in front of the trial with his sword, and shook his head seriously for a while. "I thought I could find some clues from Jiang Ziyi and get a glimpse of Zhou Yu's intentions, but I don't want people to be tall mountains and rivers, and gentlemen and gentlemen are elegant, but it seems that I have a bit of a villain's heart. But...... Jiang Ziyi is not a layman, although he and Zhou Yu have no military and political exchanges, but they also smell some things, which are in line with our expectations. ”

"But it's still hard!" Seeing that countless officials had re-entered the office, the judge suddenly sighed, then threw a pen on the case, and stood up with his sword, and walked out of the hall, causing Guo Jia, who was standing tall and solemn, to hurry up. "The human heart is the most difficult thing to break...... This is why His Royal Highness often says that Jia Wen and his intelligence are outstanding! Because he can break people's hearts, others can't! ”

When he first said this, he was still in the hall, but after he finished speaking, Zheng Zhengnan was already standing under the corridor of the hall, and then looked at the gloomy sky above his head and frowned and was speechless for a while, and Guo Fengxiao could only stand neatly, silent behind the other party.

In other words, what the two of them said was a rumor that suddenly spread in the heart of Qingzhou recently...... It is said that Langya is too guarded by Zang Ba on both sides and three knives, on the occasion of this war, he was actually bought by Zhou Yu, and it is very likely that he will suddenly turn against him, join forces with Zhou Yu in the direction of Xuzhou to smash the hinterland of Qingzhou, and close Guan Yu, who is on the west side of Mount Tai, to beat the dog!

This rumor is naturally ridiculous at first hearing, but in fact, it makes people have to be serious, but after it becomes serious, things seem confusing again, and people feel more and more vigilant and tricky.

There are three reasons for this:

First of all, as Jiang Gan speculated, Zhou Yu, as the Shaozhuang faction of the Southern Army, and the only Shaozhuang faction that actually took on the responsibility of the aspect (Lu Su, Liu Ye, and Sun Ce were all under the direct command of Cao Cao), had the need to take the initiative to launch a campaign to recover the disadvantage.

In other words, Zhou Gongjin has sufficient motivation to do things.

Secondly, once Zang Ba really rebels, the consequences will definitely be very serious, because Qingzhou is empty at this time...... The main force of Qingzhou was all taken by Guan Yu to the west of Mount Tai to compete with Xiahoudun for the vital passage between Dayozawa, Wenshui, and Surabaya; And the ground troops used to deal with Zhou Yu and Xuzhou head-on were none other than Langya Zangba; As for the so-called reinforcements of Yingzhou Cheng Yu that Guo Jia knew at this time, I am afraid that they have not had time to start mobilizing yet...... Autumn harvest!

So if Zang Ba suddenly defects at this time and joins Zhou Yu to go north, I am afraid that he will enter a no-man's land, and the 10,000 naval troops in Qingzhou may only be able to reluctantly surrender to the Yellow River...... Then Guan Yunchang is really going to become a water dog.

In the end, Langya Zangba is indeed suspicious!

After all, Langya is a historical legacy, a semi-independent warlord group. And the so-called Langya Zang Ba is not Zang Ba alone, Zang Ba is at most a semi-alliance leader. In essence, this group is basically a group of warlords composed of Taishan bandits backed by the Yimeng Mountains. In addition, they are new people, so they are really not credible. They can expel Yu Poison and subdue Hebei when Tao Qian was seriously ill that day, and maybe today they can also maintain their independent status for their own family, and in turn help the southern army stab Hebei!

In fact, in another time and space, this group of Taishan bandits did not completely end the actual secession until the time of Cao Pi.

In the afternoon, the rain began to tick on the eaves, which is not a good sign, because the autumn rain will continue as soon as it falls, and now it is the end of July, the autumn harvest is coming, this year Qingxu is afraid that the production will be reduced, but the whole world is fighting again!

"When I first came to Qingzhou, I was still a little unfamiliar with Langya." After a long time, as the autumn rain fell, the south spoke again. "Fengxiao, you personally participated in the surrender of the Langya Taishan group of thieves that day, and you told me something...... Since the world only talks about Langya Zangba, it has been the case for so many years, how much prestige does Zang Ba have in Langya and how is he a person? ”

"The subordinates did have contact with the Tarzan bandits." Guo Jia was right behind the other party. "If you talk about Zang Ba, he is indeed a hero, a man of integrity, but he can control the overall situation, but he can never control the overall situation...... Langya there, there are many people who don't accept Zang Ba! ”

"A man of integrity?" The judge frowned more and more.

"He's a man of promise." Guo Jia added.

"If you have the promise, why did you surrender that day? Why are you so anxious today? "The trial finally came back.

"Returning to the trial." Guo Jia is honest. "Zang Ba's integrity is more private than public! There is more righteousness than justice! ”

The judge suddenly felt in his heart, because this was too similar to when he was young, but the other party had been a bandit for half his life, so it must be more excessive, and a little more gangster.

"He surrendered that day, because Tao Qian, who had a great kindness to him, was going to die, and Xuzhou could not shake his character, plus when he was most hesitant that day, Guan Zhendong actually went to the meeting alone and went directly to Langya to see him, and his people were shocked before bowing their heads." Guo Jia Zhengse said slowly. "Now Guan Zhendong is in a tug of war with Xiahoudun in the west of Mount Tai, but Tao Qian is alive in his hometown in Danyang, plus that Zhou Gongjin is said to be a first-class romantic and intelligent figure, of course, there are also bandits within Langya who are not subordinate to each other, but they don't want to see someone dominate the world and ruin their future of separation, and their subordinates will naturally worry about the situation in Langya!"

Speaking of this, Guo Fengxiao paused slightly, but said his judgment earnestly: "Actually, the recent rumors are not taken by the subordinates, because the subordinates don't think that Zang Ba's person will stab Guan Zhendong in the back...... But on the other hand, with the chaotic situation in Langya, it seems unlikely that no one will be moved by Zhou Yu's words, so nine times out of ten, Langya will be in chaos! And the most critical point is that the current situation affects the whole body...... I'm waiting to be ordered here, not to mention making progress, we can't go out on a business trip again, and I will lose His Highness and Guan Zhendong, right? ”

"That's the viciousness of this rumor!" The judge suddenly turned to laughter. It is also Zhou Gongjin's ability...... Thinking that most of Xuzhou's manpower and material resources were sent to the heart of the Central Plains, Zhou Gongjin only had 5,000 soldiers, 10,000 auxiliary soldiers, and 10,000 sailors in front of him. ”

Guo Jia immediately became serious.

"No matter what, as you said just now, Fengxiao, since we are ordered here, not to mention that the people of Qingzhou share the worries of the lord, but we can't let the eastern front go wrong no matter what! The life and death of ourselves and millions of people in Qingzhou are at stake, and there is no reason to hand them over to others! In the middle of the words, the judge who stood with his hands in his hands gradually looked awe-inspiring in front of the dripping rain line. Langya can't sit idly by! ”

"If that's the case, your subordinates, please go to Langya first!" At this moment, Guo Jia suddenly unsheathed his saber and held his sword to ask for it. "If it's just a rumor, the subordinates will urge the generals of Langya to go south to Donghai County! If there is a general in Langya who fornicates with Zhou Yu, his subordinates will help Zang Ba clean up Langya and stabilize the defense line! If the generals of Langya are all against Zang Ba and below, their subordinates will try their best to delay time, and be sure to wait until Guan Zhendong comes back to help, or the soldiers and horses of Yingzhou arrive! ”

The judge was stunned for a moment, but when he moved his gaze to the sword in the other party's hand, he focused his head.

The autumn rain continued and continued into the night. It may be because the heat has not disappeared, there is still lightning and thunder, and after a burst of thunder rolling, the rain is even more hulala, and it has a tendency to increase again. At this moment, in a side room in the Duting Pavilion in the east of Linzi City, a person who should have been sleeping peacefully suddenly got up in the heavy rain, and then sat on the couch sweating profusely and lost his mind for a while.

But it is the Jiujiang prodigy in the past, and the talent that Yan Gong has to use in front of him today, Jiang Gan Jiang Ziyi.

"Husband?"

A young woman who was sleeping next to her was also awakened, and then immediately got out of the bed, removed the clay pot on the desk and sealed it, poured out a bowl of warm boiled water and handed it to Jiang Gan, and then was slightly surprised...... That's right, this person is Wang Yi, the wife of Jiang Gan, who has been the marquis for many days since he heard that his in-laws were coming...... I saw that her face was delicate and beautiful, and she was a little heroic, but she was undoubtedly a beauty.

In fact, this is why Jiang Gan is a person who should have slept a long time ago...... Thanks to his bold northward journey back then, now this Jiujiang prodigy has a great future, and he is famous among the supreme people in the world and several Xiangguo, but this time he went south to no avail, but after all, he has already made enough contributions in Xiliang and Bashu, and he is already the best of this group of righteous followers, and he definitely has a great future.

Not only that, but now he has successfully brought his parents to a more stable north, and he has such a beautiful wife by his side, born in the world, what more can a husband ask for?

However, it is such a person, as soon as he came to the rear today, and had just settled down, but he actually panicked at night, so it is no wonder that his wife was suspicious.

"I ...... I remembered Gong Jin. After taking a sip of warm water, Jiang Gan, who was sweating profusely, took the initiative to open his mouth in the face of his wife.

Wang Yi was still at a loss: "Didn't your husband say at dinner, do you get along well with your classmate?" ”

"It's because we get along very well that I have this palpitation." Jiang Ziyi swallowed another mouthful of warm water before he said slowly. "Ah Yi, think about it, under such a big situation, what good end can Gong Jin have?"

Wang Yi, who was only wearing a middle coat, sat sideways on the couch, first slightly stunned, and then suddenly...... No matter what the people of the Central Plains and Huainan think, the people in the north do not doubt that Gongsun Xun will sweep the four seas and dominate the world.

"Actually, in those three days, Gongjin thought I didn't know, but I had already seen his reality." Jiang Gan said quietly. "He was suave and calm on the surface, and he had always entertained me with nothing wrong with him. But in his heart, he is afraid that he has already been forced to be impatient by the overall situation, and it is difficult to struggle. It is precisely because of this that I have never spoken about military politics, nor have I tried to persuade him repeatedly. ”

"It's ...... like this" Wang Yi took the pottery bowl, turned around and buckled it on the side of the case, turned around and went to the bed, but couldn't help but be curious. It's just that my husband has been separated from your classmate for many years, so how can you see that he is actually anxious in his heart? ”

Jiang Gan had already relieved his breath at this time, but he shook his head with a smile for a while, and then reached out to hug his beloved wife in his arms: "Ah Yi, have you ever heard a word?" ”

"What?"

"The song is wrong, Zhou Langgu."

"What are these words? How do I listen? ”

"It's a phrase you're not destined to hear, but I'm familiar with...... This Zhou Lang is my classmate Gong Jin. Jiang Gan said calmly. Ah Yi, let me ask you again, what do you think of your husband's appearance? ”

Although Wang Yi was helpless, he had no choice but to flatter: "The husband is naturally the most outstanding." ”

"I'm not the best, but I'm good-looking." Jiang Gan smiled bitterly, hugged his wife's shoulders and said slowly. And he has been known as a prodigy since he was a child, so when he was a teenager, he was naturally proud and complacent...... However, when he was reading with his hair in tow, he met this Zhou Gongjin, but he instantly changed from a jewel to a fish's eye. ”

Wang Yi heard it interestingly, so she urged in her husband's arms: "In this way, Zhou Gongjin is really a rare figure in the world?" ”

"It's nature." Jiang Gan was honest. "Zhou Gongjin is a person, first of all, the family is extremely high, and their Zhou family has been out of the three princes, and it is the first high door in Yangzhou; secondly, he himself is indeed handsome and graceful; Third, he is extremely smart, with scriptures, martial arts, and the art of war...... The family is not as good as him, the appearance is not as good as him, the learning is not as good as him, only the mouth is faster than him, then am I not just a fish's eyes in front of him? ”

"Let's say what is the wrong song, Zhou Langgu."

"It's the rhythm...... Gong Jin's attainments in music and rhythm are extremely high, and at that time we were studying under Zhao Gong in Lujiang, Zhao Gong imitated the story of Ma Gong back then, and often asked the handmaid to dance on both sides when lecturing...... Most of the time, Gong Jin does not squint and listens attentively, but once the repertoire is played incorrectly, Gong Jin will be the first to find out, and then turn his head to look at him. ”

"It's kind of funny......"

"It's not just fun...... Some of these handmaidens made a mistake by chance, and found that they could get Zhou Lang's care, so they often couldn't bear it, deliberately made mistakes, and led Gong Jin to see them, and Gong Jin was very accomplished in pronunciation, and often smelled wrong when listening attentively, so he always looked at it out of instinct...... Later, many handmaidens followed suit, and often deliberately made mistakes, so that the rhythm was inconsistent, forcing Zhao Gong to abandon this imitation directly. ”

Wang Yi laughed directly.

Speaking of this, Jiang Gan suddenly gloomy for a while: "That day in Tancheng, when we were feasting, we saw this kind of trick again...... But at that time, even I heard the mistakes, but Zhou Lang didn't even care about it. You say, if he hadn't been oppressed by the times and his heart was anxious, why would he have been like this? It was then that I suddenly woke up in my heart that in troubled times, a transcendent hero like Gong Jin would also be trapped by the overall situation, and even if he was trapped by the overall situation, he still entertained me wholeheartedly. Being treated like this, as a classmate, why should I have a vulgar heart? So for three days, although he didn't shy away from me on official business or in the military newspapers, I took the initiative to avoid the past. I thought that this would be able to leave without distractions and worries. But when he thought that tomorrow would be gone, it would be difficult to see each other again, and his future would be uncertain, he couldn't help but worry about him. ”

After speaking, Jiang Gan became more and more gloomy, but he listened to the night rain in a deep voice, and was speechless for a while.

Wang Yi thought for a while, and saw that her husband had not been sleepy, but she said softly: "Actually, I also have a word that I want to tell my husband ......."

"Between you and me, why is this so?"

"In fact, when my husband wrote a letter for the trial of the prince today, I wanted to say that the trial wanted to find someone in Xuzhou, and the first family of Xuzhou, the Chen family, was his close friend, but he did not write to ask the Chen family to find someone for him, but asked the husband to help...... What is it for? ”

"This is to avoid suspicion, but also to distinguish between public and private, and it is also where friendship lies." Jiang Gan blurted out. "If you want to judge the princess, you can even remember the separated family of a deceased person many years ago, how can you not remember the Chen family? It's just that the two ends of the Chen family's first rat that day have already hated His Highness, and when this situation occurs, the best way to deal with the public is to distinguish between public and private, and in the future, he will be qualified to dispose of it in his private capacity in His Royal Highness, and then he will be the director of the Chen family......"

At this point, Jiang Gan had already woken up in his heart, but he couldn't help but pat his wife's back, and sighed again: "I only thought that the trial was serious and upright, but I didn't want to have such a mind, and I actually used this incident to remind me." I don't want to, Ah Yi, you are much smarter than me, a prodigy! Life has a wife like this, it should be cherished! ”

Outside the window, it was raining, and Wang Yi, who was just twenty years old, was directly red-faced.

————I'm too smart of the dividing line————

"Yu Shao is good at music, although after the three lords, there are mistakes, Yu must know it, and he must take care of it. Therefore, the folk said: 'The song is wrong, Zhou Lang Gu.' 'At the end of the Han Dynasty, Taizu invaded the south, Yu was the general of Xuzhou, unified the East China Sea, and there will be a plan to go north, the matter is secret, and his classmate Jiang Gan was ordered to make an envoy to the south and return to the East China Sea. Yu used old friends, covered up things and traveled hand in hand with him, ate at the same table, and collapsed when he was lying, and he never lost his temper. And there are handmaidens in the banquet, and they don't care, and they suddenly know that Yu is difficult, but they don't say anything, they just say goodbye, Yu also knows the intention, and they don't say anything, but they say goodbye to Linyi Shui. The world is known as the elegance of the two, so there is a misunderstanding. —"The World Speaks New Words". Elegance