Whether it is because of his identity as a Liangzhou general, or the other party's increasingly important political status in Luozhong now, Gai Xun came by night, and Gongsun Xun couldn't help but see him.

It is said that both sides are from the border county family, and after meeting, they gave up their hands kindly, said a few words of greeting and gossip, drank two bowls of ginger soup to warm their bodies, and talked about the situation in Liangzhou a few words, and inevitably mentioned that the two of them had common acquaintances, such as Fu Xie, who died last year, and Huangfu Song, who is now living in Fufeng, is gradually becoming familiar.

Seeing that the atmosphere was getting better, Gai Xun also decided not to hide it anymore, he ignored the fact that there were still two people in the account, Han Dang and Xi Zhong, and there were still two righteous guards on duty in the door, so he simply went straight in.

"General Wei!" Gai Xun groaned slightly, so that he could arch his hands in the seat. "The world is gradually shaking, and those who have a heart know that they must make a decision and do their best in order to re-support the community. And the general, you bear the prestige of Hebei, known as the good pastor of Huchen, and now you are back to the division, which is actually a long-awaited thing for the people of the world. ”

"Don't dare to claim to be hopeless." Gongsun Xun replied calmly on the main seat. "But there's something to be done on this trip!"

"In this case, there is a confusion below, and I ask the general to solve it." Gai Xun continued to bow his hand.

"Brother Yuangu might as well speak up." Gongsun Xun said disapprerovitically.

"Then dare to ask General Wei." Gai Xun's eyes burned. "What have you done in this trip, are you doing for the Son of Heaven? Or is it for the sake of a great general? ”

As soon as these words came out, Xi Zhong, who had been sitting on the side with a lot of boredom, was suddenly stunned, and even the two righteous servants who were standing with knives in the account were also immediately solemn, but Han Dang, who had honed his temperament over the years, turned a deaf ear like a nerd.

However, with such a sharp question, Gongsun Xun was only stunned for a moment, and then immediately sneered: "I thought that Brother Yuangu Xiliang was a loyal person, and he must have good words with me, but didn't expect it to be just this level?" ”

"Is there something wrong with my words?" Gai Xun immediately faced each other. "The general is just the uncle of the Son of Heaven, so he got the right to govern, this dynasty is sick, one is in the eunuch, and the other is actually in the relatives, if ......"

"Where does the power of the Son of Heaven come from?" Gongsun Xun suddenly interrupted the other party and asked disapprerovingly.

"General Wei, what do you mean by this?" Gai Xun was horrified. "The Son of Heaven was born supreme!"

"This dynasty Guangwu was also born supreme?" Gongsun Xun sneered again. "Dare to ask Brother Yuangu, what does it mean to 'let Emperor Cheng regenerate, the world cannot get it'?"

Gaixun's face was pale and speechless.

Gongsun Xun's sentence cites an allusion, saying that when Liu Xiu, the founding emperor of the Later Han Dynasty, confronted Wang Lang, who was in Handan, in Hebei, Wang Lang sent someone over, saying that he was a descendant of Emperor Cheng and should enjoy the world, and even if he surrendered, he should be the marquis of ten thousand households, and Liu Xiu said this sentence in public in response.

The sword and pen are clearly listed in the annals of history.

When Gongsun Xun said this at this time, it was not a self-comparison ambition, but a very powerful refutation of Gai Xun's theory of 'born supreme'.

You must know that when Emperor Guangwu was born, Emperor Cheng of the former Han Dynasty had just died, and it was Emperor Cheng's nephew Emperor Han Ai who was born to be supreme at that time.

Of course, everyone also knows that it was Emperor Guangwu who started as a scholar in Nanyang, and worked hard for many years to bring the world down again before he could enjoy the world.

Can you know that when you return to the present, can Gai Xun still hold his nose and refute the basic political program of the integration of the two Han Dynasty? said that Guangwu was a rebellious minister and thief, not a member of the Han clan who should continue the Han dynasty in response to the mandate of heaven?

In fact, Gai Xun was silent for a long time, and he could only reluctantly ask: "Then the prince thinks that why does the ancestor (Guangwu) have the world?" ”

"Of course, it's because the ancestors have merit to the world." Gongsun Xun simply replied in a loud voice. "I read history books and saw the establishment of the ancestors, and the historians said: 'It is a year, the wild valley is gradually decreasing, and the acres of land are widespread'...... I know that this world should be the ancestor to sit! ”

Gai Xun became more and more speechless.

"Brother Yuangu." Gongsun Xun said this, and suddenly got up and said. "You ask me if I am for the Son of Heaven or for the Great General? I will answer you now, my Gongsun Xun is here not for a private person, but for the public heart of the world! The words of a great general and the Son of Heaven like you will inevitably fall behind, and you will be laughed at if you spread it. ”

Gai Xun was stunned for a long time, but after all, he was helpless, but he could only get up and respectfully face each other: "General, I also want you to assist the Son of Heaven with me for the sake of public ......"

"If you really have a public heart, you should know that the world is not worth Beigong for a long time!" Gongsun Xun sneered. "Our Son of Heaven has reigned for 20 years, and step by step the sea has collapsed, chaos has arisen on all sides, bandits have risen, and the people have no livelihood...... Moreover, I did not learn from Wang Fen to abolish the deeds, nor did I learn from Han Sui to act rebelliously, but I just became a Fu Xie who listened to the persuasion of others. I refused to do it before, but I just didn't want to collect money for some private thing, so why not?! ”

Gai Xun paused for a long time, and he was helpless: "Junhou, the Son of Heaven is actually very smart......

"I know." Gongsun Xun sneered more and more. "That's why he can bring the world to this point!"

Hearing such straightforward slanderous words, Gai Xun couldn't help but sigh, and then sat down at the table and said: "General, you think that the public words are irrefutable to me; I have nothing to say about the Son of Heaven because of what happened before...... You must know that the whole territory of Liangzhou fell before, so why didn't I have a grudge against today? But today there is a heartfelt word, and I would like you to learn from it. ”

"Please." Gongsun Xun saw that the other party was soft, and he also sat down again.

"The Son of Heaven today is no better than the Son of Heaven of that day." Gai Xun said with a straight face. "Since the beginning of this year, the Son of Heaven has actually had a lot of intentions to cheer up, and his selection of talents and abilities has eliminated chaos and peace ......"

"It's new." The one who made the ridicule was the one who wanted to speak a few times before, but he saw that Gongsun Xun himself blocked the criticism of the play. "In addition to eunuchs, it is the first time in my years that I have heard someone praise the Son of Heaven in Beigong so much."

"It's true." Gai Xun explained helplessly. "It's just that there is a lot of delay in the spread of things in the world. At the end of last year, after Fu Nanrong's death, the Son of Heaven was shaken, and then repeatedly acted, first removing Zhao Zhong from the position of chariot general, and then vigorously promoting Liu Yu and Liu Yan to be important ministers of the clan......"

"Not only that, before the Liangzhou rebellion was involved in Bingzhou, and the Xihe area of Bingzhou brought out the Baibo bandits and the Xiongnu Zahu together, the Son of Heaven appointed Ding Yuan as the assassin of Bingzhou, and Cui Jun (Cui Lie's son) was the Taishou of Xihe, and now the situation in Bingzhou has gradually improved, it can't be said that the Son of Heaven is not using people properly, right?"

"Another such as Qingxu Yellow Turban occupies Mount Tai, many times has the meaning of entering Xuzhou, the Son of Heaven and Tao Qian for Xuzhou Thorn History, suppressed and used, now the situation in Xuzhou is also improving, occupying Mount Tai Qingxu Yellow Turban can no longer go south, this is also a well-known thing."

"There was also the rebellion in the south of Jingzhou at the end of last year, the Son of Heaven reused Changsha to guard Sun Jian, and his people crossed the border to suppress bandits, but the Son of Heaven not only did not pursue it, but instead crowned Wucheng Hou, isn't this the weather of the Holy Monarch?"

"And Lu Kang, who was abandoned and not used before because of his words, was also activated by the Son of Heaven to quell the Lujiang Rebellion, and was greatly praised by the Son of Heaven afterwards."

"There is also the Yang Gong who hangs the fish and refuses to bribe, and he was also reused by the Son of Heaven as a full-time guard, and he was turned into a minister."

"It's General Wei in Youzhou, in fact, it's just a general maintenance? Without the acquiescence of the Son of Heaven, how could General Wei stabilize the northern frontier without his duties? ”

"Not to mention, if the eighth captain of the West Park is set up today, there are many moves to select talents. In addition, the DPRK and China are also discussing the state pastoral system to deal with the chaos in the world...... It is not a lie! ”

"There is another matter, I assisted in the military parade in Luozhong, the Son of Heaven said personally this morning, I am willing to share the wealth of the West Garden with the soldiers of the parade, is this also harsh?"

After some earnest words, Gai Xun sat on the side of the seat and arched his hands to each other: "Please also ask General Wei Mingjian, I really want to cheer up and make a difference!" If you and I, as well as Yuan Shao, the captain of the Chinese Military Academy, and Liu Yu of Taichang, join forces to first destroy the eunuchs, and then assist the Son of Heaven, and at the same time suppress the power of the generals, why worry that the world can't 'the wild valley is decreasing' and 'the fields are wide'? Why did General Wei have to be a general? ”

Gongsun Xun quietly waited for the other party to finish his tirade, and there was no intention to refute the whole process.

The reason is very simple, first of all, the other party is telling the truth, and in terms of these appointments and measures alone, it really cannot be said to be a stupid move, and it can even be called a selection of talents.

Secondly, there is no need to refute, because Gongsun Xun is very sure in his heart, the Son of Heaven is dying, and the only husband who was extremely selfish to the extreme was really shocked and repented because of Fu Xie's death a year ago, and suddenly became nervous and worked hard...... He's going to die anyway, it's useless!

As for whether Gongsun Xun was moved? Of course not.

Just think about it...... Now it is he Liu Hong who is filling the hole, so who is the one who poked the hole everywhere for personal comfort?

Oh, if I kill you for no reason, and then feel guilty, and then dig a pit for you and bury you, won't I be a murderer?

And besides, Gongsun Xun didn't believe that this son of heaven had really repented, and at most he realized that his body was dying, and then for the sake of the stability of his heirs, he began to try his best to paste this world that was tossed by him Liu Hong to the point of falling apart.

That's right, after experiencing many things back then, Gongsun Xun was prejudiced against the Son of Heaven from the bottom of his heart, and he felt that he was a selfish lone husband in his bones until he died! It's just that now that this son of heaven is facing this situation, he doesn't dare to act rashly anymore!

"General Wei!" After Gai Xun's tirade, he couldn't help but be full of anticipation. "Please be aware of it...... The Son of Heaven has really come to his senses! ”

"Oh!" Gongsun Xun responded suddenly, but got up and asked with a smile. "Then dare to ask Brother Yuangu...... Did these talented people you mentioned pay official money when they took office? ”

There was silence in the tent for a while, and after a while, Xi Zhong couldn't help laughing, and the two righteous servants who were holding the knife also looked strange, and even Han Dang, who was becoming more and more secure, actually lost his laughter.

After a while, Gai Xun, who was pale, barely managed to get up, but he stopped talking...... Because he just remembered that the reason why the Yang Xu in the example he just gave him could only be Jiuqing, not Taiwei, was because he was originally scheduled to be Tai Lieutenant, but he had no money to hand it over to Xiyuan, so he angered the Son of Heaven.

So far, the so-called theory of righteousness has been broken by the story of Guangwu, and the theory of being virtuous and capable has also been broken by a word, and Gai Xun is a face-saving person after all, and if he can't argue with the other party, he has nothing to say.

So, as soon as he tried his best, he walked out directly in despair.

Gongsun Xun didn't say a word, got up and sent the other party to the front of the gate, and saw that his person was alone under the crescent moon, which was also pitiful, so he couldn't help but remind him:

"Brother Yuangu, one of your words today is right, that is, today's son is extremely smart...... And you're not the first person I've seen who believes he'll cheer up and die for him...... Don't talk about the near, there is one far away, called Yang Qiu Yang Fangzheng! ”

Gai Xun turned his head and didn't say a word, just shook his head again and again, and he didn't know if he was disappointed that Gongsun Xun used sophistry to refuse to serve his father, or if he didn't believe that he would be betrayed by the Son of Heaven like Yang Qiu!

Seeing the other party far away, Xi Zhong shook his head and smiled for a while: "The name of the Son of Heaven is so good, even to such a point, he can also exchange such a loyal person for him." ”

Gongsun Xun smiled and didn't answer, but suddenly looked back at an Angzang warrior beside him: "Zitai, what do you think?" Is the Son of Heaven insurable? ”

Tian Chou, who had just been crowned before coming, held his sword high and shook his head slightly: "As the prince said, my generation's trip is for the world, not for private ...... In this way, the Son of Heaven is in the court, it is better to wait for the time of day, and then talk about the matter of helping the crisis and stabilizing the chaos. ”

"That's right!" Gongsun Xun smiled slightly, but turned around and entered the account. "It's cold in winter, so let's prepare more firewood and build a strong stable to keep out the wind...... We're going to spend a little more time here. ”

Han Dang, Xi Zhong, Tian Chou, and another righteous servant on duty, that is, he has followed Gongsun Xun for many years since Yanmen, and Zhang Liao's brother Zhang Ze has surrendered his hands one after another.

In this way, no matter what, Gai Xun returned disappointed, and Yuan Benchu failed to 'drive the wolf and the tiger' in the end, so Gongsun Xun still sat quietly at the ferry, aiming at Luoyang with a tiger's eye, which made the general family feel extremely at ease, and also made some people helpless.

For a time, there was even a nursery rhyme in Luozhong, saying that it was 'a white horse in Hanoi, lying quietly like a tiger and a dragon'......

By mid-October, the increasingly helpless Son of Heaven made one last attempt, and he sent Zhu Jun and Zhu Gongwei, who had returned from guarding filial piety, to serve as the Taishou of Hanoi.

However, in this world, I am afraid that more than eighty percent of the soldiers and generals would like this son of heaven to die as soon as possible, such as Gai Xun, which is very rare!

Zhu Jun received the order and immediately set off from Luoyang, but made a move that made everyone speechless - he simply did not go to Mengjin, but crossed the Yellow River from Wushejin, which was farther away, and then turned to Zhihuai County, Hanoi County to be his Hanoi Taishou.

, a veteran and hero who has always been known for his strength, looked like he was out of the way the whole process, and he didn't even fight Gongsun Xun in person, let alone get into trouble with Gongsun Xun as he imagined.

At this moment, the Son of Heaven, who was getting weaker and weaker, was completely unable to do so, and he and He Jin could only be regarded as compromising through struggle, and they were not considered enemies after all, so in late October, when the military parade was held optimistically in Luo Zhongping, the Son of Heaven still chose to accept his fate.

On that day, tens of thousands of cavalry lined up in the open space outside Pingping, and lined up in camps.

In front of Ping Optimistic, two high altars were erected, one was ten zhang high, and twelve layers of canopies were built on it; One is nine feet high, and a nine-story canopy has been built on it. The former entered in person, but the latter was entered by the great general He Jin, and the two paraded together.

Subsequently, the Son of Heaven actually strengthened his body again, put on armor and swords, mounted his horse, and proclaimed himself the supreme general, patrolling left and right for three times before he reluctantly stopped...... After stopping, he gave the sword and talisman to the general in public. At this time, the captain of the military colonel and Marshal of Xiyuan, Jian Shuo, who had previously claimed to be able to command He Jin, was just leading a battalion of soldiers and horses to be reviewed.

So far, He Jin has won a complete victory, regaining the position of holding the power of the world's soldiers and horses, and this time the form of obtaining military power is even more open, more grand, and more indisputable.

After the incident, he brushed his body away, but he couldn't hide his merit and fame...... Not to mention that Gongsun Xun went out of the mountain to help He Jin this time, but those sergeants who were reviewed also received a large amount of rewards from Xiyuan, and they also had to accept the inspection and promotion of the general He Jin.

In fact, in November, He Jin, who was very politically honest, immediately supported Liu Yan's state pastoral system, which made the Son of Heaven, who had already approved of this suggestion, immediately nod.

It's not that the Son of Heaven is really so mediocre that he lets the place go bigger.

First of all, it is too chaotic now, there are rebellions and bandits everywhere, and the state pastoral system is indeed conducive to counterinsurgency and stability of the place;

Secondly, the state pastor is not for an indefinite term, but a directional position specially set up for the purpose of counterinsurgency.

In the end, whether it is the Son of Heaven or the general, the ministers who are clear in their hearts also understand that the power and responsibility of the state pastor are too heavy, and they must choose people who are both capable and reliable.

So a Yizhou pastor came up, and Liu Yan was decided, which was a reconsideration that Liu Junlang himself brought when he proposed the state pastoral system, and he wanted to go to Yizhou to quell the chaos!

One more thing to say here, Liu Junlang actually begged to go to Jiaozhou at first, but then he didn't know what was going on, and he became Yizhou with the center as he spoke.

At this time in Yizhou, on the one hand, there was a civil strife in the Wudoumi Sect, and Zhang Xiu in Hanzhong and Zhang Lu in Ba County did not deal with each other, so they accepted the recruitment of the imperial court together, and they became as honest as Zhang Yan, which was also the reason why Yizhou had the spare strength to send troops to Wudu County before.

On the other hand, there was a sudden second yellow scarf, which caused chaos in the hinterland of Yizhou.

In other words, at this time, Yizhou was in a semi-chaotic situation, and from the perspective of the center, it really belonged to the kind of place that could be saved, and someone should be sent to save it as soon as possible - it was suitable to send an important minister to serve as the state pastor.

Liu Junlang is a dignified and important minister of the clan, and his virtue is known to the world, so there is no reason not to trust him?

So Liu Yan left four sons in Luozhong to continue to be officials and officials, and he went to Shu County to take office alone, and he walked extremely chic, and he was very expected by everyone.

Then there is the Yuzhou herd, which is mainly to save a series of consequences caused by the summer floods, what autumn harvest, what famine, and now bandits...... Anyway, Yuzhou was next to Luoyang, and the imperial court didn't think much about it, so it sent Liu Yan's cousin, the servant Huang Wan, without blinking an eyelid.

Huang Wan had nothing to say, he stepped down as a servant, replaced with the seal of Yuzhou Mu, and went directly to take office.

At this time, the general He Jin publicly proposed the third candidate for the state pastor, and he suggested that the Wei general Gongsun Xun should be appointed as the Jizhou pastor, and use his 'knowing soldiers' to completely eliminate the millions of bandits entrenched in the Taihang Mountains, so as to stabilize the overall situation of Hebei...... What kind of Black Mountain thief, Purple Mountain thief, the surrender that day was just a rebellion in Liangzhou, and it was just a last resort!

Take advantage of this opportunity to exterminate!

There are many discussions among the central princes, some people think it is feasible, but some people think that Gongsun Xun is originally a general, it is better to hold the festival to quell the rebellion, and there is no need to hang the seal of Jizhou Mu.

In fact, when Gongsun Xun heard such a dispute reported by Gongsun Yue and others in Hanoi, he didn't care, and it was okay to sweep Taihang Mountain with a festival...... What's the difference?! If that's the case, maybe the three counties next to Taihang Mountain on the east side of Bingzhou can also be rectified by him.

However, the general He Jin is embarrassed, how can he forget about promising others? Besides, he finally regained the military power, and was certified by the Son of Heaven to openly take over power, how can he be willing to admit it?

So the center had such a little dispute for a while.

I heard that the main reason is that the Son of Heaven is a little rebellious about the general being so aggressive, and Zhao Zhong, who has completely broken with Gongsun Xun, is also involved - the latter is mainly worried that Gongsun Xun will directly copy Zhao's entire family in Hebei after becoming the pastor of Jizhou.

As for Yuan Shao, Jian Shuo and others, they supported Gongsun Xun as the state pastor.

You read that right, Yuan Benchu supported Gongsun Xun to become the pastor of Jizhou. In fact, since Gongsun Xun came to Mengjin in person, Yuan Benchu had never thought of that kind of local tricks, he just wanted Gongsun Xun to leave Mengjin as soon as possible, and the farther away from Luoyang was better, and there was nothing else to think about! It can even be said that Gongsun Xun has been in Mengjin for a day, and our model in the world has never slept peacefully.

Or else? He didn't know that there would be a year before the warlords cut it off! All he thinks about now is how to punish the eunuchs after the death of the Son of Heaven, so as to make the Yuan family one of the rulers!

And this kind of thinking is really right!

Jian Shuo's mind is actually similar, he is also frightened by Gongsun Xun's fierce eye, as long as the other party is in Mengjin, his forbidden army power will be unstable for a day!

However, this kind of complicated dispute has nothing to do with the overall situation, whether it is Gongsun Xun or He Jin, they are not worried that things will have no result - because after the parade, the body of the Son of Heaven has gradually deteriorated visibly.

Gongsun Xun can even be sure that this son of heaven should have been over-hedonistic on weekdays, and he had some serious so-called chronic disease in the mouth of Gongsun Auntie, and he was slowly and unshakably sliding towards the line of death in a well-known way.

At this time, Gongsun Xun thought very clearly, sit firmly in Hanoi, get Jizhou Mu, get out of the box directly, and then once the incident happens, it will sweep Hebei, and then enter the world!

Even, if it is in time, it is not impossible to directly lead the army into Luo when the incident occurs next year, punish the eunuchs and quell the chaos, cover the Guanxi on the left, set the Central Plains on the right, and whip the world!

However, there was a thunderclap on the ground, just when Gongsun Xun was a little eager to try and couldn't hold it, suddenly, countless sentry horses came from the west, and the Liangzhou rebels claimed to be 100,000, and the whole army continued to fight under the banner of the eunuchs, out of Liangzhou, into Sanfu, and approached Chang'an.

The world is shaking again!

Gongsun Xun's prevarication of Xu You's remarks that day actually came true!

"It's done!"

In the North Palace, outside the Son of Heaven's West Garden Bedroom, it was cold in winter, and Zhang Rang, who was holding his hands, found Jian Shuo, the captain of the Upper Military Academy, and then said one by one. "Let the generals, Yuan Benchu, Gongsun Wenqi, and Gai Yuangu all lead troops to Chang'an to resist the Xiliang rebels, and then the aftermath of the Son of Heaven will be handled by you, the captain of the army! At that time, the captain of the military academy will be able to live up to the trust of the Son of Heaven, and we, the old slaves, will be able to survive under your wings. ”

After speaking, Zhang Rang, the head of the eunuchs of the Northern Palace, bowed respectfully towards Jian Shuo, the former little yellow gate, and bowed down.

For no reason, the panting Jian Shuo suddenly remembered the pot of wine that Gongsun Xun left on the boat when he was in Hedong in the past...... He had almost forgotten what it was like.

———————I am the dividing line between man and power—————

"Xun and Yuan Shao, Liu Yu conspired, the captain of the military academy Jian Shuo worried, coincided with the Liangzhou rebels 100,000 to attack Sanfu, Guanzhong chaos, Shuo Nai persuaded the emperor to move Xun as Jing Zhaoyin. Xun was summoned urgently, because he asked to see the emperor, the Huangmen prisoner was sick with the son of heaven and could not see him. but outside the West Garden, he prostrated and shed blood. Huangmen said: 'Jingzhao Yin Zhao edict! But again, it is worship. will leave, look at the sky and sigh: 'General Wei is honest and does not deceive me, today I know the matter of Yang Qiu!' —Book of the Later Han Dynasty. Biography of Gai Xun

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