The Xianbei people did not chase after them.

Therefore, Gongsun Xun finally returned to Shanggu County safely and stationed under Fuyang City.

After taking a short rest and confirming the fact that Zang Min's army was almost wiped out and Xia Yu was defeated, he immediately assigned a task to let Lou Gui go to Ningcheng to meet Xia Yu, and let Han Dang lead the cavalry to continue to search for and collect the defeated soldiers outside the border wall, and then Lu Fan, Cheng Pu, Gao Shun, Cheng Lian, Wei Yue and others were in the barracks to prepare ...... Of course, it was inevitable that Jia Chao and others would each hold a letter and send it to Liaoxi, Luoyang, Lujiang, Zhuojun, Taiyuan, Yanmen and other places.

Needless to say, sending letters to western Liaoning, and going to Liu Kuan's place in Luoyang, Lujiang's Lu Zhi's office, Yanmen's Guoyi's office, Taiyuan's Dong Zhuo's office, and Zhuojun's Liu Yu's office were mainly to report on the war situation.

And next...... The next thing is to lie down quietly and recuperate, otherwise?

"Wenqi!" One afternoon a few days later, seeing that his lord actually walked out of the barracks by himself, Lu Fan, who was talking to Cheng Pu and the others, was immediately overjoyed and hurriedly stepped forward to say hello. "You came just in time, Hou Fujun sent someone to send cattle wine to condole ......"

"The cow was boiled and eaten, and the wine was left for the wounded to wash their wounds." Gongsun Xun responded simply. "Also, so many brothers were buried yesterday, and morale is low, so you can arrange a few Keju games to boost morale. And if this matter goes well, you can also go and ask Hou Fujun and local big families to come and see it...... I think after this big defeat, I'm afraid that even here in Kamiya County are panicking. ”

"Whoa!" Several officers hastened to agree.

"And the few seriously wounded who escaped," Gongsun Xun said, dragging his left shoulder. "Tell them not to be discouraged, my family is rich, there is no shortage of shops, warehouses, and industries, and there is always a place for them to go."

"Sima is really ......"

"By the way," Gongsun Xun suddenly asked again. "Xia Yu hasn't given me anything to say there? From Fuyang to Ningcheng, it's just a day's journey, Zibo has been going for three days, what are you doing there? ”

"Who knows?" Lu Fan sneered when he heard this. "If you want me to say, it's better to be silent all the time, just wait for him to be sent to Luoyang by the car, and then we won't be free?"

Gongsun Xun seemed to be smiling.

However, just as a few people were talking in the barracks, they suddenly noticed a cloud of smoke and dust rolling up in the distance on the official road outside the camp gate, and then the neighing of war horses, and a number of horsemen came straight to the camp gate.

Gongsun Xun led everyone to investigate, but he couldn't help laughing: "Saying that the uncle is coming, and the eldest brother is actually here......

"Wenqi!" Some people will always be the most eye-catching one as soon as they appear, and Gongsun Chan seems to be this kind of person, his appearance, physique, and voice really make others speechless. "You've done a great deal again! And the injuries seem to be unharmed? ”

"I finally survived! It's the eldest brother, you ......" Gongsun Xun wanted to laugh and say that the other party was unlucky and didn't get a chance, but after all, it was not good to say it outside, so he honestly changed his words. "Brother, you came here in person, but then Xia Gong has an explanation?"

"Where's the explanation?" Hearing such a casual question, Gongsun Zhan couldn't help but sigh: "The army has only been out of the fortress for a few days, and it has been defeated for six or seven times, what else can he say in such a situation?" To tell you the truth, I didn't come to you with this Lou Zibo this time, but I was sent to Fuyang to deliver a letter with my father-in-law, just along the way......"

"Take your time." Gongsun Xun also wanted to hear the specific situation, so he invited the other party to stay here temporarily. "Since the eldest brother has already arrived outside this frustrated city, then there is no hurry, you and my brother should say something."

"That's just as well." Gongsun Chan bowed slightly. "It's time to say something."

The two men were about to speak, but the rest of the people naturally avoided it, and after a few moments, someone quickly brought two horses, so the two brothers sat down in the shade of a tree in the camp and talked slowly. And it wasn't until this time that Gongsun Xun knew the specific situation over there.

In fact, the military situation is not bad, and it is generally as Gongsun Xun thought...... On the evening of the same day, Tanshihuai marched in a hurry and grabbed the tail of the main force of the Han army, which caused the Han army to suffer heavy losses.

However, the really interesting information is not limited to military intelligence...... For example, Xia Yu is out of season!

"Wen Qi doesn't know." Gongsun Chan sneered. "Although everyone said that the guard was killed in battle, in fact, I saw the man with my own eyes after entering the fortress...... Judging by this person's meaning, I'm afraid he is just going to hide. ”

"Didn't anyone report this matter to Xia Gong?" Gongsun Xun asked curiously.

"Who's going to bother with that at this point?" Gongsun Chan asked rhetorically. "Defeated and lost, nine times out of ten, Xia Yu's fate is to enter Luo, and then be demoted to a concubine, and this defeat, there are many dead and wounded, and the army is somewhat resentful. In that case, why bother to pay for the lives of such characters? And besides, if you go and denounce this person, can you find the rune? ”

"I thought he was going to be demoted." Gongsun Xun shook his head again and again, and he no longer dwelled on this matter. "But I didn't expect this kind of thing to happen, the eldest brother is right, this time Xia Yu is afraid that he will be directly demoted to a concubine."

"The so-called wall is falling down, and everyone is pushing it." Gongsun Chan sighed again. "Do you know why the Lou Gui you sent to see no one else?"

"I want to hear about it."

"As soon as he entered Gaoliusai, Wang Taishou of Daijun directly took back the soldiers of his county on the grounds of losing his temper, and used it to enrich the border defense ......"

"It's no wonder that Wang Taishou is too shou."

"And when I returned to Ningcheng, the leaders of those Wuhuan tribes also made trouble all day long......

"Although barbarians are hateful, this time it really can't be said that these Wuhuan people are making trouble...... We have been dealing with Wuhuan people in western Liaoning for many years, don't we know the roots of these leaders? They all regard the deployment as private property, and now that they have lost so much property, they naturally want to come back. ”

"Who's to say it isn't?" Gongsun Chan sneered. "In fact, even the Wuhuan people knew that he was going to fall, so they were not afraid of him. As for Na Xia Yu, this time he lost so many troops, and Wang Taishou took away the county guards of Daijun, so he himself was even more powerless...... To tell you the truth, he asked me to come to Fuyang today not for anything else, but to ask me to send a letter to my father-in-law, hoping that my father-in-law would not follow the example of Wang Taishou and take away the county guards so quickly. ”

"Isn't this a fool's dream?" The sun was slanting westward, the shade of the trees was moving, and Gongsun Xun was holding his left arm, which was somewhat conscious because of being irradiated by the sun, with a disapproving expression. "I've been in Fuyang for a few days, and I've met our Hou Fujun twice, and I can see it clearly, he should be worried about the border defense, and the eldest brother is afraid that he will not please both sides this time!"

"Who's to say it isn't?" Gongsun Zhan's face became more and more unkind when he heard this. "But I was also unlucky, and I actually went blind into his scene as a subordinate...... Wen Qi, you don't know, that evening Zang Min sent his righteous servant Sun Jian to inform the military situation, I begged him to send a messenger to inform you, but he ...... Well, you should ask Uncle Lou Zi about this matter yourself, this person has been in Ningcheng for two days, and he should have inquired clearly. ”

There was too much information in these words, and Gongsun Xun was stunned for a moment before he understood: "Thank you eldest brother for your kindness...... So, is this the reason why Xia Yu didn't send someone to ask for his Chinese army? He already knew I wasn't going to give it to him? ”

"I guess so...... I don't believe you can endure this! ”

“……”

"Let's not talk about that." Gongsun Chan suddenly asked again. "One more thing, is there anything Wen Qi can teach me? For the past two years, I have been going around trying to find a place, but I have achieved nothing......"

This is an old topic, so Gongsun Xun immediately brought up the old matter: "It's better to go back to Liaoxi as well as the eldest brother, after all, there is a filial piety there every year, I wrote to ask my father-in-law, there is always a source for you......"

"I know what you mean." Gongsun Chan shook his head again and again. "If you want to be filial and honest, you really have to go back to your hometown. However, after this time, I also understood that if there is no deeds and reputation, even if you forcibly raise filial piety, I am afraid that it will be difficult to pursue a career in the future...... It's like you, if you hadn't done that kind of world-famous thing in Liaoxi that day, how could you be so valued by Uncle Fang of Na and Zhou? And if it weren't for Uncle Fang's support, how could you have such elite soldiers and horses fighting to survive on the side of Danhan Mountain? ”

This logic is biased at best, but it cannot be said to be problematic. However, I want to be filial and honest, and I want to make deeds to make a name for myself, so that people have nothing to say...... That's too much to ask.

"I don't know what the eldest brother wants?" Gongsun Xun didn't want to pay much attention to this lucky brother, but for the sake of the other party who could still think about himself in that situation before, he couldn't pretend to be deaf and dumb.

"Actually, there's a good opportunity right in front of you." Gongsun Chan said calmly. "Wenqi, you have a lot of ideas, you might as well refer to one or two for me......"

I'm afraid this is the real reason why I came to find myself today, Gongsun Xun knew it in his heart, but his face was still as usual: "Big brother, please speak." ”

"With today's atmosphere, if you want to be valued by the people of the world, it is nothing more than the words loyalty and filial piety. After saying that, Gongsun Zhan looked at his brother's expression.

Sure enough, Gongsun Xun's expression moved slightly when he heard this, but he couldn't help laughing.

In other words, there is a Han generation, especially the Later Han Dynasty, due to the widespread subjective existence of the so-called duality, the so-called 'loyalty' does not all refer to loyalty to the country and the Son of Heaven, many times it actually refers to loyalty to one's own lord or county guard!

For example, Gongsun Xun himself was drafted by the bus before, not only because of how much military talent he showed in the First Battle of Liaoxi, but also because his behavior at that time was extremely in line with the values and morals he admired in those years.

If you think about it, you can understand that Gongsun Xun had the identity of a Liaoxi County official at that time, so when facing Liaoxi Taishou, there was a taste of a courtier facing the lord, so he gave up his life and forgot to die for the lord's mother, and there was a kind of 'loyalty' word bonus for the monarch.

This is, of course, a very acceptable act of the scholars.

And back to the present, to talk again, who is the object of Gongsun Zhan's allegiance, or who is his lord at this time?

The answer is the Xia Yu who has only been the boss of the two brothers for less than a few months. This captain of Wuhuan is only a boss in terms of the imperial court official and Sima Gongsun Xun of other departments, but for Sun Zhan, a subordinate official in the army, he is an out-and-out lord!

As soon as he thought of this, Gongsun Xun held his left arm, reluctantly lowered his body and asked, "What does the eldest brother mean by this?" ”

"Don't hide it from Wenqi." Gongsun Chan also lowered his body and said frankly. "I am now a subordinate of Na Xia Yu, and now he is about to be convicted, and I am willing to abandon my post and go to Luoyang with him...... What do you think? ”

Gongsun Xun's heart moved, but he quickly shook his head: "Big brother's idea is right, but this idea is extremely ridiculous!" ”

"Why?" Gongsun Chan said disapprovingly. "This is the idea given to me by a confidant friend I know here, this person has some strategies, and he is not inferior to your Lu Fan and Lou Gui......"

"Who is it?" Gongsun Xun was stunned.

"The surname is Guan Ming, and the word Jing Zi is ...... I will not hide it from you, but this man is the soldier who has abandoned the talisman and has come to me. ”

Gongsun Xun was stunned for a moment.

"Where's the ridiculousness, you say?" Gongsun Chan continued to ask urgently. "Could it be that you kid is so anxious to take revenge? With all due respect, it's not a good time to take revenge at this time, first, everyone in the world is staring at him, and secondly, anyone who has a heart can think that it was you who did it. ”

Gongsun Xun smiled embarrassedly, but quickly shook his head: "Big brother misunderstood, I just think this kind of thing is not enough to make you famous in the world...... It's not like going to Rinan with him and going to Luoyang, what kind of fame can he make! ”

Gongsun Zhan immediately sighed: "This is also ...... But I can't wait! ”

"Can the eldest brother trust me?" Gongsun Xun suddenly asked faintly.

"If I can't trust you, why do I ask you?" Gongsun Chan couldn't help but be stunned when he heard this. "Listen to you, is there something else to do?"

"I do have an idea!" Gongsun Xun sneered. "The eldest brother might as well make this plan first, and then follow him into Luo...... If that's the case, I'm afraid that once you enter Luo, you will be famous all over the world. ”

"Speak quickly." Gongsun Chan immediately scratched his heart like a hundred claws.

"First of all, tonight, the eldest brother enters the city to see our Hou Fujun, we must let Hou Fujun quickly and forcibly claim back those Shanggu County soldiers, and then Ningcheng soldiers and horses are empty, maybe those Wuhuan people will take the opportunity to attack and detain ......"

"That's not right!" Gongsun Chan shook his head again and again. "This Shanggu Wuhuan is different from Liaoxi Wuhuan, they have all multiplied and lived in the Senei for several generations, and they still know the severity, they are all shrewd as ghosts...... The soldiers and horses have been buried, where will a person be seized for the sake of something that is gone?! They toss so much just for money! ”

"Then pay them to seize it!" Gongsun Xun said disapprovingly. "You also said, aren't they just looking for money? Find a person who is the most ferocious and bold Wuhuan head, and promise him five million dollars, see if he is not tempted? ! ”

"Drama?!" Gongsun Chan looked stunned.

"Yes!"

"You...... Aunt pay? ”

"Look at what the eldest brother said, I have already paid for your wedding and house, can't I pay some filial piety money for you?"

"Filial piety and honest money...... At that time, I will fight to drive these people away? ”

"Definitely!" Gongsun Xun shook his head again. "Big brother should kneel down and ask himself to replace him!"

"That five million dollars are supposed to be ransomed for me?" Gongsun Chan finally came to his senses.

"Big brother Mingjian!"

"That's great...... It's just that five million is too much after all. Gongsun Chan was suddenly a little embarrassed.

"Where does the big brother want to go?" Gongsun Xun is still upright. "A group of barbarians, committing rebellion, shouldn't I, as a military commander, design a counterinsurgency? And my headquarters is all elite, let's find a secluded place to redeem people, and when the eldest brother comes back safely, I will take the money back in one go! When the time comes, it will be able to deter this group of Wuhuan dogs who don't know whether they are alive or dead! ”

“……”

"How?"

"Wen Qi is really good at scheming, much stronger than that Guan Shiqi." Gongsun Zhan admired his brother more and more.

"It's just a petty scheme." Gongsun Xun wanted to smile, but unexpectedly, his left arm hurt, so he stopped it abruptly.

———————I'm the dividing line of sincerity—————————

"(Gongsun) Zan is the subordinate of the guard Wuhuan school captain, and the school captain is out of the defeated division, and he returns to Ningcheng to record, and the Han army and Wuhuan are all ten to four or five, Wuhuan is always a subordinate as a private property, and the leaders are forced to be the captain and ask for a huge amount of money. The Ningcheng army was a major, and the captain could not be controlled, so that the chaos started, and the blades were very urgent. Shi Zan was on his side, but he wept and knelt down and asked: 'In the past, he was the son of man, but now he is a minister, how can he be responsible for each other?' The huge room in Liaoxi in the Zan family has a lot of wealth, and he is willing to replace him with his body! 'Wuhuan pursued profits, but he was allowed, and the Liaoxi family paid a huge amount of money to redeem it. A few days later, the captain of the school sat on the threshold of the division to conquer Luoyang, the official law did not listen to the close to the officials, the Emperor changed his appearance, falsely called the guard, and the body was raised in vain, and the royal car went to Luoyang to serve. When his teacher Liu Kuan heard this, he told the left and right: 'Zan is loyal! —"The World Speaks New Language". Virtue