"It's a good idea." Among the seven or eight people in the hall, Dong Zhao, a fat black man sitting on a certain captain's chair on the side, echoed a sentence. "There was no treachery, no unnecessary damage to soldiers and horses, but he took the land of Runan lightly, and ended the turmoil in the Central Plains for many years...... However, looking at it below, the most important thing is that our Liu Yuzhou has reorganized and expanded the Central Plains Alliance...... However, this is all forced by you, the lord, right? If it weren't for the lord in Hebei, how could those Central Plains princes abandon their previous suspicions and plan for great things? ”

Gongsun Xun finally laughed, but shook his head and asked the others: "Calculate the time, the Nanyang Alliance should be almost over, can't you stay up until the New Year?" ”

"Actually, from the time Tao Gongzu arrived in Xinye in person, the Nanyang Alliance was actually over, and the rest were just minutiae after all." The judge said casually.

Gongsun Xun bowed his head slightly to show his agreement.

In other words, the Nanyang Alliance was proposed in late autumn and early winter, but because Tao Qian went there himself, and his body couldn't help but be upside down, it couldn't help but be a little slow, so it was delayed again and again, and it didn't really start until the early winter and late October, and by this time in November, the princes from all walks of life should have roughly negotiated things, in fact, many things have been passed from various channels, and what Gongsun Xun saw before was some established facts summarized and reviewed by Xi Zhong......

However, as Xian Zhengnan said, these are all details.

This is because the real significance of this alliance is not a question of Nanyang, Jiangxia, and Yuan Shu, nor is it a question of opening up the borders and joining hands to eliminate those bandits and petty warlords on the borders of the princes, but to re-establish and expand the Central Plains Alliance after Sun Jian's death, so that a military and political integration with the hope of confrontation with Hebei will truly appear in the Central Plains.

This kind of grand alliance, because of Sun Jian's previous military aggressive policy, the only possibility of success should be that Sun Jian himself completely destroyed Jingzhou, so that it could be barely achieved. But this time Sun Jian's death was like 'filling himself' in the following game of Go, but it left room for operation after the dissolution of the core forces of the alliance...... So the princes of the Central Plains fought in Nanyang, and even let Liu Bei come to a stroke and break into Jiangxia, completely pinching the weakness of Liu Biao and Lu Bu, forcing them to sit together and form a new, stronger and more politically appealing alliance.

Once this alliance is reached, it will extend to 26 counties in five prefectures, including Nanyang, Runan, and Nanjun, which are almost monster-like super counties, and in terms of population, soldiers, and horses, this alliance in the Central Plains will not be inferior to, or even surpass Hebei.

From the perspective of political influence, the Central Plains has always been the absolute foundation of the Later Han Dynasty, and it itself has a tradition of maintaining the central Han Dynasty, which is diametrically opposed to the separation and confrontation of the Han Dynasty in Hebei...... It can be said that these two themselves have the nature of natural and absolute political confrontation, and even confrontation with tradition.

In other words, the alliance is one success, which really makes the princes from all walks of life see the hope of success against Gongsun Xun in three points, and the possibility of success in self-protection in five points.

At such a time, in this sense, the unity of the princes is more important than all trivial matters, and the political gesture of expressing unity is higher than that of the supreme ruler himself participating in the alliance? Therefore, from the moment Tao Qian arrived in Nanyang with the accompanying Guanglu doctor Yang Biao, the rest of the things really didn't matter.

"The general should not be careless." Tian Feng saw that Gongsun Xun was still indifferent after putting down the letter, so he couldn't help but say a few more words. "The alliance is all heroes of the world, and the people of the Central Plains are prosperous, once the five states are combined, then many roads will come out together, go all out, not to mention 300,000 steps? Such a casual approach would be indiscreet. ”

Gongsun Xun smiled and wanted to answer, but Dong Zhao on the side rushed over first, and directly shook his head against it: "I think Tian Junshi is thinking too much, the Central Plains is fat and Hebei is thin, this is a well-known thing in the world, if it is really the Central Plains and Hebei, of course, you must be cautious, but this time it is completely different......"

"Gongren just wants to say that the other generation has many orders, each with its own thoughts, and it is not one after all...... Right? "The trial was probably afraid that Tian Feng would suffer the loss of the black fat man opposite, so he took the initiative to interject and take over the topic." However, the country is divided, the four seas rise together, once the duel is a military event that will determine the death of hundreds of thousands of living beings, these heroes gathered in Nanyang this time, even if they are separated, we should be cautious...... When they get together, they can't be said to be weak, right? ”

"That's not what I mean." Dong Zhao had no choice but to argue.

In other words, since ancient times, one thing descends to another, Gongsun Xun is afraid of Tian Fenglu's assassination, but Dong Zhao, the black fat man, is not afraid, but he can't help but fall behind when he has always been strong.

However, there are also people in the church who judge the natural respect.

"It's not me who is in the middle and the mud, I really think you both are right." Sure enough, Gongsun Xun saw that the dispute in the hall had reached the trial, but he took the opportunity to smile and talk with the saber in his arms. "In my opinion, all polemics against the enemy should be divided into two parts: the former is called the temple strategy, and the latter is the temporary tactic...... No matter how strong the enemy is, before the battle, we must not attach too much importance to the discussion in the temple, let alone mess up because of the other side's every move, which will damage our overall situation; And no matter how weak the enemy is, he should also follow the example of the lion fighting the rabbit, do his best, and leave no room for repetition! And what Gongren said is actually to say that he despises this generation in the temple; What Zhengnan and Yuan Hao said actually meant that when the battle was decided, it was necessary to be completely prepared and fully certain...... The two are not contradictory. ”

The judge and Dong Zhao got up together and said yes, Tian Feng had no choice but to get up and say yes.

"Sit down," Gongsun Xun waved his hand casually. "That's my opinion on the matter...... For this reason, it will cause the people below to shake, so the overall situation does not move, sit firmly like a mountain, but you must know in your heart, and call you to come with this intention, let's talk about it...... What do you have to understand in this meeting? Write it down and hand it over to Wang Xibo for filing, so that it can be sent to Chang'an Shuzhi and Wenhe, so that they can also know it. ”

Seven or eight people in the hall immediately sat upright, and then looked at Lu Fan, who was the first on his left hand but had not spoken, however, Lu Fan still did not speak after a little groaning.

That being the case, it is up to the trial and matching: "The subordinates think that Liu Biao can still win over ...... His people joined this alliance, which seemed to be active, but in fact, it was not, and his mentality was a little subtle compared with other princes. One is that the key place in Jiangxia is in the hands of Liu Bei, and the other is that it has been repeatedly defeated and suffered heavy losses before, and the so-called dare not come. And from the information coming now, it can be inferred that Lu Bu will take a foothold in Deng County, Xinye, and Chaoyang County, so from this point of view, Liu Biao is still jealous of Cao Cao and Liu Bei, otherwise he would not let Lu Fengxian, who had just betrayed him once, buffer in front of him. ”

"Somewhat." Gongsun Xun slowly bowed his head and agreed. "Before Jia Wenhe went to see Liu Biao, when he came back, he said that Liu Biao was a talented and virtuous person, the so-called three princes of the world, but he didn't see the incident, he was suspicious and indecided, and he couldn't do anything...... This means that Liu Biao is a dog who guards the household, only thinking about operating and defending the territory, and has no idea of actively participating in the overall situation, and he doesn't understand those things that attack the city and conquer the city, and try to compete for hegemony...... Write down this article, at the critical moment, this person can confuse the public and take a delaying strategy. ”

Jia Kui took the lead, and Yang Xiu and Fa Zheng next to him immediately started writing together, recording in triplicate at the same time.

"Then there's Tao Qian's body." Seeing that Gongsun Xun recognized his opinion, the judge continued to speak out. "Tao Gongzu went from Xuzhou to Nanyang this time, but it was just a crossing of a Xiapi, a Peiguo, and a Runan, and he walked for nearly a month, even if he removed the initial hesitation and discussed with the state, it should not be so long. And his personality was strong in the past, and he acted fiercely, but this time he was not said by the state public discussion, and when he arrived in Nanyang, he was speechless, which shows that his person is really old and frail, and the hero is short of breath, and he is gradually incompetent...... If Tao Gongzu dies suddenly, Xuzhou belongs, wouldn't it lead to chaos like Sun Jian's death today? ”

"This may not be ......," Gongsun Xun sat sideways in the chair, holding his forehead thoughtfully. However, the change in Xuzhou is indeed a major event that must be considered and prepared, the five counties of Xuzhou, in addition to some turmoil at the beginning, are actually a rare stable place in the hinterland of the Central Plains, a little relaxed, when it has 500,000 households, 3 million population, plus Zang Ba, Chen Deng, Mi Zhu These characters, it is not a joke to say that a hundred thousand steps to ride. And once such a big state belongs, whether it is Cao Cao or Liu Bei, it will be like a tiger...... Zhicai, you have to pay attention to this matter, prepare early, and once there is a change, even if there is little hope, you must try hard! ”

Xi Zhong got up and said yes, but he didn't sit back, but took advantage of the situation to call out to someone in the hall: "Yang Xiu, you go to my public house to find my subordinate officials and get a copy of Xuzhou's files!" ”

Yang Xiu didn't dare to slack off, immediately stopped writing, lowered his head and said yes, and then he was about to step out of the hall, seeing this situation, Fa Zheng, who was bowing his head and recording quickly, couldn't help but slightly curl the corners of his mouth.

"Why bother?" Gongsun Xun knew the meaning of Xi Zhong from the beginning, but he was obviously a little unimpressed. "The son of the Yang family has been with me for several years, and he has served diligently and diligently, and he has also been born and died, if his father's actions are talked about him, wouldn't it be chilling? Besides, when Yang Wenxian went out of Weishui before, he had the opportunity to bring his son, and he knew that I would not stop him, but instead he sat back and watched his son follow me so far, as if he had taken into account Jin Riyan's foresight and the old cow's licking calf...... Ladies and gentlemen, Yang Wenxian worked so hard for his father, don't I have a little bit of the consciousness of being a gentleman and benevolent? ”

Yang Xiu almost burst into tears, and immediately knelt on the ground and kowtowed again and again to express his position, but was pushed back by Gongsun Xun, who was a little impatient, to continue to be a clerk.

"But Yang Wenxian also has to guard against it!" Xi Zhong hesitated for a moment, but still tried his best. "Since this person has been holding the festival to Nanyang, his heart has been revealed, and he must be prevented from colluding with Guanzhong and plotting against Chang'an......"

Yang Xiu's heart was sour, and he became more and more in tears, but when he saw that the other side was peeking at him, he tried his best to pretend to be pragmatic again, gritted his teeth and continued to record.

"It's nature." Gongsun Xun replied casually. "You can discuss this matter with Wen He...... Anything else? ”

"There is also Cao Liuzhi and strong, but the Central Plains has no owner!" Dong Zhao thought for a moment, and then put forward a statement that lifted the spirits of most of the people in the hall. Cao Cao now owns the five counties of Yanzhou and the three counties of Yuzhou, and Nanyang is almost all occupied, and he is actually the leader of the Central Plains princes, and once there is a war in the future, he will actually be the first. But this time the alliance, its means and prestige are slightly inferior to Liu Bei! ”

At this point, Dong Gongren was slightly frustrated, it turned out that Gongsun Xun suddenly got up with a knife at some point and for some reason, and did not wear an outer coat, but walked through the hall with only a single coat, slowly came to the rather gloomy lobby door, and pushed open the door, allowing the cold door to blow in from the slightly gloomy outside of the hall.

Dong Zhao waited for a while, and saw that his lord was just standing behind him with one hand, standing in the door of the hall with a knife in the other, looking at the gloomy sky from afar and saying nothing, then he got up and looked around at the people in the hall, and continued to speak: "And think about it, Liu Xuande has been by the side of the lord for a long time, and he uses people to govern the government, and he has three points of the lord's temperament, which can be called a hero; In addition, he holds the entire territory of Huainan and Runan, plus half of Peiguo, and his strength cannot be said to be bad; More importantly, since Sun Jian died, this alliance actually connected Liu Biao, Tao Qian, Zhu Jun, and Lu Bu was none other than him, it was Liu Yuzhou, who took Jiangxia, detained the key points of the southern princes, and married Tao Qian...... And looking at it from below, this is why the overall situation of the Central Plains Princes Alliance has been decided, but it has been delayed! ”

"Not bad!" Tian Feng couldn't help but twist his beard and praised Dong Zhao, who was gradually losing touch with him. Dong Jizhou's words are to the point! Previously, the core of the Central Plains Alliance was the juxtaposition of the three powers, so it was particularly stable; And now that Sun Poyu is dead, Liu Yuzhou and Cao Fenwu are two strong side by side, although both of them are wise people, they both know that the general is in the north, and they have to join forces for a while, but I am afraid that there will inevitably be a sense of contention...... The overall situation of the Nanyang Alliance has been decided, but it has been difficult to disperse for a long time, so it is uncertain, it must be these two people fighting for the position of the only alliance leader! ”

"We might be able to do a divisive strategy!" The trial is also about the back of the chair. "Why don't you add Liu Bei's name? Anyway, give it a try! ”

As soon as these words came out, Lu Fan, Lou Gui, and Xun You, who had been silent, also bowed their heads one after another, not to mention Xi Zhong.

"Of course you can try." Just when everyone in the hall thought that they had a plan, Gongsun Xun, who had his back to everyone in the hall, suddenly spoke, obviously a little disapproving. "It didn't take much effort anyway...... Jiabei is a Yuzhou pastor and Anbei general; add Liu Biao a Jingzhou pastor and Annan general; Jia Taoqian, a Xuzhou pastor, General Anton; Plus Zhu Jun is a Jiaozhou pastor, Shixie is a Yangzhou pastor, what is this? However, if you think that you can shake Cao and Liu in this way, you can't help but take it for granted. As for Cao and Liu's quarrel for the alliance master, I only think it's a bit nonsense...... Maybe the two of them have moved here, but they haven't seen each other for many years, and they want to take the opportunity to enjoy the snow and drink together! ”

The hall was silent for a while, and after a while, Lu Fan asked slightly: "Why did the lord say this?" ”

"No other." Gongsun Xun looked at the snowflakes gradually floating in the sky, and still didn't look back, but just raised his voice to each other. "The princes of the Central Plains seem to have their own merits, heroes in the world, and seem to be mixed with dragons and snakes, but under the current situation, the only person in the world who dares to stand up and stand in front of me is Cao Liu! How could these two people fight each other for what alliance leader? They only have me in their eyes, and although there are many princes in the south, there are only these two in my eyes! ”

The hall was silent again.

"Drinking?" Gongsun Xun suddenly turned around and asked. "In May before, Xuande sent a lot of pickled plums to Chang'an and his mother from Huainan, my mother just moved, in order to store, he was specially hidden in the wine and brought to Yecheng, it snowed today, why don't we put down our official duties for the time being, cook wine with pickled plums, and enjoy the snow for self-entertainment?"

The crowd looked at each other more and more.

The snow fell a lot, but it couldn't hide the fiery hearts of the people.

Nanyang Xinye, because the covenant has not yet been formally concluded, the princes of all walks of life still have not dispersed, just because this place is not under their jurisdiction, so everyone simply lives in the pavilions in the middle of the city. And since the major princes of the Central Plains are here, it is inevitable that there are high-ranking officials, nobles, celebrities, Confucians, and heroic warriors, who have come and gone to the city in order to seek self-efficacy, not to mention that the princes themselves also have accompanying scribes and heroes.

For a time, people from all walks of life converged, you came and went, socialized, and staggered, and everyone either talked about the general trend of the world, or talked about the future situation, or debated the true meaning of the scriptures, or simply held their swords by the door, singing and generosity...... Anyway, no one cares if it's cold or not.

And in the afternoon of this day, as the snow fell again in the middle of winter in November, Cao Cao was studying in the pavilion where he lived, and suddenly heard Xu Chu coming to report, saying that Liu Bei only brought Zhang Fei to visit, and had arrived at the door, so panicked that Cao Mengde quickly got up from the couch next to the stove and wore clogs to greet him.

"Brother is having a good time here!" Liu Bei went straight into the back room alone, and saw that the books on the other party's side were still on the couch, and he was rarely moved and smiled.

Cao Cao immediately laughed, quickly pushed Xu Chu away, stepped forward to hold the other party's hands, and put his arms inside.

When the two of them sat down, Cao Cao naturally asked: "Why is my brother here?" ”

Liu Bei sat cross-legged on the couch and said calmly: "In May this year, when the foolish brother was patrolling the county in Jianghuai, he happened to see the plums turning yellow during the rainy season, and happened to meet the caravan of Amway going south to buy tea...... After receiving the plums, Aunt Gongsun was about to move to Yecheng, so she wrote back to me and taught me, telling me that the plum is a thing that can be put in the wine when it is green and yellow, which can not only last for a long time, but also make the wine taste fresh and fragrant! ”

When Cao Cao heard plums, tea, and wine, he had already been in his mouth, and when he heard the end, how could he bear it?

But just as I was about to get up and ask, I suddenly thought that when the letter returned to Huainan, the plum season had already passed, where was there still plum wine to drink? It was also a moment of amazement.

However, Liu Bei suddenly laughed when he saw this: "The foolish brother also regretted that the season had passed, but he never thought that Aunt Gongsun had already prepared, and actually let the caravan who replied to the letter carry a jar of good wine with pickled plums...... Wouldn't it be nice to say that I should wait until the middle of winter, when the snow is falling, to find a confidant or two, cook wine and enjoy the snow, and talk about the past and future? ! ”

Cao Cao laughed, almost laughing out of his saliva, and then just wiped his mouth and got up and walked out: "I knew that Zhang Yide had not come in, he must have been arranging something good with Zixiao outside!" Let's go, although I don't have anything long here, I also have hot pot mutton noodles and a courtyard full of snow to drink, life is like this, what more can I ask for? ”

Liu Bei also raised his head and smiled, and then followed Cao Cao to the front yard.

Sure enough, when he walked to the front yard, Zhang Fei had already arranged a few cases and hot pots with Cao Ren under the corridor in the courtyard, and a large jar of wine with the Amway logo had also been opened.

In this way, the two of them are in the same case, Xu Chu, Zhang Fei, and Cao Ren accompany each other, and the five of them enjoy the snow, cook wine, eat noodles and plums, and they are all comfortable.

After a few bottles of wine, seeing that the snow was getting heavier in front of him, Cao Cao suddenly put down the wine bottle and sighed for a while.

Liu Bei's face was as usual, and he asked calmly: "It's a good time, why is Brother Meng De like this?" Are you worried about the Han family, or are you thinking about the old people? Or is it lamented by current events? ”

"It's all there! It's all there! Cao Cao sat cross-legged behind the desk casually, raised the bottle and drank it all, and chewed the pickled plum in the bottle carefully, and then said with emotion. Not only worried about the Han family, but also thinking about the old people, but also lamenting the current situation and life, and looking to the future...... Xuande, why do you say that the world is not as good as it should be? ”

"Born between Huan Ling, who is not unsatisfactory?" Liu Bei still didn't see joy or anger. "When we are born and grow up, we are seeing the world collapse day by day, and the overall situation is getting worse day by day. And what we have to do is not to let future generations be born with more wishful wishes? ”

"That's right." Cao Cao smiled bitterly. "It's not our fault that the eldest husband was born in this troubled era, but whether we can let our children and grandchildren no longer grow up in troubled times, that's our ambition."

"As for the old person I am thinking about, is it also the one I think?"

"This is natural, I remember the last time I was so happy, it seemed to be the Yingchuan Ping Yellow Turban, we won a big victory in the Changshe, and we had a big banquet by the Qishui, I remember that it was Xuande at that time that you made a profit in the city?"

"Yes, I was lucky enough to catch Bocai."

"Then that night, the two of us, and Brother Wentai...... Sang and danced together? ”

"The words made by my brother Sun Wenqi...... The husband has made meritorious service in the world, and his meritorious service has comforted his life...... Does Brother Meng De know? ”

"Know what?"

"Ace that guy, along the way is still lingering, to Liyang, before crossing the river can not return, but on the river to make this song, three times, before leaving in a hurry...... If it weren't for this, I almost thought he was just a bastard boy who loved the power of the stack, but he still had a bit of Brother Wentai's heroism! ”

"How good it would be if we could return to that time?" Thinking of the past situation, Cao Cao also burst into tears for a while.

"What good is it to return to the other side?" Liu Bei shook his head slowly, and filled a cup for the other party with his own hands. "When you return to that time, will you be able to stop the Spirit Emperor from adding endowments? Gong Wen Huan, my teacher's godfather, as well as Brother Wen Qi, Uncle Sima, these people can't stop it, can we stop it? If we can't stop Emperor Ling's endowment, and if we can't stop Liangzhou from rebelling, won't we have to do it all over again when we return to that time? Brother Meng De would never think that if he killed Dong Zhuo and saved He Jin, the world would not collapse, right? ”

Cao Cao became more and more gloomy: "How do I not know that the world is terminally ill, and what I said at that time was just the joy of missing the old people together." ”

"In that case, why don't you raise the people of the Central Plains to surrender to Yecheng?" Liu Bei suddenly asked coldly. "In this way, not only can you get together with the old people, but you can also see the peace of the world early, right?"

—————— I might as well surrender to the dividing line——————

"Taizu destroyed Yuan Shao, Pinghebei, moved the town of Yecheng, set up pastors in different states, belonged to General Wei's Mansion, and the world was shocked...... The general Sun Jian died...... Liu Bei, the assassin of Yuzhou, entered Jiangxia with light troops, captured Yuan Shu, and wrote the world in the Ming Dynasty, summoning the princes of the Central Plains to meet in Nanyang Xinye. The letter was sent in September, and at the end of October, the princes all came, however, or said that Cao Cao and Liu Bei were fighting for the main and secondary, or that Lu Bu was asking for protection for Yuan Shu, or that Tao Qian was dying and getting old, and had no intention of making a big deal, or that Liu Biao hoped to be in Nanyang, or that Zhu Hao wanted to ask for soldiers and horses to level Sun Ce, and it was difficult to decide for a long time until November. One day of heavy snowfall, the princes met again, before they could say much, the dispute broke out again, Guanglu doctor Yang Biao was angry, but threw the scepter he was holding in the snow, and said with his finger: "The heart of General Jinwei is known to passers-by, the scepter of the Son of Heaven is the same as grass and trees, I am subject to Han's grace, and I am incompetent to hold it, can I also abandon it?" The princes were amazed, but things were still uncertain. - "New Yanshu". Volume sixty-two. Biography 12

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