In March of the second year of Yonghan, Pang Tong obtained a document in the mansion, describing Cao Cao's affairs. After Cao Cao fled to Chenliu County, he scattered all his family wealth and raised troops in the name of "rejuvenating the Han Dynasty and destroying Dong Zhuo".

Special mention should be made of the Xiahou family.

There are two famous families in Chenliu County, the first is the Cao family, and the second is the Xiahou family. Cao Cao's father was originally a member of the Xiahou clan, and was adopted by Cao Teng and renamed Cao Song. Since Cao Teng, the Cao family has prospered, and many people have been big officials in the imperial court or localities. Cao Teng's official worship is always in the middle of the servant, and his adopted son Cao Song has a generous temperament, is loyal and filial, and the official worships the Taiwei, ranking one of the three dukes. Cao Teng's younger brother Cao Baoguan to Yingchuan Taishou, Cao Bao's son Cao Chiguan to Shizhong and Changshui Lieutenant; Another cousin, Cao Dingguan, was still the book of Shangling. The ancestor of the Xiahou clan is Xiahou Ying, his own family has a big business, although no one has been an official in recent generations, but because Cao Song is the relationship between the Xiahou clan, the two clans are actually one clan, complement each other, and are very prosperous.

Xiahou Dun, the patriarch of the Xiahou clan, assisted Cao Cao in raising troops, and all the capable people in the clan were voted as civil and military generals. After a long time, Cao Cao had occupied Chenliu County, and Zhang Miao, the former county guard, also joined him. Cao Cao garrison 50,000 soldiers, dominating one side, even Yanzhou Mu Liu Dai to obey Cao Cao's righteousness, Chenliu County under the jurisdiction of Cao Cao, to the imperial court to declare that he is Chenliu County Taishou. Because the government was controlled by Dong Zhuo, Dong Zhuo was furious when he saw this recommendation and threw the book to the ground. Subsequently, Dong Zhuo pretended to embarrass Liu Dai under the holy decree of the Son of Heaven and asked Liu Dai to conquer Cao Cao.

Liu Dai received this holy decree and said angrily: "Dong thief, how dare you deceive people so much!" He threw the decree to the ground and said to his attendants, "This is a false decree, burn it for me!" "Liu Dai is a relative of the Han family, how could he be afraid of him Dong Zhuo.

In the spring of April, Youzhou Mansion received a letter sent by Cao Cao: "The Han Dynasty is in danger, how dare we neglect the national situation." From time to time, Dong Zhuo usurped power, and the wolf was ambitious. Its **** queen, killed the young emperor and the queen, humiliated the emperor during the day, stayed on the dragon couch at night, made the court power, raped the people's daughter, and the people of Luoyang wailed. I, Cao Mengde, have the heart to kill thieves, but Dong Zhuo is in charge of 400,000 soldiers in the imperial court, and he has 200,000 soldiers and horses in Liangzhou, and his power is quite large, and he is powerless to shake it. I now send a message to all my lords, hoping that my lords can feel the kindness of the Han family and raise troops with me to fight against Dong thieves. On the solstice, the troops were quickly mobilized, gathered in Luoyang, and supported the Han Dynasty. ”

When Liu Yu saw this document, he urgently summoned the civil and military. Lu Bu and Pang Tong are not their subordinate officials, and they are the first seats on the left and right sides. Others stood on either side. Liu Yu told the contents of the document. Cheng Xu came out and said: "It is our heavy responsibility to save the Han room, and now there are Cao Mengde's cavalry to kill thieves, and we need to respond." ”

Liu Yu was puzzled: "I know it should be like this, but Gongsun Chan is like a tiger on his side, how can he leave the nest." ”

Cheng Xu said again: "Don't worry, my lord, Gongsun will continue to be a hostage, and his father will not dare to act rashly." ”

The civil official Wei Yu came out and said: "Adults should focus on self-preservation, and the insidiousness of Gongsun Chan is unpredictable. If Gongsun Chan sends troops to respond, we can go out together, but if he doesn't come out, we must be cautious. In the opinion of his subordinates, he can first explore the reality of Gongsun Zhan. ”

Pang Tong said loudly: "This is a good time to exterminate Dong Thief, if you don't take this opportunity to get rid of him, you won't have the surname Liu in the world in the future." ”

Liu Yu trembled when he heard this, and said to Lu Bu: "What does the general think of this?" ”

Lu Bu smiled: "I can't get Shiyuan, you don't need to ask me." ”

I saw Cheng Xu actually bowed down and said: "Gongsun Zhan occupies Liaoxi and Liaodong, and the Taishou have already been attached, and it is not for Lord Liu to order." At present, the land of Youzhou has been divided into two. The lower officials asked Lord Liu to learn that if he went on this expedition, he would suffer disaster. Seeing this, Wei You also bowed down and said, "Gongsun Chan is as cunning as a fox, so he has to guard against it." ”

Pang Tong said: "My brother and I don't send troops, how can his grandson Zan move?" The stalemate between the two will miss a major event. Please Lord Liu send the troops and horses of the headquarters, I am willing to lead 30,000 tiger troops here to guard the city, and his Gongsun clan will not dare to come. ”

Wei You said loudly: "How can 30,000 people be able to defeat an army of 200,000, Master Pang is young and does not know anything about politics and economics and people's hearts. Think again! ”

Cheng Xu said: "Although I don't believe you Shiyuan, these 30,000 soldiers are not the soldiers and horses of the headquarters, so I can't believe it." ”

Lu Budao: "Then I will lead the tiger army out of battle, you leave 50,000 soldiers and horses to defend the city, Shiyuan also stays behind, how about the others go together?" ”

Liu Yu frowned and was silent, no one in the hall said anything, he said indifferently: "Allow me some time." ”

It was so simple to order people to disperse, Pang Tong was not his person after all, so he had nothing to say. Pang Tong waited for five days, and when he saw that Liu Yu did not ascend to the hall and did not convene civil and military affairs, he was very troubled. When pacing back and forth in the house, I suddenly saw an orchid on the wooden frame with a pleasant fragrance, faintly showing a bewitching beauty under the sun. I thought to myself: "Why should I be so worried about being a subordinate official, but I can't forget the major events of my life for the sake of the conquest." ”

Immediately ordered someone to arrange the mansion, personally found Zhang Mu in the courtyard, and said: "Father-in-law, the child wants to get married the day after tomorrow, but I don't know what to do?" ”

Zhang Mu said happily: "If you don't mention it again, that girl will be annoyed!" ”

Pang Tong hurriedly said: "The child should die! He began to prepare for this.

On the day of the wedding, all the officials of the state capital arrived, and it was very lively. Pang Tong served as the chief bookkeeper and assisted Liu Yu in his benevolent administration, and the people of the county praised him. When people heard about his marriage, they even hung red lanterns throughout the county town to celebrate. The city under the dark curtain is full of red light, and the joy is soaring. In the main room in the mansion, Pang Tong slowly took the little hand in and closed the door.

Pang Tong helped Zhang Shuang to the side of the bed and sat down, and he said: "Madam is like a flower, but I have been neglecting, please forgive me." "Take off the red hood. I saw Zhang Shuang hanging her head shyly, her face flushed, and she said softly: "It's good if you know that you are guilty." But I'm not a brutal woman, my husband is not an ordinary person after all, and I can't ruin a big thing for my woman. It's just that when I have some spare time, I hope that my husband can spare some time for me. ”

Pang Tong burst into tears and said, "How can I, Pang Tong, make you so wronged." ”

Zhang Shuang hurriedly wiped his face and said lightly: "Fool, why should you cry on a happy day." ”

Pang Tong held her hand and said, "Madame is so beautiful." ”

Zhang Shuang smiled without saying a word, snuggling in his arms. Under the red candle, Pang Tong lay with his incense body in his arms. He untied the red clothes and saw the jade body, and his lust ignited. Zhang Shuang's heart beat like a small drum, and she was so ashamed that she closed her eyes and was silent, letting her husband watch and caress her. The two achieved the union of the dragon and the phoenix.

A few days later, Pang Tong saw that Liu Yu still had no news, so he went to look for it. Liu Yu saw that he was anxious, so he had no choice but to convene all the officials to discuss the matter. The civil and military officials still held their own opinions, and only Pang Tong was the main commander.

Liu Yu groaned for a while, looked at the pillar in the mansion, and said: "I am the pillar of the clan, how can I not go, but that Gongsun Zan can bite my pillar." Although I want to go, I can't get my wish. After that, he sighed loudly and said to Pang Tong: "Shiyuan, the soldiers and horses of Youzhou cannot be compared with Gongsun Zhan, although you have a strategy, if you fail, Youzhou falls into the hands of Gongsun, and we and other officials and people are all destroyed." That's it. ”

Pang Tongxin sighed: "Liu Yu is cowardly, and it will be a big deal." Then he said: "I went with my brother to repay the favor of the court." ”

Lu Bu got up and said, "Lord Liu, I'll lead the 30,000 soldiers and horses of the headquarters away, you don't have to worry too much." ”

The generals, including Captain Qi Zhou, were silent, and Liu Yu could only nod and say, "Take care all the way." ”

Pang Tong and Lu Bu led the troops out of the south gate, and the two of them talked while riding on horseback. Lu Budao: "I think this Liu Yu is timid, and it is difficult to achieve great things. Even if he doesn't chase you in the first place, you will have to leave sooner or later. ”

Pang Tong sighed and said: "The son of Gongsun Zhan is in the city, how dare the Gongsun clan act rashly." If Lord Liu raises troops to go to Luoyang, the Gongsun clan will definitely do the righteousness first and go to Luoyang. This time it is really unhelpful. ”

Before leaving, Lu Bu had written a letter to Zhang Liao, ordering him to immediately start an army to fight the thieves. Zhang Liao sent 100,000 horse infantry troops to the expedition, leaving Hou Cheng and Gao Shun to lead the remaining 60,000 troops to defend and annex the state. Pang Tong made a plan on the road, and when he was fighting the thieves, he decided that Lu Bu was the core figure. If Lu Bu returned to Luoyang at this time, he would help Dong Zhuo break the princes, but he would actually take advantage of the chaos to punish the thieves. If the other heroes gathered, they would probably not have as much destructive power as Lu Bu's strategy behind him. And the other princes are already almost here, and their 30,000 people are tiger army, which will inevitably make him suspicious.

Pang Tong told his brother what he thought. Lu Bu happily led the plan and went alone, and the 30,000 horses were led by Pang Tong and Zang Ba.

The red rabbit horse is as fast as the wind, and it is not comparable to ordinary good horses.

Due to Liu Yu's delay, Pang Tong and others are already laggards. At this time, the 14th Road arrived in Luoyang as early as possible. The number of military horses on all roads ranges from 50,000 to 100,000 at the state pastoral level, and 1 to 30,000 at the county guard or general level. The forces of all parties gathered, Cao Cao slaughtered cattle and sheep, and after the hospitality, the princes set up camp and stretched for more than 200 miles.

Due to the **** of the imperial court in the late Han Dynasty, the jurisdiction over the state and county gradually decreased, and the county guards took the opportunity to fatten their own forces, recruited troops and horses, and did not obey the state pastor's control. Some county guards themselves have other official positions in the imperial court, so they are even more fearless. Therefore, among the fourteen people, there are state pastors, and there are even county guards in the state.

Under Cao Cao's big tent, the fourteen forces are divided into officials, elders and young people. Those present were Zhang Liao, Mu Liu Yan of Bingzhou, Liu Yan of Yizhou, Liu Biao of Jingzhou, Han Fu of Jizhou, Tao Qian of Xuzhou, Gong Jing of Qingzhou, Kong Ling of Yuzhou, Liu Dai of Yanzhou, Yuan Shu, Taishou of Nanyang County, Jingzhou, Yuan Shao, Taishou of Bohai County, Hou of Qixiang, Kong Rong of Beihai County, Taishou Wang Kuang of Henan County, Qiao Mao of Dongjun, Yuan Yi of Shanyang County, Zhang Chao of Guangling County, and Sun Jian of Wucheng Hou Changsha County.

Cao Cao said loudly: "Ladies and gentlemen, I have a mention of this in advance when we gather here today. The country has its own laws, and the family has its own rules, so we are the alliance. If there is no one to be controlled by the leader of the alliance, they will be divided into separate camps and will not be able to form a climate. I guarantee one person, but I can be the leader of the alliance, it is Yuan Shao, the Taishou of Bohai County, Hou of Qi Township, I don't know what you think. ”

Xuzhou Mu Tao Qian said: "Yuan Benchu is a famous family, the ancestor of the fourth generation and the third duke, and I also recommend him as the leader of the alliance." ”

Tao Qian is old and qualified, and others dare not speak, only to see Yuan Shao arch his hand to everyone and say: "Thank you for your love, but how can I, Yuan Shao, take on this great responsibility?" I really dare not be ashamed, it is better to have Liu Yan and Lord Liu as the leader of the alliance, he is a member of the Han family. ”

Liu Yan wanted to open his mouth to excuse himself, but Yuan Shao's brother Yuan Shu got up and said, "It's none other than my brother." When the elder brother served as the lieutenant of the Sili school in Luoyang, he protected the 'party members' from being framed by the eunuchs, and he was actually a meritorious minister of the imperial court. ”

Everyone nodded yes when they heard this. Yuan Shao repeatedly excused himself, and the princes from all walks of life repeatedly persuaded him. Beihai County Taishou Kong Rong said: "If Lord Yuan is not the leader of the alliance, there is no way to talk about the matter of killing thieves, and I will wait for a piece of scattered sand." ”

Yuan Shao saw that he couldn't shirk it, so he had no choice but to give his hand and say: "I, Yuan, was originally immoral and incompetent, but I can be loved by all the adults." In this way, I will be the leader of this alliance. ”

Subsequently, the 14th Walk built a high platform, circular, with three floors and five steps on each floor. People from all walks of life gathered around, Yuan Shao raised his sword on the stage, and said: "In the future, we will be all the way, and we will be one body, and we will fight thieves and help Han." If anyone violates the precepts, he should be punished by military order, and please remember it. After cutting his fingers, several attendants came over with basins, Yuan Shao dripped blood in the bowl on the basin, and then the leaders of all walks of life concocted the same way. The blood wine is thick, everyone drinks it all, and the blood is an alliance.

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