Chapter 4 Section 37 Murderous Intent

"Exile becomes a lowly, often afraid of regaining donations, and when life is long, I am worried all year round." At this time, Cai Zhaoji wrote four sentences in this sad and indignant poem.

When Cai Zhaoji wrote these four sentences, Qingzhou was holding a celebration of the Agricultural and Animal Husbandry Festival.

After the thunder oath, Qingzhou set off a wave of religious fanaticism. A Le'an student who won an equestrian competition praised enthusiastically when receiving the trophy: "Thank the gods for letting me be born as a Qingzhou person, not a Luoyang person or a Yuzhou person in chaos; Thank God that I was born a free man, not a slave; Born as a man, not as a woman—and above all, I was born in the time of Liu Xuande—praise our lord, and all credit be to him. ”

This fervent praise resonated in the stadium, and the people watching the game stood up in unison and sang in unison to the rostrum: "Thank you, gods." ”

Liu Bei sat in the rostrum, worried. Seeing the praise of the people, all the elders stood up and paid tribute to Liu Bei. Liu Bei smiled reluctantly and replied to the people and the elders.

At this moment, Liu Bei's wife Wu E entered her death, and she couldn't survive the past few days. In order not to spoil the atmosphere of the Agricultural and Animal Husbandry Festival, Liu Bei insisted on coming to the venue of the Agricultural and Animal Husbandry Festival, hoping to watch all the games.

Seeing Liu Bei suffering on the rostrum, he couldn't bear it, lowered his body, and said to Gao Tanglong: "The lord is anxious, Shengping, here you have followed the lord for the longest time, and you have always had the reputation of a straight person, you go and persuade the lord to go home." ”

Gao Tanglong shook his head and said: "It's useless, I have already persuaded the lord before I came, I said: The lord advocates loving the family as patriotism, and at this moment the lord mother is seriously ill, but the lord went to see the agricultural and animal husbandry festival ceremony." I'm afraid that future generations will misunderstand this. ”

Xu Shu heard the voice and leaned over and asked, "What did the lord say?" ”

"The lord said, "This is the duty and the trouble of the Lord." The Farming and Animal Husbandry Festival is held once a year, and it is our duty to celebrate with the people, and I cannot affect everyone's joy because of my personal sorrow. Gao Tang then added: "When it comes to this, I can't persuade me. ”

"For the master, not only think about what you want and enjoy, but also think about the responsibilities you must fulfill, when you meet such a lord, what else do you have to say as a courtier?" Guan Ning said solemnly beside him: "This is the rule of the sage, and our responsibility as courtiers is to cooperate with the lord to push the rule of the sage to glory, so that we can leave a name in history with the lord after his death." ”

Fu Zhu frowned and said: "Fang is in a big mess today, there is famine everywhere outside Qingzhou, Qingzhou can have such an achievement, I am very relieved." However, I am only worried about the government of the lord, and it will be extinct in one generation. Mr. You'an, in your spare time, you should persuade your lord to write books and lectures so that future generations can learn from them. ”

Guan Ning replied with a smile: "The big bell is sparse, the peach and plum do not speak, and the bottom is its own." It makes sense that the lord does not write books. In the past, Guan Zhong Leyi, I don't know what to write in his life? Moreover, with the prestige of the lord in Qingzhou, I am afraid that as soon as the code is issued, the scholars of Qingzhou will regard it as Guiyu, and they will only look for a few words in the article, and explain in vain that they know the heart of the lord.

The lord once talked about this issue and said: Cheng does not dare to influence the hearts of the people in the world with his own opinions. People in the world, it is better to keep the mind active, what a few unique, N insistence, it is not as good as half an egg tube full. These ideas are put forward by the people below, and the people's thinking is less controlled, and it is up to them to learn whether they learn or not. Brainwashing will never start with me. ”

Brainwash? What is this word, can the head be washed? The ministers were puzzled.

"Speaking of writing books, I think of one thing," Guan Ning said sadly: "It is rumored that Dong Zhuo sent the capital to Chang'an. The royal collection of books in Luoyang was left unattended, and it was reported that Dong Zhuo believed that bamboo slips were the best materials for torches, and cloth was best used to make car tents, and those bamboo slips and cloths in the royal collection were burned by Dong Zhuo's soldiers, or made into car tents. Since Qin Shi Huang scored Confucianism, it took the Han court four hundred years to collect all the ancient books from the people. Since then, I can only rely on folk classics to determine the history of antiquity, and thinking about these really makes me grit my teeth.

After taking a few breaths, Guan Ning said unwillingly: "Few, the military and the government are separated, and I can't talk about military matters, but a few of them are scholars, can they see these royal classics disappear like this?" ”

The ministers were silent. At this moment, although Qingzhou is calm, everyone knows that after Liu Bei and Yuan Shao turned their faces, the storm was about to hit, and Qingzhou was about to face his most dangerous period. The road is full of dangers and obstacles, and if Qingzhou sends troops to Luoyang again, the princes watching from the side will flock to it.

"Perhaps, there is a way," Xu Shu said timidly.

"Speak", frustrated and anxiously urged.

"As soon as the Agricultural and Animal Husbandry Festival is over, we are facing the problem of paying taxes, and this year, whether we will pay taxes to the imperial court." Xu Shu asked.

Frustrated's eyes lit up, and his eyes quickly rolled as he began to think.

Gao Tanglong replied unhappily: "Qingzhou is still the territory of the Han Dynasty, and the lord has never said that he needs to embezzle the imperial court taxes. Although Dong thief hijacked the Han Emperor, the Han Emperor did not lose power, why do you have such thoughts? ”

"What does the lord mean?" Xu Shu asked.

Gao Tanglong's face was cold, and he replied: "As the Great Minister of Qingzhou (Finance and Taxation Officer), how can I not know." At the beginning of August, the lord had already checked the taxes handed over to the imperial court, and what he was worried about now was that the road was impassable and could not be delivered to Chang'an. ”

Fu Zhu asked: "Shengping, who is the right person to send to Chang'an to pay the tax burden?" ”

Gao Tanglong pondered: "The road is not quiet, this person must have force; In the face of Dong Thief's identity of not falling into Qingzhou, this person must also be able to speak well; Finally, in order to prevent Dong Thief from detaining the tribute envoy, this person must also be someone we don't use at the moment, or, if this person exists, it will not be of much harm to us. ”

"Well, in the past, when Emperor Guangwu (Liu Xiu) sent the capital to Luoyang, the royal classics used a car to pull 2,000 cars. Dong Zhuo burned most of it, plus the classics collected in the next few hundred years, about 1,500 cars were enough. Nagong was sent to Luoyang and handed over to Dong Zhuo. On the one hand, I thanked him for appointing my lord as the state pastor, and on the other hand, I greeted the emperor and obtained the support of the imperial court, and by the way, I learned about the situation in Luoyang. When the tribute car returns, it can be filled with books. 1500 vehicles, 3000 soldiers escorted, exactly one regiment. Now, what we need to think about is choosing the route, choosing the people. "Frustrated.

Everyone suddenly realized.

"Fleet", Gao Tanglong was the first to speak: "I have considered the route, and now in late autumn, although the water level of the Yellow River is low, however, the fast boat can go upstream. The Qingzhou Navy crisscrossed the Bohai Sea, and let these sailors move along the Yellow River in small boats, and they are the least likely to be intercepted by others. ”

Frustrated with emotion: "It's a pity that Teapot No. 3 is so large that it can only be installed on a sea boat, if the river boat is also installed, we won't be worried about this tribute." What we're going to do now is keep it strictly confidential. 1,500 carts of tribute, which will surely cause others to covet. Our army has no advantage in boating on the river. The plain has been occupied again, and our troops have lost one of the banks of the river. Yuan Zhi (Xu Shu), since it was your suggestion, what do you think? ”

Xu Shu nodded to the northeast and said, "Longkou, we will transport the tribute to Longkou, at this moment the sea is calm, the boat can walk along the inland and enter the Jieshi to replenish supplies, at this time, everyone will think that this is a commercial goods shipped to Izumo." The fleet then turned into the Yellow River and went against the current to reach Luoshui. When we went, we loaded less cargo, and the ship was lighter and faster. When he came back, he went down the river, and then let Lu Zijing (Lu Su) answer along the river, and the big thing was done. ”

Fu Zhu nodded again and again: "If we let people start a skirmish, coerce Luoyang, and echo us, this plan will be even more perfect." ”

Xu Shu nodded, thinking: "Cao Mengde can't do it, Yuan Shao is by his side, Sun Jian, wait for Tian Zitai (Tian Chou) to come back, let him contact, it is estimated that it will work." But it's not appropriate for him to fight alone, in the north, Zhang Yang is alone and hangs in Keiguan, if he can incite him to echo, it will be better. ”

Several important ministers in Qingzhou buried their heads in muttering, attracting the attention of many people. Liu Bei couldn't stand it anymore, and sent Dian Wei to reprimand: "Everyone, the lord commands, you are having fun with the people at the moment, you should pay attention to your identity." ”

Several important ministers raised their faces to apologize to Liu Bei, at this time, Guan Hai hurriedly came, whispered in Liu Bei's ear, and after a while, Liu Bei raised his head and took a few letters with a gloomy face.

Gao Tanglong couldn't help but paced to Liu Bei's side and asked, "Is the master mother okay?" ”

Liu Bei shook his head and said, "It's not Wu E's news, Sun Jian, Cao Cao, and Tao Qian came to report urgently, I'll read Cao Mengde's letter first, and you can read the rest for me." ”

Seeing that Gao Tanglong was not reprimanded, he also approached Liu Bei's side, took the urgent report of Sun Jian handed over by Gao Tanglong, and read it.

"Yuan Shao crossed the Yellow River and entered Hanoi." Liu Bei spread out the letter and explained.

"Sun Jian came to report, Yuan Shao wrote to the princes of the Eighth Road, ordering them to enter Qingzhou to eat." Frustrated with the letter closed, he reported.

"Tao Qian urgently reported that Yuan Shu had exhausted the three armies, with the brave general Ji Ling as the vanguard, Lei Bo Chen Ji as the left and right wings, and the front army had entered Peiguo County." Gao Tanglong looked up and replied.

"Cao Cao is treacherous, Sun Jian is straightforward, and Tao Qian is useless," Liu Bei commented briefly.

It is impossible for Cao Cao not to know about Yuan Shao's letter to the princes of the Eighth Road, but there is no mention in his letter, only that Yuan Shao has left, and he is short of food and food, and hopes that in line with the covenant, Liu Bei can give help. And Sun Jian frankly told Liu Bei the truth and asked Liu Bei to be more vigilant.

Tao Qian, the soldiers are strong and the horses are strong, but before Yuan Shu entered the territory of Xuzhou, he hurriedly asked for help, which was really useless.

"Such a big event, you can't discuss it in detail, Ying'er", Liu Bei turned around and greeted Huang Ying'er behind him: "You do my place, continue to watch the show, Zizheng (frustrated), Shengping (Gao Tanglong), greet Yuan Zhi, don't be alarmed by the rest of the people, let's go to the lounge to discuss." ”

"The tiger is not powerful, does he think it is a cat?" In the lounge, Liu Bei said sneeringly: "Then, I will exert my power and let the people of the world see, killing chickens to show monkeys can't deter them, so I will kill monkeys to show chickens." ”

The military situation in various places has been reported one after another, Shanyang Taishou Yuan Yi is also reorganizing the soldiers and horses, his subordinates have begun to drive women and children into Taishan County, Yuan Yi's vanguard has passed through Rencheng State, entered the territory of Lu State, and is preparing to cross Surabaya.

At the same time, Jizhou Assassin Han Fu rubbed his fists, and the general Koyi entered the Qinghe River and peeked into the plain. The Yuzhou Thorn Shi Kong Ling, who was stationed in Yingchuan, was ready to move. Liu Dai, the assassin of Yanzhou, stupidly wrote to Liu Bei, asking Liu Bei where his army was stationed, and said unashamedly: Jinan is poor, and his army is unwilling to be stationed in Jinan.

Chen Liutai guards Zhang Miao belongs to the loyal elders, loyal elders, always waiting for others to do it, picking up ready-made ones, so the army has no movement; When Yuan Shao entered Hanoi, Zhang Yang directly singled out and said: "I waited for Yuan Cheqi to take over my defense area, and after taking the state, I went to Liu Xuande to beg for food." ”

Zhang Yang's unceremonious words made Yuan Shao's messenger embarrassed, and after receiving the messenger's return, Yuan Shao saw that Zhang Yang was ready, and did not dare to go north again, so he had to turn around and go east, entering the vicinity of Jizhou Chaoge.

After Liaodong was settled, Izumo had no worries for the time being, Goguryeo was busy building a new capital, and several major tribes restricted its range of activities. On the west side, Gongsun Chan and I have a close relationship, and after we took Liaodong, we treated the Gongsun family well, and Gongsun Chan would not make a move to Liaoxi no matter what. In the short term, the expansion of western Liaoning will be suspended, and the order is to order Gao Shun to ride into the pass and enter Qingzhou by sea. ”

Are you going to mobilize the thunder ride? Frustrated Shou once said: "If the thunder can't ride, who will compete in the world?" "Since Lei Qi has entered the customs, it means that Liu Bei is ready to kill.

Think about it, there are very few generals under Liu Bei who can take charge alone, and in addition to Gao Shun, there is really no one else to find. There is Gao Shun in Qingzhou, at least when Liu Bei goes out to fight, there will be generals who will guard their homeland. Or on the contrary, Liu Bei stuck to the inside, and Gao Shun conquered outside.

"It's just that Izumo still needs to strengthen his vigilance, and since Gao Minglei has come to Qingzhou, Izumo must send good generals to garrison." Frustrated with a suggestion.

"Let Le Wenqian (Le Jin) go, since Yuan Shao has entered Jizhou, the defenders of Pingyin City can retreat slightly, and order the Third Army to stay in Pingyin, and the rest of the army will return to Feicheng, and the three armies of Taishan Baoxin and Tian Zitai will form a horn to prevent the enemy from entering."

Historically, Le Jin was the first of the five tiger generals of Cao Ying, and it was more than enough to guard Izumo.

"Let Zhang Wenyuan (Zhang Liao) also go to Izumo, assist Le Wenqian, and then send Chen to Chen Shuzhi to replace Zhao Yun to lead the rangers." Chen to Chen Shuzhi is as famous as Zhao Yun in history, and it should not be a problem to replace Zhao Yun.

After Liu Bei returned to Qingzhou, in view of the fact that the corps of more than 3,000 people was not suitable for dealing with the crowd tactics of the cold weapon era, the division was added below the corps and above the brigade. One division is equivalent to one corps in the past, and three divisions are organized into one corps. In the corps, the 3rd Division is composed of two corps garrison brigades plus 3 logistics support brigades. In this way, each regiment was about 10,000 people. They are all units that can fight independently.

The reorganized corps, on the basis of the 1st and 2nd Swift Gallop Corps, was organized into two cavalry corps, which were stationed in Guangrao. The commander of the first corps was Guan Yu, and the commander of the second corps was Zhang Fei. The commander of the 3rd Army Corps was Lejin, and a local garrison division was stationed in Pingyin. The commander of the Fourth Army was Tai Shici, and the first division was stationed in Jinan County, and the second and third divisions were stationed in Le'an.

The commander of the Fifth Army Corps was Guan Hai, and the first division under its jurisdiction was stationed in Mount Tai and temporarily returned to Tianchou moderation, the second division under its jurisdiction was stationed in Langxie and was under the control of Chen Qun, and the third division was stationed in Donglai to control the criminal soldiers in Liaodong. Beihai County was completely guarded by the township guards and was officially garrisoned.

As for the Guards Corps, it was expanded to 6,000 men, divided into left and right divisions and a 500-man guard battalion. The right division is a cavalry division, and the division commander is Zhao Yun; The left division is infantry, and the division commander is Dian Wei. Xiao Fei was transferred to the First Army Corps as the commander of the subordinate Third Division, Li Wei was transferred to the Second Army Corps as the commander of the subordinate Third Division, and Ye Tian became the head of the guard battalion.

The streamlined soldiers were placed in agriculture or commercial work, which also eased the tension of Qingzhou's labor force.

"Since Le Wenqian has been transferred to Izumo, the Third Legion must have some command. Zhang He was stationed in Jieshi and could not take over this position. The captain of the Yue cavalry (commander of the township police garrison) was too junior to take over. Zhang Wenyuan (Zhang Liao) had served as the commander of Lu Bu's trapping camp, and it was suitable to take over, but he also had to go to Izumo. My lord, who do you think is the right person to take on this position? Frustrated asked.

"Tian Zitai (Tian Chou) is coming? He did something wrong and didn't dare to come to see me, Zizheng (frustrated), you immediately send someone to Mount Tai to exchange for Tian Zitai. The war was about to begin, and he was not there—he nominated the commander of the Third Army, and you will tell me after your consultation. ”

Frustrated nodded in agreement, Liu Bei ordered again: "This time, send troops, order Gao Shun to garrison Qingzhou, and the Yue cavalry commander Gao Ran will be under the command of Gao Shun and defend Qingzhou with all his might." Yun Chang (Guan Yu), Yide (Zhang Fei), Ziyi (Tai Shici), and Bingyuan (Guan Hai) each transferred a division to participate in the battle, plus all the Guards Legions, I want to make the princes think of this battle in the future, and they all feel that it is a nightmare. ”

Liu Bei gritted his teeth and said viciously.

At the end of autumn, it was a good season for war, the new grain came down, the weather was cool, and the supplies were abundant, however, the princes who united with Dong would rather stretch out their swords to their own people than attack Dong Zhuo, the reason is: Dong Zhuo is known to be brutal, but Liu Bei did not show his fangs at this time. And bullying good people is a traditional culture.

"Okay, let me show my fangs and let the princes know that the mad tiger Liu Bei can't be provoked."

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