Liaodong Gongsun Yuan moved to Gongsun Gong. [ ] immediately wrote to Cao Rong in Yecheng and asked for Cao Rong's canonization.

Gongsun Yuan knew that under the attack of Shu Han and Eastern Wu, Wei lost Huainan, Luoyang and Nanyang one after another, and his strength was greatly damaged, so he simply made a move to open his mouth, and at the same time, he was also testing Cao Rong.

"Smack!" Cao Rong slammed Gongsun Yuan's recital to the ground, and shouted loudly: "Blackmail, this is simply blackmail!" ”

Xu Shu walked over, slowly took the fold on the ground that was thrown away by Cao Ei, opened it, and frowned slightly.

Gongsun Yuan's trace probably said that Gongsun Gong had a heavy army and could not be a director, so Gongsun Yuan temporarily inherited Gongsun Gong's position and replaced Gongsun Gong to deal with Liaodong affairs. At the same time, I hope that Cao Rong can recognize his position and crown himself as the Taishou of Liaodong.

In Xu Shu's opinion, none of this was excessive, but next, Gongsun Yuan's requirements were a little excessive. Gongsun Yuan said that the Gongsun family had guarded Liaodong for many years, defeated Karasuma, Goguryeo and other clans several times, guarded the frontier for the Great Wei, and worked hard, and asked Cao Rong to canonize himself as the king of Yan!

At the beginning, Gongsun Du was just a townsman of Yongning. Later, Gongsun Kang and Gongsun Gong inherited the position of Yongning Township, and now, Gongsun Yuan opened the lion's mouth and asked for a Yan King at once, among them, there is a taste of coercion in it. However, Gongsun Yuan has the capital to coerce, because he has soldiers in his hands.

Although this Yan King is only a title, its practical significance is very significant. The Han Dynasty with different surnames cannot be crowned kings, and the only one with different surnames in the late Han Dynasty who got the title of prince was Cao Cao, the king of Wei. Later, after Cao Pi usurped the Han Dynasty, the princes who were named were also from the Cao family. Now Gongsun Yuan's request to be crowned king is like a slap in the face of Cao Rong.

At the same time, Gongsun Yuan said that the Gongsun family's defeat of Karasuma and Goguryeo was to show merit to Cao Rong on the surface, but in fact it was showing off its strength, and there was a hint of force in it. That's why Cao Rong is so angry.

Xu Shu silently finished reading Gongsun Yuan's recital, and then looked at Cao Rong, who was full of resentment, and shook his head silently.

"Your Majesty, this Gongsun Yuan is indeed a little excessive, and he dares to let His Majesty crown him as the King of Yan. However, the minister felt that this Gongsun Yuan was not arrogant, but was testing His Majesty. Xu Shu said.

"Temptation? What does sir mean? Cao Rong hurriedly asked.

"Your Majesty, Gongsun Yuan is testing us, if we make him the King of Yan, it means that we are afraid of him, and Gongsun Yuan will definitely be more aggressive and not take His Majesty in his eyes. Therefore, Your Majesty must not canonize Gongsun Yuan as the King of Yan. Xu Shu said.

"So what should I do?"

"Your Majesty. Now that Sun Quan has been mourned, and the war between Huainan and Yingchuan has stopped, the minister thinks that it is better to send the newly recruited men and horses from Jizhou to Youzhou to deter Gongsun Yuan. As for Gongsun Yuan's request...... It's better to give him a countryman. ”

"Well, what Mr. said, deep and sincere, just do what Mr. said!"

……

Xu Shu walked out of the hall and looked at the sky in the distance.

"Whew...... Cao Rong, this time, you and Gongsun Yuan are in a stalemate! Gongsun Yuan, this time you just don't want to rebel, you have to rebel! ”

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Gongsun Yuan is indeed a very ambitious person. How can a countryman satisfy Gongsun Yuan's appetite. In Gongsun Yuan's opinion, although it is a bit outrageous to be called emperor, this title of king should be in line with his identity. After all, he is also the overlord of this Liaodong side.

Cao Rong followed Xu Shu's advice and took a tough attitude towards Gongsun Yuan, not only did he agree to canonize Gongsun Yuan as the king of Yan, but also transferred the newly recruited soldiers from Jizhou who were going to be sent to Yingchuan and Huainan to Youzhou.

After Gongsun Yuan heard the news. Naturally very angry. In Gongsun Yuan's view, Wei had been defeated by Eastern Wu and Shu Han, lost its city and land, and suffered a great loss of national strength. With this today's Wei State, it is already very difficult to resist in the face of the pressure of Eastern Wu and Shu Han, and he even dares to provoke himself.

Now Liaodong Gongsun Yuan's subordinates can be regarded as 100,000 with armor, and these 100,000 people are really 100,000 people, among which there are no Tuntian soldiers and the like, and these soldiers are not new recruits, Liaodong soldiers have been fighting Karasuma and Goguryeo for many years, Liaodong soldiers are all veterans who have been on the battlefield for a long time, compared to those Tuntian soldiers and recruits, these veterans have much stronger combat effectiveness.

Gongsun Yuan felt that with his own strength, he could at least take Youzhou, but in the end, Gongsun Yuan still endured it, firstly, because the war in the Central Plains had basically ended, and if he rebelled against the flag at this time, he would face Wei alone. The second point is that Soochow sent an emissary.

The emissaries of Soochow came by sea.

In fact, for so many years, Gongsun Yuan has been in contact with Sun Quan. Sun Quan had long hoped that Gongsun Yuan would be able to stab Cao Wei in the back, but the power of Liaodong was in the hands of Gongsun Gong before, so this plan has never been realized. Now that Gongsun Yuan is in power, Zhuge Jin accepted Sun Quan's last order and sent someone to contact Gongsun Yuan.

Now all the big things in Wu are calculated by Zhuge Jin, Gu Yong and 6 Xun. Among the three, Zhuge Jin is the oldest, so Zhuge Jin is basically in charge of major things. In comparison, Zhuge Jin made a lot of promises to Gongsun Yuan, not only did he also give Gongsun Yuan the title of King Yan, but also promised to give Youzhou to Gongsun Yuan.

Weigh the pros and cons. Gongsun Yuan naturally chose to cooperate with Eastern Wu, so the two sides agreed that when the next time Eastern Wu attacked Wei, Gongsun Yuan would start an incident in Liaodong. Attack Youzhou.

On the other hand, Soochow also encountered trouble, that is, Shihui reversed.

There are a total of seven counties in Jiaozhou, and the Shijia occupies four of them, namely Jiaozhi, Hepu, Nanhai and Jiuzhen County, while the remaining three counties of Yuguang, Cangwu and Gaoliang are under the control of Soochow.

Of the three counties controlled by Soochow, the first to rebel was Cangwu County.

Shixie is the Cangwu people of Jiaozhou, Cangwu is the nest of the Shi family, Shi Xie has been operating in Cangwu for many years, it can be said that it is deep-rooted, most of the people's hearts are attached to the Shi family, compared to the foreign household Sun Quan, the people believe in the local Shi Hui, so Shi Hui anti-flag in one fell swoop, the people of Cangwu have responded, Shi Hui is basically a soldier without blood to take Cangwu.

Gaoliang County is located in the southernmost part, sandwiched between Hepu, Nanhai and Cangwu, and the area is small, and the people mainly live on the coast, relying on fishing for a living. The army of scholars was surrounded on three sides. Gao Liang Taishou also obediently gave up resistance, and in the blink of an eye, only Yulin County was still in the hands of Sun Quan in the entire Jiaozhou.

Yulin County is the largest county in Rujiaozhou, if divided by region, Yulin County accounts for most of the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, so Yulin County is inhabited by a lot of barbarians and Yue people, these ethnic minorities have different living habits from the Han people, and they rarely interact with the Han people on weekdays, and they will not obey the control of Han officials. At the same time, Sun Quan is too lazy to manage these ethnic minorities, as long as they don't mess up on weekdays, because of this. Sun Quan's power in Yulin County was only average, and as a result, a dignified Yulin County was also attacked by Shihui in just a few days.

After receiving the news of the Shijia rebellion, Jingzhou Assassin Shi Lu Dai immediately mobilized troops and horses from Jingzhou to suppress it.

Lu Dai has also been in Jiaozhou for a long time, and Lu Dai is very familiar with the Shi family. At that time, Jiaozhou was not as good as the Central Plains, many places were not opened, and the population was far less than that of the Central Plains, so according to Lu Dai's previous understanding, the Shi family had a total of more than 20,000 soldiers and horses, and the weapons and equipment could not be compared with the Jiangdong elite.

So Lü Dai sent the general Zhu Ju to lead 30,000 elite people in Jingzhou to pacify Shixie.

Zhu Ju in history is also a person who has been a prime minister, Zhu Ju is both civil and military, knows the art of war, and acts very steadily. In Lu Dai's view, Zhu Ju is definitely able to pacify Shihui.

After Zhu Ju entered the army and handed over the state, he did not make any mistakes. Zhu knew that the hearts of the people in Jiaozhou were still towards Shihui, so they fought steadily all the way, fighting city by city, and every time after breaking through a city, they would send people to put grain and grass to appease the people, and at the same time, in order to prevent the people from changing the people, the system of joint sitting was implemented, and 100 households were sitting, and all the existing rebels were killed, and if someone reported in advance, the 100 households could be spared.

Zhu according to this trick is really very effective, those people who are interested in Shihui, really do not dare to make times, and Zhu according to the steady and steady style, but also make Shihui has no loopholes to drill, in a short period of time, only to see Zhu according to frequent advancement, although the degree is not fast, but it is a victory.

However, as the weather gets hotter and hotter. Zhu Ju's good days have also come to an end.

In the middle of summer, it is not so comfortable to stay in Jiaozhou. In the mountains and forests, poisonous insects are rampant, and some people may burn and headache after being bitten, and some can be fatal if they are not handled properly.

I can't stay in the mountains and forests, and it's not comfortable in this city, and the mosquito bites in the summer make the Jiangdong soldiers miserable, and some soldiers are bitten dozens of big bags all over their bodies.

In the scorching heat, things are even more susceptible to deterioration, and people who eat spoiled things will naturally get sick, so diseases, such as dysentery, swept in, and the non-combat attrition of Jiangdong soldiers has greatly increased.

Adaptation to water and soil is a difficult problem to solve. In desperation, Zhu had no choice but to slow down the march, and at the same time ordered the rear to send more herbs from Jingzhou.

At this time, the 20,000 horses hidden in Zhuyazhou, that is, Hainan Island, were finally dispatched.

In a big battle, Zhu Ju was killed and defeated, and fled back to Jingzhou with the remnants of the defeated generals, and until Zhu Ju was defeated and returned to Jingzhou, he hadn't figured out why Shihui had so many soldiers and horses.

After receiving the news of Zhu's defeat, Lu Dai was first surprised, and then slowly inquired and realized that he had miscalculated Shihui's troops, which led to Zhu's defeat. Lu Dai also understood that his friend Shi Xie had left a back hand with him and secretly hid some of the soldiers and horses.

The hesitation has entered the summer, and the climate in Jiaozhou is really not suitable for the Wu soldiers to fight in depth, so Lü Dai ordered to temporarily hold on to Jingzhou, and wait until the weather gradually cools down before attacking Jiaozhou.

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Compared with the unbearable heat in Jiaozhou, the summer in Chang'an is simply paradise.

However, the people living in Chang'an do not feel any sense of paradise at all, because Chang'an in summer is also very hot, although it is not like Jiaozhou, but it can also make those farmers who work outdoors sweat constantly.

Especially in recent days, God seems to be joking with the people of Chang'an, the black clouds on the horizon have been covering the sun, although there is no direct sunlight, but there is no half wind in the air, the people feel stuffy, as if staying in the steamer. Even the livestock could not tolerate the sweltering heat and were panting incessantly.

In this case, the business of the herbal tea stalls outside the city has become extraordinarily good. Although the herbal tea in this place is only the most inferior tea, but the people who come to drink tea are indeed endless, in this hot and sultry heat, to be able to sit down, drink a bowl of herbal tea, for ordinary people, is simply a rare enjoyment.

A footman wiped the sweat from his head, came to the tea stall and sat down, put down the goods he was carrying, and said, "Little San, bring me a cup of herbal tea, I want a big bowl." ”

"Hehe, Brother Zhang, you're here, sit down, the tea will be here soon!" The owner of the tea stall hurriedly greeted.

The people around looked back at the businessman surnamed Zhang, this is the official road to Chang'an, many business travelers will pass through here, those big caravans will naturally not come to this kind of small tea stall to rest, but those businessmen like to rest in this kind of tea stall the most, over time, these businessmen and the owner of the tea stall have also become acquaintances.

After a while, the owner of the tea stall brought a large bowl of tea, and after the merchant surnamed Zhang took it, he drank it all, and the owner of the tea stall consciously filled it with the merchant surnamed Zhang.

"Brother Zhang, I've made a lot of money on this trip!" The tea stall owner asked.

"Yes, it's okay!" The footman surnamed Zhang said, patted the shelf he was carrying, and then said, "This time I went back to a new village, and there were all new people who had moved in, and I exchanged a few sheepskins with these people. It's summer now, and this sheepskin is cheap, so I've changed two more sheets, and when I put it in the winter, I'm sure I'll be able to sell it for a good price. The footman said happily.

The owner of the tea stall laughed a few times with him. For these traders, it is a good business to make money by exchanging things with those new immigrants. When the Di people first came to Yongzhou, they didn't understand anything, and they were relatively easy to get into the sheepskin, if it was in autumn and winter, the price would definitely be much better than in summer.

The businessman surnamed Zhang took another sip of tea, then sighed slightly, and then said: "This God, it has been cloudy for several days, you see the clouds in the sky, the pressure is heavy, it seems to be raining, but it doesn't rain!" On this day, it was hard for us small traders who made a living by selling their feet. ”

"Brother Zhang, it's coming, it's going to rain! It's been cloudy for a few days, look at it, this rain, there will definitely be a big one! The owner of the tea stall responded.

As soon as the tea stall owner's voice fell, the rumbling sound gradually sounded in the distance to the west.

"Little San, I really answered your words, thunder!" The footman surnamed Zhang spoke.

"Thunder? Is it going to rain? The tea stall owner did not wrinkle, and his face showed a trace of displeasure. For people like him who run a tea stall, the thunder and rain will make the weather much cooler, and when the weather is cooler, there will be fewer tea drinkers, which will still have a great impact on his business.

"You listen to this thunder, it keeps going, it looks like it's really going to rain, Xiaosan, I'll put the tea money here for you, I have to hurry up, after the rain, my goods will be wet!" The businessman surnamed Zhang said, carrying the goods and leaving.

"Brother Zhang, you wait!" The voice of the tea stall owner came.

"Little San, is there anything else?" As soon as the businessman surnamed Zhang turned around, he saw the tea stall owner with a surprised expression, and there was a slight fear in his eyes.

"Little San, what's wrong?" The footman surnamed Zhang asked.

"Brother Zhang, this is not thunder, I have heard this voice! When the Hu cavalry came a few years ago, it was this kind of sound, this was not thunder, it was the cavalry coming! ”

"Mom! Could it be that the Hu people are back? The footman surnamed Zhang sat down on the ground in fright.

At this moment, on the horizon in the distance, billowing dust also rose in the air, and then a large flag appeared on the horizon.

It was a large broken flag, the corners of the flag had long been worn out, and in some places it was worn out one by one, and the flag was covered with dust, and in some places you could even see red and black bloodstains. Just a banner, you can feel the aura of slaughter.

Then all the cavalry appeared under the banner, and the cavalry rode all the best war horses, and these war horses were taken to the Central Plains, and each horse could be bought for hundreds of gold.

Looking at the knights on horseback, the dress is not flattering, most of them are only covered with a layer of leather armor, and it is also very broken leather armor, and many leather armor can even see traces left by weapons. Still others were shirtless and shirtless, revealing their bronzed skin, muscular muscles, and, of course, the shocking scars.

The footman surnamed Zhang swallowed slightly, although these cavalrymen were poorly dressed, not even better than beggars, but the temperament exuded from the body could make people shudder, this is not only the temperament of a soldier, but also mixed with a trace of killing in it, the footman surnamed Zhang has no doubt that these cavalrymen have killed people, and they have killed more than one!

"Which of you knows how to write, and what is written on the banner?" A man next to him muttered.

"Banner?" Hearing this man's voice, everyone's attention turned to the big flag again, the military flag that looked very shabby.

"Han! I know that the word is 'Han'! The tea stall owner shouted.

"Nonsense, we also know this word, and there is no such word on that city? If it weren't for the sight of this word, we would have run away a long time ago! Another footman spoke.

Indeed, on every city controlled by Shu Han, there will be this big "Han" flag, which is hung in the most conspicuous position. How could a foot-walking merchant not know this word?

At last, a slightly older merchant came out, pointed to a large fluttering flag, and read word by word:

"Han, General Fuyuan, Ma!"