Chapter 5 Towards Unification Section XXV

In the east of Puyang City, Gao Shun stepped forward immediately, accompanied by Tai Shici.

Behind him, the flags were unfurled, the thunder cavalry and the wolf cavalry were lined up on the left and right, the third army was in the center, and Lu Su was pressing the formation in the formation.

Gao Shun raised his horsewhip and shouted at the city: "Gong Cao, I came to find out the whereabouts of Miss Zhang Yan'er on the order of the lord. ”

Above the city tower, Cao Cao's face was pale, his hands and feet trembled, and he replied: "General Gao, Puyang has been recaptured by our army, Lu Bu is far away, there is no Lu Bu's family here, the general adds me with soldiers, but what does it mean?" ”

Gao Shun's face sank like water, and he replied in a deep voice: "Miss Zhang Yan'er is not in Puyang, and she has seen it with her own eyes, so she doesn't dare to go back to the lord." Qingzhou's military discipline is like a mountain, and Gao dares not to enforce it. Cao Gong didn't allow Gao to enter the city to find out, didn't he think that our army would not dare to attack the city? ”

As soon as Gao Shun's words came out, he cut off any possibility of negotiation. At the head of the city, Xiahoudun jumped violently and shouted: "The people who sell shoes and weave mats, they deceive people too much, don't you think that our army will not dare to fight?" ”

The corners of Gao Shun's mouth showed a hint of anger, Tai Shici waved his hand, the snare drum sounded, and with the rumbling drum, the catapults, nest cars, and crash cars of the Third Army slowly stepped forward and approached the city wall.

In the Han Dynasty, "the generation of weaving mats" was a curse. Under the habit of light industry and despising merchants, the status of merchants is particularly low. Qingzhou, because Liu Bei himself is the largest businessman in Qingzhou, when he entered the Qingzhou government, the big clan power has been swept away by the Yellow Turban. Later, Liu Bei refused to move back to the clan forces, and put the remnants of the clan forces in the name of rebellion and suppressed them by force. By the time everyone succumbed to Liu Bei, the commercial order established by relying on Izumo's armed forces had already been formed, and the people of Qingzhou had begun to feel the benefits of prosperity. As this benefit became bigger and bigger, no one in Qingzhou dared to touch Liu Bei's moldy head and insult the businessman with this remark.

Then, with the improvement of Liu Bei's industrial chain in the eight townships outside the city, the rise of local merchants in Qingzhou, and the drive of interests made the people flock to it, which gradually evolved into praise in Qingzhou. However, now from Xiahoudun's mouth, he did not mean praise.

Xiahoudun didn't know, thinking that the business alliance was weak and could be bullied, and that was just the peasant's knowledge. From the perspective of world history, when a country is at its strongest, it is when commodity production is at its highest. When the British Empire was at its strongest, it spun 70% of the world's cloth, and with the help of powerful gunboats, Great Britain dumped its goods all over the world. When it was the turn of the United States to become strong, it exchanged its film industry and high-tech industry for 70 percent of the world's consumer goods. And it was only after the Roman Empire defeated Carthage and became the hegemon of Mediterranean trade that it began to become powerful......

Whoever produces and has strong demand for commodities, the world trade system will have to be established according to whose monetary system, and the trade rules must also be according to its preferences. In the history of human development, there has not been a single case in the 10,000 years of agrarian nations at war with commercial states, and finally the agrarian nations defeat the commercial states (in this case, we are talking about correct history, not distorted history).

Catapults began to test-fire, and as they approached, the towers gradually came into range. Seeing this scene, Cao Cao's hands and feet were cold, and he thought fiercely: "Liu Bei wants to take the opportunity to provoke an incident in the name of finding Zhang Yan'er and kill me in Yan......zhou."

Gao Shun raised his whip on his prancing horse, his face sank like water, and he shouted: "Open the city gate, otherwise, watch me rush in and crush this place." ”

Humiliated, the generals on the city head trembled, the sound of angry scolding, reprimand, and the waving of swords rang out, and in the midst of the chaotic bombardment, Cao Cao resolutely ordered: "Open the city gate, the generals will restrain the soldiers, and there will be no conflict with Qingzhou." ”

There was a dead silence on the city......

In the consternation of everyone, Cao Cao stepped down from the city and walked lonely towards the Puyang Prefecture Pastoral Mansion. After only a few steps, Yu Ban trotted to catch up and report: "Lord, when I was talking to Gao Shun in the east of the city, the big surname Tian in the city had quietly opened the west gate and let Zhou Yu's Bingzhou Gushan Army enter the city. At this moment, the cooperation of the soldiers of the Tian clan is as follows, Zhou Yu is seizing the West Gate. ”

Cao Cao stood still, turned his back to Yu Ban and was silent for a moment, and said gloomily: "Let him go......"

The east gate of Puyang was wide open, Gao Shun was stunned for a moment, and then praised: "Good courage, good courage." ”

Lu Su caught up from behind and asked in a low voice: "Two, although the Fu Jun Division has instructions asking us to find an opportunity to start a war, it also warns us not to go against the will of the lord. When he came, the lord repeatedly instructed him not to provoke without reason. Cao Cao has opened the city gate, and if we persecute it again, it will be difficult to explain it in front of the lord. ”

Tai Shici said in a low voice: "In this case, let the Third Army enter the city to control the city gate, and my cavalry will search along the street, and after the search is completed, we will immediately gather the Gushan Army of the Prefecture and return to Qingzhou to hand over the order." ”

Lu Su saw that Gao Shun was still groaning, and persuaded again: "The lord has repeatedly explained: conquering people's hearts is a hundred-year plan, and it must not be rushed. At this moment, the proclamation of power in Yanzhou is to let my caravan come and go without being bullied; The purpose of relocating some Yanzhou people is to let Yanzhou people have a personal experience, have specific comparisons, and know what kind of policies can better enable the people to live and work in peace and contentment. General Gao, it's too late, winter is coming, if we brazenly take Yanzhou, how will the people survive the winter this year? With this burden on his back, the lord's plan to go south will be affected."

Looking at the wide open city gate, Gao Shun took a deep breath: "Okay, order the Third Army to enter the city, control the city gate, try not to clash with the Cao army, and the cavalry army will enter the city to search...... By the way, according to the intelligence, we mainly went to the south of the city to search. But there are wealthy families who buy Lu Bu's captives, and they must personally call those domestic slaves and ask them one by one. ”

The dull sound of horses' hooves echoed in the empty street, accompanied by the sound of neat footsteps, the two armies in Puyang City walked opposite each other, the cavalry was fast, although Gao Shun was the last to enter the city, but the last to arrive first, rushed to the center of the city, opposite, Zhou Yu led the Bingzhou Gushan Army gradually advanced, the soldiers' faces were filled with joyful smiles, and the cheers were held back in their throats, waiting for the moment when the two sides met.

From afar, Gao Shun stretched out his hand to Zhou Yu, the corners of his mouth squirmed, and the words of welcome had reached his lips - suddenly, three clear "buzz...... Airplanes...... The sound of "humming" sounded, and every sound fell in the interval between the horse's hooves and the footsteps, like a person's footsteps standing with his hands behind his back, and the sound fell in the hearts of people, pointing directly to the hearts of people.

Gao Shun stopped in astonishment, and Zhou Yu listened carefully.

A few small pieces of piano followed, as if whispering, and the poetic sound of the piano sounded from a closed door on the side of the street, and the sound contained the irrepressible desolation of a man full of grief and indignation.

At that time, after the first snowfall, there were some light white clouds floating in the blue sky, a breeze blowing on the deserted streets, and the winter sun lovingly sprinkled on the soldiers. It was not a day of lightning and thunder, it was a lazy afternoon, with the sound of the piano, the breeze, flowing clouds, pine waves, moonlight, water, dry fighting, killing and felling.

The rhythm of the music rises and falls, and it is tactful and majestic. When it is like a golden stone cracked silk, when it is like an autumn wind, the grass and forest are soldiers; Sometimes there are sudden storms and landslides; Sometimes the ape cries and the crane cries, and the spring whimpers; Its resentment and sorrow are like the voice of the ghostly ghosts and gods, with a gentle face and cold speech. and its melancholy generosity, but also faintly booming, wind and rain pavilions, all brilliant, spears and spears. The intensity of the change makes the listener feel the ice and charcoal in his heart, and he experiences the ascension to heaven and the earth in an instant.

The sound of the piano was faint, and on the street, the soldiers stood with their guns, listening to it as if they were fascinated. After the sound of the piano for a long time, the soldiers did not dare to breathe loudly, lest they disturb the sound of the piano.

Gao Shun asked in surprise: "Who is it?" Qu Hequ? ”

The door was shut, and no one answered.

Zhou Yu and Gao Shun ignored each other, raised their spirits and asked: "Qu is "Guangling San", but is it Lord Yalelang Du Kuidu?" ”

There was a sound of "Immortal" and "Immortal" in the door, as if in approval.

Du Kui, Emperor Ling of the Han Dynasty was Yalelang at the time. The best performance is "Guangling San", which Ji Kang learned from his son Du Meng. The four songs of the old Yale "Luming", "Su Yu", "Van Tan" and "King Wen" that he passed on still exist in the Jin Dynasty. Cao Cao liked songs, and the "Chronicles of the Three Kingdoms" quoted the "Book of Wei" as saying that he "must ascend to the heights, and create new poems, and be orchestrated, all into music." "Dong Zhuo moved the capital, Luoyang was in turmoil, Du Kui defected to Cao Cao, was appointed as the military plan to sacrifice wine, and participated in Taile Shi, so that he could create Yale.

The historical book "Music Records" believes that before the Han Dynasty, the teaching of qin music relied entirely on oral transmission. At the turn of the Han and Wei dynasties, with the efforts of Cao Cao and Cao Pi father and son, the famous musician Xun Miao finally completed the formulation of the rhythm, and China has had a strict rhythm since then.

The grief-stricken Cao Cao got off the city and turned into Du Kui's mansion halfway, and Du Kui, who felt the same way, played the famous "Guangling San" for him. This is a tragic song that praises the ancient righteous soldiers, the melody is passionate and generous, and it is the only piece of music in our country's existing guqin music that has the atmosphere of fighting with a spear and a spear.

According to the mentioned, the original name of "Guangling San" should have been "Nie Zheng Assassinated King Han", which was a Chu rhyme that circulated in Chu (Guangling). It is about Nie Zheng's father, a Korean swordsmith who was killed by King Han for missing the deadline (violating the Contract Law) – the law at the time. King Han loves to listen to music, and in order to avenge his father (challenge the established law), Nie Zheng went out to learn the piano, left home to paint his body, swallowed charcoal and changed his voice, disfigured and missing teeth. After completing his studies, he played the piano outside the palace of King Han, causing King Han to summon Nie Zheng into the palace, Nie Zheng hid the knife in the qin, and when King Han listened attentively to the qin, he pulled out the knife and stabbed King Han to death, and then committed suicide.

Nie Zheng is supposed to be the oldest suicide bomber in China. But it should be pointed out that according to the "Historical Records", Nie Zheng assassinated Han Xiang Han puppet, not Han Wang. In the death of his father, neither the judge nor the executor was Han puppet - a small craftsman could not judge Sangkook in person. At the same time, Han puppet is not the maker of that law.

The soul of this piece of music is "hatred", in order to vent hatred, Nie Zheng did not hesitate to leave home to paint his body, swallow charcoal and change his voice, disfigured and missing teeth. This is exactly what suits Cao Cao's current state of mind. In the sound of music, Cao Cao's heart was quiet, and his face was infinitely peaceful. It seems that a pond of water lilies is quietly opening in front of me. He squinted and didn't think about anything. What is Vicious? What is Hideous? What is Death? The metal thump replied, a soul-inducing sound that transformed his form into a ball of light.

Outside the door, Gao Shun jumped off his horse, dragged down Tai Shici who was in a daze, and said in a low voice: "There are elegant people in the city, and the armies must not be presumptuous." Command the sergeants to lead their horses and immediately withdraw from the outside of the city. ”

Zhou Yu nodded desperately and agreed: "Pass down, order the soldiers to light down and camp out of the city immediately." ”

Qingzhou military orders were forbidden, turned around, lightened their steps, and under the guidance of Tai Shici, accelerated their footsteps out of the city from the east gate.

When everyone had dispersed, Gao Shun and Zhou Yu glanced at each other, bowed deeply to the closed door, and turned to leave.

Inside the door, "bell...... Clang...... The three piano notes of "Bell" soared into the sky, and an old voice followed: "The person who came is Cai Yan's husband?" ”

Zhou Yu almost laughed out loud, this Du Kui is really a person in the crack of the door, Gao Shun is the commander of the thunder cavalry, the first general of Qingzhou, the earl of Izumo's subordinate country, the lord of Qian'an City, and is also known as the "world's first warrior to break the formation", Du Kui asked, and only said lightly - "Cai Yan's husband".

Cai Yong's qin song "Cai's Five Alleys" is a group of famous qin songs in ancient China, and this group of qin songs and Ji Kang's "Ji's Four Alleys" are collectively called "Nine Alleys". Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty once took playing "Nine Alleys" as one of the conditions for winning scholars, which shows its great influence and high achievements. Cai Yan has been influenced by his father since he was a child, and his piano skills are extraordinary. At that time, the teaching of qin music was all by mouth, and Gao Shun was the only one that Du Kui looked up to, so he couldn't bear to miss it.

Gao Shun respectfully bowed his hand to the closed gate and replied, "Exactly, today's boy was rude and rushed into the elders, and Shun has ordered the sergeants to withdraw from the city. With the armor on his body, he doesn't dare to disturb, and he will come to the door tomorrow to make amends. ”

A voice came from inside the door again: "Who is the other person?" I can hear the sound of my father's piano, and I am also an elegant person, dare to ask Your Excellency's surname? ”

Zhou Yu replied smugly: "Jiangdong Zhou Lang." ”

The old man in the door was moved, and asked again: "But is Jiangdong Zhou Lang of 'the song is wrong, Zhou Lang Gu'?" ”

Zhou Yu bowed deeply and replied: "Exactly, I have to listen to Du Laoxian's song today, please forgive me for the offense, Yu will join forces with General Gao to make amends another day." ”

After a moment of silence in the door, he said decisively, "Bring the harp." ”

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A song retreats from the enemy, and the charm of "Guangling San" is so good.

Qingzhou surrounded the city, and with Liu Bei's anger, everyone stood up and stood with their hands crossed.

In recent years, as Liu Bei's territory has become larger and larger, the majesty seems to be more and more terrifying. Among the ministers, there are more and more people who want to persuade Liu Bei to cut off the king, or dominate the world, or establish themselves as emperors. Frustrated Tian Feng also often consciously cultivated Liu Bei's kingly spirit, and tested Liu Bei's mind with words from time to time. Unexpectedly, Liu Bei's anger was so strong.

What Liu Bei thought of was that Zhou Yu was the successor of the military advisor on whom he had high hopes, and he was let out in order to accumulate military merits. If he was really in charge of the army, he would sell weapons privately, although he was loyal to his old master, but it posed a great challenge to the laws of Qingzhou.

In addition, soldiers, murder weapons also. Military power is a power that Liu Bei is extremely concerned about, and after several military reforms, the army and logistics supply have been completely separated, the army has been nationalized, and even Guan Yu and Zhang Fei have been constantly transferred back and forth, just to prevent generals from privatizing the army. Under such circumstances, Liu Bei really couldn't figure out that Zhou Yu would take advantage of the loophole there - this was a challenge to his intelligence.

If he can really persuade soldiers to sell their weapons, it will also be a challenge to his prestige.

"Never be tolerant," Liu Bei said through gritted teeth.

Tian Chou suggested: "Calculate the time, Wenpin's fleet should arrive in Yangzhou, if Zhou Yu really steals and sells ordnance, whether to notify Wenpin and let him take advantage of the situation to arrest Sun Ce, the two sides will be confronted." ”

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