It was September 11, autumn was getting stronger, the grass and trees outside the city were gradually withering, and the land was yellowing.

There was a light rain in the morning, and by noon the clouds and fog were cleared, and the ground had dried up a lot under the wind and sun, and the strong wind for several days had not blown today, the dust was no longer flying, and the climate was extremely cool, and the soldiers in the camp were in a good mood, and Gongsun Chan ordered the slaughter of hundreds of sheep that had just arrived yesterday, and specially added a meal, and the soldiers knew what this additional meal meant, and they all began to enjoy it around the bonfire with great interest.

And when the soldiers were busy for this meal, in the open space a hundred steps away from the east gate of Fuyang City, there were desks, mats, and barbecue grills placed by the soldiers one after another.

Gongsun Zhan knelt on the mat, talking to Yang Feng and Li Ding, and wrote something on the cloth with a pen in his hand.

Not long after, Gongsun Zhan laughed and got on his horse in the distressed persuasion of Yang Feng and Li Ding, and rushed straight to the city gate. ”

Bending the bow and arrows, the arrows were nailed to the wooden rafters of the city tower, and the soldiers guarding the city hurriedly took them down, watching Gongsun Chan return to the mat, as if he was preparing to barbecue, and after swallowing his saliva, he sent the arrows wrapped in the cloth silk towards the Taishou Mansion.

Half an hour later, the gates opened, and two riders stopped at the gate and said something to several men in iron armor, and then rode out.

"Gongsun Boqi, you idiot! Tail thought it was a big deal, and he almost didn't ask anyone to discuss it. You actually asked me to bring spices...... It's so eventful. You don't know how popular the soup of these liquor shops and stalls is? The person who hurt Lao Tzu ran away for a long time. ”

When the horses ran to the edge of the mat that was spliced together, a middle-aged man in plain clothes jumped off the horse with a smile and scolded, handed the reins to Li Ding, who met him, and then took a small leather bag from the horse's back and threw it on Gongsun Zhan's desk, and couldn't wait to kneel down, "Damn, I have been trapped by you for two months, and I am frugal every day...... How can there be such Yaxing today? Could it be that there is something happy about it? ”

The big man took a pair of chopsticks and knocked it on the table, and then put a piece of meat in Gongsun Zhan's bowl, chewed it a few times, and praised it: "Good craftsmanship." This sheep is also well raised. Is there any good wine? ”

"I'm forbidden to drink alcohol here, that's why I asked you to bring it." Gongsun Zhan smiled, opened the small leather bag and took out a few packets of spices and distributed them into a few bowls, looked at the city gate that was slowly closed after the two came to the mat, and then looked at another middle-aged Confucian who was taking a few wine jars on horseback, "Brother Le'an, you come over to eat, just leave this matter to Li Dinglai." ”

The Confucian student was not as casual as the big man, and thanked Li Ding, who greeted him, and then picked up a jar of wine and a water bladder from the horse, and after putting it down, he arched his hand to Yang Feng and introduced himself, and then provoked the big man to laugh and scold the "corrupt Confucian deeds", and also bowed to Yang Feng.

The big man's name is Tail Dunzi Youzhi, which is today's Shanggu Taishou, and the Confucian is Shanggu County Cheng Zhang Yi Zhang Le'an.

Speaking of which, since Gongsun Zhan led 10,000 Black Mountain troops to arrive outside Fuyang City, Weidun sealed the city. Although in the past two months, Gongsun Chan would send people to scold and provoke from time to time, but the county lieutenant Zhang Chan has always been recruiting at the head of the city, and today is the first time that Otun has come forward to talk to Gongsun Chan.

Weidun used to lead troops in various counties in Youzhou, and Gongsun Zhan also served as the Taishou of Zhuojun and the governor of Liaodong, even if one became the Taishou of Shanggu and the other became the captain of the cavalry, in the time when they were firmly established, the two of them had met several times because they went to Jixian to do business, and they knew each other.

Zhang Yi was thirteen years old is the county official of Gaomi County, Beihai, in the past, Zheng Xuan admired his talent, and married his niece to him, and then the official to Shangshu Zuocheng, and with Liu Yu came to Youzhou to be an official, in Shanggu as a county official, Gongsun Zan used to be extremely admired, in the past and Zhang Yi because of the same origin, also made friends, at this time there is no life.

Of course, having said that, the conflict between the two months has not actually affected the relationship between the two sides, but today one party has a treat, and since the other party has been invited, both sides also know that some thoughts have to be hidden first to show open-mindedness.

When everyone knelt down and sat down, Li Ding also put the wine aside, Gongsun Zhan poured the wine and took a sip, and immediately frowned: "I thought you old horseman was greedy and asked, but did you really bring me a few jars of horse urine?" ”

"It's good to drink some. The barbarians went into the city for two months and looted all the wine they could. And thou shalt besiege the city, and I shall not let the people not be allowed to make wine? Even the wine in the skin bag was still fished from the side of Badun. ”

Tail Dun also took a sip as he spoke, then frowned and looked at the city gate, and said angrily: "It's really not good...... On this matter, I have to make him anxious for a few hours. ”

"You didn't tell him?" Gongsun Chan raised an eyebrow.

Tail didn't brow at all, "Where the hell are you going, will you tell a bunch of men?" ”

"Rude language. Didn't you see Brother Le'an here? You can pay attention to one point, Shangshu Zuo Cheng is the general leader of the discipline, the most important is to pay attention to the law. ”

Gongsun Zhan put a vegetable into Zhang Yi's bowl and smiled, "Liu Yuanjun treats Wuhuan like his own brother, you treat them as his subordinates, aren't you afraid that Brother Le'an and I will join you in front of Liu Yuanjun?" ”

"Hey, you should let Le'an go, and the tail will not stop you. I can also ask him to bring me some jars of good wine from Jixian. It's better to be in Yiwu Building, where the wine is fragrant, if you bring me a few more girls......"

Wei Dun laughed without words, Zhang Yi chewed the meat and swallowed it slowly, as if he looked at Li Ding and Yang Feng, who were a little discolored in Wei Dun's words, turned his head and smiled: "Bo Qi, I have been waiting here for two months, and there is nothing to talk about in the city, you have a lot of news, and you don't know how Youzhou is?" How did Wuhuan and Yellow Turban fight? What kind of verbal or handwritten message does the lord have? ”

He paused and said with a smile: "If you can't answer, since you mentioned that Zhang should go to Jixian County to join him, Zhang can take it seriously." ”

"Liu Yuanjun really has news."

Gongsun Chan smiled, and didn't look at the gazes cast by Yang Feng and Li Ding, and said, "Oh? Zhang Yi smiled and said: "Liu Yuanjun told you to open the city, and let me bring people in to slaughter those black ...... Phew, what kind of wine is this, I have a lot of food and grass, and this is the first time I have been invited to a banquet, right? Aoyouzhi, you are so ruining the Yaxing I am waiting for? As a Taishou, you can't even take out a jar of good wine? ”

It was only halfway through the words about killing the Wuhuan people, and Gongsun Chan changed his words, and Wei Dun could think that Gongsun Chan definitely saw his expression clearly before passing the topic, and even reacted quickly to turn the army over.

He looked at Gongsun Zhan pouring the wine on the ground, and his face was slightly tensed with a rather resolute Chinese character, "Don't you know what Wei is like?" If it weren't for the lack of food and grass, would I do so? It's that I've always been honest all my life, and I still know how to be hospitable. ”

"Is that so...... It seems to be true. Gongsun Chan recalled it vividly, and smiled a little embarrassedly, "That's a certain family that blames Brother Youzhi." Why don't you stay longer? I'll bring you some good wine from other cities, and I'll wait for ten days and a half to drink?" ”

"That's still not necessary, I'm not here, it's Le'an who goes back to join forces with Zhang Gongbao, Le'an is not good at the art of war, and Zhang Gongbao is upright, how can he entertain Wen Ze and Yan Gang who you stayed in the city?"

Wei Dun smiled, and when he saw Gongsun Zhan's smile, the smile on his face was even stronger, "Besides, Wen Zeyan Gang and the others still have more than five thousand men and horses under them." It's not like you haven't said this before, but I've always remembered it. Knowing that they lived in the city for a long time, they were afraid day and night that something would happen to the two of them with Wuhuan, lest they lose their frustration and the lives of the whole family. Now that it's out, you said that my family is in the city, can I eat and drink with peace of mind? ”

As he spoke, his face turned suspicious: "But it's strange, your grandson Boqi has always acted in a fair and upright manner, when did he take this insidious and cunning path?" 10,000 people in Yuyang? Ruowei was not bad, including the 3,000 people whose whereabouts were unknown, they had already secretly Chen Cang with the cooperation of the Yellow Turban Army, right? It's strange that you can be subjugated by someone as unruly as you? ”

Seeing Tail Dun's gaze coming over, Zhang Yi also smiled, "What Youzhigong said is true. Now Wuhuan and Xianbei have nearly 300,000 people around the border of Youzhou, and you are only 20,000 elite soldiers, that is, the Yellow Turban Army and the Black Mountain Army are quite numerous, but the strength and weakness can be distinguished, and Zhang still knows. ”

He arched his hand and looked calm: "Forgive Zhang for being presumptuous, knowing that my lord is friendly to Wuhuan and Xianbei, in a few years, now there are 150,000 male soldiers in Youzhou, including 50,000 elite soldiers, and countless armor bows and crossbows. Or is it ...... The people behind you already have a plan? Can you tell who this person is? Oh, hehe, don't say it's Lu Gong, Lu Gong and I haven't moved, he is not a very ambitious person now. ”

After Wei Dun finished speaking, Yang Feng and Li Ding's faces had changed, and when Zhang Yi finished speaking, the two of them looked at Gongsun Zhan together, their faces were extremely ugly.

After all, in Wei Dun's words, it was clear that the 5,000 people led by Wen Ze and Yan Gang had been discovered, and it was even very likely that the 5,000 people had been controlled, while Zhang Yi's words made it clear that he wanted to fight to the death with them.

If things really turn out like this, when the 100,000 Wuhuan army comes, it seems that they will really lose any leverage to rely on, and they must fight a tough battle before they can complete the plan in the response of other armies.

But at that time, even if the plan is completed, it is very likely that their 10,000 people will be folded here. Even because of the fall of 10,000 people, Gongsun Chan was captured, and the whole plan would die halfway through, heading for an extremely bad situation.

However, the two did not see the same expression on Gongsun Chan's face, but instead saw Gongsun Chan raise his head and laugh.

"You two are treacherous. Want to scam me? I received the letter from Wen Chang Yuanzheng two days ago, and they complained to me......"

"Oh, so what is this?"

Wei Dun took out a piece of cloth silk from his arms and put it on Gongsun Zhan's desk, "Gongsun Boju, you can think about it, if someone is really pretending, I will kill you when I turn around." Don't blame me. ”

Gongsun Zhan picked up the cloth silk and looked at it, on it was an edict written by him to Yan Gang, and the content of what was written was to let them listen to Xun Yu's dispatch and lurk in Fuyang to stand by. There is also the seal of his thistle marquis on it - he newly engraved the seal of the thistle marquis in those days, which is somewhat fresh, and this seal is used on almost any handicap.

He looked at the cloth silk, but his smile was not closed, and he raised his eyes and swept his eyes at Wei Dun and Zhang Yi, "This banquet is really rewarding!" Our Liu Yuanjun is really not easy to match. In that case, dare to ask the two of you...... How many county soldiers pretended to be village warriors to gather in Fuyang this time? ”

Wei Dun didn't answer, but looked at Yang Feng, "Then it depends on whether Captain Yang will tell a certain family how many Black Mountain Army and Yellow Turban Army are hidden in it." ”

Yang Feng always thought that he was just going through the motions, but when he saw that Wei Dun and Zhang Yi were both looking over, he hurriedly withdrew the somewhat shocked expression that Fang had just revealed, glanced at Gongsun Zhan, and said with a dry smile: "This matter ...... Yang, Ha ......"

"Captain Yang doesn't know much about it."

Gongsun Zhan slowly pressed the cloth silk on the desk with two fingers, and his eyes flashed, "A certain family does not deceive the two, there is no one in the Yellow Turban Army and the Black Mountain Army, and in Fuyang City, there are indeed Yuan Zheng and Wen Chang with 5,000 cavalry mixed in." The county soldiers are geometric, can you tell each other? ”

Seeing that Gongsun Zhan was exposed to the lie, he told him calmly, but Wei Dun did not have any smug look, he looked at Zhang Yi, his eyes moved slightly, Zhang Yi immediately smiled slightly, and arched his hand: "Can you tell Brother Ji the situation in Ji County?" ”

"What else. Liu Yuanjun is still seriously ill, and the rest of the things are ......"

"Riding Captain!" Zhang Yi interrupted with his hand, his face became more and more solemn, "The lower official dares to ask, how is my lord?" Will Tiger Ben Zhonglang really want to take refuge in Dong Zhuo? When you are committing such a military disaster now, do you harbor evil intentions and intend to plot evil? ”

The tone was sonorous and powerful, Gongsun Chan leaned forward slightly, his eyes burning, "What if I say it's not?" ”

Zhang Yi and Wei Dun made eye contact a few times, "What do you mean?" ”

"Can't you two see it?"

With a "snap", Gongsun Zhan slapped his chopsticks on the desk, raised his hand to the sky, pointed to the cloudless blue sky, and said loudly: "My Han River is about to overturn, there are troubles inside, and there are barbarians outside." Now the states and counties in the eastern part of the country have raised rebels to attack Dong thieves, if a certain family goes, who in this Youzhou will stop Wuhuan Xianbei? ”

Zhang Yi replied: "My lord still has a gentle strategy......

"So they invade the people every year, and every time they say that they are careless and uncontrolled, and they pay some cow wool skins, and your lord will settle things?"

"At least you can ensure that the overall situation of Youzhou is worry-free."

"But the lives of the dead people ......"

"Is it true that there is no blood stained by innocent people in your hand? Youzhou has been a place where people have gathered in the past two years, and you must not ...... chaotically."

"Smack!" With another loud sound, Gongsun Chan patted the desk, looked at Wei Dun sharply, and said word by word: "I want the Han Dynasty to be free from barbarian invasion forever!" ”

Zhang Yi's breath stagnated, and Wei Dun's eyes became sharp, "The Han Dynasty has been around for four hundred years, and there have been many outstanding people, and famous generals are like clouds, how can they really destroy the barbarians?" Didn't you also make friends with the Xianbei tribe of Kebineng in Ning County before? He also left seventy or eighty thousand Wuhuan people for them to expand their strength......"

"You really don't know they won't swallow?"

Gongsun Chan asked, and Wei Dun stubbornly said, "Then it can't be ...... suddenly."

"That's right! But Wuhuan is a must, and Youzhou is full of Han people! He's not a little bit of a life, but he's just another Wuhuan...... No, I don't get obsessed with you, I just ask you, have you really thought about it? Ever done? ”

Gongsun Chan asked.

Wei Dun still didn't answer, he was silent for a moment, and said with burning eyes: "If Lao Tzu is not mistaken, today's banquet is because you can't hold your breath because of some things." ”

Gongsun Zhan replied: "If Lao Tzu is not mistaken, Liu Yu sent someone to Fuyang to let you answer the problem, but he cooperated with the family teacher and ruled by the arch, is it not that there is no room for you to choose?" ”

Wei Dun propped his hands on the desk, half-squatted and looked at Gongsun Zhan, and said in a firm tone: "You want soldiers!" Many, many soldiers! Youzhou has changed?! ”

Gongsun Zhan also propped his hands on the table, half-squatted and looked at Wei Dun, glaring at him, "Do you want to give it?" ”

"Wuhuan has attacked?"

"Do you want to give it?"

"You want to hold Badun hostage and coerce hundreds of thousands of Wuhuan people to sinicize from now on?"

"What the hell are you ......" Gongsun Zhan got up suddenly, overturned the table, and didn't look at the charcoal burning mats all over the ground, his eyes were split: "Do you give it or not?" ”

"You're testing me! You've been tempting me! ”

Wei Dun looked firm, glanced at Yang Feng and Li Ding, who had stunned expressions, and glared at Gongsun Zhan again, "What happened to my lord?" ”

Gongsun Chan took a deep breath and slowly picked up the flesh-cutting dagger from the ground, "You really listen to him like that?" ”

Wei Dun's eyes flickered a few times, and then looked at Zhang Yi, seeing Zhang Yi nodding, he said slowly: "There are still 50,000 soldiers in the city, from major counties, you say, if I am treacherous, how can I deal with myself?" Once the army is self-reliant, it is enough to shatter the bones, and there will be no recovery! ”

As he spoke, he picked up the dagger that cut the flesh on the other side of the case, "Gongsun Zhan, tell me the truth, what's going on?" Otherwise, I can put up with you for a long time, and Zhang Gongbao will put up with you for a long time...... If you really want to make me angry, I don't care about the people! ”

"Oh, that's it......"

Gongsun Zhan suddenly lowered his tone and waved his hand at Li Ding, "Since that's the case, things will be easy to do." ”

Wei Dun and Zhang Yi looked at each other, and they were all stunned, and saw Li Ding take out a seal ribbon and a letter from a wooden box on one side.

Zhang Yi seemed to realize something, got up and went over to get the letter, and then exclaimed: "Xiangben Marquis ribbon seal!" ”

"I see!"

Before Zhang Yi could open the envelope, Wei Dun sat down, cut a piece of meat and put it in his mouth, and said nonchalantly: "Say it earlier...... Is there a change in Jixian County, and many people are too defensive and self-reliant? It's okay, the lord is alive, nothing happens. As for the soldiers in the city, I might as well tell you. After Liu Deran, who forced you to cooperate, started the war with Wu Huan, the lord had already had the idea of imprisoning Wu Huan to avoid the disaster of Wu Huan's army. ”

"So, you just fucking want me to say it and humiliate me?"

Gongsun Chan left the burning mat and sat down next to the desk in Tailun.

Otsu laughed, "Interesting, isn't it?" ”

He cut a piece of meat and handed it to Gongsun Zhan, raised his eyebrows and smiled: "So, for the sake of the big man?" ”

Gongsun Chan stretched out his hand and put the meat in his mouth, and said with a smile: "For the sake of the big man!" ”

The four eyes are facing each other, full of deep meaning.