Chapter 276: Xu Shu Returns
Because He Xian can't let Liu Biao sit big in Jingzhou!
Liu Biao, a political hooligan, has excellent eloquence, and he can fool the party, the emperor and Dong Zhuo around, which shows the depth of his mouth cannon skills. Liu Biao in history, under the strict defense of Yuan Shu, rode into Jingzhou alone, and cleaned up the Jingzhou scholars without a single soldier, and was willing to drive him. If He Xian went back late, he could only use Wei Yan's method and use force to fight him. But in that case, the losses of the Nanyang Army would be infinitely magnified, which was not in line with He Xian's overall development plan.
Moreover, this matter must be carried out in secret and not be known to the Kwantung coalition forces. If Yuan Shao or Yuan Shu learned that He Xian returned to Nanyang to fight for Jingzhou with Liu Biao, it would inevitably cause an uproar, and it was very likely that they would even fight directly.
After careful discussion with everyone, He Xian decided to return to Nanyang alone. On the side of the Tiger Prison, Dong Thief has already moved the capital to Chang'an, and it is impossible for a big war to the death. At best, they are only local battles, and the Nanyang Army has been "disabled", as long as it is not a full-scale war, there is a high probability that these local battles do not need to participate in the war. At the same time, in order to confuse the princes and not arouse their suspicion, all the troops and generals of the Nanyang Army did not move, including Guo Jia, who also stayed to guard the Nanyang military camp.
Externally, it was declared that He Xian could not see the wind due to illness and did not see any guests. When he really couldn't hide it, he pretended to be it. He Qian has followed He Xian for nearly ten years, and is familiar with all his behavior and habits, and even the tone of his speech can be imitated. As long as you put on a full set of Mingguang armor, put down your mask, and sit on the night jade lion horse, even if you lead the troops to the battle, it is not a big problem, and no one can tell whether the person under the armor is He Xian or He Qian.
As for He Xian himself, he took more than a dozen guards from the special operations team, disguised as messengers, and secretly left the coalition camp and went to Nanyang in the starry night.
Back in Wancheng, He Xian urgently summoned Huang Yueying, Xu Yu, Li Yan, Wen Xiang, and Wei He to discuss the matter. The hussar general He Miao was guarding filial piety in Wuyang and was not in Wancheng. Along with Xu Yu, there is also a beautiful son. The starry eyebrows are bright, the instrument is lofty, and the azure robe is spotless. If the saber on his waist was replaced with a feather fan, He Xian might have mistakenly thought that he had seen Zhuge Kongming.
"Grass people Xu Shu participates in the lord!" Xu Shu knelt on one knee and clasped his fists with both hands, but he made a general salute! In addition, this "lord" directly expresses the meaning of allegiance, how can He Xian not be ecstatic in his heart?
He Xian hurriedly came over to help Xu Shu up, and said, "Long time no see", saying that he had not seen him for eight years. At that time, He Xian was still a little fat man chattering; Xu Shu is a down-and-out boy who practices martial arts and swords. Over the years, although He Xian has not met Xu Shu, he has been in constant contact. Xu Shu's mother has been living in Hejiabao, and during the New Year's holidays, He Xian will go to visit and say hello. Xu Shu's half-sister Xu Yu has also been serving under He Xian, in charge of He's intelligence collection work, and is regarded by Nanyang as one of He Xian's wives and concubines.
These years of studying in Lumen Mountain have made Xu Shu's temperament much more restrained and calm. But in his bones, he is still the sword warrior who does not hesitate to fight for power in order to protect his sister. He Xian's kindness to him, he always remembered it in his heart and never forgot it.
"Shu is in Lumen Mountain, I heard that the lord defeated the Xiliang army, beheaded Huaxiong, repelled Lu Bu, and forced Dong Zhuo not to dare to live in Luoyang for a long time, which is really exciting!" Xu Shu said excitedly.
"It is true that the Xiliang army was defeated, but the Nanyang army also suffered considerable losses. Although he beheaded Huaxiong, but Lu Bu could only be regarded as a draw, Dong Zhuo moved the capital, and he was afraid that the alliance of the princes was powerful......" He Xian said in fact, "It's that Yuan Zhi has returned this time, but he has learned to become a teacher?" ”
When Xu Shu heard this, he felt guilty at first, and then said firmly: "
Unfinished studies! The teacher said that in two more years, he may be able to reach another realm. But recently, I heard that Liu Jingsheng was appointed by Dong Thief and rode into Jingzhou alone. The students discussed how the lord would fight back. Shu, when he knew that the Lord was just employing people, he begged the teacher to let him go down the mountain! ”
According to the rules of Lumen Mountain, students are not allowed to walk down the mountain before leaving the school. If you force yourself to go down the mountain and want to go up the mountain again to continue your studies, there is basically no hope. He Xian understood that Xu Shu did this to be able to help himself, and he felt a little sorry in his heart, but he didn't show it.
"Now the war is on! It is the time to employ people, and Yuan Zhi came just in time! Come, tell me quickly, the students of the academy are all analyzing the situation in Jingzhou! He Xian beckoned everyone to sit left and right, and each of them came with a cup of tea.
Although it was the first time for Xu Shu to participate in this kind of "high-level meeting", he did not have stage fright at all, his eyes shone with excitement, and he seemed to enjoy being able to scold Fang Yu under this aura. He Xian has been carefully observing Xu Shu's every move, and secretly sighed in his heart that Xu Shu is worthy of being the most buried first-class strategist in the Three Kingdoms at the end of the Han Dynasty.
"Since Sun Jian, the Empress Dowager of Changsha, and Cao Yin, the Taishou of Wuling, killed and assassinated Wang Rui, Jingzhou has fallen into a state of chaos, and many forces have their own policies. Mainly, it can be divided into three forces: the first is the non-Jingzhou local forces led by Sun Jian, Cao Yin, and Qin Jie; the second is the local family in Jingzhou headed by the five major families of He, Cai, Huang, Kuai and Xiang; The third is the rural forces in Jingzhou, led by the local clan forces. ”
"Sun Jian, Cao Yin, Qin Jie and others are connected together?"
"These people are not blatantly linked, but after we sorted them out, we found that these people have one thing in common."
"What do you have in common?"
In the second year of Zhongping, Situ Yuan Kui recommended Cao Yin, a native of Yuzhou, as the Taishou of Wuling; In the third year of Zhongping, Yuan Feng, a servant of the Taifu, recommended Zhao Fan, a native of Changshan, Jizhou, as the Taishou of Guiyang, and in the fifth year of Zhongping, Situ Yuan Kui recommended Sun Jian, a native of Wu County, Yangzhou, as the county guard of Changsha; In the sixth year of Zhongping, Huben Zhonglang recommended Yuan Shu to Qin Jie, a native of Jiujiang, Yangzhou, to move from Jiangxia County to Lingling County to guard ......"
"Runan Yuan!" Everyone present exclaimed.
"Not bad! These four people are not the leaders of the Jingzhou forces, and they are all from the Runan Yuan clan! Among the seven counties in Jingzhou, they occupy four counties, the largest territory, and a large number of people, but the power is not the strongest! ”
"Oh? Which department should be the most powerful? ”
Xu Shu stared at He Xian with burning eyes: "Naturally, it is the five local families of Jingzhou headed by the lord!" “
He Xian was a little surprised: "When did the He family become the family of Jingzhou?" He also became the head of the five clans of He, Cai, Huang, Kuai, and Xiang? Isn't that a bit too exaggerated? ”