When the news that Liu Bei sent troops to recapture Xuzhou reached Pingyang City, Tian Jing had just finished handling a series of military and political affairs in Hedong. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 infoThe policy of remuneration discussed last time has been arranged. For example, Xu Huang and Yang Xiu sent an envoy to the Xiongnu together to meet Shan Yu Yufuluo to discuss the exchange of materials and horses, and they have been there for many days, and I believe that there will be a response soon. And Zhao Yan had already rushed to Jingzhou to meet Liu Biao in person to discuss the exchange of horses for grain and grass. Tian Jing was going to wait for a free time, and then go to Anyi in person to meet Wang Yi, and the two chatted heartily, so that Wang Yi could support some more grain and grass for the Northern Army. Who knew that before the trip was made, he got the news that Liu Bei had recaptured Xuzhou.

Tian Jing thought to himself that Liu Bei had recaptured Xuzhou in history, but unfortunately it didn't take long for him to be killed by Cao Cao and defeated, and then thrown himself into Yuan Shao's door. I wonder if history will repeat itself this time?

Just thinking about this question, Xu Shu personally came to him to discuss the matter, Tian Jing smiled and said, "The military advisor is here for Liu Bei's recapture of Xuzhou?" ”

When Xu Shu saw him say this, he was stunned, and then said, "Prime Minister Cao Cao personally commanded an army of 100,000, and Yixia Houdun was the vanguard to crusade against Liu Bei." ”

Tian Jingqi said, "So fast? We have just received news from Feiying, and Cao Cao is sending troops. ”

Xu Shu said, "Don't say it, this Cao Cao is really courageous." Yuan Shao in the north and us behind him didn't care, so he took the army to crusade against Liu Bei. ”

Tian Jing said, "I'm afraid that he has already seen through Yuan Shao and doesn't have the courage." And we, after all, haven't torn our faces yet, are we still officials in the same dynasty? Now from our point of view, it is not the time to do anything to us, I have also discussed with the military advisor, the battle of Yuan Cao, we will form an alliance with Cao Cao against Yuan Shao, so as to expand the territory. I'm afraid that Cao Cao also saw our intentions. ”

Xu Shu said, "That's not going to happen, Cao Cao is suspicious, how can he believe us." The biggest possibility is that he has been prepared for a long time and is not afraid of us making trouble. ”

Tian Jing also felt justified when he heard it. This Cao Cao has been operating in the Central Plains for a long time, and his strength is really not something he can compete with. Now Cao Cao has 100,000 soldiers and horses to attack Liu Bei, but I am afraid that Liu Bei will not last long. Tian Jing asked, "Now that Liu Bei has raised troops to resist Cao, will we wait and see what happens, or will we take action?" ”

Xu Shu said, "The general is talking about more than 10,000 horses from Mrs. Lu Wen, Zhang Liao, and Gao Shun?" I think it's better to wait and see, letting them help Liu Bei is just a drop in the bucket, but it has lost the strength they have saved so hard in vain. ”

Tian Jing also felt justified when he heard it, so he had to put down his worries about Lu Wen first, and then find a way to meet them when he had the opportunity in the future.

Just when the two were discussing, suddenly a soldier came from outside the door to report, saying that Emperor Xu Du had sent a person to see General Zhengbei. Tian Jing and Xu Shu were shocked when they heard this, because Emperor Xian rarely summoned him suddenly, and he used to see him and find a normal way to let Huangmen pass on the decree. This time, it was for people to meet in private, and nothing could happen.

Tian Jing immediately asked the soldier to bring the man in. The man came in and gave Tian Jing a salute, saying that he was Jia Shun, the guard next to the emperor, and saw Xu Shu next to Tian Jing, but he did not explain his intention.

Tian Jing pointed at Xu Shu and said, "This person is our military division Xu Shu, the most trustworthy person, General Jia has everything to say." ”

The man hesitated for a moment, then said, "In that case, I will say it." The Holy One asked me to send a letter to you, so that you can secretly enter Xudu and discuss important matters. ”

Tian Jing hesitated when he heard this, "I don't know what this saint has called me, what is the so-called matter?" ”

The man said, "The subordinate is just a guard, how can he know about the affairs of the court." He was just ordered to pass the word and let the general rush to Xudu within half a month. ”

Tian Jing said, "Got it." Let people entertain the person who sent the letter, and then discuss it with Xu Shu.

Xu Shu said, "General, I always feel that this matter is strange, it stands to reason that the Holy Messenger will let the general enter Xu Xu, and now he sends someone to come secretly, he must hide it from others." Is this hiding from anyone, it is naturally to hide Cao Cao's henchmen and eyeliner. Could it be that the saint is going to be unfavorable to Cao Cao? ”

Tian Jing didn't think about it so much at first, but when he heard Xu Shuyi, he suddenly remembered the matter of the edict. The heart said, if you don't offer the emperor, it's the same as in history, let Dong Cheng and them make a cloth and belt edict. But this can't be explained to Xu Shu, as if he is unpredictable. Then he said to Xu Shu, "No matter what, there is a call to the saint, and I have to go." I will go to Xudu, at least a few days, and at most a month. I'll leave the affairs of Pingyang and Hedong counties to you. In my absence, I will give you the right to arbitrarily deal with the enemy. ”

Xu Shu said: "General, I won't stop you if you want to go, but it is inevitable that there will be danger when you go, so why don't you bring a few more people with you." ”

Tian Jing smiled: "Zang Shun, the captain of Xu Du who guards the city, is our people. In the city, Starr has arranged a lot of spies for the Flying Eagles, and they should be fine. ”

Xu Shu said, "Having said that, there is nothing wrong with being careful in everything, and it is better to be careful." ”

Tian Jing said, "Okay, I'll take Leping, Shi Da, and Liu Meng with me." ”

Xu Shu thought about it, Leping learned from Wei Yan and was good at using a single knife, Shi Da was the apprentice grandson of the swordsman Wang Yue, and Liu Meng was good at fighting with each other, and these three were all good at hand-to-hand combat. He nodded in agreement.

The next day, Tian Jing took the three of them and the guards to the south. Halfway through, I went to Anyi City first, and saw Taishou Wangyi, and after the two of them reminisced, Tian Jing directly explained his intentions. It is hoped that Wang Yi will be able to bear an extra part of the grain and grass for the Northern Army. Although Wang Yi was a little reluctant in his heart, it was not easy for Tian Jing to refuse directly. He promised to pay more than 5,000 soldiers and horses for a year.

Although Tian Jing felt that this was still a little different from the original expectation, it was not easy to be too embarrassed for Wang Yi. He didn't say much, only talked about the old days with Wang Yi, and then hinted between his words that he would go to see Emperor Xian, or he could get a high position in the court for him, I don't know if he was willing. Wang Yi directly refused, only saying that he could benefit the people in Hedong Taishou's office.

After Tian Jing said goodbye, he met with Huo Jun, the governor of Hedong, and asked him how the city defense of Anyi was. Huo Jun said that the city has been strengthened, although it cannot be said to be impregnable, but he is confident that it will not be a problem to defend the city for several months with the soldiers and horses in his hands. Now the problem is that there are few soldiers. Tian Jing said with a smile, "It's okay, if there is a war, I will let all the soldiers and horses of the fifth battalion of the Northern Army be under your unified command." ”

Out of the east of the river, it is the boundary of Hongnong. In order to prevent Cao Cao's people from discovering it, Tian Jing and others abandoned their horses here and went to Luoyang on foot in disguise.

Hongnong Taishou is Jia Xu, but Zhang Xiu has not paid attention to Hongnong's management since he got Nanyang. In addition, Cao Jun guarded Tongguan and actually controlled Guanzhong, and Hongnong, as a transportation grain and grass artery, could not be completely controlled by Zhang Xiu's hands. Therefore, Jia Xu adopted a policy of turning a blind eye to this matter, and did not care about the crossing of Cao's army at all. He only used Hongnong as the grain and grass base of Nanyang.

Tian Jing and his entourage passed Hongnong, and they went out of Hangu Pass to Luoyang. Luoyang Taishou Han Fu is Cao Cao's confidant, the original ruling Jinwu is now serving as the captain of Luoyang, but there is not much actual military power, only a few hundred subordinates when he was the original ruling Jinwu, with more than 10,000 black mountain soldiers, here to repair the palace wall. It was inconvenient for Tian Jing to see each other, so he continued to travel eastward, leaving Luoyang and then rushing southeast to Yingchuan.

Closer to Xu Du, Tian Jing acted more carefully. The five of them separated and scattered into the city. There is a small shop in the city that sells wine and food, which looks very inconspicuous, but it is a stronghold of the Flying Eagle, where Star and his subordinates have been passing on the news, and now it is a shelter for several of them.

After settling down, Tian Jing asked the guard Jia Shun to go back to his life.

Early the next morning, as soon as Tian Jing got up, the guard came. said that he was dedicated to the emperor and hoped that Tian Jing would enter the palace today. Then he took out two sets of guards' clothes and said, "I'm going to be wronged by General Zhengbei." ”

Tian Jing understood at a glance, so he changed his clothes with Leping and entered the palace with the guard. Before leaving, he instructed Shi Da to send someone to inquire about the news in the city, and asked Liu Meng to go to the east gate to meet Zang Shun, the captain of the shooting school, and ask him to come to the small shop tonight.

When Tian Jing arrived in the palace, he saw Emperor Xian, and bowed down. Emperor Xian asked him to hurry up and said, "Aiqing, please get up quickly." This time you have come to the secret edict, and it is really important to discuss. ”

Tian Jing said: "The saint, please speak, the minister is willing to go to the soup for the sake of the Han and the saint, and he will not give up." ”

Emperor Xian said, "Okay, I'll just say that I didn't see the wrong person." Knowing that Tian Qing is the minister of our dynasty, he will definitely be able to trust each other in great things. What does Aiqing think of Cao Cao? ”

Tian Jing said, "The minister has offered advice to the saint more than once, hoping that the saint can restrict Cao Cao's rights. This has nothing to do with Cao Cao's character, as long as his power increases, those generals under his command will only have Cao Cao and no saint in their hearts. Even if Cao Cao did not have the heart of autocratic power, his subordinates would ask Cao Cao to do so for the sake of their wealth. In the future, it is difficult to guarantee that Cao Cao will not be another Dong Zhuo. ”

Emperor Xian said: "How to get to the future, now Cao Cao has not taken me in his eyes at all, and he alone has the final say in the affairs of the court." Those who had opposing views, such as Yang Biao, the imperial lieutenant, were either deposed or forced to resign, and some officials who were loyal to the Han family were charged by Cao Cao and killed for no reason. In my opinion, where is this Cao Cao a Han Xiang, he is clearly a Han thief. I want to secretly edict all the ministers and good generals to get rid of Cao thief. Would Aiqing be willing to help me? ”

Tian Jing was also taken aback when he heard this, he didn't expect that the change of Emperor Xian would be so great. It turned out that he persuaded him, but he didn't fully believe in himself. Now that it's good, I feel that Cao Cao is a traitor, and it's time to get rid of the two. Tian Jing had the intention to protect the emperor, but he had not yet decided to tear his face with Cao Cao immediately. Moreover, in addition to Cao Cao, Yuan Shao is powerful, if he goes south, it is difficult to say whether the situation of Emperor Xian can be better than today. Tian Jing hesitated slightly, and suddenly felt that Emperor Xian's face was nervous, and sweat drops were already appearing on his forehead. He carefully observed his surroundings and listened with bated breath, and could hear the breathing of many people in the room behind Emperor Xian. Tian Jing was secretly shocked in his heart, he couldn't imagine that Emperor Xian had such thoughts about himself, it seemed that if he didn't agree to crusade against Cao Cao, he would not be able to leave this palace.

Tian Jing is such a smart person, how can he be willing to suffer such a loss, so he said, "It's still the same sentence, I don't hesitate to serve the saint." It's just that this crusade against Cao Cao is extraordinary, and it must be considered in the long run. ”