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"Hu Chuquan is dead!"

Cao Peng looked at Pang Tong and said with a bitter smile: "His death, our efforts in the past dozens of days have been in vain!" ”

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It's night, but it's still hot.

Cao Peng took a deep breath and shook his head helplessly.

Ben hoped to use the hand of Hu Chuquan to contain Karasuma Tuqi. How do you know that Hu Chuquan was suddenly killed, which made all the previous calculations come to naught. However, compared to Tian Yu's depression, Cao Peng was obviously a little relaxed.

Presumably, once Hu Chuquan dies, the fastest person to live is Liu Guang.

He looked at Pang Tong, but was surprised to find that Pang Tong had a faint smile on his face.

"Shiyuan, don't you feel aggrieved?"

"Aggrieved? Why aggrieved? ”

Pang Tong couldn't help but laugh and said: "As soon as Hu Chuquan dies, as far as Gongzi is concerned, Hexi is at his fingertips." ”

"What do you mean by that?"

"Huchuquan was killed, and the Southern Xiongnu were bound to be chaotic. Regardless of whether it is to be humble or Liu Bao, they are all eyeing the position of Da Danyu. Previously, Hu Chuquan was alive, and the two could still endure it. But Hu Chuquan is dead, how can the two of them give up? ”

"You mean ......"

Pang Tong stood up and came to Cao Peng's side.

"Youxue, didn't you report to Gong Cao before, hoping to guard Hexi?"

"Exactly!"

"If Hu Chuquan is not dead, with the power of the Xiongnu in the south, it is not easy for you to sit in Hexi. But now that Hu Chuquan is dead, whether Liu Bao or Huhu, who has the energy to take care of the land west of the river. This is the perfect time for you to sit down in Hexi. Far from stopping them, they will even curry favor with you. In this way, the northwest of the river is safe. ”

There is ambition to be humble, and Liu Bao is also ambitious.

The strength of the two is equal, it just depends on who can digest the more power in Hu Chuquan's hands.

Cao Peng immediately understood what Pang Tong meant, this is to wait for the price and sell. Whoever is weak, I will help him...... Coupled with a Tan Zhe, Cao Peng is enough to turn Mobei upside down, at least for a few years, to ensure that Hexi is safe.

Removing the threat of the Southern Xiongnu, Hexi was equivalent to reducing the pressure by one-third.

The remaining Xiliang Ma Teng, as well as Hexi Qiangdi, should not be afraid. As for the senior cadres in Bingzhou, they are too busy to take care of themselves now, and I am afraid they have no time to take care of the Hexi region. Thinking of this, Cao Peng's confidence suddenly increased a lot.

He looked at Pang Tong and said softly: "Back then, I once said in front of my family teacher that I would establish my heart for heaven and earth, establish my life for the people, continue my studies for the saints, and open peace for all generations. The road is difficult, and I have not been able to do one of them so far...... However, if I can base myself in Hexi, I can accomplish one of them. Although it may not be able to make peace for all generations, it can make our native people not suffer from the Hu people for a hundred years. Shi Yuan, I need you to help me, use all your strength to help me, build a barrier in Hexi, and protect my Central Plains from chaos...... Shi Yuan, would you like to help me? ”

Since Pang Tong took refuge in Cao Peng, his performance has been stable and stable.

Although he stayed by Cao Peng's side, he never uttered a word of submission.

Now, Cao Peng opened up with him, but it made Pang Tong's heart turbulent.

After a moment of silence, he said, "Youxue, if you get Hexi, what should you do?" ”

"Tuntian, promote Tuntian in Hexi."

"Tuntian alone may not be able to sit firmly in Hexi. I think that Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty also used to be in Tuntian, Hexi, but it was eventually abandoned.

In order to build a barrier to the Central Plains in Hexi, there must be several key factors.

First of all, you have to have people, enough people, to be able to stabilize your position; Immigrating from the Central Plains alone is not a long-term solution, how are you going to solve this problem? ”

Cao Peng couldn't help but squint his eyes and fell into deep thought.

After a while, he raised his head and said coldly: "The Xiongnu and Xianbei have repeatedly violated the border and plundered the population from the Central Plains. They did the first year of junior high school, and I was able to do fifteen...... I can plunder the people from the Plug and make them work. At the same time, I can plunder the population across the sea to the west, south, and even east to increase the population base of Hexi.

If I supervise the town of Hexi, Sikong will definitely give great assistance.

At least the first batch of 30,000 households should not be a problem...... Shi Yuan, what you said is very right, if we want to sit firmly in Hexi, we have to do too much. Military, agricultural, and political affairs...... I need more help. ”

Pang Tong said: "Xu Yuanzhi can be a helper." ”

"He is very favored in Dongjun now, will he come to this bitter cold place?"

Pang Tongyi smiled, "As long as you learn a letter from you, Xu Shu will definitely agree." ”

Cao Peng thought about it and nodded in agreement.

Hu Chuquan's life and death, from the current point of view, does not have much to do with him. Tian Yu and others were worried about this, and after Cao Peng made a decision, he asked Tian Yu to take the first step. He was going to find Tan Zhe and bring Cai Yan's mother and son back. After all, this matter was an important matter entrusted to him by Cao Cao, and he had to complete it.

Tian Yu immediately agreed.

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In June of the eighth year of Jian'an, the Southern Xiongnu Dadan was killed in Huchuquan and Meiji.

The Xiongnu were in turmoil......

Youxian Wang Qubei was the first to react and led his troops to attack Danhan Mountain. And the Xianbei general Shamo Khan immediately retreated to Xianbei after killing Huchuquan. Qubei did not pursue Shama Khan, and after arriving at Danhan Mountain, he immediately annexed the forces that were originally subordinate to Huchuquan in Danhan Mountain, and his power suddenly increased greatly...... However, the good times did not last long, and although Liu Bao got the news later than he went to Beibei, he acted very quickly. He gave up the attack on Tanzhe, led 30,000 men to control the strings, crossed the Yellow River overnight, and after occupying the two counties of Woye and Linrong, he ordered his troops to quickly capture Heyin and cut off the ferry to cross the river from Wuyuan County to Shuofang. Then, Liu Bao led 10,000 iron horsemen to the north, captured Shan Yuting, seized Pingding Pass, directly occupied most of Shuofang County, and swallowed Huchuquan's tribe in Nandan Yuting.

Huchuquan sits on Danhan Mountain, but his wife and children are all in Nandan Yuting.

After Liu Bao occupied Nandan Yuting, he married his aunt, that is, Hu Chuquan's wife, and established Yanzhi as the self-proclaimed Dadan Yu.

Although Qubei annexed the tribe of Huchuquan in Danhan Mountain, it was one step behind Liu Bao due to geographical reasons.

When Hu Chuquan was alive, he placed Liu Bao in Shen Tuze west of the river, and let him sit in the surrendered city north of the river. It can be seen from this that he is a little wary of Liu Bao and Qubei. If you want to cross the river and enter Shuofang, you must pass through Wuyuan County and cross the river from Linwo. And if you want to capture Wuyuan County, you must take Yinshan.

This also made the main reason why although Qubei was the first to strike, the result was half a step behind Liu Bao.

Therefore, when Liu Bao established himself as a big single, how could he give up if he was humble. In July, he led 30,000 people to control the string and tried to force his way across Heyin, but was blocked by Liu Bao, and the two sides fought fiercely for more than a month. After this battle, Liu Bao's prestige was greatly shaken, and there was a tendency to establish himself as the king in Shuofang......

In desperation, he went to Luan, the tribal lord under his command, to protect the envoy Xu Du and ask for Cao Cao's help.

At this time, Cao Cao was leading a large army to cross the river and attack, and the front of the army was directed at Liyang!

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Jingzhou, Xiangyang.

Zhuge Liang was dressed in white and strolling on the street.

He came to Xiangyang this time to relax. Friends left one after another, and after Meng Jian and Pang Lin went north, Cui Zhouping also embarked on the road home because he received a letter from his brother Cui Jun. Cui Zhouping is a son of the Boling Cui family, born in a wealthy family, far from being comparable to Xu Shu, Shi Tao and others. Among the two sages and four friends of Shuijing Villa, Zhuge Liang and Cui Zhouping have the best relationship. The reason is that Zhuge Liang is also from the Langya family, although he is not as wealthy as the Boling Cui family, but he can also be regarded as a Qingzhou family. The children of the family are always easy to associate with the children of the family, even if the Langya Zhuge clan is no longer comparable to the past, but the heritage of this family still has a huge impact.

Don't you see, Jingzhou Cai's family wants to marry their daughter to Zhuge Liang, isn't there also the right factor?

If Zhuge Liang was just an ordinary disciple of the poor family, the same as Xu Shu and Shi Tao, the Cai family might not be able to look down on Zhuge .

Cui Zhouping's father is the former lieutenant Cui Lie.

His brother Cui Jun was originally a counselor under Yuan Shao. But after Yuan Shao's death, Cui's family was not as good as before. Therefore, the purpose of recalling Cui Zhouping is to find a better way out for Cui's family. Although Cui Zhouping is not the eldest son, after all, he has a decisive influence. If Cui Jun wants to make a decision, he must also win Cui Zhouping's consent.

Zhuge Liang had a hunch that Cui Zhouping would never return to Shuijing Villa if he went.

I can't help but feel a little lost in my heart, and I always feel empty.

Seeing his friends around him, he went out one by one and ran for the future, but he stayed in Jingzhou and had nothing to do.

The daughter of the Cai family is the niece of Mrs. Cai.

The talent is not very clever, but she is familiar with the "Female Commandment", proficient in female popularity, and is a good wife and mother who runs a family.

For Zhuge Liang, Cai's daughter is not bad.

It's just that when he went on a blind date, the Cai family proposed intentionally or unintentionally, hoping that Zhuge Liang could work for Liu Biao.

If Zhuge Liang is not moved, it is false!

After all, in Jingzhou, he is attached to Liu Biao, and being able to work for Liu Biao is undoubtedly the best way out.

But Zhuge Liang also knows Liu Biao quite well, and knows that Liu Biao is just a person who keeps his way, and I am afraid it will be difficult to make great things.

What is certain is that if it is attached to Liu Biao, it will definitely be reused.

After all, Zhuge Liang and Cai's daughter's relationship is a foregone conclusion. And Jingxiang is now controlled by the Cai family, not to mention the relationship between Mrs. Cai, just to say that Cai Mao, the governor of the navy, also holds military power and has extremely huge influence.

In addition, the Cai family and the Jingzhou family are intertwined and have an extremely close relationship.

With these people, how can Zhuge Liang be wronged?

However, Zhuge Liang is not optimistic about Liu Biao......

There was a restaurant in front, Zhuge Liang walked in, and under the guidance of the guy, he climbed to the second floor.

Unlike the noisy environment downstairs, the second floor is extremely quiet. Zhuge Liang sat down at the table near the window, ordered some wine and food, and poured himself a drink.

"Why is Kong Ming drinking alone here?"

Zhuge Liang looked up, but saw a man in his thirties, looking at him with a smile.

"Ah, it's big brother!"

The person who came, named Pang Shanmin, was Pang Degong's nephew.

Zhuge Liang hurriedly got up and gave up his seat and invited Pang Shanmin to sit down and drink together.

Pang Shanmin smiled and waved his hand and said, "Uncle Jia called me to go, I just came here to buy some elixir that Uncle Jia likes."

By the way, I heard that your marriage has been decided, I don't know when? ”

Zhuge Liang said: "The wedding date has been set, and there will be a big ceremony in mid-autumn." ”

"Well, getting married is a good thing after all, and you can settle down from now on...... Kong Ming, I also want to congratulate you. ”

"When the time comes, I will invite the eldest brother to the banquet."

"Uh...... In the Mid-Autumn Festival, I'm afraid I won't be able to return. ”

"Big brother going out?"

Pang Shanmin nodded and said with a smile: "Shiyuan sent a letter, saying that he was worshiped as the captain of the Qiang Protector, so I want to send his family over." ”

Zhuge Liang was stunned when he heard this, "Captain Huqiang? How could Shi Yuan achieve such an official position? ”

Pang Shanmin scratched his head, "It is said that it was Beizhong Lang who recommended Cao Peng, so Shiyuan got this official position." Looking at the meaning of his letter, it seems that he wants to gain a foothold in Hexi. Therefore let me send his wife over, so that my heart should not be troubled. ”

"So, but I want to congratulate Shi Yuan...... What about Meng Jian and Shi Tao? ”

Shi Yuan didn't say anything, only said about him.

Pang Lin previously wrote to him, saying that he was in Xudu and would go to Hexi in the near future. Presumably Meng Jian will go with him. ”

Zhuge Liang's heart suddenly had waves.

Captain Huqiang!

I think that back then, Pang Tong was not as good as himself when he left, but now he has become the captain of the Qiang school.

Zhuge Liang's heart, how can he be comfortable?

He wasn't jealous, but he didn't feel well.

After chatting with Pang Shanmin for a few more words, Pang Shanmin took the wine and left.

Zhuge Liang sat alone by the window drinking stuffy wine, and the more he drank, the more uncomfortable he felt.

"Step out of the city gate and look into the shadows. There are three tombs in it, and they are similar.

Ask whose tomb it is, Tianjiang Gu Yezi. The power can row the South Mountain, and the literature can be the Jedi.

Once slandered, two peaches killed three soldiers. Who can plan for this, the minister of the country is Qi Yanzi. ”

Zhuge Liang was originally a Qi person, and he has always revered Yanzi, the prime minister of Qi in the Spring and Autumn Period. He felt that his talent was not inferior to Yanzi, but he had no way to serve the country. Now, the Han dynasty is declining, and Cao Cao is wantonly using Han scholars, which makes Zhuge Liang feel disliked. It's just that Liu Biao is a person with no ambitions, even if he defects to him, what use can he have?

I have learned this body, who should I serve?

The more he thought about it, the more depressed he felt, and his singing voice gradually became high-pitched......

Not far away, a middle-aged man with a white face and a long beard, wearing an ordinary casual clothes, was drinking with a heroic man.

Hearing the singing, the middle-aged man couldn't help but raise his head.

"Zhongye, who is the singer?"

The heroic man turned his head to look, and then smiled: "Who should I be playing, it turns out to be Kong Ming." ”

"But that Water Mirror Villa, Zhuge Kongming, who is known as Wolong?"

"Exactly!"

The middle-aged man was overjoyed when he heard this, and he clinged to the arm of the heroic man and said, "I don't know Zhongye, can I introduce it on my behalf?" ”

"What's so hard about that?"

The heroic man got up and walked over with the middle-aged man.

"Kong Ming, why are you drinking here alone?"

"Ah, it's General Wenpin."

When Zhuge Liang saw the heroic man, he hurriedly stood up and waved his hand.

Wen Ping smiled and pulled the middle-aged man to sit down next to him, "Kong Ming, I'll introduce you...... This is the uncle of the emperor of the Han Dynasty, General Zuo, Liu Bei Liu of Yuzhou, Liu Xuande. I just heard you play, so I came to disturb it, and I hope Kong Ming will not blame you. ”

Liu Bei?

Zhuge Liang looked at the middle-aged man suspiciously.

Liu Bei smiled, "I have heard the name of Wolong for a long time, and it is a blessing to see it today!" ”

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