Chapter 658: Dark Scars, Who Belongs to the Three States (20)
Compared with Yuan Shang, who was entangled in the critical moment and saw that no one could be relied on, he could only hope that compared with Tian Fengzhi's wisdom and the little family background left by his father Yuan Shao, the other "party" in this matter was in a much better mood.
The big-eared brother Liu Bei has not had good luck for most of his life now, but he is not a person who gives in easily, and he is also an old enemy with Lu Bu. Since Lu Buding Qingzhou and Liu Bei's escape from the plains, he has not stopped much. Although Kong Rong and Gongsun Zhan have directly or indirectly helped each other since the beginning, they have taken some advantage in the plain fraud case and the Hebei competition, and even used a trick to almost make Lu Bu fall, but in fact, since the start of the army in Zhuo County, Liu Bei has been exhausted. In addition to often boasting of being a relative of the Han family, the most common thing to sigh about is that heroes are useless. For example, if it is five points today, Cao Cao and Lu Bu alone occupy seventy percent of the territory of the Han Dynasty, and the remaining Ma Teng Han Sui, Liu Biao, Liu Yan, Gongsun Zhan, etc. also have their own states and counties, even the two defeated sons of the Yuan family, who are not very successful, also have a state. However, he, the "distressed" Han clansman, is still under the command of his former classmate Gongsun Zhan, although he is important, but for Liu Bei, who is not willing to be subordinate, it is not a very comfortable thing. What's more, since the incident in Yecheng, Gongsun Chan has obviously become more and more wary of Liu Bei, if it weren't for the previous little trick, so that Gongsun Zhan, who had no explicit opposition to the new emperor set up by Cao Cao, caught fire in the backyard and had to send troops back to save the camp, Nanpi City might not be handed over to him Liu Bei. Thinking that his Liu Bei's ancestors are counted up to more than ten generations, how can they be regarded as Tianhuang nobles, and there are more than 20,000 soldiers under his hands, and there are three brothers who are enemies of 10,000 people. Why can't you earn a place to stand in Hebei as the foundation and achieve great things?
Now, I don't know if it was Liu Bei's "prayer" who should have had a pig's foot halo on his head that played a role. It is still the manifestation of the twenty-four first emperors of the Han Dynasty, at least in Liu Bei's eyes. The opportunity has finally arrived.
Hebei is not a big place. Gongsun Zhan is Liu Bei's classmate and benefactor, if he takes it, the reputation of benevolence and righteousness that he has easily accumulated before will be completely ruined. Therefore, even when he imprisoned Yi Jing before, Liu Bei did not dare and could not replace him, so it was not advisable for Youzhou.
Then the only thing left is to merge the two states. To the left of the state is the border of the former Xiongnu. Later, it was classified as the border of the Southern Xiongnu attached to the Han Dynasty, although it was assigned to the border of Hebei, but because of the special geographical location. And in recent years, the originally well-behaved Southern Xiongnu are also about to move, and friction is frequent, and it is not a good place to stand. Then there is only one Jizhou left. But Jizhou was originally Yuan Shao's base camp, and Yuan Shao, who had already died violently, although he used some shady means against Jizhou to succeed. But I have to say that Yuan Shao is in the governance camp. It's still quite a hand. On this one-third of an acre, the Yuan family's power is intertwined and deep-rooted. Not to mention, Cao Cao borrowed the hand of the new emperor, and the reason why he was so generous with Jizhou to appease Lu Bu was because Cao Cao didn't want to? It's not because even Lu Bu had to withdraw from Jizhou after he was injured in the battle in Yecheng! Cao Cao and Lu Bu, who now occupy all the territories of the thirteen states of the Han Dynasty except Liangzhou, Youzhou, Yizhou, and Jizhou, have no way to take Jizhou, although Liu Bei is also coveting Jizhou. But after losing the battle for Yecheng, he was quite self-aware. That's why he would rather put down the shelf, personally risk his life and befriend Yuan Shang's milk doll, fight the enemy in the alliance, and not take the initiative to be ruthless to Jizhou, which is weak but has a strong background.
But now Tian Feng's letter asking Liu Bei to fulfill his obligations as an ally made Liu Bei's eyes suddenly light up. What a godsend! Originally, the four forces in Hebei restrained each other, and there was a delicate balance between them, even if they wanted to make trouble, they were very uneasy. Unexpectedly, it was a strategy to seek stability, intending to cooperate with Jizhou to protect itself, but it broke the stalemate by mistake. It is said that Liu Bei is not afraid of Cao Cao and Lu Bu's layout in Hebei. For Liu Bei, the worst result of this incident is that there is no territory at all, but he has no territory, and the only place to live in the Bohai Sea in Nanpi is still nominally under the rule of Gongsun Zhan. It's better to take advantage of this chaos to seek opportunities, but if you can get some dry goods from it, it will be in vain. If you are lucky, you can keep Jizhou in the gap between Lu Bu and Cao Cao, and wash away the hearts and minds that were lost because of the battle for Yecheng before, it will be replaced, and it is not impossible. In the past, Yuan Shao seized the foundation of Han Fu, and within half a year, he had the foundation of being able to dominate Hebei, couldn't he Liu Bei copy this "lesson from the past"? Of course, the most urgent and more important reason for Liu Bei's joy is that Liu Bei does have 20,000 cavalry in his hands, but I don't know if it was negligence or other reasons, when Gongsun Chan left, he took away the newly collected military grain here, except for the old grain in the treasury of Nanpi and Bohai, he did not mention the matter of leaving grain and grass for Liu Bei at all. 20,000 people, that's a lot, it's not false at all. That's 40,000 mouths to eat! People are wrapped in horses and chewed, and the daily consumption of grain and straw alone is up and down thousands of stones, which makes the political officials under Liu Bei's command, led by Jian Yong, difficult to cook without rice and have a headache, but Liu Bei can't change the food, and the reason why he chose to ally with Jizhou at the beginning may not be without the intention of hoping to get Jizhou's grain and grass support. Therefore, when Tian Feng's letter arrived, Liu Bei's benevolence and righteousness were greatly developed, and he almost did not hesitate, and immediately ordered troops to send generals, poured all his troops, and rushed to support Jizhou. When Beihai was besieged five years ago, Liu Bei, who was the plain commander, was generous and heroic. Let Tian Feng, who thought that Liu Bei would take advantage of the danger in Jizhou, opened his mouth widely, and Tian Feng, who was ready to be knifed, was a little unaccustomed to it for a while. Liu Bei's move of abandoning his family to come to aid was really as he thought before, at least the people of Yecheng who had learned some news had a much better impression of Liu Bei, the thief who had coveted the territory of Jizhou in the past and killed and injured Yecheng.
The mobilization of 20,000 horses is not something that can be covered up if you want to. The news that Liu Bei abandoned Gongsun Zan and entered Jizhou was soon noticed by people with good intentions. You must know that Liu Bei Ming still has a ministry in Youzhou on his face! And Gongsun Zhan and Yuan Shang's father Yuan Shao, it was a feud for three years! Although Liu Bei's move was under the banner of righteousness that he could not bear to see the territory of the Han Dynasty as a "puppet monarch", he fooled the generals in his own army, thinking that Liu Bei's abandonment of small things for the sake of righteousness was a move of great benevolence and righteousness. But what others think, it's not easy to say.
"Liu Bei is in the bureau, and the authorities are confused!" Qin Xu was trying to use his eldest son Lu Chen as a "bargaining chip" to talk about things, according to Jia Xu's plan, even if he couldn't lead the troops north this time, he had to ask for orders to accompany the army, but he just heard such news. Qin Xu now understands a little bit about why Liu Bei sighed like a fish in water after he got Zhuge Liang in Xinye. This big-eared brother looks happy and angry, but in fact he is also a passionate and reckless actioner, stepping on Cao Cao's dirt and holding high the banner of righteousness to settle in Jizhou, can't fools see his dirty thoughts?
"Liu Bei, villain! On the surface, he is loyal, but in fact he is shameless and treacherous! Lu Buben also felt that Liu Bei was also more enthusiastic this time, even if he wanted to play the trick of being born and sleeping with Yuan Shang, he would not pack up all his belongings, give up the land of Nanpi and the Bohai Sea, and drag his family to settle in Jizhou, right? was broken by Qin Xu's words, and even Lu Bu couldn't stand Liu Bei's current "eating appearance". "No, Zhong Ming, if you say anything this time, you have to go to Jizhou in person and weigh the dough of this guy with your own hands."
"Na Xu asks to go with you!" Lu Bu and Liu Bei almost had a murderous revenge. Although the poisoned arrow was carefully treated by Hua Tuo, it did not cause much damage to Lu Bu's body, but it was enough for Lu Bu to lie on the bed for half a year. The number one fierce general in the world, it is unbearable to be made to such a point by a villain. But this incident is related to the belonging of the three states of Hebei, and according to Lu Bu's violent temper, it is not impossible to be angry with the people of Jizhou who "took in" Liu Bei. Qin Xu now somewhat understood Jia Xu's intentions. At the beginning, a small plain county took people several years of work to go to Liu Beihua successfully, if it was because of Lu Bu's temporary refreshment, and then let the people of Jizhou leave the heart, it would really be worth the loss.
"You? You're not afraid that Ling'er and a few of them will miss you, and you're still worried about your mother complaining! Since having Lu Chen, Lu Bu's temper has been "rectified" a lot softer, and his words are a little more easy-going. At least he no longer raised his eyebrows at Qin Xu as he did before, and looked serious.
"If the country lives and dies for profit, will it not be avoided because of misfortune and good fortune!" Qin Xu looked righteous and awe-inspiring, and was looked at by Lu Bu for a long time before he smiled and said, "Where is the reason for the old man to go out on the expedition and the son-in-law to guard the town?" Again...... Xu's stay in Linzi may not be much easier than going out. ”
"How many? Isn't it easy? The strange smile on Lu Bu's face became stronger, and he slowly said to Qin Xu: "Zhaoji, Zhen'er, Qian'er, cough cough, and Mrs. Du...... Well, it is estimated that there will be a high priest of Wumei and the second miss of the Zhen family, if you add your righteous daughter of Raush...... Zhong Ming! Can you afford it? ”
"Ahem! Lord...... Mrs. Du, that's a widow's sister-in-law, not a ...... cough cough" Qin Xu looked at Lu Bu with some horror, listening to this tone as if he was joking, he didn't expect Lu Bu to be so clear about his own affairs! After waiting for a while, it seems that Lu Bu just said it casually, and he didn't mean to scold, but Qin Xu only felt more and more embarrassed, and he didn't expect to hit Lu Bu's muzzle without paying attention. I had to stiffen my scalp, laugh dryly, and stop answering.
"Think it's well hidden? Hum! That is, you don't feel sorry for Ling'er, otherwise, when a certain Fang Tian painting halberd can't kill anyone!? "Yes, Lu Bu is still Lu Bu after all, and his nature is difficult to change. Seeing Qin Xu's stunned look and a wry smile, Lu Bu was also very relieved, glared at Qin Xu, and snorted coldly: "What are you doing in a daze?" Why don't you get dressed up yet! (To be continued......)