Chapter 434: Yecheng Changed Hands (I)
PS: I'm sorry for you. Yesterday, when the child was sick and went to the children's hospital for a blood test, I didn't expect them to draw blood from a big needle in the neck, and the capillaries around the child's eye socket were ruptured, and the entire eye socket, including the eyelids, was purple, and his voice was hoarse. Wei was holding the child all day and night, uncomfortable and tight, and he was really in no mood...... Alas! The number of words you owe will be made up for slowly in the future. This month's full attendance seems to be hopeless.
More and more people are mixed in, and the current situation of peace is like a big roulette, and until the moment the pointer stops, no one can say what the final fate of these forces that coveted the original Yuan Shao's territory in Hebei will be.
Liu Bei agreed to Kong Rong's request, and it turned out that the big-eared brother with the halo of pig's feet was still so lucky.
10,000 Youzhou war horses, this number is not a small number no matter which force in the thirteen states of the Great Han Dynasty. Liu Bei didn't know why he became so easy to trust people, so with a few words from this old fat man, he took advantage of his position to hide from Gongsun Zhan, who imprisoned Yi Jingcheng, and secretly allocated it to Kong Rong to take away.
In the days when Kong Rong left, Liu Bei, who gradually felt remorse in his heart, sighed every day, almost his intestines were blue, and the two righteous brothers could faintly see the red and swollen slap prints on Liu Bei's face from time to time. It was all smoked by Liu Bei when he scolded himself, and the more he smoked, the more he smoked, the more he smoked, the more he was happy.
Thinking about it, he Liu Bei is also a young forty person, why is he so unbreathable? was provoked by the small words of Kong Rong, and his mind was hot to do such things. If it is really as Kong Rong described, it will be fine. There can be an explanation at worst, but if Kong Rong made a slight mistake and leaked the rumors. Even if he Liu Bei sold his 100 catties at a discount, it is estimated that it will be difficult to calm the anger of Gongsun Zhan, who still has residual power in Youzhou.
Before completely turning Youzhou into his Liu Bei's bag, Liu Bei was still very cautious. The occurrence of this incident also made Liu Bei feel powerless for the first time in his life. This has never been done since the beginning of the army in Zhuo County, and it has been bumpy all the way to this day.
However, Liu Bei obviously underestimated the "credit" limit of Kong Wenju, the world's literary kui. Just when Liu Bei was very out of shape, he counted the days with his fingers almost every day and waited for the date agreed with Kong Rong. Liu Bei even got up early in the morning and ordered the general's attendants. Always keep an eye out for anyone looking for you, but don't ask much if anyone asks for it. Directly brought to the back hall, Liu Bei personally asked.
After sending a few flattered local "wise men" who came to pay their respects, Liu Bei, who was a little nervous, finally waited for a silk secret letter from someone who claimed to be sent by Kong Rong. After carefully surveying the mud sealing, he sent people down to rest and wait for a reply. Liu Bei almost tore and shook it off, but it was only three fingers wide. The secret letter of half an arm's length was difficult to suppress and tremble after reading every word on it.
Kong Rong's letter is very simple, and to be honest, he can't write many words. But from the time Liu Bei opened it to the time he finished reading it, he only had less than a hundred words of silk silk, but it was enough time to see a stick of incense.
"In order to repay the king's kindness, a certain powder has no regrets! There are 11,000 cavalry cavalry in Montenegro, and 50,000 soldiers are ready to obey the king's order, and the servant Zhang Yan worships him. ”
Liu Bei could hardly believe that this was true. Even at first glance. I subconsciously think that Kong Rong is playing with people, this is too child's play, right? I took a huge risk to make a move. But 10,000 good Youzhou war horses! Just changed back to this soft and clever sentence? What's wrong? No more follow-up? Please, is it okay to be professional? This...... Really TM when he Liu Bei is easy to deceive, isn't it?
Your Majesty? Still gracious? Looking at the words used, Liu Bei laughed angrily. He, Liu Bei, self-identified with the Black Mountain thieves, who had been a giant thief in Hebei for many years, and had no intersection. Even at the beginning of the incident ten years ago, after Liu Bei first got two righteous brothers with superb martial arts, he also thought about leading the five hundred townsmen who were all worth at that time to go to the Black Mountain to break their wrists with the Yellow Turban of Montenegro, which was unstable at that time. What about liars, right? Liu Bei, who deeply suspected that he was deceived by an old fat man, had the idea of beheading someone and asking Kong Rong for an explanation.
Okay! It's long overdue! This fat old man even dared to pit Lu Bu back then, and if it weren't for Qin Xu's advance arrangement, he would have almost made Linzi change hands. It can't fool Lu Bu, and the co-author is here to fool our old Liu again! 10,000 war horses, that's 10,000 war horses! Liu Bei thought about it, his teeth hurt, how could he be easily persuaded by Kong Rong and willingly help him make it up? Liu Bei couldn't figure it out for a while.
However, the reason why Liu Bei was able to bear the halo of the three protagonists of the late Han Dynasty and achieve such achievements in history will inevitably have his superiority. There is no hurry to discuss the law, after all, this time Kong Rong just sent someone around him to deliver the letter, and he did not come in person. Even if Liu Bei wants to be angry, he will never surrender himself to the same level as a subordinate, right? If this is spread out, for Liu Bei, who has a big mind and is dedicated to creating an image of a Han clan relative and royal nobleman with a very benevolent heart, it will not be worth it if he loses his reputation just for the loss of these war horses.
Ordered the Black Mountain Thieves to dispatch the whole army and snipe the plains. This is an order for Liu Bei to come out with a handwritten hand after locking himself in the room for a stick of incense for a while.
Liu Bei's original intention was that since he decided to deal with Kong Rong, an old liar, he naturally couldn't use conventional methods. What Brother Da Er is best at is to speak with righteousness, and if there is no righteousness, he has the ability to speak like this if he pulls out some righteousness. Even if this matter is really difficult to make the world know, and even Youzhou is the best to hide it, Liu Bei still has to follow the "convention", even if it is just between himself and Kong Rong, he must stand on the moral high ground.
Liu Bei's handwriting, in his own opinion, is actually a touchstone and a whetstone, so tactful, it can be regarded as repaying Kong Rong's "life-saving grace" outside Beihai City that day.
However, a few days later, a piece of news came, but Liu Bei, who had been thinking about how to deal with Gongsun Zhan's inquiries for the past few days, suddenly shot two fine lights in his eyes. Ben was pacing slowly in the inner courtyard. From time to time, under the caring eyes of Guan Yu and Zhang Fei, the two righteous brothers who have always been inseparable from Liu Bei, Liu Bei, who stopped in a daze, listened to the report. But it's almost a foot high.
Surprise! What a joy! Perhaps in the eyes of others, this is just a "welcome banquet" for the Black Mountain thieves to the forces of several parties who are about to toss around the Hebei territory; But in Liu Bei's opinion, on this short note, "The Black Mountain Cavalry was ordered to attack the plains, lost a few, annihilated more than 1,000 enemies, and retreated!" The news is simply more comfortable than any miracle drug.
But after the big joy. Liu Bei suddenly felt distressed. Several? How much is a few? Needless to say, Lu Bujun's combat power is not to mention, and Cao Cao is not a vegetarian! It is conceivable how much water Zhang Yan said about destroying more than 1,000 enemies, and how much price will be paid! This bunch of losers. It's really not a good family and I don't know how expensive firewood and rice are!
These 10,000 cavalry, if they are under their own command, with Zhang Fei and Guan Yu as generals, plus 10,000 Youzhou elite cavalry led by Zhao Yun who are benevolent and righteous by Lao Liu Jiushi. 20,000 cavalry in hand. At the border of Hebei, where else can I go? If there is a Zhen family's wealth that can support ...... enemy country, Liu Bei really can't think that if he comes to this point, he will be afraid of Cao Cao and Lu Bu!
The occurrence of this incident made Kong Rong, who was late a few days later, received an extremely "warm" reception by Liu Bei, and Liu Bei even called him the famous sentence "Mr. Beide" in front of the generals of the army more than once. like a fish in water", giving enough face to Kong. During the day, he goes back and forth with Kong Rong's arm, and at night he sleeps with Kong Rong, which can be described as extremely intimate; And Liu Bei's identity as a clan member of the Han family, which has never left his mouth, is also facing Kong Rong's remarks about imitating Wang Yun's national thief to revitalize the dynasty and the Han family, the two can be described as inseparable, like glue, dry firewood, and inseparable!
Liu Bei's profound skills in manipulating people's hearts can be described as perfect. In addition, the two have common "ambitions" and enemies, and in just three or five days, Liu Bei let Kong Rong, the descendant of the sage family and the head of the Kong family, feel that it is enough to have such a confidant in his life, and he almost can't wait to take out his heart to be happy. As for Liu Bei's next plans, Kong Rong also raised his hands in favor of it without thinking about it.
Kong Rong actually has his own ideas. The reason why Liu Bei was chosen was because he saw Liu Bei's ambition as early as Beihai. There is nothing to be ambitious, who calls Liu Bei's surname Liu! How can the clan relatives of the Han family be called in vain? No matter how ambitious you are, it's also a family affair of the old Liu family! In the 400-year history of the Han Dynasty, it was not uncommon for vassal kings to succeed to the throne. What's more, the current young son of heaven, but the national thief Dong Zhuo betrayed the last order of the first emperor and set up a new one, whether it is reasonable, or in the perception of Kong Rong, who thinks he is a loyal minister of the Han Dynasty, this son of heaven Liu Xie, in fact, is not tenable at all in terms of legal system. On the contrary, the performance of Liu Bei, a descendant of the royal family, who he saw at the crusade against Dong Zhuo and the heroes, as well as his two righteous brothers who were worthy of Lu Bu, were recorded by Kong Rong. Therefore, when he was outside Beihai City, Kong Rong strongly persuaded Liu Bei not to fight hard with Lu Bu, and to preserve his strength and wait for the opportunity. Now, the time has finally come.
I have to say that Kong Rong was pushed to be the leader, and he really has a few brushes. Whether it is ruined or ruined, or betrayed and left, no matter where you go, there are always a few supporters. For example, although the Yuan family is hostile, this Yuan Xi, who is now the lord of Jizhou, according to Qin Xu's previous life, is the "fanatical fan" of Wenkui Kong Beihai, who spreads the world in the name of Haoshi. After Kong Rong and his people were "rescued" that day, after several tosses and turns, they disappeared, in fact, they were nesting in Jizhou, and the reason why Yuan Xi dared to start a war with Yuan Tan, the eldest brother who suppressed him at the beginning and made him dare not speak loudly, was actually indispensable for Kong Rong to jump up and down in it.
And Kong Rong obviously took Yuan Xi too seriously, and he also took himself too seriously. Seeing that Yuan Xi had some relationship with Yuan Shao because of Yuan Shang's affairs, and at the same time hoped to get rid of Cao Cao's remote control and take the opportunity to take a share of the pie in this troubled world, Zhang Yan, the leader of Montenegro, was full of expectations to seize the people, intending to raise troops to "seize power", but because of the haste of the incident, not only did it not meet Kong Rong's expectations, but also exposed the reality of the two states of Merge and Hebei, attracting Cao Cao and Lu Bu to watch. Kong Rong knew that Yuan Xi, a kid with great ambitions and talents, had a heart higher than the sky, and his life was thinner than paper. Kong Rong, who was offered by Yuan Xi as an old lady in Jizhou, immediately had a different mind, and remembered Liu Beilai, who had several encounters that day.
Compared with Liu Bei, Yuan Xi's little ability. It's just scum! Kong Rongcai doesn't care how Yuan Xi respects himself and how he reaches out to help when he is in trouble. This little thing of his own is compared to the whole big man. What's the count? Anyway, he was already ruined, and the betrayal of his relatives left, so he simply borrowed Yuan Xi, the land of Jizhou, as a gift! Anyway, Kong Rong didn't care what Yuan Xi would think of himself after he knew the truth. The big deal is that when you succeed in your own work, the Han Dynasty succeeds in Zhongxing, and recreates the prosperous era of the Han Dynasty, you can just make up for it.
Kong Rong has friends all over the world. This is not just a matter of talking, but also proves that Kong Rong's communication skills are commendable. At the moment of planning for Yuan Xi. Kong Rong didn't have to say much, so he came into contact with Zhang Yan, the leader of the Black Mountain thieves, who also had a different mind, and didn't want to just be idle and just want to change the owner.
If it was before, it would be as Kong Rong. Zhang Yan, the big thief, could not enter the eyes of Kong Beihai, who was famous all over the world. But after all, the situation is stronger than people. In addition, Zhang Yan, who was far away in Hebei, did not expect Cao Cao to really get out of the political whirlpool of Xuchang so quickly after seeing that Cao Cao was not invincible trapped in the Central Plains, and was also looking for a reliable ally. Therefore, as soon as Kong Rongfu, who was talking eloquently, opened his mouth, Zhang Yan, who didn't know how to deal with it, couldn't wait to express his acceptance of the "kindness" of this old fat man who couldn't even be "helpless" by Cao Cao's "nemesis" Lu Bu. Also take the opportunity to get a piece of delicious soup in this troubled world!
A big game of chess, under the interspersed traction of Kong Rong. It's kind of a spectrum. Liu Bei, Yuan Xi, and Montenegro thieves, these three families have never had any friendly intersection at all, and it can even be said that the forces that were still in a state of life and death before were united because of their coveting of Hebei.
Things were going well! Under the traction of Kong Rong, although the friendship between these three families is far from reaching the friendship of allies in a short period of time, they have a consensus with each other, and hostility to Cao Cao and Lu Bulai's army, and Kong Rong's supposedly seamless strategy, which can be regarded as a thorough implementation.
persuaded Zhen Qian, put Zhen Jian under house arrest, deliberately released Zhen Jiang, and then booby-trapped the general of Lu Bu's army, and transferred Lu Bu, the tiger, to leave the plain, everything went very smoothly. To outsiders, even in Yuan Xi's opinion, Kong Rong did this just to avenge Liu Bei's revenge for being forced to let the plains in the first place. Until Liu Bei and Zhang Yan's army of Montenegro drove outside Yecheng City, Yuan Xi even thought that the arrival of Liu Bei's army was arranged by Kong Rong, if it weren't for the fact that Yuan Shang, who had other thoughts because his mother Liu was still in Linzi, found the clue, maybe Yuan Xi would welcome Liu Bei and Zhang Yan's 20,000 allied troops into the city without saying a word.
Liu Bei did not follow what Kong Rong said to Yuan Xi, and opened the city gate when he saw him, but was cautious and even a little uncooperative, but there were not too many surprises. Kong Rong is an idealist, but he Liu Bei is not. Not everyone has so much courage, like him Liu Bei, who can entrust his net worth and life with his life without deep friendship. But fortunately, looking at Yuan Xi's appearance, he just doubted his intentions, after all, no matter who it was, when the army approached, there would always be some hesitation, which was already expected by Liu Bei.
Besides, even if Yuan Xi didn't know how to raise in the end, for Liu Bei, it didn't matter much now. Youzhou Liu Bei's family of soldiers and horses have all been brought, with the former White Horse Yi subordinate general Zhao Yun as the commander, plus the nearly 8,000 Black Mountain thieves led by Zhang Yan, the leader of the Black Mountain, who sent his henchmen to surrender to Cheng at the Poison Institute, and even the 50,000 foot soldiers of Montenegro led by Zhang Yan are approaching the direction of Yecheng, it can be said that if Yuan Xizhi is raised, maybe Liu Bei can also take care of the son of this "old man" in the original crusade against Dong Zhuo with Yuan Shao, otherwise, even if it is taken by force, it will not be a problem.
Liu Bei was not worried that he would arouse Cao Cao's disgust by doing so. Regarding the feud between Lu Bu and Cao Cao, Liu Bei, who was originally in the Qingzhou sequence, couldn't understand it better. As long as he doesn't start with Jizhou, but sets up a position to compete with Lu Bu for Jizhou, Cao Cao is afraid that at most he will wave his flag and shout, and more will only be happy to see it, for this, Liu Bei is still quite confident.
Standing outside Yecheng, Liu Bei didn't know how many years he hadn't been so excited. It's like the feeling when I first touched the kang head of the widow of the king in the east of Daliushu Village when I was young, and that feeling has not been felt for nearly 20 years. Just got the news that Zhang Yan's army was only seventy miles away from here, Liu Bei had always been in the ancient well, leaving a face of joy and anger that was invisible, and finally showed a somewhat irrepressible smile.
"Lord, second general...... Two generals! When Liu Bei was looking at the high walls of Yecheng and imagining that this impregnable city was about to be owned by himself, and even the entire seven counties and more than 60 counties of Jizhou were all for himself, when he suddenly ran from a distance to scout the horse, and Liu Bei, the leader, remembered that it was his second brother's personal soldier.
"Yun Chang is back?" Liu Bei asked casually. For his second brother, Liu Bei has a deep understanding of his friendship for more than ten years. Unlike the third brother Zhang Fei, Guan Yu may be a little weaker than Zhang Fei in terms of force, but he is a handsome man who can lead the army alone. Hurry up and ask Yun Chang to come and see you! ”
"Lord, the second general, he ...... Ahem! Guan Yu's personal soldiers looked embarrassed, and looked left and right at Zhao Yun and Yu Poison, who were beside Liu Bei at this time, as if there was something unspeakable.
"Huh? What happened to Yun Chang? Liu Bei realized that the person's face was wrong, and asked suspiciously: "It's okay, Zilong and General Yu are both confidants, and it doesn't hurt to talk about it!" ”
"Nuo ......" Seeing Zhao Yun and Yu Poison with an excited look on his face because of Liu Bei's words, Guan Yu's personal soldiers looked bitter, until Liu Bei's eyes were a little impatient, and then he said cowardly: "The second general was defeated and returned, and he was about to come here to take the blame, the third general ...... The three generals folded in Lu Bu's army......"
"What...... What!! Liu Bei was stunned for a moment, and after asking angrily, he was stunned. (To be continued......)