Chapter 646: Dark Scars, Who Belongs to the Three Prefectures (8)
Cao Cao, whom Qin Xu knows, is used to being a scheming old thief who often uses metaphors. Qin, who was a little happy to get a famous sword, was reminded by Jia Xu, and suddenly felt that Cao Cao's He Yi was indeed a little debatable.
In the Han generation, because the White Horse Alliance was not allowed to be crowned king by the Liu family, the twentieth marquis became the ultimate pursuit of the ministers. But the Han Dynasty Yanzuo has been in existence for four hundred years, although it is difficult to find a marquis, but it has accumulated a lot of money, not to mention that the clan surnamed Liu is not qualified to be crowned king and so on. In order to solve the embarrassing "problem" of having no land to seal, the smart people of the old Liu family evolved the marquis of Guannai, who was under the marquis and only had a salary and no fiefdom, into a standard title to raise merit. In addition to the golden seal and purple ribbon, many graces have been added, and this princes' honor guard and festival is one of them. Especially after Liu Yan, who was the pastor of Youzhou at that time, pushed for the restoration of the state pastoral system, and now there is chaos like a cluster, very similar to the Zhou period, the meaning of this honor is not as simple as "welfare" in the eyes of people.
In fact, Qin Xu is not the first person to receive this honor, when the new emperor ascended the throne last year, Lu Bu, Cao Cao, Liu Yan, Liu Biao and even Yuan Tan were all given by the new emperor. The difference is that Cao Cao "gladly" accepted, Lu Bu did not refuse, Liu Yan and Liu Cousin refused to accept it, as for Yuan Tan, the only one who was not the governor of a state at that time, he was ecstatic, and then thought of his puppet status, and felt tasteless. It can be said that whether you admit it or not, whether you admit the legitimacy of the Son of Heaven who does not have the jade seal of the country in hand, it always represents the recognition of the lord of the world, the old Liu family, of your territory.
It's just that this time, there is obviously a He Yi of the new son of heaven with the undisguised Cao style. But no matter how you look at it, it doesn't seem to be a pure intention. As we all know, although Qin Xu is the assassin of Xuzhou, he has a surprising combat power in several battles, such as the Qingzhou soldiers, the Danyang soldiers, the Xiliang cavalry, and the faint control of the Jiangdong New Army. But whether it is a mansion or a family, they are all in Linzi. Moreover, Qin Xu's other identity is also the number two person in Lu Bujun. Thanks to the pacification of Qingzhou in the past and the pacification of millions of Qingzhou Yellow Turbans, many of the various departments of Lu Bu's army have absorbed supplementary soldiers in it, and it is well known that Qin Xu's prestige among the Yellow Turban thieves makes Qin Xu's prestige in the army only slightly inferior to Lu Bu.
If it's according to the idea of inertia. Perhaps Lu Bu vigorously cultivated Qin Xu before, because he had no children all year round, so he cared for Qin Xu's half of the son. It can be said that Qin Xu was pushed to today's high position in one fell swoop. In the eyes of outsiders, this may not be because Lu Bu is borrowing Qin Xu to stabilize his internal emotions. And Lu Bu is only forty years old now, and the third concubine Cao, who is even one year younger than Qin Xu. It's hard to say whether Lu Lingqi will have another brother born in the future. The fate of the weak lord and the strong minister. Even the higher Qin Xu is pushed now, the more ruthless the means will be in the future, which seems to be a sure thing. This can explain why Qin Xu is so "desperate" to expand his influence, and he may not have no intention of self-preservation.
But now, not to mention whether Lu Bu will give birth to Lu Xiaobu in the future, just announcing the identity of Lu Chen's eldest grandson may already be a big signal in the eyes of those who care. It doesn't matter if Lu Chen is surnamed Lu or surnamed Qin. Since Lu Bu's words, Qin Xu's "usefulness". It is already facing the end. How Lu Bu will "dispose of" someone Qin in the next step, some people have already begun to speculate. What Cao Cao did this time, in the name of the Son of Heaven, gave the princes festivals and honor guards, and gave his beloved sword, looking at the situation together, whether Lao Cao was aiming to warn Qin Xu or remind Lu Bu, in short, he wanted to take the opportunity to push the intention to hide it. God knows that if Qin Xu arrives when there is no seal and no reward, and the eldest son becomes the eldest grandson promised by Lu Bu personally, Lu Bu can still believe that now he is just a weak crown, and he is already a Qin who is famous all over the world and has the prestige of recovering the two states.
And at this time, Jia Xu, as a retainer of Qin Xu's family, just received such a letter from Wancheng, which undoubtedly added to the chaos. Sometimes it really makes people wonder if Cao Cao and Wancheng's gang of Zixi Liangxiao have discussed it. When Chang'an City rescued Liu Xie, the Son of Heaven, Fan Chou's "big words" of surrendering to Qin but not to Lu, and Xuzhou not to Qingzhou, made Lu Bu, who thought he could wash away the shame of being forced out of Chang'an and defecting to Hanoi, for several days. That's just a single Fan Chou and three thousand Xiliang Iron Cavalry, but now it's good, at least more than 30,000 Xiliang Iron Cavalry who were once invincible in the world, and a hundred veterans who have a deep grudge against Lu Bu, are still separated by a huge Yanzhou in the middle, so they rushed to ask Qin Xu to "take in". This is simply afraid that Qin Xu will die unhappily. In such a contrast, Cao Cao's provocation seemed to have a weak effect, as if it was purely to disgust the pair of Weng sons-in-law.
"Wenhe, now that the matter has come out, with the reconnaissance of Cao Cao's intelligence sources, I am afraid that it will not be able to hide it from Wancheng at all, and it will soon be known to the whole world. Not to mention whether this is true or not, it will be a tricky trouble. Moreover, even if we persuade the lord to agree, after all, there is still Cao Mengde's Yanzhou in the middle, and it will be impossible to solve this matter in a short time before our army adjusts the strategic focus of Hebei. But if it's dragging it out, it's not a way to do it after all. 30,000 Xiliang Iron Cavalry, just a small Wancheng, is enough to make Cao Cao, Liu Biao and others dare not move lightly, according to what you said, if it is not for the lack of grain and grass and military funds, I am afraid that it can be weighed for a few more years, and it is really a pity to lose it like this. Wenhe, do you have a way to do both? Qin Xu naturally knew that the letter that Jia Xu took out could almost be called the strength of the integrity, if it became a fact, maybe the situation in the whole world would change. Now Xiangyang has been dedicated to Cao Cao by Cai Mao, and now it has formed an encirclement of Xiangyang, Xinye, Wuguan and Chang'an, it is no exaggeration to say that as long as Cao Cao is willing, he can even turn Wancheng into a lonely city at any time. In the case of no reinforcements outside and no food and grass inside, in addition to starving to death in the end, the only way to surrender was to surrender. And this is undoubtedly not good news for Lu Bujun. Fortunately, Wancheng is also near the river, and the west of the city is a branch of the river, which can be connected to Jiangling County occupied by Taishi Cifu. Perhaps this is the only chance for the Xiliang soldiers trapped in Wancheng, if Qin Xu doesn't give an accurate answer, maybe there is only one way left to serve the enemy.
"The key is still with General Lu!" Jia Xu pondered slightly, and said in one sentence that it was not difficult to see through the mystery.
Qin Xu could only be silent when he heard this. After getting along for the past few years, from master and servant to subordinate to son-in-law, Qin Xu simply knows too much about Lu Bu's personality. The real Lu Bu may have such and such shortcomings such as being short-tempered and not self-controlled, but he is actually a real temperament. In layman's terms, it is a bit of an "axis", and if you love someone to drill the horns, even if you are misunderstood and explained from different people, your temperament is stubborn to death. Such a temperament, coupled with his love for Lu Lingqi, as well as his consistent love for Wu and Wu, made Qin Xu sneer at the rumors that Lu Bu, who had already vaguely arisen in the outside world, wanted to hide his bow to deal with him Qin. However, it cannot be ignored that Lu Bu does have another shortcoming. It is to hold grudges, extreme grudges, and even to take revenge by any means. From this point that Lu Bu would rather only send Qin Xu to pacify Jiangdong, give the credit for opening up the territory to his baby son-in-law to brush up his prestige, and also fight to the death with Hebei, which already has the intention of stopping the flag, in the final analysis, it may not be to avenge that arrow! It can be seen from this that if you want to persuade Lu Bu to accept the once and only time, if it weren't for Qin Xu's out-of-the-box appearance, it would have almost wiped out Lu Bu's army, or how difficult it would be to "surrender" the army that was wandering the world. And even if he accepted it, one day he was killed by Lu Bu's temperament and ignored it, according to his understanding of Lu Bu, Qin Xu would not be the slightest surprised. What's more, these former comrades who once caused the indelible humiliation in Lu Bu's heart, until now they still "dare" to follow Fan Chou's example that day, and proposed that Lao Shizi should descend to Qin but not to Lu, and Xuzhou not to Qingzhou, isn't this an eye medicine for Lu Bu? When Qin Xu heard this request at first glance, he wanted to unscrew off the heads of the people in Wancheng to see what they were thinking! When is it? Do you still remember that when you kidnapped Liu Xie in Chang'an, everyone in the world was afraid of his majesty?
"Wenhe, you also know the lord's temperament. I can mention this matter to the lord in some other way, since there is a waterway with Gangneung, there is always a way to keep them from falling into trouble. It's just ......" Qin Xu and Jia Xu looked at each other and smiled bitterly, and said: "It's just the content of this letter, and I also wrote a good word to persuade him." If it weren't for Cao Cao's good deeds of Huo Guang, the new Han Emperor, but there was no jade seal of the country, some of which were not justified, which attracted the attention of these people, and Cai Zhonglang, who had received Dong Zhuo's favor in the past, and the students of Jixia School Palace, who had received Dong Zhuo's favor in the past, supported it, and Qin would not dare to enter Qingzhou in the future. How long has this matter just calmed down, and when it comes out again, it is still the two thieves of Li Guo in the past and a group of Xiliang people who participated in the robbery of the courtiers of the Son of Heaven, you say, if you really follow their requirements, let alone Qingzhou, it is in Xuzhou, Qin Mou don't want to go out, for fear of being drowned by the spittle of these people. ”
The lord laughed! Do your best! It's just that the intention in Cao Mengde's gift this time, I'm afraid that someone will let Lu Bu know that although the lord has the heart of General Lu, and the little prince is quite loved by General Lu, he also has to take into account the views of Xia Qing, Xu, Yang and the people in the newly attached Jingnan County on this matter. Maybe someone Cao knew from the beginning that this trick couldn't separate the lord and General Lu, and his true intentions might have other intentions! ”…… (To be continued......)