That night, Feng Xian came to me with Xun You. I couldn't help asking, "Brother, Gongda, you two haven't rested yet?" ”

Feng Xian said: "Brother Xian, I have something to discuss with you with Gongda. ”

I asked, "Is it about defecting to Yuan Shao?" ”

At this time, Xun You nodded and said, "Major General Gao Jian; had previously agreed to go to Yuan Benchu, but now he was involved in the Montenegrin army; I'm afraid that it won't be good to meet in the future, right? ”

I chuckled and said, "I know what you're worried about; It's okay, I have other plans. ”

Feng Xian couldn't help asking, "I don't know what the virtuous brother will do?" ”

I replied: "Earlier, my brother had persuaded Yuan Shu and Liu Biao to send troops, and we sent a joint rebellion to the states and counties; This matter cannot be abandoned halfway because Li Dao and others are wanted by a bounty, and it must be continued. ”

Xun You couldn't help but worry: "That being said, the princes of Kwantung are already on the same page, how can they easily stop?" ”

"Yes, Brother Xian." Bong Xian nodded, agreeing.

I said, "Whether the princes are willing to stop or not, we have to work hard to save face; Otherwise, if you go to others as a traitor, how will they look up to you? ”

When the two heard this, they were immediately relieved. Feng Xian hurriedly said: "It seems that the virtuous brother is more thoughtful. ”

"Ugh." Xun You couldn't help but sigh slightly, and said, "Compared with the young general's resourcefulness, Gongda is a little dwarfed. ”

I smiled and shook my head and said, "Where is Gongda; As the saying goes, people's five fingers have their own strengths and weaknesses, and the same is true of people's abilities; At least Gongda knows how to deal with people, and that's your advantage. ”

When Xun You heard this, he felt a little better, and said: "What the young general said is reasonable, it is Gongda and many hearts." ”

The next day, I found Sun Shuai and asked him, "Who is the general who is attacking Yecheng now?" ”

Sun Shuai said: "Back to my uncle's words." It's the captain of the school who is poisonous; Does Uncle have any plans? ”

I nodded and said, "I do have a plan; I don't know if I can get him out of the army now? ”

"Retirement? Why? When Sun Shuai heard this, he immediately felt a little puzzled.

I replied: "I plan to unite with the generals of the Kwantung region, lead the troops to the west to crusade against the rebels, and welcome the Son of Heaven back to Luoyang; If the troops are not withdrawn here, the plan over there will not be easy to implement. ”

Sun Shuai said with relief: "Oh, so that's the case; If you want to retire from the army as a lieutenant, I am afraid that you need the consent of General Zhang. ”

I said, "What's so hard about this, I'll just write him a letter." ”

Sun Shuai nodded and said, "Okay, I'll send someone to General Zhang when I go back." ”

So, I explained the situation to Zhang Yan in the letter. Hopefully, he can immediately order the withdrawal of troops. A few days later, Zhang Yan's reply was sent to me, and he also agreed with my proposal. Immediately, Yu Poison led his troops to retreat.

Afterwards, we left Wei County and headed to Qinghe County, where Yuan Shao was located. Yuan Shao learned that we were coming to defect, and hurriedly took him out of the city twenty miles to meet us.

From afar, Yuan Shao saw our team. I saw him say with a happy face: "Wait and see, that's the two generals' men, right?" ”

Everyone heard the news. I couldn't help but look at the past. At this time, Gao Feng, who was leading the horse on the side, suddenly said: "Duke Yuan, my subordinates have intersected with the young generals, and those are the men and horses of the two generals." ”

"Oh?" Yuan Shao's expression moved when he heard this. Then he nodded and said, "That's very good." ”

Immediately, Yuan Shao saw that we were getting closer, and he couldn't help but hurriedly take the initiative to greet us, and said with a smile: "The two generals are here." It was a great honor at first; The two generals who had to speak from the previous time made the people retreat with the poison and relieved our army of danger; I can't thank you enough for this. ”

The crowd returned the salute. Feng Xian said: "General Yuan's words are serious; Our brothers and other brothers came to vote today, and General Yuan was willing to take them in, and Bu was also grateful. ”

Yuan Shao smiled: "It's easy to say; General Lu, the young general, quickly enter the city with the beginning, I have ordered someone to prepare a banquet for the two generals. ”

Feng Xian nodded and said, "Okay, there is General Lao Yuan." ”

Subsequently, everyone followed Yuan Shao and others into the city of Xindu. At the banquet, the two sides inevitably exchanged pleasantries. However, neither of us likes to go around in circles, so we broke the current situation of small talk.

Feng Xian said: "General Yuan, Bu Shengbi likes to speak directly; I guess General Yuan has already read the article we sent before, right? ”

When everyone heard this, they couldn't help but look at each other. saw Yuan Shao nodding and said, "Oh yes, I've already seen it at the beginning." ”

Feng Xian asked again: "In this case, I don't know what General Yuan thinks about the joint rebellion?" ”

Yuan Shao said with a smile: "I originally thought that the proposal in the article was very good; As long as everyone works together, they will be able to destroy the rebels, and then welcome the Son of Heaven back to Luoyang, and want to support the Han family, which is just around the corner; It's just that I'm afraid Gongsun Chan won't agree to this discussion, right? ”

Feng Xian was puzzled: "How do you say this?" ”

Yuan Shao said: "That Gongsun Zhan has a suspicious heart, disobeys the orders of Taifu Liu Yu, and sends troops to invade the land of our state; Thinking that he must be a person with different intentions, since he does not have a heart of submission to the Han family, he naturally will not agree to the joint rebellion. ”

"Hmm." Most of the strategists under Yuan Shao's tent nodded in agreement.

Yuan Shao's eldest son, Yuan Tan, also said: "Yes, General Lu; That Gongsun Zhan bullied the weak and invaded Jizhou; If he refuses to agree, what is the matter? ”

That's when I said, "It's okay; If Gongsun Chan refuses to join the crowd, my brother and I will help General Yuan to wipe it out. ”

Feng Xian nodded and said, "Not bad; Those who refuse to be edicted to rescue the Son of Heaven are rebellious; and he who is rebellious deserves to be destroyed. ”

When Yuan Shao heard this, he immediately said happily: "Okay, well, just follow what the two generals said." ”

Subsequently, Feng Xian wrote a letter to Gongsun Zan in the name of the Son of Heaven, hoping that he could calm down the rebellion and send troops to join forces with everyone to crusade against Li, Guo and others. At this moment, Gongsun Chan is still far away in Youzhou, and it will take at least ten days and half a month for the letter to be delivered. However, because Tian Kai and Liu Bei also received the text, both of them temporarily quit the army.

A few days later, the Yellow Turban Army heard that I was a guest in Yuan Shao's army at the moment, so they wrote a letter and sent someone to Dongwuyang to ask Cao Cao to verify the matter. Cao Cao replied that this was indeed the case. Guan Hai and the others knew that Zhang Jing had married me, and after some discussion, they expressed their willingness to surrender to Cao Cao. At this time, Cao Cao and others were a little surprised.

Subsequently, Cao Cao incorporated the Yellow Turban Army and organized its elite into an independent corps of 30,000 people, called the Qingzhou Soldiers. The rest of the congregations were all distributed to the counties and counties to cultivate the fertile land. Cao Cao's strength immediately increased.

Soon after, Gongsun Chan led his troops out of Youzhou, and then arrived at Longcuo to stop and ask for a private interview with Fengxian. Immediately, Feng Xian set off for Gongsun Zhan.

Gongsun Chan said: "General Lu, if Zan is unwilling to welcome the Son of Heaven in the west, it is really that Yuan Shao is ambitious, and his words should not be believed; If the general believed the nonsense of that guy, he would regret it one day. ”

Feng Xian said: "General Gongsun don't worry; Now Yuan Shao has promised to work together with everyone to welcome the return of the Son of Heaven and recover Luojing; Thinking that he is the fourth and third duke of the Yuan family, he is deeply favored by the Han family, and he will definitely not go back on his word. ”

Gongsun Zhan smiled disapprovingly and said, "General Lu, don't be deceived by that guy's lies; If he really had the heart to support the Han family, how could he attack Sun Jian's station last time? His ambition has been revealed, why does General Lu still trust him so easily? ”

"This-" Feng Xian hesitated slightly, feeling that what Gongsun Chan said seemed to be reasonable. But after thinking about it, he firmly said: "Hey, this time is different from the past; I saw that his words were sincere, not like he was perfunctory to me; General Gongsun should not be suspicious. ”

Gongsun Chan shook his head and sighed, "Since General Lu refuses to listen to Chan's good words, Chan won't say anything anymore; It's just that when the general was persecuted by that guy in the future, don't blame Chan for not reminding him in advance. ”

Feng Xian couldn't help but say: "What does General Gongsun mean, don't you plan to send troops to fight the rebels with everyone?" ”

Gongsun Chan arched his hand and said, "Please forgive General Lu, Chan can't believe that Yuan Shao will have such good intentions." ”

Feng Xian sighed slightly, and then said, "In this case, I will no longer force General Gongsun." ”

Immediately, after Feng Xian came back from Gongsun Zhan, he expressed the other party's intentions. After hearing this, Yuan Shao couldn't help but immediately say angrily: "This hateful Gongsun Zhan, it's just that he refuses to welcome the Son of Heaven in the west, and now he is slandering that he didn't have a good heart at the beginning; General Lu, do you want to make the decision for Ben Chu? ”

Feng Xian sighed, and said, "Since Gongsun Chan refuses to serve the edict to welcome the Son of Heaven, then he can only be punished for the crime of rebellion first." ”

At this time, Xun You said with some hesitation: "I'm afraid this is a little inappropriate, right?" ”

I said, "Logically speaking, there is something wrong; But if he is allowed to disobey his orders, others will follow suit, and he doesn't know when he will be able to welcome the Son of Heaven back to Luoyang. ”

Yuan Shao hurriedly said: "What the young general said is good; is the so-called killing chickens and setting an example for monkeys; Gongsun Chan has a bad heart, if he does not get rid of it for a day, he will be harmed by one more day; It's the right time to start. ”

Immediately, Yuan Shao issued a document condemning Gongsun Zhan for not complying with the edict, refusing to welcome the Son of Heaven, and will send troops to fight in the near future. (To be continued......)