Just as Yuan Shao was about to send troops to attack Gongsun Zan again, Xuzhou Assassin Shi Taoqian signed a document with the governors of various counties and states in the state. planned to elect Zhu Jun as the imperial teacher, and called on all the generals to jointly send troops to crusade against the rebels, and then welcome the Son of Heaven to return to Luoyang. For this reason, Yuan Shao had to temporarily shelve his plan to attack Gongsun Zhan.

However, this matter was soon learned by Li Dao and Guo Yan. The two adopted Jia Xu's strategy and recruited Zhu Jun to serve in the court in the name of the Son of Heaven. So, Zhu Jun thanked Tao Qian and others for their proposals, set off for Chang'an, and was later appointed as a servant.

said that after Cao Cao incorporated the Yellow Turban Army, he began to have another plan of his own. However, at the moment, there was another worry in his heart. He was very worried that his newly incorporated Qingzhou Army would refuse to obey his orders one day in the future. So he told his advisers about his worries to see what they could do.

In this regard, a new strategist under Cao Cao's account, Xi Zhicai, thought that there was no need to worry too much, so he said: "What the general should consider now is how to recruit talents, and then form an elite force that truly belongs to himself; The Qingzhou Army was not originally a soldier under the general, and even if they refused to obey the general's orders in the future, there was nothing to be sorry for; Moreover, as long as the generals can take care of their wives and children and give them a stable life, those people will naturally be grateful to the general and swear allegiance to the death. ”

Cao Cao thought so, so he recruited talents according to Xi Zhicai's suggestion, and sent people to Bingzhou to purchase good horses and blades. Immediately, Chen Liuren Mao Jue came to serve, and Cao Cao appointed him to be engaged in governance. Mao Jue made a statement to Cao Cao, believing that at this time, he should send an envoy to the imperial court to correct his own name, and then he could serve the Son of Heaven to order him not to be a minister. Cao Cao took his advice and sent an envoy to Hanoi to borrow from Zhang Yang, intending to go to Chang'an to meet the Son of Heaven.

Originally, Zhang Yang wanted to refuse. It's just that now Fengxian is contacting the princes in the Kwantung region to crusade against Li Dao and Guo Yan, and Cao Cao suddenly wants to surrender to the imperial court, isn't this obviously adding to the chaos.

However, Dong Zhao believed that Cao Cao's move was not only not adding to the chaos, but was still a wise move. He couldn't help but say to Zhang Yang: "Although General Lu and others have defected to Yuan Shao now, Yuan Shao and others are ambitious people, and one day they will not accommodate General Lu and others; Now although Yuan and Cao are named as a family, Cao Cao is a knowledgeable person, and one day when he is big, he will definitely break with Yuan Shao; Therefore, the general should be on good terms with him. ”

But he said. Dong Zhao was originally a member of the army under Yuan Shao's account, and he knew some things about Yuan Shao better. Therefore, Zhang Yang believed what he said, so he let Cao Cao's envoy go, and recommended Cao Cao on the table.

Subsequently, the envoy came to Chang'an for an audience. Li Dao and Guo Yan felt that the Kwantung generals had plans to set up another emperor, and thought that Cao Cao was not sincere in surrendering this time, so they planned to detain the envoy. However, Zhong Xuan, the squire of the Yellow Gate, dissuaded the two and said: "Now the generals of the Kwantung region refuse to come and surrender. Only Cao Cao's heart is for the royal family; If he rejects his allegiance, I am afraid that no one will follow his example in the future. ”

The two thought that what Zhong Xuan said was reasonable, so they hosted a banquet to entertain the envoy and issued an edict appointing Cao Cao as the official assassin of Yanzhou.

Yuan Shao learned that Cao Cao had sent an envoy to the imperial court for an audience. Although he was slightly dissatisfied in his heart, he didn't care about him for a while. At this moment, Yuan Shao was planning to attack Gongsun Zhan, and he knew that I was very good at leading troops to fight. He asked me, "Young General, Gongsun Zhan and his people can fight well, and the soldiers and horses under his command are very strong; I don't know how to break the enemy in this battle? ”

I looked at him. But he said, "There are so many brilliant strategists under General Yuan's account, why do you want to ask me?" ”

Yuan Shao smiled and said: "Where and where; There is no one in the world who does not know the young general's literary talent and military strategy, which is unparalleled in the world; Especially in the matter of marching and arranging, the major general has always been able to capture it; So please don't hesitate to give me some advice. ”

I chuckled and said, "General Yuan, don't bring me a top hat; In fact, there is no difficulty in beating Gongsun Zhan, as long as General Yuan is responsible for containing Tian Kai and Liu Bei's soldiers and horses, my brother and I will make a detour to attack Gongsun Zhan's camp in Longcuo; As long as a fire burns their grain and grass, Gongsun Chan has no choice but to retreat. ”

Yuan Shao said: "This is very good, there are two generals Lao." ”

Afterwards, the brothers brought enough food to eat for three days, and went around the plain city to attack Longminao, which was twenty miles behind.

On the way, Xun You couldn't help but say to Feng Xian: "General Lu, our army is here to burn the grain and grass of Gongsun Zhan's army, so don't rush to attack first." ”

Feng Xian couldn't help asking, "What does Gongda mean?" ”

Xun You replied: "When Yuan Benchu waves his army to attack Tian Kai and Liu Bei, Gongsun Zhan will most likely lead his troops to the rescue; After he left the camp with his troops, our troops attacked again. ”

Feng Xian nodded and said, "Okay, this plan is very good. ”

We then continued our detour to a village ten miles north of Rytsuminato, where we stopped in a field outside the village. The villagers in the village were a little panicked when they saw so many of us. But since we didn't intrude on the village, they all relaxed gradually.

At this time, it is already winter, and the weather is gradually starting to get colder. I believe that it will not be long before it snows, so this battle must be resolved quickly.

Fortunately, with my presence, the brothers did not have to go on night patrols or go out to find information. This can't help but make them all feel very happy, after all, everyone wants to gather around the fire to warm up on a cold day.

But he said that the next day something very interesting happened. A few children in the village actually ran to the field to catch crickets, which made people cry and laugh.

Qin Yi saw that a few of them were looking for something, and they looked very lucky, so he couldn't help but step forward and ask, "What are you guys looking for?" ”

One of the children replied, "Look for the cricket." ”

"Looking for crickets?" Qin Yi couldn't help but be a little amused when he heard this, but asked again: "What are you looking for crickets?" ”

The child replied, "My mother is sick, and the doctor said that he would use crickets for medicine." ”

Qin Yi's expression moved when he heard this, and he asked again: "What kind of illness did your mother have?" ”

The child shook his head and said, "I don't know much, but I just heard the doctor say that the water vapor on my mother's body is too heavy, and it can be cured by using crickets as medicine." ”

Water vapor is edema, and crickets themselves do have the effect of treating edema.

"Oh." Qin Yi nodded with relief, and then said, "Don't look for it, the crickets are hibernating, you can't find it." ”

"Huh? How's that good? When the children heard this, they couldn't help but feel a little overwhelmed.

Qin Yi said, "Why don't you go to the doctor to get the medicine?" ”

But I saw the child bow his head and say, "My family has no money to buy medicine." ”

Qin Yi couldn't help but look at him and found that this kid was indeed quite shabby. He was dirty, his clothes were patched with more than one patch, and he looked a little yellow and thin, so he knew at a glance that he was a child of a poor family.

Immediately, Qin Yi took out the money from his arms and handed it to the child and said, "Take it to your mother's doctor." ”

The kid looked at the money in Qin Yi's hand, and there was an urge in his eyes to want it. However, for some reason, he hesitated to take it.

Seeing this, Qin Yi was a little puzzled: "What's the matter, why don't you accept the money?" ”

The child shook his head and said, "My father taught me that you should not accept gifts from others at will, so I should not accept them. ”

Qin Yi smiled and said, "It's okay, just take it as my reward for your filial piety to your mother." ”

"A reward for my filial piety?" The child sounded a little puzzled.

Qin Yi nodded and said, "That's right; You are a good doll, and a good doll deserves to be rewarded; Quickly accept the money and buy medicine for your mother, so as not to delay your mother's illness. ”

The child took the money a little resignedly, and then knelt down and said, "Thank you Engong, if you have the opportunity in the future, the boy must repay Engong's great kindness." ”

Qin Yi hurriedly helped him up and said, "Okay, get up quickly; I don't need you to repay me anything, as long as you are developed in the future, you can help the poor like me. ”

The child nodded and said, "I know Engong, can you let the kid know Engong's honorific name?" ”

Qin Yi replied, "My name is Qin Yilu. ”

The child said, "Qin Engong, the kid has written it down." ”

Immediately, the children ran happily back to the village.

I couldn't help but smile slightly, but said, "Alas, it's another good marriage." ”

Xun You, who was on the side, was a little puzzled when he heard this: "Young General, what kind of good marriage?" ”

I smiled and said, "You'll know in a moment." ”

When Xun You heard me say this, he couldn't help but think thoughtfully. (To be continued......)