readx;?“ Gongsun Chan was defeated? After listening to Lan Lan's words, Liu Xiu was a little disappointed. Gongsun Zhan www.biquge.info is good at riding battles, even if his overall strength is not as good as Yuan Shao, but he was defeated so quickly and so completely, which still surprised him very much. What puzzled him even more was that although Gongsun Chan was defeated in Gecheng and the 20,000-foot cavalry was wiped out, he would not retreat thousands of miles and let go of most of Youzhou to Yuan Shao.

But if you think about it, this is really in line with Gongsun Zhan's character, when he lost a battle with Yan Rou in Peach Valley Jingshe, he immediately left angrily, and refused to turn back no matter how he persuaded him. Unexpectedly, after so many years, he is already a dignified General Zuo, but his temperament is still the same as that of the white horse boy back then.

Lan Lan was only a little surprised when she saw Liu Xiu, but she was not more nervous, and she was more convinced of Zhang Yan's analysis. Before she came, Zhang Yan said that since Zhao Yun and Jia Xu were sitting on the mountain watching the tiger fight, it was likely that Gongsun Zhan's victory or defeat was in Liu Xiu's plan. Liu Xiu should have been ready to give up Youzhou, as for why, she could vaguely guess some, but she was not sure, after all, Youzhou was not only his hometown, but also a place inhabited by Wuhuan people, and it was very risky to lose this place to Yuan Shao.

"General, Yuan Shao occupies the western part of Youzhou, the Wuhuan people and the Xianbei people will come and go with him, and his cavalry strength will increase dramatically, and the situation is very unfavorable for us." Lan Lan said with some worry: "General Meng's guidance, we have occupied Changshan Country, and with the support of General Beizhong Lang in the past few years, we have been able to basically solve the problem of eating by cultivating ourselves." But if Yuan Shao comes to attack, I'm afraid that we won't be able to resist it, and we will lose it again, and when the time comes, ......"

"You don't have to worry about that." Liu Xiu waved his hand and signaled Lan Lan not to be nervous. "Yuan Shao's biggest enemy now is Cao Cao and Gongsun Zhan, who retreated to Liaodong. If you don't move, he shouldn't attack you. Even if he comes, it doesn't matter, with the strength of you and the state army, can't you stop Yuan Shao? Although it is not enough to be enterprising, there is still more than enough self-defense. ”

Lan Lan bowed down and thanked her, as long as there was Liu Xiu's words. When Yuan Shao comes to attack in the future, Zhao Yun will not be a bystander. With the iron rider behind him, Yuan Shao would not attack easily. She pulls out a wooden box. He put his hands on it and said with a smile: "These are a few pills left by the great sage and good teacher, and Zhang Shuai asked me to bring them to the general." Just in case. ”

Liu Xiu also laughed. These pills must have been given to him by Zhang Yan for treatment, but now that he is in good health, he naturally doesn't need it anymore. He took the wooden box, handed it to Meng Da to put it away, and said with a smile: "Is Zhang Shuai good?" ”

"Zhang Shuai is busy with all kinds of mundane affairs, and he has made great progress in military and political affairs, but he has been delayed in his cultivation, and he is not as diligent as Mrs. Guoshi, but I am afraid that he will not be able to catch up."

Liu Xiu reached out and rubbed the beard on his lips. There was a moment of silence. "Cultivation is not necessarily about sitting quietly and breathing, saving all people from fire and water, it is also a great practice. Zhang Shuai has a very good foundation, a smart temperament, and will become famous in the future. It's not too late to cultivate, and it may not be worse than Mrs. Guoshi. He smiled: "Taiping Dao, Heavenly Master Dao, they are all the same door, and in the future, the world will be one family, so why bother with each other." ”

Lan Lan was overjoyed. Bow down and thank you: "The general is reasonable, but I am narrow-minded." ”

Liu Xiu waved his hand: "You are originally cultivators, and your heart to the Tao is also unnatural. It's just that the emphasis of cultivation is to follow the heavens and people, and there is no need to be too persistent. Since you are here, you might as well live in Huming Mountain for a while, or ask Mrs. Guoshi for the benefit of Taoism. As for Zhang Shuai, I will inform her. ”

"Thank you, General." Lan Lan thanked again. She rushed to Huming Mountain this time, the main task is to test Liu Xiu's mind, although Taiping Dao and Heavenly Master Dao are from the same family, but now after all, they are two families, and this comparison is inevitable. As for the news of Gongsun Zhan's defeat, there is no need for her to come here at all, Zhao Yun will definitely send such important news. Now that Liu Xiu heard her voice, he invited her to stay in Huming Mountain and asked Mrs. Lu how she was willing to let go of this opportunity. Among Zhang Ming's several disciples, Zhang Yan and Yang Feng are now leading troops, there is no time to cultivate, and the Taoist art has been stagnant, although she also leads the troops, but compared to cultivating the Dao, she would rather not lead the troops.

Two days later, Zhao Yun's military report arrived, and his understanding of the situation was much more detailed than what Lan Lan said, not only talking about the current situation in Youzhou, but also mentioning the situation on the grassland. King Xianbei and Lian joined forces with Yuan Shao again, Yuan Shao undertook to worship Helian as king, and Lian was secretly mobilizing the Xianbei army to prepare to help Yuan Shao fight. However, Helian's move was not popular, not many people responded to him, and the army was not well recruited. There was one person who objected, and Helian not only recruited one less, but also had to leave another one just in case, so that the knights he could recruit were very limited. Zhao Yun estimated that the total should be between 10,000 and 20,000.

Today's Xianbei no longer has the power of the sandalwood locust back then.

Another day later, Luoyang's edict was sent to Chengdu, and Fu Xie personally rushed to Huming Mountain to ask Liu Xiu's meaning, and now Liu Xiu is still sick, whether to receive the edict and send troops, or delay it for a while.

After Liu Xiu listened, he pondered for a while: "What is your opinion with Mr. Gongxiao?" ”

"Mr. Gongxiao means to wait, after the autumn harvest, the grain will be sufficient. Moreover, the warship is still being built, and it seems that it is not well prepared to go on the expedition at this time. ”

Liu Xiu raised his eyes and looked at Fu Xie: "Then what do you think?" ”

Fu Xie smiled embarrassedly, and then said seriously: "The minister's meaning is to send troops as soon as possible." As soon as His Majesty issued an edict, if the general ignored it, he would be suspected of resisting the edict. Second, Yuan Shao won Youzhou, and his strength increased greatly, in case he attacked Qingxu with all his strength, Cao Cao couldn't resist it, and Eryuan had the possibility of confluence. ”

Liu Xiu nodded: "Otherwise, you go to Guanzhong, lead the garrison in Guanzhong out of Wuguan, go to Nanyang, and after joining forces with Zang Min, let Liu Biao lead the army to cooperate with you." ”

"What if Liu Biao doesn't listen to orders?"

"If Liu Biao doesn't listen to the order, then it's not me who resists the edict, but Liu Biao." Liu Xiu said lightly: "The edict should put Liu Biao, the general of Zhennan, under the command of my Che Cavalry General's Mansion, if not, then this edict will not need to be accepted." ”

Fu Xie's face was embarrassed, and he stopped talking. He thought for a moment, got up and bowed off. After he returned to Chengdu, he conveyed Liu Xiu's meaning to Yan Zhong. Yan Zhong laughed: "How." I said the general would not agree to send troops. ”

Fu Xie shook his head helplessly: "But this is an edict after all, isn't it a matter of giving people a handle if they resist the edict like this?" ”

"Nanrong, your intentions are good, but you forgot one thing." Yan Zhong said slowly: "The general was obedient enough back then, but His Majesty believes that he didn't?" Four ministers and two relatives. A eunuch, but there is no general, and the rest is still specifically aimed at generals. ”

Fu Xie was silent. He knew that Yan Zhong was reasonable, but he always felt that Liu Xiu was violating the duty of a courtier by doing this.

"Nanrong. Do you think that if the general is not fully responsible for this war, this battle can be fought well? Yan Zhong saw Fu Xie's thoughts, and then explained: "Although Gongsun Chan was defeated, Liu Biao was still outside the control of the general. We are now in Jingzhou, can Liu Biao agree? Now that the situation is tense, the imperial court will temporarily suppress Liu Biao, and once the situation eases, the imperial court will support Liu Biao to resist the general. We already have an opponent that we can't give up, and we can't cultivate another one. ”

"But...... If the fighter plane was delayed, Cao Cao was defeated. And how? ”

Yan Zhong replied: "Even if Cao Cao is defeated, with Duan Gong in Luoyang, he can also keep Gyeonggi from losing." ”

Fu Xie looked at Yan Zhong in astonishment. He knew that Yan Zhong was Liu Xiu's most trusted advisor, and what Yan Zhong said was what Liu Xiu meant to a certain extent. He said so. It was obvious that Liu Xiu was not only ready to give up Gongsun Zhan, but also ready to sacrifice Cao Cao, in order to be able to hold all the military power in his hands, he would rather sacrifice anyone who was not within his control, and completely deprive the imperial court of his bargaining support.

His bottom line is to keep Luoyang from losing, other than that. It's all sacrificial.

"Those who do great things are not informal." Yan Zhong smiled slightly: "Soldiers are expensive, not for a long time, this truth, I don't need to say more." ”

Fu Xie hesitated for a moment and nodded helplessly. He does understand this truth, if Liu Xiu can't fully control the situation and rashly enter the battlefield, he will inevitably be hindered by many parties at that time, but it is better to wait for all the rights to be in hand, unify the command, and destroy the withering and deciding the victory.

It's cruel, but it's the least costly, and the victory is the fastest.

Fu Xie was silent for a long time, and finally asked, "What does it mean in the edict, do we want to force it?" ”

"Still pressing?" Yan Zhong burst out laughing, "I've already asked, the edict is very refreshing, and he has shown me all the edicts." ”

Fu Xie asked anxiously: "Then Liu Biao is under the control of the general?" ”

Yan Zhong nodded, and then shook his head again: "That's what the edict says, but I don't think Liu Biao will be so easy to comply." It is inappropriate for the general to come forward at this time, if Liu Biao refuses to obey orders, then there will be no room for maneuver. You go, as the Sima of the General's Mansion of the Che Cavalry, ask Liu Biao to obey orders, if he pushes back, it will just give us an excuse to delay him for a few more months. ”

Fu Xie was suddenly startled, he suddenly understood, Liu Xiu was afraid that he had guessed the content of the edict at that time, so he didn't plan to come to Chengdu to receive the edict at all. Fu Xie looked at Yan Zhong, Yan Zhong seemed to know what he was thinking, laughed, reached out and patted him on the shoulder, turned around and left. After taking two steps, he turned back to Fu Xie and said, "Nanrong, go and see Li Ru before you go, he just came back from a circle in various counties, some situations are related to Guanzhong, you bring the news back, Wen Ruo will be more confident in his heart." ”

Fu Xie responded, turned around and went to the Assassin Mansion to find Li Ru. Li Ruzheng was commanding a group of officials to sort out a large pile of official documents, and when he saw Fu Xie, he hurriedly greeted him, and said with a smile while letting people serve tea: "Why does Fu Sima have time to come to me today?" ”

Fu Xie smiled. He is Sima, in charge of military affairs, and he really doesn't have much contact with Li Ru. The Assassin's Mansion was originally in charge of the military, but Liu Xiu deprived the Assassin's Mansion of its military power under the pretext of Liu Yan's rebellion, and all of it was returned to the Cheqi General's Mansion.

"I want to go back to Guanzhong, Mr. Gongxiao said that you have some situations related to Guanzhong, and I will take them back and hand them over to Xun Yu by the way."

"Oh, that's great." Li Ru suddenly realized, and hurriedly stretched out his hand to call a Peng Shi, and gave an order, and the Peng Shi turned around and went out, not long after, and walked over with a bound official document. Li Ru took it in his hand, patted it gently, and handed it to Fu Xie with both hands: "This is the information I sorted out, all of them are related to Guanzhong, and some are about the Southwest Trade Road, I have discussed with many big clans, they are all interested in investing, but there is still a gap in funds, if the big clans in Guanzhong are interested, it will be great." ”

Fu Xie's heart moved, and he hurriedly asked: "What is the benefit, how many years can it recover the cost?" ”

"According to my preliminary estimate, it will be about ten years to recover the cost, and the gross profit is about two to three percent." Li Ru smiled slightly: "What, Fu Sima is also interested?" ”

Fu Xie laughed: "To reopen the Southwest Trade Road, the investment must not be small, and I am afraid that it will not be enough to rely on Guanzhong alone." ”

Li Ru nodded again and again: "Sima is right, when I report to the general in a few days, I want to ask Liangzhou for help at the same time, please ask the general for approval." ”

"There is work, there is work." Fu Xie nodded with satisfaction.