Xiahou brothers led 20,000 old and weak remnants of the army still in the east of Wuguan to create a confrontation situation, with the passage of time, after laying down a solid defensive measures, the two generals began to follow Cao Ying's military orders, every three or five to harass Wuguan, but they are all thunder and rain small battles, the Jinfan army has been transferred, Yan Yan and Pang Tong who sit in Wuguan have little loss, and Cao Jun has lost hundreds or nearly 1,000 losses every time he attacks the city, and the military strength comparison in Wuguan has gradually narrowed the gap in the number of soldiers and horses.

Chun Yuqiong took over the soldiers and horses left by Zhang Jaw, he learned a lesson, began to fight steadily, Zhang Liao no longer robbed the camp, and the steady defense of Mount Tai made it difficult for Chun Yuqiong to advance an inch, every three days, Chun Yuqiong would attack Hangu Pass, each time he returned with a feather, 53,000 soldiers, in a month, has been rapidly reduced to less than 30,000 numbers.

No one in the world expected that Yuan Shao and Cao Ying would join forces to attack Guanzhong, and a month has passed, and it is the current situation.

Guo Jia seems to be at ease in Guanzhong.

Since Guo Jia implemented the imperial examination in Fuling County, Yizhou, Zhang Baiqi moved out of the Taishou Mansion, but built a new mansion by himself, and his duties as Taishou were also removed by Guo Jia after Xu He's rebellion.

After all, he had the move of expanding the army privately, which was placed under the accounts of other princes, and it was already a capital crime, and Guo Jia did not take away his military power, but only removed his already nominal official position as Xingtaishou, and replaced other officials who stood out from the imperial examination as Fuling Taishou, at the same time, Guo Jia retained Zhang Baiqi's Yulu, which was originally 2,000 stone a year, and later Guo Jia implemented a high-salary pension policy and increased it to 2,400 stone.

Proceeding from reality, Guo Jia's subordinates had very few people who could be used at the beginning, the civil and military families were not separated, and the military generals held Taishou or other internal affairs official positions, which was not an exaggeration, but Guo Jiake had more talents to use after taking the soldiers, and he also assigned new officials to take up important local positions, not only Zhang Baiqi, Zhou Tai, Zhang Yan and others were removed from the civilian posts of governing the locality, and even the position of the Taishou in Hanzhong, Guo Jia also let Yan Pu replace Zhang Liao after taking Guanzhong.

If a military general has both military power and the power to govern the local area, it is not easy to control the military and political power in one place, Guo Jia wants to divide power, not only to prevent the political leaders from having the power of soldiers and horses after forming a party for personal gain, but also to prevent the military generals from raising troops in the local area to respect themselves.

This is a long-term plan, not against whom, who to suppress, in this regard, Guo Jia is the same.

Zhang Baiqi was originally a rough and majestic man, and over the years, he became rich and rich, and Zhang Baiqi realized one of the dreams of many men throughout the ages: a group of wives and concubines.

"Master, master......"

More than ten wives and concubines were calling softly in the house, Zhang Bai was riding among the flowers, it should be a time when he was proud of life, but he walked through the courtyard and frowned.

Enjoyment, human nature.

But he always felt that he was having a hard time now.

He likes to listen to songs and dances, he likes to drink and party with friends, he likes to be surrounded by beautiful clothes, and he likes to be surrounded by beauty...... In the early days of establishing a foothold in Fuling County, he had all of these.

He has Maihime Kabuki in his own house, fine wine and food, silk and satin, and he has nothing to worry about.

However, time passed, and the scenery was no longer there, not because Guo Jia's treatment was reduced, but because the income and expenditure in Zhang Baiqi's mansion were unbalanced, the expenditure was huge, and the income was only a stable income every year.

There are more and more wives and concubines, more and more subordinates serving his wives and concubines, and more and more children in his house, so naturally there are more and more mouths in his house to open their mouths to eat.

Now he doesn't want to squander, it's good to be able to barely support his family.

The song and dance troupe for his personal pastime was dismissed from the house, and the silk and satin could only be exchanged for food to make up for the shortage in the house, and the banquet had to be carefully calculated.

Sometimes, Zhang Baiqi also asks himself, why does it become so burdensome for people to live?

Finance is often not enough to throttle, Zhang Baiqi also thought about open source, but the Yizhou wealthy family had also stammered him before, and then Zhang Baiqi's status under Guo Jia gradually decreased, and his value was not even as good as Fuling Taishou.

Zhang Baiqi is just an ordinary general, his contribution to Guo Jia is not a great achievement, even if it is a meritorious service to the sky, it is only in Guo Jia's heart, in the eyes of outsiders, Zhang Baiqi is insignificant.

can't blame Guo Jia for not reusing him, but Zhang Baiqi's ambition gradually faded after coming to Fuling, and his pleasure in Fuling, Guo Jia can hear about it every month, but Guo Jia doesn't care, he won't erase Zhang Baiqi's credit, what should be given to Zhang Baiqi, Guo Jia won't miss him a penny.

Since you are going to enjoy your life in peace, it will be done for you.

As long as Liu Biao does not invade Yizhou, the soldiers and horses of Fuling will always be stationed, Guo Jia thinks that Zhang Baiqi can die one day, and it is definitely a good death that everyone envies!

Think about the generals in the Taiping Road, not counting those nobodies who later became famous and heroic, how many of the thirty-six square commanders did not die unexpectedly?

With heavy steps, Zhang Baiqi came to the backyard of Fuzhong alone with an expressionless face, walked into a remote room, Zhang Baiqi pushed open a secret door in the corner, and stepped into the dim secret room.

Secret rooms were commonplace in large families in ancient times.

It is normal for landlords to hide money, politicians to hide secrets, and so on, and even many large families to build basements in their mansions, and all kinds of secret passages to organs emerge one after another.

Zhang Baiqi walked into the secret room, lit the candle on the wall, and then knelt down in front of a low table, there was a brocade box on the low table, Zhang Baiqi gently opened the brocade box, looking at the holy decree in the brocade box, Zhang Baiqi's expression was uncertain.

Holy Decree!

Zhang Baiqi has been riding all his life, even if it is several generations of his ancestors, I am afraid that he will never think that one day he will receive the holy decree!

It is impossible for ordinary people to receive the emperor's holy decree alone, and Zhang Baiqi never dreamed that he could one day pick up the holy decree that only the Son of Heaven is qualified to issue.

Zhang Baiqi already knew the content of the holy decree, and at this moment, he stretched out his hand and gently stroked the holy decree, struggling fiercely in his heart.

Betrayal?

Betrayal?

Betrayal?

The Emperor of the Han Dynasty asked him to assist Yuan Shao and Cao Ying in attacking Guo Jia.

After the deed was completed, he was named the Marquis of Han Ping, and he was hereditary.

Since Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty implemented the Tui En Order, the hereditary title of title is weakened by one level in each generation compared with the previous generation, which is the emperor's mental trick, a means of balancing and suppressing the powerful princes.

Hereditary succession is different from hereditary, and hereditary succession is the complete inheritance of the title of the previous ancestor by the next generation, without being weakened.

There are many princes with titles at the moment, but there are no hereditary rules, such as Wucheng Marquis Sun Jian died in battle, his title Sun Ce could not inherit, and later cut Jiangdong, and after Sun Quan succeeded to the throne, the title of the previous generation, whether it can be inherited or not, depends on Cao Ying's face, Cao Ying coerced the princes of the Son of Heaven to give him the title, it was his.

In fact, Zhang Baiqi doesn't care whether it is hereditary or hereditary, he cares more about the level of the title, Hanping Marquis, refers to Hanping County, this is the county marquis, although the marquis is not to give the land and population to Zhang Baiqi, but he has the economic power of Hanping County, this income is too shou to compare.

With this huge income for Zhang Baiqi, his current predicament will be reversed.

Moreover, Zhang Baiqi faced the holy decree, which was awe from the bottom of his heart.

In the past, he was a Taiping Dao general and a thief, and his descendants will also be named thieves.

Either Caesar or nothing.

Guo Jia's victory is the king.

Guo Jia is defeated, he is a thief!

Zhang Baiqi also wants to give his children and grandchildren an innocent background, a noble background, not a street rat.

The three major princes of the world will fight in Guanzhong, and the world will focus on it!

Gongsun Zhan must have hoped that Yuan Shao would be defeated, and it would be better for the whole army to be annihilated, and Yuan Shao himself would be buried in Guanzhong.

Lu Bu and Liu Bei most likely hoped that Cao Ying would also be buried in Guanzhong.

As for Liu Biao, I'm afraid I don't want Guo Jia to lose, nor do I want Yuan Shaocao to lose, it's best to fight a three-way entanglement, fight it darkly, fight it for a long time, if you can fight for 10,000 years, it would be the best.

Sun Ce and Yuan Shu's attitude towards this battle should be the same as Liu Biao's, they all need time to recuperate and strengthen themselves, and the battle in Guanzhong is best not to be quick and decisive.

Zhang Baiqi's hands began to tremble, and he swallowed his saliva with difficulty.

A choice to live and die!

Syllable!

Suddenly closing the lid of the brocade box, Zhang Baiqi exhaled a long breath, relieved.

Yuan Shao and Cao Ying's soldiers and horses can't enter the pass, he doesn't dare to fight back!

The holy decree said that Liu Biao would lead the army to support, but Liu Biao did not move at all in Jingzhou, Zhang Bai rode 10,000 soldiers and horses, what to oppose?

The Marquis of Han Ping, within reach, but it seems to be far away in the sky.

This holy decree was sent secretly to Zhang Baiqi's mansion by Cao Ying long before the start of the war.

Cao Ying accurately gave Zhang Bai a county marquis as a bait, you must know that Cao Ying appeased Yuan Shao after welcoming the Son of Heaven to Xudu, and only sealed Yuan Shao a pavilion marquis.

Of course, Cao Ying can also seal Zhang Baiqi as a duke and a king, but that is too fake, Zhang Baiqi knows how many taels he has, let him be a marquis, earn a little more, and have a higher status, which is reasonable.

Zhang Baiqi left the secret room as usual and returned to the courtyard to have fun with his wife and concubine.

He has a back-to-heart.

Because of the bargaining chips for betrayal, Cao Ying has already given enough.

However, betrayal must also be sure, otherwise stealing chickens will not make it a loss of rice, and if the success is successful, the new master will be displeased, and the old master will turn against him, isn't that asking for hardship?

Zhang Baiqi wants to sit and watch the development of the battle situation in Guanzhong, at least give him 10,000 guts now, he will not dare to rebel, after all, now Guo Jia is weak to control the strong and firmly gain the upper hand.

Zhang Baiqi nervously watched the development of the situation in Fuling County in eastern Yizhou, and Yuan Shu, who was far away in Jiujiang, Yangzhou, also asked three questions, eager to understand the battle situation in Guanzhong clearly.

Yuan Shu, who built the palace in Shouchun, stood on the stairs with his hands in his hands, looking down on the situation in the city.

Raising his head to look at the blue sky, Yuan Shu was also over forty years old, and he opened his mouth and muttered softly.

"The one who has passed on the jade seal of the country should be the son of heaven. Emperor, Emperor, Emperor......"

(To be continued)