The New Year has arrived, the little boy is croaking to the ground, and the Assassin Mansion can be described as double happiness.

Every household in Jinyang City is hung with lights, and it is a festive one. The yellow calendar has turned over a year and entered the five years of Jian'an.

Just after the New Year, Wang Ling and Zhu Ao took Jia Kui to Jinyang, but Jia Kui was kidnapped.

"Hey...... Master Assassin Shi, Jia Liangdao was very stubborn and refused to come, so I tied him up with Brother Wang and forcibly took him to Jinyang! ”

Zhu Gongdao, who was tall, carried Jia Kui on his shoulders, and entered the Assassin's Mansion with a smoke, and after entering the study, he shouted before he put it down.

Yuan Mai looked at it and saw that Jia Kui was about twenty-four or five years old, with a medium build, a thin body, two beards on his upper lips, a little yellowish complexion, and his eyes were not big, but his gaze was very resolute.

"Oops...... How can you treat Mr. Jia like this! ”

Yuan Mai hurriedly put down the pen and ink in his hand, got up and personally untied Jia Kui, and gave a salute with an apologetic face: "It is really too much to make Brother Liang Dao suffer, and I can't compensate you here!" ”

Jia Kui is not a person who doesn't know what to do, seeing that Yuan Mai is polite and polite, and Corporal Lixian, which is very different from the wealthy and noble man he imagined, and his eyes are empty, his first impression of Yuan Mai is very good.

He sighed at the moment and said, "Alas...... Jia Kui is reckless, how can He De dare to be such a serious son, and send someone to Jiangyi to invite me three times or twice? It's not that Jia Kui doesn't know how to lift, but he is really afraid of losing the reputation of a traitor, and the people of Qin and Twilight Chu are spurned after all! ”

"I know very well that Jia Liangdao is a loyal and righteous person, and Wang Ling and Zhu Gongdao said that you have the talent to govern the country. Seeing that you have been serving as a county lieutenant, it is really a pearl, and I can't bear to see you bury your talent. Therefore, letting Justice and Wang Yanyun go to Hedong to invite each other is not to put you in an unfaithful situation! ”

Yuan Mai had a thirsty tone, personally moved the round stool, motioned for Jia Kui to sit next to the bookcase, personally poured a cup of tea for him and handed it over, pleading: "Since Mr. Liang Dao has come to Bingzhou, stay here!" ”

Jia Kui sighed: "Alas...... I can't go back if I want to! ”

"Why?"

Before Yuan could say anything, Wang Ling rushed in. said with a smile: "Master Thorn Shi, just rest assured." I have already hyped up in Jiangyi County, saying that Jia Liangdao had abandoned Cao Tou Yuan, and at this moment, the Jiangyi County Commander is arresting him all over the city. He can't go back even if he wants to! ”

"Oh...... You make such a big fuss. In case Cao Jun is angry with Liang Dao's family. How is it good to involve the innocent? Yuan Mai said worriedly.

Wang Ling snatched Jia Kui's tea bowl and grabbed a sip, which shows that he and Jia Kui are indeed good friends. patted his chest and said: "Don't worry, I have already sent someone to send Liang Dao's family back to Hanoi in advance, anyway, the Jia family originally moved from Hanoi to Hedong, so it can be regarded as a return to the ancestors!" ”

"Alas...... Yanyun, I was really killed by you this time, and I, Jia Kui, will have the reputation of a traitor from now on! Jia Kui shook his head, looking distressed.

Zhu Gongdao next to him hurriedly interjected: "I said Liang Dao, why are you so dead-eyed?" Your county lieutenant was not sealed by Cao Cao, and before Cao Cao occupied Hedong, you were appointed as the county lieutenant of Jiangyi. It was you who made the official first, and Cao Cao later occupied Hedong, and your official was not sealed by Cao Cao. You have to understand, you are an official of the Han Dynasty, not an official of his Cao family, how can you say that you are a traitor? ”

"There is a point in saying justice!"

Listening to Zhu Justice's words, Yuan Mai clapped his hands and praised, don't look at his appearance as a martial artist, but his thinking ability is much stronger than Zhou Cang's, and he analyzes things in an orderly manner: "It makes sense, my Yuan family and Cao Cao are both courtiers of the Han Dynasty, whether you Jia Kui is an official in Bingzhou or an official in Hedong, you are always a courtier of the Han Dynasty, how can you say that you are a traitor?" ”

Being enlightened by Zhu Gongdao, Jia Kui's heart was suddenly relieved, and after thinking about it carefully, this is really the truth. I, the county lieutenant, have already become a county lieutenant when Cao Cao controlled Hedong, and I was not canonized by his Cao family, I have always been an official of the Han Dynasty, how can I say that I am a traitor?

Seeing that Jia Kui's mood was improving, Yuan Mai ordered someone to hold a banquet to entertain Jia Kui. Tian Feng, Wang Ling, and Sima Fu all went to the banquet, and the guests and hosts enjoyed themselves and drank a drunk!

The fifteenth day of the first lunar month passed in a flash, and the footsteps of the Guandu battle were about to come again, and Yuan Mai decided to set off for the south.

After the weather enters February, the temperature is about to warm; At that time, Yuan Cao will definitely break the kettle and fight to the death.

Therefore, Yuan Mai must gather the most elite forces to confront Cao Cao, support Yuan Shao in time when he is defeated, and make Cao Cao pay a heavy price, so that he will become the biggest winner outside of this competition.

When Yuan Mai set off, he issued an order, ordering Jia Kui to go to Pingyang to serve as a county commander, assist Fu Hu to defend Pingyang, and order Lu Yi to lead the cavalry and the "first camp" to Pingtao to take over the garrison of Zhang Liao, in case the Huns took advantage of their battle with Cao Cao to stab them in the back.

Koji Yi has been on the battlefield for a long time, and his "first battalion" is brave and good at fighting, plus Koji Yi has been fighting with the Huns for many years, and he knows the tactics of the Huns well, so it is most suitable for him to replace Zhang Liao. In Pingyang, with Jia Kui's assistance, self-protection should not be a big problem.

After Koji Yi arrived in Pingtao, where did Zhang Liao go? The answer, of course, is Hanoi!

This Guandu battle is a matter of life and death for the Yuan family, so Yuan Mai must send the strongest lineup to fight, so Zhang Liao was transferred to lead the "Tiger Horseman" south to Hanoi.

In this way, when Guandu was fighting, Yuan Mai could send Zhao Yun, Zhang Liao, Gao Shun, Guo Huai, Xu Sheng, and Wang Shuang

's strongest combination faced Cao Jun and tried to raise the odds of victory to the highest.

After the arrangements were completed, Yuan Mai bid farewell to Tian Feng and Wang Ling, took Zhu Gongdao and Zhou Cang, surrounded Lu Lingqi's mother and son and Zhao Zhi, and marched south.

Tian Feng and Wang Ling were sent to the south of Jinyang twenty miles before waving goodbye, "Son, don't worry, sit in Hanoi, Jinyang has me and Wang Ling here, and not an inch of land will be lost!" ”

Yuan Mai picked up the big and said on the horse: "In this case, there is Lao Tianshi who bothered!" ”

In the wind and snow, a group of more than 500 people quickly whipped their horses and whipped south, along the post road, and after walking for four days, they entered Hanoi.

After Yuan Mai returned to Hanoi, he ordered Zhao Yun, Gao Shun, Guo Huai and others to step up the training of soldiers and horses, prepare armor, polish weapons, and prepare for a decisive battle with Cao's army after the weather is warm.

Military generals training, civil officials can not be idle, Yuan Mai asked Ma Jun to continue to make thunderbolt cars, and improve them, remove its dross, take its essence, and improve the performance of thunderbolt cars step by step.

In addition, Zhuge Jin and Liang Xi were asked to prepare 200,000 stone of grain from the granary, and after the two sides clashed, the burden of grain and grass supply fell on them, and there must be no mistake.

At the end of the first month, Zhang Liao and Liyi completed the handover of defense, and then led two thousand "tiger horsemen" to the south and entered Hanoi, and Gao Shun personally came to the north of the city twenty miles to greet him.

The sound of horses' hooves shook the earth and swept up the dust.

"Haha...... Wenyuan is back? I haven't seen you for a year, don't come unharmed! Seeing Zhang Liao's arrival, Gao Shun greeted him and gave him a warm hug.

Zhang Liao also responded enthusiastically: "Haha...... When I heard that I was going to fight to the death with the thief, the flame of revenge in my heart burned, and we brothers could finally fight side by side. This time, it will be a shame for Xuzhou! ”

The cold wind blew Gao Shun's beard, fluttering slightly, and said with a bow: "What Wen Yuan said is extremely true, this time I swear to be ashamed!" ”

At that moment, Zhang Liao and Gao Shun rode together to control the bridle, returned to Huaixian County to the south, stationed soldiers and horses outside the city, and the two entered the city together to meet Yuan Mai.

When the general returned, Yuan Mai entertained him with the highest standard, and all the civil and military generals in Hanoi were present except for Xu Sheng, who was stationed on the bank of the Yellow River.

When arranging the seats, Yuan Mai took great pains, and if the arrangement was not good, it would make his subordinates unhappy and cause them to be hostile to each other, which was not good for the morale of the army.

Originally, the best way to attend was that the civil officials were on the left and the military generals were on the right, but the number of civil officials under Yuan Mai was small, and it was impossible to put the military generals with brilliant achievements under the civilian officials, so the civil and military could only sit together.

Fu Zhu is an important minister in Hebei, with a high rank and a heavy position, so he naturally sits in the first seat without any doubt, and all the civil and military forces, including Zhang Liao and Zhao Yun, no one dares to have any objections.

Zhang Liao came to surrender relatively early, and the record was brilliant, first there was a merit in trading horses with the Xiongnu, and then a surprise attack on Pingyang, opening up the territory and expanding the territory, which was even more prominent; Later, with Yuan Mai's capture of Yijing, Gongsun Zhan was destroyed; In the end, he sat in the southern Xinjiang of Taiyuan, broke the Hun cavalry, and killed the Huns who did not dare to commit Taiyuan again!

One by one, one by one, can be called a great achievement, so Zhang Liao sat in second place, and no one objected.

After arranging Fu Zhu and Zhang Liao, the third place made Yuan Buy a little difficult, if it was about the relationship and ability, Yuan Mai was more inclined to let Zhao Yun sit.

However, Gao Shun is a well-known general in the world, and in terms of reputation alone, he is still above Zhang Liao, and he is even more prominent than Zhao Yunlai. Let Zhao Yun sit on it, worried that Gao Shun will not be happy; Let Gao Shun sit on it, and he was afraid that Zhao Yun would be unhappy, so in desperation, Yuan Mai had no choice but to throw coins.

While he was changing clothes, he took a five-baht coin and quietly threw it up, letting it fall on the back of his hand, "The front is Zhao Yun, and the back is Gao Shun!" ”

Removing his hand and looking at it, the front side of the sky was five baht coins, Yuan Mai had no choice but to shrug his shoulders and say to himself: "Gao Shun, Gao Shun, I'm sorry, it's not me who takes care of my eldest brother, it's your bad luck!" ”

In this way, Zhao Yun was arranged in the third place, Gao Shun was fourth, Xu Shu was fifth, Zhuge Jin was sixth, Tian Chou was seventh, Wang Shuang was eighth, Guo Huai was ninth, Liang Xi was tenth, Zhou Cang and Zhu Gongdao were tied, and they were at the bottom.

This is the first formal banquet after the Chinese New Year, and the civil, military and virtuous people are all together. Everyone put the wine in the wind, recalled the past, looked forward to the future, and vowed to sweep away Cao Cao and help Yuan Bingzhou achieve the cause of the king.

After three rounds of drinking, Yuan Mai's worst fear happened.

I don't know who opened a topic, Gao Shun sarcastically mocked Zhao Yun with wine: "Everyone here has made great contributions and is in a high position, and it is well deserved." But there are also some people who rely on nepotism to get on top, but they are unconscious, which is really ridiculous and generous! ”

Zhao Yun's face changed suddenly, he was clearly laughing at himself? (To be continued......)