Chapter 62: Each Bears a Ghost (Part 2)
"Could it be that this is the jade seal of the country!?" Sun Jian was pleasantly surprised, looked around and asked, but he didn't confirm it in his heart, after all, Sun Jian was also seeing it for the first time.
"It's the heirloom jade seal!" Cheng Pu stepped forward and said in surprise.
"Lord, the legend to create the jade seal of the beautiful jade is natural, flawless, Qin twenty-six years, Qin Shi Huang ordered the good craftsman to cut the jade seal, Li Si seal this eight characters on it, and later the child will be the jade seal to the Han Gaozu."
"Why does this jade seal have a corner cracked, isn't it genuine?" Sun Jian listened to Cheng Puyan's beautiful jade to make the jade seal, and the jade seal made should not be missing a corner, so he naturally had this question.
"Lord, this must be through the jade seal, when Wang Mang usurped and rebelled, the Empress Dowager Xiaoyuan raised the jade seal to beat Wang Xun and Su Xian, and destroyed a corner of it, and made up for it with gold inlay, Guangwu got this treasure in Yiyang, passed on the throne so far, today the lord has the jade seal, and he is naturally the person chosen by God, and he will be able to ascend to the Ninety-Five!"
"Although the treasure is good, there must be a lot of people who covet it, my lord, you can't stay here for a long time, you should hurry up to Changsha, don't try to make a big deal!" Huang Gai's face was slightly gloomy, and he hurriedly persuaded.
Sun Jian nodded and said, "It's exactly what I want, hide the jade seal carefully, and I will resign to the alliance leader tomorrow." Sun Jian was also excited, since he had the jade seal, it was naturally not suitable to stay here for a long time, and Sun Jian still understood the truth that the husband was innocent and guilty.
What's more, he Sun Jian and Dong Zhuo had no grudges in their previous lives and no enmity in their later lives, and they fought viciously repeatedly, frustrating the enemy's spirit, and forcing Dong Zhuo to flee to the west, which is also worthy of him Yuan Shu, not to mention that Yuan Shu did not send food and grass, and almost made the soldiers and horses of the headquarters disperse, this hatred Sun Jian had already written down, so naturally there was no reason to stay here and continue to fight against Dong Zhuo.
Huang Gai took it carefully, hid it in an inconspicuous cloth bag, and tied it around his waist casually, this jade seal is related to Sun Jian's foundation, even if he loses his life, he can't lose the jade seal.
Just when Sun resolutely left, Gongsun Yi, who had a heavy face, came to the palace, and his expression became more and more solemn when he saw the ruins of the ruins and ruins.
Originally, he fully assisted Sun Jian to break through the Bishui Pass, kill Hua Xiong, and approach Luoyang, but he didn't expect Dong Zhuo's speed to be faster, and he evacuated without hesitation, clearing the wilderness and burning Luoyang, without the slightest intention of defending.
Gongsun Yi's efforts still did not produce much change, Luoyang was still scorched earth, and Dong Zhuo still coerced the people to flee to Chang'an.
Chang'an is Dong Zhuo's base camp, which has been in business for many years, and there is still a dangerous Tongguan, and it can be defended by transferring troops from the surrounding counties at any time, and it is impossible to break through Tongguan and capture Dong Zhuo to take revenge.
Gongsun Yi suddenly realized that if everything did not change, then the Kwantung rebel army, which was about to occupy the ruins of Luoyang, would soon fall apart, and only Cao Cao led the army to pursue Xu Rong, and Gongsun Yi came to persuade Sun Jian to march together.
It's just that Gongsun Yi found that there was something wrong with the atmosphere here, Sun Jian, Cheng Pu and others all stared at Gongsun Yi cautiously, and Huang Gai even kept touching the handle of the knife.
"What is this?" Gongsun Yi took a few steps back, and asked with a little hesitation, only to see the body of the white-haired eunuch not far away, which had not yet been disposed of, obviously the result of soaking in water for a long time, and then looking at the square well not far away, Gongsun Yi's heart suddenly became clear.
Gongsun Yi took a deep breath, stared at Sun Jian's eyes and said loudly: "Presumably, General Sun has decided to leave, and asked Sun Jianjun to leave a thousand cavalry to me, so that I can pursue Dong Zhuo." ”
Gongsun Yi took a few steps back and stood still, glancing at Sun Jian and the others' hearts were slightly tight, if Cheng Pu and the others had a murderous aura, they would definitely have moved the killing machine, Gongsun Yi was completely sure, the corpse of the eunuch fished out of the well water must be the jade seal of the country.
Sun Jian's eyes kept changing, in Gongsun Yi's tone, as if he had seen through everything, this feeling of being seen through was very bad, Sun Jian felt guilty, waved his hand to stop the admonished Huang Gai, looked at Gongsun Yi and said: "Lord Gongsun galloped to the aid of the great grace in the starry night, Sun remembered that all 1,113 cavalry were given to you." ”
Sun Jian was very entangled in his heart, Gongsun Yi glanced around before, although he didn't see it in person, but he must have guessed something, and now there are only a few armor soldiers around him, and the rest of the troops are still searching in the city, Sun Jian also hesitated whether to kill Gongsun Yi here.
It's just that the friendship of the past came to mind, if it weren't for Gongsun Yi to send grain and grass in time, I'm afraid that the whole army would have mutinied and dispersed, how could there be a chance to enter Luoyang, and it would be impossible to get the jade seal of the country.
What's more, this kind of murderous villain, Sun Jianzi disdains it, if Gongsun Yi wants to betray him, he can only consider himself unlucky, not to mention that Gongsun Yi has never seen the jade seal, and it is estimated that there is no evidence, even if he tells Yuan Shao himself, he will never be gullible.
And Sun Jian is also afraid, when he and Gongsun Yi pretended to be a defeated soldier and attacked Hu Zhen, Gongsun Yi's strong short-handled halberd thrown out actually killed the enemy's general Hu Zhen's war horse on the spot, the strength is terrifying, seeing the several short-handled halberds on Gongsun Yi's waist, he didn't dare to move lightly.
Gongsun Yi's face softened, since Sun Jian spoke, he naturally would not break his promise, the crisis in front of him has been resolved, Cheng Pu and the others retreated in a huff, I don't know whether it was because they failed to kill Gongsun Yi, or because they felt resentful that they handed over all the cavalry to Gongsun Yi.
There is no need to delay in the pursuit of Dong Zhuo, not to mention that the atmosphere in front of him is so solemn, Gongsun Yi also secretly regrets it, although he is a close confidant of Sun Jian, but he was almost killed by murder, if Sun resolutely kills Gongsun Yi, with only a few soldiers around him, he will inevitably die here.
Fortunately, Sun Jian was affectionate and righteous, and he was not determined to kill people, but fortunately, Gongsun Yi secretly decided that no matter where he went in the future, he would bring a foot armor soldier to protect his safety.
The handover of the cavalry command is also simple, Sun Jianjun and the cavalry are mostly supplied by Gongsun Yi's grain and grass, and they are friendly troops who fight together, since the transfer order has arrived, and there is a black-faced, displeased General Cheng Pu personally announced that all the cavalry will be transferred to the Xiao cavalry army, and these cavalry will naturally follow the order.
Gongsun Yi said goodbye to Sun Jian, led the Xiao cavalry army and the 1,000 cavalry that he asked for, and headed towards the suburbs of Luoyang, and exchanged some of the Xiao cavalry officers and soldiers with the cavalry officers as soon as possible.
The reward will not give birth to a gap, stationed to rest, waiting for dawn to pursue Dong Zhuo, this is Gongsun Yi's last chance to kill Dong Zhuo with his own hands.
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Just when Gongsun Yi was planning to lead the army to pursue Dong Zhuo, in the camp of the Kwantung Righteous Army, Yuan Shao was late in military uniform, and when he learned that Luoyang was burned, Yuan Shao was in a heavy mood, but he was not worried about the emperor, let alone for the people who were displaced.
Instead, he thought of all kinds of efforts, but got a pile of ruins in Luoyang, and originally planned to use the land of the Luoyang Emperor to call on Yuan Shao, who seemed to have lost his soul, as for the Han Emperor, Yuan Shao didn't pay attention to it at all, and never thought of rescuing.
Cao Cao stepped forward and hugged his fists and said, "Alliance leader, when will you stay if you don't pursue Dong Zhuo at this moment!" "Seeing Yuan Shao's arrival, Cao Cao was anxious, if Dong Zhuo was allowed to take Emperor Han Xian hostage to Chang'an, I am afraid it would be difficult to rescue His Majesty, then the original intention of forming the Kwantung Righteous Army would not be in vain.
Yuan Shao didn't say much, glanced at Cao Cao and stopped talking, stepped forward to sit down and shook his head and sighed.
"Alliance leader, Dong thief burned the palace, excavated the emperor's mausoleum, hijacked His Majesty and hundreds of officials to Chang'an, and his soldiers escorted the people, the speed of advance is not more than thirty miles a day, and now if you lead the army to pursue, it is the best opportunity to rescue Your Majesty and kill Dong thief, how can you doubt it and miss the opportunity?"
Cao Cao was filled with righteous indignation, seeing that everyone was sitting quietly in the military tent and had no intention of entering the army, he was anxious for a while.
Yuan Shao didn't want to rescue the emperor at all, he only had the grief of the burning of Luoyang in his heart, and the original attempt to edict the world here was also shattered, Yuan Shao was in a very bad mood, and said casually: "The soldiers of the princes are all tired, and it may not be easy to enter the army!" ”
All the princes agreed, not to mention that the pursuit of Dong Zhuo was dangerous and unpredictable, the Xiliang Army was a strong division, and the general Lu Bu had the courage of ten thousand people, and the princes who marched into Luoyang were active, but if they went to pursue Dong Zhuo, no one responded.
Cao Cao was furious and looked around at everyone: "You are not enough to conspire!" After saying that, he turned around and left angrily, leaving behind a group of unhappy princes.
Yuan Shao was annoyed that Cao Cao was so disrespectful, but as the leader of the alliance, he naturally wanted to show his atmosphere, and said with a friendly face: "Meng De doesn't listen to me, and the pursuit of Dong Zhuo will be defeated." ”
"What the alliance leader said is extremely true!"
"Cao Mengde was furious for a while, with his five thousand troops, where is Dong Zhuo's opponent!"
As soon as Yuan Shao's voice fell, a voice of approval suddenly sounded.
At this time, suddenly Sun Jian entered the big tent in armor, his eyes swept to Yuan Shu, his eyes were full of anger, Yuan Shu thought that he would have to rely on Sun Jian in the future, so he got up and said: "Sun Jianjun should not be angry, at the beginning, this general should not listen to the words of the villain, the little official who advised slander has been beheaded by this general." ”
"Oh, if that's the case, the general is to blame." Sun Jian's eyes were slightly condensed, and he looked at Yuan Shu and sneered.
Yuan Shu chuckled and said, "It's okay, you and I are both allies, and some misunderstandings can be resolved." Yuan Shu's face was calm, and he told a lie and understated it, but it couldn't make people suspicious.
"General Sun has made outstanding achievements, he is really a hero in the world, and he is really a model for my Kwantung princes!" Yuan Shao hurriedly came to play the round, although he hoped that Sun Jian and Yuan Shu would be deadlocked, but as the leader of the alliance, it would not be appropriate if he didn't say something.
Sun Jian no longer paid attention to Yuan Shu, but looked at the alliance leader Yuan Shao and saluted: "Alliance leader, the last general just has something important to report, a few days ago when he fought with the Xiliang army, he was accidentally injured, and the pain was unbearable, I am afraid that he will not be able to serve as a pioneer, and now he wants to return to Changsha, and he also asks the alliance leader to agree." ”
Yuan Shao and Yuan Shu glanced at each other, got up and chuckled: "Why is General Sun in a hurry to leave, the Kwantung Righteous Army can't do without General Sun, why don't you stay for a few days and attack Chang'an with us?" ”
"Thank you to the alliance leader, it's just that the last general has already made up his mind, and I ask the alliance leader not to force him to stay."
"We will gather volunteers to discuss Dong Zhuo with this duke, and since General Sun has passed on the jade seal of the country, why not hand it over to the leader of this alliance, or transfer it to Your Majesty in the future."
"What does the alliance leader mean, the last general can't understand." Sun Jian's heart was shocked, and he first thought that Gongsun Yi betrayed him, and suddenly thought that Gongsun Yi was stationed in the suburbs of Luoyang, and he was afraid that he had already gone to pursue Dong Zhuo, how could he have time to tell the truth, but how did Yuan Shao know.
"Don't understand? General Sun is so forgetful. Yuan Shao nodded to the guards, and a soldier of Sun Jian's army was brought up, standing aside in panic, not daring to look at Sun Jian at all.
"The last general doesn't know this person," looked around Cheng Pu and the others and said in a deep voice: "Go!" ”
"Hugh away, leave the jade seal!"
"Brush!" Sun Jian suddenly stepped forward, drew his knife and looked around left and right and said coldly: "Who is going to die!" ”
For a while, everyone in the tent did not dare to say much, and they were all shocked by Sun Jianhu.