Chapter 40: Correspondence
talked about Sun Jian, then we have to talk about the other protagonist of this era - Liu Bei, even if he is still under the fence, there is nothing special to do. Even if Wen Chou deliberately inquired, he didn't have any effective information. This was the rather bumpy and difficult early life of the 'Zhaolie Emperor'.
It was also his great luck to be able to meet Guan Zhang at the beginning. After that, it seemed to run out of luck, and the major princes of Zi Ah tossed and turned, until after the Battle of Chibi, it came to run, and it rose from the first battle to become one of the three giants. And now, he should still be doing chores with his old classmate Gongsun Zhan! It is because Wen Chou does not pay much attention to him.
Speaking of Liu Bei, then we must talk about his old classmate Gongsun Zhan, they used to study under Lu Zhi's door, and they had a good relationship and a good friendship, so Liu Bei would go directly to Gongsun Zhan after he whipped the post. This paragraph has been slightly changed in "Romance of the Three Kingdoms", and the one who whipped the post supervisor became Liu Bei's 'third brother' Zhang Fei.
As mentioned earlier, after the Yellow Turban Rebellion, Bian Zhang and Han Sui rebelled in Liangzhou, and the imperial court requisitioned 3,000 elite cavalry from Youzhou, and gave Gongsun Zan the charm to act as the governor and command the 3,000 cavalry. When Gongsun Zhan led the army to Jizhong, Zhang Chun and Zhang Ju, who were from Yuyang, lured Qiu Liju, the leader of Wuhuan in Liaoxi, to rebel and capture the cities of Youbeiping County and Liaoxi County.
Gongsun Zhan used his 3,000 cavalry to pursue Zhang Chun and other traitors, made military exploits, and was promoted to cavalry captain. At this time, the leader of the subject country Wuhuan was so greedy that the king led the people to surrender to Gongsun Zhan. Gongsun Zhan was promoted to Zhonglang General, named Duting Marquis, stationed in the subject country, and in the next five or six years, he fought constantly with the northern nomads.
At the beginning of this year, Gongsun Zhan fought with Zhang Chun, Qiu Liju and others in Shimen, Shu State. Zhang Chun and others were defeated, and Zhang Ju and Zhang Chun left their wives and children and fled into Xianbei. Gongsun Zhan continued to pursue, but because it was too deep, he was besieged by Qiu Liju in Guanzi City in Liaoxi for more than 200 days, and the soldiers were defeated when the grain was exhausted, and most of the soldiers were killed and wounded.
Fortunately, the Qiuliju army was also exhausted and tired. Go away to Liucheng. It was only with Gongsun Chan that he was able to succeed, and the imperial court worshiped Gongsun Chan as the captain of the captive school, sealed the capital of the pavilion, and concurrently led the history of the governor of the country. Since then, Gongsun Chan has led the soldiers and horses to guard the border. This is what Wen Chou knows about Gongsun Zhan, and of course he has heard a little about Gongsun Zhan's fame at the beginning.
That incident is to say: Gongsun Chan is a noble child, but because of his mother's humble background, he can only serve as a scholar. Because of his beauty, loud voice and intelligence, he was appreciated by Taishou Liu Jun. Invited as a son-in-law. Later, he was appointed as the imperial car under Liu Jun. When Liu Taishou broke the law and was sent to Rinan, he dared to violate the law and disguise himself as a soldier to escort him along the way, and Liu Taishou was pardoned on the way. After Gongsun Zhan returned, he was promoted to filial piety and honesty because of his virtue, and he was appointed as the governor of Liaodong, which was a great boost with a statement!
And Gongsun Zhan is also the same as Sun Jian and Wen Chou, he is born as a martial artist and fights bravely! There is a rumor that says: "Every time he hears that the enemy is coming, Gongsun Chan immediately speaks violently." When fighting, it was as if he was beating his own enemy, and even knocked down the night all the time. From then on, Wuhuan was afraid of Gongsun Zhan's bravery. Don't dare to attack again. Gongsun Chan often rode white horses with dozens of people around him who were good at riding and shooting, and they were the left and right wings of each other, and they called themselves 'White Horse Yicong'. ”
Gongsun Zhan has always fought against nomadic people such as Wuhuan and Xianbei in the north, so the soldiers under his command are all capable of fighting well, so in the subsequent battle with Yuan Shao, he had a great advantage at the beginning. Just after. Perhaps his mentality has changed, which has led to the shrinking and weakening of his power step by step, which led to the tragic ending of his final Yu Yijing first killing his wife and then self-immolation.
And the current Ma Teng, not so long ago. He was engaged in the army by the state and county administration, and led the people. Because of the merit of the thief, he worshiped the army Sima, and later moved to the general. But now he has completed the transformation of his identity, from an official to a bandit, and has become a rebel! "The assassin Shi Geng was killed by the rebels, and Ma Teng, Bian Zhang, Han Sui and others started up together in Liangzhou." So in the matter of discussing Dong in the future, there is actually no opportunity to participate!
As for the other princes of the late Han Dynasty, most of them are also struggling in the middle and lower official positions, of course, this excludes the three Han clan relatives - Liu Yu, Liu Biao, and Liu Yan, who are now in Youzhou, Jingzhou, and Yizhou, rectifying, building, and developing their own forces!
For others, Lu Bu should still be in the position of chief bookkeeper under Ding Yuan, the commander of Bingzhou and Wumeng; Zhang Xiu served in Dong Zhuojun with his uncle Zhang Jitong; Zhang Lu, the 'master' who governs the people with 'five buckets of rice', may still be thinking about how to please Liu Yan!
Moreover, there are Tao Qian, Yuan Shu, Zhang Yang, Zang Hong, Gongsun Du, Shi Xie, Han Sui, Kong Rong, etc., which will not be described one by one. In general, now the major figures who can dominate the situation in the future have their own small forces, small teams, and small capital. Just wait for the chaos in the world, and take advantage of the situation.
Many future princes have already stepped onto the stage of history in this August, or before this August, and have plenty of harvest, just waiting for things to start. In August this month, Liu Hong, the Son of Heaven, also set up the Eighth Lieutenant of Xiyuan, and successfully divided the troops of the general He Jin, achieving the purpose of balancing the court.
However, although these have an impact on the current Wen Chou, they are not big, and they just ring the bell for Wen Chou to step up the development of forces! Let them know that the real chaos in the world is not far away, and the time when the princes will divide the world and conquer each other is not far away.
Wen Chou folded the letter in his hand again, put it in the envelope, frowned and thought for a while, then chuckled as if self-deprecating, got up, shook his sleeves as if he wanted to shake off the depression in his heart, and then walked outside the house. This letter is precisely about the changes in the DPRK and China, and of course, there is also the analysis of the letter, and between the words, there is also the meaning of asking Wen Chou's opinion. This letter is not written by someone else, it is the trial that has been paying attention to the general trend of the world!
Since Wen Chou's return, the correspondence with Tian Feng, Fu Zhu, and judges has not been interrupted, and some of them discuss the affairs of the world, the names of scholars, or discuss classic books, ancient sages, etc. Even when Wen Chou has any doubts or confusions about political affairs and military affairs, he will also ask them for advice through letters. is because of the friendship between them, although it will not progress as fast as when Wen Chou went to visit, but it is also slowly growing.
Wen Chou came out of the room, came to the courtyard, felt the scorching summer, breathed the breath of its unique harvest at this time, and the previous depressed mood was greatly relieved.
ps: Today and tomorrow, there are a lot of lessons, two chapters today. I will make up for it on the weekend, ask for support, thank you. (To be continued......)