Chapter 336: The Alliance of Princes (I)
Xu Ji took a step forward, pulled up Gan Ning, a strange light shot out of his eyes, and said in a deep voice: "Xingba kneels today, and I, Xu Ji, will hand over all the Yanzhou Navy Army to Xingba." In addition, Yu Turn, when I take Qingzhou, I can establish a port training army, and then there are two of you, enough to look down on Jingzhou and look forward to Jiangdong! β
Although Gan Ning was getting up at this time, he was still excited, and he could only nod vigorously when he heard the words.
Chen Zhi saw that the atmosphere in the big tent was a little dull, so he changed the topic and said: "By the way, my lord, speaking of Mr. Yu Tuo, I wonder when the Xuzhou side will be disguised?" Now Yuan Shao has mistakenly recognized Mr. Guo Jia as betraying the lord? Xu Ji smiled and said: "Uncle Zhi, I know that you and Feng Xiao have a deep relationship, and naturally I don't want Feng Xiao to always take the initiative to infamy, don't worry, it won't be too long, and the Chang'an Rebellion is just around the corner." β
Chen Zhi nodded, and then said to Xu Ji: "By the way, my lord, when am I going to rush to the north?" β
Xu Ji said coldly: "Uncle, don't worry, you can rush to Youzhou with me at that time, but before that, let's participate in a grand event. Chen Zhi was stunned for a moment, and then suddenly said: "The lord is talking about the alliance of princes?" β
Xu Ji nodded lightly, then turned around and said to Gan Ning in a deep voice: "Xingba, you don't have to go along, take your men to Hongze Lake tomorrow." β
Gan Ning and Chen Zhi were stunned for a moment, and the latter involuntarily asked, "Hongze Lake?" Isn't Zhang Yan there? What did the lord ask Xingba to do there? Are you still afraid that Zhang Yan will not be able to deal with Yuan Shu's person who is about to die? β
Xu Ji snorted coldly: "I don't care about Yuan Shu yet, I'm worried about Cao Cao!" "With Chen Zhi's intelligence, he still can't understand what Xu Ji means, Cao Cao? Haven't you always had a good relationship with Xu Ji? What did he have to worry about?
Xu Ji looked at the two of them. He said in a deep voice: "Don't forget, Zhang Yan is now worthy of the title of Yanzhou rebellion." Cao Cao's younger brother Cao Ren stationed troops in Guangling this time to participate in the princes' alliance. Who knows if this Cao Ren will attack Zhang Yan? β
Chen Zhi was stunned, and immediately asked, "But didn't Cao Ren participate in the princes' alliance this time?" Will he go out of his way to attack Zhang Yan? Xu Ji said coldly: "Uncle didn't come back until you." So I don't know the current form of Guangling, Cao Ren participated in the princes' alliance this time and brought a lot of people, but these people were not originally part of Guangling's army. It was Cao Cao who was transferred back from Jiangdong, which is not in line with Cao Cao's character, after all, Yuan Shu's defeat is imminent, and Cao Cao does not need to send so many men, not to mention that Cao Cao is still conquering Jiangdong. β
Chen Zhi nodded, and Xu Ji said in a deep voice: "The reason why Cao Cao dared to expand in Jiangdong was because he saw through the truth that I was not missing. That's why it's so unscrupulous. β
Only then did Chen Zhi remember that he had always had a question in his heart when he was in Jingzhou, and he didn't understand that Sun Ce and Cao Cao would have such a strange military action to threaten him, so he hurriedly asked. Xu Ji told Chen Zhi about Guo Jia's analysis, and when he heard Chen Zhihu's eyes, he said in a deep voice: "These two people are really going to take advantage of the fire to rob, knowing that the lord has no time to go south now, let alone the fact that he is not missing, so they began to expand wantonly. What a shameless person. β
Xu Ji said indifferently: "Uncle Zhi, don't be angry, which person standing at the top of the earth is not famous and slandered all over the world?" In the eyes of others. I, Xu Ji, am not a fair and honest person. β
Chen Zhi was silent for a while, and smiled helplessly. Xu Ji is a fact. Xu Ji said coldly: "Since Cao Cao dares to expand in Jiangdong, it is certain that I will not dare to tell the truth of the matter in a short period of time, even if I am destroying Yuan Shao and Yuan Shu." I didn't dare to usher in the Chang'an Rebellion, because once this matter spread, it would have too much impact on me. β
Chen Zhi and Gan Ning nodded solemnly. The latter thought for a while, and finally couldn't help asking, "But the lord." Since this matter is not good for the lord. Why didn't they make it public? Xu Ji laughed and said: "They don't dare to tell this matter either, otherwise everyone in the world will know that they are taking advantage of the fire to rob." Now the world has changed dramatically, and there are many things that would not have happened if I hadn't 'disappeared'. But they know the truth of the matter but remain silent and take advantage of the situation. Do you think it would be good for them if this thing gets out? Without prestige, why did Cao Cao recruit troops? β
Gan Ning was stunned. Xu Ji said in a deep voice: "Now we still have Cao Cao and Sun Ce, who are all pretending to be confused, no one will break this layer of window paper, and then use the form in front of them to benefit themselves, now on the surface, it is Yuan Shao who is the most popular, but how many people know that Yuan Shao is just an empty shell?" β
Chen Zhi smiled: "I'm afraid even Yuan Shao himself doesn't know it, right?" β
Xu Ji said coldly: "If it is really as I was worried about, then Cao Ren will suddenly attack Zhang Yan, and after killing Zhang Yan, Cao Cao can be said to be helping us kill the rebels, but we can't defend because of the truth of the matter, isn't Cao Cao just cheap and obedient?" Chen Zhi and Gan Ning's faces turned pale.
Xu Ji sneered: "Cao Cao's behavior is quite similar to me, and he is most willing to surprise, in fact, when anyone is in my position, he will unconsciously have a trace of paralysis, thinking that since everyone is taking advantage of this matter, then each other's well water will not interfere with river water, if you think that Cao Cao will think the same, then I am afraid it is very wrong." β
After a pause, he said: "Think about it, in fact, since Cao Cao's actions in Chang'an, we have already broken up, anyway, sooner or later, it is better to strike first." β
When Chen Zhi heard this, he opened his mouth and said in a deep voice: "The lord doesn't have to be sad, in the future, I will definitely get Cao Cao's head for the lord." β
Xu Ji shook his head lightly and said: "Uncle Zhi, my Yanzhou will always have a place for Cao Cao, a capable minister who rules the world!" I will capture Cao Cao alive, cook wine with him, and discuss the world together! β
After a pause, he said: "What's more, I sent Zhang Yan in Hongze Lake to monitor Cao Rendi's intention, and Cao Cao is doing this now, but it is just not rude." Chen Zhi and Gan Ning nodded together.
Xu Ji turned his head to look at Gan Ning again, and said in a deep voice: "Xingba, although Hongze Lake is not small. But compared to the vast smoke and white waves of Dongting Lake that you often go in and out of Jingzhou. That's a big deal. I was originally thinking about who to send to support Zhang Yan, because Cao Rennai was the first strong man under Cao Cao to lead troops. Attacking the city is as simple as commonplace, although Zhang Yan is powerful. But compared to Cao Ren. There is still a lot of difference, and Cao Ren has a lot of elite soldiers and fierce generals, Zhang Yan is afraid that he is not an opponent. But now there is Xingba, with Hongze Lake as a barrier, why is Cao Ren afraid? Gan Ning clenched his fists and said in a deep voice: "My subordinates will not be dishonored!" β
The next day, Gan Ning took his eight hundred sons to Dongting Lake.
Xu Ji and Chen Zhi quietly returned to Yanzhou, quietly waiting for news of the Chang'an Rebellion.
Sure enough. Soon after, news came from Chang'an: there was infighting in Chang'an, and LΓΌ Bu first expressed his dissatisfaction with Wang Yun's appointment of Guo Jia as the assassin of Xuzhou. As a result, Lu Bu and Wang Chong quarreled when they were discussing the place. As a result, it broke up unhappily. It was an irrational quarrel that brought political turmoil to Chang'an, which had always been in a delicate state of equilibrium.
Wang Yun is strong, and his power spans the military and political worlds, but because Zhang Xiu and Jia Xiang, who are known as Wang Yun's sworn friends, are leading the troops outside, and Zhang Xiu's uncle Zhang Ji was ordered to go to Yuzhou to participate in the second princes' alliance, so there are very few troops directly controlled by Wang Yun in Chang'an.
It is for this reason. That's why Lu Bu tore his face with Wang Yun. However, Lu Bu didn't dare to act rashly, because he knew the terrible Zhang Xiu and Jia Xu, otherwise with Lu Bu and his character, he would have already done something to Wang Yun.
Of course, Lu Bu was not afraid that Jia Xu would deal with him, because he and Jia Xu had always had secret dealings. Lu Bu thought that Jia Xu would never harm him. That's why there is a move to quarrel directly with Wang Yun now.
Of course, Wang Yun didn't dare to do anything to Lu Bu. After all, Lu Bu had military power, and now at least two-thirds of the army in Chang'an City was under his control. And another force in Chang'an City that has been suffering from what Wang Yun did. Taiwei Yang Biao saw that Wang Yun and Lu Bu were having a lot of trouble, so he took the opportunity to make trouble, and he made suggestions to Wang Yun. asked Wang Yun to delay Jia Xu's crusade against Liu Yan, his reason was very simple, if it was about the rebellion of the country. Liu Yan is just stunned. Although Zhang Ren has rebellious behavior, it does not mean that Liu Yan knows about this matter. On the contrary, Li Dao and Guo Yan, who are now wreaking havoc in Xiliang, are the confidants, and they think that the military talents under Li Dao and Guo Yan are not under Jia Xu. So how could Ma Teng and Han Sui be his opponents? Therefore, Jia Xu and Zhang Xiu should be filmed first, and Li Dao and Guo Yan should be recruited first.
Yang Biao said this, of course, there is a reason, and it is reasonable. But the crux of the matter is that everyone can see that Yang Biao is doing this to curry favor with Ma Teng and Han Sui, because these two people and Liu Yannai are close friends, and they were worried about this matter some time ago, and now Yang Biao's proposal is obviously sharing worries for the two.
Xiliang is very close to Chang'an, Xiliang is stable, Chang'an is peaceful, if Ma Teng and the two are separated from the imperial court, it is really not good for Chang'an.
Yang Biao did this to imply to others that he had the ability to appease the two.
Invisibly, Yang Biao's popularity has increased by a few points. Wang Yun knew Yang Biao's intentions, but he had no way to refuse Wang Yun, so he could only endure it.
And this is exactly what Jia Xu wanted to see, he ordered his servants to serve as military advisors in the army of Li Dao and Libian, and it was for this far-reaching purpose that it finally showed its effect in today's neighborhood.
However, Lu Bu would never choose to cooperate with Yang Biao, he definitely didn't want Yang Biao to bring the two people of Xiliang to Chang'an, because he had enough of living by looking at people's faces. At this point, the three major forces in Chang'an began to fight openly and secretly, and there was no room for reconciliation.
After Xu Ji received this news, he knew that his plan had succeeded, and he knew that there was no need to hide his whereabouts. He announced to the outside world: Yanzhou Assassin Shi Xu Ji has returned to Yanzhou safely!
As soon as the news of Xu Ji's safe return came out, it caused a lot of shock among the princes of the world.
All of a sudden, the situation became even more unpredictable. And Xu Ji, who became the center of public opinion in the world, led 5,000 phantoms and 10,000 elite soldiers drawn from Gaoshun's army to Yuzhou to meet Yuan Shao.
Gepo. The land of Yuan Shao's alliance.
Yuan Shaodi's base camp was in Runan, and of course he would not let other princes enter his territory. Gepo, on the other hand, is an ideal place, not only is the terrain open, easy to look, but also can avoid the enemy's sneak attack. Moreover, when something happens, the army of Runan can quickly get support.
Looking at Ge Po in the distance. Xu Ji smiled at Chen Zhi, who had always been a little worried by his side: "It seems that there are still some characters under Yuan Benchu's hands, and this Ge Po is really an ideal place to meet the alliance." I wonder how many people are here now? β
Chen Zhi looked at Xu Ji with a relaxed expression. finally couldn't help but say: "Lord, Chen Zhi has a few questions in his heart. No vomiting, no pleasure. Xu Ji said with a smile: "Uncle Zhi has tried to know and say it directly." β
Chen Zhi said in a deep voice: "Isn't the lord afraid of being recognized when he comes to the alliance this time?" I'm not talking about anyone else, I'm talking about Yuan Min. Don't forget that this person is now training troops for Yuan Shao, and this person has seen the lord at that time, not long after he met the lord, Junqing and I arrived, and our actions at that time should not be hidden from him, although he didn't know the lord at the time, but once he saw the lord today, and then remembered that we would appear next to you soon. Would you have thought that the lord would have met us in the first place? Fleeing in Jingzhou is not the lord at all? Xu Ji laughed and said: "Uncle is too worried, this Yuan Min is now a big celebrity under Yuan Shao, officially defending the north of Runan against the attacks of Lei Bo and others, and training the army for Yuan Shao. Did you think he would come? Also, I heard Shi A say that this Yuan Min has always had a very high opinion of himself and is pretentious. Unwilling to associate with the so-called people in the red world, do you think he will come to participate in the Lord Marquis Alliance? Chen Zhi nodded, knowing that Xu Ji obviously had accurate information when he said this. But he still had doubts in his heart, and said to Xu Ji: "Lord, Chen Zhi still thinks that it seems too early for you to reveal your identity now, after all, the Chang'an chaos is just the beginning." There's really no mess up yet. Now that the lord has suddenly revealed his identity, will the three forces in Chang'an abandon their previous suspicions and join forces together. Dealing with the lord again? β
Xu Ji shook his head and said firmly: "No!" Hearing Xu Ji's words, Chen Zhi showed a stunned look. Looking at Xu Ji with a puzzled expression, the latter looked down and explained: "There are two reasons for this. The first reason is that Jia Xu is stirring up trouble between the three forces, and it is difficult for them not to fight. β
Chen Zhi nodded when he heard this, Jia Xu is the second person he really admires since Guo Jia, but he is absolutely unwilling to get close to Jia Xu, maybe only Xu Ji can control this Jia Xu in the world...... Maybe Cao Cao should be counted.
Xu Ji looked at Chen Zhi and said in a deep voice: "The second reason is that Wang Yun will never take me to heart when I appear for a period of time. "Why?" Chen Zhi is terrible strange.
Xu Ji smiled mysteriously and whispered to Chen Zhi: "Everyone knows that I am a filial son, and now my mother's matter in the hands of Gongsun Chan is no longer a secret, Wang Yun and Yuan Shao are allies, and I don't believe that Wang Yun doesn't know about this matter when I kill him." β
Chen Zhi's body was shocked, and he understood what Xu Jidi meant.
Xu Ji said coldly: "Now that all the people in the world see me again, they are silently observing my reaction, to see if I will abandon my mother for the sake of the great cause." Chen Zhihu's eyes shot out a divine light, and said to Xu Ji in a deep voice: "It's a pity that they don't know that the person in the hands of Lord Gongsun is not the mother of the lord at all, but a bad star who can take the life of Lord Gongsun at any time." β
Xu Ji said noncommittally: "I will go to Youzhou immediately, pretending to rescue my mother, in this way, Wang Yun will think that I will be completely restrained in Youzhou, of course, he will not take me to heart, and then concentrate on engaging in internal strife in Chang'an." β
Chen Zhi said in a deep voice: "So, there is still some time to behead Lord Gongsun?" Xu Ji nodded, and said in a deep voice: "This is a good thing, I want to let all the grassland people who have ambitions for me be active during this period, so that we can know what our enemies are in the future." β
Only then did Chen Zhi understand that Xu Ji had a deep meaning in doing this, and glanced at Xu Ji with admiration, and at the same time remembered a question: "In that case, why did the lord come here to participate in the princes' alliance?" Wouldn't it be better to go directly to Youzhou? It can also show the urgency of the lord. β
Xu Ji shook his head and said: "You can't go too far in everything, in the eyes of the world, am I, Xu Ji, the kind of person who panics when I encounter something?" Chen Zhi shook his head with a smile.
Xu Ji said in a deep voice: "In the eyes of the world, I, Xu Ji, am quite intelligent, and now in the eyes of uninformed people, I Xu Ji has three troubles, one is Yuan Shao's alliance of princes, one is the betrayal of Guo Jia and Xun You, and the other is that my mother is in the hands of Gongsun Zhan, and I have to solve them one by one."
Chen Zhi suddenly said: "So the lord is still here to make a show for others?" Is it to break Yuan Shao's alliance?"
Unexpectedly, Xu Ji shook his head and said, "No, I'm here to solve Guo Jia's problem." β
Chen Zhi looked stunned, and didn't understand what Xu Ji meant at all.
Xu Ji smiled: "Don't worry, I won't stay here for too long." β
In the end, he whispered: "Who said that Ge Po must have come to participate in the princes' alliance?" β
Although Chen Zhi didn't understand, he didn't ask again, the confident look on Xu Ji's face made him very relieved, to be honest, Chen Zhi was also very tired after fleeing in Jingxiang for several months, he only needed to obey orders and act carefully, but after fleeing, he had to be careful in everything, and everything had to be decided by himself, which was really a bit bothering and sad, and now that he returned to Xu Ji's side, he naturally saved these troubles. (To be continued......)