Chapter 306: The Great Confucianism and the Thief
Zheng Xuan has an only son named Zheng Yien, who is twenty-six years old this year, and this time he also went to Jicheng with his father. He helped the sixty-nine-year-old Zheng Xuan out of the temporary camp surrounded by carriages, and there was no fear on his face, but he was worthy of the Zheng family's door.
Historically, Yuan Shao's son Yuan Tan led the Yellow Turban to attack Beihai, and the siege of Kong melted into Duchang, and the situation was extremely urgent. Zheng Yien was ordered by his father Zheng Xuan to lead his family soldiers to rescue, but was besieged and killed at the age of 27. This Zheng Yien knew that going to Duchang was equivalent to death, but he obeyed his father's order and resolutely went, and he was also a tough guy.
When Chen Yi saw Zheng's father and son coming out together, he stood on the other side of Zheng Xuan with a torch in his hand, and together they came to stand less than dozens of steps away from Guan Hai.
"The old man is Gaomi Zheng Xuan, I don't know what this good man sees me?" Although Zheng Xuan is old, he is full of anger when he speaks, and his voice reveals an awe-inspiring and inviolable majesty.
Guan Hai looked at it carefully, and made sure that the old man in front of him was indeed Zheng Xuan, so he hurriedly turned off the horse, walked a few steps forward, bowed to Zheng Xuan with his fists, and said humbly: "The villain doesn't know that it is Kangcheng Highway passing here, and he is really ashamed to take the liberty of bringing people to disturb him tonight!" ”
When Chen Yi heard the words of the thief leader opposite, he was secretly happy in his heart, speculating that tonight might just be a false alarm, and the thief on the opposite side might not attack Zheng Xuan because of Zheng Xuan's reputation.
Zheng Xuan saw that the visitor was respectful to him, so he sighed and said: "You are originally a villager, why don't you cultivate in the countryside with peace of mind, but gather here to stop the robbery?" ”
Guan Hai replied indignantly: "The fields are occupied by the big families in the township, and the grain harvested this autumn is still difficult to eat, so I have no choice but to make this decision, and I also ask Kangcheng to open the public network, don't be punished!" ”
Zheng Xuan waved his hand at Guan Hai and said, "The old man only brought a cart full of books on this trip, and there is no extra money and food to distribute to you, so you should disperse quickly." Find a serious way to live, and don't make trouble here again! ”
After saying this, Zheng Xuan turned around and walked towards the camp, ignoring the thousands of thieves who were secretly pressed behind Guan Hai.
It's also strange, Guan Hai is such a fierce thief leader, after seeing Zheng Xuan, he behaved like a student, after listening to Zheng Xuan's words, he really turned around and was about to leave with his subordinates.
According to the biography of the Book of the Later Han Dynasty, Zheng Xuan encountered a large number of Yellow Turban soldiers on the way back to Gaomi, but they respected Zheng Xuan very much. After seeing Zheng Xuan, they all saluted, and agreed with each other not to enter Gaomi County, where Zheng Xuan was located, to do evil.
It is not a rumor that the Yellow Turban Army respects soldiers, this is truly recorded in history, and Zheng Xuan is a real celebrity, and he is not polite in the midst of displacement, which is also the reason why he can gain the respect of the Yellow Turban Army. According to the book "Later Han Dynasty? Xian Ji records that even though the Yellow Turban in Qingzhou has been raging for more than ten years, Gaomi County has not been plundered by the Yellow Turban, and Zheng Xuan protected the township with his personality and fame.
"This good man stays!" Chen Yi suddenly shouted loudly to Guan Hai, who had already turned the horse's head.
Immediately Guan Hai Yileng. Turning his head to look at Chen Yi, he said coldly, "I don't know what this adult has to say?" ”
Chen Yi was also very bold, and actually took more than a dozen steps closer to the place where Guan Hai was stationed, and then said: "Since you are forced to do this kind of cutting of the path for your livelihood. I can show you a clear way for you and your men to live a stable life with food to eat and clothes to wear. ”
"Oh, I want to hear about it."
"If you are willing to escort Kang Chenggong north to Jicheng, after arriving in Youzhou. I am willing to intercede for you, and let the eldest prince accept you as a subordinate and give you land in Youzhou. Buy a house and live a stable life from now on. ”
"The eldest prince?" Guan Hai asked with some hesitation.
"Yes, it is the son of the current Taifu, the Tiger Ben Zhonglang General with hundreds of thousands of soldiers and horses in Jicheng, and the son of Liu Shiren, the embroidered imperial history!"
"How can I believe that these words you say are not deception? In the unlikely event that after we escort Kang Chenggong into Bohai County, you let the officers and soldiers of the Zhenwu Battalion stationed in Bohai County arrest and kill us, won't we be caught in the net? ”
Listening to Guan Hai's words, he is not a stunned person who does not know the height of the sky, at least he knows the path that Zheng Xuan traveled through to the north, and he also knows that Bohai County is now controlled by Zhenwu Battalion, and he knows his identity even better.
Chen Yi listened to Guan Hai's words, and knew that there was a play in subduing the thieves, so he smiled and said: "Isn't it tiring for a good man to talk on horseback?" Chen has seen thousands of elite cavalry in Youzhou, and to be honest, your horse is really not very good! ”
Guan Hai was ridiculed by Chen Yi's face was a little hot, so he had to turn over and dismount again, and then threw the reins of the horse to the minions beside him, and came to Chen Yi's side viciously and stridely, and said in a rough voice: "You scholar should be verbose!" Aren't you afraid that I will temporarily change my mind and detain you and ask Liu Shiren for a large sum of money? ”
Chen Yi said with a relaxed face: "If you don't believe what I said just now, you can take me as a hostage and leave some brothers to hide me, as long as you can guarantee to send Kang Chenggong to Bohai County, you will receive a large sum of money!" ”
"Is what you just said true?" Looking at Chen Yi with a calm face, Guan Hai began to be moved.
"I'll tell you a story about the eldest prince, and when you finish listening, you will clear your doubts." Chen Yi pulled Guan Hai aside, and in front of everyone's eyes, he actually told the story of how Liu He subdued Deng Hai and Chen Gui and a group of displaced people along the Danshui coast.
After Guan Hai listened, his eyes widened wider than eggs, and he stammered a little and said, "Then Deng Hai and Chen Gui...... Now, now...... Really became a partial general of the Shenxi Army guarding the eastern capital of Luoyang? ”
"Can I make this kind of thing up again? If you don't believe me, you can ask Kang Chenggong! ”
"If that's the case, the villain is willing to take his brothers to escort Kang Chenggong all the way to Jicheng! However, there is one thing that needs to be made clear...... "Guan Hai was a little hesitant.
"What's the matter?"
"We don't have much food, and we thought we could make the second big one when we came out this time, but we met Kang Chenggong. So, along the way, you have to make sure that the brothers don't go hungry. ”
"I thought it was a big deal! As long as you enter Pingyuan County the day after tomorrow, you can replenish grain and grass in the counties you pass through along the road! ”
Chen Yi said a word, got Guan Hai done, and then turned back into the camp and told Zheng Xuan about it. After hearing this, Zheng Xuan nodded and said: "This is the best, otherwise this group of homeless people will have no place to make a living, even if they let us go this time, they will rob others next time." But. Is the eldest prince really as you say, will accept these homeless people from humble backgrounds? ”
Chen Yi nodded: "There will definitely be no fake in this matter!" Gongzi is benevolent by nature, unwilling to do more tyrannical things, attaches great importance to the displaced people, and has always been based on pacification and resettlement, and there has never been a massacre in these years. ”
"Such a great good!" Zheng Xuan sincerely appreciated Liu He's policy of displacement.
That night, Guan Hai stayed on the periphery of Zheng Xuan's camp, and the next morning he followed the convoy across Jishui and escorted Zheng Xuan north.
Because of the addition of Guan Hai's team, there are no more thieves and bandits along the road. The team passed through Le'an Country safely and smoothly and entered Pingyuan County. After a few more days, I finally came to Leling County, which is close to Bohai County.
When the Leling County Commander learned that the convoy of the great Confucian Zheng Xuan passed through this county, he hurriedly gathered the scholars in the county and went out of the city ten miles to greet him, and when he saw thousands of ragged homeless people not far behind Zheng Xuan, he was dumbfounded.
Ten miles north of Leling County is Bohai County, because it is far away from the hinterland of Qingzhou, and the Bohai Zhenwu Army is very powerful, so the law and order are peaceful. In the past two years, there has never been a scene where thousands of displaced people have gathered in the county seat.
Zheng Xuan explained to the Leling County Commander that these homeless people were inspired by himself and came to escort them spontaneously, and they did not enter the city. It's just that some food and grass are needed. The Leling County Commander hurriedly asked the officials who were in charge of the warehouse to transport some grain and forage from the city to Guan Hai, and Guan Hai was so happy that he couldn't keep his mouth shut.
Chen Yi on the side looked at Guan Hai's turtle-like appearance, and said a little angrily: "Just such a little benefit will send you away, it's really shallower than your heels!" ”
Guan Hai ignored Chen Yi's taunt. asked with a sneer: "Then you should tell me, if I am really valued by Childe and made a part, what will be the benefit in the future?" ”
"That's up to you to see if you have the real skills! Childe employs people. Eclectic, as long as you can rush and kill, maybe you will be rewarded with a first-class horse, given you a pair of envious Mingguang armor, and then tailor-made a set of weapons for you, so that you can serve as a team leader or something in the army......"
"What is the team rate? Is it in charge of thousands of troops? ”
"The team commanded a hundred troops."
"What, only let me take care of a hundred people?"
"Just like you, you still want to manage thousands of troops? At the beginning, General Zhao Zilong started with 200 people, do you think you are stronger than him? ”
"Uh...... How can this be compared to ......" Guan Hai is self-aware, and he doesn't dare to compare himself with Zhao Yun on both sides of the Yellow River.
The team stayed in Leling County for two days, and after resting and replenishing, they continued to the north, and on the second day, they arrived in Bohai County.
When Chen Yi saw a cavalry in the distance rolling up the dust rushing towards the sky, he couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief, he knew that this mission had been completed ahead of schedule.
When Guan Hai saw Xian Yufu leading three thousand murderous Youzhou cavalry rushing towards him, the corners of his mouth twitched involuntarily, but there was a deep yearning in his heart. Guan Hai looked at the war horse in front of him, and then at the horse under his crotch, and finally understood that Chen Yi's ridicule that night was not fake.
Xian Yufu received news from Chen Yi a few days in advance, and today he deliberately waited for Zheng Xuan's arrival near the border between the Bohai Sea and the plains, and when he saw the convoy in the distance, he immediately sent a small team of cavalry to check his identity, showing a very high level of quality and due caution.
After confirming that the thousands of people who followed Zheng Xuan were not enemy troops, Xian Yufu personally led the team to the front of the convoy, saluted Zheng Xuan, and then took over Chen Yi's duties, escorting Zheng Xuan directly towards Nanpi City, and did not enter the county seat.
Xian Yufu was very interested in the team of displaced people who Chen Yi temporarily incorporated, and he carefully observed Guan Hai for two days on the way, and felt that Guan Hai's skills should not be bad, so he arranged for a few more capable subordinates to compete with Guan Hai in martial arts. In order to ensure the fairness of the competition, Xian Yufu also deliberately asked people to prepare military horses, weapons, armor and other needs for Guan Hai.
The result of the competition surprised Xian Yufu, this Guan Hai seems to be vulgar, but he is a very brave guy, with the strength of one person against more than a dozen cavalry, Xian Yufu secretly thinks that he is not necessarily his opponent! (To be continued......)