272 King Huai fell from a horse and died on a safari
Yuan Shu said it very lightly, but Yang Hong, the long history, and Li Feng, the main body, shook at the same time and lowered his head.
The two of them thought exactly the same, that is, the lord Yuan Shu was ready to attack Liu Cong, the king of Huai.
As Yuan Shu's left arm and right arm, Yang Hong, the chief and Bo Li Feng, can be said to be the most relied on right-hand man by Yuan Shu's side, no matter how big or small, he first discussed with the two of them, and then began to implement it.
And some of Yuan Shu's unformed ideas, even if some of them have not been discussed with the two of them, the two of them can still guess a thing or two.
Yuan Shu tried to ascend the throne and claim the emperor, although the two of them were not explicitly stated, but they had carried out a lot of secret preparations for Yuan Shu, so they had known Yuan Shu's mind for a long time, and now there is only one obstacle to Yuan Shu's self-reliance, that is, Liu Cong, the Huai King supported by Yuan Shu. With Liu Cong, the nominal master, Yuan Shu wants to realize his ambitions, first of all, in the name of righteousness, it is untenable.
Bowing their heads and muttering for a moment, Yang Hong and Li Feng looked up at each other in unison, and they both saw each other's thoughts from each other's eyes, that is, Gongsun Zhan's killing of Liu Yi, the king of Lecheng, once again ignited the ambition in Yuan Shu's heart, so he was so anxious to propose a safari with Liu Cong, the king of Huai.
Previously, Yang Hong and Li Feng had dispelled similar thoughts of Yuan Shu several times, and the two of them believed that although there was chaos today, the people of the world still recognized the surname Liu from the bottom of their hearts, and it was not yet time to accept the change of dynasty.
Moreover, if the heroes rise up together today, and the struggle for hegemony has just begun, at this time, being the king, or even the emperor, is tantamount to erecting a living target for the world's heroes, and sending troops to recruit them can get benefits. can earn fame again, why not do it.
However, Yuan Shu's thoughts were never made clear to the two of them, so their persuasion could only be discussed on a case-by-case basis, and they could not explain everything thoroughly.
Changshi Yang Hong sighed secretly in his heart, bowed slightly, and said to Yuan Shu: "Lord, invite King Huai to hunt." What are your plans? ”
Yuan Shu glanced at Yang Hong with some dissatisfaction, flicked the sleeves of his robe, got up and paced slowly, and said slowly: "What, it's just a safari." What's wrong? ”
Yang Hong and Li Feng also stood up with interest and followed Yuan Shu's side. Yang Hong hurriedly bowed down and replied, "There's nothing wrong with it. It's just that it's just to clarify what the lord needs, and his subordinates are ready to do everything. ”
Yuan Shu stopped when he heard this, stared at the spring light outside the door, and was silent, after half a sound. Fang Cai replied slowly: "Spring is pleasant, it is not appropriate to stay for a long time, go out hunting and relax, you." Let's go ahead and prepare. ”
Yang Hong's heart sank, and he bowed down and replied respectfully: "Yes!" Subordinates retire! ”
Li Feng also said goodbye, and when he went out of the door, he whispered to Yang Hong worriedly: "Brother Zihui (PS: Yang Hong's character Zihui), the lord is ......"
Yang Hong shook his head, interrupted Li Feng's questioning, and lowered his voice: "This matter should not be discussed more, and according to the lord's instructions, prepare to go, I will leave for my brother, please!" ”
After speaking, Yang Hong hurriedly boarded the carriage and had to leave, Li Feng watched the carriage go away, stood for a long time, and only sighed in his heart, and was quite disheartened to sit in the car, and after Yang Hong, he left the state pastor's mansion.
In fact, the disappointment in Yang Hong's heart at this time was more than Li Feng, but it was even better.
He leaned feebly on the wall of the carriage, lowered the curtains, ignored the beautiful spring scenery outside the window, closed his eyes tiredly, and felt only a buzzing and a faint ache in his head.
Previously, he sent people to poison Yuzhou Mu Kongling; sent assassins to pretend to be Wang Rui and Zhang Zhimen to assassinate Sun Jian; Sending assassins to assassinate Liu Chong, the king of Huai, Yang Hong was all in the know, and they all strongly agreed, but he strongly disapproved of killing Liu Cong, the king of Huai, no matter what kind of means he used to hide from the world.
However, the lord Yuan Shu obviously knew that he and the lord Bo Li Feng would disapprove, so he simply did not discuss with the two of them, just let them prepare the safari, and as for the rest, he was ready to do it himself.
Although Gongsun Chan blatantly excused himself to kill Liu Ye, the king of Lecheng, this does not explain anything except that Gongsun Chan is already giving up on himself.
Thinking of this, Yang Hong couldn't help but have a splitting headache, moaned in a low voice, stretched out his hands in pain, and kneaded his temples on both sides vigorously, but it failed to relieve the headache at all.
At this time, a trace of remorse flashed in Yang Hong's heart, and he hated that he should not have followed Yuan Shu in the first place, and did not go to serve Yuan Shao in Jizhou.
Although his thoughts at the moment were quite vicious, Yang Hong did not feel the slightest guilt, but had nothing but regret.
Guy was very sad to find that the lord Yuan Shu was afraid that he would really follow in the footsteps of Gongsun Zhan.
"Alas!"
After thinking about it, Yang Hongsi had a splitting headache, and in the end, he could only sigh, take a deep breath and exhale slowly, forcibly collect his mind, and no longer think about it, so that the headache gradually eased and was no longer so bad.
Yuan Shu personally arranged the matter, no one dared to delay, only in the past three days, as soon as the preparations were in place, just the weather was also beautiful and beautiful, just on such a good day, the brigade drove out of Xiang County, the capital of Peiguo, and went to Louding Mountain, more than 50 miles away in the eastern suburbs of Xiang County.
Xiangxian County is located on the bank of the Jushui River, twenty miles near the western suburbs, in fact, there is also a rolling hill, but whether it is the height of the mountain, or the stretch range, it is not as good as the Louding Mountain in the east of the city.
In fact, Louding Mountain is only in the Huaibei area of Pingchuan, which can be regarded as a mountain, if it is placed in the mountainous area of Bingzhou and Liangzhou, it can only be regarded as a hill, but not a mountain. However, Louding Mountain stretches for more than 100 miles, the valleys are connected, the forests are dense, and there are many wild beasts, which can be regarded as a safari holy place between Peiguo and Renchengguo.
Yuan Shu invited the King of Huai to go hunting, and a retinue was indispensable, and the flags fluttered along the way, and the people were noisy and neighing, so it was not lively.
The safari camp is located at the foot of Louding Mountain, by the mountains and rivers, rest overnight, the next morning, Huai King Liu Cong and Yuan Shu are all clothed, with a large entourage, into the mountain to hunt.
In the evening, he returned with all the prey, and brought back more than 20 kinds of prey, even Liu Cong, the king of Huai, who has always been pampered, and Yuan Shu, the later general, also took action in person, and gained quite a lot.
It's night, and the moon is bright and the stars are scarce. At the foot of Louding Mountain, on the bank of the Jushui River, dozens of blazing fires were lit, Liu Cong, the king of Huai, and Yuan Shu, the later general, had fun with a group of entourage, sat on the ground, drank fine wine, and enjoyed the fresh and tender game that was roasted on the outside and tender on the inside.
Until the hour of time, the noise on the banks of the Jushui River. Only then did he gradually stop, and when Yuan Shu returned to the luxurious and spacious tent, he did not feel sleepy, and after a while, under the leadership of the guards. One person flashed into the account and went straight to Yuan Shu and knelt down.
"All ready?"
Yuan Shu's voice was cold and cold. With an incomparably chill. It was ethereal, as if it came from outside the clouds of the nine heavens.
The visitor bowed his head and whispered, "Yes, it's all ready." ”
"Hmm!" Yuan Shu nodded, stared intently at the person who came, and whispered in a gloomy voice, "Tomorrow's business." Be sure to be sure, if something goes wrong, wait, come and see! Go ahead! ”
Someone said yes. got up and retreated to the door of the tent curtain, and at the same time turned around, he flashed out, only to see the tent curtain flashing, and only Yuan Shu was left.
Early the next morning, the group rode out of the camp and soon galloped into the mountains, along the valley road all the way deep.
Liu Cong, the king of Huai, was dressed in silver-white armor, shining silver, very eye-catching.
This set of armor is made of pure silver, the style is extremely complicated, the decorative significance, obviously greater than practical, and only the princes and nobles who have been pampered since childhood will wear this lightweight, good-looking, but the protective power is not as good as the leather armor.
Running out for several miles and shooting some hares driven out by his entourage, Liu Cong, the king of Huai, was a little excited, and said to Yuan Shu, the rear general beside him: "Those who come and go are all hares, and these entourages are really useless!" ”
Yuan Shu laughed with him and replied: "The king's precious body, it is not advisable to continue to go deeper, in case you encounter fierce beasts and dangers, hunting, just near the left and swimming, it is also a pleasure!" ”
"Hey," Liu Cong, the king of Huai, stopped doing it, and said, "If there is chaos today, it is the time to show martial bravery, only hunt some hares or something, how to have fun, go, go inside, if you encounter a fierce beast, then you can have fun!" ”
After speaking, he took the lead in urging the horse forward, Yuan Shu straightened his neck and shouted, stopping it, but to no avail, he had to follow with his entourage.
In fact, in his heart, Yuan Shu is extraordinarily proud, this feeling of leading others to take the initiative to jump into the fire pit is really fantastic, and it is more rewarding than ordering others to obey.
After returning from the safari yesterday, he let people spread the news, saying that in the mountains, he found a lot of fierce wild boars, which successfully aroused the excitement of Liu Cong, the king of Huai.
This way deep, is more than 20 miles, Liu Cong's interest is undiminished, in a good place, that is, to order the entourage to disperse, expel the beast, after the general Yuan Shu on the way to rest, the foot accidentally sprained, at this moment is still left in the rear for a few miles to wait.
Yuan Shu didn't actually rest, but surrounded by the guards, he rode his horse and walked in small steps, and when he didn't walk long, there were suddenly several tiger roars in front of him, and then there was a lot of noise.
Although it was so far away, the low sound of a tiger's roar still made Yuan Shu's mount very uneasy, and a group of guards immediately held long knives in their hands, protecting Yuan Shu in the middle.
Not long after, when he was frightened, the sound of horses' hooves in front was urgent, and someone galloped forward, went straight to Yuan Shu, and said in a panic: "Report, there is a tiger in front, Huai Wang's horse is frightened and jumps, Huai Wang, Huai Wang ......"
Yuan Shu glared angrily, and hurriedly asked, "How is King Huai, say it quickly!" ”
Immediately, the knight took a deep breath and said in one breath: "King Huai fell from his horse and was seriously injured!" ”
"What?!"
Yuan Shu was shocked, but in his heart, he was secretly proud, such a flawless plan could only be done by him.
But on the surface, Yuan Shu was in a hurry, regardless of his leg injury, and led the crowd to hurry up.
The tiger had been driven away by his entourage and was nowhere to be seen, and Liu Cong, the king of Huai, was lying on the makeshift camp, angry as a gossamer, and the corners of his mouth were constantly spilling blood foam.
"Your Majesty, Your Majesty!"
Yuan Shu knelt on his knees, stretched out his hand and grabbed the hand of Liu Cong, the king of Huai, and kept shouting, screaming sadly, and the unaware entourage surged with sadness and admiration from the bottom of his heart.
Liu Cong, the king of Huai, turned his head with difficulty, his lips moved, but he couldn't speak, Yuan Shu immediately ordered loudly: "Quick, send the king back to the camp, please ask the doctor to extend the treatment!" ”
"Lord!" The commander of the personal guard hurriedly persuaded in a low voice, "The king is seriously injured, it is not appropriate to move and bumpy, it is better to quickly invite a doctor to come, it is safe!" ”
Yuan Shu woke up like a big dream, nodded again and again, a series of orders were handed down, and someone immediately got on the horse and galloped away. (To be continued......)