It was not too far from Xiangwu to Jicheng, Gao Fei took more than 700 cavalry to Jicheng at the fastest speed, and after about two hours, Gao Fei saw Jicheng.

The gate of Jicheng was closed, the soldiers on the tower of the city also came and went, and the banner of the Han army danced in the gale, and it could be seen that Jicheng had entered a state of alert for the whole city.

Gao Fei led people to the city, and when he saw many archers on the city tower, one of the young generals guarding the city shouted and asked, "Who are you?" ”

Gao Fei's group of people were covered in blood, and it was even more obvious in the reflection of the setting sun, he rode his horse and took two steps forward, reined in his horses with both hands, and shouted to the city tower: "I am Gao Fei, the marquis of the capital, and I will lead the people to stop the front of the rebels and return with a great victory, and quickly open the city gate!" ”

The young general saw that the people below were all after the battle, but he didn't dare to believe it, so he called a soldier over and said to the soldier: "Go and call Bian Xi to recognize it, and see if it is the Marquis of the capital!" ”

The soldier answered and went down the tower, and when he came up again, he brought Bian Xi. Bian Xi politely arched his hand to the young general, walked to the battlement, only poked his head out, saw Gao Fei, and hurriedly said to the young general: "The following is our marquis, please open the city gate quickly." ”

After the young general confirmed that it was correct, he asked people to open the city gate, and Bian Xi also went down the city tower.

Gao Fei saw that the city gate was open, so he led people towards the city, but ran into Bian Xi head-on.

"Master Hou, you're back, your subordinates have been waiting here for a long time...... Hey? Why did so many people come back? Bian liked to be a little surprised when he was overjoyed, so he asked.

Gao Fei turned over and dismounted, let Bian Xi lead the horse, and said to Bian Xi: "It's a long story, have the people entered the city safely?" ”

Bian Xi said: "They all entered the city safely, and the Xiangwu County Commander also told the news of the Qianghu rebellion to the Liangzhou Assassin Shi, and the Lord Assassin Shi immediately made a decision to mobilize the people of the city to continue to evacuate, and sent six hundred li to urgently inform the imperial court and ask for reinforcements. Now there are only 20,000 troops left in Jicheng, and his subordinates asked Xiahou Lan and Pei Yuanshao to go back with the team first, and they stayed here to wait for Hou Ye. ”

Gao Fei said: "Lord Thorn Shi's reaction is fast enough, where is Lord Thorn Shi now?" ”

Bian Xi said: "In the Thorn History Mansion, Master Hou, I know the way, I'll take you there!" ”

Gao Fei said: "No need, you take your brothers to find a place to rest, and I will go to Lord Thorn Shi myself." ”

Bian Xi said "promise", and then said to Zhao Yun and the others: "Brothers, come with me!" ”

Gao Fei turned over his horse and asked the Han sergeant the location of the Assassin's Mansion by the city gate, and then rode his horse and galloped towards the Assassin's Mansion.

Jicheng is a big city, not only the governance of Hanyang County Taishou, but also the governance of Liangzhou Thorn History, there is an urn city in the city, the streets are extending in all directions, all around are flat land and hills, there is a big mountain behind it, there are only three city gates in the east, west and north. Liangzhou Thorn History Mansion was originally located in Longxian County, and later there was a Thorn Shi said that the feng shui of Longxian County was not good, so he moved the office to Jicheng, and Hanyang County Taishou was in the same city, which was also convenient for the government decree to be transmitted.

The Assassin's Mansion is in the east of Jicheng, and the private houses in the city are ten rooms and nine empty where Gao Fei passed along the way, and the soldiers of the Han army have just been mobilized from around Jicheng, and as soon as they enter the city, they will use the private houses as military camps, and the province will live in tents again. When he rode his horse to the Thorn Mansion, he hurriedly turned over and dismounted, but was stopped by four Han soldiers guarding the door.

Gao Fei was in a hurry to find Liangzhou Assassin Shi, and he didn't have so much effort to pay attention to these gatekeepers, so he shouted loudly at the moment: "Get out of the way of the fuck, Lao Tzu is the Marquis of the capital Gao Fei!" ”

As soon as the gatekeeper heard Goofy's name, he stopped stopping him, apologized, and bowed his head.

Goofy ignored them and walked straight into the Assassin's Mansion. As soon as I arrived at the hall, I saw a person wearing armor and a bronze helmet walking out of the hall, followed by several generals who were also wearing armor. After the two looked at each other, the man shouted, "Who are you?" How dare you trespass into the Assassin's Mansion? ”

When Gao Fei entered the door, it was too troublesome, so he walked straight in, and the last time he passed through Jicheng, he didn't alarm anyone, let alone Liangzhou Thorn History, so naturally they didn't know each other, plus Gao Fei was dressed in blood, which made the general behind the man hold the sword tightly in his hand. He immediately said aloud: "I am the Marquis of Duxiang Gao Fei, and I want to see Lord Assassin Shi!" ”

"Duxiang Hou Gao Fei?" The man looked at Gao Fei for a moment, made a slight gesture, signaled the generals behind him not to move, and then arched his hand and said: "It turns out to be Gao Houye, I am Liangzhou Thorn Shi Zuochang, I have heard about you, you have done a good job, since you have returned safely, go down and rest, I will also lead the troops to rescue Captain Qiang, I will not accompany you!" ”

"Captain Huqiang? Wasn't Captain Huqiang's soldiers and horses completely annihilated? Where did Lord Thorn get this from? Gao Fei saw that Zuo Chang was leaving, so he hurriedly blocked his way and asked loudly.

"Bold! How dare you, a little townsman, block my way? If it weren't for your merit in killing the Yellow Turban, I would have punished you for a great crime of disrespect! This is the Liangzhou Thorn History Mansion, not your Chencang Marquis Mansion, don't you get out of the way for me! Zuo Chang was furious and arrogant, thinking that he would be stopped by a small Duxiang Marquis, and he was eager to save people, so he yelled loudly.

Gao Fei listened to this, as if his capital townsman was worthless in the eyes of this Zuo Chang, he flashed to the side, did not continue to block, thought of Zuo Chang's name, and remembered Zuo Feng, who took his money a month ago and did not help him, muttered in his heart: "Damn, another surname Zuo, is Zuo Chang a relative?" ”

Seeing Zuo Chang leave with his generals, Gao Fei secretly scolded in his heart: "Dog, what are you bull B?" Lao Tzu is a little Hou Ye, aren't you a fucking little Liangzhou assassin? Lao Tzu is still the future Youzhou herd, go, go and die yourself, don't blame Lao Tzu for not reminding you of a dog day! ”

As soon as Zuo Chang and his generals walked out of the gate of the Assassin's Mansion, the two of them blocked the way, begging Zuo Chang not to send troops. But Zuo Chang didn't listen to the persuasion at all, and after angrily reprimanding the two, he left with his generals.

When Gao Fei saw this scene, he sighed heavily, and while walking towards the outside of the Assassin's Mansion, he said to himself: "Liangzhou is closed!" ”

His voice was not loud, but the speaker had no intention, and the listener had a heart, and the two people outside the door of the Assassin's Mansion twisted their bodies at the same time, looking at Gao Fei, who was covered in blood with a strange gaze. One of the two men was wearing an ink-colored robe, and the other was wearing a strong suit, which looked like a kind of literature and martial arts.

When Gao Fei walked to the door, the two of them blocked Gao Fei's way together, and at the same time arched his hand: "This strong man, don't you know your name?" ”

Gao Fei saw that the man in the robe had a kind face, clear eyebrows, and was about thirty-five years old, while the man in the strong suit was sturdy, a few years younger than the man in the robe, and about thirty years old, with thick eyebrows and big eyes, and looked very majestic, so he also saluted: "Fly high." ”

When the two people heard this, they both showed a little surprised smile, and asked in unison, "You are Gao Fei?" Duxiang Hou Gao Fei? ”

Gao Fei hugged his fists and said: "If you don't change your name, you won't change your surname, it's just below!" ”

The two of them glanced at each other, then bowed to Gao Fei together, and said, "See Master Hou, we have been waiting for Master Hou for a long time!" ”

Goofy asked, "Wait for me?" You are ......"

The robed man was the first to say: "In Xia Fu Xie, the word Nanrong, a native of Lingzhou in the north, is currently the Taishou of Hanyang County. This is ......"

The man in the strong suit didn't wait for Fu Xie to finish speaking, then interrupted Fu Xie's words with his fist, and hurriedly said: "In Xia Gaixun, the character Yuangu is a wide range of people in Dunhuang, and the current Hanyang Changshi." ”

Fu Xie and Gai Xun were both famous ministers in the late Eastern Han Dynasty, and they were both good ministers of the Han Dynasty who contributed to the West, and Gao Fei once saw the deeds of these two in the Book of the Later Han Dynasty. After hearing the names of the two people, Gao Fei arched his hand and responded politely: "It turned out to be Fu Taishou and Gai Changshi, and the names of the two adults are like thunder. I just don't know what the two adults are waiting for me here? ”

Fu Xie looked around and said, "This place is not a place to speak, please come with me!" ”

Gao Fei led the horse, followed this Fu Xie and Gai Xun together, and after walking for a while, they came to the Taishou Mansion, and Fu Xie and Gai Xun invited Gao Fei into the mansion. When they arrived in the hall, Fu Xie and Gai Xun asked Gao Fei to sit on the top seat, and the two deigned to sit down.

Gao Fei is also not polite, since both of them are from the northwest, they also have a bold personality, once they sat down, they asked: "I met the two adults for the first time, I don't know what the two adults have to say?" ”

Fu Xie and Gai Xun glanced at each other, and then Fu Xie said: "Lord Hou's name has spread all over Liangzhou, and I won't say any polite words, so I will go straight to the point." Now Lord Assassin Shi does not listen to the bitter persuasion of the two of us, and insists on taking 15,000 people to Yuzhong to rescue Captain Qiang, and the two of us know that Lord Assassin Shi has gone and has not returned, but there is nothing to be done. As soon as Lord Thorn Shi left, there were still 5,000 soldiers and horses left in the city, and I and the other two knew that Hou Ye used a clever plan to pacify the Hebei Yellow Turban, and I wanted to ask Hou Ye to plan for the two of us, I don't know if Hou Ye is willing? ”

Gao Fei thought for a while and said: "The Qianghu rebels are brave and good at fighting, and they are all skilled people with bows and horses, which are not comparable to the Yellow Turban Thieves, and Qianghu does not have any centripetal force on my Han, I am afraid that it will be difficult to calm down with a strategy." ”

Gai Xun hurriedly answered: "What does Master Hou mean...... Can only rely on war? ”

Gao Fei nodded lightly, a trace of thought flashed in his mind, and he hurriedly asked, "Two adults, I don't know how many soldiers and horses my big man has in Liangzhou?" ”

Gai Xun replied: "Fifty thousand! Captain Huqiang and Captain Wuji of the Western Regions were each in charge of 10,000 soldiers and horses, Lord Thorn Shi was in charge of 20,000 soldiers and horses, and the remaining 10,000 were scattered in various counties in Liangzhou. Because Hanyang County is garrisoned by Lord Thorn Shi, there are no soldiers and horses that can be dispatched in Taishou Mansion. ”

Gao Fei shook his head and said: "Captain Huqiang has already been wiped out, the soldiers and horses of the county guards are too scattered, and they are useless, and the Captain Wuji in the Western Regions has a long way to go, so he can't count on it." Now all that can be counted on is the 20,000 soldiers and horses of Lord Assassin Shi, but Lord Assassin Shi is still ...... Ay! Liangzhou is closed! By the way, doesn't Lord Assassin Shi know that Captain Huqiang has been wiped out? ”

Fu Xie said: "Master Hou doesn't know, Captain Huqiang is the nephew of Lord Thorn Shi, a person came today, saying that Captain Huqiang and was surrounded in the elm, Lord Thorn Shi was eager to save people, and immediately mobilized 15,000 men and horses to go to the rescue, I tried my best to persuade after I knew, but Lord Thorn Shi did not listen. I hurriedly went and called Master Gai again, hoping to persuade together, but unfortunately the situation is still the same. ”

"I take the liberty of asking, what does this Zuo Chang have to do with Zuo Feng, the waiter of the Yellow Gate?" Gao Fei wanted to figure out the relationship between the two, if it wasn't Zuo Feng's relatives, he would try to persuade him again, if so, he would no longer persuade him, and then take the troops back to Chencang to garrison and actively prepare for defense.

Gai Xun said: "Lord Thorn and Zuo Feng are brothers of the same clan, he can be the Thorn Shi of Liangzhou, Zuo Feng has helped a lot." ”

"! Sure enough, it's a relative, Lao Tzu went back to Chen Cang! Goofy secretly exclaimed in his heart.

"Hou Ye, I heard that Beigong Boyu led a group of rebels to conquer Longxi, Longxi is very close to here, in case Beigong Boyu leads troops to attack, the two of us don't think we have much ability, I want to ask Hou Ye to command these five thousand soldiers and horses on his behalf to resist Beigong Boyu, I don't know what Hou Ye wants?" Fu Xie said.

Gao Fei shook his head and said: "Although Jicheng is big, there is no danger to defend, even if it can stop the men and horses led by Beigong Boyu, it will definitely not be able to stop the hundreds of thousands of Qianghu rebels." In my opinion, temporarily abandon Jicheng and retreat to Chencang, Chencang is dangerous, if there are these 5,000 soldiers and horses, I am absolutely sure to hold the Chencang road. Holding Chencang is equivalent to holding Sanfu, even if the entire territory of Liangzhou falls into the hands of the rebels, as long as Sanfu is unhindered, the imperial court will send a large army to encircle and suppress, and it will definitely be able to carry out a counterattack. I don't know what the two adults think? ”

Gai Xun slapped his thigh and shouted: "Do it like this, it's not that we want to abandon Liangzhou, but because the situation is compelling, it's not a pity for Lord Shi to die regardless of the overall situation." What do you mean? ”

"Now that Longxi and Jincheng are all in the hands of the rebels, and Hanyang County is in danger, fortunately, I have announced the cities in advance to let the people evacuate early. Since Chen Cang can stop the rebels, then retreat to Chen Cang! Fu Xie thought for a long time, and then said slowly, "Hou Ye, you are a great hero to pacify the Yellow Turban, fighting on the battlefield and commanding thousands of troops and horses must be Hou Ye's strength, Lord Gai and I are willing to temporarily obey Hou Ye's dispatch, and when the rebels are retreated, we will definitely jointly write to His Majesty to tell Hou Ye's merits!" ”

This kind of good thing, Gao Fei must not be polite, this is a matter of life and death, as long as there are soldiers and horses in hand, the confidence is different, 5,000 soldiers and horses are formally trained officers and soldiers, plus his more than 700 cavalry, it is more than enough to defend a small Chen Cang. He nodded and said, "Since this is what the two adults mean, then I will be disrespectful." However, since the two adults knew that Lord Thorn Shi had gone with those 15,000 people and never returned, were they willing to watch them go to their deaths? ”

Fu Xie and Gai Xun looked at each other, but they couldn't pay any good attention, so they asked together, "I don't know what the master Hou has planned?" ”

Gao Feiyin smiled and whispered something to Fu Xie and Gai Xun, Fu Xie and Gai Xun were immediately shocked when they heard this, cold sweat broke out on their faces, and then they asked together: "Hou Ye, this is a capital crime, does Hou Ye really want to do this?" ”

Gao Fei nodded and said, "Two adults, this is also forced by the situation, so I have to do it as a last resort. I will take care of what happens after the fact, and I will definitely not involve the two adults, but this matter still needs the assistance of the two adults. ”

Fu Xie and Gai Xun are both loyal to the imperial court, and Gai Xun is a famous official after the eunuch, since the beginning of the ancestors, he has been a high-ranking official of two thousand stones, and both of them have made a struggle in their hearts, and finally agreed to Gao Fei and expressed their willingness to help.

Gao Fei also knew that this matter was indeed a capital crime of killing his head, but after thinking about it carefully, if this matter was done, he could not only control the army of 20,000 horses in Jicheng, but also have enough capital to carry out the plan to recover Liangzhou. But if he didn't do this, he could only watch as these fifteen thousand people went to die in vain. He, Fu Xie, and Gai Xun took advantage of Zuo Chang's still gathering troops on the school grounds, and quietly started to act.

(Note: The Han Dynasty's state assassin history and state pastor are actually the highest governors of a state, and a state is equivalent to a province now, but from the perspective of rights, there is still a little difference between the state assassin history and the state pastor.) Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty divided the nine states of the world into thirteen states, each state set up a thorn history, at first played the role of supervising the counties of the Taishou, but later the power became more and more serious, when the Han Dynasty Emperor changed the thorn history to the state pastor, so that the state pastor officially became the highest governor of a state.

There is no state pastor in a state, and vice versa, but the state thorn history can be promoted to the state pastor within the state, and the state thorn history is the permanent official of the state, but the state pastor is not, so not every state thorn history can be promoted to the state pastor, usually in the area with frequent use of troops. In this way, the state pastor has stronger military power than the state assassin.

By the time of Emperor Huan of the Han Dynasty and Emperor Ling of the Han Dynasty, large-scale rebellions of the Qiang people in Liangzhou rarely appeared, while in contrast, Youzhou and Bingzhou were often harassed by the Xianbei people and became a frequent military area, so when the Yellow Turban Uprising came, the governor of Liangzhou was demoted from the pastor to the assassin history, and Youzhou and Bingzhou were promoted from the assassin to the state pastor. This situation of coexistence of state pastors and state thorn history has continued for a long time. ）