Autumn is coming and the weather is getting cooler.

"In the past few years, Youzhou has been getting colder and colder every year, and it seems that the first snow in winter this year should come early."

"Yes, but please rest assured, my lord, although I am a little nervous, the grain has been harvested and put into storage, and I have also organized people to go into the mountains to cut down a lot of firewood, which is enough for this year's wintering after being burned into charcoal. In this case, should we take advantage of the winter to levy conscription and repair the city walls? ”

"Shiqi, thank you for your hard work, at this time, probably only loyal people like you are still by my side."

"How can you say that, my lord, the generals outside the city are still willing to fight for the lord!"

"Humph! Willing to fight for me?! It's just that when they encounter the harassment of the enemy, they rush to the left and the right to hurry, have they become cowardly rats? Wouldn't they be able to survive without my rescue? Waste, it's all a bunch of waste! ”

"This ......" Guan Jing really didn't know how to answer at this time, because it seemed that how to answer was wrong.

Could he still say that among the enemies who went to attack the generals and garrisoned the city were many murderous aliens?

Can he still say that those aliens usually seem to be a little disobedient, fighting against the wind and fighting bravely, and hesitating in fighting against the wind, but when it comes to Yuan Shao's command, they have all become war maniacs who are not afraid of death than those who are trapped in the camp?

Could he still say that the reason why those aliens are so capable of fighting and his own side is so unable to fight is entirely because Yuan Shao is rich and generous, and he can offer a reward that makes those aliens crazy, and his own side is not only the Yijing fortress soldiers who Gongsun Zhan has painstakingly managed. The rest of the places are not only short of food and grass and low morale, but you, the lord of the lord, are staying at home and chilling the generals?

can't say it, Guan Jing can't say anything, even if his heart is full of pain now, he still greets him with a smile on the surface.

In the end, Guan Jing thought about it carefully before finally having the courage to say to Gongsun Zhan:

"Now that the lord has been condemned as a traitor and a traitor by the imperial court, although the imperial court is already a plaything in the hands of others, it will still confuse many uninformed people, so that they who were originally neutral think that they can't help but help those real rebels."

"What do you mean ......?"

"If the lord is willing, Jing implores the lord to allow Jing to go to Puyang. Meet the Emperor and Cao Cao. Explain to them what happened, if not to wake up those who follow the enemy, but at least let those who are deceived know that you are the true loyal servant of the Han Dynasty. Not only to guard the frontier for the country. And it was not for personal anger that he killed the traitor Liu Yu. ”

All right. If it weren't for the anger of venting, would Gongsun Chan cut Liu Yu down? Even if Liu Yu really took the initiative to attack, Gongsun Zhan, who had obtained a good excuse, could completely tie Liu Yu to Chang'an. It is estimated that Li Dao and Guo Yan are also very willing to use this clan as a façade.

However, as Gongsun Zhan's subordinate and a member of the original agreement to kill Liu Yu, Guan Jing naturally couldn't say that.

"Well, morale should also know that the emperor is in Cao Mengde's hands, and the relationship between Cao Mengde and the traitor Yuan Shao doesn't need to be talked about, let Cao Mengde open the net and let me go, do you think it's really possible?"

"If it had been before, it would have been impossible. But this time, that time. At the beginning, Cao Mengde was lonely, so he naturally had to take refuge in the traitor Yuan Shao to protect himself. But just looking at the opportunity for him to break away from Yuan Shao and set up his own door, you can know that his person will not live under others for a long time. Moreover, by now, Cao Mengde not only held the emperor in his hand, but also joined forces with Bingzhou to severely damage Yuan Highway, and its momentum has been achieved, and the relationship between Yuan and Cao is far less intimate than in the past. Therefore, as long as Jing goes to Puyang and tells Cao Mengde about the benefits, Cao Mengde will definitely be willing to open the net and let me continue to deal with the traitor Yuan Shao in the north. The only pity is that Qingzhou is occupied by traitors, otherwise Jing thought that he could still get some assistance from Cao Mengde, and even more help the lord. ”

"If that's the case, then you're ready to go. If the city is defended by itself, without a few years of work, Yuan Yi will not be able to attack this Yijingjian City. And since you have such confidence, if you have such a qiēshun lì, you can go to Bingzhou again with the holy decree to test the attitude of Li Xue. He should be the person who knows me best, and he hates invading alien races just like me, but he has more means, which is where I can't compare, but now Yuan Wei colludes with foreign races and tries to get involved in my Han country, which is really outrageous! If he can send troops to fight Yuan Yi with me, he can share the peace with me afterwards. ”

"This ...... I'm afraid that Li Xue is also ambitious, I'm afraid ......"

"Hahahaha! If he doesn't accept such conditions, what if my grandson Bogui listens to his orders, how can he be more free than when he was bound by Liu Bo'an, although my grandson Bogui is a little older, but it doesn't hurt to learn that child Feiteng to fight for another thirty years! ”

Guan Jing hesitated again, but this time he finally gave up, made a big gift to Gongsun Zhan and turned to leave.

"Shiqi, do you think I can still see the first winter snow in Youzhou next year here?"

"Please rest assured, if you can't relieve the siege for the lord, Shiqi will definitely return to advance and retreat with the lord!"

However, Gongsun Zhan, who had his back to Guan Jing, did not turn around, as if he was attracted by the scenery outside the window, and Guan Jing, who also made a big salute to Gongsun Zhan's back again, did not return to Gongsun Zhan's side, but left quickly.

Looking at the back that left in a hurry full of bleak taste, it was quite a bit of "the wind is sluggish and the water is cold".

Well, Yi Jing was originally on the bank of Yishui, it was Gongsun Zhan who dug more than ten trenches by Yishui in order to prevent Yuan Shao, and built mounds as high as five or six zhang in the trenches, and finally built a camp on the mound, which was interlocking and endless. Later, the fortifications were continuously strengthened into city walls, the trenches were dug deep and changed, and the easy water was introduced into the moat, and the cast iron was used as the gate, which became today's fortress.

It is said that Gongsun Chan hoarded more than 3 million hui of grain and grass in this fort, which was converted into modern units according to the Han Dynasty standards of weights and measures. It is about equivalent to more than 40,000 tons of millet or nearly 40,000 tons of barley, so much grain is enough for 100,000 people to eat for nearly two years.

Not to mention that the banks of the Yishui River are all fertile fields, and the Gongsun Army will also carry out military camps, and it is difficult to cut off the water source, if it is purely defensive, Gongsun Chan has created a super hard turtle shell. Even with all the strength that Yuan Shao has. They may not be able to move.

Of course, if Li Shushi were here, the situation might be a little different, but it would undoubtedly be a large number of soldiers. Unless he's willing to fight a fatigue fight. Or let Sister Xuanwu or Miss Suzaku come out and walk around.

But. Although Gongsun Chan can be said to be a high wall and a deep fortress, he built a fortress on the bank of the Yishui River that made Yuan Shao scratch his head very much, but this does not mean how powerful Gongsun Chan is. On the contrary, it proves how miserable Gongsun Chan is today - if he is still the original Gongsun Bogui, how can he be willing to shrink into his own shell like a turtle with a shrunken head?

It's a pity that countless failures, countless trusted relatives and subordinates died in battle, so that this once high-spirited general has become like a sinking boat in the twilight, and he can only rely on the deep ditch and high wall to get a chance to survive.

As for the "bold words" that seemed to be still ambitious just now, they were just jokes, whether it was Gongsun Chan himself or Guan Jing, who was preparing to go to Puyang, in fact, they would not take those remarks seriously.

It can be said that if Gongsun Chan can really escape this time, disarming and returning to the field may be his only way out.

And Guan Jing who went south was Gongsun Zhan's last fight, if the imperial court or Cao Cao still intended to help Yuan Shao and still prepare to hunt him down to the end, then for Gongsun Zhan, his only way out may be to sit in the lonely city and defend to the end.

As for the ending...... Anyway, there is no second way out, so if you can live one more day, it will be considered a day.

Although Yuan Shao blocked Yi Jing very strictly, Guan Jing, who was dressed up in disguise, still managed to get through the trick, perhaps for Yuan Shao, the most worthy, and the only person worthy of his strict defense was Gongsun Zhan alone.

In Yanzhou, although it has been confirmed that it intends to move the capital to Xuxian, oh no, it has been renamed Xuchang, as for why it was changed to this name, it is estimated that as long as you have a little understanding of the meaning of Chinese characters, you should be able to see that there is not much explanation.

Although the capital will go to Xuchang in the future, it is still necessary to stay in Puyang for the time being, after all, it is necessary to build a qualified palace there, and at the same time, it is necessary to rebuild the city wall, and it is necessary to carry out systematic planning of the streets, the renovation of external official roads, the construction of auxiliary defense forces, the construction of the permanent barracks of the northern and southern armies in the suburbs, and some bits and pieces.

In Puyang before, because of the suddenness of the incident, as long as the speed is fast enough, everything else is okay. But now that "the world is decided", then for the face of the emperor and for the face of Cao Cao, even if it is not a big construction, it can't be too foolish.

As for the history of the other plane, the situation at that time was similar to the situation at the time when the capital was Puyang today. And when the other plane moves back to Luoyang in history, it will also restore Luoyang, even if it can't be compared with when the Han Dynasty was strong, but it will definitely not be a problem that can be solved by casually building a few thatched houses, and it will not be like Xuchang can be said to be completely in a hurry.

Therefore, even if Guan Jing arrives in Puyang, he can still find Cao Cao, find Cao Cao's big butler Xun Yu, and Cao Cao's strategist Xi Zhicai, who also relies on very much, and of course, Chen Gonggongtai, who has now officially separated from Cao Cao.

It's just that Guan Jing can find these people, but he was still hung in the post house in Puyang for more than a month.

Not only because everyone often needs to run south because of the relocation of the capital, but also because in addition to the matter of moving the capital, dealing with the powerful families of Yanyu and Xu Sanzhou, selecting talented and virtuous people to become officials, punishing those who stand on the wrong team, redistributing the cleared property, etc., etc., a bunch of work is waiting for most of the Cao Cao Army management members who originally felt that it was quite enough, but until now they knew that their vision was too limited.

Because of this, many courtiers who were originally in the Puyang civil strife but still stood on the wrong side were able to save their lives. After all, no matter how much they express their corpse vegetarian meal, they are actually very capable after all, but the long turmoil has made them regard the mediocrity and life preservation as the highest criterion in their lives, and "I'd rather use less three points of strength than say a word" has become their guide to action, otherwise it is probably impossible for them to survive until now in the state of Li Dao Guo Yan who said that he would turn his face.

But on the other hand, when Liu Xietong Guò Chen Gong revealed to them that if they did not work hard and redouble their efforts to show their value, then they would be held accountable for not being able to save the driver in time during the Yanzhou Rebellion. These people immediately burst out with great enthusiasm for their work.

Anyway, now Yanzhou has become the world of the Cao family. Up and down are not Cao Cao's people, or the officials occasionally promoted by Emperor Liu Xie of the Han Dynasty, they are the fish and meat on the chopping board, and these two can toss them as much as they want. Not to mention that there is also an orthodox emperor of the Han Dynasty in it. It is even more famous for the teacher, and it can make them dare not say it for thousands of years after death. But it should be no problem to not be able to turn over for a few lifetimes, but it does touch the most fearful thing in their hearts.

In addition, this is also because Cao Cao really can't decide how to deal with this Gongsun Zhan. Since he can't come up with a conclusion, even if he sees Guan Jing, it is equivalent to seeing it in vain, and he will even let Yuan Shao see the joke because of this, which is unpleasant.

However, there are still temptations, and it can be said that Cao Cao has a preliminary understanding of Guan Jing's purpose here.

In the temporary palace in Puyang, Liu Xie also discussed with great interest with his favorite ministers Zhao Nan and Chen Gong.

"Gongtai, Ziliang, you can also talk about it, is it too ridiculous that this Guan Shiqi has come to such a field to exonerate the rebellious Gongsun Bogui. Even if Liu Bo'an is not in a thousand ways, but it is also my Han clan, he will be killed casually, and he will also arrest his wife, this is really a model of undisciplined, and Yuan Benchu is just a raccoon dog, yes and no. ”

Liu Xie also got relevant information from Cao Cao, but as far as his personal wishes are concerned, he would never like Gongsun Chan like this, not to mention that the rebellious Gongsun Chan also killed Liu Yu, one of the few clansmen of the Han Dynasty who not only had a good style but also had no ambition for the throne, so that there was one less clan that could really defend the Han Dynasty.

"Your Majesty's words are reasonable, Chen Gong thinks that this Gongsun Zhan wants to use sophistry to clear his charge of the crime on his body is indeed a little too wishful thinking, this person is not only undisciplined, but also just committed a crime, even if we pardon his guilt, it will probably be a little unsatisfactory and repeated."

Chen Gong also has the same attitude, after all, Gongsun Zhan's attitude towards the family is also not very friendly, and he would rather believe in the force in his hands than the knowledge and inheritance that the family relies on, so he is naturally a heresy in the eyes of Chen Gong.

On the contrary, the current Chen Palace's attitude towards Li Shushi can be slightly better, although Li Shushi also adopted a certain kind of suppression policy towards the family Haoqiang, and his move to set up an official school and open the imperial examination can be regarded as digging the foundation of the family of the gate valve, but even Chen Gong has to admit that the family's practices in some things are indeed very undefensible, and Li Shushi's move to expand the scope of knowledge dissemination can be regarded as in line with the strategy of the sages of "education without class".

Well, "education without class" is also the slogan that Li Shushi shouted when he opened an official school, a slogan that is difficult for the family to refute.

"This ...... The subordinates have a slightly different opinion. After hesitating for a moment, Zhao Nan said his "opinion".

Of course, it's not so much his opinion, but the opinion of the state army standing behind him - anyway, Guan Jing has been working hard for a month, and with the information transmission tool in Zhao Nan's hand, how can he go back and forth.

Therefore, although they knew that Zhao Nan's opinions were contrary to their own opinions, Liu Xie and Chen Gong were very patient.

"Gongsun Zhan's behavior did violate the norms that he should abide by as a courtier, and he should be punished heavily, such a thing is indeed irrefutable. But you need to know that at this time, no matter how vicious Gongsun Chan is, he is already crumbling, even if we don't continue to punish him, she won't last long. But if we think about it the other way, if he falls, who will benefit? ”

"Ziliang means...... Yuan Shao? ”

Although Liu Xie was a little hesitant when he said this name, there was a flame of anger in his eyes.

Seeing Liu Xie's reaction. Zhao Nan smiled secretly in his heart, but Chen Gong couldn't help but sigh slightly in his heart, these two people understood very well why Liu Xie had such a relationship at this time, after all, the matter of Yuan Shao and Yuan Shu brothers pulling Han Fu to prepare for the establishment of a new emperor can be said to be known to passers-by, even if Yuan Shao pushed the fault on Han Fu, but as long as it is a discerning person, it can be seen that if there is no Yuan Shao's promotion, how could Han Fu's courage put forward such a rebellious proposition as establishing a new emperor.

Even if Chen Gong was also a member of the family class, he somewhat agreed with Yuan Shao's actions in his heart, at least at the time. The Liu Yu chosen by Yuan Shao does look stronger than Liu Xieqiang, who is still underage and is definitely a puppet in Dong Zhuo's hands. It's like after the death of Emperor Hui of Han. Choosing to be succeeded by the elder Emperor Wen of the Han Dynasty, Liu Heng, instead allowed the Han Dynasty, which was not stable enough, to embark on the fast track of rapid development.

But now that Chen Gong is a courtier of Emperor Liu Xie of the Han Dynasty, he naturally can't say such a thing, otherwise it won't be long before. Under Liu Xie's hint. Cao Cao, who had always "held a grudge" against him, would never mind pouring all his malice on this political enemy.

Even if Liu Xie felt that he was still useful, he still stayed by his side. But what can be imagined in the future is that he will never become Liu Xie's trusted minister again, so won't the family that betrayed Yanzhou choose to join Liu Xie in the first place become a big joke?

So. Seeing Zhao Nan who looked a little secretly happy beside him, Chen Gong simply chose to close his eyes and recuperate, anyway, what the other party wanted to say next didn't need to be guessed by Chen Gong, it was completely lice on the bald head—it was all obvious.

And as expected by Chen Gong, although Zhao Nan's next words could not be called verbal, they were also word-for-word, biting Yuan Shao's disobedience to make a fuss, and finally came to the conclusion that Liu Xie let Gongsun Zan take a yard to contain Yuan Shao.

Looking at Liu Xie's appearance, he has obviously been persuaded by Zhao Nan.

Indeed, compared to Gongsun Zhan, who only killed the clan without permission, and the other party took the initiative to attack, the crime can be big or small, Yuan Shao, who is ambitious, even has the same intention of abolishing the emperor as Dong Zhuo, and the emperor who wants to abolish it is precisely Liu Xie's own cunning, then it is really a big rebellion, and it should be connected with the nine clans.

In other words, Gongsun Zhan still has a chance to save, and he can be given the opportunity to make meritorious contributions under the current situation, but Yuan Shao, anyway, Liu Xie absolutely hopes that he will directly kick under the eighteenth layer of hell and never turn over.

"But ......" It was only at this time that Chen Gong opened his eyes again, well, it felt a little dazzling.

"Aiqing can be open and honest if he has something to say, there is nothing that cannot be said between our monarchs and ministers." You can just listen to this, don't take it seriously, anyway, at least Chen Gong feels that he will not make such a low-level mistake.

Well, it doesn't have anything to do with what he wants to say.

"Although His Majesty can issue an order to pardon Gongsun Bogui, and he can also secretly peep at Yuan Shao in private, so that Yuan Shao can't go all out to look south, but today, I'm afraid that with Gongsun Zhan's power, he can't have much impact on Yuan Shao at all."

"Well, that's really a problem, Ziliang, what do you think? Could it be that we pardoned Gongsun Bogui, not only failed to achieve the desired goal, but instead eviled Yuan Shao and put us in an extremely embarrassing situation? ”

"I'm afraid, it depends on whether Gongsun Chan is willing to cooperate, and whether Guan Jing can convince Gongsun Chan."

After speaking, Zhao Nan informed Liu Xie and Chen Gong of his (the state army) idea, and after listening to what Zhao Nan said, whether it was Liu Xie or Chen Gong, they were silent, obviously the plan of the state was really a bit excessive.

This made it difficult for the two of them to make a decision for a while.

Liu Xie's level is not enough, as for Chen Gong, you let him make a decision in a short period of time, which is indeed not his strength.

If he is not given enough time to think things through, it is not that he can't figure things out, but he will always feel that he has missed here and there, and then the whole person becomes unconfident, and if a strategist enters this state, it is obviously not a good sign.

"Okay, since we can't discuss it now, let's go back and think about it, and also inform Lord Sikong of today's thoughts. One person counts short, and three people count long. ”

The fate of Gongsun Chan still seems to be hanging in the balance. (To be continued......)