33. The dark clouds disperse and the moon rises

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"Come on, come on, today is a day of great joy, you can let go of your belly and eat hard, drink hard, good wine and meat are enough. You have worked hard during this time, don't talk nonsense, those who have meritorious service will inevitably be rewarded, so please rest easy, we will get drunk tonight! ”

"Good!"

With an age who looks like he is in his early forties, just when the male surname is at its peak, the body may not be strong, but it is by no means thin, the tall body with smooth lines and a few just right embellishment muscles, with a typical Han Dynasty man with the demeanor of a promising family The loud promise, the atmosphere in the venue also reached the most in an instant.

All the men who were rude or elegant at this moment raised their glasses and drank bitterly, although they often expressed their distinctions, and even if they occasionally united together, they seemed so out of place, but today, alone at this banquet, they forgot the surprise of each other's identities, forgot the opposing attitudes between each other, and hooked their shoulders to their heart's content, or sang mountain slang tunes loudly, or chanted Yuefu Fu songs loudly, and they were happy and unrestrained.

Looking at the entire banquet hall, except for the slight confusion on the face of a person in one corner of the banquet, the atmosphere in the entire hall was the sameβ€”etiquette had been lost, and something called "the original surname of man" was scattered.

The young maids shuttled through the mess like butterflies, and the rude guests were like teenagers catching butterflies, catching them in their arms with their rough or delicate hands, and playing with them, so that the butterflies occasionally burst into bursts of sounds that made the banquet more exciting.

Of course, because of the owner of this place, the actions of the guests are limited to entertainment, and even the most rude fellow knows which part of the brain should be kept awake on such occasions, after all, despite the smile and amiable appearance of the owner of this place, but who does not know what happened to those enemies who were once hostile to him.

What's more, the banquet was nominally held to celebrate the marriage of the owner of the place to a beautiful woman.

It's just that in such a slightly chaotic scene, no one noticed that several figures of people had disappeared into it...... Probably.

The man in the corner, which seemed a little out of place in the atmosphere of the entire banquet hall, suddenly raised his head, which he had been lowering, and looked in the direction of the exit of the venue with thoughtful eyes, but his movements were limited to this, he gently poured the contents of the cup into his mouth, carefully savored the burning sensation coming from the depths of his throat, and lowered his head deeply again.

Obviously, the occasion and atmosphere like this now are a little far away from him.

"Although it cost a great price, this time I finally shot the 'Jiangdong Tiger'. Without Sun Wentai as a minion, Yuan Highway is a toothless kitten and nothing to fear. It's just those guys from the south......"

In a secret room, several people around a rather large low table looked uncertain under the candle flame, although their eyes were cast in different directions, but the goal was unprecedentedly the same - the huge map that was tiled on the low table, marked with the names of mountains and rivers and large and small cities, passes and even dock forts, and in one corner of this map, although the five words "Jingzhou finger palm map" were not conspicuous, but they showed the precious value of this map.

The owner of this place, who had appeared at the banquet, was naturally the most powerful one among several people, and the words just now came from his mouth, and the originally slightly depressed air was also a little more lively because of his words, and several other people sitting around the low table also became smart, and from time to time stretched out their hands to point and draw on the map, as if they were comparing something.

"The lord doesn't have to worry, although the four counties of Jingnan rebelled when we had no time to look south, but it was just a disease of scabies, not to mention that the Wulingman and Linglingman in the south were grateful for our previous assistance, Jiaozhou Lai Gong, Cangwu Wuju were all ordered by the lord, even if they couldn't fully control the local area, there was no problem at all to send five thousand troops. Therefore, as long as there is a person who can be recognized by several forces to command, the Jingnan traitor is just a chicken and a dog. On the contrary, it is ......"

A middle-aged scribe with a slightly sickly look on his face said with a solemn expression as he lightly tapped the corner of the map, without any feeling of relaxation or joy, in stark contrast to the joyful noise outside the secret room.

"Since Zirou said that Jingnan is fine, then I can also put Jingnan's affairs aside. However, since Zirou has already given Zai Xia a way to solve the matter of Jingnan, how about Zi Rou also inform Zai Xia of the candidates in his heart? However, since Zirou is not worried about the enemy of the north, and regards the traitor in the south as a chicken dog, she doesn't know why she is worried? ”

"This ...... Please forgive me for speaking bluntly, although the strong enemy in Jingzhou has retreated, but I still can't think that I have sat back and relaxed, whether it is external or internal, in fact, there are still considerable hidden dangers that will give us a heavy blow at any time. ”

"Zirou's words have always been like that Yongji, which is a correct argument, so it doesn't hurt to say it, and I will listen to it here."

"Externally, according to the words of Fuling Haoqiang Shen Mi and Linjiang Haoqiang Gan Ning, who came to vote a few days ago, Liu Yan still never gave up his wish to try my Jingzhou, and this time my Jingzhou's vitality was greatly damaged, and it is difficult to guarantee that he will not take advantage of the fire to rob. Behind the matter of Jingnan is the shadow of the state, and now the remnants of Su Dai and Bei Yu seem to be ready to move, relying on the eight hundred miles of Dongting, colluding with Zhang Hu and Chen Sheng, the thieves of Jiangxia in the past. Therefore, if it is not handled properly, I am afraid that the peace that Jingbei has easily obtained will no longer exist. What's even more worrying is that as the saying goes, 'there will be a great epidemic after the war', my Xiangyang City and that Sun Jianjun have been refusing for several months, and the corpses in the city are high enough to be mountainous. ”

"It is indeed very important to dispose of the corpses of the war dead and prevent the disease, De Jue and Xenodu, you two will be responsible for handling this matter, my Jingxiang land has been ravaged by war, if it suffers from the epidemic again, I am afraid that the purgatory on earth is not enough to describe it, so don't worry about money and food, and let all the families support, after all, this is also related to their safety and future."

Almost as soon as Kuai Liang's voice fell, Liu Biao, whose face changed suddenly because of his words, gave the order, and Cai Mao and Kuai Yue, who knew what was at stake, did not refuse, and took the errand ordered by Liu Biao with a solemn face.

"As for the chaos of the party...... Liu Biao pondered for a moment, and then looked up at Kuai Liang beside him, "Since the thieves are concentrated in the Dongting area, then in addition to handing it over to the person who is in charge of Jingnan affairs, let Huang Zigui lead the Jiangxia soldiers to help." Although he was a little reckless in the battle with Sun Wentai, Zigui's ability was still trustworthy. ”

β€œβ€¦β€¦ What the lord said was very true. Knowing that Liu Biao still did not alienate Huang Zu, Kuai Liang did not plan to say anything more, after all, although Huang Zu was a little proud, but as a disciple of the Huang family in Nanyang, there are all kinds of inextricable connections with the Jingxiang family.

Of course, this is also because Kuai Liang knows very well that Liu Biao will take this opportunity to "knock and knock" this monopoly on Jiang Xia is not so much Liu Biao's subordinate as Huang Zu of the ally, and he doesn't need to worry about this aspect of the matter at all.

Merely......

"Lord, although Huang Zigui is a meritorious person, it is indeed not all his responsibility to be defeated and captured in the battle with Sun Wentai this time, but whether it is Huang Zigui or the athletes under his command after this defeat, it always takes a time to recuperate, otherwise it is really ...... that the continuous vicious battles will all be pressed on Jiang Xiabing's body."

Compared with the Kuai family, which is mostly based on internal and foreign affairs, although the Cai family where Cai Mao is located is also married to the children of the family, but since Cai Mao's generation, the Cai family has gradually attached importance to military affairs. He even used the family's shipbuilding business to build and recruit a fairly good sailor army. It's just that because of Huang Zu's survival, this army has never had a chance to show its face.

"I can't do without Deju's assistance, isn't it true that Deju has a talent to recommend to me?"

Because today is the relationship between Liu Biao and Cai Mao's second sister, that is to say, from now on, Liu Biao will really tie himself to the interests of the Jingzhou scholars, so he is naturally generous to his brother-in-law.

"My nephew Zhang Yun, a young talent, is more familiar with water warfare, and this is the time to make meritorious contributions to the lord. The younger brothers Cai Zhong and Cai He are all available people, and if it is too late, they can also become the ministers of Jingzhou. ”

"This time, Wen Zhongye performed well in the Battle of Fancheng, and the Bajun man named Gan Xingba shot Sun Wen's countertop door with an arrow in Yanshan and shot him off the horse, which can be regarded as a great achievement. These two are all young heroes from Jingzhou, and now there are three young talents recommended by Deju, which really makes me happy. Then I will approve this matter, and He Yuebing will be decided by Deju. ”

"My brother and nephew have thanked the lord for his grace and will never live up to his lord's expectations!"

"Okay, okay, it's all a family, so you don't have to be so polite. By the way, Zirou should also tell me about the person in your heart. ”

"Yes, so that the lord knows that the right person in his heart is actually close at hand - that is, the lord's subordinate Liu Pan and Liu Bojian. Your lord's son is brave, and he can rank among the top five in our Jingzhou army in terms of force, and it is because of your lord that he has the qualifications to represent your lord. Therefore, if he controls the southern generals, he will definitely succeed immediately. ”

In this way, this simple boy can indeed try to add some burden to him, but this position of leading Jing Nan is still a little too high for him...... In this way, let Yi Jibo, Ma Bochang, Pan Chengming, and Xi Wenxiang assist him, these four people are all very capable and stable people, and with a few of them, Han Boy will know how to do things. ”

"Great Good ......" heard Liu Biao's final decision, and several people present expressed their deferential attitude with satisfaction.

At least Cai Mao, who had the opportunity to replace Huang Zu's first general of the Jingzhou army, and Kuai Liang, who let the Jingbei family forces invade the south, were very satisfied. After all, in addition to Liu Biao's fellow villager Cun ZΓ i's Yi Jibo and Jingnan native Wuling Hanshou Pan Jun, the other two Yicheng Ma Xuan and Xiangyang Xi Zhenke, who assisted Liu Pan, are all leaders of the younger generation of the Jingbei Shi clan.

Although Sun Jian's death made the people of Jingzhou who faced him feel unprecedentedly happy, because he still had to face the unwilling Yuan Shu in the north, Liu Yan in the west, and the unstable factors inside, such feelings were still suppressed in the depths of their hearts and could not be vented for the time being.

But for some people, the feelings for Sun Jian's death can be vented very freely......

"Hahahaha! It turned out to be killed by random arrows and rolling stones, what a way to die, Sun Wentai, you are really dead! Your subordinates even said that they were infected with wind and cold and died, do you really take everyone in the world for fools, hahahaha!! ”

Although this laughter shook the sky, the "shadow" hidden in the shadows next to the man who laughed could be heard, and there was only one point of joy in the laughter, and the rest did have six points of unwillingness and three points of melancholy. Although he didn't know the reason for this complex feeling, he clearly felt that the feeling called "loneliness" was diffused in the air.

It's just that compared to the one who made a complicated laugh, he was quite restrained (?) But his subordinates were already "excited":

"Dashuai, as soon as this Sun Jian dies, we will no longer have enough opponents in the south. When we are rested, we will go out of Wuguan next year, catch that son of the Yuan family, and send him to the hound house to see if he is still hard. ”

"That's right! In addition, there is the guy named Liu Yan in the south, who is not a saint, and should also be the target of our crusade. ”

"Guo Aduo, you need to go over the mountains to get to Yizhou, just rely on your little short legs, don't get lost in the mountains."

"Hu Wencai, if you are not convinced, you will compete with me to see if my legs are short, or if your sword is not long enough!"

"Compete and compete, I'm afraid you can't succeed as a bandit!"

"Lao Guo vs. Lao Hu, this is a bit interesting, come on, bet on it, I bet on Lao Guo to win after fifty moves!"

"I'll bet on Lao Guo to win Hu Wencai after a hundred moves!"

"I bet on Lao Hu to win Guo Aduo in forty moves!"

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So, as usual, the generals below soon turned the original discussion into a competition arena and a casino to settle personal grievances, while the ministers not far from them were accustomed to watching from the sidelines or wandering outside the object, completely ignoring the scene in front of them.

No, it can't be said that no one has come out to stop these rude guys.

"Shut up, you lawless guys! This is the court of my big man, and you guys are guilty of such a gaffe in front of the dignified emperor! Where is the holding of Jinwu, take down these unholy rebels for me! ”

Such a break not only woke up the originally noisy generals from their respective affairs, but also woke up the man who was sitting on the soft couch in front of the "dragon chair" in the center of the court, and even the eyes he had just opened flashed with a moment of confusion and incomprehension.

Then he was surprised to see a group of tigers and wolves like soldiers break into the palace and stand behind the generals who were still noisy just now, if it weren't for these soldiers looking at him with inquiring eyes at this time, he still thought that the soldiers under his command would rebel and take down all of them.

Although if such a thing really happened, he would not be angry because of this, but would reflect on why his soldiers betrayed him, but the current situation made him feel a little angry.

"Wang Situ, what the hell is going on in front of you!"

Ignoring the glaring men, the man turned his inquiring gaze to the man who was second in the civil service queue.

"Returning to the Prime Minister. Probably because the generals were happy with Sun Jian's death, they talked and laughed a little out of line, which caused Captain Lu to be dissatisfied, and in exchange for the soldiers under the jurisdiction of Jinwu, the generals were pre-empted. ”

"Is that so? It is true that the gentleman has made a mistake in his disgrace, and it is natural for Taiwei Lu to be angry about this, since this is the case, then you will be fined for three months, and you can have any objections. ”

"I'll know what I'm wrong."

"Humph!"

Although he really wanted to take the opportunity to let the group of bastards just now be dragged down and whipped dozens of times, Lu Zhi could only stomp his feet and return to the position where he should be sitting, after all, even if Dong Zhuo didn't dare to suppress him too much because of his surname, his merits, and the relationship behind him, and even moved his position from Sikong to Taiwei within a few months, but the only person in Chang'an City who was qualified to decide was still Dong Zhuo, and he had never changed or could not change.

And the generals under Dong Zhuo's command, who should have been dissatisfied with Lu Zhi's appearance, did not respond more violently today, but just ignored Lu Zhi's cold snort, even if they had just been fined three months' salary by Dong Zhuo.

But who made these people so happy today.

After all, although it is not without victory, the name Sun Jian is like a big stone pressing on the hearts of every general of the Xiliang Army, whether it is the battle of the Turngate Pass, or the battles born in Luyang, Yangren and other places later, and even further aback, I can still remember the battle against the Qiang people when we were under Zhang Wen's command together.

It can be said that Sun Jian's troops have always been synonymous with hard bite, even if they can win in battle, the result will inevitably be a disastrous victory, or at least they will be frantically bitten off by the other party. Not to mention that if you lose, I'm afraid that you won't have the ability to re-enter the battlefield for a long time, just like Hu Zhen now, the soldiers under his command are all re-recruited from Xiliang, although they are not inferior to those veterans in terms of courage and momentum, but after all, they are very different in combat effectiveness.

Therefore, the disappearance of such an opponent is really a thing for the generals of the Xiliang Army who will wake up laughing when they sleep, and because of this, in the face of Lu Zhi's reprimand, they also let each other go "in large numbers" today.

Isn't that a kind of sadness?

No, maybe in the eyes of these people, luck should also be a kind of strength, and Sun Jian's luck should really be e.

So, because of Sun Jian's death, his current and former enemies all felt that the dark clouds that had been suppressed above their heads had dispersed...... (To be continued.) )