In the second year of Yonghan, at the beginning of March.

As winter fades away, the city of Luoyang is full of vitality.

From the Shangshutai, Da Sima Mansion, and Yushitai in the palace to the Liucao outside the palace, the Tingwei Mansion, etc., all of them were nervously busy.

All kinds of government affairs are being promoted with unprecedented efficiency.

Clerk Cao.

Xun You is preparing to go out of Beijing for inspection and is stepping up his handling of government affairs.

He looked at the official document in his hand, and said to himself with a hint of condensation: "Guo Jia, Chen Qun, Xi Zhicai, Wang Lang...... With so many people promoted together, is Your Majesty going to cultivate new people? ”

Both the government and the opposition saw it very clearly, and His Majesty in the palace was greatly touched by Lu Zhi's death.

And the current situation of the imperial court is obviously not in success.

There are almost no people who can succeed Prime Minister Yang Biao and Emperor Fu Song of the Great Sima Mansion!

"Shangshu, the recital of the North Sea Xiangkong Rong." In Xun You's contemplation, a small official came in and said.

Xun You came to his senses, took the notebook, just glanced at it, and frowned.

Kong Rong summarized a series of things about Cao Cao in Beihai and Donglai County in the notebook, thinking that he was 'a traitor and not tolerated', and also impeached Donglai County's Taishou Emperor Fu Jianshou for 'acting for the tiger and shielding Cao Cao'.

"It seems that I still have to go to Qingzhou."

Xun Yu thoughtfully.

Since Qingzhou was pacified by Cao Cao, all kinds of chaos have emerged, among which the impeachment against Cao Cao has never stopped.

Beihai Xiang Kong Rong is the main force, even the state pastor Zhu Jun is also 'quite a little complaining'; in the imperial court, the previous Wang Yun has been chasing closely, and the criminal Cao and Yushitai have investigated one after another, and they have not stopped until now.

"What's going on over there?" After thinking for a long time, Xun You raised his head and asked.

The little official hurriedly said: "Hu Cao's Xun Shangshu is ready, and he plans to leave Beijing tomorrow and go to Bingzhou." ”

Xun You nodded, this is the plan that has been set a long time ago.

"Anything else?" Xun You saw that the little official didn't leave, and asked.

The little official hesitated and said, "Shangshu, this, I don't know if it's accurate." ”

Xun You picked up the official document casually, prepared to deal with it, and said, "Where is the news?" ”

"From the palace." The little official blurted out.

Xun Yu paused, stared at him, and said, "Say." ”

The little official glanced outside the door, stepped forward and whispered: "Shangshu, there are some rumors in the palace, saying that His Majesty is preparing to inspect Jizhou." ”

"What!"

Xun You's expression changed immediately, and then he said with a deep color: "What time?" ”

The little official said: "I don't know, this news is also ambiguous, I don't know where it came from, it's hard to say whether it's true or not." ”

Xun You understands that this news is mostly true.

The release of this news in the palace is a test and a preparation.

Xun You thought for a while and said, "I know." By the way, you handed a message to Da Sima's Mansion and said that I wanted to discuss something important with Da Sima. ”

"Yes." The little official responded, and then withdrew.

Xun You thought about it again and again, but decided to oppose Liu Wei's trip this time.

The rebellion of the Black Mountain Army and various Yellow Turban Army has not been completely eliminated in Jizhou, and it may emerge again at any time. His Majesty in the palace went out on patrol to Jizhou, it was too dangerous!

The next day, Hu Cao Shangshu Xun Yu went out of Beijing to inspect and merge the state.

Ten days later, Cao Shangshu Xun went out of Luoyang to inspect Yanzhou and Qingzhou.

By April, the two had not yet returned to Beijing, and the criminal Cao Shangshu Sima Jun entered Yuzhou and Runan County to clean up the remnants of the cases of Wang Yun and Li Ru.

In June, Liu Xie, the king of Bohai, was ordered to go out of Jizhou to inspect the civil affairs of Jizhou, focusing on salt administration.

In mid-June, the Great Sima Mansion issued an order, with Zhang Liao as the general of Duliao and Zhao Yun as the general of Wuguan, leading 20,000 troops to attack Wuhuan. At the same time, the Xiongnu sent 5,000 troops to assist from the side.

In August, with Huang Zhong as the general of Zuo Zhonglang, he led his troops to crusade against the bandits on the border of Bingzhou and Jizhou, and broke the poison outside Shangdang County, beheading 2,000 and dropping 8,000. Yu Poison fled with only a dozen people.

In September, Zhang Liao broke Wuhuan, beheaded 5,000, pursued 300 miles, and returned with a great victory.

In October, the court lieutenant Zhong Xuan re-entered Liangzhou, and the Han of the people of Sanqiang was attached to the table, and the imperial court was canonized as the captain of Changshui.

While the situation in the north was good, the war in the south also entered a more intense stage.

Sun Jian came out of Wu County and attacked Danyang. Occupied Danyang County, half of Huiji County, and held Juyi in Yongning.

And Yuan Shao and Ding Yuan joined forces, invaded Hefei, broke Zhang He, and the army successfully entered the Lujiang River, and even besieged Zhang He in Jiangxia.

On the other side, Liu Biao couldn't resist Yuan Shu's fierce attack, retreated to Changsha, and held on to the lonely city.

The good news is that the soldiers and horses of Yizhou, who originally entered Nanjun, suddenly withdrew for unknown reasons, and this territory fell into the hands of Liu Biao and others, making them no longer suffer from the enemy on their backs, and providing a great depth of space.

And in Jiaozhi, especially in Nanhai County, Shixie and other clans, including some barbarians, carried out a stubborn sniping attack on Yuan Shu, forcing Yuan Shu's plan to occupy Jiaozhi into bankruptcy.

Overall, the sphere of influence of the Yuan Shu rebels was rapidly reduced, and their morale was severely damaged.

Xuzhou, Guangling County, Jiangdu County.

In a seemingly ordinary teahouse, Huangfu was lying on the table for a long time, staring at Cheng Yu who was looking at various documents with glowing eyes.

Cheng Yu looked at them one by one, deduced quickly in his heart, and for a while, he looked up at Huangfu Jianchang and said, "Second son, from the current point of view, the Yuan Shu rebels are afraid that they won't last long." ”

Although Huangfu Jianchang is the second son of Huangfu Song, he doesn't know much about the military formation, so he listens and says: "Can it be pacified this year?" ”

Cheng Yu shook his head and said, "The Great Sima Mansion has also paid a huge price for this expedition, and seeing that it is a cold winter, it can no longer use troops, and it will be delayed until next year." ”

Huangfu Jian sat back with some disappointment, and muttered: "No, Dad has always been thoughtful and will not give up halfway......"

Cheng Yu looked at him and said: "Second son, Da Sima is far away in the capital, this time he uses troops, as many as nine soldiers and horses, no matter how good the strategy is, the person who wants to implement it can completely do it." This kind of result is not easy. ”

Huangfu Jian smashed his mouth, and immediately put these aside, and said, "What news is there in Yuan Shu's army?" ”

Cheng Yu glanced at the documents on the table and said, "The morale of the army is weak, the food and grass are not enough, and some big families have fled. Judging from the intelligence everywhere, some of the staff are looking for a way. ”

Huangfu nodded strongly, in a situation like Yuan Shu, defeat is a foregone conclusion, and it is human nature to find other ways to live.

"A way out, a way out?" Suddenly, Huangfu Jian grasped the key point and asked Cheng Yudao.

Cheng Yu's expression moved slightly, and said: "The second son's hidden letter from the fine workman said that some people went to Yuzhou. Dong Zhuo's staff, Jia Xu and Li Ru, appeared in Yuan Shu's tent one after another. ”

Huangfu sat up straight and exclaimed, "They want to form an alliance? No, no, no, the Yuan family was destroyed by Dong Zhuo, and it is absolutely impossible for Yuan Shu to form an alliance with Dong Zhuo! ”

Cheng Yu pondered for a moment and said, "Second son, under this situation, Yuan Shu may not be able to form an alliance with Dong Zhuo. Even if they don't form an alliance, once Yuan Shu is defeated, those rebels will have nowhere to go, perhaps, they can only defect to Dong Zhuo. ”

Huangfu Jian sneered and said, "Wishful thinking! ”

Cheng Yu was still calculating the information in his heart, and said, "Second son, now is the most critical time. ”

Huangfu Jian Chang naturally understands that Yuan Shu's sphere of influence has been greatly compressed, and defeat is a matter of time.

As long as it is stable and survives the cold winter, next year the imperial court will be able to do its best to clear the army and put down Yuan Shu's rebellion in one fell swoop!

"What am I going to do?" Huangfu said long. It's not that he has no idea, but the stakes are so high that he can't do what he wants like before.

Shi Ah stood not far away, holding his sword, listening to the conversation between the two.

Cheng Yu was also deducing in his heart, and after a while, he said: "Second son, attacking from the outside, although you can win, you will definitely pay a lot." From the inside is the easiest and least expensive. ”

Huangfu Jianchang instantly realized and said, "You mean, rebellion? ”

Cheng Yu's expression gradually became firm, and said: "Yuan Shu's begging letter is an excellent opportunity, if you use it well, it may be of great use!" ”

Huangfu Jian's eyes were blazing, and eight hundred ideas flashed in his heart in an instant.

This kind of thing, he can't be the best at it!

Seeing this, Shi A interjected: "Then Xu You, I feel that I can take advantage of it, I heard that he is very excluded in Yuan Shaojun, and Yuan Shu is becoming more and more dissatisfied with him." ”

Huangfu Jian nodded heavily and said, "What Lao Shi said is right, that thing is not a thing, there are too many losses." ”

Speaking of this, he suddenly looked at Cheng Yu and said, "I remember, Mr. just said, that Jia Xu, Li Ru is in Yuan Shu's army, can you arrest or kill them on the way?" ”

Cheng Yu shook his head and said: "That is, when we arrived, our meticulous work informed us, when to go, what way to go, we don't know anything, and it is difficult to ambush." ”

Huangfu Jian smashed his mouth a little unwillingly, and said: "Then, design, let Yuan Shu be suspicious, kill Jia Xu and that Li Ru?" ”

Cheng Yu was stunned for a moment and said, "Anti-plot? There are some difficulties, after all, it is difficult for us to determine whether Jia Xu and Li Ru are still in Yuan Shu's army now. ”

Huangfu Jian felt a little uncomfortable in his heart, and said helplessly: "I have to find a way to reconstruct the intelligence route, now it's intermittent, the news comes too late, and it's too late to do something." ”

Cheng Yu agreed and said, "What the second son said is true." ”

Because of the raging battles everywhere, the channels laid by the emperor were scattered, and the news was not transmitted in a timely manner.

"Captain,"

A guard in regular clothes came in from outside, handed over a letter, and said, "Urgent letter from Gaoyou." ”

Huangfu Jianchang hurriedly took it, checked it carefully, and saw that it had not been opened, so he tore it open, took it out and read it carefully, handed it to Cheng Yu, and said, "Sir, Ding Yuan is going to hold a Hongmen banquet." ”

Cheng Yu had already thought of it in his heart, so he took it, read it carefully, groaned slightly, and said solemnly: "Second son, it's okay that Ding Yuan succeeded, but if Ding Yuan miscalculated, the consequences would be unimaginable." ”

The content of this letter is very simple, just joined forces with Yuan Shao to defeat Zhang He, Ding Yuan was in full swing, but because he had no soldiers under his command, he was supposed to obey his righteous son Lu Bu, but he refused his recruitment, but he had an ambiguous relationship with Dong Zhuo.

Ding Yuan endured it for so long, and finally couldn't bear it anymore.

Huangfu Jian thought for a while and said, "Let's go, go to Gaoyou!" ”

Cheng Yu immediately reminded: "Second son, if we go over, Ding Yuan may not listen to us, and we can't balance Lu Bu, so we have to transfer troops to suppress us." ”

Huangfu Jian suddenly had a toothache, and said: "This is not Yanzhou, let alone Ding Yuan, Lu Bu, even that Sun Jian, he doesn't buy my account, he can only adjust it, only Guan Yu in Jiujiang, but the road is too far, once I come and go, I'm afraid that the wood is already in the boat." ”

Cheng Yu understood, frowned calmly, and said, "That's without further ado, let's see Ding Yuan first and help him succeed!" ”

Huangfu Jian stood up and said: "Old Shi, pass the word to everyone in Xuzhou, move, stare at Lu Bu and Ding Yuan's every move, and report any situation as soon as possible!" ”

"Good!" Shi Ah frowned and replied calmly.

When Huangfu Jian led a group of people to Gaoyou non-stop, Ding Yuan's Hongmen banquet had already begun.

Ding Yuan stood at the door with his hands behind his back and a smile on his face.

Not far away, the sound of horses' hooves was like thunder, and Lu Bu rode a tall white horse and galloped.

Lu Bu had no intention of stopping, and galloped past in front of Ding Yuan.

Ding Yuan's hat fell off in the cold wind that blew suddenly, and his hair was scattered, which was very embarrassing.

Ding Yuan's eyes were gloomy, and his smile remained unchanged.

The servant put his hat back on Ding Yuan, and Lu Bu also jumped off his horse and walked over laughing.

"Father-in-law, this horse was just obtained by the child, and it is not skilled enough, please forgive me." Lu Bu carried a spear and strode in front of Ding Yuan.

Ding Yuan glanced at the long hair in his hand, and said with a quiet smile: "It's okay, this big victory, you should congratulate my son, and sit inside." ”

Lu Bu didn't care, and said, "Father-in-law, please!" ”

Ding Yuan stared at him for a moment, smiled and walked inside.

Lu Bu raised his feet, the long hair in his hand was clenched very tightly, his eyes were staring at the position of Ding Yuan's heart, and his expression flashed fiercely.

Ding Yuan seemed to feel it, and looked at the guards not far in front of him.

The guard immediately stepped forward, hilt of his sword.

"Ding Yuan!"

Lu Bu suddenly shouted, "I am the captain appointed by the imperial court, you dare to harm me!" ”

Ding Yuanmeng trotted forward and said urgently: "Close the door and kill this fang!" ”

Lu Bu looked at the dozen or so guards who were swarming over, sneered, waved his long hair, swept the two guards in front of him away, strode towards Ding Yuan, and said angrily: "Ding Yuan is good at killing courtiers, and he is complicit in rebellion, and he will be ordered by the Taiwei Dong Gong to kill Ding Yuan, and those who surrender will not be prosecuted!" ”

Lu Bu killed one person in one step, and Ding Yuan's guards who killed him were terrified and didn't dare to rely on money.

Ding Yuan stood in front of the door of the front hall, with more than twenty guards in front of him, a little calm, and sneered: "Dong Zhuo is a tiger and wolf, who doesn't know?" You take refuge in Dong Zhuo, you are rebellious! Everyone, kill Lu Bu, upgrade to three levels, and reward 10,000 dollars! ”

The soldiers that Ding Yuan had prepared a long time ago, when they heard this, they could not bear it, and shouted and pounced on Lu Bu.

Lu Bu was not afraid, holding a spear, pointing at Ding Yuan from afar, and said loudly: "Old thief, I won't kill you today, I swear not to be a man!" ”

Lu Bu's voice fell, and the gate that had been closed was suddenly knocked open, and Gao Shun and the others took the lead with soldiers and horses, and strode in.

"My lord! It's down! ”

Gao Shun rushed in with a full hundred people, and guarded in front of Lu Bu.

(End of chapter)