Chapter 97: Freemasonry
"Ahh Pang Tong, who was riding on the horse, sneezed fiercely again.
Zhang Fei next to him glanced at him a little worriedly and said:
"Since the military advisor occasionally feels cold, then don't come out."
The weather temperature in Hanzhong is much lower than that in Chengdu, and Pang Tong's physique is relatively weak, so it became like this in less than a day after returning to Hanzhong.
After waving his hand to signal that it was okay and wiping it clean with a handkerchief, Pang Tong said in a muffled voice after his nose was stuffy:
"In the letter from Nama Mengqi the day before yesterday, it was mentioned in a few words that there was a discord between the main ministers of the Han Sui Ministry, and it was a good opportunity to send troops."
Zhang Fei was thoughtful, after returning to Hanzhong, the military affairs were busy, so after listening to the dictation of Master Pang that day, he went to inspect the barracks, but he didn't expect that there would be these twists and turns.
After trying to blow it twice, Pang Tong felt a lot more comfortable, and explained:
"Three years ago, Han Sui sent an envoy to visit Cao Thief."
"This messenger sent his parents to Xudu, and persuaded Han Sui to hostage his parents to Cao Thief as a sign of loyalty."
"It's going to be a good one."
Zhang Fei commented:
"Let Cao Thief honor his parents for himself?"
Pang Tong glanced at Zhang Fei, shook his head and said:
"This messenger's name is Yan Xing, and he is known for his bravery, and Han Sui trusts him."
Zhang Fei struggled to keep up with the thoughts of the military advisor:
"So the military advisor suspects that this Yan Xing has already secretly voted for Cao Cao?"
Pang Tong shook his head: "It's not doubtful, it's really convinced." ”
"The parents of the pledge sought filial piety from the Cao thief, and lobbied Han Sui for the Cao thief to seek loyalty and fame."
"Han Sui is old and ruthless, Ma Chao is brave and unkind, they are all owls, this Yan Xing is really not as good."
"Loyalty and righteousness are at the mercy of Han Sui, and if it is difficult to achieve both, you will abandon your loyalty and keep your filial piety."
Zhang Fei translated it in his heart:
A certain Yan Xing, for the sake of his parents, wants to borrow the head of the general!
Shaking his head in his heart, Zhang Fei straightened up and looked into the distance:
"It's coming!"
In the distance, a group of horseback riders, each dressed in a felt hat and fur fur to protect them from the cold.
Zhang Fei glanced at the military advisor who still had the "wind of celebrities", and shook his head in his heart, only feeling that it was not for nothing that the military advisor was caught in the cold.
Zhang Fei slightly detained his breath, and then drank violently:
"I am the Han general Zhang Yide! Whoever comes is the same name! ”
A group of people from the north suddenly stopped, and after some exchange of ears, one of them turned his horse out of the ranks:
"On the orders of General Zhengxi, come to visit Hanzhong Taishou!"
"I'm the captain of the school, Cheng Gongying!"
Cheng Gongying's visit was courteous and courteous, and he greeted Zhang Fei and Pang Tong separately.
Later, after going to the Hanzhong Mansion, the banquet recalled the battle of Tongguan last year.
In his mouth, Zhang Fei and Pang Tong also understood how Ma Chao did not listen to the festival, which led to the Yongliang Hedong coalition army being gradually broken.
And after finally returning to Yongliang, how Ma Chao exploited the people, how he intimidated the famous people of the family, and how he lost the heart of Yongliang.
Although everything seems to be said with a reason, Zhang Fei intuitively feels that this Cheng Gongying seems to have unfinished meaning.
In the end, Cheng Gongying also put forward Han Sui's conditions:
"General Han heard that Liu Yizhou cares about the people, and now Yongliang is wreaking havoc with horse thieves, and he also asked to send troops to ask the thieves to relieve the people's distress."
"General Han is willing to help Liu Yizhou enter Yongliang, and the court will promote Liu Yizhou!"
Zhang Fei didn't hear it, but just introduced the food:
"General Cheng, you taste this lychee, it's not easy to eat this in winter!"
Cheng Gongying was helpless: "General Zhang, a certain surname is Cheng Gong." ”
Then his face was not discouraged, but he smiled with Zhang Feiyan and changed the cup.
It wasn't until the banquet was over that Zhang Fei shook his head: "Thousands of miles to send troops to govern Yongliang together?" ”
This Han Sui didn't even want to call his brother big brother, but he was a good plan!
Pang Tong smiled: "There are many people at the banquet, I think this Cheng Gongying is talking well, and there should be a turning point in this matter." ”
As Pang Tong expected, Cheng Gongying came over in the evening to quietly deliver the news.
After dinner at night, Zhang Fei and Pang Tong, who were sitting in the main hall of the mansion, really saw Cheng Gongying again.
It's just that this time there was only Cheng Gongying alone, and after meeting, Cheng Gongying bowed down:
"Please also ask the general and the military advisor to save my lord!"
Pang Tong twisted his beard thoughtfully, Zhang Fei was curious, and helped Cheng Gongying up:
"How?"
So Cheng Gongying told the story.
It turned out that when Tong Pass was down, Han Ma and the two had already had a grudge against each other, and they complained to each other after being taken advantage of by Cao Thief.
Han Sui hated Ma Chao for not listening to the moderation, and Ma Chao scolded Han Sui for being brave in the face of Cao Cao.
"Hate that Yan Xing!" Cheng Gongying seems to be quite disdainful of this person:
"From the end of the micro to rely on Han Gong to promote, but after he sent to Yecheng, he became the general of the Cao thief!"
"Before the battle of Tongguan, he persuaded Han Gong to surrender and gave Yongliang to each other, and after the coalition army, there was a lot of fatigue, which led to the defeat of Han Gong's army!"
"Now he is ashamed to persuade Han Gong to surrender again, and he will be lucky with all his own achievements!"
Zhang Fei glanced at the military advisor who closed his eyes and said nothing, and then asked Cheng Gongying:
"In your follow, there is a cronie of Yan Xing, who wants to leave the team in disguise and go to Chang'an to offer sincerity to Xiahou Yuan?"
Cheng Gongying admired: "The general is clear! ”
"This Yan Xing violates the will of Han Gong, and wants to privately connect with Xiahou Yuan in order to open up the Longdao, and will be dedicated to Yongliang Cao thief."
"Please take action to punish the thief, so that the thief will not sit big!"
Cheng Gongying bowed down, which made Zhang Fei a little embarrassed, and couldn't help but turn his eyes to Pang Tong for help.
Pang Tong seemed to wake up suddenly, helped Cheng Gongying up with his own hands, and sighed:
"There is an old one, living in Tianshui, and now I see Yongliang fighting again......"
Cheng Gongying suddenly understood, thought for a moment and asked:
"I don't know what the name of the military advisor is?"
In this regard, Pang Tong had already secretly inquired about the news, so he pretended not to care:
"His name is Jiang Yin, and now he is the Gong Cao Zuo of Tianshui County, and I love the wisdom of the old son very much."
"General Han is begging for thieves for the country and the people, but he is afraid of this ......"
Cheng Gongying put his mind at ease, Gong Cao Zuo, not even Gong Cao, wouldn't that be easy to do?
So he immediately patted his chest: "Tomorrow, I will send my relatives back to Liangzhou, and within half a month, I will definitely send the old family of the general." ”
So a big smile finally bloomed on Pang Tong's face.
Looking at the back of Cheng Gongying's departure, Zhang Fei was a little puzzled:
"Strategist, do we really want to listen to Cheng Gongying's words?"
Pang Tong nodded: "Just take what you need." ”
Then he asked rhetorically: "If this Yan Xing is allowed to contact Xiahou Yuan and attack Ma Chao, what does Yide think?" ”
Zhang Fei quickly clarified:
"If Xiahou Yuan sends troops to attack Longshan, I can only lead the troops to take the Bao ramp road to station in Wuzhangyuan or Yixian, and it will be difficult to attack Chang'an."
"And Wuzhangyuan is quite close to Longdao, and Xiahou Yuan can return to defense at any time."
Pang Tong nodded and said: "Since last year, the foundation of Pinghanzhong in Yizhou has been unstable, and the soldiers are tired, so we can no longer raise sword soldiers. ”
Pang Tong has a very straightforward idea in his heart:
This Ma Chao can be called a good knife in Yongliang, but he is not very obedient now, and he just asked Han Sui to sharpen his knife.
And if Xiahou Yuan is brought in, I'm afraid that if one of them is not good, this knife will be broken.
After figuring out the logic, Zhang Fei looked at Cheng Gongying's direction and sighed:
"I can't imagine that there are such loyal people under this Han Sui's account."
Pang Tong sneered: "Yide thinks that this Yan Xing contacted Xiahou Yuan, is it really against Han Sui's intentions?" ”
Zhang Fei didn't expect this possibility, his eyes widened, and he only felt that he couldn't understand Han Sui's up and down.
After laughing, Pang Tong sighed:
"Han Sui is the first person at both ends of the rat, and there are such loyal and brave ministers."
According to Pang Tong's speculation, the inside story is not complicated.
Yan Xing was bent on investing, so he pushed it hard.
Han Sui wanted to take risks, first using the power of Xiahou Yuan to kill Ma Chaoba Yongliang, and then talk about anything else.
Cheng Gongying thought that once Longdao was reopened and Xiahou Yuan entered Yongliang, it would be difficult to get rid of it.
As for Cheng Gongying's open-minded request for the lord to make a move and hit Ma Chao, Han Sui estimated that he was not hopeful.
After all, the road is far away, and the Qishan crossing is guarded by Han Sui, if the back road is cut off by Han Sui after sending troops, the Han soldiers in Yongliang will become a source of water.
The two sides have no foundation of trust, how can they fight and how can they send troops?
And...... Next, Xiahou Yuan's eyes must not only be Yongliang.
……
Yecheng, if Li Shimin saw Cao Cao at this time, he would definitely laugh loudly, and then feel sympathy.
On the ornate couch chair, Cao Cao sat on his side, with a wet cloth on his forehead, and a maidservant carefully stood aside to relieve his headache.
It had been a long time since he had felt such a headache.
Even if the Chibi army is defeated, it is more just a heartache to burn the ship and baggage.
Later, although Nanjun was lost, it was all a long time after Chibi, and I accepted it after sulking at that time.
And in the last year, forcing Ma Chao to rebel was a conspiracy set by him who was complacent.
Ping Yongliang, forcing Hanzhong, coercing Yizhou.
Liu Jiyu is just a boneless disciple, and he has shown favor many times before, so Cao Cao and his advisers agreed after research:
As long as Hanzhong is laid, then it is equivalent to starting Yizhou.
And in order to plot Hanzhong, the safest way is undoubtedly to calm Yongliang first.
Things were originally so smooth, although Tongguan had twists and turns, but after all, it was won, but ......
Cao Cao turned his head to look at the silk book that he threw on the ground, the letter was written by Xiahou Miaocai himself, so although this news made his eyes dark, Cao Cao did not doubt its authenticity.
"Liu Jiyu is mediocre! Zhang Lu is incompetent! The southwest plan was destroyed by the hands of the two of them! ”
Cao Cao finally scolded.
After scolding, he calmed down, so he motioned to the concubine to pick up the letter again.
After calming down, I was finally able to read it calmly.
In the letter, Xiahou Miaocai said that he was preparing to go west to Yongliang, although Ma Chao guarded the Longshan Road, but his soldiers were weak and not good at guarding the pass, and he was worry-free.
No, it didn't matter, Cao Cao quickly skimmed over and looked back.
The accident happened after Zhengdan, Chang'an West was in an uproar, and Zhang Lu came to vote, saying that Hanzhong had been taken by Liu Bei!
Liu Bei! The name once again burned Cao Cao's heart like fire.
In Liu Bei's opinion, he has been running around by Cao Cao for half his life, and his life is very miserable.
But in Cao Cao's view, it's the same: why didn't he end this trouble with a sword in the first place?
When he heard that Sun Zhongmou lent Jiangling to Liu Bei, Cao Cao had already been angry once, because he felt that disaster was bound to happen.
But relying on the barren four counties, go against the river to win Yizhou?
Yizhou was initially determined to be able to overcome Yangping's natural danger and drive Zhang Lu out of Hanzhong?
In the end, Cao Cao could only hate and scold again:
"Sun Quan is incompetent, so he let his generation sit big!"
"Incompetent, bad plan!"
(End of chapter)