After experiencing turmoil again and again, the entire southern Xiongnu has become more peaceful and honest.
Most of the Southern Huns have little culture, let alone civilization. However, the more barbaric the environment, the more they adhere to the principle that whoever has the bigger fist is the boss. Now the general Fei Qian's fist is obviously bigger, so the Southern Huns When the Huns saw the soldiers and generals who were marching to the west, they always had a smile on their faces...
Including Yu Fu Luo.
"General Zhao, I wonder what you have to do with me?"
Zhao Yun took off the bag and did not put it down, but clamped it on his arm. The new style of bag was better than the previous model of weaving iron sheets. The new bag was made of large stamped steel sheets, which provided a better It is lightweight and has a stronger defense, but the only disadvantage is that the breathability is too poor. After a long time, it will be covered with sweat. But compared to life, what does it mean to keep a little more sweat?
"General Zhengxi has an order! Please cooperate with Shan Yu to march to Yanmen!" Zhao Yun did not have any rhetoric, he said it straightforwardly like a straight spear.
The muscles on Yu Fuluo's cheek couldn't help but twitch, and then he said hesitantly: "Yanmen? That's the place of the Xianbei Royal Court..."
"Chanyu doesn't need to worry," Zhao Yun said calmly, as if he was talking about whether he was eating meat or vegetable steamed buns this morning. "Xianbei was defeated by the Yuan family last winter, so it will definitely not hinder us."
Yu Fuluo was stunned for a moment, and then he came to his senses and said, "General Zhao's intention is to march against the Yuan family?"
Zhao Yun nodded and said: "Exactly."
"Well... well, I wonder how many troops General Zhao wants?" Yu Fuluo thought about it for a while and realized that it would be better to deal with Yuan Shao than Xianbei. After all, if there really was a war with Xianbei, Yu Fuluo still felt that Alexander was a little stronger.
"Three thousand!" Zhao Yun was still concise and to the point.
Yu Fuluo took a breath and said subconsciously: "Too many! Ah, this... General Zhao, you see, it has just entered spring, and livestock, large and small, need manpower to take care of them. Three thousand people were mobilized at once, There is a shortage of manpower...I can’t take care of you..."
Zhao Yun nodded calmly, seemingly not affected by Yu Fuluo's words at all: "General Zhengxi has considered this, so he ordered me to command three thousand Han people to help Shan Yu take care of his livestock... Come here!"
Immediately, a strong man came over and bowed his hands to Zhao Yun and Yu Fuluo.
"This is Zhang Sima, who commands three thousand people. All the money and food used should be provided by Yinshan City. He will return to Yinshan City after Shan Yu's people return from the battle." Zhao Yun introduced to Yu Fuluo, "What worries does Shan Yu have? ?”
"This..." Yu Fuluo rolled his eyes.
"If any of the money and luggage is captured except for the war horses, Shan Yu can take half of it!" Zhao Yun continued.
"This..." Yu Fuluo was still a little hesitant.
Zhao Yun's cold eyes turned to Yu Fuluo's face, he put the bag in his hand on his head again, and said: "General Zhengxi is so generous, but Shan Yu is still unwilling?"
Yu Fuluo was startled and said quickly: "Yes, of course I am willing... I just don't know how long it will take..."
Zhao Yun said: "March."
Yu Fuluo thought about it, pondered for a moment, and finally nodded in agreement, and then ordered to start gathering troops, asking Zhao Yun to lead them eastward...
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The enemy of your enemy is a friend to a certain extent.
Not to mention the three-point friendship between Cao Cao and Fei Qian.
Although there were still some voices within Cao Cao's army, Xun firmly ordered soldiers from all over the place not to interfere with the cavalry in the expedition to the west...
In the final analysis, it was Yuan Shao's order to let Cao Cao escort Han Emperor Liu Xie to Yecheng that deeply stimulated Xun.
How can I give up my young wife to others?
Don’t you know that any young lady has the potential to become a cross-dressing master?
Xun felt that Han Emperor Liu Xie had great potential, well, he had great potential to become the emperor of Zhongxing. He was quick and eager to learn, and was not ashamed to ask questions. He did not ask for money in the palace, was not a womanizer, and did not follow any heretical sects. He was simply good. To an extreme extent, for Xun, who pursued the way of a gentleman, such an emperor was already quite good. At least Xun felt that Liu Xie would not become a eunuch like Han Heng Emperor and Han Ling Emperor who only knew how to guard the ceremony. , the road of selling an official position and getting a title.
Therefore, no matter what, preserving Han Emperor Liu Xie has become Xun Xun's most important choice at the moment.
However, such a move is obviously a betrayal of Yuan Shao.
After all, the movement of the Zhengxi Cavalry was too great, and they couldn't hide it even if they wanted to.
In Puyang County, Wei Qian sat silently behind the desk, looking at the paper he had just written in his hand, and was silent.
It can be said that Wei Xiang's life has not been very good these years.
In the beginning, it was quite okay. I took on some government affairs. Although I was tired from the work, I was in charge of the power. Naturally, the people below rushed to come up and fawn over me. Although it was not corruption, I still had some due respect and favors. There is still some.
But since Xun came, things have changed quietly.
On the battlefield in the front, there are naturally military generals fighting against each other in the mountains and rivers, each showing off his cleverness. However, in the government affairs at the rear, there are also swords and swords, and there is no room for relaxation.
Although Xun was a man of five and six, his struggle for power and profit was not ambiguous at all. Over the past few years, the Yuzhou faction has firmly controlled important positions and departments, and the rest is divided among a few pro-Yu guys. However, for people like Wei Qiang, no meat was obtained in the spoils-sharing meetings again and again, and not even a mouthful of soup was left for him.
Now, Wei Jian has gone from being a wine-sacrifice advisor to Cao Cao to working as a household clerk in Puyang County. How can the gap between the top and bottom be described in two words: cloud and mud?
Advance, don't advance even an inch.
Retreat, there is nowhere to retreat.
This is the current situation of Wei Covet.
However, in this situation, Wei Qi smelled a hint of change.
A few days ago, Xiahou, the governor of Dongjun in Puyang, actually ordered a batch of grain and grass equipment to be transported out of the north of the city, and then returned with an empty cart a day later...
Wei Jian sent people to investigate, but got an unexpected harvest.
Those who went to deliver supplies were all Xiahou's personal soldiers, not ordinary civilians and auxiliary soldiers!
This unreasonable behavior immediately attracted Wei Jian's attention, and then Wei Jian also discovered that these Xiahou clan's personal soldiers had been given a silence order. No one could say what they saw or what happened in the north of the city...
Wei Jian worked hard and finally found an alcoholic soldier. After arranging for his confidants to have a good drink with him, he finally learned that the people who picked up this batch of luggage turned out to be the subordinates of General Zhengxi.
!
These money and grains are in exchange for the Western Expeditioners not to invade Zhuanghe and not to let their horses eat the young crops!
Not long after, news came that the Zhengxi cavalry had defeated Yanjin...
In the Han Dynasty, the speed of message transmission was subject to certain limitations, and many things were slowly fermented. If Wei Jian had not been consciously collecting all kinds of information around him, he might not have been able to learn such news.
However, it was this kind of news that gave Wei Qi a bad guess...
There seemed to be a change between Yuan Shao and Cao Cao. Didn't Wei Jian, who had traveled all the way from Hedong to Jizhou and then came to Yanzhou from Jizhou, just to be prepared for this day and to wait for this day?
It's a pity that the Wei family was already in ruins at the beginning, and it was located in the east of Hedong, which was somewhat separated from Yuan Shao's power. Therefore, when they arrived at Yuan Shao's side, although they still received courtesy, after all, they could not grab Yuzhou, which had been by Yuan Shao's side for a long time.
The faction could not defeat the deep-rooted Jizhou people, so they had to use a trick to get to Yanzhou.
But now all the hard work seems to have finally paid off. Over the years, Cao Cao and Fei Qian have been flirting with each other, not to mention purchasing military horses and equipment. They actually secretly supported the Western Expedition soldiers to attack Jizhou this time!
The ambition of the wolf is obvious!
And for reporting such an important piece of information and uncovering Cao Cao's ambitions, he will surely be taken seriously by Yuan Shao. Among his future achievements, the Wei family will definitely have a share!
"Come here!" Wei Jian sealed the towel on the table in a bamboo tube, summoned a confidant, and after a few words, he let the confidant take the bamboo tube away.
Weishi...
Wei Ju watched his men go away with a ferocious look on his face. He and Zheng Xi had a sworn hatred. Since he could catch Zheng Xi's sore leg once, how could he let him go willingly?
However, not two days after his confidants left, Wei Ji encountered an uninvited guest on the streets of Puyang.
Xun.
"Where are you going, Zi Xi?" Xun said to Wei Xi with a gentle smile, like a harmless gentleman, nodding his head on the carriage.
"Your Majesty, I am going to check Beicang..." Wei Jian answered with cupped hands.
Xun nodded, rolled up his sleeves with one hand, and invited him with the other: "Just in time, so-and-so is also going here... I wonder if I am lucky enough to ride in the same car as Zi Zhu?"
"This..." Wei Jian hesitated.
Xun still had the same smile, and even the curve of the corner of his mouth did not change at all, but Wei Qian seemed to have some bad feelings. Xun sat in the car, still stretching out his hands, not moving at all. The entire train was also moving.
Parked next to the street, the guard beside him remained motionless.
If it is a disaster, can it be avoided even without taking a car?
Wei Jian gritted his teeth, pretended to be nonchalant, raised his hands and said, "In this case, I am overstepping my bounds..."
Xun stretched out his hand, helped Wei Xi, smiled and asked Wei Xi to sit down, and said: "My lord once praised Zi Xi for being brave, careful, and courageous in doing things... I also heard that General Xiahou had many words of praise for Zi Xi. I want to
The review rating is excellent..."
Wei Jian calmed down a little, then raised his hands and said, "It's all within your own responsibility. I don't dare to take credit for it."
"It's a matter of duty..." Xun nodded, suddenly raised his head and pointed at the restaurant on the side of the street, and said, "...it is said that some new dishes are introduced from Hedong to this restaurant. I wonder if I have tasted them?"
Wei Qian's heart skipped a beat, and he shook his head subconsciously and said, "I've never eaten it before."
"It's a pity..." Xun seemed to be talking about some short-lived parents, "If you have time, you might as well give it a try... The beauty of this peach tree is too young..."
"...Taozhi Yaoyao..." Wei Qi looked at the peach blossoms on the street. He was in a trance for a moment, as if he saw the peach blossoms as red as blood...
The two chatted about each other, and before they knew it, they arrived at the Puyang government office. Xiahou was already waiting at the door of the government office early.
When the carriages and horses stopped, Wei Jian quickly got off the car, saluted Xiahou, and then said goodbye to Xun.
"I'm not busy..." Xun smiled lightly, stopped Wei Qian from leaving, and said, "General Xiahou also has something to do with Zi Qi, and he might as well stay for a while..."
"This..." Wei Jian rolled his eyes, realizing that the situation was out of his control, but Xiahou's guard had already taken two steps forward and stood beside him, so Wei Jian couldn't help but make the decision and could only follow Xun He.
Behind Xiahou, he entered the Puyang government office.
The three of them sat down, Xun looked at Wei Qian, was silent for a moment, sighed softly, took out a small item from his sleeve, and placed it on the table.
When Wei Jian saw it, the corners of his eyes twitched.
A section of bamboo tube.
There is still some fire paint on the top of the bamboo tube, but now the fire paint has been broken away, revealing a little bit of fabric.
"Do you know what this thing is?" Xun said calmly.
Seeing that his whereabouts had been exposed, Wei Jian no longer tried to hide it. He sat behind the desk, pulled back his face, and said in a deep voice: "A certain person is under Mr. Yuan and serves as the Yanzhou news envoy. He has the responsibility to investigate and report the news.
Why, do you have any doubts about this, or is what someone said untrue?"
"Haha... Shan..." Xun didn't expect that Wei Ji was such a bachelor, so he smiled and said, "Zi Ji is straightforward, which saves a lot of words... I just don't know why Zi Ji betrayed his lord? The Lord is so kind and virtuous.
Nothing?"
"I respect you, Mr. Cao!" Wei Jian said calmly, "But I am the one who holds the post of Mr. Yuan first, and the one who serves under Mr. Cao is the second. Naturally, I need to give priority to Mr. Yuan."
"Understood." Xun nodded, turning a deaf ear to Wei Ji's attempt to use Yuan Shao to suppress the situation. He turned to Xiahou and said, "This matter will trouble General Xiahou..."
Xia Hou nodded and said in a deep voice: "Come here! Wei Congcao is ill and suddenly has hysteria! Send him to the side hall immediately and ask the doctor to come for treatment!"
Wei Jian jumped up and said angrily: "How dare you! You need..."
Before he could finish his words, several of Xiahou's guards rushed forward and struck Wei Jian hard on the back of the head. He was knocked unconscious and then dragged out like a dead dog...
…
Xun and Xiahou were sitting, like two statues, motionless. After a while, a doctor came to the hall, kowtowed and reported: "Your Majesty, this... this Wei Congcao has a severe epidemic, and the medicine stone
It’s invalid, it’s already… it’s already a waste…”
Xun waved his hand slightly, beckoning the doctor to go down, and then sighed and said: "Zi Chu's unfortunate fate is really disappointing! General Xiahou, I wonder if Zi Chu has any family members, or relatives and friends in Puyang?"
Xia Hou said: "Wei Congcao Suxi is pure and has no friends. He only has one wife, one concubine and one son at home..."
Xun said: "Zi Zhu fell ill from working for Duke Cao, and Duke Cao should take care of his wife... General Xiahou was worried about sending someone to help arrange Zi Zhu's funeral. Three days later, he returned to Xuchang with a certain person..."
Xia Hou quickly agreed, and then said in a low voice: "Wen Ruo, killing this beast will certainly relieve the hatred, but..."
Xun took a breath, raised his chin slightly, gestured to the bamboo tube on the table, and said with a smile: "General Xiahou, relax, don't you still have this thing..."
