The Han army's camp is on a high hill five miles outside the south gate of Jicheng. Standing in front of the gate, you can look at all the movements in Jicheng. The flags in the camp are bright, with all kinds of flags fluttering in the wind.
On the watchtower in front of the village gate, a middle-aged man wearing a dark toga was looking at the battlefield ahead. When he saw lives disappearing in front of his eyes, he became very sad and kept thinking.
Sighing.
Lowering his head, he saw Yan Liang and three people walking towards the camp. He looked carefully at the man following Yan Liang, and a long-lost joy appeared on his face. He quickly walked down the watchtower and came to the gate of the camp.
On the other side, they happened to meet Yan Liang and the others, and they immediately said, "General Gao, after more than a year of separation, you look much more mature than before."
The visitor was none other than Gao Fei. He followed Yan Liang, got off his horse, and said to the man in a toga: "Thank you, Mr. Zhou Mu, for your compliments. I didn't expect that we would meet here again. I don't know everything about Mr. Zhou Mu."
Have you ever been well?"
Yan Liang interrupted and interjected: "General Gao, Mr. Liu, please chat slowly here. I, Yan, have something to do, so I'll take my leave!"
As soon as he finished speaking, Yan Liang turned around, mounted his horse, turned the horse's head, and led his men towards the battlefield ahead.
Standing opposite Gao Fei is the newly appointed Youzhou Mu Liu Yu. When he was in the capital, he and Gao Fei knew each other. Although they can't be said to be friends, there is something special about meeting an old friend again.
When Liu Yu saw Yan Liang leaving, he shook his head and said slowly to Gao Fei: "General Gao, please come into the camp and talk?"
Gao Fei saw that Liu Yu was still polite and unhurried, but he was not as calm and calm as Liu Yu at this time. He was here to persuade Nanlou. He raised his hand towards Liu Yu,
He said loudly: "My lord, the battle ahead is tense. The soldiers are desperately attacking the city, but the other side is not showing any weakness. At this juncture, Xiaguan has no time to reminisce with you. Xiaguan is here to pacify the Wuhuan people.
Rebellion, so please forgive me."
Liu Yu smiled and said: "It doesn't matter. I admire General Gao for putting the country's justice first. But now the left general Yan Liang and the right general Wen Chou are attacking the city. I have different opinions from them. In addition, the two of them led the army
The soldiers and horses are all elite members of the Northern Army, but they don't listen to my orders. I can't say anything, so I can only stand by and watch."
Gao Fei guessed right, that "Right General Wen" was indeed Wen Chou. Needless to say, Yan Liang and Wen Chou also followed Yuan Shao wholeheartedly. Now that Yuan Shao has become a lieutenant, and he promotes his confidants, Yan Liang and Wen Chou can become the left and right generals.
The general was also reasonable. The roars of soldiers on both sides, the clash of weapons, and the rumbling of war drums were still ringing in his ears. He looked back at the two sides fighting fiercely. Soldiers fell one after another, whether it was the Han army or the
The Wuhuan people all suffered varying degrees of injuries.
When he turned around again, Gao Fei cupped his hands towards Liu Yu and said: "Sir, Jicheng is the administrative seat of Zhou Mu. If the two sides continue to fight like this, how long will this battle last? Rather than letting the soldiers sacrifice themselves in vain like this, it would be better
Temporarily suspend the army and adopt a gentle policy to appease the Wuhuan people. Your Excellency has always been loyal in the hearts of the Wuhuan people. I am afraid this is also the reason why the imperial court sent you to serve as the Youzhou Shepherd. In this case, your Excellency should serve as the Youzhou Shepherd.
He acted to pacify the Wuhuan people and put down the rebellion. To be honest, the official came here just to persuade Nanlou to surrender."
After listening to Gao Fei's words, Liu Yu felt that Gao Fei's thoughts were basically consistent with his. He immediately said: "You are right. This is what I have always wanted to do. I advocate appeasing these Wuhuan people and letting them return to their hometowns."
By surrendering to the Han, the rebellion can be put down without bloodshed. But Yan Liang and Wen Chou refused to obey my orders and insisted on attacking the city, so there was nothing I could do."
Gao Fei said: "Your Excellency is Youzhou Mu, and this is Youzhou. Since Yan Liang and Wen Chou have successfully escorted you to Youzhou, it should be considered that the mission has been completed. To quell the chaos, you can rely on our Youzhou soldiers."
Ma Xiaguan suggested that your Excellency immediately order Yan Liang and Wen Chou to retreat in the name of Youzhou Mu. As for the counter-rebellion, all matters should be left to Xianguan. This time Xianguan brought 30,000 elite cavalry and subdued them.
Qiu Liju, the instigator of this rebellion, as long as Qiu Liju goes to persuade Nanlou to surrender, and there are so many troops stationed outside the city, I think Nanlou will consider it carefully. And your Excellency, the Wuhuan people
Since I have great faith in you, Nanlou will definitely surrender."
Liu Yu had served as the governor of Youzhou before, and he had always had prestige among the Hu and Han people. This was known to everyone. After listening to Gao Fei's words, he immediately nodded and said to a man behind him: "Xianyu
Assistant, please go to the front and tell Yan Liang and Wen Chou that I will ask them to withdraw their troops. If they do not withdraw, I will definitely serve as a member of the imperial court and join them."
Xian Yufu has a black face and a yellow beard, a strong body, wearing a strong suit, and a long sword tied to his waist. He is Liu Yu's personal guard and Liu Yu's staff. After hearing Liu Yu's order, he said, "Nuo
"With a cry, he ran straight towards the battlefield ahead.
Liu Yu said to Gao Fei: "General Gao, please come with me to the tent to rest. I still have some things I want to discuss with General Gao."
Gao Fei saw that Liu Yu's expression suddenly became extremely powerful and he was also full of Gang Qi. He immediately nodded and followed Liu Yu into the camp with Zhao Yun and Tai Shici.
When he arrived at the Chinese army's tent, Liu Yu stopped, glanced at Zhao Yun and Tai Shici behind Gao Fei, and immediately said to Gao Fei: "General Gao, let your subordinates stay outside the tent. I want to go with you."
General Gao, let’s talk alone.”
Gao Fei felt that Liu Yu seemed to have something unspeakable, so he immediately said to Zhao Yun and Taishi Ci: "You two will stay outside the tent. If anyone comes, you will stop them. You must inform Master Zhou Mu before you can let him in."
Zhao Yun and Tai Shici heard what was going on behind the scenes, and after saying "promise", they stood guard outside the tent, one on the left and the other on the right.
As soon as he entered the tent, Liu Yu stopped being polite to Gao Fei. He directly took Gao Fei's hand, walked to his seat, and said: "General Gao chose to leave the capital. I was a little confused at the time. With General Gao,
Thanks to my great achievements, it is easy to hold the position of Sangong and Jiuqing in Beijing. It is only now that I understand General Gao's foresight, which really makes me admire him."
Gao Fei was confused after hearing this. It could be said that he and Liu Yu had no friendship at all. He could only say that they had met a few times in the capital. Suddenly hearing Liu Yu say such nonsense made him a little overwhelmed.
He said very calmly: "Please forgive me for my ignorance. I don't know what you are referring to?"
Liu Yu was stunned for a moment and said hurriedly: "It's no wonder. General Gao and I have no friendship at all. No wonder General Gao is on guard. However, General Gao, please believe me. I definitely don't want to be an enemy of General Gao."
People. Since General He Jin came to power, the situation of relatives taking power has been repeated again, and compared with the previous relatives, He Jin is simply worse. The whole Yuan family has surrendered to He Jin, and now
In the imperial court, the world was already dominated by the He family and the Yuan family. First Liu Yan left to control Yizhou, and then Liu Biao left to control Jingzhou. The power of the government was completely controlled by He Jin. Because I opposed He Jin's addition of Jiuxi, I
If he is appointed as the shepherd of Youzhou, if this continues, sooner or later He Jin will replace him and usurp the Han Dynasty to become independent just like Wang Mang did."
After Gao Fei heard this, he felt that Liu Yu was really loyal to the Han Dynasty. For him, it didn't matter who usurped the Han Dynasty and established itself. Whether it was He Jin or Dong Zhuo, it had nothing to do with him. He only cared about the people around him.
With three acres of land, how to firmly control the entire Youzhou is the most important thing. He did not speak, but listened quietly.
Liu Yu continued: "This time Yan Liang and Wen Chou were nominally escorting me to take office, but they were actually sent by Yuan Shao to monitor me. He was afraid that I would use Youzhou as my base to lure the Wuhuan people to sabotage He Jin's future events.
Therefore, Yan Liang and Wen Chou would rather lose their troops and attack the Wuhuan people to eliminate the potential threat. General Gao, when I passed by Yanzhou, I met Cao Cao, the governor of Yanzhou. I have been friends with Cao Cao's father, Cao Song, for many years.
Cao Cao is also relatively easy to talk to. After I told him about my situation at that time, he mentioned you to me and told me that I can completely rely on you after coming to Youzhou, so I stopped treating you as an outsider and told you directly.
these words.”
After Gao Fei listened, he finally understood. He couldn't help but admire those who engaged in political struggle. The forces of all parties were intertwined. It was really a mixture of dragons and snakes. They could be seen and invisible. This faction was different from that faction.
Power is nothing more than a struggle for power. And he also knew very well that although he also wanted to climb to the top of power, the route he took was different from Liu Yu's. If Liu Yu's route was a political struggle, then
His route is to seize by force. Compared with the two, although the latter is more difficult, it is relatively safe. Once the seizure by force is successful and the dynasty changes, a new atmosphere will appear.
"Sir, I understand what you mean. Just trust me, sir." Gao Fei said.
Liu Yu said: "I believe you, that's why I dare to tell you these words. Liu Yan only wants peace, Liu Biao only wants self-defense. I, Liu Yu, am not talented. Although I don't have much ability, I have to go against the current, otherwise
If so, the Han Dynasty has really been stolen, and I, Liu Yu, will be the biggest sinner in the world."
Gao Fei had nothing to say about Liu Yu's uprightness, but he didn't bother to deal with such people, because such people were all stubborn. Names and honors were important, but if they didn't have lives, what else would they need?
He said comfortingly: "Don't worry, sir. I'm willing to help you. However, from now on, sir, please don't be impatient. You need to take it step by step. As a clan member of the Han clan, you can correct the chaos when necessary."
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Liu Yu nodded after hearing this, grabbed Gao Fei's hand, and said gratefully: "General Gao is a true righteous man!"