Zhou Shen took another breath, his face turned red from drinking, and he burped from time to time, and a strong smell of alcohol came out of his mouth. He saw Gao Fei's face was confused, but he listened to him attentively.
After hearing these words, he reached out and patted Gao Fei's back gently, and said with a smile: "Brother, if Lu Zhi is honest with you, he won't take the credit for killing the yellow turban thief Zhang Jiao.
Already."
Gao Fei said: "Beheading Zhang Jiao is a sign of Mr. Lu's skillful command. Besides, I am his general and I have received another five hundred kilograms of gold. I am already satisfied."
Zhou Shen smiled and said: "My dear brother, the official career is dangerous. Do you know how much the imperial court is offering a reward for Zhang Jiao's head? I will scare you to death if I tell you! This number!"
When Gao Fei saw Zhou Shen holding out five fingers, he thought to himself, "Five thousand catties?"
Zhou Shen nodded solemnly. He was already slightly drunk. He suddenly felt irritable in this early autumn night and didn't care about his usual appearance. He pulled off his shirt and took it off, leaving it on the ground, carefree.
Di continued: "This is only part of the reward. There is another reward that you may never even dream of..."
Gao Fei saw that Zhou Shen was deliberately tempting him, so he followed his intention and asked, "What is it?"
"Whoever captures the head of the thief will receive a reward of five thousand catties and be granted the title of Marquis of ten thousand households!" Zhou Shen said word by word, and with each word, his voice became louder.
After Gao Fei heard this, he was also surprised. He never thought that killing Zhang Jiao would bring such a rich reward. If he had known this earlier, why would he have worked so hard to lead troops to attack Quyang? He could only rely on merit.
Then he would be able to gain the title of Marquis of Ten Thousand Households, and he would have a fucking reputation and territory. In a fit of anger, he slammed the table so hard that the food and wine on the table almost fell off, and he cursed loudly: "This old fox!"
After scolding, Gao Fei thought about it. It seemed that no one in the military camp knew about this reward, and Lu Zhi was not named Marquis of Wanhu. He glanced sideways at the drunken Zhou Shen and asked: "Brother Zhou
, are you wrong? If there is really such a good reward, why doesn't anyone in the army know about it? It seems that Lu Zhi didn't make Wanhu Hou because of this merit, right?"
Zhou Shen smiled, stood up suddenly, staggered around, pointed at Gao Fei with his finger, and said slowly: "You don't understand this, do you? This is called communicating from top to bottom! The imperial court has indeed issued this reward.
First, the imperial edict was issued to the general. The general had a rubbing made and sent it to Lu Zhi, who was the enemy of Zhang Jiao. He wanted to use this to boost morale. As soon as Zhang Jiao died, the Yellow Turban Army would be defeated.
The general's morale was greatly reduced. However, Lu Zhi did not issue this order, but instead detained him. In this case, only the people in the General's Mansion and Lu Zhi knew about it."
"Then why was Lu Zhi not made a marquis?" Gao Fei asked hurriedly. Gossip news was his favorite, so naturally he wanted to ask about the unknown gossip of this era.
Zhou Shen said: "At that time, because Lu Zhi was a noble man, he thought that he would be arrogant after receiving this honor. He did not take the Xiaohuangmen sent by His Majesty in his eyes. Later, after the Xiaohuangmen returned, they slandered Lu Zhi. Your Majesty
Therefore, there is no reward for the time being. Instead, Huangmen Shifu Zuo Feng is assigned to inspect Hebei on behalf of the emperor. Master Zuo Fengzuo, I believe you have already met him, right?"
Gao Fei nodded and said, "I've seen him before. I just saw him off today."
Zhou Shen said: "Brother Gao Xian, think about it, your great future has been ruined in the hands of Lu Zhi. Although he gave you five hundred kilograms of gold, it was just a pretense to show to others. If I hadn't accidentally
I found the imperial edict rubbings in his book. I didn’t know about it yet. Dear brother, dear brother, for a person who ruins your future like this, do you still think he is sincere to you?"
Gao Fei shook his head, and after hearing such an inside story, he felt relieved. Even if the credit was his, under the circumstances at that time, if he encountered someone sent by the emperor to ask for a bribe, what would he give to them, let alone
Wan Huhou was in trouble, and his life was involved in it. Now that the matter was over, he no longer thought about it. He always believed that what belonged to him would return to his hands no matter what, and it was just a matter of time.
Just a problem.
Zhou Shen suddenly stumbled and fell to the ground. Gao Fei hurriedly helped him up and said to Zhou Shen: "Brother Zhou, you have drunk too much. Can I help you go to bed and rest?"
Zhou Shen quickly waved his hand and said, "No, no, no, I haven't drunk enough yet. I still have something to say to you..."
He burped again, and his mouth was full of the stench of wine, which was really killing him.
Gao Fei temporarily supported Zhou Shen on the bed and said, "Okay, you go ahead and I'll listen!"
Zhou Shen took Gao Fei's hand, his eyes full of expectation for Gao Fei, and said slowly: "Xian brother, our fate is very rare, and Lu Zhi harmed you like this, I have a copy of Lu Zhi's
I would like to ask you to work with me to expose him."
After saying that, Zhou Shen took out a letter from the bag on the bed, handed it to Gao Fei, and continued: "Don't worry, this matter can definitely be done. Zhang Rang, Zhao Zhong and Lu Zhi
I have always had hatred for him, and I am looking for an opportunity to get rid of him. As long as you and I expose Lu Zhi together, and we have the support of Shi Changshi, we don’t have to worry about not having high-ranking officials and generous salaries. Master Zuo Feng has already taken care of it.
, just wait for this Gao to send a letter."
Gao Fei took out the letter and looked at it, and saw that in addition to concealing the reward policy issued by the imperial court, the rest of the things on it were fictitious, such as killing prisoners without authorization, killing people to serve as traitors, and withholding food and wages, etc. Most of them were for people.
The charges Lu Zhi'an was accused of, and the signatures on the signatures were actually written by Lu Zhi's army commanders at the same level as him, ten of them, densely written all over the corner.
He smiled and stuffed the letter in again. The sound of Zhou Shen snoring as he fell asleep came to his ears. He gently pushed Zhou Shen twice. When there was no reaction, he was sure that he was really sleeping.
He fell asleep. He shook his head and said slowly: "Since all the people under Lu Zhi's account have signed, it doesn't matter if I am missing, so why should I sign? Although I don't like Lu Zhi being there
I have pressure from above, but I don’t want to do such a dirty and despicable thing. It seems that although Lu Zhi went to Yingchuan first, he was afraid that he would be dismissed from his post if he could not cross the Yellow River. Poor Lu Zhi still escaped after all.
It's just a disaster. Alas!"
He stuffed the letter into Zhou Shen's bag, turned around, opened the door, walked out of the room, and said to Zhou Shen's soldiers standing outside the door: "Your lord is drunk, go in and serve him."
Bar!"
After he finished speaking, he took Zhao Yun and Xia Houlan and strode away.
In the room, Zhou Shen, who was lying on the bed, heard Gao Fei's footsteps leaving, suddenly opened his eyes, sat upright, with a hint of murderous intent in his eyes, and said bitterly: "Damn Gao Fei, you actually said that I did it.
Things that are obscene and despicable? Just wait, one day you will regret what you did today..."
Early the next morning, 20,000 troops gathered outside Xiaquyang Gate. Gao Fei and Zhou Shen each led 10,000 troops and slowly set off southward. Before leaving, the army only had enough food and grass to cope with less than ten troops.
Damn it, but the food and wages that should have arrived from the court long ago have not arrived. As a last resort, Gao Fei had to take enough food and grass to sustain them for two months from the treasury in Xiaquyang City.
During the march of the army, although the 20,000 people were led by different captains, the 20,000 people still acted in unison. After all, they had always been one for so many days.
After walking less than thirty miles south, Gao Fei and others met the troops coming from Julu to take over Quyang. The first one to ride was the Julu Prefect. When he heard that the army was leaving, he hurried over to see them off.
After a few simple greetings, the two groups separated, one facing south and the other facing north.
Gao Fei and Zhou Shen walked side by side at the front of the team. Seeing Zhou Shen's pleasant appearance, he even talked and laughed with him, as if what happened last night had never happened. Gao Fei didn't care about it either, after all.
He bought a remote position as governor of Liaodong for the price of a state shepherd. It is estimated that there will be no other stupid person like him in the world, and everyone will compete for him for this "fat position".
He simply didn't care about going to Yingchuan to conquer the Yellow Turbans, nor was he in a hurry. He led the team all the way south, thinking it was a sightseeing trip.
Although the army marched at a normal speed every day, it stopped and went, delaying a lot of time. It took ten days to get out of Julu County and enter Wei County. When they were approaching Neihuang, Gao Fei saw him coming from the south.
Several carriages drove up the official road, the kind of carriage he had seen once before, and it was exactly the same as the carriage Zuo Feng, the Huangmen servant, rode in.
"It's the imperial edict. Get off your horse and receive the edict!" Zhou Shen only glanced forward and hurriedly shouted to Gao Fei.
Gao Fei hurriedly stopped the troops, dismounted, and moved forward with Zhou Shen. He noticed that although the carriage was the same, the difference was that this time there was a small yellow flag tied to the frame of the carriage, and the yellow flag embroidered with
There is a circling golden dragon, which is not found on Zuo Feng's carriage, and there is a talisman tied to the other side, which is also not found on Zuo Feng's carriage.
The carriage drove quickly and finally stopped in front of Gao Fei and Zhou Shen. The driver of the carriage welcomed out a eunuch wearing the clothes of a Han Dynasty eunuch. The eunuch was holding a scroll embroidered with a golden dragon in his hand.
Post text. After the eunuch jumped off the carriage, he first cleared his throat, and then shouted in a strange voice: "The imperial decree has arrived, the captain of the thief-breaking school will fly high, and the captain of Xuanyi, Zhou Shen, will receive the order!"
Gao Fei and Zhou Shen immediately knelt on the ground, but Gao Fei and Zhou Shen shouted in unison: "I will accept the order, long live my emperor!"
The eunuch said: "By God, the emperor has decreed that what General Zuo Zhi did in pacifying the Yellow Turbans in Hebei was a crime of great treason and injustice. However, in recognition of his hard work and merit, General Zuo was dismissed from his post, and all the soldiers and horses under his command were temporarily suspended."
They were all entrusted to the right general Huangfu Song, who escorted them back to the capital and were interrogated by Tingwei. Another bandit commander, Gao Fei, had made outstanding contributions in pacifying the Yellow Turban bandits. I was very pleased. I was granted the title of Marquis of Duxiang and the city for his merits.
One thousand households in Chencang were worshiped as the order of Chencang, and they were allowed to take fifty people with them before taking office. All the soldiers and horses under their subordinates were handed over to the command of Xuanyi Colonel Zhou Shen, and they continued to Yingchuan to assist the right general Huangfu Song.
Thief, thank you for this! It’s August 13th, the first year of Zhongping in the Han Dynasty.”
After hearing the eunuch reciting this imperial edict, Gao Fei was a little confused, and his mind was almost blank. The Liaodong governor he wanted turned out to be Chen Cangling. Although he was granted the title of Duxiang Marquis, for him
, it is of no use at all. He does not want to go to the northwest. He knows very well what is about to happen in the northwest. Beigong Boyu will openly rebel, Liangzhou will become another battlefield, and the rebels will attack Sanfu, and Chencang will bear the brunt.
. He felt remorseful in his heart and secretly cursed himself for fully trusting that greedy villain Zuo Feng. No matter how much he regretted in his heart, it was of no use now that it was a done deal. No...he still had another way, which was to openly rebel, but he
You know, if he openly rebels, none of his subordinates will be able to really follow him.
Think about Lu Heng and Fei An, although they are his confidants, at least they will not choose to be rebels; think about Liu Bei, Guan Yu, Zhang Fei, Zhao Yun, and Xia Houlan, they will only kill the rebels with their own hands;
Think about Zhou Cang, Guan Hai, Liao Hua, Pei Yuanshao, and Bian Xi. They just lost their reputation as rebels, and they probably won't follow him as rebels anymore...
"The Marquis of Duxiang...the Marquis of Duxiang..."
Gao Fei only felt that the eunuch was calling him, which suddenly brought him back from his thoughts to the cruel reality. He raised his head and saw that the eunuch was holding the imperial edict in his hand and pretending to hand it to him. Then he saw
The eunuch moved his lips and heard the eunuch's voice in his ears: "The Marquis of Duxiang hasn't accepted the order to express his gratitude. How can he resist the order?"
Gao Fei has come to his senses, let's just let it go, let Chen Cang Ling be Chen Cang Ling. After all, he has obtained the title of Duxiang Marquis. This money is not wasted at last. It is much better than having nothing. As for the Northeast, I still want to go
Yes, since I know that a revolution is about to happen in the northwest, then I will fight a good fucking battle in the northwest. After I gain credit and reputation, I will not be too late to go to the northeast.
Thinking of this, Gao Fei raised his hand to catch the hot imperial edict, and shouted loudly: "My lord, Gao Fei, accepts the edict to thank you, long live my emperor!"
Zhou Shen was very conscious and took out a piece of gold from his arms and put it into the eunuch's hand privately. With a cunning look in his eyes and a sinister smile on the corner of his mouth, he secretly glanced at Gao Fei who was still kneeling on the ground.
, nodded with satisfaction.
The eunuch took the gold and got into the carriage with a smile. The coachman turned the horse's head and drove the carriage away.
Zhou Shen walked to Gao Fei's side, helped Gao Fei up, and said proudly: "Congratulations to brother Gao Xian, congratulations to brother Gao Xian. Brother Xian has made a great contribution. I didn't expect that he was made a marquis at such a young age. He will have a prosperous official career in the future. Remember
Please support me as a brother!"
Gao Fei smiled bitterly and said nothing. Only he could know the gap in his heart.
When a dream shines into reality, the cruel reality is like a knife stabbed into the chest of the dream, and then the dream is wiped out with one knife. In the end, the only thing left may be reality.
Gao Fei walked back to the army step by step, holding the imperial edict in his hand, but there was no expression of joy on his face...