On December 20th, heavy snow like goose feathers suddenly appeared in the sky, blown by the early wind, covering the entire Liangzhou. Seeing that the New Year was approaching, Gao Fei had to leave Liangzhou and head east towards Luoyang
, went to Beijing to take up his post.
In the wind and snow, half of the thousand Feiyu soldiers were riding horses and half were driving carriages. Everyone was no longer wearing uniform black uniforms, but put on the clothes of ordinary people, following
Behind Gao Fei, at the front of the team, Gao Fei, Cao Cao, and Sun Jian walked side by side, struggling to move forward in the wind and heavy snow.
After walking for about ten miles, it became dark. The group had to temporarily stop their progress and found a large cave nearby that could shelter from the wind and snow. Everyone lit up piles of bonfires in the cave.
Eating the dry food I brought with me gave me a sense of warmth.
Beside the bonfire, Cao Cao looked around at the private soldiers following Gao Fei, and then asked: "Brother Xian, do you really want to take them to take office?"
Gao Fei nodded. He understood what Cao Cao meant. The Feiyu troops were his personal armed force. No one in the field would dare to ask questions. However, if such a large number of people entered the important area of the capital, they would inevitably attract criticism. The Han Dynasty has never had this problem since ancient times.
Based on this precedent, princes and ministers cannot lead troops to Beijing without the emperor's edict, otherwise they will be punished for treason.
Huangfusong was well aware of the combat capabilities of Feiyu's troops, so he offered to incorporate them into his own army. Gao Fei politely rejected him, and suddenly decided to let these people disguise themselves as common people and follow him to Beijing. Gao Fei was
In response to Dong Zhuo's threat, Hua Xiong instantly became Dong Zhuo's minion. This was a huge blow to him. He was unwilling to give up this private army. Once he gave up, it would mean that he had no capital at all.
"My dear brother, if you lead troops to the capital without an edict and someone discovers something important, that would be a capital crime for treason." Cao Cao couldn't help but sweat for Gao Fei and continued.
Sun Jian hurriedly interjected: "Mengde, it's not as serious as you said. Besides, the court is short of troops. In the First Battle of Liangzhou, my Han Dynasty lost 40,000 elite men. Now Ziyu has brought his own 1,000 private soldiers.
Beijing, there is a mixture of dragons and snakes in the capital, and there are dangers everywhere. Can't it play a role in protecting the two of you? Besides, they are all dressed up like ordinary people. If they don't say it, who would know that they are Ziyu's private soldiers?"
"These people are all dead soldiers who have always followed me and are loyal to me. Now that I have been promoted, I should naturally share my wealth with them. Two brothers, you don't have to worry. The boat will go straight to the bridge. Feiyu Troops
The soldiers were originally officers and soldiers, and I will find a way to turn them into officers and soldiers again." Gao Fei comforted Cao Cao when he saw that he was so worried.
Sun Jian and Cao Cao stopped talking. After a simple dinner, the three of them went to rest.
During the break, Gao Fei had been worrying about how to solve the problem of Feiyu troops. He had moved these people out of the regular Han army. Now it is a bit difficult to move them in.
Just when Gao Fei was a little confused, Jia Xu came over from the side. He sat quietly next to Gao Fei. Seeing Gao Fei's thoughtful look, he asked: "Master, are you still worried about Dong Zhuo's affairs?"
Are you worried?"
Gao Fei shook his head. There were no secrets between him and Jia Xu. Now he would tell Jia Xu anything he didn't like, and Jia Xu would enlighten him like a close friend and would give him advice from time to time.
One or two ideas. He looked around at the Feiyu troops who were gradually falling asleep, and asked softly: "Mr. Jia, this army was carefully built by me. When Liangzhou was quelling the chaos, a thousand people died in the battle, and now it is still alive.
They are all the elites of the elite. I don’t want to give up this unit. Now that I am going to Beijing to take office, I want to take this unit to Luoyang, but I am afraid of causing unnecessary trouble. Do you have any good ideas?
Avoid these troubles?"
Jia Xu chuckled and said: "My lord is now the general of Yulin. The generals of Yulin in Suwei Palace are all good family sons from the six counties. After the Yellow Turban Rebellion and the Liangzhou Rebellion, the generals in the palace
There are currently 400 Habayashiro. According to the official establishment of the Han Dynasty, Habayashiro should have been 2,000 people, and there is a gap of 1,600 people in the middle. Why doesn't my lord make good use of the authority in his hands?"
"You mean... I gave His Majesty a recruitment memorial, and then on the grounds of recruiting Habayashiro, I selected these thousand Feiyu troops as Habayashiro and became my legitimate subordinates?" Gao Fei suddenly understood.
Okay, so he asked.
Jia Xu smiled and said: "Exactly. In this way, the lord can justifiably bring a team of 1,600 people back to the capital. Moreover, Lang Yulin's salary is more than 300 dan, which is far higher than ordinary people."
The lord no longer needs to pay commissions to the soldiers of the Han army. In this way, won’t the lord be able to sit back and relax?”
Gao Fei's face immediately showed a burst of joy, and he said to Jia Xu: "Mr. Jia is really a clever idea, so let's do it like this. It's just that I have little talent and knowledge. This memorial needs to be written by Mr. Jia's ghost."
Jia Xu nodded in agreement, immediately wrote the memorial, and sent someone to rush it to the capital the next day.
After Gao Fei and others arrived at Shanggui, they stopped temporarily and decided to wait for the reply from the capital. Cao Cao and Sun Jian also stayed together. At this time, Shanggui was still an empty city because of the heavy snowfall in Liangzhou and the busy weather.
As the Spring Festival is approaching and no one has taken over yet, the small Shanggui City has become a temporary place for Gao Fei and others to settle down.
This was half a month, and during this half month, the snow became heavier and heavier. During the Spring Festival of the second year of Zhongping, Gao Fei and others spent their time in this desolate Shanggui City.
On the sixth day of the first lunar month, the wind and snow finally stopped, and the entire Liangzhou was covered with thick snow. Fortunately, Gao Fei and others carried enough food and grass, otherwise, a cold spell would make them all starve to death here.
In the city of Gui.
On the eighth day of the lunar month, the imperial envoy came to Shanggui and conveyed the emperor's imperial edict, allowing Gao Fei to select 1,600 Yu Lin Lang in Liangzhou and return within a month to take Yu Lin Lang back to the capital.
Cao Cao and Sun Jian were about to take office and could not stay any longer, so they all said goodbye to Gao Fei. Gao Fei led his men to station in Shanggui, and was preparing to select another 600 Yulin Lang from the entire Liangzhou. The selection of Yulin Lang was of great significance to
For the people of Liangzhou, it is a great temptation, which means that the warriors from Liangzhou can officially enter the official career. But now Liangzhou has just suffered from the disaster of war, the population has dropped sharply, and some have moved inland to Chang'an.
In this area, it was still a bit difficult for Gao Fei to have 600 Yulin Lang. As a last resort, Gao Fei sent people to spread the news to surrounding counties, hoping to get 600 soldiers.
On the thirteenth day of the first lunar month, for five consecutive days, Gao Fei had not recruited anyone. Dong Zhuo, who received the news, personally took Hua Xiong and 600 strong men from Longxi to Shanggui. Although Gao Fei was not happy, he
You can't help but welcome.
"I am flattered that Mr. Dong is here in person." Gao Fei flattered Dong Zhuo against his will as soon as he saw Dong Zhuo's face.
Dong Zhuo jumped off his horse, holding a riding crop in his hand, and threw it to the soldiers behind him, and said arrogantly: "I thought you had already arrived in the capital by now, but I didn't expect you to stay here to recruit."
What Habayashiro, don’t think I don’t know what your wishful thinking is, you want to turn all your thousand private soldiers into Habayashiro, right?"
Gao Fei felt that there was nothing to hide, so he nodded and said with a smile: "Mr. Dong, you really have a sharp eye. Whatever I want to do, I can't hide it from your discernment."
"Hmph, let's stop talking nonsense. You haven't found a Yulin Lang to apply for it yet, right?" Dong Zhuo said coldly as he walked towards the hall.
As soon as Gao Fei saw that Dong Zhuo had brought 600 strong men, he knew what he meant, and immediately said: "With Master Dong personally sending people here, the remaining 600 Yu Linlang will naturally not worry.
Already."
"You are a sensible person. I brought 600 strong men this time just to fill the vacancy for you. In this way, you can return to Beijing early, and my position as the governor of Liangzhou will also be fulfilled.
You can get it one day earlier." Dong Zhuo said.
Gao Fei smiled and said: "Don't worry, Mr. Dong. As long as we have all the people together, I will naturally return to the capital as quickly as possible. Mr. Dong, when you bring Hua Xiong here this time, do you plan to let him join Yu Linlang?"
Dong Zhuo smiled evilly and said: "We are now grasshoppers on the same rope. If I don't help you, who will help you? Hua Xiong is my close and beloved general. With him by your side, I will feel more at ease."
Gao Fei glanced at Hua Xiong sideways and said: "Since it is Lord Dong's wish, then let's do it according to Lord Dong's wish. Hua Xiong is indeed a good general, and he has made military exploits. He once cut off Bian Zhang.
Right arm, with such a person supervising me, I will naturally not go against Lord Dong’s wishes.”
After Dong Zhuo entered the Shanggui County Yamen, he had a brief lunch and then left with a few personal entourage. He handed Hua Xiong and 600 strong soldiers to Gao Fei, acting as a Yulin Lang. Gao Fei
He did not refuse Dong Zhuo's intention. As long as he stayed away from Dong Zhuo, he would naturally be able to act according to the situation in the capital. As for Hua Xiong and the six hundred soldiers, he would naturally have a way to deal with them.
On the fourteenth day of the first lunar month, Gao Fei summoned all the Yulin Langs, and took 1,600 Yulin Langs with him, and swaggered along the official road towards Luoyang. Along the way, 1,600 Yulin Langs
They were consciously divided into two teams. The Feiyu troops were in one team, and the 600 people led by Hua Xiong were in another team. The people in the two teams basically rarely talked and rarely had friction.
During normal breaks, Gao Fei would still treat Hua Xiong as he did before, saying what he needed to say and smiling when he needed to, without treating Hua Xiong as an outsider at all, as if nothing before had ever happened. This was for Hua Xiong.
, it was really incredible that he gradually felt a little guilty.