"What on earth is going on? What kind of conflict do those two guys have that makes them so irreconcilable?"
Yuan Shao really has the urge to overturn the table now. In fact, if it weren't for his good family education and his own city government, he might have drawn his sword and summoned his troops to kill that damn Liu Dai...
Such thoughts flashed through Yuan Shao's mind over and over again, but they were finally suppressed by Yuan Shaosheng.
There's nothing I can do about it, either of the two people making a fuss is a person with a profound background.
The murdered prefect of Dongjun, Qiao Mao, whose courtesy name was Yuanwei, was a descendant of the famous Eastern Han Dynasty official Taiwei Qiao Xuan. The murderer, Yanzhou governor Liu Dai, whose courtesy name was Gongshan, was not only a distant relative of the royal family, but also a distant relative of his younger brother Liu Yao.
They are both very famous celebrities. It can be said that these two people are very strong and have a very good reputation among scholars. Any move on either of them will attract criticism.
Yuan Shao has the prestige he has today not only because he comes from the Yuan family of the fourth generation and the third prince, but also because of the popularity he has accumulated through his various actions over the years. It is precisely because of these popularity that he is able to
When he ascended to the top and called out, there were many responders. Without such popularity, even Yuan Shao himself doubted whether he could survive better than Sun Jian and his like in these troubled times.
Of course, in his heart, Yuan Shao still prefers Qiao Mao who was killed. Firstly, Liu Dai is the murderer, which always makes people feel uncomfortable, and they will instinctively sympathize with the murdered person. Secondly, Liu Dai is the murderer.
This is because Qiao Mao was also one of the drafters of the appeal to the coalition, and was also one of the people who most firmly supported Yuan Shao as the leader of the alliance, so he was naturally closer to him.
Of course, in order to show his fairness and openness, Yuan Shao decided to summon other princes in the camp to discuss the matter.
As for whether Liu Dai and his troops have completely disappeared after the negotiation is concluded, we will leave it to that time.
Speaking of which, since Dong Zhuo fled west (the coalition's external propaganda), the situation faced by the coalition has become a bit comfortable - because the coalition has mastered Hangu Pass, which is the first of the eight passes in Luoyang, which makes the coalition forces from Xiliang
The soldiers and horses could not attack Henan at all, and because Dong Zhuo controlled the natural barrier of Tongguan, it was almost impossible for the coalition forces to attack westward.
Li Shushi in the north seems to be harmless if he doesn't take the initiative to provoke him and can be ignored for the time being. Except for Yuan Shu, who is suppressed by Liu Biao and Ma Teng, in the south, there seems to be nothing to worry about, and even Dong Zhuo
Leading the troops out of Wuguan in the east, there is still a considerable distance from the land of Henan.
As a result, the gatherings of princes at this time were no longer the same as before, with everyone sitting upright and looking loyal and patriotic. From time to time, they would shout slogans such as "Down with Dong's thief", and even pull them out when necessary.
Weapons and so on. Nowadays, the gathering of princes is like a tea party.
They grew seasonal fruits and vegetables, and had all kinds of soft wines. What's more, they took out all kinds of precious drums they had secretly collected, and then brought in a group of dancing girls from the surrounding counties - people who didn't know it saw it.
In such a scene, one would have thought that this group of people had returned to the time when the world was at peace, where the sons of the gentry were outing for an outing and having a party.
Perhaps the princes with noble backgrounds in the Chinese military tent were still regretting that they were not prepared enough to have a "Qu Shui Shang" at night.
But what needs to be admitted is that the impact of Liu Dai's killing of Qiao Mao was really great. This time when Yuan Shao called everyone for a meeting, there was no one. As the leader of the alliance, Yuan Shao was impassioned at the top, but you eat yours and I play with mine below.
In this situation, everyone waited patiently until Yuan Shao finally finished his "guidance" speech, and then actively expressed their opinions.
As you can imagine, it didn't take long for this group of celebrities, who were best at extracting chapters and quotations from scriptures, to turn the Chinese military tent into a vegetable market. In that scene, the girls who claimed to have the combat power of 500 sparrows were also willing to be defeated.
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Drink a little wine when you are thirsty, and ask the girl next to you to cook for you when you are tired. When the hungry guys are low on motivation, there is still delicious food on the table. Although it is not as good as ○ Liji in terms of energy supply, it is still good.
Barely enough.
Under such a good environment, if you still can't make a name game... ah no, it's a name match, then you would be very sorry for the organizer, Yuan Shao, the leader of the alliance. In fact, in order to show his celebrity style, Yuan Shao has already rolled up his sleeves
...Don't worry, this is definitely not a fight. Using violence to persuade the other party is not fashionable here. These celebrities are all very particular people.
As for what exactly they discussed?
Sorry, just like those long posts in Tianya, Hupu, and especially the Iron Blood Forum, if you look at the end, you will never imagine what the problem was that led to such a "super skyscraper" in the first place.
Although there is a saying that "the more debates the issue becomes, the clearer it becomes", but if the two parties participating in the debate are equally powerful and both have a strong subjective color, then please wash up the truth and go back to sleep, even if you are here to warm the bed.
No qualifications.
In this way, an activity was going on in the Chinese army tent. I don't know whether it should be called a military meeting, a banquet, or a celebrity debate competition. Night after night had passed since they were summoned here - even if they were in the mood.
Three days and three nights is no problem, since there are loyal soldiers guarding the outside.
, there are young girls accompanying them. If a few celebrities are chatting happily, they can naturally hug each other and lie down to continue chatting. After chatting enough, they can hug each other and sleep. Anyway, the ancients were not only dissatisfied with the behavior of "sleeping when they are full".
What do you think is indecent, but it is also the highest level between men that deserves to be promoted.
Of course, it is not ruled out that there are wine bugs who drank too much and spread boredom and loneliness. Even though the Wei State has not yet been established, due to the high-pressure and tense atmosphere created by those eunuchs, the current scholar class has actually begun to have some germs.
However, because there is no legendary best catalyst - Five Stone Powder, everyone behaves relatively conservatively with each other. After all, alcohol is better at anesthesia than hallucination, so everyone is quite particular about each other.
At least he won't harm precious resources of beautiful girls because he failed to persuade him to drink. Speaking of which, he is capable of doing such extremely wicked things. It's no wonder that in the end, even his favorite concubine was forced to death by the guests (dense fog)
, you really deserve it.
So Liu Dai, who was supposed to be the subject of a public trial, left Luoyang with his newly recruited team in a swagger. It was obvious that Liu Dai was eager to return to Yanzhou and take the East County vacated after Qiao Mao's death. After all, East County
But there is no place in Yanzhou
In terms of population and taxation, it ranks third after Chenliu County owned by Zhang Miao and Jiyin County where the Yanzhou governor's office is basically controlled by Liu Dai. If he can take over smoothly, then whether it is Chenliu's Zhang Miao or Jibei's
Bao Xindu will no longer be a problem.
Liu Dai really wanted to change his hat of Prefecture Governor into the super big official hat of Prefecture Mu.
"Lord, the investigation has been basically completed."
Just when various voices were heard in the Chinese army tent, Yuan Shao had already retreated to a corner, and at some unknown moment, Xu You and Feng Ji appeared beside him, looking at Yuan Shao with admiration.
In fact, Yuan Shao has long known that things will turn out like this. After all, what kind of virtues are those celebrities who are better at talking than fighting. Yuan Shao has already understood clearly in this year, so he originally
I don't place my hope of solving the problem on these people. After all, the efficiency of the capable people around me is infinitely higher.
No, in just one day, his subordinates had already understood the matter clearly, so they came to report to him.
"Tell me the cause of this incident and who is right and who is wrong, so that I can give an explanation to everyone in the coalition forces."
"Yes," Yuan Shao's former friend Xu You was the first to answer. "The direct cause of this incident was that Liu Gongshan's troops were short of food and asked Qiao Yuanwei to borrow food. But who would have thought that Qiao Yuanwei not only failed to lend food to Liu Gongshan
Moreover, he used the military discipline issues of Liu Gongshan's troops to criticize Liu Gongshan, and coupled with the past festivals between the two, this is how Liu Gongshan killed people and seized troops."
"Does Yuan Tu have anything else to add?" Yuan Shao nodded after hearing Xu You's words, and then looked at Feng Ji.
"I do have something to say. Judging from the news I have received before, this Qiao Yuanwei, apart from being respectful to the leader and the Yuan family, is not friendly to anyone else, and relies on himself
Qiao Yuanwei did a lot of despicable things with the army in hand. There are even rumors that Qiao Yuanwei even treated Taiwei Qiao’s widow.
The widow is quite disrespectful... It's just that because this kind of matter involves other people's family background, I dare not inquire too deeply. But even so, Qiao Yuanwei has an excellent reputation in Dongjun, and not only has good prestige
And it is very popular with the local people. If the lord doesn’t like Liu Gongshan, maybe he can start from now on."
"Very good, Ziyuan and Yuan Tu, you two have done a good job, but this matter should end here. Now the atmosphere in the coalition has changed, and you will have to do more in this area, maybe soon.
We will take big action after that.”
"I understand what your lord means, and we will definitely make your lord become the dragon that soars into the sky."
After sending his two men away, Yuan Shao originally wanted to go back to the banquet. After all, he still needed to think about the pros and cons. But before he could return to the banquet table, one of his personal guard leaders came to him again.
Beside him, he whispered a few words into his ear.
After hearing the news from the personal guards, even though it was Yuan Shao's city, he couldn't help but swayed a few times, and his face changed a few times before returning to its normal color. At the same time, there was some kind of worry and concern in his eyes.
Bitter eyes.
However, Yuan Shao soon adjusted. No one could see his true inner mood at this moment from any part of his body. It was precisely because he felt that he had reached such a state that Yuan Shao had a smile on his face.
He smiled warmly and clapped his hands, quieting the originally noisy Chinese army tent and focusing everyone's attention on himself.
"The news just came back that Meng De and Wentai have passed Hangu Pass and will be back soon. It's just that they had a battle with the Dong thief. Both sides suffered losses, but they failed to catch up with the Dong thief in the end, so the mood
Maybe it's a little low. But we should still pay the highest respect to their brave behavior, because they are so brave."
Although the highest respect for the bravery of these two people seems to make people feel that they, the princes in the military tent, are not brave enough, but considering that even if they are forced to use a knife, they cannot send troops to go alone.
It was Dong Zhuo's bad luck, so this kind of behavior can indeed be called brave (sha) and brave (mao), so it doesn't hurt to pay tribute.
Anyway, they didn't lose much face, not to mention that they didn't lack anything.
"Zixiao, are your injuries okay? There won't be any hidden problems."
"Don't worry, my lord. Ren's injuries will be healed by just drinking some bean porridge. Compared with the injuries he suffered in the battle of Xihe, this time is nothing. But the fact that my lord is able to regain his fighting spirit now is what makes Ren happiest.
It’s something.”
"I'm sorry for making Zixiao, Zilian, Miaocai and the others worried, but I won't let this happen again! I'm sure!"
Speaking of which, Cao Ren still feels incredible that he was able to escape from Wang Yue in the end. Although he had been in contact with Wang Yue many times as a subordinate of Li Shushi, since they were on both sides of the enemy,
Cao Ren didn't expect that the other party would be lenient to him, and he himself was the same, constantly thinking about how to kill the other party, so he didn't think that Wang Yue would be merciful to him at most, but he really couldn't figure out the reason why.
Wang Yue chose to retreat.
It can be said that this question has been lingering in Cao Ren's mind, making him feel that his nerves have become hypersensitive.
However, if he could come to Hongnong City now and hear the conversation between Li Ru and Wang Yue, he would not be so entangled.
"Why did you choose to retreat in the end? You have to know that if you persist for another half hour, even if Cao Cao and Sun Jian cannot be caught, the men of these two guys will basically not be spared. Without those outstanding men, even two people
No matter how outstanding they are, they are just a group of beasts without claws, unable to cause any trouble."
"Master Li is right, but Yue is already in his fifties after all. He was a little too excited to take on such an important task for the first time, and ended up exerting too much force. Although he did still have some strength at the time, but because he had left behind
It is my habit to always leave three points of force in everything I do, otherwise I would have been buried in that nook and cranny, which is why the plan of the Master Military Advisor was ruined."
"Is that so? Then it can only be said to be a pity. I just don't know if General Wang has learned anything from this battle."
"I have a lot of ideas, but since it's only this time, it's not easy to confirm the relationship. After all, I'm also a newbie in this area."
"That's enough. Mr. Xiangguo will still rely on General Wang in many places in the future."
Li Ru really didn't intend to punish Wang Yue. After all, the explanation given by the other party was very reasonable, and it could even be said that it was completely within Li Ru's expectation. Although he still felt a little regretful in his heart, since he had already received a surprise, he could no longer
Too greedy.
After defeating the pursuing troops, Li Ru did not let his side pursue him while he was victorious. Anyway, his mission had been completed, and all that was left was to sit in Chang'an and watch what kind of farce those Guandong princes would stage.
He believed that the Guandong princes would not let him down.
At this time, Cao Cao led Cao Ren, Cao Hong and Li Dian to the coalition camp outside Luoyang City.
"Thank you Mengde for your hard work. You must know that victory or defeat is a common thing for military strategists. Small setbacks are nothing to mention. What's more, Mengde, you also inflicted heavy losses on Dong's thieves and seriously injured the opponent's fierce general Fan Chou. Such achievements are enough for the world to praise you.
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Because of Wang Yue's withdrawal, the morale of Dong Zhuo's army suffered a big blow. Li Jue and Guo Si misunderstood Wang Yue's actions. Worried about the desperate counterattack of the pursuing troops, the two men also tacitly restrained their troops and slowed down the fight.
Retreat slowly. However, this put the pressure of the war completely on Fan Chou, who was originally ambushing in the mountains of southern Shaanxi County as the final blow.
Although Fan Chou's army ambushing in the south of Shaanxian County can be regarded as waiting for work compared to the embarrassment of the pursuit troops, but in the face of the pursuit troops who are desperately fighting for their lives, they can retreat to Xiliang and even face the enemy even if they are defeated.
The soldiers of Fan Chou's army, which was the best option to not fight against such an enemy's momentum, obviously did not perform as well as they should have. Fan Chou, as the general, was also dragged down. In the end, he was besieged by Cao Ren and Li Dian and was severely wounded by Cao Ren.
It is worth mentioning that it was precisely because of this battle that Cao Cao, who was originally a little decadent, returned to normal. Although I don’t know whether it was because Cao Cao woke up on his own, or whether the victory in the battle made Cao Cao feel that he was not that bad after all.
, anyway, Fan Chou did a big "good guy" thing without him noticing, and anyway, Cao Ren secretly issued a "good guy card" to Fan Chou.
And when he saw his good gay friend Yuan Shao coming out to greet him, Cao Cao really didn't know what he was feeling.
He now knows very well that Yuan Shao has actually known from the beginning that pursuing Dong Zhuo is a difficult nut to crack. Although pursuing Dong Zhuo can indeed gain him political points, after calculating the gains and losses, he feels that the gains outweigh the losses.
Feel.
Thinking of this, Cao Cao couldn't help but said in front of everyone:
"When I, Cao Mengde, raised the banner of righteousness at the beginning, I wanted to eliminate thieves for the country, and the princes present also came here to act righteously. According to Cao Mengde's original idea, I wanted to bother Benchu and lead the people of Hebei to occupy Mengjin and Xiaopingjin.
；The generals are solid
Defending Chenggao, occupying Aocang, occupying and guarding the two dangerous roads of Sheyuan and Taigu, making full use of these dangerous places; while Guo led the Nanyang Zhijun to station in Dan and Xi area, made good friends with the local Mianshui barbarians, and then attacked
After entering Wuguan
To intimidate the forces in the Sanfu area. Later, the armies in these areas dug deep trenches and high forts, ignored the enemy's provocations, did not engage in combat with the enemy, and even bluffed and pretended to be suspicious, showing our momentum to the world. In this way, we will
If you can have all the advantages and use these advantages to attack the enemy, you can be as easy as water rushing down from a high place. But now I only see you hesitating here. Doing so will disappoint everyone in the world!"
After saying that, he ignored the looks of Yuan Shao and other princes present, turned around and hurriedly left the camp with his troops.
"This is the first time this Cao Mengde has shown such an angry look in front of me. I really don't know whether I should be happy or sad. That's all. It's a rare encounter. How could I be in trouble with you because of such a trivial matter?
Woolen cloth?"
After saying that, Yuan Shao signaled to the bodyguard beside him, then shook his head and walked back in disinterest.
Cao Cao, who received the fairy peach from Yuan Shao not long after, also had a look of embarrassment and nostalgia on his face.
Gongsun Zan and Liu Bei left, Liu Dai also left after killing Qiao Mao, Cao Cao left, Sun Jian was taken away from the Luoyang coalition camp by his subordinates because he was unconscious, and Yuan Shu made the same choice because he was worried about the situation in Nanyang.
Leave. The other princes have
Some were worried about the territory they had not returned to for a year, and some felt that it was impossible to make any progress in the discussion against Dong. So, almost overnight, only Yuan Shao remained in the Luoyang coalition camp.
Han Fu and Zhang Miao.
"Perhaps it's time for us to leave..."
With the still cold spring breeze blowing, Yuan Shao looked up at the stars, and the expression on his face gradually became firmer... (To be continued.)