Time is gradually coming to autumn, and the days are gradually getting cooler.
"In the past few years, it has been getting colder and earlier in Youzhou every year. It seems that the first snow of winter will come early this year."
"Yes, but please rest assured, my lord, although I am a little nervous, the food has been harvested and stored in the warehouse, and people have also been organized to go into the mountains to cut down a lot of firewood. After burning it, it will be enough to survive the winter this year. Can we collect it before winter?
Will the corvee repair the city wall again?"
"Shiqi, thank you for your hard work. At this time, probably only loyal people like you will still be by my side."
"My lord, how can you say that? The generals outside the city are still willing to fight for my lord!"
"Hmph! Are you willing to fight for me?! It's just that when they encountered harassment from the enemy, they rushed one on the left and the other on the right. Have they turned into cowardly mice? Could it be that they can't survive without my rescue?
Have you gone down? They are all rubbish, they are all a bunch of rubbish!"
"This..." Guan Jing really didn't know how to answer at this time, because it seemed that any answer was wrong.
Could he also say that there were many ferocious aliens among the enemies who went to attack the generals garrisoned in the city?
Could he also say that those foreigners usually seem to be a little disobedient, fighting bravely to take the lead when fighting against the wind, and hesitant to move forward when fighting against the wind, but under Yuan Shao's command, they all turned into wars that were less afraid of death than being trapped in the camp.
mad Men?
Could he still say that the reason why those foreigners are so good at fighting but our side is so incapable of fighting is because Yuan Shao is rich and powerful and can offer bounties that drive those foreigners crazy, and except for the Yijing fortress that Gongsun Zan has painstakingly managed, our side has enough fine grain for its troops.
In addition, the rest of the places are not only short of food and morale, but you, the lord, stay at home and chill the generals?
Can't say, Guan Jing can't say anything. Even though he is full of pain in his heart, he still smiles on the surface.
Finally, Guan Jing thought carefully before finally having the courage to say to Gongsun Zan:
"Now my lord has been labeled as a traitor and traitor by the court. Although the court has become a plaything in the hands of others, it will still confuse many uninformed people and make them who were originally neutral feel that they cannot help but help those who are truly rebellious.
only."
"Shiqi, what do you mean..."
"If the lord is willing, Jing kindly asks the lord to allow Jing to go to Puyang to meet the emperor and Cao Cao. Tell them the whole story. Even if it cannot wake up those rebels who follow the enemy, at least it should let those who are confused know.
, My lord, you are the true loyal minister of the Han Dynasty. You not only guard the border for the country, but you also did not kill the traitor Liu Yu out of personal anger."
Okay. If it wasn't to vent his anger, would Gongsun Zan have Liu Yu beheaded? Even if Liu Yu really took the initiative to attack, Gongsun Zan, who had a good excuse, could have tied Liu Yu to Chang'an. I guess Li Jue and Guo Si would also
I am very willing to use this clan as a front.
However, as a subordinate of Gongsun Zan and one of the people who agreed to kill Liu Yu, it was naturally impossible for Guan Jing to say this.
"Well, morale should also know that the emperor is in the hands of Cao Mengde, and the relationship between Cao Mengde and the traitor Yuan Shao goes without saying. Let Cao Mengde be more generous and let us go. Do you think this matter is really important?
Is it possible?"
"In the past, it would have been impossible. But this time, that time. When Cao Mengde was alone, he naturally had to seek refuge with the traitor Yuan Shao to protect himself. But just looking at the opportunity, he would break away from Yuan Shao and set up his own business. You can know that.
People will never have to live under others for a long time. Moreover, now, Cao Mengde not only holds the emperor in his hands, but also joins forces with Bingzhou to severely damage Yuan Gongdao.
The situation has become established, and the relationship between Yuan and Cao is far from as close as it used to be. So as long as Jing goes to Puyang and talks to Cao Mengde about his interests, Cao Mengde will definitely be willing to let us go and continue fighting with the traitor in the north.
Yuan Shao dealt with the situation. The only pity is that Qingzhou was occupied by the rebels, otherwise Jing thought he could get some help from Cao Mengde and help his lord."
"If this is the case, then you are ready to set off. If you close the city and defend yourself, Yuan Ni will not be able to attack this strong city of Yijing in just a few years. And since you are so confident, Shi Qi,
If everything goes well, you can go to Bingzhou again with the imperial edict to test Li Xue's attitude. He should
He should be the person who understands me best. He hates the invading foreign races just like me. It’s just that he has more means. This is something I can’t compare with. But now Yuan Ni colludes with the foreign races and attempts to encroach on my country. This is really
What a heinous act! If he can send troops to attack Yuan Ni with me, he can share Youji equally with me afterwards."
"This... I'm afraid that Li Xue is also an ambitious person, I'm afraid..."
"Hahahaha! If he doesn't accept such conditions, it doesn't matter if I, Gongsun Bogui, listens to his orders. I will be much freer than when I was restrained by Liu Bo'an. Although my Gongsun Bogui is a bit older, I can learn from Tong Feiteng.
It doesn’t matter if we fight for another thirty years!”
Guan Jing hesitated again, but this time he finally gave up. He bowed to Gongsun Zan and turned around to leave.
"Shiqi, do you think I can still see the first winter snow in Youzhou next year here?"
"Please rest assured, my lord, if we are unable to rescue our lord, Shiqi will definitely return and advance and retreat with our lord!"
However, Gongsun Zan, who had his back to Guan Jing, did not turn around, as if he was attracted by the scenery outside the window. Guan Jing, who also saluted Gongsun Zan's back again, did not return to Gongsun Zan's side, but walked quickly
Leave.
Looking at the bleak figure leaving in a hurry, it feels a bit like "the wind is rustling and the water is cold".
Well, Yi Jing was originally on the bank of Yishui. In order to guard against Yuan Shao, Gongsun Zan dug more than ten trenches on the bank of Yishui, and built mounds of five or six feet high in the trenches.
Fortresses were built on the top of the city, interlocking with each other in a continuous manner. Later, the fortresses were continuously strengthened into city walls, trenches were dug deeper and Yishui was introduced to become a moat, and iron gates were made into cast iron to become the fortress today.
It is said that Gongsun Zan hoarded more than three million dendrobium of grain and grass in this fortress. According to the weights and measures of the Han Dynasty, converted into modern units, it was roughly equivalent to more than 40,000 tons of millet or nearly 40,000 tons of barley. This amount of grain was enough for 100,000 people.
It takes nearly two years for a person to eat. Even if he is engaged in heavy physical labor due to lack of fat, the consumption will increase. However, if he just stands guard on weekdays, he can reduce the supply. Therefore, as long as he plans properly, it should take two years.
It can still be supported.
Not to mention that there are fertile fields along the Yishui River, Gongsun's army will also conduct military camps, and the water source is difficult to cut off. From a defensive perspective, Gongsun Zan has already built a super-hard turtle shell. Even with all Yuan Shao's existing
No matter how strong you are, you may not be able to chew it.
Of course, if Li Shushi were here instead, the situation might be slightly different, but it would undoubtedly require a large number of soldiers. Unless he was willing to fight a fatigue battle, or let Sister Xuanwu or Miss Suzaku come out and wander around.
However, although Gongsun Zan can be said to have high walls and deep fortresses, and built a fortress on the banks of the Yishui River that made Yuan Shao scratch his head, this does not mean how powerful Gongsun Zan is. On the contrary, it proves how miserable Gongsun Zan is today——
If he were still the same Gongsun Bogui, how could he be willing to hide in his shell like a turtle with a shrunken head?
Unfortunately, countless failures and the deaths of countless trusted relatives and subordinates have made this once high-spirited general like a shipwreck in the twilight. He can only survive by relying on deep ditches and high walls.
As for the "bold words" that seemed to be ambitious just now, they were nothing more than a joke. Neither Gongsun Zan himself nor Guan Jing, who was preparing to go to Puyang, would actually take those remarks seriously.
It can be said that if Gongsun Zan can really escape this time, disarming and returning home may be his only way out.
Going south to Guan Jing was Gongsun Zan's last ditch effort. If the imperial court or Cao Cao still planned to help Yuan Shao and still prepared to pursue him to the end, then for Gongsun Zan, his only way out might be to sit in a lonely city and defend to the end.
As for the ending... there is no second way out anyway, so let's just count it as one more day.
Although Yuan Shao had a very tight seal on Yi Jing, Guan Jing, who had disguised himself, still managed to get through. Perhaps for Yuan Shao, the most worthy and only person worthy of his strict guard was Gongsun Zan.
In Yanzhou, although it has been determined that the capital will be moved to Xu County, oh no, it has been renamed Xuchang. As for why it was changed to this name, I guess anyone who has a little understanding of the meaning of Chinese characters should be able to figure it out. I won’t explain it further.
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Although the capital will be moved to Xuchang in the future, for the time being, it is still necessary to stay in Puyang. After all, it needs to build qualified palaces, rebuild the city walls, and systematically plan the streets and external official channels.
Renovation, the construction of auxiliary defense forces, the construction of the permanent barracks of the North and South Army in the suburbs, and some other bits and pieces of things are so complicated that people are almost breathless. It can be said that Xuchang has almost become
A large construction site.
Because things happened unexpectedly in Puyang before, as long as the speed was fast enough, everything else was fine. But now that "the world has been decided", for the sake of the emperor's face and Cao Cao's face, even if there is no big construction, we can't fool people too much.
no.
As for the history of another plane, the situation at that time was similar to the current situation when the capital was settled in Puyang. And when the other plane moved back to Luoyang in history, it would be the time when Luoyang was restored, even if it could not be as powerful as the Han Dynasty.
Comparatively speaking, the problem will definitely not be solved by building a few thatched huts casually. It will not be said to be done in a hurry like in Xuchang.
Therefore, even if Guan Jing arrived in Puyang, he would still be able to find Cao Cao, Cao Cao's great steward Xun Yu, Cao Cao's counselor Xi Zhicai, who also relied heavily on him, and of course Chen Gonggongtai, who was now officially divorced from Cao Cao.
However, Guan Jing could find these people, but he was still left to hang out in the post house in Puyang for more than a month.
Not only because everyone often needs to run south because of the matter of moving the capital, but also because in addition to the matter of moving the capital, it is necessary to deal with the powerful families in Yanyu, Xu, Sanzhou, select the talented and virtuous people among them to serve as officials, and punish those who are in the wrong team.
The family is powerful, redistributing the cleared property, etc. A lot of work is waiting for most members of Cao Caojun's management who originally thought it was quite enough, but only now did they realize that their vision was too limited.
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It is precisely because of this that many courtiers who originally responded smoothly to the civil strife in Puyang but were still on the wrong team were able to save their lives. After all, no matter how they behaved, they were still very capable after all, but the long-term turmoil
let him
They regarded the Doctrine of the Mean as the highest principle in their lives, and "I would rather use less force than say a word" became their guide to action. Otherwise, they probably would not have been able to fall out with Li Jue and Guo Si.
I have survived until now in a state of falling out.
But on the other hand, when Liu Xie revealed to them through Chen Gong that if they did not work hard and work harder to show their value, they would be held accountable for not being able to rescue them in time during the Yanzhou Rebellion. These people immediately burst out.
Huge work ethic.
Anyway, now Yanzhou has become the world of the Cao family. The people above and below are either Cao Cao's people or officials occasionally promoted by Han Emperor Liu Xie. They are the fish and meat on the chopping board. These two people can do whatever they want.
They... not to mention there are others inside
His majesty, the orthodox emperor of the Han Dynasty, is famous for his skills and can make them infamy for thousands of years after death. But there should be no problem if they can't turn over for several lifetimes. This has indeed touched the most fear in their hearts.
something.
In addition, this is because Cao Cao really can't make up his mind on how to deal with Gongsun Zan. Since he can't come to a conclusion, then even meeting Guan Jing is in vain, and it may even make Yuan Shao laugh.
, just unpleasant.
However, there are still some temptations. It can be said that Cao Cao has a preliminary understanding of Guan Jing's purpose here.
In the temporary palace in Puyang, Liu Xie also discussed with his favorite ministers Zhao Nan and Chen Gong with great interest.
"Gongtai, Ziliang, please tell me, isn't it too ridiculous that even though Guanshi officials have reached such a state now, they still have to defend the rebellious Gongsun Bogui. Even if Liu Bo'an is wrong in all kinds of ways, it's still me.
To casually kill a member of the Han clan, and even arrest his wife, this is truly an example of lack of discipline, and is no different than Yuan Benzhu, yes or no."
Liu Xie also obtained relevant information from Cao Cao, but as far as his personal wishes were concerned, he would never like the existence of Gongsun Zan, let alone the unruly Gongsun Zan who also killed a rare among the Han clan.
Liu Yu, who was excellent and had no ambitions for the throne, left one less member of the clan who could truly defend the country of the Han Dynasty.
"Your Majesty's words are reasonable. Chen Gong thinks that Gongsun Zan is really too wishful thinking to use sophistry to clear himself of the charges. Not only does this person have no discipline, but he also committed the crime recklessly. Even if we pardon his guilt, he will probably be a little bit delusional.
If you don’t like it, it will happen again.”
Chen Gong also has the same attitude. After all, Gongsun Zan's attitude towards the aristocratic family is also not very friendly. As a military noble, he would rather believe in the force of his own hands than the power of knowledge and inheritance that the aristocratic family relies on. Naturally, he is a heretic in Chen Gong's eyes.
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On the contrary, Chen Gong's current attitude towards Li Shushi can be slightly better. Although Li Shushi also adopted a certain degree of restraint policy against powerful families, his move to establish official schools and open imperial examinations can be regarded as poaching the foundations of powerful families.
But even Chen Gong had to admit that the aristocratic family's approach to certain matters was indeed very hard to justify. Li Shushi's move to expand the scope of knowledge dissemination could be considered to be in line with the "educated people" of the sages.
The strategy of "No Class".
Well, "education without distinction" was originally the slogan Li Shushi shouted when he opened the official school, a slogan that the powerful family could hardly refute.
"This... subordinate has a slightly different view." After a moment of hesitation, Zhao Nan expressed his "view."
Of course, it is not so much his opinion as it is the opinion of the Bingzhou Army standing behind him - anyway, Guan Jing has been stretched for a full month. With the information transmission tool in Zhao Nan's hand,
There is no way I can go back and forth.
Therefore, although they knew that what Zhao Nan was going to say was contrary to their own, both Liu Xie and Chen Gong were very patient.
"Gongsun Zan's behavior indeed violated the rules that a minister should abide by, and he should be severely punished. This kind of thing is indeed irrefutable. But we need to know that at this moment, no matter how vicious Gongsun Zan is, he is already on the verge of collapse. Even if we don't continue to punish
He and she can't hold on for long. But let's think about it, if he falls, who will benefit?"
"Zi Liang means... Yuan Shao?"
Although Liu Xie hesitated when he said the name, anger flashed in his eyes.
Seeing Liu Xie's reaction, Zhao Nan smiled secretly in his heart, but Chen Gong couldn't help but sigh slightly in his heart. Both of them understood why Liu Xie had such emotions at this time. After all, Yuan Shao and
Yuan Shu brothers took Han Fu and prepared to establish a new
It can be said that the emperor's affairs are already known to everyone. Even if Yuan Shao puts all the blame on Han Fu, anyone with a discerning eye can see that without Yuan Shao's promotion, how could Han Fu have the courage to propose the establishment of a new emperor?
Such a treasonous and unethical proposition.
Even Chen Gong was a member of the aristocratic family, and he somewhat agreed with Yuan Shao's actions, at least at the time. Liu Yu, whom Yuan Shao chose, did look better than Liu Xieqiang, who was still underage and was definitely Dong Zhuo's puppet. Just like Emperor Hui of the Han Dynasty.
After his death, he chose to be succeeded by the elder Han Emperor Liu Heng, which instead allowed the Han Dynasty, which was not stable enough, to embark on the fast track of rapid development.
But now that Chen Gong is a minister of Han Emperor Liu Xie, he naturally cannot say such things, otherwise it may not be long. Under Liu Xie's hint, Cao Cao, who has always been "grudgeful" to him, will never mind giving up all his
Malice was poured out on this political opponent.
Even if Liu Xie thinks that he is still useful, he will still stay by his side. But what is conceivable in the future is that he will never become Liu Xie's trusted minister again. In that case, the family that betrayed Yanzhou would choose to join Liu Xie.
Is it a big joke?
So. Seeing Zhao Nan beside him who looked a little secretly happy, Chen Gong simply chose to close his eyes and rest. Anyway, Chen Gong no longer needed to guess what the other party wanted to say next. It was just a lice on the bald man's head——
It's all obvious.
And just as Chen Gong expected, Zhao Nan's next words, although not eloquent, were heart-wrenching and focused on Yuan Shao's disobedience. Finally, he came up with the idea of letting Liu Xie
The conclusion was to let Gongsun Zan go to contain Yuan Shao.
Looking at Liu Xie's appearance, it was obvious that he had been convinced by Zhao Nan.
Indeed, compared to Gongsun Zan who was just good at killing the clan and the other party took the initiative to attack, Yuan Shao was ambitious and even had the same intention to depose the emperor as Dong Zhuo, and the emperor he wanted to depose was Liu.
The existence of Xie himself is really treasonous and should implicate the nine tribes.
In other words, Gongsun Zan still has a chance to save himself, and he can be given a chance to redeem himself under the current circumstances. But as for Yuan Shao, Liu Xie absolutely hopes that he will be kicked directly to the eighteenth level of hell and never recover.
"But..." It was only at this moment that Chen Gong opened his eyes again. Well, it felt a little dazzling.
"If you have anything to say, please be honest. There is nothing that cannot be said between us monarchs and ministers." Just listen to this and don't take it seriously. Anyway, at least Chen Gong feels that he will not make such a low-level mistake.
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Well, that has nothing to do with what he was trying to say.
"Although His Majesty can issue a decree to pardon Gongsun Bogui, and can also order him to secretly spy on Yuan Shao in private, so that Yuan Shao cannot go south with all his strength, but today, I am afraid that Gongsun Zan's power will not be able to have much influence on Yuan Shao."
"Well, this is indeed a problem, Ziliang, what do you think? Could it be that by pardoning Gongsun Bogui, we not only failed to achieve the expected goal, but also harmed Yuan Shao and put us in an extremely embarrassing situation?"
"I'm afraid, it depends on whether Gongsun Zan is willing to cooperate, and whether Guan Jing can convince Gongsun Zan."
After saying that, Zhao Nan informed Liu Xie and Chen Gong of his (Bingzhou Army) thoughts. After hearing what Zhao Nan said, both Liu Xie and Chen Gong were silent. It was obvious that Bingzhou was planning.
It's really a bit too huge.
This made it really difficult for the two people to make a decision for a while.
Liu Xie is not good enough. As for Chen Gong, if you ask him to make a decision in a short time, this is indeed not his strength.
If you don't give him enough time to think things through, it doesn't mean that he can't understand things, but he will always feel that he has omitted to calculate here and there, and then the whole person becomes unconfident, and
If a counselor enters this state, it is obviously not a good sign.
"Well, since we can't come up with a result from our discussion now, the two dear friends will go back and think about it again. In addition, they will also inform Lord Sikong of today's thoughts. One person can calculate the shortcomings, and the three can calculate the longcomings."
Gongsun Zan's fate seems to still be unresolved. (To be continued, please search Piaotian Literature for better and faster novels!
