Gongsun Xun and the butcher Song Yu, He Jin and General He, were friends of the poor and the lowly in a certain sense.
At that time, not to mention Gongsun Xun himself, He Jin was still just an official. His nephew Liu Bian, the eldest son of the emperor, was still in his infancy and looked unlikely to grow up... This was because all the emperor's previous children had died in infancy, and none of them had a son.
Exception. But the more important point is that at that time, the emperor's wife, Empress Song, was still firmly seated in the position of queen. The Song family was so deeply rooted that even the emperor seemed to be unable to shake her attitude.
Therefore, at that time, few people really cared about how to get ahead or how to get high, let alone his humble background.
But if you think about it this way, it seems that Cao Mengde and Liu Xuande are someone's rich and humble friends... quite a lot!
All in all, friendship between the poor and the humble should not be forgotten. He Suigao was considered a kind and honest person, and naturally he did not show off his face just because he became a general. In fact, to be fair, on this point, it seems that he is better than waiting on the other side of the Yellow River.
Gongsun Zan will be three points stronger!
As a result, the two were overjoyed to meet each other, and that night they even slept together in the main room of Duting, which served as a military camp, and exchanged many words.
In fact, Gongsun Xun's trip was certainly motivated by He Jin, but He Jin was worried and wanted to find a reliable person to ask him what to do. He thought he was a butcher, and in three or four years he became confused.
The number one person in the dynasty, and now all the military nobles in Luoyang are "repairing equipment" under him. Isn't he worried about being laughed at if he does something wrong?
Not to mention, now that a big event is about to happen, the Yellow Turban thieves are still attacking the city from all sides. Chu Gongdu, the governor of Nanyang, has just died in the battle. Luoyang, which he defended so highly, is still in danger.
"In other words," Gongsun Xun, who stood up from the couch under the candlelight, analyzed for the other party. "Now Brother Suigao doesn't need to think too much or say anything. He just needs to show his posture to make Luoyang people feel at ease.
It can be said that they have fulfilled their duties... Before the Yellow Turbans from Yingchuan and Nanyang invade Luoyang, the emperor will definitely mobilize all his troops to leave the border and will not let the war spread to Luoyang."
He Jin was slightly enlightened: "I understand what Wen Qi said, but as a general, even if you don't have to participate in the war, shouldn't you do more things?"
"If Brother Suigao is not a general, he can do whatever he wants," Gongsun Xun said with a smile. "For example, the Emperor Jinyan opened up the party prison, and another example is the Emperor Jinyan used the money from Xiyuan to use as military expenses and the horses as military horses.
...These things, in the current situation, are a matter of course. However, anyone in the world can do these things, but Brother Suigao has just assumed the post of general, but he cannot express his position easily, so as not to arouse the anger of some people.
Misunderstand."
Although He Jin lacked talent, he was not a fool. Hearing this, he immediately realized something again: "Is it because the removal of party imprisonment will make all the ministers dissatisfied, and asking him to hide money in the Western Garden will make the emperor secretly hate him?"
"Otherwise?" Gongsun Xun also laughed more and more. "Brother Suigao became a general too early... It is a good thing, but it also has an unstable foundation. Now it is time to be cautious in words and deeds, so as to
Please have a solid footing. As for doing things, you should at least wait until you are fully fledged, right?"
He Jin nodded in conviction again: "Wen Qi is absolutely right. The position of general was obtained too hastily, but the responsibilities are extremely heavy. At this time, we should only put safety first, but we should not easily compete with the emperor and Chang Shi.
There is some discord between them.”
Gongsun Xun raised his head and chuckled before lying down.
"However." He Jin also laughed for a moment when he saw this. "Now I am also a general. As long as I don't provoke the emperor and the servants, and don't arouse the anger of the scholars, I can always do something about other things...
Wen Qi can speak frankly, can you ask for anything this time?"
"All I want is that after the rebellion is suppressed, the Marquis of Ting will be changed to the Marquis of the county, and then to a larger county." Gongsun Xun, who was lying there with his head raised, said indifferently.
"I think so..." He Jin nodded immediately.
In other words, from a normal person's point of view, if you go up to two thousand dan in these years, these two pursuits are universal. One is the title, needless to say, and the other is the wealth and size of the place where you are appointed... This is
Because during the Han Dynasty, the prefect had great powers and responsibilities, just like the king of a county. However, the gap between counties was huge. Some counties only had a few thousand households and tens of thousands of people, and they were still on the border;
The country has hundreds of thousands of households and a population of millions, but it is located near the center, so its political status is extremely high!
In fact, even when the emperor collected official money, he was very particular about this - for example, poor counties would receive discounts, and rich counties would pay more, and for example, the three public officials would be particularly cheap. This is because
There are too few people who are qualified to buy three official positions, so it is a buyer's market... However, from this perspective, we can also see the additional political status of a wealthy county.
So all in all, when people in the world saw Gongsun Xun being so out of touch, they thought he was loyal and sincere, but also felt that he seemed to be pursuing personal fame, which was quite normal.
After all, during the Han dynasty, no one would ever regard fame and wealth as something shameful and negative, and no one would ever think that this thing would be contrary to loyalty... Everyone would not hesitate to serve the country with all their loyalty, in order to
Make personal achievements.
"But if you want to be promoted like this, I'm afraid you have to be the head coach." He Jin also lay down, then tapped the edge of the bed with his hand, and continued in a low voice. "And Wen Qi just explained the situation to me and said,
Nowadays, the Yellow Turbans have three armies in the south and two in the north, with a maximum of five armies... but I don’t know which one do you like?"
The so-called "South, Three, North, Two, and Five Yellow Turban Bandits" are Gongsun Xun's analysis of the military situation based on the intelligence he just obtained from He Jin. Specifically, it is as follows:
South of the Yellow River, the Yellow Turban Army has three main forces. One is in Dongjun, where the local canal commander is called Diviner; the other is in Nanyang, where Chu Gong, the prefect of Nanyang, was just killed, and the leader is called Zhang Mancheng; and the other is the Yingchuan Yellow Turban,
The leaders are Bo Cai and Peng Tuo. This road is currently the strongest. It has basically connected Yingchuan, Chen State, and Runan. It seems that there are still strong troops and horses, and they are joining forces with Zhang Mancheng of Nanyang to advance towards Luoyang.
To the north of the Yellow River, according to Gongsun Xun's own observation and analysis, although the Zhang Jiao brothers almost completely controlled the three kingdoms of Julu, Anping, and Qinghe, making the area controlled by the Yellow Turbans contiguous, they were also clearly divided into north and south.
In the war zone, one is Zhang Jiao, and most of the main forces led by Zhang Liang are trying to attack Wei County; the other is the northern front troops led by Zhang Bao, who are currently setting up a defense line in the northernmost part of Jizhou, trying to do something for Zhang Jiao's main force.
Defender.
The main forces of the Yellow Turbans, three in the south and two in the north, are of different strengths and weaknesses, and have different urgency. It is no wonder that He Jin wants to ask Gongsun Xun about his plan.
Of course, Gongsun Xun was already prepared for this: "No matter where I am, if I can be the coach all the way, this will be enough..."
He Jin immediately responded knowingly, and the two of them stopped talking and seemed to be about to fall asleep.
However, after a pause, Gongsun Xun couldn't help but add another sentence: "It doesn't matter anything else, but I came from Hebei and saw with my own eyes that the people in Zhangjiao were unsettled. If I were to go there,
, I also need Brother Suigao to stabilize the situation for me in the court."
He Jin immediately became confused: "With Wen Qi's ability, would he find it difficult to fight Zhang Jiao? He is so powerful?"
Gongsun Xun, who was lying there with his head on his back, smiled bitterly for a moment: "Brother Suigao is overthinking. I am not afraid of Zhang Jue, but the emperor... Zhang Jue occupies many big cities in Hebei and is quite capable of deceiving people. If there is a deep ditch,
If the base is high, it will inevitably be delayed, and the emperor is afraid that he will be impatient with it."
He Suigao suddenly realized: "In this case, I will try my best to find a coach elsewhere for Wen Qi."
Only then did Gongsun Xun feel relieved, and the two of them slept in the capital pavilion with their clothes undressed. They were speechless all night, as if they had already obtained the commander in their previous conversation.
However, on the second day, Gongsun Xun and He Jin got up early and had some breakfast in the lobby of Duting. Then the former was about to bid farewell to the other for the time being. When he left the Duting and entered the Luoyang Bus Station to submit a letter asking for a fight, he suddenly came
An uninvited guest knocked someone's little abacus into pieces.
"General!" Although the visitor was in the army, he still wore a Confucian robe. After entering the main hall of the capital pavilion where He Jin lived, he only bowed calmly to He Jin and then faced Gongsun Xun. "Wen Qi, you have always been there.
See, the momentum has become more and more majestic."
"Brother Wen."
When Gongsun Xun and He Jin saw the visitor, they all stood up and slightly gestured to return the favor... It turned out that this person was actually Yang Biao, the legitimate son of Situ Yang Ci, a famous family member in the dynasty. At this time, Yang Biao and Yang Wenxian happened to be the chief minister of the five senses.
So he had no choice but to follow He Jin to the outside of the city to 'repair ordnance'.
"Brother Wen, are you here to look for Wen Qi?" After the greetings were completed, Yang Biao was offered a seat, and He Jin sat back down.
"That's right." Yang Biao was straightforward. "I waited in front of the door for a long time. After seeing the two of you having dinner, I asked to see you directly. I have something to say to Wen Qi... General, if nothing happens, you might as well listen together.
.”
"Brother Wen, why are you looking for me?" Gongsun Xun was also curious.
"It's not anything serious." Yang Biao seemed to have been prepared for it. "It's just the news that my family sent to Luozhong last night as a routine. One of them, I guessed that Wen Qi might be curious about it, so I thought of letting him know."
It turned out that he was here to sell favors. Gongsun Xun and He Jin looked at each other, but they both relaxed.
"Wen Qi." Yang Biao couldn't help twirling his beard and laughing when he saw this. "Did you know that although Huangfu Song, the governor of the North, who is behind the generals of Liangzhou, has not yet arrived in Luoyang, this memorial was faster than you and arrived yesterday.
Is it the bus department?"
"Is Huangfu's righteousness true?" Gongsun Xun's heart suddenly moved. Naturally, he heard his mother mention it and knew about General Huangfu's achievements in suppressing the Yellow Turban rebellion. "But did you tell me the strategy for defeating thieves?"
"Of course!" Yang Biao smiled more and more. "Yesterday, Huangfu Yizhen wrote a memorial to the public bus station, which is like a minister's desk, and then directly to the emperor. In his words, he sincerely asked the emperor to stop the party and imprison him. At the same time, he also asked the emperor to distribute the money hidden in the West Garden and the gallery.
Horses are used for military purposes!”
When Gongsun Xun and He Jin heard this, they had different reactions.
General He heard Gongsun Xun's suggestion yesterday, and he was naturally relieved. It would save him trouble if someone did this. And Gongsun Xun, with his purple ribbon and gold seal, was sitting in the main hall of the capital pavilion.
When the other party reported this matter, he suddenly realized it, and then shook his head and laughed... It can only be said that it is no wonder that General Huangfu would firmly occupy the position of the commander of the counter-rebellion in his mother's story! Based on this incident, Sergeant Chao
How can people not reciprocate love?
Sure enough, Yang Wenxian over there had already spoken bluntly: "Everyone knows that Wenqi is eager to fight, but this time when facing Huangfu Yizhen, I am afraid that he will have to give way! I heard that this memorial arrived at the Chancellery yesterday.
, all the sergeants in the court were encouraged, and they all regarded Huangfu Yizhen as an example for the generals. They all said that he must be the one to suppress the rebellion this time! It is a pity that Wenqi had defeated tens of thousands of thieves in Zhuo County before, but he had to lose in this memorial
Up."
Gongsun Xun immediately shook his head: "What's the problem? This is enough to defeat a hundred thousand thieves. I'm willing to be the loser."
Gongsun Xun didn't mean to be deceptive at all in his words. Of course he was willing to accept the defeat, because this level of political speculation came so early and so simply. Huangfu Yi's excellence and decisiveness are indeed admirable.
"That's right." He Jin came to his senses and was equally unimpressed. "If you can't compare to Huangfu Yizhen, you can't compare to him. After all, the thieves this time have five main forces, and they don't lack the position of head coach. Wen Qi herself
You can avoid Huangfu Yizhen and find other ways..."
"It's hard to say!" Yang Biao suddenly interjected: "The family who sent the letter yesterday also mentioned some other situations in Luozhong. Depending on what the DPRK wants, I'm afraid there may not be that many strategies to divide the troops. Given the current situation, although
They say there are many thieves, but the emperor’s intention is to send out two armies, one from the south and the other from the north, all the way to Yingchuan to deal with the urgent need, and all the way to Hebei to deal with Zhang Jiao..."
"Even so." He Jin still didn't care. "There should be Wenqi in the two groups, right?"
"It's still hard to say." Yang Biao finally revealed his true identity. "According to the discussion among the central officials, there seem to be three people who are strong enough to resist Wen Qi and compete for the second or other coach."
Not to mention that He Jin was confused for a moment, even Gongsun Xun couldn't help but be solemn after hearing this: "May I ask Brother Wen, who are these three people?"
"One is Zhu Jun and Zhu Gongwei, the admonishing officials who have just returned to Luozhong." Yang Biao was straightforward. "Zhu Gong had put down the Yangzhou rebellion a long time ago, and this time he had just returned from putting down the Jiaozhou rebellion. My father...discussed in the court,
In terms of military affairs, Zhu Gong may not have a little less experience than Wen Qi, and he is older, so he may be more reliable. However, depending on the imperial court's intention, there is the idea of sending him back to Yangzhou to recruit troops and go north to serve as a partial division."
Gongsun Xun was speechless for a moment, but he breathed a sigh of relief. He could only ask again with all his strength: "Are there two more people?"
"There are two more people. One is Wenqi's mentor, Lu Gong, who was the official minister of the dynasty." Yang Wenxian said quietly. "Lu Gong was often involved in countering rebellions. He was also a famous Confucian scholar in the country. The emperor and courtiers often relied on him.
It means; the other is Wenqi's father-in-law, who was the Duke of Zhao in the reign of Guangluxun. When he was in western Liaoning, Duke Zhao had a world-famous military record. He was also loyal and reliable, and was always valued by the emperor!"
Gongsun Xun and He Jin looked at each other and were speechless in the end... Especially the former, who vaguely felt that he seemed to treat himself too much.
"It's just some information from Luozhong." Yang Biao stood up and said proudly when he saw this. "I felt that Wenqi would be concerned, so I came to tell you... Even if I didn't tell, Wenqi would have known about it when we arrived in Luozhong today...
…Farewell.”
Gongsun Xun hesitated to speak, but in the end he just raised his hand to signal. He Jin stood up to see him off, but Yang Biao didn't take it seriously and left in a hurry.
"Wen Qi." As soon as he turned around, He Suigao spread his hands helplessly in the lobby of Duting. "It's just other people. If you are your teacher and your father-in-law is a handsome man, how can you compete with them?!"
"That's not all." Gongsun Xun stood up and sighed with a wry smile. "If it were a teacher, I might be able to learn from Zhu Gongwei and become a partial teacher. But if my father-in-law were to serve as the head coach of one side, according to this dynasty's emphasis on military affairs and precautions
, I’m afraid I won’t even be able to return to Zhuojun and recruit Youzhou soldiers as reinforcements!”
He Jin only nodded after hearing this for a while: "Indeed, how can there be any reason for two close relatives to be handsome at the same time?"
Gongsun Xun lowered his head and said nothing... It's so pitiful that when he came, he thought carefully about it based on the rough stories his mother told him. At that time, he just felt that since He Jin was on the line, the only thing he had to guard against was
He replaced Lu Zhi and became the coach who faced Zhang Jue. After all, it can be vaguely known from the story that the emperor may not be patient, but Zhang Jue in Hebei Province is not able to do it quickly. This point, when he passed Zhao Guo on the road
His experiences are also vaguely verified.
However, after all kinds of problems, what if a father-in-law suddenly appears on the way?!
————I am a little confused about the dividing line————
"Huangfu Song, whose courtesy name is Zhen, was born in the Anding Dynasty. He was also the brother and son of General Gui of the Liao Dynasty. On Father's Day, he was the prefect of Yanmen. Song Shao had a good record of civil and military affairs. He was good at poetry and calligraphy, and practiced bow and horse. He first practiced filial piety.
Lian, Maocai, Taiwei Chen Fan, and General Dou Wu Lianpi did not arrive. Emperor Ling's official car was recruited as Yilang and moved to the north to be the prefect. The Yellow Turbans rose up, Song Shang Shu Chen broke the enemy's strategy, and asked the party to be imprisoned.
, opened the Western Garden to hide money, and built horses in the corridor to boost the army." - "Book of the Later Han Dynasty". Biography of Huangfu Song
