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Chapter Fourteen: The Dead Are in Promise

Guan Yunchang was so angry that not only Cai Bozhe but also Gongsun Xun was shocked.

There was no way, it was really because this move was too un-Guan Yunchang, or too stupid. If Wei Yue jumped out, no one would care. However, just because he knew Wei Yue was a jerk and drank again, he didn't do it at all.

Is it okay not to let him go to court?

However, after Gongsun Xun thought for a moment, he suddenly realized... because he could see that Guan Yunchang's move was not so much a 'dog leg' as it was an excuse to use the topic!

It must be known that Guan Yu was arrogant but pitiful, slow and pragmatic. He always despised the "pure Confucians" and "celebrities" like Cai Yong and Liu Heng in his heart. At the banquet before, Liu Heng

, Cai Yong, Le Yin and others are on top, and he may have been tired of it for a long time. Now that Cai Yong is obviously rejecting him because of his family status, he is naturally very bored. In addition, he is somewhat macho.

, I may not take this kind of thing seriously for women.

That's why it happened.

However, Gongsun Xun seemed to have drunk too much. He only focused on understanding Guan Yu's thoughts, but completely forgot how much misunderstanding he would cause by squinting his eyes and remaining silent... For a moment, not to mention that someone stopped Guan Yu's roar.

Well, even Zhang Fei, who had already stood up and was ready to persuade him, became a little panicked and helpless after taking a look at Gongsun Xun, let alone others?

Of course, it may be Gongsun Xun who is acting willfully. After all, he was indeed angered by Cai Bozhe. Moreover, it was not only Gongsun Xun who was angered, but Gongsun Yue, the only one who could speak out to end the matter at this time.

Sitting still, like a wood carving, to be able to make a person with such thick eyebrows and big eyes look like this shows that Cai Yong really doesn't know how to praise!

"It's not a family argument." It was about his daughter. No matter how panicked, Cai Yong could only grit his teeth and hold on. "It's true that I have an appointment with Mr. Liu..."

"Liu Gong, Liu Gong, the whole Han Dynasty is caused by pure Confucianism!" After all, Guan Yu was just arrogant and rude, but he could not be said to be truly vicious, so he waved his hand and walked away.

Lu Fan saw the opportunity and winked, and many people immediately chased him out.

At this time, Gongsun Xun let out a long sigh, ignored Cai Yong beside him, and walked straight out...and directly out of his former residence and went to the public school. Since there were so many fewer students there,

, I think it should be possible to live there. And since we have already left this place so unhappy, why bother to stay?

Seeing that the hall was empty, Cai Bojie wanted to get up and say something for a while, but in the end he just clenched his fists and sat back down, suppressing his worry.

After walking out of the door, they saw the Milky Way lying above their heads, but everyone who smelled of alcohol was speechless. They just followed Gongsun Xun forward silently, and then rested hastily in an empty room in the public school.

At this time, Gongsun Xun asked Han Dang to call Gongsun Yue in person, and tried his best to comfort him in the house: "Don't worry, Ayue, I will definitely find a good marriage for you again. Cai Bojie is very proud of himself."

If the Yu family ignores me and other children from the border counties, they will definitely suffer in the future, let him go!"

Hearing these words, Gongsun Yue, who had been silent all night, finally raised his head, but his face was full of astonishment: "Brother, are you proposing marriage for me? Aren't you asking for a concubine?"

Gongsun Xun was also stunned here, his Adam's apple twitched, and he was speechless for a moment.

The two brothers looked at each other, still not understanding that their drunken words had lost their way and caused misunderstanding. Even Han Dang on the side was hesitant to speak.

But at this moment, a report came from outside the door, saying that it was Wang Xiu who asked to see him. Gongsun Xun's head was as big as a bucket, but he could only let people in.

And sure enough, as soon as Wang Shuzhi came in, he glanced helplessly at Gongsun Yue and Han Dang, and then saluted seriously: "Your Majesty, Cai Bojie is a famous person in the world. Although he is living in vain, how can his daughter easily become a concubine?"

Gongsun Xun remained silent.

However, Gongsun Yue had no choice but to step forward and explain a little bit: "Brother Shuzhi is overthinking. My original intention is to propose marriage for me."

Wang Xiu suddenly understood, but he couldn't help but stamp his feet: "If you speak carelessly after drinking, you may be misunderstood!"

"Actually, I didn't misunderstand." Han Dang, who was standing by, finally couldn't help but interjected. "Please note that Lord Cai glanced at the guard Sima in front of you."

Everyone was getting more and more headaches.

"It's a misunderstanding." After a long while, Gongsun Xun could only wave his hands helplessly. "Do you want me to explain to so many people in the hall just now? Besides, Cai Bojie has a great reputation, but he is actually a useless person. I want to

Marriage with him is meant to support and care for him. If it weren't for me... In short, he would decide his own path. Should I stay with him again? Don't take him seriously! Besides, I will also find a wife for him.

From a good family... when the time comes, I will find someone with a lot of wealth, and once I marry him, I will be able to save him decades of hard work."

Gongsun Yue, who missed the best wedding date because of his filial piety, was naturally extremely embarrassed, and Han Dang was speechless.

Wang Xiu thought about it and felt that this matter was already a dead end.

After all, forcing an explanation also feels like a deliberate concealment, which will lead to misunderstanding. As for the lord looking for a woman, ministers should avoid it. He just felt that Gongsun Xun was a little unethical after drinking today.

I couldn't help but give him some advice... And besides, judging from Guan Yu's behavior and Han Dang's words, the people in the hall may not be completely as misunderstood as Wang Xiu.

It can even be said that, thinking about it at this time, Cai Yong's personal meaning is somewhat confusing.

Of course, this domestic celebrity may have mistakenly believed that Gongsun Xun wanted to ask his daughter to be his concubine, and in order to prevent Cai's reputation from being insulted, he made a false statement; but it is also possible that he did not understand wrong, and he really looked down on Gongsun's origin in a nearby county;

What's more, I'm afraid that both ideas have come to mind, but they didn't dare to take the risk to talk about it, and they looked down on the Gongsun family in their hearts, so they simply made excuses... From this point of view, it is really an insult to the Gongsun family.

smell.

It must be known that Gongsun Yue was an official of Qianshi, a descendant of a noble family, and was so relied upon by Gongsun Xun. Wouldn't it be appropriate to marry his Cai Bojie's daughter?

For a moment, Wang Xiu's thoughts were spinning, and he actually fell silent. Moreover, he finally understood why as soon as he entered the house, he saw his own prince, Gongsun Yue, and Han Dang all silent.

To put it bluntly, things have become such a mess that it is impossible to explain clearly, and it is impossible to judge people's hearts... I can only freely prove it in my mind while giving up the idea of ​​​​this matter.

Just when the three of them were speechless, the guards outside the door suddenly came to report again, saying that Lu Fan and Lou Gui were jointly invited to see them.

Gongsun Xun waved his hands repeatedly as if he had eaten something disgusting: "Everyone go out, Ayue and Shuzhi are also going out. It's late today, I want to rest early, I won't see anyone! When Shen Zhengnan and Dong Gongren arrive later, they won't be seen either.

!”

As soon as he finished speaking, someone else came to report from outside the house, saying that Shen Pei and Dong Zhao were also here!

Gongsun Xun was too lazy to speak anymore, so he could only roll over to his room and get on the bed with a lot of anger... God knows how many people would think that he was a shameless person today? But he couldn't explain it!

However, is Gongsun Xun really a womanizer? That little girl named Cai is not good at all except for being a bitch?!

Gongsun Yue, Wang Xiu and Han Dang looked at each other and had no choice but to leave and explain outside the house.

A night of silence.

The next day, for some unknown reason, no one mentioned the matter again. If Cai Bojie hadn't shown up again, Gongsun Xun would have thought that last night was just a drunken dream of his own.

In this way, both sides pretended not to know, and Zhao's side worked hard to provide military supplies, and all 10,000 cavalry set off. When Gongsun Xun crossed the Gulu River Xia Embankment built by himself, he completely gave up on this matter.

After that, he turned his heart and soul to the military.

After passing Xiangcheng, walking by Bairen, and entering Changshan Mountain, the more you are truly calm, no matter how slowly the army delays, Quyang will be right in front of you.

To be fair, there is a reason why Zhang Bao, or the Zhang brothers, chose Quyang as the core stronghold of the Yellow Turban Army's northern line:

First of all, this city is extremely strong and vast, because Xiaquyang is not just an ordinary county town. It was once a county town hundreds of years ago, but was not used by the Later Han Dynasty. In fact, by the Northern and Southern Dynasties, Julu County was

The county government was eventually moved to this city.

Secondly, the geographical location is very good. Thirty to forty miles north of this fortified city is Wuji County of Zhongshan County, and sixty miles to the west is Changshan Kingdom Zhending. This city is in Zhang Bao's hands, and the counties to the north cannot cross here.

The city sent troops to the south to influence Zhang Jiao's death. What's more interesting is that the famous Futuo River happens to flow through more than ten miles north of the city of Xiaquyang, plus an unknown tributary that flows into the Futuo River from south to north.

, almost perfectly forming a natural line of defense for Xiaquyang.

It can be seen that Zhang Bao and Taiping Dao were really careful before they rebelled.

However, it has to be said the other way around. Looking at the mighty military strength of the camp north of Futuo River, to be honest, it is understandable that Guo Xun was dismissed from his post and sent back to Youzhou. Because he led tens of thousands of troops from several surrounding counties.

, but they did not cross the Futuo River! Although the imperial court did not expect Guo Xun to make a breakthrough with county soldiers alone, compared with other groups, including Lu Zhi, who had successfully forced Guangzong's city, this

Governor Guo's progress was indeed a bit slow.

If we break this line of defense within a month, we should be able to give an explanation to the court, right? Gongsun Xun, who came along the river, looked at the panicked Yellow Turban Army on the other side of the Futuo River from a distance, but he also took advantage of the situation and made up his mind to delay, and then stopped

The horse moved forward, heading towards the Han army camp behind him.

"Wenqi!" Outside the Han army camp in Futuo Hebei, Guo Xun, who had been separated for several months, had more and more gray hair. But when he saw Gongsun Xun's white horse flag, instead of feeling depressed, he

He breathed a sigh of relief. "I feel relieved that you can come here to take charge of the overall situation!"

"Why did Mr. Guo do this?" Gongsun Xun naturally would not tell the truth at this time. He turned over and dismounted, hurriedly took a few steps forward to hold the opponent's hands, and said with a sincere face. "There are five people everywhere.

There are elites in the imperial court, but you are the only one here who is full of county soldiers... To be able to fight to the foot of Quyang City is already worthy of your heart."

Hearing this, Guo Xun sighed even more: "Wenqi, my family knows my own affairs. I am really not good at commanding, let alone the county soldiers... No matter how good the county soldiers are, can they be weaker than those yellow scarf thieves south of Futuo River?

?Aren’t you the one who led the army and defeated tens of thousands of Yellow Turban thieves that day?”

Gongsun Xun laughed when he heard this and quickly tried to comfort him.

Unexpectedly, Guo Xun suddenly took half a step forward and took the initiative to whisper: "Wen Qi, to be honest, the problem is not the county soldiers, but the county guard... This place is the junction of the three counties. It costs two thousand stones for four people."

!The scepter can kill a thousand stones, but it cannot kill two thousand stones! And except for one Zong Yuan who is more obedient, the other three are really difficult to deal with, especially Julu Guo Dian and Zhongshan Zhang Chun!"

Only then did Gongsun Xun realize. Logically speaking, the Wuhuan Colonel Zongyuan, Julu Prefect Guo Dian, Changshan Prime Minister Feng Xin, and Zhongshan Prefect Zhang Chun should all be at or near the camp. They were just pretending to talk about military affairs.

If it was an emergency or if the prefect could not leave his jurisdiction, then he would have to send an envoy to greet him... But at this time, no one came here.

This is definitely not a random connection between the four people. They don't have the guts. Guo Xun must have received the news from him in the camp. He was depressed and deliberately didn't call anyone. Think about the reasons for deposing Guo Xun mentioned when Xiaohuangmen passed the order before...

Not only is the war going unfavorably, but there seems to be rumors that these prefects cannot be controlled.

After thinking about this, Gongsun Xun understood in his heart.

It seems that no matter how good-tempered Mr. Guo is, he is still angry. Otherwise, why would he have to go back to Youzhou to report these two-thousand-stone gossip to me?

Of course, after all, Guo Xun is a mature man who serves the country loyally. When he said this, he couldn't help but sigh: "Actually, it's not that I don't understand. The prefect of Juluguo has the responsibility to guard the land, so he acts cautiously and only wants to be quick."

We must quickly recapture Xiaquyang; but Zhongshan Governor Zhang and Changshan Prime Minister Feng have nothing to do with themselves, they just want to preserve their strength and do not want to fight; and I am a loyal governor of Youzhou, and I have no way to restrain them... However, Wen Qi

He is a general with good facial features and a world-famous general who has fought in many places, so maybe they should be more restrained."

Gongsun Xun didn't know the reason at this time, but he kept nodding his head, and immediately criticized these prefects in public for their disregard for the overall situation.

In fact, everyone should know which side to stand on! They should not be afraid of wrongly accusing those people!

After all, from Gongsun Xun's point of view, if these prefects and state ministers dare to compete with Guo Xun, they will still dare to compete with him in the future, and Guo Xun will continue to be responsible for this from the rear after returning to Youzhou.

Are the people in the camp's logistics... crazy? They don't stand with those people at Guo Xun Station?

As a result, the old friends had a good exchange in front of the camp gate, and they were really affectionate. It wasn't until Zongyuan, the captain of Huwuhuan school, and Guo Dian, the prefect of Julu, heard the news that they hurried from the camps on both sides, and then they entered the camp hand in hand.

Zongyuan was frightened, and Guo Dian was filled with anger.

After a while, the army officially entered the camp and handed over the military. The officers of the army who had been teased by Guo Xun hurriedly gathered in the main tent of the Chinese army. For a time, the eyes were full of seals and ribbons, and the armor was dazzling... However, as Guo Xun just complained, plus Cheng Pu

With Guo Xun himself, whose real power is no less than two thousand stone, there are five senior officers in the camp and one staff. Where can these officers with less than one thousand stone have a place to talk?

Even Liang Qianshi and the governor had nothing to say, because they were all told by Guo Dian, the proud governor of Julu!

"The country suffered such a catastrophe. Feng Xin, the Prime Minister of Changshan, and Zhang Chun, the Governor of Zhongshan, had ambiguous thoughts and ignored the country. They had heavy troops but did not listen to orders! Feng Xin gathered his army in Zhending and spent the whole day reciting poems, carving steles, and offering sacrifices to the gods;

Zhang Chun gathered his army in Wuji and spent the whole day having fun and begging for land from his maidens... Anyway, he just refused to send troops!" Guo Dian was nearly forty years old and his beard and hair were a little gray. However, he spoke fiercely and actually broke out in public without giving any warning.

Colleagues saved face. "Since the general is here, please recruit their troops here immediately... If we can unite the three counties and Guogong, General Zong will recruit troops from Zhuojun, Hejian, and Anping along the way, as well as General Wugan Zhonglang."

With the 10,000 cavalry brought, our army will have 50,000 to 60,000 troops, crossing the river to the south, heading straight to the foot of Quyang City. It may not be impossible to capture the city, right?! Why are we wasting our time here?!"

Gongsun Xun received Guo Xun's suggestion, so naturally he would not be directly persuaded by him. He just nodded slightly: "In that case, after I take a short rest, I will send envoys to Feng and Zhang to mobilize troops..."

"It's useless to just send envoys!" Guo Dian is from Feng Yi in Guanxi, that is, from the west of Chang'an and north of the Wei River. It is said that Guanxi will send out generals and Guandong will send out ministers. He is wearing armor and sounds more like a general.

Passed a prefect. "The general must Chijie to recruit troops in person, otherwise the two of them will definitely shirk their duties! Don't think I'm kidding, one of them is really carving monuments to become famous, and the other is playing matchmaking to get rich!"

Although he didn't know what matchmaking had to do with getting rich, Gongsun Xun unexpectedly didn't refute this time, because if the two men were really as outrageous as Guo Dian said, he was indeed prepared to go to these two places in person to transfer military power

Seize it... If it continues to be consumed, it must be divided into active consumption and passive consumption. The passive one will be targeted and punished by the central government. Regardless of whether it is active or passive, the initiative, that is, military power, cannot be lost!

Guo Dian angrily made a fuss in the Chinese army tent, and then he probably saw that Gongsun Xun was disapproving of him because of Guo Xun, so he went to his own small camp. Two days later, as Guo Xun officially

After packing up and saying goodbye, Gongsun Xun also waited for the envoy and greetings from Changshan Prime Minister Feng Xin, who was fifty miles away... However, he did not wait for the envoy from Zhang Chun, the prefect of Zhongshan, who was only twenty or thirty miles away.

When the matter reached this point, neither Yu Gong nor Sun Xun could hesitate any longer. He immediately arranged for Lu Fan and Cheng Puan to guard the camp, but he personally carried the staff and asked Han Dang, Lou Gui and Xi Zhong to lead the camp.

Bai Mayi escorted him towards Zhongshan Wuji behind him.

As soon as he stepped into the boundary of Zhongshan, Gongsun Xun completely understood what was going on here.

"Return to your Majesty." A familiar local patriarch bowed and welcomed Gongsun Xun into his manor to rest. Then he told the truth to the handsome general who had been the local prefect for three years in the past four years.

Come on. "There are rumors in the countryside that Mr. Zhang Fu stayed here not to preserve his strength. I even heard from the villagers in the army that he still wanted to go to Quyang to perform meritorious services... The reason why he was unwilling

I’m leaving, it’s said that I’m leaving for the sake of the local Zhen family!”

"What does this mean?" Gongsun Xun, who had just sat down and took a drink of water, was confused.

"Junhou's classmate, Zhen Yi, Zhen Dayin, who went to Cai Ling, fled back in a hurry after the Yellow Turban bandit uprising..."

"Oh, Brother Dayin!" Gongsun Xun looked surprised and put down the pottery bowl. "So what?"

"I heard that Zhen Dayin encountered several critical situations on the road, including bandits and rioters. He was quite frightened and fell ill halfway through the journey. He was carried back alone by his confidant Zhen Bao..." The leader of the local wealthy clan

After saying this, he couldn't help but laugh. "Then Zhen Dayin was raised at home for half a year, and he ate dozens of kilograms of ginseng, but he still couldn't hold on anymore, and he was just hanging on for his life. The county guard Zhang gathered the county soldiers and arrived

So, I wanted to send troops, but I happened to see such a situation, and I don’t know who listened to the slander, and I was actually moved!"

"What's in his heart?" Lou Zibo, who took a bite of a pear, was puzzled. "There are still people in the Zhen family serving as officials in Luozhong. Can he still seize the Zhen family's billions of assets?"

The patriarch of the local wealthy family also recognized Lou Gui, and immediately raised his hands and smiled bitterly: "Mr. Zibo, there are some methods that even the Zhen family can't talk to...and it doesn't necessarily have to take away all the family assets, right?"

Gongsun Xun and Lou Gui still didn't understand the reason, and when they were about to urge them, they heard the opera player suddenly applauding loudly and laughing: "I understand. Previously, Governor Guo said in the camp that he would make a fortune by being a matchmaker...could it be that Zhen Dayin's wife is like a flower?

She is like jade, beautiful and dignified, and the eunuch Zhang’s wife happened to be dead? Is this what happened?”

The local clan leader who was standing by him immediately raised his hands and smiled: "This gentleman clearly understands that although our newly arrived Zhangfu Lord did not die his wife, his brother Zhang Ju, the former Taishan Prime Minister, did, and he has not yet renewed his marriage.

, it is said that he is rushing from his hometown in Yuyang."

Gongsun Xun and Lou Gui looked at each other in silence.

But after thinking for a moment, Lou Gui shook his head: "This is what the eunuch takes for granted. Not to mention that Uncle Zhen Dayin is a minister in Luozhong, but I also vaguely remember that his wife's clan is the Changshan clan. Is it so easy to bully? Unless Zhen Dayin

Yi takes the initiative to entrust his wife and son, otherwise he is destined to be in trouble."

"Who says it's not?" The leader of the local wealthy family is still smiling like a flower. "It was rumored that Governor Guo in the previous camp and Prime Minister Feng from Changshan were somewhat dissatisfied with this. But now that the monarch is back, where can they be found?

Where is Zhang’s room?”

Gongsun Xun was startled for a moment, and then he suddenly realized... Yes, it's time for him to take the initiative in this matter! And he should also take the initiative!

After thinking about this, Gongsun Xun didn't think much anymore and actually got up directly and continued on his way. The local owner also understood this and hurriedly asked people to distribute the washed fruits to these Yiconong... He was actually prepared in advance.

However, Gongsun Xun got on his horse and headed towards Wuji. He could not go more than a few miles when suddenly the gentle and beautiful appearance of Zhen Yi and his wife flashed before his eyes. However, he couldn't help but feel a move in his heart, and then he suddenly reined in his horse and hesitated for a moment.

"If Ming Gong is so determined, you might as well give it a try." Lou Guile, who was standing nearby, couldn't help but twist his beard and said. "It's also the duty of a classmate. Moreover, Zhen Dayin should also understand from a rational point of view, such a treat

It's good for everyone... maybe this matter can be accomplished if the situation prevails! Then Duke Ming will no longer have to feel ashamed about what happened in Handan."

Xi Zhong, who was not good at equestrian skills, finally managed to catch his breath, but was at a loss for a moment.

Gongsun Xun was silent for a moment, and finally waved to a knight:

"Go back to the camp quickly and call the guard Sima Gongsun Yue. He said that his former classmate and old friend will die soon and asked him to come and see him off!"

The actor suddenly realized.

In the evening, three hundred white-horse righteous soldiers guarded Gongsun Xun's honor guard and white-horse flag and headed straight to Wuji County. Then they crossed the barracks outside the city and the county temple where a two-thousand-stone man was stationed in the city without entering, and went directly to Zhen, who had visited Zhen in the past.

Mansion.

Everyone in the Zhen family naturally knew who was coming, so Gongsun Xun almost had a smooth journey straight to Zhen Yi's bed.

"Wen Qi... forget it!" Zhen Yi was leaning on the couch. She was already skinny and inhuman, but when she saw Gongsun Xun's arrival, her eyes suddenly shone with light, and she spoke slowly.

"Come here and I can die!"

Even though Gongsun Xun was used to seeing life and death, it could even be said that he had some evil intentions, but seeing his old friend in such a situation and speaking like this, he felt a sudden soreness in his nose.

—————————I am the dividing line that suddenly becomes sour————————

"Taizu marched on the Futuo River to attack Quyang. At that time, my old friend Zhen Yi was ill at Wuji's house. He was unable to sell anything and could not sleep. When he heard that Taizu had arrived, he suddenly sighed and said: 'The troubled times are like hemp, and I dare not die in a trance.

Now that Wenqi has arrived, I will die!' He tried his best to invite her. Taizu understood his intention and galloped all day and night to arrive. When he saw him, he said to him: 'Brother, go away, I will take care of your wife.'" - "Shishuo Xin"

"Speech".Pin Zao Chapter

One more thing, it was the custom at that time for dead people to marry wives and concubines... When Xun You died, Zhong Yao held the funeral while all the women in Xun You's house were married... People at that time lamented their friendship... This is

The social atmosphere at that time encouraged. As for children... Refer to He Yan, his mother became Cao Cao's housewife, and then he married Cao Cao's daughter.


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